Show MEN lIEN ARRIVING FIT FIGHT Reach French Shore in Good T Health and Anxious To Meet l Boche Boehe fl American American Port fort In In Western France Aug A g. g 24 An An An American armada of or thirteen great transports bringing Ing 06 6 fighting men to France Franey had hado como o quietly Into port during the night and the land landing Ins Ins- Insor of or this little arm army was v s soon to begin Going on board the transports tho the Associated Press correspondent had an opportunity to see seo tho the equipment for this huge o undertaking an and how the themen themen themen men had lived and fared on their trip across It was a a. long climb up the rope ladder to the deck of or a a. former Ward liner rebuilt as a a. transport Soldiers Soldiers Soldiers Sol Sol- diers packed the decks and were as thick as flies In every cabin hatch and between decks to tho the Yer very bowels of ot the ship Tho The spacious promenade I deck ha had disappeared and In Its place were long lines of or standees or metal hammocks for the men sleep Bleep in the open on deck as yell well as between decks The The men men looked well and the he report from rom the sick ba bay showed only onh six cases cases of ot sickness out of or men aboard aboard aboard-a. a very ery good showing said tho the doctor In the mess hall a relief relict of or m men n were taking their breakfast There was no 0 sitting down at table The men stood at high troughs very ery clean and practical each man with his own tin plate knife fork and antI spoon tossing off oCt with relish the hot coffee coHee and good white br bread d and butter We T rr p t. t tasted ted this bread d and t found d It e It a reve- reve j real lation-real real bre bread l so 80 different from i ithe the the potato bre bread led d wo we are used to as war diet And real butter a a. luxury for soldiers only which no one begrudged begrudged be begrudged be- be grudged them F Few Lights Allowed Allon Between decks tin tiny blue lights were burning to let tho the men see their i wa way about with some somo degree desree of or freet free free- t r dom These are arc the only lights aboard board no lights on deck of ot any kind to to avoid danger of or fire At night the themen themen men m men n felt their way about Tho The Tho living quarters between decks were ero scrupulously clean and even after ten days das of ot this crowded life afloat there was not n a trace of or odor the floors were scrubbed and there thero was no litter Utter about It would have cheered the heart of an nn exacting housekeeper The Thu admiral says flays It Is fa tho the cleanest transport afloat sal said the naval officer officer with as much pride c In In the tho record as one In marksmanship In the washrooms the men were at Ion long I porcelain wash troughs Everything Every Ever thing thins showed the tho spick and span neatness neatness neatness neat neat- ness ness of or the efficient naval na manage manage- ment In the kitchen galley savor savory dishes were ere being prepared and in the plant tho the long Ions line of ot ovens ens were turning out stacks of ot white bread brea for these hearty eaters eat eat- ers This was a meatless day for tor civilians cl but ode of ot tho the negro cooks cools offered us a taste of or the steaming meat ment cuir curry which which would have haye done one r credit to a Paris ParlE chef cher Il Periscope I In Sighted 1 s An exciting event of ot the tho trip was learned as wo we passed along Most of or the hu voyage oage had bat been uneventful unc But Dut nearing Hearing this side a lookout had signaled signaled sig sig- the appearance of ot a periscope cope Soon the deck guns got into action an and two depth charges charses were elc dropped o er over the spot where the tho periscope was wasl l last t seen But Dut there thero was no further ls of ot hostile craft If It tho the depth char charges cs took effect they left no trace r r there was no wreckage on the wa wn- t ter r. r Very soon the Inel incident ent had passed and some soma of or the ships did not even know anything unusual had occurred oc oc- eu On On the upper deck deel we saw sa the deadly depth charges and the long toboggan slide along which they are started on their errand The charges were in 1 tal cylinders tho the size of or a cask h t two on each side ready to drop over Besides these the tho gunnery officer J was proud of ot the tho possession of ot guns made for use on battleships battleship but mounted here hero on deck to light They will outshoot an any 1 submarine afloat said the officer patting his bl big weapons as ns though they were pet pets In the tho of officers officers' tic ens' ens mess hall one of or the i officers summed d up tho the ro results of ot thet the tho t trip Most of ot tho the men ho said were I I from the west with a Q largo large number of ot farmer bo boys s who had never been on I the water before This was a great experience a great adventure and they were eager for tor it There Thero was little little lit little lit lit- tle seasickness after tho the first few days das Tho The men looked forward anxiously anxiously to getting into the fighting front for tor there thero was one common Impulse Impulse Impulse Im Im- Im- Im pulse running through h them all as shown by their letters Jetters home that home that there was a n big job ahead that had to tobe tobe be done and the they wished to do O It and have ha done with It so as to return home As wo we o came two American airplane sections were being being- debarked with their Liberty motors and all the paraphernalia of or flight These ar arrivals arrivals nr- nr rivals long Ions deferred deterred but now coming strong and fast were almost as cheering cheering cheer cheer- ing InS on tho the arrival al of ot troops an and to together together to to- gether the they signaled that vital part in men and machines that America would soon bo be taking In the tho critical stage I of at the tho great conflict 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