Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 12, 1916, Page 6

| { ] | { } « of interesting mementos. of | 1888 as major and assistant inspector- ‘LAWTON MEMENTOS - SENT 70 MUSEUM Details of Oarser of Young Sol- dier Who Entered Army as Private, Became General. PROMOTIONS OOME FAST| Washington, Nov. 1l.—-A number Major- General Henry W. Lawton, United States volunteers, famed as a soldier from the time he volunteered in 1861, until his death in the Philippines in 1899, are now deposited in the Na- tional museum at Washington, From his first enlistment in an In- diana regiment at the age of only 18, Lawton’s rise was rapid; he be- came first sergeant of his company which, allhougg only in service three months, saw considerable active work in West Virginia. It has been remarked by cne who knew Lawton well when he was a non-commissioned officer, that his great height and weight, together with the fact that he always led his men in actlon, made him a conspicu- ous figure from the first. Shortly after being mustered out of this or- ganization, the governor of Indi recognizing his genius for leadersh A\ gave him a first lieutenant’s comm sion in a new regiment, the Thirtieth, then being organized. With the Thirtieth Tndianl. Lawton was in many battles of the civl war, and eventually became captain of Com- pany A. Gets Honor Medal. He received the con onal medal of honor for distinguished gallantry i din, skirmishers nst the enemy’s tlanta, Ga., August 3, 1864. His arty not only took these pits, but geld them in the face of two de- termined attacks of the enemy. This medal is to be seen among the Lawe ton relics in the older building of the National museum. For his_ service in the Battle of Franklin, Lawton was made a_ licu- tenant-colonel of volunteers on Febru- ary 10, 1865, and a little more than 4 month later he was breveted colonel for gallant and meritorious services during the war. advance from the ranks to this position of honor was a great accomplishment for a \‘y'oln( man of only 22. Following is mustering out, Lawton was a civilian for on ght months; he |, was then commissioned as a lieuteh- ant in l#c lar army and. to the Forty-first infantry, served in the ' Twenty-fourth, and finally was transferred to the Fourth United States cavalry, in which branch he became captain in 1879, Among the historica! relics in the ional museum at Washington are ton's two service swords, used in civil war, a sword ‘and a scab- presented to him by the men of his regiment as a token of their con- tidence and respect. and ay ivory memorandum pad carried by him during the war, Goes After Geronimo. In 1886, while connected with the i‘ourth cavalry, Lawton was sent out to apprehend the notorious Geronimo and his band of Apaches, who were conimitting depredations in Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico, and defying both the United States and Mexican governments. Crossing the Mexi frontier with an effective command Lawton kept up a persistent pursuit of the Indians untii thev finally sur- rendered to Generd! Miles, the de- partmental commander. General O. Howard, commander of the P cific: military division, at this time, gave Lawton special mention and credit, in his war report for the year, relernn: to the tircless eneriy with which he prosecut is difficult . cal to a successful completion. Relics relating to this period of his career include ir_of Mexican shoes, worn by Captain Lawton when tratling the Apaches, and a gold watch and cgnlu. reses to him by the cattlemen of Cen Mexico, in T ition of his services in con- ;:e with the capturing of Geron- no. Lawton was called to the staff in on Later he the tl bard the of asti nin ter general, and the next year was ad- vanced to a lieutenant-colonelcy, A pair of shoulder knots, a pair of aiguillettes and a uniform chapeau, worn by Lawton while lieutenant- colonel and inspector-general in the United States army are also to be seen in the national collections. In War With Bpain. His distinguished service record led him to be sel the p{uidem of volunteers ing the war major-gen- volunteers for his distin- :uhlnd llantry in front of Atlanta sduring the-civil war, General O, O, Howard states, in the “Review of Re- views” for February, 1900, that Law- ton was made a division commander in the Fifth corps, which was the first to disembark at Daiquiri, Cuba. He became conspicuous from the start, particularly at the combat of La Guasimas: and commanded the column of attack at El Caney, ac. complishing this tedious and difficult task heroically, Following which he made the famous night march to heip Wheeler protect Shafter's exposed flank and strengthen the charge up San Juan slopes, and later operated with success on Shafter's extreme t. ith Wheeler and Miley he served as an Qmman commissioner during the capitulation of Santiago de Cuba, and afterward Philippi under Otis, where he was actively engaged until he fell in battle at San Mateo, Luzon, December 19, 1899, His operations in the islands included 4 marvelous campaign, which was de- :cflmkdby &tnnrlnll :low;rdi as, s up the railroad and rivers, : body of in every ents that g« and :leprlu the whole & valleys and mountains, passes and jungles of the ly and wary foe amid untold di es: dangers and hardshi The Lawton Collection. The National museum ctollections r of spurs of Lawton's, sword and _scabbard, him during the S h together with the fl army corps, flown rs at Cabanatuau, Phil- from March to De- of which was ents in Santa let of wil us eral of COURT HOLDS HER FATE— 'GERMANS GAPTURE Lillian McElden, daughter of Mrs. Thomas Swift, claimed by different relatives. cloth decorated with religious and military symbols: worn by a i ino soldier as a charm against bul- ets, Emilio memorials are several sets of resolu- tions and testimonials adopted by the Grand Army of the Republic, Odd Fellows, members of h commands and several municipalities. BLANKET OF SKOW 3¢ About an Inch in Eastern Por- tion, with WAS PRECEDED BY RAIN There is plerty of snow over Ne- ra d | roads, there is nothing akin to a bliz- zard, from the Missouri river, through the mountains, the fall one section, to five and six inches from In most portions of the state there was rain durihf a da; Al the depth of five to six inches cov- ered the ground, but later in the day Nebraska, with 2 to 16 in Wyoming. Omaha “Snowbirds”’ Meet at Carter Lake; First and Last Session of Club Oriaha also has its own little group of “snow birds,” who make nothing of cold weather when it comes to swimming. That is to say, it did have an in- cipient bunch of these polar enthusi- tion will be made permangnt or con- tinue long its activity. One dose was enough for most of them. Last_summer, one blazin Potter and selves sweltering on the dock at Car- them off as it should. Out of the-heat was born a big idea. speaking: “Gent “gentlemen” and never ‘“fe into Carter lake. And right blithely did they all as- sent to the was taken o ord of the thermometer in August and S & T L LIE THE OMAH who drowned, RUSSIAN FIRST LINR Teutons’ Drive Against Slav Oenter Nets Them Two and Half Miles of Outposts. ] ADMITTED BY PETROGRAD E London, Nov. 11.—Driving against | the center of the Russian line on the eastern’ froyt, German troops have {gained possession of Russian posi- | |tions on a front of about two and a | half miles. The attack, which resulted | also in-the capture of more tian 3,000 ! prisoners, took place in the dgis‘rict of | Skrobowa, . twelve miles northeast of Baranovichi, north of the Finsk marshes, and where only isola‘ed, fighting has occurred lately. The Rus- sians, Berlin also says, lost twenty- | seven machine guns and twelve mine | throwers. | The success of the Germans is ad- | mitted by the Petrograd war offics, which announces that the Russians, | after stubborn resistance against seven onslaughts, were finally compelled to |fall hack to their second line of |trenches. Elsewhere on the castern |front, to the Carpathians, there has been little fighting, according to the official communications. { Allies Advance in Dobrudja. | In Bobrudja the advance of the | Russo-Roumanian forces southward continues and Petrograd records a battle with Field Marshal von Mack- ensen’s troops in the region of Tcher- navoda, recently al)angoned by the Roumanians, At Tchernavoda is the bridge of the railroad running be- tween Constanza and Bucharest, and {it is for this bridge the Russians and | Roumanians are fighting. Petrograd |also announces the occupation of sev- eral towns between Hirsova and Berlin says there have been no important changes in Do- display; also an anting-anting, or i nd a manuscript decree by Aguinaldo. Among other the arious | Tchernavoda, thei Transylvania-Roumanian front Archduke Charles has assumed the offensive and pushed back the Roumanians. In the Predeal sector stubborn fighting continues, with both the Austro-Germans and the Rouman- ians claiming progress. The Russi; have almost completely recovered th ground lost in the Georgeny moun- COVERS THE STATE ve or 8ix Inches in the West. Entente Attacks Repulsed. Several trench elements north of the Somme near Les Boeufs and Sail- lisel have been captured by the French. Berlin states Franco-British attacks between Gueudecourt and Sail- ly were repulsed. There has been much aerial fighting on the western front. Berlin records the destfuction of seventeen entente air planes and Paris asserts that ten German machines were brought down. London admits that seven British air- craft failed to return to their base after fighting in the air. In one of the fights a sgundron of thirty British air planes and a German squadron of between thirty and forty were en- gaged. nclement weather continues to hamper operations on a large scale on the Macedonia and Austro-Italian fronts. \ but, according to the rail- The railroads all report snow from eastern ranging inch through the central portion, west. the early part of Fri- night, it later turning to snow. up through the sand hills -and in central part. of the state snow to ood deal of it melted. he railroads report temperatures 18 to 36 degrees above zero over in November. Each was eager for the swim. So bright and early on the morning of Friday, November 10, 1916, George West, who ‘has to get up before anybody else in the world, and go about bossing the teamsters and the barn men down at the transfer, com- menced at 6:30 a. m. to call on the several telephones Dr. Michael J. Ford, Isaac B. Zimman and Albert L. Potter, and remind them the day had come and the heur was not afar off. And each responded with some degree of appreciation to his thoughtfulness. hen the dl‘\" had faded into the evening, and the breeze from the northwest was justifying the prophecy of snow and colder, put out by Colonel Lucius A. Welsh, the quartet went to Carter lake. It would be stretching the truth to say they went swimming. They did don their bathing suits, and pYunge into the lake, but that is as far as it went. Each was game, but the one dive was' enough to satisfy. The Omaha “snow birds” had held their first and last open air session. One of the plrt{I says it took him two hours to get eet warm ‘agai but it isn't likely the organiza- hot eve- West, Dr.”Ford, Bert g, George fl. B. Zimman found them- lake, The swim hadn't cooled George West says i s lows, us all repdir hither on the evening November 10, and take a plunge 1 warrant you, we | find the water cold enough for on that date.” emen [George nlwu{ })roponltlom No thought the difference in the rec- IF YOUR HEALTH IS IMPAIRED as a result of careless diet or neg- lect of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels, make a change immed- iately. Do not deprive your body of the proper nourishment and stamina needed to maintain health and strength. Help the di- gestion, aid Nature in keeping the liver and bowels regular with the assistance of HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS It is excellent for POOR APPETITE .INDIGESTION NAUSEA, CRAMPS CONSTIPATION AND MALARIA S & TL LT L tains November 4. | A SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 12, 19186. No Word Heard From the Ten Americans in Parral El Paso, Tex., Nov. 11.——A Mexi- hean courier, who was sent out from Chihuahua City to learn the fate of the Americans in Parral, failed to re- turn after ten days, a refugee from ihyahua reported today. It has THANKSGIVING . 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