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ON PEACE
GERMAN COLONIES TO BE ABSORBED BY GREAT BRITAIN.
ARMISTICE LIKELY TO BE PROLONGED.
MOVEMENT
AGAINST GERMAN "GOVERN- MENT. SPREADING.
THE EX-KAISER'S PATHETIC CONFESSION.
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THE FUGITIVE EX-KAISER.
GERMAN CROWN RENOUNCED.
AMSTERDAM. November 30th,"
A telegram from Berlin containing the text of a document signed by the Kaiser has been published. He definitely re nounces the Crowns of Prussia and the Empire and releases officials and officers from their oath of fealty.
A REMINDER FROM PARIS.
Pius, November 30th.
The ex-Kaiser asserted that Dr. Beth- mana Hollweg and Herr Jagow were solely The responsible for Germany's policy. last few weeks before the war they sent him to Norway against his will, '"Dr.) Bethmann Hollweg told him that if he reinained in Germany it would" mear war, for which the world would make the Kaiser responsible,
STRONG IMPERIALIST MOVEMENT.
BERNE, December 1st- Besides the edunter-revolutionary. incidents reported in several Rhineland towns, the existence of an Imperialist Movement Army is confirmed by a speech of Herr Molkenburg. President of the Berlin Soviet, who said that a squadron of dragoons would return to barracks in Berlin on November 28th. They had obeyed the order of the Commander to cheer the Kaiser, A number of 'Soldiers' Councils in the vicinity of Berlin were working on behalf of the
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He added that documents incriminating the old regime had been burned in the Berlin public offices.
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FERENCE. LIKELY PROLONGATION OF ARMISTICE.
Parts, December 4th.
The French Press observes that owing to the slowness of the Germans in hand ing over locomotives and wagons, it impossible that the work can be completed before December 17th.
It is practically certain that the Armistice will be prolonged, and, 'cense- quently, peace negotiations will be de layed.
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BRITISH FLEET LEAVES' FOR KIEL
COPENHAGEN, November 30th. The British feet has sailed southwards. GERMAN ARMY IN THE EAST.
The German Peoples Commissary, Herr Barth, deplores the situation of the Army in the East, which, it is feared, will suffer the fate of Napoleon's Army in 18h.
BRITISH DESTROYERS AT
LIBAU. LONDON, December ard. New British destroyers have arrived at Libau
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President Wilson will be present, will. Conversations between the Allies, when
WAR PRISONERS. probably begin on December 19th.
Attention has been drawn, in the French FIRST FRENCH BATCH ARRIVES. Press, to the. Germad Staff plan of pre serving a small but solid Army to drag put the negotiations in the hope of extort ing, extensive concessions
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Pania, Pecember 4th.
The first consignment of prisoners of war from Germany has arrived at Havre The Germans are said to be constituting They number 11,000 and are in goal con- Foodstocks to ride over the critical months dition. af May and June, so that, during the A THREAT FROM GREAT BRITAIN. powerless to put effective pressite on finkl negotiations, the Allies would be
A FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE.
AMSTERDAM, December 4th. The Bavarian Premier has telegraphed
Ferr Haase and Herr Ebert | Cermany, Proposing an immediate conference of the representatives of the German Govern-L ments at Jena. on the questions of the National Assembly, the Foreign Minis- try at Berlin, and the publication of
documents.
SILESIA THREATENS
SEPARATION, COPENHAGEN, November 30th.
AMERICAN DELEGATION.
WASHINGTON, November 30th.
AMSTERDAM, November 30th-
A semiofficial statement from: Berlin states that the British members of the Armistice Commission ac Spa have de. [clared that they would hold the German the head of the American Pener Delegaditions. responsible for the way. British President Wilson will personally, be authorities, without regard to internal prisoners were arriving in the Allied. tion.
lines, hallstarved, ill. and insufficiently The other members would be Mr. Robert clad. The British Government. in view Lansing. Colonel House, General Bliss of the excitement, and public opinion in and Me. Henry White, ex-Ambassador in England, would resume hostilities unless France and Italy.
matters were remedied.
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BRITAIN WILL MAINTAIN NAVAL
DEFENCE
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GUILTY MUST BE PUNISHED,
LONDON, December athe Mr. Auckland Geddes, in a speech af Reading, declared that Enver Pasha and the ex-Rulers of Bulgaria and Austrise Hungary must be tried and shot, if they are convicted.
FEEDING THE WORLD.
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT'S '
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APPEAL.
WASHINGTON, Decenter End. The food conservation week for the
relief of the world" opened yesterday, with an appeal by Mr Cha Hoover, | Food Controller, which was read in all churches in the "country; to renew the service to mankind by Helping through. the Feed Lonservation to feel 300,000,000 persons in North France, Belgium, Cen- tra! Russia, South Europe, Feland and Armenia. The appeal says The end of the war has not released the American
the From the Government's pledge to Inter-Allied Food Council meet tha Allied food progranime. The sale po- plans must be fed and tatil another. senson has passed they cannot feed them- selves..
Besides supplying these to whom wo are already pledged we now have the splendid opportunity and obligation of
ting the nets of those millions in hitherto occupied territorios, who are facing actual starvation." BRITISH MAJESTIES IN PARIS
PRESIDENT POINCARE ENTER: TAINED.
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PARIS, November 30th.. King George entertained President dinner at the British
The city was brilliantly illuminated.
LATER After the banquet H.M. the King con ferred the Military Order of Merit on Marshal Foch,
at Cerything was being done by fier-Poincare In reply to this it should be pointed out many to carry out an orderly repatria. Embassy. LONDON, December 4th. tion of British and other prisoners, and Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at that, owing to the measures taken, the Dundee, said that the Admiralty have regular transport of these prisoners was decided that it was unnecessary to demand casured, and had already been effected to Heligoland.
a considerable extent. The Government had decided on the rationalisation of railways.
He had received no reports from his Ministers throughout his stay in Norway
A message from Berlin states:-The and had only learned what happened in Peoples" Council at Breslau has sent an the world from the Norwegian papers. ultimate to Berlin demanding the im When he thus learned that the British mediate convocation of a Constituent Fleet had sailed, he retumed of his own Assembly threatening that Silesia will accord, and the British nearly caught separate from Prussia unless a satisin gold, shipping, securities and other mm. "
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It is sensi-officially pointed out that the Kaiser's abdication applies only to him- self.
The Kaiser concluded by lengthily re- THE CROWN PRINCE'S RENUNCIA-iterating that Russia was responsible for
TION.
the war, asserting that Russian troops
AMSTERDAM. December 4th.
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were across the frontier before war was
The Norddeutsche states that 'the ex" declared.
factory answer is received within forty- cight hours.
SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
AMSTERDAM, December 4th. At a meeting of the delegates of the
Crown Prince is about to publish a per- STRONG PRO-KAISER MOVEMENT. Armies in the field, beld at Ems, it was
Bonal renunciation of his rights.
The proclamation does not mention the rights of his issuè.
A MURDERER'S FATE?
PARIS, December Bad.
Madame Prieur, whose husband wavel
the
LONDON, November 30th. In connection with the report that the Kaiser has defitely renounced Throne, it is noteworthy that strong movements, with which powerful military
Government
resolved to support the against counter revolutionary attempts. WILL HINDENBURG BE ARRESTED 1
LONDON, December 4th: The Lokal Anzeiger declares that the
the uttermost farthing for the harm done We intended to make Germany pay to
available liquid assets.
Britain, he said, entered the Peace Con- ference absolutely determined that an limitations would be imposed on her right to maintain her naval defence.
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RUTHLESS PUNISHMENT !
AMSTERDAM, December 4th." A message from Berlin says:Herr Erzberger, opening, the Wer Prisoners Commission to investigate the allegations of cruelty, promised ruthless punishment to those who were convicted of illtreating prisoners.
BRITISH PRISONERS GREETED
BY THE QUEEN. “ LONDON, November 20th. Mr. Llord George, in a speech, stated
LONDON, December 3rd, that all the Allies were now considering Her Majesty the Queen greeted the the question of indemnities and that the war prisoners from the Frent at Government had established a very the Cannon Street railway station, and strong expert Committee, representing shook hands with many of them. every shade of opinion, to investigate They denounced the shameful ill-treat- carefully the capacity of Germany to ment they bad experienced. Pay
France, presumably, Wag paying
ordinarily severe. the damage inflicted there on the towns,
killed in the torpedoing of the Suxen elements are identified, are aiming at the Soviet at Leipzig has decided that the special attention to the question because
1916 has lodged, in, the Courts, a charge of murder against the Kaiser.
In this connection it "should be noted that an Extradition Treaty exist between France and Holland.
A COMMON CRIMINAL."?
LONDON, December 5th.
The Daily Mirror's correspondent at Amerongen, states:
restoration of the old régime. .
Army at Headquarters shall be dissolved
It is reported that Prince Rupprecht and General von Hindenburg be arrested
of Bavaria is in Switzerland, where & conference of Austro German Royalists is to be held.
ANOTHER SON ARRIVES AT
ZURICH..
LYONS, December 4th. Ex-Prince Eitel Frederick, second son' of the ex-Kaiser, has arrived at Zurich.
The ex-Kaiser has made the following-French Wireless.
threatened with
-"statement :- I
criminal charges which I must face. Therefore, I must reserve my statement antil the charges are brought. Further more, I am a private citizen and must be loyal to the present German Govern. ment, and canot make a declaration
· possibly compromising others."
HOLLAND'S POSITION.
THE HAGUE, December 1st. The Government has appointed a Com mission to report on the position which
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TROUBLOUS GERMANY. STORMY MEETING OF SOVIETS.
AMSTERDAM, November 30th.
GERMANY PARTS WITH
SCHLESWIG
Loxoos, November 30th.
A telegram from Berlin states that it is reliably stated that Germany has ceded the northern portion
of Schleswig Holstein to Denmark, including the dis tricts of Houderburg and Hadersleben· and the greater part of Tondern and Apenrade.
THE "KAISER TRUE SOLDIERS.
AMSTERDAM, December 4th.
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The Menische Westfaelische Zeitung re- A telegram from Berlin states that at a ports that the Kaiser True" soldiers stormy meeting of the Great Berlin twice hauled down the Red Flag on the
various Stadhouse at Kreuznach and burned
amidst the cheers of the crowds who applauded pro-Kaiser speeches."
In order to avoid bloodshed the Work ers and Soldiers Council has resolved
Soviets, in the Reichstag. speakers referred to the dissensions in the Executive and demanded the speedy convocation of the National Assembly.
Herr Schiedemann deprecated the differ the ex-Kaiser occupies in Holland, and to enquire into the relationship of the ences between the workers and the soldiers Dutch Governinent to the legal questions Which may arise respecting his admission to and stay in Holland.
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IMPORTANT ALLIED DECISION.
Loxox, December 3rd.
It is understood that the Inter-Allied Conference unanimously agreed to de mand the handing over of the ex-Kaiser and the Crown Prince, in concection with breaches of international law during war time.
: DISCUSSION IN DUTCH CHAMBER.
and said that a Central Council for the Empire would shortly be formed.
He announced that General von Hinden barg and General Groener had yesterday again declared their unreserved adhesion to the Government..
The meeting, after a long debate, appointed a Committee to investigate the allegations against the Executive. REITERATED DEMAND FOR SOLF'S
RESIGNATION.
AMSTERDAM, November 30th. A telegram from Berlin states that it is officially announced that the Executive Council has requested the Council of the Peoples' Mandatories to bring about the THE HAGUE, December 4th. In the Second Chamber, proposal retirement of Dr. Soll as speedily as made by the Revolutionary Bocialist, M. possible, and to immediately seize all Wynkoop, that the question of the ex-documents relating to foreign affairs and Kaiser should be decided immediately, the old régime,
because it might endanger the importa- ELECTION OF THE CONSTITUENT tion of foodstuffs, wna defeated by 50 votes to 4.
ASSEMBLY.
محمد
» AMSTERDAM, November 30th. AN ANXIOUS TIME IN NORWAY. The Berlin Council of the Peoples' Com
COPENHAGEN, November 30th. missioners has fixed the election of the Professor Wegener hag-communicated Constituent Assembly for February 10th, to the Cologne Gazette a conversation he subject to the approval of the Congress bad with the ex-Kaiser five days before of Soviets, which will meet on December the latter's fight.
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provisionally not to hoist the fag again. NO DANGER OF STARVATION.
LONDON, November 30th. Reports from Stockholm and from Zurich affirm that there is no danger of starvation in Germany and that the situation. there is purposely exaggerated in order to arouse pity amongst the Allies.
cities and countryside had been extra
The Government had requested the Attorney-General to refer the question of the responsibility for the invasion of
They have Enally concluded that the Kaiser was guilty of an indictable offence and that he ought be held responsible. (Cheers.)
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THE FATE OF THE GERMAN COLONIES.
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THE GENERAL ELECTION.
UNOPPOSED. NOMINATIONS..
LONDON. December 4th. Up to this evening 104 nominations Belgium and the conduct of the war to were unopposed. The returns comprise some of greatest British jurists.
69 Coalitionists, eleven Labourites, one Nationalist and 3 Sinn Feiners.
Among the ex-members of Parliament re-elected in their former constituences Are Mr. A. J. Balfour. Sir F. G. Banbury, Mr. J. R. Cynes, Mr. Austin Chamber lain, Mr. W. Brace, Mr. W. L. A. B. Burdett-Coutts, Mr. Will Crooks, Mr. Kennedy Jones. Mr. Wilson Fox, Mr. LONDON, November 30th.
J. W. Lowther (the Speaker). Mr. T. P. Mr. Walter Lang, speaking at Bristol O'Connor, Lieut. Colonel John Ward, disclosed the fact he was a member of the Mr. G. J. Wardle. Mr. Spencer Hughes, Committee mentioned by the Premier on Major J. C Wedgwood, Sir Henry November 20th to consider the terms Dalziel, Mr. W. Abraham, Mr. E de that should be demanded from Germany. Valera. Count Plunkett, Mr. Richards," Therefore, be could emphasise that the and Col. Yate. Empire" need not have any anxiety as to Mr. Austen Harrison, the well-known there being any tenderness on the part writer, is opposed to Mr. Lloyd George. of Great Britain and her Allies.
Mrs. Hope's nomination against Mr. Although it was not desired to enlarge Asquith, his been rejected owing to in- the British Empire, he did not see any formality. alternative salation to the problem of the Mr. Horatio Bottomley yesterday.secur German Colonies than their inclusion ined his discharge from bankruptcy and has
been nominated for South Hackney, the Empire.
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF
Where the natives had been consulted they had been overwhelmingly in favour of this dourse being adopted: ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT WILSON.
CANDIDATES.
LONDON, December 5th." There were 107 nominations unopposed up to midnight 41 Coalition Unionists. Labourites, and one Nationalist 27 Coalition Liberala, 97 Sinn Feiners, 11
LYONS, December 4th: President Wilson disembarks at Brest on December 12th.
There is an unprecedented number of The distinguished visitor will be re-candidates, including 580 Coalitionists, of ceived by M. Pichon, Minister of Foreign whom 425 are Unionists, 125 Liberals and Affairs: M. Leygnes, Minister of Marine, the remainder Labourites and Indepen- Franco American Affairs. and M Tardieu, High Commissioner for
President Wilson is to arrive at Paris on the morning of December -13th.- French Wireless.
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EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS.
PARIS, Deiember 1st. HM the King, on the conclusion of his visit, telegraphed to President Poinenre stating: The magnificent welcome I received in Paris will be con sidered in the United Kingdom and in the British countries overseas as a proof that France appreciates the true value of the effort my Empire made for the common cause. I am convinced that the ties uniting the two nations will hence- forth be indissoluble."
"France
President Feincaré replied:
will be ng faithful in peace in she was in war to the Entente Cordiale which defented German Imperialism and saved He concludes by hoping our liberty."
to pay a visit to England shortly.
FOURTH FRENCH WAR LOAN.
MAGNIFICENT RESPONSE FROM
"THE COUNTRY.
PARIS, December 4th." In the French Chamber of Deputies, yesterday, M. Klotz, Minister for Finance, stated that the Fourth French War Loan had produced 37,833,251,000 francs from seven million subscribers-an werage of over 700 francs. Subscriptions received from abroad showed that more confidenco in French credit exists.
M. Klotz added that it was the duty of the Government to make Germany pay compensation.
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THE ALLIED OCCUPATION.
MARSHAL FOCH FIXES FRONTIER.
PARIS, December 4th. Marshal Foch has ordered the frontier between Alsace-Lorraine and the ad jacent territory.
BELGIANS OCCUPY NEUSS.
LONDON, December 5th." A Belgian communiqué stater:— Our cavalry occupied Neuss and Oden- kirchen.
BRITISH TROOPS ENTER THE TYROL
AMSTERDAM, December 4th. British troops have entered the Tyrol. GREECE'S TOLL OF SUFFERING
ASTOUNDING TURKISH
BRUTALITY.
LONDON, November 30th. denta.
Two hundred and seventy Liberals will source, figures showing that in the spring Reuter bas received, from a Greek oppose Coalitionists.
There are numerous triangular contests, of whom 500,000 are
of: 1014 the Turks deported 700,000 freaks, due to the plethora of Labourites, who Greece number 400, of vatious shades of opinion, and
now refugees in
Bince the war, to the end 1917, the Party and the Discharged Armenians, of whom 500,000 Armenians Soldiers' Federation.
the Nationals, including men from Turks deported 2,140,000 Greeks and
and 700,000 Greeks were massacred.
Two hundred thousand mobilised Greeks
There are 14 women candidates. One hundred and five Irish seata are were put to death or died of their suffer- contested--57 Nationalists, 80 Sina Reinings. ers, and 38 Unionists.
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EXPECTATIONS!
THE RUN ON GERMAN BANKS. ANSTERDAM, November 30th.
NO MITIGATION OF TERMS. The President of the Reichs Bank
COPENHAGEN, December 4th.. states that the funds of the Bank have
A telegram from Berlin, states that been depleted by 5,000,000,000 marks beAdmiral Beatty has refused the German request to mitigate the Armistice regard- tween October 1st and November 23rd...
ing trade and fishing in the North Sea. BIG LAND SETTLEMENT IN ⠀ RESTITUTION BY GERMANY.
LONDON, December 4th. PARIS, Deamber 5th... At the nominations to-day, it is ex- The Germans have begun restitution pected that 160 will be unopposed, in- under the Afinistice. They have already cluding Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Balfour, paid £300,000,000 of the gold exacted and Mr. Clynes from Russia to the Allies, who retain it
GERMANY.
General von Hindenburg has leaned a proclamation to the troops appealing for patience a little longer and announc
ing that preliminaries for a settlement of land on a big sale have begun and will be expedited. / Majan
till the conclusion of peace.
The Germans Are daily restoring the works of art stolen from France.
The value of those already returned is estimated at £80,000,000.
GERMANY RETURNING STOLEN,
GOLD.
A
gient number of women and children were forcibly converted into Islamism. Others were killed or committed suicide
Greek property taken by the Turks and Germans is valued at three thousand million francs.
BEFORE THE ARMISTICE.
200 GERMAN: SUBMARINES SUNK.
LONDOS, November 30th Information obtained by the Admiralty shows that 200 German submarines were sunk prior to the Armistice, out of a total of 300. BRITAIN'S EFFICIENT BLOCKADE
There are also 22 Sinn Feiners, includ- ing Mr. De Valera; and Count Plunkett.
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THE AFTERMATH.
WAR CONDITIONS ALREADY CHANGING.
LONDON, November 30th. Mr. J. H. Roberts. the Labour Minister. paid the Allies £12,000,000 in gold under speaking at Cardiff, said that several Artide Nineteen of the Armistice, provid. industries had already been changed from carrying supplies to the enemy. Under ing, inter alia, for the restitution of cash a war to a peace footing. Raw materials four per cent of the ships had evaded the and securities taken from the invaded were not to scarce, and shipping was blockade. territories, and gold, taken by Germany also not so much restricted from Russia and from Buinssin,
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LONDON, November 30th.
of Germany indicates that Germany has
The weekly report of the Imperial Bank ha
This provides for the building of hun- dred of thousands of houses upon cheaply acquired land with public funds lentatge lea low rates for farmers and gardeners. garden suburbe for town wórkers includ- Similarly they are, building houses in 10g those on sedentery employmenta.
EXIT ANOTHER GERMAN KING. A COPENHAGEN, November 30th.” A message from Stuttgart says that the King of Wurtemburg has abdicated.
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LONDON, November 30th Bir Eric Geddes, in a speech, said that. the Tenth Cruiser Squadron, which guarded the sea route from the Orkneya to Iceland, bad intercepted 15,000 ships
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