The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-24
WARSHIPS
 REACH KEEL Prince Henry Calls on
 Admiral Cotton.
 KAISER EXPECTED TODAY Band of German Flagship 1,
 Plays America"
 The Townspeople Gather on tAs 1; Wharf and Give Irregular chsszs {
 to the. United states ships & as They Arrive. {
KAISER EXPECTED TODAY

Kiei. June 2.-The United states ruv-. pean squadron. Rear Admiral Cotton IN command, rsachsd it's anchorage oppos,se the yacht club houss at noon teddy, rbs naet commanded by Admiral prinas Henry Of Prussia consisting of slai,t bat. ueships and six cruisers, saiutsd ths American vessels and the hand of ths German flagship played "Ansrica.s son,s hundreds of the town people gathered ou the piers and slips of the narrow hay ana gave detached. irresuiar cheers as ths squadron arrived. , Prince Henry sent his navigating ofa- cers and the captain of the port down tha bay early in the morning to meet fha Americans.
 They met the latter at orlateau as ths squadron was firing its first salute of the fort of Frederichsort.
 The flagship Kearsarge swung into Iasr moortng next ito the Hohenzoilern fol- lowed by the San Francisco, Chicago and Nachias. all the German ships beinr aresseo are m the visitors honor and flying tne stars and stripes.
 The commanders of the American ships then called on Prince Henry, who imrae- diately returned their calls
 The stars and stripes were also raisSa over the yacht club and on the hotels ln the vicinity. s--
 Rear Admiral Cotton and Cautain Ia. seph N. Hemphill commnader of the kearsarge. and all the other American commanders also called on the eight Ger man Admirals and Vice-Admirals. sta tioned in this, the greatest stronghold oe German sea power, and afterwards re- eeived their ret6rn calls. Most of the af- ternoon was spent in calling and receiv- ing calls.
 Prince simplifled Ceremony,
 Prince Henry simpiified the interchanna of calls by suggesting that Rear Admiral Cotton, his stan officer, Lieutenant Hua- sey. Captain Hsmpfiiii and all the cau> taIns of the American squadron should meet him, his stan and all the commando CTS of the German ships on board his flagship Kaiser Friedrich III. Prince Henry then returned the call on Rear Ad- miral Cotton and talked half an hour with him.
 The Prince examined the outside of the Kearsarge's double-turret but did not "a inside as there were seven German Ad- mirals on shore duty who were waiting to visit Rear Admiral Cotton. Prince Henry complimented the American olfi. cers on the smart appearance of the squadron which had been freshly painted at Nyborg, Denmark. &
 Rear Admiral Cotton and the captains of the American vessels will take lunch with Prince and Princess Henry tonor- row.
 The following notabilities arrived today for the regatta:
 United States Ambassador Charlemagne Tower United States Consul Frank Ma son, the Prince and Princess of Plesse
 Mir. Goelet's thirty-footer Swan, the only American-owned boat entered in ths regatta, has been exercising over the course in the lower bay since her arrival here last Friday. Her owner is assisted in sailing her by Hopkins Smith, who, with Uncle Sam, won the cup given for boats of her class in 1902.
 Emperor William will arrive tomorrow.