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Show COPENHAGEN, Nov. 25. An agreement lias been reached between be-tween the German soldiers' and workmen council and the government, govern-ment, it is officially announced in Berlin. The agreement provides : "First All political power is to be in the hands of the German Socialist republic and the soldiers' and workmen's council. "Second Their aim is to defend and develop what has been accomplished by the revolution and- to. suppress all counter-revolutionary activity. "Third Pending the election of representatives of the soldiers' and workmen's councils to an executive council of the German re-J public, the executive council in Berlin is to exercise its functions. "Fourth The appointment and dismissal of all members of the various legislative bodies of the republic and until the final constitution constitu-tion is established regulations of Prussia are to be made by the central executive council which also has the right of control, "Fifth Before the cabinet appoints assistant, ministers the ex-ccutn ex-ccutn e council must be constituted. I "Sixth A convention of deputies drawn from the soldie-pj and. '-'YorkmcnVcolicii!l " "j i LONDON. Nov. 25. This morning's London newspapers display prominently the-German advices regarding the agreement between the soldiers' and workmen's council "and the government which is rc-:; rc-:; garded as a development of the greatest importance and as tanta-j tanta-j mount to the overthrow of the Ebert-llaase combination and the i combination and the adoption at least theorerlicalfy of the existing j ) Russian system. It is admitted that the German councils have not yet developed ! the extra vagances which led t,o the disintegration and anarchy in , Russia, the councils being dominated by the Bolshevik element. The Daily Mail while pointing out the analogy to the develop- j oients in Russia, suggests that the new step is a part of a "big bluff" j aimed at persuading the allies that the okUGermany is defunct. ' i j The Express also thinks the menace is possibly exaggerated for j the purpose of impressing the allies of the difficulties of the position. ; - ''' BERLIN, Sunday, Nov. 24. (By the Associated Press) Dr. Karl Lieb-knecht, Lieb-knecht, the radical Socialist leader, Is i devoting himself primarily to an effort ef-fort to influence the men returning from the front. His henchmen com-; com-; prise a small arm. of red soldiers who are accused of packing various meetings meet-ings sufficiently to secure the majori-j ty necessary to push through mens- j . ures calculated to embarass the present pres-ent government. i Dr. Leibknechl's agitation is the official of-ficial propaganda of the Spartacus group of extreme radicals. He chief- j ly directs his attacks at the proposed -national assembly. The indications, t however, are that his effort to win 1 over the returning soldiers has failed I absolutely and yesterday's meeting I "was marked by the violent opposition a of soldiers. !l The radical leader's principal appeal I is to the proletariat. i Kosa Luxembourg is ably seconding Dr. Leibknecht. Her oratory is of the loquacious and fire-eating brand. The Spartacus group meetings are invar - j Jp.bly attended by numerous women. Phllipp Scheldemann, in Vorwaerts, ; declares that the insecurity of the J government may be deducted from the undisturbed activity of the Spart.tcus faction "who in their press, their i pamphlets and their meetings are en- t dcavoring to win over the soldiers for 1 Bolshevism." t An attempted robbery recently of 60,000,000 marks belonging to tho trca-( trca-( sury of Field Marshal von Mackensen's army is charged against members of ; me Spartacus faction. When the car containing the funds reached tho railway rail-way station hero a few days ago it ; was taken over by a detachment pf ,i i led badged soldiers claiming to rop-ii rop-ii f resent tho Berlin soldiers' and work-' work-' ft Ws government. The deceit was ij J discovered and notwithstanding apolo-i( apolo-i( ;j Gles to the effect that a misunder- , standing was responsible for the at-( at-( t tempted seizure, the red guards wero ,l arrested and interned at police head-, head-, Quarters. Von Mackensen's army now , ,: is on its way through Austria for ij German v. '- . 4 ; BASEL, Nov. 2 The Bosnian na-?J na-?J onal government has .addressed a i : j!01?. to Crown Prince Alexander of . J Serbia, asking for nn immediate ro-j ro-j JV1100 of Bosnia and Herzegovina with ijm ;VC Serbian kingdom under the sover-M sover-M , j 'EntJ ot the Karagcorgevltch dynasty, mil l which the crown prince Is the rul-Jlfc' rul-Jlfc' 5 heari lit iSKevjtch "(Black George) III ' rovIlch the founder, of the i- reigning dynasty in Serbia. He wa3 murdered in 1817 leaving two sons, one of whom, Alexander, became the reigning prince in 1842. In 1857 Alexander Alex-ander was forced to abdicate and was banished. The Obrenovitch dynasty i then became the reigning house and continued until 1903 when King Alexander Alex-ander and his queen wero murdered. Then tho Karageorgcvitch house returned re-turned to power, King Peter I becoming becom-ing monarch. His older son, Prince George, renounced succession to the throne in 1909 and Prince Alexander fought with great distinction during the recent Allied offensive In southern south-ern Serbia. oo |