SPARTACUS COUP D'ETAT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 88, 8 January 1919, Page 5

SPARTACUS COUP D'ETAT

BERLIN CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD VIOLENT TIRADE BY UEBKNECHT PUBLIC NERVOUS By Telegraph-Press ABSociation-OopyriEh* New York, January 6. The United Vress correspondent in, Berlin states that, although German 80l- ' Rhevism is generally . an intellectual movement, and not attended by violence, it is growing slowly owing to several causes. One is that Russian agitators ■ are spending money and snroading propaganda freely among the German worktaen. Tho growing fenr that Capitalismintends to exploit Germany, the prevalent unemployment, and lack of food also contribute to tho spread of Bol-shevism.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ATTEMPTED COUP BY THE SPARTACUSIANS New York, January 6. It is reported that the Spartacus party las attempted a coup detat in Berlin.—Aus.-N-.Z. Cable Assn. RUMOURED SUCCESS OF THE ~ COUP D'ETAT. ' (Rec. January.7, 9.50 p.m.) Amsterdam, January 6. Cryptic messages from Berlin suggest that the Spartaous coup d'etat met with success.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Re=. January 7, 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, January 6. The Spartacusians on Sunday attempted to seize the reins of'power. They occupied tho Wolff News Agency office, - v and closed tho newspaper _ offices and other means of communication with the outside world. No details are available. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, • . (Rec. January 7, 7'.30 p.m.) • ■ 1 London, January 6. A most serious orieie has arisen. The Berlin Government dismissed Genoral von Eicborn from the presidency of the police. Von Bichorn called on the • Communists to effect a coup d'etat and • ■' overthrow the Government. The mob stormed the "Vorwaerts" and- other newspaper offices, and piled , the Majority Socialists' pamphlets in the streets and made bonfires of them. It is expected that a.dictatorship of Spartacue- iy./. ions will be established. . "Violent speeches were made at' the;, Spartaeusian demonstrations in Berlin' on Sunday. Herr Liebkaecht, in a hys- - terical address, declared: ."Wβ 'must be \\ prepared for bloodshed!" The 6treeta . were crowded in the and nervousness was visible' everywhere. At i ten o'clock on Monday morning fighting . began between the Government eupporters and the Spartacusian forces. The revolution is now in full6wing.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. >.. ■'. ,- MINERS'. STRIKES AND BLOODSHED / (Ecc. January .7, 9.50 p;ni.) Rotterdam, January 6. . The anxiety in Berlin ia partly due t0... the strikes Wid bloodshed in the mining '" districts, which are the principal 801-. shevist strongholds. Miners _ made a demonstration. outside the mining offices at Obersilezische, where a guard of eoldiers. turned "a machine-gun on them, killing thirty and wounding many of the strikers. , Several other mines were damaged by wilful flooding, reducing Berlin's coal supply to 30 per cent, of normal.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable. Assn. ' THE RED MENACE AT RIGA GEB&LAN GOVERNMENT WILL TAEB MEASURES. ' . ' \Roc. January 8, 1.20 a.m.) London, January 6. ■ A German wireless report announces - that tlie German Government is about to, take military measures to stem the. Bolshevik advance.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn. (Rec.' January-B,' 1.20-a.m.); Copenhagen, January 6. One hundred and fifty German divisions have been demobilised, An official message from Berlin states that the British artillery interfered in the fighting between the Germans.and the 801-. shif.-iki, resulting in the surrender of >vo Lithuanian detachments. .Great ~.. disorder at Posen threatens the German ~ cunimunications. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN ARMyIapIdIY VANISHING Washington, January 6. The German Army no longer exists ; ns a fighting, force. Fifteen divisions have been completely demobilised, and others are 'partially demobilised.—Aus.N.Z. Cable; Assn. . ; -.