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HUNS SURRENDER
SEVERAL U-BOATS
Twenty German Submarines
Surrender to
English Fleet.
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SURRENDERED U-BOATS ARE
BROUGHT TO PORT BY BRITISH
A Bh|U Sonndtd on the Cnraeto
And All tk? Gob Cmw? Toole Up
Tkoir Station*, Ready For
Any Possible Twthery?More
Yet.
Twenty German submarines surrendered
to Rear Admiral Reginald
W. Tyrwhifct, 80 miles off Harwich
Wednesday morning at sunrise, according
to a press association dis\
patch. These are the first u-boats
to be turned over to the allies by Ger
many.
Admiral Tyrwhitt received the surrender
of the German craft on board
hii flagship, a British cruiser.
The surrendered submarines will
proceed to Harwich in charge of their
own crew. The u-boata were then
boarded by British crews and interpreters
end proceed to Parkeston
quay, nearby. The Germans will
leave the submarines there and return
on transports to Germany.
Twenty more more submarines
were surrendered Thursday and 20
more are to be surrendered today.
.. The remainder of the u-boats to be
handed over in accordance to the armistice
terms will be given up later.
Harwich has one of the best hark<vM
ati fli* Mof untat n# Tntflind If.
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is in the county of Essex, northeast
of London.
Ey? Witness Tall*.
The following account/of/the surrender
of the first batch of 20 German
submarines which was accomplished
this morning at sea is given
by an eye witpess of the incident.
Xore than 80 other German submarines
are to be handed over to the
allied naval command before the
end of the week.
After steaming some 20 miles
, across the North Sea from Harwich,
forees which consisted of five light
cruisers and 20 destroyers, were
sighted. The flagship of Admiral
Tyrwhitt, the commander, 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,
Daniel and Centurer. Other
ships followed in line. The picture
was a noble one as the great ves"
sels, with the moon still shining,
ploughed their way to take part in
the surrender of the German u-boats.
Soon after the British squadron
started the "Paravenes" were dropped
overboard. Those devices, shaped
like tops and divert any mines
which may be encountered, for the
vessels were now sweeping a mine
field.
Every one on board donned a life
belt and just as the red sun appeared
above the horizon the first German
submarine appeared in sight.
Soon after 7 o'clock 20 submarines
were seen in line accompanied
by two German destroyers, the Tibania
and the Sierra Ventana, which
were to take the submarine crews
back to Germany after the transfer.
All the submarines were on the
surface with their hatches open and
;heir crews standing on deck. The
vessels were flying no flags whatevei
and their guns were trained fore
and aft in accordance with the
terms of the surrender.
A bugle sounded on the Curacac
and all the gun crews took up theii
stations, ready for any possible
treachery.
The leading destroyer, in response
ts a signal from the admiral, turned
and led the way towards England
sad the submarines were ordered tc
followj Each cruiser turned, and
keeping a careful lookout, steamed
BIG NAVAL BILL
WILL BE REDUCED
Estimates Being Considered by Committee?Ordnance
Bureau Has
' Cancelled Nearly Half Billion
Dollars in Contracts?Insisting
on Economy.
Washington, Nor. 20.?Readjustment
of department appropriations
from a war to a peace basis was begun
yesterday by congress. The
house naral committee took up revision
of the naval bill for the next
fiscal year and members were insistent
that expenditures be held to the
lowest possible minimum consistent
with effective operation and upbuilding
of the navy.
As recommended by the navy department,
the bill carries a total of
$2,440,000,000, th? estimates Ibeing
made in the belief that the war
would continue through next year.
Rear Admiral Earle, chief of the
ordnance bureau, who was before
the committee today, said the department
now is revising its estimates
and hie bureau alone had eliminated
more than half of the $400,AAA
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year under war conditions. Admiral
Earle also revealed that since hostilities
ceased the ordnance bureau
has cancelled contracts amounting to
$421,359,999, practically half of the
amount appropriated for the bureau
since the war began.
Tuesday's hearing had to do with
only one-fifth of the estimates in
the bill and after the committee adjourned
members could not hazard
a guess as to the final amount that
will be recommended for the navy.
Secretary Daniels will be called into
conference for discussion. ,of the
navy's needs and the committeemen
hope to get a clearer idea as to tlie
size of the task before them in paring
down estimates.
Representing Butler of Pennsylvania,
ranking Republican member
of the committee and who is expected
to become chairman of the
committee in the next congress, lea
I Tuesday in demanding downward
revision.
Mr. Butler criticised Admiral
Earle's request for $58,000,000 for
ordnance and ordnance stores next
year, saying it was greater than the
amount appropriated in war time.
He also voiced objection to the completion
of the 112 Eagle boats at the
Ford plant at Detroit. When asked
j whether Henry Ford would lose monj
ey if the contracts were canceled,
Admiral Earle said Mr. Ford received
no profit for the work. The plant,
he said, was financed by the navy
department. '
Appropriations and authorizations]
for a second three year - building.
| program are included in the naval j
bill, but thes? were not reached onj
Tuesday. There was no indication!
as to the attitude of members on!
i this project, but it is generally .ex-j
j pected that congress will approve!
! the plan.
MOVING.
| Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Graves are|
i moving tnis week trom the Kichey.
cottage on Greenville street to thej
i cottage on Magazine street recently
i purchased from Mrs. Worsham.
towarl Harwich.
,j The submarines were taken thru|
l the gates of the harbor and the Ger-i
i man crews were transferred to the,
transports which will take them
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.'back to Germany.
I' As the boats went through the
>j gates the white ensign was run upon
each of them with the German flag
s! underneath. Each German subma>
rine commander at the transfer was
| required to sign a declaration to the
> effect that his vessel was in running
i order, that its periscope was intact,
:
sj :hat its torpedoes were unloaded and
. ll.-l A .1.1 -1 - *
I unit its lorpeao neaas were saie.
ij Orders had been issued forbidding
[ | any demonstration and these instruc[
tions were obeyed to the letter.
> There was complete alienee as tho
[ submarines surrendered and as the
[ crews were transferred.
AMERICANS COME
FROM GERMANY
Many Prisoners Released
by Huns.
ALL MEN HAVE SUFFERED
Return*4 Americans, Howoror, Giro
Varying Account* of Thair
Traatmant Whilo Thara.
American Headquarters in France
Nov. 20.?American prisoners released
by the Germans are making
their way singly and in pairs across
the line at various points. The German
authorities apparently are unable
to carry out the withdrawal
plans agreed upon owing to the disturbed
and disorganized conditions
of transportation within that counfrv
To meet the emergency the American
army has established stations
at various points along the American
sector of occupation where prisoners
can be received and cared for as
they arrive. Eventually they will be
concentrated at four main camps at
Chaudeney, Revigny,' Chelles and
Saleux.
The returned men give varying accounts
of their treatment by the
Germans. Some say they were treated
very harshly and brutally while
others say their captors were stern
but not unduly harsh. Seemingly
the treatment depended largely upon
the administration of the prison
n which the Americans were con'
fined. The physical condition at the
returned men also varies. '
m.. a r>.j r> ; L ?i-u'
? uc Aiucriuiu xvcu vruw u? cow
lishing relief stations at the four
concentration camps.
YOUNG GREEK CITIZEN
DIED ON WEDNESDAY
Jama* Parthemo*, For a Loaf Tim*
a Resident of Abbeville, Puatd
. Away at Hi* Home Mere.
James Parthemos, a native of
Greece who for a number of years,
together with his brother, has eonducted
a confectionery business in
Abbeville, died at his home over the
store Wednesday evening at ten minutes
after eight o'clock.
"Jim," as he was familiarly known
among the patrons of the business,
was born in Sparta, Greece twentynine
years and eleven days ago. He
came to Abbeville about ten years'
ago to engage in business with his
Drotner, witn wnom ne was associa!
ted at the time of his death. I
James was a naturalized citizen of
the United States, and was in class
one of the registrants of June 5th,1
1917. He was unmarried.
Mr. Parthemos has two brothers,
Nickolas and Vassilios in the Greek
army, who with his mother and one
brother in Sparta and one brother,
Steve, in Abbeville, survive him.
The funeral services, conducted
by the Greek Priest of Atlanta, were
held at the grave in Melrose cemetery
yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Quite a number,of people being present
to pay their last respects.
His brother and other relatives
have the sympathy of the entire community
in thftjr bereavement.
DEATH OF MR. W. N. THOMSON.
Mr. Ward N. Thomson died at his
home in Anderson last Monday morning
after a two weeks illness of in
fluenza. Mr. Thomson was fortythree
years old and is survived by
| his wife and three children. He was
| x son of John W. Thomson, who is
well known/ to all the old soldiers of
: Orr's Regiment.
Mr. Thomson lived in Abbeville for
[ -everal years and in partnership
| with Mr. Christopher Sayre estabj
lished the electrical lighting system
I iow in use.
I He was a young man of up-right
character and the people of Abbeville
heard with deep regret of his
untimely death.
MANY OFFICERS
DISCHARGED S00
Public Service Will E
So Promoted.
ONLY THE REGULARS LEI
Soldiers Will Thoa Htn Opportu
ity to Sook Now CommUtions
Actiro and Inactrro.
Washington, Nor. 20.?Preside
Wilson has determined "that tl
public service will be promoted 1
the discharge as rapidly as their se
vices can be spared of officers in tl
United States army, except tho
holding commissions of any kind
the regular army", the war depai
ment announced today in a circul
sent to all department and po
an/1 a# of q
bVUIUMlUXIC1D MilU VIUvAB VA DV?
corp departments and bureaus. A;
proximately 160,000 men will be a
feeted bj the provisions of the ci
cular. ,
The circular provides that all se;
arations from the military service t
officers will be by discharge as ai
thorized by law and that tende
of resignations will not be recehri
or considered.
The discharge, the circular ei
phasizes, will be a complete separ
tion and officers desiring^ to be cox
missioned in the officers'' resen
corps or the regular army must J
commissioned on the basis of fitnea
eligibilty and as vacancies occur.
Officers will be discharged fro
the service at the sape time th
their commands are mustered on
tbr eireular directing that orde
issued relative to fc reduction in tl
enlisted strength of a.command w
be construed as requiring a eorre
ponding reduction of commission!
men. - . < . \ , '/ '.
Officers, will be discharged in t]
following order: Those desiring fi
and immediate separation from ti
service; those desiring prompt! sep
ration from the service and subs
quent appointment or reappointing
in the officers' reserve corps ai
whom commanding officers recoi
I mend for such appointment, ai
those desiring appointment if oppo
tunity permits in the regular am
d whom commanding officers re
| ommend for such appointment.
Under the provisions of the circ
i lar, officers will not be discharg<
who are under arrest or serving
sentence of a general courtmartif
who have not made an accountabl
ty of money or property belongii
| IU buc guvciuiucu^ vrnu aic uu sit
report 'or in a hospital,t and tho
who in the opinion of commandii
officers can not be spared at th
time.
ALEX. DICK IN LORRAINE.
The State of Nov. 17th in its sto:
, >f the advance >of the American a
j my to take charge of the Germ;
, territory says:
%
I "The vanguard of the First Divi
Ijon reached the American outpos
j near Abaucourt on the road runnir
! northeast from Verdun at 9 o'cloi
I Saturday night. The outpost on tli
j -oad, leading to Etain, was comman
>d by Lieut. A. C. Dick, of Part
'ille, S. C., of the Third Infantr
sixth Division.
Maj. J. Ewell of Lexington, V;
commanded the vanguard. M?j<
I Swall arrived just ahead of \
! troops and showed Lieutenant Di
| l.he order to advance the followii
norning."
i It is pleasant news to know th
I Lieut. Dick is safe.
DEATH OF A CHILD.
News has been received in Abb
ville of the death of the little chi
of Mr. Hanna, who was one tir
| manager of the 5 and 10 cent stoi
The little child died at its home
Philadelphia. Mr. Hanna has be
i the service of his country sin
'eaving Abbeville.
SHIPS CARRY FOOD 11
TO HUNGRY FOLK
M Vessel* Proceed Under Sealed Or-j
ders?Hear From Hoorer?Ad- J
. ministrator Will Ascertain Moet I
Urgent Need on HU Arrival
in Europe. (
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Washington, Nov. 20.?Ships carrping
200,000 tons of food for the
T populations of northern France, Belgium
and Austria now are en route y
n- to Europe. Thej are proceeding under
sealed orders to Gibraltar and
Bristol channel ports and on arrival (,
will await word from Food Adminisn*
trator Hoover as to their final desh?
tinations. Those going to Gibralter:
by are expected to proceed to Adriatic
ir* and Mediterranean ports, and the
others to French and Belgian ports.
86 Mr. Hoover before sailing last e
in Saturday for Europe appointed a A
**" special shipping committee headed by E
ftr Theodore Whitfarsh of the food ad- c
8t ministration, to cooperate with the a
shipping board and the commission
P* !or relief of Belgium, in facilitating o
the shipment of food to the deforal- tl
T~ 'zed civilian populations in the coun- ft
tries devastated by war. t<
Neither in number of ships in- P
vy "? ?
J 7olved in the present movement nor c.
a"| the proportion that would be divert- w
"jed at Gibraltar for relief of south-j
' em Europe and the Near East, could j ^
be learned at the food administra- e:
n* tion. It was stated that final ar- d
a" rangements for feeding the peoples *
n~ freed from the yoke of Gtraan mil,e
itarism is awaiting the anival of Mr. a
>e Hoover in Europe. p
The purpose of sending some of *
the ships now going to Gibraltar and
m | others to the Bristol channel ports,
R*| it was explained, was to have imme- 0
diately available at convenient porta c
supplies to ship quickly where Mr. g
1161 Hoover finds the need to be the'*
llli i1
~ m?erc argent. v
St- , r
sd QUESTIONNAIRES NOT U
Returned to local board
le p
ill The following is a list of the 18* ?
ie year old registrants who have failed ^
to return their questionnaires.
e- These questionnaires should hare ''
at been filled in, and returned to the
id Local Board within seven days 11
a- time. ? 1
id if your name appears in the list, *
r- see to it that your questionnaire is ^
17 returned at once, or your name will w
c-, be sent to State Headquarters as a
j deserter. '
a"j If anyone knows the whereabouts c
s<*' of any of the following, please re- Cl
a, port same to the Local Board. J
Birdie McClerkin, Henry Stark, ^3
'*"1 John M. Fair, Henry, Williams, Ed-j
*2 lie Robinson, Henry Anderson, Wil-! s1
^ ie Fisher, James Harris, Claude F.| d
30; Thomas, Lafayette Linton, Clyde1
*8 .Garrett, Daniel Wade, Alvin Smith
^3. Lee, Rufus James Watt, Luther Lig-! 5
j on, George Williams, Nathaniel Lo-j r:
! max, William E. McCIain, James Mc- ti
j Bride, George Middleton, George p
I Washington Smith, Roland Childs,;
r I Timothy Fisher, Sammie Neal Leach, |
' j John Henry Young, Raymond H. w
| Ferguson, Thomas Tolbert, Way-| a
. i man Pruitt, Walter Hunter, John! ti
is- ' I
ksj Sherard, Emory Klugh, George Har-j y
! per Tucker, John Price, Charlie
? j Wade Graham, Jackson Bryant, E. a
Higdon, Cato Russell, Reid Mil-1 o
j j ler, Joseph Robinson, Josh Brown,
i Mack Belcher. p
j . 3
NEWS OF KEMPTON BILLINGS. . n
i Letters were received in Abbeville
or j
. i jn Wednesday written on the 28th ^
of October from' young Kempton|i,
^ ! Billings telling of his welfare. He is a
j still in a hospital in France and he
. gives the good news that the flesh, e
clL |
i wound in one leg has healed up and, n
! Hint t.ho serinns wound in the other! i
! - - j
I leg is making fair progress. He isi ?
I lying flat on his back with a heavy :
ie-j weight on his leg and hopes to come r
Id back to see us without visible signs',
lie: of his brave exploits. There is no
e. J truth in the report which has been |
in j going th rounds in Abbeville thatj \
enj the young man has lost both his legs., t
ce He hopes to get home with two per- v
fectly good legs. j '
PRESIDENT WILL
WJEND CONFERENCE j
'Freedom of, Seas" a J
Foremost Point in the
Peace Conference, |
VILSON IS VITALLY INTER.
ESTED IN THIS GREAT ISSUE ||
iii Main Rmiob For Going to PtM?
Conf*ronc? Himself?Ha Wants
D tails of This Graat Principle t.r
Settled at the Conference.
Wilson Will Watck '
Washington, Nov. 20.?The Amrican
embassy in Paris?technically yi
imericon soil, will be the "Whit*
louse" so far as official busineflB is
oncerned while the President ie
broad.
Any necessary signing or retoinf
f bills will be done by the President
here, it was declared. by senators
etmiilar with the President's plana
Dday. Any bill demanding the
resident's personal direct attention,
an be rushed to him by courier, it v
as explained.
Vice-President Marshall, it ; vu
bated, will not at this time anyhow,
njoy the sensation of being Preeient
of the Nation while his chief &
way.
"Freedom of the seas" in peace *1
nd war, promises to be the foremost
oint of possible international dW
greement at the peace table.
Wilton Vitally Interacted.
It ia to set forth America's views ; -m
n this great question which
aueed war between the '
tates and Great Britain and eatSea
riction between this nation and
ranee, that President Wilson is riilly
interested.
Deterimnation of details of this
rinciple to be enforced under ths
reat league of nations, constitutes
is main reason for going to Francs
> attend the peace conference, his
riends declared today.
His views on the point have bees
idicated in his various speeches and 1 )''-i
1 state documents of the war. It
rould appear from these that the
resident's position broadly em bod?s
the following: :/r3
1. No discrimination between na?
ions in the matter of shipping failities
or rates, and no trade boyotts,
except as may be necessary as'
isciplinary measures employed solerVg|
t by the league of nations.
2. Exact definition of what con- j ",.j
titutes contraband goods and re- >rf)
uction of this list to the minimum.
3. Definite determination of the
ights and duties of neutrals in event
f war, violation of which recognized
ights by Germany drew this coun
ry ana otners into tne war.
'resident and His Party Will Use
a Big Transport.
President Wilson and his party ^
rill go to Europe on a big transport,
ccording to present plans. The paricular
vessel has not been chosen
et, Secretary Daniels said today.
The navy will provide a battle ship
nd a destroyer convoy as a guard ^
f honor for the Presidential ship.
It is proposed to take the entire
eace delegation on the transport
nd hence a large vessel will be
eeded it was stated.
President May Need Passport.
With the wartime regulations still
q
n effect, President Wilson cannot
eave the country for Europe without
passport f
Tf tc T-?rvc?ci K1 n nraoiror fVinf
* 9 , ?f. "j
ign Governments and this Governnent
will relax the reflations as
i matter of courtesy in the case of
he President, Mrs. Wilson and othrs
of the peace delegation. The
luestion has not yet come up for
lecision in the State Department. f|
_
Mr. Wade Wilson was in Abbeville
Sunday among his many relaives
ar.d friends. He is an Abbe- "H
--ille
man who is making the jrave
niitake of living in Florida.