The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-18
m11rs across TO me.


0 Our orders are to take you to 20,
Q quarters and keep you there until v
are safe outside" said one Of m
t guards. l don't remember how l &
there. guess they half led me an
half carried me. heard bugle blow
ing somewhere over in the town.
was manned by an American. Ever
note came clear across the water. Th
next thing l knew was on my bert
with my fingers stuck tightly in m
ears and my face buried in pillow
The boat was moving out.
On the trip over I was not afraid 0
submarines. Now for the first time
was nervous about them The shi]
seemed deserted.
stretch. My guard was always will
me, the sailor on one side and the sol
der on the other. | certainly looked
like popular lady. Many girl bach
home would have envied me this es
cort from both branches Of the service
| guess / almost walked the poor sen
tries to death. Once, after long hike
! ACoiu luc bdllOI cOIupidluluS.
IF he don't put on the brakes my
dogs are going to be worn off right up
to the ankle. Joined the navy because
waikiki never appealed to me. The
way I'm goin' now might as well have
signed up with the infantry" l was
still ''he'' to the Jackie
One sailor in the gun crew on the
way back kept complaining all the
time because we did not meet up with
German sub. He was a nice boy, the
one who had picked me out as wo-
man on the way over when he saw me
trying to roll cigarette, but kept it to
himself. We got very friendly.
why do you want to see boatY'
/ asked him. Aren't you satisfied with
the surface Of the sea-"
Wed stay on top all right with that
baby we've got to Shoot he replied.
"All we want is just a look at one.
You know the gun crew that sinks
submarine gets $1,000 from the govern
ment to be divided among nine men, l
guess my share of that wouldn't look
good to me and my folks back in Iowa.
besides the fun Of nicking one"
That boy typified the spirit of the
United States navy-afraid Of nothing,
filled with supreme confidence in the
ability of the men to shoot quick and
straight.
After landed | saw him in Hobo
ken, and he was having a romance.
I've got to go up the street to meet
my girl" he announced. proudly smi-
ing
Where is she?' asked him.
"She works up here at the vaudeville |
theater," he answered. 'She gets
through now pretty soon."
| thought he had done pretty well. !
an actress.
They'll be calling you a stage door
Johnny the first thing you know"
He bIushed.
"Oh, she don't come out the stage
loor," he defended. "She's an usher,
md she's got my wrist watch. | only
net her at 10 o'clock this morning. but
let her wear 1t today" i
You're fast worker" | suggested.
"Oh, we've got to be in the navy" he
answered proudly. whether it's girls
r submarines. We sailors don't stay j
one place long enough to be SLOW" I
He went off up the street smiling {
ne boy, typical of the United States ,
avy, clean and wholesome. {
The sentries were not supposed to I
ak with me- but they were good fell |
'ws and didn't mind breaking rule
r two when it wasn't hurting any '
ling to unbutton their faces and Y
osen up bit. My doughboy outfit
as beginning to show the strain. | s
Id worn 1t all the time since we left II
ouglas. 1t was cold too. going back. e
mentioned feeling cold to one Of the q
ilors. He offered me all extra sailor -"
ut he had. 1t was warmer than the =
ldier's uniform. ! put it Oh. 1t fit q
though it had been made for me.
hey told me made an even better d
ckie than did Samnlie
All the while kept begging the a.
ar1s to tell me why | had not been D.
Owed to land. They always an CT
5ered, Il don't know" and then
duScu Tue Subject. lndUy, 6ICeT | o
J were out a couple of days, one of CT
EN- came across. OF
i don't know for sure" he said, but u
heard it was General Pershings or tn
rs. He said it would set a bad ex- OF
lple."
! heard that, too" volunteered my III
Ter escort, but also got rumor 1t ~
s the French authorities who turned
down. One Of the boys told me
" put 1t up to the general SO strong
finally agreed to get you a place in
Red Cross but the Trenches
ldnt see it. They got more women er
n they can use over there now. eA
lat they're shy Oh is men" pis
Aw, what's eatin them?" grumbled ne
first guard. She's more Of man WI
n some Of 'em back home who can't on
away to go to war because they =
to support their wife's uncle's sec -
cousin or than some Of those
red rockies we took over with us.
etcha If she ever got bead on
ne, blooey for him! Eth, Caterer
mean Mrs. Carter?" 20
p to the time we left the boys