MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
(Recoived March 12th, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 11. Martial law has been proclaimed in Berlin.
SPARTA CISTS ON THE DEFENSIVE. (Rqoeivcd Ttfarpli 13th, 1.20 a.m.) „ , LONDON, March 10.A Gennan wireless message state* tiiat ther e is little change in tho situation • m Berlin. On Saturday evening cavalry cleared the centre of tho city, . but fighting continues in the suburbs, where the Spartacists aro defending the barricades. They have' also seized tjie Boetzow brewery, where they ar e prepared to withstand attacks. v The Government troops are closing in on all • sides. Artillpry, including heavy hpiW v ltzers, have begun a bombardment, while aviators aro dropping bombs. / Plundering continues in certain sub- 4 urbs. The Republican Guard at Nou- ' k°hi plundered the barracks and joined tho Spartacists. The disorders have ' shown enormous quantities of arms and ammunition remain in civilian ' hands. The Government troops havo begun a systematic search of the "whole city.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16470, 13 March 1919, Page 7
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