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1 * I • ^ ■vC' V THE WAR LAST WEEK iERMANS FORCE nOHTINfl Iff WEST AT SEVERE OAIT BLOOlllEST OF THE WAR T«*u(on«j to Offwftt .Fppnrh <,mmis (*f l.ast S«‘|>t<‘iiifw*r—I'Vanks Hold <'r«*Nt of \j‘\t to l<tt.st Hill anti - T’Si" Hw«>p faradork Itnyond BoP- dipra Wltli First Snmll Su<•<%“*«• For Bonio tinie (he (lormans liavr* malntatnnd a consistent, ulKemlttinR offnnsiro tn tho region north of Arrr.g and particularly in the section hotw«MMj Itocllncourt and Souch^a^ The importance of this from a milt tary point of view is retrospective- ralldVr than -Irnmediate, as it gives foundation to the helioT that the re ports from Itorli-n of the French of- foncive of last September were dic tated by expediency rathdr tifan a de sire to state conditions as they exist. These reports , It will be reniem- bored, aside* 'from misstating the ex tent of the German casualties, ridi culed the idea that any importance iittached' to the French' and .British advance and ‘glowingly ' dilated on . how completely the offensive was checked. That the German General Htaff. however regards th» French snoresM as having (dements of im- portanec is shown by the expenditure of no'n and of shell that the Germans are making to recover a part at least of the ground gained. As this section is of prdslnt im portance I localise of German'activity, and will probably lue of future Impor tance r.s an extremely likely place for a heavy, allied attack in the spring, it may prove interesting to see just whr.l the situation here Is that it should receive the attention now be ing given it. From l.a iiaasee to Arras there is altiioat a continuous line of hills the crest of wijjeh overlooks a plain which extends almost unbroken to the Belgian frontier In general, the situation Is now this The French have gradually pushed the German lines back until there are no int^r 1 mediate crests of this hill line be tween the German line and tho plain Tbw French either hold the last crest line themselves or have driven the Germans to this last line. Tt*orr>forr, the Gentians realize that unl«v>s they hold the crests on whieti they are now Inlrcmdiet! fhe ■ext Freucb offensive will In* Irre- ■Antlhle, and tliat unless they re cover (lie rreata which the French have wreateil from them the nett offensive is lialde t<> I weak * Hi rough Tho Germans renlixe alro that there is no danger of Hk* French of fensive being started in the Imuie- dUttn future, primarily borauno the ohafacter of tho soil in the Artois doee not lend Itself at this.time nf tho year to an operation Involving rapidity of movement by foot troops. Artois is somewhat like ('hanipagne. sticky, clinging. chalky -r > ii<! which affords treacherous footing when wet. hul excellent to move over when dry As French success will depend on the ra|idil.v with which tho infantry charge t ..n bo driven homo after the artillery- pre paration Is complete, the Germans know tho French will welt for the dry weather of spring Tho Germans furtltdV know that tho Soptomber drive of the French was halted hoeause of sn Insuffi ciency of shell and that an acrumu- latlon is now being made to prevent such shortage later when the attack ts launched. Kvery consideration, therefore, demands that German) perfect her dofenseo now and that every poMaible effort he expcndisl to make impregnable the crewiN she her- aelf holds and lo re-establish her lines on such crests as are now in - French hands. it may prove interesting, in vitew v of this general situation, to look at the line of hills above referred to somewhat more eloaely. Beginning in ■urthurn Artois. thA dominating hill crests follow in general the road from l.a Bassee lo HuIIucIk Half hay be tween thede places a 3j>ur breaks off to the east and reaches almost to the l/ens-MJIe xuad. • Soutli and east .of Hulluch there is a jumble of interesting-ridges cover ing an area of about ten square miles, tho eastern boundary of which is the road from Lens to J’ont-a- Vendin, and the western the ro .d from I .a Bassee to Lens. The domi nant creat of this hill'grpu,p is Hill 70, the greater part of which,-was taken by the British last September From La Bassee to Hill 70 the hiN crests are held liyTheiMwrmaM, while, just in rear of the Gefiuatt liffeppens out the great plain of northern France. r From Hill 70 to the hill Tine is a huge semi-circle concave toward the east, the southern extremity of the arc being the town of Thelus. Prac tically this entireiine, wtlh the sin gle exception of that portion coath of Souchez, between Givenchy and Petit * Vlmy, is occupied by the French. In this section Hill 140 is the-.predomi nant feature and, as is well knqwnT is held almost entirely by the French. SrfiES ^offiTbelus the country tp *the i east of the'Ffench lines is generally * open with occasional low hills amounting to little more than large hummocks. The German activities of the past ten days in this section seem to have centred on the line bAween Lo Folie and the Junction of the Neuville-St. Vaast road wllh the road from Arras to Lille. Directly behind this line Is the Labyrinth, the maze-of trenches- which the French fought for so bit-: i- terly—and; won—-during * the sum- r mer. This latter position waa looked 1 on as guarding the gateway to the southern entrance to Lens. To re fill reports state is the flerrest light ing of the war in the west Is nqw in progress fpr fhff Uathl'-luM wluit the exact iHMitionh of Gmx contending forre* nre^V almost ini|H>w«il>le to fig ure out w-IUi certainty. 1>. .•A careful analysis of offlclal'ro- ports from both sources would seem to establish.the fact that one. end of .this ridge which is In all hut two miles long is in tho hands of the French, while the other, tho souther ly end, is held by tho Germans. Only this ran account for the tremendous effort# the Germans are making on such a restricted front. The railroad from Arras to Lens, which with its extension huyond i.ens Is the chord .connecting . the two apexes of saltymts that resulted rrom the combined British and French opernHrmn o-f iast fteptwiiticr, passmr through this ridge, along a valley just west of the town of vi'fti'jr. Be yond Vimy it follows the low ground to Lens. It In obvious, then, that with the French <m-< upying tlie hills tlirough which.it passes, it is under artil lery tire almost the whole of the Bstanee to liens, which is not more tlUH) four miles away. From\» German stand|H»lnt tlie situation thus created is intolerable for two reazvons. The first Is one of supply. This chord is the only lateral supply line, and the French artillery have practically- destroyed its func tion. 'It is.alfTTBst if not entirely useful as an avenue over winch th move the enormous amount of artillery ahimunition needed to keep the Get^ man guns up to their necessary ac tivity. The food supply of the troops is a much more simple problem, but even that has its shace of difficul ties, due to the control which the French occupation of the heights ex ercise over the dirt roads. The second point is the control which these heights give tlie French over every |Misitioii the Germans can take within Hie semicircle, of tlie French lines. From the tip of one salient to the tip of the other is only six miles. Kach tip is a commanding position, the highest point in its im mediate vieinlty. With tlie French in undispuUxl possession of these tips tlie continued |»osMes>.ioii hy the Germans of their present Hill's lie- comes Im|miss!hie. Wliiii the next French offensive opens up It will bo mucii mor,- sus tained and In tniirh greatw\<>lunie than anything tlie Germans have yet had to face. Inileed, in sortie quar ter* It In expected Hint It will lie the Inst, since. It Is prislirted. It will hrenk the German line* I*)- WSeer force of artillery tire and clear all of France. This Is an extremely optimistic outlook and one tint will hardly he realixed. But that' it will he on a scale hitherto unknown.on this front IS prarti*altF~ShRfcnr the Fn-m h begin with marked advantages in positions their fighl for la-ns and the territory west of the-Getis Arras road Is half won before It In begun. Tlie Germans have no intention of giving them this initial advantage if it ran lie avoided. These, then, are the main reasons for the fighting ‘in the Artoit. An to results so far, in ground gnlntsl, they have been negative. The .Germans have advanced somewhat, particularly In the region of lav Folie. -where they have pushed the French flue southward almost' to the caster iy edge of tho Labyrinth but tlie re suits to date have been too unlnipor lant lo note. In gerieral Hie French positions remain undisturbed. But there have been results, really greater than that indicated by the change in |uisitlonN, and. Oom such reports as have lieen received to date, they favor the French. The losses of the Germans, considering the narrow front, have been enormous: (TO.000 men. It is ostimsted. This is fi per cent, of tho total of men holding the western line. That Germany is will ing lo pay such a price for tlie Incon sequential gains site lias made speak- volumes as to the im|Mirtanee, in Ger man rye* of what was gained last Sept eni tier. Just why Germany lias selected tlie presept moment for her western oper ation opens an Interesting field for speculation. The peril to her lines in the west was as great on the 27th of last September as it is now. OtA that date the French offense ceased, largely through Inadequate shell sup ply. Then it would seem w»s the time for the German eountfer-attack. But the attack neverlcame. The only- answer seems to he gjj insufficiency of troops. Now, it is xxortli while noting, tlie troops in-other flHds are almost en tirely inactive. Tho Teutons in front of Salnniki are absolutely quiet in spite of the daily rumors that tlie lighting is about to begin for the pos session of that base. In Russia, the situation is similar. When the Ten- bins attacked at ('zartorysk,-the Rus sians. answered at the more critical point of C/.nerowitz, and when the former operation died down, the -Tat ter-quieted down also. "It was only then that the Germans seem to have been able to turn to tho really critical situation of the west. The inference would seem to lie thut tlie ebb of the tide lias set in, that German numbers are beginning to fail, for it seems entirely logical to draw the conclusion that Germany can now maintain operations in hut one field'at a time. It w'aft absolute ly necessary that-the situation in the west be taken 1 care of before spring came and brought with it the French offensive. Was it mere coincidence (hat attacks in all other theatres ceased -as sqon- as. the western of fense started? On the Russian front matters have almost entirely quieted down, the of fense of the. Teutons at Czartorysk and of the Russians about Cznero- witz having been discontinued. This condition has, in a measure, at least been hrought^abhut by weather con ditions. V " . The front over which these opera tions were taking place was a little over 300 milesjong. This line, how ever, is not continuous, but is fre quently broken up by projection^ of civs tern situation. In the first place it has opened the way for a general ainergancv Irom the marshas 4a tho spring by crossing the Styr on a front about fifteen miles north- and south of Czartorysk and establishing a-"strong bridge head at the latter point. In the vicinity of x’zernowitz all that lias been accomplished has be.cn the occupation of . the heights which overlook the city from the northeast.. But Russia has entirely cleared the east hank of the Strlpa. Generally, the effect ha* been felt over the entire eastern fh‘hl, a* the Teutons have been forced to concen trate troop* at a time when it was most expedient to have theiii in tlie. Baikal:*. Farther east. In the Caucasus, tlie BljYINR AND USING FERTILIZER very much their own way, and are continuing their march across the mountains toward Mesopotamia, Erzerum, the great Turkish -strong hold of this part of tho world»_Ls ap parently besieged with, naturally, a large body of ;tfoops. The Russians have apparently imasked it and have proceeded, with their advance south ward toward the British at Kut-el- Amara. , This campaign, the directing genius of which-is the Grand Duke Nicholas, will, as matters are pro- gressfng now, have a decided effect on all of the operations in the Orient. In jhe first place, for reasons point ed out in previous reviews, the much- discqssed move against Egypt and the Suez Canal can not be made until the Russian menace is done away with.- ~ Almost daily the Suez campaign is going to begin, but. as far as any one -<mn judge, it is no nearer n^w than it whs in December. ’In fact? tfiere is so much against it as a practical operation that it will probably never come to bo 8t! except on papeti and if anything is done it will not^ehtiUil spring or summer. ~ x. Again, if a Junction is made be tween the Russians roniing south and the British going north. Germany will find her tlreani of an empire in the east, reached over the Bagdad rail road. badly shattered. She will also suffer a very material disappointment in the supplies which she is enabled lo draw from the'east as a result of the opening up of the Oriental rail road through Serbia. Such a success would also mean that the British flag would fly over Bagdad. What this would mean to the Arab Is hard to conjecture. It rertAinly won hi have m far-reaching effect on tlie entire ea*tern world and do niucli to restore to Great Bri tain the prestige lost in the east through tlie failure of the Galli|M»lt campaign and the flaaco tn the Bal kans. Not the least effect would be the probable partition of Turkey through a revolt of theNkrahs and the Syrians who want. and. were condi tions propltioqs, would demand, autonomy. Of the British relief force which ha* been oa It* way up tlie Tigris from the aca. coming to the assist ance of the force liesieged by tlie Turk* at kut-el-.\mara. hut little ha* lieen heard. It has not yet met with success or it would have hern *o re ported. with pro|*er mlotelng Tiy Lon don Nor ha* it met with disaster ‘or GonstantinoplF would have . tiaeh gloating over the new blow stnfrk at Britlah control of the east. In all probability it la still strug gling against luitli theTurk and the weather with nd result vet achieved This relieving force la a hmall one. probably not more than a division, and I* opposed by a much superior force numerically of Turk* The suc- ■ - • - it had won when last reported -be By T. K. Ixeitt, Cliemi.st, Soutli Caro lina Experiment Station. The standard .materials thal have formerly been used as fertilizers are' both scarce and high in price. Many materials are being pressed on the marketUs substitutea, and there Is a grave danger that our farmers will become over enthusiastic and waste a considerable amount of money at a time when they can ill afford the loss. Such materials as land plaster and pliospho-.lime .are beipg offered at comparatively high prices. Farmers are being led to believe that these materials' will liberate cohsidorahh quantities of potash from the insol uble supply already present in the soli. As a rule, they do not realize that they have been applying- land plaster for years in the acid phos phate that has gone into both home- mixed and factory-mixed fertilizers. Therefore, ive should exp££t- -that most of the results to be derived from this material have already been ac complished. The use of ground limestone for the correction of acidity in the soil and for the. growth of certain le gumes is highly desirable, but it can not be considered a “cure all,” and If it is pushed to such an extent that there is considerable pecuniary loss, th«*re-is a danger that its use for the above named purposes will be re duced in the future. Burnt lime possesses certain char acteristics, such as flocculation of colloidal matter and ‘granulation of clay, to a mbch more marked extent than does ground limestone Burnt lime is more drastic in Its chemical action in that it Corrects acidity more rapidly amTalso" hastens the decompo sition of the store of.organic matter •In the soil. It nlay be used for im- mtHBate results on rich land, but it should be remembered that the in crease in crop yield B at the expense of the plant food stored “up in the soil. ‘ ' Ground phosphate rock can be used to advantage only on certain classes of sojl.s, or in combination with'ani- mal manure or green manurea. ; ^)iueh as are furnished by cover crops. It is preferable to apply it to the soil in fall, when the cover crop is planted, in this way all obtlie phosphorus that .the cover crop takesjup will be stored in the soil In the readily available organic form when tjiat crop is turn ed under. The phosphorus of ‘this organic matter will be liberated as nitrification proceeds and the products of nitrlHcafion, such as organic acids and corbon dioxide, wltl act on the applied phosphate rock to some ex tent. Ground phosphate rock ma# be sprinkled An the stalls or manure pit at the rate of from 50-to 250 pounds per ton of manure accumulated, de pending upon the quantity of manure that you intend to apply per acre. In order to get the proper-application of ground rock per* acre. Our exi>eri- nicntu show' that an application of about 5oo .pounds per acre gives i>est results from a monetary standpoint. Ground phosphate rock may be nsed to advantage on.soils in a high state of cultivation as' there is a good sup ply of organic matter preseut in such soils. For u*e on very poor to ordi nary lands, it Is almost valueless. This material seems to give com paratively better results on corn than on cotton. Also, it gives‘better re sults after being used several years than in the beginning of its use. See i, S. C. Experiment Sta- C sue screens in porary de to a main istanre was were of nmior Impnrfann resses over minor bodies tended only to cause toi lays and then fall h;wk position where the realve to he offered Whether this position has been reached or not has not beei reported. It Is worth while, howewer. con sidering the advantages held by the British over the Turks in matters other than numbers. Tlieif forces aro coming up the Tigris, fully equip ped and well supplied with pontoons and other necessary tvnrfglnjT mate rial. They can therefore operate on both hanks of the river with practi cally equal facility.. The Turks, as far as we can learn, are lacking In this particular equip ment and can therefore only with dif ■Acuity cross from the north bank of the river to the south. At this sea son of the ybar the‘Tigris is very full with a strong current which adds ta the advantage held by an army with the necessary pontoon train. Whether this advantage will prove sufficient to offset, the numerical superiority of the Turks can not of course be foretold. But it is signifl cant that, with this decidedfy super ior strength, the Turks have not yet been able to turn the British relief column. Some Incubator Hints. The season for hatching eggs is ap- prohcliing and many farmers will be interested in the following notes on the use'hf incubators. They are taken front Farmers’ BTillefon No. 585, U.S, Department of Agriculture, "Natural and Artificial Incubation of Hens’ Eggs”. The bulletin may be obtained front tlie department at- Washington The ihcuhatop hints are as follows: Follow 4he. manufacturer's direc tions in setting up and operating an incubator. See that the incubator is running steadily at the desired temperature before filling with eggs. Do not add fresh eggs to a tray containing eggs which are undergoing incubation. Turn the eggs twice daily after the second and until the nintcenth day. Cool tlie eggs once daily, according to the weather, front the seventh to iho ninteenth day. \ -Turn thb eggs before caring for the lamps. - -- Attend to the—machine carefully at regular-hours. Keep the lamp and wick clean. Test the eggs on the seventh and fourteenth days. Do not open the machine after the eighteenth day. until the chickens are hatched.- cover this position, U Ufe object ol tongues of marsh. It has been a sea the German offensive. ^ son of intermittent cold and thaw, so ^kyrtheast of Thelus. between that place and Vimy. is the last range of hllla In front of this section of the FT each line. The German attack haa shifted now to this range, and what aot that transportation, particularly in a country where good roads are entire ly lacking, is practically impoesibie. The Unset— move, however, ha* 'Buy only the vqry. beat ^vegetable seeds. It pays even If they do cost more- than the Inferior sorts. wlthoet lie effect ow the The main trouble with the verag* American la that be Is inclined to be UgM-beeded about -serious thlaga it Bulletin tlon. The rci pernuent ,dir is referred to S. C. Kx- Ktation Bulletin 1*2 ior a treatise on varlouy materials found on tlie farm that contain potash. Of these materials animal manure is the one most generally available. It should be applied to cotton laud iu very light applications—about iwo tons per acre deep in the drill. It will give better returns applied lo cotton than to any other general larm crop. . , These are three fertilising mate rials ol which our farmers cau make, good use on land that is in a com paratively poor state of cultivation and, untortunately, this includes a large percentage of tlie cultivated lauds in this Slate. These materials are arid phosphate, cotton seed meal, and nitrate of soda. It is true that tlie prices of these materials have ad vanced, but not much more than has been the advance in the price of cot ton seed. - It Is a good plan for the farmer to return the money received for liis eotton seed to his land through tlie purchase of fertilizer and to supplement this as much as lie fuels able. The rate of exchange ot seed for meal is better than usual, nitrate of soda has.advanced about 50 per cent, in price, and acid phos phate about 80 per cent., while cot ton seed lias advanced more than 50, per cent, over prices that formerly prevailed. From tho above informa tion we see that our cotton seed will purchase almost as much fertilizer as usual. - ’ -* Recommendations for Piedmont Soils—In the Piedmon region, on poor land, nitrogen is the tirst limit ing factor and phosphorus the second limiting factor. In this section, on fertile soil, phosphorus is the first limiting factor and nitrogen is the second limiting • factor. Therefore, using the three sources of plant food already discussed, we should suggest the following applications and for mulas 1 , which may be varied within certain limits to meet local condi tions. . - - ' 1. For poor to ordinary land, an application per acre of from 200 to 4 00 pounds of a mixture composed of 1,000 pounds of 16 per cent, acid phosphate, 800 pounds of 7 per cent, cotton seed meal, and 200 pounds of nitrate Qf soda is-jecommended. This mixture should analyze 8.8 per cent, available phosphoric acid, nitrogen equivalent to 4.6 per cent, ammonia, and enough potash will be furnished by the cotton seed meal to give the mixture' a content of Q.6 per cent, potash. , " 2. Oh fertile soil, an application per acre of from 300 to 600 pouiyis of mixture composed .of 1,200 pounds of 16 per cent, add phosphate, 65fr pounds of cotton seed meal, and 150 pounds of nitrate of soda should give good results. 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Itecember-Janttary shipment. A F Pringle. 30Broad Street, Charles ton. S. C. Budded (•eran trees, producing large, soft shell nuts. 50c to $1.00 per tv***. Special discounts for lots of 100 Tod budding seedlings, un profitable varieties, and native Hickories hy contract. Twelve years experience in pe.an culture. W. W. Watson, “Pecanwood, * Orangeburg, 8. C. For Sal.*—Fancy Florida Oranges. $1.50; Fancy Grapefruit. $2; Seed cjyqfas. bushel. $4: Cuban Seed Corn. $1; Speckle Velvet Bean Seed. $2.50; Porto Rico Sweet Potato shipment about May 1, $1.50; Chi nese Becns, $3.50; Dressbd Pork, any size, ftc pound. Ank frfr prices on nmoked bacon and Florida Cana Syrup. Send cash with order and -'deduce 10 per Tent. CSdWBmBd Grimes. Aluchua, Florida. For Sale—Pigeons, pigeons. To make room for new stock, we will offer for next 30 days Homers at $1.25 and Carneaux at $2.25 per pair, guaranteed mated/ handed and working. Here'snour chance to get excellent breeders at reduced prices. Order now. Only a limit ed number to be sold at these PHees. FAimetTe “Pigeon andT’ouT try Plant, Sumter. S. C. Sell Your Hides at Home and Beef Clubs, send me your Hides aad [ Iget Check by return mall at highest market prleaa. 1 1 Vrlte or telephone to me Lr Information. WISLE W. MARTIN. Tanner and Leather Dealer, COLI MRIA. M O. > dr > potash-. Recommendations -for . Coastal Plain Soils—For the coastal plain re After tlie I Tuning Tools. To get the.fujj benefits of prun- , . , , , Jug the Orchard worker must follow gion wo recommend that unleached j t with other Vork. Just to cut off wood ashes bo conserved as much as - | inTl , s nn(1 twiKa according to direc- possiblie ami applied as far as they , tions is not enough and thrpo will go on the cotton land, on account | ges (j ons are here offered for work of their potash content, at tlie rate Of from 150 to 200 pounds per acre. About ten days or two weeks after this application iq made, apply from 300 to 860 pounds of formula-No. 1, found under 4 ; recommendations for riedmont soils. On the remainder of the cotton land apply animal manure at. the rate of about two tons^por acre in drill, and in.addition, from 300 to that is to be.done in the orchard af ter the pruning tools have been used. 1. Gather up and remove from th^prehard all branches ami-twigs’ that-have been cut off. Burn t-hem. They afford hon/cr. for diseases and insects that will attack your .trees if tlie rubbish is left undisturbed. < -/ Cover all wounds with a coat of good lead paint. This lialps to keep Y SOo pounds of an acid phosphate^and |, ou t xvater and to prevent disease and 'decay. 3- * Spray the trees with a solution of one gallon commercial-lime-sulfur to nine gallons water. Spraying jusft after priming reduces thdT cost of spraying vety much as there is less brush to rover than at other times. Moreover, it just the right-season for the lime-sulfur spray. *- cotton seed meal nuxture. mixed at tlie rate of 200 pounds of acid to'100 pounds of cotton seed meal. ' If the supply of wood ashes and frtanure ia inadequate for fhe cotton land, use from 400 to 800 pounds of a mixture composed of equal parts of acid phos- pliate and cotton seed meal. If nitrate of soda- is to be used, we recomnidnd its application about the middle of June. Y Far corn we reqommend a mixture o{ acid phosphate and co,tton seed meal mixed liutlTe proportion of 200 pounds of acid to 100 pounds of cdt- fbn seed meal. .The quantity applied will vary with the fertility of the spil, from 300 pounds per acre on pbor land.to 800 pounds per acre on fer tile land. The eorn^should be. top- dressed with from 60 to 200 pWnds Timely Pointers for Orchard and i_. Garden. ■ r The axe bps no place in the Orchard as a pruning to,ol. Evergreens, such a^ pines,, mag- nolies, and'arbor vitae, may be trans planted with better success now than in spring. *■ The Amoor River privet is a spJtin- dtd ornamental hedgejilant.-It holds of nitrqte of soda, depending on the its leaves throughout winter and can fertility of the soIT, The nifrale of .be pruned to any desired formr "" sbda should be applied when the corn is between knee-height and hip- height -and when the blades are dry. Nitrate of soda should be applied to small grain early in March and at a time when the blades are dry. The. best variety of Irish potatoes fpr spring planting ts one that 'is early and that produces the maxi mum number of medium-sizeJ smooth potatoes to the hill. Two of the best are Bliss afid Cobbler