The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-22
Prime Minister Shot by
Count ArcO-Valley, Who
Is Wounded by Guard.
CIVIL WAR IN MUNICH
German National Assembly
Hears That Auer Also
Is Dead.
CRIMES CLOSE THE DIET
Auer Fired Upon From Gal
lery in Landtag While
Making Speech.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. Feb. 21-Three Of the lead
ing Ministers of Bavaria were shot to
lay, Kurt Eisner, the Prime Minister
Herr Auer, the Minister Of the IN.
terror, and Herr Rosshaupter, the
Minister of War, but whether the
crimes are connected has not yet been
determined
Eisner was shot and killed by Lieut.
Count Arco-Valley as the Premier was
m his way from the Foreign Ministry
the Diet. The shooting occurred in
he Prannerstrasse, and death re-
suited from two shots fired from be-
hind into his head.
Eisner's body was carried into the
| Foreign Ministry, where it lies in the
| porter's lodge.
Soon after the shooting the judicial
and police authorities arrived TO inves-
tigate the assassination. There was
great excitement.
The Diet. which was holding it's first
session to-day. adjourned indefinitely.
| Count Arco- Valley was wounded Sc
verely by a guard and Is reported to b
dying.
shot From Gallery. .-
| The shooting of Auer took place dur
Ing the session of the Landtag, while
Auer was alluding to the assassination
of the Bavarian Premier. Auer fell.
wounded In the left side. Deputy Osel
was killed and two other officials were
seriously wounded by shots fired from
the public gallery. which caused a panic
among the Deputies.
The Diet Building is now being
guarded by the military
| The report OF the killing of Herr
Rosshaupter comes in a German wire
less message, giving Philip Schiede-
mann, the Chancellor, as the authority.
Herr Scheidemann. speaking in the
National Assembly at Weimar, is quoted
as saying:
with the greatest sorrow and indig-
| nation | have to inform you that the
! Bavarian Premier, Kurt Eisner, cham
pion OF the revolution, has been shot by
a fanatic Munich IL the scene OF q
bloody civil war, and my friends Ross
haupter and Auer are said to be dead.
The G1iernment expresses the deep
est sorrow and condemnation of these
shameful acts of murder, Nothing
shows the breakdown of order more
clearly than when murder becomes u
political weapon. If the sacriflCial death
of Herr Eisner has good results they
will be in bringing us all together to de-
away with evil conditions, II would
! mean the ruin OF Germany If all did not
Nn1F IA NR.. 4AlW fl.t
nation"
The House stood while Chancellor
Schedcmann spoke.
Spartacan forces in Munich Thursda '
stormed the police station and arresteI
the Chief Of Police and several Other
, persons, according to reports from Ber-
lin. The Government forces attacked
= the Spartacans, and by o'clock in the
evening had recaptured all public build
, ings.
, Several soldiers we're wounded in tn,
fighting. Sailors who formed the Spar
tacan sarrisons under the name Of the
Committee for Protection" surrendered
Early In the day the Spartacans had
arrested the secretary Of Premier Eisnel
] and two members OF the Workmeni
Council in addition TO the chief Of police
= BASEL. Feb. 2l.--A reactionary insur
reCtion broke out at Munich on Wednes
day night, according to the Frankfor
Zeitrn0. Demobiized Bavarian blue
: jackets attacked the Diet House and oc
. e"pied the telegraph Office and polc
: headquarters, but eventually were dis
I lodged by Government troops,
: kRiser's Son Arrested.
q Prince Joachim of Prussia, sixth SOL
y OF the former Emperor was arrested, |
!, being reported that he apparently ha,
some connection with the movement H.
= has been staying at Munich under tn
y name of Count Merz. The Government
n has announced that it has taken tn
II necessary measures to protect the Die
q and punish the persons responsible 70
A the uprising.
a CoPENHAGES, Feb. 21.-Prince Joa
chin of Prussia was not involved in in
cidents at Munich on Wednesday nigh
according to a despatch received her,
.s which adds that the Prince and his con