The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-01

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7 was sentry al the asnapisrk OF
our transport. when a wagon load
OF pineapples. oranges. etc. were
taken on board: heard the lady who
gave then, Instruct the officer Of the
guard that they were for dlstriou.
ton among the men when few
days out at sea. The only time we
ever saw any OF tina, fruit was
when we looked down thru the sky.
light from the hurricane deck and
saw u or the officers tables. A few
Of the boys purIoIned some apples
from a refrigerator INTENDED for
the offieers) and got relieved Of a
month's pay for their vandalism.
Westward tioi and we hove TO a,
the ladrone Islands. where we
watched the Charleston lombard
Fort San Louis de Aprs. And her.
one Of our boys eroaked and we
tied a plummet TO him and ohucked
him into the brlny depths. A mon.
ument 10 now erected, not where
we put him over. but where people
can read how ne died with his
boots on.
Upon arriving in the mysterious
Orient. we we're the first regimen,
to bounce upon dry land where
Spain had held forth for several
centuries. Then the real life be
gan. We were first to enter the
grim walls OF the ancient capital
at It's espltulstlon. and Il was my
regiment that hauled down tn.
Spanish lion and hoisted In It's
stead the ensign Of the American
Eagle. Subsequent events gave us
the opportunity to Kill some Fill.
pInos. thus gratifying the blood lus,
bred into US In school and church,
We were 10 have received fruit
once day on the voyage. We were
80 days en- route, and were issue d
fruit for one meal only, during the
entire voyage; but when we Iandsd
at Csvite, and unlosded the trans
ports. the corrisssry was stacked
to the ceiling with all kinds OF
canned fruits. and Jams. etc. each
case stenciIed across the box "Us.
on the voyage" We expected 10
get II issued then, after having
worked hard unloading Il, but
slssl II we got smell we paid for
Il out OF our nnunifleent $3.50 per
month, at from 10 TO IS cents per
can. wonder n there was ever
any accounting TO Uncle Sam for
the cash recelved7
We returned by way OF J1pan
passing en- route the island Of For
nosa, and landed at Nagssaki
Japan, where we took rlckshau
rides. saw sarsoyle gods In their
shrines at the temples OF worship
got gyped on all sides by the az
fable Japs, and finally returned "a
Frisco 10 receive the plsudits Of
the populaee, who created an up
roar that made AaUInsldo's defense
OF Mslabon sound like Fourth OF
July celebration. Amid the ersst
ard din Of II. all the girls charge
In squads aud plstoons TO capture
real heroes. They purlolned the
brass buttons from our battle
SCARED" uniforms, until we hadn't
enough brass to make good front
when the officers stepped by.
Then, consider the volYmlnous
outpourings OF Newspaper cheap
notorIety we received. and how the
dear girls went batty over us7
Wasn't that worth Whlle7
But the greatest consideration OF
all was what we got for our serv
ices. The remuneration was $3.50
per month In perfectly good money
that any saloon or other dive would
accept from men who couldn't buy
better entertainment. Again. we
got our clothes, and three feeds a
day, which we're served by bupIe
call. while If you remain lane
lubber and follow the peaceful pur