The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-16

| battles, with reference to the stud
and correct understanding of thos
battles for historical, military ant
other purposes, and with a view t
enable the United States to obtain tn
title to property within the state o
New York for the purpose of erecting
monuments or tablets to mark sucl
positions and military movements, ant
for the preservation of said battle
ieId for historical and other purposes
also to make an estimate Of the prob
able cost Of acquiring so much OF the
battlefield as the Secretary Of Wal
may deem necessary to preserve Its
important Typographical features; the
whole to be done by and under the d.
| rection of the Secretary of War, who
Is hereby authorized to employ quail
ned assistants and experts In deter
| mining such locations and in making
surveys and diagrams and estimates
| provided for by this act, and to pay
such assistants and experts reason
able compensation out of this appro-
pration."
Literary and Historic CLASSIC.
! The exact date of the first fight
| (indecisive) was September 10, and
OF the second fight (decisive) October
Z, 1777. 1t Is evident enough time has
elapsed since those dates to give op-
pOrtunity for adequate preparations
for a survey to be followed by proper
nonumenting and permanent care Of
the field.
New England cities are bestirring
themselves for commemorative care
of places and objects connected with
the Revolution, but again are Sara
toga commemorative activities at
standstll, and it is most painfully evil
dent that the bill, the very verbiage Of
which is testimony of national short
comings and dilatoriness with regard
to one of the worlds most important
decisive battles, Is in state of sus-
pended animation because it mentions
a sum Of money.
Saratoga field today is an unkempt
waste, neglected and forlorn.
Dreaiy and dila plated, testimony
OF apathy unbelievable and Il witness
against those responsible, stands the
most famous farmhouse in the world,
Freeman's farm, aiolnd which, win
dow To window and door to door, ragged
II hand to. hand conflict. The windows
are smashed and the doors are broken.
1t is possible they never have been
repaired since the fight?
4 ~, l.
should be established and maintained
at The farmhouse, which should be made
Weatheright and coy and brought
into telephone communication. The
post of caretaker would be appropri-
ate for a well Informed veteran with |
a family. lie should be picked from
the World war ranks of the Yankees |
and should familiarize himself with |
the story of the Saratoga campaign |
and its two brisk fights, and with the
Of the region round about,
so that he may act competently and
reliably as Il describing guide.
The Tale He Would Tell.
The main story this describing guide
would have to narrate would be about
IS follows:
Early in May, 1777, General Bur-
,oyne, with a Tory and Imperialist
lrmy Of 10000 men, started from Can
ida toward Albany. With force weak
ned by Baums defeat at Bennington
nd by frequent guerrilla attacks of
american militia, he crossed the Hud-
on on September 10, and approached
,emis Heights, where the army of
Ieneral Gates held a strong position
N September 10, Burgoyne, with 1000
len advanced to attack the American
1T, but was met at Freeman's farm /, {
y a patriot force of 5000 men. A
attic ragged at Freeman's farm for
70 hours, until darkness fell, neither
de gaining decisive advantage and s
lch little army losing from 900 to
600 men. This was the engagement
lat has been called the Battle OF =
reeman's farm, the First Battle of 4
ga.
Finding that his supplies were cut r.
{, and despairing Of any immediate 8
d from Gen. Lord Howe, Burgoyne n
solved to risk another attack. On ot
,tober Z, with 1900 picked men, he VI
vanced to turn the American left: r,
t an impetuous counter attack by I'm
snedict Arnold cost the Royalists
cir gallant General Frazier, who fell th
ortally wounded, upon which the wi
ries, disheartened, gradually gave "a
", so that tremendous final push" af
the American patriotic forces drove "a
I'm behind their entertainments.
is counter has been called the Bat n
Of Bemis Heights, the Second Bat
Of saltwater and the Second Bat "a,
Of Saratoga.
During the night, the Tories stole
ay to position about twelve miles
nj Saratoga, on the site OF what IS ~
v Schuylerville, where is the mon ,ns
ent. Recruits were now swarm 49,.
to the American ranks, MANY ~
the waverng and doubtful de- 'ns
ing to entrust their destinies to ia.
patriots and many Colonials quit
, the Tory for the Liberty army. ~"
Oh seemed the Safer pSnpcf0Ilv for W