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bear in mind that the best way he cal
fight the boil weevil Is to force hi
cotton to q quick growth and to q
early maturity. Many farmers in thu
boil weevil district, are fading thai
peanuts and soy beans are splendid
substitutes for cotton. Unless These
crops are well fertilized, however, with
the fertilizer carrying high percentage
Of phosphate. good yields cannot b.
expected.
How to Tell What 10 Necessary
The farmer can oftentimes deter
mine the element most needed in his
fertilizer by noting the manner Of
growth Of cotton on his different soil
types. When the growth Is slow and
the plants have Q yellow, unhealthy
look. nitrogen Tor ammonia) should be
applied in rather large amounts. II.
however. the plants look vigorous, but
are not fruiting well, phosphoric acid
should be used literally.
Generally speaking. for poor soils. the
most important element of q fertilizer
is nitrogen, and the next most import.
ant is PHOSPHORUS. Therefore, for
poor soils we would recommend under
present war conditions. which makes
and corn Analysing about . per cent
available phosphoric acid and 3 per
cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash.
For peanuts IL per cent p%hosphorio
acid, 2 per cent ammonia and 2 per
cent potash. For fertile soils we would
recommend for cotton and corn, a fer.
tilizer analysing IL per cent available
phosphoric acid, 2 per cent ammonia
and 2 per cent potash, and for peanuts.
a fertilizer a~nalyzing IL per cent phos.
phoric acid, / IL per cent ammonia
and 2 per cent potash. For the sandy
loan soils Of the coastal plain, pot.
ash is the most essential and for to-
bacco and truck crops must be applied
in liberal amounts.
The al that nitrogen or ammo
mia Is so necessary an element for prac-
all soils is because the nitrates
are soluble in water, and are, there
fore, constantly teaching out Of the
land. The farmers should try to store
up as much nitrogen IN the soil a.
possible by growing such crops -
beans. peas. clover. vetches, ETC.. which
plants add nitrogen to the soil from
The atmosphere. Practically all soils
the South are well adapted to the
Of these legumes.
II, however, crops are grown in 70
tation with legumes. 1t will still be
necessary to use commercial forms Of
nitrogen to obtain the best results.
While nitrogen Is the main element Of
! fertilizer, on poor land phosphorie
lcid is the most essential and in prac-
ically all Of the tests that have been
made in the South, better results have
'een obtained with soluble phosphoric
lcid than with finely ground phosphate
ocks or floats.
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phoric acid. A 40 bushel cror
Of corn will remove in the grain, stall
n fodder about GA pounds of nitro
gen. 81 pounds OF potash and "a pounds
OF %phosphoric acid. A 40 bushel croE
OF oats will remove in the grain anC
straw about IS pounds OF nitrogen
:! pounds Of potash and 16 pounds OF
p~hosphcric acid. II, however, stalks
bolls. straw, etc, are plowed under,
some of the plant food will be return.
ed to the soil.
Cotton Fertilizer Problem
1 With the present price of cotton and
other farm products, 1t will pay the
farmer to give more attention this
Spring to the problems Of soil build
ing and to the intelligent use of fer.
tiizers than eve before. Some of
the best farmers of the South have
adopted the plan Of returning to the
soil in fertilizers, the money received
from all or part of their cottonseed.
This is a good plan and should be
more generally adopted.
Enough Plant Food for Best Yields
1t takes from 300 pounds to, 400
pounds Of fertilizer to make a good
weed in cotton, or a good stalk in
corn, and unless amounts above these
are used, full returns cannot be ex.
pected because large amounts must be
applied to produce the fruit and the
grain.
The amount Of fertilizer that can
be used probably will vary with the
different soil types, seasons and with
the different crops grown. The most
important factor, however, governing
the amount Of fertilizer that can be
used with profit, is the price Of the
article produced. At the present price /
Of cotton, it will pay to. use on most
Of the soil types Of the South larger
amounts Of fertilizer than heretofore.
To Meet Boil Weevii Situation
When grown under boil weevil con.
ditions, cotton should be literally fer.
tilted and this fertilizer should con-
tain a large percentage Of phosphoric
acid, which ingredient hastens its ma
turity. A fertilizer containing an am
pie supply Of ammonia should also be
used to start the plant off quickly in
Its growth Tho farmer must ever
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DOING, o TALKING.


That we can prove u faith BY our
works is no new thought, but at this
season of the year when, having turned
q fresh page In our lives We point with
pride to the many things we intend to
do during this year that Is just Begin
ming, It Is well to keep In mind the
fact that we can accomplish far more
by doing than BY saying, says Charles.
ton News and Courier. So many OF
US for one reason and another pro-
c~rastinate entering upon the actual &C.
complishment of whatever tasks We
assume, but this procrastination does
not prevent us from noising abroad
the news Of what We mean to do. WI
are quite likely on occasion to tell any.
body we may chance to meet the plans
we have made for the future; we talk
about what we are going to do with
as much confidence and even with NJ
much pride as though we already had
achieved successful results. And then,
because life ID 20 uncertain and be.
cause we do not make allowance fOr
our plans going astray. we awaken
suddenly to the fact that we have only
been talking and Axct doing, and that
because we missed the golden moment
when II was In our minds We have
made " faith but Idle words.
II we mean to do something real and
earnest In life, something that we hope
will prove our worth and our ability.
we shall stand . far better chance of
success II we simply 60 to work with.
out advertising the fact far and wide.
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Staple crops
take out large
amounts Of plant
food from the soil.
For example: A
cotton crop Of one
bale per acre will
remove from the
land in seed,
leaves, stalks and
bolls, about n
pounds of nitro
gen "a pounds Of
potash an %
pounds Of phos.
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RAILWAY

Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railway
(Northern Division.)
No. Destination. Time
40 Tutwiler, C'dale, Mem
phis, Tvs ....~.... $40 a. m
324' Grenada and l. c., Tvs. 1922 a. m.
314 Tutwiler, C'dale, V'burg,
G'ville, Helena & Mem
phis, lvs. ..........1O:55a. m.
AZ Travellers Spec, Mem,
Tutwilerand points s.
Cdale. Tvs. --..--.... ESQ p. m.
1872 Grenada & !. G., lvs. 1908 p. m.
Al Trav. Spec, Mem, V'brg.
T'wiler., Chastn., and c.
dale, arrvs. -..... 8:05 q. m.
331 Grenada & !. c., arrvvs. 8:13 q. m.
S23 Grenada & !. c. arrvs. 2:40 p. N.
BIB Mem. Helena, vburg, G.
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8 Columbus to G'ville, acc.
leaves Observation-Disclosures p. N.
II B'ham to G'ville. thru. tr.
leaves ...-..v:O6 b. N.
II G,wood to Webb, dly ex.
Sunday, leaves.....--.2:25 p. N.
EAST BOUND TRAINS.
IL G'ville to B'ham, thru Il.
leaves ........ 0:20 .. n,
20 G'ville to Columbus, acc.
leaves encouragement. 1:13 p. n.
G'ville 70 Winona; acc.
leaves -.-,.,.--..- 7:O8 :. h.
W Webb bch., dly. Ell. Sun.
arrives .....--..-..10:36 q. n.
Connection for Belzoni branch vi.
Greenwood 1926 q. M, also Tvs. Grren-
wood 5:O5 p. M, connecting at Itta
Bena 5:45 p. m.
Sunday service-Wehb-B elzoni bchs
alternate, lvng. Greenwood 4:45 p. IA.
c. v GAGE. Tex. Agt.
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vile and Chston. arr. 4:47 D. N
80 Mem. Hell. Cdale. & inter.
pts. arr. .........-.1O:1O D. m.
(Southern Division.)
331 Tchula, Durant, Yazoo
City, jackson and New
Orleans, Tvs. .... 1922 4. m.
313 Same ..---..--.... $500 p. m.
314 Same train, arrives. ...1O:35 a. m.
1872 Same train, arrives. $3.50 p. m
For further information apply to
]. W. DONNELL, Tex. Agt.
Southern Ry. Co, In Miss.
Greenwood Station.)
WEST BOUND TRAINS.
No. Destination. Time.
3 Winona to Greenville,, acc.
leaves ...7:25 q. N,
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WHAT THE CROPS ARE ASKING FOR

Feed the Plants Properly and the Soil Can Be Built Up Instead Of Run Down
While Increasing Crop Yields
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Take TAs Daily c~emmeawsaltA,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-21
EUROPEAN WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

salient the boodiest battlefield war;
has stood the northeastern buwark of the
invader has
the opposing forces grand scale The French in this renewed
attack begun yesterday and continued today seeking wipe
out the impression made this series of defense
crown prince and have already made appreabe toward
this
forgotten this verdun has come to
symbolic France the French has held the Germans
the Mouse since the beginning of the February
the darkest days for the French Vdun the
the German princes
from the Lorraine frontier, beyond which lies
The spirit of Vdun troops when
they began their attack plainly
pleteIy recovered battle In every Of
fensive chared
commander but shadowy possibilities beyond them
AT Ferdun these latter involve the whole valley of
the Mosee the German right of the
Verdun field, and the Lorraine frontier.
But the immediate objective probably to wrest
from the Germans the whole of the positions which still
remain in their hands and such continue to constitute
recovered the French having German for
By Se f FH We're
HOmme Man hill and the CorSeaur and Cuc g Woo
was from these positions that the Germans able
Ridge the village of ChamPneuvIe MOrROnt Farm
Hhn their fire and the German positions the
But the SnTe as sn Positions this front
Tt S b sntng troops to other parts of the western
Of German Withdrawals from the eastern front still
British and french from the me North a
The British and great Italian operation
also begun Yesterday from the Julian Alps Adc must
TRANS will offensive in Roumsni to
provide the additional forces needed in
artillery o~n n aHy 6 s s
have literally blasted the and under cover 81
points beyond They f Sse at sady s
Lens sHd B sSSns continue 9dns to maintain their Flanders
ported fn1thr gSt Gain of aI Field Marshal HaS today
east Of YpTes The Canadians additional advantage
and q1eR Rssf a aRsas S s.h,R. be-
sumnaTly repulsed VII" considerable forces was
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GERMAN

BERLIN via LOndon). Aug. 81.
French assaults around Verdun
have failed to make any impress
sion on the German lines. the war
office announced today.
Like the English assaults in
Flanders, the French at Verdun
found, despite their reckless use
of men. that they were unable to
break the German fighting force,
the official statement said.
From Avocourt to Caureres
Wood the enemy turned our FIRE
into a deserted crater field before
the attack. the war office de-
clared. When they penetrated
the enemy lost heavily.
On the west bank Of the Mouse
only Dead Mans Hill and the
southern fringe OF Raven Wood
remained in Frenc hhands. On
the east bank only height 344,
southeast of Zamogneuz. and
Fosse Wood remained to him.
The enemy won but little ground.
The Verdun battle 10 not yet
terminated
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OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
ITALIAN

ROME, Aug. 21.-Daring italian
aviators, flying at low altitude,
are assisting the infantry in the
present big drive by lowering
over the Austro Hungarian
trenches and pouring shafts OF
machine gun fire into them, the
war office announced today.
The italian offensive continues
with unabated fury. and huge
forces OF Austro-Hungarian pris-
oners are continually passing to
the rear.
Never has the Austro-Italian
front seen such a bombardment
as preceded the present thrust
of General Cadorna's army. The
Austro Hungarians were over
whelmed and stunned by it So
deadly and heavy was the cannon
ade that as much damage was
done in twenty-four hours as In
three days OF any OF the previous
bomberdments.
The work of the airmen Is high
" praised. Usually they fly at
an altitude OF 100 yards when fir
ing on the Austro-Hungarian
trenches
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FRENCH 4STORM'
U.S. TRENCHESIN
MIMIC WARFARE

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, Aug. 2J.-The American
forces in training here are today get
ting drill that Is closer to actual bat
tie that anything they have expert
enced yet.
Indicative OF how close to the fulfl-
ment OF General Petain's words that
''the American troops will form an ax-
cellent fighting force within . very
short time" Is the fact that one regi-
ment Is today defending q system OF
trenches that Is being -stormed" By
the French.
This Is mimicry. of course, but the
drill Is the closest approach TO actual
battle possible.
place being taken by rocket barrages.
The troops are following . sys-
tematic schedule OF action in the
combat" just the same as the allied
troops. The drilI was planned to ac-
custom them to advances as well as
the resistance OF counter attacks
when they have captured an enemy
trench.
A large delegation of American Of
ficers are continuing their stay upon
the French front, and their return Is
indefinite.
The American troops are very much
pleased with the praise that General
PershinE gave them. On his former
visit the American commGader-in-
chief was very critical and free with
his reprimands. His comment on
Sunday showed his pleasure at the
noticeable improvement In the appear
anee and discipline OF the men,
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eighteen months. Many others died.
you'll not see any boy babies. The
Germans sent the baby boys to Ger.
French fathers. The mothers were al.
lowed only to keep the girl babies"
The party found some babies two
years old and less. who had never
been out OF their subterranean birth.
places. They were covered with
scales, their skin was red with con
slant rash and their eyes were caked.
Their nurses feared to bring them sud.
denly into the sunlight, because of the
danger of blindness.
In the dusk the children waIked-some
marched in files-picking their way
through piles OF stones-not audibly or
visIbly talking to cath other, but all
half humming or grooming their monot-
onous. wordless, pitiful. penetrating
sounds-like the winds from the caves.
The sounds OF the grooming seemed no
louder when you were near the children
than when you were several hundred
yards away.
There was no pitch to the tune, but
overwhelming, depressing volume.
Some had lost their minds through
shell shock and wandered about in
isolated spots. Others, MANNED by
explosions and splinters, or by con-
vulsions caused by inhaled gases.
Iimped about or lay on the banks
Some were startled by strangers
Others seemed dumb to all impress
sions.
Over the hills away from the NUT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-21
ToDAY'S AID TO BEAUTY

Hair is by far the most conspicu-
GUS thing about us and is probably
the most easily damaged by bad or
careless treatment If we are very
careful in hair washing, we will have
virtually no hair troubles. An
especially fine shampoo for this
weather, one that brings out all the
natural beauty Of the hair, that dis
solves and entirely removes all dand-
run, excess oil and dirt, can easily
be used at trining expense by simply
dissolving q teaspoonful OF canthrox
(which you can get at any druggists
in a cup of hot water. This makes a
full cup Of shampoo liquid, enough SO
It IL easy to apply It to all the hair
instead Of just the top Of the head.
This chemically dissolves all impure
ties and creates q soothing, cooling
lather. Rinsing leaves the scalp
spotlessly clean, soft and plant.
while the hair takes on the glossy
richness Of natural color, also a
1ufnne8 which makes II seem much
heavier than II is. After q canthrox
shampoo, arranging the hair IL q
nleasurA-AdIt
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BUT | IN 15KILLED,
| IN 500 MANNED,
WAR TOTALS SHOW

That the risk of the fighting man
is not nearly as great as is popular
ly imagined is the belief of marine
corps officials here who have COM
piled statistics covering the allied
losses in the war.
A careful estimate shows that only
one man in fifteen is killed, and one
of 500 loses a limb. Recent reports
from French and British hospitals
show that about o5 per cent recover
from wounds, while about 90 per
cent are able to return to the firing
line.
While the marine corps officials
hold unbiased views In regard to the
expected casualties among their own
troops in France. II is pointed out
that the soldiers of the Sea" recent
ly engaged in warfare in Haiti suffer-
ed less than 1 per cent losses.
These were sustained while cover
ing a wide terrain. lighting from
house to house. and capturing and
holding small redoubts. taken one by
one from the enemy. This method of
warf. re is said TO be rapidly super
seding the trench system on the west
ern front.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-21
WAR PLANNING
BARSPEACE TALK
At WHITE HOUSE
Continued from Page ous.)

CONTINUED from Page ons)
ties Of peace are not as remote a. have
been generally believed. while the end
ing Of the war or even q truce nnight
not be effected for another SIX months,
the discussion that the Pope's mediation
has aroused Is not not considered now
an ephemeral AFFAIR. but likely to furnish
the machinery for the ultimate making o
peace. Because. e Is reasoned here,
what other neutral agency has the uni
versal trust Of all belligerents. The
clericals Is such that the allies know Il
can be made a powerful instrument for
the harmonixing Of VieWpoints
Nor will the Pope let his peace ef-
forts rest with one appeal Unques-
tionably he will analyze the answers
OF the respective belhgerents and
point out . common ground. perhaps
suggesting q conference at which
that common basis can be enlarged
While the Government Of the United
States hasn't said q word officially
about the Pope's note, while the
allied governments do not like some
of its terms and suggestions, while
the general tendency has been to de-
clare the cffer unacceptable and to
prosecute the war just as snergeti-
cally as II the Vatican had made no
appeal. the feeling In Washington
nevertheless Is that q long drawn out
discussion OF peace has. been begun
and that before II IN over the world
may md itself sufficiently civilized to
agree on a peace without conquest
and a peace with equity.
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BRITISH

LONDON, Aug. 21.-The war
office today issued the following
report:
Early this morning. the enemy
made a third attempt to regain
ground recently captured south
east of Epehy. Though supported
by fire sprays, his attacking
troops were repulsed completely.
We hold all our positions
East of Epehy our troops raid
ed the German line on n wide
front in the neighborhoOd Of the
st. Quentin canal.
I'VE improved our Positions
slightly during the night north OF
the Ypres-Menin road (Flanders
'front.'.
The admiralty report on aerial
activity follows:
"At about midnight August H.
20 the Royal Naval Air Service
dropped tons OF bombs on the Mid
deIkerke ammunition dump and
Brugeoise works. All tho ma
chimes returned safely.
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FRENCH

PARIS, Aug. Z1-German picked
troops were flung violently but vainly
against four points of the French
fighting line last night At three
places on the Chemin des Danes spe-
cial strosstruppen battled desperately
to loose the French grip, and around
Verdun General Petain's fighters re-
pulsed assaults OF the most violent
nature.
All French ground was held, the
Official statement declared today.
At Cerny plateau the Germans at
tackled at three points twice, the ofri-
cial report asserted. They were re-
pulsed and thrown back to their
trenches with heavy losses.
German attempts at Hurtebise like
wise failed.
ON the front north Of Verdun the
Germans carried out an energetic
riposte blow. There were counter
attacks Of the most violent nature.
notably at Avocourt and Caurieres
wood, which were all broken up In
the FIRE of the French troops. We
kept all our gains. which we are now
organizing. The Germans lost heav-
lily.
yesterday over 5000 unwound-
ed prisoners and 116 officers were
captured.
German aviators bombarded
the French rear, especially a
camp OF German prisoners, who
suffered severely from their
bombs.
French aviators bombarded
stations in Belgium and at Roul-
ers and at other points. French
flyers dropped bombs over the
Verdun region and at Brieulles,
FIeville. and Bantseville ammu-
milton depot. At the last-named
place an ammunition depot was
set afire.
French pilots brought down
twenty-one German machines,
nearly all OF which were utterly
destroyed"
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CONSCR|PT KILLED
IN 6O-FOOT FALL
FROM GAS TANK

Piunging sixty feet from the top
OF tank OF the Washington Gas
Light Company, at Twelfth and u
streets southeast. Bernard g, Hum
phrey. twenty-five years old. Of 100
Eleventh street southeast, was killed
almost instantly today.
Humphrey. who Is a timer, was
working on the roof OF the tank,
when, It Is believed. he lost his bal
anee- The man was unconscious
when picked up and died In an ambu-
lance en- the way to Casualty Hos-
pital.
At the hospital he was Identified By
his war registration card. found In
HIS pocke'. Coroner hewitt viii view
the body.
Humphrey was unmarried and lived
with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice B. Flynn, at the Eleventh
street address.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-21
TWO U. S. FLERS BURN;
TESTING BOMBS IN SKY

BUFFALO. Aug. a - Richard E.
Mead. Of Boston, and Charles A. Wall.
Jr., OF Buffalo, Government aviators,
were both burned to death in mid-air
when their aeroplane caught IRE and
plunged 400 feet to the ground late yes
terday.
Both men were testing out bombs for
spotting artillery. When rescuers
reached the bodies Of the two men, they
were found literally roasted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-21
HUNGARY RELEASES
JAIL DETENUES TO
SAVE PUBLIC FOOD

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 21.-The food
situation in Hungary has led the Hun
garian minister OF Justice to order
the clearing out OF prisoners in the
jails, according to advices received
here. Arrests also are to be reduced
to a minimum.
Criminals sentenced to less than
two years Imprisonment, whose
social position has not been broken"
will be given an indefinite leave, and
also in special cases persons who
have been sentenced to terms over
two years will be released. as the
minister does not desire to submit
prisoners to unnecessary suffering be-
cause OF Inadequate prison fare.
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HINDENBURG DIRECTS
EFFORTS TO SKATER
RUSS0-RoUMANIAN LINE

Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is
personally conducting the Austro-
German operations against the Russo
Roumanian troops in the drive against
Jassy in Roumania, cables received at
the Russian embassy this aftrnoon
said. Despite constant and violent
Teuton attacks in the direction Of
Okna and Focsani, the cables said. the
Russo-RoumanianB, under Generals
AVsresco and Ragozi, have succeeded
in beating back all except one of the
attacks Of Generals FGlkenhayn and
Orr. The Austro-Germans succeeded
in occupying some ground near
Focsani, the cables said, but failed
completely In their efforts to envelop
the Russo-Roumanian armies by cut
ting their communications. The battle
Is still raging. with great violence,
with nuctuHting results.