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Show ISQCIALIST LEADER FRIEDRICH EBERT ASSUMES REINS AND OUTLINES PLANS IN PROCLAMATION. Declares That He Plans to Form a People's Peo-ple's Government Which Will Bring About Speedy Settlement Settle-ment of Problems. Copenhagen. Friedrich Ebert, the Socialist leader, has been appointed imperial chancellor. He has issued a proclamation saying that he plans to form a people's government which will endeavor to bring about speedy peace. Chancellor Ebert said he would endeavor en-deavor to continue the freedom which the people had won. He begged support sup-port In the hard work ahead and appealed ap-pealed for co-operation in the country and cities in the problem of provisioning. provis-ioning. Herr Ebert in his proclamation said that Prince Maximilian of Baden had transferred the chancellorship to him, all the secretaries of state having given their consent. The new government, govern-ment, he added, "would be in agreement agree-ment with the various parties." It is officially announced from Berlin Ber-lin that the war ministry has placed Itself at the disposal of Friedrich Ebert, whose appointment as imperial chancellor was forecast Sunday by the decree of Prince Maximilian. This action was for the purpose of assuring the provisioning of the army and assisting as-sisting in the solution of demobilization demobiliza-tion problems. |