The state herald., 1919-05-23
CHAPTER xvI'-contInusd.

NDrSs isil y ~ ~ Nm Ca rsush sess.
CHAPTER xvIi-contlnusd.
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Also, BY this time some Of the men
had lost their heads completely; In
fact, had gone violently crazy. and the
rest Of NJ were afraid Of them. We
were all thinking Of the light that
might occur any moment between the
Yarrowdale and some other vessel and
we knew we were in the likeliest place
for the vessel to be struck. Even
though we were not hit amidships. II
the ship were sinking we did not think
the Germans would give us chance to
escape. We figured from what they
had sold that We would 60 down with
tie ship. And going down on ship in
which you are q prisoner II quite DIFF
fefent from going down with one for
which you have been fighting. You
arrive At the same place. but the feel
ing . different
Some Of us thought Of overpowerins
the crew and taking the vessel into our
own hands. and We got the rest Of
the sane or nearly sane men together
and tried to get up . scheme for doing
II I was strong for the plan and 70
were several others, but the Lmey Of
dcers who were with % advised
against IL They said the Germans
were taking rs to q neutral country.
where we would be interned. which
was Just what the Germans had told
us but what few Of Us believed.
Then some others said that II We
started anything the Germans would
IRE the time bombs. We replied that
at least the Germans would 20 west
with N. but they could not see that
there was any glory In that For my
self. thought the Germans would not
Gre the bombs until the last minute,
and that we would have Q chance at
the boats before they got al Of ~
anyway. There were only thirteen
German sailors on board. besides their
commander. This last Hun was
named Badewitk
80 the pacinsts ruled. because We
could not do anything unless We were
IN together. and there was no mutiny.
They said We were hotheads, the rest
Of u, but I still think We could have
made q dash for II and overpowered
our sentries, and either gone over the
side with the lifeboats. Or taken over
the whole ship. It would have been
better for Us II We had tried, and II
the pacinsts had known what was
coming to Us they would have fired
the time bombs themselves rather
than 60 on into that future. How
ever. that IL split milk.
We were not allowed to open the
portfolios while We were in the bunk.
srs. under penalty Of death, and there
In the dark. in that sinking air. It IL
no wonder many Of rs went crazy.
Among rs was q fellow named Har-
rington.- about six feet tall and weigh.
ing go pounds. he seemed to be all
night mentally. but some Of us
thought afterwards he was crazy.
Anyway. I do NOT blame him for what
he did. Harrington rushed up tho
nddley and opened the door. There
was . German sentry there. and Har-
rington made q swing at him and then
grabbed his bayonet. The sentry
yelled and some others came down
from the bridge and shot Harrington
through the hand. After they had
beaten Harrington pretty badly. the
bull Of the bunch. Badewttx himself.
came over and hammered Harrington
all around the deck. Then they put
him In irons and took him to the chart
room.
The next day Va wcrc sitting in tho
nddley getting warm when tho door
opened and there was Badewitz. He
yelled "Herausi" and begnn firing at
~ with revolver. % We beat II back
onto the coal. Pretty soon the door
opened again. But II was only . Ger
man sentry. He threw down . note.
u was written In English and read,
Pick out eight men for cooks" 80
ve picked out eight men from the va.
nous vessels and they went on deck
and hggcd up . galley aft
But we did not receive any knives.
,orks. spoons Of plntes. Tho nfst
meal We got was nothing but macaro-
ri. piled up on pieces Of cardboard
boxss. Then We appointed four men
TO serve the macaroni. and they got
four pieces Of wood. tho cleanest we
could hnd. which was not vsry clean
ct that. and thsy dug around IN the
nacaroni and divided II up and put
u In our handa We had to sat II
after that from our grimy fingers,
Those who were helped first had to %
fArthest back On tho coal to ct II,
and those who were helped last got
IesA because the dividcrs got mors
careful toward the end and nvs
smaller portionh
But ~ did not get mncaroni very
Song. 4 cook from the voltnire was
cleaning q copper dixie that the mac.
sroni had been cooked In. and hs was
holding II over Ms side when the vss.
Del faliad hoa viiv ana ArounnA sk.