The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-19
Berlin Still Dominated By Rule
Of the Bayonet; Retiring Kappist
Troops Fire Upon Citizenry; German
Capital "A Barrel of Powder" Ebert
Government to Punish Ring Leaders
by The Associated Prcss)

Wy iut tNNOCldtfu ITcNsI
Berlin Is still under the rule o.
bayoncts, but troops loyal TO the Eb
ert government patrol the streets.
Forces which supported the regime set
up last Saturday by Or. wofgang
Kapp and his followers, left Berlin
Yesterday
Withdrawal of the soldiers, however.
left chaois behind az the rear guard
turned against jeering crowds In
Unter den Linden and fred, many
citizens being killed and scores wound
ed More bloodshed occurred near
the parliament buildings, while in
Ehorlottenburg and other suburbs
clashes resulted in loss Of life.
While radical elements havo not
made organized attacks on the capi-
tai, economic conditions are described
as serious. The resumption OF power
by the constitutional government il
opposed by those who believe It bar.
gained with the reactionary leaders
who tried 10 seize control and there
seems to bc an urgent demand for a
reorganiaaton Of the ministry and
changes in policy in important par.
ticulars
Reports from Germany outside or
Berlin, are Of such a character that
"a clear view Of the situation Ia hard
to obtain at present. While It Is said
sovicts have been formed in n nun
Der Of important towns and cities ana
industrial districts, It does not ap.
pear the movement is gaining mo.
m'utum.
Communist sympathi2ers seem To
have met with stern opposition at
many points.
London, March 19.-AT Germany.
except the southern states, IL REBEL.
ious and Berlin is barrel OF
gunpowder which may be ignited at
any time says a Berlin dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company,
filed at Berlin yesterday.
The dispatch described the with
drawal from Berlin of the Iron dlvis.
f''' ''llN llt' NtAl VI lEtll'Ns MUltu 1IluTCN-
cd down Unter Den Linden at 4:3o
O'Clock yesterday afternoon in a pour.
/ ing rain. Crowds, the majority Of
which We're extremist radical workers.
looked on rs company after company
/ filed down the street in the direction
Of the Brandcnburg gate on their way
to the Doeboritz.
THE soldiers marched to tho ac.
compartment Of drums and with Prus.
sian banners flying" the message says
They were armed, carrying their rifles
ready to fire and with their fingers
on the trigger. Their behavior could
not have been provo, tive. The work
ers standing on the sidewalks. seemed
/ boiling with excitement and mono
/ could understand why the troops could
withdraw without giving up their
arms. They believed they would keep
/ mp their promise to dsarm at Doeb.
erit2.
MANY soldiers smiled mockng'y
at the crowd as though saying: wait
a while; we shall return This In
creased the antagonsm OF the spcctn,
tors, many of whom shouted. wh!sl.r
and cat.called while others hurled
such epithcts as 'Scoundrels,' 'Beasts'
and swine at the soldiers, who re.
spondcd with contemptuous looks "A
they handled their grenades menas.
ingly
From the Hotel Adon elegantly
dressed women waved their hand'ier.
chiefs at the soldiers. thus raising to
a white heat the anger Of the work
ers They suddenly made rush
toward the hotel and some actually
invaded the vostlbulc before being
repulsed by strong detachment OF
security troops guarding the allied
missions at tho hostelry.
Hardly had the last soldier pass
cd the Brandenburg gate when the
rear guard turned and fired volley
into the crowd standing In the street.
Those near the middle of the roadway
had no recourse but to fling them
selves on the pavement. Along Inter
Den Linden, Sommerstrasse and Bu-
dapestrassc men started 10 run away
Many Of these were either killed or
wounded during the firing which last
ed for half minute. Four dead ana
fen wounded were carried into the
Hotel Adlon.
Members OF tho security guards
stationed at the Brandcnburg gata
did not interfere during the firing,
being few in number.
"a little later near the parliament
building crowd Of workers rushel
a detachment OF Baltic troops who
were passing and later began firing,
the sounds of rifle fire mingling with
the rhrll cries and groans Of the
wounded. For n time all was chaos
and pandcmonium and it appears that
in the confusion the soldiers here shot
a number Of their own men. The exact
number OF those killed and wounded
could not be ascertaincd this evening.
Twenty persons were killed In sub.
sequent clash at Charlottenburg, anj
stll moro serious encounter was
reported from Kottbutzen. but no de.
tails are at hand.