The Washington herald., 1909-07-19
SAILORS And GIRLS
QUARREL AT DANCE
PrOvincetOwn MaidenS May
Have Snubbed Jackies.
BLAME IS LAID TO VISITORS
Residents Accuse Summer BOarders
OF DiScOurtesy 10 Crew OF Atlantic
suit I'm Victory for Submarines
Which Approach Within 500 Yards

Provincetown. Mass, July lS.-To-day
the crews Of the battleshios at anchor
in the harbor made merry in the town
for yesterday the selectmen formally
turned the keys OF the city over To
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder IN his
CABIN aboard the Connecticut
Standing on beach or pier tonight
one would imagine a city had suddenly
sprung up where ordinarily there IS
nothing but waste Of water, so thick
and widespread were the light sof the
Atlantic fleet at anchor In the harbor.
Submarines Victorious.
The fourteen battle ships returned late
yesterday afternoon after weeks ma
neuvering The submarine Narwhale left
the fleet TO proceed TO the Fore River
yards. where she viii have her propeller
Strengthened.
Il became known yesterday that the
underwater fighters had had test. and
that they had come out Of it successfully
Friday morning two Of them set out TO
attack one Of the battle ships They had
received orders o have their periScOpe
showing, and but FOR this fact they would
have been more successful.
They approached 10 within 500 feet Of
their quarry and there came TO the sur
face victorious in their test In the after
noon two more tried. and once more they
were successful The officers and crew
say that we're they permitted to ocme
In without the periscope showing. they
would have been able TO come TO dae
surface right at the sides Of any Of the
monsters.
Dance Leads to Quarrel.
Among the rank and file OF the men
there is one note Of discord, occasioned
by the treatment some Of the men say
they received while ashore Friday night
at a dance in the town hall There were
a number OF men ashore from the ships
that were not actively engaged in the
maneuvers out in the bay, and all made
tracks for the dance Some Of them had
dances. Others did not, because girls
refused. they say. 10 dance with them.
on shore the residents Of the town say
that II was not the Provincetown girls
who caused the trouble, but. instead. the
regular city girls who are spending their
vacations here.
The offended tackles say that they
asking for a dance. were refused. Final
ly, after this had occurred several times.
the entire party left the place in huff.
Some of the boys were accommodated
with dances by girls who belong in the
town. but there we're not enough girls
20 60 around. AS a result OF the slight
the boys OF the Dixie will hold a dance
of their own in the town hall some night
in the near future
Residents Blame visitors.
This Is the first unpleasantness that
has occurred here since the arrival Of
the feet. The citizens Of the town have
done their utmost 20 welcome the sailors
properly. and have succeeded. Every
where signs Of welcome are displayed,
and with the inhabitants of the town-the
regular year-round dwellers-the boys
have no cause for complaint
Tomorrow the battle-ship fleet viii go
cut again for another maneuTering with
the torpedo and submarine flotillas fol-
lowing them II is impossible to set very
mch of a line on what has been accom-
plished as those in charge are reluctant
about discussing the matter