The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-18
BERLIN CROWDS
IN UGLY MOO. :.
American Charge Says d. s r
Lies in Reds UpriShE
Won Kapp FaIIer
GERMAN ASSEMBLY OPENS
SESSION AT STUTTGART
Troops Maintain Order-So-
Wet Republics at Numerous
Places-Claim Army
of $4,000.

Wet Republics at Numerous
Places-Claim Army
of 10000.
Paris, March 1S.-(A. P.)--Of1icial
advces from Berlin today describing
conditions there last night said the
public places of the city were filled
with crowds in an ugly humor The
military appeared to be of a panicky
| disposition. Many of the Baltic
troops, the advices added, had joined
forces with the independent social
lists, who were reported to have 10000
armed men at their command.
From American Charge.
Berln.-The Associated Press says
that Ellis loring Dresel, acting COM
missioner and American charge
d'affaires in this city, has informed
the state department. in Washington
row that DR.. kapp's regime has
fallen, the whole danger lies in a
communist uprising.
Communist forces are reported to
be marching on Berlin from various
other cities, but Mr.. Drese says if
a few more hours pass quietly a
crisis may be avoided.
Ao0G vi DLI OONVE
Stuttgart.-The Associated Press
reports that 250 members of the Ger
! man national assembly met in the
Art hall here yesterday afternoon.
| Military forces occupied the great
open place before the hall. No dis.
orders occurred while the members
were assembling.
Airplanes flew over the city warn
IN
tons.
Paris.--The International News
Service says the German charge
d'affaires, Wilhelm Mayer, was in
formed from Stuttgart today that
President Ebert, of Germany, would
not return to Berlin until after the
meeting of the national assembly at
Stuttgart. He was advised there is
great danger of the bolshevists seiz-
ing power temporarily in Berlin.
.... Soviet Republics.
The Hague.-(A. P)-Soviet re-
publics have been formed at Dort-
mund, in Westphalia, and at Gera,
thirty five miles southwest OF Leip-
zig, according 10 dispatches received
here. At the latter place. which was
formerly the capital of the princ-
pality Of Reuss- Schleiz, there has
been savage fighting, it Is said
In the fighting at Dresden, fifty
persons have been killed and 495
wounded, reports state, and the city
is isolated from the rest of Germany.
Berlin, via l. N. S. wire says: A
soviet govern lent has been estab-
lished by the communists and work.
ingmen at Wilhelmshaven, according
to Official information received here
today.
Munich and kieI Quiet.
Quiet has been restored at Munich
and Kiel, said advices from those
cities.
Fighting at Dortmund.
Copehagen.-The Associated Press
says a message received here from
Dortmund, Germany, says:
Heavy fighting occurred here this
morning between regular troops
which arrived during the night, aided
by members of the citizens guard
and the public security guard and
armed workmen. After receiving
heavy reinforcements the working
men overwhelmed the regulars today
at noon and disarmed them as well
as the citizens guard and security
guard Workmen's forces are now
been killed and wounded, but the
number of casualties has not been
ascertained. There has been no plum
dering and the town is quiet at
present"
Noske TO Cerin.
Paris-The ]. n. 5. says Gustav |
Noskc, minister Of defense in the |
Ebert constitutional government, has |
gone to Berlin from Stuttgart to in |
augurate military measures against
the Spartacists, it was reported from |
Berlin today.
A Berlin dispatch filed at II pm |
declared three OF the chief leaders of |
the Wolfgang Won Kapp, |
Gen. Won Luettwitz and Col. Bauer
have all fed from Berlin, it was |
learned today. Won kapp and Won |
Luettwitz left Immediately after |
they handed their designations to |
Vice. Chancellor Schieffer tof the old
Ebert constitutional governmenD.
Won Seeeht in Command.
Gen. Won SeeCht, who was left in |
command OF the revolutionary troops /
promised 10 remove them from Ber- |
lin Immediately.
The situation is bad Unter den J
Linden. the chief thoroughfare In .
central Berlin. is filed with barbcd .
wire entanElcmcnts and machine /
guns. The reichswehr Oroops sup /
porting the Ebert governmenD is /
threatening TO attack the Baltic .
troops CsupportCrs OF Won Kapp) /
unless they are Withdrawn forthwith. /
II is estimated that there are about 4
10000 reichswehr troops in Berlin T.
and enyirons Their leaders claim I
to have enough soldiers to crush the I
Spartacan movement. SpartaCan 1
leaders control tho strike situation.
Spsrtaesn Demands.
Spartacan chiefs called upon Herr I
Schieffer. demanding the dismissal f.
OF Noske and a revision Of the Ebert /
cabinet.
Leaders Of the independent social |
lists demand the surrender OF an per-
sons responsible for the Won Kapp I
uprising 50 they can be tried for high |
treason.
They insist that no amnesty shall
be declared.
The communists ask the demohiH- |
zation Of the reichswehr on the !
ground that these troops are renc- !
tionary and untrustWorihy This re-