The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
AT Spandau So Persons,
Nearly All of Them
Workmen, Are Reported
Killed, and the Fighting
Is Continuing - Large
Trucks Filled With
Troops Rush Through
the Streets.

The Kapp administration at Berlin
realizing the futility of attempting to
hold the reins of power, has decided to
give up its short-lived dictatorship. Ait
| o'clock this afternoon Chancellor
Kapp decided to resign, according to
official adyices from the German capi-
tai
Expressions of confidence in the
speedy restoration of the Ebert gov
ernment to complete control come from
the headquarters of that government
in Stuttgart. Minister of Defense
Noske is quoted as declaring he ex-
pects with the aid of his troops to Sc
cure the return of normal conditions in
elk or eight days.
Meanwhile, however, the forces OF
extreme radicalism are asserting them
selves in various Germas centers. There
are increasing Spartican disorders and
growing talk among the radicals Of the
possibility of utilizing the present dis
turbed conditions to establish soviet
rule.
The list Of killed reported from nu-
merous German towns and cities in
clashes between demonstrators and
troops is mounting into the hundreds.
There has been no direct confirma-
zion Of Tuesday nights reports OF 400
killed in bombardment of kiel by a
marship. but there are apparently vera
cious reports of 100 killed and 500
wounded at Dresden, probably more
than 100 killed in Berlin suburbs and
the killing of from half dozen to a
score of persons in others Of the "A or
more German centcrs where clashes
have been reported.
London. March l7.--Machine gun fir
dnp was heard in Berlin between ii
and Il o'clock last night, says a mes
sage TO the Exchange Telegraph com
many to day from the German capital
During the day detachment of sol
diersC passed through the Brunnen.
strasse headed by band playing Hell
dier i'm Siegerkrsnz," Workmen i'm
mediately charged the troops and q
s,irmish ensued. in which number oi
men were kiiled and others wounded
the message adds.
At Spandau 80 persons, nearly al
%sorkmen, were reported killed and the
fighting is continuing
The correspondent reports that big
trucks are constantly passing through
-he streets. loaded down with armed
soldiers who point their guns in the
direction of the sidewalks.
The message reiterated the report
chat Field Marshal Won Hindenburp
had sent telegram TO DIR. Kapp ask
ing him TO resign Immediately in the
event the old government agreed to
hold new elections.
Paris. March 1.-THE news that
camo through during the night from
Berlin and other German points, tell
ing of sanglinary clashes at Essen
Dortmund. Leipsic, Mannheim, Frank
fort and Brunswick. together with a
report that q council of workmen had
assumed power at Chemnitz, has given
the impression here that there is more
20 be feared from a revival of the
Spartican movement than from the
activities Of the Kapp government ir
Berlin.
According 10 the latest dispatches
the military movement has resulted "
bloodshed in "a German towns. Tn,
Sparticans are reported to have riser
in Dresden, where n clash with troops
s. declared to have resulted in a casual
tv list Of 100 dead and 800 wounded
Fighting in Breslau, Hamburg and kie
also is reported.