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useful Half sleeves often come with
guimpes. as they are practical in length
ening the sleeves of waists, which arc in
variably of three-Quarter length. Sheer
laces, many times of the shadow variety,
and nets, trimmed with lace. are used in
making guimpes and chemisettes. Cuffs
to match are made to go with chemis-
cites.
Collar and cuff sets are used on either
coat or dress, and are made of a variety
of attractive materials, often in the COM
bination Of lace and embroidery. The
cuffs are made deep to correspond with
the collars. Plauen, macrame, irish,
ven.se. net, linen and pique are used for
coat and dress sets, as is also Terry
cloth in white, tan, and colors, and the
trimmings are invariably of buttons or
self material, but in a contrasting color.
There are novel ideas in bows of net
and lace. A butterfly bow made of net
and trimmed with lace is fifteen inches in
length. and tied in a bow consisting of
one loop and two ends. with a knot in the
center. 1t is to be worn as corsage or
namentation. Numerous novelty bows, as
well as jabots, made Of sheer laces and
embroideries, and sometimes combined
with ribbon, which is generally black, are
very attractive.
new idea in an Irish crochet pin is
made in variety of designs with mother
OF pearl as the foundation, and Irish lace
crocheted over, with a drop In the GEN.
ter. 1t is used to fasten collars and ja-
bots.
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BEATING THE LONG ROLL.

tNopyfiknt, lSA<, ny tue century COmpduyJ
Gen. Banks rode to the left and gave
fresh orders for that assault; then, re-
turning to the center about 2 o'clock he
ordered Augur to attack simultaneously.
At the word Chapins brigade moved
forward with great gallantry, but was
soon caught and cruelty punished In the
impossible abatis. Sherman CALAMITY led
his division on horseback, surrounded by
his full star. likewise mounted, but,
though the ground in his front was less
difficult than that which Augur had to
traverse. it was very exposed, and the
formation was. moreover, broken by
three parallel lines of fence. No prog
ress was possible. and when night fell
the result was that we had gained COM
manding positions. yet at a fearful cost.
The next day a regular siege was be-
gun.
The 14th OF June, time still pressing,
the lines being everywhere we'll advanced,
the enemy's artillery effectually controlled
by ours, every available man having been
brought up, and yet our force growing
Tor menacing our communications on the
west bank of the Mississippi. and the
issue Of Grants operations before Vicks-
burg In suspense, Banks ordered a Sec
Ond assault to be delivered simultaneously
at daybreak on the left and center, pre-
coded by q general cannonade Of an
hours duration.
Dwight's attack on the left was misdi-
rected by its guides and soon came to
naught. Paine attacked with great vigor
at what proved to be the strongest point
Of tho whole work-the priestcap noar the
jackson Eoa6 h 1im1e1 almest 1ne
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Capture Port Hudson Coneeracys Last Stronghold Mississippi
1912

of note from the adjutant general an
nouncing the good news. One of these
he was directed to toss into the Con-
federate lines. Some one acknowledged
the receipt by calling back: That's an
other d Yankee lie." Once more
the cheers of our men rang out as the
word passed. and again the forest echoed
with the strains of the Star Spangled
Banner" from the long-silent bands. Fir
ing died away, the men began to mingle
In spite of everything, and about 2
O'Clock next morning came the long, gray
envelope that meant surrender.
Formalities alone remained. These
were long. but the articles were signed
the afternoon of the 9Th. A moment
later long train Of WAGONS loaded with
rations for the famished garrison moved
down the Clinton road. and the morning
of the 9th picked force Of eight regi-
ments. under Brig Gen. George L. An
drews marched in with bands playing
and colors flying. The Confederates
stacked arms and hauled down their flag
and the national ensign foated in its
stead. BY Gen. Banks order Gen. Gard
ner's sword was returned to him in the
presence of his men, in recognition Of the
heroic defense-a worthy act, well mer-
tied.
But stout as the defense had been. the
besiegers had on their part displayed
some of the highest qualities of the SOL
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gaining and holding commanding posi-
lions within about two hundred yards of
the works. This accomplished, and no
sound of battle coming from his left,
Grover determined to wait where he was
for the attack that had been expected in
that quarter. or for further orders, and
Weitzel conformed his action to Grover s.:
properly in both cases, although it was
afterward made apparent that had Welt
eel continued to press his attack a few
minutes longer he would probably have
broken through the Confederate defense
and taken their whole line in reverse. To
make a diversion, Dwight caused the
two colored regiments on the extreme
right to form for the attack; they had
hardly done so when the extreme left
of the Confederate line opened on them.
in an exposed position, with artillery and
musketry and forced them to abandon
the attempt with great loss.
In Augurs front the Confederate works
were in full view, but the intervening
plain was obstructed by tangled abatis of
huge trees felled with their great
branches spread as If to receive us with
open arms, and these distractions were
commanded by. the fire of nearly a mile
of the works. His movement had there
fore been meant for a demonstration.
mainly in aid of Sherman, to be con-
verted into a real attack IL circumstances
should favor, but as the morning wore
away and no sound came from Sherman,
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der, among these vaIor In attack, pa
uent endurance OF privation, suffering
and incredible toll and perseverance, I'M
der encouragement. And to defenders
and besiegers II Is alike unjust to say,
even though II has been said by the high
est authority, that Port Hudson surren-
dered only because Vicksburg had fallen
The simple truth Is that Port Hudson
surrendered because its hour had come
The garrison was literally starving. With
less than 5000 famished men In line.
powerful mines beneath the salients and
a last assault about to be delivered at
ten PAGES, what else was left to do?
With the post there fell into our hands
6.34O prisoners. twenty heavy guns. thir-
ty-one field pieces. about 1900 muskets
and two river steamers. Many of the
guns were ruined. some had been struck
over and over again and the depots ana
magazines were empty. The garrison
also lost about 800 prisoners or deserters
before the surrender, and about 700 kill
ed and wounded. Our loss was 70I killed,
1896 wounded. $40 missing total, 4.3tSe
The army was greatly assisted by Ad-
miral Farragut's fleet above and below
Port Hudson. and directly by two nne
batteries forming part of the siege works.
manned by seamen under Lieut.. Com
mander Edward Terry.
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the Atchafalaya Complying into the Red
river short distance from it's mouth)
with the Mississippi, in time of food
overfiowing and fertilizing, at other sea-
sons serving as highways for the whole
region between the two rivers. The Mis-
sissippi was unusually high, the narrow
and tortuous bayous were swollen and
rapid. The levees, nearly everywhere
neglected since the outbreak of the war.
had in some places been cut by the Con-
federates; a large area of the country
was under water; while great RATS of
drift-logs added to the difficulty of navi-
cation occasioned by the scarcity of
suitable steamers and skilled pilots
When every attempt to penetrate the
bayous had failed the news came that
two federal rams. the Queens of the
West and Indianola, which had come
down the Mississippi from Cairo with the
Union fleet operating from the base.
of VicksburR had been captured by the
Confederates. These gunboats must
therefore be reckoned with in any move
ment on or beyond the Atchafalaya.
while their presence above Port Hudson
as hostile force greatly increased the
anxiety Admiral Farragut had for some
time felt to pass the batteries Of Port
Hudson with part Of his fleet control the
long reach Of river between Port Hudson
and Vicksburg. 100 miles north as the
crow flies, and cut or the Confederate
SUPPLIES from the Red river country, CEN
trail and northern Louisiana, in the main.
Gen. Banks fell in with the admiral
plans, and, concentrating 600 men at
Baton Rouge, seventeen miles to the
south. moved to the rear of Port Hudson
on the 14th of March, 1863. with the divi-
sions Of Augur, Emory and Grover, for
the purpose of cooperating with the feet
by dividing the attention of the garrison
and gaining a flank fire of artillery on
the lower batteries on the bluff.
Admiral Farragut had intended to pass
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bags combines blue and green suede. and
Is outlined in gold tubular braid. It
measures seven and a half by nine
Inches. has silk cordeliere. is equipped
with q change purse and Is silk lined.
The other bag combines green and gray
suede leather, outlined and ornamented
with tubular silver braid, and Is trim
med with q three-inch silk fringe. The
bag frame measures seven and q half
inches. Is in q chased effect, silver plat
ed and has silver cordeliere. II il
lined with corded silk fabric.
The new metal-trimmed handbags, with
neat leather straps, are very dainty and
refined looking. One OF unusual shape.
measuring Ave and half by eight and
a half inches. is OF pigskin. having q
long, leather strap handle and made over
q slender concealed frame. with corners
Of SILT sterling. Another 10 made OF
walrus grain over Q concealed ten-iuch
frame, II fun leather lined, and meas
ures eight inches in depth. In addition
to having large gilt corners on the outer
fiap this bag Is equipped with an Inn
proved style Of lock, having an adjust
able or double opening. which win per-
init Of locking without straining the bar
When tha intsEiQe = hulGeA -,
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assault Port Hudson's strong lire OF
works. three miles long impregnable on
either flank and defended by 1900 good
troops: to lay siege to the place, with
the certainty that it would be relieved
from Mississippi and the prospect Of
losing his siege train In the venture: to
leave Port Hudson in his rear and go
against Vicksburg. thus sacrificing his
communications. putting New Orleans in
peril and counting irreparabie and al
most inevitable disaster IS the price OF
the remote chance of achieving q great
success.
Meanwhile Banks was trying to find
way OF turning Port Hudson on the
west OF the Mississippi by means of the
AtchafaIaya, the mouth of Red river.
emptying into the. Mississippi about
thirty miles north of Port Hudson. and
the network OF bayous, iuteriacing and
iatsExsefinK. ana aseeha. that noanect
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Fancy Leather Handbags.

4 VERY neat and useful bag meas
a ures six and half by seven and
= = a half inches. 1t il made OF gen.
uine seal, calf lined, and has chased
German silver frame. The frame, in
stead of being flush with the top and
sides of the bag, Is indented all around
and, therefore. partially concealed.
One OF brown suede IL beautifully dec
Grated with applied pieces Of bronze
coated leather The bronze leather
pieces partially cover the frame and are
also applied in the form Of corner pieces
and side tabs. The side tabs are further
ornamented with Egyptian heads in en-
bossed copper. from which copper bead
fringe ornaments are suspended. This
bag measures eight by nine inches. has
a heavy silk cordeliere, and Ii lined with
q Jacquard silk of q contrasting color.
The combination Of the suede leather
with the bronze appliques and the copper
trimmings is very effective
Two other bags are made OF suede. APP
pliqued In large patterns Of suede. cut
osif n cantEAGti1x coloEss Qua Ct thar
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stantly fell, severely wounded. at the
head Of his division, and this attack also
ended in a disastrous repulse, our men
being unable to cross the crest just In
front of the work, forming a natural
glacis, so swept by the enemy's fire that
in examining the position afterward
found this grass-crowned knoll shaved
bald, every blade cut down to the roots
as by a hoe.
Our loss in the two assaults was nearly
1900, including many of our best and
bravest officers. The heat, especially in
the trenches, became almost insupport-
able, the stenches quite SO; the brooks
dried up. the creek lost itself in the pes
tilential swamp, the springs gave out and
the river fell, exposing to the tropical
sun wide margin Of fostering ooxe. The
illness and mortality were enormous. The
labor of the siege, extending over front
of seven miles, pressed SO severely upon
our numbers that the men were almost
necessarily on duty; and as the numbers
for duty diminished. of course the work
fell the more heavily upon those that re-
manned. From first to last we had nearly
10000 men Of all arms engaged before
Port Hudson. yet the effective strength
of infantry and artillery at no time ex-
ceeded $4,000. and at the last hardly
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the batteries on the 18th, in the gray
of the morning. but at the last moment
saw reason to change this plan, and
moved to attack before midnight. In a
naval affair like this the cooperation OF
the army could not have been very ef-
fective at best: the change of hour left
us little more than spectators and audi
tors OF the battle between the ships and
the forts. The Hartford and Albatross
passed up comparatively uninjured, but
in the smoke and darkness the rest Of
the fleet could not so by. and the Misss-
sfppt Stranding. was set on fire and
blown up-the grandest display of fire.
works I ever Witnessed. and the cost
lest.
This gave the navy command of the
mouth OF Red river. and. accordingly,
4A1A2k Qnca EsY4fte8 70 the Axecptian "a
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reached 5000, while even Of these every
other man might well have gone on the
sick report II pride and duty had not
held him to his post.
Meanwhile Taylor, with his forces. re-
organized and reinforced until they again
numbered four or five thousand, had
finally planted batteries on the Missis-
sippi to cut on our communication with
New Orleans. Great was the excitement
in New Orleans when 1t was known that
the Confederate forces were on the west
bank within a few miles OF the city, but
fortunately the illness that had de-
prived Emory's division OF its commander
in the field had given New Orleans a
commander Of a courage and firmness that
now, as always, rose with the approach
OF danger. with whom difficulties dimin-
fshed as they drew near. Still by the
4th OF July things were at such q pass
that Gen. Emory plainly told Gen. Banks
New Orleans. However, Banks was con-
WINGED that Port Hudson must be In his
hands within three days.
= 4
His confidence was justified. At last
on the 7th OF July. when the saphead
was within sixteen feet Of the priest-cap.
and storming party OF 1000 volunteers
had been organized. led by the intrepid
Birge, and all preparations had been
made for springing two heavily charged
mines, word came from Grant that
Vfcksburg had surrendered. Instantly an
aid was sent to the s'General-Of-the-
ke1che4s Aearin8 duplica3ee n catmlx"
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A j. G Z N. n A
t Fl A n I h l. p.
BANKS arrived in
New Orleans the
14th of December.
1862, with the adj
vance of a fleet of
transports FIR o m
n e W Y ork and
Hampton rOa d s.
bringing reinforce
ments for the De-
partment of the
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who was a brother of John and Gen.
William Tecumseh Sherman.
-.
One arm of the service has been made
famous by Schley. and the other arm
is now represented by the late ad-
miral's son, Capt. Thomas F. Schley OF
the infantry. now on duty at Fort Lo-
gan. Col. Capt. Schley has been In the
army for twenty-eight years. He was
as an enlisted man. in the Signal Corps
for seven years. and nearly all of his
commissioned service as an officer has
been with the Esd Infantry since 1891
Lieut. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee. late chief
of staff. has a son and namesake who is
second lieutenant of cavalry. lie is
now taking special course at the IA
nous school at Saumur. France.
While the fathers Of the foregoing
fought on the Union side in the civil
war, there are many whose fathers
Fought for the Confederacy, and among
these the most prominent are the Lees.
Fitzhugh. captain of the 7th Cavalry,
is now at Manila, and his younger
brother. George Mason. a lieutenant of
cavalry. attending the Mounted Service
Gently the brothers were in the same
regiment of cavalry, known as the
Fighting Irish Seventh" or Clusters.
They are sons Of the late Gen. Fitzhugh
Havana at the time of the Maine dis
aster. They are grandsons of the dis
tinguished Confederate leader. Gen.
Robert E. Lee.
The SON and namesake OF another
noted Confederate army leader is James
Longstreet. another cavalry officer now
on duty In the quartermaster's depart
ment effort Mcdowell. Cal He is now
the late Fighting Joe" and his SON and
namesake who Is now a major OF the
Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Totten,
N. Y. This young officer is West
Pointer, has had brilliant career and
has seen good service in the Philip
pines
The name "Goethals' will always be
synonymous and identified with the
successful completion OF the greatest
engineering work in the world-our
own Panama canal. When every one
ure Of making the big cut from ocean
to ocean Col George W. Goethais. Corps
of Engineers, was picked AZ the man to
make the work q success, for he as
sures the world 1t will be ready for
navigation January l. 1915. Col. Goe-
that's is also graduate OF the Military
Academy. standing number one In the
lege in 1905. Associated with him in his
great success on the Canal Zone is his
SON, Lieut.. George R., also of the Corps
of Engineers, who graduated from
West Point in 1908, and from the En-
gineer School two years later.
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Red river about sixty miles to the north,
to push Taylor farther out of the way.
Taylor retired toward Shreveport, in the
northwestern corner of the state. On the
14th of May the whole command marched
eastward to Bayou Sara. where the ad-
vance of the army crossed the Mississippi
on the night of the 23d and moved imme-
diately. to the rear OF Port Hudson.
There communication was made with
Augur's two brigades, which had estab-
lished themselves in position on the 21st,
after. brisk engagement, known as the
battle Of Plains Store, just in time, APP
parently, to prevent the evacuation of
Port Hudson, which had been ordered by
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and afterward
countermanded by President Davis. With
Augur we found T.. w. Sherman and two
brigades from New Orleans.
When the investment was completed On
the 18th we had about 1900 men of all
arms In front of the works, and behind
them the Confederates had about 1000.
under Maj. Gen. Frank Gardner. Part of
the garrison three brigades, as it proved)
was known to have gone to succor Vicks-
burg, and all reports indicated a reduc-
ton even greater than had actually taken
place. Nothing was known, of course. Of
the phenomenal success OF Grants oper-
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atoms against Vicksburg. nor could it
have been surmised, while his precarious
position in the event of a defeat or even
q serious check was obvious enough; the
magnitude of the Confederate forces in
Mississippi and the energy habitual to
their commanders everywhere added an
additional reason against delay Finally,
the troops themselves. elated by their
success in the Teche campaign, were In
the best of spirits for an immediate at
tac.i. For these reasons Gen. Banks. with
the full concurrence of all his command
ere save one. ordered a general assault
to be made on the morning OF the 9th
Of May.
EARLY in the morning weitzel. who
commanded the right wing on this day.
moved to the attack in two lines. Dwight
at first leading, and steadily drove the
Confederates in his front into their
works. Thus unmarked, the Confeder-
ate artillery opened with grape and
canister. but our batteries, following the
infantry as closely as possible. soon took
commanding positions within 200 and 800
yards Of the works that enabled them to
keep down the enemy's fire. The whole
fight took place in dense forest OF
nagnolias. mostly amid q thick UNDER
growth. and among ravines choked with
felled or fallen timber: so that 1t was
didlcult not only to move but even to
see: In short. In the phrase Of the day,
the affair was "a gigantic bushwhack."
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Names of Famous Warriors
Still on Army Rolls

OR years some of the names of our
many heroes. dead and living. have
been retained by their descendants
on the long roll of the army, and from the
makeup of 1t today the fact may be per-
petuated. One Of the ranking general OF.
hcers in the service said. the other day,
that the mere relation of these names in
the service had a most beneficial effect
in that the name alone was a constant
reminder of faithful and distinguished
service. Of gallantry in action. Of esprit
de corps, etc.
In nearly every arm Of the service, in
nearly every regiment Of cavalry or in
fantry, one may see name which has
helped to make American history bril-
liant. That history repeats itself remains
to be seen. but there is no doubt that all
Of these sons stand ready to repeat deeds
OF valor as glorious as those of their
famous fathers.
The name of Ulysses s. Grant is being
perpetuated IN the army by his grandson.
is the son of Maj. Gen. Fred ID.
Grant This young man, the young
est Of all the Grants now in the
service, is a captain Of engineers, and
was star" graduate at West Point in
1903, graduating number six in a class
OF nienty-three, which gave him his own
selection as to the arm of service he
desired to enter.
~
1t is strange coincidence that patriot
ism should follow both father and son
so strongly all through life, for each was
born on a national holiday, the father
May 80. 1850. and the son July 4, 1881.
Capt. Grant Is also q graduate Of the
Engineer School, class Of 1908. He is now
on duty in Washington az superintendent
of the State, War and Navy building.
Two Sheridans illumine the roll of Off
GERS. Michael w.. brother of the gallant
Little Phil" Is now on the retired list
as brigadier general His active army
service extended over q period OF thirty
six years, when he was retired at his
own request. He resides in Washington.
Now comes the son and namesake, Philip
Henry, who resembles his brave father.
not only in physique. but in force OF
ant Of the 9Th Cavalry, and has recently
returned to Washington for duty las aid
to the President and assistant to the
superintendent Of public buildings and
grounds), from service with his regiment,
which is stationed at the new and beauti-
full Schofield barracks, Honolulu. Hawaii
Territory. Lieut.. Sheridan is also a
West Pointer.
The names of Sherman and Miles are
Lieut.. Sherman Miles OF the Sd Field
Artillery, stationed at Fort Myer. He
is the son of Gen. Nelson A. Miles, and
gets his Christian name from the ma
ternal side OF the family. his mother
being daughter of Judge Sherman,
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Neck ruffs of maline are IN black and
white and colors. The new runs have
band Of black velvet ribbon. with several
frills Of maline extending above the up
per edge, and similar frills OF greater
width extending below. The closing is
usually at the side.
Many OF the spring dresses and waists
are made without collars, SO that when
a high neck dressing is desired the
guimpes and chimisettes are found very