The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-03-17
W0RKMEM SHOT
BY sQLD|E RS ON
BERLIN STREETS
Troops on Trucks Threaten
Citizens on Sidewalks
Won KAPP STILL IN OFFICE
Minister of Defence Noske Confident
He Can Restore Order in Six
or Eight Days

London. March 17.-Machine gun
firing was heard in Berlin between II
and 12 o'clock last night, says an
Exchange Telegraph message. Dur
ing the day a detachment of soldiers
passed through the Brundenstrasse
headed by a band. Workmen immedi-
ately charged the soldiers and skir
mish ensued in which number were
killed and wounded Nearly all the
killed were workmen. Fighting is
continuous.
The correspondent reports that big
trucks are passing through the
streets with soldiers who point their
rifles in the direction of the side
walks.
A message returned here reports
that Won Hindenburg has sent tele
gram to Wolfgang Won Kapp asking
him to resign as chancellor OF the new
regime provided the old government
win consent 10 an election.
Gustav Noske. minister of defence
under the old regime, is confident of
his ability to restore order in com
paratively short time Large con
tingents of imperial defence troops
are at our disposal he is quoted as
saying "and we are confident that we
will succeed in restoring order in
Germany within six or eight days
Paris. March IA dispatch from
Berlin timed 1890 this morning says
that the report that Chancellor Won
Kapp of the revou ionary ministry
has resigned is false.
Berlin. March -jAssociated
Press. THAT Dr. Wolfgang Won Kapp
had virtually reached the end of his
resources, so far as concerned himself
as. head OF the revolutionary move
nlent, is evidenced by the fact that he
is said to have been ready to retire
since Satu. day, but was persuaded by
Colonel Bauer, leader of the Royalist
Pa ty, and Major Gen. Ludendorff to
remain.
General Groener, the Prussian War
Minister the Frankfurter Zeitung as
serts tsleg aphed to Field Mar
shal Won Hlndenburg that in his opin-
ion the Kappyon I4uttwitz Govern
ment was an impossible one, whether
from the point of view of home or
foreign affairs.
General Groener is also credited
with having sent message to Presi-
dent Ebert offering to act as mediator
between him and Won Hindenburg
with view to restoring constitutions
alism.
Won Hindenburg wrote to DR.. Won
Kapp, advising him to withdraw from
his position, if Cologne dispatches are
to be believed, and advised President
Ebert to call for new elections
President Ebert's firm grip on ad-
min strative affairs in Berlin is indi-
Gated by the fact that the Impe ial
Finance Minister, by his orders, re-
fused to turn over the money neces-
sary for the payment of the troops,
demanded by the revolutionary Chan
cellor, and the Under Secretaries OF
the Ministries as well as othet Off
cials absolutely refused to take their
orders from the Kapp Government.
Some of them have quit Berlin Ebert
had declared that the honorsng of
Ka9p's financial demands would be
treated as treason.
The general strike proclaimed, not
only in Be lin, but throughout Ger
many, is more pronounced today than
ever, with the result that thousands
are feeling the pinch of hunger and
the Socialist and labor leaders are
urging that this weapon be used in
its full force in behalf of the Consti-
tutonalists
Capital punishment was decreed by
Major Gen. Won Luttwitz for those
fomenting strikes or exc. cising pas
siye resistance in any vital service.
This decree was declared to be effect
i've after O'clock this afternoon.
Already it has been estimated that
sixty We're killed in yesterdays fight
ing, although this figure is semi-offi-
cialy denied; and there was fresh col
lisions today in the neighborhood of
Potsdamer Platz.