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Evening star., 1914-10-18
7HE visit Of former President
and Mrs Taft to the capital,
primarily in connection with


and Mrs. Taft to the capital,
primarily in connection with
the marriage of their eldest
son, yesterday, may be said to
have opened the social season. All the
time that either can give to tneir
friends has been engaged weeks ahead.
Mrs. Taft's stay with Mrs. Garrison
McClintock for the next four or hve
days will be most interesting one, as
1t will present many opportunities for
her old friends to meet her. Mrs.
Townsend's dinner last night at the
Country Club for Mr.. and Mrs. Taft
brought together about two dozen OF
those who will have much to do with
the pleasure of their stay here. The
fact that comparatively few West End
homes are as yet tenanted was brought
to the attention of would-be hosts and
hostesses of the couple during the past
week, when dinner and luncheon lists
were being arranged. The middle of
October usually increases the social
strength of the clans here, and there
two days. whose return was evidently
timed for their attendance at the Taft
Bowers wedding yesterday and in con-
nection with several other notable
marriages arranged also for st. Johns
Church this month and for future dates
promise to be very strong links for the
social body throughout the next two
months. but in late November will give
way partly to the debutantes for whom
the preliminary weeks of the season
have long been pre-empted. The list
of the winters buds will hardly be
complete until the New Year. Several
names were added lately.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Engagement of Miss Le
Breton.

gagement of her daughter, Miss Mar
guerite Le Breton. and Mr.. Ralph Stuart
Rainsford, son Of DR.. W. s. Rainsford
of New York. Mr.. Rainsford is a grad
uate Of Harvard, class of 1902. and is
now in business in Detroit. Miss LIE
Breton is a daughter of the late Albert
LIE Breton Of San Francisco and this
city, granddaughter of the late Rear
Admiral David McDougal and sister of
Lieut. D. Med. LIE Breton, U. S. N, now
on duty at the Navy Department. The
wedding, which will take place early in
November at the home of her brother,
2017 @ street, will be very quiet, owing
to the recent death Of Mr.. Albert LIE
Breton.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
The Young Stallings
Wedding.

Invitations are out for tho wedding
OF Miss Persis Virginia Stallings of
New York and Mr.. Robert Augustus
Young Of Washington.
Miss Stallings is tho daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John E. Dockendorfr Of Larch-
mont. N. Y, and New York city. She
Is well known in social circles Of
Washington. having spent last winter
here as the guest Of her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Cary Of the
Kenesaw. The wedding is to take
place at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dockendorff at 3o2 Central Park West,
New York city. the evening of Novem-
Der I. Mr.. and Mrs. Young will be at
homo at tho Alwyn apartments on CO.
lumbia road after December Is,
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Shower for Bride.

Mrs. c. Boyden Buck gave a miscel-
laneous shower at her home at 1882 9Th
street northwest, Thursday afternoon.
in honor of Miss Matte koselie Wilt
berger The latter will be married
Saturday. October "a, to Mr.. John B.
Switzer of this city. The many pretty
gifts were packed in a suitcase. which
was trimmed in white and presented
to the ride-to-be. Souvenirs consist
ing of a small suitcase filled with
candy hearts were presented to the
guests, who numbered about twenty.
Those assisting in receiving were Mrs.
Charles E. Buck and Mrs. Herbert
Lewis,
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Gone to Western Home

The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
will leave this evening to be absent
from the capital until the opening of
Congress December 2. They will go to
Indianapolis, and the Vice President
will make several political addresses
there and through other western states.
They will make their home at the
Shoreham for the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman Elder of In
dianapolis, who have been on a motor
ing honeymoon tour, and were the
guests of the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall since Thursday, left for In
dianapolis this morning. The Attorney
General and Miss Burleson We're IN
vited to dine with Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall and their guests last evening.
The Marshalls will spend their Christ
mas vacation in Arizona with Mrs.
MarshallS parents.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Return of Diplomats.

The Spanish ambassador and Nine. de
Riano, who are still at Newport, will
return here November 1.
The Brazilian ambassador and Nine
de Cana are visiting in New York and
at nearby resorts and will return to
take possession of the new embassy
on Massachusetts avenue by the end OF
the month.
Nine. Naon, wife of the Argentine
minister. and their children have re-
turned from Bluemont, where they
spent the summer.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
In Honor of Bride-to-Be

Mrs. Joseph Hayden gave a luncheon
and miscellaneous shower Thursday
last in compliment to her sister. Miss
Annie Clark. The latter and Judge NJ
NJ. Doyle will be married next Wednes-
day at ST. Patrick's Church.
The guests included Misses Agnes
and Gertrude Murphy. Miss Elizabeth
LerSh, Miss Blanche Madigan. Miss
Katherine Frazer. Miss Margaret Cor
coran, Miss Agnes Clark, Miss Margaret
Hennessey of Milwaukee. Wis; Mrs.
c. H Clark, Mrs. Paul Helms. Mrs
John Conston. Mrs. R. Bruce Emerson
and Mrs. j. w. Orme.
Miss Blanche Madigan gave a linen
shower for Miss Clark Wednesday even
ing last. and DIR. and Mrs. j. Constas
gave a dinner for the couple Thursday
night
Evening star., 1914-10-18
AY. w. H. A. Dance

The Young women's Hebrew AS
sociation gave its second annual
dance last Tuesday evening at Ma
sonic Hall. Miss Dora Sender and
Mr.. Richard Weinstein danced the
fishwalk and Miss Elizabeth Lorenz
and Mr.. Lorenz the hesitation and re-
ceived prizes.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Moved to 18th Street.

Mr.. j. B. Calvo. former minister of
Costa Rica in Washington. Mrs. Calvo
and their family, moved from 1929 18th
street, where the Costa Rican legation
was established for the last twelve
years. and have taken the house No.
1902 18th street northwest
Evening star., 1914-10-18
A Bridge Party.

A bridge party for the benefit Of the
Belgian relief fund will be given We'd
nesday, October 21. at 2:30. at the Dunn
barton Club, Wisconsin avenue and +
street. The committee In charge con
sists of Miss Hambleton. Mrs. William
Leetch. Misses Dougal. Mr.. ]. G. Pearce
Talcott.
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Receiving Wednesday.

The seniors of the Academy OF the Holy
Cross will receive their friends at tea
Wednesday, October 81. from to pm.
The hostesses will be Misses Evelyn
Stone, Claudia Lieutaud. Loretto Liomin.
Mathilda Knill. Helen Flammer. Stella
Amores, Edna Reiter. Katherine Keliher.
Jane Troy. Cornelia Skinner. Madeleine
Skinner. Virginia Rousch, Mamie Keefe
and Reavon Culin.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Tea for Mrs. Bell.

Mrs. Ernest Darlington entertained at
a tea yesterday for her sister. Mrs. J.
Franklin Bell. who is with her for a
visit. Gen. Bell will join his wife here
later in the month.
Mrs Darlington was assisted by Mrs.
H. L. Scott, Mrs. William Mitchell,
Mrs. H. C. Jewett, Mrs. William Con-
nor and Mrs. Tevis Harwood of Bal
timore.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Back for the Season.

Brig. Gen. Butler D. Price. U. S. A,
and Mrs. Price. who have been spending
the summer at jamestown. r. l., and
visiting New York en- route, have re-
turned to this city and opened their
apartment at the Cairo.
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. S. A. Wolf have
returned from summer spent in
Pennsylvania and are at the Cairo.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Tyler-Tyler.

Mrs. Robert Horner Tyler announces
the marriage of her daughter Sarah
Norton to Mr.. Grayson Tyler of Buck
land, Va. the ceremony taking place
at Highlands, the home of the brides
mother. at Haymarket, Va. Wednes-
day last.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Mrs. Daniels Returns.

Mrs. Daniels has returned from a
weeks visit in Raleigh, N. c. Next
month she will attend a reunion of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
to be held in Savannah, Ga.
Evening star., 1914-10-18
Kittredge-de Guerin.

Announcement is made of the mar
riage Of Miss Eugene de Guerin and
DR.. Herman E. Kttredge. both Of Wash
ington. which took place in Baltimore
October l.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
WANTS RIFLES.
Agents Attempt to Purchase 100, 600
Guns in New York.

SIuuS -NSN 1OFhs
Somebody is in the New York gun
market with an order for 100000
rifles and 50,600,000 rounds of am
munition for shipment abroad. Gun
dealers have been approached by
commission agents durin the past
week and asked if they could fill a
substantial part Of the order.
The agents were authorized to buy
100000 guns and sufficient ammuni-
ton. This is taken to mean 500
rounds for each rife. The agents
want as modern rifles as they can
get, but are will: 1g to take fairly old
fashioned arms.
They would have to pay from SIS to
SO for an old rife, and up to $40 for
an up-to-date arm. They are willing
to pay the higher price. If they got
all the guns at the higher price the
cost will be s2,0O0,000.
1t is doubtful if there are 00,000
rifles in the country for sale. Mexico
during the troubles down there took
all the arms the American manufac-
turers could turn out. The manufac-
turers-there are only two in the
country who could fill the order
have not nearly that many rifles in
stock
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
SHELLS KILL WITH GAS
EXPLANATION OF GREAT FATAL
ITY AMONG GERMANS.
American Suggests That Turpin's In
vention May Have Been Used to
Destroy Troops.

A possible explanation of the ter
rible slaughter among the German:
described in cable dispatch from
Dieppe has been furnished by a prom
inent American, long resident il
Paris and widely acquainted in gov
ernment circles.
The dispatch referred to describes
an entire company of Prussian infan'
try lying dead as if surprised by the
fire; officers with playing cards in
their hands, a group of sixty dead
lying around a haystack, a trench a
mile and quarter in length, beyond
the Ourcq River, filed with dead for
it's whole length, and on none OF
these corpses was there the slightest
mark Of a bullet or piece Of shell
It was suggested by the CORE
spondent that the Germans might
have been killed by the shock of the
explosion; but the American referred
to is inclined to believe that in real
ity the damage was done by shells
filed with a new explosive invented
by Eugene Turpin, the inventor OF
melinite, which liherates deadly gases
that asphyxiate all within range Of
the shells.
At the beginning of the war the
Paris newspapers mentioned a new
explosive Of Turpin's invention which
had just been tried out, and predict
ed that it would annihilate whole
regiments. Bombs charged with it
were dropped from aeroplanes upon
field containing several hundred
sheep. and, according to the report,
all the animals were killed by the
fumes. So deadly was this explosive
that the French government at first
'hesitated to use it on the ground that
the slaughter would be too terrible.
In his connection attention is call
ed to dispatch published in the
New Rork Times just before the be-
ginning Of the battle of the Marne,
in which the correspondent, after re-
ferring to Gen. Kallieni's encourag-
ing proclamation to the, people of
Paris, continues:
Perhaps I may mention al open
secret. If the Germans are rejoic-
ing in their great seige guns, We
have surprise quite as cheering for
them, once they get to close grips;
and we are all asking ourselves how
Tar their extraordinary sense of hu-
nanity will prevent the French from
making use of their great secret"
Some of the Paris papers said at
hat time that if the Germans ever
attacked the city there would be un-
heard-off slaughter; so apparently it
was supposed that these shells
which, presumably, are used in the
75-millimetei' field guns-would be
reserved as a last resort for the de-
.ense Of the capital. But now, &C
cording to the theory, the French
have at last overcome their humani-
:arian scruples and, decided to use
the shells.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
ELUDE WARSHIPS
THREE BRITISH NAVAL SQUAD
RONS HUNT CRUISERS.
German Ships Enldem and Dresden
Are Reaping Rich Prey While Es-
Gaping Capture.

Gaping Capture.
Two German cruisers, the Emden
operating in the Bay Of Bengal, and
the Dresden, patrolling the Brazilian
coast, have destroyed at least twenty
British merchant vessels within the
last ten days. The majority Of these
were bound for American or Cuban
ports.
Although two separate squadrons
of British warships are after the En-
den and another seeking the Dres-
den, they have been unable to come
up with them. This failure has un-
settled marine insurance conditions
until very high premiums on rein
surance arr being demanded On all
overdue merchantmen flying the Brit
ish flag.
Cable dispatches state that on Sat
urday or Sunday the Emden sunk the
steamship Craftsman, a sister ship OF
the Diplomat, which also was sent to
the bottom. Immediately after this
came another dispatch that the Clan
Matheson, and two other ships had
been destroyed by the busy cruiser.
The list up to date charged to the
one war vessel includes the Lovat,
KILN; Trabboch, Indus and the Dip
lomat, so far as known. The Kab-
binga, captured, was used to take
the crews of all the other ships into
Calcutta. That port is now closed.
There is nothing definite about the
operations of the Dresden, but since
she has been operating in the vicinity
of the River Plate about fifteen Brit
ish merchantmen have vanished from
the wireless and other worlds. The
Indian Prince, which left Bahia on
September with $4,000 bags CT cof-
fee for New York, was due at Port
au Spain September u, but she never
reached there.
The Silyersand left Montevideo on
August % and has not been reported
since; the Kathleen, which left the
day before, has dropped out; the
Higbury, which left the oath, has
not been heard from since the Lux
emburg, Bernhard, Brittany and Dali
ton, all of which left Buenos Ayres
between August - and 16, never
communicated with any other vessel
again. In addition, the Mamari,
which left Wellington, and the Del
phia, which left Auckland early in
August, have dropped out
1t is understood that practically all
of the ships carry war risk insurance
issued by the British government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
DEVELOPING SLOWLY.

Huge Russian Army Preparing to
Take Offensive in Austria.
The Russian offensive against Aus
tria is developing slowly. There are
great stretches Of country to cover
and enormous numbers of men to
move. Austria, it is computed, has
not more than 100000 men left to
guard her northern frontier against
the Russian millions, but if she can
withdraw them to Cracow in some
some of order she can rely on the
help of a we'll trained German army
corps.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
WATCHED WITH INTEREST
SUBMARINES MAY CHANGE TAG
TICS OF NAVAL WARFARE.
American Officers Greatly Interested
in Combat Which is Going On in
North Sea.

Washington naval officers were
greatly interested in the reports o.
the destruction of the three British
cruisers by torpedoes, presumably
discharged by German submarine
or submarines.
Precisely such an operation has
been expected ever since the war be.
gan. Officers particularly familiar
with the use of submarines have firm,
ly believed that the present wal
would bring surprises to the world
in the way of proving the deadly ef.
fectiveness of submarine torpedo
boats.
The loss Of the three British cruis-
ers in this matter is regarded as a
severe blow to their navy, not SO
Ouch IN the actual loss involved in
this instance, but as an alarming
symptom of what may occur in the
future. It is believed that it will
have a depressing effect on public
opinion in England, as it is likely to
stir up doubt of the ability of the
British battleship fleet to maintain
itself intact in the face of stealthy
submarine attacks.
On the other hand, it was pointed
ont that undoubtedly for the very
purpose Of avoiding submarine at
tacks the British dreadnoughts, upon
which the real strength of the Brit
ish feet depends, are being kept out
of the probable range of the Ger
man submarine operations.
Though the exact location of the
British cruisers when they were de-
stroyed is not announced by the Ad-
miralty, it is assumed that they were
probably doing patrol or scout duty
closer in shore than the probable
position of the dreadnoughts. Ameri-
can naval men take it for granted
that the British are using their de-
stroyers and light cruisers for in
shore work to protect the main feet,
if possible, from German destroyers
and submarines.
It is expected that the successful
operations'of the German submarines
will again revive the controversy.
which has grown in importance in
recent years, over the relative value
of the ,dreadnought in the face of
possible submarine attacks. A Brit
ish naval expert recently proclaimed
his belief that the usefulness OF
dreadnoughts was at an end, owing
to the effectiveness of the latest type
of submarine torpedo boats.
At that time American naval off,
GERS contested this extreme view, and
while admitting the probable great
value of submarines in the next naval
war maintained that the dreadnought
battleship, with its great guns, for
many years to come would prove to
be the deciding factor in any test Of
naval strength.
Naval officers have predicted that
Germany would follow this method of
warfare on the sea; her submarines
and destroyers, aided by her Zeppe
Inns, dashing out for quick attack,
while her dreadnoughts remained un-
der the protection of Notifications in
definitely. In other words, Germany,
as her plan is understood, will count
on striking little blows at frequent
instead of risking gen.
eral engagement against such strong
odds.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
!AEROPLANE STRUCK.
None of British Machines is Badly
Damaged, However.

The Admiralty issued this state
nent Wednesday,: Yesterday the
British aeroplanes of the naval wing
delivered an attack on the Zeppelin
shed at Dusseldorf. The conditions
we're rendered very difficult by the
misty weather, but Flight Lieut.. c..
I. Collet dropped three bombs on the
Zeppelin shed. approaching within
100 feet. The extent Of the damage
IS not known. Flight Lieut.. Collet's
machine was struck by one projectile,
5ut all the machines returned safely
% their point of Departure
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
GERMAN PLANS.
Would Crush Russians and Then Go
to AuStlianS Aid.

The German army of East Prussia,
numbering more than 100000 men,
has gathered in it's forces from Rus
sian Poland as far south as line
drawn west of Ledz and is concen-
trating just around the fortress of
Kovno in supreme effort to smash
the army of Gen. Rennenkampff.
The aim of Germany, if successful
in this attempt, is to move south and
force Russia to evacuate Austrian
Poland. In view Of Gen. Rennen-
kampff's experience in Manchuria
and his proved ability as a COM
mander, the success of such plan
seems improbable.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
War Correspondents Warned.

The adventures of American war
correspondents called forth a warn
ing from the French government that
they must not go where the armies
are engaged, under pain of righteous
penalties.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
TO WEAR COTTON.
Movie Machine Takes Picture on Cap
itol Steps at Washington.

Speaker Clark, Miss Genevieve
Clark, Miss Luck Burleson, Miss Cal
lie Hoke Smith and Representative
johnson, Of South Carolina, who rep
resents a cotton mill district, were
actors in a moving picture scene on
the capital portico Thursday to boost
the movement to substitute the cot
ton dresses for silks. The trio of
girls carried large department store
packages, each containing a dress
length Of cotton goods from South
Carolina, which they will have made
into frocks for exhibition at the Ma
tional Cotton Fashions Show to be
held at Washington October and s..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
MANNING WORKING.
Governor-Elect is Urging Buy-a-Bale
Movement in Richmond.

Richard I. Manning, Democratic
nominee, by more than $4,000 ma
jority, for governor of South Caro-
lima, telegraphed Tuesday from
Washington to his Columbia head
quarters, as follows:
Urge through the press that buy
a-bale' shall be from cotton producer
who needs money to pick his cotton.
Am urging 'buy-a-bale' movement in
Richmond and other points"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
Hailstone Hits Allied Lines.

A Battle Front dispatch dated Sun
day says a hailstone with q. cold
wind added to the hardships of the
allied troops, who, however, retain
their splendid spirit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
Conyicts to Wear Blue Suits.

The prisoners at Blackwell's Is
land, New York's refuge OF the crimi-
nails, will no longer be seen in the
black and white stripes. Blue suits
have been substituted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
EDISON'S LATEST.
TeIescribe Records Both Ends of a
Telephone Conversation.

Edison's latest invention, the tele-
scribe, which records both sides of
telephone conversation, was recently
exhibited in New York. The machine
is simple. The desk telephone is
equipped with two transmitters and
two receivers. The talker uses one
set and the other set is hitched to a
phonograph record which takes down
every sound on the wire. The phono-
graph is started recording and stop
ped at will by pressing buttons.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
Peace Efforts Halt.

With the receipt of the German re-
ply to President Wilson no efforts
have been made by this government
to push it's efforts towards peace.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
EilihuSter Wins Fight.

The determined flibuster on the
part Of several senators has forced
the Democrats to reconsider their
river and harbors bill.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK.
Russian Cruiser Sinks Cruiser and
Two Mine Laying Torpedo Boats.

The news of a Russian naval vic
.ory in the Baltic in which Russian
cruiser sank German cruiser and
two torpedo boats has lessened some
what the dismay felt by the British
public over the destruction of three
British cruisers off the Hook of Hol-
land.
The Russian armored cruiser
8ayan, ship Of 7,715 tons, encoun-
tered the German warships in the
Baltic, it is reported from Paris,
while they were mine laying. No de-
:ails of the engagement are yet
known, but the Bayan apparently es-
capped serious injury. Tie Bayan was
completed in 1910 She is of twenty
one knots speed and carries an arma-
ment Of two S-incl guns. eight g.
inch guns and smaller batteries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
Sailors to Return.

The British sailors who were res
cued from the sinking cruisers and
carried to Holland, will be returned
to England.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
Mexican Wires Cut.

The telegraph wires between Vera
Cruz and Mexico City have been cut,
and there is no communication be-
tween the cities.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
Our Gold in Turkey.

The dispatch boat Scorpion, United
States navy, has reached CONSTANT
nople, and placed 100000 at the
disposal of Ambassador Morgecthau.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
Buys 14,7S5 Bales.

A two-day cotton campaign in
Charleston resulted in the announce
ment that l4.7S5 bales would be
bought at ten cents.