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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

and he probably felt just as miserable
as the humblest man in his command
would have felt with such head. Dur
ing this day, April 9th, he sent to Lee
his first demand for surrender, which
Lee and declined, but asked for terms
and had an interview between the
lines; Grant did not get this till late
that night, and the next morning, feel
ing desperately ill. he sent Lee ano-
Their letter, saying he could not treat
for peace, but was anxious to stop all
terms Of surrender. When the Con
tcrmiued to make one more and SUI
preme effort to break through the
Federal army, and as soon as it was
light enough Gordon began move
ment, but soon found a strong force in
front of him and was repulsed, and
sent word to Lee MY command is
fought to a frazzlew Then Lee said
to his staff: Nothing remains but to
go and meet General Grant; but !
had rather die a thousand deaths" He
sent flag of truce asking for the in
terview, but Grant had started around
his army and was miles away; Lee
sent white flags in all directions ask
ing that fighting stop till he and
Grant could meet; many of the Fed
eral generals doubted its genuineSS,
and were for fighting on, 1t was at
this time that an amusing incident
occurred. General Gordon getting
Lees order to send the white flags
told one his staff to take one and go
to Sheridan's line; he looked for
one and told Gordon they had none;
then Gordon said tie your handker-
chief to stick; he replied, | have no
handk then said Gordon. tear
of your shirt and go. But General,
| see you have wool shirt. and mine
is alo!" Then Gordon says he told
him to get any thing; any rag; and go
quickly. He send word to his own
men to stop firing. Soon Sheridan
came to his lines with a flag and
while they were convcrsing they
heard firing, and then he remembered
notify to stop shooting, and apollo
gized to Sheridan, who told him to
go at once and send word that it stop.
Gordon told Sheridan he had not a
staff officer present. and the Federal
offer was accepted, and Federal of,
hcer with a Confederate trooper SET
off to command a southern detach.
ment to quit their fighting: when they
arrived the Confederate commander
proved to be General Geary, who re-
fused to listen and said had no respect
care for white flags: South Carolin.
ans never surrender" And he KEEP
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

General Sheridan's staff officer
prisoner. Shortly afterwards some Of
our cavlary took him in and he did
surrender
During the forenoon a messenger
reached Grant with Lees request for
the interview. and Grant says the
moment he read that note of Lees
he knew the end had come, aud he
was made we'll of his sickness in an
instant. In a few hours he reached
Appomattox and the celebrated meet
ing was held. The story about an
apple tree came from the fact of Gen.
Babcock, of Grants staff, finding Lee
seated under one waiting for Grant
to arrive. The two great commanders
met with courteous greetings, CONVEX
Sation about the days of the Mexican
war, where they had known each
other, and then about the surrender.
Grant says that while he had in his
mind the terms he should offer. he
had not thought of a word he should
use, but chose them as he wrote:
when he handed the paper to Lee and
he read that the officers might keep
their Side-arms and horses, Grant
said Lee was viSably affected. and re-
marked that it would have good
effect; the only condition was that
the officers and men should agree not
to fight again till properly exchanged.
And when Lee told Grant that many
of the privates of the artillery and
cavalry owned their own horses,
Grant said he would direct that all
should take them home for their
spring work, and that drew from Lee
another expression of approval: then
the lack of food among the Confed-
crates was mentioned and Grant told
Lee to send his own CommiSsary and
QuartermaSter and they should have
all the rations needed. After four long
anxious years the end had come. Some
Of the Northerners were for firing
SaluteS, but Grant stopped it. General
Miles says that when his men heard of
the surrender they Rugged each other.
threw their hats into the air, danced
around and rolled on the grass. The
| war was overl
But later that day at Mobile re-
gular battle was fought and Fort
Rlakeley was captured. and soon after
wards Johnston surrended to Sher-
man. One scene more, and very
significant one, and the curtain may
drop on the scene of so years old.
| 1t is evident that General Lee was
surprised at the terms offered by
General Grant: the latter approved OF
them, but they had been inspired by
President Lincoln. There was nc
pomp about it. Lee having to aban,
don his baggage had put on his best
uniform and elegant sword. Grant
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

troops to enter that coveted city was
negro regiment, the Fifth MaSsach-
usetts cavalry, commanded by Chas.
Francis Adams, Jr., whose father was
our Minister to England, whose grand
father was President John Quincy
Adams, and his great-grandfather,
John Adams, second President Of our
country; when the negro soldiers en-
tered the population was filled with
fear. and the women hid but the black
soldiers quietly restored order, put
out the fires and soon after escorted
President Lincoln through the streets
of the deserted city; almost alone he
had come up by steam launch from
City Point, then in a row boat and
then afoot; perhaps it was reckless.
but it was not of the "triumphal en-
try" order of old world couauernrs
Meantime Grant was pursuing Lee,
then racing with him to head him of,
blocked his path from goinc south to
join Johnston and then got across
his road to the west, and demanded
his surrender, continual fighting GO
ing on, and one sizablc battle being
fought, that of Sailors Greek Grant
stopped in a country hotel the night
of April 7, and in the morning found
the owner in a Confederate Colonies
uniform. who told him his regiment
had been raised in the vicinity, and
when he got there day before he
found all his men had disappeared.
gone home. and so he followed their
example; he offered to surrender;
Grant told him to stay at home and
he would not be molested. From that
incident and from the fact that his
men had captured Lees commissary
train, he knew that Lees armv could
not hold out much longer. When
those trains were captured part of
the freight was the Confederate
Treasury, and General Nelson 4.
Miles in his book tells how his men
broke open the cars, and around their
camp fires that night had high gamb-
ling with the Confederate paper
money, much of it being in bills of
a hundred, c thousand and ten thou
sand dollars. General Ewell had been
made prisoner. and a relative of his
who was an officer of Grants forces,
told the latter that Lees generals
knew the end had come and had adj
vised Lee to surrender, but he felt he
must not till he could get word from
Davis.
April 9Th was an anxious dav for
Grant; and the imperturable man was
so nervous, that. although no observer
could see it, he began TO suffer with
a sick headache. and says that through
that night he bathed his feet in hot
water and mustard and mustard plast
ers on his wrists and back of his neck
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

Fifty years ago today General Lee
surrendered the army of Northern
Virginia to General Grant at Apron
attox. For several months Grant
had been convinced that the Confed-
crate army was nearly exhausted and
for several weeks had feared Lee
would slip out some night. eludc MIN,
get away to the south and join Gen.
cral Joe. Johnston, who together
might crush Sherman coming north
before Grants forces could ovcrtakc
him II Lee could get his troops cut
o. his iortilc. tons cart some night,
= PEN board cars. a"d "c>t-
~ II Dad behind him II might me
to ILsS We ow know ,fat that WIS
] ST wlla' &c and his generals had
in mind and would pi obably have at
tempted if il had not been for the
obstinacy (perhaps. some OF them cali
ed il hrmness), OF Jefferson Davis, the
president of the Confederacy. Lee
had told the civil government that he
could not hold out much longer. but
the pride of Davis refused to believe
in the inevitable, still hoping that
some favorable turn. like recognition
nv European powers. would enable
them to win. So many prominent
men of the Confederacy were CON
WINGED the end was near, that they
constrained him to consent to try to
treat for peace. and he sent commits
sioners to Hampton Roads where, on
a steamboat. they conferred with Pres
ident Lincoln and Secretary Seward;
but as Davis persisted that there were
"two countries" negotiating, and Lin
coin would recognize but one. and the
Confederates in rebellion, the confer
ence came To nothing, except that
from the general manner of the south
ern men Lincoln was assured they
had lost heart.
Soon after this Grant asked Lincoln
to come to City Point. sent for Sher-
man and with Admiral Porter the four
conferred: no one else was present
and there is no record of the con-
ference beyond the fact that while
Lincoln insisted that the southern
government should not be eCognized
he most emphaticallv expressed his
wish that the most liberal terms be
given any who surrendered. 1t was
arranged that if necessary Sherman
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

had been following his men, was
dressed in a private's blouse with only
dingy shoulder straps to mark his
rank, and was splashed with mud; he
was rather short. Lee was tall. i'm
posing and every inch one of the
slave-holding aristocracy OF Virginia
But Grant made it just as easy for
his vanquished foe as possible.
Washington at the surrender of Corn
wallis required his sword. But Lee
after his return to Richmond told
friend No man could have behaved
better than Grant did under the cir
oumstances. He did not touch my
sword; the usual custom is for the
sword to be received when rendered,
and then handed back but he did not
touch mine" Hox.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09
METHODIST CHURCH.

There was splendid response last
Sunday night when the invitation
was given at the revival meetings to
come forward and accept Christ
The seating capacity of the church
was taxed to the limit.
There will be no meeting of the
Ladies Aid next week. on account of
the revival meetings.
The bazaar was a splendid success
both socially and financially Mach
credit is due Mrs. Jackson and her
workers for the fine spirit of the oc-
caSion.
The subject for the Philathea class
Sunday morning will be Christ's love
for the sinner, as illustrated by the
parable of the Lost Sheep. Professor
Smith of the College, will have charge
of the class.
The Boy Scouts will have no bust
ness meeting until after the revival
meetings.
The Easter oratorio Seven Last
Words" was a most enjoyable and
profitable occasion. Although it was
given on Monday night, a splendid
audience was there. The music was
worshipful and conveyed fine spirit
ual uplift TO the audience.
The Cottage Prayer Meeting, for
merly announced at l.. II. Paine's on
Arthur street. will be held this week
at o. v Badley's 1902 Blaine street,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

DIR. Dutton will extract live nerves
and fill the teeth at one setting. Abb
solutely without pain. al2-tf
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

]. F. Weeks of Fargo was a Cald-
we'll and Boise visitor Monday and
Tuesday
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-09

| want any kind of cleaning, scrub
bling or homework. Prices reason
able. Phone 457-w. 423
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10

Cable dispatches from Berlin on We'd
nesday said that the German note which
was handed to Ambassador Gerard on
that day covered four typewriter pages
As only the above two paragraphs have
been received, it is evident that the com
pletc document is much longer.
1t is possible that the British censor has
allowed only these brief excerpts from the
note to be cabled to the American press.
This theory is supported by similar cases
in the past during the present war
When President Wilson's Lusitania
notes were published in full to this coun-
try and cabled in fun to the London pa
pers the German newspapers on the fol
lowing morning had only brief resume of
the principal points of the notes, explain
ing to their readers that that was all that
could be obtained from British or French
sources. When the full text was given out
by the German foreign office several davs
later some discrepancies in the translation
and consequent incorrect impressions were
cleared up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10
cyelc shall be run on the side walks

tricycle. shall be run on the side walks
at any tine.
Section s An automobile or motor
vehicle wEiIc being operated shall be
provided with a suitable bell or horn,
and upon going around curve or cor
ner OF the street. and at all inter
secting streets, sound an alarm. AS
per the statutes Of Vermont. Chapter
l76, Sec. 4o90. and as amended 1910.
Section g. No vehicle shall be al
lowed to stand within five feet of a
fire hydrant, nor within ten feet of an
intersecting street. at
Section 10 \ vehicle turning to the
left into another street shall pass to
the right and beyond the street 5 in
tersection before turning.
Section H. \ vehicle crossing from
one side of the street to the Other
shall do SO by turning to the left so
as to head in the same direction as the
traffic on that side of the street and
shall not make the turn at q street in
tersection.
Section L. Every driver of We
| hicle shall, il slowing up or stopping,
give Il signal to those behind by rails
ing a whip or hand vertically.
Section Is. In turning while in mo
ton or in starting to turn from a
staudstill signal shall be given by
| the driver Of the vehicle about to be
turned by raising a whip or hand in
dicating the direction in which the
| turn is to be made.
| Section Il. Vehicles must stop so as
not to interfere with or prevent the
| passage of pedestrians at crossings.
| Section Is. The law in relation to
lighting of motor vehicles, must be OBJ
served.
Section 10 No driver or operator
of a motor vehicle shall use or permit
| TO be used the muller cutout. within
the village, OF allow said motor velh-
Gle to otherwise make an unnecessary
noise.
Section II. It shall be the duty OF
/ the police or traffic officers to enforce
all the laws of Vermont relating to
travel upon the. streets and to enforce
these regulations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10
NOTE UNSATISFACTORY.
Washington Fears Berlin Isn't Sincere
in Dealings With U. S.

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 - Superficial
reading of Germany's note to the United
States on the sinking of the White Star
liner Arabic has created keen disappoint-
ment among the officials who have seen it.
There is a growing feeling in responsible
quarters that Germany is playing fast and
loose with the United States Officials
we're guarded in their private comments
and refused absolutely to indicate what the
course Of the United States would be
But there is evidence of suspicion that the
Berlin government was not speaking alto
gether in good faith when it gave assur-
ances recently that it would conduct its
submarine warfare thereafter with scrupu-
lous regard for the lives of American citi-
Zens.
1t is felt here that if Germany is to per-
sist in justifying such attacks rather than
disavowing them and Furnishing her com
manders who disobey the rules laid down.
it will only be question of time before
the United States will be forced to regard
the assurances given Secretary Lansing bv
Count Won Bernstorif recently as worth
less
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10
Wanted

WANTED-Good live veals Brattle-
boro Cash Market. 122-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10
IF KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE SALTS
Says Backache is Sign You Have
Been Eating too Much Meat, Which
Forms Uric Acid.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region it
generally means you have been eating
too much meat, says a well-known au-
thoritv. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they be-
come sort of paraiyzed and loggy. When
your kidneys get sluggish and clog you
must relieve them, ike you relieve
your bowels; removing all the body S
urinous waste, else you have backache,
sick headache, dizzy spells; your stom-
ach sours, tongue is coated, and whom
the weather is bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of
sediment, channels often get sore, wa
ter sealds and you are obliged to seek
relief two or three times during the
night
Either consult a good, reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take tablespoonful in n glass of wa
ter before breakfast for few days
and your. kidneys win then act fine.
This famous salts is made from tie
acid of grapes and lemon juice, com
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids in the urine so it no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regular
meat eaters. It is inexpensive, can
not iniure and makes a delightful, eff
fervescent lithia-wator drink.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10
Sept. 9, 1915.

Windsor S traffic regulations follow:
Complying with the expressed wish
of the voters, and for the safety of the
public of Windsor, the trustees have
made the following regulations:
Section /. The word ''vehicle''
when used herein shall be construed
to include the horses hitched to vehi-
cles, horses ridden or led. motor We
hicles of all kinds, bicycles, trieyclcs,
propelled by hand and everything on
wheels or runners except light CARR
ages for the convenience Of children
Section >. The word ''driver'' when
used herein shall be construed to in
clude the rider or driver of a horse,
the rider of wheels and the operate,
of motor vehicles.
Section ,. No person shall drive or
operate any motor vehicle upon any
street in the village unless he be Ii
censed SO to do and said motor vehi-
Gle be registered as required by law.
Section T. Drivers of all vehicles of
every description shall keep to the
right hand side of the center of the
streets, and shall drive at a rate of
speed not exceeding ten miles per hour.
Section ;. No vehicle shall stop
with its left side to the curb on Main
street, or next to the walk on State
street and Court street. Pine and ia
| cob street No motor vehicle shall he
| left standing at any time on State
street from Main street to the top OF
| Common hill.
Section 6. When horse drawn We
hiele is backed up to the curb or walk
| the horse or horses shall be turned SC
| as to stand as nearly parallel with thC
| sidewalk as possible and they shall bC
| headed in the general direction OF
| travel for the side of the street Of
which the vehicle is standing.
Section :. No motorcycle. bicycle o.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10
C. r. CROSBY FAVORS
DAY POLICE OFFICER
Thinks One is Needed to Enforce Such
Traffic Regulations as Town Should
Have = Windsor's Rules.

Editor Reformer:
| enclose copy Of the regulations of
street traffic adopted August %. 1915.
by the village of Windsor, Vt. This
is a town somewhat smaller than Brat
tleboro, although growing rapidly. and
the business in the Main street is quite
congested and most Of the factories are
located nearby.
1t is hard to see how any reguIa-
tons can be enforced without day
police We believe, however. there is
an officer at Windsor on duty at all
times. A town like BrattIeboro should
certainly have one on the street dur
ing the day at least, and with increas-
ed traffic and growth of the town ws
believe the citizens are entitled to
have two on the street in the daytime
and two at night
If it does not take too much of your
valued space, l would suggest that you
print the regulations enclosed.
Your truly,
C. R. CROSBY,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10
WILL GRANT
NO INDEMNITY
GermanyDeeplyRegretsL
of Lives of Americans
on the Arabic
WASHINGTON FEELS
KEEN RESENTMENT
Sees a Lack of Good Faith in Berns-
torff's Communication-De Decision Ap-
solute Regardless of Mistake by Sub
marine Commander.

BERLIN, Sept 1O-Germany in her
note to the United States government on
the sinking of the Arabic expresses regret
fer the loss of American lives, but states
positively that no indemnity for such loss
can be granted. The text of the note was
made public here last night,
The expression of regret is whole-heart-
ed and without equivocation. The impe-
rial German government says 1t deeply
regrets" that lives were lost, not merely
specifying American lives, but apparently
including the lives Of all non-eombatants
This, in a measure, is an evident accep-
lance of the principle insisted upon by
President Wilson that the lives of all nom
combatants, even when travelling on bel
lgerent ships, must be held sacred.
Respecting the loss of American lives in
the destruction Of the Arabic the imperial
German government says it particularly
expresses this regret ON account of the
death of American citizens
The refusal to grant indemnity is abso-
Lutte, and will stand even if the submarine
commander should have been mistaken as
to aggressive intentions on the part of the
Arabic
The note says:
The imperial German government
deeply regrets that lives were lost
through the action of the submarine
commander, and particularly expresses
this regret to the government of the
United States on account of the death
of American citizens.
The German government, however,
is unable to acknowledge any obliga-
ton to grant indemnity in the matter
even if the commander should have
been mistaken as to the aggressive in
tentions of the Arabic
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10

WANTED-Gir for general homework.
Mrs IL i. Emerson, "A Putney road. 162tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-10
Looking Ahead.

Man with paper-IIere s a preacher
il Syracuse, \. Y, declares that the
time viii come when there will be no
liars in the world.
Pessimist-W Well, the world is due to
end ometime,-Canadian Courier.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16
GOOD SHOWING FOR
TENNESSEE BANKS
COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY
MAKES STATEMENT OF INsTI.
TUTIoNs IN THREE STATES.

NASHVILLE, April 13.-Abstracts
OF the condition as of Thursday
March 4, on national banks in three
states have been issued by the comp
troller of the currency, showing in
each instance that the loans and dis.
counts in the country banks had
greatly increased over the amount of
loans and discounts out on Dec. 81
last. This item in the Vermont banks
had increased by more than $4,000.
in the Tennessee banks by nearly
$600,OOO and in the Missouri banks by
more than 100000.
The demand deposits in the Yer
mont banks decreased more than
100000, while the time deposits in
creased more than $500,0O0. The de-
mand deposits in the Tennessee
banks increased by more than 81, ,4O0,-
600, and the time deposits also In
creased by more than s1.00O.00O. The
demand deposits in the Missouri
banks increased by more than ST..
Oo0, 900, but their time deposits de-
creased by more than 500, 900.