Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-11
WILHELM is
ASP0PULAR
AS SNAKE
Dutch Do Not Want Him
and Can't Understand
How He Got in.

London, Nov. 1.-THE arrival of
William Hohenzollern, the former
German emperor, with his wife and
eldest son has caused excitement
and much uneaSiness among Dutch
authorities and the public of that
country, says dispatch to the Tel
egraph from Rotterdam.
1t is unofficiAlly stated that the
refugees did not obtain authorize
ton from Holland to enter the
country and crossed the frontier in
the neighborhood of Eysden, be-
cause the Dutch neutrality guards
were weak at that point.
1t is said that the Dutch govern
ment faces difficulty as to its treat
ment of the unwelcomed visitors.
Many people contend that William
HohenZollern and his eldest son
are still German soldiers and must
be interned Others urge that they
should be sent back to Germany.
Others argue that they cannot be
prevented visiting their old friend,
Count Won Bentinck
1t is reported that the Dutch
frontier is completely open and
many German officers are seeking
refuge in Holland
Revolt Successful
Copenhagen, Nov. 1.-THE revo-
luton in Germany is today, to all
intents and purposes an accom-
plished fact
The revolt has not yet spread
throughout the whole empire but IA
of the 90 states, including all the
four kingdoms and all other i'm
Eortant states are reported securely
in the hahdssof the revolutionists.
Situation Summed Up.
Paris. Nov. 1.-THE situation in
Germany today as far as it can be
ascertained from news arriving
through Switzerland may be sum
Ned up as follows:
In Prussia the emperor is gone
and a Socialist government in an
undetermined form is in power.
In Bavaria and Wurtemburg re
publics have been proclaimed.
The royal family of Oldenburg
has fled and a revolution is re-
ported.
A republic has been formed in
Schleswig- -Holstein.
Frankfort, Hamburg. Cologne,
Essen, Muelheim. Aix-La-Chapelle
and Emerich, as well as many other
cities are in the hands of the rev.
olutionaries.
Kiel, WilliamsAaven and other
ports are in the power of revOlu-
zionist naval units
AIsace Demands Return.
Zurich, Nov. II, $50 p. m.-En-
thusiastic demonstrations were
held in Strassburg on Saturday
night. France was cheered, not
withstanding the Intervention of
mounted police.
Great processisons filed through
the streets until far into the night.
carrying banners on which wer"
inscribed:
We want TO be re-attached to
France. our mother country"
Alsatian soldiers on leave Joined
in the demonstration The mayor
and the German military command
CT appealed to the people TO keep
calm and avoid excesses
Paris. Nov II, 9:07 a m--The
Frussian minister at Hamburg has
been arrested al his home in that
city. according TO Basel dispatch.
Austrians Want Union.
Basel. Nov. II, $40 a. ma vi
cnna dispatch received here yes
terday states that the German Aus
Irian national assembly voted
unanimously on Saturday TO send a
telegram to Prince Maximilian. the
then German imperial chancellor.
informing him that "in this historic
crisis, German-Austrians also de-
sire TO take part in the election Of
a constitutional assembly which
will decide upon the constitutional
form of government under which
the German people will live"
Amsterdam, Nov. IL Street
Sighting is taking place in Warsaw,
the capital of Poland. The railway
station there has been occupied by
Polish forces. who have refused the
German troops in the city permis-
sion 10 pass through Polish terri
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