The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-21
ENTENTE TAKES.
over WARSHIPS
ALL IN A BUNCH
Surrender Is Made at $3.50 a. IN.
Today.
Says Official Announcement OF
British Admiralty.
400 ALLIED SHIPS THERE
The Largest Fleet Ever Assem-
bIed in Line.
For the Carrying Out OF the
Armistice Terms.
CBy the Associated Press)

London. Nov. 21-The German
fleet. as specified in the terms OF the
armistice with Germany, was sur
rendered today to the allies.
This announcement was made Of
ficially by the admiralty this AFTER
noon. The statement reads:
THE main German fleet surrender
ed at $50 o'clock this morning"
Left Port at 3 A, NJ.
London. Nov 21.-The British
grand fleet. accompanied by an Amer
lean battle squadron and French
cruisers steamed out at o'clock TINS
morning from it's Scottish base 10 ac-
cent the surrender of the German bat
tIeshfps, battle cruisers and destroy
ers. A wireless dispatch this noon re-
ports that 1t got into touch with the
German ships this morning and that
TIE surrender is being carried out ac-
cording to plan
The point of the rendezvous for the
allied and German sea forces was pc
tween 80 and 40 miles east OF May
Island opposite the Firth OF Forth.
The fog which had eveloped the
grand fleet for three days cleared last
night, and this morning the weather
was dull with a slight haze hanging
over the Firth of Forth
The fleet which is to witness the
surrender consists of some 400 shlps,
including 60 dreadnanghts. 30 Hght
cruisers and nearly 200 destroyers- 1t
is the largest fleet ever assembled.
of the Grand Fleet. is on the Queen
Elizabeth. Five American dread
naughts were included.
Left Kiel Sunday.
Amsterdam, Nov. 21.-The first
German warships destined for intern
ment by the allies left Kiel harbor on
Sunday, according to the VoSsische
Zeitung, of Berlin They included the
Bayern Grosser Kurfuerst. Kron-
prinz, Markgraf, Koenig Albert Kais-
erin, Seydlitz and Moltke.
Keep Out of Hciigoland.
Copenhagen. Nov. 21.-All German
warships to be surrendered to the al
lies have cleared their ports since
Monday, it was reported here today.
As a result the German government
does not believe the allies will occupy
Heligoland.'
The German high seas fleet. COM
prising ten dreadnaushts. six battle
cruisers, ten light cruisers and num-
ber Of destroyers, met 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
line of allied craft. The surrender
was to be received personally by Ad-
miral Beatty. commander of the Brit
ish grand fleet. Admiral Rodman is
the American commander.
Americans There.
Washington, Nov. 21.-An American
battle squadron, probably including
five dreadnaug:;ts, commanded by
Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman and
operating as a unit of the British
grand fleet. participated today in the
passing of German sea power.
The Americans shared in the formal
acceptance by Admiral Beatty. first
British sea lord, OF the surrender of
the main force of the German high
seas fleet. as designated IN the terms
of the armistice.
The identity of American naval
craft in European waters never has
been disclosed.
The opinion here is thar Germany
has no more than 100 submarines
Eight BattIcships.
London, Nov. 21.--It is understood
that the German warships surrendered
to Admiral BeSty today were eight
battleships. six battle cruisers and
eight cruisers. There remain to be
surrendered two battleships. which
are under repair. and so modern tor
pedo boat destroyers.
Cost of Ships.
The cost OF the German warships 70
ha surrendered under the armistice
provisions is estimated TO be at least
s22S,00O,000.
Honor IN