South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-22

the slightest untOward incident to
While the Germans gave them
selves up, so miles out in the North
sea. dirigible balloons and airplanes
Grifted through the sky overhead.
/ OF the Il German vessels. IA were
heavy ships. seven light cruisers and
\ so destroyers.
The Germans sailed right into the
open arms of the British. American
and French feet with guns trained
\ fore and aft, but without any am
munition in them. The men-of-war
were decked out with German flags
but there was no fight left in them.
i All Battle Flags Flying.
r. Every battle flag on the allied
\ feet was flying and each man was
at his battle station. Every turret
was ready 10 open fire and every
range finder was giving the exact
/ line Of the approaching German
ships.
The transfer of the ships was car
ried out without noise or confu-
sion.
The allied fleet, commanded By
Admiral Sir David Beatty OF the
/ grand fleet was composed almost en-
! tirely of British ships with the
I American sixth battleship squadron
and a French snip. The fleet sailed
from the Firth of Forth a o'clock
this morning for the rendezvous.
The destroyers departed last night.
moving out by the score. The fleet
then departed. II steamed northward
and then turned east in double col
umn six miles apart. The northern
column flew red burgess and ths
| southern column flew blue.
British Ship Cardiff Leads.
Leading the fleet was the British
ship Cardiff The American battle
ship squadron had the fifth place in
the northern line. 1t consisted Of the
New York, the Texas. Arkansas.
Wyoming and Florida Il followed
/ i'm the wake OF the famous sixth
I British battleship squadron com
posed of Barham. Malay. Valiant
/ and Warspite which took part in
the famous battle OF Jutland.
on board the New York, which is
the flagship Of Capt Beach, were
Admirals Sims and Hugh Rodman.
Following the American squadron
came the British second battle
squadron. made up of ships of the
Thunderer type and just preceding
the Queen Elizabeth. upon which
was Admiral Beatty.
Just back OF Admiral Beatty's
flagship came the great battle cru.5-
ers Lion. Princess Royal, Tiger
Repulse and Renown.
Cruiser Squadron Leads "Blues."
The southern. or blue column
was led by the third light cruiser
squadron with vessels OF the Chat
ham type: then the Vindictive and
Niinotaur. Next came two more bat
tie squadrons. followed by a battle
/ cruiser squadron. made up of the
Australia. New Zealand. Indomitable
and Infexible.
Starting out in a haze the allied
ships reached the rendezvous lit
tie ahead of the schedule. so swung
around i'm circle waiting Cor the
Germans 70 come.
Suddenly a young officer, who had
been peering intently TO sea, eN-
claimed TO the commander Of his
ship
Unknown ship bearing Off the
starboard bow. sir"
That must be part OF the Ger
man fleet" replied the commander.
German ships Come Up.
Soon a big gray, smoking ship
came up from the east through the
haze and 10 turned out 10 be the
leading battleship Of the surrender
ing fleet
II bore the flag Of Rear Admiral
Won Reuter-. commander OF the whole
German force. In long column the
German vessels passed between the
two lines Of allied ships.
In the German fleet were the
Frederick the Grea.. the King Al
bert. Kaiser. Crown Prince William.
Kaiserin. Bayern. Margraf, Prince
Regent Iuitpold and the Grosser
Kurfuerst i'm the first detachment.
They looked docile enough. although
they seemed TO be hugging each
other closely
Then came the battle cruisers.
Seyditz. flying the broad pennant of
Commodore Tagert: Won der Tam.
Noltke. Hindenburg and the Derflin-
ger
These last two ships were great
vessels. nearly zoo feet long. with
the smoke pouring from their huge