THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for eniry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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WHY WE WON
General Mangin’s army was engaged
in the most terrific- battle of the
war; for thiee days no progress
could be made against the desper
ate resistance of the Prussian
Guards and Bavarian shock troops.
In the vicinity of Coucy-le-Chateau
and on the edges of the Saint
Gobian forest the battle raged.
German counter attacks had driven
back the attacking Franco-Ameri
can army at various points.
A division of the American army
after three weeks of stubborn fight
ing. had just been relieved and
rested on comparative safety be
hind the Ailette river. Two hundred
of the American soldiers proudly
exhibited passes entitling them to
ten days leave in Paris and other
where to the rear.
At four in the morning the
‘•alert" was sounded. A violent
German counter attack had just
been launched, threatening the Al
lied positions north of the Ailette.
The diviison was to return to the
firing line at once.
As they mustered out, heavy with
sleep, the officers told the boys that
those in possession of passes, for
the rear, might remain behind.
They could take advantage of the
brief furlough.
Not one man remained behind.
A TOUGH JOB
Difficulty besets the government
of the North and its Allied advisors
in their attempt to bring order out
of the chaos of nine months of Bol
sheviki regime in the Archangel
province. Slowly, but surely, writes
an Associated Press correspondent
from Archangel, the task is going
forward, but no one denies it is
a difficult job.
One problem the Allies confront
is how to arouse the Russians to
work for their own regeneration
and to join in the task of shaking
off the grip of the Bolsheviki.
Urging them to do so, the Sivernoie
Utro, published at Archangel says:
"The French. British and Ameri
can soldiers came here from all
parts of the world to fight for the
freedom and happiness of th's
country. The Russian people look
upon the Allies with envy, with the
eyes of a beggar watching a rich
neighbor, and they are making but
little effort themselves to strive for
a happier and freer life. They ex
! pect that the others, the Allies for
instance, will fight for them.”
‘‘Russia is now divided into two
camps,” declares the Voxroshdenie
i Sievera. “One is on the side of
the monarchists, the Bolsheviki and
the Germans; and the other, all the
. democratic elements of Russia sup
ported by the Allies. The Bolshe
viki try to persuade the population
that the Allied intervention aims to
restore monarchy, but the facts
show the contrary Russia must
fully realize that the aim of the
Allies is to lend their assistance
for the regeneration of Russia on
a sound and democratic basis.”
FRENCH LIGHT TANKS
Among the many individual feats
of the French light tanks and their
drivers which have come to light,
one of the most interesting, perhaps,
is that of Brigadier Cellier, who was
decorated with the cross of the
Legion of Honor for his work in a
light tank which enabled fifteen
American soldiers to capture 700
Germans, during the advance toward
the Rhine.
Several hundred of these tanks
led the counter offensive from the
Villers-Cotterets forest in July, which
marked what appears to have been
the turning point of the war.
They broke through the enemy’s
lines, destroying his machine guns'
sections, overcoming strong centers
of resistance and spreading panic
and demoralization in the German
ranks.
Wherever the infantry was pre
ceded by the “chars d’assaut” as the
French call them, the advance was
three miles a day.
It was these same French light
"tanks” which preceded the Ameri
cans in their advance upon Juvigny
and Ternv on the Soissons plateau.
One of them, manned by a lieutenant
killed more than 200 Germans on
the plateau.
Documents that have come into.
the hands of the French staff show
that the Germans were greatly wor
ried by the light tanks and studi
ously coached their men in methods
of defense against them.
The light cars had the advantage
of greater speed and of being more
easily handled than the heavier
tanks. They require a crew of only
two men, a driver and a gunner and
carry a one and a half-inch gun
and a machine gun.
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VOLCANOES ARE
VERY NUMEROUS
IN 1NORIH
Alaska's glaciers, gold and coppei
mines, fisheries, rivers and towerim
mountains are known throughout th<
United States and in fact all ovei
the world. Probably no section 01
our country has come into promin
ence so quickly as Alaska, yet th<
country is so vast and the resource:
iso great that something new is con
tinually being brought to the notict
of the public in regard to it.
Comparatively few people know o1
the great volcanoes of Alaska, somt
of the largest in the world, yet ther<
are in Southwestern Alaska a!on<
not less than nine active volcanoes
and a portion of the coast, especialh
the Alaskan peninsula, is the locatior
of one of the largest in the world
Mt. Katmai, which blew its head ofl
June 6, 1912, the explosion being
felt around the world, and ashes
from this famous mountain falling
in India and Africa.
Of the volcanoes in this section
five are situated on the Alaska pe
ninsula and the adjacent islands;
three are in the Cook Inlet and one
in the Copper River district. Some
of these, like Pavloff, Katmai, Shu
shaldin and one or two lesser vol
canoes farther to the westward;
while others are only active at inter
vals. They present a beautiful ap
pearance, on a calm day. with a
plume of smoke reaching far into the
sky, and their sides covered with
almost perpetual snow and ice. To
behold a mountain whose sides are
covered with snow and glaciers belch
ing from its summit smoke, fire and
molten lava is a sight both unique
and interesting, filling one with
wonder and amazement.
One of the mpst prominent moun
tains to the war westward is Mount
Shushaldin, situated on Unimak Is
land at the western extremity of the
peninsula. This great mountain is
8952 feet high and almost constantly
in eruption Smoke, fire and lava
pour forth from its crater in im
mense quantities. The lava rushing
down over the snow and ice makes
a hissing noise that can be heard
for miles, and ashes from this monu
tain have been known to fall on
vessels 250 miles away. It is no
uncommon thing for them to fall in
great quantities on Sannak Island,
75 miles distant, while from 20 to
30 miles from the mountain the sun
is often obscured by the smoke and
ashes to such an extent it is often
necessary to light lamps in order to
see. On this same island is Pogrum
noi volcano, 5523 feet high, which
ij also active at times. Pavloff
volcano is on the mainland between
Lnga and Belkofsky, near King
Cove, and is a prominent volcano,
seen from the decks of vessels that
run between Seward and Unalaska
It is 4500 feet high and active al
most continuously. The smoke comes
from this crater in great puffs, as
if there were a furnace below and
the fireman opened the door acca
sionallv to fire up. Visidof and
Tulik volcanoes are situated on Uni
mak Island and are active at times.
Mt. Katmai is on the mainland,
north of the Shelikof Straits, and
piobably 120 miles from Kodiak is
land, across the straits. On June
0, .912, while the passenger s'eamer
Dora was passing through She.'ikofi
Strait, in bright sunshine an 1 cairn
waters, without warning the whole
head of Mt. Katmai was blown ab mt
2.000 feet ir the air, raining st ines,
•and and ashes down on the Title
icssel, the ashes failing on her decks
■° lhe depth of 18 inche:. A crater
•eerly four miles across was f irmed
*he top if the mountain, from
ahic.i poured inky, black snioK**, rs
•ompanied by sulphurous fumes so
itifling as nearly to suffocate the
passengers and crew. By turning
lis vessel and running out to sen,
he captain saved his vessel, but ihe
passengers suffered greatly from tl.a
umes and ashes. Later investigation
howed that the top of the movn
■ain, which rose in a blunt peak
lad been literally thrown in to the
lir, the top remaining being nearly
'our miles across. The sea arnund
he Dora became violently agitated
md the little vessel was tossed about
like a chip. Kodiak Inland, which
was a bower of green hiiis, with
many head of cattle grazing thereon,
was covered with ashes to a ,;jth of
from 5 to 20 feet; the inhabitants
* numbering over 400, being compelled
to take to boats and seek satttv
by flight. The heroic unduct cf
the captain of the revenue cutter
saved these lives, as the vessel
steamed into the pitchy black dark
j ness, amid falling rocks and ashes,
j taking off the population. All stock
| <>n the island was killed, and for
months the huge brown bears on the
| island were seen with great patches
of their hair gone from the effect
of the ashes, slacked by heavy rains.
The scene was one of the most awe
i inspiring ever witnessed. Norman
; Leopold and Nick Meckem. two Yal
j dezans were in the vicinity when
the explosion occurred, Mr. Leopold
'on the Dora and Mr. Meckem pros
, pecting on the beach near the
mountain. Both were saved. The
native village on Katmai Bay was
overwhelmed by ashes and mud, and
. its inhabitants forced to flee for
| their lives. It was a miracle that
the loss of life from this explosion
did not reach into the thousands,
but few lives were lost, owing to
the bravery of the steamship and
revenue officials, who took every
chance of losing their vessels in res
cuing the survivors
In Cook Inlet are three well
known volcanoes: Mt. Redoubt. 10,
000 feet high and almost constantly
smoking. Several years ago a violent
eruption occurred from this volcano.
, causing a great tidal wave which
i did enormous damage. Ashes fell
thickly it covered the snow for
'several feet, making travel impossible
\ until another snowfall.
Mt. Chernabura, on an island of
'
, the same name in the Inlet, smokes
j occasionally and at intervals be
j comes violent and changes the to
pography of the country adjoin
i ing. Forty years ago it had a ter
i rific eruption and a large number
| of the natives were killed.
Mt. Iliamna, 12,066 feet high, is
: in the same district and is generally
i smoking.
In the Copper river valley is the
! great Mount Wrangell, 18,500 feet
high. This volcano smokes continu
ously and about 15 years ago had
!a slight eruption.
On account of the numerous vol
! canoes Alaska suffers numerous
earthquakes. Sometimes these
i quakes are merely tremors, and at
, other times they are violent enough
to cause uneasiness. Just before
the eruption of Mt. Katmai, over
100 quakes were noticed in one
day.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS
AT UNION HALL TONIGHT
The Nenana Commercial club will
: hold their first meeting at the new
| quarters in the Labor Union Hall
i tonight
The meeting will be called to
. order at 8 o’clock, and all members
are urged to be in attendance.
COMING
THEDA BARA in
UNDER TWO FLAGS
SIX PARTS
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wage* at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Butsed” in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latoucbe and
Kennecott.
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