The Nenana daily news., 1918-06-07
WILL SOON BE SENT ID
 TRAINING CAMP
Nenana's Quota of Warriors Will Be Sent to Fort Cibbon
 For Training.

Local Board No. 19 was notified in wire received this morning from Governor Riggs to arrange to trans fer to Fort Gibon at an early date, Nenana's quota of reglstrants under the selective service regulations.
 Captain Harry Twaddle, com manding the military post at Fort i Gibbon, will be immediately com- municated with for the purpose of arranging tor the necessary trans port accommodations for the men to be sent, and all arrangements will be made to despatch the men at an early date.
 It is understood that similar ac- tion is being taken at Fairbanks and it is probable the the regis trants from both Fairbanks and Nenana will be transferred to Fort ! Gibbon on the same boat. The telegram received by the Local Board is as follows:
 Juneau, Alaska, June 6, 1918. Local Board Number 1e,
 Nenana.
 "You are directed immediately to issue forms 1928 and 1O28A calling your current quota to the colors at day and hour to be fixed by you in order that they may be trans fered to Ft. Gibbon not later than June 30th. Request you first com municate with the commanding off cer at Ft.S Gibbon in relation to the date you set so that he may arrange to have his boats transport your quotas. Wire this office report as soon as day and hour is fixed. This applies to these registrants who can be reached in time to report in per son on that date. If you have other registrants, at other points in Alas ka, whose order number places them within the current quota, instruct them by wire to report to the local board having jurisdiction of their personal place of residence, further instruct them to wire their name and address of board, and upon re- ceipt of this information wire board requesting to induct registrants at the same date and hour fixed for in- duction of registrants who are re- quested to report in person. Then prepare full set of induction papers in respect of each registrant, as re- quired by section 148, and anil to the board of transfer. Follow this procedure with reference to regis trants in States who come within current quota. For purpose of mak- ing out induction papers as provided for in section 148 and section 159, you will use serial call number 193, as provided by section 17Sk. Re- port this office by wire immediately after you finish mailing notices and sending wires as provided herein. If these instructions are not clearly understood wire for further instruc- tions. Acknowledge receipt received i hereof by wire.
 "RIGGA"
 The quota of men from Fairbanks !. will be AT, those from Nenana will i be 22.
 Accommodations for the new sol diers who will be stationed at Fort . Gibbon will be provided by the war in the form of attractive new barracks, orders for the con- struction of which have already been i issued.
 Notice was received several days ago by Corporal Scandland, officer in charge of the local Signal Corps office, that sealed proposals, subject | to the usual conditions, would be received at the office of the quarter i master, Fort Gibbon, until II a. m., June. 15, for the construction of the barracks and several we'll known h. terior contractors, it IS understood, contemplate figuring on the job, which will involve considerable | sum, variously estimated at from $15O,OOO to $2OO,OOO. The speci- fications may be seen at the Signal