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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-22
The Question
of Cultivation


and the crops growing these
hot days like Jacks Bean
Stalk, the time has come to.
give consideration to the ques-
ton of cultivation. Outside Of
the sugar cane and rice fields
the farmers OF Southwest
Louisiana have done but little
deep blowing i'll the prepare
ton of their lands for plant
ing, and the consequence is
that few crops are III condition
to stand any amount of dry
weather much less are they
able to stand having their
roots torn and destroyed by
deep cultivation.
Therefore, throw away your
turning pillow and use light
cultivators and harrows.
1t is perhaps timely to em-
phasiZe the enormous good
which Southwestern Louisiana
farmers can get out of their
State College of Agriculture
at Baton Rouge. That insti-
tuition is the biggest asset that
Louisiana has; hence it is
strange that the farmers Of the
State have not risen up
and demand that their tax
money, instead of being squan-
dered i'll the creation of useless
offices and the fattening of sin
ecure- holding politicians,
should be devoted to equip
ping their Agriculture and
Mechanical College to the
point where it can meet the
needs of the SONS and daugh-
ters of a half million farmers
of Louisiana.
The farmer ought to be the
best educated man in his COM
munity. He needs to know a
thousand secrets of soil and
atmosphere, Of seeds and grow
ing plants, of sunshine and
rain, of feed and fertilizer, of
the various branches of engin-
cering and the mechanical
arts. Agriculture is and ought
to be Louisiana's greatest i'll
dustry. 1t follows then that
the foremost duty of the State
is to provide for their children
the best there is in the line of
education suited to rural pur-
suits.
OF all men the farmer
should eXalt agriculture, and
the business man ought to do
too, because from it he lives.
The biggest investment that
Louisiana could make, from
every stand point from which
the question could be consider
ed, would be to put two and a
half million dollars i'll build
ings equipment and lands nee
essary to enable the State Ag-
ricultural College to train the
men and women who are to
dig more gold out of the farms
of Louisiana within the next
few years than has ever come
out of the mines of California,
Peru, Alaska and the Rand,
from the beginning until now.
In this connection Professor
E. L. Jordan, of the Chair of
Animal Industry of that great
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-22

FOR SALE-Oue Syear-old stallion, sired
by Pirate, Ewell's fine bay stallion.
Dam name Elsie, fine large bay mare.
Also good Jersey Cow. l will buy a
few calves or warnings. Inquire of
1l4t W. S. NILSSON.
! Abbeville La.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-22

Ice Cream Freezcrs. Water Coolers
and Electric Fans at Daltous.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-22

Bastrop voted all issue of SIS, 900
in bonds to rebuild the school
building recently destroyed by fire.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-22

Stoncwall has a jitney service to
Shreveport.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-22

Bogalusa truck growers are pre-
pairing to ship Irish potatoes.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-22

Fresh cakes, Peerless Bakery.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-05-22
for S83,S96.01

Tehuanepec
Central Beautiful
modelling
making and coong and other
in is % art
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
WIN BESKID HEIGHTS.
Russians In Fierce Drives seize
important Positions.

LoHuoN. April , Only fragmentary
despa tches come from the Carpathians,
but they tell of continued fighting for
the control OF the plains of Hungary in
a blizzard. which ranges along the en-
tire mountain battle front.
The principal Russian success APP
pears to We I'm the Beskid Mountain
range. There their drives hav" en-
abl.d the Russians 10 seize all the m
portant heights. de spite the fact that
tho Austrians at this point are under
consnd OF Gen. Von IAssenRon, VINO
brought n strong German force. What
effect the blizzard can have on the Rus
sian plans If only problemauoal, The
Russians have already crossed the
mountains nj the western end OF the
line An advance here, however. may
he prevented by the Austrians' progress
against the ussian left south OF tzok
Pdse.
Archduke Frederick. commander III
chief. has issued in an order OF the
day eulUgy OF the Fourth cavalry
division, it's commander, Gen. Berndt
and the ninth Dragon Regiment FOR
heroic work or March %. when they
checked thanking movemen, of the
Russians. which would have imperilled
three Austrian army corps
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
SWOBODA'S TRIPS IN
AUTO PUZZLE PARIS
Police Investigate Visit to Cha.
tcllprault. Where Govern
ment Has Arms Factory.
WENT TO MANY TOWNS
Copyright by Underwood & Underwoo

PARIS Apri, raymond Swoboda,
who Is under arrest charged with setting
fire to the French liner La Toura.ne.
made several automobile trips into
French provinces. saws the Petit Journal
The trips were made during August and
December and took Swoboda 20 Nantes.
Tours and Chatellerault. among other
plr cos.
The police. says the Peft Journal. are
now trying to discover the purpose OF
these trips Al Chatelerault the Gov
ernneut has a large firearms factory.
Swc boda has written a long letter TO
Mr.. Sharp. the American Ambassador
relating his movements since he left
France for New York on January b.
Swuboda SAYS he went to the United
states with tine hope Of being able to ar
range to sell gools and war material 10
the French Government for American
houses He says he did not intend 10
burn or blow up the Touraine under
him and affirms his complete innocence
of any design against the vessel
The letter is written IN French. Sohoda
expainins that this was necessary tina;
the prison authorities might read IL be-
fore delivery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
MORE SWOBODA NOTES.
Charlotte PoiilOn Says They "Voo,.
BRd" for him.

The Poillon sisters. Charlotte and
Katherine, said yesterday that they
have lots and lots more letters from
Raymond Rolfc Swohoda than have been
printed, Miss Charlotte said over the
switchboard telephone At 223-22i River
side Drive that the letters she made
public vest crdaN--of an mlntercstinr
nature. telling of Swobcdas efforts 70
make money--were not sold
Are YOU giving them away"
"rhey were not sold" raiterat, 4
Charlotte Some Of those she still has
"look very bad for Swoboda, she added
"ls Swoboda an American"
mo, he Is a German" came the
answer,
"IIoW do you know?
Miss Charlotte withhold her response
that retarded the telephone conversation
at its really interesting stages.
81 won't talk any more about
Swoboda." she announced
"liow long have You known him.
Nearly TWO years
do YOU know where he went aftc.
his stay with YOU"
yes, but ! won't tell"
Miss Charlotte was much put out wit,
one Of Swoboda's business associates who
had contradicted her account OF his visit
to this country, She said this man had
sent messenger to her last night
asking her not to talk. She also CON
planned bitterly because another woma.
of the same family name had den,e
relationship with her Get that printed
won't YOU dearie?' she requested,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
ANOTHER BRITISH LOSS.
The Lockw God Is TOrpedoed, Crew
saved by Tra " Ter.

LoNnoN. April 3-The Lockwood. a
British steamship. was torpedoed and
sunk by a German submarine OF Friday
light off Start Point. Devonshire. Capt
ilensen and the crew of twenty-five were
saved
The Lockwood ignored the sumarine's
Command to halt. Capt. Hensen ordered
'G.i steam ahead and began to zlgZae
through heavy seas In an effort to dodge
he Germans torpedoes. For half an
hour the chase continued Then the
Submarine overhauled the Lockwood,
The first and second torpedoes missed.
hut the third struck the steamer amid
ships
The crew quickly piled into the boats
and had pulled away when il was dis
covered the mate had been left behind.
He dove overheard Just before the Lock-
wood plunged beneath the waves and
'Tam TO one OF the boats. The sub
marine disappeared withou, offering as
sstance. The small boats were almost
aNash when the fishing boat Brixham
appeared and took the crew aboard,
The Lockwood was a steamship OF 81,
Ne tons She was owned in London.
The British steamer Eston. recently
Known az the Southport, was sunk of
l.undy Island. on the Devonshire coast.
nd not off Cape Finisterre. in Spain. on
March IS, as was originally reported
rom Lisbon. where the surviving MEM
oers of the crew rere landed
The report that this ship was sunk
N the Spanish coast led to inferences
mat the German subma rines had widened
'Ner range of action. So far there Is
rothing 10 show that they are operating
. greater distance than British
waters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
GERMANS MASS FOR
ATTACK IN FLANDERS
Additions Made to 100000
Troops Already in France
and Belgium.
EMPEROR At DINANT

LoSpo~. April 3.--There are indca-
lions that the Germans are massing for
another attack in Flanders Dispatches
from correspondents on the Dutch bor-
der printed here In the last few days
emphasize the movements of troops
toward the western front.
The EreniWo NeWS Tonight prints a
despatch from Copenhagen saying that
the Germans have about 100000 men
on the western front, but It is believed
here that this estinatc is considerably
below the real figure. The supposed To-
cations Of the German armies in France
and Belgium as given by the Etentn9
NeUs correspondent are as follows
Emperor William - said to be az
Dinant. Belgium. with Gen. Won Falk-
enhayn. chief Of stan Gen. ron Behler
is at Dixmude. Belgium. with four army
corps ,about 1860. 200 menb. while the
Grand Duke Of Wurttemhurg is making
MS hca dquarters at Maulde, near Lille.
Just south Of the Belgian line. with
three army corps, or 10000 men.
Further south. At Cambria. France. Is
the Grown Prince Of Bavaria with
three army corps, and at la Ferc, north
west Of I.aou. Department Of the Asne,
j. Gen. Won Herrirgen with four corp.
$4,000 men. Gen Won kluck, who was
recently reported wounded by shrap-
mel bullet, has 10000 mel.
Further south and east along the Ger
/, man front is Gen Won Buelow at YOU
ziers, northeast Of Chalons. with lG0.-
600 men. v-Gile Gen won Elnem r. be
tween Buzaucv and Stenay. north Of
a. Argonne. with 10000 men or the
battle line aud $4,000 men in reserve.
The Crown Prince is AZ Etain, near Yer
dun. with the WITH Corps, and two
more corps. 10000 rEcu. i'm reserve ON
, the iuc from ST. Mihiel to Muelhausen
is Gov Won Falkcuhauscns army Of
ono Cor0s and several brisades I'm re-
serve.
This report would make the German
- ,''''N 90 49, "N'T' ''''''-' '''
/ oO0 men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
CRITICISES LUXEMBOURG.
Paris Paper tssRi,- Its Claim 4"
<cutrRittI.


PARIS. Aprl 3.--Referring % the de-
NAL hy The Luxembourg Legation OF
Baron Won Richtoffen's statement to n
neutral intcrv lever in the Echo de Paris
thai the violation of Luxembourg was
Justified 10y the tacit consent OF the
Government Of that country and It's
later acceptance Of an indemnity, nc
Echo dc Paris to-day makes violent
atta,k on Luxemburgs claim 10 ncu-
trality,
Quoting the Luxembourg official records
the Echo de Paris shows that the only
communication sent to Germany was
one from the Grand Duchess Adelaide
personally. II was an appeal to the
Kaiser TO safeguard the interests Of her
country and 10 hasten the explanations
previously demanded. These eXplana-
tions had been asked for by NJ Eyscher.
chief of the Luxembourg Government. IN
A tel.gia 20 Berlin which was sent
when the German troops were actually
occupying railroad station on ldiNem-
burg territory.
The Echo quotes from the Grand
Duchess's speech from the throne on
November o 10 the effect that Germany
had commenced paying 1.-THE Just in
IDENTITIES occasionod by the passage OF
her troops" 1t adds
ION August Belgian territory was
violated at Gummerich, The sam" day
the belgian Foreign Minister sent tn,
German envoy his passports. ON the
same day too the Minister of a foreign
Power left Luxembourg on the invitation
of NJ. Eyschen. but II was the envoy
from France
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
OKUMA DEFENDS
JAPAN'S DEMANDS
Premier Says Germans Have
Spread False Information
In China.
NO MONOPOLY SOUGHT
Special cable Despofch to THE suS.


TOXIC, April Count Okuma, the
Premier. said in an interview to-day IN
regard TO affairs in China:
"Our negotiations at Pel<in are pro-
gressing facorably toward an early and
satisfactory conclusion II is not true
that tho Chinese Government has en-
dcavored to delay negotiations unduly,
but false information spread broadcast
by German interests has given the agi.
tators in China their opportunity.
"Japans proposals are IN complete
accordance with the Anglo Japanese al.
lance. as well as treaties and engage.
inents with other countries. guaranteeing
| equal opportunity in China and the in
tegrlty of that country
THE criticisms and uneesiness dis
played in the United States and Great
Britain are caused by false informa ion.
We are not seeking to establish any
monopoly In China or TO infringe i'm
| properly the rights and interests Of
| other Powers. Japan has not demanded
| tho appointment of Japanese advisers
| and Is not seeking 10 create a pro-
| tectorate over China. She has not de-
+, manded Joint policy except at points
| in South Manchuria- where important
| interests are threatened by lawlessness
81 can assert that deliberate at-
tempts, mostly of German origin. have
peen mace 10 mlsrepresent Japan'S atti-
tude. especially in America, but now tina,
all points have been cleared up and the
| Interested Powers are acquainted with
the Japanese proposals. which largely
| constitute an attempt TO settle ques.
| tons Of long standing (some since the
| Russo-JapaneSe war; In Sha ntung
| Japan. IL asking only what China has
already granted Germany.
| When tho final disclosures arc mad
II will be found that the entire situa
tion has been grossly exaggerated"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
VIENNA ADMITS LOSSES.
&ustrInns Near ISOL Pas. Forced
~ Retreat.

VIENNA. Aprn 3,--Thc Austrian wa
Ofiic. issued the following official com
municatlon to-night
Since yesterday In the Eastern
Resllld Range engagements nave
taken place ouly in the Upper
laborcza VALLEY and on the heights
south Of Mirnwa,
fresh russian rdhnfofcements
forced our exposed troops lighting
on ,,.:i ss:2 III. Diana and BerechnN
Gorne TO retreat somewhat, (These
are approaches to tzok Pass.)
IN attack on our position nortn
OF rZok Pass WAS r~pulssd after
a S,nguiuHry engagement.
1t has been as"ertained that all
In, Russian divisions which were
before przenysi are now actually .
on tn' CarpHthlan front
In Southeast Galcia only artillery
duels have taken place,
After the successful fighting on
April | calm now prevails on our
positions between the Dneistcr and
Pruth rivers.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
SAYS AUSTRIANS USE
EXPLOSIVE BULLETS
PctrOgrad Reports Marked
Progress by Russians To-
ward UzOk Pass.
1000 PRISONERS TAKEN
Specio, cobit bespoich 10 Tnr ST,

Special Cabie BespoicA 10 TnF ST..
PETRoGRAp. April 3-Thc Austrians
have begun the use Of explosive bullets
in their desperate defence VI the Car
pa.hians TO keep the russians out OF
Hungary. according To the official state
ment OF the General STAN made public
tonight. The statement deals entirely
with that situat ion, as there is a lull OF
only intermittent lighting in the rest OF
the Eastern theatre OF the war. The
statement follows.
our offensive in the Carpathians
is developing with success. our
progress was particularly marked
on April | in the sector of VOLTA
Miehova. In the direction OF tzok
Pass. Our troops pressed the AUS
trians hard in spite of Il stubborn
resistance. in which they used eN-
p'osive bullets. We captured
number of prisoners. machine guns
ammunition wagons and munitions
which they were forced TO abandon.
We captured more than 1000
men. including 100 officers. besides
ten machine guns in the Carpathi-
ans on Thursday
ON the remainder Of the front
there has been 40 change.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

OF n,er best able to Judge II looks A.
present ms IL the Government will refuse
10 establish prohibition but will seek
safety by imposing a further restriction
Inv the hours when drinks arc salabe.
In spite of tn" pledges made by the
King. Lord Kitchener and Lloyd George
there has NOT been n really remarkable
rush of prominent persons in favor Of
total prohibition. In q most striking
appeal Premier Asaulth admits that
total prohibition Is unpracticable even
at the present time. but he pleads for
compulsory Sunday closing Of all public
houses with uniform rigorous curtal-
mcnt on other days.
This appeal has been signed BY some
hundred Of representative people, among
them physicians such as Sir Lauder
Rrunton. Sir Frederick Trevor and Sir
A. Conan Doyle. Bishops. leading cdn-
Gators, men active In all the churches.
representative figures in science, litera-
ture and art. such as Sir William Ram
say and Sir w. Il. Richmond, Mrs.
Humphry Ward and Lucy Kemp
WEIGH Royal Academclans and business
men. such as Sir William ". Lever, Sir
l.. Hutchinson and Sir Albert 'Spicer .
social workers. such az the Duchess of
Bedford. Lady Battersea and Lady st.
French. wife OF the Admiral ard the
Field Marshal, respectively chancellors
and principals OF Scotch Universities.
Face Question Timidly.
Hut there is evidence of timidity all
around when prohibition is considered.
though there would be, SO far as as can
be judged. n good natured acqulescence
in total prohibition from the wealthy,
leisured and professional classes
Opinions in the various country dis
tricts vary with regard to the necessity
for prohibition and also about the
amount Of excessive drinking, hut the
majority OF the big employers in lines
of work of vital importance--the pro-
duction Of munitions of war. repairs to
warshIps and the lke--leavc 10 doubt
that drink is reducing their output TO a
disastrous extent, and even II prohib-
ton liz not Immediately enforced a
drastic shortening OF the hours when
drink is salabie. with perhaps the
prohibition of sales above certain
alcoholic strength, must he enforced
The correspondent OF THE SuN Is
authorized to say that public houses and
the general drink system of England
will never he the same again when the
war is over.
Meanwhile public house mon arc ap.
pcaliug 20 the populace TO drink as pa
trlots. Lady LyHll has sent TO the
chronicle a copy of n poster exhibited in
the windows of public houses In a town
crowded with terr!tor'as and men new
to the army" which refers to the extra
tax Of penny pint put on at the be-
ginning Of the war Tn" poster reads
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
AMERICAN ship
SUNK BY NINE;
CREW lSSAVED
The Grrrnbricr of New York
Goes Down Soon After
Leaving Bremen.
HER FLAG WAS ONCE
LOWERED BY BRITISH

aEEil~. VIA Tho Hague. April s.
IN, American steamer Gyooubricr, from
New York. struck a mine in the North
sea and sank a lew hours after she
If, Bremen yesterday, according to
word received by United States Am-
tassador Gerard tonight. Her crew is
,sp,iicd to have been saved.
The ,i-eenbiier is the third American
vessel destroyed by mines in the North
70, Tho Evelyn was blown up of
b,r,um Island on February 81. with n
,ep,,tcl los, OF three men. while en-
route to Bremen with cargo OF cotton.
The Carib was sunk by mine of
Nordorney on February IS. one Of her
crew died from exposure.
Ambassador Gerard cablod q brsct
message to Washington tonight telling
- the disaster to the Greeubricr. At
the same time he took steps to obtain
,ll possible information regarding the
sinking OF the American steamer.
The G eeubrier was a vessel OF 3.322
tons tgross). WAS 3t5 feet in length and
mad a breadth Of IS feet She was built
r 1923. and originally was owned by
the Tropical Fruit Steamship Company.
, British concern. Shortly after the
outbreak Of the war she was bought by
number OF Americans, who formed the
Grrenbricr Steamship Company Her
ro-, OF registry was changed to New
York and she few the American flag
on her first trip under tho American
fag the Greenbrier left New Orleans
An ;,l 30
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
.STOP DRIVE on PARIS.
French Check German Move ~
Point >rnrcst capital.
>pcclal Cable Dcspatch 70 Tnr SrN


PARIS. April "a ser Gus attempt by
the Germans to break the French line
a: the point nearest Paris was frus-
trated by French artillery and life fire
according to the official communicate
issued by the French War Office to-
night.
Near Lassiguy. AZ the bend Of the
long battle line GEN. Won Kluck'S men
attempted an advance. hut with little
success for the French drove them
back as they were dehouching from
tne'g trenches
Further north. in the region of
Peronnc. mining operations have been
going on for several days and tho lat
est renorts say tho French are max
ing progress there. II Is believed that
serious fighting viii soon ne seen In
tina, quarter.
The night commaIout was as fol-
lows;
Al Dompiorle. southwest ~ Pc
rome our mine uperat ions continue
TO make progress Near LissiguN,
west OF Noyon. tho Germans made
an attempt 10 debouch from their
trenches. but the attack was stopped
short by our Are.
In Upper Alsace in the region OF
Burnhaupt-lc-lIaut we repulsed
two German attacks.
Tie AFTERNOON statement added little
that was new. II was as follows:
In the regions OF the Somme, In
Rosei," and Domplerre mining war
fare continued. with noticeable ad-
NantaGes for the French, The total
uumher of prisoners taken at the
forest of l.c prctrc. northwest of
pont-a- Mousson, March 30 TO April
II more than 200. Including sin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
ARABIAN COAST SHELLED.
British Marines. Attempting q
Land. Are Driven Rnck.
Special cab', Despatch 10 THr ST

special "ab'e Dospofch 10 THE sr~.
CoSsTANTINopLE. via Amsterdam. April
3-The following olIiciaf statement was
issued to-day:
ENEMY mine sweepers attempted to
reach the Dardanelles narrows but re-
tired before our fire. Two ironclad es-
cor,s unsuccessfully hombarded the forts
at long range and retired.
From the other theatres of war there
is nothing TO report"
A British cruiser. steamiug along the
Red Sea coast o. Arabia, bombarded
several Arabian villages in the province
OF ReJas. according TO another official
announcement.
The bombardment lasted i've hours.
several houses were DESTROYED. The
cruise attempted 20 send landing
party ashore. but the marines were
driven back to their boats with heavv
losses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
CHINA TO YIELD MORE.
ditiOnalIy IL Expected.
Sn.clQI CahIe Despntch 10 LIE AuN

LONDON. April "a Pekin desyatcl
to tine Ttmos says the question Of the
settlement Of Manchuria, advanced ~
Japan's original demands. will probably
be conceded, subject to provisions thai
land questions shall be settled 10y the
Chinese courts and that tho Japanesv
shall submit To Chinese police regula
tons and local taxation.
The Chinese have agreed to the prin-
ciple Of the establishment OF school
and hosptals