Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-12-04

London, Nov PIT is understood
that the question Of the extradition of
Nthe former German emperor is being
considered by British law officers of
sthe crown, who are working in close
cooperation with the French author,
tiles. Action in the premises was
taken Immediately after the flight of
the former emperor to Holland.
Berlin, Nov. give demand the
| immediate converting of a revolution
airy tribunal for the purpose of pass
ing sentence on the Hohenzollerns, ia
| Their and son, and on Won Bethmann-
HOllweg." says the Red Flag. the or
gan of Or. Karl Liebknecht, in COM
menting on disclosures made in Mu-
mich concerning th6Sc0mplicity of Ger
many in bringing about the war. "Wil-
liam ii must be commanded to return
and give an account before this tribu-
nal"
The SpartacuS organ also demands a
| reckoning with the socialist leaders
Albert. David, Molkenbuhr and others
for participation in propaganda cal
culated TO absolve Germany from re-
spOnsibility for causing the war.
German Denial Called "Lie."
we have been told that Germany
had no knowledge of Austria's ultima
tum to Serbia. 1t was lie" says the
Vorwaerts. Berlin was said to have
admonished Vienna to go slow. 1t was
lie. On the contrary. Berlin melted
Vienna.
In the course of his proclamation
William II declared in the midst of
peace we are attacked by the enemy
y base, impudent, bOttomless shame
| less lie.
And does this band of mass muir
derers who in the progress of the revo-
| luton and through the generosity 81
the German people managed to escape
unhurt really still believe it can once
more establish its bloOdstained, lie-be-
decked rule?"
The organ of the Independent social
! lists, Die Freiheit, says They COM
mitted high treason. We cannot lay
| hands on William and his son, but it Is
to be hoped that they will yet be
| brought to justice. Their fortunes,
however, must be confiseated. Doctor
Won Bethmann-HOllweg (fOrmer chan
cellor), Won Jagow and Zimmerman
| (former German foreign secretaries),
who were their tools, must forthwith
be arrested and brought into court"
General Ludendorff Quits Germany.
Copenhagen, Nov. 27.-GeneraI Lu-
! dendOrff, reputed to have been long
the actual directing head of Germany's
military affairs, has quit German soil,
according to the Frankfort Gazette.
Ii says he has left SassmitZ, Prussia,
for Sweden. His titular position in the
| German military system was that of
| first quartermaster general.
Chancellor Ebert is reported in a
bureau of Berlin as having addressed
n conference Of about seventy dele
| gates from various parts of Germany,
who gathered in the chancellOr's pal
ace, and to have urged cooperation
throughout the whole former empire in
dealing with the present situation. He
declared the Summoning of a national
assembly was necessary to secure the
cooperation of the central admins
tration and the federated states.
Doctor Solf, minister of foreign af-
fairs, declared the situation was ex-
tremely threatening, owing both - the
"enemy's will to destroy" Germany
and the separatist movements in that
country.
Kurt Eisner. Bavarian socialist pre-
mier, protested sharply that both Herr
Ebert and Doctor Solf were comprO-
missed by being representatives of the
old regime.
Moderates Defeat 8olsheviki.
Berlin. Nov. 27.-Reports of tests of
| strength between the conservative ele-
ments and the independent ana boil
shevik" socialists in various places in
Germany continues to indicate that, as
far as mere numbers 20, the extrem,
lists are almost negligible.
The elections 10 the soldiers 2nd
| workingmen'S council in Dresden on
Sunday show that the extremists
polled only 1900 votes, against $4,000
for the old socialists. Both groups of
independents won only three or four
seats in the council of fifty.
Bavaria Bares Hun Guilt.
London. Noy. Equalization Of Of
fetal reports from the Bayarian min
! lister ar Berlin To his home govern
mcnt confirm evidence already in the
hands Of the entente that Germany
and Austria conSpiled To bring about
the war. II was FOR this reason that
the terms Of Austria'S ultimatum to
| Serbia were made 81 drastic that hos