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AN REVO UITT
SOCIAL
GERM.
EBERT'S
ji
if
Paris, Mar. 13 The opinion ex
pressed In official circles at the mo
mem is mat tne allied governments
win mice an attitude of aloofness and
detachment toward the civil strife in
Germany and permit the German peo
ple themselves to determine the form
of their government. The armed dis
orders in Germany are looked upon as
most unfortunate both for that coun
tryand the remainder of Europe at the
time when reconstrustion been need
ed. Copenhagen, Mar. 13. Telephone
messages received here from the Ger
man semi-official news agency in Ber-j
lin which has Resumed Its service, state
that the most important public build-!
1 REFUSES
TO BACK-UP SIMS
fAVAL CHARGES
Documentary Evidence Pre-
sented-Dismmtled Admir
al Alleges Allied Team
Work Impaired and Amer-
ican Interests Suffered
Washington, Mar. 13. Herbert
Hoover, called into the senate investi
sition of the navy's conduct of tee
I iir at the request of Rear Admiral
Sims, refused today to discuss the
navy's policy or its work during the
war. He told the committee on In
quiry that he had little knowledge of
the ftiinlect.
s
I Mr. Hoover said, however. hnt h.
allies were on the verge of starvation
from April to September, 1917, and
that only the defeat of Germany's ruth
lens submarine campaign prevented a
collapse. The anti-submarine cam
paign, he added, was one of. the most
important contributions of the United
States In the war. ,
Washington. Mar. 13 Documentary
evidence in support of his charge thav
the navy department failed to keep
Win informed as to its polltices and
plans was presented today by Rear
AJmiral Sims to the "enate Investigat
ion commission.
Because of his. ignorance of the de
partment's plans, the admiral continu
um, the allied admiralties carried on
direct negotiations with the navv
partment in Washington. Allied team
work was impaired and American In
terests suffered as a result, he said.
Not Fully Informed.
Admiral Sims said the first intima
tion he had that he was not in the full
confidence of the department came
oon after he submitted his first re
Ports from London. He learned then
liVffl' he sald'-tha' wee-!
had been reached by the navy
, ttt" untish and French i States commissioner at Berlin, oi
Aoril mls ln Washington early In Colonel Edward Davis, American mil
pni regarding the disposition of ! itary observer at the German capital
-"" "aval forces. The terms of
tmTTT were cabled t0 Admiral
o A, f, f, "!! BHtish - Weaentative
on April 3, 1917, he declared.
out Mf er,alS0 Charge! that
P me g him bef0re hand th d
W tment arranged with- the French
auacne to send ten or more
French Cmbat 8ubma-ine8 off the
two nL f?8t; arraneed to establish
I f 8 ln France: et naval
2l r"S t0 that country;
W hed si x destroyers from Boston:
avar can"" to France on
"aval colliers; started a campaign in
hrCgT'T!;oraNorth""
e so,fa,i disp.atch the fifth destrov
o. InH0" from 8t- J""" to Queen
w tam v fUr ftdd'tinal destroy
SomTJ";: Y0rk t0 J"'" forces.
aloca.in erore ne k"ew of their
" uia command
Allied Governments
To Keep Hands off of
German Revolution
Ings in Berlin were occupied by the
public security police this morning.
The newspapers Vorwaerts and Frel
heit have been suspended.
Cologne, Mar. 13. The new govern
ment established in Berlin is not in
tended to promote the aims of the
monarchists or the reactionaries, it Is
declared in a dispatch to the Cologne
uazette from Berlin today. The mes
sage reads:
"The new government under Chan
cellor Kapp says inits program to be
made public that it will fulfill the
treaty of Versailles. It gives emphatis
assurances that the government has
no reactionary or monarchial aims.
IE
AT WHITE HOUSE
.. Washington, March 13. Press dis
patches brought to- official Washing
ton its first news of the overthrow of
the German government by the
military.
"Such a revolution was inevitable,"
was the comment of White House of
ficials but officers at the state de
partment would make no statement,
preferring to wait for official advices
and additional details.
White House officials would not in
dicate on what they based tieir ex
pectation of an uprising.
Reports from Germany to govern -
.ment departments, howeer. have
indicated a growing feelin.r of unrest
.because of the slowness of reconstruc
tion and a return of world peace.
No reports regarding tha. .involu
tion have been received cither from
Ellis Lorlng Dressel, speclil United
HIP flrir! . - .
tpr earlv in a e received a let.
AUBUH trom the officer
iiase,
command th. ta
saying "the bh,,.i .
not clem-1 7. """"""" m r ranee hi
o' when h. had
. ... .,8 uruerea t0 the com
It is known, however, that they have
regarded the situation as serious.
Communications with the Nauen
radio station at Berlin has been in
terrupted for 48 hours but it was re
sumed today. It was assumed that
the station had been closed tempor
arily by the revolutionists. .
Some high military officers wert
inclined to regard the upriir.j; as a
"palace revolution" which would not
spread throughout Germany. Recent
reports to them, they said, had in
dicated that the morale of the forces
under Minister Of Defense Noske was
good and that the government would
be able to cope with both the mon
archist plots and Spartist discontent.
The Eberhardtt and LoewenfeTB
marine brigades, which are reported
to have occupied Wilhelmstraaae,
were organized at Kiel and Wll-
helmshaven esrly in 1919 and were
HUME NOW FACING
HE WITH FOOD
SUPPLIES CUT OFF
Fiume, Mar. 13. Famine seems to
be near in this city. No food has been
brought in during the last three weeks
and Italian naval units convoy all mer
chant vessels from Ancona and Venice
so that further seizures by the D'An
nunzio forces are impossible. There
is no cop.1 in the city and horses have
been driven out to graze on the hills.
There have been rumors that Captain
DAnnunzios forces will attack Cro
atla in an effort to obtain supplies.
Deportations of persons who have
lived less than ten years In Fiume con
tinue and it is expected they will be
completed soon.
Captain D'Annunzio Is still firm' in
his resolve that Flume must be rec
ognized as an Independent state, but
members of the national council are
said to have discussed a plan to form
the provinces of Flume, Abbazia, Sus
saic, vegua, zara ana seoenlco into a
republic.
STRIKERS IN FRANCE
SAYS LABOR REPORT
Paris, Mar. 13. Nearly 400,000 pec
sons are on strike in France, according
to estimates made today by officials
of the federation of labor.
In the Lyons region several thou
sand hands in the silk mills have gone
out, bringing the number of strikers
there to a total of 60,000 in the various
industries.
In the department DuNord, 20,000
coal miners have struck in sympathy
brought to Berlin in the spring of u"lV'cT T 7l, l
.w v f .nnrm Snnrtlcist vlo- Pa8 e Cala'8' ttnd this development
The organizers of the units i '""
I had V 6 What hls dutl(,s were actlonary'
f ' :",Deen ""able, to obtain flnv fn-'
-"""anon, "
Ience.
were officers of the old regime and
the troops are regarded as extreme.y
conservative thought necessarily re-
recelv!';"ing about 'our weeks I
vof elht ('oceea with a par-
umcer said.
rt !0AmeHntiltlon existed wlth re-
abroad fn" aV'at'0n ,orceS
anroa(l. Admiral Slmg said.
'Aerial Express
w Service Is Latest i Worke
Railway p.' Mar- 13The American
met fo, company will' con-
J. car8 gPace in an aerial ex-
jrvice between large cities
soon as 1ew "
"We ; "'"'""ration of a depend-
More. " presiaent of the
.." conipanv
' thn iui nisi"
ne national aircraft exposition
Strike Of Phone
Maintenance Men
Still In Force
among labor leaders that a general
coal strike may be effected.
Strikes of 2500 to 6000 building
workers are reported from various re
gions, among them Angers and Tou
louse. The Paris region seems freer from
strikes than most parts of Francs.
tr
Press
such
ro -rrvu:e is maue by
E. j, n! , "Putins company, R.
While the local office of the Pa
cific States Telephone and Telegraph
company is still working a full force
of maintenance men and service here
has not been crippled, the strike call-
the International Electrical
brkers Union on the company up
and down the coast still exists, and
Just as strongly as it did when called
last month.
This is the statement made by offi
cials of Salem sub-local of local No.
125 of the union today.
They are Informing the public that
the men now doing the maintenance
work for the company are not mem
bers of the union, but men who with
drew rather than obey the strike call
when it was issued.
Ransom Asked
For Captured
Rancher Raised
Washington, Mar. 13. Mexican
federal troops have brought about the
release of Peter W. Summers, Amen
can ranch owner who was kidnaped
last week and held for ransom by reb-
I els inthe vicinity of Salina Cruz, Mexico.
ON: OVERTHROWS
IS TIC GOVERNMEN
Dissatisfied Troops Led By
Von Kapp Seize Power and
Dissolve National Assembly
STRIKE CALLED TO
AVERT RETURN OF
KAISER WILHELM
Old Regime Calls on People to
yuit.work as Un!y Means
of Preventing ex-Monarchs
Return-Revolution Spread
vviqeiy Among troops
Berlin, Mar. 13. The proclamation
issued by. the old regime, calling on
the people for a general strike, do.
clared that It is the only means
against the return of William II.
Frankfort, Germany, Mar. 13. A
general strike has been declared here
A great procession of workmen is
parading the streets.
Berlin, Mar. 13. According to re
ports reaching here this afternoon
the revolutionary movement under
the direction of the extreme conserv
atives has already spread far into the
provinces, not only among the regu-
lar army forces but among the public
security guards. ; -,
Copenhagen, Mar. 13. A Berlin
telegram to the Berlingske Tidende
uiapaicnen on r naay evening, says
tnat Minister of Defense Noske had
ordered the arrest of Field Marshal
Von Hindenburg and General Luden
dorff, but that neither of them could
be found. . ',
New Ministry Formed
Berlin, Mar. 13 A new imperial
ministry has been formed. It is pro
visionally composed as follows: ,
Imperial chancellor, Dr. Kapp; mln
ister of defense, General Baron oVn
Luettwitz; minister of finance. The
Oberflnanzrat bank; minister of pub
lic worship, Dr..Traub.
The other ministers have not as
yet been appointed.
An official of the newly formed
government called, meeting of rep
resentatives of the press this morning
and informed them that the new gov
ernment was not reactionary, but was
a government of constitutional liberal
action, which desired neither reaction
nor monarchy. A transitional stage
was necessary, he said, until new elec
tlons could be held.
No Resistance Made
The meeting of the old cabinet ex
tended far into the night with an
anxious deliberation on means of de
fense. Nothing came of the negotia
tions and at five o'clock this morning
word came that the mutineers had
reached the outskirts of the city.
No resistance was offered to the
approaching furces and they were
quickly in possession of the city, Pres
ident Ebert was one of the first tc
leave. Dr. Kapp proclaimed himself
imperial chancellor and prime minis
ter of Prussia and immediately ap
pointed General Von Luettwitz com
mander in chief.
Ebert Ministry
Leave Capital But
Retain Offices
Berlin, Mar. 13. The mem-
,bers of the Ebert government
are retaining their offices, al-
though they have left the capl-
tol, according to the Lokal An-
leiger in a special edition just
issued. The newspaper says
the old government refused to
comply with an ultimatum pre- -
sented by General Erhardt of
the naval brigade which ex-
plred at 7 o'clock this morning,
the government officials leav-
ing Berlin by motor car with-
out resigning their posts.
BERLIN PEACEFUL
AFTER REVOLUTION
Copenhagen, Mar. 13. A message
from the semi-official German news
agency( times at 8 o'clock this after
noon in Berlin, says that city was
quiet at this hour.
The government buildings, the mes
sage adds, ware occupied by troops,
and soldiers were bivouacing in the
YVllhelmstiasse. The street car and
elevated railway traffic was proceed
ing without disturbance. ,"
The demands made on the govern
ment Inthe ultimatum resented by the
Erhardt naval brigade were the "re
placement of non-professional minis
ters by professional ministers, the re
instatement of General Baron Von
Leuttwitz in his command and the
granting of amnesty to all persons ar
rested in connection-with the revolu
tionary movement, Including Captain
Pabst, -who was a prominent member
of the guards cavalry division. There
was no question, according to Berlin
dispatches of Herr Ebert's retirement
from the presidency.
Kupp's I'roclniiititliMi.
Chancellor Kapp's: proclamation de
claring the national assembly disnoiv
yBERTBE......N ... SHRDUL SIIR SHR
ed. says that body lacks any moral
Ight to longer exist.
"Its attempt to postpone the election
andthereby despotically prolong Its
mandate," the proclamation continues,
"Is in contradiction to the will of the
people. The constitution which has
Just ben adopted is artlbtarily treated
by the assembly as a scrap of paper.
The majority of its member would
Monarchists Believed Back Of Reactionary
riotNew uovernment Is Being Formed
With Von Kapp As Chancellor. Socialist
Parties Declare General Strike.
Berlin, Mar. 13. It is rennrtwl that 5t ?a inton
claim Field Marshal Von Hindenburg "imperial president."
I The Ebert government in Germany established its seat in
Dresden, the capital of Saxony, according to advices this after
noon.
London, Mar. 13. A proclamation was issued' in Berlin this
morning at ten o'clock stating the German government had ceas
ed to exist, according to a Keuter's dispatch from the German
capital received here.
r-,i.Revo1tin8r trooPs entered Berlin this morning and occupied
Wilhelnistrasse, the dispatch declares. No acts of violence are
reported.
Berlin has been threatened during the night by the immediate danger
0f a violent revolution. It became known at midnight that revolutionary
bodies of troops had begun to move on Berlin from DoeberlU,
Generals. Von Oldershauaen and Von Ovan and Lieutenant Colonel Wet
el went to meet these troops and warn them of the consequence of their
action. Troops from the Baltic have Joined in the revolt. ;
The troops which were concentrated at DoeberlU, including the Erhartl
and Loewenfeld naval brigades, nevertheless continued their advance on
Berlin and at five o'clock this morning were at the Tlergarte railway station.
The names associated with the new , ,
Warfield Injured
In A ii AnriJeni preter t0 have tne lmucra' president
lit f.U IV SiLLlUV III elected, not by the whole nation, but
Log Angeles, Cal., Mar. 13. Davfd
Warfield, the actor, spent an easy
night and was resting comfortably this
morning according to a report from
the hospital where he was taken last
night. Mr. Warfield was run down
yesterday on a busy street here and
received a compound fracture of the
left leg and some superficial lacera
tions abound the head, all of which.
by the parliament.'
"As soon as Internal order has been
restored we shall return to constitu
tional conditions and prescribe new
elections."
The proclamation issued by the
members of the old government read
in part as follows;
Klmt'a PriH-luinnllon
''We refuse to bow to this military
Want American
The Credit Man
, Of a manufacturing or commercial concern must know
"e financial standing of the firms to whom his company
extends credit. He has his Dunn or Bradstreet.
The Purchasing Agent or the buyers of the various
departments must be convinced that the goods delivered
we as represented in both weight and quality. They have
inr scales and testincr aDDaratus.
, . The Advertising Man must know that the circulation
' f f-lnls.of the Papers with which he does business are jus-
ea d.t the facts. He has the reports of the Audit isur
of Circulations.
Good firms invite investigation of their rating or their
ffierchandise.
Good papers furnish A. B.
C. reports to their adver-
Ask to see the A. B. C. report of the Capital Journal.
Chicago, Mar. 13. Ransom for
Peter W. Summers, American ranch
owner captured near Salina Cruz last
week by Mexican bandits under Jesus
Morellas, was raised from 1500 to
15000 and at the last day for payment
fixed as March 12, according to a meg
sage from American Consul Burlin
ghame at Salina Cruz to two sisters of
Summers here.
Informed thronzh the state denart-
ment that the ransom had been set 'government to supply the necessary
It was said, would heal without leaving .constraint. We did not make the rev-
scars, olutlon In order to recognize again
Performances of "The Auctioneer" today the bloody government of mer-
scheduied here were cancelled and cernaries. We enter Into the covenant
seat money refunded, the balance of ! with the Baltic criminals. Workers,
the eight week itinerary also was can- comrades, we should be ashamed to
celled. 00K yu 'be face If we were ca
pable of acting otherwise.
"We say 'no' and again 'no.' You
must indorse what we have done. We
JT J- Tnho J?ntt4a carrled out yur views. Now use ev-
LilTltsS 1 U i MtiC nUUlv ery means to destroy this return of
Washington, Mar. 13. Approval of bloodv reaction.
a proposal that if "consistent with the I "Strike, Cease to work. Throttle
general Interests of the United Htates,"i this military Dictatorship. Fight with
American steamship companies take all your means for the preservation
over the trade routes and business of of the republic. Put aside all division,
the Hamburg-American line was vot- (There is only nie means against the
ed today by the senate, commerce com-j return of Wlihelm II. Paralyze all
mittee 10 to 4. i economic life. Not a hand must move.
Chairman Payne", of the board, told! No proletariat shall help the military
the committee the Hamburg-American (.dictatorship."
line had the docks and terminals fa-
cllitles. but no ships and that It wouidj QUnr4n no If Nurcac
be to the advantage of the American OUUl Wl 11 Ul OCO
at the small figure, the women said, a
brother Luke D. Summers of Chlcka
sha. Okla., raised the money and for
warded it t Senator Owne of Okla
homa to be turned over to the bandits.
Their hopes were blasted, they said
with receipt of message from Consul
Burlinghame, who added "One or two
thousand dollars, if available, might
save him. No funds available here."
The sisters, Mrs. S. K. Swltzer and
Mrs. J. A. Humphreys, were Informed
from Washington that the state de
partment was doing everything possi
ble to have Summers released.
bottom.
CARPr.XTIKR SAILS
Paris, Mar. 13. Georges Carpentier.
heavyweight pugilistic
Order Referendum
fin Mahrnclrn 1 nine w" ,nt teaching profession, is i
UU IMCVrUMUl L,UWb a shortage, was the declarai
Faced By Country
revolutionary movement in Germany
indicate Its reactionary" character. It
appears that Germany is In the throes
of the frequently predicted counter
revolutionary, monarchist struggle,
Von Kapp Chancellor
Dr. Von Kapp, reported as having
assumed the chancellorship, la prob
ably Dr. Wolfgang Kapp, a former
conservative member of the reioh-
stag and German director of the Ger
man agricultural society. He was one
of the deputies who early in, 1018
urged the government to speed up U
boat building. He became president
of the fatherland party, the notorious
pan-German organisation which urg
ed that Germany carry on the war to
the bitter end. After the abdication
of Emperor William and the signing
of the armistice, Dr. Kapp was one
of the men for whose arrest the In
dependent socialists clamored on the
ground that he and his associate had
been responsible for the continuation
of the war and the hindering of peace
Major General Baron Von Luett-
Wit, who according to the dispatches
ha been named commander In chief,
was military governor of Belgium In
the early days of the war. He later
wa a commander on the Verdun
front. Whe- the German treaty came
up for action by the government last
June he was one of the leaders of
the military party prominent In op
position to the peace terms. He has
an American wife, who was a Miss
Cary. Ho always has been classed as
thoroughly Prussian.
Has American Wife
The new commander In chief mar
riage to Miss Cary took place July
14, 1892. She was born January 6,
1809. The couple has two children,
Irma and Gustav.
There has been a strongly held be
lief that the pan-German monarcnist
party was merely biding It time and
awaiting an opportunity to aeize con
trol of affairs. Thi belief caused the
allies worrlment when they consid
ered the nearness of Former Emper
or William' retreat at Amerongen to
the German border and prompieii
their strong representations to Hol
land of the danger to the peace of
Germany and the rest of Europe of
hi presence there. In response to
this the Dutch government promised
to keep a close guard over the ex
ruler. Former Crown Prince Freder
ick William also Is a refugee In Hol
land but hi retreat at Wlerlngon is
further removed from the German
border.
The fact that the development is
apparently of a monarchists nature
will cause attention to be paid to any
news from Holland regarding the
former royal personage. Indication.!
have come from Berlin that the re
actionary movement wag possibly
precipitated by the fact that a Hoh
enzollern prince, Joachim Albrecht
was about to be tried and possibly
Imprisoned in connection with the
recent demonstration against French
officers at the Hotel Adlon.
Itciietloiiury riot Known
Dispatches from Berlin yesterday
telling of the discovery ot a reaction
ary plot would indicate that the gov
ernment had explicit foreknowledge
of the attempt and this fact make
an explanation of the reported easy
success of tha anti-government forc
es In entering Berlin difficult.
It may be noted that the name of
the two men most prominent In mili
tary affairs under the old regime.
Field Marshal Von HIpdfnbtiEa- and
General Lttdendorff, so far haffe not
been mentioned in connection with
the new development. The field mar
shal, indeed, had only recently an
nounce his wllllngneM to become a
candidate for the German presidency,
while Berlin dispatches In January
also' credited General Ludendorff with
the Intention of becoming an active
participant In the next German po
litical campaign, .
Effect lTKn Treaty ,
If there ha been an effective over
turn of the present government In
Germany the effects upon the rela
tions between Germany and the elite
and the carrying out of the term of
Hi treaty of Versailles can hardly
be estimated. With a militarist regi
me In control In Germany there
seem little doubt that the outside
pressure for the strict execution ot
the stipulation of the peace pael
would be markedly Increased, partic
ularly from uoh nation a France
and Belgium. It has been generally
conoeded, however, that the military
requirement of the treaty which ha
been already put into effect have
rendered Germany militarily Impotent
for a long time to come, at least so
far a any aggression on her part
might be concerned. - Thl, however
Is perhaps not true of the French
army leader, among whom Marshal
Foch ln particular ha been Insistent
ln pressing for greater military pro
tection against Germany for Franc
than was provided for by the peace
pact signed last June.
$125,000 To Fight
Forest Fires, Promise
Washington, Mar. ! 13. The agri
cultural committee of the senate ha
finally agreed to place the appropria
tion under the Week law for pro
tection of forest outside of the re
serves at 1126,000 Instead of $76,001).
carried by the bill as It cam from
the house.
Thl amendment wa urged by
Senator McNary and other western
members of the committee. At first
1100.000 was tentatively agreed on.
but 125,000 was added on the plea
that with Increased costs this will be
no more tha nequlvalent to the $100,
000 which was granted In the present
fiscal year.
Portland, Or., Mar. 1J. Because
other vocations for women are being
made go attractive, the nursing, as
fae-
declaration
Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 13. The Ne- jmade last night by Miss Mary E. Mar
braska supreme court In effect order- shall of New York, director of the bu
ed a referendum next fall on Oov-j reau of nursing of the National Tuber-
Spokane Profiteers Held
For Trial For Extortion
Spokane, Wash., Mar. 1). Demurs extortionate prices, and If these condl-
er of the Spokane Drygood company,
the Cuibertson-Grote-Rankin com
pany and Hill Brother Shoe company
ernor Samuel R. McKelvie code Iaw;culosi association. In addressing
under whic h the state' form of ad-' gathering of representatives of all the! of this city to grand Jury Indictments
mlnlstratlve government was reorgan-j public health agencies in the city. I charging them with profiteering were
ixed by the consolidation of quite a; Miss Marshall outlined some of the 1 overruled today by United State Dls
number of state agencies Into a few; method by which the three national trlct Judge F. H. Rudkin.
larger departments, each with a ecre- organisations interested plan to recruit! Judge Rudkin, In hi decision, aii
tary at its h'-id. j th-ir rank. She told of lecture j dares that while congres may have
1 j course which will acquaint all of : transcended It constitutional pown-,
A efrong sentiment i developing In: those who are nurse with full details' rendering the Lever food control act
champion of Hood River county for a bond issue to u to tuberculosis, of state Institute! void, he I not prepared ao to hoH
Enrone. and hi wife, embarked today pave a loop valley road connecting. and of the need of each Mate having ai The allegation of the Indictments,
at Havre for the United States. j Udell and Hood Kiver. 'committee n public health nursing, j Judge Rudkin ruled, clearly disclosed
Ion are permitted to continue indefi
nitely "the people are without remedy,
except through governmntal action,-.
He expressed the opinion that the
state and nation have sufficiently
strong constitutional power to cop
with the aituation, but declare "it la.
to be hoped that uch a recourse wUi
not be found necessary."
The Spokane Krysood company
and the Culbertson Grote-Rankln com
panyoperate large department rtore.
here, and the Hill Brother 8ho com
pany a large retail shoe store.