The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-19
WORKMEN AND
SOLDIERS CLASH
Hundreds Killed in Mining
DiStritCS of Germany.
Fighting General.
HOSPITALS CROW DED
Armed Miners Support Spar
tacans-Struggle Against
Troops for Control.
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he hunr dlStFlCt OF WeetCEu
Prussia, containing great coal
fields and rich industrial eenters,
has become the danger spot IN
Germany today, Open warfare
Is reported TO have broken out
there between the Spartacans
and troops and violent battles
have taken place, accompanied
by heavy casualties.
Armed workers supporting the
Spartaean movement continue
their struggle against the troops
elsewhere and the number OF To-
cal soViets proclaimed in the in
dustriaI and agricultural regions
is Increasing.
II was reported that the dan
ger of the occupation OF Berlin
by Spartaoan troops had been
Iesseued by dissensions among
the leaders, but while the COM
munist government may thus
have been weakened at Berlin, Il
Is apparently stronger than ever
outside Of that city.
Fresh complications havo been
added to the turbulent situation
In Berlin by an anti-Jewish out
break. Jews were attacked by
crowds m the streets and beaten.
reports that Won kapp and Won
Luettwitz have committed aul-
eide and they are doubted. The
whereabouts OF both was not
revealed after their flight.
London. March l9.-(A. Plum
drcds Of persons have been killed in
the mining districts OF Germany In
collisions between miners and
troops, It is declared In reports from
Germany received at Copenhagen,
tho Central Nows correspondent In
that city telegraphs.
Telegrams received from tho big
| towns In Germany the message
states, show that lighting Is proceed :
ing IN nearly pli the thickly nopu-
lated areas, who're soldiers and work
crs are opposed.
In brunswick there in much dis
order, accompanied by pillnging of
shops. In Leipzig, according Go the
advices there was street fighting
| throughout yesterday. Rostock. In
| Mocl>lenburB- Schwcrin, IN In the
! hands of the Spartacans. but their
! position Is said TO bo procnrious,
In violent fighting at Kiel yester-
day between worlSmcn and troops,
tho worlmon seemed to have gotten
tho upper hand. tho message reports.
The communists are declared TO be
masters at Cassol
Like Organized Warfare.
Copenhagen says that dispatch
to the Berliugsko Tdendc from
Hamburg reports the situation
throughout the districts OF lthcnish
! Wcstphalia Hs of most serious
character During an attack upon
! the NuremburE railroad station
| twenty persons were killed and many
others wounded. The troops re-
mained In possession OF the town.
Fifty persons were killed IN most
violent hghting at Leipzig It ts re
ported, Workmcn. IN their clash
with troops, threw up carricados. dug
! trenches and fought almost organized
warfare, Mines were exploded near
the railway station.
Crowd Violated Armistioe
A telegram from Cassel says n
| crowd violated an armlstico ar
! ranged between coutonding forces
thore and attacked the barracks OF
the security Euurd. This attack was
| repulaed. bat losses on both sides
were heavy. 1t is said.
ono /, N. S. dispatch described tho
! situation as follows:
Chaos continues IN Germany, esps.
cially in the Ruhr mining district.
REDS MALrREAT TROOPS.
/ Al Berlin the Spartaoans arc NAL.
/ treating troops and have suspended
| their operation with Bauer tohan-
eellor OF the Ebert government
pending proof thas he will carry out
the communist demands.
Armed mobs werc said 10 be
marching upon Erurt IN russjan
SaXuny ana Mcmnogcn
Students W. Mobs.
Stuttgart reports nfty persons were
KILLED Rt Dresden in a sudden clash
between q students organization aud
n mob, according to the story OF a
witness who has arrived here. Al
Frankfort eighty persons have been
killed in recent disorders. and soy
cr1l hundred wounded have reached
the hospitals. In addition n number
~ injured are drifting into first aid
stations which it has been necessary
Io establish throughout the city.
Food Conditions Serious.
'.bbA'Nif fI IINH liN NWfNEN persons
were Killed when Cen. Won Iuctt-
Wits troops hred into the crowd ua.
the soldiers were leaving Berlin this
afternoon. according to Berlin ad-
Vices received here.
Troops Of The Ebert Government
we're guarding tho city and ron-
'ral communist outbreak was sim
threatening. according 90 thcsc ad-
vices
Information direct from Berlin
this evening wis that The tnHturnd
ont socialists had decided 90 continue
The strike. Food conditions were re-
ported as serious aa mo- trains had
come into Berlin for Eve aaNa.
Warrants for Arrest.
Copenhagen. March Warrants
have been issued fo- the aircE OF
Cen. Iudcndorn and Col Rauer.
Characterized nH Ludendorns right
hand man. says a dispatch 10 the
Social bem0katcu from Berlin to-
d1N
Accept Notks's Reuanation.
Frankfort. Germany. March ~ ID
0HatesJ il is reported that thc rrs- |
isnBtIou uf Gustav Nuss, as minis /
t.r oI defense Boo tho Ebert govern
meHt hss been nrcauied chief of
Police Ernst OF Berlin. a. also likely /
tp tcsIEn. NJ is alHl