He is no longer a free agent, and
there have been loud and persistent
calls In the cities of Germany for his
abdication. However, the German gov
ernment, after long consultation with
the leaders of all parties, decided that
he should remain on the throne, at
least for the present. The Socialists
wanted to oust him as a symbol of the
militaristic system that has brought
disaster on Germany; but the other
parties believed he should be retained
as the symbol of the unity of the Ger
man empire, which Is so threatened
Just now. That they have reason to
fear the growing separatist movement
Is evidenced by the Munich Journals,
which openly advocate the separation
of Bavaria from the empire.
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The allied commanders In France,
and Belgium gave no sign that they
knew armistice negotiations were un
der way and the end of the war at
hand. Not for one second did they
cense their furious attack on the arm
ies of the Huns, and the result was
that, before the end of the week the
latter were facing the most complete
disaster that could overtake them.
