The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-22
SPARTACANS
CLASH WITH
EBERT'S men
Ruhr is Scene of Sanginary
Fighting as Government
Moves Against Radicals -
5000 Toll, Paris Estimates.
MOST CENTERS QUIET
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, not withstanding the return
of the Ebert government. to control.
still presents pretty much the aspect
OF an armed camp. with the food
supply short ,and sanguinary fighting
occurring at intervals in the suburbs.
Serious trouble occurred in the Moa-
bit industrial quarter Sunday night,
and in one conflict reported Sunday, 20
Spartacans were killed in an engage
ment and "a others who were captured,
We're summarily executed.
In the Ruin industrial region, I'M
mediately adjoining the Allied zone OF
occupation, there is veritable civil
warfare, with opposing armies of COM
munists and government troops draw
ing up their forces in line of battle.
Government detachments have been
defeated in some of the preliminary
skirmishes.
Leipsic Now Quiet.
Leipsic has quieted down after the
government victory there. Among the
agricultural population in some sec
tions of Northern Germany there is
increasing unrest.
Southern and eastern Germany are
reported fairly quiet. There is a threat
however, of a renewal of the general
strike in Bavaria, because of disSatis-
faction over some of the terms of
settlement.
PARIS, March 22-Eight thousand
Tersons have been killed since the Ger
man revolt broke out on March 13, ac-
cording to advces received here. Of
this number $50 were killed in Berlin
alone.
Spartacan forces in the Ruhr valley
- r1r On 0O0
and some estimate them at 10000. ac-
cording- to latest advices received at
the foreign office here.
They are we'll organized. being COM
posed of old shock troops and veter-
ans supplied with artillery, machine
guns and mine throwers. and having
batteries of IT centimeter field guns
with plenty of ammunition.
Harden's Relative is Head.
William Major Berfeld, relative of
Maximilian Harden, is commander of
these troops. He is also known as the
man who published Prince Lichnow-
sky's report, blaming the German
government for starting the world
war. and was also prominent in the
Spartacist troubles at the time of the
armistice and also in January, 1918.
Ebert government authorities are
COnceHITdtlHS ltoOpS dlu "
] surround the Ruhr valley and force
7 the Spartacists to capitulate. These
men, however. are younger and less
train than the Reds
The occupation of the Ruhr district
bv German troops is in direct violation
of Articles AZ and 43 of the treaty of
Versailles, it was pointed out at the
foreign office, which added the COM
ment that this was the first act COM
mitted by Germany in violation of the
treaty, the other violations being those
of omission.
To Consult With Allies.
It was indicated that the French
government would take no separate
action in the circumstances. acting
only after consultation with the allies
as to what measures were necessary.
I Two German officers have been sent
by the Ebert government to acQuaint
the French authorities with the situa-
ton in the Ruhr district. These Of
ficers are expected to reach Paris this
evening.
The foreign office advices regarding
tbe composition of the Red army in
the Ruhr region are that it was re-
cruited for the most part among the
iron workers and not the miners. The
military organization extends also to
the civil services, and the postoflce
md the telegraph lines are in control
of the communists.
STUTTGART, March %. - Troops
from Silesia. are officially reported to
have arrived in the Huhr district, and
fighting with the Spartican army there
Is expected tomorrow. Exaggerated
rumors as to the size of the Red
~ forces there are current in this city
= Some reports place the number at
10000.