The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-26
j. s, Fleet An Efficient Workshop Of War
Now Engaged Turning Finished ana Men w"
~ 0 Gan Fight-FiveI nchG Action by the Hundreds

, the Hist in several fights in Cuban
waters. and knows how it feels to DC
The Navy Needs You. was the sign
that got me back this time" said he.
when / read that Ign knew IT meant
mr. and l fixed it right Off so couid
OF the Spanish-Anerican war. and have
been in the brokerage business IN Nc"
York ever since"
On another ship is little man with
gray hair-a grandfather-who wears
III. uniform Of an AL ensign ,tn navy MANY
Years ago" he said II have srandchil-
drcn now. When We Went to war with
Germany knew the navy needed train
I'd men and j offered myself. They ac-
ceptcd ME. and her" I am with the
Junior Officers. l suppose am the only
gra ndfathcr ensign in the navy.
Tn" "grandtnthcr ensign" Is Just as
! anxious IN tight as the newest recruit
AT tn" loading machines, ana ne Is
CAPABLE. too.
Thrv'vc got a slight attack Of spy
Scnrc in the navy Officers said that it
was quit" possible there we're Germans
j. very ll;,i~ TO lind himself looking
into the business ends OF the rifles OF
iirIug squad iI"try now ana mon Sus-
Iicl"nS "f the officers ami men are
aroused and Il quiet investigation 10
conducted Eluc jackets are suspicious
Of anything unusual. One new recruit
rrru-h; SUSPICION against himself be-
c;tls$. h. carried aboard ship with MIN
\ geometry book.
4 IuaZn.in" writer enlisted to gain
Gr~t nanI information about the lie OF
an Unlisted man. He had an aErcemcnt
win !hr Eavy Department through
rri.rci he was 10 get out or the navy IN
q '.l.llr "i WEEKS and enlisted as Jco-
I...n His second day on the ship ne
:.:..ct,r; t." look around and finally mp
t,...:.DI in the boiler room. IN" nremcn
REUSED him "i!i anal on" -! the coal pass
"iS informed :hc boatSwain. ADDING, a
..,i,f.,n i.aS no business in the boiler
IL, ~. II 'hr comes down there ngaiIi--
III. Srir,king spy--tli brain him with
yf...y,. Tina, ought to save firing
su,!ah u lot -: trouble.
iii" i'rr$!GntS yacht Mayfower mas
;.!Hi visited The linct. Aboard IL wcre
Secretary Daniels and Secretary Baker
I'll. Presidential yacht. gliStening whitH
in sharp contrast To the dirty buSinc So
leaking gray "t tn" fighting ships. SIZE
f'd mt" the hast wat"rs one Sunday
morning. Except for tn" stairs oil the
National Anthem. first from one ship
ami then from smother. ms the MaEio"-
~ ih- two Seer, tarcs flags Tying from
h,.' EiaSiS, passed down .mlIc alter nillc
e war vessels. there was quiet. PunlnS
ships launches AMI boats going to and
!r,Iu <hur" lay /" as the glistcnlng bow
1T II" Yacht cut through the water. Two
uav% airplnn"s circl"d high in the cir.
I'll" two secretaries inspected some or
IN" ships and men and :h"n boarded NE
adinir;,!'& gig. which carried them TO q
lrw recreation Hold fiN"i mp for the
!.tInI Thousand men uf III" fleet By Inc
N'!Ey League. Baseball diamonds cover
".Irs: "f ground and they arc well pat
I"Eiz'd: many games were in progress
vhru III" secretaries arrived.
Secretary Baker got so interested in
gain" tina; he stepped over the foul line.
y husky sailor, not recognizing ING
visitor. addressed him Ivy Yelling Hey,
:'il! then follow ing il UP wiki Il demand
that he get back in hurry sereru
ci:nir" aIj~ctivcs being added for tho
sax" "f force. The secretary moved, ant.
right $:lartiy. too.
S<vrral hlucjackcts stepped UP and
where Secretary Baker formerly was
Mayor. All shook hanGs and the Sec
rotary "f War chattcd with them. for
some time.
Thcr" arc Other rccrcations besides
those found ashore at the base Of tho
fleet. Every day mail comes and goes.
There are band concerts each evening.
and every. ship has moving picture
machine. Screens are set up on tho
decks and for an hour and half come
dies. dramas and Clark mysteries are
shown. Tho men crave amusement
after Il hard days work and they get it.
Pictures of children are especially pop
uIar and loud ''tla-Ha's" resound from
each snip showing Il drama as the VII,
lain is rniled. Sn-callcd custard pic
comedies are greeted with howIs Of de-;
light.
Every ship has u mascot. Sometimes
il Is y goat: more often IT IS dog. or
several dogs. One hg drcadnauGht has
aboard II litter Of bull puppies. sons
and daughters of tho ships chief mas
cot. When the ship rolls the puppies
slid" across the GrrkS and into tho
SruIi"rS. 10 b. ilSh"d out and set on
;h"!r feet arhiu nv the hiucjackets. their
mother All III" W'"-ic watching the pro-
C""drE with . critical eye from around
the corner OLA hatchway.
Thee thor" is a dog. half fox terrier
and half sum"rhing else. 1hnt answers.
:" the name of PORK Chops" He fol-
l"w* squads Of sailors all over tho ship!
bus h" hasn't become used to the guns
yet.
When Il iivn-inch gun went off almost
over his head. he liz ont for the crews
galley. $kiiGcd arouG,; the door and dis
appeared Tor the rest OF the day. Where
upon III" crew begin to run" his
owr.r
~ hril ~ 4 fin" mutt to he afloAt in
this packet" yelled one sailor
The owner. himsclf. had no reply.
The disgrace Of Pork Chops" retreat
had ovcrw hclmcd him. 1t, j: tradition
that the American navy never runs
away from anything. and navy Ger
shouldn't viola fro a:,'--