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A TROOPSHIP COMEDY

COA'TINGMT 01' ONI3 MAN. Tho 5700-ton United States .transport Federal arrived at New York on June 10 froan Antwerp "heavily laden" with om* "troop"—namely, Captain 31. 1). Mills, of Seattle, who luid tho entire ship to himself (states (lie Aw York correspondent of "The Times"). He was met by a band in au official welcome boat in the Lower Bay, and was greeted at the dock by fiva Ked Cross, tiro V.M.C.A., and two Knights of Columbus (American Catholic) workeis, ail offering laiwe quantity of food and tobacco.

How the ship came to make the trip in tiliese circumstances nobody appears to understand. All her captain knows ij that lie received orders to sail; all Caplain Mills knows is that he was told to. go in tlhe ship.

It is not fjuite correct to say that, he was Hie only passenger,,,for just before the l'odcral sailed the embarkation officers remembered a regulation which lays it down that no troops shall be sent 'to son in a transport unless a representative of the Quartermaster's Departmnet .accompanies them. So they detailed Lieutenant John Nidrof to accompany Captain Mills.

During the voyage, in accordance with the regulations, Captain Mills summoned himself on deck every morning and cailled the roll, told himself he was present, and reported "All correct" to the officer of the Quartermaster's Department.

When the ship docked yesterday morning shn was b-Jhrdcd by three embarkation officers, the senior of whom asked for the officer commanding the troops aboard. "I am the senior officer," said Captain Mil'';, saluting. "Please muster your men on deck," ordered the Piubavkatinu officer. "I : m all n risen t, sir," replied Canlnin Mills. _ again. The formalities for disembarking troons were gone through, sfad Captain Mills filed down the gangway and marched away.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 283, 26 August 1919, Page 6

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A TROOPSHIP COMEDY Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 283, 26 August 1919, Page 6

A TROOPSHIP COMEDY Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 283, 26 August 1919, Page 6

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