The sun., 1918-12-18

laughed in sneering way. He called
across to ask me where our chief gun
ner was and told him the chief gun
ner was dead. which was the truth.
He had Lieut.. Fulcher and myself
hauled aboard the deck of the sub
marine. A wounded man on the raft
pleaded piteously to the U-boat skip
per to be taken aboard the submarine,
also crying out that his wounds were
causing him intense agony. And for
answer to the mans cries the German
skipper ordered the raft sent adrift,
thu skipper himself yelling out with a
laugh as the poor devils were showed
away to die. Stay on the raft-God
will take care of you And never
saw them again."
Sent 10 Sow Mines on U. 8. Coast,
Four days later, when the Ameri-
can Lieutenant began to realize again
that he still was in the land of the
living, he was permitted to talk to
Lieut.. Fulcher aboard the submarine.
From chats with the submarine crew
the two American prisoners learned
on October s that the U-boat had been
ordered by wireless to proceed to the
American coast to lay mines.
Five days later, while the U-boat
was headed toward American shores,
the submarine encountered the Nor
| wegian bark Stinfinger. The subma-
rine lay to long enough to relieve the
| neutral Norwegian OF her stores, send
the crew adrift and then sink the bark.
A British cruiser almost got" the
o, h,N,o II, khA - ~
that the U-boat was proceeding on her
piratical way. Depth bombs some
| times shook the submarine from stem
to stern, but she always made a get
| away by the undersea route. And
! finally the armistice was signed and
the U-boat surrendered to the British
at Harwich, thus permitting Lieuts.
Muller and Fulcher to foregather With
decent folks again.
Reports Come From the Celtic.
| his tale profound assurances were
coming up to the piers that the Celtic
was about to dock. The big White
Star liner had come up through the
Ambrose Channel. during mid-after-
noon, wherefore TIE Mayors welcom-
| ing committee, with the usual vocal
and instrumental musicians from the
Police Department aboard, had sour
ried down the bay on the Patrol to
greet her.
Shortly after 5 o'clock the Patrol
came In sight of the Celtic near
! Quarantine and siren screeched "a
siren-or, rather, the siren of the Pa
troll screeched tenor and the siren OF
| the Celtic doomed a bass note of &C
acknowledgement. The ferryboats headed
| toward Staten Island with the first
Of the homegoing rush hour crowds
added to the din and set the decks
\ Of the ferryboats all affutter with
the germ disseminating Chatauqua
| salute.
Firemen loot Home, Sweet Home.
The Fire Department band also was
aboard the Patrol and let loose with
Home. Sweet Home for the in
coming troops as the Patrol slid
alongside of the towering liner. Out
to the side of the ship came the SOL
diers, who reached their hands appeal
ing down toward the Mayors COM
mittee and cheered and called out
fervently:
Take us Off this here ship, ladies
and gents! Take-us-off!"
One doughboy aboard the Celtic had
a real inspiration. Hanging to the
side OF the ship and trusting only to
the stick of the paint to keep him
from falling he yelled:
"Oh, you cops! We're n lot OF
crooks-pull us OF this ship and LOCK
us up in the Tenderloin for the night
Aboard the Celtic, 1t was learned
were Lieut.. Thomas G.. Cariin OF the
105th Infantry, who lives at so Bay
Thirty second street. Brooklyn. Lieut.
Carlin was wounded and gassed at st
Souplet, but last night was we'll anc
as happy as a man could be who was
in sight OF his home but could no'
reach It.
Glen Ridge Man Twice Decorated
And the soldiers aboard also in.
cluded Lieut.. Gilbert p. Bogert of GleT
Ridge, N. j.. who was twice decorated
in Italy; Private Leo kavanagh Of 10!
Navy street. Brooklyn. a member o.
the 106th Infantry, who was gasseC
and wounded IN Argonne Forest
five dusky heroes belonging TO Col
Bill Hayward's Fifteenth Infantry
Lieut.. John C. Donaldson OF Washing
ton, a son Of Major-Gen. Donaldson
Of Gen. Pershings staff, and counties,
more young immortals who doubtless
win have tales to tell when the Celtic
docks this morning.
The first three men who came ashor,
from the Maui when she locked wer,
members of the "Old Sixty ninth
: Lieut. William j. Moore of 397 Frs
; avenue being the first. Lieut.. Moor
wore the French Cross of War on hi
i breast for bravery in the Lunevill
sector. an exhibition OF heroism whicl
secured for him not only the covete'
: decoration, but also his commission a
a Lieutenant.
, Toe to heel behind the Lieutenan
came Private c. c. Burke OF los Con
gress avenue, Flushing, also OF tn
I "Old Sixty ninth" and also wearing tn
I Croix de Guerre. And then alonI
came Sergeant Victor ]. Herold Of 10
East Eightyfifth street, another la,
from the "Old Sixty-ninth."
Dropped BESIDE His Brother.
Sergeant Herold was wounded o.
October 1 last. where he dropped be
side his brother, Ernest Herold. II
has not seen Ernest since that morn
; ing.
Also there were among tho Man