New-York tribune., 1920-01-15

the Hotel Adlon was closed and dark-
ened. The members of the Assembly
we're not molested as they left the
Rechstag building after adjournment
was taken.
Independent Socialist leaders plan
the Industrial Councils bill is up for
debate. and it Is expected the climax
will be reached on Thursday.
The Entente missions arriving here
to-day arc reported to have indicated
their intention to call upon their gov
erhments for military protection If
demonstrations hero are threatening.
New York Tribune
Special Cable Service
(Ccpyright, 1920. New York Tribune Incl
BERLIN. Jan. 14.-Most of the casu-
alties in yesterdays clash in front Of
the Reichstag building were suffered
by part OF the throng, Of demonstfa-
tors that was almost wholly innocent,
it appeared to The Tribune correspon-
dent, who witnessed the shooting.
The military appeared to. proceed
with unnecessary rigor in dispensing
the crowd, and It seemed as If it ~as
their intention 10 take vengeance upon
the throngs on the south side of the
building for what had occurred just
previously on the west side.
The mob r. had dsR spt sfs sfs Seas ss
mssrcSs mag Ks ins hard. sbs bronze figure looked
down upon the scene. The guard at
the door was dsafmed and his rifle
smashed. 1t WAS there that the first
shot of the encounter was fired by a
civilian through the battered door.
Some Run Toward Bullets
A group of soldiers standing at the
southwest corner then began to use
their rifles, and the crowd scattered
in all directions. Some actually ran
toward the soldiers who had fired, and
9roup Of their comrades, standing
further back, believed this to be a
hostile attack and came go the rescue
Of those at che corner. More firing
followed, but quiet was soon restored
for the time being.
The disorders apparently had ceased
when the correspondent emerged from,
the east front of the building anu
noticed that machine guns and rifles
were being moved around to the south
side. He assumed that If further firing
| occurred It would be with blank ear
tridges.
Even after the clatter of machine
| guns broke the silence he believed The
funners were using blanks or firing
overhead to frighten the crowd, until
he saw bodies dropping to the pave
| rient at close Intervals.
This attack, in which most Of The
casualties. occurred, was directed tow
ard the Tiergarten and the Branden'
burg Gate, against that part of the
crowd which had accumulated on the
! south side and was not involved in the
movement against the Reichstag or
the west front.
Feaf-stricken persons, f1eeting from
/ the concentrated machine gun firt
through the narrow portals Of the
Bfandenbufg Gate, fell over one an
| other and formed huge piles of strug
| Cling, writhing bodies.
Many Women Wounded
A large number Of women received
| wounds in this clash. The correspond
ent saw several brought to Red Cross
| head.
An exact. list of casualties had moi
been compiled to-day, but At the Rec
Cross station near. the Brandenbure
Gate is was estimated that the death
list would total twenty or more ane
| that fully $50 persons had beer
DoRTMUND, Germany, Jan. 14.-A
q large meeting OF striking rAllwaymeE
yesterday Socialist who warned the
strikers of the probable consequences
Of further strikes was hooted down.
There were additions to the rank.
of the striking railway employees al
| Elberfe'd and Essen and acts Of saboe
age were committed. 1t II reported
that strikers will not permit milk ant
isprevision trains to pass. Al D0ssel
dorf three of the railwayfhen's unions
have ordered their members to resuml
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