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POWER AND SPEED OF | THE BRITISH ASSAULT r ________ \ i Germans Have Not Been Re. taliated With Artillery Fire as Usually Did. : rr ? From r. staff corrc spondent ci" I the British Headin France, (via London.) The speed a;id pw.er of the British assuuii m what probably will be Tknown in history as the battle of Arras, seem to.have. thoroughly sur: prised the Geimans. So much so in fact that their usual retaliatory artillery fire has been ab-1 , solutely neglible in the last two days. This is partly due, of course, to the number of guns captured, to which > must be added the number knocked out by the British artillery before 1 the. actual assault began. It is also due to th$ .fact that . thp Germans \ have been too busy trying to get their remaining ^runs nw?v fvnm im. r O O " ** ** """ mediate danger to bother firing them at the enemy. In a German artillery position east oi' Arras, known as Battery Valley, could be seen the remains ol twenty-lour lield pieces. A trip over the newly taken line revealed a condition of trenches closely approximating those recently evacuated by the Germans in the valley of the Somme. .Many dugouts remained with only damaged portals, but the trenches, including all communications, have been unmercifully baiter-1 eu about. So successful was the ar! tilkry hairier sot up by the British; back of the German lines that some oi' the German prisonc. s reported they had been without food supplies for four days, BarbcJ Wire Ohlilcrated. Tire barbed wire entanglements | n * ?f\ lo .1 Jiki- 1 t?/? /V.. ' ' Wk.v ?.ni|? VlIC vJCMililll JJUSIlIUIl^ Wtrti I obliterated and only .stray sti a;.ds could be seen hcic and there on the fi 1 tit line. The thoroughi scs with which the wire cutting was carried out by t'ne artillery was a big factor iii accelerating the speed of the infantry attack. T..e zest of offensive warfare could j be felt in all parts ol the British j front today. Troops were swinging fo:*ward with bands playing gay j tunes. The Scotch troops behind j their pipers, were particularly picturesquo, for not even the vicitud-1 ( ex of nearly three years of war have caused them to discard their kilts. Out over the newly won ground airk planes were scouting while beneath them were tanks at rest. The tanks hud done splendidly throughout especially in attacking stioagly wired points with which the artillery hr.dj not dealt. Some German anti-tank, guns were captured. Machine gunsi [ and trench mortars were taken in j such large numbers that they have j not yet been counted. Cavalry Captures Howitzers. A cavalry corps had t.ie unique distinction of capturing two bin- how " I itzcrs. riiey charged these guns in the open, killing several members of the crews before the others surrender ed. *A German motor transport j column was captured in tact. It had expected to feed German troops at a | certain point, but encountered British instad. The drivers said that when they left Douai there was no idea that the attackers had reached so far. Thousands of German p isoner.s could be seen along* the roads today. Some had little round caps and others were wearing the great scuttle stee l helmets. Although the intense cold continues, only a few had overcoats. They are a docile lot and somewhat surprised their captors by carfeully sorting themselves into their respective units before being registered and temporarily caged. Smaller cages were provided for the officers. Four of the latter have been in a furious rage ever since they were taken. They were in a forward observation past, they said, and saw the infantry ) coming back from their front line, dui naa no iuea tnat tney wore actually retreating. Their anger was due to the failure of these troops to give them warning so they too, could flee. % Germans Amazed. ' The British sween east of Arras yesterday turned the northern pivot of the famous Hindenburg line* and large forces of British troops tonight were pressing far beyond the top of, that German barrier, which was pre pared after endless months of labor. The sinking of 25 more steamchips, 14 sailing vessels and 37 trawlers with an aggregate gross tonnage of 18,000 in the last few days is an-! i i nounced by the German admiralty, i t TREATMENT OF DISEASE1 GOMMON TO POTATOES Control of Diseases at Bedding Time?How to Disinfect Seeds. Some of the worst sweet potato diseases live from one season to the 1 next in the soil and on the old decayed potatoes bedded for a previous crop, according to the specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. For that reason it is essential that fresh soil or sand be used every year. Under . no circumstances Ui?e soil for the hotbed from fields where sweet potatoes previous ly have been grown. Instead go into the woods, if possible, and throw off G inches of the surface and take subsoil. Sand will do just as well. II soil can be obtained from the woods, it may be taken from a new field where sweet potatoes have not beer grown before It is essential also that the framework of the hotbevl be disinfected b; spraying with a solution made by ado ing 1 pint of formalin to oO gallons of water. Similar results may he obtained by whitewashing the frame work. Better still, spray with winter strength lime-sulphur solution. In the spring before being bedded the potatoes should be dii'infcctc t b\ immersing for from 5 tj 10 minute: in a solution of corrosive sublimate made by dissolving 1 ounce of the crystals in <S gallons of water. This is a deadly poison. U c with great care. Treated reed should not he left where animals can riach it. Onl> wooden containers should he used fo. disinfection. After disinfection t!.< potatoes should he immediately rins cd in pure water and dried or hclde at once. Jus enough of the solution "hou'.d he put in the barrel or rocepta< 1 used for disinfecting to cover the quantity of potatoes to be immerse ( each time. The solution should not be used more than three times, rir'cc it Ins s its strength and effectiveness, upon repeated use. After the potatoes are disi- fo -t d any showing evidence of disease, either on the .surface or at the cn<? should be thrown out. Frequently il is in these bruised, calloused, and decayed spots that the disease gem: are concealed. It shoulel he rcmom bi.ued that the disinfection is to ki 1 the germs loose on the surface of the potato and that the treatment does not kill the germs concealed in the decayed, bruised, and calloused spots on the surface and at the end. Read the Story in this Paper BEGINNING IN ISSUE OF MAY : The most engrossing photoplay ever filmed SPatria &hc cfria/ cJuprvtuc wt4lwVertionCastle TKelfctf Drvncti. Ttc^Knc** Woman m imcrna Pf.lut. l ty I N T r.JK N A r I O N A u. II nirn'ii" r a I H I If I' ? e ? STOP LEFT OVER COUGHS. Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey will stop that hacking cough that lingers from January. The soothing pine balsams loosen the phlegm, heals the irritated membrane, the glycerine relieves the tender tissues, you breathe easier and coughing ceases. Don't neglect a lingering cough, it is dangerous. Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honcy is antiseptic and pleasant to take, benefits young and old, get it at your druggist to-day. Formula on the bottle, 25c.?adv?No. 2? THE HOHRY HSKAU NATURE'S LESSON z^? % J Mttrmck. r j livsA,* J Cim/> I THE LOGIC) Nature's order is: 1. the soil; 2, the plant; 3, th animal; 4, man. If this order be interferred with in agricultural practice one or more of the four will sutler. The most important element of plant food is nitrogen. Nature has an ocean of this valuable material in the air U J.. ...... l._ 1.1 -- it. - ? 1 ii irt pi uuduiv iiie original suurce of all nitrogen and if not continually . returned to the soil by natural meth- ; ods, will soon leave the soil almost entirely. Nature when permitted, grows thousands of legumes, the only natural , means of collecting and stowing it in the soil, and unless as great an acreage be grown annually of these soil building plants as of tlie soil robbing crops usually produced by farmers, the soil becomes poor in nitrogen and refuses to produce profitable j'ields. To supply this element of plant food by purchasing it, costs about one-half our fertilizer expense and makes oilier ops too costly. Velvet beans, soy beans and cow peas in summer, and vetch and clover in winter may be made to supply all of this element any farmer needs to grow cotton, corn, grain or any of the 1 other soil robbing crops. Nature can j not use her 6,000 legumes naturally for i this purpose where land is planted to cotton, corn, etc., from year to year.1 we must therefore help nature to help j us by planting these everywhere pos- i sible. This means a rich, productive soil which is the first necessity In farming. Rotation of Crops. No one-crop system has ever or will Aver support live-stock and make a prosperous nation in a country similar to ours. The rotation must be so balanced as to keep the soil well filled with humus and to supply individual and foreign needs; otherwise, supply a.nd demand will levy a ruinous penalty that no nation can stand. We must, therefore,, as nearly as possible, produce all foods and feeds needed in South Carolina and then produce sufficient cotton to supply the demand at a profit to the farmer, whose success is a fore-runner of all success in a final analysis. Our expenditures of $75,000,000 annually for foods and l'eed stuffs alone, together with about $30,000,000 for commercial fertilizers (1-2 of which might be secured through the legumes) is exceeding $35,000,000 annually South Carolina's income for cotton. This is ruinous and has helped to reduce our farm owneship within a few decades from 45 per cent to 35 per cent of our farm population. Live Stock Industry. No country with poor soils and costly production has ever fully succeded IECUME5 IA/C/TEAS (Dcl/~% f Z7o ?v P& cl 0*,t$ Oa^-t-S /%/?/*#* /fif/wr CUvr P/owj LLytJm ! 1 ^V*#r /^/>/j A T. c -1 / i iw W fPT7? KjTOO/O ///4 Jtf&mr Mo 7r?< ? ? ? -1- -? - The'Cunard line steamship La-1 eonia, of 18,099 tons gross, which f sailed from New York February 18 1 for Liverpool has been sunk. A remedy misapplied becomes an < aggravation. 1 ] i" WM D, CONWAY, 8. 0. * IN SOIL BUILDING % J iorr. \ / 77 <2 S. | / IL ORDER witji livestock. Those countries which have made livestock a part of farm economy, have either started with rich soils or built their soils largely by a SVStCIll Ctf fflrmlnc witli loornmoa In crop rotation in connection therewith. Livestock maintained 011 this basis not only becomes a profitable industry. but becomes a soil conserving and soil building practice as well. tVhen fed legumes, livestock becomes a soil building industry. When fed nonlegumes. they are soil conservers only. Livestock, therefore, must be based 011 soil building by natural methods as was ordained from the foundation of the world; for, livestock cannot be expected to' return to the soil more than 75 per cent of the fertility fed into them and if that be fed in the form of non-legume products produced alone, it can clearly he seen that more fertility leaves than returns to the land each year. Human Prosperity. Nro agricultural country like ours has ever succeeded without a soil building, soil conserving system of farming as is attested by the history of nation after nation which have failed largely as a result of neglecting tn observe the ordeV of practice heroin given. Roman farmers were advised by Columellus, Varro and Cato. to sow and turn down vetch, clover aud%the lentils for the enrichment of their soils which had been rendered poor and unproductive by soil robbing through the production of the nonleguminous crops, even where their lands were deeply plowed and thoroughly tilled as probably no other lands ever were before or since. This advice was unheeded until conditions in Rome became unbearable for want of support. South Carolina's future must be based on soil building and economic production or tlie history of past fallen nations will be repeated. The South Carolina masses are growing poorer and the rich are at least growing no richer, but must eventually lose their holdings if this condition is continued to the point of accuteness. When we have changed to nature's order as herein presented,1 we shall save: On feeds and foods, annually $75,000.0001 On commercial fertilizers.. 20.000,000 j On liev stock production.. 5,000,000 On cotton production 60,000,000 On these four items alone, we shall realize $160,000,000 annually and prosperity will follow as light follows the sun. W. II. BARTON, Ass't State Agent, Exetansion Work, Clemson College C OTHER CROPS 4o Pen*. ?3 Bit - P+r term. iq.1 P*r. for* g mmm % iV'mert't F? _ | USf\r /#/%. < ' . ? .. The government has decided to <cize all German ships in Brazilian larbors. The Marion County Medical association held its quarterly meeting in Marion on April (?. 1 ' " ? WILL ORGANIZE NO NEW Gl'ARD UNITS War Department Aims to Prevent Forming of Volunteer Regiments. f> h ' _ Washington.?Plans for the National Guard were definitely outlined today by the War Department. Adjutants general of the State; have been informed that no ne\ units of the guard will be recognise |?vcept such special forces as may be necessary to complete division organ izt.tion of the present establishmei/ and those which have armories have been recruited in definite localities and have other indications of "prob able permanency." The purpose of the department h to prevent organization of purely voluntary regiments under the guise ot* National Guard units and which would not, in all probability, last beyond the duration of the war. o > ? llAiirninp ? HUMtMAUt SltKiLULK | ! FOR DAIRYMEN1 t I ! Wiil Help Farmers to Prevent I Milk From Souring in ? Transit. ; ' t... . . * ^ To assist milk piodueers to lessor, thiol* losses from milk whieh sours it* | transit and to help them comply with {bacterial requirements set by local {health officers, the Dairy Division ol the United States Department of Agriculture this coming season will demonstrate its homemade steam steiilizer for dairy utensils in a' large number of milk-producing cen-1 ters. For this demonstration the lepartment has had constructed move than 20 of the homemade sterilizing outfits. Already the health authorities in lf>0 cities have asked the department to send these outfits 1*01 local demonstration. These outfits the department has i offered to lend any local dairy official or health officer who will agree to demonstrate them in actual practice to milk producers in his lo-1 jality. The outfits, which cost not over $15 and can be made by any local linssmith, when placed on a range or a two-burner oil stove, generate steam enough to kill the bacteria in milk cans, pails, strainer cloths and separate * parts. At the same time the device removes foul fdors, leaves the utensils dry as well s ste adzed, and adds materially o their life. The sterilization of ai 1 k utensil.-* is of importance to the 'airyman who wishes to produce a ;ood flavored milk which will not our rcadi'y. This is shown by the 'act that milk cans, washed in the ordinary way, may harbor billiMis v bacteria, and milk contained in1 these cans is sure to have a high baetcral count, which tends to affect not only its keeping quality but! its flavor as well. Other experi-1 ments show conclusively that milk! which starts in sterilized utensils has a much better chance of reaching market in good condition than milk which has been handled in utensils that simply have been washed in the ordinary way. o | A photoplay without j an ennal *Q$fymanGastk Morf h INTERNATIONAL *<1,4*4/ kg P A T H C COLDS A LaGBIPPE 5 or O dosea 600 will break any cas$ of Chillt & Fever, Colds. & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than Calomel and docs not , tripe or sicken. Price 25c, THKEg - ' FAILURE TURNED Ml INTO A VICTORY | Capture of Bagdad Marks Climax of One of Most Dramatic Phases of War.. f ... ^, once ntsr on * ?au < |? *"i Known Uktery of City ReiehM Book to 8halowy Times of Nebuchadnezzar?Story of Folium of . . . Town?h?nd. ^ . __ ? London.?Bagdad's capture marks the climax to one of the most dramatic and pUtiiresque phases #of the worlds war. The city which has fallen to British arms links the present to a paflt so distant It is semi-fabulous. The known history of Bagdad reaches back for more than four thousand years to the shadowy -times of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, a quay built by the scriptural monarch still existing, submerged in the Tigris. Within its precinct* also there ctlll stand the toiubs of the Jewish prophets, Joshua, Ezm, and Ezeklet, and the well of I)aiilelv Long after the Babylonian dynasty had censed to be more than a memory Bagdad rose to splendor as the. artistic, literary, scientific, and religious capital of the world. The heart of ihc great Islamic empire of the caliphs for hundreds of years, it was known throughout the world as "the Glorious City," and was the scene of the fantastic exploits of llaroun-al-Rnsclitd. the potentate whose magnificence is im- , mortallz?"l in the Arabian Nights, Cmct Had 2,UUU.UU0 Souls. n Tn V.OO U C i:*..'* ( x./wVr M -* % A Xfll HUilVI 1.1 \'UI i'.'U with a population of 2,000,000 inhabitants, and was easily the first ePy ill the world in wealth and eonunerce. With the fall of the caliphs before the Turkish sultans, the decline of Bagdad commenced. It was successively the prey of Turks, Mongols, Tartars, and Persians, but it was not until 10.1S that tlm city became definitely a part 'of 1 be Turkish empire. t.r>te**v Its ancient importance was largely due to tlie fact that it stood at the center of the lines of communication between India and Persia and the west, hut the opening of new routes by way of Trebizond and through Armenia diverted its trade and was a vital factor in its decline. The British campaign against. Bigdad was opened early In 1915 Mien an Anglo-Indian force under Maj. Gen. Charles Vore Ferrers Townshend was landed at the bond of the Persian gulf und moved rapidly up the Tigris. General Townsliond commanded a force of about 40.000 men and at first lie pushed forward with amazing speed. Early in .Tune, 1015. be captured Kut-elAmura, about 250 miles from the mouth of the Tigris and ltK) miles from Pngdnd. On the 22d of the following November ho reached Cteslpbon, 20 miles from bis goal, where he was attacked by an overwhelming force of Ottoman troops. Tfis water supply gave out and he was forced to retreat. Fighting a continuous rear-guard action. the F.ritish expedition regained Kut-cl-Ainara on December f>. Here General Townshend determined to make a stand with a portion of his forces and entrenched with about 10.-' 000 men, while tin remainder of his troops continued t? all back along the Tigris in order to loin hands with the relief army that was hurriedly dispatched from France and India after the defeat at Cteslpbon. Relief Comes Too Late. For three months Gen. Sir Percy I.ake, the relief commander, fought his way up the Tigris and was within eight miles of his besieged comrades when on April 111, 1010, General Townshend, his food supply exhausted, was compelled to surrender. In the meantime additional re-enforeements had been sent from Egypt. iuit after tlio disaster at Kut-el-Aimna, tlie British abandoned the offensive for several months. The resumption of British operations on a major scale did not occur until December, 1:)10, when an advance on Kul-el-Aninra was made from the Babylonian plains, while a secomi force again moved up the Tigris. Uen. Frederick Stanley Maude was in command of the new campaign and wa? unofficially reported to have 12t>,0fl& men at his disposal. From the time of the opening of the new campaign the British progress was steady and uninterrupted and, In its last phases, of remarkable rapidity. ROOSEVELT GOES TO SEEPRESIDENT Washington. ? Colonel Roosevelt Roosevelt called on President Wilson at the White House today and was reeived in the executive mansion. He was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longwprth. CoL Roosevelt laid his plan - for raising a division of troops for foreign service before the President and said afterward that he had been received with the "utmost courtesy and consideration." $