The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-14

ing me about it. A number, including
these, know the highest society people
in the East and have been all over the
world. One has lived all of his life in
South America. Another, Brady, Just
graduated from the University of Cali
fornia. Two French soldiers are on
board in bright blue uniforms, whom
Judd is friendly with. Two Americans
are going to the aviation corps and we
have 10 new Fords on board for service.
Food is plenty and good, though a
lot l can I eat. / dom like the vim
rouge, etc.
The boat rolls like a log and / hate
it. The boat is old and SLOW and we
are going always a little against the
wind. Things are little uncomforta-
bic and all will be glad to land, the
sooner the better.
Ny roommates are Kinsolving and
Smith. / am mostly with "Kinsy'', Al
len, Lewis, Beatty, Estes and Chavenet.
Estes is wealthy fellow and spent $50
on his equipment alone, $40 for shoes,
$50 for sleeping bag, etc. Ny junk
suits me very well as ] added lot i'll
| New York.
Monday, next night, Q o'clock
Rather rough today, though clear. l eat
a good deal of some things so feel pretty
we'll French talk ut table is ludicrous
4 regular item now recognized is ''pc
tite gateau and fellows say that they
will bc able to order them in Paris.
Had life boat drill yesterday an(
m i'm No. l with first mechanic an,
countess. Only music is a Victor, owne6
by n passenger. Only 20 women on
board. mostly French.
| Wednesday, $50 p. IN. Had on'
stormy day yesterday with a 70-mil,
gale and mountain seas. The wind i
behind us all of the time, but few wave
even came over our bow, ordinarily ,.
feet above water. We could see wave
beside us at times Is feet above us OF
, lower deck, and spray goes all over us
The wind blows a sheet of water off tn
surface ahead like a sand storm.
couldn Z write yesterday as | had I
hold on to a chair or something wit
one hand all the time.
Have discovered a famous invento
on board who has designed most of tn
. Ianti-acro guns in France and has plan
l ahead for a lot of work in the Dards
ncllcs. Rumor is around that the Gel
mans know he is here and win make
/ strenuous effort to capture him.
guess they know where we are all tn
time. Another notable on ship is NJ
- Egg. a Swiss aviator and famous SIS
;. day bicycle race rider. One of our me
I had an ambulance in Serbia and wa
:, captured. He's just going back nov
I but to Paris.
c / left my port hole open one inc
Monday night and at 1 a. m. a hug
$ wave entered and nearly drowned m
I / thought / was under Niagara and
= came so suddenly l didn t know enoug
& to put on the light My lower bunk W;
o., soaked through, lot of extra clothe
e kinsy S and mine, and / looked like |
IS been in swimming. | got up in my upp,
" bunk, which was dry owing to life pr
J. iservcrs, etc, and went back to sleep.
d Last night in the storm, Smith in Il
It upper bunk opposite me was thrown O
bodily to the floor below, bat l vi
D. awake anyway. Couldn t sleep as
m was impossible to keep in any poSitio
d Played bah on deck today and had
81 little rough-house scrimmage.
y, Fairly smooth today and they a
NJ keeping an eve out for submarin
D., again. We get in the war zone in
lie day now and expect a convoy soon. Y
ID average 3l5 miles a day-scheduled
it see land at 10 a. m. Sunday.
in Most of as (including me) are letti
m our mustaches grow and we won t To-
re like our passport photos. Voyage
IL getting tiresomc, partly because Y