Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-21
lions evidencing the attachment Of the
populations for France"
FLEET READY
Itss,rss, TO WITNESS SURRENDER

& American battlcships took up their po-
& Sitions in ffty-mile line of grey
8 mounds, which, early tomorrow. Will
4s<ncSs the surrender of 4 powerful
German surface fleet, under the eyes
Stof King George, Admirals Beatty. Sims
and Rodman and Il corps of more than
= 1oo Journalists and artists of all ma
lions that Will immortaliEc with pen
and brush the greatest naval display
IN all history.
Germany'S sea surrender began at
i Sawn to-day. when twenty-sevcn U
boats gave up to Admiral Reginald T.
.TNrwhitt's fleet OF cruisers and destroy
ers and steamed into Harwich, led by
britlsh cruisers Tonight the under
h lea serpents, deprived of their sting.
lie anchored under the Union Jack
Only meag-S crews. just sufficient to
navigate them. took them out on their
last journey under the German ensign.
which was hauled down at the rcndcz-
vous. The German sailors were Il sui
len: detected lot
They were eager TO have the whole
nunnllatlnE business over with. Few
raised their eyes until they had at last
Doarued the German transport Ficrri-
Hentans, which is TO take them back
Two of the German officers wept
engine raised his band 10 shake. win
Tho Germans hand fell l:nply TO his
SIDE, tfeh he turned away. Srimiy nut
terinE something in his native tongue.
OFFICERS AND SAILORS
SEARCH CRAFT FOR 1It AIS
As soon as the fleet OF U-boats had
arrived Al the meeting plnce-iirst
aour divisions OF five vessels each. then
and a party of officers from his flag
ship. the Curacao, boarded the sub
ma Zines one by ,cre and searched them
diligently for "hocby traps"
1t has tcen suspected all along the
Germans might spring a Wholesale
sinking or some other trickery in tho
OIL the first batch went off smoothly.
the British commander had difficulty
70 restrain cheers both on the part of
Harwich, where the I-boat feet was
durned over TO Captain Addison. com
2nanding n: this port. The people made
no effort TO conceal their contempt for
fhe German sailors.
: The fourth Cboat 10 arrive at the
TendeGvouS was a giant SuhSca cruiser.
Suo feet long. equipped with six and
eight-inth guns forward and mower
en- wheel house. \ huge British air
and the two gave striking picture OF
abe degree TO which science and ingcu-
llitE have developed navigation in this
! Admiral Rodman. /. 5. A.. on the
New York: and Captain Beach. COM
,nander. will lead the American squad
!. kansas The whole ,tifty-mile line OF
Beatty's flagship. aboard which the
kinE and his heir Will witness the
'GIsRMANi'S CASUALTY LIST
Y WILL TOTAL MILLIONS
80, REPORTS published in the Vorwnerts
yat Berlin, copies OF which reached this
city to-day. indicate the German cas-
ualties will be far beyond those Of the
allied nations. The vorwacrts claims
! that up to October n, l,5SO. 600 German
soldiers were killed ano the fate OF
soldiers had been wounded. some sew
eral times, and 10000 men had been
made prisoners and We're held in camps
! OF the allied nations
London reports Tonight declare that
parliamentary Investigation has dis
closed that of the 1852 soldiers cap
tured by the Turks. 3.29O died and OF .
s22 others no trace whatever has hecn
found. 1t Is believed they persisted as
a result of iendish treatment at the
I bands OF the Turks. Witnesses in
formed the commission that many were
Z hogged during the 500 mile march
4 through the desert.
!. PRISONERS REACH PARIS
!, FROM THE GERMAN CAMPS
!, Ever since sunday a steady flow Of
q military and civil prisoners has been
!: arriving here on railway trains com.
! ing from the East. Nine hundred pris-
S SnS 81 arrived r,,ssa, SUNDAY. loo Monday
!, more reached tho city to-day Ten
!. thousand are reported TO be on their
way. AmonG the military prisoners
cans and Italians. The civil prison
: ers are all French ana Rcigians All
plainly show the effects of the treat
I ment accorded them by the German
( oficers Nearly all ere starved. while
: many had insufficient clothing to pro-
! tect them from the Chilly blasts of
! winter weather which is now prevail
!, WANT WHOLE QUESTION
SETTLED ny COUNCILS
-. The Berlin soldiers and workm.n.s
-eouncil. at lively meeting has passed
"a resolution against The summoning of
constituent assembly, Says an In
change telegraph dispatch from Copon-
hagen. The resolution, however. de-
apidiers, 'H ana .a .or.Tf OF Eenersl
future OF Germnn+"
ChaneeIlor Ebert and other mod.r-
ates, the advices add. desperately ,ricd
10 chnngc the opinion OF the council
pNt thc extreme eiemcuts appeared TO
%, IN the great majority.
~ In other German towns the axire,o
Ing;
mcnt by the British goycrnrncnt:
in1":Inai!cn has reached His Males
ly's government OF ihr shocking lack
OF organization in thc release OF British
prisoners IN German territory. and 81
one'I return march on foot, mi.crtbly
Wiz, NO. " sao 1000 or transport and
llnes, with resulting Iamcntahle sun
icIinS ana hcaTy InUralil...
ISIS MaJeStys government cannon ,o1
crate a continuation OF this cruel rrcat
ment and must insist on adeuuNtc mr.
rangemeni being made. in All above
respects. by German authorities vim
whom responsibility lies O;her,~is...'
we sinai he compelled TO take ills imtn
account In any question Of yevic,nYli;np
Germany or satisfying the requiremcnts
OF the German population
Ills MatcStS'S government is r.ady
10 icnd all available assistanc. bv for
Wafding food, clothing and transrnrt
10 prisoners camps. where thcy ara
not Otherwise forthcoming. and are al
dressing all allied commanders in This
Pleas. acknowledge receipt of this
message" $40
AMERICAN TROOPS
NOW on GERMAN SOIL
TBy Associated Press
.tAMER1CAN ARMY OF OCCEPATIoT
November @1.--rhe American troons
showed their line across the German
frontier to-day.
= The frontier was crossed at poiuts
opposite Bricy. and 3udun-l c- Eolrau
ana at points between these two places
FURTHER north the DUchy Of I.uXtrn-
burg was entered in the direction of
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