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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
GERMAN TROOPS WILL ATTACK
ALLIED SOLDIERS At SAL0NIKI
High Greek Military Authorities Say
Teutonic Attack is Inevitable
Allies are Preparing.

A Saloniki dispatch through Paris
says the highest Greek military
authorities express the belief that an
Austro-German attack on-Saloniki is
inevitable. The Greek general staff
will quit Saloniki. All Greek troops
except one infantry regiment have
been transferred to Koziani. The
Entente allies have ordered the evac-
uation of several villages around
Saloniki by the civilians for military
reasons.
The SaIoniki correspondent Of the
Petit Parisien, Paris newspaper, IN
a. dispatch concerning hostilities IN
the Serbian theatre Of war, says:
sThe Germans have begun again to
concentrate forces apparently with
the object Of freshoperations. The
Bulgarian army is seriously weaken
ed and will be replaced in these oper-
aticns by Turkish forces. Turkey has
been instructed and has agreed to
principle to give an undertaking to
Greece to evacuate from Greek sol!
as soon as the Entente allies are de-
feated, but it remains to be seer
whether Greece will permit the Turks
to enter her territory after refusing
to have the Bulgarians.
The Athens correspondent Of the
Figaro, another French paper, say:
that the German answer to the Greek
protest upon the question of the en-
try Of Bulgarians into Greek terri
tory was handed in at noon Satur
day. Germany, it is understood, de
clared that Notwithstanding the mill
ftary necessity which required the pur
suit of the retreating Entente allies
the imperial government taking note
of the popular Greek sentiment, ha:
ordered the immediate halt of thu
Bulgarians.
The concentration Of Austro-Ger
man forces for an invasion is said Il
be underway. When this concentra
tion has been completed definite
decision will be- taken. Thus tn
question has not been settled by th'
reply but in official circles optimism
reigns. The Austro-German force
are estimated at about one hundret
and twenty thousand with mucl
heavy artillery. It Is said that the.
| will be entirely ready next Thursday
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
BULGARS MUST STAY OUT
Athens Dispatch Say Greece Will Nc
Allow Them an Entry.

Germany has threatened to expel
the Entente Allies from Saloniki, ac-
cording to The London Times Athens
correspondent.
Replying to Greek diplomatic rep
resentatioL.s which had as their aim
the preventing Of the entry Of Austro-
German troops into Greece" says the
correspondent, "the German minister
declared that the Notifications which
the Entente Allies were constructing
at Saloniki would compel Germany to
take action to drive out the allied
forces.
premier SkouIoudis rejoined that
in no case would Greece allow Bull
garian troops to set foot on Grees
soil"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
AMERICA REVIEWS ITS
DEMANDS ON AUSTRIAiNtS
In Second Note United States Says
Admiralty Admitted Torpedoing
the Ancona While Halted.

The United States contends, in its
second note to Austria on the Ancona
case, made public Wednesday, that
the official admission of the Austrian
admiralty that the liner was torpe-
doed after she had stopped and while
passengers still were aboard, alone is
sufficient for the American demand
for disavowal, repar2tion and punish
ment of the submarine commander.
/. The note renews the demands OF
the United States anu says the de-
tails to which Austria referred in its
reply to the first note are in no way
essential to the discussion. It en-
phasizes the continuance of good re-
lations depends upon the action of the
Austrian government.
Cable dispatches to Washington
indicate that the note already has
been delivered to the Austrian foreign
office.
The substantial part of the text fol-
lows:
"On November IS, 1915, Baron
Zwiedinek, the charge d'affaires OF
the imperial and royal government at
Washington, transmitted to the de-
partment of stat, report Of the
Austro-Hungarian admiralty with re-
gard to the sinking of the steamship
Ancona, in which it was admitted
that the vessel was torpedoed after
her engines had been stopped and
when passengers were still on board.
This admission alone is, in the view
of the government of the United
States, sufficient to fix upon the COM
mander of the submarine which fired
the torpedo the responsibility for hay
ing wilfully violated the recognized
law of nations and el *irely disregard
ed those humane principles which
every belligerent should ,observe in
the conduct of war ct sea. IN view
of these admitted circumstances the
government of the United States feels
justified in holding that the details
of the sinking of the. Ancona, the
weight and character of additional
testimony corroborating the admiral
tvs report and the number Of Ameri-
cans killed or injured are in no way
essential matters of discussion. The
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Increase in Silos in South Carolina.

Increase in Silos in South Carolina.
Sila figures which have been COM
piled by the Extension Division Of
Clemson College present several sur
prises, among them the fact that this
state has even fewer silos than had
been supposed: It is probably the first
time that systematic statewide sllo
census has been taken in South Caro-
lima. 1t had been generally supposed
that there were between 200 and 250
silos in the state. The figures gath
cred bp the dairy agents show that
the total is only 189.
Moreover, had the census been
taken last year, it would have shown
only 1T silos, the increase during
this year having been larger than in
any other year. During the summer
Of 1915, u silos were built in South
Carolina. The dairy agents Of the
Extension Division Of Clemson Col
lege gave assistance in the construc-
ton of 63 of these. I1ost of them
were built through the influence OF
these agents and Of the county dem
onstration agents.
The leading silo county is Darling
ton, which had II silos before and
built 12 this summer, making "a
Second is Greenville, which had be-
fore and built six. The new silos are
| well scattered over the state.
Silos in use in South Carolina are
as follows:
Built before 1915; stave silos, 73;
concrete silos, 80; metal silos, l;
brick silos, 4; total, lit.
Builtein 1915; stave silos, "a; con
crete silos, 38; total, 72.
Total in South Carolina, 1S9.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Birth RATE GOOD
VITAL STATISTICS OF THIS
STATE FOR NINE MONTHS
BIRTHS Reach 37,642
Richland Has Highest Death Rate
Horny Leads in Births Diseases
Which Cause Deaths Given-Pel-
lagra Ranks Fourth-Figures by
Counties for Births and Deaths.

Total births il South Carolina
from January 1 to October 81, 1919,
was 37,642, giving the state birth
rate of 2S.1 and the total of deaths
for the same period was 20,704, CIV
ing a death rate of Is 4 per 1000 in
habitants, according to statistics
made public Tuesday by DR.. James
A. Hayne, state registrar of vital STE
tistics. The total births exceeded
the total deaths by. 1888 births.
This report is the first Of it's kind
ever made for South Carolina, the
law which authorized the collection
Of vital statistics for this state hay
ing become effective on January l,
1915.
death rate, 29.SdeatEs per 1000 of
population for this period.
Horny county leads all the coun,
ties in its birth rate, which assumed
the remarkable proportion OF 4f.o
per 1000 inhabitants.
The lowest birth rate was report
ed in Barnwell county, with rate
Of 1873. Aiken followed closely with
a rate of 19.1.. Saluda reported the
lowest death rate, 90, but was close
" followed by Barnweu, with a rate
of 10.
Barnwell county's record Of haT-
ing the lowest birth rate and Wlthln
i of the lowest death rate gives this
county a position rather unique.
The death rcte in Orangeburg was
14.7 and the birth rate 32.1, the
deaths totalling 754 and the births
reaching 1886.
Diseases Of the circulation caused
the death of 2,104 persons, being the
first cause Of death and also having
the highest death rate. Tuberculo.
sis in is several forms caused total
of 1852 deaths. Diseases Of the KID
news was third in importance as the
cause of death, 1864 dc1ths being
reported as due to these diseases.
Pellagra, which during the recently
past years, has been found to be SO
prevalent in this state, continued to
claim O high mortality rate, causing
the deaths of 1906 persona. This
disease was fourth in importance as
a cause of death.
Data relative to t total number
of deaths caused in South Caronna
from various diseases fo1 the period
from January 1 to October 81, 1913,
| were made public Tuesday by DR.:
James A. Hayne, state registrar OF
| vital statistics.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
ORDERED TO RETURN FIRE
American Troops Were Instructed
Wednesday to Retaliate.

American troops at FL Paso, the
war department announced Wednes-
day, have been gwen orders to re-
turn vigorously any further deliberate
firing" from the Mexican side Of the
border.
Gen. Pershing, in command at Ell
Paso, has reported that the firing
which resulted late Tuesday in the
death Of an American car inspector,
was the deliberate act Of a squad of
MeSicans who appeared half mile
east Of the international bridge.
: American troops, the report added,
were covering lie whole river front,
During. the rioting in Juarez, the re-
port said, there had been little firing
and none towards the American side.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Increased Cotton Consumption.

'tThe cotton situation is an impor.
tant one at all times, but just at this
period it assumes a particularly
strong position in the commercial
world" says The Augusta Chronicle
"Spinners throughout the whole
country including the South, OF
course, are doubling up and using
every available hour in the produc-
ton of goods. Those informed on the
subject declare the basis Of operation
is now better than it has been In
times when cotton sold at much high
er prices than present.
Another fact brought out is that
the mills have orders far enough
ahead to keep them busy for months
and that more orders could be Sc
cured if they felt safe in taking them.
The unsettled financial condition OF
Europe and the possibility of further
complications, involving our Orient
trade, probably deters the mill men
from accepting, largely increased
orders. The bureau of the census has
just issu d concrete statement con-
corning cotton consumption in the
United States and it shows for the
four months of the present cotton
year-August, September, October
and Noyem berthe cotton consump-
ton in this country has been 1871
STA bales against 1,671,149 bales for
the same period last year. or little
more than 100000 bales increase.
Another striking feature is illus
trated in the matter Of exports for
the four months of the current cotton
year as compared with the same
period last year.. the exports this year
being 1,S66,994 bales against 1,4O5,-
049 bales for the same time last year.
OF this amount of cotton none went
to Germany, while France has quad
rupled the quantity taken last year,
Italy has doubled, and England has
added only about 100000 bales, or
considerably less than so per cent. in
crease.
t'The short cotton CT p this year,
together with the increased domestic
consumption and increased foreign
taking has had a salutary effect on
the price OF cotton, but it does not
necessarily indicate what we may ex-
pect year hence. Especially IN view
of the enormous prices on food sup
plies with which this country, in COM
mon with the entire world, is con-
fronted it behooves the business men
and farmers of the South-the cot
ton belt-to endeavor in every way
possible to avert ruinous policy by
advocating and insisting on the far
mers planting sufficient food crops to
provide home supplies and a margin
for sale.
"Last year the bureau Of the cen
sus estimates the cotton production
of the world exceeded 24,000,000
bales and that the consumption was
slightly less than 20,000,000 bales.
By this it will be seen the South
easily holds the balance OF power
and more than that-in the cotton
situation, and the predominant posi-
ton can be profitably maintained
only through economical production,
which can not be insured except by
growing supply crops at home to fur
nish the farms"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
CONSPIRATORS ARRESTED
Officials Suspect Huge Plot in New
York Discoveries. -

With the arraignment at New York
Saturday of Paul KoeDig, said to be
the head Of the German secret ser
vice in this country, and Richard
Emil Leyendecker, New York art
goods dealer, on a charge Of consptr-
ing to blow up the Welfand canal,
federal officials asserted they had in
their hands the clues to q country
wide conspiracy to blow up munition
plants, which has already resulted in
the loss of many lives and destruc-
ton of millions Of dollars worth OF
property.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Long Winter Nights Offer Reading
ry-,o -, -; -

During the bad weather of winter,
when it is almost impossible .to;'Work
out doors and when there is little
work to be done, in the fields in COM
parison with other seasons, farmers
have an opportunity o:glve some of
their time to two things that many of
them neglect almost entirely: One
of these things isNto plan carefully
for the next season, the other is to
absorb knowhdge' from the. printed
matter that islnew to'be had IN such
abundance. .no,,4:: -; ~ s;
Most business men would shortly
be bankrut II they, planned their af-
fairs as little as the. average! farmer
does. 1t is reasonable; to believe that
forehandednle nless and prudence will be
as profitable in. farming as in mer-
chandising or banking; Certain it is
that the farmer will, lose nothing by
giving some Of his spare time this
! winter to looking ahead.
For example, if he not beeneta
For example, if he, has not been
carrying out crop rotation, now is a
good time for him to decide upon one
that is we'll suited to his conditions
and to work out the details Of it. He
should be looking into the fertilizer
situation to see what his purchases
should be and where he can make
them. He should be preparing to
save all the trash on his place, as
we'll as the wood ashes, for humus
and for potash. He should be interest
ing himself in the question of home
mixing fertilizers. There are numer-
Gus other things that might profit
ably occupy the average South Caro-
lima farmers attention at this time.
There is almost no subject on agrl-
culture on which he can not get free
literature either from Clemson Col
lege or from the United States de-
partment Of agriculture at Washing
ton. For example, bulletins that may
be secured from Clemson College on
some of the subjects mentioned above
are as follows:
Farmers Reading Course Bulletin
No. II, Buying and Using Fertilizers.
Circular No. 10, Home Mixing OF
Fertilizers.
Experiment Station Bulletin No.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
BRITISH LEAVING GALLIPOLI
Troops Evacuated Sulva and Anzac
Districts on Peninsula.

The British troops at the Sulya
and Anzac districts Of Gallipoli pen
insula have been withdrawn.
The following official statement
was issued at London Friday:
"All the troops at Sulva and Anzac,
together with their guns and stores,
have been successfully transferred
with insignificant casualties to an
other sphere of operations"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
CAN NOT REMOVE SHERIFF
Governor Hasn't the Power Says the
Supreme Court.

Holding that the legislature was
without power to authorize the in
definite suspension of a sheriff for
negect of official duty, the supreme
court in a unanimous decision has
ordered the reinstatement Of W. w.
Euckabee as sheriff of Kershaw coun-
ty. Mr.. Huckabee was suspended
several months ago by Gov. Manning
on the charge that he had refused to
enforce the whiskey laws.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
The FARMERS COLUMN :
QUESTIONS INVITED UPON ANY
AGRICULTURAL TOPIC.
Interesting Articles Upon Practical
Matters Which Should Interest
Every Farmer.
Every Farmer
Recommendations for Bettering
Agriculture.

David F. Houston, Secretary of
Agriculture, in his annual report to
congress indicates G number Of i'm
portant measures necessary for the
betterment of. agriculture, both on
the production and marketing sides;
and for the conservation Of the re-
sources Of the nation. These meas
ures await the consideration and ac-
ton of the congress and involve:
l. Legislation designed to promote
the better handling; and storage Of
farm products and the trading on the
basis of fixed grades and standards,
including permissive warehouse
act and provision for q market news
servire to obtain and disscminte ac-
curate information regarding crop
movements and prices.
g A land mortgage banking act
| which shall inject business methods
into the handling of farm finance and
place farm securities upon the mar
ket in a responsible way.
3. Assistance to communities near
the national forests in road building
and similar improvements through a
plan involving the advancement OF
funds for these receipts from the for
ests. This action would promote local
development of agriculture and other
resources.
4. Authority to grant water power
permits within the national forests
| for fixed periods. Such authority un-
| doubtedly would aid water power
utilization.
5. The classification of the remain
ing pub4ic grazing lands. to determine
their character and to secure infor-
| matioHsapon which to base plans fol
/ their future improvement and use.
! s. Authority for the sale Of lands
needed for local enterprises in GER
tain localities within the Alaskan for.
ests after examination and classifca'
ton by the department, with definite
provision against alienation Of those
chiefly valuable for wafer power
sites, for the handling Of timber re-
sources, or for other public purposes
T.: More effective control over the
production of hog cholera serum. Tc
accomplish this purpose, a definite
plan, involving the stablishnent b!
the federal government OF a station
for testing all serum intended fol
| SQlphSuI LII lAtSl SIdIS- SoI4MO2SO -
outlined for consideration.
s. Provision for a well balanced
enlarged program for agricultural re
! search, when normal conditions are
restored.
9. The continuance Of appropria
tions for the purchase Of forest land
in the Appalachian and White. Noun
tains until areas sufficient to be IN
fluential in prcte citing these region:
are acquired.
The report also recommends tina
the present unwise distribution o
4 authority between the departments o
commerce and agriculture over fur
; bearing animals in Alaska be correct
ed, and that certain amendments nee
essary to the effective administration
Of the Alaska game law be adopted
In addition, suggestions are made TO
Improvement in the methods Of col
lecting and publishing statistics relat
ing to the tobacco crop.-Dunn's Re
view.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

Wanted-Furs, hides; beeswax, tab
low; all grades scrap metals, rubber,
etc. In market for iron, carload
lots. Write US full description what
you have. Fifteen years experience
has taught US proper outlet. Salts
faction guaranteed. Prices and. tags
:: on request. H. S. WaddeH and Co.,
Sumter, S. c..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Killed Wife and Mother.

Ernest Asby, forty-nine, living
near Madison, Ind, killed his wife
and mother-in-law Monday and then
killed himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Rains Imperil Soldiers,

Heavy rains in northern France
have flooded the roads and trenches
so that the soldiers Of both armies
are in danger Of being drowned, says
a Paris dispatch.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Looks for AuStfia'S Reply.

Department officials at Washing.
ton are looking for Austria's reply
to the Ancona note some time this
week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

FOR sALE-sFlorida Phosphate
Rock very finely ground, analysis 6S
per cent. bone Phosphate Lime
Eqlsi~Eient to 31.75 Total Phos-
phoris, Acid at $6.75 Bulk or So
bagged and tagged I. Q. b. Charles
ton. Terms cash against documents.
Decem mber-January shipment. A. F.
Pringle, 307k Broad Street, Charles
ton, S. C.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Epyntian Cotton Fire.

Cotton to the value of three hun
dred thousand dollars was destroyed
by fire at Alexandria, Egypt, Friday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Confers With Lansing.

Baron Erich Zwiedinek, the Aus
trian charge, is conducting informal
negotiations with Secretary Lansing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

WANTED-Farmers and collectors Of
cow hides make Us your next ship
ment. We. buy hides Of all kinds,
also raw furs, tallow, bees-wax, rub
Der, metals, etc. Write US; prices,
tags, etc. We guarantee yon square
deal, prompt returns. H. S. Wad-.
dell and Co., Sumter, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

Henry Ford has received informa-
ton that he would be prohibited from
holding meetings in Copenhagen.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

Budding pecan trees, producing large,
soft shell nuts, soc to $1.00 per
tree. Special discounts for lots OF
100. Top budding seedlings, prof
:itabIe varieties, and native Hick-
cries by contract. Twelve years
experience III pecan culture. W.
W. Watson, "Pecanwood," Orange
burg, S. c..
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Clean I'D the Orchard.

Farmers do not, as a rule, realize
the value Of cleaning up the orchard
during winter. Many insects and
fungus diseases which would make
trouble the following season can be
destroyed in the cold months. First
remove all trash and burn it, thereby
destroying the insects that are lying
dormant. Then remove from the or.
chard all mummied fruits. Old, rot
ten peaches, apples, plums, and other
fruits, whether on the tree or on the
ground, contain millions of spores
which are capable of spreading dis
eases to the next crop Of fruit.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

Pecan Trees when properly grown
have a wealth of pleasure as well as
i! Of profit in store for those who grow
them. Do you want to know why?
a card will bring the information.
J. B. Wight, Cairo, Ga.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

FOR sALE-"Castor Bean Meal
Analysing 7 per cent. Ammonia, 1
per cent. Potash at $3.50. T. o. b.
Charleston, S. c., bagged and tag
ged. Terms, cash as shipped. Decem-
ber-January shipment" A. F. Prin-
:gle, 303s Broad Street, Charleston,
S. c.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

For Sale-Contents and lease OF up.
to-date completely furnished room
ing and boarding house, II rooms,
centrally located In Florence, s. c.,
near Atlantic Coast Line railroad
shops. VIII be seld reasonably. Adj
dress Box 246, Darlington, S. G.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Serbs Take Many Prisoners.

It is reported Friday that forty
nr;soners taken in Serbia have been
landed at Marseilles, en- route to a
concentration camp.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

Marry-We have large number
: wealthy members. This club is one
OF the oldest and most successful;
strictly CONFIDENTIAL; particulars
free. The Reliable Club, Mrs.
Wrubel, Box 26,: Oakland, Cal.