The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-01
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 SURPRISE NE N ON TRANSPORTS


 Next for candy" cries the keeper Of the ships canteen. In front of his booth is long queue of American sol diers. patiently awaiting their turn to buy the sweets and souvenirs dis played on tn. counter and in the show cases. It is an incident of life Of American soldiers on transport bound for France.
 The canteen-Keeper is tired. Never in his experience on British vessels has he encountered such rush Of business He has sold his wares in all the seven seas to people of many nationalities, and if he were award ing a prize to the best customer It would be bestowed promptly on the American soldier.
 "l say" he exclaimed to the chief steward, after he had closed shop the first day out. what a sweet tooth they have, At the rate they're buy ing me out, there won't be gumdrop left by the time we get halfway across"
 On some of the British transporta that are taking Uncle Sans troops to France there are as many as five can teens
 The demand for chocolates is so great that the supply. large though it may have been. is quickly exhausted. American chewing gum is next in pop I ularty. After the home variety ol confections have been sold out the soldiers begin to experiment with the British sweets. of which toffee wins perhaps the most favor. If American "pop" could be had. it would be con sumed in large quantities. Failing that, the troops drink Spanish ginger ale
 One soldier is known to have spent Sl5 for candy and ginger ale He prob ably would hay" spent more before the ship reached port. but one day, greatly to his astonishment. he be came sea-sick
 l The canteen curios, such as shells on which are painted the American flag. attract many buyers, and before the trip is ended almost every sol. dier's kit contains one or more of these treasures, aaf4r raszf
 On the British transports the bar. Der shop is advertised on the door as "hairdresser." AS rule these signs are not understood by the Amer !can looking for g haircut or a shave. l He thinks f is a place for women to by. When he confesses to his com rades that he cant find the barber shop, he is made the victim of a good deal of joshing from those who have l fathomed the secret.
 The soldiers who patronize the hair 1 dresser find the experience rather novel It seems Qn@er 70 be shaved in an immovable upright chair, and uueerer still, but extremely Ratisfac- l tory, to be charged about half the price one pays in first.class Amer ican shop.
 ] Ii is on the ship that many Amer ] jeans become acquainted for the first ] time with English money. Aside from stray Canadian dime, they usually ! have never seen British coins. and when in exchange for an American dol lar bill they are given strange-looking pieces of silver and big disks Of cop per, they register. in the language ol the movies. wide-eyed interest.
 What are these stove lids for?' asked an Iowan of Texan, puzzled and showing some dsdan for the big English pennies.
 You put 'em in sock to bean q i Hun with, | reckon" replies the south erner, hetting the coins. They're worth two cents apiece. That's good sized tip in London"
 "You fellows" the sergeant goes on reaching for the lowan's coins, better