Saturday, July 17, 1915

Slept until 6:45. Had Captain's inspection this morning - the skipper told Tex he should be ashamed to come to quarters with a shirt on like the one he wore. I corked until after that until lunch. At 4 I went on the first dog watch below. At noon we were still headed southeast (245 deg) at ten knots, but were ready to change our course to the northward. The sea is very smooth except for long gentle rolls. The sky has been full of clouds but there has been no rain. Spent the evening, until about 10, in the eyes then turned in on the gun deck.