The Red Cloud chief., 1919-07-03
ONSLAUGHT ENDS
IN DISMAL DEFEAT EN- ROUT

The following obituary of John
Barley Corn was penned by II. b.
Holmes, Editor of the Franklin Coun-
ty Tribune, published in the issue of
May 3, 1917, and is worthy of being
reprinted on this occasion. The only
changes being made in the same are
the date and field of action.
with the Field Headquarters in
Uuited States)---June 30, 1919
With the coming Of dusk night there
was evidence on every hand that the
hardest battle of the great offensive
begun, last fall, was over, and that
it was decisive victory for the in
vaders there is not an iota of doubt
in the minds of war experts.
The last stand was made at 8 o.
clock, and at that hour, the victory
appeared so complete that the squads
on the forward patrols tore off their
white aprons and left the sloppy field
by the rear doors.
The ambulance corps was busy
over the entire battle line covering
the remaining wet states of the Union.
The invading army was victorious in
every sector. The casualties were
terrific. While old King Korn used
the patrol wagons for ambulances and
Irish policemen for nurses, the invad-
ers were served by the w. c. T. U.
as a Red Cross Corps. The policemen
proved to be the most effective
nurses.
The most furious action of the cam
paign began this morning, heavy ar
tillery batteries consisting of Old
Crow, Yellowstone, ]. B. Taylor and
Greenbrier siege guns paving the way
for general assault upon the invad-
ers by the infantry and light cavalry
consisting of several divisions of
Schlitz, Budweiser and Pabst troops.
These soldiers fell in clumps, squads
and regiments, the whole field being
strewn with the dead ones. This Sec
ton of the attacking force was COM
manded by King Korn in person and
he was actively and personally in the
fray until he was shot in the neck,
when the command fell to Crown
Prince Alcohol. The fiery nature of
the prince spurred his soldiers on to
the last, and be it said to his unend-
ing glory that he died in the last ditch.
He was found after the battle, crum-
pied up in shell crater, with his
left bootheel in his right ear.
The right wing of the assaulting de-
tenders, under the command of Cen
eral Hostetter was held in reserve
while the main forces attempted the
assault, in the hope of stemming the
oncoming waves of the invading army.
Late in the afternoon the General at
tempted sortie to relieve the main
column, but his command appeared
disheartened, and after a repulse or
two, returned to cover, and late last
night dispersed in all directions, hid
ing behind cupboard doors or any
where that could afford a refuge.
The forces under King Korn lost
millions of prisoners. Their fate is
unknown.
The left wing of King Korn's army
was the last on the field. This wing
scarcely got into action at all and it
is believed by scouting parties that
the whole division deserted and went
into hiding. This division was always
a treacherous bunch and was never
in good graces at the court of King
Korn. 1t was under the command of
Prince Peruna.
Estimates of the killed and wound
ed run into the millions, and it is be-
lieved that hundreds of thousands of
King Korn's men were taken prisoner
. and are now held in cellars and sec
ret places by the dry forces. There
is no doubt as to their ultimate fate.
They will be killed, one by one, their
: blood drained to the last drop and
: their corks and corpses buried at mid
night in unmarked graves.
During the fray, airplanes were
constantly in the clouds, especially in
the champagne districts.
Resorting to ruthless warfare
4 Prince Alcohol sent few submarines
into the invaders fleet, and there
! were many big tumbles when they
reached their marks.
I Let us have peace.