The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-14

Berlin, March 19.-Gcrmany today
is in the throes Of a counter-revolu
tionary movement which was success.
ful this afternoon in turning the Eb.
ert government out of Berlin and set.
ting up L new administration in the
capital.
President Ebert and his cabinet Of,
fering no armed resistance TO tho
revolutionary troop. which invaded
Berlin from the suburbs, have gone
TO Dresden and established the scat
Of their government in that city.
The new government which was
Professionally proclaimed here with
Dr. Woltgang kapp rs chancellor,
has declared the national assembly
dissolved and announced that new
elections would be held.
The old government through lts
majority socialist members, includ-
ing President Ebert, has issued a
proclamation calling for general
strike as the only means OF saviny
Germany from the return of william
II.
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Last evening il became known that
the government of Presidcnr Ebert
and Minstor Of Defense Noskc had
come upon traces OF serious plot
to overthrow the republican regime.
Orders were Issued for the arrest Of
the men believed to he mainly con
ccrnod. These were first and chiefly
Or. Wollgan@ kopp, noted as a re.
dictionary who has been prominent
in all agitatlons Of the fntherland
party and an extreme antagonist Of
the republican government and Cen
cr'l Lcutiwitz, who was in command
OF the first sclG-stylcd group reich.
stwehr or empire defense forces.
With them were associated Captain
Pabst a cavalry officer of the quart
who had taken leading part in sun.
preston Of the SDarticist revolt last
year.
Apparently Notwithstanding the
precautionary measure taken hv the
government. the plot had gone too
far to be arrested as the troops So.
lected for the seizure Of Berlin We're
already on the way and the forae
Of the government was not only In.
sufficient. but wa. not altogether do.
pendablo.
When the news came that rovolu
ticnary forces from the big camp At
Doeberitz. were on the march officers
Of rank belonging to the governmea.
troops were sent to meet them as
emissarles Of the president TO ord.
er them to dosist and return to their
quarters The mutineers, who belong
cd mainly to naval brigades with
some additions from Baltic troops,
who have always been disaffected and
undisciplned. met the governments
representatives Of whom the chief
was General Won Olderrousen and
proposed terms Of an extreme char
actor, which were referred TO the
cabinet i'm Berlin.
At the same moment proclama.
ton prepared in advance was issued
promising the people freedom and
order ana diosolving the national as
! semby, declaring that the ASSEM-.
bly's mission. which was to establish
constitution and conclude peace,
had been fulfilled.
The leaders of the late govern.
mcnt have, on their part. issued an
appeal to the people. claiming their
support against the reactlonaries and
calling upon them to organize o gen.
Tho late government leader. quite |
/ Perlln at an early hour and later
were rcported at Dresden. where the
seat of the old rovernment has hoe,