Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-28
KAISER ACCEPTS
RES|GNAT|ONOF
BRAINS OF ARMY
Reichstag Passes Bill Plac-
ing Military Command
Under Civil Control.
ALLIES MAKE GAINS
ON WESTERN FRONT
French Capture Villages and
Drive Enemy Back Between
Disc and Serre Rivers.
AMERICANS KEEP UP ATTACKS
Diaz's Italian Troons Gross Piave.
and British Take 1000
Prisoners In Italy.
AMERICANS KEEP UP ATTACKS
Diaz's Italian 'rroons Gross Piayc.
and British Take 1000
Prisoners In Italy.

LONDON. October 27--Iudendorn is
out.
liindenburg is reported about to fol-
low him into retirement
The German military has been placed
under civil control-presumably the
immediate reason for the departure of
both chiefs from the leadership of the
army
The whole German empire is rock ing
under this latest sensation. y great
snake up in the general star and the
war cabinet is predicted.
And while this news is spreading al
lightning speed through the ranks OF
the German armies in the west they
are everywhere mcrcilessly battered
aud hammered and on one rront-be-
( tween the Disc and the Serrc--knocked
I into rul! "etrea: by new French blow
The German press is shouting wildly
for the abdication of the Kaiser
Deprived at the moment Of gravest
peril of the man who held il together
with an iron hand, and thus alone.
through all the months OF unending dc.
I feal. the German army faces the pros
peGt OF losing its commanders in chief
It's war lord, to whom every officer and
I soldier has sworn allegiance to the
dev!h Win the Kaiser gone :, 80 ,,,
dorm or Hlndenbnrg to hold it in leash,
that raunted "unbreakabIc" idol, Prus-
sian discipline. must fall To Nindcrs
overni over & ight and unfathomable chaos
That Is the vista opening UP before
the world tonight. 1t is as yet only !,
vista. Those in authority here and in
Z I,arls warn against overopt imiSm But
they admit that never since the world
holocaust flarcd into namc has the sit
uation looked as bright for the cause
Of militarism.
FRANItEuRTEn ZEITUNG CALLS
FOR EMPEROR'S AnDICATION
since the foundation of the empire is
boiling up No words are minced.
,hm ume DAYS stn; of les lese majeste arc over. Even
Frankfnrter Zcitung. joins in the de-
mnnd "Wilheim II. must so"
confirmed from Berlin. Reports of il
mad heen coming for days but were
looked for-the Berlin War officc no re
port did not bear LudcndorH's sigma
pointed quartcrmaster general Then.
,1,uay; came Berlin dispatch quoting
thls official statement:
The Emperor. acccptinc III, raou,s,
: 70 nc allowed to retire OF lnfan,ry
General Ludcndorif, the tirst uuarter
m9astercscncral and commander, in
( iIntry brigade, has placed him IN liz
unattached ia; list The Emperor decided
Rhcnish Infantry Regiment No. %. OF
which the general has long been chief,
shall bear henccforth the name of Lu,
Unattached list" means that as IN
,,rp'iE; narpiiI case: precaution is taken against
Posstpie SiJr,n aniiEovernment nia action BY the
completely retired could he take such
acton On the unattached list" he
remains ,%n beholden; body and soul. 10
ticai activity as Tirpitz indulgei i'm.
Junkcrist, militarist activity, is allowed
him. :"
rOC,I KEEPS UP
uNENDING PRESSURE
Me Meanwhile, Foch unconcerned by
what happened behind the lines. un-
moved NOV" even Yen by the passing into obi-
history''s greatest gambler. Keeps on
delivering his blows in the Held with
"hESdHn Ein,h ing li. visor and continuity
about to follow Ludendorff into re-
t,rcmSnt; tho Geneva CORES pondent OF
The Daily Express learns. The corr
respondent adds tho rcsicnations of ~.
two milit&ry chiefs are. designed 10
pave the way TO Cermany's capitula-
l.udendorffs resignation has caused
an enormous sensation in ticrmanv'
Berlin .rin alspatches state late tonight
majority has adopted a bill placing
The military command under control
"i me CIVIL s3vernment. according to
Copenhagen.
IL DENDoREE CALLED
GERMANf'S MILITARY BRAINS
In thA resignation of General Luden.
iofa. GtrWInE loses what often has
benr described as her military brains.'
lnknown before the war General
Erich i-udcndorn sDrang into promin.
rnoe in the fall of l3l+ as the chief OF
stan to Field Marshai Won Hndenburc
men general in the operations
against tho Eussians When Won Hin.
d"nburc was given the chief comman,.
III August. 1915, Ludendorff was an
n"lnted HrSt quartz rnlaS ci- general
hn, ms position in reality has heai,
cht'i OF star and cola aborator VITA
Non F'nG.Ebuig.
ttDENDORFF REGARDED
VIRTUALLY As DICTATOR
Soon after his appointment; as first
duartcrmastcr- general. Iudcndorff he.
gan 10 be looked upon us the real 3
boss Of Germany. and was recognized
"a the rhD. csentativS - the Panther
mans at great headquarters II wa{
t.ud'ndorT who brought about tho Pc
uremcnt OF Chancellor Won Bejhn1a,Y.3
io'iwcS. and he was rcputed 10 havef \
hccr Responsible for tn, apDointmenf Is
20 the chanccllorship Of Michaciis and {
Won Hertling, both OF whom were de-
scribea as stop gaps. Tho generals
rule az 'rsi quarternastcr. general has