Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-24

western Pennsylvania n the o n
that only comes from west Of Chicago.
30 q 3 Is the enlisted personnel Of
the navy growing that there is no
stations ashore. A man enlists ono
day in. Kentucky and three days later
find himself at 4 loading machine
on the deck Of a dreadnaught.
Many ships have aboard them the
naval militia from the various states.
Some Of the militia are pronounced
good sailors.
On nearly every ship are men who
used to be In the navy and who have
low, ranks because their country
needs them. They ere regular ON
GERS.
Broker IL There.
On one Of the ships 10 a Wall street
many years ago, resigned and later
game back into the service during the
Spanish-American war. He COM
manded the Hist in several lights in
Cuban waters and knows how it feels
to be under fire.
The Navy Needs You was the
sign that got me back this time" said
he. when I read that sign I knew
1t meant me and I dxed it right off so
! could com back. left the navy
at the close Of the spanish-American
war and have been in the brokerage
business in New York ever since"
On another ship is a little man with
gray hak-a grandfather-who wears
the uniform of al ensign.
II resigned from the navy many
years ago." he said. II have grand
children now. When We went to war
with Germany.l knew the nav needed
trained mon and I offered myself.
accepted me and here ! am with
the only grandfather ensign in the
navy"
The grandfather ensign" is just
az anxiouS, TO fight as the newest re-
cruit at the loading machines, and he
is capable, too"
Spy Scare in Navy.
They've got a slight attack OF apy
scare in the navy. Officers said that
it was quite possible there were Ger
mans on the ships. The spy who is
caught IL very likely to find himself
looking into the business ends of the
rifles of a firing squad. Every now
men are aroused and a quiet investi-
cation ia conducted. Bluejackets are
Suspicious Of anything unusual. One
new recruit brought suspicion against
himself because he carried aboard
ship with him a geometry book.
A magazine writer enlisted to gain
first hand information about the life
of an. enlisted a He had an agree
ment with the navy department
through which he was to get out OF
the navy in a couple Of weeks and en-
on the ship he started to look around
and finally appeared in the boiler
room. The hremen chased him out
and onesofsthe coal 'passers Informed
the boatswain, adding, "a yeoman has
no business in the boiler room. II he
comes down here again-the sneakine
spy-I'M brain him with a shovel
That ought to ave a firing squad q
lot Of trouble"
has Just visited the fleet. Aboard II
were Secretary Daniels and Secretary
Baker. The presidential yacht, glist-
ening white in sharp contrast to the
dirty misunderstanding gray of the
fighting ships. slipped into the waters
one Sunday morning. Except for the
strains of the national anthem, first
from one ship and hen from another
as the Mayflower, the two secretaries
flags flying from her masts, passed
down mile after mile Of war vessels
I.lIlCI0 was 4ulCk. OAlI0 OSAipo
launches and boats going to and from
shore lay to as the glistening how Of
the yacht cut through the water. Twt
navy airplanes circled high in the air
The two secretaries inspected som!
of the ships and men n then board
ed the adntiral's gig, which carried
them to a new recreation field fixet
up for the many thousand men Of thu
feet by the navy league. Baseball
diamonds cover acres Of ground ant
they are we'll patronized; nan gamer
were In progress when the secretaries
arrived.
Secretary Baker got 40 interested
in a game that he stepped over tn,
foul line. A husky sailor, not recog
nizing the visitor. addressed him b.
yelling "Hey!" and then followed i
up with a demand that he get back il
a hurry. several choice adjectives be
ing added for the sake of force. TIL
secretary moved, and right smartly
too. - ~
Several bluejackets stepped up an,
were recognised as boys from Cleve
land. where Secretary Baker formerl!
was mayor. All shook hands and tn
secretary Of war chatted with then
for some time.
There were other recreations be
sides those found ashore At the bes'
Of the fleet. Every day mail comes
and goes. There are band concerts
each evening, and every ship has {
moving picture machine. Screens ar,
and q half comedies. dramas and darl
mysteries are shown. The men crav,
amusement after a hard days worl
and they get it. Pictures Of children
are especially popular and loud "ha
has" resound from each chip show
ing a drama as the villain In foiled
So-called custard pie comedies ar,
greeted with howls of delight.
Every ship has a maacot. Some
times 1t is a goat; more often 1t is {
dos. or several dogs. One big dread
naught has aboard a litter of bull
puppies, sons and daughters Of tn,
ships chief mascot. When the shil
rolls the puppies slide across tn
decks ana into the scuppers. to b,
hshed out and tet on their feet asail
by the b~luejackets. their mother al
the while watching the proceeding
with a critical eye from around thl
corner Of 2 hatchway.
and half something else, that answer,
to the name Of Pork Chops" HI
follows squads Of sailors all over tn,
ship, but he hasn't become used t.
the guns yet.
When q hve-inch gun went of. al
most oyer his head, he lit olt for thu
crews galley, skidded around the dool
and disappeared for the rest of tn,
day. Whersupon the . began Il
rum his owner.
"A hell Of q fine mutt to be AdoA,
In this packet" yelled ons sailor.
The owner, himself, had no reply
The disgrace Of "Pork Chops" re-
treat had overwhelmed him. II 4