The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-03-10

nrhting which occurred at Halle,
Germany. on Saturday. according TO
a Copenhagen despatch to the Cen
trai News. Spartacans are said to
have drowned many students and Of
ficers IN the river there and It IL re-
ported that there was n general pill
laee tn the parts OF the city where the
nrhtang took place. Government
troops eventually gained the mastery.
Il N said.
A German wireless despatch re-
ceived here gives a semi-oficial bu-
resu's repcr: OF recent happenings at
Berlin. Fighting there lasted from
10 O'Clock Wednesday night. when the
mutlneers opened fire with field guns
and mine throwcrs on Police Head
quarters, until late Friday night.
IL is said there were isolated en-
counters even as late as Saturday
morning. The despatch adds that.
even II final resistance has not yet
completely broken down, the crisis
may be regarded as safely passed.
The despatch says that In the
northern and eastern sections of the
city there was plundering during Sat
urday and a little fighung OF minor
character, but otherwise the situa-
tion was little changed by Saturday
night
spartacan forces had eLtrenched
themselves in tho Boetzow Brewery
ana government troops were adVan-
cling from all sides to storm the
building. Artillery had been drawn
up In Frledrichshain Park in prepa-
ration for the night, and heavy How
itxers, directed by aviators, were
firing on the brewery when the des-
patch was filed.
Events at Berlin have produced
renewal of Spartacar agitation IN
the upper Sileslan coal fields IL Is
said.
BERLIN. Sunday. March Q tAsso-
cia.ed Press).--The number OF mai
viduals who suffered property losses
in the course OF the fighting in Berlin
last week 10 estimated at six thou
sa.A, ,,n,,
20 determine. as in addition To 'he
heavy losses through damage 10
building and dwellings the sparta
cans were engaged in wholesale Ioot-
ing OF shops and private houses from
the beginning OF the strike last. Mon
day. One OF the large department
stores in the Alexanderplatz estimates
the damage Al suffered as In excess
OF 1900. 900 marks.
The losses OF the past week. added
to those OF the week OF the rrst spar
tacan outbreak, are likely ~ involve
the City OF Berlin or the state OF ma
tional Government In damage SUITS
totAiling more than 1bO.0OO'ooo MARKS
Adyices from Munich indicate the
.,tustion there IA auieter and that the
majority socialists are in the ascend
ancy. The Soviet Congress has voted
10 release hostages seized At the
time that Kurt Eisner. the Bavarian
premier, was assassinated. The strike
situation in central Germany Is re-
ported 10 be improving.
Hugo Haase has been elected
Chairman OF the Independent Social
ist Party at Its conference here. the
fact that Haase prevented the con-
vention from swinging TO the OK
treme Left Is interpreted as a sign
that the way Is being paved for an
amaigamation OF the Majority So
ciailsts and the Independent Social
coPENHAGEN, March 1o.-Ger-
man Government troops had com
pletely surrounded Leipzig saturday
and were expected TO enter the city
sunday, according to delayed de-
spatches received here to-day. Avia-
tors from weimar were heavily
bombing the Spartacans entrenched
on the outskirts.
MUNICH, Sunday. March e.-The
Central Council OF Soviets here has
sks,;sd decree forbidding speculation
IN real estate. Nobody will be nl-
lowed TO buy more real estate than
he needs for his personal use,