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GERMAN SOLDIERS
EXECUTE RADICALS
' LONDON, March 14—Reports re
' ceived from Germany state, that
heavy fighting between the radicals
and the government troops has brok
n out iji Karlsborst, a suburb of Ber
lin.
The' fighting is reported to be very
severe. Artillery is being used quite
itensively by both sides and a num
ber of buildings have been wrecked by
bombs.
The radicals are defending every
position held by them with extreme
xctubborness.
The government is concentrating
more troops in Berlin to cope with the
radicals.
Thrty four rebel leaders who had
tt&on ta kep prisoners are reported to
b.; ve been executed’-by the gbvern
ruent after the recent fighting in the
southwestern part of Berlin.
BERLIN, March 14-—The govern
ment forces have succeeded in driving
the radicals from their strong posi
tions in the Lichtenberg suburb, and
are following up their advantage re
lentlessly. An immense arnoupt of
damage has been done in Lichtenber?
many buildings being completely de
stroyed as the government forces
were compelled to shell the positions
held by the radicals who put up a de
termined defense. „
It is reported that two hundred rad
xals have been executed by the gov
;pent forces in Berlin up to date.
Little mercy i3 shown to any of the
rebel leaders,who have bean .captured
by the loyal soldiers, who are , <ex
tremeTy bitter against the radicals.
_
PARIS, aiarch 3 4—Andre Tardieu
French . Peace Delegate stated that
he believes that Germany is trying
to evade the Peace Treaty obligations
imposed upon her by the Allies.
He advocates the division of Ger
many into four sta’tes and negotiat
ing a separate Peace treaty,wlth each
of them.
Tardieu stated hat the present un
settled internal condign of Germany
justifies the Allied governments to
adopt this step a£ no one can foretell
what time i,nay elapse befrffr the pres
ent German ^taverntuent will be able,
to rcsKp^ftranquillity in aerinahy.
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LOYAL TROOPS
RAPTURE RADICALS
BERLIN, March 13—The Gertnar
government stated officially that thej
have succeeded in capturing twelvt
thousand radicals who have been en
gaged iu the recent fighting in Berlin
The latter had been completely sur
rounded and were forced to surrendei
as they were unable to procure am
munition and food supplies.
Considerable artillery fell into th(
Mr.da of the government forces. Thii
constitutes the severest defeat th(
radicals have suffered to the present
Tb loyal government troops are or
the defensive in the northern part o!
the city, but are able to withstand al
attacks made upon them by the rad
leads.
t M i m n n nn oi’iminf rtf 1V» atorifl
damage has been done as both sides
! have been using artillery freely trying
| to drive each other from their re
spective positions.
The radicals despite the losses suf
fered by them are fighting desperately
and keeping up their attacks with un
dimished, vigor, receiving maay re
cruits from other parts of Germany.
I
i BRUSSELS March 14—It is report
i ed anoflicially that the British Naval
Representatives of the armistice Com
mission have informed the German
1 Commission that the Allied govern
ments will agree to feed Germany
provided the German Mercantile fleet
>3 surrendered. These boats are to
hn iiRed to rarrv foodstuffs to Germany
and are to be controlled by the Allies
until all payments for food furnished
have been completed.
BERLIN', March 11—It is reported
here that the radicals seeing the fail
ure of their attempts of capturing the
local Police Headquarters, sustaining
heavy losses in killed and wounded,
have executed seventy loyal soldiers
J'hom they had captured during the
recent fighting.
The radicals are reported to have
stated that this act was committed in
retaliation for the treatment suffered
by radicals who were captured by the
government forces.
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Pnsfpfl. Rpfltl tl»« WftRTfli! fl.
•fJiTilLIN, March 13—Under For-.
*i,-u Secretary Kautaky detlares that
examination of the German gov-:
-enimCnt archives, which has been in
t,-. .;PCsa ever since the overthrow of j
ih/monarchy, has established the:
tact that the ex Kaiser and his back-,
t'v Jv.filter party are responsible
t :: -tilting the late war.
Kant sky staed a thorough exam-j
illxt.v'.i of the archives is being made j
a--.; Unit documotats have been found ;
b .KIi furnish conclusive evidence ;
t'.y tlte fix Kaiser, the military party
<i,j great industrial and banking in
{,n v.-ith the connivance of the
fcicbcr German officials are to blame
far lighting the torch that set the
*r; -'u aflame.
Ilautsky stated that only thru the
defeat suffered by Germany, have the
if nnan people -found out how their
jolers-'abased their confidence, how
they were made to believe that their
uatonal existence was at stake, using!
the German people’s love for their!
country for their own selfish anil
criminal end3.
The Under Secretary declared that
ail secret treaties made between Ger
many and her former Allies will be
made public In the near future.
It is expected that these revelations
will cause another sensation in the
world and furnish another reason for
abolshing secret diplomacy.
Kanfs’ty advised the people of the
other countries to investigate ihe ar
chives of their eapective governments
and indentically the same conditions
would be found.
LONDON, Marrh 13—Advices from
Berlin state, that twenty women, who
are reported to have been fighting in
th<4 radical army, have been arrested
by the government forces and will be
tried by courtrriartial for. having in
flicted fiendish cruelties upon mem
bers of the loyal army who fell into
their hands.
. In retaliation the government
forces are reported to havo executed
several prominent radicals who wore
made prisoners during tho lute light
ing
Both s.dcs are fighting with the ut
most ferocity and little mercy is
shown by either side.
An immense amount of property
has boon destroyed here, the citlrens
protesting in rain against the use of
artillery which is employed on both
sides regardless of the stupendous
amount of property destroyed thru its
indiscriminate use. .
REVO $2.50 I’ER DOZEN AT LEH
MANN’S
STREET CAR MEN
GO ON STRIKE
A
NpwARK, N. Y. March 11—Fortj
five^hundred street car employees ir
th%jcity having demanded recognitior
of their union and a reduction of theii
woiling hours to nine hours per day
wjntii demand the Street Car Coni
panics refused to grant, have voter
to ge on strike tomorrow.
Ctiiierences between officials of the
uniO and representatives of the
Sire^v Car Companies to induce the
lattc^ to grant the demands of the em
ploy| <r. having been unsuccessful, the
ees decided to strike.
. * A Jniplete tyup of the local ti-ac
tian sj ems will result unless tht
conu decide to grant tbo de
mon <•: uUir employers at the Iasi
» ISITLNGTOX, March 13—Tht
v.’ak I. -*>or Hoard has refused its con
srijf;•• /■>{ iue Public Service Corpor
W." State of Ne ;■ dersey ae’
as arbitrator between the striking
street car men and their employers ir
Newark.
When the officials of the strikers
were notified that the Public Service
Corporation had offered its services
as arbitrator, the strikers protested
to the War Labor Board against the
acceptance of the services of the cor
poration, considering them unfair and
biased in their views, regarding the
! action taken by the Street Car men in
'going on strike to enforce their de
mands.
The War Labor Board finding the
objections of the strikers reasonable
■ refused to grant the Public Service
j Corporation the powers to act as ar
• j biirator.
NEWARK, March 13—The entire
j Street car system of this city has sus
pending operaton owing to the strike
of its employees.
About ono million people are af
fected indirectly by the strike, thru
the suspension of all traffic.
Tens of thousands living in the
suburbs of Newark and the surround
ing towns have been forced to remain
(idle, vinp the Inab ■ i> of. tievel
ling to and from work.
Business bad to be greatly curtailed
the people using every possible means
of transportation.
Complete order prevails, all possi
ble efforts are being made to bring
\b'» , a settlement.
NEWARK, March 13—An abbre
viated trolley service has been re
sumed.
I • The companies have succeeded in
procuring enough strike breakers to
run street care to the suburbs, while
j the traffic in the city is at. a standstill.
The jitney busses are reaping a
luirvest and vihieles of all kinds have
been pressed into the service carrying
passengers.
j Conferences between the officl Is
of the strikers and the street car com
panies are being held, but there seems
1 to be no possibility of the strike being
! settled as neither side shows any will
ingness to recede from the stand they
have taken.
I
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WASHINGTON .March 14—Will
ati H. Taft, Chairman of the War
Labor Board has ordered the striking
Newark street car employees to re
turn to work pending a conference be
tween members of the board, cmpl
ers and strikers for an adjustment
of their grievances.
The leaders of the strikers have
agreed to let the strikers r, vin o
work and to participate in this con
ference.
REVOLT CONTINUES
IN GERMANY
AMSTERDAM, March 11—Reports
received here from Berlin state that
during the severe fighting between l
the radicals and the loyal troops last!
week in Berlin, at least one thousand
were killed and more than two thous
and injured
The greatest losses were sustained,
by the radicalss in the fight for pos-i
3ersion of the Police headquarters.;
where the loyal troops repulsed every
attack, having as reported only suf-'
ferect slight losses to themselves. ;
The losses given are only an ap
proximate estimate as many more
were wounded who were taken care
of by sympathizers with their cause
CAPTURE LEIPZIG
LONDON, March 11—Continental
advices state that military force;! loy
al to ha present German government
have succeeded in capturing tfeipsig,
Saxony-and are in full control of th
jelly.
Th» ••v.dlcah; who offered as -stoat
res stance were no match for the w -t>;
organised forces opposed to them and!
after desultory fighting n ivied on for
quite tome time, were forced to at-*
knowledge d.tfeaL
The ml!t*ray iY-rces are it, full con
trol and are ao-.nsMrg the civil an-:
thorttUa in restoring’otuioiu • ’ -
Sonia of the loaders of the. radicals ]
who failed to mr.’ta their escape have;
been arrested and are to ht tlficd by
'-.ourtmai-Uai. ,
COPKKIIAOSN, March 1 ^Des
patches received hero from Germany
slata that the radicals, their attempts
of overthrowing the present German
government by force having failed,
ara planning a general strike thruout
Germany to gain the desired end.
Emissaries of the radieal party are
carrying on a nation wide propaganda
and are using every effort to induce
the German workers to go on a gen
eral strike.
Their efforts are reported to he
crowned with succet'3 in the manufac
turng districts, while the people en
gaged in agricultural pursuits are
holding aloof resisting all efforts of
the radicals to embrace their policies.
—
WASHINGTON, March 8—Claims j
against. Germany aggregating seven!
hundred and fifty million dollars
have ben filed witht he State Depart
ment, by American citizens.
A majority of the claims arose
front German submarine activities
against American shipping and in
demnity claims for the death of Amer
ican citizens resulting from German
acts in contravention of the recognis
ed rules of warfare.
Acting Secretary of State Polk stat
ed that these claims wll probably bo
presented to the Peace Conference for
fitta) 'adjustment.
LATH TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
NEW YORK March 15—Secretary
to the President Tufnuliy announced I
.hat he had rocoLed a cablegram •
from -the President stating that the
League of Nations will possltively be
•..-.ft %*• tiie ! ■ u< • Treaty.
PARS, March 15—it is reported
here that the Peace Conference will
cor,dude v.lth the terms to be o farad
dc-nunny in the first week In April.
LONDON, March 5 ?•—it la reported
here that Cv. C man Armistice Com
in'&jfaji .Itas.a.cgsjtt'-dcilin Allied terns
pnrrendoring the German Mercantile
fieet in rolvr. :i far the feeding of Ger
many by the Allies.
: PARTS. •Juarch 15-• • President V.’ii
•noa. denies that the American dele
gates are considering the separation
of the League of Nations frorr. the
Peace Treaty.
LONDON, March 15—A 'floating
mine sunk the Ainsrivin S. S. Ys'jl
tven, ten members of the crew per
ished. Thirty five survivor* were
iTvktd u;>.
. ATLANTA, .March 15—Five thuvs
...... . _i.road clerks on strike. Oen
erai strike of all southeastern ra 1
roatT-, threatened.
1 * Alt 13, Mach 15—Qompcrs sn hi
iht.i America will be the frond of
bn:.,a. ity in peace as well as war
While discussing the International la
bor question Gompcra said he es
p: that tile first Labor Conforor.c s
•o >j held at Washington next Octob
er will denounce Bolshevism as a
.. - . *•; to civilisation.
CALGARY, Canada, March 15—
The Western Canada Labor Confer
ence v -elver! to sympfhise with C;r
in, 1! idleslo. Plan bin’ union for
;';:ra lr '.-.rate from A. F. of L.
P.U1IS, Mi larch 15—Hoover nn
uounti'd Germany to resume ros.ricr
••.! F m :.r,n Trade.
: TATTLH, M.v.xh, 13—Senator
sa'ia neon Jure first.