Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-25
Rhine CITY IS IN
HANDS Of THE REDS
News Of Its Capture Followed
Opening of Negotiations
for Truce.
BELGIANS HOLD BRIOGEHEAD
Government Troops Win Halle
and the Ruhr District Is Re
ported as Peaceful.
tiiy Associated Press. J

from nE5M caSenN M"rsn iSn, s1s woJs is Ispor,s
h,N town ,, wnere 5000 government troops
has, has been captured by the Red army'
ms news came fast unon the hcels-of
a dispatch from Budcrich. Rhenisn
that ncgotiations between the workine,
,.m,,d,,nt ,."" ,ns ntie"Sneied army were being
conducted bN allied representatives.
Allied Commission ia City.
Members OF III" British and Belgium
civil control commission are known 10
ne ~ Wcs"l. Officially this visit is not bs-
ins discuSsed but evidently IL was prcar-
ranged as the Rhine bridge has been
absolutely closed to traffic from ,hr
lclt bank OF the river, and the reported
capture mag be another way OF savint.
a truce has been effected.
;r,l m"e result OF ye-;erday's heavy fight
inE. ~ became known today, was dis
few Of the workmen's forces crossed
the river from Lippc nearly 10 th,.
south and within little more tllan Il
mile of the town. hut were evcntt,al,v
beaten back, and IL was learned that
IN" workncn. discouraged in their aI-
lethpl 20 take the important main eta
nmeir attach to the southwest. from.
wnith point there was dcsultory nru,:
,hroushout The day with Il fen bris,;
The workncn throw a number OF
Shc.iS IN the vicinity Of the city today,
scoring one distinct hit almost as tn.
BclEinna Strengthen Positions.
Tho belgian forces strengthened thcir
positions today. They planted machin.
guns on the bridge. dug trenches on
me ,, "',IEeneaH SIs;, anu manned the old Ger
man ishine defcnscs
About le0 interned prisoners. who tled
across ,r., s,, ihH bridge from Vessel last night
Gsrman g u." woundsa 10y ths sssg sss6 dozen
over and treated at the hospital hare.
,,a hSi1entnrce i,,, emcnts are reported BY
ao Yesisrday F'IGnGra ro nns,ss IT, nase arrived
said others were coming from tn.
n"r,heasi ,sn.,hfo so tha; If wesel becams nn
troops to make their way out on the
north side and join the oncoming re-
i!et forces. The Reichswchr forces
five days.
=, story OF tho Siege.
late fHe on 5'eEf Nonna nropeF oo of Wsss began
workmen entrenchcd themselves ana
with artillery levc!cd the dcfcnses ot
At o'clock Tuesday afternoon IN.
workmen delivered !. heavy general
asSanit upon the city. They took
the troops had held as an advance mn
chine gun position. but which was nor
,nhlp"rr,IMa ,h.! i;, strategica!ly. All Tuesday
ana today the firing WAS intermittent;
Many women are enrolled in the Com
munist army.
" VIZ trO0nS
are said 10 have been heavy durin.-
TN. last three days lighting.
Halle. the large industrial town iust
10 ths northwcs, Of Leipzig was com.
p!ciciS cut of from communicative
tonight. The government army raineI
,hn uppe. hand and captured the city
mis- afternoon, after IL considerable
part OF the city had been reduced 10
ruins. saxon troops to reinforce thf
way. ' ''s
FiEhtinG was reported going on In
CoburB. which also is cut of from
communicate tion. Coburg was recently
Joined 10 Bavaria and Bavarian troops
are on the way to put down the disor-
uertE clements. AT Chcmnitz, the
WoFkmen who succeeded in disarminr
me troops remained in control and or
ger mas nccn restored. AS far as can
oe, learned the workmems revolt in
ms ts, section is directed aGains, mill
tarv elements and shows no Bolshcv-
!St tendency. The single cXccntion is
Inc town or Falkenstein. near Pauen.
nout hern SaNony. where Soviet i;
sald TO have been stablished
ne hnhr district is quiet today. The
government troops have retired to the
northeast. back of the Lippc River.