The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-11-13
WILSON GIVES
PROMISE TO
SEND RELIEF
TO GERMANS
Systematic Distribution Of
Food Will Be Carried on by
Allies in Germany = King
Leopold Abdicates.
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED
(By Associated Pfeoo1

tBy A1Socloteo xTeoo1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-Pres1dent
Wilson had sent . reassuring mess
age to the people Of Germany in reply
to the appeal from Chancellor Ebert
He promises to aid Germany IN the
matter Of food supplies and in reliev-
ing distressing want.
The reply was sent today by Secre-
tary Lansing through Minister Sulzer
of Switzerland who delivered yester-
day Ebert's request for Intervention
by the president to mitigate the fear
full conditions" threatened through en-
forcement of the armistice terms.
1t says steps are to be taken at
once to organize relief work in the
same systematic manner in which It
was carried out in Belgium but that
the president desires to be assured
that public order will be maintained in
Germany and that an equitable dis
tribution of food can be clearly guar
anteed.
COPENHAGEN, Tuesday, Nov. II.
-German-Austria has been proclaimed
part of the German republic by the
state council says dispatch from Vi
emma.
BERNE, Switzerland, Nov. 12.-
Prince Leopold, Of Lippe-Detmold, re-
nounced his throne on Tuesday, ac-
cording to the semi-oficial Wolff bu-
reau of Berlin.
COPENHAGEN, Tuesday, Nov. Il.
The new Bavarian government has
sent a message to President Wilson,
through Switzerland expressing its
fears that the armistice terms will
bring chaos to the disordered young
republic and requesting that Great
Britain, France and Italy be asked to
punish the guilty. The message adds
that the German autocracy and mill
tary party do not deserve mercy.
PARIS, Tuesday, Nov. 12.-The lack
of German news reaching here by the
way of Switzerland indicated some
Interruptions in the usual channel Of
information. Zurich has confirmed re-
ports that the frontier is closed to
travellers arriving from Germany. 1t
is reported that Friedrich Ebert, the
German chancellor has given a place
in his cabinet to George Ledebour
report is given under reserve. In
formation received here is that the
revolution is proceeding calmly and
methodically.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 1.-THE Ger
man troops who mutinied at the Beyer-
loo camp in Belgium and raised the
red flag, says the Handelstilate. at
tackled another force supporting the
former emperor. This force was de-
feated and fed to the Dutch frontier
where it was disarmed Monday.
The German garrison in Brussels
has revolted against the non-commis-
stoned officers, according to neutrals
reaching the British lines from Brus-
sells. Several OF the officers were
killed.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 1.-THE German
training ship Schlesien has been tor
pedoed by revolutionary warships. ac-
carding to the Weser Zeitung Of Bre-
men.
The Schlesien, pre-deadnaught bat
tleship, but now used as a training
ship, was reported early In the week.
to have fed from Kiel, when the SAL
ors' revolt broke out there. The yes
sci arrived at Marstal. small Danish
port in the Baltic, where 1t took on
soma supplies. 1t was reported that
TWO German cruisers were waiting out
side the harbor tor the Schlesien. The
ship was 413 feet long and displaced
1900 tons.
TRIEST. Nov. 11.-A state Of semi
anarchy prevails in all the regions o.
Austria traversed by the Austria-Hur-
garian soldiers returning from the Ital
ian front. The soldiers have abau-
doned the ranks and have joined the
mobs in sacking and setting fire to
property All kinds Of excesses are
being committed.
BERNE. Nov. 12.-It is announced
that Nikola P Pachitch, president of
the council CT Serbia, will preside at
Geneva congress which will decide
upon the details for constituting a
state including the Jugo-Slav national.
tiles In Serbia.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 13. - Fresh
fighting. broke out in Berlin on Mon
day, "a ording to messages received
here from the German capital. Loyal
officers opened fire from the royal
stables and attacked the revolutionar-
les with machine guns. Several per-
sons were killed.
COPENHAGEN. Nov. 13-Tele-
grams found in the palace OF the FORM
er German crown prince. according to
a Berlin telegram to a newspaper here.
shows that it had ben planned to send
loyal troops from the front to Berlin
in an attempt to crush the revolution
General Strike Begins
Throughout Switzerland