ABOUTJTHE BOYS
Lieutenant Royal Pullen has been pro
moted to a captaincy in the Engineers.
Claud Penglase has arrived “Over
There.”’ He is in Co. G, 364th Infantry.
Our old friend. Robt. McKlem, of the
Machtne Shop, is now a 1st Sergeant at
Fort Seward.
A. H. Mann, formerly of the Treadwell
office force, is now lieutenant In the Avi
ation service.
Harry Rexroth has arrived safely over
seas and is in the Masonic Ambulance
Corps. His address is: 364th Ambulance
Corps. 316 Sanitary Train, A. E. F.
Orin F. Hill, at one time located at
Douglas, has arrived overseas. He is in
the Medical Officers’ Training Camp and
was assigend to one of the hospital trains
bound for France.
Mrs. J. O. Kirkham Just recently re
ceived a letter from her 3on, G. A. Kirk
ham, who Is with the British army in
England, and is stationed at Sandwich,
Kent, Stoner Camp, with Company B.
D. J. Kinzie, in charge of tbe Treadwell
employment bureau for a number of years,
and lately appointed captain in the Ad
jutant General’s Department, has received
orders to report at headquarters not later
than the 20th of August.
Two former Douglas Island boys are in
the last draft from Fairbanks. They are
DeVere Coryell, known here as "Bud,”
and George Worth. Bud went from Fair
banks, and George was living in Seattle
and was sent to Camp Lewis.
Abel Anderson left here some months
ago in company with Arthur Garn to en
list in the army. He joined the 31st In
fantry and a i’ew days later was trans
ferred to Fort William McKinley, Philip
pine Islands, where he now is. Arthur,
who enlisted at the same time, is still in
California.
Ernest John Powell, who was raised In
Douglas but who Joined the army In Ari
zona, says that he Is somewhere in New
York and expected to go to France any
day. Ernest John Is a son of John Powell,
formerly a blacksmith at Treadwell, and
a brother of Mrs. Mildred Purdy, both of
whom live at Escondido, Calif.
Capt. Harry C. DeVIghne, who Is now
commanding medical officer of the 144th
Field Artillery, the famous California
‘‘Grizzlies,’’ which said regiment was at
an Atlantic port all ready to embark for
France. Capt. DsVighne's address is now
“144th Field Artillery, American Expedi
tionary Forces, via New York.”
A number of the local boys of the Na
tional army stationed at Fort William H.
Seward ari ved in town on the steamer
Humboldt Tuesday for a short visit with
home folks and stayed until the Jefferson
went north. Among the party was Oscar
Grundler, of A Company, 14th Infantry,
who is now Corporal Grundler, having re
ceived promotion recently. The other
local boys in the party were John McCor
mick, John Olson, Leonard Hodgkins, John
Penglase and William Veale. The boys
were a soldierly looking bunch in their
uniforms and look well and hearty, and
say that although they are working hard
icy are having a good time but are anx
ious to get over to France to help put the
finishing touches to the kaiser.
Word has been received from I. Gold
stein and from D. A. Thompson, both in
the 316th Ambulance Train of the 364th
Ambulance Corps, that the ship on which
they crossed the Atlantic has arrived safe
ly in France. Charles Goldstein said that
It has been less than a month since his
brother left here to join the Ambulance
Corps at Camp Lewis and it is considered
remarkable that they should arrive abroad
In such a short time after they entered
the service.
Major *Tea v. Berger, iormeriy r mem
ber of the Treadwell Rifle Team, is now
Chief Quartermaster of the First United
States Army Corps of Gen. Pershing’s
army. He was promoted to the rank of
major June 26th. Major Berger is also a
member of one of the famous French Avi
ation squadrons. He became a member,
with his commission made out on a piece
of a captured German airplane, by going
Into battle as the gun man in a French
battle plane, in writing or tne incident,
Major Berger said that he has not a clear
recollection of anything in the battle ex
cept that he was in a flock of German ma
chines, he had found their range and was
“hitting them right.” A few minutes af
terward his machine made a landing and
the French pilot was trying to kiss him.
He was cited, and given a decoration and
a commission in the flying squadron. The
First Army Corps commander, however, re
fused to permit him to go in the air any
more as, he said, he needed a good quar
termaster.
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Mike G veril, who has been working in
the Treauwell machine shops, has been
transferred to the Ready Bullion hoist.