Evening journal., 1918-05-03
Newark Boy Writes Home
of L.se On ihe West FROM

hard sticking and | certainly tnousht
that would be blown OF the ladder.
/ did not have any old clothes with me
SO had to wear my serge trousers. Tore
them on the way up and completely
ruined them beyond repair Also got
soaking wet going up After came
down ] did not feel the least bit sick
so went down 10 The kitchen to get a
bite to cat The smell OF the place
laid me out and In a few minutes
had q fine case Of eeasictness was
surely a sick guy for a few hours
Wasn't able to so up again at o'clock #,
went 10 bed and didn't get up again i'm
til IL. but then felt better Borrowed
pair Of old trousers and intend To-
wear nothing but them until we reach
port as ! do not want 20 wear my
gabardlne Nearly ruined my overcoat
by getting % covered with paint, but u
came off an right.
Wednesday, March -.
Went TO watch this morning from
8 to 10 o'clock Went 90 the movies
tonight and now 10 bed
Thursday, March 2s.
Didn't get up for breakfast. Went
on lookout again from 6 10 8. and from
l2>to a. Saw Edith Story and Antonio
Moreno in very good picture.
Friday. March 20.
Took bath. went to movies and
bed
saturday, March go
"Go on watch tonight from 10 10 70,
10 8; to Z; s TO 30; to 6, snd 70 TO
Q, then I will be on duty for a day. /
am the only. FIRST lieutenant doing the
lookout work so really am most lucky.
We get the war news by wireless each
days Of course we know TO which port
we are going but are not allowed to
! tell. Reach the submarine zone by Fri
day. Then we will have to carry our
/ life preservers everywhere we 80, even
to bed. Several OF the nervous ones
are sleeping in their clothes already
Sunday, March 81.
Did a watch this morning from 20
/ 10. Am on this afternoon from TO &.
/ Sighted two ships This afternoon. One
Of them had a message for us. Have
20 get up at q a. m. from now on. we
pick up our own convoy tomorrow.
Went 10 church
Monday, April 1.
Woke up this morning TO find our
convoy Of eight torpedo boats with US.
They are very fast and so make you
feel much safer. Did not 80 on watch
today.
Tuesday, April .
I'VE are only 600 miles from port. Go
on lookout tonight from A. 90 ,.
Wednesday, April 8.
Expect TO be IN port tomorrow but
| viii hardly get on The boat before Fri-
/ day. The other transport left~us with
six OF the eight destrQyers for another
port That leaves us with only two,
but there is not much danger here
haven't felt the least BIT excited yet
4 I did by last watch from 40 60 a. The
clock changed an hour for the last
time. ~
Thursday, April A.
"Wen, we didn't get torpedoed ane
there hasn't been a submarine IN signi
10 give us a little excitement. ! dc
not sleep with nay clothes on eithel
. night OF miss a good nights sleep Whit
. on boat. Lights are shown on OF thi
coast lust now. We are right near tn
d port and win so 10 on the high tide thi
/. evening. 10 surely makes you feel goo
y 10 see dry land once more though
/ is not the United States.
Well this about finishes my diary. bu
!. I will add a few details The troop
Y on the boat are The First Aero Head
\ quarters Regiment. The officers and mel
4 are picked from regiments from all owe
the country Every single man speak
: French most Of them are French Cana
Z dams and the officers are highly edu
2 Gated men, This ship has been torpe
docd three different times. She had
running light with a submarine ant
sunk her. DO you remember reading
8 about It some time ago. She was tor
: pedoed once when everyone left th
y ship, but she did not go down so the
went back and took her TO port unde
her own steam.
Our gunners had target practice ever