FIERCE FIGHTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 March 1920, Page 5

FIERCE FIGHTING.

MACHINE GUNS IN BERLIN. WARRANT FOR LTJDENDORITS ARREST. London, March 23. Berlin reports that fierce fighting hat taken place in the factory district of Heningsdorf, near Spandau, between the Moops and the Spartacists. Forty Spartacists were well supplied with machineguns and held house after house until the troops dislodged them. The Communist Councils in Saxony have begun to divide the large estate"!. The Government has issued a warrant for the arrest of General Ludecdorff, who left Berlin on Wednesday and whose whereabouts are unknown. Col. Bauer, his henchman, who is believed to have originated the coup d'etat, has also disappeared. The Independents submitted a proposal to form a Labor Government, excluding bourgeoise elements, but Herr Bauer replied that the Government was a coalition and must consult all parties before giving any answer. It is believed the Democrats and Centre Party will negative the proposal.—Aus.-N.Z.' Cable Assn. Paris, March 23. Ic Journal states that troops dispersed a meeting in the Berlin suburb of Netikolu. Machine-guns fired and killed and wounded many. A .«econJ encounter took.place on tha aviation ground at Johannistal. The Sovietists disarmed and killed a dozen volunteers. The troops arrived, storming the ground and killed 20. Twenty-four others were shot after summary court-martial.