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STOTESBURY From time to time The Rattler has employed this column to

indicate, on behalf of the New Y o r k Division, our appreciation of the work of distinguished officers with whom our duties on the Bor­der have brought us into contact. It is fitting that' Ave should con­tinue this practice to the extent of commending the work of an offi­cer with whom the entire Division is very well acquainted. We refer to Brigadier General Louis AY. Stotesbury, the Adjutant General of New York .

On many occasions during the past summer General Stotes-bury has found himself confronted with problems which red tape and archaic laws and regulations have made almost impossible of accomplishment. However, inflexible constancy of purpose and a re­markable capacity for hard work are perhaps the most prominent traits in his character, and" these coupled with his knowledge of the mil i tary game have enabled him to overcome many intricate, not to say disagreeable situations.

It is a real pleasure to represent to this offiicer some indication of our respect and affection and we use the latter words advisably since affection has been called the most precious reward a man can desire, whether for character or achievment.

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O n e o f t h e s e d a y s w e w i l l u n d o u b t ­e d l y h e a r t h a t s o m e o f t h e b i g g e s t p e o ­p l e i n t h e c o u n t r y w e r e b o r n i n M c -A l l e n ; i t w i l l b e a p r o u d d a y f o r t h e M a g i c V a l l e y w h e n t h e n e w s p a p e r s s t a t e t h a t J . A n g e l o t t i H i g g i n s , t h e a u t h o r o f " T h e U n c r a c k a b l e N u t " i s a M c A l l e n b o y . E m o r y J . F l a t h e a d , t h e g r e a t a c t o r n o w s t a r r i n g i n " T h e B r o k e n C r u t c h " i s a n a t i v e o f M i s s i o n , w h i l e L l w a l l y n V a n B o r a x , p r e s i d e n t o f t h e c o n s o l i d a t e d P i c k l e C o m p a n y o f A m e r i c a , w a s b o r n a n d r a i s e d a t P h a r r a n d l a s t , b u t n o t l e a s t , t h a t G e n e r a l A l g e r n o n M c N i c h o l , s u p r e m e c o m ­m a n d e r o f t h e ' i n t e r n a t i o n a l O r d e r o f O n i o n C u l t i v a t o r s w r as b o r n o n h i s f a t h e r ' s e s t a t e a t S h a r y l a n d , a n d r e ­c e i v e d h i s e a r l y e d u c a t i o n i n t h e p u b ­l i c s c h o o l s o f H i d a l g o c o u n t y , w h e r e , d u r i n g h i s y o u t h , h e s p e n t m u c h o f h i s t i m e i n t h e c a m p s o f t h e N . Y . D i v i s i o n , a n d b e c a m e a g r e a t f a v o r i t e a m o n g b o t h o f f i c e r s a n d m e n . I n f a c t , so m u c h a t t a c h e d d i d h e b e c o m e t o M l a j o r G e n e r a l O ' R y a n t h a t u p o n t h e l a t t e r ' s r e t i r e m e n t f o r a g e , a f t e r t w e n t y - t w o y e a r s o f a c t i v e s e r v i c e i n t h e V a l l e y , M c N i c h o l t r a v e l e d m a n y m i l e s t o b e p r e s e n t a t t h e r e c e p t i o n g i v e n t o t h e f r i e n d o f h i s b o y h o o d o n t h e e v e n i n g p r e c e d i n g t h e G e n e r a l ' s d e p a r t u r e f o r h i s h o m e i n N e w Y o r k .

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T h e g r e a t A m e r i c a n p e o p l e h a v e s p o k e n . T h e i s s u e o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f a g o v e r n m e n t o f , b y a n d f o r t h e p e o p l e , h a s b e e n s e t t l e d b y e l e c t o r s o f t h e n a t i o n .

A n d h e r e , a t t h e S o u t h o f o u r g r e a t R e p u b l i c i t h a s r e m a i n e d f o r T h e R a t ­t l e r t o a n n o u n c e t h e v e r d i c t b e f o r e - — h o u r s b e f o r e , a n y o t h e r n e w s p a p e r i n H i d a l g o c o u n t y .

T h i s p i e c e o f n e w s p a p e r e n t e r p r i s e w a s c a r r i e d o u t a t g r e a t e x p e n s e , i t h a v i n g b e e n n e c e s s a r y t o l e a s e a p r i ­v a t e w i r e f o r t h e p u r p o s e , b u t t h e m a n ­a g e m e n t a g r e e d t h a t t h e e n d j u s t i f i e d t h e m e a n s . I t ' s r e s u l t s t h a t a r e s o u g h t a n d t h e r e s u l t i n t h i s p a r t i c u l a r i n ­s t a n c e h a s b e e n t h a t t h e e a r l y e d i t i o n o f t h i s n e w s p a p e r w a s b e i n g s o l d i n t h e c a m p s o f t h e N . Y . D i v i s i o n as e a r l y t h i s m o r n i n g a s t h e g r e a t N e w Y o r k d a i l i e s w e r e b e i n g d i s t r i b u t e d a t h o m e .

W e m a y s a y , t h e r e f o r e , w i t h p a r d o n ­a b l e p r i d e , w h e n i t c o m e s t o r e a l n e w s ­p a p e r e n t e r p r i s e h a n g y o u r m e d a l s o n T h e R a t t l e r .

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M a j o r F r a n k E . B a m f o r d , 2 8 t h U . S . I n f a n t r y h a s b e e n r e l i e v e d a s A c t ­i n g A d j u t a n t a n d M a j o r F r a n k l i n W . W a r d , A s s i s t a n t C h i e f o f S t a f f h a s b e e n d e t a i l e d i n h i s s t e a d .

C a p t a i n E l i s h a H . J a n e s o f C o . I , 1 2 t h I n f a n t r y , w h o h a s b e e n a c t i n g a s r e c r u i t i n g o f f i c e r f o r h i s r e g i m e n t i n N e w Y o r k C i t y s i n c e t h e l a s t o f J u n e , h a s j o i n e d h i s c o m m a n d o n t h e B o r d e r .

G e n e r a l W . S. M c N a i r , c o m m a n d i n g t h e A r t i l l e r y B r i g a d e , g a v e a d e l i g h t ­f u l e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d d a n c e a t h i s h e a d q u a r t e r s o n F r i d a y e v e n i n g .

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M a j o r J . L e s l i e K i n c a i d , J u d g e A d ­v o c a t e o f t h e D i v i s i o n , h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m a l e a v e o f a b s e n c e s p e n t a t h i s h o m e i n S y r a c u s e . .

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I ' m just home from the ©order, I've done my bit, I 'm through;

But here's a little message From the khaki boys to you.

Y o u stayed back in your office, A bachelor—yet you knew,

That other men would leave their homes, Their wives and children too.

Y o u laughed at a l l our hardships, You sneered at our complaints,

You chuckled o'er our failings, Of course we weren't saints.

Suppose you had enlisted, A n d gone to Border land,

To drink the crawling water, A n d to eat the dust and sand.

Suppose you left the viands They serve along Broadway;

A n d l ived on tough "Corned W i l l i e , ' ' A n d beans from day to day.

Suppose you left the feathers, On which you softly rest,

A n d slept on ground like concrete, Say could you stand the test?

I 'm just home from the Border, I've done my bit, I 'm through;

Remember when you knock us, We served the F l a g — D i d You?

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s a y a b o u t c o m m i s s i o n e d o f f i c e r s u s i n g p r o f a n i t y ? H a d p r a c t i c e t h i s m o r n i n g e s t i m a t i n g r a n g e s . M a j o r c a u g h t m e s i g h t i n g a t t h e t o p o f h i s h e a d . I a s k e d t h e s e c o n d l o o e y * i f h e c o u l d e s t i m a t e t h e r a n g e o f o u r P u l l m a n s a n d h e s a i d n o , b u t t h e p i c k e t l i n e w a s o n l y 200 y a r d s a w a y . D o n ' t m i n d m u l e s so 1 h a d s o m e f u n o n t h e d e t a i l u n t i l I s t u c k a p i n i n t o H o o l i g a n ' s h i n d q u a r t ­e r s t o see i f h e w a s s e n s a t i v e . H e w a s . C o l o n e l c a u g h t m e . I r e p o r t e d t a H e a d q u a r t e r s . G o t a Setter f r o m M a b e l t h i s a f t e r n o o n . S h e s a i d she a n d J i m w e r e t a k i n g u p h o r j ^ - b e e k r i d i n g i>j t h e P a r k , a n d I i i n r o d e so b e a u t i f u l l y . O f c o u r s e h e ' d h a v e t o r i d e w e l l a s h e ' s g o i n g t o b e a n o f f i c e r j u s t as soon, a s w e f i g h t J a p a n . D i d n ' t I t h i n k P l a t t s b u r g w a s w o n d e r f u l t o m a k e s u c h f i n e o f f i c e r s so q u i c k l y $ W o n d e r f u l i s n o t t h e w o r d — i t ' s u n c a n n y . J i m s e n t h i s l o v e t o m e b y M a b e l a n d h o p e d I c o m e h o m e s o m e d a y w e l l a n d s t r o n g . I h o p e so , t o o — f o r J i m ' s s a k e . A t t e n d e d m y f i r s t s o c i a l a f f a i r i n M c A l l e n t o n i g h t w h e n m y c o m p a n y g a v e a d a n c e . T A w a s s o m e p a r t y . H a z e l n e v e r n o 3S m e i n t h e i c e c r e a m s t o r e , b u t h e d a n c e / l w i t h m e