The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-20

here today.
STUAAGART, March 2O-The en-
tire Ebert government including Min
lister of Defense Noske, will leave for
Berlin tonight on a special train Gen
eral Won Seecht, in command of Ber-
lin, has sent a wireless message, say
ing that everything is quiet in the cap
ital
Large sections of Germany are re-
sounding the rattle of machine guns
and rifle fire in the civil warfare which
so far, since the beginning of the
Berlin revolt last Saturday, is esti-
mated by some Berlin computators to
have cost 1000 lives.
The industrial district in the Rhine
| land appears to be the stronghold of
the ultra-extremist forces, which are
| reported to have captured Essen, the
home of the Krupp plant, the import
ant industrial center of Dusseldorf,
| Elberfeld and other towns in this
region. The Spartacans at Essen are
declared in one report to have had an
army of 100000 men with artillery and
armored cars.
Advices from Cologne reflect worri-
ment by the Allies over the situation
in the Rhine districts, close to the
occupied area. One report, which is
| unconfirmed, declared that there are
indications that they are preparing to
advance further into Germany, if the
situation does not improve.
Berlin Still ParaIyzed.
Berlin is still paralyzed by strikes,
and the communists are reported to
be gaining ground there. Clashes re-
sulting in casualties have occurred in
numerous quarters about the city.
In Leipsic the Ebert forces appeared
to be regaining control after bloody
conflict. At Kiel, where the workers
recently gained control, conditions are
reported quiet for the moment. Three
German cruisers there were seized by
their sailors, according to a Hamburg
dispatch.
BRUSSELS, March 20-The capture
of Essen was effected on Friday night
by Spartacan army of about 100000
men with II guns and an equipment
advices from Aix-la-Chapelle, today.
The Spartacans proclaimed a soviet
republic there.
During last night, the adviceS add,
the manufacturing city of Duesseldorf,
on the Rhine north of Cologne, was
captured by Spartacan forces, the
government troops evacuating it with
out a fight.
Leipsic is being successfully cleared
by troops of the regular army. accord
ing to Dresden dispatch quoting the
Nachrichten, of Hamburg. The Leip-
sic Volkshaus is burning and The
workmen's losses have been exceed
ingly heavy.
PARIS, March 90 Gustav Noske,
who rendered his resignation as minis
ter of defense to President Ebert of
Germany yesterday has decided to re-
main in office, the social Democratic
and Democratic members of the Ma.
tional assembly having given him a
vote of confidence.
BERLIN. March 20.-Stormy Incl
dents are expected when the National
assembly takes up the question of
amnesty for the leaders of the reac-
tionary revolt against the Ebert gov
eminent. Public sentiment here is
bitter against the Baltic troops, and
proposals to grant pardons to the rev.
olutionists are certain to be opposed
Government officials who have talk
ed with newspaper men assert no am
nesty agreement was reached between
them and DR.. Wolfgang Kapp before
the latter left Berlin. but their asser-
tions are contradicted by followers of
the usurping chancellor
Reorganization of the Ebert cabinet
will bring half dozen new men into
the ministry, it is said, but the ma
tional liberals and conservatives will
not be represented. These two or
ganizations have decided to await the
result of the elections in June before
consenting to take part in the gov