”’IWO YEAR TOUR DOPE" OFFICIAL:
Wa are forced to publish the painful news that official
confirmation has at last been received at Post Headquarters,
of the ’’two year tour for Alaska”. The saire regulations govern
service here now as formerly,-i. e. the usual term of duty in the
Territory will be two years;-if a soldier wishes to stay for a
third year,he may do so on application.
As far as we know,Alaska is the only place where soldiers
of the present army enjoy the ’’Two year” privilege. In all other
places of foraign .servicev-Panama, Hawaii,China,and the Philli
pines,-the term of duty still continues at three years.
IS FORT SEWARD JINXED?:
"It’s a gieat life,if you don’t weaken”.Here the "Pete”
goes to Juneau,loses herself for a week,finally straggles back
on the tail-end. of the Big Wind,-and proceeds to disseminate
various and sundry "?lu Germs" on our unsuspecting and peaceful
garrison.And the ’’Pete” went to Juneau to recruit? We doubt if
we admire very much the class of rookies that Juneau sends us.
We could easily spare such hospital fillers.
What with the ban on our neighboring city’s White Way, the
prevalence of the "grippy" feeling,the consequent cancellation
of the Valentine Dance ,as a precaution against any epidemic,-the
impossibility of playing the Basketball and Bowling League mat
ches,because half the members of all the teams are on the sick
list,-and the general inconvenience suffered by everybody in
this cudsed 75 mile gale that keeps wafting its zephyrs so gen
tly over the Parade Ground,—life here at ifche Post is,as we men
tioned at the start of this article,-"great, if you don* t weaken."
"Howeverrr",as Harry Lauder would say,-it’s all in the game.
If we’re here.we’se not chewing alkali on the Border,nor chasing
the elusive mosquito in Panama or the Islands.Our Alaskan winter
can’t last forever,and the Captain Doctor tells us that our
touch of the "flu" is the merest lover’s oaress. So let’s "Carry
On",as our dear English cousins so cheerily advise,and console
ourselves with the recollection of the statement of George Wash
ington at Waterloo"It*11 be all the same,in a hundred years#"
SMOKER AND ROOSEVELT DEDICATION NEXT ON THE PROGRAM:
Unless the cases of illness on the Post become much more
prevalent,-a developement that is not looked for,-the Post Smo
ker, scheduled for Peb. 20 th, and the dedication of the Bo osevelt
portrait,on Peb.22nd,will take place as advertised. The programs
of both affairs were published in the ’’News” of last week,and
will be given &s presented. The Smoker will exhibit lots of tal
ent in the lines of bo::ing, instrumental and vocal selections,and
other forms of entertainment. The Roosevelt Dedication will fur
nish a program made up of a talk on the hero of the day,given by the
Commanding Officer, selected readings from the speeches of the late
Ex-President,and musical renditions by the Band.