The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-13
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RIGHT TklIH OvI,n f-LOIS
OF BEAST OF BERLIN.
Long Planned Conspiracy to Conquer
the World and Destroy Dcnocrac.
Defeated by Liberty Loving Peo-
pies of the World.
By Associated Press.


Prussia and his eldest son. Frederic
William, who hoped some day to rul
the German people, are reported t
have fed to Holland.
The revolution which is in pros
ress throughout Germany although
seemingly is peaceful one, prob
ably threw fear into the hearts of tn
former kaiser and the crown prime
and caused them to take asylum Il
a neutral state.
Wilhelm II, reigning king Of tn
monarchy of Wurttemburg, is declar
ed to have abdicated Friday night
and reports have it that the Crane
Duke of Hesse, ruler of the grant
duchy Of Hesse, has decreed the for
nation of a council Of state to take
over the government there. Ever.
dynasty in Germany is to be sup
pressed and all the princes exiled, ac
cording to a Swiss advice.
Peoples government have been es
tablished in the greater part of Ber'
lin and in other cities of the king
dom and empire. Leipzig, Stuttgart
Cologne, Essen and Frankford have
Joined the revolutionists and raac
tionaries in which several person:
were killed or wounded. The palace
of the Crown Prince has been takcr
over by the revolutionists. Long live
the republic. and singing Of The
Marseillaise" have been heard in the
streets of the capital.
Friedrich Ebert, the Socialist lead,
er, has been appointed imperial chan
cellor and has issued proclamation
saying that it is his purpose to form
a peoples government which Will en-,
deavor to bring about speedy peace.
On the battle front the German!
everywhere continued to suffer defeat
at the hands Of the British, French
and American forces.
In the north Field Marshal HaiS's
forces have driven the enemy beyont
the Franco-Belgian frontier south
the Sambre Canal and now are al
most within gun range Of Brussels
The Germans are showing sitter re
sistance with rear guards, but never.
theless the British are overcoming
these efforts and pushing forward
Large quantities of supplies, includins
much rolling stock have fallen int
the hands of the British.
Likewise the French are still il
pursuit of the enemy but before
them the German retreat seems te
be Somewhat disorderly. The enc.
my is abandoning guns and supple
of all descriptions and in some in
entire railroad trains have
been left behind. All the enemy.
lines of communication now have
been captured except the road leadins
northward from Mezieres.
General Pershing's troops continue
to make progress on both sides of the
Mouse River and the American Sec
ond Army has launched an attacH
west of the Moselle River and game
its objectives.
On the Meuse the town of Stenal
has been captured by the Americans
after violent opposition. In the Mo
seIle sector several woods and height
have been cleared of the enemy b.
the Americans including the Bois &c
from the northern fringe.
Of which the great German fortres
IF Metz is only ten miles distant
The German people, for a genera
ion the obedient and submissive ser,
wants Of their war lords, for more
han four years his plant instru
aaents in ravaging the world, have
spoken a new word, and the old Ger.
many is gone.
From the confused, sometimes con
licting and often delayed advice
rom Germany in the last two days
it has now become apparent tha
emperor and king, has beer
stripped of his power. He IS nov
plain William Hohenzollern, fugi
i've in Holland. With his fall topple
into ruin Williams mad design to
rule the world.
Little is known Of the situation to
day in Germany. for that country i
in the first days of its new adventure
It is not clear whether the old regime
has been permanently dislodged OF
the new authorities, with the
adroitness which has
long marked German politics, are
merely sacrificing the chief figure
heads of kaiserism in the hope of OBJ
tanning an easier peace. 1t appears
probable that no one in German!
knows and that it is still to be de-
termined which of the contendine
will gain the upper hand.
Revolution is spreading rapidly.
and from the fact that u Socialist Is
now chancellor it may be gathered
that the object of the revolution l.
not merely the quick ending Of the
war but the complete severance OF
the political ties which still bind the
nation with its past.
For the allies the problem has
changed. The countries which fought
Germany and her vassals for more
than four years have emerged from
the war completely triumphant, but
within the borders of the countries
which menaced the peace of the
whole world stalks x ,lt, famine anG
anarchy The worlds next task may
be of the former who have success
fully contested Germany's greed 70,
power to save her from the fate she
imposed on Russia Likewise hell
will have 10 he given TO A,Stri. II,,,,