Arizona republican., 1919-02-23
SURREHDER0F GERMAN FLEET
 WITNESSED BY
 LOCAL SEAMAN
Boatswain's Mate Papas Back from Service With the Grand Fleet-Plans to Live Here Permanently.

Fresh from more than five years at sca, most of one of them with the Brit fish Grand Fleet in the North Sea wait inr for the German fleet to como out and hc whipped. Theodore Papas. boat swains mate of the first class. r. x N., arrived iu this city last week to make his residence for the time being with his brother hero while awaiting the end ot his term of service on an cx- tended furlough. He is the first man from the British Fleets American squadron Go come to Phoenix, and probably the only man in Arizona who witnessed Che surrender of the Ger man high seas fleet after tho signing Of thc armisucc.
 Panas is not a native of Phoenix, but plans Go become one. His brother, whom he is now visiting, moved to Phoenix since Theodore entered the navy but the two now plan to reside herc together.
 Theodore Papas entered the navy in September, 1913, training at Newport, R l.. naval station. From there he was sent Co the U. S. S. Texas, one of Amcrica's greatest dreadnoughts. in April, 1914. when the ship was first commissioned. After a short while in the New York navy yard, Papas went with his ship to Vera Cruz. during the slight affair with Mexico, returning to the New York navy yard in August, 1914 but later being sent back on the TcXas to Vera Cruz again.
 Since that time with only a brief and occasional furlough, Papas has been with the Texas throughout her career as a first-class fighting ship of the American fleet On her he visited an parts of the Atlantic coast and West Indies, participated in the fleet maneuvers that kept tho Yankee ships in trim. In 1917, when his enlistment expired. he re-cnlisted tO stick to his own ship through the war, because ht knew the Texas, and, as he says couldn't bear to see her look for a fight without being along.
 Papas throughout the war was a gur pointer on the Texas, stationed witl tho two big 14-inch guns in her for. ward turret. and would have been tn, man who would have fired the gallan ships first shot against the German. had the Hun fleet appeared outsid, tho kicl canal Co battle in the open.
 The Texas went across the Atlanti, with Iapas, petty officer. in charge Of the first division of the ship-abou 30 men in tho forward turret-in June 19lN. and joined tho American battle. ships which were acting as the Sixti battle squadron of tho British Grand 1c't then lying in the Scapa Flow ir thc orkney Islands north of Scotland m wait for such unlucky German suuadrous as might venture a salt wa rcr trip.
 Tho American battle squadron. Pa. pas explained. consisted of five o Americas best fighting ships. undei Rclr Admiral Hugh Rodman. the bat ucshiu New York. sister ship of th, TcNas being the flagship. While re timing purely American drills an, ship discipline the squadron acted un dor the orders of Admiral Sir Davi, Beatty. British commander -in-chief as ono of the many squadrons of tn Grand Fleet, just as if it were Britisl and not American in composition.
 Life with the British Grand Fleet pap1g admits. was not very thrilling although the men and ships were al ways on the jump. ready to meet tn German fleet at a moments notice The high seas fleet never appeared however. and merely contented itsel with trying to ambush the allied squad rous with submarines.
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 Tho Sixth battle squadron. Papa.