TRANSCRIBED FROM THE COTTER COURIER MAY 30, 1918 P. 3
New York City, May 20, 1918
My dear Mama, Papa and all:
I sure am having good health and a fine appetite. I have already been to France and back and it was a nice trip. The boat that I am on is the largest ship in the world. It is 980 feet long, 175 feet wide, and about 150 feet high, and has 16 decks. On the trip home we carried 15 soldiers, 350 nurses and several hundred crew and made the round trip in 17 days. This ship is one that the U.S. captured from the German’s and its name was the Votterland before the war. I never have been seasick yet and don’t think that I will. We sank a submarine on our way back from France. It was about three miles out when we saw it, then we 4 shots at it blowing it all to hell. We sure do have plenty of excitement on here. When we were crossing the War Zone the Soldiers seemed to think that they would rather be Soldiers than Sailors. Please do not be worried about me on account of the submarines, because I always was a good swimmer. If you don’t hear from me in a long time don’t worry, because I will come out on the top side always, or try my best to. With very much love to all and my best regards to my friends,
Sincerely Yours, Ebb.
P.S. This boat is now called the Leviathan and it used to belong to the Germans. The emperor has offered $1,000,000 for its capture or sinking, but I don’t think that the dear old devil will have the reward to pay, at least, we hope not.
Ebb
NOTES: Everett Jones was writing to his mother Mrs. J. T. Jones.
TRANSCRIBED BY JACQUE HOWARD
New York City, May 20, 1918
My dear Mama, Papa and all:
I sure am having good health and a fine appetite. I have already been to France and back and it was a nice trip. The boat that I am on is the largest ship in the world. It is 980 feet long, 175 feet wide, and about 150 feet high, and has 16 decks. On the trip home we carried 15 soldiers, 350 nurses and several hundred crew and made the round trip in 17 days. This ship is one that the U.S. captured from the German’s and its name was the Votterland before the war. I never have been seasick yet and don’t think that I will. We sank a submarine on our way back from France. It was about three miles out when we saw it, then we 4 shots at it blowing it all to hell. We sure do have plenty of excitement on here. When we were crossing the War Zone the Soldiers seemed to think that they would rather be Soldiers than Sailors. Please do not be worried about me on account of the submarines, because I always was a good swimmer. If you don’t hear from me in a long time don’t worry, because I will come out on the top side always, or try my best to. With very much love to all and my best regards to my friends,
Sincerely Yours, Ebb.
P.S. This boat is now called the Leviathan and it used to belong to the Germans. The emperor has offered $1,000,000 for its capture or sinking, but I don’t think that the dear old devil will have the reward to pay, at least, we hope not.
Ebb
NOTES: Everett Jones was writing to his mother Mrs. J. T. Jones.
TRANSCRIBED BY JACQUE HOWARD