GERMAN OUTRAGES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 143, 12 March 1920, Page 7

GERMAN OUTRAGES

ENTENTE REPRESENTATIVES ASSAULTED

ONE OFFICER KILLED

PRINCE JOACHIM ARRES|ED

(By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Berlin, March 8. Prince Joachim attempted to re-enter the Adlon restaurant, and tho manager said that the waiters and cooks, who resented Prince Joachim's monarchist activities. had announced that they would strike if lie was allowed to enter; and Joachim departed after indulging in bad language. It appears that a Prince iJohenlohe. who took part in the disturbance. took olf a shoj and belaboured a i'renehman.

Jho .Socialist newspapers angrily den OU i! lc fi "drunken rowdies," and say that the people will be obliged to pay lor their escapades. Even the Conservative: Press deplores the "regrettable exhibition. It transpires that on an earlier occasion Prince Joachim tried to hun a heavy candlestick at a British oitieer who refused to stand during- the playing of "Deutschland. Über Alles," but his companions prevented him.— Ans.-N.55. Cable Assn. [The- ex-Kaiser's, cousin, Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia, was ,the leading figure m a scandalous attack on a French othcer and his wife and a civilian at the Hotel Adloa. A,' gang of idle wealthy berman aristocrats, under the influence .ii wr* demanded "Deutschland Über Alios from the orchestra, and pelted the J.'rench for refusing to rise. All were tniured before, they were able to withdraw. The French officer was a member «n a militar V mission staying at' the Adlon. Herr Noske (Minister of Defence) ordered the arrest of Prince Joachim.l (Rec; March 12, 0.10 a.m.) Berlin, March 10. bavage assaults on Entente representatives continue to excite- the country, bight French flying officers and members of an aviation mission were attacked. Nt Wernitz, near Potsdam, bv a mob of' peasants armed with hayforks, and some with firearms. The peasants accused tho officers; of poaching, and summoned them to surrender; Four obeyed, but the others tried to escape. One was killed, two were wounded, nnd the fourth escaped. Tho Foreign Office- is inquiring into the matter. A- crowd- assaulted a. British chauffeur attached- to a boundary commission near I'osen, because lie photographed Willinmthe First's statue. Prince Joachim and Colonel von Platen have, "been lodged in prison as a result of the Adlon Hotel incident. Commander Bremen has-appealed to Entente officers not to wear uniform—"The Times." (Rec. March 12, 0.10. a.m.) Berlin, March 10. ' Three Allied officers, of. high rank nnd menibers. of a military mission were saulted by a large crowd in the streets of. Bremen. An inquiry has been opened. —"The Times.'.' ■ (Rec. March 11, 5.5. p.m.) i _ Berlin, March 9.. Prince Joachiiji has been arrested and charged with censing- bodily injury toCaptain Klein. The Prince denies/the charge. APOLOGY OFotT TO FRENCH PREMIER PUNISHMENT OF CULPRITS PROMISED. (Rec; March 11; 10.10 p.m.) Paris, March. 10. The German Charge d'Affaires Vas apologised to M.. Millerand for the Berlin hotel incident—Aus.-N.Z. C'ab'.o Assn. (Rec., March 12, 1 a.m.) Berlin, March 9. Herr Mueller-has. apologised-to France for the Prince Joachim incident, aad promised that the culprits: shall' be punished. The Government has issued a proclamation appealing; for cessation of the attacks; which are likely to lead to serious trouble,, nnd. threatens stern punishment.—"The Times."