The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-11-21

lney CTasned mem on the fead win
Boat Hooks.
hooks when they could reach them.
| noticed that there were red kegs In
the German boat
When the llfeboat reached the ia
cob's ladders went over to the port
side Of the George and then the Ger
mans came over the side and hoisted
up the kegs. The Germans were
armed with bayOnets and revolvers.
Some Of them went down into the en-
CINE room and opened the sea cocks.
About this time some of the Limeys
came up from the poop deck and ]
told them to stay where | was and
that the Germans would take us over
In lifeboats. Another squad of Cor.
mans hoisted eight of the dyn, e
kegs on their shoulders and down into
No. > hold with them.
Mean time the Germans saw us up
on the boat deck and came up after
Us. And over went the ,Limeys. But
/ waited and one or two more waited
with me. When the Germans came W
To us they had their revolvers out
and were waving them around and
yelling, "Gott strafe Englandw and
talking about "schweinhunde" Then
the first thing | knew, | was kicked of
into the sea. slipped off my trousers
and coat and clogs, and. believe me IL
was not case of all dressed up an6
no place to gol
Then / swan hard and caught up &c
the Limeys who had jumped first. They
were asking each other If they were
downhearted and answering, mot 8
bit Of 1t, me lads" and trying to sing
Pack up your troubles In your old kit
bag" only they could not do much
singing on account of the waves thai
slipped into their mouths every time
they opened them. That was just like
Llmeys, though.
Some of the boys We're just climbing
up the Jacobs ladder on the Moewt
when the old George let out an awful
roar and up went the deck and the
matches high in the air In spllnters
One fellow let go his hold on the lad
der and went down and he never came
up. The Germans were making for the
MOewe in the lifebOat and we reached
II just before they did. Up the ladder
we went and over the side and the
first thing we caught sight of was the
German revolvers in our faces drilling
us all into line.
The lifebOat brought back the ships
papers from the George and we hac
roll call. They kept us up on deck IL
our wet underwear and il was very
cold indeed. Then the first mate ano
the old man and one of the German
officers called off the names and we
found we had fifty missing.
The Boche commander had gal
enough to say that he was not there
to kill men but To sink all ships that
We're supplying the allies! He said
England was trying to starve Germany
but that they would never succeed and
that Germany would starve the allies
very soon.
After roll call some of us asked the
Germans for clothes, or at least
place TO dry ourselves in. but Fritz
could not see us for the dust on the
ocean and we just had TO stand there
and SILVER till we shook the deck, al.
most. Then ! went and sat down on
the pipes that feed the deck winches.
They had quite head OF steam In
them and was beginning TO feet more
comfortable when got u good clout
alongside of the head for sitting there
and trying TO keep warm. II was
German garby and he started calling
me all the various kinds of schwein-
hunde he could think of and he could
think of lot.
Finally they mustered us all on
another part of the deck. then drilled
us down into the fOrecaStle and read
the martial law of Germany 10 us.
At least | guess that is what Il was.
IL might have been the Help Wanted
Dog CatcherS" column from the Der
lin Lokal Taggabble for all most of us
knew or cared. Ii shows what cards
the Germans are-reading all those
words 10 us SILVER
ing garbies. who did not give a dime
a dozen whether we heard them or not.
Fritz Is like some other hot sketches
he Is funniest when he does not mean
to be. Every German is a vaudeville
skit when he acts natural.
ITO be Cohtinued)