The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-10
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his surrender was one of the terms of
the truce proposed by the govern
ment).
The Berlin garrison which hitherto
has been neutral is now for the gov
eminent, the newspaper said. Gov
eminent aviators are flying low over
the Vorwaerts building, where Sparta
cans are still entrenched.
A dispatch filed in Berlin Wednes-
day. and received here today stated
that the Spartacans have seized the
principal wireless stations in the cap
Reds Gain in westphalia.
The Hague. Jan. 10.-The Spartacan
movement is spreading thru the in
a dispatch from Dusseldorf reported
today. -
According to a dispatch from
Weimar, meeting of all Thuringan
trade handicraft and agricultural I'M
ions on January 5 decided to create
federal republic from all the Thur
ingan states with Erfurt as the capital
Assemblies Are Out.
London. Jan. 10.-The German
Landwehr and Landsturm have been
disbanded, it was announced in an
official dispatch from Berlin today.
Ebert In Full Control.
Berlin, Jan. 10.-The government
FORCES are IN complete COntEOl OF lndL
section of the inner city between the
Brandenburg gate and Friedrich
strasse. 1t has issued an order pro-
hibiting all professions.
The government has scored a
decided victory in the capture of
police headquarters, which has been
one of the Spartacus strongholds. The
building was taken by the fusilier
guards after short fight.
The government forces took the
building with few casualties. Eich-
horn, the Spartacan police chief. es-
capped. but many of his supporters
were made prisoners.
In issuing it's 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 Sparta cans apparently are
| losing hope. They failed to summon a
| mass meeting of their supporters to-
/ day and the streets are almost de-
serted.
| The Decisive Test.
The Ebert government fully realizes
| that the test of strength in which il
| now is engaged is a decisive one, il
is asserted in competent quarters. II
proposes therefore to assert its author
| ity to the limit The cabinet is a unit
| in the conviction that any compro
| mise with or concession to the Lieb-
knecht forces would be bound TO prove
! costly and it is fighting in the defense
| of the national assembly.
FIindcnburg at Cassel.
| London, Jan. 10.-Essen newspaper:
| report that Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg has arrived at Cassel from
Berlin, the government having turned
down his offer to direct operation:
/ against the Spartacans- Cassel il
| ninety miles northeast of Frankfort
on-the-Main.
Refuse Plan of Reds.
Zurich, Jan. 1O.-Fighting was -
sumed in Berlin Thursday, according
| to reports received here today.
| Government forces retook the stat
printing office. the supply office anC
other public buildings. The Spar
tacans still held most of the newspa
pers. They were also reported t.
have captured the great wireless sta
/ ton at Nauen-
Independent Socialists were reported
to have proposed to the central sol
/ diers' and workmen's committee tina
placed by Independent Socialists ant
enc communist (Spartacan-) This wa
unanimously refused.
i Try to Replace Guard.
Berlin, jan 1O-The Spartacan
are reported to be endeavoring to re
place the corps of republican guard
who. went over to the government b
| armed laborers, but their efforts ar
hampered by the fact that the gov
| eminent has cut the wires to polio
headquarters, the Spartacan strong
hold.
Unemployed in March.
| london, Jan ia demonst ratio
Of the unemployed in Munich Thurs
3 T