The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-20

from Camp Lewis to Interior flask by way of the Broad Pass trail, Archie Myre and Edby Davis arrived in Nenana on the train last night, and both boys said that they were tickled to death to be back in the Northland again. Archie Myre was a Nenana registrant and prior to leaving with the Nenana draft quoea was an employe of the Alaskan En- gineering commission. Edby Davis was Fairbanks registrant and went out with the last Fairbanks draft quota. These lads are the first Alaska soldiers to return to the In- terior from a cantonment camp in the States.
 Both these lads were in the 18th Company, 3rd Battalion, 166th D. pot Brigade, for duty at Camp Lewis, and shortly after their ar rival at Camp Lewis were trans ferred to the 3rd company, 1st Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, from which army unit they were finally discharged.
 Edby Davis received his discharge on January 9th, and Archie Myre on January goth, and both of them sailed from Seattle for the North on the steamer Alameda, leaving Seattle January 26, and landed at Seward February 2.
 Archie Myre said that they ex- perienced no trouble in getting their discharge at all They were asked by the commanding officer whether they wanted their discharge imme- diately, which together with travel ing expenses 31a cents mile, would be given them immediately or if they preferred it they would be sent to military post in Alaska, at government expense, to be dis charged. Archie with several others chose the latter course. After some little delay, the boys who had elected to be sent to Alaska at government expense, to be dis charged, were informed that they could rot be sent before the spring. and s.co-tiingly they all elected to take the 31a cents per mile with immediate discharge, to enable them to hit out for the Northland. Archie received S94 for travelling expenses which, he says, was S15 more than the sum given to the Fairbanks men, and, he says, he has not been able to figure out how the military authorities arrive at the amount given them as mileage.
 Both the boys say that they were treated well while in the army, and that they are glad of their military experience. The Alaskan troops were anxious to learn their military duties soon, and put in all of their spare time in drilling, and thus earned the good opinion of the officers. They say that immediately after they heard of the signing pt , the armistice, they lost all interest in the military game, and bent . every effort towards getting dis charged and getting back to Alaska Myre and Davis arrived at Seward on the Alameda on February 2 but owing to the heavy snowstorms were unable to get away for An chorage until the 9th. The regior traversed by the railroad from Seward to Anchorage was heavily showed under, and the boys say tha they had never seen so much snov before. In some places, they say it lay to a depth of about 40 feet and the roadway led throu.n deel Z snow canyons.
 . The boys left Talkeetna on Fri day morning, Feburay IA, and ar rived at Lignite, after most de
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