The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-22
SULLENNESS MARKS
U-BOAT SURRENDER
German Commanders Fail to
Salute and British Officers
Show Contempt.
NO WORDS ARR SPOKEN
Only q Formal Demand for the
Papers, Which Are Handed
Over in Silence.
speefaI csos De.satcA TO Tr- sUS.


Copyrichf. 1918: all ytohts reserved.
LONDON, Nov 2i.--The surrender Of
the German submarine feet OF Harwich
hsrbor was the most silent and impress
sive event In tho whole naval history OF
the war. Those who witnessed the
capituiatiou were voice,ess from the ini
tensity of their emotions The feelings
of the onlookers reached a pitch when
the British motor boats containing the
prize crews drew alongside the U-boats,
that denes description.
This was the moment OF real sur
render. although Admiral Tyrwhitt had
made out the sinister huIls OF the sub
marines fifty miles at sea earlier in the
morning. When the British commander
saw the U-boats ploughing through the
smooth water and the surface mist he
flashed q signal TO the German COM
manders to take up their positions in
tho rear Of British destroyer.
Commanders Give Up sullenly.
But It was when the crews Of the sub
marines stood silently on deck while the
Britishers climbed aboard that the hu-
initiation OF tho German commanders be-
came apparent. StridinE along the decks
OF their craft. savage. unkempt, un-
shaved, they glared at the Britishers
with the most intense hatred. One could
see their fists clench and unclench az
they sought to retain their composure.
THE SUN correspondent with other press
representatives visited eight of the SUBJ
marines, and as we neared the first one
the whole German crew became inert,
their eyes fixed steadily on our APP
proach. AS we drew nearer there was
not a word spoken. no demonstration of
any kind, no attempt at determination.
Both sides looked at each other in un-
spoken wonderment
As our motor launch scraped alongside
the U-boat the British commander and
his crew scrambled aboard. Still the
Germans remained mute, and as the
British commander faced the sub
marine captain one could see the con-
tempt In the glance of the Englishman
and the hatred and humiliation in the
bearing OF the German. Neither saluted
and the crew stood like wooden men.
Il want to see your papers," snapped
over without q word.
Iron Crosses Arc Torn or.
The German commander wore an iron
cross OF the first class and when the
British leader looked at II sneerinsly, al
much as to say. The mark Of q mur-
derer." the German. apparently sensing
the others thoughts, covered the
medal furtlvely with his hand. There
upon the members Of the crew. who also
wore crosses, commenced to tear them
OF. along with other distinguishing
marks on their caps and uniform, and to
throw these things into the sea, as
though they wished to forget their identi-
fication with submarines.
The officers OF the British prize crews
were armed, but the men were not.
Each crew consisted OF one officer and
twenty men. The numbers of the sub
marines wore carefully obliterated and
none OF them had a nag.
After the German engineers had taken
the boats into the harbor they were
taken Off by the British motor launches
and carried back TO their own trans
ports The submarine crews appeared
we'll fed, well clothed and well dis
ciplined