New-York tribune., 1920-04-05

wehr and "Red" casualties, it is Of
fcially announced, were light.
The Reichswehr came to Duisbure in
two contingents, the 62d Regiment
marching south from Vessel through
Hamborn and Dinslaken into Ruhror,.
and the remainder, under General Ka-
bisch, fanking in east Of Duisburg.
The contingents arrived simultaneously
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
detachment of police undertook to
search houses for resisting "Reds,"
while the government artillery took up
a position north of the old gates Of
Duisburg, from which spot it placed
shots where the "Reds" were GROUPED.
principally in the high school grounds.
The first shots between the kabisch
forces and the "Reds" we're fired in
Kaserbcrg, on the eastern side Of the
city. Fighting soon followed in tho
downtown streets of Duisburg, the
Reichswehr advancing from corner to
corner driving the "Reds" before them
The "Reds" fought in small groups.
sometimes only three or four manning
machine gun, supplcmenting its fire
with rifles.
Shrapnel Routs "Reds"
Inc heaviest firing was in Sonnewa!l
Ptreet. The Reichswehr entered the
street at the north end from an open
scuarc with machine guns. The Reds, /"
with their machine guns, stood at a
ranec Of fifty yards.
The sweeping fire Of both sides
shivered half the store windows. The
cutters were piled high with pulver-
lied glass.
Remnants Of the melting "Rcds"
gathered around Bsmarcks monument
fed when the troops charged. Barri-
caneS erected in Kasslcrfeldcr Street
where many aliens reside, were cleared
out by shrapnel.
The "Reds," who numbered only two
or three hundred. were driven out
within two and half hours, but des-
ultory fighting, continued into the
nlght, as small nests Of the radical clc-
incnt were located and corncrcd.
Tho correspondent saw two "Reds"
who had been captured passing through
the streets with their hands in the air
Citizens said that "Rcds" were cx-
ecutcd, but this is denied. No brutal
acts were observed.
The city, which had lived in a state
Of fear for three weeks, took the mat
ter coolly. The strcctcars continued
operating in all parts Of the town cx-
cept where the fighting was hot, but
collars were POPULAR.
Many OF the citizens knew that the
Rcichswchr was expected, az the gov
ernmcnt had notified Burgomastcr
'arrcs, who had volunteer frcmcn
sworn to secrecy last night ready to put
out any fires that might occur.
Shell Kills Three Citizens
Three OF the citizens killed were hit
NJ government shell falling wild and
"rccking house. The fourth was
cut down by artillery in the street The
burgonastcr who had been dcposcd, tho
pubiic employees who had been on
hFlfc az protest and tho deposcd
poiicc have resumed their functions.
DrE3&ELDCEF, April (By The Ar
soc 'ated PrcSaJ. Ducsscldorf gas quiet
eo-d@y 1t Is surrounded by "modcrate
Rtd outposts on All the roads leading
INTO the city, vino are under orders to
frc"!Vc, disa'n and conduct to the bar
faf.% all returning "Reds."
ine cTecutlvp committee in charge
announces tnat It 10 prepared to pre-
Y"ht 4hc ctty t'comInn she scene Of re-
1iH'arre to The Dcacc terms. Should the
he'cfs~"hr come u DucBeeldo,f. how
over, the wotkncn are IN fayor Of call.
'vN q Genotol ttrike in protcst.
- H. hpril 4 CEy THO Aaeociatcd
,terfs lee "aea' guards haze lnf.
- s"n. The Btfcctz were crowded TO-
o"@ wtth the usual Easter crowds.