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Show DISCUSS PEACE MEETING PLANS President Wilson's Visit to Paris Attracts Much Attention. LONDON. Nov. 19. Plans for the approaching peace conference were discussed prominently by some of the morning newspapers, and according to the Daily Express, arrangements, are ncarlng completion. The Express, 'which is generally well Informed on political matters, adds that the British delegates have not yet been selected finally but probably will Include Premier Lloyd George, A. Bonar Law, chancellor of tho exchequer, exche-quer, A. J. Balfour, the foreign secretary, secre-tary, Earl Reading, a labor representative represen-tative and a representative of the do-uionions. do-uionions. President Wilson's promised visit lo Paris attracts general attention. NEW YORK, Nov. 19 The presence of President Wilson in Europe "is absolutely ab-solutely essential" declared Sir Charles Ross, one of the largest landowners of the United Kingdom' and inventor of tho Canadian service rifle, on his arrival today on the British steamship Orduna. He said he had come to the United States on a "special mission" but declined to say what it was. "Tho people of Great Britain and of tho United States," he added, '"do uot fully understand each other, but both desire to reach a better basis of mutual mu-tual understanding. A visit to Europe by President Wilson at tho present time will have a wonderful effect on future relations." WASHINGTON, Nov. IS There was no announcement here today regarding re-garding the delivery of the fleet of battleships, battle cruisers and light cruisers which Germany was required under the terms of tho armistice to surrender today to the associated nations. na-tions. Nor was there any information as to the names of the ports at which I 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, Infor-mation, many officers thought this matter would be left until the peace conference meets. The armistice provided pro-vided 'that the vessels were to be disarmed dis-armed before they left Germany and that they were to be interned at neutral neu-tral or allied ports as the associated governments might direct with only caretakers on board. Publication of the names of the battleships bat-tleships and cruisers which were des- j ignated by the associated governments for delivery reveals that Germany is stripped of at least half oT the "fleet I of dreadnaughts which it had in com- mission or uunuing when the war be-jgan be-jgan and of practically all of its battle I cruisers. The dreadnaughts Kron-prinz Kron-prinz Wilhelm. Grosser Kurfurst, j Markgraf and Konlg are of the same j type, unch 5J0 feet long and of 26,000 j tons. They wore designed for a speed ; of 23 knots and had just been completed com-pleted when the war opened. They were, armed with ten 12 -inch and fourteen 5 -inch guns, j Available naval records here do not show a battelshlp Baycrn, but it is regarded re-garded as possible that this is one of the three new dreadnaughts completed complet-ed since the war started. These were authorized in 1913 and 191-1 and were to have been of 29,000 tons displacement displace-ment with eight 15-inch rifles each. Besides the ciaft delivered, Ger-; Ger-; many had four older dreadnaughts, ; but their surrender was not required. I Thoy will be disarmed and laid up in German ports, however. I The Derflinger is the largest of the battle cruisers, her displacement being be-ing 2S.000 tons and length 718 feet, j Her armament consisted of eight 12- inch rifles and her designed speed was 30 knots an hour. There is no mention men-tion of a cruiser Hindenburg in naval records available here, but this ship probably is a sister of the Derflinger and originally was named the Lutzow. The Seldlllz is a battle cruiser of 1 24,600 tons and carried ten 11-inch guns. Her speed is 29 knots and she was completed in 1913. The battle cruiser Moltke, a sister smip to the Goober., was completed In 1912" and soon afterwards visited this country as the flagship of a fleet which President Taft reviewed at Hampton Roads. She then was regarded as one of the finest battle cruisers afloat, being be-ing G10 feet longi of 22,600 tons displacement dis-placement and 25.5 knots speed. She had ten 11-inch rifles in her main battery. bat-tery. The Von dejTann was built In 1910 and has a displacement of 18,800 tons. Hor speed is 27 6 knots an hour and her armament consisted of eight 11-incli 11-incli rl$es, ten 5 9-inch rifles and many smaller guns. |