Gilpin observer., 1918-11-14

troubles in the interior of Germany,
Prince Maximilian of Baden and all
the Bourgeois ministers have resigned.
says dispatch from Berlin. Fried
rich Ebert, the German Socialist lead
er. has been appointed as imperial
chancellor.
William Hohenzollern, German en-
peror and king of Prussia, has abb
dicated. Official announcement OF
this fact was sent out by wireless
from Berlin. 1t is announced also
that the crown prince has renounced
his rights and that regency will be
instituted Thirty years and almost
five months after he ascended the i'm
perial throne, William Hohenzollern.
his armies defeated in the field, forced
to sue for armistice terms, and the
German people rising in revolt, gives
up his power. He came into author
ity with his country at the threshold
of an era of peace and material prog
ress; he leaves it torn by revolution
and suffering from the hardships and
sacrifices of more than four years of
war-virtually ruined.
With the passing from power OF
William Hohenzollern, all the heads
of the governments of the central pow
ers when they entered the war have
died or lost their thrones.
Emperor Francis Joseph anda the
sultan of Turkey died before their
countries agreed to allied armistice
terms, and Ferdinand Of Bulgaria alb
dicated, to be succeeded by his son.
who gave up the throne when his peo-
pie rose against him. The other Euro
pean emperor at the beginning of the
war, Nicholas Romanoff, was deposed
in March, 1917, and murdered in July,
1918.
London.-A German wireless mes
sage received in London Saturday
afternoon states: "The German i'm
perial chancellor, Prince Maximi.ian
of Baden. issued the following decree:
The kaiser and king has decided to
renounce the throne. The imperial
chancellor will remain in office until
the situation connected with the abb
dication of the kaiser, the renouncing
by the German crown prince OF the
throne of the German empire and OF
Prussia. and the setting up of re-
gency have been settled.
"'For the regency he intends to
appoint Deputy Ebert as imperial
peoples which might be desirous OF
shall be brought in for the establish
ment of a law providing, for the i'm.
mediate PRONUNCIATION of general .suf.
frage and for constitutional German
national assembly, which will settle
finally the future form Of government
of the German nation. and of those
peoples which might be desirious Of
coming within the empire.
1.-THE IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR.
Berlin. Nov. 8. 191S.'"
A telegram received from Copen-
hagen from Brunswick by way of Ber.
lin asserts that Emperor Williams
son.in-law, the duke OF Brunswick.
and his successor have abdicated.
The soldiers councils at Stuttgart.
Cologne and Frankfort have decided
to proclaim a republic.
London, Nov. 1.-THE former Ger
man emperors' party, which is be-
lieved to include Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, arrived at Eysden, on the
Dutch frontier, at 7:30 o'clock Sunday
morning. according to Daily Mail ad-
vices.
Practically the whole German gen
eral staff accompanied the former en-
peror and ten automobiles carried the
party. The automobiles were brist-
ling with rifles and all the fugitives
were armed.
Wilhelm H., reigning king Of the
monarchy of Wurttemberg, is declared
to have abdicated Friday night. and
reports have it that the grand duke Of
Hesse. ruler Of the grand duchy of
Hesse, has decreed the formation of
council OF state to take over the gov
eminent there. Every dynasty in Ger
many is to be suppressed and all the
princes exiled, according to Swiss ad
vices.
Peoples governments have been es-
tablished In the greater part Of Berlin
and in other cities OF the kingdom and
empire. Leipzig. Stuttgart, Cologne.
Essen and Frankfort have Joined the
revolution. In Berlin there has been
some fighting between the revolution
lists and reactionaries, in which sew
eral persons were killed or wounded.
The palace of the crown prince has
been taken over by the revolutionists.
Reds. Take krupp Gun Works.
London.-Essen, where the great
Krupp steel works are situated, is re-
ported to be in the hands of the revo-
lutionaries, says dispatch from Am
sterdam to the Exchange Telegraph