Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1912 — Interesting Letter From Midshipman James E. Brenner. [ARTICLE]

Interesting Letter From Midshipman James E. Brenner.

In a letter dated June 16, James E. Brenner, who Tfe now a midshipman on the U. S. S. Utah, says in part: “The cruise this year is by far the best one we have "had, both from a practical standpoint and from that of accommodations. The Utah is the largest ship in commission and, of course, affords us plenty of room. I have a large study, private bath, etc* and a sleeping apartment that would be hard to beat on board ship. There are only nine first classmen aboard and we take the same duties that were formerly assigned to past midshipmen, such as junior watch, cruise officer, assistant to" navigator, etc. The work is hard, owing to the fact that we have so much notebook work and navigation to do along with our regular duties. “We were under order for a couple of days to be ready to sail on two hours’ notice for Cuba, but things have quieted down a little now and think we will be able to carry out the regular Itinerary and proceed to Provincetown for preliminary target practice. Tomorrow we have a parade out to BUnker Hill and I will get my first experience in charge of a section of men.’’ We handle repairs, for the Deerlng, Milwaukee, Champion, Plano and .Osborne lineß.