Show french sailors use drugs the extent to which the narcotic habit prevails in the french navy was illustrated a few days ago by the proceedings ce ot of a court martial at brest ane defendants were halt a doza dozen seamen of ordinary rating who were charged with a considerable number of robberies all the men were victims of opium or the the ether habit or both combined and were in fix the be muddling themselves dilly dally with these drugs and the robberies had been committed to gratify their passion severe sentences were passed |