GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

IMPROVED OUTLOOK. iPABTACOSANS OUTGENERALLED. Copenhagen, Jan. 10. TOo opart acusans, after seizing the Waterworks, attempted to capture the eaule. market The Government anticipated the move and sent many maehinegunß, so that the attempt was frustrate.

The Berlinakc Tidende's correspondent Ja Berlin, describing the fighting which leguMed in a Government victory, states that Ebert'g troops on Wednesday beat off tie Spartacusans' attack on the 'Foreign Office, the battle raging till midnight.

In soatii-western and central Berlin the Government troops, assisted by aero,planes, bombed one railway station, and 85 persons were killed. Subsequently they attacked the Lehrter station, where the Spartacusans fired on an incoming train. The Government's sitiialion is improving hourly. The Civic Oonncil appealed to citizens to join tile Republican Guard.—Ans. N.Z. Cbble Asuoc. POSSIBLE AMERICAN INTERVENTION. Washington, Jan. 10. According to a high oificial, the United States will not send troops to Berlin to quell the riots.—Aus.-N.Z. CaWe Assoc

HINBENBURG NOT WAITED. Amsterdam, Jan. 10. General Hindenbuig has retimed from Cassel and reported that the Government rejected his oiTor to conduct the military operations against the Spartacßsans.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asmc.

GRUESOME SCENES. I/jndon, Jan. 10. Ths Daily Express' Berlin corresponAnt, writing on January 8, says:— •There is no drama in this revolution; it is just sordid killing Every few minutes X see hand-carts going by full of dead and dying The Government says that the present state of affairs must continue for two days, perhaps, and General Hindeuburg will then enter at the head ot troops and establish or-der.*—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. .

COLLISIONS AND DISTURBANCES.

Amsterdam, Jan 9. Serious collisions occurred between Bpartacusans and Ebertites at Dortmund. The extremists occupied the newspaper offices.

Tht People's Council of the Republic •f Hesse decided to support the Ebert Government.

Twenty thousand Brunswick soldiers, i&ilors, and civilians, armed with ma-chine-guns, marched in procession to the Ducal Palace, demonstrating against the Government The President of the Republic addressed the demonstrators, blaming the Government's weakness for the proawt chaos. Fresh Spartacus disturbances have oecurred in Dresden, Essen, and Munich.

A crowd entered the cathedral at Munich and destroyed valuable articles. Maay women were injured. The Independent Socialists in Berlin Bow regret that they left the Government, and are seeking to return as mediators between the Government and the Spaitaensana The Government, however, refuses mediation until the Spartaflusans have been evicted from the newspaper offices and other public buildings, —its NX Cable Assoc

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