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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
RAISE GOOD STRAWBERRIES.

II Ia surprising the quantity Of poor,
really very poor, strawberries con-
sumed in New York and vicinity every
season. The berries sold by grocors and
at the markets generally are not fit to
eat Thoy are hard, sour and scarcely
1T 10 feed to swine. II Is impossible
TO kill the acid in them and To indulge
in them freely IS likely I" bring on
uric acid rash and other kindred
troubles W. feel sorry for the poor
people who, not knowing better. con-
sumo car loads OF this trash every
season and poison themselves as we'll ~
their children with these miserable
berries. After searching the market
over this season and scoldtng market
men generally. Just one lot OF good
strawberries was found in New York.
II tho public knew what good berries
We're there would be no sale for the
poor strawberries now reaching the
market as the growers would he COM
PEELED 20 raise the better varieties.
Those who have never raised straw
berries probably don't know what a
really good berry Is II there is n plot
in the garden sin by ten feet MI II mp
with good strawberry plants. II more
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WHAT NOT TO PLANT.
SUSAN y. OkIE.

We all have favorite antipathies IN the
garden. Next to cats, mine are the
strange vines, known to catalogues AZ
cinnamon vine. but In my dictionary
snake weed because II stranglcs and
lures one to the knowledge of its deep
lnfamy by pretty foliage and a rapid
growth. 1t is plant to present 10 your
enemy. and IL you arc SO unfortunate as
to have it thoroughly established IN
your garden, Just move away and start
life over again, for 1t is worse than a
MORTGAGE who forecloses and takes
possession.
This pest never appears until tho soil
is all prepared for your seeds and plants
and every visible weed removed. Its
bulb is tiny potato the color Of the soil
where it turks.
After the wistarla, has dropped it's
last blossom and the peonies begin to
show their colors, up comes this eeduc-
tive thief and robs you of your peace
Of mind, develops in your anlablc soul
A ficudish temper and like AN insldious
foe. comes up in a night circles around
your tendercst plant and before one
hal time 10 fetch a hoe Il is strangling
It's victim. which IL uses as a ladder to
reach the heights where II can over
shadow and destroy the lovoliest of your
climbers. Its stem is like telephone wire
which is used I'm its native land instead
of Irvine. At the axis Of each leaf 1t
develops the bulblets and scatters them
everywhere--in tho border on the lawn,
IN the porch boxes, where they lie dor
mant until the next season. You can
pull up the vine, II returns In triple
! form the next day. You cannot burn /
/ off the arbor unless YOU destroy the
climbing roses that It is strangltng. II
YOU dig for II you destroy the roots o'
/ your plancs where II hides. II might h'
spelled shannon vine.
Next on my list is the Aralla spinosa
a tree sometimes called Hercules Club
because II takes Hercules to kin 1t
II IL another immortal. 1t ought 10 b'
called Phoenix, because il rises from IL
ashes. burnt mine to the heart b!
pouring in kerosene and setting 1t afrc
Tho following spring | had a SINAI
grove and after up roofing them thu
lateral roots came up on the lawn whic
fairly sprouted with them, The law
mower shaved them of al tirst, then Tn
roots turned into knobs which had 4
he removed by q pick and even afte
three years labor they still appear Thi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
GARDEN SHOW TO Be
HELD IN MARCH
Unusual Dates Chosen Will
Make It Hard to Hatch
Birds i'm Time.

At meeting of the directors of the
New York Poultry and Pigeon Association
held last week II was decided to hold the
Madison Square Garden Show from
March 4 TO 10, 1915.
This will be a surprise to the breeders
who have eher Garden winners now ma
turing. As IL comes In the midst of the
breeding season, when the best birds
are mated up, and unless very late
Matched there will not be a pullct ut
to show
II is understood chat the directors were
offered two dates one In November 1914.
and the other In March. 1915, or the
alternative of holding this years show
in the Sixty ninth Regiment Armory.
which Is only n block from the Garden
on practically the same dates az the last
show. They decided however. that "
must he held in Madison Square Garden.
A. November will b. too early and likely
10 clash with the Palace show, the un-
usual dates we're chosen.
II would seem that with this cool
weather IT is not yet too late 20 hatch
winners for this show. especially IN the
lighter breeds
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SUGGESTIONS FOR FLOWER BEDS.

a bed Of verbenas with a STANDARD
fuchsia for central height. White
marsuerites with crimson or pink
standard rose. Goraniums with a palm
or other tail tropical plant for the
centre. Solid beds of antirrhinum".
Young fruit falls to the ground from
the trees for q variety of causes, most
frequent of which Is insect pests and
imperfect fertilization drought and
high winds are also responsible. The
dropped fruit should be gathered up
daily and burned 50 that any insects
they contain will give no further
trouble. With apples and pears imper-
feet fertilization Is indicated by the
absence OF seeds and by their size or
failure to swell.
Pyrcthrums arc valuable for cut
flowers for early summer. both the
single and double Powered. Old roots
may be divided. and seed sown in the
open ground now will produce plants
that will flower next year Sow very
thnly and let the seedlings &c, we'll ny
before they are transplanted.
soon ~ they have done Towering, n
they require pruning at all. This will
insure thor Towering the following
year. Where pruning Is delayed the
new growth that follows rarely has
time to become sufficiently ripe.
This month or next is tho time 20
make cuttings Of geraniums and
fuchsias wanted for winter Towering.
Keep carnations well staked and give
an occasional dose Of liquid manure.
Keep tho surface of the soil loose about
the plants 20 encourage good growth.
Parsy cuttings can hc made now,
Use the outside shoots. making cuttings
about three inches long, removing tie
foliage from the two lower joints. In
sert in light candy soil in n mod rately
shady bed and keep the soil moist.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
FACTORS OF PROFITABLENESS IN
FARMING.

The United States Department az
Agriculture gives the following ton AZ
the most important factors IN profitable
farming:
l. Low real estate prices.
. Farm products Of classes deficient
in supply.
:. Magnitude 81 the farm business.
measured either by land farmcd or
amount ~ labor required.
!. High quality in products.
=. Reputation Of the producer; APP
plies especially to tho production Of
pure bred breeding stock.
s. Advantage Gus marketing.
T. Productivcness Of animals kept.
s. Largest yield with relatively little
labor and fertilizer.
.. Low cost OF production. Involves
good farm organization)
10. stability Of profit depends On the
staple character Of the products.
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SNAKE WINDS ROUND HTS WRIST.
UnpIcasant Surprise for a BshI.
more Colorcd Man.

BALTIMORE. July ii.-Esoapns from {.
crate Of pineapples. a long black snal.
crawled along the handle OF a truck and
wound itself around the wrist OF Arnold
Thomas, a colored stevedore OF Hurhes
alley. at work ON Pier ., Light street
As soon as he felt the clammy repul.
against his skin the colored man dropped
his truck and ran into the street shout,
ing Justify
Instead OF aiding tho terror-@trick,n
man his dark skinned companions laughel
at him and assured him they could SEQ
nothing on his wrist and declared that
the LIQUID refreshment he took with his
MONDAY meal had made him see things d"
Beads OF Precipitation trickled down
Thomas's face AS ho tried 10 rid himself
OF his live bracelet.
Suddenly the reptile uVoiled rsel'.
dropped to tho street. and vriggtd
through crevice In the wharf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
TWO SERIOUS BEAN DISEASES

Blight and anthrhCnOSc or EardeO
and field beans caused q loss in Mich
gan estimated at $4,000 0OO or - pc,
cont. of the crop OF 1913. and the United
States Department. of Agriculture has
issued the following instructions for
controlling these diseases.
Bean anthracnosc is caused by n
fungus which attacks the stems, leaves.
pods and seeds Of the plants. ON the
stems and leaf veins It causes clon-
gated. sunlken, dark red cankers. some
times killing young plants and often
producing deformed and yellow leaves
Rounded or irregular sunken spots with
q slightly raised rim are produced on
the pods. The spots usually have pink
centres surrounded by n darker reddish
border In severe cases the pods may
Ice entirely covered 10y tho sores and
produce no seed. In other cases tn"
fungus pcnetratcs the pods and enters
the seed, causing dark, sunken specks
or spots In these diseased seed as
we'll AS in the refuse from diseased
plants the fungus is propagatcd from
season To season.
The bean blight differs from anthra"-
nose in several ways. II is caused by
A bacterial organism. ON III" leaves
il produces Irregular dis eaSed areas
which at first have "a watersoakcd ap-
pearance. hut later dry out and become
brown and brittle. The entire margin
or half Of a lcafet IL often affected.
On the pods tho disease starts as
slightly raised and watery pustules,
which later enlarge and become OF ir-
regular shape and amber color with
yellow centres. Infected seed show vel
low diseased blotches or arc entirely
yelowcd and shriveled,
Both diseases cause serious Losses in
the snap bean trade, Diseased pods are
unmarketable and must be sorted out
II but few slightly spotted pods are
packed in basket the disease may
spread during shipment. causing add
tional loss and necessitating extra sort
ing before the beans can oe soId To the
consumer. IN inc seed Dean 'radc All
beans must be hapd picked 10 get OUT
tho discolored' dlseasel seeds from -
TO 30 per cent or diseased beans are
frequently sorted out, involving heavy
loss of beans as well ms the cost ~
sorting. Diseased beans used Tor seed
usually give poor stand aud result
In the production OF "A badly diseased
crop.
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tree, says one catalogue, ought 70 DO in
every collection
-
Asparagus beds should be weeded and
given light sprinkling Of salt.
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space is available so much the better
Select a good variety from the cato
iogue OF reliable grower. Give them
good cultivation. first preparing the soil
IN the best possible manner. setting the
plants out now. and next season you
will admit that YOU never before knew
what good strawberries were.
BubaCh IL good midscason berry.
This Is n pistillate variety. Candy is a
good late. a perfect variety. Glen Mary
IS mid-season, perfect. Nick Dinner has
a long season, from early 10 medium
late perfect William Belt is mid
season variety. The berries are very
large. perfect. The cid Sharpless ia
hard 10 beat tho plants stand either
heat or cold well, very productive and
the fruit ia firm and OF good quality.
perfect.
The pistillatc varieties should have a
row Of a perfect Towering variety,
towering AZ the same time. planted
every nine feet among them or every
third or fourth plant in the row. to
pollenlze their blossoms. When prop
ory pollenized the plstillatc varieties
arc usually the most prolific. hut with
out TIA" perfect lowering varieties the
pistillate varieties will not produce
fruit.
There are many newer sorts that are
well worth trying. DR.. Walter Van
Fleet. "A very successful New Jersey
grower, produced many good new
varieties. but he has unfortunately
been swallowed up. So to speak. by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture Now for the first time the JOAN
II. Cook strawberry is offered. This Is
No. I Of Or. Van Fleets hynrids. II
ripens with the second early varieties,
not SO early as Early Jersey Giant but
In advance of Nos. ~ and ~. The bcr-
ries are nearly round though somewhat
irregular In shape. Of exquisite quality
blood red in color and very firm This
is likely to become "A popular CONNER
cial variety. II was named after John
| II. Cook, the editor and publisher 81
the Red Bank. y. T., Register.
| Early Jersey Giant IS Or. Van Fleets
40. TO- "A good early variety. No. IL IL
called Edmund Wilson. The plants Of
this variety arc unusually strong and
robust and wonderfully prolific. while
the berries are of good size aud flavor.
ArrrM; rRJTTING sTRAwBERRIE7
Every home garden should have q
bed OF autumn bearing strawbcrres. II
addition 10 the bed OF June berries
Good profits can be made planting an
tumn bearing berries now so a. To &c
the crops 10 market before late berrie'
become commonplace and the best mar
kct profits have been reapeG by others
Those who took our advice last yea
and planted late berries will make goo'
profits this season. Tho autumn fruit
ing berries arc Amrricus Progressive
and Productive.
For strawberry beds the soil SHOULD
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make cuttings Of geraniums and
fuchsias wanted for winter Towering.
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Keep carnations well staked and give
an occasional dose Of liquid manure.
Keep tho surface of the soil loose about
the plants 20 encourage good growth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-02
FRENCH GUNS DEAL
DEATH TO HUSSARS
Brigade of Famed Deaths Head
Riders Shattered Trying to
Cut Off Cavalrymen.
GUNNERs IN GREATEST DANGER
Surprised on March, Get Machines
in Action Only When Germans
Come within FIVE Hun
dred Yards of Thehn.

BORDEAUX, Oct. 1.-The defeat of
16,000 Prussian guards who attacked the
French center on September 26 is described
today in the Petit Gironde
AS soon as news of the German advance
was received, French cavalry was sent
to hold the enemy at Auberive. Depart
ment of Marne;-to give the artillery and
infantry time to come up from Souain,
a place near Auberive. But while the
French draggoons were preparing for the
defense Of Auberive, a brigade Of Death $
Head hussars, avoiding the village, came
across the vineyards and fields with tho
intention Of surprising the French
artillery on, the march.
IT was critical moment. The French
Dragons were two miles ahead and the
Infantry two miles behind the gunners
who were in danger OF being sabred
across their guns. The hussars were only
three-quarters OF mile away galIoping
furiously. In two minutes the guns were
unlimberec and lined up along the road.
Ihe enemy then was only 500 yards away
and the command could be heard to pre-
pare to charge the guns.
In the charge the Prussian ,caalry gath
Death from French Guns.
cred speed with every yard. When they
were 200, yards away the French Runers
aimed and there was flash OF fire.
Through the blue smoke the artillery men
could see the enemys horses rearing and
officers trying vainly to rally the broken
lines
second time the battery hurled death
into the doomed brigade. A great silence
succeeded the thunder of hoofs and the
shouting OF men. Two thousand horse
men lay as IL struck by lightning. Here
and there wounded horse struggled 10
shake itself clear from the heaped dead.
But the artillerymen did not wait 10
gaze long on this scene of carnage They
limbered up the guns and ratified off 10
aid the dragons, who were hard pressed
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Three)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-02
wo GERMAN DIVISIONS LOST
Kaiser's Troops Cut to Pieces in Bat
tie at Druskeniki.
BITTER AT GERMANS
Twenty-Five soldiers Hanged In
Revenge for Execution OF SIX
SnIpers-Pay for Food with
worthless Orders.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-Colonel
Golejewski military attache of the
Russian embassy, today issued the
following report from Petrograd:
"On September 2S, after stubborn
fighting, our troops captured the
German positions at Awgustowo and
Kopetz. On September 20 we took
the defiles between the lakes at
simno. Sereie and Leipuny.
THE Germans have been driven back
into the region between Suwalll sejny
and Marlanpol Our advance continues.
German siege artillery continues the bonn
bardment Of ossowjetz, but without sue
cess. At schuickin, and at Andrejew only
unimportant skirmishes are reported"
Two German Divisions Destroyed.
LONDON. Oct. 1.-The correspondent
of the. Telegraph at Petrograd telegraph-
ing regarding the operations In Russian
Poland near the East Prussian border
says:
The triangle formed by Joining st. Shut
shin, Augustowo and Ossowetz Is little
more than vast swamp, making military
operations difficult even In the best OF
weather Rain has been falling heavily
for the last two days, but the Russians
nevertheless are pushing on determinedly.
The recent fighting has been eanguinary,
two German divisions having been de-
stroyed In the battle OF Druskeniki In
the west Of Russian Poland the brushes
between the advance guards continue
THE Polish peasants are extremely Bit
ter against the Germans and this feeling
has been increased by contact with Ger
man hunger AS an instance the Germans
everywhere pretended to pay for supplies
with documents written In German, which
the peasants found had transcribed
thereon that whoever presents this at
the end Of war will be hanged"
Peasants Hang German Soldiers.
There has probably been sniplng by
the civilian population, as the bodies of
six peasants were found hanging to a
tree In Polish town a few days ago.
Their fellow townsmen vowed to have
revenge and two days later a German
scouting party found the bodies OF twen-
ty-two German soldiers hanging from the
same tree.
"A letter received here from a Russian
officer who is camping on the estate of
Emperor William at Rominten, East Prus-
sia, says:
Williams estate is magnificently
equipped and we have everything at our
disposal which we could wish. We are en-
joying particularly delicious dinners pre-
pared by his fine cooks.
His park swarms with rare animals
and birds. We are teaching his parrots
the Russian language and they are learn
ing to address their imperial master with
compliments / should blush TO repeat in
company.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-02
IFRENCH SAY ALL'S we'll ALONG AISNE
War Summary

Slight advances by both wings
of the allied armies are indicated
in an official statement issued by
the French War office.
At the same time the general
situation is described as un-
changed I'VE have, neyerthe-
less says the statement. made
progress on our left to the north
OF the Somme and on our right in
the southern Woevre district"
This brief announcement af-
fords the only light from official
sources thrown on the great strug-
gle raging in northern France.
London and Berlin were still ST.
lent late yesterday and what
official reports reached this
country by way of the capitals OF
the belligerents contained little to
indicate the course Of events on
the different battleflelds.
Berlin announced the allies
had been repulsed at Albert.
eighteen miles northeast Of
Amiens, and that the German at
tack in Argonne was progressing
steadily, though slowly.
The most recent word from the
Belgian war office said the Bel
glans were successfully repulsing
the attack of the Germans on
Antwerp.
Fighting In the far east has be-
gun In earnest with an attack by
the German warships on the land
positions OF the Japanese who are
lesieging Using Tau in further
uco of their campaign against the
district of Kiao Chow In China.
ine refusal of Germany to with
iraw from this leased possession
'aused Japan to declare war.
A correspondent at Paris, re-
ferring to events OF Wednesday,
that the Germans continue a
cree attack on the allies in the
angle formed by the rivers Disc
and Aisne, in the direction of
Tracy-le-Mont. Yesterdays state
ment by the French war office
said that the Germans we're re-
pulsed at Tracy-ie-Mont.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-02
FRENCH YICTORS
IN SEDAN BATTLE
Paris Correspondent Reports Ger
mans Defeated on Field They
Were Once Successful On.
TEUToNs LED INTO A TRAP
Defenders Reiterated Across Bridge,
with Invaders Following, When
Bridges Were Blown Up
and Latter Slain,

LONDON, Oct. 1.-During the strategical
relief of the allies southwark from the
Belgian frontier, the French troops ex-
acted from the Germans bloody revenge
for the French retreat at Sedan forty
four years before. On this same battle
field. according to the Paris correspond
ent of the Daily Mail the Germans suf-
fered one of the worst defeats OF the
present invasion. They were led into a
trap which cost them thousands OF men,
he says. The French could have held
their position indefinitely. but strategy
required them 10 continue falling back
with the remainder of the allies along
the line. Here Is the story OF the second
battle of Sedan, as told by the corre-
spondent: ".
The French general ordered his troops
to fall back across the river and take up
positions on the opposite heights. The
bridges were mined, but were left stand
ing in order to deceive the Germans into
thinking that the French were retreating
hastily The ruse succeeded. The Germans
advanced across the bridges in close for
nation. When several German regiments
had crossed the French blew up the
bridges and the French artillery started
firing at 100 German columns, which re-
treated hastily to the river only to find
the bridges gone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-02
KAISER'S WARSHIPS
TAKE OFFENSIVE
Japanese Positions Near Tsing-
Tau Are Bombarded by the
TeutOns.
TORPEDO DESTROYER IS SUNK
One German Boat Sent 60 Bottom by
japanese siege Guns-Japanese
Lose Two of Their Mine
sweepers.

TOXIC, oct. I-Q;5O D. MIA seyere
engagement has been opened by the Ger.
man warships, which cannonaded the
japanese positions near TsinS-Tau. east
OF the government Of Kiao chow, the Ger.
man leased territory In China. Two Off
GERS were killed. German aeroplanes as
sisted the warships
The Japanese War'office announces that
an artillery duel at Tsing-Tau continues.
German torpedo boat destroyer sank
in the harbor yesterday "wednesday.
Apparently this ship was not in action.
From other sources It IL stated that the
German destroyer was sunk by Japanese
siege guns.
II was officially announced late this aft
ernoon that a Japanese mine sweeper Off
kiao-Chow was blown up and sunk.
Three men were killed and thirteen others
wounded.
Another Japanese vessel, the Sppfv
ship Wakamiya Maru. was damaged one
man on board was killed and six were
injured.
The name OF the mine sweeper which
went down was tho Negato Maru
Seventeen Hundred JaPs Killed.
FEklN' China, oct. IA German re.
port from Tsing-Tau. the fortified posi-
ton of the Kiao-Chow territory sent by
carrier pigeons to Tsi-Nan, In Shan-Tung
province, and thence TO Pskin by tele-
graph, indicates that the German re-
tirement from the second line of defenses
around Tsing-Tau, which took place last
Monday, was due to the overwhelming
numerical strength OF the Japanese.
The report says that the Japanese losses
were LOO killed and 800 wounded. a re-
suit OF the fire from, German watships
coupled with the fire Of machine guns on
land. The German losses are described
as small
Al the German legation in Peking II
was said today that Germans caused the
destruction early this week Of the rail-
road bridge at To-Yu-Ho. six miles west
Of Wei-Hsien. and that they will cause
other bridges to be dynamited also all
the government buildings at Tsing-Tau
when further defense OF that place be-
comes impossible
The japanese legation here today ex.
pressed the belief that the troops now at
tacking Using Tau would await the ir-
rival OF siege guns.