The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-17
LIEbKNECHT EVER STRONG OPPONENT
 OF MILITARISM
Biographical Sketch of Spartacan Leader and of His Associate Rosa Luxembourg Killed Yesterday By Mobs In Berlin-Liebknecht Lectured In This Country In 1910 Elected to Reichstag In 1912.

Karl Paul August Friederich Lieb- knecht was born at Leipsic on August 13, 1871. After being graduated from the University of Leipsic, he enter ed politics as a Socialist. He was a radical opponent of the militarist policies of Germany from the first of his political career, and this attitude brought about his trial on a charge of high treason in 1907. following the appearance of an anti-1nilitary pamphlet written by him. The charge of high treason was not proved but he was convicted on a less serious count and sent to prison for eighteen months.
 Dr. Liebknecht visited America in 1910 and lectured in New York dur ing his stay in that city.
 In 1912 he was elected to the Ger man Reichstag from Potsdam and the next year caused furore in Ger many by bringing charges against the Krupps, saying that that organization was inspiring war spirit against the French He continued his attacks and In the course of debates men tioned Emperor William and the Crown Prince as being involved in the alleged conspiracy centering around Krupps. As a result of his revelations several army officers Krupps. They were convicted but re- ceived light sentences.
 When the great war broke out Dr. Liebknecht refused to do military duty and 1t was rumored that he had been executed. This report was un- true and he was later found in the ranks of an engineer battalion on the Russian front, where in December, 1915, he was seriously injured by a falling tree.
 Although in the German army, he did not cease his attacks against the military system and several times he was reported to be involved in bitter controversies with the junker leaders until May ], 1916, when he was ar- rested for making an incendiary ad- dress at a May Day demonstration in Berlin. After trial, he was sentenced to prison for 30 months. From this sentence he appealed, and on re-trial was sentenced to Jail for four years and one month.
 This sentence resulted in grave dis- orders in Berlin and Spandau, de- mands being made for Dr. Lieb- knecht's release. While in prison he continued to write articles which were given c1andestine circulation among the Socialists of Germany. One of his pamphlets accused the German government of being guilty of bring ing on the war. During his imprison- ment he was elected to the Reich stag from Spandau.
 After being in prison two years and two months, he was released on Oc- tober 24, 1914. Tn the political cata- clysm that developed in Germany early in November. resulting in the abdicaton of Emperor William, his fight and the establishment of a So- clalist government, Dr. Aegl1necht played a prominent part.
 When the Ebert government had been in existence only q few days, Dr. Liebknecht. became a leader of a radical Socialist faction known as the Spartacus element. Rumors came to the world that a terrorist revolution was imminent and this developed late in December. The rising tide of rad icalism reached it's crest during the first week of January. when the Spar