Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-02-11
BOD GERMANS ON
WAR vANGAL LIST
Crown Prince and Hindenburg
Are Prominent Names.
RUPPRECHT ALSO INCLUDED
News of the Demand Causes Panic in
BerIin-AlI the "Best Families"
Are Hit-Many Former Off
Gals in Flight.

Paris, Feb. 4-The list of Germans
accused by the allies of war crimes
and whose extradition is to be demand
ed is headed by former Grown Prince
Frederick William and several other
sons of the former German emperor.
The list was handed to Baron Kurt
Won Lersner, the German representa-
tive here.
Included in the list are: DR.. Theo-
bald Won Bethmann-H ollweg, former
German imperial chancellor; Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, Gen. Erich
Ludendorff, formerly first quartermas-
ter, general Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba-
varia, the duke of Wuerttenberg and
number Of other princes and titled Of
icers.
The total number of names on the
eight sections. The first section is
list is about 800 and it is DIVIDED into
common list of all the accused. Then
follow seven other lists, giving the
names, rank and accusations of per-
sons whose names were supplied by
Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium,
Roumania, Jugo-Slavia and Poland.
Might Yield. Men as Criminals.
Amsterdam, Aug. According to
the Handelsblad it is quite probable
that Holland would consent to the eX-
tradition of German war criminals"
who are within her borders if extradi-
ton were asked on the grounds that
they actually are vicious or criminal.
In the event that the request were
based on some act of the ordinary
course of war or reprisal ordered by
superiors, the case would be different,
the newspaper asserts. Unless the al
lies list includes former Crown Prince
William, the newspaper says, it has
been unable thus far to ascertain
which, if any of the desired persons
are now in Holland
Trembie Over Allies Note.
Berlin, Feb. 4.-Until it becomes
known here just who are on the allies
list of persons accused of having COM
mitted acts in violation of the laws
and customs of war" German official
dom will not have another quiet hour.
AT present uncertainty as to what
sort of reception the general public
will give the list when it is published
and when the government must admit
that it is irrevocably bound by the
Versailles treaty to arrest hundreds Of
officials and army leaders and deliver
them to the entente for trial has en-
tirely superseded the fear of new
Spartacan rebellion such as the recent
finti-government demonstration before
the reichstag
Flee to Switzerland.
No steps have been taken to prevent
1le escape of the high military officials
whose extradition is likely to be'asked
ais a result of their positions and ac-
zion in Belgium and France during the
war 1t is freely said that many of
tlle former leaders have fed to Switz-
erland Holland and Scandinavia and
that the numbersis increasing daily as
Il result of Hollands firm stand in re-
iusing to deliver the former kaiser.
"The attitude of the German people
is that all persons guilty of violations
of international law, no matter of
what nationality, ought to be tried and
receive adequate punishment" said
foreign official. "They do not wish to
shield their own countrymen, but they
hold that these men ought to be tried
before German courts. The govern
nent takes the same stand. In our
htest note to the entente we urged
that trials of German officers take
place before the German supreme
court, the entente to be represented by
Its own associate judges. What the
government will do if the request is
,.ainct1all hs,s. not 1-at hon,, dcci1lod ,,