Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-13

4 shAS say will force him out Of the
fSyernment sooner or later.
ssslneSitabiy linked With the old
: s$Sbpe. and who is q member of the
asrt government and whom the Spar
iSbr Matthias Erzbergcr. the Centrist
loader. His nosition as member Of
The cabinet withou, portfolio has been
q Gals have held him up to the people
4 as one who had much tc. do with the
\ the carly years Of the war. He has
been able to hold out. however,
chiefly because Of his position as civil
commission, which Is now again meet
ing allied and American parllcmen-
n nepo1 the BY 5he seF
be convened for the purpose OF giving
the Ebert government parliamentary
report was fresh ammunition for tho
radicals, who have claimed all along
That Ebert's purpose is TO use tho
Reichstag as a weapon. The Sparta
cides will have nothing to do with
the ReiehstaE. which they claim to be
an obsolete body, being relic Of a
time that is dead and gone.
Despite Solf's retirement, the, Ebert
EorHrnmen. is generally described in
considerably in strength and stability:
In some quarters It is even asserted
y is a sign OF the governments strength,
I i,aye afforded 20 make hitherto;
~ Berln'S welcome to the PruSsian
Guard Tuesday was solemn rather than
y triumphant, according To Berlin adviccs
received here. The troops marched un-
der the German national colorS and tho
bands played deutschland Ubcr Allies"
. and not revolutionary airs.
throSEh witch the s aId no n S1[SSss
we're decorated with evcrgreens and
nass. The officers. and men were
decorated with national roscttcs of
- towers and wore their Iron Crosses.
: The soldiers in the procession par
ticipated in tho last battle of the war
ana suffered tremendous losses, some
detachmcnts being reduced TO almost
& rnnl san hsnag point: it is said; The
from other detachments.
EBERT WELCOMES GUARDS
'-~-S As STRoNGESr SUPPORT
Friedrich Ebert. tho Premier, well
SSmed the soldiers. lie declared it is
said, tina, 4 new government had been
established in Germany and that the
%smy would be its strongest support
Glied to the cfrect that the watchword
: hpw must be quiet" lie said that the
spiders, desired the converting of the
ment. and did not want to he led away
from tho secure path Of quiet and
order by DIR. Karl Licbknecht and tho
Premier Ebert's speech to tho sol
d'erS Is reported as follows:
iour ueeoS and sacrifices arc unex-
hHpleo. NO enemy orercame Won ONLY
when tho preponderance of our on
h onrn.s IA men and material grew ever
sFfou endured indescribabie sHffcr-
inss. accomplished Incompatible deeds
YOUR Suns unsn Eear after year. proofs OF
tscted the homeland from invasion
sneitered your wives. children and ma
tents from iianes and slaughter and
preserved the natfon's workshops and
heldS from devastation
With deepest emotion. the home
,ano thankS you. iou can return with
heads erect, Never have men done or
suffered moro than YOU
Off me ne German ,,l peonle have shaken
others rests the hopes of German free
aoM. The hard requirements of the
M "; s, are heavy upon us. hut we viii
germany. With the strength and I'M
,ShhaKanie courage you have proved
remains united and that tho old misery
n system of small states does no,
ovs e,rH0 US again.
WORK or religion, of socialism We
must work with all our strength If
we are not to sink to ths state OF IA
me arms which. borne by the sons of
Sne me people. should never be a danger,
whose happiness your Industrious
yards must build UP from new foum-
HUNCIIBACN DWARF NOW
o. PRESIDENT, ONCE =, TAILOR
eThat tho war has wrought remark
able changes is disclosed in n report
rseachimE here from, the republic OF
5runs~ick. nunchback dwarf for
lnerly a tailor, is now president. His
TIL: duchy, Of Brunswicli was one of
inc hrst German states to be turned
into repubI!c, and its monarch led
az other princes in abdica,ns. The
hands OF the German reds
Inc nunchoack president gets 81. 500
pa Sea him which m aa he INSIST having
ilrst act was to order search OF ali
Akh}Hses r and arrest all enemies of Red
later OF Education 4 washerwoman.
Nunswick's president of police il n
lmsF sd 5aG,Gss 4sn& Mss Of MsG
dNeal palace Ehe ,Hed Guards are or" or.
ghnizinE rohher expeditions TO Salx!
SIser ano other nearby towns. FL
David NJ. Il. ]rauciS, formerly an
american grain broker in ST Louis.
S MU.' anS now United states ambassa-
~ pr'ncipa! perhaps sole represent
AFits siNs hs peace conference, accord
f p = f,on MAE rsaehing here tonight
ssSslred In London to-nig.,t, and vii rs-
IMAM a until Saturday. why0 he viii sail
scr Paris 10 meet Prcsia. Nt Wilson
!; ,nent about his present mission. MI In
,S11piomatio circles II is inferred that
J portant and extremSiy lenethfg NY ysr I'M,
;to make. which will give ths presi,
, GEM hrst- hand advice aboG5 Russia
t Ia nay nave far-reachins Influence
.unoh Inc future status OF that conn
) Iau,.: Ihc ambassador said present con
!ih ,n, Is u, IN russia were indcspribabic.
ithing sound would soon be cvoivcd
cut OF the chaos. MIR. Francis has been
~ many extremely unpleasant and
dSgHpSerdus situations during the Iasi
.'>1eW months sometimes almost des-
= nerateiy SO. He laughingly admitted
-lHSt mere had been many a moment
the reranda Of the St Louis
! .Country Club would have looked
~ mighty good and comfortable
- Ambassador Francis declined TO say
- whether he would Try TO return 10
- Russia or go home to tho United states
- after his viz, in Paris.
!. ENGLISH PEACE DELEGATES
- LEAVE FOH PARIS DEC. 2.