Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-27

(The New York WCrld.)
Especial Gable Dispatch TO the World
and Albuquerque Journal)
London, Nov. II delayed Just as
impreSsively as she once goose-stepped
across Europe ut the pinnacle of her
might, Germany groleIed in the sun
ny mist of the North sea this morn
ing, when, cringing Ike a dog with
tail down, she came with her high
seas fleet and surrendered her future
on the water.
With amazed contempt, the person
mel of the British grand fleet looked
on at the German sailors, men whom
they could not even kick into a fight"
men they had watched as a cat watch
es mouse for four years, and whom
they now were compelled to meet,
not in the glorious uncertainty of bat
tie but by appointment
Il always thought they would come
out, but not like this, on a piece of
string" said Admiral Sir David Beat
ty, commander in chief of the grand
fleet on his flagship, as he toasted the
occasion at luncheon.
Beatty Won't Stipulate.
While sailing along beside the Ger
mans we wondered what must be their
when, for instance, Britshbattle cruis-
ers solemnly escorted into harhor
German ship they had pounded off
Jutland, and when an American bat
tleship kept level with the men who
had once bombarded English open
towns
you understand we are driven to
this" said the German Admiral
Meurer TO Admiral Beatty There is
no child life left in Germany. All are
dying of hunger We ask you to accept
the full crows instead of only half the
personnel We canot feed them, and
we dread more trouble"
Admiral Beatty refused this request
whereupon the German commander
produced . document for Beatty to
sign, STIMULATING that the German
crews would not be ill-treated
Tell them they are coming tot
England; that will be enough, +"
Beatty replied, tearing UP the doc
ument
Allied Guns Ready
Then followed the bloodless Trafal- |
gar in which tho British grand fleet
of forty-seven battleships and battle |
cruisers, thirty-five cruisers and light
cruisers and so tlestroyers with a to- |
tai of 10000 personnel. covering a !
stretch of water forty miles long and !
six wide, received the submission Of |
thirteen German battleships and bat |
tie cruisers, six light cruisers and for. |
ty-nine destroyers. manned by II 1000 |
officers and men, under Admiral |
Meurer.
With 500 allied guns ready to open
broadsides on them from either side,
the Germans crept meekly into GUS
tody, out of the mist, at 9:30 o'clock,
thirty miles east of May Island, ana
were conveyed Lack to the Firth Of |
Forth between two wonderful lines of
the grand fleet.
While the mournful German cor
tege had been winding its way across
the North sea, guided clear of our
mine fields by British wireless ard
necessitating ut places
where they themselves had strewn
mines which had long since been swept
up by our ships. we on The Texas were
fox-trotting to jazz music in the ward
room. with pretty English women as
partners. So dawned der Tag
Steaming TO the Rendezvous.
At midnight Admiral Beatty had
'ignalled that while courtesy toward
ne enemy was OhliSatOry, the meth
IDS by which the Germans had wagcd
war should not be forgotten. that no
International compliments be paid,
md there should he no conversation
With the Germans.
For another three hours the fleet
If ships rode at anchor off Rosyth.
fhe night twinkled with innocent
signalling. The first shin moved out
It 2:40. and for the ensuing fourl
hours there was a steady" procession
headed for the open sea. to keep the
rendezvous with the Germans.
AT o'clock the Queen Elizabeth,
he admirals ship. weighed anchor.
throughout the historic morning the
ADMIRAL kept firm. wireless control
# his armada. Every pgecaution was
AIKEN against treachery. A naval i
commission had been sent on be-
lalf of the allies to Kiel to see that |