The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-03-18
THE PRESIDENT and
FACULTY UPHELD
NEW REGIME TAKES CONTROL
WITH LITTLE TROUBLE. BUT
LACK SUPPORT.

of Frederick Ebert, the socialist pres
ident of the German republic, was
overthrown by military coup d'etat.
DR.. Wolfgang Kapp, one of the
founders of the fatherland party, and
general director of the agricultural
societies, ousted Gustav Bauer, the
\chancellor, and, in taking that office
himself, has temporarily assumed
Aupreme direction of affairs DR..
Mapp was born in New York and, &C
cor6,ing to a report from that city,
refused to Learn the German language.
At the age of ~, bis father took him
to Ge{many, where he has remained
ever since.
Two Governments in Germany
There are now two contending gov
erhments in Germany, the new one
under Chancellor kapp at Berlin, the
Nold one under President Ebert at
Dres zen. Officials of the new govern
ment declare that it is not reactionary
or monarchist The president of the
old government and his ministers have
issued a proclamation calling upon
the people to rise in general strike
as the only means of preventing the
return of William III.
Artillery Dominates Berlin.
Berlin is occupied by the troops of
the counter revolution-to what num-
Der is not known-and the movement
is spreading rapidly throughout the
provinces. Masses of troops and ma
val brigades with artiller! have been
brought into the capital and dominate
the situation. Thus far, there has
been no outbreak and no bloodshed.
Etert's Precautions Inadequate
The Ebert government had kpowl
edge beforehand of the pending coun-
ter revolution, but the precautions
taken proved to be entirely made
quate. Outside of the security police
y and the Noske trops on patrol, moth
ing indicated at o'clock this morn
ing that Berlin would wake up to
find the Ebert government turned out.
The president himself left Berlin with
some of his followers two hours after
that time.
Admiral Won Trotha had been dis
patched to Doeberitz Friday night
for the purpose of conferring with
the troops and admonishing them to
desiSt from any violent procedure.
He returned and informed the cabi-
net that the agitation had subsided,
but that the danger was not wholly
removed.
Noske's Troops Unreliable
The realization was finally brought
homo to the cabinet that the army
which Herr Noske was supposed to
cont1pl was far from being the loyal
equalization he counted upon and
that the Berlin garrisons had also
been tnoculated by the officers of the
old Shool and were ready for the
rising when the call came. The Sc
crecy with which the revolution was
piannld and carried out has stunned
everyone.
HAdenburg Favored as Chief
Fiek Marshall Won Hindenburg is
reporad to be favored by the new
regims as imperial president, but
thus fa he has remained in the back
ground The former minister of for
eign affairs, Gottlieb Won ''agow, and
Baron ton Falkenhausen, former gov
ernor s.neral of Belgium, are among
the leaders of the counter revolution.
While the movement has been car
ried ou rapidly and with apparent
order, here is an undercurrent of
anxiety among the people OF Berlin
as to possible future occurrences.
Fighting Occurs.
Althosgh this counter revolution
has thusfar been the most orderly of
any in te history of a great country,
it has ns passed without the clash
ing of ANS and bloodshed. In va
rious cite fighting has occurred, par
ticipated in both by mobs and by
troops, Id several persons were
killed MI Aday and others wounded
in disord$ in the suburbs Of Berlin
when riff and machine guns were
turned upA the crowds.
ater Dispatches
London, March 16.-Four hundred
persons al reported to have been
killed and hany persons wounded in
a lombard lent of Kiel by a Ger
man crais says Central News
dispatch finn Copenhagen, quoting
a Kiel &C pondent.
The ds In adds that some quar-
ters of E, own were destroyed by