Adventure, November 1915 — page 219: what you’re looking at

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The Camp-Fire transferred to brigantine Afma, of Fano, for Cadiz, Rio Grande do Sul, Macaon, Rio Grande, Cardiff, Rio Grande, Paranagua, Montevideo and Antwerp, where I was discharged June 27, 94. ‘THEN as A. B., in full rigged ship Sutherlandshire | of Glasgow, 1548 tons reg., to San Francisco and back to Runcorn, England. Paid off June ro, ’95. Then a period of two years in which I attended navigation school and served my time in the Danish navy in the gunboat Falster. Sept. 12, 1897, as A. B. in Danish bark Serapis, from Antwerp to Paranagua, Valparaiso, Iquique and Hamburg. From April 1, ’99, A. B. in S. S. Anglia, from Hamburg to Hull, Naples, Constantinople, Tagenrok, Algero, and Copenhagen, June 14, ’99. As A. B. in 4-masted bark Beechbank, 2154 tons -reg., June 22, ’99, from Hamburg to San Rosalio (Gulf of California), Frisco to Liverpool. A very unlucky ship. Had 9 months’ passage out to San Rosalio, and on passage home was partially dis- masted off River Platte, when a tidal wave struck us. On passage out we saved 20 men from bark Bianca, of Liverpool, waterlogged, landed them in Port Stanley where we called for repairs, after being - battered about off Cape Horn for 6 weeks. Paid oif in Liverpool, Jan. 23, 1901. LATER, 2d mate in barkentine Correa, of Ar- dendal (Norway), from Liverpool to Para, Laguma del Carmen and Le Havre, July ro, root. A rest at home in Horsent, Denmark, until March 24, 1902, when, as mate on sch, Odom, I visited Lon- don and Stockholm. Again A. B. in S. S. Caledonia, from Copenhagen to Riga, Bordeaux, St. Petersburg, and back to Copenhagen June 25, 1902, till Aug. 16th, same year. As 2d officer in bark Casma, of Fano, I made my longest and most pleasant voyage, namely, from Elsinore to Antwerp, Port Natal (Durban), New Castle (N. S. W.), Guaijaguil, Tonga Islands, San Sebastian (Spain), St. Ybes and Gothenburg, where I left on August 9, 1904. "THEN 2d officer in S. S. Helge, from October 1, 1904, till February 15, t905, calling at Svea- burg (Finland), St. Malo, Copenhagen, Emden, Stockholm, Libau and back to Copenhagen. Bos’n in S. S. Ereiria, for a passage to S. Shirlds. Again A. B. in American bark Homeward Bound, making a record passage to ’Frisco in 118 days. (Say, Capt. Thompson was sure some crack-her-on, believe me!) August 19, 1905, discharged in ’Frisco. August 29, 1905, shipped again in American bark ’ Alden Bessie to Vancouver, B. C., Anacortes, Wash., Osaha and Kobe, Japan. Some exciting trip; cargo caught fire; one month in danger of explosion before reaching Japan. Ship condemned, crew sent back to sentse via Yokohama as passengers in S. S. Da- ‘ola. Then comes my last and almost longest voyage, in the full-rigged ship Accidental, 1409 tons. reg., March 3, 1906, leaving. Port Townsend, to New York, 172 days; served as 2d and navigating-officer. Discharg- ed August 28, 1906. THEN made what I now can see was a very foolish move—left the sea and came inland, Traveled by rail from New York to Clinton, Iowa, 217 Springs. Came East again through Kansas, then South through Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma to Texas. Then this Summer north again through Oklahoma and am now stranded high and dry in this insignificant burg. . Tried to do some harvest- ing, but having contracted tuberculosis, I am not stout enough to stand the hard labor, so now I’m up against it good and proper.—C 292. UR identification cards remain free to any reader. ‘The two names and ad- dresses and a stamped envelope bring you one. The cards bear this inscription, printed in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Ar bic, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese: “In case of death or serious emergency to bearer, address serial number of this card, care of ADVENTURE, New York, — A., stating full particulars, and fri will be noti- In our office, under each serial number, will be registered the name of bearer and of one friend, with anent ad- dress of each. No name appears on the card. Letters will be forwarded to friend, unopened by us. The names addresses will be treated as confidential by us. We assume no other obligations. Cards not for purposes of busimess identification. Later, arrangements may perhaps be made for money deposits to cover cable or telegraph notifications, Cards furnished free of charge, provided stamped and ad- dressed envelope accompantes application. Send no applica- tions without the two names and two addresses in full. We re serve the right to use our own discretion in all matters pers taining to these cards. Later, for the cost of manufacture, we may furnish, ine stead of the above cards, a card or tag, proof against heat, water and general wear and tear, for adventurers when — actually in the jungle, desert, etc. A moment’s thought will show the value of this system of card-identification for any one, whether in civilization or out of it. Remember to furnish stamped and addressed panos and to give the two names and addresses in full when applying. THE AMERICAN LEGION BY THE time this reaches your eye the American Legion may have been called into action by the outbreak of war. Nobody knows now. But we all know that this country is sadly unprepared for war, and that the only sane and patriotic thing to do is to make the most of what military re- sources we have, and to do it while there is time. Here, briefly stated, is the purpose and use of the Legion: The Legion believes in making instantly availa- ble to our country, in case of war, all men who al- ready have military or technical training valuable in modern warfare by land or sea. Members of the Legion enroll themselves in advance for this pur- pose, to be used as the Government (not they themselves) may see fit, according to their qualifi- cation, The Council of the Legion consists of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Elihu Root, Jacob M. Dickinson, Henry L. Stimson, Luke E. Wright, George von L. Meyer, Truman H. Newberry and Charles later through Iowa and Nebraska, to Colorado J. Bonaparte—that is, all our ex-Presidents Eomichooks