Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1919 — ACTIVE TO THE LAST [ARTICLE]

ACTIVE TO THE LAST

Washington.—That marines were active in the world war up to the moment that the armistice went into effwt, is evidenced in a division, order -signed by (Major General John A. Lejeune, U.S- marine corps, commanding the Second division in France, a copy of which has just been received in. Washington. According to the order the Devil Dogs’ last act in the universal drama was a final and definite conquest of the Meuse riyer, where line after line of marines crossed on bridges hastily thrown across the stream by the Second engineers. The Fifth and Sixth regiments of marines, which received their .baptism of fire at Chateau-Thierry, headed the Second American division under On November 10 they had readied the Meuse, where the Germans had thrown up strong intrenehments on the east bank. • Bridging the riyer was a hazardous feat, but It was accomplished by the

American engineers under heavy artillery fire. Crossing the stream on bridges but two feet In width was a still more hazardous business. But apparently the marines- consider nothing too hazardous to at least atteinpt,; I With the enemy’s artillery and machine guns pouring an Incessant fire upon these slender straws of passage, the marines advanced. Time* after, time an enfilade of fire swept* rows of them into the swirling Meuse —but they advanced. The crossing finally effected, they pressed on with undaunted courage and ,stormed the Huns’ stronghold on the east bank. The Germans gave way before the impetus of that furious charge and the marines again found , Itheipselyes victors In their last great battle of the war. ‘ , A Canadian whaling company has been engaged In canning whale meat for several months. • . .'J. -Z-.' 13