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Te BUGGER CALE: "“COALY SHIP” The accompanying illustration shows the battle- ship Texas coaling during her recent maneuv- ers. The protective belt of armor makes it impossible to provide coaling hatches in the side of the ship, hence the dirty job. The coal is swung aboard by grab buckets and dumped on the deck. The crew, detailed into three or more shifts, don dungarees and sweat shirts, man the wheelbarrows and make the SINGLE FILE! FOLLOW FLAGSHIP! Close on the heels of U. S. SS. Louisiana come three units of the battle fleet, RuopE Istanp, WircintA and New Jersey. The ac- companying illustrations are reproduced from photographs taken during the civilian training cruise. A skeleton crew of trained jackies was retained by each ship on the cruise while the civilians learned the game. THE WATCH BELOW | When the holystoning’s done the hour of loung- ing on the forecastle is welcome. The civilian cruise proved to the erstwhile private citizen that Uncle Sam isan exacting master, yet he provides recreatiom after the work is done. The “jack” in the foreground no doubt is being told that each of the huge links in the anchor chain weighs nearly 70 pounds. 25 MEANS HARD. AND DIRTY WORK best of an unpleasant job. Those who have advocated the adoption .of oil burners on re- cent battleships have pointed with disgust to the time-wasting procedure of coaling ship and they have been justified in this opinion, It is a slow and arduous task and there must be re- joicing among the ‘‘boys’”? who are to man the new dreadnaught PENNSYLVANIA and her sister ships. They are all equipped to burn oil. WASH DAY ON THE LOUISIANA No valet accompanied Mr. Citizen while the latter learned the war game. He washed his own clothes and hung them for’d to dry. In the accompanying illustration part of the re- serve fleet is shown under full steam heading out to sea, to take part in the maneuvers, which embraced nearly every phase of life in the navy. rcs