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HINDENBURG GERMAN IMPERIAL DIGTATOR
EFFORT MADE TO RETURN FORMER
KAISER TO MONARCH'S THRONE
ASSEMBLY REPORTED AS DIS
SOLVED BY NEW FORCES
VON KNAPP CHANCELLOR
Von Luettwitz Has Charge of
Military Forces Overthrow
ing Government.
Berlin, Mar. 13.—The over
throw of the Ebert government
was announced in a proclama
tion at ten o’clock this morning
after revolting troops from the
suburbs had entered Berlin and
occupied Wilhelmstrasse.
Up to that hour the move
‘ment was a peaceful one, no dis
order had developed. The pro
clamation declared the entire
authority of state has passed-‘
into the hands of General Pro
vincial Director Kapp, as Im
perial Chancellor and Premier
of Prussia. '
It was issued over the signa
ture of Kapp, and says the
mandate of the National As
sembly t®=efeate a constitution
and conclude peace had expired
and declares the ‘National. As
sembly dissolved.
It adds ‘““as soon as normal
order is restored, we shall re
turn to constitutional condit-
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TO MEET AT THE PUBLIC LI
; BRARY MARCH 18
The United Daughter of the Con-1
federacy will meet at the Public Li
brary Thursday, March 18 for a busi
ness meeting to perfect plans for
Memorial Day exercises.
The following committees have
been appointed: .
Memorial Day
General Chairman, Mrs. F. L. Bar
tholomew, Mrs. J. M. Diffee, Mrs. D.
Holmes, Mrs. T. E. Bradley.
: Dinner
Chairman, Mrs. E. K. Parker, Mrs.
R. B. Solomon, Mrs. C. (. Cleveland,
‘Miss Nannie Benson, Mrs J. H. Ward,
‘Mrs. Ed Lasseter, coME A L M
‘Arthur, Mrs. A. C. Atkins.
: Cemetery
Chairman, Mrs. J. T. Westhrook,
'‘Mrs. C. H. Watson, Mrs. Geo. T.
, White, Mrs. Fannie Sheppard, Mrs.
'W. H. Chapmian, Mrs. R. W. Lockett.
Speaker
Cha‘rman, Miss T. R. Atkins, Mrs.
Max Land, Mrs. J. W. Bivins.
Music
Chairman, Mrs. J. L. Mims, Mrs.
'J. B. Pate, Mrs. C. D. Terrell, Mrs. W.
A Thompson.
Badges
Chairman, Mrs. E. B. Mann, Mrs. A.
F. Colquitt, Mrs. B. H. Palmer, Mrs.
Olin McKenzie.
COnveyances
Chairman, Mrs. J. ‘W. Cannon, Mrs.
J. M. Hunt Mrs. R. R. Harris, Mrs. P.
18, Clegg, Mrs. W. C. Hinton, Mrs. W.
O. Roberts.
Decoration |
Chairman, Mrs. F. E. Williams, Mrs
T. E. Fletcher, Mrs. W. P. Fleming,
Mrs. P. M. Browning, Miss Louise
Bercaw, Mrs. D. A. R. Crum, Mrs.
Wannie Culver, Miss Margaret Need
ham.
tions, and prescribe new elec
tions.” |
It wag announced that Gen-
Baron von Luettwiz was appoin
ted commander in chief of the
mliitary of the new government
of “the order of freeden and ac
tion” being formed. At ten
o'clock the city was still pre-
Iserving the usual aspect, car
} riages, taxicabs and street cars
were in movement as though
'nothing had happened.
! Bring in Artillery
| London, Mar. 13.—Official advices
reaching Press Associations says that
| the revolutionary troops have brought
artillery into Berlin.
\ Strike Only Defense
Berlin, Mar. 12—A proclamation is
sued by the oid regime, calling on the
people for a general strike, declared
that it is the only means against the
return of the former emperor.
Allies Stand Aloof
Paris, Mar. 13.—Opinion in official
circles, at the moment is, that the al
lied governments will take the atti-’
tude of aloofness and detachment to-}
ward the civil strife in Germany andi
permit the German people themselves
to determine the form of their owni
government.
General Strike Proclaimed
Frankfort,. Mar.. 13.—A_. general|
gtrike has heen proclaimed here...A |
Great procession of workmen is par.ad-l
ing the streets. 1
Paris, Mar. 13.—A proclamation is-‘l
sued in Berlin today declares the gov- |
ernment cf the Empire has ceased to |
exist and the power of state has pass- :
ed into the hands of Ceneral Director l
Von Knapp: who becomes Chancellor. |
Tie has appointed Gen. Von Luettwitz,
commander in chief of military. The
assembly was dissplved and a/new
governmeit formed.
The socialists parties have declared 1
a general strike, the dispatches ull.l
The proclamation followed the oc
cupation of Wilhelmstrasse by t_mnpsl
who had returned from the Baltic and |
Liad been held in the barracks of Doe
beritz, in the surburbs. ‘
Commander Removed. ‘
Beßrlin, Friday, Mar. 12.—Gen, von
Luettwitz, commander of the first
Reichwehr brigade, has been sumni- |
rilv removed by Minister of Ht:l‘nnw}
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AMERICAN RANCHER
Washington, Mar. 13.—Mexi
can federa! troops have hrought
about the release of Peter W.
Summers., American ranch
owner, who was kidnepped last
week and held for ransom by
rebels in the vicinity of Saiina
Cruz, Mexico.
“WOULD NOT PERMIT NAME USED
ON TICKET.
i Springfield lil.. Mar. 13.—A telegram
from Governo Edwards of New Jersey
asking that his name be left ofi the
Democratic ballots as presidential
candidate in the illinois primaries of
§ April 13tk, was received teday by
Secretary of State Emmerson.
'REV. WALLACE WEAR
‘ PREACHES AT ANTIOCH
Rev. Wallace Wear preached this
morning for the Baptists at Antioch
church in the Fourieenth district. He
has been giving spare time lately to
assisting the members of the church
in that commmunity in a reorganization
movement. He will preach again at
the church Sunday afternoon.
PRESBYTERIAN MODERATOR
DIES OF HIS INJURIES{
St. Lonis., Mar. 13.—Rev. John T'
(Cannon, former moderator of the gen- |
eral assembly of the Southern l’x'cs-;
hyterian church, died here last night ¢
of injuries received in the aftermoon |
when he was struck by an automobile. !
He was aged sixty-nine. !
Neske. Units of the military organ
izations tonight are held in the har
racks as a result of the alleged dicrnv.
~rv of a revolutionary plot there today.
Among those said to be involved ar
Cant. Pabst and Dr. von Knapp, pan;
german propagandists, both formerly
indentified with the brigade command
ed by von Luettwitz, and were promi
went in the fighting here during the
early revolutionary period.
Oid Government in Dresden.
Paris, Mar. 13.—The Ebert govern
ment has established a seat in Dres
tlen, Saxony, according to advices.
Hindenburg for President.
Berlin, Mar. 13.-—lt is reported that
't is intended to proclaim Hindenburg
“Imperial President”. A new imper
fa]l niinistry has been formed.
Not Monarchist Move.
C'ologne, Mar. 13,—The new govern
ment established in Berlin is not in
tended to promote the aims of mon
archists or reactionists, says a Berlin
dispatch to the Gazette here.
News Suppressed.
Berlin, Mar. 13.—A public security
guard this morning occupied the offi
~es of Vorwaerts and the semiofficial
news agency. Services to the privio
ces and abroad were provisionally
suspended. Tt is reported during this
morning that a manifesto bhad beea
vrepared and signed by Ebert, Noske
and others, calling a general strike,
Ebert Leaves Berlin.
Berlin, Mar. 13.—President lEbert |
wife left Berlin at five o'cleck this
morning. |
Troops Advance |
Berlin, Mar. 13.—(6:00 a. m.)—Ber- |
lin has been threatened during llu-f
aight by the immediate danger of a
violent revolution. It became known |
at midnight that revolutionary hodies
of troops began to move on Bvrlin'
ircim Doeberitz. Generals von Ovan |
'nd von Ildershausen and Lieut. Cul.‘
Wetzel went to meet the troops and
warn them of the consequences ul"
their action. The troops nevertheless |
‘ontinued their advance to Berlin and |
it five this morning were at Tiergar- |
toen station. 1
The names of those associated with
‘he new revelutionary movement in
“ermany indicate that it is of o re
actionary character. It appears that
“ierreany isore the throes of a frequent:
v predicted counter revohitionar:
‘nonarchists struggle.
Von Knapp is probably Dr. Wolf
ang Kapp. former conservative mem-
Ser of the Reichstag, and General Di
rector of the German Agricultural so
ciety. He was one of the deputies
who favored the speeding up of the
Üboat building and was president of
the Fatherland party, which ureed
Germany to carry the war to the bitter
end.
Von Luettwitz was military governor
of Belgium early in the war, later
commander on the Verdun front_an:
was prominent in his opposition to
the peace terms. He has an Ameri
can wife, who was formerly Miss Cary
of Cleveland.
CORDELE, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1920,
BIDDING FOR UNITED REPUBLI
CAN FORCES ON TREATY
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Effort to Take Out Backbone
of League of Nations Still
Going Ahead.
Washington, Mar. *l3.—ln an effort
to rennite the Republican forces in the
senate, Senator Lodge has introduced
an amendment to the substitute for
Article Ten reservation offered yes
terday. This would insert the words
“including all controversies relating
to the territorial integrity or political
independence,” in describing interna
tional controversies in which the Uni
ted States sheould not interfere,
U.S. WILL TAKE OVER
SENATE COMMITTEE VOTED AP
PROVAL OF PLAN.
Washington, Mar. 13.—Approval of
the proposal that if “consistent with
the general interest of the United
States,” th cAmerican Steamship
Companies should tiaie over the trade
routes and business ol the Hamburg
American line was voted by the Sen
ate Commerce Committee.
THE YOUNG MAN ..
AND HIS MONEY
The topic for Sunday night's
sermon by Rev. Wallace Wear
at the Baptist church, will be
“The Young Man and His
Money.” A strong and inter
esting discourse. You will en
joy it.
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ASQUITH BELIEVES
U. S. FOR LEAGUE
London, Mar. 13.-—Former
Premier Asquith in a speech
last night dealing with the
League of Nations said so long
as the United States did not
share in the League, it must
have only a fragmentary and
lopsided aspect. He added. so
far as he was able to judge the
the majority of the people of the
United States svmpathized with
the spirit and purpose of the
league.
STRIKE CALLED OR MORE WAGES
| LAST NIGHT.
New York, Mar. 13.—A strike of lo
cal longshoremen, checkers and dock
Fworkers to enforce demands for an
increase of wages and an adjustment
of working hours was voted unani. |
mously yast night and hecomes effec.
tive this morning. |
The uniony involved claim a men:-
bership of seven to eight thousand.
TURKS HAVE ASKED
PUSSYFOOT JOHNSON MAY CAR
RY CAMPAIGN TO CONSTAN
TINOPLE.
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Congtantinople, ; Mar. 13.—William
1. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, or some other
American anti-saloon organizer will
be asked by the Turkish Green Cres
cent society to come here and direct
.the absolute prohibition. campaign in-
Saugurated March sth, at a meeting
i‘m:n'kinu the gpening campaign.
© The presiding officers was Shiek Ul
ilsl:mn representative of the Sultan,
;und the actual head of the Moslem
church, whe said he wonld throw
the whole influence of the church to
the support of the society which is
carrying on the work.
' GEORGIANS WILL HELP
| ERECT MARNE MONUMENT
f People here as well as all over the
b gtate will have an epportunity to con
i tribute to the tund to build “America’s
](}it'l to France” to be erected on the
I Marne battlefield. Judge Walter F.
I“Gteorge, of the State Supreme court,
| active chairman for Geoirgia, has writ
[ ten the following letter to Judge
[ Whipple, heve, touching this move
| ment:
’ 1 have been designated as active
! ehairman tor Georgia of the movement
' known as “America’s Gift to France”.
: It is proposed to crect a worthy monu
i ment, designed by a distinguished
[ American sculptor. on the site of the
| Marne battlefield in commemoration
"of the victory of the French forces
"there in 1914, The estimated cost of
:Ilw monument is $250,000. but Geqr
i gin's quota is small—s7,ooo. Sub-
Cgeriptions from one penny up arve to be
| taken March 22 to 27 or earlier. I
| have written Miss Atkins, and I azk
i vou to have the matter presented to
the schools and to the social and relig
[ ious organizations of your city and
i county. Publicity by your local pa
, pers will also help. Remittances
shonld be made direct to Mr. Henry
W. Davis, treasurer, Lowery Nation ]
|al Bank, Atisnta. The name, of each
community and organization contribu
' ting will be enrolled in a hook to bh»
| kept by the ¥rench Geovernment at the
{ foot of the mo2o nent.” I
- oo St it o S L
- KNOXVILI E GAINS OVER |
100 PERCENT POPULATION
Washington, Mar. 13.—The popula-
Ftion statistics today included knox
ville, Tenn., Seventy-seven thousand,
l cigth hundred and eighteen, an in- |
'erease of 41 thousand, four hundred
aid seventy-two, or a hundred and |
fourteen and one-tenth percent,
COTTON DROPPED ON
REPORTS BUT COME BACK
! New Orleans, Mar. 13.—The cotton
| market opened with heavy selling un
derway as a result of the news of the
| German vevolution,
| Datermined supvort inet the market
| ind there was quick reaction to with-
L in five to twelve points of yesterday's
.' close, .
| S ek e
t Cecll 8, Jones is confined to his
[!u,n:x- on account of a sprained back
i'whiwh resulted while he was lifting a
| Foed from a 2 bog. The injury is nou
‘serious and his friends expect him
out again in g day or two, !
Attorney J. T. Hill of Macon is n
REPLACE TWO FIRMS
CARL CANNON AND EPHRIAM
MATTHEWS CONSCLIDATE TWO
BUSINESSES.
A new firm, the combination of two
existing concerns. engaged in similar
line of business, was announced here
this morning, the firm of Cannon and
Matthews succeeding those of J. F.
Cannon and Son and W. 13, Matthews
and Son.
The new business id composed of
two of Cordele’s most popular young
business men and has a line up that
will be hard to equal in South Georgia.
The concern which will maintain its
offices and salesrooms at the former
place of J. F. Cannon and Son on Sth
street has the exclusive agency for
five South Georgia counties for the
celebrated Reo automobile and trucks
and the Cletrac caterpillar drive trac
tor.
RUMOR OF EFFORT TO RETURN
TO MONARCHY.
Novorossik, Caucasia, Thursday,
Mar. 1l Consternation reigned
among the refugees here tonight
when the revolutionary torces at
tacked the radio station, wrecking it
A general alarm was sounded and
the British ship, Empress of lidia,
fired her big guns in the direction of
the fighting. It was fonnd later that
one attack was made by a small force
which speedily dispersoed.
It is persistently remored here that
a movement for the restoration of the
monarchy is gaining ground in Crimea
‘MUCH INTEREST
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~ LOCAL CONTEST
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1 apsal
'MARY D. WHLSON, CHARLIE McC
| ARTHUR AND LAURA FRAZIER
i WIN FIRST PLACE 3
! ‘lhe contest at the school auditor-
Vinm last evening was a most interest
ving one. Although the weather was
{bad there was g fairly large crowd.
'The audience consisted largely of the
ispeakers relatives angd friends.
| After the contest was over the
lindges decided on the following for
Jfirst and second places.
1 ¥or expression: First place: Mary
i'D. Wilson. Second place: Ruth Lig
-1 gon.
i For oration: FKirst place Charlie Me
{ Arthur, Second place Tom MeArthur.
{ For music: First place Laura Fra-|
Srier. Secoud plice Mamie Laura H:u‘-‘
ris.
' These contestants were chosen l“i‘
represent the Cordele Schools in
Fitzgerald in April when the 'l‘llinll
Clistrict Contest occurs.
Judges for expression:
| Miss Edith Pratz of Valdosta, Miss
Cherline Sasser of Dawson, Miss Re
pass of Tifton, Miss Sasser of Tifton, |
| Judges for music: 1
Miss Charline Sasser of Dawson,
‘\iss Lily Allen of Hawkinsville. ‘
UUm,m sTosra fr fir mh mh rathto|
CARPENTIER AND BRIDE
START FOR UNITED STATSS
Paris. Mar. 13, ~-Georges Carpentiér
mmd his bride embarked today at
Havre tor the United States.
Supt. P. H. Green of the Methodist
Sunday School is making a special ef
ot to have every oificer teache - and
" upil present at Sunday School today.
(e i endeavoring to have the Sunday
chool do its part in starting the re
ival right. He also announces that
ere will probably be some additions
nade to the officers * and teaching
ree of the Sunday School.
f. N. T. USED ON ICE GORGES
Poort Deposit. Md. March 9.-—As
sailed by more than four thousand
pounds of T. N. T., ice gorges in the
cusquehana river which threaten this
lace with serious damage from flood
tiil are unmoved.
All day long arvmy aviators from
\berdeen proving ground rained homb
after bhomb upon the heavy ice be
tween this plae and open water just
helow Havre de Grace. While the fro
sen surgace was rent with great hile
there was no material change in the
‘ce in the river.
The aviators worked all day, hurry
ing from Aberdeen with charges of
cxplosives, dropping to the ice um‘li
then hurrying back for more explo
“ives, Col. Shull, connnanding officer
Aberdeen grounds said the gt
tempts wonld be renewed tmnm‘rn\\'.!
SUNDAY
EDITIOR
NO OFFICIAL ACTION CHARGE
OF MILITARISM |
Jusserand in Washington Gave
President Opportunity to
Correct Bad Impression.
Paris,® Mar. 13.—The French gov
arnment has not and will not send any,
instruction to Ambassador Jusserand
in Washington regarding President
Wilson's charge of militarism agafust
Irance, it was said at the Foreign of
fice this morning.
A report was received that jusse
rand had stated that on his own imi
tiative he called upon under Secretary
Polk and told him of the surprise and
emotion caused in France by the Pres
ident's letter.
The Ambassador added that he had
made no reservatichs and no comment
in official circles except as to expres
sions of curiosity as to whether Wil
son would take the opportunity af
forded by Jusserand's call to correct
the disagreeable impression which his
assertions have made.
WARM TIME AT YOUNG MEN’S DE
BATING CLUB MEET. N
At Wednesday night's meeting of
the Wenona Young Men’s Debating
C'lub the debaters discussed the league
of nations with great vigor and intel
ligence, both eloquence and abundant
logic being in evidence.
The question was shaped as fol-
Jowe: “Resolved that the United
Should not join a Liague of Nations.”,
J. M. Ccfer. J. D. Mayfield and J. C.
Bennett took the affirmative and won,
The negative side was championed
by J. S. A. Williams, A. 1. Stancill and
J. W. Wood.
Judeges serying were W, P. Fleming.
J. \V. Bivins and Miss Louise Bercaw,
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