Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28
ALLIES FIND
FOE U-BOATS
BEING BUILT
Reveal Scores of Subs
Nearly Done-Must
Hand Them Over.

London. Friday, Dec 27.-
british Wireless Service. ,
Bearing an allied commission
which inspected German naval
and airShips and Seaplane sta
tiCnS. under the terms of The
armis.ice. the British battle
ship Hercules has returned to
her home port. During a trip
fraugilt with peril. many Ger
man ports were visited and pre-
liminaTy arrangements for the
surrender OF German WaTShipS
made.
At WuTnemunde, experimental
station, the allied commission met
with obstruction It was only un-
der protest that the members were
permitted to enter, the Germans
fearing revelations OF what they had
a accomplished.
Find Scores of Subs.
The submarine commission, un-
der Lieutenant Commander Bower,
pushed its Investigations assiduous-
ly at Hamburg, Bremen and other
points, with the result that scores
Of U-bOats. nearly all near compile
ton and hitherto undeClaTed by the
Germans, were found and reported.
Admiral GOette protested to the
last against giving up these sub
marines. but at a final conference
consented
A dramatic episode of the yoy-
age was the passage Of the kfel
canal on Dec. IS. Accompanied by
the British destrOveTs Verdun and
VicerOy. the Hercules gave the Ger
mans along the banks of the canal
their first sight of the British flag
since 1914, when light British cTuis-
ers passed through. Germans who
watched the ships were for the
most part indifferently curious, but
not infrequently women and chill
dren waved their hands. There was
not the slightest response from the
ships
Foe Discipline Low.
Discipline on board the German
warships is very low. according TO
officers Of the Hercules They found
on the first enemy ships boarded.
sailors were IOunging about the
ships which were in bad condition
as a result Of neglect This was
in direct violation Of the terms of
the armistice and drastic action was
taken by the inspecting officer He
notified the Germans that the ships
must be cleared of sailors. and il
his orders were not obeyed he
would return to the Hercules and
report that he was obstructed in
his work Fearful of probable con-
sequences. the German seamcn left
their ships at once
Inspection Of airDlane and sea
plane stations required cOnsidera-
bic land travel, which permitted
the members Of the commission to
get Information as to the condition
Of the people in the interior of the
country 1t is reported that every
one encountered in Germany, even
i'm such an Industrial center as
Hamburg seemed as well clothed
and fed rs are the people Of France
and England Winter crops. owing
to the mild weather. are doing well,
and the land is well cultivated and
fertiIized
Goeetc Only One Lett.
Admiral Goette of the German
navy seems to b. the only senior
AEtE LlCLu OHCt1 SUN atleUuIHS 10 MS
duties Admiral Won Scheere and
Admiral Won Ripper apparently
have disappeared into the same OBJ
security which hides General Ludeu-
dOrf and other former leaders who
have sought safety in retirement"
Discipline at airship and seaplane
stations was better than on the Ger
man warships. it is reported The
NOrderney seaplane station is said
TO compare favOrably with any sta
tion of its kind in France and Eng
land, while the Nordholz Zeppelin
depot was also in good shape 1t
was from here that virtually all
German raiders destined for Eng
land started. One interesting sight
was the famous LA Zeppelin shed,
which was successfully bombed by
last summer At that time
two sheds and two Zeppelins were
Ompletely destroyed.