New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-06
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Castle; Lower
kaiser's Flag
Six Attackers Killed and
Many Injured in Battle
at Counts Stronghold;
Others Die i'm Riots
BIZ wireless TO The T,ibun.

copyright, 1922. New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, July 5.-About 10000 work
men led by Communists stormed the
castle owned by Count Gneisenau near
Magdeburg this morning, first disarm-
ing strong body of police. A half
dozen Of the attacking party were
killed and many wounded by the mon
archist defenders before the mob
swarmed through the grounds and
seized the castle, which they looted.
The count was severely wounded.
The attack grew out Of an attempt
made yesterday by group of workers
to remove the imperial flag that the
count had kept flying over the castle,
despite repeated warnings to remove it.
When the workers sent a committee to
the castle with the demand that the OBJ
jectionabie flag be taken down the men
! were met az the gate with volley of
shots. AS the crowd retreated from
the castle more shots were fired. A
young boy was killed and several
were wounded Later, when a group of
workers passed the castle, hand gre
nades were hurled among them.
Police Guard Castle
The police threw a Gordon around
the castle and persuaded the attacking
party to leave. This morning, however,
news of the defiant attitude of the
monarchists spread over the country
side and a tremendous mob gathered
many Of them armed. The crowd grew
to such proportions that the police,
who were not hostile to them, were
soon overwhelmed and disarmed.
"A rush was then made for the gate,
where the mob was met by Count
Gneisenau and the group of royalists
which had gathered to defend. the
castle. 1t was in this fight that the
count was wounded and several of the
attacking party killed. Many more were
wounded before the small garrison was
overwhelmed. The imperial flag was
torn down and the mob then proceeded
to loot the place.
Scores of other clashes occurred
throughout Germany, most of them be-
tween workers led by Communists and
active groups of monarchists.
Estate Manager Slain
BERLIN, July s (By The Associated
Press Serious disturbances occurre d
in yesterdays demonstrations through
out the republic. One man was killed
and nineteen wounded at Wiesbaden, a
workman was killed at Waldenburg,
near Breslau, several persons we're
wounded at Bingen, near Freiburg,
while at Sommerschenbur thousands
of workmen from surrounding districts
poured in and forced miners to stop
work. Captain Won Rosenberg, man.
ager of Sommerschenburg Estate, was
killed.
Rioting also occurred at Zwickau, in
Saxony, lasting far into the night. The
fighting originated in an attack on the
town hall which had for its object the
dlsarming of police guard. Much fir
ing occurred between rioters and police
and the mob finally gathered outside of
the police barracks and ordered the
police to surrender arms. When the
latter refused fighting was renewed.
Ten workmen and eight policemen
were wounded and one workman and
one policeman killed
Clashes in Frankfort
In the city of Frankfort Yesterday
shop windows and signs were smashed
in the course OF. republican demonstra-
tions. Police were fired at from win
dows and replied, wounding two civil
lans. Collisions also occurred in Dues
seldorf in the course of which several
civilians were wounded or arrested.
In Ludendorf Street and Hindenburg
Square, in Berlin, signs were removed
and replaced with others bearing the
names OF Erzherger and Rathenau.