The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-17

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10 100 on the train. "it they will have
done this vitality necessary WORK ~
this time next year
A few gangs Of track laborers were
golRg through the mosiona ilstlessly'
Nor did the numerous gangs OF con
viets seem to he losing any sleep over
their construction efforts
For four and twenty hours We iolied
up the narrow groove. cleared through
primeval forest and swamp. Already
there was ice In the peaty streams
meandertng across our path and a
powdering OF snow ON the murmuring
cedars" 81 $50 -, a. ,.2,
Then we emerged into district Of
stubble field and meadows. And sud
denly info the thick OF great en-.
trepot OF freight
Pasture Becomes Great Quay.
This was BakareetsR. the main
White sea railroad depot from which
Russias stores are coming. Along the
nvina bank, a strip OF deserted COW
pasture a few months ago, now Is a
great quay, Ten or twelve steamers
were alongside unloading, Tens OF
thousands OF tons Of coal lowered In
hills and massive ridges, Rows on
rows ef turfroofed leanto barracks
housed the laborers. A score OF sid
ings and acres OF mud were stacked
with packing cases and sacks and
bales HeiEhters with the colored
painting OF the bursting bomb betok'
ened shells and dynamite within
regiments OF freighters with every
thing aboard from aeropanes to zy'
lonite. rows OF freight cars piled with
great crates consigned from Clcvc'
land. in Ohio, 10 Ti1is, in Asia Minor,
via the enyirons OF Spitzhergen and
the watery wilderness OF the Arctic
ocean.
A few miles farther on the train
stopped. still In desolato region OF
lIuuAN HUME t'i INV AEihahhNi We
minus is not Archangel We all crowd
ed on 10 a steamer and nAyigatcd two
miles downstream 10 the town, which
lies on the other side Of the pyina es.
tuary, here a couple OF miles across.
An odd little town Ia Archangel,
with pervasive atmosphere Of re,
moteness aud aloofuess from the
world. In summer there la no night.
and the thawed swamps cut on all
overland journeyIngs but those OF
mosquitoes and birds. In winter there
ia next TO no day and the quarter mile
OF Troitskaja street lined with shops
Is all aiingle with the bells OF rein.
deer Sinuous dog,slcd caravans.
laden with polar bear and wolf pelts.
snake their way into the thronged ba.
zsar, to barter for the summer bread.
Busy Times In AreharucI,
ArchangeI Ia busy now Archangel
has never known such gotngs on Sol
diers and sailors and millions OF tons
OF freight have come from the ends OF
the earth
II Ia town transformed into a
freight yard~-fr freight piled mountain
high ON the quays, waves Of freight
passing inland UP the slope behind the
custom house All orer the square
there and overlooking into the main
street itself lie acres and acres Of
bales and rails and crates and tubs
and boxes, and tens Of thousands ~
mysterious breed OF reddish sack.
Archangel has original ideas about
sidewalks that would not commend
themselves TO American motorists
Streets have these raised wooden side
walks running up the center Every
now and then along these sidewalks
passed British naval officers and sea
men. lntermingling with transplanted
men OF the Russian baltic squadron.
Pas, the shabby town duma. one en-.
,ers what has hl.hsr,o been known as
the German quarter. long avenue
OF the best houses IN town. running
due ncrth toward the suburb Of Solom.
hola
Motor jitury boats. ferries. dinghIes.
tugs. liners, sailing skiGs. barges.
OCEAN irsmps and long log RATS from
the force: ~ viatka busy themselves
I'uut In tho Dyina. well displayed
against the low bank and fat horizon
leagues 10 the westward, where dainty
distant silhouetiss OF nlouasteriea and
churches aeck tire rim OF the earth.
passed great red brick brewery
on the Dyina bank converted into
Red Cross hospital C0nvalescers sol.
diers were standing In the ward win.
dows. gazing giurnly upon about I'VE
acres Of boxes OF srngtles piled as
high az house. Not SO bad for . lit
Ito own OF 10000
AT marine departmental Office on
the TroitsAaja was a frn automobile.
The chauffeur was Russian naval
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