Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29

superstitious, too, and he disappeared
and was not found for two days. But
he was a landSman and not used to
heavy weather.
When we got to the Gallipoli PENN
sula the fifth time our battle feet
and transports lay off the straits. We
could not reach the little harbOr on
the Turkish coast, but the whole fleet
felt happy and fairly confident OF vic
tory. We lay off Cape Helles, and it
was there we received the news that
there were submarines lying around
Gibraltar. Then they were reported
off Malta. We got the news from Brit |
ish trawlers and transports. Our off,
GERS 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 !
ou~ at every place where the subs
might try to put in. But they got there
just the same.
| Then the British SUPERINTENDENT
Queen Elizabeth, ''the terror Of the
Turks" came in. She left England
with whole fleet of cruisers and de-
stroyers, and all the Limeys said,
"She'n get through. Nothing will stop
her."
One of the boys aboard of her told
me he had no idea the Dardanelles
would be as hot place as he found
it was. "Gaw blimey," he said, what
with lodging shells and submarines.
you cawn't 'elp but run onto bloomin'
NINE Hi don't mind tellin' yOu," he
'said, ''that Hi was scared cold at first.
And then Hi thinks Of what oily joe
(the chaplain) told us one service.
Hin times of dynger, look upwards
e says. So Hi looks upwards, and
blimey hif there wasn't bally plane
a-droppin' bombs hon us. What price
| hupward looks, Oily joe? I sings out,
| but he weren't nowheres near. Blarst
Il me, there weren't nowhere you could
Il look without dom yer bloody heye a
' dirty trick"
e When the Queen Elizabeth entered
n the Dardanelles, the Turkish batteries
e on both shores opened right on her
4 They had ideal positions, and they
s were banging away in great style. AND
the water was simply thick with
u mines, and for all anybody knew, with
Ii subs.
y Yet the old Lizzie sailed right along
y with her band up on the main decl
u playing, "Everybody's Doing It." 1
made you feel shivery along the spine
y and believe me, they got great hant
IF from the whole fleet.
20 They say her Old Man told the boy
It he was going to drive right ahead AM
IL that if the ship was sunk he wOul'
is know that the enemy was somewher
OF in the vicinity Well, they were heade
IS right, but they never got past tn
III Narrows. They stuck until the las
re minute though, and those who wen
e up, went up with the right Spiri
y care we dOwnhearted?' they wOul
yell. "No!" And they were not, eithe
III They did not brag when they put
Ut over on the Turks, and they did nc
1 crouch when they saw that their Re
sn Caps had made mistakes. Their mott
llh was, "Try again." and they trie
7r- day after day. l do not know muc
Gu about the histories of armies, but
Gu do not believe there was ever an arm
- like that of the allies in the Gallipo
ny campaign, and I do not think ar
,oo other army could have done what the
io' did. I take off my hat to the BIRTHS
In army and navy after that.
1t was hotter than I have ev'
got known it to be elsewhere, and the
'ed was no water for the boys ashore b.
l what the navy brought to them-som
ne times a pint day, and often none
ear all. The Turks had positions that "
un- could not expect any army to tax
lat' were well supplied with ammuniti'
De and were used to the country and t
lao climate. Most Of the Births, arm
neu were green troops. It was the Amaze
ms first campaign.
had They were wonderful boys, the
no Australians and New Zealande
vas Great big men, all of them, and fine
zen, built, and they fought like devils.
led
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