Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-13


dispatches state.
The proclamation declares the
national assembly dissolved. 1t Is
announced that new government
is being formed.
The socialist parties have declared
q general strike the advices add. The
issuance Of the proclamation follow
ed the occupation of the Wilhelm
strasse. where the government build
ings are situated, by troops who had
returned from the Baltic and had
been in barracks at Doeberitz, in the
suburbs. The troops entered Berlin
this morning, 1t is stated.
Movement 10 Monarchistie.
The names associated with the
new revolutionary movement in Ger
many indicates its reactionary char
acter. It apepars that Germany Is In
the throes Of the frequently predicted
counter revolutionary monarchist
struggle.> DR.. Won Kapp, reported
as having assumed the chancellor
ship, Is probably DR.. WolfganS
Kapp, q former conservative mem
Der Of tho reichstag and general
director OF the German agricultural
society. He was one of the deputies
who early in 1918 urged the govern
ment to speed up U-boat building.
He became president Of the father
land party, the notorious pan-Ger-
man Organization which urged that
Germany carry on the war to the
bitter end. After the abdication OF
Emperor William, DR.. kapp was
one of the men whose arrest the IN
dependent socialists clamored on the
ground that he and his associates
had been responsible for the continu-
ing of the war.
Luettwitz Has American Wife.
Major General Baron Won Luett-
WITT, who, according to the dis
patches, has been named commander
in chief. was military governor OF
Belgium in the early days OF the
war. He later was a commander on
the Verdun front. When the Ger
man treaty came up for action by
the government last June he was
one of the leaders Of the military
party prominent In opposition to the
peace terms. He has an American
wife, who was Miss Carry. OF
Cleveland. He always has been
classed as thoroughly Prussian. Be-
fore the war General Luettwitz held
the post OF military attache OF the
German embassy at London and
later at Petrograd. He was born on
April Q, 1858. His father. Max Fret-
herr Won Luettwitz, died in 1887. His
mother. Erma Won Gaal-Gyula, II
still living.
The new commander In chiefl
marriage to Miss Garry. whose
maiden name was Mary Curtis Carry
took place on July -, 1882. The
couple haye, two children. 1rma and
Gustav.
May Seek to Rsstors Kaiser.
There has been strongly held be-
lief, both inside and outside OF Ger
many, that the Pan-German mon
archist party was merely biding its
time and. awaiting an opportune mo.
ment to seize control Of affairs. II
| was this belief, for one thing, thai
caused the allies worriment when
they considered the nearness OF for
mer Emperor Williams retreat tc
the German border and prompted
the strong representations to Hol-
land of the danger of peace to Eu-
rope Of his presence there. In re-
sponse to this the Dutch government
promised to keep close guard over
the ex-ruler., Former Crown Prince
Frederick William Is also q refugee
in Holland, but his retreat at Wier-
rinsen is further removed from the
German border.
| While there has been no hint II
the early reports of an overturn a.
Berlir, to indicate that the movement
looked to 4 restoration OF the Hohen'
xollern dynasty, the fact that the de-
velopment is apparently Of a mon.
archistic nature will cause attention
to be paid to any news from Hol'
land concerning the former roya
persons living there. Interest in this
/ phase Of the situation 10 all th'
more strengthened by the indica'
tions that have come from Berlir
that the reactionary movement wa'
possibly precipitated by the fact tha
a Hohenzollern prince. Joachim AL:
brecht had been arrested and wa!
to be tried in connection with th'
/ recent demonstration against French
officers at the Hotel Adlon.
! Why So Easy.
DISPATCHES from Berlin under yes
terday's date, telling Of the discov
i ery Of q reactionary plot in whicl
the leaders were the very men men
toned in, today's adyices OF tn
plots success would indicate that tn
i government had foreknowledge Q
the atten,nt and that makes an ex
planation Of the reported easy sue
cess of the anti government force
difficult Of explanation. It may b.
| noted that the name Of the two mel
most prominent In military affair
under the old regime, Field Marsha
Won Hindenburg and Ludendorf1
have not ben mentioned with tn
new development. The field mar
shal had only rscsntly announced hi
WILLINGNESS to Dscome = candidat
for the presidency. end Berlin dis
patches In January also credite'
General Ludendorff with becoming
an active political participant In tn
next political campaign.
1 5- Allies Are Concerned.
II there has bsen an effectiv
overthrow Of the government in Ger
,.ny tha affects llpon the allies an