IN BERLIN.

Evening Star, Issue 16991, 13 March 1919, Page 3

IN BERLIN.

STREET FIGHTING RAGES.

HEAVY HOWITZERS USED.

AVIATORS BOMB CITY.

Frees Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

NEW YORK, March 10. The United Press Berlin correspondent states that the revolution appears to have gone beyond the control of the leaders. Street lighting continues, despite the strike being called off. Altogether 500 people have been hilhd, and more than 1,000 men and women have been injured as the result of tho fighting during the past few da-vs. LONDON, March 10. A German wireless message stales that there is little change in the situation in Berlin. On Saturday evening cavalry cleared the centre of the city, but fighting continues in the suburbs, where the Spartacists arc defending the barricades. They have also seized the .Bolt Zow brewery, where they are prepared to withstand attacks. The Government troops are'closing m on all sides, and artillery, including heavy j hcwitxoYs, has begun bombardments, while j aviators drop thumbs. Blundering continues in certain suburbs. The Republican Guard at Neukolm plundered the barracks and joined the Spurt a - cists. The disorders have shown that enormous quantities of arms and ammunition remain in civilian hands. Government troops have begun a systematic search for them through the whole city. March 11. Martial law has again been proclaimed in Berlin. Berlin on Mondav was like a huge battlefield. The Government troops occupied the centre of the city, which was cut off from traffic. Tho retreating Spartacists are bitterly resisting in the eastern suburbs, and preventing trains from reaching the city. Foreign postal communication is suspended, trams are stopped, and rival aeroplanes hover overhead machine-gunning and bombing. There are 150 bodies in the Berlin morgue today. Many neighborhoods are strewn with debris and masonry, which resound to the clatter of machine guns and tho bursting of hand grenades and shells. Terrorism is increasing alarmingly. Murdering and plundering were never more prevalent, and the shortage of food m some districts increases the misery. it is significant that the workers largely sympathise with the Spartacists. IN SAXONY. AMSTERDAM, March 11. Herr Noske's (Defence Minister) troops attacked Leipzig at several points. It is reported that they have secured possession of the city, thus "overthrowing the Spartacists. DUTCH BOLSHEVIK PLOT. NEW YORK, March 11. The ‘New York Tribune’s’ London correspondent states that under the leadership of David Wynkoop. head of tho Dutch Communist' party, the Bolsheviks had planned to seize tlolland. | Large masses of the Dutch industrial ] population were thoroughly organised and I armed for the. uprising. Ihe plot developed during the early days of the German revolution, and its failure was due to the prompt action of the Dutch Government, the lack of success of tho Spartacist revolt in Germany, and the timely arrival <>■- American food supplies.

RUSSIAN EXECUTIONS.

AMSTERDAM, March 10.

Russian Bolsheviks during the past- fortnight have murdered four Grand Dukes for participation in an alleged Monarchist plot. Their deaths were announced in the list of executed criminals. RETREAT ON ARCHANGEL. NEW YORK, March 10. A despatch from Archangel states that the Bolsheviks have recaptured Radish. CERMAN-AMERICAN BUSINESSES. WASHINGTON. March 10. Mr Palmer. United States Enemy Property Custodian, has that during the last 16 inonths he had seized 35,400 individual enemy properties exceeding in value 700,000,000d01. AMERICAN CASUALTIES. NEW YORK, March 9. General Crowder has announced that the total American battle casualties numbered 240.197 out of 1.390,000 troops actually engaged. NURSE CAVELL’S BODY. BRUSSELS, March 9. Nurse Cavcll’s body is being brought to England. [Tho cable news in this issue accredited to ' The Times ’ has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated la such news the editorial opinion of ‘ The Times.’]