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Evening star., 1938-07-03
FLOODS SWEEP Z
MIDWEST STATES
Northern Illinois, Southern
Wisconsin Crop Damage
Placed at Millions.
By the Associated Press

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CHICAGO, July 2.-Flood waters
spilling from rain-choked streams to-
day turned q carefree July week
end in Northern Illinois and Southern
Wisconsin counties into q dismal scene
Of crop damage and disrupted outing
plans.
Clcudbursts yesterday plus showers
today sent creeks and rivers out of
their banks after 10 days Of rains.
The deluge extended into Central
Illinois today when q cloudburst hit
Canton and Fulton Counties. Decatur
had severe wind and rain storm.
Cook, Lake and McHenry Counties
In Illinois and Kenosha and Walworth
Counties in Wisconsin were boeged
down. Crop experts estimated the
damage would run into the millions.
. Seventeen bridges were washed out.
The North Western Railroad restored
service, but the Milwaukee roads
branch line to Walworth, Wis,
operated only to Fox Lake, ILL.,, and
It's Delavan (Wis) special was can
celled. The 500 line also had food
trouble
A half inch more rain in South
eastern Wisconsin today closed several
secondary roads and flooded FOX
River lowlands in Kenosha County.
Numerous bridges were washed out in
Walworth County.
Thousands Of vacationists found
United States highway ~, main route
from Chicago to Wadison, Wis, and
Minneapolis. and United States Route
Al, main highway to Milwaukee, closed
IN places, but paved detours usually
were available.
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For 20 minutes gNttering Saint An
drews crosses rippled there In the
summer breezes.
Gen. Lee, watching from Seminary
Ridge, saw, beyond serried lines, q
flag at Richmond. It floated above
the capital Of Southern empire.
Then the red flags wavered! Fell
back!
The crest Of the ridge seemed to
heave and move forward in . solid
sheet Of flame!
When the smoke cleared away,
Pickett's division was no more. His
men, dead and dying, lay at the stone
wall, on the slopes Of Cemetery Ridge,
and in the open neld stretching to
Seminary Ridge, over which they had
marched 80 confidentally about half
an hour before.
Prisoners by the thousands and
captured red flags were moving under
Federal bayonets to the rear. The
few who escaped were struggling back
to Seminary Ridge.
Mother Of God, pity the gray chief
tain waiting there!
The Battle Of Gettysburg Is overt
The Southern cause Is lest!
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bined force were regiments from every

bined force were regiments from every
State east Of the Mississippi.
Dressing their line in the open.
the column Of attack went forward as
II on parade. Never was there .
more gallant sight than when the ad-
vance began. The extreme left was
held by Mayo's brigade In q single line
To the right Of Mayo were two lines
and on the extreme right the plan was
that Armistead should follow Kemper
and Wilcox, Armktsad. Under q
cloud1eas SKY every. regimental nag
was plainly visible beneath the scud-
ding smoke.
TITS All My Fault"
The tine went silently forward, part
Of 1t through the guns, and did not
| waver or waste Q cartridge. As soon
as 1t was within effective range the
Federal artillery opened ON it from
front and from flank Still the for
nation was preserved until, 1T last,
the whole force disappeared in the
smoke and In the dust OF exploding
Shel.
Every one on this side the line held
his breath and listened. Now the
Union artillery seemed to die down,
Is II the guns had been seized, now
there was wild firing, now echoes Of
cheers. Then, after . few minutes,
men appeared on the fringe Of the
smoke. Some were wounded but some
had the slow step Of an unwilling re-
treat. Behind them came the broken
remnants Of brgsdes. A few had
their flags. Many did not even have
their weapons. As they came nearer
their blackened ghsstly faces told the
tale, tho charge had failed. Pickett's
division had been destroyed, Heth's,
led by the gallant Pettigrew, was but
. ghastly shadow Of itself. Gen.
Garnett had been killed. Gen. Ar
instead was last seen On the ground.
mortally wounded, with one hand on
Federal field piece. Gen. Kemper
Is 10 badly wounded that only his de-
termination keeps him alive. It was
enough to make q demons heart bleed
to see the survivors come slowly up
the ridge, then over 1t and down to
the little stream to the west. As
the few survivors bathed their wounds
and sought to assauge their thirst.
Evening star., 1938-07-03

strong at almost 80 and probably
would have chance to get back some
time in the next few years. Mr..
Evans father lived to be more than
100, and he has all expectations of
passing the century mark himself.
Most of the Civil War veterans now
living were mere drummer boys or
youngsters who ran away and lied
about their age in order to get into
the Army, but Mr.. Evans was almost
2l when he joined. He became top
sergeant before he mustered out, and
today can call OH in moment the
names of his brigade, regimental and
company commanders. He joined the
Lincoln Post Of G. A. R. after the
war. There were at one time q
thousand men in it, but not long
ago 1t turned in its charter because
the membership had bene cut down
to almost nothing. He then changed
his allegiance to the Kit Carson Post,
Of which he is still a member.
Mr.. Evans regiment was present
eSAA&A A4C4A &AA ACoCA VIC ~ Vic odGLlC VI
Gettysburg. but he says they never
saw action in that engagement. He
saw plenty Of 1t elsewhere, however,
and found out after. the war that
among those he had been fighting were
two cousins from Manassas, Va, and
q brother named John. who had left
home many years before and had
not been heard Of until he showed
up with the Confederate troops.
When his brief session as q racon-
teur ended yesterday-the session that
might have been turned into a tire
less marathon had he been In Gettys-
burg-Mr. Evans turned his atten-
ton to the next most important
business at hand, amusing his great
granddaughter. Elizabeth Ann Hor-
rell, who Is Z months old and the
junior representative Of the four gen.
erAtionS of his family nov living
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Bulletin
HEADQUARTERS, ARl6Y OF

HEADQUARTERS. ARMY OF
THE POTOMAC. CNKTERY
RIDGE, GETTYSBURG, Pa,
July 3, 186S.-We defeated the
rebels this afternoon in . major
engagement that ragged from I
o'clock until s.
It started with . heavy artillery
bombardment that shelled out
Gen. Meade's headquarters and
cost us heavily. Then as Gen.
Meade rode our lines along Gem
etery Ridge on horseback, the
south's infantry charged, appar-
emily 10000 strong, over q mile
wide front.
At one point the invaders
crossed our breastworks, but were
beaten back in furious fighting.
With Gen. Hancock wounded
and commands badly mixed, Gen.
Meade has abandoned the idea Of
q counter-attack. The enemy is
still on Seminary Ridge.
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The oldest and perhaps the doughtiest

The Oldest and perhaps the doughtiest
OF all Washington's veterans Of the
Civil War was stranded on IN isle of
memories here today. while his COM
rades in arms and erStWhile enemies
Of the Confederate forces gathered at
Gettysburg battle ground to swap
yarns. Only a reporter, a photog-
rapher and members Of his family were
available when Henry A. Evans, who
expects to celebrate his 99th birthday
on July 70, warmed up to discussion
Of his experiences during four years
as a member Of the I'd Regiment of
District Of Columbia troops.
They listened attentively during his
recital Of certain events at the Battle
Of Antietam, descriptions remarkable
for clarity and precision Of detail,
but the scene fell short Of perfect for
. reminiscent warrior because every
time he asked that good old question,
"You remember that, don't you?" his
listeners could only stammer out an
Apologize Sorry. but no."
There's where the rub came for Mr..
Evans tough luck in missing the
Gettysburg reunion. for in the G. A. R.
and Confederate encampments he
could have found q dozen men to an
swer his query with an enthusiastic
Sure. I do. and don't you remember
the time =" which Is the fuel
that feeds the flame of imagination
and memory. '' '-
II wanted to join the boys up there
this time" Mr.. Evans said yesterday
at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Mcfarland of 1903 q street
Sc, but it always seems that when
the reunions roll around, happen to
be Ill. Most Of the time feel flne,
but not this last week or 50. It was
the same way when they held the
reunion here . few years back. ! Just
happened to be sick then"
Members Of his family pointed out,
however, that he was still going
Evening star., 1938-07-03
PARK PURCHASE BILL
0. KID BY PRESIDENT
Great Smoky Mountains Area Can
Be Acquired Under Deficiency
Measure.

Purchase by the Federal Govern
ment Of the last remaining land
needed to complete the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park in North
Carolina and Tennessee, was made
possible when President Roosevelt
signed the deficiency appropriation
bill, the Interior Department an
nounced yesterday.
BY this authority, the Government
will be able to acquire $4,000 acres
in Tennessee still needed Of the total
Of 100000 acres designated in 1926
for the national park in the Great
Smokes. This acreage represents the
minimum set by Secretary Ickes. but
a total Of 100000 acres could be ac-
quired under the act.
. Private funds were matched, dollar
for dollar. up to $5,000,000 by the
Rockefeller Foundation as q memorial
to Laura Spellman Rockefeller. moth
er Of John D. Rockefeller, jr. Do
nations Of State and Federal funds
have paid for all but the relatively
small acreage remaining to be ac-
ullired,
Evening star., 1938-07-03
HULL RAPS FOES
OF TRADE PACTS
Scores Efforts to Arouse
Exaggerated Fears From
Tariff Reductions,
D the Associated Press.

~SSSSS@ss~A .
Secretary Of State Hull rebuked
critics of his trade agreements pro-
gram In letter published yesterday.
He declared they would serve busi-
ness and industry better by avoiding
efforts to arouse "unwarranted and
exaggerated fears" Of damage from re-
duoed tariffs.
Secretary Hull's letter. addressed to
Representative Treadway, Republican,
Of Massachusetts,, said that 'notwith-
standing your assertions to the con-
trary" there was no evidence of q
"hasty and reckless disregard Of the
interests Of the so-called tariff-shel-
tered industries" in negotiating trade
treaties.
Defends Czech Pact.
The letter was published at the
request Of Representative Citron,
Democrat, OF Connecticut. It dealt
particularly with criticism of the
trade agreements by Representative
Treadway.
Defending the recent agreement
with Czechoslovakia, Mr.. Hull said
there is not the slightest ground
for assuming that our negotiations
were 'out-traded.'
Concessions were so circumscribed,
he said, as to assure to domestic pro-
ducers Of shoes nearly SO per cent Of
the domestic market in quantity and
more than 90 per cent In value
The Secretary added that C1echo-
slovakia granted concessions Of the
utmost importance"
Peaoe Move Cited.
Secretary Hull said the Govern
ment's policy Of equal treatment to-
ward nations which do not discrimi-
nate against our commerce" was oper-
ating in the direction of world peace.
He told Representative Treadway
also:
"On all counts-American foreign
trade, world trade, international good
Wilt would seem to me that the
program as it is being conducted
stands in shining contrast to the one
which you seem to favor Of trade con-
striction and trade discrimination; q
program which, in my opinion, would
not serve the practical interests Of
this country as whole or of any
substantial part or section Of it,
Evening star., 1938-07-03
~ the Associated Press.

81 tuc ASSocleted Pfe19.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 2.-Maj.
Gen. Henry 0ibbins, United States
quartermaster general, said . 0ettys-
burg housewife offered . drink Of milk
to q lauky Confederate veteran who
ambled onto her porch.
II don't drink milk, ma'am," the
southerner replied. He suggested .
'toddy."
Whats . toddy7" the woman asked.
The veteran showed her how they
make 'em down In Dixie
Charles s. Riggin, o5, Confederate
veteran from Vaughan, N. c., says the
man who talks most about q battle
was . long ways back" Said he:
"A man right In the fighting doesn't
have time to look here and there. He
only loads and shoots"
The veterans didn't know 1t, but q
southerner u In charge Of policing
the @. A. r. encampment and .
Northerner sees that everything goes
right among the q. G. v. tents.
They are It. Jules Carvil1e Of Louisi-
ana and It. Gerald I. Zimmerman Of
Pennsylvania, both instructors ct VAL
ley Forge Military Academy.
George N. d. Garner, an attendant
for one Of the Confederates from Suy.
der, Tex, says he's Q second coustn Of
Vice President Garner.
Passes are required to enter both
encampments. Even . veteran, decked
out In his uniform of blue or gray and
wearing = reunion medal, must aet
one to enter the camp Of his erstwhile
enemy.
i o. Richard Gillette, . veteran ok
the 0s1y, said Union vstefan walked
up to him and thanked him for "say-
Ing his dfes at Antietam.
I The NosthefnsIs gesture vas map-
Evening star., 1938-07-03

where they were and to employ Pick
ett'S fresh division Of the 1st Corps,
together with Heth's Division and part
Of Pender's Division Of the 3rd Corps.
Big Guns Shake tho Earth.
The morning hours were consumed
In bringing Penders troops three
quarters Of . mile down the line, and
In making ready the artillery. Gen.
Longstreet put In charge of his guns
one Of his battalion commanders, Col.
+. Porter Alexander, who is accounted
the best artillerfst In the Army Of
Northern Virginia. Alexander made
the most of the ground gained around
the peach orchard in the fighting
yesterday, and he posted IS guns from
the peach orchard northward for .
distance Of 1900 yards. Five guns
Of Poague's Battalion, 3rd Corps,
also were put In advance. Some Of
these pieces were within $50 yards Of
the enemy, but part Of the support
ing artillery was at the extreme range
Of 1,400 yards.
Gen. Lee rode repeatedly up and
down the line to see that everything
was In order. Twice Gen. Longstreet
rode with him. In deep and manifest
detection Of spirits. Some Of Long
streets men observed his gloom and
concluded from 1t that he disapproved
the plan Gen. Lee had adopted. Lee
himself, as always, was grave but
calm.
Pickett Leads the Charge.
AT / pm. two signal guns were
fired by Miller's battery. Instantly
the bombardment began. Orders were
to IRE by salvoes. with the result that
the simultaneous discharge Of ali the
guns Of . battery shook the earth,
Teamsters three miles In the rear say
the windows were shaken. The Amer
lean continent has never been rocked
BY such . fire.
Half an hour after the lombard
ment began Confederates saw some
movement among the Federal artiller-
lists In the little clump Of trees' on
Cemetery Ridge that was the objective
Of the attack. Col. Alexander thought
this meant the 18 Federal guns IL.
the grove were Withdrawing and he
sent word to Gen. Pickett, Is directed
by Gen. Longstreet to advance the
troops over the ridge for the charge.
Pickett came riding out q II he
were ON parade. up men," he cried,
"and to your postsl Don't forget
today that you are from old vir-
ginia!" Almost at the same instant
Gen. Johnston Pettigrew said to tho
nearest omoer, Nov, colonel, for
the honor Of the old North State,
forward"
Forty-seven regiments, about $1,000
men. soon were In the open. Nine
teen Of these were from Virginia,
IL from North Carolina, seven from
Alabama, four from Missiastppi and
three from Tennessee. These in,
ciuded not only the regiments that
were TO make the charge. but Caoss
that were to support It. IN the oom.
Evening star., 1938-07-03

The cltmar of the battle OF Get
tysbur0 Is recounted here In the
strth OF seven "tront-Hne dis
patches" BY DR.. Freeman, dtstin.
0utshed editor and author, pho
orites as iDar correspondent
might il the battle trere taking
place today instead OF rs years ago.
BY DIR. DOUGLAS s. FREEMAN.
Hdqrs. Army Of Northern Virginia,
Chambersburg pike, near Gettysburg.
Pa, July 3, 1868 I'll p.m)-1n the
greatest assault Of this bloody war,
the Army Of Northern Virginia today
failed to storm Cemetery Ridge, but
its attacking column reached the
heart Of the Federal position and fell
back to its original ground, where 1t
stands ready tonight to receive and
to repulse any counterattack the
Federal Army may make.
Although the losses have been heavy,
particularly in Pickett's Division Of
Longstreet's Corps, the morale Of Lees
veterans Is unshaken. They may not
be able to continue their invasion Of
Pennsylvania, but they are confident
that II they withdraw, it will be at
time Of their choice and in the direc-
tion they desire. II they are assailed.
they are confident that they can
defeat Meade's Army.
Early this morning, Gen. Lee rode
to the headquarters Of the lst Corps
and directed Gen. Longstreet to pre-
pare to assault Cemetery Ridge with
all three divisions Of his corps. When
Longstreet insisted that McLaws and
Hood were facing superior forces
which would turn their flank II they
moved up the limo for an attack Gen.
Lee agreed to leave Hood and McLaws
Evening star., 1938-07-03
China
CONTINUED From First Page.)

demolished. by Japanese bomb, the
State Department was informed.
Whitney Young, American, Consul,
reported that more than . score Of
other Americans there were unscathed,
although Chinese estimated 400 civil
ians died In the raid.
Has Power to Settle Incidents.
Mr.. Young, like other diplomatic
representatives Of the United States In
China, has been given authority by
Secretary Hull to undertake locally
peaceable settlement with the Japa-
nese of any incidents resulting from
the Sino-JApanese conflict. l.
In the event such negotiations fail,
circumstances are reported to the
State Department and formal pro-
tests or less formal representation"
are made to Toxic on orders from
Washington.
Incidents ranging from the sinking
OF the American Gunboat Panay to
the dropping Of bombs on American
missionary school property at Canton
have kept Washington and Toxic en-
broiled in An almost continuous ex-
change for nearly q year.
Gunboat Sent to Swatow.
The United States Gunboat Sacra-
mento was dispatched to Swatow by
Admiral Harry Yarnell, commander
Of the Asiatic Fleet, when attacks on
the city appeared imminent. Other
American warcraft were reported en-
route to the city. '.
Latest State Department records say
there are 20 American residents Of
Swatow, mostly residing On q small
island opposite the Chinese area.
Adjoining the native city is an Amer
tcan Seventh Day Adventist mission
and across the bay is an American
Baptist mission. The Standard OIL 90.
has, an installation there.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Confederate, Rejecting Milk,
Shows HO,v to Make q sToddv'

probation of drink Of water Gillette
gave him after he had been wounded.
The Yankee said he recognized Gil.
lette by his voice.
Mrs. Carolyn Hart Tryon Of Rich
ford, N. Y, reunion visitor. exhibited
. muslin bedspread, . by Z feet, on
which she had stitched the story of
the Civil War in words and pictures.
She said the work required two years.
Rumors that there might be an s5th
anniversary reunion on the Gettysburg
battlefield put new life into some Of
the veterans.
II wouldn't put anything past this
crew." said Samuel B. Hanson, 81. Of
Philadelphia, . Union veteran. "some
Of the boys are struttin' around here
like they're 50."
Gov. George H. Earle OF Pennsyl-
vania, making q tour Of the Southern
camp, shouted In the ear Of one desf
old man:
my wife is from Kentucky. 50 you
see I'm halt Southern"
There Amt no. half North and
hat-South," quavered the old man.
It's al one country now, thank God. /"
Robert B. Tyler. a, Of Joplin, No.,
claimed he was the youngest veteran
at the anniversary. He said he Joined
the Omitted States Navy ct 10 and was
on the q. 8. 8. Racer when the
schooner bombarded Fort Sumter.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Foreigners May Evacuate.

HONG KONG, July, 4 R).-Twc
United States warships were reported
rushing to the South China port Of
swatow today to take part In prob
eble evacuation Of all foreigners as q
result Of Japanese bombing attacks.
{ Evacuation Of foreigners appeared
dkely tonight after Japanese planes
staged the second attack in two days
On Swatow.
Today's casualties were reported
limited, because the attack was direct
ed only against railway station and
the immediate vicinity and because
The bulk Of the populace had fed
b the countryside after yesterdays
devastating bombardment Of civilian
9enters. t...
I Estimates Of the two days casual
Aes placed the number at 500 killed
ind wounded, including 200 school
children.
Gunboat Already at Swatow,
The United States destroyer Ed
I'LL and the gunboat Tulsa were re-
horted steaming to Swatow to Join
the glnboat Sacramento for protec-
ton Of American lives and property
eEd possible evacuation. =
= Further attacks upon Swatow were
3Sared. American residents, most OF
whom live on . small island opposite
the Chinese area, were said to be
0ady for immediate evacuation un-
Ser direction Of Consul Whitney
Young Of New York. Sixty-nine Amer
1ans have been reported in the swA-
tow consular district and i've in Swa-
Ww itself.
= Added to the aerial terror were spas
Modic shellings by q score Of Japanese
Mttleships maneuvering offshore.
The British gunboat Dainty also
MAS standing by at swatow and it wa
reported . number Of the foreign con-
suls now were urging evacuation oi
their nation with the American and
BFitish craft as places Of refuge.
Il Some Reported on Gunboat.
MfIt also was reported, but not OH
SQally confirmed, that some Americana
already had taken temporary refuge
"a the Sacramento pending Develop
1nents, since the island on which they
Hse Is not within the foreign conces-
N4on and is well within the range Of
Japanese fire.
s American consular authorities here
ere awaiting confirmation Of reports
american property was damaged in
xssterday's raid.
-. ~ Cat Ossining, N. r. the Catholic
Foreign Missions announced that
@sthe Rev. william Downs Of the
.sskarymou Mission was seriously
s@Romded IN . bombing raid ct
AsBwatow.)
Evening star., 1938-07-03
BOYS CLUB GETS 1918
TO AID TREK TO CAMP
Junior Board Of Commerce Is
Donor Of Funds Derived
From Benefit Cruise.

The Junior Board Of Commerce has
presented to the Boys Club Of WASH
ington q check for $3lS.65 to send
deserving Boys Club members to
summer camp.
The fund was drawn from proceeds
Of the Junior Boards annual benefit
moonlight beat ride In May. The
presentation was made at the South
east clubhouse Wednesday night by
DR.. ]. A. Nolan, chairman Of the
boards Youth welfare Committee.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Picnic Set Thursdav.

The annual farm bureau and
grange picnics for the Prince Georges
and Charles County, Md. organiza-
tions will be held Thursday, July 21,
at Chapel Point, Charles County. it
was announced yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-28
HUB STORE WILL
REOPEN TUESDAY

Announcement is made today
of the opening tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock of the newly-re-
modelled and renovated Hub
Store, 6O2 Duval street In max
ing this announcement, Mrs. Ma
tilda Mendell, proprietor, made
the following comments:
During the past month we
have sold out, and given away,
in some instanceS-our entire
stock of clothing for women We
received today an entire new
shipment by express which en-
-ables us to make our opening an
nouncement. To make way for
our new policy. we have entirely
remOdelled our Store-installed
new racks, reprinted throughout,
and viii now feature, exclusively.
ladies' ready-to-wear and millin-
cry. We cordially invite all wOm-
en- of Key West to inspect our
new store.