4.800 SUBSCRIBERS (25,000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE. Weather Report Orgeon: Tonight and Friday rain in the west portion, fair ia east portion; fresh easterly winds, with a moderate gale on the coast. te DISPATCHES 3k SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL- f LEY NEWS SERVICE , ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 276. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS n3 f! ift on n a a mm a iT llbIB9 14 II II II Till III 1 IF! IF 0 MfW- f ff 1 1 :i Li MdMHui ENTIRE GE TOGiiFLttOi WARSHIP PASSED Ii1 T Surrender Was Received Per sonally By Admiral Beatty Of British Navy. FLEET WAS LARGEST EVER ASSEMBLED AT ONE TIME Took Place At Point Sixty Miles East Of May Isle Off Firth Of Forth London, Nov. 21. (12:20 p. ra.) The German fleet has surrendered to the. grand fleet, the British. admiralty announced today, The American bat tle squadron and French cruisers and destroyers participated,, in the ceremo ny. 'rue admiralty made the following announcement : "The commander in chief of the Grand fleet reported at 9:36 this morn ing that he had met the first and main installment of the German high scan fleet, which is surrendering for intern ment." lhe "German fleet followed the pre I DOW L LA Or ALLIED CRAr nnbed plan in surrendering, with tho history was enacted today when a inception of one ship, which is now en wore of C-erman submarines surrender l.mtc. ed without a fight. ' ' Theiotnl number nt sliln wh:h n:i.l - The iour British cruisers and accom- rendered was was cabled. niit vet known 83 this I The German high sens fleet, compris- iug ten dreadnaughts, six battle btuib- e,, ten light cruisers mid a number of destroyers, was to meet the allied fieot i the North sea off the English coast j... c i . . I . . ... .. ,, to plans the German war- to pass down aong lane nft. The surrender was to fillips were t LrZ.- 1 .,w:.:! ty, commander of the British Grand fleet. Admiral Rodman is the Ameri- can commanderji Biggest Fleet Ever Assemble Four hundred allied vessel li-ed allied vessels-the big-place ahca of time and passed be-1 v fiiBmy er" assembled are reported yond. After they had progressed about- A;i,llira Reginald TyrwUitt, com the Gormans. The fleet in- fiye miies30- miles froni Harwich .man.ler tff the British destroyer force. gest fleet eve to have met th eluded five American drcadnaugnts. J The surrender is understood to have t.:i!;cn place at a point about CO miles east of May Me. . . Mny isie 13 just on tno entrance; to xho Firth of Forth, on lhe Scottish? lhe cost. of the German Warships to be surrendered under the armistice pro visions is estimated to be at least $228, 000,000. . AB2 MARTIN What sits us is how a mess ser- grant kin tell how muny U ih prisoners ?'s goin' t' have t' dinn.v. Next t' g: odh"alth a good credit is th' thing, it WmmW 11 FLEET The following German the armistice, was expected over to the allies. . jDreadnaughts Tonnage Main arm. Ba vera 28,000 iKoeuig 25,800 j Grosser Kurfurst 25,800 Murgraf 25,800 Kronprinz 25,800 Kaiser 24,700 Kaiserin ,r....... 24,700 Frederic.! Der Gross 24,700 Koenig Albert 24,700 Prince Regent Lnitpold 24,700 Battle Hindenburg Bismarck .... Derftingeir .. Sey.UiU ...... 27,600 27,600 26,000 25,000 23,000 Moltke Voa Der Tann 19,400 Light C.-uisars 5,400 Ten 5.9-inch 5,400 Ten 5.9-iirch 4,000 Four 5.9-inch 4,UO0 Four 5.9-inck Kmden ...). ... Frankfurt Bienise- Brumnier ... Four others Fifty destroyers All submarines GREATEST CHAPTER IN WORLD HISTORY ENACTED Movie Photographers Were On Hand lo Perpetuate Bis Event By Dn Chamberlain (United Press staff correspondent) , Aboard the British Cruiser Denale the North Sea, Nov. 20. One of the' greatest chapters in the world's panying ucario.i eib, wim.ii. the reception committee, bad cleared their decks for action in case the Ger- rt,:,,,s Mtempfed any treachery, lhe K'"'"" th61r stations ready to f" 8 8lM!.nd s n(,"('. w!'c,,the L; b,oat bem to alr""nr slngly th,ongfc t4?,to- . . ', o!rl Harry Foster,-a signal man, beside .whom I was standing ou the lower f hp , J. h , tho eai,. . SsuWie through his glasses, ,.,f! ., kJ orni boating "there they are Encounter U-Boatt ! Aonni-dimr tit oj'Lpiliilp the rcndezvoiiii was to nave occurrea at. y:ju a. m. uui, ttm riritivl, rorfvlipfl thft desiunatcd s i . ..... !??? TT?" HH. . TT n 11 iWhat Does Herr Balhn Mean By This, Anyway? London. Nov. 21.. (British admiralty wireless) A Zur ich telegram Mates thai Herr Ballin, in a letter to the Na tional Zeitun says: "Thi uiilituiy, economic, and political conditions of the en tente are much more mtderate than might have been expected from our situation. We need not only .to think wLat our terms wouul nave oeeu mm we been the victors. Wi should have demanded occupation oi' Paris and London. We would have dictated peace at Buck in i! ham palace, and annexed tho entire continent, from tho L'ral .mountains to the Bay ct Bis cay." ' It is difficult to reconcile the above with the report that Bal lin, who was managing direct or of the Hamburg-Ai'ierican Steamship line, committed sui cide when he learned of the al lied armistice terms. The report followed by a few days the an nouncement that Bal'in had died suddenly. SPENCER SWORN IN. Washington, Nov. 21. Senator Sel den P. Spencer of Missouri wa sworn in todny to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Stone. warships, under the terms of to comprise the fleet turned I - , lplement tfuilt I. 100 1916 1130 -1914 1130 , . 1914 1130 ; 1914 II. W 1915 , 1080 1912 1080 1913 1080 1913. 1080 . 1913 1080 -1913 1600 1916 HSOO " " 1917 1125 1914 1108 . ... 1913 1013 . 1911 911 1910 ' 1916 1918 Eight 15-incH Ten 12-ineh Ten 12-inh Ten 12-inch. Ten 12-inch Ten 12-inch Ten 12-inch Ten 12-inch Ten 12-inch Ten 12-inch Cruisers Eight 12-inch Eight 12-ineh Eight 12-inch Ten 11-inch Ten 11-inch Eight; 11-jnch they encountered the U-boats. Thoy did not hesitate," proceeding according to instruction through a lane of British destroyers, tward the harber. Tho on ly exchange of communications was when the cruisw Dragon signalled the submarineg to carry out the formal sur render. ' ' . . Two American seaplanes were includ ed in the aerial cscortr Small boats with movie photographers abenrti drew alongsido the submarined. The Germans laughed and waved their hats av the photographers, smiling sheepishly. Crews Back to Kiel When the U-boats came to anchor, tho British transferred the German crews, together with their bread and potato rations aboard a merchantman on which they proceeded back to Kiel, thn Dragon escorting them. The Dragon was to accompany the merchantman as fur as tills morning's rendezvous. The surrender caused no excitement, tho only thing in the way of a celebra tion being a blowing of a siicn ii) Har wich. The officers and men on the Brit islishin were quiet, tho general attitude b;'ing that the German surrender was so contemptible it was nothing to crow aoour. I It was fitting that the surrender should be received by the man who was Former Kaiser Expected To Return To Potsdam Soon Copenhagen, Nov 20 At Pots dam it is expected that the for mer kai.ser will soon return.a Berlin dispatch s'nted today. . The former haiscrin is staying at Prince Eitel Fiiediich ' pal ace at Ingelheim. Tho former crown prince's family will re main at Potsdam. William Cheerful. Amsterdam, Nov. 20. Dutch officers nay the former kaiser is cheerful at all . times and avoids any references to tho events transpiring in Germany. . Hollanders generally believe he has signed no formal abdica tictif but merely came to Hol land for personal safety and will reside here, if permitted, until the German national assembly decides upon the future form of government. Hold Bail Heads. Washington, Nov. 21. French troops .occupying Budapest, the Hungarian capital, included a division of gOOO men, while two other division, are to hold important rail heads, according to official diplomatic dispatches from Berne. Inffjenza has been stamped out in Sun Francisco and the city has discard ed masks. WPEN MURPHY IS TO RECEIVE DISCHARGE . Change Is Made, Says Govern or Because Expenses hie Up Unnecessarily. Before the first of the new year War-1 den Charles A.' Murnhy of the stato penitentiarv will bo discharged and Robert L. Htcveiis, lormeny sncrui or Multnomah county and now living ia New York, will be appointed to, the I lace. " Announcement to tnis enec.i was made today by Governor Withycombe, who said that he was making the change in wardens because of the fail ure of Warden Murphy to hold down the expense of maintaining the prison. Prior to the recent election it was predicau that Wardon Murphy would or dismissed soon after the election be cauiie of 'I ho friction between him and Parole Officer Joe Keller, as it is known that Keller, with his strong pull wlta the governor, has been responsible for more than one warden losing his j'lO. , - B'jt no mention is made of- this mat ter Uv the governor iu giving the rea-m- why If will dismiss t .ao.i .Mur phy. The governor bates the change en tirely on what he terms the inability of Warden Murphy to manage the insti tution on a business basis. ;" While I have a high regard for Warden Murphy as a man," said the goveruoi today, 4 'there is something lacking ut tho institution. The expense hag been piling up in a manner which I do not think is warranted." The governor pointed to the prison commissary as one of the places where tliore'wore big leaks. Ho said the con victs who have access to the commis sary are- given - too 'much -.lcaway and thev take out things and distribute them aiiioiie tho convicts. ' . 'There is a lack of close discipline over mc convicts m that department, said Hit chief executive. ,; The change will take place the first of the year. In the liicantimo tho ,Marion county grand jury is investigating the prison parole-selling scandal, which brought the long standing friction between, the yordeu and Parole-Of ficer Keller out into the open as Keller charged Mur phy was behind a fmrne-np to connect him with the scandal. It is also uu derstood that the grand jury is inveS' tigatmg the cost of running the prison I pud :imy make some report along that I lino. . CONDITIONS OF WAR PRISONERSREVEfiLED Pershing To Send Names Of Men So American Famil ies Can Be Informed. By Cart D. Groat (United Press staff correspondent) Washington,' Nov. 21. The war de pnrlment has cabled General Pershing ordering him to send quick'y names of incoming prisoners with a statement rf (heir condition. Tlie message should havj reached Pershina- vesterdav or Tuesdny, but up .:ta this afternoon ho made no response. I tWhilc waiting this information, the ! state department will do nothing by ' wey of following England's course notifying Oermany (die can expect no ! food "relief while prisoners nic badly treated. War department authorities were somewhat apprehensive' todn; .over the possible condition of returning Ameri can prisoners in view of revelations about British prisoners. Press repofts indicate that many British have been freed without food and in impaired physical shape. The war department has made ar rangements for systematic handling of prisoners reports here and expects soon to inform the nation of its plan, for keeping relatives in this country post ed as to prisoners: The system will be comprehensive, it was tat u, and the department's intention ig to give the fullest publicity in the quickest time. PLANT "MEMORIAL TREES." Viashincton. Nov. 21. trees'" for the soldier dead in the world war will be planted throughout the U::itcd States et spring, according to 'plans of the American Forestry sssociu- tion. From evnrv tiart of the eountrv 4r3 coming endorsements by governors, wo - men's eiubs and other organizations. It is - planned to plnnt "victory oaks" "victory walnuts" and "vict. ry elms" along the Lincoln highway and other great roads. . J REPATRIATED WA PRISONERS DAILY ARRIVEJN PARIS Rolling Kitchens Are Sent Out Along Heads lo Meet And Relieve Sufferers. RED CROSS UNITS CARE FOR CIVILIAN REFUGEES Returning Prisoners Are Cent mg By Way Of Belgium, Verdun, Alsace-Lorraine By Fred S. Ferguson (United Tress Staff Correspondent) Paris, Nov, 21. The Gare De L 'Est is a temple of mingled joy and sorrow. Repatriated war prisoners, hungry and tattered, are arriving there day and night. An American -mother hovered on the edge of the crowd today, hoping to find some liberated American who could tell of her aviator sou who was taken pris oner. Nono of the few Americans ar riving knew him. The mother contin ued waiting and watching. T Two of the Americans who, arrived today formerly were caddies for a Buf falo golf club, They are. mcrp boys, but thoy have the, appearance now pi middle-aged men. Work Day And Night. French and American Red Cross wits aro working day and night to aid the prisoners. Thoy are , also caring for great numbers of civilian refugees Among the latter were two boys of 17, who had been prisoners for four years. One had a boho helmet he had carried about with him two years. The returning prisoners mostly are French. They are attired in a nondescript garb, garnered, it would seem, from all the armies of the world. Home had German overcoats, American hats and French and British tunics and trousers, or any other kind obtainable. Upon their ar rival in Paris, they are all given a hot meal. American Red Cross workers dis tribute Woolen soocks and underwear among them and furnish all wTith cigar ettes. Many Collapse On Way Only the strongest are' able to reach the city. After walking scores of miles and sleeping in the open, many col lapsed before they were met by the advancing allies, and sent back by motor trucks or train. The American committee for devas tated France sends out rolling kitchens along tho front to meet the prisoners on the mads and aid them in reaching the armies of occupation. Home of tho prisoners arc COmillg oy way or Belgium, oiners oy wny o. Verdun, or through Alsace-Lorraine All these roads arc paths of misery, AMERICAN 1! OF FOUR COUNTRIES Mayor Of Luxemburg Crossed Lines And Paid Respects To General Pershing. By Webb MiUer (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the, Americans Advancing To ward the Uninc, Nov. 20 (Night.) I'l An.-'-i-ini urn.v of occupation if now standing' on tiie soil of four conn tn-s 1'n ncc. lii in,. Luxemburg and 'crm:'! 1.' inilii"'. Tcil -y's iidvance ulted in the oc cupation of a scoy; of villages and towns. vc reached tontoy ana vury,iurther movement. in Lorraine, the latter town being only ten mile, north of Metz. Further to duchy of Luxemburg passing through - Each. American outposts are now only 'a few miles from the city of Luxem- burg. Tho capital is gaily decorated Jwith flags; the people expectantly awaitinir tho entry of the Americans. ; The mayor of Luxemburg crowed ike ! lines in an automobile and paid his respects to General Pershing at Long- umn, which is now bis Deadquartcrs. (Continued on page four) Disposal of Turkish Capital is Question Before Conference President Wilson Has Expressed Belief That Dardanelles, Bosphorus, And Strategic Heights Dominating Water Pas sages, .Should Be Internationalized. Some Allied States men Doubt Turk Will Be Driven From Constantinople. By Raymond Clapper. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington Nov. 21. Disposition of Constantinople is bcinc discussed in formally by allied statesmen and diplo mats, it was learned today. This pro mises to do one or tne most vexing questions coufrontine tne peace couier once. " President Wilson hn9 expressed the belief that the Dardanelles, the Bosph orus und the strategic heights dominat ing tho water passages, should bo in ternationalized. But some allied sta tesmen express doubt as to whether the Turk will be drivon from Constants nople. .. Greece, through Premier Veulzclos, now in Paris, is demanding expulsion of the Turk from Europe. Many Hell enic statesmen and diplomats are point ing to tho historic -osition of Constan tinople as tho capital of the aucient nvxnntlne enimrc in proof of their con tention that Greece receive this valued point.: ' . ' ' ' ' " - " British Vlow Differs, Tho British view is that while much can be said for the ejoction of the Turks from Constantinople, it, must bo considered that more than ono half of tho population is Turkish. Tho British mm CONTINUES JO IIKD1M 1! Reports Indicate That Bolshe viki Are Attacking Allied Forces On Front. London, Nov. 21. Heavy fighting in tho Dvine river region between bolshe viki and allied forces Monday and Tuesday is reported by the war office. T, l, j... tia,.1, llin nllies nil h0 rQnt aml fUnk MondaV( peuetrat jug several villages ana lorcug inoix- way to the Canadian tiattery positions, wlicro thev were held American and British infantry then counter attack ed, throwing Jhe enemy back wltu heavy losses The fighting was resumed Tuesday, the bolshevik! ibeing beaten with great casualties For Possession Of Lemberg. Vienna via London, Nov. 21. Bitcr fighting is reported to be under way between Ukniinian-s and Poles through out Bnutlipvn Hug Hill. The principal bat.lesre being fought J for possession of Lemberg, which ilHll ( ,ta,n t0 L ii i ,i. vi... m,.i.t I would welcome now neiu uy uiu i .iwuimuita. rmms is also going on at Kolomwa, Pr.emysl and Htanislau. Przemysl is fifty miles west of lem berg. Htaiiismus is 73 miles southeast of Lemberg, Kclomea is thirty- five miles southeast of Stanislaus. Czechs Fight. Zur!ch,'Nov. 21. Field Marshal von Mackensen's troops engaged in a bn'tle with Czech soldiers Sunday, according to the Pester Journal.- Tho Czechs insisted on disarming the German who were retreating to Press burg. The Czechs then tore tip the railway, preventing von juacKonsen s Former Crown Prince To Bev Interned On Island Amsterdam, Nov. 21, The Handels blad says the former crown prince will be Interned nn the Inland of Wiering.-n in tho Zuidcr Zee. A small house i.i said to have been rented there for him and his attendants. I Tho island of Wieringen is about six 'mi!o .onjgSjind has a population of 8000. delegation win go to tne peace conrer ence open-minded on this point, it was officially1 stated. Thoy will, however, insist on the overthrow of the present tyrannical rulers of Turkey. The Dardanelles and the Bosphorut must bo freed and Armenia must ba cleared of Turkish oppresion. British purposes include liberation of all subject races, including Jews, Arabs and Kurds. ' .Ji Keep Dardanelles Open. It is possible that tho waterways and the land heights dominating them might be international while the city of Constantinople will bo left to what- A.,nn,Ant la in imntvnt ill Tur key, Diplomats point out that the civil ian populution of tho city is a purely local matter and that it is possiblo that a zone will bo carefully designed which ' cut off strategic and harbor points from tho remainder of the city. Another plan is to form a joint gov-' eminent, consisting of representatives of the allied powers or a league of na tions, with delegates from the local nntu.lat ii.fi Tlirt riritn nltieCt. it ia Said- is to keep the Dardanelles open to all nations. ' . ' - Cables reaching the Greek lcgatloiv today declared the admiral o the Greek navy and his flagship are with tho oth-. er allied forces at Constantinople. " PRAISE WHEN FRENCH ENTER Former Officials Are German And Showed Only Mild Sort : Of Enthusiasm. By Prank J. Taylor. (United Press Staff Correspondent) Met., Nov.20. (Night.) Peasant and trades-people were tho ioutiest in", their cheers when the French resumed control or Lorraine. ;ine reason is iiiui most of the workers aro uativo Lor miners and heartily pro-French. They constitute a strong majority of the po-i pulntion. Their children usually speak French, although that Iangnago has boen "verboten" since 1914. There was only the mildest enthus iasm aiuong( former office holders andi professional men. These are mostly from Germany and had a monopoly on tho jobs with fat salaries. Many of them intend to stay under French con trol, apparently. I talked .with dozens, of them and failed to find any who contemplated pulling nut. They worn nerailv philosophical and said they to become French and the new liberty. Sabotage of supplies is confined mos tly to leather. Shoes made of that mc teriul arc practically unobtainable most of them being made of wood. Clothes lire expensive but can bo bought if one has the price, Bread i nr.fr nfl-lifllllni.lv aflOI-flA IHlt I. flf TUtltT iiw ,. w- ...... v "-.-, - -- I - quality. There is plenty of meat ami vegetables. Thrco French newspapers, suppressol in 1914, resumed publication yesterday. They were combined temporarily. Both French and German newspapers wel comed French occupation. The German population appear to b almost ns friendly toward Americans as tie French. It seemed that everybody 'md ouestion. to ask concerning rela tives in tho United States. Premier Clemtnceau will enter the) city when the civil government takes control after ten days of semi-military occiii,atioii. The Fiench armies will enter Strass- Diirg on CTuiuiny. COAL PRICES WON'T SOAR. Washington, Nov. 21 Anthraci'.c, coal prices to the consumer will not la allowed to soar unrestricted beeui.ta of miners' wage Increases, tfce fuel ad ministration announced tuday. ;