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IN ARMY AT 15 YEARS

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After War Fights Mexican Bandits and Leads Soldiers ' Across Rio Grande to

Avenge Insult.

WASHINGTON. Au The "lit-

tlest hero of the Civil war" has retired

from active army service, and this

action seevred the last link between the Union Army of Civil war days and

the United States army of today.

On Friday, August 13, Col. John Loncoln Clem terminated an active mili

tary service of more than 45 years, began as "the drummer boy of Chicka-

mauga," when 12 years old. Col Clem

has been for the last two years con

nected with the office of the Quartermaster Oenersl's Department here

st Washington. He was entitled to retirement 15 years ago had he want

ed to, but Col. Clem felt too young

and stayed on. . Nor does he feel too old now for en

gaging in business, so that when a

propitious time arrived, in conjunction with a combination of the calen

dar that also existed when his advent

on earth was made. Col. Clem reached

his decision to take effect upon his sixty-fourth birthday anniversary. He

will be given the rank Brigadier General, a long step from the title ser

geant, first conferred upon him for

signal bravery shown in battle. To Work For Son.

Col. Clem has a son John . Lincoln

Clem, Jr., a partner in the Studebaker

automobile agency at San Antonio,

Tex. To him the colonel one day recently addressed a formal application for employment as a salesman, asking

the favor of an early decision. Down

at the bottom of the letter he wrote:

"I am yet Just as good a man as you

are, son, and I can do Just as much Miss Clyda McCollan has Introduced the Jhopore riding habit to the hard work in one day as you can, if I Fashion Show at the Midway Gardens, and it has become immensely popular, am a little old." Needless to say, the Miss McClellan brought the style to this country from India, where the wives colonel from the display of confidence of British army officers have. been wearing it for some time. The Jhopore In bis ability as an automobile sales- breeches are made full at the top, but fit almost skin tight from the knee to

man, received a prompt and lavorame tne ankle, where the flaring fcuff covers the instep

answer, so ne is going to enter an entirlv different line from his life's

work. Johnny Clem, unhurt, and jfjsplaying

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WOMEN'S

ThAr ma ft crt mftnv inrMAntn mn. with tremendous pride his cis pierced

nected with Col. Clem's life which three bullets. He had saved his form the theme for a splendid story. own life Dv shamming deaths One of these concerns an invasion of General Thomas made -(he hero Mexico, shortly after he entered the drummer by a sergeant for- that deed regular army as a second lieutenant. f bravery. And when the general adClem was in charge of a squad charg- vfsed him of his promotion the younged with apprehending cattle thieves. Bter, answered. General. Ss that all Trailed for five days the band finally yu f,oln to make m.e?l ,0La ter ,ln

escaped across the Rio Grande, where v .' . they stood making sinster motions soldier was hit on the Hip Jby part of a with thumbs and fingers. Unable to 6ne11' wounded in the ear while diswithstand the insults Clem ordered Patcn rl(nS a once talen prisoner, nls soldiers to cross the boundry line " : r

and In an engagement the desperadoes were killed to the last man. For his action the lieutenant was officially

reprimanded ; told his conduct was , unbecoming an officer of the United rr.t,,,. . - States army; that he had been guilty Continued From Page One of tremendous lack of Judgment In vio- fre6n air. He went to Hive in a tree S rV.rir.X; J - - .- a repetition being threatened with se- 6lxty pounds more thaij; he did before vere consequences. The communica- he started to live in tjhe open, tlon was officially signed in ink, but "Next in importance is exercise, underneath was the pencil inscription: you women don't breath right and. "Good boy, Johnny, do it again." that is the best exercise you can take. Recalls Fraternal Spirit. You breathe way upi while a man A newspaper correspondent asked breathes way down j You can't do Colonel Clem on the occasion of the anything else while you wear those last memorial day, what memory was tignt things around lour waists, calluppermost in his mind that date. And e(j corsets. Throw ilbem away. The the famous old soldier, who, at the age American people aare snobs. They of 12 years, was the twice-wounded thlnk that if a dress or anything else veteran of one of the greatest cam- comes from Europe lt Ia rf nt It mv IS5rv 7i.?f,I!? t5',v what better everything erse in this counMy memory pictures today what tnr Pari . my kid eyes saw fifty-one years ago sklrt No kneeg today." he said I gent y, "a soldier in Btreets It was lf h American blue and a soldier in gray, shaking woman to expose. herself. Then we hands like two loving comrades be- bad the hobble skfct. My, what a tertween the trenches, swapping tobacco ribJe th, it fa d Q ifZtStXttfSK bucket hats- o Wknow how we to stab each other brutally with bayo- t thp- Th ) 0 . nets in a fierce hand-to-hand fight for ffH.,.I;t J-?y-

those very trenches. Yet what I like Ivf" " hi ilirw .7 . , to think of first on memorial day is m b?L9 V1!01 tr?m Pa"f ,, w k. an1 6ent them toi this country. We

scene preceding it, which showed me woret em ' Uo .ff.r 11 man tn man n-. onlHUr. "00P S,t,rt History.

', ..' . , t.' -,.tu 1 "Not many of you remember the

friends and brothers always. We of the J kirtA bu S a, te7e north hated that which they fought who do. Some blue blood in the old for. but we did not hate them person- funtry had, a 6?f,e tknfe and we ot ally nor they us tne hoop skIrt- 1 11 tel1 you bow in a "And that is the most hallowed of mllute. You fcaow blue blood means my memories on this memorial day, Venus blood ard Venus blood means for it brings back the thought that we rtr blood. Well, this dirty blood who fought to kill each other were re- had a sore knee and the touch of her ally never enemies. It was a war of s,1-"8 against ut gave her pain so her cannon against fortress, of rifle against dressmaker dee;igned the hoop skirt

trench, but never of man against his au" ,we .- brother man. "Finally wefAook one hoop off at a "It Is the' great tragedy of those tlme anl thenwe took them all off in bloody deaths we brought each other, front and left those behind. Remembut not because of hatred for each ber them? How they used to stick

other, but for the sake of a principle. oul- raauaiy we wok tnis onr until that we must think of on this sacred there was only a little lump left and memorial dav. we took that 'off our backs and stuck

Buna Auiiu Prom Ham, it in our hair and called it a rat.

Johnny Clem ran away from his "Then we fwore high collars that

home in NewarK. t., wnen ne was ten votrn old and attached himself to the "What we-ineed Is individuality in

Twenty-second Michigan regiment, dress. We Should not be ruled by

The officers tried to chase him away, Dame Fashifcn, but we are.

but the soldiers made him a pet and The meat are just as bad. There

mascot, and finally in May, 1862, the was a timey when men would not be

Colonel enlisted him. seen on tne street witn a crease in He was the hero of a brilliant scene their trousers and now they won't be

at Chickamauga, performed rlgbt un- Been wuaopt a crease, der the eyes of his Union comrades, "Avoidaiorce of drugs is of the utwho were falling back rapidly. John- most impcvtance. The new American ay's poor little legs were weary, and Pharmaco'jeia does not contain one refbo he lagged behind, a Confederate efence to alcohol, nor does it recomcolonel galloped up to him. "Surren- mend its fuse in one of thousands of der, you damned little Yankee devil," prescriptions. he cried. "Four hundred and seventy tons of Weak and tired though he was. his pills and( over $200,000.00 of patent

his heavy musket he had abandoned last yeai and they are nothing more his drum- and fired. The colonel fell than don headlong from his horse, and volley "The f improvement of the physical of bullets from the men behind him body is. necessary and of the greatrained over Johnny Clem. Johnny's est importance to the race, comrades on the hill saw their heroic "Be ffa Individual, not a snob." little soldier boy fall face downward. Duriiig the morning the kindergarThe battle raged four hours after that, ten wits organized by Miss Grace and at dark the Union forces rested. Shera.i and there was a good attendSuddenly into their bivouac crept ance if children. , -. . .. ...... ....... ....;-.,,.,.-..,.,.,,.:f,:1

MASONIC DELEGATES ARRIVE FOR OPENING

OF STATE SESSIONS As the first of the Masonic orders

to convene in Richmond for the fifty-

ninth annual convention of the colored Grand lodge, F. and A. M., the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, as

sembled in the hall on South Sixth street this morning and opened the

meeting which will last until Thursday night.

About thirty-five delegates had ar

rived by noon, and many more were

expected on afternoon trains. Tonight a reception, with open house and refreshments, will be held in honor of

the Royal Arch Masons. Today's sea

sion was devoted to the transaction of

routine business.

Tomorrow the Knights Templar will open their meeting, and on Wednesday the Blue lodge will convene in the court house. The formal opening of the state convention will not take place

until Wednesday night when the three hundred delegates expected will assemble at Bethel A. M. E. church.

The festivities of the convention

will begin Thursday with a parade, a ball game and exhibition drill at Athletic park in the afternoon and a grand ball at the Coliseum, preceded by a prize drill on Thursday evening. To the team giving the best exhibition in drill work will be awarded a cash prize of $125.

NEWSBOY'S FRIEND SUMMONED TO DEATH

TOLEDO, O., Aug. 16. John E. Gunckel, widely known as the "father of newsboys," founder of the National Association of Newsboys, and for a number of years its president, died early today. His work for newsboys has attracted attention throughout the world. He took it up while a rilway ticket agent, but about eight years ago he received the aid of philanthropists and was enabled to devote his atten

tion solely to ameliorating the condi

tions of the little venders of news

papers.

William Rouse, of Bath. Me., , is wearing a house coat which was made

for his father about sixty years ago.

The material is German broadcloth.

and the entire coat is without a

blemish.

GLEN KARN AND RICH

MOND TRANSFER AUTO LINE Headquarters Colonial Building Annex South Seventh Street. WELCH A SPENCER, Owners and Operators, Makes one trip daily between above

points. " ..--. Leave Glen Karn ,,.......7:30 a. m.

Leave Hollansburg ..7:35 a. m. Leave Bethel ............. 7:45 a. m. Leave Whitewater ........8:00 a, m. Arrive Richmond -.9:00 a. m. Leave Richmond ......... .3:30 D. m.

Arrive Whitewater .i....... 4: 30 p. m. Arrive Bethel .............4:45 p. m. Arrive Hollansburg .......4:55 p. nx Arrive Glen Karn ...... ...5;00 p. m.

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WEDNESDAY Suburban Day

Exploiting special purchases of New Fall Merchandise as well as gleaning the field of the last of summer merchandise. The waning summer bids us hasten to make room for New Fall Merchan It is expedient that counters and shelves, be cleared immediately. We know the superiority, the variety and the values will create an early Fall buying activity. Our only suggestion is that you buy noth

ing until you examine these August savings.

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BEGINNING WEDNESDAY Continuing One Week

MERCERIZED TABLE DAMASK Beautiful new Fall designs, Including the pretty colored bordered damask. 50c 2-yard wide Fine Mercerized Table

Damask, all new designs, per yard

39c

FINE MERCERIZED DAMASK With beautiful colored borders of pink, light blue, yellow, extremely new, per yard DUC

CHILDREN'S 50c AUTO HATS

29c

Nicely trimmed, while they

last at

WE KNOW 'TIS A LITTLE EARLY TO THINK ABOUT CHRISTMAS But We Could Not Resist Calling Your Attention to These Bath Towel Sets. . $1.50 INITIAL BATH TOWEL SET

Consists of two Wash Cloths, and two Towels, special, per set

$1.25 COLORED BATH TOWEL SET Medalion design for embroidered initial in pink and blue colors, consists of one large towel, one guest towel, one dj"! wash cloth, special, per set tpi--

UNUSUAL COTTON BLANKET VALUES A Splendid Time to Buy Them and a Timely Offering for Chautauqua Camper Splendid Cotton Blankets, grey JQ and tan colors, per pair 0C Extra si2e and extra Quality Cotton Blankets, white, grey, tan, with AQ pretty colored borders, per pair OC FINE WOOL NAP BLANKETS In white, Un and grey, with pretty, con

trasting borders, splendid size frf fQ

and qualities, per pair.

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Early Fall Ginghams Beautiful Plaid Colorings for School Wear. 10c Dress Ginghams in the pret- 12J2c Dress Ginghams in all new jlj 18c Shepherd check Suiting double ttSiSTT. i I d!T!:--d..... 10c ( t?3Xt Wdyl2c

GENUINE Leather Bags Just Received All New Shapes . $1.50 to $2.00 Genuine Leather Bags, special .$1.00 Genuine Leather Bags, all new shapes, Special 50c

Union Suits Child's 25c Lace Trimmed Union Suits, sizes 2 to 6 and 10, while they last 1VC Boys' '25c Porosknit Shirts and Drawers : while 1 A a they last . 1UC

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Children's School Sweaters

Just to Start the Season

Children's All Wool Sweaters, $1.50 values, high neck or roll neck, in red, navy or grey, all sizes, fine knitted, all wool yarns

When These Are Sold We Will Not Be Able to Offer Such Values Again This Season. The advanced price in yarns prohibits such values.

$1.00

Buy Your School Sweaters Now " 40-inch Fine White Crepe, 18c value, suitable IA for gowns and undermuslins, per yard. LVC

j 40-inch 18c French Batiste, fine and sheer, in j special, per yard

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CHILDREN'S WASH SUITS Only a Few of Them Left Economical Mothers Can't Afford to Pass These By. Children's 50c and 75c Wash Gingham Suits, while they last, sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, several styles, sturdy OKc light and dark wash materials . . .,

GIRLS PRETTY GINGHAM DRESSES FOR SCHOOL WEAR ALMOST GIVEN AWAY Beautiful Gingham Dresses, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 values, sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, some few 14 years,' all late summer models and styles any Miss would be ttflg pleased with ; while they last .1 .

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