The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-19
Berlin LIKE KEC
OF GUNPOWDER
Workmen Seem Boiling With
ExCitement--SOIdierS Mock
Crowds as They Leave.
FINGERS ON TRIGGERS;
PRUSSIAN FLAGS WAVE
Rear Guard Fires Volley Into
Crowds-Pandemonium
Ensued-Von Seecht
Hated.

London March 19.--(A. P)-An
Germany with the exception of the
southern states is rebellious, and
Berlin ID "a barrel OF gunpowder
which may be ignited at any time
says a Berlin dispatch TO the Elk
change Telegraph company filed at
Berlin yesterday.
Tho dispatch describes the with
drawal from Berlin OF the Iron divi-
sion and naval brigades. which
marched down Inter den Linden at
4'S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon IN
the midst OF pouring rain. Crowds,
tho majority of which we're extrem-
list radical workers. looked on as
company after company filed down
tho street In tho direction of the
srandenburg gate on their way to
DoeberitE.
THE soldiers marched TO the ac-
compartment OF drums and with
Prussian banners flying" the mes
says says. "They were armed. car
rying their rifles ready to fire and
with their fingers on tho triggers.
Their behavior could not have been
moro provocative. Workers stand
ing on the sidewalks seemed boiling
with excitement and none could un-
derstand why the troops had been
permitted TO withdraw without Civ
ing up their arms. Few believed they
would keep their promise to disarm
at Doehorltz
Many soldiers smiled mockingly
at the crowd as though saying. wait
u while. we shall return This in
creased the antagonism OF the sncc.
taiors, many OF whom shouted, whis-
Tied md cntcalied, while others
hurled such epitheta as 'scoundrels.
beasts and 'aRlna at The soldiers
who responded with contomnfiIous
looks ~ they handled their grenades
menaoingly.
Workers at White Heat.
From the Hotel Adlon elegantly
dressed women waved their handker-
ohleis at the soldiers. this raising tc
white heat the anger OF the work.
ers. They suddenly made a rush 10.
ward the hotel. and some actually
Invaded tho vestibule before being
ropulsed by a strong detachment OF
security troops BIarding the allied
missions at the hostolry.
Hardly had the last soldier passed
the Hrnndenburg gate when the reat
guard turned nh1 fired a Volley into
the crowd standing in IN, street.
Ehose near the middle of the road
way had no recourse hut TO fling
themselves on the pavement. ALONG
untor den Linden. Sommerstrasse
ana BudapesterstraBse men started
To run away. Many OF these were
either Killed or wounded during the
ntlns' Whlch lasted for half q min-
ute. -Four dead and ten wounded
were carried into the Hotel AdIon
Members OF the security guards
stationed at the Brandenburg gate dld
not interfere during tho firing. being
few In number
Shr'll Cries OF Wounded.
y llttle later. near tho parliament
buliding crowd of workers rushed
detachment OF Baltic troops who
were passing. aud the latter began
hring the sounds OF rife Gre min.
Cling with tho shrin cries and vroans
OF the wou.Jed For a time All woa
chaos and pandemunium and n an
pears that IN the confusion Tho snl.
diers here shot "A number of their
own men. Tho exact number q,
Killed and wounded could not bo as
certained this evening. Twenty per-
sons were Killed In n subseouep,
clash Rt Charlottenburg. and n sim
more serious encounter was reported
ifom kottbutgen. but no details we're
at hand
workers believe the soldiers NAV
return presently. bringing on a cri-
sis more serious than that OF tbe
past tew days. hey are particu-
lnrly furious over the appointment ~
pen. Won Seecht as commander OF
FORCES here, he being placed in the
witz"