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Says One Report
Stutteart. March 22?There
appears to be hoDes in official
circles here that a peaceful settlement
of the trouoies in ihe
Ruhr district! will be effected.
Such hopes were expressed by
officials in commenting: uuon
the situation 'ate last niarht.
Official confirmation was riven
of news disualch has announc 1
ine- the resignation of Gustiav ;
Noske. the minister of defense,
and its acceptance by President '
Ebert.
j Uhlans Attacked.
Aix La Chappelle, Marca 21.?A ae-j
tachment of Uhlan^ was surprised |
Monday between Dusseldorf and Duis-j,
burg, southwest of Essen. The offi-1
cers and young soldiers of the detach-1
ment were shot as enemies oO th*
working classes, according to a i
wounded Uhlan who was rescued by a |;
Belgian post and told of the attack.
Disaster Inevitable.
Copenhagen March 23.?The whole ,
western industrial district of Ger|many
is held solidly by radicals and |
j disaster is inevitable if the govern- J
| ment troops try to interfere there, acIcording
to information received from
Berlin this morning by telephone by ,
the Berlingske Tidende. The Social
Demokraten learns that a purely
purely workers' government is on
point of formation wihout cooperation
with the bourgeois parties.
Another Battle Reported.
La-Chappele-Rhenish Prussia, Mar. '
23.?Another battle is reported to be
going on between Spartacans and 1
troops of the regular army at Wesselr
22 miles northwest of Essen. The[!
regulars, the report says, appear to j1
j have been outflanked by the Sparta
| cans. *
Allies Hands Off.
J London, March 23.?The situation
j in the Ruhr valley, the stronghold of
i the German Reds, is expected in dipj
lomatic and military circles here to
remain virtually unchanged until the 1
peace conferees in London decide!
i whether German government troops,
!shall he allowed in that district* <
The conference had before yesterday
a protest by Czecho-Slovakia
against such action. It failed to ;
I reach a decision and put over to to- :
! day the question whether the valley
[should be allowed to remain as it is
j or if the Czech protest should be i
! overridden.
j This is the only instance where the <
; Entente may take a hand in the Ger- i
man disorders, and then only because ;
; Germany, under the provisions of the i
i treaty of Versailles, does not control
that section of the country. It is de- \
clared here that Entente is still
maintaining a handf-off policy, notwithstanding
the recurring reports
that the British mission in Berlin is
attempting to dictate to tne n.Dert
government.
This mornings official message state
that the Reds in the Ruhr valley possess
no effective artillery or tanks,
but are plentifully supplied with ri'
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Berlin. March 22.?Heavy fighting '
between regular troops and insur- s
gents occurred today north of Span- ! T
dau. Strong bands equipped with ma- ?
(.liine guns, which had plundered the i
village of Boetzow, encountered a com- ' ^
pany of regulars near Henningdorff, i5
and the latter were obliged to retire 1
temporarily owing to their inferiority js
in numbers. Arrival of reinforcements. r%however,
was the signal for a system- j
atic attack, with artillery preparation. | f
and house-to-house fighting ensued, g
The insurgents were finally compell-i8'
ed to retreat, leaving 14 dead and ja
many wcronded on the scene of the 'f
fightiiig. They were pursued by regul- j11
ars. i b
Government troops occupied the ja
bridges across the Havel river near ! d
Spandau.
Coblenz, March 23.?Negotiations
between the government and leaders
of workers were going on in Berlin a
yesterday, according to advices receiv- s
ed here, but the general strike had not t
been settled, as the larger labor ele- t
ments and the independent socialists
were demanding guarantee* a- f<
gainst militarists and more conces- b
sions from the government. Some v
trains were moving on suburban lines
out of Berlin yesterday.
Baltic troops and units of the naval
KricraHflc nrifVirlmirn frnm Pa^lin P
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Dr. Walfgang Kapp left the city, are I"
now in camp 15 miles west of Berlin,
it is said.
Communists Hold Dozen To\\T>s j'
Copenhagen, March 22.?A despatch '
to the Berlinske Tidende from Ber in '
says the communist army in West-i
phalia aggregates fully 10,000 men who
are equipped with mine throwers, i,
armored cars and machine guns. Tiie p
army is being constantly reinfv.ro3d. p
It already holds about a dozen towns.
Copenhagen, Magch 23.?Work was
resumed in the shipyards at Hamburg 1
yesterday. according to dispatches re- 11
ceived here, and a telegram from !s
Kiel says that workmen there unv? de- jn
cided to resume their posts in the t
most essential public services.
Socialists Strengthen Forces
Dusseldorf" .March 2.'!?Small squads I
af independent socialists, wearing i ^
Red brassards and having army rif-,s
les slung over their shoulders, are 1 a
arriving here to strengthen the forces jo
numbering several thousand men. i
which are holding this city, while a-1
waiting a threatened attack from gov-j
eminent troops. The Red army, in |
which many communists have enlist- ?
ed. is now drilling near the town. So- p
cialists are patrolling the streets, but ^
are not molesting the public. No dis- g
orders were reported today. t
The people of Dusseldorf. expect f
povernment troops, which were forced a
to retire to Wesel, 32 miles northwest j
nf here, to be reinforced sufficiently to \:
recapture the city within a week.
Concentrating Near Wesel r
London, March 22.?Latest reports r
from Germany show that state and c
government troops are concentrating
near Wesel to move against the ex- |
tensive districts now occupiied by I
communists, says a Rottendam dis- I
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The dispatches quotes a message
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ights between the Reds and governlent
soldiers in the suburbs of Essoin
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eclared off, and evrybod7 there had
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Both Sides Use Artillery.
Copenhagen, March 23.?A Liepic
telegram received here last night
ays that fighting at Halle and in
he neighborhood of that place coninues
with undiminished vio.ence,
oih the troops and tho workers
orces using artillery. Halle h:*s
een completely cut from the outside
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Want a Labor Part?
London, March 23. ?The proposal
ut, before Gustav Bauer, the German
premier, for the formation of a
abor government for Germany, excluding
the bourgeois parties wa3
Iviiuced by the independent sucta!st*.
thf Kxchanee Telee-aoh corres
i- ?t Berlin repoil.v He also
dda:
' The n ajoritv of the people would
ndoubtedly vote again;;: such a prcosal,
(mring it woula result in a
iroletarit-;i t'ictatorship
"1; oh a rovernmenL were formd
it would M rr hnve to t';??
lational assembly or else retire as
oon as it '.ame into conflict with the
lajority of the pleople's representcives,
which would be almost cerain
to happen upon the introduction
f its socialistic proposals.
"Premier Ba.'er informed the inependents
(hat it would be neceiary
to consult I'll the parties before
11 nnuivdr /viiilrl hp banded to them
n the question."
Situation Is Confused.
Paris. March 23.?The situation
11 Berlin is extremely confused at
iresent, according to advices to the.
oreign office today. There is apparently
a conflict between the miliary
and the civilian members of the
overnment. Generq.1 Von Seecht,
lie commander of the government
orces, favors prompt and energetic
ction .against the Spartacans in tho
tuhr Valley, while the civilian memlers
of the government are still se'kng
to assuage the trouble by comiromise.
Nothing definite, it was
eported. had come out of yesterday's
nmnrnmiso npentiatinn"?.
The foreign office dispatch report
government troops in possession of
^eipsic, but that Halle is likely to
)e caDtured by Red forces.
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