The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-07
THE REMOVAL OF
KAISER DEMANDED
REICHSTAG TO DEBATE THE
QUESTION TODAY.
EVERY DAY WILL COUNT NOW
Terms of Allied Armistice Will Be-
come More Drastic the Longer
Germany Succeeds in Dragging
Out the War.


Germany Succeeds in Dragging
=. Out the War.
Paris, Nov. 4.-The Reichstag
group will confer today and tomorrow
for the purpose of arriving at a de-
2ision on the question of the Hohen-
zollern dynasty say sa Zurich ris-
patch to the La Information quoting
the Bodische Presse.
The Paris newspapers believe that
the Kaiser and the military headquar-
ters are preparing to refuse the terms
Of the armistice while the civilian
authorities seem to be inclined to
accept them.
The tension between the two fac
tons is said to be critical. The Ber-
lin Tageblatt SAYS that the abdica ton
of the Kaiser is the only thing that
will relieve the situation.
Every Day to Count.
London, Nov. punishment for
every day of the war is prolonged
after the allies submit the armistice
terms of the Germans with indications
that it will be worse for the enemy
II they fail to regard the armistice as
an ultimatum is the explanation Of The
Sunday Observer as a means of let
ting GERMANY know that there will be
no abatement of the seventies of the
present allied terms.
Continuation of the war on Ger
many's initiative already respon.
sible for the four years of inconceiv-
ible horrors cannot be tolerated" the
Observer said.
THE time has come to force the
issue by diplomatic as well as mill
tary means"
German Invasion Possible.
(By William Philip Simms)
Paris, Nov 4.-From three o'clock
his morning when AustriaHungary
went out from the front the entire
EASTERN German frontier was opened
o menace Of an allied invasion.
Munich, Dresden, Bavaria and Sax
| ony are directly menaced. The inter
allied diplomatic council is watching
he swift turn of events with grim
| satisfaction. Paris is unfluctuated
| md is awaiting the next step in the
Central-European rOut-publiCatiOn of
| the terms to Germany.
Steamships Confscated.
Zurich, Nov. 4.-Confscation OF
Ierman and Austrian steamships up
| IN the Danube has been ordered from
Budapest where the situation is Dor
dering on anarchy, according to aG,
vices here today
Soldiers are pillaging the military
lepots and selling food and clothing
% the civilians at enormous prices.
Kaiser Transfers Rights to People.
Amsterdam, Nov. 4.--On the occa
sion of the constitutional amendment
coming into force, says an official tele
gram from Berlin, Emperor William
addressed to Prince Macmillan d
| Baden, the Geman imperial chancellor
a degree indorsing the decisions Of
the reichstag and avowing his firm
determination to cooperate in theil
full development. The emperor's de
cree reads:
Your Grand Ducal Ilighness: ! re
turn herewith for immediate publica
| ha 60 -
| constitution and the law of March II
1879, relative TO the representation OF
| the imperial chancellor, which has
been laid before me for signature.
"On the occasion of this step which
| is so momentous for the future history
of the German people, have desire
to give expression to my feelings. Pre-
pared for by series of government
| acts, new order comes into force
which transfers the fundamental rights
of the kaiser's person to the people.
Thus comes to a close period
which will stand in honor before the
eyes of future generations. Despite all
struggles between vested authority and
| aspiring forces, it has rendered pos
| sible to our people that tremendous
development which imperishably re
vealed itself in the wonderful achieve
ments Of this war;
"In the terrible storms of the -four
years of war, however old forms have
been broken up, not to leave their
ruins behind but to make place for a
new vital form.
after the achievements of these
times the German people can claim
that no light which may guarantee a
free and happy future shall be with
held from them.
THE proposals of the allied gov
ernments which are now adopted and
extended owe their origin TO this con-
viction. |. however, with my exalted
allies, indorse the decisions of parlia-
ment in firm determination so far as
am concerned, to cooperate in full
in their development. convinced that
am thereby promoting the veal of
the German people.
The kaiser's Office Is one of service