The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-21

Left for Rendexvous. ~
London. Nov. FLA. P.)--xhe
British grand fleet, accompanied by
an American battle squadron aHd
French cruisers. steamed out 0t1
o'clock this morning from it, Scot-
tish base to, accept the surrendqr 0f
the German battleshipa. bQttlc
cruisers and destroyers. A Wtroless
dispatch this noon reports that it:rot
into touch with the German ship. this
morning and that the surrender ls
being carried out according to plah
The point of the rendexypupsfor
the allied and German sea forces Vas
between thirty and forty miles east
of May Island, opposite the Firth Of
Forth. .~
German Crews Suiisn.
On Board a British Cruiser,
Wednesday, Nov. 20.--(6:45 p.m.)--
"a. P.)-Twenty German submarines,
tho first of the German feet to sur
render, were taken over by the Brit
ish thirty six miles east OF HArwich
this morning. The transfer ~ adj
without demonstration. The German
crews sullenly obeyed the orders
which had been given them and to-
night the u boats lie moored under
the British flag near q British sab
marine base. ~
During the ceremony Of surrei<1ef
American seaplanes fews~low ez,t-1
head. while American subma 70
-chasers cnrffG1 DrItishs s<BDa1s<<s
undersea boats. ~ d
From the time the leading subma-
rine at the head of the long line was
sighted by the British SQuadron of
light cruisers and destroyers, there
was not a word of communication
with the Germans. Only once they
spoke to the British, complaining of
the speed and saying that the weaker
ones were unable to keep up. "Slow-
er. my last boats cannot keep up this
speed" was the wireless message
the name Of his boat to the message.
The scene that began about sun
rise when the first submarine was
sighted until late this evening, when
the last one was rounded up, might |
have easily been mistaken for feet |
Only Answered Questions.
When the enemy boats were sight
ed there were only two or three |
members of each crew on deck, but |
as the details Of the surrender worked |
out during the morning and after |
noon more Germans appeared. They |
appeared a sullen lot when the first |
British officers stepped aboard and
curtly saluted. British sailors fol-
lowed the officers and the Germans
went to the forward deck as the Brit
sh and German officers went below
10 examine the first ship to be taken
over. The German commander brief
w nncWnrn1 ratr Nd ivo ho /
but said nothing else.
Evidence of strain and deep chagrin
was Enthusiastically written on the
aces of some enemy officers. The
machinery was generally in good
shape, but the vessels were extreme
Y dirty and devoid of all unessen-
.ials. Everything indicating the
of the craft had been removed,
although the Germans, conforming to
readily told the names
If their boats.
Germans Appeared on Time.
The Germans anchored near the
last night and appeared
It the appointed place promptly. The
British ships. with their crews at
quarter and every gun manned, took
precautions that nothing untoward
occurred. One of the eighteen Brit
81 dcottOySio III JiiS HctL lOOh, IL pO-
'ition ahead of the two German
accompanying the subma-
ines. Other destroyers steamed
long on each side when the column
started toward Harwich.
The column was divided into five
divisions. In addition to the sea-
'lanes that swooped low above the
nemy craft, dirigibles kept company
With the fleet and an observation
'alloon, which was anchored to
ruiser. kept vigil.
Ten miles from Harwich the fleet
vas met by more British dcstroyers,
'hich carried crews from British
These men were divided
nto parties Of fourteen for ca h Ger
lap boat and each was tran ferred
y American submarine chasj rs to |
he U-boats. where British officeri .
uickly took charge. u.
6ritishers Repress Shouts.
The first submarine boat flew mo"
ag and 1t seemed long time to the
british sailors on the other vessels