The Washington herald., 1914-07-19

hnda-and on board 4 bsttieshlp pt sea,
heehwhle, the Rhode Island VII be
steamine nDrth, dropping the Pennsyl-
wanna and 1eW-JerHlY reserves A. Dela-
ware preakEater. and continuing 70 New
Havenf NeWport and Portland, Ne. Ehero
Conntctieut Rhods 1sland and Maine.
for crnise 10 Hailfax. with TARGET prac-
tiee GardtrFrn Bay. y
The pisfrict 4attalion already q hgur-
Ing on ite trip tor next year. although .
few Of the men. notably tioee who were
rated as coal paseers on fhis trip. are
not overly enthusiastic. Next time. q
is rumored. the waehinstnn naval miii-
ttamen VIII have q cruiSe that d ! cruise
They expect TO 80 with PreSsdent, wilson
Ind the neet N the naval parade Through
the Panama Canal 10 san Francisco. q
voyage which viii take prebably forty
days out. and almost an equal number
back. Already saxingg funds are being
planned, so that there WI be no dearth
Of currency with which TO buy strange
and wonderful things IN Panama and 10
see all the sights at the San Francisco
Exposition.
BrinE Back strange Things.
A-nood Of souvenirs. mostly in strange
coral shapes. viii strike Washington at
approximately 7:a o'clock Monday morn
inBs All tne blIlb Afohs aIoet anu
the Avenue viii be wearing coral"
necklaces, bracelets and what-nots. Tha
wilds Of North Carolina also win he In
vaded by the insIdioas coral az viii
grand old Broad and Market streets IN
PhiladelphiS and the pleasant thorough
fares Of Camden, thefcity Of the un-
buried dead 80 ss4s5lS
During the last week Of the cruise an
argument ragged aboard among the Of
fcefs % the various reserves as TO
whether or not the men should be paid
by the Rhode Islands paymaster, or by
the disburslng ofioers Of their respec-
tive States upon their return. 1t was
started BY the North Carolina officers.
who held that under, the new $4,000 ma
val militiE appropriation they should re-
cetve the funds before they left ship. II
finally was decided that the navy has
nothing to do with the naval militia ap-
preparation and no right to pay out any
Of its own funds to naval militia re-
serves, so the men viii have to wait until
they get home before drawing any
money. This was rather unfortunate IN
the case of some Of the boys, who spent
all they had in Bermuda. As one indi-
viduaL yelept Slim, expressed IL:
He'll Hook His Teetb.
'I'n have to pawn my teeth when we
get TO Norfolk- i won't need EN- any
how. I'm not going to eat anything"
Again We quote Slim. who comes from
the wilds Of North Carolina, this time on
the results OF the target practice Pretty
good" he said. Pretty good for an out
At that never fred anything before but
Roman candles"
On the trip back from Bermuda the
men engaged in drill after drill ana
were initiated into all the mysteries and
laborS Of the fo'castle. while the officers
were kept busy at classes in navigation,
and other studies. Commander Dempf
was the life OF the party. having SEEM
ingly interminable string of yarns. and
never repeating one. The Districts cap
tain used to be a sailor himself. away
back In the dim ages somewhere. and his
stories Of his experiences at sea In the
days Of wooden ships and iron men"
kept everybody in good humor.
The District men kept out OF trouble
remarkably well. although a dozen or so
were hauled before Commander Dempf,
on the quarter deck. for oyerstaying
shore leave In Bermuda For about ten
minutes he gave a very fair imitation
Of a Judge and at the end of that time
his recalcitrants were holding their heads
and wondering why they hadn't been
good. Extra duty was his favorite sen
tence. although one young man brought
up in the brig on bread and water
for uttering warlike words TO a master
alarms.