The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-16
(By the Associated Press.)

Berne, Nov 16.-If the new Ger
man government can carry on its work
for six or eight weeks the future of
new Germany is assured, declared
Friedrich Ebert the chancellor, in a
speech in Berlin on Thursday.
Chancellor Ebert said: "If we can
carry on our work for six or eight
weeks new Germany's future is as
sured and we also can hope to obtain
conditions of peace relatively favor
able, but if our adversaries can estab-
lish that anarchy reigns among us
they will dictate conditions that will
| annihilate Germany's political life"
Would Send Commission.
Berlin, Nov. 16-(By Wireless to
London) Foreign Secretary Solf has
| sent a message to Secretary Lansing
urgently requesting President Wilson
to give permission for a German COM
mission to Immediately leave Germany
for the United States so as to person.
ally lay before the American govern
| ment the conditions existing here and
to assure the taking of steps to pur-
chase foodstuffs.
| London. Nov. 15.-Preliminary dis
| cussions concerning the handing over
of the German fleet were held tonight
at Rosyth on the Firth of Forth. Scot
Beatty and the delegates from the
Geman soldiers and sailors council
and the German vice admiral. Meurer.
Copenhagen. Nov. 16.-Ge-r1any
cannot carry out the naval prr ms
of the armistice. the Deutsche ses
Zeitung declares.
'It is impossible to deliver the ma
val material demanded in the armi-
stice. because the naval authorities no
Low H. -
/ newspaper. 1.-The submarine crews re-
fuse to go to England, fearing vio-
lence.
1.-The chairman of the naval work.
mems and soldiers council has re-
quested that the sailors fulfill the ar
mistice conditions to avoid allied oc-
cupation of Heligoland."
Solf in Kick.
Berlin (vi London), Nov. 16.-For-
eign Secretary Solf has sent the fol-
lowing wireless message to Secretary
Lansing:
'Fulfillment of clause 19 of the
lAnglo-Turkish armistice-that Ger
man civilians shall leave Turkey i'm
mediately-will cause severe hard
ships.
1T appears unreasonable that, after
conclusion of an universal armistice.
German blind and orphan hospitals
hould be compelled to close. causing
lations.
THE German government requests
the president to intervene in favor OF
German civilians remaining in
Turkey"
Panic In Munich.
} Zurich, Nov. ia dreadful panic
J developed at Munich Monday, accord
ing to the Tageblatt of Stuttgart
Munich had been very calm. but sud-
denly all sorts of alarmist reports be-
came current.
Cries were raised in the streets
The counter revolution is coming "
) and Here are the Prussians." Ma
chine guns were posted on the street
corners and began firing. For two
days great disorder prevailed thruout
the city. Railroad trains and street
| cars stopped and telegraph and tele.
phon communication was interrupted
Some semolance of order was finally
restored Tuesday.
Wicsbadcn Is Sunk.
Berne. Nov. 1.-THE German war.
ship Wiesbaden~ refused to surrender
to the revolutionistssand tried to es.
cape to neutral waters. 1t was pur.
sued and torpedoed by revolutionary
battleships and the entire crew of 33t
men. including many cadets. perished
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