The Alaska Juneau-Douglas Island News
Issued by the Alaska Treadwell and Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Companies on
the 1st and 15th of each month
U S. FERRIS .Editor
This publication, though unpretentious
in size and scope, is founded on a spirit
that is not measured by breadth or num
ber of pages-—it is Intended to be a com
munity letter sent twice each month to
all former employees of the Alaska Ju
neau, the Alaska Treadwell, the Alaska
Mexicali and the Alaska United Gold Min
ing Companies who are bearing arms in
our country’s service. By aiding and en
couragtng tnis purmcation tnese com
panies hope to render some slight service
to our boys "over there,"—for those who
have lived with ns must feel the same
human tic to the community that the com
munity has for those on our honor rolls.
No news is as welcome as "home” news
and If the modest publication helps our
boys realize that we are keeping the
“home fires burning," and keeps alive their
home town interest until they are with
us again, it will have justified its exist
ence.
Our honor rolls have been fairly easy
to compile, but it is more difficult to se
cure correct addresses. Anyone who
knows names not appearin; on our rolls
will confer a favor by notirying the editor
at once. We will have to look to the
friends of those on the honor roll to sup
ply correct addresses, and we request that
ali addresses be turned in promptly in
order that our mailing list can be com
piled.
P. H. Fox, the local merchant, has re
signed from the local exemption board
and A. E. Gurr has been appointed to fill
the vacancy. The board as it now stands
consists of J. W. Martin, chairman; A. E.
Gurr, secretary, and Dr. A'. R. Sargeant,
medical officer. Mr. Fox has served on
the board ever since its organization and
has given many days of hard work to the
government as his part in helping to win
the war. Mr. Fox is closing out his stock
of goods in Douglas and will leave Alaska
some time thiE month for the States, after
a continuous residence on Douglas Island
for over thirty years.
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Douglas Island has purchased War Sav
ings Stamps since last January, to the
amount of $50 per capita. The estimated
per capita for the United States to absorb
the requisite amount cf War Savings
Stamps is $16 per capita.
Carl Rutherford Writes
Corporal Carl Rutherford, of the Avia
tion Corps, writes recently from France:
“I am on my seven days’ pass with 10
others from our squadron, and we cer
tainly were fortunate in choosing this
place to spend it. We left camp on the
afternoon of the 7th and spent that night
in Neufchnteau. We left there at 7:30 in
the morning, changed cars at Langres and
again at Chandrey and Dyon. From there
we went to Lyons. That is the second
largest city in France and probably the
best city now, for many of the people
that could leave Paris have done so and
are living at nyons. we 8ia. ee mere a>i
night and left at 7:15 in the morning and
arrived at Aix-Les-Baines about 11. This
is a big summer resort frequented by the
best people in France and in peace times
of many other countries. The govern
ment pays all our expenses for board and
room. The soldiers are put up at the
hotels ail over town and are treated just
the same as the ‘paying guests.1
“The building being used as a Y. M. C.
A. is an old gambling palace and it is
said to be second only to Monte Carlo, but
Monte Carlo must be wonderful to beat
it. It is an immense place, built of mar
ble and stone, and in it are rooms of all
kinds and a large theatre. They have
shows and dances in the evening; con
certs by band and orchestra, and it is the
headquarters for all the sight-seeing trips.
We have been taking It easy these first
two days, but are going to start out to
morrow. One of the trips I especially want
to take is up one of the mountains from
which you can see Mt. Blanc in Switzer
land and also over into Italy. This cer
tainly is a wonderful opportunity the
government is giving us and I hope to get
all I can out of it.
1 was made cnauneur tne nrst or tne
month; get sergeant’s pay and wear cor
poral’s stripes. I was also given a new
car. I nearly forgot to tell you I have
met three fellows I know on this trip.
The first was or. the train before we got
to Dijon. He was a roan named Bracken.
He was in nearly all of my classes. The
next was a man named Sipes, a rather old
fellow, over 40 anyway, that worked at
Treadwell. He is with the engineers.
There is quite a bunch from Treadwell.
The next one was George Long, of Pros
pect Hill, Tacoma.”
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Mary—"Don’t cry, dear. You must be
brave while Jack is away with the army.
Remember the war won’t last forever, and
then he’ll return to you.” Maude—"Y-yes;
but I’m afraid that before he comes back
some other hateful man will marry me.”