SOCIALIST VICTORIES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 15 January 1912, Page 5

SOCIALIST VICTORIES.

[PBEBB ASSOCIATION.!

BEREIN, Jan. T3. 'The spoiling for 'the elections was very: hear y.

The Socialists held five seats in Berlin, and expect, at 'the '-seconH ballot, to wrest a sixth fi*om the Radicals.

Herr IBebel, leader 'of the Socialists, Herr LeSebexir, Herr :Zu"deid, Herr DavM ¥ollmar, aiM.iDoctor iFrahk were'•trinniphantly .re-elected.' Herr Bersnin wrested Breslau West from the Radicals, ' The latter lost Stettin Town, Ko©higsberg Town, 'Zittan and' IBi'emen to the' Socialists. Other Socialis&s victories 'are" reported from Magdefrftrg, Raridow, Holzlinden, and the First rDivision'ofs Brunswick.

The "Centre Party* lost" Riechenbach and Neerode to the Socialists.

The.' National' Liberals' lost Kirchberg, B&beln and ;Auri<3berg'Divisions of SsosGTiy, Isslangem, Darmstadt "West, arid' Havellarid to the SocialI ists. l?he latter'have 'almatly regained one^third 6£ th«'losses-of 1907, and altogether have"" 19 gains and' two losses. 'Ml three seats' in "Hamburg were retained. "The sta*e;6f parties^, sd far^definiter ly elected,"is as follo-Ws: Cenfcre TParty ... ... ... '45 f Socialists ..-. ... 9 , Conservatives ..'. . ... '8 Poles ... ... .... : ... /2 Imperial ",1 ' Nationiir Liberal 1