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Corner 6th & K Sts.
Private Rooms and Wards, Sani
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you want.
Central Barber Shop
Modern Equipment Throughout
New Sanitary Bathroom in
Connection.
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SOLDIER WRITES
(Iditarod Pioneer)
Although a large number of former
Alaskans are fighting in the European
trenches, few letters from them have
been received from them by their
northern friends, and those that have
been received have been of the most
fragmentary nature. Evidently the
censorship on soldiers’ letters from
the front is still most rigid, and the
correspondence of the soldiers is not
very illuminating. The censorship
seems to be relaxed somewhat in the
case of soldiers in hospital in Eng
land, as the following letter from one
of them will show. It was received by
J. W. Hill, better known throughout
Alaska as “Jim” Hill, and a copy of it
was forwarded to Iditarod friends.
The writer, D. Q. McGregor, formerly
resided in the Iditarod district, and
his many friends here will be inter
ested in reading his rather thrilling
account of his experiences:
“North Evington War Hospital,
“Leicester, England, Sept. 30, 1916.
“Dear Friend Jim: Just a line to
let you know that 1 am very well, con
sidering I was wounded on the 15th,
close to Courcelette. This is a village
on the hills between the Ameri and
Somme. On our maps it may not be
shown, but it is north of Albert, on
the road to Baupamne. The Ameri
can term certainly applies to the
fighting of that day—it certainly was
‘fierce.’ I got my souvenir early in
the morning. We had gone ‘over the
top’ at half-past five, and had gone
through the German first line with
very little difficulty. Of course I am
speaking of our bit; as a matter of
fact their sentry was asieep. He was
bayonetted and we swarmed into their
trench and set up our machine guns
in their communication trench. This
brought them out of their dugouts,
and in the dark crowded up to the
very muzzle of the guns. They took
no notice at first of our call to sur
| render, but after a few sprays from
the m. g. had filled the trench with
dead they thought better of it and
surrendered as quickly as they could
walk past. I dare say you have read
I all of this, so will not waste time
giving you stale news. However, will
give you some idea of the bombard
\ ment as I saw it.
“After clearing all in sight we went
' on about half a mile under the fire
of our own guns and started to dig
j ourselves in in front of their second
j line. We were quite safe, for noth
ing alive could show about their
j trench while the bombardment was
on; to see it one cannot think that
hell itself let loose could be any
! worse.
“We worked in twos, one digging
and the other holding and tying the
filled sand bags. We had to go back
(some of us) for the sand bags; each
man had 50 in a bundle. I had made
three trips, and I was sent back for
some shovels. On my way back as 1
was crossing their lately-vacated
trench and looking into a dugout, 1
1 thought I heard voices, so I determin
ed to interview with a bomb. On my
return, just as I was on the point of
starting on again, one of their . 9.2
high-power shells dropped into the
trench about five yards from where I
stood. It went clean through into
the dugout and exploded. I was
knocked down by the force of the ex
plosion, but was up in time to get
clear of the falling debris, which con
sisted of great sticks and beams eight
or nine inches wide, iron bedsteads,
tables, chairs, rifles, machine guns
and ammunition, and several whole
corpses of men just killed, besides
several fragments; one head dropped
at my feet as I watched, doing my
best to stand from under. It will
give you some idea of the force of
this shell when I tell you that the
chalk shower was thrown 50 feet in
the air (the country here is all chalk,
with from one to three feet of clay
loam on the surface). It left a hole
12 feet deep and 18 feet across. Aft
er looking along the trench for any j
live ones, I spotted one—he was beat
ing it for our lines, so I hailed him.
He looked around, threw up his hands
and came toward me, talking German
19 to the dozen. I do not speak it, but
said in my best German ‘Get thee be
hind me, Satan.’ He understood so
well that he went to go behind me,
but when I called, ‘Here, Fritz, you
savvy this (pointing to the point of
the bayonet and making a lunge at
him). I pointed in the direction of
our lines. He saw that he had misun
derstood me at first, so he said, ‘Yah,
yah,’ and off he went, about 15 yards
in front of me. We had hardly gone
50 yards when one of their shells
burst in the air about 50 feet above
me. I was not hit, but a big splinter
struck him in the back of the neck,
splitting his head and opening him
right down through the chest to the
navel. I went on—dead ’uns don’t
count here. Any of these fields look
like an old gold field—say like French
or Gold hill.
“Well, I went on and got a half doz
en shovels and delivered them, and
was about half way back for another
load of sand bags when I was plug
ged by a sniper from somewhere on
my right. The bullet went through
my thigh in front of my hip joint,
passing through and into my abdomen
about one-third of the distance be
tween the right groin and navel. 1
was very lucky, as it didn’t touch the
bone or break the inside lining of the
abdomen. At the point of entrance it
is already healed, leaving only a spot
the size of the end of a pencil. At the
point of emergence there was a rag
ged wound about three inches long.
I will be as good as new in a fort
night. I was hit about 7 o’clock ana
was in Etaples that evening, in Bou
logne next evening, across the chan
nel into England and here at 1 o’clock
the next morning.
“Oh, they’re not so slow here as
some of our ‘proud’ friends would
have us think. Of course the job
over there is one that cannot be done
in a hurry. We are not doing it like
von Kluck on his rush march on Paris
—he forgot the German proverb
‘Langsam aber sicher’ (slow but
sure). That is the way we are doing
it. Of course we are paying a terri
ble price, but nothing like they are.
No one can describe the effect of our
artillery; one has to be in front of it
to know what it is like, is what all the
prisoners tell us.”
D. Q. MacGREGOR,
“620980 D Cy„ 29th Batt., 2d Can. Div
B. E. F., France.”
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The auditorium of the Alaska La
bor Temple may be rented for social
affairs and entertainment. Make your
bookings now at office in Labor Tem
ple.
Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni
versal Taxi and Transfer. 125
Lunches, sandwiches and coffee at
the North Pole Bakery. 421)
Lost—My appetite until I had a
meal at Cameron’s Cafe. 354
JUST TO REMIND YOU
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Union Pacific System
Through Cars
between SEATTLE and Chicago
Kansas City. Denver
San Francisco. Los Angeles
Direct Connections for all
points East via the Famous
COLUMBIA RIVER ROUTE.
Trains protected all the way
—all the time -by Automatic
Electric “Safety” Signals.
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SEATTLE
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FRATERNAL ORDERS.
MASONS
Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
L. O. 0. M. 1534
Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock,
at A. L. U. Hall.
JAS. L. CORT, Sec.
BILL’S CLUB.
J. T. WESTERMANN, Secy.
Meets at Club Rooms every
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
EAGLES CLUB
Meets every Thursday night
at the Anchor club, Lathrop
Block.
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LICENSED EMBALMER8
Anchorage Matanusko
“The Nugget Mining Co.,” whose
property is situated in the Cache
Creek country, and which now has
samples of ore on display in Loussac’s
Drug Store, wish to announce to the
public that their temporary office will
be with Murphy & Rager, next to The
Times office. Anyone desiring infor
mation as to the company and its
properties may call at the place above
named. Ask for Mr. B. Ritthamur.
470
FRISCO CAFE
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Everything in Season and Service the Very Best.
Private Boxes for Large or Small Parties.
ONCE A PATRON ALWAYS A PATRON
HOTEL SAVOY, Seattle
WHEN you come to Seattle, remember the
Hotel Savoy extends you a hearty welcome.
All the Alaskans who have made their headquar
ters with us in the past, and those who are con
templating coming to Seattle in the future will
find the Savoy the right hotel in the right loca
tion and at the right price. It goes without say
ing, if you come once, you will come again.
Our hotel is in the very heart of the city,
most convenient to the shopping district, thea
tres, churches and public buildings, absolutely
fire-proof. Rates: $1.00 per day and up, without
bath; $1.50 per day and up with bath.
Don’t forget the place—the Savoy Hotel..
W. G. KING, Manager.
DO YOU WASTE MONEY?
Almost every one does. Bread cast upon the
water comes back again. But when you throw
money away it mighty seldom ever comes back.
\\ hat’s going to happen to you when you have
lio more money to waste? Why not open an ac
count here? $1.00 does it. Doing it once a week
tor a year means $o2 to the good for you—and
the interest we pay you in our Savings Depart
ment. Try it for a few months, you will be sur
prised to find how fast your account will grow.
BANK OF ALASKA
ANCHORAGE Wrangell
ALASKA
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Anchorage Supply Co
FIRST AND C ST.
ANCHORAGE
Doors Shingles
Windows Roofing Paper
Building Paper Lath
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The Royal Cafe
Special Arrangements Made for Entertaining Private
Parties.
The place of real service. Boxes, Lunch Counter.
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Try Some of Our Special Dishes.
THE
BON MARCHE
Opp. Postoffice
The Prices Talk
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF MEN’S (OVERCOATS, ALL
SIZES, ONE-HALF PRICE.
$15.00 Men’s Suits, now . $10.00
$20.00 Men’s Suits, now.$15.00
$25.00 Men’s Suits, now . $17.50
$30.00 Men’s Suits, now.$20.00
John B. Stetson Latest Style Hats at Outside Prices.
E. & J. Fine Dress Shoes, regular $0.50 values, now . .$4.50
WE CARRY A FULL AND COMPLETE LINE OF
RUBBER SHOES AND OVERSHOES.
Opp. Postoffice
PRICE & BENNETT
Plumbing and Sheet Metal
Works
PHONE 29-Y
5th, near G. Anchorage
ANCHORAGE CABINET
WORKS.
Furniture and Fixtures
Repaired and Made New.
Carpenter Work of AH Kinds.
EXPERT TOOL GRINDING
AND SAW FILING.
Anchorage Cabinet Wo*-k3.
JOE CASA LI, Prop
5th Avenue, Between C and D.