?nv Vtf" -V v. a ' W-iiBn J. JiT" . P. et f'i PS l W- ft sj'jir vi. f Mb' t i. WARFARE ftPENEI) Whand grenade Bomb Thrown Into Dense Throng in Berlin Wreaks Havoc fSTIRS FIGHTING SPIRIT Spartacnns Start Trouble in Peaceful Afcbcmblage Sup , porting Kbcrt By LEONARD i:VlW Wireless to Eiening Public Ledger Copuriehl, 1)1), In die 1 Tunes I o. Ilollf ril.ni, Jan 8 (telactl). "A HAND Cini:VDi: wan ttiton Into i crowd of Una ot thousands of ptople who naned i front of tlio Chancellors plac 'Hie lrnd .mil wounded arc bcliiE inriletl .in, wnl thera Is a sound of llrlnc ' Such nro th ominous lonilurtinc words of a Ions message which r ho Just rcceUrd by telephone from Berlin Taken In conjunction with the preceding events, they mean nothing lees than the beginning of i cisll war All dy immense crowds filled Hie Berlin streets, croids in comparison with which the biggest ai-eemblles of the first dajs of the original rexolutlon (eio Insignificant "About 11 oclocK, ' telephonef the correspondent of the leue notterdam sche Courant, ' when I went Into Hi f'ty thoiisands of sightseers were still rout ing to the districts where the C!o em inent buildings are situated They were alt supporters of Kbert and were on the way to 'Wlllielmstrase to maKe protest against the Spartacan anarch fter a time the arlous groups lonihlned into a procession which at street turners would often merge with similar bodies coming from another direction, until at last one powerful procession was formed, which msrehed to Wllhclmstrae l'ithtlnr Spirit Arouned "there, before tlie Huncellors palace, , n Innumerable multitude was demon strating. The crowd extended from tin neighborhood of Lelpzlgere trasse to Vn ter den I.lndcn This crowd was com-J parathelj hirmless but It was lreiil apparent that the fighting spirit on both1 aides had been aroused 'The inichhorn question had made the differences sharper The internment could no longer retrace lis footsteps and I was quite aware of the fait while I.leb knecht and his people, wlio probably knew beforehand that the Independent Soclalltts would be with them, had clear lr made up their minds to accept the challenge Issue can onlv be decided whin one party Is In the position of con queror and the other In that of tho de feated. "Along the whole wide thoroughfare paople were pressed so cloe together as t form an Impenetrable mass, and still nw streams of humanity continued to flow toward this central pool "In the Slegealle at 10 o clock an opposition demonstration hid ulieadv begun. At frst tho number was not extraordinarily great, but In tho course ot the midday hours thousands flocked j-ln from the factories, where woik hid been stopped, curlng red fiagH and banners with the Inscription 'Down With the, Goernment" They formed an end less procession, which moed tounrd the head police office 'The great Aleandei quaro was i sea of people I'rom the balcony of the police office some one was HpetMng I' was probably Klchhorn himself, and whateer he was sajlng ooked trenien dous applause, varied now ind then bv shouts denouncing the Government Armed lprturn Appear "In the couise of the afternoon armed bands of spartacins came Into the streets They rode In motorcars on which machine guns were mounted and whenever the pased tho crowds dem onstrating In favor of the Government they shouted Traitors ' The nppeir ance of these cars produced the gieat est excitement III the streets "The first actual emounterH w or ti comparatlvclv hirmless kind, for thev were fought out with fists But about I o'clock nrmed '-partacan". who ln iluded a number of .-oilallsls. gathered In tho neighborhood of the t ham ellor -nalace nnd absumed a threatening a'ti ude. talking nbrut get eral shooting lown and n Intention 'o sloim tlie Jovernment building "This, however w is not gome to be 10 easy to do as to sav for In the mem time the whole (.overnn ent distil i Mil been prepared for defe e 1 v.n build Ing was a fort and at erv w indow w ere soldiers wearing their steel helmets Pointing out of manv windows werom i chlnn guns nnd bombs were lv tig arout ,n the balconies. toldUrs wen grin otar their rifles The r-'partacans now 0W. l"r... . nnnrnaeh the Ch incel or'B palace, but this w as Impo-sible 4Jddenly as I stood there a hand L erenade was thrown though ; was In,- maoe '.'' .;' . ,,,, It fell possible to say from"' "'" mto the masses of the crowd aid eptt i,,tB later the dead woun lod ware being carried awav Tht i morning all the Ber In tims ceased to run as did also Pt c i.H ways, the employs of wh . h joined H strikers from the factories j lighting Tlimuihniit Mhl Ml through the night Hit re w - I i ter fighting and that part of Hie I i - Matlon which went home was kept i H iy the almost continuous gunnrr tin to 10 o clock this morning re Government was still holding Us n. . In the Chancellors palace all Hie approaches to which were cut off by cordons, and the had also " In regaining the master of the Bran denburger gaf around which raged a battle of several hours' duration The Spartacans. however still remain In occupation of several outl Ing rail way stations, all the newspaper omte. the Principal arm provl-Ionlng depot the potsdatner Station, nnd tho Stile printing works The Government scored a viluabie victory In reconquering the adnunistra five headquar'cra of tho Mato railwavs This sa3 managed veiy clever'v Gov. ernment soldiers from the Anhalt sta tion moved stealthlls forward and under cover of darkness succeeded in mounting machine guns at points covering all the toads along which Spartacan re-enforce- A trial will convince you there' quality in UNDERDOWN'S SHIRTS $1.50 Each i i Th hit In (ha rltr at hrtAl the prlee. fcipert wrU- Dsmhlp throufheat. Caffs AtUched nd Detxbed A. R. Underdown's Sons yjmv mantei du ments could be brought up. Then an other strong bodv of troops made a fninlnl attack, Iho occupants of the building opened fire with a machine gun, but this was qukkh silenced, and then two white flags were hoisted on the roof The conflltt was oer In ten niln. utes and the lctors lost only four killed and thrco Injured (internment 1 reops RepuUeri Two night attacks were also made against the sllcxlscho and Slatlncr sta tions, but the'iioernment troops were repulsed. This morning a fresh at- j tempt was being made, At mldda the (nrtespondent of t lie , Meuue IrMterdamschn Court, sajs 'That the tram and railway com munication has ceased nt last brings the faorable clrcumstanco that there aro fewer people In the citj The tremendous trowds whkh hae been In the streets hae constituted uno of the greatest dingers Whereer tiring breaks out or a conflict is expected thousands of Hlghtseers flock to the point ' onions of soldlcis cut oft these ills, trlcts, but the are helpless to present the huge crowds from pressing forward Veslerdaj 1 saw- at the corner of two slieets shots being exchanged wnl,n simultaneous! a few .ards away caiou'sel cugin wa playing" The Wolff bureau asserts toda that the tecoliitlonarles hi,, making progress eerheie, hut It must be remembered that the agenc Is now under Spartacan control CHURCHILL TO BE SECRETARY OF WAR Dail Chronicle Correspond fill Names Llod George's New Cabinet Spenal (.able in hinting Publu Ledger ' , ...,,,. .. Inndon. .Ian in The Imllv Cliion iile parliament!!! v coirespotnlent ab tint he understands that tl o fol'onlnr appointments to th new Mimsti hive lie en definitely m ide Chaucelloi of the llxchcciuoi Austen Chamberliln. i-ecretnry for Home Affilrs I. Iw tid Sliortt Seirctnv fn I'otcign Affiits Ar thin J Balfour Secietarv for the Colonies I.011I Mil. nei Snetdrv for India II s Mont i-il .ecictar for War Inslon 'pcmei Chun hill I'lrst ford of the Admit illv Wa'ier Hume Iong Minister of liansimi I -S l.ili (fed- IKS I'lesident ' Hie llonn ,,f iiadc lr lbert Manlev Piesldent of the Ioi.il liuvc inment Bonn! Christopher Addison .Minister of Reconstruction and Na tional Service Sir Auckland Gcddes Chl'f frecretar for Ireland Ian Mac Pherson Secrctaiv for .Votiind Hobeil Munro fnder Pecreurj to the Home Oftke hlr Ilnmar Greenwood I'nder Secretary to the Board of g rlculturc Sir A. Grimths Boscawcn. Chief Whip Captain Guesl SOCIALISTS LOSE BADEN ., . . . ... . bourgeoisie laitirs Klrrt Large 1 Alaforitv of Hrnrceiltati.eh ,.. ' . . n-...i. .1 Copenhagen. Jan 10-fteultH of the elections to the national aemblj In Biden have been disappointing, accord- Ing to an admission made bv the Prcl- In It of Beilln Out of a total of ""''-' one million votes the Independent So dallsts polled less than fifteen tliouind and failed to ele t a single reprc i nta- jam ' ., Tlie Bourgeoisie tallies eleited ev ntj-two representatives against tlnttv n tin for the inijorilv Socialists who polled less thm one-third of th popular VOtH AUSTRIAN ELECTION FEB. 16 , t'talo Count il elrt'ts Dale, ien na Dispatcltes Saj Xtimlerdaiii, Jan 10 -'lln- usirlm vtate ouiii 11 Inn df tided tii liold the In Hon for u luiistltuent nssimhh on IVbruar 11, It was reported in it tin i ilispatLhts I nla The Great Shoe CTN oc bhoes sill be more costh next Spring and next Fall than they are lo da . With this in mind, and -a ith the full realization that because of very hca advance buying we are able now to sell our great surplus stocks at about half their present aluc prudent Philadclphians should anticipate their shoe needs in this Sale. Women's Shoes Formerly $7 to $8 JJQW$O.90, $4-90, $C.90, $g.90, $7.90, $0.90, Men's Shoes Formerly $7.75 to $15 NOW $y90' $(y90 $7-90 $Q90, etc. Splendid Savings on Children, Misses, and Boys 1230 Market Shots and Stockings for the Family. I The 1 Every Foot, Professionally FittedThree Geuting EVENING PUBLIC HINDENBURGCAN CRUSHRAD1CALS Germans at Coblcnz Not Much Worried by Events at Berlin rnrnrp .DJL)Jt!jJt I DELAYING CALL Teuton Army as Yet Not Much Affected by Bolshevism, Is Report By KDWIN L. JAMfcS Special Cable to Eiening Public Ledger CorvHohl, lilt, by the .V. V. Timet Co. Coblenr. Jan. 10. According to mes sages receUed lieic, negotiations be tween lliei Heilln (Soternment nnd the Hpmt.ic.uiH hae been broken nff, nnd tho l ud lea In suy they will "fight to a finish." Since Monday morning there hao been scattering conflicts between tho Goernment adherents and the radicals. It ,ls difficult for Get mans heie to get eact Information from Berlin. becausp the wlro sen Ice has been In terrupted bv the aitlUtlcs of the Spar tacus group and trains are not tun ning, due partly to a stilko for higher tages and partly to the fact that tho Sparlacan tidheients amuse them selves by rushing Into the railroad Htntlon9 from time to time and cans lug trouble until Hberfs pollco nrtic nnd drle them awa One reason wh the situation In Berlin Is not regaided hcie as serious Insofar as thieatenlug to gle the Hpartncan crowd control of the capital j8 tha.t ,,.e01? ' ,k no w 1llJR.t 'ndenburs "" about eighteen d v s ons of troops cull at any tltme. But It Is under. stood that Hbett wishes to nee these only as a last report, and Is depending on the excesses of the Sparlacan ciowd to arouse indignation among the gieit majority of the population, which will mean death to tho radical cause. I GomirI Giocnei lias .tlo offered to j lestmc oi.ler In Bei lln should It be come necessarj Can Crush Spnrl.nans Bolshevism Ins not gotten hold of Cicrnun soldiers. It Is slid, nnd tlieie Is .11 long Amerlcin fighting men no doubt that HlnilciibuiK can coniimnd n iVpendanle 101 ce Huge enough to rush the Spartacan tinublemakers when lie acts Thls Is, of course n little difficulty ' in that man Social Democrats don't ii.th civ trust HlndenbuiLT. regntding him as datsnous to theh cause he cause of his foimet iisoclitlton with the ICalsei. dropper is still less tiuslpd on this scoip Ilovvpvpr, that detnets nothing fiom the fnumlitlon beivf that the eslstenco of 11 readv f up lnsuips that the Sputacus group vv 1 no' splze nnd hold Berlin. iioiif 1 il Harris and his men went to Moiliti in connection with tin task if il musing for the return of American prisoners of war. Thpte nre simllii missions In Berlin from tho Trench and British nrmles. These missions are serving ns observers. The Allied leaders, both civil and mllltar, wish tho national nsscnibl ele lions called for .lanuurv 19 to be held hecausp it is only after a mc ting of assembly that Gci many can have a stable government It Is the nvovvrd I puiposp of the Spartacus group to pie-1 ' ', ,,, ,,,; f ,,, nltnnv hcli the know the cannot control aR,,in,t tIl0 conservatives. It is not thought Mint they will he able to pip 230 AC Hi: 1 MtMl 130 lit. Ml TIIOItOltillllltl.il A N l IlIT.INTI.lll.O STOCK. 111(111. ClltXIH. IAMI. All. CONM.N. U I l.b. KIH 1'KILI. l'Olt (L'l( K SIM . CIKC li I.Alt. PVTT.NT 1IBM C.I.M RXTOIt: (ONsni1.1 SO. llfcT. I.KT VH lIIOK IT. II I.I' ITi:it- i.s-T roit hi,f, A i'ohtum; in IT. CIRCULAR. PmvTi: iiospiT!.: rrtop 1 HTV SL'ITI1I.E (MUCH M.hM'.n). l.Anoi: nnntiMK, F.i.rAATrn. rrm: watkii. am. C ONM.MK.Nt r.t, VIM; l.AMN ami sa viii:. itt.noo GARIS & SHIMER IIKTHI.I.III.M. PA. M."7HOMOUCID Orm tTM Mores or rtrr.ou SKo u Shoes for Girls (pronounced -REDUCIMG 3tor of Famous Shoes LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FKIDAY, ent the elections, nnd certainly at most thes could Interrupt them only In llerlln nnd scernl other cities. Allied Troops May (lo lo Ilcrllu It Is the belief of manv that the ptospect of the ruination of tho elec tions for tlm national assembly will probably take the Allied troops to the Oerman capital. If Kbcrt can hold tho reins until nftor the election and the national assembly convenes, how ever, theic Is a ery i emote possi bility of Allied troops going to Ucrlln. Those hero who know much of the ullitnllnn uof. nifslnat nftafllltlf? tOO much Importance to the disturbances In Berlin, because there exists a strong element In CIcrmany which wants Al lied troops to come lo Berlin. This faction dominates some newspapers and souices of Information which ap pear to bo exaggerating the results of Spartacus doings. Ry GEORCE RENWICK Tireless to Eiening Public Ledger t'ouneht, mi, hy PutiUc ttiatr Co. mid Sew lor. Tim's Co. . Amsterdam. .Ian T (delavcd) A deputation of Independent Socialists, consisting of I.edebour. Dlttiuann, Kaut sky nnd Breltscheld entered Into nego tiations with the Chen tiovcrnment, which demanded the immfdlate return of all weapons, the evacuation of occu pied buildings, and the resignation of the deposed police piesldent Klchhorn An armistice was ananged for, so that tho demands might he considered. These demands apparentlv have been refused by the revolutionaries, as tho latest report sas that their leaders have constituted themselves a govern ment, consisting of I.lebknecht, I.ede bour and Tlek, president of the Spar tacus bund Tho sailors' division lias declared It self neutral and clepoed Its revolution arv 1 irleis SPA RT.lCAiSS LOSE GROUND STEADIL) flv the .l"ociacJ Prcs 1 nnitan, 'Ihuisdiv, Jan 9 The Khert (Joveinmcnt is stfadllv gaining control In Berlin and the Spartacus cle ment is griduall losing ground, though still showing great determination, ac cording to the latest news from the Ger nun c ipltil Fighting nged through 'rucsdij night and up till noon Wed nesdav in various pans of the cltv, and tliete were a numbei of isualtlcs cliitK of the" Gove inment defensive measutes seems to have matters wei' in Gustavo osk vvho was ))l.ued in hand lie has c-nlneil contlnl of tho lallwavs and Is brlnElng huge forces of troops into the iitv where 11 state of siege li is been declaied Great dlflkultv Is found In establishing 1 lie sequeiKi' of evenls at Berlin w Itli nnv uppioach to accuiaiv nwhiT to the fact that n Eieat numbei of the dls patches teieived have been without dates It Is assumed that,all wcie cen- tt- just as scntial to get a b size cliassi'1 opcrly dciigncd ' body for our icquircmcnts as 1 to buy the HRlit kind of a truck. HiocUw.' salosmcn .1 1 also tians- in c.- jicrt. 1 heir ad-1 vice and Miciestions tie at otir service vvith- out oblic.ition. BROCKWAY MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY 2324-2S Market St. SALE etc. IVLVAWliV it r I RIM coin and a iy Bk c 4 Ifll iAlVI msiwr IHHll portatK rM mmm wz mm trt I Am lM' ' Event ! The Much-wanted Scotch-woolen Stockings for Women, $0 QCt formerly $3.50 iVJ 19 So. 11th A quick Service Men's Shop. oytino) Brothers Supervising 'i sored and therefire It would be prema ture to presume that the struggle was ended According to the Neueste N'achrlehten of Ilpslc. the Government has tho up per hand In the center of the cltv, but the Spartacans hold the east end and the suburbs The newspaper ravrfn di vision of guards, 8000 strong, has nr rived In the clt. An Important statement romes from the Krankfort Oazette, which sas that the Republican Ouard, consisting of 3000 men, which was chief of police I.'ich horn s guard, has placed Itself at the dis posal of the Government and that the Berlin garrison: which has been holding a neutral position, has also placed Itself on the side of the Government. Another semiofficial statement, emanating from I'rankfort, says the Government has at Its disposal 10,000 lojal troops Tho Frankfort N'achrlehten sa the Government scored a success by cutting the telephonic communications of the prefecture of police, which was In Spar tncan hands One bad sign Is the com plete suspension of the street car system of Berlin owing to a dispute over wages. It is said tli.it if the claims of the work ers' council are conceded the Increased charges to the ssteni would amount to thirty thousand marks dal'J. During recent days there have been various reports of tho Ebert Govern ment resigning and the possible1 occupa tion of Berlin by Rntente and American troops None of these rumors have been confirmed. ATHKNS HONORS ALLIES Will Name Streets for Five Leader, In i luding Wilson Alliens. Jan. 10 The Municipal Coun cil of Athens has unanimously and en tlluatlastlcallv voted to confer the free dom of the' city on President Wilson, Premier George, of Great Britain ; Pre mier CIcmenccaii and Marshal Koch, of France, and Premier Venltelos, of Oreece at tho front rtno i.inusiurm wein 1 ive' of the principal streets of the, largely ucd for g.inlson nnd guirrt cltv will be given the names of the five duty In the Interim nnd occupied terrl leaders torks . 'hj-iaavi'Uj-nj-" fiTi-T Becker's 15th Semi-Annual Clearance Sale Last Saturday we announced our Semi-Annual Sale. Philadelphians naturally looked forward to it, and as a result we were literally deluged my! what a grand response it was ; it simply took us off our feet trying to solve the difficulty of waiting on so many people. We are better prepared for tomorrow, however, and every cus tomer will be assured of individual, courteous attention. The lines are still go'od, so take a tip from us and get here early and share in these remarkable values. Suits and overcoats at this low flat price at this time is almost unthinkable. Suits & Overcoats We Make the Clothes We Sell Suits Every one high of standard cut in the lat est style for the young men as well as their elders the variety of patterns is unlimited. Get here early Saturday morning. $ 15 Values $22.30 to $35.00 OPEN , EVENINGS TILL 9 P. M. SATURDAYS TILL 10 P. M. I JANUARY 10, 110 BRITISH AT WORK IN AUSTRIA Mission to War Prisoners Per forms Wide Variety of Tasks I,ondon( Jnn. 6 (delacd) Tho work riono by tho British military mission to prisoners of war In Austria Is de scribed by the Itcuter correspondent at Vienna, Tho mission's activities began at priest, where medical a-slstanco was rendered nnd rations were given to for mer British prisoners, tntemed French and British civilians nnd American olTl cerr, alf)f whom wore fed, housed, pro ldcd with rations and sent awny to their respective destinations The mission has performed nil kinds of other duties At IVcst It did con stabulary work At Agram It sup pressed an Incipient revolution Per haps the most remarkable task the mis sion has been asked to perform was the transportation from Vleruia to Belgrade of the Serbian crown Jewels nnd For eign Offlco archives, which had been seized by the Austrlans. DROP "SECOND LINE ARMY" German Linlthvciir ami Land stiirm Disbanded, Berlin Stales fnndon, Jau 10 The German I-and-wehr nnd l.andslurni hnvo been dis banded. It Is announced In .in ofllilal dispatch ftom Berlin The Umdnehr Is the 'second lino i nrmv.' Its age limit Is ofllclall set at thlrtv-nlne 1 lie l.andsturin I a 'home defense" ortrinlzallon Its ago llml' Is flxod nt fortv-flve. but thou sands of older men were In Its ranks. Man- LHiidwehi divisions piw service I ri h't n! ii-" ri .-' r'' c '"4""',"I KmjTA Now, young man, Tf? 'S B' j 1 you take a tip from VT ' 3, JmbX? i"' one vno knows and ij- lyw K$$$Jl! '?sp "y yur next su't' v 7mBsB!5!sW &Mm a becker's wXlUMm m siiiikW ,kmT VALUES VZ to 35- RFCKm MANUFACTURERS OPl QUALITY CLOTHES 15M-1G MARKET ST. jsl . . 'Sk 4 Britain Can Fill'West Inilian Need Special Cable to Eiening Public Ledger Covurtol I, 0tt. In the -V. V. Tb'tr Co Klngton, Jamalea, Jan 10 The Trade Commission for tho West Indies, appointed by tho British Government last c.ir to promote trnde between the West Indies nnd tho rest of tho Umpire, has published a. statement to the colonies to tho effect that British manufacturers will soon be nldo to meet virtually nil demands. Wrist Watches for Men Those wc offer arc sub stantially made for hard use, the movements guaranteed to give satisfactory service. One in particular has met with great favor sterling silver radium numerals and hands non-breakable crys tal dependable Waltham movement wrist band of moisture-proof khaki $26. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. DIAMOND MEItCHANTS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS I. (Good Time to Chaage Thw Stairs Dutch Hall OT AH7 Uiii" "ii" Cittmfttc n rhoUi SnfruHU Snedaker & Co., 9th k Tioga t srytMsiA Onty One Store and (Clothes Only Overcoats Endless styles, includ ing the big Ulsters, Ches terfields, Box Coats and Raglans, in every wanted material. You are sure of your style and fit. $ 15 Values $22.50 to $35.00 ; :' OPEN EVENINGS TILL 9 P.M. SATURDAYS TILL 10 P. M. - t A 4 ! ab vm$mti0t 4 i &0iiikr$$iJJr t 1M- T 1.1 r s TsT f . '" i ." ' ' ' t'2f ?,!.'" "" V ' " 'J ' l "lt x -' '; 'T' " ..r V ' fifFl- .. A 'MMhiALmh . ' ?'.i V j Afaf.'lg... .. . 1W.W. . iK . r 'XCr. If' ;" -: "' " - --i , -- f . '. -i l-.r lJ. Jt 'i ' in -ti 'It' s 1:J1A& X r ... -. ...; -'' '. .w.l. rmAittfrarffl- W vi,n.rt' ' '' ''rVi'.i,, ...I cu. , ,x" ; il "wflhiiifi Ml " ' Kf i. u:.V.. iV. Jt-tV -
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