The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-14

though it doesn' It have thing to do
with the war. =
The land lubber showed interest and
the sailor continued.
We were at Manitowoc several
days ago. They had some big dom s
for us-airoplanes and everything. One
Of the aviators was out over the lake
doing some fancy spins when all at
once he lost control of his machine and
fell spinning into the lake. 1t. Laws
was on the deck of the SC-4l9. With
his usual quickness he spit out the
commands that got the boat under way
Immediately and brought US to the
scene of the wrecked hydroplane just
IN time to lift the two aviators out
and to tow the engine back to shore.
I don t know Just what he did in the
war but I do know that if 1t. Laws
had chance he was real hero. =
Later the lieutenant when faced
with the story admitted rather hest
tatingly that he had had something to
do with the rescue Of the aviator.
ssYes,'' he said, but the funny thing
about that was that I started worrying
how [ was ever going to carry all that
Wreckage back to the station. |
hauled her up ION the boat and started
worrying but the people of sManitoyoc
solved the problem for me- In less
than an hour everything that could be
broken off of the wreckage in the
line of souvenirs was gone and I had
nothing but the engine itself as it is
there. I really meant to get few of
the choice souvenirs myself but was
twenty minutes late.o
Grew Gets Sociable.
The story of the Manitowoc incident
broke the ice. The members of the
crew all liked the life and did not
hesitate to tell Of the good times that
they were, having aboard the subma-
rine chaser. The chaser had been gra-
dually pulling away from the sub and
as they shut off the engine to let the
rest Of the & fest catch up the sail
ors engaged in their usual evening d.
version of doing stunts. There was
half-Indian from Superior the Lieu
tenant said he was one Of the best men
he ever knew in his twenty years of
experience-who could do all the
Ginning stunts to perfection. He had
one rival, the lieutenant, who had a
time with the crew and set the stand
ard
The incident was Characteristic Of
the good spirit which existed among
the crew The latest addition to it
was picked up at Marinette only few
days ago. and he had learned so fast
that he was taking hand at plotting
the boat for this short trip.
After he had started the engines
whirring again and as the boat was
nearing the harbor at Waukegan, the
chief engineer came through" with
his story. It was about the mascots-
the little pair of brown rabbits that
many of the Kenoshans who
saw the ships here.
We picked them up at Sheboygan,
he said to start the conversation, as he
rather picked at the tattoed rose on
his left arm. 1--WE had real ship
mascot up till then-it was cat but
he got his head smashed flatter N a
pancake right here on the deck that
day and we had to find something to
take his place. We've got now SO we
like the rabbits almost as we'll though,
and the land lubber believed it as he
saw the way the. boat crew had pro
Ends Up With Thrill.
The land lubber had been so inter
ested in the stories that he had hardly
realized that the chaser had almost
made the new harbor. The commander
started wig -wagging to the sub and got
his orders to go into the harbor. Then
some excitement came.
There was some more wig-wagging
passed between the boats and the
chaser started to circle the sub. Later
we learned that it was just mistake
but as good luck would have it the
land lubber got a little fast riding out
Of it anyway. Lieutenant Laws turned
on the engines full force and while the
sub was making ten per he circled it
and went into the harbor ahead.
There to the discredit of Waukegan
and they claimed today that they did
not know the submarine was coming
until Wednesday-there was a little |
in finding landing. Finally
the harbor master was found and pro-
vided dock for the three guest ships
and the boats were landed.
The land lubber shook hands with
the lieutenant and thanked him for the |
ride.
Say said the lieutenant. '<when
you get back to Kenosha you can tell |
he people there that the crews Of the
chaser and the German u |
boat have ranked Kenosha as one of |
the most hospitable cities along the
inc. Good hive and good luek >,