The state herald., 1919-04-04

Probably yoa have not bssn over there.
and maybe you think w aEs not nsht-
ing the German people ~ ealy the
kaiser and his Aunkeya
We'll, nobody had bettse tn me that
Because have bssn thses, and have
seen thia And know.
oHAPTHR X.
Hell q oaiIipeil
Altar I was DISCHARGED from the hos
patal. I was ordered b report b my
ship 1t Brsst for sea duty.
The boys aboard ths Cassard eave
me q hearty welcome. especially Nur.
ray. who had come hack aftse two
weeks In the trenches q Dixmuds. I
was glad 10 ~ them, too, foe aftee Ill.
they were gAfoiss. and I always fssl
more at home Win them than with sol-
disA Then. Il was pretty rough stun
at Dtmuds. and aftsr resting up at
the hospital I was kssn on oeing 10
~ again.
The Cassard was In dry dock for n.
pairs after her last voyage to the Oar
danelles - convoy 10 the troopship
Duplex. Everything was being rushed
10 get her out - soon - possiblA and
crews wses woeking day and night
There were other ships thsss too-su-
perdrsadnaughts, and drsadnAughts,
and battlsships. and arnorsd ezuissrs,
al being ovefhaulsd.
We rsesivsd and placsd guns Of
1swsf dsam, nllsd the magazines with
he highest explosives known to naval
uss, and gsnseally made ready for q
hard Job Our magazines were nllsd
with shells for our BIG - ~ ll-inch
guns. "A 1l-inch shell ean tar Q hole
through the heaviest armoe plata at
1900 yards. and viii do more damage
than ~ would think.
Whsa ws had coalsd and had eot
our stoees aboard, w dressed for &C.
toner rather. undresssd. Ths 6ecks
were clear: hatch covers bolted and
davits folded down, furniture. chssts,
tables. chairs wses ssnt ashorA aHd IN.
6ammabls gsar. like our rope ham
mocks. went overheard. You could
not and . hnsls wooden chair or table
In ths ward room.
When the ship b cleared for action.
shell bursting inside cannot nnd
much to ct afrs, and II one bursts on
deck, there u nothing to burn but the
wooden deck. and that % covered with
steel plata
Finally. ws had roll call-all men
present Then We sst sail for the
Dardanealss % escort b the Dupletx,
which had on board territorial and
provincial French troops-0aseons,
ParisianA NormanA lndo-C Chinsea
6pahia Turcos-all linda whsn W
messed. ws had 10 squat down % ths
steel mess dsek and sat from metal
plates. -.--~-.-.-
Thsrs had beon Q netdes posed ~
tore We left Int ~ Esppeains IA ~
s1n ~ 1ids anl ~ ksps Q i've ~
oat foe Asn. The nsws proved b b
Q fakA though sna W "a not ~ Q
aAgis deaf while ~ wses oat
We nAds tAs tyip b he Dafdanslles
without agAtAg IN sos0y crazk ksso
Ing b doss toaeh Win ~ D1plslx
and baav svsly minute pespastAg fce
aetlea.
was made gun captain snl sivsn
sAAfUs Of ~ staFooasd bow tss5vG
oo1ntlAG two 1tiAlA gDaa. I I'D n
m q gun peast3se l1ily, aad b. ~
uns ~ nsarsd he Dardansalea aftee
nvs dayA thsy were IN pretty fair
sAapA
u M about . Q. u. whsa ~ drew
osaS oaps Hsllss and took statioos
~ astssa. TAs Duplsix was h froas
q - TAs battse1ss % u eape
eoeaed - o q. and in Q fsw min
Ueee latee thoss at Kun KalsA jolAsd
ID.
~ ~ Duplslx made fee ". beach
end p0parsd 10 land hse troopa w
swuAG beoadAds q, akiAo their bat.
tes1es = - "a %. anl rsesevsd Q
sAsll which sntsesd tAroasA q run
pat h The aftse tuffse I'D exploded.
Bone bass q powder 0esrsd @srs
(wAks thsy should nsvR hvs bssul
were arsd and The roof Of he turrst
was Just lifted o6. Il landed On deck,
tltsd Up against The ode Of the tur.
rsk
On deck The rain oe llrs was simp,y
terFinc. Steel asw IN ail dissctioos,
Il Was smssh. craah, siamrbang oil
he time and I Do not mind saying
nsvse thought We would come oul
Of Il
Bone Of the hsavy armos plate %
forward was shot away and after thai
the old Cassard looked more like q
monitor than anything slss y ne. Al