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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20
CHAPTER XXI.
The Retreat.


Marta remained where Westerling
had left her, rooted to the ground by
the monstrous spell Of the developing
panorama of seemingly limitless move
ment. With each passing minute there
must be a hundred acts of heroism
which, IL isolated in the glare Of q
days news, would make the public
thrill. At the outset of the war she
had seen the Browns, as part of a pre-
conceived plan, in cohesive rear-guard
resistance, with every detail of per-
sonal bravery a utilized factor of or
ganized purpose. Now she saw de-
tense, inchoate and fragmentary, each
part acting for itself, all deeds of per-
sonal bravery lost in a swirl Of disor-
ganization. That was the pity of 1t,
the helplessness of engineers and of
levers when the machine was broken;
the warning of it to those who under
take war lightly.
The Browns rife flashes kept on
steadily weaving their way down the
slopes, their reserves pressing close on
the heels of the skirmishers in greedy
swarms. A heavy column of Brown in
tantry was swinging in toward the
myriad-legged, writhing gray caterpil.
lar on the pass road and many field
batteries were trotting along parallel
road. Their plan developed suddenly
when a swath of gun-fire was laid
across the pass road at the mouth of
the defile, as much as to say: Here
we make a gate of DEATH" At the
same time the head of the Brown in
fantry column flashed it's bayonets over
the crest of a hill toward the point
where the shells we're bursting. These
men minded not the desperate, scat
tered rif1e-fire into their ranks. Before
their eyes was the prize of a panic
that grew with their approach. Kinks
were out Of legs stiffened by long
watches. The hot breath of pursuit
was in their nostrils, the fever of vic
tory in their blood.
In the defile, the impulse of one Gray
straggler, who shook a handkerchief
aloft in fatalistic submission to the in
evitable, became the impulse of all.
Soon a thousand white signals of sur
render were poisoning. AS the firing
abruptly ceased. Marta heard the faint
roar of the mighty huzzas of the hunt
ers over the size of their bag.
Some doctors of different regiments
thrown together in the havoc Of rem
nants of many organizations, with the
help of hospital-corps men, were try.
ing to extricate the wounded from
among the dead. They heard a WON.
ans voice and saw a woman's face.
They did not wonder at her presence,
for there was nothing left in the world
for them to wonder at. Had an imp
from hell or an angel from heaven ap
peared, or shower Of diamonds fallen
from the sky, they would not have
been surprised. Their duty was clear;
there was work of their kind to do
endless work. Units of the broken ma
chine, in the instinct of their calling
they struggled with the duty nearest
at hand. They begged her to 60 back
to the house; this was no place fol
her.
But Marta did not want safety. Dan
Iger was sweet; 1t was expiation. She
"a helping. actually helping; that
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20
GREAT TRADE EXPERT

Sir Richard Crawford, whom
Great Britain has sent to America as
commercial adviser to its embassy in
Washington, has been for long time
In the government service as one OF
its most trusted and able representa-
tives, ranking as a minister. He was
made a knight commander OF 81.
Michael and st. George in 1911. he
vas a commissioner of customs for
seven years before that, and since
then he has been adviser to the Turk
ish minister of finance. He was born
In 1868, and was married in 1894 20
Augusta, the only daughter OF the late
Col A. D. D. Lestrange.
Being considered one OF England s
most accomplished trade experts, Sir
Richard was the natural choice OF MS
government when II was found de-
sirable to send to Washington man
who could handle skillfully and tact
fully the many problems OF commerce
and shipping which are arising IN
connection with the war and the at
tempts of Great Britain and Germany
acting in cooperation with Sir Cecil
whose 3aggestions his appointment IL
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20


during the with Spain
First United States volunteer
Rico that regiment engaged making roads and v
defensive refrigerating
timber bridges Colonel Hodges subsequently
Kentucky Eel
chief
190O2 the purchasing Isthmn canal
officer a
tenth international
Culebra
of regulating ishman
July 49, November He also member Of the prmam
international navigation
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20
Mineral May Be Of Much Value.

Virginia produced all the American
output Of rutile produced in 1913 A
large part of the rutile produced in
1913 was used in the manufacture Of
titanium carbide electrodes for arc
lamps. A part of the Dmenite found
in the deposits and separated by
means of a magnetic separator has
been sold for use in making electrodes
for electric lights, and the expert
ments with the electric furnace point
to the possible use of ilmanite In the
direct production Of tool steel.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20
Cow Secretly Adopts Fawn.

Following Jersey COW which had
developed a habit Of disappearing
every morning and coming home in
the evening without her usual supply
Of milk, James Wilson discovered that
the COW is raising a motherless fawn.
Wilson followed the COW to the
outer edge of his farm. He was sur
prised to see pretty fawn come from
among the underbrush and start to
nurse at the cows side. The COW
seems well pleased with her charge
and the fawn shows affection for its
foster Notwithstanding (Pa-) Dis
patch to New York American.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20
COLONEL HODGES new JOB

In accordance with orders issued
by General Kingman, chief of engi-
neers, Col. Harry F. Hodges, for sew
eral years engineer of maintenance of
the Panama canal. has assumed
charge Of the District of Columbia
water supply system and all river and
harbor works in that vicinity, includ-
ing the reclamation of the Anacostia
river and flats.
Colonel Hodges was born in Massa-
chusetts February 25, 1860, and is a
graduate of the United States Mill
tary academy, class Of June, 1881.
standing fourth in his class. After
serving on staff duties and at Willets
point, to May, 1885, he was inspector
Of rifle practice for the battalion Of
engineers, and was on duty at Creed
moor during a part of the time
Among other duties he was EN-.
ployed at the United States Military
academy as assistant professor Of
civil and military engineering. and on
various works of river and harbor
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20

Very Rev. Wlodimir Ledochov1
who has just been elected genera
the Society Of Jesus, comes Of 81
lustrious Polish family, which gavo(
the Catholic church in the past I
fury the courageous Miecislas b
Cardinal Ledochowski, who sue
Imprisonment during the Bismarel
persecution in Germany, becanN
refused to side with the iron chsss.
lor in his treatment Of the INN
tants of Poland.
Wlodimir, in Polish Wlodzimien'
the eldest son Of the late Antn'
Halka Won Ledochow Count u
chowski, a famous cavalry omeef
the Austrian army, and OF the Cc
ess Josephine zu Salis-Zizers
He was born on the family es
near Cracow in 1866. received :
education and entered the Sociey
Jesus at the age Of twenty'tnres
progress was steady, and In lw'<
the day when he pronounced 'ss
vows of the society, he WA
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20

was enough. She envied the peaceful
dead-they had no nightmares-as she
aided the doctors in separating the
bodies that were still breathing from
those that were not; and she steeled
herself against every CHASTITY sight
save one, that Of man lying with his
legs pinned under a wagon body. His
jaw had been shot away. Slowly he
was bleeding to death, but he did not
realize it. He realized nothing in his
delirium except the nature OF his
wound. He was dipping his finger in
the cavity and, dab by dab, writing
xiii mel" on the wagon body. 1t sent
Keeling waves of red before her eyes.
Then shell burst near her and doc
tor cried out:
shes hit"
But Marta did not hear him. She
heard only the dreadful crack Of the
splitting shrapnel jacket. She had a
sense Of falling, and that was all.
The next that she knew she was in
long chair on the veranda and the
vague shadows bending over her grad
ually identified themselves as her
mother and Minna.
Il remember when you were telling
of the last war that you didn't swoon
at the sight of the wounded. mother"
Marta whispered.
But l was not wounded" replied
Mrs. Galland.
Marta ceased to be only conscious
ness swimming in a haze. With the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20
HE FEEDS THE SOLDIERS

Adjutant Meter, a French Ameri.
can from New York. has been pro.
posed for the military medal and pro.
motion to rank of lieutenant He has
been on duty day and night for sew.
eral months at Noisy. one of the most
important military supply and am.
munition stations in France, assist.
ing Colonel Bellenger, the military
commissioner of the station at Noisy
His functions are numerous. hut hs
accomplishes all with 4 smile that
won't wear off. He has been aston.
ishing several thousand employees
civilians and soldiers by his wonderful
stamina and hustling for more than
three months.
Adjutant Meter is well known in
the states as former secretary OF the
Geneva White Cross society and as.
sistant TO DR. Harvey w. Wiley in the
international pure food agitation. The
first thing he did on arriving at Noisy
was to build kitchens for the purpose
of supplying hot soup and nourishiug
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20

precinct he made mistake, and the
nice, pleasant-looking person was ar
rested on the charge of vagrancy. In
the Manhattan avenue court he was
sent to the workhouse for three
enthusiastically Eagle.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20

food to all troops passing through
nave been led by these Kitchens which working
troops passing through Noisy get special
English
met Aduant Meter New
not surprised the hustlng
managed to do twenty hours work months
IN He
ne is the nearest thing perpetual motion
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20

viceprovnca Poland than later he was nsta
provincial In 1906 Xavier Wenz elected g
society," Led9chowsk given place in his cabinet as
many $50
The able heologan and canonist -
also accomplished ngus speaking in addition 10 MS a.
French Spanish His broad experience anu
him universally
other ecclesiastical circles OIL n
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-20

emnts of Great Britain isolate each
in with Sir Cecil Spring hice' tue D
| whose 3aggesons appointment IL oue
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

weeds with no railroad facilities.
Weihe began the work and then it
rained and the ground became a
sea of mud with the large traffic
over it. The cost was 81, 500, 900.
Work of construction was begun
on May 8 and completed in 4S
days during which there were 80
days of rain. Three hundred
teams a day hauled construction
material over the mired roads.
The track contains 5,5OO,O feet:
the stands, 100000; planking,
1000, 900; and fences, 100000.
The track is constructed of 2x4
timbers laid on edge. The track
rests on a system of joists sup
ported by 12x12 inch uprights set
in concrete foundations and held
in place by steel pins. The
course is sixty feet wide in the
straightaway and at the ends. The
ends are banked forty feet high.
Mr.. Written says that an average
speed of 81 miles an hour was
maintained by the winner and thai
one man drove the entire race Of
500 miles without changing tires,
taking on gasoline, or stopping
for any cause.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02
Ministries COMING

Mirth and melody will be on tap
at the Opera House on Wednesday,
July IA, when the Culligan's Nash
vile Students and Minstrels with
ladies band and orchestra will
produce a musical comedy and
specialties.
A riot of mirth and melody" is
most apt description of the offer
ing which includes everything that
one would expect in Negro Minis
trels, including an elaborate first
part" olio and wind-up, special
settings and costumes, several vocal
and instrumental numbers, dancing
and other features more than usual
ly appealing. Up-to-date ragtime
and semi-classical numbers as we'll
as the old plantation melodies are
sung and played in profusion.
Popular prices will prevail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02
A NATIONAL CREED

The Chicago Herald suggests
the following as a National Greed
by which the men, women and
children of America may affirm
their Americanism:
l believe in the United States,
one and indivisible; in her mission
as the champion of humanity-as
the friend of the weak and dis
tressed; in the singleness, dignity
and inviolability of American citi-
zenship; in the validity of our
national traditions; in peace with
honor; in friendship with all
nations that respect our rights;
in entangling alliances with none;
in reasonable preparations for
national defense by sea and land;
in Sinking no sacrifice needed to
hand down to the future the price
less treasures bequeathed to us by
the past; in the necessity of keep.
ing the western hemisphere free
from the intrusions of European
institutions and ambitions; in the
capacity of free men for self,
government; in the love of home
and country; and in the unflinch
ing resolution that government o.
the people, for the people, by thu
people shall not perish from thu
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

The Geological survey party In
charge of 7. M. Broderick with six
men who have been in the country
between Birch and Snowbank lakes
since early in the season looking
up the titaniferous ores of this
section have come in for the Fourth
of July. They are doing magnetic
and geologic surveying and the
work is being done by the State
and the United States departments
The Minnesota School of Mines is
working on a system for the treat
ment of the ores of the t1tanlferous
grades.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

Automobile values have dropped
on almost every make of car the
past month. The 1916 models are
now on the market. The Buick
value seems to be about the best
thing going just now and the
factory is taxed to the impossible
to supply the demand even with
the first cars. AS soon as car
can be supplied Agent Schaefer
will have one here for detnonstrat-
ing purposes. 1t will pay you to
wait for this car. The Buick will
only be put out in six-cylinder
model this year. See the ad in
another column.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02
QUintorl

The following young people chap
eroned by Mr.. and Mrs. John Jeffrey
enjoyed picnic supper at Pipestone
Falls last Sunday: Misses Sigma
Dahlin, Gertie Dahlin, Florence
Johnson, Gertie McTaggart and
Esther Johnson, and Messrs. Sherman
MCGEE, Oscar Johnson, George
Brooks, Esten Gylland, Carl Johnson
and Harry McTaggart.
Miss Louise Sias of Bull is spend
ing her vacation here with her
brother. Harry Sias and family.
Earl West will spend the Fourth
with friends at Minneapolis.
Mrs. r. E. Rippman who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Jeffrey returned Saturday to her
home in Duluth.
Ralph Loffelmacher arrived We'd
nesday from Duluth to spend the
Fourth with relatives and friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

BREATHES there a man with
soul so dead, who never to him
self has said, That editor has
quite a head. I'm glad / take his
paper. He's got a raft OF grit
and sand, he prints the news OF all
the land he boosts the town to
beat the band and that's the pro-
per caper. He soaks the grafters
in the neck, he saves the Ship OF
State from wreck, he's Johnnie on
the spot, by heck, when things
are in a tumble. He writes the
ads that bring the doe, he chases
all our gloom and woe, he tells us
all we want to know-and yet he
is quite humble. He never gets a
bit stuck up, he's worked since
Hector was a pup to earn his daily
bite and sup and have little over.
I know we owe him many plunks,
so let us shame the other skunks
and furnish him with kale in
chunks, wherewith to live in
clover. F. Mcintyre.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

PREVENTABLE deaths in the state
for last year have been figured by
the Minnesota Public Health AS
ISOLATION. In 1910 with a popula-
ton of 2,O75,7Os there were IL, $40
deaths. In 1914 with a population
of 2,246,813 there were 11,O7S
deaths from preventable diseases
and accidents. Last year tuber-
culosis furnished 1868 victims;
pneumonia 2162; cancer 1908; child
diarrhea 1921; diphtheria 355;
scarlet fever 321; typhoid fever
221; whooping cough 1913; measles
70; smallpox 7; bronchitis 262;
influenza lis; puerperal sepsis
1876; tetanus IS; epidemic .cerebro
(spinal meningitis) So; poliomye-
litis 10; rabies 2; chickenpox 2;
accidents POSI-. Total, 2619.
Grand total, II, 07s.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

AFTER looking at and being
driven over some of the roads IN
other portions of this county ana
comparing the work done for the
amount of money spent in this
commissioner district, we again
rise to suggest the creation OF the
Office of Commissioner of Roads IN
the county and the appointment OF
Grant McMahan as the commits
sioner. We are not alone in this
opinion and if put to a vote 1t
would carry unanimously, in the
northern half of the county at
least.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02
Attends Races

7. S. Written, manager of the
St. Croix Lumber & Mfg. Co. re-
turned Monday from Chicago
wher he had attended the races at
the Chicago speedway. Mr.. Whit
ten was enthusiastic over the races
and spoke in glowing terms of the
track. The St. Croix company at
Winton, the Rainy Lake company
at Virginia and several other con-
GERS affiliated with the Hines lum-
Der concern furnished the lumber
for the massive speedway. 1t re-
CURED in all 100000 feet and
the construction work was accom-
plished in Al days. Chris"
Wiehe secretary of the Hines COM
pany was the man behind the gun
and to him is due the credit of its
construction in time. Two months
before the opening date of the
races the grounds were mass of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

If you know of an item or a
piece of news, tell US about it..
That's what we want. But news
paper man sometimes experiences
more difficulty in gathering news
than one would imagine. This was
the case when a reporter in a neigh
boringing town, who few days
ago was sent to write up fire in a
residence. Going to the door he
inquired for the lady of the house.
The maid she said was out. Are
any of the family at homer" in
quired the scribe. No, they are
all out, was the reply. Well
wasn't there fire here last even
ing?" Yes" said the hired girl,
but that's out, too"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

HERE'S good news to the people
who do not own automobiles as
we'll as those who are the fortunate
possessors, as the most expensive
as we'll as the cheapest cars are
sure to wear out says the Saltwater
Gazette. The company that makes
a low cost machine has just an
nounced a trifling dividend of
$4,000, 900 and will increase its
capital from So, 100000 to $780,
100000. 1t is alleged that this
gigantic dividend means that the
price of cars must and will be re-
duced as the supply of cars for the
people approaches the demand for
the same, and this will be reached
soon, the numerous companies
manufacturing cars must reduce
the prices and be prepared to ac-
cept smaller profits or quit bust
ness. 1t appears to be fact that
the people, even although many of
them have plenty of money, are
buying what is termed the moder-
ately priced cars, and not looking
to the machines that cost from
800 up. The upkeep of the car
is the stumbling block in the way
af many who would like to own
cars, but the commercialization of
the Rittman process for reducing
the price of gasoline, or rather
doubling its power, is said to be
very encouraging. 1t is believed
that pleasure motor cars will be
greatly reduced in price during the
next few years, as we'll as the up
keep, which will give many people
an opportunity to own a car with
out mortgaging the library, house
hold goods or home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

THE St. Cloud Journal-Press
says: Thirty-two counties of Min
nesota have voted out the saloons,
and this number will probably be
doubled before the end of the year.
The test of the plan has not yet
been made. The saloons voted out
are in the cities and villages, as a
rule, which gave a majority in
opposition to county option. Thus
many of the cities and villages
have plan forced on them by out
side voters of which they do not
approve, and the enforcement of
the law will rest largely with the
officers of these municipalities. 1t
is reasonable to expect an era of
blind pigs in most of these counties.
Then will come the real test. A
blind pig is worse than a saloon
and there must be strenuous en-
forcement of the law, if the county
option plan is to be a success. The
county attorneys will of necessity
become an important factor in this
work. 1t is extremely difficult tc
convict man for the illegal selling
of liquor in his home city, especially
when outside voters dictated the
dry policy of such city. 1t will BIZ
up to the county attorney, as last
resort, to clean up the blind pigs
and he must be given evidence by
the friends of the law. There viii
have to be good deal more don,
in addition to the voting to max,
these counties free from saloons
and blind pigs. 1t can be done
but it will take nerve and hare
work and coin. 1t is much to earl,
for the friends of county option t,
shout.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

Up to June 1st, Secretary OF
State Julius A. Schmahl stated
that there were 10, 900 automobiles
in Minnesota. Minnesota roads
on the whole are not good roads.
They are far from it. 1t is believ-
ed that the large number of auto
mobile owners will eventually
bring about change for the better
in the states highways. To be
sure, it will cost something, but
what of it?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

MONDAY was the first anniver-
sary of the assassination of the
Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdl-
nand and his wife at the little
Bosnian village of Serajevo by the
student Prinzip. This date will
go down in history as being the
beginning of the war in which
eleven nations of the old world
are now engaged. This war is
costing in the neighborhood of
$50, 900, 900 a day in money and
has to date cost 100000 men,
killed, wounded and missing. 1t
is costing England alone $15,O00,-
900 a day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02

County Commissioner McMahan
has a crew of men on the road be-
tween here and Tower staightening
out some of the curves and making
cut offs to get around several of
the hills. One fine piece of road
has been finished and another will
be in a few days. With the inn
provements being made the road
between here and Tower is becom-
ing one of the best travelled road
ways in the state. Outside visitors
speak in the highest terms of the
road and its scenic beauty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02
spent the day on Lake Vermilion

The citizens of any prosperous
town are always public spirited and
united. Stand together, work for
the interests of the whole town.
Always stand ready to do your part.
Don't grumble and spend your
time in prophesying failures, but
help to make every enterprise a
success, be it great or small. Be
energetic and enterprislng and
your example will be inflated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-02
Elegant Time Had

Wesi Lodge No p celebrating
the Twenty Seventh Annual Picnic
at Sandy Point last Sunday enjoyed
themselves with sports and races,
addresses and lunches. The day
was ideal and a large crowd was in
attendance. Several addresses were
made by prominent speakers.