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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
FOUND PILES OF DEAD
A BRITISH REPORT DESCRIBES
BLOODY TRENCH WARFARE.
Small Attacking Parties Are Merci-
lessly Killed-Trenches Often
Reached in Vain.

Cali the ground near the front line
Is ploughed up with shells and fur
rowed with the remains Of old
trenches and graves. The whole
place is vast cemetery In which our
trenches and those of the enemy wind
in every direction"
This statement is made by the
British official "eye-Witness" at the
front in a description given out of
the recent battles southeast Of Ypres
and OF the country in which the
armies are fighting.
"In a sheltered spot" he continues,
there is little graveyard where
some of our own dead have been
buried. Their graves have been care
fully marked and rough square of
bricks has been placed around them.
In front Of the trenches German
bodies still lie thick.
cat one point of the brick fields
recently some thirty men tried to
rush our lines. At their head was a
young German officer who came on
gallantly, waving his sword. He al
most reached the barbed wire and
then fell dead, and he lies there yet
with his sword in his hand and all
his thirty men about him.
''It is the same all along the front
in this quarter. Everywhere still,
gray figures can be seen lying, some
| times several rows together and
sometimes singly or in twcs or threes,
"This description might serve with
\ o1fnrofi1rc fnr Nf
the localities along our front where
the fighting has centered around
some wood, village or line OF
trenches. 1t is as if each had been
swept by a whitening blast before
which every object has crumbled into
ruins or become twisted and deform.
ed, and even the very ground itself
looks as if it had been shaken by a
violent convulsion of nature.
Counter attacks have been car.
ried out with such resolution that in
nearly all cases the original line has
been regained On the night Of Feb,
ruary Is, as our troops were advanc'
ing to drive the enemy out of one ot
these trenches his guns suddenly
opened tremendous fire.
"Our men were in the open al
some distance from the Germans al
| the time, and being thus taken at {
disadvantage their chance Of success:
looked small. Without a moments
hesitation, however, the attacking
line broke into a double quick and
pounding through the mud, burst
into the German trench
"In one trench, which was more Of
less isolated, forty Of our men con
tinued to hold firm until every one o.
them had been either killed o.
wounded. Eventually there were
only three left who were capable O.
firing, and these three continued tt
hold the enemy at bay. In the mean
time word was brought to those II
the rear that their ammunition wa
nearly exhausted, and seven men, thu
strongest available, were selected tt
bring up as much ammunition as the!
could carry.
"These latter found the three
wounded survivors still standing
amid the bodies Of their dead ant
disabled comrades and still firing
steadily. The support, slender as i
was, came in the nick of time, for a
that moment the Germans launched
another assault which, like the pre-
vious ones, was beaten off and thu
position was saved"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
NOTHING NEW IN WAR
WEDNESDAY BRINGS NOTHING
OF SIGNIFICANCE.
Austro-Ge1man Submarine Squadron
Said to be on Way to Attack Fleet
in Dardaneues.

Said to be on Way to Attack Fleet
in Dardaneues.
The summary of the war issued by
the Associated Press Wednesday fol-
lows:
An Austro-German submarine
squadron of six submarines and a
number Of torpedo boats has left the
Austrian naval base at Pola, on the
Adriatic, presumably to strike at the
Anglo-French fleet at the Dardan-
elles
Athens dispatches say nine battle
ships Of the Anglo-French feet have
advanced to the narrowest parts Of
the Dardanelles, bombarding Turkish
Notifications and troops and landing
forces which scattered Turkish gar
rison. It is probable, however, that
these dispatches refer to operations
On Monday, before the attack on the
Dardanelles was interrupted by a
storm.
Italy continues military prepara-
tions, having taken up in parliament
legislation for increasing the strength
of the army.
A German correspondent on the
Galician front says the Russians have
not won single complete success in
their effort to regain their lost posi-
tions on the crest of the Carpathians.
Heavy fighting continues in the snow,
the Russians making desperate efforts
to ward off the danger Of an encir-
cling movement.
German opinion, as reflected in the
Berlin press, is divided in regard to
the American note to Germany and
Great Britain. Some newspapers
share the view Of the government
that the note is an indication Of the
disinterested friendliness of this
country. Other commentators, how
ever, suggest that the note was in
spired solely by regard for American
business interests.
A Russian victory of Importance II
the war with Turkey is announced II
dispatch from Tifis, trans-Cauca
sia. A Russian army advanced from
Batum on the Black Sea into Turkish
territory to cut off the Turkish army:
communication with Constantinople
and isolated large districts Of Turk
ish territory. The Turkish troops
opposed the advance army stubborn
~. The Russians had the assistance
OF warships.
Russia's campaign in the north ap
parently has developed no new fea
lures. Although Petrograd state!
that the Russians are everywhere OF
the offensive, this movement appar
emily is not being pressed with vigol
except in a few districts. To-day:
report from the German war Office
says that several attempts Of the Rus
slams to advance were repelled.
Active operations in France Still
are confined principally to the stril
of the front in tho Champagne re
gion. The French war Office an
nounces that a long stretch Of Ger
man first line positions Is now unde
control of the allies, but the Berli,
military chiefs repeat the assertion
that the French have been repulset
and compelled to retire to their Owl
positions. At one point in the Vos
ges, Berlin announces, the German
made an advance Of five miles IN ta'
! last few days.
The Montenegrin minister at Lon
don was advised that an Austrian
squadron had bombarded the Monte
negrin port of Antiyari, inficting con
, siderable damage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
WANT BIGGER GUNS.
Secretary Garrison Recommends I'm
portant Coast Ordnance.

Guns of create: range and power
than any that could be arrayec
against them were asked for Ameri
can coast defences in an army board
report submitted by Secretary Garri
son, and made public Thursday by
the House appropriations committee
The board advised that the old type
12-inch guns and mortars "are not
equal in range and power to major
calibre guns s-1oat.'
Mr.. Garrison recommended tho i'm.
mediate improvement cf some of the
coast defences so that the range OF
the old 12-inch guns could be increas-
ed to 10000 yards, and tho board
suggested that wherever it was nee
essary to construct new works the
larger guns should be 16-inch wea-
UOnS.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
SUBMARINES TO ATTACK.
Austro-German Squadron to Go for
Anglo-French Fleet.

An Austrian fleet, according to a
Geneva dispatch sent through Paris
Wednesday, consisting of six Austro-
German submarines. accompanied by
several torpedo boats and torpedo
boat destroyers left Pola. the Aus
trian naval base, for the Mcditerran-
can, bound for the Dardauelles. &C
cording to the Telegram, which bases
it's reports hpon what is characterized
as information received from a re-
liable source from Trieste by way of
Innsbruck. The fleet is said to have
been last reported off Corfu.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
RELIEF SHIP ASHORE.
Steamer Which Left Charleston
Meets Accident Wednesday.

The British steamship St. Helena
is ashore a mile and half south OF
Currituck life saving station, On the
North Carolina coast, according to
advices received at Norfolk early
wednesday.
The vessel sailed from Liverpool
January IA for Charleston, where she
IS last reported as having arrived
February Il. She is of 2,70S tons
The vessel is reported as resting at
ease. A relief tug left Wednesday
to aid her. The st. Helena went
ashore at 1880 Tuesday night. There
was a moderate sea trunning and the
wind was light.
The commission for relief in Bel
gium in New York received wire
less from the captain Of the st. Hell
ena saying a tug had succeeded in
getting lines to his ship and that If
the present weather continued he ex-
pected the vessel would be afoat
soon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
WILSON CAN'T LEAVE.
President Says He is Tied to Wash
ington by the Legs.

President Wilson declared Monday
the European situation was demand
ing so much of his attention that he
was doubtful if he would be able to
leave Washington this spring. even to
make his proposed visit to the San
Francisco exposition.
"I am tied here by the legs" was
the way his callers said the president
expressed the situation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10

ing mines and the construction Of an
chored mines, and further agrees
with the suggestion to attach a gov
ernment mark to any mines which
may be laid. On the other hand, 1t
appears to Germany not to be practi-
cable for the belligerent powers fully
to renounce the employment OF an.
chored mines for offensive purposes
Second - German submarines
would employ force against mercan.
tile vessels of whatsoever flag only
insofar as it is required for the pur'
pose of carrying out the right to hold
up and search. II the hostile nation.
ality OF ship or the presence of con.
traband were proved, the submarines
would proceed according to the gen.
eral international rules.
"Third-As the American note pro-
vides for the above mentioned re-
striction in the employment Of sub.
marines, it follows that enemy mer-
camille vessels should abstain from
the use of neutral flags and other
neutral signs. In this connection II
is obvious that hostile mercantile
vessels should not be armed and
should refrain from offering violent
resistance, since such conduct, which
is opposed to international law, rem
ders it impossible for submarines to
proceed in accordance with interna-
tional law.
Fourth regulation Of the
legitimate importation Of food sup
plies to Germany, as suggested by the
American government, appears IN
general to be acceptable. This regu-
lation, of course, would be restricted
to importation by sea but, on the
other hand it would also include indi-
rect importation via neutral ports.
Germany would, therefore, be pre-
pared to make declarations such as
are provided for in the American
note, so that the employment Of i'm
ported food supplies would be guar
anteed to be exclusively for the peace
ful civil population.
In this connection, Germany, how
ever, must emphasize that the impor-
tation also of other raw materials for
peaceful economic purposes, and in
cluding fodder, should be made pos
sible. For this purpose the hostile
governments would have to allow
free passage to Germany Of raw ma
terials mentioned In the free list Of
the London declaration and to treat
in the same manner as foodstuffs
those materials contained In the list
Of conditional contraband."
The note concludes: "The Ger
man government hopes that the un-
derstanding suggested by the Ameri-
can government will regard being
paid to the foregoing remarks, be
realized and that thereby peaceful
neutral shipping and peaceful neutral
commerce will not have more to suf-
fer than is absolutely necessary from
the effects of the naval warfare.
"Such effects. moreover, would be
substantially diminished if, as al
ready pointed out in our note Of Feb
ruary 16, means and ways could be
found to exclude the importation of
war material from neutral to bellig-
erent states on ships Of whatsoever
flag.
"The adoption of a defnitive atti-
tude, Of course, must be proposed un-
til the German government, on the
basis of further communication from
the American government, is in
position to see what obligations the
British government, on its side, is
prepared to assume"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
NEW FEDERAL DISTRICT
PASSED BY CONGRESS AND is
BEFORE PRESIDENT.
Congressman johnson Slated for
Judge, Thurmond for Attorney and
LYONS for Marshal.

Lyons for Marshal.
The House bill dividing South Car
olina into eastern and western fed-
eral judicial districts and providing
for the appointment Of an additional
district judge passed the Senate Tues
day night. It now goes to the presl-
dent. The bill requires the president
to make public the names Of spon-
sors for any applicant for appoint
ment
The present district judge resident
in eastern South Carolina Is to be-
come Judge Of that district, but will
retain jurisdiction in the western dis
trict in cases which already have
come before him.
AS passed by the House the bill
provides that the court shall be held
at regular periods at Greenville, Rock
Hill and Greenwood, and the Office OF
the clerk Of the court shall be locat-
ed at Greenville.
AS passed the House bill provides
that the Cullop amendment shall be
added, this requiring the names OF
indorsers to be made public.
Congressman Aiken and othe,
members Of the delegation who have
labored diligently to have this bill
pass deserve credit for what they
have accomplished.
While Representative Johnson
who first introduced the bill to pro-
vide for the separate operation Of the
eastern and western districts, was in
the conference committee on the leg.
1slative appropriation bill, the mem.
| bers Of the delegation conferred and
unanimously agreed to recommend
Mr.. Johnson for appointment to the
new jndgeship.
The following statement was later
given out: ''After the passage o.
the court bill by the House and Sen
ate the senators and members Of the
House from South Carolina agreed
unanimously to recommend to the
president for appointment as judge O.
the new district, Congressman JOSEPH
T. Johnson Of Spartanburg. They
also unanimously agreed to recon.
mend Hon. J. William Thurmond o.
| Edgeaeld for district attorney and c
IL. Lyon Of Abbeville for marshal
While no official statement has beer
made 1t is understood that the presi
dent will approve the recommends
tion Of the delegation"
The delegation will call on the
president in body and present the
act for his approval and will delivel
to him a letter recommending the,ap
| pointment Of Mr.. Johnson signed b!
every member Of the delegation ex
cept Mr.. Johnson.
| The appointment will in all prob
ability not be made until the mex
session Of congress in December.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
Gets War Order.

Signo Mohr, a Savannah manufac-
turer, announced that he had closed
contract with representative of
the French government for one hun
dred thousand pairs of corduroy
trousers to be made in Savannah for
the French army.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
British Collier Damaged.

Eighteen members of the crew of
the Cardiff steamer Dranksome
Chine. an English government collier,
landed at New Haven Tuesday even
ing. Their vessel either struck a
mine or was torpedoed in the English
channel
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
Tribute to AeronautS

A feet of aeroplanes, many OF the
machines driven by noted aviators,
flew slowly above the cemetery at
Lepine, France, Wednesday during
tn burial Of Lieut.. Mouchard and
Sapper Maillard. The two men were
killed when their aeroplanes caught
fire and fell.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
SAVES MUCH MONEY.
Cotton Steamer Saved $4,000 by Us
ing the Newly Opened Ditch.

The first shipload of cotton from
the South amounting to 3,270 tons,
went through the Panama canal Oc-
tober % last on the steamship Pen
rith Castle. It was bound from Gal
weston for Yokohama, Japan. The
same steamship made the return trip
through the canal in February with
a cargo from Seattle for Liverpool,
made up PRINCIPALLY Of wheat for Su-
rope.
It was estimated that on her cot
ton cargo the vessel saved $1,000, by
using the canal instead Of going
around South America to get to
Japan. Even on the trip to Liverpool
there will be saving of % days at
sea, or s1,1SS by the canal route.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
Troops on Dutch Frontier

A Reuter- dispatch from Amster.
dam says in all the Belgian towns
along the Dutch frontier posters are
displayed calling upon the popula.
tions to prepare for the billeting of
great number Of German troops.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
GOES TO SENATE.
Oscar Underwood Bids House of Rep
resentatiyes Farewell.

Representative Oscar W. Under
wood Wednesday bade farewell to
the House ways and means commit
tee, of which he is chairman, as he
will represent Alabama as its junior
senator after March 4. He presided
over the committee at its final ses-
sion of this congress Wednesday and
was presented with a resolution of
thnaks and congratulation by his COL
leagues. There were speeches by va
rious members. Speaker Clark later
yielded the presiding officers chair
to Mr.. Underwood and he presided
over the House during part OF its de-
liherations.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10
Teachers at Front

Out of 1850 male high school
teachers in Germany, 1000 are serv-
ing in the army. Nearly half the
high school pupils over II have en-
tered the military service.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-10

OOu0O 10 q QeilSerCQC "Qlle IN tTdu-
sit to :. neutral country. Whereas
the doctrine of continuous voyage
previously has been invoked in the
present wcr by Great Britain to sus-
tain her right to detain cargoes at
any stage in their journey if proved
ultimately to be destined to bellig-
erent, such a presumption is under
stood now to include all articles of
merchandise such as machinery and
implements, IS we'll as cotton bound
between the United States and neu-
trail countries, unless an embargo on
re-exportation is put into effect by
the neutrals to whom the products
are consigned.
Injection OF an element Of suspi-
cion on cargoes Of goods hitherto un-
touched when bound between neutral
ports will greatly increase the duties
Of the American government in pro-
tecting tn, interests of its shippers
from undue delays end detentions.
The entire question of the right set
up by Great Britain to take neutral
vessels into ports for examination
and kindred subjects, such as con-
signments "to order" aid to named
consignees, will be brought into the
:!eld of dAcussion og2in. affecting
materially the answer which the
United States was preparing to ihe
correspondence with Great Britain on
the subject of contraband.
In approaching the question Of tha
ground on which the United St2reS
should enter protest against the &C
ton of the allies. officials were donht-
ful as to where they would NIKE
their argument on the theory that
blockade in reality as being at-
tempted. or whether they would con-
tend for the uninterrupted passage
of cargoes not listed as contrabHld
between this country and ballie" =,
ents. The latter would be a PRO-
The Kendrick gazette., 1915-01-29
Notice of Attachment

In the district court of the second
judicial district of Idaho, in and for
Latah county. Notice of attach
ment, c. F. Byrne, plaintiff,
versus Julius H. Petrick, defendent.
To whom is may concern: State of
Idaho, County of Latah, IS.
|, Homer E. Estes, clerk of the
above entitled court, do hereby
certify that l have issued Writ of
Attachment in the above entitled
cause, against the property of the
said defendent. In witness where
of, | hereunto set my hand and affix
the seal of said court, this 18th day
of January A. d. 1915. Homer E.
Estes, Clerk. By Adrian Nelson,
Deputy, (Seal.)
G. W. Suppiger, attorney for
plaintiff. 3-3t.
The Kendrick gazette., 1915-01-29

In the District Court, Second Judi
cial District of the State Of Idaho
in and for the county of Latah.
G. M. Lewis and Margaret M.
Lewis, Plaintiffs.
John P. Vollmer and Dora v. Nc
Crea and all unknown heirs, lega-
tees, and devisees of Donald S. Nc
Crea, deceased, Defendants.
The State of Idaho sends Greeting
to each and all of the above named
defendants. You are hereby notifi-
ed that a complaint has been filed
against you in the District Court of
the Second Judicial District of the
State of Idaho, in and for the Coun-
ty of Latah, by the above named
plaintiffs, of the nature in general
terms as follows:
I Toequiet title to Lots (8), nine
(9) and the west half of Lot ten
Q0), in Block ''B", in the Town of
Kendrick, Latah County, Idaho.
And you are hereby directed to
appear and answer the said COM
plant within twenty days of the
service of this summons, if served
within said Judicial District, and
within forty days if served else
where. And you are further noti-
fled that unless you SO appear and
answer said complaint within the
time herein specified, the plaintiff
will take judgment against you as
prayed in said complaint.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
District Court of the Second Judi
cial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for Latah County. this 25th
day of January A. D., 1915.
Homer E. Ester, clerk.
(seaD By Adrian Nelson, Deputy
L. G. Peterson, residence Kendrick,
Idaho, Attorney for plaintiff. .-4-6t
The Kendrick gazette., 1915-01-29
NIAGARA FALLS.

At One Time the Mecca OF American
Brides and Grooms.
Niagara is the spectacular center OF
the whole great system OF fresh waters
lowing toward the Gulf OF St Law
renee. 1t was for century the cOun.
try's one great sight No visiting for
eigner dreamed OF missing it; no Amer.
lean in foreign parts would have dared
call himself an American unless he
could tell how he had seen his lands
greatest wonder toss It's iridescent
spray on high
"See Niagara first" was the unformu.
ated maxim of those earlier days-the
writer himself. as a boy, heard a
briskly patriotic lady refuse trip
abroad solely on the plea that she had
never seen Niagara Falls
There was something almost sacra-
mental in the trip. Marriage, indeed.
was scarcely legal or binding unless
the visit to the altar was Immediately
supplemented by trip to Niagara.
Those were the days when the
honeymoon was what it used to be. "
Over Niagaras gorge and rushing wa
ters 1t hung benignantly. always at Its
full And in the corridors of the falls
hotels the miserable unmarried forever
bruised their feet upon hymeneai rice.
The funny columns" OF the news
papers could not have existed without
the Niagara wedding trip.