Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-17
(By tne Associated Pressl

OhdliSCliUA happ utCluSu lO res
from the German capital.
Previous to this announcement ior-
ces of extreme radicalism asserted
themselves in various German centers.
There were increasing Spartacan dis.
orders and growing talk among the
radicals of the possibility Of utilizing
the present disturbed conditions to es-
tablish soviet rule.
The list of killed reported from nu-
merous German towns and cities in
clashes between demonstrators and
troops mounted into the hundreds,
There has been no direct confirnla-
tion of last nights reports Of 400 kilt
ed in bombardment of Kiel by war
ship but there are apparently verac-
ious reports of 100 killed and 800
wounded at Dresden, probably more
than 100 killed In Berlin suburbs and
the killing of from a half dozen to a
score of persons In others OF the "a or
more German centers where clashes
have been reported.
Ebert Stands Firm.
Copenhagen, Mar. 16- President
Ebert, head of the German govern
ment driven from Berlin last Satur-
day. stands firm In his determination
not to have any relations with the new
regime at the capital says short tele-
gram received here from Stuttgart.
The telegram says that in the course
OF an interview, President Ebert de-
clared:
i am in complete accord with the
imperial government We have not SO
far deviated from the declarations we
made Friday night. as to reply to the
insurgents ultimatum. There can be
no question of an understanding with
the perjured enemies of the German
constitution.
Il replied to telegram from Gen.
eral Groener, asking me to await him
here for verbal discussion, but SO far
he has not arrived. General MerAsr
has no commission from us to nego-
tiate with the insurgents. We, on the
contrary, told him we must adhere to
the declarations we made Friday night
and we nominated representatives OF
the coalition parties we must insist on
retirement OF the insur.
gents.''
Many Killed In Clashes.
London. Mar 17.-Machine gun fir
Ing was heard in Berlin between Ill
and IL o'clock last night, says a mes.
sage to the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany today from the German capital.
During the day detachment OF SOL
1iers passed through the Brunnen-
strasse, headed by a band playing
Hell dir i'm siegerkranz Workmen
Immediately charged the troops and
5kfrmish ensued In which a number OF
men were killed and others wounoeu,
The message adds.
AT Spandau, sixty.nine persons.
nearly all workmen, were reported
killed, and the fighting is continuing. !
The correspondent reports that big
rucks are constantly passing through |
The streets. loaded down with armed
who point their guns in the /
direction of the sidewalks.
Spartacans Rise.
Paris, Mar, 17.--News from Berlin
md other German points telling or !,
clashes at Essen, Dort-
nund, Lelpslc, Mannheim, Frankfort
md Brunswick, together with q report
hat a council OF workmen had assum-
ID power at Chemnitz, has given the
impression here that there is more to
,e feared from a revival of the Spar
acan movement than from the activi- /
les OF the KapD government in Ber-
In. According TO the latest despatch.
s the military movement has resulted
n bloodshed In twenty German
owns. The spartacans are reported
0 have risen In Dresden, where a
lash with troops Is declared to have
esulted In casualty list of 100 dead
nd 900 wounded. Fighting Ia Bes-
au. Hamburg and Kiel also is report
a.
Hamburg. March IT, An en-
ounter last evening in the Barn.
eek quarter between spartaeans and
roops resulted in ten deaths.
London. March 17.-Gustav Eoske
Minister Of defense in the Ebert gov
rnment is confident OF his ability to
estore normal conditions in Ger
iany within a comparatively brief
me, according 10 an Exchange TeIe-
raph dispatch quoting an interview
nth him at Stuttgart.
Copenhagen. March 17.-Hamburg
nd its western suburb, Altoona. are
ow definitely In the hands Of the
blowers Of the Ebert government Of
iermany. according to a dispatch to
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