THE BERLIN BATTLE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 93, 14 January 1919, Page 5

THE BERLIN BATTLE

SPARTACUSIANS' DEFEAT

SITUATION OF GOVERNMENT HOURLY IMPROVING REBEL LEADERS CAPTURED By Teleitrapli-Press Aseociatlon-Oopyright. Copenhagen, January 10. The "Berlinske* Tideiido's" correspondent in Berlin, describing tho fighting which resulted in the Government victory, states that Ebert's troops on Wednesday beat off the Spartacusians' attack on ,tho Foreign Office. The battle raged till midnight in South-Western and Central Berlin. Tho Government troops, assisted by aeroplanes, bombed ono of the railway stations, where 65 were killed. They subsequently attacked the Lohrter station, where tho Spartacusians fired on an incoming train. The Government's . situation is improving hourly. The Civic Council has appealed to the citizens to join, the Kepublicau Guard. Tho Spartacusians, after seizing the waterworks, attempted- to capture tho cattle market. The Government anticipated the move and sent a number of machine-guns, and the attempt was frustrated. The Government stormed the "Vorwaerts" building and captured HereLedebour and other leaders. A hun-di-edi iand twenty-five were killed.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Zurich, January 12. It is reported that Eichorn, the Chief of Police, who joined the Spartacusians,' has fled to Berlin—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. REVOLUTION NOT A DRAMA "JUST A SORDID KILLING." London, January 11. The Berlin correspondent of the ''Daily Express," writing on January 8, -says: "There is no drama in this, revolution. It is just a sordid killing. Every few minutes I see handcarts going by full of dead and dying. The Government says the present state of affairs must continue for two days. Perhaps Hindenburg will then enter at the head of troops and establish order."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BERLIN BANKS REOPEN SAILORS LEAVE THE SPAR.TAOUS JjiROUP. Amsterdam, January 10, The Reichbank and other banks opened in Berlin for a few hours; The streets are now generally empty. The inquisitive crowds which thronged them earlier in tho week are remaining indoors. Sailors left the Spartaous Group, and surrendered their, leader, Doerenbach, to the Government. The Government troops fired on the "Freiheit" newspaper office, and the building was ignited and gutted.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. OFFER BY' HINDENBURG " REJECTED. Amsterdam, January 10. Von Hindonburjr has returned to Ca&sel, and has reported that ■ the Government rejected his offer to conduct the' military operations against the Spartacusians.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' AMERICAN TROOPS NOT TO BE SENT TO BERLIN

. New York, January 12. ■The Washington correspondent of the United Press states', that according to a high official the United States will not send troops to Borlin to quell the riots.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

LIEBKNECHT'S DEATH (Rec. January 14, 1.30 a.m.) ' London, January 11. < The "Evening, News" Berlin correspondent reports that Herr Liebknecht was killed in the street fighting.— Reuter. OTHER SPARTACUS DISTURBANCES Amsterdam, January 11. Serious collisions between Sparta- , cusiaus and Ebert's adherents occurred at Dortmund. The extremists occupied the newspaper offices. The People's Counoil in the Republic of Hesse decided to support the Ebert Government. Twenty thousand soldiers, sailors, and civilians from Brunswick, armed with machine-guns, marched in procession to the ducal palace, demonstrating against the Government. The President of the republic addressed the demonstrators, blaming the weakness of - tho Government for the present chaos. There were fresh Spartacus disturbances in Dresden, Essen, and Munich. 'A crowd entered the Cathedral in Munich and destroyed valuable articles; and many women were injured. —Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn. , INTERVENTION OF RUSSIAN TROOPS NOT TOLERATED. Berlin, January 10. A Government wireless report states: "RodeU (the Russian Bolshevik leador. in Berlin) is urging tho S'partaous Group to hold on. until the Russian troops arrive, as the Soldiers' Council of the, Tenth Gorman Army will let the Russians through. This is nonsensical and untrue. No Soldiers' Council will tolerate the intervention of Russian troops in our revolutionary right."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS MAJORITY SOCIALISTS' VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN. : Berne, January 10. The German Majority Socialists are conducting a vigorous campaign for the elections of the Coiistituont Assembly on January 19. A series of colossal demonstrations will be made in every constituency on tho evo of the poll. The home coiistitaencies of In<fcpendeut Socialists are repudiating tlhe extremist loaders and will join 'forces with the Majority Party, whose My-everywhere is "No Bolshevism." The Majority Party hopes "for a clear majority over all other parties. Tho Catholic or Centre Party is tho only non-Socialist party with any prospect of securing large support.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.