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i.’“.. "V , ’ r CO -*ri. - ! LAST WEEK ALUEI OFFENSIVE IN VEST ' 00TSTANHN0 FEATURE HEAVY RAIN AIDE RUSSU TMktpnlc AdvimcM are Practically Stopped 1>J' RuMiana—Weather Badly Againat Invaders—Attacka la West Mean Terrlle Mglita for ' Railway IJneo. The Military Expert of the New York Time* says: This week has brought out the meaning of the extremely heavy ar tillery Are that was hoted In last week’s review as having characteriz ed the flghtjng on the western front. As the operations of the past week show, it was merely, preparatory to a determined advance by the British and French infantry at carefully se lected points. * * This artillery attack reached its climax last Saturday, when the entire line from Nieuport to the Swiss fron tier was literally ablaze with the flash of guns. Behind thjs blaze, while the Allies’ aviators kept the air clear of German scouts a concen tration of Infantry and additional guns and shells was being effected at the two selected points—the Ar tois and Champagne districts. The effect «on the German leaders of the heavy bombardment on the whole line was naturally confusing. An attack in one section would indj- cate that an Infantry attack would probably follow at that point. An artillery attack against an entire line gives no clue as to where the Infan try attack will fall. In Saturday’s fighting, Reported on Sunday, and therefore after last week's review had gone to press, the first Indica tions of the Allies’ objective were gjven. The British reported minor advances from Loos to Arras, the French also minor gains In Cham pagne On Sunday morning the battle In both sections developed. The strategy ■aed by the Allies was the same that they have used time and again In the west and. indeed, is the only move of which this llee la capable. Consider as sn example the attack south of the La Baasee canal, the object of which was Loos and finally Leds, the’great coal centre of France. Just before the attack which re sulted ;n the capture of Loos was launched, an attack waa made to the north of the canal. The natural con sequence waa that the Germans rein forced this part of their line at the expense of the line to the south. As the movement against Loo* develop ed the attack north of the canal waa continued, making It Impossible to draw back from the Loos front. will possibly be more dearly with the knowledge of the characteristic difference betw tactics and those of the e battle lies. As a gen era! rale, back ef the Oermaa trench ea there is not a large reserve, no large force In rear of the centre of a given section of their line which can be fed up Into the firing line of Its particular section as occasion de mands Therefore, when one section of the flrigg line needs assistance It can only be gjven generally at the expense of some other section This la made necessary by the great length of line held, about three hundred miles The German firing line Is close to gether, almost shoulder to shoulder In action: the Allies’ line Is generally open, with a yard or more between each two men Obviously, then, the number of men per mile of line jn contract with the enemy Is much 1 greater In the German scheme than In that of the Allies. Ac the number of men on either side is approximate ly equal, it is obvious that the Allies are enabled to have a much larger and much more flexible reserve than are the Germans. This point of organization was well illustrated early last spring In the battle of Neuve Chappelle. Late in February a spirited -attack was be gun in the Champagne district by tlie French. The fighting increased in violence day by day and was con tinued without cessation through the first week jn March. Just as it closed a British attack was made north of Ypres. Thus troops were drawn both north and south from the Neuve Chappelle dis trict. Finally, the point of attack shifted to Neuve Chappelle, which the casualty lists of these engage ments showed that many of the Ger mans killed on the Champagne front bad but a short time before been op posed to the British line in the north, and that many of those killed in the actjon north of Ypres had been op posite the British line in the south— proving beyond doubt that the line in front of Neuve Chappelle had been weakened and thinned by the drains made on it for the Champagne and Ypres lines, and so it was in the bat tle of Sunday for Loos, and it was again Champagne t'liat was struck, only this time the French were not used as a foil for the British but to make an advance of their own. Most of the strength of the French attack was leveled against the Ger man Champagne line over a front of About fifteen miles. As was stated last week it was inevitable that at some period of the Allies’ offensive a blow should be struck against the Soissons salient. The general form of the German line is exactly the same as was the Russian line at War saw—a “fist ip a pjHow” effect. There Is no point *a the entire line offering n more attractive opportuni ty for a real French victory. K waa ■ ‘ * the the by battering la tha rides. It loag way still from tha Cham- meet many a sanguinary gageaeat will be fought. At the same time the German line west of Champagne can be mads exceedingly uncomfortable by comparatively small advances which threaten the lateral lines of communications run ning in rear of that line. There are several such lines which bear so heavily on the security of the German positions that ths capture of any one of them could readily cause' the retirement, almost without an other blow, of a considerable section of the German line. Such a line is directly in front of the present line of French advance in the Cham pagne, and an analysis of its princi pal features will give an Idea of the French advance. This also involves a brief description of the character of the country between Rheims and the Argonne. Between these points linfes the Chalons plain, a barren chalkland"} fierman line of With a series of hills about two hun dred feet in height, breaking the .flatness of the surface; Eastward Is the Argonne, a range of low hills through passes in which run several railroads and highways of great mil itary importance. The most south ern of these passes, that of St. Mene- hauld, Is traversed by the main rail road from Paris to Verdun. This the French hold well within their lines. About sixteen miles north of St. Menehauld Is Vouzlers, through which passes the road from Seddn, one of the most Important of the Ger man lines of communication In the west. It Is Indeed the main stem of the lifeline that supplies the troops, distributing, by means of its branch es, to almost the entire section be tween Rheims and Soissons. Between Vouzlers and St. Mene hauld there is also a railroad which interesting In this review, chiefly because of a branch which leaves It about six miles south of Vouzlers and, running westward, meets the Rhelms-Charleville road at Bazan- cpurt north of Rheims. The object of the French offenae In the Gluuupagne is either to take tills road or to control It through ar tillery fire, as It almost parallels the German line for some little distance and. once in French control, would make the supplying of this section of the German line an exceedingly dlf ficult operation. From this railroad between Challerange and Bazancourt there are numerous feeders, both rail and highway, running straight to the German lines, making the distrlbu tlon of supplies a comparatively sim ple matter. The French offensive, extending from the western ridge of the Ar gonne almost to Rheims, was pushed therefore against almost the entire length of this railroad. The greatest success was achieved north of Suippes near Souain, Tahure, and Masstgea The furthest point reached toward the north was Tahure, which is scarcely more than three miles from the railroad. Naturally, then, it was at Tahure where what was probably the flerc- eat fighting took place. Tahure la on a low hill almost two hundred and fifty feet high, north of which the ground slopee gently and then apreads out Into a level plain, over which runs the railroad. This hill, therefore, commands for some little distance the country In its front and from It the railroad can be subjected to an Intense artillery fire. The French claim to have taken T^iure mod to have held It all roaater-attacks, while their th>« 1 sad mate ad tha hill h slowly advancing. If this Is true, the of supplies over the railroad, while It may uot be- as definitely stopped as If the French actaaily held It, will at least he a lust tar of con siderable difficulty. In addition to the effect the losa of thla railroad will have on the Ger man line In the Champagne. It will break, to a considerable extent, the close contact between that line and the line In the Argonne before Ver dun. The German system requires means of rapid communications In rear of their lines so that reinforce ments may be dispatched from one point to another without delay. In fact, most of the German suc cesses, mvt only on the western front but on the eastern as well, can be traced to the remarkable use of strat egic railways. Good highways have helped and automobiles have greatly augmented the railway service, but the railways have been a necessity. By Interposing themselves between the Argonne and Champagne railway link the French will force the Ger mans to take a much more cl/cultous route further north. The advance In the Champagne still seems to be driv ing ahead, creeping closer and closer to the railroad. In fact, one body of French troops hurst through and rossed It in the neighborhood of St, Marie a Fie, hut were unable to main tain their position. This is an indica tion of how serious is the danger to this very Important German line. The successful offensive in Artois s an excellent example, not only of the Allies’ strategy as previously de scribed in this review, but also of perfect co-ordination between the French and British armies. The di rect objective of the attack was, of course. Lens, a very important point of convergence of both highways and railways, as well as the principal city of the French coal fields. After an extremely heavy artillery preparation directed against the Ger man lines from Vermelles to Ecurie, the British and French Infantry lines moved forward, the British from Grenay, the French from Neuville St. Vaast. The effect of a successful move at both points would be that, while holding fast in the centre about two miles west of Angres, the Ger man line north and south of Lens would be bent back and the city of Lens itself would thus be surrounded on three sides and all its approaches subjected to a crops-fire attack. The city would, In sucji a case, be unten able, as U could dpt be supplied. The British objective was Loog, and. southeast of Loos, the excellent strategic point designated in dis patches as Hill No. Seventy; the French objective was the point knows as Hill No. One Hundred and Forty, and, slightly west of that, the hilli of Vlmy. haring I to ptecw hy the Al- iro and the wire as- PW Sale — Two-year-old Spanish Jack, good performer. Very desir able. Dr. C. E. Hall, Fairborn, On. Wanted-- Burned-out motors, genera tors and transformers to repair. Charlotte Electric Repair Co., Charlotte, N. C. children. Must be able to teach music. Address Mrs. D. A. Stevens, Yenge’s Island, S. C. •way, the Britteh s ver two and a half n took Loos after a terrific flgbt fa ■teeeto, teRI *» the cellars of booses; and passed on to HU1 No. Seventy, which they seised after a day or two of severe fighting. . The French were almost as suc cessful in carrying out their allotted task. Hill No. 140 was taken and the foot of the hills of Vlmy reached. Here the rush was checked, but only temporarily, and three days, later the crest of the heights of Vijby was In French hands. The centre, not to be outdone by the flanks, forged ahead simultane ously with the attacks on Vlmy and Loos, the advance ranging from a half mile to a mile and a half. The result baa beet) the creation In the new salient with Angres at the centre. Hill No. 70 at the end of one side, and Hill No. 140 at the end of the other. Lens is on the line joining Hill No. 70, with Vlmy just-about two'miles from the former point. There Is hardly n highway or an important position In the salient that can not he reached by artillery posted at the* tips of the crescent. It is only five miles from tip to tip, so that every section of the German trenches in the salient Is subjected to a converg ing fire from three directions. The Germans are fighting desperately to win back the positions they have lost, and In particular to drive the British back from Hill No. 70, which Is real ly the key to Lens. If the Allies, however, can consolidate and hold u . _ „ their positions against the German j ^p 1, 8lna ! $50; counter-attacks, Jt is Inevitable the 1 Corn and Cob meal m,11 > * 20; four ' CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND FARMERS EXCHANGE For Sale—One 35 H. P. Boiler and 26 H. Pi Engine. Prlco reasonable. Wrlie D. J. Roof, Barr, 8. C. Cabbage, Collard Plante—Limited supply vigorous plants ready, Order now. One dollar and quarter thou sand. Relswood Farm, Albany, Ga. Marry—Large Bet of wealthy mem here wishing early marriage. Con fldential description free. Rellahh club. Mrs. Wiubel, Box 1$, Osk land, Cal. ,,i — For Bale—Pure Fulghum Oats, $1 bushel. Pure Appier oats, 75c bush el, f. o. b. Newberry, S. C. Johnson- McCrackin Co., Newberry, 8. C. Burr Clover, $1.10. Marry—Thousand* wealthy, will marry at once, all age*, national! ties, religion, descriptions tree Western Club, Rx268 Market. San Fransclaco, Cal. Germans must retire from the salient and take up a new position east of I«ns, encircling that city. The ground there will favor the Allies. West of the line from Arras to Lens the ground is billy, and, the Germans holding the crests as they did, had the advantage. East of that line the ground slopes rapidly to a plain. With the Germans out of the salient, the French will hold the hill crests and the advantage will change hands. In view of the topographical features of the new French position the next week's operations la this section will be watched with a great deal of Interest. The reason for the allied offense just at this time opens a fertile field for conjecture. There are several rea sons that fit, all of which are equally plausible First, Is the question of ammuni tion. As was pointed oat several weeks ago, the American manufac turers who held war 'contracts for shell would not be ready, because of necessary remodeling of plant and machinery, to make substantial steady deliveries until about October 1. Once the continuous flow .from this side waa atarted. the AJllea could make more prodigal use of their artillery than before without facing the fear of a possible short age. It may be that this flow has started. Again, there was the situation In Russia. For two or three weeks Rus sia had given every Indication of an unlooked for ability to hold her own against tha Teuton armies. From Galicia to Plnsk she had given blow for blow and had captured. In t weeks fighting, one hundred thou sand men. At only one point—VUnm —had tha Germans been able to make any appreclnble headway. It waa then a most propltuous time for the western allies to atrlka as aa la ducemept to ths Gsrmana to with draw troops from ths east for their western defense and thua Increase the power of rejuvenated Russia to strike back. Again, there waa the Balkan wltua- Uwn—Bulgaria just about to enlist In the Teuton cause. Roumanla excited but undecided. Greses actually under arms. A successful move might in dure Bulgaria to scramble to the top of the neutral fence again and thus quiet all of the Balkan states at once. Finally, there won the effect on the loan now being negotiated for in this country, on the French and British non-combatant* at home, and on the people of KuHMia who have hinted on more than one occasion that their allien in the west were not doing their part. Whichever of these may have been the prime mover in the be ginning of the offense, all these ob jects have been accomplished by its sudden and decided success. On the eastern front during the week there has been desperate fight ing south of Ovinsk, but the result has been negative. Von Hindenburg has made the most strenuous effort to batter dowj^ the defensive before the town, but the Russian strength has so far proved sufficient to limit his advance to unimportant distances. The German army in the north, how ever, seems to have been somewhat reinforced. With this additional help von Hindenburg may succeed in his endeavor. South of Dvinsk and east of Vilna, the Russians have not only held their own, but, by the vigor of their coun ter-attack, driven the Germans back for a distance of from five to fifteen miles. The kaleidoscopic changes in this section of the battle line are dif ficult to follow. The armies are see sawing back and forth in what is re ported to be one of the most desper ately fought battles so far in the eastern theatre. The issue is entire ly undecided. South of Vilna, the Berlin official reports for the week stated day after day that they were repelling Russian own offensive. Evidently, therefore, It has come to a standstill. Weather reports from Russia continually men-' horse engine, $50. Bargain if inter ested. Write fo particulars. A. M. Council, Reevesvllle, S. C. . For Sole—500 bushels Fulghum Oats at 90c f. o. b. Will accept a few thoroughbred or grade pigs and bred gilts at reasonable prices In ex change. John L. Wiggins, Holly Hill, S. C. Send us the names of a few German speaking people you know and we will send you fine enameled U. 8. Flag Button free. A post card will do. Address Dept. A-Llncoln Freie Presse, Lincoln, Nebr. A Main Street Store for rent in Rock Hll|, S. 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Guaranteed to be free from any ncxious seed or grass seed. J[, Stark, Abbeville, S. C. School'Suppllee, maps, charts, globes, erasers, Ink, crayons, and entertain- ment supplies. Catalogue free. Sheri- dan School Supply Co., Greenwood, S? C. For Rent—In e wherry, S. C„ brick store and rooms on Main street with all modern conveniences. Apply to Mrs. R. L. Paysinger, Newberry, S. C. Plumber wonts position with a firm where he can learn the trade fully; have had four years experience In small town. Address Box 118, Lau- rens, S. C. 84 a day, introducing our new, poph- lar-prlced household necessity. Sells at sight. Sent prepaid. Sole owners and manufacturers. Piedmont Sales Co., Seneca, S. C. Wanted—Agents throughout state for Ford E-Z steerers and clincher tire tool. Prefer agents with Ford car. Write for particulars. Edwin F. . Bookter, Columbia, 8. C. Haw Mills—$150 and up; lath and shingle machines, wood saws and splitters, steam and gasoline sn glues, pumps, pipes, fittings. 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F'or Sole—4 00 rolls best quality guaranteed two-pound rowoven bag ging, 50 yards to roll, at 7V4c per yard f. o. b. Rock Hill, 8. C. Phone or write D. L. Green and Co., Turbc- vllle, 8. C. School Trustees who wish to secure a good teacher should write os at once. Many splendid teachers avail able. No chargee, no obligation to elect our applicants. Sheridan's Teachers Agency, Greenwood, 8. C. Floe Flilghum Gate at $1 bushel. Ab solutely free from smut and weeds. Qood, sound, heavy oats In new bags; made one-third more than Appier oats this year. They make before the usual spring drouth. E. L Culler Jr.. Wolfton, 8. C. Buy a Gstesi Threober—Because it Is a good one.- Not too heavy. Dat*- abla. large capacity. Ceoas tha grain. Raaaoaabla In price Light gas tractors, engines eora mills, aew mills. Everything ta machin ery Cummings Machinery Agency 1216 Mala St.. Colombia. 8 C North Carolina forma for note -Any site. Suitable for Bright Tobacco > and Snail Fruit. Unsurpassed transportation facilities. Low In price, high product’ve value. Mild winter*, moderate summer tempera ture. Long grating and growing season (two to four crops a year). Plenty of water. Unequalled any where for diversified farming and livestock. Buildings erected to suit purchaser. Sold on easy terms. Write us for circular G giving fall particulars Southern Land Co., So. Pines, N. C. F’or Hole—50-acre farm. 75-acre farm. 100-acre farm, 175-acre farm. 200-acre farm, all in high state of cultivation. Wall watered, alee pas ture, all on public highway ona mile from good school, one mile from church. $ miles from Rock Hill. 3 % mile* from Wtnthrop College. Prices and terms to suit the buyer. Theee lands will grow alfalfa, cotton, corn, oats, wheat, cow peas and all kinds of truck. Addreua Box 106, Rock Hill, 8. C. FW Hate—One 50-acre farm, one 75- acre farm, one 100-acre farm, one 175-acre farm, one 300-acre farm; all In high state cultivation, well watered; nice pasture; all on public highway one mile from good school, one mile from church, three miles from Rock Hill. 3 miles from Wlnthrop College. Prices and terms to salt the barer. These lands will grow alfalfa, cotton, corn. oats, oats, wheat, cow peas and all kinds of truck. Address Box 105, Rock HIIL 8. C. HratWs Trouser Press Easy to operate; can not get ont of order, works while yoa sleep. Absolutely guaranteed to press troasars free from wrinkles and haggtneas. Savon wear and tear of the Iron. Post paid to nay address, $1. Agents wanted. W. O. Spangler. BUNEB PECAN TREES We offer for December, Hit. Jan uary, 191$, shipments t to 4 foot high, ’’Schley’’ variety long tap root small quantltias at 76c, ona hundred or mors at 60c. Also 4 to 4 foot high, same variety, retarded nacut Up roots with splendid lateral roots, small qnantltite, $3.60; oaa hundred or more at $1.75 each. All t. o. b. Orangeburg. 8. C. Better buy first class trees suitable for this climate from your own countryman who baa paid dearly for trying out other methods. Refer yon to Clemson Col lege or any bank here. PECANWAY PUCE M. O. DANTZLFR, Orangeburg. 8. C. tlon heavy rains. It Is evident that the rainy season, so much spoken of by mllltery critics and so eagerly awaited by the Quad ruple Entente, is on. It seems that the effect of this season on the Ger man advance has not been exaggerat ed. The fact that the Germans are forced to flounder in the marehe* which every day more nearly ap proach a veritable nea hoe probably a* much to do with Russian successes as the actual strength of the army's fighting. South of the Pripet marshes as far as the Roumanian border matters stand Jhst as they did last week. The fortress of Lutsk, the most eastern of the Volhynian triangle, has apparent ly been retaken by the Germans who have crossed the Styr river Just to the south of it. It is significant, however, that the foremost military critic of Berlin has abandoned hope for the present that the Teutons can take this triangle, and states that an operation will have to be directed against it in the fu ture. The Russians In Volhynia and Ga licia hate continued their aggressive tactics. Their captures in this sec tion aggregate over one hundred and twenty-fiye thousand Austrians and Germans i\i the last six weeks’ fight ing. The losses that the Teutons are suffering on both fronts in prisoners and casualties is to them, with their now restricted reserve, a most seri ous matter, and, when winter finally sets in and puts an end to military operations, the respite will be nceiled by Germany quite as much as by her opponents. 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C. ■ q q a anhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaa s a .a A 1 - TT| HTTjfc Lose Ship by Berlin reports Wednesday that a BritUp transport hoe been sunk in the Indian ocean by tha act of a Mohammedan engineer who died with tke trpopa he aauk British Win in London announces Wednesday an Important victory over the Turks in Mesopotamia. The Turks are la full retreat towards Bagdad wltk the British In pnrealL