The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, July 15, 1915, Image 4
I OFFENSIVE
! RUSSIAN LINE HOLDS GOOD
It Is Necessary for Bower Gulician
Lin? of Germans to be Extended
Before Ileal Drive on Warsaw Can
Begin?Activity on French Soil?
Italians Meet Hesistance.
The war expert of tlie New York
Times reviews the waY last week:
In tbe East the week opened with
the Russians giving ground stubbornly
but steadily before the Teutonic
armies, not only in Galicia. but
also in Southern Poland. The more
important military features or the
situation were distinctly favorable to
the Teutonic allies, and they were
making the most of this advantage.
By the capture of Bemberg they
had seized, the point on which all the
railroads in Eastern Galicia converge
V From this town excellent lines run '
northwest and southwest, giving '
V them a ready means of quickly rein- 1
forcing all ]>iirts of this line which '
was operating against the lines of 1
the Russians along the Dniester, the '
UP Bug, and the Qnila Lipa,
H In addition, their offensive, which ?
had succeeded largely through great
superiority in heavy guns and aiumuJ
nltlon, still retained tlint superiority,
and with the control of the railroad 1
B situation through possession of Lem
berg they we're in the best possible
W condition to maintain a continued
successful offense until (ialicia was I
F cleared of Russian troops. '
f With these facts at liand the (icrI
man plan is apparent. Naturally I
F Warsaw is the objective, and what- !
ever moves have been made must In* <
, analyzed with respect to their Affect
^ on a campaign to take the Polish cap- !
W Hal.
r As the Teutons had the advantage
J first of superiority in lieavy guns and i
U in munitions for them, and had in I
I addition the railroads which were
I absolutely necessary for their for
Iwara movement, it is an entirely nat- i
ural supposition that the Galicia i
drive could be successfully consum- i
mated by thrusting the Russians back I
into theft own territory, and thus i
clearing Galicia.
The task of accomplishing this was 1
left to the German right wing uiw'et* 1
General von Linsingen. Such a move- 1
ment by itself could not reach Warsaw,
it is true. Rut, simultaneous I
with it, the Germans from the north
at PrsasnyBz and along the Harew
front pressed south, nnd those from
the south along the Kielce-Sokal
front pushed north, the plan evidently
being to seize the railroads running
northwest and southeast, and by
advancing ulong these roads, cither
cut Warsaw ofT or force a hurried
and disastrous retreat. It is the
same proposition exactly, though on
a much larger scale as at Soissons
and St. Mihiel in the west
The general Russian line around
Warsaw is a huge salient, the vertex
of which is the line directly west of
Warsaw. The (*erman attack is
against both shies of this salient with
the object of gradually closing the
circle, cutting one life line after another
as they advance.
It must be noted, however, that in
order for this movement to be sucIcessful,
the entire German right wing
from Kielce to Ressarnbia must either
advance together, or tlie Russian
line between Kielce and Sokal must
be split wi<te open and the two flanks
foiled up nnd defeated In detail.
Ii iie uermun line soutn or I.ublln |
and Cliolm ran not be thrust cbn- i
tinually forward while the line along ]
the Dniester and the npi?er Dug is ?
held securely in its place. To at- <
' ' tempt such a manoeuvre would be to .
force an attack with the point of n i
salient, which formation the German (
line would soon obtain, leaving both (
sides subject to attack as they were |
; going forward at the point. <
As the point advanced the sides 1
would naturally be elongated, and I
should they at any point be too thinly
manned the possibility would exist (
of the Russians breaking through ;
and cutting off the point completely. ,
Moreover, it is a matter of grave i
I doubt whether, if General Mackeusen '
I did attempt to drive the point north- 1
I ward, he wpuld dare to continue such i
a move were the Russians to direct a 1
sudden attack against his flanks. Or- 1
dinary military caution would noga- i
tlve such an idea. It is im|?ossihIe< 1
therefor?, for any part of the Teuton
line east of Kielce to attain any ]
marked success. All of the line must |
_ be successful or none of it can Iw. I -
Tlve moveipents of Genernl von Lin- J
singen and of General Mackensen ure i
entirely subordinate each to the oth- j
er. One can not succeed without the (
I other. Now as to what has been ac- |
( compllshed. t
On Sunday night the general posl- \
tlon of the eastern battle line was t
that Indicated. On Monday the Ger- i
mans pushed forward both north and i
east, occupying Zamosk and Turo- t
bin, on the southern hanks of the (
Labunka and Por Rivers, and took t
Krasnlk. *
On the east they cleared the west ?"
bank of the Gnila Id pa of Russians n
and cleared also a part of the west c
hank of the Bug. Monday night pon- a
toons were thrown acrosB the Gnila t
Lipa, and Tuesday morning the Teu- 1
tons crossed in force, driving the t
Russians back toward the Zlota Lipa. s
They were unable, however, to
l cross the Bug or to make any pro- f
^ gress In the Por-Labunka region. The *
Russians evidently made but little ef- 1
fort to check the advance between '
the Gnila Lipa and the Zlota Lipa, n
but once the Germans had crossed 11
'the former stream they fell ba?k
across the latter and took up the de- r
fense of the crossing a
HHp As was noted last week, the de- 11
' fense of the Zlota Lipa is a much
more feasible problem than tho de- n
fense of the Gnila Lipa. due largely a
to the character of Its banks, which *
W are very steep and precipitous. It 0
W therefore has considerable defensive P
Ha possibilities, which the Russians were n
n not slow to seize. Along this line *
the Tentds advance waa on Wednes^H
day definitely cher' id, and absolute- n
ly no progress lias <een made on this m
front sfnoe.
Along the southern line the same h
H Hiconditlon prevails. Fighting Is go- n
^^HHlng on contiguously, and Is notably *
between the Bug and the upper Ji
H Bar/. hut neither the Berlin nor the tl
^^^HKnRMeports indicate any advant*. It
DHHraL, afmpiade of progress, of peat- a
Eeetflk?n, but Since Wednesday the fl
ITof.ir changes In Gu^Iou^Sk
battle front would caution J
!!H undue speculation. Prophecy^
a not proper subject matter for tbe
military criticr. At the samo time'it
>s well to note certain elements which
will Influence heavily the future German
advance, since an understanding
of these elements will make clear
many of the reasons for future movements.
The one basic consideration is the
railroad situation, and its importance
lies in the fact that modern armies
must move by railroads?particularly
Llie German army witji its extremely
lieavy guns and the mass oi artillery
ammunition it must transport for
these guns as well as for the guns of
smaller calibre in order that its offense
may be continued with maximum
effect.
Lemberg, as has been noted, is the
point of convergence for all railroads
of Eastern Galicia, but it is a significant
fact that none of the roads radiating
from Lemberg crosses the Russian
frontier except the road to Rovno
via Rrody, and this road is entirely
within the Russian lines.
Beyond the frontier for a distance
of fifty miles there is absolutely
nothing until we reach the single line
railroad which generally *parallels
the battle line, and runs from Ivangorod
to Itovno by way of Lublin.
I'holra, and Kovel. This makes the
German task on tills front peculiarly
difficult, and gives the Russians a
marked advantage in tlieir defensive
i>l>crutioii8.
The Russian line is retiring parallel
to the Ivangorod-Rovno railroad,
and will be ultimately supported by
tl,n ra llrnaila 11-- ?? ?
v?v . > v/uuu JVU1IU5 lUlO III1U 1I UUI
tho north and northwest. This will
make tlie reinforcement of their line,
wherever the attack may fall, a comparatively
simple matter, and will
greatly facilitate tho necessary flow
of ammunition and supplies.
The Germans, on the other hand,
must move overland all of their artil*
lory and supplies from buses some
distance a why. Their problem is further
aggravated by the fact that the
ground over which they must move
is liberally sprinkled with woods and
marshes, .which naturally offer the
greatest difficulty to the passage of
the necessary German heavy guns.
It confronts the German leaders
with an entirely new problem?one
they have never had to combat in
any territory since the war began, except
in their first ndvance against the
Memen and against the Upper Dniester.
The first-mentioned movement
was a failure, and the second, in itself
a failure, was successful only because
of the success of the troops
elsewhere that made it impossible for
the Russians to hold the Dniester
line
It is worth while noting, too, that
in this theatre, in order to compensate
for her expenditure of ammunition,
which has been vast, and for her
losses in men, which must approach
the half-dillion mark, Germany must
get a decision. Otherwise the twenty
live thousand square miles of territory
which she has regained for Austria
and the effect her advance has
produced at Bucharest and Sofia
must be regarded solely as a defensive
operation.
A decision can l>e gained in hut two
days, and one of these is not final:
I'lrst, by the capture of Warsaw, and*
second, by the destruction of the Hussion
armies. If the (Germans could
turn the Vistula line and, coming in
from the southeast, capture Warsaw,
which, by the way, is not uncovered
l>> driving the Hussions from (ialicia,
they would achieve a result almost as
decisive as piercing and breaking the
Kussian line. Warsaw, being the
point of convergence of so many railroads.
is the principal strategic point
i>f the whole eastern front.
Merely pushing the Russians back,
however, can accomplish no lasting
result. The Russian territory is so
i'.roat and the Czar's resources in mpn
so enormous as to preclude the possibility
of obtaining a decision by
such means. It was the method attempted
by Napoleon, who penetrated
the Russian vastness beyond Moscow,
only to find that tfte Russians,
instead of being rendered hors de
vri.Kim, nu\< mux [mdyiubh ii means
by which liis army could starve itself
lo defeat.
Whether Germany will permit her
eastern forces to m -et the fate of
S'apoleon's army remains to he seen.
At the same time it may well be remembered
that Napoleon's successes
were obtained by defeating his enemies
one at a time, that is, by obtainng
a conclusive decision against ono
before moving against another. But
.vhen they all coalesced against him
ind acted in unison, Leipsic and
Waterloo followed.
The past week has been marked
>y the greatest activity on almost
he entire western front from the
S'orth Sea to the Swiss frontier. Karly
n the week a British attack was
aunched against the town of I'llkem
n Flanders, about a mile and a half
0 the east of the Ypres Canal. It
tad some measure of success, and the
tdvance trenched of the Germans
vere taken and field against counterittacks.
But it was a sparodic and
solated movement which was not
iressed and not followed up. Since
hen this section, except for artillery
luels at long range, has been uninorestingly
quiet.
In this connection it is somewhat
lifficult to understand the long inictivity
of tlie Brltisli mi the Flanlers
front. As far as is known, they
1 rn li nl/lln ff a **# *1.1-*..
.. w ..viu?iiq a ssuaat, mux iiuriy
niles, as compared to two hundred
leld by the French. The number of
roope In the present expeditloning
trmy can not be less than seven hunIred
and fifty thousand of well trainid
effectives. No other section of
he entire battle line has anything
ike as many men to the mile of ltne
leld as has the front in Flanders,
tnd yet it is the one section that Is
nost quiet
England, as 1s well advertised, has
iot a sufficient flow of ammunition,
nd it may well be that such arnmuiltion
as she has is being conserved,
n preparation either for a heavy Gernan
attack, which is expected as soon
s reinforcements can be spared from
he eastern theatre, or for an advance
f her own, which has been already
ilanned and is only awaiting the
nost propitious time for its inceplon.
England's infantry are the best
narksmon' of any infantry in the
rorld?largely because it is one element
in a soldier's training that Engmd
has always held to be of para-'
lount importance. And the English
nhool of musketry has more than
nstifled its existence. At the same
Ime. under modern conditions, Engmd's
infantry or the infantry of
ay other nation can not' carry the
ght to Germany unless the way has i
i ' " ;,V*''
l&a * i
of moot wvflre but lndes. J
dflWe %btlng. Small gains have
mad;/ first by the French and |
thdL by the Germans, but vlth no
result. It is a game of exhaustion In
which, the/ side with the greater reserve
powbr must eventually win.
Just as fturipg most of the fighting
in this section, the action has crystalized
around Souchez, the small
salient that Is left in the French line
as a result of .their successfully pushing
back the German line to the
north and south in the operations of
a month or bo ago. Due to the maze
of trenches around the old sugar refinery,
progress has been literally
foot by foot. Most of the fighting
during the past week has been initiated
by the Germans?heavy counter-attacka
in an effort to regain that
which they had lost in the previous
fighting. A few yards of trenches
have changed hands, but no more.
In the Argonne the Germans have
been steadily increasing the pressure
on the east slopes of the hills, in an
effort to reach the main railroad supplying
Verdun?the Chalons-Ve, lun
road. As explained last week, however,
there is no bectlon of the battle
front where France can in an
emergency throw more men in a very
short time than on the line from the
nipuuue iu iiiiaiu.
The result has been that the German
efforts have l>een practically
fruitless. The German effort to invest
Verdun has caused the fighting
fo spread to the western leg of the
"wedge," from Etain to St. Mlhiel.
Here the French advances of the
early spring, particularly the advance
which led to the capture of the
heights of Ees Esparges, have stood
them in good stead.
These advances enabled France not
only to seize positions which were
points of vantage and of observation,
but also gave her excellent artillery
positions with broad fields of fire.
The German efforts along this line
have, therefore, been also without results.
At St Milijol Itself, the point of
j the wedge, the Gernmns record some
gains, but it is extremely unlikely
that any serious attempt will be
made to push this point north to the
Argonne line. It has been pointed
out that the apex of a salient is the
most ineffective point on which to
base ai> attack.
As the point goes forward tho
sides lengthen out, and when tlieso
sides face an enemy who is active,
well in hand, and plentifully supplied,
the danger of a sudden attack
breaking in behind the point and
seizing its lifelines is too great to be
invited. The Germans know the
French strength at Ailly, Flirey, and
in the T.e Pretre forest and will be
too wise to make the attempt.
South of Point-a-Mousson there
nave Deen desultory artillery exchanges
with a more or less sustained
action in the Argonne.
It has been reported that Germany
is about to transfer a largo body of
reinforcing troops to the western
front, and it is pointed out at length
by some of the European papers that
all indications lead to the belief that
an attack will bo made in the Vosges.
It is possible that this may be a
movement co-operating with the attack
on Verdun.
The success of such a movement
would mean the turning of the
French line, would uncover Nancy
and would uncover or isolate Verdun.
But the obstacle of the Vosges is a
very serious and difficult barrier and
Reltort. against which tho attack
would necessarily fall, is among the
strongest fortresses in France. It is
questionable whether the advantages
of turning the French line will counterbalance
the difficulty of the task.
In the Dardanelles there has been
no advance reported that is of moment.
and the battle of the strait
seems no nearer a decision than it
was last week. That the Allies are
advancing is certain, hut their advances
are very similar to those in
tho western theatre?few yards at a
time over a narrow front. Even these
arff accompanied by great loss.
It begins to appear, with no intention
of detracting from the strong defensive
effort of the Turks, as if the
British seriously underestimated the
task before them when the Dardanelles
movement was planned. This
seems to be almost a national charac
leriinm:.
Thirty thousand men wax the estimate
of the war office of all that was
needed for the Boer war. Nearly ten
tlmeR that number were In the field
when the war ended. A hundred
thousand was Great Britain's quota
in the expeditionary force that landed
in France last August. It was
considered enough.
Nearly a million are on the British
line now and new armies are in training
And Is spite of the advances the
Allies are now making with their
present forces on the Oallipoli peninsula,
to reach Constantinople strong
reinforcements will be necessary and
will beyond doubt bo sent.
On the Italian frontiers there is
little to note beyond the fact that
there is fighting. The Austrian* have
at various point* assumed the offensive
and the Italian* are finding their
advance n more difficult, undertaking
than it wax during the first week* of
the war.
Reports from Rome and Vienna
during the week have been meagre
and not particularly illuminating. In
fact, nothing can be gleaned from
them that would indicate the slightest
change in the situation from last
week. Further comment in this theatre
will, therefore, be deferred for
the present.
FACE MEXICAN SITUATION
fjAtiMing to I<?y F?ct? Before Wilson
for Derision.
Secretary Lansing hr.n decided to
lay the whole sitnr.tion In Mexico before
the president when he returns
to Washington this week. The continued
refusal of the warring chieftains
to accede to the suggestions of
the president's recent r.ote has produced
a situation which in the opinion
of officials at Washington demands
other action.
The state department does not be
lieve that the situation can be solvr J
by the recognition of ono leader o\er
all the others. They held that such
a solution would contrrvene the specific
demands or suggoctions of the
president's noto, or that the factions
should get 'ogether and agree on a
man or group of men. Carranza has
already told the state d apartment
that he rogards Villa and Zapata as
rebels and will not treat with them.
Villa/Claims Croat Victory.
Th^vllla agency ,'u Washington
Fridaf claimed a complete victory
over toe Constitutionalists ^at Pare
neutrauix^^HBH I
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INDICT FIVE ENTOHMAN""
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Department of Justice tqpKrr Men in is
1 1J.
San Francisco AccusedBlKnllsting ()r
Recruits for the BrltM Army? 01
of
Germans Violated Newltj and qu
Montenegrins are Arrettrf in New
o
York. W u
a* 8
Sir Cecil Spring-Rico, ttte British w
ambassador, firmally appile: to the e
state department Thursda?? a def- j.
luiiiuu ui 1110 mutji iunu ^U1P; uclu B
view as to whother Englisl1. jrtriotic tl
societies or other unofficial ponclos
violate neutrality laws iimmding a
British subjects from thp tnited-- 0
States to volunteer in th? Iritlsh i(
army. tl
Conferences between th?iipart- 0
meat of state and justice wlV>held it
before an answer is given. Bbious j,
diplomatic controversy may wlop. z,
The practice of returning vAircers
to England has prevailed sKathe e|
beginning of the European thnnd u
it is said the British govern&w is w
prepared to register an enipliiHcfro- g|
test If the United States taftiihe ti
position tliat it is illegal. a]
The return of Indictments Mim
Francisco against flvo person
ed with enlisting recruits fB te qui
British army is understood t?;h:e the
precipitated the ambassador's ?. tlir
According to the British contHta otli
it is unjustly discriminatory B ' on<
terfere with the transportnti<B i pat
volunteers who are not a"tualWI?- Air
listed on American soli when nKft dep
jection has been made to notlflcnfev the
by consuls to reservists of cou^Ksi fee
in the United States. In this cofir lnt<
tion emphasis l? laid on the factVpv snr
Great Britain has no reservist! v.. Air
America such as other continoU loi
powers.
Department of justice officlalsWx-of i
plained that they have no unMlt^r
standing with the state departmcn^nrf
regard to recruiting. They potn^bicc
out, however, that the criminal cMfel ]
plainly prohibits the enlistment B|50
"any person" in the United States^! v>
fight against the people of a frlencwVb
nation.
Tho efforts of the department, B fc
was declared, have not been dlrectfl 1
against volunteers returning to theH ?
own country to light, but against oB i
ganized efforts to' induce such return i
A. high official said this was demon lI
itrated when after the recent arrcsA
of representatives of the MontcnegriiH
government for violating the law tlifl|
145 men they had recruited for thfl
Montenegrin army were allowod tdH
proceed. I ,
A lull in the neutrality campaigns
of the department of justice is ex-B
pected to follow recent developments B
?the return of indictments In San I
Francisco in connection with enlist- 1
ments for the British army and the I
delivering of supplies to German '
warships, and the indictment in Chicago
against the Montenegrin officials.
Department agents are said to
be watching developments in New
York that may lead to further arrests
in connection with British enlistments,
but the case against the Montenegrins
is believed to be complete. 1
Although litt'.e information concerning
the San Francisco prosecutions
had reached Washington, it was
snld that the case of the men accused
of ?upplying the German ships Is one
of the most Interesting developed by ]
the government agents in many
months. The indictments were asked <
because of alleged violation of the |
neutrality laws by the steamship Sac
ramento, formerly or the Hamburg- <
American line. 1
Hate last fall tlie Sacramento clear- i
ofl from San IVuncisco for Valparaiso,
and, according to the depart- ]
meat's evidence, while at sea turned <
over most of her cargo of supplies to (
the German squadron of warships 1
which subsequently was destroyed qff <
the Falkan Islands by a British Beet, i
Reports to Washington say that i
when the Sacramento sailed from San <
Francisco she had aboard as a "stow- ]
away" an ofTicer of the German navy >
and a naval reserver, and that when <
she steamed a few miles outside the
Golden Gate this man appeared on ,
deck, virtually took chargo of the ,
vessel and got into communication by ;
wireless with the German fleet. Ar- ,
riving at Valparaiso, the Sacramento ,
laid up for till war. .
SHOOT TO STOP ELOPEMENT ; i
WOUNDS THREE; KILLS ONE (
Married Man's Attempt to Carry Oflf
Girl Has Serious Results
in Georgia Town. '
Miss Addie Inman, aged nineteen,
of near Manor, Ga., is dangerously
wounded aB a result of an attempt of
her .lover, W. J. Griffin, a married
man, to take her from her home Wednesday.
Henry Inman, a relative, was
also seriously injured while the man
in the case was slightly wounded.
Charles Inman, another relative, was
instantly killed. The shooting affray
followed an attempt on the part of
Griffin to elope with the girl and a
subsenncnt fIclprnntnnH otfnrt ?-.? v>*>
part of the Inmans that their elopement
be stopped. Griffin, the cause
of the trouble, Is married, and has
made his escape.
TEUTONIC DRIVE SLACKENS I
> p
Reports Agree That Most of Flastern "
Front is Quiet. (l
The force of the Teutonic thrust in t
southern Poland on Wednesday \
seems to have slackened for the time t
at least, but Vienna claims the Aus- t
trians still are advancing in at least
one sector of the front south of Warsaw.
Petrograd claims a distinct check
has been inflicted on the Austro- r
Hungarians near Krasnik, In south- t
em R sslan Poland, where the in- c
vaders are threatening one of the I
most important railroad connections r
with Warsaw, but this claim directly f
contradicts a Vienna official statement
which says the Russians have
suffered a defeat In that section.
Russian and Austro (German reports
agree that quiet prevails a'ong T
the remainder of the ealtern front, ^
where for the first ttmA in several *
weeks the Austro-Oernmn armies *
have ceased to win dallysuccesse*. o
taai. i?
PPFohtiuued from ftrst page. (
u form of .warfare/the only form '
at. remains to us in the blockade of
igiahd Against German)-. America,
great but young nation, Inspired by
ogress for tlie future, can not use
i power to support what is obs6te,
something that Is passing away
id must pass away.
"The majority of Germans believe
at Atherica is Supplying our enetes
with arms and ammunition in
alatlon of law and customs This
a wrong belief. According to The
tgue Conventions American private
ms can sell to whom they like what
ey like. But the realistic intellect
Americans must ask jts?.lf these
estlons:
Can we demand of the Germans,
n tha strength of friendship for
s, to give up the possibility of detroylng
ships the cargoes of which
rould kill, malm, wound uncount- I
d numbers of thoti" ?1
...W.. OUUO aiiu r
rothera?
"Could wo do it if In their aitua- ,
Ion?
"Is this manufacture of arms
nd ammunition so important in y
ur business and national ecoirbm- t
;s as to justify us in engaging ^
lie enmity of a people which, like r
urselvo?, is not in the descend- f
lg but the ascending scale of a
umanity and development, clvilt- j
ition and culture?
"Wouldn't it bo more rational
Itlier to influence England to give s
p her blockade on foodstuffs, c
hich is only tending to dovelop li
ill further Germ in economical - t
aits, or to forbid the export of li
rms and munitions. t
"America is free t > answer these
Bstlons as she sees fit. Neither of
>se two countries can hope, ^
ough fear, to gain anything of the ,
ler. Both must learn to respect ^
} another. I have no criticism to
ss on America I believe the
terican government has an earnest a
lire to bo nr.d remain neutral in i
best sense of that word, but I
1 that America in its international
ercourse is now confronted by the
ne problem that lias occupied the
terican people so much in their i
nestle politics. [
'Is special privilege, private profit I
certain small groups and concerns, \
the benefit, welfare and happiness
the entire American people to be
:lsive in the policy of the nation?
Is not a matter of getting around
mentary difficulties with fine
rds. Both peoples need an open, !
er, reasonab'e trade and business
aty agreement. wiUmiit **
_ , .. awi vv; KJ1
:k door. _
"Whatever is done. It probably p
II fix and determine the relations
Ween America and Germany for _
*o than a generation. Shall mis- p
W, and prejudice reign or shall
to lie a real friendship, founded
In rational egotism and good will _
mil mankind? ^
I Ihe best Germans earnestly deIhVnd
wish that together wo may
pre the seed for tlio harvest of _
Mature. The masses of both eoun ja
undoubtedly wish the same <
nonce they have learned to see
pother in the right light. To ?
p'hem to this point is tlie great Si
the press."
HIANT SHIPS ARMED . f
IiOR THEIR OWN DEFENCE j
n^Btiliips, So Armed, Havo lleen
Hding Itegularly Since
power
'arry
by
In
Lord
been
merchant ships carrying arms for
self-defense have been generally recognized
and British ships so armed
tiave been trading regularly with the
carious countries since an early stage
of the war."
Coinin-nder Bollairs' question \vas
whether, in view of the unusual character
of the German attacks on unirmed
merchant vessels, the government
would ask all neutral governments
to allow merchant ships, arm3d
for purpose of defense only, to
rade with their ports in spite of the
'act that each carried a gun.
SERMANY HAS OBJECTED TO
AMERICAN ADVERTISEMENT
Cleveland Company Advertises Machine
for Hule Which Makes
Poisoned Shells.
The Gormtir. foreign ofTice Thurslay
formally called the attention of
Fames W. Gerard, the American am>assador
to Germany, to the adverisement
of the Cleveland Automatic
Machine company in the American
Machinist of May 6 on poisoned
ihells, pointing out that such shells
ire a contravention of The Hague
Convention.
The department of commerce at
i< naiiiUKiUll mniuuiiceu On JUiy 2
hat ^^investigation had showed
hat tnWxnevnland concern, which
tublisheoShe advertisement relative
o the manufacture of poisonous
ihells, did not manufacture exploives
of any kind, but merely made
nachines capable of use in the proluctlon
of shells and ammunition,
'he department held that no Internaional
violation of neutrality was inolved
and that the confusion was
he result of unfortunate wording of
he advertisement.
Start at Work i pan Reply.
Work was begun Monday by 4Ht<
etary Lansing on the draft of a L
o be sent to the German goverq.^Htj'
txpressing the cttltude whlct^Ha,
nlLnl States will take toward^?.; I
nany's submarine warfare as
ects the rights of neutrals. |K f
Leaves for Alaska. K
Henry Graves, chief foroster
Tnlted States, forestry servlc^^M*
Vashington Monday for
?here he goes to gather roateri^^&r*
he government suit to regain c^^Hj'
f the vast timber tracts. sg[j
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THE FIRST APPLICATION OF Z1
AND ITCHING, ALLAYS THE
COMES POSSIBLE. WR1
Statistics show that at least forty
ler cent, of humanity have Eciema
n some form or uther. Though non
contagious, it spreads rapidly, and is
i very distressing affliction. There
ire several kinds of Eczema, as wet
ind dry. acute and chronic, tetter,
icne, pimples, salt rheum, itch, ringIfAPm
U1 *
.v. ui, tsuiuiii&, uives, eic.
Tho success of Zenierlne In com>atlng
Eczema in all of its forms has
men absolute sinces its first introluction
to the public. It is used and
ecommended by physicians of unluestionable
renown as a specific
igainst tho tortures of this distressng
disease.
Eczema may occur as a single tiny
pot, or a number of scattered spots,
>r may even cover the body from
icad to foot. But, whatever its form,
he most, distressing symptom is ltchng.
This itching is often so severe
hat the sufferer has to scratch until
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ORANGEBURG. S<
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C. W. Reed. Hertford, N. C.
larred Rocks For Sale?Best in the
South. Lggs $2 per 16. Forest
Grove, King, N. C.
ggs?America's best strain Buff Or
pingtons. Mating list free. E. L
Green, Tarboro, N. C.
fhite Orpingtons?Hundred breed
era, eggs galore. Midnight Poultrj
Fauns, Asheboro, N C.
tacjs' Poultry Yards, Amelia, Va
Barred Rocks exclusively. Stock
ind eggs at'reasonable prices.
or Hire?Four good cars, careful
irivers. Servlco to all points. E
Barter, Commercial Hotol, Fair
'ax, S. C.
exicau Juno Soe<l Corn. Price,
U 7f?; Clay Peas, fl.uO; Whipporivills,
$ 1 .GO. Richmond Hill Farm,
Uarriptor, Miss.
Ile?-Seed jioas, Brabham and
, I.ookouT ' Mountain (fall)
Potatoes. Otis Brabham, Alo,
S. C.
e?60 extra fine Poland China
All eligible to register and
reeding. Dr. S. J. Summers & '
Cameron, S. C.
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l ine 91 End 95 cock
I $2 for the rest of the sea
Httlng t^ga, $1 .or 15. Mrs
Hnlth, Carnesvllle, Qa.
Tractor for plawlng
?j ttine ?ood as new, guar
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Hitters, steam andAgasollne an- bt
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PAIN. AND HEALING BETE
FOR FREE SAMPLE
the blood comes, even though he
knows scatching- increase* the Inflammation.
It is usually worse at
night, sleep is frequently Impossible,
and the nerves and general health
may be seriously nffected.
Zeinerine is not a "cure all," but
we postlvely know from experience
that, if used according to directions,
it will cure any case of eczema,
whether of short or of long standing.
Zemertnq stops Itching and acts fl| H
quickly. Qlve Zemerino a fair trial
onh j 4 **
.. v- iu<ji vuuuuQiH mat you will
be one among many who are praising M H
Zemerine. H
Zemeiine Is sold by druggists
everywhere in two sizes, fifty cents
and one dollar, or will be Bent postpaid
on receipt of price by the manufacturers.
Remember, Eczema is one
of the hardest things in the world to
treat, and every application you miss
means time lost.
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1ICAL COMPANY
DUTH.CAROLINA H
our Hides at Home H
Beef Clubs, send me your Hides and H
return mall at highest market prices.
jphono to me for Information. Bfl
5LE W. MARTIN 1
eat her Dealer, COLUMBIA, S. C. I
glncs, pumps, pipes, fittings. Qal- I
vanlzed pipe and roofing. Lombard !
Iron Works, Augusta, Qa. /
White Cornish and White Leghorns / 1
?The greatest meat and egg breeds. t. I
Stock and eggs from grand sweep- 1
stake winners. Also trained bea- 1
KieH. joan Li. Jolly, McCormick, 8. J
? '
Brig Springs Hotel now open. The I
place to spend your vacation and
have a good t.me bathing, boating, Jt I
dancing,etc.; plenty of good things M I
to eat. J. D. Plyler, Mgr., Bethune, m I
S. C. m' *
School teachers wanted; salaries
ranging from $35 to $100 per
month. Write or wiro to-day for
full Information. Carolina Teachers'
Ag< ncy, F. K. Grab am, Mgr.,
Klngstree, S. C.
Fifteen eggs for $1 from exhibition
stock Black and Buff Orpingtons,
Barred Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island
Reds and White Leghorns.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Jasper
Fletcher, McColl, 8. C.
Beautiful Farm and Home, fifty-two
acres on Madison Ave., will sell at
a bargain, nm closing out; going
west; see property, make the price;
I mean business, do you? Owner,
J. R. Squires, Douglas, Ga.
.int Vandlvers Heavy Fruiting Coton
Seed?Will produce 1-3 more
.han any othdr variety In existence.
Big boll with five locks to boll;
makes a good sample. Opens before
frost; easy picker. Write to E. 8,
Griffin, Greenville. 8. C., Route 3. /
Eggs, Rggs, Eggs, from Black and /
White Orpingtons and Mottled An- /
couas, fine large birds, excellent I
layers, eggs $1.50 per 15. From f
select pens, $2 per 15, $3.50 per 30. /
Satisfaction guaranteed. Wm. G. f
Ubrecht. Box 425, "harlrtston, 8. C. )
'ampine Eggs, balance season, / j
C. White Leghorn eggs, J
Both varieties winners I 1
Ier shown, and heavy layers J M
e white eggs. A few breed- I ' I
sale at war prices. C. W. J
on, Spartanburg, S. C. 'i- .1
ne and Money, ordering the
Lby Chick and Developing jg
torn us. Dutter boxes, egg **B|
lleg bands, trap nests, shiplops,
hoppers, founts, remeftl
sprays. For prices write H
B>urg Poultry Supply Co., 'fl
B>urg, S. C. '
ser Thresher?Because It 1* flj
K>ne. Not too heavy. Dur- 9
Brge capacity. Cleans the I
Reasonable In prico. Light 'I
tors, engines, corn mill* 1
Bh. Everything In machin- I
Bmmlngs Machinery Agency, 1
Bin 8t., Columbia, 8 C. j
BlA OFFERS APOLOOY |
Blcle Attacking Wilson Diefl?OfTiclal
Reprimanded.
B via London, Friday.?ForBgy
has been made by the
Bingarlan government to the
B.tes Minister Frederick PenBuse
of an abusive article
K (tin ITanna 1Vla,.a?
|?nv *? KJltCl A OR Ullllt
President Wilson and the
people In connection with
1 note to Germany on subirfare.
gid censorship Is exercised
Irian papers, Ambassador
had Informally asked the
rice If the article representlnlon
of the Austrian rot- 4
The result was an apology
rp reprimand for the efficial
ensor.
Tragedy Orer Whiskey.
Following a dispute orer whiskey
avlng been sold to his son, HeucT
rlffln, of Valdosta, Ot? was killed
Tednesday by Bert Henderson.
Kills Little Brother. > 1
John Decker, nine years old, of (
rudentown. Pa., was accidentally /
tot and killed by his fifteen-year-old /
other Tuesday while out hunting. J j
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