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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-08-13
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


Scouts that have been travelling about
the growing sections report that the
conditions of the growing tobacco crop
have greatly improved since the return
of warm growing weather of the week.
The medium sized tobacco stands the
best chance of producing satisfactory
leaf. Growers have been able to COM
mence cultivating these fields which are
responding to the stirring of the soil
again, getting a spread of leaf so much
desired. Owing to such long stretch
of bad weather the great bulk of the
crop will be two to three weeks late at
best and needs late fall to mature it.
There is hope, too, for the later fields
if frosts hold off long enough, for under
suitable weather conditions the crop is
made very quickly. The tendency to
spindle during the wet spell seems to
have passed for the present, which was
confined largely to the earlier set.
Probably 10 to Is per cent of the crop
in size and condition would compare
favorably with other seasons at this
date. Some topping of the earlier
fields is under headway now. The to-
bacco generally has healthy look now
and barring heavy storms or an early
frost has chance to reach the curing
sheds in good condition. The fate of
the crop, however, depends on the
weather conditions of the next three
weeks, which under the usual laws of
compensation are due to be favorable.
-
The special frost notification service
for tobacco growers will be conducted
on an increased scale by the United
States department of agriculture this
year. In the country roundabout Mad
ison nine sub-stations have been estab
lished which will telegraph their obser-
vations to Chicago where the collected
data will be made the basis of advisory
messages to the tobacco growing cen
ters. The man who conducts the local
observations at the various sub-stations
is generally actively engaged in the to-
bacco growing industry. He is equip
ped with three thermometers and a
rain gauge. Two of his thermometers
are kept constantly in his tobacco fields
so as to attain the same temperature
&ho III ofo tn npn of
the thermometers is kept in shelter
under standard conditions. Every morn
ing the local observer telegraphs his
observations to the district forecaster
at Chicago. On the basis of the col
lected data the latter makes his fore
cast and telegraphs it to the postmast-
ers, to the telephone exchanges, or to
centrally located individuals in the to-
bacco growing sections. If the indica-
tions are that frost or hail storm is
approaching, the growers will be ad-
vised to cut their tobacco. The points
at which observations are taken in
Wisconsin are Deerfeld, Edgerton,
Stoughton, GAINESVILLE, Sun Prairie and
Lodi in this section; Soldiers Grove and
Viroqua in the Kickapoo Valley, and
Chippewa Falls in the northern district.
The bureau of crop estimates places
the probable yield of the Wisconsin to-
bacco crop on August 1st at $1,000, 900
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
THE WAR SITUATION

Paris May 21-(1os46 following " - w v the Iereo ny the 021 with German dead. ne wea.ner having mproved -oeue mao an attack man fond works called The souhn ridges of the Loete hill of From this point the Germans action also and entire Lorette had
  dton White evilao '' Y " ncers also took a of the enem = ~ They Vienna, rnunication
 
 
 
 pulsed saken continually
 Tn stubborn Pohobycx ~fhe Aomea failed All bridge head eAEere iosses. L Vn the lighting which iI PoS\sa prASners In our hands t9Aooo"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
SUNDAYS AGE-HERALD

Among articles by women writers in ,omorrows Age Herald will be the fol- lowing:
 Flora Milner Harrison takes as her subject Birmingham Summer School Will Have New Feature-Courses in Special Subjects"
 The Correct Figure for Summer" by Lady Duff Gordon
 Marion Harland. The Voice With the Smile Wins Frances Cowles takes up for tomor- row. The King Family" Mrs. J. B. Reid "The Story of e Pin" No g. Mrs. Sidney NJ. Ullman gives further. details of Age-Herald's plans for so- cial service In Alabama. Among other articles worthy of spe- cial note are: "Now Is the Time to Sit Steady in the Boat by Bin Vines
 How Argentine Is Governed,' by Frank Carpenter.
 ''Will Russians Flock to Ellis fsland?" by Leo Posvoisky.
 ''Up and Down Broadway" by Allen Griffin Johnson.
 Mrs Frances Burk- Hardt writes in the magazine section under the head, "Polvgamy to Relieve the Surplus of Women After the Wars'
 The Heroic crews of Mine Sweep ing Trawlers.'
 Prince Prignetelli Wins an Heiress at Last"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

l The justice had the jury brought into court and informed them that anything he could rightly do to aid them ir reaching a decision must be done in open court The jurors then request : ed that they be allowed to return to their room for further deliberation. Nearly an hour afterward word came from the jury room that a de- cision had been reached. In open court the foreman announced almost in a whisper that verdict had been found for the defendant
 The spectators started for the exits Then the foreman went on to say that the verdict was for the defendant on the condition that he pay half and the plaintiff pay half the costs.
 Justice Andrews declared the verdict improper. The foreman suggested a poll. It was taken and juror No. l l said e1nphatically, ''I find for the plain tiff''
 .Gentlemen," said Justice Andrews, you must go back to your room and stay there until you have agreed upon a proper verdict"
 At o'clock court was adjourned un- til 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The Jurymen. were informed that should they reach verdict before If O clock they could seal 1t and turn 1t over to court attendant. should they fail to agree. they would be locked up for the night
 home with a note reading. it was said. that he would not be home before to- morrow.
 shortly after il o'clock the jury was locked up for the night In the jail dor nlitory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

These anticipations explain the tre- mendous efforts that Austria and Ger many are making top complete the de- feat of the Russians, who, forced ouu of western Galicia and the Carpath- ians, are offering stubborn resistance behind the San river and around Przemysl. The Germans, who have crossed the San north of Przemysl, and the Austians. who have advanced to the southeast of that town. appear to have been halted, as today's report from Berlin does not claim any fur ther progress.
 Just to the north, in Poland the Rus sians are carrying on a strong offen- sive and, driving the Germans back. nave partly exhausted the German Hank in Galicia. However, after the way they have been driven back and the heavy artillery bombardment they had to undergo, the Russians must take time to regain their initiative.
 Since foggy weather has stopped battles in the west the allies have con- fined themselves to attempts to i'm prove and organize the positions gained and in this they claim to have been successful, although the Germans state that all the allies attacks have been repulsed
 Unofficial Athens dispatches continue to report successes for the allies in the Dardanelles but official quarters re- main silent-an attitude which meets with some criticism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Violent Attacks On Lord Kitchener
 Feature English Ministerial Crisis
Genius of Leader Who Was England's Military Hero at Outbreak of War Ques-
 toned by Leading Papers

London, Mny 2I.--0nc of the mosl remarkable features of the ministe ria crisis Is the sudden outbreak of news paper attacks on Field Marshal IsaIl Kitchener, the British Secretary of War, who at the oHtbresis of the war was the nations military idol.
 The Daily Mail and other newspapers under the same townership have been most violent in these attacks, even go- field marshals military genius The Daily Mail says
 'It never lhas been pretended that Kitchener is a soldier in the sense that Field Marshal Sir John French is q soldier Kitchener is gatherer of men and very fine getter too, but his record in the South African war as a fighting general, apart from his ex- cellent organizing work as chief of staff, was not brilliant
 Nothing in Kitcheners experience suggests that he has the qualifications requisite for conducting an European campaign in the field and we can only hope that no such misfortune will be- fall this nation as that he should be permitted to interfere with the actual strategy of this gigantic war"
 Brought About Crisis
 Proceeding to accuse Lord Kitchener of having ordered the wrong kind of she'll" the Daily Mail asserts that de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
RooseDelt-Bdrnes Jury
 Continues In Deadlock
Report One Illegal Verdict in Favor of Defendant But When
 is Found Loser Must Pay Court Costs, One Juror . Changes His Mind

Syracuse. N. Y May 21.--The jury in the trial of William Barnes suit for libel against Theodore Roosevelt was deadlocl1ed tonight after once having |returned a conditional verdict for the former President, which Supreme Court Justice William s. Andrews refused to receive.
 The condition which made the yer dict an improper one was that the |trifIing court costs and disbursements should be divided between the prin- cipals in the action.
 That the jury would be held oyer until Monday. should it fail to find a proper verdict by tomorrow, was con sidered improbable by attorneys
 The deadlock was brought about by juror No II, Eward Burns. Syracuse motorman. and republican, announc- ing that if the costs and disbursements were not divided he favored verdict for the plaintiff
 Tonight after the proposal of put ting the costs on one of the princi pals had been under consideration for more than 10 hours no word had come from the jury to indicate It stood oth- ierwse than when it was sent back tc it's room.
 The jury was in court twice today. As Justice Andrews opened court he received note from the jurors in forming him that peculiar situa- tion had arisen and .aslxtnx that, he confer with them in tlfe jury room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

The Austrians are strengthening their frontier posts and all navigation services in the Adriatic have been sus- pended-indications that the clash is not far off. The Italian Senate today in- dorsed the Chambers action in grant ing the government extraordinary pow CTS in the event of war, for which the whole country appears to be enthu- siastic.
 Simultaneously with the anticipated entrance of Italy, Servias reconstructed army has fully recovered from the campaigns which resulted in the Aus trians being driven from Servia, and well armed and equipped, it is an nounced. has commenced a march to- ward the Austrian border, bent on an- other invasion of Austrian territory.
 Thus Austria is being attacked from all sides and has still another enemy -Roumania--in prospect, for it has been an open secret for a long time that Italy and Roumania have an agreement to act in concert. Roumania. however, is awaiting the conclusion of an agreement with Greece and Bull garia, which also are expected to join the allies before she takes up arms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
LASSEN'S CRATER
 BUBBLING OVER

Redding Cal May 21.--Lassen Peak $ crater bubbled over early today and sent river of mud cascadtHg down the mountainsidc. Hat Creek valley, in the eastern part of shasta county. was part 1y inundated
 number of farm houses in the path of the flood and considerable live stock were destroyed. Resident of the valley fled in time, however. and no lives were lost.
 From shortly after midnight until 10 o'clock today, when the flow abated the mud river moved 15 miles, sweeping away bridges and converting roads into mo- rasses.
 Warned by Fred Seaborn. a govern ment forest ranger, who galloped from the town of Hat Creek through the val ley, ranchers and their families took refuge on hllsides. i At Cassel the mud branched off into field of old lava beds the main stream continuing slowly down the valley.
 All the day the atmosphere was dense with smoke from the crater.
 The liquid eruption followed spec tacular outburst on Wednesday night, when for the first time the peak spouted molten lava.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
PEACE CONF FERENCE APPROVES WILSON'S STANDDUR|NG CRISIS
Lake Mohonk Speakers In dorse Policy Which Has Maintained Neutrality
 and a Firm Attitude

Mohonk Lake. N. Y. May 21-President Wilson's stand in the international crisis was approved by the Lake Mohonk con ference on international arbitration to- night at the conclusion of its twenty first annual meeting. The conference platform declared:
 We express our gratitude to the Pres ident of the United States for steadfast- ly maintaining the neutrality of our gov ernment and for asserting, with firmness, clarity and restraint the rights of our people as citizens of neutral nation .
 The platform. as prepared by. the plat form committee, did not mention the subject of greater preparation for ma = tional defense urged on the conference by Secretary of War Garrison. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and Rear Admiral Colbl M Chester. retired. Members of. this committee were Dr. Charles w Eliot, president emeretius of Harvard univer- sty; Dr. Elmer Ellsworth Brown. chan cellor of New York university; Prof. John B. Clark of Columbia university Sena- tor Henri La Fontaine of Belgium; An drew B. Humphrey of New York, exec utive director of the American Peace and Arbitration league; former Gov. Simeon
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Austiia considers state of war existing Violent attacks upon Lcrd Kitchener. Considering motion to dismiss bank
 suit.
 Bryan replies to English memorandum. 2-Prohbition made issue of Presbyterian
 assembly. 3--Big Chinese merchants visiting United
 States 4-Editorial comment. b-Birmingham has opportunity to reduce
 rates.
 Suffragists to elect officers. over 800 to work at safety first demon
 stration. 6Society. 7-sensations will figure in report. says
 Merritt. s-9 Sports. 11--Markets. 1s-Facts behind Portugal revolt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Cleared of Killing

Georgetown, Tex. May 21.--A Jury in the case of Theodore Armstrong of Helle county, charged with killing Sheriff John T. Oliver in September 1892, returned a verdict of not guilty. Noah Armstrong, a brcVher of the defendant was tried for the murder in 1893 and acquitted, Theodore Armstrong was indicted in 1892 and the case was dismissed. He was re- indicted in 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Italians Detained

Rome May 2i.-(via Paris l2;5l D. m) Advices from Swiss towns say that thousands of Italians are being prevented from returning home by the German ard Austrian authorities. It is asserted that the employers of Italians in Aus tria and Germany refused to pay the men their wages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

 spite repeated warnings that high explosive shell was required. Lord Kitchener persisted in sending shrap- mel such as he used against the Boers. thus causing the deaths of thousands of British soldiers and incidentally. bringing about cabinet crisis.
 "lt is to be hoped that Kitchener with proper and necessary assistance will remain at the war office" the pa per continues, though when the in- should be qualified in sphere of use fitness"
 Other papers in diminished manner seek to reduce Lord Kitcheners value to that of a good recruiting officer or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Troops Are Thrown About Italian Frontier While Avidtor Scouts
 Are Busy Reconnoitering
TEL LEGRAPH WIRES CUT AND
 RAILWAY SERVICE STOPPED
Italy Scene of Intense Activity of Military Nature-Beieved She Will Strike First Blow Without Issuing Ultimatum or Making Formal Declaration of War.

Brescia, Italy, May 21-(va Paris 8:32 D. m)-The Aus trans evidently war between the dual monarchy and Italy already exists The Ausrans with drawn their troops and custom guards from the frontier Ponte Caaro and Lorone after destroying the bridges the telegraph and telephone lines and the electric light apparatus Other bridges on the frontier have been mined
  fol artillery the neiehbons mountains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
ITALY AND USTRIA
 VIRTUALLY AT WAR
No Formal Declaration Has Been Made But Both
 Countries Are Energetically Preparing for Initial Clash--Servians Take Offensive Again

London, May 21uo5 n)A state virtually Germany, aIthouq there has beenn ormaIde laratio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Field Marshars Error in Ordering Wrong Kind of Shells Has Sacrificed
 Countless Lives, Is Charge

some excuse him on the ground of be- Ing occupied too greatly in securing proper recruits to attend to the prop CT supply of ammunition
 Thp Times in an editorial says:
 As usual, our armies in the field require endorsements and shells of the right kind. Neither had been pro vided In adequate quantities for the simple reason that Lord Kitehener's or ders were given too late. Plain warn ings were disregarded and the nation was lulled into a false security sense by mis leading official representations with the result that thousands of Brit ish lives were sacrificed in an unequal contest.
 Must Be Set Alright
 The nation will not allow that sit |. uation to recur. It must be set alright and be set alright quickly or the con sequences will be swift and startling The whole trouble arose because Lord Kitchener assumed a burden to which no one man could have proved equal"
 The Morning Post says
 "The new government will not like ly be so foolish as to throw over the man whose presence has held the con. lidence of the nation. and of our fight ing forces since the beginning of the war but will rather seek to support and cooperate with Lord Kitchener and take from his overburdened should CTS the secondary work of reorganiz- ing the scountry's industrial resources, so as to supply the army with ade- quate supplies and munitions"
 The Daily News protests vigorously against what it terms a press campaign against Lord Kitchener "organized by some of the newspapers. who at the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Says Victory .Postnoned

Berlin, May 21.-(Via Amsterdam and London, 4:60 D. m. .)-"Certainly the ad- tition of Italy to the hostile side means for the central powers and Turkey postponement of their final victory, bur
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Service Suspended

London, May H.-f9;25 D. m.)-A dispatch to Llyods from Bari Gin Italy on the Adri- atic) says that all navigation services in the Adriatic sea have been suspended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

the most authoritative writers on mil itary matters in France, gives it as his judgment that the Italian army will not await for an Austro German at tack but will take the initiative and throw large numbers of troops at some selected point.
 Italian army is admirably armed It's light artillery is comparable to the French three-inch guns Other military authorities say that the Italian army on war footing consists of about l, : 000.000 first line troops and an equal number of second line troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
SAYS ITALIANS
 WILL STRIKE FIRST

Paris, May 21.-l5:45 p. m.)-oIen- eral De La Croix. military critic of the Temps. who is considered one of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Action Not Official

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-25
| Important Legal Rullnk

The latest ruling on the Admissible.
ity of dying declarations" in evidence
In criminal cases is made by the SUI
preme court of Georgia in Sewell vs..
State, in which the court states In its
syllabus:
I'm a murder case it was error to
charge the jury that when death is
approaching and the dying man has
lost hope of life, and his mind feels
the full consciousness of his condi.
ton, the solemnity Of the scene gives
to his statement the sanctity Of truth,
and such dying declaration, whcn.
made under such circumstances, may
be given in evidence and submitted to
the jury Such charge tended to un.
duly impress the minds of the jury
with the weight Of the evidence con
tanned In dying declarations. as to
which juries do not require any en-
phasis from the bench"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-25

Sally through sdmptuous 1hafIs ;,Dti,
sne was shown into the library where.
In Philip did his dreaming
She smiled half wistfn,,v q. -,
handed back the envelope
LOOK this-and used some of the
money she told him. "It ia not Tho
envelope l lost but l was starvine
and mad to rehearse today. want to
pay back what have used when 7
can. She spoke brokenly. for the DE-
cuhariy enveloping light in pbil,n
turner's eyes played havoc with her
nerves. When she had told him in de-.
tall all that he demanded of her he
TOOK her to the big drawing room. and
himself sat down at the piano
Now sing he said, laughinsly.
l want to see what you can do. II
you please me. can give you an en-.
gagement to sing in my restaurant
for $50 a week.
Saily's slim hand sought support
even as it had when she had seen
the money In her letter. She smiled.
however. ana Philip watched the
dawnins happiness that he was one
day to bring into his own and Sally's
life. Neither of them knew for the
second that love was weaving them
into its net. but Sally did know that
she was going to sing as she had
never sung for anyone else.
When she had finished Philip sat
silently looking at her.
Il could easily make it a hundred"
he said finally. but you might only
sing few weeks for me amigo of
to the continent or something like
that" he ended iaughingly. for Sally
was very near to tears.
There is no use-in my trying to
thank you" she said. softly.
Philip did not tell her until long
after they were married that he had
wanted to test her chacater. Even
so Sally only moved nearer him and
dropped her head on his shoulder.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-25
khxsluue counts for Much.

Muscular movements are the golden
chords Of good works which mingle
with the visions of great deeds and
harmonic the soul Of man with purer
worlds. They give both source Of
reserve power and confidence. power
Of growth. of good and of evil, which
nothing else does Optimists are usu-
ally men and women who come from
vigorous. stocky, muscular race.
They are of the type who are potent
ally AS well as actually OF fine
physique
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-25
What He Wanted.

"Canvases?" said the artist, flattered
by the presence of the millionaire in
his studio. Yes, sir, shall be happy
to show you my best canvases. Some
thing allegorical? Or do you prefer q
landscape?" What | want" said Mr..
Newrich, the eminent contractor, with
decision. rs something about yard
and a half long and yard wide. to
cover some cracks in the frescoin'."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-25
Fishermen's Favorltes.

A considerable number of fishes are
remarkable for their leaping powers.
and several of these performers are
on that account specially favored by
anglers, since, by jumping clear of the
water, in some cases many times In
succession. they tax the fisherman's
skill more severely than fishes less
active, and thereby give added zest to
their capture.