The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-14

Oct. lI.-There was great excite
 ment today when one of our men was
 taken before the commanding offi.
 cer. He is accused of being a Ger
 man spy. It is said that when his kit
 was searched he had nitroglycerln and dynamite 1t in Made 286 niles today.
 Oct 12.-Physical drill in the morn lng. Great spy craze. Every man carefully inspected in the afternoon.
 Have been detailed to watch another man supposed to be a spy Made 27s miles today.
 Oct 1S-It rained all day today. The Alaunia md tho Montreal cut loose
 from the other ships and made Q run
 For Southampton. We travelled 27l
 niles todcy.
 Oct. 14-Arriyed at Plymouth. Eng.
 and. early in the morning. Pull tc Davenport. where we anchor We were to have gone to Southampton but German submarines are said tc have been seen in the harbor. We were also afraid Of mines.
 Oct. 15.-Disembark at D. m.; left wharf at 10 ?. m.; marched three or four miles to Plymouth.
 Oct. 16-Arrlve at Putney 6:3O m.; march twelve miles to Pond Farm camp, Salisbury Plains, at II a. m. Battaliau orderly cornoral
 Oct 17-On fatigue; no drill Went Go Shrewton .n evening. Damn near an of the Fifth were drunk
 Oct. 1S-Divine services in morning Battalion marker Sam Hughes no ticed mo again and asked me how ] was getting along. One of our men was picked up dead on the road about half mile from camp. Very likely ! he got drunk and fell over, hurting | himself.
 Oct. 1s.-Acting battalion orderly sergeant Put Convoy .n guardroom; my first arrest.
 Oct 20.-Was battalion orderly cor Doral and company orderly sergeant
 Oct. 21-company orderly sergeant Marched ten miles. Gen. Somebody 1 don't know his name. who was in charge of three brigades, spoke to us.
 Nov. This is my lucky day. Out of fourteen W. c. Co.'S. two were want ed to so to London to attend Lord Mayors inauguration. l was one Of them. Arrived at London, Waterloo Station, at 5:15 D. m. We marched twelve miles to Amsbury in heavy order.
 Nov. 8-See'ng the sights In Lon don. We are staying at the Welllng ton barracks in the sorgeants' mess. Nov 9-On parade; lord mayors show starting at s:SO o. m.; got back at D. ID. Saw some sights at night. We between sixteen and eight cen miles this afternoon and am pretty tired.
 Nov. 2S-No drill today; ran all day. The reason we went back to the old company drill is because the offi- rers were unable to handle the men. The N. c. Co.'s are certainly the back l bone of the British army.
 Nov. 29-Took over company order y sergeant for Sergt Worrall. who | was on pass. There has not been a lay in the last month that we have t not had rain. For meals we get tea [ md bacon for breakfast, stew and po- oes for dinner, tea only for supper. 1 There are seven of us in one tent and ge st three loaves of bread and two ins of jam each day. We get this very day. day in and out. no change. .n up and down our line you will find rom six to eight inches of mud. but very one is used to 1t now. We are me a plain. about fifty miles square. have to laugh at some of the re- marks made by the Englishmen Nhen f -e were at Vaicartier They used to ay: "Wait until we get to England nd see the fine camp that we get f here" Believe me. Valcartier was E 4 a. t1-fr nTrrr and ff nrwnndv .e