New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-06

men, c. B. E, r. a. T., was one Of
the pioneers of British airship con-
struction, having been d pilot of the
Inflated Mayhy Commander W. G.
Childs, L. S. n, has been equally in
the forefront of lighter-than-a air fly
ing machine work in America. Col
onel Clark Hall, ID. ;. o., Il. "a. f,
who has been active in the develop
ment of the flying branch OF the Brit
ssh navy was the senior officer of
the sub commission which had the
inspection of seaplane stations in
hand. Flag Commander Tottenham, r.
NJ, of Admiral Browning's staff,
headed the sub-commission inspec-
ting forts and warships Commander
Fl. +. Leary, L. S. NJ, one of the
foremost American experts on naval
gunnery, cooperating with Nun,
Lieutenant Commando John G. Bow
or, r. n, who has done nota bic work
in E-boats and K-boats during the
war, was the submarine othcer.
The shipping board which had in
hand the restoration of the British
merchant ships interned in German
ports, was headed by Commodore
George F. Bevan, c. NJ. G., r. n.
ping. who has recently been engaged
in getting British u4Iithant Shlps
home from Russian Baltic puts.
Commander Leighton, d. S, O., +. \.
H., who has also greatly distinguished
himself in freeing British shipping
IN the Baltic, had personal charge of
the inspection of ships in German
ports, Mr.. Percy Turner Secretary
to the minister of shipping. and mem
Der Of a well-known shipbuilding
firm, was the third member of the
shipping board,
From the Forth to Hcligoland.
The Hercules, flying the flags of
one vice admiral and two rear ad-
mirals at her fore, and accompanied
by four ''V' class destroyers-the
Nerdun, Viceroy, Nidette and Nenetia
got under way al 10 o'clock in the
morning of Dec 6, steaning down
the Firth of Forth in fog so thick
thait it was barely possible to discern
the anchored lines of warships below
the bridge. Visibility cleared some
what outside, and by the morning of
the 4th a good view was obtained of
somewhat mixed line of German
ships on their way to Scapa to make
up deficiency in the delivery agreed
upon. The motley assortment con-
sisted of the battleship KONG, the
light cruiser Dresden, a. DESTROYER
and two transports. easily recognize
able as of the Nordd eutscher-I,
type. Five or six floating mines
passed that morning bore on1inous
evidence of the approach to the lines
of anchored explosives that have given
Germany's coast such complete pro-
lection from sea attack during the
war
DELAYED by the fog, the cruiser Re-
Sensnurg, which was to have been at
a prearranged rendezvous at 9 o'clock.
was tour hours late in bringing Ger
man pilot to navigate the Hercules
through the minefield channels. but
there was no Untoward consequence Of
pushing on by chart aim ost to within
sight of the cliffs of Heligoland No
time was gained, however, for bv
nightfall the fog had become so dense
that the Hercules had to anchor not
far from the Outer Jade Lightship
The pilot party, which was made I'D
of a Ommander Of the German navy.
d warrant officer and a. merchant pilot.
appeared good deal divided against
Itself, but between them they man
aged to bring her to ANCHORAGE a, mile
or SO off Wilhelm shaven dockyard lust
after midday. Several merchantmen
passed on their way and dipped their
flags as they passed. return dip
from the Hercules and destrovers
com pleted what was probably the first
exchange of that courtesy since
August, 1914
Captain Won Muller Of the Emdcn.
A picket-boat, flying the imperial
naval ensign of Germany, came along
side q haf-hour after the Hercules
had anchored, and the short, heavy
set oflcer who was first up the gang
way turned out to be Rear-Admiral
Goette, who headed the German COM
mission which met that Of the Allies
at both Wilhelmshaven and KEEL Adj
mlrai Goette appears to have been the
senior German naval officer remain
ing at his duties Won Scheer and Won
Hyper having disappeared into the
same obscurity which hides Luden-
dorff and the other ex-leaders, who
have sought safety In flight or re
tirem emit" A notable member of the
German commission was CAPTAIN Won
Muller. of the first Emden, whom the
Germans doubtless appointed on the
strength of the tributes paid in the
British press to his "sportsmanship'
at the time his ship was beaten by
the Sydney. Unfortunately the iden-
tity OF Captain Won Muller was not
definitely known to the allied COM
| mission until after the final confer
ence was over at Kiel.
There were a, number of terms Of
A oiyo1
or his advisers, when they first were
seated at the long table in Admiral
BroWning's cabin, declared they were
absolutely Incapable of fulfilling, but
one by one these were reduced as the