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Show inland's Attitude Toward U. S. Sailors Described by Sims ish Hail Aniv.il of Americans as Return of Mavl lower Descendants to l'iht for . Freedom of World. s Bv ADMlIiAL SOWDKN SIMS. , , Vv tN- Wc:Ul'; Work .' - ',",;',. ..rti.-V in !!.( t b"1'. ". .:-V n-.-.-vcl !- lY.ir.-.-n VV-v.n w tt!:.;i: Cv:r e,-r- ,,'.,",' .t;.n . ' r:,:'- 1 '- ' . u-.-r,.;.--.c'-.-.l Wlih Iho 1 o:::.etr w ho contributed V'.V,'.V-v t" tV of:V'.ov..-y or t'u- '. -v.,:i ., C.i-.Mu-.n 1.. u. ' wh was i Y.i '."' f'.o rntis'l !.l:!ilr:i'.ty l",Vv o'.'U-er wt:h our dostroy- ;;;iy fcrr.,:.- s.-.cv.ioi, co;,w . v'V1 ce-ii n! of . - Iv'oMvMion: he h.ul fr-c:;; l'i.' -i t".e I'T.tot St.it.- an.i fcn.-w ,. . .... w lu-n w.u- l-ivkc 'Vb ;,';ta'rms o-.:r country on ,',. Votoro o'.tr illvis-lort n'rivcl f v',- lid d:liru!!wl h'.msc'.: V. e .yos: l-'.-:l.'..ec.t c:iv.U act!.-:-. ",:,'r i'iPv, . wr.m.in.l..r of e-.c :,-.ui,-r Hrok, a ".lostroy.-r , ....... a. d--trovor of in-.u.::U: Irv'd'm this ia:t!o throe Vr:;-5c' Vr:;-5c' V '.: tv;v focsl-.t -. iVr- I.'we-s. captain ar' .! "1,.... ,n o-.rovor and rar.-.ir.c.l f'W'i o'.oar over its stern and j "'-"f.r'.v i:-. two. ' i,v IT a iwaJ Ai--ri.-an dos-rov. U of s 't ' "S arrive., at Qaeens-y-x '. 'a', c..--:o v.ntil July a new , i'n no.r v evorv week. Tl-.e !.-'v-s wl-.soh ww.l our first i-l Aa-.erica to Kr.UK'e were 1 V "-tv- 'o o.u'.v villi o.;r foroos c' t. o dt-strovers. arr-.vo.ij ? 'to flAcs--.!? of all t:-o Ae-- e'- ' at Q-.ioenstown. Tl-.' r..i surr-:y s: ;u pra.-t:o.-.'.'.y took v 3 o.ookvaro. so f--r as cur co- forcts were concerr.ecl. )yille" Takes OveT 'Repair Work. ' .own Ad te?n a'.n.o?t nVr. cloned :.- v.rd rM'iy yrar? bofre i'ie ; 'ir.'v?- ar.d its facilities lor the, if uir5'-"s were c?r.-:' V"":".v ver- : a:e. T"e Meivi'.'.e rolievcl t "-.e j ' a-::hcr::'.es of n:.ir- re?"or.?:b;ii- ; t-.-.s k S-e whs a; le to do ;:s:".ers of ail this "ork. excer-i r-'-e:T? .rd T::ose whi-'h revv.iired , "v:e- rr5ciurrr'-! for reraiTinir d- j " i. or .?r providir f-T t.e wan:? j :-"rs of o m r n:er.. an'.ed rtr.icr; ; -.ior. i'. Br.v.s'n naval circles. The) Tvl::'h o-.;r forces settled ; ,. o work, ar.1 t::- sea manly skill ; r.-v rr -."ifr?ei fom e very be-. be-. 1 kevr.se :::aie the rnoit favorable ' y hi3 tvir.y-fo".:r de-trov-r-rs ' .e--;',-,-. r a f"r-'e that rert".ained - il'.v a: strer.srth urtil Xovti--. '.' of tl-.e work of rntro'dne- ;o ;e wr: ar.d so-.itli of Ire'.ar.d : c?r.vo":.z ships the area which, i . r.-.iv?. Vr.s the rto?t ir-. port in: ! n-."iri-.e warfare fell upon n:---ri.an .:?. j f:::rrs 1 crows he??.n this work j :h it by J'jre I I was v.:sti- ; rS-.r.s tre follovri". s:at?me.t to ; y drp-irtrrt: '"It is cratifyir.n- !e rr'-'rt that the operations of izs in tl.c?e voters hr-vo1 proved v v-;ry a-.i; ;c:ory, tut also of val-:- to :he alli'i-s in ovei-corrdnc i rrirr? rr.--r.ace. The eauiprr.ent s".rj:;:rt of o:r shins h.a'.'e proved ; ear.: f:fic:er.: ani the persnr.--; ! tr-i ai.ity ta cope witii th.e : i ' ! ''icQTi Vessels i pmed by British. i :rr-"?:'-'.e ;o exazzerate the en-i en-i h th? arrival of these ves-' ves-' '. ti'on tho British pub'.;". . '.'se'f r-r-erip.ced somo-.hing of r.rn t p rev.'s v.'as flrsc puh-t.d puh-t.d o-jr destroyers had reached ir.7'"r'.'"-rs- 'JC -r-is "as mild con-.-. ''- te ;oy wi.i.-h spread al! over t?'-i 1.1-. The fee-in? of Amer-v-i-s rra.nly ore of pride: our people V. s-;lfe.-ed much from the Lrj-ca:aclysm, Lrj-ca:aclysm, and despite the fact were nc-.v a..tive participants, the ''trr-rd verv far off ar.d uureaT. .'is reason those American de-Qaeer.stGwn de-Qaeer.stGwn immetiately re--liLol in th.e mines of ti:e Erit-lsh i.":ey represented not only ihe ' -tance which our lirru'.Iess " r.d our almost Inexhaustible -. men would brin-r to a cause --s rpally ;n desperate straits. a so for a great spiritual fact. r;;p 0f thj two Eroat Anzlo-e. Anzlo-e. wnich. although separated p "a'J joined hands to fiaht t-r:.." u;on which the civilization iiifors rested. t Ir.stirctively the minds of the E' 'e. t,JrTKt- to the day. nearly ared ..ars before, when tl-.e r E.i.led for the wilderness be---ls xh moving picture film. JrjHM the arrival of our first , f,.a;v;f:,n- ?r.d which was exhib-r exhib-r Great Britain to enthusiastic c:-.er,y accentuated this idea. Connects Past 'resent Events. C-'irri re'isted how, in MM, a few ."id landed in North Amer-, Amer-, 'lc;;e adventurers had laid the v--s state based on l-ln-;"."'. of justice and liberty; ; imo srown great and proaper-' proaper-' n '-'"''t-y of certain british -''';'; f'-rced them to declare iV,!",cn'"; ilovv 'y had fousht '.-rf-.-u.i..nce with tli utmost .;' 0:1 of these disjointed :,'':fs '"'y had founded one of !." ''""-of 1,'3tor-v: i"d liow .1.. ..'-ert:es of mankind were ecndant4 of the old p. oncers hail in their turn , ' ,. ,':n;his time point; east-'i-t lor the traditions of their : Il'f5 '"'0:v annealed to the Brit- -vLJ8 ", 0' ttw. treat miracles if v,-'-2-, n-.iserni.le little set- Mas-ache, r.,:s i;ay expanding - ;: -em overflowing with re-' re-' ,', .'?;th: a shipload of men. ' 'er. , " develop-!::.', in less c - irl.-s. into a nation of more :- i'-.-r "-'ri1"- And the arrival 1 era-. I'tctured on the film, 4 ,l:5h People tl-.at all tliis tnfc ',d ben thrown upon 1 e battle. : (-."J!st.'ln: "-e a particular ap- th , ho 'aft that I cum- e '0r.s. In !5,0 j had V13 a c:,'',Ull" of the battleship W-'.. :" a 'leet which was w 's J;rlt-sh and Krenc-h ww-. ww-. . a'll'-'r-i.t e en at tnat time l "..1. v,'"r,! under v.av ;,.r a f 'i cvery hand there were l to'i'1""- ,hat Oertnanv was rati,,,, r, Kreat stroke for ,P '" of tne -.vnr.d io-htl2 '"""Itninii command-tin U VL , 11 a" W onimon that ojr . ;in war would 1,cirin WvrS'tV ln. a Deech at the -.t i' 2 of "r sailors were ' v s-'r. .. rh ,,v he Lord llavor. Moil'', 'he ,vor'ls k-'JU ueal of trouble at the r , time and !ti.-!i L.io 1h'U nrteli qtutte.1 "li the time s.ienH ,v.'r roiiii-," 1 said. "NNhen I lie British J-'mp-re is in-!'.;u-cd l-y a Ku:vpan eoM'.ition, .;:!( li-it.un .'an r-y upon th.e l.t-t i..e l.i.t (l,.:i;ir, i!'.e lat mi, in. mii.I rhc ,ifon ci t'Uod of her Uiiuh.-d t"Mid t-.e s.m." H is n.i: mii'X-;o:i:; I:-.it I !-.e appearance of An-, r.ean -w, ,-, ,M : n-a : wl.-d he the Airi'i'l.'oH who luid .-;.ok.-n iiie--e words st-ven e irs tu-foro. .'m-imuIv a ;u u-a '.d t t.:e tirit.sh ses;se of the d -a ma , a Indeed, it s'.rac!; the lirit'.sh p..olo ns a pai:l''U-lar-iv :;appy fulfi'dm.-iu of propla-ev. Thee serue:u-es were uil at an int ro.ii;, hm to t iu mo ;r.j; pie t are iMm s! owntuj l i;o a r-r.val r-r.val of oar urst dt's '. r-1 v r divi on. an 1. for weeks aftrr ivn;;; ; l-'nhuid, 1 eoui.l havdlx' pi ok up a u e w s' i p.-r wit out these uorus o;' m (I .:i;.;liaii speeeh star.nu ree in the f.u e. Ki eeurst any A m er.ea n aduoral Caen Co " i ! u i u d m c Ameriean naal Puees in Kirv.H'.ui waters woald have Pi-en ae-eia::ued ae-eia::ued as the 11 ,- -a: of Anu'.o- At:u'f-ean co-pera t i-mi ; and :r was simply as tiie i e; rescr.tat :ve of the American 1 people nnd t'-io Ameriean navy Uuit the H-it :sh people ro, e.ved me so a ppreei-at:e: ppreei-at:e: At li:st th.e appearance of our uniforms arouse i rauch cariosity; our tiuhtly fit tins' Plouses were quite d:ffer-ent d:ffer-ent from the ltntish sack coats, and few peoplo i: London, lu ihu t, K new w ho we w ere. Civilians Salute American OfEcers. After oar photographs had inpeared in th.e press, h.owever, tht- i topic alwas reecmed tis on the streets. And t ien som.-t.:'.:;-; Cj'.'.i'.e unusual ha've::-, d. That naval an i military men. sho :'d ah.:te Tny staff was to have been expected, hut that civilians should s.ov tins reject for the American umiorm was rea dv umTeee-de:.:ed. umTeee-de:.:ed. Yet we i.-ro fre.iueutlv ;rei-ted in :h:s way. There were many evidences o interest !n ti:e "American admiral" that were really affecting. Thus, one day a message mes-sage came from I-i iv Roberts, widow of t::e creat soldier. Field Marslial Koherts. saying that she- was desreus of inert im tiie "America. n a inairal." I was very i.-!ad to co out in tiie c-nmtry and spen.d a Sunday afternoon wi: i her. Tn;s ciuirm-i ciuirm-i n c . 1 : 1 1 e -haired old 1 . . i y w as e r ' fteMe. and had to 5p---r.d most of lier time :n a wh.eeleh.ai r. at r nhnd was ?.s bright as ever, and si.e had heen fol-lowins; fol-lowins; th.e war with tn.o eh-s:-sL a; "-en". -en. She listened with the ene.-t iu-.erest as I told her all about t'"e- su'. niaruu-s, nr..:! s h e asked i n :u i : n e ra I o pa r.o::s c o n -cernir.s; them. Si-.e w ;is partictuarly af-fe:eri af-fe:eri when she spoke a, out the par: the I r. i ; ed States was p ' ,i v : u z in the war. : : n d r e r. a ' k e d how m u c 1 1 cur p a r -ticlpitiou would have dthchic.i the field marshal. I h.ave a' read v c:-en mv f rst impres-slous. impres-slous. cf t h r : r ma; es-; es k : u and c'nt-n, ar.d time o u'.y con. : .r:reJ ; hem. Neither ever misse ! an r.ppv rtuu.;y to show their a ppr eiu : inn of he nart w.-were w.-were p la ' : n z. T : . e z a 1 with w a ; c h the sin en: ere i into cele '-rat '"or. c f o"r F-"-..rt h of J ..ly ruide him ry p.j-.v i'. . r - it a all our men. :e even cult . vat.-d a tas;: f''r our r.utiiv, ii irarce. "'..-'"a'.n of oar earlv eon: ;n. e: ts of s'il ierr .. tr ;" i , ::ear Viiidsor; :a.re y imn -. ';.titd" la..! out a 1 a---': ;-.! "'.laiu-cid cui daily er.-'a-.d : in their favor. te sport. Sailors Welcomed j by King and Queen. As our saiiors and soldiers arrive! i i j : greater nc:r..x-r-. the int-'r-t and fr.tnd- 1 ; Press o: t:-e roa! thimi v incr-.ts-.i. On., of the kind's most d.-h-ih'fu! trar.s is h.-sense h.-sense of humor. T-ie p.iven also s""0"v. .i : a creat for.ir.es? f-r s:-vi sn.d 1 par- j j ticularly renaember her amus.-m-ut at t-'o i fan :0.1s remark of t :e .Vast ralu-ns per-1 per-1 h?.?? the most ferocious t omoatants o;i (the western front Li'-ut the American' j so.dier " zod fizhter. P'"t a little : routrh." Of nil the ancedo'-s ciuin c".e i : i with our m--n, none de.i-riited Kin.c . ' G-yir?c so m ...eh. as tra.Fe concrinine our' ! coiored troops. A wh.r. Pt'-rature 01 ' nerro 'arns spread rapidly o r Mumpe; : most cf them. I firm, iiave long since ' ! reaehe-i the United Stat- s. ' Indeed, the most last: n impression I Trhich I retain of the head of the Br::ish I Umpire is that lie is very much of a hu-1 hu-1 m a n rein":. He lo v e..l i -1 s t a hot: t t hi -1 I same things which the normal American j or Urmh-hman loves his family, his : 1 friends, his country, a jrood story, a ; i pleasant, evening with, congenial asso- 1 ciates. J As an evidence of the exceedingly cor- i dial relations existing t et ween the two i navies, the admiral ty propose 1. in the latter part of May. that I should assume: Admiral Bayly's command for several t days while he took a little vacation 011 the west coast of Ireland. Admiral Bay- j ly was th.e commander in cruet of ail the ! British forces operating 0:1 the Ir-sh 1 coast. This con". maud thus included fa r i more than Qneenstown; it comprised sec-, eral naval stations and th.e considerable i naval forces in Irish waters. Never he- 1 fore, so I was informed, had a foreign naval officer commanded British naval , forces in time of war. ! On May 27. therefore, T went to Qu-enstown and hoisted my flag on the staff in front of Admiralty House. I had some hesitation in doing this, for American Amer-ican navy regulations stipulate that an admiral's flair shall he raised only on a ship afloat, hut Admiral Bayly was Insistent In-sistent that ids f iair should come down land that mine should "O up, and 1 de-I de-I cided that this te'-hnicality ndht he waived. The ir.fident arous-d reat interest in-terest in ilni;!.' nd. hut it starte i many queer rumors in Qneenstown. One was that Admiral Bayly and I had quarreled the British ad'nirai, stranu'iy enough, navinc departed in lAsh dud-eon and left ' me serenade in control. Another was that I I had come to Qneenstown. seized the I reins out of Admiral Bayly's hands. I thrown him out of the country, and taken I nv'pr th government of Ireland on be-t be-t half nf the United .Stales, which had now ! determined to fre the island from Brit-j Brit-j Nil ' wiprr-son! However, in a few days Aumi'ral Bayly returned and all went on , ;t s befo: 0. |