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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
BOTH FRENCH
HOUSES WILL
VOTE ON TREATY

I'Af'Is, April 81 1avas In an
Fwer 10 d letter from rne president Of
The comnlsE,on IN the budget. ask
ing the form n winch the preliminary
Deace treaty would pc submitted 10
the Chamber Of Deputies. p.a,,.Ie,
CleInenceau Loauy declared TIA. ne
constitution, which regards -reaties
as valid only after having been voted
upon ny BOTH houses, wouiC NJ OH
served NO territory cuuiC nn "t!!,-
quisned, exchanged III annexed, tx
cenr as directed by law.
The premier added that he pre-
iir1InaT'y peace treaty would form one
complete entity which ouuiC not he
oIvIueC IT'D separate articles INC
could MOI ne submitted - the ra~l-
Gus conIcllsslons until the complete
treaty had BEEN drafted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
Rolsheviki Lose
500 and Large
Amount War Booty

Copen hagen. April s.-The capture Of
seven villages. 20 BH4sheviki and large
Quantities of war materiRl is repurted
in the following dispatch from Est.,o-
nian army headquarters
Ar -esult uf BuiBnevik uefeats
fighting il being carried further into
RuEsian Ierrttorr. On April Esthunian
forces crossed the Narva river south
OF Narva and captured seven viliaras
and 10 priEnnerg On the same siuv
they sfu-med t--e town Of Gdor. on the
eastern nHnk Of Lake Peipus, and cap-
riIred No men and considerable war ma
re.1al"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
BANDITS ACTIVE
Revival Of Outlawry in
Vera Cruz. Mexico
Passenger Tram Cera,.ec by Bandits
Near Tamp,co-T-afn -eir Up anc
Guarr OF sc KILLED Ten N lies from
Vara Cruz

Washington. An,.ii s-Ad7lces -
The state department from Tamplcn.
Mexico SAFE passenger rra!r was
de-a.l.d by bandits asst week near
Tampico and thAt among the passs.n-
gers injured was one American. d.
p Mennet
Mexican newspapers -eacE!ng
Washington today reporc & revival W
hanGiI-- IN me STATE u Vera cruz,
iuimeciately suy1a Of Tampicu and
renDrd SIX SERIOUS attacks On -raIns
since TIE middle " MG-cr This Is
largely the te--.-urv wner. Felix
D,az RECENTLY -eirrurced ny Gen
Aurliano Blanque,, IS reported 10 be
operating.
The mos: SERIOUS rain hulQ-pp ~
ported Dy These papers was on Marc.
80 when IN entire TRAIN guard of
fir men WA wiped out ny d BODY ot
-ehelg under the FeiicisIa c.-lefrair
tianay VINO recenrir looted the town
Of CnAtepec and burned me Hacienda
Of Santa Vita. This ATTACK was mao.
IL poIrf less tnan zen Mics from
Vera Cruz. an a train between ina.
CITY and Aivaradu.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
WHIpPET TANKS
IN HUB VICTORY
LOAN CAMPAIGN

Boston. A 7ril 9.-Twe,ve camouhaeed
land members of the JIG Overseas Tan,
Corps. will para e through the st-eers
Of me business sec-inr N SATURDAY. as
the openinE feature OF The Victory Lib
e--v -.onu campaign. Ths ranisE will ne
Under military .scorf and accompanied
by nAnu.
Members nf me c2TpaiE,l committed
N announcing r;Ie parade said = would
be rhe .t-st of IFS KIND II the cru!1----
After being B1uwn in Boston the tanks
VIII star on tour of New England
70 help bnDm the viC.orv Lean
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
DEMOBuHE Z. S.
MEN BROUGHT
ON MAURITANIA

amp Al.IE, \. Y :. april o-Nea-ty p
AMERICANS w:.o en- sted ea-.y III he
W. n tie Sr cisn am" we-e de1npnil
!zed here rudav a.. -ece:ving -net,-
DaT and --aI.sporta-lons expenses %
their homes They arrival today on
ne sTeamEtp Mauretan4a and haa been
brought here because OF q Disagree
lnent as 10 their status netweer .rnm.-
g'-a 1on authorities and British miiita-,-
"fi.i Is. Coirnel Thwaites, -enresent-
ing he British wR- Office slao charge
o. RE Standardization
one hundred English ar-nv officers
who accompanied the nen t~om Eng
land have -ecs,ved -four wseks' fur
1ough which they will sEena n New
York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
FROM HUN PORT
First Ship to Enter Re-
turns to I. S.
LETT oarzis March % after Deliver
ing Cargo Of Pork Products Sent
for Relief of Poies-Saptain Says
Seopie Appear Prosperous anr
Cortentec

New York. April s-The American
Steamer Vest Eunsnaw rhs FIRST A.
Lea merchant ship 70 enter q German
po-t since America declared war. re
turned mere tuuuy t!um DAnzlg. She
left the Baltic po,-- Oh March 20. aft
er delivering cargo Of pork produces
sen; from the CnI1Hd4 States FOR the
relief Of he Poles
Captain Hatfield commanding Lne
West EurnHhaw, SAD that everything
was very Cuier II Dauzlg during the
fifteen davs LtB- his stIp waE rnere
The Germans" ne SAID. "laIC them
selves uut 70 fiarte- US Americans.
They wsre all friends Of the United
blamed al -neir troubles or the Eng
ash and French. AS far as : cuulo
see They Ciu nor Seem 10 nave mary
--oubies. ! nave nesn many times n
Germany and German 2or-s, but 7
never saw people looking more pros
porous or better dressed than n DAN
zig NOBODY was DOING any work bu,
as me government paid them eign.
nart-s Gay for doing nothing they
die not seem 10 think there WAS any
necesBity foI working. Tn, TWO
things they appeared very smart IF
were SOAP and sugar eli man had
a niece of sngp ne lncked i up IN d
safe ana thev would sIeal ANYTHING
sweet if II was moi nailed acwn"
Captain Hatfield ss,d NOT much mao
been done towarc: cleaning up the
mine fields n the North Sea and Bal
tic. Els snip took six Gays zigzag-
g!Dg along Ln-ee-ni7le pGssage
through me mine fields and ne rt-
cH.veo repeated warnings NOT TO an
cnur or even cRsT ms lend The winds
ne said, set loose f1ucKs of mines and
ships were in constant peril rom
tnese floating menacas as wei as
rom others which lay on the sea
bottom in sbual water
The West Humhuw h-ousn, d guam
-1ry Of NAL from the American Navy
anc Army officers and other Official
VINO are engaged II ~sIief WORK IL
Poland Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
English Officer
Adjudged Insane
For Killing Major

London. Aprtl - Lieurenant-rol
Norman Rutherford Of the Medical
Curps of the British Army. LOBBY YVES
ordered detained as insane by the
judge n his trial FOR The killing n
Ma ler Niles Charles Seton OF Me-
bourne On January 10
The case was one Of the most rs
mArisabie avsr tried IN England az
Colonel Rutherford wRs said to hare
shuf Majur Seton. Also an officer in
the Medical Corps. under circunstan-
COS which led everyone TO believe that
the .'unwrirten law would he raised
IN his defense. A plea of INSANITY
huweHsr, was entered m the trial to-
dxv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
-llscu used at New York
Meeting
sa.-iru Official Given Out As 70 De-
.ls.n--Hepn,-ec That Steel Men
sain Products Cannot Be Re
c4cac Without lozs 70 ManUTac-
-.!rc

w York. A3r:l 9.--he controVts''-
! tween lae RaIlroad AaUl,nlss'si
ana me Department If turn-
ts-ce's Industrial Board over sls'--'
.ps WIS rnr'esneo uut here IoC2E
~, heir re.pres...1l ID = ves discussed
81 natter with s-enI MN utslcTure,'s
- affice of Elber, H Cur, chair
e. 81 me steel coroor2rIon- The
Rae 4 ADMINISTRATION represent
~"s vii reporr -he information op-
nag 20 C.rector General lines u
+ -a:..ac-on :nmurr0w-
Wing WIS officially divuiged as
u. nature # The Information
mul.'nca-eo 10 ne E-&-iroad ed
: .-...5.-l-iun represen -al.ves bUt Z
aDpr-ed ,hat ne s1leei men pre-
|s..nr ..~-u,nenl4 II .ilcw t.IA' the
3. e. sIe..I all 4nu If other steel
trre...,s needed py railroads as a.-
! Re-r ~ ne Ind uHtrIaI Board could
-nCucec without loss Il a.
- ONT u The manufacturers.
81. blown. lu1ot sratarnen: Nv
T. T9tak. representing -ht
ia -1nenj If Commerce. and Ei-
r. Dr.. chairman u the l. :.
\ - s~;1oratlun. was issued.
b.. -equesT Of George n. Peek.
1 ma II me Industrial Board of
-seD;-r- -neni Of Commerce.
=a--.:..- was neic todav between
- Z, : Lover.. EsUrV Wal
~ac = : Spencer, representing
-+.Ir7ad administration. and
n;E1;i.~s IF ne american Iron
.,"". Institute. tor rae sole gur-
oa }. Discussing The subject of
Fron,::,c cos1s IF certain Lines Of
: which rae raiiroaGs are es-
p" .te-esteG. Il WIS under
ooc * Representatives, " The
F. o. administration would re
.as ..1..o--aH-ipn obrained 20 Dr.
PC 'z"n.--.l r mes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
Pres. SmetOna
Of Lithuania
Takes Oath Office

New York, april s.-Antnuny Smeiuna.
receutly elected president of Litfuan,a
s,r me rarvna, nr parliament. TOOK the
o..,, ri mir. hetore 1tat budr IN kov-
no. the capital Of the LeI1ish fepinilc-
an ApriI 4. according 10 cable aoVices
-eteived here tnday by The L-ithuanlan
National Council.
The ceremony TOOK place Il, kornn
ssvs the disratcl. because OF me -ac'
thai yolua. the capirai Of Litnuania. if
in the hands Of tho Boishevik' Gable
aavices rum Copenhagen FesteroAy e.
STATED tnai SmsLpna WAS
.,,,-n IN az president q. che Ls'-is:'
republic,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
BOLSHEVTk1 TO
ASSIST BRETHREN
IN HUNGARIA

:'a-la, April e-fEy the Assnc.A,etl
E'-esey -N:lo.a. L=nlne the Russiun
RDlshev.k premier, has sem II. aaIneil!
Of nv scnooI o. propaganda al Moscow
as ue.egatr % Suunaest AdTicss
reaching I1aris state ciu; SA,neiiI mas
adv, Cd seia Kun. he hungarian for
..isa minister lhat ne Bnisne~'k will
sent an army o. -aeCn 70 asiiBi tht
hungarian Bclshevil.i.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
THE WEATHER.
PARTLY CLOUDY

Northern New England Partly
cloudy -1ursGa3-: rain u night or
Friday
Southern New England: Cloudy
-hu-sday. slightly warmer IN the
naInlnnd rain AZ night and Friday.
Eastern New York: R1-in Thurs
,iay II west and by night in eas,eln
norton, slightly warmer Friday
rain colder waEt portion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
ROLSHEVIKI NOW
PREPARING FOR
NEW OFFENSIVE

Lonaun. ADrli s.-The Suishevik.
although they maze been repulsed
with tIe;Tv losses III attacks On t.Iree
sectors II the front south II Arcnan-
gel II the lisl week, are believed To
ne preparing FOR a further offensive
on ne Noiogda Railway sec:ur. an
official statement 4-un tne SriCsh
war ONCE On operations IN northern
Russia shvs. Last week enemy az
tsckE falled m the Ohozersilava gee
tnr. the ToinEda Railway sector and
near Sred- Meilhre0Ea
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
SWEDEN TO SEEK
LOAN OF Z. S.

SrnrktuiM, April S-Represeniat.pe yes
Of The Swedish gocernmen1 nave SOUND
ed Ira Id. Morris. American minister.
Regarding loan from the United
States, II is tntimared thai more than
1pe, 00o. go CROWNS Is uesirsd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
ALL EMPLOYEES IN
BIG BERLIN BANKS
OUT ON STRIKE

Berlin. Apr 9-{By The Associated
F-ess)-Al the employees IF the large
Berlin banks have struck with the
exception Of those Of the Handlsre-
seItctfafr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10

Forecast for Boston anG -iciniry'.
Thursday cloudy rain al night. some
whH- warmer. Friday rain moderate
10 tresh sasterfy To sournertv winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
: REVENUE OF
:. : S27.425,O0 FOR
nth FEBRUARY

-;';'';- ~. april s.-Eaii-uad net
,,,-Ef - Fenr.ia-v. reported Official
III 2v me Iurers,ate Commerce
III - we're Slb. 1DS.W0 with rev.
- a. 94G nG. expenses at CO..
NC net revenue of sZ. 425. $40.
- '.,.-"F are only signify differ
III Ae unofncial report made
''aH'' 80 week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10

Winds along the North and Mid
die Atlantic COASTS will he respec-
lively moderate east TO south and
moderate east 70 southeast
Over the EASTERN haif Of the cpun-
Try temperature changes hive been
Irregular IN c1aSsaGter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10

gulsned the numerous fires that start
ed when houses Were overturned
The little town IT Canaan WIS com
pleLaty wiped out lis cotton gin
church school and coILuu warehouse
Containing Inucn Of last Years crop
III the nearby farmers, and lis Ii
houses were al swept 10 The ground.
Al Minsola the storm struck with
extreme severity. Three white women
and elght Negroes We're killed and
many others received such serious
injuries that their deaths IRE mo-
nenta-iiy expected.
Much damage was done % the
prospective -1'uit cropE IN UlA1.y SEE
tons, according 70 reports.
Telephone anC telegraph wires We're
put ouI Of service ana it WIS not
until locay tha1 Etil reports If the
extent If me damage began reaching
the outside woriG. The rain made
Texas roads ,InpassaDie and -he oA:i,-
means OF raactIng The stricken ham
lets was by ra-iroad
M-neoia. Tex, April S--hir-aan
parsons were Killed N rhe VICINITY IF
M.neoia by the wlnd-storn. according
70 information recelved here this AFT
srnopn.
Stonewaii, Okla. April 9.-one woman
WAS killed and four others were serious
" injured IN The -pruado maj swept
spa-sely ser1led regions Of Pontotor and
Coal counties tndAy. P-oper-v damage
was not hearr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
ALLIES EVACUATE
PORT OF ODESSA

Paris. pr.l s--he EVACUATION Of N.
Elack sea po~- Of 0dessa By he allied
tnrce IS confirmed Officially
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10
la1y's Conveyance

Important cnnsioernfion IN
MS ~ her MAJESTY a sniff Of
\, 5'n''uus Spring atmosphere.
~'e De modest little suiky
T'ost a~s-ensinus carriage with
s'i'e up. double springs. bail
"res,s and rubber tirss you
\ ""a ou- Erock comprehensive 70
r. as, ~o-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10

wire ass message -eceJved n Paris
veste-tiav rom Moscow reported me
capture Of Odessa nv T-lc-an III sprie.
--onns On Sunua- me PARIS Aatin
sEid rnar the allied forces :rohHblv
would He Withdrawn t-yn 0def-sa IN ne
line NJ the Crleste-. west and south Of
ne cttv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-10

An old siog.r with m up-to fhs-
minufe nsonnsng: Mo JOB too ssuaii.
no Job tho large 70 renei~e prompt
zt1sntion At the printing plant Of tns
ksnnshsr journal Company
, 1919-09-25
'1ELEGRAMS
ST. CROlX STATION.

Rome, Sep 2ls.-Th4 %"lrjbuna" IN
nounces tina a person retu ming from
Filme stated that Genl. Iadoglio in
charge of the allan troC ps outside
Fl lme, had granted a teIay If 4S hClrs
to officers ard sol Tiers in FIlme TO e
turn to Italy. 1t was added II at he
DC oul ton Cf Fl Ime aad decided to
make an unmisti kabl, delnonstrat on
of their feelings at Il ex olrarion of
tbs ultmatum or Saturday. Women,
cb ldren and men If thee clviE poI ulat on
we're to precede tie tro ps tic the armis-
tice line, shielding the troops with tn cir
DO lies in order to see Wheth or Gene al
BadogIio's soldiers woulC fire lpor the n.
1t was addec that DaDnunzlo hi or
de ed The sentin lis o the jus o-Siav
frcntie4 not TO ma e use of he'll arms,
ever if The j lgo-S avs red upon them
say ing, "AllC W yourselves to be killed,
we are heEe for this, since our sacri-
flee MAJ lead to he occupation of all
of Oalmatia. The '"Tr huna' says its
inf 9rmant ad led that some French aD0
British sailors had remained in FiuEne
and jolred the Italians.
Ottawa, SEPT. 22nd. The Hon. Francis
Cochrane for ner Minister of Railways
anc Canals, died hese this morning
Pa is, Sept. 22nd. The case against
, 1919-09-25

from Is, 900 to 27, 900 officers end men,
the President of the United States has
directed that the Captains Con mis- Ions
held BY Captains Leo. T. S. Koran and
Gustav F. Bloedel, u, S. Marine Corps
be revoked and that these officers be
appointed as Lieutenants, In the course
of the disqualification hundreds Of otti.
GERS have been honcrably oil 'charged
from the Marine CORPS, AMI those VINO
remain in the service have accordingly
reverted to ranks from which they Nele
promoted during the war. Lleutenants
Koran and Bloelel however, will cor
tinue on their present duties.
Subchaser No. III left for San Juan
yesterday afternoon and will re5urn
on Thursday.
WEATE Err REPORT.
San Juan, Rar. 20. 81, Their. II, S. E.,
Vel. 7, part cloudy.
St. Thomas, Bar. 20 "a, Tar. rs, S E.,
Vel. 6, partly cloudy.
Barbados, Bar. 20. SO, Their. 76, E.
Vel. 5. partly cloudy.
Dominica, Bar. 1896 Their. ~, NE,
cloudy.
St. Kits: Bar. 20 90, The. IS, s. E..
St, Lucia Bar. 20. 80, Thec. u, S. E.,
Vel. 4, clOuCy.
Port Of Spain, Bar. 1892. 1her. H. e.
St. Croix, Bar. 3o,ol, Tier. IS, E.
overcast.
Rainfall for past "A hours, G.
, 1919-09-25

A tremendous gathering thronged the
wharf last night to attend Mr.. Hamilton
Jackson address delivered from a plat
form near the seaboar6. The weather
which had been unsettled during the day
developed into a fine. dry evening, and
was taken full advantage of by persons
from among all denomina atoms in town,
the country and Frederil sted. The lee
ture began shortly after Z O'Clock, ter
minated before nine. and was remark
able for the excellent behaviour o. the
crowd throughout, there having been no
occasion fer enforcemef of order even
at the conclusion of the speech when the
large mass of people dispersed in various
directions. This feature is OF special
credit to those pFesen 1t must GER
tainly have made a favorable impress
sion upon the authorities, and is
worthy of the admiration and pride
felt in here con ment ng on it. The
subject Of Mr.. Ja4kHoo's discourse
was, as previously Announced, to en-
charges launched against the press IN
Christiansted, especially the Herald,
for having given space to a certain
advertisement and for the appearance in
the payer named, of an article on
"church- going, exception taken to a
remark therein den )unce1 bv Catholic
as insulting to the holy sacrifice of the
mass, forming the bass of a protest
served upon the Editor Of the "Hera!! d".
1t may suffice to say. that Mr.. jack
son vindicated his position credit
ably, and judging from the cheers
and unanimous acc amat ons of assent
among the crowd, it may also be said.'
successfully and satisfactorily. While
dealing with tle details of the matter
as have led 10 the present situation
there was no religious .argI nent ad-
vanced, and no criticism If any church
or it's doctrines was touched pom, the
intrinsic objec: of the lecture being, as
the speaker stated, to es ablish the in
justice of holcing The p ess accoulta-
BILE for the ma ter it adve 'tises. as veil
as to prove the ~irnocen :e OF motive
back of the article con idered often
sive. These POINTS wer< set led and
enforced with co~nIincinM talk in err
laced with a touch Of hun1or that
was not lost on the tudie ice. All
things considered the lectu e.se wed the
purpose Of giving the de ensi"e Size a
common hearing calculate. to a ford the
public an opportunity of oking at the
matter in two Ii ghts, and O deciding for
itself. 1t seems a air p oced,Ire when
setting about to ad. ust a publ dispute
liable to involve a majority Of people not
practically salts led as TO what they are
diSagreeino about.
, 1919-09-25

Mr.. Svendsen has asked US to mention
that the last mail brought him only the
pictures which he exhibited last Thurs
day night and being without pictures
for this evening he is unable to give his
usual Thursday night show. AS will be
seen from the advertisement published
above, the following six Chapters of the
grand serial Peg O. The Ring" will be
exhibited next Monday evening.
The mail-schooner Creole is having a
long trip this time, not being in sight up
to this morning. The wind has been
very adverse and all day yesterday the
southerly breeze must have thrown her
further out of her course.
We learn that the s. S. Guiana" from
New York left that port for these
islands yesterday. She may therefore
be looked for in Frederiksted about
Tuesday night next week.
, 1919-09-25

DIED at her residence No. Sc King
Street at 4.30 this morning, Miss A. R.
Summersill who had been a head teacher
in the Communal School Chrisjiansted
from its opening in 1879 until the change
of Government and failing health in
March 1917 compelled her to resign.
Funeral will take place at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning COM.
, 1919-09-25
OFFICIAL NEWS.

September 24, 1919.
In connection with the continued de-
mobilization Of the U. S Marine Corps
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23

in the shadows, hurriedly descended
the stream, and the army, deprived of
its support and already savagely han
died by the opposing Confederate
force, followed after.
At Alexandria, in central Louisiana,
the retreating federals found them
selves face to face with crisis At
this point the Red river is broken by
mile of rapids; the stream had fall
len so quickly that the gunboats could
no longer navigate this stretch of the
channel. The stage of the water was
but three feet four inches, whereas
Porter's larger gunboats, with their
heavy armament, drew at least seven
feet.
Here was indeed desperate situa-
tion-the army far from its source of
supplies, in the midst of hostile
country the victorious enemy pressing
In hot pursuit, and the S2,000,O00 feet
marooned by falling water. 1t seemed
to almost every one that the only course
open was to blow up the vessels to
prevent their falling. into the hands
of the enemy.
But not to every one, for brave
Wisconsin soldier had another idea
of the matter. Lieut.. Col. Joseph Bal
ley of the Fourth Wisconsin. who was
serving at the time as acting engineer
of the Nineteenth army corps, came
forward with plan for bringing the
ironclads to safety. II was to raise
the ueveI of the water above the rap
ids by constructing great dam across
the river. When Il sufficient depth of
water had accumulated he proposed
to break the dam in the center, thus
forcing the vessels with the outrushlng
flood through the shadows and into
the deep water below, Before the war
Colonel Bailey had been a lumberman,
and had often seen this scheme EN-
| ployed In the Wisconsin pineries tC
"ift" stranded RATS of logs to safety
The project was at first received with
,ridicule by Colonel Bailey's superiOrs
II was declared impossible of achieve.
ment by the best engineers In the
army. Only General Franklin, Bal
ley's immediate superior. offered any
encouragement.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23

General Grant was another of
Mother Bickerdyke's ideal soldiers.
She would never listen to a word In
his disfavor, and the general liked
well her bluff honesty and her fear
less devotion to the wounded soldiers.
Mother Bickerdyke at one time had
charge of hospital boat that con-
veyed the wounded from the battle of
Donelson to the hospital. When the
surgeons brought the wounded on
board they found comfortable beds
ready, and tea, coffee, soup, cruel, and
other foods waiting In great quaint
ties, and Mother Bickerdyke, strong
and sympathetic, ready to help In ev-
cry emergency. 81 never saw any
body like her." said surgeon who
was with her on that boat. "There
was really nothing for us surgeons to
do but dress wounds and administer
medicines. She drew out clean shirts
or drawers from some corner when
ever they were needed. Nourishment
was ready for every man as soon as
he was brought on board. Every one
was sponged from blood and frozen
mire of the battlefield, as far as his
condition allowed. Incessant
cries of Mother! Mother! Motherv
rang through the boat. And
to every man she turned with heav-
emily tenderness, as If he were indeed
her son. She moved about with a de-
eisive air, and gave directions in such
decided, clarion tones as to insure
prompt obedience. To every
surgeon who was superior she held
herself subordinate, and was as good
Mt obeying as at commanding"
But 1t was not only to her "boys In
blue" that Mother Bickerdyke gave
her tenderest care. Whenever
wounded hoy In gray" was picked up
on the battlefield and brought into her
hospital, she looked after him and
comforted him as though he, too. were
her own son. And today veterans Of
both North and South who remember
her faithful, loving service honor the
name of "the soldiers friend"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-23

He died that the work should not be In
vain
OF the man who bore 1t before.