The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-02-24
MUNICH BECOMES CENTER OF
 TURMOIL; MUCH SHOOTING AND
 SHAVING HAS BEEN REPORTED

early yesterday morning.
 SHOOTING AT LANDTAG SESSION.
 Yesterday afternoon while making address to the shooting of the premier Herr Auer member of the Land ag was shot down from the gallery That such action was premeditaed is evidenced No had he to his feet make his address when the shooting started Deputy Osel, who was seated beyond Herr Auer in stanty killed and other deputies severely wounded AS the shooting started panic ens1ed among the mem bers and the people in the gallery. The building soon epted and the present time the military guarding the budng Auer Ose and the other wounded deputies are still inside
 AUER DIES FROM WOUNDS.
 COPENHAGEN, Feb. 22--(P-Despatches received from Munich state that Herr Auer died few hours after the shooting His body has been removed under strong military escort and will be buried privately
 COPENHAGEN, Feb. 22--(H9-It has been learned that the shooting whereby Deputy Ose was killed and Auer and other deputies wounded the work of man in uniform standing in the gallery above the seat of Auer As he had emped the magazine ot his wea- pon he fled Everyone too panic-sricken to secure good description of the assassin. The two deputies who wounded at the time Auer are named 1off- man and Frauendorff.
 SERIOUS TROUBLE IS THREATENED.
 LONDON, Feb. 22.-Q9-The troubles at Munich have taken serious Yesterday ten thousand men marched thru the center of the city ill expostuaon Of the killing of Auer and Ose The larger number of them were heavily armed and number of soldiers Ill the crowd The government troops undertook to divert the from proceeding further and violent fighting took place As the firing started pandemonum broke loose and by concerted action the whole city was n an uproar Mobs started in pnderng the shops and private residences and much blood shed The conditions the present time stated be little better than those of civil war; with the police and military forces of the city able cope with the situation.
 REVENGE BELIEVED TO BE MOTIVE.
 MUNICH, Feb. 22.-(P--It is believed that revenge the motive that acated the assassination ot Aue who the minister of the interior for the Bavaran govern Auer and Eisner bitter opponents, Auer being regarded likely dpace Esner for the premiership. This has caused much feeling among the followers of the When the count killed Fisher many attributed the action enating from the Auer faction It is believed that the party who fired the fatal shots was close follower of the Eisner faction.
 MINISTER OF JUSTICE SHOT.
 LONDON, Feb. 22-(H9-Late developments from Munich covey the information that Herr mn minister of justice also mortay wounded at the time Auer was shot His death is hourly expected The minister of social afars Eretner, is also reported to be wounded but how severely not stated in the despatch.
 STATE OF SIEGE PROCLAIMED.
 BERLIN, Feb. 22.-(R-A Munich despatch received in the city Friday says that state of seige proclaimed there the affairs of the city being in the hands of mee of action Three members of the socialist party form the committee. The cabinet will and form min sy owing to the number of vacancies existing thru death of the members.
 CIVIL WAR REPORT UNFOUNDED.
 BERLIN, Feb. 22-QP9)-I.ate advices from Municl state that the report of civil in the of that city without foundation probably being circulated by excited person official general strike of three days duration had been proclaimed by the working The strikers are behaving in quiet The funeral of Premier Eisner will be held tomorrow
 BAVARIA A SOVIET REPUBLIC
 BERLIN, Feb. 22.-H9-The latest news to be receiv- ed from Munich is to the effect that the whole of Bavaria has been declared soviet republic by the soldiers and work mems council at meeting held by them in Munich Just how much truth there is in the report could not be ascertaned the news is conflicting.
 CRAVE FEARS ENTERTAINED
 GENEVA, Feb 22-(H9-It is reported here that further disorders and possible civil war are feared Munich because of the indignation expressed by the popua on the assassination of Premier Eisner The premier