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THE WAR LAST WEEK TttiSaANS CLEAR BUKOWINA *” % I $ viijmim.v. iijiai*11riiV<! AUSTRIAN LOSS 500,000 front. Uu the Roeslen line Germany haa ha^-all eh* cotiTd do to hoM the Run- nlans In their trenches north of Po- lleRae. She has b II M fM WV# lelTTh a bad way for men. Of all the bellig- •erents she Is tho most nearly ex hausted. The disasters that followed her footsteps in tho early days of the Russian successes placed a serious j (I rain* on her resources. The latest I Russian success has taken from her Hew York Time* Kxpert Point* Out| a,moBt a half million men that she are under way and will crystnllxe the that eventually the centre would have mnrrent Germany has weakened that to fall back or have the line turned / ■ cannot replace As to the military side, we base no great wealth of detail from which to make an accurate study of tho sit.ua- Kvery Advantage—Germans Near tio n - It is noteworthy that for some reasons the Russians have given the Kffoct of Hlav Victory I'pon I tu rn. mi* "Who May Enter War With lirotly Hold and Threaten Russian Advance. '■ The sudden success of the Russian attack against the Austro-Gorman Hues seems to have so startled the Allied press and those in sympathy kith, the Allied cause as to destroy |s a large degree^their sense of pro- fertion and of relative values.- Some see in it (he rapid disintegra- don of the entire Austrian army; Ahern the immediate capture of Remberg and the consequent retire ment of the forces to the line of the liar. River; one has oven gone so far as to predict for the very near future the retirement of the Germans from Belgium and France, coupled with the retirement on the eastern front. AH this is far In the futi/re. Noth- lag has yet happened on the Russian front'to give reasonable- ground for belief that any of thee© things a^ pending. The Russian offensive has wot yH progress,'*! far enough, nor •re it* objects sufficiently well MMh'rstood by any one not in direct communication with tho Russian Mwh command, to stamp It either as ■ success or a failure. A military movement is a success only when it achieves the object for whirh it was undertaken. In a tac tical way it might be a complete fall ure, but really a succeas in other ways. The Russian offensive may have had its genesis In a political conception with RynyuUa^an the background. ' —l It might have been begun with the object of relieving the gressuro on Italy, w.hlch is probable. It might .. have been wlfh the express purpose west In Rukowlna as far as the yil “f beating the AOstrtan army. -i i inti— In III, rti names of but few of the villages they have recaptured and now occupy. We get an occasional glimpse from the German and Austrian reports, but very llttlp from the Russians. Brusl- loff is chary with detailed informa tion. But when the detailed history of this offcnolve becomes known it will make one of the most/interest ing chapters of the war. From the Teuton standpoint, the most dangerous situation exists In Rukowlna. »ue to the- disorganiza tion of tho Austrians In this section, the situation there is greatly con fused. Certain, paramount facts, how ever, stand out. It is almost positive that the Aus trian force which was ^defending (Veroowitz has been completely cut off from the main body. Before Czerhowitz fell, the Russians had moved westward along a Vine parallel to the Pruth River, their cavalry reaching as Tar as Snlatyn. This movement, isolated the Czncrnowitz defense. The moment the Biikowlna capital fell, the crossing, of the Pruth was thrown wide open and the Russians poured across a pontoon bridge and were right at the heels of the Aus trians. Frim this point tho Aus trian retreat developed into a flight. The Russians seem to b^ Waking titunle effiirl* to envelop at least the greater part of tho retreating Aus trians by rutting them off from the passe* by which they could cross the Carpathian*, and. by a long detour over the northern Hungarian plain to the westward, rejoin tho main army. Tho Russians havo reached In furtherance of thia-th* Kusatatrs- iit addltlnn to the movements tn Bufc- owtna, are driving' southwest alon^ the-Leni ^rfeRrodj^r^lUuM. However, that the Russian plan Is revised for the the purpose of territory. Hruslloff knows the futility of cepturing ter ritory while his enemy is still in tact. Rattier the scheme, if one may judge by aopeafances, 1* a great encircling movement design ed to remove permanently from tho scene of operations large bodies of troops. North of the Brody position is an element of great danger to the Rus- siAn line, as was explained last week The danger line is between the vil lage of Lokatschl and Kolkl. Along Oils line th© opposing troops-are al most entirely German, and are not only putting up a stiff resistance to a further advance, but are themselves acting strongly on the offensive. Neither side has secured any, ad vantage in the week’s fighting. Re ports are numerous of victories firsj by this side and then by that, but as a matter of fact things are at a standstill. V If the Russian line should give way here, the success of the entire Russian movement would lie threatened. If not dispelled. A re tirement from the Kovel salient would become necessary immedi ately. and the loss In tnen and guns would lie heavy. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS For Hale—55 kcres ane mile from village, half mile hi^h school; h Ireea planted, this is the best little farm in this neighborhood. W. E. Hudson, Concord, Va. Wanted—Ladies, if stopped or ir regular, use Turner’s Science Tab lets; results or money refunded. No harm or" interference v Rh - work Mail $1. Turner Medicine Co., Montgomery, Ala. 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Scott, despite the Mexican crisis) would be present to accept the honor, which has been conferred only once before In this country, aqd then upon Major Gen. Leonard Wood, when he was chief of staff. Gen. Scott sent this message from the war department to Col. Charles E. Hyatt, commandant at the college: Hemstitching, 8c yard; Accordeon Side, Box Pleating, Skirt, 20c yard Buttons, 10c dozen; pecotirl'g, 9i yard. Altman Pleating Co., 73 V. Whitehall St.; Atlanta, Ga. Agent! wanted In eaeh towfc- Mrs. Mcf’orjnick’s Beauty Cream—I is exactly what ItA name implies Makes you beautiful by giving yoi a beautiful complexion. If you can not obtain from your druggist sen< 50c for large jar. I^ady agent* wanted. Write for particulars. Th» Behrens Drug Co., Waco, Texas. For Sale—15 HP Witte gasoline en gine, pump feed attachment and friction pulley. Has been usei about nine months. Aiso, Fay Feat 6x14 flooring machine with ail bit- belts abd Shimer heads for floorin and celling.. 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I buy all kinds ow empty oil and Cola barrels, also buy bags. I have for sale Barred Plymouth Rock Lgus 31 per setting, Thompson strain cockerels and guinea-pigs. Walter A. Moore. 8 George St. Charleston S. C. • • Fire Insurance'—Facilities for plae ing insurance of all classes any where in South Carolina. Snorial a*tent1' s *’ given risks in sma't towns and centry. / Cotton and gins placed readily. W. K Se^se. Oranee- ^herg, S. C. . Wanted—Old magazines, books, peri odicals, old bank books and ledgers, any kind; will pay 3‘>c'per hundred pounds. Ship them to us. We pay freight. G. J. Halter, 1117 Wayne St., Columbia, S. C. wnien win line nor up squarely with i the Allies, the Russian movement; will be an unqualified success, even‘I Tan r)ank. and forcing the German the Pantyr Pass artd also from Jab- -»•-I lonltia. These are the two main If tho capture of Czernowitx In- passes by which passage from Ruko- Ucch Rumania to take tho step | wlna to the plalns of Hungary can be which will line her up squarely with ’ effected. Toward the soutfi the Ruaslans [have reached Oura-Humorfl. a small though nothing further be gained. If village only eight kilometers from the object was to relieve the Trentino the Rumanian frontier. Between aMnatlon, It is already a succeaa. If, Kuty and Oura-Humora, they have however, it was undertaken with the occupied Straza. all three towns be- abject of destroying the Austrian | ing In the foothills of the Carpa- powor, the decision Is still In the thlans. On the east they hold prae- balanoe, and we must await further tlcally all of the railroad line which developments. j runs from Cxernowltx south, having M<mt of th© prophecies favorable reached and occupied the village of ta ti»© Miles are haned on the effect Radautx. the city. Any moment may require my presence here to initiate war against Mexico if a telegram should come in saying Gen. Pershing had been attacked, as threatened.” ROCKEFELLER PATRIOTIC tKat control of llukowina by the llua- aMars will have on Rumania. The Farts press particularly«ls filled with rtalcments as to tho attitude Ru mania will now assume toward the ■atonte. There can he no question about the momentous result that would attend Kamnnla s entrance Into the war •aeaa Strategically, her position la parfect. With Bulgaria having con- •antxated practically her full force In fcont of the Sr.lonikl position, but IVMle opposition could be offered to •a advance to Sofia. Bulgaria would either he badly defeated and perhaps lose n great deal of territory or sue for peace. Hut Rutnimln must he cautious. Bhe has had a demonstration of the fate that can liefall smaller nations In this war of leviathans, in tho case f both HelKlum and Serbia. Her at tonal entity as well as her nn- onal ambitions make If necessary » guess accurately. While Austria sld Bukowina there was apparent UlingncRS to ncrept the futurtL-aiic. fl TiTTFTe CcnfrnT powers. To do Otherwise would have been to invite Invasion from both Vfest ajid couth. - Now. however, the'nltuatlon Is en tirely changed The Austrian crown- laad is rapidly being cleared of Aus- This pens up tho Austrian troop# lietween tho < "ar|iathians, the rail road line, and the Rumanian bor der. 'nils force may not bo ca|>- tured. Tho very least Uiat can hapfioa to it, however. 1* that It will be broken up, with the proh- aM© kiao of tta artillery, and will he resolved Into small groups Just mm the Herblan force was disinte grated when It was driven into the mountains of Albania and MonUw negro. Or perhaps the Austrian force will lie driven into Rumania, where it will be interned. This latter will have a political rffect far greater than anything elae the Russians could do. Nothing would fto demonstrate to Rumania the fact that the Russians were really victorious than to see thousands of Austrians driven in precipitous flight across their border. Another week ould soe Bukowina cleared up 1 Russians have completely oven the entire province. - • Onto tbr TTukowina situation John I>. Kays His Mines Will Give Half Pay to Wives. John D. Rockefeller has demon- strated his patriotism through an of ficial announcement to J. F. Wel- born. president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, that all employees of th^ company who go with State militia to the State mobilization camp or the Mexican border will get back their old Jobs when they return. Married men will receive half pay from the company. FORD HOLDS JOBS FOR MEN' Hays Militiamen Can Come Bark Without Prejudice. Jlenry Ford the automobile ma: o- facturer, denounced Sunday a pub lished report that employees of the Ford Motor Company who Join the National Guard will not be taken back to work when they return to De troit. He said only thirty-seven of his employees belong to the state troops and ” that when they come back It certainly will be without prejudice.” flank in another of Brusiloff’s favor Re enveloping movcments.the line ol the St-ripa. This should not provt Ing through almost unopposed, -and i the defending troops are being thrust beck Into the Carpathians. Rumania | can now take her stand in the war | With no threat of invasion in rear ! and on her flanks. It is beginning to appear, therefore, that (lie hour for this Balkan State has struck. If Rmrrrnia ever hopes to attain her national destiny ps she regards It, If she ever expects to jobtain .pos session of either Bukowina or Tran sylvania," or both, she must move now. -Never again will coaditious more greatly favor her. There is lltllo danger lhat, with imanle. in the war, Austria will or recover Czernowitz, and thereby gain control of her easternmost ovince. The nituation is entirely fferent from thst wMrh evisted •w»ien the first Russian occupation oc curred in 1914. As this article ia ho- I fensive screens Ing written the lo*s-4n Austrlan prts- ! oners alone has nearly reached the' staggering total of two hundred 1 thousand men. What Austria s losses In killed and wounded has been no j one knows. The most optimistic view cannot put them at less than an eqnal number. Nor Is the end yet. However atanch the German defense may be, tho Austrians are not capable of meeting tho Russian attacks. It has tween the Czernowitz-Kolomea rail road. and much of the country be tween the Kolomea-Stanislau road Hie Dniester, and the Czernowits road. - An. advance from Kolomea northward would only have to pro coed a short distance before the en been tho history of this war that, anything so ambitious was in theit whcDever .. .1iisfriaBfl_ip4 Bjil—laii" - g'ven up. Tills may be the Russian object in persisting in cleaning up Bukowina before attempting any further ad vance along the Dniester. For it has been evident that during all the fight ing of the past ten days, neither the Russians nor the Austrians have re ported any activity from Buezacz south. The rivers that carvo their way through deep clay banks north and south through Galicia are strong de- To take them by frontal attacks involves the use of a great deal of ammunition nnd an ex penditure of many men. ' A flanking move from the south, such as that I have described, would be much less expensive, would be equally effectlyd and, in the long run, might prove just as quick. The main Russian object In the whole business is, of course, I/em ber g. R is not probahlb that in the beginning of the Russian movement myth lag ~ cfleuTatTons. success followed sucensS, however, md they saw the prize on the horizon, their efforts re doubled. ,_Jn nd tar as Lemberg along Is con cei-ired. and putting aside the situa I in-' nKnnt Frivol anrl VloHImir Vnl Meet, the Czar's troops arc Invariably the victors. The present situation is by no means an exception. But there Ip a great difference be tween conditions as they now exist ^ _ and as they were when Austria last Ho*' about Kovel and Vladimir Vol called on Germany for help on the ynskl, the Ru9sian"*plan seems to be occasion of the‘Jtu*sla.. pressure In first of all to hold firmly the line o tb« Carpathians. Then Permany Waa. tbe captrot Strips In the vicinity o FOf licraclf seriously engaged Buezacz, and to engage Austrian an< other front. She had ths! men and German contingedts in that • neigh the eurpluii ammunition- Now the borhood, so that any withdrawal o' help that Germany can give Is com- forces would moan a cleat passage o small. The western front '*rhe river. active: In fact, It la ranerp^^ iro on both flanks, 90 : CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND_t J FARMERS EXCHANGE J FOR SALE-FARM PRODUCTS MISCELLANEOUS. Sudan Grass—The big follow crop for the wheat and oat stubble. Get a uig crop of hay and the flnest' fall pasture you ever saw. Best quality Sudan seed. 10c lb. f. 0. b. Lubbock. Texas. Wheeloclc Seed and Grain Co., Lubbock, Texas. FOR SALE—VELVET BEANS. For Sale—Early Speckled hand pick ed Velvet Beans, 32 per bu. 'Gu ar ‘' anteed 95 per cent. germinatiOfC Not hand. 31.50 per bu. SunnySidc; Farm. China. Ala. Old Fasltioned Florida SnoCkled Vel vet Beans J1.25 jfer^feu. 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