GERMAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONVENED AT WEIMAR

The National Assembly listening to the opening speech of Chancellor Ebert, who was afterward elected President
of the new German State. A notable feature was the presence of women, thirty-four of whom had been elected as
Delegates

( Drawing by Prof. Hans W. Schmidt)

LEADERS OF BOLSHEVISM IN RUSSIA

Board of Communists of the Fifth All-Russian Congress of Soviets, in session at Moscow, Nov. 6, 1918. Seated in
the central foreground with his hands folded on a brief case is Sverdlov, President of the Central Executive Committee.
At left, with hat in hand, is Zinoviev, President of the Commune of Petrograd. Next to him is Madame Feodorovitch.
Zinoviev, whose real name is Apfelbaum, is a violent adversary of the Entente. Sverdlov was formerly a druggist in
Nijni-Novgorod. His position is one of power, as all important acts are submitted to his committee for ratification
Underwood and Underwood)

MEMBERS OF NEW GERMAN CABINET IN SESSION AT WEIMAR

From left to right are seated Ulrich Rauscher, Robert Schmidt, Herr Schiffer, Philipp Scheidemann, Dr. Landsberg, Herr Wissel, Herr Bauer, Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, Dr. Eduard David. On the right in the foreground is Gustav Noske. Behind him are seated Herr Gothein and Dr. Bell

(Drawing by W. Braemar