The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-15

owing allegiance 10 neither the Ebert
nor Won kapp governments, assumed
power in Bochum and disarmed the
inhabitants.
Following declaration Of general
strike in Hanover, workmen and
students engaged in sanguinary
battle. The students occupied the
railway buildings.
Herr Meterher, under orders Of
Ebert, will go to Berlin and summon
Won kapp To reestablish the consti
tutionai regime, it was reported here.
Soviet Republics
COPENHAGEN. March 15.-Ger-
man radicals have seized the oppoe-
tunity to proclaim soviet republics
in Hof and Schweinfurt during the
confusion resulting from the counter
revolution, according TO reports re-
ceived here today. These advices
said the soviet forces were preparing
to march on Hamburg.
Thirty persons have been killed
and eighty wounded in fighting in
Essen and fifty killed in Kiel. meagre
dispatches reported.
Ebert Refuses to Negotiate.
LONDON, March 15.-The govern
ment of President Ebert has refused
to negotiate with the Berlin revolu-
Ebert declared in an inter
view at Dresden, according to dis
patch here today.
Ebert was quoted in the interview
as expressing full confdeEe in the
outcome of the present situation.
1.-The new Berlin government al
ready has offered to negotiate with
us, but we have refused absolutely"
Ebert said, according to the dispatch.
I'VE take the ground that the new
government in Berlin does not repre-
sent any party group. 1t is merely a
few partisans who have seized power
General Strike In Munich.
PARIS, March 15.-A Munich dis
patch says that workers there have
proclaimed a general strike.
1t is reported, the dispatch says,
that republic of sov1ets has been
proclaimed at Hof and Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt is in Inter Franken,
225 miles southwest of Berlin. Hot
is an important city in Ober Frank
en-, about It's miles southwest of Ber-
lin.
Will Use Machine Guns.
LONDON, Mar. 15.-General Won
LuettwitZ, minister of defense in the
revolutionary government in Berlin
declared in an Interview that the
general strike viii be suppressed, the
revolutionists using machine guns il
necessary, Berlin dispatch said to-
day.
TWO Man Dictatorship.
LONDON, Mar. ia News Agency
dispatch from Berlin today says that
for the present the revolutionary gov
eminent plans to continue it's rwo
man dictatorship with DR.. Won Kapp
and General Won Luettwitz in supreme
control.
General Erich Won Ludendorf called
at the chancelIory yesterday. the dis
patch said.
noon were that the struggle Of Ger
two governments for suprem-
acy has been comparatively peaceful
30 far. Success or failure OF the revo-
luton still is in the balance, official
advices here indicated. The attitude
of the provinces, which is not yet
ClGCtlly uChuS0s VIII uualAy oSLSALA
the revolution is to prove a
flash in the pan" or result in peTma-
nent overthrown of the Ebert govern
ment, observers believed.
The Ebert forces so far are depend
ing upon the general strike as their
weapon, dispatches indicat-
than the influence of the revolution
lists.
Won Knapp continued his negotiations
an effort to gain adherents, a News
Agency dispatch said.
1t was reported, the dispatch said.
hat the independent and other so
,ialist groups have refused to have
any dealings with Won Knapp. The
democrats have announced they will
remain faithful to President Ebert
while centrists have adopted passive
attitude.
Troops PatroIiing Streets.
FRANKFORT, March IA Bar-
in dispatch says that representatives
Of the entente missions conferred
with Won Knapp in Berlin Saturday
light.
die pdllollblE ~ uoV i'm
and Leipzig, it was said. adding that
have been in the in
lusrtial centers Of Ruhr, Essen and
Duisberg.
New Cabinet to Meet
LONDON, March 15-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch by way of Am
sterdam says the new German revo.
Iutionary cabinet will meet Tuesday |
The cabinet. according to the dis
patch has ordered the arrest of Ma !
thias Erzberger, former minister of |
finance under President Ebert
A News Agency dispatch from Ber.
in says President Ebert and Chan
cellor Baur will be arrested on |
charges OF high treason.
To Support Won Knapp.
LONDON, March Is. - A News |
Agency dispatch from Berlin says the |
nationalists and lib.