Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-08

TO write out and post challenge for
MIN. In all Of the several divisions of
the crowded ship-for our. ships must
rope for a quick finish Of their big dob.
"a photograph appears at unexpected
times Of the day or evening. Down in
. packed hatchway q white curtain
eaze It moving pieeSre Shove oRe wen
the latest and best films, is going at
full clip right down in their bedroom.
Blasts. Of band music strike thou
afternoon This means that, with the
permission Isaaas Of 9.E,, the commander Of the
s st Of regimental band out Of
the hold and has put the whole happy
Myster G ss p ti3s1s nave appeared
among the men sheets on which are
are studied. without fail.
There will be q. stereopttcon lee
ture on France on the deck this even
ing" is a notice that. attracts atten-
ton. On the decks that evening the
young American hears a first-c1ass IL
| Illustrated lecture about the country to
which they are going. Before their
{ trip Is ended the boys who are In
terested enough to attend will have
heard lectures Of this sort on France.
Belgium. England and Italy. -
Every now and then, in some nys-
terious fashion. a big "sing-song" is
started. Early in the voyage each
man was given . book ct songs on
which was the red triangle. There are
whelms almost everybody on the ship,
it seems. A gargantuan orgy OF sing
ing ensues. Not every man of the thou
sands can gather in the same place,
SO overflow sing-songs take place.
AS many as six different sing-songs
h O N OF <1,n
same deck in the case Of one Of our
largest transports. It's probably the
most music that old Neptune ever
heard. When a fellow feels like sing
ing he's got to sing and that's all
. there is to It. Il the feeling takes
same time. what's going to be done
about It? It's got to come out. ana
there you are, Not long ago It is
said that on the Atlantic. in different
spots. there were 10000 young Amer
leans bound for Europe. Beyond any
lantic ever bore on. its great breast
and all the. great wet pathway was
ono long echo Of There's a Long.
Long Trail" "over There" Good
Bye. Broadway" and "Long Boy"
Minor Boxing "starts Something"
After a few evenings some knight
Of the boxing gloves has begun to
show omething better than average
loom on the horizon. At last, as
the boxing begins to assume . tourna-
ment form. with some two or three
men putting down all corners, the
young men begin to insist on a cham
nssa Rat o2 Sappe mnst Tse band ef s ss
will be out, In full glory. Every
inch Of deck, every spar and every
hanging on the place will be filed.
The two champions will be cheered
like fighters in worlds champion
ring. The band will play. The fight
will start. And, until one or the
other goes down and the victor is
acclaime ed the best man on the ship,
not . boy will think Of those things
that go to break up morale.
The days Of seasickness come, too.
With seasickness comes home
sickness. There is one treatment,
from the praeticed z. NJ. G. A. msp's
standpoint. for both these illnesses, and
sart u the eut ace 81 o. eEe ssn. nan
On the sea-and there are varying
standard outfits, ranging from $3.50
to $500 in value-is huge bottle Of
sour pickles, the sourer the better.
snsas d,ns Of sne sss
very i'll, and detected ! huge noun
tainser from Grove Park, N. C..
leaning over the rail one day
sought to comfort him with pickle. !.
Tain no use, nohow. mistah." said
the mountaineer. "ah Jeg pdntedly
gwins to die and that's all bout It."
bia nothing" said the 'F" man.
Whst wouid You Do nov 4 yea saw
HeoA LAwd. mAstah." said the
Ssuthesnef. sAhi loen wanna So no
s 9 s,s s.,. , A. Assa wanna sss. '7sn
81 thstims ehs trsopsAip haA land
ID in Europe the boys have get
used t. ths fesl1aG Of being ost Of
their own country, They have dis
covered that the good old song. over
There." SQUADS Just e0yWell over there
- It does oyer hare. They have
played and sung their way acroas.
without chances Tor mepdng or worry
ing.
sap between tho z" service in the
It makes It possible to say that every
inch Of the soldier boy's way. frem
the time 10 goes to tho camp In
America up to the time he comA0 back
again or until n lays ktmsslf down
for his country In q bt9 n the soii
'of ci4 Europe tAsth y alNsyS 3
him ana kAlA HIN d0 kf9 big 10h