German High Seas Fleet Surrenders in Historic Acknowledgment
The German High Seas Fleet surrendered and will be interned at Scapa Flow after passing between allied columns near the Firth of Forth. The vast armada included over 400 ships with multiple battleships and battle cruisers led by the Queen Elizabeth under Admiral Beatty, with U.S. and French and Italian ships among the allied line.
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Germany
Queen Elizabeth
Dardanelles
David Beatty
America
United States
Firth of Forth
May Island
Seydlitz
Scapa Flow
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Koenig Albert
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Prinz Regent Luitpold
Markgraf
Grosser Kurfurst
Bayern
Koenig
Friedrich der Grogge
Hindenburg
Derenlinger
Germans Surrender 19 U Boats to British Squadron
In Harwich England on November 21 the Associated Press reports another flotilla of 19 German submarines surrendered to a British squadron. A 20th sub broke down en route and did not arrive.
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Harwich
England
Associated Press
German WWI ship tonnages listed for several vessels
Seydlitz 25 000 tons Moltke 28 000 tons and Von der Tann 18 800 tons light cruisers Bremen 4 000 tons Brummer 4 000 tons Frankfurt 5 400 tons Koeln uncertain Dres den uncertain and Emden 5 400 tons
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Seydlitz
Moltke
von der Tann
Bremen
Brummer
Frankfurt
Koeln
Dresden
Emden
Sugar Prices in Esch Germany Reflect Shortages
A wartime breadline report notes sugar at 40 cents a pound and chocolate of US price, with Esch shops scarce for essentials. Eggs scarce as German officers demand them, beer available, and clothing, hats, and automobiles displayed amid rubber and tire shortages.
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Germany
United States
Esch
Switzerland
Luxemburg
Kiwanis Club Backs Boycott of German Goods
At a banquet at the American House the Kiwanis Club adopted a resolution pledging members to refuse to buy or sell goods made in Germany or in plants tied to German capital and to avoid supporting any political party or candidate not aligned with the pledge.
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Germany
Kiwanis Club
Boston Fliers Escape From German Prison Camp
Word of the escape reaches Boston as Lieutenant Charles Russell Codman and three other aviators from the United States Aviation Service break out of Camp Rastatt in Baden before the armistice. Captain James Norman Hall and Lieutenants Robert Browning and Henry Lewis also aided in the escape or were involved in prior action. Codman’s aircraft reportedly fell 4000 metres on September 16 before capture.
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Charles Russell Codman
Boston
United States Aviation Service
Germany
Codman
James Norman Hall
96Th Aero Squadron
Thirteen Sailors Arrested After Near Riot at South Station
Thirteen United States sailors were arrested after a near riot at South Station just after midnight. Special Officer James Cogan attempted to arrest one sailor when others pounced. Patrolman Dennis Cummings called for reserves as sailors were gathered in.
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United States
Lagrange Street
South Station
James Cogan
New Haven Railroad
Dennis Cummings
Cogan
Ex-Emperor William Hohenzollern Face Extradition Question
A Paris dispatch says Clemenceau seeks legal opinion on extraditing the ex Kaiser from Holland. Britain and France demand justice for wartime crimes while urging restraint and measured action. The fate of Napoleon at a future peace conference may shape the handling of this case.
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William Hohenzollern
Holland
Paris
Clemenceau
France
William
Bar of Justice
England
Germany
Napoleon
U S Aviators Dominate as Armistice Details Released
American air forces reported 661 German planes and 35 balloons destroyed after hostilities ended, with US losses at 265 planes and 38 balloons. On Armistice Day 740 Americans were engaged, including 239 pursuit planes, 236 observation planes, and 115 numbers, with hundreds more in use.
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France
Associated Press
United States
Five Firms Penalized for Sugar Violations in Massachusetts
Five Massachusetts businesses were penalized by the State food administration for sugar regulation breaches. Each firm was ordered to display notices admitting violations. Named firms include D. Apostolas & Brother in Lowell Wamsetta Bottling Co in North Attleboro Max Gilman at 9 Wave Avenue Revere M Snow at 169 Shirley Avenue Revere and Morris Rotman at 178 North Front Street New Bedford.
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Massachusetts
State Food Administration
D. Apostolas & Brother
Lowell
Wamsetta, Bottling Co
North Attleboro
Max Gilman
Wave Avenue
Revere
M. Snow
Shirley Avenue
Morris Rotman
North Front Street
New Bedford
France Plans Rapid Postwar Reconstruction
Paris November 21 Victor Boret French minister of provisions said rations could not be increased for civilians due to the need to feed central powers and neutrals. He noted taxes would stay, oil supplies would rise, and Algerian oil rice and dried vegetables were to arrive soon. He expected lower consumer prices for wine and other goods and hoped normal conditions would return by the next agricultural season.
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Paris
Victor Boret
France
M. Boret
Statue of Wilson in London Suggested at Luncheon
Lord Weardale at a London luncheon for James M Beck proposed erecting a statue of President Wilson alongside statues of Washington and Lincoln in a prominent city space to honor the wartime leaders as the war ends. He spoke during the gathering in London on November 21.
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London
Lord Weardale
James M. Beck
United States
Washington
Lincoln
Wilson
Japan Might Raise Race Question at Peace Conference
Japanese newspapers suggest Japan and China will press a race issue at the peace conference to seek a world without racial discrimination. A Japanese delegation including war and foreign ministry reps will sail to the conference via the United States, with no word on the chief plenipotentiary. The opposition party favors Viscount Takaaki Kato as head of the delegation.
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Associated Press
Japan
China
War
Navy
United States
Viscount Takaaki Kato
British Armies Push Toward German Frontier in European Advance
Field Marshal Haig says the second and fourth armies resumed their march toward the German frontier this morning. The movement proceeds according to programme with no incident. Right flank detachments push toward the Meuse south of Namur, left flank reached Gembloux Wavre.
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London
Haig
Meuse
Namur
Gembloux- Wavre
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