GERMANY'S WAR ON THE REDS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 175, 19 April 1919, Page 7

GERMANY'S WAR ON THE REDS

CRISIS AT DRESDEN EXPECTED ATTACK ON THE CITADEL By Telegraph—Preas A6Bociatlon-Oopyri&ht Paris, April 10. • The Soviets again control Munich.— Reuter. (Rec. April 19, 0.5 a.m.) . Berlin, April 14. The la.teai reports state that I'ho Com-munists'in'-Munich have not yet'been mastered. Heavy fighting is proceeding in the streets between the Government troops and the lied Guards. The latter. using trnnch mortars, recaptured tho railway station, the post offices, and several other public buildings.—Reuter. STREET■ FIGHTING AT DRESDEN. (Rcc..April 17, 11.80 p.m.)' Berlin, April 13. An assault.oil,the citadel at Dresden is momentarily, expected. Fighting is proceeding .in the streets. The troops are garrisoned in the famous CourtChurch, audiare,defending a vital bridgehead. A state of .siege has bfcen proclaimed—Reuter.. THE MURDERED MINISTER ANOTHER ACCOUNT FROM DKES- , 'DEN. ' (Rec. April -18, 5.5 p.m.) Berne, April 13. The rioters at Dresden stormed the Saxon Ministry for War and seized the War Minister, Herr Neuring, and threw him into tile' Elbe- The mob was furious because Neuring refused to receive a deputation of wounded men. He ordered up the troops to defend tho Minis'tvv. but the mob-persuaded them to distribute their rifles amongst the crowd. They found Neuring in hiding. After [he was thrown into the river he was lired oil till he sank—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NO'SKE TAKES ACTION. (Rcc. April 18, 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, April 14. On learning of Neuriug's murder Herr Noskc arranged for the immediate disuatch of sufficient troops to Dresden to lestore order—Reuter. STREET FIGHTING AT DUSSELDORP (Dec. April 18, 5.5 p.m.) ■ Amsterdam, April. 14. Street fightings-at Dusseldorf continues. Tho .Spartacists, attacking the prison with'machine-puns,- were repulsed, tliirtysaven being killed and 110 being wounded.— Aus'.-N.Z. Cable Assn. * situatiHviewed

(Rec. April 17, 9.20 p.m.) London, April 14. ■ The Berlin correspondent of tlie "Daily News" states that the utmost confusion continues throughout, Germany. Although the .strike. troubles. appear .for tlie momeftt- less serious, the Government's terrorist taotiesin the' Ruhr Valley district have been successful in starving the. strikers into submission. Similar tactics are being employed in ljrunswick and Bavaria, where the revolutionaries are too strong to be crushed by force of arms. Tho Brunswick revolutionaries attempted to break tho barrier, seeding ;v lorry with a woman and a baby alongside the driver. Both were killed'by machine-gun fire. v ' The .Bavarian revolution is still confin ; ed to tlio towns. There is an absence .of land hunger, us the fanners hold tho land as freehold. The revolutionary movement,'therefore, is easily starved in the connlry districts. The-bank.strike is spreading to the provincial Cable Assn, BOLSHEVISM IN HUNGARY OUTRAGES IN BUDAPEST " London, April 13. Berlin advices 6tate that a train conveying five hundred refugees, mostly German.". has arrived there from Budapest. There is firing in the streets day and night. The Soviet soldiers hold up men and women in the streets aud rob them of money and jewels. They invade the cafes and hotels, and terrorise and rob tlie occupants. Tho bulk of the population .is opposed : to the Soviet, but are helpless without arms.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . REPORTED MURDER-OF AN ARCHDUKE. . Vancouver, April i 3. There is an unconfirmed report from Berlin that the Archduke Joseph has been murdered in a Budapest prison.— Reuter. SHARP HINT TOMAN-AUSTRIA ORDKjR—OR NO FOOD. (Rec. April 17, 11.30 p.m.) Vienna, April 13. The British military representative has informed the Government that if disturbanccs occur in German-Austria the imports of foodstuffs and raw materials will be slopped immediately.—Reuter. SERBIAN ANDRED TROOPS FRATERNISING REPORTED REVOLUTION. (Rec. April 18, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 13. Reports.from Budapest state that.there is -a revolution in Serbia. The troops are fraternising with tlw Hungarian Red Guards.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable As^n.