The evening world., 1918-12-16
SAILORS COUNCIL
THREATENS TO SINK
ALL GERMAN SHIPS
Army Deserters Reported Ter
rorizing Berlin-Ebert
Ministry Defed.

CoPENHAGEN, Dec. 1s.-Controi
OF the merchant marine Is demanded
by Sailors Council formed at Ham
burg. according to a Berlin despatch
to tho Berlinske Tidonde Of this city.
The Council threatens to sink all
the ships II its demand Is not COM
piled with. The Council insists that
the financing be borne by the ship
owners.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE Berlin Gem
trail Government is powerlcss to pre-
serve order, and dcsertcrs from the
army terrorize the inhabitants. ac-
cording to a correspondent OF the
Journal who has returned from a hur-
ried visit to Berlin.
Robberies and attacks follow one
another rapidly and apartments and
shops are robbed in midday. Com
mittees OF all kinds. he continues,
publish contradictory orders and
practice blackmall.
Fed flags are flying all over the
city and business is going on as usual.
The war has caused n great rush OF
women into the public services. The
theatres. the correspondent adds. arc
open and the restaurants are crowded.
The population is well dressed. he
says, but in artificial materials.
There is a scarcity of bread. butter,
milk and potatoes, and speculators
are reported to be holding their re-
serves OF foodstuffs. An ordinary
meal costs IS to 30 marks and an
order OF soup is 3 marks.
BERLIN, Dec. 16 (Unites Prcss).-
Berlin is awaiting expectantly the
outcome of the convocation of the
Reichstag by its President. Konstan-
tin Fehrenbach. in defiance of the
Ebert t-Haa je government. The meet
ing was TO be held to-day Some
where in the Rhlneland." The present
government, which intended TO sum-
mon the Rcichstag here later to give
the Ministry Parliamentary support.
has announced that any Deputy at
tending the proposed insurgent ses-
sion will be guilty OF treason. 1t is re-
ported that Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg will send troops TO protect
the meeting.
The Government has issued a
proclamation. calling for volunteers
for a peoples army"
The Workmen's and Soldiers
Council was scheduled TO meet TO.
day.
GENEVA. Dec. 16.-Geors Lede-
bour. Socialist, IS reported TO have
resigned from the German Govern
ment. Herr Brockdorf- Fratzau has
arrived In Berlin from Copenhagen
and probably will succeed Foreign
Secretary Solt.
BERLIN, Dec. 16 ASSOCIATED
Press) .-Adolph Joffe. Russian Am
bassador to Germany, who was ex-
PEELED from Berlin in November be-
cause OF his activities in advancing
the interests of the Bolshevists. is re-
ported in a Breslau despatch to have
crossed the frontier after br.bips
members Of the Soldiers and Work
mems Council. lie is said to be re-
turning to Berlin for the purpose OF
attending to- days meeting of the
Soldiers and Workmen's Congress,
iu spite of the request of the Ebert
Cabinet that he keep away from this
city.
LONDON, Dec. l6.-Marshal Foch
has refused to recognize Soldiers and
Workmen's Councils in occupied por-
tions OF Germany, according to ad-
vices here to-day.
Amsterdam dispatches declare that
the strike in Berlin has reached Sc
rious proportions, only two newspa-
pers being printed, thsse being small
leaflets. Three hundred and fifty
thousand workmen have stopped
work. the dispatches say.