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Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
Grand Army of the Republic Veterans Atthe Washington Encan1pment, Again to See
 the BaHIefelds Where They Fought.
Famous Scenes Of the Struggles BetlUeen inc Union and Confederate Armies Around
 Washington During CiUH War.
BY J. HISTORIAN UNITED
 

fought some 50 battles and ski-m- Ishes. including the great engagement on the Oqcquan. Is about 70 inIies by railroad from the National Capital Gettysburg. the turning point of the Civil War. ts 70 miles from Wash inston. in q straight line.
 Inside the 7O-mile radius were innumerable other battles and skirm- ishes. including such hotly contested engagements as Cedar Mountain. the two Bull Runs. Bristow Station and Chantilly.
 Al the very ratcs of Washington, Tn its picturesque suburbs. also remain the time-worn defenses of Fort Stevens the scene of Confederate General Early's raid upon Washin.;- ton in July. 1864. So rapid and un- expected were the movements of Early's men that they were in sigh: of the dome of the Capitol before his plans were fully realized In the echoes of the roar of Early's guns came the news that he had defeated General Lew Wallace at Monocacy Bridge. which Is within easy automo- bile distance of Washington.
 Timely arrival of the old Sixth Corps checked Early's advance on
 
 treat and undoubte edly saved the Capital from destruction.
 Lincoln's Baptism Of Fire.
 The ume-worn parapet of Fort Stevens on which Lincoln stood un- der fire, Is preserved and the spot where the martyred President exposed himself to the craftsmanship of the men in gray is suitably marked. The street cars of Washington carry wis itors to all parts of the battle-ground of Fort Stevens.
 Already plans are in effect for an excursion Friday. october l. by trolley to Fairfax Courthouse. and thence by automobiles and other vehicles to the battlefield of ChantilIy on Little River Pike.
 Interesting ceremonies will be held at the dedication of monuments on the field of Chantilly. where two major generals of the Union Army. Phil Kearny and Isaac l. Stevens. were both killed within five minutes and within
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from that direction. To the south of Arlington IS the site of old long bridge that spanned the Potomac during the war period. and which was crossed and recrossed many times by the forces of Uncle Sam. The original bridge. demolished some years ago, has been replaced by two modern steel structures forming part of the high way and railway connection with Alexandra, Va. seven miles away. This ancient city will be another point of interest for the thousands of visitors who come to Washington to witness the la1t Grand Review and participate in the functions incident to the great encampment. The old hotel in which Colonel Ellsworth was killed by Jack son, the slave pen. the Colonial Brad dock house, old Christ Church, which was attended by General Washington. the Confederate ceme- tery and monuments, are some of the remaining features of antiquity in old Alexandria,
 On the Potomac River. south of Washington, reached by steamboat, are other points of wartime interest, including the monuments at Point Lookout where thousands of Con- federate prisoners of war were held i- stockades and prison camps. Near Point Lookout, the Government has erected an imposing monument in memory of the more than three thou sand Southern soldiers who died there while prisoners. Another monument to the prisoner dead was erected by the State of Maryland, while the gen eral government has constructed at a point in full view of Chesapeake Bay a memorial to the men in blue who died while on duty there.
 Where the Merrimac Fought.
 : Beyond the mouth of the Potomac, where it empties into the broad wa tors of the Chesapeake. piled by pas senger steamers from Washington. is the famous stretch of water where the Confederate monitor Merrimac and the little Union monitor engaged in death grapple in Hampton Roads, On the shore line from Hampton Roads is located Fort Monroe, famous in wartime history, and nearby, the National Soldiers Home, at Hampton. Further southward lies Norfolk. Va, the scene of stirring activities in the tragic days which marked the period of the Civil War.
 In fact, in all directions from and within easy access are localities in which American his tory has been made. Any of these which would form the objective for a weekend jaunt during the progress of he 49th Encampment or at it's close
 National Defense Conference.
 Plans for tho Conference on Ma
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tional Defense. to be held in Washing ton under auspices of the National De- fense League, October AT, immediate ly following the Grand Army of the Republic Encampment. are under full headway Many thousands of the veterans who attend the G. A. R. En- campment will remain in Washing ton for the sessions of the Conference on National Defense, which will be presided over by Representative Julius Kahn. of California. chairman. and U. s. Senator Robert r. Broussard, of Louisiana, vice-chairman. of the Ma tional Defense League.
 While the conference will be held under auspices of the National De- fense League it will not be a conven- ton of the League. but a great gath ering of representative citizens from every State in the Union. who will consider what measure must be taken by Congress and the States to in crease the Navy Army. National Guard and coast defenses-to put the country in q military and naval posi- ton, where it will be able to maintain it's dignity and security throughout the world
 Every Citizen invited.
 The National Defense Conference Is unique in that all citizens of the Unit ed States are invited to attend the conference. Any citizen, man or woman, from any section of this coun- try, can attend the conference as an accredited delegate and participate in the deliberations on National defense simply by sending his or her name and address to the National Defense League, Riggs Building, Washington. D. C., with notification of his or her intention to take part in the confer ence No other appointment or cre- dentials are necessary to participate in the conference.
 This will be the first great National gathering of any kind in this country where everybody is invited to attend.
 A large number of members of Con- gress. governors of States. members of State legislatures. mayors of cities. officers of commercial organizations. editors of American newspapers. vet erans and members of patriotic or ganizations, and hundreds of prom inent citizens from every part of the country already have signified their intention of attending the conference
 The program, now being arranged will last four days, and will include some of the greatest speakers and men of national fame in the country Many prominent men have accepted invita- tions to speak at the conference. The speakers program will include cabinet$ officers, governors, senators, repre-i sentatives and many prominent cib-i zenS.
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the opportunity to take trip to the Bull Run battlegrounds. Lieutenant Round is a veritable encyclopedia of information. concerning the battles that occurred between Manassas and the Wilderness. He is an authority on the two actions at Bull Run. He was particularly active in bringing about the Manassas Ma onal Jubilee of July 21, 1911. under auspices of Manassas Picket Post, C. A. R., and Ewell Camp. United Confederate Vet crans. when the motto was adopted: Let us have peace, Grant: Duty. the sublimest word in any language" Lee.
 Following the Grand Review on Pennsylvania avenue in Washington, May 23. 1865. the veterans marched back to their camps which dotted the Virginia dales and hills about Wash ington. where they were dsbanded. But before they went to their homes. they tarried long enough to erect with their own hands two monuments to mark the beginning of the great Civil War They used such tools as they had in their camps and fashioned from the native Virginia brownstone. two IuOG iHtiiibl Adl III -hIlA- ory of the Veterans Who Fell" One of these monuments. 20 feet high. stands on the Henry Hill. where as undisciplined recruits. they suffered their first defeat at Bull Run. and where thirteen months later. under Sykes. Reynolds and Reno, they stood in solid phalanx and drove back the gray legions of Lee and Longstreet The other monument, in memory of the Union dead Is l 6 feet high and Is located on the Groveton Farm, where at the second battle of Bull Run. strenuous efforts were made to dis lodge Stonewall Jackson from his en- -rcnched position on the unfinished -ailroad. Both monuments were con secrated by the same ceremony on the same day, Sunday. July II. 1865.
 These monuments will be objects of Unusual interest to visitors to the G. A. R. Encampment, as well boulder tablet erected in memory of Colonel Fletcher Webster on the spot where he fell, August 30. 1862, while gallantly leading his regiment. the 12th Massachusetts Volunteers. Col onel Webster was the on of Daniel Webster.
 Bull Run Battlcfields.
 There are other memorials on the Bull Run fields including those in honor of the dead of the 14th Brook lyn Regiment, the 5th New York h. fantry (Duryee's Zouaves); the 10th New York (National Zouaves). and l several Confederate monuments. Then | there is the famous stone house, which | was used as a hospital by both | armies during the two battles of Bull Run. The old Dugan house in all |
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ONE of the iu- tercsting features of the 49th En- campment of the Grand Army of The Republic to be held at Wash nSton, D. C. September 27 to October 3, will be a seric3 of trips 10 the historic battlcfelds in the vicinity of the C pital City. These trips will be made by rail- road. trolley. au-
The Spectator., 1915-04-09
ITALY AND SERBIA
 ABOUT ID AGREE
TRIESTE AND lSTRlA ARE NOT DlSCUSSED-THiS TERRITORY
 IS DISTINCTLY ITALIAN.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE MADE
Correspondent Says, "The Entry of Italy Into European Conflict May
 Be Considered imminent.

Paris.-Italy and Serbia are about to conclude an agreement, telegraphs the correspondent of Excelsior at Rome on the following basis:
 Italy will not oppose Serbias oc- cupation of territory giving her an out let on the Adriatic on condition that this territory be not fortified. As to the question of Trieste and Istria this has not even been discusse" the allies having recognized the Italian charac- ter of these localities. The present visit of T. Tittoni, the Italian ambas- sador in Paris, to Rome, is in connec- tion with these negotiations
 If this Italo-Serbian agreement is signed, as expected" the correspond. ent of Excelsior says, the entry of Italy into the European conflict may be considered imminent"
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TREATING HORSE FOR THRUSH
Hoof Should Be Trimmed Properly, Diseased Parts Removed and
 Strong Disinfectant Applied.

By NJ. H. REYNOLDS. Minnesota Ex-
 pertinent Station)
 Thrush in horses feet Is frequently caused by standing in filth. This changes the texture of the hoof and infection follows. Continuous stand ing on very dry floors may also cause this trouble, while in some cases it is apparently caused by contraction of the hoof.
 When the horse Is shod with high heel and toe calks or the wall of the hoof is allowed to grow very long and the horse stands on hard floor so that there is no pressure on the frog of the foot. the condition of the frog is impaired and it becomes subject to infection and disease. Cases of thrush need a dry, clean stall.
 Trim the hoof properly, remove the diseased parts and apply strong dis infectant over the sole of the foot. Any of the coal tar disinfectants may be used full strength. Pure carbolic acid may be used, care being taken that it does not run down the heel and burn the skin.
 After the first strong disinfectant, calomel should be dusted over the dis eased surface and some thick clay ap- piled to the entire sole.
The Spectator., 1915-04-09
BEST RATION FOR THE PIGS
able Skim Milk-Furnishes Necessary Protein.

In making up a ration for pigs, it is economy to make the best use of the skim milk available. Experiments have proved conclusively that where sufficient skim milk is available to furnish the protein content of the ration to balance up corn, it is not necessary for good economy to feed any kind of high protein concentrates to growing pigs.
 The proper proportion in which to feed skim milk and corn for the best results, is from one to three pounds of the skim milk to one pound of corn meal, using the larger proportion of milk when the pigs are young, and gradually increasing the amount of corn meal in proportion to milk used.
 For young pigs, the ration will be very materially benefited by the ad- dition of liberal portion of middlings,
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was the daughter of General Chet- wood, the man to whom the Indian government had cause to be grateful, upon more than one occasion, for the solidity of his structures, the colonel realized definitely the seriousness of his crucifXion. He sat stiffer and stfffer in his chair. and the veins in his nose grew deeper and deeper in hue. He saw clearly that he would never understand American women. He had committed an outrageous blun- der He, instead of dominating, had been dominated by three faultfinding old women; and, without being aware of the fact, had looked at things from their point of view. most inconceiv- able blunder. He would not allow that he was being swayed less by the admis- sion of his objectionable rudeness on board than by the immediate knowl- edge that Elsa was known to the Brit ish officials sister, a titled lady who stood exceedingly high at court.
 Miss Chetwood." he said, lowering his voice for her ears only.
 Elsa turned, but with the expression that signified that her attention was engaged elsewhere.
 "Yes?"
 T am an old man. l am sixty-two {: and most of these sixty-two l have lived roughly; but l am not too old to realize that l have made a fool of my self"
 Interest began to fill Elsa's eyes.
 Tt has been said" he went on, keep ing the key, that I am a man of cour age. but I find that I need a good deal of that just now. I have been rude tc you, and without warrant, and offer you my humble apologies" He fun l bled with his cravat as if it had sud denly frightened. Will you accept?'
 Instantly" Elsa understood the quality of courage that had stirred tho colonel. But ruthlessly: Il should
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SYNOPSIS.
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Warrington, an American adventtIrer
 and James, his servant, with a caged par rot. the trio known up and down the IT, rawaddy as Parrot X Co, are bound for Rangoon. Elsa Chetwood, rich American glrl tourist, sees Warrington and asks the purser to introduce her. He tells her that warrington has beaten a syndicate and sold ms oil claims for Ga0.o00. Warrington puts Rajah. the parrot. through his tricks TOT Elsa and they pass two golden days together on the river. In Rangoon, War rlngton interferes in row over cards caused by an enemy. Newell Craig. Elsa IS annoyed by Craig and stabs him with a natpln. Warrington discovers Elsa on the singapore steamer. He avoids her. Craig Is aboard and is warned by Warrington who ceases to avoid Elsa. Craig stirs up evil gossip. Elsa tells Warrington of the hatpin incident and he hunts up Craig, on murder bent. He finds him stretched out drunk on deck and turns the hose on him. Al ienang Mallow, who drove Warning ton rom his plantation when he learned nls story, comes aboard. Warrington tells Elsa that Mallow and Craig both will tell that he spent money that did not belong 10 hlm over the gambling table to Craig, and asks her not to speak to him again. Mailow baits Warrington. who keeps his temper At Singapore Elsa calls on her fa- ther's old friend the American consul gen. eral. MalloW calls and relates the steam CT gossip about Elsa. Warrington also caiIs and sends a cable to the Andes Con- struction company, offering tO restore the stolen money if they will lift the ban.
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CHAPTER xlil-Continued.

And man may break any one of these laws. consider it horribly un- fair"
 So it is. But if you wish to live in peace, you must submit
 Peace at that price I have no wish for. This man Mallow lives within the pale of law: the other man is out side of it. Yet, of the two, which would you be quickest to trust?"
 The consul general laughed Now you are appealing not to my knowledge of the world but to my instinct"
 Thanks"
 Is there any reason why you should defend MT. Warrington, as he calls himself?"
 The consul generals wife desperate ly tried to catch her husbands eye But either he did not see the glance or he purposely ignored it.
 In defending MT. Warrington am defending myself My dear friend" Elsa went on, letting warmth come into her voice once more, my sym pathy went out to that man. He looked so lonely. Did you notice his eyes? Can man look at you the way he does and be bad?"
 T have seen Maiiow dozens of times. 1 know him to be a scoundrel of sorts; but l doubt if bald sunlight could make him blink. Liars have first to overcome the flickering and wavering of the eyes"
 He said almost the same thing Would he say that if he were a liar?"
 '.I haven't accused him of being that. Indeed, he struck me as a truth full young man By the way, what is the name of the firm your father founded?"
 The Andes Construction company. Do you think we could find him some thing to do there?" eagerly. He builds bridges"
 T shouldn't advise that. But we have gone astray You ought not to see him again"
 Tt is a hateful worid." Elsa ap- pealed to the wife.
 Tt is. Elsa. dear But James is right"
 You'll get your balance" said the guardian. when you reach home. When's the wedding?"
 I'm not sure that I'm going to be married" Elsa twirled the sunshade
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which is a well-balanced feed for pigs. It is difficult matter to estimate the amount of feed which will be required by so pigs up to August 1. as very much depends upon the capacity of the pigs to make rapid gains.
 On good rape or alfalfa pasture, however, no more than $50 to 400 pounds of grain, or its equivalent, should be required for 100 pounds of gain. The value of skim milk can be reduced to grain basis by figuring $50 pounds of skir1 milk to equal 100 pounds of grain when fed with corn in the proportion above advised.
 Figuring upon this basis, 1t will not be difficult to estimate approximately the amount of feed which will be re- quired for the time mentioned.
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however. like your point of view in re- gard to what you consider my con- duct"
 "Is it necessary ?"
 "I believe it would be better for my understanding if you made full con- lentless, but her curiosity was too strong not to press her advantage.
 Well, then, over here as elsewhere in the world there are standards by which We judge persons who come un- der our notice"
 Agreed Individuality is not gen. orally understandable"
 By the mediocre. you might have added. That's the difficulty with indi- vidualty; ii refuses to be harnessed by mediocrity and mediocrity holds the whip-hand. always. represent the mediocre"
 "Oh. never!" said Elsa animatedly. "Mediocrity is always without cour- age"
 You are wrong, It has the courage of its convictions.'
 Rather is it not stubbornness. will. ful refusal to recognize things as they are?"
 He countered the question with an other "Supposing we were all indi- viduals, in the sense you mean? Sup posing each of us did exactly as he pleased? Can you honestly imagine a more confusing place than this world would be? The Manchurian pony is wild little beast, an individual if ever there was one; but man James him and puts to use his energies. And so it Is with human individuality. We of the mediocre tame and harness and make 1t useful to the general welfare of humanity. And when we encounter the untamable, in order to safeguard ourselves, we must turn it back into the wilderness. an outlaw. Indeed. l might call individuality an element, like fire and water and air"
 But who conquer fire and water and air?" Elsa demanded. believing she had him pocketed.
 "Mediocrity. through the individual of this or that being. Humanity in the bulk is mediocre. And odd as it seems, individuality (which is another word for genius) believes it leads medi- ocrity. But it cannot be made to un- derstand that mediocrity ordains the leadership"
 Then you contend that in the hands of the stupid lies the balance of power?"
 Let us not say stupid. rather the unimaginative. the practical and the plodding. The stubbornest person in the world is one with an idea"
 Do you honestly insist that you are mediocre?"
 No" thoughtfully. "l am one of those stubborn men with ideas. merely insist that prefer to accept the tenets of mediocrity for my own
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Working Brood Mares.

If mares are kept at light work the last few weeks they are benefited by being worked right up to foaling time. Brood mares are injured by severe work which requires them to strain or over-exert. Backing heavy loads is not a suitable task for mares heavy in foal In most years enough mares will miss getting in foal to take care of the heaviest work. They are best of if rested for ten days of couple of weeks after foaling.
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again. "Oh. botherswith it all! Din. ner at eight. in the big dining room."
 Yes. But the introductions will be made on the cafe veranda. These peo- pie out here have gone mad over cock tails. And look your best. Elsa. l want them to see real American girl tonight. I'll have some roses sent up to you"
 Elsa had not the heart to tell him that all interest in his dinner had suddenly gone from her mind; that even the confusion of the colonel no longer appealed to her bitter malice. She knew that she was going to be bored and miserable.
 When she was gone. the consul gen. erals wife said: "Pcor grill"
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Whey for plos.

Ordinary whey is worth not more than half as much as skim milk or buttermilk when fed the pigs. Most of the muscle-building material is taken out of milk by cheese, and the resulting whey Is very poor in muscle builders, as compared with ordinary milk. It takes about . gallon and . half of whey to equal tho foeding value of one pound q corn q barley. |
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Industrial War Favored.

Philadelphia.-Imm and con- certed action by American manufactu. rers to obtain a modification of Great Britain's rules governing overseas commerce was urged as a remedy for industrial ills by Herman A. Metz. member of Congress from New York and widely known manufacturer, in an address at a conference of dye men here
The Spectator., 1915-04-09
Cotton Steamer Sunk

Washington.-Offic notification of the sinking of the American cotton steamer Greenbrier on April ?, as the result, it was indicated, of having struck a mine near North Frisian Is- land, in the North Sea, was received by the State Department from Ameri- can consuls at Hamburg and Bremen. The captain and his crew of 37 were rescued and taken to Hamburg.
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Sugar Workers Strike.

New York.-Between 30,0OO and 4O- eco native workers in the sugar fields of Porto Rico recently went on strike for a wage increase of from fifty to seventy-tie cents day. according to J. C. Bills, chief of the Bureau of La bor of the Porto Rican government.
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Peary'S "AIaska Dinneru

Washington.-Rear Admiral Peary, |. $. N., retired, celebrated the sixth anniversary of his attainment of the north pole, by giving an Alaskan din per' 'p honor of Secretary Redfield of the Department of Commerce.
The Spectator., 1915-04-09
Hay For Europe Burns

Houston, Tex.-Two hundred thou sand bales of hay awaiting shipment to Europe were consumed by fire when the warehouse of w. L. Edmondson on the Houston Belt and Terminal burned.
The Spectator., 1915-04-09
Inquiry Into Wage Conditions.

Chicago.-The first government in quiry into wages and conditions of em. ployment of sleeping ear porters and conductors was made here by the United States Commission on Indus trial Relations. l.. s. Hungerford, gen eral manager of the Pullman Com. pany was questioned by Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the commission.