The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25


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During all this time OF sickness and
suffering the spirit OF the men was
wonderful. The officers were expected
to remain cheerful and accept I'M
questioningly everything as It came.
They realized TO the fullest extent
what their duty was and what II was
they were accomplishing.
Every ship they sank meant that
the commerce OF the enemies Of Ger
many would be carried on with lust
that much moro difficulty They knew
that Lloyds must be continually rails
ing Insurance. rates and they knew
that their work was causing higher
prices and higher shipp,ng rates for
the things the Allies had to buy
would be commended for their work
II they did II well and II was a part
of their duty to remain in good spirits
under any difficulties. but with the
seamen II was different.
The purpose Of what thew were ao-
compl,sh,ng was not 80 clear To them
They could not but chafe under tho
necessity Of attacking only merchant
vessels and running from everything
in the shape Of a war vessel while
their friends on regular ships Of tho
Inc az we might term them were
nsn'lhg real oat'ies' Ihey were In
DANGER many times, nut they did not
seem 70 realize H. ana Ire anoat Tor
zoo days without making single port
must nave oeen mighty monotonous
al unes' pu' 'hey never showed II.
Even IN t1e presence or the surfer
inG OF their comrades IN the grip or
that al out incompataole disease they
kept the'r SPIRITS nish' sang songs
ana those VINO had the instruments
piaved on harmonious ana an occa-
sionai ACCORDION
II was then, in the long days and
nights when one man after another
was coming down with the beri-beri
or the fever, that I longed for the
band which is so much a part OF
the complement Of every German ship
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prefer 10 ne IN the pawn OF shell
imam IN INC 'hroes OF that disease.
But We had no band and the men
were Obliged TO get along without
that emotional stimulus which Is so
cheering when one Is weary and dis
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nrst oilcer, A!hrt WerneKe, that ]
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