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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
Wit of Beau Brunnnel.

Beau Brummers popularity depend
ed less upon his dress than upon his
perfect self possession, his grace of
bearing. his wit. his good looks and his
good humor. according to Leon II. Vim
cents "Dandies and Men of Letters"
He was handsome fellow. although
the shape OF his nose had been "modi-
fed by the kick of n horse.
His reputation for bright and caus-
tic sayings was very great. The in
dustrious biographer has collected all
he could lay hands on. and there is life
In them yet. Take. for example. this:
Byng, one of the dandies. was blessed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

Byopc. CE0Fcrr. Fz7.-.1-7Z. Late O. s. y.
~ " the eve Of Thanksgiving. fifty
All n years ago. the Army Of the
Potomac broke camp and cross
ed the Rapidan 10 seek battle.
It's commander, General George G..
Meade, intended to surprise the Con
federates under General K. Z. Lee ar
Orange Court House. a point twenty
miles from the place Of crossing. but
rainy weather came on and parts Of
the 6eld Of operation were turned into
impossible swamps. At the end Of
two days the Federals were lined up
IN the east bank Of Mine run, tribu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
Facing Awful Carnage.

1T Is worse than the stone wall at
Fredericksburg" was the verdict of
the men.
In anticipation Of fate like that
which befell the heroes on the slope
IF Marye's heights in December. 1862.
they pinned their names upon their
overcoats while awaiting the word 10
20 forward. But just rs the bugIers
rode out TO sound the charge n dis
patch came over the field wire. "Sus-
pend tho attack"
ON tle main line Sedgwick's bat
tories lad opened fire in the morning
and were answered gun for gun by the
CoufrIcrares. Still confident. the Fed
eral soldiers We're ready TO charge. but
their leaders hesitated after bearing
that Warreu's flank movement had
been disclosed to the enemy and n
bloody welcome awaited his advance.
Lee expected Meade 10 attack and
delayed taking the initiative lSnself.
His opponent suddenly vanished over
night.
Confederates Storm Fort Sanders.
Many an incidental fight took place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

tary OF the Rspidan. with Lee on the
west bank in the shelter Of intrench
ments. The works which the Con
federates had hastily built. when view
ed through field glasses appeared so
slight that Meade ordered an attack al!
along the line to take place the morn
ing OF Nov. 30 at O'Clock.
Meanwhile General q. X Warren
had been sent out with a strong flank
ing column TO ascend Mine run. pass
its headwaters and strike down the
west bank, rolling up the Confederate
line Ike scroll. Owing 20 the swamps
formed by the heavy rains. Warren's
march was long delayed. Withdraw
ing from the position they occupied on
the east bank Of the stream. his troops
.arched east, then south. then turned
vest ut the head waters Of Mine run
All these delays gave Lee ample warn
ing OF what was to come. His active
scouts had reported the Yankees cross
ing the Rapidan. and two divisions of
infantry. led 10y General Henry Heth
and General r. II. Anderson. had
promptly occupied the main roads over
which the enemy would advance.
The Great Wilderness.
Two sharp engagements in which the
Confederates got the worst of II show
ed that the Federal leader was march
ing strong force into the angle be
tween the Rapidan and Mine run. the
Virginia wilderness Of CORY memories.
The movement OF Meade could have
but one meaning. an attack in force
upon Orange Court House. the junction
Of two fine wagon roads and railroad
leading from the Federal camps 10
Richmond.
When the SUE went down on Nov. %
the Federals on the original line east
Of Mire run looked for a speedy vie
tory on the morrow They supposed
that the Confederates on the west
bank were only the struggling divisions
which had vainly tried 10 stay the
Federal march up from the Rapidan
and that the intrenchments seen from
across the stream we're himsy struc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
The War Fifty Years Ago

The Armies of General Meade and Robert E. Lee In
Great War Game--Confronted In the Wilderness.
Leaders Hesitate to Attack---Federa Flank Move
ment Thwarted by Lee---BreaStworks Spring Up
Over Observation-Disclosures Attack at Knoxville. Tenn.
A Stormins Column Reaches the Parapet OF Fort San
ders---Hand Grenades and Canister Cut Down the
Acknowledgment In Fifteen Minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

with n remarkable head of hair which
curled naturally. Brummel saw him
one day in a gig with a French poodle
by his side and saluted him with. All.
2ync. how do you do?-a family We
hicle. ] see' And from that time on.
we are told. the we'll haired dandy was
known as Poodle Byng.'"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

Many school children suffer from
constipation, Which is often the cause
of seeming stupidity at lessons. Cham.
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal medicine to give child,
for they are mild and gentle in their
effect, and will cure even chronic con-
stipation. Sold by all druggists
fAdyl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

company to Axel A. Carlson, $3.50,
lot 127 and 12S Glen Oaks, Moline,
$2,250.
William Jaeschke and wife to Aman-
da Duff and husband, lot 2, block 5.
Pitts G. & Pitts Second addition, Mo-
line; $4,000.
Peoples Savings Bank and T-ust
company to Anton M Johnson, lot 10,
Glen Pals addition, Moline. $3.50.
Eliza Lewis to Leon Callewaert, lot
2-1-3, block 1872 East Moline, $4,000.
George w. Duffin to Warren Duff
fin, section 2-17-2W, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

r'lres. Besides, the flank movement OF
Warren sweeping down the other side
OF the run would make those intrench-
meDts useless.
The troops on the main line were
under command Of General John Sedg-
wick and General W. II. French. They
were confident Of winning a Thanks
giving victory.
Warren Checkmated.
All depended upon Warren's success
in surprising the enemy's right flank.
Warren had 10000 infantry. with guns
and wagons. A freezing rain fell
during tie whole march. and at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

minds and called the battle eff. As II
turned out. the actual clash of arms
lasted only fifteen minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12
Hand Grenades and Canister.

During this crisis Benjamin resorted
to hand grenades. A captain Of the
IIighlanders held blazing brand
while Benjamin cut the fuses of small
shells. lit them at the brand. and then
tossed the missiles one by one over
into the luckless crowd in the ditch.
His cannon swept the ditch with can
lister once or twice. but fresh as
sailants poured in until it was crowd
ed. For the fellows penned up there
was no way of escaping the murder
Gus hand grenades except by retreat.
This at length they did sullenly.
The Confederate prisoners taken
from the ditch and their killed and
wounded outnumbered the whole CIR
rison three to one. The unhurt prison.
ers numbered go. The dead and
wounded in the ditch We're 200. nearly
all OF the wounded being mortally
hurt. The stump field in front was
also covered with victims who fell in
the charge. Longstreet's total loss
was S13.
Amazed 1T their repulse where they
expected an easy triumph. the Con
federate leaders specialized for some
time about following up the charge
with fresh columns. but changed their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

Managua, Nicaragua--Two former
presidents OF Nicaragua. Adam Car
denas and General Machado. and two
prominent liberals, Francisco Aguilar
and Santiago Argulo. were among the
senators elected Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-12

for the control OF Knoxville. 1t fell
to General James Longstreet's corps
to Try TO wrest It once more from the
Federal grasp. The army OF General
A. E Burnside had but recently jump
ed into the tracks Of a retreating
Confederate army and hadn't gained a
firm foothold when. on Nov. %. 1858,
Longstreet's veterans stormed Fort
Sanders, the key to the Knoxville de-
fenses.
Ten days were passed by Longstreet
in preparation for the attack. The
men in the fort surmised the enemy's
plans ana were not Idle Every foot
OF the exterior slope was pared on
so as TO leave no fcothold; the ditch
was widened and rifemen stood on
duty along the parapet to welcome the
assailants. Lieutenant s. y. Benjamin
commanded the artillery in the fort
Along the front of the fort was a field
OF pine stumps where the trees had
been sawed of two feet above the
ground Benjamin. with his men,
wound telegraph wire about the
stumps at just the height TO trip
soldiers on the march.
Depend on Their Bayonets.
The Confederates attacked at the
first streak OF dawn. Ii was on Sun
day. few signal shells were fired.
and then suddenly three lines OF gray
1000 Mississippians and 1900 Geor-
gianS of General Lafayette McLaws'
division, rushed from their cover. 200
yards from the goal, and headed for it
lessly without their accustomed yell
and not firing shot. but with bayo |
nets ready for execution the instant
me parapet should be reached.
When fairly under way the front /
ranks wavered. many going down on
The tangled wire. Fort Sanders guns
opened with canister, and the ritiemen |
piled their bullets upon the assGilants. !
But the holdup was only temporary |
The rear ranks crushed the wire be-
meath their tread and pressed on.
At the Deadly Bastion.
The northwest bastion of. the fort
formed a sharp salient and reached
out. as IL Were. toward the Confederate
lines. In their mad haste 10 be first on
the works the heads OF the three col
umns converCed upon the angle. At
The edge Of the ditch everything came
TO u standstill. but many Of the assail-
ants We're cool enough to fire through
he embrasures at Benjamin's artiller-
sts and AT the rifiemen upon the para
BETS.
The ruling spirit among the defend.
rs was Benjamin. About 300 rifieuen
belonging 10 the Seventy-ninth New
FORK Higblanders. the One Hundredth
RoundheadsD and the
-wentieth Michigan were stationed
long the parapets. An awkward wait
t was for the Confederates under the
nuzzleS Of Benjamin's guns after they
ad charged TO the edge of the moat
Officers and color bearers leaped into
he ditch and tried to scale the bank.
The men initiated their valor. leaped
fown and ranged themselves at the,
'ase IN make human scaling ladders.
nd some few climbed on the shoulders
T their fellows until they reached the
on. Three battle flags had been made
asst on the parapet. and again and
gain the Confederates around them
ere shot down.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-16

and convicted when, according to an
opinion handed down by one of the
supreme court judges, ''the criminal
courts of KanaWha county were open,
able and with full Jurisdiction to try
the charges against them"
Here was a proceeding not only I'M
usual, but almost unheard Of, carried
on almost in sight of the state cap
ital and within 300 miles of the ma
tional capital, against one of the best
known women of America-known
and loved by millions of working peo-
pie, for the promotion of whose well
fare she had dedicated her life.
The fact of the trial was sensa-
tional. The subject matter of the
trial was of the deepest interest. The
incidents of such trial would be Of
necessity not only sensational, but
of interest to the whole country, and
yet the great news-gathering agen-
cies of the country, active, alert, with
a large, intelligent force searching
everywhere for items of news, were
not able to furnis ha line of informa-
ton to their newspaper patrons con-
corning this astonishing proceeding.
This fact speaks volumes for con-
ditions in that terror-stricken section.
A zone was established for these in
famous proceedings for the purpose
of suppressing information. am in
formed that the proceedings were not
reported because it was not safe for
representatives of the news agencies
to enter that territory. The situation
was such that the American reading
public was kept in profound igno-
rance of the startling happenings be-
cause of a reign of terror that could
not be hraved by the dauntless repre-
sentatiVes of the American press.
This fact alone justifies the fullest
and most Searching investigation.
THAT'S RIGHT, SOAK EN-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-16

MERELY COMMENT
A Jap editor says ''the white mans
clique must be overthroWn in the in
terest of Japan and of humanity"
Evidently Japan also has its Willie
RANDOLPH HOSTS.
City Prosecutor McInerney says
that when Mayor Harrison wants to
break away from Willie Hearst he
will do so.
flour dignified mayor doesn't want
to, he ought to have his head exam
ined.
And now we probably won't find
out about that voting machine deal
until away on in July.
For the love of Pete, can't some
one come forward and say one good
word for the poor little house fy?.
My, my! Vic Lawson's Wrecker-
Herald has discovered that BaTratt
O'Hara hasn't paid $7.39 taxes on his
modest $3.50 worth of personal prop
erty.
Very wrong of Barratt indeed!
Look at Vic Lawson-he paid his
modest $17.42' cents worth Of taxes
on his milIion-dollar home!
Judge Fry disagreed with a cor
oner's jury of six clergymen which
exonerated chauffeur for killing a
man and soaked the chauffeur the
maximum fine.
But it wasn't John Bowman
chauffeur of the Tribune truck that
killed Robert Hay. There were only
five clergymen on the jury that exon
Grated Bowman.
BY the way, have all the preachers
in Chicago gone into the business of
corOner's Jury-ing?,
TN 'OIIACI nADBOII RIADHEGO
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-16
THAT,s RIGHT, SOAK 'EM

Judge Fry is right Soak the
speeders. Soak the states attorneys
Office for trying to help speeders es-
cape punishment. Being killed by an
auto is at least as bad as being
skinned by a clairYoyant or robbed by
q jachoIler,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-16
TO oUAsH DARRoW CHARGES?

Los Angeles, May 16.-District At
torney Ford has struck from the
court calendar the indictment charg-
ing Clarence DarrOW with bribery in
connection with the trial of the Nc
Namara murder case. This leaves
the case without date for trial, and
it is expected later the district at
torney viii quash the charges
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
Excuses Dictatorship.

Congress having been dissolved, and
in absence of this important organ OF
the government from that date until
the assembling or the new chambers,
IL beca me necessary to decree ex-
traordinary powers. Under similar
circumstances the great Bentto
Juarez long governed under the re-
gime OF extraordinary powers There
fore 1t does not seem excessive that
my government may have resorted to
them In view OF the lack OF the legis-
lstive power. but the national repre-
sentation Will not fail To observe how
moderate has been the action OF tho
executive IN not decreeing nor eXer-
cislng them except with reference 10
three branches Of the administration
hacienda, gobernacion and war; that
is TO say. in those branches In which
its action was absolutely indispen-
sable.
This would seem as a propitious
moment to give you an account of the
use made OF the above powers; but
inasmuch as II Is the purpose Of this
congress TO pass on them l shall in
due time and under separate distri-
button G!ve you an itemized account
ecutive. TO the end that II you find
his action useful. honest and patri-
ouc you should afford him your su-
preme sanction. and In case that you
are OF different opinion, you should
lay the responsibilities on him who
may deserve them. with the assur..
ance that the chief executive. as we'll
as his secretaries. shall make no ef-
fort to evade them, as they all have
accepted their respective posts during
difficult days over the country, and
have beforehand accepted even sacri-
flee II necessary IN behalf of public
service and the welfare OF the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21

President Madero. took refuge in the
American consulate here this afternoon.
They were released yesterday from the
fortress San Juan Ulua. where they were
imprisoned several weeks ago on charges
OF sedition.
On their release they went to a local
hotel where the wives of the two Ma
deros were stopping. II was the inten-
ton Of the entire party 20 sail for Ha-
vana this afternoon on the steamer Moro
Castle. their release having been effected
on nominal bail bonds and their under
standing being that the government would
not object 10 their departing from the
country.
The Moro Castle WAS watched closely
throughout the day. until she sailed at
$50 o'clock this afternoon, by secret po=
lice, Shortly before sailing time the Ma
deros presented themselves at the Amer
lean consulate and said they had
received Information that warrant had
been issued for the arrest OF themselves
and relatives and that all of them were
10 be taken to Mexico City. They re-
quested Consul Canada to give them
asylum, and the consul acQuiesced. The
consulate notified Washington and is
awaiting instructions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
EXECUTIONS DO NOT
SURPRISE WILSON

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-Although no
complete report OF the executions in
Juarez by the constitutionalists has been
received. IL is understood President Will
son recognizes that such executions In
the past have been the result OF frequent
treason OF men and officers in the two
armies.
The president received today detailed
report from the consul at Torreon de-
scribing alleged barbar!ties there IN the
period before and after the city was cap
tured. The report said that while many
sad things occurred. such happenings
were to be expected when there Is
tinge Of disloyalty and treachery In the
TWO contenoing arnles. While he con-
Gemps the .nhumapity OF the strife, the
president takes the view that when one
Side or the other gets the upper hand
under these circumstances. they naturally
avenge themselves for d!sloyalty He let
it De known that the consular report did
not bear out many sensa tional stories OF
atrocities at Torrcon and that Americans
and foreigners generally were not
harmed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
WOULD NOT THINK
OF INTERVENTION

WORCESTER, Mass. Nov, 2o.-"Inter-
vention should not even be thought OF by
the United States" declared Dr.. Nevln
o. Winter. author OF several books on
Mexico, in addressing the Clark univer-
sity conference OF Latn-America on the
Fundamental Causes OF the Present Sit
uation In Mexico
From n standpoint OF dollars and
cents" he added. ~ would be cheaper
for Uncle Sam 10 reimburse all losses sus-
talned by Americans than TO incur the
expense that Intervention would involve
The present disturbed condition IN
Mexico IS probably the final transition
the dawn OF a new era, The paroxTsms
now shaking the country in rebellloiis and
treaCheries mean the recovery OF Mexico
ultimately TO peace and prosperity. a
strong man must arise, a leader Of
enough force OF chara cter 20 draw the
people TO him and awe any opposing
chieftain who may wish to create trouble
for his own personal aggrandIzement"
Mr.. Winter attributed present cond!-
tions 10 past methods or government in
Mexico. 10 the great estates held by the
wealthy and 10 the system OF peona ge
He sa< that nearly everything com
plained OF by the Mexicaps themselves
and criticised by people OF other nations
can be traced either 10 heredlty or en-
yironment,"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
coed 10 Manila for duty ~

ceed to Manila for duty ~
The Philippine department
BY direction OF the pe
Lieutenant Harry Haw.ey:
Try. Is detailed as proiesso1,r
science at the Riverside mn
emy, GAINESVILLE, Ga:
First Lieutenan James y
lppIue scouts. win proceeu
hospital. San Francisco lo
By direction OF the ptess
William NJ. Wright, adJutas
relieved from detail IN INC
erals department. a
teenth cavalry; T. @. Moin
cavalry. Z. S. Blackwen, ,,ss
airy: Augustin N. PrenuS
cavalry: Theodore Barnes.
cavalry; II. Hospital. Thiltsc
r. s Hartz, Fifteenth cava
Hazeltin, Fourteenth caVa's
ceed TO Fort Ogelthorpe
temporary duty, thence 70
tive stations. c-t.nn,n|
Second Lieutenant CaW
assigned TO the Fourteemha>
viii proceed 20 Fort Oge.sse b.
for temporary duty. thehco
ton. :. .nefu1
RAYMOND. TO Los AnsSyS<
Lieutenant Charles n r.
Portland. Ore, foy ussr auS -
Klngman, to the en,rict englhs Of C.
ineton barracks. Distr'c' "
duty.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
which the constitutionalists or this gov

which the constitutionallsts or this gov
ernment would follow,
1t became known also that the Official
investigation into the executions at
Juarez mad not been completed In this
connection White house officials called
attention to consular report received
from Torreon showing that many OF the
alleged atrocities reported in the dis
patches did not occur, that foreigners
had been protected. but that the eXecu-
ton of federal prisoners had been just!
fed by the constitutionalists on the
ground that these officers were traitors.
Senator Bacon. chairman OF the for
eigu relations committee. holds the view
that in Latin-American warfare the eX-
ecution OF those guilty of treason has been
natural circumstance and for that rea
son has been inclined TO view the Incl
dents at Juarez as not differing materi
ally from those which had followed other
battles in the present revolution
Interest here tonight centered about
the meeting OF the Mexican congress.
Huerta's message was made public at
the state department today. His request
for sanction OF his acts was regarded as
significant, as was the iutimatlCn that
II the congress did not approve of his
assumption OF dictatorial powers or pre-
vlous conduct he and his cabinet would
be perfectly resigned to the judgment
There are many people here conversant
with the situation who believe that Huer-
ia merely wishes ratification for his acts
so that he can retire in a dlgnifled way.