The
McCarthy
W eekly News.
Entered as second class matter. Septem
her 17th, 1918 at the host Office, at
McCarthy, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3. 1879
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MANAGER
EDITOR
Alaska.
Saturday, Dec 21st. 191b.
CHI SANA NEWS
The shelter ({Virt ti 1< u:
are now almost ctmjhu. Tie
Woodmans Johnson & Hovei
were stoimbourd for a wttk,
lost two dogs and were without
food four days.
The cabins will require brac
in g to stand the stoims off ^he
Russell Glacier. The second
cabin on the Fredericka will be
finished in a few days
Taylor, Brown and McGettig
an have built cabins on Platinum
Creek the scene of the last gold
strike. While they are noncom
itall as to their findings, it is
well known that an Indian got
2ounces of course g >ld t'lere
last fall.
Grub is v«ry low. This
shortage was responsible for the
small number of votes polled at
the election, a number of me n
having been forced to go hunt
ing. _
No trouble to buy — cheap
convenient, a real investment -
War Savings Stamps.
OLDTIMER WRITES FRIEND
Mr. L. H. Woodman,
McCartny, Alaska.
Frind Dick;
Thought it was about time
I was writing you a few lines &
letting you know my addresa.
As you may have guessed, I
have been too busy to write.
1 think I wrote you from Se
attle that I had enlisted in the
33rd Ergineers, but I never
joined that regiment because I
took the first chance that was
offered for active service after
I got across, which took me to
the 6th Engineers. I done think
there is much difference be
tween the two.
I certainly joined the 9th
when they were having a hot
j.ime but got through all O.K.
I sf.w wl at Fritz can do in the
barrage line and also had the
pleasure of walking all over the
country where Fritz had his
J l < s ; j ctsaw what the Erench
i i < A n ( i k; r s can co-theie are
] < ntj (J Fritzies htre but they
] c all ( ti e ones, the allies have
got the ir“r.umber”.
I mailed to the Arctic Broth
erhood today a cou pie of souve
nirs, i german g is mask and'
helmet, the Fritz who owmed
them lias no earthly use for the
outlit now but I guess he could
have used the gas mask if he
cuild have taken it with him.
1 am enclosing iu this letter a
piece of cloth that I cut from
the wing n i germ in pi me I
saw brought down, just after
the Hun had brought do vn one
oi our balloons m fla n *s - the
Fritz made a rough landing him
self. One thing I would like to
know what they did about the
death of Hose Silberg and how
.Joe Pietrie died.? If you remem
her tiiey were tryiug to connect
the two cases it t ie time I left
McCarthy but I never heard
since what they did.
Well Dick a must now close
but will write again. Give my re
gards to Mrs Woodman and all
the old timers tnat i know - A1
Doze’ Ibongley, Marshall, Pitcher
Hyland, Amber and others too
numerous tomention.
Does Cole still publish the As
tonisher? if so. send me a copy
once in a while, also a Cordova
paper if you can.
Sincerly Yours,
Pte, Robert. T- Sminh,
Co E. 6th U. S. Engrs,
Amesican E. F
— Our courtesy and consideration
have given us your loyal and active support.
We thank you. —
BANK OF ALASKA
DON’T DRINK SHIPS!
U. S. Food Administration.
Are you shocked to see the lady drinking ships0
You drink ships every time you use sugar unnecessarily, in a
beverage.
Seventy-five per cent, of the sugar used in this country has to bo
brought here in ships Every possible ship is needed for the trans
portation of troops :i"d. s' Mnijes to the other side.
Eliminate sugar as a 1 ..ury, and you release many ships for war
purp 'ses.
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