The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-04

most certain something would come
out to investigate, but the q boat went
about finishing the job very method
ically.
THE German commander ordered us
into our boats. While we were lower
ing away he signaled the captain and
the chief engineer, myself, to come
alongside the q boat. The first thing
he did was to have our wounded
brought aboard, and his surgeon at
tended to them. Then he used our
boat to send men over and place bombs
in the ship to blow her up.
"As the day was drawing to close,
it was becoming colder, and, seeing
that the men had not brought coats
with them, the German, commander
gave us all sweaters and lowed us to-
ward shore for half an hour or so.
Three destrOyers passed out, but they
were so far away that the y boat
simply submerged until she was awash,
and they never saw a thing. 1t was
almost sunset when she finally disap-
peared after maneuvering around as
though playing like a porpoise at sun
set almost within range Of shore bat
teries.''
The story Of this armed merchant
man shows that simply placing guns
on steamships is not going to protect
them against submarines. There has
got to be a sort Of craft to fight them
ON something like equal terms, and the
swift, seaworthy, low lying NJ. LIS
seem to be the ones to do It. But
great numbers Of them are needed,
and great numbers of trained men are
needed to operate them.
Song of the Sea Slugs.
The Sea Slugs in England sing
song which pretty well covers every
thing In the line Of their life and duty.
Some Of the verses were written by
one man, some by another. The one
referring to Uncle Sam is my own
and will be understood when say
that the first M. LIS were built In
America and that the British took
some time to learn just how tU use
them:
Sing me a song of a frail M. L.
Uord, have mercy upon usD
Rolling about on an oily swell
Gord, have mercy upon usD
Out on a highly explosive spree,
Petrol, lyddite and T. N. T.,
Looking for U boat 8 8 g.
60 Lord, have mercy upon usD
Sing me song Of a bold young foot"
Gord, have mercy upon usD,
Skillful mariner and nut to boot.
Gord, have mercy upon usD
SO ship the cable and heave the lead,
Hard a-starboard and full ahead.
The detonators are in my bed.
Nord, have mercy upon usD
Sing me a song Of a smart young sub
Lord, have mercy upon usD,
An insubordinate, half trained cub.
Gord, have mercy upon usD
OF the kings regulations know not one
have left undone what should have
done.
But, oh, my aunt, when fire that gunl
\ Gord, have mercy upon usD
Sing me a song of c. M. B.
dord, have mercy upon usO,
Bred In a garage and sent to sea
Gord, have mercy upon usD,
Taken away from the motor trade,
Seasick and sorry, sore, dismayed,
But h of nut on the grand pa
rade."
Gord, have mercy upon usD
Sing me a song of Uncle Sam
(Lord, have mercy upon usD;
Built five hundred and don't care a d-n.
Gord, have mercy upon usD
Nobody knows what they built them for.
Every one prays that they'll build no
more.
But such are the horrors of "bloody
war"
Gord, have mercy upon usD
Sing me a song of North sea base
% Lord, have mercy upon usD.
dirty, forgotten, one horse place
Gord, have mercy upon usD
When the wind blows west, how brave
we are!
When the wind blows east. It's different.
far.
You'll find us safe In the "harbor bar"
Gord, have mercy upon usD
As one may gather from the song,
many of the Sea Slugs were formerly
rhauffeurs and although the NJ LIS