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Show 11? IS 0T RELAXED Close Watch to Be Kept! Until Terms Are Complied Com-plied With. By- A ottstatf rw&; J WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. lntil German Ger-man suhrnarfnrs and other war craft designated in the armistice terms have been surrnmlert'd and the remnlnder of the enemy's ntvitl forces disarmed. Secretary Daniels said today the American Amer-ican navy will in no way relax Its vigilance. vigi-lance. Instructions to this effect ara asaumed to he already in the hands of the commanders of all ships. The navy department. Mr. Ianlela aaid. had not been officially notified early today of the situation as to the (erman fleet, aaid to be under -control of revolutionary committees of the soldiers' sol-diers' and workmen's council. - Detailed innructlons for the turning over of the surrendered ships and other steps for naval disarmament were not contained In the armlMu e itself, but were comrtltinirared in attached notes, which hHve not teen communicated to Washington. With the ierman army presumably under orders from Berlin the situation of the (Wrnnn fleet Would be critical if It defied the Berlin authorities. Hhore batteries could aoon compel them to put to ses and the allied navy power concentrated for the task undoubtedly would make short work of them. Of- fir era here can yet see no serious threat ' of a Tn-As! of hostilities because the ; crews of the (ierman sh.ps realize the utter htpe,eni"r of their situation If theV attempt defiance. I |