| Show r r- r The Aurora Borealis OFFICIAL CAMP NEWS VS COMPANY NUMBER 1345 Moon Lake Camp F 37 On The Little Yellowstone I- I Edited By Under Direction of Education W Wm m. m Casaday A Vern d r Vern V. V 1 DuJ Duke e We Va Apologize J Two weeks ago we published a n astory astory story about the wreck of the truss the for new bridge across Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow- Yellow stone atone river At the time we wrote the article it was our Intention to soft pedal the disaster But it seems that our article has aroused the objections of Col Evans who was in direct command of ot the forces detailed on bridge tion For which we are sorry We Ve are arc sorry that our sense of play fair-play and our efforts in placing placing placing ing the blame where it rightfully J belongs belonS should so discomfit Mr Evans If we have injured his feelings feelings feelings feel feel- ings in any way we take this method method method me me- thod of publicly begging his pardon par par- don don no no doubt this is all nl he would care to have us beg In fact tact we beg a thousand pardons So that makes it unanimous You know the Governor just recently granted grant grant- ed us a pardon From where Well Vell now now In our own defense we wish to tell Col Evans that the article published was presented to the proper authorities before it was sent to the printer and they pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- it genuine They were b K 14 R. R Warthen generalissimo of the Moon Lake forces and the noted alchemist Herr Doktor An An- derson These worthy gentlemen rr r know more about spirits than any other two men in camp whether camp whether the spirits be brewed bottled In bond or aged in the wood To prove our point as to their ability in the realm of legerT leger- leger r T demain you demain-you you will personally substantiate substantiate substantiate sub sub- our argument argument we we will say Bay that it is only necessary for either of or them to speak a simple I word or give a nod o a head headIn In answer to a certain question to instantly turn an honest man into a Gold Now what more proof do you need as to their qualifications But in spite of at this we again beg your pardon In the olden times it was quite customary for tor Jove to hurl thunderbolts thunderbolts thun thun- thunderbolts to destroy the person or orthe orthe orthe the works of at the blasphemous According According According Ac Ac- cording to history he took such action action action ac ac- tion on several severa occasions The Theother Theother other Gods performed with lightning lightning light light- ning and in their gayer moments amused themselves with ith magical disappearances etc ete We do not know If it any of or the old time spirits were there or not We Ve must say Bay however that which ever spirit performed that act did a good job of at destruction For while we are also sorry Borry Again we wo a are e sorry BOrry for the way the rats which came from the Infested river-boats river ran over the city We Ve had too much civic civie pride to publish it to the world but that did not alter the situa situa- tion The crews from the stra stranded strand strand- d- d ed cd boats were not a debonair lot but they did enliven the place t to J som sam degree although our jail couldn't hold them all For which we are arc very sorry We Ve have prevailed upon the Warthen and Anderson to v visit the Vestal Virgins in hi the temple atop Petty mountain and to hold a with the spirits of or Hell canyon to secure directions directions directions on the various projects that will be prosecuted this season The Tho wrath of at the Gods can soon shatter the best efforts of or puny man Why court disaster by further further further fur fur- ther delay Our advice in this case is to follow the motto of the Boy Scouts and be prepared We Ve arc are indeed happy Col Evans Evans Evans Ev Ev- ans that it Is possible to make a public apology on a matter of such grave concern It is rumored that the men have divided into factions on this momentous question ques ques- tion lion and that the dissension has almost disrupted the camp It was to forestall a sudden and bloody to hand-to-hand struggle that we hurriedly sent this message by courier to the far tar separated sections sections sections sec sec- of or our fair land Mr Evans if you will accept our humble apology we shall bemore be bemore bemore more than delighted and we will try not to cause you anguish henceforth As a policy we are independent independent independent in in- dependent in politics optimistic in indisposition indisposition indisposition disposition and working for better and happier All of our work I is written with this end In view and we trust that you will support support support sup sup- port us in our happy task We realize that you have a tremendous responsibility on your broad shoulders but we wonder if the spirit of kindness and forgiveness does not smolder beneath that I grim exterior We believe so The truth of the matter is that we are almost as sorry as you about the accident c C c Educational Conference Captain Bittman Supt Warthen Warthen Warthen War- War then Doc Anderson Educator Duke and Associate Educator Casaday attended a meeting of the educational staff of the Ft Douglas district last Saturday The meeting was presided over by J. J B. B Griffing Educational Adviser Advis Advis- er of the Ninth Corps Area Ways and means were ere discussed for the betterment of ot the present program in the But naturally a little l pleasure must be mixed with business s to tomake tomake tomake make the trip worth while like lemon in lemonade And since it so happened to be St. St Patricks Patrick's day a little celebrating seemed to tobe tobe tobe be in order The highlight of the trip was the way Skin Warthen intentionally intentionally intentionally intention intention- ally drove his new car over every street in the city and used that classy horn as often as possible And from the way the ladies allI all I flocked around him there is no chance of at his ever having baVing a lonely visit to the city providing he takes along that new We Ve dont don't think Skin would like to have us mention that his old Pontiac Pontiac Pon- Pon tiac stopped on him near the Eagle Gate or the language he used In describing the incident I Hence we will omit this item We Wo wouldn't think of at telling the public that we saw Doc Anderson flirting with some blonde on main street while there Neither wot would we mention that he finally won out and took the young lady out to see the town Herr Duke wouldn't like us to tell that he fumed and fretted over over over ov ov- er the fact that he couldn't get home but we believe he wouldn't have missed the fun Sunday for three like places We Ve are compelled to leave out the notice that is to be served to Stew by the lady friend She says that unless he too spends a afew afew afew few dollars on Motor Avenue he will have to find a new person to answer his letters We Ve wouldn't think of printing anything about Bill Casaday's new nom de He is so proud or of it that the old felt wont won't fit any more Associate Educational Adviser Ad Ad- someone someone remarked that he even says it over in his sleep And last but not least we are going to keep strictly secret the reason why Capt Bittman always eats in the same restaurant She is a rather shapely brunette who wears a red uniform uniform and and so ef ef- ef- ef How much did you shell out in tips Captain I c C c Acting under orders from a higher headquarters Lt Stewart has advanced several men from KP jobs to cooks They are Coleman and Chamberlain to second cooks under Farley and Smith who were were advanced from second to first cooks and Jenkins to baker under under under un un- der Hadlock Charles Rogers has been made Mess Sargeant to act under the Mayor Dieter will watch over the boys' boys efforts in the cooking department de de- c C c That Vibrant Call With the coming of spring a a. ayoung ayoung young cooks cook's fancies lightly turn to thoughts of street cars Timberline Timberline Tim berline felt so spirited bottled In bond spirits too mind you that he decided to go out and see what this world really looked like And since he was already seeing I double he knew this would be the best time to attempt such a trip i because he could see twice ice as much for the price It would be too bad though if he should dodge the wrong street streetcar streetcar streetcar car and wake up to find himself in twin beds The Tho kitchen force asked in their prayers the other night for tor his safe return We only hope some of those Salt Lake damsels heard that prayer over their radios The tru truth th will out when he returns c C c Tho Round Merry-Go-Round We are still trying to determine who the joke was on on Hap Cook was enjoying his coffee and doughnuts The KP's were watching watching watch watch- ing and waiting with sly and suppressed suppressed suppressed sup sup- pressed mirth for tor the moment of surprise that should signal the crest of the joke Hap went merrily merrily merrily mer mer- rily dipping and eating apparently apparently apparently enjoying his repast As the painful moments of Great Expectations Expectations Expectations Ex Ex- Ex- Ex passed none dared intimate Intimate intimate in in- that they were aware of the fact that Hap was eating salmon patties Safety First meeting One always al always always al- al ways feels the cloak of security at a safety first meeting and none became ruffled when a n gasoline lamp burst into flame and conferred conferred conferred con con- its warm affections upon the surrounding territory With the utmost calm two hundred officers over head and enrollees rushed with water buckets and fire ex upon the offender An hour later when the scrimmage scrimmage scrimmage scrim scrim- mage was untangled an elated company was informed that this miniature light house would never again shine out over the waters of the Yellowstone Hurrah for tor Safety First Our local rotunda Afton Alton Chamberlain Chamberlain Chamberlain Cham Cham- has once again displayed his almost monotonous genius for inventing The latest is in the form Corm of at sideboards for tor the kitchen stove The Leviathan was cooking cookIng cooking cook cook- ing apples the other day when ho he discovered a trail o of Adams Adam's temptation flowing ving ultimately ultimately ultimately ul ul- ul- ul finding the doorway and veering towards the recreation hall seemingly in hi a very happy mood Hence the sideboards He Heh h informed ormed us in hi an indiscreet volley of confidence that his newest will willbe willbe willbe be a boiler stretcher c C c The Harbor 1 Let the lower lights be burning I Through the night still as the grave Smithy may be home returning Let us rescue let us save c C c Finished The word came from headquarters Your enrollments enrollment's done today Check In your duds and mess-kit mess Sign the payroll draw your pay pay Today your work is finished Well We'll send you home at last On truck or bus or railroad car Come boy boy heres here's heres your pass So Ill I'll step along the barracks And bid id the boys good Weve We've had a lot of fun and now I leave them hem with a sigh Weve We've done a lot of labor On road and timber stand Weve We've miles of fence The best ones in the land With several pealed-log pealed fences And bridges over streams A hundred million beetles burned Weve We've worked lad lad so so it seems Weve We've trudged along in snowdrifts To March from late November Those chilly cold and stormy days daysI I know well we'll all remember My buddies all have played the game I like them big and small And a choking rises in my throat As I shake with one and all Ill I'll hurry now and catch the truck Which takes me to the valley It pains me much to leave the boys I would rather dally So my CC days are finished Ive I've enjoyed them from the start But the time has come to say good From my buddies I must part All my days Ill I'll think of them And our work in hi conservation So I x drink a toast to CC boys The life-blood life of at the nation Duke Duke |
