The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-07
~ WILLIAM C. SHEPHERD
United Press staff Correspondent

little village OF four houses was
half a mile away and We started
Tor II on foot
There would be soldiers enough
TO carry our car or on their shout
ders. for our asking
our accident had occurred on a
narrow side roa-. but the four
house village straddlcd great
main road. paved with stone.
Halt Who goes there" shot
out sentinel
Press correspondent with
passes"
Advance and be recognized"
We did and then We told him
our trouble
CORRESPONDENT BOARDS
AUTO Gus CONVOY
Why don't you go into town on
the convoy" no said IT'S pass
ing along soon. You can see It's
lights now
In the distance CLEANED great
Wilderness The air throhbed with
the sound 81 30 big gasoline en-.
rines and. in moment. the glare
OF the first car Hllycred the stone
road
In a small automobile leading
the giant worm OF automobiles
rode an officer who stopped hlA
car when tho sentry made a signal.
We told the officer our troubles
aud showed him our passes. The
big line OF buses halted while we
talked
A sergeant from the first bus
came running up 10 see what the
hal, was about and the officer
said You go back with him and
climb into the first bus. Wen
have you home IN quick order
1, vas like climbing onto Lon.
don auto bus. In fact. that's ox.
actly what We were doing.
But over the doorway hung a
heavy piece OF canvas. Every win.
dow vas boarded up tightly.
RIFLES STACKED WHERE
sTRAptANoERS HUNG
4 swinging table was a, the
frout end OF the room" 4 candle
hung from the ceiling above IT, \
soldier was sound asleep on one
OF tho narrow seats
Rifles stretched across the cell
Ing. resting on the bars from
which London straphanEers sup
port themselves
II Advertisements OF soaps were
stiii In their places. hut they had
been SCARED by rough usage aad
dimmed by candle smoke. Tho
room" reminded one OF cory
dugout. There was n mirror and
some pictures tackled 10 tho wall.
DO you fellows sleep In here
Tn. sergeant. who had seated
himself by the earpstei door and
was rolling cigaret. said. Yes.
Pretty narrow beds"
I've slept on en- for seven
months. now. would not feel
comfortable In n real bed that was
wide enough to roll around In.
You get tired enough and you
won't notice your bed.
% BUSES FOLLOW
PILOT ALONG ROAD
DO you eat here. too
Yea. sometimes I've got ~
mounds OF fresh beef In one ~ the
cars back there that ] was going 10
give the crew for dinner today.
but we've been too busy to either
cook or eat II. A pound apiece OF
meat. that's what ! try To give en-
every day"
He pushed back the curtain and
looked out
Behind us throbbed - auto
buses The lights OF the cars be
hind we're binding white.
Twenty eight other pairs OF
lamps wound along the road be
hind MS. The last car was In a
valley. half mile away. The cars
were running about two TO a city
block.
n have 10 keep track OF 'em all, y
said the sergeant y used To try
J To do II with motorcycle. but the
muddy roads last winter made mo
torcycIing the most dangerous
thing in the war
MOTORCYCLE couRiERs
HAVE RISKY JOBS
II don't see how all those young
fellows who rode az couriers ever
got thru without breaking their
. necka. I've been In the auto game
for rs years, but you couldn't get
me on a motorcycle In the mud for
anything.
I'm the car just ahead OF the
last one. there's our stove. We can
do wonders with II. ! can turn out
roast beef and two vegetables ana
coffee for 100 men on that stove.
That's a car we keep our eyes on.
pretty sight" he said. as he
raised the curtain again and look.
ed back at the regularly ranged
lights. You ought to see II some
times when we've got about lO0
buses In a convoy. and watch them
follow these winding roads. The
last car will be over two miles
away. At night It's a wonderful
sight"
The soldier who had been sleep
ing on the narrow seat across the
aisle got up. lit cigaret. took a
comb out Of the case, and combed
! his mussed hair.
:, MUSIC IN BUSES
lGOINC AND COMING