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The wither. r n IffljK SA '1T3 li fi pgwy I -!'; Fair in east, rain and colder In west , ; 1t Hll SaLl Ij? InS JBE ml5lfii 1 " I I - II ImI --V V ' . 'I ' , I portion Sunday; Monday fair. AV II K " XA J 1 W JL Hj' ONE SECTION J ; - ' ' '' " ' : ' . - -:r , .'- . . " ,( i i 1 - . - 1 1 ' " . ; - ' f ! t VOL. CIH-NO. 68. WILMINGTON, ST. SUNDAY MORNING, STO ? E VI i E! H 10, 1918 WHOLE NUMBKB 39,591 r (fa HI i Mi 9 Ji mm : .; . . !v i i EiiPiiiiiic mm 111 OMTI ILltlnilltJ, u uu u u u u MM M Crown iPrince mwsJ enounce the Thton e: Maximilian Will Be Rikent M MM MM M GERMANY'S REPLY. TO. ARMISTICE TERMS NOT YET MADE KAISER RELINQUISHES POWER AS REVOLUTION SEIZES THE WAR- WRECKED GERMAN NA TION Taking the Throne Thirty Years Ago With His Country at Threshold of An Era of Peaceful Progress, He Leaves It Virtually Ruined With the People Suffering From Four Years' Conflict. MAXIMILIAN WILL CLOSE UP AFFAIRS Red Flag of Revolution Waving Over a Contin ually Increasing Area of the Country Banks of Berlin Stop Payments Only a Few Hours Remain in Which to Answer Allied Armistice Conditions. PRINCE MAXIMILIAN REGENT. Amsterdam, Nov. S.-CHavas.) Prince Maximilian, of Baden, has been appointed resent of the empire, the Berlin newspapers semi-offlcially an nounce. , . . "WILL. BE" APPOINTED, SAYS REPORT. . Amsterdam, Nov. 9. (Reuters.) It Is semi-offlcially reported in reichstag rcles that Prince Maximilian will be appointed regent of the empire, ac-; ci cording 10 Berlin advices. 1 (By The Associated Press.) William Hohenzollefn; German' emperor arid" king' of Prussia, has decided to renounce the throne This declaration is made in a-deeree issued at Berlin by the Ger-i man imperial chancellor, -Prince -Maximilian, of Baden. The Ger man crown prince will .ajso renounce .the .throne, .and. a regency will be set up. Prince Maximilian will remain in office until matters connected ALLIES CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE FOE EROM FRENCH SOIL Further Advances Made All Along Front From Mons to East of Meuse. BIG AMERICAN ADVANCE Pershing's First Army Has Driven Forward 30 Miles Within Few Days. (By The Associated Press.) Field Marshal Haig, General Petain and General Pershing: continue the lib eration of French territory and fur ther advances have been made all along- the line from Mons to east of the Meuse. The enemy is retiring: all along: the front, and on the French sectors onrersTesiitaieVTF6Tro tect his rear guards from the advanc ing French. On the north, the British are press- ring on Mons and are advancing east from Meubeuge, the great French fortress. South of Maubeuge, they are within three miles of the frontier on a line east of Aesnes. There has been no let-up in the French pressure: The enemy is being steadily pushed from the last rem nants of French territory between Me zieres and Hirsnn nmri- the rpflftmnHftn with the abdication 'of "the" emtoeror are" settled', arid" Friedrich f of an of France north and west of pl-. t. . i j i.' . l Ml avvcaia a jjoBBiouuj Ui me Loeri, vice-presiaenr or xne" social aemocraui; party, wm icpiatc bim as chancellor during-the regency-. - - - ' LEAVES COUNTRY TORN BY REVOLUTION. Thirty vears and almost five months after he ascended the" Imperial throne, William Hohenzollern, his armies defeated in the field, forced to sue for armis tice terms and the German people rising in revolt, gives up his power. He came into authority with Vmr onnntj-v at the threshold of an era of peace and mate rial progress; he leaves it torn by revolution and suffering from the hardships! burg ana sacrifices of more than four years of war virtually ruinea. DUKE OF BRUNSWICK" ABDICATES. Ernest Auerust. Duke of Brunswick son-in-law of the emperor, also has ab dicated and renounced the rrerhtrs 'of biff heir. "N'ith the passing from power of William Hohenzollern, all the heads of the governments of the central powers "when' tney ehtefed' the War, haVe 'died ot ost their thrones. "Rmnernr "Francis-Josenh and the Sultan of Turkey died be fore their countries aereed- tn -allied anrtistfce' terms, land" Ferdinand of Bulga- COURIER DISPATCHED TO SPA WITBLTHE ALLIED ARMISTICE CONDITIONS DELAYED BY HEAVY FIRE' OF THE GERMAN ARTILLERY London, Nov. 9. (British Wireless Service.) The British press bureau issued the following announcement this afternoon: "Owing to the heavy' German barrage and machine gun fire on the bat tlefront, the passage of the courier from Marshal Foch's headquarters to Spa was so delayed that he is jot expected to reach German headquarters until this afternoon., Consequently it is unlikely that any decision in re gard to the armistice will be reached today." . DIFFICULTY IN CROSSING LINES. Amsterdam,' Nov. 9. The German, courier bearing Marshal Foch's armis tice terms had some difficulty in crossing the German lines. He was led to believe through the blowing up of an ammunition dump with a series of explosions that' the Germans had not -ceased, firing, but he was informed of t.ie cause of the explosions by wireless and instructed to pass the Ger man lines without delay. . The terms are expected to reach Berlin momen AMERICANS ADVANCE VERY NEAR EVERYWHERE ALONG LINE ON THE SEDAN FRONT With the American Army on the Se dan Front, Nov. 9 6 p. m. (By- the Associated Press) The Americans made things interesting for the enemy today by advancing pretty much everywhere along their line. The ene my artillery fire today arid yesterday was almost exclusively from large calibre guns indicating that he has withdrawn all his lighter pieces and is shelling from positions a great dis tance away. " ' - Five American ambulances drove by east of LionDevwit-Ptsj and -wer captured. This in.fe!-?viBif?tBei a reaeuVarty and' returned with the ambulances, four prisoners and three guns. This evening the Americans were in complete control of both sides of the Meuse and had in addition,' occupied Remoiville wood.; They also crossed the river at Mouzon, thus making their line on both sides complete from Vil-lers-Devant-Mouzon southward. AMERICANS ADVANCE IN 'FACE OF STRONG MACHINE GUN FIRE Washington, Nov. 9. General Persb ing'j communique for this morning says in the region north and south of Damvillers east' of the Meuse, the ad vance of the American forees' success fully continues, meeting strong .ma chine gun resistance. The statement follows: V "East of 4he Meuse In the region DECISION OF KAISER CAUSES BUT LITTLE INTEREST A T CAPITAL 4 t 1.1 ' t. if ISSUE IS SETTLED BRITISH PREMIER SAYS AT BANQUET Sorely Pressed in the Spring, Al lies Are at Peak of Victory In Autumn. TALKS OF PEACE TERMS Longer Germany Resists More Quickly Will Her Cities Be Ruined. the London, Nov. 9. (British Wireless Service). Premier Iloyd-George and Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the ad- mistake into 'th,e German ltoes -north- j vanee successfully continues, meeting miralty, were speakers tonight , at . a north and south of Damvillers our -ad- banquet which followed the lord may Strong , .resistance , from r machine gun f-AJong Ifie line of -thiMeuse ; froin Basse y to Waldellncourt the night was marked by artillery and machine gtm fighting." AMERICANS CO-OPERATING WITH FRENCH TAKE TOWNS Washington, Nov. 9. General Persh - (Contiriued On Page Three!) next few hours. . Along the Meuse the Americans are pressing forward from Sedan to the region south of Damvillers. They made progress Saturday on the north front for 40 miles, driving the Ger mans rearward toward Montmedy, Longuyon and the border of Luxem- and Lorraine. West of the Meuse, the American first army has advanced 3ft miles during the last few days. AMERICAN SHIP IS SUNK BY A MINE Steamer Saetia Goes Down in 20 Minutes Off Coast of Maryland. FRENCH ADVANCE 9 MILES; CAVALRY ENTERS BELGIUM Paris, Nov. 9. French cavalry has crossed tne .Belgian Doraer, tne war seated to be succeeded ny nis son, wno gave up uie "liX"r - .office announces tonight. An advance eopie rose against him. -The other European emperor at the beInhinfe of the f more-than' nine miles was made to- ana muraerea 111 j my, Nicholas Romanoff, was deposed in March, 1917, 918. day at certain points. NO REPLY REGARDING ARMISTICE YET. BRITISH MOVING FORWARD Germany has not vet made reDlv concerning the armistice terms presented. .miun tup phttipi? wunur Marshal Foch. It is renorted the German courier bound to German head-! , ' , , . warters, had difficulties in crossing the battle fco-ne, and probably Vas not able! .uonaon, inov. un tne wnoie n- "reach Spa until Saturday afternoon. The first 34 of the 72 nours given ver- VV'V nany have expired, and the second 24 hour perion'is passing rapidly: ward and the enemy is retreating rap- REVOLUTION CONTINUES TO STHKAU. , " The red flap of revolution is waving over a continually increasing area of ! Haig in his report from headquarters rmany. Thf. rpvnit rT-ar! from the northwest along the North sea and ( tonignt. "-'"eswig-HoIstein southward into Westphalia and coiogne, on me xvnme. reported affected. Tn Rerlin the situation evidently is serious, as the DanKS lave stopped payments. 19 OF THE CREW MISSING GERMANY FORCED TO QUFTTHE WAR Unable to Wage tle Fight Against "Increasingly: Su perior Numbers. Forty-Seven Survivors Landed art Ocean City, Md., and a Raft" With 18 Other is Picked Us By a Patrol Boat. Maximilian's Decree Of the Kaiser's Tells Decision TOURNAI AND ANTOING ARE . CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH London, Nov. 9. In a sweeping ad vance today .the British armies have captured Tournai and Antoing, Field Marshel Haig reports tonight. The second British -army is approaching Renaix, which lies about 12 miles northeast of Tournai. London. received states. Nov. 9. (British "Wirftless A German wireless message in London this afternoon sued th ' 'The imperial chancellor, mce Maximilian of PaHati. has ia- fol lowing decree: v - nrtiser ana king nas deciaeo. p f r, , i (-'--uilCo tne throne. teai "1,cuti cnanceiior win re- nerto uulu tne quesxions -con- me rt. s . .. of t,o '.",Mnii:in6 Dy tne crown prince and o" p . ol e uerman empire regent - L ana tne setting up oi a ncy have, been settled. ffoint r. 't-sency ne intends to ap- te hro uha Proposes that a bill shall Jromn' r'roviding for the immediate for a rd :on of Sfcneral suffrage and assem Jns"tutional German national future f vmcn wiH settle finally the man anrirm of Svemment of the Qer be dev f t hose PePls which might Pire. ous of coming within the' em- Berlin. November 9, 1918. e ,raPerial chancellor " Ebert wh0 according- to . the appointed imperial chancellor, . is Friedrich' Ebert, vice-president- of the social democratic party and president of th main committee of the reich- stag. ' ' ( Ebert's election to the latter office in June, of this year, was taken to mean at the time that the socialist minority in the reichstag V had either been reclaimed by the military government- or that the socialists had gained ascendancy. Later events have prov ed that the socialist were in tha ead- Ebert quite recently declared in the reichstag that the German p-aople would no longer permit themselves to be without the right to - decide their fate. It was he who informed the reichstag of the release of Dr. tdeb Knecht. . WIRELESS MESSAGE PICKED UP BY AMERICAN STATIONS Washington, Nov. 9. The state de partment announced officially tonight that the United States government wireless stations had picked up 'a. radio message from the. Nauen tower in -.Germany -announcing; the abdication of the kaiser. VtThe message came di rect from Germany , t the American stations.' . ' j-'w-..a -1 -j The text of the, announcement as , It AMERICAN AIRMEN HID FOR 7 THREE DAYS, THEN FliEW BACK Plalnfield, N. J., Nov. 9. After having fallen unobserved behind the German lines, Lieutenant Gordon Moy, an Am erican aviator reported missing since September 26, hi for several days with his airplane and then flew back to his own lines, according to a letter from the young officer received here today by his father, George W. Moy, formerly mayor of this place. Lieutenant Moy did not attempt his return flight ' until he had recovered from the effects of his fall. ;Then, at tacked by several 'hostile planes in full sight of his comrades, he downed three for which he received official credit. DROP LIST OF AMERICAN FLIERS DOWNED BY GERMANS With the American Army in France, Nov. 9. During a recent night raid upon Toul 'by German aviators, the Germans not only dropped bombs but a flaring paracute containing a list of names of American fliers who are dead Within the German lines or who are prisoners. The, list, which w,as headed "Ameri canische Fliegerkorps," c contained 35 names, ,16 of them given as dead and the -others as prisoners, some -of them wounded-, The American avjatprs ' are planning -to carry within - the German lines a list . of the .German flier s im- Ocean City, Md., Nov. 9. The Ameri can steamer Saetia, bound from a French port to Philadelphia, struck a mine 25 miles off the American coast at 9:05 a. m., today and sank 20 min utes later. Nineteen members of the crew, are missing,. 47 having been land ed here, this afternoon and 18 more have been taken off a raft at 9 o'clock tonight by a patrol boat. The chief engineer. Charles Tourn ier, of Hartford, Conn., was the only one of the rescued who was injured. His leg was crushed between two life boats in the heavy sea that has been running today. One of the patrol boats capsized in the sea, but its oc cupants were , rescued. Destroyers and coast guard boats are searching the vicinity for traces of rafts which may be afloat with the rest of the men ' crew, although it is feared-that the men on duty in the Saetla's enginee room were killed by one qt the explosions. MAXIMILIAN'S STATEMENT Chancellor Jnst Before Offering HI .Resignation Issued An Appeal "To Germans Aboard" Nation Has Learned Lesson. AUSTRIANS FAIL TO MEET NAVAL CLAUSES Information of Location of Austrian . Ships . Not Supplied and Allied Ships Not Surrendered, .. . Rome, Nov. 9. A wireless message, signed- by- the' commander-in-chief of the Italian, navy, says that' the naval clauses in the Auatro-Hungarian arm istice treaty, the time of which elapsed Friday, have not" all been complied With. . . This 7 announcement s made . in. an official statement : issued today,' which declares:. r . .. , , ; "s "Information ? has : not 3 been supplied as . to, the, location and movements of Austro-Hungarian ships., .The' part of. of thai navy agreed xn,and . the. allies merchant .ships-.have not been ;surren-.! dered.: : "''.u -'j'v's : ? ., , j.--' "Thesef acts constitute, a breach t of the solemn i stipulations of the annis I . London, Nov. 9. (British service). Just before Prince Maximil ian of Baden offered his resignation as imperial chancellor he issued .an appeal "to Germans abroad" in which he said: " "In the fifth year (of hostilities), abandoned by Its allies, the German people could no longer wage war against the increasingly superior forces." The text of the chancellor's state ment reads: "In' these difficult days, th hearts of many among you, my f ejlo w coun trymen, who outside the frontier of the German fatherland are surround ed by manifestations of malicious joy and hatred, will be heavy. Do not despair of the German people. . "Our soldiers have fought to the last moment as heroically as any army has ever done. The . homeland has shown unprecedented strength in suf fering, and -endurance. "In the fifth year, abandoned by its allies, the German people could no longer wage war against the increas ingly superior forces. "The victory for which ' many had hoped has not been granted to us. But the German people has won this ; still greater victory , over itaeif and its belief ; in the right of might, ' "From this victory we shall draw new strength for the hard time .which faces us and .on which you also can build." ofs ; 'victory' show. J3hjtye no.newa.rJyjoai.'l .said the pWmeio"thTrbliriquetters who were expecting an announcement from him regarding the 'possible signing of an armistice wiih Germany. "Owing to the rapid and. triumphant advance of the allied troops -and to their relent less pursuit the German envoys have not been able to get through and oth er means have" had to be devised to enable them to cross the lines. Owing to these circumstances, I have nothing to say to you this evening as to the resiilt of the armistice negotiations. But for all that, it does not matter. "The isste is settled. In the spring we were being sorely pressed. The channel ports were being threatened and- the steel of the enemy was point ed at our hearts. "It is autumn. The capital of Tur key is now almost within gunfire of our ships. Austria is shattered and broken. The kaiser and the crown prince have abdicated. (Prince Maxi milian's decree said that the kaiser had decided to abdicate). A succes sor has not been found and a regency has. been proclaimed. "This is Judgment the greatest judgment In the world." "Germany," said the premier, "has a choice today, but will have none -tomorrow. She has been ruined inside and outside. "An army and an armament, forci bly created," continued the premier, "are now hardly ah army or an arma ment at all. Abdication was only Dart of the way. ' The great general staff wireless Germany mobilized to frighten us is reacning its natural end at . a moment . when it is faced by ruin, and can get out only ny immediate surrender. "Germany may continue to increase the volume of suffering she has al ready caused. She may possibly resist a little longer. But the longer she resists the more quickly will her cities become as the fair lands she has so wantonly devastated. "There will be Just terms that will prevent such wantonness again. We' will do no wrong if we . abandon no right. , "Has the Armistice Been Sign ed?" Is Question Asked mi Everywhere. NO ONE ABLE TO ANSWER So Far As Government Knew Late Last Night Germany Had Not Acted. .$'; 'if if TIME EXPIRES TOMORROW Kaiser's Abdication Will Not Affect Peace Efforts. I! 1 ,'' i.4'i Hi'! .if: Washington, Nov. 9. The tre mendous news from Germany J--U4- 4-T- 1 : 1 1 J..! J J '.''!" abdicate was heard in Wash-vv If f; I ington with scarcely more than ' j, j r -Everywhere .the qu?stioii "waa, asked, "Has the armistice been signed ?" So far as the Amer ican government knew late to night, it had not been signed, and the prevailing belief was that the German answer iq Marshal Foch could not be ex pected before tomorrow. . ' To members of the government and diplomats who, a few short weeks ago would have been amased and gratified beyond belief, the announcement thai William II had bowed before the will of the world was accepted as a thing to be expected. It was accepted -at . -it v mm -1 ?J4:li? 4 '.'Ail; one of the acts in the great tragedy surprising now only, perhaps, beeaus it was enacted before instead of aftei the capitulation of the war machini about to be broken to pieces on tb! western front. There was no state ment from the white house or from other government sources. President Wilson, whose demand "autocracy must go" has been blazoned upon every response to the German pleas ' fdr peace, was waiting. He. wanted to know who follows the kaiser, and wanted something more than a decree by Prince Maximilian ,sent broadcast by wireless to prove that the kaiser and his power actually hae gone. ! The one thing that officials emphasiz ed was that Whatever might happen within Germany at this late date could make no difference iii the tailltary pro; gram of. the allied and American gov ernments. There will be no modifies! tion of the surrender armistice . terms which Marshal Foch has. given the Germans until 11 o'clook Monday morning to accept or reject, and unlest w if ':i;j it ': ?' !?? mm viir i ( i 5;: 8 - .-H' t '", . m II! 1 3 -v;i y-i ' Vi 'A !( ,fi ! "We have no designs on the German I the acceptance . is forthcoming the un people, but we meant to secure beyond interrupted advance of 1 the victorious all doubt the freedom of our people, ariies will continue until the white The recklessness that placed the world flag of surrender appears. i m eucn awiui agony must expect stern reckoning. "When the conditions were consider ed, all the representative parts of the empire were consulted. For years we have had a great "brotherhood of suf fering; we are now going to have a great brotherhood of joy." mm FICKPOCHJSTS BOBBED tJVTJrQ - AND, DEAD VICTIMS OF WRECK New Yoric, Nov. 9. While victims of the recent .wreck in the Malbone street tunnel :'of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit L Company were lying, in ehe dark, await-r ing assistance picjcpocKets - wno .- mute a practice; of riding on crowded trains crawled from the- wreckages and rob bed -.the living and ;dead, according to a. - statement .tonight by : District iAt tomeyIiewis. r Mr. Iewis asserted the ghouls had obtained, aleast? $l0v . to 3 1-H BIG DAMAGE IS DOSE BY . FLOODED STREAMS IN TEXAS Dallas,. Texas, Nov. Flood waters in the Brazos and Trinity rivers and their tributaries were reported reced ing tonight and the crest .of the flood in the Trinity, which Ijas caused thous ands of dollars of damage to railroad and electric lines, city street paving, county roads and farm lands through out, north Texas, .probably win 'pass Dallas during the night with a stags of forty feet.. -The streams were flood ed by 48 hours of almost unprecedent ed rates over north central Texas. . BOLIi WEEVIL. DISCOVERED JN CHARXESTOIf OOTJ2TTT - Charleston, S, C, Nov. 9. The boll weevil has been' discovered in Charles ton county, the Insect and the eggs hav ing been . identified by J. A. 1 Burley'of the 4 entomology division v of Clemson college, working under the - state crop pest; commission rThe boll weevil was found in St. P ; V. township and Wad jnajaw .Island. ?jrops -witlito 10 miles crtat city HmifA - v v-- , 1 f mm : V" i' Military 'men as well -as civilian 'of ficials and diplomatic observers regard acceptance of the armistice terms, harsh as the Germans may deem theni, as inevitable. Knowledge that the army is beaten and soon must retreat across its own " borders, probably' tO' join in revolution at home, is regarded as certain to force the most obstinate among the enemy to yield within tha time allowed. -- - ! As to the effect' of the kaiser's de cision upon the e-peed with. which the German reply might be sent to Marshal Foch, no 1 one was prepared to speak with confidence The first thought wa;s that with the rromul ration of the chancellor's' decree the courfer 'probj. ably had been started. nacK witn st ructions that the armistice envoys waiting within the allied lines accepjt iUrU .mm obwf.s.'!-.':;:!? T inVpaifl eyil':f)iij at once and bring hostilities to' an end.- But it was reeognlxed as a possibility. . , 4 f. that the socialists apparently taking S the reins laid down by , the war lords, V Q . might attempt .to ; make - their ascen- v i dency the basis of . another appeal for : . -1- discussion 'of ntodlflc&tl ns In the surv ; - -,;! render- condition" y-V.: ' V, ' k ' i V'-' The wireless message mtfnctbi vl chancellor's decree-proclaiming the a V f dication decision, and renunciation at jr the thrpne v by the , crown price wa received here first late . this , afternoon , 1 through the British wireless press, .... , U Later it was,jbfficilly announced at the state - department thit -.the j same mes sage had ;. been , picked up directly by -1 Continned-On-Piafi'e -ThzeaJ-' ::' rin 1 21? 5 nun ""w ouiviuui( iaj u a w"-eles measase, . Is , to. be prieonedott-this: side.. -A. v -
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