Show I II I WHOLE HOLE NATION i MOURNS DEATH I I or PR EBERT I II I Funeral Rites to Be Held I Wednesday End Comes at Time When Nation I Mourns for War Dead I BERLIN Feb 28 By A. A P. P P.- P. r I Who will succeed Ebert as the tb chief chiel i executive of Germany Is a which is forcing itself more urgently upon the German people because of ot th the fact that the constitution does not provide for tor a vice president I Many lany Germans were made suddenly aware that the of ot I which they were hardly cognizant since Eberts Ebert's rare tact prevented him from forcing himself to the I fore tore Is a pivotal otal point in the whole republican structure and that the I future of the young oung democratic I state will wi-Il be vitally affected by the tha I choice of ot the man placed at the helm Two names thus far stand out preeminently as presidential possibilities Chancellor Chancellor Luther and former former former for for- mer Chancellor Marx Dr Luther would get the support of of the nationalists na na- na- na I conservatives and anda a large part of the business world while Dr Marx would have the Indorsement Indorsement indorsement Indorse indorse- ment of the clericals democrats democrats' and I socialists Both men have enviable records of nation national l aid aad International international I achievements Dr Luther chiefly in connection with financial I policies and Dr Marx as a negotiator negotiator negotiator with the entente and a conI conciliator con con- cil ator at home I TWO OTH OTHERS ERS NAM NAMED ED Two other names mentioned in wider circles are those of General Von and amId former Chancellor The general probably is the most silent man in German public life which added to his c capacities as an administrator and organizer his friends say whether the nationalist nationalist nationalist nation nation- alist parties would dare present presenta a professional military man as their candidate For Dr Cuno it is argued that while he is not used to the turmoil of reichstag politics where he often often of of- of ten was somewhat embarrassed his qui quiet t and charming personality Is well wen suited to the representative duties devolving on or a chief e ecu ecu- ciu tive th p. p As in other countries it 1 It is ex extremely extremely ex- ex ex- ex likely a dark horse may be presented by either elthel of the two major groupings in German political life With a large communist vote ote in the offing it Is doubtful whether an gb an-gb- ab absolute solute majority will be obtained by any candidate on the first ballot The constitution provides In such sucha a case that another popular ballot must be taken fourteen da days s 's later when the candidate with the highest number of ot votes oles will be declared elected MOURNS 4 I I BERLIN Feb 28 By U. U P. P Tho rhe Tho German republic tonight forgot Its I Internal and abd mourned in I unison the death of Its first dent Leaders of the nation casting I aside party strife for tor the moment joined in reverencing the memory of 1 Friederich Ebert the one time sa saddlers saddler's saO sad t- t apprentice who led the tho German German Ger Ger- man through the I Ger I of ot transition of a monarchy to to a socialist republic I I Herr Ebert died at 1015 a. a m. m IThe I The official statement gave the II I cause of death as paralysis of the intestines and general poisoning or of orthe of the system from peritonitis I IThe The president was taken ill Tuesday Tues Tues- day and operated upon Immediately for appendicitis The operation re revealed revealed revealed re- re that peritonitis already had set In and the president was unConscious unconscious J much of the time until his death BUSINESS SUSPENDS News of the death stunned BerUn Berlin Berlin Ber Ber- lin Un and little else was talked of through the theda da day Business virtually was suspended Great crowds gath gathered ered in stricken awe-stricken silence outside the hospital as news of the death spread through the city Tonight as the flag draped body was taken through the streets to tho the thoEbert thoEbert Ebert home men and women wept in sympathy A solid soUd guard of ot fellow tellow tel fel I fel-I low folks chosen from the Republican lican Banner society of which the president was a member marched behind the body as a guard of honor The funeral will be Wednesday It has not been decided whether bu burial burial bu- bu rial will be in the quaint old town Of f Heidleberg the presidents president's birthplace birthplace birthplace birth birth- place or In the capital where he reached the highest of ot po political o o- o success His us last words were Give GI me a sleeping powder so my rest will not be broken Then this whole whale nonsense will be over He seemed very tired nurses said and went peacefully to sleep Tho The condition te termed med by physicians physicians physicians the Heath death agony began at 7 a. a m. m and death came slowly slightly more than three hours thereafter An eight-day eight period of ot mourning was declared by DY the government dur during ng th the day and tomorrow the memorial day for war var dead also wa was was- s. s set aside as a n. memorial day for tor the fallen leader Flags throughout through through- out the city were at half mast in- in cl those on all foreign embassies embassies embassies em em- and legations The dead hero was in his fourth fifty year |