Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-26
SINGLE SHOT MAY
PLUNGE FACTIONS
IN BLOODY FIGHT
Allies Demand Germans
Hasten to Sign Peace
Treaty Document.
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BIG FOUR NOW REFUSES
ANY FURTHER EVASIONS
Unless Teutons Give Proper Re-
ply Ultimatum Will Be
Sent.
NO MAN FOUND TO SIGN
President Impatient for Enemy Dele
n
BIG FOUR NOW REFUSES
ANY FURTHER EVASIONS
NO MAN FOUND TO SIGN
President Impatient for Enemy Dele
gates to Come Forward and
Attach Signatures.


PARIS, June 25.-So grave is the
internal situation in Germany tonight
that single shot may plunge the
country into civil warfare, and even
il man be found by the Bauer gov
ernment willing to sign the peace
treaty the allied armies may have to +.
come in to restore order and secure
fulillment of the terms.
Unless a miracle happens the Bauer
ministry will fulfill the general pre-
diction that it is but government
ened from all sides. Troops are de-
serting by the scores. The COM
munists and Conservatives are facing !.
each other prepared for the supreme
struggle.
II DIR. Herman Mueller, the Foreign
Minister stands pat on his determina-
signature ceremonies. Bauer himself
may have to go. AT this hour he ap-
pears the only possible candidate for
IL the Bauer government falls the
choice OF a new ministry will inevi-
taoly be limited to the radicals and
the two sides Ia out of the question,
and the access to power by either will
bring forth determined assault by
the other.
General Won LuettwitZ is attempting
to form a new government. He would
have military support. Indeed, any
nonradical government succeeding she
Bauer ministry would amount to mill
tary dictatorship.
Great quantities OF arms and am
munition are being distributed among
the Spartacans.
The railway strike has assumed Sc
rious proportions. All the important
lines are tied up and the stations have
is a veritable fortress and the streets
with their hastily thrown up ramparts.
assemble aavs ds, ,se f pictures of the
are occupied by soldiers
Violent lighting has been going on
tial law. Food riots were provoked
by the revelation that a dealer in food
stuns has been selling cat and dog
Eight Killed and Twenty Injured.
Eight persons were killed and
twenty wounded by the Hamburg po-
lice. Many Spartacists were killed in
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
,,fSii refsiignsd ned as mmander-!n, chief. II
place himself at the disposal s noTetsr, OF the
forces of law and order His influence
stu carries great weight with his
eountrymen, co and the bulk of the troops
6. A wave OF hatred is engulfng Philip
SSeheidemapn Senssl %s, and and Dr; Malhias Erz.
Ing personal politics in the Father
iaha "a bayg graVsist ,isis hour Erzberger is said
National Assembly, by asserting ON
What ;ll,, he pretended to be absolutely re-
would in the eleventh hour concede ths
TWO honor points" (Germany's war
gn'it Eaiser and id the surrender OF the
Most Most OF the newspapers. led by vor-
waerts. are calling, the treaty a scrap
power which dictated the treaty ex-
-, The conssrvatists talk about taking
as the entente armies are demobilized.
Zig Four Gives Notice. -
by request OF the big four" Haniel
Won Hnimhausen. acting German nleni
potentiary, sent wireless to Berlin
late today inQuirirg when the German
government proposes TO carry out its
pledge OF unconditional signature An
immediate answer is demanded by
the powers. and should be in by to-
morrow morning. If this answer is in
line with previous evasions and de-
signed to gain more time. the powers
time the Germans will be given so
many hours. not days, in which to
make an ironclad announcement as to
at Versailles.
The hope of seeing the final act of
the world drama enacted Saturday is
thSe WhhiHS IN FTenCn Oft1Cial circles.
Monday seems now the more likely
date.
Earlier in the day President Wilson.
channg under the delay, had Premier
Clemenceau send NJ. Dutasta, secre-
tary OF the peace conference to Herr
Won Haimhausen for information az
to when the German delegates would
arrive.
No News From berlin. .
The German official. however. had no
news Whatever from his goyernment
as to the new peace commission. The
only dispatch that had reached him in
the last twenty-four hours told OF the
Bauer governments departure from
Weinar TO Berlin. From this it was
inferred that II day or two might pass
without tho Germans saving word
about their new delegation, and the
step to hasten action was, therefore.
taken. -.
Upon the advice OF Secretary Lam
sins, President Wilson today decided
to use his personal ring TO seal hts
signature on tho history making
treaty. instead OF the official seal OF
the President Of tho United States.
Accepts I.ansinE's Advice.
The President had already submitted Y.
the latter seal to the French Foreign =
once preliminary to the cerernonyat Y
but when Mr. Lansing pointed bas