The San Francisco call., 1909-10-23
KAISER'S SAILORS
CHEER FOR QUEEN
Commander of Cruiser Arcona
Leads Grew in Observing
Empress Birthday

The birthday of the German empress
was celebrated in this harbor yesterday
on board the cruiser Arcona and the
warships of five nations joined the
kaiser's ship in doing honor to the first
lady of the fatherland. The climax of
the celebration came at noon, when 10
warships united in a salute of q guns.
but the prettiest feature of the birth
day tribute and the one that Victoria
Augusta probably would have liked
best was the blossoming of the flags
when the ships donned holiday dress at
o'clock in the morning.
For some time before s bells the
the flags. AS, the morning sun glimpsed
the mass of color on the decks it
seemed as though every warship was
freighted to overfiowing with confetti.
Eight bells struck and the confetti
resolved itself into long lines of flags
which were hoisted to the mastheads
of all the warships, big and little.
ROYAL ENSIGN AT MAINS
The hoist was made as if one hand
had done it with single pull and
where there had been bare poles anu
naked stays a second before flags of
all shapes and colors. with royal en-
sign of Germany at the main of every
ing their Many happy returns of the
day to the queen of Prussia.
Rev. Julius Fuendeling conducted di-
vine service on board the Arcona. He
took for his text the ninth and tenth
verses of the eighty-fifth psalm and
in a short address paid a tribute to
the empress who. he said, had won the
heart of her people by acts of benevo-
lence. She had left politics to others
and devoted her life to doing good
At the conclusion of the service the
crew was mustered on the quarterback
where Captain Schroeder spoke. There
was little, he said, that he could add
to the pastors words. All sailors, he
concluded had a longing for home
There was no home without its mother
and he asked the men to honor the
empress as the mother Of them all.
THREE CHEERS FOR QUEEN
Now" said the captain, glancing
at his watch, which showed only a few
seconds remaining before noon, "let us
give three cheers for our queen.''
In the German navy they do not say
"Hoch,' but "Hurrah, and those Teu-
tonic bluejackets fairly split their
throats in that birthday cheer The
last cheer was still ringing when the
whole fleet started to fire the royal
salute.
Among the guests on board the Ar
coma were Rear Admiral Phelps and
the captains of all the other ships. as
well as a delegation from the German
colony When Admiral Phelps left the
ship the American flag was hoisted. the
Arcona's band played 1.-The Star Span
gled Banner" the marine guard pre-
sented arms and the cruiser fred a
salute of 13 guns. The Arcona's men
were given a Sunday dinner and the
officers devoted the afternoon to en-
tertaining their friends.
Oakland Route for Autos
OAKLAND, Oct. 22-Chief of Police
Wilson has issued instructions to auto
mobilists who will pass through the
city on their way to the Portola races
to proceed from First street
and Broadway up Broadway to Twelfth
east in Twelfth. street to Thirteenth
avenue, thence to-, East Fourteenth
street and along said street to the cifv
limits and the Scenic boulevard. This
route is to be kept by all machines
from San Francisco, which will land at
First street and the foot Of Broadway.
Policemen will be detailed along the