The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 17, 1914, Page 6

FRENCH TROOPS ‘OCCUPY AMIENS; __ TNVADERS HALT German. Forces Prepare to’ Make a Stand at River Aisne. _ . BERLIN ADMITS DEFEA; OF FRANZ JOSEF’S ARMY Reinforcements Sent by Kaiser Too Exhausted to Fight — Russians Still Gaining Ground in Ga- licia—Italy Ready. Paris, Sept. 15.—The French vili- cial statement says that French troops have re-occupied Amiens, which was abandoned by the Ger- mans, but that the Germans are mak- ing a stund on the River Aisne. The; . Statement follows: “On our left wing Wwe have everywhere cauglit up with the rear guards and even the main body of the eneiny. Our troojis have re-entercd Amiens, abandoned by the German forces. The enemy appears to be making a stand on a prepared front along the River Aisne. On the center, similarly, it would seem as if the enemy intends to resist on the heights to the northwest and to the north of Rheims. In the region be- tween Argonne and the Meuse. he continues to retire. Relief Near Verdun. “On our right wing we have suc- ceeded in relieving the fort of Tro- yon, which has been stubbornly at- tacked time and again during the last few days. (Troyon is twelve miles southeast of Verdin.) In Lorraine our pursuing detachments are keep- Ing, as everywhere else, in touch with the Germans. The spirit and sanitary condition of our armies continue ex- vellent.” ' Admit Austrian Defeat. London, Sept. 15.—A_ dispatch to the Central News trom Copenhagen says Berlin messages received in Copenhagen admit that the chief .Aus- trian army has suffered an absolute defeat but claim it is retiring in good order. “(General Auffenburg’s army,” the correspondent continues, “is sai to be in a dangerous position, being cut off from the main army. The Austrians have had terrible losses.” Germans Exhausted. Rome, Sept. 15.—Reports from Pe- trograd received in official quarters say the few German contingents which assisted the Austrians in their Jast encounter with the Russians, were so exhausted they could scarcely fight. News received from Austria, says the Austrian army. is everywhere rallying and will make a strong stand against a further Russian advance. Galician Gains Continue. An official dispatch from Petrograd says: “It. is mecessary to turn attention to the theater of war in Galicia, where the development of our success con- tinues. Up to the present time we have been prevented from placing a sufficient force in Eastern Prussia to continue the invasion so happily be- gun there. It was for this reason that the army under General Rennen- kampf halted along the line from Gerdauen (in East Prussia, forty miles southeast of Koenigsberg) to Libau. German troops on September 9 took up a general offensive move- ment against this army, executing ad- vance movements -toward our south- ern frontier. It is difficult on account of the geographical obstruction if this * terrain to know exactly how many of the enemy were engaged. It was not’ until September 10, when the great bh sable p Six Weeks cf War. London. Sept. 14.—-The sixth week of the wir between Germany and France, Great i ritain and Lelgium has brought a vast transformation. The pursued now are the pursuers. The irresistible sweep of seven German armies through Belgium into France met an immovable force at the Marne ri The army of General Von Kluck, which so long battled to turn the allies’ western flank, was itself slowly and steadily outflanked. Its retirement before the small but hardy British army turned the tide of battle. i Retired More Than Sixty Miles. Today, if the French official reports are correct, all the German armies, except that facing Verdum and a few miles southwest, are retreating. Gen- eral Von Kiuck’s army, which a week a few miles to the southeast ris, has retired more than sixty to the northeast, while: on the » right the army of the Bavar- ‘own prince, attacking the French stern line from Naney to Epinal, hos fallen: back to the frontiers of Lorraine, permitting the French to reoccupy Lunev le and several other towns, ‘ General Joffre, the French com mander-in-chief, ;ictures the retreat as hurried, if not disorderly, with the Germans abandoning prisoners, wound- ed and supplies. Berlin Admits a Retreat. s, Sept. 14.—A Havas agency itch from Bordeaux gives the fol- ng communication, signed by Gen- eral Von Stein and officially issued at Berlin: ae 3 “The news is received from head- quarters that the army situated east of Paris, which had advanced across the Marne, was attacked by a superior force of the enemy (allies), proceed- ing from Paris between. Meaux and Montmirail, The battle lasted two , resulting in heavy losses on both sides, The French troops advanced and our troops retreated, followed by columns of- strong, fresh French troops. The situation in the region of the Vosges remains without change. In eastern Prussia fighting has re- commenced, The news is received from the army commanded by the crown prince that the forts south of Verdun have been bombarded s‘nce Wednesday by heavy artilléry. Serbs and Russians Hit Austria. Rome, Sept. 14.—Statements coming from. official Russian sources indicate that upon completion of the operations around Przemys! and Cracow, Ga- licia, the Russian forces will march directly towards Vienna. A dispatch from Nish, Servia, says: ‘Following their capture of Semlin, the Servians, acting in harmony with the plans of the Russian general staff, are prepar- ing to march on Budapest. There they will unite with Russian columns which are advancing westward. This will continue a menace to the German flank. The Servians are leaving the bulk of the work in the invasion of Rosnia to the Montenegrins.” Capture 200,000 Austrians. Rome, Sept. 14.—News received here from Petrograd is te the effect that the Austrian prisoners now in the hands of the Russians aggregate about two hundred thousand. Italians Clamor for War. Paris, Sept. 14.—A dispatch to the Havas Agency from Rome says that several hundred persons, including So- clalist, Republican, Democrat and Na- tionalist members of the Chamber of Deputies, gathered near the royal pal- ace and traversed the streets cheering for Italy, the army and French. The populace massed along the route of the procession joined in the cheering and clamored for war. f “Berlin Calls for War Loans. attack on the left wing of General Rennenkamp!f's army was made, that the numerical strength of the enemy was revealed. They were found to be much superior to our forces. It is along this line that the battle now rages.” * B Italy is Ready. London, Sept. 14.—A Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily ‘Mail says that the Berlin newspapers are making ur- gent appeals to the public to subscribe war loans. They point out that no help can be expected from neutral countries. The papers declare that Germany must rely on her own re- Vordeaux, Sept. 15.—The Temps quotes Prince Tasca di Cuto, an Ital- jan Socialist deputy, with reference to the attitude of Italy: “Opinion in Italy,” says the deputy, “is unanimous that Italy must abso- lutely separate her destiny from the triple alliance. “We are now neutral only in ap- pearance. The action of Italy might definitely turn the scale in favor of the tziple entente.” Washington Hopes for Peace. Washington, Sept. ?5.—Although no reply had been received from the German government to the inquiry of the United-States concerning the at- titude of the former toward peace, administration officials were hopeful that from the informal effort som thing tangible might soon develop. sources as she has to fight the whole world for her existence. Allies Follow Up Advantage. Paris, Sept. 12.—The allies, follow- ing up their recent successes, with much ardor have forced the German invaders to continue the retirement of their right flank and center from the east of Paris. : The Germans abandoned much equipment and at the same time sac- rificed many prisoners and left their wounded where they fell. “The British were again prominent in the pursuit, in which, besides tak- ing a large number of prisoners, they captured eleven cannon, while the French took another German regimen- tal flag. The Germans tried desperately to cross the Marne near Meaux. French The feeling prevails among adminis-/ engineers had blown up the bridges tration officials that as the casualty | ang when the Germans threw pontoons list grows and the enormity of the| across, the famous 3-inch guns of the struggle is- brought home to masses | French demolished the structures be- im each country, the movement for! fore they. could be used. Sixteen peace will correspondingly gain mo-/ times the Germans repeated. the ef- mentum. | fort under a raking fire of shot and A Safe Austrian Retreat. ros * , Sept. 15.—Wireless ad- Konstantine 4 Saving the Fence Posts |t By a Method of Preservation the Less Durable Woods Can: Be Used ' for Many Years. By F. A. Ferguson, College of Agriculture, University of Missouri, The chief requirement in a wood for a fence post is durability. For take the place of the air and water that have been forced out. This forms this reason cedar, white oak and lo-|a shell of creosoted wood from one- cugt have long been tHe principal trees used. These trees are now in many sections becoming too scarce and high-priced to be used for thie purpose. Substitutes either in the form of iron or re-enforced concrete, or of the less durable woods will soon have to take their place. It is doubtful whether iron or re-enforced concrete will ever come into common use for fenoe posts, because such posts are too expensive, Wood does not decay for the same reason that iron rusta or that rock weathers; but because of the destruc- tion of the tissues of the wood by low forms of plant life called fungi. | These plant form live inside the wood, | breaking down the wood fibres and producing what we call decay. A fence post decays most quickly eighth of an inch to two inches in thickness around the post, that effec- tively excludes moisture and pre vents the entrance of fungi. For treating a few posts for farm use the single tank method is advised. In this case the posts are allowed to cool down in the tank in which they were heated. The eimplest form of treating tank woula consist of an fron tank four feet high and about three feet in diam- eter, set up over a brick fireplace with a stove pipe smoke gtack. Such an outfit will cost about $12 or $15. Often an old iron boiler can be found that will answer the purpose. A galvan- ized fron tank has usually too thin a ; bottom to set up over an open fire. | Such a tank, however, can be utilized and heated by means of a three-inch U Students in the College of Agriculture, University of Missouri, making concrete fence posts—placing the re-enforcements. at the surface of the ground because there the conditions of air and mois- ‘ure are most favorable to the growth of the fungi. The decay is much slower in the top of the post because the wood quickly dries out after it has become wet.~ Any method by which wood can be kept dry or that will tend to prevent the entrance of the fungus plant, will prolong the life of fence ‘posts. Piling stones, ashes or gravel about the base or setting the post in cement or con- crete will help to draw away the mois- ture and will prevent the growth of| weeds, which keep the air from circu- | lating freely around the post. Thor- oughly seasoned posts will last much longer than those that are set green. Good results have been obtained by charring the ends of the posts over an open fire. The posts must be thor- oughly seasoned to prevent splitting or checking, and the charring must extend at least six inches above the surface of the ground when the post is set. Painting the surface of the posts or coating them with some pre- servative substance like tar, petroleum or creosote will help to keep out the moisture and will also tend to prevent the entrance of fungi. The most effective method of pre- serving fence posts is to thoroughly impregnate the outer layers of the ‘wood with some preservative sub- stance that will poison the wood and deprive the fungus plant of its food. Many substances have been used for this purpose, but the cheapest and most effective is creosote, or dead oil of coal tar, formed as a by-product in the manufacture of coal gas. It is not only poisonous to the fungus plant but, | being an oil, it also tends to exclude; moisture from the wood. Most of the high-priced, patented preservatives have this substance as their base. The treatment is best carried out by the so-called “open tank” method. Thoroughly seasoned posts are heated | for several hours in hot creosote and then allowed ‘to cool down in cold creosote. When the posts are heated in the hot creosote the high tempera- ture causes the air and water in the wood to expand so that a portion of this air and water is forced out. When the posts are then placed in cold creo- sote, the air and water left in the wood contract, forming a partial vacu- um; and the creosote is forced into the wood by atmospheric pressure, to Following is the result of the first year’s experiment work on the im- provements through use of pure-bred rame carried on at the college of ag- Mis. ‘tube. In this case, since the creosote is very inflammable, it should be shielded from the open fire. In either case a false bottom should be placed in the tank for the posts to rest upon. | The posts should be thoroughly sea- ;Soned before treatment. The bark ; should be removed, especially the pa- 'pery inner bark. About 40 inches of ‘the lower end of the post should be treated. This will bring the treated | portion of the posts six to eight inches | above the surface of the ground when | the posts are set. A-fence post five inches average diameter is large enough and strong enough for the line posts and is the best size for the preservative treat- ment. Round posts are preferable to split posts because heartwood, except in the case of- cottonwood and syca- more, does not absorb the creosote readily. Creosote, which at ordinary tem- peratures is not a liquid, should be heated to about 220 degrees F. Suf- ficient creosote should be used to cov- er at least the lower 40 inches of the posts. After heating for a couple of hours the fire should be withdrawn and the posts left in the creosote un- til they have cooled down. The posts should then be treated. The tank can be filled with posts ‘in the morning and a fire built that will last about two hours before burn- ing-out. The posts after belitg heated will cool down during the day and by night can be treated. A new run of posts can be put in, heated as before for two hours, and allowed to cool down over night. In cool weather the tank will cool down fast enough so that it will, be possible to start a new run at noon. In this way three runs of 15 to 20 poste each can be treated without much effort each day. Creosote costs from 15 to 20 cents a_gallon in 50-gallon barrels, the cost varying with the location, transporta- tion facilities, etc. A gallon of creo- sote should treat three or four posts or more, depending on the kind ‘of wood. To a farmer who furnishes his own labor the | cost should not be more than 6 or 8 cents a post. The advantage of a preservative treatment lies in the fact that it per- mits the utilization of material for fence posts from the woodlot, or of material that can be purchased at a low price: = Forage crops sown_in August, 1912, harvested in May, 1913, showed rye and vetch to be a very satisfactory mixture, but that rye apd crimson clover were not satisfactory, due to Confidence No better proof of the confidence of the community in this bank could be obtained than our constant growth year after year. The safety this bank provided for deposits, its large Capital, Surplus and Profits of $100,000.00 and the conservative policy of its management. All these are direct factors in obtaining and maintaining the confidence of the public. We have an up-to-date Savings Department and we pay interest on savings twice a year. Oy oy Farm Loans ALL-PERCIVAL TRUST C0. 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