Arizona republican., 1920-03-25
TROOPS PREPARE T0 MEET SOVIET FORCES, REPORT
Wesel Still Withstands Reds = Government Troops Gaining Strength = Ex- pect Clean-Up of Districts Now in Grip of Work mems Soviets
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 BERLIN, March 24.-(By the
 Associated Press)-Herr Gies, min
 ister of posts and telesraphs;
 General Braun, chief of staff of
 the Reichswehr, and Imperial Com
 missioner Severing have begun ne-
 gotiations with representatives of.
 the soviet distatorships in various
 towns and, according to one re-
 port. the commission has been
 charged to find a basis for an
 agreement. The present position is
 a 24-hour truce, renewable daily
 and terninable on 24 hours notice
 CoBLENZ. March 24.-By the Asso- ciated Press)-The Ruhr district is quiet today. The government troops have retired to the northeast, back of the Lippe river.
 The government troops are being reinforced and their supplies including ammunition. replenished. There are indications of a heavier engagement shortly with the reds.
 The German official reports show that the rumor of the capture of Wesel by the reds is unfounded. Negotiations opened today south of WeSel between the government troops and the attack ing reds. The latter demanded the surrender of the town. but the troops oppose dthis, as they expected rein forcements. There was some fighting OAA tHN 1@APPCs SOdth OL NCSEA III lIAt morning
 The same course indicate that the government is starting to clean up the soviet district of Thurinaia after the capture of Halle yesterday. The concen tration camp at Chrdruff, Coburq Go tha has been cleared of the reds after heavy fighting. There have been raids in the direction of Gotha from Eufurt, and the troops expect to take Gotha tomorrow.
 National Assembly Meets-Adjourns
 BERLIN, March 24.-(By the Asso- cisted Press)-The national assembly met this afternoon, but the session was immediately adjourned. The president, Herr Frieheit, was empowered to re- convene # when the situation became clearer. The Prussian assembly post poned its meeting until after the meet ing of the national assembly. The new cabinet has not yet been formed; the various parties are still negotiating.
 To Decide Future Course
 LONDON, March 24.-According to the Rotterdam Telegraaf, says the Lon don Times correspondent, all the West German workers councils were to meet Wednesday at Essen to decide what their attitude to the situation would be. From the preliminary discussions, says the Telegraafs correspondent in Ser lin, it looks as though it is planned that the soviet councils will be aban doned and all the socialist parties in the Ruhr district will cooperate.
 The same newspaper learns that a charge of high treason has been lodged against Gen. Ludendorff, former chief of the German army, and that Rear Admiral von Trotha, former chief ofg the admiralty, is under guard at a shooting box in the neighborhood of Berlin.
 A Massbode dispatch says that Prince Henry of Prussia, a brother of former Emperor William. was arrested a few days ago. but that he was fiber ated. as there was nothing that could be proved against him.
 Beat Back Reds
 BUDERICH, Rhenish Prussia, March 24-(By the Associated Press)-The forces are said to have been beaten back more than one mile at Wesel today. although the firing was never intense and the. situation was regarded as rather quiet. It is reliably estimated that the besieged in the city number about 5000 and that there gre 2000 men on the line. Figures as egards the worlxmen are less reliable but it is said they number 15.ooo or more.
 A German observation airplane pa ssed over Wesel this afternoon. Some persons reaching here from Wesel as- sert that they saw women, some Of them mounted. fighting with the work men.
 Four civilians in two motor cars. one sent out this morning and one this afternoon. were driven swiftly over the Rhine bridge today into beleagured Wesel, and it is said that negotiations are going on there for a truce
 British and Belgian civil control representatives also have entered Wesel. Officially. these visits are not being discussed. but evidently tiey were nre-arranged. as the Rhine bridge has been absolutely closed to traffic from the left bank of the river
 The result of yesterdays heavy fighting, it became known today. was distinctly in favor of the besieged.
 The workmen threw a number of shells in the vicinity of the city SCOT
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