Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
SP.4RTACUS PARTY
PREPARES NEW COUP
By JOSEPH HERRINCS
Special Cable TO Euening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1919 by Public Ledger co.
and NeiU York Times Co.

Berlin Jan 2-(via Copenhagen, Jan.
3-According to the Tageblattc. there
is good reason to believe that the Sparta
cans are preparing one of their usual
coups in the great headquarters at Cas-
sell For several days sailors have been
noticed arriving there in unusual num-
bers and last nights shooting took place
near the railway station.
1t is also reported that the sailors are
trying to !ncite riots at Gotha ana
Behra.
At Cassel elaborate preparations nave
been made to suppress any attempt by
the Spartacans TO disturb the public
peace.
The sailors this afternoon finally
evacuated the Berlin castle. Although
the palace of the eX-kaiSer has sur
fered severely from bomhardment and
looting, the most valuable art collections
still remain intact. The royal ward
robes. however and especially those of
the former Kaiser and kaiserin. have
been completely plundered.
Jurg,nsen, who acted as chief Of police
in the palace precincts, asserts that
he personally arrested no fewer than
500 persons in the act or lootng The
spois taken from them is piled high
in one room, There are IA large num-
Der of decorations. once worn by the
eX-Kaiser and mach of the table silver
used at the impromptu banquent held
in the palace early in the revolution,
which was distracted afterward by
thieves. Silks, satins, velvets, furs and
curtains are lying about in great pro-
fusion.
Festival Halls Uninjured
The great festival nails, except Pillar
81, = -.
was destroyed by "A she'll, are nearly un-
injured so arc the suites WhiCh were
reserved for royal guests
In the Kaiscrin's suite every cupboard
and box was rifed and much of the
! valuable contents was Strewn about the
rooms by the thieves. To judge from
/ the empty jewel cases lying about many
/ costly silver and gold articles, fans, etc.
must have been stolen The Kaizser 5
| wardrobe presents a similar picture Of
7 ruin. Here the gorgeous dress uniforms
] of all nations which the Kaiser used to
/ wear on state occasions, when visited
! by foreign monarChs or when visiting in
foreign countries, are lying about in
confusion. Among them is an old and
much-patched uniform Of a common sol
der, which vas evidently discarded after
the wearer helped himself to some OF
the Kaiscrs clothes.
bad Bargain for Thief
one thief smashed the glass case con,
tanning all the orders given to the Kaiser
by the last three Sultans Of Turkey
This thief will find that he has bad
bargain, because, the palace official,
explain, the Kaiser ordered the valuable
diamonds Of these decorations to be re.
placed by paste, while the coronet fol
the Kaiserin was made Of real stones.
In this room. on the table, there is {
collection Of tin soldiers OF nearly al
European nations.
The damage by bOmbardment an,
lootng is estimated at altogether abou
100000 marks (Sl75O,000(. II wa
discovered that only last night anothe
/, robbery took place in the Kaiser's rooms
pr. Kurt Muhsam, one of the editor
! of the Cologne Gagette, has just pub
, lished a book entitled How We Wer
Deceived" in which he proves that tn
Government organized an elaborat
, system for the sole purpose OF keepin
people constantly in the dark regardin
political and military affairs before th
, war, hut especially during the conflict