Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-14
New Cabinet Composed
Entirely of Followers
of Ebert.
SCHEIDEMANN AND
DITTMAN MEMBERS
BoIshevik Element Given Representa-
tion-General Hindenburs Still in
Command Of Armies-lssues Order
Directing Orderly Withdrawal Of
Troops, Including Army Of General
Won Maekenson in Roumania.

Copenhagen. Nov. 1.-THE new Ger
man government has been organized
with the following cabinet officers:
Premier and interior> and militar
affairs-F,riedrich Ebert.
Foreign affairs-Hugo Haase.
Finance and colonies Philip
Scheidemann. ~
Dcmobilization. transport, justic
and health-Wilhelm Dittmann.
Publicity, art and literature-Her
Lansberg.
Social policy-Richard Barth.
announcement of the membershi
of the new German government con
firms previous reports that the cao'
net would be composed entirely o.
socialists. The majority Of socialist
who supported the imperial govern.
ment during the war are represented
by Ebert, Scheidemann and Lands
berg. while the independent socialist:
are Haase, Dittmann and Rarth.
Herr Dittmann, wh3 sits in tn
reichstag as deputy from Hamburg
was sentenced to Imprisonment last
Friday in connection with labor
troubles in Berlin. He was released
by the imperial government before it.
downfall NJ
Barth formerly was editor Of tn
socialist Vowaerts and is a member Q
the separatist or bolshevik element o
the independent socialists. II was re-
ported thru Copenhagen that he hat
resigned from the government after q
stormy meeting of the cabinet.
Hindenburg Still in Command.
London, Nov. 1S-Field Marshal vor
remains as head OF tn
supreme German command, according
to a wireless message received here
which gives the text Of message h
has sent to commanders ordering then
to lead their men home. His message
reads:
ITO all and especially the arm,
group under Field Marshal Won Mack.
nnsen Tin Houmania) I remain as
the head Of the supreme army
command in order to lead the troop:
home in order and discipline. ex.
pect the command staff, officers, non
officers and men to con.
tinue to do their duty. This is to be
known to all the troops"
Bavaria Pleads for Leniency. z
Basle, Nov. 12.-Declaring that the
new democratic state Of Bavaria is not
for the old regime in
the new government of Germany ask
Ing that complaint over the terms Of
the armistice be sent to the entente
powers It is declared the terms are
of such a nature as to prevent rapid
re- establishment of orda- in Bavaria.
"They can not, however, permit any
doubt to exist on the fact that the
shortness of the delay fixed for evacu-
alton and the handing ever of indis-
means OF transport threatens
To- provoke a state Of affairs which,
without the German government and
people being at fault, may render the
execution Of the conditions OF the
armistice impossible.
1.-THE plenipotentiaries consider i:
their duty to state once more with the
utmost energy that the execution OF
this convention must throw the Ger
man people into anarchy and famine
E %After the public manifestations
which preceded the laying down of the
conditions might have beer
expected which, while giving our ad.
full military security. Swoult
have put an end to the suffering Of
women and children
The German people, which for fifty
months have held out against a worl6
Of enemies, will maintain its unity de.
spite every violence"
confiseate Property Of Grown Prthee
London, Nov. 1.-THE property Of
the 'Prussian crown prince will be con.
fiscated, according to a German wire.
less message. According to q pro,
clamation by the new Prussian gov.
e.nr.ent the property will be placet
under the administration Of the ministr,