Cheyenne record., 1919-04-03

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We'll, nobody had better tsll me that
Because have been there. and have
seen thiA And know.
CHAPTER X.
He'll at oaIIipoil.
After I was discharged from the hos
pital. I was ordered to report to my
ship at Brest for sea duty.
The boys aboard the Oassard gave
me q hearty welcome, especially Muir
ray, who had come back after two
weeks In the trenches at Dixmude.
was glad to see them. too. for after all,
they were gafbies, and I always feel
more at home with them than with sol.
diers. Then, IL was pretty rough stuff
at Di1mude, and after resting up at
the hospital, I was keen on going to
sea again.
The Cassard was In dry dock for re-
pairs after her last voyage to the Oar
danelles a. convoy to the troopship
Duplex. Everything was being rushed
10 get her out a. soon a. possibla and
crews were working day and night.
There were other ships there too-su-
perdreadnaughts, and dreadnaughts,
and battleships, and armored cruisers,
al being overhauled.
We received and placed guns Of
newer design. alled the magazines with
the highest explosives known to naval
USE. and generally made ready for a
hard job. Our magazines were filed
with shells for our big II and 14inch
guns. A 14-inch ahell can tsar q hole
through the heaviest armor plate at
12.000 yards, and will do more damage
than you would think.
When we had coaled and had got
our stores aboard. We dressed for ac-
were clear: hatch covers bolted and
davits folded down; furniture. chests,
tables, chairs were sent ashore, and In
fiammable gear, like our rope ham,
mocks, went overheard. You could
not and a single wooden chair or table
In the ward room.
When the ship II cleared for action,
a shell bursting inside cannot nnd
much to set af1re, and II one bursts on
deck, there 10 nothing to burn but the
wooden deck. and that II covered with
steel plata.
Finally, we had roll call-all men
present Then we set sail for the
Dardanelles as escort to the Duplex.
which had on board territorial and
provincial French troops-Gascons,
Parisians, Normans, Indo- Chinese,
Spahis, Turcos-all kinds. When We
messed, We had to squat down on the
steel mess deck and eat from metal
plates.
There had boon Q notice posted ~
fore we left that the Zsppelins had b.
gun sea raids, and We kept Q live s$s
out for them. The news proved to bs
Q fake. though. and We did not sse Q
Ansis eisar while Va were out.
We made the trip to the Dardansllsa
without dshting an enemy craft, kssp
ing In close touch with the Duplex,
and busy svsey minute prspaFinS fof
eC0@ ~Oee>e-~v>-
I Wss made gun captain and given
charge Of tAs starooard bow tnrrsG
Do1nt1nS two 14lAeA guns. I had ~
men at gun practice daily, and by he
time ~ nsarsd The Dardanslles, after
i've days. thsy were In pretty fair
ahaps.
Il was about 8 Q. n. when we drew
near Cape HSlles and took stations
6oe aet1oo. Ths Dupleix was In front
Of ~. TIE battsr1es On thD eape
opsnsd up On n. and In Q few min
Utso later thoss ut Kum Kalsh jolned
h.
A. he Duplex made fse ~. beach
and pssparsd TO land h9 troops. ws
swung broadsids O., rakiko their bat
tsE1ss - - nd %. anA Fscsfvsd q
shsll, which entered thruasA q gun
port In the aftef tuErse cd exploded.
Bone baSD q powder sesrad tAsre
(whsfe thsy sAoald never haye bssn)
were fred and The roof Of the tuEfst
was just lifted o6. Il landed On deck.
t1ltsd up against IL slde Of the tur.
fOt.
On deck the rain q nrs was ampay
terrific. Steel 1sW b IN direefioaa.
Il was smash, 0aaA, elaD-6ang al
tie time. and = noe 1fAA saying I
nsvr thoashe " we1ld esns CT
o( Il
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forward was shse aWay and e9ssr Tat
ths ssd Cassard 1osks6 Dses nhs Q
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