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The Washington herald., 1914-03-26
SONG BOOK WILL
co FAST TODAY
Great Interest Has Been Aruosed by
Offer of Old Favorite
Songs.

This is the busy day in the song book
department. Everybody who has been
clipping song book coupons. and that
means almost every reader of The Her
aid. is anxious to come into immediate
possession OF this rare collection. The
late and popular songs OF the day are
all right in their way, but everybody
loves and wants the good old songs Of
long ago. So every now and then one
of the dear old favorites is revived and at
once becomes as popular as in the days
when it first became known.
The Herald believes that its readers
love the old songs and 1t has arranged
to offer them a volume called Songs
That Never Grow DID," in which are
contained all the dearly beloved old
favorites. There are two styles of bind
ing. one in heavy English cloth, which
will last forever. and the other in paper
covers. These volumes are deliberately
illustrated with portraits of the worlds
greatest vocal artists, many in favorite
costumes.
For a short time The Herald will offer
these books on the popular coupon plan.
which is explained in another column of
this issue. Look for this announcement
and clip the coupon without delay.
The Herald Song Book on sale at the
following places: F. G. Smith Piano
Company, ls17 F street northwest; House
& Hermann. Seventh and 1 streets:
Charles NJ. Stieff, pianos. 1oos-10lo + street
northwest: Adams News Depot, Ninth
and G streets northwest: Roland Wal
lace, 92s Ninth street northwest: Adams
Depot. Mount Pleasant branch, 2740 Four
teenth street northwest; W. B. Holtz-
claw. 17O5 Pennsylvania avenue north
west and E. ]. Erwin, Fourteenth and
Harvard streets northwest.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26
THE WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
March 26 IssHLu Gen s. Grast EbGhed His Headquarters with
the Army Of he Potomac Occupying with His Saf Brick House Near
the Railroad at culpeper CeutAolse, Va
cwritten expressly for The Herald,

Fifty years ago today Lieut.. Gen. U.
g. Grant. commanding the Armies OF
the United States. established his head
quarters with the Army of the Potomac,
occupying with his stan brick house
near the railroad at Culpeper Court
house, Va.
Although Grant now commanded more
than half a million men, embraced in
tweuty-one army corps. and drew a
salary Of 1000 a year, with the allow
ances appertaining to his high rank. he
was no less modest in his manner than
when he had been a brigadier early
In the war. and had cherished the ambi-
ton. as he once told one Of his staff.
''of sometime commanding a brigade Of
cavalry in the Army Of the Potomac.
Some of the members Of his stan,
though modest young men enough. looked
more imposing and elegant to the cor-
mon soldiers than Grant himself. The
new commander went about quietly
smoking. as II absorbed In thought. as
indeed he was. He paid little attention
to dress His manner among his gen.
erals. few Of whom as yet he knew per-
sonally. was easy. and In the intimacy
Of headquarters his staff found him
genial and always companionable and
kind. His habits were abstemious.
To every man in the Army of the Po-
tomac, from Gen George G. Meade, its
commander. to the camp servants, Grant
was an object of interest. He had never
seen duty east Of the mountains.
He might be all right down in Missis-
sippi or Tennessee" said more than one
Eastern soldier. but he's got to meet
Lee yet
It was noted by the soldiers that
Grant chose TO fix his headquarters near
the front. He was in the midst of the
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26

Ing had been meager and hard-earned
He had made himself a lawyer, and his
earnest speech at the Galena war meet
ing had first attracted Grant TO his
abilities He was on Grants first stan
in the war, and had advanced with the
generals growing fortunes until he was
brigadier. RawIins was forcefuI and
direct. and he always said what he
thought best to say for the good Of
Grant. whatever its immediate effect on
others
-Four West Point graduates served az
aides on Grants new staff They vera
Lieut.. Col. c. B. Comstock, an engineer
officer, who had Served with Grant al
Vicksourg: Lieut. Col. Horace Porter. a
newcomer to the staff. a graduate Of ths
Military Academy in the class of 1860:
Lieut. Col o. E Babcock. West Point.
1851. an engineer. who had seen much
service with Grant and was another
newcomer to the staff: Lieut.. Col. F. T.
Dent. a brother of Mrs. Grant. who had
served with distinction in the Mexican
war. and was an early friend Of Grants.
There were two military secretaries on
the staff, Lieut. Col Adam Badeau, a
former newspaper man. who had beer
wounded at Port Hudson while serving
on the stan of major general Che after
ward wrote the Military History of
Ulysses S. Grant'D. and Lieut.. Col Will
lam r Rowley, of Galena. who had be-
gun in the war as a lieutenant in an
Illinois regiment.
The other members Of the stan were:
Lieut.. Col. T. S. Bowers. adjutant gen.
eral, who was editor of an Illinois coun-
try newspaper when the war began and
had enlisted In the ranks: Lieut. Col.
W. L. Dun. assistant inspector general.
who had served as Grants chief of artil-
lery for a time in the West; Can't. F,Iy
S. Parker. assistant adjutant general.
who was a full-blooded Indian chief OF
the Six Nations. and was a civil engineer
employed on the government building at
Galena at the outbreak of the war:
Capt II. W. James, assistant quarter
master: Capt. Peter T. Hudson. an Iowa
volunteer officer. aid; Lieut. William Nc
Kee Dunn. an acting aid to Gen. Raw
lins. who performed stan duty. although
but nineteen years old. and Capt. George
X. Leet. assistant adjutant general, who
was stationed at Washington.
With this modest official family the
lieutenant general was as we'll content
as il he had had the most imposing
STAFF that ever followed the commander
of a great army.
Tomorrow Gen Forrest on q Raid
(Copyright, r9l4l
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26
THIRTY ARE CONFIRMED
In EMMANUEL CHURCH
Bishop Harding Pays His Annual
Visit to Parish in
Anacostia.

Fit. Rev. Alfred Harding. bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Washington, last
evening paid his annual visit to En-
manuel Episcopal Church. in Anacostia,
for the purpose OF administering the rite
of confirmation. The bishop also de-
livered the sermon. Rev William Oscar
Roome, jr.. rector of the church, pre-
sented class of thirty, mostly adults.
In Justice Wright's court yesterday ap-
peals were heard from property owners
interested in, the condemnation proceed
inGs for the acquisition of the necessary
property on the shore lines of the Ana
costa River between the Navy Yard
Bridge and Massachusetts avenue in con-
nection with the reclamation of the Ana
costa flats. The jury had rendered its
verdict, and there were but few owners
on hand to oppose this verdict 1t is ex-
pected the work in that section now will
proceed without further interruption.
The death of William Leonard, who
had been critically i'll in Providence Hos
pital for 4 week. occurred yesterday. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not been
made. but II is likely the services will
be held tomorrow from st. Teresa's
Church Mr.. Leonard is survived by 4
wife. Mrs. Annie Leonard: one brother,
Thomas Leonard. of Anacostia. and three
sisters, Mrs. Matte Bennett, Of WASH
inGton; Mrs. Edward Hutchison. of At
lanta, Ga. and Mrs. Nellie Osterman, of
Wilmington. y. C.
family party was held last evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.
Lohr, in Thirteenth street. to CONNER
orate the ffty-first birthday anniversary
Of Mr.. Lohr. instrumental and vocal
selections were contributed.
large dredge has been placed at work
in the Anacostia River. on the west side,
n of ha -
is the first sign in this section of perma-
nent work on the reclamation project.
and II is the intention to continue this
dredge in active operation. 1t also is
proposed to begin operating other dredges
on the east side of the river soon.
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What does it mean, doctor? must
know
Il can't tell just at present" he said
gravely. You must be brave"
Intuitively Lois knew what he meant
and she sank back with a pitiful moan.
The doctor gave her medicine and tip
toed away. She was to die-that was the
meaning of his words. She had loved the
music and the lights, and now the music
was 10 trail of into silence and the
lights fit out in the awful void. AMI
she had never really lived! There had
been no love to soften and warm her;
it had been all pretense, tinsel and make
believe. a brazen lie. a sinister Jest.
Realization of il stung something vital
in her. and then she begged brokenly for
another chance, a few more years, that
she might remold her life and vitalize
its cold inches by the leaping. living
flame.
When Prof. Smalley called the next
morning her eyes were red from much
weeping He brought a nurse with him.
a sweet-faced young woman who was
introduced as Miss Davenport.
Miss Davenport will look after you
and take you out fer strolls in the park, -
he told her.
Lois raised herself on her elbows
Then l shall get well?" she asked, her
eyes Frightening with hope.
We must hope for the best DR.. Julian
will make another examination today"
There was no hops in his voice. Fo.
an instant her frightened eyes met his
and she read in them something that
gave her a thrill and made her pulses
throb furiously. But II also inspired
her with a wild longing to live.
She envied the rosy-cheeked nurse who
was always At her side. comforting her
with helping hands and cheerful con-
versation. Life was not an aching void
for her, Lois observed: she found happi-
ness in being useful. and perhaps there
was love in her life. Lois wondered.
What are you reading" she asked
one day.
Miss Davenport held the book before her
eyes. ''It is a chapter from Matthew.
l read II often-its such an inspiration.
Just now l WIS reading this sentence:
Go and sell what thou hast and give
to the poor
Lois smiled family. For a long time
she stood absorbed in deep thought. In
stinctively she :elt she could not live
much longer and there had been so many
follies in her past, so many neglected
that il all seemed like a
meaningless void. If she could but do
something to retrieve il. to give a mean
il would be less bitter.
Il have it," she exclaimed. VIII you
please call the butler?'
The nurse looked in perpleNity at the
patient. but obeyed. When the butler
entered Lois amazed him by instructing
him to sell her costly bric-a-brac and
jewels and give the money to the poor.
And draw on me for more whenever
you need it, she added. Also please
announce that l shall not receive any
more
He thinks am mad" murmured Lois
when the butler had gone. The nurse
smiled understandingly.
With Miss Davenport she visited the
poor tenement districts and brought
cheer to starving widows and children.
They sent masses of flowers to the hos
pitfalls and the orphan asylums. Life no
longer seemed such an aching void to
Lois. The murmurs of thankfulness and
the happy glances that greeted her wher-
ever she went were beginning to dull the
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26

from Sigel In West virginia. The tele-
graph brought him dispatches daily Of
the doings OF armies a thousand miles
away. In the ensuing weeks his STAN
officers were all kept busy. and one was
usually on journey to carry instruc-
tons to generals that could not 50 well
be given In writing.
Grant had brought with him from the
West a number of members of his old
stan. including Gen. John A. Rawiins,
who besides occupying the position of
chief-of-staff. had long been his per-
sonal guide, counselor and friend. He
had appointed few new members to
the staff. but the total of his oficial
family was but fourteen men. or less
than that Of some division commanders
who served under him. As compared
fourteen were a modest company.
CIinEinE to Old Friends.
The simplicity of Grants character Is
indicated in the manner In which he had
formed his stan. Some generals would
have surrounded themselves with the
most dashing, or most learned stai off,
GERS to be obtained. Not SO Grant He
clung to early associates His elevation
to command Of the armies of the North
had not changed in the slightest degree
his interest in the men he had known
in his own town of Galena, Ill, when
he was a shabby ex-captain Of the
army. and to whom he had turned as
soon as he had a command in which he
could employ them
Rawlins and Grant had been brought
together at a war meeting in Galena at
the beginning Of the war. Rawlins was
one of those forceful. self-made char
acters in which the history of the Middle
West abounds. He had been a farmers
boy and a charcoal burner. His school
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26

sting. But she felt there was something
lacking. There had been no love in her
life, and without love It would never be
complete. The only man who could ever
win her she had spurned. and he was
too PROUD to ask her again.
The visited an orphan asylum one day,
and suddenly Lois found a pair of beg
ging child eyes looking straight into her
own. She took the baby into her arms.
and he wound his chubby arms about
her neck and gurgled happily.
Suddenly an inspiration came TO Lois.
Perhaps the baby would give her the
warm human love she craved, the love
that would bring fulfillment into her life.
The nurse smiled at her and nodded en-
couragingly. as II she were reading her
patients thoughts.
Would you like to have me for a ma
ma" she asked the child. and the found
pressed his arms more tightly about her
neck and cried. Mama
She brought the child home with her,
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26
ELECTED TO BOARD OF TRADE.

9 The executive COMMITTEES of the Board
Of Trade yesterday elected these new
members: W. A. Copenhaver. Or. Edgar
d. Thompson. ]. c. Bowery, II. II. But
Ter. Samuel d. Seay, George ". Engel.
Charles Morrell, and Joseph A. Ber-
berich. 1t was announced that a hearing
Of the committee on parks and reserva-
tions will be held Friday morning before
the subcommittee on parks of the House
District Committee to urge the passage
of a bill for the purchase Of the Patter-
son tract near Gallaudet College. for use
as a public park.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26

infantry camps. and this the men in
the ranks liked
The country in which Grant now took
up the new and great task OF ending
the war fully revealed the devastation
which Grant believed was an inevitable
accompaniment of war. It had been a
battle-ground for three years. The two
contendIng armies that now lay with
only the Rapidan between their outposts
had surged back and forth across this
land until they had worn II bare OF
homes. stock. crops. and even OF trees.
In the fifty miles OF rolling hills and
former sweet valleys between Culpeper
and Bull Run. five Federal generals had
lost their military prestige in turn before
the ragged legions of the South-McDow-
ell. Mcclellan. Pope. Burnside and
Hooker.
This fact, no less than the aspect of
the land, was eloquent of the magnitude
Of the task Grant now had before him.
But Grant was not the man to be appall-
ed by wars grim front. He studied his
surroundings as calmly as a landscape
gardener studies new ground.
Around the little. dilapidated. war
wrecked Virginia village where he had
taken up his headquarters. the tents of
5000 soldiers were scattered. They
nestled in valleys and whitened the hill
sides. For twenty miles back toward
Washington were the army's camps. In
that space not a house nor fence nor a
tree was to be seen for miles. where once
all had been cultivated farm lands or
richly wooded country. Here and there
a stack of chimneys or a broken cistern
marked the site OF a former homestead,
but every other landmark had been de-
stroyed. The very hills were stripped OF
their forest panoply. A desert varying
only in degree OF barrenness extended
almost from Washington to the Rapidan.
At intervals II was broken by a group
of buildings near a railway station, or
where a hamlet had been left for mill
tary purposes to serve as the headCuar-
ters of a command or for a depot of ord
nance CT supplies. Culpeper was at one
of these stations.
Ready for a Prompt start.
Grant was ready to move out against
the enemy as soon as the roads were
practicable. To the west on a clear day
the peaks of the Blue Ridge might be
seen, peering out OF misty shrouds and
patches of snow still lingering on their
rugged sides Winter was not yet gone.
Until this snow should entirely disap-
pear. the country people declared. the
heavy rains of spring would not cease
nor the roads be passable; and eagerly
those distant slopes were scanned while
the movements of mighty armies waited
for the sign which In better times had
been watched only by farmers anxious
for early plowing time.
Southwark a line of uneven heights in
tervened between the Federal camps and
the stream that separated them from the
Confederate army: for the hostile pickets
alike drew water from the Rapidan.
The little house in Culpeper where
Grant took up his headquarters at once
became of historical Importance.
From this spot. while waiting to ad-
vance, Grant was to issue orders to all
the soldiers of the republic. Hither came
to him reports from Banks on the Red
River and from Sherman at Chatta-
nooga; from Butler at Fort Monroe, and
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26

and then began a new. wonderful ex-
perience for Lois. She had never Imagined
the ecstasy of loving and being loved
by human being. This strange force
that stirred the depths of her heart was
what she had waited for, though she had
not known II. And death would be less
bitter now. for her life had not been all
sham and folly. Yet she recoiled from
II, for she had just begun to learn the
meaning of life, and she craved more OF
II.
There is SO much ! want to do, and
I have so little time" she told Miss
Davenport. The nurse sought to comfort
her. She poured her medicine and hand
ed her the glass. Before Lois had taken
It maid brought her a note. and a
puzzled expression crept into her face
as she read:
you will recover IL you change ply
sicians. They are only making you think
you are ILL., ONE WHO KNOWS"
Professor Smalley and DR.. Julian en-
tered the room as Lois read the note a
second time. They are only making you
think you are H." she murmured. Lois
did not understand. but there was the
promise of life and youth and all that
life and youth meant Sudden JOY leaped
to her eyes and she flung the glass to
the floor. Then she caught Professor
SmaIley's perplexed glance.
rs II true?" she demanded, handing
him the note.
He hesitated for a moment and looked
from the patient to the physician. 1T
is true" he answered Slowly.
For an instant Lois glimpsed the old
life with its brilliance and piquant ad-
ventures. She would live! She would
be admired and worshiped again and
But only for an instant. The child
had crawled into her arms and regarded
her with pleading. love-lit eyes. She
crushed the baby to her and sobbed in an
ecstasy of joy and love and hope.
Smalley had regarded her with troubled
eyes. Now he stepped up to her and
kissed her shimmering hair.
Il wanted to save you-from yourself
and the life you were leading" he mur-
INJURED. Il could see only one way. 1t
was cruel, perhaps. but l loved you too
much to see you fritter your life away.
meant to save YOU through the fear
of death. That sleeping potion contained
an ingredient that while not dangerous
produced symptoms resembling those of
a severe illness. My assistant saw me
mixing II, and he probably wrote this
note. DR.. Julian objected at first. but
after a while he consented. l wanted
TO save you-and / knew that was the
only way. ] want you to forgive me
But I will give you time to think II
over"
The two men left the room. Lois felt
a strange. wild happiness. She clutched
the baby to her and kissed him passion
ately.
He was right" she cried happily.
Nothing else could have saved me
nothing but that-and you!'
tCOTyright. 1914. BY Henry Barrett Chamberlin.)
Today. Isf time shown. The Spider and
the Web" Empress Thea, 4l6 9Th st.
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26
SULLIVAN VERDICT SOON.

The verdict of the District Commis-
sioners on the findings of the trial board
in the case of Deputy Fire Chief Andrew
]. Sullivan. charged with neglect of duty
at the Seventh street fire, is expected
this week. Commissioner Siddons said
yesterday that the evidence brought up
at the hearing before the trial board
made necessary the consideration of
other questions aside from the charge
against Sullivan, and the consideration
Of these questions has been one of the
causes of delay.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26
TO GIVE BALL TEAM SEND-OFF.

Several hundred members Of the Board
of Trade will attend in a body the open
ing game on the home grounds OF the
Washington baseball team to help give
the boys a rousing send-off. The Wash
ington Baseball Club. II is said, will cater
to organizations by giving tickets for the
opening game.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26

moving picture the day. See the play today if
you cannot it later Frequent will keep
you posted to where to CO.
These stores which appear only The Herald comprise the best
of the picture plays produced in America They not hastily pre-
pared outlines finished works of felton, prepared collaboration
writers weeks before the picture plays released
well reading whether you the pictures onot
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26
MARYLAND DAY OBSERVED.

Maryland Day exercises were held by
the senior students of st. Cecelia's Acad-
emy, Sixth and East Capitol streets.
Those taking part were Misses Anna
Ferguson, Bessie Maloney, Anna Malone,
Margaret Neuland, Frances Murphy, and
Ruth Boyd.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-26

NOU may this acted in moving pictures this afternoon
evening any afternoon evening within the
weeks. Cut and it. 1t will be shown your neigh
boood heater later By special with the Uni
vera Film Manufacturing Company which represents the fore
fm-producng companies The Washington Herald
offers its readers the unique opportunity of reading morning
complete story which will be released throughout the United States
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Largest Morning Circulation.
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Today. Isf time shown. THE Spider and
the Web" Empress Thea, 4l6 9Th st
ADV
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-05

thai of Miss MARSHALL"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-05
move of the rebels navy will be t.
blockade Vera Cruz.
Burn Bodies at TOrreOn.

Torreon, Mexico, April 4-via FL
Paso Texas, April 4.-This city, from
which Gen Refugio Velasco and moa.
OF the uninjured of his command fld
Yesterday, was occupied by the rebels
IN force today and the work of burn
ing the bodies of the dead, clearing
away the wreckage of shell shatter-
ed abode walls street barricades ami
barbed wire entanglements was be-
gun.
While Villa took a large number
OF prisoners Velasco escaped from
the Canyon de Huarache with a con-
siderable portion of his force He
was pursued last night by General
hernandez, who today reported that
NE mad fought small rear guard
engagement with the retreating force
Later General Villa, with reinforcas
ments, left here to make an attempt
10 capture or annihilate it.
-combantants here estimated
Velascos garrison did not number
more than 5000 men, of whom 1900
We're killed or wounded. When
Velasco fled he left behind in TIE
military hospital 200 wounded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-05
TRAVELLERS ELECT
DREYFUS PRESIDENT

J. NJ. Dreyfus was elected prasi-
dent Of the local branch of the
Travellers Protective association at
a meeting held yesterday afternoon.
Other officers chosen are Fl. c.
Dreyfus, first vice president; n. l..
Cook, second vice president; Wood
son Poss, third vice president; Sam
Solmson fourth vice president; E..
H. Ellsberry. fifth vice president;
Mercer Sigh, treasurer; J. f. HUT,
ID. l.. Franklin, R. E. Davis, J. B.
Moore, j. C. Meyer, board OF direc-
tors: John kain, railroad committee;
J. c. Meyer, press committee; j. W.
Calling, hotel committee; c. w.
Poss. legislative committee; Harry
Hanf, employment committee; r. A.
Howell, good roads AID public ut'li-
ties.