Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-03

kindly notify his loving friends.
| ON goes the Johnny. running on tho
surface when he could and submcrr-
| ing frequent. hut his batteries needed
| charging. and he couldn't stay under
any too long. He is poking around
! pretty close to lIclisoland. looking for
! trouble when along comes two German
dcstroycrs bound In TO this fortress r.
an island. The busy Britishcr says TO
himself that here's the gorgeous
! chance. He'll just follow these Dutch
men through the mine field. because, OF
course. they have Il chart of the chan
] mel aud fairway ana are wise 10 the
/ mines.
| so tho Johnny trails along behind
sticking up his pcriscopc now and then
for quick squint and then submergins.
| lie Is worried some about his storage
batteries. but he can't quit at this stage
Of the game. He follows the de-
stroycrs right into IIeligoland Basin.
so help me. and never bumps n mine
| The Huns have very kindly served as
pilots.
He is mighty we'll pleased with
| himself. and takes Il lightning slant
| through his pcriscopc. and the Germans
tail to pipe him. Here nc IL, and wha,
| docs he but two grand battle
cruisers at anchor within few hun
dred yards OF him? Oh. boy, IIo
cicars all four torpedo tubes for a
srand-stand finish. intending TO lot
en- MI 30 ut once. Two battle cruisers
and his meat: He'll never get ou,. but
what's the odds? lie lis certainly ono
| happy young Johnny. and his crew Ike
I Wise.
Just as he is about to slam loose
ne gets one more peep through his peri
scope. and big. IA, scagoinE subma
r'ne Is coming into the harbor. Her
/ men are all on deck. cheering and
waving their caps. The bands on the
battle cruisers are playing: People on
! the docks AND ashore are yelling ma
waving flags. This siob OF a E-boa,
has made great cruise: heaps OF MGR.
chant ships sunk Welcome home,
switches his play. She is heading 49,
pass closer TO him than the battle
cruisers. for one thing. and its sound
strategy TO buat the big submarine,
ihc German high sea flee, is bottled
up and harmless. So lie gets two Tor
pedo tubes dead on the submarine
while the celebration .s al it's best. and
| he lets her have IT,
TORPEDO TUBES END
"HoCK DER KAisER- TUNE
"Howie! Talk about a surprise party
IN HeliSoland Basin There ISM,
enough German submarine left to Mad
gun. and as for the crew ,hey arc
cut short right in the middle OF n ring
ing Hook der Kaiser The Johnny
lex
on one ear picks himself up. finds his
noat is stiil there. and able 10 turn no.
screws over. Never say die: so he trio,
I" work her out TO goa again. going n
blind. :
The luck Of the British navy :.
WIN MN and he had kept careful
track OF his courses while passing IN
through tho mine field. lie gets rin,-
OF II somehow and then finds he's sbv
90 battery power to make getaway
mo safer waters 50 he ,,ocs down
an" sits on the bottom to res, ,,,u
night dNt
~" has etirrcd up considerable *
'iicment in Heligoiand. ana tho c;ar-
mans come boiling out Ia hunt for him
-ocStr"y"rs. Swccpcrs cruisers ond
what not. After while they begin
70 drag chains along the bottom ma
he hears them scraptnr ,r,,n., h,.
plates They don't happen 10 hook
MN out MS men get IA little nervous.
iheF don't like the sound Of thos.
chains So tho johnny starts the
monograph 70 soothc EN- md KIN the
noiec Of the chains. and il works nnc
ana M hands take IL snug md easy
After dark he comes To the ton r,,n.
while and then lets her breathe and
rest While II" puts the julie. into hi,
batteries. Then he joys back 10 h,a
station. And what do you think hap
pens To him when he goes TO his ho,no
tour? DO they pin medals on him,
not on your Nc. He gets repr!mandea
Tor leaving his beat without ordele.
Anyhow he didn't care. He had the
/ tim" Of his life"
There is no discomfort in tho NE
OF the armed draft at the receiving
and training barracks ashore. bu, rho
winter VIII bring ordeals ailoat 10 tast
'hesc splendid young men In freezing
weather they viii suffer ouch exoori
'hces as TINS, from report Of a recent
voyage:
DISCOMFORT AND HARDSHIP
CREWS Lot IN FREEZING DAYS
Part Of forward gun platform car
ricd away. Crew unable 10 remain at
gun or any place lower than bridge
because Of heavy seas. None OF them
has anything dry TO put on. Engines
broken down for three hours. As eoon
as weather moderated everything was
ngain put in shpshnpe order and rcgu-
lar drills carried out for tho rest OF
the trip"
or il may be such cheerful voyage
a this:
Quarters for men damp and foul.
water overfoHs into bunk room and
int" their clothes lockers and hcrths.
1t is also full o! large rats. which run
all over the men while sleeping and
into their clothes and bags. They slept
on deck whenever possible but as
mad rainy and foEgy weather most OF
The time they had 10 stay below.
Whenever the weather was rough they
had t" wear boots in their living quar-
ters and form bucket line to keep tho
place dry"
Snch intolcrablc conditions as these
nave pccn done away with because
thcrc Is no excuse for them Before
snip sails for tho other side navy
inspection board makes a final exam
h.
insurance board IF the government at
Washington. The ship Is refused
clearance until all orders for the care
OF the armed guard and the safety OF
me SNIP nave been strictly complied
with. These demands are not unrea-
H"han I'. lhrE arc laid down by officers
who know their business.
SCENES ON DAY WHEN
>iiiP SAILS WITH CARGO
Saiilne DAY comes, and the deem