The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-07
DESCRIBES STORM At SEA
Benosha Sailor Tells How Texas Lost
Three of Crew in Recent Storm Edw.
Hensel, Also of Kenosha, Immortal
ICES Self on ''Texas''.

'sSI am proud to read about the pa
friotie spirit shown by Kenosha peo-
pae and the wide extent of the work
sOf the Red Gross Association and wi1l
dare. to say that with the cooperation
of every man, woman and child of
iother cities in this u. S. as displayed
My the people of Ken0sha, the Kaiser
will sooner or later be forced to come
down from his high horse and kiss the
good old "'Stars and Stripes" This
5s the tribute paid by John Newhouse,
"a former Kenoshan, now an oiler on
board the United States Steamship
seTexas" in recent letter to the Ken
tosha Evening News. The letter is
written from Somewhere on the At
lantie" and describes in detail the
great leviathan of the sea upon which
this former Kenoshan and Edward
Hansel, also of this city have been
stationed. Tt also give graphic ac-
count of recent storm at sea which
rexacted toll Of three lives from the
.''Texas" and many more from other
ships of the United States.
Describes Super Dreadnought.
s@I would like to tell you a little
shout real ship writes the Keno
sha sailor Superdreadnaught U.S.S.
"'Texas'', the Pride Of the American
Navy and to emphasize the truth of
his statement he sent picture of the
American warslip as it lay in the docks
of New York Harbor, 'Woe be to
the German ship which meets the FTex-
as7 in battle for her gunners are the
best in the world.
"eThey nearly doubled the score of
any ship in the feet at target practice
and established world s record last
year. She accomplished most mar.
yelous feat by winning the three high
est and only trophies in the Atlantic
Fleet in one year On many of hen
guns is displayed white 'tE'' denot
ing the experiences Of her gunners IN
making the excellent record of eight
shots, eight hits in a specified time.
s"On one of the stacks can be seen
q bic white 'FE'' insignia of the en-,
gineering trophy won in competition
against all ships in the economy of
fuel, water and all engineering para.
phernaia. On the pinnacle Of the
fore-t0p mast waves red pennant with
q black ball in it center which in.
dicates the victory won in contest fol-
the Battle Efficiency trophy.
CIT was a "Texas" gun crew de.
tailed aboard the U. S. S. Mongolia
that fred the first shot in the Amer
russian war and sunk German
a. e., Since my enlistment over
three years ago / have visited many
ports of educational interest and
volunteer to say that the Navy offers q
fine opportunity to young man. "
Tells Of Hensels Success.
"Edward Hensel, more peculiarly
known as Pop on the ship is also 9
Kenosha boy and a ship-mate of mine
Pop has certainly made good during
his service. At quite an expense tt
the Government he was sent to the
Motor school at Charleston, S. G. From
which he graduated as an expert motor
man and now has a responsible posi-
ton as engineer in'the Captain S pri
waite motor-barge. I"
BILLY the Soap Philosophises.
lin coincidence with the e. erazt
aboard ship Mr.. Hensel, under cannon
1lage as "Billy the Soap wrote anG
posted on the crews bulletin board the
following: to read Tht
letter 'E.' Some one has advanced the
opinion that The letter e is the mos
unfortunate character in English, be
cause it is always out of cash, forever
In debt never out of danger and il
hell all the time. But / call attention
to the fact that e is never in wal
and always in Peace. 1t is the begin
ming of existence the commencement
of ease and the end of trouble With
out it there would be no meat, nj
bread, no life, no heaven. 1t il tn,
center of honesty, makes love perfec
and without it there would be no editors
devils, bankers, news, torpedoes, de
Tense, general quarters, deck hands, en-
gineers, gunners, no e. on the stack
no prize money and no come on or il
Texas
Billy the Soap.
This write up made quite hit will
The ships company.
Describes His own Work.
"By attention to duty and devotion