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10 r The War Fifty Years Ago You Should Join This Club BECAUSE yon are able, right at the bfglnnlna; of ",V'',r'er!?Pe?f' son, to buy absolutely the best refrigerator on tbe market at a saving: i BECAUSE tbe refrigerator von boy will be o ppl ith Pn r I Free giving yon an opportunity to ud?e Us ice-savlng qualify right In your own 0II,BECAUSE yon can Install one of these refrlg orators l 7?r SummerfieWs eo-operative plan by paying 0L1 $2.00 Cash and your promise to pay r0c a week. . . . . Come to onr store tomorrow, Join this genuinely advantageous saving Free Ice club plan select any refrigerator from tbe one boBdred of fered, and it will be delivered to your home Immediately. Decisive Battle at Sabine Crossroads, La. General N. P. Banks' Federal Array Defeated Hasty Re treat Fifteen Miles to Pleasant Hills Confederate Pursuit Led by General Richard Taylor Is Repulsed. Both Armies Short of Food and Water Taylor Re treats Westward and Banks Abandons His Campaign. Forrest's Confederate Cavalry Captures Fort Pillow, Tenn. Sad Plight of the Federal Garrison. Celebrated "Gibson" Make THE HOCK ISLAND ARGUS. Film AY. MAY 8, mil. gwCtPtCEORCE u KILMER. Imf V. SL V. 0 fought the battle or t-aMtie Crossroads. Ij.. called Mans field bv the Confederates. Sa- btt Crossroads has been ranked as j 0O Of tUe aecisive Dames t'l iuc wnr. it pot nd to ,ne Federal attempts M fooipwr the rast territory held by tb, Confederates "'t of the Mississippi- Early in April General N. 1. Banks " marching a land forte jjainst Snreveport. La., acting In eon ttrt with a nnral squadron moving tip yd river for the same destination. The land column, was strung out on bt last at retch of march before clos in on the goal. Close column was jcpossiM owing to the state of the pm&s and the necessity for baste. Con federate outnumbering the Federals vere concentrating t- give battle out lide of Sbrereport. General E. Kirby Exits, commander of the department, vts at Snreveport. and General Rich irt Taylor, leader of the troops aSe'.d, vts near Sabine Crossroads. Banks' order of march for April S vu that the bead of column more !otr!y and allow time for the troops Is the rear to get to the field of proba ta battle. fr the enemy was already showing a fighting temper and skir mishing with the Federal cavalry, yhich waa In the lead. General T. G. E. Hansom led tbe federal infantry adrance and hurried its pace all the morning in order to support the troopers who bad struck tie enemy on tbe edge of a large pine dearies three miles from Mansfield. The clearing was 1.200 yards long by 900 yards wide and divided in tbe cen ter by a ravine. Tbe only road- in the region crossed tbe clearing. Ransom mi4im1 the front in person about 2 p. bl and was soon Joined by Banks. Couriers were sent tacK to nurry for ward supporting columns. A Sadden Attack. Across tbe clearing and through tbe openings cf tbe forest the Federals eocld see the enemy moving to posi tion, particularly two columns, wbicb pTOTed to be led by General Alfred Menton. aiming for tbe Federal right tick. Tbe opposing lines looked nt erb other for a couple of hours, and tfcen Mouton rnshed bis men on a tktrge over the prairie, along tbe road. iUnsoro. whose leading division was to beer the brunt of this onslaught, bad fewer than 2.50O men in line, and all told there were about fiO troops at tbe rail of Banks, while bis foe num bered at least 10.00O. Is point of fact. General Smith had or dered Taylor to avoid a pitched battle. He expected Taylor to make a recon noissince, then retreat and draw the Federals farther toward Sbreveport. Tiylor claimed to pave ordered tbe at tack by Mouton. hut Mouton's officers losiKtei that he made the move without rders. This headlong thrust of Ioii toa on the Federal flank was equal in result to the famous stroke of 'Stone wall" Jackson on the Eleventh Filer:il corps at Chancellorsvflle the year le Itn. It really settled the fate of the yand of Banks' Red river campaign. McrctOD was himself shot down in the teat of the charge while leading bis Looisiana soldiers, tbe "Pelicans." ."Zouaves" and "Tiger." urging them OS with a battieflag which he waved wJtb bis sword arm. By prompt nnd ikfJIfal parrying Ransom checked the rt charge, driving Mouton's first line back upon tbe second. But the Lou hlanians rallied and returned to Ae &arre. General Bansom Wounded. Hansom bad posted tbe guns of Coses Chicago Mercantile battery nti l Slanss Twelfth Indiana battery on a rMf in tbe center to meet the rush of Vwton's men. But the Federal flank broken and the whole line driven "ck in confusion. Ransom could only e bis command by withdrawing it the near edge of the clearing, under oer of tbe woods. Orders to this ef t were given to an aid. who was down before he cti!d deliver Regiment which fought on in " clearing were captured. Ransom woaoded while trying to rally tfcoaa who fell back, and two of bis w!f.de commanders were wounded 4 captured. Meanwhile General W. B. Franklin. nnnnder of the Federal land troops. bad ridden at tbe bead of Ilan 'a second division, reached tbe field. be galloped up tbe bill, where tbe liners were bravely holding on In aid f Ransom's line, bis horse was shot adr him, and be. with two of bis officers, fell wonnded. Tbe divl- "a. under General Robert A. Cani ea. came upon tbe .field at double k before the enemy bad swept the ('rtng of Ransom's valiant soldiers. Jt it was too late to aave the day. retreat bad beirun. and there was temmicg the tide of Mouton's men tbe Confederate cavalry which the retreat- Infortunatelv the road of retreat Dflrrow. and about a mile back Jm tbe battlefield it became blocked V a train I.fiiii7a wfl irOtlS. Wbicb become tangled up and stuck la a ''nip. The advance Federal battery bder rir.tnlti Klmi had lost half its in battle and could only ban! of tbe aix uus from the ridge " ao sallantlv defended. The three Gaining guns were lost at tbe wagon reck, anrf in h name tangle tb ago Mercantile. Klaus' Indiana and four other a-uns were abandoned, making a loss of twenty-two Federal guns in nil. In the same hopeless Jam 175 Federal wagons and 1.000 draft an imals were caught by the enemy. Reserves Save the Army. The fatal obstruction at the crossing of the swamp turned the retreating army of Ransom's nnd Cameron's divi sions into a formless mass of men, wagons and horses, crowding to the rear. Three miles from tbe battlefield these battered remnants were met by a fresh division under General "W. H. F.mory. Already tbe pursuing Confed erates were peppering the fleeins mass with bullets, but Emory threw his line of battle across the road into a clear ing upon wbicb tbe enemy was advanc ing. Luckily for Emory tbe Confederates stopped to loot the wagons at the Jam. and this gave blm time to deploy the One Hundred and Sixty-first New York regiment as skirmishers. This was accomplished in tbe very teeth of the Confederate line, yell ing and firing as it came on. Be hind the gallant skirmishers a heavier line of battle was formed, and, al though tbe Confederates overlapped tbe flanks, they were effectually check ed in a sharp struggle of about twenty minutes. Emory bad no cannon, and the Confederate batteries bad not reached the front, so this last pbase of the fight at Sabine Crossroads waa a short range musketry duel In swamp, forest and field. Emory was too Jate to save the day for Banks, but he did save Banks' advance corps from annihilation. All hope oftakIng or even reaching Shreveport within the time limit thai bad been fixed in Washington for tbe breaking up of the expedition was al an end. Banks ordered a retreat and sent messengers to notify the naval col is r i r J (S by Review of Reviews company. OENFRAI, ALFRED MOrTOX, C. S. A. DI VI.:oS LfcAkfcK, KH.LtU I.V BATTLK. nmtf on Red river to retire downstream atl meet tbe army at Alexandria. A Stand at Pleasant Hill. rniring the night Banks' nrmy fell back to riensunt LI HI. fifteen ml'es In tbe rear. There It was re-enforced by a fresh column under General A. J. Smith. Bv the Junction with Smith Hnniii bud nn army of 13,000. But Taylor also had been re-enforced. At dawn General Churchill's Confederate division from Arkansas Joined blm. and he now bad 15.000 men. Churchill's division had marched all nlgbt. Early April 9 tbe Confederates ad vanced Churchill's division held the rlt-ht. General J. G. Walker's the cen ter and Mouton's the left. Mouton's division was commanded by General C. J. Polignac. a French officer, who bad Joined tbe Confederates. The Fed eral line of battle was formed of Gen eral A- J. Smith's command and tbe Nineteenth corps. Kmory's division of formed the front. Tbe bri gade of General William Dwlgbt held tbe right and Colonel Lew Benedict tbe left. Tart of A. J. Smlth'a com mand was held as a reserve A little after & o'clock in the after noon Churchill's Confederate division mnde a tremendous attack against Em ory's left, flanking It and driving It back up tbe slope of Pleasant UilL Benedict strove to rally tbe left. A bullet struck blm in tbe arm. A few minutes later a ball went crashing through bis brain. Benedict's brigade fell back up tbe hill and filed behind General W. T. Show's brigade, wbicb then received the shock of tbe advanc ing Confederates. Final Bepnlse For Taylor. After a short but desperate conflict Churchill was driven back, even though re-enforced by a brigade of Walker s division. Walker, with bis own and Pollgnac's division, attacked tbe fed eral right and nt first gained an advan tage Uwigbt's force was driven back to A. J. Smith's reserves. But here niith's veterans met the wave of Confederates with a fire that over whelmed and swept them back. In the two days' fighting at Sabine Crossroad aud Pleasant Hill Banks lost 4-OuO men. the Confederates S.5O0.' The horses in Banks' army bad been it Ix.iiil food for thirty -six hours, and there was no water for man or beaut. I A consultation of facers was held, and I Book of Coupons (value $2) good for 500 lbs, Davenport Ice Co.'s Ice, given FREE with every Refrigerator IVa have purchased 5.000 coupon books from the Davenport Ice Co., each good fo? 00 itw. of irs ic (value $2.00). We are giving one of these books free with each and every refrigerator selling at $15 or over purchased at our big store. The size or the price of the refrigerator purchased above this price makes no difference we give a "full" coupon book -with each. The Davenport Ice Co. will deliver the ice to your home just as you need it. You just hand their wagon man a coupon after he has put the ice in your re frigerator. This is one of the best and most popular offers we have ever made hundreds of people have taken ad vantage of it. Nothing better illustrates the "Buying Power of the Summerfield Store" than the fact that we have pur chased these refrigerators at a price that enables us to give absolutely free 500 lbs. of ice with each one sold and yet sell them at prices that are astonishingly low much lower than refrigerators of this high quality have ever been offered . before. ?2.00 fash, $2.00 Monthly Made of hardwood golden oak finish, double ' coated with best varnish, filled with ; charcoal sheathing, lined with galvanized steel. Haff detachable drain pipe and sanitary shelves. Ice cham-' ber holds 75 pounds. Has compartment directly under ice chamber and large provision chamber. This b1 de- icing model Is so constructed as to afford a constant circulation of cold air, keeping it odorless. LEADER 4-ROOlU OUTFIT This outfit consists of complete and fashionable furnishings for living room, dining room, bed room and kitchen. All the furniture is of the highest grade and fully guaranteed in every re spect. Don't put off furnishing your home when you can "Si it up right" for Why Not Have a Real Home ? Comfort 3-Room Outfit $5 Cash, Weekly Garland 4-Room Outfit $S.0I) Cash, $1.75 Weekly Capital 5-Room Outfit j 5 28 $12 Cash, ?2.00 Weekly $13 311 $2.00. Cash l Q 0 fi g Weekly ! j i z j : .J f ' J 3 W ) I ri TO K ' flrf) lAia ' ife nttL S Large Colonial library table, larwc b E I .CP 71? v l fUAv illSM SFOl--Jf flWW ll I top and massive legs, complete i 1 'IB TOIijiyfeSraoi B fttw S12.75 :r.."rr-ra S12.75 Ml irggmgZsmm P I-iYHI-1 fSEJ&f PI I j. STT. I I f TWti bb-iI' I K Jl II 1 1 ?ig3; ftliEKN II ITB 1 l-uiTM,.--K-...... n- in 3 a P tl Tbe Buffet is of a Colonial pattern The table is made or solid oak. in I i SrJ ' A S WdbJC and is substantially constructed of & g dfo Q S .? I.W fil Wli Ear,y EnB,,sh tones- Has a ,arge QJ I) NPii French beveled mirror, roomy drawers BliL1 nd lincd drawers for silver. This ar- j (Jjjfj f- fVk Iy tide alone is worth Saturday's price r7' r Wllv S Ss.lf for the complete outfit IOC WeeKl) g a beautiful sbowInR of Chinese I p I grass summer furniture. Q rjjr I E I 100 stvles. This rocker. . u p , v - - - The table Is made or solid oak, in golden fumed and Early Knglish fin ishes. Is equipped with a Perfection Pedestal Lock that prevents the table ) from spreading and warping. Has j round pedestal and scroll-foot base. Chairs are made of solid oak (all fin ishes). They have paneled backs and box seats. Wo offer the complete out fit tomorrow for J36.95. DON'T F0KGET BABY This well made and roonry collaps ible cart, special gO QQ price tpO.IO Exquisite Rugs at Very Moderate Prices A Whole Year to Pay Summerfield's Way 1 Mo- SALE OF EUOFOLD JOQ.75 nAVENPflRT? 0 A bod and davenport in One! A twist of the wrist will convert this excellent parlor davenport into a complete, roomy, comfortable bed. It has oil-tempered sprinps and tbe up holstering s of guaranteed Morocco line leather. Axminste Euga We offer. Saturday, a line assortment of high grade Axmin stcr rugs, room size, for 30?o less than usual. $19.95 $2 Cash, 50c Weekly Velvet Rugs Size 9 feet by 11 feet. Rich colors ar.d beautiful patterns; rich, silky nap; all wool back. Saturday j $14.75 I ?1 Cash, 50c Weekly A BED ROOM IN ITSELF Now is the time to prepare for the unexpected guests of summer. You can prepare yourself so that you can accommodate a visitor on a moment's notice. This davenport has fittingly been called "a bedroom In Itself." j " nn Milium iiiii i 11 m r " S II3-IIS F-2 gSt.' n EMPQBT IOWA. -naaLt L!jJ'J tUe :utvinf ujc-vi-kji 1 "a v.iu doned. Tbe army uiurcbed back to Grand Ecore. on Ited river. April 10 The Confederates retired eight miles along tbo Mansfield road after tbe bnt"- ,e. They. too. were short or supp.ies. baring tasted food only once wiium forty-eight hours. Each side claimed to have rougnt su perior numbers at Pabine crossroaas and rieasant Hill. General uayior re ported that with 12.00O he fought JU.- OOO. Banks seems to nave una bwik 12.000 on the field. rorreit Assaults Fort Pillow. Fiftr vears aao April 12 General N. B. Forrest's cavalry suddenly apponred fore Fort Pillow, sixty-five iuiicj a!.ove Memphis. Tenu. Fort Pillow w as garrisoned by Major L. r. Hootu. who B.IO men. In the rtver under the fort was tbe gunboat New Era. Captain J- A." Marshall. Two hundred nnd sixty two of the soldiers were colored. Forrest, satisfied that be could carry tbe fort by storm, sent a formal de mand for surrender. The bearer of the summons entered tbe fort under a flag of truce. Firing ceased from the fort at sight of tbe white flag. Major W. 12. Bradford, who now commanded the fort, replied in the name of Major Booth (Booth had been killed), asking nu hour for considera tion of tbe question of the surrender of the post and guuboat. Forrest replied that be would give twenty minutes for consultation. At tbe end of that time be would storm the works. In a fw minutes I'.radford's answer was returned to Forrest 'declining to surrender. Thereupon the Confederate sprang to the attack, shouting. "No cuarter:" They poured over the para pet on all sides. Wben the Confeden ates swarmed Into the fort in such numbers that tbe little garrison was unable to drive them back tbe Federal soldiers, black and white, made a run for the bauk. Many of them plunged into the river and were drowned or shot while attempting to escape. After Forrest himself rode into the works be gave orders to stop firing, lie lowered the Federal flag, which still floated. Forrest reported that at Fort Pillow he lost eighty men. while after the fight was over bis men burled 22S Federal dead. ENGLAND'S PREMIERSHIP. Misery A CovtUd Offie. That Brings to Its Inoumb.nts. The lot of tbe British premier is like that of the policeman in the Gilbertiuu ballad not a happy one. After Lord Derby had been prime minister be said that he bad had only two happy days iu office, one being tbo day be entered it nnd tbe other tbe day be retired from it. Peel wrote: "It is impossible for me not to feel that the duties are alwve all human strength; at least, above mine." Peel also once made the curi ous statement that if bis nose bad not Med every nlgbt during his premier ship be could not bave borne tbe load of his position. Iord 1'cimerston was so much af fected by bis work that be bad a spe cial high Uek built, which necessltat ed a standing position. He explulued that if he fell asleep while trylna to keep up with bis work tbe fall would waken blm. - Disraeli frequently stated that no . man could have any notion of tbe ar- ' duous life, nnd when Gladstone was released from the duties of prime min- Ister he le.iped bead over beels down n grass bauk at Lord Evans' through ; sheer delight. Lord IJosebery once wrote tbe fol- lowing concerning tbe duties of prims ' minister: "He has to deal with the 4 sovereign, with tbe cabinet, with -par- . Ilanient and with public opinion in Its various kinds and degrees. Some or bis colleagues be must convince, somej; he may have to humor, some even to . cajole. It is a harassing, laborious and ' ungracious task."-New York Times. There is a considerable amount of ' yew In California, and makers of bows " seeking material there for archery n V J