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inundated. the water reaching from the
northern to the southern extremity of the
county and extending fourteen miles in
width. Several thousand refugees and
all of the live stock that could be driven
before the flood are gathered on the high
lands and In need Of food.
All Of the levees along the Mississippi
river were holding tonight. and. while en-
gineers declared none was Immediately
endangered fear was expressed that the
water backing up against the embank-
ments OF the main waterway from breaks
in the Arkansas and White rivers nsi1nA
cause them to weaken.
The Mississippi river rezched = stage
|of 55.5 feet here late today. and is ex-
pected to reach a stage Of hfty-seven feet
before the crest is reached, establishing
a new high-water mark.
A boat which reached Helena tonight
with 100 refugees from points along the
Mississippi river reported groups Of
negroes encamped at a number Of points
along the levee. Those brought to Helena
were taken from corn cribs and lofts
Water Rising at Natchez.
NATCHEZ. Miss, February 5.-Ths
vicinity of Fort Adams, on the Missis-
sippi river, where Gen. Grant crossed
on his way to Vicksburg. has been de.
serted by its Inhabitants on account of
high water. The birthplace and for
mer home of Jefferson Davis, near
here. is also in the path of the flood
waters of the Mississippi river. The
Natchez City water works plant has
been cut off from the mainland and is
now an island in the river. Unless the
water rises four feet, however. the
water supply of the city will be safe.
tug boat and quarter boat have been
sent to Fairview. La, to remove 100
negro convicts to point six miles
above St. Joseph, La.
Local business esta blishments which
are located on low land near the river
have moved their stocks to higher
ground.
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there until the status of the steamer is
determined by the State Department
Referred To Washinutnn

Lieut. Berg chafes while awaiting the
decision, although he says he realizes
the question is one that cannot be de-
cided in a day. Today he asked for 200
tons of coal for port uses, and indicat ed
that he desired to tie the Appam up at
a local pier until the State Department
renders its decision. Both requests
were referred to Washington
Lieut. Berg has assured the port au-
thorities that the bombs aboard the
Appam are not a menace to navigation.
1t is reported on reliable authority that
the bombs are nothing more than hand
grenadeS
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Official Reports Indicate
Trouble Will Be Serious
if LeveeS Are Not Watched

Official War Department, reports yes
terday on the Mississippi valley flood
situation indicated that serious trouble
may result in the region south OF the
Arkansas river unless the residents
there assist in strengthening the levees.
One of the most serious difficulties. II
and there were intimations that the
federal officers would be authorized to
provide rations only for those who
showed disposition to assist them.
A report from the chief engineer Of
ficer at Vtcksburg, Miss, said the levees
were being subjected to a severe test.
but that there was an excellent pros
pect that they would hold il the white
population put up a proper fight
Offers Aid to Sufferers.
The dispatch added:
Can give employment and subsist-
ence to all persons in flooded parts of
Arkansas. Have already offered such
assistance and am extending further
offers At present am having to pay
fancy prices for labor to hold commits
sion levees on Arkansas river"
Another dispatch. from Memphis. yes
terday, SAID.
Cairo crested last night at f1ftv-thre.
and four-tenths and shows fell this
morning Saturday of one-tenth inner
Mississippi ana entire Ohio falling ex-
cept at Paducah. which should be at a
stand today. Cairo gauge should con-
tinue to fall. Weather condition.
throughout drainage basins suggest no
probability of any resumption of rain.
fall in a number of days.
Reports from levees throughout these
districts are uniformly most favorable
and suggest no probability of break or
overflow. Lower White river district is.
of course, covered with backwater As
to this backwater situation, relief
measures are understood to be in
progress and to be satisfactorily effec-
tive.
II am in receipt of the following tefe.
gram from planter of standing in White
river district. which is indicative of the
sentiment of substantial representatives
of the community: The representative
farmers of this country are unalterablv
opposed to any plan providing free ra.
tions or tents for refugees at Helena. az
all are capable of taking care OF them
selves or their tenants. Government aid
only serves to demoralize labor now
working on levees and make difficult to-
handle the abor after water goes down.
Our chief interest is in holding the
ievees and not in selling supplies 10 the
government.
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First Class Mail Brought
From West African Coast
to Be Shipped to Europe

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, February s.
One hundred and ffty-three bags of
frst-class mail from the steamship
Appam, brought here by a German prize
crew, this afternoon were forwarded
to Washington for shipment to Eng :
land and France. The mail is all from
cities of the west coast of Africa. The
parcel post carried by the Appam Is
still aboard the steamer, and according
to customs authorities will remain
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PRESIDENT NOW CONSIDERING
LAST PROPOSAL OF TEUTONS
In Various Diplomatic and Official Quarters Early Settle
ment Is Looked For and Secretary Lansing
Promises Important Announcement Shortly.

For the word illegal" which Germany unwilling
incorporate the tentative draft of the Lusana
ment the Berlin foreign Office has substituted phrase
which certain high authorities in position be familiar
with the of the negotiations consider all the
principles involved in the question of submarine warfare
The language substituted for the Objectionable word
Illegal in tentative communication being consid
cred by President Wilson that the killing of Amer
the Lusana disaster without intent because
the destruction of the Cunard liner of reprisa
and the German agrees that reprsa should
not be applied to neutrals.
From various diplomatic and official quarters last night
the information that the outlook is promising for
early settlement
1t indicated that the tentative form of settlement
which, should prove acceptable the United States
will be embodied in formal communication from Ger
many approaches nearer the desires of the United States
than any yet submitted with authority of Berlin officials
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BRITAIN AWAITS U. S. ACTION.
Not Yet Ready to Make Statement
on Status of Appam.

LONDON, February 5.-The foreign
Office announced today that dispatches
received from the British ambassador
at Washington show that the status
of the Appam has not yet been decid-
ed by the American government. On
this. account the British officials are
not in a position to make q statement
on this subject
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100000 ACRES ARE INUNDATED
IN THREE ADJACENT COUNTIES
Irainload Of Food Clothing and Other Supplies Is on
Way From Little Rock in Charge
Of Red Cross Agent.

CLARENDON, Ark February 5The evee which protected
White flood collapsed o'clock tonight
Virtually inundated within several hours.
anticipation embankent would give
removed places of safety and loss of life
among 5000 inhabitants reported
three adjacent counties of Arkansas
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REFERENDUM VOTE
ON LICENSE URGED
Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations Adopts Minority Re-
port on Prohibition.
ACTION TAKEN BY VOTE
OF 10 TO 9 AT Meeting
Discussion at Long Session includes
Both Prohibition and Suf-
frage Questions.

The Federation of Citizens Associa :
tions, at meeting held last night in
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce, indorsed the proposal for ref
erendum vote by the residents of the
District of Columbia. men and women
alike, to settle the question of prohibi-
tion in the National Capital.
This action was taken when. by a
vote of 10 to 9, with the representative
of one association rot voting. the
federation adopted minority report
of its committee on finance and legisla =
tion on resolution favorng such a
referendum vote which was submitted
by the delegate from the Brightwood
Park Citizens Association at pre-
vious meeting. The minority report
was signed by only one member of this
committee Charles ShreVe. its chair
man 1t was adopted after a discus
sicn of nearly three hours. and not un-
til it had been twice amended.
The meeting of the federation was
tory. according to opinions expressed
by some of the delegates. Almost
every one present participated In the
debate, which was not brought to
close until about 1870 o'clock.
Bv reason of the nature Of the propo-
sition being considered the discussion
included both suffrage and prohibition.
MANY points of order were made during
the discussion and President Colladay
was called upon to make several rul-
ines After the debate ended and the
vote was called for an attempt was
made to refer the whole question back
to the constituent members of the fed
Grafton. The motion to pursue this
course was defeated by a vote of 10
to 9.
After the federation had voted to
adopt amendments to the minority re-
port, which amendments were submit
ted by d. A. Edwards and President
amended report was taken. this being
considered as substitute to the
majority report of the committee on
finance and legislation. The vote by
associations was as follows:
For adoption of report-Brightwood
Park. Central, Chevy Chase, ronnecti-
cut Avenue. East End Suburban. Lin
ton. American Institute of Architects and
West End.
Against adoption. of the report-Ana-
costa, Chillum Castle Heights, Citi-
zens' Northwest Suburban, Park View,
Petworth, Randle Highlands. Washing
ton Civic, North Washington and Ben
ming and Kenilworth Association.
The delegate from the Rhode Island
Citizens Association was present, bur
did not vote. The representatives of
five associations were absent. Among
those not present was the delegate
from the Pinehurst Citizens Associa-
ton. who had signed the ma jority re-
port.
Report of Minority.
The minority report of the committee
on finance and legislation. which was
signed and read by Charles Shreve,
chairman of the committee, follows:
THE undersigned members of the
committee on finance and legislation.
Continued on Thirteenth Page)
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Failure to Decide Case Likely
to Cause Officials Here to
Retain Custody.
CONFLICTING CLAIMS BY
WARRING NATIONS HEARD
U. S. Government Inclined to Hold
That Prussian Treaty of 1928
Governs Case.>

The question of ownership of the
British steamship Appam. brought into
Hampton roads by German prize
crew. may remain an open issue until
the end of the war, with the ship
meantime held in the custody OF Amerl-
can officials at Newport News.
Conflicting claims on behalf of Ger
many and England are being consider
ed by the State Department and the
neutrality board. but there has been
no indication of a decision. omclais
generally are inclined to the viw, how
ever. that the case must be governed
by the Prussian treaty of 1879, winch
grants Prussian prizes free entry to
American ports and declares that they
"may freely be carried out again at any
time by their captors to the places eN-
pressed in their commissions literal
construction of that provision, which
some officials favor, would permit the
Appaln TO remain Indefinitely at Newport
News.
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Submarine Warfare Modified.

II then states that the method of
conducting submarine warfare I'm the
North sea has been modified on ac-
count of the friendship Germany has
for the United States. and because of
the fact that American lives have been
lost. Germany says that the killing
OF Americans was not intended. and in
addition to expressing regret for the
loss of American lives. assumes liabil-
ity. and offers reparation in the form
OF indemnity.
Tha fast portion OF the document ex-
presses the readiness of Germany TO
cooperate with the United States in
sny EFFORT locking toward the freedom
o. the seas.
Secretary Lansing sent the draft TO
President Wilson Friday night. He at
frst planned 10 see the President yes
terday and discuss the draft with him.
Later. however. the plans We're changed.
and il was said last night that the Sec
retary would not confer with the Pres
ident until tomorrow. unless there
should be Unforeseen Developments
Count Won Bernstorn expects to be
called to the state Department tomor- :
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Secretary and Ambassador Confer.

Secretary and Ambassador Confer.
Secretary Lansing and Count Won
Bernstorff. the German ambassador
met quite informally in the Metropoli- l.
tan Club here yesterday. They talked
for a short time. Although 1t was not
disclosed just what was said. there was
no intimation that the ambassador had
been informed that he might have to
communicate with his government on
the subject. again. In fact. the am
bassador seemed extraordinarily opti-
mistic at the conclusion of the talk.
The cardinal points of the tentative
form of settlement were obtained last
night The agreement is prefaced
with the statement that submarine
warfare in the North sea was inaugu-
rated by Germany in retaliation for
what she regarded the illegal
British blockade under the orders in
cotIpcil
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German Internal Conditions

1t was asserted yesterday that tho
State Department had shown a comnlete
readiness to fall in line with Germany's
ideas so far as it could without sacri-
icing the main issues involved. OF
cials are described as having heen
moved TO some extent bv a copsidsra
tion for the internal political sit,,at;nn
IN Germany and the recognized dancer
to the present German cabinet NJ
strengthening the hand of powerful
minority party which from the begin
ming has advocated the extreme yiews
OF Admiral Won TirpitZ regarding the
entire question of submarine warfare
German officials here are in accord
with the official opinion expressed in
Berlin Friday that the German govern
nent believes it has gone as far as it
ooshibly can 70 bring it's viewpoint in
line with that OF the United States. and
that Count Won Bernstorff had exercised
the limit of the authority conferred
upon him in drafting the proposal now
under consideration. and which yester-
day occupied the complete attention of
official Washington.
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Report of Minority.

The minority report of the committee
on finance and legislation. which was
signed and read by Charles Shreve,
chairman of the committee, follows:
1.-The undersigned members of the
committee on finance and legislation.
Continued on Thirteenth Page.)
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row or Tuesday. Secretary Lansing
allowed it to become known yesterday
that he might have some announce
ment on the Lusitania case to make
within the next few days
In view of the nature of the phrase
which the German government is un-
derstood to have submitted so as not
to include the word Illegal" in con-
nection with the killing of neutrals.
attention last night was called to the
last formal note to Germany, in which
Secretary Lansing wrote:
In view of the admission of illegal
ity made by the imperial government
"hen 1t pleaded the right of retalia
ton in defense of its acts. and in view
OF the manifest possibility of conform
ing to the esta blished rules of inter
national warfare. the government of
the United States cannot. believe that
,he imperial government will longer re
frain from disavowing the wanton act
OF it's naval commander in sinking the
Lusitania."
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Not Construed Literally.

That the treaty has not been con-
strued literally in initial consideration
of the Appam case, however. is evil
denced. it is pointed out, by the facts
that the ship was searched ana that
some form of legal process was served
by the customs collector to procure
discharge of the prisoners. Both OF
these things are expressly prohibited
in article 19 of the treaty.
Officials are inclined to believe that
a formal ruling by the department as
to whether the Prussian treaty or The
Hague convention Of 1907 should gov
ern the case would not after all con-
firm title to the Appam. but simply
would determine the length of her stay
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Question of Patrol.

The practical effect of a decision
would be to determine the question OF
whether Great Britain would be put
to the trouble of maintaining indefin-
iteiy a warship patrol off the Chesa-
pake capes to prevent the escape of the
ship. Eventually German prize court
must pass upon the title. and even aft
er that the ultimate disposition of the
Appam, If she remains in port. doubt
less will depend upon the result of the
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Overcast today and tomorrow; not
much change i'm temperature; light
variable winds.
Temperatures for the past twenty
four hours: Highest, ~, at pm. yes
terday: lowest, 2S. at am. yester-
day.
Full report on page ,.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
Children, this Memorial day.
Go scatter flowers where sleep the Blue and Cray:
Under one flag. strong, united land
An inspiration to the world we stand
we stand.

suffering at the destruction of so many
gallant troops.
1t was after the battle of Cold Har-
Dor that went to the generals tent to
deliver ciphergram, and found him
sitting alone, smoking a cigar and evil
IDENTIFY buried in thought. His face
bore a care-worn expression that in
Dictated sleepless nights and weari-
some days. For a moment he was
oblivious of my presence; then he
nodded to me and entered, handing
him the message. After reading it he
turned to me with sigh
''Beckwith." he said, the hardest
sponsibility for the loss of ones men.
I can see no other way out of it, how
ever; we've got to keep at them. But
it is hard, very hard, to see all these
brave fellows killed and wounded. It
means aching hearts back home" And
he lapsed again into Eliminating ST.
lence.
There were two occasions when /
saw General Grant actually shed tears.
The one was in the forepart of July
Of 1864, while we were in headquarters
at City Point in the operations before
Petersburg. A telegram came in from
Gen. w. T. Sherman, who was Crap
ping with Hood at Atlanta, Ca, con-
veying the painful intelligence of the
death OF Mcpherson, the beloved COM
mander of the Army OF the Tennessee.
WORD OF M'PHERsoN's DEATH.
This rugged and gallant leader, by
his intrepid and cavalier bravery, had
won for himself the enthusiastic sup
port of his men and the unreserved
confidence and admiration of Grant
and his generals. 1t was a telling
blow, just as this time, to the hopes
and aspirations of the North.
took the dispatch to the general,
and he read it silently. He was hard
hit, could readily see that. His
mouth twitclred and his eyes closed as
If he were shutting out the baleful
words. Then the tears came and one
followed the other down his bronzed
cheeks as he sat there without word
Of comment. 1t was most eloquent
silence.
The other occasion was in October
of the same year, when the news of
the death Of Gen. T. e. G. Ransom
reached us. Ransom and Grant had
been comrades in arms in the West in
the early days of the war, and a
strong friendship had grown up be-
tween them. The loss OF the young
officer struck home with peculiar force
and none felt that loss more deeply
than General Grant.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

The morning of the 7th broke upon
battlefield strewn with the wreckage
of terrible fighting, but the two for
midable opponents had finished writ
ing into history the Battle of the Will
derness. The forces of Lee had re-
tired behind their intrenchments; the
Federal troops were unwilling to at
tack them so protected.
Orders were issued late in the after
noon for night march of the entire
army toward Spottsylvania. Early in
the evening the acknowledgement and
Meade with their stats started out
upon the way. When we reached Han
cocks corps, the brave fellows were
lying behind their works most of them
asleep, and we picked our steps care
fully along in the darkness to safe
guard the recumbent soldiers.
Grant sought brief interview with
General Hancock and the twain
crawled into an ambulance wagon and
held converse for some time. / had
been riding close behind my superior
and now l dismounted and threw my
bride rein across the limb of fallen
tree nearby, while flung myself down
upon pile of brush to await the re-
appearance of the general. was pref
ty we'll tagged out and few mo-
ments rest was most welcome.
1t wasn't long before the boys
sensed the presence of Grant, and al
though orders had been given to re-
frain from cheering, owing to the prox-
unity OF the enemy, when they learned
that he was facing southwark, they
sprang to their feet and the rocks and
woods sent back the echo of their
boisterous shouts.
Some rather harsh criticism has
been directed at General Grant for the
tremendous sacrifice of life in the Will
derness campaign, and his alleged cal
lousness at the wholesale slaughter of
his men.
sToIcisM OF GREAT CAPTAIN.
Let me, who was his constant COM
panion during three years of the Civil
war, bear testimony to his possession
of genuine humanity and manly SYM
pathy. His was a most peculiar nature.
Where others would fret and grieve,
manifesting their anxiety in words
and actions, he preserved a stern ST.
lence. But / am certain he felt as
keenly and deeply the barb of misfor-
tune and sorrow as did those about
him. During the bloody days of relent-
less attack and stubborn defense in
the spring of 1864 noticed an almost
indefinable sadness in Grant, sort of
moody reticence, that convinced me,
who understood the man, that he was
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

Women as well as
men are made miser-
able by kidney and
bladder trouble. Thou
sands recommend DIR.
Kiln er's Swamp
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
RESIN0L SPEEDILY HEALS
ITCHING. BURNING SKINS

Usually resinol ointment, with res
inol soap, stops itching at once, quickly
and easily heals distressing cases of
eczema, rash, ringworm, letter or SINH
lar torlnenting skin or scalp eruptions,
and clears away pimples, redness,
roughness, and dandruff, when other
treatments have proven useless.
Physicians have prescribed resinol
for twenty years, while thousands
whose skins have been healed say,
What resinol did for us it will do for
you" Try it! All druggists sell resi-.
mol soap and resinol ointment ADV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
If You Want White Glover.

Most of the clovers are biennials or
perennials, but not so white clover.
1t is annual and propogates itself only
by seed Therefore if one wishes
white clover in the lawn he must not
cut it so short that no ripe heads will
be formed to provide seed for the fol-
lowing year. Some people are always
sowing white clover in their lawns
and wondering why they have to re-
peat the process every year.