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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
REPUBLICANS TO HELP
Senator's to Give Wilson's Prepared.
ness Their Support.

Senate Republicans will make no
partisan fight on the national defense
program il it is not framed by the
Democrats in caucus.
Senator Gallinger, the Republican
leader. told President Wilson We'd
nesday that the Republicans want the
army and navy strengthened and are
willing tc co-operate with the Demo
Gratis. Later Mr.. Gal,inger said Pres
ident Wilson had told him he would
not approve of the Democratic eau
Gus making the defense plans party
measures.
eve will honestly cooperate with
the party in power in working out de-
fense plans which will be adequate
and sane said Senator Gallinger.
"But We will not agree to have the
Democrats frame their pl ms in eau
Gus and then ask us to approve
them"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
AUSTRIAN CRUISER SINKS
IS MUNITIONS CARG0ES
Vienna Reports Activity Of Warships
Off AIbania-French Lose Sub
Ships Were Italian.

The sinking of a French submarine
boat, the Fresnel, and six steamers
and six large and several small Mon
Adriatic sea off the coast Of Albania
is related in the official communica-
ton issued in Vienna Tuesday. All
the vessels we're loaded with war ma
terial, which they either were trying
to land on the Albanian coast or to
convey there.
Five Of the steamers and the sail
ing ships were sent to the bottom by
The Austrian cruiser Ncvara and
Austrian torpedo boat destroyers at
Fan Viovanni di Medua. In the Gulf
Of Drin, to the north OF DuraZzo.
They were engaged in discharging
munitions. One Italian steamer arm
ed with three guns and an Italian
motor vessel were sunk while on
their way from Brindisi to Durrazzo.
These were loaded with munitions.
While the Austrians were engaged
in sinking the vessels at San Giovanni
di Medua, twenty guns on shore bonn
barded them heavily, but the official
Recent reports have been to the
effect that Italian forces had been
landed st Avlona, Albania, to enter
the Balkan campaign with the En-
tente allies and to-day's report OF the
putting ashore OF munitions and Of
artillery attacks from shore against
the Austrian warships seemingly
gives verify to the previous accounts.
The text Of the statement follows:
1.-The Austrian cruiser Novara, with
some destroyers, on December sank
at San Giovanni di Medu2 three large
and two small steamers and five large
and several small sailing vessels dis
charging war material. One steamer
was blown up. Our flotilla was bonn
barded very heavily from land by
about twenty guns but without sue
cess.
"Our warships destroyed the
French submarine Fresnel and cap
tured the commander, the second Of
fcer and twenty-si1 men.
ION the night OF November 23 an
other f;otilla sank an Italian steamer
armed with three guns and an Italian
motor sailing vessel, which was fully
loaded and en- route from Brindisi to
Durazzo. The survivors OF the steam
er, including four marines, were cap
tured.
"The crew Of the motor sailing YES
Sc! were released in their boats"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
FRENCH SEARCH SHIPS
Government to Protest Removal OF
Men off American Ship.

A vigorous protest is being pre-
pared by the state department against
the removal. by the French cruiser
Descartcs. of Germans and Austrians
from the American steamships Caro-
lima, Coamo and San Juan on the
high seas.
The note Will contend that removal
of citizens of any nation from an
American vessel on the high seas is
without legal Justification.
1t will be asserted in the note, as
it was a year ago in protest to
France in the case OF August Piepen-
brink, that the mon removed were
not embodied "in the armed forces
of the enemy" in the sense Of that
term in established international law.
The communication. it was under
stood, probably will declare also that
there is no justification for the .re-
moral OF an enemy subject from
neutral vessel on the high seas bound
to a neutral port. even if he could
properly be regarded as a military
person. The Trent case during tie
Civil War probably will be cited as
precedent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
TuLMAN WOULD PROVIDE
GOVERNMENT ARMOR PLATE
Senior Senator Would Prevent Fleec'
ing of People Through Lack
OF Competitive Bids.

Senator Tillman, chairman Of the
Senate naval committee, announced
Thursday that he would introduce a
bill for the erection of a twenty
thousand-ton capacity government ar
NOR plant to cost ten million dollars,
and would do all in his power to have
it enacted Immediately.
"The thieves are sitting like buz-
yards watching to grab off the tre-
mendous profits they fcresee from
this preparedness we are talking
about said Senator Tillman. Il
propose that they shall not get the
profit from armor plate" Senator
Tillman said hat he considered it OF
vital Importance to build battleshlps
and to need armor place that II
should have it's own factory.
He said that in the past years the
government had been at the mercy
Of the private armor place manufac-
turers, that it would continue to be al
their mercy unless steps were taken
which in a measure would make the
government independent Of the prl'
Yate concerns
Roosevelt, when he was president
took acticn which did away with com
petition among armor plate makers
who submitted bids to the govern.
ment," said Senator Tillman, "ane
| forced mbination as to prices upor
them. This was brought out clearl!
at the time of Investigation in the
last session of congress by specia
committee created to investigate anc
report to congress upon the cost o.
erection of an armor plate factory fol
the government.
"The testimony of William P. Bar
ba, manager of the Midvale Stee
company, was to the effect that while
it had underbid it's two competitor
for armor plate, Roosevelt had said
Here, you can't make all this armo
| plate. Divide it among the three.
Senator Tillman said that he be
| lieYed the naval appropriation bill
would be late coming to the Senat
for consideration, that it might no
reach the Senate until June, and TO
that reason he desired to offer sep
arate measure for an armor plat
factory and get it considered as sool
as possible.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
STEAMER REPORTED SUNK
REACHES EGYPT SAFELY
Calm Comes After Muck Stir on Re.
ported Loss of Communipaw-
Identity Confused.

A telegram from Alexandria,
Egypt, received Wednesday in Lon
don by Lloyds, says that the Aneri-
can steamship Communipaw, report
ed sunk off the coast Of Tripoli by a
submarine, arrived at Alexandria on
Monday. 1t is inferred that possibly
some confusion has risen in regard to
the identity Of the vessel torpedoed.
A dispatch from Alexandria,
Egypt, apparently confrmatory Of the
report received by London Lloy6s
that the oil tanker Communipaw was
safe was received Wednesday by the
Standard Oil offices at New. York.
This message stated that tie Com
munipaw reached Alexandria on Sun
day last and would sail for New York
on Tuesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
CONGRESS WITH PRESIDENT
IN DENoUNCENa ''HYPHENS''
Republicans Join In Applause Bat Re
main Cndemonstratiye During
Most of His Remarks.

K. Foster Murray writes Tha News
and Courier as follows: Judging
from the volume and distribution OF
applause among the congressional
auditors when President Wilson read
his message Tuesday, they were most
heartily in accord with the chisf exc
cutive in his references to trouble
makers among hyphenated Ameri-
cans, and were next to that most en-.
thusiastic in approval Of his declara-
tions as to the need Of preparedness
against possible aggression. A ma
jority OF the Republicans joined In
the demonstrations in these instances,
The presidents remarks on Mexico
were approved by general handicap
ping among the Democrats, but the
Republicans were almost all silent
There was not a very vigorous re
sponse to Mr.. Wilson's assertion that
the pay-as-we-go policy should pre-
vail in raising the money for pre-.
paredness. What the president said
in advocacy Of the merchant shipping
bill was applauded by about half Of
the Democrats, but by practically
none of the Republicans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
RUSSIA TO HAVE new ARMY
Expert Machinists Come Here to Sc.
lect and Purchase Munitions.

A party Of sixty-one Russians, eX-
pert machinists, mineralogists and
electricians, have arrived in this
country to look after the manufacture
OF munitions purchased in the United
States for the Russian army. Col.
Theodor Kaloniess, in charge Of the
party, said he was going direct to
Bridgeport to superintend the manu-
facture of twenty-five hundred thou
sand rifles.
I'm early spring." Col. Kaloniess
said, Russia will have a new army
of four million men, ready for drive
toward Berlin
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15

to failure?"
"Certainly it Is doomed to failure
if undertaken with no more men than
are now there or on the way. Great
Britain does not seem disposed to
send an adequate force and France
can not do the job slone. Tae mini
mum army which can hope to accom-
pIish anything In the Balkans Is four
hundred thousand men. Az that mum.
Der is not being sent, that L. nay proof
that 1t is Greece who muSt suffer.
Greece who must pay for the failure
Of the Allied Balkan venture.
''If the Entente will assure me
that when they are driven back
into Greek territory they will con-
slider the Balkan game ended, re-
embark and leave Greece, I will
guarantee with my whole army to
protect their retreat against the
Germans, Bulgarisas or anybody
else and give them timo to embark
without being endangered. Then
would be IeEitiIuately protecting
my frontiers. More l can not do.
= "The Entente's demand is too
much. They try to drive Greece out
of neutrality; they come into Greek
territory and waters az though they
were theirs. At Nautlia they destroyed
tanks OF petroleum intended to kill
locusts on the excuse that they might
be used by German submarines. They
stop Greek ships; they ruin Greek
commerce-as they have done with
American ships, too. They want to
seize our railways and now they de-
mand that We take away the troops
guarding the Greek frontiers, leaving
my country open to invasion or any
lawless incursion.
''I will not co it. I am willing to
discuss reasonably any fair proposals.
But two things I will not concede:
Greece shall not be forced or cajoled
out of her neutrality; Greece will
maintain her sovereignty and her SOW
ereign right to protect herself at
need"
And il that is not satisfactory
if coereive methods are used b! the
Entente powers?" the king was ask
ed.
eve shall protest to the whole
world that our sovereign rights are
violated. We shall resist Dcssively,
as long as we human can, not
being forced by any measures what
soever into a course We know will be
prejudicial to the liberties and hap
piness of our people,
And when you can not hold out
longer?"
1--WE shall have to demobilize our
armies and await the march Of
events. What else can we do?"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
VIII Probably Select Chicago,

Political leaders in Washington re-
garded it as practically certain that
Chicago would be selecte dior the Re-
publican convention when the ma
tional committee OF that party meets
in Washington net Tuesday. The
date for this convention probably will
be late in June.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
Austria Captures Booty.

Vienna reports Thursday in the
,!ortenegrin campaign: "Cur troops
captured there eighty guns. one hun
dred and sixty munition carts, forty
motor cars, twelve transportable bak-
ing ovens, some thousands Of rifles
and much other war materials.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
Eirebugs in Georgia.

Following anonymous notices to
employers to discharge negroes in
their employ fires have caused ap-
proximately ninety thousand dollars
loss in Cherokee county, Ca, within
the past week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15
HOKE DEMANDS ACTION
Georgia Senator Wants Great Britain
Called on to Halt.

Called on to Halt.
Senator Hoke Smith, in vigorous
speech in the Senate Friday, called
upon congress to insist that Great
Britain cease interfering with the
commerce Of neutral nations. After
quoting the state departments pro-
test against the British orders in
council in which the United States
assumed the task OF cham 3ioning the
integrity Of neutral rights. the sena-
tor declared it was now up to con-
gress to determine what value it will
be- to the integrity CT neutral rights
for tho United States to have become
their champion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15

Wilson says: We insist upon secur-
ifv in prosecuting our self-chosen
lines Of national development.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15

GinnlngS OF sea Island cotton pTlor
to December l, by states:
Fla. Ga. S. c.,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-15

IAN the governments OF Amer
ica.'' said he "stand SO far as we
are concerned upon a footing OF
genuine equality and unqnestion-
ed independence. We retain un-
sbated the spirit which was so
frankly put into words by Presi-
DENT Monroe. We still mean to
make q common cause OF national
independence and OF political lib
erty in America, but that purpose
Is now better understood so far as
II concerns ourselves"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-05
Brethren Church Notes,
LEON

Sunday proved to be a very favor
able day. A large and enthusiastic
sunday school gathered in the
morning. The contest between the
Fidelity Girls and the Big Brothers
organized classes is now on. In ad-
.dition. Sam CARRIER who is acting
superintendent during the contest is
planning to double the school by the
time Of the district conference which
meets here Oct. /. We have live
and up-to-date school. Come out.
A full choir and well filled house
greeted the pastor in the evening as
he spoke on the subject, In the Den
Of Lions Ample opportunity was
given for others to disagree, which,
doubtless they did. Subject for next
sunday evening, The Road to Beu-
slah: What 1t Means to Me-" Time,
3 o'clock. A fine G. p. at El5.
Clara Caster, leader.
A live prayer meeting every We'd
nesday evening followed by Bible
study at 500.
CROWN CHAPEL
Next Sunday Is tho time ret for
the woods meeting ct FilicaIs grove,
conditional on the weather ana state
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-05
THE CHURCHES.
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday school.

Sunday school. 5000. 9:45 a. N.
Preaching. -. -. -. .11:00 a. m.
Young Peoples Society 100 p. m.
Union Services Sunday. $500 p. m.
The attendance at our Sunday
morning service continues very good
considering the hot weather and va
cation season. 1t is encouraging to
note the interest and faithfulness
on the part of the church people. 1t
is this that stimulates the whole. OF
the work, the minister, the choir
and the congregation for all together
contribute to a service which is en-
joyed by everyone.
Il was a splendid audience that
practically filled the church sun
day evening for the union service,
and it was a hot evening too. This
manifest appreciation of church work
and an eagerness to have some part
in it is indeed praiseworthy. 1t gives
emphasis to Rev. Fansher's theme
for the evening, namely, moral
Burden Bearing This is a service
that needs to be shared by each one
in the community, and to those
favored with special advantages,
such as intellectual and moral
training, social distinction and in
fluence and other kindred blessings,
to such, the obligation comes with
increased responsibility, in conse-
quence of the added gifts. This re-
lationship obligates both the church
member and the non-church mem
Der. The union service next Sunday
evening will be at the Christian
church, unless we are able to ar
range for an open air meeting
The young people enjoyed a good
service Sunday evening, with Miss
Freda Ferren as leader. The SUP
iect next Sunday is Temperance Re-
form" Christian Endeavorers are
especially active in the cause OF tenn
perance. 1t was the Christian En-
deayorers that first sounded the slo-
gan, "a saloonless nation in 1920: :"
And at the worlds convention In
Chicago in July they declared for 9
saloonless world in 1880. Come and
hear what the Christian Endeavor IS
doing for temperance reform.
B. f. Jacobs, Minister.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-05

of the grounds. In case the meet
ing is postponed regular services
will be held at Grown. Sunday
school at 10, preaching at II by G.
T. Ronk Crown has had fine Sun
day school this summer considering
the state of the weather. Calvin
Ryan is making success as super
intendent. c. E. at 500 every Sun
day night. Revival in September.
UNION CHAPEL
There was fine service here last
Sunday with a good crowd for
preaching. The council meeting was
we'll attended and plans laid for the
coming year. The past year has been
the best yet. The Sunday school
under Harry Plummor has reached
the highest number of any season.
The primary department has espec-
tally prospered under the teaching of
Helen Rumley.
G.. T. Ronk, Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-05
Methodist Church.

Miss Ella Manning, missionary
from the West China Conference,
who was to have been with us a
week ago, but was delayed by high
water, gave the address at the 11:0O
service last Sunday morning. She
spoke very interestingly of the great
changes in China emphasizing the
fact that every door was open to
western learning and religious in
struction. The people Of China feel
a confidence in the United States
because ours is the only great nation
which has not exploited her Miss
Manning also spoke to the Sunday
school scholars telling them especial
ly of the children of China. Her in
formal talk to the Leaguers at the
o'clock service was listened to. with
great interest. A very good thank
Offering was taken at the morning
service by the ladies of the w. F. M.
Standard Bearers will meet next
Tuesday evening, the place of meet
ing to be announced Sunday. Those
intending. to send gifts in the mis-
sionary box should have them ready
by this meeting.
Only five Sundays remain before
conference. Many things demand our
attention in closing up the years
work properly. How. about your
benevolences? Mrs. Mayme Baker is
treasurer. Assist the stewards in
their efforts to meet all bills of the
local budget.
The following services Sunday:
Sabbath school at a quarter to ten.
Morning preaching by the pastor,
IL.
Epworth League at Z.
Union service at 8 at Christian
church. You will be cordially well
coined at these services.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
night at 8.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-05
Good Stories Of Great Holidays.
Neighborh00d Stories.
New Imperial Atlas.
Notice of Probating Will.
To All Whom It May Concern:

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa,
in and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment IN writing. purporting to be
the last Will and Testament of Ed
ward Conwell, late of said county,
deceased, and that 10 o'clock a. m.
of the Path day of August, 1915, has
been fixed for the probate of said
will, at which time you can appear at
the court House in said county and
show cause, II any there be, why said
Will should not be admitted to pro-
bate.
In Witness Whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and afixed the
seal of said court at Leon, Iowa,
this ! 9th day OF July. l 915.
q. p. BECK,
549-4t Clerk OF District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-05
Library Notes.

The following new books will be
found in the Leon Public Library:
CLASSICS
Story of Lliad, Brooks.
Story of Odyssey, Brooks.
Wonder Book, Hawthorn.
Tanglewood Tales, Hawthorn.
TRAVEL AND DISCOVERY
Our National Parks, Muir.
Lower Amazon, Lang.
Two Years in Jungle, Hornadarg.
With Washington at Valley Forge,
Foster
Dons of the Old Pueblo, Cooney.
FICTION
Virginia, Wister.
To Have and To Hold, Johnson
Lone Star Ranger, Gray.
Purple Sage, Gray.
The Poet, Nicholson.
Turmoil, Harrington.
Polly Ann, Porter.
Polly Ann Grown Up, Porter.
Still Jim, Whsle
Double Traitor, Oppenheim.
Martha of the Mennonite Country,
Mortin.
House of the Misty Star, Little.
Red Fleece, Comfort.
Promised Land, Austin.
Ruggles of Red Cap, Wilson.
Contrary Mary, Bailey.
GIRLS AND BOYS BOOKS
More Than Conqueror, (biogra phy)
Gilbert.
For the Story Teller, Bailey
Old Indian Days, Eastman.
Among the Fur Traders, Otis
Dorothy Day, Lippman. -
Girl Ranchers, Marshall.
Little Miss Evangeline, Raymond.
Miss Wildfire, Lippman.
An Odd Little Lass, Wright.
A Yankee Girl in Old California,
Raymond.
Young Farmer, Hill.
Boy Scouts on Swift River, Bur-
CESS.
In the Rockies with Kit Carson,
Mcintyre.
Scouting with Daniel Boone, Tom
elson.
How Mr.. Dog Got Even, Bains.
How Mr.. Rabbit Lost His Tail,
Paine.
Adventure of Danny Meadow
Mouse, Burgess.
Adventure of Grandfather Frog,
Burgess.
Captain Danny, Camp.
Eskimo Twins, Perkins.
Good Stories of Great Holidays.
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