The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-03
(Mrs. David GrOver)

l S6ptemDer 1B 1SUt, Ou LuS O'' S' ~A' tT. Thomas, with 12 Troops, Head quarters and Band of the Sixth U. S. cavalry, bound for Jolo. After seven days at sea we arrived at Honolulu. Anchored in the har- bor was the Pacific fleet. What a majestic sight 1t was to see those fine battleships and as our trans port passed each she dipped her flag in salute-her band playing the Star Spangled Banner.
 Honolulu is a beautiful pictur- esQue city, and to my mind a para disc On earth. We remained there two days, sightseeing and purchas- ing curios. We visited the museum where are kept the royal jewels land ancient relics. This place is closely guarded, one cannot enter without a permit. Then came Fort Shafter, Waikiki Beach, a number of fine parks, the AYiary and Aqua rum, where We saw the most beau , tifuI birds and wonderful lot of fisher Next We attended a native band concert given in the grounds surrounding thr palace of the late Queen Liliuokalani. We then took car ride many miles into the country where We visited the frog farm of many acres. Here millions of frogs are raised yearly for export The natives raise tuber-the roots of this taro plant are cooked up 1n- t0 a paste called poe. This dish, of which I have partaken, is dipped or eaten with the fore finger of the right hand from a large wooden howl and reminds one of sour dough. Guava, pineapple and breai fruit are raised in abundance. The bread fruit is much like our sweet potatoes-baked and eaten hot with butter, it is delicious. Typhoon at Sea
 We bade farewell to Hawaii and iourneyed on to Guam. During this three weeka at sea we struck a typhoon which lasted three days; for almost two days We were out of our course and at the mercy of thu waves. This kept us close to our staterooms-al ports and hatches closed tightly. At last we arrived at Guam. The government dock not being completed, we dropped anchor about two miles out Guam is the first Island we reached belonging to the Philippine arch tpelago, and is one of our naval stations in the far east. The na- tiTes came out to our transport, in canoes, with beautiful shells and baskets for sale. There chief sport is diving for clackers or pennies which they beg from the passengers. Our stay here was only few hours when We were off again, to sea, for Manila, which place we arrived at one week later.
 Island of Luzon
 I stopped off here for months visit at Fort Mckinley on the is land of Luzon, later taking pas- sage on the inter-island Transport William II. Seward, for Jolo. We stopped at the following places on our way south-Batangas, on the ldalaud of Iuzon. IIoilo. on the ts- land of Panay, and the second largest city in the Philippines, Camp Downes on the island Leyte' theu Malabang, Parang, Cotabato, and Zamboanga on the island of Mindanao. There are different tribes on each island-each tribe having 8 different language and GUS tom. At last we arrived at Jolo, which is the largest and most i'm Iportant island of the Sulu arch1- peIago and is about six degrees north of the equator. The town of Jolo, which is the smallest walled city in the word, is the capitol of tbe Sulu archipelago and is ruled by the Sultan, who is noted for his wonderful collection of pearls and for his love for American cock tails.
 Land of the Moros
 This is the land of the Moros. Mohammaden-a warlike race of lpeople, born fighters and very cruel. The Mohammaden, accord ling to his religion advances 8 step Ihigher toward the top platfarm of the Mohammaden heaven whenever he kills 8 christian. Their war cry | is "El-Moro El-Moro." While we were stationed in Jolo the men were not allowed outside the bar racks without their arms, and were only allowed to leave. the walled