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The Washington herald., 1913-12-09
THE WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
Dec 1854 Confederate Force Under Gen. James Lonsse. which on
December Had Abandoned the Siege Begun
to Virginia. Was Halted RogsvIe Tennessee-Longreet De-
Gdes to Winter in East Tennessee.
Cwritten expressly for The Herald.)

Fifty years ago today a Confederate
force under Gen. James Longstreet,
which on December had abandoned the
siege OF Knoxville, in East Tennessee,
and begun a retreat to Virginia, was
halted at Rogersville, sixty miles north
east from Knoxville
1t was the intention of Gen. Longstreet
to remain at Rogersville for a few days
only, in order TO procure a sufficient
supply of meal to place his men on full
rations. Since the Confederates had en-
tered East Tennessee to operate against
the Federal forces under A. F. Burnside,
they had been sorely handicapped by
want OF adequate provisions for men and
animals.
Longstreet had come east from the Con-
Iederate camps in front of Chattanooga
early in November. 1t was understood
that he was to be provided with food
from the vast stores which Gen. Braxton
Bragg had accumulated in his rear. But
these supplies were not Forthcoming, as
expected, and Gen. Longstreet found IL
necessary to subsist his men upon the
country in which they operated.
This, too, was a difficult undertaking.
for the majority of the people of East
Tennessee were in sympathy with the
Federal cause and had taken care to hide
the products of their fields. When the
Federals required the grain to make
-four it was produced in large quantities;
The Washington herald., 1913-12-09
GEN. G. MOXLEY SORREL

Station by blocking the road in their
rear with a strong cavalry force and
the pass through the mountains with
infantry. He then was to advance down
the valley and attack them in front
The Federal force at Beans Station
consisted of thirteen regiments of cav
airy and mounted infantry under Gen
James NJ. Shackelford.
Against this force Longstreet sent SIX
I bIigades Of cavalry and three brigades
OF infantry. Gen. w. T. Martin, with
four cavalry brigades, was TO move down
the south side of the Holston River and
cross it in the rear of Beans Station. Cen
w. Z. Jones, with two brigades was to
pass down on the north side of Clinch
Mountain and prevent the escape of the
Federals by way of the mountain passes
Brig. Gen. Bushrod r. johnson, COM
manGing Buckners infantry division,
consisting of Johnson's and GraCie's bri-
gades, was to move down the valley and
deliver a direct attack if necessary.
But affairs went wrong. Gen. Martin
met with unexpected opposition in cross
ing the Holston and came up too late to
play the part assigned him. Gen. Jones
was on time, but was not quite energetic
enough and the prey slipped through his
fingers.
The infantry was up on time but met
with a determined resistance and made
slow progress. LAS we were looking for
large capture more than fight, delay was
unfortunate" wrote Gen. Longstreet
Gen. Kershaw's Brigade of McLaws di-
vision was ordered up to assist the two
brigades under Bushrod Johnson, where
upon the Federals, judging discretion the
better part of valor, fell back out of
reach.
Thus the engagement ended. The losses
were: Federals, sixteen killed, fifty
one wounded. forty-eight captured or
missing, total 1l5; Confederates, more
than thirty killed, $50 wounded, twelve
captured or missing, total %.
This was practically the last fighting
of the winter. Longstreet retired south
of the HolstOn and went into camp. The
Federals clung closely to Knoxville
Gen. Burnside was relieved from COM
mand on December Il on account of sick
ness. He was succeeded by one who had
fought under him in the Ninth Ccrps.
Gen. John G. Foster, whose division had
been retained in Virginia when the bal
ance of the corps was transferred to the
Middle West.
Both Confederates and FederaIs in East
Tennessee suffered great hardships in the
succeeding months of the rigorous win
ter. The story of their trials and of the
resources Of their commanders to supply
them with food, clothing, and shelter. !
will be printed in subsequent chapters.
Tomorrow; Grant COngratuIates His
Soldiers.
Copyright. lsI3)
The Washington herald., 1913-12-09
FUNERAL OF CANAL ENGINEER
Lieut.. Col. David Du Bose GaiIIard
Buried in Arlington.

Funeral services for Lieut.. Col. David
Du Bose Gaillard, the army engineer
whose genius made possible the digging
of the Panama Canal through the Guile
bra Cut. were held at st. Johns Church.
Lafayette Square, yesterday afternoon.
Rev. DR.. E. Z. Dunlap officiated.
The First Battalion of Engineers and
the Engineer Band from Washington
barracks escorted the funeral cortege
from the church to Arlington National
Cemetery. President Wilson, on account
OF the cold from which he has been
suffering, was unable to attend. The
paIlbearers were Coils. William NJ.
Black, Edward Burr, w. c. Langfitt
Harry Taylor. Joseph E. Kahn, and
Chester Harding. Of the Corps of Engi-
neers; Col. S. NJ. Fotte, of the Coast
Artillery Corps, and Lieut. Col. E. A.
Mearns, of the Medical Corps retired.
The resolution by the House, Saturday.
expressing sympathy, was yesterday
adopted by the Senate. Senator Smith
of South Carolina paid high tribute to
the deceased officer, a native Of that
State
The Washington herald., 1913-12-09
CUSTOMER FOR UNCLE SAM.
Child Wants to Get PanVwa Hat n.
Christmas Gift.

A little girl eight years old living in
Seattle, Wash, in a letter received by
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo yes
terday asked If Uncle Sam has any
Panama hats for sale. Her letter follows:
Uncle Sam, Panama Hat Department,
Washington d. c. Dear Uncle: 1 read in
a Seattle paper today that you have
Panama hats for sale cheap. My papa
gave me a nice Belgian hare bunny last
Christmas and / used papa's Panama
hat to make a nest for bunny.
She had eight little bunnies, but she
ate almost all OF papa's hat and now
have TO buy a new hat for papa.
would like to give it to him Christmas.
Please let me know if you have a hat
that will fit papa for sixty-three cents,
as / have saved that much"
Secretary McAdoo believes the child
read that customs officials had seized a
consignment OF Panama hats and would
place them on sale.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-09
BUTTERFLY ORNAMENTS.

For some unknown reason this sea-
sons fashions have decreed that butter
flies shall be copied in their lightness.
shapes, and cOlorings for all sorts of
purposes. One great cOuturier has de-
signed butterfly gown, carried out in
colored gauzes, with a stiff fichu effect
and outstanding skirt draperies that
suggest quite cleverly the idea of out
The Washington herald., 1913-12-09

when the Confederates attempted to Sc
cure it they met with unsympathetic
faces and bare barns and corn cribs
Yet here and there-and especially since
they had left Knoxville and gone into the
more productive counties of NortheasteT
Tennessee-the Confederate foragers gath
cred considerable quantities of wheat,
corn, and other grains. and Gen. Lon
street halted fifty years ago today at
ROgersville, where there were mills to
grind meal for the army.
For a while the troops were put on
short TatiOns in order that a supply
might be accumulated for future use.
FOraginE parties were sent into the neigh
boring countryside, with Instructions to
search every nook and corner for grain
and other foodstuffs.
Land of Plenty.
Up to this time it had not been Gen.
Longstrcets intention TO stay in the Ten
nessee Valley. lie hoped to make his
way into Virginia, and there to rejOin
Gen. Lee, from whose army he and his
men had been detached to re-enfOrce Gen.
Bragg in the battle of Chickamauga.
Longstreet also considered the possibility
Of increasing his force by combining with
other Confederate commands near the
Virginia-Tennessee border and moving
AAOi III III NSilNShy bS way vi
land Gap.
However. the foraging parties sent out
from Rogersville brought in glowing ac-
counts of the productiveness of the coun-
try in which they were operating. 1T
appeared to be overflOwing with sub
sistence for an army" wrote Gen. G.
MOxley Sorrel Longstreet's chief of staff
cattle, swine, corn, sorghum, and honey
were abundant, and it was decided we
should winter in these beautiful valleys
watered by the Holston, the French
Broad, the mouth of Chucky, and Mole
chucky'
Having reached this decision, Long,
street carefully looked about him and
studied the conditions which confronted
him. In his rear the Federals, under
Gen. Burnside, were maintaining a weak
and Ineffective pursuit From them he
could expect but little trouble for some
time to come, for both men and animals
were weakened by the rigors of the siege.
The strong force under Gen. W. =.
Sherman, which had come toward Knox
Vile from Chattanooga, and whose pres
ence in East Tennessee had caused Long
street to abandon the siege of the latter
place, had gone back into Middle Ten
nessee- Gen. Gordon Changers Corps
alone had been left behind to re-enforce |
Gen. Burnside in his work of driving |
Longstreet out Of Tennessee into Vir-
ginia-
But even Granger's Corps was far from |
being in good condition. Its men had !
The Washington herald., 1913-12-09
Public UtiIifies First Report.

The first annual report of the Public
Utilities Commission, which is to be
submitted to Congress in February, will
contain complete details Of the investi-
cation into the methods OF financial ad-
ministration of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, tho investiga-
tion of the Federal and Terminal Taxi
cab companies, and of the proceedings
instituted for the dissolution of the
Washington Gas Light Company, ac-
cording to Col. Chester Harding, chair
man of the commission.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-09
by FRANCES SHAFFER,

THE cost OF living'-that depends!
1t depends quite largely upon the
amount of money in the background.
OF course some well-supplied folk, with
ever-bulging pocketbooks. think nothing
at all Of the mild little expenditure of
800 year, which a fifteen-year-old
girl in New York modestly asserts is
quite necessary to her comfort and to
carry her along in manner BETTING
her station.
To US ordinary folk, who measure the
cost of living more temperately, 1t looks
rather. big for one little girl, but natur-
ally enough, il depends.
Her parents are quite wealthy, but
she has a nice trust fund in reserve.
and, in the effort to prove that she
needs to draw upon it before becoming
of age, she has submitted an itemized
list of expenses essential to her educa-
ton and pleasure.
Her governess figures in the story, and
it is of passing interest to note what
a different meaning must be given to
money by two women, living in the very
same household.
The young girl says she spends $3.50
a year just for pocket money. Now,
that is easily enough frivoled away on
HlIle OF this, q little OF tndt anu a
little of nothing at all, and the item
does not seem so very much until one
reads that her governess draws exactly
that amount in yearly salary. And then
it is to pause. One must speak the
words, ''the cost of living rather
softly then, for the background is quite
different. Strange, is 1t not. that some
dollars can be stretched and stretched,
while others will not yield at all? But
that is life. and perhaps neither thinks
OF the difference.
The young girl needs, or wants-wh1ch
Is pretty much the same in some in
stances-s1,000 a year for her wardrobe:
and she cannot buy many Partisan
gowns, at that. But, side by side with
the salary of the governess, II looks as
II she might buy quite enough. But
again, that is life; and 1t may be
question which of the two will hold the
balance of happiness.
For the one, the cost Of living in
cludes an expenditure of H,eOo year
to round out her education with lessons
of art, riding, dancing, and singing.
while for the other the $50 a year must
do all-around work. But, after all, II
may happen that IL will be the governess
who win sing the most and the sweetest
The Washington herald., 1913-12-09

his suit in the Supreme Court to enjoin
Paris jewellers and New York creditors
from attaching $4,000 worth Of bonds in
a Baltimore deposit vault to satisfy their
claims.
as a trustee for his children. The de-
cision was another step in the fight be-
tween the prince and his creditors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
Are They All Turning "Tories y?

Secretary Bryan has been trying to console HUI
Golf with the notion that criticism of his ohe-hlshC
stand efforts to keep the wolf from the door mas
come only from his natural enemies. AT fhdhh-
Vile Penn. he said in an interval between Satur-
davis tent engagements: THE domestic newspapers
that have attacked me all wear the Tory STRIPE
According TO the way he likes to look at IT, the re-
dictionaries" are merely trying to get even with MIN
for putting the man above the dollar away BACK
in 1896
Rut what is he going to say when voice reaches
him from out the inner sanctuary of Tammany-''i'
association of the Plain People which stood by MIN
even in the dark days when he was hghtihs lor Tue
heaven.civen ratio of 16 TO /? The Hon. d. sergeant
Cram has Just told The Trbunes London CORE
snondent that Secretary Bryan is making himsel'
ridiculous by running around the country perform
ing in a circus tent while great affairs OF state are
left TO look after themselves
Great is Tammany." Mr.. Bryan once SAID ana
Croker IS its Prophet" Mr.. Cram is one OF the III
Inmates of Crokers successor in the Prophets Joo'
He cannot therefore, be Tory
Seditious ideas seem TO be spreading even III tue
Dollar Dinner ranks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
Buying Athletic Supremacy.

The great scheme for raising 100000 and buying
an Olympic victory for England at Berlin in 1916
seems to be having hard shedding. The Duke OF
Westminster and his associates sent forth a glow
Ing appeal But the money is exceedingly slow to
come in and bitter opposition has been aroused in
very solid quarters.
The sum demanded was far beyond what would
be needed to finance the actual expedition to Ber-
lin in the fashion of the American invasion Of Stock
holm So the committee now announces that 1t Is
planned to build running tracks throughout the
United Kingdom and otherwise develop the ply
slque Of the nation.
There can be no question that the Duke Of West
minister has stirred the national pride by his list OF
British defeatsat polo, tennis, yachting and score
OF other games and events. But the strongest ar
gument against the project is the obvious one that
this avowed imitation of American practices actu-
ally has no parallel whatever in this country. We
have no national fund for sports in this country.
The development Of our champions has come through
the agency Of countless schools and colleges and
athletic clubs. Our success is the result Of ma
tional keenness and zest and SKILL and not Of any
organized athletic propaganda.
We very much fear that the critics Of the Duke
of Westminster are right and that at Berlin
in 1916 cannot be bought in any such simple fashion
as our envious cousins imagine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
Commission Government for States.

Feeling that another system would be more eff
Gent and cheaper, the East Side Business Mems
Club, of Portland, Ore. has begun campaign for
the adjustment of the Legislature. 1t wants to sub
stitute for that honored body commission, thus
adapting to the states business the commission
form Of government applied with much success to
municipal affairs throughout the country. The ques
ton is to be submitted to the voters in November
Oregon has never been afraid to do something
along new lines so it is possible it may take the
lead in devising states lawmaking machinery on
an improved plan. There is no question about popu
lar dissatisfaction with legislative efforts and de-
mands for improvements, even in 'he conservative
East, where more attention has been paid to meth
DDS of improving the personnel than of altering the
system. In this state, although everybody knows
there are able legislators and many whose
character is above reproach in personal and official
life, the Legislature Il body is pretty much
object of contempt and suspicion. 1t is notorious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
THE SIDEWALK POLICY
Mr.. McAneny Is Damned for HIS
Removal of Entertainments.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. / wonder II Mr.. McAneny in run
ring again for Office. has taken into
account the many enemies he has made
by what IS known as his "conhscatory
encroachmcut order?
Can he count upon the support of'realty
holders in the several streets and avenues
In which II IS proposed TO carry out this
order? Besides being put TO large eN-
pense IN making the alterations called
for. property owners would he deprived
OF the rentals Of basement stores elm
mated by these alterations; and IN
some instances ! know OF rentals Of these
Easements represent the net income from
the properties. Can he expect the votes
of the basement tenants who would De
forced out Of business or driven TO side
streets, where they could not have adj
vantage OF avenue trade? Can he hope
to be favored by storekecpers who de-
pend on their outside showcases 10 at
tract and induce business?
These property owners and shopkeepers'
with their employees and relatives and
friends. must aggregate fully nifty thou
sand I'm number. and that many votes
would be sufficient TO turn an election for
or against a candidate.
Candidates for offices concerned in the
enactment ~ this obnoxious order Will do
well to pledge themselves 10 have 1t re-
sclnded. The removal OF the "encroach-
ments" named in the order Is entirely
unnecessary, as the sidewalks from the
"stoop line" to the curb are wide enough
i'm all the avenues TO accommodate pedes-
trlans; and the order is In conflict with
the law relative to adverse possession
which. after this long lapse OF years
would seem TO convey TO owners OF aout-
ting land the right to the use OF the area
space between the "house line and the
"stoop line" REAL ESTATE AGENT.
New York, Sept. Z. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
A DEFENCE OF RAILROADS
They Should Have Our Admiration,
Not Enmity and Abuse.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: | have always understood that
the strength of the English government
rested on the emphatic and promptly act
ing public opinion of the people.
never was so impressed with this
until / began reading your column for
public debate, which is educating the peo-
pie 10 express and exchange with each
other private opinions that will reach
many readers.
And as suffrage is helping the women
rise to the level OF the thinking world /
am avaling myself of the privilege given
me to express my opinion on the subject
of the railroads, which are now occupying
ever since this last appalling disaster on
the New Haven road.
so while the authorities are holding an
inquest with the hope of preventing these
catastrophes | foresee. alas with only too
much clearness the futility of their revel-
atoms of criminal negligence, since behind
1t all every influence tends to produce the
recurrence of such calamitles.
I refer tothe action of the Interstate
lOUllntICc iolllllliSSlbH III ioiNihS ''i' '"''
roads to grant every demand for higher
wages and increased expenses and at the
same time deny them a small advance In
rates, which would be felt by no one and
would make the difference to the public
Of life and death. This matter has
reached the point where the commission
is becoming morally responsible for such
accidents. We cannot fight the railroads.
We must work for them and with them
for our mutual interests They are en-
circling and spreading and weaving over
this endless country OF ours webs OF steel,
and wherever these two straight rails
glitter you know that civilization is where
ignorance was. that prosperity has re-
placed poverty. that all along these spark
ling bands OF steel are dotted factories
schools. churches. business, art. pleasure
in truth. Life. North, south, east and
west these faithful rails run, over noun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
THE DISAPPEARING MOTHER
DESPITE the Pessimists the Maternal
Instinct Still Persists.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Even those who question the
efficacy Of medical treatment must admit
that the members OF the medical profess
sion have their place in the economy OF the
world. adding as they frequently do to the
gayety of the nation. We have seen them
giving eXpcrt medical testimony-on the
side which paid the fees-and now we ma
them at Colorado Springs discussing with
Incoming humor that ever humorous topic.
race suicide.
II the newspaper accounts be accurate,
one of the grave and learned doctors adj
vanced the proposition that within Il CEN
fury the last American child would have
availed Itself of the privilege OF being
born. BY that time women would, pre-
sumably, have lost their maternal func-
ton. Even the instinct of maternity
would by that time have departed. for
are we not seriously assured that women
are losing their maternal instinct and the
capacity for motherhood, and few gem
erations will suffice to produce a large
class of women for whom marriage will
be interdicted. and who will be by so
clety, as Wen AS Dy Hdlulc' OCT apart 10 d
working class?
1t is possible for even medical men to
take themselves too seriously. Patients
have been known to survive after several
medical men have pronounced their cases
hopeless. The race may survive despite
this pessimistic expression which, perhaps
logical enough, takes no account OF con-
stantly changing conditions. Women are
not in large measure losing the maternal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-15
On with the Dance.

Has the craze for the turkey trot, the bunny mug
fine grizzly bear, the one-step and various otner
forms of jumpy.ragtime dancing brought about Il
reaction which will carry the fashion in dances DacA
TO the DID, formal contra dances? There are lhdica-
tons of it. which should carry JOY to the hearts
of the sticklers for dignity who have never Deeh
able to adapt themselves TO the shouder-DooOihs'
body.wrigcling "destroyers Of decency' which have
been so popular for the last year or two
The turkey trot and its adaptations early migrated
TO Europe and became highly popular-for tiine'
Now. it is said Paris, where once they hourished'
has ousted thenl-ousted them even from the Moulin
Rouge and the Moulin de la GAZETTE. The tango
with its complicated graceful figures, and the Ola
ouadrile have supplanted them. Here they are
giving place to the tango. dance far pretter thah
they ever were and less Objectionable. And dancing
teachers are discussing the revival Of the formal
ouadrlle and contra dances, which, they argue
possessed freedom and rhythm and grace ana
beauty in their figures well. After the glddy
hopping and jumping of the ragtime dances grace
and certain amount of dignity would prove WEI
come relief.