Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-22

4 ing the honor place. 1t is not Away:
newly manufactured flag. made in The
! kEsthsr nag TO which every nembe.
H the family generously contributed
EYShsr's best SUNDAY o-insstins rec
sHgnd distinguished place in IN,
have suffered and sacrificed through
Jour bitter years, amid curses and
tenrs ARE now sacrificing to do hom-
age to their American liberators which
y makes these curious flags mean more
q 20 the passing Yankees than the finest
B siiken emblem, hung from stately
i ruth Avenue mansion.
eERSIIlNG GUARANTEES
DISCIPLINE OF TROOPS
Rershing is seeing to il that the
n tHsth of the people of this long -suf-
fe5,ing grand duchy is not disappointed
81 In proclamation addressed TO the
inhabitants, the American commander
= announced that the passage was ne
y cessary. and he guaranteed the disci.
pline OF his troops and their good Will
4 toward tho Inhabitants In an army
Z order, he instructed the American sol
diers accordingly
& EVERY foot OF the way the Yunks are
s-FSvcn oVationS from the overJoyed
! btrghers.
: The Mayor OF I.uxemburE city called
& on General pershing before the capital
WAS entered and had a cordial chat
with the American commander.
@a The way into Luxembourg was led by
( troops from Michigan and Wisconsin
9e The people of the grand duchy have
! harrowing tales TO tell of the high
handed methods employed by the Ger
mans during the OCCUPATION. For
q harmless uttcranccs civilians we're
thrown into prison for long terms.
4 ten year-old boy was expelled because
he made an oThand remark that the
& Germans had no right TO pass through
4 his homeland
4 aid replaced by Germans. who COM
PEELED the children TO attend classes
for two hours five days week. cnh!s
ing the parents " francs per chliu
French, history and geography were
rot taught The German language was.
,Aleanwhile, the French are meeting
With joyous receptions in HlSaSe i'o'
rsine. Strassburg Mill be entered 'u"
~. in HANDS OF POLES
.-Dispa,ches from Amsterdam to-nish,
| announce that the town or PcSen ana
ile same name are in Polish hands
-lsRe Poles in the soldiers and work
msn's organization have seized me
, gipn. They are III possession of mu-
ni!tons and provisions ,,s.a .,,x Of
sGos;sn strongly , Iort mest any
Polish towns. having been the seat OF
a bishop in the end OF the tenth cen
Poland down TO 1896. 1t was the head
, quarters OF the Fifth German Army
Corps, and fortress of the iirst rank'
SON before the war OF 1000 men. ii
Is the capital Of the Province OF 70.
sen, CONSISTING OF me we 81 ,,ninod
The population of the province III l'ee
was nearly 100000. ,,
parl of Posen in the mrs! partition OF
Roland In 1872 and the bulk OF II IN
the second partition in 1923. ..
From Berlin came messages thaN
Hans Delbruecl< and other German con-
servative politicians have appealed 10
tito government TO appoint committee
Hsutrals. TO investigate accusations OF
iifeaches or international law by Ger,
many during the. war The appeal sald
that the investigation must be con-
Quoted regardless of the rank or dignity
Of the accused persons, so that the
German people may be able to clear its
-,sAmsterdam dispatches tonight told
, OF the new bsyarian republic thIe m,h
GERM GERMAN 10 state ', Unless Berlin immedi.
/. atcly 0uclls the reign Of terrorism and
successfully completes peace.
! violent cannonading lasting for three
(; message The noise came from tho
!. direction of ,Vitakaila, Finland. II is
I. announced that the fire came from
/, three Of tho Russian warships now In
/. thr hands OF the mutincers.
(; DAMAGE DONE ny THE
a. YANKEE: FLYERS GREAT
A statement given out by the Amer
I lean headquarters In France tonight
>t'icarly shows that the work Of the
aviators had wonderful ef-
). feet in bringing hostilities to an end.
The American Ayers destroyed 6ti
n1brc German planes aud thiriy-ilve
% hsd lost, The so,a f" numhcr de-
:Stroyed by the American uviators was
"926 and the total number Of balloons
ys5seyyenty- three. Two hundred and SIXTY
s-35&e. American planes aud thirty eight
I.ballcona were destroyed by the en-
49, Thesc statistics OF the American air
IAsut: tiviticS have been officially revealed
20. the Associated Press tor the first
estarne. The authorities now feel that
ss,1he deeds OF tho American aviatorS
.ssdlo uld be made known. together with
~ her Information on this branch of
- Sn Noyei,ihcr If; tho day of the sign
Et of the 'armis,ic". there we're ac-
32lally engaged on tho front 80 Amer
sSp plans, 74' pilots. 457 observers
zoo the total number OF planes. 800
s1Ve ere Of the pursuit type, @9s were for
SNFervation and II" were bombers.
SSy- In addition several hundred planes
III various types were being used at
ssrpded
- the air forces operating with the
s.shrst Army alone dropped i0S,9S4 kilo-
@SC ans (about l2o tonS) OF high OK
So osivcS on the enemy lines and supply
III pots and rail heads behind his lines.
stt Is not yet known what was accom-
sfsoished on other portions OF tho front
Sa3HA RIS PAPER DISCUSSES
sSCss PUNISHMENT FOR EN-kAiSER
go What punishment should be mcted
Eo&t % the former Kaiser, is furnishing
SSs4A important topic for discussion in
Afapris circles these days. according to
SSaessages received from there to-day.
pr discussing the position Of the former
ssfrman Emperor the Temps says:
StsS''The government of Holland has al
@$ays the power TO cXpel AN undes ira b lie
cap lest. Let ii use this power"
49, The Temps admits that Hollands
sFeceivinE the Kaiser could be under
sTfood while IL was not known what
sss,s going on in Germany. when re-
sxlJsai might mean that he would be
saynched at q frontier post. but adds:
.ssas Nothing can excuse the outrage that
Sthe man who caused the death OF mill
sfions should enjoy pcaceahlc existence
H4ifr a country which would have lost it's
3sfnd pc ndencc if we had been defeated
tr:ss"If William is placed aboard boat
soF conducted TO the BclE ian frontier.
saHe allies will know what they ought