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AFTER WEEK
OF REVOLT
BERLIN IS
QUIET
EXPECTED AMERICAN FOOD
RELIEF ECLIPSES CURIO
SITY OVER THE POLITICAL
DRAMA EBERT—HAASE
CABINET APPARENTLY IN
UNDISPUTED CONTROL
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Nov. 16.—Berlin now has had
a week of revolt! t i in, but the streets have
the same appearance they presented on
any Saturday durim? the war with the
exception of the absence of newspapers
reference to events along the front. A
casual visitor would not be aware that
this has been the storm center of a gi
gantic politeal upheaval. The mass of
the public appears anything but excited
over the future progres of events. Its
jaded, war-weary nerves are apparently
no longer capable of responding to thrills
no matter how inspiring.
It is no reflection on the German sense
of patriotic duty to say expected Ameri
can food relief temporarily eclipses curi
isit.v over the political drama. After four
years of grinding war the listless atti
tude of the middle class elements in the
the early stages of the revolution is typi
cal of the apathy that prevails.
While parliamentary leaders of the mid
dle parries beat a headlong retreat when
the abdication of Emperir William was
announced and left the social democ’ats
undisputed masters of the tangled situa
tion. the majority of the middle class cit
izens appeared oblivious or perplexed in
the face of grave events. It was only af
ter the socialists had worked feverishly
for eight days to anchor the revolution in
the hearts and minds of the working men
that the middle classes decided to issue
thejr first call to arms.
The Ebert-Haase cabinet has apparent
ly been in undisputed control, although
its organization is still somewhat chao
tic. It has taken over such elements of
the old bureaucratic regime as were in
dispensable and placed its party men in
strategic positions, without however man
ifesting inclination toward party bias.
The hastily created subordinate bodies
and committees are gradually introducing
a semblance of method and continuitv in
to their work.
The conflict of authority and disputed
jurisdiction which made the reichstag
building a babel early in the week now
lias disappeared. The executive commit
tee of the soldiers’ and workmen's organ
ization is suppo.sed ti be highest author
ity in the present government, but it does
not attain that distinction. It is subordi
nate to the final authirity of the council
formed by the six people’s commissioners.
Until the national assembly has decreed
the structure of the new republic the
present apparatus must be accepted as a
provincial mak. shift.
At present the Ebert cabinet is concern
ing itself with the urgent problems of food
and demobilization. The gravity of both
is such that the radicals are wisely re
fraining from indulging *n any otopian
experiments.
Ebert and Scheidemann are not feared.
Taiiisberg is a professional lawyer credi
ted with wise and moderation. Haase,
Dittmann and Barth have been less sat
isfactory. Haase is credited with being
an extremely astute politician. Haase
probably suffers abroad because of his
violent utterances in the reichstag. He
should not he measured by them, but
should rather be given credit for realiz
ing his responsibility.
During the course of the week no se
rious frictiin in the cabinet’s delibera
tions has been reported the left
v ing has nit declared for an early con
vening of he national assemblv. Ebert
and Scheidemann. on the other hand, are
contented to rest their eau. e in the elec
tions.
The coming week will bring the middle
class parties into belated action. The
m pger of the national liberals and the
progressives has virtualy been effected.
Beading men and women all over the
country issued a stirring cal for the
founding of a new democratic party* totfav
The appointment of Karl Kautskv and
Edward Bornstein as under-secretaries of
foreign affairs and finance, brings two of
the best known theorists into the soldiers’
and workmen’s givernrnent. Both are
cinvinced, however, that Germany is not
in fit spiritual or physical condition to
warrant experiments along the line of
their pet theories.
Responsibility for the disorders in the
first days of the revolution rests on the
spartacus group in which Liebknerht and
Rosa Luxemburg carry little of the influ
ence they held at first. Soldieis and
sailors are ready to suppress anv plot
against the government and are insistent
in their demand for non-partisan politics
and for convening the national assembly,
at which the greater German republic
will receive its baptism.
HERO OF VERDUN
IS AWARDED BY
FRENCH NATION
By Making Petain a Marshal,
France Has Only Performed a
Duty, Says Simonds. Who
Considers This Leader Second
Only to Foch in Ability
By FRANK SIMONDS
Amarics’s Foremost Military Writer.
(Copyrighted 1918 by New York
Tribune, Inc.)
Special Dispatch to The Herald.
New York, Nov. 21.—8 y promoting
Petain to the rank already held by
Foch and Joffre. the French govern
ment has merely performed a duty
which not to have done would have
heen to awaken surprise and even crit
icism in the whole world. The de
fender of Verdun unquestionably
earned the right to the distinction al
ready bestowed upon the victors of
the First and Second Marne. Foch,
Joffre and Petain, are clearly the pre
eminent French soldier- of this war
and no other nation can claim ft,
any three of its generals equal glory.
Before Verdun, Petain had earned
reputation. His offensive in Cham
pagne in 1915, was the first consider
able victory of the Allies after the ini
tiative had passed to them. It had
only local result* and was in no sense
decisive, but it yielded more thart 25,-
«o<i prisoners, more than a hundred
guns and brought the first real sense
of victory to Haris and to London.
Before Champagne, Fetain had been
remarked as a rising officer, a scholar
and a teacher, like Foch, who had been
able in practice to employ hia prin
ciples successfully.
Rut Virdun was the great test. When
the new marshal reached the Meuse
citadel, the Hermans had taken Douau
mont. advanced nearly seven miles
and were almost at the last line of
defense. To organize his defense re
tain had first to counter attack with
the elements that were just beginning
to arrive, while he created a line of
resistance. He had to restore order
out of confusion, to recreate confi
dence. sorely shaken. A situation as
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
VOLUME XXIII, No. 331. (UNITED PRESS)
U. S. SHIPS STAND BY AS
THE GERMAN FLEET IS
GIVEN UP TO THE BRITISH
OUR TROOPS
STANDING
ON SOIL 4
NATIONS
With the Americans Advancing To
ward the Rhine, Nov. 20.—The Amer
ican army of occupation is now stand
ing on the soil of four countries —
France, Belgium, Luxemburg and Ger
man Lorraine.
Today's advance resulted in the oc
cupation of a score of villages and
towns. We reached Fontoy and Vltry,
in Lorraine, the latter town being only
ten miles north of Metz. Further to
the left Americans entered the neu
tral duchy of Luxemburg, passing
through Esch. American outposts are
now only a few miles from the city of
Luxemburg. The capital is gaily dec
orated with flags; the people expect
antly awaiting arrival of the Amer
icans. The mayor crossed the line in
an automobile and paid his respects to
General Pershing at Longuyon. which
is now headquarters.
Michigan and Wisconsin troops, who
led the way Into Luxemburg, received
an ovation along every foot of their
march. They entered 15 villages, every
one deoerated with home-made Amer
ican flags.
M German Lorraine, the Americans
were welcomed by the inhabitants of
French extraction. Those of German
descent looked on sullenly.
The important town of Arlon, in
Belgium, remembering Americas food
and relief work throughout the war,
gave our troops an extraordinarily
warm greeting. The townspeople stood
beside the roads all day, cheering
themselve shoarse. It was not uncom
mon to see doughboys carrying one
or two children with chattering French
or German giris and boys walking
alongside.
The Germans sent some staff offi
cers to army headuarters, to arrange
for handing over the j. aterial at Lon
guyon. This included 39 locomotives,
200 guns and thousands or rifles. The
roads near the Luxemburg frontier are
lined with surrendered cannon.
[AMERICANS TO PASS
THRU LUXEMBURG TODAY.
Pa ris, Nov. 21. —American troops will
pass through the* city of Luxemburg
today. General Pershing, who is ac
company* lg the forces, will call on
Grand , jehess Marie Adelaide while
he is in her capital city.
A proclamation has been addressed
to the people of Luxemburg, an
nouncing that the passage of Amer
ican troops through their country is
necessary and guaranteeing the dis
cipline and friendliness of the soldiers
toward the population.
ALLIES TO PROTEST
NEUTRALITY VIOLATION.
Paris, Nov. 21. —The allied govern
ments have decided to send an official
protest to the Dutch government
against the violation of Holland’s neu
trality as a result of her permitting
German troops to cross the province
of Limburg in their retreat from Bel
gium, according to the Echo de Paris.
BELGIANS ADVANCE 50
MILES SINCE TRUCE MADE.
London, Nov. 21. —The Belgians rapidly
carrying out the re-occupation of their
country, have advanced more than 50
miles from the lines htld by them wHV*n
the armistice was signed. They have
entered Turnhout 24 miles northeast and
Herenthals 18 miles east of Antwerp.
Both the America ns and the British
have advanced about 30 miles while the
French have penetrated 40 miles into
former German territory occupying Saar*
brucken
The general line of the allied advance
apparently is as follows:
Turnhout Herenthals Antwerp Brue
h* Is Jerneppc Givet Wanoennes Longlier
L’ftnglise Habay-La-Vielle Arlon Esch,
Vltry, St. Avoid, K ocher n. Forbach,
Saarbrucken, Z-ihera. Obernay, Neiibrels
ach, and the line of the Rhine to the
Swiss border.
FRENCH CELEBRATE
FREEDOM OF LORRAINE.
Metz, Nov. 20. —Peasants and trades
people were the loudest in their cheers
when the French resumed control of Lor
raine. The reason is (hut most of the
workers are native Lorralners and heart
ily pro-French They constitute a strong
majority of the population. Their chil
dren usually speak French although that
language has been "verboten” since 1914.
There was only the mildest enthusiasm
among former office holders and profes
sional men. The: #* are mostly from Ger
many and had ft monopoly on the Jobs
with fat salaries Many of them intend
♦ o stay under French control apparently
The correspondent talked with dozens of
them and failed to find any who con
templated pulling out. They were gen
erally nhilosophlcal and said they would
learn to becofne French, and would wel
come the new liberty
Shortage of supplies Is confined most
ly *o leather Shots made of that ma
terial are practically unobtainable mo**,
of them being made of wood. Glut hex are
expensive hut can be bought If one has
the price. Bread Is not particularly scarce
hut is of poor quality There Is pltnty
of meat and vegetables.
Thre'* French newspapers suppressed in
1914 resumed publication yesterday They
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Sullen Crews Surrender
Fleet of U-Boats to the
British East of Harwich
Copenhagen, Nov. 21.—A1l German warships to be sur
rendered to the Allies cleared their ports Monday, it was re
ported here today. As a result, the German government does
not believe the Allies will occupy Heligoland.
On Board a British Cruiser, Nov.
20, 6:45 P. M. (By The Associated
Press).— Twenty German subma
rines, the first of the German fleet
to surrender, were taken over by
the British thirty-six miles east
of Harwich this morning. The
transfer, by admiralty orders, was
made silently and without demon
stration. The German crews sul
lenly obeyed the orders which had
been given them and tonight the
U-boats lie moored under the Brit
ish flag near a British submarine
base.
During the ceremony of surren
der, American seaplanes flow low
overhead while American subma
rine chasers carried British crews
to the under-sea boats.
From the time the leading sub
marine at the head of the long line
was sighted by the British squad
ron of light cruisers and destroy
ers, there was not a word of com
munication with the Germans.
Only once they spoke to the Brit
ish, complaining of the speed and
I saying that the weaker ones were
unable to kee p#r». “Slower, my
last boats cannot keep up this
speed,” was the wireless message
from a comander, who did not sign
the name of his boat to the mes
sage.
The scene that began about sun
rise when the first submarine was
sighted until late this evening
when the last one was rounded up,
might have easily been mistaken
for fleet maneuvers.
When the enemy boats were
sighted there were only two or
three members of each crew on
deck, but as the details of the sur
render worked out during the
morning and afternoon more Ger
mans appeared. They appeared a
sullen lot when the first British of
ficers stepped aboard and curtly
saluted. British sailors followed
the officers and the Germans went
to the forward deck as the British
and German officers went below to
examine the first ship to he taken
over. The German commander
briefly answered uestions regard
ing th machinery, hut said nothing
else. Evidence of strain and deep
chagrin was unmistakably written
on the faces of some enemy offi
cers The machinery was gene
rally in good shape, but the ves
sels were lightly equipped and
void of all non-essentials. Every
thing indicating the names of the
craft had been removed, although
the Germans, conforming to in
structions, readily told the names
of their boats.
The Germans anchored near the
rendezvous last night and appeared
at the appointed place promptly.
Tiie British ships, with their crews
at uurtfts and every gun manned,
too kprecautions that nothing un
toward occurred. One of the 18
British destroyers in the fleet took
a position ahead. Other destroyers
steamed alongon each side wh»*n
the to'umn starred toward Har
wich.
The column was divided into five
divisions. In addition to the sea
planes that swooped low above the
enernv craft, dirigibles kept com
pany with the fleet aed an obser
vation balloon which was anchored
to a <miser, kept vigil.
Ten miles from Harwici the
fl«*et v.at met by more British do
st roers, whirh tarried crews from
Bri'lsh submarines. T'r»so mene
v/erc divided mo parties <f It ior
each German boat and each was
transferred by American subma
rine chasers to the U-boats, where
a British officer uiekly took charge.
The first submarine boat flew
“no” flag and it seemed a long time
to the British sailors on the other
vessels liefore the ting appeared.
Finally, however, a white ensign
was brought out. Keen this last
signal of total submission by tier
many did not cause the British
sailors to disobey the order of si
lence, hut the expression on the
faces of the officers and men be
trayed their satisfaction as each
17-boat displayed the colors
At last the newly flagged «uh
marlnes were brought to anchor at
Harwich. The Herman crews-were
placed on a destroyer and taken to
the two transports which had ac
companied them. These v**kkHh
were escorted by destroyers to the
rendezvous of the morning, where
they were left to make their re
turn trjp to Germany alone.
(By Don Chamberlain, United Press
Staff Corrssoondsnt.)
SURRENDER OF U BOATS
PROVEB GUIET AFFAIR.
Abosrd the British Cruiser Dsn
ale in the North Ses. -One of the
greatest chapters in the world'*
history *» ■ enacted today when a
score of German submarine* sur-
|THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 21, 1918
rendered wlhout a fight.
The four British cruisers ai.d
accompanying destroyers which
constituted the reception commit
tee had cleared their decks r
action in case the Germans at
tempted any treachery. The gun
ners were at their stations ready
to fire at (. second’s notice, when
the U-boats began to appear sing
ly through the fog.
Marry Foster, a signal man, be
side whom I was standing on the
lower bridge of the Danal** sight
ed the leading submarine thiougli
his glasses, shouting: “There they
are."
Acording to schedule, the ren
dezvous was to have occurred at
7:30 a. m., hut the British reach
ed the designated place ahead of
time and passed beyond. They had
progressed about five miles —36
miles from Harwich —when they
encountered the U-boats. The
Germans did not hesitate, proceed
ing accord .g to instructions
through a lane of liritish destroy
ers toward the harbor. The only
exchange of communications was .
when the cruiser Dragon signalled
the submarines to carry out the
formal surrender. Two American
seaplanes were Included in the
aerial escort.
Small boats with movie photog
raphers aboard drew alongside the
submarine: The Germans laugh
ed and waved their hats at the
photographers, smiling sheepishly.
When the U-boats came to
anchor the ttritish transferred the
German crews, together with their
bread and potato rations, aboard
a merchantman on which they pro
ceeded hack to Kiel, the Dragon
escorting them. The Dragon was
designated to accompany the mer
chantman as far as this mern
ing’s rendezvous.
The surrender caused no excite
ment, the only tiling in the way of
a celebration being the blowing of
a siren in Harwich. The officers
and men on the British ships were
quiet, the genera! attitude being
that the German surrender was so
contemptible it was nothing to
crow about.
It was fitting that the surrender
should be received by the man
who was probably the U-boats
worst enemy, Hear Admiral Iteg
inald Tyrwhitt, commander of the
British destroyer forces.
WARREN M’PG.GO. NOW
UNDER CONTROL OF
GRANITEVILLE MILLS
Transaction Involving Ap
proximately SIOO,OOO Con
summated Thursday
A transaction was consummated
Thursday hy virtue of which the
Oranltevdle Manufacturing Company
acquires the controlling interest in the
Warren Manufacturing Company, the
mill of tlf latter 88,000
spindles-b-lng located about one mile
from the Craniteville mills.
Thstrude was closed following a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Oranitevillc Mills Thursday morning
at which there was favorable action
on the recommendation of the direc
ors that the Warren mills be purchas
ed The consideration Is understood
to be around $400,000.
It Is understood that henceforth the
two mills will be under the same man
na cm tit, although the mutter of a
merger Is a question for future consid
eration, bu one which Is believed will
t>e the natural consequence of the
transaction.
The Warren Mills is a $505,000 c or
poration and considered a very valu
able property. By being under th©
same management ini the Craniteville,
It Is understood that a certain amount
of overheard charges can be reduced
to tiie minimum, thereby Increasing
the valu , of th ■ output of the manu
factory.
LADIES RETURN THANKS
FOR COMING OF PEACE
Orangeburg. 8. C The ladles of Or
ftnxeburff will bold a prayer service
Thurnday In the Bftrara room of th*
Baptfnt chunk The object of th* meet
ing I* to return thank* for the com In if
of pence In answer to related prov«*r*.
The c*J! wn« i»«iued by the following
ladies: M<f*dam«n. L. K. Sturkle. A.
J. Gauthen. Mortimer Olover, J X-
Wof*kn, John Gart, It. HI Jennlng*, Mont*
moery and M W Harley, who were a
committee on arrangement*.
NOW SHOWN
THAT HUNS
NEVER HAD
A CHANCE
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
American Headquarters In France, Nov.
19. —Tht* extent of America’s military ef
fort in France at the time th« armlntire
was dec lured is bliown by statistics which
The Associated Press now is permitted
to make public. While Ihe stupendous
figures are In themselves amazing, they
show only a part of the great effort made
in war preparations. On the morning of
November 11th the United States had in
France 78,391 officers and 1,1881,37 G men,
a total of almost 2,000,000. As has al
ready been announced thero were 750.000
combat troops in the Arifonm* forest. This
number does not include the American
units engaged on other parts of the
frot
Manpower, alone, however, was only
one factor in the preparations for Am
erican participation in the war. Behind
it lay vi- t machinery which was required
in operations. Railways and motor roads
were constructed and across the sea was
brought locomotives cars rails and mo
tor transports oi every kind. Behind
this again was Ihe requisite food, doth*
iiitf and general supplies for the men, as
well as dockage and warehouse con
struction.
The American army has brought over
to France and has in operation #G7 stand
ard gauge locomotives and 18,174 stand
ard garge freight cars of American man
ufacture. In addition it hus in service
350 locomotives and 973 cArs of foreign
origin. Right hundred and forty-three
miles of standard guage railway were
constructed. 500 miles of H Since June ].
In addition there was built 115 miles of
light railways, and 140 miles of German
light, railwavs were repaired and put in
operation. Two hundred and twenty-five
miles of first railway were operated by
the Americans.
53,000 Motor Vehicles
These figures represent a fairly good
sized American railway company but
railways represent only a fraction of the
transport efforts. Modern warefare Is
motor warfare and it iH virtually impos
sible to present in figures this base of the
work of American army. In building
new roads, in keeping French roads re
paired, and in ronatructing bridges, Am
erican engineers worked day and night.
To dg this work the American ftXpert I
tic-nary Forces hart in operation on No
vember Jlth rnorn than 5.3,000 motor ve
hicles.
Even at the present stage of tlie armis
tice. which may precede peace, if Is not.
perrniaaible to hint at the vast stores of
munitions and armament brought over
and held in readiness. The Associated
Press, however, In allowed to give ap
proximate figures showing what has been
accomplished in the accumulation of food
supplies.
In army terms one ration represents
Ihe quantity of each article each man is
entitled to daily. It is interesting to
note tke supply of "ome of the princlpctl
ration components on hand. For Instance
the Americans .390.000,000 rations of beans
alone; 183,000,000 rations of Dour and
flour substitutes. 267,000.000 rations of
inllk; 161,000,000 rations of butter or sub
stitutes; 14.3,000,00 rations of sugar; 89,-
000,000 rations of meat. 67.000,000 rations
of coffee, and J 13,000,00 radons of rice,
hominy and other food There are re
quisites such as flavorings, fruits, candy
and potatoes in proportion, while for
smokers there are 761,000,000 rations of
cigarettes and tobacco In other forms.
Economy at Home
Army authorities oint out that these
vast necessary supplier for the army rep
resent food economies on the part of the
people at home Without Much economies
the work would have been virtually Im
possible nor would the Americans have
been able to promise certain of the al :
lies greater assistance In meeting their
requirements during the winter. The As
sociated Press 1m informed that Ihe Am
erican urmy had engaged to give the
French two million pounds of meat. 5,-
600.000 pounds of beans and rice flour
and milk in proportion. To the Brit
ish 8,500,000 pomidM of meat were prom
ised. while the Belgians were assured they
would receive 4,600,000 pound, of rations
of all kinds.
Tt Ik difficult to describe In exact. fW
iirec, what the American Expeditionary
Force* have done in the const rued ion and
Improvement of dockage and warehouses
since the first troop landed Ten steam
er berths have been built at Bordeaux,
having a total length of 4,100 feet. At
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(ASSOCIATED PRFSA,
Germany’s Dream of
Control of the Seas Is
Blasted By the Allies
— * v*. > Vy,, (
(By The Associated Press.)
LONDON, Nov. 21.—The German fleet
as specified in the terms of the armistice with
Germany was surrendered today to the Allies.
This announcement was made officially
by the admiralty this afternoon:
“The main German fleet surrendered at
9:30 o’clock this morning.”
Ry United Press
LONDON, Nov. 21.—(12:20 p. m.) —The German fleet
has surrendered to the British Grand Fleet, the British Ad*
miralty announced today.
The American battleship squadron and French cruisers
and destroyers participated in the ceremony.
The German high seas fleet comprising 10 dread
naughts, six battle cruisers, 10 light cruisers and a number
of destroyers, was to meet the Allied fleet in the North Sea
off the English coast for the formal ceremony of surrender.
According to plans the German warships were to pass
down a long lane of Allied craft, comprising British, Amer
ican, French and perhaps Italian and other Allied vessels.
The surrender was to be received personally by Admiral
Beattie, commander of the British Grand Fleet. Admiral
Rodman is the American commander.
The German fleet followed the prescribed plan in sur
rendering with the exception of one ship, which is now en
route.
The total number of ships which surrendered was not
yet known, as was cabled.
Four hundred Allied vessels—the biggest fleet ever
assembled —are reportsd to have met the Germans. The
fleet included five American dreadnaughts.
The surrender is understood to have taken place at a
point about sixty miles east of May Isle. (May Isle is just
off the entrance to Ihe Firth of Forth, on the Scottish coast.)
The follow Ink German warships under the tern™ of the urmlstico.
were expected to comprise the fleet turned ovor o the Allies:
DREADNAUGHTS.
.Name. Tonnage. Main Armament. Complement. Built.
Bayern 28,001) Fight 15 Inch 1,100 1910
Koenig 25,800 Ten 12 Inch 1,130 1914
Grosser Kurfurst 25,800 Ten 12 Inch 1,130 1914
Murkgruf 25,800 Ten 12 Inch 1,130 1914
Kronprlnz 25,800 Ten 12 Inch 1,130 1915
Kaiser 24,700 Ten 12 inch 1,080 1912
Kalscrln 24,700 Ten 12 Inch 1,080 1913
Friedrich Her Gmsse 24.700 Ten 12 Inch 1,080 191,3
Koenig Albert 24,700 Ten 12 Inch 1,080 1913
I’.'lnz Regent Leopold 24,700 Ten 12 Inch 1,080 1913
BATTLE CRUISERS.
Hindenbutg 27,000 Might 12 inch 1,000 1910
Bismarck 27,000 K pill 12 Inch 1 000 1917
I xrff linger 20,800 Might 12 Inch 1,128 1914
Hcydllt* 25,000 Ten II I ch 1,108 1913
Mol tke . 23,000 Ten II Inch 1,013 1911
Von Iter Term .19,400 Might 11 Inch 911 1910
LIGHT CRUISE 48.
Mrnden 5,400 Ten 5 Inch - l9lO
Frankfort 5,400 Ten 5 Inch —> 1910
Bremse 4.000 Four 5.9 inch - -
Brurni ter 4,000 Four 5.9 Inch ■
Four Others - - ———- —— - -
DEBT ROYERS.
Fifty ——
0
SUBMARINES.
All -
Washington, Nov. 21.—An American battle squadron,
probably including five dreadnaughts, commanded by Rear
Admiral Hugh Rodman, and operating as a unit of the Brit
ish grand fleet participated today in the passing of German
sea power.
The identity of American naval craft in Pluropean
waters never has been disclosed. The dreadnaughts origi
nally sent ovor were selected because they burned coal, as
the British had difficulty in maintaining a supply of fuel oil.
The original group may have been relieved, however,
and more modern ships sent in their place. They have been
on duty with the grand fleet fifteen months. The first ships
sent over were destroyers and the original force has been
supplemented very largely since then. With orders out for
approximately 275 more destroyers, not a week has passed.
that has not been new craft delivered and promptly sent,
over-seas j
American destroyers, presumably, still are kept on pa
trol and convoy duty until all German submarines are ac
counted for.
Publication in Berlin of Captain Persius’ expose of con
ditions iri the German navy, especially with regard to the
enemy submarines, indicated to naval officials here the prob
able reason why the amended armistic terms forced the Ger
mans to turn over “all” undersea craft instead of 1 GO as first
decided upon. It is thought that the Versailles council either
learned through its intelligence channels or were told frank
ly by the German authorities that their fleet of submarines
did not include as many as 160 boats. The opinion here is
that not more than 100 submarines can be turned over.to the
allies. ..
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