The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-25
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NY LOWELL. MElt.EfT
W - staff Correspondent

". p. staff Correspondent
/ Uopyrtxht. 1913. by tho United ProsSl
-n13ESr. Fob. ss.--while every OF |
IA 1. b>inx strained here 10 got tho |
/ noxa home as fast as possible. X N
~ : race The reason Is taat hroAS
having outdlstanccd all other ports
/ q The grcAt Race for Berlin. mas
- serious competitors In tho rAss
cbr home
rhs RACE for Berlin" was he
1 twoen Drcst. Bordeaux, ST. Manure.
4 rnnvr~. NArseiilczs. poulogno and Ca
\ 80. n h>xan In November, 1917.
UnxA vvax designed 20 show which pott
n,m> Mira ZION was tho most efficient
nrest accomplished eight weeks
<(hoor~xisal work In forwarding
4 6vooos ana materials In six weoNs
1nnd two days
Shot 'Em Thru
when tho armistico was siSncd-
614&ixs troops had passed thru thiS
~@~e The first boat, arriving I'm No
-Vomber. 1917. required ~ Gays 70
nrohAxge is cargo. On MAY -
k1oaa iS boats arrived with saia2
npps and all were discharged Win
4 hours. on July Is, $4,000
~nr~ ware discharged In 1. hours.
"a I>evi1than on its first trip 10
16orpool---she worlds greatest har-
I <nr~--spsnt ~ days there before its
61xn 10 America on It's second
- 70 Liverpool IL spent 80 days
~ arrived In Rrcst on May :. with
~ troops. discharged them. 70
Il sn,oa ana departed In 81 hours.
~, naxt DAY a British official ar
<~-4 a. Rro,t TO see II Il were pos
oS- fnv the Americans to better
- liverpool record. lie found me
~ gone.
Sims Was Picased
AAmirai Sims. receiving message
so2osinr 10 the performance. thought
Sro was q mistake and asked for
nu4f1catjon. The confirrnatory mes
- vas received while he was In
7kS off1ce OF British admiral. lie
nnarod his hat TO the ceiling and
nmfnd. On Its next trip the l.svi,.
IN discharged f0.ssS troops In 20
I nr~ ana recoaled In 4sis hours.
this 4 the plcazanter side OF
41 activities during the trytng
m6hs when there was Just one mo
- sctuAting the American army
- ne American peopie--to get the
- 20 the font. These records
- achieved with totally inadc-
nes ABILITIES. insufficient lighters.
-. trucks. oars and lumber. and
~ roads In deplorable condition.
>H1u Aueuss the city of Brcst suf'
- A Influenza epidemic. There
80 many deaths among the inhab-
800 but the army precautions pre-
IT'D the disease from spreading 10
orocos working on the docks and
II Camp Pontanczzen-
HBno unforgestnble night was that
II October II. when the Levia,han
r1vo6 with hundreds III and many
- Hx1g. Gen. Butler had just
- ntven command. That night
at . thousand marines down
- Apchs. They carried 500 sick
- IA their arms four miles TO
80 PontAnezxen thru rain aad
~ because there were not enough
echers-
Wne general himself walked with
uas1nes. carrying the packs OF
- nlck men.
nnay he related how he met two
nr1non IN the dark, heard a sob.
- On his flashlight and found
~ weeping as they carried limp
~. He asked what the trouble
- One replied:
Mona Wan died on us"
fnrrib1e storms blew down many
- ne night Of January s. this
~, uuhousins $500 men. Gen.
~ ordered all kitchens fired and
Hw osfved- Bonfircs were started
handn played. A disagrceable
oont wAs thus turned into a live
11night picnic. while accommo-
uo Wure being restored
Ho sD1rft displayed in these vari-
o1euat1ons described Is RESPONSE.
~ ne present efficient organ
- which led Chas. NJ. Schwab
~ GnyD ago 10 write a personal
~ q commsndation on conditions
~ emp. Likewise. II has led
- Of men to volunteer to re
- for permanent garrison duty.
t1ey were scheduled TO san for