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New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
T ess Than 1870 Hun Divisions
l. Are Available

The enemy, as we know, has rather
less than 200 divisions on the Western
front. It is said he has 1913 divisions,
counting the Austrians. These forces
he cannot seriously increase. These
divisions, Of course, are not all available
for first line work. The number Of
ayailables IS something between ITO and
1870. That is the only number that con-
Germs Us, because the remainder is only
fit for garrison work and such duties as
relief guard behind the lines. At full
strength these 10 or 1870 divisions would
mean from / $50 900 to 1920 900 men, the
uresent establishment of a German divi-
sion being three regiments of three bat
talions each, a battalion at full strength
being made up Of about 1000 men. This
force at present is short its full strength,
how far short we do not know, but it is
considerably depleted and will not be at
full strength again as long as 1t is being
subjected to its present ordeal.
We know that it is not at it's full
strength from a comparison between the
losses and the recruitment 1t has lost
since July 18-that is, in forty-four days
about 10000 men in valid prisoners
alone. 1t lost in three days Of its abor-
tive offensive just before that-an often
sive conducted with over quarter mil
lion infantrymen alone in the shock line,
quite apart from the immediate reserves
some $4,000 men. Although the num-
bu Of prisoners is large in this case COM
pared with the total casualties, yet the
total casualties cannot be less than
100000 by the end Of August. The
enemy has had to counter attack con-
tinnaDy, his roads Immediately behind
The front having been subjected most Of
the t1rne to continuous bonbardment
from the air and from the artillery.
Moreover, he has suffered tactical infer
iority az wei as a numerical one from
ths presence Of two new tactical instru-
mens-ths new tanks and the new
American contingents
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Eailmg to FIJI
l Up the Ranks

Now, when force loses thus If fills the
gaps by recruitment from depots, and
these deputs in turn are fed from two
sources, namely, from the hospitals,
which furnish men whose wounds have
recently healed, and new recruits who
have Just finished their preliminary
drilling. The former source comes
70 about sixty per cent of this
total casualties after q delay aver
aging from foor to five months, count
ing the light cases, which are only mat
ter of days, and the severe cases, which
may mean a year or more. Whatever
the German losses we're in the great
battle in March, April and May-when
they missed their DECISIONS great deal
less than half that total has been re-
Claimed Of the losses since July Is
certainly not one-ffth have returned
meanwhile the second source of supply
IS only now becoming available. 1t con-
sists of lads Of the 1920 class-namely,
lhose born in the course Of tho year
l9oo- Not all Of them are yet eighteen
years Of age Their total Incorporated
number, excluding large proportion Of
ahdeVeloped boys who have just come
oack out Of the very youngest classes for
later examination, will be some 45O, 900
before the end Of the year. Mons Of
'nese has yet appeared in the field. but
Viii be there soon.
Under the circumstances we know that
mere are from 1So to 1870 available Ger
: nan DIVISIONS on the West front, some
"''at under strength, though in exactly
"'ss degree we cannot tell. There may
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

be 100000 bayonets against US. mavbe
few more or many less, but certainly
not full million and half.
over against this force the Allied line
now has clear, though not vet very
large superiority in numbers 1t is a
superiority which is rapidly growing
through the continual arrival of Ameri
can contingents. There, first, is the
crudest element in the situation-num-
bers. Now look at the second equally or
more important factor-ground. Here I
must ask the reader to look at any map
of France or Eastern Germany if he
would follow the argument The line
between the North Sea and the Swiss
frontier (now that Foch has reduced the
two great enemy salients at Montddier
and the Marne) runs in a shape which
may be compared to the back, seat and
front legs Of chair. There is, roughly
speaking, nrst north and south per-
pendicular, then an east and west hori-
zontal, then another north and south per-
pendicular. The first north and south
perpendicular, which is the back of the
chair, starts at Nieuport, on the North
Sea, and runs down past Ypres, Arras, Ba-
paume, Peronne to Noyon. The horizon
tai runs from Noyon past Scissors and
Rheims through the Argonne Forest to
Verdun. The last perpendicular, which
is the front leg of the chair, runs from
Verdun past Saint Mihiel and Nancy
down to the Swiss frontier in front of
Belfort.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
WHY the Foe Finds Himself
w So Congested in the North

Now the interest-capital interest--ln
the present situation is from the Ar.
gonne to the North Sea, where on only
half of the line three-quarters Of the
enemy strength is drawn up. The only
remaining quarter, and that not the most
valuable in character, faces the Allies
from the Argonne to Switzerland. The
distance is virtually half the whole line.
This fact, coupled with the state and the
number Of either side and the shape Of
the line, determines all the present STRAIT
egy Of the campaign. The reason the
enemy finds himself thus congested upon
the north of his line and so i'll supplied
Oh the south is because he attempted a
decision in the north last spring and up
to July IS, and yet failed. Having failed,
he would have distributed his forces
but Foch, seized the initiative at once
and wouldn't let him. The Germans
were kept thus congested in the north in
spite Of themselves and sorely against
their will Every attempt to save men
by shortening the line and relieving the
crush In the north was met by a new
blow which compelled them to rush in
divisions to meet it.
The enemy was right in trying to win
in the north last March and April, at
Metz in June, and in July in front Of
Rheims. By victory in the north he
could have separated the Allied armies
and cut the great line Of railway which
is the lateral communication between
Calais, Paris and Nancy. This would
have threatened Paris. Of the two
hundred units he held the line with
half and the other half he organized for
shock, pursuit and relief. He struck his
great massed blows last, which fell on
July Is from Chateau Thierry to the Ar
gonne Il was this gathering of half his
whole available strength into sort of
club and the use Of that club always be-
tween the Argonne and the North Sea that
produced the congestion in the north.
When the club missed its mark and the
wrist and the hand that we're holding it
were suddenly gripped by a counter Of
fensive on July Is, the congestion was
maintained at our dictation against the
enemy's desire. He was prevented from
redistributing his force and looking to
the weakness beyond the Argonne.
First, in the Marne battle from July
18 TO August l he was compelled to
throw in quite sixty divisions to save
himself from disaster. Then came the
sudden blow at Tardenois on August 8,
when sixteen divisions on the defensive
had rapidly to call for aid until from
first to last forty divisions were engaged
by August II. AS that action stabilized
with the calling in of such forces, the
blow fell again on August II in The
north. The further calling Of divisions
there to save disaster and Mangin's blow
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Keeping Most of the Hun Troops Con-
centrated in the Sector From the
North Sea to the Argonne Forest
BY HILAIRE BELLOC
of Elements of the Great War; Most DISTINGUISHED
Military Critic

TUST after my last article was COM
peted, in the night between August
~ % and August 27, the main Ger
man retreat began. 1t has not
proceeded as the enemy intended. 1t has
been checked in spite of his plan. 1t has
already proved disastrously expensive.
It is not accomplishing its purpose. The
details of the movement have engaged
public attention, especially the recovery
Of ruins the names of which are familiar,
such as Roye, Chaulnes, Bapaume and
others. But these details tell us nothing
unless we understand the whole scheme
of operations.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
a lied Concentration Where
a Blows Will Be Most Felt

The great bend, or knee, of the SOUTH
ern half line, with the corner at Verdun,
either side of which the Allied command
can strike at pleasure, is still unfur-
nished on the enemy's side and is in
creasingly well furnished by the rising
American tide on our side. To keep tbs
enemy north of Rheims is the whole
meaning of the great battles now pro-
ceeding between that town and Arras.
So long as he is kept there 1t matters
little what other ground is gained.
Suppose the enemy makes a sharp re-
tirement on line now over hundred
miles long. Then he loses inordinately at
least in men and material because of the
superior force which is intact and over
laps his retreat. Suppose he holds on.
Suppose he is compelled to hold on. Bet.
ter still. Then he leaves his left flank
from Verdun westward vulnerable and
clusters his men in the north to prevent
disaster there. He uncovers the south
flank. The tune of the strategy is de-
cided at Allied headquarters. There Is
determined the form of battle, and it
will continue to be determined there.
Besides, the Allies have a continually
increasing force at their command. while
the enemy, VINO has never done anything
without a superiority of numbers, has a
force which is decreasing.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

NNRlVATE S., back III England
f. with bullet in his knee, told me
n this story about q man in his
battalion. It gives one a glimpse
OF the kind of men who met the German on
rush toward Rheims at the end of May.
His real name does not matter. He was
always called "Jobs." He was never idle
The only time ne was not doing job or
looking for one was when he was eating or
snatching an hour or two for sleep. His
idea Of job as something that it was his
own particular duty to do is worthy of in
cluson in new war dictionary, most
people have another name for the kind of
things he did.
At the end of May the battalion had had
g pretty rough time in the Juvincourt
salient. They had been forced to retire IN
face Of the German numerical superiority.
One Of the most astounding qualities of
Jobs was his unfailng cheerfulness. He
always found something to do, and he never
had any sympathy with fellows who started
to argue over the position Of affairs.
"Look here" he would say, "all the
arguing in the world, under it and over
it and on both sides of it, won't alter
things bit. We're just here to do what
there is to do, and we've got to leave it to
other people to settle all that stuff you're
gassing about. Get hold of job and stick
to it-thats what you want to do"
And he would go OF. cleaning his rife
scraping his puttees.
At first it made one q bit depressed TO
keep on retiring, until we saw with our
own eyes the price the Germans were pay
ing for bits Of shattered ground and ruined
villages. Once we saw crowds of them
coming up winding road, quite close, and
the guns got on to them with open sights
That sort of thing made US grudge the
round a little less than before. Well, one
lay we found ourselves in what seemed to
the remnants Of a wood. There were
stumps Of trees about the torn branches
lying all over the place. 1t was full of she'll
holes, too. We got into the shell holes and
we We're told we'd got to hold on with all
our might as long possible. We got some
wire up and the Lewis guns chose good po-
s.tions. The shelling never stopped. We'd
bad precious little sleep for two nights and
not much food, and it looked like being q
bad time there. Jobs was quite unmoved,
as usual.
At night they sent over q storm of shells.
and we guessed there was going to be trou-
bic soon.
"We'll all have job soon now" said Jobs,
pulling his rifle through, his clay pipe stuck
in the corner of his mouth, and somehow one
couldn't think of him standing three years
ago, behind counter, exhibiting socks and
shirts and collars. After they'd done their
worst with the shells they attacked in mass
and we had our work cut out / don't think
they'd expected the wire. Anyway, there was
confusion when they came to it, and after
that the sting went out Of them But we
knew we hadn't finished with them. Our
guns were at it all the time, but we our
selves didn't quite know where they were
massng. There was O machine gun that
seemed quite near. and if man popped his
head up he got nasty warning from it
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

After that first attack we sat down IN our
holes and munched biscuits, wondering how
long 1t would be before they came again.
Jobs was about the only person who didn't
rest. He was trying to find out where that
machine gun was, and held his helmet up
on the end Of bit of wood to draw its fire.
1t was a pretty bright night, and in any
case there were plenty of flares going up.
They came on again toward dawn. swarms
of them, and it looked as if we were bound
to be swamped. 1t was more like a solid
wall advancing than number Of separate
men. However, we set to and fred till our
rifles got hot. They got right on top of us
this time, and there was devil of a scran
IN and out OF the holes, tripping over stumns
OF trees and stumbling among underground.
But as soon we broke up their mass into
little bits. so to speak, they lost a good deal
OF their go" and quite number showed
their hands up. We were done I'D after
that scrap; even Jobs seemed tired, but
when 1t was question of taking the pris.
oners back to a dump you can guess who
stepped forward
Il think that's my Job, sir" he said. and
off he went. When he got back he sat down.
looking just about whacked. But he hadn't
forgotten that machine gun, which was max
ing itself a perfect nuisance
1--WE got kind of notion" he said. "ths.
they brought 1t along with them when tbev
made their first attack, and just left it in a
hole somewhere near to worry us.o
Presently he started TO crawl out Of hts
hole.
where the hell are you off to?" shouted
somebody.
''Just got bit Of kind Of a Job on over
here" he answered
we watched him creeping over the ground
and wondered at his extraordinary vitality.
The rest Of us were trying to save up q rn.
serve OF strength TO meet the next rush
After he had gone some way we noticed .ha,
he had stopped He seemed to be lvin1 ss*
Just waiting for something. Presently the
machine gun fired. Immediately afterward
he rose suddenly on his legs, and with .
snout hurled two bombs in quick succession
and then dashed forward and disappeared.
1t looked as if ne had fallen suddenly into
hole. We waited, but he did not come
back The machine gun was silent Two
or three OF us volunteered TO 70 out after
him, but the sergeant said:
"Wait a second two. He's most likelv
got one o them jobs of his over there
Still he did not come back.
Then, after what seemed a very long time.
he came. He was limping along slowly, his
back bit bent With him there were three
Germans carrying their own machine gun.
We got out and helped him along. but he
was rather badly damaged There WIS
blood on his clothes. and great cash in tho
side of his coat. He sank down on ths
ground.
Bit tired" he said
Reckon that's his last job for a bic, roos
old olighty," said the sergeant.
What's that, sergeant" said the wound
ed man.
81 was only saying that was your Iass
Joto for bit. You want good long rest
now, and you're hit, too"
Still got d job to do, though, serg~ansu
What's that, theng7
"Get well quickly" said Jobs
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
'' -

S., back in England
E with bullet in his knee, told me
n this story about man in his
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

is out Of action, too. 1t is limbered up
and on the road. You have no ammu-
milton dumps to draw on. You depend
for protection upon a rear guard, which
screens you. 1t is supposed that these
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08

rear guards are strong enough to hold
up the pursuit that is common under
such conditions. The retreat of the Ger
mans all the way from Lassigny to the
Somme enjoyed such conditions. 1t lost
New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Masslng for Attack Where the Enemy Is Weakes
The Sector From the Argonne to Belfort
Is Weak, and 1t Is There Foch
Plans to Strike
Copyright, 191S-New York Tribune Inc.

could not put men in fast enough. The
French have advanced very little in the
south, only to Leury and just beyond
Noyon, but that is not the point. The
point is that the Germans were compelled
to turn and use their men, and so far
not single division has been able to
get south and east of Rheims. That is
the essential point
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19
GINNERS OF STATE MET
 TO CONSIDER GIN LAW

Little Rock, Jan. 19.-Fifty of the representative ginners of the state met yesterday at the Board of Trade to consider the state ginners law, and other questions of interest to the gin ners. 1t was the unanimous opinion of those present that the law should be repealed, as they do not want it. A committee was appointed to wait on Commissioner Page, which they did during the afternoon.
 Another meeting will be held in Little Rock at 10 a. m. the first Tues day in April, and an effort will be made to increase the membership in the meantime. The members were of the opinion that the food administra- tion should he requested to fix a min imum price on bagging and ties. Also that the law forbidding oil mills to carry more than enough seed for a sixty day run should be modified, as the ginner is not able to carry the seed, being restricted to 20 tons every sixty days
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19
M DANIEL HARDWARE
 CO. CHANGES NAME
Held Annual Meeting StOckhOld- CTS Thursday Evening In- crease Capital Stock to $30,000 -WestmOreland Reflected.

At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the McDaniel Hardware Company held Thursday evening the directors and officers voted to change the name of the firm from the old one to Nevada County Hardware Company With the exception of an additional vice president the former officers were elected to manage the business during this year. They are as follows: A. M. Westmoreland, president; D. L. billiard and P. s. Harrell, vice presi- dents; E. Y. Blakely, secretary and treasurer
 The capital stock of the former com. pany was S15,O00O0 and at the meet ing it was increased to $30,000.
 The company has been doing busi- ness at the same place, corner of West Second and Main streets for the past twenty-five years. The increase ir capital stock was made so that they could carry more complete lines oi hardware, furniture, farming imple ments, vehicles and all goods handled in hardware stores.
 MT. Westmoreland, president of the concern, informs us that the business policy this year will be along tho same line as formerly, and that the! will be prepared to furnish everyone with anything in their line
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19
INCOME TAX MAN
 COMING, SEE HIM
Will Be In Prescott From Jan. 21 To Jan. 31, Inclusive, to Assist All Persons Subject to the ln- come Tax Law.

It is the purpose of this office to send an income tax officer into your county to assist all persons subject to the income tax law in making out their returns; to answer their ques- tions about the law and to assist them in the measure of his ability. This officer will be at Prescott continuously from Jan. 21 to Jan. 31, both dates inclusive. He will have his office in the court house, and may be found there every day. He will have an ample supply of income tax forms, rendering it unnecessary for taxpay- CTS who shall call upon him to ask for forms from this office, or for you to ask for them in advance of his ar
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19
S94.44 FOR SERVICES IN
 OLD ARKANSAS REGIMENT

Little Rock, Jan. 19.-Several days ago Adjutant Gen. England published a statement that he had checks for the pay of number of men of the old Arkansas regiments last year, and if the owners did not call for them with in specified time, they would be turned over to the state Yesterday a telegram came from one of the men, James H, Nelson, of TeXarkana, now with the 315th Field Signal Battalion at Camp Travis, San Antonio. There is check for $94.44 for him. He was formerly a second lieutenant in the Second Arkansas.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19

rival. Inasmuch as his stay at Pres colt will be limited to the dates speci- fled and will not be returned to your county tor city) again, it is of the utmost importance that all prospee- tive taxpayers take advantage of his presence there by calling upon him on come over $1,000.00, and every mar ried person who has an income over $2,OOO,OO is liable for a United States income tax and must assess before March 1st, 1918.
 one of the dates suggested, the earlier the date the better.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19
AND SAILORS
 INSURANCE EXPIRES FEB. 12

Little Rock, Jan. 19.-The State Council of Defense announces that the time for soldiers and sailors insurance will expire Feb. 12. One million men enlisted in the various branches of the service remain unprotected. The Council urges that this is an oppor- tunity that should not be neglected, and that the families and dependents of soldiers and sailors may aid the government materially in advocating the insurance.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19

were included with Ford and Packard.
 Besides the makers of munitions. army cloth, cotton duck and blankets exempted in the preferred list issued last night, the new list contains the names of many manufacturers and light and power plants added after protests had been received today.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19
SOUTHWESTERN STATES TO
 DISCUSS FUEL SITUATION

Little Rock, Jan. 19.-H. c. Couch, federal fuel administrator, has bene very active in his efforts to alleviate the fuel shortage. He will go to Kansas City next Monday to meet the administrators from the Southwestern states to dscuss the situation.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19

Let us sell you a scholarship in one of the best business colleges in the world. You need a business course and we will save you money.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19

When you are in the city come in and let us have that amount due on your subscription.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-19

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The first day enforcement of the order closing down industry east of the Mississippi by denying it fuel, was attended today bv the greatest confusion at the fuel administration.
 Demands for rulings and interpreta- tions poured down in flood. AL though a large part of the admins tration's staff was put on the work, it was impossible to keep track of or re- ply to all the queries.
 Consequently the country early this afternoon was still much in the dark as to some provisions of the order. Criticism of the order broke out again in Congrses. Reports to the fuel ad- ministraton told of wide interpreta- tions of the mandate by industry and conflicting rulings by local fuel ad- minstrations.
 While some industries in some states vrre completely paralyzed in some instances. the same class of business in other states went on as usual.
 An additional list of exempted in- dustries was prepared by the fuel ad- miniSuation
 The food administration made 9 ruling eXempting all business connect ed with food
 The fuel administration today made public list of more than 1 ,0O0 firms exempted from the fuel restriction or der as being necessary to the national interest.
 The Ford and Packard motor plants at Detroit, insofar as they are used for manufacture of aircraft and signal corps necessaries. are on the exempt ed list.
 The Willys-Overland plants and practically all other motor plants working on aircraft and army orders