The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-11-28
REIGN OF TERROR
IN ALL GERMANY;
WIRES ARE CUT
Berlin and Other Cities Greatly
Disturbed, Report.
BRUSSELS BOMB PLOT NIPPED
Machines Found Near Large Quantity
of Powder and Ammunition--Ger-
man Soldiers Loaded with
Loot in Belgium, Says
Correspondent.

Loot in Belgium, Says
Correspondent.
London. Nov. 25.-Tratiic and tele-
graph connection between Germany
and Switzerland are reported inter
rupted. Berlin and other German
cities are said to be the scenes Of seri-
Gus trouble.
Reign of Terror.
There are rumors that terrorist
revolt is sweeping Germany, but no
direct confirmation to this effect Is at
hand
Evidence has been discovered Of II
German plan to destroy the Palais de
Justice in Brussels, according to "A dis
patch from the Geramn capital.
Four Internal machines we're in
proximity to large quantity of gun
powder ana ammunition 1t Is sup
posed that the plan was laid In prep
aration for forced evacuation of the
city before the signing Of the armiS-
tice.
Situation Obscure.
Copenhagen. Nov 2J.-Thc German
situation is obscure, but fragmentary
bits Of news indicate there has been
renewed serious trouble In Berlin.
The military commander of Berlin,
one dispatch says. ordered machine
guns tn be turned on mobs supporting
the Spartacus or radical group, led by
Liehkuecht and Ilaase.
Another dispatch says an indepcnd-
rnt republic Of north Germany has
been proclaimed.
Teutons Loaded With Loot
The Hague, Nov. pa special cor
respondent sent to western Germany
Immediately after the outbreak of the
revolution sends this remarkable story
Of scenes in AK la Chapeilc:
81 turned a corner Of the highway
from Licge ana ran into most extra
ordinary sight, Il childs go-cart pulled
by tiny donkey, and occupied by a
large soldier 1ourishing IL long whip
tied with red ribbon. Instead of rifle
he had goose slung on his neck and
over his shoulder and out of his havcr-
sack pccred a bottle of wine.
"IIo had come from Licgc and he
hind him followed for miles one long
procession of every conceivable thing
on wheels Communicated 10y the sol
dicrs Thus they are making their way
home.
All Conceivable Vehicles.
The procession continued all day
Wednesday and went on increasingly
Thursday and Friday. II had begun
chiefly with motor traffic but by sun
day there passed me successfully Il
farm cart, an old family coach with
high wheels. an early high tibury, n
tiny dog-drawn cart, an open wagon
with Louise Quinzc chairs roped down
for the comfort of the occupants. n
COW fastened TO wagonette, then 4
twO-Whccl gig
cone farm wagon contained sheep,
q goat u pig geese, a few chickens
and rabbits one small cart had Il
pig ropcd I'm front Of II drawngroom
chair aud tied to the back of another
vehicle, 50 covered one could not see
whether h contained men or loot.
"Iho Whole procession was loot Of
every sort. more especially food alive
or dead. realized why An vine
could had grabbed everything pos-iblc
~ the way of food
presently little ear with 20 men
piled into 1t came along They were
singing new version Of an old Ger
man song. Nach der lIcimt which
may be- translated roughly. Home,
Home, We Are Going Home. though
there Is nothing In eat in Home. Sweet
Home
They said some days they had NJ.
Tie 20 eat except what they could steul.
~ saw "a gang Of prisoners Of war,
French, English and Russian, MS they
were marched along the streets. Their
appearance was simply ghastly-thcy
were famnr-stricken
Germans Sell Rifles.
Thursday afternoon ! went 10 the
station 4" try 20 get a train for Co
lOguc watched for two hours sec
Ond crazy procession 4 long truu
Of carriages and trucks streamcd slow
~ by and We're ewarmed with men.
and men were standing tightly packed
% the foothoards
Men we're cIiuging to the buffers,
men were IN The roofs, men were in
front uf thc locomotive ana many In
the cab of ihc locomotive"