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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25

London, March 23.-Powerful enc
my attacks delivered with great
weight of artillery have broken
through the British defensive system
west of ST Quentin, the war office an
nounces.
The Statement from the war Office
follows:
Heavy fighting continued until
late hour last night on the whole bat
tie front. During the afternoon pow
crfui hostile attacks delivered with
great weight of infantry and artil-
lery. broke through our defensive
system west of St. Quentin Our
troops on this part of the battle front
are falling back in good order across
the devastated area to prepared po-
sitions farther west.
"Our troops on the northern posi-
tons of the battle front are holding
their positions.
Every heavy fighting with fresh
hostile forces is in progress"
For the first time in the war on
the western front since the opposing
armies established themselves in
their trench systems the defensive
zone has been broken through In
other great attacks the British,
French and Germans have been able
to bend back the line but not to strike
through the zone of defense. Many
military critics had reached the opin-
ion that on account of the strength
OF the line it would be impossible to
break them until one side or the 9TH
er had been worn down to such
point that it would be no longer able
to man it strongly.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25
age. even at present prices.

tage,. even at present prices.
Conditions at the present time, due
to the war, are such that an increase
in crop production is necessary. The
fact that LABOR is high and scarce, due
largely to the same cause, makes it
imperative that this increase be pro-
duced on smaller acreage. This not
only demands better preparation and
cultivation, but rational use of COM
mercial fertilizers.
Certain crops respond to certain eie-
ments of plant food more readily than
others, and the type of soil may effect
this response materially. Experiments
seem to indicate that the type Of soil
must be the basis on which recon-
mendations of the kind of fertilizers
are made. So that any recommended
ton for any section as whole must
be general rather than specific.-Prof
w. A. Worsham, State College Of Agri-
culture.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25
REV. HILL MAKES PATRIOTIC
ADDRESS TO 500 COLORED
PEOPLE SUNDAY P. M.

Rev. l.. A. Hill, accompanied by
County Chairman w. A. Adams, of
the Third Liberty Loan Bond Sale,
went to the Bethany Baptist church.
icolored) at the foot of Jessamine
street yesterday afternoon where
Rev. Hill addressed about 500 men,
bers of the church, including about
200 X. of P.'s, this being their regular
annual Thanksgiving service. Rev.
Hill made a great patriotic speech
which was loudly cheered, and he
urged the colored people to get be-
hind the government, of which they
were part, with their money as we'll
as their sons, and urged them 20 bry
literally of the next issue of Liberty
Bonds. At the conclusion Of the
speech the congregation sang Amer
sea" and the visitors were assured
that the colored people would do
their part in the buying of bonds
Chairman Adams appointed the fol-
lowing ministers to assist in the sale
OF Liberty Bonds among the colored
people: .Revs. L. S. Goolsby, w. +.
Cray, II. N. Thomas. w. A. Tucker,
I. B. Davis, A. Parker and w. o. z.
Sherman.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25
VALUE OF POTASH IS
EXAGGERATED
In Some Sections Of State That
Are Well Supplied.

The elements of plant food that
are Of special interest in the selec-
ton of fertilizers are nitrogen, phos-
phorus and potassium. The cost and
proportion of these elements in the
mixture are of prime consideration.
Since we have relied on Germany al
most wholly for our potash supply, it
has become very scarce and consider
ably higher in price. However, the
value of potash on soils in the north.
ern half of the state has probably
been exaggerated, as experiments
seem to indicate that the increase in
yields Of general farm crops due to
the use of potash salts in many cases
does not pay for the potash used This
is perhaps due to the fact that these
soils as whole are we'll supplied with
potash and, when well worked and sup
piled with organic matter, there is
sufficient potash made available for
the growing plants. Nitrogen and
phosphorus are more deficient and, if
fertilizers containing these constitu-
ents in liberal quantities are used and
the soil properly handled, the use of
potash will not be advisable. Under
these conditions fertilizer contain
ing about 10 per cent of available
Lhosphoric acid and 21a to per cent
of nitrogen is advisable for general
farm crops. In case of leguminous
crops, the per cent Of nitrogen may be
lowered or omitted entirely.
In such fertilizer it would be bet
ter to have the nitrogen from more
than one source, a part from readily
available source, as nitrate of soda or
sulphate Of ammonia, and part from
tankage or cottonseed meal.
In the southern half Of the state the
soils in general contain less potash and
the use of fertilizers containing 2 or
3 per cent Of potash may pay on such
crops as cotton, peanuts and tobacco.
1t is doubtful if it pays ON other
crops at the present price.
Under certain conditions, such as
on soils where cotton rusts the liberal
use of potash may be used to advan-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25

COPY OF OFFENSIVE
PLAN SHOWS GERMAN
DRIVE NOT SUCCESS

London, March 24.-Copics
Of the German plan of offensive
taken from prisoners, according
to the British headquarters cor
respondent OF Reuters, Limited,
show that the cncmy's object
i've was as follows:
FIRST average penetration
along the whole front of attack,
eight kilometers; second day,
twelve kilometers, and on the
third day beyond which the
scheme does not appear to be
carried, twenty kilometers.
The success attained thus far
falls much short OF these OBJ
jectives, the dispatch states.
Continuing the correspondent
says:
Every attempt to cross the
Somme by means of our bridges
thrown over the river during
Friday night were detected and
frustrated with loss by our ar
tillery fire. All roads in the rear
of the German advance are
blocked by columns of troops,
guns and transport vehicles fur
nishing a target upon which we
are making deadly play. Rough
estimates of the casualties in
hicted vary between 80 and so
per cent of all enemy divisions
so far identified, but | give
these figures for what they are
worth"
n
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Better than last Sunday but not
yet over the top" The number in
leases yesterday was exactly ESQ, but
at the Flag raising service there must
have been we'll over 800 present. 1t
was fine service, and the whole
Sunday School is grateful to the
young ladies of the Philathea class
for the beautiful flag presented.
At the morning worship DR.. Ba-
ker preached to very large audience.
His theme was Church Efficiency"
The sermon, while scatchingly denun-
ciatory of all shams in religion. was
insistent in its demands that expert
methods shall not be reserved for
Chambers of Commerce, farm DEM
onstrations, and the breeding of hogs
while any old system or no system at
all shall be used in carrying out the
orders that Jesus Christ gave His
church.
In the afternoon at 3 the doctor
preached at Bethlehem and at 7:30
7. M, here in the city to a congre-
cation thinned by the rain, from the
text The Way OF the Trangressors
is Hard" 1t was evident that GER
tain case recently tried in the courts
was in the doctors mind, and pro-
Vided the local coloring."
Sunday next, March 3lst, DR.. T. w.
Galloway, of Dawson. once pastor of
the Baptist church here, will be in
the city and will preach in his old pull
pit.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25
Would Connect Seas.

A new project Of American engi-
neers is a giant canal $50 miles long
to connect the Arctic ocean and the
Baltic sea, extending from Randall
aska, on the White sea, to Tornea,
near the Swedish frontier on the Gulf
of Finland. The cost is estimated at
$15O,OOO,OOO.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25

Total number cases treated during
1917, 972.
Total number of cases treated dur
ing 1o16-1, 500.
Total increase in number of cases
over year 1o16-472.
The state board of health has re-
Gently discontinued the administra-
ton of the Pasteur treatment at its
laboratories. The virus used in this
treatment is still at Atlanta and is
supplied free to all citizens of Geor-
ga With directions to its admin
istration it is sent by mail over the
state.
The Pasteur treatment, according to
the state officials, may be. given by
any physician. For this reason the
board does not feel that the expense
of maintaining department for treat
ment is warranted. The examination
of brains of suspected animals is still
made
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-25
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND BRITISH
PRISONERS AND 400 PIECES Of
ARTILLERY TAKEN BY GERMANS.

Especial to The Leader Enterprise)
BERLIN, March 23.-3:25 P.
M.-The capture of twenty-five
thousand British prisoners. four
hundred pieces of artillery in the
German offensive on the Western
front is claimed by the War Of
fee today.
Additional three hundred ma
chine guns captured. A state
nent Friday night from the War
Office claimed the capture of six
teen thousand British prisoners.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
HERE'S THE COST Of
JUST A LITTLE BATTLE
Supplies That Win Battles and
Save Lives of Fighters.

French naval statisticians have care
fully figured out the cost of a modest
little naval battle. The sea fight at
Jutland in 1915, when the Germans
thought to prove the inferiority Of the
British war fleet, supplies plenty Of ma
terfal for such computations.
The battle in the Skagerak lasted 45
minutes.
1t cost England and Germany COM
bined $3OO,OOO,OOO.
Each minute Of fighting cost $6,668,-
666.
We have some new war financing In
the fourth Liberty loan. The United
States wants to borrow enough money
to carry on the fighting. All our prep
arations up to the present time have
been cared for by the first, second and
third loans. The fourth is the Eight
Ing loan"
The fourth loan may seem large
when stated In terms of billions. The
amount Is not large when considered
in terms Of fighting. Just to illustrate:
At the rate Of expenditure shown dur
ing the naval battle of Jutland the
United States wants to borrow on the
fourth Liberty bonds enough to sup
port only 16 hours and 40 minutes Of
fighting.
The question is, will you be one of
25,OOO,OOO loyal Americans to put up"
your ratable share of fighting the Ger
mans for 16 hours and 40 minutes7
VIII you lend the government your
trivial pro rata?
It is a small thing to ask. Let's look
into the arithmetic Of it.
Your personal share Of the
national wealth ........... 50, $4,000
Your personal share in the ma
tiOnal annual income 900. $4,000
That is to say, you get dividend"
Of about 35 per cent on your "pro rata"
Of the national wealth.
You are asked to be one Of 25,OOO,OOO
loyal Americans who will consent to
lend about third of that dividend" to
help fight the German for 16 hours and
40 minutes.
The United States isn't passing
the hat" The United States isn't ask
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16

ing anybody for "hand-Out." No more
is the government asking you to "stand
for touch" Just the reverse Of that.
The government asks to borrow one
third of the "velvet" that comes in
to your bank account annually as your
"dividend" from the business opera
lions that ere possible only because
the United States protects your life
and property on land and sea. And In
evidence Of its borrowing the govern,
ment merely takes the kind of money
you have in your pocket and gives you
another kind Of money as security for
the loan.
To make it clearer: The United
States issues "promises-to-pay-on-d
mand"-without interest-and that's
the kind Of money you have In your
purse. When you lend that kind Of
money to the government you receive
as security Liberty bonds, which are
United States "prOmises-to-pay-at-m
turity" with interest. In other
words, you only swap one kind Of
money for another kind that is better
-$4.25 better on each 500.
However, the upshot of the matter
Is this:
We are fighting war-and 1t is
rval, bona fide war, without any "stage
business" or imitation. It is known
Ton the authority of President Wilson)
that the war is to a flnish-no draw"
"stalemate" or "lie down." 1t may run
into q cost as heavy as 100000
minute If it gets to the scale Of the lit
tie battle Of Jutland. The United
States must be ready for anything and
everything.
Therefore you and. everybody else
must lend the government every free
dollar that has been saved or can be
saved as we go along. We must take
all the fourth Liberty bonds that we
possibly can pay for.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16

persons a day are cared for in the
cafeterias, and the nurseries are full
of sailor babies, whose mothers can
leave them there safely while they are
on the grounds.
In addition to the hostess house
work in this country the Y. w. G. A.
has established the famous Hotel Pc
trograd in Paris as a center for tran
silent women war workers overseas.
There are also many foyers or recrea-
ton centers in France where girl mu-
nitions workers, signal corps girls and
others are refreshed and frightened
by association with the play leaders
Of the Y. w. G. A. who have intro
duced American gymnasium classes
into French life.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
Euus One Hundred Years Old,

A strange find was made at North
allerton, Eng, recently. While work.
men were saving through large elm
tree they came across in the very heart
of the tree five dried-up startling eggs.
The eggs were IS inches from the ex-
ternal bark, and from the concentric
ring it is estimated that they must
have been deposited about one hun
dred years ago. It is surmised that
when the tree was young a pair Of
birds had made their nest in cavity
and for some reason the eggs were
forsaken, and in course of time the
wood grew around the hollow.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16

the purchasing power Of the dollar.
So that every one who has an income.
salary or invested capital Of any
kind, bonds, mortgages or other Obliga-
tons Of state or city or railway, should
be vitality interested In practicing
thrift, and thereby maintaining the
value Of the purchasing power Of his
own property.
But greatest argument Of all-the
spending of money now unnecessarily
is shameless, even criminal.
Are we to feast while our sons and
brothers die over there and by our
very feasting put their success In
jeopardy
No ruler ever led people as efficient
ly to war as does our great president.
Back him up.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
frous and Their Eous.

In the manner of disposing of their
eggs many species OF frogs exhibit re-
markable peculiarities. One of the
most curious, tree frog, native Of
Paraguay, makes its nest in a bush
overhanging a pond. The lower ends
of a number Of leaves are drawn to-
gether and fixed in that position by a
number Of empty egg-capsules. The
eggs are also covered with a shield Of
empty capsules, to protect them from
the sun and air. When the eggs
are Matched the plug at the bottom ap-
pears to fall out and the tadpoles tum-
BILE into the water.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16

First class job work at News office.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
Driest Place on Earth.

The city of Payta, in Peru, is the
driest place on earth. It is within
five degrees Of the equator, and the in.
habitants see a shower on the average
Of about once in two years. Frequent.
ly, six or eight years elapse between
rainfalls, but when a shower does
come, it lasts usually from II to 20
hours. Strange as it may seem, there
are seven species of annual plants
which exist in this place, and the ma.
tives raise kind of cotton with extra.
long roots, which 60 down far into the
soil and obtain moisture from the bed
Of an old, dried-up river which once
ran through Payta.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
LOOKING THROUGH 4 Tunnel.

The little circle Of the world you see
when you are looking through the
length Of tunnel is always beautiful
by contrast. No matter if it is only
q stretch Of track with a few scrubby
trees and an arch of blue sky above
it, you, looking from the blackness Of
the tunnel, think it a picture worthy
an artists brush. To the sick good
health seems happiness enough, and
those who are in trouble ask nothing
better than mind free from care.
But sensible people do not need to be
deprived Of lfe's blessings in order
to appreciate them.
Eirrt cloc ioh a. AI1zxrr az
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL
East
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
Money Must Be Had.

We must have the money to carry
on the war. If money does not come to
the government from the countrys
present stock of money, then it must
be created. for the war cannot stop.
Additional money means imitation
and that means a fall in the worth, in
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
CHICAGO & H-WESTERN.
South.

chicago passenger-------- 500 q. M
Chicago passenger------- OF a. m.
Chicago assenger------- 1870 p. HI
GAINESVILLE passenger---- 7'15 p. m
$40 a. M. train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
Junction.
Both 11:C7 q. m. and 7:16 p. m.
trains make close connections at JEFF
ferson Junction for Madison and all
points west
North.
Green Bay nger-------7:55 q. m
Green Bay. Sundays only----8:1O q. m.
Green Bay passenger-------2:4 p. m
Northern Michigan 80 p. m
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at $40 a. m. and goes no
farther.
The 1855 g. m. train makes cOnnec-
ton at Clyman Junction for trains
east.
The 1:3O train south makes connec-
tons at Jefferson Junction for points
east.
A train goes west from Clyman
Junction at 4:45 p. m.
+Daily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16

Junction only.
Train No. 80 arrives from Milwau-
kee and departs for Madison at 1888
a. m. except Sunday.
Train No. arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 1929 p. M
daily except Sunday.
Train No. 1923 arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 700 p. NJ
except Sunday.
Train No. 81 arrives from the east
at 5:55 p. M, except Sunday.
Train No. 40 Saturday and Sunday
only arrives from Milwaukee at 1855
p. m. and goes no further.
Train No. 80 arrives from the east
at 1850 p. M. daily
Train No. 40 arrives from Madison
at 9:05 a. M, except Sunday.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 1l:C2 a. m. and goes
through to Madison, returning at $3.50
p. m.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16
J. G. Draeger
Electrical Contractor
PHONE NO. 521.I

We Take Care of Everything in the
Electrical Line-Repair all Kinds OF
Electric Apparatus-O and New
House Wiring-Prompt Service Ever.
Ofice-116 N. THIRD ST-WatertOWn
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-16

THE DOG AND THE BONE,
Even a dog will bury a bone against
the day WHEN he may be hungry.
1t is Il dog-gonned poor man that
has not as much sense as a dog.
Use This hint and SAVE FOOD.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-02-15
,pRINC SENSE
And CENTS

~. York Feb. 13.-New York in
= time. fashionable New York, is
"omelv interesting to the observ-
~ nerson. There are so many
s a. that point the way. as
"aaosts do. There are quaint little
n"sr Of the oft scorned calico,
nham humble null and other cot
s|s All wool is taboo, we must
whine sh;ne a little wool with a deal of
W. ;f we are really patriotic The
Sn If expense, of the pocketbook
=, ,.no in the long run, is being cast
.,ae Silks are not more expensive
90 serge or garbardine, those
I'D bys for the early spring walk
costume. Satin does not wear SO
NO, ne as wool, perhaps, but then it
,"os mot cost as much in the first
s,oce so things are equalized once
pc The cry of wool, wool, wool
=. our army and navy must be
needed
rho shops on Fifth avenue are
..soinatingly tempting. They fairly
lam with lovely things, sheer dress
! 70 be worn even now in the sunny
sntb far from coal famines and
ssow storms. Light weight wraps
.saro are too, of taffeta, perhaps,
an lining of flannel to make
.hem practical for raw spring days
49, alas. even in spring there are
davs that are decidedly unpleasant.
Tho truth is that the styles are
vorv much what they were last year,
onlv smarter Care not the styles of
,bis year always smarter and more
Incoming than those of last?) Skirts
arc a good bit narrower, and they
are so straight, except when they
arc not. Sometimes there are tucks,
even groups of tucks, to break the
monotony. One perfectly adorable
lttle dress that | saw on Fifth
avenue this morning was of gray
oreandie, with a wide hem. then six
INV tucks, then a tuck of two inch
% then six more narrow ones until
bthe hip line was reached. The front
breadth then formed a tiny apron
WITH the same effect of narrow tucks
and wide one. The waist was ex-
tremeIy simple fold of the organ
/ die being put straight around the
mack to the waist line. Valenciennes
lace edged this collar effect, the
vide tucks. and the turned back
cuffs of the three quarter sleeves.
The girdle was of French blue gros-
grain ribbon. tied in simple bow
! in front. Can't YOU Just see how
fetching the whole thing was?
Combinations of materials are the
order of the day. One can wear a
rock that is made of one material
only. If it is very smart and becom-
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-02-15

sons found that they were in the
rabit of taking the pretty nurse
maid out for good time. The boys
would not own up to it when she
tried to caution them lest their
father learn the situation.
She then went to the pretty nurse
and by finesse disarmed her of
thinking she was displeased
Theresa" she said, (which of the
boys do you like best, Tom or
Harry?"
We'll" said the maid, 81 think |
prefer Harry, but for real good
time | think | prefer your husband
best"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-02-15

a sobbing youngster who was bewail-
ing the fact that he had lost his
father. Joe took the child in tow,
and when the lost parent was found
the little one looked up through his
tears and demanded in anguished
tones, Papa. where in hell have you
been?"-Chicago Tribune.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-02-15

ing, and feel that it is stylish too
put the dress where plain mater.
lai and figured one, or materials
Oh different colors, are combined Is
really the last word in smartness
Then too, it is a real economy. for
there are surprising things in store
Tor the person who does combine
colors and materials nicely, in the
small amount needed The dress
illustrated here is a forerunner of
summer Straight and simple as it
can be, the lowered wolfe is charm.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-02-15
The HEN THAT LAYS

is the hen that pays. If she does
not lay, kill her, but before you kill
her give her B. A. Thomas Poultry
Remedy twice day for week. and
then you will not kill her for she
will be paying you profit. 1t not
only makes hens lay but it is a rem
edy for cholera. roup and grapes.
We guarantee it to cure or we re.
fund your money. For sale at Dag.
gett's Drug Store. "29
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-02-15

Gas In the stomach or bowels II
a disagreeable symptom of torpid
liver. To get rid of 1t quickly take
HERBINE. 1t is marvellous liver
stimulant and bowel purifier. Price
soc. Sold by Harrington Bros 20
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-02-15

A scald. burn or severe cut heals
slowly if neglected. The family that
keeps bottle of BALLARD'S SNOW
LINIMENT on hand is always pre-
pared for such accidents. Price 25c,
soc and 81 per bottle. Sold by Har-
rington Bros. ~