Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-24

But we did not care. We had riches
untold in. the six squares of GlossN
sweetness
There is another siily thing about
the rules. The shopkeeper sold US
those extra portions willingly, smil-
ing at our returns. but would not sell
us even two or three pieces at
| one time.
THE PORT OF CRIPPLED SHIPS.
In Hamburg we had a wonderful
experience. Walking Just outside of
the town, we topped a little hill and
there below us lay thousands and
thousands of lights-just like a big
| illuminated town.
oh. doesn't that look like New
York." l said. And we Immediately
started for them.
1t was still early evening, but we
could not distinguish what the lights
marked. Finally, as we neared the
lights, man stopped u.s.
Upon questioning him, he told us
mat We were near the harbor and
! that the lights were on the hun
dreds of ships which were being built
and repaired.
After showing him our passports
and giving him all information about
ourselves, he permitted US TO go
| through, and to go out on a little boat,
one of those which took the work.
men back and forth from the shore
to the boats.
III my Ire nave L seen q m ore
beautiful sight than those boats, all
illuminated. They were spread out
/ until, just as l said, they looked like
n city. The man pointed out the big
ship, the "Imperator," which was ly-
ing in the harbor.
He told us hundreds of thousands
of men worked on these ships, the
great majority of them crippled from
the war, or so incapacitated in some
way that they could not fight. He
also told us that every time the men
were brought back to shore several
were killed every day in the mad rush
to get back to land. The men hang
on the sides of the boats, for there
arc only = few boats and no man
wants to wait too long to get home.
we only stayed an hour or so, but
1t was wonderful-simply the sight of
so many ships. Since then, I have
wished our aviators could find that
harbor and destroy the ships with
bombs-if they could do 1t without in
Juring the men. 1 would not want the
workmen hurt, but II would be a Won
derful thing to cripple Germany by
destroying all those ships.
A number of times since the United
States entered the war I have tried
to find out where the U-boat bases
were, thinking that information might
he of use when I got back. But
never could. The only information I
could get was that, usually, they left
from Bremen. And everybody knows
that.
That is the only thing I ever did
try to find out. And the attempt to
keep my old passport was the only
thing l did that was not strictly in
accordance with rules and regulations
The man on that boat was very nice
to US. When he brought US back he
questioned us some more and then let
us go.
1t was in Leipzig that I bought a
spool of thread and paid 25 cents for
II. Thread is very scarce in Germany.
1t is impossible now to get wool. I
don't know how the soldiers will be
supplied with socks.
Even when 1 left the supply of gray
annd blue yarn had given out and
women were knitting socks for the
soldiers OF any color of yarn.
l often have seen glimpses of bright
green, pink, baby blue and other in.
congruous colors, when a soldier.
by crossing his feet inadvertently
permitted a glimpse of sock. 1t looked
funny to see pink socks on some of
those big, gruh bullies of soldiers.
Tomorrow Marie Brown will tell
about tee GERMAN PRISON
CAMPS"