The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09
LIEUT.. |. |. BRADLEY. TELLS OF OFFICERS VOYAGE OVER THERE. With Joe Mudd and Red" PrOwell, He Arrives
 in Europe WRIST WATCH, TEA, ARE WAR NOVELTIES Y. NJ. C. A. Army Literature Beats Inferno" and Paradise Lost"
 in Ships Library, Says
 Soldier-Journalist

and "Red" Prowell have arrived safe ly lover there"
 Lieutenant Bradley, formerly city editor of The Age. Herald, chronicles their voyage across the Atlantic and their arrival on the other side, in an interesting letter received by The Age-Herald. Relatives of Lieutenant Bradley also have heard from him, but it is not clear whether he is now in France or England, though it was known he was to stop in England be- fore proceeding to the continent.
 Observing a rigorous censorship, Lieu tenant Bradley conveys the information that he crossed "a certain large and well known body of water lying between the two hemispheres," that his health and the weather were splendid, and that he wore wrist watch.
 Literature furnished by the Y. M c. A. was esteemed highly superior to the ships library treasures-which included notably Dante's 'Inferno," Milton's Paradise Lost and Robinson Crusoe" Lieutenant Bradley relates.
 Here is his letter. slightly deleted
 CENSOR RESTRICTS HIM
 T had intended writing you from time to time letters about interesting things saw and did, but find that I cannot We had a copy of the latest censorship regulations read to us the other day and while I have not yet closely studied them I fear that about the only things can tell you are concerning the good state of my health and the splendid weather
 Suffice 1t to state that I am now on board a ship, the name of which you have heard, and we are sailing on a cer- tain large and well known body of water lying between the two hemispheres. Fur ther than that I am afraid to go until make a little more thorough study of the censorship regulations. can't tell you just where I am but from my chair on the deck am able to see sight that is most pleasing and interesting to a landlubber.
 We have really had an ideal trip to date and we are confident that every thing will be o. K. the rest of the way. At least no one is worrying and we are in position to know what the situation with us is
 "The Birmingham boys are consider ably scattered, being divided among sev- eral ships. Joe Mudd and Red Prowell being the only ones on the ship with me, think.
 We are faring splendidly in the mat ter of accommodations and cuisine. The government is living up to it's well es- Etablished reputation of caring for its fighting men better than any other na- tion. I was exceptionally fortunate Tn the matter of staterooms, being assigned to one of the very best. We have some splendid concerts in the music room each afternoon and evening and some of .he men have really wonderful voices.
 GRATEFUL TO Y. M. c. A.
 Thanks to the Y. M c. A. we have hundreds of magazines and weeklies to read in addition to the things afforded by the ships library. I may say, how ever, that the Y. M. c. A. literature IS much more popular than that of the library. Somehow I just cant bring my self to the point of reading such things as Dantes Inferno. Milton's Parl- disc Lose and Robinson Cruso' on trip like this.
 But I will never finish this letter if the steward does not stop putting his tea table by me. This habit of o'clock tea is already being acquired by IS. doncherknow. It is very nice now. but there will probably be time soon when it would be far more acceptable.
 T understand that this letter may be mailed in day or two. but I doubt if it reaches you before I have arrived at my destination.
 T wish you would have The Age-Her aid sent to me. I am alreadq begin ming to realize just how eagerly 1t will be read. We have not had anything from Ia ufH tv, n<i <ir,1n oc a wireless is not used except in emergency. You can't know what it means to be shut off from all news in time like this. About sending The Age-H Herald, do not think extra postage is required. put you will know about this.
 Here Lieutenant Bradley sends some personal messages to various members of The Age-H Herald staff, and continues:
 '"Tell them all to drop me a line occa- sionally. It Is a long ways from Ala bama and a word from home is going to be most welcome. My address will be Leon c. Bradley, First Lieut.. Inf, Un- assigned, American Expedftionary Forces, via New York That is all that is neces sary. With highest regards and best wishes, am, sincerely yours,
 LEON c. BRADLEY. ' <
 sP S.-I forgot to tell you l am wear ing a wrist watch. It is the only thing to do and is really very convenient.
 TELLS OF SHORE LEAVE
 "Still on board the same steamship.
 aThe mall has not yet been dispatched. so I will add few lines as it may be a long time before l can write to you again.
 Since I wrote you first great events have transpired. No. don't get excited no submarine. or anything like that. But they have been big things to us just She same. In the first place, we had the ship all lit up like a cathedral, decks lob bies and all. and in addition. we were allowed to smoke on deck at night. All portholes were open at night, lights burned fore and aft and altogether the ship look just like street fair. After having the ship as dark at Egypt aft CT sundown for some days you may Imagine what big th3hg this was to US.
 "And then the ebiE3kst thing of all came today whensNEs wereSgtiXe shore time since we left the f barka- ton that we have set f0e& III firma and it was mighty inf. ppuIAd down