April 20, 1917. 
MAKING A SAILOR 
SS 
A Serta, Story oF AcTuaAL LIFE IN 
THE U.S, Navy As ToLD AT THE 
Boston Navy YARD. 
CHAPTER I. 
They came to us raw recruits. 
William Woods and Samuel Worth- 
ington heard the call of their country, 
and with it, the call of the sea in the 
heart of the New Hampshire hills. It 
came with the stirring words in the 
declaration of war with Germany 
flashed out from the Nation’s Capitol. 
And, with that same patriotic spirit 
which half a centruy ago had sent the 
flower of the sturdy rural community 
into the maelstrom of the Civil War, 
the young men, playmates since child- 
hood, announced they were off to join 
the Navy. 
Ludlow turned out to bid them 
farewell. They were the first boys of 
the village to answer the appeal of 
the President for volunteers. With 
handshakings, cheers, and many an 
envious glance, they left the little sta- 
tion on the first morning down train. 
From the car windows they watch- 
ed the swiftly disappearing landscape 
so familiar to them. As meadow and 
woodland, still gray in the monotony 
of winter, passed from view, their 
thoughts and talk were of the future, 
and their participation in the coming 
m 
on which rest the destiny of this 
country. Thus it was that Bill and 
Sam came down from the granite 
hills to play their part in the war. 
Before the two boys had _ left 
Rochester, they were in the midst of 
a good natured disagreement as to 
which branch of the Navy service 
they should offer themselves. 
“T tell you,” said Bill; “the Naval 
Reserve is the only thing for us. We 
will be sure to find plenty of excite- 
ment in the motor boat patrol service. 
There’s going to be some fighting 
and a great time scouting about the 
harbors and off the shore, besides the 
chance of meeting submarines. There 
vill be sure to be a lot of attemps to 
blow things up, and raise Cain in gen- 
eral along the waterfront. It strikes 
me, Sam, that the Reserve is the best 
thing for us to hitch up to if we want 
to get into the thick of things.” 
“T will admit there is a lot in what 
you say, Bill,” replied Sam, “but, 
just think how much better chances 
there are in the regular Navy. Just 
as sure as shooting, there will be some 
big cruises on the battleships, and 
sore real fighting on a big scale be- 
fore this war is over. According to 
every paper we have seen, the fleet 
will be the first thing to get into ac- 
tion, and that is what we are offering 
our services for. I, for one, want to 
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do something. The first thing. you 
know the fleet will be ordered to Ger- 
many, Turkey, or some other place 
where some scrapping will take place. 
If we stuck on a lot of motor boats 
along the shore where will we fit?” 
“That’s all right, Sam,” answered 
Bill. “There is no question but what 
there are two sides of the argument. 
Your battleship idea is all right, but 
you are dead wrong when you say 
that all the fighting and need for men 
is going to be in the regular Navy. 
Now, I have'a hunch that the Naval 
Reserve is going to be just one of the 
liveliest branches of the service any- 
one could ask for. In the first place, 
the Reserves will probably get into 
action at once. There is bound to be 
a lot of dirty work attempted, and we 
will be in on the ground floor in put- 
ting a stop to that sort of thing. 
Then, there is this talk of Germany 
going to put an embargo on our ports. 
If they try any such thing it will be 
the Reserves who will have to clean 
up the waterways so the ships can 
travel in and out. And, also when 
the ships are in anywhere near the 
ports the motor patrol service, and [ 
for one an going to get into it.’ 
“Til tell you what we will do,” said 
Sam after a little thought, “It 1s 
pretty sure we both have a different 
idea as to what we want to follow. 
So let’s each of us pick what he wants 
and if we don’t like it perhaps later 
we can get transferred. Then we 
can compare notes.” 
“T don’t like this separation idea,” 
answered Bill, “but I do want to get 
into the coast duty while you want to 
get into the battleship fleet. So we 
had better try each and see how we 
are going to like it.” 
It was with this understanding that 
the two boys reached Boston, dusty. 
and not a little tired after their long 
ride. 
Arrived at the North Station, they 
inquired the way to the Charlestown 
Navy Yard, and were directed to the 
Elevated station, North bound trains. 
(To Be Continued ) 
(Chapter IT will detail the experiences 
of the two boys at the Navy Yard. Fol- 
low the story of Sam and Bill, and what 
they are doing in Uncle Sam’s service.) 
Beginning May 1 the price of the 
BREEZE at news-stands will be ad- 
vanced to 10c a copy. Subscription 
rates will not change—they will re- 
main $2 a year, $1 for 6 months (paid 
in advance). 
It has been wisely said that every 
really useful, every active man in any 
sense is a helpful man. 
The most expensive things in the 
world are those you get for nothing. 
offer it for 
APPEAL, eae En ae 
Navy LEAGUE ee CALLS ON 
PropLe oF MASSACHSETTS 
TotHere Wiss: 
The following appeal for support 
was received by Edward S. Knight, 
chairman of the Manchester board of 
selectmen, from Harry K. White, 
Chairman of the ‘Mass. Dept. of the 
Navy League, this week: 
“The American flag has been fired 
upon only a short distance from the 
shores of the United States by a Ger- 
man submarine—the first act of war 
on this side of the Atlantic. Raiding 
of American commerce and a sub- 
marine blockade of American ports 
is predicted. America must be ready 
to meet such warfare, and that she 
may be ready, every man and woman 
must accept the full duty and burden 
of his citizenship and aid the country 
in every manner possible. 
“You have your duty to perform, 
and to aid you in finding the work in 
which you can be of most value, there 
are listed below some of the greater 
needs which can be filled by civilians. 
“The regular United States Navy 
is short of men to fill the complement 
of its warships. Young men are 
needed to enlist and exceptional op- 
portunities to rise are offered. 
“Motor boats are urgently needed 
for the patrol of the coast. If you 
have one fitted for this work, gét it 
into the water, tune it up and offer it 
to the Navy Yard at Boston. Don’t 
haggle over the price. If possible, 
$1.00 during the war. 
Five hundred are necessary. Less 
than a score are ready for sea duty. 
“Hospital supplies and woolen 
sweaters, mufflers and the like are 
wanted at once. Here is the great 
opportunity for the women of Mass- 
achusetts to do their duty toward 
their country. 
“As chairman of the Massachusetts 
department, Navy League of the 
United States—an organization form- 
ed to assist the navy in any way pos- 
sible—I appeal to the men and women 
of the State to rally to the colors by 
accepting the work for which they 
are best fitted and, remembering that 
war means sacrifice and_ sacrifice 
means vistory, to do their full duty 
for their nation, their state and their 
homes. 
Harry K. Wuirts, Chairman. 
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT, NAVY 
LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
53 State Street, 
Boston, Massachusetts.” 
Life is as a slate on which our sins 
are written. From time to time we 
rub the sponge of repentance over it 
and begin writing again, 
