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Show Berlin Fearful . As Reds Gather to Attack City (Ey The Associated Press) j ' , Germany has cant off the governmental regime suddenly set up by the reactionary elements last Saturday morning but advices indi-l cate she is now facing" another extreme peril in the form of a wave ' of radicalism. Reports from Berlin say Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, the reactionary chancellor, chan-cellor, and bis adherents have either fled from the city or contemplate contem-plate going at once Armed forces of the reactionary element are-leaving are-leaving Berlin today and the presence of Gustav Noske, minister of ' defense in the Sber cabinet, who arrived in Berlin last night by airplane air-plane from Stuttgart, would seem to indicate that the constitutional government intends to assume control immediately. General von Seecht, President Ebert 's chief of staff, has been commander of government gov-ernment forces in Berlin. Announcements by Dr. Kapp as vell as statements from the Ebert government, reflect the fear of a radical uprising in Germany. In fact Dr, Kapp's announcement stated he had resigned so that the , country might be enabled to fight Bolshevism. From various cities come reports of uprisings of workers and advices from Berlin state , that fed"forces under command of Sparticist leaders are marching on that city. .As the Ebert troops have not as yet resumed full control, con-trol, an attack by the reds is feared. Throughout Germany tradical elements have in many places taken over direction of affairs at least temporarily. t Proletarian dictatorships have been set up at Dortmund, Gera, 1 Hallee, Ohlinga, Unna and Gelsenkirckem according to reports, while in Leipsic workmen have driven government troops from the suburbs su-burbs of the city and were engaged late yesterday in street fighting. In the Rhenish and Westphalian industrial districts it is said the workers are rendy to follow radical leaders. UGLY HUMORED CROWDS. PARIS. March IS. Olficial advices from Berlin today describing conditions' condi-tions' there last night said the public places of the city were filled with crowds , in an ugly humor. The military appeared to be of a panicky disposition. Many of the Baltic troops, the advices added, had joined forces with the independent in-dependent Socialists, who were reported to have 12,000 armed men at their command. RUMOR KAPP IS SUICIDE. LONDuX. March IS. Rumors are current in Berlin that Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, who was head of the reactionary government set up in Berlin last Saturday Sat-urday and who resigned yesteruuy, has committed suicide,. according to a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Amsterdam. The reports were received b telr-phone in Amsterdam from Berlin. COPENHAGEN M::rch 17. The first plenary sitting of the German national na-tional assomblv will bo held Thursday afternoon at Stuttgart, according to a dispatch from that c'.ty received here tonight. Party leaders held long conferences con-ferences yesterday afternoon, it is said. The Bauer cabinet has Insisted that troops engaged in the attack on the ' government bo olacf ft under the .command of a general who was not involved in-volved in the revolt. Immediate abolition of the Iron division, made up of troops formerly in the Baltic regions, who were Involved in the occupation of Berlin Saturdjy morning has been demanded thid the disbandment of the j naval brigade which also had a part in Saturday's disorders will be insisted upon. WARSAW, March 14. Dispatches relative to the Berlin revolt arc featured; In newspapers here jmuI there is much speculation regarding the effect of the upheaval upon the settlement of tho upper Silesian question. It is reported re-ported that Gqrhian residents of upper Silesia are openly-- expressing hope the Kapp government will succeed and repudiate the peace treaty. Meetings in upper Silesia havo been prohibited by the inter-allied commission. com-mission. An order has been intercepted by the allied officers giving directions direc-tions for preparations for war along the frontier. |