El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-15

/ DERLIN, Germany, Jan 15--(By the
u Associated Press. )-Berlln's long
week OF Bolshevism is finally ended.
Here and there. scattered desperadoes,
mostly youths. still fire occasionally
from some house top. and during Mon
day night attempts were made by
small bands Of the followers Of DIT.
! Karl Liebknecht to revive the reign
Of terror. They are insignificant, how
ever. compared with what has passed.
Dr.. Liebknechts sister was arrested
today and several hundred rebels are
locked up awaiting trial
Losses inflicted on each side
during the last week are as yet
estimated only roughly. but II f.
believed that they VIII greatly
exceed zoo dead and 1000 wounded.
The overwhelming majority Of
these are BOIsheFistE.
The reinstatement and arminE Of
the police gives the government a new
force OF trained men, who know the
criminal world and whose absence
during the first few days Of the revO-
luton gave the disorderIy element a
free hand Police records were not de-
tives are already rounding up old ac-
quatntances and the work OF disarm-
ing lawless elements is proceeding.
Property Damage High.
Property losses during the week OF
terror amount to tens Of millions OF
marks. In addition to the damage to
newspaper plants and government
buildings. merchants losses through
looting are very high. In some streets
near the police headquarters. nearly
every store was systematically looted.
BoIshevist troops. holding the
ter that they used IL to grease
their guns and boots.
The center Of the city was quiet all
cay Tuesday. Late last evening, a few
shots were heard in different parts Of
the town. being fired by snipers and
looters- Merchants having shops along
Inter den Linden took down their
shutters and business went on gener-
ally as usual
Pursue Energetic Action.
The government has no intention Of
slackening its efforts against the
Spartacans- Energetic measures are
being taken against the leaders Of the
movement It IS reported that docu-
ments found by loyal troops show that
the Spartacan uprising was inspired
from MOSCOW.
A Gordon Of troops has been thrown
around the suburb Of 1foabit. one Of
the most important industrial sec
tons in greater Berlin, to disarm
civilians and such Spartacan fighters
as are still at liberty.
Pedestrians are being halted and the
houses entered by searching parties.
The telephone service has been
stopped for the purpose Of making the
siege OF Moabit as alright as posi- |
BILE
Is Notorious Section.
This section Of Berlin is notorious /
Tor It's riotous tendencies and is gen. i
orally looked upon as a gathering for |
all the criminal elements
The employees OF the Schwartskopf /
works, one OF the most radical bodies l
among the Berlin proletariats, voted 1
70 resume work Wednesday morning. 1
action also put an end to the
strike OF railway employees
Spartnean Hopes High.
Dr. Karl Liebknecht, the Spartacan \
leader George Ledebour, head Of the
revolutionary Independent Socialists
and the immediate supporters Of these
revolutionary chiefs were so certain
that their plans for the recent upris-
ing would succeed that they had pre-
pared proclamation, dated Deem
Der s, in which the Ebert-Scheide-
mann regime was overthroBu and the
announcement made that the govern
nent had been taken over by the rev.
II already was known {
hat Dr.. Liebknscht and the then
police chief. Eichhorn. had told Lieut.,
Fischer. the city commandant On thei
lay named, that It had been decided
10 overthrow the government, and
documentary evidence to this effect
now is adduced by the Vorwaerts IN
he form Of the proclamation re-
erred to-
Ready to Surrender.
Lieut. Hamburger objected to the
typewriter signatures as invalid, but
aid he was ready To surrender the