The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-08
GAS AND SHELLS
|QUELL RIOTERS
German Troops Capture Po-
lice neadquarters
Alexander PIatz.
QUIET IN HEART OF CITY
RadI6al Step Taken in Recog-
nisifg Soldiers and Work
mems Council.
QUIET IN HEART or CITY

Basle. March S.-German govern
ment troops have suppressed the
armed revolt at Berlin. according TO
Ia dispatch from that city, and are
now assigned to Jthe task of protect
Ing workmen who want TO return TO
their labor. The popular marine
division and two detachments' of the
republican guard have been dis
banded, II is reported,
II Many Prisoners.
Copenhagen, March s.-~German
troops have captured the police head :
quarters at Berlin and have com
pletcIy cleared Alexanderpiatz Of
strikers. according TO q Berlin dis
patch received here. 2 $50 .
Fighting has ceased in the center
of the city. but continues in the Moa-
bit section, The government troops
kUflefed sstsglst iosscs and icaptured
in6H pfisss4,DFS ID Ter relipyAs s9a
iison 0f TIE police headqdafters the
government troops turned heirhsayy
artillery against the houses nearty
nnd three shells hit a house which
was used as insurgent headquarters.
scattering ehe occupants in all direc-
tions. Gas was used effectively in
the attack on the strikers. according
to the German Gazette. cf Berlin.
Heavy Roar Of Cannon. !
London, March S.-Describing the
fighting in Berlin on Thursday night
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company from Copenhagen says dur-
ing the whole night there were sounds
of heavy detonations of cannon and
explosions in the district where flght-
ing was taking place. Flame-throw-
sers and trench weapons OF all kinds
were employed in the struggle, which
was particularly violent around the
police headquarters, which the
Spartacans made desperate efforts TO
capture. Late in the evening Lutt-
'witz troops, reported to number
10000. entered Berlin and surrounded
a great part of the center OF the Guy,
il is said.
At a stormy meeting held on
Thursday evening the soldiers ana
workmen's council decided to extend
the strike to the electric power plants
and gas and water works, 1t Is re-
ported
Conference Satisfactory.
Weimar. March 7.-Sociai demo-
Gratis who began a consultation WIN
the German cabinet yesterday reia.
tive to the Berlin strike and what
concessions and guarantees would pe
offered tho strikers left for Berhn
this morning. The conference lasted
well into the night and is reported 10
have been satisfactory.
The terms which were decided upon
will be laid before the strikers at
Berlin this afternoon and are said 10
provide for the recognition OF the SOL
dicrs' and workmen's councils by the
new constitution. This is looked upon
as a. most radical step. 1T has been
urged heretofore, but has been re-
iected. 1t is known that the entente
allies do not favor 1t. Before the
socialists entered the conference a
delegation of the Berlin government
council arrived and Immediately en-
tered into a consultation with Herr
Bauer; labor minister.
400 Killed and Wounded.
Eour hundred persons were killed
and wounded in the street hghting
between Spartacans and government
troops in Berlin, said another GER
man wireless dispatch picked up mere
today.
The government has restored or
der in the capital and all of the I'M :
portant buildings are in the hands OF
government troops. the radiogram
added.
THE spartacans have been de-
feated and the deserters from the
government forces have been dis
armed, according to the dispatch.
No United Leadership.
Berlin. March 6.-(Delayed)-A.
PD-Police headquarters were oe-
seiged I'D to 8 o'clock this afternoon
by republican guards and marines.
The garrison kept within the puit1-
ing and the beseigers did not MAKE
any direct assaults but kept up a
tiesultcry fire during the morning, AZ
times there were sharp outbursts OF
firing. in which machine guns and
mine throwers were used. The cas-
ualties were light on both sides.
The guards and marines seemed 10
have no united leadership, each man
acting for himself. They were scat
tered among the houses around tne
hea douarters or were posted at cor
ners of streets, each Individual or
rroup having crowd of spectators
who watched the fight from eomparsT
tive safe vantage points
london, March 7.-According to 2
Carmen wireless dispatch received
here. the telegraph and telephone sys-
,or,.. in. Berlin are working uninter-
,.nntedlv. but with restrictions The
- snnnlv Of the city. was threat
o--&ee6.< but electric power sta