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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
Confederates Retreat to Kenesaw.

The last week in June. fifty years
ago, matters came to a crisis between
the armies of Sherman and Johnston. in
front of Atlanta. On June 4 Johnston
had abandoned his lines In the vicinity
of New Hope Church, Ca, where the
fighting closed in May. His new line
was north of Kenesaw mountain, ex-
tending east and west from Pine noun
tain.
. Johnston's left flank was weak, and
he strongly intrenched 1t. He also
gradually withdrew from Pine Noun
tain, resting his right on Brush Noun
tain. northeast of Marietta. Sherman's
pursuit was deliberate, but gradually
forced his foe to draw closer to Mari
eta.
On June % Hoods corps suddenly
burst forth on the Federal right, at
lacking the partly Uniformed lines of
Hooker and Schofield at Cups farm,
but was repulsed. with a loss of 1000
men. Hoods move was on his OWL re-
sponsibility. but it was a sound mill
tary effort. Odds were against it and
the failure a misfortune.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
Wilson's Cavalry Raid.

One of the boldest operations in the
history of the Army of the Potomac
took place in connection with this
movement against the Weldon railroad.
General ]. H. Wilson's cavalry division
had guarded the crossing Of Grants
army over James river. After ross
ing the river Wilson was REINFORCED
by General A. v. Kautz's division, and
the column started on the 22d with In
structions to cross the country south of
Petersburg and strike the intersection
OF the Petersburg and Lynchburg and
the Richmond and Danville railroads.
This would cut communications from
Petersburg and Richmond south and
west. Wilson's combined force was less
than 5000 men. He crossed the We'll
don road without opposition, dashed
across the Lynchburg road and struck
it fourteen miles below Petersburg,
sweeping south thirty miles to the
crossing Of the Danyille road. The
railroad track, the depots, bridges and
tracks and all the rolling stock were
completely destroyed. At the crossing
Of Staunton river, twenty miles farther
south, Wilson found the bridge guard
ed by earthworks, ~garrisoned by in
fantry and supplied with artillery.
The river was not fordable, and a
brave attack, led by General Kautz,
failed to carry the position. AT this
juncture w. H. f. Lee brought up his
cavalry division and attacked Wilson
In the rear and managed to divide VIII
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
Battle For the Weldon Road.

On June 81 the Second corps crossed
the Jerusalem plank road under gem
eral instructions to cross the Weldon
road and seize the Southside road If
possible. The Sixth corps. Wright's,
was to follow. Barlow's division of the
Second corps advanced to the Weldon
road, but found the enemy there to dis
pute the way. General Birney, with
the Second corps. pushed the divisions
of Barlow, Mott and Gibbon close up
to the railroad.
The Sixth corps, having farther to
move, swinging around south of Bir-
ney. did not keep up its connection
with the Second corps. The Confeder-
ates had moved at the same time as
Birney and Wright. and before these
commanders could form a line General
A. p. ELL, with the divisions of Ma
hone, Wilcox and Bushrod Johnson,
pushed into the gap. Malone and
johnson fell upon Birney and gained
the rear of Barlow's division, breaking
1t completely. When Barlow's men
withdrew they carried along Motifs
line. and these In turn disrupted Glib
bon. The corps lost LOO prisoners.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
storming Of Kenesaw Heights.

Sherman had reached the end Of his
rope In turning Johnston u of posi-
ton after position. For a month now
experience had shown that he might
flank one line only to discover two or
three equally strong behind 1t. With
out real progress his troops would lose
faith. and he decided to assault the
Kenesaw line. Thomas advised a
siege, but Sherman argued that if some
one central point could be carried john
ston's army would be routed.
June 27 was set for the assault. Like
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. the ad-
vance was preceded by a c%annonade of
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17

two brigades of infantry from Peters
burg under command Of General w. +.
Malone posted to cover the railroad.
This point was Wilson's crossing place.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
In the Enemy's Territory.

The raiders were now 100 miles with
In the enemy's lines. The news of
their destructive work had gone into
Petersburg, and the forces there went
out in all directions to intercept them.
Wilson sent word to Kautz to retire
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17

meanwhile wheeled his column around
on the back track to succor Kautz.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17
Beset Front and Flank.

Before the column could get away.
however. Mahone's infantry attacked
the line in front and Fitzhugh Lee as
sailed the flank. Malone cut through.
separating Wilson's column again. but
there was confusion on the Confeder-
ate side as well as with Wilson's men.
and Kautz. by a rapid march. dashed
off across the flank of his enemy and.
riding hard. abandoning and spiking
his cannon on the way. he succeeded in
reaching the Army of the Potomac
without further opposition. Wilson.
with his party, kept on In the south
erly course which be had mapped out.
followed sharply by all the Confeder-
ate cavalry. Having night to favor
him, he succeeded In crossing Motto
way river. twenty miles below Peters
burg, before midnight. He now moved
eastward for some miles and then
turned north again toward the lines of
Grants army. Hampton and Fitzhugh
Lee were again close up to him.
Wilson destroyed a bridge within
sight of his foes and finally galloped up
to the protection of g~unboats on James
river some distance below the army
depot at City Point.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-17

IL the Federals took Petersburg. An.
other railroad. the Southside, ran from
Petersburg to Lynchburg. Va, about
eighty miles distant, and about forty
miles from Petersburg the Southside
road crossed the railroad from Rich.
mond to Danville. Va.
All of these routes were of great Inn
portance to the Confederates, and so
long as Richmond, Lynchburg. Peters
burg mud theses and y aP
james river remained in their possess
sion Virginia was a great stronghold.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-01

gone by ike mean to her husbands
brother, Leslie Wrandall, in~structing
him to break the news to his father
and mother and to come to her apart
ment after he had attended to the re-
moval Of the body to the family home
neal Washington square. She made it
quite plain that she did not want Chal-
lis Wrandall's body to lie under the
roof that sheltered her.
His family had resented their mar
riage. Father. mother and sister had
objected to her from the beginning.
not because she was unworthy, but be-
cause her tradespeople ancestry was
not so remote as his. She found a
curious u Of pleasure in returning
to them the thing they priced 30 high
ly and surrendered to her with such
bitterness Of heart. She had not been
good enough for him; that was their
attitude. Now she was returning him
to them, as one would return an article
that had been tested and found to be
worthless. She would have no more
Of him!
Carroll her lawyer. IN elderly man
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-01

Her lips frightened and her figure
seemed to stifen in the seat.
Where do you liver" repeated the
other sharply.
why should tell you that? do
not know you. You"
You are afraid OF me'"
"Oh. | don't know what to say, or
what to do" came from the lips Of the
hunted one. ~ have no friends, no
one to turn to. no one to help me.
You-you can't be so heartless as to
lead me on and then give me up to
God help me, IL should not be made
to suffer Tor what have done. II you
only knew the circumstances. II you
only knew"
Stop" cried the other, In agony.
The girl was be%wildered. You are
20 strange. don't understand"
We have but two or three miles to
go" Interrupted Mrs. Wrandall. I'VE
must think hard and-rapidly. Are
you willing to come with me to my
hotel7 You will be safe there for the
present. Tomorrow we can plan some
thing for the future"
II I car only ftnd a place to rest
tor . utt1s vhila." bsgAa he o<hss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-01
CHAPTER III.
Hetty Castleton.

At half past six she went to the tele-
phone and called for the morning
newspapers. At the same time she
asked that a couple of district messen-
ger boys be sent to her room with the
least possible delay. The hushed,
scared voice Of the telephone girl
downstairs convinced her that news
of the tragedy was abroad: she could
imagine the girl looking at the head.
lines with awed eyes ever Us she re-
sponded to the call from room 416,
and her shudder as she realized that
1t was the wife Of the dead man speak.
ing.
One of the night clerks, pale and
agitated. came up with the papers.
Without as much as a glance at the
headlines, she tossed the papers or
the table. II have sent for two mes.
senger boys. It 10 too early to &C
complish much by telephone. I fear
WIZ you b 70 kind - 10 telephous q,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-01
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brain, how much she had really suf-
fered.
Her blurred eyes turned once more
for a look al the girl. who sat there.
just as she had been sitting for miles.
her white face standing out with al
most unnatural clearness, and as rigid
as that of a sphinx.
The girl spoke. DO they hang wom-
en- in this country"
Mrs. Wrandall started. "In some of
the states" she replied. and was I'M
able to account for the swift impulse
to evade.
"But in this state?" persisted the
other, almost without a movement of
the lips.
They send them to the electric
chair-sometimes," said Mrs. Wran-
dali.
There was a long silence between
them, broken finally by the girl.
You have been very kind to me.
madam. l have no means Of express
Ing my gratitude. ] a only say that
| shall bless you to my dying hour.
May ! trouble you to set me down at
the bridge? remember crossing one.
| shall be able to"
NO" cried Mrs. Wrandall shrilly,
divining the others intention at once.
You shall not do that. /. too. thought
OF that as a way out OF It for you,
but-no. it must not be that. Give me
a few minutes to think. l will find q
way"
The girl turned toward her. Her
eyes we're burning.
DO you meal that you will help
me 10 get away?" she cried, slowly.
incredulously.
Let me think"
You will lay yourself liable"
Let me think. l say"
But | mean to surrender myself
to"
AN hour ago you meant to do 1t,
but what were you thinking of ten
minutes ago? Not surrender. You
were thinking OF the bridge. Listen to
me now; l am SURF that | can save
you. | do not know all the-all the
circumstances connected with your as
ISOLATION with-with that man back
there at the inn. Twenty-four hours
passed before they were able to iden-
tify him. 1t Is not unlikely that to-
morrow may put them In possession Of
the name Of the woman who went
with him to hat place. They do not
know II tonight, of that I I'm positive.
You covered your trail too well. But
you must have been seen with him
during the day or the night"
The other broke In eagerly: Il
don't believe any one knows that L
that | went out there with him. He
arranged it very-carefully. Oh, what
a beast he was!" The bitterness of
that wall caused the woman beside her
to cry out as II hurt by a sharp, al
most unbearable pain. For an instant
she seemed about to lose control Of
herself. The car swerved and came
dangerously near leaving the road.
A full minute passed before she
could trust herself to speak. Then
1t was with a deep hoarseness In her
voice.
You can tell me about II later on,
not now. don't want to hear it. Tell
me, where do you live?"
The girls manner changed SO abso-
lutely that there could be but n in.
ference, she was acutely suspicious.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-01
Nature,a Wlss Process.

In the case of all fish which take care
of their young, a curious adaptation OF
natural law to circumstances Is found
Those which take the greatest pains
and care in sheltering their offspring
have the fewest eggs. perhaps less
than 100 at a lay, while, on the Other
hand, species Of nsh which pay not tse
slightest attention to their young pse
duce hundreds Of thousands. and w
millions Of sggs. 1t . single ~.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-01

apartment?-You will find the number
under Mr.. Wrandall's name. Please
inform the butler or his wife that they
may expect me by ten o'clock, and
that I shall bring a friend with me-a
young lady. Kindly have my motor
sen to Haffner's garage. and looked
after. When the reporters come. as
they will, please say to them that |
will see them at my OWL home at
eleven o'clock"
The clerk, considerably relieved,
took his departure in some haste, and
she was left with the morning papers,
each Of which she scanned rapidly.
The details, Of course. we're meager.
There was a double-leaded account of
binary return to the city. Her chief
interest, however, did not rest In
these particulars. but in the specula-
tions Of the authorities as to the iden-
tity Of the mysterious woman-and
her whereabouts. There was the like
who had encountered the girl on the
highway or in the neighborhood Of the
inn. So far as she could CLEAN from
the reports. however, no one had seen
the girl, nor vas there the slightest
hint offered ID to her identity. The
papers OF the previous afternoon had
published lurid accounts Of the muir
der. with all OF the known details. the
name Of the victim at that time still
being a mystery. She remembered
reading the story with no little inter-
est. The only new feature in the case,
therefore, was the Identification OF
Challis Wrandall by his beautiful
wife," and the sensational manner In
which 1t had been brought about.
With considerable interest she noted
the hour that these dispatches had
been received from special CORE
spondents," and wondered where the
shrewd, lynx-eyed reporters mapped
while she was at the inn. All Of the
dispatches we're timed three o'clock
and each paper characterized Its issue
as an Extra" with Challis Wrandalrs
name in huge type across as many
NoiuhuhS q thO tightly " INC ohSSs
permitted.
Not a word of the girl! Absolute
mystery!
Mrs. Wrandall returned to her post
beside the bed of the sleeper In the
adjoining room. Deliberately she
placed the newspaper on a chair near
the girls pillow, and then raised the
window shades to let in the hard gray
light Of early morn
1t was not her present intention to
arouse the wan stranger, who slept as
one dead. So gentle was her breath
ing that the watcher stared In some
fear at the fair, smooth breast thai
seemed scarcely to rise and fall. Fol
a long time she stood beside the bed
looking down at the face Of the sleep
| er, a troubled expression IN her eyes.
Il wonder how many times you were
seen with him, and where, and by
whom" we're the questions that ran In
a single strain through her mind
Where do you come from? Where
did you meet him? Who is there thai
knows Of your acquaintance witt
him."
Her lawyer came in great haste ant
perturbation at eight o'clock, in re
Spouse to the letter delivered by one
of the messengers. A second letter hat
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-01
SYNOPSIS.

Challls Wrandall is found murdered In
. road house near New York. Mrs. Wran-
dali is summoned from the city and iden-
dies the body. \ young woman who &C
conlps MED Wrandall to the inn and sub
.eeQuentlY disappeared. is suspected.
Wrandall. II appears. had led a gay life
and neglected his wife. Mrs. Wrandall
starts back for New York IN an auto dur
ing Il binding snow storm. On the way
she meets a young woman In the road
who proves to be the woman who killed
Wrandau
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-23
BUSY WEEK FOR
TRUCK SHIPPING
EIGHTY FIVE CARLOADS OF CAB
BAGE ANn ONE CAR OF LETTUCE
LEAVE SAN BENITO. SETTING a
PROBABLE NEW RECORD.
286 CARS FOR SEASON
TWO WEEKS MORE WILL SEE CAR
B.NGE SHIPPING IN It's HEIGHT
LETTUCE ALL SHIPPED.
lNpcriaI NJ tn HcraIdl

San Bcuito. Tex Feb. -; This has
been the buSic.t week ~ the present sea
>un for truck shipments from thi> place.
and probably sets record for quantity
shipment during an, one week since the
opening ~ the Lower Eio GraHdc Valley.
Eighty Nfiyc carloads 81 cabbage and one
rar III lc.iurr were sent from here last
week 20 northern markets With what
hadalrcady gone this runs the total ship
mrntS from San Hcnitn ~ - carloads
divided ~ follows Cabbage 10 carloads
lettuce ~ cnrload>tli mixed vegetables
- carloads
These figure show = vastly Increased
hu>inr> over That ~ last year M ~
this date. which was a. follows: cab
rahr. II carloads; lettuce. ~ carl"ad- (;
mixed vegetables ~ carloads: making u
totll of II ears hlndlrl
Practically all NJ the lrItucr has been
shipped lu the rush season for cab
haer will hardly ~ reached until the
end - some two ~ more weeks. when
an average of approximately twenty car>
per DAY will Ia shipped from this point ~
the upstate and northern markets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-23
MAY ASK FOR BODY
BRYAN DECLINES To DISCUSS ~
PORT THAT HENTON : BODY HAS
BEEN DEMANDED.
tBg tNSYriafrd PrrSsl

Washington. -. g. Feb. -. Upon the
developments ~ The nrNt day nr Two ~
the Benton execution will drIwnd whcth
rr the senate takes hand la this ease.
Secretary Bryan declined tn discuss or
deny the report that he had demanded
the production ~ Hcntnn'> body. ENami
nation of the wounds might show wheth
a. H. was killed IN Il firing squad. or
hy one shot AMI me Kind of weapon.
Talk nf armed Intervention again pre-
vailed here. hut II L. known that the
President j. much oppo>rd 10 u. The
attitude taken w the President in hi>
Mobile speech against the acquisition of
more territory H. thought ~ preclude
favorable action on the suggestion that
Northern Mexico rcvolutioni>i> propose
to establish a separate republic IN order
"a join the United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-23
cUTECU To INCORPORATE.

San Bpnto Tc.. Feb -. For The pur
pose ~ rendering The business status M
the chur Ia more secure. the congregation
of the First Baptist church "a this city
voted SUNDAY "a Incorporate under the
state laws. with the following directors !:
u. A. - Clair n. II. Burt. AMI u. y
Flvun. Application for = charter will he
-ilrd IA an carly date with the secretary
~ state.
niSrcgarding the negative answer ni
Rev. w r. Euu-p "a Hamilton ~ reply
To cal 90 the pastoraie recently eN
tended him. the church unanimously rN
tended him second invitation. Rev.
Reuse was in san Hcniio for = few DAYS
>nirr three weeks ago and made such an
~. >icn "a the membership ~ The /.
rll church ihit they refuse ~ Accept hi.
fuSwCr iu the matter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-23
CROPS DOING WELL
HEN WILLARD SANS SPRING
CROPS ARE PROGRESSING NICE
IN III THE VALLEY.

Rex t. Willard 80 The farmc manage
mcnt division NJ the United states pc
parlmcnt of AGRICULTURE. has Just re-
turned from trip up the Valley ~ far
a. Mission. llr stated that the onion
crop j. looking fine. and that large
amounts NJ cabbage are being shipped
by the growers.
Spring corn j. already mn and pnta.
toes are beginning "a creep ont ~ the
ground The ouilnuk fnr both these crops
il excellent. ami Z T. vNprrtcd that there
will hc cary truitng uf both.
Mr.. Willard talked ~ many northern
and Nalle, farmers ~ the Mission cham
Der of Commerce saturday. amd Ia found
them an pleased the VALLEY farmer,
with their crops and the visitors with
what they had >ccn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-23
B. P. O. E. TO ELECT
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND ENALT
Ed RULER H. EXPECTED TO BE
HERE FOR NEXT MEETING.

The annual election uf Brownsville
tive Order w u kS will take place IN the
Irlge rooms III the >trgman building. the
first Monday in Mar-h which h. next
Monday. the second Notices advising
the members # the coming event will be
mailed out during thc week w Secretary
Lawrence smith
District Dcputy Grand Exalted Ruler
Hamilton ~ San Antonio H. expected 10
~ III Brownsville the latter part ~ the
week II II probable that ~ will H. here
for the annual meriing. and viii inspect
the lodge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-23
PLEASED WITH COUNTRY
VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL
MANAGER OF COMPANY IN
PRESSED DESIRE TO SEE
WHERE m ALL CAME FROM"

For the first time since the Lower Eio
Grande Valley was opened IA settlement
by the railroad. high Officials Of the
Wells Fargo express company are pay
ing il a visit The party arrived in
Brownsville last night. and after break
fasting at the Miller hotel this morning
they boarded the branch train for i ms
NJ the VALLEY. includng san Bcnito
lIarlingcn. PhIrr Mercedes. McAl-cn
and Mission.
The party IL headed IN A. thri~ic>on
of San Francisco NIrc president and
general manager If the Wells Fargo cN
press company: a. 4. Baker of San
Francisco. eff .irnrr superintendent; g.
4. Taft ~ Houston. general >uprrimtcnd
cnt for the Southwest; /. i. Dodge. su-
pcrintcndrnl of equipment. Houston; J..
q. IIcld of Houston. efficiency Supcrun-
tcndcnt: a. y. Campbell "f San Antonio.
superintendent of the Wc>i Texas dis
trict. and g.. W. Simpson IF Houston. IN
duStrial agent.
The California men have been IN
Texas several DAYS making 4 general in
Spcction of their offices ia this State.
Mr. Chr>ic>nn has now cstabl. she'd tenn
porary headquarters az Houston. aud
from that point hc II making trips over
the the lines on which the carrier con
tracts are held by the Wells Fargo.
The Lower Rio Grandc Va ", fur
nishcS great amount of express. aud
Mr.. 'hrNtcSun expressed 4 desire TO
see where il all camc from. This super
intcnd,nt Campbell and Industrial
Agent Simpson. both of whom are quite
familiar with the VALLEY. promised 10
show him aud they intend today 10 take
him over track farms that viii make
even his California mind difficult y"
grasp. Mr. thriStcSon. knowing the
California truck growing - we'll ~ hc
docs. il i expected viii have some inter
c>ting views when he has bccn given =
good idea VI what there w III the Lower
Rio Grandc Valley.
lie had NOT had Jn opportunity to see
the Valley this morning owing t. thc
fact that the party came Strai ght
through from Houston and reached this
section in the night However hc stated
that from what hc knew ~ it> shipping
he was certain that IL was everything
claimed for i'll AMI from what ~ had
seen growing iu the dead of winter ia
Brownsville hc believed the Valley would
show mp Is well or better than cali
fornia.
The express officials after a hurried
trip west 40 Mission will return tu The
main line this afternoon iu time ~
catch the north bound train They will
~ ~ kiug>,illr. where short Stop will
bc made aud then 90 Corpus Christi
where they will spend thr night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-23
SEVERAL FEATURES OF PRO
POSED ENACTMENT BECAME
KNOWN TODAY WOULD FORCE
ANSWEE> TO ALL QUESTIONS.
FINE FOR FAILURE
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS DAILY
WOULD H. PENALTY FOR RE
FTSAL To LAY MATTERS Bi.
FORE TRADE COMMISSION.
lBb ivS.ciafcd PrcSSl

Washington. ID a.. Feb ~; Some
main provisions If lhr proposed inter
state trade commission hill hcramr
known tphay.
one would force I'm large concerns %
answer freely and specifically ll lur,
tion> the commission. may a>k. Another
would impose iiHe nj one thousand 4
lars daily after thirty days FIR failure
To answer questions.
1T the commission should obtain iH
formation of unfair prlrti,c> NOT nrc'>
Sarily 4 violation uf thr law ID would
report them III ihr President who alone
would have power Nh make thcm public.