The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-19
IS LIEUTENANT TN
 BRITISH ARMY
FOFnier Juneauite Says He Is Now in Asia where 1t Is Hot
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GALLIP0Ll EXPERIENCE

Letters received in Juneau from Rupert F Schrlvener. a young Eng hsh mining engineer who was con. nected with tic Alaska Gastineau mine for sometime, but who joined che British army nearly two years ago and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, brings the news that he is with the British army in Asia. He IS now a full lieutenant Hc was reported at one time as among the missing on Gallipoli Peninsula, and his picture appeared among those who were probably lost in the Illustrated Lon don News.
 "A letter recently received by. a friend of Lieut.. Schriyener tells of some of his thrilling experiences since the beginning of the war; and his narrow escape on the GallipoA Peninsula, where he was among the wounded The letter was written from Mesopotamia.
 'I have been wandering all round the east Of Europe and west of Asia since left Juneau" writes the young lieutenant "Tye been fight ing now for well over a year. and have almost forgot what it is to have a roof over my head On the Galiipoli Peninsula, where was from May, 1915, to November, 1915. we lived primitive cave man sort of existence in tho dug outs for on no part of the peninsula could we get away from the shells. ln- deed, the safest place was in the first line of trenches within 90 yards of the Turks. for, being so close, and the Turks artillery firing being rather bad. they rarely risked shell ing us there lest they hit their own men. So long as one does not stand up in the open in daylight he is comparatively safe when so near the enemy
 While had some awfully excit- ing moments in the Gallipoli at tacks. had awfully good luck, and was wounded only once and then very slightly in the shoulder Most of the time l had quite an inter- esting job. was in charge of min ing operations with my division the 29th. l know that we account ed for a good many Turks
 After a spell in Egypt in q hos pital. where was laid up with nal aria fever and dysentery joined this expedition, and have been in Mesopotamia. working up the river Tigrls since March. The heat here is terrific. It registers IF in our tents and 1t is up to 100 at 2 a.. m. It starts going down about 10 D. m. At D. m. last night it reg lstered 1O5. We can only work the men a few hours early in the morn ing. l often long for bit of Alas ka winter, and Taku blow.
 "The natives here (Arabs) are a wlerd and wonderful lot--wild as they were 100 years ago - great thieves. and will steal anything that Is takable. We have had to make hanging punishment for theft. It Is the only way that we can stamp out stealing.
 "We are up against the enemy here at Kutel-Amara. We are holding the country from the Gulf of Persia 10 Kut, and schemes for irrigation projects and railroads are under way. This will develop into a great grain country when irriga- ton can be introduced As it is it is the largest producer of dates in the world-but the climate is the limit. Intense heat prevails all sum- mer and terrific rains and floods throughout the winter The country is a dead level as far ao the eye can see.
 "I am still alive and fairly fit in spite of 1t all"
 Mir. schrlyener asked that he be remembered to all of his Juneau