Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-10
NAVY MEN ITCHED FOR
SIGN OF TREACHERY
Describes Other Momentous
Events Of The War In
Which He Had Part

A witness to and actual participant
of the world war. the acceptance of
the surrender of the great German
fleet, was the privilege of an Annapo-
lis boy, Elwood p. Brady, who talks
interestingly of this and other STIR
ring adventures Detailing him while
serving in the navy. He has favored
an Evening Capital representative
with simple, modest, yet none the
less graphic description of the sur
render of the feet and of other great
events of the war which he has wit
messed.
When the United States entered the
world war, splendid quota of the
youth of Annapolis and vicinity ami
mated by the determination that none
should exceed them in promptness
with which they responded to their
country's call rushed to enter the diff
ferent branches of the service.
Boys Now Returning
Some of the boys. particularly from
the navy, have now completed their
work and are returning to their homes
for short visits, with experiences that
they will remember until their last
breath. This is one of the fine things
that Annapolis has in the future. Its
own boys, who have born splendid
part in the great events which have
made such a fair page in the history
of the nation and of the world, will be
coming back soon, and Annapolis peo-
pie will learn from the actual partici-
pants the details of some of the great
est things that have happened in the
history of the world.
Annapolis sent such a large pro-
portion of it's young men to the war,
and they entered such diverse branches
of the service, that the tale they have
and there will be no phase of the
great conflict upon which light cannot
be shed by one who was actually a
part of it.
Local Boy Sinks U-BOat
Annapolis soldier boys are still on
the other side, but a number of the
boys who served in tbe navy have
been back, and have told in modest
way and in answer to the questions
put to them, just what they have seen
and done while members of the serv-
ice afioat. This has made up a tale OF
varied interest.
There is Harold Stinchcomb, for
instance, who captured gun crew on
merchant ship, and is officially cred
tied with sinking a U-boat marauder
Then Dick Hyde served on destroy
er and saw the sort of thing that will
form thrilling tale while high ad-
venture on the seas continue to stir
red blood
But no one has seen more and been
a part of greater things than Elwood
p. Brady, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Ashby
Brady, of this city, who has served en-
the battleship Florida a year of duty
on the other side. 1t would be sufic-
lent to say that he was on his ship the
day the German feet surrendered and
saw that event, one which is unpar-
allied in the history of the world, when
great unbeaten feet came from its
anchorage and gave itself up to its
enemies without striking blow.
Navy Expected German Treachery
OF that event, young Brady says
that the navy to man could not be-
/ lieve anything else but that the Ger
mans would make some venture on
the morning they steamed into the
North Sea, off the Orkneys, and ap-
preached the English and American
feet 1t was inconceivable to every
sailor of the nations that had ira
ditions of the sea back of them that
any sailor folk could give up without
a fight Who could believe that the
ships and men which composed the
second largest navy in the world could
do such thing?
So the American and English sail
ors stood to their guns expectantly.
They were warned that the guns must
! not be turned upon their former enc
mics, and threatened with court mar
tial If it was done, but the atmosphere
was charged W ith expectancy, and
everyone, reasoning from his own
feelings, believed that the Germans
would not give up like poltroons.
A Dramatic Scene
The scene was one never to be for