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hopes that by next May, when the roads
are good. the Russians will be able to
concentrate millions of men on the Ger
man and Austrian frontiers and grad
ually force the Germans back He has
admitted that the new English levies
are not likely to be so efficient as the
first small eXpedtionary force, and
cannot be so well equipped but he does
not realize how enormously superior the
first Russian army is to the myriads Of
stupid and half trained recruits which
alone can be brought into the fighting
line next May.
The truth is the Germans have sue
ceeded so far because their organiza-
ton was and is far superior to that of
any or Of all the Allies. And most peo-
pie overlook the fact that this superb
GRITTY remains constant, or indeed in
creases by comparison as time goes on.
The German war machine is so per-
feet that the next six or eight millions
OF soldiers will be just as efficient as
the four or five millions who have borne
the brunt up to now AS the Belgian
and Servian forces have practically been
used up, the superiority OF the Germans
in the field is likely to be maintained
or even to become more marked than
| It is at this moment.
But other factors may be brought into
the account which will alter everything.
The advent of Turkey into the field
has already affected the conditions OF
the war and is at once a tribute to the
splendid fighting power of the Germans
and the cleverness of German diplo
macy. The Turks believe that the Ger
mans are going ITO win or they woul,
never have imperilled their very exist
ence by beginning hostilitics. OF cours
1t was clear to them that II the Allie
won they would sooner or later be a
the mercy OF Russia, and a dozen war
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fIO WILL WIN I'm THE WAR? By FRANK HARRIS

the field to the northeast of the VIII
lage he blew up some thousands of
them and the rest bolted back in con-
fusion: when they attacked from the
southeast the same thing happened in
fine, Langwy held up the Crown Prince
and his army of 10000 men for ten
days; ten days during which he heard
Of nothing but German successes: how
Llege was taken and Namur and Brus-
sells put to ransom. But. though he
ragged at being stopped he could not
help congratulating the French COM
mander of Longwy on his magnificent
defence.
Meanwhile Gen. Pau in command Of
the main French army in Alsace-Lor-
raine had at length become aware that
Longwy was doing wonders and de-
served support. he detached "A couple
of army corps to help in its defence.
They came too late to save the village;
but curlously enough they did more
and better than If they had arrived in
time.
When the Crown Prince was pre-
pairing to advance after the surrender
OF Longwy he was told Of this new
French force; here was the opportu-
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nifty he desired; he threw himself on
the two French corps, overwhelmed
them and drove them from the field.
Naturally, they retreated along the road
to the south by which they had come
and the impetuous Prince followed hot
foot. striking, striking, hoping to an
initiate, and at length got down to the
south Of the Argonne forest between
Verdun and Toul to st, Mihiel.
There Pau with the flood of rein
forcements coming from the south
stopped and held him and fortified the
forest In his flank and rear. The fifth
German army was caught as in a trap
BY this time Won Kluck and the first
three armies had got within striking
distance Of Paris; but the fourth Ger
man army had been delayed at Maui
beuge and the fifth German army was
enmeshed at st. Mhiel.
A German Sedan was not to be
thought Of; Won Kluck was ordered by
the Emperor to extricate the Crown
Prince; that was why he left Paris on
his right and drove down to the south
east to Coulommiers and Sezanne. BY
this movement Pau's enveloping army
was endangered and had to retreat.
The Crown Prince was free. At once
Won Kluck retreated to the line just
north Of scissors, Rheims, which had
already been chosen and partially en-
trenched.
The so-called victory OF the Allies on
the Marine, of which so much has been
made, was no victory in any real sense
OF the word; the Germans had to re-
tire to a defensible line.
For the last four months the Ger
mans have held without much difficult.
all Belgium, one eighth of France ant
a great slice of Russian Poland; every
where they are in a position OF vantage
for though the English hold the seas
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Well known English Author, Carefully Weighing the Inn
portant Factors, Evolves Entirely New Theory
Regarding the Result of the ConAict-Ex-
plains Why Won Kluck Spared Paris

to reach Paris and ended in the defeat
of the Marine and in time they must be
worn down and forced to give in.
| shall consider these reasons in due
order, but there Is one new factor in
this war which tends to Justify the or
binary american belief and / shall
therefore take 1t first.
Veteran soldiers are not thinkable in
modern war. When armies fought in
summer time and In winter rested and
rccuperated in snug quarters, soldiers
gradually became seasoned veterans;
bu, now that fighting is continuous
winter and summer alike. and even by
night as well as by day mems nerves
soon get frayed out. Flesh and blood
cannot support the strain of the per-
petual struggle and hardshps, TO say
nothing of the mad excitement, the I'M
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"Que poulcz- UOusP" was the answer.
THE Germans will be in Paris almost
Immediately"
But l thought Paris was fortified
as in 20 and able to resist for months?"
"Our experts believed that the two
forts protecting the railway at Namur
would resist for a MONTH" he replied,
but they were blown out of the ground
in a few hours by these new Krupp
guns. No, Paris is lost, I'm afraid"
Clearly, the French Government
wouldn't have left Paris and gone to
Bordeaux had they not believed that
Paris would be taken or was in immi-
nent danger of being taken. Why then
did Won Kluck spare the capital and
rush past to the south and east?
As no satisfactory explanation of the
fact has yet been offered | must give
myself 'from multitude Of data derived
from German sources as well as from
French and believe to be true.
Five German armies Of over 10000
men each and supported by as many
more, were devoted to the invasion of
France; four were ITO come through Bel
GUM, and the fifth, commanded by the
Crown Prince in person, was to enter
by the corner near Luxembourg or
through the Duchy. The Crown Prince
decided to skirt Luxembourg and found
In his path the frontier village OF
Longwy and its Anticipated fort. But
the commander of Longwy was a
Frenchman of the heroic sort; at the
outset he resolved to defend Longwy
as IL the outcome OF the whole war de-
pended on its holding out to the last
hour.
Accordingly, he worked day and nigh
mining the ground for miles in from
Of the fort where he ensconced himsel
like an old spider waiting for the flies
When the Crown Princes men entered
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the question imposes itself, why did he
turn aside from Paris?
was in Paris during those early days
Of September and followed the move
ments Of the armies as closely as pos
sible. The first thing that put me on
the right scent was talk had with
NJ. Deschanel, the President Of the
Chamber. He received me in the official
residence close to the War Office and
among other things told me that the
Government was on the point of leav-
ing Paris and going 20 Bordeaux.
Bordeaux" | exclaimed in utter as
constituent.
Bordeaux he repeated; mainly 20
show that we shall fight to the last inch
of French soil"
But you abandon Paris them"
cried.
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Declares Great Britains Continued Funblng Holds Italy
Neutral Thereby Making Germany's Ultimate
Defeat Most Improbable-Derides the
Allies Victory of the Marine

have taught them what they would
have to expect from the rule Of the
Slav.
The support Of Turkey brings some
immediate relief to Germany; Turkey
Is attacking Russia in the Black Sea
and in Asia Minor and the English in
Egypt and both countries have had
to defend themselves against this new
foe.
More over, If Germany has been able
to detach Turkey from her secular al
legiance to Great Britain, why should
she not also win the active support Of
Italy? The value Of Italy has gone
up enormously in the last three months;
Italy can put a million Of men in the
field at once and support that million
with another million of reservists, and
her fleet. too, is worth considering.
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expected attacks or airplanes, the nerve
shatterlng noise of shells containing
500 pounds of high explosives and all
the terrible sights sounds and smell of
modern war.
A German staff officer who had been
through the siege of Paris in 1870 con-
fessed to me once that the German
army round Paris had grown stale be-
fore the capital surrendered. Fresh
regiments had 20 be brought up to
"stiffen," as he expressed II, the fight
ing line. This stiffening process is now
much more necessary.
The limit Of human endurance is soon
reached, fresh troops are continually
needed on both sides TO strengthen the
attack, and as the Allies it Is thought
can more easily find new forces II
seems reasonable to expect that they
must ultimately be victorious
This reasoning, it seems to me, is
founded on a misconception. The chief
advantage which the Germans pos
sessed over their adversaries, according
to the Kaiser, was speed of mobilization.
Their main desire was, of course, to
wage war in the enemies countries and
thus infiict the chief loss and damage on
their foes. The German plan, therefore
was in the first weeks of war to overrun
Belgium and invade France and Rus
sian Poland in such way as to be able
to hold portions OF both countries al
most indefinitely, and this project was
carried out successfully.
The common American belief thai
Joffre and Gen. French put their heads
Together and stopped the German drive
at the gates of Paris and threw then
back defeated is manlfestly mistaken
THE fact Is that the German drive diC
not stop at Paris, but turned aside from
liz and continued on down to the soutl
land east. Won Kluck reached Coulom
miers and Sezanne before hating an,
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nave given a fig for the hope OF ultl-
mate success cherished by the Germans:
their forethought and capacity have
been steadily improving their position,
till now it is beginning to be seen that
they have more than a chance of win
ming. If they go on as they have begun
and induce Italy to take up arms for
them as they have induced Turkey,
they ought to win. So long as Italy re-
mains neutral even a German defeat is
most improbable.
It is admitted now that the German
feet may manage to injure British COM
merce and send up the price Of food in
Great Britain to famine prices, and II
that were done the Germans might well
be complete vctors in the colossal
struggle. for no one denies now that
Britain is Germany's chief enemy.
There are many other factors in the
problem but in comparison with those
/ have been weighing they are not i'm
mediately important. one matter, how
ever. | must discuss at once, for its
N'ibh' nus b'Sh blOSSly oNSiVStlhiaNSu'
At the beginning of the war we heard
great deal about the new Zeppellns;
they were built We were told, of a
special metal lighter than aluminium
and stronger than steel ! have had
pieces of this metal tested. It has the
lightness and something OF the color of
aluminium, but its strength Is nothing
like so great as that of steel.
We We're told too that these new Yep
pelins will be lifted by gas far lighter
than the old compound and capable OF
being manufactured during flight. Fan
tastic stories have been printed of air
voyages taken in these new airships
OF more than three thousand miles
With all Difference to German science
1t must be set down that these stories
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..'' and Irwin Cobb, Americans no
Nn-.r believe in the stories of German
r..,ics and German vandalism. Mr.
.nnctt in particular does not hesitate
.alracterize the wild imaginings OF
n Doyle as slanderous inventions
Gods bred of credulity.
Naan we all believe with Messrs
'.'uort Thompson. McCutcheon and
.".. that the Germans have waged war
., civilized human beings, that their
"t.rs have been Severe but not
I'a'ess' in Belgium even when dealing
'H ,rancs-tireurs, and have shown the
rd nary inhabitants almost invariably
r|acss and courtesy and have taken
not to destroy cathedrals and
..r.. f art we are coming near the
300. If mind which will allow us to
fHrts fairly and to weigh scrupu-
"N the various factors which make
' failure and success in this war. Up
.." present Americans have believed
'hr Germans wiped out" Louvain
nalicIously or callously destroyed
.H'hcdral of Rheims. When they
and that they have been misled
These matters they will be more
' reconsider their belief that the
of the war is certain and that
Niles must win" For belief comes
n OBJ" heart rather than from the
our feelings of sympathy and
uIs.on color our thoughts and LEND
las TO what should be purely intel
,nll deductions.
N."'hly speaking, Americans have
.. deed hat the Allies must win be
..r they outnumber the Germans ant
|',T.ans by three to one and because
'"r material resources are greater II
much the same ratio. The Germans
..5 say, gained an advantage in tn,
Inning by virtue of their superio
a".Aton, but their first drive faile'
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they have not been able so far to block
ade Germany or to deprive her of such
necessary war material as copper or
rubber. German finances, too, are i'm
a far better position than any one would
have predicted they would lie six months
ago.
Is there any reason for thinking that
the next six months, or twelve months,
or forty months, for that matter, will
bring about a reversal Of the verdict?
Lord Kitchener declared recently that
the war would really begin next May.
which is at once an admission and a
miscalculdtion. He sees no hope that
the French and English will be able to
drive the Germans out Of France and
Belgium by their own efforts; but while
acknowledging this to himself, he still
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II, FRANK HARRIS.

Yearly all Americans are pre-
possessed in favor Of the AL
' lis, but in spite Of this, in the
.,k Of ,heir minds, so to speak there
certain fairness and a desire to
.r.w ... truth. The bias comes. I be-
.,c. . part from the fact that they
..,ah .g-lish and have taken their
,.vs almost as much from English
moo, papers and correspondents
trm american.
o. ...a.U matters, however. they are
..r r. be- at sharp variance with
.., un .n Thanks to American cor
...... ..s who have been allowed by
..., Germans complete freedom to see
and -.U.. the facts, correspondents Of
....t. and character Ike James Ben
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-18

He began reading aloud. 1t was of
IAN upper ROOM" of master and his
beloved disciples, of a supper never
to be forgotten in the memory of man.
kind.
Bill stood like one transfixed. What
tender chord had been struck that he
closed his eyes! He was back forty
years in memory. at his mothers knee
How vivid, how appealing-a picture
she had shown him of the Christ child
In manger, of the devoted father and
mother, as here before him, a proto-
type of that holy eve so real, so touch
ing-the First Christmas!
A mighty thought moved him as he
quietly spoke:
Friend, upstairs you will find com.
fort till the storm is over. Call 1t a
Christmas greeting-see?" and was
gone.
I'll strike out for Farmer Dale's
haymow," shivered Bill, after half an
hours desultory wandering. and he
turned about-to start, to shout out,
and then to run.
For there in the distance the IA.
miliar farmhouse showed no illumina.
ton within. but beyond it a glare shot
up-a haystack on fire!
Bill reached the farmyard. The
wind had blown the flames against one
gable of the house and it was burn
ing. He ran to the stable for a pitch
fork. Then began a fierce battle.
Bucket after bucket OF water he car
ried. The last spark was dashed out,
and Bill sank exhausted to the ground
as the farmer and his family, visiting
at a neighbours and attracted by the
blaze, came rushing upon the scene.
Yes" declared Farmer Dale, two
hours later, as he showed Bill up the
stairs and into comfortable chamber,
this is your room, and you will sleep
here, and you're free boarder long as
you like, understand? Why, thered
be no house to sleep in if it wasn't for
you,"
Old Bill was long time getting into
bed. Like to a child he sank into a
peaceful slumber, his softened spirit
in radiant dreams wandering through
that upper room" filled with the souls
of those. however humble, who had
helped to make true Peace on earth
good will to men"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-18

Don't be scared, ma'am." spoke
the Westerner. you see. I've just
been up to the Moodys-relatives OF
yours, believe-acting Santa Claus
Knew that you had little one here,
saw the tree and thought maybe l
could make her happier by going
through my act"
"Oh, would your cried the lady in
quick delight. Indeed, 1t would cap
the climax of all her Christmas eve
joys"
Smuggle me into the room with
the Christmas tree" suggested the
Westerner buoyantly. I'm do the
rest"
1t was passing strange, but, conduct
ed into the apartment and half hid
ing behind screen, the Westerner
studied the walls of the room circum-
specify, just as he had done at the
Moody mansion. A great glow spread
over his face as he noticed a portrait
over the piano, in the special place of
honor. 1t was wreathed with holly
and evergreen.
mo not forgotten; that's certain"
he uttered in an intense tone. II
guess I've landed in a real home spot"
The little one Of the household
came in, leading the children OF some
poor neighbors. They screamed and
then futtered with delight as Sanity
came into view Then their eyes
danced as his jolly manner restored
confidence. He handed out the pres.
ents from the tree. The air quivered
with the joyful shouts Of the happy
little ones.
For Uncle Reuben" he read the
card pinned onto an old worn wooden
stocking. Where's he? Come on,
Uncle Reuben he shouted into
space, and his tone was a sob
"Oh, he isn't here" prattled little
Esther, stepping forward. He hasn't
been for two Christmases. That's
him." and she pointed to the holly.
wreathed portrait. He'll come back
some time. though Mamma says so.
don't you. mamma? And every Christ
mas | put a nice card in his old
stocking and then save them all up,
to give to him when he comes back"
A choking sound came from the
throat of the Westerner. He turned
aside and reached under his robe. II
was to unclasp a great belt buckle, a
belt bullying with gold
Your Christmas gift, Mary" he
cried to the mother OF little Esther
Only a trifie out of whole mine
it's full of the stuff. and he threw
it into her lap
Then off went costume and cap
Don't you know me, Nary"
Uncle Reuben she gasped
Uncle Reuben and Santa Claus,
both in one" shouted the Westerner
hilariously Little Esther-come,"
And Esther bounded into his arms
in a wild transport of recognition and
delight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-18
PRUNE DURING THE DORMANT
SEASON

The underlying principle of citrus
grove health is sanitation. To have
proper grove sanitation 1t is neces
sary to keel out diseased tissues
dropped fruit. and all carriers of in
lection. The University Of Florida
Experiment Station offers the follow
ing suggestions for pruning:
Dead wood. diseased wood and
dropped fruit are the sources of in.
lection for many Of the worst fungus
diseases. The removal Of these from
the grove is the best measure OF
prevention for many diseases, and
in stem-end rot and withertip It is
a necessary measure. The best time
to prune is during the dormant sea-
son. in December and January. The
next best time is in the summer af-
ter the first flush of growth has
thoroughly hardened. in June and
July.
Growers are cautioned that prun-
ing for withertip when oft wood Is
present is apt to result in injury
rather than benefit. Remove as
many dead twigs and branches as
possible. Prune back into the live.
healthy wood. Make smooth cuts at
the base of a branch so that no pro-
iecting stubs will he left These ara
very susceptible to withertip infec.
ton and such stubs will die and
neutralize the effect of taking out
the dead wood. The larger cut sur
faces should be painted with some
substance which will keep out in
lection and prevent evaporation from
the cut surface during healing. The
removal and destruction of dropped
fruit Is necessary when stem-end rot
Is present.
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noon; but he couldn't wait. He start
ed over the shortcut trail to Durbin-
six-mile tramp. There was some
thing in the air; thought 1t was snow.
There seemed terrible silence over
the whole woods when Billie left at
dawn. That was the last time l seed
him alive. "Good-by. Uncle SAM" he
shouted from the hill as he waved his
hand; land merry Christmas to you;
and don't get drunk. Be sure to make
good resolutions for the New Year.
Good-by!"
"'He stopped at the Widow Jones'
house on his way to Durbin, and she
made him drink cup of hot coffee,
which she and the Riddles were hav-
ing at breakfast. Then he told her
about the Christmas he expected to
spend at home. He was just bubbling
over with Joy, and the widow started
to cry. At Christmas she said the
thoughts of the ones that are departed
are green in ones memory as the
holly leaves that grow on the holly
tree, and like a circle of holly leaves
are they entwined in wreath Of
memory.
Then Billie tried to comfort her,
and asked her why she was crying.
She said that her kiddies wanted to
know about Santa Claus because the
Paxson children. who went shedding on
the HILL told them what Santa was
going to bring them, and they asked
their NAV when Santa was coming to
them She told them that he wasn't
coming; there wasn't going to be any
Christmas for them because they were
poor.
THAT stuck in Billie's craw, and he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-18
Remember Only Today.

Finish every day and be done with
II. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no
doubt crept in; forget them as soon a.
you can. Tomorrow is a new day; be-
gin 1t we'll and serenely and with too
high spirit to be numbered with your
old nonsense. This day is all that Is
good and fair. 1t is too dear with its
hopes and aspirations to waste a mo-
ment upon the yesterday Emerson.
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that Cheat mountain slope is enough
for any man. | don't see how Billie
could have been so thoughtless of him
self when he always was so thoughtful
of others.
Wal, sir, when he got to Durbin It
was high noon. They say it was snow
ing hard and he was covered with the
soft flakes. He never tarried, but as
soon as he could get a sack full OF
dolls, drums, candy, oranges and a
sled he started for the hills. 1t was
showing hard when he came into town,
and drifting under light wind when
he turned back. And it got awfully
cold-30 degrees below.
You know the rest; they found
him at the foot of the precipice, lean
ing, smiling, with the sack on his
back no more than quarter of mile
from the widders home. 1 believe, as
the parson read, "Insomuch as We have
done it unto one of these -
THE lumberjacks are not much for
sentiment. but let me tell you, when
old Sam had finished his story you
could see that it had affected every
one of them" -Philadelphia North
American.