The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-05
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE


BERLIN. Feb. 5.-The fall of the Ger
man government with the accompanying
danger of Bolshevism vas predicted by
tho Socialist newspaper vorwaerts to-
day as a result of the allies demand
for alleged war criminals The news
paper points out that if BoIshevism
sweeps Germany the allies would have
no chance of securing the execution Of
t-leir treaty demands.
The cabinet met in special session last
night TO consider the allies demand for
500 German military and officers OF state
Eho wanted for trial and also the
resignation of Baron Won Lersner is ex-
pocted to arrive from Paris sometime
! tomorrow
The list of names OF wanted Germans
Y as received Geographically direct from
Paris
ALLIES NOT BLUFFMG.
Belief was expressed in circles close
TO the cabinet that the government will
claim it Is impossible to meet the de-
mands of the allies. There is high ex-
citement here and the opinion is ex-
pressed that the new few days may de-
eide the future fate of Germany.
Heretofore the cabinet had believed
that the allies were, to some extent,
'bluffing and the determined demand for
the accused German officials threw some
Of the members of the government into
complete confusion
FEAR ARMY MUTINx.
The demand for Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg caused same of the cabi-
retcers TO make the gloomy prediction
that the troops would mutiny before they
would arrest the former chief of STAFF.
Some of the German cabineteers de-
scribed themselves as being stunned"
by the names on the list The names
were received by telegraph direct from
Paris. the first being that of Grand Duke
Albrecht of Wurttemburg. a former
commander on the western front The
list includes the following others:
SOME OF THE NAMES
The ex-crown prince: Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. former German chief
of staff; Count Won Bernstorf former
German ambassador to the United
states: DR.. von Bethmann Holiweg.
chancellor of Germany when the war
broke out: DIR. Zimmerman. former for
eigs secretary; Count Bismarck. the
grand duke of Mecklenburg; Cen Fallen
J 4Aths'is AtilA4ti NAitA u StdiL VINO OiFeCIed
the Austro-German drive into Roumanta.
Gen. von Gallwitz. commander OF an
, army group on the eastern front; former
Crown Prince Ruprrecht of Bavaria.
commander of the Northern Germany
army group on the western front; Price
Frederick; Gen. Sixt Won Arnim: Field
Marshal Won Mackensen. chief German
leader in the East; Gen. Won Moltke: Gen.
Won Hutier the grand duke of Hesse;
! Gen. Ludendorf. former chief OF staff
to ven Hindenburg; Prince Titel Fred
erick and Prince Oscar, sons of the ex-
kaiser; Gen. Faulkenhausen; Gen. Won
Reseler; Gen. Won Kluck, who led the
German drive Paris in 1914: Col.
Reinhardt; Admiral Won Tirpitz; Admiral
Won Cappelle; Admiral Won Scheer; Gen.
Won Bulow. who is now dead: Gen. Won
Linsngen. commander of an army group
on the eastern front; Gen. Won Quasi:
Count Waldersee: Prince Ratibor and
Prince Ernest of Saxony.
At least two Turkish officers are on
the list They are Enver Pasha. who
was virtually in control of the Turkish
government when the war broke out. and
Gen. Talaat Pasha, who is regarded as
a tool Of Germany.