Show AUTHOR IN U. U S S. S NAVY Jall lames B B. B Connolly t a- a t. t Yeoman ii on oil 01 Presidents President's L BU Boston lUI Jon Jan C James Jumes James B. B Connolly time the well eli wel known r of or sea se stories and amid ant nula notably ly of stories storied of Gloucester fishermen left for Washington I yesterday yester day n to t Join the United States nay navy as asI asa asa a yeoman und amid will be bc I wi employed as a CICI clerk lie le will wi enlist t for 01 two years rears and will wi be drafted for 01 dUl duty on ott Wednesday Wed Ved lo to the time battleship Alabama which is going on oil a cruise tum or I two months He lie has imas taken this step at the suggestion sug bUS o of Prel President ent Roosevelt elt The rime Presidents President's gi I eat cat desire Is to have ha e an arm American writer TIeI do for fOI our OUI ima navy what lu Rudyard ur Kipling has done for 01 the time army arlY of Great Greal Britain The idea idea Iden originated sonic some time ago ngo In ha the COl course C Cof of a conversation between time the tIl President dent an and amid 1 Mr Mi Connolly Last L August while the time author was as a guest of the time President at Oyster Da Ba Bay the plans completed Mr 1 Roosevelt wanted time the writer to lo sait at on un a cruise in September but Mr Mm h. h COl Connolly ha had considerable work that thai he hc wished to 10 finish so I tho the date of his enlistment was postponed It I was in October J I JO O that thai Mr Ir Connolly Connoly first heard hear lh directly cly from President ent Roose elt when he received a tt very complimentary tary letter ietter commending ii him him for fot his originality of ur stylo an and hl his goo good sense In Iii the time of working material material Shor Shortly afterward after Mr Mi- 11 Connolly Connoly met the time President and amid has hus fr frequently CUenl been his guest In Iii Washington and amid Oyster Osler Ua Day Bay Unusual IJ privileges leges will wi be bo accor accorded to 10 Mr hl h Connolly Connoly during his term u o of service ser or I Ills His us mission of course couise will willbe wi be bc known 1 to tho ho a admiral and amid commanders commanders com coni- manders o ol of time and auth the time In iii general and In a a ao sva o way ant he lie will wi have considerable freedom Ho lie 10 will wi aise have ha c a private cabin The Alabama's stop will wi be lie al at Then the lie hc shE ship will wi proceed pro pro- coed to the C Caribbean sea During During hl his two years years' service ser It i Is Js intended c that thai hoshall heshal he ho shall 1 visit 1 many parts of oi the globe Iobe an amid anil shall be with wih various squadrons and It Is likely that lint of tho ho I one u voyages wil wilbe be to time the Philippines Mr Mi I Connolly Connoly acted as the time correspondent corres corres- of the time New ev York Times in the hit yacht ach t race rUCe aC s lew the A Atlantic tu n Ic last lash May for th Iho he Kaisers Kaiser's Ol cup CUrl which was wa won Avon b by time the Atlantic tc Connol Connolly was u r guest on time iho smallest boat In the con test the time Flour dc do e Lys an and his account of its is thrilling voyage win was eagerly read Tho The best known of or h his him sea tales are arc Out of Gloucester Time Tho sel and Tho ho ant Deep Seals Sea You s w-iS w v 01 i |