Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-11-27
BRITISH TAKE OVER HUN SUBS.
Twenty U-lsOats Surrendered to Adj
nliral ryrwhitt, for Allies.

man submarines were surrendered to
Rear Admiral Reginald w. Tyr
whit. thirty miles off Iiarwich, this
morning at sunrise. These are the
FIRST submarines to be turned over to
the Allies by the Germans.
Twenty more are to be surrendered
during to-day and Twenty Friday
The remainder of the U-boats to be
handed over in accordance with the
armistice terms will be given up at
later dates.
llarwich. mentioned in the fOregO-
ing dispatch, has one OF the best har-
bOrS on the east coast OF England 1t
is in the county Of Essex, northeast
of London.
Eye Witness Tells.
The following account Of the sur
render OF the first batch OF twenty
Herman submarines, which was ac-
tsmplishcd this morning at sea-. is
given by an eye witness OF the Incl
dent. More than eighty other sub
marines are to be handed over to the
Allied naval commOnd before the end
OF the week.
After stcaming some twenty miles
across the North Sea from Harwich,
lhc Allied forces, which consisted
of i've light cruisers and twenty de-
Z
the squadron hung big observation
balloon
Soon after the British squadron
started the "Paravcncs" were drop
ped overheard. Those devices are
shaped like tops and are designed to
divert any mines which may be en-
countercd, for the vessels were then
sweeping a mine field.
Every one on board donned life
belt, and just as the red sun appeared
above the horizon the first German
submarine appeared In sight
Soon after 7 o'clock twenty subma-
rines were seen in line. accompanied
by two German dcstroyers, the 'riba-
MIA and the Sierra Ventana, which
were to take the submarine crews
back to Germany after the transfer.
All the submarines were on the
surface. with their hatches open and
their crews standing on deck. The
vessels were flying no flags whatever
and their guns were trained fore and
aft, IN accordance with the terms of
the surrender.
Sailors at Stations.
A bugle sounded on the Curacao
and all the gun crews took ND their
stations, ready for any possible sign
of treachery.
The leading destroyer, in response
to signal from the admiral, turned
and led the way towards England,
and the submarines were ordered to
follow.
Each cruiser turned. and. keen
ing careful! lookout, steamed to-
ward ilarwich. On one of the largest
submarines. which carried two So
guns, 23 officers and men were to be
counted on her deck. The craft was
estimated to be nearly 300 feet in
length. It's number had been painted
out.
On one OF the submarines men,
bcrs OF the crew were seen to send
up couple Of carrier pigeons, and
at once signal was flashed from the
admiral that it had no right to do
this.
British crews were put on board
the submarines to take them into the
harbor. With the exception Of the
engine staffs. all Of the German sail
orS remained on deck. The subma-
rincs were then taken through the
gates or the harbOr and the German
crews were transferred to the trans
ports which will take them back to
Germany.
AS the boats went through the
gates the white ensign was run up
on each OF them with the German flag
underneath
Each German submarine cOmman-
dor at the transfer was required to
sign declaration to the effect that
ms vessel was In running order, that !
It's pcriscope was intact, that it's tor
pedoes were unlOaded. and that its |
torpedo heads were safe.
Orders had been issued forbidding
IN
structions were obcycd to the letter.
There was complete silence as the |
submarines surrendered and as the |
crews were transferred
German Fleet Given Up.
London. Nov. 21.-The German
fleet. as specified in the terms OF the
armtstice with Germany. was sur
rendered to-day to the Allies. This
announcement was made Officially by
the admiralty this afternoon.
One German light cruiser, while on |
ITS way across the North Sea with |
the other ships Of the German high |
seas tcct to surrender to the Allies, |
struck mine. The warship was |
badly damaged and sank.
Describing the surrenGo: OF the
German warShips to the commander
IN chief Of the grand fleet, Sir Ed
"ard beatty. to-day. correspondents
say that after all the German shiDs
mad been taken over. the British ad-
miral came through the line on the
Queen Elizabeth. every Allied vessel
being manned and greeting the ad-
'Irai and the flagship with loud and
ringing cheers.
Thc British grand fleet. put to sea
IN two single lines six miles apart.
and so formed as to enable the sur-