The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-25
TRUCE FAILS in
RUHR DISTRICT
Fighting Resumed - Sparta
Cist Forces Near WeSeI.
Strength Now 120, 900.
BAUER HEADS CABINET
DR.. Schiller Also Remains
With New Ministry Formed
at German CAPITAL.

at German Capital.
The Hague, March Fighting
in the Ruhr district of Germany,
where it was understood a truce had
been agreed to. has been resumed,
according to the Telegram. y -
tacan forces are nearing Vessel =
newspaper says. and a Muenstef =
patch TO the Rotterdam CouraH Gfs
the red army's strength is Ew
10000.
Bauer Remains Premier
Paris, March 25.-CHavJ SAN
Amsterdam message, quotinf etrlin
dispatches to the TELEGRAPH SNis it
is reported new German q oinet
has been formed, with Gust 3auer
remaining as premier and : Schif-
fer as vioe-premier.
DIR. Herman Mueller Is said TO have
been again given the portfolio of
foreign affairs and Herr Gessler,
mayor of Nuremberg has been ap-
pointed minister of national defense.
The other members of the cabinet
are reported as follows: Minister of
the interior. Herr Koch; minister of
finance, Capt. Fisher Cuno; minister
of transportation, Herr Bell. and
minister of treasury, Herr Wolff.
Other positions, it is said, have been
distributed between the socialists
and democrats
ONLY FRESH ENlNG UP"
Conferences over the recon-
struction of the cabinet took
place today and it was decided
the Ebert ministry will not re-
tire in body, but merely be
subjected to a 'freshening up"
A leading democratic deputy de-
clared that was really all re-
CURED in view of the proximity
of the new elections.
Definite announcement was made
that the majority socialists would
surrender the post of minister of de-
Tense to the democrats, as Philip
Scheidemann's party is only too glad
to dodge the uncomfortable assign
ment of overhauling the army.
Gustav Noske's successor, 1t Is
believed, will be democrat and a
civilian, whose immediate task will
be to weed out the reactionary ele-
ments in the army, which have now
assumed a threatening attitude.
Gustav Bauer will retain the pre-
miership, it is said
Agreement Reached.
An A. p. dispatch from Paris says
that the GeruHan government has
reached definite agreement with
the workmen in the Ruhr valley,
where the general strike has para
lyzed industry and where hostilities
between soldiers and workers have
been in progress for several days
past, according to news reaching
French semioflicial circles today from
Berlin.
The bases of the agreement, the
advices state, are as follows:
Formation of workmen's army
charged with maintaining order.
Remodeling of the cabinet with la
Dor union participation.
Disarmament of the troops which
took part in the recent coup d'etat.
Passage of laws for social reform
and the carrying out of administra-
tive reforms.
Specialization of the mines, partic-
ularly the coal mines and the potash
workers.
Dissolution of counter revolution
airy" formations.
improvement of the food supply
system.
belief that new reactionary move
ment is not impossible. They point
out that Gen. Won Seecht has failed
to disarm the Baltic troops, which
are still concentrated a few miles
from Berlin under the command of
their former chiefs.
Cabinet as RemodeIed.
1t gives the list of the remodeled
ministry as follows:
Premier, Gustav Bauer.
Vice chancellor and minister of
justice, DR.. Schiller.
Foreign affairs, DR.. Hermann Mucl-
Ter
Interior. Herr Koch.
Defense, Herr Gcsscr.
Finance, Capt. Fisher Cuno. o.
Treasury, Herr Boltz.
Transport, Or. Bell.
Labor, Herr Schlke.
Reconstruction, Herr Silberschmidt.
Economy DR.. Schmidt.
Posts and telegraphs Herr Gies-
berts.
Minister without portfolio. Dr.
Eduard David
The ministers not in the old cahi-
net are Herr Gcsslcr who is mayor
of Nuremberg; Capt. Cuno. who is
director of the Hamburg American
steamship line: Herr Boltz and Herr
Silberschmidt, who is the leader of
the builders trade union.
The newspapers generally do not
appear to be satisfied with the make
mp OF the cabinet especially the So
cialists' organs, which consider that
the course Of events has entitled
them TO expect a strong leaning to
the left in the governments policy.
Quiet, Temporarily.
An a. T. report from Buderich. Rhcn-
ish Prussia, snys that complete quiet
prevails temporarily at Vessel. the Ger
man stronghold hesicpcd by revolution
airy workers, but peace between the two
FORCES has not been declared. Tho cor
respondent was informed 10 this effect
AZ oCloCk this morning over the tele-
phone by the Headquarters of Gen.
Hahitsch, the commander at Wcsel
across thc Rhine from this town.
II was declared at headquarters there
could be no question Of a cessation Of
hostilities through the surrender Of the
reichswehr forces
According 10 the Haudesblad. the rod
troops In the vicinity Of Wcsci shcllod
Fort Rluccher. which is occupied by
Belgian troops The Bclgians protested
against this action. 4 train with
seventy wounded from Wosci is reported
ia have arrived iu Holland 20 negotiate
for food for the population there. They
declare In interviews with the Dutch
press that the movement Of the Grrma o.
lahorcrs iu this region is not bolshr-
Wiki hut includes members Of an tho
parties. They assert that there Is much
distress from lack Of food 10, T,sv.t ,,,ttl.li