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Virtually Every Town'in Prov
inces in Hands of German
Workmen-Prisons Opened
And All Inmates Freed.
GEN. Won LUETTWITZ
ARRESTED IN BERLIN
Admiral Won. Trotha, Chief of
The Admiralty, Also Appre-
hended. But Whereabouts OF
Kapp Not Definitely Known.
Berlin, March 23.-The strike
committee has unanimously pro-
claimed the strike ended. Work
will be resumed tomorrow.

Rotterdam, March 23.-The con-
ditions in the Rhine provinces,
where virtually every town is in the
hands of the workmen, rapidly are
approaching a duplication of the
conditions prevailing in soviet
Russia.
According to the Rotterdamsche
Courante's correspondents in Essen
and Dortmund, the first step fol-
lowing the proclamation Of soviet
republics was the opening of prisons
and freeing not only political prisons
ers, but also common prisoners:
Coming closely upon the heels. OF
this order was an invitation to the
bourgeoisie to surrender all fire.
arms. Emphasis was laid on this
by an announcement that failure to
comply would entail prosecution by
the revolutionary tribunal
Rationing Hardest Job.
The correspondents say that the
hardest task of a soviet government
would be to'maintain rationing; that
failure, in this respect would not be
improbable owing to the existing
scarcity of food, and that compro-
mise with Berlin would be neces-
sary. They assert that only enough
food is IN sight for weeks rations
and that the supply of potatoes
will last only few days. The hope
of the soviet government, they as
sert, is 20 get food in exchange for
coal from Holland.
The soviet councils have taken the
sharpest measures against looting,
say the correspondents, but they
are requisitioning provisions and
and other commodities, without pay.
Revolutionaries Arrested.
Berlin, March 23.-Major General
Won Luettwitz, the military COM,
smander in the Kapn revolt, has been
arrested, it is officially announced.
Admiral Won Trofha, chief Of the
admiralty, has also heen arrested.
There is no definite news df
Kapp's whereabouts. 1t is supposed
he is on his estate in East Prussia.
Soon after his return to Berlin
President Ebert ordered the inn
perial court at Leipsic to bring ac-
ton against the leaders of the revo-
luton, including Kapp, Ven Luett-
witz. Won Jagow and Admiral Won
Trotha.
Essen Region Captured.
Esse,i, Germany, March 23, via
Copenhagen.-The local executive
council has announced that the en-
tire industrial region ,,ereabouts is
in the hands of the revolutionary
workmer and that red army of
$4,000 men is VIGOROUSLY advancing
on Wescl, where "the last remnants
of the regular troops" are concen<
trated.
A second announcement by the
executive council said that the
revolutionary workmen on Saturday
captured five cannon, six mine
throwers. 5000 rifles, 10000 cart
ridges, 200 horses and much bag
gage. In the'taking of Dorsten the
reds captured 800 reichswehr, the
announcement added.
Communists Defeated.
Coburg, SAKE Coburg Gotha,
March ga heavy defeat has been
inflicted on the communist forces
who lost more than 1000 killed ac-
cording to the Reichwehr COM
mander in this region. The reichs-
wehr had 19 killed and 81 wounded,
while nine are missing.
$4,000 Besiege Fortress.
Copenhagen, March 23.-Regard-
ing the situation at Wesel, special
Berlin dispatch says that 5000 req
ulars within the fortress are besieg-
ed by $4,000 spartacans. The troops
are using heavy guns.