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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.
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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. If Mr. Meyer should con
vict Secretary Daniels of gross negli
gence—which he can not do—he will
damn foreyer, in the estimation of
right-thinking men, the Republican
secretaries of the navy who preceded
him. Poor Old Massachusetts, how
unfortunate in giving birth to such a
man as he! The grand old state de
serves a better opinion than he has
been giving It to the average man. 1
have known many noble and great
men from that state, have associated
on this floor with two or her greatest
sons, Hottr ard Lodge, and I feel
sorry that: she should be held up to
scorn—If such a little and mean mat
can hold np to scorn—by the actions
of Mr. Von L. Meyer.”
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•free. Oliver Novelty Co.. Dept. E,
Box 128, Darlington. 8. C.
FOR HAliK—Ground llmCztcne, and
also Shell lime, write me for prices,
delivered your station, also prices
on all grades of fortllizer material.
C. J. DWYER. Sumter. S. C.
For Sale—Charleston, Wakefield and
Succession Cabbage Plants; 61 per
1.600. For 5,000 or over 5,000. 90c
per 1,000, f. o. b. Hodgqs, S. C. Han
nah Plant Co., Hodges, S. C.
Dr. W. E. Erwin, York, S. C., makes
the best artificial legs invented.
- They are simple, tight, durable ahd
imitate the natural leg la- action
, closely. Prices, 630 to 650.
Northern Buyers want Southern
farms, direct dealing with owners;
utTcommission. What have you to
sell? Write Southern Homeseekers’
Bureau, Box 1454, Atlanta, Ga.
Italian- White Doves, 63 pair; Jap
anese Fawn Doves, 62 pair; Long
Island Muscovy Duhks, 62 pair;
Snow White Muscovy Ducks, 63
pair. H. L. Darr, Florence, S. C. ^
Cabbage Plants—Iy?a’dlrig varieties,
open grown in Piedmont belt* and
frost proof, 61 per 1,000; 5,000 and
over, 90c. By parcel post, 20c per
100. J. H. Hagan, Hodges, S. Q,
Georgia Cane Syrup—New, pure, un
adulterated; 614 per 35-gal. barrel
f. o. b. Cairo, Ga. Quantity limited.
Short crop. Order quick if you ex
pect to get It. J. L. Mauldin, Cairo,
Ga. .
Wanted—To save you money on your
magazines and papers. Give maga
zines .for Christmas. Write for my
free catalogue showing all lowest
clubbing offers. W. B. McCall,
Marion, S. C.
Peas For Sale—Peas will be In great
demand this year on account of the
high price of fertilizer. Send us
your order now and don’t let the
land suffer. Johnson and Minus, St.
George, S. C.
Marry*-—We I have large number
wealthy members. (T^s club is oneD
of the oldest and most successful; l
strictly confidential; particulars
free. The Reliable Club. Mrs.^
Wrubel,.Box ,26, Oakland, Cal.
Fer tSaie i Contents and lease of ups -
to-date completely furnished room
ing and boarding house, v 11, rooms,
centrally located in Florence, S. C„
near Atlantic Coakt Line railroad
shops. Will be sold reasonably. Ad
dress Box 24*6, Darlington, S. C.
FOR SALE—^"Castor Bean Meal
Analyzing 7 per cent. Ammonia, 1
per cent. Potash at 629.50 f: o. b.
Charleston, S. C., bagged and tag
ged. Terms, cash as shipped. Decem-
ber-January shipment.” A. F. Prin
gle, 30% Broad Street, Charleston,
S. C. .(
WANTED—Farmers and collectors of
cow hides make us your next ship
ment. Wo buy hides of all kinds,
Also raw furs, taiiow, peec-wax, rub-
ber, metals, etc. ' Write us; prices,
tags, etc. We guarantee you square
deal, prompt returco. H. S. Wad
dell and Co., Sumter, S. C.
Budding pecan trees, producing large,
soft shell nuts, 50c to 61.00 per
tree. Special discounts for lots of
100. Top budding seedlings, prof
itable varieties, and native Hick
ories by contract. Twelve years
experience In pecan culture. W.
W. Watson, "Pecanwood,” Orange
burg, S. C.
Wanted—Furs, hides, beeswaA tal
low, all grades scrap metals, rubber,
etc. In market for iron, carload
lots. Write us full description what
you have. 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
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