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So I planted him one in the kidneys
and another In Che mouth, and he went
clean up against the rail. But he
came back at me strong, and We were
at it for some time.
But when it was over the gold stripe
came down from the bridge and shook
hands with me!
After this they did not haze me
much. This was the beginning of a
certain reputation that I had in the
navy for fist-work. Later on had a
reputation for swimming. too. That
first day they began calling me
"Chink," though I don't know why,
and it has been my nickname in the
navy ever since.
1t is curious thing, and I never
could understand it, but garbies and
marines never mix. The marines are
good men and great fighters, aboard
and ashore, but we garbies never have
q word for them, nor they for us. On
shore leave abroad we pal up with
foreign garbies, even, but hardly ever
with a marine. OF course they are
with US strong in case we have scrap
with a liberty party off some foreign
ship-they cannot keep out Of a fight
any more than we can-but after 1t
is over they are on their way at once
and we on ours.
There are lots of things like that
in the navy that you cannot figure out
the reason for, and I think it is be-
cause sailors change their ways SC
little. They do great many things
in the navy because the navy always
has done them.
kept strictly on the job as fire
man, but wanted to get into the CUR
turrets. It was slow work for long
time. I had to serve as secOnd-class
fireman for four mouths, first-class
for eight months and in the engine
room as water-tender for year.
Then, after serving on the q. S. S
Des Moines as gun-loader, wa!
transferred to the Iowa and finall!
worked up to gun-pointer. After I
time got my c. P. O. rating-chie
petty officer. frst-class gunner.
The various navies differ in man.
ways, but most of the difference
would not be noticed by any one bu
] sailor. Every sailor has great dea
of respect for the Swedes and Nor
wegians and Danes; they are borl
sailors and are very daring, but, o
course, their navies are small. TIL
Germans were always known as cleal
sailors; that is, as in our navy an
the British, their vessels were shiI
shape all the time, and were run a
sweet as clock.
There is no use comparing the var
GUS navies as to which is best: som
are better at one thing and some q
another. The British navy, Of course
is the largest, and nobody will den
that at most things they are topnotc
least of all themselves; they ADM
j it. But there is one place where tn
navy of the United States has it a
over every other navy on the seve
seas, and that is gunnery. The Anne
! lean navy has the best gunners
the world And do not let anybod
tell you different.
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CHAPTER IL.
The War Breaks.

After serving four years and three
months in the U. S. navy, received
an honorable discharge on April IA,
1914. I held the rank Of chief petty
officer, first-class gunner. 1t is not
uncommon for garbies to lie around q
while between enlistments-they like
a vacation as much as anyone-and it
was my intention to loaf for few
months before joining the navy again.
After the war started, of course,
had heard more or less about the Ger
man atrocities in Belgium, and while
1 was greatly interested, was doubt
full at first as to the truth of the re-
ports, for I knew how news gets
changed in passing from mouth to
mouth, and ! never was much OF a
hand to believe things until saw
them, anyway. Another thing that
caused me to be interested In the war
was the fact that my mother was born
in Alsace. Her maiden name, DER
vieux, is well known In Alsace. ! had
often visited my grandmother in St.
Nazaire. France, and knew the c0un-
try. So with France at war, it was
not strange that I should be even
more interested than many other
garhies.
AS have said, did not take much
stock in the first reports Of the Huns
exhibition of kultur, because Fritz ID
known as clean sailor, and inquired
A,,,x ~ rao1 coilOr xvau10 ever get
mixed up in such dirty work as they
said there was in Belgium. figured
the soldiers were like the sailors. But
found out I was wrong about both.
One thing that opened my eyes q
bit was the trouble my mother had In
getting out of Hanover, where she
was when the war started, and back
to France. She always wore little
American flag and this both saved and
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the enlistment station was. had to
argue with him some time before he
would even direct me to it. OF course
had no passport and this made him
suspicious of me.
The officer in charge Of the station
was no warmer i'll his welcome than
the gendarme, and this surprised me,
because Murray and Brown had no
trouble at all in joining. The French,
of course, often speak of the Foreign
Legion as 'the convicts," because so
many DICTIONARIES are wanted by the
police of their respective countries,
but criminal record never had been
bar to service with the legion, and l
did not see why it should be now-if
they suspected me of having one. !
had heard there were not few Ger
mans in the legion-later on became
acquainted with some-and believe
me, no Alsatian ever fought harder
against the Huns than these former
Deutschlanders did. 1t occurred to
me then that if they thought I was
Il German. because I. had no passport,
] might have to prove / had been in
trouble with the kaiser's crew before
they would accept me. do not know
what the real trouble was, bat solved
the problem by showing them my dis
charge papers from the American
navy. Even then. they We're suspicious
because they thought was too young
to have been G. p. o. When they
challenged me on this point, / said
would prove it to them by taking an
examination.
They examined me very carefully
| in English, although know enough
| French to get by on subject like
gunnery. But foreign officers are very
proud Of their knowledge of English
and most of them can speak it-and
think this one wanted to show off, al
you might say. Anyway, ! passed my
examination without any trouble
was accepted for service In the For
eign Legion and received my commits
/ sion as gunner, dated Friday, Januar!
4 ], 1915,
There Is no use In my describing TIL
Foreign Legion. 1t is one of the mos
famous fighting organizations in tn
world, and has made wonderful rec
ord during the war. When | Joined Ii
Legion, il numbered about Co., 600 men
Today it has less than 5000. The,
say that since August, 1914, the legiol
has been wiped out three times. ant
thai there are only few men still Il
service who belonged to the 0rigina
legion. believe 1t to be true. i
January of this year the French go,
eminent decided to let the legion dis
was sorry To hear 1t. The legion
naires were fine body of men, an
wonderful lighters. But the Who'll
civilized world Is now fighting tn
Huns. and Americans do not have t
!; enlist witt. The French or the Limey
any longer.
But one thing about the legion, tha
/ find many people do not know. Is tina
the legienn;ires are used for eithe
land or sea service. They are sent whe
ever they can be used. do not kno
: whether this WIS the case before To
present war-I think not-but in m
: time, meny of the men were put Q
. ships. Most people, however, haye Il
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Send HOME to the Battle Line!
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idea that they are only sisc1 IL The in
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These bars, which are strips Of red
braid, are worn on the left sleeve, and
signify extra craftsmanship. also
received two hundred and fifty francs,
or about fifty dollars in American
money, and fourteen days shore leave.
All this made me very angry, oh,
very much wrought up indeed-not!
I saw a merry life for myself on the
French rolling wave If they felt that
way about gunnery.
/ spent most of my leave with my
grandmother in st. Nazaire, except for
a short trip made to star-sheu fac
tory. This factory was just about like
one saw later somewhere in Amer
lea, only in the French works, all the
hands were women. Only the guards
were men, and they were ''blesses"
(wounded).
When my leave was up and said
good-by to my grandmother, she man
aged smile for me, though / could
see that 1t was pretty stiff work. And
without getting soft, or anything like
that, can tell you that smile stayed
with me and it did me more good than
you would believe, because it gave me
something good to think about when ]
was up against the real thing.
hope a lot of you people who read
this book are women, because have
had it in mind for some time to tell all
the women I could little thing they
can do that will help lot. am not
trying to be fancy about 1t, and I hope
you will take it from me the way
mean 1t.
When you say good-by to your son
or your husband or your sweetheart
work up a smile for him. What you
want to do is to give him something he
can think about over there, and some
thing he will like to think about. There
| is so much dirt, and blood. and hunger
and cold, and all that around you. tina
| you have just got to quit thinking
about II, or you will go crazy. And SO
when you can think about something
nice, you can pretty nearly forget al
the rest for while. The incest thing
you can think about are the things 70,
liked back home.
Now. you can take 1t from me tina
what your boy will like to remembe
the best of all is your face with
smile on 1t. He has cot enough hell o.
his hands without lot Of weeps to re
member, II you will excuse the wore
But don't forget that the chances ar
on his side that he gets back to you
the figures prove it. That will he'll
you some. At that, it will be har
work; you will feel more like crying
and so will he, maybe. But smile 70
him. That smile Is your bit.
/ will back smile against the weep
in a race to Berlin any time. So ! Al
telling you, and cannot make 1t stron
enough-send him away with smile.
TC0nfinued in merit iCeck's B0nner.l
= - x~~x~
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miles. while the ship was making eighl
klots an hour. with fourteen-incl
gun scored three d's-that is, three
direct hits out of five trials. After
that there was no question about 1t. As
a result, was awarded three bars
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CHAPTER iii.
In the Foreion Leoion.

This time I was determined to en-
list So, when we landed at st. Ma
znire, drew my pay from the Vir-
ginian and, after spending week
with my grandmother, went out and
asked the first gendarme / met where
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24
BROADWAY,

Ihc management will present n
complete change OF program OF MIC
lures and vaudeville this afternoon.
ne pcture program viii include "A
great five-reel photoplny "Il.r sis.
ter featuring olive Tell. also one
reei or lhto war news. a Christie com.
coy ana Cub comedy, This liz A
great program. The vaudeville bin is
made up of big-timo talent and Tul.
sans VIII get real run for their
money The bill includes the Hart
'rlts, sensational aerial novelty. Ber-
Iue" brothers. accordinnists: George
,.,sns. piackface comedy singing and
n,NlllN feSton sisters, yodlers and
singers and little Miss FoXie and nine
bHIs IN singing talking aud dancing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24
"Claud' Starts Trouble for Okmulgee
School Board; New Daddy" Real pal"

j. g. Moore, okmulgee oil man,
who has become father TO llttla
"Claud." is begt~aing to find out
what II means 10 be "daddy'; and he
has set himself TO prove 10 be real
protector 10 the little orphan whom
he has- adopted. cgud Is the little
chap whose picture appeared In Tho
Tulsa World last Sunday. asking for
one To give him a home
Shortly after Chud had left the
Moore home last Monday for school.
lie came trudging home with the in
formation that the teacher had told
him he wasn't wanted Immediately
Mr.. Moore started out to discover
why. He was told by the teacher
that u was the instructions OF the
principal When the case was carried
Il the prhcipal the new father was
infonmed that rule had been
adopted nj his school that child
which did not start In with the class
at the reopening of school would not
be admitted. Despite protests from
Mr.. Moore that child seven years
old and AK bright as Claud would
have no trouble making up for two
weeks or schooling among 6-year-
oids, he was refused admission.
Then Mr. Moore went 10 the school
board. Failing to get satisfaction
from the school board he called up
the state superintendent OF schools
over the telephone and asked what
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24

could be done. He was instructed to
send the child on back 10 school.
This he did and again Claud came
back, carrying his books under his
nrm. deeply hurt because the teacher
bad told him not 10 return
but that kids going to school II |
can get him there" declared MIR.
Moore In the offices OF The World
yesterday l have instructed my at
torneys to bring mandamus proceed
ings Thursday and I'll spend every
cent | have fighting the case until I
win"
Except for this. the Kid IL getting
along fine" said MIR. Moore. He Is
bright az he can be and eager 10 90
to school = He says he wants To be a
banker. When he came to me he had
saved $3.50 from the small change
people had given him. He tried to
give II to me. saying he had offered
10 give II 10 any one who would give
him n home and send him to school
| put 81 40 swith 1t and started him "A
account at the bank In ON
nulgee. lie thinks that bank book In
the greatest thing In the world. He
always takes II to bed with him at
night"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24
TRUCK HITS STREET CAR;
TWO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Motormnn and Passenger Severely
shaken; Automobile and Driver
Escape Injury, ~

Two were hurt In n collision OF an
auto truck and Louis avenue street
car at Second and Madison yesterday
morning. Motorman A. r Williams
ana John l. Crosser n passenger, who
resides at 224 South Quincy. were
laken TO the Oklahoma hospital. but
The oonditien of neither was serious,
II was stated last night.
The truck bumped into the car and
threw the motortuan back thru the
'estlbule. Mr.. Crosser was knocked
TO the floor OF the car. The front OF
the car was badly damaged and IL had
TO be taken out OF the service. Neither
the name Of the truck driver nor the
firm for whom he was driving was
learned. II was stated at the offices OF
the Tulsa street Railway company last
night The driver was not hurt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24
THE TULSA STAGE
AND SCREEN
WHERE no GO TO-DAY.

=
CONVENTION HALL Ieyitsk
russian pianist. IN recital Curtain
GRAND; Incompatible Stock COM
pany presenting The Cost OF Living. ii
NEW EMPRESS. Moon Moore
dancing. hoadlining six-act vaudeville
"u nrs' episode OF the new PatlIe
serlal' The Hidden Hand" with
DORIS Kenyon, Airline Pretty and
sheldon Lewis
BROADWAY: Nine girls in IA
musical comedy skit. Little Miss
tokie," and a VftaEraph feature Her
SISTER" with olive Tell.
The screen.
..rL H,,NCE Sessue lIayRkawa In
The Secret Game"
mA'ESTlC; Mae Marsh in The
cinderella Man" CReurn engage.
ment for today only)
hpltAND: carlyle Blackwell June
hlvldge Rnd Arthur Ashley In ",rhe
beautiful Mrs. Reynolds"
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STRAND.

JACK Gardner, former fnvorIte OF
'he musical comedy stage. star or Rs
s'hhy western thrIllers and now being
featured 10y EssanRy I'm tho comcdH
Drama ."Git o. CAB" enters IN.
hthleuc class when II comes to strcnu-
Osity.
Following football same I'm
Nhich Jack is the hero, the strennous
star and his college chums Indulge
VI celebration that gets the village
constable on their trail. Jack lssdrly-
Ing cab. but for1kes Il when the
'hase becomes too warm for the ION
"l an automobile. From there he
Jumps TO the roof OF a moving street
car: from the car to the ton OF nm .
oiher trolley moving In the oppos,te O
direction; drops off the back end and
n'hkes n run for a viaduct from which
nc drops on 10 freight train There
the constable catches up With him
ana tusste takes place and the Nf
iiclal and Jack come near falling OFF
Later In the story no stages a flst
right with a college enemy than, s.nt
mo latter to a hospital
Then comes real boiler expIoslon
win JACK on the scene aud really
mklnsN chance of losing life or limb
His stunts are unusually reallauc
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24
SUfFRAGISTS HOLD
CONVENTION IN CITY
Feature of Meeting Will Be
Tea Party Given by Mrs.
Earl w. Sinclair.


The stage is all set aud everything
~ IN readiness for the coming 10
Tulsa today OF the rtrty OF women
lsuffragists who are soing % tell thu
women OF this community about
their work, IN aiding the passage n
the suffrage amendmcnt In congrers'
about how the cause las progressing <
generally and what the prospects are
for woman's Influence through the
ballot In the futnre,
big mass meeting. which will be
attended by suffraglsb ana women
Interested In the cause ana large
pumher OF men who advocate and
are strong supporters OF the vote for
women wii be held thiH evening at
ociock In the h'9h school auditorium
w fosers hemp' promingnt OIL man
ana heeh OF tnc local Ned cross,
WI introduce the four speakers, Mrs
FRANK HuIcr OF New YORK Mrs
y. u, Mahoney OF Texas Mrs 6. ".
nrooks OF hansas ana Mrs T. 7 Cot
nam OF Arkhnsas
lea rHrty Planned.
Vne OF the most interesting and
ple"sant leh'ures on IN" DAY VIII ne
we huiirhee Yea thls AFTERNOON irom
@ unu, III .ne nome OF Mrs' fhrl W.
S'ncIalr' invitation Tor The al
laiI IL 10 ar women who are inter
esleu ana az leaNt TWO hundred are
eApecteu 10 De IN attendance for In
t,'laI p,eseh'1,lon 10 tne suffrage
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24
Marriage Licenses-

J. r. Tennlson. 26, and Miss Susie
Alice Cowder. a.. both OF Tulsa.
Frank Wirebaegh, as. Drumrirht,
and Miss Nellie Butler, 3s. Ollton.
Fred S. Brown. 25 Muskogee, and
Miss Marjorie Kelleher, 20. Rogers.
Abraham Swisher. 81. and Miss
Nina stiles. 30, both OF West Tulsa.
viii Evans, ~. and Mrs Lucy
Allen, both OF Alsuma.
Sanford Hiime. 81, and Mrs Alice
y. Hitchcock. 5s, both OF Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24
SCHOOL PATRONS TU HEAR
ABOUT SATURDAY CLOSING
Theme VIII Bc Discussed at Fridays
Meeting Of Central Parent
Tcache~s' Association,

Patrons OF Central school will hear
the much-debated question of satur-
day closing discussed al Its meeting
Friday afternoon In the auditorium Of
the Central grade school building.
Wallace Emerson, principal OF the
school, will speak on the subject.
A thrift stamp talk also will be n
feature of the program, made by c. ].
Allen
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24
WILL SELL, rrRT,L,zER HERE
Government Offers 100, 900 Pounds of
Nitrate OF Soda

Tulsa county farmera will ha,o an
opportunity to buy nitrate Of soda
ttom the government for fertilizer
when 100, 600 pounds are placed on
sale here February I, Applications
for the nltrade must be made To De
Larue ilaker- county far magcnt, on
or before TINT date, The price set
by the government~4s t7h,h0 u ton
Mr.. Baker viii begin prospect OF
the county Immediately 10 determine
how much OF the fertilizer VIII be
sold here. The use az nltrate OF soda
Is new, and II is not known whether
Tulsn county farmers will 20 into the
use OF II very extensively. Mr. raker
said,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-24

II Is n mistake to abolish the pub
lication OF the weather maps In the
interest OF conservation. They make
splendid fuoI.
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Belgian with the fighting the village
 
 The ruined lotln terrific fish but the British pounding the Teutons hard
 batcIing yirly British positions Heu the Ger
  nommtoriy Hieu is situated miles Eesa fighting proceeded of the Ion O of with O Rot1cuI Inc
 situated plntil Flanders 
 the THE FEST NEWS SERVICE Enartl-T -Tha iltndD Drnss
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Special to the Nuoact By Associated Press

Maloney committee today issued
  whose political mna Riggs appointed does not in any candidacy Wm Moncy for delegate { cone
 which to American citizen original socd leaders of the dem at alleged
 F. A. in the adverse criticism of When the duty devocd Canvassng he knew
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BELIEVED SECOND GERNVAN OFFENSIVE CHECKED
MELVILLE SECTOR SCENE OF
 INTENSE FIGHTING YESTERDAY

15.r  reaching
  fighting being inflicted in each
 n during
  week.
 the of
  indicate practically hcadway during the halrneng British lines About Ncuv Egi Rccaptured by the THE BRITISH ARMIES France April 15The battle around
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Special to the Nugget by Associated Press.

Special Nugget by Associated
 WAsHINGTON Departments  undoubtedly an anniae British bear the British O
 that turning point of the battle in Icardy that the Germans to O forced their old tactics
 indication of armies fighting but little with 70 e
 weakest within distance of probably continue if they muster he driving
 DATELEss (ro herocialy against of British
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CzERNIN HAS
 RESIGNED FROM OFFICE
Special to the Nugget by Associated Press.

Nu9get Nsoated PFess.
 AMSTERDAM April 5A Vienna dispatch Austrian Minister resigned O Czcqins resnaun entrusted the Ministry cabinet officials until Czrnm h IS beens secre
 what lies behind the leuion of Cznn n cabinet t s of Charles the Ausrins authorities influence of leneny
  ably declaration by
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FRENCH GIVE PRAISE
 AMERICAN FIGHTERS
Special to the Nugget By Associated Press

 WITH TIE FRENCH ARMY,
  uy m u of officials Americans fought with   which had 
 Following thcdy
  the to Americans com
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Cro prcss)Fghtng heocaly against the immense British
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CORDOvA WINS
 LIBERTY LOAN FLAG
spcelaI to the Nuaaet by As.oelateA Pre4,:

o Nugget Associated
 RtNCTSCO tn oI lld the Twelfth Reserve district today of Codo1. Alaska has been added to the list of district which Flags the The O Alaska which filled Q
 The t~ number of flags awarded in the Twelfth district to date is hundred According to tho loan officials the district the official subscriptions subscribed millions dollars nclr twenty millions.
 a in bringing millions of subscriptions believed a 9 O lc in the enthusiasm.
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SENATOR STONE DEAD
Special to the Nuoaet by Associated Press.

WASHINGTON April 15-senaor Vim Joel Stone Democrat senor following stroke paralysis 
 statesman be held at Nevada, Missouri his
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NAVAL COLLIER
 STRANGELY MISSING
Special to the Nugget by Associated Press:

WASHINGTON April 15N officials announced to- to redoube
 
 water for three months
 view that there Is possibility that may have hands
 the collier to vessel while was Tn tho high seas
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mAL0NEY COMMITTEE REPLIES TO
 hAACHINE ATTACKS ON GOV. STRONG

he would made 10 disgrace But notwithstanding this know private considerations could been given uncr the cms
 citizenship honestly questioned the fact
  followed this other Democratic Alaska fully j1st the leadership The attempt politically relieved office will % nherant AsI}n We expect voting against the machine candidate A Sulzo, on April 18th"
 To Get the NEWS of the World YOU MUST the NUGGET
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SENDS BULLET TO TEDDY
 Special to the Nugget by Associated Press:

15-C received Archie according Q statement made by tho Colonel today.
 containing the bullet rapidly the renche soon
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turning to the United States.

returning the United States
 this would be about the possible of of threatened disaster the you distress signals