The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23


 opened an address to them.
 At the conclusion of the generals address the song program was re stunned.
 The men cheered Major Strong when he left, Captain Insley leading and when the program was over cheered Captain Insley spontaneously one man calling out, God bless him." as the cheering died away.
 CAMP KEARNY, San Diego, Aug. 1O.-Soldiers absent from this camp on field maneuvers, in hospital or in quarantine hereafter will be given benefit of a new portable motion picture apparatus installed by the Y. M. c. A.
 The apparatus is mounted on a light truck, which carries portable picture screen as well. The picture machine may be moved from the E, as hospital ward. or it may be operated directly from it's position on the truck.
 The 145th (Utah) field artillery no longer can be called strictly Utah regiment. Californians to the num- Der of 24O and Idaho recruits to the number of about 100 have been as signed to it.
 Hardly d week passes here without the discovery in some recently as- signed recruit" or in the recruit contingent itself of some erstwhile officer or adventurer of the first water Many of these men are in the army for the pure love of ad- venture, many others want to serve their country, and, barred by indis- erection from remaining in the con- missioned ranks, have enlisted as privates and recommended the jour ney toward the top.
 One of the former class was found here recently as a private in Battery "E," 143rd field artillery, a California regiment.
 He was first sergeant in the 18th infantry when that regiment saw service in the Philippine Islands and has several enlistments in the regular army to his credit. He served in the Mexican army and attained field officers rank in a force commanded by General Obregon. He enlisted in "C" company in what was the 7th California infantry. becoming success fully first sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant and captain of that company. He went to the Mexican border with this regiment when it was called upon for that duty the first time several years ago and made an excellent record.
 Not very long ago he met Captain A. G. Waddell, of the 143rd in San Diego restaurant They fell to talk ing and expressing interest in the artillery. Captain Waddell taught him the rudiments of artillery drill.
 Later he enlisted. spent the usual time in recruit camp, where he was made acting first sergeant of the re- cruit company the first day he was there. and eventually was transfer red to Captain Waddells battery. There he is making an enviable re- cord as soldier
 Photographers, statisticians and winders are to be found in the 10th division in numbers suffi- cient to satisfy all it's demands, but an urgent call was set up recently for oboe players. There is only one of these rarities in the division. He enlisted at the persuasion of a band leader, and now all the other band leaders are jealous and watch to catch a few oboe birds" for their own bands.
 Musicians here attribute the scare ity of bandsmen among the draft re- cruits sent here to the fact that most of these men come from sparsley settled districts, where there is little organized music, such as there is in