GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

SPARTACUS STRONGHOLDS ATTACKED,. - v . x k,II "Vt

i LEADERS CAPTURED,

Copenhagen. Jan. 12. On Saturday night the Government troops attacked all the Spartacus strongholds. In the afternoon they surroundr-i the newspaper district and after a hardstruggle captured the Vorwaerts build-, ing. Ledeliour and other leaders inside were tyken away under Government escort, and 125 bodies were found in the building. Troops are still attacking iho Lerliner Tageblatt building. The Spartacusans brought large quantities of weapons to the large Boltzo% brewery, which' ia strongly fortified. Eiehorn rind Radek are directing tie battle from there.

Radek, for the purpose of keeping up the Spartacusans' spirits, continually declar''l that a Russian army is ob the way to Berlin. Two thousand Spartacusans in Hanover commandeered a train and oxo coming to Berlin. Mobs from all paTts of Germany are making their way to the capital;—Au-3. N.Z. Gable Assoc.

TROOP TRAIN HELD UP,

MORE STREET FIGHTING. |

. J mljrdam, Jan. 13.

The Workers' find Soldiers' Council at Leipzig refused to allow the passage of a troop tram going to Berlin, on tlif ground that its motives were antirevoiutionary. The police attempted to disarm the soldiers. Firing was resorted to on both sides and caused several deaths. Eventually the police were victorious. Similar encounters took place subsequently 011 the arrival of other trains. The troops were disarmed. Copenhagen, Jan. 13.

After a brief armistice on Saturday fighting was renewed in the newspaper quarter of Berlin and continued all night. Thirteen thousand Government troops reached. Berlin on Saturday, making a total of 40.000.

The Sparwusans killed since the outbreak are estimated at 1300, including 400 around the Yorvatrtts office.

The troops arrested 1/edebour at his residence. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc

THE CONFLICT AT SPANDAU.

ARTILLERY USED AT BERLIN.

Copenhagen, -Jo.r.. 12.

Noske, commanding four regimeiis and many volunteers, recaptured the greater part of Spandau, also captured and shot Hie Spartacus leader. The Frankfurter Zeitung says the Spartacusans barricaded the Vorwueits office with large reels of paper anH posted machine-guna behind these, also at the windows. The Government's artillery demolished part of the front of the building, buvying some of the defenders under the debris Others fluttered handkerchiefs and white paper from the windows, proclaiming their surrender. Three hundred were captured.— Aus N.Z. Cr.ble Assoc.

ESTIMATES OF CASUALTIES WORTHLESS.,

WI7RLINERS MOCKED.

WORSE TIMES IN STORE.

Received Jan 15, 7.10 p.m.

The Hague, Jan, 13. The estimates of the killed end wounded in Berlin are mostly worthless. The fighting is indiscriminate and scattered. Half-grown lads often swarm the streets shooting for pleasure.

The Rolefahne, in an article, mocks at the fury of the Berliners, and says: "Gentlemen, you will suffer many days of intolerable wretchedness Peace and order will not return for a long time. Present experiences are only a subordinate part in one stage ot the gigantic revolutionary maich." —Times Service.

TELL-TALE DOCUMENTS.

REGARDING ATROCITIES IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. REVOLTING DETAILS OF CAVELL CASE Received Jan 15, 11.5 pjn. London, Jan. ]3 The Manchester Guardian's correspondent at Berlin states that owing to the energy and initiative of Leopold, a member of the Berlin Soviet Committee, early in the revolution the archives covering the German occupation of Belgium and France during the forcci evacuatiou were saved. Many waggon loads were hurried off and were in danger of being spirited away, many having an interest in suppressing theai, but Leopold inaugurated a sys temp tic search of the Archives, despite the opposition of von Drelantken, chief of the German Political Department. The Brussels documents show that the atrocities were far worse than the Entente suspected. Particularly revolting are the details of the Nurse Cavel! case, )n which General Sauberrzwei haved as a brute and rufiian. documents show that the Germans carried off the mattresses of all Belgians under 70. It 1b expc .tei the documents will prove that the German high officials concerned with the American relief enriched themselves at the expense of the starving Belgians.—Aus.-N.Z. CsAle Assoc GRAM) DUCHESS OF LUXEMBURG ABDICATING

Amsterdam, Jan. 31 Ho Abdication of tie Grand s>»ehess of Luxemburg is expected immediately. She intends to roiirj

SPARTACIST REVOLT BROKER

EOBUi^'noir €

3KOOB SF r )ETAGE CREATES

ffIEE'ICOML'XjES.

mass.? of liebkkeco.'f.akd

Received Jan. 2.6, IJ&J ajri# London, Jan, 14. Advices from Berlin stato that the Spaitacisi revolt is broken and that tlic military operations practically ceased oa the 12rh, after -which there was only desultory firing in the newspaper quarter. The uowspftpers axe now republishing. The Minister of War declared thai the military are now disarming the population, and that a systematic search, has begun. Owing, however, to food shortage, tho future is pregnant with difficulties far the government, as f'lture isupport from soldiers and cuilianfl largely depends on better supplies, but it is authoritatively stated that the .'shortage is lilcelr to bo -worse than reported.

Liebknecht fled to Leipzig and Eiehorn to Denmark.—Reuter.

ADVENTURERS LEAD BOLSHEVIKS.,

PRISONERS LET LOOSE,. P.eeeived JV>n. 15, 8.35 p.m (JO[,er Jan. 13. Tt is Isported +hat British tiwpi hava occupied Duaseldorf, where the Bolsheviks had seized power The Mayor and 150 citizens of the town fled to escape imprisonment

The Bolshevist dictator is named Ochel, who in pre-war days carried out a typii oal German matrimonial agency, and fled I to Holland to avoid military service. The | Poppaea of the movement is a Russian i woman named Feuerestein, who is the I intermediary for the distribution of Russian Bolshevist money used to promote anarchy

Ochel and Feuerestein opened the prisms and loosed 170 criminals, who occupied the police station.

The town guard, numbering 1500, ,which came into eiioteiice in November is entirely Bolshevist in sympathy.— Reuter.

CONFLICTING REPORTS.

LIEBKNECHTS DEATH UKCQN.TRMED.

Received Jan. 15, 7JO pjtn. Copenhagen, Jan. IS. There is still no verification of Litbknecht's death. Indeed, he has been reported as speaking in Berlin on the 11th. It is difficult to sift the facts from tho mass of conflicting reports.—Eeuter

AN AGREEMENT SIGNED.

GOVERNMENT AND SPARTACISTS.

Eeceired Jan 15,/ 7.30 p.m.

Amsterdam, Jan. 10.

A semi-official message from Berlin states that Government troops and Spartacists signed an agreement on the evening of the 10th l>y which the Government undertook not to receive reinforcements and to cease hostilities, the resumption of which will be subject to twelve hours' notice.

Hcrr Eisner, dictator of Bavaria, telegraphed to the Berlin Government: "This murderous civil war must end. Otherwise all On-many will siowly perish. Berlin's example is everywhere producing insanity."—Renter.

THE HAPSBURGS.

DEPOSIT MONEY IN AMSTERDAM.

deceived Jan. 16, 1 ajri.

Amsterdam, Jan. 14.

A newspaper states on reliable authority that two million marks belonging to the Hapsburg families was recently deposited in an Amsterdam bank.— Renter

CRIMINALS LOOTING AND RAIDING.

Londoi., Jan. 13,

The Daily Chronicle's Rotterdam correspondent. states that thousands of criminals have flocked to Berlin and are participating in looting and raiding shops They secured arms by joining tlio Red Guards, also motor lorries, toy means of whfch organised bands of criminals carry out extensive pillage. Despite the street-fighting there are thousands of sightseers in the streets. They hurriedly flee when firing is hoard. Street hawkers are becoming accustomed 1o the fighting and don't remove their stalls unless the firing comes close, then they retire a few ymrds up a side street and return as soon as firing ceases The sightseers also return and shops resume business Organ grinders arid other musicisuis continue playii.g amidst the firing, and street beggars remain at I their posts.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.