Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-20

Stuttgrat, March 20.-(By The
Associated Press THE entire
Ebert government, including Minis
ter of Defense Noske will leave for
Berlin tonight on a special train.
General Won Seecht, in command at
Berlin, has sent wireless mes
sage saying that everything is
quiet in the capital.
Premier Bauer. Foreign Minister
Mueller and Herr Giesberts, minis
ter of posts and telegraphs, pre-
ceded the other members Of the
government, arriving in Berlin this
morning where they Immediately
opened negotiations with the
unions.
Shoot Down Baltic Troops.
! Berlin, March 19.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press, $40 P. My Wire
lessl noon, firing has oc-
Cured in various parts Of the city.
1t is reported that the security po-
| lice are shooting down all officers
of the Baltic troops remaining in
Berlin.
Unter-den-Linden bristled today
with barbed wire and the Hotel Ad-
lon was thoroughly screened with
it and guarded by troops,
The inner city streets are seeth-
ing with excited people. Disorders
are occurring in the suburban dis
tricts. There is a conspicuous abb
sence of troops in the working
mems dwelling districts where agi-
'tators are feverishly busy.
Strike Enforced.
The strike is being enforced most
stringently and the socialists and
spartacist organizations are picket
ing the city thoroughly.
Cabmen are being held up and
their passengers forced to alight
The streets, consequently. are di-
vested of traffic save for few pri-
vate conveyances and military and
police vehicles.
Fear of the communists and their
red guards seems to be spreading
increasingly among the security
police.
An armored train was sent from
Berlin yesterday as a result OF Sc
rious disturbances which occurred
at various railway stations.
Bomb Public Buildings.
| London. March 20.-Ebert gov.
ernment troops have bombed public
buildings at Leipsic iu an attempt
to dislodge German workers forces
and several hundred persons have
been KILLED as result, says a Ber.
lin dispatch to the Exchange Tele.
graph company.
| The message says 100 were killet
and 200 wounded in the stree
fighting in Berlin on Thursday.
Spartaeans Take Essen.
Brussels, March 20.-(Havas. y
The capture of Essen was effected
on Friday by a spartacan army O
about 100000 men, with II gun.
and an equipment of armored au
tomobiles, according to advices from
Aux-La Chapeile today. The spar
tacans proclaimed soviet repub
lie there.
! During last night, the advice
add, the manufacturing city o
Dusseldorf, on the Rhine north o
Cologne. was captured by sparta
can forces. the government troop
evacuating it without fight.
| Victorious Elsewhere.
| Mulheim. southwest of Essen
| Oberhausen. to the northwest; tn
important industrial town of Elber
field to the south; and Kettwis
south of Mulheim, are reported I
have been evacuated by the smal
forces Of government troops hold
ing them after being defeated i
| fighting with the spartacans. Tn
government troops took refuge j
part in the British zone Of ioccupa
ton. where they were dfsarmet
j. the dispatches state.
/ The Belgian posts on the righ
bank Of the Rhine. according to tn
messages. fell back to the lei
bank without being disturbed.
| All possible precautions are be
ing taken to forestall any attempt
against the Rhine bridgeheads.
4 Order ct Kfel.
Paris, March 20--Latest advice
to the French foreign office stat
that Rear Admiral Evers. appoint