The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-13
EBERT HAS FLED
FROM BERLIN
Other Members of His Gov
ernment Also Went With
out Resigning
FORMAL OVERTHROW
IS ANNOUNCED
Proclamation Was Issued
by Imperial Chancellor
and Premier" Won Kapp

Berlin, March l3, l0:40 a. m
(By the Associated Press The
members of the Ebert govern
ment are retaining their offices, al
though they have left the capital, ac
cording to the Lokal Anzeiger in d
special edition just issued. The news
paper says the old government refused
to comply with an ultimatum present
ed by General Erhard OF the nava
brigade which expired at 7 o'clock this
morning, the government officials. leay-
ing Berlin by motor ear without resign
ing their posts.
The overthrow Of the Ebert govern
ment was announced in a proclamation
issued at 10 o'clock this morning. aft
er revolving troops from the suburbs
had entered Berlin and occupied the
Wilhemstrasse. Up to that hour the
movement had proved a peaceful one,
no disorders developing
The proclamation declared that the
entire authority Of the state has
passed into the hands Of General Pro.
vincial Director Kapp. as imperial
chancellor and premier of Prussia.
The proclamation, issued over the
signature OF Imperial Chancellor Kapp,
says that the mandate OF the national
assembly to create constitution and
conclude peace has expired, and il de-
clares the national assembly dissolved,
1t adds:
As soon as internal order has been
restored we shall return to constitu.
tional conditions and prescribe new
elections"
II was announced that General Baron
Won Luettwitg had been appointed as
commander in chief Of the military by
the chancellor and that a new govern
ment "of order, freedom and action
was being formed
At 10 o'clock the city was still pre-.
serving for the moment its usual as.
pect. Carriages, taxicabs and street
ears were in movement as though moth.
ing had happened. There was no change
in the appearance of Inter den Linden
except for the presence Of a consider.
able body Of troops at the Branden.
burg gate. the Adlon hotel and the cor
ner OF Inter den Linden and the viii
The proclamation appeared at this
corner at 10 O'Clock in the morning
A mounted soldier fully armed and
rode up and handed the
to a small group Of pco.
pie. They focked around him while
the document was read The proclama
tion later was read on street corners
in various parts OF the city
President Ebert. meanwhile, had left
the city
The president and his wife quit Ber-
lin at o'clock this morning
The troops which made the descent
upon Berlin we're for the most part
JusFtered in the suburb Of Doeberitz, /
md included troops which had recent |
y returned from the Baltic provinces. |
The threat of their movement devel- |
,ped at midnight. when it became |
Known that they were advancing. the |
iemi official agency states General Won /
began negotiations with |
he naval brigade, which formed part |
II the contingent The demands made .
" the brigade we're discussed by the |
abinet which sat until the early morn
ng the news agency adds The de-.
nands were subsequently rejected and
he troops entered Berlin and proceed
d to the occupation Of the Wilhelm
trasse.
The agency also announced the call
ng of a general strike by the social
party 1.-THE majority soel-
sts the dominant party which had sup
'urted the Ebert government and OF
which President Ebert. Premier Bauer
nd Foreign Minister Mueller are mem
ersi.