The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-27

, Thou shalt not deliver the world unto ! harbarism, and you well know that Ger 1 many did not. At what cost? The deac 1 in the catastrophe number by the mil 1 lions, the bereaved by the ten millions | and the suffering by the centuries tC 1 come. l no longer felt repulsion at what | l saw, only tender soicitude and pity. ! Now as to life aboard ship. 1 an ! well pleased with the particular branch l to which Uncle sam has assigned me am fortunate in getting aboard a | ship on which there are very con 1 genial complement, and here we find what might be termed happy family This, coupled with the music of the nu- merous Victrolas on board, makes our voyages really enjoyable. Of course, the vessels are crowded during the winter not the most comfortable places in the world; but to offset this one finds an ideal esprit de corps among the officers and men. We all know that we have got to win this war and that will, l think, carry us through hell itself. All fellow has to do when on watch at night Is to think of what would happen if the Hun should ever get to America. I don't believe exaggerate when l say that we all feel the same
 NAVAL REGULATION
 There is enough regulation to make
 
 in the navy, but regulation never caused any but rookie discomfort There is enough element of danger in lodging subs to create a tinge of excitement in the trip. This excitement will play large part in the tales told in future years when we of this war are old and gray to our children's children. That is when the curtain is drawn and we have finally put aside the sword for the plowshare.
 Twice has the Hun attempted to send our conveyed transports (including our own) to Davy Jones' locker. But each time, thanks to the combined efforts of the transports and the magnificent de- stroyers, of which America may well be proud, we defeated them and in one attack sent three to the bottom Of course I cannot write the story in full, owing to the censorship. How l was never so thrilled as by the won derful way in which these bulldogs of the sea went after those submarines like hounds let loose from the leash. In ordinary Vernacular, those destroyer boys were there with big "T.'' They dropped depth bombs promiscuously car ing neither for friend nor foe. They | assumed a sort of get out of my way, [ I'm busy" attitude. If transport was too near, the depth bombs shook her as
  1 adventure was quite exciting in both | instances.
 | Another thing that became stamped 1 in my mind and never to become eradi- l cated. There are no towards in the army | and navy of the United States At any l moment during those attacks a torpedo might have struck. A U-boat nigh have arisen to the surface and let loos' shrapnel on those decks, but instead O l showing a tendency to dodge the arm, and navy apparently enjoyed the cpl sode and all hands watched the battl from points of vantage, caring not on whit to go below decks. Of course near ly everybody has battle station; min 1 is in a dandy spot where I am enabled to see everything.
 Well. l guess I have told enough Possibly some of this will be taken ou by censors, but I don't think I hav overstepped the bounds of propriety il my narrative, So wishing you ever, \ welfare in the world, I am yours,
 "CHARLES l.. JEFFERSON"