Punch/Volume 147/Issue 3817/How Germany Came Off
(Extracts from a diary kept at intervals by a very special correspondent in the Dardanelles.)
Goeben arrives Dardanelles. Announcement of sale to Turkey and of disembarcation of German crew.
Goeben still in Dardanelles. Having been disposed of to Turkey, the ship again disembarced her crew.
Goeben continuing in Dardanelles, the disembarcation of German crew, which was completed three days ago and again yesterday, began again to-day and was carried out successfully.
The Goeben still being at anchor in the Dardanelles, it was decided to carry out a disembarcation of her German crew on a scale surpassing all previous efforts.
The Goeben continues in the Dardanelles. Owing to the remarkable expertness which her crew has acquired, it was possible to carry out three disembarcations this afternoon. The officer commanding, indeed, proposes shortly to issue a challenge to ships of all nationalities for the Open Disembarcation Championship of the World.
The Goeben remains in the Dardanelles. In response to a pressing request from great masses of the Turkish population, who have been unable to witness the ceremony, it has been decided again to disembark the German crew, and, beginning to-morrow at 10 a.m., the impressive spectacle will be gone through at regular intervals of an hour throughout the day. All the railway companies have announced cheap excursions, and there can be no doubt that these disembarcations will easily surpass all earlier ones.
The German crew of the Goeben are agitating for an eight-hour day.
Instructions having reached the crew of the Goeben to return to Germany, a magnificent Farewell Disembarcation took place last night. At its conclusion sympathisers presented an illuminated address bearing the following inscription: "To the crew of the Goeben on the occasion of their final disembarcation before leaving for the Fatherland."
Later.—Arrival of the crew of the Goeben at Kiel. Great popular enthusiasm. Kaiser orders a Special Disembarcation to take place before entire Fleet, a duplicate cruiser (in the regretable absence of the Goeben) being lent for the purpose.