The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-28

B-Forecastle peak $50 SUNS
C-Ammunition hold.
D-Torpedo tube rails,
E-Torpedo tubes.
Poop deck.
GAIT wheelhouse.
| H-Deck house.
| J-Holds
k-Disappearing guns aft. mounted or
| elevator. w
| L-Sea gates,
underwear and telling each other that
Whosis Unions-the Roomy Kind
were just what they wanted from
Sanity. Only we did NOT have anv
e'A--t 5sssss a.. -. ~
have looked funny, though, and I would
nave had a good laugh If I had not
been so cold.
we could not go to sleep because
the decks were wet, nor could we sit
down with any comfort for the same
reason. Besides, we thought we might
buck up against British or a French
cruiser at any minute and most of us
thought we would stay up and get an
eye full before we started for DAVIS
Well-known locker.
About two bells the following morn
ing the Moewe's engines began to
groan and shake her up q bit and we
could hear the blades jump out of the
water every once in a while and tear
away. She went ahead in this way for
some time and we were hoping she
was trying to get away from a cruiser
ana some of US were pulling for the
cruiser to win and others hoping the
MoeWe would get her heels clear and
Keep us from getting ours.
The Huns were running I'D and down
the deck yelling like wild men andI
one or our men began to yell too. He
was delirious and after he yelled all
olt he jumped up and made a pass at
the sentry, who shot at him butj
The shot missed me too. b1It
not very much. Then they dragged
Inc delirious man up on deck and Lord
Knows what they did with him, because 4
we never saw him again. But we did
lot hear any sound that they might
ave made in shooting him.
linen the Huns began Smelling and
hey Kept it up for some time. III
Then they ordered us up on deck
o see the ship they had been firing at
lnd when we came up the companion
way they were just bringing the other
hips skipper aboard. 1t was the
.rench collier st. Theodore. hove To
II the starboard side with a prize
rev from the Moewe aboard and wig
Tagging to the raider.
linen the Huns began shouting and III
1ey rousted us below deck again. The
lace where we had been was filled N
'lth smoke, from what or why I do \ 4
OF know, but it was almost impos-
Die to breathe In it. When the
noke cleared up bit the Marathon III
arted again, for we were stiIl in our Ias
lderWear only. One Of the boys had Ior
'ked Fritz for clothing and Fritz said 18th
Ie English had tough enough skins Eta
ID they did not need clothing. Then
said wait until you see what our leo
erman winters are like" I'M
Ihe Following morning the engines lit
gan to tear away again and the st.
ms started firing. After while the otl
ing stopped and the engines too, and. till
ter an hour they had the old manf thl
tne Yarrowdale aboard. She was 4. cal
itish ship chartered by the French ,
q bound for Brest and Liverpool ina
tn very valuable cargo aboard We
planes, ammunition, food and auto. the
, ,,,, wit
"nen they rousted us on deck again 4
st. Theodore was still in sight. INF NJ
. MAD the Yarrowdale for company. 4
tn We're trailing behind us and keen,s H.,
pretty close on. While we were] ~
deck we saw the German sailors III = ~
* on the main deck making abou NJ