The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-11

France. ho wnn rurlllnE crnl"r al
FOND into til" ni"rchnrIn" down h"l"w
bihrru az tho men were hunY Win
nimilnr ianhn. Holting ihlugr nhil'
uhnpo. There seemed To ho u" 10
unncr about thin Gnr"wnll II wnr "
emo nr grtIinE down Ia hrngH tnchH
After u whIlr | riol" above. Thrr"
WIZ no rKCIiomrnt. no depression now
Everything wua as usual. just ns II
tn" boat were bound for II llllln aiEhl-
seeing trip around Mnnhnttan Isle,
Tho sentimental Sammy RECEIVERS
quickly. besides. tho men did MOI
know how many German oyoH might
be watching their departure. and they
wanted 10 show the cncInD they meant
business only when they pnsscd tn"
Statue or Liberty did they stop what
ever they were doing and stand al
salute As one at ihrln. why west
crIirr who went into McA!Cu with
l'orhhlnE, pul II.
Wa got Ia give HE old all til" clad
hand IN W" e."
or f"' "o"nt. r"'i la tinnGe.
II wac tlEhI nIt"i niil'l"S "I""" w..
lcI ia" iI.i Ia It"h"h'.n ! W" It" ~
laiHI. "" ~"I. HiiiI ""'.h',i..d "il /"
III" hay IL" "iI,,,i l'"n"I"'I" ~"'''
all "',,u,L 81 ll'"nr ." 'i'"'' 'l'
men ."uii ""Ii h",.h ""d I"'ii ll''
,,r, huuw -h.n W" ~suulh 'l"I,"Il
~un "m I",h ~h"" one count" ~
III" "Ih", ir"n"ur'riu ""vlnr ""i "
would ho nu, iurn u"sl went h"l"~
NJ h"nri VIVA turning nlI klndu 81 hlr
nupu W" wrrr l"nvIur rrr ia" port
IN Frnnr"' nuh | was sIill Hni". !
had etnYoh ont OF Tho way Ut my hue.
band. although I Ind soou him mud
knew no wan aboard Ito WINS quar-
tered further forward thnn | was with
the reat of K company. IT luck stayed
with mo Il few hours more. my Eoal
would be gained. would 90 Ia
France with my husband. Five min
uteS later we were on our why. was
too far now for them to put mo OF,
and was very happy. Still longed
for some lingrrte-and a bath.
After leaving port. whether VIC
steamed directly for France or what
we did nm not permitted 10 say
Besides what | could tell wouldn't
amount to much because | will admit
the ocean looked the same TO me all
over, and | don't sec how the captain
kept from getting lost.
That night We settled for the sea
aud over me- was Ii rookie ana undcI
me an uld timer. 1t was quite SAND
wirh although, az rnurar. neither
hicw lhrrn wna gin Ia The DUNN
bot " arn ilom Perhaps They would
have been moro careful "f lholt Ian
nunuo at nral VI lhuy hal lhinh the
iunwrvC, nnh my pIonon'n ihoio made
him lrntIi"nlIy tongue li"'l ITO ""uld
not InIh mu"h without rwonIlnr-
Tho ,uon hirl nnI uu,lroHn nlt"p"ih
81 night but pulled nH iholr Thu"a Und
l,oaruod Iholr nhIrln If II Ind h"nr
o.hrrwlro, I would hnvo h"ou g"nr
aure. W. mover know whom VIZ would
10 called for nIhmarln" hrlll mud
aboui half tho iimr on Tho way over
We had To got up nj half pitsi three in
tho morning - what for nm not
allowed to toll.
Tho Timid Rookie.
Wn Ind hardly cleared III" hnrh"r
when tho r"ultic. quart"rod above me.
l,rrnu Ia fret about submarines. Most
Of tho yuungstnrs In tho regiment wore
really afraid OF them. nnd p"rhnpa tho
old timers were. too. but they dihn t
show IT, Tho first night. just arl"T
this rookie went 10 bed. ] could hchr
him tossing around In the bunk above
me.
WHATS tho natter I hollerrd up
Are you afraid ar U-hnntaT
well | nin't exactly cheerful about
them" ho replied
Tho conversation scanned Ia relieve
Ihu ntTain Tor lac Ihlhod nl'nLE '"''
tiuinusiY Tor Company guess. "hlll
thc ,ld Timer down brI"w uI0 bach"
l,,.s. vii |, s,,I,Ic ,."uVGinn I"n Il.nI w'"I'
I.nro Iu leo ,,IiuI"d ga "sh""I"n l'"I'"'
utd ,rii,.tu.,"ta
"rnY All n Y.,,'iu r"in' I" r"i MIA
I'll ! " Imi, y", would al "nIall'' "'"l 'i''