Bridgeport Telegram (Newspaper) - November 19, 1918, Bridgeport, Connecticut NEWS WHEN IT'S NEW IN THE TELEGRAM THE WEATHER RAIN AND COLDER See Bottom First Column VOL NO 42 fit CONN TUESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER Subscription 12 cents a 60 cents a month for eix for one IS CENTS Officials Make No An- of Com- with Armistice of Vessels to Be Taken Show many Is to Be Stripped of Naval Strength Loses Half of Her Most Modern Dreadnoughts WASHINGTON Nov There was no announcement here regarding the de- livery of the fleet of ships battle cruisers and light cruisers which Germany was required under the terms of the armistice to surrender today to the associated nations Nor Was there any information as to the names of the ports at which the vessels were to be interned There was much speculation as to the final disposition of the ships but in the absence of any official information many officers thought this ter would be left until the peace conference meets The armistice provided that the Vessels were to be disarmed before they left Germany and that they were to be interned at neutral or allied ports as the associated governments might direct with only caretakers on board Publication of the names of the battleships and cruisers which designated by the associated governments for delivery reveals j that Germany is stripped of a least half of the fleet of noughts which it had in sion or building when the war be- gan and of virtually all of its tle cruisers The dreadnoughts Kronprinz Grosser Kurfurst graf and Konig are of the same j type each 58 J feet long and of foO tons They were designed for a speed of 23 knots and had just been completed when the war opened They were armed with ten and fourteen 5.9 inch The Prinzregent Luitpold nig Albert Kaiserin Kaiser and Friedrich Der Grosse were com- in 1915 and are 564 feet long with a speed of 21 Knots and AMSTERDAM of a regiments meeting nt Berlin have demanded the immediate convocation of a national assembly cording to from that city The independent Socialists have issued a proclamation glorifying the revolution It Politicians who agreed to the disgraceful Brest- treaty cannot complain if the Entente treats them similarly It appeals to the Socialists of foreign countries not to allow their brothers to be oppressed WASHINGTON Nov of the New England divisions in the can army the army of occupation as announced in cable despatches will not materially postpone the return of those organizations to this country in the opinion of army is believed here that the composition of the force to occupy territory evacuated by the enemy is temporary and will not affect plans of the war department to bring home soon American divisions which have seen long service abroad AI Ur Conn Requires Hard rs Are Told Civilians Greet by Regiment Band PARIS Nov is officially announced that French troops led General will enter tomorrow Subsequently General Castelnau and General Maugin will follow with their armies The entry into will be headed by Marshal Foch will take place next Sunday and Monday to Go Honi Pending Session which December 2 in October 800.000 Tons State Short WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPATION Nov IS G p m By the Associated can troops entered Briey the heart of iron fields at 11 o'clock this morning There were arches across the main street ai he town was bedecked with flags Fifteen hundred greeted the troops a welcome by the Briey the infantry band the third di- vision gave a concert then the Americans lunched from rolling kitchens a large number of released Russians also being fed Outwardly Briey showed few In- of the war the buildings being intact but there man signs everywhere pointing in the direction of ammunition dumps and the various ters On a decorated arch under which the Americans passed was a home made American flag four feet in length flanked by the French colors The flag which had been made by throe French girls had eleven stars and seven red and Before the war the population of Briey numbered about Civilians employed in the mines by the Germans were paid from four to six francs a Briey did not have any particular complaints to make of the ment by the Germans during the last two years but for the first two years they had different stones to tell of the brutalities they suffered The Germans abandoned a large number of trucks and portable dynamos in Briey to their haste to withdraw their troops Smoke streaming from the neys of many mines greeted the ad- Americans early this ing for a number of the mines wore in actual operation and there were fires under the boilers in er mines so as to keep the pumps ing Several mines had been flooded by seepage having been for two or three years The Germans had removed the ery for other purposes Most of the mines had been op- until last week when the Continued on Page Two on Page Two Antwerp Rejoices On Third Day of Freedom WASHINGTON of the Nov Ad- present session PHILADELPHIA Nov meeting of stale fuel administrators and coal operators was held here today to bring about a larger distribution hard coal in certain stales Dissatisfaction was the present amount nf Congress next Thursday was ar- Kt r in no f n ri rl n the rep resented South Dakota Minnesota Indiana Pennsylvania Connecticut Others at Belgian Troops Enter upon Departure of German Forces Republican leaders of the and House This will enable bers to secure travel mileage and also will prevent the I present session which began last i 3 from merging the third and final session of Hits the j Sixty-fifth Congress which will open December 1 Ending of present session ANTWERP Belgium Sunday Nov 17 By The Associated Antwerp is celebrating ls third day of freedom from the Germans The city is gaily no- decked with entente flags Thousands of residents u re crowding the boulevards and Cheering the allied soldiers The Germans left the city on Friday without any untoward incident and Belgian troops entered LONDON Nov British and Russian forces on Sunday pied the Russian seaport of Baku the west coast of the Caspian sea says an statement sued this evening by the war of- allied forces were given an excellent reception especially by the poorer classes The Turks before the jort looted it WEATHER WASHINGTON Nov Rain and colder Wednesday fair South New Rain and colder fair ALMANAC Sun vises i- gini sets p.m water in Moon rises y m Now Jersey ami New Hampshire tho meeting included J D A row director uf distribution of Iho States Fuel administration and I U New and J who tho anthracite the National Fuel lion It explained by anthracite Thursday was agreed upon after i the Senate finance committee had j joll tons short decided that it could not report month last year which the revised six billion dollar ue before the for the bo- sinnins of the new session by the today of the time which to the i formal bv Marshall ana I Clark iho most business of the session affected the distribution in all This loss in output it was was due lo the and oilier The explained the situation to UMJ state and were offered a greater before in looking ly of cun severe Midnight Vendor Gets Rise from Government Man Lane Uses Pistol to Stranger of Refusal to Buy The peaceful slumbers of of Justice Lane at his home a.t Lordship Manor were disturbed at Sunday by a mar who pounded on his door Insisted that he n American flag here Other h avisos i the disturbed and one man excited I hat he dis- a from his window xl the man After wandering lor a time the man off morning VI r Lulled up Ilio Stratford police thorn of the cii but was no chanco of hending man as he not known uota Total of Announced at Banquet Last Night at Stratfield with Industrial Division De- pended upon for by Chairman W T Hincks With a grand total of Bridgeport ended the sixth day of its United War Work campaign last night and will continue the drive as far as the industrial division is concerned until it goes over the top Enough is in sight to place the city over its quota but it may be a few days before all the tories report the subscriptions of their employes There will be no more campaign luncheons taut the teams will con- to work on the cards of for a number of clays The amount oi subscriptions reported at the dinner for workers last night by the teams was the adverse circum- stances under which the drive had to labor it was believed that the city did well to even come within sight of its goal on the sixth day and not have to extend its al canvass to Wednesday night the extension time set by the national committee At the end of the last night William T Hincks tive chairman of the drive the various executives and chairmen on the faithful manner in which they had worked He commended Isaac Moss chairman of the publicity committee for the of his publicity ideas which had clone much to make the campaign a success He pointed vo E F chairman of the and his aides A B Lavery and Simpson as men who had labored hard among the factories for the Continued on Page Two New Solf Appeal Addressed to All Entente Nations Asks for Elucidation in Mollifying Sense of istice Terms LONDON Nov IS By The wireless despatch signed by Dr Solf the German foreign secretary ad- dressed to the American British French and Italian gover intents has been picked up here The despatch asks for tion in a mollifying sense of the conditions of the con- the left bank of be Rhine without which we shall inevitably advance toward more or less conditions which might become dangerous to taor states Will Announce names Of Delegates Soon i i WASHINGTON Nov Wilson will attend the opening sessions of the peace ence This was announced tonight officially He will go immediately after the convening of the regular session of Congress on December 2 This official statement was issued at the White The White House announcement The President expects to sail for France immediately after the opening of the regular sion of Congress for the purpose of taking part in the discussion and settlement of the main tures of the treaty of peace It is not likely it will be possible for him to remain throughout the sion of the formal conference but his pre- sence at the outset is necessary in order to obviate the manifest disadvantages of discussion by cable in determining the great outlines of the treaty about which he must necessarily be consulted He will of accompanied by delegates who will sit as the representatives of the United States throughout the conference The names of the delegates will be ly announced How long the President will remain abroad he himsell probably cannot say now The time for convening the peace conference has not yet been announced but the general belief here is that it cannot be assembled before late in December at the earliest If such proves to be the case the President will be absent from the country.for at least a month and probably longer What plans the President may have for his trip other than to attend the opening of the peace conference and to participate in the discussions the representatives of the associated nations which will precede it have not been revealed He un- doubtedly will be accompanied by Mrs Wilson and it is here that besides visiting where the con- gress probably will be held he will go to London and possibly to Brussels and Rome Mr Wilson is expected to receive abroad a reception suchi as has been accorded but few men in public life He will be welcomed only as the President of the United States arid the of its army and navy but also as the champion of world democracy i i S Unpatriotic Sign By Suffragists Stirs New Haven Germany More Thar Women Poster Says is join corn m it I oe con- revision nt the iv1 rn no in accord with Illinois f ram in- appropriation pa rt mont ost i od with de- Ibc war in sharp co n g rossi o n a I commit w hearings in the lea d tho lo on executive and bi naval coin mil I PC will work nt the lime appropriation has r to but ii Dint this will down sharply As no bii i louses adjourned to day Thursday IS sub- row ivo I whilo on the iv i oil I'd lie pared Nov re- turn nf soldiers from Camp lo pursuits will begin tho end of this wools men from the I 1 -t depot brigade will bo sent to homes Orders in this Tim Ill On il- and II i now until i to fi bo strength and Class A men from depot brigade und battalions are to be for this purpose ran tremors Is are made with railroads to prevent traffic lion All men who voluntarily enlisted will be discharged the of jinn of inun who arc in any way telegraph or work who are relieved of com- by tho ion of units will report to tho i general at for up tu orders NEW HAVEN Nov large the caption many more than America hung or more than six hours today in the window of the local woman headquarters in center of city and at- lie attention of the eity and federal The body of the poster referred to I lie message sent to this country by women o Germany in which the are all free voters jf a republic was used and con- appeal for the federal s n IT r a g e a m e n 1 m e n t After numerous complaints were received by telephone at police and at newspaper Mayor David E Fitzgerald said he would investigate Tonight a police sergeant went to the frage nailers to confiscate the poster but found the holding a meeting there while he upper portions of the poster had boon removed from the dow At the office of the ment of hero it was stated that heard of the poster but had no statement to make ent Alms to Preserve ment Monopoly after Demobilization to Re- tain Benefits of Vast Work Done So in Army at Home Are Trained Fliers with More Overseas Shares of Lace Firm Stock Put at Auction Property An- Sale to Be Held Here Dec 18 WASHINGTON Nov 18 of the army air service presents a separate problem on which war ment officials now are at work How it is to be accomplished so that the aircraft turing industry now a ment can be ed has not been disclosed but it is possible to state some of the tions that will govern plans Secretary Baiter is known 10 re- gard the air service as the of military enterprise in which the greatest developments are to be For that reason army program to he laid before Congress probably will ions for the aviation branches on a scale dis- proportionate to the other arms of the Rvory effort on H Alien property A Mitchell Palmer has given notice shares of the capital stock of the international Textile Inc which were seined more than six months ago will be sold at lic auction at the main of the concern on December IS International plant first owned by Alb and E About the time the alien started seizing German o plants throughout the United States a change was made and cards were sent broadcast to the effect that the company had been and that it was American owned James A was listed as ident of the concern Albert Philips who was treasurer of the old concern was retained in the same capacity while William J Lloyd was made secretary of the newly organised firm stated that the company was owned by local and state interests Soon after a published account of the transactions made the property was seized by the govern mont The International Textile Inc was organized and exists under the laws of the State of Connecticut Apply Now to Retain 1918 Auto Number Persons wishing to retain present automobile numbers for 1910 should forward their cations properly tilled out to t ho Hartford office the Motor hicle department before 1 accompanied by check or order received at after 1 will the markers in order No number he reserved at I he and m mutter handled at these Tn visiting Europe liu President will establish two precedents Hfl will be the chief executive the United States lo participate in a conference for rhc of issues growing out of a fu which this country and likewise he will bo the first President to leave North America during his term of office Vn reaching his decision o at- tend the peace conference dent Wilson is understood to have been bv from Premiers George of England and of France and other men of the entente countries Tha principles terms of ments enunciated by the dent have been accepted by both the associated nations and the powers as the basis upon which peace is to be ed and it is understood that it 13 for the working out of the cation of these principles that hil presence is so earnestly by allied Since the President is to sail France next ft seems certain that ho will reach several weeks before the congress assembles His purpose is believed here to he to in flip conference now eroding at as the inary to tho of the commissioners Ho thus will haver the opportunity to in for th time the duties of his in tho sup ome n he bv K M House Tn tho view here sessions of Council which hring together tho with tivos of the States are of for in it will be those the program is to con- will The sessions ih lie of will hut ho will nit remain nnd ments ef various will i Me the 11 v of h T ing is to tho tho n fo tlv to -rd lo i I resident ho their own important V on Pago Two
