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Show j? j7 j& j& j& j& j& ZZT GERMAN FLEET SURRENDERS GREAT VESSELS -OF-WAR-GIVETJ bzzJJP TO -JMJJESi. British, American and French Warships Take Part in Ceremony Marking Fulfillment of Armistice Terms. I y Aeeeoleted Frees. LONDON, Nov. 21. The Carman fleet, as specified kt the 1 terms of the armistice with Germany, was surrendered today to the jellies. ! This announcement was made officially by the admiralty this afternoon. The statement read: "The main Cerman fleet surrendered at 9:30 o'clock this ! morning-.'' - i iy Associated Press. i LONDON, Nov. 21. The British grand fleet, accompanied by an American battle squadron and French cruise, steamed out at J o'clock this morning from its Scottish base to accept the sur-' . . render of the German battleships, battle cruisers and destroyers. A wireless dispatch this noon reports that it jjot into touch with the German ships this mnrning anrl that the mrrcndtr is being carried lout, according -to Plan.. - . I The point of the rendezvous for the allied and German sea i forces was between thirty tnd forty miles east of May Island, opposite oppo-site the Firth of Forth. The fojr, which had enveloped the grand fleet for three days, cleared last night and this morning the weather was dull with a slight haze hanging over the Firth of Forth. The fleet which is to witness the surrender consists of some 400 ships, including sixty dreadnoughts, fifty light cruisers and near- ly 200 destroyers. Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander of 1he grand fleet, is on the Queen Elizabeth. The name of the battleship, beetle cruisers and tight cruisers which have been eurrendered to the alliea hays not been announced officially. However, telegram received in Amsterdam from fieri In Hunday gave thla Hat: . J nam-in i pa Kiiwr, 13.111 tons; Ksteerln. 24,112 tons; Koenig Albert, 24,112 torn; Kronprtm Wllhelm, 21,000 ton; Prins Regent T,uitpold. 24,112 tone; Markgraf. 2S.;M trn; Oroaeer Kurfueret, 26,292 tons; Bay rn, 21,000 tona'; Koanic, 25.292 tona. and F Had rich dar Orom, 24,112 tona. Haiti erulaora Hlndenhurir. arout 27.000 tona; Irfllnfxar, 21,000 tona: ftdawrilltei It AAA Inns' MitUlrak 41 AAA !i-nira aa. open io aiiaca ins lesii m o n y of Fra n k C. Ox ma n . Du rk r e. Ore., cattleman; Mra Nellie Kdeau and her daughter Ha die, and John Mr Don-laid. Don-laid. perjured testimony. Iefene attorneya had rontnd-d ' thut th testimony of theat witnisH waa aubj(M-t to impeach men t. and in 1 Oxman i case perjury had been com -j m It ted. Oxman waa tried for attempted ! suiMrnation' of perjury and acquitted. "The aituatlon of Mooney Is that he f atunds condemned to death upon svl-) svl-) dence concerning the truth of which, to aay the least, there haa arlaen a very grave doubt," the letter .aald. "8! nee the trial, facts snd clrcum-Mancea clrcum-Mancea hava come to light which ae-rioualy ae-rioualy reflect upon tha credibility of thrve of the four witness who link htm with the crime of Preparedneaa day and which ahake the very foundation founda-tion of tha case upon which tha people peo-ple rely for his conviction. DEMANDS JUSTICE. "The highest courts In the state snd nation have declared themaelvea to le j without power to relieve him. 1'pon j the ahouldera of the chief executive. therefore, reals this great refiiiisiiII-I refiiiisiiII-I My " Judge firiffin said he had no per-j per-j sonal Intereat In Mooney. "but I hava a very deep personal Interest In the I cane." "I can only say that right snd Jue-i Jue-i tlce demand a new trial for Thomas J. Mooney." Judge Ortffln concluded, j tone, snd Von der Tann, 11.8(h) tona. Ll(ht cnilaers Bremen, 400S tons: Brummer, 4000 tons; Frankfurt, S400 tons; Koeln, tonnace nnoertain: Iree. den, tonnage uncertain, snd Kmden, r S4US tons. U. S. Ships At Ceremony y Aseeclsted sirees. WASHINGTON, No. II. AS Amerfoas) 'lmttls aqusdron, probebly Includlns five dreadnoughts, rora-manded rora-manded br Kear Admiral Hugh) Hodmen Hod-men and operating as s unit of the Hrltlah grand flt. trtlrfpa.ted today In the passing of German seepower. The Amerlc-sns shared In the format aaceptanre by Admiral Beatty. first British sea lord, of ths surrender of ths main forre of ths Germajs high aeaa fleet, ss deeignsted In ths terms of armistice. The identity of Americsn naral rraft In European waters never lies been disclosed. The dreadnoughts originally sent over were selected herause they burned coat, as the British government had difficulty In malivlainlng s supply of oil fuel. The original group may nave been relieved, however, and more modem ehlps sent In their place. With the American riuadron went all auxiliary craft necessary to maintain them tn active service without drain upon British resources. They have ben on duty with the grand fleet for fifteen months. The flret shle snt over by the navy were dwitroyero and ths original force, commanded by Admiral 8ime. haa beon augmented very largely. American destroyers presumably still are kept on patrol and convoy duty until all German submsrin.ee are accounted ac-counted for. Amer'.can submarine chavrs. of which large numbers were sent to Kuropeen waters, possibly played s part with other vessels In today's eents. t Hun Crew . Sullenly Obey . By Asseclated lraaa. ON BOARD A BRITMH CRUISER. Nov- 21 Twenty German aubtnarlnea, rha first of the German fiet to surrender, sur-render, were taken over by tha British thirty-six mi tea esat of-Harwich yesterday yes-terday morning. 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