Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-19
JACK LETSON, CAPTAIN OF HOLD,"
 DETAILS EXPERIENCES IN FRANCE

 books. It is considered one of the best jobs on the ship so l am happy and contented.
 When We left the states our convoy was made up at Newport News and consisted of A ships with one destroy CT and one battleship as an escort. On the third day out from the French coast we were met by six English de- stroyers as an added protection, that being considered the most dangerous part of the voyage.
 The danger is now over and our work nearly done. Soon we will be returning home and every boy on the ship satisfied that he has done his share and done it well. Every night that we left Southampton for France we were in immediate danger of being blown into eternity by a German U-boat We are still making the runs at night but now with every light lit and only two loOkOuts.
 Carry Hun Prisoners
 On our last trip from France, made on Thanksgiving day, we carried a number of German prisoners, some of whom could speak English. They all said that it had been the Americans who had won the var
 Excepting the Yankees, the best looking soldiers I have seen are the Australians. They are not only fine looking but they are some fighters. : Their pay is six shillings a day while l the English soldier gets but two and ! at the beginning of the war received 1 but one.
 The French too, are a wonderful 1 people and are deeply appreciative of l what we have done for them. They are 1 good fighters and we are all strong for | them.
 La Havre is beautiful city of about | 125,000 population. When We are on 1. liberty there the people are very I and show us a good time.
 The population of Southampton is about 10000. This town is the bunk" and we will all be glad when we can get away from it. I don't think much of the English. When we first arrived the English started to put a gun on our boat-the war is over and the gun Is not on yet-what do you think of that? Some time ago my pal and l were walking on the dock-there was an English soldier on guard-I asked him how many shells he had in his gun and he replied that he did not know. Can you beat that, and in the war four years too.
 Messages Home
 Tell Harry Jennings that I have some stories about the English that will do his heart good; and just wait Intil I get into an argument with some lf my friends who were English boost ITS.
 We are not very busy now, make )nly one trip a week but we made ID for it while the war was on. The { channel was mighty rough at times md on several occasions we had to ; ake the wounded we were carrying off the boat. One night when we were going across a hospital ship was sunk ly Q sub and 150 lives lost; We pass sd over the spot within 30 minutes of he time she went down. Some of the 1; German prisoners we carried had ap- 1 llied for American citizenship before { he war and carried their first papers. They happened to be visiting in Ger many when the war broke out and were compelled to go into the Ger nan army. There are four American transports | operating out of this port One morn ng the Yale-you will remember her Is having piled between San Diego l md San Francisco-left France at the 1 ;ame time we did. We raced across he channel, making 29 knots but she )eat us. On our next trip an English