Show CENtRAL pART I OF OF- GERMANY IN IN STRiKERS STRiKERS' GRIP Widespread Political Move 1 C Casts SI Shadow Over Whole hole Nation j J Thursday Feb Dy S.-D S. By th the thc Associated Pr Press Central Germa Germany ny is in iii the thc throes 0 of a widespread political I strike c affecting large harts of or Saxon Saxony Saxon Thui and Anhalt and through its effects upon upon railroad railroad communication is tasting l' a u sinister r shadow over ocr the entire entire entire en en- tire tuition nation The Thc workmen In Leipzig voted last evening b i b a tremendous dolls majority for fora a strike Today Leipzig Is without gas as' as or electricity lt or railroad communication The Thc strike at Halle Includes the railway allway men inca continues con con- absolute c an and even cn telephonic an nail and telegraphic is being Interfered d with A t general J strike has l U o h or- or t tOU tJ c ii I nc ut e lIn eh I 1 ic ha through r le lemor p more mor co complete tc reports receive from a 1 Magdeburg burg where a large ar c part ot or the railway men who first joined the strike have e ro- ro SUh lJ work ork This leads IN to the thc hope that the thc spread of oC the railway Into western west west- chi ern Germany may be checked c with southern south south- Communication Railway em ern Germany is possible only by roundabout roundabout roundabout round round- about routes A section of or the thc Munich express ar ar- ar arrived rived dyed In Berlin to today a thirteen hours late ate The Thc fa tt f ct that It came camo through h atall atall at atall all was due to the lie presence among amon the thc passengers o of an American m military tar courier from and the thc Austrian foreign minister An Au official bulletin I In iii the thc Am Mn describes the thc strike situation a as follows follows- in ThurI Thur- Thur I I A general strike prevails min mingia la and Saxony No disturbances are aro reported Is Js in the thc ito throes I of oC a general strike which has paralyzed railway traffic The situation in Dresden Dresden Dresden Dres Dres- I den is normal The Thc strike movement In iii the tho Ruhr fluhr district Is receding Military operations carrl carried d on b by and the tho in Thuringia Saxony Saxon accord accord- accor Ruhr district arc are proceeding the governments government's program Debate in ill Assembly G Grows s 's l Acrimonious ouS Weimar Thursday laY Feb 27 Py P Ky the Associated Press fl 1 0 An attempt to de debate deI do- do bate ale the Imperial defense bill a against has any special special which no iio one apparently I cial o objection resulted this morning Ina in ina ina a serIes of oC if personal verbal encounters Dozens of oC speakers participated In tho the I Continued on OIL page paso 2 2 CENTRAl GERMANY IS ISI t i I 1 IN GRIP OF STRIKERS 1 Continued from page pace 1 debate but the wor word fight was sharpest sharpest sharp sharp- est cst between tho majority and In Independent Inde epen e- e pen pendent Socialists Brass Drass In independent epen Socialist started the trouble b by a sharp criticism criticism cism of ot the majority Socialists on the question of oC strikes In the Ruhr district district dis dis- ls- ls and four Cour times was called to order or- or or order der and twice forbidden en to criticise the presidents president's rulings Herr majority Socialist endeavored in kind to carr carry forward tho the attack an and also drew a reprimand from the presiding officer for fOl the bitterness an and of or his attack Herr oske secretary for military af affairs affairs af- af I af-I fairs unwittingly unwillIngly threw fat rat on the fire 1 by challenging Dr Cohn independent socialist alleging that he had hat accepted several mUll million on rubles from irom Adolph I Jotte Joffe Russian ambassador to Germany German Dr Cohn admitted that Joe gave e a him about marks marIes and rubles Tho The rubles rubies he sai said were still sUll in bank because he had been unable to I draw against them However he said the tho mono money was wan for tor Russian prisoners of or war and Russian civilians ch In Ger Ger- many Only about marks I Ger-I he added had been boen spent for literary purposes purposes pur pur- purI I poses and political campaigns I Herr also launched a hitter bitter at attack attack attack at- at tack against the independent ent socialists terming them dangerous demagogues I INo No s scene ene In the Weimar Welmar assembly has hag equaled that of or today toda The Tho serious I minded leaders apparently arc are greatly s i upset and anti express the belief belier that It will be Impossible to eliminate party part dif dlf- j lC I l I Erfurt Without Light Copenhagen Feb The S-The The to town n of or Erfurt Prussian Saxony Saxon Is without electric light and street car cal service as asa asa asa a result of or the tho general strike there anti and tho ho workers are arc demanding the Immediate Imme Imm- diate socialization of or mines and factories factories factories fac fac- tories and tho the recognition of or the soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers and workmen's council according to a 1 dispatch from Berlin The soldiers and workmen's council at I has declared a general strike The workmen of or twenty three towns In Thuringia already alread have joined the strike movement mO there The strike It Is declared will not nol affect hospitals waterworks or the food supply Reds Reds Print Print Own Money C Copenhagen Feb 28 25 The S-The I have seized tho printing offices in Munich Mu Mu- Munich nich and commenced to print bal bank banknotes k notes according to a dispatch from IU-I IU We liner |