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Evening star., 1918-07-21

purchase of the Cape Cod canal, and
at the meeting on Tuesday next. the
United States engineers will report
on the practicability and feasibility
of the inland waterway scheme.
Before the nation had rounded out
the first half century of its exist
ence. New York harbor had been con-
nected with the Delaware bay by q.
at that time, the Delaware and Rari-
tan. Similarly. the Delaware had
been connected with the Chesapeake
and the Chesapeake with the Abe
marie. and one of the first projects
land was the bisecting Of Cape Cod.
Since then United States engineers
have advocated the widening and
deepening of the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal. to enable the busi-
ness from Mississippi points and its
tributaries in the network of canals
from Cape Cod to Florida and thence
to- the Gulf Of Mexico.
The rivers and harbors act Of March.
109. provided for a survey for a con-
tinuous waterway, inland wherever prac-
ticable, from Boston. Mass, to Key
West, Fla, and directed the examina.
tion Of all practicable routes. The act
also provided for similar investigations
for an inland waterway across the state
of Florida and along the Gulf Of Mexico
to the Rio Grande.
4HS COulpletiOu Oh tne CaDe Cod canal
has brought Boston and other New Eng
land cities into shorter and safer dis
tances of the coal and cotton lands OF
the south.
Some conception Of the Importance OF
the Cape Cod canal to the shipping in
terests Of the country may be gained
when 1t Is known that there is approxi-
mately 25.000.000 aggregate tonnage
passing through the outside route, and.
with the canal dredged to the recom-
mendations Of the Army engineers, ships
OF any tonnage VIII be able to pass
feet deep, larger In dimensions than the
original Suez canal and capable Of ac-
commodating all the coast commercial
ships. It cuts through the eight -mile
isthmus between sBuxxards bay and
Barnstable bay and saves seventy miles
over the present hazardous route
through Vineyard sound, the graveyard
Of the Atlantic" whore twice as many
foEF exist and ,stprmf destry hal, q
million. dollars Of shipping each yeif.
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showed seven killed and fifty-six
wounded, and the final return of the
Confederate casualties showed forty
three killed. 143 wounded and eight
missing. divided between the 11th Vir-
ginia Volunteers. 9Th South Carolina.
10th Alabama. LIST Kentucky. Sumter
Flying Artillery. squadron of North
Carolina cavalry and troop of vir-
ginia cavalry.
Gen. Stuart's report. dated Dranes-
Vile. December 81, 1861, was addressed
to Gen. D. II. Hill He wrote:
We had q hard fought battle here yesterday.
had four pieces and four regiments, say Loo
strong The enemy had from five to ten reg
,neats and six. or seven pieces Of artillery.
arriSine. Withdrew my command in perfect
order from the Aeld. Carrying OF nearly All tie
wounded: The enemy's loss was over nifty
to Centerytlle today.
Il you could stand at the junction
Q, ene Georgetown and Leesburg pike.
alexandra and Leesburg pike and the
road to Seneca on Wheat's hill ana
pok along the thin but lons-drawn-
out line of old homes that make up
the village of Dranesville, you would
PROBABLY take keen pleasure in letting
the memory drop back ffty-seven
years and In reading Gen. McCans
and Gen. stuart's reports. After dis.
patching his brief account on the
afternoon of the fight. Gen. Mccall
wrote at length, and the RambIer
taxes from that old report the fol-
lowing extracts:
On the evening Of the 18Th, having learned
tnas Ine enemy's pickets had advanced to WITH
~ Iour or nve miles Of our lines and carried of,
10" good Onion mer and plundered and
=! eatened others. and that their reserve was
~ n tne nelghborhood Of Dranesville, gave writ
~ brigade at am. on the Goth, to surround
.na ~ capture this party. and at the same time
some OF the rank secessionists in that yicinity.
BITE. Gen. J; F.. Reynolds. with the 1st Bri-
eaoe. was directed to move on to Difhcuit
oI ms meeting a force stronger than his own
ns,ch Ms so:SS S an; on the 10th received dis
Informing me that the guide had learned thai
thers was full brigade, but without artillery,
at Herndon station; 500 infantry and cavalry
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for several generations. and in the
the pike is the site Of the homestead
Of the Drane family, which gave its
name to Dranesville. This highland
and some of the adjacent lowland was
the place of the engagement OF De-
cember 20. 1861, which was called the
battle Of Dranesville and which at
tracted nationwide attention at that
time. 1t was early in the war and
small AFFAIRS were given prominence
which did not attach to them later.
But for all that, the engagement at
Dranesville is Interesting and ought
not to be ignored In any narrative of
a ramble in that locality.
Dealing with that engagement there
lie before the Rambler the official re-
ports of Brig. Gen. George A. Mccall.
U. 8. A; Brig. Gen. E. o. c. Ord. Col
Thomas L. Kane. LIST Pennsylvania Re-
serve Rifles; Lieut.. Col William d. PEN
rose. 9Th Pennsylvania Reserve Infan-
try: Col. Conrad r. Jackson. 9Th Penn
sylvania Reserve Infantry: Col. John s.
McCalmont, 10th Pennsylvania Reserve
Infantry: Capt. Thomas Mcconnell. 10th
Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry: Col.
John H. Taggart, 18th Pennsylvania Re-
serve Infantry; Capt. Hezekiah Easton.
1st Pennsylvania Reserve Artillery, and
the report of Brig. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart,
C. s. A.
Gen. McCalrs report would make =
column and a half of matter in The
Star. and Gen. Stuart's would fill more
than two columns. The combined re-
ports would probably fill two pages
of this newspaper. Besides all these
Evening star., 1918-07-21

From the southeast comes another
road and It joins the Georgetown pike
near where the road strikes OF
toward the Seneca dam. That u the
Alexandria and Ieesbdfg pike. which
Evening star., 1918-07-21

N July % the hearing before
the United States board of
engineers will attract to
Washington representatives
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

Uogers farm. In 9-I2-1f II has
been abandoned at that depth.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

West Of Morris.
The Harden oil company has
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

rrt hand how We may best serve
them ana our country
Tho primary thing TODAY &c., NOT
what Il viii cost us not what in' 'r-
feet viii be on industries cog INA
,duals. but what must Dee done .u
order To win the war
"In holding our dcccnnlnl rouEuu.
linn IL is our purpose To nrIng f..
gethcr oil men from every Dutur. uf
Inc United states, producrra rutn
ers. iobhcrs. markcters ana ulpN
manufacturers assemble iu u ,ur.
grcEs as the oil industry, 80 that N.
may be truly representative 1000.
may with authority show The gN.
eminent that the oil industry N. To-
whole is anxious to DO IT'S part Dbl.
matter what the cost
ITO producers. rcfIncrs 'onH.r
mlrkcters and supply manUhgw....
liz extended cordial INVITATION a.
mcot with us at our dc,rupn' r..
yention In Ncw Nqsk city 0D.an.
\, .. 10 ana II,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

port issued hy the United states
Geographical survey Amounted Co
J1H.3lh.tOl barrels which was an
increase over lgI6 .of 8HhANttI
barrels of II 90 por cent lu quantity
The Nnlu, OF This amount OF urirD
lrum 1s mJh hctud W.5-irst,G3h.2l3.
which made un lngrgUsv OF ilgl.
t33.iii or 60 per cent The aver
1Wo price ~ barrel uf petroleum
marketed In 1917 was $3.50. uH
compared with $40 Boo N3IG The
uub large f'ld to show a decline
WAS thr Illinois field which pro.
duCrd nearly two million Hlrrvls lrss
lu 1911 than u 1915 The Lima
Indiana fcid barely hrld iu own.
while other Fields AN matr sulaRu
Ntl Increases
Cr,'dlt Ia shippers
The division ~ uuhlr.scryirr Nud
accounting ~ the United states rail
road administration e. A rrDuty
director has issued circular which
points ont thc strp8 which must Dee
taken hy shipper n ho Wishes to
have credit extended tu him for
transportation charges The Dirvu
yr states thti 10 be- not open goo any
shipper tu e-rurc credit hy nlnE ~
bond n Is only ln cases which
the railroad administration rules
upon thl' shipper viii hr granted
ga, privileges ~ securing credit upon
filing ~ re- bond The first step to hp
taken a tu flc AN application for
credit n me circumstances wur.
unt tho extension NJ credit lu the
Judgment NJ the railroad treasurer
ihr shipper viii hc notified tn Civ, a
bond after which credit Will bc oN.
tended h, tho railroad tu 'hc shp
per nliy OIl N,VH Report
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

The Monitor 900 1uc GAS company
tost uu the N Brown farm. in 20.
1J.11. rs "a failure. n has been
abandoned AZ 907 feet
J.. Skrltou A moro fortunate Boo
his 40 8. Hodge farm. In 2g.13. rs.
O. Ia making 25 barrels iu sand from
$50 Go lSg5 feet
The barbara Du company has "a
20 barrel well n its No I lRrIo
farm. in NO.13-l1 10 ls producing
from the AHA foot nnd
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28
Fuel Administrator Lays Down uu
Law

WASHINGTOS. july % ru.
plalnt was filed with the fpd,4Iu...
commission by one ut tho uI ....
panics OF Shreveport lH. a....
unfair practices on the pant nt .u
~ its competitors An My,srrN..
was made by the federal trade ..
mission and the compliant together
with the result OF the commission
investigation. was referred 600 OBJ,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

There are no blk wells - report
from the Haskell territory This week
Ssully Browu and associates have n
90 -barrol we'll In the 80 . ON the
Isaac Nanderslicc farm, iu I0-lh-l5.
T. I. klstler No I. } Nnndcrrlice
fec In 32-i5-15 is completed ben the
-SOO-foot sand and is making 20
barrels
Scully Summers and associates
have 5O-hsrrel well IN No. o ~
burnnt farm. In 36-lb-16
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28
In the noorh sand Cnnnu-,.

The compleuons at Morris are az
follows
punys 80 T. bradford farm. In 10
14-It. got the sand at 1870 feet and
ural
Jennings and asociatrs No 4 VIM
Morris farm. In 2l-lt-1t. which was
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

dry In the l.7e5-fopt bit on holnT
drcpcned is making 3, barrels in
the l.Ash foot sand.
Tho Dil Production oil company
has 80 barrel we'll In No y. j.
Flint farm. in 26-1A-lA Tn" sand
was found at l.ti5 feet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

The Reynolds Drilling company
has failure In It's test on the
Nuncy Tiger farm. In 2-iN12 The
tcst drilled into water NJ 2,i2O feet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

=. r. Stoncr and associates have
, O-barrcl well In the test on the ~
irown farm, In i6-l5-la. sand al
li20 feet,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28
LnIlnrr Mc-t OF Mnrria.

Burns and associates have a failure
AZ i.7i0 feet IN the test on the T.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-28

10 barrel well In No 0. II Scott
farm. IN 23-i3.tt This well Is pro-
ducng from the 1,26O-foot sand.
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
SUPPLY DEPENDS
UPON MANUFACTURERS

That ample supplies Of new crop
sugars will be available in a few
weeks and that manufacturers of
candy and non-essential food prod
'ucts using sugar may then be allowed
80 per cent instead Of the present so
percent Of normal requirements is
stated in advices received by State
Food Administrators Ely from Herbert
Hoover and the sugar division OF
the United States food administers
ton. 1t is pointed out that an extra
effort will be made to supply the so
per cent to avoid reduction Of the
number of persons dependent on the
manufacturers for Jobs, but that it
will be conditional OF the close CO.
operation of the manufacturers and
their pledge to use glucose, honey
and other substitutes 30 far 40 pos
sible. Probability that the 80 per
cent may be again cut down, but
gradually. is mentioned. Meanwhile
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
SUGAR SUPPLY TO
Be INCREASED IN
FEW WEEKS, SAYS
HERBERT HOOVER
Manufacturers Chief De
Gliding Factor in the
Situation.
MUST CONSERVE
AND SUBSTITUTE

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Food Ad.
ministrator Hoover told the senate
investigating committee he did not
believe earlier warnings of a sugar
shortage had anything to do with
frightening people into boarding or
made cus for producers to raise
prices. He believed the high prices
extorted by dealers in isolated cases
were an illustration Of what would
have been a general condition
throughout the country had not the
food administration arranged prices,
Had the government purchased sugar
imports as he advocated last sum-
mer, the food administrator said, no
price agreements would be necessary
now.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
ENEMIES SEEK TO
BURN NORFOLK IN
EFFORT TO RUIN
BIG WAR PLANTS
Evidence Shows Ger
mans Engaged in Plot
to Wreak Havoc.
SUSPECT FOUND
WIT CITY MAP
fnx leased Wire to New MexIesn.l

10y Leased WiTo To NcW W-~'S~HV
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 2.-Twenty-ftve
suspects were on the grill today in
the investigation of the mysterious
series of fires which yesterday did
z, 1000, 900 damage in Norfolk and
lesser damage in Newport News and
Portsmouth, nearby.
A mass Of Recovered ruins which
today was surrounded by soldiers,
marines and home guards and the
city gave the appearance OF being
under martial law.
While the local authorities today
seemed to be less of the opinion that
the fires were q part of a plot to
destroy the city or to distract at
tention from the governments war
plants on the water front, while
enemies might work destruction
there, the department Of justice was
active today and about 20 suspects
were turned over to government
agents by the police court without
hearing.
Two women are among those de-
tained. Among the men is w. j.
Brosvoprdt. who ia charged with
having made disloyal remarks while
the Monticello hotel was burning.
His rooms at another hotel was
searched and there were found Ger
man papers, maps Of Norfolk and a
book OF German memoirs, with a pic
tnre of the kaiser on the flyleaf.
Officers took possession OF these.
The authorities said valuable inform
alton concerning Germans here has
been obtained from the men and
women under detention.
Two more injured firemen were
added to last nights list of casual
ties. They were caught by falling
walls. Heavy snow was falling today.
Strangers coming into the city were
cared for by private homes and pub
lie institutions.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
TRAFFIC RELIEF TO
CUT PRICE OF MILK

Washington, Jan. I'm approx
ing milk prices fixed by the federal
milk commission in New York City,
Food Administrator Hoover said to-
night that IL government operation
Of the railroads results in relieving
the traffic congestion so that sufft.
cient cars can be returned to the
corn belt, the price of corn to the
should fall rapidly with
a resultant decrease in milk prices.
"The price Of s1.95 for corn in
north Atlantic States is simply a
problem Of car shortage" said Mr..
Hoover. 1.-THE farmers wish to dis
pose of their corn and trading is
going on in certain localities as low
as $1.10 a busheL The corn raiser
does not benefit from a high market
which he cannot reach. Therefore,
u feed and our milk situations are
inextricably tangled with our railway
situation. II we can secure free
movement OF grain there is hope Of
cheaper milk"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
SLAV FARLEY
WITH B0CHE
BROKEN OFF
Hun Mailed Fist and
Cloven Hoof Shown;
Bolsheviki Jeer.
LITHUANIA AND
POLAND OBSTACLES
Ruthlessness Shows I'm
der Thin German We
neer of Democracy.
(By Leased Wire to New M~exIcan.)

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
Washington, Jan. 2.--Peace
negotiations at Brest-Litovsk
have been broken off by the
Box hevik government owing
to the German attitude in re-
gard to Poland and Lithuania
and the enemy's proposal that
garrisons be retained at Libau,
Riga and elsewhere, according
to a telegram from the Petro-
grad correspondent Of the
Daily News appearing in that
paper today.
The dispatch quotes an arti-
Gle from the Bolsheviki news
paper, Issivta, discussing "the
new phase in the peace negoti-
ations."
The article says that owing
to pressure from below the
Germans, "have been obliged
" - N
to soil their lips with the for
mula put forward by the soc
ialists at the beginning of the
war, but the German imperial
lists would not be imperialists
If they did not try to take back
in fact what with gritted teeth
they yielded in words"
The Russian revolution can.
not accept their conditions t.
retain Poland and Lithuania
"Just you try it, gentlemen
says the Issivta.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
CONSTANT AND SPEEDY
DISPATCH OF TROOPS

Ut inOOFo
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-constant
and speedy dispatch of American
troops to the European battle front Is
the principal Recommendation made
to the government by the American
delegates who recently returned from
the inter-alIied war council at Paris
Speeding Up Of the merchant ship
building program and closer co-opers-
tIon with the co-belligerents are the
other principal recommendations.
This was disclosed today by the state
department which made public a sum-
mary Of the result Of the conference.
Through a new inter-allied organic
alton for coordination of shipping re-
sources, arrangements have been
made to devote the greatest amount
of tonnage possible for the transpor-
tation of American troops"
A definite plan was formed Tor
more active utilization of American
naval forces and an agreement was
made with the British admiralty to Ell
feet certain plans for anti-submarine
warfare.
The contribution of the United
States to a pooling of war resources
was agreed upon. The arrangement
guarantees full equipment of every
kind will be available to all American
forces sent to Europe during 1918
Arrangements were made to have the
United States participate in military
deliberation of a supreme wal coun'
ell. "as a step toward efficient and
centralized unity Of control Of mill
tary operations" 4
Plans also were worked out where
by to permit the United States to
visualize the problem Of food control
at home. Great Britain, France and
italy agreed to put in legalized and
compulsory control Of foodstuffs IN
their countries.
The extent Of the military effort t.
be aimed at by the United States was
clearly determined and an allied ad
visory board was created to advise
each nation on allotments of ships
to permit the American military eft
fort to be realized.
Delegates Recommendations
The principal recommendations Q
the American delegates headed By
Col. e. M. House as President Will
sons personal representative are:
AThat the United States exert al
their Influence to secure the entire
unity Of effort, military and naval
economic. between themselves ant
the countries associated with then
in the
"1nasmuch as the successful termi
nation of the war by the Unitee
States and the allies can be great,
FASTENED by the extension of the Unit
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
Much Mystery
About Explosion
In Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. IA mys-
FERROUS and terrific explosion shook
this city early today. The sky was
lighted for several seconds and was
followed by loud reports which shook
buildings. No definite explanation OF
the explosion has been found. A
theory that it was a meteor passing
through the clouds and dropping
somewhere south of the city was adj
vanced but no traces have been dis
covered.
Several people about s o'clock this
morning saw a bright light in the sky
as II a large meteor was passing. This
was followed by the explosion which
was heard at points in a radius Of 80
miles from Chattanooga.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
Will PrOUide All
Transport; Shipping
Program Must Rush
BeIligcrcnts Must Present Single
And United Front to Hun,
War Councils Decision

Jan. 2.-American troops are to be rushed to
Europe in as large and as constant a stream as is humanity pos
|sible.
The allied nations will so arrange their shipping as to pro-
vide the necessary transports.
The merchant ship building program must be rushed.
There is to be cloger cooperation OF all the co-belhgerents
to present a s~inglesad united front to German autocracy
The part of the United States has been clearly defined and
arrangements made to carry it out.
These are the principal results, as they affect America, OF
the recent inter-alied war council in Paris, announced today
for the first time by the state department. These recommend
atoms, made by the American delegates, of whom Colonel +, M.
House, President Wilson'S personal representative, was head,
are the result Of the great council Of heads Of all the co-belig-
|erents. 6H A1&M%M
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03
Wins
First Round
In NeW Year
Austro- Germans Driven
From B~ridge-head on
the River Pave.
ALLIED FRONT
MUCH STRONGER
Heavy Snow in Alps to
Assist Materially Tir-
ing Romans.
10y Leased Wire to New Mexican

(By Leased Wire to New Mexlcan.)
Italian troops have won the first
victory recorded In the New Year
The defensive line from Lake cards
to the Adriatic has been strengthened
by the italian in driving the
Austro-c Germans from the senzon
bridgehead on the western bank Of
the Piave, which they had held since
mld-November.
While holding strong positions II
the mountain region from Asiagc
across the Brenta to the Piave, the
italian flank along the Plave is nov
intact. The enemy has replied onl,
with artillery to the fresh stroke
which gained valuable positions II
tho Monte Tomba region. TIL,
weather apparently also 10 coming t.
the aid of the hard pressed Italiar
army, which has had little rest since
the Austro-c erman drive began lat,
In october.
Heavy snow Is falling on the Swiss
italian and Swlss-Austrian frontiers
Troops and other trains are beinI
held In the Alps by the snow an,
the food supply Of the enemy troop
on the Italian northeastern front hal
been cut off temporarily.
On the western front the comm,
Of 1918 was welcomed by stronl
artillery duels In the Ypres, Cambria
and Verdun areas.
IN tho verdun sector the German
Rave extended their fire to tho LET
bank Of the river, but have made n,
attacks.
The Germans attempted a raid nea
Loos, north Of Lens, Tuesda,
morning, but were repuised by tn,
British.
ATTEMPT TO CROSS
PAVE RIVER DEFEATED
Rome. Jan. 2.-Another attempt t,
! cross the Piave river has been de
(CAnkinued On pagN Nour.l
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-01-03

ed states shipping program; that the
government and people of the United
States bend every effort towards &C.
complishing this result by a syste-
matte coordination Of OF
men and materials.
That the fighting forces OF the
United States be dispatched to Ell
rope with the least possible delay
incident to training and equipment"
The following statement by the
state department was made public in
connection with the recommendar
tons:
"A review of the report filed with
the department of state by Colonel
House, the head Of the special war
mission which visited Great Britain
and France in November shows that
1t succeeded in its purpose Of reach
ing a definite working plan for the
prosecution of the war through CO.
operation Of the governments repre-
scented at the conference held In
Paris in the various fields Of activity
and through marshalling the re-
sources OF the nations at war with
the central powers and co.ordinating
their uses under a common authority,
thus avoiding the waste and uncer-
tainties that arise from independent
action.
"The results of the conferences az
shown in the report are most crafty
ing to this government, first, because
they indicate that the c~onferees we're
inspired by the desire to be mu-
tually helpful, and second, because
the agreements, which we're reached
when in full operation will greatly In
crease the effectiveness of the efforts
now being put forth by the United
States and the allies In the conflict
against Germany and A~ustrialHun-
gary.
"a summary OF the results accom-
plished at their conferences and the
recommendations made by the Ameri-
can mission will Indicate the value of
the work done and the partial meth
DDS which we're considered by the
conferences and which are recon-
mended in the report"