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New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Orchard and Field
Hay and Straw
Pouitry-Dressed

W western, young toms, dry picked, fancy,
36c; young hens, dry picked. fancy.
soc, young hens and toms, mixed div
picked, fancy, 36c; fair to good 3OGr
31c; poor, 25M 2Sc; old toms, 3l0a'32c:
in bbls, dry packed. Western, dry
picked, young toms, fancy, 35N3tc;
young hens, fancy, 800 SEC; young
mems and toms. mixed, fancy, 35M36c;
Western, dry picked, poor, 25M2Sc;
Western. dry picked, old toms, 31m
32c; kentucky and Tennessee, dry
picked, choice S4c; dry picked, aver
age best, 800 3Sc poor, 246 CSC;
Texas, choice, SAC; fair to good, 81
0N33c.
Chickens. Fresh, boxes. dry packed.
Western, milk fed, II lb to dozen and
under, 34M 35c; Is to "a lb, 33M34c.
25 to 20 lb, 29@.30c; 80 to Sc lb, 2701
2sc; 81 to AZ lb, 27M2Sc: 43 to AZ lb,
2eCa 29c; 4S to 55 lb 300 31c; GO lb and
upward, 31Gl32c; corn fed, II lb to
do dozen and under, 800 33c; 1S to "a lb,
ID, ,26@27c; 81 to AZ lb, 26n27c; 43 to
A ID, 27(o csc; AZ to 50 ID, 2S12M291ac;
90 10 and upward, 20 "a 80 hc; heavy
weights. shaggy, 25@29c; in barrels.
dry packed, philadelphia and Long ISL
and, fancy broilcrs, 3 to ID to pair.
45o soc; Pennsylvania, broilcrs. fair to
PRIME, 800 1Oc; Virginia, milk fed
broilers, 30@3lc; Virginia, milk fed,
mixed weights, 2iI30c Western. dry
picked, milk fed, broilcrs, 28M3Oc;
corn fed. broilers, 27M 2Sc; milk fed.
Sla lb, 26@ 27c; corn fed, 3h lb, 25M
26c; milk fed, 4 lb and upward 29G'
Bic; corn fed, lb and upward, $50
29c; milk fed, mixed weights, 26(02Sc;
corn fed, mixed weights, 25QA27c; Ohio
and Michigan. sea ded, 4 lb and up.
2Sn3Oc; mixed weights, 26M27c; West
crn, scalded, corn-fed, ,broiers 250l
27c; fryers, 23M24c; mixed weights,
24Ea 25c; nearby squad broilcrs, to
212 ID to pair, 75ctd 81; capons. Phila-
dclpha. S lb and over each, 28f0 4Oc;
to lb each, 36M37c; small and slips,
$40 35c; Western, 6 to lb each, 35n
36c; small and slips, 32m34c; fowls,
fresh, dry picked. milk-fed IL to box,
Western boxes, 46 to 60 lb and over to
dozen, dry picked, 29A @32c; 80 to AZ
lb, 26M29c; under 80 lb, 24M25c; corn
fed, 40 to GO lb and over to dozen, dry
picked, 29@31 12c; 80 to AZ lb, 25fM28c;
under 80 lb, 2324c; in barrels, dry
packed, Western Northerly, dry picked
S lb and over, 31M31 hc; Az lb, 30M
31c; a lib. 29M30c; 31s lib, 26HM27 1ac
Id; 3 lb, 23M24c; under lb, 22(0 23c;
Southern, dry picked, large, 2S 12(43Oc;
mixed weights, 26la aMl28c; Western,
scalded, large, 28hM29A2c; mixed
weights, 26012sc; small, 2axn,24c; old
cocks, fresh. dry packed, II to box.
dry picked, No. /, 90 u q 23c; fresh, dry
packed, bbls, dry picked, No. /, 221.(a
23c; scalded, No 1, 22ll2 a 23c.
Ducks and Geese.--Ducks, fresh, dry
packed, - to box, Western, lb and
up, fancy, 2Sc; unded lb, fancy. 26
M927c; IN bbls. Western, lb and up,
fancy, 27M28c; under lh, 24@26c;
geese, fresh, dry packed, 12 to box,
Western, 10 lb and up, fancy, 26@27c;
under 10 lb, fancy. 24M25c; fresh, dry
packed, bbls, Maryland, 26M27c; West
ern, 10 lb and over, fancy, 26@ &c;
under 10 lh fancy 24Ml 25c
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
MEETINGS.
NoTN + or ANNtAL

NOTICE DF ANIMAL MEETING.
20 ,4a- IS l-TehY eirtn that the AInua,
NseisnS OF the Stockholders OF The s7th
purpose OF e''eung Directors ana Inspector
nf Election and ;raasactlng such other
"Ns't'"Ss a. may properly cosGc before tIs
meeting viii hs h.ld on ,ae soth d., -
January l9ls. at O'Clock in the everine
st 'ht oHics OF the Assoc!ai4on ., weSt
''h s1rtet County and Sss to OF New york
GEORGE DENoLI., Secretary y"
psted- January 18th. l3lS
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Meats, Provisions

Following yesterdays prices. compared with
those Of year ago
Now York. Yesterday. 4 wear ago.
1--WE aieers. best.
100 lb so MSi425 $500 @Sii.0O
Dressed beef sides.
100 H. ..,... lis G 20 1T q Isl a
Live veals. hest.
100 h. ...... 800 a 1900 so a 1900
Dressed veals. city.
NJ ........f "a GD 28 .i9 a "a
Live ewes 100 h. 900 q 1900 $50 q 1000
IanlfN. fair 10
pine. 100 lb. 1875 "a 20.50 1880 41 I4.85
Dressed mutton. ID .l8 o. .22 " % .i6
Dressed lambs. lb "a q 20 .lBla4 .2I
Hogs 100 Ii. 1900 @ 1880 lao q -
Dressed hogs, ba-
con. 10. ..... .24ss@ .2+s lag Us
Mess pork bhl 5000 Qp 50.5u 32.O0 @ 32.aU
Aess beef hbl =. 800 @ 5000 1900 G $3.50
lard. Middle West,
~ -. Is. soc q q. .4oc I6.l5o % L6.25c
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
AECBkN II. DON \ E.ILEY CORPOK AIION

THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the stock
.rsoloers Of this Company viii be held on
O'clock IN the forenoon. at the office Of
ne corporatton Room 1900 81 Wall Street,
ppew pw York, for the purpose Of electing It
codrd ~ Directors. two inspectors to servo
=. all elections Of stockholders during the
,,hhsuing year and receiving and acting upon
.ie , reports of the officers and for the
.ahsaetion OF such other business as may
pfppperly come before the meeting.
dated January 18th, 1913.
HARVEY c. WOOD, Secretary
LIE s,I ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
N.slhAfEHOLDERS of the Federal Ac-
,oeu,m'lng Cooperation will be held at it's
ba.' bsm.e' ~ Exchange Place. Borough Of Man
r"t,.dh' CITY Of New York. on "Wednesday.
tb. vary e. ISIS. at il o'clock a. NJ. for
raer rne election of Directors for the ensuing
h,i ana the transaction of such other
meeting
WILLIAM S. HOOD. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Flour and Meal
Produce Markets-Current

Butter.-Rcceipts were 1899 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras,
per ID, 54 s@5 SOC; extras. (92 score),
54c; frsts (sS to 81 score), 5oM53lsc;
seconds (S3 to 81 scorc), 469491ac:
thirds, asa 45c; creamery, unsalted,
higher than extras, 56ls@ SIC; extras,
55ia a 56c; frsts, 5l(@55c; seconds.
471a soc; creamery. held, extras. 47c;
firsts, 461a aM47c; seconds, 44h(a AGO.
thirds, 42d 44c; state dairy, tubs. finest,
$50 5312c; good to prime. 49@ 52c
common to fair, 43M 4Sc; renovated,
extras, 44n441ac; frsts. 4212 a 43 &c;
lower grades, 40M42c ladies, current
make, hrsts, 40N 401zc; seconds, S9G
39lac; lower grades, $40 3s11c; pack
ing stock. current make, No. ], 3aN
391ac; No ?. 3Slsc; lower grades, 35eD
SIC.
Cheese Receipts were 6T boxes.
State, whole milk. fats, held, colored.
specials. lb., 251sc; white, specials,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
> II s t e n a II c e
Cereals

Whcat.-The situation presented no
important change. There were some
complaints received from portions Of
the Southwest, where it was said that
strong winds had removed some of the
snow covering. According to a Western
authority, the total worlds crop last
season was 81 per cent less than in
1916. Private advices from Washing
ton in connection with the reports of q
some alteration in wheat values. Brad
streets" visible showed a decrease east
of the Rockies Of 1.175,000 bushels, and
the total was 20583, 900 bushels, COM
pared with GO, ,529, 900 year ago.
Corn.-Thc market was easier ownG
to larger receipts at Western points,
Efforts being eXerted in ali directions
toward getting corn to market are be-
gin1Jng to bear results. At the same
time the movement of the new crop
from the farms is still small compared
with other seasons, and considerable
concern is felt lest the corn detcrioratc
to point where it will be practically
useless.
Ii within the next two or three weeks
there should be a heavy movement of
corn it is expected that prices, at least
for the cash article, should be revised
downward. Cash corn in the West was
from to 10 cents lower yesterday, and
buyers were showing disposition to
hold back in the expectation of lower
ply showed an increase for the week of
$4,000 bushels, compared with an in.
crease last year Of 670,000 bushels.
Ycsday's Previous Yea;
Corn. % No. yellow s177 s1.77 s1.12N
Chicago
sG@aa9y May :::: 1866 7:s5zss 'sz7: 49,: 1907.
Oats. The market was slightly
easier early in the day, especially for
the late positions. The action Of corn
and hopes Of larger movement
caused more or less selling. Export
crs, however, were again active on the
decline, and prices rallied, closing at
1sc higher to A4c off; The export de-
mand was principally in the West,
and was for shipment via Gulf ports.
Bradstreet's visible showed decrease
of $4,000 bushels, compared with
decrease last year of .l36, 600. The
local cash market was firm.
Yesterdays Previous Year
New York close, close. ago.
Chicago:
May ......... rs 1914 .5sHs
Rye.--Market strong.
Yesday's Previous Year
New York: close. close. ago.
Cash, No. Western s205 S2.04 S1.61
Flour and Meal.-Quotations were:
Yes'day's Previous Yea
close. close. ago
Flour. Mimi. spg. pat. .s1o.65 s1o.es $40
Rye -four. choice. ..... 1850 1850 40
Cornmeal. kiln dried. e.75 9.7s 5.25
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Railway, Other Corporations
FINANCIAL MEETINGS
+. j WALLACE CO.. Inc.
"a Barclay ST.
Now. Nnrlc G,itA.

NV T-VV.
New York, January Is. 1913.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that a
meeting Of the stockholders of j. b Wal
isce Co. Inc, viii he held at the Office Of
Ne Ne Company. NO. % Barclay Street. in the
oofpuGh of Manhattan, City. County and
state Of New York. at two o'clock l. NJ.
on Wednesday. the 30th day of January.
IslS for The purpose of eiecting three di-
rectors for the ensuing year and two in
spec.ors sp1'rol or election to serve at the next
ahtual meeting. and for the transaction OF
such other business as may properly come
ueiore said meeting.
G. ZITILLA WALLACE.
Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
News in Brief

Gas escaping from the stove in the wash
room on the fourteenth floor of AS Madison
Avenue caused the death of Dorothy Mar
golis, designer. of 1l54 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn who was employed by cloak and
suit firm in the building.
The country estate Of Blanche Bates, at
Millwood. Westchester County. has been sold
TO Robert W. Schultz manager OF the Ame,.i-
can branch of the Rolls Royce Motor Car
Company.
Abraham 'Weinstein, an inspector of the
Health pepattment. was arrested and locse.l
with cxtorton BY Peter Heblow. a grocer. of
$50 East Ninety-seyenth Street, who says
that he has paid the inspector $685.
The band of the Army Music Training
School at Governors Island will give con-
cert tonight under the auspices of the Peo-
ple's Music League at Public School -.
Forty-second Street. near Third Avenue
Archimandrite Daboyitch will conduct
special service for Serbans in St Sayiours
Chapel of the Cathedral of St John the
Divine Sunday al a. m The liturgy of ST.
John Chrysostom will be used and the col
lection will be devoted 10 the needs OF Ser.
ban war sufferers.
\ jury in. the Bronx County Supreme
= w. 11"od mir" .ears old of 3Sl East
1S5th Street. for injuries received when
tree ieli upon nun at tS9th Street on Elec-
tion Day.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Five of a tow of
six barges laden with soft coal foundered
outside the harbor last night Battering BIZ
ice opened their seams,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Curb Market

Note.-The Tribune assumes no RESPONSE
bility for the accuracy or authenticity of curb
market quotations. Transactions and prices
Tuesday We're reported as follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Consolidated Exchange

tUnit Of trade on this exchange. 10 shares. |
transactions and prices yesterday for the
more active shares follow:
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
DIVIDEND NOTICES
THE PULLMAN COMPANY.

DIVIDEND NO 204.
,ha Iuarterly dividend OF two dollars per
% s,alii ~lii be paid February 18th. 1915.
,ess ,Nhoiders OF record at close OF l~ls-
-esS January 31st. 1918
ch,o.J +. KANE. Assistant Secretary.
-hlcago. Jan. II, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Mining Stocks
Open. High. Low. Last.

Sales. Open. Hiph Low LAST
eco 600 ala1isih :5Asiaasa Met 10 = 10 " V
1000 Big Ledge Cop. Il
300 fBosr & Mont. As as as 46
2600 "Bradshaw Cop. 50 "a 50 "a
100 c & V t ctfs. 7sa 75s 7ss 7sa
22O0 Butte Detroit :. 4 r. s
3700 *fCaledonia -. 81 81 So 81
1880 .+Calumct .Jcr. 1,s n IL.
1900 TCashboy ... AZ ~ ~, 4iD
400 &C S M&M(apl. 1Js -
500 Coco Kiv Min 2ss Pa 2aa 2az
800 Consol Ariz SIN 11f ia
10000 Cons Cop NJ =. 5La 5T, 5 5Gs
100 @Con- Homestead 25 IS % %
200 Copper Valley. ! /
t500 Crcsson Con G.. 5Is 5Is 5 5Ls
700 'tsoldficld Cons. ls X q =
1850 Fecla Mining. 4,'s 3ia
80 'Iron Blossom. " "a " "
800 "Jer Yer "a p) Il "a Il "a
15h0 Josvg-k "a p) "a Is "a Is
320o +tJim Butler. e.. 50 90 81 81
1900 iJun,bo Exten 20 81 20 20
$40" SS1 .+K kgFr Krwlaae Lake. e.. sss ssH So s"s
so * = NJ ltd 50 So So 50
800 Louisiana Cons la " " VI
1000 s+Marsh Min :. S s.
2j00 '4Mother Lode 26 rs 26 26
1000 1Natl u &: Id. 90 20 1e 19
sSS SS NIX NsSs co'TSa Hn aS 4S'4 as 4S as's
1900 'NiNon Nevada 1Is IA tfs 1M
goo TP'tland Con c. 80 80 32 50
2000 "TPrcv Min Co. as AZ d6 At
900 Ray Her Min. 3s4 as 3s4 3zs
loo Rochester M. 81 90 81 50
$500 81 King of a. j. 70 "a 20
5000 est Mic Zinc. 6 6
800 Stand Slid. i y IS !.
1000 success Min. 8Is 9 az 9
QUO Sup Cop Ia ~ z ga 2Js
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23

Sales. Opcn. Hivh Low ro.+
,luV United Eastern q
1900 West End Con 70 70 60 70
1900 tWh G Ex "a p) II II ~ ~
looo +Wilbcrt Min. II II II ii
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Coffee, Sugar, Tea and Cotton
seed Oil

Current =
prices. yesf
For cash: Gents. ago.
Tea. Formosa. per ]b n 1874
Sugar. grann'ated. per lb. -. 7.45 e.75
Coffee, Mo No. I. per ID. 834 10
Cottonseed oil, per lb ...... 20.S5 1855
Coffee Futures.-The market was re-
dictionary, opening with gains of to l3
points, but the freight situation caused
It TO close with net losses Of to T
points.
Yesterdays A year
Contract: close. ago.
March ..... s.eo@s.61 a.47@s.43
May ............. a.78@8.6O 6.54@S.55
July .....,.... 100000, s.60@8.ei
September ......... 9.2o@9.2t a.7O@8.71
Cottonseed Oil Futures.-Thc market
was inactive, with spot stronger, and
closed stronger.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-23
Bonds

unlisted. 1Scll cents per share.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24

at work are watching the progress Of the game
on bleachers or before electric boards.
No one can argue that baseball is an ESSENTIAL
industry and that men who will clash for supre-
macy early next month should not be engaged
in an essential industry or be fighting overseas
Baseball is a commercial proposition, pure and
simple The American people accept it as their
national amusement, but it is the sport OF the
game and not the business that appeals to them.
perhaps we shall hereafter think more OF the
playing side and less of the business side OF all
sports" says the Indianapolis News
"Ths may be of the minor reforms that
will follow the war There can be no doubt that
there has been too much commercialism IN our
games. We think of baseball as the great Amerl-
can game, and so it is. But we have not perhaps
realized that the American people liked it as
game and not as business. They have become
somewhat weary of baseball politics. But the
game as game, will endure. The soldiers have
the right view, and they express it with great
force and clearness."
We believe that the world series could have
been eliminated this year. 1t seems incongru-
our and sardonic to permit the playing OF the
series while hundreds of our boys are losing
their lives daily the other side of the Atlantic
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24
MOTION PICTURE
AIDS Drive FOR
NURSE RECRUITS

A one-reel film "The Making of
Nurse will be SHOWN III Richmond
next Saturday and Sunday at the
Washington and Murrette theatres
under the auspices of the Wayne
County Chapter Of the American Red
Cross The picture was made in one
of the leading New York hospitals and
shows the training of a nurse from
the time she enters the hospital I'M
til her graduation.
On account Of the present campaign
for young women from 10 to 35 to en-
ter the training schools to take the
places of the nurses who are going
overseas, it was thought this film
would be of particular interest at this
time as 1t will give a very accurate
idea of the nurses work and duties
while in training.
The campaign for student nurses 10
going on successfully but the number
needed has not yet been reached and
every young woman with a high
school education should very serious
ly consider the matter of entering a
training school from the standpoint Of
her duty in the present emergency.
Unless a large reserve of student
nurses can be enrolled at once ade-
quate care of our sick and wounded
soldiers can not be continued as the
present need has taken almost all the
available graduate nurses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24

Aisne, and which has been going on
from August 8 to the present day.
The first and most obvious point needs
but brief commentary this week, both
because its character is simple and
clear and also because the movement
involved has not been on large scale.
propose, therefore, after briefly sum-
marizing this situation, to make most
Of my article this week deal with the
major or the general strategic situa
ton.
Fresh Troops Stabilize
Enemy Line.
The Germans have succeeded in
nearly stabilizing their line between
the Somme and the Disc, and they
have done this by constantly pouring
in fresh divisions from their reserve.
until now they have already used
something less than forty but more
than thirty-fve divisions. Even SO,
however, they have been unable COM
| pletely to arrest the movement press
| ing against them, and in particular.
| they have lost considerable ground,
| day after day, in the Lassigny Hills.
! This is not due to the fact that they
are weaker in this sector than else
where. 1t is due to the fact that the
attack is willing to spend more energy
in this sector than in others; and for
reason often described in these ar
ticles-the capture of observation
| points.
| The Lassigny Hills, as we know,
overlook from their northern escarp-
ment the plains across which the
southern portions of the German army
must retire if they are compelled to
further retirement, across which the
wounded must be sent back, together
with empty vehicles and tired units,
and across which supplies of all kinds,
relief units and lin that ruined land)
everything down to water must be
brought forward.
| To have your opponent enjoying di
rect observation of your roads at a
few thousand yards range is obviously
an immense disadvantage. 1t does not
compel your retirement-if it did the
Germans on Messines Ridge for more
than two years could have compelled
the retirement Of the British from the
Ypres salient, which they did not do
But this advantage on the part Of
your opponent compels you to waste
men at a very expensive rate.
Eastern End Of
Ridge Still Held.
The French, after more than weeks
4 battle, had not gained possession o
the chain of observation posts which
marked the northern escarpment 0
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24
POPULAR SCIENCE
LECTURE GIVEN
BY DR.. NEWKIRK

Practical demonstrations of what
the gyroscope is used for in the scien-
tifc world today were made by DR..
B. l.. Newkirk in his popularscience
lecture Friday evening.
First explaining that anything which
spins or rolls Is a gyroscope, whether
a dime, tin lid or a carefully con-
structed wheel, DR.. Newkirk presented
several practical problems to the, audi
ence,-why a rolling coin begins to
turn In "a circle just before falling,
and why a rolling tin lid falls with
the handle on the inside.
DR.. Newkirk explained that the two
wheels of a motorcycle form very eff
cient horoscopes, and when at high
speed it is almost impossible to make
them deviate from straight path, for
when 1t strikes a nut, instead OF turn
ing to one side, it follows the law OF
the gyroscope and goes in the direc-
ton OF right angles to the operating
force, which makes 1t leap up instead
One of the first practical applica-
tons OF the gyroscope, he pointed out
was the invention Of the elongated
shell instead OF the round ones, for
the long shells have grooves along
the side, and are sent whirling at the
rate of 5000 revolutions per second
SO that they go IN straight line.
The greatest practical use OF the
gyroscope is the gyroscope compass
which is used on all war ships and
submarines, Mr.. Newkirk said. He
brought out the significant fact that
while it was invented in Germany, 1t
was improved and made practical by
the Americans.
After the lecture DR.. Newkirk allow
ed all the interested audience to
throng about the equipment and ex-
periment with gyroscopic dumb-bells.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24
Letters to the Fighters

Don't forget to call the Palladium for names
and addresses of Wayne county fighters. let
ter from Wayne county is a letter from HOME.
Remember that
The boys enjoy letters from their home COM
munties more than anything else 1t makes
them feel that all Wayne county is back of them.
Churches, lodges, ladies aid societies and
clubs might take up the project with profit to
themselves and happiness for the boys by writ
ing them letter.
A member of an organization would feel him
self honored to receive letter from the home
body, signed by its officials and his old asso-
ciates.
Shop rooms, stores and offices should get
into line and write letters
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24
usahle the great artertal railroad from

usable the great arterial railroad from
the coast to Paris, which was the
main lateral communication OF the
Allies in the north The second rem
dered unusable the main arterial line
from Paris to Chalons, Verdun. Nancy
and the east, which had for nearly
four years been the trunk OF lateral
communication Of the Allied line In
its center Therefore the reduction OF
these bulges or salients by the two
victories of July Is and August was
of real and obvious strategic value.
But even this was not the chief aim
or the chief result OF the double sue
cess. Tho chief aims and the chief
results of the double success were
two:
First, to recover the initiative.
Second, to reverse what may be
called the balance OF effective power.
Understanding
the "Initiative."
AS to the first this word Initiative"
has been dealt with so often here that
am almost ashamed to return to 1t,
but one cannot understand 1t too
clearly. / will repeat the definition,
He that gives form to the battle is
said to possess the initiative" That
means that when of two opponents
one is so situated that he can always
make the first move and can make the
actions of the other consequent upon
his actions, then this first one may be
said to possess the initiative SO long
as that state Of affairs continues. II
does not involve necessarily supe'
riority in numbers of men or in ma
terial, though that superiority is q
great advantage in obtining and re
tanning the initiative. 1t does not
even necessarily involve attack
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24

4" HERE are two things in the
war theatre at the present
moment which command the
attention of all serious observers
mean, Of course, In the Western
theatre Of the war. which is the only
one where the final issue Of the great
campaign can be decided.
First, there is the actual series Of
active operations. between the Somme
and the Disc, the most acute sector
upon which is that at the Lassigny
Hills. That is the obvious feature
which strikes every eye.
But the second thing is more i'm
portant and, indeed, includes the first:
1t is the general strategic situation
created by the two great allied vic
tories, the first between the Marine
and the Vesle from July Is to August
3, and the second that which is still
in progress between Arras and the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-24

the Lassigny Hills, though they were
still forcing their way ahead slowly.
Their positions at that time were
these: They held those observation
posts on the western end of the range
which are least important because
they are nearest the German from,
which stretches north at right angles
to the ridge; the posts which. there
fore are less valuable for directing ar
tillery interference with the German
communications behind that front. But
they had not yet gotten complete pos
session Of the observation posts on the
eastern end of the ridge, which would
give command over the roads far be
hind the, German front.
The reason for this is that this
range of hills, which dominates the
plain to the north by from 800 to
400 feet, is not a narrow ridge, such
that possession of the summit gives