Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-19

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must have bten heard, and it was nl-
most certain somcthing would come
out to investigate. but the u 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 aud
the chief enrincer, myself. to come
alongside the u 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 aud place bombs
An tho ship to blow her up.
"As the day was drawing to a close.
1t was becoming colder, and. seeing
TINT the men had not brought coats
with them, tho German commander
gave us all sweaters and lowed us to-
ward shore for hulf IN hour or so.
Three dcstroyers passed out, but they
were 30 fur away that tho u bout
simply submerged until she was awash,
end they never saw n thing. 1t was
almost sunset when she finally disnp-
peared after maneuverlng around ns
though playing like porpolse at sun.
set almost within range Of shore bat-
teries"
Tho story Of this armed merchant
mon shows that simply placing guns
on steamships Ia not going to protect
them against submarines. There has
got to 30 sort Of craft to fight them
ON something like equal terms. aud the
swift, scnworthy. low lying NJ. LIS
seem TO be tho 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 n
song which pretty we'll covers every
thing In the limo OF their lifo and duty.
Some OF tho verses wcro written by
one man, some by another Tho one
referring to Uncle Sam Ia my own
and will DO understood when sny
that tho first NJ. LIS were built In
America and TINT tho British took
Rome time to learn just how t. use
them:
Sing mo u nong OF n frail NJ l..
Lord. hnvo morcy upon usD
Rolling about on an oily nwell
C.ord. hnvo mercy upon usD
Out on IL highly explosive spree.
Petrol, lyddito and II. N. r.,
Looking for u bont 3 SO.
20 Lord, havo mercy upon usD
Bling mo n sonY OF n bold young foot"
Q>ord. hnvo mercy upon uBO.
Skillful mariner nnd nut TO boot.
(Lord. have mercy upon usD
30 ship tho cable and hcavo tho lead,
Hard n-starboard and full ahead.
Tho dotonntorB arc In my bed.
(Lorh. have mercy upon usD
Sing mo n song OF IL smart young sub
lord. have mercy upon uBD.
An insubordinnto half trained cub
U4ord. hive mercy upon uBD
or tho kings regulations ] know not ono.
have left undono whnt should hnvu
done
But. oh. my aunt. when fro TINT gunl
Uord. havo mercy upon usD
Sling mo n song OF c. NJ. Il.
U1ord, have mercy upon usD.
Bred In garage and Bcnt To sea
u4ord. have mercy upon usD.
Taken AWAY from tho motor trndc,
But IL OF nut OH tho grand pa
rnde."
Q>ord. have mercy upon unD
Sing mo n song of Unclo Sam
CLorl. have mercy upon uBO;
Built five hundred and don't caro- Il d-n.
U.ord. hnvo morcy upon uBD
Nobody knows what they built them for.
Every one prnys that they'll build no
moro.
But such nro tho horrorn OF "bloody
war"
(Lord. have morcy upon usD
Sing mo Bong of North sea bnse
20 Lord. have mercy upon usD.
A dirty. forgotten. ono horgo place.
Lord. have mercy upon usD
Whom tho wind blows west. how brave
wo arc!
When tho wind blowB east. TIA different.
far.
You'll find us snfe in the ''harbor bnr."
Qord. hnvo mercy upon usD
Az one may gather from the song,
many Of the Sea Slugs were formerly
chauffcurs, and although the NJ. LIS