| Show SHIPS MASCOTS LOSE NERVE pet et animals on british vessels show the white feather when shells begin exploding there are some incidents about the mascots in the bis big battle of jutland which tire are worth repeating the mascot on the tiger was a bulldog a fine fellow when getting into the battle the crew were a bit concerned as to hor hog their favorite would take the crasi ot of higa explosives on the ship so they plugged his eurs ears with cotton wool wrapped his heid around as it if ha be had a heavy dose of toothache and a couple of men took the bulldog much to his annoyance to a roo room m that was thought to be as quiet as the ti 1 ship could provide 04 the doi dog rian t quite faricy fancy being treated ns as a an a invalid and r resented anted j vas i he 1 A 7 ii va TOS z ting on e eraa M U a 6 I 1 paws another boat had cat he was overlooked when agot into action and the first shell that came aboard tills this fellow got loose and took a flying dive overboard las As the boat nasf was going about 27 T knots even the most tender carted jack tar could hardly risk going after tommy on another ship they had a little bantam which strutted about more proudly than the dinkiest din kiest liest nal clipman and with as big a show of courage as the hardiest handiest har diest of old seal Boado logs fi the tars tara were proud of the 11 their pet could assume before strangers when tile the first german i hell croskell cr sheil oshell on board the bantam lost ill all ills line show and flew down one of the ventilators rs when he was rescued abid photographed after the fight he presented a bedraggled appearance london pest |
