The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-26
GERMAN REBELS
RENEW ATTACK
Police at Eisleben Forced Truce
on Rebel Forces.
ReinfOrcemeuts for the Rebels
Turns Tide Again.
YANK |. W. W. AS LEADERS
Plot to Include Berlin in Revolt
Uncovered.
SaXOny Now Stronghold of
Commune Revolution.
YANK |. W. W. AS LEADERS

Berlin, March 26.-Twenty rioters
were killed when the security police
in Eisleben repulsed an attack upon
the Eisleben city hall last night. The
police casualties were two killed and
three wounded.
Sporadic fighting was reported to-
day from Hettstedt and Mansfield.
Leuna was reported quiet.
Rebels Are Reinforced.
Halle. Saxony, March 26.-Rein-
forcement of the communist rioters at
Mansfield and EisIeben was in progress
this morning. Armed worknen were
moving from Halle and vicinity to
Join their comrades who, after many
hours of fighting. had been driven out
of Eisleben by the security police.
According to both the police and
communist headquarters the purpose
of the movement was to surround the
Eisleben police. The + gitives from
Eisleben were reorganizing today on
the hills northwest of that town, COM
munists here reported.
Police Claim Victory.
The security police claim to have
routed these Eisleben fugitives when
they sought to entrench themselves.
uuieted were denied by the communists
here. The communistic forces had
blown up the railway station and were
in control of the city according TO
these sources.
Here in Halle, which is credited with
housing the communist committee d.
recting the Saxon revolt. conditions
were growing more tense. An effort
was on foot among the working men
to bring about a general strike. but no
clashes as a result of this movement
had occurred up to noon.
Planned To Attack Berlin.
Berlin. March 26.-Plans to include
Berlin within the scope of the Com
munist uprising were discovered here
today.
The police reported they had OBJ
tanned evidence of plea to dynamite
public buildings. newspaper plants
to locate the main hiding place of the
explosives and issued a warning to
the public to beware of the attempts
A thousand unemployed men sought
to seize several factories on the out
skirts but were quickly dispersed by
the police.
Defeat Eislebcn Rebels.
The Berlin Communist newspaper
Rotefahn has beens ordered sup
pressed heDOGIS I6C6lNcQ mere SdIiy
today indicated that the government
forces were rapidly controlling the
situation in the main insurrection
district.
The police were said to have re-
gained complete possession of Elsie
ben Hettstedt and Mannsfeld after
heavy fighting. The communist lead
ers in Eisleben sought to negotiate g
truce after their defeat but the police
refused to treat with them. They fin
ally agreed to hand over all loot an6
to attempt to induce the communist:
thruout that district to surrender.
Yank 1. w. w. Leaders.
Merseburg, Germany. March 90
Former members of the American 1
w. w. We're reported today to be lead
ing the Communist demonstrations il
the vicinity of Leuna.
The factories in that city were saiC
to be still in the hands of the workers
guarded by a red" army of 5000
other detachments of the red" arm!
were reported to be holding the ap
proaches to the city.
The government of SaXony has an
nounced that Bitterfeld is in the hand
of the Communists. and that the fac
tories there have been occupied.
Communists in Klarfeld voted t.
strike today. Halle was reported t.
be quiet.
Renew Eisleben Battle.
Oberroeblingen, Prussian Saxony
March 26.-Reports that the com
munist forces which have been fight
ing in Eisleben against the securit.
police for three days had been driver
out of that city were brought her,
last night by men breathless from run
ming the twelve miles which lie be
tween Eisleben and this little Saxol
village. They said that the commun
its were retreating across the fields
for the most part. in good order, bu
some had thrown away their guns an,
others had been taken prisoners
Members of the communist forces
which were in virtual control of Elsie
ben. permitted a correspondent t,
enter that city yesterday between
bursts of firing. but they were unwill
ing to escort him back, saying tina
the only conveyances availa BILE wer
in the hands of the police and tha
capture was probable.