The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-11
Long live the social republic
(Signed)
.WORh!MEN'S AND SOLDIERS
COUNCIL"
While They Waited.

The German armistice delegation
was humbly waiting Sunday for re-
turn of the courier from Spa with the
German high commands answer to
Marshal Foch's terms.
This information was contained In
cablegram filed from Paris. It
stated that the enemy representatives
We're at the FRANKFORT chateau, In the
forest of Compiegne, forty miles
northeast of Paris and $50 miles
southwest of Spa.
The messenger, according to unofff-
cial advices, was unable to cross the
lines because of the continuance of
German fire and was forced to make
the journey in an airplane. If he re-
turned by airplane, it was believed
he will arrive at Foch's headquarters
sooner than was previously antici-
pated. French headquarters, it has
been revealed, is at Senlis, twenty
five miles northeast Of Paris.
Government Out of Chaos.
A Copenhagen dispatch reported
tmat Frederick Ebert, vice president
Of the social democratic party and
president of the main committee Of
the reichstag, had assumed the Ger
man chancellorship, succeeding
Prince Max of Baden. The latter be-
comes regent and nominal head Of
the empire. Ebert announced he
would form a new ministry.
Meanwhile, the revolution con-
tinued to spread throughout the en-
pire, according to neutral advices.
The disturbance of railway traffic is
reported to result in a serious food
situa ton in Berlin and other large
centers of population.
The allied armies were progressing
swiftly on the west front forcing the
Germans into more and more precipi-
tate retreat. The British occupied
the southern outskirts of Mons. where
they fought their historic battle in
the early days of the war. The
French were entering the southern
foothills OF the Ardennes. The Ameri-
cans were pushing eastward from the
Mouse.
Germany Breaking Up.
The British admiralty wireless said
an Amsterdam telegram stated that
the strike movement was spreading
over the whole of Germany. The
Berlin stations were occupied by the
military. All trains to Berlin were
stopped and the most drastic meas
ures were being taken against pos
sible agitation. Demonstrations in
celebration of the anniversary of the
Russian Maximalist revolution were
forbidden by General Won Linsingen.
A Copenhagen message said that
six German battleships anchored out
side Flensburg directed their cannon
against the revolutionaries and that a
was expected The
battleship Koenig, which refused to
was taken after hard
fight The workmen's and soldiers
council was complete master of Ham
burg on Sunday and all civilians who
are found in possession of weapon
were killed.
Count Zu Reventlow, well known
of the Holstein nobility fed
to Denmark and declared to the Polit-
ken's frontier correspondent that in
his opinion the situation will be much
worse when the soldiers, return from
the front -
Several German ships succeeded in
escaping from the revolution, mostly
school ships. Three German destroy
ers anchored outside Stockholm and
all guardships in the Baltic have
Joined the revolutionary movement.
Confusion Worse COMPOUNDED.
The king of Wuertemburg abdi-
Gated, according to word received at
Amsterdam. The stock exchange at
Berlin closed.
The garrisos at Frankfort has join.