The evening herald., 1917-07-13
MAYO. THE MAN WHO
MAY HAVE TO TACKLE
THE KAISER 8 FLEET
By Charles r. Mitchell. In the Phil.
adeiphia Public Ledger.

Just suppose H. anyway--that the
kaiser's fleet should break through
the English and French fleets and
Determine to carry the war 10 Amer
lean shores. What manner OF men
has the American navy To stop IL
| II u not likely that anything like
this ~ going t. happen. but lust the
same who would stop the IIohenzol.
iern fleet
Tho man tn" American people must
depend upon Tor that task IL REAR Ad.
mlral Henry Z Mayo.
He's the fellow who demanded that
liuerta salute the stars and stripes
res the tellOw who does sut nelievc
thrt because Mexican ruler is NO,
supposed Ia have the standing similar
To- that enjoyed hy other rulers of
the world he can insult the flag ana
get away with il without q scrap.
Mayo II 100 per cent fighter aud
100 per cent American
lie win take care of the kaiser's
fleet 10 It ever comes this way. ns
well as It is possible Tor any COM
mnnder of an American fleet to do ID |
he is neither short nor tall has |
nrlsht blue eyes. red hair. firm !
NOUN aud jaw that bcspeaks cour- |
age TIE always II deliberate In speak |
ing and the casual observer of his |
ma nner might get the impression that |
his heart Is made OF flint But among |
officers II the navy hc is known ns |
the most mild hammered and big |
hearted. He is popular With officers
high and low, and that is q strong |
recommendation
sturdy Ncrmontcr.
The commander OF the Atlantic fleet |
comes from that sterling stock OF
Amoricanism which has abided In and /
near the Green Mountains of Vermont |
Since the Republic was an infant. lie 1
VIII be 81 years old next December.
When 10 years old MAYO entered
Annapolis He went tp the Naval |
Academy to become a naval officer.
and he spent his time there working
to that end.
lie was efficient the DAY he was
detailed on thr monitor Tennessee
IN Ih'', and he made good use of
every one of the years Intervening
until he hoistcd his flag on The wy
oming as commander OF the Atlantic
fleet ia June. 1916.
While Mayo's early service was on
the cid wooden type OF battle ships
the combination OF steam aud sail
he was making q scientific study oti
sea lighters. gaining "a knowledge that
has served him iH good stead through
the development OF battle ships iHtU
floating machine shops mysterious
combinations Of strength aud power
His early service was nu the Muuu,ac,
the Tennessee and the famous Old
kearsarre which sank the Alabama
during the CNil War >utumlN. much
OF the naval service of those DAYS was
uuintcrestiug bat MIyo was .tuI,Ius
aiI 'hc 'imc. Hc received % detail
To his. liking In 1873. when he Wv
Iut ON the coast and geodcur sutve,
schooner Earnest, ana for three Years
h" engaged 800 scientific work much
Q" HE liking Then ne was transfer.
red 'u The Aautfo aud hit u.uIh,r|
three Years cruise.
In spanish Nmcrican War.
The United states naval Obsctyi- I
tor next saw Ensign Mayo ana ~
'iudied haid there There was no
much else fur udNt uificcrs tu do boo
those days eNoep, study. and the -
SON Nay" b. known the world over
nov - because bee did study when
hi- dctiil at tie naval observatory ca
pircd In 1856 hy went BACH tu the
Earnest tor another three 5 ears. MOST
OF which tuur was spent making sur
.'|s "it tho 'uIHi sf what now is
the state uf Washington Three YEARS
on thr old training ship jamestown
We're followed uy -'r.i,, Hi the naval
branch photographic ufnr, ai Port
Townycnd, Wash
Mayo was 1 lieutenant l' M, out.
break - the SpaH.A Wan. He served
"u the runh"It EeVntngtuu. IN, uttIo
'ra't ou winch sINt, men lost their
NN's in q boiler explosion iu lHU6.
After the war he became 3d. iieutcnyui
commander aud when ne reached his
rtpt,un's grade ho was placed 90 COM
W'nd OF the california. an armed
cruiser, then the flagship of IA, "a
cifr fleet
Icforc guinr on the California.
Mayo saw service iu the lighthouse
branch, when hc was Lighthouse iu-
spcctur. was commander CO., the
Albany and saw ASmtiC ~cryic, on
tnrt vessel which was purchased for, .
Brazil during 1905
When Josephus Daniels became h
secretary ui the navy ne had q notion /
that the Mare island Naty Yard at I
san Francisco should be- reduced from .
a first To- second clues establishment /
ana he gem tor the then ,ummnndant /
at that station. captain Mayo 10
come tu Washington. tu talk II over .
Mayu impressed Secrctrr, Daniels. |
Just Is b" had impressed ,trrI u.hcr I
.oiiioai hr met Daniels decided lf |
once that he needed man ur Muyo.s |
q u, iu AteltrufDU and had bI,. ,ly.. 4