Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-10

powder was one of TIE great achievements
of the age In former days the positions Of
troops were well defined by the smoke made
by the powder after each vOlley but when
smokeless powder is used nothing of the
kind is to be seen and the roops can lie we'll
concealed. This, he said. was the only ele-
ment in the battle Of yesterday which made
1t differ from the old style of fighting.
The little general had hardly finished
speaking when a battery of artillery sta
t!ol.ed almost directly in front of him belch-
ed forth cloud of white smoke that COM
pletely envelOped 1t and its position for a
space of five or six yards. Black powder
is being used by the artillery here and 1t
gives away the position Of the guns every
time. If it was not for this there would
nave been several occasions when the po-
sition of the batteries in the maneuver field
would have been very difficult to locate.
Gen. Bells Success Yesterday.
The battle yesterday was one of the best
fought of the entire week. Gen. Bell man
aged to outfiank Gen. Grant and to pen
citrate his line near the center also. The
beginning of the flanking movement is
credited to a battalion of the 9th Regular
Infantry, commanded by Maj. Jones' The
blue army, as explained in The Star yester-
gay, occupied strongly intrenched posi-
ton on the east of Bull Run. Cen Bell To-
Gated the line at an early hour Yesterday
morning and Immediately threw his force
against it, He made attack on the left
10 draW the attention of the enemy while
ne made his main attack in the center in
the vicinity of the stone bridge The line
formed by Gen. Grant was almost Identical
with that occupied by Gen. Beauregard
o on zen. Beauregard's command was on
the opposite side of the stream. on the
ground over which the brown advanced
me ground occupied by the blue was the
same as that occupied by McDowells army
a. a. ane tiine he made an attack on Beaure-
gard IN the formal ton referred to. and
managed to turn his flank
after the nght1ng had progressed a short
d otme NAL Jones left his battalion of the
9th infantry to make reconnaissance on
ms own account. He had not proceeded
very far when he was approached by a
very polite umpire, who informed him
haarr that ne was theoretically killed,
having walked into the zone of fire of
company of the enemy, and advised the
major to retire forthwith The commend
Oh the battalion fell to Lieut.. DrouiIIard
who, after a short Reconnaissance. discov
ered an unguarded ford of Bull Pm and
proceeded to take his battalion over il The
men We're thrown out in regular advance
umpire approached and told the commend
ing oHlcer that he had cleared ont evarv-
thlng In front of him, all the troons mat
liau opposed MIN having been declared out
VI actlon because their position was CON
trolled by the brown battalion. VII
me battalion was marched in tho raar
u u me p!ue line to the stone bridge which
u me IS. alabama was guarding. This regi-
regiments of the brown army and The
pa.tahon OF the 9TH attacked it in the rear
completely routing it and giving over the
tba $500 al .ne stone bridge to the browns,
Ne, piIuse oelng theoretically blown IN
win th1s advantage the browns nushed
forward and turned the right flank of the
opposing force neatly and quickly. the ma
r roorri 'ermiinating by o'clock in the
vantage. NA'e ~u'
oHcers Attend Lawn PARTY.
All of the officers stationed at be.d-
quarters and many of the residents of the
vicinity of Gainesville, Thorouehfare Hav.
market and Wellington attended a law
party at the residence of Mrs. Margaret
Magaw, opposite the press camp. last e,er-
ing. The entertainment was piv.n for 49,
dement, of the Episcopal Church at H.
market, and the fourth band of the artiI-
tery corps stationed at corps headquarters.
Grant and several of the distin1r,shn;
visitors at headquarters attended the fes
INVITES. Mrs. Magaw was assisted in on
pertaining the guests by a committee of
dressed In colonial costumes Each of the
young ladies is the representative of a dis
tinguished colonial family.
Presentation to Capt. Moss.
The newspaper men who have been enter
tanned at the press camp and given every
facility for properly covering the maneu-
Vers, presented Capt. James A. Moss, aid
de-camp to Gen. Corbin, with a service re-
Volver, holster and belt this afternoon after
the review of slight testimonial of the es
teen In which he is held by them and as
return for the many courtesies they have
enjoyed at his hands
Capt. Moss is attached to the Oath Iufan-
try and is regarded as one of the best Of
hcers in the army. He is a graduate of
West Point of the class of 1894 and is a ma
tive of Louisiana. In the war with Spain
he was second lieutenant and was present
throughout the Santiago campaign, where
he commanded his company part of the
time, both of the other officers being killed
or wounded. When the press camp was es-
tablished Gen. Corbin placed Capt. Moss in
charge. He made all the arrangements for
the accommodation of the newspaper men
and made 1t his business to consult their
desires as to any comforts that might be
provided which he had overlooked The
photographers in camp were provided with
dark rooms where running water could be
obtained at all hours Throughout the two
weeks this camp has been open Capt. Moss
has been indefatigable in attending to the
wants of his charges, and this afternoon
presented him with the revolver and fittings,
with many pleasant wishes for his future
happiness and prosperity. A. f. F.
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