The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-18
Ex-DICTATOR
SUISIDE Now;
NOSKE TO QUIT
General Luettwitz Leaves Ber-
lin With His Troops.
Communists Are Marching
Against the Hun Capital.
GENERAL STRIKE CALLED OFF
TeutOn BOIsheyiki Cause Even
Graver Crisis Than Before.
PrOIetariat Helped Won Kapp
for Own Benefit!
GENERAL STRIKE CALLED OFF

London. March 1s.-Gustav Noske,
President Ebert's minister of defense,
will retire from the cabinet. News
Agency dispatch from Berlin today
said.
(Associated Press Bulletin)
London. March 1S.-An artillery
battery at wetter, westphalia, has
been wiped out by Spartacans, accord
ing to an official Berlin dispatch filed
yesterday afternoon. The Spartacans
killed all the officers of the battery
and nearly all the men.
Washington, March 1S.-There is
grave danger of the new German rev.
olution resulting in a powerful Ger
man Russian Bolshevik alliance. an
immediate menace to the peace of the
world, according to advices received
today by diplomats here.
Reports from Germany of Spartacan
outbreaks are taken as the first indi-
cation of this Development Diplomats
fear the next two days will show
sudden and alarming growth in the
movement. Working under direction
from Moscow, the German Bolsheviki
are expected to make a determined
effort to seize the country and effect
an alliance with the soviet govern
ment The next step, it is believed
would be reputation of the peace
treaty on the ground that German
workers did not want the war and
therefore decline to make reparaton
SO far Secretary Baker has received
b no report from Major General Allen,
commanding the Americans in Ger
many. From all indications, the terri
tory is quiet.
Paris. March 1S.-President Ebert
seems to be facing a situation almost
as difficult as when Spartacism first
ragged in Berlin but it is evident the
old government does not intend to lose
any time In acting. orders were given
for the arrest of Doctor kapp ana
General Won Luettwitz last night, ac-
cording TO advices received mere; por 9or
they seem to have avoided arrest Tor
the time being at least, reports stating
they had left Berlin.
Before leaving Stuttgart for Berlin
last night Gustav Noske. minister OF
defense. in the Ebert government, de-
clared he hoped to restore order al
the capital within four days. Up
until 9 o'clock last night 210 mem
bers of the German national assembly
including only five Independent social
lists had arrived in Stuttgart
Revolution Casualties High.
Mist and rain shrouded Berlin II
gloom and the streets were wholly de
serted. Occasionally a solitary sho
would be heard but no casualties were
reported up to o'clock.
It is expected the casualties foi
which Kapp regime has been respOn
sible will total many hundreds killed
the outbreak at Dortmund being thu
most serious reported from any sec
ton 1t is said that more than 1O'
are dead there. Disorders at Dussel
dorf and Halle were also serious. Gus
tav Noske. minister of defense in tn
Ebert government is said to be con
templating retirement to private life
Berlin. March 1S.-The revolution
arv government of DR.. Wolfgang VOL
Ilapp and General Won Luettwitz, hi
minister of defense, apparently ha
ended
While Won Kapp's resignation wa
in favor of Won LuettkitZ, it was no
believed the defense minister woul
be able to hold out more than a fey
hours He was faced with almost soli
opposition on all sides
Following resignation of Won Kapl
and General Won Luettwitz, Eugen
Schiller. vice chancellor under Presi
dent Eber. took over the government
at 6 y. m.
simultaneously the Red, White an
Black flag was hoisted over the gov
ernment building as a symbol OF defea
of the monarchist movement.
The central committee of railwa
workers at the same time decided t
end their strike Immediately.
The Ebert government, restored {
power, has ordered the arrest of No
Kapp. Won Luettwitz, Police Chief vo
Jagow. Admiral Won Trotha. Docto
Frederick, Colonel Boyer and Capital
Gerhardt.
Luettwitz. the dispatch said. wa
promised that he would be granite
military protection by the radical
The communists. the dispatches adde'
said they would not tolerate the retur
of Gustav Noske, defense minister
President Ebert. and that his resigns
ton will be demanded.
Dispatches continued to report e.
tensive radical uprisings in Bava ri
SRxony the Ruhr Industrial district
Westphalia. Chemnitz Frankfort an
<iel Advices to the British foreis
office late yesterday said forty Spa
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