Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-14
HOLLAND TO HOLD
v. HOHENZOLLERN
Former Kaiser and Son Reach
the Dutch Border.
WANTED TO SURRENDER
Amsterdam Report Says Ex-Emperor
Attempted to Enter British Lines,
But Was Prevented Doing SO
by Rebel Soldiers.

Amsterdam, Nov. 12.-It is stated on
good authority here that the former
German emperor will be interned in
Holland.
Officials of the Dutch government
and the German minister at The Hague
have gone to Eysden, on the Dutch
frontier, to meet the ex-kaiser, who is
closely guarded by Dutch troops.
HOhenZOllern's eldest son and Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, it is learned
from a reliable source, are in a rail
awaiting the decision of the Dutch
government. The blinds on the train
are down.
Tried to Reach British.
It is reported here that the ex-kaiser
attempted to enter the British lines
to surrender, but was prevented by the
revolutionary troops. 1t was only aft
er this unsuccessful< attempt to hand
himself over to the enemy that he
went to Holland, the report says.
l.
shall Won Hindenburg and II German
staff officers fled to Holland.
The German garrison at the Belgian
fortress of Liege is reported to be in
full revolt.
Rupprecht in Flight.
Former Grown Prince Rupprecht Of
Bavaria, commander Of Germany's
northern armies in the west, has fed.
During revolutionary disorders at
Cologne a crowd tried to demolish
with machine gun fire a statue of WI
liam II, but finally contented itself by
muffling up the statue and placing on
it card inscribed "a good Journey"
It is reported Prince Henry of Prus-
STA has fled to Denmark, taking with
him his personal fortune
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
placed himself and the German army
at the disposition of the new peoples
government at Berlin, says dispatch
from the German capital.
The grand duke Of Oldenburg has
been dethrOned and the grand duke of
MecklenbergSc has abdicated,
according to dispatches from Ham
burg.
The Hamburg Nachrichten, which
reports the abdication of the grand
duke, says q government for Mecklen-
berg has been formed by workers
and soldiers council.
News has been received in Berlin
and forwarded here that the garrisOns
at DOeberitz and Potsdam are in the
hands of the soldiers and workers
council.
Armed workers and soldiers stOrmed
the prison in the Alt-MeObit street in
Berlin, but at the request Of Deputy
Baecher released only those incarcerat-
ed as "War Victims" including former
Captain Won Baerfeld, who was con.
cerned III the distribution of the memo.
randum of Prince LichnOwsky, which
accused Germany of starting the war.
Saxon King Deposed.
Basic, Nov. 12.-The king of Sax.
Ony has been depOsed, according to a
Berlin dispatch late today.
The king Of Saxony is Friedrich Au.
gust III He succeeded to the throne
on the death Of his father, October IS,
1904.
Says Ex-Kaiser Is in Holland.
Washington, Nov. pa German ra.
dio message picked up by the Ameri-
con station, confirming the report Will.
liam Hohenzollern is in Holland,
awaiting decision by the Netherlands
government as to his status, says Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg is not with
the former emperor, but remained at
the headquarters of the German gen.
eral staff.
Ships Must Surrender.
London, Nov. PA supplementary
declaration to the armistice terms was
signed to the effect that in the event
of the six German battle cruisers ten
battleships, eight light cruisers and
fifty destroyers not being handed over
owing to a mutinous state, the allies
reserve the right to occupy Helgoland
as an advanced base to enable them to