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South a success. Congress recognized
the value Of his services, and tried to
show adequate appreciation of them.
He was given a vote of thanks and
breveted brigadier general. When
the American cause triumphed he de-
cided to depart for Poland.
Kosciuszko returned to n Poland that
was outraged, torn, and stripped. He
plunged into what seemed hopeless
situation, and would have saved 1t.
were it not for the weakness of Stan
islaus, who concluded n humiliating
peace. When the second partition &C.
CURED, In 1793, n general rising of the
population took place, and Kosciuszko
was made dictator. For time he
swept everything before him; the Rus
sian garrison at Warsaw was wiped
out; success for his cause seemed Ill
most assured. Then Prussian army
entered the country from one side and
two Russian armies from the other.
and, after a gallant struggle, the Poles
suffered crushing defeat at Macieo-
vice, where their commander fell, COW
cred with wounds.
Imprisonment In st. Petersburg, was
set free by the Emperor Paul, from
whom he refused commission. In the
course of time he revisited the United
States. received a pension and parcel
of land, and was given popular Us well
as public honors, but he was not con-
tented. He could not reconcile himself
to the alien law. At length he settled
quietly In Switzerland, and one of his
last acts was the granting of freedom
to the serfs on his paternal estate.
Thaddeus Kosciuszko's name is In
delibly written, not only In the his
tory, but In the nomenclature of the
United States. The Americans of his
time, the pioneers and nation-builders,
were not unmindful of or Indifferent
to his services, and they strove to
prove their gratitude by naming after
him many counties and towns.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
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PRECIOUS old FLAG
Relic Of Continental Army, Recently
Found, Seems to Have Been
MiracuIousIy Preserved.

So great was the interest shown In
the battle flag of the Continental army,
found between the walls of an old
building. that 1t is probable an eff
fort will be made to have the flag dis
played in some public building as a
permanent memorial Of the Revolution,
says the New York Times.
Tho banner was found wrapped in
the buff and blue uniform coat of a
Continental soldier. Moths had con-
sumed much of the wooden garment,
but the flag. being made of linen, is
still in excellent condition.
The flag was found by Michael La
Vista in an old building which he
owns. He took the flag to b. M.
Shepard, head of the Dobbs Ferry pub
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LIDER1 0R he

lie school. Mr.. La Vista says the dis
covery Of the old flag was good omen
to the cause of the people now fighting
In another war for Liberty or Death"
According to Mr.. Shepard the flag
was probably carried In the battle Of
White Plains. Reference to local his
tories showed that flag of the same
design had been carried In that battle.
The flag. which is well preserved,
though bearing signs of age, measures
"a by SO inches. Its white cloth he's
been yellowed by time. Across the top
is the inscription In black, Liberty or
DEATH" the words of Patrick Henry.
Below the motto is a pair of crossed
daggers and above them Liberty
cap.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-28
MILITARY POST
THAT Was NAMED
FOR WASHINGTON
Carlisle, Pa, Claims to Have Had
Within Its Limits Station Of I'M
portance That Antedates the Nation
al Capital by Many Years-Made
First Move for American Liberty.

~ ARLISLE, Pa, claims to have
had within Its limits the first
4 place (Washingtonburg) In the
United States to be named for
George Washington and to have the
oldest meeting house west of the Sus-
Quehanna. wherein the germ of Ameri-
can liberty was conceived.
Access to hidden records and facts
long buried in state archives Is re-
writing history and lately discovered
"Uncompleted Paper" by the late
Christian P. Humrich. Esq, discloses
the fact that on the present site Of the
United States Indian school at Car
Isle in precautionary times was an
establishment of recognized impor-
lance, and Of great historical interest,""
known us Washingtonburg.
No record Is found In state or coun-
ty of Its existence, but research shows
that 1t was quite an important place
and more than suburb of Carlisle.
1t was national and not state es-
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had sent for -e-enforcements early in
the day, and John Stark, with his New
Hampshire company, had courageously
crossed Charlestown Neck under Sc
we're fire from the enemy. But the haz-
ard of the attempt deferred other COM
manders from bringing troops to the
support of the brave Prescott.
With ammunition almost exhausted
and troops tired out from the strain to
which they had been subjected, Pres
colt realized the futility of holding his
position in the face of repeated at-
taclSs by the reformed and REINFORCED
British lines. Nevertheless he deter
mined again to measure his strength
with the adversary; and, with a COM
mand to his men to make every shot
tell. he awaited the advance of the
British. Again the latter were per-
mitted to advance within twenty yards
of the American works before they
we're fired upon. The British line was
broken, but still 1t advanced. With
their powder now quite exhausted, the
Americans met their opponents with
dubbed nuskets and bayonets.
The odds were too great and Pres
colt ordered his men to retreat. 1t
was In doing this that the Americans
suffered their heaviest loss; among
others who fell was Warren, one of
the most cherished of the popular lead
erS.
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HONOR BRAVE POLE.
koseIusxko VIII Ever Bs Name to Be
Revered BY Those Who Recognize
His Lies Devotion to the Sacred
Cause Of Human Liberty.
\ OBLIC attention has, to some ex-
y tent. recently been turned back
fo the Caraar ond <t,,aS nf

~ UBLIC attention has, to some ex-
tent, recently been turned back
to the career and times OF
Thaddeus Kosciuszko. In Eng
land measure Of recognition has
been given to the virtues and accom-
plishments of the Polish patriot. In
the United States his contemporaries
and their descendants have paid trib-
ute to his memory. Some Americans
have Joined In testimonials, but only In
an inconspicuous way, while their
government has taken no official cog
nlzance of the proceedings at home or
abroad. The apparent Indifference to
the memory of this remarkable man
by nation to which he gave his serv-
Ices freely In trying hour may be
hastily attributed, in some quarters. to
the proverbial ingratitude of republics.
but the seeming neglect was doubtless
very largely due to the state of the
times, and the incessant demands on
attention by important current events.
Had conditions been normal. respect
and honor would have been freely be-
slowed upon the name of the great
Pole. Time was when the United
States We'd with his native land In ac-
claiming him n hero. The opportunity
of the nation to whom he proved q
friend in need did not. however, wait
upon the present revival of interest in
him, nor will the gratitude of the peo-
pie of that nation cease when the re-
vival shall have spent itself. The Unit
ed States can and will, in due season.
pay Its debt to Poland In the name of
kosciuszko with quite as much grace
and quite as much honor as 1t is striv-
Ing to pay its debt to France in the
name Of Lafayette.
The part KoscIuszko played In the
struggle of the colonies was made ia
millar to the school children of other
generations in the Fourth reader.
There Is little or nothing about him in
the school readers of today. 1t was
as an engineer rather than as war
rior that he proved most useful to
Washington. History credits him with
the planning Of the fortified cnmp of
General Gates Mt Bemis Heights, and
to his skill is attributed very largely
the plans that mnde possible the vic
tory Mt Saratoga. He constructed the
Notifications of West Point, and help
ed to make Greene's campaign in the
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post was the first place in the United
States to be named for Washington
and that Its existence antedates by
years Washington, d. @.
When General Washington was in
Carlisle during the whisky rebellion
he, with Alexander Hamilton, wor-
SHIPPED in the "Old Presbyterian Meet
ing House" on the public square in
Carlisle, and 1t was in this identical
meeting house, on July IL, 1774, year
before the Mecklenburg declaration,
public meeting of patriotic citizens
gathered from the town and surround
ing country, condemned the act of the
British parliament and urged vigorous
measures to correct the wrong. Col.
John Montgomery was the presiding
officer. James Wilson was present and
was appointed one of the members Of
the committee to meet with other COM
mittees to take action. He was later a
member of the Continental congress, a
sgner of the Declaration and justice
Of the Supreme court. Wings history
states. land when in the Continental
congress he received instructions from
his constituents in Cumberland county
to advocate an entire separation from
the mother country. This was prob
ably the first utterance of that senti-
ment of the country"
6ancroft's Tribute to Wilson.
Bancroft says of Wilson: "He WINS an
ardent patriot, like many other emf
nent men of that day-not at first
avowedly In favor of seJArance from
ho h,,k
when he received definite instruction
from his constituents"
Bellman, writing of the potency of
this meeting held In the "Old Meeting
House" on July II. 1774, says: 1.-THE
influence, therefore, of the meeting, or
Of subsequent Instructions to which 1t
gave rise, seems to have determined
the action of Pennsylvania in that
great crisis which men even like John
Dickinson were too timid or too cow
ardly to meet"
The vote of James Wilson deter
mined the vote of Pennsylvania. Had
Pennsylvania failed to accept the reso-
luton we today would be under an
other flag.
Philadelphia may be considered 1.-THE
birthplace of American liberty" but
its conception In the "Old Presbyterian
Meeting House." in Carlisle, Cumber-
land county, Pennsylvania, made 1t
possible to be born.
The Scotch-Irish part In the Revolu-
tionary war and the events preceding
1t is becoming more apparent and I'm
portant, and the actions taken in the
Presbyterian meeting houses through
out Pennsylvania are vital to historic
recital.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-28
Principle Must Be Adhered To.

One of the statesmen who fashioned
this government upon its broad lines
that have endured left us the guiding
words that eternal vigilance Is the
price of liberty" and we should hold
fast to that in all our future; that
vigilance which shall make US pre-
pared in peace for possible war, pre-
pared in war for promised peace, and
watchful both In peace and war for
the principles and the policies which
have safeguarded the constitution and
which will save, If anything will save,
our republic till nations are no more.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-28

~ I'd you know that a boy. q
young lad, the grandson of the
old bellman at the state house,
Philadelphia. helped to pro-
claim the liberty of the United States7
Every boy in the country should be
proud that boy like him was the one
chosen to give the signal to proclaim
liberty throughout the land and unto
all the inhabitants thereofv'
The story of this great day is told in
a charming manner In the verses that
follow:
There was tumult in the city,
In the quaint old Quaker town.
And the streets were rife with people
Pacing restless up and down;
People gathering at corners,
Where they whispered each to each,
And the sweat stood on their temples,
With the earnestness of speech.
AS the bleak Atlantic currents
Lash the wild Newfoundland shore,
So they beat against the Statehouse
So they surged against the door;
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ton was buried In sleep. The sentry's
cry Of "All's well I" could be heard dis
tnctIy from Its shores.
At dawn. 143 years ago. the Ameri-
cans Mt work were seen by the sailors
on bonrd the British ships of war and
the alarm was given. The captain of
the Lively, the nearest ship. without
waiting for orders. put spring upon
her cable and, bringing her guns to
bear, opened fire upon the hill. One
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-28
Put His Amerieanl.m First.

You must remember" said he who
first came to us as Marquis de la Fay
cite when he was asked by what title
he preferred to be addressed when he
was last on these shores 'that I am
an American general"
he had renowned meanwhile one
OF the proudest patents of nobility in
France that he might feel stronger
within him the call Of freedom. The
reply 10 Characteristic Of his whole
outlook Of life.
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So they beat against tho portal
Man and woman. maid and child;
And the July sun In heaven
On the scene looked down and smiled
The same sun that saw the Spartan
Shed his patriot blood In vain.
Now beheld the soul of freedom
All unconQuered rise again.
A1oft in that high steeple
Sat the bellman. old and gray;
He was weary of the tyrant
And his iron sceptered sway;
So he sat with one hand ready
On the clapper of the bell.
When his eyes should catch the signal,
Very happy news to tell.
Seel see! the dense crowd quivers
Through all its lengthy line.
As the boy beside the portal
Looks forth to give the sign!
With his small hands upward lifted,
Breezes dallying with his hair.
Hark! with deep. clear intonation.
Breaks his young voice on the air.
flushed the peoples swelling murmur,
List the boys strong Joyous cry!
'Ring!' he shouts aloud, Ring, Grand
pa!
Ring! o. Ring for Libertyw
And straightway. at the signal.
The old beliman lifts his hand.
And sends the good news. making
Iron music through the land.
How they shouted! What rejoicingi
How the old bell shook the air,
TIL the clang of freedom ruffled
The calm gliding Delaware!
How the bonfires and the torches
Illumed the nights repose.
And from the flames. like Phoenix.
Fair liberty arose!
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harbor. advanced In solid column
against the Notifications. Confidently
they approached the works of the
Americans, constituting the silence on
the hilltop as timidIty. They changed
their attitude on this point when they
arrived within few hundred feet Of
the redoubt. The Americans had been
silent, but they had been ordered to
refrain from firing until the command
was given. Thus it was the British,
advancing over the open stretch Of
ground. painting from the heat and the
weight of their knapsacks, heard the
word 'Firel" at the moment of their
supreme confidence and recoiled before
volley that moved down many Of
their number.
British Line Decmated.
A deadly fire was poured into the
British columns, the marksmen of the
Americans picking off the officers.
Along the whole line of Notifications.
from the rail fence to the redoubt. the
British troops were soon In retreat.
The British columns advanced a sec
ond time and once more were met with
deadly fire. Now, however, they were
prepared for 1t; although staggered by
the shock, they soon rallied and con-
tinued their advance. The Americans
fred with such rapidity that 1t seemed
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Of the number In action, thus placing
1t among the bloodiest battles that had
heretofore been known to history. At
Waterloo the British loss was less
than "a per cent. No wonder that
June II Is a second Fourth of July.
What the Victory Meant.
A gallant loyallst of Massachusetts,
who fought so well for King George
that he rose to be a full general in the
British army, regarded Bunker Hill as
n transaction which controlled every
thing that followed. "You could not"
he would say to his friends on the 9TH
er.side. shave succeeded without It,"
'srhe rebels" Gage wrote week af-
ter the battle, ''are shown not to be the
disorderly rabble too many have sup
posed. In all their wars against the
French they have showed no such con-
duct and perseverance as they do now.
They do not see that they have ex-
changed liberty for tyranny. No peo-
pie were ever governed more absolute
ly than the American provinces now
are; and no reason can be given for
their submission but that 1t is ty-
ranny which they have erected them
selves"
Bunker Fiji exhibited the Americans
to AL the world as people to be
courted by allies and counted with by
foes. 1t was a marvel that so many
armed citizens had been got together
SO quickly and still greater marvel
that they had stayed together SO long.
Move Forced on British.
After the engagement Mt Lexington
on April 10 the British force under
General Gage was increased to 10000
men by the arrival of Generals Howe,
Clinton. and Burgoyne with their COM
mands from England. These occupied
the town OF Boston on a peninsula ex-
tending into the harbor. The naval
forces consisted of the Falcon, Lively.
Somerset. Symmetry. Glasgow, and
four floating batteries. Across the
Charles river. at Cambridge, and on
the surrounding hills, were encamped
between 10000 and 10000 undIsci-
piined Americans The British, thus cut
on from communication with the main
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tablishment for "Col. Flower, Commits
sary-General of Military Stores" re
quests that he might have Carpenters,
Farriers. Gun Smiths, Tinmen. Sad
oilers and Shoemakers" for work at
this place.
Coal Used IndustriaIiy.
DR.. Charles F. Hines of Dickinson
college writes: ut was, too, an up-to-
date, or rather, away-ahedd- of-date,
establishment. at least in regard to
fuel employed, for anthracite coal from
Wilkesbarre region was floated down
the Susquehanna and hauled in wagons
from Harris Ferry (Harrisburg) to
this point. This was the first use of
such coal, on such a scale, and for In
dustriSl purposes" Evidence of the
large eorce Of workmen employed is
found In meat bill, dated February Z,
1881, for $50 head of beef cattle to
supply the artiicers and others at
Washingtonburg. at the Continental
works near Carlisle"
The contention Is that this military
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ms II a continuous
stream OF fire
poured out from
t h q redoubt.
Bravely the Brit
ish struggled to
cross the open
place In front OF
their enemy's po-
sltion. but were
forced to give up
the attempt, and
fled precipitately
to the boats.
Although tn e
field was strewn
with their dead,
the British again
attempted to take
the American po-
sItion. Prescott
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-28
Nation Coming Into Its Own.

The heart and the brain of this re-
public should pause today and thrill
with the consciousness of what we
have done and what it has been re-
served for us to do. The past is Sc
cure. History has recorded the inr
mortal thing.which we have been. We
are standing now upon and across the
threshold of our greatest achieve
ment and our greatest usefulness
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err a shot better
directed than the
others had done
some execution in
the trenches. Pres
. scott himself
mounted t h e
works and march
ed to and fro
with drawn sword
regardless Of the
fact that he was a
mark for the Brit
ish. He thus pre-
served the cour-
age Of his men,
who had never be-
fore been under
fire.
1t was about
three o'clock In
t h g afternoon
when the British
troops supported
by a terrific bonn
bardment from
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land, were seriously hampered for pre-
visions, and General Gage contem-
plated a movement to occupy the ssv-
eral heights near Charlestown, Mt Dor
chester, and adjacent posnts.
The arrival Of such formidable
force Of the enemy caused the gravest
concern to the colonists. 1t was ru-
mored that the British would sally forth
from Boston and burn the neighboring
towns. 1t was to prevent this that the
Americans determined to fortify Bun
ker Hill: for, II the British should get
out of the city and intrench upon Dor
chester Heights to the south of Bos-
ton, the Continental position would be
made untenable.
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anu TIC iiiiilS ing VI
the voices
Made n harmony
profound.
Till the quiet street
of chestnuts
Was all turbulent
with sound.
"will they do it7"
Dare they do
it?"
who IL speak
ing?" whats
the news7"
What of Adams"
what of Sher-
man7"
20. God, grant
they won't re-
fuse"
Make some way
therei" Let me
nearer!"
Il am stihingr-
"Sufie then;
When a nations
life's at hazard,
We've no time to
think of menl"
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Prescott,s oaIIant Act.

Not nm unnecessary sound was made
during the long hours of the night of
June 16, 1775. and when dawn came in
trenchments six feet high along the
side of the hill were disclosed. In the
face of the fire from the enemy ships
and by the battery on Cops Hill the
Americans kept steadily Mt work com.
pleting their intrenchments and, when
there was slight show of faltering aft
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-06-28
BUNKER HILL
PROVED SPIRIT
OF COL0NISTS
In Its Consequences That Conflict
Ranks ~ the Most Momentous Of
All the Struggles Of Revolutionary
Days-ReveaIed to the British the
True Spirit Of Their Foes.

A LITTLE before
sunset 143 years
ago. a few hum
dred American
troops stacked
their guns, threw
Off their packs,
seized t h e l r
trenching tools
and set to work
with great spirit.
At rnfduiphf Roe-
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RANG OUT liberty

Inspiration 70 Younger Generation 70
Remember That Boy Gave Signal for
Peal That Reverberated to the Ends
Of tho Earth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-08-08
Government Exhibits.

The joint committee on government
exhibits, representing the departments
of agriculture, war, navy, interior and
commerce, the food administration and
tbe committee on public information,
has announced display of exhibits
showing the wartime and other activi-
ties of the federal agencies. These ex-
hibits will be shown over five circuits
Of the larger fairs and expositions,
covering practically the entire country
and running from August 10 to Deem
Der 6.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-08-08
EACH HAD AWFUL THOUGHT
For a Few Dreadful Moments Fair
Dancing Partner Of tackles
Feared Worst Had Happened.

This is a true story. 1t occurred at
a dance given for certain boys in the
naval reserve.
While dancing with one Of the jack
les, a certain young lady had a hor-
rible sensation that her pettlcOat was
coming down. She excused herself,
went to the dressing room, and Sc
cured the garment with an extra safe
ty pin-though it showed no signs Of
being loose from it's mornings.
Then she danced with another sail
or-and had the same discOncerting
sensation. She fed to the dressing
room again. This time, several other
girls were there-each with the same
end in view. 1t took some time to
solve the mystery. You see, the SEN
sation had been caused by the bottoms
of the boys bell-bottomed trousers
rubbing against the ankles Of the fair
dancers.