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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
One of the Most Distinguish
ed in the Service of
Uncle Sam.

III Sptuhih VI NiO IttNtIltii
81 United States Cavalry. troop b
3 Of which will be in Big Stone
n Gap on July Third and Fourth,
and will give extensive cavalry
I maneuvers, the Texan Field
L aud National Guardsman, in a
4 recent issue, says:
What true American man or
4 woman does not feel their pulse
q quicken at the sight of the
y laundering artillery drill, the
I picturesque evolutions of the
infantry, and the exhilaration
of the cavalry dash: Perhaps
{ no regiment stationed at the
maneuver camp made more
favorable impression than the
18th u. S. Cavalry which was
stationed here from March to
November, 1911. This regiment
became known far and wide
throughout the State of Texas
for its efficiency, zeal, esprit de
corps and hearty comradeship
during that period. With 81
officers and l,l5O enlisted men.
it was during the time mention
ed, the largest cavalry regi-
ment in the world, and from
April 18th to June 14th was di-
vided into two provisional or
CARNATIONS for drill purposes
and other experiments in mill
tary matters.
The nth is one Of the young
or cavalry regiments o ( the
army, having been organized
under the Act of March Ind,
1901. The first Colonel of this
regiment was Francis Moore.
soon afterwards promoted to be
general officer. He was sue
ceeded by Lieutenant Colonel
A. q. Hennisee. The regiment
received its first active service
in October, 1901, when it was
ordered to the Islands to take
part in the campaign against
the Philippine insurrecuon
which began in February, 1899.
The first squadron left Jeffer
son Barracks December 7th.
sailing from San Francisco
January list on the Transport
Sheridan and reaching Manila,
+ l., on the Goth of TIE same
month, going into temporary
quarters at Pasay Barracks,
Just south of Manila. The sec
ond squadron left Fort Ethan
Allen December It'll, 1901, and
sailed at once for Manila via
Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria,
Suez Canal, Alden, Colombo
and Singapore, arriving at Ma
Mia February 2,l9O2 and going
INTO camp Wallace just south
OF the Walled City on the 3rd.
The third left Fort Meyer on the
18th of January 1902, and sailed
ON the 2lst in the wake of the
second squadron, reaching Ma
Mia on March 2lst. Although
the entire regiment was in the
Philippines, the squadrons were
widely separated, and the regi-
ment did not assemble until it
embarked for home on the
Sheridan, March 18th, 1904.
In January, 1902, the scene of
greatest insurgent activity was
Samar, the toughest, most i'm
penetrable island of The Philip
pines, and where the most dar-
ing and desperate leaders of the
insurrection u n d er General
vicente Lukbap, still resisted
the power of the Uuited States.
The first squadron embarked
on the transport Lawton at
Manila, on February l4th, and
reached Tacloban, Leyte Island
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
Eleventh Cavalry

'Ahbtu uu the
End, (\Yashington's birthday
and marched to the village of
the same name three miles in
land. Troops b and G landed
at Salcedo, a few miles south of
the Playa Of Quinapundan. on
February 81, and the squadron
remained in the section until
June 3, 1902, operating in guer
rilla warfare During this time
two men We're killed in action.
one from troop A and and one
from troop ID. On June 4th the
squadron assembled at CUBAN.
Samar. and proceeded to Manila
where they went into camp at
Camp Wallace, and on the 10th
marched out to Pasay Barracks.
On the 22nd of the same month
the squadron marched to the
railway station at Manila and
proceeded to the North line, re-
lieving four troops of the 3rd
Cavalry, and taking over their
mounts All work in the Phil
ippipes by the squadron up to
this time had been dismounted.
Troop A took station at Pani-
que, Headquarters and b at
Tarlac, G at Bomban, and d at
Corona. In April and May,
1908, the squadron assembled at
Dagupan, the northern termi
nus of the Manila and Dagupan
Railroad, where it remained
until September 10th, proceed.
ing on that date by rail to Ma
Mia, and again taking station
at Pasay Barracks. Here it re.
manned until February 81, 1904,
at which time it turned over it's
horses to the 2nd Cavalry, and
marched into Manila City.
whore it went into barracks at
Malate, embarking on March
10, and sailing for the United
States on March 10, as stated
above.
The second squadron left
Camp Wallace about a week
after its arrival, embarking on
the cable ship Burnside for the
town of Batangas, capital of
the Province of the same name,
where General Frank Bell com
manded the forces operating
against Miguel Malvar, the sue
cessor of Emilio Aguinaldo.
Batangas City was reached in
a couple of days, and the squad
ron remained there one week
less Troop r, which was sent to
lsla Verde, nearby, to search
for arms and hostile natives
The entire Squadron marched
to Tiaon, in Tayabas Province,
on the return of Troop f., reach
ing their destination after a
three days march. From this
point Lieutenant Colonel Hen.
nisee, with a detail of ten men
from each troop was ordered to
Lipa, Batangas Provice. The
troops were then stationed as
follows; Troop e to the field
on Mt. Masalacot, north of Can
delaria; Troop f to Sariaia
Troop q to go with Troop f,
and then to return to Tiaon
through the crater of the extinct
volcano Banaho. and Troop II
to Dolores, ruined old village
some eight miles southwest OF
San Pablo.
During the remainder of Feb.
ruary and March, 1902, the
troops secuted the mountains
for the bands of insurgents still
in the field.
During 1903 the squadron, in
common with the other squad
rons passed through the chole
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anu NJ TOOK station further to
I he north t Laoag, Ilocos
Norte. Later the squadron as
sembled at Salamague, Ilocos
Sur, the regiinental headquar.
ters transferring to San Fer
nando, Union. November 10,
1908, the squadron proceeded to
the Mariquina Valley, just east
of Manila, to guard the water
supply of the capital city.
1t August, 1906, the entire
regiment took part in the ma.
neuvers at Fort Riley, Kans.,
returning to Fort Des Moines.
September %. On Otober 6,
1906, Headquarters, and the
second and third squadrons
were sent to Cuba via Newport
News, Va, sailing on the Zeal
andia, and landing at Havana
on October lG. Headquarters
and the third squadron proceed.
ed to Pinar del Rio, west of
Havana, and the second squad.
ron went to Camp Columbia,
just outside of Havana. Six
hundred and eleven horses had
been left at Newport News un-
der charge of Troop NJ, and
were embarked October 10 20, a
terrific typhoon and tidal wave
nearly wrecked the vessel.
ninety-nine horses were crush
ed to death and five died later
of injuries. Havana was reach
ed on October %, and Troop NJ
proceeded to Pinar del Rio.
The troops remained in Cuba
until February, 1909, during
which time the second squad
ron marched to Pinar del Rio.
and Troops f and G. made a
forced march of one hundred
and ten miles from that point
to Camp Columbia. Troop L
made the distance, including
halts, in twenty nine hours,
and Troops G made it in 30
hours.
The squadron then took sta.
ton at Lipa, Batnngas, less
Troop G which was sent to San
Jose. In June the squadron
embarked at Batangas City for
San Fernando, Union Province
on h Northwest coast of
Luzon. Here it remained un.
til the post. two miles distant.
was completed in January, 1908
where the squadron remained
until March, 1904, at which
time it sailed to Manila. can.
toned at Meisic Barracks a few
days, and sailed on March 10
for home.
On March S the entire regi.
ment left Fort Oglethorpe by
rail for San Antonio. arriving
March 10, and going into camp
near Fort Sam Houston. Short
iy after arrival the regiment
was recruited up to $50 enlist.
ed men, and on March 30 all re-
cruits, together with 100 old
soldiers as instructors, march.
ed TO the Leon Springs maneu.
yer grounds for target practice.
remaining until April 3. on
the arrival of the 9Th Cavalry
the nth was brigaded with the
9th, forming the Independent
Cavalry Brigade. The com
mand proce e d ed to Leon
Springs for brigade maneuvers
on May 3, in very heavy rain,
returning to San Antonio on
the 9th
June 3 the regiment marched
with the maneuver division to
Leon Springs, participated in
the divisional maneuvers, and
returned to San Antonio again
on the 9th.
The regiments returned to
Leon Springs some time later
for regimental maneuvers. re.
turning to San Antonio about
August ].
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
District Conference.

The twenty-first session of
the Big Stone Gap District Con-
ference closed at Wise June
2nd. There were in attendance
nearly n hundred delegates and
pastors. The reports made to
the conference were most en-.
couraging; many new churches
and parsonages were being
planned and constructed. There
had been already this confer
ence year, from October to June.
about on e thousand CONVEX.
sions. The pastors and people
generally are happy and con
tented.
The conference enjoyed the
presence of Gods holy
Spirit. At times the feeling
was tense. Men and women
rose from their seats, sang and
praised God aloud. 1t was the
old time power.
y resolution offered by the
preachers aud one by the lay
men touching the fnithfulness
of the presiding elder, were of
fered and unanimously adopted
and ordered published.
Coeburn aud Big Stone Gap
were placed in nomination and
Coeburn was chosen Il the
place for the next district con.
ference.
Resolutions.
Resolved, That it is the opin
ion of the members of this dis
trict conference that the past
qnadrennium has been the most
successful in the history of the
Big stone Gap District. and
that the consecrated energy
and application OF our presid
ing elder, j, w. RAIDER, has
been the greatest contributing
influence toward this success.
Resolved further, That it
brings u feeling of sadness TO
our hearts when we remember
that, owing to the four wear
limit. we have to giveup our be-
loved presiding elder mt the end
OF This conference year, and we
heartily recommend him TO the
conference at large az an ELI
Gent presiding officer, n force
ful preacher and faithful and
untlring worker.
Rev. j. \. Marrow,
Rev II IL. Cole,
Rev, j II. Wagner.
II solved, That il is with
deep regret that Brother j. w.
Raider, our beloved presiding
elder, must, under the laws of
our church, be removed from us
to new field of labor.
In him we recognize wise
and worthy leader, an earnest
worker, n sympathetic brother
and n consecrated Christian
under whose leadership the dis.
trict has made the greatest
strides in development, pro.
gress and material good in its
history.
Signed by c. Q. Counts, II
NJ Miles and eighteen other
laymen.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
Civic League Column
NpIrEp nY rRNss COMMITTEES

Meetings second Friday Of Each Month
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
NOISE OF CANNON
HEARD BY PEOPLE
OF C0NSTANTIN0PLE
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Eng, Nov. 1S.--Constan
tinople awakens this morning to the
rumbling sound of guns, says spec
ial dispatch from Constantinople to
the Daily Telegraph. The sound was
feeble and dull like distant storm,
hut a. intervals became distinct to
the people thronging the terraces
1t was impossible to tell that the
firing came from behind the hills
masking Tchatalja, but whether the
Tchatalja force was firing on the ad-
vancing Bulgrians or the Turkish
cruisers were bombarding the road
from Derkos to prevent the Bulgar-
ians from returning to their lines
could not be said.
The extraordinary calmness and
Indifference Of the population in Terra
is striking, The streets today were
thronged with the usual Sunday
crowd and cafes and places of enter
tainment did as thriving business as
before the war. III
Reassured by the presence In the
Hoadstead Of the foreign war ships
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
FOURTEEN MEN
ARRESTED ON A
SERIOUS CHARGE
Leaders of Professional and
Business Portland Impli-
Gated in Sclndal.

Portland, Ore, Nov. 17.-Fourteeh
men, a number Ok them prominent in
the business ard professional life of
Portland, are under arrest, tonight,
as the result Of an investigation set
in motion by the confession of boy
arraigned in The delinquency court.
More arrests are promised by the
prosecuting attorney.
w. II. Allen, prominently connect
ed with Y. NJ. G. A. work in this city,
is in local hospital suffering from
the effects of poison, said to have
been taken by him last night when
he learned that his name TsssA con-
nectea with the investigation.
DR.. T. H. Holman and DR. Harry
A. Stuart We're arrested today.
Stuart is in Jail in default of $4,000
bail, but Holman was released on his
own recognizance. Others in Jail
are men holding positions of trust in
business houses and the expose has
caused profound astonishment, Every
effort WasarnadG to keep the arrests
secret, but the finding of Aliens body
near death resulted in the first pub
licity OF the affair. -''f@ %7S
Six Of those arrested are said to
have confessed and to have implicat-
cd many Others. Several boys, to
whose delinquency the men arrested
are all ged to have contributed, are
being held as witnesses.
Among those in jail is GYPSY"
EIiso, Yiollnist, who eloped some
years ago with the Princess Chimay,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
ONE Term NOW
IS FAVORED AS
AN AMENDMENT
Petitions of Wilson and Taft
May Cause Change in
Constitution.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Washington, Nov II President
Taft's declaration in favor Of a con-
stitutional amendment to limit the
presidential tenure to one term or
six years, with inelegibility to either
a succeeding or on-conseeutlNe
term, and President-elect Wilson S
endorsement of the Democratic plat
form favoring such limitation. are
believed here to fora-shadoW strong
pressure for legislation along this
line early in the coming Congress
Numerous measures have been intro
duced in both houses of Congress
looking to the change in the presi-
Dental tenure, The Senate Judiciary
committee wrestled with that prob
lem last summer and Senator Cum
Minis, who reported the Works
amendment out of committee, pro-
poses to press the measure when
| Congress convenes. A similar meas
ure is hanging fire in the House
judiciary committee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
FARMERS MEET
OPENS TUESDAY
ATk.K.k.C.HALL
Department Of Hous ehold Sci
ence to Hold Sessions at
Opera House.
J. P. MASON TO SPEAK
State Supt. Francis G.. Blair
| VIII Be Present at
Institute.
J. P. MASON TO SPEAK

The state Farmers Institute for
Southern Illinois. which includes the
Department Of Household Science
and the Illinois Dairymen's Associa
tion, opcps its sessions in this city to-
morrow morning Everything is in
readiness to receive the hundreds Of
Visitors to the city who come here to
.attend the meetings, not only from
Illinois, but frem Missouri, Kentucky
and Tennessee, all OF whom antics
pate with much pleasure this oppor-
tunity to learn something or more OF
scientific farming, dairying and
household science The subjects will
be handled by some Of the best in
formed men and women Of the state
along these lines.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18

Institute Section-K. W. X. G. Hall.
J. p Mason, of Elgin, Ills, presi-
dent of the Illinois Dairym2n's ASS
sociatjon, will preside the first day,
Tuesday, sat the State Farmers In
stitute, at K M. X. c. Hall. The
morning session will begin at $50,
sharp, and will continue till noon.
The afternoon session will begin at
1880. There will be no night ses-
sions al X. M. X. G, Hall. The
night sessions viii be joint meetings
of the Institute and Domestic Science
sections at the opera house, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, beginning
at 7;30, Thursday evening the wo-
men of Cairo are arranging for an in
formal reception for our visitors at
the Alexander Club,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18

Mrs. II. NJ. Dunlap, Of Savoy, Ill,
president of the State Department of
Household Science, will preside at
the day meetings in the opera house.
The full program for Tuesday is as
follows:
Morning Session, $50 O'clock.
President, Mrs H. NJ. Dunlap, pre-
siding.
Invocation, Rev. f, A. DeRosset.
Music--Pian1 solo, Mrs. l.. f,
Denison.
Address OF welcome, Mrs William
N Butler
Remarks by the president, Mrs. II,
NJ. Dunlap, Sayey Ill.
Address -,"How 10 Make Domestic
Science Intera sting in Our Elemen-
tary Schools" Miss Elsie Kratzinger,
Carbonate, III.
Discussion.
Afternoon Session. 80 O'clock.
Music, Mrs, A r. Staehle,
Address -- "The New Country
Life" George w. Brown, Supt. Edgar
Co. Public Schools, Paris, I'll,
Demonstration, Miss Ida Suther-
land, teacher of Domestic Science
Cairo Public Schools, Cairo, I'll.
Miss Elsie Kratzinger, who Will
tell GLOW to Make Domestic Science
Interesting in Our Elementary
Schools" has achieved marked sue.
cess in her work. She is a teacher
of domestic science in the Southern
Illinois Normal School at Carbondale
Tuesdays program will be of spec,
ial interest to Cairo people, not only
on account OF the pleasure to be de
rived from the musical numbers L
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18

the only thought seemingly was
pleasure. As far as the government
is concerned political pre-occupation'
for the moment is insuring the posi-
ton Of the cabinet by arrest of as
many of the union and progress par
ty as possible. It is said that nearly
two hundred leaders have been
placed in Jail.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
Send Fresh Troops.

A detachment Of seyeral thousand
from the Tchatalja line was replaced
by fresh troops who had been held in
reserve near the city The refugees
behind the line begar breaking camp
early inlthe day and moved towards
Constantinople. The Greek viii
layers prepared to desert their
homes.
While calm prevailed there was a
deadly tension IN the knowledge that
the fate of the capital was at stak :
Several members of the legations and
other foreign residents witnessed the
artillery dual, which they described
as magnificent on the sea Of Mar
mora, the shellng from heighth to
heighth across Biyuk- -Chekmedye
lake and over the plains to the north.
Within the city every precaution
was taken Pickets were posted at
various points and patrols guarded
the streets The ambassadors held
n meeting at tho foreign ministry
and advised for the safety of foreign
ers.
1t was decided that detachments
for the protection Of foreign insti-
tutions will be landed at dawn to-
morrow They will remain con-
cealed in the buildings and will co.
operate with the local Turkish forces,
should assistance be required
The sanitary board, at a meeting
today. urged that steps be taken to
prevent armies now fasing each 9TH
er at Tchatalja, from entering the
capital owing to th4 cholera epi-
demc.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
Ask for Donations

All ladies Of the First M. e. church
and others desiring are requested to
donate some article of fancy work
to the bazaar TO be held in the
church annex next Thursday after
noon and night. Bring or send to
Mrs. Bond, $50 Eighth street not
later than Wednesday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
Noiseless Gun for Killing Horses.

A curious horse-killing gun used In
England to kill horses which have
been injured is now being adopted by
American anti-cruelty societies be-
cause of its noiselessness and surety
of action. by slight blow a bullet
is noiselessly driven into the brain Of
the animal. killing II instantly, with.
out sound to attract attention In q
city street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18

Farm" Z. Sudendork, Springfield,
Ill.
Afternoon Session, 1870 o'clock.
Address --" Cooperation" s. r,
Shilling, Chicago. Ill
Address-"Benefits to a Commun-
ity Derived from a Creamery" Joseph
Newman, Elgin, III.
Address" Support the Dairy Cow
the Best Machine on the Farm, J"
w. w. MARBLE, Muncie, Ind.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
Hue and Cry

See the young woman. Is the
young woman being suddenly and un-
expectedly kissed? All, yes. And
does the young woman raise hue
and cry? The young woman raises q
slight hue, but no cry.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
GREAT BATTLE
STILL RAGING
At. TCHATA[JA
a.
Mazim pashc, Declares Three
Bulgarian Batteries
Il Were Destroyed.
GREEKS DESERT HOMES
pickets and Guards on Duty
and Precaution is Taken
tg in City.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
Conatantonlpic Turkey Nov ~
1O.l5 r. M.-The great battle be-
tween the Bulgarians and TGrks Is
on all along the line Of the Tehatalja
fnrtifications. Ma2im Pasha, Turk
ish commander in chief, tonight sent
the following dispatch:
"Tha battle which commenced this
morning with an attack by Bnt-
earian infantry lastel until one hour
after sunset. The enemy, who ad-
yanced chiefly facing our right wing
and our center, was repused by our
infantry and artillery file. Three
Bulgarian batteries were destroyed
All through the day a sound OF
heavy artillery fire, booming distant
ly, was heard in Constantinople. 1t
ceased only with darkness. The fir
ing along the entire line evidently
was preparatory to en infantry at
tack. Turkish batteries replied Wig
orously and the Turki2h ships shelled
the Bulgarian POSITIONS.
In the afternoon the wind shifted
and it seemed for a time that the
battle had en6ed, but again the
booming was heard and the move
ncnt Of troops could he observed not
far from the very gates Of the cap
ital.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-18
Meeting is postnoned.

The Cairo Woman's Club has post
poned its regular meeting, which was
scheduled to be held Wednesday, nm
til later, on account Of the meeting
this week of the state Farmers In
stitute. N