Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-22
American Warships Join
Great Assembly al KEEL.
Whole German Navy Gathers
For EmpeFor's Annual Event.
Emperor congratulates Rear Ad.
miraI Badger--Exchange Salutes.

Kiel. Germany, June 2l.-The Amer
lean warships. second division of the
Atlantic feet, arrived here early to-
day and are now moored in the inner
harbor before the town. surrounded
by battIeships and yachts gathered for
the Emperors great annual naval fes-
tival.
Practically the entire German navy,
including a full division of the new
Dreadnaughts. are assembled.
Admiral Won Tirpitz, admiral of the
fleet. minister and creator of the new
German navy, heads an imposing list
oc ADMIRAL commands.
The Americans We're met at sea by
a dispatch boat carrying Lieut. Com
nander +. \. Traut, American naval
attache at Berlin, Paul II. Sartori,
American consular agent at Kid. and
German officers who had been assign
ed to pilot the visitors 10 their an
chorage.
Tic arrival of the battleships was
timed SO that they would pass the
outer Notifications of Frederichsfort
at \. NJ. when the national salute Is
free by the ships and answered from
shore.
As the American battleships led by
the Louisiana flagship of Rear Admit
raj Badger. passed long lines of Ger
man ships, they turned to their as
signed places between the fagships
Deutschland and Kaiser Wilhelm II
and the other vessels of the German
fleet
As soon as the visitors We're moored.
the Louisiana saluted Admiral Nor
7irpitz's flagship and the salute was
promptly answ cred. Then the admirals,
commanders. diplomats and consular
representatives exchanged official calls
of courtesy.
DIR. David J. Hill, the retiring Amer
lean ambassador to Germany, arrived
during the forenoon and boarded the
Kansas. where he will be quartered
during his stay here. Later in the day
the T. S. collier Cyclops arrived.
In addition to the Louisiana and
Kansas, tie battleships of the visiting
division are the New Hampshire and
| South Carolina.
Emperor William arrived this aft
| 'ernoon from Hamburg aboard the Ha-
henzolIern and was saluted with 81
guns by every warship in the harbor.
and Admiral BADGER, with the other
American commanders, visited the i'm
perial yacht, where they were present
ed TO the Emperor. His Majesty was
in the best of spirits and at the ehd
of a long conversation invited the al
mTal and Mr. Hill TO dine with him
! tonight.
The Americans were also presented
to the Empress and Princess Victoria
Louise.
Emperor William congratulated Rear
Admiral Badger on the rousing vic
tories of the American boats in the
Sender class races here Monday ami
Tuesday. but Ills Majesty was in par
ticular fine feather over his own vic
tory at Hamburg yesterday when the
Imperial yacht Meteor beat the Eng
lish boat White Heather.
The Emperor spoke of the various
features OF the American warships,
notably the masts. which Germany
probably viii copy in the construction
of her newest warships.
Admiral Badger, IN an interview.
reciproeally admired the appearance
and qualities of the German ships of
the Nassau class. He was particularly
struck by the color of the German
boats. which in some respects is su
perior to the color of the United States
vessels. ~ "a ssEaA
The commander Of the American di-
vision is planning to take a shorter
passage on sailing homewards, going
by way OF the north of Scotland
course hitherto unused by a modern
American warship
Capt. Thomas :. Rodgers. while re-
turning from the Imperial yacht to his
command on board the American bat
tleship New Hampshire, saved five
Germans from drowning, whose sail
boat had capsized in the harbor