El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14

F school and to many Of them II is the
. same as school. There are quite a Few
among them who. I feel certain, do
not realize they are undertaking VIVA;
they really are
Bill. that is William 3. Hampsou
who is In the cabin with me, is a good,
honest wholesome fellow about 80
years old He was on the curb ln
Wall street and gave mp his work 90
help France When he decided 10 do
IT, mis- employer was so taken up with
the idea that he offered to pay Bill $
expenses ans assured him his position
when he returns
The rest of Norton's men are Lee
high men and just my style We ear
together and sqerd much ti1le TO-
Eether on deck I think the EOClam-
beau is an old bucket alongside 90
what she is cracked up 10 be- This Is
the biggest cargo and the largest pas
senEer list il has ever carried and we
are stuffed down in the sreerage,
which has been fixed up for first
class
Two Scares at Sea.
It Is now g-45 p m We have had
two good scares- We had our guns
trained on q big vessel about I this
afternoon. She did her best TO catch
US. but we changed our course and
got away. looked at her through
the glasses but didn't think she
amounted TO much but everyone was
ready TO get into the hfeboats, which
are hanging over the side in prepara-
ton. Then about p. m. we let off
steam. OF course, this makes an aW-
full noise. and scared all Of US near TO
/ death Everyone leaped for the lie
boats II was all over in 30 seconds.
but 10 certainly made US think the
. subs We're right on top or US To
me II sounded like a torpedo going
through the water.
We enter the Bordeaux river in the
morning and we understand this Is
the danger spot
should do and not do, Of course, Il ]
were doing this thing over again ]
should have brought heavy army
socks for next winter. and. as they
are so high here in France, you ought
to be able to get them over 10 ME by
mail before next winter. Golf stock
ings are very popular and also those
knitted sweaters without sleeves or
neck. and above all a muffler, Big,
warm one
The Arrival In Paris.
Silvia. Hotel, Paris, France. June 5.
Il reached Paris safely and every
thing is running smoothly as regards
my work. This morning I went to
NO-rou's office, after spending the
night in the Hotel Louis le Grand,
where our board and breakfast cost
F. each and ! T. so for cold bath
We signed up at NOrtOn's office for
six months, beginning today, and We're
measured for our uniforms and get
the next fitting next Monday They
are wonderful and are worth 135 F. a
piece. Then we receive a lot OF extra
equipment and when anything we
brought with us runs out We get new
things gratis.
We decided 70 leave the Louis le
Grand. although IL was simply won
derfuL and live at the hotels which
they have arrangements with and
save the bother Of arranging for our
bills The hotel where we eat now is
called the Hotel de Palais- We have a
double room and three single beds for
our crowd-tha- Is. the boys I picked
out. They are all from Lehigh- rode
al over the Champs EIysees this af-
teruo0n and through IOpera and
Madeleine for ! r. 50. These hotels are
for US only when we are in Paris,
where we viii be now for about a
week. then We got TO a training camp
for about a week or two. at a man 8
house which was partly demolished by
the Germans at the beginning OF the
war. when they tried for Paris There
we are trained in military tactics. etc,
and then sent 90 the front to drive.
am mad with delight and JOY over
the country and the people and espe-
cially Paris.