The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-14

signature of the Social Democrat, act.
ing as assistant. are official"
Deputy Scheidemann exhOrted the
the crowd to keep calm and to avoid
incidents.
Deputy Thar and some soldiers
spoke from motor lorry. A delegate
from the corps of officers of the
guard battalion announced that the Of
GERS were on the side of the people.
Stormy applause and iubilation accom-
panied the speeches.
Socialist Ebert Takes Control.
Copenhagen, Nov. lit is officially
announced from Berlin that the war
ministry has placed itself at the dis
posal of Friedrich Ebert, the Socialist
leader whose appointment as imperial
chancellor was forecast yesterday by
the decree of Prince Macmillan. This
action was for the purpose Of assuring
the provisioning of the army and as
sisting in the solution of demobliza-
ton problems.
Friedrich Ebers, the Socialist leader,
has been appointed imperial chancel-
Tor. He has issued proclamation say
ing that he plans to form peoples
government which will endeavor to
bring about speedy peace
All Ministers With Ebert.
Herr Ebert in his proclamation said
that Prince Macmillan of Baden had
transferred the chancellorship to him,
all The secretaries of state having Civ
en- their consent, The new govern
ment, he added, would he in agreement
with the various parties
Deputy Ebert, who has been appoint
ed imperial chancellor, is Friedrich
Ebert, vice president of the Social
Democratic party and president of the
main committee of the reichstag.
Ebert'S election to the latter office
in June of this year was taken to mean
Mt the time that the Socialist minority
in the reichstag had either been re-
claimed by the military government
or that the Socialists had gained the
ascendancy. Later events have proved
that the Socialists were in the saddle.
Ebert quite recently declared in the
reichstag that the German people
would no longer permit themselves to
he without the right to decide their
fate. 1t was he who informed the
reichstag of the release of Doctor
Liebknecht.
Amsterdam. Nov. 1.-THE proclama-
ton issued at Munich In behalf of the
council of workers, soldiers and peas
ants, which constituted itself into
diet, announcing a republic had been
formed in Bavaria, declared that the
democratic and socialist republic of
Bavaria has the strength to realize
peace for Germany, preserving that
country from the worst"
Prepare for League of Nations.
The proclamation, after promising a
constituent assembly to be elected by
all adult men and women, says that
Bavaria will make Germany ready for
Il league of nations. 1t then continues.
'The present revolution is needed to
complete the self-government of the
people before enemy armies stream
across our country or before troops
should, after the armistice, bring about
chaos.
Soldiers to Govern Themselves.
The council will insure strict or
der. Soldiers in barracks will govern
themselves by means of soldiers coun-
ellis. Officers acquiescing in the altered
situation will not be hindered in their
duties.
I'VE reckon on the cooperation of
the entire population. All officials will
remain at their posts.
Fundamental social and political
reforms will Immediately commence"
Bavaran Princess Shot Fleeing.
Copenhagen, Nov. 11.-According to
a frontier message, Princess Heinrich,
wife of the grandson of Ludwig III of
Bavaria, was wounded in the arm
when fired on as she was fleeing from
Munich. She and her husband now are
hiding in southern Bavaria with
Princess Adalbert, wife of Emperor
Williams third son.
Names Council to Rule Hesse.
Amsterdam, Nov. 11.-An official dis
patch from Darmstadt, capital of the
grand duchy of Hesse announces that
the grand duke Of Hesse has decreed
the formation of a council of state to
take over the business of the govern
ment until final settlement of the
questions arising from the present stu
alton"
Revolt Succeeds.
Basel, Nov. 11.-An official dispatch
received by the Havas agency from
Berlin says:
Official, The revolution has result
ed in Il striking victory almost without
the effusion of blood. A general strike
was declared this morning. 1t brought
cessation of work in all workshops
about ten o'clock.
"A regiment of Nuremberg chasseurs
passed over to the people. Other
troops rapidly followed their action.
"The Alexander regiment, after
hearing a declaration by Deputy Wells,
went over to the revolution"