GERMANY'S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 December 1918, Page 5

GERMANY'S TROUBLES.

HINDENBURG INTERVIBWED WILL RETIRE WHEN COUNTRY IS SAFE. Received 9.45 a.m. TORONTO, December 27 A correspondent for Canadian newspapers interviewed Hindenburg at his headquarters at Cassel. Hindenburg said the difficulty in delivering to the Allies the rolling stock was inflicting hardship on the .German, and it was almost physically impossible to comply with this condition.. Hindenburg refused to discuss politics and announced his intention to retire from the army after it was certain the country was saved from anarchy. He admitted Germany had lost the war, and professed his loyal adherence to the present Government. SAXONY'S PERIL,. AMSTERDAM, December 25 A Berlin telegram states that Czech troops have reached the border of Saxony. The Government has appealed to Berlin for assistance. REVOLT OF MARINES. Received no n.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27

The Marines on Monday night invaded the Chancellery at Berlin and .imprisoned Ebert for a time. The Government was forced to bring in the ex-Imptrial Guard from Po'tsdam to restore order.

A MONARCHISIT CONSPIRACY GERMAN GENERALS DIS MISSED, Received noon. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 26. The German War Minister dismissed Generals von Der Marken, von Bathnerkraft, and von Delminsingen for heading a Monarchist conspiracy. THE NEW GERMANY. CLOSE OF BERLIN CONGRESS. ROTTERDAM, Dec. 25. The Congress of Soldiers' and Workers' Councils at'"Berlin closed amid scenes of tumult and violence. None knows how the 460 delegates were elected. In the place of honour was the council of six, with their innumerable secretaries and undersecretaries. The self-appointed ministers quarrelled violently among themselves in public Though open war was thus declared between the Majority and Independent Socialists, yet no member of the Government resigned, and Ledcbour scornfully dismissed a proposal that, boui "Socialist parties should co-operate in electing a National'Assembly. THE DISTURBANCES SUBSIDING. BERLIN, December 26. The disturbances have somewhat subsided, soldiers and sailors declaring the trouble over. The sailors remain in the city, but have evacuated the badly-battered palace. Each regiment in Berlin, together with sailors, select delegates. These will form a committee, which appoints one of their number supreme commander of the troops. The commander will be responsible to the People's Council. 100 KILLED IN THE STREETS. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 26. Street fighting continued in Berlin on Tuesday and on to Wednesday morning. It is estimated that 100 were killed. Large numbers of the Berlin Guards joined the "sailors, also a few Republican Guards. A great number of armed civilians continue to join the sailors. The latter occupy the Koenigstrasse. TbTe Spartacusers, who afe supporting the sailors, demand the Ebert Government's resignation in favour of one constituted by Ledebour and Liebknecht. The latter held a lengthy conference with Ministers at the Chancellor's palce, but the result was not disclosed. Further fighting is feared, as the Spartacusers and sailors decided to compel tne Guards to return to Potsdam. The latter are now stationed in the Unter den Linden and the Werderschenplatz. The Politikeu's Berlin correspondent says the Spartacusers are determined to completely separate the independents and Majority Socialists before the end of the year. BERLIN, December 26. Riots were caused by the military commander's decision to pay off naval reservists on duty at the revolutionary headquaretrs. Spartacus forces seized the War Ministry and the office of "Vorwaerts."