The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-11-13
THE WAR is OVER
ARMISTIGE SIGNED
Revolution ii Germany Spread
Rapidly on Land and Sea.
KAISER ABDICATES

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Washington, Nov. 11th.- The ar
mistice has been signed by Germany,
the state department announced. at
2:45 this morning. The world war
will end this morning at six o'clock,
Washington time; IL o'clock Paris
time. The armistice was signed by
the German representative s3at mid
night. A.
London, Nov, 10.-According 10
dispatches from Amsterdam and Co.
penhagen, the revolution in Germany
is extending rapidly, but in most
places the desired effect IS being
achieved without serious disorder.
In some places, notably in Anhalt,
Hesse- -Darmstadt and Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, the princely houses are
cooperating with the reforming par
ties in establishing a new order of
things. >.. -.
/ Up to the present the. most seri-
GUS conflict has taken place in Kiel.
The soldiers and worl<men's councils
in most of the large cities appear to
be devoting their first efforts, to or
ganizing the food supplies, foresee-
ing that any lack of provisions in
this respect will prove a fruitful
source of disorder.
Complaints already have been
heard in Berlin that the press cen
sorship is being exercised as arbi-
trarily by the new as by the old re-
gime.
Three German destroyers have an
chored outside of Stockholm and all
the guardships in the Baltic have
joined the revolutionary movement.
Copenhagen. "a Nov. s:-German
guard vessels in the mipe a96elds off
the great belt and little belt have
left their stations. The crews forced
the officers to leave the vessels and
then hoisted the red flag.
The crews of the German dread
naughts Posen, Ostfriesland, Nassau
and Oldenburg, in Kiel harbor, have
joined the revolution. The marines
occupied the lock gates at Ostmoor
and fought down a coast artillery
division which offered resistance.
Peoples governments have been
established in the greater part of
Berlin and in other cities Of the
kingdom and empire. Leipzig, Slug.
gart, Cologne, Essen and Frankfort
have joined the revolution. In Berlin
there has been some fighting be-
tween the revolutionists and reac.
tionares in which several persons
were killed or wounded. The palace
of the crown prince has been, taken
by the revolutionists..
London, Nov. -Schleswig- -Hol
stein, the Prussian province which
formerly belonged to Denmark, is te
be proclaimed an independent repub'
Lie, says an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Copenhagen.
Count Won <Reventlow, whose pro
German writings have appeared dur
ing the war in the Tages Zietung o1
Berlin, has fled to Denmark. He de-
clared to a correspondent at thu
frontier that the situation would bt
much worse in Germany when the
soldiers returned from the front
General anarchy could be expected.
! London, Nov. 1.-THE former Ger
man emperor's party, which is be
ieved to include Field Marshal vo,
Hindenburg, arrived at .Eysden Of
the Dutch frontier Sunday morning
according to Daily Mail advices.
Practically the whole German gen
eral staff accompanied the forne
emperor and 10 automobiles carrie,
the party. The automobiles wer,
bristhng with rifles and all the fugi
tives were armed. IS & ..z 2 -@. =.. ..==
b. The ex-kaiser was in uniform. ii
alighted at the Eysden station an,
paced the platform, smoking . cigar
Iette. # ..5:4 IS. SIS s.$.z =S.3 #
Eysden lies about midway betwee1
Liege and Masstricht, on the DutcI
/ border. ===.s. E...5z S.
Chatting with the members Of tn
staff the former emperor, the core
Il spondent says, did not look in Sth
least distressed. a few minutes late
I an imperial train including restaur
i ant and sleeping cars, ran into Ii
! i station. Only servants were aboard