Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 November 1915 — Page 13

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NOVEMBER 28, 1915.

KRVICE in three branches of public life, and an excellent showing in all of them is the record of Captain John B. McClellan, of this city. Indeed his service was such that he is entitled to draw a pension from two branches of the service. He has been an active and honored member of the police department, the fire department and the army, and hag devoted practically his entire life to fighting the worst enemies of the United States, fire, crime and the confederacy. Captain

GIRL, 3 MEN, AND AUTO FIGURE IN ELOPEMENT

Former, Placed in Detention Home to Break Love Affair, Escapes by Climbing Wall.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 27.—As the first light of day touched the sky, a high-powered motor car, bearing three young men, stopped in the shadow of the high wall that bounds the House of the Good Shepherd. One of them threw a long rope over the wall. Suddenly, at the top of the stone barrier, the dim light revealed the head of girl. A second later and she clambered to the top of the parapet, flung to the. street the rope up which she had climbed and slid down into the arms of three men. A moment more and the girl and her three recuers leaped into the automobile, threw the clutch into high speed, and in a roar and flash sped away. Hardly had the motor car whizzed around tho corner when an alarm was sounded within the Institution. Five minutes more and a second automobile sped to the scene of the escape, laden with city police.

The report issued by the police after the chase shows that the runaway car

was sent, with our drummer boy at the head of the column. The regiment was stationed at the mouth of the Chesapeake river.

After the arrival of the regiment, the captain only served one week as a drummer boy. The commanders of the assembling armies needed messenger boys to keep them in communication with their troops, and as Captain McClellan was a skilled horseman, he was assigned to this duty, which often took him into dangerous territory.

Assigned To Guard Duty. After their arrival at the camp the zouaves were assigned to the duty of

McClellan gave up active service in g-uarcnng a section of the country that 1U13, when he was retired as captain va: troubled with guerilla warfare of the No. 9 hose company.

Captain McClellan was a lad only 11 ears old when the Stars and Striper were fired upon at Fort Sumter, and

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infested with a tough gang of bush whackers. Located near Baltimore is the little town of Canton, and many of the desperadoes were making

at the first call three of his dearest and place their headquarters. It was closest friends entered the army. They were his brother, his uncle and his cousin.

Patriot Too Young.

This was too much for his patriotism and he at once made up his mind to fellow them. Time and again he tried to enlist but was prevented on account of his age. Five times he tried and failed, but he was not discouraged, and the sixth time he met with succors, and became a drummer boy in tho Eleventh Indiana volunteers, the famous zouaves, commanded by Genera'. Lew Wallace, the famous Indiana author and soldier. •At the time of Captain McClellan's enlistment Maryland was the scene of gvrat activities, and both the union and confederate armies were musterin, their full strength and preparing fo.- a decisive battle. Into this rush s:i excitement the Kleventh Indiana

Nat: Goodwin is still tossing out bonmots, epigrams and the like. According to ljfenny Goldman, who recently returned from New York, Mr. Goodwin hobnobbing with a couple of actors at the Lambs, delivered himself of a characteristic Natogram. Said Lyn Harding: "I think actors would do well to get hearer together, to associate with each other on closer terms." "Me, too," chirruped John Drew. "Huh, not me," said. Nat. "If I had Bob Hllliards wife and Rockefeller's money, I'd never speak to an actor as long as I lived."

in this hamlet that McClellan had close call for his life. A soldier had deserted from the union army and fled to this town and all of the toughs and criminals were doing everything in their power to shelter him. The zouaves were ordered to this place and as they were leaving Baltimore they passed a beautiful monument in the outskirts of the city, erected to the memory of three young heroes. They were but small boys, but at this point they had shot and killed a rebel commander and his entire staff, but for this act the young warriors sacrificed their lives, as they were captured by the rebels and literally hacked to pieces with bayonets. This deed made a deep impression on the Terre Haute soldier.

Soon .after' the zouaves started out on this man hunt for the traitor, Comrade McClellan was called upon to carry a message for his commander, to

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Sam Young tells about a type of man which he calls the "other-people's-business" fellow. One of the kind was trying to extract information from an elderly, prosperous looking man win sat next the ourious person in the smoking car. "How many people work in your office?" he asked. "Oh," responded the elderly one, getting up and throwing away his cigar, "I should say, at a rough guess, about two-thirds of them."

was sighted at the edge of the town. It says that a furious race was undertaken, but that the machine with its three men and girl occupants succeeded in outdistancing the police motor. Police officials in every inhabited locality of the surrounding country have been notified to look for the fugitives and to apprehend them.

Investigation of the escape develops a hint of romance. The girl is Irma Jordan, seventeen years old, of Magnolia, Miss., the daughter of a wealthy planter. She was placed in the home several days ago to break off a love affair. The police believe she was rescued by her suitor and his friends.

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the commander of another body of troops. To delver this message required a ride of about eight miles and the road led through Canton. The messenger was supplied with a good horse for the trip and was armed with two heavy cavalry revolvers. The message was delivered after a safe and uneventful trip, but it required an answer, and the task of making the return trip with this message, also fell to the lot of the captain. This work

"Jim Johnson cetainly was & fastidious darky, even if he was merely a house sevant," said Tom Dailey, the Gherro-Cola king. "On one occasion he took a decided fancy to a shirt owned by his employer. He at once purchased an exact duplicate. Thinking that probably he had not done right he told the wife. She said it was not the thing for him to have done, as the shirts might get mixed in the wash. Jim's reply was:

Dat won't mattah, missus, fo' dey's both the same size and price.''

OF LIFE IN TRENCHES

Soldier, In Letters to Home Folk Tells of Death of First of Bermuda Men.

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Walter Kyme, a. young man now in Belgium, whose connection with Brooklyn has caused several of his letters from the trenches to be published here, writes to Brooklyn friends: "The first of our Bermunda boys has just been killed. We have had several of them wounded, but this is the first fatal shot. Joe Framingham was his name and he stood six feet two, wa-s about 21 years old, and comes from one of the best families in Bermunda. We were digging in the trenches, which were practically in the firing line, and of course we were under continual fire. This time, the night's work apparently done, and all the boys were lying dwn nearly all were asleep a.nd all were waiting the order to go back, when along came the fatal bullet, shooting poor Joe through the heart. He died ivithin ten minutes, and you can imagine how we feel. It is like losing a brother."

Later—"You will no doubt be surprised to hear that I am In hospital, not sick or wounded, I am happy to say, but isolated. One of our fellows was taken with some kind of fever, which must serious, for I, with six others who were in the house, same bivouao, with him, were immediately packed off to hospital. You can bet we are laughing. Of course we are sorry for the poor fellow with fever, but he has caused us to have a dandy rest up, and there seems no chance of our having the fever, as we are all feeling fine. We were released from the trenches last Tuesday, arrived in our rest camp Wednesday morning, slept and rested all day, shifted our camp Thursday to another field about a mile distant. Saturday was rainy, we had a parade at 5 o'clock in the evening and had to march about twelve miles through rain with mud and slush a foot deep. About every few yards you would either get stuck in a hole or fall sprawling in the mud. One part of the journey it took nearly four hours to do five miles. The work we went to do being to dig trenches close to the line, could not be none in daylight, so all our hardships were for nothing. We turned back and arrived in camp next morning, dead tired rested until 3 that a.fterI'oon then started for tho same destination again, more successful this time, did our four hours' digging and re

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JOHN MCCLELLAN.

of carrying messages was full of danger, as the bushwhackers made considerable sums of money by holding up and robbing messengers, and then selling the dispatches that they carried to the opposing armies. Captain McClellan started on the return trip with no special thought of danger and without the knowledge that he was a marked man, but in some manner the desperadoes found out that he was carrying valuable papers. Canton was reached

A MOVING PICTURE.

"An old darky who 'called on the good Dr. Jenkins recently, was plainly in very low spirits," said Burch IJams "The doctor tried to cheer him up. 'Well, Elijah,' he said, 'how is the rheumatism these days?' 'Porely, porely, sah,' replied Elijah dejectedly, 'Belieb me, Marse Doctor, I'se jest a movin' picture ob pain!'

turned. This occupied Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights (rest ing out of the trenches) would sooner be In the trenches. Last night the battalion went In the trenches, but left our contingent here to make this new camp sanitary. This is quite a job understand it was previously occupied by the French. If so, they must have been horribly dirty, as the camp was in a filthy condition."

CAUSE OF ABNORMALITIES.

Distorted Beings Result of Physiological Defects, Biologist Says. NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Sea urchins, which were double-headed, forms of his own raising, were shown the other day on the screen by Professor A. J. Goldfarb, of the chair of biology of the college of the city of New York, before the New York Academy of Sciences, section of biology, In demonstrating his theory of tho origin of certain abnormal forma.

He believes that as there are Siamese twins in the lower orders which can be produced under test conditions,* so in the human species may be found .strange types which had their origin in ways not hitherto explained.

The double sea urchins were produced by placing the eggs from which they sprang in chemical solutions, which permitted them to join closely. Professor Goldferb presented in detail the results of his researches In the experimental grafting of organisms. He does not share the common belief that the uncanny monsters are due to some mental cause, but takes the whole question of their origin into the domain of physiological chemistry.

Certain changes in the system, certain derangements of metabolism may bring into the world these beings which have excited the wonder and terror of men for ages. The being whose form had been ascribed to the anger of a god or to the curse of a witch becomes, in the light of the investigations of Professor Goldfarb, merely the application of a formula of chemistry and biology.

The paper was regarded by those present as having an important bearing on on' of the great mysteries of life. Dr. }I. W. Schulte, who presided as temporary chairman, raised the ouestion as to whether the Cohnheim ihe iry of cancer might not have an important bearing, on the theory advanced by ofeasor Goldfarb.

without any trouble, but as ho slowly rode through the streets of the town a gang of guerillas suddenly dashed out of a side street, blocked his way, and ordered him to halt.

Directs Cavalry Charge.

Although taken entirely by surprise his response to this command was to urge his horse into a gallop and endeavor to rido through theiru but superior numbers made this a hiDpeless

A BIT OF A HURRY

Could you imagine a story like this being told at a Rotary mating It wasn't Joe Sedletzeck told it at a meeting of the Never Agalners.

A very small boy was taken to the dental establishment to have some of his first teeth pulled. For a second or so, during which time four teeth disappeared, everything was fairly serene, and then came howls of objections. "I didn't want them teeth to come out!" cried the young patient, suddenly recollecting something. "I want them to stay in." "That's all right," consolingly responded the dentist. "They will soon grow in again." "Will they?" quickly rejoined the boy with a brightening face. "Do you think they will grow in time for dinner

THE MAKING OF A REBEL

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A Story of Life in the South by JAMES MAXSON SECREST

CHAPTER XXV.

Two months later, Pierce & company, wholesale grocers, was doing a flourishing business. The firm had two traveling salesmen and was considering putting on another.

Max shut his desk and walked briskly to the little cottage that had been taking up so much of his time of late. The painters and decorators had finished their work the week before, and now the furnishings were being set In place.

Helen had gone with him to select the furniture, and Max had Insisted that nothing be spared to make their home as cozy as possible, and as he looked at the workmen as they transformed bare roma into a homey appearance, his expression of anxiety gave way to one of perfect satisfaction.

Visions of the future filled his mind's eye as he passed from one room to another.

Going into the sitting room, Max sat down in an easy chair. He was very tired. The cares of his business, together with his approaching marriage, and the attendant preparations, had left little time for him to sleep, He was so comfortable now, he decided to rest a while.

The men working about the plaee finished their work for the day and left. Max heard them close the door and—fell asleep.

Over at the Henderson home the final preparations for the wedding that night were being made ready.

Seven o'clock came, and some of the more intimate friends of the family together with relatives, began to arrive.

Helen came down stairs with an eipression of anxiety on her face. Has Mr. Pierce been here?" she asked.

She was told that he had not. "That's' funny," said Helen, a bit peeved. "He promised to come by before going to the hotel to dress for the wedding." 'Don't get nervous, Helen," teased Margaret. "He'll not run away."

Eight o'clock rolled around, and still no one had seen Max Pierce since he left the office that afternoon.

task, and some member of the gang grabbed the bridle of his horse and jerked it to a standstill.

As the horse came to a stop, McMillan grabbed his two revolvers and opened fire on the party. The fire was returned from the edges of the gang, while those nearer to him drew their sabres and cut at him with deadly intent, but through it all Dame Fortune

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ier. Five of the flying bullets struck his body, but they missed the vital spots and he still stuck to his horse.

Hit by Sabre.

When he was nearly clear of the mob a heavy sabre struck him under the chin and the wound that it made left a scar that Captain MbClellan will will carry with him to the grave. Still game to the core, MoCellan urged his horse on, and the gallant animal responded In such a manner that he was soon clear of his enemies and headed for safety, but they were In hot pursuit, determined not to let their prey slip through their Angers. Soon after the chase started he was struck in the right knee by a bullet and his whole right leg rendered useless.

A deep ravine lay across the road from Canton to the union camp, and he managed to reach this spot weak from loss of blood and unable to go further. As he gained the shelter of the ravine a plan of escape formed In his mind. Slipping from his horse he struck the animal accross the flank, and It started for the union camp without a rider. Captain McClellan then plunged into the thick underbrush, where there was a chance to find concealment, but the rebels were close on his trail and entered the ravine In time to see the riderless horse and to discover the trick that he had played on them.

They at once dismounted and spread

AH, THE ANKLE WATCH!

Probably ho person can tell this story quite so well as Tommy Jackson, the popular and this and that and so forth, and mayfoe not secretary of the Oen tral league baseball club, of Terre Haute. The lawyer was cross-exam-ining a witness. "Do you happen to know,' he asked, "what time It was when the wife of the defendant stepped Into the taxicab in front of the National bank?" "Yes," replied the witness. 'It Just seventeen minutes past one." "Ah, it was seventeen minutes past one, eh? Now, will you please tell the jury how you happen to be so positive that It was precisely seventeen minutes past one?" "Certainly," said the witness. "The lady was wearing an ankle watch."

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In the meantime Judge Thome had arrived. The fact that Max had not come to see him that afternoon, especially since he was to act as best man, only caused more uneasiness. "I'll go to the hotel and sse if he is there," said Judge Thorne, and hurried out of the house. "No. I am sure he Is not in his room," the clerk said, when the judge insisted that he must be.

Down to the office of Pierce & company, the Judge hastened. There was a spark of hope when he noticed the offloe was lighted up, but ^rhen he entered he found only the bookkeeper, making out his trial balance.

By now, Judge Thorne was beginning to fee! all kinds of forebodings, "Did he mention where he was going when he left the office?" nervously asked the Judge. "I don't believe he did," replied the bookkeeper. Then, after a moment's thought, "I Just paid for some work done at his cottage—he might have gone around there."

Judge Thorne did not wait for further suggestions.

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Most of Comrade McClellan's time was served In this section of the country, while the struggle was reaching a critical stage. No great battles were fought here during the latter part of the war, but skirmishes and small engagements were constantly occurring, and the men in this division of the army had plenty of real fighting.

The Terre Hautean was a trap'* drummer In the martial orchestra, which was composed of sixteen trap drums, four bugles, and one bass drum, and as this band was constantly with the zouaves, the whistle of bullets was often added to the music of their Instruments.

At the close of the war Captain McClellan returned to Indiana and served three years as a member of the Indianapolis fire department. Then he came to Terre Haute and Joined the local Are fighting force, where he rendered gallant service mrtll he was retired and pensioned.

A BIT INQUISITIVE.

Qabe Davis, wM Is a singer hin*eif, really ought not be spreading •camdaJ, but here he goes: "The most celebrated soprano of the day was engaged In elnging to the ac-' oompaniment of a famous orchestra* when Johnny and his family arrived In the concert hall.

The small boy at once became interested In the gesticulations of the conductor. 'Mother, why .is that man shaking fcrfe stick at the lady?* he asked. "Hush, dear! He Is not shaking the stick at her.' 'Then what is she screaming for asked Johnny."

When he reached the cottage, he found it In darkness. He decided to try the door, and found it locked.

Perplexed, he stood for a moment, and then turning, mounded down the steps.

As he went out the gate he slammed it shut with much force, and stopped short, pricking his ears. He was almost sure he heard someone in the house.

When he hesitated, the door opened, and Max Pierce came rushing out. Judge Thomas laughed outright, as Max explained to him that he had been asleep. "What time is it, anyway?" anxiously asked Max. "Eight-twenty, and you are to be married at eight thirty," the judge informed him. "You go tell them I'll be there In fifteen minutes, and apologize as best you can for my stupidity," said Max.

At eighty-forty-flve, Amy Norton ran her fingers softly over the keys of the piano and the bridal party came slowly down the stairs leading into the rectption hall as the clear sweet notes of Mendelssohn's wedding march rang through the house.

THE END.

In Suspense.

Johnny—Pa, what ts a "quandary"? Father—It's what a man gets into when he tells his wife a lie and doesn't know whether she believes it or not—Judge.

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out through the woods, starting a careful search for him, and it then Became a game of hide-and-seek for a man's life, and that man wounded and weak from loss of blood. This all took considerable time and in the interval the messenger's horse reached the camp of the northern army, which was closer than the rebels thought. The appearance of the horse with its empty saddle, dashing into the camp, told the story, and a troop of cavalry at once started out to investigate. Just as the game of hide-and-seek reached a crltical stage, and Captain McClellan had "J been crowded into close quarters, the boys In blue who had been looking for him, dashed into the ravine. He at once broke cover and told his story, and then he was placed in a tent and cared for by his comrades instead of being sent to the hospital. With this care he soon recovered from the terrible ordeal that he had been through.

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