Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-11-09

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every one was out, came along and
stirred them none too gently from
slumber. A few began to think they
would miss one of the sights OF the
trip IL they didn't meet Dutchman
and looked forward hopefully to the
prospect.
Disappointed Through Failure to
See U Boats.
However, these optimists were DOOM
ed to disappointment, for our ship did
not see German porpoise" the whole
voyage. nor did we hear gun fred.
Since returning to the United States
l have heard Of the attack on some Of
the ships Of the transport feet, but It
was not on the part of It we were with.
1t would have been impossible for US
to have been attacked and not to have
known OF 1t. AS say, lots Of the boys
were disappointed because they could
not write home to the folks about the
narrow escape from the subs. and the
doughboys are great letter writer's
Perhaps some Of them did. anyway, so
as to let those at home know they
weren't missing anything.
by this time I felt almost like a sol.
der and had learned to smoke tailor
made" cigarettes. although had tried
1t only once before this trip as an ex.
pertinent when was at school and had
abandoned 1t after couple OF puffs.
! In the privacy of my bunk | devoted
whole lot OF time to trying to roll
them with as much carelessness and
real economy OF tobacco as are shown
by the u. s. soldier. | had acquired
the "makin's'' and spent hours at the
task.
About the third or fourth day out
felt was pretty proficient and got out
my brown papers and tobacco on deck
and went to It. Near me was a sailor
Off one Of our biggest battleships who
was I'm the gun crew assigned to defend
the transport from attack. He was
: Off duty, and I saw him watching me
closely as I rolled the pill Finally he
sided up.
SAY" he asked. you're Jane. amt
your"
what are you doin'-kiddin' meH"
asked him.
IL guess you're klddin me-" he an.
swercd. II pegged you by the way
you wrap up one of those pills. No re-
cruit Is SO raw he cant roll one better
than that They wouldn't let him In
the army II he couldn't. But what
you're doing OH this JOY ride is none OF
my business. sis, Don't be afraid I'll
| M m, In
the army does amt my affair 80 long
as we get you over there all o. X"
didn't admit | was a girl. but he
knew. He was nice boy. who had
come from Iowa originally. and ! got
real well acquainted with him later
He was one of the few people on the
transport on the way back, a sad and
lonesome trip for me, and we became
quite chummy ] saw him only the
other night here In Hoboken.
WELL" he remarked. ITS hard luck
they got you, The other two girls
aboard could roll them better than you
and slipped through all right"
"More power to them II they did" I
answered II hope they made It."
or course there were no more girls
on board. He was trying to kid me
and get my goat
Life on Shipboard.
| was pretty happy and contented for
the next couple OF days, and guess
became too sure OF myself. Most OF
the boys were getting over their sea
sickness by this time, and the lnev-
table crap game that follows the army
was In progress You could hear the
men calling for Little Joe" and Jim
my Hicks" after they got out the "hot
and colds" and they made plenty or
noise
The officers were not very strict
aboard ship and let the crap game run
with all the noise necessary to the sue
cessful playing OF this national pas
time One of the boys had been in par
ticularly hard luck and had only a thin
dime left to put up for future margin
when he COPIED big pot Just then
the submarine alarm sounded. We
knew we were near the danger zone.
Hurry upv shouted one Of the play
ers as we all broke away from our
places.
The winner calmly collected the pot
"They may shoot me, and will tell
the world So" he announced, before
will leave this sugar for a blooming
Dutchman to put a torpedo into. That
would be Just my luck II 1t ever rains
soup will be caught with fork"
II was another drill alarm, so the
calamitist returned to the game only
to be taken" for his roll.
at would have been better for me II
we had been torpedoed," he said after
he had beer cleaned.
And don't think the doughboy is q
piker. Many time I've seen 81 GOO In
a single pot.
Besides craps, the men sang and