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The Washington times., 1915-09-28

shells bowling over the heads OF our
men into the midst OF the rebels and
through the Carberry house, where so
many OF them had found shelter, and
then at the command of 'Scdgwick's =
Man Of Iron the brave fellows started
eagerly forward. They reached and
passed the skirmishers. and the white
puffs of smoke and sharp cracks of
their rifles became more and more fire.
uuent: first the rattle of an active
skirmish and then the continuous roar
OF muskctrv battle.
I'm magnificent order and with light
steps they ran forward up the ascent
through the orchard, through the little
grove on the right over the fence rail.
up to the road making straight for the
objective point, the frame house Car
berry in front The rebels at first stood
their ground. then gave way before the
impetuous charge. and though forced to
seek safety in flight, turned and poured
their Volleys into the ranks of the pur-
suers.
Colonel Vischer Dies.
Lieutenant Colonel johnson. COM
nanding the Forty-ninth New York a
brave man who had never shrunk from
danger. and who had shared all the
various fortunes of the brigade since its
organization, fell mortally wounded.
Colonel NisCher of the Forty-third New
York. who had but lately succeeded the
beloved Wilson. was killed. Major James
+. Jones. commanding the Seventh
Maine, was also among the slain, and
Major Crosby, commanding the Sixty
first Pennsylvania. who had just re-
covered from a serious wound received
In the Wilderness, was taken to a hos
Dital, where surgeons removed his left
arm from the shoulder Col w b.
French. of the Scventh-scventh New
York. was wounded, as were the COM
handing officers of every regiment in
the brigade.
THE fight had lasted but a few mo-
ments when the stream OF mangIed and
bleeding ones began to come to the rear
Men leaning upon the shoulders Of COM
rades or borne painfully on stretchers.
the pallor of their countenanccs rem
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Saviors of Washington
Reunite Today Where
7heyRepelledh Invaders

On the side Of the yellow house directly behind the Lincoln memorial
boulder nailed frame marker bearing drawing Of
the interior of the fcaton and the following inscription
"Fort Stevens formerly Massachusetts, named in Of
Gen. Isaac Stevens occupied this site.
1T had of nineteen and described
full and satisfactory work.
"The fort had pemete 1921 feet above
tide.
There magazines bombproo and blockhoue within the
enclosure.
On July TO- 1854 Stevens by Company 1bOth
Ohio National Guard commanded by Captain Saord portion
Of the Thirteenth Michigan Battery by Captain Dupont and
various branches of the SERVICE commanded
by Lieutenant Turner, numbering in all 200 men.
fired the fort during the
II and 12 1s64when General Early made his at
O Washington.
During battle President Lincoln stood by the side of General
Wright parape the Union soldiers deeds
of valor
j. c. Breckenridge the candidate receiving the votes OF seeding
President f the United Saes also present.
pectng the Capital with the Army of Northern Virginia
fight moments when the stream bleeding
began to the The little brigade of
numbering only 1000 when went into action
its number The commanding officer of
regiment brigade had either been killed wounded We
gathered where they had fallen and them
the soldier the Fort Stevens
within sight of the Capitol"
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BAL T|MORE SENDS
l2OPOL|CEMEN HERE
Two PoIicewomen Also Help
Local Force to Watch
Crooks Among Throngs.

One hundred and twenty Baltimore
policemen and two policewomen arc dis
tributed through the downtown section.
helping the local force to cope with the
G. A. r. crowds.
The Baltimore contingent was sworn
in late yesterday. 1t is working In two
shifts. one from 10 in the morning until
6 In the evening, and the other from
2 o'clock in the afternoon until 10 at
night. Forty detectives from other
large cities have a rowing commission
to look out for crooks from their par
ticular localities.
The visiting detectives will make an
especial effort to keep the street cars
free from pickpockets. and to aid them
Inspector Grant. in charge OF the GEN.
tral office. has provided $50 worth Of
street car tickets to be used by the
detectives engaged in this work
The two Baltimore policewomen-
Grace K. Turner and Mary s. Harvey
are also free lancing'' in washing gton
with TO particularly fixed district.
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been the first to arrive in Washing
ton from the James to join the de-
tenders. The Twenty-ffth went into
camp near Fort Stevens about IL
o'clock on the night OF July 10. The
same day the First and Second divis-
ions OF the Sixth Corps left City Point
for Washington and a few hours later
a portion Of the Nineteenth Corps,
Just returned from New Orleans TO
Join Grant departed from Fortress
Monroe for Washington The Nine
teenth travelled to Washington on
transports.
with General Early having practically
clear road to Washington. and with
me slxth and Nineteenth hurrying to
the defense of the Capital both North
and South looked on with bated brea tn
ana wondered which of the ContcndIng
armies would reach the city first.
Defenders Are Driven Back.
General Early left his camp near
Rockville on the morning of July II, Nc
, Causland taking the GEORGETOWN nike,
the infantry taking the Seventh street
pike preceded and flanked by cavalry.
Major FRYE. of Lowell's cavalry. met
the enemy's cavalry skrmishers a
short distance from the picket line near
the old stone Tavern before noon, and
forced them back on their reserves. In
turn he was driven back by the enemy,
who fired few shots from a battery OF
light artillery.
The signal officer at Fort Reno dis.
covered army wagons moving up the
seventh street pike about II O'Clock al
tne morning Al the same time a message
was Received from Captain Berry. Eighth
Illinois Cavalry. saying the enemy, with
artillery, cavalry and infantry was mov.
| ing toward Silver Spring. General McCoo
| ordered the picket line to contest The
| ground and to retire slowly on the ap-
proach OF the enemy until within range
'ol the guns OF Forts Stevens. Slocum
and De Russy'
| General Early came into full view OF
Fort stevens shortly before noon, He
rode In advance with Rodes. whose
olVlsioh. consisting of Givan's and Cox's
| North Carolnlans. Crooks Gcorgians
and Battles Alahamians. was i'm the
van General Early found Fort Stevens
| nut teebly manned. as had been report.
ed to him. A small body of Fcderais
was driven into the works by Imboden's
| cavalry. General Early believed the can.
ture of Fort stevens would he comnara
lively easy. and ordered his dusty Vet
| Grams 10 move forward and take tho
| works. @
Surprise For Invaders.
To his astonishment, however bo sow
trained ana disciplined troops move out
or the WORKS and form in line as skir-
mishers. Cndaunted by this surprise
Larry ana MS men continued to ad-
vance. but with far more caution than
| before. Early realized, after his nia n
of attack had been made and his mSm
| had got within stones throw of Eort
stevens, that the works had been 20.
enforced and that what but an hour
before looked like simple task. Was
The Washington times., 1915-09-28
Pension Office Welcomes
Veterans and Widows

The latch string is out to all vet
Grams. their widows, and friends at the
Pension Office. Commissioner Gaylord
NJ. Saltzgaber. Deputy Commissioner z.
C.. Tieman. and employees in the PEN
sion Bureau have made elaborate prep
arations to entertain and to impart In
formation on pending pension claims.
Several thousand persons visited the
office yesterday and in the afternoon
the veterans heard the Marine Band.
The center court of the building con-
tains a field hospital that has. been in
stalled with doctor and nurses to care
for all who may need medical or surgi
cal aid.
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Woman's Directory

National officers. Womans Relief
Corps-Sarah E. Fulton. national presi.
dent. Hotel Raleigh: Eliza Brown Dag
gett. national secretary. Hotel Raleigh;
spector, Hotel Raleigh: Abble Lynch
national treasurer. Hotel Raleigh: Mrs
Laura l. Smith. national patriotic in.
structor. Hotel Raleigh.
Army of the Repubic-Mary A. jaime.
son. president. Willard Hotel: Genevieve
H.. Lane. secretary, Willard Hotel: Mel.
lie r. Mcmillan. treasurer. Willard
Hotel; Mrs Virginia Mcclure. Willard
National officers. Daughters OF Vet.
erans-Mrs Lulu NJ. Carlin. president
Willard Hotel: Miss Katharine F. A
Flood. treasurer. Willard Hotel: Clara
Randall, national secretary. Willard
Hotel.
National officers. Sons Of Veterans
Auxiliary b. Bower. president
Shorcham Hotel: Emma S. Finch. sec
rotary. Shoreham Hotel.
National officers. Army Nurses AS
sociation-Rebecca Lane Price. presi
dent. the Gordon Hotel: Salome M
Stewart; treasurer. the Gordon Hotel.
president. Gordon Hotel
dent. Gordon Hotel
Cornelia Hancock. secretary, Gordon
Mrs. Clarissa Dye. Gordon Hotel.
Emily Adler. Gordon Hotel.
Joanna Melon. Gordon Hotel.
Mrs. Lacy. Gordon Hotel.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, past ma
ional senior vice president. Woman's
Relief Corps, the National Tribune
Fourteenth and L streets northwest
WASHINGTON, d. c.
Mrs. w. T.. Andrews, chairman WON
ans citizens executive committee g
A r. encampment, 1925 Fa!rmon
street northwest.
Ms Mamie Palmer Dorsey dcDart
,nent president. Department of Poto
mac. 1927 sixth street northwest
Mrs. A. S. Mccoy, member OF the La
dies of the G. A. r.. 1925 Fairmon
street northwest. Washington. d. &.
Mrs. Rose Rutledee. president Ladies
Auxiliary to William 3. Cushirsy Camp
SO Eastern avenue. Takoma Park.
Mrs. Lottie Johnson. president William
Mckinley Circle, Ladies of the @. \. r.
1888 Euclid street northwest.
Mrs. Ada G. Weiss. president of th'
Legion of LOYAL Women. @So9 Norti
Capitol street.
Mrs. O. Fl. Oldrovd. past national iu
Nor vice president Woman's Relie
Cops. 5l6 Tenth street northwest.
Mrs. Georgcanna d. Van Fleet, chair
man national executive board. Woman
Relief Corps. l10l Thirteenth stree
northwest.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins Berry, th'
Raleigh Hotel.
Miss Moree Elizabeth Buckles, thu
Raleigh Hotel.
]. b. Lewis. National Association Pa
ATlotic instructors. the Rale.Sn Hotel
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There are two versions Of the sig
nifcance OF the Fort Stevens battle.
The Northern version is that General
EARLY was gent North by General Lee
to capture Washington. hoist the stars
and bars Of the Confederacy on the
Capitol. SO that Jefferson Davis could
ask recognition for the Confederacy
from foreign nations ready and cage
to give recognition. SO as to bring
about the oiSmemberment OF the ma
ton.
The Southern version is that General
Lee was being pressed too closely ny
the large Federal force before Peters
burg. and sent Early against Washing
ton to distract attention from the Cock
ado CITY of Virginia and cause the with
drawal Of some Of Grants troops there.
Whatever may have been the lntenton;
Early did not get into Nasulnr on ana
this was due to the valor OF tne SaNv,,
Army Corps. which was withdrawn
from ePtersburg to meet the southern
general and his army.
Keep Cool, Urged Lincoln.
President Lincoln was then living az
the Soldiers Home, mile and a quar-
ter from Fort Stevens. He seemed de-
void Of fear. and visited the forts
camps, and hospitals around the city
daily. Confident of the outcome at al
times, he was chiefly concerned In the
capture Of Earlys army. To Governor
Swami. Of Maryland. he sent the fol
lowing characteristic message: Let us
be vigilant. but keep cool"
The Department Of Washington was
commanded by Gen. c. c. Augur. while
Gen. Alexander Med. McCook had
charge OF the northern line. Genera
McCook was ordered to establish
camn on Piney Branch Creek, bu'
news from the front was so dis
auieting that he went to Fort Stew
ems. five miles north OF PennsylVanit
avenue on the Seventh street PIKE
| and took command OF line he hat
never before seen.
| defense. even the convalescents beint
called from the hospitals and EN-
| ployes of the quartermasters depart
/ ment were summoned to the colors
| These and the National Guard of Ohio
the District of Columbia militia. tn,
! regular detachments, with unmountec
, cavalry. sailors, firemen, and citizens
| constituted the defenders who hllet
the trenches and picket line.
Grant Started To Return.
Realizing the gravity OF the situa
| tion General Grant thought of return
| ing to Washington from Petersburg
to take personal command at Fort
Stevens. but on second thought he
| decided to remain at the citadel of the
Confederacy, and sent the sixth Corps
commanded by Gen. Horatio q
Wright. here.
The Twenty-fft New York Cavalry
which departed from CITY Point. Va.
| on July Z. is given credit for having
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dered more ghastly by the thick dust
which settled upon them, were brought
to the hospitals by scores.
SOutherners Driven From Field.
AT the summit Of the ascent the
Confedcrates were strengthened by
their second line of battle. and here
they made stout resistance, but even
this position they were forced 10
abandon In haste. As darkness closed
IN upon the scene our men were left
Victors In possession of the ground
lately occupied by the rebels. having
driven their adversaries more than a
mile.
The Vermont brigade now came to
the relief OF the boys who had so
gaiIantly won the field. and the Third
brigade returned at midnight to the
plvouac 1t had left in the morning.
The little brigade numbering only
thousand men when It went into
action. had lost $50 Of its number. We
covered them In the earth and marked
,neir names with our pencils on the
niue headboards OF pine"
On an eminence near the Confederate
ADVANCE was John c. Breckenridge, the
% cana,date receiving the votes Of the
! seceding states for President. expecting
to enter the Capital with the Army OF
,, Northern Virginia.
On the parapet of Fort Stevens. by
, the side OF General Wright. amid the
whizzing bullets, stood the successful
candidate In that great political strug-
gle. Abraham Lincoln. watching with
that grave and pensive countenance'
the progress of the battle
lincolns presence at Fort Stevens
proved n great inspiration to the troops
defending the Capital. The army recog-
nized him as the foremost Of the men
who were alive to the great questions
or the hour and watching the develop
ment of minds and Of events" With
his military service in the Black Hawk
war, as a basis. his subsequent study,
particularly from 1861 to 1866 developed
him into great military man; that is
to say. man Of supreme military judg-
ment."
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VETERANS ACCEPT
THE TINES OFFER
TO LOCATE FRIENDS
Many Desire to Renew Old Conn.,
radeships and to Review
War Experiences.
MAY BE LAST OPPORTUNITY
Happy Personal Reunions Of Old
Soldiers During Encamp.
ment Are Made Possible.
MAY BE LAST OPPORTUNITY

Veterans of the G. A. II. continued
today to avail themselves Of the as
sistance offered them by The Times In
endeavcring to locate comrades who
might be present ut the encampment
As this probably will be the last op-
portunity for many Of these old SOL
diers to meet and renew former
friendships and review experiences
Of civil war days. The Times Is anN-
ious to do whatever 1t can to make
these happy personal reunions pos
sible.
Those who wish to make use Of this
offer may fill out the blank to be
found in each edition OF The Times
this week and send or bring 1t to The
Times office.
Blanks Turned In.
Blanks which have been turned in
since yesterday are as follows
8. ]. Macfanen. of the Signal Corps.
desires to meet any comrades who may
be In the city. He is stopping at 1915
Park road.
William Newton. of Company A, Nine
teenth Indiana Regiment, wishes to find
Comrade Thomas Lucas. He Is stop
ping at 232 New Jersey avenue north
west.
]. Millard. of Company L. Sixth
Maryland Regiment. who is stopping at
2o1o * street northwest. desires to To-
cate Camrade John r. King, Of the
same company.
H.. 7. Gibson. Of Battery A, Third
Regiment Artillery, is looking for Com
rade George NJ; Gibson. of Company
TNypntiofh ro&rlI, nj Vpl,
cavalry, Is stopping at apartment 4.
524 Tenth street southwest.
c. T. Cowan. Of Company H. Third
Iowa Cavalry. desires to see Comrade
He can be found at 523 Second street
northeast.
Desires To Locate Uncle.
Homer T. Ritter desires to locate his
uncle, Comrade Louis E. Lambert, of
the Thirty-seventh Ohio Regiment He
is stopping at 44o9 Fifteenth street
northwest, phone Comumbia 1858,
A friend who does not give his name
wishes to locate Comrade George Dean.
who enlisted from Baltimore or Fred
street northwest. phone North $3.50.
II. Levine desires to find George
Everett. He is stopping at 1914 Irving
street northwest phone Columbia losS
Would See Husbands Friends.
Edward f. Daniels. of Company A.
Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry. wants to
meet any comrade of Kautz's cavalry
division. He can be found at Cottage
Park, Md.
E. T. Davis, Of Company E. Eleventh
Maryland Infantry. desires to find any
comrade of that company. He is living
at 1912 Girard street. Brookland, ID. G.
The widow OF George f. Newcomb de-
sires to know II any of her husbands S
comrades Of Hawkins Zouaves. of New
York, are in the city. She may be
reached by calling telephone Lincoln
1863. Congress Heights.
S. +. Greagory, of Company G. Sew
enth Regiment (State not given), de-
sires to find Comrade William Robin
son. OF Company A or c. or any other
Rainier. on Thirty-sixth street.
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Five Hundred Survivors of the Famous Sixth Army
Corps Hold Exercises At Fort Stevens, Bright
wood-History of March Against City Is
Interesting.

Washington grave peril three different occasions dur
ing the daring and successful attempt to
capture being by uba Early and large force of
Conederates epused by the Sixth Army Corps July
IL, 1864.
Today the Sixth gathered the spot where they
mmortazed themselves and held inside the parapets
which President Abraham Lincoln stood throughout
The engagement fought today
the Sixth who gathered and talked incidents which
impressed them during the memorable struggle.
SIGNIFICANCE QE EQRT STEVENS RATTLE
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Many Commanders Killed.

This whole attack was as gallant as
it was successful. and the troops never
cvinced more energy or determination
The losses were very severe. the brave
Coonl Bidwell losing many of his most
valuable reeimental commanders. The
last shot was fired about 10 o'clock and
the remainder of the night was occupied
in strengthening the position. burying
the dead. caring for the wounded and
relieving the skirmish line. which had
been for two days in front constantly
under fire"
DR.. stevens describes the attack in
these words:
THE heavy ordnance in the fort sent
VoleY after VolleY Of thirty-two pound
The Washington times., 1915-09-28
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checks. tastefully trimmed. Loose
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New Tot OF children's school
Dresses of fine quality gingham,
in new and pretty plaids and
stripes. also plain colors. with
white trimming. Loose belts and
Quaker collars. Pleated skirts
Sizes to IA years. Bar OOo
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dered more ghastly by the thick dust
which settled upon them, were brought
TO the hospitals by scores.
The Washington times., 1915-09-28
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-10-22
School Notes

The football team, which has play
ed two gaues this year. has disbsnd-
ed for the present, and will play no
more games until . number OF mem
bers OF the team are able TO raise their
standings in their work. The rules OF
the South Dakota High School Ath-
letic Association provide that players
must have passed in four full subjects
In the proceeding semester, and be
passing in four subjects during the
season, and when the grades for the
first period were issued 1t appeared
it would not be possible for several
Of the boys TO play games for Two or
three weeks. Accordingly, games
with Appleton and Madison, schedul-
ed for this week and next, have been
cancelled. Whether or not games will
be- played later in the season, depends
upon the ability OF the players to
bring their school work up to the re-
quirements Of the rules.
The game played last Saturday at
MontevideO was rather . disastrous
one, and it is hoped that the team
may be able TO end the reason with .
better record than was made in this
game. Playing in the rain and mud,
with . team outweighing them perhaps
ten pounds to the man, the boys we're
swamped both literally and ~fgurative-
". The score, 60, does not indi-
cate the hard fight the boys made, for
they did their best 1t al times TO stop
their heavier opponents. Bingham.
Mitchell and Kaercher received slight
injuries that slowed up their play, but
with only one sub on the trip they
could not retire from the game. The
Montevideo players depended on old
style football and made most OF their
gains by short runs around tho ends.
The Milbank players said IL seemed
nearly impossible to hold on TO . man
when tackling-the mud made them -
slippery - eels. They consider that
Montevideo was very kind In that
they did not reverse the score OF .
game taken from them some years
ago when tho scoresmounted to moro
than 100.
Miss Edith Peterson OF the third
grade was called to her homo IN
Brookin9s Monday night by word Of
the serious illness OF . brother. Miss
Helen Mesiner 10 taking the third
room IN her absence.
Monday afternoon after school
hours about two hundred Of the pu-
pills attended : stereopticon entertain
mont at the Bentley theatre, given by
Prof. Weber, assisted by Manager ].
J. Nelson. A large number Of views
were shown and the lecturer had nc
dimculty in holding the attention Of
tho audience. The views and stories
Of Evaugeline. Rip Van Wrinkle and
Euoch Arden, we're perhaps the best,
though the smaller children may have
preferred ssThe Thrro Bears"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-10-22
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


The Makocha Study Club met OctO-
Der Is, at the home of Mrs. Saunders.
The meeting wss we'll attended and q
number of intere sting items were CIV
en- at roll call. A paper on the ''early
history and photography Of South
America was read by Mrs. Bailey
and followed by we'll merited applause
Mrs. Fuller then read . paper des-
criptive of Peru. The program vas
ended by an interesting paper pre-
pared by Mrs. Saunders, entitled,
Kurt SCHNEIDER, American CompO ser
of Music"