THE NOME NUGGET
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SATURDAY MARCH, 13 1929
AN ADMONITION
By way of providing further much needed enlightenment for some of our
“intellectual" critics, wo will gently* admonish them that “independence" does
not mean moral prostitution nor toadying to exalted nonentities or political
blatherskites.
MIGHT IMPROVE THINGS
"Honduras Congressmen engage in bloody battle; twenty killed"—news
item. Recent congressional activities and inactivities suggest that a similar
episode in the upper branch of our own national assembly might not be al
together undesirable if the resulting list of decedents could bo confined to
the numerous old fossils and hide bound reactionaries who consider national
legislation solely from the standpoint of party interests and the antiquated
view point of forty years ago. In sueh event we might have less wind and
more greatly needed legislation.
ENCOURAGE THE AIR RACE PLAN
In the view of the prospect that tjiere will probably never be any
material improvement in the present mall service until airplane mail trans
portation is established, the Nugget ventures the suggestion that it would not
be. an altogether profitless move for Nome to display something more tihan
mere cursory interest In the projected air race from Minneola to Nome.
For instance a prize might be offered to the first aviator arriving
here or the ono accomplishing the distance in the fastest time. If nothing
else, a plaque of native gold studded with the nuggets from our hills and
suitably inscribed might be offered, and would doubtless he appreciated far more
than a cosh prize of much greater intrinsic value.
However, the question of wlhat form our display of interest takes m
of secordary importance. The main thing is to show that we are inter
ested—that we are at least a trifle appreciative of the tremendous import
ance of the project and of its value to ourselves.
The race will very likely settle many doubts regarding the feasi
bility of aerial transportation in the territory and if successful will unquos-,
tlonably exert strong Influence toward inducing the government to make
more extensive investigations of the mail carrying possibilities. It Is,
therefore, very much to our interest to boost the race along by any means
By offering a prize wo would not only be encouraging the much desired
mail service improvement but would also gain considerable valuable adver
tising througih the story of Nnme's offer being sent broadcast by the press
agencies. Even tho no other benefits were to be expected, the opportunity
to do a little boosting for ourselves by encouraging the air race should not be
overlooked by our civic leaders.
If nothing else is done, some influential organization should at least
take action toward letting those in charge of the race know that 'Ionic
possesses something more than passing interest in a project which can
hardly fail to have a most important influence on the communal future.
Nome Is so dreadfully busy with politics and egoistic jangling that we
handly expect the suggestion to attrao£ more than trifling attention at best.
But we offer it, nevertheless, just by way of seeing if the critical gentlemen
who complain that the Nugget "does not boost the town" will do a little
boosting themselves. ^
AMERICA’S PART IN THE GREAT WAR
TWO THOUSAND GUNS ON THE FIRING LINE
When war was declared the United States had sufficient light artillery
to equip an army of 500,000 men, but found itself confronted with the prob
lem of preparing adequate artillery for an army of 5 million men. How the
desired result was achieved is one of the most interesting features of the
story of America’s part in the Great War.
To meet the situation it was decided in June, 1917, to allot <>ur guns
to training purposes and to equip our forces in France with artillery con
forming to the French and British standard caliber.
It was arranged that we should purchase from the Franch and British
the artillery needed for our first divisions and ship them in return equivalent
amounts of steel, copper, and other raw materials, so that they could either
manufacture guns for us in their own factories or give us guns out of their
stocks and replace them by ones made from our materials. The most im
portant fact of our artillery supply preparations is that we always had a
sufficient supply of light artillery for the combat divisions ready for front
line eervice. This does not' mean that our troops were at all times sup
plied toy our own artillery. Under the pressure of battle needs in the
summer and fall of 1918, American divisions were put into line a number
of tlmea supported by French and British artillery, or without artillery. Study
of the battle records of all the 29 combat divisions shows that if all the days
in the line of all the combat divisions are added together the total is 2,232
and that In every 100 days of this total our combat divisions were supported
by their own artillery 75 days; by British artillery for 5 days; by French
artillery for 1% days, and were without artillery for 18% days out of everv
hundred. Of these 18% days, however, lT'days were spent in quiet sectors
and only one half of one day in active sectors. There are only three records
of divisions being in active sectors without artillery support. The total
of those three cases amounts to about 14 hours out of he typical 100 day.*
Up to the end of April 1919, the number of complete artillery unit *
produced in American plants was more than 8.000, or equal to all those pur
chased from the Flench and British during the war.
AMMUNITION
The number of rounds of complete artillery ammunition produced In
Amnltta plants was in excess of 20 million, as comparsd with 9 million
rounds secured from our allies.
In the first 20 months after the declaration of war by each country,
the British did better than we did in the production of light artill< rv. and
[we excelled them in producing heavy artillery and both light and heavy
| ammunition. So far as the Allies were concerned, the European war was
in a huge measure fought with American powder and high explosive .
At the end of tho war American production of smokeless powder was
45 per cent greater than Prance and British production combined. From j
April 1, 1917, to November, 11, 1918 the production of smokeless powder In I
the United .Statds was 632 million pounds. At the end of tin- war the
American production of high explosives was 40 per cent greater than Croat
Britain’s and nearly double that of France, despite the fact that American
production of high explosives—T N T , ammonium, nitrate, picric acid and
others—was not established when we declared war on anything like the large
scale of smokeless powder manufacture.
During the war America produced 10,000 tons of gas, much of which
was sold to France and Britain. When the first green clouds of chlorine
suddenly enveloped the British and French lines on the Ypres salient in 1 II 1
a new weapon was introduced in the war. That it was a powerful weapon
indeed is evidenced by the fact that during the year 191X from 2(1 to 30 per
cent of all our battle casualties were due to gas. When we entered the war
wo had practically no experience in manufacturing toxie gases, and no exist
ing facilities which could be readily converted to such us- . At the signing
of the armistice we were equipped to produce gas at a more rapid rate than
either, France, England or Germany.
TRACTORS and tanks
Another important development of the war was the increased use of
motor transportation. As applied to artillery, this meant the use of cater
pillar tractors to haul bis gun*, especially over rough ground. When un
entered the war no suitable designs existed for caterpillar tractors of a size
appropriate for even the medium heavy artillery. Jtut new 5 and lit ton types
were perfected in this country, put into production, and 1.100 were shipped
overseas before November 1. 1918. About 900 larger tractors were also
shipped and 950 more were secured from the French and British. The
tank was an even more important application of the caterpillar tractor to
war uses. I'p to the time of the armistice only 61 six ton tanks had been
produced in this country but the rate at which production was getting under
way is shown by the fact that in spite of tin- armistice tin- total completed
up to March 31,1919 was 77S. The burden of active service in France was
borne by 227 of these tanks received from the French. In the case of the
heavy 30 ton tank's, the efforts of this country were concentrated on a co
operative plan, by which America was to furnish Liberty .Motors and driving
mechanism and the British the armor plate for 1.500 tanks for the 1919 cam
paign. For immediate use in Prance, this country rec.-ived 64 heavy tanks
from the British.
To be continued
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First Summer Mail Leaves Seattle for Nome Direct About June 1st
iMHt Summer Mail Leaves Seattle for Nome Direct About October 10th.
First Winter Mail Leaves Seattle for Nome About October 15th.
Last Winter Mail Leaves Seattle For Nome About March 15th.
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Unless First Class Postage Is Attached.
Average Time Required for Transmission of Mail from Seattle to Nome1
during Winter Period is About 45 Days.
Avei . Time Required for Transmission of Mail From Seattle to
Nome Durin. Summer period is 10 Days. •
Approximately Same Time Indicated Above Required for Transmission
Mail From Nome to Seattle.
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MONDAY
HONDURAS CONGRESSMEN
ENGAGE IN BLOODY BATTLE
many of the most notable pen
the republic, engaged in a pitched bat
SWISS BOMBISTS ATTACK
U S LEGATION
illy
tending tin' linldu
number, wore ho
•rilitos and ki
•cu pants. must
-Frank King,
trhikan business man
in Seattle* Sunday. I’
l" pneumonia fullowint
the influenza.
MAJOR SMITH ESTABLISHES NEW
COAST FLIGHT RECORD
D'PLCMATIC REPRESENTA
TIVE DIES ABROAD
v.n cartoonist.
• inference of
HEARING ON ALASKA RAILROAD
APPROPRIATION THIS WEEK
e ,i subcommittee of ihe House
opriations Committee. having in
fv the estimates f«»r Alaska rail
(••mstruction work for the fiscal
ear beginning July 1. Right million
lollars is the sum asked. It is esti
>1 this will complete the road from
WILSON TO DEFINE POSITION
ON TREATY RESERVATIONS
W ashington. .VI . i ch S President
Wilson has prepared a letter stating
his position regarding Ihe reservations
to the pe" • irentv recently adopted
DANIELS URGES COAST
NAVAL DEVELOPMENT
ensive d* veh»|>ment
irted immediately, St-cre
rs committee of the Sen
Daniels said a fueling ami
will ultimately he estnh
sotne point
ALLIES AND TURKS CLASH
AT CONSTANTjNOPLE
London, March 8—Allied and Turk
lah forces have clashed in Constant! -
nopie, according to an official Hritish
dispatch to the government today.
The city is now in the hands of the
Allied forces and martial law has been
dechined after more than twenty
thousand British. French and Italian
troops had made an extensive** inlll
Allies Sending Additional Troops To
Turkish Capital
Paris, March 8—British and Italian
reinforcements are enroute to Constan
tinople which will give the Allies u
total strength of fifty five thousand
men, including the French forces, ac
cording to War Ministry announce
ments here.
[(IMS fro* WiSlilJtH
Washington Happenings Always Intsr
ast Our Readsrs.
After reading of so many people in
our town who have been cured by
Doan’s Kidney Pills, the question
naturally arises: "Is this medicine
equally successful in our neighboring
towns?” The generous statement of
this Washington resident leaves no
room for doubt on this point.
Mrs. J. C. Brown, 108 E. Thirty
fourth St., Tacoma, Wash., says: "My
health had always been fine until my
kidneys went back on me some ten
years ago. At first I didn’t pay much
attention to the trouble and finally I!
was so bad off I could hardly go. Half'
of the time I was in bed unable to do
my housework. Everything I did to
relieve myself failed and I was just
miserable and discouraged. I was ad-,
vised to try Doan's Kidney Pills but
had got where I thought there was no
help for me. Doan’s helped me from
the start and two tunes removed the
trouble. My good health came back
and I felt fine ever since Doan’s cured
COc at all dealers. Foster-Mil bum
Col, Mfgrsi. Buffalo N. T.
(Advortlsemeat.)
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