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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
GERMANY'S CHIEF AIM
Is TO WIN In 0LYMPICS
Member Of Committee Tells Of
Plans-NOw 100000 Men
in Active Training.

BERLIN, April 20.--The Imperial Ger
man Committee for Olympic sports COM
putes that there are approximately
1900, 900 athletes actively training for the
honor of representing Germany In the
Berlin Olympics OF 1916.
I'VE stake everything on a victory"
said member OF the committee. For
US the Olympic games represent no selfish
object. We will do our best. but to the
mere end OF winning. for in trumphs we
recognize chiefly the impetus to the ma
ton that avails itself OF the benefits of
athletics and seeks recreation in healthy
sports, so that the corroding influences Of
modern l.fe may, perhaps. ~ outweighed
Athletics. in "A way. are fortifying the
German race and In that spirit We decided
to excel as far as lies IN our power Ger
many plans to spend s,oo. 600 in training
its athletes and expects n biz popular sub
scription IL necessary afterward to make
up "a deficit caused by the expenses o.
the actual holding OF the games.
THE only deviation from the stan
dardized contests planned Is to give an
opportunity to the German gymnas,s
which they did not have at London or
Stockholm. The popularity OF that form
OF exercise in Germany is shown by the
size of In" national organization. which
has 1000 600 members
our other athletic organizations are
also large The football league has 1907
900 members. the Nthletlc union 12O. 900,
the cyclists league 10000 and the tennis
lea que 10000.
~ Ions series Of elimination tests is
planned throughout the empire, includin r
games In the army schools ana colleges.
As fast as the right men are discovered
they will be put In charge OF professional
trainers for their special branches ana
developed Systematically The pro-
grammes OF all athletic meetings IN Ger
many until 1916 have been formulated to
single out winners In the blympiCs, So
that Germany viii have Il constantly
growing number of specialists in every
department Of athletics, Last year for
eign sporting conditions were investigated
in order to adapt the best methods abroad.
Finally steps were taken to prevent ath-
letics from degcnerating into mere eN-
hibition OF skill by a few acrousts. The
leaders of the olympic committee want
sports developed alonG lines To arouse the
interest OF the masses and To goad them
on to fresh independent work"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
Dyker Meadow Opens Course.

Although the heavy rain caused the
pos,ponement OF the nrst monthly handi-
cap that was TO have been played at
Dyker Meadow yesterday. tho course was
opened for play. and about twenty-five
members took advantage Of their first OPP
portunty to make a round Of the links.
About II dozen more turned M AT the
clubhouse to look Things over. hut did not
venture out on the course.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
NEW YORK LEADS ON
NATIONAL GOLF LIST
State Has Fifty-fivc Men on 1t.
All But Eight Of Them
From This District.
JERSEY SECOND WITH 80
All But Two Of These Also Are
metropolitan Players-Big
List Of Quakers Rated.
JERSEY SECOND WITH 80

Twenty-six States and the District of
Columbia are represented on the new ma
tional handicap list. issued by the United
states Golf Association last week, but, al
though golfers from nearly every section
Of the country have won places ON the list
Of eligibles for the national amateur
championship. an analysis Of the es7
names shows that the goling strength of
the nation is pretty we'll concentrated.
New York State leads all of the others.
as fifty-five of those whose names appear
are registered from clubs In this State.
All but eight OF the ffty-fiye are resi-
dents OF the metropolitan district New
Jersey is second with 20 names, and all
but two OF them are names of metropoli
tan golfers. Massachusetts with 81.
Pennsylvania with rs. and Illinois with
90 exhaust the list OF the States which
have within their borders cities that are
great Eolfng centres.
The complete analysis OF the list by
States follows:
New York. 50 New Jersey. 40; Massa-
chusetts, 81: Pennsylvania, %; Illinois,
ass Connecticut. IL; California. 10:
Louisiana, 4; Michigan. 4; Ohio. 4: Rhode
Island, 4; Wisconsin. 4: Florida. 8; Mis-
souri,. 3 Vermont. 3 Georgia, 2; Minne-
sofa, 2; South Carolina, 2; Colorado. l !.
Delaware. /: District Of Columbia. :,
Kentucky, /: Maryland. ] New Hamp-
shire. /: Tennessee, l; Texas, l WASH
ington. 1. Total, 227.
-. ., ,,... a., .ho
o ~ .Sa, sen,n,,ad nv the Golf A.so-
ota.inn 30 phiiaSsinhia. Tho 1914 list has
80. 80. ,.,'.a a III con,ain. oaa names
yus' oec, nsa.,arrd a.. LOO man With a
handicap Of 2 strokes, although ne IL a
4 man on the new national list. Howard
W. psrr,r Merion q. II Buxton. Hum
.".so. Wa,I.v. ~ A Crump. Philadel-
III. ."s"V Torntrv, Maurice Risley. Atlantic
Tr,.,. and Worthington. Phiiadel-
S,ty' ,i,. ~ a.. o,.ced AZ q on the
p ~ sa,,,s,a IT,, Perrin 4. at 4 on the
.a.'nnai lie, C,ru,nn buxton and Worth
,"n,or ana Risley did not receive a
Rational rating.
49, ,a.a.r. nm the Metropoii.
SIN, na,nan ,,st Iike those in Philadei.
All i,d nn, fara quite so well on tho
Pnia, W. ~, ala IN that of the
ha.i''ai ,,nr isrome ID Travers is
'oo"' 80. so-a,ch on both lists and
~. .t. g. ra.,sd at . in each case. hut
d'..1, L,,,Ih,, and Fred Herreshoff. VIII,
os"a .,,,, ~ Carder CIV veteran al on
ar. are MI list are az 3 on the ma.
ti'e .' ',,,,a,,on
t'o"aA
,.,,,., ,,S
James NJ barhes' 'he proiess'on"'. WI
did so well IN me has'ohs. opsu ."a ana
who resigned ms posltion AT sea'.ie 70
| Gently to take charge AT ,ne WnI.,n,n.s
Valley Country tlup near "'a"e'p''''
| has begun his new work Wei
In spite or most unihVorapie pIaSins
| conditions, he equalled 'he recoT" TOT
the Whitemarsh nahey COURSE .ne o,nea
! day by making the rouno w - pe''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26

CoRNwALL-oN-HUpsoE. April o5.-The
New York Military Academy baseball
team defeated Port Jervls High school
here to-day. score TO o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. April 25.--The
baseball game between Penn state and
West Virginia scheduled To be p.ayed here
to-day was called of on account OF rain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26

"a r'IAiR' ~ j., April 25,--Although
3d., 'l'Idr schedule at the Mcn"lair oorf
-. '~s moi INsin untii SATURDAY. next,
.... the Qualifying round for the Nav
~ ~, n'h'ht will be played. the members
sr, ut cub took part In a sweeps u ke
io-Hay. A. L. Picrson won IN c.rss
a N.h NJ A. L. Pierson. Jr. in class
WIN ~ C. r.. Merrill and X. l..
r'y Tied with ss In class 9. The
M,,'s,. a. l.. Pierson. ss-is. 81; w. t.
u, q va Week, 81. So; J. !. simmons,
., ,wyish'' ss-ia 81; r. l.. Galissher
cu,, ,1'' ., 6 y. Merrill. r:-sa S. H. L.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
NASSAU BEATS COLLEGIANS.
Columbia Golfers Have No Chance
Against Star Lineup.

GLEN COVE. l.. l., April 25.--The Mas
sau Country club presented the strongest
kind OF n lineup In Its match against the
Columbia University golf team this AZ
ternoon and the collegians did not win
any OF the three four ball matches that
were played
Among those who played for Nassau
were Findlay :. Douglas. Howard Max
well, John y. Stearns 3d william L.
Hicks and Howard Whitney. The Colum.
bin boys played well. but they were up
against too strong a team 10 beat on Its
own course. The summary.
NASSAU. COLUMBIA.
Douglas Maxwell .... Johnst on Craven, 0
whitney .Hcks,,..... 4 Wilcox Crampto on ...... o
Stearns.Jones ....,... Henderson, Siegel ,.., 0
- -
Observation-Disclosures. s. Totals. o
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04

Silos should be built in time to take
care of the crops before frost comes.
and the thrifty farmer will build as
early as possible.
built a round silo 16 feet 4 inches
in diameter. by 80 feet high, and
placed in it about seven acres of
drilled corn, well cared, and three
acres of hill corn from the shock, all
cut and blown into the silo, mixed as
it went and wet down we'll
This made 1875 tons of the best win
ter feed for dairy cows that / ever
saw.
We started feeding it to fifty cows
and ten head of young stock on De-
cember /. and it was sufficient to last
them until March 10,
The corn put in this way furnished
not only the roughage, but coneen-
trates. as all needed to balance the
ration was four pounds of gluten meal
and four pounds of wheat bran per
day for each cow
Following this stock in the barnyard
was about thirty pigs, shoats and
sows, and with practically no other
feed never saw stock look better on
March 1.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04
WORKING WITH THE
HONEY CATERERS
Beekeepers Often Have Trouble
in Handling Honey in Their
Apiaries in the Fall.
lny r. Q. HERMANl

Nectar is usually thin and watery
when first taken into the hive. but as
IL is deposited in the cells, less than
a drop at time, much of the extra wa
ter evaporates, and further to ia.
cilitate evaporation the bees leave the
cells uncapped for several days when
nearly full
Sometimes the bees accelerate this
ripening process by vigorous tanning
at the entrance OF the hives. which
may continue all night. when honey
is coming in fast.
The more thoroughly the honey is
ripened the less liable it is to ferment,
a fact in chemistry with which the
bees seem to be familiar The con
sistency of honey depends somewhat
upon the source from which it is
gathered and also upon the haste with
which it is stored.
Fond as the bees are of nectar, they
are yet more fond of honey. and will
forsake the fields at any time to col
lect load of ready prepared sweets.
Thus beekeepers often have trouble
In handling the honey in their apiaries.
for when the bees get a scent Of the
alluring harvest they fall upon the
plumber and quickly convey it back to
their hives.
Indeed, under the Intoxicating infiu-
ence of ready-made. honey, they often
become demoralized, and like miser
at the sight of gold, dream only Of ac-
quiring the largest possible amount.
Thus swarms sometimes fight over
the honey, aud finally the strong ones
break into the hives of the weak and
rob their neighbors Old.uime bee
keepers understand that when honey
10 to be handled 1t must be taken into
room and the door closed. or else
there is danger that the whole apiary
may be seized with frenzy for rob
bling.
Great care must be taken in opening
hives at such times when little or no
honey is coming in from the fields, and
at no time should honey be exposed
in or near the apiary.
Bees do not need daily attention, but
can be given sufficient food at one
time to last all winter. When natural
forage is scarce, bees will collect
honey dew, the waste of cider mills,
fruit juice, the refuse from sugar and
molasses barrels, If available.
But this stuff cannot be called honey
and win prove disastrous to the baes
If left in the hive for the winter
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04

- WITZERI4AND is unique among
nations. II has no proper physi-
"a cal unity. and its political unity
~ is the unforeseen outcome o.
events which occurred mo- =
than six hundred years ago. II is
prosperous beyond other Continental
countries, and it's principal cities are
undefended Yet today Switzerland
lies cool oasis OF peace in the midst
Of burning, glaring desert of war.
Because of its small size and its
lack Of seacoast, the Swiss Republic
has never held an important place in
the ranks OF the powers. However.
the little country is one of the oldest
in existence, and has come safely
through more than six centuries of
European conflicts with no lasting in
jury, but considerable increase of ter
rito;y. Since the time when the map
ot Europe was adjusted as it was be-
lore the present war the four nations
surrounding Switzerland have all cher
ished hopes of some day adding it to
their territory, but none OF them has
dared to try it. Many Swiss fear that
this war will put some nation in a
position to threaten their sacred liber-
y
The independence and neutrality of
Switzerland are guaranteed by the
powers OF Europe, just as in the case
of Belgium 1t is her position alone
which has thus far prevented AN in
vasiop by the kaiser 1t is too far
from Paris to Switzerland for the use
of the resent German campaign.
Strictly Neutral.
A German army could march up the
valley of the Rhine into Switzerland,
then follow the River Aar to the south
west and reach the tableland north
east of Lake Geneva From that re-
gion it could move past the south end
of Lake Neuchatel and enter France.
No inaccessible passes or difficult
country would be met with on this
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04
He Sknows Manners.~

In Washington they are telling a
good story on one Of the newest West
ern congressman Almost as soon as
he deposited his carpetbag in the ma
tion's capital be went out and pur-
chased & Handbook Of Etiquette and
began to study it diligently. So he
was quite prepared for any emergency
when a member of the French EN-
bassy came 10 cali upon him First
calls" said the handbook. should be
returned Immediately" When the
Frenchman started TO go his host ac-
companied him to the front door.
where he donned his hat All, said
the departing guest, Monsieur is
going out, n'est-ce pas? Is 1t Eat you
20 to make ze little promenadeg"
The congressman smiled with con-
scious pride Why. no. sir" he ejacu-
lated armIy. You foreigners aren't
the only ones that knows manners. i
am going home With you, str. to return
your call. sir"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04

We found the best way to feed was
TO feed the bran and gluten meal be-
fore and during milking tine. and the
ensilage after milking. The milk was
bought by one Of the large milk com
panies which supply Chicago with bot
tied milk. cad was pronoW by them
a fine article testing on the average
about 81 butter fat by the Babcock
test
For a dairy of fifty cows, two
round silos, each eighteen feet in di-
ameter by thirty-six feet high. should
furnish enough for the winters feed
ing, and carry the stock through the
dry time next fall.
In providing plenty of suceulent
food of this nature for the dairy, milk
can be made better and cheaper, and
more cows can be kept on the same
number of acres
In building this fall, do not worry
about the roof until the silo is filed.
no matter about the weather, as
should it rain while filling or later.
it will do no harm. as corn fairly we'll
matured needs more moisture than it
contains to make the best silage and
win get 1t in that way
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04
DAMAGE DONE BY
OVERHEATING HAY
Two Cases Of Spontaneous Com
bustion Reported Thorough
~ Cure Before Stacking.
CBy S. c. MILLER

Clover hay is now being put up in
many parts of the country. Already
there are reports of overheating of
clover hay.
In two cases, in Hamilton county,
Ohio, and another near Paducah, KY,
it is reported that spontaneous COM
bustion took place and one barn was
burned.
There is no doubt that not only
clover, but some other crops. as green
sorghum. will become so hot as to
burst into flame when air is admitted.
It is claimed that alfalfa will become
SO hot as to burn itself up, but there
are no we'll authenticated cases of this
on record.
II is believed that combustion is
produced by fungus which Is capable
of developing great heat under certain
conditions
II any part of clover II put into a
large stack or into barn in large
quantities before IT is properly cured,
and all dampness removed, 1t Is apt to
heat quickly and produce very high
degree of temperature.
The writer has seen hay so bot In
his fathers barns in Illinois that one
could not hold his hands in the mass.
but he has never Witnessed case of
actual combustion.
He has seen, however, large shed,
on neighbor's farm, destroyed by
fire, when 1t was known positively that
no means of setting it on fire could
have been near 1t for days before.
Hot, muggy weather will produce
heat in clover. particularly if it is
heavy and has been cut little too
green, or has been rained upon,
Clover should be tossed up into the
air If it is damp and be allowed to dry
out before being put into the stack,
and il it is stacked green or put into a
large, close NOV, it is pretty sure to
make trouble
The only way to prevent heating is to
cure clover hay very thoroughly. II the
weather is wet during haying time, the
hay must be given air and cured in
some way. If it is bad case. put al
ternate layers of straw or old dry hay
between the layers of new hay.
To prevent heating, the hay should
be distributed lightly over the whole
surface of the stack or NOW, and no
big load should be dumped into one
spot.
Hay gathers moisture very quickly
after shutdown, and the last load
brought in should be allowed to re-
main on the wagon overnight, and
when put into the barn next morning
evidence of heat should be carefully
looked for.
After hay has been put away. run a
long iron rod into it occasionally and
leave IL there few minutes. II the
hay is heating the rod will tell the
story.
1t is dangerous to open up hay that
Is very hot, because the admission of
air Is almost sure to start combustion.
II the hay Is so hot as to make the
rod unbearable to the hand, the only
thing to do is to fill the water bucket
and send for the neighbors.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04

serve for short periods at stated in
tervals In this way every man in
the country is made a good soldier
without seriously interfering with his
occupation. A powerful fighting forcs
can be put In the field in a few days.
Another advantage of the system Is
the low cost By keeping only a small
force in active service the Swiss main
tain what is generally regarded as a
thoroughly satisfactory military force
for the lew rate of about twelve francs
per capita per annum When the small
population is considered this appears
remarkable
With the situation in Europe as it
is. Switzerland appears TO be fairly
safe just now. Her greatest danger
will be after the war, especially if
Germany should win.
How Republic Was Formed
It was the house of Hapsburg. whose
troubles started the terrible conflict
now raging. which was directly re-
sponsible for the founding OF the
Helvetian Republic. The Hapsburgs
we're a family whose power was rapid.
ly growing By the middle OF the thir-
teenth century they we're in control OF
Austrian politics. They we're large
land owners in the region which is
now the heart of Switzerland. and they
claimed feudal rights over the inhab-
itants. These mountaineers refused
to submit to Hapsburg rule. On Au-
gust /, 1891, the men of the three
forest cantons of Uri. Schwyz and
Unterwalden met and formed the "Ey-
eriasting League" for the purpose OF
resisting the Hapsburgs That house
attempted to make war on the mem
bers of the alliance. but was complete
ly routed in one battle a few weeks
after the compact had been made
The three cantons were aided by
four adjoining districts in their first
fight From that time on other can
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04


tons and divisions joined with the orig
inal ones under the terms OF the
Everlasting league. The main occupa-
ton Of this organization for the next
.wo centuries was getting rid OF the
Hapsburg and Austrian influence,
Rights az land owners we're Tecog-
nized. but any feudal claims were
calmly ingnoned, and were at no time
enforced successfully In 1474 the
HapsburgS formally gave up their
claims.
At that time there was decided
lack OF unity In the federation. due to
the wide differences between its mem.
bers. 1t was regarded by them as
union for defense only. The retire.
ment OF the Hapsburgs was immediate
ly followed by the Burgundlan war.
during the course OF which Switzer.
land was attacked as nation This
gave the people a national spirit
and I feeling of oneness of purpose
Pressure was renewed on Austria, the
only kingdom which had any claim to
sovereignty over the Swiss. and In
1899 that country recognized the indie
pendence of the Swiss nation.
For the next three centuries inter.
nal troubles caused by religious diff.
ferences prevented any important
progress The party which contend
ed tor renouncing the authority OF the
pope and the separation of church and
state was successful, and on March
20. 1873, new leagGs vas formed,
which was referred to as THE Tel.
veto Republic. one and indivisible.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04

Tf~N~fNl< y
course and there are no forthcations
OF importance. Furthermore. France
would be entered at point where her
defenses are not strong This way
is three times as far to Paris az
through Belgium Hence Belgium sui.
fers. II is the opinion OF Swiss officers
that Germany viii not undertake TO
send an army over this route.
While Switzerland is maintaining a
strict neutrality and hopes to avoid
any part In the hostilities. public senti-
ment probably favors the allies. In
81 of the % cantons German and
French are spoken by about equal
numbers, while in one southern canton
Italian is the chief language. All three
are used In the federal parliament and
proclamaticns and Laws are published
in them Eut the inhabitants are
Swiss before anything else. and any
attempt to violste the neutrality of
the country viii lueet with instant re-
sistRnce.
Although there is provision in the
Swiss constitution prohibiting a stand
ing army. the country actually has a
large and most efficient body Of sol
diers. II numbers well over two hun
bred thousand men. Its equipment is
the best Although nominally militia
body because of the constitutional pro-
vision, it is actually federal army
These soldiers do not serve contfn-
uously, and there Is no such thing as
an enlistment for term of years.
Instead. all r-lale citizens BETWEEN fixed
ages ara rner1bers of the militia and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04

Georges Andrea, to whom the French
premier recently alluded as an all
round athlete and the best rugby three
quarterback who was contestant in
the London Olympic games. Follow
ing is the story of how Andrea, who
Is with the French army in Lorraine.
won his honors:
With six men he went into village
to find rooms for officers. In the mar
ket place was a large band of Ger.
mans, who Immediately set upon the
small French detachment. Andrea
snatched a saber from the German
nearest him and killed two men with
it, By this time he saw that his com
panions were dead or captured. He
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04

der how many of us win be here this
time tomorrow night? We specuIated
upon it. The next night I alone re-
NAMED alive. So the thing went"
One OF the passengers aboard the
St. Louis was Frazer Kanmemeyer,
who said he was German, and that
he had come to this country on a
private mission to Count Won Bern
storff, the German ambassador He
took great pride in the fact that he
had come direct from Berlin through
England to board the ship, and had
net been detected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES ON THE FIRING LINE

militia. The Germans would not even
recognize them as soldiers, but de-
elared they would shoot every man
Of the civil guard they caught We
had been fighting the Germans in the
woods near TirIemont. It was SO pitt
full, that handful OF raw militiamen
pitting themselves against the great
bluegray machine of the invaders.
One might seven Of us-comrades
Of few weeks, facing death-sat in
a tent together. One said: won
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-04

New York.-George De Clerk, Bel
vian artist, whose home is in Philadel-
phia. but who served In the civil
guards about Ghent az ing the early
weeks of the war. returned aboard the
american liner St. Louis with the
ghosts of terrible days keeping him
company.
.Taere we're once 10000 Of the civil
znards irving to oppose themselves
against $4,000 Germans near TIRE
mont he said. They were merely