The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-27
Cry for Punishment Follows
Proof That Germany Began
the War.
OTHER WAR CHIEFS ON LIST
Won 6ethmann-Hol ollweg, Won Jagow
and Zimmerman Are Also In
oluded With the Hohenzol-
Ierns-Ludendorff Quits
Germany for SWe.
den Moderates
Beat Bol-
sheviki.

London, Nov. H.-It is understood
that the question of the extradttiOn Of
the former German emperor is being
considered by British law officers of
the crown, who are working in close
cooperation with the French author
tiles. Action in the premises was
taken Immediately after the flight Of
the former emperor to Holland.
Berlin, Nov 27.-"We demand the
immediate convening of a revolution
ary tribunal for the purpose of pass
ing sentence on the Hohenzollerns, ia
ther and son, and on Won Bethnann-
Hollweg," says the Red Flag. the or
gan Of DR.. Karl Liebknecht, in COM
menting ON disclosures made in Mu-
mich concerning the completely of Ger
many in bringing about the war. evil
liam II must be commanded to return
and give an account before this tribu-
nal"
The Spartacus organ also demands
reckoning with the socialist leaders.
Albert, David, Molkenbuhr and others
for participation in propaganda cal
culated to absolve Germany from re-
sponsibility for causing the war.
German Denial Called die"
"Wa have been told that Germany
had no knowledge Of Austria's ultima
tum to Serbia. 1t was lie," says the
Vorwaerts. Berlin was said to have
admonished Vienna to go slow. 1t was
a lie. On the contrary, Berlin melted
Vienna.
I'm the course of his proclamation
William II declared in the midst of
peace we are attacked by the enemy.
"A base, impudent, bottomless, shame
fesS lie.
"And does this band of mass MUIR
derers who In the progress of the revo-
luton and through the generosity Of
the German people managed to escape
unhurt really still believe 1t can once
more establish it's bloodstained, He-be-
decked ruler"
The organ of the independent social
lists, Die Freiheft, says: "They COM
mftted high treason. We cannot lay
hands on William and his son, but it is
to be hoped that they will yet be
brought to justice Their fortunes,
however. must be confscated. Doctor
von Bethnann-Hollweg (former chan
cellor). Won Jagow and Zimmerman
(forrner German foreign secretaries),
who were their tools, must forthwith
be arrested and brought into court"
General Ludendorff Quits Germany.
Copenhagen, Nov. 27.-General Lu-
dendorff, reputed to have been long
the actual directing head of Germany's
military affairs. has quit German soil,
according to the Frankfort Gazette.
1t says he has left Sassmitz, Prussia,
for Sweden. His titular position In the
German military system was that of
first Quartermaster general.
Chancellor Ebert is reported in a
dispatch from the semiofficial Wolff
bureau Of Berlin as having addressed
q conference of about seventy dele
gates from various parts Of Germany,
who gathered In the chancellor's pal
ace, and to have urged cooperation
throughout the whole former empire in
dealing with the present situation. He
declared the summoning Of a national
assembly was necessary to secure the
cooperation of the central admins
tration and the federated states.
Doctor Solf, minister of foreign af-
fairs, declared the situation was ex-
tremely threatening, owing both to the
'enemy's will to destroy" Germany
and the separahst movements in that
country.
Kurt Eisner, Bavarian socialist pre-
mier. protested sharply that both Herr
Ebert and Doctor Sof were compro-
missed by being representatives Of the
old regime.
Moderates Defeat BoIsheviki.
Berlin, Nov. 27.-RepOrts of tests of
strength between the conservative ele-
ments and the Independent and "bol-
shevik" socialists in various places in
Germany continues to indicate that, as
far BIS mere numbers go, the extrem-
lists are almost negligible.
The elections to the soldiers and
workingmen's council IN Dresden on
Sunday show that the extremists
polled only 1900 votes, against 56,4OO
for the old socialists. Both groups of
independents won only three or four