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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
By CAPT. ROLAND T. ANDREWS
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success nau Deen heavily supported by
foot troops different might have been
the issue. for the cuirassiers STAYED
long on the crest frantically storming
at the squares which moved them
down by squadrons. As 1t fell out.
they were almost totally destroyed by
the fire of the stubborn squares, and
by counter attack of massed English
horse.
The order for this charge of the
French horse-at least In the form It
was delivered-was afterward repudi-
ated by Napoleon. who declared that
Ney "acted like a madman," and that
he threw the cavalry away" Some
where in the course of this action the
reserve cavalry. the Horse Grenadiers
and the lighter lancers, and Hussars
had been brought in. Whether they
charged by direction of Ney or on the
inspiration of Guyot, their immediate
commander, is not certain. Napoleon
asserted that they had been ordered to
leave him under no circumstances. This
destruction of the whole mounted re-
serve Napoleon told Bourrienne cost
him the day.
In the waning day the intrepid
Ney. gathering the wreck Of
D'Erlon's corps, did carry La Haye
Sainte, on the English left, but 1t
was too late. The Prussians were
already pushing hard. Napoleon was
forced to play his last card. Cavalry
gone. first line corps shattered, he Or
dered up the dauntless Imperial Guard.
The emperor and the guard had turned
the day on many q field. The fierce
gients, in their towering bearskins,
seemed almost irresistible. Passing
before him. they hailed him with great
shouts of "Vive rEmpereur." while he.
pointing toward the English line, cried
out: "There is the road to Brussels" )"
But the guard went to death, and
| In the last charge 1t was ever to make.
With Ney. hatless, covered with mud
and blood, at its head, ON foot-for his
/ fifth horse Of the day had been killed
under hint climbed the hill in the
face of furious artillery fire, only to
| encounter Maitland's brigade of Eng
lish household troops, to whom the
duke himself is said to have shouted
the order, up, guards, and at them r.
The fire which followed was too ter
rife for even the veterans of Napo-
Icons eagles. In the darkness. for II
was now nearly eight O'Clock, they
wavered, reeled and fed, with the Brit
ish cavalry sabering them as they ran.
Someone raised the cry of "Sauve qui
peut," and all was lost. Only Cham
bronne's regiment of the guard re-
manned compact and defiant, moving
slowly in the welter of blood. sneer.
Ing at commands to surrender, prefer
Ing death to ignominy-and finding 1t
Napoleon was swept OF the field, to
become In few weeks an exiled cap
tive.
The loss of the French was never
known. All records disappeared with
the destruction of the army. In dead
and wounded Wellington lost $4,000
the Prussians 1000 more. At such
cost was purchased the delivery Of Eu'
rope.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Ask curfew in Camp centers.

Denver and Pueblo, camp centers for
national and state troops, Amay be
called upon by the State Women's Ad-
visory Committee OF the Colorado War
Council to adopt an II o'clock curfew
law for boys and girls under 1s years
old. such a movement to be effective
during the period of the war, was dis
cussed by the women In their meeting
In the Senate chamber at the capitol.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Court Decides AGAINST capp.

Denver.-The office of warden of
the state reformatory was practically
declared vacant by the Supreme Court
when it handed down decision hold
ing that M. P. Capp, removed by Gov
ernor Carlson, is not entitled to the
office, and at the same time declaring
that R. L. Shaw, appointed Capp's
successor, failed to qualify for the Of
flee by filing a proper bond.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Arizona.

The mines OF Globe and Miami are
getting back into operation.
In order to speed up underground
development. the Jerome Verde is to
install large compressor.
The Gila Development Company of
Ray encountered rich ore shoot In
the west drift on the 105-foot level.
Copper prices have been fixed At
23h cents a pound by agreement be-
tween the government and leading
copper producers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Hawaiian Party in Denver Oct. 27

Denver.-The adjournment of Con
gress appears to have had the effect
of fixing in definite manner the itin.
erary of the Hawaiian congressional
party, due in Denver at noon Satur-
day, Oct. 27. The party will spend
the afternoon and night in Denver
and leave the next morning at S:15
o'clock for Colorado Springs, going
from there westward to San Francisco
to embark for Honolulu on Nov. /.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Educator. to Meet Oct. 2s.Nov. 3

Denver.-Tke Colorado Educational
Association will hold its forty-third
annual meeting from Oct. 29 to Nov.
g. The eastern division will meet in
Denver at the auditorium on Nov 1,
Q and 3; the western division in Grand
Junction, Oct. 20, 80 and 81, and the
southern division in Pueblo. Oct. 81.
Nov. and Q.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
SAVE FOOD CAMPAIGN
DIRECTOR sTEARNs OPENS HEAD
ouARTERo At sTAvE HOUSE.
colorado's 2oo, 900 Families Are Being
Marshaied to Aid Hoover in Food
Conservation Plan.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Marshalins of Colorado's
100000 families for the United States
food conservation army under Herbert
Hoover has been begun In earnest by
Thomas B. Stearns, federal food ad-
ministrator for Colorado. Offices were
established in the capitol, an execu-
tive committee appointed and arrange
ments completed for the enlistment of
patriots to the food administration
drive through the week OF Oct. FL,
when every household In the state will
be asked to sign a pledge card. The
pledge is simply a patriotic declara-
ton to cooperate with the government
in the conservation OF foods needed by
this country for our allies and is to be
effective during the period of the war.
The food conservation plan extends
to every county in the state and calls
for a complete organization ns ono
unit OF the great state machinery to
help conserve food. Mr.. Sterns has
opened headquarters in Room IL, base
ment Of the state capitol, which will
also be the headquarters OF Charles
MacAllister Wilcox, state merchant
representative.
Robert ]. Grant has been appointed
executive manager of the new food
administration department and Mrs
Jennie E. Divett has been named
private secretary.
The state executive committee con-
sists of the following: Lucius f. Hal
lett, president of the Denver school
board; Henry NJ. Blackmer, president
Midwest Refining Company; C. A
Johnson, formerly president Chamber
of Commerce; Clint G. Houston, editor
Labor Bulletin: Harry C. James, vice
president Denver National Bank; F. l..
Woodward. attorney: c. A. Lory, pres
ident State Agricultural College, Fort
Collins; Cass e. Harrington, president
Civic Association; Raymond Miller,
president State Land Board. and for
mer Gov. Elias NJ Ammons.
]. II. Andrews, an old time newspa-
per man, national field representative
OF the campaign committee of the
United States food administration, ar
rived In Denver to assist Mr.. Stearns
in the organization OF the work in
Colorado and will later go to Wyoming
to assist in the organization there.
Arrangements are being perfected
for statewide publicity Of the plans OF
Food Administrator Stearns and every
newspaper in the state has been asked
to name representative to serve on
the general publicity committee. The
following names have been submitted
by the Colorado Editorial Association.
which will become part Of the pub
licity committee: Senator David ]
Elliott of Colorado Springs; d. P,
Saunders, Brush; Frank Hoag, Pueb
10; Guy U. Hardy, Canon City; Alva A
Swain, Denver; George e. Hosmer
Denver; ]. A. Barclay. Grand juno
ton, and H. E. Hogue OF Eaton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Now 10000 Bridge for Greeley Road.

A contract for the construction OF a
steel and concrete bridge 600 feet long
across the Platte river on the Lincoln
highway between Greeley and Kersey
was awarded by t. ]. Ehrhart. state
highway commissioner. at a cost of
s41,400. 1t will replace an old wooden
structure.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Mother and Daughter Poisoned

Pueblo.-As result of mistaking
strychnine for headache tablets, Mrs.
Praxcedis Trigillo and her daughter,
Mrs. Maggie Madril, who lived at
Undercliff. twenty-five miles from
here, are dead.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Every Sammy to Have Home Paper.

Colorado soldiers are not to suffer
from want of news from home. Every
Sammy enlisting in the troops of this
state, from a Colorado town, Is to
have his home town paper sent to him
without any cost to the Sammy. The
State War Council, at a meeting. de-
cided to provide each soldier of Colo
RADIO with a newspaper from his home,
the board to meet the expense, and
arrangements to carry out the plan
now are being made.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Reward Of ESQ for sIacker.

The reward of $50 for the delivery
of deserter from the army or navy
has been extended by the government
to include the apprehension OF slack
ers" or those who have attempted to
evade the draft.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Tailor. Granted Wage. Asked.

Denver.--One hundred and forty-fiv
tailors. members of Denver locals.
Nos. 8 and 2o4. who struck for higher
wages, returned to the shops with an
approximate raise of from 16 to rs per
cent increase in the general wage
scale.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
child's skeleton Found In River.

Pueblo.-The skeleton of a child has
been found on sandbar in the Ar
kansas river near Baxter. 1t is be-
lieved to be that of the 9-year-old son
Of Paul Allen, Pueblo barber.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
western N.~sp.p.r u.loa N.w. sesvs...
Metal Market prse...


Metal Market Prless.
New York.-Lead-e8.0O
Bar Silver-91hc
Copper-Castins, 323.5O
st. Louis.-Spelter sS13.
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 50
per cent $20.0oG25.0O per unit. Crude
per cent. $l2.00@12.50; 10 per cent.
$9.40Q1s.20 per unit.
Output Of $1,o2s, ,554 at Cripple creek.
Cripple Creek. Colo.-The output of
the Cripple Creek district for the
month of September totaled 97,511
tons. with gross bullion value OF
$1.02s.554. The average value of all
ores treated was 310.64.
The two local mills OF the Portland
tons OF ore of the low value of 1904
per ton. This necessarily brought
down the general value.
Dividends were paid during the
month by the Cresson Consolidated
Gold Mining and Milling Company to
the amount OF $122.000. and the
Golden Cycle Mining and Reduction,
$4,000; total of 100000.
Plant Tons. Ay. Val. CIR. Val
Golden Cycle,
Colo. spss.; $4,000 $1,000 100000
Portland Gold
Mining Co.
Colo. Spgs... 9,is6 2I.62 11ibTs
Smelters. Dem
p:i,,s ssie u @ ,,ls asso $500 l.o.aso
pc ence
Mill, c. c.
district ....37,100 2.05 76,O76
p I a n d,
Victor mill,
C. c. district. 1925 2.02 37,ois
Rex mill. Iron
clad lease. :, 1900 200 $500
c. district. s5o 2.4o $40
Totals ......9751i s1o.54 s1.o2s.ss4
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Must Be.

'T hear Flicker. who runs the new
picture theatre, is the most conscien-
tious man In town."
"As to how?"
Understand he lets one-eyed folk In
his show for half-price."
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Collect s2s7 ,e2s inheritance Tax.

Inheritance tax collections of 81
1887 were reported for the last two
weeks of September. These collec-
tions make the total collection this
year to date $297 ,623.S7.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
,ver Man Killed In Auto Wreck.

Denver Man Killed In Auto Wreck.
Denver.-John A. Valentine, presi
dent OF floral company, was killed in
an automobile accident near Night
hawk, Colo, while driving three 9TH
ers. including his wife, to Decker
Springs on a weekend fishing trip.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Battles Which Made the World
WATERLOO

1As rss:tas e h;sa n:..A
= t. anE
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
..s.rn s.~.p.p.r Union New. s.rvs...
COMING EVENTS.

Oct 17.-Annuai convention Of Red
Cross, at Denver.
OCT is-2o-AnnuaI meeting. orand
hodies- l. o. o. F. at Pueblo
Oct z5-zT-AnnuaI Flower show at
Auditorium In Denver.
oct 29-31-Educational Association
meeting at Grand Junction
OCT. 3l-Nov. 2-Educational Associa-
tion meeting at Pueblo.
meeting at Denver
9Junction.
Hov. 12-ls-Automobile Show at Dem
yer
Noy: 22-24-Rural School Conference in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31
WILLING TO AID CITY

GO long as the city is managed un-
y der the commission form of
government, it is the duty of
every citizen to uphold the hands OF
those responsible for the duties vested
in the City Council. 1t ought also to
be the aim and ambition of every. one
of the commissioners to give his very
best effort to the working out of the
problems which are involved in the
maintenance of an efficient admins
tration. Tt is unfortunate. of course.
that Mayor Meals is incapacitated for
any service and that there is a va
cancy by reason of the death of Com
missioner Bowman.
However, these facts should not in
terfere with effective service in every
department. There are hundreds of
good citizens in Harrisburg who are
willing to give their aid to the COM
missioners and nothing should stand
in the way of practical siunicipal ad-
ministration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31
THE NEWSPAPERS PART

TINE TELEGRAPH is pleased to
be one of the instruments chosen
by Secretary Daniels to assist in
procuring recruits for the Navy. Its
columns are at the disposal of the gov
ernment in this crisis. 1t will do what
it can. Throughout the war with
Mexico. the Civil War and the Spanish
American War the TELEGRAPH,
both as a newspaper and through the
men from it's own force who went with
the troops. has done its Bit"
Just now it. with all other Anferi-
can newspapers. is called upon to re-
frain from publication of certain lines
of military and naval news.
Like other loyal journals. it will go a
step beyond the governments require
ments. No matter how interesting or
important the item. nothing will be
published that may give aid or com
fort to the enemy" IL you wonder
why you do not get more war news
of the preparedness kind. that is the
reason.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31
Local Option Defeat

We hear much here and elsewhere,
every time a measure of the promi-
nence of this one is voted upon by the
Legislature. of the lack of opportunity
of the people to be honestly represent
ed by members of the Legislature AS q
matter of fact no such opportunity is
lacking under our form of government
The trouble is that most of the people
who vote do not grasp the occasion
presented to them at the primaries
and at the regular elections to select
men who will faithfully represent
them.
If the vote in the House on Tues
day does not represent the sentiment
of a majority OF the voters of Penn
sylvania on the question of the pass
age of local option law the majority
of the people are to blame for it. The
question has been agitated for many
years. 1t has been before the Legisla-
ture at all of the recent sessions and
despite the fact that Governor Brum-
baugh opposed all of the members who
voted against the bill two year ago a
large number of them were reelected
to the present House, while many of
those who voted for the bill were not
returned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31
Poet;ca IL
Pe~~o4Go"io
By the Ex-Committeeman

A general Democratic drive against
had a close election last fall is now
believed to be likely as a result of the
proceedings in the United States court
against Congressman o. d. Bleakley of
Fenango. 1t is understood that the
Democratic national leaders and the
State bosses made up their minds TO
test out the elecuIon of the Venango
man and if successful in their effort
to swing in against other men elected
last fall.
The plea of Bleallley late yesterday
came as a surprise to many people
here, including Democrats who had
been watching the Developments and
at the State headquarters there was
considerable buzzing. 1t is now be-
HeVed that ACTIVITY against congress-
men whose elections were formally
contested in the winter will be started.
Political strategists in Philadel-
phia have about decided to allow the
war developments to occupy the GEN.
ter of the legislative stage next week
and it is probable that there will be
no strenuous efforts to push the bills
making changes in the Philadelphia
city government or those to curb ac-
tivity of its employees which were so
much discussed this week.
An interesting move has been
started by people in the suburban dis
tricts about Philadelphia. the avowed
purpose to get municipality which
will better protect suburban interests.
The idea was launched a few days ago
at a meeting in Haverford at which it
was proposed to have seven boroughS
and townships unite. Chester is also
moving to take in some outlying dis
tricts which would make it larger than
Harrisburg. The proposed Haverford
merger would make a population the
size of Harrisburg.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
says: The hearing on the Mandatory
Budget bill before the Senate Commit
tee on Municipal Affairs in Councils
Finance Committee room in City Hall.
yesterday. resolved itself into one of
the Hveliest symposiums on finance.
bookkeeping and politics held in this
city since the days of the Catlin Com
mission. Seated beside Senator Edwin
III. Ware, chairman of the committee,
Senator James p. McNichol opposed
the bill now before the Legislature,
heckling speakers who favored the
measure and defending the present
The fall primary bill will be
amended in the Senate according to
gossip which is now being heard The
bill conflicts with the Jewish new year
and the chances are that change
which will not interfere with the regis
tration days will be effected.
industrious efforts are being made
to work up a row among third class
cities over legislation. The usual mall
contents are at work and the Demo-
cratic bosses in some localities are
lending their aid to creating dissatis-
faction. Some attempts are even be-
ing made to have the governor veto
the bill which would allow councils
to fill vacancies.
Members of the Legislature were
to-day looking forward to the pre-
sentation of the general appropriation
bill on Monday as the beginning of the
end OF the session. The data is being
compiled to frame the measure which
will contain a pretty fair idea of ap-
propriations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Location of Old Hotel
Harrisburg, Pa, March 81, /

Harrisburg, Pa, March 81, 1917.
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Sir: L want to ask historical
question for your investigation. AS l
recollect the original Coverly Hotel
was not on the site of the Common
wealth. 1t was on the corner of the
avenue directly across the street from
Market Square Presbyterian Church.
can. of course, be in error on fact
so remote ''as the early fifties" but
it is clearly in my mind that that was
the location about 1852 or later
was then a country lad, but occasion
ally came with father to market in
the old markethouses in the Square.
1t is a matter which 1 think can be
definitely settled ana il may be of suf-
ficient interest to you to induce you to
make the attempt.
ALLISON HILL.
(Wells Goverly's Hotel was located
in Second street where the building
of the Johnston Paper Company now
stands. That corner was once the site
of the Harrisburg postotfice and was
occupied by hotels for years under
various names. When Coverly retired
1t became a business establishment
Editor).
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31
IS THE PRESENT EUROPEAN
WAR GREATEST IN HISTORY
BY BRIGGS

of the European nations has yet
thrown into the firing line.
The European war has now lasted
two years and seven months. If the
war lasts another fourteen months (by
which time the duration of the Euro
pean war will equal the Civil War;
a large number of additional men will
becalled upon to do their bit" as
the English say; but 1t is improbable
that it will bring the figures to one in
seven.
In order to reach the figures of one
in seven Germany must place in the
fighting line between 3 and 10 million
men; France, approximately 6 million;
Russia, "a million; Great Britain,
from her snug little islands, 6 Il mil
lion, without counting any from her
colonies or from that vast empire on
which the sun never sets and whose
morning drum is heard round the
world.
One other point in this matter of
size should be considered. The battle
of Waterloo was decisive of the
Nap6leonic struggle and the battle of
Gettysburg of the American Civil
War. At Waterloo there were not far
from 10000 men on each side; at
Gettysburg about the same number.
In comparison with the vast aggre-
gate of troops engaged in Europe at
present, these figures seem small, but
in comparison with many of the most
important battles that have ever been
fought, the numbers are large.
If one examines the figures given
in the new Encyclopaedia Britannica
of the numbers engaged in the fifteen
battles commonly considered ':the fif-
teen decisive battles of the world"
one finds that only two or three were
fought by greater numbers than at
Waterloo and Gettysburg, and several
much smaller. At Hastings, William
the Conqueror had, perhaps, $4,000
men; at Marathon, where European
civilization was saved, the Greeks had
but 10000, and at Saratoga, where
the decisive battle of the Revolution
was fought, each side. had less than
10000. The Roman armies which
conquered the ancient world were not
large, and the armies with which
England won India could be placed
in the present European fighting lines
without ones knowing the difference.
1t will be seen, therefore, that mere
numbers are not of prime importance.
A fight between two featherweights is
Just as real as, and in fact probably
calls for more skill than, one between
two heavyweights. Americans may
well be proud that the two greatest
efforts made in the modern world
were those of the North and the
South in our Civil War.