The Huntington Herald from Huntington, Indiana • Page 1

The first batch of boats to reach the designated spot consisted of four squadrons, each containing five underwater boats. Others followed. The formalities of the surrender were hastily con ducted on the Curacoa British erulseri were told. to lead etch of the German squadrons to port The final plans call for the transfer of the submarines to Captain Addison at Harwich. After British ptews axe placed on board the boats the German seamen will be placed on a transport and taken back to Germany.

King George arrived at Edinburgh, this morning. He Is to Inspect the destroyers and the British grand fleet with the. fcc4mpaylng battle squadron, before the surrender of the Ger man battle fleet tomorrow. To Enter Bruaaela. yliternatlorjJ News Borrlc Nov.

2f KJng Albert of Belgium, at the bead of bis troops, will enter Brussels Friday of this week, according to an official cable message received the Belgian legation today. ''t. First to Enter Germany. By Internatloi.al Newa Service: Berne, Nov. 20 Letltla Curtis of San Francisco and Cheta Geary of Denver, attached to the Swiss commission of the Red Cross, were the first American women to enter Germany airice the beginning of the war.

They crossed the Rhine Into Baden at LoerraCh Sunday, some days bofore the army of occupation was due. The girls' drove a motor' truck, filled witbj supplies for the feeding of the hundreds of Italians, Russians, French and British and the few American prisoners. I To' Publish Kaiser's Decree By International Newa Service: Paris, Nov. 20 In an order to allay suspicion of the allied the German government la about to pub lish" the. decree of abdication, signed bytne ex kalser, according to a rumor current In Zurich today.

Yanka are Advancing By InternatlocaP Nw Bervloe: Washington, Nov. 20 The American Third army yesterday occupied the general line EtEall St Ledger Longwy Audun Leroman Brey, General Pershing reported to the war department today in a communication, dated; yesterday moping. The day passed without incident, the communication adds. Bomb Crown' Prince's Chateau. By International News Servtoe; Amsterdam, Nov.

20 An aeroplane of unknown nationality bombed the chateau Sawelman, where the former .1 1 TO, GONDUDT HUNTINGTON C.PTfVE REPORTED lIuEBATED A report from France Wednea 4. day said that Arthur C. Dineen, A 4 of Huntington, an aviator 4 4. of the ninety first aero squadron 4 J. had been left behind by the Ger 4 mana when they evacuated a Til 4 4 lage In their retreat J.

It is thought that the Indiana 4. 4 pirt of Dineen address Is a 4. 4 mistake, as a search reveals no 4. 4 persons of that name In the 4. 4 county.

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. BIAflEWSICR INTENDENT. is MlSsrRANClS EO BY H08PITALTSUPER HYGIENE WILL BE SUBJECT The Red Cross chapter in Hunting ton has arranged for classes In elementary hygiene and home care of the sick, to be under the direction of Miss Frances Ott, assisted by Miss Springer, superintendent of the Hunt ington county hospital. Hiss Springer has. been appointed by the lake divi sion headquarters and will be supervisor In Huntington.

There are now fifty members enrolled and the course will begin Friday afternoon of this week at 3 o'clock and in the evening at 7:30 o'clock in t.ie D. A. R. rooms on the second floor In the court house. There are many members enrolled from surrounding towns.

Andrews and Roanoke having a large number represented. 1 These classes are especially opportune Just the present time owing to the enormous amount of sickness and the shortage of nurses, either registered or practical. Persons taking this course will not be obliged to to give public service but will find this course most helpful, should sickness come Into' their homes or should they desire to offer their services to other families. ERTZIEB TO ATTEND STATE BOARD MEETING L. Ertilnger will go to Indiana polis December 2 to attend a meeting of the state Sunday school board.

A letter from the state officers said verj Important business would be trans crown prince of Germany is interned. Lcted 8t tDe meefln 0eneraiiy the demolishing; the tower according to a annua, Btate meetlng of ft ute report received here today. The German was not injured Charles la In Vienna Br Internatloral Ntwa Service: London, Nov. 20 A great sensation baa been created in Germany by a re port that the allies will demand that Holland surrender the ex kaiser of Germany; said a Geneve dispatch to the Dally Expresa today. The Neue FreePresse of Vienna says that Emperor Charles has not formally abdicated' as emporor of Austria, but ia remaining at Vienna where he la said to be popular with the masses.

Want Vienna Br Internetloral Naws Services 4 Rome, Nov. 20 As a reault of anarchy at Vienna, the new national government of Austria today sent' a communication to the Italian government, asking that an army of occupation be lent there at once. board la held December 27, ao Mr. Ertilnger is sure that business to be transacted must be very important if it could not be held over until the regular meeting time. Ji i M.

BE: OPENED W. A. vocational director, Wednesday afternoon anpunced that a claaa In millinery woulU started very soon at the night school now being conducted in the high school, provided there are enough applicants for this branch Jot study. If twenty or more persons express their dee Ire for a millinery claaa one will be started, under the direction of Mrs. Ethel Ford, of Huntington.

Persona Persona interested are to ceil on By Intwoatlooal News Servloa; Washington, Nov. 20 Increases in express rates in the territory north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi river, ranging from sixteen to seventeen cents a hundred pounds, were ordered today by, Railway Director McAdoo. rV By International New Servloei Washington. Nov. 20 The demand of the Postal telegraph and cable company that it be paid and interest (or compeniation Jfoir Us land iines daring the period of government control baa been turned' down.

Postmaster general Burleson announced this afternoon. An award "believed to be Just" In view of the best Information obtain ablan Mi part BjhrpoMoffice da DartmenVJ to" be waa stated, but the amount was not By International News Service: Washington, Nov. 20 Effectlve De cember 1, all telegraph companies are to be operated as one, Postmaster General Burleson ruled today. Under the order, all telegraph offices shall ac cept for transmission all classes of messages now accepted 'by any of them at the prescribed rates. Annual vacations with pay for employee of the companlea are proyidod in another order Issued by Burleson today.

Employes who have been In the service continuously for one year will receive a week's vacation, and those employed for two years will receive two weeks. FIRST GOLD STAR 1 TO APPEAR Oil FLAG A memorial service for Carl Gross man will be held next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Methodist church of which he was a member. The detailed program of the meeting haa not been arranged, and will be announced later. So far It has been arranged that the liberty guard will attend In a body, and that the Elks lodge which he be longed also will be present Music will be furnished for the oc casion by the Methodist choir and Miss Helen Thomas will sing. Dr.

L. A. Swisher, pastor of the church, will speak, and a gold star, the first for the church's service flag, will be attached to the flag. Seats will be reserved at the service for the Elks lodge and the liberty guard members. Tl MPROVED The influenza situation in Huntington and Huntington county was 'described as materially lessened In its threatening seriousness Wednesday morning by Dr.

C. W. Fry, county health commissioner. The number, of new cases has declined materially in the. last day or two, and the spread due to the celebrations last week haa about reached its extent, the health authorities Precautions ahould still be used, the health oClcers say, and persons who have been Kick with the dlseab thould take care of themselves fi order to avoid pneumonia.

In many cases per sons have contracted pneumonia be cause they did not properly care for themaelvea when convalescing from JAGKJAR FOUR V. THE: HUNTINGTON ERALD HUNTINGTONPPORTUNITY'S GATEWAY" Thirtyfourth Year'' PRICE THREE CENTS HUNTINGTON, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1918. PRICE THREE CENTS NO. 276. Ml 111 mwn mi 4 'i 1 1 1 1 ''V.

1 1 4C London. Nov. 20. Germany began surrendering er navy to the allies today, twentyscven submarines being turned over to a British fleet, in the North Sea at dawn. A great fleet of battleships and destroyers will give itself up to an allied fleet in the North sea amid scenes as memorable as any known to history.

Ah American battle squadron will take part and King George will witness the German surrender. After the submarines had been turned over to Admiral TrywhittV fleet this morning, the flagship Curacoa began steaming toward Harwich harbor followed by the now helpless JJ boats. The submarines carrfcd, only small navigating crews. FLYERS ASSERT ATLAIITIG lHAS BEEn CROSSED Paris, Nor. 20 British aviators in secret during the war.

They declare Parts assert that the Atlantic has been already crossed by aeroplanes, although the Information 'was kept a ORDERS INCREASE IN EXPRESS RATES PQTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY DEMANDS NEARLY FOUR MIL LION FOR RENTALS, 11E LH1. CONSOUOAIEO that machine of the Haidley Page type flew, from Newfoundland to Ire land. There la no official confirmation of the statement THE WEATHER Sun rise Sun sef 4:25. Forecast for Indiana PaVtly cloudy tonight and Thursday; probably rain la apajftwest portion colder tonight In north portion, QUINTET STIRS MUSIC' LOVERS The Great Takes training camp quintet, which will give a concert tonight at the high achoolauditorlum, was at Fort.Wayna Tuesday evening. The Fort Wayne Journal Gaiette says: "Receiving an ovation ararccly second those which have marked their appearance, la a triumphant tour of other cities of the middle west the Great Lakes concert Quintet, wltards of the bow and masters of the key, delighted hundreds of Fort Wayne music lovers at the Scottish Rite Cathe The program waa one of the most notable, ever listened to In this city, and so meritorious was the entire concert that a delighted audience applauded again and again, with the bluejackets responding graciously to many encores.

For upward of two hours, the strains of violin cello and organ roll ed from thatonn of fingers, blandlnf Jn UnnoMeaSakai bM the listeners mute in appreciation the first note." COMMISSIONED FOR COUNTY OFFICES Jacob E. Davis, Joseph Shldeler, I. B. Wlke and J. F.

Barnes received commissions from the governor Wednesday showing that they are entitled to the offices of sheriff, auditor, recorded and treasurer when the terms of the present officers expire. Davis will succeed himself. All county officers except those of the commissioners and county councllmen are commissioned by tho governor on receipt of the certificates of election from the clerk of the' court. Justices of the peace are the only township, officers commissioned. SURFUS WELL; WRITES 1 HUNTINGTON COUNTY SOLDIER RECOVERS FROM ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA.

WAS IN A HOSPITAL First Word of Illness Direct to Parents Came In Letter From Their Son. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Surfus of Jefforson towntthlp Wednesday received a letter from their son, Curtis Surfus, who is In the 139th field artillery In France, who waa unofficially reported to have died In a IJverpool hospital of pneumonia. The loiter was dated November 1, and said that he had been very sick In a hospital, but had recovered and expected to Ijbln his unit In a day or two.

Surfus was report to have died tin a letter from a member of the headquarters company of the 1391b, In which the names of Victor Taylor and Carl OR. FRANCES ADDRESS TO BE ILLUSTRATED Kvery adult In HunUntcion county, except surh as are in at tendance at high school lifts been Issued the fol lowing IntliHtloo: "You sre urgently requested by tlio lake division, Ameri 1 I 1 UNDER RATED u. im. GERMAN GENERAL DECLARES MANY UNDERESTIMATED 1 UNITED STATES. MACKEnSEN 'been CENSURED Von Der La nek en MalkenlU Sayi German Success Wound Not Have Been Better.

by liilTii.ilnral Np Prrvlce: With the Army on the Western Front. Nov. 19 (delayed) "Germany's greateet mistake wa in underestimating the power of America." declared General von Iancken MalkenlU, virtual ruler of Belgium during the four years of Cermsn occupation, In a remarkable interview with an American civilian Just before he left Ilnmxeln. "Hut for that Germany would have said the German of jCor nave en living la an Red Cross, to btt its guest for the tn inn hava ihm im.iinn Grossman were mentioned 'evening November 26 at the auditorium hHnd now. We shall clear ui.iiun.unKiuu iiign.Bcuooik.wr jitlglum it may and Mrs.

John Gross Francl. speaker representing the uko' Uermany ten or fifteen yesrs tc man have since received offlclal con Ked Crona Wnr Council, will be the'PHV up tho we flrmatlon of the death of their son. (rhlef atlractlon of the evening. He will wjj phyi ()ur population are good uui ounusi iinrcuis uuu men eu must rate nis nituregs wtt a i nree reei workera and I am not afraid of am not afraid of noming umu me letter arrived Dear photoplay entitled 'ror All Human Ing news that he was alive and well. 1 it In former reports tTie namo was given aa Arthur Surfua.

STOPS RECRUITING S. EMPLOYES kirk. assistant 1 federal director for crtiitlng of men for the following: Government powder plant, at Old Hickory, naval ordnance, at Charleston, Va; and the Interna era, fate unknown, zuo.ooo Some of the Leaders of the New German Socialist Gov ernment. '''77AS T1 ae Haaii a i I it tJ ll ill The following prominent Sociallstwembers of the re'ehstag bave been named as leaders of the new Germangovernment, according to word from Berlin: Hugo Haase, minister of for tign affairs; August Dlttman, minister of Justice, transportation, health anddemoblliiatlon: Herr Legien and Philip Scheidemann, minister of finance andthe colonies. Herr seoidemann win, in I lnfluenia, In many, cases pneumonia.

i't probability resent the new Ger man government at the peace confer gt Mr. hpctihaa resulted tn deatH, v. 1 euce. according to later report 'B J. M.

Sruddet, superintendent HuntinRtou schooln, Is nnanKlng tin I Junior Hnd senior hieh srhool pupllH shall bo the lake division's gueHts the afternoon of November 26 at the suma Huntington Is one of twenly neven cities in which the lake division of the American Red Crona linn arranged guest ntght. Its representative for conducting the guest night Jn this city is the Huntington county Red Cross chap. Harrr ''I. Youne. city clerk.

Tues lter; and Dr. Charles Good, chapter day received a' letter TrOm H. H. Bursrf chairman. J.

M. Sruddfcr nHnTrm'fn ot arrangements, and .1. L. Swlhart mu Indiana, ordering him to stop the re chairman for Ihe evening, aa well wave of The German officer declared that he of had no love for Prusslanlsm, repeating that PniKslanlstn had made many mistakes, but he thought that things "were coming to a head." "If Ihe allies gIVe Germany an opportunity to use half a million men, law and order can be established within three weeks," added Ihe German. He then gave a most remarkable answer to the question: "Would it have been better if Germany had won?" Von der Jtncken walked and pon dered a minute and then exclaimed: "No." Keferrlnr to the food situation, ha as a number of rre bending went 0 look t0 you.

m.B Hoo. every effort to make the affair one Vfr He b)(? enougn and brllni of unusual enjoyment and profit to lcnoUKn not t0 allow Germany to dis the people of tho community and tional Ship building corporation. 'the Red Cross. The officer seemed anxloua. how with ship yarda at Hog Island, near Dr.

Francis whs formerly a Chicngo ever f0 earn how Mr Hoover feela Philadelphia. GERMAN CASUALTIES OVER SIX MILLIONS By International News nervine! Copenhagen, Nor. 20. German casualties up to October 81 were 0, 320,000, according to the Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts in Berlin They were divided as follows: Killed, 1, wounded prison pastor lie in a man or mrge exper ience on the public platform. Ho, was sent abroad by the Ked Cross In order ronlnilw the officer, "is wheat inai no migni irarn ai nrfi iianu orian, upap tho work of tho Red ross in hospitals Th ho Mrtf are needed mmed.

and canteens and on tho batllefleldH la tely of France, and thus be fitted to npenk nlerview voung Count convincingly to the American people jVon MolIte a npphew of former of the Red Cross. He Is now maklnglUernian chef of wa Btanding a speaking tour under tho auspices of l)n corner of )P Kommanduntur. He Ihe Red Cross. Admission to his en iwUB caled 0VPr by 8uperlor and tertalnment Is absolutely free. No ap tPrrlblv depressed, peal will be made for funda.

Lake dl 1 are W6 golng t0 he vision headquarters pays the bills. 'claimed. WILL DEMAND OPEN PEACE CONFERENCE toward Germany. What Germnny needs most Just Both he and his superior talked in I tones of greatest bitterness. "It was Von Mackensen's "fault," de frlared Moltke.

"He would not fight the English. If her ha'd come to the wemeiu iium iu luurcu me uennana would have taken Amiens and the channel ports and the war would have jbeen over. But Machensen refused." By Internationa! Newe Service: Von Moltke Is an Oxford man and Washli.gton, Nov. 19. United de 'speaks excellent English.

niands for opon or public, oenulons of He concluded by asking in tones of the peaiM conference, that nil the peo despair: pie itullv affected It may know ox 1 "Where can Germans visit now? We actly what is said and done at the cannot go to trance, Belgium or lime tho conference Is going on, is America, for they will not have us." likely to bo made soon by tho Kepub 1 llcaa numbers of the senate. Such a demand was virtually decided on nt the confidence held by llepiibllcnn i senators Ihis afternoon nt which they reported they had raaclied a harmon ious as to rhe future legi. lutivo and other policies they are to pursue when peace and reconstruction problems arise. Senntor Penrose, Senator Borah and other Republican leaders of tho ren Py InteniHtloral Newi Washington. Nov.

J9 The Hungar SAMUEL R. FRIEOLEY, A PIONEER, IS DEAD Samuel H. Friedley died at. hia home, 822 Salamonle avenue at 10:45 1 o'clock Wednesday morning of ate oro rircady o.i record ns' being In 'He has born in Blair county Pai favor of en open poaco iifprence and 'June 13, 1841. When six years old he the demand is expected to take the 'came to Indiana with his parenta set form of resolution to be introduced tllng In Henry county, in the scr ate.

I In 1862 Mr. Friedley entered the: army and was a member of company fifty fourth infantry. He waa dla from the army December 26,, 186.1 and since then had been making hla home in Huntington county. un September 10. 1867.

be was mar ried Charlotte who died in 1870. They had three chnaren, Francis C. irYledley. Mrs. Christia R.

Shidler of; this city and Henry of Lancaster town 'ship. On February 16 1906 Mr. Friedly ian republic haa been proclaimed In to Nancy C. Wiley. Surviving Buda Pest, the capital, says a diplo besides the children are his widow and matic dispatch received today.

The na gtep son Charlea Wiley; two half tional council has announced its own brothers, Anderson Potts of Lancaster dissolution, and has charged the Karo and taaac potu whose borne lyl cabinet exercise all its powers .8 ln tne Wft8t. nme (randchlldren and until the convocation of the constiiu lone reat cnt assembly, the dispatch adds. Albert In Brussels. By International News Service: Havre, Nov. 19 King Albert of Bel gium, entered Brussels, the capital ot Belrlum'todarr He was a life long member of the church of the Brother.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the church of' tne Bre them at Loon Creek, the Ret. D. W. Paul assisted by the Rev. Wlke offlciatlngv.