The Carlisle independent., 1918-09-26

l
 that he would he superstitfous and l
 was right. I said that of course he
 knew that ship could not draw near
 Cape Helles and get away again un-
 less at least one man was lost, or that,
 if it did get away, there would be many casualties aboard. l said il had
 always been that way and claimed that the Old Nan had pushed this
 garby overheard because someone had to go. I said on our other trips no one had been sacrificed and that was the reason we had suffered so much, and that the Old Man had been called down by the French minister of the navy. I told him the old Man would pick on whatever earby he thought he could best spare.
 That was all had to tell him. Eli ther he thought the Old Man knew of his warning or else he did not think himself of much account, for he dis appeared that very watch and We did not see him again until We were on the homeward voyage and a steward happened to dig into provision hold. There was our lying friend, with a life belt on, another under his head. and the bight Of a rope around his waist, fast asleep. Why he had the rope l do not know, but he was scared to death and thought We were going to chuck him overheard at once. think he must have told the officers everything. because l noticed them looking pretty hard at me-or at least l thought 1 did; maybe it was my conscience, if l may hrag about hay ing one-and I thought one of the lieu tenants was just about To grin at me several times. bur We never heard any more about it. or any more yarns from our wireless friend
 The fourth voyage was pretty rough, too. The old girl would stick her nose into the seas and many times thought she would forget to come out. We had lot of sand piled up against the wheelhoBse and after We dived pretty deep one time and bueked out slowly. there was not grain of sand left. It looked like the sea was just kidding us, for ve were almost into i quiet water. and neEe 1t had just taken ! one sea aboard TO clean up the sand we carried aH the way from Brest.
 During the whole voyage YOU could ! not get near the galley. which was where our wireless friend hung out when he could The pans and dixies hanging on the wall stood straight out when the ship pitched. and several heavy ones came dewn on q cooks head while he was sitting under them during heavv sea. That made him superstitious, too, and he disappeared and was not found for two days. But he was landsinan and not used to heavy weather.
 When we got n inc GalIipoli penin- su1a the fifth time our battle feet and transports lay eff the straits. We could not reach inc little harbor on the Turkish coast but the whole fieet felt happy and fairly confident of vic tory. We lay off Cape HeIles, and it was there we received the news that there were submarines lying around Gibraltar. Then they were reported l off Malta. We got the news from Brit | ish trawlers and transports Our off | cers said the subs could not reach the [ Dardanelles without putting in some | where for a fresh supply of fuel and ! that the allied fleets were on the look [ eus at every place where the subs might try to put in. But they got there just the same.
 Then the British superdreadnaught [ Queen Elizaleth. "the terror Of the i. Turks came in. She Jeff England { with whole fleet Of cruisers and de- stroyers, and all the LiIneys said. "She'll get through. Nothing will stop her"
 One of the boys aboard of her told ne he had no idea the Dardanelles would be as hot 6 place as he found if was. "Gaw bIimey," he said, what with dodging shells and submarines. you cawn't 'elp but run onto bloomin' mine. Hi don't mind telIin' you. he said, that Hi was scared cold at first. And then HI thinks Of what 'oiy Joe tthe chaplain) tod us one service Hin times of dynger. look hupwards.' e says. So Hi looks hupwards. and blfmey hif there wasn't q bally plane a-droppin' bombs hen Us. What price hupward looks. 0ly Joe?' I sings out, but he weren't Bowheres near. BIarst me, there weren't nowhere you could look without doin' yer bloody heye dirty trick
 When the Queen Elizabeth entered the Dardanelies. the Turkish batteries on both shores eTened right on her. They had ideal positions. and they were banging away h great style. And the water was simply thick with mines. and for all anybody knew. with subs.
 Yet the old Lizzie sailed right along. with her band up on the main deck playing. "Eyeryboay's Doing It." It made you feel shiyery along the spine