The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-06

capped from the attack. The only
thing TO which | could point with any
pride vas the fact that before putting
on my lifebelt paused 10 open u box
of candy and went on deck TO lace
destruction or what not with a cara
mel between my teeth. But before
the hour was up, ! was sunk indeed.
1t was submarine this and souSma-
rim that in the smoking room.
The u-boats lurked in every corner
One man had seen Two, and step
away was a chap who had seen three.
There was the fellow who had sighted
the periscope first Of all, the man who
had seen the wake Of the torpedo and
the littlest ambulance driver who had
sighted the submarine from out the
bathroom window while immersed IN
the tub. He was the man who had
started for the deck with nothing more
about him than a lifcbelt, and had 10
be turned back.
Another Scare.
II wonder" said passenger
whether these submarines have Wire
less DO you suppose now that BOAT
could send messages TN ahead OF us:
and just then the guns on the forward
deck went Bang" II was the mean
est and most impressive sound ] nave
ever heard. 1t was an antl-cilmaS OF
the most vicious sort. IL was bao
form. bar art. bad everything. 1t was
a last ACT BY HARLEY Manners. felt
little sick. and ono Of The contributing
emotions was sort Of fearfully polG-
nant boredom ! tried 10 remember
Just what the Law of averages was AND
to compute AS rapidly as possible the
chances of the Espasne 10 comp etc
two more days Of travelling if attacked
By submarine every hour.
1.-THE ocean is full Of The damned
things" said the man al the next Ia
Bile petulantly.
This time the hing was a black
object not more than thirty metres
away. The captain signaled the gun
ner not 10 fire again and he let it be
known that this was nothing but
barrel.
Later it was rumored that it was
a mine, but then there were all SORTS
Of rumorS during those last Two days
when We ran along with life boats
swung out There WAS much TAX OF
Il convoy. but none appeared.
Everybody on Edge.
Many passengers went on deck and
some went To meals with their lie
belts on. Everybody jumped whom a
plate was dropped. and there was al
ways the possibility of starting panic
bv slamniing a door. Men. women,
children and dogs can weather sim
gle submarine scare splrndidly. but
the second one finds less resistance.
There was no one who would not ad'
nit relief when We slipped into me
mouth of the Girondn carly Monday
morning and left the sea and the
U-hOuts behind us.
There was some little thought or
submarines from the Beginning or the
trip. Even on the first day mli from
New York the ship ran with all lights
out and the portfolios shielded. Later
passengers were forbidden To smoke
on deck al night. and once 'hrr" WAS
Il life boat drill Of a sort. huL me
h0ats were not swung ont until We
met the submarine.
An old lady complained TO The pur'
ser. 3. G. Ioungman in the music
room Insisted on playing the Dead
March" from Saul. There was more
cheerful music. The ambulance driV-
rrs saw 10 that. We had Al Amherst
unit and one from Leland Stanford.
and the boys were 10 or thCreahoui >.
1t is we'll enough to say that all the
romance has zone out Of modern war,
bur YOU cant convince II l9.year-old
thai whrn he has his first khaki on
his back and his first antItyphoid IN
OCulatun in. his arm.
They boosted Of arms sore with me
stress Of a billion germs. and they
played banios and sang Songs. Mostly
they sang al night.
The lirilest ambulance driver had a
nice tenor voice. and when he. sat on
the upper deck he did not care what
submarine commander knew that he
learned about women from her. He
and his companions raked the stars
with she Knitted Ne One Night"
Daytimes they studied French from
The ground up. II was the second
DAY OUT that heard a voice from Just
outside my portfolio inquire; Est,
what's that, and how do you say iL?"