The sun., 1919-10-13
FLAGSHIP COLUMBIA
SEIZED BY PIRATE
Officers and Gobs Surrender to
Assault by Women Work.
ers League.
VICTORY DANCE ON DECK
Invasion Launches Drive for
100000 and 1 10000
New Members.

Rear Admiral II. p. Huse surrendered
yesterday afternoon his flagship. the
L. S. s. Columbia, to 500 pirates from
the New York League OF Women Work.
ers, led by Chief Pirate Mrs. Kenneth
Muir. president Of the league.
The pirates assembled on the navy
dock at Ninety-sixth street and the
North River with rubbers and UNI
brellas. for what with the rain and the
wind II looked as II II might be a rough
voyage out to the Columbia, lying In
midstream. They were armed with
ready smiles and mischievous eyes and
boarded the flagship and assumed pos
session
Once on board, each pirate captured a
COB. Opinions on this point differ. The
crew of the Columbia insist that each
COB captured a pirate. However, one
captured the other. and some captured
more than their share
1t developed that many OF the crew OF
the flagship had met the members Of this
piratical league before. II seems that
this league is land league, which
makes a speciality Of taking prisoners
among the soldiers and sailors Of this
country and casting a spell on them
which has the power to make them for
get their cares and shake q wicked leg
in one of the many clubs run by the
pirate crew In the city.
The band OF the U. s. S. Pennsylvania
was In waiting on the main deck and
opened up a jazz barrage as soon az
the first pirate skddded down the ladder.
Dancing ensued The results was
draw.
Captures ships Goat.
II
rate first class, had captured Billy, the
ships goat, and was seen TO be riding
triumphantly over the AdmiraFs quarter
deck until cornered by a group OF neu-
trail photographers and filmed. Then
Chaplain Richard Davis gave the COM
mand to dance and burst forth into song
to keep time while the picture men re-
corded the equality of the struggle as 1t
took place on the slippery deck
Considering the circumstances the men
behaved CALAMITY. That one command
of the chaplain's was the only one OF
the afternoon. They were entirely on
their own with regard to tactics and
initiative. The officers had been van
pushed with few def smiles. Those
who danced. danced vaIiantly. The
others succumbed without sidestep or
a whirl. and, surrounded by pirates, ex-
posed the secrets of the ship.
These officers disclosed the position
Of the galley and loosed the secret that
a ships cook does not necessarily have
to have a lady's head tattoed on his
left arm; II may be Oh the right arm
They gave away the location of the en-
CINE room and even told why the en-
gines did not run while the ship was
at anchor.
Whats that?' demanded a pirate,
spying the spygiaSs under the arm OF
the officer Of the deck.
"A spyglass,' replied the escorting
officer.
HIM" said the pirate; does he
speak through it or look through itr'
And the officer told her.
Pirates Form Cabinet.
As soon as Admiral Huse saw that
the pirates had swarmed through his
ship and were in fair way to let joy
be unconfned he met committee Of
their leaders composed OF Chief Pirate
Mrs Kenneth Muir, president OF the
league; Miss Margaret Rothery. pirate
at large and assistant general secretary
OF the national league; Miss Mary Toll
man, trusty pirate. and other impor-
tant pirates with secretarial portfolios as
follows: Miss Helen d. McGlade. Miss
Nell Cramer. Miss Maude Howell. Miss
Anna Patton and Miss Edith Egbert.
With the Chaplain by his side the
Admiral talked with this captivating
crew in his quarters and offered them
tea and toast while preparing terms Of
arbitration.
He said that the navy needed men;
that ships were lying idle in dry docks |
because Of the lack OF men to operate |
them
From this the pirates gathered that
the Admiral did not wish any prisoners |
to be taken. They agreed that sailors |
could be taken to the clubs OF the
League Of Women Workers and fed Ice
cream and cake, and danced with when
on shore leave. The pirates were strong
for les hour week, but they left that
10 future decision.
The Admiral gave in to practically |
everything in the way OF letting the |
league entertain his men while on shora |
The only two points that he won were
that he should be left in command OF
his ship and that the pirates be with |
drawn at o'clock SO that he could go |
to Philadelphia feeling that the Column |
bia would be OF Ninety-sixth street
when he returned. |
Along with their success Of yesterday |
the New York League OF Women Work. |
ers started a campaign for 10000 mem |
bers and 100000 with which TO extend |
their work. This drive will continue
until October rs.