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Austrian offensive out OF the Trentino
had been permanently checked would
be exceedingly hazardous. for even a
victory on the PiaSe would not remove
the danger flowing Irom the thrust OF.
the Austrian Trentino armies at tho
Italian lines of communication between
Treriso and Nicenza.
1t seems to me inevitable. then. that
the Italians should play waiting
game. 1t may involve the loss OF
Venice. but Venice was as good as
lost last year. II may involve re-
treat to the Adige. hut this was only
missed by a hairs breadth last year,
The waiting game will abolish the RISKS
of any military disaster ny running
those incident to a depressed morale
and a possible political disturbance fol-
lowing the loss of more Italian terris
tory.
italian Nto Important Field.
In any event. the Italian field is not
the important field: no result in this
sector will much affect the decision
which must be had in France. and IL
the Italians stand successfully on the
defensive in their own country they
will be able to contribute materially TO
making tie result in France decisive.
The conquest and elimination of Italy
would not much help Germany. because
by the time ii were brought about. tx
1t could be brought about. America
| "ouiu diiiNe GU III
strenth to restore the balance in
France. which is. has been. and Wilt
remain the decisive field.
Now. / do not mean to be understood
as forecasting any Italian reverse or
retreat. any loss of important positions.
The news that comes to me of the ltal-
ian temper and prospects is distinctly
hopeful. There is no gainsaying the.
rally Of Italy after her great disaster
Of last year. The country has re-
sponded to the lash of adversely as it
did not answer the invitations OF the
earlier victories. Moreover. there has
been very real demonstration to Italy
of the sympathy and readiness Of her
allies. British and French troops are.
still in some numbers in Italy, and their
presence last year Enthusiastically saved
Italy from supreme disaster.
Italy, az her prime minister recently
said. has become the right wing of tho
allied front. With the coming Of the
unified command on the allied side
Foch has taken over the responsibility
of the defense of Italy as well as that,
Of France. What Italy needs in artii-
lery and in munitions Foch will lsup-
ply. just as he will ask Italy to FUR
nish men. of which she has suber-
abundance. to aid the allies in Frahce.~
Henceforth the Italian front will be
just as completely under the care and
direction of Foch az any other sector
| in that great and single front, which.
save for the Swiss interruption, runs
now from the User to the P:ave. from
Newport to the lagoons east of Venice.
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Facing Fight to
Retain Unity.

Facing Fight to trian government.
Retain Unity. from now on ~
keep united the various conflicting
racial and political elements of the dual
monarchy until the extremely distress
ing food and economic conditions of the
nation are relieved. They are expected
to grow increasingly severe until the
latter part of June.
The racial conflict. generally speak
ing, between the CZechs of Bohemia.
the Poles. the Slovenes and Croatians
has not abated in the least These
Czechs have been aroused to the high
southern Slavs. who also threaten
est pitch of fury by Won Seydler's ac-
tions in splitting up the various prov
inces of Bohemia into several inde-
pendent sections in order to central
ize German power and prestige. The
open revolt and are conducting prebi-
scites TO determine what their ac-
ton toward separation shall be. are
resentfui of the harsh measures which
the government has inaugurated to
curb their nationalistic ambitions
The situation became 50 critical last
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AUSTRIAN SITUATION.

Developments of the past week only
further indicate the extremely delicate
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Chief Teuton Blows Expected
Soon In Ypres, Arras and
Amiens Regions.
tYS SALIENT BLOCKS
HINDENBURG'S PLANS
Real Strength Of Allied Forces Soon
May Be Proven Beyond
All Doubt
ETnuTINN TN pACT WEEK
FIGHTING IN PAST WEEK
Operations Have Been Largely to
Achieve Tactical Ends-Teutons
Accomplish Nothing by
Their Efforts.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Though there has been COM
pasative lull on the battlefelds of
Flanders and Picardy during the
past week, it cannot be expected
that the campaign in the coming
weeks will settle down into trench
warfare such as has marked the
greater period of the conflict.
The allies have checked the Ger
mans and optimism runs high IN
all nations arrayed against the
central powers. But notwith-
standing great confidence that
Germany's armies cannot gain,
the fact remains that the greatest
test of all still remains ahead of
allied arms. The Teutonic on
slaughts in Picardy were ire
mendous, those in Flanders ter
rible in character, but the real
strength of the German command
is yet to be felt. The next effort
will be the greatest of all. Then
the real strength of the allied
armies will be proven beyond
doubt. Then the world will have
a true gauge on the western front
situation.
Germany'S manpower, though cur
tailed as the result of recent actions.
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American Strength
Grows With DAYS

front epitomized the feeling existent
throughout American ranks, which, bril-
Raded with the French. are ready for
any enemy effort. The courage and
audacity of the Americans were never
greater, according to French official re-
ports, and the Americans are counted
on to definitely swing the tide in favor
Of allied arms in the struggles to come
Outside of a gas attack upon Amer
lean and French positions in Picardy,
where $1,000 shells were hurled by the
Germans, American troops have figured
in no large actions, though there have
been many small patrol engagements.
With the exception of one case in the
Toul sector. American patrols. after
penetrating deep into enemy positions,
returned with detectives reached and
purposes accomplished but in the Toul
sector one American patrol was com
pletely exterminated in silent fight
with the enemy.
American artillery is "strafng" Fritz
with a vengeance wherever American
guns are in action. and that the Ger
mans have been disconnected by the ac
curacy and efficacy of American fire is
indicated by letters found on prisoners.
Big guns are in action with the Ameri-
can artillery and reports indicate that
American strength is becoming strong
er and stronger daily.
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ON ITALIAN FRONT.

That there is screw loose in the
Austrian governmental machine is most
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Political Aspect More Difficult.

The political questions raised by the
prospective Austrian offensive are far
less simple to answer than the mill
tary. What has Austria to gain by
the offensive. even if it prove success
full and permit her to advance 70 ,ae
Adige? On the military side she will
gain shorter front and abolish the.
present separation of her armies in the
plain from those in the mountains. and
she will temporarily occupy more of
Italian territory The moral effect of
the reoccupation of Venice after more
than half a century of absence will
count for something. But these things
are not of overwhelming Importance. q
We may say that no Austrian expects
to see Hapsburg rule restored in all Of
Venetia. There has been some talk Of
annexations in the Friulian districts
near the Julian frontier. but this is an
improbable outcome and at all events
represents the extreme OF Austrian
purpose. To conquer more ground
now. only to evacuate it later. is not
to help much. if there be no prospect
of an indemnity: and there Is no pros
pect of an indemnity from Italy now
or in the future.
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IRISH SITUATION.

While the British ministry works on
the Irish home rule bill with the in
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German Manpower
Sill Remains Great,

yet able to deliver powerful blow after
powerful blow. She will be until she
has exhausted herself in endeavors to
smash through allied armies in the
vast and score the victory which Won
Hindenburg and the kaiser have prom
Used the people.
Germany attacked at some points on
the Picardy front during the past week,
but her chief efforts were delivered on
the Flanders and Arras fronts, where,
after tremendous artillery lombard
ment, large contingents of infantry
forces moved forward. North of Arras
Germans gained one point from the
British, but were turned back by coun-
ter moves. The Nallies extended their
positions between Locre and Drancourt
near LOGON and southwest of Morlan-
court between the Ancre and Somme in
brilliant little efforts to readjust their
positions and make them stronger. The
operations of the past week have been
more for tactical adjustments than de-
feat of the enemy.
The Germans are maSsing their men
near Ypres, near ArraS and in the di-
rection of AmieDs. 1t is expected that
they will first of all attempt to iron
out the Lys salient, which the allies
hold, in order that they may make prog
ress further in the Picardy and Flanders
salients. Such action is necessary II
they realize their purposes.
Generally speaking. the allies are in
excellent position to Illustrate Ger
manic ambitions. They know where
the enemy will strike and have made
preparations.
Let Fritz start something He will get
oil that 10 COMING IN b;n, orh,, t.
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Decline in Austrian Morale,

The Austrian army did exceedingly
well in the offensive last year. although
the spearhead of the successful attack
was supplied by six or seven German
divisions. Since that time there has
been a very marked decline in the mo-
rale of the Austrian people, and the
reports of the conditions in Austria
leave no doubt that the great majority
of the people are suffering acu,eiy and
have no other desire than to make
peace.
A campaign against Italy now will be
a campaign dictated by Germany and
conducted for the purpose Of relieving
the strain upon the main German OPP
Grafton in France and Belgium. Its
success will not bring Austria nearer
to peace, because it will not affect Brit
ain. France or the United States. with
whom now rests the question of peace
or war. AS for Italy. for her to make
peace now would be to confess ruin
and suffer something Of the fate Of
Rumania. Italy is henceforth kept in
the war by the problems of self preser-
walton, which are no longer hidden
from any element in her population.
Last year. when her armies were ON
Austrian soil and the issues of the war
were expressed in Italian hopes of an
nexation of Irredenta lands, it was
quite different Now peace means sur
render of Italian territory. not the sur
render of hoped for acquisitions from the
AuStrfanS.
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Defect in Austrian Situation.

There Is just one defect in the Austrian
situation, and that is that because of
the mountains there is no good means
of communication between the armies
in the Trentino and those in the Italian
plain. Actually to move troops from
one sector to another. hardly more
than thirty miles as the airplane flies,
necessitates putting them on a train
and carrying them around a semicircle
OF more than three hundred miles. AS
result. if the Italians chose to take
the offensive on the Piave front. after
the Austrian had committed the main
mas of his armies to the Trentino OPP
GRAFTON, it would be several weeks be-
fore the Austrian could reinforce the
troops in the plain with those in the
mountains The Italians. on their side.
have no such difficulty. because all
their lines of communications are in
the plain and radiate. like the spoKes
of a wheel, from CaStelfranco. Only
if they reach the plain can the Aus
TRANS unity all their armies on this
Italian front.
But any counter offensive by the Ital.
tans before they were certain that the
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Austria Enters Reluctantly.


We may fairly conclude that Austria
will go reluctantly into a new cam
paign in which her own interests are
not to be served. We may conclude
that the morale of the Austrian armies
will not be equal even to the mora:e
revealed last year. If. as is most prob
able. the opening attacks involve huge
casualties the results in the army and
In the nation may be of the gravest
character. There is a risk which no
man can fail to perceive in forcing
Austria into a new offensive; and,
without forcing, Austria would not
and will not take the offensive.
Unless all signs fail. Austria is now
tending toward a breakdown like that
which wrecked Russia. Her population,
made up of a score of races. contains
millions who are actually disloyal and
sympathize with the allies. not the
central powers. The southern Slavs
mutual rivalries over lands a:ong mo
Adriatic. Italian claims to which in the
rast enlisted the Jugo-Slavs in the
Hapsburg service. The CZechs of Bo-
hernia have displayed new evidences OF
their age-long antipathy for the Ger
mans. The Poles have been VIGOROUSLY
dissatisfied ever since the Brest-Lit-
ovsk arrangement. so satisfied that
we now hear that they have had to
be placated by recession of the Cholm
district. But such a recession would
arouse the Ruthenians and the Ckrain-
ians.
In word. we know the discordant
character of the AuStro Hungarian
populations, and we see daily evidences
of growing revolt among whole blocks
of the population; we know that the
economic question is acute. that the
food problem is difficult and we know
that the present offensive, if it does .
come. will be the consequence of exter-
nal pressure. not of internal policies.
Austria was, next to Russia, the
weakest of the great nations of Europe
at the beginning of the war, and Rus
sian weaknesses have led to a collapse
of Russia. 1t is too soon to indulge
in prophecy: Austria has outlived five
centuries of prophecy: but it is, at the
least. far from impossible that an I'M
successful offensive or locally success
full offensive which costs too much may
prove the last straw. At. all events.
this is a patent possibility of a new
result which can be looked for
But let us remember at all times that #,
the Italian field rs subordinate, that 1t
is side show" The fate of the war
and of the world will be decided in ,
France and Belgium. and nowhere else,
and the war will be won or lost as
Germany Is beaten or succeeds in her d,
present final bid for a decision The
Italian operation is interesting: il NAV
have important results with respect to
the new. Europe which is to come. hut
it will not, on the military side. in
nuence materially the result of the gi.
gantic duel now going on in Picardy
and Flanders.
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ITALIAN PROSPECTS IN THE FACE
OF THE COMING AUSTRIAN DRIVE;
WAITING GAME WOULD BE BEST

the railway which comes UP from Ve-
roma, through Vicenza to Treviso. II
the Austrians could cut this railway
behind the Piave armies. these would
be in a dangerous position. and might
be driven southeastward toward Ven
ice and away from the rest Of the Ital-
ian armies they might. in fact. be
caught in the swamps below Treviso
and east of Padua and be taken.
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Let Fritz start something. He will get
all that is coming to him." Thus, in
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-16
THE UNlNTERESTlNG TIME.

I'm getting scar and old
have passed Life's day of gold,
And I'm nearing where the evening
breeze is signing!
Age-dear fellow!-seems to say:
1--WE have come long, long way,
And there's little left for us that's worth
the trying!"
We have made our journey by
Rocky pathways-Age and L
Aid we've shared whatever Fortune
CHANGED the giving:
Happy we have been and glad,
Luckless, too, and drear and sad,
But we've cheerful been and known the
love of living. "a
Now we've reached the end at st.
Youth and Happiness are past
Tasteless now the cheerful words Of sage
and poet;
"You are DID," the echoes say;
Though we're silent on our way
In the hearts Of us tits very well We
know it!
Not by gray are we betrayed,
Nor our features do they fade;
It's apparent more in our success at WOO
ing;
We can still charm maids Of six,
And the girl of forty" sticks,
But the Queen of Twenty -one-there's
nothing doing!
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-16

experiments the seed was furnished
by the Georgia State Board Of Ento-
mologv and instructions were given
in regard to fighting the boil weevil.
The large yield made this year is at
tributed: first, to the good seed plant
ed (that is, pedigreed seed of a vari-
ETY. adapted to that section) second,
to good and thorough preparation Of
the land. high fertilization, and fire.
quent cultivation of the cotton; third.
the thorough and persistent fight on
the boil weevil; and, fourth, to the
rather dry season in July and August
which was detrimental to the increase
of the boil weevil
Warning To Farmers
AS the yield of cotton has been so
satisfactory this year in many sec
lions of Georgia, it is feared that many
Of the planters will wish to increase
their cotton acreage next year. The
State Entomologist desires at this time
to warn the farmers of the loss that
may result from this, for, if the sea,
son should be rather rainy in June,
July and August. favoring the develop
ment Of the boil weevil, they might not
make profitable cotton crop He ad-
vises the planters not to plant more
than five to ten acres of cotton to the
plow, depending upon labor conditions,
so that they can fight the boil weevil
and cultivate and fertilize the crop as
it should be under boil weevil condi-
lions.
The Georgia State Board OF Ento-
mology conducted quite an extensive
series Of busting experiments at Val
dosta on the control of the boil weevil
by busting the cotton with calcium ar
senate and other similar materials
These busting. experiments, while
somewhat encouraging, cid not give
the results desired. and hence no rec
concentrations can be made at pres
ent for the control of the boil Weevil
by busting. The experiments, how
ever, will be continued next year on
larger scale, and it is hoped that if
the Board is able to continue this
work for series of years they may
be able to develop method of con-
trolling the hOl1 waovil nv duStiup AZ
such a thing is possible.
The Georgia State Board of Ento-
mology will issue bulletins in the near
future, giving the results of their va
riety tests and other cotton expert
ments for 1918, and parties desiring
copies of these or other bulletins
should write to A. C. Lewis. State En-.
ltomologist, Atlanta. Ga.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-16
LANKY SOUTH GEORGIAN
GOES AFTER GERMANS

Atlanta, Ga, Dec l6-Here is the
outline of story that Irwin S. Cobb
could elaborate into corking good
magazine yarn. 1t was brought to
Atlanta by Lieutenant ]. c. Pringle,
OF Townsville, Ga, who is back from
overseas. 1t runs as follows:
A long-legged, raw-boned South
Georgia farmer, something over six
feet in height, was assigned to dnty
as cook in mobilization camp be-
hind the lines. He had so many fights
that they decided to put him in the
trenches. On the first day he bor-
rowed lieutenant's field glasses and
spent four hours picking out some
thing in No. Mans Land. Then he
asked for permission to go souvenir
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-16

hunting in the huined village of Sci
cheFey, which was not under fire and
which was favorite raking ground
for American soldiers on such excur-
5ions. He and PAP started off to-
gether.
But instead of going to the village
they .wormed their way out of the
trench and started crawling across
No Mans land towards machine
gun which the South Georgia farmer
had located Arriving in range, they
carefuilydrew bead on the two con-
cealed German machine gunners and
shot them both dead at the first crack.
Then they leaped up and started to
get the gun itself But at that mo-
ment two other concealed machine
guns opened on them with a terrific
entllade. How they escaped being
hot all to pieces is more than Lieut.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-16
GEORGIA BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY
ANNOUNCES BOIL WEEvIL LIMIT

Atlanta, Ca, December 4-(Special.)
The State Entomologist announces
that the State Board Of Entomology,
in cooperation with the Bureau of
Entomology, United States Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.,
has just completed it's survey of the
northern limit of the boil weevil in
Georgia for 1918.
The boil weevil has been found this
fall as far north as in the following
counties, beginning on the west side
of the state and running to Augusta:
Chattooga, Floyd, Barlow, Cobb, Full
ton, DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton, Nor
gan, GreeLo, Taliaferro, Warren, Nc
Duffie, Columbia and Richmond. In a
few of these counties the boil weeyil
was found this year somewhat further
north than it was last year. This will
make the boil weevil line for 1918
about the same as it was last year
For this reason there twill be no
change made in the quarantine regula-
lions for the remainder of this year
Next spring the quarantine regulations
may be changed somewhat. The slow
advance Of the boil weevil this year
in Georgia is largely attributed by
the State Entomologist to the hot, dry
weather we had in July and August.
With Us For Five Years
TIE boil weevil has now been in
Georgia five years and has not yet
covered the entire cotton growing sec
ton of the state. 1t has, however, ad-
vanced steadily each year, and if a
favorable season for the development
of the weevil should occur it may
cover the remainder of the state in
one season. The damage to the cot
ton crop in Georgia from the boil Vice.
vii this year was not as great as it
was expected to be. 1t did, however,
do considerable damage in a number
of counties in the southern part of the
state, where more rain fell than in
other sections.
In cotton variety tests conducted by
the State Board of Entomology in diff
ferent sections of Georgia, the yield
was very good, in fact better than
last year. The yield in these tests
will average from three-fourths to a
bale and half per acre under boil
weevil and wilt conditions. In the
teu-acre boil weevil experiments that
were conducted in over 100 counties,
the yields will run from two-thirds to
q bale and half per acre. In these
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-16
Unique Concert.

A description of a unique concert
which have read in a German paper,
says a writer in the London Daily
News, deserves to be rescued from
oblivion. In one of the prisoners
camps are a number of Russian mu-
sicians, who have formed a chorus
and an orchestra, which are appar-
emily so good that the inhabitants Of
the nearest towns were anxious to
hear them. The commander of the
camp accordingly agreed to allow
them to give a concert of Russian
sacred music in the principal church
of the town. Germany always has an
eye to business nowadays, and the
takings, which were considerable, were
devoted to the benefit-not Of the
Russian prisoners, but of German
prisoners in Russia. Among the sing
ers, see, were two who have appeared
with the Russian opera company at
Drury Lane.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-16

Just then severe feminine face in
serted itself at the carriage window.
'1s there John Tamson here? Aye,
there he is. Cam DOT o. that smokin'
carriage, We heather, before I TAX We
by the lug. Dae We think your wife's a
haddie for the curin'?"
John Tamson left, and the astonish-
ed silence which followed was broken
by one passenger remarking: "Puir
fellow, nae wunner he's pacifist. It's
mair nor three years O. war he's had,
I'm thinkin'." London Mail.