davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
DISEASED MEATS
BEING MARKETED
Federal Officials Investigating Charg-
- Made Against Farmers
Near EiEin-

Chicago. III. April lf f-Federal Of
fciaia are investigating reports that
uninspcctcd meat Is being shipped
into the city from EiEin. III. hy means
of auto trucks. contrary 90 federal
statutes and in coutrayeution OF guar
antinc regulations on the foot and
mouth disease.
Information will he filed with the
federal grand jury In few days
against 20 farmers In northern I'LL
nols who are alleged 20 have resisted
government officials attempting 10 en-
force the foot and mouth quarantine.
Il Is said ia some instances farmers
with guns blocked federal investiga-
tors who sought TO examine cattle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
TO HONOR LNCOLN's MEMORY
Dunno Issues Proclamation Calling
ON State 10 Observe.

Springfield. III. april a The
semi-centenuiaI of the death of Abra-
ham Lincoln viii fall on Thursday
and at the request of the Illinois So
cfetv Sons OF the American Revolu-
tion. Governor Dunno has issued
proclamation calling on Illinois to
commemorate the day with appropri-
ate services. The proclamation di-
rects that flags be placed at half staff
on all public buildings and urges the
public schools 70 hold exercises.
Washington, d. C., April 14.-Pres-
ident Wilson last night signed an ex-
ecutive order providing that fitting
observance be given to the annivers-
arv of the death of Abraham Lincoln,
who died 30 years ago Thursday. Ex-
ecutive Offices viii be closed and flags
displayed at half-staff-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
FAIR WEATHER To
GREET BASEBALL

Washington. u. C.. April 1.-THE
weather bureau promised fair weather
10 greet the thousands who were TO
gather at baseball parks in the east
and west today for the opening games
in the National and American leagues
President Wilson was to toss the first
ball upon the diamond at Washington.
Mayor Mitchell. New York. and other
officials IN various cities were TO per-
form similar functions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
BLISS, FAMOUS FOR
MOVIE TALES, DIES

New York. April 14.-Edwin Bliss
OF ST. Louis. writer of short stories
and many moving picture scenarios,
among them What Happened to
Mary" died of heart diseases in . ho-
tel here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
ENGLAND SUPPLY
OF FISH is LOW
TraWlers, Driven Prom Home by
Mines, Are Operating in the
Gull OF Alaska

Seward. Alaska, April 1.-Two
British steam trawlers. driven from
the North sea by the menace of float
ing mines. are fishing in the gulf Of
Alaska. outside the three-mile limit
English fishermen on the trawlers
said floating mines in the North sea
interfered with operations in those
waters 10 such an extent that a short
age of FISH is being experienced in
England
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
LOCKOUT OF 1000 OF
CHICAGO WORKERS

Chicago. III. April i4.-Lockout OF
1000 union sheet metal workers went
into effect today The lockout was
declared BY the Building Construction
Employcrs' association despite n pro-
t.st OF the sheet metal contractors.
whose agreement with workers expir-
Cd April !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
Unrest occasioued by Rus
sian Advance Through
the Passes
CHECK DENIED BY CAR
Capture Of Three Villages
and 200 Men Anuounc
ed by Petrograd.

taataa- tpru tt-=t Lemherr
HsBafrb ria rrtroTrad says in
Desperate atiaeE by Eas.ians on
Hr rFnt tank of ths Aastriau
pasIfafa nf Wrsaiahorez. On thr
uunFHrnu eide east ef Eeetif
ma1ntains, thr tustrians srrr
tarert after - A. hour battle. 90
lasF a prreipitate retreat The
Nhafr main crest ef this district.
which ths tustriaus considered
imrreauahlr. new fs in Erssitn
hHHfs.
London. tpru r. C0ustnn-
tnapir officials -~ome snrmY pa
frui ships yesterday bsmhurdrd
usurcr~sfgiiy the hafteris. nt
tae stf 81 thr Dardaneiie.- a
cruiser and destroyer aerr
strark bT sheifs.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
Nm Rurned while PRAYING.

Springfield, Ill. April 14,-While
praying in the chapel OF st. Johns
hospital Sister Mary Magdaiene, a
daughter of George Joyce. a former
Off Ger in the British army, received
burns which resulted in her death
yesterday, eight hours after the acci-
dent Her clothing caught fire from
Z candle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
REPUBLICANS WIN
BAYONNE ELECTION

Bayouns. y. J. April if-Bayonne's
first municipal election under the
comuissioa form % government re-
suited g. a republican majority Of one
% fvc commissioners. Daily. present
democratic mayor. vas defeated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
FEAR FOR PAUL ARMSTRONG.
PLAYWRIGHT Taken TO Hospital with
Henri TrOnble.

Baltimore, Md. April l4.-PauI
Armstrong. the playwright, was taken
to the Johns Hopkins hospital suffer
ing, IT was said. from heart trouble.
He has been i'll for some time, and his
condition is considered serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
Frcnch Ann, Loss ss0.oO0.

Paris. April 1.-THE losses 10 the
French armies in the present war up
TO Feb. Is. estimated unofiicialiy. are:
Killed In action. 10000; wounded.
245. 900. prisoners. 100000; disabled.
1000: permanently disabled. 10000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
RUSS M00nSHINE
EXPLOSION. IS DIE

Petrograd, April 14.-Fifteen per-
sons were killed last night in an ex-
plosion in an Illicit alcohol distiilery
at Volkhova. a suburb of this city
Serious damage was caused BY a fire
which followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
AL Hope Of Submission Of
Amending Clause Has
Disappeared.
SENATE IS FOLLOWED
Lee O'Neil Browne Clashes
With the Speaker Over
Padding Of Payroll.

spri-rae,l. TiI. April lt--AII resrl-
bIre a. eabmlss.1a hF ffH legislature
1f aH amendment fp Ur amending
clause OF ttr constitution vas Eu-i
to-day vt-1 tae Eluehart ree1Iuti0n
providing for submission OF such aH
Amendment failed of passage in tho
house bg three va.rr. & similar ree6-
luton was defeated bF tae senate geH-
frriay.
Vote on the Uiu-Eart Fesnigti1u aaE
50 for and 80 against Tuo-th.rIs
vote or f1-. VAS necessary fnT passage
uf the measure.
vs. j. Graham. sfaurErr and lee
ONrii Browne Wrre among those who
voted for the Biuehart roiut.ou.
Campbell voted against TO.
Browne Loses Fight.
Charges that some members were
trying 90 crubarrasE him hy attempting
Co pad the payroll we're made by
Speaker shauahan. when Lee O'N,ii
Browne led q nEht 90 have Jesse iaw-
Eius and Albert Schcvers appointed
assistant house messengers az 81 a
day. after thc contingent expense
COMMITTEES had recommended that the
men BE- not appointed
'rncse -ro~-ss-afucd In the committre
report have not done q lick OF work.
and I viii not certify them on the pay
roll n the committees report o. not
adopted declared shaunhan. This
ts nothing more than an attempt tD
efnbarrass the speaker. &ho has an-
uo1ucrd be viii not certify a padded
PAYROLL
uruwue. pointing his nuEcr at the
speaker. declared BE- knev that mem-
brrs Eueu and that thr speaker kuva F.
that Hawkins had been a faithful
worker 4 donr thiuk the speaker
should say be wout certify 60 a pay
roll made up tT she house
Who Gives Out Jobs.
= vort certify 90 any such pad /
diaE sh0gted th@ speaker. 4 know /
that neither % these men has done 4
his duty. Who asked them % come L
aroaad and WORK. The house diI not. .
if the house votes these men on the T.
payroll their names viii have 90 be- .
certified By thc clerk wout do it.-
~oh. guess sou viii" replied T.
Browne
4 woas for you oF for any other
meutrrr % this house rrt1Ftei thea
speaker. vho ordered the CLERK 90 call
ne roll.
The roll call resulted On ths adnp-
,isu % th~ committees report by thc
sote % - 20 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
START DIVING FOR
LOST SUBMARINE

washinxtOa. y. G. April is.-Rssr
Admiral Moore Of tionoiuiu reported
to-day he had cosapi~ted ali pr.iirn-
mary arranxem~nts and expected TO
begin sivia< operations TO raise the
Is9bzsrias "a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14

prs-fnfT. ta He ,hIrp-a.

WsssinEton. q. G.. April ft.-kr-
raaEsmsats are ali eomptsssd for ship-
Hsrt 90 America % two ear<oes of
German Gyessaas whieh were paid for
~ Aeaerteas Importers befors March
sad ass no~ a. RotterL2es-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
BRITISH OFFICERS oN FALABA
Number of kitchener's Men among
III Persons Who Lost Lives.

New York. April 14.-Private ad-
vices received here from London say
that among the III persons who lost
their lives by the sinking of the Brit
ish steamer Faiaba were a number OF
British army officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14

rfrs1H. Nprt "a Message from
v.eraa r7 Rome quote Ngsttriar orrr-
affs as ssy.aE state of siege uu be
proclaimed iG hgstria on a~e9art %
popular grrrsf oecaaioned bT the adj
vance gf Russians through tEr car
aar5lfas tt is reported also that t.ut-
nrr1r rraerfs Ioseph has decided Ia
maas trrritariat concessions f~sirrG
af faIv provided taat uatiou uilt take
sr arms for Nasrria nrd Qsruany.
rns report ts noe ErusFGliY credited
a Rome
The Austrian arreuee~merF that
rBe Wusstsns have been efrctet le
ra- rarpateisas ts GiabgtrG bT F-fru-
EHad where jf ts said "a farther at-
otre- has beer a1at- CzsoE pass se-
5arrarlY hs thr hey te tsr sirsaEias
tst aa account OF sFr3aE tgeers ere
Germans ant Nasffts6s fe fEls Dis
frfef fH- ltgssiaas have berc 1e-stf-
rs force f8eir wav through. TE- tsf-
rsr s'resi report. however sraa1sc-
rf E- capture OF three villages aet
$500 aeG ssar ere pass.
Esrmsns Contest ~tubbaruig.
kasrra.-gserussa t5rers we5ef sfftf
a1ut Isolated SUBMITS at ere CaFps
f1aas are eanf-stinE stubaorufY eve
cry Foot es Esssfan sdvasee af1eE "a
i,s.@t- rrsaf from UaFtfrtt. tfge-
EtFT f1 STRAY. Csf~ia. SAYS a Frtrr-
fasd fsesEeH
Between M-ase aaf Ntoseti- ffesr
tsE raaflsges.f Eertia aFetafv states
rrF-Tea b-a-tratrd our rosisi9es on
q
Sue speedily were driver ouf or te~
rrwsl1I-r er tbis front tnr Frr1rh af1
fses was broB-u down. FrFrea st1
ffefs on ataer setfs also tsrst rre
srIsr.e0 -F enc eastern teesfrr ts ur-
.ltfssIt'
rbe Fr-neB brsasbs tepr ssp Ger
Wss s-rsrtaees. tsEtsE fsr aviaso-s
prisoners. 4ad winged a fsirt tserustn
TvtsE machine whfeh. wtfrh. Bow
rvrF Cen 500 vards from ts~ Frreea
Hars ~ Parts statemeot SAYS oer ~
rfr s9tttars was bit bg a ballet. a
rsBurra afFseip threw bocass on ere
FrsaeF town er uaiiieget. nrar tes
.Etfa sortrr. kfIinE three CIVILIANS.
f1r rr1orE eartinues. TEs oaiFct.ee
we ta- avtasiaa ErounG. bat tsis vas
aaE lE
FaFifsh ~tul % Have Beer
rse British paritamert meets to-day.
81 Is expected the Eovsrurssrt vii az
eagarr tfs t~ctsiou % favor % tts
aees4re t1 eaf1rcs tesaperares o.
praaibff.o1. also plan for gtiltziss
ere rsfi9u's resources f0r tse n1ana-
fsrtsFF % war muniti ruE.
raFuanert rvasserbIsd Wtth fair
ssfseGsaee Harcourt. secretary -
state FOE cotonies. proratsed the do
m .aians wogfd be consulted fuily in .
Fssafg t1 terms % psacs. Tssnanf. .
Parliamentary uadsr-sscrstary for .
var. said it was not the istsutio1 % .
ere British authorities 90 pruhibit the .
sale of beer
TIE British xovsrurnsnt has dcctt- .
90 asaiast placing eottoa on the con-
'rahasd list.
River Infected
rae chief % the Houmanian sart-
'ary CORPS has discovered cholera
'aeriu ssd ether fnsecsioas disease
frrrs IN tse waters % the river
'rath. saws a Pstroxra6 dispatch.
NE Frsfh flows along the bogudary
sstwssu Haurnarta ard Russia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
Kronprinz Wilhelm Found
to Be in Need of Boiler
Tubes.
DISCOVERY SURPRISE
Grew Of British Steamer Bel
levue Gives Details of
Capture by German.

Newport News, Va, April 1.-THE
Kronprinz Wilhelm is in need of boil-
er tubes. which cannot be supplied at
this port, and must be manufactured
elsewhere. To procure and install
the tubes, it is said. Will require at
least three weeks.
Authorization to take the Wilhelm
into dry docks was given by Washing
ton She must be trimmed before she
can be moved and il is probable viii
not dock before Friday.
Newport News, Va. April 14.-Ex-
pecung permission from Washington
TO move into dry docks, Captain Thier-
fielder today ordered the Kronprinz
Wilhelm to proceed up the James riv-
er from her anchorage.
Details OF the sinking of the British
steamship Bellevue, one of the Will
helms IA victims, were related today
by members OF the crew. revealing
that the British ship was held as a
prize iG days before she was sent TO
the bottom. The Bellevue was bound
from Liverpool to South American
ports with 1000 tons of coal, 1000
cases of whisky and some oxen when
she was captured Dec. last She
was moorea to the Wilhelm with ca
bles and stripped OF everything of
value, after her coal had been taken
aboard.
When the French steamer Mont
Agel sighted the Bellevue she was
left in charge of a prize crew while
the Wilhelm gave chase and finally
sank the Freuchman by ramming.
Then. on Dec. ., after all movable
parts had been securely lashed down,
in order that nothing might be left
floating upon the surface 10 give Brit
ish cruisers a clue as to the VIII
helms whereabouts, the Bellevue was
sent 10 -he bottom.
VIII Defend the Eitel.
Copenhagen. via London, April IA
The German government has retained
Martin Waldenstroem, a Swedish law
yer of Malmo. to go to the United
States and act as counsel for the de-
Tense in a lawsuit connected with the
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. which is now interned at
the Norfolk navy yard Mr.. Walden
stroem viii leave for the United States
this week.
tNothing is known in Washington
or New York of any suit having been
filed against the aXiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, which put into New
port News some time ago after com
merce destroying raid extending from
the former German base at Tsing-Tau,
China. across the Pacific, into the At
lautic and mp 10 Newport News)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 2. VI. Tomorrow. for
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Unsettled but generally fair tonight
and Thursday. rising temperature.
Temperature al a. m. 46. Highest
yesterday 80 .iowestisst night 80.
Velocity OF wind al a. m. miles
per hour
Precipitation 81 inch.
Relative humidity at p. IN. IS at
Z a. m. 90. az 1 p. III. SO.
stage of water Il, "a rise of 4 i'm
last - hours.
!. n. SHERIER. Local ForeCaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-14
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars Mars, Saturn. Morn
ing stars; Venus. Mercury. Jupiter.
The briIIiancy Of the Milky way I'm the
northwest fz noticeable about $50 p. IN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-04

to put out of commission. This is so
If the Herald had known |
that the Mail had been in error it
would not have been misled in as
Stunning that Middlebury College was or
could have been behind that editorial.
But the Herald did not know and it
fixes upon Middlebury as the source of
the master Hand" behind it and the
Mcfarland article in the Boston
Transcript.
What Middlebury College ought to
have done in the Herald's opinion is
plainly stated by it in this paragraphs:
cone might expect that Middlebury,
having participated in the loot of the
State treasure to the tune of nearly
40 per cent of the school revenues for
the benefit of three per cent of the chill
dren of the State would be sagacious
enough to preserve silence, but the
almost exact coincidence of these
articles could hardly be the result of
chance. The Heralds judgment as
to what Middlebury should have done is
also superficial.
The Middlebury philosophy of edu-
cation is based on the theory that 1.-THE
studies should be suited to the pupil,
not the pupil made to take schedule
whether or not he is fitted or capable
of taking it." The Carnegie report
was in some ways helpful to Vermont
educational interests, but its rude at
tack upon the normal schools and col
leges and in the main its recommends
tons show that it is not in touch with
the genious of our people. The bills
which were finally passed accept some
conditions suggested in the Carnegie re-
port, but decree that the educational
system of the State should be developed,
taking advantage of what we already
have. ertainly, there is no occasion for
bluffing out an editorial argument on
meagre knowledge of the facts as the
Herald does or for holding a club over
Middleburys president if he does not
repudiate some of the things saiC
against the Carnegie report. If he re-
pudate, to use the Herald's accents
uttered with a full sense of power
che assuredly hastens the time wher
his institution will be sharply discon
nected from the State school fund.
Speaking of bluffs, we are reminded
that Cato once remarked that he coulC
not understand how one sooth-sayel
could look another sooth-sayer in the
face without laughing. The Herald.
bluff is so unique that its editor mus
| have his laugh all to himself
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-04
VERMONT OPINION.
THE HERALD'S CRITICISMS.
Deerfield Valley Times.

We reprint upon this page an edi-
torial of the Rutland Herald treating
in supercilious vein the attitude of
Middlebury College on the educational
legislation of the last session. This
is peculiarly an academic issue and
should be approached in spirit of
candor; but the Herald makes liberal
use of its peculiar ideals of rhetoric
in telling what it thinks of Raymond
Mcfarland, professor of pedagogy
at Middlebury. Its editorial contains
paintive expressions like these
this particular falsehood" 1.-THE
wretched lie", abusive and menda-
cious statement, 1.-The calling fire of
falsehood and aspersion". This is very
nice but it is superficial.
Prof Mcfarland did not assert that
the education commission bill was
made in New York, but that the con-
tention that it was made in New York
was prejudicial to the interests of the
bill.
Again, Prof. Mcfarland did not say
that the printed bill enlarged the ac-
tivtes of one of our three colleges
Of the State, lessoned that of the sec
ond and cut off the existence of the
third altogether. The professor wa:
speaking, not of the printed bill, but
of the Carnegie report. This is very
superficial on the part of the Herald.
In the third place the assumption Of
the Herald that the Middlebury
College authorities Inspired the Even
ing Mail editorial from which it quotes
is the result of superficial reading
That the editorial contained this sen
tence: 1.-The Carnegie foundation asked
the Legislature of Vermont to lie
Middlebury College die because it il
not State institution. The Mai
may be pardoned for making thi
blunder, but the Herald should hav
known that it was Norwich and no
Middlebury, which the report wshe'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-04
A SPLENDID BENEFACTION.
Rutland Evening News

The proposition of Miss Emily D.
Proctor of Proctor to pay one-fourth of
the amount needed for hos ,,ital for the
people in Addison county, in addition to
furnishing plans and specifications for
the structure, is simply another instance
of the benevolent and humanitarian dis
position of the members of this family,
to whom Vermont communities are al
ready so deeply indebted. If Miss
Proctor's splendid offer is accepted and
funds to match her own are provided the
neighboring county of Addison will have
an adequately equipped institution for
the care of its patients. 1t is reason
able to expect that the hospital will be
constructed in the not distant future.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-04
MCCULLOUGH AND
STEWART.

1t is given few men to grow old beau
tifully, as did former Governor John
G.. Mccullough. 1t is vouchsafed few
men to be as broad as "a continent in
their interests and yet become as
warmly attached to little common
wealth as Governor Mccullough was
attached to the Green Mountain State.
While his large railroad affairs tended
to draw his attention away from Yer
mont the last of his fourscore years
found his affections for the State con-
stantly increasing His vast business
interests centered in New York, but
the place he called home was among
our green hills on the Hall Farm in
North Bennington.
General Mccullough not only loved
Vermont, but he quietly and unostenta-
tiously gave himself to this common
wealth. He was intensely Interested in
Vermont's welfare, educationaly as
well as in every other deserving way.
He contributed generously to our insti-
buttons of higher education, and no
deserving cause in Vermont found in
him deaf ear.
Governor Mccullough was what we
are wont to call gentleman Of the
old school. Genial, urbane, polished,
thoughtfully considerate, an entertain
ing recontour, possessed of rich humor,
and broadened by his constant connec-
ton with big affairs, keenly interested
in the world progress and events, anc
enthusiasts ically devoted to the welfare
and development of the varied interests
of our own nation, he was one of the
noblest of Vermont's grand old men.
He was easily one of the biggest of oul
big men.
The charming and delightful compan
ionship of Governor Mccullough anC
another grand old man of Vermont il
the person of Ex-Governor John w
Stewart of Middlebury was famous
wherever the two were known. These
two congenial comrades were often t
be found together in pilgrimages t.
points of interest in this and othel
lands. Though dissimilar they haC
many points in common, and it was {
privilege for the observer quietly t.
enjoy the communion of these TIVE
choice spirits. In the death of Gov
ernor Mccullough Vermont loses one o
her strongest and ablest executives,
loyal and distinguished citizen, gen
erous benefactor and an enthusiastic
son by adoption, who yet loved he
above all other States.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-06-04

were in dire straits with
empty guns awaiting the approach of
the supports-t the charging brigade.
Harrington having finished his shooting
for want of cartridges, went to picking
blackberries hung in endless quantities
on the bushes about them, for the boys
would shoot and pick, and when their
ammunition was gone went for the
berries with both hands, their rifles
slung across their shoulders.
A foreign officer noticing this through
his glass, exclaimed "Mine Got, what
kind of men have we got up dere, to
pick blackberries on the skirmish line?"
Well, Lutte was helping himself to the
berries with his rifle slung between his
shoulders moving through the thicket
casting quick chances along the line to
be sure he was in his place, he suddenly
came out into an open space slap upon
couple of Johnnies, one Of whom was
in the act of firing his piece as Lutte
surprised them and himself, too.
But without an instants hesitation,
he aimed his rife at the one whose gun
might be loaded Che had just seen the
other empty his), and in stentorian
tones ordered him to drop that gun or
I'll make hole through you, big
enough to run a freight car"
The man standing with the muzzle OF
his musket in his hand, the butt on the
ground, let fall at once, when the Other
rebel was made to do the same.
Now said Lutte, Gee about here ant
be quick about it. "
He drove them faced to our rear
marching them back to the provos
guard. Twice on the way the larger OF
the two stopped, as If minded to clincf
the little fellow and wipe him out; bu
Lutte walked right up to them swearing
he would let daylight through him. Th'
Reb took look into the black muzzle O.
the Sharps rifle, and fancying he coulC
see load coming out, concluded t.
keep on.
When the provost guard was reached
the pne who had given the most trouble
turned fiercely upon our little gam
cock, shook his hand and shouted "Yol
little Yankee, if had a charge il
my gun you would never get me here.
"And if had a load in mine, SAT-
Lutte, "I'd never asked you to com
here.
Wasn't your gun loaded?' faltere
the now crestfallen rebel.
Lutte held up his gun and throug
down the breech lock, not sign of
load was there. They had been tricke
captured by boy with an empty rifle
Unutterable rage swelled the form
of the two prisoners, as with clenche
teeth they cursed all Yankees an
Yankee tricks, while the little bluffe
} went back to the line, roaring happy.