Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-22
ENEMY SUBMARINE
CREWS SULLENLY
GIVE Up To ALLIES
Scene of Surrender Is Like a
Fleet ManeuVer-Entente
NavieS Take Precautions
Against Germans

on BOARD A BRITISH CRUISER
Wednesday, Nov. 20.-(6:45 p. NJ
-(By the Associated Press.)-Twen'
~ German submarines, the first Of
the German fleet to surrender, were
taken over by the British, thirty-siS
miles east of Harwich, this morning
The transfer by admiralty orders wa:
made silently and without demoa-
stration. The German crews sullenly
obeyed the orders which had beer
given them, and tonight the G-boats
lie moored under the British flag
near a British submarine base.
During the ceremony Of surrender
American seaplanes flew low over
head, while American submarine
chasers carried British crews to the
undersea boats.
From the time the leading subma-
inc 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.
Slower, my last boats cannot keep
up this speed" was the wireless
message from a commander, who did
not sign the name of his boat to
the message.
Like Fleet Maneuvors
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 fleet
maneuvers.
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 work
ed-out during the morning and SITTER
noon more Germans appeared. They
a sullen lot when the first
British officers stepped aboard ana
CURLY saluted. British sailors fol-
lowed the officers and the Ger
mans went to the forward deck as
the British and German officers
went below to examine the first ship
to be taken over.
The German commander briefly
answered questions regarding the
machinery, but said nothing else.
Evidence Of strain and deem chagriu
was Enthusiastically written on the
faces OF some enemy officers, Tho
machinery was generally in good
shape, but the vessels were eX-
tremely dirty and devoid of all I'M
essentials. Everything indicating
the names Of the craft had been re,
moved, although the Germans, con-
forming to Instructions, readily told
the names of their boats.
Arrive Promptly
The Germans anchored near the
rendezvous last night and appeared
British ships. with their crews at
quarters and every gun manned,
took precautions that nothing un-
toward occurred. One Of the eighteen
British destroyerS in the fleet took
u position ahead of the two German
transports accompanying the sub
marines. Other destroyers steamed
along on each side when the column
started toward Harwich.
The column was divided into tiVe
divisions. In addition to the sea-
planes that 5wooped low ABOVE the
enemy cfaIC, dlrlsiDleS kept company
with the fleet and an observation
balloon which was anchored to d
cruiser. kept vigil.
Ten miles from Harwich the fleet
was met by more British deStroyer5,
which carried crews from British
submarines. These men were dlviG-
ed into parties of fourteen for each
German boat and each was trans
feTred by American submarine
ChaseTs 10 the U-boats. where z Brit
ism officer quickly took charge.
The first submarine boat flew no
flag and il seemed q long time to
the British sailors on the other YES
sells before the flag appeared. Final
ly. however, white ensign was
brought out. Even this last signal
of total submission by Germany id
not cause the British sailors to dis
obey the order Of silence. but the eX-
preston on the faces of the officers
and men betrayed their satisfaction
as each U-boat displayed the colors.
At last the newly tagged sub
marines were brought to anchor at
Harwicn. The German crews were
placed on a destroyer and taken to
the two transports which had accom-
panied them. These vessels were
escorted by destroyers to the rendeZ-
vous of the morning where they
Were left to make their return trip
to Germany alone.