The spectator., 1921-05-17
Third Battle of Bungo Run.

The combattants on both sides having consolidated their positions and brought up large reserves into the battle area, the fierce contest over the ownership of the remark able spring of water in the Ozark sector of the battle front was re- nenewed Saturday morning in Mayor Turner's court. A large number of military observers and war correspondents were present to witness the battle. The own ership of this spring was of vital importance to both sides, as the water is said to lend Dutch cour- age' to soldiers.
 The visibility being ideal for artillery preparation, Col. Benson opened with high explosive shells, filled with Supreme court decis- ions, demanding that Col Talley le required to make a bond for cost in the Franklin case if the evidence. as it was brought out, showed that he had not himself seen Lieut.. Franklin with whiskey
 m his possession. Col. Talley's artillery answered spiritedly. but he was later compelled to surrend- CT that advance trench, but quick ly counter-attacked with a gilt edge bond and recaptured the lost ground.
 The state then launched gen cral attack, in wave formation, witness after witness followed each other showing that Lieuts 1enni- son and Franklin had been seen going toward and returning fr m the woods in which this remark able spring is located; that Ten nison was followed by a detach- ment led by Col. Talley and open ed fire on his rear near the Max ey Hardware Co.'S. warehouse Lieut.. TenniSMn atan,ionetl las supplies so he could retreat more ,apidly. and took up a position in lis house, where he said he armed himself, and the state claimed he disarmei himself. One wave of' witnesses swore that the supplies abandoned was corn whiskey. Col. Benson tried to anlhilate the attacking force with schrapneI, objecting to the evidence that the supplies abandoned was whiskey, counter attacked with witnesses to prove that il was lemon extract. sugar and spring water; and oh- jccted to admitting the evidence of the states witnesses on the grounds that they were not experts on whiskey. Mayor Turner took a good look at the witnesses and decided they knew what they were swearing about. The defence be- ing routed from the key position in u tier confusion, and not able to re- form their forces an armistice was signed and peace terms discussed. Mayor Turner discharged Lieut. Franklin without exacting an in- demnity. deciding that the ev- idence failed to prove that he had been in arms against the state. He dismissed the charge against Lieut.. Tennison for hauling ar tillery over the roads. as no one would swear they saw any Big Berthas" though Col. Talley was convinced that he saw him unlim- ber his artillery as he retreated through the door and Gen. Har- man saw the caison around his vast. Mayor Turner held that Lieut.. Tennison should pay an in- demnity of $l00 for having a more destructive weapon than Big Der thas s- bootleg booze in his pos- session. and should pay another $lOO for invading this country with it, and should pay all the costs of the war, except the wanton de- struclion wrought by the cruel Gen. von Psrtain on the feelings, temper and disposition of the ed itor of The Spectator, by opening a half gallon fruit jar of fife corn whiskey. and allowing the delic- ious aroma to invade his nostrils but not a drop to moisten his parched throat.
 Mayor Turner's peace terms were denounced by Col. Benson as unreasonable, unjust and im- possible to pay, and he appealed to the League of Nations which meets here in September. presided over by Judge Cochran.
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