GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

SPARTACUSITES' COUP D'ETAT

ATTEMPT TO SEIZE POWER

OUTSIDE COMMUNICATION CUT OFF

Received Jan. 7, 5.5 p.m. *

Berlin, Jan. 6. The Spartacusites on Sunday attempted to seize power They occupied the VVolffe news agency office and closed the newspaper offices and other means of communication with the outside world. .No details are available.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

New York, Jan. 6.

It i.i reported that the Spartacusites attempted a coup d'etat at Berlin.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

STRIKES Atfb BLOODSHED,

IN MINING DISTRICTS.

BERLIN'S COAL SUPPLY REDUCED.

Received Jan 7, 10.30 p.m. Rotterdam, Jan. 6.

Anx'iety in Berlin is partly due to strikes and bloodshed in the mining districts, which are the Bolsheviks principal strongholds. The miners demonstrated outside the mining offices at Obersilozisehe, where a guard of soldiers turned a machine-gun on them, killing thirty and wounding many strikers. Several other mines were damaged by wilful flooding, reducing Berlin's coal supply to 30 per cent, of the normal.— Aus. N.Z Cable Assoc. THE GERMAN ARMY.

NON-EXISTENT AS A FIGHTING FORCE

Berlin, Jan 0.

The Cerman army no longer exists .is a fighting force Fifteen divisions have been completely demobilised and others partially so.

GERMANS' SURRENDER.

DEMANDED BY THE POLES.

Berlin, Jan 6.

The Poles have occupied positions near Bentachen, and delivered ati ultimat'im to the Gerulan commander, domnndlng their surrender. The Germans have decided to (l.'fend the positions in order to prevent the invasion of Brandenburg

Paderewski and General Pilsudski conferred, but were unable to agree as to the exercise of authority in Poland A split is threatened. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Association.

VON MACKENSEN A PRISONER.

SENT TO SALONIKA.

Copenhagen, Jan 8.

General von Mackensen, despite his protests has been removed to Salonika. —Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn

DISORDER AT POSEN.

BOLSHEVISM MOST BE DESTROYED

Received Jon. 8, 1 a.m.

London, Jan. 8.

Speaking in Warsaw, Paderewski said the Allies must assist Poland to destroy Bolshevism, lest the whole of Europe be svvamped thereby Poland was ready to form a barrier against the tide if given arms and technical officers.—United Service.

THE BOLSHEVIK ADVANCE,

LEMBERG ATTACKED!.

Received Jan. S, 1 a.m. London, Jan. 6.

A German wireless message announces that the German Government is about to take military measures to stem the Bolshevik advance.

Warsaw messages state that Paderewski has been engaged in speechmaking durir j the last twenty hours. He was enthusiastically cheered by the Polish crowds waiting outside his hotel Paderewski emphasised tlie necessity of stamping out Bolshevism, and defined their aims as to "Kill all users of the tooth brush."

Other messages report that Bolsheviks, aided by Germans and Ukrainians, are besieging Lemberg Tbj Poles Kft gallantly defending, but have a limited food supply and poor defences.

150 DIVISIONS DEMOBILISED. Received Jan. 8, 1 a.m. Copenhagen, Jan. 6. A hundred and fifty German divisions have demobilised.—Ans. and N.Z. Assoc.