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in the afternoon, in which he repeated
his order TO attack immediately. He
said:
III YOU delay attacking longer. the
mortifying spectacle will he witnessed
OF a rebel army moving for the Ohio,
and you will he forced to act, accept
ing such weather as you find. Let
there be no further delay. Hood can
not stand even a drawn battle 50 far
from his supplies Of ordnance stores.
If he retreats and you follow. he must
lose his material and most of his
army. I am in hopes of receiving
dispatch from YOU to-day announcing
that YOU have moved. Delay no long
or Tor weather or rcinforccments.
To which Thomas replied;
Your dispatch of y. IN. this day
is Just received. ! will obey the order
as promptly as possible. however
much I may regret ii, as the attack
will have to nc made under every dis
advantage. The whole country is COW
cred with 9. perfect sheet of ice and
sleet, and it is with difficulty the
troops are able TO move about on level
ground. II was my intention to at
tack, Hood as soon as the Ice melted,
and would have done so yesterday had
II not been for the storm
\ clearer. more comprehensive idea
OF the danger and difficulty incurred
in Attempting to move the troops
around on this surface of ice is given
in Thomas's telegram to Halleck, sent
at 1929 y. n. on the next day, Dec.
T.:
7 have thc troops ready to make
he attack on the cucm" as soon as
the slcci which nov covers the ground
i:as melted sufficiently to enable the
mon to march. AZ the whole country
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.FRANKLINdna 8 NASHVILLE

City Point, Va, Dec. s. 1864: 10
p. m.
Mai Gen. Halleck. Washington:
Your dispatch of . p. IN. just re-
C@ived. I vent Con. Tho"1@s remind
ell OF the Importance of irlw ediate
action. sent him a dispatch this
evening which will probably urge him
on. | would not say relieve him until
l hear further from him.
~. S. Grant. Lieutenant-Geueral."
Grant Orders Thomas Re icvod.
Dec. . arrived. and yet Thomas had
not stirred. During the morning of
that day he received another dispatch
from Halleck, which plainly indicated
his impatiencc at ThomaS'S monaco
ton. and telling him frankly that Gen.
Grant had expressed mu,n ulSsst -
faction at his delay in attacking the
enemy. If YOU wait till Gen. Wilson
mounts all his cavalry" he said, you
will wait till doomsday. for the waste
EQUALS the supply. Moreover, YOU will
be in the same condition tha, Rose
crans was last year, with SO many ami
mais tpat you cannot feed them. Re-
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is now covered with Il sheet of ice so
hard ard slippery it is utterly impoS-
siblc for troops to ascend slopes or
even move over level ground in any
thing like order. K mas takcn the
entire day to place my cavalry in po-
sition. and IL has only been finally ef-
fected with imminent risk and many
serious accidents resulting from the
number of horses falling with their
riders on the road Under these cir
| believe that an attack
AT this time would only result in a
useless sacrifice of life
(To be continuedl }
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Ohio Battery at Sprinshill.

Editor National Tribune: I was
an eyewitness of the battle OF Spring
Hill. Tenn. | was ii wheel driver on
one of the guns of Battery y. 1st
Ohio L. A. About 100 RODS east of
the pike. the Union force in our
front contained many recruits. They
were stampeded by force of about
five to one and made their way rap
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his apology to Hood declared that the
town was too heavily fortified with
artillery. and as night was coming
or he did not wish TO bring on bat
tie. 1t occurred on a fine afternoon
and IL light breeze cleared away the
smoke, giving us a fine view of the
whole affair Would be pleased to
hear from other participants in this
small but very important action-A.
w. Scudder. Battery \. 1st Ohio L.
a., Fairlawn, Ohio.
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vii! fight this battle just as soon as
II can be done. and will surely win it;
but | will not throw the victory away
nor sacrifice the brave men of this
army by moving till the thaw begins.
viii surrender my command without
murmur if they wish il. but ! will
not act against my judgment when |
know ] am right and i'll such a grave
emergency.
Gen. Schoticld's statement.
Gen. Schoiicld, with reference to
this meeting. says:
Little was known OF this state OF
anxiety tthat experienced by Grant
and the War Department on account
Of Thomass delay) by me, or, ! be-
licve. by the corps commanders until
Dec. 10. when Gen. Thomas. calling
us together at his headquarters. in-
formed us that he was ordered to at
tack Hood nj once or surrender his
command mot saying TO whom). ana
asked our advice as to what he ought
to do. One of the officers present
asked Gen. Thomas to show us the
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ability to fight the battle as we'll as
any other officer, but that it had
seemed to him that he had DELAYED
unnecessarily, and nothing had oc-
CURED To make him change that opin-
ION. lie had ordered him relieved,
he said, but had suspended the order,
and hoped most sincerely that moth
Ihs would happen TO cause him TO
repeat il.
Gen. Thomas's Painful Stress.
Col. Henry Stone. on Gen. Thomas 3
stat, in "PatticS and Leaders" gives
picture fun OF pathos of the burden
which Gen. Thomas bore at this time:
Probably no commander ever un-
Gcrwcnt two weeks of greater anxiety
and distress of mind than Gen. Thorn
as during he interval between Hoods
arrival ana his precipitatc departure
from the vicinity of Nashville. The
story is too painful to dwell upon even
after the lapse Of 50 many years. From
Dec. until the battle was fought on
the 18th the General in HE did nor
cease, day or night. To send linn from
the hcadquarters at City Foini, Va.
most urgent and often most unca led
The National tribune., 1911-04-27
THE SOUL-GROWTH OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By JOHN McELROY.

a HANDSOME deckel-edged pamphlet
- printed on toned paper and embel-
llshed with artistic reproductions of Gutzon
Borgums famous study of Abraham Lin
coins face and fine copies of other portraits
Very suitable for souvenirs to friends.
Price, 10 cents; 81 Dozen
Sent, postpaid, receipt OF price
Address THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Washington. D.
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Meeting of the Corps Commanders.

|
As carly as Dec. Z Gen. Thomas
| had begun 10 communicate to his
corps commanders his plans for at
tac!, jntimating that offensive opera
tiOug would begin on the 10th, buI
the freeSing storm, which set in on
the 9th, covering the ground with a
| perfect sea of ice. had, III his judG-
meut, rendered this impossible. His
| prepare tious had been completed, his
army was in entire readiness to move
against Hood. and he knew that Gen,
| Grant and the authorities at Wash
| ington were only half convinced that
tbs storm was sufficient reason for
| further delay. He therefore, on the
night of the 10Th, called his corps
commanders together in order to fully
consider the feasibility of carrying out
| Gen. Grants urgent orders 10 fight.
| Gen. wilson, commanding the cavalry.
who vas present. tells in Battles and
Leaders" what happened on this oc
casiou
The plan of battle. which had al
ready been outlined by Gen. Thomas,
involved grand turning movement
b. the cavalry and the active coop
Grafton of that arm with the infantry
at every stage of the engagement. |
FULLY understood this. when. as the
junior officer present. ! was asked to
speak first. ! gave it as my decided
opinion that ii was folly TO leopard
the chances OF success by moving in
such "a storm and over tho ground
covered. as il then was. by a continu-
Gus glare Of ice. ] added that if the
movement were delayed till the thaw.
which in that climate might be OK
p' cted soon, had set III. success was
certain. and, in conclusion, declared
| that If | were occupying such an in
! trcnchcd line as Hoods, with my dis
mounted cavalrymen. each armed with
nothing more formidable thnn Il bas-
kct Of brick bats, I would agree TO de-
! feat tho whole Confederate army !r
| it should advance to the attack under
such circumstan At this remark
/ the assembled officers, including
Thomas broke into Il smile, where
upon the veteran TIL. j. Wood, coun-
marding the Fourth Corps. % much
| older and more experienced cavalry
man ot the Regular Army than !. ey-
III essed his hearty concurrence. This
was also entirely in accord with Thorn
ass own opinion. and, inasmuch as
no Que in that meeting expressed u
different one or made different sug-
gcst!on. the meeting MAS dismissed
with the informatiou that no move
mem. would be made for the time
being ! was asked to remain after
/ the others mad gone. and II was upon
| tina. occasion that Gen. Thomas, after
repeating the orders he had received
and the reply he had made 20 them
before he had consulted his officers,
added with = depth of feeling and
emotion which lie did not attempt TO
conceal: Wilson. they tmcaning Cen
Grant and thc War Drpa artmentl treat
g a. tHo wrrc = bJy ana !ncapa bic
Of planning :. campaign ar ngftng n
iattie. II 'bey will let me alone, !
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Grant Orders an Attack.


incessant service. was not complaining
OF any lack of steeds.
Grant Orders an Attack.
At O'Clock .. m. of Dec g, after
receiving Thomas's telegram. Grant
sent him the following imperative or
Ger:
City Point, Va. Dec. 6, 1864.
"Maj.-Gen. Geo. II. Thomas, Nash
Vile:
Attack Hood at once, and wait no
longer for a remount for Your cavalry.
There is great danger in delay, result
ing i'm e campaign back to the Ohio.
u. :. Grant, Lieutenant General"
To which Thomas answered:
Nashville, Dec. C. 1864: p. m.
'Lieut.-Geil. L. S. Grant, City Point:
Your dispatch Of p. IN. this day
received. L will make the necessary
disposition and attack Hood at once,
agrseabiy to your orders. tho / believe
1t will be hazardous with the small
force OF cavalry now at my service.
Geo. II. Thomas, Major
Commanding"
Hslleck replied thus:
"NTar Department. Washington, d. c..
Dec. g. 1864.
"LicUt. -t;en. Grant. City Point:
If you wish Gen. Thomas relieved.
give the order No one here will,
think, interfere. The responsibility,
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federate cavalry, which had been in
incessant service. was not complaining
OF any lack of steeds
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At O'Clock .. m, of Dec. q, after
receiving Thomas's telegram. Grant
sent him the following imperative or
The evening world., 1911-03-31
BODY OF BABY FOUND
IN LONG CLOSED TRUNK.

When Mrs. BESSIE HOFFMAN OF No. 279
East Thtni street opened an old trunk
In her room she found IN Il the body
Of a baby. She told the police the trunk
had last been opened by Jessie Abelsky.
twenty-five years old. an operator. OF
No. 40 Ludlow street
The girl was arrested and last night
admitted. the police say. that tho baby
was hers. but insisted that 1; had been
born lead at tho home OF her sister,
Mrs. Kate Benowitz. at tho Ludlow
street address. She was locked w
pend. n an autopsy.
Mrs. Hoffman told tn. police that
Miss Abclsky formerly lived with her
md about nine months ago she came
back to the house and asked pcrmis-
sion 20 put something ia She trunk.
She did SO and won't away.
The evening world., 1911-03-31
Death Threats Followed by
Explosion That Wrecks
Harlem Store.
400 IN THE BUILDING
All Front Windows Blown In
and Uptown Little Italy"
Is Thrown Into Panic.


Hariem's little Italy" vas thrown
Into q eumsnt csrly THE morning by ma
uru6o~aon NJ . homb a, ~. .,,r.,.
0,>~- >-->a 80, g. as
a.. - ~
~" 07'e"'n
-'re0' ~"'on u COUP oy more tnan
v" persons. II 10 bsi'eved the bomb was
eMpioo~d oy members OF the Black
rama VINO ave sent three threatening
ietters Remaining the paymen OF 1900
WITHIN the past two weeks to Nocola
Longhitano who runs n grocery At No.
S ana who lives with his family on
the second hoor.
Ever since the receipts Of the letters
Longh!teno has .at IN mos, ~ zach
nigh, N..cbiny on, n, ira ,,,ao,, a.
his apartm.n, for The s,ne.ra,c. -, ~.
.- -" "
49,. 49,
o'on' see any suspicious persons until
just AFTER inc explosion. which sent a
shower OF glass from the window over
him. He looked out and says he saw
several men running toward First ave-
me- ua ar,d several .ho,s tror, ~.
- -. "S
wrecked Front OF Store.
The explosion wrecked the from. OF
Lonshitano's store and caved In the
windows OF the butcher shop OF Saliva
tore Vinci, next door. The two stores
open on an alcovc, which forms the en-
trance 10 tho bnlIding. A cas-, In Mi.
- uuh,.A 80 4, ~. -. ~
'n'
"'eo'e was ro"'p'e.e's S"a''e'eu oy 'he
explosion ana a chuhk or
metal from II was driven through two
milk cans IN front OF the grocery. un-
bedding Itself in the wall.
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BLEW OUT THEG GAS
AND DIED WITH AID
KNOCKING At DOOR
Boarier'S Life Snuffed Out as
Friends Tried in Vain to
Enter Bedroom.

II Mrs. Joseph Gaisch Of No. 602 East
Sixteenth street had got snuff for her
husband at O'Clock this morning a.
he had asked her TO do. Ii!sa Urouchs-
wick. . boarder with the family, might
he still alive instead OF . victim of
ssphyxiation.
Urouchevick and the Gaisch family
arrived In New York last saturday on
the lir SaXonia. All were from Servia
and I Y made friends on the liner
and 4, 'eed TO live together In this
countr They first engaged quarters
In a )tel at No. la East Seventh
street, jut yesterday took an apartment
at ~ COZ East sly -ath street.
Uro aevick went out last night. and
while ; was away the mysteries % IL
!umir lnS gas were explained 20 tho
Gaisc family by an acquaintance. who
cauti ID them to tell their boarder.
Gro hevick was late coming IN and
the Ga .sches had gone to bed without
telling him about the gas, About 1
O'Clock this morning Gaisch. who was
restless, asked his wife to get him some
SNUFF from tho boarder. Mrs. 6atscn
knocked at UrouchevtciTs door, but got
no response and ven back TO bed, tell
ing her husband TO let the other man
sleep.
At 7 o'clock this morning Gaisch again
wanted snut and again his wife went
10 the boardeTs room. h time the
door yielded to her attack and she fell
into the room. over tho body of Urouch-
Wick, who lay dead on the floor with q
big cash in his head.
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box from your deaIsr: Because Of their
excellent condition "Sunkist' oranges
keep better than othseA
Many Ways to Serve Them
Oranges sre de most appetising md nosrkh-
ing foods ono can servo-st breaktasa--in tho sick
room between meais-in salads, ions, sherbets
and puddings.
There h no limit b the number OF ~anrei1ent
dishes of which "Sunkkt" oranges form tho basis.
The evening world., 1911-03-31
SAYS G0ODBY TO FRIEND.
IN A MOMENT DROPS DEAD.
Policeman StumbleS Upon Body Of
Man Who Had Just Been Chat
ting With Him.

John Blood jr.. aged thirty-siS. OF
No. W Madison street. brooklyn.
stopped at the corner OF Reed and JEFF
ferson n this morning at 5
o'clock. ms was his custom. TO say n
word or two to Policeman James Nc
Gaughan OF the Ralph venue station.
Blood was on his way to work In a
nearby Office OF the Adams Fxpress
Company. where he was employed as u
clerk.
Well. so long. Jimmie. rye got 20
he t~oddling." said he presently as he
started down Jefferson avenue
McGaughan turned ne continued up
Reed avenue. Five minutes later he
reached tho end OF his post and started
back. He was startled to find BLOOD
body lying on the sidewalk within half
a block OF where the two had chatted.
There was n cash over the left eve.
from which blood was pouring.
McGaughan called an ambulance from
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captain OF the One Hundred and sixty
sixth precinct, Brooklyn, five days pay
FOR failing to suppress boxing while he
was In command OF the Harlem lnspcc-
tion District. Capt. Edward Gallagher
OF the Greenwich street station, was fined
ten days pay for failing to obey the
commissioners order to assign old mon
details.
Fifteen day fines were imposed on
Lieuts. William II. Barrett and Thomas
Lancer. both OF the Madison street sta
ton. for falling to turn In q report OF
an assault by an unknown policeman
upon a citizen.
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WILLIAM z. lARNEO DEAD.

william Il. Larned. a lawyer with
Offices at No. 1876 Broadway. II Of
apoplexy yesterday at his home. Black
Jurn road. Summit. ". j. He was
oiEhty-nine years old and was stricken
when getting into a carriage to drive
to the train to come to New York as
usual. He vas wealthy and was well
known In the financial district.
In 1903. two years after tho death OF
his irst wife. he married Miss Edna
Rose Wiley OF Massapeoua, L. J., who
survives him. William A. Larned, the
national lawn tennis champion. Ia a
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been picked; 30 rigidly were they inspected
and graded; so rapidly are they being trans
ported, that the people of this vicinity will
be able to secure oranges as fresh. sweet
and wholesome as can be bought in Los
Angeles or San Francisco.
Your dealer and all other local dealers
will be supplied with "Sunkisr' oranges
from the "Sunkist" Special Train.
The evening world., 1911-03-31
"Sunkist" is the Perfec,
Orange

"Sunkist" Is not . species or variety of
orances-it is a certain grade or quality.
the choicest of each OF Ave thousand Cali
fornia Orange Farmers, who produce COZ of
the states entire crop. They pack all their
perfect oranges under the one name, Sun
kist," and ship them East by special fast
freight.
Every "Sunkist" orange Is firm, solid
and sound. II is picked by a gloUed hand.
No orange that falls to the ground or be-
comes bruised or damaged in any other
way. ever bears the "Sunkist" name.
The evening world., 1911-03-31
MINISTER HELD AS THIEF.

RICHMOND. Va. March si.-As ne
was entering a pawn shop 20 play the
game he has successfully worked for
months. William A. Hammond. sixty
nine. an c~x-convict and a minister. was
arrested here yesterday. It Is alleged
his thetts amounted to f5,On, q large
part being wedding presents.
The evening world., 1911-03-31

Children's Spring Goats. Of wool
serge. cloth. pongee. fancy mixtures
and shepherd plaids, some with
sailor collar and trimmed with
braid: others with scalloped de-
tachable linon and pique collars;
sires Z to O; regular value n no
$500; special at. ......... W.
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the Bushwick Hospital. Or. jayne. who
responded. said that BLOOD was dead
from heart disease. Tho cash over hjs
eye was tho result of the fo!l.
The mans father said later 'Aat re
had been subject to attacks ~ heart
trouble.
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hour. and DR.. Wilson. who heard the
story. said that IL Mrs. Ga.sch had in
sisted on getting the snur the first
time her husband asked for II Urouche-
v,ck would still be alive.
The evening world., 1911-03-31
CROPSEY FINES POLICEMEN.
Captain Hussey Punished for Fall
ure to Suppress Boxing bout.

Police Commissioner Cropseyannounced
his decision to-day IN several cases of
ofi GERS tried before him. He fned for
mer Inspector James f. Hussey. now
The evening world., 1911-03-31
Doctors Recommend Them

II IL very unusual TO And . food that psopio
Ike and can safely cat A. much OF as thev please.
Leading physicians say that to counteract tho
meats and other heavy foods VIC cat. ono should
eat oranges literally. It Ii a universally known
fact that orange juice In an excellent food for tho
brain cells and a tonic for rundown nerves. No bet
ter laxative than sound, ripe orangescan DO found.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-10-20
STATE WANTS PAfAsANTs
RA|stO--W|ll GIVE eggs


For the purpose OF restocking tho
state with Reeves and China pleas
ants. the state hsh and game com.
mission has made n three-year con.
tract with Eugene NJ. Simpson. Of
Corvallis. Oregon. whereby Mr.. simp-
son will give his exclusive services to
tho state. Ms well as tho use Of his
exceilcntiy equipped game farm.
Mr.. Simpsons success In tho rear.
lng Of wild game birds guarantees
the state against amy possible loss.
The rearing OF wild game birds
suggests an industry that 10 practic-
ally unknown. Raising phcasants is
no more diiIicuit than raising poultry.
yet II IL far moro profitable. In the
same measure that everyone fails TO
succeed In the latter will the facts
demonstrate the former. There 10 a
wide market for phcasants. and tho
demand originates In oil parts Of tho
United States.
Under the Oregon Law. pheasants
raised In captivity. whose wings havs
been pinioned before they are able to
ny. may be sold directly TO the con.
sumcr. providing permit 10 ship alive
II secured from the state game war.
den. Tho fuss over serving China
phcasants at tho presidential banquet
In Portland October iith arose over
the failure Of the Newspaper writer's
TO read the whole law. They based
their objections upon . part Of the
law.
Tho state 10 willing TO cooperate
with those who Wish 10 raise pheas-
ants. even 10 providing the eggs. Ia.
A. TO rearing and personal
at cntion whom required.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-10-20

cation. No. 0i3ss. 10 purchase the
81 NEh. ny SEA. section ~.
tow nship 81 g.. range 10 o.. william.
ette Meridian. aud the timber thereon
under the provisions Of the act Of
June .. 1878. and acts amendatory,
known - the Timber and Stone
Law" 1t such value % might be nxed
by sppraissment. and that. pursuant
to such application. the land and tim.
ber thereon have been appraised st .
total Of $500. the timber estimated
100000 board feet at e.7s per thous
and. snd the land at $500; that said
applicant will offer Anai proof in sup.
port Of bis application and sworn
statement on the 3sth day Of Octo-
Dor. 1911. before W. d. West, United
States commissioner u Silver Lake.
Oregon.
Any person 10 at libsrty to protest
this purchase before entry or initiate
q contest at any time before patent
issues. By niing . corroborated an
davit In this once. alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
A. W. ORION.
8.2e-l0-2Sh Register.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-10-20
NOTICE FOR INNS

Notice 10 hereby given that sealed
bids will be received By the street
committee Of the city OF klamath
Falls up to Monday. October 30.
1911. At 9 p. m. at which time they
will be opened and considered. for
furnishing and erecting street posts
and signs In accordance with the tol-
lowing specifications:
Posts to bs ten feet long. az
sised. to b Of red ar without cap.
and to be painted with two coats OF
lead and oil. Posts TO b set thirty
inches In the ground. Sign boards to
be ix5 and - inches long. to be
free Of knots and painted with two
coats Of lead and oil. letters TO be not
less than 3 inches high.
Bids will also be considered for
metal or other standard and ap-
proved name boards. All bids to bs
addressed TO the street committee
care OF city attorney. The right 10
reserved to reject any and ali bids.
STREET COMMITTEE