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Show THE SPANTQII FORK PRESS. SPANISH FORK. UTAH s John Smith Was Agreeable By JANE OSBORN r 'Jhe JJI.Lm WNU'1.1 (Copyright.) a " ' 5 s W - , ' , 'yi S1y. - 4 ' J Ar?Y-- , W t : . Vrf , v ' V' . ' " ' v v; ; , ,??' , rt ,i y -- ' : ' . . , v ' t'.& 7 M , V ' ' ?" rvA: ?. A' ' 'U-y- V- f - ' , , ; t ' 9' , ,yy: ' J ' ' " 4 Js '? V' V V , y Vf V' ' 'v ?' '' v , ,, tX ri;c ti&vc$"' ." ' 5v I ' V M ?, jr - ; t vA '"--- , , 4 tion IN S ft . t , 7i i f 'i4""''- - - yv; '?& v:v;' .;y,,j,ii!'!l t V'' Ji . V t'- t4 I fe, k' X'v V t X-3W- . . ';Ur Xv srj'f - 'y;$ v , $ r "Oh, Mr. Smith 1 want to speak to you. You are Mr. Smith, aren't you!" Much to her surprise the young uinn said he was. She had Intended to any that an aunt by mnrrlage she didn't want to make the connection too close hnd told her that a certain young man named John Smith was going to stop at the hotel and would go over - - wv' i"'.; ,:i, , rz: y t ',SuS 4, ,. , , ( 4- ttI t ' ,, Vi'w ' i ; ' r r ' - , W 'jtf" , ' . y .. ., i If v ?'$' . cyy- .4 a??ar 3 fs. . - Cf&KRj&mgR QF&VZ&OYItl? 2pamt3inciy6y ahn 7rurnbutt By EJ.MO SCOTT WATSON T WAS a comgalgn which, on paper, had every prospect of success; when put to the test of execution It failed miserably. So American history added to the roll of the Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World" the name of Saratoga, and it is at Saratoga, N. Y., where the unsuccessful Burgoyne campaign culminated, that there is being held on October 6, 7 and 8 the greatest In the series of se8qulcentennlnl celebrations staged by the state of New York this year. Because of the results of the events that took place there 150 years ago, the Saratoga celebration has nation-wid- e significance. In the spring of 1777 the British ministry derided to make a supreme effort to crush her rebellious colonies. Accordingly Lord Germain, the English minister, conceived the plan of separating the colonies Into manageable units, and more especially cutting off the head of the rebellion," New England, by sending a force down the Hudson from Canada, another up that river from New York City and a third through the Mohawk valley from Oswego, all converging on Albany. But no sooner were the plans laid than several vital mistakes were made. In the first place, man of letGen. John Burgoyne, a pleasure-lovin- g ters, playwright and social lion, who bad but little military ability, was placed in command of the expedition from Canada instead of the capable Blr Guy Carleton. More than that, he was given positive orders as to exactly what he was to do and he had no authority to alter his plans to meet changing circumstances. But the greatest blunder of all was this: Lord Germain wrote out the order for General Rowe in New York to cooperate with Burgoyne, laid it aside on his desk, forgot about It and went off to visit a country house without sending the order. The result was that Howe sailed away from New York on a perfectly useless expedition against Philadelphia and Bnrgoyne plunged Into the wilderness to meet Howe without knowing that the latter was actually running away from him 1 Having started, Burgoyne proceeded to make a few mistakes of his own which assured the failure of the campaign. He underestimated the ability of the Americans who opposed him' under the leadership of Gen. Philip Schuyler; he underestimated the difficulties of traveling through the wilderness ahead of him, loaded himself down with useless baggage and failed to provide himself with adequate means of transportation for his supplies, and he deceived himself In the belief that the Loyalists would rally to his standard as he approached. Not only did they fall to rally, but Burgoyne soon found that In employing Indian allies, over whom he soon lost all control, he completely alienated any who might have been friends and be soon stirred up a veritable hornets' nest When his army of some 7.000 men, nearly half of them Germans under Baron Rledesel, embarked on Lake Champlain on June 17, 1777, It carried with It one of the finest artillery trains ever seen up to that time on the American continent. At first everything seemed to point to the success of the expedition. For the British were not the only ones who made tplstakes. General St. Clair made a serious one when he failed to fortify the hills overlooking Fort Tlconderogn and Burgoyne captured this fort and with it 128 guns. Crown Point had been taken previously and Fort Independence and, a little later, Fort Ann also fell before the Invader. These successes led the Englishman to believe that within a few days he would be In Alhnny and his view was shared by the home government There Is an amusing a story that when the news of the fall of reached King George HI, he dashed Into the queens room with the glad cry of "I have bent them, I have beat the Americans!" He did not realize that they, like John Paul Jones, had "not yet begun to fight although Burgoyne soon realised it The historic Fort Edward was the next to fell Into his bands. But by this time his greatest difficulties had Just begun. The prudont and skillful Tlcon-derog- to the clubhouse and had asked her to look for him. She had expected the young man would say that bis name was not Smith, hut thnt he wished it were, and then she would say she was so sorry she had mode the mistake and he would say he was glad she hod, and then she would smile aud he would ask her to dance and after that they would he as well acquainted as If he really were named Smith and her aunt had really asked her to look out for him. "I have been wondering If you werent the' girl," said Mr. Smith. You see my aunt said she hnd henrd your aunt speak of you and that you were here and your aunt said she would speak to you about me. My name Is John John Smith." And mine Is Madge Upton" "May I have this dance or what there Is left of It?" he asked. Madge was spending the summer holidays with a married sister who hnd a cottage at the summer resort not far from the hotel where John Smith was staying, and It was quite natural thnt thereafter Madge and John should spend much time together natural for John since he wns a stranger nnd natural for Madge since his serious competltar fo only Madges society was the eighteen-yea- r Walter wasnt to b old Walter. taken seriously by the Madge hut as days passed John Smith was. Tliere were wonderful mornings spent together In the surf, afternoons sailing In Madges cat boat on the bay evenings dancing together at the clubhouse. Madge Introduced John Smith to some of the other girts, but always with a keep your hands nfT my proerty" sort of way, and she never planned any parties where John might get acquainted with them. Incidentally John fell In love with Madge. He hnd come to the Marden hotel merely as a resting place In his trip by motor to a spot some two hundred miles farther along the shore, where he Intended to spend the three weeks of his vacation. After he had dined he had strolled over to the clubhouse, when the clerk at the hotel had told him that guests there had the privilege. Then one day three days before the end of his vacation he felt that the time had came to tell Mudge that be loved her. He waa somewhat troubled as he faced the ordeaL They were sitting on the beach under the protection of Madgea enormous beach parasol which shielded ?hem from the gaze of chnnce passers-by- . Really a very appropriate If not entirely original setting for the !m portunt declaration. Reversing the Oder of procedure that he hnd planned John Smith first told Madge that he loved her nnd asked her to marry him. He was then ready for his confession hut Madge got ahead of him with hers. "I did a perfectly dreadful thing, I wanted to know you ao she told. much that I made up about my aunt Ive never mentioned her since for fear you would find out I had deceived you. It Just happened that I hit the right name but then Smith Is not unusual. "Still It U not my real name," said her companion. "As matter of fact my name la Archibald Pepperell I said I waa John Smith for fear" but (he erstwhile John did not finish. "Not Archibald You Iepperell. dont mean that you are the nephew af Mrs Gordon Burke" The umtt Archibald," he said. "And Mrs Burke la my aunt's very beet friend I've heard lot about you and atl the time we have been both hlufilng we might have been properly Introduced." "Then maybe youll forgive me, suggested Archibald. Maybe you'll marry me after all." "Well, of course," said Madge, "I wns rather counting on being Mrs. John Smith for life not so easy to ay Mrs. Archibald Pcppcrvll I'd always have to spell it out when I have things sent still But Madge got no further with hei tb Jed Iona twenty-two-yeur-o- twenty-slx-yenr-ol- d General Schuyler, as be retired before the British advance, did everything In his power to delay the enemy. The Inhabitants of the country withdrew with Schuyler's army, taking with them all of the provisions and stock possible and destroying the remainder. Bridges were broken down, rivers and creeks choked up and giant trees cut down across such roads as there were through the woods. Burgoyne was forced to cut his way through the wilderness. It took him 80 days to cover less than 25 miles and during that time he was forced to build seme 40 bridges! The New Englanders were threatening his flank, but his Instructions forbade him to turn aside and strike a blow at them. Thq messengers which he tried to send through to Howe were captured by the Americans and he had no Idea of what that general was doing. Finally the food situation became desperate. Then Burgoyne attempted the expedition under Colonel Baum, the Hessian leader, to Bennington, Vt to capture the American supplies there. The result Is history the defeat of Baum by grim old General John Stark and the defent also of Colonel Breymnn, who had been sent to Baum's assistance. In the meantime another disaster to the ambitious British. plan had taken place. Col. Barry St Leger, who was .'o deliver the Mohawk valley coup, foiled to enptu-- e Fort Schuyler (formerly Fort Stanwlx) and thl.v, like Bennington, was another fuctor which contributed to the final downfall of Burgoyne. ' But despite these reverses, he determined to push on. On September 13 he took the decisive step, crossed the Hudson and moved his whole force to Saratoga. In doing this he had cut off his communications with Lake George and Tlcongeroga. AH he could do now was to press forward and trust to luck. There was one element of luck In the situation In another blunder by the Americans. Politics In congress had resulted In the replacement of General Schuyler by Gen. Horatio Oates, a leader Inferior In every way to Schuyler and even to some of his subordinates, notably Daniel Morgan and Benedict Arnold. But even that fact was not enough to save Burgoyne from (he fute which awaited him. The American camp was pitched at Stillwater, 12 miles further down the river. Bur-- , goyne advnnced Jo attack and on September 19 the bitter fight at Bemls Heights took place. Burgoyne had failed to dislodge the Americans and the attempt had cost him 500 men. The predicament of the British general at this point Is well described In Wrongs Washington and Ills Comrades" In the Yale University Press "Chronicles of America" ns follows; u now trowing' driptr-sts- . Rurcoynt'a condition Amerlrnn forces barred retreat to Canada. Ha mwet go back and meet both frontal and flank attacks or go forward or surrender. To go forward new had most promise, for at last Hows bad Instructed Clinton, left In command at Now York, to move and Clinton was making rapid progress up ths Hudson. On tba seventh of October Burgoyns attacked again at Stillwater. This tlmo ba was decisively defeated, a result duo to tha amaslng energy In attack of Benedict Arnold, who bad been stripped of bis command by an Intrigue. Oates would not even speak to him and his lingering In the American camp was unwelcome. Tet as a volunteer Arnold charged the British tine madly and broke It. Burgoynes best general, Fraser, was killed In the fight Burgoyne retired to Saratoga, and there at last faced the prospect of getting back to Fort Edward and to Canada. It may be that be eould have cut hla way through, but this Is rather doubtful. Without risk of destruction he could not move In any direction His enemies now outnumbered him neerly four to one. Ills camp was swept by the American guns and hla men were under arms dry and night. American sharpshootera stationed themselves at daybreak In trees about the British camp and any one who appeared In the open rlrked his life. . . . Ills horses were killed by rifle shota Burgoyne bad little food for his men and none for his horses. His Indians had long since gone off In dudgeon. Many of his Canadian French slipped oft homeward and so did the Loyalists, The German troops were naturally dispirited. They died, a score at a time, of no other disease than sickness for their homes. . . , e in the face of all this there remained for On he 8 October surrender. but iwthlng sent a flag of truce to Gates, asking whnt terms he wouU) give. The British general Indignantly refused the first demand for an unconditional surrender and after much argument finally signed the articles, called "The Convention of Saratoga." under which the British army was allowed to march out with the honors of war. pile their arms at an appointed place and then be marched to Boston, from whence they were to be allowed to return to England on the condition that they would not serve again In America. Although Gates was not a particularly admirable figure In this campaign, la that he connived to supplnnt Schuyler and basely refused to glv the credit due Morgan and Benedict Arnold foi their brilliant work against Burgoyne's army, he does deserve credit for his trentment of his fallen foe. When Burgoyne handed biro his sword with the remark "The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner.," the American general Immediately returned It with a bow and the gracious remark "I will be ready to testify that It was through po fault of your excellency." It cun also be sntd to the shnme of congress that It repudiated the terms given the British by Gates, hold them as prisoners of war In Boston and later In Virginia and although the officers were exchanged from time to ttme4 the army, as a body, never got hack to England and eventually disin's tegrated. By the time pence came In 17S3 soldiers had been merged Into the American people and It may be that some of their descendants may participate In the celebration this month at Saratoga where American and Briton clashed In deadly conflict and wrote with their blood the name of another history-makinbattle. For Saratoga led directly to French aid and It was the biggest step taken by the American patriot In hla march to Yorktown and to victory. Bur-goyn- Bur-goyne- g ' News Notes Ita a THE Informal little dance la clubhouse that ulght Madge Upton was fully aware that a certain rather nice looking young man, apstranger, waa trying to get parently up courage to ask her for a dance. Madge woe rather pleased to notice that he did not dance, though It would have been eusy enough for him to Introduce himself to some of the other men who would present him to more girls than he could possibly dance with. Madge watched him as she danced with the other men. And when she saw him walking toward the door that led out of the clubhouse she said to the very young man with whom she woe dancing: Oh, plense excuse me, Just a minute. There goea Mr. Smith 1 wunt to speak to him before he goes." The very young man released bis timorous hold of Madge's slender waist nd she danced her way between swaying couples to the young man In ques- , y Vt'f " V. ;; AT f r . Privilage to Liu a in Utah A AAA A A A A AAA A A A A A AAA A A A A AAA. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. In an effort to prevent the importation of an Insect known as the alfalfa weevil, Governor Len Small has ordered an embargo against Importation of alfalfa and hay of all kinds stored in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Wyoming. BOISE Bids for the surfacing of t.Z miles of the Grace-Prestohighway and three and a half miles of the Bancroft-Central branch of the Old Oregon trail highway will be received at Pocatello on September 24, the bureau of highways announced. The surfacing with 10,000 yards of crushed gravel will extend from Grace to Alexander to Central Work is to be completed November 25. The cost is estimated n at (20,000. ROOSEVELT Citizens of Duchesne miles west of here, City, thirty-thre- e on the Junction point of the Strawberry, Duchesne and Indian Creek streams, have been warned to be ready to flee Immediately to the surrounding benches, as the Strawebrry dam at the head of Strawberry river was reported to be crumbling on one side under the tremendous pressure of water from recent heavy storms. MALAD Ray J. Smith, county agricultural agent, received a carload of Karmont registered seed wheat Monday which will be planted by farmers of Oneida county. This Is a hard, smut resistant winter wheat, Including varieties of winter wheat, including Karmont, were planted on trial plots along with Turkey Red wheat, all under the same conditions, and the county agent says that the Karmont wheat outyielded the Turkey Red as much as twelve busheles to the acre on somt of the plots and was entirely free from smut. OGDEN Utah and the states of th Pacific northwest are In the favored district for prosperity in agriculture and livestock during 1927, according to W. F. Callander chief of the division of crop and livestock estimates In the United States department of agriculture, who arrived In Salt Lake Thursday afternoon to visit Frank Andrews, crop statistician, and George A. Scott, livestock statistician for the department In Utah and Nevada. BLACKFOOT Idaho will ship 6000 cars of apples this season, a letter Issued by the J. C. Sewell Produce company reviewing the crop and market outlook, reveals. It Is estimated that shipments from southwestern Idaho will total 4500 cars. The letter says Idaho is now maturing the greatest crop in her history, and that the state will produce no less than 85,000 cars of the finest perishable products ever grown on earth. SALT LAKE Strong demand for Utah and Idaho dairy cows has been causing increased shipments to southern California for several months. Joseph H. Manderficld, general manager of the Salt Lake Union stockyards, stated Thursday that fiftytwo carloads of dairy stock had been shipped during August With the exception of & few cars from Wisconsin and other states, all of the cows were from Utah and Idaho ranches. NAMPA Immediate tariff, eufflcl-e- nt to protect onion growers. Is sought by the Nampa chamber of commerce In a telegram sent to Senator Frank R. Goading. Although there Is a large crop of onions In thiB section this yea, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the market and dealers report that It Is due to the large importations to this county. In an attempt to help the growers, the commerce body sent a telegram to Senator Gooding following a meeting of the board of directors. ROOSEVELT Traffics In the Uln-ta- h basin la again moving slowly. Mall from Price Is coming in one day late over the Nine-Milcreek route, and temporary bridges over the Straw-berr- y and Current creek streams are allowing an outlet to traffic through the Strawberry valley, although the road has been badly washed and cut by the violent storms which lasted nearly a week. TWIN FALLS Aspirations of many years standing were realized Thursday noon of last week when the last link In the direct motor route between Twin Falls and Jerome was welded as the now Twin Falls Jerome highway bridge was opened to traffic. During the first ten hours 350 cars carrying nearly 200 persons crossed the structure. The majority were on their way to the county fair at Jerome. VERNAL Drive against prairie dogs In Uintah county has resulted In the treatment of 93,600 acres of land with poison grain for bait, according to the September Issue of The Bled Piper," published by the United State biological eurvey. released Tuesday. The article states that approximately 200 farmers participated In the work. 3040 pounds of bait being distributed. About 248,000 acres of federal lands hare been treated so far this year will probably close next Thursday, according to tbe report. BURLEY Thirteen Is not unlucky. At least Cassis county's thirteenth annual fair was a success. Tuesday, the thirteenth of the month, the gates were opened for exhibits and the force of clerks was swamped with entries while old man bad luck tried to drown enthusiasm with heavy showers. RLACKFOOT Friday, the closing day of the eastern Iduho dinrtlct f ilr, found another large and well pleased crowd In attendance. All exhibitor! expressed the utmost satisfaction with the treatment accorded to them and congratulated the director e |