The Alaska daily empire., 1916-02-15

ALASKA DAILY EMP with my own eyes. There has been 80 much talk Of new uniforms and 80 much delay in getting them that the mon don't believe % until they actual By have them on their backs.
 Our training is Q joke. They will have to ship us to France or there win be mut.ny. There is discomfort everywhere you go, but you cannot blame tho men. They are o. K. The jokes are the officers. A bunch of of ficers Of the Fifth have tried to re- aign. Once they get the Ching going and the men begin Co get wigo the British government viii have theis hands in mess and that Is an we need Co make them move us That's how the Princess Pats got to France by raising hell. Some of the Canad- ian papers say that the Thirteenth will be the next battalion to so over. nm not worrying about it at all. for tho Fourteenth is @ much better regi- mcnt than the Thirteenth. The old Thirteenth is about as poor Q bunch as any. but the Colonel has a good pull. feel sure that the next bunch that leaves hero will be the Four teenth battalion.
 The Sergeant major told mo on Christmas that we would leave for France. on the 18th Of th's month to SO to-a place about eighty miles from Paris and undergo two months hard training. He said that ono brigade would be taken and as this is four ba1alions. the Fourteenth Is certain ly to be among them
 The next Englishman who talks to me about England is going to set it. They told me to wat and see England at her best. but we are seeing her at her worst. and don't care to see any more. If it had not been for Sam Hughes we would have been at the Turks with the Australian and New Zealand bunch
 We got @ copy of the Montreal Standard. and my picture Is right in front of the Canadian troops. It shows mp very plain.
 Jan. 12-We had battalion drill in tho morning and outpost in the after noon. Acting sergeant major today on parade. Had a march of about ten miles. was ,n charge of the scouts in the outpost work; was covering about 500 yards. The o. c. recom- mended me for my work When we go out now we always take rations enough for dinner. Sergt. Edwards transferred to armorer corporal. Pri- vate Mike Conroy S. F., put a crime against me for the hut not being ven- tilated. He Is sore because l arrested him some time ago for being drunk haven't been near the hut for several hours. One of the men was sick, and he didn't want to get n a draught 80 he closed up everything.
 Jan. 13-Battalion drill in the morn ing. We are starting to get some training now. Capt Stacie said if we do not get any contagious disease we would cross the ocean on the 9th of February. We washed out the hut and had a general cleanup. A man In Go. No. 8 is reported to have spinal mem ingitis and we have to put guard on his hut. allowing no one to come out The prisoners were called out at 10 p. m. and had to put up latrlnes for the above hut. Rain on and off all day.
 Jan. 14-Battalion orderly corporal today. About seventy.five men were sick.
 Jan. 15-Battalion drlll today. Bat taliou in attack. We also had a small amount of company drll and the af- ternoon we had Q march from Ans bury to stonehedge back to camp again. about ten miles in all Stone hedge Is said to contain the remains of buildings erected In prehistoric times. We received 8 box from old Company No. 4 of the Grenadiers as a Christmas present. Lieut.. Knebley told me we would start for France on Feb. 2. sure. We are going back to the new platoon drill again. Capt. stacie told me he was going to make me Q sergeant.
 Feb. 1O-Gettiug ready to move an day. ] am battalion orderly sergeant today. Companies l and will leave at 10 p. ID. and companies 9 and 1 at 12 midnight for Amsbury. where we will entrain for France. We left Amsbury at 1:15 a. m. All we know is that we are going to France. Mailed some books to Harry.
 Feb. 1I-Arriyed at Monmouth at s a. m. and boarded the S. c. Austral- Ian. with raaons for 10 days. We do not know wheer we are going. Every man carries 15O rounds of ammuni- ton. Stayed in dock all day and all