Douglas Island news., 1919-07-18
GREAT HERO SOON
 TO COME NORTH
Man Who Made Canadian Machine Gun Battalion Famous Going
 to Yukon

Che Second Canadian Motor Mach.n, Gun Brigade. vUl visit Dawson soon He may arrive during July New. to tha effect Is brought by Lieut. Jack ucIcunan of hc Second Can. alnu Motor Machine Gun Brigade who returned withn Che last few iavr says Che Dawson Ncws Lieut. ua.iernau. who was witch Che brig nd. uIth Colonel Nucriing and Cap Gain Hacs. saw much hard service vtb both. and speaks in One highest terms oI Che two oficcrs. iio says.
 -Co.oncl Nucrlus win come hcre Co organize motor machine gun company. which s to bc one oi scv. eraI such organizations which Che Dominion militia department is es- tabHshiur Colonel MucrlIus win hc Iu tlc militia permanently. Hc win bring m. ! understand. about eight macb.uc gums. Che same as we used In ou- battery. and perhaps .omr of thc vcr, guns Che Yukonors .oueht with against Fritz.
 .u s One plan of Colonel Muori.nr t1 rerrut a company of sixty mon hrr. from among veterans and oth- ers They win have Che opportunity ol learning au thc details of thc rm and fo manipulate chem and practice with thcm just as we dIi. Orr mon were among One most skilled machine gun mon In che world and vcrc required to be able to take a rm to pieces and rcascm- bIe it iu thc oark. 10 was absolutely uoe.s..r to do this when in action. as uc could uot make targets Of ourselves by thr usc ot lights.
 Crrut s duo col Mucr'iur as ouc or thc foremost machine gum export. ol .bc world. and Che man who brought Che machine gun Co the front m Che British army. Brit a.u had practically uo machine gun service whom Nua-lur took hold of thc work Ir went so tar with hs original plans m act that Che war office thought his scheme im- mnra.u.lbIc Uc trained Che old Boyle bunch from Yukon. and work cd out protrartor scheme. used for calculating distances and such. and r.n.d thc YuEoncrs iu iIs use. He va. a hydraulic engineer iu British CouImha when Che war broke ou0 and. hcne technical mau. was fully capable of dcv.s.ug an arcu-atc system The war office Gold hIm hIs plan was too complex for fh. av.rarc soldier to under stand WuerIre replied that au his KIorItr bor had learned it and were using it uith every success and urged Che privilege of trying out o.bcr mon vi.h f Finally thc war department oonscufod and 2iucrIn- evolved thc machine gun eertIre which made tho Br.tshcr wonders and foremost m that branch vas thc Yukon contingent The Yusorcrs had something which no other soldiers there possessed Thcy Vcrc nr ahead iu initiative. originality and solfrolnurc 10 sermrd thc i.lc ou Che frontier gave Ihem fhis and another thns was thaf men who launch into fhc great Weat and North are of chat peculiar brccd carab'c of taking care of themselves and undertaking new and rrnr duties with perfect com nderoe
 "Cof Nucrlus was os brave and as crn1bIc ou thc fclI as hc was efficient In originating and bringing Ono machine -unucry and Che men un to 70 high stoec of efficiency. Ho was wonderful fighter. and held Che confidence and admiration of hi. men Tho same splendid soldicrly qualities were developed by Captain Black. and hc was wonder foi pluck Uc would not Quit Che field i'm our memorable hie light untl h' had been deeply and painfully wounded In both legs He thon did not intend to eo. but ! happened l, hc One lieutenant nearest him. am, simply saw hat Che boys bundled him Into tho first conveyance am, sent him back to Che base He wal saying nothing about being hit n the icr witch shrapncl and conccolc' Che fact from us until @ bul'c r.er.cI lhc other les when Che bow noticed h.s plieht He greatly rc rrct.rd having to leave Che field. Al uo Imc did bc ever lose his fatherl iutercet m Che boys The lads wor' most fortunate ln having such devoted chief was lucky ououc. to receive practically no wound a al. as was hit only slightly. n thc shoulder with a piece Of shrap ucl. which after Che emerEccy dress
 mr did not ucccsitatc mc leaving Che company.
 "Our boys were n Che hottcs klud of places. and an proved thc had Che stun One of thc- coolest anl most tenacious acts was that of th man who was driving Che moto bearing One gun in charge ot Charic