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FOR SALE-Tancred strain White
Leghorns, now laying heavily and
profitably, 75c apiece. II. Flyers
5 miles northwest of Seeley, near
Lantana School. Zto
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FOUND-19,S California license
plate No. 6S1808. Inquire Press
office. 2t5
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-06

EXIDE BATTER1 1ES-Geruine Ex-
ide battery, rubber case, only
$l0.20 and your old battery this
week. Wilson Machine Shop. 5tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
AMERICAN PLANES
LEADING MARKET
Trade Scouts Invade South.
ern Republics as Aviation
Gets Boost.
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.
j Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, February 6.--As Col
Charles Lindbergh loops the Antilles
and swings homeWard in his widening
circle of good will American trade
scouts are sWarming southwark, mar
keting American planes.
Pursuit planes Waspish little "fy-
ing guns" making 225 miles an hour
are the favorites In the South Amer
lean trade, and the United States now
has big lead for their sale in the
world market.
Jimmy" Doolittle. game American
flyer, who broke both legs In an acct
dent. and who was the first man to fly
the Andes, In crossing from valparaiso
to Buenos Aires. already is in Argen-
the Curtiss Aeroplane e. Motor Co. II
Is understood that the Argentine gov
eminent has ordered a number of these
planes. Other American demonstrators
and sales agents are at Bogota. Lima
Valparaiso, Rio de Janeiro, Panama and
other South American capitals. I'm
u,icstionably Col. Lindbergh's flying ex-
plots are Turing millions into the
American aircraft industry.
There Is abundant evidence that
whatever South America thinks about
the diplomacy of the North. 1t has 8
profound respect for It's airplanes, and
against sharp competition from Ger
MANY and Czechoslovakia. American
aircraft leads the field. Peru Is cstab-
fishing an army air service. manned BY
flyers trained in the United States
Chileans, Cubans. Mexicans and other
students OF Central and South Ameri-
can nationalitics are now being trained
at a half-doZerD American flying schools
At about the time Col. Lindbergi
began his Southern trip. there appeared
in Congress strong agitation for re-
moval Of restrictions on the export o.
aircraft to Mexico. There were othe
evidences OF perhaps belated realiza
ton of the Importance OF the South
American aircraft market, of which
the Lindbergh flights may have beer
both a cause and an effect. Through
out Central and South America com.
mercial air routes are being plotted
Edward p. Warner, Assistant Secretar,
of the Navy for Aeronautics. announce!
that commercial air routes from thu
United States to the Canal Zone woult
be practicable.
The photographic ONCE of the Nav,
has completed a minute study Of wealth
or conditions Of Central America ant
the West Indies, along projected com
mercial routes. Mr.. Warner says Thu
study further indicates the practicable
ity OF established flying schedules
through these regions. and suggests TIL
use OF flying boats. of the PN-l0 type
with wing spread Of 80 feet and {
gasoline capacity Of $50 gallons. Plane'
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Hospital Benefit Gard
Party Tomorrow Evening.

Party Tomorrow Evening.
The Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital will benefit by the card party
to be given tomorrow evening at 8:l5
o'clock by the committee of Grace
Church, Georgetown. at the Chestnut
Farms Auditorium. Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Twenty-sixth street northwest.
Ladies' in charge Of prizes and tables
are Miss Neva M. Schecr. chairman.
is prize for each table, and each host
ess Is asked to furnish her own cards.
The Robert f. Lee Chapter OF the
United Daughters of the Confcderacy
will hold the twcnty-fifth annual Dixie
ball at the Mayflower on Friday eve
ming. February 10. at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. Marian Jones will entertain the
Home Economics Association at a card
party at the Grace Dodge Hotel on the
evening OF February 10.
Miss Elizabeth Whaley will entertain
the Theta Kappa Epsilon Sorority al
a dance at the Grace Dodge Hotel on
the evening of February 49,
Representative Clarence F. Lea OF
California was the speaker at the pro-
gram luncheon of the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club. which took
place at the clubhouse. 1926 New Hamp-
shire avenue. today. hts subject being
IF I Were Writing the Platform In
1928" Among those who were present
at the luncheon were Mrs. Woodbridge
NJ Ferris, Mrs Ralph Stuart Wortley
Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham. Mrs
Thomas Page. Mrs. George M. Eckels,
Mrs. Edward Nugent and others.
Mrs. Merritt o. Chance will be hostess
at a special tea at the Women's City
Club Friday afternoon from $50 until
$50 O'Clock Assisting will be Mrs. Vir-
gil c. Miller. Mrs. Bruce Baird, Mrs
Charles G. Lucck, Mrs. Gladys Middle
miss, Mrs. A. b. Omwake. Mrs. Fred
erick o. Roman. Mrs. r. z. Russell. Mrs
George H. Rutley. Mrs. Charles O.
Schudt. Miss Ada F. Soleau. Miss b.
berta F. Tull and Mrs. Frederic r
Whippler. Guests of honor in the re-
ceiving line will be Mrs Harlan F.
Stone, Mrs Herbert Hoover. Mrs. James
J. Davis. Mrs. Charles Deneen, Mrs.
Henry T. Rainey, Mrs. Everett Sanders.
Mrs Meritte w. Ireland. Mrs. Proctor
Dougherty, Mrs Sidney Talaferro. Mrs
William Ladue, Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming
and Mrs Robert y. Hcinl. The club
members have been invited.
st. Vincent's benefit card party will
be held this evening at $50 O'Clock In
the large ballroom OF the Willard. This
affair is given annually to assist In the
care of the $50 girls of st. Vincent's Or
phan Asylum.
Those in charge of arrangements are
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Simpson. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Cunning. Miss Dorothy
Nesline. Mrs Harry Vinall, Mrs. Joseph
| McEnerney. Mr. Richard Cavanagh
Mrs. M. Kirby. Mrs. Anna King Mrs
John Berger. Mrs. John Stanton and
| Mrs James Diver
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thompson OF
Washington are spending several days
at the Hotel Ansonia In New York.
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Hotel in honor Of former Representa-
tive Everett Sanders, now secretary to
President Coolidge.
Former Secretary of State and Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes. who are in Ha-
vana. Cuba. entertained at dinner last
evening in the ballroom of the Havana
| American Jockey Club in celebration
of the forty-eighth wedding anniversary
of Judge and Mrs. Morgan j. OBrien
of New York. Mr.. Hughes is chairman
of the American delegation to the sixth
Pan American Congress, now being held
at Havana.
Mrs. Robert J. Grant. wife of the d.
rector of the mint. will entertain at
| luncheon In the Florcntine room at the
Wardman Park Hotel tomorrow.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Stotesbury
entertained at luncheon yesterday. at
their home in Palm Beach, in honor Of
their house guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Saxham E. Drury of New York.
Mrs. Lyman Beecher Swormstedt has
gone to New York to join Mrs. Frederic
harrington for a weeks stay.
Mrs. William H. Rabbit has as guests
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marray L. Rabbit, and their little
daughter. who have arrived from Cali
fornia. and her daughter. Mrs. Outram
w. Sherman of New York.
Col. Frank E. Hopkins left last eve
| ming to return to his post at Fort Ethan
Allen. Vt. Mrs. Hopkins and their
daughter. Miss Frances Hopkins, viii
remain in Washington for a few weeks
longer. where they have an apartment
at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Elizabeth Fry entertained at
bridge Friday afternoon In her home, on
Forty-first street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Blair of New
York are spending several days at the
Wardman Park Hotel They we're the
guests of Judge and Mrs. Push l.. Hol-
land at dinner last evening.
Mrs. Carl II. Borntrager OF Pittsburgh.
who with her small son, Henry. has
been the guest OF her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. James Ellwood
Jones. at the Wardman Park Hotel. over
the week end. Is leaving this evening for
| Ormond, Fla.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs w. Tyson
Romano OF Monmouth Hills. N. j.. have
| TAKEN a residential apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel for the Spring.
The Army and Navy junior officers
will hold another OF their dances at the
| Carlton Hotel Saturday evening from
| 1890 TO 2 O'Clock. The committee Is
composed OF Miss Alice Davis. Miss
Rosemary Griffin. Miss Eugenia
| Lejeune. Miss Louise Fitzhueh. Miss
Dorothea Richards, Miss Alice Cults,
Miss Anna Louise Abadie. Miss Imogen
| Taylor. Miss Frances Hill and Miss
| Lila la Garde. The officers assisting
them are Maj. Avian c. Sanford. Lieut.
| Comdr. Arthur c. Davis, Lieut.. Comdr.
George l.. White. Lieut.. Comdr. q. r.
Hussey, Capt. Hubert w. Beyette, Capt.
Louis w. Whaley. Capt. Edward A
Craig. Lieut.. T. II. Bunch. Lieut.. Elvin
r. Heiberg, Lieut.. Francis J. Grazing.
| Gen. and Mrs. William Crozier, the
president OF American University and
Mrs. Lucius Clarke. District Commits
sioner and Mrs. Proctor L. Dougherty
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BYRD FIELD RUNWAYS
ARE'TO BE EXTENDED
Preparation Being Made at Rich
mond for Next Duration
Flight.

BY the Associsted Press
RICHMOND. Va, February 6.-The
runways at Richard Byrd Field will be
extended from 500 TO 900 feet within
the next few weeks, II was said here to-
day, to be ready for the next attempt
TO break the duration flight record by
Clarence Chamberlin and Roger O.
Williams, who crashed their plane here
Saturday.
Williams who was back here today
after trip to New York, said they
would make another attempt as soon as
a plane could be obtained. Williams
said that the real reason for his return
today was TO get bag Of ducks that he
failed to pack in his hurry TO leave with
A. r. MARITIME and Chamberlin Satur-
day.
The runways at Byrd Field are now
$3.50 feet and /, 300 feet. Aviation on
ctals pointed out their extension would
be useful for heavy air freight planes
that probably will become numerous
within a few years.
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Of this type are suitable for both mill
tary and commercial purposes. The
Navy has Just received bids for the
construction OF 20 OF these planes.
The congressional budget for the
fiscal year beginning July /, 1928, pro-
vides for aviation appropriations total
ing 500, O64. 118. an Increase Of about so
per cent over the last previous appro-
priation. Lacking Government sub
sidy. the aircraft industry is greatly
stimulated by increasing appropriations,
as the Government farms out great
deal Of its construction to private COM
panies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06

Gen and Mrs. William Crozier. the
president OF American University and
Mrs. Lucius Clarke. District Commits
sioner and Mrs Proctor l.. Dougherty.
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PASTOR DENIES RUM0R.
Newark Minister Not Fired Upor
While Delivering Sermon.

NEWARK, N. j., February 8 ~.
Rev. DIR. Clarence Bleakney. pastor Of
the Roseville Baptist Church. today De-
MED reports that a bullet had been
fired through a stained glass vindoa
Of the ediflce last night, while he Tal
delivering his yesper sermon.
He also said reports that he Wal
injured by falling glass we're incorrect
The pastor believed that nnisch!evoui
boys had thrown a stone or piece II
iron at the window IT, broke a small
hole through the glass, but made HE'S
noise and did not interfere with the
sermon, he said. Police were asked "a
Investigate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06

In her little home at Timber. Eng
land. where she lives alone and does all
her own housework, Mrs Ann Smith re-
Gently celebrated her Tooth birthday
anniversary. She has l6 children, as
grandchildren. 80 great-grandchildren
and 2 great-great- grandchildren
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Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Fries Hosts
At Sunday Evening Dinner.


Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries
entertained at dinner last evening, when
their guests were Senator and Mrs
Thaddeus Caraway. Representative and
Mrs. Louis c. Cramton, Representative
and Mrs. Allard H. Gasque. Representa-
tive and Mrs Joe j. Manlove and Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Greed Hammond.
Former Senator and Mrs. Thomas
Sterling were hosts at dinner yesterday,
having as guests Senator and Mrs.
Charles S. Deneen. Senator and Mrs.
Wesley Jones, Representative and Mrs.
Homer Hall Hoch. Judge and Mrs.
Hayes and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Nc
Caslin.
Senator Samuel NJ. Shortridge Of
California was the guest at dinner last
night at the Willard Hotel OF Judge
de Vries Of Washington.
Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, president Of
the Columbian Women of George WASH
ington University, will receive during
the social hour. from to S o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, preceding the meet
ing TO be held in Corcoran Hall OF the
university. Miss Anna p. Cooper. asso-
ciate professor of English In the uni
versity. will receive with Mrs. Wiley.
Miss Elizabeth Peet. xe-president OF
the Columbian Women, will preside at
the tea table.
At the meeting Mrs. T. M. Knappen,
who has recently returned from abroad.
will give talk on The Arts and Crafts
OF Japan"
At dinner given at Sophia Fowler
Hall. Kendall Green. Wednesday eve
ming, January IS. Mrs. Thomas II. Cole
man OF South Carolina. announced the
engagement Of her daughter. Miss Grace
Decker Coleman. 70 Mr.. Nelson r. Park.
United States consul at Ceiba. Hondu-
ras. Miss Coleman is dean OF women at
Gallaudet College, Kendall Green, as
we'll as instructor OF oral training TO the
normal class. No date has been set for
the marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Shefield OF
New York are in Washington, at the
Mayho~cr, for r." days
| Mr.. James w Good OF Chicago.
/ former Representative from Iowa, was
/ host at dinner last night at the Willard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06

& Representative and Mrs. John J.
Cochran have as their house CUES, Mrs
X. y. Brown 0. Jotnson5ugg Pa.
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Representative ard Hrs. Ralph r Up.
= Eike o! Indiana viii entertain small
company a. dinner followed by a thea
arr party this ever.Eg
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h The Tndersecretaxy ~ The Treasury
I snd MRS C2den l. Mills have returned
10 Washington after having spent n
Encrt time Il pinehTst. r. e.
hrs Edward r Ehi.ck, wife If Rep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06

Mrs. Charles A. Mooney. the wife Of
representative Mooney of Cleveland,
Chlo, I1aSr eturned 10 Washington and
vii be here FOR The remainder Of the
Winter
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Dutch Scientist Dies.

HARLEM. Netherlands, February 8
@.-Prof. H. A. Lorentz, Nobel prize
winner for science in 1902. died here
Saturday. Prof. Lorentz was president
Of the League Of Nations committee
for intellectual cooperation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
SOCIETY
Vice President and Mrs. Dawes Guests
at Dinner Tonight of Minister of /.
Canada and Mrs. Massey.

| resentative Eslick. will be the guest In
whose honor Mrs E. Cox Griffith will
entertain at luncheon tomorrow at St
/ Marks.
The Secretary to the President and
Mrs. Everett Sanders were hosts al
| luncheon yesterday in the presidential
/ dining room of the Mayfiower In COM
pliment TO DR.. Granville F. Hanes OF
louisville, Ky. when the other mem-
bers of their party included Mr.. and
Mrs. Peyton Gordon. MIR. and Mrs
| Wade Ellis. MIR. and Mrs. Frank Mon
| dell. DR.. and Mrs. James Coupal
Representative Will r. Wood, Mrs
Emerson Howe and Mrs. Robert Mac
| kcnZie.
| Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson will
receive Wednesday afternoon from tc
6 80 o'clock. At the tea table VIII DC
| Mrs. Eberle. Mrs. Charles b. McVaym
Mrs. Amory Perkins and Mrs Emory
S. Land: assisting will be Miss Elizabeth
Warner. Mrs. Frances Whiting. Mis-
Helen Robinson and Miss Elizabeth
| Robinson.
Mai. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby chief OF
| Cavalry. and Mrs. Crosby will be at
home Sunday afternoon. from 4 to 6
O'Clock. to the officers of the Cavalry
and their wives.
| Mrs. Howard Sutherland. wife Of the
alien property custodian, who has cam
celled all social engagements, Is conva-
| lescing from recent illness at Garfield
Hospital.
! MFR. and Mrs. Thomas L. Hume an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Miss Mary Virginia Hume, to Mr.
Louis Wainwright Weight of Pittsburgh
The wedding will take place Saturday,
| February Is.
| DR.. and Mrs. w. Duncan McKim
will entertain at a musical Saturday,
| February IS, at o'clock.
Mrs. Raymond Wolven will be at
home Wednesday from to 6 o'clock,
at 370l r street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Dodd entertained
at supper last evening in their George
town home. Mr.. Gordon Selfridge OF
London. who has been their house
guest. will go to New York this evening
| and will sail for his home the end
of the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06

DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe and Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Terhune Herrick are
additional patrons and patronesses for
the lecture on "Tripolitania" to be given
by Miss Qulncy-Smith at the Ward
man Park Thcater on Friday evening.
under the sponsorship OF the Italian
Ambassador and Nobil Donna An
toinette de MARITIME.
Smyrna times., 1928-10-03

ern buildings in place of the anti
quated one-room schools that were SO
prevalent in this state a decade ago,
DR.. H. V. Holloway, superintendent
Of the State Board Of Education, pre-
diets III a statement just made public.
Already $2,5OO,OOO has been distribu-
ted in an extensive building program
and by next fall children in II dis
tricts of the State will be taught in
new buildings, replacing old schools
with inadequate facilities. New
schools are now being built at Sea
ford, FELTON,, and MiddIetown, and
Smyrna times., 1928-10-03

were parked around the scene of the
accident and this led to another col
lision. One driver ran into the load
Of beans upsetting his automobile.
This car in upsetting struck the auto
mobile of George Simpler, of Har-
beson parked nearby which was also
upset and damaged. The first car to
upset was righted by men who had
congregated there and the driver left
before anyone learned who he was.
In the Short car when the accident
happened Short and Abbatock were
on the front seat and Veasey and
Smyrna times., 1928-10-03

collision happened near strip Of
woods and it was evidently fairly
dark there.
Rust was riding on top Of the beans
and when the automobile hit the rear
Of his wagon he was thrown off but,
except for bruises was not injured.
The wagon was upset and wrecked
and beans scattered over the road.
Two mules hauling the wagon ran
away and both were injured.
State highway officers helped get
the injured men to the hospital.
In few minutes number of cars
Smyrna times., 1928-10-03
AUTO AND WAGON COLLIDE NEAR
HARRISON; 4 MEN ARE HURT
LOAD OF BEANS ALSO SPILLED
OVER ROAD NEAR HARRISON
Second Collision Occurs Before the In
jured Could Be Moved To the
Beebe Hospital at Lewes

Three men were seriously injured,
one other slightly hurt, two automo-
biles damaged, two mules injured and
a wagon loaded with beans demohsh-
ed as the result of one automobile
running into the rear Of the wagon
near Harbeson about IL o'clock last
Wednesday night. The injured men
are: George Edward Veasey, of Har-
beson, aged 49, decorations about the
head and face and possibly a fractur-
ed skull William Stewart, of near
Harbeson, aged 40, lacerations about
the face and head and possibly con
cussion Of the brain. James Abba
took, aged 40, Of Sand Hill, cuts about
the face and head and possible con
cussion Of the brain. These three
were taken to the Beebe Hospital at
Lewes, after the accident and are un-
der treatment there.
Howard II. Short, Of Pittsburgh,
who was driving the car in which the
three also We're riding was slightly
injured. He was taken to the hos
pital last Wednesday night to have
cuts dressed but later went to the
home Of his father, William H. Short,
4 merchant at Harbeson where the
son who is a paint salesman, has been
visiting most Of the summer.
Short was driving from the direc-
ton Of st. Georges Church towards
Harbeson when his car crashed into
the rear of the wagon loaded with
beans and driven by John R. Rust, a
farmer of that locality It is said
that as there was a lantern on the
rear Of the wagon how Short came to
run into it no one seems to know. The
Smyrna times., 1928-10-03

Stewart on the rear seat. Abbatock
was thrown through the windshield.
Both Veasey and Stewart in some
manner got their heads caught in the
wreckage when the car upset follow
ing the crash and both were badly cut
up.
Smyrna times., 1928-10-03

plans have boo. ~
l2s, Gaa.a5. At Milford, Lei Ieips1s lfs school T9 b
several small schools IL . the dist
which which ! far better s5Is sf5eo- ]. tn.
Sehool-chlldren in ii lG,ta J;.t dist
%3Is.,5s P9ra, oak Grove. aun5os5. .,sr.''.1: !.
provided with nev school,. ''.e
classes are being held now q
Smyrna times., 1928-10-03
NEW SCHOOLS ALL OVER STATE

Plan of State Board of Education to
Have Modern Homes in Five Years
Every child in Delaware within five
years, will be attending school in mod
New Britain herald., 1928-08-24
INMATES CARVE MESSAGES
upon WALLS OF CELLS
Tragic Stories Told in Many In
scriptions On Jail
Stones

Denver, Colo, Aug. "a UP)-
Like the Babylonians of old. present
day hoboes and CRIMINALS have taken
to writing their thoughts in stone.
But where the Babylonians scribe
took his stone tablet out in a field
and chiseled his message upon it,
the modern, hobo does his imperish-
able writing upon he stone blocks
which go to make up the walls Of
whatever Jail he happens to be in.
Thus. the walls of the Denver
city Jail are covered with inscrip-
tions. some tragic, some sad, some
tiippant and strangely enough, none
obscene.
Were 0. Henry alive he perhaps
could base another Of his MASTER
pieces upon any on, of hundreds OF
messages scratched in SO deep on the
stone walls OF the Jail that coat after
coat of paint have failed to obliter-
ate them. For instance:
Clair, hope to see you later
5-6-o7."
| The fact that only petty criminals
-vagabonds, loiterers and hoboes
held for investigation-foun time tt
express their thoughts in stone while
big time" criminals such as muir
derers, bandits and confidence meI
! had nothing to say upon the wall.
was cause for speculation until {
jailer explained:
THE big ones have other thing
than the engraving art to thinl
| about"
New Britain herald., 1928-08-24
RHODE island TO
HAVE CELEBRATION
August 20 Marks Anniversary
Of Revolutionary Battle

Portsmouth, r. l., Aug. "a. r.
One hundred and fifty years ago
French ships and troops joined
American patriots in action for the
first time in the American War of
Independence.
The sesuuicentennial of that oc-
casion-the battle Of Rhode Island
is to be celebrated here and IN
other communities of the state Au-
gust %.
The significance of that battle in
177S lay in what it marked the
Its influence upon the ultimate re-
suit of the war was slight. for in
this action the Americans failed to
capture Newport, then in British
hands.
The British had seized Newpor,
as a base of operations for "reduc-
ing" New England. Troops un4eI
Maj. Gen. John Sullivan and g
French fleet under Count d 'Estaine
| joined in a movement to force The
evacuation of Newport. The Amer
lean troops crossed to the north o.
Rhode Island August 8. But whel
Count d Estaing began to disem
bark a part of the 1000 troop,
aboard his ships a British armad;
under Lord Howe appeared. Th'
French were hastily re-cmbarked
and the fleets sailed to meet on,
another. For two days they maneu
vered for position before a storm
scattered the ships.
Count d'F.staing announced after
ward that he would have TO pro
coed to Boston to refit. This wa
not done without protest on tn
part Of the American officers
When the latter decided to with
draw to the northern part o
Rhode Island the actual tightini
occurred, August %. Learning o
the approach Of Lord Howe's flee
with 5000 additional British troops
the Americans next day determine
to abandon the island.
Butts Hill. Portsmouth. cente
of activities during the orgina
conflict, will be the scene of tn
most important demonstration thi
year. At Newport a pageant repre-
senting the battle of Butts Hill wi
he enacted Street parades. float
and addresses by nationally proni
nent men vii round out the cele
bration.