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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER II. 1918
The End of Dynasties.

Inc EnO OF DynaSies
Reports from Germany arc To the ct
feet that the Socaslists, who give promise
of soon becoming the ruling element
there. are determined TO do away with
the many rcigning dynasties which have
povn up in the countries until recently
composing the German Empire. Il IS
even reported that the Kings Of Bavaria
and Se1ony, in compliance with this
manifestation of public spirit, intend to
ahdicatc soon.
II is surprising how many Of these
dynAsties there are. Here Is = hist Of
them:
Anhslt Duke Edward son Of the
late Duke Friedrich uf Anhalt and of
Princess Autoinette of Altcnbcrg
Succeeded his brother April Is, 1861
Baden Friedrich IL succeeded to the
throne as Grand Duke Sept ., 1907
Bavaria King Ludwig Ill proclaimed
Nov ). 1918
Brunswick Duke Ernest augustus
Hesse Grand Duke Ernest Ludwig,
succeeded at the death Of ms father
March l3, 1892
Lppe Prince Leopold " Leopold
assumed the Regency in succession to
his father. Sept -, 1904, but the night
of succession was claimed hy Prince
Georg Of Shaumhurg-Ilrpc. and the
dispute Was settled in Leopold favor
by judicial court At Ieip>ic, Get "a.
1905.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Grand DUKE
Friedrich Franz " succeeded on the
death Of his iather, April lo 1897
Oldenburg Grand Duke Friedrich Au-
gust succeeded at the death Of his father
Iune IS. 1900
Prussia Wilhelm II succeeded his
father, June Is. 1883
Reuss Elder Branch Prince Hem
rich XNlN Succeeded his father April
10 1902
Reu>s Youlgc, Branch Prince lIe.n-
rich XNEII succeeded hIs father March
%. 1913
>axe-Altenburg Dukc Erne>t II sue
ceeded 10 the throne, Ich : 1908
Saxe-Coburg Duke Charles Edward
succeeded III, uncic, Alfred. july 81. 1900
Sake -Meinncen Duke Bernhard sue
ceeded on he dcsth O. ms father, June
25. 1914
Grand Duchy Of Saxe-Wcimar-Eisen-
ach-Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernes'. sue
cecded ms grandfather, Jan ), 1901
Kingdom OF Saxony--king Fricdrch
August III succeeded 10 the throne on the
death OF his father, Oct Is, 1901
g-Lippe-Prlnce Adolf sue
ceeded his father, April %, 1911
SchwaTzburr Rudolstadt II Prince
Gunther succeeded his cousin. Jan. 70,
1890
Schwsrzburp Sonderhausen Since
the decease on March 2S, 1909. of Prince
Karl Gunther, this prlncpality has been
united with Schwarzburg-Rud bv
q personal bond of UNION under the gov
eminent of Prince Gunther
Wsldeck-Prince Friednch succeeded
at the death of his father, Nov l., 1893
Wurttenberg-k Wilhelm II as
cended the throne Oct 6, 1891
These reigning rulers have long en-
loved their powers and honors They
have been influential in determing the
kind OF government the people should
have. They have established oIgarchics.
and all of them were in accord with the
stern military policy of the Kaiser. which
thev now see has brought the runs of their
thrones tumbling about their ears
And now a change is to come The
people OF these Prussian and German
dynasty-ruled countries are to take into
their own hands the rules Of government.
II is probable a number of republics will
take their places. In fact, the reign Of
Kings and Emperors in Europe seems to
be doomed, with the people taking con
trol, through their elected representa-
tives OF all government affairs