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miAsura enemlM who. while It can be defeat* ed, can not be crushed. The temptation was too great to be I resisted. Visions of the- cmturc oL WtTORrat!' Were o^fo™ the Oernian WINTED imviTV 1C CV t he VTlze which the genius of TTiniCH AHIYU I 13 tA* Napoleon could not reach was almost within their grasp. Once again a north and south railway In a country wherd'good highways are almost un known was abandoned and a drive to the next line of railroad, fully two! manage to hold the Russians as the latter gradually re-equip themselves and rebuild their gmles. Men are afrere, >e M UutBtioti'rort SPEAKS IN iENAIE CLASSIFIED COLUMN A card win. bring tha information. l-J* P-.V Cairo. Ga. PECTED IN RUSSIA "M, scarcity of ) Russian numbe^g or dr ex haustion of reserfes. ft is slmpljr a question of equipment. . This equipment , is pouring into Russia ofer the newty^dbw'hle-tracked Siberian railroad and through Arch angel, where the Ice breakers have kept the water open. But it TILLMAN POKES FUN AT TEDDY AND HITS AT BRYAN |BV T% l l-MIlf I * vatu w atri uucu. OUI UlHItQtUW IiFRMANN IN RAn Fix iHitidred miles distant, was started, urechss. Ttid Tli.ssians are recruiting ULIlin/llMlI.. Ill U/IU 1 IA Tlio Kussians weredrtyen back a* be- trt nreat numbera and Rnssta can nnt Abandonment of the Vistula line Was ■.« •• f . • .A n Great Krror in the Ryes of the New York Times Reviewer—('old Weather Freezes Hwamp, Making Them Passable. Laat year, wKh the approach of winter, It was very generally expect ed that military operations on the Russian front would shortly be sus pended and that the opposing armies would go into winter quarteca and there remain until the advent of wprtng Kvent in western Russia thc w tn^ tera are severe, too severe, it was thoupht, to continue field work. But It developed early in the season that there were to be np winter quarters, and that the armies of both Germany and Russia were to have a period of greatest activity. Von Hindenburg began last winter -—that is, the month of Docember— With his second attempt to take War- naw, and before the new year had driven Russia almost from ilie bor- dera of Hast Prussia to the screen of the Bzura river, and the two armies faced each other at Christmas, ’dead locked along this stream. |n Galicia the Russians wbre on the offensive, which was maintained Incessantly until April, when the Germans forced the. line of the Dunajec. The winter has again set In, but this time the Teutons find themselves far In the Interior of. Russia, bevond Poland, in “White Russia" itself, - where the winters 1 are much ‘more •evere even than those In western Poland and where, by reason of the heavy nnowfall, the rrreat problem of modern armies—-transportation—is necessarily aggravated. It In almoet crrtaln. however, that in Nplte of the difficulties of winter weather, this front will see couxidenthle activity before the winter break*. The centre of the line Ba well as TWr rtglir TB wrnrWTlhTn »TTe marsh district. The ground, h veritable sea In the spring and autumn rains and an almost Itnprsuable bog in summer, will In winter be froeh i.ard apd, although intrenching will be difflcuR. armies will find the ground sufficlent- "* tv hard for manoeuverlng. loiter In the winter It will even bear the weight of artillery. \Ve may. there fore, expect developments on the Rus- Itne before the spring thaw sets la view of this probable activity it not be amiss to review briefly the present Russian front and the combination of circumstances which | led to the situation as It exists to-day. In the latter part of last July when It was evident that the Teutons’ “scissor movement" would cause the Toll of Warsaw, none of the military critics of this country thought the Gormans would push further e^^t With the fall of Warsaw, it was ar gued, they would hold what is prob ably the strongest defensive line to be found in any of the war theatres— the. Une of the San, the Vistula, the Narew, and the upper Nlenen. The logfral step, aa it appeared at UuU •line to our critics, was for the <Jer- snaan to intrench on tbia line and to Skct purely on the defensive while turning their strength westward Into Prance. Several considerations prompted this conclusion. The Russians were to an extent dertioralized by their de feats and long retreat from the Duna jec. and could therefore in all proba bility be ijeld in chock by compara- tively few men. This would release a great number for an offense in the west. Again, railroad communications on this line are exccllont. tQ say nalh- Ing oTTho transportation facilities af forded by the Vistula itself. Finally, to pass beyond this line would con demn the Teutons to ah almost indefi nite offensive. * Other considerations, however, moved the German general staff to adopt a different plan. The very de moralization of the Russian forces, eonpled with a well known shortage of ammunition, indicated the possi bility of eliminating Russia entirely from the conflict. This, Germany, in common with the rest of the military world, realized, was the one means by which she cobid hope to,get a deci sion and termihate the entire war in Iter favor. As von Bernhard! puts it, “in a war against Russia, more than In any other war, c,!eEit ]e premier pas qul coute”; and Later, "this [the Rus sian] army must always be met with a bold policy of attack.” Though written in 1911 the application is equally forceful to 1915. Again, in spite of the defensive pos- slbillUes of the line mentioned', the eastern front is very mobile or fluc tuating. It is not, as Is the western front, immobile, with a practically even distribution of the fortes re- qured to ho]d the line. This is true primarily because of the length of the line. Finally, to give the Russians a rest while attention was given to the west would mean the giving to Russia of time to reorganize and re-equlp her army and to accumulate s. new supply of shell, ao that if the move-agalnst the west’were unsuccessful, a Russian force, eyual to if not surpassing that originally in the field, would be*en countered when the recoil from the western front came. Germany, therefore, decided to push on and take the chances of beat ing Russia to Iter knees. By this de cision the German army was con- cfemned to an indefinite offensive Tha Russians were driven br.ck mile after mile, and in a short time the | Germans held the entire railroatLHae through Vilna, Grodno, Brcst-LRorsk and KjovwL Again an opportunity ipASeeated to Germany to Intrench gainst the v/est. Almost was In German hands, i absolutely safe fact, for » come theca was nothing to Tito Russians were drlyen bark a* be fore, but l»efore the line of the rail road was reached something happen ed, M nd the Russians held fosf- The German drive was ended. Just what happened Is not certainly known. Probf.bly there were a num- | ber of contrlouting Causes, The qual ity of the German troops must have deteriorated through the enormous losses inflicted on •their first line forces; the Russian ammuniUon sup ply Increased to a p,QlnV.« omewhero near adequate to the demands placed on It. and the Russian line grew shorter as it foil back. Those causes are fairly well known—and they are enough. . In Galicia, the retreat carried the Russian line to the east bank of the Sereth^—the—forth ’ wus reached. Isolated attacks against the railroad were made, and at sev eral points It was cut. but nowhere over a sufficient front to be of much use to the Germans. This railroad runs from Vilna through Baronovichi, Dumlnez, and Sarny to Rovno. North o* Vilna it t.oes to Dvlnsk, r.t which point it divides, the main stem going to Peftograd, the branch to Riga. The Russian lino extends from a point on the Gulf of Riga north of the town of Tukkum west of end parallel to tho Dvina as far as Dvlnsk. It then breaks away to the south, crosses the railroad' some twenty miles south of Itvinsk, to Baranovichi, south of which point It is thrown forward well In front of the railroad. The town of Baranovichi Itself was taken by the Germans some months ago, but there Is some doubt now as to who holds it. as It was subsequently re ported to have been recaptured bp the Russians. /'"X- t'-:*** There are certain features of the terrain through which the lines run that are worthy of note. The Klga front from Dvlnsk to the gulf has been described In detail in previous review*. The main element Is the great Tirul markh which lies between Olfti and Riga and which Is the prin cipal defensive element that has held the Germans back from Klga. South of Dvlnsk to Baranovichi the countey. though traversed by numer ous small streams. Is generally not Ill- adapted to military operations. ■It is fairly open, contains few obstacles, but is ratber void of positlohs pos sessing any great natural strength. Between Baranovichi and Tchartorlsk are found the notorious Pripet marshes In which military operations are almoat Impossible. In winter lbey are tnnem anil, unless the snow la tin* Iteavy, ran be pnaned-ovec. The fall rains and the spring thaws make them impossible at any other season of the year. South of the Pripet is tho Vol- hynian triangle, with the fortraasei of Lutsk, Dubno, and Rovno at the vertices. One of these. Lutsk, was captured by the Teutons, but was held only a short time, when It was retaken by the Russians, In whdhe hands it still rests. South of Vol- hynla the line enters Gal'.cla. where it follows the Strypa river Between tho Pripet mr.rshes and the Dniester, on which the Russian left flank rests, there aft two strong elements of defense, the river Styr and the Strypa, just mentioned. The Styr lias in imrllcular been a stumb ling block to the Teuton advance. The Strypa sector, to which the Rus sians have advanced from the Sereth. has also been the scene of severe fighting, which incidentally has uni formly favored the Ruaaians. The results of the fighting along this line do not attract much atten tlon, but some idea of wl at it has been may be gathered from the. fact that Russia has. since this line was reached, early In October, taken one hundred and ninety thousand Teuton prisoner*, most of whom were taken In Kast rn Galicia. The German problem on the pres ent front Is a |>ecull*rty difficult one. Of the two north and south or lateral railroads in this part of Russia one is behind tho Teutons at le-st two hun dred miles—much too far in their rear to be of service—the'other is held for’ the most part by the Rus sians. Several railroad lines come up perpendicular to the front from the field bases. These roads aro adequate to transport the needed supplies to certain specified points ob the Une. Hut when supplies reach these points tile facilities for distribution break down, for not only is there no lateral railroad, but lateral highways are few and incapable of l>earing heavy con tinuous vehicular traffic. It Is frequently said that the Ger mans have greatly mod'fied the situ ation by constructing a railroad line In their rear parallel to their front. But this is sheer nonsense. The Ger man organization is wonderfully effi cient, we know, but there are some things it can not do. To construct such a line, which is as far as from New York to Chicago, would require as a-minimum not the few months the line has been occupied but as many years. Even were all the material and equipment at hand-—and it is a question where a thousand miles of rails would come from—such a line could not possibly be built in suffi cient time to be of any service. - Germany, then, is dependent al most entirely on the dirt, roads in a country where good roads are un known, When the heavy snows come and these roads can not; be traveled, the question- naturally arises, can (lermony remain on her present line oil winter or wijl she have to retire in order to obtain the l>eneflt of the line in ber rear, through Vilna. Grodno, and Brest* ' litovo*? x Germany alone can answer, but the problem is an «ver present one, pres ent one, growing more acute with each day that pastes. In fact, ru mors have been plentiful to the effect that Geraanp is already prepared-the last named Una for occupancy pre- pa rator yto falling back. Another problem' that U mnquea- tibnnbiy causing tha Teutons not a Little naeoatneos la hqw they will irt pregt numbers and Russia can not move until completely ready., When the ItuSslans^arc ready, the Germans can not hope to maintain a Continuous intrenched line as they have done in France. To establish such a line, there nre req-ulred, in- cludlny supports and reserves ahd the necessary camp followers, about twelve thousand men to the mile. As the llne-is approximately one thou sand miles long this would require twelve million men. Tho Teutons* of course, have nothing like half this number available for the eastern frpnt. Indeed, it Is doubtfuk If more than twenty-five hundred thousand are oc cupying the line to-day. Moreover. “ " ‘ broken up by tnarstifes ttnd- other topographical features Into a number of units, operating in com parative Independence. For example, when the Russians, In their retreat, reached the Pripet region they were forced to divide, part going'to the north, part to the south. A similar division of the Teuton armies was thus necessitated. Tliere is, therefore, as has been said, much greater mo bility In the eastern line than In the western, and tills, other things be ing neaijy equal, will o|>erate in favor of the greater numliers. Mistakes iiT warfare, particularly whore It Is conducted on such a large scale, are frequent. All that an indi vidual or a general staff can do Is'to' marshall such facts as can be collect ed, and they are often too Tew, and guess from these facts what the oppo nent is going to do and how ho is go ing to try to do it. It Is a nuestlon of the human equation, and wherever we have to do with that equation we find fallibility. In spite of the almost fanatical be lief of the Germans in the infallibility of their leaders, they, too, make mis takes. and it Is heeomlng more «|>- parent every dav tliat the greatest error that they halve committed was when^lhgy abandoned the Yitsula line. '’They have occupied the coun try several Imwdred -miles easy rrf tliat line, but they advanced for a de cision at a loss In men almost be yond belief—and failed. This they realize, honce the side issue In the Balkans. How much less able will they be to work for a deci sion now or in the spring when the Russian army has been revivified, re- qqblpped, and re-armed until It Is stronger than It was -onAugust 1, 1914, when it took the first step of a move to w V d Kontgsberg. - The most noteworthy event of the week baa been the removal of Sir John French from the British high command. This move was not alto gether unlook ad for. The repeated failure* of the British, some. of. which were reviewed last week, made it necoeeary that something be done The meeting of the allied war council at Calala some days ago. at which meeting Joffre was. If we may credit reoorts. the ruling apirlt. foreehad- owed first the passing of the pre dominant influence from England to SI VON MEYER- IS SCORER; . .j - Senator Advocates Government Armor Plate Factorj^^ltics Mas sachusetts for Production of Ex- Secretary of tha.^avy—Endorsee Daniels' Administration. Describing William J. Bryan as "simply obsessed” and Theodore Roosevelt as “the plant in Mother Goose,” Senator Tillman, of the naval committe 0 , addressed the Senate on national defence and ass tiled what he characterized as the greed of private manufacturers of war materials. Senator Tillman upheld Secretary Yorkshire'Pig»—$$; seven weeks old. | 8. W. Hay^s Eetaofr; N. C. r Daniels’ administration of the navy department. “The question of pre paredness requires grave considera tion and prompt action,” said Sena tor Tillman. “There ar»aH sort* of opinions and advice from all quarters —good, bad,,$nd not only unwise, but unthinkable of adoption, except by wild men from Borneo. “Mr. Bryan, the evangel of peace at any price, Is bitterly opposed to any and all Increase. He seems to be simply obsessed ou this subject and has lost his usual poiso. Ex-Presi dent Roosevelt, on the other hand, who snorts and roars like a veritable bull of Bashan, poses as the god of war and clamors for a very large standing Army and great reserves. He reminds one of the giant in Mother Goose. ■ • " ‘I smell the blood of a German man.' Bo he alive or be he dead Til grind his bones to make my bread.* ” The South Carolina senator said he realized the necessity for a greater army, but that fhV na$y, Vour first line of defence,” should ccme first. “I favor such a navy as will make our country second to noue on the water, except England,” said the sen ator. “It stands to reason that the stronger and more efflrioU navy we have, the less need there will be for a great enlargement of the army; for aa our country Is cot likely to enter into a war ot aggrcsplon any where, or condition atty provocation, and only seeks to defend itself, and maintain the new Monroe Doctrine as enunciated by President Wilson. If no enemy can- land- on our shores we would not need an army to de fend, but cduld deppnd on volunteers and the National Guard in an emer gency. But as I see it. no emergency can possibly, arise if wo should h^ve an adequate navy. "Such a navy is an Imperative necessity not only to national life and honor, bat to maintain the new and nobler Monroe Doctrine, America for Americans.” One question which should be set tled speedily, he asserted, was con struction of a government armor plant. • “The country ought to regard as a public enemy any senator or mem ber of congress who trioo to delay or France, and secondly the selection of I thwart this purpose." the sc nMorcon_ a British leader who could do things tlnued. Any delay In beginning and operate closely in unison with | ^ Joffro’s plans. The nunic.-ous errors I t' nu a t l° n 0 t the R publican pro„ a committed by the British In ti e west[ mav not. It Is true, be all chargeable J* to French. But a men in hla position p"’ ..LwiJ” « 0 vjL e there arC SU h must cssume responsibility for tha h ® r *’ . . . performances of his : ufcordlnates I Th « country Is at present In the No matter who may have been i . S; n r n,,e ’ r *‘ m * lns gtruction of an armor plant, tliat tlie British course lias lie**n one 1 - blunder after another. Tho French have bee nblamed for the great blun der of the early days—tho evacuation of Lille. It was intended that the line should run from Antwerp, through Lille and in front of Paris. But Lille was evacuated, net by order of the French; brt Vy ordar of tho British, who at. that time controlled the military policy of tie Allies. From that time to the present, prac tically every military move of the British has betnf a blunder. General French Is a civalry officer who rendered brilliant rorvice In South A trick. There was every rea son to believe in his ability to direct successfully England’s part in the world war. 'lint his lim’tation seems to be that of a corp* commander. He has not succe.,kTully h.mdled his subordinates. His far.lt i; lack of co-ordination of tho various units of his command. It is dangerous, it is truefi to swarf heises crossing a stream, but the British had little else to do. Now th-.t the change has come to England mr.y take her pi ,co besidp France on terms of military equality. No* comparisons cab be drawn be tween this case and the removal of Grand Duke Nicholas from the high command of the Russian forces. A groat strategist, he was totally in the hands of a stiff-neched bureaucracy, the dominant factors in which were: the Russo-Gormans of. the Baltic pro vinces. Handicapped at_ every turn by failure of the government to com- plyr with his wishes, it in a marvel that hojaccomplished what ho did. Coincident with his removal, the Russan forces took on .new life and from that time have held their ground. It is a parallel with Mc Clellan, in tho Peninsular cmpalgn, the first campaign ago ( Inst Richmond, in the cjvil war. Harassed by Wash ington, lits army weikened by heavy wlthdrawkiB for the defense of Wash ington-—which was not in danger— the closing of all recruiting ofnees so that rcinforcemens cculd not bo sent, together with polRlpal antagonism of tho secretary of war, made his task Impossible. /’ ' .«• ^—- French, it appears, had r.o such handicaps. As far as we know he was entirely free frem the interfer ence of the home office. His. succes sor will,-It is lelieved. be equally so. Tha change may work wonders with the British Hold organization—it may cause no perceptible improvement. But it Is ditflcnlJL to ao chaw theL RcIW Sbip Utta change could operate to produce leas The steamer Levenpool, a Belgian cohoson or le*s concerted- action on relief committee beat, has the port of the British force* than beached on the English oeest to pre ha* marked their course la the post rest its sinking (gem a —exple- grasp of an armor trust, ca it has The con- built and owned by the government, is the only protection against- the robbers to which the government has been com pelled to submit for twenty years. "I came Into the Senate In Decem ber, 1895, and was assigned to the naval committee ut my request and I have served on R ever since. I speak advisedly when I say that all these years the United States government has been robbed unmercifully by the armor makenf. “We have t . armor trust just as we havo had all alonj.. and K is do ing business at the. same old stand— Bethlehem, Carnegie, Mlcvale. The war in Eur-.pe and the enormous profits made In the manufacture of munitions of war has brought about the absorption of the Midvale com pany by the Bethlehem company, 1 hear, and Mr. Schwab, who was Car negie’s foreman when the first fraud was exposed by the House committee In 1894, Is now president of and largely owns the Bethlehem Steel company.” Senator Tillman praised the navy department and Secretary Daniels. “The critic* of the navy depart ment under Secretary Daniels have been, unusuklly active and outrageous In their work, not hesitating to even make false statements.” “One man active in this criticism has been his Immediate predecessor, Mr. von L. Meyer. Mr. Meyer seems to be unconscious of the fact that in indicting the navy as he has under Secretary Daniels, he in truth is in dicting himself and his Republican predecessors. “Congress has appropriated enough money, God knows, but it has been squandered, misappropriated or spent unwisely. 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Fifteen years experience has taught us proper outlet. Satis faction guaranteed. Prices and tags on request. H. S. Waddell and Co., Sumter. S. C. , A. FOR SALE—“Florida Phosphate Rock very finely ground, analysis 68 -per cent, bone Phosphate Lime Equivalent to 31.75 Total Phos- phprls Acid at 66.75 Bulk Or 68 _i»agged and tagged f. o. b. Charles ton. Terms cash against documents. December-January shipment. A. F, Pringle, 30% Broad Street, Charles ton. 8. C. , ' j WANTED—Every automobile own er to try one time the Famous Ajax Tire, guaranteed in writing 5,000 miles. Prices below In the most pop ular sizes. All other sizes in propor- Heavy Red Tubes 62.65 3.15 3 30 4 65 4 75 All express and parcel post charges prepaid RALPH HILL. Sumfsj-. •- C. tion: 30x3 Plain case 6 9.60 30x3% Plain case 12.35 32x3% Plain case \ 14.20 33x4 Plain case 20.25 34x4 Plain case 20.65 PROTECTION FROM FIRE\ Powerful (Yiemlcol Extinguisher May * be Hail In Ever)- Home. In these days of fire prevention and fire protection teachings, all „** u.ourj-i housewives should know the value of Particulars | CO( . in)OQ bicarbonate of soda as a fire killing ageirt. At the rate ot four ounces to a gallon of plain water it tonus a chemical extinguisher equal to the use of eighty gallons of plain water. The mixture will not harm varnish, paint, or clothing. A bucket full of bicarbonate ot soda water and a tin cup may save home and life. Dashed right into the spot where the flre.tongues are the hottest, the heat. will cause the soda w ater to form a blanket of carbonic gas (car bon dioxide) under which no fire can live. Dashed on burning dresses or draper ythe mixture will not only put out the flames, but will render the fabric practically fire proof. A pound can of the powder costs little—it may save thousands of dollars In property; It may save a human life- Plain soda water has been kept In a tank for four years and did not de teriorate. Then It puts out. a fire at the Dayton hospital,-when a’hose and water supply were not available be cause the plugs were frozen up. One pound of soda would make four gal lons or more of home fire extinguish er, equal to 320 gallons of plain water. ' • • The farmer and orchardist with his compressed-air, hand tree-spraying apparatus, can use soda as an agent for fire-fighting after the lime-sul phur day* are over on the farm. Ho can have on hand, alHfall and win ter, as powerful chemical extinguish er as is made and at no additional cost. He can leave the soda and water in the sprayer all Winter with out deterioration or harm to the ap paratus. ^ v A gasoline -sprayer, equipped as -It is for work on high trees, can with Soda as a chemical agent, be made into a community chemical engine— sure, safe and efficient. House, barn, fence, brush and field fires caii be quickly extinguished with a machine of this kind.^-The Bulletin. i wan iTces wnen properly grown *bave a wealth of pleasure as well ai of profit In store for those who them. Do you want to knojK rhy? British Buy American Stocks. ^ The British gove-nment la, "ex- changlng government honds^wfth Its citizens who are wl) lug, for Ameri can securities with wMch to bolster up credit In the ]*ew -York—market. Sweeps -Country, rst heavy snow storm of the.; se ason swept over the 'istern states onday. ■ Casualties are reported at „overal places. Five Inches of soow fell at PbUadelphlOj See Your Hides at Home Batchers and Beef Clabo, send me your Hides ahd (*t Chock by return moll at highest market pricoa. Writer or telephone to ms fur Information. WISLE W. MARTIN oouncBu, •. a