The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-19


 United States navy-afraid of nothing, filled with supreme confidence in the ability of the men to shoot quick and straight.
 After l landed I saw him in H0bc- ken, and he was having a romance.
 i've got to so up the street to meet my girl" he announced, proudly smll- ing.
 Where is she?" asked him.
 "She works up here at the vaudeville theater," he answered. She gets through now pretty soOn."
 l thought he had done pretty well, grabbing all actress.
 They'll be calling you a stage door Johnny the first thing you know" warned. He blushed.
 "Oh, she don't come out the stage door" he defended. She's an usher, and she's got my wrist watch. l only met her at 10 o'clock this morning, but | I let her wear 1t today"
 You're fast worker" l suggested.
 "Oh, we've got to be In the navy" he answered proudly, whether it's girls or submarines. We sailors don't stay In one place long enough to be slow"
 He went off up the street smiling fine boy, typical of the United States navy, clean and wholesome.
 The Sentries were not supposed to talk with me but they were good fel- lows and didn't mind breaking a rule or two when it wasn't hurting any | thing to unUuttOn their faces and loosen up bit My dOuShboy outfit was beginning to show the strain. I had worn it all the time since we left Douglas. It was cold. too going back. mentioned feeling cold to one of the sailors. He offered me an extra sailor suit he had It was warmer than the soldiers uniform l put 1t on. It it as though 1t had been made for me. They told me made an even better Jackie than l did a Sammie.
 All the while I kept begging the guards to tell me why l had not been allowed to land. They always an- swered, "l don't know,"> and then changed the subject. Finally, after We were out a couple of days, one of them came across.
 "I don't know for sure" he said, but heard it was General Pershlng's or ders. He said It would set bad ex- ample"
 q heard that, too," volunteered my other escort, but also got rumor 1t was the French authorities who turned you down. One of the boys told me they put It up to the general so strong he finally agreed to get you place in the Red Cross, but the Trenches couldn't zee 1t. They got more women than they can use over there now. What they're shy on is men,"
 "Aw, what's eatln' them:' grumbied the first guard. shes more of a man | than some of 'em back home who can't get away to go to war because they got to support their wife's uncle's sec ond cousin or than some of those scared rockies we took over with us. betcha if she ever got bead on boche. blooey for him! Eh, Carter-er Il mean Mrs. Carter"
 Up to the time We left the boys ashore did not know where they would be sent or how soon. All they were told was they would not be sent to the front green. When they did go they would know the game from start to finish. Pershlng was taking no chances on losing a single man through igno- rance or unprepareduess. He's that kind of soldier-looks out for his boys | all the time.
 We were ten full days coming back. The trip was quiet. l was under guard all the way. After the fifth day out l shook myself up and made up my mind to make the best Uf 1t. The officers sent phOnograph into my room. l gave concerts every afternoon.
 The U. S. A. Once More.
 was glad to see the tall buildings l I loo mn