The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11
FIRST DESERTER


When the former kaiser's train ar
rived at Eysden station at 1880 Sum
day morning, it was seen that all the
attendants on the ten cars were
heavily armed.
the station platform calmly smoking
a ciGaret, was attended by the former
crown prince and an old man In uni
form, supposed to be Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg.
! Basel, Nov. 11.-Fighting between
revolutionary forces and imperial
troops was still going on in Berlin
Sunday.
The struggle which began Saturday
evening broke out afresh at 9 o'clock
Sunday morning.
Power by People.
Amsterdam, Nov. lin the proc
Iamation of the establishment of re-
public in Sch1eswig-Holstein, the SOL
diers' and workmen's announced:
THE power is in our hands. A pro-
visional government is in process OF
formation.
Our aim is a free. socialist republic,
organized along lines that will secure
pease for the future"
Workers Are in Power.
Amsterdam, Nov. 11.-Public au-
thority in the Prussian North sea port
of Danzig is in the hands of a soldiers
and workers council formed by both
Socialist parties There were no dis
turbances Sunday but a general strike
has been declared for today.
London, Nov 11.-Germany today is
kaiserless and kipgless. All reports
tended to show that in addition to the
emperor. all the kings. princes, grand
dukes and other royalty of the empire
had renowned their "divine right to
rule over a people which already had
abrogated that right by revolution.
William Hohenzollern. the former
kaiser. whose wife and son, the form
er crown prince, were believed to rave
reached the castle of Count Won Ben
| timex, at Dessteg, near Utricht. With
them were said to be Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg and a suite of 10.
Germany was still dominated by the
revolutionists, but reports indicated
that the Socialists were rapidly assum-
ing control of the governmental func-
| lions.
Ebert Is Chancellor.
The biggest figure in Germany was
Frederick Ebert. Socialist and saddle
| maker. who has assumed the chan
cellorship. Prince Macmillan of
! Baden, former chancellor, was a mere
/ lay figure as self-appointed regent.
~. Five New Republics.
Republics had been set up in Sax
| ony, Baden, and Wurttemburg, Ba-
yaria and Schleswig- Holstein.
+ Other German states were in tenn
porary control of workmen's and SOL
! stated that a movement was under
way to make the whole empire a re-
| public. The Lokai Anzeiger said that
Social D -.ocrats and Independents of
the reichstag decided to take action
toward that end Saturday morning.
Ana yoIx cfilI 70
of Germany. The famous Moabit pris-
| on had been captured and most of tn 2
4 prisoners liberated. Potsdam, the
! home of the forTnt- kaiser, and Dober-
itz. were in the hands Of the workmen
and soldiers.
| Arrest the Krupps.
Crexit. Dusseldorf, Mulheim and
] Essen also We're held by revolution
! lists. Some of the reports stated that
Count Krupp Won Bohlen und Halbach
and his wife. formerly Bertha Krupp,
heads Of the great gun works at Essen.
were under arrest.
Remove His Pictures.
Prince Henry. brother of the former
kaiser, and his wife were said to be
fleeing from kiel. The prince was
reported to have been wounded. All
pictures of the former kaiser and the
crown prince were being removed
Hfndenburg, however. were not mo-
Tested.
The Loka1 Anzeiger. until recent,
one OF the strongest supporters of the
| ka1ser's clique, had been seized by
workmen and soldiers, who were pub.
lishing it under the title 1.-The Rec
Flag
Good Situation Grave.
The food situation in Berlin and big
population centers is becoming grave
on account of the general strike.
winch had tied up the railroads an6
Ebert announced that his new cab.
! met would be Matthias Erzberger, OF
the Catholic portion, Herr Gothin and
Herr Won Richtoff.
These men represent the three ma.
Jority parties.
i Wurttcmburs King Out. T
Basel, Nov. 1.-THE king of Wurt
temburg abdicated Friday.
; London, Nov. 1.-The arrival OF
!. William Hohenzollern, the former Ger
mar emperor. with his wife and eldest
son, has caused excitement and much
uneaslness among Dutch authorize.
and the public of that country. saws q
dispatch to the Telegraph from Rot
terdam. 1t is unofficially stated thai
the refugees did not obtain authorize
ton from Holland to enter the coun.
try and crossed the frontier in the
ne1ghborhood of Eysden because the
Dutch neutrality guards were weak a.
that point.
! 1t is said the Dutch government
faces difficulty as to it's treatment o,
) the unwelcome visitors. Many PEG
: pie contend that William Hohenzol.
lern and his eldest son are still Ger
} man soldiers and must be informed
Others urge that they should be SEN
back to Germany. Others argue tina
they cannot be prevented visiting theil
: old friend Count Won Bentinck.
1t is reported that the Dutch frontie
, officers are seeking refuge in Holland
is completely open and many German
May Hold for Murder.
: It is suggested that William Ho
henzollern is not safe from the con
sequences of his deed, even tho h
I has fled to Holland After the sink
ing of the Lusitania and during tn
Z early DAYS of aerial raids ON Lnndnr