Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-14
SOLDIERS FIRE
ON BERLIN MOB
Ten or More Persons Killed
and Many Wounded in
Demonstration.
RADICAL SOCIALISTS
STORM REICHSTAG
Another Demonstration Threatened
Thursday Despite Ban on Gatherings
and Parades of All kinds-6oth
Reischstas and National Assembly
Forced to Adjourn Amid Great Con.
fusion. PE


many, following the demonstrations in
Berlin in which ten persons were killed
and many wounded by guards in front
of, the Reichstag building.
Gustav Noske. the minister Of de-
fense. has-been appointed commander
in-chief OF the Berlin district and
Brandenburs province. Street parades.
meetings and demonstrations OF all
kinds have been prohibited.
The mob, organized by extremists az
a protest against the industrial coun-
ellis bill, began TO gather yesterday
morning. BY noon every street lead
ing to the Tiersarten was crowded
with masses Of people carrying red
flags and placards. Anticipating
demonstration, the authorities sur
rounded the reichstag building With
public security guards. who barred
approach to the edihce. AZ time passed,
the crowds were Joined by striking
tram car employees, and soon anflam-
matory speeches were begun. When
the mobs reached the reicilstag the
crowd was estimated at $4,000, and
new delegations carrying banners in
scribed .All powers to tho soyiets" con-
tinaed to arrive. Troops arriving in
huge motor trucks vera added to the
guards on duty, hut only one arrest
hax peen made before noon. The man
taken into custody shouted @DoWn Nlta!' {
Noske!" f 8.
Guards opsn Firs.
Guards attempted TO disperss the
mob quietly but failed. At last the
mob made . rush assirst the police
lines, trying to dispense tho ssards-
Fire was opened on tbs mob. The
shooting was at close range ana sne
street in front Of the building was
Uttered with dead and wounded. Or
der was soon restored. The reichstag
continued its sitting until p. M, At
which time 1t was announced ten bod
les had been brought into tho court OK
the building. Provooation for firing on
the crowd was furnished by its at
tempt to storm the weot entrance OF
the building. A score Of men attacked
guards and wrestsd thsdr arms from
them lust as soldiers rushed up, and
then firing began. Six eighty wound
ed civilians were carried into the reich
atae building. 4 dozen others were
taken out the BrandenburE gate, and
Others were carried OF BY members OF
the sanitary corps. The reichstax
temporarily adjourned amid great oon-
fusion. President Ferranbach was
Obliged 70 leave tho chair. but was un-
able TO contnel the situation.
Climax "a. Come Thursday.
Members OF various parties engaged
IN violent recriminations and menu
hens Of the cabinet left the chamber.
When the troops dispersed the crowd
they extended their Gordon IN the d.
rection Of Unter Den Linden. where
tnrongs filled the stfeets. An officer
who came along was severely beaten
by the crowd. Independent socialist
leaders plan to continue the demonstra-
tion whenever tho Industrial council
bill is up for debate. and 1t Is expected
the climax win be reached on Thurs
day. which is the anniversary of the
death OF DR.. Carl Liebneeht and Rosa
L,,xemburg, radical leaders who were
slain while being taken to Mobait
prison.
National Assembly Breaks.
while the number Of dead was an
nounced at ten early last evening, It
seems probable that the fatalities will!
exceed this total. Some Of the wound
ed lay in the Tiergarten for con-
siderable time after the shooting. altho
many were carried off quickly and
placed In nearby hospitals.
Members OF the national assembly.
which was meeting in an inner cham
ber, heard only faint reports OF the
shots. Gradually news OF the demon
stration reached them and they ded
into the corridors into which score OF
men succeeded IN penetrating and
started d yharransue. The government
admits the loss, Of one member of the
guards in the nshtins and several are
missing. .a
Tonight Noske's troops placed rifle
men inside a barbed wire Gordon In
down town streets. The reichstag was
given an additional patrol.
More Than Twenty Killed.
Paris. Jan. ll.--Martial law has
been declared In Germany excepting
bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemburg and
Baden, according to Berlin advices
Berne dispatches say that during the 4
demonstration before the Reichstag
building yesterday two policemen
were killed and two others wounded.
twenty members of the crowd who
'attemptsd 70 rush into the building
were killed.
Y. RoporG cstten censunptlon.
lWashiugtou, jan. -Oettep con.
tspunaG ANnAo Docembar. 1914 az'Aoune-