The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-23
ReuolutionariesHold
Region About Essen
Local Executive Council An
nounCes WOrkmen Control
Entire Area.
10000 IN RED ARMY
Now Marching on Wesel.
Ebert Troops and Com
munists Clash.

qen, March 23.-The local execu-
tive council today announced
that the entire Industrial region
hereabouts is in the hands OF the
revolutionary workmen and that
a red army of 10000 men is VIC
toriously advancing on Vessel,
where "the last remnants of the
regular troops" are concentrated.
The Ruhr Echo announced that
the left wing of the red army's front
stretches from Dinslaken, twenty
four miles from Dusseldorf. through
Holtcn to Dorsten, thirty Ave miles
southwest OF Muenster, Violent fight
ing is still proceeding on this front.
Dorsten and Valsm have been taken
by the reds, together with 900 pris-
oners, the newspaper adds, and
general advance is in progress to-
wards Wesel.
In the vicinity Of Haltern, an arr
mored train on the way to the In
dustrial region from Muenster was
halted by the blowing up of stretch
of roadbed. Quiet prevails on that
section OF the front between Dorsten
and Dortmund. The general military
situation, II is declared, Is favorable
to the revolutionaries.
4 second announcement by the execu-
tive council said that the revolutionary
workmen on Saturday captured tive
cannon. six mine throwers, 5000 rifles.
20 900 cartridges. 900 horses and much
baggage In the taking OF Dorsten, the
reds captured 500 retchswehr. the ans
nounccment added
REDS SUFFER DEFEAT.
koburg. SAKE. koburg, Gotna, Marcn
23.--(A PA heavy reteat mas been
inflicted on the communist forces who
lost more than 1000 killed. according 20
the Reichswehr commander In THIS re-
flon, The reiehswehr had 10 killed and
"a wounded. while nine are missing.
from a correspondent of the Telc-
grnaf describing the conquest Of Es-
sen by the communists. AS far back
an Thursday. he says. there were
fights between the reds and govern
mont soldiers in the suburbs OF Es-
sen. but the city itself continued duiet
and normal. Tho strike haC been
declared Oft and everybody there had
resumed work.
Friday morning there were rumorA
OF an advance by the workers army
from Bochum and GelsonlSirohen, and
tho government troops We're drawn
up on the outskirts OF the town wall
ing for the advance. SpartacNn
units. NJ a prcarranged signal. overs
cnmo tho sentinels and heavF fight
ing ensued n number being killed,
some estimates placing tho losses a.
i50. one section OF Sc vernment
troops became panic c-stricken and
threw away It's arms, but retreated
In good order to Wesel. At 1 O'clock
the red flag was hoisted over tho
town hall, Essen is now menaced
by famine, tho correspondent says.
Strike Not Settled.
Coblen2 reports that negotiations
between the government and leaders
OF workers were going on In Berlin
yesterday, according to advices re-
ccived here. but the general strike
had not been settled. as the larger
labor element and the independently
socialists we're demanding guarar-
tees against militarists and more
concessions from tho government.
Somo trains wcro moving on sub
urban lines out of Berlin yesterday,
Baltic troops and units OF tho na-
val brigades withdrawn from Berlir
when DR. Wolfgang Kapp left the
city are now in camp fifteen miles
west OF Berlin, It is said.
DISASTER INEVITABLE.
Copenhagen reports that the
whole western industrial district
OF Germeny is held solidly by
radicals and disaster is lnevita-
bic IL the government troops try
to interfere there. according 20
information received from Berlin
this morning by telephone by the
Berllngske Tidende. The Social
Domokraten learns that a purely
workers government is on point
Of formation, without oo-opera-
ton with the bourgeois parties.
\ dispatch 10 the Berlingsko IT,
dcudo from Berlin SAYS the com-
muuist army In Westphalia aggTe-
gates fully 10000 men. who are
equipped with mine throwcrs. arr
morcd cars and machine guns. The
army rs being constantly reinforced.
II already holds about a dozen towns.
Working at Hamburg.
Work was resumed in the ship
yards a. Hamburg yesterday. accord
ing 10 dispatches received here. and
u telegram from Kiel SAYS that work
men there have decided 10 resume
their posts In the most essential pub
lic services.
\ Lcipsic telegram received here
last night says that lighting az Halle
and In the neighhorhood of that
place continues with undiminiShed
violence. both the troops End work
crs' forces using artillery. Halle has
been completely cut or from the out
side world
Red Army Now Drilling.
Dusseldorf SAYS that small squads of
udrp pendent socialists. wearing red
lfassards and having army rifles slung
over their shoulders. are arriving here
o trcngtECu the foces. numbering sew
.ri thousand men. which are holding
his city while awaiting a threatened
attack from governments troops. The
.td army in which many communists
ihYe enlisted. Is now drilling near
own. Socialist forces are patrolling the
trcets but are not molesting the pub
ic. No disorders were reported today.
rhc people OF Dusseldorf expect Sow
umeut troops. which were forced 70
.efIre 20 Wessl thirty-tWo miles north
vest OF heere. 60 be reinforced SUI
.Ient'y 10 recapture the city within a
week.
Fighting Near Sandau.
An y s. dispatch fresss Berlin szss
hat heavy hrhting between Spartacans
md government troops has occurred a
near Spandau- Forty
we're killed and slxtyfive were injureo
government troops were victorious dis
.rming the Spartaeists.
Snaudau is one of the most important
.rs.uais in Germany and lies but lev
niles west Of Berlin.
CATTLE ~ PROGRESS
An a. p. report from AK "a
Chapslls. Rhsnish Prussia, says that
another battle IS reported 20 be 90.
ina on between SeartaCars aro
troops o. the regular army az Neseis
twenty two miles northwest q IS
sen. Ths regulars. tire report says