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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
MUSIC AT sTEINERTs'

over 150 brand new songs and waltzes. two steps, marches. etc, and We men, tion here only @ few of the best which are making tremendous hits in New York Theatres and will soon be sung all over town. Virginia Lou" "That's My Girl'; "Plain Little Coun- try Girl'': 'Tim Callahan" Qrsh Song): My Yiddish Colleen; "Ashes of Roses'' (Ballad); "Tho' the Silver Threads Are Among the Gold Love You Just the Same."; "I've Got Your Number" etc. Also all the big hits from the latest musical operas Spring Maid", Naughty Marietta" Balkan Princess" Madame Sherry" etc. Steinert's Music store, 915 Main street near State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
FIGHT NEWS
 FOR FANS HERE
 AND ELSEWHERE

New York. Feb. 24-Dave Deshler, the rugged lightweight from Boston, made Kid Burns quit lest night in the third round of their scheduled Sporting Club. In the final session Deshler connected with one of his right-hand chops on the point or Burns jaw and the latter dropped to the floor. He started to roll around the canvas As he showed no anxiety to get up, Deshler and Referee Haley stepped out of the ring. It made no difference how far Haley had counted. Burns intended fighting no longer.
 entertaining. with Burns going along like a marvel and Deshler always try ing to put one over. In the second Burns landed a. right uppercut and appeared amazed when Deshler bl ush- ed it off and retaliated with stin left. That was enough for the for mer pride of the West Side. In the next he waited for the right blow and a soft spot. and then retired for the evening.
 New York. Feb. 24-Paddy Lavon. of Buffalo. and Jock Denning. of Gotham. put up a slashing ten-round draw last night in the star bout at the Brook lyn Beach A. c. The home boy was cleverer than his opponent. but Lavon
 
 slowed Denning up many times.
 Denning had the shade in the early part of the battle. but Lavon's right cross supplemented with a stiff left jab evened matters up in the latter end of the fray.
 New York. Feb. 24-Owen Moran and Paclzey Mcfarland met yesterday afternoon and. after short deliber- ation over weight. came to satis- factory understanding and agreed to meet in a ten-round bout on March 14 at the Fairmount A. C. According to the understanding. Mcfarland will tip the beam at 125 pounds at 5 o'clock. There was very little difficulty in get ting the boys to a mutual understand ing Both are anxious to swap punches. as each realizes that the other stands in his way to clear road to the title.
 When the little gladiators began the conference Mcfarland announced that 1s5 pounds at o'clock would suit him nicely. 'Biime me. mo-" sung out Moran. '.that's too bloomin' much heft near ten stone when you climbed into the ring"
 ssI tel you" he chirped, "nake it 135 at T. and I'm bally well satis- fled"
 That sbally we'll" stuff did not suit to point out to Moran where the Lat ter was wrong After much expos tuietion and exchange of you're the best man in my class" the pair split the difference and made 1t 135 at D. m With this worldwide inpor- tant question finally settled. the con- ference adjourned. The majority took water.
 New York. Feb. 24-A New Yorh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
AMERICAN SUPERIORITY
 ON THE DOWNWARD GRADE
Other Nations Are Grabbing All the Honors-Is the American Played Out?

Editorial in the Detroit Free Press.)
 Is the supremacy of the American nation menaced? The disturbing ac- counts of the latest international com bat follow fast upon events that have already evoked some dubious feelings
 For many, many years we have rested quietly confident that no alien could so much as challenge our own fighting machines. An occasional wanderer might momentarily unsettle our placid assurance. but there was always recourse of annexing him, as we did with one Bob F'itzsimmons, who came across the Pacific and dis posed of our champions right up to the top. and whom we forthwith ab-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
INDUSTRIAL FACTORY AND
 CITY LEAGUES ORGANIZING
aayor Buckingham and City Clerk Boucher Reelected to Ot fice-EffIcIent Staff of Factory League Reaned--CHy
 League to be Some Snuff This Season

Mayor D. I. Buckingham for the 'ourth consecutive season was elected last evening to again act as president If the Industrial baseball league. His election took place at the annual meet ng of the league held at the mayors nome in North Main street. Other officers elected were City Clerk Ste ohen F. Boucher, vice president; Rob- ,rt Kinder treasurer; Fred J. Wetstine secretary; Jack Fitzsimmons ass stant reasurer and finance committee, Peter 4. Colljung. Patrick J. Noonan and Secretary Wetstine.
 The league directors talked over in-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
INDOOR BASEBALL

There will be rattling good game of baseball at the armory Monday ev- ening. Feb. 27. when the Hospital Corps will play return game with the 14th Company. As these two teams are evenly matched good game can be expected. as was shown in their last meeting when the 14th Company won @ hard fought game IA to S. There will be no admission charged. Following is the lineup of both teams:
 Hospital Corps-O'Connell, D; Kerr, c; Sherwood. ss; Carlson. 1b; Strick- fus. 2b; Donnelly. 3b; Stevens. f.; Solen. cf.: Kelleher. If.
 14th Company-Sprott. D; Neil e.; Higginbotham, ss: Peake. 1b; Harri- son. 2b; E. Martin. 3b; Latham, If; G. Martin. cf.; Woods. If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24

creasing the number of teams in the league to make circuit of either eight or ten clubs. At the present time there are represented the West End and Main street plants of the Crane Valve Co.,, Holmes & Edwards Co.,, American & British Co.,, Locomo- bile Go. and Warner Bros. Co. All of these clubs were represented at last evenings meeting.
 President Buckingham appointed Manager Noonan of the Warner Bros. team to assist Secretary Wetstine in drafting schedule for the season. It was decided to open the season on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
SPORTS OF A DAY

sporting man today cabled Joe Wood man, Sam Langford's manager. in London, offering to furnish a side bet for Langford in a fight with Johnson. The new found "angel'. who asked that his name be withheld until the men are matched, said he believed Johnson was trying to avoid a match with Langford by demanding a pro- hibitive side bet 'I'll go as high as $25 900 on the Boston Tar Baby" he said. tHa
 New York, Feb. 24-'McFarland can make 135 pounds at o'clock and go into the ring at his top strength" Emil Thirey. Packey's manager. said today in expressing his satisfaction over the weight agreement between Packey and Owen Moran Charley Harvey. Moran's manager. thinks the Englishman has given Mcfarland a strong advantage. The boys will fight before the Fairmount Club on March IA.
 Wilkesbarre. Feb. 24-Fight fans are today praising the great showing made last night by Tom Connors of Scranton against Eddie Stinger. the Philadelphia middleweight. Substi- tuted at the last minute for Sailor Tighe. Connors carried the fighting to Stinger at all times and stung him so badly he had the Philadelphian in dis tress near the finish,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
zBYSzk0 TELLS
 PILAKOFF TWICE
Especial from United Press. )

(SpeclaI from United Press.)
 New York Feb. 24LSfnce watching Zbyszko. the giant Pole. throw Pilak- off, the Finnish champion. in straight falls. last night. New York wrestling fans believe Frank Gotch would have the hardest task of his career in a bout with Zbyszko. Pilakoff ranks among the topnotchers, but the Pole simply wore him out. gaining the first fall in 53 minutes and the second in 12
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
FACTORY LEAGUE
 BOWLING NOTES

We'll, we'll, how did it all happen. The Coulter & Mckenzie quintet, the league leaders dropped two games to the Batcheller No. boys, second division club. Even the ducks are having a big laugh at the special ma- chinery boys expense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24

The fast moving Bullard five took the Singer boys into camp by winning two out of the three strings. Better brace them up Howard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24
ROLLER POLO
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Last Nights Results. New Haven, 5; Hartford, 2. Taunton. 8; Providence, 2. Fall River, g; Worcester, 4.
 Games Tonight. A Worcester at New Haven. Providence at Pawtucket. Hartford at Taunton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24

It sure was a big treat to see Man ager Fred Hutchinson of the Bullard pin shooters back on the team. Fred has been away on a two weeks vaca- ton up in the wilds of Bath, Maine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24

Walter Pitt of the Bullard toolk- makers had tears in his eyes when he found out that he could not roll in Monday nights match same. Cheer up Walter and keep your work ahead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-24

New York. Feb. A-A New York
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

tainty, but just at the tsncture when
the outlook was darkest fec the Con-
federates, Gen. Kirby Smith arrived
with 1000 fresh troops and def~st for
the Confederates was turned ins< vic
tory, while the retreat of the FedeiSls
was turned into a wild rout in whiah
troops and spectators joined in mas
struggle to get back TO Washington.
The Confederates lost nearly 1000
men while the Union loss, including
the prisoners taken, totaled nearly
5000.
When General Mcdowell reached
Fairfax Court House in the night, he
was In communication with Washing.
ton and exchanged kilograms with
General Scott. in one of which the
old hero said: I'VE are not discour-
aged" but that dispatch did not light
en- the gloom In which it was received,
says General Fry Mcdowell was so
tired that while sitting on the ground
writing a dispatch he fell asleep,
pencil in hand, in the middle Of SEN
tence. His adjutant general aroused
him: the dispatch was finished. and
the weary ride to the Potomac re-
sumed. When the unfortunate COM
mander dismounted at Arlington next
forenoon in soaking rain. after 32
hours In the saddle, his disastrous
campaign of six days was closed. The
first martial effervescence of the
country was over. The three-months
nien went home. and the three-months
chapter Of the war ended, with the
south triumphant and confident, the
north disappointed but determined.
In his detailed description of the
battle, General Beauregard says the
Federal attack failed for two reasons:
Their forces were not handled with
concert OF masses "a fault often made
later on both sides). and the individ-
ual action of the Confederate troops
was superior. and for a very palpable
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

to see how any corps commander
would venture to engage in battle at
all, unless he could ascertain In ad-
vance and keep himself acquainted
during the day with the impression Of
his corps commanders about the pro-
priety OF going into the battle. :.
When the battle ceased on the goth
of August, we were in possession Of
the field on our right and occupied on
our left the position held early in
the day, and had every right to claim
decided success. What that success
might have been, II corps OF $4,000
men who had not been in battle that
day had been thrown against Long
streets right while engaged In the
severe fight that afternoon. | need
not indicate. To say that General
Porter's nonaction during this whole
day was wholly unexpected and disap-
pointing. and that 1t provoked severe
comment on all hands, is to state the
facts mildly"
General Longstreet wrote concern
ing this:
Had Porter attacked me between
noon and night on the Goth, should
have received his 5000 with about
double that number :. The re-
suit would have been Porter's retreat
in confusion. and might possibly
have reached Pope's left and rear in
time to cut him off"
All day long on the both the two
armies fought fiercely. and on the
next morning General Pope found his
forces SO worn out that he ordered
retreat
General Lee commanded the Con-
federate forces in person at the
second battle of Bull Run, and
some Of the best known generals
in the Union army were likewise
engaged. A number of prominent
officers on both sides weSe killed
during the Bull Run campaign. and 1t
is proposed to erect monuments at the
spots where these warriors fell.
A dramatic result of this battle was
the court-martial of General Porter
on charges made by General Pope. On
the 10th of January. 1863. Porter was
found guilty of having disobeyed three
OF Pope's orders and the sentence was
that he be cashiered and be forever
disqualified from holding any Office
under the government. During the
next l5 years Porter continually APP
piled for re-hearing, in the light of
evidence newly discovered or not
available at the time of his trial. In
1878 President Hayes appointed
board to examine the new evidence.
and the conclusion of it's findings
read: What General Porter actually
did do now seems to have
been only the simple necessary action
which an intelligent soldier had no
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST
REAL BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
Soldiers of the Union and Confederate Armies
Who Fought at Bull Run Half Century
Ago Are to Meet Again on That
Famous Field.

The present summer will see the
beginning of q long list Of semi-cen-
tenaries of the notable battles OF our
great Civil war which will extend
over the coming five years and will
serve to keep the public constantly
and wildly reminded of the stirring
events of the greatest civil war In ell
history. The first of these anniversa-
ries will be that Of the Battle OF Bull
Run. or Manassas, as 1t was called
by the Confederates. the first notable
conflict of the war between the north
and the south. Bull Run battlefield,
dfty years after. Is surprisingly little
changed from what 1t was In the ex-
citing days Of 81 and win be made
the scene of what will doubtless prove
the first of long series of reunions
of the blue and the gray on the fields
where these men met In deadly COM
bat half century ago.
In arranging for these gatherings.
which will be inaugurated at Bull Run,
the leaders among the survivors of
the Union and Confederate armies
are following. in a measure, the old
Mosaic custom whereby once every
nifty years all members of commu-
nifty met and wiped out their debts
and grievances. 1t is planned to
make the inaugural event at Bull Run
battlefield genuine love feast" Ad-
dresses will be made by leaders on
both sides: there will be memorial
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

gest volunteer armies ever assembled
since the era Of regular armies. The
personal material on both sides was
OF exceptionally good character, and
collectively superior to that Of any
subsequent period of the war. The
Confederate army was filed with
generous youths who had answered
the first call to arms. For certain
kinds of field duty they were not az
yet adapted, many of them having at
first come with their baggage and
servants; they had come to fight, and
not to handle the pick and shovel
and their fighting well redeemed their
shortcomings as intrenchers."
The battle was noteworthy fer the
number of participants whose names
were afterward prominently associ-
ated with the war. On the Confeder-
ate side, besides Generals Johnston
and Beauregard, were Gems. Stonewall
Jackson, Longstreet, Ewell, Early, J.
e. b. Stuart, Kirby Smith, Wade
Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee. Thomas Jor-
dan, R. E. Rodes, e. p. Alexander and
others. On the Federal side were
Gems. Mcdowell, w. T. Sherman.
Burnside, Hunter, Heintzelman, How
ard, Franklin, Slocum, Reyes, Hunt.
Barry, Fry, Sykes. Barnard. Wads-
worth and others.
The present-day visitor to Bull Run
battlefield may trace accurately and
graphically the ebb and flow Of that
opening conflict If he but follow the
steep and rocky banks of Bull Run,
the stream which for six or eight
miles formed the dividing line of the
two armies as originally drawn up in
battle formation. There are eight
fords and stone bridge within the
limits of the battle territory, all OF
which were conspicuous in the move
ments of the opposing forces. A num-
Der OF houses are yet standing which
bear marks of battle; there is the old
stone building which was used as
hospital; and there are many bullet
SCARED trees In dense pine woods
where the Confederate sharpshooters
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

were posted. Most interesting of all.
however. is the position where stood
Gen. Thomas j. Jackson when he re-
ceived his immortal nickname OF
"Stonewall." 1t was Gen. b. f. Bee
who. appealing to his men to resist
the Union charge, pointed to Jackson
and cried out; Look! There stands
jackson like a stone wall"
The second battle OF Bull Run.
which took place in the latter part of
August, 1862. may be similarly fol-
lowed with ease along the course OF
Bull Run creek, In so far as concerns
the furious all-day fight which marked
the climax of the campaign, but if the
visitor wishes to visit the scenes of
the exciting campaign of which the
second battle was the climax he will
need to traverse an area of many
square miles and include visits to Cen
terville, which was a bitterly contest
ed point, and to Thoroughfare Gap,
the picturesque cleft in the mountains
through which poured Longstreet's
corps OF Confederates, reinforcing the
sorely-pressed Jackson and. for the
second time on this field, turning de-
feat into victory for the forces OPP
posed to the Union.
Major General John Pope was then
in command of the Federal Army OF
Virginia. and in his published de-
scription OF the battle he has laid
most of the blame for the defeat of
the Union forces ON Major General
Fitz-John Porter, who commanded the
Fifth corps. Had Porter done his
duty. according to Pope, he would
have prevented Longstreet from
forming on Jackson's right until he
had dislodged Porter. which would
have occupied him too long to have
permitted the advance which he sub
sequently made against the Federal
left. But the Confederates had de-
liherately given Porter false I'M
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

so that the nation will lose little by
its neglect in not acquiring this field
long ago. II is something of a re-
proach that the two monuments above
mentioned-erected In 1866 by the
soldiers of CANDLES brigade-should
have been allowed to stand all these
years on private land. but luckily
they are In an excellent state of pres
ervation, which is all the more re-
markable In view of the fact that
they were rudely constructed of rough
hewn stone found In the neighbor-
hood. These are by no means the
only monuments on the field, although
the scene of the two battles OF Bull
Run Is not replete with markers and
memorials as are the field Of Gettys-
burg and other scenes of decisive
strife. During the past few years.
however, a number of tributes In mar
BILE and bronze have been erected. In
dicating the positions and memorial
izing the services of regiments that
took part.
One circumstance that. aside from
this years anniversary. is urging i'm
mediate action in the project for ma
tional park at Bull Run is found in the
present opportunity to buy at mod
crate price the famous Henry farm"
the scene of the fiercest fighting in
both battles. The Henry farm con-
tains 1913 acres, and beside the Henry
house stands one OF the monuments
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looked upon as a holiday, so sanguine
OF victory was northern sentiment,
and many congressman and civilians
and not few ladies' drove out from
Washington to witness the spectacle
Of whose outcome they had never a
doubt.
Gen. James B. Fry. who was on Nc
Dowell's staff at that time. In writing
Of this, says:
During the 18th and goth the biv-
ouacs Of McDowell's army at Centre
vile, almost with in cannon range of
the enemy. were thronged by visitors,
official and unofficial, who came from
Washington. bringing their own sup
plies. They were under no military
restraint, and passed to and fro among
the troops as they pleased, giving the
scene the appearance of a monster
military picnic. Among others, the
venerable secretary of war, Cameron,
called upon Mcdowell. Whether due
to sense of responsibility, to pre-
monition OF the fate of his brother
who fell upon the field on the 21st, or
to other cause, his countenance
showed apprehension of evil; but men
generally were confident and jovial.
The presence of senators, con-
gressmen and other civilians upon the
field on the 21st gave rise to extrava-
CANT and absurd stories. In which al
legged forethought and valor among
them are contrasted with lack of
these qualities In the troops. The
plain truth is that the non-combat-
ants and their vehicles merely in
creased the confusion and demoraliza-
ton of the retreat"
Several days were consumed in
the preliminary skirmishes, during
which time the Confederates we're re-
fnforced by 5000 men under Gen. Jo-
seph e. Johnston, whom the Federals
supposed to have been safely bottled
up" at Winchester In the Shenandoah
valley. On that hot Sunday after
noon when the clash OF arms finally
came 1t looked for time as though
the expected Union victory was GER
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Uncle Hiram to His Nephew

ity. They fret in the hands of a
nervous or reckless driver and jog
along good naturedly when a thought
full, kindly hand is at the wheel
The man that is forever clucking
to his horse, jerking nervously on the
reins and shaking the whip In its
socket or swapping 1t on the animals
TANKS is the same kind of man that
distresses an automobile" said an ex-
perienced driver Machines are SEN
sitiye, like horses. A careless or
nervous driver win work a. horse into
a sweat in half an hour. The same
man will get car I'll het up"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

exercises at the monuments on the
field, and the boys of 81" will again
march up and down the red Virginia
roads as they did on that memorable
July day I'VE decades ago, when they
were the actors in the combat that
awakened the country to the grim
seriousness of the impending conflict
for q united nation.
II IL expected that one important
outcome OF this return Of the legions
to the old fighting ground will be
definite progress in the project to
convert Bull Run battlefield into a
national park. 1t ought to have been
done years ago. as was done with
Gettysburg and certain other Civil
war battlefelds. most Of which have
less significance than this sweep Of
country under the shadow Of the Bull
Run mountains-one Of the few fields
in the United States which has been
the scene OF two important battles.
Yet another reason why Bull Run bat
tlefield is especially worthy of the
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choice but TO take. 1t is not possible
that any court-martial could have
condemned such conduct If II had
been correctly understood. On the
contrary that conduct was obedient,
subordinate, faithful and judicious. 1t
saved the Union army from disaster
on the Goth of August"
Accordingly. President Arthur in
1882 relieved General Porter from the
continuing disqualification to hold Of
fee. and in July. 1886, President Cleve-
land approved an act of congress by
which Porter was once more commits
stoned as colonel Of infantry. In the
following August he was placed on
the retired list
II national park is created at Bull
Run It will probably be placed under
the jurisdiction OF the commissioners
of the Fredericksburg and adjacent
battlefields. An important incidental