The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-30
Communists A p p e a r
Stronger Than Ever
and Large Death Toll
Is Reported as Result
of Battles Yesterday,
Insurgents Appear to
be Well Armed.

Berlin, March 30.-The communist
uprising which had appeared to be on
the point of collapse, has flickered up
again in various sections of Germany,
and reports today indicate that more
than 60 persons have been killed in
the renewed fighting. The district be-
tween Leipsic and Halle, now appears
to be the chief zone of the communist
operations and train service between
these two cities has been suspended.
The communists who were defeated
recently in the Mansfield district
have regrouped their forces near Gro
bers where they are said to be in
possession of a strong position. They
are well equipped, especially with ma,
chine guns and in an effort to dis
lodge them the security police lost 12
killed es7E
The largest number of casualties
reported were from Gevelsburg. West
phalia, messages stating that fifty
persons were killed in yesterdays
clashes when the police recaptured
the town from the communists who
had been in possession for several
hours.
Berlin, March 3O.-Advices from
central Germany state the communist
revolt, which appeared threatening
last week, is rapidly disintegrating
into minor outbreaks. Declaration Is
made that the backbone" of the pro-
iected revolution there has been def
nitely broken.
Sporadic strikes are reported from
Halle and Jena, where electric power
plants are shut down, and an attempt
( to tie ups the Ruhr district has. been
made. but the latter attempt has thus
far failed except at Remscheid, where
about half the workers employed in
various plants have failed to report
for duty. Communists are still inter-
fering to some extent with railroad
traffic at various junction points in
western Germany.
Labor leaders identified with the
majority and Independent socialist
parties declare attempts by the COM
munists to precipitate a general strike
in large industrial plants in this city
have failed. They say, that votes taken
among workmen showed an over
whelming majority in opposition to Il
walkout.
Yesterday was without disturbing
incidents, and there was no occasion
for the security police to interfere
with gatherings during the day.
Government buildings and police
headquarters, however, were given
military protection.
Strike Efforts Fail
PColgn, March 30.-Efforts by COM
,munist leaders to bring about a gen.
eral strike in Solingen have failed,
according to telegram from that
city which is occupied by British
troops. Bands of rioters broke into
public buildings in the rural districts
surrounding the city and robbed some
banks, but are said to have been rout-
ed by police forces.
Gevelsburg was for some hours yes
terday, in the hands of communists,
says a Telegram from Bermen. The
communists fiercely resisted the po-
lice, but suffered considerable losses,
90 of them being killed. Several po-
licemen were killed and wounded
London, March 30.-Fifty persons
were killed in yesterdays fighting at
Gevelsburg, in Westphalia, while the
police were dealing with the commun-
list rising there according to Berlin
messages today to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company. The town, which had
been taken by the communists, was
captured by the authorities.
During disorders at Mannheim, the
police were attacked and returned the
fire, killing three persons and wound
ing five others.
A serious communist riot in Dres-
den has been put down by authorities
of that city, it is announced in Ber-
lin message to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company today. Ninety-two
communists were arrested. including
IA women. Reports from Dusseldorf
through the same channels declare the
communist activity in the Rhine re-
gion is increasing and it is asserted
that some mines in the district have
been seized by workers.
The trouble at Jena, the glass man
ufacturing center, has been attended
by some success on the part of the
communists in their efforts to start a
general strike. Messages report that
they have Occupied the Karl Zeiss On