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■ir*canrsi *mrntB nntf1afoot. Th* Karluk, It w»i InmM is. ter, waa carried went ward by the Seaand crushed by tha floes east of Wrangell Island, which ia north oft western Siberia. The men took to the! ice and several were never seen again. Pressing eastward, Stef* mwon spent the 1913-14 winter with the Anderson party and in the summer of 1914 discovered the new lands. The 191S and 19 i t summers were spent exploring and mapping the country. For almost two years, nothing was heard from .ctefan*son and it was believed he was working hi* way eastward. Huddemyhe appeared near Herschei Island, oft the Canadian Arctic Coast, in 191$ and reported he had found* more new islands.To Navigate Northwest Passage,One of the secondary objects of Stofansson's trip was to navigate the northwest passage to the Atlantic andend his trip with an ascent of the St., Lawrence River to Montreal in 191T or 191 S. In this he failed for reasons not clearly determined. iAlthough the war had not started when Stefa nson left, in 1913, he plans to enter war work, according to re-! ports, and will tour the United States and Canada giving lectures for the benefit of the lied Cross. Although he hopes to go back to the Arctic, he has no definite plans.to take everything in got d heart, Sotell everybody that I knew goodbye, and especially you and our whole family. So don’t think hard ef me for not writing much, and don’t write any, more until you hear from us again. Goodbye.Teh Asha and the children hello and goodbye. Tell Roy nnd Rob and papa the same, for I love them all, Tell Rob he is the main stake now. Goodbye to all, from,CARL THOMAS.tIe * fnit! RitnLETTERS FROMSOLDIERSThe following two letters have been received by Mr*. A| L. Thom a*, of Carpenter, from her town son, James and Carl, both of whom are in Camp:* . Va. I: • j*. ^ * !emaa A e v1 e• iJV\1* I ” !P|f i- I!!* 1riipiCamp, Lee, Va.Dear Mother:This evening trying to write you afew lines to let you hear from us again. We are well and hope when you get this letter it will find you the same. Received your letter and picture and was more than glad to haar from you and to have your picture to take with me. I would like to have one of papa’s picture and on* of all our family. But I guess it is too late now to send them.We will have some picture* mad3 when we get landed and send some of them home. If we can’t send them we will bring them horn* with us when It ii over. I hope we will get to come home and bring some pictures and the Kaiser’s scalp too. We wanted to have some pictures mtde here and kept putting it off and never did.All the time we have been here we; have been on the run and didn’t have jtime to do anything. But we have i made good soldiers in a short time and that it what it takes to .protect you and our home, so It’s you we are fighting for and it won’t take us long so cheer up and don’t worry. We are going to do our best and that Is all that is required of us—it j has got to be done.Well mamma I won’t write much for I don’t mind gMng as I hHve been away for some time and if ITo My IVar Mother:Hello Mama—How are you? Fine, I hop*. We are well and feeling fine and are having s good time. 1 have gained id or 20 pounds since I have been here. We are treated well and getting plenty to eat. 1 received your letter all right and was sure glad to hear from you, for there is no friend like a mother. I would give this world to see you, Mamma, but I don’t guess I will get to see you foi some time, but we must live in hopes.We will he back some time to stay with you. God will take care of us no matter where we roam. I know you wished we were back home but our country is calling for us and we must go. Mamma don’t worry about us for we won’t be in great danger.We will not have to fight any at all before next spring and the war will be over before that time.Congressman Adam Liitlepage was down here last week and made a speech and he said the war would be over in six months, if not before. All us boys are going together, me and Car! are with one another at all times. We are ready to go at any time Snd if you don’t hear from us for a week or two don’t be uneasy, for we will make it all right. Wo may leave this evening and we may cot go for a weak or two, but don’t be uneasy about us. So I will close for th;* time. With love and best wishes to you Mamma and Papa. So good bye, from LUD.God will take care of his people. Will write you again soon.IiIiSTENOGRAPH f ItsQuarter masters Corps lets ItKnown That Many MaySeen re Jobs.Bei *.igo to writing home and studying about everything we probably would get dissatisfied and it would make it all the worse and if t would write and tell you everything it would make you more uneasy, so it’s up to youWashington, Aug. 31.—The quartermasters corps, which supplies the soldiers with food and ciothing and which has charge of seeing that they get their pay, needs a large number of competent stenographers, Capt W. R. Robinson of the organisation branch,methods control division, announcedtoday. Any stenographe * who can qualify will be given $ 1.1 lt;*0 a year to start with Increase to 31 2©0 at theend of three monthsA few stenographers, with special qualifications, who can take dictation at not leas than 120 words a minute and have had some secretarial experience have been engaged at 3129.9* a month and there is room for more of this type.Those who wish to qualify for these positions may obtain information at every post ofries in the country, even in the smallest community. Applications should be made t the local representative of the national civil service commission with headquarters at the local post office. Captain Robinson said:Living conditions in WashingtonIt
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Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sat, Aug 31, 1918
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