The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-26
The Swiss Certainly Treated Me We'll.

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 The Swiss Certainly Treated Me We'll. the dinner Mrs. Mccormick made It. tie patriotic speech, in which she said that the Huns would never trample on the United States flag, and some other things that made all the Americans there very proud, especially Mir. Keene and myself. So you see I was having a great time.
 But I was having a little trouble, all the time, for this reason: there were quite a few Germans interned in Zu- rich, and they went about in uniform Now, when I saw one of these birds and remembered what had been hap pening to me just short time before my hands began to itch. Believe me, it was not "good morning" that I said to them. enjoyed it all right !; they were not in squads and had no arms, so it was hand to hand, and pie for me.
 But Mfr. Keene did not like it, guess, for he called me to his office one morning and bawled me out for a while. and I promised to be good. You're supposed to be neutral" he said. And I said, "Yes, and when was torpedoed and taken prisoner. was supposed to be neutral, too." But l said would not look for trouble any more, and started back to the hotel.
 But no sooner was I underway than a Hun private came along and began to laugh at me. My hands itched again, and I could not help but slam him few. We went round and round for while, and then the Hun re- versed and went down instead. Mir Keene saw us or heard about it, SD he told me I had better go to Berne.
 So off went, with my passport But the same thing happened in Berne. l tried very hard. but I just could not keep my hands off the Germans. So | guess everybody thought it was good thing to tell me good-by-anyway l was shipped into France, going direct to St. Nazaire and from there to Brest.
 made short trip to Hull, England with letter from man at Branden. burg to his wife. She was not at home. but left the letter and returned to France. I was in France altogether about three weeks, and then went to Barcelona, Spain.
 Then I took passage for the States on the c. Lopez y Lopez, a Spanish merchantmen. We had mostly "Spigs" on board, which is navy slang for Spaniards. Almost every one of them had a large family of children and a raft of pets. We sailed down through Valencia, Almeria. Malaga, Cadiz and Las Palmas in the Canary islands When we left Las Palmas we had a regular menagerie aboard-parrots canary birds, dogs, monkeys and va. rious beasts. The steerage of that boat was some sight, believe me.
 We had boat drill all the way across of course, and from the way those Spigs rushed about I knew that if a submarine got us the only thing that would be saved would be monkeys. But we did not even have false alarm all the way over.
 arrived in New York during the month of July, 1917-two years and a half from the time I decided to go abroad to the war zone to get some ex. citement I got it, and no mistake. New York harbor and the old statue of Liberty looked mighty good to me, you can bet.
 So here I am, and sometimes I have to pinch myself to be sure of it. 1 cer. tainly enjoy the food and warmth l get here. and except for an occasional pro-German I have no trouble with anybody. My wounds break open once in while, and I am often bothered inside, on account of the gas I swal- lowed. They say l cannot get back into the service. 1t Is tough to be knocked out before our own boys get into the scrap.
 But I do not know I am twenty three year old. and probably have a lot to live for yet. I ought to set tie down and be quiet for d while, but comfortable as I am, I think I will have to go to sea again. I think of it | many times, and each time it is harder to stay ashore.