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WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES;
BEFORE CHAULNES, Oct. 14.—(Byi
Mail.)—The present encircling move
ment of the French armies about
Chaulnes is similar to the ones so suc
' cessfully employed in the capture of
Combles, Thiepval and other import
ant centers at the northern extremity
of the offensive.
The capture of Chilly brought to
light one of the most striking exam
ples that has yet been found of the
extremes of organization and effort to!
which the German general staff has1
gone in its efforts to cling to the occu- I
pied soil of France.
Following the capture of Chilly, the
French troops found at the depth of
forty to sixty feet below the surface a
tunnel more than half a mile in length
constructed from the headquarters of
the commanding officer in Chilly to
the front line German trenches, then
well in advance of the village.
• For the construction of this tunnel,:
expert miners had been brought from
Germany and it represented not less!
than six months of their work. By its |
use, the Germans were able to send :
not only their men into the front line i
trenches, but also all munitions and!
supplies, without exposing a single i
man to the constant trench bombard-!
ment.
Although the Germans are now,
driven considerably beyond Chilly,]
they are still near enough to keep up I
daily a terrible bombardment and1
struggle in a last desperate effort to ,
win back the tunnel, which is now ]
serving the French fully as well as it j
formerly served the Germans.
I was enabled to enter the tunnel j
from one of the exits it had in the
German first line positions and tra-!
verse its entire half-mile length to
the village of Chilly in the rear, con
scious of utter security from the Ger
man bombardment, which never
ceased.
The descent into the tunnel was by
three successive flights of stairs, for
the Germans naturally figuring that
their first line positions would suffer
the heaviest bombardment, had sunk
the tunnel at that point to a depth of |
sitxy feet. Here at the bottom of the
stairway and at the end of the tunnel
was grouped off half a dozen cham
bers with sleeping and eating facili
ties for the soldiers when off duty,
when the trenches were being too vio
lently bombarded to remain above,
and for the troops who might be called
upon to defend the tunnel in case the
trenches above should be taken.
These rooms were now occupied by
the French “poilus,” who had convert
ed all of the arrangements both for
the comfort and defense of the original
German owners to their own use.
Entering the tunnel proper, I found
it entirely walled up with heavy tim
ber, the ceiling high enough to permit
the troops to pass without stooping
down, and with a narrow gauge rail
way running the entire length for the
hurrying of munitions to the front
line trenches.
Pipes for mechanical ventilation as
well as electric light wires ran the full
length of the tunnel. The plants at
forty feet below the surface earth,
had been destroyed by the Germans at
the moment of capture.
Groping on through the tunnel,
though the foul aid, and lighted only
by candles and pocket flash lights, 1
found the floor was strewn with half
eaten loaves of black bread which the
Germans had evidently flung frantic
ally down when the word was passed
that the French had taken the posi
tion above.
Potatoes were strewn over the floor
of the tunnel, as were also innumer
able empty mineral water, wine and
beer bottles with which the tunnel ap
peared to have been lavishly stocked.
From both sides of the tunnel sleep
ing rooms branched off, and the
bunks in these contained still the
shoes, coats, caps and other articles
of clothing just as the Germans had
left them at the moment of surprise.
A little farther on was a widened
portion that had been the dressing
room and surgical station for the
wounded. German wounded in the
French bombardment that preceded
the infantry assault and even when
the French had swept over the posi
tion, had apparently been hastily tak
en down into the tunnel and given
first attention at this station. Blood
stained bandages still lay scattered
about the dressing tables and bunks
as did also various surgical instru
ments and appliances.
In several places along the sides of
the tunnel wells had been sunk so that
in case of siege a supply of fresh
water would be available.
The approach to the other end of the
tunnel that comes out in Chilly was
marked as at the end where I had
entered by the groups of chambers.
The “piece de resistance” came at
the end of the tunnel where it opened
into the underground apartment of
the German officer who had command
ed the position. Although his apart
ment fas forty feet below the surface
of theearth, all of the rooms were
plastered in white, and perfect in all
appointments even to a bath room and
a well stocked wine cellar. Of the lat
ter, only the empty bottles remained,
but they were almost countless.
HUS BEARING ON
ZEPPELIN RAIDS
LONDON, Nov. 8.—The' great An
glo-French offensive on the Somme in
northern France today has a direct
bearing on future Zeppelin raids on
England.
This hint was given to the United
Press today by a British official in a
position to know.
If the Anglo-French forces on the
Somme drive a wider and deeper
wedge into the German line, the en
tire line must eventually fall back to
straighten itself. This would mean
that the allied aerial bases in North
ern France would also move forward.
The natural sequence is that German
military and aviation bases both in
Belgium and across the Rhine, be
come from a strategical and military
point of view, more legitimate objects
for allied air squadrons. Hitherto,
allied air forces have been able to
make long distance raids, but not
heavy ones.
The great Zeppelin hangars in Bel
gium, including those now under con
struction and those in Germany from
which the present raiding Zeppelins
operate, will become practically use
less to Germany.
According to expert opinion here jt
is not illogical to believe that these
hangars and their contents, under
such conditions, would be a total loss
unless the Germans move them to
safer places. Safer places in this in
stance would mean far into the ..in
terior of Germany. Thus all present
calculations concerning the Zeppelin
radius of action, atmospheric condi
tions and other scientific problems of
Zeppelin raids on England would
have to be made over again. Even
the radius of the great super-Zeppel
ins would be seriously cut down and
the smaller type of airship probably
would become wholly useless, so far
as strafing England is concerned.
A recent British communique, de
tailing a raid by 80 aeroplanes car
rying tons of high explosives, gives a
further hint of the force which the
allies can put into use against Zep
pelins within a safe radius of a
readjusted front.
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INVITATION TO ALASKA.
God haste the day of iron steed,
And solid new steel rail;
At last to meet Alaska’s need,
Take place of old dog trail.
Our big Northworld needs greater
speed,
A newer, better way;
Its riches great lie without heed.
Hid since Creation’s Day.
In cities men are crowded sore,
And hungry cry for bread.
Discouraged are to faint heart’s core,
To suicide are led.
While here up north is all to fill,
His needs, his wants, his wish;
There is no call for him to kill,
But fill to brim his dish.
And eat to satisfaction quite,
With wife and children dear,
With page of Life all clear and white,
Without a single tear.
To brain and brawn is here extended,
The welcome hand so strong,
Of opportunity distended,
And cheer for naught that’s wrong.
Alaska welcomes mankind all,
From corners of the earth;
No color, race, or tongue will call
In vain to find a dearth.
For all may wheels of progress roll,
And some will great men be,
Who now in poverty of soul
Cry,—no success can see.
Take courage, lad, and give a call
On God, beneath this sky,
Where with heart light and fear so
small,
Success is yours to try.
No sign of failure, if when there,
You put your hand to plow;
llesolved that here and everywhere
To toil you will know how.
What matters if for years you work,
Just happiness will find.
Just do your very best—don’t shirk,—
At peace will be your mind.
The iron horse will fetch you here,
Upon the trails of steel,
To Matanuska Junction clear,
On Uncle Sam’s new wheel.
And the old dog trails will disappear
From off the face of map;
New roads come on,—Oh, have no fear,
Fresh minerals to tap.
And when old age comes on apace,
Contented be your life:
A quiet home among your race,
With naught of toil or strife.
—MAY L. KELLOGG,
Matanuska.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—A poilu on
the French front not long ago told
President Poincaire that when the al
lies have pushed the Teutons back to
the Rhine they will “give the German
people a republic.”
In the East today is a very husky,
very earnest, very intense Frenchman
with a close-cropped VanDyke beard,
who is preparing to travel all over the
United States and explain that re
mark.
M. Jules Bois, the man, is a special'
envoy of the French government to
the United States. His task is to ex
plain the difference, as he sees it, be
tween French and German culture. He
said today that the poilu’s remark
was the result of his mental schooling
in French culture—“a feminine cul
ture based on love, not a masculine
culture based on conquest.”
“The teaching of French culture is
as important a part of the training of
fighting men in the armories of
France,” said M. Bois, “as is the mili
tary drill. I do not know that this is
true in your United States, but it
might well be.
“The poilu’s remark epitomized the
spirit of French culture. Along with
his bayonet and gun he got the idea
that he could not use either in attack,
but only in honorable defense.
“French culture is a culture for the
women, the children and the weak as
much as it is for the sti’ong man.
“Every Frenchman who falls upon
the battlefields of Europe dies that the
ideal of individuality in nations may
endure.”
Between now and January 1, M.
Bois will deliver addresses at all the
large universities in the East. After
the first of the year a tour of the
West, beginning at New Orleans, will
be made by him.
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WITH THE FRENCH LEGION,
France, Oct. 19.—(By Mail)—Eight
hundred odd Americans enlisted in
the famous French foreign legion in
the early part of the war.
The legion, which is onq of the fin
est fighting regiments in France, has
participated ip nearly all of the big
offensives to date, and many of the
American volunteers were killed or
permanently wounded in these ac
tions. The American contingent suf
fered especially heavy during the
big French offensive in Champagne
last September, where, the regiment,
as usual, covered itself with glory.
Since then, fully 50 of the Ameri
can legionaries have been transferred
at their own request into the Franco
American flying corps; others have
secured their discharge, while quite
recently the remaining ones have
manifested an ardent desire to get in
to the French regiments which the
French government has finally per
mitted them to do.
The Legion at the present moment
is defending one of the more quiet
sections of the French front, where
the first line trenches run just in
front of one of the most beautiful
and most historic chateaus of France.
The chateau itself has been complete
ly destroyed by the Germans, but the
grounds, in which the Legion is en
camped, remain almost as beautiful
as ever.
I he transfer of the legion into this
ideal spot for a few weeks of quiet
trench fighting is in recompense for
the brilliant part played by it in the
early part of the Somme offensive,
where it suffered heavy losses.
Almost the first man whom I met
in the legion, after the officers, was a
19-year-old boy of St. Louis, Missou
ri. Although a member of the legion
for only the past nine months, he is
proudly wearing the much-coveted
decoration of the Croix de Guerre
which he won in a brilliant bayonet
charge on the Somme.
Of the original 100 American vol
unteers, who sailed from New York
on the Rochambeau August 4, 1914,
immediately following the declara
tion of war, only four remain. These
are a lieutenant of Seattle-, who 'is
undergoing special treatment at Paris
for a bullet through the lungs; a
sergeant of New Orleans; a private
of San Francisco and a • private of
New York.
In the legion’s briliant bayonet
charges on the Somme three out of
the four battalion commanders were
killed, the remaining one, Command
ant Weddell, an Englishman, having
been decorated with the Legion of
Honor for his bravery. c .
Numerically, the legion has suffer
ed heavily since the beginning of the
war, owing to the large number of
volunteers who have been released in
order to return home and fight with
their own armies. The Italians, for
example, returned home when Italy
entered the war; the Greeks at the
moment of Greek mobilization, and
the Roumanians with their country’s
entrance into the conflict.
Nevertheless, the legion still has
members from 48 different nations.
One of the few Greeks remaining told
me he had come all the way from
Jerusalem to fight for France and
had preferred to remain rather than
return to his own eolors. Likewise, a
remaining Italian, who had lived all
his life only two days "on foot” from
Rome without ever having seen the
“Eternal City" had preferred to con
tinue fighting for France rather than
return to his native land.
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