Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-22
2 KEYPORT BOYS
MADE OFFICERS
Leon and Seabrooke SchanCk
Made Troop Heads at the
Mexican Border.
Special 10 the EVENING NEWS.

Keyport, Sept. 22-Miss Annie I,
Tllton, of Osborne street, is In recent
or q letter from Seabrooke SchanclS
giving detailed information about his
movements at the front. Seabrooke
and Leon are both members of the
cirst SQUADRON, Troop b. National
Guard of New Jersey, Since their
leaving for the front Leon has been
made a corporal and Seabrooke has
| been actively engaged In wireless tel
egraphy, which he Is especially inter-
ested In, having been wireless operator
on several large steamers of the Ward
line. also steamers going abroad and
70 south America. His letter, which
Is or great interest follows
Hello Annie Laurie:-Here's some
4 real live news for you The first is
that 1 have just passed my exams
and have been made corporal, while
| Leon passed his and was made SER
] geant yesterday. / am now in charge
! OF wireless station. 1t was formerly
private station owned by the Cop
! per Queens Consolidated Mining Com
pany. The government has taken
charge OF the station and put me in
full charge of the whole thing. IF 7
| do say it myself, I made such a sue
| cess rebuilding this, which was put
out OF business about a year ago. that
| the Copper Queens Company asked
the government II they would send
me to their mines In Mexico to re-
build the sister station which was
shot up by q Mexican with a sig
shooter over year ago.
II was called to headquarters last
Monday and was told of the request
of the copper company. L was told
at Headquarters that they could not
send me into Mexico unless / waa
willing to go. They also said IL I sue
Hceeded In rebuilding the station the
United States would take charge of 1t
as they did the one L am now working
on. 1 told them 1 was down here for
the only flag In the world and was
very willing to go. Wednesday 1 was
sent for and told Of the trip.
''They don't dare send me by train.
am to go by auto and am to have a
real suit of clothes on once more.
No one is to know I am Uncle Sans
soldier. They also said that 1 might
land in Mexican jail before l get
through, but not to worry as Uncle
Sam would get me out II it took a
month. Imagine me in jail for
month. / almost changed my mind,
but If back out now 1t sure would
be yellow and take 1t from me, there
isn't drop of that in this duck, so
Monday morning / start on my trip
over the mountains. If / come out the
same as L go IN, VIII drop you line
the first day / get out. The major
said he had taken such chances for
the last twenty-five years and was
only shot In the mouth once. He said
that didn't hurt as 1t only took out
four teeth. o, no, that did not hurt
from the looks OF his jaw. Well |
can't live forever so l am going to
take q chance. That's better than
coming home without the nerve to go.
II have one snap of a Job now and
If I had landed this when I first
came here, I would not have lost
eleven pounds. but I'll put that on
when 1 arrive in Jersey again.
Remember me to all and here's
hoping that I will soon be back In
Keyport. AS ever,
''SEABROOKE.
''P. 81 Just heard that we will
be held down here until after cleo
tion day"