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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
SEAS FREEDOM
DOMINANT ISSUE
London "Times" Expects Foe
to Try to Split Allies
on Point.
SEES DIFFERING OPINIONS
Doctrine if Applied in Narrow
est Sense in 1914 Would
Have Cost Us Dear.
Special Cable Despatch to TEE srS from the
| London Times Service.

Special Cable Despatch to THE srS from the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1918; all rights reserred.
LONDON, Nov. 2e.-The Tip,es to-day
says:
at seems obvious that in the discus
slons Of peace Germany will attempt to
concentrate attention on the freedom OF
the seas as the most promising matter
about which there might be a difference
OF opinion among the Allies.
Indeed, one may hhd almost any
German newspaper induieing in the ar
gument that Germany may hope to
profit by the difference OF opinion pre-
vailing in England and America"
An article in the Hamburger Mach
rtchton says the British press is fully
awake to German attempts to exploit the
Anglo-American rivalry in shipping. The
article argues that the real point at is
sue is whether Germany can resist the
demand for the confscation Of German
shipping to replace the British tonnage
sunk. The Hamburg article concludes ::
ut Is clear that the more overwheln-
ing the conditions forced upon the Ger
man Empire are the more probable It
VIII be that decisive British alienation
from the United States will not arise"
1t is suggested that this article may
have been one OF the last efforts OF
Albert Ballin.
There is serious thought in the dis
cussion going on here not only regard
ing freedom of the seas but freedom OF
the land and freedom OF the air, how
far progress can safely be made in these
directions
II Is clear now that freedom OF the
seas in its narrowest sense II dominant
in 1914 wou1 have prolonged the war
indefinitely. The United States might
have had more millions OF casualties,
more millions of dead than either Great
Britain or France before the wars end.
There is very real and earnest de-
mand here that the league of nations
shall become substantial reality in its
power embracing all these subjects.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
GERMAN BOHEMIA
SHUNS TEUTON GRIP
Many in Vienna Oppose
Union With Berlin,
by J. NJ. JEFFRIEs.
Special Gable DeSpdtch 10 THE suN from the
London Times SerrIce.

Specid! Gable DesDdtch 10 THE srN from the
London Times Serrlce.
Copyright. 1913; all rights reserred.
VIENNA, Nov 2o.-Herr Bauer, For
eign Secretary of the new German Aus
trian Republic, wants to Join the Ger
man confederation. He demands n
union with German Bohemia. but the
Bohemian State refuses. He demands
also a union with the Tylol Vorarlberg
The latter wants 10 Join Switzerland, but
Switzerland is unwilling, the Vorariberg
being entirely Catnolic. The Tyrol does
not wanr TO Join any State whereof
Prussia is Il part.
There Is a large party In German
Austria, especially In Vienna, that is op-
posed to union with Germany as IL ex-
lists. There Is much talk OF a southern
German state consisting OF Bavaria and
German parts Of Austria. At the same
time. II Herr Bauer can get food for the
population he may be able TO carry out
his project for Joining Germany.
Unless food falls to arrive there Is lit
tie danger OF Bolshevism. The Governors
of the old state are "A memory, the EN-
peror is a virtual prisoner, the Arch
dukes are forgotten and both Generals
of the war are "spurlos versenkt" No
one wants TO discuss them. especially as
regards the latest Italian Victories.
The food question Is bad now. with no
bread coming until December, and next
week, like last week, will be meatiess
In hotels meat orders cost from 2l 10 az
shillings it5 TO s650).
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
Admiral Tirpitz Shaves Off
Whiskers Before His
Flight to Switzerland.
DISGUISE Is SOUGHT
100 Additional Submarines
on Way to Yield to
+, the Allies.
BEATTY'S ARMADA WATTS
He Is at North Sea Post to
Receive Great Enemy
Warships.
BEATTY'S ARMADA WATTS
Special CdoIe Despdfch TO TIE SrS.
Copyright, 1918: all rights reserrsd.


LONDON, Nov. 20.-Twenty German
submarines from Kiel surrendered to
the British light cruiser fleet ten
miles east of Harwich this morning.
Read Admiral Tyrwhitt met the Ger
mans at prearranged rendezvous
thirty miles at sea.
The remainder If the German un-
dersea fleet, numbering probaNlyeighty
vessels. will be surrendered later
this week in accordance with the
armlstice terms. These boats are
now proceeding through the North
Sea to the designated meeting place.
Coincident with the surrender OF
the first twenty of the submarine fleet
which so long spread terror on the
seas comes statement from NJ.
BjernsOn, Norwegian traveller just
returned TO Christlanla from Berlin,
that Admiral Won Tlrpltz, former
head OF the German navy and author
of the unrestricted submarine cam
paign, had shaved off his whiskers
before taking flight to Switzerland.
"His beard met the fate of his sys-
tem," Bjernson remarked.
Rear Admiral Tyrwhitt OF the Brit
ish navy received the surren nder of the
first batch Of U-boats, and will remain
at his present station in the N6rth Sea
Until the entire undersea feet Is turned
oyer to the British. Twenty addi-
t!onal U-boats will be surrendered to-
morrow. the Admiralty states, and
twenty more on Friday. The others
will be turned over in the immediate
future.
Under the terms of the armistice as
first drawn 1t was stipulated that 160
Submarines were to be surrendered as
guarantee OF good faith on the part
OF Germany. 1t was then announced
from Berlin that less than this num-
her were left whereupon Marshal
Foch. taking no chances, required the
Germans to send along all their re-
naming U-boats. This was agreed to.
Tomorrow is the day set for the
surrender OF the German high seas
feet, and Admiral Beatty, commander
OF the British grand feet. Is now at
his post in the North Sea awaiting the
coming OF the armada of battleships
and cruisers. whose crews, from skip
rers to cabin boys, were accustomed
for a score OF years to drink toasts TO
Der tag" meaning by that the glad
day they would receive the order from
their imperial master to go out on the
ocean lanes and smash the hateful
British tubs to smithereens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
Troops Prophesied
Wars, Not Smokes, End

GIT would have taken us longer
to win the war without our
smokes from home" says Private
Joseph Charles of Company L,
307th Infantry, and Sergeant
James B. Greenstend writes:
IF we stop over here beyond the
holidays the good old SUN will
not forget our address,"
In time of stringency in ton
mage the smoke fund got tobac-
CO 70 the soldiers, and it will not
fail under easier conditions, but
donors who wish to aid the holi-
day drive should read on page 8
reasons why they must not waste
time.
WARNING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication It EMPLOYS
no agents or solicitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
TWENTY U-BOATS IN BRITISH HANDS;
TEUTONFLEET TO SURRENDER TODAY;
AMERICANS CROSS GERMAN FRONTIER
CAPTIVE YANKS RETURNING:
MANY CHARGE BRUTALITY
-Four Centres Established Back Of American Lines to
Receive Them-z-Red Cross Ready to Care
for Freed Prisoners

camps at Chaudeney. Revigny. Chelles
and Saleux.
The returned men gave varying ac-
counts OF their treatment by the Ger
mans. Some say they were treated very
harshly and brutally, while others say
their captors were stern but not unduly
harsh. Seemingly the treatment de-
pended largely upon the administration
OF the prison in which the Americans
were confined. The physical condition
OF the returned men also varies
The American Red Cross Is estab-
, fishing relief stations at the four con-
centrstion camps. Chaudeney is near
Amiens and Chelles is southeast Of Com
piesne. Revigny Is northwest OF Bar
le-Duc, while saleux Is in the region OF
Toul.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
WEATHER FORECAST.
Enormous Food Stores
Found in Kaiser's Home

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 20.-Ac-
cording to Berlin advices
enormous stores of foodstuffs
were found in the castle Of the
German Emperor in Berlin.
A member Of the Soldiers and
Workmen's Council is authority
for the statement that there was
q great variety Of foodstuffs
found, the value of which nor
mally would be several hundred
thousand marks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
SILENT SURRENDER
MADE BY U-BOATS
CreWs Are Transferred at
H0rwich, England.

LONDON, Nov 20-The following ac-
count OF the surrender of the first batch
Of twenty German submarines, which
/ was accomplished this morning at sea
is given by an eye witness OF the incl
dent. More than eighty other German
submarines are to be handed over 10 the
allied naval command before the end Of
the week.
After steaminK some twenty miles
across the North Sea the Harwich forces.
which consisted of five light cruisers and
twenty destroyers. were sighted. The
flagship of Admiral Tyrwhitt. the com
nander. was the Curacao. High above
the squadron hung a big observation
balloon.
The squadron. headed BY the flagship.
then steamed toward the Dutch coast.
followed by the Coventry. Dragon. Danal
and Centaur. Other ships followed in
line with their navigation lights showing
The picture was noble one as the
Great vessels, with the moon still shin
ing, advanced to take part in the sur
render OF the Germsn U-boats.
"PnrnvRnes" Are Dropped,
Soon after the British squadron
started the ''paravanes' were dropped
overheard. These devices are shaped
like tops and divert any mines which
may be encountered, for the vessels were
row entering a mine field Almost every
one on board donned a life belt, and jusi
as the sun appeared above the horizon
the first German submarine appeared.
Soon after O'Clock twenty sub.
marines were seen in line accompanied
by two German destroyers. the Tibanis
and the Sierra Ventans, which were 10
take the submarine crews back to Ger
many after the transfer.
All the submarines were on the sur
face with their matches open and their
crews standing on deck. The vessels
were fy.ng no aags whatever and their
guns were trained fore and aft In so-
cordance with the terms OF surrender
A busle sounded on the Curacao snd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21

II Won have money, buy more
LIBERTY BONDS-from US.
II you need money. we will buy
LIBERTY HONDS--from you.
John Muir a Co.. 81 BwRy.-Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
GERMANS GREET
YANKS' ADVANCE
Correspondents Go Over Lux
emburg Line by Accident
and Get Warm Welcome.
SOLDIERS ARE FRIENDLY
Food in Lorraine Plentiful and
People Say They Were
Forced Into War.
BY RAYMOND g. CARROLL.
Special cdoie Despatch TO The Sun and "a
Public L<1ner


Special cdoie Despatch TO The Sun and the
Psonc Ledger.
| COPYRIGHT. 1878: all rights reserred.
| WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF Occu-
PATTON. Nov. 20.-I have seen and talked
! with the German army. Our meeting
took place upon Luxembourg Boulevard
about ten kilometers north Of Esch sur
Alsette. With me were two other corre-
| spondents. How we got first into the
Grand Duchy OF Luxembourg ahead Of the
. American Army OF Occupation was ar
accident. but 1t proved to be q thrilling
adventure.
/ Countries are so close together here.
about that one slips over the border
without the slightest warming The wal
has washed out customs officers and the
recent armlstice has brought about such
confusion that fast going motor car
such as we have In the press division
! can make almost any old destination.
We'might still have been going but fol
7 the fact that We ran smack into the tai
of long line Of infantry leisurely max
Ing its way across the neutral State o,
Luxemubrg.
GeSman Ofacerr Frieualy.
-,
non-commissioned officers. one OF whom
was English speaking and who studied
| ourSmaps and gave US the information
we requested, We turned our automobile
| around and made our way back TO Esch
but in doing so pierced \ line Of GERMAN
artillery. with whom we hold no cbnver'
| ,F,t lam setttnr -absss or n,v storv
! Al has .heer ,tevious,, o,,,i,n.d In r,,
cab b,es our arm, ia rnov,nr tovard IN,
Rhine In many columns. Care 4, taken
not TO tread too closely -upon the heels
pf the wi,hdra wing oernan soldiers
Generally the plan Is 70 march two days
and rest two days. Inasmuch as I came
pverseas with the Fifth Artillery was
interested In Its marching programme.
Col. John Kennedy and his men we're IN
high spirits and overjoyed because they
had been selected for the march into
Germany. II was suggested that We
journey on to Longwy, which we did
there finding Major-Gen- FRANK ParRer'
commander OF the division:
you Will ma the sixteenth ana
Eighteenth regiments In some httie
towns around here where the French
people are hoiding ceieorauohs' ne IN
formed u.s.
c. shan
| once oe!oho tne trench system 'he
roads In territory heid py the Sermans
Tor -FOUR years were IN spienold cohdi-
ton. Ihey were oroau' "hi'e tree Dor
dered highways along Whieh our car
sped win the grace OF low hyins
eagle. Thousands OF released French,
Russian and Italian prisoners, south
bound. passed u.s. They were pitifui
sights. many without overcoats although
az. 40 :, ,,,as .,,,a,. Ths,, had hssr ,saa
"e c -. -, - n.,.I.s
Va '"e 4V' W." 'e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
Unwilling Warriors.

Released French soldiers with them
VINO had been German prisoners told us
these men were LorrAlners. unwilling
subjects of the German Kaiser and
forced by the Prussian military system
Into the German army At Agmstz
where we drew up at the end OF the
main street before a hardware store, an
elderly man came out and invited us to
enter his home at the rear Of the shop
telling us he had a cousin, Perrie Paul.
didier, an engineer living In Plttsburg
and that he knew all about the brave
Americans.
He presented US to his wife and two
daughters and insisted that We take our
midday meal with his family. We had
meat. French fried potatoes. salad. two
kinds of wine and cigars. This IN
Staying Germany"
From Agmetz we journeyed on "a
Esch. which was one OF the designated
destinations OF another American col.
umn. We. had got into the heart OF
Esch. a thriving. lively looking city. be-
fore we discovered that we were In the
Grand Duchy OF LuxemSurS. No Ger
man troops were in sight and people we
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BAsLE, Nov. sO.-Msthias Erzberger,
Secretary OF State without portfolio In
the German Cabinet and head OF the
delegates WHO were sent to Marshal
Foch's headquarters. has agreed, at the
request OF the Government. to continue
the negotiations relating TO the armistice
to prepare for those OF peace, according
10 the Post OF Stra ssburg.
He thus, strictly speaking. Is Secretary
OF State for Peace. II is said.
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Senators Gin n Fog"

The only definite statement the Presi-
dent has ever made on freedom OF the
seas is as follows:
absolute freedom of navigation upon
the seas outside territorial waters. alike
In peace and war. except as the seas
NAV be closed In whole or In part by
international action for the enforcement
of international covenants"
II is assumed, OF course. that the Presi-
dent has made an exhaustive study OF
this subject. Senators confessed to-day
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II is the BELIEF Of the men who will
Frame the naval bill that Great Britain
rhould be given an equal share In control
q the seas, but only an equal share.
The United states and Great Britain
With equal power should control the
seas Jointly, they point out.
The Secretary cleared up a point to-
day which has been worrying the Naval
Committee. He declared II was the in
t"nton of the Navy Department 10
la!ntain under naval discipline and d.
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Connecticut western news., 1918-12-19
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The following comment by the
IousnallC Courier should start many
prDhibitionists thinking
@9We forbear to tear the cur
tafn of concealment from the stir
ing eyes of the prohibitionist who
rszsd these words in a dispatch
from Paris: 81 raise my glass to
the health of the president of the
French republic and to Nine.
RoIncare and the prosperity of
Ffz.hce.". He must begin to doubt
ssaa habits of his president. But
Prrhaps Mr.. Wilson only raised
has glass" %4
Not only has the president 'fraised
HIS glass" but we earn that King
George of England, has abandoned
las abstinence policy which he has
Rrzseticed for the past three years.
Connecticut western news., 1918-12-19

throughout the state. Some believe
that the usefulness of this organiza-
ton is past while others think that
the first real work of the 'organiza-
ton is still to come, when the army
has been demobilized and no other
state military organization will be
available in case of emergency.
Commenting on this situation,
Maj.-Gen. Burpee said at Waterbury
recently: "There is as much need
new for the state guard as there was
in April, 1917. In some communi-
ties where guards are drilling under
difficulty and great expense the
guards will be discharged soon. 1t
appears so per cent of the guard
will be maintained for some time"
When the national guard compa-
mics were called for service, it was
at once apparent many of the states
without military organization of
some kind were inviting trouble and
Connecticut at once took the lead
and formed what was called the
Home Guard, while other states fol-
lowed it's example. The State Guard
as it is now called has proved it's
worth many times and according to
officers who have inspected the nu-
merous companies, the State Guard
organizations as a whole are better
than the National Guard ever was.
They are more thoroughly trained and
while composed of men of all ages,
we believe that in case of need they
could give a good account of them
selves.
When it is taken into considera-
ton that even after the .demobili-
zation of the regular army, no mill
tary organization will be available
except the State Guard in case of
riots or strikes, it would hardly
seem wise to discharge these organi-
cations at this time. The National
guard has been abolished and unless
laws are made which would make
military training compulsory, the
state guard should be. maintained
until some similar organization is
perfected.
Connecticut western news., 1918-12-19
"A BUSY TOWN

With the capture of two automo-
BILE thieves here last week, the bur-
gSaxizing of billiard room cash
register and large balloon from
Camp Mills coming to grief in a
trge ON a nearby farm, it seems that
Kaxfh Canaan is getting its share of
Hubbcity, even though some is of a
<aerogatory nature. The first two
xre honest-to-goodness facts, but the
Htssd after causing considerable
eamamotion in this part of the county
pesArod out.
The T'orrington Register printed
faae story Of the balloon in part as
follows:
Mineoia, N. Y, Dec. 13.-Ofi-
.e5aas of Camp Mills yesterday put
tire war department on the trail
at a suspected 'sjoy rider" who
ta5ok out a big silk elephant
tspe" naval balloon and landed
with it eventually in the top of a
gree on Mrs. Sarah Mills farm at
Canaan, Conn.
Nhefher or not there has been
Rzch balloon we have been unable
tzs determine, but we do know that
nD, such thing happened in Canaan,
Csnn. It might have landed in Ca
mann. N. Y or New Canaan, Conn,
kns as there is really only one Ca
MaaA, or properly speaking North
Canaan. the Register should not be
1n7fen to task too severely for think
Tg the accident took place here.
Connecticut western news., 1918-12-19
SAVE $1,000, 1000 BUSHELS
OF WHEAT THAT FORMERLY
WAS LOST IN THRESHING
Farmers, Urged by Food Administra-
ton, Provide Seven Extra LoaVes
of Bread for Every American.

BY adopting cleaner threshing meth
DDS and by literally combing harvest
fields to gather grain formerly vast
ed, threshermen and farmers of the
United States this year saved, fully
100000. bushels Of wheat, estimated
as equivalent to about seven one-pound
loaves of bread for every person In
the country. This result, accompanied
by corresponding savings Of barley,
oats, rye and other grains Is shown by
reports from 33 grain states to the q.
8. Food Administration. Other states.
although not prepared to furnish def
mite figures Of conservation in the
grain fields, report greatly reduced
harvest losses.
This rural food saving achievement.
accomplished in scarcely six months
time, was in direct response to re-
quests by the Food Administration,
which asked farmers and threshermen
to reduce harvest losses from about
3A per cent-the estimated average
In normal times-to the lowest posi-
BILE minimum. Country grain thresh-
ing committees carried into every
grain growing community the 0fncial
recommendations for accomplishing
the results desired.
In numerous instances drivers OF
racks with leaky bottoms were sent
from the fields to repair their equip
ment and frequently bad order thresh-
ing machines were stopped until the
cause Of waste was removed. But In
proportion to the number of persons
engaged in gathering the nations grain
crop, cases Of compulsion were COM
paratively rare. The Food Admins
tration freely attributes the success of
the grain threshing campaign to pa
! triotic service by farmers, thresher-
men and their crews. incidentally
grain growers of the United States are
many millions Of dollars Sin pocket
as q result of the grain saved.
Connecticut western news., 1918-12-19
SNAP SHOTS

If the restaurant sugar bowl is as
grimy and sticky looking as it was
when it disappeared from the coun-
ter, we don't care if it never comes
back.-Kansas City Star.
$50 **k
Foch was present at Sedan in
1870, which is why he doesn't dis
solve into tears when Solf comes to
him whining.-Rocheste Herald.
With all these new republics
springing into being, it looks as
though our small son was certain
to be president some day.-New
York Tribune.
The decision of the Nobel Com
mittee not to award a peace prize
this year will be shock to the for
mer Crown Prince, whose recent
talks indicated a belief that he was
the leading candidate.-New York
Sun. =
There is no longer any novelty in
reindeer, autos or airships; so, per-
haps, this Christmas Eve Santa will
come in with INDEPENDENTLY as
the country is going dry.
Under the proposed new policing
system for Danielson all persons
likely to create disorder may be call
ed upon not to start anything until
after p. M, when an officer will be
on duty.-Norwich Bulletin.
Not all poets are modest, but we
observe that the author of the
flynn of Hate" is not seeking pub
licity these days.-Richmond Times
Dispatch.
The German generals are con-
graduating their armies on being
unbeaten. They merely stopped
fighting when the others were get
ting the best of it, but they weren't
beaten.-Baltimor American.
Our own idea of the funniest pos
sible scene at the great peace con-
ference would be an excitable
French journalist trying to interview
Commissioner E. M. House, of Tex
as with both hands and his shoulders.
Grand Rapids Press.