Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03


for orders as mo- one seemed io
know We were comingt. more so
us being Canadians and as no
Canadian troops had been dis
patched To that theater of the
war. we received orders To pro-
ceed to the scene of operations.
On The 18th OF August We re
ceived orders To transf fer our
equipment TO another transport.
hut as she was filled with troops
and supplies they would not take
us and il was sure Mtk for us,
as may never have been able to
write YOU at present. as she was
snnk two days after leaving port.
A submarine sent her To- he hot
tom. Al any rate We were trans
ferred to an old cattle boat. Talk
about sleeping quarters. Just Il
canvas hammock and one blanket
and YOU could swing il amy pace
on the upper or forward of the
main deck.
The second morning ont found
us just opposite the island of
Crete in the Aegean sea and at
about 8 O'clock in the Mnrping we
snddenly stopped. whicm of
cOnrse woke us all up. Our first
thought being of submarines. but
,lpOn looking over the side found
we had been stopped hy a de
strOyer. Her captain came aboard
and conferred with our captain.
IT, was then known that the troop
ship which had proceeded MS out
had been sunk that night right
!,close To where We We're Our
capiain changed his course al
oncp. as he had been advised there
wa> couple of submarines in
the vicinity We then proceeded
lto have lifchOat drill at once and
The boys did not sleep much dur
Ting that day. as we kept on he
lookout for those deep sea divers.
Il stayed up till early morning
i looking about. for besides subma-
rinrs we were i'm strange waters
! with little islands all about. Some
had light houses. hut the grealcr
part of them We're without any
: light.
On the afternoon of the third
day out we sighted our future
home. for how long we could not
, answer. and we entered The har-
bor of I.rmnos island safe.
The sights that greeted us did
not look too good Mountains.
tents. ships and scattered houses
here and there. which aftarward
. we found Ia he villages Suppose
YOU have never been in foreign
port. Well. just as soon as ship
enters and no sooner stops. than
out come the foreigners with their
wares to- sell. fruit. nuts. candy
and tobacco. They throw up a
long rope and on the end is lied
a basket. which YOU pull up put
your money in. point al what YOU
wish and send he basket down.
Money always first with those
ginks. as they had been done by
soldiers before and they do not
take chances
We lay in harbor a day or So
!, waiting for orders. No one knew
anything about us. Al least so
i they let on. but we really Won
/ dared whether it was here we
were TO unload or go up nearer.
Little comfort il was lying about
the ship, II. just swarmed with
flies. the ordinary black ones.
lthey seem. half dead and not
TRAINED like the ones at home. for
when they light on "A person hit
Ting at them is no good. One
must nearly pull Them off. You
!dOn't need an alarm clock at your
bedside to wake you. for just as
soon as its becomes daylight out
come the flies and make for your
face. MS all up with sleep for
the rest Of The day.
This ends the first part Of our
trip TO the Dardanelles. but will
write you another letter later on
from where ] left off. We have
been some busy since you last
heard from me and more 80 once