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SOCI
ALIST FOR
Imperial Chancellor Issues Decree Announcing
That the Kaiser Has Decided to Renounce
the Throne and Son Does Likewise.
REGENT PROPOSES IMMEDIATE REFORMS
Advocates Constitutional German National As
sembly and Establishment of a Law Provid
ing Immediate General Suffrage.
(Associated Press)
William Hohenzollern, German emperor and king of
Prussia has abdicated. - -
Official announcement to this effect was sent out by
wireless from Berlin.
For the period of regency, Friedrich Ebert, socialist
and president of the main committee of the reichstag,
will be chancellor, Prince Maximilian announced.
With the passing from power of William Hohen
zollern, all heads of the central powers when the war
begun, have died or lost their thrones.
The other European emperor at the beginning of the
war, Nicholas Romanoff, was deposed in March, 1917, and
murdered in July, 1918.
The red flag of revolution waving over a continually
increasing area in Germany.
Generals Haig, Petain and Pershing continue libera
tion of French territory and further advances have been
made all along the line from Mons to east of the Meuse.
FUNCE MAXIMILIAN APPOINTED
REGENT OF GERMAN EMPIRE
Amsterdam, Nov. 9. (Havas
Ajpncy) Prinoo Maximilian of
Citlen, has been appointed regent
of tLe empire, Berlin newspapers
have semi-offieially announced.
EXT CF TTIE DECREE
ANNOUNCING ABDICATION
London, Nov. 9. Th decree of
'fine pi Maximilian, imperial chancel
ir, announcing the : kaiser's abdica
rn follows:
"The kaiser and king has decided
imice the hrone.
"The imperial chancellor will re
in in office until questions con-
a-.a with the abdication of the
liS'T, the renouncing by the crown
rine of the throne of the fierm.m
pirc and of Prussia, and the setting
? or a regency have been settled."
ftr the recency he intends t.n ar-
o'nt Deputy Kbert as imnerial chan
-or Ml lie proposes that a .bill shall
Drought in for the establishment
' tow providing for immediate pro-
Ui-mon or general suffrage and for
('institutional German national as-
ii mbly, which will settle finally the
Ijtiiro form of the government of the
-mian nation and of those nennles
Uu M misrht he rtflsirirma et mrhTis
"'"in trie empire."
I' Tlin. Nov. 9, 1013."
Signed) "The Imperial Chancellor
1)lE OF BRUNSWICK
JOINS IN ABDICATION
Lnninn, Nov. 9 A telegram received
;i openhagen from Brunswick via
-iSfPrts that Emperor William's
""-i.i!.ivi, nan auuicaiKu,
wnothPr dispatch from Amsterdam
.Berlin banks have stopped pay-
r,l'RMENT AHPircxc TtnnTrrv
ALLEGED LUMBER SWINDLE
oVrk, Nov. 8. With the arrests
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o.iifers and emnloves of tha
,ry Lumber and Supply Com
tliy. it is disclosed bv Federal
al in.u an alleged conspiracy, has
in rrngres to defraud the gov-
.n',": 01 thousands of dollars
not delivering lumber for
the
government has paid.
INVOLUTION is
u"Al' vuiHOUT BLOODSITED
(.dam. jov. 9. Latest advices
s -' !'Te confirm the reports that
,-. .;0ionary movement in Col-
1 rz
western part of fi'er-
1"" :,,r ,the rcvolt orderly.
"J iMuodsiiod.
'lVl,niIV lnnmvTrn
Ml-ornciALLY ANNOUNCED
5s!,rd.iin. ov. n".l,OMT i-
via.Uy rePrte in reichstag
lUnrJnf1, Prince Maximilian is to
'coin. TOseni or the empire, ac
a n - to Berlin advices.
CHANCELLOR
DIGATIOEU OF
SERCAUSES
liTEREST
Washington Not Concerned With
Action of German Royal
Family
TOO LATE TO
CHANGE TERMS
Military Program of the United
States and Allies Not To
Be Altered
Washington, No1. 9. The tremen
dous news from Germany that tha
kaiser had decided to abdicate was
heard in Washington with scarcely
more than a ripple of interest.
Everywhere the question asked
was: Vilas the armistice been signed?"
So far as the American government
knows late tonight it has not been
signed and the prevailing belief here
is that the German answer to . Marshal
Foch could not be expected before to
morrow. To members of the . government and
diplomats who, a few short weeks
ago, would have been amazed and
gratified beyond belief, the announce
ment that William had bowed before
the will of the world was accepted as
a thing to be expected. 1
One thing officials emphasized was
that whatever might happen with
Germany at this late date, would make
no difference in the military program
of the allied and American govern
ments. There will be no modifica
tion of the surrender terms.
As to the effect of the kaiser's abdi
cation on the . speed with which the
German reply will be sent to Marshal
Foch, ro one was prepared to speak
with confidence.
It is a recognized possibility that
the socialists, apparently taking the
r jigns laid down by war lords, might
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attempt to make their ascendency the
basis ci another appeal for discus
sion or modifications of the surrender
conditions, but the allies' minds are
fully made up. The terms of armis
tice will be sufficient guarantee that
the Germans will not again endanger
their neighbors while an authoritative
government is being set up. . .
..v :M JtkWm
Just beyond Paris, Versailles, where terms of surrender for the central powers have been
drafted has had to take precautions against air raids and long distance bombardments. Note the
statuary in front of the palace, protected from shells like a public fountain sheathed for a hard
winter.
FRENCH LOOK
FOR GERMAN
CAPITULATION
CONSERVATIVE FRENCH OPINION
BELIEVES GERMANS MILL GIVE
UP WITHIN NEXT - TWO DAYS.
THINK REVOLUTION SPREADING.
. Paris, Nov. 9 French- opinion,, which
is remarkably, restrained and conser
vative,, js unanimous in the view that
Germany will cap! tulate -between, mow
and Monday. ' . ;
There is no tendency to exaggerate
happenings in Germany, but it is felt
that the Germans have had enough to
make-.it imperative for the govern
ment to make peace at the earliest
possible moment.
M. Copies, writing in the Figaro,
fairly sums up the views of all edi
torial writers when he says:
"The details of revolutionary move
ments in Germany are lacking, but we
learn enough from hour to hour to
feel alread that th-ey are neither hup
erficial nor fictitious. Do they con
tain deep-set revolution? Are they
but riots due to the reaction of de
feat? What authority does the re
public proclaimed at Mufflnich pos
sess? These are questions which con
cern Germany alone."
While Germany is reflecting on the
allies terms, Marshal Foch continues
blows - without intermission. The
German army may break at any mo
ment. There were signs of a new re
treat from the Scheldt yesterday, and
the French are along the Meuse over
a front of fifteen miles. Tlve . alter
native for Germany now is armistice
or invasion not evasion.
ALLIES TO FEED
VICTIMS OF WAR
Washington, Nov. 9. Immediate ar-
rangements . are to be made by the
American and allied governments for
supplying food necessary for rehabili
tation of the people , of Northern
France and Belgium and the demoral
ized population of Southern Europe.
America's part in the program will be
under direction 'of Herbert Hoover,
who is expected -to proceed to Europe
at once to begin the task. Hoover, it
is learned, will be accompanied by
Chairman Hurley of - the Shipping
Board, who will be able to furnish
jnstant information as to the shipping
facilities which: the United States can
supply. -' ;
AUSTRIA FAILS TO MEET
NAVAL ARMISTICE CONDITIONS
Rome, ' Nov. 9. A wireless message
by the commander-in-chief of the
Italian navy says'the naval clauses of
the Austro-Hungarlan armistice treaty,
the time ' of - which elapsed Friday,
have not been complied With. . .
The part of the navy agreed on
has not surrendered, . it is said.
SHIP STRIKESt MINE,
THIRTY-SEVEN MISSING
Ocean ; City, Man land, Nov. 9.
Twenty minutes after striking what
is believed to" have been a mine, the
American Steamer Saetia, 5.000 tons,
sank 25 miles off shore here this
morning. Thirty-seven members of
the crew are missing. Forty-seven
landed here this afternoon.
FIRE TRUCKS RESPOND
TO FALSE ALAR..1
The fire trucks responded to a call
from West Zarragossa street shortly
after midnight last night, but could
discover no blaze.
PRESIDENT ASKS
ALL TO SUPPORT
WAR WORK DRIVE
Washington, Nov. 9. President Wil
son, in a letter to . Dr. Mott, Director
General of the United War Work Cam
paign, which will begin its drive Mon-
day for $170,000,000, expressed the hope
that the American people will give
prompt and generous response to thf
appeal.
Peace will be followed by a long pe
riod of demobilization, the president
said, during which, nee for the con
structive work of these organizations
will be quite as great as in war times.
NEGRO STEALS
IfOOlftASH
AND PAYCHECKS
G. TRIKARDOS, GOVERNMENT
STREET GROCER ROBBED OF
LARGE SUM BY EMPLOYEE AT
LATE HOUR LAST NIGHT-
G. Trikardos, proprietor of a grocery
store at the corner of Government and
Keus streets, was robbed of nearly
$800 at a late hour last night. The
money was mostly in the form of
Pensacola - Shipbuilding Company
checks that had been cashed at the
store during the day.
Trikardos engaged a negro to assist
about the store yesterday.. When the
proprietor was engaged in another part
of the store, the negro grabbed the
bag containing ' the money and made
his escape through the back door. The
robbery -was reported to the police
and a description of the thief furnished
but the name of the negro is not
known.
It is thought possible that the negro
will be apprehended through attempt
ingt to cash come of the stolen pay
checks.
TOUR EUROPE IN AMBU
LANCE YANK DESIRE
(N. E. A. Special.)
Paris, Nov. 9 Peace will find Uncle
Sam with thousands of battered motor
ambulances on his hands. But he need
not call in the junk man. .
Three out of every - five Yanks in
France have a bright idea. They each
want to buy a worn out ambulance
and start out on sight-seeing . tour
of Europe. ; . . i
Every soldier vy'io incubates the idea
thinks no cne else has thought of it.
If everyone succeeds in his ambitioi
all Europe will be overrun with ambu
lance touring parties.
Worn out ambulances are now pop
ularly ouoted among these ambitious
doughboys at about $50 each.
PRINCE MAX. SAYS GERMANY
CAN NO LONGER WAGE WAR
London, Nov. 9. (British Wireless)
Just before Prince Maximilian of
rrprt his resignation as Imperial Chan
cellor he issued an appeal to Germans
abroad in which he said, "In the
fifth year of hostilities, abandoned by
her allies, Germany could no longer
wage war against increasingly supe
rior forces." ":
NAVAL STATIONS ORDERED
TO CEASE SUNDAY WORK
WocMTurtnn Nov. 9. The navy to
day issued an order discontinuing un
to further notice all Sunday work in
navy yards and other shore stations of
the navy. The order Decomes enecuve
tomorrow. .
ANZAC POET TO
BE FEATURE OF
SING
SIGNALLER THOMAS SKEYIIILL
FAMED HERO WILL MAKE HIS
ONLY FLORIDA ADDRESS AT BIG
COMMUNITY SING.
Pensacola will turn out . en masse
this afternoon.' to hear Signaler Thorn.
SkeyhlUfo' will speaXat.3;50 O'clock
ai me uommuniiy ssmg.-wnicn wiu db
held "at the Elks', Plaza, under the, di
rection of song'-leader, Elda H. Boyef.
; In addition to the talk by the famous
Anzac" poet, the sing will be featured
by the music Of the Naval Air Station
band, and a - visit from the Blimp,
which will distribute literature in re
lation to the United War Work cam
paign, which will be launched tomor
row.
Mr. Boyer returned last night from
Mobile, where he spent the past week
in connection with his work as song
director of the army posts of this sec
tion.
A program of - patriotic songs and
music has been specially prepared in
honor of the distinguished soldier who
comes to Pensacola in the Interest of
the United War Drive.
The program, which will start
promptly at 3:30 o'clock, instead of
4; 00 o'clock, will be as follows:
1. Selection by Naval Air Station
Band.
2. Lie Marsailles.
3. Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here.
4. Where Do We Go From Here.
5. Katy.
6. We're Building a Bridge to Berlin
" " E. A. Boyer, by request.
7. Over There.
8. It's A Long Way To Berlin.-
9. Joan of Arc.
10. Trombone Solo by Band Master
Heinrich.
12. Good Morning, Mr. Zip, ZipZip!
11. There's A Long, Long Trail.
13. Good-bye Gulf Coast Hello France
14. Battle Hymn of the Republic.
15. Tim Roneys At The Fightin.
16. Bing! Bangl Bing! 'Em On The
Rhine. '
17. The Star Spangled Banner.
Signaler Thomas Skeyhill, who
comes direct from Atlanta to Pensa
cola,. will leave on the evening train
for New York,. where he is booked to
speak at the Metropolitan opera house
in the interest of the United War
Work drive. He Is famed not only as
a poet ard speaker, but has seen serv
ice in Egypt, Palestine, Africa, France
and Italy. He was wounded at Tripoli
and has many interesting experiences
to which he Introduces his audience
through the medium of eloquent speech
and a wonderful gift of Imagery.
GERMANS SHELL AMERICANS
WITH LONG RANGE GUNS
With the Americans on the Sedan
Front, Nov. 9. (Associated Press.)
The Americans today advanced pretty
much ; everywhere along their line.
Enemy artillery fire almost was ex
clusively from large calibre guns, in
dicating withdrawal to higher posi
tions, and shelling from positions a
great distance away.
This evening the Americans are In
complete control of both sides of the
Meuse and have occupied Remolville
Wood.
SWISS BREAK RELATIONS
WITH RUSSIAN SOVIETS
Berne, Nov. 9. The , Swiss federii
council has decided to break off ajl
relations with the Russian' soviet mis
sion.; The members of the Russian
delegation have been asked by the
government to leave Switzerland be
cause of their participation in revolu
tlonarv nronaeanda.
SUNDAY
0 Ffllfi STARTS WITH
MMGED8IG PARADE
All In Readiness for Opening of
County Agricultural Exhibit
November 19
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MANY FEATURE
EVENTS PLANNED
Governor Catts and Agricultural
Extension Agent Will Make
Addresses
The program for the Escambia coun
ty fair has been completed, and build
ings and exhibits will be in readiness
for the opening' on Tuesday, November
the 19th.
The day will be featured by an ad
dress by Governor Sidney J. Catts, and
addresses by C. G. Hall, Mayor of Mo
lino, who will welcome the exhibitors
and visitors, and L. W. Hardy, presi
dent and manager, who will talk on
the fair and its purpose. On the eve
ning of Governor's Day, William
James, agricultural expert will make
an address.
The last day of the fair will be Club
Day, at which G. I Herrington and
I M. Rhodes will make addresses.
L. W. Hardy spent the past week
traveling about the county in the in
terest of the fair, and says that there
will be some splendid Individual ag
ricultural exhibits, and some line
poultry. He urges the co-operation of
farmers and business men, pointing
out that the county exhibits will later
be carried to the Jacksonville fair, and
will do much to advertise Escambia'
county. " : " " . - ' .
Mr. Hardy says that while the com
munity exhibits will be good, the chief
Interest of the fair will . centre upon
the individual.-entrie,r Some' of . which
rank with the beat ever grown in this
section, and all reflecting credit ' upon
the farmers of the'eounty.
Mr. Hardy . points out that It is
through these fine exhibits from the
individual ' farmer that the big exhibit
will be made up for the Jacksonville
fair, at which the National Farmers'
congress will convene. Mr. Hardy will
take the Escambia exhibit to Jackson
ville, and believes that it will do much
towards giving desirable publicity to
this section, as men who attend the
farmers congress will come from every
section of the United States.
FOCH READ PEACE TERMS
TO GERMAN EMISSARIES
Paris, Nov. 9.-5 a. m. Germany's
armistice delegates were received by
Marshal Foch in a railroad car, iu
which the commander-in-chief of -the
allied force has his headquarters, ac
cording to the Petit Journal. When
the German's credentials had been
opened and verified, Marthias Erz
berger, leader of the "enemy delegation,
speaking in ' French, announced that
the German government had been ad
vised by President Wilson that . Mar
shal Foch was qualified to' communi
cate to them the allies conditions and
had appointed them plenipotentiaries
to take cognizance of. the terms anl
eventually sign the armistice.
Marshal Foch then read the terms
in a loud voice, dwelling upon each
word. The Germans were prepared
by semi-official communications for
the stipulations, as a whole, hut hear
ing set forth in detail the concrete de
mands seemed to bring to them for
the first time full realization of the
extent of the German defeat "
They made a few observations,
merely pointing out material difficul
ties standing in the way of carrying
out some quite secondary clauses.
Then Erzberger asked for a suspension
of hostilities in the interests of hu
manity. This request Marshal Foch
flatly refused. . ,
The delegates, having obtained' ner-
mission to send a courier to Spa ani
communicate with that place by wire
less, withdrew. Marsh Foch Imme
diately wrote an account of the pro
ceedings and, sent them by an aide to
Premier Uemenceau. who received
tnem at noon.'
The German delegates am Inrta-prl in
a country mansion at Rethondes. siv
miles east of Compiegne. and thirty
miles ( from Marshal Foch's headquar
ters. With thf? commander-ln-h!f at thn
time of theintervlew were Major Gen
eral Maxine Weygand, his assistant;
Vice Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss, first
lord of the British admiraltv. and Vice
Admiral William S. Sims, . Americaa
representative.
GERMAN REVOLT IS
' GAINING MOMENTUM
CoDenhasren. Nov, 9. f Associated
Press. Rebellions hav occurred in
Hanover, ; Cologne, Brunswick ni
Madgesburg, according to an official
announcement from Berlin. These
cities, however, are not wholly in the
hands of the mutineers, the statement
adds. At Madgesburg the garrison re-
istea. .
Pensacola Campaign for Funds
to Open With Assembly
of Workers.
COMMITTEES
ARE NAMED
Large Body of Volunteers Will
Make Canvass to Raise
City's Quota
The United War Work Drive, which
will be carried forward this week, will
be formally launched on Monday
morning at eleven o'clock, with a great
mass meeting at the city halL. U be
followed by a parade.
City chairman Wentworth, request
that every chairman of the soliciting
committee be at the city hall prompt
ly at ten o'clock; chairmen are re
quested to notify members of their
committees to meet at the city hall at
eleven o'clock.
Merchants of the city will decorata
colors and pennants, In honor of the
Vir-.t.nrv naraile. which will take Dlaoa
immediately after the rally at the city
hall, at which one of the most noted
speakers and song leaders in the coun
try, O. E. Sellers, of Chicago, 1 will
speak ,
Following are " the committees who
will take part in the drive to raise
Escambia's quota of $63,000.00.
E. R. Malone,' district chairman; I.
H. Aiken, county chairman; George P.
Wentworth, city chairman.
F5 Dusenbury, 'Ti W." e.AV; 7Xrm B.
Jones, K. of C: P. K. Yonge. W. C,
C. S.; C. F, Zeek, A..L- A.; Captain R.
E. Bergen,. Salvation Army. Mrs. H,
S. Mcllwain, is secretary and J. W.
Dorr, treasurer. The committee chair
men are: C B. Herve Luncheon;
Sidney P. Levy, Stunts; C. W. Lamar,
Publicity and Advertising; Wm. Fisher
speakers; Henry Hyer, flying squad;
Mrs. J. S. McGaughey, ladies; Gu3
Eitzen, colored; W. K. Hyer, boys;
E. Hunter Brown, Industrial; W. H.
Watson, Committees.
The soliciting committees are as fol
lows: ..
No. 1. D. B. Gonzalez, W. 1. Moyer
and Harry Kahn.
No. 2. Thomas J. Hanlon, William
Blumer and R. C. Willoughby.
No. 3. J. G. Holtzclaw, W. B. Logan
and Sherry McAdams.
No, 5. J. Wallace Iamar, A. T. "Bark
dull and Felo McAllister.
No. 6. Morris Levy, Alex Friedmani
and Leslie Partridge.
No. 7 II. E. Root, J. D. Carrol and
D. J. Hayes.
No. 9 C. B. Hervey, J M. Muldon
and H. H. Thornton.
No. 11. Jos. V. Riera, Edmund Fox
and Simon Waggenheim.
No. 12. S. A. Leonard,, J A. Avant
and Wilmer Haywadd.
No. 15. J L Hendricks, George W,
Howe and William Wilson.
No. 16. Thomas W. Brent, C H,
Turner and J. F. Taylor.
No. 17. Edward Forscbeimef, John
Jones and II. R. Cook.
No. 18. Geoger Angeletoa and Nick
Gallatchnos.
No. 19. Ben Clutter, Dan Oppen
heimer and Ben S. Hancock.
No. 21. J. H. Sherrill, A. M. -Cohen
and George Emmanuel.
No. 22. W C. Diffenderfer, Marco
White and Roscoe Wallace.
The high school and the two gram
mar schools will give the boys and
girls liberty at eleven o'clock Monday
morning, in order that they may par
ticipate in the parade.
Mrs. J. S. McGaughey, chairman of
the Woman's Committee, urges every
chaiiman and member of the Woman's
Committee to be at teh ' city hall
promptly at eleven o'clock, and to take
part afterwards In the parade.
The officers of the woman's commit-
(Continued on Page Two.)
fCATT? A xr-vrnTTTVTr'T?T
OF GERMAN OWNED
FLORIDA CONCERNS
New York, Nov. 9. An additional
list of businesses in which German
owned Interests are to be Sold by the
American ' government during January
and February, was announced' today
by Alien Enemy Property Custodian
A. Mitchell Palmer. With the con
cerns previously listed, the businesses
to be sold are valued at more than
200,000,000.
Included m the new li?t is the German-American
Lumber company, Mill
ville, Fla., which Palmer said was an
important link in the German econo
mic espionage system in the United
States, though it is now building ships
for the United . States Shipping Board.
The Lutz Shipping company, of Mill
vill. is to b" oii.