The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
Radicals Hold Heights
Over Hamburg with
Machine Guns.
FEAR OF OUTBREAK
EXTENDS TO BERLIN
Picturesque Red Army
Under Bandit Chief Re-
cruited in Saxony.
Especial Gable TO The HERALD

BERLIN. Harch 2O.-The Com
munist uprising in Central Ger
many is spreading. despite the op-
timistic attitude Of the government
At Hamburg, the Communists
were reported TO be holding the
heights surrounding the city by
means Of heavy concentration Of
machine guns.
while the strike has not yet g-t
real foothold in Berlin. general
strikes were reported from several
places in the Ruhr and Gelsenkir-
chen districts.
Reinforcements have been sent
to the Greens in Mansfield. The
city of Halle. the big manufacture
ing railway center. is like a pow
der barrel
General strike.
The Communists have proclaimed
general strike in the Ruhr dis
trict. There is a strike at Dcrt-
mund where everything is par
alyzed. There are only partial
strikes at Remscheid and Gelsen-
kirchen. There is general strike
but no violence in Munster.
During the forenoon today f0O
unemployed tried to storm the Ber-
Hin gas works on DanziEer-S -Strassc.
the police responding to hurry cali
Dc raFRrS
Fight ~ EiSIeben.
! In Eisleben. q detachment of the
Reds made a surprise attack on the
Green" police there after negotia-
ltions had been entered into with
the Red leaders. The Reds retook
the city hail. which in turn, was
stormed and taken by the Greens.
The latter lost ono dead and nu-
merous wounded. The Reds report
ed heavy losses. The Greens cap
ltured six machine guns and many
iprisoners. who are being herded
into church until they can be
transported 10 Cassel
| Communists. IL was reported to-
night. were flocking TO the city and
establishing great camp in the
hills northwest Of the city. Safety
lpolice called for reinforcements ana
iprepared to Withstand mass at
tack.
Hettstedt was flled with COM
munists preparing to join in the
venture. A small eplosion in the
railway station there was charged
to the Reds
| In an encounter Al Nietlen. police
claimed to have overcome a small
Communist force.
Explosive Discovered.
! During the day twenty-five pounds
OF an explosive. known a. "ruhorit.'
which. il is alleged. was int. nded
to be used to blow Up tn" mounted
police building at Marienhcid, a
tsubUrb of Berlin, was found
An armored train has started out
from Erfurt for MsrsehurE To recon
hotter and to clean up" along that
railway line. and to penetrate into
McrseburE to ascertain the sItus-
tion there. Another arnorcd tram
has been dispatched to the station
at Sangerhausen.
In Berlin this evening there rs
considerable tension. which ever th-
, warm summer weather Was not able
to dissipste. The bold attack by a
band of Communists during the
night on a patrol Of green police.
and the killing Of a sergeant with
his own rife in the suburb Of Lich-
tenberC. where a big uprising vas
put down two years $50 by former
Minister Of Defense Noske. r1s
, created = strong feeling amonE toe
police.
Gatherings Banned.
Police headquarters late this
afternoon issued a public warning
against assemblages and the gather
: ing Of crowds. 1t was added that
any attempt 70 rior or otherwise
create disorder would be ruthlessly
suppressed.
:: Police headquarters itself is bar
ricaded and all the approaches 20
I it are commanded by machine
guns. Searchlights were mounted
on the roof tonight and cast their
beams Of light for miles during al
the dark hours owing to alleged
information that the Communists
planned to storm and take the btf
building during the night.
Condition at Lenns.
German Communists at Lenna, N
SaNony. tonight torsook their pa.
cifist beliefs 20 organize Red
army.
The nucleus Of the military force
the Communists hope to have soon
was organized at the giant nitrogen
plant here. II consisted OF S.ooe
| men.
III Arms are easily obtained. the
| Communists said. displaying an ar
senaI Of 1000 rifles. obtained mostly
from raids on police and regular
military forces.
III Old Bandit Leader.
The oreanizing genius of the RED
force which leaders confidently be
lieved will take control OF all Cen
tral Germany is former member
of the HoeltE bandit gang. He Il
known as Red Ludendorf."
III Ragged and dirty sentries paced
before the main gate to the Leuns
workers today. Their appearances
lacked military polish, but they
handled their weapons in q way
which showed their army training.
Songs OF Love.
Above all songs rises a familiai
German war song:
Twas in a little Polish village
Where FIRST met her.