Lewis war diary, August 1917-March 1919 / James Ray Lewis - Page 47
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[Page 47]
the islands.
Chapter VI Odd things.
On board a troopship men are all ways arguing, what for or whyfore I don't know, perhaps it is the cheese that makes them argue. I have seen men fall out and fight over the most trivial and childish things, and I have seen a deck in an uproar over almost nothing. As long as opinions differ there will be arguement and we hope for the go advancement of the world they always will differ, but sometimes they are carried too far.
Some men are born gamblers, what religion is to some, gambling is to others. As soon as payday arrives, "house" is in full swing and they play cards till 3 or 4 in the morning right under my hammock, perhaps they like me or or it is an out of the way place or something; what I sayeth to myself will ruin my chances at the "Golden Gate" if I get knocked.
Every Saturday we have sports the prominent feature being the "tugs of war", one battalion team against another. They line up and strain the rope, the gong rings, the two teams strain for all they are worth, amid shouts of heave ho! heave ho! from their supporters; finally the gong rings again, which denotes the contest