Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-23
lily Assoriatcd Press. |


| EDINBURGH. Thursday. November
2i.-Gcrmany, as naval power.
ceased to cxist to-day. The heart Of
h l, mighty n"ri-ionrtecn ships Of the
Stroyer3-- surrendered to an armada 81
British. American and French vessels.
/ the greatest lighting force that ever
stood out 10 sea
The infinitely detailed program OF
submission laid down by the commau-
der OF the British fleet was carried out
man warshipS. strung out in a sinrl ia
| column almost twenty miles long. APP
pointed time and were led into I The
/ Firth Of Forth between twin columns
/ OF allied ships which overlapped tn"
Germans 1t each end. Tonight the
! enemy craft are anchored in the iirtn
under guard as prisoners.
y surrender on such gigantic scale
! though the wonderful naval spectacle
was the same as Il peacc-timc rcvicw
and evoked little enthusiasm, Amcri-
can and British officers could scarcely
credit the evidence OF their eyes. II
was an event which shattered all naval
! traditions and ideals.
Men animated by the spirit Of Law
renccs Don't give up the ship and
Nelson's England expects every man
VIII do his duty could not conceive OF
such an inglorious fate as that to which
the great enemy sea force was sub
uniting. The Associated Press CORES
pendent. standing on the deck or an
American Dreadnought, heard AN officer
e&c!airn- Even the poor old Spaniards
.nowiuE hey hadn't chance. came
ont of Santiago"
WITNESSED CLIMACTE:RIC
ACT OF FOES DOWNFALL
Ru; for the most par, both officers
ana men were silent. They realized
ahey were Witnessing the clinac.eric
knew the su-render OF these vessels
automatically raised the United States
10 So. sseona Iasii!on among the worlds
- ~ hEN ~ Il -.
iloit ana seemed 10 feel Il sort OF
eonieinpiuous pity for the fallen giant
.: ne sea who mad refused to fight.
shame. NV
me Zee German ships were sighted by
dossiy so,i0w!nE ,he sip sh oG S,3e
the liEnt cruiser Cardiff. which. with
des;royers and other small craft. had
ranged ahead Of the allied fleet. Thc
inltd! seattys orders, and il was we'll
,,S%T insir own sakes that they did.
ibn,7 DE NssSei Siseaming out to mrs;
FOR instant action with it's men AZ
tM,. , Siations and guns IN position for
ne prompt humiliation Of the cnemy's
other ;han peaceful
:. rive american battleships the New
York Texas. Arkansas, Wyomins and
Florida. were prepared to fire every
gun in forty seconds after the signal
Vas sircn by Kear-Admirai Hugh
49, y" az s'iu 10 Inc corrcSDon-
There is not the slightest nroba-
nlatN OF amy trouble, but we are over
!0oking no chances against making
cess" H
The main allied feet. extending over
line fourteen miles long in the Firth
oil Forth, began To weigh anchor AT
! O'Clock this morning. Tho scotch
mist, which for days had ohscured Inc
harhor. was swept away by stiff
, breeze. and the moon shone Brilliantly
out OF clear sky The ships quickly
line they held throughout the day.
BrtiSh battle cruisers led the way.
ioUowed by prcsdpouShts Admiral!
hcatty's flagship. the Queen Elizabe,h
led the squadron in the northern col
umn.
The American warshins fell into line
behind ADMIRAL Beat;y.s craft, balanc-
ing IL British squadron similar in
power in the opposite file
MEN TOOK THEIR RATTLE
STATIONS At . O'CLOCK
The rendezvous was approximately
gaug"l their speed to arrive at the
appointed place at 5 O'Clock. Al
o c!ock signal summoned the men
,mto battle stations. and eNcep, for
companies were hidden behind bull
warks OF steel. When dawn hrok,
the sea was again covered with mis-,
"h'ch reduced the visibility to less
Eyes sirainins through the murky
haze finally were rcwar ded on tho
starhoard bow the cardiff trailing an
observation Kite balloon. came steam
ing N Close behind her came the
1rst German shin. the great battle
cruiser Scydiitz. which was flying the
Gag OF Commodore Togert After her
came four others OF the same type,