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LOTS OF FIGHTING "STILL.
LONDON, March 11.
A semi-official message from Berlin says that German troops, after shary fighting, have recaptured Schrunder and Laichen in Courland from the Bolsheviks, įnflicting severe losses.
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EXTRAORDINARY FIGHT
VAT BOW.ST.
DISORDERLY U: S. TROOPS,
POLICE TRUNCHEONS V. REVOLVERS,
LONDON, March 10. Some Americars were, arrested in
London for playing dice, and their friends made three several tries to force an eatry into Bow Street Police Station These composed quite a crowd of American soldiers, sailors,
The report that the Germans and others. Each time the crowd captured Riga is not true.
Fosen reports on March 9 that the Ukrainians yesterday heavily bom- barded Lemberg. Over 100 shells fell in the city. Several people were killed or wounded.
LONDON, March, 10. Correspondents in Berlin describe Saturday's air bombing by the Spartacists as worse than any of the London or Paris air-raids. Tons of high explosives were dropped, chiefly on Spartacist nests. Several underground stations were destroyed. Huge mine-throwers, throwing a ton" of shell, and gas and tear bombs, were also used on both sides. Fight ing planes cleared the housetops of machine-gun nests, flying within 150 | feet of the roofs. Aeroplanes dropped
Bale learns from Budapest that the food and ammunition, relieving the Communists on March 8 attempted government defenders when they to seize the Parliament House and were desperate under * hail of several banks and public buildings. Spartacist tear bombs, and enabling Fighting ensued, in which the Com- them to hold out until air bombs munists were driven out of the city and howitzer shells smashed the un-by government troops. derground tunnel and subway also annihilating the Spartacist reinforce-
ments.
THE LICHTENBERG FIGHT. Copenhagen learns from Berlin on March 10 that Lichtenberg's police president; Baron Salmuth, escaped shooting by heavily bribing the Spartacists. He states that over 150 were massacred at Lichtenburg. The Spartacists obtained entry to the post office which was strongly garrisoned. After a three hours bombardment
LONDON, March 11. Paris learns from Zurich that
government troops captured Leipzig from the Spartacists.
187,000 GERMAN PRISONERS DEAW RATIONS,
LONDON, March 11.
they got in by trickery. Thereupon In the House of Commons at ques. they disarmed and shot the garrison tion time. Major Guest stated that but released the postal officials. the total strength of the British In Berlin the governmental cavalry armies of occupation in all the war. captured a Spartacist nest near St. theatres was fixed at 902,000. The Michael's Church, taking prisoner strength of the British army in 100, of whom 30 were summarily France, Belgium, and Germany, in shot. The remaining Spartacists who cluding those of the Dominions, was are still holding out, entrenched in (on March 1) 1,324,105. German gardens, cellars, and barns, number prisoners to the number of 197,000 about 3,000. They have been broken were also borne on the British ration up into small parties of ten to twenty-strength. five. The newspapers declare that
the government troeps are expected
to enter Lichtenberg on March 11.
ORGY OF CRUELTY.”
London, March 11.
A Copenhagen telegram to-day
grew larger.
They were driven back by baton two American military policemen, charges. Those injured included who were truncheoned when they
drew their revolvers to restore order in the American way. The London constables misunderstood their status and intentions.
This further incensed the already due to the arrests, as diceplaying angry crowd. Its original anger was
("shooting craps") is a pastime which is not unlawful in the United States.
The American authorities are convening a Eleven American sailors and soldiers Beard of Enquiry
are arreated, and will be tried by American Court Martial.
A number of the English police who charged wore the blue war chevrons.
LONDON, March 9. The arrested Americans were
playing dice in an open space near Aldwych. A scrimmage occurred between the police and their friends. A crowd gathered in the Strand, in cluding a number of Australians and New Zealanders. There were subse- quently about 800 demonstrating out. side Bow Street Folice Station. Alto- 8ether 12 were injured, including six constables. American officers and others helped to pacify the crowd, which ultimately dispersed.
H
LATER
The American service men arrested BILGIUM CL LIMS 215,000,000, in connection, with the Strand riot were handed over to the American authorities for trial. Of others, Britishers and Canadians, charged at Bow Street, two were fined forty shillings for obstructing police" and the others remanded.
LONDON, March 10 Paris reports that Belgium's claim says there is still furious fighting in against Germany, as submitted to Berlin. The Government troops are the Reparation Commission, amounts methodically surrounding the Sparta-
LONDON, March 11.
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{PROTECTION.
LONDON, March 10.
cists who are well armed and well to between 1,400 and 1,600 millions supported by the people and who still sterling. hold many buildings.. The Govern ment troops are using artillery
In the House of Commons, Sir directed by aeroplanes, which are
Auckland Geddes in reply to a ques dropping bombs and killing many
tion emphasised that we are still at. innocent persons. Both sides are
LONDON, March. 12. killing prisoners. Women are parti.
war and must maintain the blockade Paris reports that Mr. Lansing, in of the enemy. But he hoped the cipating the orgy of cruelty. Reda speech at the reception to the Ameri-blockade would shortly be raised. Cross ambulances are frequently stop-can peace mission, said Germany was He added that all raw materials ped and the wounded thrown out, suffering a bitter retribution for required for British industries would shot, or beaten to death.
plunging the world into an unright be admitted unrestrictedly, as also eous war, but sentiments of hatred semi-manufactured goods necessary Berlin reports on March 9, that it and vengeance must not be allowed for British manufactures, except so is expected work will be generally to stand in the way of checking the far as they were produced by indust resumed on Monday (March 10). advance of terrorism in Germany-ries which it was essential to foster The Government troops are masters Commonsense demanded that peace in the United Kingdom, in which of the situation and driving back the should be made. There should be case they would be liable to restric Spartacists street by street to the no delaying of foodships sent to tions. cast end, but there is still desultory Germany, and no time must be lost shooting and bombing in the centre if the world was to be saved from turers would be liable to import of the city where" the Spartacists re-despotism and anarchy. occupied the central telegraph office. The suppression of the revolt has produced an illusory impression of relief which can be only temporary,
LONDON, March 11.
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The Tageblatt states that the damage in the fighting far exceeds forty million of marks. The Lokaj- anzeiger estimates the dead to number over 500 End the wounded at over 1,000.
LONDON, Mar. 10. Copenhagen learns semi-officially that the situation in Berlin is un- changed. There is complete calm in the area occupied by the government troops,but outside that the Spartacists continue their misdeeds and in the suburb of Lichtenberg they attacked and killed a whole police watch numbering sixty officers and men.
MORE CABLE DELAY.
LONDON, March 11. On March 11: the breakdown of another of the Eastern Telegraph | Company's principal cables occurred,
causing fresh delays.
LET IS.
LONDON, March. 11.' Copenhagen reports that a British squadron has arrived at Libau with the British Commission to negotiate with the Lettish Government.
A LONG DEFERRED VOYAGE.
LONDON, March 11.- Capetown reports that the nation- alist delegates are sailing to Europe via New York aboard a Dutcit cargo- ship, the Bawean from Java.
SCIENCE.
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METHUEN,
London, March 14. It is officially announced that General Plumer has been appointed governor and commander-in-chief at Malta in succession to Gederal Methuen resigned.
He stated that foreign manufac-
restrictions till Sept. 1, when the matter would be reconsidered. Such manufacturers would as far as pos sible be excluded unless they were essential for the producers of the United Kingdom. With regard to exports, Sir Auckland Geddes stated that the Government was trying to make arrangements with the coun tries which hoped to receive con siderable indemnities shortly, to allow our exports to enter their ter ritories as a charge on these indemnities.
He stated that exports to avo blockaded countries would be unres tricted, except as regards goods required for naval or military pur; poses or for home consumption and The Pope has appealed to the goods subsidised by the Government. Allies, urging a speedy peace" notThis would still be licensed. These humiliating to Germany," and in exceptions also applied to blockaded order to prevent the creation of a countries, about which the Govern Bolshevist Germany.
POPE APPEALS TO ALLIES.
LONDON, March 11.
SEAFARERS UNITE
ment's policy was to transfer the maximum number of manufactures to the free Est. The Government was negotiating with the Allies about this. The Government was alyo try. ing to increase as far as possible all LONDON, March-11.
classes of goods exportable anywhere Paris reports that an international by licence and doing all it could to congress of sailors representing assist cuirepot trade and internal Britain, America, Denmark, Sweden, trade. They believed that by this and Norway has opened to discuss policy British trade would become the standardisation of wages of greater than ever. (cheers), sailors, compensation to the families of torpedoed sailors, and for tonnage FRENCH DEMONSTEATION. sunk. There is also to be an interna tional conference with the shipbuild ers for the standardisation of marl. time labour laws.
"BYK-ELECTION,
LONDON At the Liverpool (West Derby) parliamentary bye-election, Rear Ad London, March 11. The British Association resumes miral Sir William Reginald Hall its meetings in September at Bourne (Coalition Unionist) as elected with mouth Sir Charles Paisons la 5,062 votes. Mr. Nelson, (Labourite) President,
had 4,670,"
LONDON, March 9. Parisreports a great demonstration. Fat the Trocadero. A petition signed by: 34 million inhabitants of the liberated regions of France was handed to M. Deschanel, the presid ent of the Chamber, who presided. It urged full reparation from Germany for their immense losses, including the destruction of 6,625,000 acres of cultivable land, 1,500,000 acres of forests, and 145 sugar factories out of a total of 213...
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