The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-26
CHARGE KAISER
WITH FINANCING
GERMAN revolt.
Report Ex-RuIer Withdrew
Funds From Swiss Bank
and Sent Them to Berlin to
Help Movement.

GENEVA, March 26.--Former EN-
psror William Of Germany Withdrew
deposits amounting 10 25o,ooo Swiss
francs from Zurich bank early ~
March, Il Is learned here, and the money
is said 70 have been sent 20 Berlin just
before the attempted reaetionary revolt
led BY Or. Woltaans Nspp and Gen.
Lucttwitx.
rhe German mark Is now quoted a.
10 eentlmes and tire sum withdrawn
from the hank would represent cutie
a snug fortune in Germany.
LONDON, March 2s--Workers toress
intrenehed along the. Llppe river, soutn
and southeast Of the city OF Wesei
threaten. " they fail 10 cspture Wesel,
to destroy all factories and mines n
Western Germany, says q dispatch te
the Exchange Telegraph company fllea
II Berlin this mornlnp, The reds rave
established great hssdauarters slr''llar y.
20 that Of the Old German army ara
are issuing official statements.
In last nights communique the REDS
claimed to have captured several Wiz
lagos and 10 have taken more than zoe
prisoners during the day. They say
| the government troops In Western Ger
many are not taking any action pend
Ing orders from Berlin,
Te|egrams from Muenster, filed last
| night, report severe enEagemehts pe+
| tween government and communist
| troops on the line from Hamm south to
Hagen Further south IN the direction
of Cologne aud Dusseldorf there has
! been lighting and serious conflicts have
occurred at Wesei. RucklinEhaus and
near Muenster. as well as along taH
Linpe river
| Treatment of men arrested on aecu-
| saticns Of comnlieity In the revolution.
larry movement BY military authorities at
Halle has greatly excited German work
ers rendering the situation fnore crit
ical II is reported.
/ GOTHA-SANE COBGRG G0THAs
March co. tBy Associated Press l---e ".
der IL slowly emerging out Of the con-
fusion and chaos of the last ten Oars
lin the Industrial eenters ol Saxonx,
Worllmen are captivating and calling 0tl
the strike, and the military are takinE
over control Of the cities.
The strikers, who Tor several nAE;s
\ held the upper hand IN Gotila. have 1917
down their arms, The garrison of "
men who were driven out Of the cAlA
last week will return tomorrow.
Fighting has been gcing on qpnllnu-
ously sinee Mach i tbs esiiaaAt e
% persons we're killed ana several ssisss'
II j's asslI M the r8siin III 4 IesdfsA ssos 1
Z where the Associated Press correspond,
ent ~ writing this dispatch NHa ptercet
BY bullets from the daily insiilade TO-
Ftory Of thn happenings here, tFptcA
of the clnshes simultaneously N HaanA
places in Germany, makes an inter st
ing chapter lin the history OF labor
protest against DR.. Woifgang kapp
I attempt TO establish a reactionary gov
prnment.
when the news OF the military cuul
at Berlin was received the workmeu
here Immediately struck. The work.
men offered to cooperate with the 20
lice to guard the city and posted no
tlces that looters would be shot Ths
major commanding the garrison de,
/ clarWi soldiers would support kapp ant
! proclaimed martial law he went Z
, Erfurt. few miles distant, for rein
f0rcements
Workmen from the munition plants y
the outskirts of the city. began TO con
verge on Gotha having seized arms AM
armored ears. The forces engaged
fighting after the workmen had killeS
two soldiers who interfered with a Do
tearing down the martial law procla
matlon
, The worklnen lacked organization, bu
were strong enough to eNpel the snial
N garrison. They realized they would D
unable to resist successfully a massei
lattack by the soldiers coming in iron
Erfurt and yielded in order TO avot'
further boodshed.