Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-11

the Ebert government resigning and
the possible occupation of Berlin by
entente and American troops None
of these rumors have been confirmed.
Hold Inner City.
Berlin, Jan. 0 (5:30 p. m.), (Thurs-
day), (by the Associated Press) -
The government forces are in COM
piete control of that section of the
inner city between the Brandenburg
gate and Friedrichsrrasse. 1t has is
sued an order prohibiting all process
sions.
The government forces took the
police headquarters building with
few casualties. Eichhorn, the Spar
tacan police escaped. but many Of his
supporters we're made prisoners.
In issuing its order against process
sions, the government gave warning
that its troops have orders to fire
without waiting for the Spartacans to
begin and to shoot to kill.
The Spartacans apparently are los
ing hope They failed to summon a
mass meeting OF their supporters to-
day and the streets are almost de-
serted
CITY Quiets Down.
Berlin, tThursday), Jan. 9. (by
The Associated Press. THE inner
city has been comparatively quiet
during the last twelve. hours The
presence OF strong and numerous de-
tachments Of government troops who
are patrolling the down town streets
and eliminating all needless traffic
has had reassuring effect. Occa-
sional shots fired as warning have
resulted IN the dispersal of crowds
of curious.
Newspaper Row." which COM
prises the buildings of the leading
bourgeise newspapers was the scene
of fighting during the night and
early today. The efforts of the gov
ernment troops TO drive the SPARTA
cans from the Wolff Bureau office,
the Tageblatt. the Lokal Anzeiger and
the Vossische Zeitung proved unsuc-
cessful.
The employees of the Tageblatt, the
Vossische Zeitung and the Lokal An
zeiger. adopted a resolution declar-
ing that they would not report for
work while the Spartacans we're In
possession of the plants.
The Spartacans have been driven
from the eovernm ent printing office
and the barracks of the pioneer
Guards in Koepernichstrasse which
was the scene of heavy fighting Tues
day.
The chancellor's palace in Will
helmstrasse where the five members
OF the government have their head
quarters has been converted into an
armed camp. The spacious reception
hall is filled with men armed with
rifles, hand grenades and flame
throwers. Several rooms have been
fitted up and temporary hospitals for
the wounded picked up in Wilhelm
strasse and Unter Den Linden.
Charlottenburg, one of the largest
communities of greater Berlin, was
without gas and water Wednesday on
account of strike of city employees
The surface street car lines are not
operating and the subway is badly
overcrowded
The rumor that the Spartacans had
occupied the imperial bank Is de-
clared to be untrue.
Government Confident.
Z Berlin, Thursday Jan. 3, tby The
Associated Press. p. m.)--"This
whole Bolsheviki uprising will be put
down within the next three DAYS. We
are absolutely sure of our position.
The entire bourgeoise and three
fourths ofs the Berlin workmen are
with us"
This statement was made to the
correspondent today on behalf Of the
Ebert government. The speaker add
ed
THE report that martial law will be
declared is incorrect, but we have
made every military preparation de-
manded TO meet the situation
Apparently the bourgeoise are sup
porting the Ebert cabinet more or less
solidly, if their newspapers are any
criterions. The latest government
proclamations have been greeted with
satisfaction by even such an ultra
conservative and monarchist paper as
The Taees Zeitung, which declares
that while 1t refuses to support any
socialist government politically, 1t con-
siders the present government as the