The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-27
CHASING SUB-oOsTs
THRILLS ! !. WORKER
T'cssx Ssor. 81 Inviting Hun Sahna-
rfne@ In Waters Of War Zone
on Yacht.
BEATS. ROLLER COASTERS
Seaplaucs Continually Sweeping Over
Barred xouc Resemble Clouds Of
fsytlls-Sec No T-Boats
Ry KENNEDY BoARDMAN.


secretary. who recently spent few
days on a submarine cheserD
was right or the spot when the
launch came to take Lleutepant
----------- and me out 80 the ship. The
boats which make up this feet--offi-
cialiy known rs the United States pa
troll squadron based on France were
formerly privately owned yachts, now
turned ever TO t-ncle Sara- ana eaa-
verted into highly efficient tghtirg
graft The gittinSs az these ocean
zg3lnc yachts we're moi appropriated for
a nghtinR shJp al wax, which has TO
larry a great uasoy sore men on
board than the sHan c~ev required
sor pleasure cruises So that great
change has taken 9lEce On all Of the
convert ed Yachts sseseA taRfa Up the
mosquito fleet
After itiie while bath rEe con
eoy'--the term applied to the group
~ merchant vessels which are con-
voyed by the mosouito 9eet--ari the
ether petrol boats aecar9pe nving as
were all ready rad We got under way.
II was a fue day ON board the tsik
wss always Of the chance of getting
q submarine aud j learned the there
were several ways Of accomplishing
his
MY position on the sl1lp vas very
happy one vas il all respects
treated as 8 guest ard yet Vas &C
corded the good hearted welcome of
q fellow Sob" bv the sailors on
hoard Most ~ the universities and
colleges os note had graduates on tho
bost and while many of them had
never before done the tasks TO which
they were assigned. yet the entire raa-
chivery ~ The ship moved Ike clock
work One ffetea With s. f~+itne Of
pride in the American navy discipline.
The prornptness with which orders
were obeysd what I liked most.
though, was the unceastng alsrtness
81 the men Not only the men whose
duty II was 20 he ~ watch. bat also
other "goSs,' who were supposed 10
be below getting their sleep. were
often on deck straininw their eyes IN
MI directions 20 be the first to spot a
perfscore,
Tseafs the Roller Coasters
! w.s f0vi' "a 10 fak@ the noon meal
ia tire wardroom with the officers.
Lieutenant -~-------~- wf1o will here
after refer 20 a@ the captain--siucs
whatever his rank may bn the com
r1arder OF the ship is always called
sac Ga ptsEr--~assigned me 10 share the
room occupied by the doctors assist
act who proved 10 be pleasant
burkmate.
That n,ght ve we're vel outside by
O'Clock and quite ground swell
VS. q,oticea1y5e = ag-~4 cd with the apr
euara mate b. Fielding. one Of thu
.c,,f5 f-enls made on hoard
what's -he u@e - pas iHs nerfectll
GOOD Ircrey so ri5e or the roller
coasters At roreg fsl5nd when YOU
~ have this itdehaneiY, free OF
charge aEreea @itb him that il
wts r y W. untl after I had gone
dawn below ~ est supper vith the
*hieo6 rann+ fthe nays who work
Al the engine ~oo.e and WITH che boil
ers au1idshipa, +u1 taen IN" ~ doubt
e,sl half hour questioned the JOY
4a9 fur r. these ,sncoasins dip-the dip
snrees t'a1ued salmon never did
arree with roe sympathetic advice
ras given by the sailors who dtscoy
rcd ne
oh hello there, y Nj, e. A. D'i
his roll get YOU? Wen, we get some
vretty good q ound sweil* out here.
r s4>f) yn,h the h@ef way ~ 5pst "a
eer working and don't Think Of II.
or how ] wish / could have forgot
ter 81, > That's the best cure I
Rno9
Then sage Ne. would blow along
I'm Che gloom smoking cigarette:
"Aint you feeling we'll old boyT
sag let nae tell you the hest thing
for that ia good xoRoke. Ever try itT
gven thEtH sure tx YOU
There WE. no argument there, /
e5i,y agreed with him that tohe Geo
sopld sure Ak me-
Their lot Hard One.
You woulS like 10 have beer with