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THE WAR.
GERMANY SEETHING WITH REVOLUTION:
FLEET IN THE HANDS OF MUTINEERS.
BANKS STÓP PAYMENT: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED :
IL
THE KAISER REFUSES TO ABDICATE.
TAE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1918.
GERMANY TO REPLY TO ARMISTICE TERMS TO-DAY.
FRENCH TROOPS WITHIN A DAY'S MARCH OF GERMAN FRONTIER.
General.
(THROUGH MEETER'S AGENCY.]
REVOLUTION IN GERMANY.:
REVOLT IN FULL SWING IN HAMBURG.
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COPENHAGEN, November 9th. An authoritative statement from Berlin regarding the situation in the Northern Provinces says that the disorders have extended further.
In Bremen, speeches were delivered in the market place by an Independent Socialist, who was recently released from prison, and some soldiers, demanding a
Socialistic Republic, a Workmens" and Soldiers' Council, the liberation of milk- tary prisoners, and the opening of the civil prisons.
It is reported from Hamburg that the Workmena" and Soldiers' Council's Cen tral Bureau has announced that all official and military buildings have been occupied and that provisions and magazines are guarded. Plunderers will be punished with immediate death.
The Council promises to suppress all excesses, maintain order and safeguard personal property.
The soldiers in barracks wil
govern themselves by means of Soldiers' Councils: Officers who do not resist will be allowed to carry on; all officials will remain at their posts.
Fundamental social and political re- forms are commencing immediately. BAVARIAN -ROYAL DYNASTY TO BE DEPOSED.
BALE, November 9th.
GENERAL RAILWAY STRIKE.
THE END INSIGHT. COPENHAGEN, November 9th.
GERMAN COURIER ON HIS WAY The Social Democraton's Berlin corres-
TO BERLIN. pondent states that a general railway strike has broken out in Germany.
LONDON, November sth. A German official statement says:— There are 200,000 deserters at present in Here Eriberger, on behalf of the Ger- Berlin.
mau, plenipotentiaries, sent a message to MUTINEERS CONTROL GERMAN
the Imperial Chancellor and the German PORTS.
High Military and Naval Commands as LONDON, November 8th. The Military and Naval revolt in Ger- many continues to spread.
The Boldiers' Councils control some of the most important North Sea and Baltic Ports.
.
follows:-
Ac the Allied General Headquarters on Friday morning, your plenipotenti- Armistice as well as & formal, demand, aries received the conditions of the that they be accepted or refused within 72 hours, expiring at eleven o'clock on Monday morning.
The movement. hitherto has been characterised by the absence of grave dis- The German proposal for the imme order and blood-tbed, except in Hamburg,sion
diste conclusion or provisional suspen-
of hostilitics TV P from which place only meagre details are Marabal Foch,
rejected by Bvailable.
WHOLE GERMAN FLEET NOW
AFFECTED
Lobos, November 8th.
additional causes for the German revolt According to a message from The Hague
were the scarcity of food, the harsh treat ment of sailors, and the collapse of Ger- many's military power.
A German courier bearing the text of the conditions of armistice has been sent to Spa, another means of communication are not practicable. Please acknowledge receipt, and send back the courier os soon as possible with your latest instructions. The sending of fresh delegates is not necessary, at present."
FRIDAY'S HISTORIC MEETING.
LONDON, November 5th. Up to the present there have been no official details of the historic meeting to- day behind the French lines; not even Fleet is now affected.
It is reported that nearly the whole the name of the meeting place is yet
known.
Herr Erzberger and his colleagues It is confirmed that the movement has arrived inside the French lines last night spread 10 Wilhelmshaven, Cuxhaven,
and were taken to a village on the Aisne where they were formally received at six Bremen, und Heligoland.
o'clock this morning by Marshal Foch, Herr Liebknecht has formed a Soldiers his Chief of Staff, General Weygand, and Council ar Bremen.
Admiral Wemyss,
A German courier left for the Main Headquarters at Spa by automobile be fore noon with
The news of the revolt caused the great
A telegram from Munich states that a est excitement in Berlin, where the police terms the text of the Armistice
meeting in the Diet building yesterday decreed the deposition of the Wittelsbach
dynasty.
GERMAN SOCIALIST REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED.
Lyons, November 9th.
A Berne message states:-.. A Proclamation, signed by Prince Max of Baden, was published on Saturday morning announcing the abdication of the Kaiser.
Independent Socialists are prohibited. occupy the factories. Meetings of the
CASUALTIES IN FIGHTING IN
HAMBURG.
AMSTERDAM, November 9th. A telegram from Hamburg states that the Echo, which has been re-christened the Bed Flag, reports that ten were killed during fighting,
GERMAN DELEGATES
FLABBERGASTED,
Losos, November 9th. While nothing is yet known of the exact nature of the terms observers re port that they clearly flabbergasted the attitude seemed to indicate that they are German parlementaires, whose general ready to bow to late.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORIC
MEETING.
The barracks at Bundestrasse Military The Chancellor continues to exercise his Headquarters casily fell into the hands functions pending an agreement upon the of the revolutionaries as the Commander Negotiations with the Senate are pro-questions of the renunciation of the and his Btaff bad already quitted Han-berger, speaking in French, formally
PARIS, November 9th, The newspapers publish the following account of yesterday's interview- place in a chateau near Sealis
Apparently the historic meeting took
explained his mission. Marshal Foch then read loud the terms of the Armit
Herr
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN POLAND.
THE DOMINIONS AND PEACE BETTLEMENT.
AMSTERDAM, November stb. AN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION, A telegram from Warsaw states, that the, Polish Cabinet has issued a mini-
LONDON, November 8th. festo that the interests of the privileged
The Press Bureau states: classes must give way to the will of the that the peace terms had been definitely, The statement by Mfr. W. M., Hughes, country. Therefore, a National Govern-settled at the recent Conference at ment will be formed forthwith, mainly Versailles, without consulting Consisting of representatives of the Dominions, renders necessary
ment of the actual position in regard to this question.
workers."
the
- state
A CONFIDENT PROMISE,
AMSTERDAM, November 8th. The British Government has always the State Secretary of the Food Depart and sacrifios by the Dominions and It is officially stated from Berlin that recognised that the magnificent efforts ment has issued & proclamation promis- India entitled then to an equal voies ing the early alleviation of the present with the United Kingdom in the settle- food shortage.
ing of the blockade were new close at
He announced that peace and the raisment of the terms of peace." hand.
AUSTRIA'S
2
•
DISHONOURABLE"
TERUS.
COPENHAGEN, November 3th..
(delayed)
The whole question of the general peace Settlement was exhaustively dis cussed at the Imperial War Cabinet last. year at which Australia, lor domestic reasons, was not represented. The con- clusions were communicated to Australia
traliar. Representatives participated. War Cabinet this year, in which Aus- and were again reviewed by the Imperial
Emperor Earl refused to sign the A telegram from Vienna states that Armistice, on the ground thus the terms were dishonourable. The Chief of Staff recent Supreme War Council had done The British Representatives at the General Arz signed the armistice.. nothing inconsistent with these general The Emperor has handed over the conclusions, nor has the effective attain- supreme Military Command to Field-ment. in the Gnal peace terms. of any Marshal Koevesa.
ARMISTICE THANKSGIVING
SERVICES.
specific objects to which the attention of the Imperial War Cabinet was drawn by the Representatives of the Dominions. and India, been precluded or prejudiced. leaders of the Non-Conformists have of the Dominions and India with itself
LONDON, November 9th.
The British Government has every in- The Archbishop of Canterbury and the tention of associating the Governments issued a notice to their clergy suggesting in every stage of the future discussions that the churches be kept open contin of the terms of peace. ously in preparation thanksgiving services.
for immediate
GERMANY SHOULD PAY FOR PROTRACTION OF WAR.
PARIS, November 7th.
A Havas message: Bays:-- French opinion approves of President Wilson's Note to Germany concerning the conditions of the Armistice and con- siders it a proof of the complete units among the free nations.
President Wilson has referred the enemy to Marshal Foch and Admiral Rosslyn Weyms, and Germany's envoys are coming under the White Flag" so that Germany's surrender is manifest-to the world.
The Governments of the Dominions sad India have been warned to hold themselves in readiness to come over or to send representatives with a view to remaining in constant closeet touch with the developments, and being represented vened shortly, in order to consider, in at the Inter-Allied Conference to be con- detail. the practical application of the general principles of the peace settle- ment.
BOLSHEVISM SPREADING OVER EUROPE.
or Bolshevist agitators, while the Swiss. Government bas expelled the Bolshevist Delegates owing to their threatening atti owing to the Extreme Socialists urging tude, and has mobilised troops at Zurich, the soldiers to disobey orders and threatening trouble, on the occasion of the
LONDON, November 8th Fallowing the recent report of Bol- The French Press urges that the envoys shevist propaganda in Sweden, it trans- must be informed that for any protrac-pires that Denmark has taken naval and tion of the hopeless condict Germany will military precautions against the entrance be required to pay an extra cost day by amount of indemnity will be added. dry, and that within a given time extra
Wilson's 14 points and 5 principles, sab
French opinion is satisfied at President ject to qualifications by the Allies, who reserve their independence regarding the
In
huelk
but when they heard the of the invaded territorities.; ·· details they understood for the first time
It is most important that the reators- PORT OF LONDON CHARGES the extent of the German defént, és tion of France must mean full compensa. After the Delegates made a few observation for all damage to the civil popula tions regarding the difficulties of carrying tion and the covering of the losses by the
LONDON, November 8th.
immediate suspension of arms should be out certain clauses, Herr Erzberger asked, devastation of territories.
The Port of London has raised ita that, in the interests of humanity," the
charges by 20 per cent.
ordered.
FRANCO-JAPANESE
ceeding. Railway traße is restricted to throne by the Kron Prinz and the burg. The revolutionaries have occupied ice Delegates were prepared for these freedom of the sea and the restoration anniversary of the Russian révolution.
nomination of a Regent
&
two trains.
The Leaders of the movement have As soon as a new Chancellor is appoint- appealed to the inhabitants to maintained, in connection with which the name of order.
the Socialist Ebert is mentioned, General Election will be held for the election of a National Constituent Assem- ably.
According to reports up to the present time, this has not been done. There have been excesses, and small groups of troops have been compelled by the rioters to join them.
-
A great Socialist meeting at Manich passed a resolation, inter alia, in favour SOCIALISTIC REPUBLIC OF
of the abdication of the Kaiser and the BAVARIA PROCLAIMED. '
renunciation of the throne by the Krom BALE, November 9th.
Pring the democratisation of the whole The proclamation of a Republic at public administration, the acceptance of Munich followed upon a monster meeting the conditions of the Armistice, the "organised by the Socialist Army, which, abandonment of all ideas of defence, after fiery speeches, passed a resolution taking steps towards demobilisation, the demanding the abdication of the Emperor prevention of the workers being idle and and the renunciation of the Crown an eight-hours' day. Prince's right to the throne, the" accept- ance of the Armistice, and the introduc tion of an eight hours day.
A mile long procession, including numerous soldiers, marched to the Palace of the Ministeries, where proclamations had been hurriedly, posted urging calm. A PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT IN
BAVARIA
COPENHAGES, November 8th.
A telegram from Munich states that the Soldiers', Workers' and Peasants' Council formed at Munich has issued a proclama tion announcing that henceforth Bavaria will be a free State,, and that a Peoples' Government is being formed immediately. Meanwhile, the Council has constituted itself the Diet.
been formed under the Presidency of a A Soldiers' and. Workers' Council has
all the stations.
DISTURBANCES SPEEAD TO
HANOVER.
AMSTERDAM, November 8th.
big disturbances have occurred at Han Travellers from Germany report that
over,
The matineers took possession, of the barracks, disarmed the officers and hand- cuffed and carried off the Commander of the Seventh Army Corps.
WHERE THE REVOLT. IS STRONGEST.
Marshal Foch replied that there could be no suspension till the Armistice had been signed.
لوم
A FINAL GERMAN BLAST.
VICTORY IS NOT GRANTED US.
BUT
*GERMAN COURIER DELAYED.
Loxbox, November 6th. The Imperial German Chancellor has LONDON, November 9th. issued a proclamation to Germanя The Press Bureau announces that owing abroad, as follows:- to the heavy German barrage and In these hard days many living out machine gunfire on the battle-front, the side the Fatherland are surrounded by of the German courier from hatred and malicious rejoicing and will Alarshal Foch's Headquarters ar paa be heavy hearted. Do, sot, ebat con trust so delayed that it is not expected he will in the German people. Our soldiers have reach the German Headquarters till the fought heroically, to the fast, is no Army afternoon of November 9th.
ever fought. The Homeland has shewn It is unlikely that any decision in re-beard of power, endurance and suffer- to-day e
Ji
the announcement from gard to the Armistice will be reached Even in the fifth year by their į
LONDON, November 8th. Following the stoppage of telegraphic communication between, Copenhagen and Berlin comes Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam that, at the request of the Berlin Postal Authorities, telegraphic communication between Amsterdam and the following
GERMAN SOCIALISTS GETTING TROUBLESOME,
AMSTERDAM, November 8th. Reichstag have sent an ultimatum to the The German Socialist members of the
Allies, the Germans could not carry on the struggle against the growing super. iority of the enemies
Victory, for which so many hoped, ta has won a greater victory, for it con- not granted, us, but the German people
of might
Socialist, and a Republic has been pro-towni have ceased: namely, Berlin, Ham Chancellor, that the Socialist Members quered itself, and its belief in the justice
claimed.-French Wireless.
GERMAN SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC ULTIMATUM. AMSTERDAM, November 9th. The Social Democratic, ultimatum regards the Kaiser stipulated that be 8th November.. muse abdicate by midday on Saturday,
e
limit was extended to six in the evening: A later message reported that the time
reinforcement of Socialist influence in The ultimatum further demanded the.
the Government, and the reformation of the Prussian ministry along the lines of the Reichstag Majority Parties.
The proclamation adds that the Damo cratic Socialist Republic of Bavaria has
The Forumers, publishing the ulti- the strength to realise a peace for Ger- matum, said: "Peace is assured. In many which shall preserve the country few hours the Armistice will have been from the worst.
MORE REFORMS COMING.
A Constituent National Assembly, elect
ed by all adults, will, if possible, be con- voked."
concluded.
SOLDIERS AND WORKERS' COUNCIL PROHIBITED.
AMSTERDAM, November 8th,
A telegram from Berlin states that the
A new era is dawning and Bavaria Commandant at Brandenburg, in a pro- will maka Germany ready for the Lengue clamation, prohibits the projected forma of Nations
tion of a Workers and Soldiers Council, The revolution is necessary, in order, on the Russian model
at the last moment, to prepare for the BERLIN BANKS STOP PAYMENT. peoples' self-government, without too!
AMSTERDAM, November 9th. terrible shocks before the enemy. Armies stream across our country, or before our rush on the Banks in Barlin, all the It is reliably reported that owing to the troops, after the Armistice, cause chaos" Banks have stopped payment::
burg, Luebeck, and Bremen.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
RESUMED.
AMSTERDAM, November 8th. Telegraphic communication with Berlin has been resumed.
LATER.
continued for a day has been resumed. Copenhagen and Berlin which was dis Telegraphic communication between
THE ESCAPE OF THE, "SCHLESWIG."
will resign the Government unless the Kaiser and the Crown Prince abdicate forthwith. -
KAISER DECIDES TO GO,
LONDON, November 9th. A German official message states that the Kaiser has decided to renounce the Throne.
KAISER RETURNS TO BERLIN. AMSTERDAM, November 5th. The Kaiser has returned to Berlin from Headquartere GERMAN CHANCELLOR RESIGNS.
LONDON, November 8th.
The German Naval School-ship Schles
A German official message says: g, with 200 cadets, and 130 marines, situation Prince Max of Baden, has ten In view of the altered Parliamentary arrived in the Danish harbour of Marstal dered his resignation, which has not yet from Kiel, from where she fled during the been accepted
revolt
DUKE OF BRUNSWICK ARDICATES.
COPENHAGEN, November 9th."
A telegram from Berlin states that the Duke of Brunswick and his successor have abdicated.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE KAISER'S BROTHER.
COPENHAGEN, November 8th. The Schleswig Folke Zeitung states that Prince Henry of Prussia left Kiel on Wednesday.
PRINCE MAX TO REMAIN IN
.OFFICE
COPENHAGEN, November 9th." The Kaiser has asked Prince Max, the. Chancellor, to remain in office at present. KAISER REFUSES TO ABDICATE
AMSTERDAM, Noveraber 8th.
The Lokal Anzeiger states that the Kaiser has refused the Socialist sugges true of voluntary abdication:**
AMSTERDAM, November 6th. THY KAISER'S REASONS.
hard times before us new strength,
From this victory we will draw for the which you too can build."
THE GUILTY TO BE PUNISHED. WILL THE KAISER BE ON THE LIST!
Losvos, November 8th. The War Cabinet has authorised the Attorney General to appoint a Committee laws and customs of war, and, the to enquire into enemy breaches of the responsibility for such breaches on the part of members of the German and other enemy forces, including highly-placed
individual.
Bir John MacDonell is Chairman and Professor J. H. Morgan vice-Chairman of the Committee
The Cabinet bas also authorised the con- stitation of a Tribunal for the trial for these offences.
GERMAN INVASION OF THE TIROL
TO CUARD THE FRONTIER AGAINST AUSTRIA.
SHIP.
FRIEND-
PARIS, November 7th. A Havas message says:- Prince Yoshito of Japan was entertain- ed to luncheon yesterday by President. Poincare.
The Prince was accompanied by General Shiba, Admiral Oguri and a large suite.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, November 9th.
The silver market is steady. The Balkans.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
UNITY OF BOSNIA AND SERBIA,
LONDON, November 8th. A Serbian official message states: Our troops entered Toldava, Zemlin at Visegrad and Mitrevittda, and were also welcomed
The unity of Bosmin with Serbia and Yugo-Blavia has been proclaimed.
SERBIANS 'CROSS THE DANUBE:
LONDON, November 8th On the Danube, between Bazies and A French Eastern communiqué. says:- Semlin, and on the Save, between Semlin and Mitrovitas, the Serbians broke down German resistance and crossed to the northern banks.
who berbiuus reached Visegrad in Bosnia, and are marching upon Harajevo They continued to pursue the Germans towards the north,
at the request the Jugo-Slay Government Italian
Front.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THROUGH BRUTER'S AQKMOY.]
ITALIAN KING VISITS TRENT Zurich, November 8th. that the Bavarian War Minister tele King Victor Emmanuel vinted Trent,
"The Innabrucker Nachrichten announces
ROME, November 7th. graphed to the Tirol National Council where he was given, an ovation. that the (Austrian) Armistice conditions compelled the sending, en November 6th, Nurul Activities, of strong Bavarian forces to the Tirol, and warning the Council that in the event The Lokal Anzeiger states that the of obstacles the troops had been ordered Although his automobile-had a red flag at a moment when peace is being con-
Kaiser has informed the Minister for to force a passage the Interior that he refuse to abdicate and the Prince himself wore a red uzmlet, cluded, which would mean his surrender he was recognised and pursued by auto-ing Germany to the Entente. shots at him. Apparently the Prince got Bolshevism, for which he would not mobiles with marines, who cared a dozen His abdication would produce complete
anarchy and the augmentation
sume responsibility.
away
of
AMSTERDAM, November 8th.
likewise the Foreign Minister, have pro The Neue Frei, Presse states that the Austro-Hungarian Bupreme Command,
for us to prevent the Germans from carry tested to Germany against the invasion.
The journal declares that the step en dangers the Armistice as it is impossibly ing out these intentions.
#TRE" GOEBENTO--BE
go.
INTERNED.
LONDON, November t The Germans have transferred, ther Goelen to the Turks. The battleship will be interned in a Turkish, port
(Continged on Pago 4.)