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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
NOTES ON BLOOMING THINGS

No matter what the calendar says,
do not plant your tuberoses out Of
doors until the ground is warm and
spring settles downright. ,,
Liquid manure is made by saving
q barrel in two or using q tub with a
spigot near the bottom, Punch holes
in an old lard can through the bot
tom. and fill with fresh manure. Place
1t on the tub with boards laid across
the tub) and fill the can with water.
Harden plants grown under cover
by exposing them to the sun and ain
and outdoor atmosphere. Expose them
but a short time at first and increase
the exposure until they are hardy.
However, they must not be left in the
weather during high or cold winds or
when frost. snow or ice are in the
air.
Mulch sweet peas by sowing seeds
Of any, Of the low growing ANIMALS
along the pea trenches and thereby ex-
tend their growing season.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

mulched with old manure or lawn cl,.
pings, or if the plants are set Gloss
enough together to shade the ground
after July /.
One packet climbing nasturtium four
to six feet; blooms in July until frost
Set seed one inch deep in May.
One packet nicotiana affinis two n
three feet; July until frost. Start in
May one foot apart.
One packet candytuft one foot: June
and July. Sow seed early in the gar.
den.
One packet poppy one to one and
one-half feet; July and August. Nix
seed with sifted soil, SOW the earlier
the better. Firm the soil with a
board or the hand but do not cover.
Not easily transplanted
One packet petunia dwarf sir
inches; July to September. Start in
the house for early bloom. Grown
anywhere. Portulacca (rose moss) is
another annual for dry soil. Grows
in a sand pile, six inches. Sow the
seed middle of May.
No. 3. A handy garden that will
bloom the first year with a light
strawy winter protection and improve
in appearance from year to year. After
the first planting they will require
only an occasional mulch of old man
ure. Pull the weeds and thin the
plants when they begin to crowd.
which will not be before the third
spring.
Start all these seeds in the bot.bed
or box of fine soil in a sunny win
dow.
One packet hollyhock four to SIX
feet; July to August. Get single early
blooming.
One packet delphinium (hardy
larkspufO one to three feet; June to
July.
One packet New England asters one
to three feet; June to the end OF
August. Sow seed out of doors early.
One packet pompon chrysanthemum
one to three feet; October until snow
flies.
In October plant bulbs Of daffodils,
late tulips and crocus in this garden
to have flowers from March Is until
with practically no work
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
FIGHTING IN sC0RE.oF
OTHER REGIONS

In q score Of regions there has
been fighting which. would have held
worldwide attention were 1t not for
the mighty. battle lines in France and
Roland.
sServia's own war was a greater trial
to her than either of the two proceed.
ing Balkan struggles. Assisted by
Montenegro, the little Slavic nation
twice threw the hosts Of Franz Josef
beyond her borders and inflicted
losses Of about 100000 men, but she
suffered severely herself. 49,
The Austrians invaded Serbia in
great force about August Is and pene-
trated to the Jadar river, where a
great five-day battle ended in the
rout of the Teutons.
The Austrians returned soon in
stronger force than ever. They
reached valjevo. where on November
IL the Serbians met a defeat.
With their supply of artillery am
munition exhausted, the Serbians now
had to retreat. The Austrians, be-
iievins them crushed, withdrew six
army corps for Requirements
against the victorious Russians in Ga.
licia.
Shells and English tars with naval
guns reached the Serbians, and on
December they turned on the Aus.
TRANS and cut them to pieces. :.
The entry of Turkey into the war
was marked by a brave, but foolhardy
attempt to invade Egypt. Great Brit.
aims Indian and colonial troops threw
the invaders back with heavy losses.
British and Japanese troops invest.
ed the fortified German port of Using.
tau. China. and after a siege of a few
weeks the defenders gave up the hope
less struggle. =,
A section Of the Boer population of
South Africa revolted. The revolt
was put down by a Boer. Premier
Botha. He then invaded German
Southwest Africa, and after a long
campaign in the waterless deserts
captured the greatly outnumbered
Germans July 81. -
After taking three-quarters of a year
TO arm herself to the teeth, Italy at.
lacked Austria this spring. The effect
OF the entry Of Italy upon the arena
mas not yet been marked.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
SPARE MINUTE GARDENS
BY LULU G. PARKER.

These spare-minute gardens, de
signed for busy women, are not FORMAL
analrs; they are border beds about
two by eight feet in size and should
be planted along the walks, drive
ways and fences.
Get good seed from a reliable seeds
man. Phlox will not terminate at all
unless 1t is fresh. Cheap balsam seed
will produce poor flowers.
Plant tall sorts in a row at the back,
medium sized sorts in clumps of a
dozen seedlings or more, and use the
low growing sorts for edging.
Any of these little gardens will
furnish enough cut flowers for the
table. with few to give away, besides
Frightening the yard from June until
frost.
Five minutes each day or half an
hour once a week given up to stirring
the top soil and wedding, will be all
the attention required after the plant
ing is done.
No. 1. ANIMALS for a sunny garden
with plenty Of water. Flowers from
June until November.
One packet cosmos, early Towering
three to four feet; blooms in July un-
til frost. Start seed indoors and trans
plant six feet apart in the garden
in May.
One packet balsam one to one and
one-half feet; blooms June and July.
Sow in the garden in May. Thin or
transplant ten inches apart.
One packet phlox drummondi six
inches to one foot; blooms June and
July.
One packet dahlia eighteen inches
to two feet; blooms September and
October. Start seed in the house, set
In garden one foot apart after dan
ger from frost is past
One packet sweet alyssum six
inches; June to November. Sow seed
in the garden early This alyssum
will thrive in damp place as we'll.
No. 2. Garden in a dry. sandy soil.
These plants will require no water
ing during the driest summer, II
weeds are kept out and the soil is
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

| was fought the DESPERATE first battle
OF Ypres, when the Germans suffered
enormous losses in attempts to break
through the line in Flanders and reach
Calais. They succeeded in pushing
Back the allies only a little and the
invasion of Silesia by the Cossacks
finally induced them to desist and
send re-enforcements to Russia
The Germans in September had per-
formed the feat Of pushing a salient
into the French line south of Verdun
which terminated on the west bank of
the Mouse river at ST. Mihiel; while
the French had taken the offensive
with some success in Champagne at
about the same time.
For the most part throughout the
winter the fighting consisted of regu-
lar siege warfare. with heavy artillery
combats and mine and counter-mine.
The flooding of the River Aisne
from winter SHOWS gave the Germans
a chance to entrap the French troops
on the north side OF that river in the
vicinity Of scissors for a considerable
distance and kill or capture most OF
them January 14.
Take offensiyein Spring.
With the. spring, the French and
English attempted totske the offensive
at several points. Always preparing
the way with tens or hundreds Of thou
stands OF shells, they tried joint after
joint OF the German armor.
In the Vosges the dominating height
Of Hartmannsweilerkopf was taken
and retaken several times in sanguin-
airy charges and finally remained in the
hands Of the French.
The salient of st. Mihiel was also
subjected to tremendous French pres
sure on both legs" The French sue
ceeded in gaining a little ground, but |
the Germans, despite the apparent
weakness Of the sharp wedge they had
driven into the French line, could not
be dislodged and later succeeded in re-
gaining some Of the territory they had
lost. :.
The British also reported Victories
at Neuve Chapelle and Hill No. 60, in
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
FIRST YEAR OF: WAR
~. IN THE West p. .

The nrst month and a half of the
western campaign was made up OF
startling, swift moves. On September
IL. after the defeat on the Marine, the
Germans took up defensive positions
along the. Aisne river. The ten and a
half months since then have seen a
long deadlock.
The battle line Of the Ajsne and the
Disc quickly extended northeast to the
sea- Fighting has been continuous,
with tremendous losses. The general
situation has. remained unchanged,
gains of few miles for one side at
one point Offset by minor gains for
the enemy In other sectors.
At the beginning of August the
kaiser took possession of the little
state Of Luxembourg and demanded
passage through Belgium to the Fran
co-Belgian frontier.
Permission to pass, denied, Won
Einem attacked. .Liege, august ~.
while other German armies passed
around the city and swept over the
level Belgian roads at a terrific rate.
The little Belgian army yielded Brus-
sells and fell back to Antwerp and
Client.
First Big Engagement.
Not until the Germans had almost
reached the French border did the
first important engagement take place
This is generally known as, the battle
Of Mons-Charleroi (about August 20
2s). but at the yame time there was
severe Sighting along the whole liee
through Thionvif1e in Lorraine add
along the vosges in upper Alsace,
which the French had invaded with
temporary success.
This battle Resulted in defeat for the
French and English.
While obtaining some successes in
On the advancing Ger
mans at Perqnne and at Guise, the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
CARE OF THE LAWN

In a dry season don't NOW the lawn
as often as in the showery one. Regu-
late the frequency of your moving by
the appearance Of the grass. Aim 70
keep it looking green and velvety. IL
will not have such look If you keep
1t shaved too closely in dry weather.
And don't make the mistake OF cup
ping it.too short. A sward that mas
the appearance of having been shaved
with a razor cannot be ornamental
There must be enough Of the grass
blade left to give the dark, rich color
and the plushlike effect upon which
all lawns depend for their attractive
ness.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

French were obliged to fall back rap
IDLY to the line of the River Marne.
On the left the French had with
drawn to below Paris and the western
most German army. under Won Kluck.
followed.
The garrison of Paris was put in
thousands Of motor cars and hurled on
Won Kluck's flank. The latter was not
taken entirely unawares and met the
attack strongly. but at the same time
the army of General Foch attacked the
German army on Won Kluck's left and
drove 1t back.
Driven Back From Paris.
The Germans had begun the battle
with I've armies In line. The with.
drawal Of the two farthest west now
caused the retreat Of the third, fourth
and NTH In that order, each in turn
anding its nank exposed by the with.
drawal Of the troops on its right. At
the same time the movement on the
east end of the German line was &C
esisrated BY . strong attack from the
French fortified zone of verdun.
The German retreat was as orderly
- that Of the French and English had
been. The invaders took up an ad-
lmirable defensive position. 1t ran
Just north Of the Aisne river, on a.
series Of bluffs. then Just north of
Chalons and through the wooded,
rough regions Of the Argonne and the
Woevre. Joining hands here with the
tr9ope besieging Verdun. The. allies
have tried this line In vain ever since.
Both combatants now tried to turn
the west flank. Enormous bodies of
cavalry. On the part Of the French
Flanders. On the part Of the French
there was largely the desire to link ND
with the Belgians. now being attacked
In Antwerp. The mighty siege guns
iof the Germans made short work of
the Belgian seaport, however, and It
fell on October 8. The remnants of
the Belgian army retreated along the
sea coast and the Germans in q final
rush reached Ostend October 15).
Line Extended to the Sea.
The battle line Of the Aisne was now
extended to the sea, the Germans hold
ing the important French city of Lille,
while the allies kept Ypres in Belgium
and. partly by flooding the lowlands,
held the position Of the User river and
canal.
From October 1s to November 10
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Russians Misuse Jews.

Atlantic City, N. members Of
the Executive Council of the B'nai
Birth, in session here. declared that
the conditions Of the Jews in Russia
had not been improved, notwithstand-
ing reports Of concessions at the be-
ginning of the European war. Speak
ers charged that Jews have been used
as shields by the Russian soldiers in
the trenches. 1t was decided to en-
ter protest with the State Depart.
ment at Washington If, upon investi-
cation, the charges are found to be
true.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

May Sherman submarine sinks the
Lusitahia, more than 1,I5O lost. Rus
SLAMS I'm full retreat from Carpa-
thians.
May s-Germans capture Libau Baltic
May I2-French capture Ceremony,
north Of Arras, at great cost.
May !4EAmerican first submarine note
May s4-ItaIy declares war ON Aus
May 2s-Itall.n. invade Austria.
May 29-ltalfans take GfodnO. Russians
check Germans ut Sienawa.
May 31-First German note on subma-
rine reaches Washington. Zeppelins
drop bombs In London.
June s-Pr.emysl falls to Austro-Ger-
June 1o-G.rman. capture, stani.r.u:,
June 11-Second U. 8. submarine note
To- 20 cesm.ny made public. Italiaas
June 12-ltalians take Gradisca.
June acknowledgements occupy Tor
June 22-French take Met.ersI.
June 23-French announce occupation
OF the "Labyrfnth," north of Arras.
June z4-Austro-Germans capture Lem
June 2s-Austrians cross the Dnie.ter
ut Halic..
June 29-Halics falls.
July 2-Russians defeat German At
tempt to land at Windau.
july IRusso-German naval battle of
July 4-Italians take ToImino, 90
July 5-Berlin announces Gains In the
Arg0nne forest.
July 16-Germans take Pruasnyss. 20
miles north of Warsaw.
July l8-Germans advance at many
points In Russia. taking Windau, Tu-
KUN. blonde and Grobec.
July xOCRussians report sinking Of 50
Turkish sailing vessels. German
guns reach outer forts Of warsaw
ana damage the Lublin-Cholm rail-
way.
July zl-Third U. 8. submarine note
goes to Germany
July Z2NTurkisk-Germ expedition
landed In Tripoli.
July 24-German take two forts near
Warsaw.
July 26-Russians repulse Austrians in
Galicia.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

Flanders. Whether these should be
accounted successes for the allies is
doubtful. The British suffered enor-.
nous losses and at Neuve Chapelle
bungled Affairs to the extent of she'll
Ing their own men who had taken Ger
man trenches. In other cases they
left gallant little parties lodged in
enemy's trenches without supports to
be annihilated.
The next development. was the un-
expected use Of poisonous gas fumes
by the Germans in attacks Just north
OF Ypres. With this novel weapon
they succeeded in taking several small
villages and more than compensatine
for the British gains south of Ypres.
The losses Of the French, Canadians
and British were severe, but they sue.
ceeded In stemming the German on.
slaught effectively . few miles back
from their former position. y
Begin Series Of Attacks.
The German line makes q salient at
Scissors. though not such a bro
nounced one as at ST. Mihiel. The
French now began a series of at.
tacks on the upper side of this salient.
to the north of Arras. Expanding hun.
dreds OF thousands Of shells, they time
and again blasted away the barbed
wire entanglements and concrete
trenches, held by Crown Prince kup-
precht Of Bavaria's men, and then
charged across the desolate ground for
slight gains.
The fghting-centered about the su.
gar refinery of Souchez and the great
German work called the Labyrinth.
Fighting went on In cellars and tun.
nels below the earth and the casual.
ties were heavy. The French bent the
German line and captured the LADY.
rinth, but whether the gains justified
their sacrifice in human life is cues.
tionable.
In July, Crown Prince Frederick
williams army attacked in the Ar.
gonne forest, west Of verdun, and
succeeded in gaining several hundred
yards OF shattered woodland and can.
turing several thousand Frenchmen.
There were rumors that the Ger.
mans were reinforcing for another
great drive toward Calais or Paris.
but the Teutonic campaign in the
West continued to wait upon the
crushing Of the much weaker enemy
In Poland.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Calls Bankers to Conference

Corpus Christi, Tex.-Joseph Hir-
isch. president Of the Texas Bankers
Association, and Batham Adams, chair
man or the Texas Bankers Warehouse
Committee, have called a conference
OF the presidents of all Southern
States bankers associations and dele
gates from the clearing house associa-
lions of all Southern reserve cities
ard cotton centers to be held in Gal
weston August Ia. 1t is planned to or
ganize a concerted movement among
all Southern bankers for the gradual
marketing Of the coming cotton crop.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

much destruction, Of which the pub
lie has never been informed. Ger
man raiders have gone over Paris,
have attacked the headquarters of
General Joffre, have tried to reach the
king of Belgium and President Poin.
care when they were together, and
nave frequently bombarded Dunkirk
and other British concentration points.
They have also dropped missiles on
ships at sea.
Allied flyers in the west, however.
have performed the most spectacu-
lar feats. so far as the public has been
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Arkansan Causes Reform.

Washington. d. CAS- the result of
an announcement by the Treasury,De-
partment that, beginning August, 1s,
all shipments of money to national
banks and subtreasuries will be made
by mail instead of express, the gov.
eminent will save about $500, 1000 an
nually, which for 25 years or more
has been going to express companies.
The announcement is the result of a
movement originally started six wears
ago by Nathan B. Williams of Fayette.
vile, Ark.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
SAVE GRASS CLIPPINGS

Save the grass clippings from the
lawn to serve as a mulch for the bed
of tea roses. These plants like to
have the soil about their roots cool
and moist. Spread the grass over the
bed to a depth of two or three inches.
When it withers, work 1t into the soil
to act as a fertilizer as it decays, and
apply fresh clippings.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
ing the strategy Of surprise in war.

ing the strategy Of surprise in war.
Only on the Russian front, where
the German air corps has been supe-
rior, has it been possible to carry out
great surprise tactics.
The aeroplane has also been invalu.
able in the trench warfare in hunting
out The positions of men and guns.
Destructive raids have been made
also. Points Of concentration behind
the lines of the enemy, railroad sta,
lions, trains. supply and ammunition
oepots. and airship hangers have been
the target Of bombs that have wrought
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
AER0PLANES A REVELATION;
DIRlGlBLES 90. LITTLE

In the air the dirigible has been
great disappointment. the aeropiane a
revelation.
When the days Of secrecy are past
and interested ones are permitted to
dig into the records of the aeroplanes,
many tales Of surprising interest will
BE- found and much information, too,
for those who study the art of war.
Most notable has been the achieve
nent Of the aeroplane In overthrow
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

informed. They have sent out SQUAD.
rons OF aeroplanes.. as many as 20 at
Time, against various points in
SIDE the German lines, and assert that
great damage was done.
The Zeppelin raids have been few.
and the destruction wrought far less
tnan that done by the aeroplane.
Their first exploit was the lombard.
ment OF Antwerp. October s, when
Two or three dropped many bombs and
nred guns at various buildings. This
was probably the most destructive of
tneir raids, for 1t was then learned
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Officers Find Dynamite Package.

Fort Worth, Tex.-A package of dy-
Mantle, securely wrapped in heavy
paper and containing, aside from the
explosives. folded newspaper photo
graph of Frank Holt, who placed a
bomb in the national capital and as.
sailant Of ]. P. Morgan, is puzzlinzg
Tarrant county officials. The dyna-
mite package was found beneath the
south approach of the Paddock via
duct, the main thoroughfare between
North and South Fort Worth.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
FIGHTING ON THE SEA

ssAt the end of the first year
OF war not a German fighting
craft. except submarines, is
: known to be at large outside
. the Baltic sea The Austrian
/ yarships are confined to the up
per Adriatic and the Turkish
heet to. the Sea of Marmora
and adjacent straits. The mer-
chant marine of the central
European powers has 'dlsap-
peared utterly from the ocean
highways. Sixty million dol
lars worth of German shipping
lies idle in the docks of New
York. while several times as
much is bottled up elsewhere.
At the same time the German
submarines have inflicted enor-
nous losses of allied shipping.
While both sides have prob
ably !, concealed many lossss,
the following is q fairly accu.
date summary of the number
of craft which have been de-
stroyed: y
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Honor Mrs. Wilson's Memory

Rome. Ga.-Observance of the first
anniversary CT Mrs. Woodrow Will
sons death was marked here by
scores of children and adults placing
flowers on her grave and by the hold
ing OF memorial services under the
auspices Of the Ellen Arson Wilson
Memorial Association. A wreath of
palms was received from President
Wilson. and a large box of flowers
came from the White House conserva-
tories.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
FIRE BLIGHT

Fire blight is caused by disease
germs in the tissue of the plant and
the leaves and new growth turn black
as though having been scorched. Cut
out all the infected parts and burn
them.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
WIRE NETTING SUPPORT

This. arrangement makes an excel
lent Support for any of the climbing
plants. Any kind Of chicken wire will
answer the purpose. The posts should
be driven solidly into the ground 20
that the weight of the plants will not
cause them to sag.
Plants supported in this way VIII
grow faster and blossom more freely
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Out Of the MISTY Pas+

Washington.-The Smithsonian In.
stitute has announced the discoverv %,
one OF the largest and most complete
skeletons Of a mastodos ever uncov.
cred. 1t was found on the farm of
w. d. Pattison. near Winamac. Ind
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14

Support for Climbing Plants.
than il they are supported. Sweet
peas, particularly. should be support
ed by wire netting, or lath lathe
work, and not be allowed to straggie
up uncertain strings, only to be blown
down by the first heavy storm.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-14
Might Do Better.

1t may be supposed that two women
kiss each other when they meet be-
cause one imagines that she is ex-
pected to do so, and the other hasn't
the moral courage to disillusionize
her.-Albany Journal.