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Los PRISI0NEROS DE GUERRA
En- .iLEMiNIt.

LONDRES. luniu 29.-Lurd Robert
Cecil. >uD>ccrclariU de- MccUcIo> cN-
jranjrro> ina ,iirIIo iIpy-cn la ramara
dn .o$ confines que Il .Ubi"rnu bril-
'imiru la -i,Io ihf"rnadu H. ul. los
pr~i>innr-u> riVilcS in.lc>eS Internal
dos IN liuhrlrben. no rccIDrn SInu
media iariCal De- where's. iia anun-
ciaIu qur 81 doctor k.y0r. agreeable
Il Ia rubajaIa DE- los ESladu> Uni
iu> I'll Berlin. la dlchu gu" 81 @oDi"r
no aIrmau haDia reIurldu La racIo-
nr~ j" los civilrS intcrnaciona."s y
Que "a rmbajada habia rnyiaiO c>ta
information al goDi"rno Dritaniro.
Lord Robert Cecil Ina ~agrcgadu uu"
la reduction de- rariGllcS habia side
hrrird a pc>ar de- duc ."> %alcHanci
tit.lcu rrribiIa una ~unId luta. de
rrrra ii. du]>r!rniUS mi marcos. Dies
tinal"S a rypen>ar los .a>to> Il" ali
mrntu> Il" los rpcIusu>. T.. gubirruu
hrttanlcu la proir$tadO por lntermc-
dIo del rInbajIiur de- los EStaIu> Uni
dos. defend" Que i .A.emamia 10
">t;i rl :nniir;onr> IT,. llimculng q
>u> p~ri>iUnrruS. drDia p~uncriUs IN
Ilbrrijrd. - H. la rrcOrIanlU d, mlSlnU
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1EMESE OLE PUED.A ESTALLtR
OTRO MOElMIENT0 RENOLU-
CIONtRiO EN- IRL.iNDi.

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HaIa para los prlmlcroS dlds dc "a 81
mana rHjiaHtc. La cr1tic& s~Itudcl"|l
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anpclIe, tuando la Iainara dc .pS 80
iluileS rct'Fo fcpclliiiail'c''lc t. per
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LOS .AUSTM iCOS EN III. Ti;ENTI-
NO CONTINtAN RETIRiNDOSE
MITE III. EMpUJE ITiLI,NO.
scryicio Exclusive para La rRENsA.

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los aliados la eStaIo d~eSpIcg&.uIo
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cuanlrs incurSioncs en- lbs lrinchc-
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ES .ifRESTADt UNA AMERICANA
POit ESTiF.i.

ina mujcr americana residcatLe
del West Side fuG arrcslada anIcayer
pOr 10 s]lctcctivcs dc la riudad, acu-
saba de estafa de la suma de $50.
DiceSc que la eXprcsada mujcr page
Il TN comcrcianlc de- la iocaiidad cor
I'm cheGuc false una suma de p0ca
monla recibicndo 81 cambio en- d.
nero elective. Cuatro cargos fueron
presentados contra ella en- Ia Corte
del condado y mientras Sc la .arres-
gan sus tuentas, Sc la La intefnado
en- la carceI.
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Fl Gobierno americana pide una
satisfaction al de Austria pOr
Ell ataque al 'Petro|itee"
Considera que csc sct0 fue "uH insuIto deliberate
a Ia bandera de los Estados UnIdos"
Pide tambien una reparacion de los pesjuicios
sufridos Dor los intereses americanos y ell cas-
t;go del comandante del submarine

dante d.! submarine que Fl p.rjuI-
ii" tauSailo 4. barro era inSishifi-
cant-....
DE acurrti" con la deciaracionrS
iurala> del rapiidn del vapOr unb
Il .o> marln"roS que 10 ac0mpani
III submarine. - cnmandanie de este
manifesto qur habia confundiIO Il
80 yapOr con I'm crucero. ESta de-
~c.a-aciGl - tistinia a Ia que Sc COR
ten. IN la nOta del gobierno aus
t?c-hungarc Ell Ia eual 50 dice que
?. capitdn del submarine ase:ur0
q1Ir una talSa maniobra p0r partr
del yap0r, do lugar a QUE el sub
marine continuara ~di>parando."
III captain DE-. vapor iura que Ill
I"rmd al cOlnaniante del submarine
que teaia S0lalnente las prOylSione>
>utlcienteS para llegar al puerto de
Ar.ct ' Dc que tan solo por Ia fucr-
IA !a> "ntrrgaria. 49,"
la declaration del captain de-.
Pctr0iitc Spbrr este particular. c>;i
I'll d.Sarucrjo cpE Il inrorme del Co
mandaNte del submarine. La coli
duciI uitrajantr del comandant. d.
submarine ' tUda> las dcni> cir
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ser,icip Especial para IA PaENS,.

-N>H!Nt ioN, JUNO Slayer ="
hiIo ptIblira en r>ja capital la con-
tra-riplica del -vbievno americana a
Ia n"ta del =obiern0 austriaco. Ell la
qua, rNpiicaba rGmo habia oturrlir
- atalu- bel barco-tanquc "Petr"-
lie" l.. bandrra americana, pUr I'm
>ubmarin" auStria:o. Il Qua. acclden-
t. tuyo AJgar ct dia Il DE Dicicmbrr
del alo pa>ado.
E>ta &uta del gobirrno americana,
- sin luda. II mas eEtygica que -
ia diri-iIp a las potencla> centraie>,
deSdr uur - nan >u>cItad0 d~ificu!ta-
drS con motive de- los ataqucs de los
submarines Il barco> con p~asajeros
amrr.canV> . COMO IN Il prescnte
case. q DarccS de- bandera america
Ia.
f. -uv.-ruo. Dice a noia j. r-fr-
r,Aci-. con>.irIa e. ataque s0Dr,. -
"Pr;roiitc." como un insult" del;b"-
radv q IA DanIrra americana y una
invasion de Ios der-.hUs d. lbs aide
ricauoS.
Tr.> >"n Ia l~mandaS Due eli ii
tina n"Ja =. cyi=rn del -obierno aus
TRACE. Il >abrr: Ina >~atlSfactlu.t por
e. acfo: Il caSti=u del comandant"
del submarine y una reparaclGn ii"
- prrjuiriU> rauS3dO> 4 los int"rr-
- ameriranoS. por q page de- una
determination %rrluitativa 4 % per
juicio> >utrid0e.
In IA uota IL. r~.irreuria - alJica
al =ubiernu austriauO que "a c>pcra
luc r'-a> Demands san atrnIiia>
leslie .Ie-v Y Dr. una manrra ampiia.
la Serrrtaria j. E>tado IN "a n0ja
H. geEcr"nrja. mega toia> Las alc-&-
clones qu- III III notu ANTERIOR !Iacr
g, -pbirrnc auStriaco. tratand" dc
ju-,lticar IA acti1n del cOmaaIautc
dri submarine lur atacG al "PrIro.I-
En- % cirru!u> o~licialcS : Ilplu-
mItiru> n" - rXpllrau Ia actItul j..
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AI>'rri" de ReIacioile> hA'eF'oIe>' Ia
fl-uirhjc iulurLiacleh' pFe\eIilellIc
cNprreada. - ia oDtSalIdo del cdpltau
y Ir lo> micmbro> dc IA trIpu.ati"h
del menclonado Darc9:
"N.nGun diSparo TUE iieciio por ell
De Il proa, come sslla para que
tL"ra dctehIIo q BARGE. tuando -
ci primer tire. 81 captain crr
W 4ue a!guna ~eNp.osj0n habia ocu-
I'll Il cuarto de catderaS y So
Iameute lraSta ieSputs de que - dl>
paro q <esunio tlro. 81 captain y
lU> mlenDruS d. trlpu.aclCn - die
ron cuenta de IA presencia del SUBJ
marine 4 popa del barco y por clio
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cia kolcmea, que han intentado pUr
RI nortc dc kuty y eli algun0s de esos
encucntros han silQ$I&ebazadoS por
En- Ell tcatso b~alkanico, en- las IT.
gitues del NaFdar y del Lago Dorian,
sUlamentc ligeros dueIos de artille-
ria nan tenido lugar entire las tropas
aliadas y las fuerzas biigaro-aiema-
uaS.
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10 IGNeRtBA.

La hermosa joyen 0 qIien Vi
a listed del brazo e. otro dia les II
eSpoSa q su IfeIgnana."
"Pues,. a1n no Sc 10 he presuG-
ladg tudavia."
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Cuando ~necesite libros en- espanoi
dirijase listed a Ignacio E. L.ozsno.-
s07 polcrosa St.--S, Antonio. Texas.
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ANUNCIO

HNUNNIU
La PRENSA esta autorizada para
a%nunclar Ia C]andidatUra dc reelection
de! {. j. Il. Clark, para jucz de Ia
Corte Civil del Condado. sujcto a IA
acclon de las primarias de~mocraticas.
Julio %. (Pol AdvI
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DIVISION VICTORIA

J. 3yt@Sa Houston. Port Lavdrd.
Victoria y CueFc. III, T.. .u-
salem.
5U3-para rIrru. Victoria. purr
LdvaCg Y Houston. 81 4. "a.
". h. and +.
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Enferc1 as second class matter February
l.. 1913. At The P~uSrnrTirc a: San Autoat0.
Ten, Under the Act Of March 3. iS59.
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rKLxFosos Travis "a,
Nlsve

Ia PRENSA ~ ei peri6dico mr>icano de
mayo rirculaCi6n rn los ESiadoS lnidoS,
= nor 10 tantO, Ell meior para los audncian-
feS.
The sun., 1916-04-23
Water Garden, Monmouth County. New Jersey.

BaldWins and Greetings and se.e5 for
Ben Davis (. o. b. shipping point. Add
ing to these prices a fair average sea-
sonal storage charge Of 45 cents bar
rel and from 20 to so cents barrel for
freight and handling. one can see
readily that dealers apparently are not
profit!ng at present on many Of their
apple sales.
The inquiry into retail prices on ap-
pies which was made at the same time
covering the same grades and varieties
indicates that while they are not un-
duly high except in a very few in
stances. still they do not seem to have
decreased proportionately with whole
sale quotations.
Since the wholesale apple dealers
are in daily touch as a rule with the
retailers to whom they sell. they ap-
pear to be the logical factors to initiate
an apple campaign and stimulate the
interest OF the grocers, fruit stand
dealers. hucksters and other retail
agencies. The wholesalers in two large
| markets have already organized and
raised a fund to secure desirable pub
| l.city. II the dealers in other mar
ke,s would follow their example and
carry out an adequate advertising
campaign in the press and in all stores
handling apples the results should be
very helpful to all concerned-grower.
dealer and consumer.
The sun., 1916-04-23
WESTERN CRITICISMS OF THE
NEW YORK FLOWER SHOW.

There are none so perfect as to be
above criticism and much may be
learned from friendly suggestions re.
sarding weak points.
TO sec our>el's as others see US.
II wad frac monte a blulder free us.
Aud foolish rotion.
4 Western florists trade Journal
comments on the takers that barked
odds and ends freely In the gallery.
contrary TO the rules in we'll ordered
flower shows. New England papers
also commented on tho flower
show midway" There was also re.
tail business carried on on the ground
floor. one booth having a casi, register
with Il constantly ringing alarm. par
tru'ar,y ont of place and very an
noylng e. neighboring exhibitors and
u spectators. The committee agreed
rot In have this kind Of annoyance
this year. and surely the show Is
, now sufficiently successful 90 tha,
none hut dignified exhibits may b<
admitted hereafter.
Another good suggestion made BY
the Western florists journal: "Privi.
'ege sales can be overdone. The pub.
lie comfort end compared poorly with
Western shows. Not a free pure
water fountain could be located. where
a dozen were actually needed"
The sun., 1916-04-23

either a crimson rambler. Dorothy
Perkins or white climber. Well de-
caycd fertilizer from "A COW stable.
mixed with stump dirt. leaf mould and
small quantity of sand from the shore
OF the lake. well mixed with the new
soil. seemed to feed the roses into a
healthy growth and they were soon
covered with their lacy green foliage
and large clusters OF dropping blos-
SONS.
We had previously started seed
bed. showing several Diadem pinks.
Phlox. drummondi. sweet williams.
candytuft Of mixed varieties. asters.
mixed colors of the Scmple and giant.
preferring the large branching
varieties. Mignonette. nasturtiums
lobe,ia. When tho time came for
transplanting the small plants I
grouped castor beans and cosmos at
each end Of the border. with
the alyssum. agerstum and lobelia.
the blue and white. This made
very effective border In front.
! sowed poppy seeds. mostly OF the
tall varieties. on top Of the soil. such
as Giant Shirley. Majestic. Double
Blush. California and others. and the
result was a mass of blossoms and
beautiful coloring which lasted way
into the fall Heavy dews and moist
ure from the lake helped In a great
measure toward keeping the plants
fresh and bright and to Withstand the
heat OF midday sn.-Mrs. H. o. w.
Connecticut.
The sun., 1916-04-23
FREE SEEDS AGAIN.
House Votes to Retais $3.50, 900
Item for Their Distpibutiou.

AFTER the customary oratorical
skirmish, led by Representative Can
dler OF Mississippi. the House to day
voted, lis to 45. to retain In the Agri-
cultural appropriation bill the 3?5O,OOO
item for the distribution Of free garden
seeds by members OF Congress. Mr..
Gambler. aroused over the attacks of
"city members" against the garden seed
item, averred that some Of the great
est statesmen Of the world have dis.
tributed garden seeds. Both Thomas
Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin be-
lieved In that" Representative Walsh.
who comes from the non-agricultural
section of Boston. moved to strike the
garden seed appropriation from the
b.ll. lie was vigorously assailed by
Representatives Hefiin of Alabama
Sims Of Tennessee and Gambler Of Mis-
sissippi. Mr.. Hefin declared that Mr.
Walsh. "a new member. will think DIFF
ferently on this subject after he has
been here as long as I have"
1T makes no difference how long
stay here" said Mr.. Walsh. II shall
never become u Government seed ped.
ler."
Mr.. Walsh contended that members
Of Congress should give their time e
more serious things.
Free Government seeds does moi
make farmers any more than pink
pills make doctors," he declared
The sun., 1916-04-23
PETUNIAs FROM SEED.

The time honored geraniums or
salvias did not seem to meet my need
for plants to follow the late Towering
Darwin tulips in my eight foot circu:
lar bed.
The location Of the bed was some
what shaded. on the lawn between
houses. and the tulips either from the
lateness OF the planting or from too
much shade did not blossom we'll. I
therefore decided to try choice petu-
Mas and to raise the plants myself
from seed. The best seed procurable
WAS purchased from a reliable florist
who grew and tested his own seeds.
They were sown early in April in q
hotbed that had been very carefully
made. The top soil was composed of
one.third leaf mould. one-third sharp
sand and one-third rich garden soil.
thoroughly sifted and blended.
The location Of the hotbed was
ideal. on the south side Of a building
where It could catch the first rays Of
the sun and also protected from the
cold north winds. II was also built
high for two reasons: one was to fur
nish more room for the manure
which supplied bottom heat and to
make II easier to reach In caring for
IL.
In sowing tho seeds they were
scancely covered and then slightly
sirmed. The seeds germinated quickly
and the little leaves were 80 fine and
tender that II was necessary to use
the utmost care In watering. They
required almost constant watching for
a few days until they were large
enough 10 lie transplanted.
The radishes on the other side OF
the hotbed had Just been pulled. 50
the soil was worked over to receive
the little plants. They were placed
three and four inches apart and the
glass shaded with white muslin. Later
the sash was taken away. leaving only
the muslin. and finally they were en-
tirely uncovered to harden them be-
fore transplanting.
After the first transplanting the lit.
tie plants soon began to rejoice in
their more ample space and to grow
very rapidly with broad. healthy
leaves. Fly the time the tulips were
ready to lift there were nearly q hun.
dred beautiful vigorous spreading
plants. more than enough to fll the
| bed.
The plants had hardly become well
established when they began to show
large. robust buds and every blossom
proved a surprise. measuring four oI
nve inches across: deep throated
fringed. veined. Of every color from
white to deep velvety crimson, with
veins and blotches Of deeper shades
They wero the wonder and admira.
tton OF every one who saw them, ant
certainly most suitable for my pur,
pose. soon covering the ground with
dark green foliage. blossoming pro
fusely until cut of by hard freez,
late In the fall. Tho earlier frost.
did not seem to AFFECT them.--Mrs
Horace Silsby. New York.
The sun., 1916-04-23
A CAMP GARDEN.

1t has always been . source OF COM
fort and pleasure to be the possessor
OF some beautiful flowers and to care
for them myself. but I have not done
the work In q scientific way. II ! had
made more OF Q study OF the cultiva.
ton might have had better results.
! always selected those which ! was
most fond Of. chrysanthemums roses.
jasmines, heliotrope and carnations
and many other choice plants for our
garden. ana with them 1 have had
fairly good success.
The time came when We found II
necessary to take up outdoor life fol
the sake Of our health and live out Ia
the open through the summer months
We selected q beautiful spot upon the
shore OF lake In the heart OF the
State of Connecticut and built there
two rough slab cabins. While there
were many beautiful wild flowers sur.
rounding our camp, longed for some-
thing 70 care for IN a garden. 1t an.
peared like Q hopeless task to grub
The sun., 1916-04-23
THE VALUE OF BIRDS.
~ LLEWELLYN LEGGE. Chief
Game Protector. New York
Conservation Com mission.

We know very well that birds play
an NnportaN relation TO agricultural
interests. but there often seems IA
| tendency to dwell on the harm that
they do rather than The good.
| Whether n bird is regarded as in
furious or beneficial depends almost
entirely upon what IT eats. n crows
or blackbirds are seen in numbers
| about cornfields il Is not surprising
! that they are accused of doing harm: |:
but careful investigation often shows
that they are actually destroying nox-
ious insects.
Within certain limits. birds feed
upon the kind Of food that Is most
accessible. Thus. as a rule. insect
| ivorous birds eat the insects that are
most easily obtained. provided they do
not have some particularly disagreea-
BILE property.
| The problem of weed destruction Is
very important To agricultural inter.
ests, Fortunately. certain agents are
at work to check this enemy. and per-
haps the most efficient among them
are the seed eating birds. Each fall
and winter these birds migrate In
large fiocks to the different agricul-
tural districts and live upon the
| rlpened seeds Of weeds. Some birds
| eat more or less weed seeds through
out the year. even when insects are
more abundant: but their good work
practically extends from early autumn
until late spring.
Entomologists have estimated tina,
insects yearly cause a loss of upwards
Of $7O0,00O.000 to the agricultural in.
terests Of the United States. Were |,
not for our birds the loss would bt
much greater: and indeed. 1t is be-
lieved that without the aid of oui
feathered friends successful agricul
ture would be impossible.
a knowledge OF the birds that pro
tect his crops is therefore as i'm
portant to the gardener and farmer al
a knowledge OF the insect pests tina
destroy them. Such knowledge is tn,
more important, because the reatio,
of birds to mans interests is extreme
ly complex. While 1t may be said tina
The most of our birds are useful, ther
are only a few Of them that arc al
ways and everywhere useful, and tina
never do harm, Insectivorous birds
for instance. destroy. along with a vas
number Of harmful insects, SOME par
asitlc and predatory. which are anon,
natures most effective agents 70
keeping destructive insects In chec,,
To the extent, then. that birds destro,
useful parasitic insects. they ar
| harmful; but taking the wear round
the good they do by the destruction
OF insects injurious to mans interest
far outwe!ghs the little harm they dc
1t may be said. too, that OF the bird
usually classed as noXious. there ar
very few that do not possess redeem
ing traits.
Even the much dcspised Englisl
sparrow has its part to perform Il
protecting the agricultural interest
The sun., 1916-04-23

much more time in Z than ! do still
IL exacts very little. Watering every
other day with hose IL only q ques-
ton Of a few moments. and cutting
the flowers does not take long. II one
is busy. Flowering in q cool house, the
flowers keep fresh much longer than
those one buys. II requires no skill
Or experience to produce flowers from
bulbs. and the catalogues give direc.
tions for planting. usually have .
few geraniums from the garden and
often plant mignonette and slyssum
seeds. and always find room to root ivy
and geraniums for my summer garden
In my greenhouse. try to limit
my bill for bulbs to @?6 and prefer
plenty Of flowers TO few named bulbs.
MABEL N. DEPus, New Jersey.