Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-06
j. s. SAILORS
PUBLISH THEIR
OWN NEWSPAPER
Blue Jackets Describe Con-
StantinopIe As "the Cost
lest and WiCkedeSt City
in the World"

Constantinope. Feb. 1@.-The
American sailors on board the yes
sells OF the United States naval de-
tachDent in Turkish waters are
publishing regularly a newspaper
~ their own to chronicle their
social and sporting events and TO
keen up the spirit OF comradeshlp
and enliven life in and about Con-
stantinople. The paper is called
the Ear Seas" It's price is tlNe
piasters and it is creditaoiy mus,
trated with half-tone cuts anu
comics.
Although the men generally vote
Constantinople rather Gull place.
all things said one of the recent
numbers of thP Far Seas, SHOWS
that the American blueiackets are
able to provide their own entertalh-
ment.
4 Neptune Party.
Among the events recorded Is
Neptune party composed OF mem
hers of the company of the Scorp-
ion. which is described as "a regu-
lar pirate band running wild in the
Rosphorus." 1t. was headed by
pKing Neptune and included
sNepfune's wife" and "Neptune's
baby" The. party visited a num-
Der of other vessels of the detacn7
ment and was entertained by Al
rniral de Bon, on board the French
flagship Lorraine.
other activities which the paper
describes were a. visit of the sailors
fo the near east hospital carrying
Gifts TO the children, blowout
on board the Gilmer, whaleboa'
and dinghy races, baseball games
a boxing bout and a camouflage
bali at g. Constantinople hotel, the
latter attended by Admiral Bristol
commander of the detachment, ano
Mrs Bristol.
Ships listed as composing the de-
tachment we're the Scorpion, 81
Louis, Chattanooga. Barker, Borle
Fox. Gilmer HUMPHREYS, John ID
Edwards, Overton, Smith Thomp
son, Tracy, Whipple, submarine
chasers 80 and 33S. Alameda an'
the collier Mars. They were scat
tered from Constantinople It
Smyrna, Batum, Varna, Samsoun
Constanza and Periut.
City Full of Soldiers.
l,
One of the contributors to tn
Far Seas" paid his tribute to IN
city of Constantinople by descrlh
ing it as the costliest, wickedest cit
in the world" Since the armistict
he wrote, the city had been file
with the soldiers of all nation!
spies, thieves, murderers,. politici
ans, Russian refugees polBheNl
agents and opium eaters,
"In spite of all this, life in Con
stantinople is dull and there IS III
tie in the way of entertainment
he added. IF one is diligent fe'
good restaurants may be discovere
but except for the moving pictul
houses, no first-class theaters ca
be found. In fact at 10 o'clock
the evening the place is as quit
as Annapolis on Sunday. ...
A FaIlacious Gaiety.
"However. inside the beer hall
cabarets and coffee houses, habi
ues of these places attempt falls
cious gaiety. It is here that II
bejewelled, richly adorned an
painted women of the occident an
orient braZenly stare at the motle
throng drinking a low quality
refreshment served them at rol
ber's prices.
sat the one good hotel, the spl
of the whole orient carry on the
intrigues. The whole atmosphe
of the city is one of feverish al
artificial excitement. A re
American, unless he takes intere
in and feels this atmosphere, fin
life dull in this the wickedest CT
of the Wopld1 go