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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
BURNED TO DEATH.
Students OF Florida Reform School
Find Fire Escapes Locked.

Eight students and two officers Of
the Florida Reform school lost their
lives at Mariana, Fla, at an early
hour Wednesday morning when the
main building was destroyed by fire.
Nearly 100 students escaped by climb
ing through a skylight to the roof
and thence making their way down
the three stories on the fire escape.
The fire was discovered only after
it had gained great headway and
nothing could be done to stop its pro-
gress. The building was of brick, SO
by $50 feet, with two wings so feet
In length. It was finished inside in
pine, all partitions and floors being
Of wood. This had recently been
painted and the oils in the paint made
the wood burn rapidly, so that. 1t Is
said, that within 80 minutes after the
fire was discovered the building was
in ruins.
When Superintendent Bell was
awakened the stairways were in
flames. The two fire escapes being
locked, he could only make his es-
cape through the roof, and this he
did, climbing to the tower he jump
ed to the roof and from this to the
fire escape, from which he reached
he ground and tried to enter the Of
fee to obtain the keys to the fire es-
capes. The Office being in flames, he
procured an axe and with the assist.
ance Of Allen, one of the guards, he
climbed to the landing Of the fire. es-
cape at the second floor, where three
men were trying to make their es-
cape. He succeeded in breaking the
ocks of the barred eating to the win
dow, but was unable to get the meta
frame out. In the meantime the floors
gave way and the inmates were hurl'
ed to their doom.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25

of the Naval War College from which
duty he was detached to command
the Tennessee in August, last, when
that vessel was sent to Europe to re-
lieve distressed Americans in the war
zone"
One effect Of the incident, it Is be-
lieved In diplomatic circles here, will
be to emphasize to the Porte the anx-
iety OF the United States for the safe
ty of its subjects in Turkey, where
conditions have been uncertain for
many months. Ambassador Morgan
thau early last summer asked for a
warship.
Since the outbreak Of war. some
Turkish officials have threatened to
execute three English or French sub
jects for every Mussulman killed In
bomberdments by the feet OF the AL
lies on unfortiaed towns. Ameri-
cans have feared that if any such
threat were carried out, on account OF
their similarity Of speech and appear
aIce, they might be thrown into dan
ger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
ASKS CLEMSON TO HELP.
g. 8. Government Request College u
Prepare Cotton Exhibit.

The South Carolina experiment sta.
tion at Clemson college has Been ask
ed By the United States department
OF agriculture to prepare the govern
ment cotton exhibit for the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco
In 1915.
The cotton exhibit will be located
with the governments agriculture
display In the agricultural building al
the exposition. ut certainly Is
high compliment to Clemson college
and Prof. Harper" said Commission
er Watson Of the State department
Of agriculture.
The collection Of cotton arranged
By tho department Of Agriculture vii
be included In the exhibit to be SEN
by the experiment station. Practical
" every variety OF cotton has beer
collected by the department for th'
display, which is considered one o
the most nearly complete In exist
ence. Work on the cotton exhibi
will begin at once and it will be ship
ped to San Francisco by the expert
ment station officials early in 1915
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
TO FIGHT In THE WEST
GERMANS EXPLODE NINE UNDER
FRENCH AT ST. MIHIEL
Rombardment Of Allied Lines Con.
tinues in Flanders-Germans Gain
First Line of Trenches,

London report the latest of1cia
communications regarding operation
on western battlefelds are much th'
same as those of thN preceding days
There has been fighting virtually al
along the front, but without appre
ciable change in the situation.
From the coast OF Flanders to tht
river Lys on the Franco-Belgian Dor
der, much Of which has been flooded
by the Allies to hinder German at
tacks, there has been repetition or
smaller scale Of the bombardmen'
which the invaders invariably resor
to in the hope of breaking down the
Allies resistance before infantry at
tacks and is isolated spots there have
been attacks in force, but, according
to the French and British reports, al
these have been repulsed.
The Anglo-French forces, which
have been holding territory around
Ypres, again have been subjected tc
determined attacks, fresh German
troops having attempted to force the
Allies out of their trenches.
AS was the case with the Prussian
Guard, the Germans who made the
latest effort have taken the first line
Of trenches, but, like the guards
were compelled to give back the
ground after holding it for q short
time.
Both sides, as shown by casualty
lists, are losing heavily, but Ger
mans, on the offensive and so often
enfladed after success, was nearly
in their hands, are said to have suf-
fered enormously.
The French zouayes, who frequent
~ have distinguished themselves BY
dashing charges, have BEEN utilized
again to dislodge the Germans near
Discholet, over which there has been
much fighting, and, according to the
French statement, the attempt has
been successful.
Near the Meuse first one side and
then the other gains an advantage,
but when all is told the general Sit
uation remains about as it was.
In the latest official statements of
the French war Office it Is announced
that in the region Of st. Mihiel the
Germans have been blown up in the
western part OF Chauvincourt, which
they had mined. AS earlier official
announcement mentioned in their
possession the western part of Chau-
vincourt. It thus would seem prob
able that the French had met re-
verse at this point, possibly with con-
siderable losses.
Berlin reports: ''Fighting in West
Flanders continues and the situation
on the whole remains unchanged.
''In front of Argonne our attacks
continue successfully. French sorties
10 the south Of Verdun we're repuls-
ed"
An alta yl was made against our
force which had moved forward on
the western bank Of the river Meuse,
near St. Mihiel, and although 1t was
successful for the enemy it
broke down completely later on.
"Our attack to the southeast Of
Grey compelled the French to sur
render some Of their positions. The
Chateau Chat!llon was stormed and
taken by our troops"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
GIRL TRICKS CAPTORS
NNETEEN.YEaR.OLD GIRL HID'
DEN IN a GARAGE.
Phones for Police Headquarters snd
Central Sends Officers 70 Address
OF the Phone Message.

Evelyn Polatseek, q milliners
Young model, living with her parents
in New York, appeared In the Coney
Island police court and, dabbing her
eyes frequently with her handker-
chief, told Magistrate Miller the story
OF An attack which she said had been
made on her In q garage In Bath
Beath early Monday morning.
When she had finished her story,
James A. Winkler, 20 years old, OF
Bath Beach, owner Of the garage at
Cropsey Avenue; Christian Jaeckel,
20, OF Bath Beach,. q chauffeur, and
Charles McGovern,. 10, manager of
the garage, were held in $500 bail
for examination Winkler was chars-
ed with having attacked Miss Potat-
SEX, and the others With having aided
and abetted him. !
It was about o'clock IN the morn
ing when an operator In the Bath
Beach telephone exchange answered
can from Winkler's garage, and
was alarmed at hearing girls voice
cry over the wire, "oh, please con-
meet me with police headquarters
quickly" f.
The .eceiver Of the garage tele-
phone was hung UP almost before the
girl had f<sshed the sentence, how
ever, and the operator, unable to get
any further information from that
source, called up the Bath Beach po-
lice station and told Of the occur
renee. Reserves hurried to the gar
age and the arrest Of the three men
followed. It was the story Of the In
ciden.s leading up. to the strange tel
ephone call that, the girl told Aagis-
trate Miller.
81 had spent the evening In New
York with q friend she said, "and
was on my way home whec saw Mr..
Wrinkler, whom I knew, IN one Of his
automobiles at the public taxicab
stand at Atlantic and Flatbush Ave
nues. As 1t was late told my escort
that he need not come home with me,
but that I would engage Mr.. Wrin-
kler's care to take me home. ] said
I was sure I could trust Mr. Wrin-
klef.
eve hed driven part OF the way
home. Jaeckel driving the car and
Mr.. Wrinkler sitting In the rear,
when suddenly Mr.. Trinkler drew a
revolver and pointed it at my head.
tried desperately to fight him of for
some time, and appealed to the chauf-
feur to help me, but the chauffeur
wouldn't help me. Mr.. Wrinkler
finally settled back in the seat and
threw the revolver out Of the car.
When We reached Bath Beach, In
stead OF taking me to my house as
had directed, the chauffeur took up
to the garage, and as soon as the au-
tomobile was inside all doors were
locked.
"McGovern then came to the as
sistance Of the other two men, and ]
was able to get away from them al
short time later only On the pretext
that didn't really mind staying out
late with them; but wanted to tele.:
phone my mother so that she would
not worry about me. They let me go
to the telephone, but grabbed me and
pulled me away as soon as they heard
me ask for police headquarters"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
WILL GIVE Up JALU1T.

Japanese to Turn Marshall Island
Over to Australians.
The following official statement
comes from Sydney, Australia: The
Japanese government has intimated
to the British government that 1t Is
ready to hand over the Marshall and
other German islands in the Pacific,
which are temporarily occupied by
the Japanese, to an Australian force.
THE British government has In
formed the japanese government OF
IT'S intention to act accordingly A
special Australian force will be dis
patched to the islands and will re-
main until the termination Of the
war, when the matter Of the ultimate
disposal Of the islands will be a ques.
tion for consideration by the allied
powers"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
WAR IN MEXICO.
Villa and Carranza Are Again Seeing
Bloody Red.

With Villas seasoned veterans hur-
rying southwark on their way to Mex
leo City, and Obregon's artillery loyal
to Carranza, proceeding northward
for a defensive campaign, administra-
ton officials had dispatches from
American representatives indicating
that actual hostiiities in the southern
republic appeared inevitable.
Unofficial reports related that Gen.
Obregon, in a statement issuea at
Mexico City declared: The north
ern forces have violated every armis-
tice and promise made to US. ! con-
slider that all efforts made to settle
the preesnt trouble without resort to
arms useless"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
RUSSIANS DEFEATED.

Germans Score Victory and Capture
Twenty.three Thousand.
Berlin reports that decision has
been arrived at in the battle which
has been going on for the last rev
days In continuation Of our successes
at Wlozlawsk, in Russian Poland, on
the vistula, thirty miles northwest OF
Pick, where several Russian army
corps in opposition: to us were driven
back beyond Kutno. According 70
the present reports We made 23,oOo
prisoners and captured over twenty
machine guns, as we'll as some can
non, the number Of which has not yet
been ascertained.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
ChiId's Burns Fatal.

John McManus. five years old. OF
Rock Hill, was burned to death Wed
nesday. His clothes ignited while ne
and neighboring children vere snos'
ing q pipe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
Denial From Ecuador.

President Plaza Of Ecuador has
made known a telegram IL which the
British consul said he had only words
of praise for the manner In Whlcn
neutrality had been obsa rved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
DAILY WEATHER MAP.
Weather Conditions Forecasted on
Map for Scores Of Cities.

A weather map is being issued
daily by the Columbia weather eu-
reau, Richard II. Sullivan, section
director. The map shows the wealth
er conditions in more than score OF
cities of the coantry and the forecast
for the following day. Several hun
dred copies Of the map are being
mailed daily. Schools desiring q
copy each day should communicate
with the weather bureau in Colum-
bia. Maps of a similar nature are
now being issued from Charleston
and Augusta
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
FIND SECRET WIRELESS.
Naval Device Detects Wireless Opera
tions OF Some Florida Person.

tions OF Some Florida Person.
Using a newly devised apparatus
for the detection Of wireless stations,
navy experts are working close on the
trail Of persons suspected OF surrep-
titiously communicating with bellig-
erent vessels in the Atlantic ocean.
So far evidence has been obtained
duplicating some persons In Florida.
but the Maine woods mystery re-
mains unsolved. Within a few days,
however, the detection Of all these
secret stations is regarded as ineT1'
table.
Teh new instruments were perfect
ed BY American naval officers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
Bullets Cross Border.

One Mexican woman was killed and
six others hit by bullets which cross
ed the Mexican boundary near Naco,
Ariz., Tuesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
Seven Killed by Sea Mine.

While military authorities we're
examining a mine which had been
washed ashore on the Dutch soil it
exploded and seven we're killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25

favorably. According to the days
information our troops have captured
seven thousand prisoners. eighteen
machine guns and several field guns. .
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
Artillery Sent North.

Gen. Cbregon has sent train loads
OF artillery northward from. Mexico
City in order to stop the advance OF
Gen. villa.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
About to Fight.

It seems that there will be warfare
between Gems. Villa and Carranza. as
they have not agreed to leave Mexico
as reported.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
WRITING HIS MESSAGE.
President Wilson Is to Discuss Effect
of War on Commerce.

President Wilson has begun work
or his ann ial message to congress,
which he will deliver in person al
the opening Of the regular session IN
December.
While the message has not taken
definite shape, Mr.. Wilson Is expected
to discuss Philippine independence
conservation, the Mexican question.
government ownership OF merchant
ships and the effect Of the European
war on the United States.
Since the adjournment OF congress
the president has not discussed WIFE
the leaders the program fSr the nex'
session, but will see them "ltnln sas
next two weeks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
British Transport Sunk.

Persistent reports come from Val
paraiso. Chile. that German cruisers
have sunk the British transport
Crown OF Galicia, with a tonnage OF
9,S23.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
A DOLLAR A PIECE.
Votes In Last Primary Come Rather
High to the State.

Each yote in tbs general election.
held in South Carolina November ).
will cost the State government more
than one dollar. There were approx
imately $4,000 votes cast in the elec-
ton for the various Offices. The ap-
propriation for the election was $780,.
600. An additional appropriation OF
from $4,000 to $1,000 will have to
be made to meet the printing bill In
CURED By the election.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
Glad to Have America u Ala.

Ambassador BernstorR has assured
the American government that the
German government will be glad to
welcome American asslstanre in re-
l!ev!ng the pHivettons Of the t>elsians.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
OFFICIALS KNEW.
Ambassador Page Reported Desruc
ton Of Audactous.

G1Ou OA <20No$<SAos
The United States government has
known officially for two weeks OF tae
destruction Of the British dread
nought Audacious BY a mine on the
irish coast, but kept the secret at the
request Of the British government.
Ambassador Page cabled the Amer
lean government Of the sinking OF the
battleship within doy or two after
she went down. He said he had been
officially informed Of the sinking as
we'll as OF tie delay to the liner
OLYMPIC. He gave no details. how
ever, but merely said the British gov
ernment wished the loss kept secTe'
for the present. Officials here scrup
ulously guarded the news.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
WILL USE CANAL.
British Warships Expected TO Go
Through Panama Ditch.

The movements OF three British
warships less than Fifty miles OF
Colon are being watched with interest
by Canal Zone officials. It Is beller.
ed the ships are the cruisers Suffolk,
Berwick and Lancaster, recently in
tn, West Indies searching tor Ger
man ships. 1t is thought their mis-
sion is to pass through the canal
join Japanese men Of war in the Pa
cifc and endeavor to destroy the Ger
man cruisers which recently sank the
British cruisers Good Hope and Mon
mouth off the coast Of Chile.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
Swedish Steamer Hits Mine.

The Swedish steamer Andrew
struck e mine In the North Sea Mon
day and went to the bottom. The
survivors drifted for II hours IN
small boats.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25

Savannah Doesn't Join.
The Savannah banks have decided
not TO participate in the s135.oo0.000
cotton loan.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
Glasgow Reaches Rio Janeiro.

The British cruiser Glasgow, which
took part in the fight of Chile, has
reached Rio Janerio, plainly show
ing the effects Of the battle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
MYTH ENIBALMED.
Russian Troops Did Not Pass Through
Great Britain.

The Russian myth" the story
which gained widespread circulation
some months ago. that $4,000 Rus
SLAMS from Archangel had passed
through Scotland 20 France, was OIL
cially buried in the House Of Com
mons Wednesday by definite an
nouncement that no Russian troops
ever had moved through Great Brit
min for the western war arena.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
SAYS JUDGE
CAN'T DO IT
Interior Federal Court Has No
Authority to Enjoin the
Great State of
Missouri.

i[United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 24.-As-
sistant Attorney General w. H. Fitch
tonight fMed proceedings before Fed
eral Judge Smith Mcpherson here.
denying the right Of that court to en-
Join the state Of Missouri from suing
the railroad to recover overcharges
estimated at s1S.000,000 and collected
by them under the rate laws held TO
be valid by the United States su-
preme court last June.
An inferior federal court has no
authority to enjoin the state Of Mis-
souri," said Attorney General Barker
in speaking of the proceedings. THE
overcharges | am seeking to recover
in the state courts are due the state
officials OF the state Of Missouri and
the people of this state. The federal
government has no jurisdiction in the
premises. No court has right to en-
join state from collecting what be
longs to 1t. Any part of the over.
charges unclaimed would go to iAe
state and not to the government. Only
unclaimed money held in a federal
court reverts to the government and
In this case the state has a prior
claim to such funds
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
SET
UP A HOWL
Loud Walls When Municipal
Store Cuts Prices on Every
thing Down to
the Bone.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24-Retail grocers
in the vicinity Of Fifty-fourth and Hal
sted streets let out roar of protest
tonight when list of prices for the
first municipal grocery store to be
opened Tuesday, was posted. Staple
groceries to be sold at actual cost to
the needy, ranged from 10 to 25 per
cent lower than the retail price and
the retailers threatened to protest to
the council against municipal compe-
tition. Beans that sold at from 5 to
6 cents per pound in other stores,
were quoted by the city at 31s cents;
sugar for which the retailers asked
% cents for FIVE pounds, wes offered
by the city at six pounds for a quarter
and there were corresponding reduc-
tions all down the line
Several thousand women whose hus-
bands are out of employment, turned
away disappointed today when the
city store failed to open as announced
because of delay in the arrival OF
goods. Tonight several hundred poor
ly dressed men and women eagerly
read the new price lists by arc light.
If the first store for which $4,000
was appropriated, is successful, a
chain will be started by the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
GOETHELS IN
CENTER OF STAGE
Many Wild Stories in Circulation
About Builder Of the Pan
ANA Canal.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Colonel
Geo w. Goethals. builder of the Pan
anna canal, continued to occupy the
center of the stage so far as Washing
ton officialdom is concerned. The at
tempt of Mayor Mitchell Of New York
to make the noted engineer part Of his
administration, caused the circulation
of many wild stories President Will
son positively refused to discuss the
matter. Secretary Tumulty said that
all that is known at the executive Of
flee about Cocktails plans is what has
been printed In the newspapers. Sec
retary Garrison is in New York and
will not be back here until next week.
Vague rumors of a serious break be-
tween the administration and Colonel
Goethals were given wide circulation.
Despite this. however, there was high
est authority for the statement to-
night that there had been no change
in the administrations plans Presi-
dent Wilson at least today had never
considered any one but Goethals for
civil governor of the canal zone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-25
Boss Murphy is a Goner if Sen
ator O'Gorman Backs Elk
governor Sulzer.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK. Jan. 24.-Tie Tam
many "dough-bag" is being opened
and It's contents examined. Not since
VIM. Sulzer, impeached and removed
from Office as governor first charged
that Chas. F. Murphy threatened and
then wrecked his administration, have
political circles been SO stirred as
they were tonight following the an
nouncement that District Attorney
Whitman was investigating the
chiefs" bank accounts.
Following the trail Of graft un-
earthed in connection with the award
Ing Of highway and barge canal con-
tracts Whitman is now seeking to
drive straight into Tammany Hall. It
is even said that Murphy's personal
liberty is threatened. In addition to
taking up Murphy's finances for In
yestigation, Whitman is also probing
INTO the affairs of James B. Caffney,
alleged bag man for Tammany. Bank.
ers, clerks and other representatives
OF financial institutions were arriving
Whitman's Office throughout to-
uay. They gave statistics as to de-
posits made by Murphy and Gaffney.