El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-24

recruit at the loading machines. and
he is capable. too.
They've got a slight attack Of spy
scare in the navy. Officers said that
it was quite possible there were
Germans on the ships. The spy who
is caught is very likely 10 find him
self looking into the business ends
OF the rifles of a firing squad Ev-
cry now and then suspicious Of the
officers and men are aroused and
n quiet investigation is conducted
8luejackets are suspicious Of any
thing unusual One new recruit
brought suspicion against himself be
cause he carried aboard snip with
him a geometry book
A magazine writer enlisted 10 gain
first hand Information about the
life of an enlisted man. He had an
agreement with the navy department
through which he was TO get out
Of the navy in couple OF weeks and
enlisted as a yeOmen. His second
day on the ship he started to look
around and finally appeared in the
boiler room. The firemen chased
him out and one of the coal passers
informed the bOatswain, adding. "A
women has no business in the boiler
room. II he comes down there again
the sneaking spy-Ill brain him
with a shovel That ought TO save
a firing squad a lot of trouble"
Orders Baker Ont of Way
The presidents yacht Mayflower
visited the fleet Aboard il were
secretary Daniels and secretary Bs-
ker.
The two secretaries inspected some
of the ships and men and then board
ed the admiraIs gig. which carried
them to a new recreation fleld fiXed
up for the many thousand men of
the fleet by the navy league Base
ball diamonds cover acres of ground
and they are well patronized- many
games were in progress when the
secretaries arrived
Secretary Baker got so interested
in a game that he stepped over the
foul line. A husky sailor. not rec
ogniZing the visitor, addressed him
by yelling Hey" and then fol-
lowed il up with a demand that he
get back in a hurry. several choice
adjectives being added Tor the sake
Of force. The secretary moved and
right smartly. too
Several bluejackets stepped up and
were recognized as boys from Cleve-
land, where secretary Baker formerly,
was mayor All shook hands ana
the secretary OF war chatted with
them for some time
Every ship has a mascot Some
times il is a goat; more often II is
a dog. or several dogs one big
dreadnaughr has aboard a litter OF
bull puppies sons and daughters OF
the ships chief mascot When the
ship rolls the puppies slide across
the decks and into the scuppers. to
be fished out and set on their feet
again by the bluejackets. their
mother all the while watching the
proceeding with a critical eye from
around the corner of a hatchway-
SPOrk Chops" IN Disgrace.
Then there is a dog. half fox ter
rier and half something else. that
answers TO the name OF Pork
Chops" He follows squads OF sailors
all over the ship, but he hasn't be-
come used TO the guns yet
When a five inch gun went off al
most over his head, he lit out for the
crews galley. skidded around the
door and disappeared for the rest OF
the day Whereupon the crew began
to run his owner
a hell Of a fine mutt 10 be afloat
in this racket" yelled one sailor
The owner. himself, had no reply.
The disgrace OF Pork Chops re
treat had overwhelmed him. It is
tradition that the American navy
never runs away from anything, and
a navy dog shouldn't violate ira
ditiOn