Evening star., 1920-03-20
Radicals Grip
Rhinelaf1d Army
Numbers 100000.
BERLIN STUNNED;
LEIPZIG BLOODY
Workers Seize Cruisers
at Kiel-Assembly
Stays at Stuttgart.

~ AJ
Stays at Stuttgart.
BY the Associated Press.
Large sections of Germany are re-
/ sounding to the rattle of machine gun
and rifle fire in the civil warfare
! which. SO far since the beginning of
the Eerlin revolt last Saturday, is
estimated by some Berlin computa-
tors to have cost 1000 lives.
The industrial district in the Rhine
! land appears to be the stronghold OF
! the ultra-extremist forces. which are
reported to have captured Essen. the
home of the Krupp plant: the impor-
| tant industrial centers of Dusseldorf
/ and Elberfeld and other towns in this
| region. The Spartacans at Essen are
declared in one report to have had
an army of 100000 men. with artil-
| lery and armored cars.
dviceS from Cologne reflect worr
f; ment by the allies over the situation
| in the Rhine district. close to the oc-
cupied area. One report, which is un-
confined, declares there are indica-
vance further into Germany II the
situation does not improve.
F.! Berlin still Paralyxed.
Berlin is still paralyzed by the
strikes. and the communists are re-
ported to be gaining ground there.
Clashes resulting in casualties have
occurred in numerous quarters about
| the city.
| In Leipzig the Ebert forces appear
, to be regaining control after bloody
conflict. At Kiel. where the workers
reported quiet for the moment. Three
German cruisers there were seized by
their sailors, according to Hamburg
dispatches.
| In view of the still disturbed con-
ditions in Berlin it is said in dis
| patches from Stuttgart that the ma
tional assembly will continue it's ses-
sions there until the capital becomes
quieter. The Ebert government 10 ap-
parently still maintaining its head
/ quarters in that city.
Death Toll fn Revolution.
LONDON. March 20.-Two thoueand
persons have been killed to date in
the fighting, incident to the German
| revolutionary movement and disturb
ances of the past week. it is estimated
in Berlin. according to the Exchange
Telegraph correspondent in that city.
! There are many Indications, accord
! ing to a dispatch from Cologne today.
/. that the allies are preparing to ad-
vance their concentrations Of troops
at Strassbourg and Metz further into
4 IeIIIlduy II Tue COuhlTy QOCS ~sOl
quiet down soon, the Exchsrse Tele-
graph correspondent et Amsterdam
reports.
Communists who have occupied five
stations in the eastern section OF
Berlin refuse to permit the resump-
ton of railroad traffic until their de-
mands have been met, says a dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany filed at Berlin this morning.
Ebert government troops have
bombed public buildings at Leipzig In
an attempt to dislodge German work
ers' forces, and several hundred per-
sons have been killed as a result, says
a Berlin dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company.
The message says 100 were killed
and 200 wounded in the street fighting
in Berlin on Thursday.
Spartacans Gain Essen.
BRUSSELS, March 20 (Havas).-
The capture of Essen was effected on
Friday by a Spartican army of about
100000 men. with seventy-seven guns
and an equipment of armored automo-
biles, according to advices from AK
le-Chapelle today. The Spartacane
proclaimed soviet republic there.
! During last night, the advices add. the
manufacturing city OF Dusseldorf, on the
Rhine north of Cologne. was captured
by Spartacan forces, the government
troops evacuating it without fight.
Mulheim, southwest Of Essen: Ober-
hausen, to the northwest: the important
Industrial town & of E,lberfeld. to the
south. and Kettwig. south of Mulheim.
are reported to have been evacuated by
the small forces Of government troops
holding them after being defeated in
fighting with the Spartacans. The gov
ernment troops took refuge in part in
the British zone of occupation, where
they were disarmed. the dispatches
state.
The Belgian posts on the right bank
h. Isw
fell back to the left bank without being
disturbed.
All possible precautions are being
taken to forestall any attempts against
the Rhine bridgeheads.
Armored Train Used.
BERLIN, March 20.-An armored
train was sent from Berlin yesterday
as result of serious disturbances in
connection with the strike. which oc-
CURED at various railway stations.
such as Niederichoenweide. Stras.
burg. Fredersdorff and Hoppegarten.
BERLIN, March 19.-A party Of
soldiers attempting to pass the Alex
anderplatz this afternoon was stopped
by a crowd. whereupon the soldiers
fired machine guns. killing some peo-
about eighty. Several persons were
also killed in a clash at Pottsdamer-
platz.
The American embassy has notified
tne american neWSpapeFmen tnat
should the situation become danger
Gus they and their families can find
refuge at the embassy.
The attorney general has instigated
proceedings against Maj. Gen. Won
Luettwitz, Gottleib Won Jagow and
others identified with the revolt.
Essen surrendered this afternoon to
armed workmen after violent fighting
in which it is estimated that 800
persons were killed.
Disorders Continue.
Berlin has not yet succeeded in
from the chaos into which
it was thrown when DR.. Wolfgang
Kapp and his associates by a coup
d'etat took over the government .
week ago. Although most ALL il not
all. of the troops which formed the
backbone of the revolt have left the
city proper. disorders continued spas
during Thursday night and
Friday. Many additional casualties,
both in killed and wounded. occurred
during this period.
In addition to further shooting. in
which a number Of persons were KILL
ed or MANNED in front of the Hotel
Adlon, three officers were shot dead
and one officer was mortally wounded
at / O'Clock today by members OF the
police stationed at the
at the Brandenburg gate.
OnO n>.A ~ RZS&l. RenoFf.