(Special to the Hally Times)
KOI IT l.tSCUM. Alaska, July 1.—
t’onlova's generosity und regard fot
her boys "over here" has sure made
a big Impression, dot only among the
boys hero, but also In Valdez; and you
often heir people remarking about
what a lively and sportsmanlike town
you have "over there." With such
backing and Interest as you have
shown, you can count on It that we
are here with the determination t«
use our best efforts to help the cause
of democracy along.
Wo received two large boxes of cig
arettes, enough to keep us in smokes
lor a long while, and on behalf of the
Cordova draft contingent I take this
op; —tunlty to thank Mrs. Nichols. Mr.
Rogers and the people of Cordova
who contributed to the tobacco fund
for their thoughtfulness. When the
two boxes arrived on the Alaska they
were immediately opened and all of
the boys gathered around and helped
themselves to all of the tobacco they
could use for the next two weeks.
Tlu- balance has been tint in the store
l-ocni. ami u ill he distributed after we
arc aboard : lie transport going south.
V.'e have been preparing today for
the arrival of fifty more draft men
from Anchorage, who expect to arrive
in the morning. Fifty more are ex
peeled within the next ten days, so
that by that time we will have close
to four hundred men at this post. All
arc- anxiously waiting for the trans
port to arrive, and although no defi
nite dale has been set. we expect to
gel away from here about the first of
August.
Jack Johnson was appointed second
cook of A company about a week ago.
Imagine Jm k a cook! Jack told the
llcutonau! ihat he could not boil
water, 1 at they are trying to make a
cook out of him. anyway. We call
him the "belly robber" now. Jim
Dinceii can not stay away from the
grocery lai.mess lie has been made
a talk (a Hie post exchange, and is
dishing oui the Valdez brew to the
boys.
Most of the boys have received all
of their equipment. Including uni
forms, guns, packs, etc., but George
Kennedy is minus a pair of shoes.
They Iniven'l a pair at the post big
enough for him. They carry large
sizes in me army, too, but George's
fee i a." too large to mention. They
are Inning .1 special pair made, using
the heller part of the lull hide of u
hul in i- to have them large
put: Igil.
it cit 'Kiiiii iikI Frazier are the lucky
boy in camji. Both have their wives
««-« at Valdez, and some of ns in the
'but it are sure jealous of them.
T 1; l. ■ is in the hospital with
a st •• .tv*11 - so Dirk says. But I think
it v !i!-. term for K. I’., which means
"kit hen police." Nuff sed.
it n Hanson was tut guard the
otht r night, meaning llitit lie had to
pact tiie p round the better part of
the 10 It: :xi11 eliallenge all suspicious
too' ,1." pel .tuts and aw ertain It they
we tileiiti: or etiemif' .Mans was
pa a' nr i i- iteai when, about 1! a. in.,
two dark i. ittg objects appeared and]
he ..todiately comuiatitlcd litem to
••halt." and shouted. "Who goes
th>-"‘■ ?” The answer came hack, “Two
hlack.,ael; players and friends." Hans
commanded, \dvance, blackjack play
ers ami produce your winnings.”
Hans t>..s it lull'd luck, however, as
the men tie challenged were George
Steele at d I lick l.ctv is
TIic boys all certainly enjoyed the
visit of tlic Kolfe and the crowd that
catci i|t Sunday. We did our host to
show 1 lit'iit a good time, and are look
lug forward to furt'ier visits from Cor
dova people.
Five men were discharged yester
day on account of being physically
unfit, either for overseas service or
United States guard service, most of
them being from the Cordova district.
The men discharged were: Dula, De
licti. Allison, Makl and Carlson.
The Fort l.iscum ball team defeated
the Valdez, team Sunday to the tune of
ID to 0. The ball team is counting
on trimming Seward at Seivnrd on
the Fourth of July.
Drill is the main dally occurrence,
and during the past week we have
been Instructed In the manual of
arms, and expect to have some work
with the bayonet soon. The drill Is
getting a little more strenuous as we
gradually get accustomed to itt. and in
a few months we will be In shape for
special instruction in the modern
methods of warfare. The boys are
showing up wonderfully well In the
few weeks of training, and it will not
be long before we shall be in the
trenches and able to show the world
what Alaska can do In the shape of
lighters. We will go after the kaiser
as desperately as the early pioneers
of Alasku sought for gold, and we ll
get him, or die on the trail.
Hest regards to all.
TO SU AGRICULTURAL
I 5 TO WESTWARD
ANCHUK AI»KP July o.—Duuui»r(
sioiml agricultural land surveys will
he made this summer and fall in the
Talkeetna ilistriet. which is pene
trated by the route of the govern
ment railroad, by V. H. Wilhelm, a
surveyor with the United States land
office, whose headquarters are in Ju
neau.
Mr. Wilhelm's work will be limited
to agricultural land surveys, and will
be si continuation of the tmk begun
in the Tarkeotna district last summer
by the federal land office.
The Talkeetna district is about 116
miles north of Anchorage.
THE TISATCiDll
TIDES TODAY
Low at 4:27 a. m.—0.6 feet
High at 10:46 a. in. 9.1 feet
Low at 3:48 p. m. 3.0 feet
High at 10:05 a m.13 4 foot
TIDES SATURDAY
Low at 5:10 a. m.—I.'* fec-t
High at 11:38 a in.10.5 feet
Low at 4:45 p ill. 6.1 feet
High at 10:56 p m.13:5 feet
TIDES SUNDAY
Low at 6:03 a. m. 13 feet
High at 12:26 p m.10.7 feet
Lo wut 5:37 p. m. 2.6 feet
I FREDERICK P. KEPPEL
Frederick I’. Kejun‘1 is uow third as
sistant secretary of war.
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THROUGH ACTION
OFOWNTORPEDO
LONDON. Juno 1 (by mad).—How
a submarine which destroyed a muni
tions ship was Itself wrecked by the
explosion is related in a British ad
miralty statement.
The ship was torpedoed without
warning by the U-boat, which then
rose to the surface and opened lire
with her guns. The German's second
round exploded In the ammunition
hold.
So terrific was tha explosion that
followed that the submarine was al
most demolished by the concussion.
Her gun was lifted and flung side
ways, her side was torn out and she
foundered nlmost as quickly as the
steamship.
A rescued member of the munitions
ship’s crew thus described hlB experi
ence:
“Almost Immediately aftor the sub
marine's second round wo were all
enveloped In black clouds. We heard
rushing, roaring, gurgling noises.
Something gave our boat an ugly
twist and threw me overboard. When
1 came up I fouled a blanket or tar
paulin with my head and right hand,
and it seemed a long time before I
could get clear. Even then everything
was still in darkness. Then the air
gradually became clear and, seeing a
boat, I struck out for it and was
hauled aboard."
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