The New York herald., 1921-03-28
Danger Of a General Strike
Believed TO Have Passed;
Uprisings Dwindle Be-
fore ReenfOrcements.
SOME REDS SHELLED
Battling but No Casualties
Near Mansfield, and News
paper Is Grenaded in
Halle; Two Hurt.
CURFEW IN THREE CITIES
Armed Anarchists Stop Train
at Bitterfeld and Search
It-Men Fleeing to the
Country.
CURFEw IN THREE CITIES
En ths Associated i,ceaa.

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HALLE, Germany, March 2,.-Bat-
talions OF green police" were to-day
in control in a, majority OF the troubled
Saxon cities, from which large per-
centage of the male population had
fled either in fear OF arrest or in an
effort to join their fugitive comrades to
reorganize for another attack, which
in some quarters is considered prob
able on Tuesday. after the Easter hoii-
days.
The police authorities. however, be-
lieve that the movement has been
checked and that it will fail of sue
cess, although sporadic Communist
uprisings continue TO occur here and
in Eisleben, Mansfield, Hettstedt and
other important mining and manu-
featuring centres.
An attack was made tonight by
Communists upon the building OF the
HdiIesche Zeituno. the Pan-German
organ here. A hand grenade was
hurled into the building. wounding two
OF its occupants.
Security Police Occupy Towns.
Mansfield was occupied tonight By
a force Of the security police. At tae
same time members OF the security
forces. about 1000 Of whom were en-
ployed in tho movement, occupied Hes-
bra, Kloster and Hettstedt.
The only fighting in the movement
occurred at Mansfield when a catter-
Of artillery belonging to the Federal
forces. their first appearance in the
trouble in this district, shelled the re-
treating Communists No casualties
were reported. however.
Count Poninslsi colonel of police in
tho Mansfield district, said to-day: The
situation is in hand. The uprising has
virtually been suppressed and no fur
ther serious outbreaks are expected"
The Associated Press correspondent
had just come from Mansfield. which he
entered with several hundred police. VINO
were marching in squads and singing
war songs. all equipped with rifles. re-
voivers and hand grenadcs at the belt.
and followed by field kitchens and army
trucks upon each OF which a machine
gun was mounted.
The prisoners taken at Hettstedi and
on the way marched with hands up
raised through tho Villages between
companies OF police. As soon as Mans
field was reached. ragged, 1nkcmpt and
rather woebegone Communists were os-
dered to stand facing the wall OF the
CITY Hail. Fifteen or them stood in
that position for two hours
streets Are Cleared Qaickiy-
Orders were issued that the residents
must not appear at windows. and polios
with rifles were detailed to duty at the
street corners. One Of the police walked
TO the corner OF long street crowded
with women and children and cried
Clear the street He then fired his
rifle over their heads and a rush was
made for the doorways. The street was
vacated within minute.
Orders were posted in Mansfield. Hett-
stedt and Kloster to-day that any citi-
zen appearing in the streets after s.S
o'clock would be shot without challenge.
and citizens must not be seen IT Tho
windows 1t Is specifically set forth that
70 exception will be made. regardless OF
emergencies.
Although isolated outbursts are re-
ported from Eisleben and Hettstedt.
and few s-enades were thrown here.
most OF the Communists' activities were
shifted 70 Bitterfcld. where worlzmen
mounted machine suns on tho station
platform and searched all passengers on
their arrival this afternoon. Twenty
armed Communists boarded one train
and asked II any soldiers were there.
They searched for arms and after long ,
delay permitted the train 70 proceed
The only other town OF Importance
held by tho Communists is Leuna. whe.a
there are no police. and many radicals
arc employed by the Baden aniline ara
soda factory, which utilizes the services
OF 10000 men.
Plot to DIow In Police