New Britain herald., 1920-01-14
Troops Guard
 Streets In Cap and Close Willie StraSSe to Traft Government Blu lngs Darkened
MACHINE GUNS MOI
 DOWN DISTURB

bcFiln, Jan. 15. p. nl.. oH AsSociated Press. l-The sova, tonight proclaimed martiaI law sections of Germany foliovinl mob demonstration this aftorn which at least 10 persons were ana many others were wound machine gun fire iron! gus.r front of the Reichstag Euildine.
 Gustav Ncskc. the minister Tense has been appointed comm 1n-ch1ef of the greater Berlin t| and BrandenbuIg province. parades, meetings and demonst or all kinds have been prol1ibitd
 The mob, organized by exti | as protest against the ind councils bill, now before the stag, began 10 gather this m by noon every street leading | Ilergarten was crowded with Of people carrying red flags an cards. Anticipating a demons before the Reichstag building. thoritles had surrounded the b with public security guards an chlne gunnerS, who barred ap to the edifice. As time passe crowd was jo.ncd by striking employees ard soon infiamI speeches were begun by agitato
 Surrounds Reichstag Buildi
 When the Reichstag convene o'clock the crowd surroundin building. Was estimated. at D,ps new delegations of working
 carrying red flags and banne scribed All power to Soviets." ued to arrive. Troop rcinforcd| in Huge motor trucks were ad the guards on duty but only 0 est had been made since noonX man taken into custody is Sa have shouted:
 Down with NoSke."
 The guards attempted to q the mob quietly but it refused { warnings from the police. At Id mobs made 9 rush against the lines, trying to disarm the guar disable the machine guns. ri lenders of the building then d fire The shooting was at closet and the front Of the building VI tered with dead and wounded most severe casua IticS were iTi on the crowd which approached the SimonStrassc side of the strI Order was soon restored.
 Sits Until , O'Clock.
 The Hcic '.siaG continued its unul o's.loc5, af which time announced ton bodies of ? killed in the fight lad been D into the court of the building. and machine. gun fire was opeT the mob at $40 o'clock and five minutes. 1t was mast around the west portal of the ing. Later tine correspondent Associated Press counted at ie men lying in the outskirts Of tha garten, apparently woIrded.
 When the troops began i5riI crowd ran pell mell in all dire At the sound of the guns. nenls| the lower house Of the ReichstS the assembly chs n1Dcr and cr into the lourging room, where was intense excitement.
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 The Rcichstag tern DorarilA journcG amid great confusion. dent Fehrenbach being obiig leave the chair. as he was una contro! the situation. .MembeU various parties engaged in
 recTiminations. and members cabinet left the chamber A fired from q point directly in fl the Bismarck monument antery huge glass door leading to theJ which was crowded with al dcpJties, the bullet passing a feI from the spot where the corret cnt was in conversation with StrcSSemann. q national-liheral Der of the Reichstag.
 When the troops dispersed crowd outside the building the| tended their cordon in the di I of Unter den Linden. where Il filled the street. An oflicerI chanced along was severely heu the crowd.
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 After a short recess the iloui ibly Q1ietcd down. and Prf| Fchrcnbach. rising from his seal th" deputies the days casualtid reached a total which would od profound regret. and that furth| Alterations could under the c1 stances hardly be expected toI tinue with the necessary calm suggested an adjour1lncnt until nesday morning at 10 o'clock deputies received t5lc unnc;u;o| standing and then left the cha|
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