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Identifier: illinoisinworldw00stat (find matches)
Title: Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: States Publications Society
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Chicago, States Publications Society
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ror William II of Germany bowed before the inevitable. OnNovember 9, as the final negotiations for an armistice were in progress, heabdicated and sought refuge in Holland. The abdication of Emperor Charlesof Austria was announced on the 12th, and twenty-four hours later the re-maining German princes and kings were fleeing from their capitals. 42 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR Representatives of the allied and associated governments met in Parison November 15 to discuss preliminaries to the peace conference and arrangefor formal consideration of the terms to be offered the enemy. Premier Cle-menceau, as spokesman for the Allies representatives, announced that Presi-dent Wilson would be asked to participate in the final conferences, and onNovember 18 the President agreed to go to Paris. While the allied armies were marching toward the German border tomaintain order and enforce the provisions of the armistice agreement, thepolitical upheaval in Germany and Austria continued. In Germany a mod-
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PROCLAMATION OF THE GERMAN REPUBLICIn the shadow of Bismarcks statue, the great Reichstag building in the background, Karl Liebknecht, a Socialist, proclaimed the republic. erate group gradually gained control and a republic, headed by FriedrichEbert, came into being. Although formed on November 10, the provisionalgovernment did not establish itself definitely until November 28, when theLiebknecht group of extremists was beaten in decisive fights in the streets ofBerlin. The next day the new government asked for and received the formalabdications of the kaiser and the crown prince. The peace delegates decided on the last day of November to hold theconference in Paris and Versailles. Premier Clemenceau and Marshal Foch,with Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonino of Italy, went to LondonDecember i to discuss peace problems with British leaders, and four dayslater President Wilson sailed from New York with the other Americandelegates.

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