The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-14
SCHEIDEMANN
TO REPRESENT
GERMANS AT
PEACE MEET
Delegations From German
Fleet Leave to Arrange Sub
mission to Armistice Naval
Terms -Hindenburg Leads
Retreat.
new CABINET FORMED
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Wednesday. Nov. 13.-Phil-
lipp Scheidemann, German majority
socialist leader, probably will lead the
German delegates to the peace confer
ence. according to Zurich dispatch
In diplomatic circles in urich it is not
believed that the German delegation
can be named before the end of the
week.
1t is pointed out there that 1t will
be difficult to make up a common del
score of republics apparently without
relations between themselves.
BERLIN, Nov. 14.-fVia wireless)
The German light cruiser Koenigs-
berg on November 13 at p. NJ. put
to sea with plenipotentiaries of the
workmen's and soldiers council of
the German fleet on order to meet the
representatives of the British admiral
ty.
The chief of the high seas forces,
Admiral Hipper, is taking part in the
negotiations as expert advisor for the
deliberations concerning the execu-
ton of the naval conditions of the
armistice.
LONDON, Nov a. Communica-
tions have been addressed to the Ger
man authorities giving directions for
German delegates in conformity with
the armistice conditions to present
themselves to delegates of the King of
the Belgians at Bruges on November
Is, and also to the president of inter
allied commission of railways in the
field, and the president of the allied
commission of navigation on Novem-
Der IS at Nancy, to receive instruc-
tions regarding the questions of rail-
ways, navigation and telegraph.
PARIS, Tuesday, Nov. PA decla-
ration sent to the French government
early this week by the German plen-
ipotentiarfes, who went to Marshal
Foch's headquarters to sign the armis-
tice between the allies and Germany
has been published here. 1t protests
against some features of the terms
agreed to by the Germans and to
which they objected verbally at their
first meeting with Marshal Foch. The
declaration reads:
THE German government will ma
carrying out of the obligations i'm
posed upon it Its plenipotentiaries
recognize that on certain points CON
ciliatory spirit has been shown toward
their suggestion. They can conse-
quently, consider the observations
which they submitted on Nov 9, refer
ring to conditions of the armistice and
the reply they received on Nov 10 as
forming an integral part of the COM
plete convention.
They cannot, however, permit any
doubt to exist on the fact that the
shortness of the delay fixed for evacu-
alton and the handing over of indis-
pensable means of transportation
threatens to provoke a state of affairs
which, without the German govern
ment and people being at fault. may
render the execution of the conditions
of the armistice impossible. The plen-
ipotentiaries further consider it their
duty, referring to their reiterated YER
bal and written declarations to state
once more with the utmost energy that
the execution of this convention must
throw the German people into anarchy
and famine.
After the public manifestations
which preceded the laying down of the
armistice, conditions might have been
expected which, while given our ad
versaries full military security, would
have put an end to the sufferings of
non-combatant women and children.
The German people, which for fifty
months has held out against world
of enemies, will maintain it's liberty
and unity despite every violence"
LONDON, Nov. 14-Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg remains as head of
the supreme Germany army command.
according to a German wireless mes
sage received here which gives the
text of the message he has sent to
army commanders ordering them TO
lead their troops home in order and
discipline.
The order of the field marshal
reads:
ITO All and Especially the Army
Group under Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen (in Rumania): remain as hith-
erto the head Of the supreme army
command in order 10 lead the troops
home in order and discipline. | ex-
pect the command. staffs, officers
non-commissioned officers and men to
continue to do their duty This is
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1.-THE new
German government has been organiz-
ed with the following cabinet mem
bers: Premier and interior and mill
tary affairs. Friedrich Ebert; Foreign
affairs, Hugo Haase; Finance and col
onies, Philip Scheidemann: Demo
biliZation. transport justice and
health. Wilhelm Dittmann; Publicity,
art and literature, Herr Landsberg;
Social policy, Richard Barth.
BASEL, Nov IA. - Declaring that
the yw democratic state of Bavaria
is not responsible fer the fault OF the
old regime in Germany. manifesto
has been sent from Munich to the new
federal government of Germany ask
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