The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Dioneer SharpSnOOunB corps III thO
eastern army. Others were organized
earlier. perhaps, but experienced diff
culty in securing rifles adopted to their
use and also in assignment for this
special service.
Napoleon III. and the South.
Other things than actual lighting,
past and to come, were being talked Oh
at this date fifty years ago. TherS
was the Mexican question, big wfln
possibilities. for the south good ana
for the north evil. Would the Euro
pean powers push their bold plan OF
Intervention in Mexico far enough ana
fast enough to influence the outcome
of the civil war in the states? Napo-
leon Ill was behind that movement,
He was a great figure then because OF
his imposing name and significant
birthright. He might do anything
perhaps. He did secure the control OF
the Mexican intervention movement,
as was apparent carly in 1862 ana
it was surmised that he wanted to
swap the Mexican throne with Aus
trIa for something or other Some
southerners counted upon the presence
in America Of a foreign army and
navy controlled by man Of adven-
turous blood to do something which
would hamper the United States in its
effort TO bring the south to terms. The
ConfederaCA, bordered upon Mexico.
French, Spanish and English warships
to the number of twenty were in the
harbor of Vera Cruz and foreign le
gions on Mexican soil. Napoleon was
slow to declare himself on the question
Of the United States versus the South
ern Confederacy, so slow as to leave
the impression that he might have
something up his sleeve" However,
he did venture to declare in a speech
before the parliament on Jan. p that
he hoped that the warning sections of
the United States would reunite and
be at peace. 1t was safe proposition
and reasonable enough for the latitude
of Paris. The sections themselves
wanted reunion. 1t was the terms for
reunion they were fighting over and
were to continue fighting over for three
years more. The south wanted Napo-
leon III. to recognize it as a separate
nation in 1862.
War Prices Early In 1852
High prices caused by the war be-
gan to pinch the common people north
land south alike early in 1862. The
United States congress increased tariff
duties. levied a huge war tax and so
ldrained the coin Of the country as to
make money scarce and dear But
prices rose gradually in the north,
whereas in the south they jumped up
because Of the scarcity of many sup
olies and the closing Of the seapOrts
against importation. Quinine went to
g1O an ounce, opium to So an ounce,
gunpowder to So a pound. Ordinary
boots sold at SIG pair, the kind which
brought 50 or SO before the war. New
ENGLAND was the center for leather
Goods. and of course the southern mar
ket was closed to that trade. In parts
of the south where railway transporta-
tion was interfered with by army op-
erations corn brought $40 barrel and
other produce in proportion.
BY captain GEORGE /. KILMER. 10
u. S. v.
@N Jan. 20 the United States war
department prohibited the use
of articles of foreign manufac-
ture in the army and annulled
and revoked all outstanding contracts
for such goods. The object OF THIS
radical step was to favor home manu-
featuring. It may have been a coun'
ter blow at England for prohibiting
. the exportation of munitions of war
This England had done in December
on purpose to prevent war supplies
from reaching the United States. On
the same day congress considered
bill to abolish regimental bands in tho
volunteer service. The TOO in service
emploved 1900 men and had already
cost S5,OOO,OOO in addition to the pay
Of the men, their food and the expense
of transporting them. This was, Of
course. a measure of retrenchment. Il
was plain at this date that the wal
was to be long and costly one.
: Battle Music Myth.
! Contrary to popular belief the army
!. band is not part of the fighting ma
chine. Soldiers going into battle in
spired by music is all a romance
Some people insist that this often hap
pened, and yet soldiers who fought al