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Show HUNS SHATTER NAVAL IDEALS AND TRADITIONS r to N SEAPOWEH i . Surrender on Such Gigantic Gi-gantic Scale Has No Precedent in History of Naval Affairs. Even Spaniards, Knowing Know-ing They Had No Chance, Came Out at Santiago, Officer Says. I EDINBURGH, Thursday, Nov. 2, S p. m. (By the Associated Press.) Germany as a naval power ceased to exist today. S The heart of her mighty fleet fourteen j ships of line, seven light cruisers and fifty destroyers surrendered to an armada of British, American and French vessels, the greatest fighting force that ever stood out to sea. The minutely detailed program of sub-mission sub-mission laid down by the commander of i.'.e l-Jritish fleet was carried out strictly according to plan. The German warships, war-ships, strung out in a single column almost al-most twenty miles long, appeared at the rendezvous at the appointed time and were led into the Firth of Forth between be-tween twin cojiimns of allied ships whicn overlapped the Germans at each end. Tonight To-night the enemy craft were anchored in the Firth under guard as prisoners. SHATTERS ALL NAVAL TRADITIONS AND IDEALS. A surrender on such a gigantic scale has no precedent in naval history. Although Al-though the wonderful naval spectacle was the same as a peace time review and evoked little enthusiasm, the haze blotting: blot-ting: out the horizon, American and British Brit-ish officers could scarcely credit the evidence evi-dence of their eyes. U was an event which shattered all naval traditions and ideals. ; Men animated by I lie spirit of Law rence's "Don't give up the ship" and Nelson's "England expects every man lo do his duty," could not conceive of such inglorious - fate as that to which the en-1 en-1 emy's forces was ' submitting. The Associated As-sociated Press correspondent, standing on the deck of an American dreadnought, heard an officer exclaim : "Even the Spaniards, knowing they had not a chance, came out of Santiago." , But, for the most part, both officers 4? and men were silent. 'They realized they y were witnessing the climacteric act of 4 Germany's downfall. They knew that the surrender of these vessels automatically auto-matically raised the United States to second sec-ond position among the world's naval - powers, but they showed no elation and t seemed lo feel a sort of contemptuous Jty for the fallen giant of the sea who had refused to fight. Their imagination dwelt on the foe's shame. DOCILELY FOLLOW THEIR BRITISH PILOT. i The German ships were sighted by the allied columns at 9:20 o'clock, docilelv ; following their British pilot, the light cruiser Cardiff, which, with destroyers and other small craft, had ranged ahead of the allied fleet. The enemy studiously studious-ly complied with Admiral Beatty's orders, and it was well for their own sakes that they did. Every vessel steaming out to meet them flew battle ensigns and was f ready for Instant action, with its men at battle stations and guns in position 1 for the prompt annihilation of the en- emy's forces If their mission proved t be jther than peaceful. , I Five American battleships, the N'ew York. Texas, Arkansas, Wyoming and 1 Florida, were prepared to fire every- gun in forty seconds aftc,r the signal was given by Hear Admiral Hugh Hodman, who paid to the correspondent before sall- , Ins: ALLIED FLEET EXTENDS , j FOURTEEN MILES LONG. - "There Is not. the slightest ' probability j of any trouble, but we are overlooking no chances against making the windup of ;his show a big success," The main allied fleet, extending over a ii line fourteen miles long in the Firth of i Forth, began to weigh anchor at, 1 o'clock this morning. The Scotch mist, which for days had obscured the harbor, was 1 v swept away by a stiff breeze, and tiie moon shone brilliantly out of a clear sl; The ships quickly took their stations in l f the long double line they held through-m through-m out the day. British battle cruisers led i (Continued on Page Six.) I GERMAK1T CEASES TO EXIST IS SEA POWER i (Continued from Page One.) I t he way, followed by dreadnoughts. Admiral Ad-miral Beatiy's flagship, tne Queen Kli.a-beth, Kli.a-beth, led the squadron In the northern column. The warships fell into line behind be-hind Admiral P.eatty's craft, balancing a I rlritish squadron similar In power In the j opposite file. I Tho rendezvous -was approximately , fifty miles distant and the ships ar-I ar-I ranged their speed to arrive at the ap-! ap-! pointed place at X o'clock. At 5 o'clock j a signal summoned the men into battle I stations and, except fur the, officers on . lae bridges, the ships' companies were I hidden behind bulwark-s of steel. When dawn broke the sea was again covered with niisl. which reduced the isibiliiy to less than SUM) yards. Eyes Were Rewarded. l'"yes straining tlirough the murky brine finally were rewarded. Off the starboard bow the Cardiff, trailing an observation ' kite balloon, came steaming in. Close behind her came the first of tho German Ger-man ships, the great bailie cruiser tfeyd-ii tfeyd-ii iz. which was flying the flag of Commodore Togerl. After her came four others of the same type, the Dtrfflinger, Yon der Ta nn. Hiiiuenhuj-g and iloltke. They moved, aiong, tiiree cable lengths' a parr. immediately following them were nine dreadnoughts, the Frlcdnch der fjrosse, flagship of Rear Admiral von Ueuter; the Koetiig Albert, Kaiser, K run prims AYil-helm, AYil-helm, Ka Isorin, Bay era, Aiarkgraf, 3'rinz UcKent L,uitpold and the Grosser Kur-fuersl. Kur-fuersl. Three mi lea astern of the bat lleshJps. came seven lUht cruisers. Hie Karlsruhe, bearing the ensign of Commodore Harder; Har-der; l he T''rankfiTt, Kmden. burn berg, , Kumnier, Coin and Bremen. ' Five Columns Abreast. Then came another gap of t!iree miles i and German Uesl rovers came steaming in five columns abreast wifli ten destroy-! destroy-! ers to a column. Six miles separated the ! allied columns and squarely between 1 (hem the Cardiff brought her charges, all ; si earning at the stipulated speed of ten knots. As ordered, their guns were in regular fore and aft positions and 'as far as powerful glasses could determine, l here was no sign to provoke suspicion. Over the Germans circled a British dirigible, dirigi-ble, which acted as eyes for the allied ships, which, although the fog had lifted, were still too distant for accurate observation. obser-vation. When the leading German ship had reached the western end of the flanking columns, the allied ships put about in squadrons. Quickly reforming their lines they proceeded lo escort (he enemy into the Firth of Forth. Ry noon the last wisp of fog had dispersed and a splendid view of the vast array of war craft could lie obtained. Holding steadily to lis cuurse. the great fleet reached May island at 2 o'clock. The captive Germans " ere piloted to anchorages assigned to them and British ships from the southern column col-umn closed in as guards. The northern column steamed on to the regular an-rhorages an-rhorages higher up the Firth. Inspection parties from Die grand fleet hftiinlpl Ihn fit nnn r c t.T r.iaL-.i cnru t . t- all condi tions of the armistice were observed. ob-served. The enemy vessels will be interned in-terned in Sea pa Flow. Part of the crews will remain for maintenance work and Ihe remainder will be returned to Germany Ger-many soon. King George's visit to the American flagship New York yesterday was a notable nota-ble occasion throughout. British destroyers destroy-ers were streaming out of the harbor to take up advanced positions to act as a screen for tho grand fleet today and t lie portentousness of their mission gave a note of solemnity to the gala scene on the New York. As soon as the royal parly stepped aboard, the ioya ensign was hoisted to he masthead. This was the first lime since the. United States entered en-tered the war Ihat any ceremonial punctilio punc-tilio has been observed. King Georue was touched by the sight of his standard snapping in the breeze above the Stars ami Stripes and expressed his a 14 recia-t recia-t ion. Received by Admirals. King George, the Prince of Wales. Admiral Ad-miral Ben tty , anil other members of the visiting p:irty were received by Admirals Fiodman and Sims and other officers of the fleet. They made a quick tour back between long lines of marines standing stiffly n t attention and sailors manning tho rails. The party then went below lo the admiral's cabin, where it visited for half an hour. The kitnr appeared to have a fine time. Formalities were abandoned. Admirals Hearty, Sims and Hodman were in high spirits arid their ood nnturod bantering kept the whole party laughing. It was an interesting manifestation of the ex tremely cord i a 1 and i ntima te relations ; cementing Grea I Britain and America. 1 King George voiced the brotherly feelings 'of the two navies with a suggestion that arrangements mibt wed be made feu-joint feu-joint maneuvers every year by the American Amer-ican and British fleets, -lis j. ropusal was heartily seconded by 11 ic American officers. of-ficers. As the kins entered the royal barge the 'irdT I'onie fiotn the oflieer on the 1 rid ire lo the sailors and marines, "three cheers for thf king nf Knghind." 1 'beers were i;ivcii with such a will that tlu-y brought in answering cheer from the men on the oiipam ships of ihe America) squadron. Admiral Bealty's historic signal after (he German fleet had been moored at l he :i ppoi n ted pbi'-n was : "The Gorman flair is to be hnulo.l down at :::.".7 and is not to be hoiyted again without permission." |