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THE COLONEL’S PARTING SHOT
When the war department denied Colonel Roosevlt au
thorityt oorganize an American volunteer contingent for
immediate service on French soil, it was not to be expected
that he would tamely accept the decision and forget the in
cident. The silence that he has maintained since then was
broken the other day by his publication of the correspon
dence relating to his controversy with the secretary of
war. This rather startling disclosure demonstrates that
the colonel not only did some plain talking to Secretary
Baker, but that he had no reluctance whatever in stating
his case plainlv to the American people.
It appears from the correspondence that the war de
ment took.the position that no American troops should be
allowed to embark for Europe and engage in active ser
vice until they had been adequately trained, and that when
they did go they should be placed “under the command of
the ablest and most experienced military men and offi
cered by men selected because of their previous military
training and actual military experience." This view, al
though penned by the secretary of war, was endorsed by
the genral staff of the army, the war colloge and by the
President himself.
One can readily imagine the tumult of emotions that
the colonel must have experienced when he read between
the lines of this particular letter and saw rather pointed
inference that , inasmuch as the administration desired
only regular army men with actual experience, his ser
vicces could not be utilized, and, in fact, were not wanted.
Now the colonel alwavs considered himself as a first-class
fighting man, and certainly he could not allow this chal
lenge to go unanswered. Moreover, the following excerpt
from his letter to the secretary discloses the fact that,
whatever others may think of his attributes as a soldier,
he still continues to hold them in high regard.
Denouncingth e view taken by the administration re
specting his proposal as the advice of “the red tape and
pipe clay school, hide-bound in the pedantry of wooden
militarism, which is only one degree worse than its ex
treme opposite,” he goes on to say: “ You decline my ap
plication to raise a volunteer force for service in France,
and my command of it at the front, on the ground of my
lack of military training and experience. Yet you are
summoning, and have summoned to the field, numbers of
military officers as division and brigade commanders who
have not had one-tenth of my experience.”
In addition to this, he advises Secretary Baker that:
“I am a retired commander in chief of the United States
army ,and thus eligible to every command.” This presents
rather a novel angle to the controversy, although the pre
cedent was established over a century ago when President
Adams appointed the ex-president, George Washington,
to the command of the army of the young republic. But
Colonel Roosevlt does not rest his claim for consideration
solely on the grounds of eligibility. In his own humble
opinion he is thoroughly competent to hold the commis
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Houses for Rent Rents Collected
Lots for Sale Large Listing
Phone Red 147 Seward. Alaska
No. 02762.
In the United States-Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, June 21, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That under and in pursuance of the
Act of Congress of May 14, 1898, as
amended by the Act of Congress of
March 3, 1903, granting additional
land to soldiers anti sailors who served
in the army and navy of the United
States during the Civil War, the un
dersigned, Kennccott Copper Corpor
ation, a corporation, the post office ad
dress and place of business of which
said corporation is at the Town of
Latouche, upon Latouche Island, in
the Territory of Alaska, has made ap
plication for a patent to a tract of land
situated upon the westerly shore of
Latouche Island, in the Territory of
Alaska, containing 13.35 acres entered
in the United States Land Office at
.Juneau, Alaska, under the serial num
ber 02762, and surveyed and platted
as United States Survey No. 712. The
said Kennecott Copper Corporation
has entered upon the said tract of land
as the assignee of Henry J. Engell,
who served in the army of the United
States during the Civil War, from Oc
tober 2, 1861, to October 10, 1864, in
Company “I,” 86th Regiment of New
York Volunteers, and who received an
honorable discharge from said ser
vice.
The said tract of land lies upon the
easterly shore of Latouche Passage
upon said Latouche Island, Territory
of Alaska, at Latitude 60 degrees 03
minutes north, Longtitude 147 degrees
74 minutes 50 seconds west, and is
adjacent to the Town of Latouche,
Alaska; a more particular description
of which said tract is as follows:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, meander
corner, upon the easterly shore of La
touche Passage at the point where said
shore line is intersected by the north
erly end line of Shore Lode mining
claim, known as United States Sur
vey No. 584, patented; thence south
60 degrees 34 minutes east, 2.34
chains to Corner No. 2, being iden
tical with the northeasterly corner of
said Shore Lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 584; thence south
27 degrees 51 minutes west, following
the easterly boundary or line or said
Shore Lode mining claim, patented,
3.13% chains to Comer No. 3; thence
south 61 degrees 57 minutes east along
the northerly boundary or line of the
Julia Lode mining claim, United States
Survey No. 584, patented, 5.42 chains
to Corner No. 4, from which said Cor
ner No. 4 United States location mon
ument No. 1 bears south 78 degrees
35 minutes west, 23.60 chains distant;
thence north 27 degrees 57 minutes
east along the westerly boundary or
line of Gravina Lode mining claim,
United States Survey No. 782, 20.32
chains to Corner No. 5; thence north
61 degrees 27 minutes west, 2.18
chains, following the southerly end
line of Beach Lode mining claim,
United States Survey No. 782, to Cor
ner No. 6; thence due west 3.28 chains
to Corner No. 7, Meander Corner, upon
the easterly shore of Latouche Pas
sage; thence following the meanders
of said shore line as follows:
nrst course, soutn n degrees <jo
minutes west, 1.50 chains; second^
course, south 71 degrees 45 minutes'
west, 1.10 chains; third course, south
56 degrees 15 minutes west, 0.80
chains; fourth course, south 23 de
grees 15 minutes west, 0.70 chains;
fifth course, south 0 degrees 30 min
utes east, 0.90 chains; sixth course,
south 28 degrees 30 minutes west, 1.30
chains; seventh course, south 7 degrees
15 minutes west, 0.60 chains; eighth
course, south 30 degrees 00 minutes
west, 0.70 chains; ninth course, south
35 degrees 00 minutes west, 5.10
chains; tenth course, south 36 degrees
45 minutes west, 2.40 chains; eleventh
course, south 29 degrees 35 minutes
west, 1.66 chains, to the point of be
ginning. Magnetic variation 26 de
grees 40 minutes east.
The foregoing description by metes
and bounds is according to the official
plat and field notes on file in the office
of the Register of the Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, a copy of which said
official plat is posted upon the land
with this notice of application for pat
ent.
Date of posting this notice on the
land, June 14, 1917.
C. B. WALKER,
First Pub. Aug. 8,1917.
. Last Pub. Oct. 18,1917. / . ^
CHARLES CRAWFORD
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Horseshoeing Wheelwrighting
SEWARD. ALASKA
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No. 02763.
In the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, June 21, 1017.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That under and in pursuance of the
Act of Congress of May 14, 1808, as
amended by the Act of Congress of
March 3, 1003, granting additional
land to soldiers and sailors who served
in the army and navy of the United
States during the Civil War, the un
dersigned, Kennecott Copper Corpor
ation, a corporation, the post office ad
dress and place of business of which
said corporation is at the Town of
Latouche, upon Latouche Island, in
the Territory of Alaska, has made ap
plication for a patent to a tract of land
situated upon the westerly side of
Latouche Island, in the Territory of
Alaska, containing 20.73 acres entered
in the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, under the serial num
ber 02763, and surveyed and platted
as l nueu Mates survey ao. 116. I he
said Kennecott Copper Corporation
has entered upon the said tract of land
as the assignee of Henry J. Engell,
who served in the army of the United
States during the Civil War, from Oc
tober 2, 1861, to October 10, 1864, in
Company “I,” 86th Regiment of New
York Volunteers, and who received an
honorable discharge from said ser
vice.
The said tract of land lies adjacent
to the Town of Latouche, which said
town lies upon the western side of
Latouche Island, in the Territory of
Alaska, and upon the easterly shore of
Latouche Passage, at Latitude 60 de
grees Od minutes north, Longtitude
147 degrees 54 minutes 50 seconds
west, and the said tract is bounded
upon the most northerly end by the
Gravina lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 782, and by the
White Wing lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 782; upon the west
erly side by the Julia lode mining
claim, United States Survey No. 584,
and by the Creek lode mining claim,
United States Survey No. 584; upon
the southwesterly end by the Eagle
lode mining claim, United States Sur
vey No. 584, and upon the southeast
erly side by the Chinega lode mining
claim, United States Survey No. 584.
A more particular description of said
:tract is as follows:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, from
which Corner No. 1 United States Lo
cation Monument No. 1 bears south 87
'degrees 20 minutes west, 25.55 chains
distant, and from which Corner No.
1 Corner No. 4 of United States Non
Mineral Survey No. 712, concurrently
entered by the Kennecott Copper Cor
poration, as assignee of the aforesaid
Henry J. Engell, bears north 34 de
grees 29 minutes west, 4.22 chains dis
tant; thence south 27 degrees 57 min
utes west, 22.82 chains following the
southeasterly side line of Julia lode
mining claim, United States Survey
No. 584, and the northerly part of the
southeasterly side line of Creek lode
mining claim, United States Survey
No. 584, to Corner No. 2; thence south
G2 degrees 03 minutes east, following
the northerly end line or boundary o:'
Eagle lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 584 , 9.09 chains to
i^orner ino. o, the said point being
identical with the most northwesterly
corner of Big Bonanza lode mining
claim, United States Survey No. 584.
and the most southwesterly corner of
Chinega lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 584; thence north
27 degrees 57 minutes east, 22.81%
chains to Corner No. 4, the said Cor
ner No. 4 being identical with the most
northwesterly corner of said Chinega
lode mining claim, United States Sur
vey No. 584; thence north 62 degrees
03 minutes west, following the most
southerly end lines of White Wing
lode mining claim, United States Sur
vey No. 782, and Gravina lode min
ing claim, United States Survey No.
782, a distance of 9.09 chains to the
place of beginning. Magnetic vari
ation, 26 degrees 30 minutes east.
The foregoing description by metes
and bounds is according to the official
plat and field notes on file in the office
of the Register of the Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, a copy of which said
official plat is posted upon the land
with this notice of application for pat
ent.
Date of posting this notice on the
land, June 14, 1917.
C. B. WALKER,
__ ^ , Register.
First Pub. Aug. 8,1917.
Last Pub. Oct. 18, 1917.