Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-01-14
Berlin Cabinet Gains Up
per Hand But Loses
Popularity With Prole-
tariat in Victory.
1900 Reported Killed in
Revolt Shown to Have
Been Engineered By
Russian Bolsheviki.

Berlin, Jan. 13.-The govern
ment, having taken the last of
the Berlin Spartacan strong
holds, struck a more decisive
blow at the bolshevik revolution
by the arrest of the Russian
bolshevik emissary, Karl Radek,
whose millions Of corruption
funds, according to his boasts,
have been financing the civil war
in Berlin in the effort to set up
a soviet government.
Russians were also found
fighting among the Spartacan
forces captured.
In addition to Radek, the
cabinet also has arrested Rosa
Luxembourg, woman associate
of DR.. Karl Leidknecht in the
leadership of the rebellious Spar
tacans.
The arrest was made when the
troops were cleaning out the
central office of the Spartacans
last night, when DR.. Lied
knecht's son also was taken.
The capture of the Spartacan office
was effected by the free use of hand
grenades. The soldiers burned in the
street an immense quantity of bolsheyik
literature.
$4,000 More Troops Arrive.
The Silesian railway station was the
last important Spartacan strengholds in
Greater Berlin to be taken by govern
ment forces.
Reports indicate the Spartacan forces
have lost 300 killed since the outbreak
of the revolution.
Government troops, numbering 1900
arrived in Berlin Saturday, but with the
strengthening of its military forces. the
cabinet is reported to be losing it's in
fluence among the masses. Twenty eight
mass meetings were planned for today at
Berlin for the purpose of offsetting this
trend.
Spartacan forces outside of Berlin
have been able to q certain extent, to
interfere with the arrival of government
endorsements. At Lautseh. near Leip-
sic, they are reported to have disarmed
three train loands OF troops on their way
to Berlin.
Police Station Stormed.
The capture of the police headquarters
was effected early Sunday morning. liz
the bomhardment the government troops
used 10.5 centimeter field pieces.
The real revolutionary headquarters
for the entire insurgent campaign has
been in the building and its capture left
the revolutionists without any important
stronghold in Greater Berlin excepting
the Silesian railway station and the
Boetzow brewery. These were taken dur
ing the night.
The troops again surrounded police
headquarters late Saturday evening and
machine gun fire was opened soon after
midnight. The defenders replied energet-
ically ard for some hours were able to
keep their machine gun fire going.
The artillery fire began at 4 o'clock
in the morning and the fire of the de-
Tenders gradually died away and ceased
entirely after 55 shells had been sent
into the building by the soldiers.
The attacking party in the final as
saut worked its way forward with hand
grenades and stormed the building from
two sides. The number of Spartacans
pulled out Of hiding places and locked UP
is placed at more than 500.
Women Fought With Reds.
Some. of the captured Spartacans be-
gan cheering for DIR. Liebknecht as they
were being marched thru the streets, but
the soldiers shut their mouths in sum
mary fashion The soldiers returned to
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