The New York herald., 1921-03-24
RED FLAG RAISED,
BOMBS THROWN
Organized Campaign of De-
struction and Violence Be-
gun in Germany.
HAMBURG YARDS SEIZED
Leipsic Courts, Rodewisch City
Hall and Other Build
ings Wrecked.
YARDS SEIZED
By the Associated PROS.

BERLIN, March 23.--The mid German
Industrial areas and the Hamburg dis
trict are in the throes OF anarchy In
consequence OF the Communists' de-
termination to force a widespread gem
eral strike in protest against the Gov
ernment's action in massing security
police there for the purpose OF check
ing the rioting and plundering which
have been going on for the last few
days.
The Ignite districts near Mansfield
are the chief centre OF tho present dis
turbances, which not only extend TO
derailing trains by removing the
tracks but are spreading 10 serious
bomb outrages upon the judiciary
buildings in nearby towns and cities,
including Leipsic, Dresden, F'reiberg
and Rodewisch.
Armed bandits, operating under the
direction of tho notorious robin
Hood Hoelz, who year ago terrorized
Vogtland, ore carrying out holdups,
robbing savings banks and otherwise
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munity by the destruction of indus
trial plants and the seizure of arms.
Communist workers seized the city
administration buildings in Hamburs
to-day, then occupied the Blohm
voss shipyards and hoisted the red
flag, says a despatch from Hamburg.
Workers in other shipyards quit work
and began organizing mass demon
strations, according to the despatch.
In Leipsic, Dresden, Rodewisch and
other cities In central Germany the Com
munists directed their efforts against
court houses, city halls, public banks
and police headquarters. A bomb ex-
ploded in tine Lelpsic Court House this
morning and blew Off the roof. broke
all the windows. wrecked the lobby and
shattered the windows Of buildings in
radius of two blocks.
In Rodewisch the City Hall was vir-
tually destroyed by bomb which had
been concealed in the basement The
use Of dynamite against the city ad-
ministrauon buildings in Auerbach.
Freiberg and Dresden resulted in heavy |
property loss and the wounding severely |
of at least three persons. Others were
slightly injured.
A youth. 81 years old, was arrested !
in Auerbach with sack OF dynamite |
in his possession. A companion who !
Aired at a policeman escaped. The man
arrested said he was from Danzig, but |
declined TO talk further.
From Eisleben, tyenty-three miles west !
of Halle. comes a message which reports |
intermittent rife firing on the streets |
Tuesday night, and that hand grenades |
were exploding there this morning.
These outbreaks In middle Germany !
which synchronized with the action of /
the Communist shipyard workers at |
Hamburg. have been openly espoused for /
the last forty-eight hours by the German
Bolsheyist organ, the Red Flag. This /
newspaper. in a series Of inhammatory l
proclamations. advised It's followers that
time for action had arrived. and urged
them 10 take weapons from the organi1a-
tion Of law and order and the bourgeoise
and distribute them among the working
men.
LONDON. March "a Berlin des-
patch received by Reuters Gays that in
the rioting in Hamburg the workmen
and police fought outside the famous
Vulcan shipyards. Four persons were
killed. twelve were badly and fourteen
slightly injured.
The despatch says the Senate has de-
clared a minor state OF siege.