The evening world., 1912-06-04
GERMANS GREETED
BY TAFT Addicted
ON OUR WARSH|PS
Visitors on Kaiser's Fleet Will
Go to Washington, Then
Come Here.


being entertained at luncheon on board
the Louisiana to-day, Rear-Admiral Won
Rebeur-Paschwitz and the other visit
ing German naval officers we're taken
over the fort by Rear-Admirai Cameron
NOR. Winslow and other American ON
GERS and given an exhibition Of Ameri-
can drill. At GAO the visitors leave
for Washington for the official enter
tainments there. Afterwsrd they will
return here and go to New York.
The great foreign fleet reached Hamp-
ton Roads yesterday. and President
Taft welcomed Its commander. Rear
Admiral Won ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and ex-
tended to Germany the hand OF Amer
ica's friendship. with the President
were Mrs. Taft. Count Won Bernstorff,
the German Ambassador. Secretary Of
the Navy Meyer, Miss Mabel Boardman.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth or. and sew
eral high naval officers.
More than a thousand German sailors
stood at attention on the decks OF the
giant Moltke. Germany's battle cruiser,
when President Taft boarded the vessel.
At the gangway Admiral Won Rebeur-
Paschwi,x and his stan waited to greet
the Chief Executive. As the President
stepped from the ladder that led him
over the side OF the Moltke. he ex-
claimed:
Admiral. I'm glad to welcome you
and to have an opportunity of visiting
the Moltke. one of the finest ships I've
ever seem
The President was escorted over the
at quarters. saluting rs the party
passed.
As the President left the Moltke the
German .warship's band struck up the
Star Spangled Banner" and on the
gun deck a ax-pounder barked out the
twenty-ons guns Of the Presidential
salute.
His formal call Of welcome over the
President returned to the Naynower. A
short distance away the American
battleship squadron that welcomed the
visitors swung at anchor. Seven great
vessels. including the new Dreadnoughts
Delaware and Utah. dressed ship. as the
President and the Admiral exchanged
courteaeS.
No sooner had the President returned
70 the Mayflower than the chugging
launch OF the Moltke swung away to
carry the German Admiral to return tho
call and lunch with the President on
board the yacht. Cordial toasts were ex-
changed aboard both the Mayflower and
Moltke. where President Taft raised his
glass to the health OF the German EN-
peror and Admiral Won Rebcur-Pasch-
| witz toasted the President.
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cficers of the German feet on board
the Dreadnought Florida. Rear.Admiral
Ward. commanding the American squad.
ron. and Rear-Admirai Rebeur-Pasch.
witz delivered speeches. Beside the Ger.
man Admiral the guests were Capt. Vou
Mann. Commanders Seebohm and vor
Kros!gk, Lieut.. Comma nders Roehr apt
Prentzel. Commander Boyed. Lieuts.
Betz. Won Grancy and Capt. SEVERN
commanding tho Moitke Infantry Regi
ment, especially invited to make the trip
miral Ward. Rear Admiral Winslow
Captains Benson, Knapp. oliver. Hood
Snowden. Hoogewerff. Wilson ant
welles: Lieut.. C Commander Sellers, Lieu,
Williams and Col. Strong and Captain
Howell. representing the army. Real
Admiral Ward. addressing the guests, IL
German. said:
THE German navy In its moder
development IL largely the result Of tn,
personal efforts Of q single man. tn,
present exalted ruler of that country
To his discerning influence We mus
add the efforts Of your German Nav!
League: also an inspiration OF his
which, with its magnificent member shil
Of over one million. distributes thr Dug h
out your country an Intimate patrioti
knowledge Of the requirements Of you