New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-20
By ARTHUR s. DRAPER

Liverpool. Nov. 10.-Two white
coated deck stewards and chef Win
lis long apron and cap stood along
side a gun on the stern of gray
rainted steamer tied up to the land
ING stage here. Below, on the quay,
and outside high fence, were hall
hundred women. many with babies
in their arms and two or three young
sters at their heels.
From time to tim. a fireman or
stoker, his arms bare and a tower
wrapped around his throat, appeared
alongside the gun, waved red hand
kerchief or his towel and then DIS
appcared. Always there was an an
swer:ng wave from woman on the
quay. Sometimes boy would De
hoisted high above the heads OF the
crowd to "wave to your daddy"
Came a sharp whistle; the gray
steamer moved slowly out into the
/ Mersey: the women on the landing
stare waved wildly, Historically shout
ing their farewells the stewards,
cooks, stokers and seamen waved back.
| On the quay some of the women were
sobbing; others merely wrapped their
shayls tighter around the infants IN
their arms. The ship moved down
with the tide. But the women stayed
! on until she had disappeared around
bend in the river. Then they went
home TO wait until she returned from
/ South Africa.
Liverpool Doing Her Bit
{ IN
| Mersey to bid last farewell TO hef
man" And these are the days when
Liverpool wives and mothers fear the
/ parting just as much rs II their men
were going to the trenches.
The greatest port in the world is and
has been doing its "bit" in this war.
Approximately 100000 tons of ship
ming have been lost through mines or
turpedoes, but day here would con-
.ince any one that Britain is stu
son cthing of maritime power. The
| second largest city in England is
carrying on" and its streets are
crowded with wagons and trucks, load
2 ed high with cotton bales. bundles
&c hides. boxes Of timed meats, bar
+ sels of oil, molasses and sugar, motor
trucks and everything else under the
sun.
Perhaps Liverpool is more directly,
intimately connected with the war
tnan London. The male population
can be divided into three classes
thosc who have gone into the army
or navy, those who have continued on
/ r. the merchant marine and those
/ who ere handling the cargoes of food,
! clothing and munitions which every
/ steamer dumps into the city.
! Liverpool is not a clean, orderly
! civ. but il is fascinating place.
| Most OF its streets are as congested
+ al d disorderly as West Street in New
York, and now they are not half DIS
clean, for Liverpool is so busy it does
not have enough time 20 wa.h up
properly.
Miniature Ellis Island
There is no more interesting place
than the registration Office for aliens
in Liverpool II is miniature Ellis
Island. Here the sailors from all parts
OF the world except the Central Powers
come 70 report their presence in the
country. For instance, the word ZEN
trance" appears in French, Russian.
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese. Dutch and
half dozen other languages.
As | was having my identity book
examined and signed my side partner
was a native of Beaufort, n. c.. who
had left his berth as cook on a steamer
at Cardiff and had come TO London to
ship for home.
when did you arrive here, Joe y
asked the examiner.
"Got here Sunday night, sub" replied
Joe, "but | dun been looking for dis
here place ever since"
"Took you from Sunday 10 Wednes-
day to find this place, did It? Did you
find anything to drink in the mean
time7"
"Yas, sub. dun drink only beer,
sub"
what did you drink beer for"
"Well, tell you, sub. OATS der drink
in my country. | dun needed drink
after dat trip. and dun got II, sub"
Ibid you see any submarines, Joe y
"No, sub | dun wanta see none. /
wanta get back TO Beaufort on der next
ship. Dis no place for peaceful Niger
what don't like fghtin'. nohow. Is |
perfuctly in order, suh!"
The next applicant was an Italian.
with rings in his ears, who needed an
Interpreter. All day long they come
and go.
Women are much in evidence in
Liverpool. At the largest hotel, one OF
the finest in all Of England, the chief
clerk is q woman, the lift Is run by .