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t?lJfttl rsa SirMTXR WAVCHXAK, Ksi*bli*?ed Avril. 1850. '4Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at be thy Country's thy God'? and Truth's.' THE TRUE 3QUTHBON, Xatabliahed June, 186 Coso?i?atett Auf. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MAY ll, 1904. New Series-Yoi. XXIII. So. 41 Squished 2?ery Yedaes?ay, JW. Gt. ?steen SUMTER, a C. TtRJSS : fl 50 per annum-in advance* ADV SS TIS I lil ST: v^se Square fest iosertfen..w~.."........$l <,0 8v*ry subsequent ioaertion........~, 50 Contracta for three months, or longer 'viii se made at reduced rates. Ail communications ? hieb ?ubserve pr?vate jrtereste w?l? bec?arged for as ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respect? will be ?fearged for. K2BSES PUT ABOVE WOMEN. Extraordinary Argument of the Washington Post in Defence of Roosevelt's Commen da? tion of Western Lynch? ers of Horse Thieves. Some of our esteemed Southern con? temporaries are wasting a great deal of valuable time trying to prove that the Hen. Theodore Roosevelt enter? tains and has on various occasions . expressed very loose, not to say indul? gent, views in the matter of lynching. One of these contemporaries, for! example, quotes from "The Winning of the West" as follows: "In many of the cases ot lynch law - which have come to my knowledge ? the effect has been healthy for the' community, but sometimes great ' Injustice has been done. Generally the vigilantes, by a series of sum? mary executions, do really good work. " But it is not fair to isolate one or two sentences from the general con l ?text, thereby contriving a. false pre? sentation of the author's argument. Mr Roosevelt was careful to explain himselfbj adding: "Horse thieves are always numerous and formidable on ; the frontier, though in our own coun? try they have been summarily thinned out of late years, lt is the fashion to laugh at the severity with which horse stealing is punished on the bor? der, but the reasons are evident. Horses are the most valuable proper? ty of the frontiers-man, whether oow-^ bey, hunter or settler, and *are.often absolutely essential to his well-being and even to Ms life. They are always marketable and they are easily stolen, for jfehey> carry themselves off instead cf having to he""carried. Horse steal? ing is thus a most tempting business, .'. especially to the more" reckless ruffi? ans, and* it is always followed by armed men, and they can only be kept in check by ruthless severity. " This puts the case in a very differ? ent light. The pioneers who pushed our border west from the Missouri to the Pacific slope could hardly have been expected to abandon the banner of civilization to a few reckless and wicked horse thieves. They had to protect themselves by such means as lay ready to their hands or surrender : the cause of law and order to a regime : of barbarism. There were no Courts or other agencies of organized society . to protect them. It was for them to say whether they would set up en? lightened institutions in the wilder? ness or surrender righteousness to savagery. It seems to ns that Mr. ':' Roosevelt states *the case very clearly. There can be no progress without security for life and property. Chris? tianity cannot flourish side by side with rampant and triumphant crime. - The question was between the horse , thief and the hosest pioneer. Sf' This, however, is not to say that Mr. Roosevelt has committed himself to a sympathy with lynching. With? in twelve months he has said, in the course of a letter to the Governor of Indiana: " AH thoughtful men must feel the gravest alarm over the growth of lynching in this country, and especi? ally over the peculiarly hideous forms so often taken by mob violence when colored men are the victims." He must be a person of very dull perceptions who fails to distinguish between the lynching of negro rapists in Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, Mississip? pi, Delaware Alabama and Indiana and the extermination of the horse thieves who at one time threatened to obstruct the winning of the West. It is not only that horses are marketable property of specific value,, they are also indispensable to the propaganda of civilization. Without them the pioneers could not have pushed for? ward the outposts, rescued the track? less desert and established free insti? tutions in the once howling jungles of the far frontier. The propriety of Mr. Roosevelt's attitude is too obvious for discussion. Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe. Nervous Dyspepsia Cured by Rydale's Stomach Tablets. Mr. R. E. Jones, buyer for Parker & Bridget, whose large department stores .' : are located at 9th and Penn ave., Wash ington D. C., writes, under date of April 14, ,04, as folWws : La*t February ono year, while in New York on business for my house, I caught a severe cold, which laid me up for several weeks and left me week and nervous. I had little or no ap? petite and my digestion was very poor, my physicians could not get at the cause of my trouble aa my digestion seemed ' *o much impaired. I decided to try Rj dale's Stomach Tablets, being assured by a friend they were good dyspepsia medi? cine. After using them for a few days I began to realize that I was getting better. I gave up the doctor's prescription and have gained 20 pounds while using two boxes of these tablets. I never felt better m my life, and accredit Rydale's St unach Tablets with having cured me. I can re co ornead them moet heartily, to sufferers from nervous indigestion and general run? down conditions of t^e fy tex. AU dealers. OFHGIAL REPORTS OF Y?LU BATTLE Fidler information Only Confirm s First Story of Russian Disaster. Both iapansse and Russian Com? manders Agree in Saying That Russians Were Overwhelm? ingly Defeated. St Petersburg, May 3-Noon.-The Emperor has received aa official dis? patch from Gen. Kuropatkiu, for? warding a dispatch from Gen. Zas saiitch, commanding the Russian forces which have been. engagisd with the Japanese advance from the Yalu. It is dated noon, Sunday, and de? scribes how he ordered the Russian forces at Antung and Kuli en-Cheng to fall back alon?: the main road to? ward Feng-Wang-0heng. This movement was protected from the threatened, flank attack by men and guns stationed at Fotieti"sky, one mile north of Knlien- Cheng and Cb?n-Gowt villages on tbe Litzavena River. Here the fighting was pro? tracted and severe. The Russians lost artillery and horses, being obliged to abandon, according to the text, "a few" guns. Gen. Zassalitch says: "Although we were unable to hold our positions here, we inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. * 7.06 p. m.-It is now admitted here .that Gens. Zassalitch and Kashtalin? sky were wounded, and that twenty seven guns were captured by the Jap? anese during the recent fighting on the Yalu Biver. THE JAPANESE REPORT. Tokiio, May 3.-A supplemental re? port was received here today from Gen. Euroki. It is dated today and says : "Yesterday the enemy offered a stubborn resistance against our pur? suit, adding about three hundred to pur carnalities. The enemy stood with j resolution on their artillery, consist ing of two batteries, but lost the ma jority of the men and horses. They \ then broke the breeches and closing apparatus of their guns and hoisted the white flag. "Acccording to a captured Russian officer, Major Kashtalinsky, com? mander of the 3d East Siberian rifle brigade, the colonels of the 11th and 12th rifle regiments, and the com? mander of the rifle artillery battalion were killed in the fighting at Ham atan. ** It seems that the enemy was en? tirely rooted by our attack, because since yesterday many baye come in and surrendered, bur prisoners in? clude 30 officers, 20 of whom are wounded, and 300 men, 100 of whom are wounded. "A preliminary report from the chief surgeon of the 1st Japanese army shows that we had 798 men kill? ed and wounded., These, casualties are divided up W follows : The Im? perial Guards, 132; 2d division, 350; 3d division, 31V BUSSA'S HEAVY LOSSES. St. Petersburg, May 3.-In a report received by the Emperor from Gen. Kuropatkiu, under today's date, it is stated that at least three to four thou? sand men were killed in the Yalu River fight. TOGO ATTACKS PORT ARTHUR. St Petersburg, May 3.- Admiral Togo made another desperate attempt to block the entrance to Port Arthur last night, bat failed. Viceroy Alex ieff sent out a section of the fleet to meet the ?attack. He reported offic? ially that the Japanese sent eight fire ships and two torpedo boats to block the entrance to the harbor, but they were all sunk by the Russian torpedo boats and the fire from the land bat? teries, leaving the channel clear. The fire ships were discovered by search lights of the batteries and guard ships, creeping towards Port Arthur from the esat and southeast shortly after midnight The torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers were ordered ont, but none of the larger war ships. Admiral A lexie ff himself went out on board the .coast defence vessel Otvashni. The guard ships at the en? trance of the harborr and the forts opened a fierce fire on the fire boats, which lasted until 5 o'clock in the morning, when the last fire ships went down. The Russians succeeded in savin? a few members of the crews of the fire ships, including two officers. THE CAPTURE OF NEW CH WANG. London, May 4.-The Chefoo corres? pondent of the Daily Chronicle cables the following under yesterday's (Tues? day) date: "The Japanese landed troops nad atacked and captured New Ch wang last evening, the Russians falling back to project the railway." St. Petersburg, May 4.-The Em? peror today received tbe following dispatch from Gen. Kuropatkin: "Major Gen. Kashtalinsky reports as follows : " 11 consider it my dnty to report the circumstances of the grievous, yet glorious, battle fought by the troops under my command with the superior forces of the Japanese on May 1. " 'Early on the morning of April 30, the Japanese began to oppress our left flank, having on the previous evening occupied the Khudsan Heights after an attack, in conse? quence of which I ordered the 22d regiment, which had occupied Khus san, to retire across the Ai River to our position at Potietinsky. " 'On the morning of the same day an extraordinarily prolonged and vio? lent bombardment of our whole posi? tion at Kiu-Llien-Cheng commenced from Wiju. I foresaw that the Japa? nese after the bombardment, in which over 2,000 projectiles were discharged, would take tbe'offenisve. " *I received orders frcm Lieut Gen. Zassalitch to accept battle and to retain my position at the forts of Potietinsky. " 'My lef ; flank was defended by two battalions of the 32d regiment, and the .3d battery of the 6th brigade. ' ' ' The Ja] ian ese took the offensive at 5 o'clock " ' the morning dispatching at least < J division of infantry, which, a a acing in column, sustain? ed enormous losses, but crossed the ford and attacked our position, which was exposed to the fire of thirty-six ifield guns and siege batteries. " 'The Japanese advanced and oc? cupied the 'position. Towards noon ? ascetrained that the Japanese had rout? ed the battalion of the 22d regiment, posted afc ?I in-Gow, and were turn? ing my left j lank. " 'At 1 o'olock in the afternoon my left flank was reinforced by two bat? talions of tiie 11th regiment, and a battery commanded by Lieut. Col. Moravsky, which were sent from the reserve by Gen. Zassalatich, with or? ders to hold their ground until the departure of the 9th and 10th regi? ments from i&khodza. I ordered the Uth regimer fc to occupy a command? ing position in the rear, from which they could fire on tue enemy from two sides. " lI held Lieut Col. Moravsky's battery in , reserve and ordered the 12th reigmer.fc, the 3d battery and the quick-firing guns to retire under cover of the 11th reigment. " 'My chief of staff led the rear guard to its position. " 'At 1 o'clock the Japanese ap? proached so close to, the position held by the 11th regiment, that the 3d bat? tery could not pass along under the cross fire, and, taking up a position a short distance from the Japanese, remained there until the end of the fight, losin? its commander, Lieut. CoL Moravsky. " 'A company with quick-firing guns was brought up from the rear .guard, and the officer commanding this force,, seeing the difficult situa? tion of Moravsky's battery, took up the position on his own initiative. He lost half of his men and all his horses and attempted to remove his guns by hud to the shelter of the hills, unde;: the Japanese cross-fire. The quick-firing pieces discharged about 35, OCC bullets. " 'The 1:2th regiment cut its way through and saved its colors. " 'The 23 battery, of the 6th brig? ade,, ha vir. g attemtped to rejoin the reserrves bj another route could not ascend the mountain slopes with only half its horses, and, retiring to its original position, received the Jap? anese attach ; " 'The 11th regiment, which held^ its ground for two hours more with heavy losses, forced a passage at the point of tte bayonet, and crossed the1 ravines wi!;h its colors. It lost its' colonel commanding. . We lost 40 offi? cers and about 2,000 hon commission? ed officers und men. " 'The Japanese losses must have been enorm ous. " 'The 'Russians retired in good order on Feng-Wang-Cheng. " 'The ::nen of the 3rd division maintained their excellent morale, and over 700 wounded proceeded with their reigments to Feng-Wang Cheng." ' CHIINA WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL. , St. Petersburg, May 4. -The Chinese minister, who, in consequence of ru? mors of the possibility that China might not remain neutral, applied to Pekin for information, has received a cablegram from the Pekin Govern? ment and Viceroy Yun Shi Kai, ae claring in "he most formal manner that China and the Chinese people will faithfully observe neutrality. PORT ARTHUR HARBOR CLOSED. London, May 5.--The Tokio corre? spondents of both the Daily Telegraph and the .?)aily Chroicle assert that Port Arthur is effectually "corked." JAPAN BUYS EIGHT GERMAN SHIPS. Berlin, May 6.-The Vossische Zei? tung says it is informed that the North German Lloyd Steamship Com? pany has sold to the Japanese Govern? ment eight steamers belonging to its East Asiatic lines for war purposes. St. Petersburg, May 5-3.30 p. m. With Vice Admiral Togo hovering in the immediate vicinity of Port Arthur and transports, loaded with troops, lying at JPitsewo, northeast of that stronghold. Russia has braced herself for impending conflicts with the foe, in which she will again play a defen? sive role, this time, it is hoped, with better success, and, therefore, with less sacrifice of life than in the en? gagements on the Yalu. The war commission sat nntil 2 o'clock tiiis morning, and at the close of the session, it was announced that there was nothing to communicate to the public. It is known, however, that the Emperor has been informed of the presence of a Japanese fleet off the Liao Shan Promontory and the ap? pearance cf transports at Pitsewo. The fact that these events occurred simultaneously may have significance. If a landing should take place at Pitsewo, it is anticipated that Togo's battleship squadron will bombard Port Art oar in order to prevent the garrison from sending reinforcements by railroid to the troops opposing the Japanese there. Neither the admiral? ty nor tibe war office believes that a disem barkation of the Japanese can be prevented, as the guns of the Japa? nese cruisers could command the point of landirg, but after the Japanese are ashore chen the Russians will strike, and, officers here say, will strike he.rd. What force they will be able to bring up to resist the invaders cannot be stated definitely, ihe strength of the army on the peninsula of Liao Tung having been kept a strict secret. It is expected that the railroad will play an important part in the effort of Kassian;! to push the Japanese into the sea, as it will permit the rapid trans? portado a of troops. The general staff has not forgotten that Japanese ships were sighted May 3 off Kaiping and Sininchen on the west coast of the LiaoTung peninsula, bnt these two points could be readily covered if necessary from New Cb wang. An important advantage would ac? crue to the Japanese should they suc? ceed in establishing themselves at Pit sewo. From there radiate roads con? necting wilth the railroad at Yang-Ti Tien, directing west to south, with Sanchelipon and Kinchow stations on the railroad nearer Port Arthur, north with Kaiping . and northeast through Takusban with Feng-Wang Cheng. A landing at this moment would make it difficult for Gen. Kuropatkin to concentrate a formidable force against Gen. Kuroski, whose forward movement is not yet reported. Fur? thermore, once the Japanese are across the railroad, Port Arthur ^will be as good as besieged. A member of the general staff says that Kuropatkin is well aware of these considerations. Even if the Japanese should succeed in taking the railroad, Port Arthur ?R now ready to depend on its own resources. Dispatches from Tokio telling of celebrations over the sealing of Port Arthur, it is stated, are premature, official advices establishing beyond question that the attempt of Vice Admiral Togo on May 3 to seal the port failed. The absence of press dispatches tell- ' ing of the fight on the Yalu, is par? tially explained by the heavy mortal? ity among the correspondents. Three of the Novosti's correspondents are missing, and it is believed that they, were killed, while the Russ lost one of its correspondents. The other journals are wiring to ascertain if their representatives are alive. Pitsewo is situated on the east coast of the Liao-Tung Peninsula, and about 75 miles northeast of Port Ar? thur. m It is near the narrowest part of the peninsula, along ..which passes the railroad connecting Port Arthur with Mukden and Harbin. Kin-Chou Bay, where Japanese transports are also reported to have been sighted, is on the west coast of Liao-Tung Penin? sular, and not far from Pitsewo. A RUMOR THAT BATTLE IS OVER. London, May 5-4.05 p. m.-A dis? patch to the Central News from St. Petersburg says a rumor is current there that a second battle has been fonght at Kiu-Lung Chen, in which the Russian loss was 7,000, the Japa? nese loss 10,000 men, and resulted in the Japanese being driven back in dis? order. The dispatch adds that no confirmation of this report is obtaina? ble. a --- RUSSIAN PRESS ON THE BATTLE. St. Petresburg, May 5-2.18 p. m. The Russian papers are rather sparing in their comment On the battle of Kiu-Leng-Cheng, evidently awaiting more complete details, but what they say contains no trace of discourage? ment. The Novoe Vremya says the days of patience, announced by Gen. Kuro? patkin, have now begun and declares that the Japanese difficulties will in? crease as they advance. The paper believes the chief danger now is in the attitude of the Chinese. The Viedmosti remarks : " It is a Japanese victory. Do not let us seek for a scapegoat. It is the fortune of war. Glory to the dead and as to the survivors of the heroic fight againts overwhelming odds. But the Japanese probably would gladly ex? change their dearly bought victory for a successful bottling up of Port Ar? thur." "The Russians," the Russky Invalid says* "are accustomed to lay down their lives wbon duty calls. The Jap? anese paid too dearly for their victory. It will take them days to recover." The Novoe Vreyma's expert says the report of Major Gen. Kas h talin sky proves clearly that the Russians should have witdrawn during the night of April 30, and adds: "Kashtaiinsky foredoomed them to destruction. It was a miracle of hero? ism and fortitude that they escaped after staying and inflicting such tre? mendous losses on the enemy." St. Peterswburg, May 6.-10.05 p. m.-A dispatch received tonight says that Port Arthur is cut off from all communication by land, the Japanese having disembarked in its rear, occu? pied the railroad and cat the tele? graph. Vice Admiral Skrydoff, who is en route to Port Arthur to take command of tlie naval forces in the far East, will be unable to reach his destina? tion. THE NEWS CONFIIRMED. Washington, May G.-The State de? partment has received a cablegram from United States Minister Griscom, at Tokio, confirming the press reports of the landing of the Japanese in the Liao Tung Peniusula, about forty miles above Port Arthur. The loca? tion given in the Japanese dispatch is Kin Ca. This is the narrowest point on the peninsula, and conse qently, the minister says, the railroad is practically closed and the invest? ment of Port Arthur has begun. The Japanese legation has received the following cablegram from Tokio under date of today : "Gen. Kuroki, commandant of the 1st army corps, reports that on May 3 our mounted scouts, after a severe hand-to-hand fight, near Feng Huang Cheng, drove back the Russians to? ward Feng Huang Cheng. Chinese say that on May 1 about 2,000 infant? ry, posted on a hill east of Feng Huang Cheng, fired upon .')00 com iades, retreating from the Yalu, mis? taking them for the enemy. They wounded 100 and killed 70. The rest of the body fled in disorder, abandon? ing commissary carts. A Russian offi? cer captured there states that the only bodies which retreated in order on May 1 were five or six infantry battal? ions and two artillery companies. Two iiundred more Russians killed and wounded were found in the field, and others are being discovered." THE RUSSIANS UNDISMAYED. St. Petersburg, May 7-2.28 a. m. Japanese troops swarming across the narrow neck of the Liao Tung Penin slula, the railroad and telegraph com? munications cut and the Russina Gi? braltar isolated and left to its own resources! all this the Russians seem to accept with great stoicism. These events have been anticipated since the outbreak of the war, and the authorities, in a sense, appear to be relieved now that the blow has fallen. They assert that the fortress is impregnable, and amply provision? ed to stand a siege for a year, and that it can hold out until the time comes to relieve it. According to official information the landing of troops from sixty trans? ports began simultaneously at Pitsewo and Cape Terminal on the morning of May 5. It is also reported that troops are being landed at Kin Chow, but this is not credited, as the Russians are known to have fortifications there and it is not believed that the Japa? nese had the faring to land immedi? ately under an intrenched ' position from which the Russians could inflict se ve re injury. It was because he was convinced that Port Arthur was about to be cut off, that Viceroy Alexieff, accompani? ed by his staff and Grand Duke Boris, left hastily. On Thursday several train loads"of sick and wounded and other ineffectives were dispatched northward. It is reported here that the Japa? nese ships bombarded Port Arthur early on the morning of May 6, and succeeded at last in closing the an .trance, but no official information of the latter statement can be obtained. The exact hour at which communi? cation with the Russian stronghold ceased has not been established. The strength of the garrison at Port Arthur is not given by the authori? ties, who will only say that it is ade? quate for defensive purposes. It is not believed that the force there ex? ceeds ten thousand soldiers. Lieut. Gen. Stroessel will have su? preme command at Port Arthur. He is,described as a high-class command? er. His recent proclamations show that he is imbued with a determina? tion to hold Port Arthur until the last man is killed. Officers of the general staff say that che landing of the Japanese army on the peninsula and the investment of Port Arthur clarify the military situation and the problem Gen. Kuro patkin must solve. Had Kuropatkin had his way before the war, it is said, he would have abandoned Port Arthur, withdrawn further to the north, and waited until his army had become \ overwhelming in its strength, when he would have moved forward, but this was made impossible in consequence of the injuries sustained by the Port Arthur fleet and the impossibility of the departure of the fleet from Vladi? vostok with a superior Japanese force outside. that port. Therefore, the commander in chief is waiting at Liao Yang until the-enemy's plans shall have developed sufficiently to show jost what line it is proposed to pur? sue. Caution forbade an attempt in force to prevent Gen. Kuroki's passage of the Yalu, as the troops landed at Pitsewo might have been diverted to take the Russians on the flank or in the rearw Now that the uncertainty is partial? ly dispelled, Gen. Kuropatkin, from the interior lines is free to act. That he proposes to move energetically is shown by the fact that he has sent re? inforcements to Feng Wang Cheng. The indications are that he intends immediately to assume the aggressive and to strike Gen. Kuroki's army be? fore the latter can be reinforced througii Corea. It is anticipated that the Japanese will march northward, but it is believed they will devote their energies to effect the fall of Port Arthur. A large force is not considered nec? essary, as was shown from the recent withdrawal of some of the troops who were simply a drain on the resources of the garrison. The fleet must now take a secondary position, and the sailors will be used to man the shore guns if necessary. Despite the greater number of Jap? anese, the general staff believes that their formidable fortifications still leave the defensive superiority with the Russians, whose stayiug qualities, it is confident, will insure their hold? ing out as long as necessary. The receipts of news at any time of a decisive battle near Feng Wang Cheng will not cause surprise here, and already rumors are circulating in the city, which, however, lack verifica? tion, and are believed to be untrue, that a battle has been fought, that the Japanese have been defeated with heavy loss, and that Gen. Kuropatkin was wounded. Another rumor is in circulation that Port Arthur has been captured, but this also is scouted in responsible quarters. Made Young Again. "One of Dr. King's New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in my 'teens' again" writes D. H. Turner of Dempseytowu, Pa. They're the best in the world for Liver, Stomach, and Bow? els. Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 25c. at J. F. W. 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David Cardwell resigned. The death of the following members of the Staff is officially announced, with the deepest sorrow : Col. Graham Daves. Lt.-Col. Chas. M. Blackford. II. The following additional ap? pointments for the l?epratment Staff are announced : Brig. Geni John W. Daniels, Asst. Adjt.-Gen'L Lynchburg, Va. Col. Jacob A. Long, Asst. Adjt. Gen'l, Graham, N. C. Col. P. T. Hayne, Asst. Adjt.-Gen'J, Greenville, S. C. Col. D. H. Traxler, Asst. Adjfc Gen'l. Timmonsville, S. C. Col. Harrison Watts, Asst. Adjt. Gen'l, Charlotte, N. C. Col. L. H. Hill, Surg.-Gen'l, Ger? mantown, N. C. Col. D. P. Mast, Asst. Judge Adv. - Gen'L Winston-Salem, N. C. Lt.-Col. R. R. Henry, Aide, Taze well Va. Lt-Col. T. W. Scott, Aide, Greens? boro, N. C. Lt-Col. D. J. Bradham, Aide, Man? ning, S. C. Lt.-Col. E. C. Graham, Aide, Alexandria, Va. Lt.-Col. Thomas S. Keenan, Aide, Raleigh, N. C. Lt.-CoL Carter R. Bi.-hop, Aide, Petersburg, Va. Lt-CoL B. A. Munnerlyn, Aide, Georgetown, S. C. Lt.-Col. Simon Seward, Aide, Petersburg, Va. III. Miss Mary Armistead Jones, Raleigh, N. C., is announced as Spon? sor for the Department, with Maids of Honor, Misses Caro M. Roller, Charleston, W. Va., Zaidee Aldrich Simms, Barnwell, S. C. IV. Mecklenburg Camp, No., 382. Charlotte, N. C., is appointed a special Escort of Honor to the De partment Commander for the Parade at the Nashville Reunion. This Camp will follow the Staff of the De? partment Commander, ahead of the various Divisions of the Department. CoL Harrison Watts is detailed for the command of the Body Guard on that occas on. By order. Lt-Gen. C. Irvine Walker, Comdg. A. N. V., Dept. C. U. V. James G. Holmes, Brig. Gen. Adjt.-Gen. Chief of Staff, Macon, Ga. Whooping Cough. "In the spring of 1901 my children had whooping cough," says Mrs. D. W. Capps, of Capps, Ala. "I used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with the most satisfactory results I think this is the best remedy I have ever seen for whooping cough." 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