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Walter Johnson Is the Same Old Johnson

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speed Klng Is a wonder in FieldnC bis Position

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regular cavalry and batteries Of light
artillery.
To the north Of Arlington Is the
venerable chain bridge. another relic
OF the Civil war. where in 1861. the
District Of Columbia Militia were lined
up TO prevent invasion OF Washington
from that direction. To the south Of
Arlington 5 the site OF old Ions 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 ~
has beer replaced by two modern steel
structures forming part Of the high
way m railway connection with
Alexandria, Va. seven miles away
This ancient city will be another point
OF interest for the thousands OF visitors
who come to Washington 90 witness
the last 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. tho Confederate Gene
terry and monuments. are some OF the
remaining eatures Of antiquity IN old
Alexandra.
On the Potomac River. south OF
Washington. reached by steamboat.
are other points % wartime Interest.
Including the monuments At Polnt
Lookout whore Thousands OF Con-
federate prisoners Of war we're held
o. stockades and prison camps Near
Point Lookout. the Government has
erected an imposing onume In
memory Of the more than three thou
sand Southern soldiers who died there
while prisoners. Another monument
20 tho prisoner-dead was erected b.
the state Of Maryland. lille the gen
eral government has constructed az a
point IN fun view o. Chesapeake Bay
Ca memorial 20 the men In blue who
died while on duty there.
Where h Mcrrimao Fought
Beyond the mouth Of the Potomac.
where - cmpues into the broad wa
tors Of d Chesapeake. piled by pas
senEer steamers from Washington. L.
tho famous stretch Of water where
the Confederate monitor Merrimac
and the little Union monitor engaged
In a death Erapplo in Hampton Roads
On the shore line from Hampton
Roads 81 located Fort Monroe. famous
fn wartime history. and nearby. the
National Soldiers Home. a. Hampton
Further southwark lies Norfolk. Va.
the sccno o. stirring activities In the
tragic days which marked the period
Of the civil War.
In fact. IN ell directions from
Washington. nnd within easy access
are localities i1 which American hls
tory has been made Any % these
which would form the objective Tor a
weekend jaunt during the progress o.
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. WnsDRoSs OF TIE DEAD At ANrIE1AM Corr EpKRATEs SLAM
. DURING SANGUrAARY LIGHTING hl BLOODYLArE

Bull Run fields including those In
honor Of the dead OF the 18th Brook
Ign Regiment. the 5th New York In
fantry (Duryee's Zouaves); the 10th
New York (Natlonal Zouayes). and
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
It's wartime simplicity and stiIl bear
ing the scars Of bauie: Cub-Run-
Bridge and Hin and the famous Stone
bridge. where the first gun was fred
In the nrst battle OF u Run.
The battle-ground OF Fort stevens.
located In the Immediate suburbs Of
Washington, Is easily accessible TO Wis
itors during the encampmont week.
and Is a pleasant walk from the CEN
trail sections OF Washington. This
locality Is "a picturesque as Il Is his
toricaL on a parapet OF Fort
Stevens. n great wartime President.
Abraham Lincoln, stood by the side Of
General Horatlo q. Wright amid the
whizzing mimic balls from the guns
OF Early's in~fantrymen. watching with
grave and pensive c~ountenanco he
progress Of the battle. After an army
surgeon standing near President
Lincoln. had been hit BY a mimic ball
ana severely wounded. General Wright
entreated the President not 70 expose
MS life TO tho missiles Of the Con-
tederates. But the great Lincoln
seemed oblivious 10 his Fu-rroundirgs
and finally General Wright said with
n snow OF HWMLHLmMH mMMa n--.HH-.
] know o are Commander Of he
Armies Of the United States. but I am
commander here. and a. you are not
safe whore you are standing. / order
you % come down" President Lincoln
smiled az General wnRhts earnest
ness and slowly stepped down from
the parapot Even then. General
wright said. he would persist In stand
ing up and exposing his tall form.
That old Lincoln parapat at Fort
stevens stands today and Tor history's
sake 70 will be preserved ln emo
or Lincoln. and as a tribute 90 the
American soldier Near the Fort
stevens battle-ground there Is a little
cemetery In which repoee the remains
or some ~ the gallant fellows who
gave up their lives thero In defense
% tho United states Capital
Historic Arlington Ccmetcry.
4 point or pathetic Interest 10 vts-
itora viii be Arlington National Gene
terry. where sleep thoIeands Of Union
and C~oufcder.'e warriors and within
whose h~allnwsd precincts stands the
ancient Cuatis-i~c Mansion in all its
'id-timr glory. Arlington D. but "a few
minutes I'D from Washington. across
the Potomac. and thence 90 The viz
rinia HIIls iu the near background.
dotted hero and There bv the Icvoiici
remains 81 wartime defenscs. incIud-
INK Fort Whippie. now Fort Myer.
where are quartered several troops Of
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Grand Army of the Republic VeteransA tthe
Washington Encdmpment, Again to See
the Battlefelds Where TheyFought.
Famous Scenes of the Struggles BetWeen the
Union and Confederate Armies Around
Washington During Civil War.
BY CAPT D WALTER MITCHELL. NATIONAL HISTORIAN UNITED
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

railroad from the National Capital.
Gettysburg. the turning point of the
Civil War. Is 20 miles from Wash
ington. in a straight line.
Inside the TO-mne radius were
innumerable other battles N skirm-
ishes, including such hotly contested
engagements a. Cedar Mountain. the
two Bull Runs. Bristow Station and
ChantiIiy.
Al the very gates % washington, IN
It's picturesque suburbs. also remain
the timo-worn defenses OF Fort
Stevens. the scene Of Confederate
General Early's raid upon Washing
ton In July. 1854. SO rapid and IN
expected we're the movement Of
Early's men that they were In sight
81 the dome OF M capitol before his
plans we're fully realized. In the
echoes 81 the roar OF Early's guns.
came the news that he had defeated
General Lew Wallace at Monocacy
Bridge. which e. within easy automo-
bile distance % Washington.
Timely arrival % the old Sixth
Corps checked Early's advance on
washington. and turned him IN re-
treat and undoubtedly saved the
Capital from destruction.
Lincoln's Baptism OF Firc.
The ume-worn parapot o. Fort
stevens on which Lincoln stood I'M
der IRE, is preserved and tho spot
where the martyred President exposed
himself 60 the Workmanship OF the
men in gray is suitably marked. The
street cars % washington carry Wis
itors 10 all parts OF the battle-ground
o. Fort Stevens.
Already plans are IN eject for an
excursion Friday. october !. by trolley
to Fairfax Courthouse. and thence BY
automobiles and other vehicles 20 the
battlefield % Chantliy on Little River
Pike.
Interesting ceremonies will be held
no The dedication Of monuments on the
Geld u ChnutIiiy. where two maior
generals ~ the Union Army. Phil
Krarny and fs1Ho T. stevens. were both
killed within nvo minutes and within
Eve o q ~ each other. The Battle
70 CHautliv was fought In M midst
NJ H terrific thunderstorm. General
Fore's army then fol retreat. beinu
ferre'v araaiied hv s~foncwaU JACKSON
Pope was r~otreatng from the second
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~toraoLlle and livery at excursion rates.
ana arrangements to that end are being
considered by the committees % citi-
zens who have charge % the details
OF the oncampment.
within n radius % Is miles OF
Washington. nearly All Of tho most
Important battles Of the Civil War
we're fought. hence the contiguous
territory Is historically interesting In
n highest degree. Included ln tho
list OF nearby combats was Frcdericks-
burg with he terrific nEnting. pecem-
Der 10. 1852. the great battle Of
Chanceliorgville May 2 and 4. 1884.
Including the lively action ~ Salem
Church. Mine Run. fought In Deem
Der. 1899. and tho gigantic battling
In the Wilderness and 20 s-poftsyivanla
from May 8 20 May 20. 1884 These
Battle-Ground are all within GO miles
o. Washington.
Antetam. Maryland. where on Sep
TENDER ~. 1852. was recorded the
bloodieat day In American history. h.
about 70 miles west from washing
ton. a few miles east OF Anfietam
src south Mountain n Crampton's
Gap. whore bitter battles we're fought
three days before Antictam. Harpor's
Ferry. the scene o. tho surrender %
General Miles Union army two days
before Antietam. u leas than 60 miles
from Washington.
Winchester. described by Col John
McEiroy a. the Cockpit Of shcn-
andoah valley" around which were
fought some so battles and sklrm-
iaheu. including h great engagement
on the Oqcquan. ia about 20 miles boy
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who may wish TO avail themselves of
the opportunity to take a trip to the
Bull Run backgrounds. Lieutenant
Round Is n 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. lie
was particularly active In bringing
about III Manassas Ma onal Jubilee
OF July 81. 1911. under auspices OF
Manassas Picket Post. O.. A. r., and
Ewell Camp. United Confederate Vet
Grams. when the motto was adopted:
Let US nave peRce."-Grant: Duty.
the sublimest word In any language
Lee.
A feature OF the Jubilee was the
lining up OF the Union Veterans on
one side of the battlefield and the
Confederate Veterans on the other
side. At the command, Charge" the
two lines dashed at each other. not
with flashing bayonots and fierce bat
tie yelIs. but with outstretched hands.
As the ines blended In friendly con-
fusion, h men In blue and the men
In gray clasped hands ia American
comradery
Following the Grand Review on
Pennsylvania avenue IN Washington.
May %. 1855. the veterans marched
back TO their camps which dotted the
Virginia dales and hills about wash
ington. where they we're disbanded.
But before they went 20 their homes.
they tarried long enough 20 erect with
their " hands two monuments to
mark n beginning Of the great civil
War. They used such tools a. they
had In heir camps and fashioned from
tho native Virginia brow stonc. two
rude memorial monuments. In Mem
DRY Of the Veterans Who Fen" one
o. these monuments. 20 feet hirh.
stands IN the Henry I'm. wherc a.
undiscipliucd recruits. they suffered
their FIRST defeat At Bull Run. and
where thirteen months later. under
sykes. Reynolds and Reno. they stood
IN SOLD phllHnN and drove back tho
gray lrEions o. Lee and LouEatrect
Tho other monument. In memory %
me Union dead Del 16 feet high and g.
located on the Gr0vrtou Farm. where
90 tho second battle b. hull Run.
strenuous efforts were made 90 dis
lodge Sf0newau jackson from his en-
trcn.heI position on the unfinished
railroad Both monuments worc con-
Grated by the same ceremony on the
same day. sunday. July ~. 1896.
These monuments Will DO objects %
unusual interest Co visitors Co the
a u. Enoampmenf. as well az %
boulder tablet erected ln cmo 81
colonel Fletcher webster on the SPOT
whore hc frI. August 90. 1852. while
EnllanNy leading DIE regiment. tho
18Th M1ssochueef's Volunteers col
ono. webster was tho SON Of Daniel
Webster.
Bull Run Bstucneids.
There are other memorials on the
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4sth Eneampment or at Its close.
National Defense Conference.


Plans for the Conference on Ma
tional Defense. TO be held In Washing
ton under auspices OF the National De-
n League. October Al. Immediate
ly following The Grand Army of the
Republic Encampment. are under full
Roadway. Many thousands OF h
veterans who attend the @. A. r. Ems
campment will remain in Washing
ton for the sessions OF h Conference
on National Defense. which will bo
presided over by Representative Julius
Kahn. Of California. chairman. and u.
s. Senator Robert +. Broussard. of
Louisiana. vice-chairman. Of tbs Ma
uonal Defense League.
While the conference will be held
under auspices Of the National De-
Tense League Il will not be a v
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 a military and naval posi-
ton. where Il will be able 70 maintain
It's dignity and security throughout the
world.
Every Citizen Invited.
Tho National Defense Conference Is
unique On that all citizens Of the Unit
ID states are invited 20 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 he National Defense
League. Riggs building. Washington.
u. c.. with notification Of his or her
intention TO take part In the confer
ence. No other appointment or Gre
dcntials are necessary to participate
On the conference.
This will be the first great National
gathering o. any kind In this country
where everybody ls invited 20 attend.
4 large number o. members Of Con-
gross. governors q States. members
Of STATE legislatures. mayors OF cities,
omcors Of commercial organizations.
editors Of American newspaper. vet
Grams ms members 81 patriotic o.
-Eanizauons. and hundreds Of prom
lnent citizens from every part OF tho
country already have siEnihsd their
Intention Of attending tho conference.
The program. now being arranged.
viii lusf four days. and will include
some Of the grcatcst speakers and men
Of national fame in the country. Many
prominent men have accepted invita-
to speak ~ the conference. The
speakers program viii include cabinet
omccra. governors. senator's. repre-
uo1tatives and many prominent ciu-
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ONE Of the In
~tercsting features
OF the 49th En-
campment OF the
Grand Army OF
he Republic to
he held at wash
nEton. u. c.
september 81 TO
october 3. will be
n series OF trips
20 the historic
b~attlehelds in the
vicinity of the
G apital City.
These trips will
hc made by rail
road. trolley. au
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Bull Run Tight when Jackson by rapid
ored to cut his army in two. The
farm on which this action occurred is
owned by Captain Ballard, an ex-
Confederate soldier. who has donated
the land for the memorial tablets
which will indicate the spots where
Major General Kearny and Major
General Stevens fell. These tablets
will be dedicated at noon. October LIST.
and IL Is expected many OF the q. A.
r. visitors from Washington will at
tend the exercises which will be In
charge OF a COMMITTEES OF veterans
from General Kearny's native state,
New Jersey-Charles +. Hopkins, OF
Boonton: Theodore Allston. OF New
ark. and John W. Bodine. Of Camden,
who were members OF Kearny's old
brigade. An interesting incident OF
the occasion will be the presence OF
Captain Hazard Stevens. son OF Gen
eral Stevens. who was wounded IN the
same battle In which his distinguished
father was killed. He Is now a citizen
OF Olympia. Washington.
Manassas. the scene OF the two bat
ties Of Bull Run. Is about 40 miles
from Washington. The first battle
was fought July 81. 1861. and the sec
ond. IS months later. August %. 20
and 30. 1862. The preliminary nght-
ing In advance Of both battles began
at blackburn Ford on Bull Run creek.
where the very first clash between the
army % the Potomac and the army
Of Northern Virginia occurred July Is.
1851. In these FIRST battles between
the men In blue and the men In gray.
General Mcdowell commanded the
Union forces while General Beaure-
gard commanded those OF the Con-
federacy. The battle was fought on
the Mclean estate. the owner % the
land being also owner Of the Mclean
house and property AZ Appomattox.
whore General Lee surrendered four
years later. Another interesting In
cidcnt % the @. 4. r. Encampment
will be the fact that six SURVIVING
officers Of those who were present 90
tho surrender az Appomattox will Wis
DO the Surrender House no the close
% tho cncampmcnt 90 be photo
graphed In a group on that historic
ground
Battlenclds Near Manassas.
The two batucneids OF Bristow Sta
ton. f0ur miles south o. Manassas 9.
also an Interesting locality near the
Capital One of tho nEhts occurred In
1852 just before Doc second battle of
Bull Kun The other In 1903. when
General Meade commanded the Union
Army Arrangement have been made
Tor railroad excursions t1 the Man
assHs fields on g.rfrmHrr 1Ofh
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There are other memorials on the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-09-17

The unhousing of Woodson and
others by the Stanley steam roller,
has much more far reaching purpose
than surface indications would inn
ply 1t is the beginning of the fight
to defeat Senator Ollie James for re-
election in 1917 Ex-senator j. n.
Camden, the multi-millionaire is fur
nishing the Stanley campaign funds.
If Stanley is elected Governor, the
State machine which he will head.
will be behind Camden for James
shoes. With Camden elected the
rest of the programme will be easy,
Stanley to succeed Beckham. This
story was given to us by Democratic
State Senator who has always been a
close friend and strong supporter of
Senator James.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-09-17
WELL NOW

The Hartford Herald is trying to
make us the guilty party because we
republished an article from the Ow-
ensboro News making certain charges
against Judge Birkhead and modest
ly offered some criticisms of Mr.. Rim
COS attitude in side stepping an in
vestigation of his title to the nominal
tion. Just listen kind reader at the
defense offered by the Herald:
The Hartford Republican dis
claims any intention of making
personal attack on Messrs.
Birkhead and Ringo in a re-
cent issue, as charged by the
Herald. When a man is accus-
ed in public print of something
that pertains to his personal &.
acts, and his name is spelled
out in plain bold letters, it can
not be conStcIci into anything
else only personal attack. The
Republican tries to shiFt 'ho
blame on a little Republican
weekly campaign sheet caned
the news, published at Owens
boro. Birkhead and Ringo can
hardly afford to notice the vic
ious slurs of this journalistic
nonentity, nor any other paper
that reprints its slanderous ar
ticles purely for campaign effect
and then claims friendship for
these honorable men.
The greensboro New, which is the
same size of the Hartford Herald
and has larger circulation, says
that on Wednesday night before the
August primary, on Saturday, in Ow-
ensboro, just after Judge ]. S. Glenn,
an Ohio county Democrat and neigh
Dor of the Herald, who was candi-
date against Judge Birkhead, had
been hooted and discourteously treat
ed by drunken mob, Judge Birk-
ucdu anu 4dI. Sltmcuts, MdStcI AOu-
- Daviess county went
into a saloon and paid for the drinks
for these men.
Three weeks ago this paper pub
lished the charge and offered space
for a denial. So far no denial has
been made. We presumed it would
be promptly complied with. Instead
the Hartford Herald attacks us for
even mentioning such a charge, pub
lished in a dirty little campaign
sheet" The good" people of Ohio
county want to know whether or not
the charge is true. They are not
about its origin. 1t may
be satisfactory to Mr.. Matthews, edi-
tor of the Herald, who voted against
his fellow townsman and countyman,
to pooh! pooh! this charge away by
asserting it was published in a dir
~ campaign sheet anyway, thus vur-
tually admitting its truth but there
are others to whom it is not salts
.actory. aa'se-' .-. ...~.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-09-17
Orders Inquiry Into The Primary.

Pikeville, Ky, Sept. 14.-Judge J.
NJ. Robertson, famous election fraud
investigator is on the job with an
other inquiry into the ballot corrup-
tion. He charged the grand jury
converting with the Pike Circuit
Court today to make a thorough in
quiry into frauds which came to
light in the recent TaylOr-Coleman
contest case in which the ballot box
from Coeburn precinct was found to
have been stuffed with newspapers
instead of a proper return of bal
lots.
He also charged the jury to take
a thorough look into Elkhorn pre-
cinct No. Is in which the contest
petition charges that every irregu-
larity known and every violation of
the law was practiced."
A number of criminal convictions
are apt to result from this probe.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-09-17
Mclean Has Lost Good Citizen


Death removed one of Mclean
counties most prominent and highly
respected citizens on Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock when Charles w.
Thomasson. passed away at his home
at Livermore.
Mr.. Thomasson was born in Da-
viess county. April IL, 1853. and in
his early life moved to Mclean coun-
ty. He married Miss Hester Tuck
er of Livia. who with two sons. the
latter being e. Forrest Thomasson.
the postmaster Of Livermore and
Charles F. Thomasson a well known
business man and captain OF the ma
tional guards there, survives him.
Two brothers, p. w. Of Morgantown
and William of Sebree and one sis
ter. Mrs. Mary Howard, also survive
the deceased. t...
Mr.. Thomasson was a member Of
the Baptist church and a Democrat
in faith. He organized the Bank of
Livermore about 10 years ago being
elected president. which he held IN
til last April, when he was seized
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-09-17

Score one for Col. Woodson. Since
he threatened to tell what he knew
about the Times and Courier-Jour-
mel corrupting the legislature, we
have watched in vain for any fur
Their reference to Col. Woodson by
"Marse" Henry. That must have
been a hot poker to have produced
such death-like stiffness, and so sud
denly. Ii the Courier-Journal did
help furnish a corruption fund, won
der If any of il went into 1.-The shack
that graft built" We may never
know. Anyway 'Marse' Henry should
change the name of Woodson from
"buzzard" to eagle.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-09-17
Talk Is Cheap

When you use the Farmers Mutual
Telephone service but it does take a
little money to pay expenses, more
poles and wires along new pike and
otherwise improve the service. So
the Board of Directors have decided
to discontinue service on October LIST
TO all who owe as much as two
months rent, and then take neces-
sary steps to collect up.
We have LAG phones and reach
about 1000 others in the county.
Our finances are in good shape and
we want to keep them so. Don't
neglect; don't forget; Oct. /, 1915.
E. w. FORD, Pres.
S. l.. KING, Sec'y. & Treas.
o. r. TINSLEY,
EZRA BAIRD,
HENRY PIRTLE,
Directors.