The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-09

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This is the fourth week of the con-
test, and the stories still are pour
ing in.
First prize Of $40 for the week Of
March 3l-April today is awarded
to John J. letters. 1906 Central ave
nue., for his story, on April /, on
Bunker Hill" Second, IS. is award
ed TO Lester D. Sisson, 5132 Carroll
son avenue. for his story Of the dis
com1ture Of the proud sergeant who
ate the axle grease.
Il
Thomas C. Shepherd, r. r.
/, Nashville, Ind, Co. L, Sig
tieth infantry, hands oat the
eye opener today.
ON June u. 1918. a convoy Of
~ fourteen ships loaded with SOL
diers, sailed for France from a post
in New Jersey. There we're 500
Negro soldiers on the ship that I
sailed on, in charge Of a white lieu
tenant.
One day orders had been issued
to fall out on deck. with canteenS
full. When the lieutenant in charge
of the Negroes started down the
line to inspect them, he noticed
big Negro without his canteen, and
yelled, Where is your canteen?"
The Negro said. Down in the
boat. sir"
The lieutenant sent him after it,
but when he got down the steps
almost into the boat, he thought
1t was filling with water, got scared /
out, and came back without his
canteen, falling back into line.
In little while the lieutenant
saw that he didn't have it and
yelled, Where is that canteen?"
And the big fellow said, Pardon
me, sir. jest can go TO years and
years without water"
Ralph Conrad, 17f2 Spruce
street, tells one on the sailor
1ChO Obeyed orders, no matter
10hat the consequences.
WARRANT OFFICER SIM
w MONS on the U. S. S. String
ham was always preaching, obey
your last order first"
One day a young man went to
him with a letter, stating that his
mother was sick. Upon the young
sailors request for a furlough,
Simmons ordered, Right about
facet Forward march!"
The sailor walked away. Six
months later Simmons received a
letter stating, Il obeyed my last
order. You commanded forward
march. You have not said halt and
am still going"
A pirate Who became
mired in his English is the
hero of the tale told by J. r.
Hill, Wesley hotel.
NTHEN attached to Company K.
w 334th infantry. at Camp Tay-
Tor, my buddy. who had served four
years in the Holland army and who
had gone to the camp with me was
OF course, a full-fiedged soldier.
BY trade he was a wonderful in
terror decorator and is employed by
L. S. AyreS & Co. He spoke very
good English, but got some things
twisted.
We were the first company of
the recruits to take guard mount.
This private was placed on the post
next to the officers mess. Usually.
at 1870 each night. a great many
of the officers came into their quar-
tiers from Louisville, who would
have to be halted before passing his
post.
The proper way for guard to
halt a number of persons is by the
command: Halt" thirty PAGES
from him, then he asks. who is
thereP" One of the parties should
say, Officers of the camp" His
next command is Advance one, to
be recognized
Private - knew that he was
not to advance more than one to
be recognized, but this is the way
he did it. He halted them at thirty
PAGES. said, Whose dere?" One of
the officers shouted, Officers of the
camp. Private said. Come
yum at time, not all in bunch
1t 1CGS q nice Christmas
dinner, eUen If skunk iCaS part
OF the menu, says Richard
Smith, 1881 River arenue.
TT was a cold. snowy Christmas.
i We set up camp and built nice |
fire. Some one suggested that it
would be nice to have some game for |
our Christmas dinner, so one of the
boys and I told the others that We
would get the game if they would |
cook it.
That was the agreement. so we
went out, killed some nice rabbits |
and started back with them. We
came up TO some boys who were
trapping. They had caught a skunk. |
We bought it from them and went |
on to camp. The boys cooked them
all. We had a big laugh about it !
afterward, but We all had s nice |
Christmas dinner.
The historic Dead sea of Palestine |