A BOOK OF CARTOONS ABOUT THE FUNNIEST “GOB” IN THE NAUY r_ i By Perce Pearce The American Sailor-Cartoonist CHARLES S. PRATT New and Old Books 161 Sixth Ave., N. ¥. ANY BOOK YOU WANT CHARLES S. PRATT New and Old Books 161 Sixth Ave.. N.Y. ANY BOOK YOU WANT Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Getty Research Institute https://archive.org/details/seamansiadventurOOpear S E A M A N SI The Adventures of a Blue Jacket on the High Seas of Fun and Trouble By Perce Pearce U. S. N. R. F. Publishers The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Copyright, 1918, by Perce Pearce Made in U. S. A. Reprinted, by permission, from the PREFACE >T^HEN the idea of Seaman Si cartoons was conceived I tried to roll VI/ all the “gobs” on the Station into one, and although this may not have been successfully accomplished in any particular except the size of the big “ goof”, the cartoons have been kindly treated by the sailors of Great Lakes. The men laugh at Si’s troubles every day and, as a laugh is as good as a “shot in the arm” for the health of the men, the strip may be serving a purpose here after all. The average residence of a man on the Station is not long, so with the permission of Capt. Wm. A. Moffett, Commandant, Si is presented in this little volume for the men to send home or take with them when they go to sea. Some of the cartoons may make you glad and some may make you sad, but I’m sure none will make you mad. Unless you are a fat man. U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. MOFFETT.Commandant LIEUT. COMMANDER OGDEN T. McCLURG ■ D,strict Commandant LIEUT. COMMANDER C. S. ROBERTS - - - Executive Officer The Great Lakes Naval Training Station is the largest in the world. In 1911 there was a scant 700 men in training. To-day there are over 46,000. From small and inauspicious be¬ ginnings, it has come to be our greatest reservoir of man¬ power for the sea. At the first review held at the Great Lakes Station, a band of 25 pieces furnished the music. To-day the sailors march to martial strains from an aggregation of 1,123 musicians — practically all of them trained by John Philip Sousa. From a single unit with four barracks, the station has grown so that it now comprises seventeen units with hun¬ dreds of barracks. Daily the Atlantic Fleet is increasing its drafts of the highly-trained, efficient men being turned out at the Great Lakes. Continual additions in plant and equipment are being made to meet the ever-increasing levies of men for active service on the sea. To the personal efforts of Captain William A. Moffett, Commandant, is due, in large measure, the success of the Great Lakes Station. To the intimate way in which he has inspired and encouraged them is due the wonderful spirit of pull-together “For the Good of the Ship” that animates the men who have been trained under him. To Captain Moffett—“For the Good of the Ship”— this book is respectfully dedicated. INTRODUCING SI DOBBINS: He Starts for Great Lakes. HIS IS Si _ THE PRIDE of Pickle center, iowa He just enlisted in the NAVY-HIS Full name IS Silas, n Dobbin This Snapshot^ Shows' him " Bidding the NATIVES OF^ Pickle centi Goodbye F-© ISS MARTHA MlLLDEvV- Sl'S SWEETHEART-SHE HAD THIS PHOTO taken exclusively _ FOR "SI* TO WEAR THRowS^^ext TO HIS . heart THE WHOLE town CAME DOWN TO THE DEPOT TO SEE HIM OFF. IT WAS A THRILLING SCENE. flLAS N. DOBBIN/2R. WHO HAS GREAT CONFIDENCE IN HIS SON'S ABILITY To "CAN _ THE KAISER ", _ |$HE FAST _ Milk Train »S SPEEDING EAST¬ WARD.- HE WILL ARRIVE AT GREAT LAKES TbMORRoW.* WATCH TOR _ HIM! SI DOBBINS: His Arrival at Great Lakes. SI DOBBINS: He’ll Try to Find “Mr. Farragut” After This. 7 8 SI DOBBINS: It Does Get Stormy on the Ocean Sometimes. SI DOBBINS: What would you say he was from the Neck up? SAY, YOU BIG HAYMAKER.'. ^— WAVE YOU BEEN DREAMING? DIDN'T YA HEAR. THE BUGLE "? You f=AX]~ YilRM Akin ya beat this - i ve been Here in detention fer three DAYS AND all THE UNIFORM. ‘ GOT TffeT PAIR OF , Pants STOP! don’t Y\ caul me no nanes! don't insult me!, I MAY HAVE ON A PAIR/ g sailor rants. But i'm a civilian from the waist] --—I lima ^7 Pgrpr-c 10 SEAMAN SI DOBBINS: He’s Going to Play Safe on the Hammock Stuff. MMM SEAMAN SI: Hammocks and Acrobatic Skill Are Synonymous. 11 12 SEAMAN SI: Practice Makes Perfect. SEAMAN SI: He Certainly Is Sociably Inclined. 13 SEAMAN SI: And He Thought He Was On the Way to be an Admiral SEAMAN SI: He’ll Lean On a Red-Hot Stove Before He Tries This Again. 15 16 SEAMAN SI: Things Are Not Always What They Seem to be. SEAMAN SI: He’d Better Get a Squirrel to Help Him Out of This Difficulty. 1 / 18 SEAMAN SI: What’ll He Think When He Starts on the Tit-Tat-Toe Stuff? SEAMAN SI: He Certainly Had a Narrow Escape That Time! 19 SEAMAN SI: “In the Spring a Young Man’s Fancy— 22 SEAMAN SI: He’s Awfully Particular About Life’s Little Formalities. 24 SEAMAN SI: Henceforth He Will Have No Ambition to be an Angel. SEAMAN SI: Has This Ever Happened to You? 25 OH, BOY- SHE Loves me! SHG ME! SHE Loves * Ef! V/ <£v\ f o\vj gone! rvE been Here Three weeks and aint Got a letter from MARTHA- A WHATCHA \ GOT THERE x Schultz ?' 26 SEAMAN SI: He Isn’t Sure He’s Seaworthy. SEAMAN SI: Nothing’s Too Good For Him in Packey’s Galley Now. 27 'L JOINED the navy just tq ,GET" A CHANCE TO MEET YOU. MeY o'br/eh FIX THIS GUV UP Vv/ITH A STEAK. AND PRIED potatoes 28 SEAMAN SI: He Wishes This Dream Had Lasted a Million Years—So Do We. SEAMAN SI: His Departure From Detention. 29 Ivjell „ .JiCK, today's THE DAY. \out or- detention we go-- 30 SEAMAN SI: He Decides a Difficult Problem in Navy Regulations. /SAY,CHIEF; I JUST ARRIVED from detention - Should i unpack. [OR SHOULD r REPORT TO “TYYOU FIRST AND y~y\thbn go and [UNPACK MY, J \s £ a bag? 11 GUESS ■ I MAD BETTER And unpack my Sea JFRST And then VReport to you i afterwards zrf?cf~ C Y^AI?c^~-’ SEAMAN SI: He Saw Several Stars Just After This. 31 32 SEAMAN SI: He Obtained a Somewhat Interesting Bit of Information. fSAT, zl ppy l WAufY To ASX YOU ABOUT l SO^ETMlNQ— WMAT DO YOU Have to gE to QET Buried vjitm military Honors ■) 34SEAMAN SI: It’s a Good Thing This Strip Isn’t Wide Enough for One More Picture 7say,zippx what do you think. Of; old Seaweed, our company Commander? r think he's a -•OTYPiece oe fa >4 V cheese ; ALL THE OLD GEETErC say isy'si, swab down!"or), i"S i,G o ON 'WATCH!" HE'S VJJS/NG ME AS THE Goaty SEAMAN SI: Ten’s His Point. 37 38 SEAMAN SI: His Rise In the Navy Is Going to be Rapid. SEAMAN SI: Regrets Arise From Various Causes. 39 OLD PRIENDS? why you Poor Gooe - [ hate to see him leave Because He owes- me PivE BUCOWN BY THE SEA SEAMAN SI: He Doesn’t Want to Cause His Commander Any Bother. 71 DEMAND | A .Lffe Furlough 1 /' -v m GqinQ im AND) /TTeuTENANT- /r'VE ear a mam , ,'IM MV COMPANY NAMED SEAMAN “Sr V\|NO IS TOO ' xLA g-v_x° "lP eonrmW WAY To ) HANDLE" A Mam like that 1 rsro Pur HiMc on special, t PETAIL, FORA FEU J WEEKS' THE LIEUTENANT IS ]ABU5Y MAw- f WONT BcTHeR Him, For SEAMAN SI: Why Waste Time? SEAMAN SI: How Does He Get That Way? 73 74 SEAMAN SI: As Patrick Henry said, “■ SEAMAN SI: He’s Polite With the Ladies. 75 76 SEAMAN SI: Brave Men’s Courage Often Fail ’Em. SEAMAN SI: Would You Say He’s Getting “Hard Boiled?” 77 78 SEAMAN SI: His Secret of Success as a Beau Brummel. "DEAREST St I TMOUGWT I WOULD WRITE AMDI Tell- vou r -STILL, love tou. DO YOU MiSS WE ? l Am avjpulct lone¬ some FOR MY LITTLE SAILOR BOY IN BLUE, DEAR, ARC 5 I AM So PROUD TO TMlNK MY STRIPES YOU Goofs, Uev/ gotta lot of imerve peekin’ at my letter ' Mow does a girl pall per me! THeT ACL- Dot I GTOT pepsomal iTY WEVi SEAMAN SI: Puzzle—Find the Battleship. 79 (oh golly sosh : Just The place . I'VE Beem udoionV/^v f=oR! I 60TTA jcTr? ] 80 SEAMAN SI: The Old Boy Has Young Ideas. f EVERY DECORATION! DAY f LIKE TO SEAMAN SI: Tragedy Entitled, “The Unseen Eye” or “Ignorance is Bliss.” 81 82 SEAMAN SI: To the Rear—! SEAMAN SI: Remember, There Are Ladies Present. 83 84 SEAMAN SI: Just Wait ’Till He Gets His Growth. SEAMAN SI: He Can Shake a Mean Temper When He Wants To. 85 YOURE ABOUrl AS POPULAR AS SATURDAYS^ MORNING INSPECTION YA THINK YER “THERE" OUST CUZ THEY PRINT (YOUR PICTURE I IN THE BULLETIN IEVERY DAY! PIPE DOWN, Y’GOOFS! YOURE JUST JEALOUS THEONLY TIME YOU . G ET YOUR NAME IN I the'bulletin" IS when YOU OWE THE LAUNDI A feller's got t’get SALTY ON CE IN A WHILE TO HOLD ANY RESPECT [IN THIS NAVY- I'LL GIVE THESE PRAIRIE SAILORS SEAMAN SI: Texas Is Harder Than a Six-Minute Egg. 87 SEAMAN SI: Who Said All “Gall” Is Divided Into Three Parts? MAR- Kin va Beat THAT? SeAMAU Si has GONE in TO ASK l=DR A . Furlough SEAMAN SI: Good Bye, Si, Take Keer o’ Yourself. 89 t^EAMAN Si/ VJITH VISIONS Op TT gj SYLVAN GLADES AMD DRVADS --DlSPOOTiMG IM SHADV GLENS OP POResY SURROUNDING Mpe umbrageous village' CP PICKLE CemYRe; TA„ THe 9 urg THAT _ 2&nT This BRAVE Lad To the MAvy; starts ON THE FURLOUGH Op pis "DREAMS., ^ HE lUill Soon Be in the % arms op /Martha mildew, the" VILLAGE VAMPIRE WHO, DESP/Te The GoSsiRs; has Remained True Tb her LCA/eL SAILOR Get The Jealous look on Tippy's T/hg ®H.S cow wtrw THe [mJarTHa MILDEW, PSWe WITH Tte ’Wicked eyes Has broken a' CApr WITH THE Good looking TRAVELING MAW And we oniY MAKES TH6 burg only Once every. Silas will be mum.Tomhorep. paw! AND he ^g® Ay WF% TP ADORNIN' w LAN' SAKEs ! AND I AinT milked im Job^hen^ GOT M0REN THREE" DOZEN POO(JHnuTs PRIED. EARLY HeR SAILOR You ©esY kill the big white rooster i" morn. g>oy arrives. 90 SEAMAN SI: The Next Mayor of Pickle Center. C.g^ |PICKLE CENTPE DEPOT SEAMAN SI: The Kid Has an Ingrown Appetite. 91 92 SEAMAN SI: With Mashed Carrots for Dessert. WHAT |f= I DO GO OUT O' mV WAV A BIT TO PLEASE SJ-- LAN' ^AkTeS! SEAMAN SI: The Resemblance Was Too Strong. 93 94 SEAMAN SI: “Those Who Live in Glass Houses—” MARTHAS KID BROTHER 7 YES,MARTHA,US SALXV 6UVS USE LOTS Ot NAVY SLANG. E’R INSTANCE WHEN we see tl SUMPIN WE DOklT LIKE, WE VjHOLLeR "nq soap.' " SEAMAN SI: He’s Somewhat of a Vamp Himself. 95 (H SILAS/ MV Sailor B©y_ LlY-fL£ HERO /WELL, MARTHA, I GOT Tt> GO BACK To GREAT LAKES in A COUPLE OP CAYS- VFROM THERE I DON'T KNOVJ WHERE I’LL BE n SHIPPED-PROB’LY TO THE VTHlCK OP BATrt-E-WHERE VTHE GUNS OP THE 0-BOAT \vjill roar it's taunt V AT DEMOCRACY— T may set pilled in the fray.- But what Do I CARE ! I'M A M4N AND ■'m in this right TOTHefinishmI THERE—THERE - LITTLE SWEETHEA^X DON'T r C.RY 1 ' Thus Seaman Si departs from view, And thanks you for your gracious smile; ’Tis “au revoir” but not “adieu” For that’s not rookie friendship’s style; Si has the charm, the gift, the punch, And personality has Si, So mind this friendly little hunch: He’ll greet you in the after bye. .. ........ 1 Specc»JL 9^-6 Zi>2-T~ _ THE GETTY CENTER LIBRARY