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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
MORNING OF JUNE 3-SIGNAl FOR
THE CHARGE.

1t was Friday morning, June .. After
the restless and busy night there was
an hour of quiet at dawn. Then a single
cannon shot at 1870 o'clock-about sun
rise-gave signal for the charge. The
whole federal line rushed forward
Hancock was at the extreme left with
the I'd Corps; next came Wright with
the 9Th Smith with the 18th. Warren
with the 9th and Burnside with the
9th. 1t was the first three that did the
bulk of the fighting, and again, as at
Spottsylvania. il was Barlow's division
Of Hancock's corps that won the chief
honors Of the day, with Gibbons's di-
vision sharing them. and with Badly"
Smith a close second.
Never was there fiercer fighting, and
never in our wars was there greater
slaughter. The men seemed TO have d
premoniton Of what was before them,
for thousands Of them before the
charge was made wrote their names
and home addresses upon cards or
SSldpS VI paper anu Pi'iHcu NHSih ~
the backs of their coats, in order that
their dead bodies might be identified
No reconnaissance had been made at
the front. and the advancing troops
were everywhere met with a cross fire
from Confederate entertainments. Bar
low and Gibbons. despite the butchery.
broke through the first Confederate
line and struck the second or main line.
But they could not be supported. and
were swept back by simply irresistible
physical force. Within twenty minutes
they had lost 5000 men. The 9Th Corps
also struck clear in To the Confederate
main line before il, too, was pushed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

back with more than 800 lost. Badly"
Smiths 18th Corps had a particularly
hard tussle. and emerged with LOCO
less than it had entered.
Repulsed. the army did not retreat,
not even to its first position. At dis
lance of from twenty-five to fifty yards
from the Confederate line the men
halted, lay down, and with drinking
cups bayonets. knives. and even with
their bare hands. dug trenches in which
to shield themselves, and thus held
some Of the ground which had been so
hardly won.
In less than half an hour the federal
army had lost more than 100 in killed
and wounded; loss never equalled in
any other battle in the war in The
same space of time. More than half
that loss was suffered within the first
ten minutes after the signal gun.
Grant was remorseless. Another
charge was promptly ordered. Meade
transmitted the order to the corps COLI
manders. Some of them ignored il.
Some passed it on TO their brigade ana
regimental officers. Some of these re-
peated ii TO the men. But not a man
stirred. The order was repeated, with
the same result. A third time Meade
issued il, and a third time it was not
obeyed, Smith openly refusing and the
others making no effort to enforce il.
The men lay in their shallow burrows,
firing at every enemy that appeared,
but not one would advance 4 step.
They were ready for battle, but not FOR
suicide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
AREAoFTHE NEW APPALACHIAN
FOREST RESERVE.

with this purchase and with others
o,,,roved AT the same time the sum
total of area of the new Appalachian
forest reserve reaches approximately
or 600 acres. The purchase does not
include Biltmore. the North Carolina
home of Mrs. Vanderbilt ana heE
daughter. With its 300 acres Oh
beautiful forest and farm land Blu
more occupies a position on the oppo-
site bank of the French Broad hi'er
whence a panoramic view OF FlsGa"
Forest. with its wooded and rock
canned SUBMITS, may be obtained. Inc
hunting lodge on the shoulder oil Noun
Pisgah. fifteen miles away IN an Az
line NAV be seen through glasses irohi
Fillmore House. The distance by ROAD
II may be added. is thirty mues
rather a long driveway for prl'a''
estate.
A wear ago Mr.. Vanderbilt sought u
soil Pisgah Forest TO the government
pricing 1900 acres of virgin forest q.
ST. an acre and 5000 acres at - -
an acre. the latter @ubject 70 the apo''
mentioned timber contract, when n'
had entered into two years before 80
members Of the Forest Reservation
Commission decided not to buy A"".
ever. for the reason. it Is SAID u"'
they believed Mr. Vanderbilt wou1" -
WAYS maintain the property as p'e
serve and thus give to the government
the advantages OF stream supply con-
servation without cost. But Mr. van
derbilt's death last March mace '"'
members Of the commission realize '"'
necessity OF providing more perH'a'
nent landlord for this most Naiuao''
forest.
Mrs. Vanderbilt's offer made on May
means a saving Of S2oo,oco to tns
government as compared with the pi'oe
asked by her husband "A year ago. Inc
government. it is expected, viii taNs
title in ST. months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
ADDING BEAUTY TO WHAT is
ALREADY BEAUTIFUL.

Mr. Vanderbilt chose TO enhance the
individuality of the forest which fell
10 his fortunate lot He began by
naming il and then he laid down rules
for its daily care and preservation, and
later he enriched il by stocking it with
fresh game. until to-da-, when Mrs
Vanderbilt is about to hand II over to
the nation for nominal sum per acre
$50, it possesses in an eminent degree
those characteristics which every nat-
are lover looks for in the ideal forest
stately trees. good trails. an abundance
of game and perennial streams Such
is the noble heritage which this rich
man elected 10 hand down to posterity.
Under the terms of the Weeks act,
which permits the purchase OF lands
al the headwaters Of navigable streams
TO conserve their water supply the
United States Forest Reservation Com
mission has approved the acquisition of
Pisgah Forest at Mrs. Vanderbilts fig
ure. In accordance with her expressed
wish the commission Will retain the
name Of Pisgah Forest. The tract in
cludes portions of Pennsylvania, Hen
derson. Buncombe and Hayward coun-
ties, North Carolina. 1t covers the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

streams afford the best fishing in the
Southern Appalachians, as they were
systematically stocked from year to
year with Eastern brook trout and
rainbow trout from California. II is
proposed to make it a game refuge for
the preservation Of the fauna Of the
Eastern mountains.
A scenic road nearly mile in ele-
walton overlooks the greater part Of
Pisgah Forest. Mr.. Vanderbilt built
it for the use of his automobiles and
those of his friends in reaching his
hunting ground lodge on the shoulder
Of Big Mount Pisgah, whose summit
rises 5,757 feet above sea level. This
road extends from the end Of the
macadam highway maintained by the
county-a point twenty miles from
Asheville-seven miles to the lodge. ris-
ing by steady grade of from to :
per cent. and then continues ten miles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
e,LrnoRE. the HOroE Of the LATE GEORGE w. VANDERBILT

along the ridge Of Pisgah Range. One
can picture the giant undulations of
verdure which greet the eye Of the
traveller along this superb highway,
stretching wave upon wave to the faint
blue outline Of the Great Smokes on
the west and to the pinnacle of Mount
Mitchell and the skyline of the Balsam
Range on the north.
But enough Of the scenic and senti-
mental side of this national purchase
which the Forest Service Commits
sion is seriously considering trans
forming into a national park and game
preserve. 1t possesses as great, If not
a greater, practical value as a pro-
tector of the headwaters Of the French
Broad River A report to the Geo
logical Survey describes the valley Of
the French Broad River as ''one of the
best agricultural valleys TO be found in
the East" But it goes on to say that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

entire eastern slope and considerable
portions of the northern and western
slopes of the Psgah Range. 1t is
traversed for the most part by tribu-
taries of the French Broad River,
which unites with the Holstein River
at Knoxville, Tenn, to make the Ten
nessee River.
The nucleus of this property was
body of land belonging to the Univer-
sity of North Caroline which was
bought by Mr.. Vanderbilt twenty-four
years ago. Additional purchases have
rounded out the boundary and taken
up interior holdings. Since acquiring
the property Mr.. Vanderbilt had spent
large sums of money in its improve
ment. There are some seventy-five
miles of graded roads, built at a cost
of from $500 to $500 mile One road
seventeen miles long, graded by en-
gineers. cost 5000 a mile. In addi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

ton there are 165 miles of graded
trails, constructed at cost ranging
from $50 to $50 a mile, making all por-
tions of the tract readily accessible.
These will be particularly valuable to
the forest service in protection from
fire
Many Of the lands which Mr.. Van
derbilt acquired since the original pur-
chase were mountain farms, portions
Of which were in cultivation. Most of
these cultivated portions have natural
ly reverted TO forests and now con-
tain excellent stands of young timber
There are at least twenty-six houses in
serviceable condition, some Of them
being cabins built after the patterns
Of those in the Black Forest in Ger
many.
The tract is now well stocked with
deer. turkey and pheasant and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

one OF the principal difficulties to be
met with by farmers here is destruc-
tive floods in the bottom lands. 1t is
the general testimony, it says, that
these floods have increased as more and
more land has been cleared on the
hills.
OF course, in the present state OF
public knowledge concerning forestry
and its problems. it needs little eluci-
dalton to establish cause and effect in
this matter Cut a forest down and its
sponge dries up, its soil erodes and be-
comes fretted with gulles for the rapid
shedding of water, and its streams be-
come mere cutters for the elimination
Of the occasional rainfall. This is par
ticularly true of land cleared for tobac-
co growing, which in this region has
exhausted field after field of the lighter
soils of the hills until finally the whole
industry has been abandoned, leaving
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
TIMBER SUPPLY-OAK AND
CHESTNUT PREDOMINANT.

Next in practical importance is the
timber supply of this splendid tract.
The illogical survey has found that
oaks and chestnuts predominant in the
French Broad River Basin, forming TO-
gether So per cent of the standing tim
her. the oaks 45 per cent and the chest
nuts 20 per cent. Next come maple
and hemlock and black gum, forming
4 per cent apiece; then birch and hick-
DRY. 3 per cent each; white pine ana
linn. each . per cent, and finally DUCK
eve. beech, short leaf pine, ASH locust
cucumber and black pine, each l per
cent And struggling under the SHADE
Of these larger trees there abound prom
ising Young trees Of poplar, walnut ana
cherry. which need only judiciols
culling of their overpowerinS brethren
and the consequent access OF light 20
eboot nm themselves to merchandise
size.
In the twenty-five years that MT
Vanderbilt watched over this forest no
iniudicious numbering was perml''eu
within it's boundaries. The Forest ser
vice will. of course, seek TO prevent
anv in the future, to the end that the
forest may be made to pay dlVldehuS
YEARLY. II will probably, however con-
tinue the contract, originally drawn 10
run twenty years. which Mr. Wander
bilt entered into with a lumber COM
many for the cutting Of timber in Pls-
gah Forest, one Of the stipulatiohs
being that the company use approved
soroctrv methods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
GRANTS HISTORIC BOAST, 81 PRO-
POSE" ETC.

That was the prelude. Grant IN
stantly made not Richmond but Lees
army the prime object of his attack.
That was his line, and Il propose he
said. Ito fight 1t out on this line If IT
takes all summer" The very next day
ne fought Lee again at Spottsylvania,
with appalling losses and little, if any,
gain. though Barlow led his division of
Hancock's corps almost to browning
victory in one Of the most gallant eX-
PLOTS OF the war Still the order was;
Forward, Fight il out on this line"
May % found the two armies fighting
Anna. And now Grant realized that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
THE EUPHEMISTIC NEWS REPORT
OF WAR TIMES.

owing to the formidable character
OF the enemy's main works 1t was
deemed impolitic to continue the as
sault." Thus ran the euphemistic
news reports of the incident. The con-
crete, frigid fact was that the whole
army spontaneously mutinied against
the repetition of an undertaking that
never should have been made at ali.
The corps commanders at last per-
suaded Grant of the futility Of any fur
Their efforts Of that kind. and he reluc-
family acquiesced.
The crowning horror was the fact
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

HE bloodiest battle on the Ameri-
can Continent. The universal
IL mutiny Of the Army of the Po-
tomac. The making of the greatest
mistake in Grants military career and
the consequent abandonment by him
of the line on which only few weeks
before he had purposed TO fight the war
ont if it took all summer. These are
the memories which next Wednesday
brings.
II was early in the last act of the
drama. Grant. flushed with his West
crn triumphs from Donelson through
Vicksburg to Lookout, had come East
to win success where Mcclellan, Pope
Hooker and Burnside had failed, not
realizing that now, for the first time
since Shiloh. he was confronted by a
first class commander with an efficient
army. on May ., 1864, he gave the order,
Forward TO Richmond" which three
wears before had led TO so disastrous
results. and on May he crossed the
Rapidan. the Rubicon of his campaign.
There he plunged into that region
of gloom and the shadow of death
which men appropriately named the
Wilderness. hoping 10 get through 1t
before he met the foe. The hope was
vain. To the Southern soldiers every
acre Of that jungle was as familiar as
the streets Of their home towns. SO
within three days Lee struck fiercely,
and each army lost in the first impact
- 49,. 49, oi,th Of IL nntirn fnrnn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

hope to hold that Grant grimly over
ruled them, saying I'VE will not wait
move forward all along the line" and
that Lee, on hearing the onset next
morning. exclaimed: The Confederacy
is lost. for the Yankees have got a man
to lead them at last" The story sounds
well, but is scarcely susceptible of en-
tire verification; though, indeed, that
morning the advance was made all
along the line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
Nation to Acquire It
from Late Own
er'S Estate

large areas Of desolate red clay exposed
n the cutting action Of the torrent. 1t
is doubly necessary. therefore, for the
future prosperity of this whole promis-
ing valley that the forests which still
clothe it's sides be preserved, and par
ticularly Pisgah Forest whose sponge
absorbs each rainfall and feeds grad
ually into its streams its surplus store
thus insuring a steady flow for the
French Broad at its source. The gov
eminent, in buying this great oeautiiul
treasure in trees, will therefore be at
tanning one Of the main objects Of the
act providing for the Appalachian Tor
est reserve, the regulation Of inter-
state water flow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
Love of Vast Wood
land Made Him
a Forester

" RY to think of forest as
natural entity. a living some
- thing with a spirit which
breathes upon you as you saunter
along its sun-flecked aisles You may
then be able to appreciate the affec-
tionate care which the late George w.
Vanderbilt bestowed upon Pisgah For
est. soon now to become part OF the
Appalachian Forest Reserve. He must
have loved that vast community of
trees as one loves his dog; he must
have delighted in its many moods as
one does in those Of favorite child
for he groomed it and fed il and pro-
tected it until his dying day.
And this meant no little time and
trouble and outlay, for Pisgah Forest
measuring SO, 700 acres, is no mere lap
dog Of a pet. 1t meant the introduce
ton of scientific forestry into a coun-
try utterly ignorant of such a science,
the establishment Of forestry school,
the development of a c. -apetent corps
of rangers, the creation of a freight
ing system and of a game preserve,
since no forest can be considered
complete forest without its fauna. 1t
was really something more than a pet
to him, something too big for private
possession except in trust for human
ity.
Mrs. Vanderbilt brings this out clear
~ in the letter in which she made the
OFFER of the forest to the government.
She wrote
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
THE OBLIGATION OF THE FOR
EST OWNER.

Mr. Vanderbilt was the first of the
large forest owners in America TO adopt
the practice of forestry. He has con-
served Pisgah Forest from the time he
bought il up to his death, period OF
nearly twenty-five years, under the
firm conviction that every forest own
or owes il to those who follow him
to hand down lis forest property TO
them unimpaired by WdSteful use.
keenlv sympathze with his belief
that the private ownership of forest
land is a public trust and | probably
realize more keenly than any one else
can do how firm was his resolve never
to permit injury To the permanent value
and usefulness of Pisgah Forest
7 wish earnestly TO make such dis
posjtinn of Pisgah Forest as Will main
tain i'm the fullest and most perma
nent way its national value as an CD
ject lesson in forestry as well as It's
wonderful beauty and charms: and l
realize that its ownership by the nation
will alone make its preservation per-
manent and certain.
Clifford Pinchot points out in his for
estry primer that forest is not SIM
ply collection Of trees. 1t possesses
"A soil of its own and a carpet or
sponge to protect it; it maintains its
own drainage system and climate and
shelters a host of wild inhabitants in
the branches of its trees, in its under
growth, in its streams. 1t possesses.
in other words an individuality which
man in his omnipotence may destroy or
enhance according as his taste and un-
Outstanding dictate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31

HE bloodicst battle on the Ameri-
can Continent. The universal
IL mutiny of the Army of the Po-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-20
BISMARCK
BOOSTER
TOUR TODAY :
OVER FIFTY BUSINESS MEN
WILL MAKE THE TRIP
Band TO ACCOMPANY 1uEM

The Stanton.G Golden Valley special
train leaves promptly at a. m. to-
day. There will be at least fifty of
the local business men in the party
and it will be as representative a
body of men as ever made trip in
the interests of Bismarck. The trip
has awakened a great deal of inter-
est and, as complete arrangements
have been made, everything should
go off we'll Practically every mer-
chant along the line has been noti-
fled of the coming of the special by
the Commercial Club as we'll as by
several of the local wholesale houses
who have written their customers.
Arrangements for dinner and supper
have been made at Stanton and Gold
en- Valley, respectively, through some
Of the business men of those towns.
Band Will Play.
The Bismarck band will accomp-
any the train and will give concerts
at the towns along the line. The
band boys promise full band of
eighteen pieces. A delegation OF
business men from Center is expect
ed to meet the train at Fort Clark
and delegations from Krem, Expan-
sion and Manphaven will be at Stan
ton while at Golden Valley there will
be number from Halliday. The ex-
pense of the trip will be about $1,000
q piece. If anyone in Bismarck who
has not already signified his inten.
ton of going wishes to join the party
he will be entirely welcome. The
Commercial Club is anxious to have
as many go as can as it wants good
live lot of people along and is anxi-
GUS to make good impression on
every place visited. The more that
go the better thea impression will be.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-20
BOOTHS .
IN MUCH
Demand
EXPOSITION OFFICIALS ARE
GRATIFIED AT PROGRESS
ALREADY MADE.
Counties SHOWING INTEREST
COUNTIES SHOWING INTEREST

Manager Gilbreath of the coming
State Exposition expresses an espe-
cial delight over the manner in which
the counties of the state are "snap-
ping up" the more desirable exhibit
tion booths on the second floor, the
space allotted to the counties Of the
state each year in which TO display
their products and which has always
been a decided feature Of the expo
sition.
Several counties, including Bur-
leigh, Morton, Golden Valley and Het-
finger have had booths reserved for
them and each will be formidable
rivals for prizes we'll up into the first
division.
No County Barred.
The management wishes 1t distinct
ly understood this year that no coun-
ty in the state will be barred, but
on the contrary, will be welcomed.
The commissioner says the exposi-
tian is not a sectional affair, but a
state wide proposition which should
commend itself to every county in the
state. Last year several of the Val
ley counties participated and the
people Of these counties were greatly
pleased. More Valley counties will
Ea welcomed this year and every
county in the state should be repre-
sented by a booth where each can
display it's products to the best ad-
vantage. The largest and best booths
are now being reserved and it be-
hooves those counties contemplating
being represented at the Fourth An
nual State Industrial Exposition to
write or wire Mr. Gilbreath at once
to reserve suitable space fer this oc-
casion. Charts of the second floor,
showing location of booths and price
of each, will be mailed upon appli-
cation. Commercial Clubs in the re-
spective counties of the state should
see that their county is represented
at this big coming event. Counties
participating will derive the best pos
sible advertising throughout the
whole country.