Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-20
WHOLE Of GERMANY
VAST BATTLEFIELD
One Thousand Are Reported
Killed in the Fierce Fighting
at Kiel.
ESSEN SURRENDERS TO REDS
Three Hundred Dead in Krupp-
town and Many Hundreds
Killed in Other Cities.
ESSEN SURRENDERS TO REDS
lBy Assnciatcd prca.


BERLIN, March l9-TelcErans from
many big towns in Germany show that
heavy fighting is progressing in tho
thickiy populated areas where soldiers
and sailors arc opposed by the Reds.
In few cities III South Germany the Red
movement is said 10 DC waning and
some wo.kmcn are returning to their
jobs.
Essen SURRENDERED this afternoon to
In which it Is estimated that 300 per-
Slaughter at KteI.
urconfirmcd reports received here
from Coblenz, arc TO the cffert that
1000 persons have been Killed at Kici.
o.h,3 A1th9uEh l., an agreement had been
"rs OF the workmcn and the military
authorities at Leipzig for poacefui
the workers yesterday rejected the
agreement, and lighting was resumed.
ana continued through the day and
where building barricades. In Inc
course of the afternoon a military air
plane dropped bombs on Johannispiat1:
workmel.
Losses in, tho fighting are said to be
GSM.Iehriy hcavE; and rumors OF hum
parts OF the city arc met on every
nand., The Saxon government has de-
Soviet Republic Proclaimed.
Thc Communists are reported to be
gaming headway in SaNony and Vest
claimed at Chcmnitx and PlaYcn. -
o,,i ~ Tue Rnhr Basin the Majority So
strike but il is douhted il the order der
is oheycd by the Communists. who con.
iiinuc masters Of the situation al
tochum, Dortmund and Ciclsenkirchen.
pn tho other hand the Comnllnists
haEe I;t 9ecn badly beaten 1T Solingen and
irl1ehrield, J.; ,hd whGre they put 5000 men
.d-oFai government troops are semi
oLnciai!y .L reported TO be marching to
INC, INC hnnr district where lighting is
local troops. The government forces
arc expected to reach uortmund Friday
In Brunswick there is much dtsor-
der. accdmpanicd by pillaring OF shops
itosiock, in Meek lenburg 4Schwerin, Was
their position is said to he precarlous.
and the situation at Dusseldorf is very
grave - 'e''
Hundreds Killed In Mining Districts.
Hundreds of persons have boon kill
cd in the mining districts of Germany
~ collisions between miners ana
Fifty persons were killed at Dresden
IN sudden clash between students
GhIsan,antion fhS nian and mob. according to
riEed in Stuttgart.
Al Frankfort eighty persons have
ocen Killed in recent disorders. and
eu the hospitals. In addition 4 num-
ner OF injured arc drifting into first
4 lidastationS, which it has been neces-
sary 70 establish throughout the city.
~ telegram from CaSScl says Il crowd
Nloihteu an armisicc arranged between
c.entendinG forces there and attacked
INC barracks Of the security guard. The
attack was rcpuised. but ii is reported
nmat losses on both sides were heavy
Inc communists are Soviet masters OF
At Iiof power is still held by Soviet
adherentS but guards at Nurcmburg
succeeded yesterday in beating off
sailors Of Bolshcvist Affiliations who
attempted to capture the town hall. 4
dispatch from Munich. says Premier
Won Kahn. in addressing the LandtaE
on events in Nuremberg. said detach-
mentS of some i.500 rcvolutionarv sol
diers fired on Il detachment OF regulars
from windows of houses. wounding sew
erai pedestr ians. In the afternoon Il
large crowd tried 10 storm the police
station and twcnty-threc persons were
Killed and eighty wounded
Thc Premier added that tho troops
and the police were now masters of the
situation - N'S