New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-31
SAILING THE MAIN

Several interesting letters written@by
Armin Bentzin, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Bentzin Of this city have been
received by his parents. The contents
Of them are of a somewhat different
nature than previous letters from the
boys in the camps because they were
written while he was on the sea. Armin
enlisted Immediately after the war
began. He was formerly an electrician
at Lamberton.
One of the letters reads as follows
"Dear Mother s-s+~ssi..
am somewhere at sea and
am writing this while have lots Of time.
I don't know where we are going and
don't worry about it as dong as the
weather stays nice. TWAS pretty rough
last night but today it is nice and smooth
again. - -
1.-TWO boys from Sanborn are
on this same ship. just met them few
weeks ago. One is fireman and the
other a seaman. I knew them both as
they worked with me on the line between
Lamberton and Sanborn. It sure was
great moment when saw them. I
never used to care much for them before
but meeting them here was like meeting
old friends from home. They had been
on-the ship several months before came.
1t isn't so funny that never met them
before when one stops to think that there
are 1900 soldiers and sailors on this ship
and certain bunch of us always stick
"Nothing unusual happened
today. I rather think that we will be
in again in few days as there isn't'
anything doing out here. There Besa
heavy fog tonight and our speed is slow.
The fog is so heavy that I couldn't see
fifty feet ahead when was up on deck
a few minutes ago. 1t sure is hot in
this part of the world and when I spend
four hours in the dynamo room working
it is a relief to get out into the fresh air.
We are twenty feet below the water line
with eight big engines RUNNING most all
the time so you can imagine how hot it
gets. When we have battle practice
all the iron doors are. closed tight so
there isn't any chance fos US to get out
until all is over and this lasts for about
three hours. But then it could be worse
and T can't complain. I am getting fat
and Eeling fire. ~
eve had a fire. drill this
afterncs1n& bsIt. it didn't last; long, zItho
it caused a little excitement and that
is what we: need more than anything
else. I do all my own washing. also
plain and fancy sewing guess could
live all bymysazf some day if I hasse to- Z
well, write soon and tell RE
all the news. Don't worry about n1e-
A later letter was written July 2Othin
which he says: II am i'm the best offhealth
and am waiting patiently for some mail
from home: We haven't had any mail
since we left the states but we all expect;
some in the near future. I am net. att
liberty to write where we are now but
we have BEEN i'm Bahia, Rio De JanRriio,
and Montevldeo. The weather was good
most of the tame tho, sometimes, of.ceurse
it was little too warns. I enjoyed the
trip first rate: and have seen few strange
places. I managed to get some, post
cards of the different places and will
send them home as soon as 1 get back
to the states. I am sure you will enjoy
seeing them as; I have enjoyed seeing
the real thing We had some real, fresh
oranges and bananas at Bahia, such as
we never get at home. OF course they
grow around here and that makes a
difference
Arrnin asks about his brother Ray who
is at Fort Worden and says that he has
has had no letter from him in six months
Like all the boys he Graves for mail, and
writes, II hope to hear from home every
time we get mail aboard so please write
often to the old address,. Postmaster
New York, Unites States Ship Nebraska
and I will get them sometime or other
Write lots of news as ~e don't get tt
hear what sgoing on at all. Don't worry
about me. I will write whenever 1 ge
a chance to send a letter" .u.
Rev. J. R. Baumann, president of tn
Minnesota Lutheran Synod, was in New
Ulm Monday attending to some bushes
affairs of the synod. ..i.sf, "
A party of Nicollet people passe
through New Ulm Sunday on their wa
to Truman, Mimi, where they visite
: with friends. They we're joined here b
Miss Ida Muesing who spent severs
days at Truman. .-.l~z-
: =; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Vogelpohl an
sen, Arthur, of Jackson arrived Monda
: for an extended visit with relatives an
friends. They are considering a pla
o. returning to New Ulm to live as M