resident, BaWfflPiidi*lT # femcas rarf Congress Soon fo HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M ®jejoto- Independent " ' LXXXVIM— XO. 4 18 PAGES DAIL "Matter "at the Poat Office at 8 Harriaburg '* HARRISBURG. PA.. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1919. •*\\ E MS L S ■Vhlk&mVr? 1 '* 1 "WcBW HOME EDITION UNWISE FOR RAIL OWNERSHIP TO BE VESTED IN U. S. interstate Commerce Com mission Tells Senate Com mittee in Statement WAITING. PERIOD URGED tody Says Plan of Private Ownership Should He Under Broad Litigation WOOLLY FOR CONTROL Majority Concludes Appropri ate Provisions and Safe guards Necessary Washington. Jan. 7.—Opposition to government ownership or operation nf railroads at this time as expressed to-day b ythe Interstate Commerce Commission, in a statement pre sented to the Senate Interstate Com mittee at its hearin on railway legis lation. by Commissioner Edgar E. Clark. "Considering and weighing as best we can all of the arguments for and against the different plans." said the statement, "we are ied to the con viction that with the adoption of appropriate provisions and safe guards for regulation under private ownership, it would not be wise or best at this time to assume govern ment or operation vmfvvypjpjpjp l inent ownership or operation of the railways of the country." \nipliflcd Ownership Suggested The commission declared, how ever. that "a reasonable period of readjustment or preparation" should be allowed before relinquishment of federal control. "It seems obvious." said the statement, "that no plan of private ownership should be consid ered unless it is under a broadened,- extended and amplified government I regulation." Commsisioner Woolley dissented from the recommendation against continuation of government control and advocated adoption of Director General McAdoo's suggestion for ex tension of federal management. The commission presented a de-: 'ailed program of proposed legisla lon in case railroads are returned to private management, providing for strict regulation by the government! of rates, services, tinances, sceurity, issues and pooling of facilities and ] clarification of doubtful relationship been federal and state authority . Supporting the argument for re turn of railroads to private manage ment, the Commission's statement says: "The law provides that Federal control shall not continue beyond twenty-one months after tiie pro mulgation of a treaty of peace. The. wisdom of thus providing a reason able period after tlie passing of the imperative necessity of our Govern ment in actual prosecution of war fare within which to readjust or make preparations for readjustment u' traffic conditions and to round out or prepare financial arrange ment* is hardly open to question. "Carriers' properties formerly com posing a system are now under the jurisdiction of two or more regional directors, or Federal managers, the current of traffic has in some in stances been materially changed and financial complications exist. Com paratively few contracts for compen sation have been perfected between the transportation companies and the Government. "Our expression in favor of return to private ownership and operation is, therefore, not to be understood as favoring a return of the properties In a preciptate way. A reasonable period of readjustment or prepara tion should be afforded and reason able notice should be given that upon a given date the properties will be restored to their owners. "Manifestly, from a social stand point, as well as from the standpoint <>f the nature of the employment, and because of the great importance to of loyal and devoted service on the the public, as well as to the railroads, of loyal and devoted service on the part of the employes, the railroad employes should be adequately com pensated." National History Society to Hold Annual Meeting Officers for the ensuing year will lie e'ecteiP at the annual meeting of the Harrisbnrg Natural History .So ciety on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Technical Higlt School auditorium. At this meeting Mrs. Arthur R. Jlifs will speak on "The Customs of the Taos Indians of Xew Mexico." Mrs. Ilifs has gained her knowledge of the subject on which she will speak by long life among these peoples. She lived among them for a number of years, during whioh time site gained the name, "Friendly Face." The lecture will be illustrated by some pictures taken by Mrs. lltfs. 1 THE WEATHER] For Hnrrllbur* and vicinity: Snow or rnin to-night and W ednes ilnyi warmer to-night. with lowest temperature nbout S3 de grees. For Eastern Pennsylvania t ln erenslng cloudiness, followed b. rain r snow to-night and \\ rd nesdnyt warmer to-night < fresh south winds. filter Th* *M*qiirhnnnn anil nil Its tributaries will continue to tall to-night and probably Ueilnrs dny. A stage of about fi.-l feet Is Indicated for HnrrlsK.. rK Wednesday morning. ARMY FLYERS DROP EMBLEMS OF GRIEF ON ROOSEVELT ELMS Funeral of Former President to Be Very Simple TO LIE AMONG FIRS ON KNOLL By Associated Pres.* Oyster Hay. X. V.. Jan. ".—-Theo dore Roosevelt's own wish that he lip buried with only simple ceremony will be fulfilled. There may be na tional memorial services at Wash ington or New York in the near fu ture, but no military honors will be paid to the dead ex-President at the funeral services here to-morrow. Army aviators may drap flowers and wreaths at Young's Memorial Ceme tery. just' as they did to-day upon the Roosevelt home on Sagamore Hill. But. except for the presence of I'nited States senators and rep resentatives and perhaps small com mittees representing the governors of New York and several other states, only the townspeople of Oys ter Bay. the members of the Roose velt family, and a limited number of close friends will assemble in Christ Church to hear read the sim ple Kpiseopal service, There will probably be less than 400 in all. Xo eulogy will be said by the officiating clergyman, the Rev. George K. Tal ntage. and there will be no formal music. Desired Simple Funeral The announcement that it was the Colonel's own desire that his funeral be plain was made today by Captain Archibald 11. Roosevelt, Twenty sixth infantry. I". S. A., one of the former President's sons, at the Saga more Hill homestead. This state ment indicated that later there may be held, perhaps in Xew York, per haps in Washington, national me morial services at which the people of this country which loved the name Roosevelt will have an oppor tunity to "express their love and ad miration." It was after Captain RooseVelt had sent a telegram thanking Secretary j Baker, on behalf of the ex-Presi dent's family, for his proffer of ar- j rangements for a military escort lhat tho statement regarding the services hero to-morrow were issued by the Colonel's son. It explained that the J Colonel wished his funeral to be sim- ' pie and attended by only his inti- ! mate friends and relatives: that the ; church has a seating capacity of' only about 350 persons; and that j "as Congress had appointed its com mittee before the restricted seat- J ing capacity of the church was known, provision has been made ! for it. but it will not be practicable, much though the family regrets.it,' to provide for the attendance of committees of other bodies." Casket of Plain Oak The i-asket in which Colonel | Roosevelt will be buried in is of plain oak with three silver handles on either side. On its face is a sim- i pla plate of silver with this inserip- ; tion: "Theodore Roosevelt. "October 27, 1838, January 6. 1919." Service to Be Simple In accordance with the wishes of ! the former president, as expressed [ to Airs. Roosevelt, the obsequies will be of almost Spartan simplicity. ' First, there will be a prayer to-mor row at the house, attended only by relatives. At 12.45 o'clock the Prot estant Episcopal service for the dead i will be read in Christ Church by the j rector, the Rev. George E. Talmage. i WILSON STARTS ON REAL PEACE TASKS IN PARIS British Authority 011 League! of Nations to Mecet the President Today WILSON SPEAKS AS TURIN CITIZEN Turin. Jan. 7. President Wil son's uddres- on the bulconv of the municipal building at Turin yesterday was as follows: . My friends of Turin: I now have the privilege of addressing you as my fellow-citizens. It is impossible at this distance that my voice should reach all of you, but I want you to know that I bring the greetings and the affec tionate greetings of the United States to the people of Italv and the great city of Turin. My sen timent. coming from the heart, is the sentiment of our people viva Italia!" Paris. Jan. 7.—President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson arrived here at 10.10 o'clock this morning from thir visit to Italy. There were no formalities over his arrival and he proceeded to the Murat residency for a series of con ferences. which will begin to give concrete form to the work of the Peace (Conference. I#ord Robert Cecil, the British au thority on a league of nations, will be one of the early arrivals In Taris after the President. Premier I.lovd George. If (he British Cabinet situa tion permits, is expected toward the end of the week, and Foreign Seo [ Continued on Page B.] WILSON SENDS A CABLE TO WIDOW Oyster Bay. Jan. 7. Mrs. Roosevelt received during the aight a cablegram of sympathy from Prestdent Wilson, dated Mo dane. which is on the Franco- Italian frontier, reading as fol lows: "Pray accept my lieartfe't sym pathy on the death of your dis tinguished husband, the news of which has shocked me very much." There will be no music, no eulogy, no honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Roose velt lias requested that no flowers be s&nt. Present anil former em ployes of the Roosevelt estate prob ably will carry the coffin. Burial will be in Young's Memorial Cemetery—the "God's Acre" of the Young's farm. Colonel Roosevelt will lie among the llr trees on the crest of a knoll overlooking Oyster Bay Cove, a beautiful spot selec-ted soon after he left the White House. The cemetery vvas established as a family burial place by an v old I<ong Island family nearly two centuries ago. The colonel will be the first of the Roosevelts to be buried in the family plot. Xante on Bronze Tablet The quaint church where the serv ices will be held has seating'accom niodations for only 300 persons. Ad mission will be by ticket. The church recently celebrated its two hundredth anniversary. A bronze tablet bear ing the names of the vestrymen in • ludcs that of "Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States." Two pages of foolscap, hung in cases on the walls, carry the names of young men of the church who entered the service for the war. The names of Colonel Roosevelt's sons head the list. , Member of New York Cliurcli While the ex-president regularly attended services at Christ Church when in Oyster Bay, he was at the time of his death a member of the • "ollegiate Reformed Church of bt. Nicholas. Fifth avenue and Forty eighth street. Xew Y'ork City. At this church he was baptized, and later, as a young man. united in the confession of faith at its altar, as his parents had done. Mrs. Roosevelt is an Kpiscopalian, and as there is no Dutch Reformed Church in this town, the colonel attended divine worship at Old Christ Church. Captain Arcliic Arrives Captain and Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt, Congressman and Airs. Nicholas Longivorth and Airs. Theo dore Roosevelt Jr. arrived at Saga more Hill last night. The colonel's other sons. Kermit and Theodore Jr., are still in Europe. Airs. Richard Derby, who was Ethel Roosevelt, now the wife of Alajor Richard Derby, of the Aledical Corps, United States Army, is ex pected to arrive in Oyster Bay to-day with her two children from Aiken, S. C., where she has been sojourning. The - major is in France. Alore than five hundred telegrams and cablegrams poured in to Oyster Bay for Airs. Roosevelt during tiie night. They came from private citi zens, Rougli Riders, ambassadors, ministers. Congressmen—men of all ranks and distinction, and women too. Alexandra, queen mother of Eng land. cabled the following: "1 am indeed grieved to hear of the death of your great and dis tinguished husband for whom I had the greatest regard. Please accept [Continued on Page 6.] SHOPMEN VOTE ON RETENTION OF PIECEWORK Many Pennsy and Philadel phia and Reading Enipolyes Are Casting Ballots Today Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and Reading Railroad shopmen of the several shops of this territory nre \ oling to-day. together with other railroad shop employes throughout the Allegheny region, whether cr not the piecework system of payment now in vogue in so many places shall be continued. The vote of the men working lini ng the day is being taken at such periods that they do not interfere [Continued on Pago 6.] AUTO THIEVES SENTENCED TO LONG TERMS IN PRISON From Two to Three Years For Man Who Tried to Escape Officers by Jumping Off Mulberry Street Bridge rieadine guilty to a charge of j stealing an automobile owned by |J. K. Bowman, a tvell-known bust ! nessman, and to stealing a check ' for $29.fi1l front the Mac garage, 117 ; South Third street, and forging It, i Joseph Smith was sentenced to .*rve | not less than two years itnl three ; months and not more than three , years In the Eastern I'enitentlarv Smith Is the man who tool the officers of the city police It-part- i ment and County Detective James T, ' ! Walters that he had 175" concealed rln his room In a house In Chestnut: street. When taken there he ir.nde ; j a dash for liberty and was captured I NOT ONE HITCH TO j MAR HARMONY IN | HOUSE OR SENATE 'Robert Spangler, of York, Is Chosen Speaker of Mouse by Republicans BI'CKMAX ALSO HONORED ißucks County Senator Made President Pro Tempore of the Senate FLOWERS FOR MEMBERS Speculation as to Legislation; Adjournment Until In auguration Time | i j * * ROBERT S. SPANGLER New Speaker of the House Assumes the Chair Governor Rt-umtiaugh, in his farewell message to the legis lature. rcatl lief ore both houses late tliis afternoon. re<x>nimen<ls early action on the erection of a memorial bridge at State street, as planned!) y the Board of Pub lic Grounds ami Buildings, and tlicd evelopment of the Capitol Park Extension area. He touches on many other important sub jects for legislative considera tion and outlines the accom plishments of his administration, j The full text of the message will be found on page 0 of this Issue. House and Senate of the Pennsyl jvania Legislature convened at noon | to-day, the House to elect Robert S. 1 Spangler, of York, speaker, and | Clarence J. Buckman, of Bucks, j president pro teni. of the Senate and I to carry out the programs outlined : at the caucuses last evening, full ac count of which appears on the edi ; torial page of this issue. ! All was good feeling and har mony without a show of a contest I anywhere and the prospect is that | the legislators will get to-day's work i done in record time and adjourn this I afternoon until inauguration time, after passing resolutions in memory of Colonel Roosevelt. The House convened promptly at 12 o'clock for the 1919 session. It | was called to order by Thomas H. Garvin, chief clerk, who called upon I the chaplain, the Rev. S. G. Service, .of I.nc4i - -er, for the opening prayer. 'The computing of the count in the recent election for members of the ; House was begun within a few min | utes after the session opened. This icount consumed only a few minutes. There were, of course, many new ; faces in the House. John R. K. | Scott, former Congressman-at-Large ) and again in the House from Phiia- J delphia, occupied his old seat. Those ['members who were in the 1917 ses ; s:on and prior to that time, oocu j pied their old r.tats, except for a , number who had been moved farther | forward. At the sides of the Speak er's stands were large galler-cs of [Continued on Pngc 6.] '| by two patrolmen Just at he was t about to leap from the Mulberry street bridge where It panne* over . Cameron afreet, many feet below, i Walter lteadrlok, who, escaped from Jail November 10, 1910. after ' serving aeven of nine month* ..11 n sentence for stealing an Automobile, was given an additional aeveii months yesterday for jailbreaking. , HeHdrlck was located by Private De tective Harry C. White -*hila serving | a nineteen-month *entenrc In a penl tentlary In Ohio, William Shaffer, twice be? ire cn , teuced for stealing automobiles, was [Continued on Page •.] VOTERS MAY PASS ! ON BRIDGE AND ELECT SENATOR One Election to Suffice For Money Transfer and Pick ing of State Senator UP TO THE LEGISLATURE i To Select Successor to Lieu tenant-Governor Be idle in an in February WOULD CUT EXPENSES City Solicitor Prepares Bill I For Submission to the General Assembly Legislation to be passed early in I the present session authorizing City j Council to direct a special election. : at which time voters will ballot on j the transfer of th e J300.000 Walnut street bridge loan to a fund for the State street bridge, will be prepared in a few days by City Solicitor John K. FQX, be announced, i It is planned to have this legisla tion passed as soon as possible, so that Council will have the authority to direct an election. Efforts will be made, to have the voters ballot on the , b an transfer at. the same time that the special election is held to name a successor to Lieutenant-Governo-- elect Edward E. Beidleman, at pres ent a State Senator from this county. At the last session of the Legisla ture an act was passed permitting borough councils to call special elec tions to have loans transferred, but cities of the third class were not in cluded. and another act will be need ed before Harrisburg's Commission ers can call an election for a similar purpose. The 8300,000 bond issue, when the transfer Is approved, will be used as the city's part of the ex pense of the big viaduct to be built at State street as part of tho Capi tol Park extension plans. 30 Cases of Influenza Develop Among Children at the Industrial Home Thirty oases of influenza have de veloped at the Children's Industrial I Home. Nineteenth and Swatara ' streets, it was reported to city offi ! cials to-day. An appeal was made to Commls ! sioner S. F. Hassler for blankets ! which are need at the home. The | city during the recent epidemic pur ' chased many blankets and other | supplies which were used at the emergency hospital, and after it was j closed were thoroughly' fumigated, i Commissioner Hassler agreed at | once to co-operate with the medical i attendants at the home in helping . the'm and communicated with Health | Officer J. M. J. Raunlck, directing j thatthe blankets should be sent to ; the institution immediately. FILTERED WATER BEING FURNISHED TORIVERSIDE James C. Thompson Is Reap pointed to Office of City Assessor Filtered water from the city's plant is being supplied now to resi dents of the Fourteenth ward, and has been furnished since Xew Y'ear's day. Commissioner S. F. Hassler an nounced to the other members of Council at the meeting to-day. Connections to the mains in the recently annexed district were made a few weeks ago, but pending the completion of arrangements for the purchase of these lines, (he water was not turned on. the residents con tinuing to ,use the supply furnish ed by the Dauphin Consolidated Wa ter Cojnpany. Xew Year's day, how ever, the change was made, unit the city pumps ure giving satlsfactory service Dr. Hassler said. City Treasurer C. E. Weber re ported to Council to-ila.v u cash bal ance of 8196.773 in the treasury at. ance of 8196,773 In the treasury at day. An ordinance fixing this salaries of all city employes in accordance with the Increases granted In the 1919 budget measure, wus present ed by Commissioner W. Burf nett and passed first reading. Com missioner Burtnett also moved the appointment of James C. Thompson as city assessor for another year, and council approved the motion. Bell Telephone Chiefs Hold Conference Here ;;:U*aldJdwa :!na y • District and division heads of the Harrlsburg Division of The Bell Tele- Phone Company, met In The Bell tele phone offices, in the Johnston Paper Company Building, this morning, for a brief conference. Following a dis cussion of business problems the men adjourned to the Penn-Harris Hotel for luncheon, continuing the confer ence In session throughout the after noon. In attendance at the gathering were district managers and district traffic superintendents from Cenetral Penn sylvania. The central points covered by the Harrlsburg Division arei Har rlsburg. Reading, Allentown. Wilkes- Barre, tjcranton, Williamsport and Al toona. BERLIN STREETS SEIZED BY ARMED ANARCHISTIC MOBS WHO THREATEN CIVIL WAR , Natural Limitations By Associated i'l ess London. Jan. 7. —Count von Bernstorff, former German ambassa dor to the United States, is working ever\ day ut the German foreign office, preparing data for the peace conference, accord.n* to a Ber lin dispatch to the Express. The Count told the Express correspond ent that he endorsed the plan for a league of nations, in which lie saw the only way to prevent war by a limitation of armaments. "We entirely agree with Premier L'o.vd George and want to get rid of universal military service," lie said. It was unthinkable that the former emperor or any member of his family would again rule over Germany. Count von Bernstorff said. Asked if there was no danger in William Hohenzollern being so near in Holland, the Count replied: "Where the hell were we to send him'."' NEW PIED PIPER TO CLEAR CITY OF RATS T. A. Tormey Catches 'Em With His Hands When Innocent Little Rodents Come Out of i Their Homey Little Holes Tabby as a rat catcher is out of a ! job, and in her stead comes T. A. i Tormey, of Xew York City, the Pied ! Piper of the Twentieth Century, who j guarantees to make Harrisbnrg rat | less in as short a time as it takes 'hint to go from cellar to cellar. "The Official Rat Catcher of the ' World," is Mr. Tormcy's selfassign | ed title, and he claims he's caught : rats in front of the crowned heads of i Europe, or something like that. He rid San Francisco of rats, he made Xew York ratless and Pliila i delphia thanks him for her deltver -1 ance from the pests. | "Simple." he describes his meth ! ods. "That is, simple for an expert j rat catcher." On Morning's Wings He breezed into town on the wings jof the morning, and already lias ' contracts to clear out the rats from | the cellars of several Market street | hotels. Whisper that softly, though, !as Market street hotels aren't sup i posed to have rats. Twenty dollars a hundred Is what he charges for his services. Parents | are keeping a watchful eye on the [second parties of his contract. In forder that, unlike the Pled Piper j of Hamlin, he will not march away ; with the youngsters of llarrlsburg jln default of payment for his ser j vices in "deratting" the city. Pretty Slick Reporter | Tormey was loath to tell of his j methods for removing rats. He has taught rats in every state In the ! union, he declared, but has never | given away his secret. But the in ■ genious reporter caught hini right | after breakfast, and peace with the [world had made hint loquacious, 1 The first secret of his success fell I like a plummet into the reporter's | astounded understanding. He catch les them with his hands! Sure, rat j traps are small town stuff. The rats 1 smelt the traces of their unfortu SLAYER REFUSED NEW TRIAL; GETS DEATH SENTENCE ; Judge Johnson' Pronounces | Doom on "William Evans, Rufus Gillam's Murderer Refused n third trial, William I Evans, colored, twice convicted of i murder In tho first degree on a I charge of stabbing Rufus Glllam, {also colored, on the night of Feb j ruar.v 15, 1918, was sontenced to be I electrocuted by Judge A. W, John | son, specially presiding in the Dau j phln county court. Judge Johnson ] presided at both trials and granted I a second one a few months ago, | Evans was again convicted, but his j attorneys. William H, Earnest and Thomas C, MeCarrell, asked fwr a ! third tital. but the petition was re ! fused, Judge Johnson reading his • opinion to-day. in which he dlsinlss ; ed the motion. Called For Sentence Evans was called for sentence by | Assistant District Attorney Frank ( B. Wlckersham, who prosecuted the case against him. Before the court ! imposed thy death sentence Evans ; was asked whether he had anything to say. He replied that he had and | reviewed some of the minor points ;of the testimony tn the two trials which were conflicting, In one ln-< stance he said a witness testified he went into the house in front of which \ Glllam was stabbed, while at 'the second trial the wttness said Evans only went to the top of the front steps. A differeucec In time was also pointed out by Evans. Judge John son then exp ained to him that all those facts had been argued to the Jury by his counsel and had been considered before a verdict was re turned. Same Verdict Twice Evans was charged with stabbing Glllam about 8.3U o'clock In the evening, An effort was made to re duce the degree of the homicide by attempt ng to show that he was so intoxicated thai lie could not form tit* intent to kill, but the Common wealth's witnesses refuted this de fense and in both trials the same verdict was returned. i nate brethren on the traps and can not be caught. The modern Pied Piper smears a preparation—no, not even his moth er knows what is contained in it— on his hands and sits ail alone in the dark cellar he is to clean up. The rats smell the preparation and creep up to him. When he has se cured a nice representative gather ing of notable rnt personages around him, he dazzles them with a sudden flare from his flashlight. As quick as lightning, during their confusion, his hands ate grabbing among them, and when they recover half of them are in his hag. This hag—the scene becomes more har rowing at this point—he swings over iiis head and brings with a ter rific Impetus against the wall. After that the only thing the rats are good for is a hole in the ground. Tormey will remain here while the contracts last, and then leave for other hunting grounds. He call ed upon the police department this morning to explain his methods. $ London—lri Esthonia the Bolsheviki are marching on 3t J Reval and have reached Charlotenoff. Jw J URGES LEAGUE OF NATIONS j ▼ ! *■s ! T* Washington—The Suprem: &, 4t T . f intoxicating liquors. * A *3* g* n wire- X Ales l * day. • T X 7* il Colonel Roosevelt *y | Joy Scouts of America, X ?, compt ising 440,000 members, to-day were instructed to 2 .♦•plant one or more trees with suitable inscription and Ic - ■—r " esider. I + '<* LUDENDORFF ON FARM IN SWEDEN * 1 • *3* * 4i * jw tua! 1 the German militar ysystem, are confirmed < \ V. Schotte, the Swedish home minister. It is J -il < JMcADOO'S SUCCESSOR NOT CHOSEN 1 Waal .he • •**•<•' :ng in W • hir.g- A ± ton that the President may nort appoint a new directo • [\C general until he returns to the United States next month, A watching meanwhile the recepion by Congress of the pro- J * 'X posal to extend government* cqntrol for five years. I ► X I 5 THREE DIE OF EXPOSURE * * T' tug Piedmont su;- , , the Virginia coast cn Sunday night. Three of the crew * t of-eight died of exposure and a fourth is not expected to I •• J* live. They were adrift eighteen hours before being j # * * picked up. " * *. ~ y + XAKKIAGE LICENSES t i Krl 11. Swnrtu tint I Utarftitre* I*. ArmiW, Hiarlnbtirsi Thoittn N 11. iL T !/**"• ""■•••Iplil®. mill Hckn K. I.fe l>rat<*>. Hialtunorei I.OUIn T f| M. nilfli, I'lttMburfth. aand KmWeii M. Frank. llnrriMlaurKi Carroll i * Xnnarrn anal ( Irarta C. .lohnniaW. IliarrUuar i Mlchiarl F, \ rrhn* J. 71 """ A*le R. Zernni-p, MtfrMoni Morrln Modes nnri Flluhe<la T Hlngfold, Harrl*l>urfc. A Hundreds Fleeing City as Firing Is Begun on Highways LIEBKNECHT GAINS POWER Thousands Parade in Protest to Government Py Associated Press Copenhagen, Jan. 7. —• Berlin is in a state of com plete anarchy and civil war has begun there, according to the Munich correspond ent of the Politiken. His in formation. lie says, is based on telephonic messages front the German capital. All the banks arc barricaded ; and a great number of the pub lic buildings are in the hands of the Spartacan, or extreme radi cal group. Machine Guns Busy Thousands of armed work men of the Spartacus faction, i the correspodent reports, are crowd i ing the streets, and at several points I firing has begun. The sound of nia j chine gun tire eould be heard from | all parts of Berlin. | The message reported the in ten i tion of the government to try to | storm the building of the police j guards later in the day and take poa [ Continued on Page 13.]
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