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I UNCLE SAMS WAR ON THE ! YEGCMEN v y WAIiTKK l)K FORI), ( IIAKACTFU- IZKh AS THK SMOOTH F/ST TK1IKF IN THK I NITKI) STATES THK <a IHINO SPIRIT IN NKAR- V LY KVKRY BANK AND POST OFFICK ROlfbKHY IN THK *7K)UTH IN A DKCADE. With a record of upward of a hun dred Pont Office robberieH and as many bankn, the Hafes of which yield ed In the neighborhood of $500,000 ••Walter," aoinetimes known as Ous I)e Ford, Rtanda pre-eminent in the ranks of those yeRgmeo he has led in his many raids on strong boxes in the Fnited States and Canada. Kver handy with his gun, he has shot his way to freedom a score of times, and such trifles as shooting down or binding and gagging those watch men who surprised him while at work are so numerous as to have long since palled on this arch-criminal Resourceful, unrnipulnus. cruel to a degree and as fearless as he Is cun ning. he stands out as possessing every attitude necessary to a socess ful yeggrnan He has frequently served Hms. but In proportion to the crimes committer) be ha* aarrlftred »*aty a very small prr«eatage of his llbert y H*anning **Y% altar •' description and record as they appear <»a tu» In the office of IS# rhtef tiff follow to* - •Wnftwf.- Una Iw F«a4 If tw Uwa m Ford 11 of tow to I* T%o#at«»a i* • e« l^sre%«w t'orheSelt l‘w wy to iliiaas N I aa4 raggnsf ThiMy §•• vswrs tw#hoa la sssehiwaa « p»«»4* a# r • * ss« a si fl »~4 IssSh eWkS sa toe *•*«% sp.er »<4 v t * «4s a- tag* Usg S ee hsiltd me a# •*«* < wf# ,W »-» 'm$m4 •* d*»*r M-wpe-J « •< - «h Uwa trnh >4 *4 % * «d » a-»wa«ac-a sa- >«atfc»w at hesea '•••wiiwg f»«*an • ’•4 a deep Ml «a*d ed f«*aePsa4 %‘S * s* S' a * • %» *• < 'iws * iwr% hssa# s<4a« e4 S»#1 |a a wes fWeS v«»6.,.#*»4 s»lii«to •* • art a* *• a> # *» •»r r §«• *%•«• s#a# #• *4 %s#s a*ar* *• to*r f t sowliy dream •s sell •/las s*tafa -f aat^wd r sa W*aae«iaS'*e s d ss*->e1 sasrlpiw a fed sssetty s#**es a a»»M s** % Tv# ar-»-# ias*"•#*•»* p» at offirs re%%er«es he Sees •'««w##r»#d HI IW- I *4* li»«#evtile • • h *wga H'-sata a aa4 l*r»sar4 N l‘ Pv«w per ** a i r»r« M ils n « i *«» rs«a t toatartf % a < «4sash«a \a t p» • aa4 Tesagavitl# N • w/fWs a#«r \>a t hrftataawa harg \a to eat r«4at \a twn of i ea near iWaar«*a Haas « aa«oa J a a< (>- ms aaJ tl<>pe%law )fla«a Mar- ahftakd \t *nme r>f hia of bee robhe-Mea la rlade llranaram t aaata haab Fa oree s < ration mill office Part Nurfolb \a car hare *tp'ing H«»pe. N F hsek MrFwfl.K 1* tmnb For- eat l*tty N l* hank tw-fiwtarb hank. Hruns*>n. S f . Uanb Hoydtop and Wakefield ior Wairrlyi. Ns. hank: Amher*» \* t>ank Howling tir«-en. Ns . Fount y Tr t-saur*-r » off let*. t ’ lev - eland. T»*nn . cotton mill offic**! Rocky Mount. Vs . batik Slaters- illle. R I . and Amherst, Muss., banks. Quincy. Mass, ice company's office, and Mlddlehoro, Muss , flour mill und laundry *’ From the foregoing It can he sur mised that In* has I»m| a fairly active life, and Judging flom tin* amount of plunder he procured, first, last and all the time, it is surprising that he is so modest in his sartorial ef fects as to confine his personal adorn ment to two gold teeth and a dia mond ring and stickpin and a single watch. It was at Port Norfolk. Va., that Walter had his narrowest escape. Had he been captured in the general fight that followed, chances are the infuriated posse would have swung him to a nearby lamp-post, that his staring eyes could rest upon the pros trate forms of those who lay wound ed unto death by bullets from the pistols. W.iltcr liki»_ yegg.men s pm pis w ;i iter^iiKe many of his ilk, had been skulking in one of the many yeggman dives with which Norfolk is infested. The own ers of these dens always welcomed with open arms these rural burg lars, for they realized that men of this type spend their ill gotten gains with a lavish hand, and Walter was looked upon as a "prince of spend* wru."—Them, too, when the y«*ggmen came to tow n after one of their raid ing expedition* thev invariably brought a aatef • * full of stolen post- *i the*c dive keep. »t m4 m Ml 1* a • wf Ilia * irtto Ks4 Jot In • harry- Ma imKw# |tw mt ham of flew ai !*wH Norfolk visa • likely point, inasmuch aa Ha office aafe always held a hlff aum of cur rency. and, furthermore, rhancea for Interruption during the ante opening were mmparatlrely spall A dense fog enveloped the little town when the trio of yeggmen and thHr "stick-tipa" stole lnto.lt and made their way to the car barn. It was an easy matter to Jimmy a rear window, and NValter wan the first to climb through to the Interior, "Ken tucky Hilly" followed him, while "Slim" remained on the outside to see that the "etlck-upB," or sentU nels, maintained proper vlgllence agalhat a surprise. As Walter made his way through the rambling struc ture the needlelike rays from his flashlight pointed to the forms of thre^men-—the night watchman and two negroes, who evidently had join ed him to keep him company through the long vigils of the night. It was but the work of a second to pounce upon the sleeping men, tie their arms and legs and slip gags into their mouths. Under threats of murdering them as they lay, Walter and "Hilly" proceeded to the office and went to work on the safe. One blast of "soup." or nltro-glycerine, failed to dislodge the door and oth ers in quick succession followed. As the door flew from Its hinges and fell with a crash to the floor Wal ter forced an inner door and was rapidly transferring the golden hoard that lay before him when one of the captive negroes slipped hia gag and thonga and. leaping to a window, cried nut an alarm. Aa he clamber ed up to the sill preparatory to leap ing to the afreet below g bullet rut short hia flight and he rolled down to thw sidewalk, allot through the cheat, Kiwboldewed bv the general melee that eaaue-d, the ether captives w f#*w* h#*d their arms free and each drew hia ptatol and sent n volley Hi the direct lea of **111117 aed^^^^ BUHna f in no ■ ewa Perety dtwremlhle threw* h the gleem of the harm. ~ «• *■ TW shots a*waawd the eetahk—r Imm4 Before " BUm" and hm *Ndtrh ape * row Id aoend • ante of e a/wing a moh had gnthefed and n fwaalnde of ahete wea heed Ftfwl. BeBef and “ Mtlty * raw pi ted their pftaiada at the too aaee who eeee hrtng el t fvoea e iMe the ham AI teg them thep rfmhrtked I « o4«*e kadge #ed asm •hot ie«e the *#oed that #*vd ie tike airwad Theae r«4«»eog a ah a atm end hour*# reeeaed theotogh the etadata haaonlh eha»% Valter amt • r«*o*hed White to eBev mash la hie pmm eed •anprtrd hia ptmet at the fewoe ’ tatty reeumnettfed. and. a-wd.wg • etadoo ea the apmaBte »• mt is# bwiMtee ehah effeaded •w #o*v dt«a to ee eree eg eamti* varg he piated the eey tat VBtAd Bereen*eg to VeBee e mde» the ie« ir»4 e perttag tadley |ata the »r*»o4 droppieg eight at tea gMPB Ml iheir trw#%a eed then ed feeling rnga •«iea#d ie mor«efd eil to the heete ef their •tHMsa e premetftea egeleef pat* •wM hr Moodhoeads they dptMl ta the a ie-4«»e eed leoped le the fUMdlyaid TW*» leer fwged of rnrtvtdgea had teen •tipped ieto the rhaaMkeen ef ihe«r revwlra/a. end theae they da* IcrnMQed to held le feaefve aid Mat w«r- eebrae e^twelty trapped hf the w«*w tafwrteted poaoe %• thr hovgierw crept from the hi- try in »be open street end ptnng- r«t away in the darkness a cry el There thev go*’* a mar I Jhe a «»f blond hosed* in'fell cry the moh •tested in purawtt, Afing na they rna Hut ’HUD" end Walter were tno h.tr«I pm-M-d to halt long enough la their flight to tahe shots at ’their purauera On to th** outskirts of the 111 tie town ihry *p**d, the moneys gb- Hiractfst from the strong box safe Ui NN jtRcr’s "kick" tpo« kctl. and under co\cr of durknesa and fog they reached the railroad tracks and the hand car "8lim" and his "stick-Upa** had in readiness. -A quick run ItriMight them to the miisklrts of Nor folk. and once within the city's lim- Ms they were soon lost in the mazo of narrow and ill lighted streets whic h led them to a "crib” along the waterfront, where like hunted vild beasts they lay concealed until they deemed it safe to emerge and leave Norfolk far behind them. That night’s work, although accomplished at tremendous risk, netted the yeggs upward of $1,000 each. Once^ore NValter was in funds and ready to "crack" any bank his "stiek-ups" might have found for him. The little town of McFoll, S. C., also - has reason to remember the brief presence of Walter within its corporate limits: •MMmfc h •ffwct. and limy •pad Atony, halting at *arh atrwpt cornwr In tauru Ufa Am Thw land •r of thw little power rolled ovwr tolth * bullet In hia groin, but lha fug! Uvea made good I belt escape and threw days later found Walter, ‘Thicken HUP* and ••Shorty,**, rein forced all prlmecrTor a raid on the bank at Forest Ulty, N. (V J This job,netted )he burglars $1,- 500 and "Chicken Hill," after re ceiving his share of the loot, volun teered to buy, at a liberal discount, the dimes and nickels stolen. k lie then started.•across country, leaving his companions to escape by a freight train. A posse took up his trail,.fol lowed him, mortally wounded, him and then carried him to a nearby hospital where he died. The hank at .ttocky Mount,' Va., possessed possibilities which had long attracted Walter. He had look ed the Job over carefully and in per son. He had scrutinized every pos sible avenue of escape and contend ed that should he find an Idle night on his hands when in that vicinity he would improve the shining hour. It so happened that after ripping several safes in the vicinity he, "Ken tucky Hilly," "I)e 8ota Nel" and "Boston jimmy" found themselves within easy access of Rocky Mount. No "locator," or "gay cat" was nec essary for thla attack, for Walter had himself done the necessary work. Entrance Into the bank wan ef fected without Incident. The "soup" was distilled from dynamite sticks stolen from a nearby stone quarry Three times the "soup** was applied and touched off before the stubborn vault door sprang from Its hinges and went hurling ncrow*. the room Before the greedy looters, stocked In neatly assorted piles, lay y*- 1 *** In •liver, n load none ralralated bur- dealag himself with. Opposite the bank stood a negro rbwrrb Its belfry could only i** reached by a tortafous sad prrpea dir ala f ladder, and I be bell that bung VM i» np Ml—e barb led to the v^ftbale ef 1 be wiwdeM utile frame stractase This Aetfrv lt~Btoii ddHdid Should •erv# aw a bidiag place lor the ptaa 4er The r omasa I of the illsef from •%e aoter compafUaetol of the vaaB lo lBe belfry rwoeagaed so morh • me tBal aooe toon left la abhrB Ip bhso I be loowt roaimg of I be eaaB Tw barglam tbsm melted aeav IB the of lb# Hoar mHl rsadlly yielded -to the wtpkm«ve*t blast sad about $Ai tons procured - The laundry waa nett- visited, and,«hits the "rrarbe- mea" were at work on the safe thw night watchman pewrrd In at the door. A Afeo^ from Walter's pistol caused him To beat a hasty retreat. He ran only far enough to take re fuge behind n protecting angle in the wall, when his pistol began to t>ark out Its alarm as he sent bullet aft«*r bullet In the direction of the burg lars. Before NValter and ms associates could make their way to the street the air was so smoke laden.that even the . rays from their pocket flash lights could not penetrate it. Several persons gathered outside the launch**’ and as the burglars sped across the street they opened fire on them. 0 At this juncture of the chase "Johnny" dropped the rubber pouch containing enough nitro-glycerine to blow a doz en safes. In telling of his experience after wards "Johnny" said both he aiid Walter confidently expected to be blown Into eternity,'and to this day netiher can explain why the "soup" did not explode. Alt got away scot free and Walter arrived at the con clusion that the sunny South held inducements of far greater promise than the "frozen North,** where watchmen and nearby citizens always steep with one eye open, could of fer. Accordingly Walter made tracks for t£e South/ and after visiting cronies In New York city, Baltimore. Washington and oNrfolk.. he made his way to Charleston, 8. C. # where he spent a week la wild revelry al the dives conducted by Rudolph Ra- bens, a aotnrtoua "fence" and ally to bank and post office burglars Whene%er such Aatsbed workmen aa Walter. 'Toriland Ned." ' West Phil adelphia Johnny " Kentucky Billy" sad ’Connect teat Abort y" banded for a billing sometbtag far oat of •be ordinary might be expected ttoon Ifci Vaai* w spent in-on* mi VETS END REUNION MROI IN OLONMIS PARADE BEFORE THE PRESIDENT -t—c V bad % rioaaa baB* Be and btu fBdFmHpHp lama la rvtane dec ‘tded ta laol IBs bnnb •9 Itraasdb 0 f* TBe |aB lambed eaw? from every aBBflB* * TBe aafe aBboagh of sa aa#t*ai pafteva a •• ms sell b THOUSANDS IN UNE Heroes of Confederacy Reviewed in firand Parade by the President-— Convention Kesepts Implications (Joes to Tulsa, Okla., Next Y'ear—■ (ien, Harrison Reelected Com- mander-in-Chief. The Confederate Veterans re elected Gen. George H. Harrison, of Opelika, Ala., commander-in-chief and selected Tulsa, Okla./ as the place for the lfH8 meeting late Thursday after marching up Penn sylvania avenue to the martial strains *of Dixie and passing in re view before President Wilson and Vice President Marshall. Escorted by Union soldiers and followed by United States regulars. National Guardsmen, cadets, the hosts of the South paraded in tri umph through the streets of the cap ital to the accompanying cheers of thousands of spectators. Despite the tremendous crowd which viewed the parade and the number of veterans in line, the only accident reported was that received by Gen. James Dinkins, of !x>u!*lana, in falling from his horse when re turning to his hotel. He suffered a wrenched foot, but waa reported as testing comfortably. Gen Harrison waa placed in nom ination for another term by Judge John T Gooliick. of Fredericksburg, and re-elected by see lama tioa la espreeatag bit appreciation be was almost overcome wltb emotion dabNH Gen J. M. Van Zandt. of Tetat. waa re alerted commaader of tbe Traas- Misaiastppt deportment by a rising vole STtm dIvtatoo carried a atuff bd Jaek rabbit, an* thru In one group of old eoldtera | two aged negroes, one carrying n rooater alung over hta shoulder. An other old negro Jumped off the fide of an automobile on which he was riding and "cut the pigeon wing" as a band behind him played "Dixie". Several daughtffs of the ‘South, clad In gray, marched* in the ranks ot the old soldiers! The detachment from the Army of the Potomac, in the escort of the commander-in-chlef, comprised 29 Union Veterans. The citizens’ com mittee and Spanish-American War Veterans ^composed the rest of the escort. Immediately preceding them were a squad of mounted police and the United States Marine Band. Fol lowing came the automobile carry ing Miss Mary Custis-Lee, sponsor for the South, and her official ladles. The Veterans, followed by depart ments, the Army of Northern Vir ginia made -up of the divisions from District 6f Columbia, Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, Vir ginia and West Virginia. The Army of Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Ala bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Kentucky. The trans-Mississippi de partment, composed of divisions from Texas, -Arkansas, Oklahoma. Mis souri and the Pacific Association. The survivors of the Confederate navy rode in automobiles. Each de partment and each state division was headed by automobiles containing sponsors, maids of honor and the other official ladies. The Sons of Veterans came just behind the Veterans and following thrill *rrr the young offirD-rs who are in training at Fort Myer. They made a splendid showing Unit ed States regulars’, the District Na tional Guards, cadet* from th« Vir ginia Military Inailtute. and cadets of the Washington high school were among (he 3A.AAA In the parade, which wag over two bourn In pass- lag •The union of the bine and gray was typified by a float nt the end of the tine, drawn by sis mules. 00 which rods -girla dressed In while, representing vanoas Neflbern and Awatbern Males, end two Igures dtuafm MM# iBo algBf deteetoMoiog la earrat oalB IB# •beamatvas Bb • MoagBy loraai uatil mm efWto M aaa osl* Bn Ptoara nad vam# iB# •4 go IB pi an A* i tram Mu uneftod Bto tag plnsw *0* o*ra Oa# uo*B a fra* tbe «wf« una BAoau B *04 red •Brew af IB# yoiniMh rataftood Bn gwag melevtsl •eveetol Me«<* I damn By viMe • •Be •r*Mag Bo* of the Arm? •ee, «BM fMlMB^Bl iBto cf T.l»ul Gea Uslvta It Yanee «»f Mmiwtppr over Gea Joba I* M*x man «f Teasrenoe Gea JaUaa A farv, of Vorta far ettaa ese rbsoea tfteoieaaai geae»ai |«smmsnding tbe depart mewt of tbe ■ oad Of sorb Army of VsttBevn YlfglOIO. ever Gee J Tbnmpaeo Breton of %*i« Ibal M vneAstod tBe ket eeeo appBed Ont* leBBevto rooms an* e of to •l*e# ssdeafoopef lo Borbs llootot aod pesoeeod 9Be Bsst f«os eBe/e I boy aotoi isil n d»vB»in> oS t Bo agtoflAs As toefl rftsd# ^at m 1 bane pagtlctpaSSnM m tbe ~ rai of tbe aBsev toes 'Bsoisss JoBomss e Be atoBstMdSod Asg tBssioto JiakSev 1%" AeSa %ed odd * B«#>ss !«#%eat were *apiofed ad BrsaneB 1VB. odd iBeiy pariism of tBto Be fe#MSoeed TBes ee/e tried eol •fevtod and «rateto#od ie ttoas Ass to lea sears earB MS ffBe yoa^ieeikart toaHev and **BAN • Be«r «Bi Bidiag •ad tBere resnaia ea* aofe fo# 1 Voa YafB iBest • a*B ana al •geia nsvasanty H Bag sad Btnmv TBe Bnab reBBery proadeef ef a ad IB BsmeSod at ta J«dieef aed <•< I Be luotiag ef t nrBnito see* piaroRi d sev i AAfiMl Ai N sgf sit d eat»l H o asa%e trarba for •Bey siayed aeiil game gad H a^fl taBr te JBe "Wsoff .«» nge ytamp* »‘ era dlspo»cil of ' Ava per rent di But on th * • Y of U. XSeir r they f ae«a* them at s t*rnt>- unt s»u>n Walter and turhf Hill? * and *w bis Alim." had HI al I he Bars of snooted a Off! the :«d rms time Walter had as Ills associates "Conn Shorty" and "Fiiickcn Hill." The latter w'as latiM- shot to death by a posse which overtook him as he was fleeing with his share of a plunder stolen from a North Farolina bank, in which burg lary "Portland .Ned" was the presid ing genius. / ~ r Jhe hank at McAVH loomed as an easy possibility. If there wis a watchman employed to guard It by night the gay cats" bad been unable to gain a ties to hi* hiding plar# Tso blasts forced the di^or. and In the outer vault f€AA In gold was .found. The laaer barrier of tha vault was a acres door affair and three blast* of "aoop’* failed In dip lodge It TW mgr of the Mrvecal dags la a I •Beer yafp arm* I a Mb to •Her Be often toesf UhiladalpBla er nwird c/■**%• an* e safe al lltan««oaa • t •.aow tp Bill* of Jloto aas obtained Walter, apparent It • ramealrd tbe nan*r« «*f hi* confederate* m this op* erntBMV/ for fb the evhaaMlve ron- feaalon made by *‘Weal Phlladelpbta Johnny.** In which he implicated every thief he ever o|*erale<i with lo say nothing of Ihe confidence he vio lated that he might escape a long term in a Vermont prison, he gave no clew lo Walter** associate*. NValter had no trouble, he said, in entering the hank or blowing the safe. One shot was sufficient to ex pose Ihe steel guarded cash, and in less time than it takes to tell it lie had transferred the bank notes to his ample pockets, abandoned his kit of burglar's tools, and, slipping from the bank, returned to the hotel in which he was quartered, and there remained a day or two before cross ing the border to the “States." "It was so damned easy," he. said while relating this exploit, "that it was a shame to take the money." Apparently Walter’s unnamed confederates were just af> "easy" as the/bank, for, he said, he slipped out of Canada without keeping an .en gagement he made with them, at which time lie was—to—have—givorr ptswtoyw g g/*t» • Mb wBi*B B* Mxab# g la/put apsfMBA to«to9 IBs «wmB*togttoMi pBfc# |p srstotMui ggUMMMi Bs StoMStof g to*v%aga» %«Mpps pppi IBs ImtoB TW *■ % * $»*•** a Mrapywap tssapp •***• lAPpap BflAypyh"4w^BfpB#* atoabstosvf it*a »B»spsf |p pa* 11 Bag IBs mpaals af B«a pmtal bp %a* VBasB% TBs aapyw was Baa ftipBistosg la #vy aat ay la atl» csaMSaP** TBato Ml B fwa a»ll rBaa* •to a»4 t#- - *m «aaHisto«aa to* alls# sapi mamimi B-* •apliya la vatoAtoH B*ai la Iba pstofsal BBaBtotoilB sBap TB%* 4aas aa BautoA IBa i<a%ls bs wpplaA* •a4 w*ib lbs pspta sllgBID Ml sA* raa#a mi BM» aaf pfpsA aa by IBs pi*ial Mi ATplisr • bgaf vBsy vaiara mi |a IBs batob a ad aitb IBs pstotf arpatfavl taais iba sals aga fascap AbaaC § j a#a apa pftovtoSsA to wa •B» Bash toas ftsfl far BsBiad tha fspgmsa aaaAs IBs pspfto Brlp iBsm pbars p Baa4«ar BsBMMHBg la iBa rsiafpmsiay al iBal AivisAap af eba ■ adfaaf aa IBs trarb* a ad IBM d«ma •Bay ^Irlaavsly pampsd iBassasfvss •h*ag IBs rails afict lastoag tbs prgta a dallar «|«B IBs iMlPtorllaP. **Oa Bav yaarwsty a Ba« of Blsrhiag sad po!t*B yapr tars, for 70s ars ararsd a h Me ” Walter -t tl a- Ijt*. lit- IV , Slovf would Alt a volupic ««»uld !»< Imp tadurad lo lalll. front him would he of tar value to po»t office In* • iiftmllan* of hank* than ’Johnny" McCarthy for the latter a* wily and *u< cc«*fu! mn he wa* only hundred* while NValter reaping thousand*. ^ #*- Ttiere has b«*cn hut few h;\nk and post office rohherie* in the South In the last decade that he wasn't con cerned in. His affairs with women h^ve been numerous, and his pen chant fyr writing to them, lias more than once caused him to run his head into a noose from which only by the merest luck he managed to extricate himself. His letters have often fall en into the hands of post office in spectors. and in every case they were either addressed to a fellow theif ot to some woman who consorts with thieves and who knows their inner most secrets. While the yegg band that was rounded up and captured in Haiti- more was being pursued it \vas the interceptior. of Walter's Icttnr^ thnt. •atlaa I a% m dlorf wa at |be w •• m+m •aawimms* ■a ##•, abSmp prat—«tag lemaai* ibmi •Bv AowiB was them their share^of the spoils. His pay for his half hour’s work was $I5,(MH); not a shot was fired, nor did a soul suspect that a robbery had been committed until tbe janitor the next morning set about-cleaning, np the hank preparatory to its day’s business. Leg Frump, now dead, of M* \.tn drta, Ya.. tog* of immense vgli Walter a* a."gay cal." He had won derful powers of divination when sent out to "locate a Job." and whereas In some - rasea the men at work on the aafe he bad selected for blowing were surprised at tbeir task and compelled UhAtottle tbeir way to free dom. yet la every rase they escap ed •usrratrbed • % This betd true 10 tag Bet tag ef Iba efftcea af a Ipeadry pad a floor made the raid a success. These let- ers were sent from Now’ York to Charleston, S. C., and all contained nforn/ation on which the postal de tectives were scouring The country to obtain. . Rut despite this almost fatal fail ing NValter always manages to keep a few jumps in advance of his pursu ers. ami whenever at? especially div er hank or -post office burglary crops up It i* a safe wager that Walter, whom many • characterize as the "•mootheat thief In Ihe country to day." enioys tbe major portion of the plunder.’ Apparently the Austrians an tbe front from Gomip lu iba *eu •till tba aggressors against (Be Itai- Bitacha uA In Mhovtng Bs nsabe lien fart** etoviMMi onooimeo*. 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William*, former at torney general of Virginia, "on the unsullied honor and word of true Ton federate soldier*." Secretary of the Navy Daniels en tertained Gen. Harrison and the corps and division commander* at dinner aboard the prfsidential yacht Mayflower. Receptions and halls brought the tweaty-seventh annual reunion te an end. The larger part of the Vet erans went to the Gettysburg bat tlefield Friday, where » statue to the .Virginia soldiers was unveiled. Rousing cheers greeted many the famous commands as they pass ed carrying their battle flags. The "Stonewall" Brigade, the .historic "Foot Cavalry" of Gen. Jackson, marched at the head of the Army of Northern Virginia and over them floated the battle-scarred emblem which they followed from the first Hull Run to Appomattox. Two divisions of Forrest’s Cav alry, ’ one from Tennessee and the oHier from Mississippi, dressed in their drab uniforms, aroused great demonstrations; 1 wo companies of Confederate infantry from Tennes see. fully uniformed and carrying their rifles, drew- enthusiastic atten tion. Cobb’s Georgia Legion, Ker- shaw’s South Carolinians, Harks- dale’s • Mississippi Riflemen, the "Tigers" and "Washington Artil lery’" from Louisiana, the "Shuijrrel Shooters" from Arkansas, and Mos- by’s Raiders were well repioseiMwI. With the Kentuckians, known as the "Orphan Brigade,"* were many of the men who followed Morgan on his. raid by Gen. W. B Haldetnan. of IXMlsvillr. Ky., the Democratic national committeeman from that State. Men who followed Lee. Jackson Stuart. Hampton and the other grant leader* of lb# Army of 'Nonbar* Vtr gtwia survivors of lb# Ahlteh. 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Nmole police protect Ion waa af fiiitir-: all alopg the ha# Hoy Aroui* and fled Cru*a uur*e« being on hand lo reader brat n*i fo »ny Tiler*# or »pet-ialor« who might be oierrodi# wlih heat or exhaustion. Jl PITER TARES WHE\T w » Naval I'«dllcr I«mii«I«» 1ll,. a l4Ml T**n^ in France for Out* Troop*. A large American transport con taining wheat for American troop* which are to eome later, has crossed the Atlantic under the protection of an American warship. The Haris Matin announces. The transport is now being unloaded at a F re rich port, the newspaper says. Preparations are being made for the reception of American troops, the newspaper says further. A num ber of liases similar to those of the British army have been organized. The naval collier Jupiter jias ar rived in France, Secretary Daniels announced Thursday, laden with 10,- 500 tons of wheat and other supplies. The ship sailed from the American port without any intimation of her voyage having been given out in ad vance and is now at anchor in a French port. . The. Jupiter is one or the navy*s largest colliers. She was the first electrically propelled steamer built and her performance was so good that it led to the adoption of electric drive for all new battleships and bat tle cruisers, the American navy be ing the only (Aie in the world to adopt this type of propulsion. THREE MEN ARRESTED Gregory Report* Thai llegi»tralion Has little Oppotllhito. Attorney Cenarnl Gregory U*oed this statement Tuesday night: "Reports received by lb# depart* meat of J#alk# rain live lu regtaira* i ou IMWtol# g iBady nad general r#» spaa an #a ibe part af lb# yumag mea of lb# coasiry la lb# gtm tads mi tbe rwaartipiiato net A# tar ooly tbfu# arroata ban# Jk*#a r#pa#%a4 la IB# BmA af a •■»%•«•# tAiaaAMm« Mw sm aMBMto# Aa saaNA#«AMto my