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REIDSVILLE, N. C LIARCH 8, 1912.
ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Reminiscences
Army Posts
SoonTo
Memories of the days of
fighting and outlying romance, of
which the outlying garrisons
.were centers, will live long
after the abandonment of a number of
army posts, which action the war de
partment has asked congress to au
thorize. In the letter which the secre
tary of war wrote to congress he gave
reasons, "now obsolete," for the loca
tion In their present situations of the
army posts from which It is now pro
posed to withdraw the troops.
Among the army posts slated to go
are Forts Apache and Iluachuca. Ariz.,
and Fort Sill. Okla. Fort Apache was
(established in 1870 to protect the set
tlement against raids of Apache In
dians. Fort SU1 was "established in
3860 us a base of operations against
the hostile Cheyennes and Klowas.
Fort Sill Is connected in army his
tory with a story of heroism shown
by a little detachment of enlisted men
of the Sixth United States cavalry be
tween the fort and the Red river of
Texas In the summer of 1874. The
Sixth cavalry has a fighting history,
but this story perhaps shines brightest
tn its pages. The Conwrnches. the
Cheyennes and the Klowas were on
the warpath In western Kansas. Colo
Del Nelson A. Mp4s was ordered to
take the flelagalnst them. The In
dians, pursued by two troops of the
Sixth cavalry under Captains Biddle
and Compton. fled to the Red river
country. On the bluffs of the Tule the
allied bands made a stand. There
were COO warriors, all told, and they
iwere the finest of the mounted plains
Indians. The small command of troops
charged at the center of a force which
seemed overwhelming. The Indians
broke and fled over the bluffs and
through the deep precipitous canyons
and out on to the Staked Plains of
Texas. .
Desperate Fight of a Picked Squad.
It was Imperatively necessary that
couriers should be sent from the de
tachment of the Sixth to Camp -Sill,
In the Indian Territory, for re-enforcements
and to inform the troops at a
distance that bands of hostlles had
broken away from the main body and
moFt be met and checked. Sergeant
Zacharlas T. Woodall of I troop vol
unteered as a courier. His example
was followed by every man In the two
troops. The ranking captain chose
Woodall and four others to accompa
ny him on the ride through the hostile
country.
The Indians attacked Woodall and
hls four companions early on the
morning of the first day. The little
detachment chose a place which offer
ed some slight advantage for the pur
pose of defense, and there they waited
.with carbines advanced while the
Cheyennes closed In their lines. The
Indians charged and sent a volley into
the little prairie stronghold. Five car
bines answered, and the Indian charge
;was checked, but behind the little
rampart Sergeant Woodall lay sorely
Grounded and one man lay dying. Let
a private letter of General Miles tell
the rest of the story:
"From early morning to dark, out
numbered twenty-five to one, under
an almost constant fire and at such
short range that they sometimes used
their pistols, retaining the last charge
to prevent capture, this little party
ef five defended their lives and the
person of their dying comrade with
out food and their only drink the rain
water that they collected in a pool
mingled with their own blood,
Laundry services always please our patrons. We
appreciate the fact that the only way to retain the con
tinued patronage f our customers is to give W m
first class work that is satisfactory in every respect.
This we do. Leave your next laundry work with us
and we will demonstrate how well we can take care
of same.
HENRY HUBBARD. Agent
Phone
of Some
Which Are
Be Abandoned
"There Is no doubt that they killed,
more than double their number, be
sides those that they wounded. The
simple recital of the deeds of the five
soldiers and the mention of the odds
aga lust which they fought, how the
wounded defended the dying and the
dying aided the wounded by exposure
to fresh wounds after the power of
action was gone these alone present
a scene of cool courage, heroism and
self sacrifice which duty as well as
inclination prompts us to recognize,
but which we cannot fitly honor."
Heroism of the Biff Dry WatL
There is a place in Arizona called the
Big Dry Wash, a curious name, but
one fitting a creek bed in a rainless re
gion. It la uot far from Fort Apache.
A squadron of the Sixth cavalry was
stationed at the fort in the year 1882.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Cruse", now
of the quartermaster's department, was
at that time a second lieutenant in K
troop of the Sixth. With six men
Cruse was following the trail of a
band of Apaches. They reached the
Big Dry Wash without finding a sign
of an Indian. Beyond the basin of
the Wash was a natural fortification
of rocks. Cruse sent a trooper by the
right flank to take a peep beyond the
bowlders In front before ordering the
men to cross the dry bed of the stream.
The trooper returned and reported that
there was not an Apache In sight
Then the little command. Cruse lead
ing, pushed down into the basin and
there was met with a volley from be
hind the rocks to the front Two of
the seven saddles were emptied at the
first fire, and the soldiers, under the
order of their leader, gave way and
sought the shelter of the rocks to the
rear. .
Cruse did not obey his own order.
He waited, and in the face of the
showering bullets he lifted one wound
ed trooper to his saddle and bore him
back to shelter. ' It was supposed that
the second trooper,' who had fallen at
the first fire of the Apaches, was dead.
Cruse looked out across the waste be
tween him and the ambushed Indians
and knew from the strength of the fire
that they 'outnumbered his squad ten
to one. While looking the lieutenant
saw the first trooper who had fallen
turn himself on the sand.
Then Cruse, carbine in band, ad
vanced alone in the direction of the
wounded man. He kept his eyes
straight toward the rocks ahead, and
every time that a red face showed he
fired. It was learned afterward that
he hit his mark several times, and that
savage discretion, which seemed to
take the place of savage valor, made
the Apaches keep so closely to cover
that they could not take careful aim,
though they answered the carbine's
continued shots with volleys.
Two of Cruse's men had followed
him unbidden. The lieutenant ordered
them . to pick up the wounded troop
er and to bear him back to shelter
while he covered the retreat One
Apache bullet hit Cruse in the arm,
but walking backward, he kept . on
firing. The little detachment managed
to hold its own where it was until re
enforcements came.. A little later
Thomas Cruse, second lieutenant was
given a medal of honor for conspicuous
personal gallantry.
Mr. J. B. Lasley, of Abington, Va.,
formally of this county, sends la a
dolliarfor The 'Review. He says he
has a nice position and is doing
well In hie new home.
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"BUZFUZ" MARRIED.
Not, the Real Thing, However, But
Unfortunately a Dream.
Editors Review : I donWant "Un
cle Joe" to find It out, "but I re
ceived the nicest box of home-made
walnut candy, sent by the maker, one
of the prettiest and sweetest girls in
thd world. It is delicious, much ap
preciated, and on Sunday, the next
day it snowed.a beautiful snow-it was,
too, making the grandest scenery.
On the night of the twenty -eighth.I
dreamed, and lo, "Uncle Joe," with
the promised future Mrs. came
steaming up Naked branch that runs
through Buzfuz Farm on a palatial
steamer, with a good, weU-unifromed
band playing the most entrancing airs,
a gay company on board, all directed
by him; mirth and humor almost run
wild, led by him. The whistle sound
ed, the bells rung, and It anchored at
the- elegant new landing of Buzfuz
Farm. The whole company came
streaming out and down the gang-
I way, talking, laughing, and merryma
king. Of course I Jolnd them and
took my place by the side of the
(falsi sweett damsel with the deep
chestnut hair and laughing, benig
nant hazel eyes; was told that was
her, and the license were in his pock
et; to send straightway for the min
ister, which I was quick to do. The
orchestra kept playing and the minis
ter was in sight coming when I look
ed It was too much for me It awak
ened me. All healthy growing boys
at various and sundry times have
their hair tangled while they sleep;
we were always told these were witch
es' stirrups. The witches had ridden
us during the night. The next morn
ing my hair was full of witches' stir
rups and the next Sunday It snowed!
SERGEANT BUZFUZ.
B. F., March 7. 1912.
Telephone Red Tape.
Some of! the rules and red tape of
the local telephone exchange are ex
asperating. Yesterday the writer want
ed Turner's 5 and 10c. store. This
firm had put In a 'phone since the
last telephone directory was issued
and Its number was not on the list.
Central was asked If the 5 and . 10c.
store had a telephone.
"I win give you In-fer-ma-tlon," the
swaet young lady drawled.
Presently another sweet and soft
voice answered, "Information?" We
asked her if the 5 and 10c. store had
a telephone. "Yes, number tweedle
dum twiddle de ee, yum, yum." she
pleasantly enunciated.
Again central was called and asked
to connect with Turner's. "Number?
she demanded. We explained that
we did not know tne number. Noth
ing doing.
After several minutes wait we call
ed up Manager Williams and appeal
ed to him to help us out. We ex
plained our Inability., to give the right
number. . He said he would do what
hl could for us. He called central.
She promptly referred him to "In
formation." "Information" again went over the
tweedle de dee, yum yum stunt, but
Williams caught it (or probably knew
It already, which we did not.) He
again called central and asked her to
give us Turner's number.. Connec
tion was finally established and Mr.
Turner answered the 'phone. In an
swer to our question he said he did
not have an ad. for this issue of The
Review would wait until next week.
It took us the better part of a
quarter of an hour to get this "In
formation." Mountain Folks in Good-Roads Van.
Away over in Yancey county, in the
heart of the mountains.they are build
ing sand-clay roads. Other mountain
counties also are beginning road Im
provement The mountain counties
because of the sparBeness of popu
lation and the difficulty, of obtaining
grades have been slow about making
road improvement. But at the same
time they have recognized that good
roads are more of a necessity for
them than for the more' level sec
tions, that is if a thing which, is
a necessity at one place than anoth
er. So at last they (have gone about
the task of building permanent roads
and are succeeding admirably. The
Eastern counties that have thought
themselves more favorablly situated
better take notice and follow the ex:
ample, jf Yancey or they will find
themselves passed by and left be
hind in the march of progress and
prosperity. These things are going
to abide where there are good roads.
They are not going to tarry where
the people are too indifferent to
them to build roads. -Raleigh Times.
Blind Valedictorian. I
George Carmody of New York, a
blind student at Syracuse university,'
has been elected valedictorian of the
class of 1912. Carmody, despite bis
affliction. Is one of the most brilliant
6tudentsrniIsne??!oWnrTyfaTOeTirF
read to him by fellow students, and
he copies them on a typewriter which
lias raised letters. .. I
ATTACK NEW YORK
Pb for 15,000 MiHtia to be
In Maneuvers.
Seventy Thousand Men Will Take Part
In War Games Throughout the Coun
, try Native Hawaiian Soldiers te
Encamp With Regulars.
- Fifteen thousand militiamen with
United States regulars will participate
In the maneuvers around New York
city in July, according to the plans
announced by the war department
The chief event of the New York en
campment will be a land attack on
the city. The national guard of New
York state and the New England
states will participate, and the regu
lars will be represented by four bat
talions of Infantry, four squadrons of
cavalry and a battery of field artillery.
, TH Program. : ' ' 1
The plana -of the war department
for' maneuvers this year comprise the
biggest program ever attempted. Be
sides the New York campaign, there
will be a general campaign at Fort
Riley, Kan., and a land attack on San
Francisco. There will also be several
State- camps and other; maneuvers.
More than 70,000 troops will partici
pate in the maneuvers this year. Of
these 40.000 will be In the eastern di
vision, "25,000 In the central division
and 7,000 In the western division. The
largest number of troops engaged In
maneuvers In previous years was 57,
000 In 1910.
The national guard of Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia. Virginia,
Delaware and the District of Colum
bia, with a regiment of regular infan
try, will encamp at Mount Gretna, Pa.
Nine' thousand troops will be encamp
ed there. Ten thousand militia and one
regiment of regular infantry and one
of regular cavalry will participate In
the maneuvers for the southeastern
states at Chlckamauga park, North
Carolina, whither South Carolina,
Gftoigla, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Tennessee will send their militia.
Other Maneuvers.
The militia of Illinois, the Dakotas,
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wis
consin, 6,500 strong, will encamp at
Sparta, Wis., with two regiments of
regular infantry. Four thousand troops
from Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Missouri, with the regular soldiers from
Forts Riley and Leavenworth, will
have maneuvers at the former place.
Ohio militiamen will encamp with reg
ulars In their own state.
Near Seattle, Wash., the militia from
Idaho, Washington and Oregon, with
two infantry regiments and a squad'
ron of regular cavalry, will hold their
maneuvers. Montana militia will en
camp with the regulars at Fort Wil
Ham n. Harrison, and the Wyoming
troops will likewise hold their encamp
ment at the regular army post at Fort
D. A. Russell. Utah and California
troops will take part in the attack on
San Francisco with infantry and cav
alry regiments of regulars. There will
also be camps for the state troops In
New Mexico and Texas.
Five hundred native Hawaiian sol
diers will encamp with the regulars
stationed in the islands.
WHAT IS BEER?
The Pure Food Board Decides the
Question With Many Details. '
The pure food board has decided
tentatively the question "What Is
beer?" and Its decision Is likely to
start a lively controversystir up the
brewers and please the barley grow
ers of the middle west and the man
who Is curious to know Just what he
is drinking. The pure food board, act
ing under direction of Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, more than a year
ago decided to find out what beer Is
and after giving hearings to the brew
ers, barley growers and representa
tives of the National Consumers
league has reached a conclusion. The
conclusion la In brief;
"Beer Is a beverage made up of bar
ley, malt and hops, yeast and potable
water."
The finding of the board In detail,
however, goes considerably beyond
this and prescribes the length of time
that beer must be kept to allow of
Its being branded as beer. In addi
tion the ruling of the board will bar
all names that give the impression
that the domestic beverage sought to
be sold Is imported, and even local
trade names Implying foreign origin
are to be tabooed. - ,
In addition to this the board has de
cided that foreign beers must be prop
erly branded and must not be labeled
as a beer coming from one place
when ns a ..matter' of fact It Is made
to another.
The definition of the board differs
from t ha
and. the-latter oro cp(wtedto-take-
Bimrp issue witn tne uncling.
Now is the time to subscribe.
FATHERS EAT OFFSPRING.
And Children One Another, Says Wo
man Missionary ef Starving Persians.
Startling allegations of cannibalism
among starving Persians are contain
ed in letters from Teheran to the Persian-American
Educational society at
Washington from Dr. Susan 1. Moody,
formerly of Chicago. She declares that
fathers are eating their children and
children are eating each other in north
western Persia, in the vicinity of Ha
madan, where famine has followed the
sacking of twenty-five towns and vil
lages by the rebel troops of Salar ed
Dowleh, brother of the deposed shah.
Forty thousand people are starving, it
is declared, and the society has started
a relief fund The American National
Red Cross society will also be asked
for assistance.
Until new crops have been grown
and harvested there will be no oppor
tunity for the homeless people to help
themselves. The people of Teheran,
Dr. Moody says, have been raising
money to relieve the stress and hare
forwarded $5,500 to buy food
GIRLS WILL BE CONDUCTORS.
Daughters of Confederacy Adopt Odd
Method of Raising Monument Fund.1
To raise a fund for the building of a
Confederate monument ten girls will
act as conductors on the street cars
running between Graham. N. C and
Burlington on Tuesdays and Fridays
of each week for two months.
J. W. Murray, president of the Pied
mont Railway and Electric company,
has offered to give to the Daughters of
the Confederacy 20 per cent of the
fares collected by the young women
conductors.
Attacks School Principal.
A severe attack on School Princi
pal Chas. B. Allen, of Sylvania, Ga.,
Is thus told by him. "For more than
three years," he writes, "I suffer
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tism, liver and 'stomach trouble and
diseased kidneys. All remedied fail
ed till I used Electric Bitters, but
four bottles of this wonderful remedy
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vigor. Try them. Only '50c. at W. S.
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A merciless murderer Is appen
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King's New Life Pills kill it by
prevention. They greatly stimulate
stomach, liver and bowels, prevent-
Ilig thait clogging that invites ap
pendicitis, curing constipation, head
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Stockholders' Liability, . . 75,000.00
Protection to Deposiotrs, . $185,000.00
A record of more than a quarter
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prosperity. .J
A board of directors composed of
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A competent force of officers who
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A certificate of deposit issued by
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GAME BIRDS GALORE
Trnsport Liner Ifcwaska
Brings Them Over,
Thousands of ame Birds of Variousw
Specimens Arrive In America on
World wide Tour Will Be Sent '
To Park. . ; . : I
A tnousana specimens of game birds
from various countries arrived recent ..
ly on the Atlantic Transport liner Mln-
newaska from London. They are im
ported by Samuel Evans to be sent to
Oak Park. UL, where they are to be
bred and distributed throughout th
United States. They were exhibited
In London by Mr. Evans at the Royal
Zoological gardens In Regent's park.
Included in the collection are wild
ducks from Lake Baikal, In Siberia,
and wood ducks from Lake Victoria
Nyanza, central Africa. There are
also a large number of , swans, geese
and ducks from Japan and a sacred
oosellng bird from Slam, which has no
memory and forgets to eat An at
tendant has to watch the oosellng night
and day. it is said, to keep It from
starving to death.
Mr. Evans brought back from Bar
land a number of American wood
ducks which were the descendants of
some be had sent there for breeding
several years ago. He brought them
back to put new blood Into his flocks
at Oak Park.
Mr. Evans said that he bad been
very successful in breeding prairie
chickens both on his farm and in cap
tivity in England and that the gamy
American bird was growing In favor
and rapidly supplanting the gronss
and pheasant as a popular hunting
proposition In England In England,
he said, there are many shooting pre
serves where every year Americans go
and shoot American prairie chickens
on English and Scotch covers.
There were 456 pedigree cows on
the MJnnewaska Imported for breed
ing purposes, f
New Subscribers and Renewals.
C. R. Joyce, Mayodan.
Joe Pryor, Ruffln. Ruote 3." 11
H. L.' Hubbard, Brown, Cal. ,
John H. Halzllp, Leaksvllle.
J. B. Lasley, Abington,. Va. ;.,
F. W. Hitchcock, Atlanta,: Ga.
J. H. Bennett, Jr., Reidsville,
Dr. J. W. Watkins, Reidsville.
J. II. Blackwell, Savannah, Ga.
J. T. Smlthey, Mclver, Route 1.
Robt. Clack, Reidsville, Route 4.
J. D. Dye, Summerfield, Route 2.
A. J. Hudson, Reidsville, Route 3.
W. 'M. Jarrett, Reidsville, Route
2.