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I' e.1 ical Department.
The. Cross Word Puz-le Craze has lit Chilkcot Barrack
the first one caused such ... rush for the dictionary tha
finger stepped on. lire, Golar only missel four words on
is confident numher two was solved in thirty mimute 3.
s wi'hn a hang,
t one man got e
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Privatc Se ymour
and reports Captain
S ammy Le vi n e s aw
were on the jo'* sc
arrived on the Rogers none the worse for his trip
Grow, lh C. ,will arrive on the next 00at.
stars and heard the humming of Angels hut the h.
soon that Samry is now enjoying peaceful and plea
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g.
ant repose in the Hospital.
Pi nance Department.
To clan i c al Se r ge an t an d 1. r s. Wi n n ar r i ve d 01 the last Ro ge r s f r on
Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Sgt.Winn replaces Technical Sgt.Klei 1.
who will leave us in the near future for the states, having completed
his tour of foreign service. Sgt, and l.rs. Winn are newly-weds - the
ceremony having taken place on Christmas Day.
Quartermaster Corps.
Private First Class Harry F. I-id die ton has receive! his orders to
proceed, hy the next available transportation to Fort Lawton, Wasningt
for assignment. Private I'iddleton has completed his tour of foreign
service and says he is glad to ^e getting ^ack to civilization once
mo re.
Sergeant hjiss^ll of Company ’ 7th Infant^, has been given a job
again with the property auditor. Stick arcuni Russell and you might
get on steady. He’s always lucky on getting that jo^.
Company "E”.
There is much difficulty in trying to get us to helieve there are
three Norths so there is a class in map reading every morning after
an hour of hard exercise with the haycaet. We are still wondering
how Perry knew he ever reached the xTorth Pole.
"Sandy” is. worrying about "ty’ing” into these mountains. He says
that before the summer is over he will he able to roll up any hill
around here and tie up to it.
NOTES FROL THE FOST Q,UARTERL ASTER.
Our emergency water supply, used when vreaks occur in the gravity
system., cones, from. a reservoir located a few hundred feet up hill fro
the eite of the old light plant. This reservoir is roofed o^er and
has a graw 1 bottom thru which surface and spring water filters iho
a ditch running down thru the woodland. This ditch is fron five to
fifteen feet deep and in nost places is re-retted with planks to pre -
the earth fron caving in. The water is forced up thru the mains
under 250 lhs. pressure steam pump installed near the reservoir.
Several tests have ^eon made of this water in the laboratories^
headquarters 9th C.A. The report sent hack has always keen "potable
or fit to drink. . .
Plans have veen completed for a new light plant building. Captain
Cook drafted then according to specifications furnisned fro--, tnis
office. Reouisition for replace--nts for the two trucks destroyed
Vy fir-- will ve sent in to C.A. Hdqrs. this week.
In reply to a wire from this office Captain oLidham has cabled
that he is returning here on the next -og
ers which sails fron Seattle
February 11th.. Captain Rassmussen will go out on the same-boat to
Seattic when he will receive his new assignment, in tne Army Transport
Service.
Lieutenant Rockafellow took over the Pest Exchange fron Lieuten
ant Grady on the first of the month. _
school is ^eing held twice a v/eek at Hv;r*dquartors.
Subjects taken up are Tactics and Property Accounting.