The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-15
aBADEN'S GRAND DUKE
HALTS ABDICATION
!. CIinss to Throne as Reuotu-
z. tion SINNERS Do,cn.

CoprxHAeES. Nov. 1.-THE Ber-
linrsks T,dsnds learns the Wurttem-
rbsrr Cabinet has been supplemented by
members Of the Peoples National. the
Liberal and the Centrist parties
!. A Karlsruhd despatch says that the
GRAND Duke Of Baden has postponed his
Indication, the revolution n Baden hav-
tng assumed a quieter aspect.
II Advtces from Berlin say that the Red
Guard In Brunswick Is arresting high
civil and military officials and throw
tng them into prison.
Another despatch says, the negotia-
tions between the Soldiers Council and
the Grand Duke OF Saxe-Wetmar were
,prolonged and dramatic. The Grand
TfDuke persistently refused to sbdicats,
hut finally yielded On account Of the
unpopularity, of the Grand Duke the
council advised him to 20. 70 some small
Sown-
The abdication Of Duke Edward Of
Anhalt Is reported from Berlin He re-
aligned the throne In favor Of his son.
Joachim Ernst, born january II. 1901.
i Prince Friedrich Of Wafdeck-Py
has voluntarily relinquished his Govern
smert. according to a Reuter- despatch
Tvaldeck- Pyruont 10 one OF the smaller
States OF the German Empire. II con-
,sists Of the former principality Of Wal
deck. enclosed By the Prussian prov
ifnces of westphalia and Hesse-Nassau.
;anr the tiny principally OF Pyrmont,
surrounded by the Prussian provinces OF
Hanover. Llppe and Brunswick. Alto
'gether II has an area Of 433 square
trriles. loca ted in the basin of the weser
River. Its population Is less than a
hundred thousand. nearly all OF whom
iare Protestants. Prince Friedrich sue
'ceeded to the throne in 1914. after the
death OF his haIf-brother. Prince VOL
rad. who was killed IN battle. wolrad
iwss o haIf-brotha- Of Dowager Queen
Emma of the Netherlands.
BxnIS, Nov NI3.--FieId Marshal Won
Hindenburg has issued a proclamation
to the German army. saying In sub
stance:
THE ever growing number Of our enc
mics, the exhaustion of our allies and the
urYent crisis In the provisioning OF our
country have forced US TO accept the
hard conditions OF the armistice- BY the
terms of the arnistIce we are obliged te
Seturn rapidly to the fatheriAnd. which
- a heavy task. &,
You will nevef be abandoned-b by your
I1eld Marshal IN the struggle. He viii
ssver be confident IN YOU"
L An earlier order OF TIE Field Marsha
feads:
TO all. and especially the army grour
s.uncer Field Marshal Mackensen Gin
~RumanisA, - -rensain-ss hitherto ths
head Of the Supreme Army Command IN
order to-lsad the troops home In sOrdel
ind discipline. / expect the command
4 STAINS officers, non-commissioned ofYicer.
and med to continue to do their duty
sThis Is to be made known 10 all thu
1 troops"
The revolutionary movement Is spread
1 3ng strongly In East Prussia. A. semi
4 :bfiicial despatch from Berlin reports thai
u 2<oenigsberg, Alienstein. Insterberg
43um5iunen and Loetzen are in ths
bands of the revolutionists. Gov vor
I Batocsi CT Posen, former German Food
Minister. has put himself at the disposa
,ok The revolutionists.
\ q The revolutionary Governments a.
Mannheim, RastAt and Heidelberg hav,
summoned the Grand Duke of Badenstt
4. Abdicate.