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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10

lingering and painful deaths days
later, as in the case of the chlorine
gas used by the Germans. The new
shells are much more effective than
the old, and that also accounted for
the great German losses.
The effect of the shell fire in these
new Shows" is astonishing. Along
the front north of Arras and on the
heights of Notre Dame de Lorette
there is hardly a blade of grass or a
leaf On q tree. The country has been
struck dead. There was no spring,
summer or autumn in all that lovely
country. 'It was just one hell of
fire."
Underlying this country is a chalky
formation. The shells have torn this
up in chunks and scattered 1t over
the ground so that now the land
scape across the plateaus looks llk :
the English Channel on q windy daN.
The chunks of chalk are as thick as
white caps on that troubled stretch
of water.
The English now have 100000
troops on the front in France, and
the twenty-two-mile front they held
all winter has been stretched to near
ly seventy. Two hundred thousand
are still under the command OF Sir
John French before Ypres and south
to a point north of ArraS, but the
ether 100000 troops are under the
direct command Of the French Gen.
Foch further to the south. Behind
all the English troops the French ar
tillery is operating.
Gen. Joffre now has under his
command at the front 100000
French troops, 100000 English
troops and 100000 Belgians. Last
winter the Belgians had less than
10000 effective troops. The increase
is one more example Of the patriot
ism of the Belgians. The other llO,-
900 have come from everywhere
wounded men released from hospi-
tails, boys who have made the dash
from Belgium across the Dutch from
tier, and Belgians from every corner
of the earth. The Belgians are still
holding down the little strip of the:r
country which is left to them. The
French have also 100000 men at de-
pets and $4,000 men in training. so
there are paw 4,73O.000 men under
arms il France at the call of Gen.
Joffre.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
VILLA ABAND0NS ATTACK;
FORCED AWAY BY THIRST
Rebel Has to Retreat in Order to Get
Water-Appears Ready to
Come Back.

Gen. Villa, forced by hunger
thirst and scanty supply of ammu'
milton to abandon his plan for an i'm
mediate assault on Aqua Prieta, com
menced Withdrawing his army Wed
nesday and shortly after nine O'Clock
most Of his force was moving toward
Anavacachi Pass. twelve miles south
west.
With his army freshly watered and
provisioned. Gen. Villa was in better
position later in the day to renew the
siege of Aqua Prieta, Mex, held by
Gen. P. Elias Gales, Carranza COM
mander. A Gales reconnoiteriEg par
ty of forty or fifty men ran into a
Villa machine gun squad a mile
southeast of Aqua Prieta defenses
and were cut to pieces Wednesday
morning. according to American OBJ
servers. Only FIVE returned to their
trenches.
Villas forces suffered severely in
the march across the desert of north
ern Mexico and were said to have
been almost exhausted after their
two days assault of the fortified bor-
der town. frcsh troops are report
ed north of Gallardo Pass, heading
for Aqua Prieta.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
WHITLOCK MAKES REPORT e.,
ABOUT CAVELL EXECUTION
Report to London Was Not for Pub
ic-Had Expressed no Opin-
ion-No Promise Given.

Brand Whitlock, American minis
ter to Belgium, has transmitted q
lengthy report to the United States
government, reviewing steps taken
by him and mem ters Of his legation
staff in connection with the execu
ton by the German military authori
ties Of Miss Edith Cavell, British
nurse.
The minister declares that the re-
ports made by him on the subject
constituted merely a recital of facts
without expression of opinion, and
that he had submitted them to Am
bassador Page, at London, for his in
formation, but not for publication.
In the natural course, the ambassa-
dor, reporting on the care of British
subjects by American diplomatic Of
icers, transmitted the documents to
the British foreign office, which
made them public.
Publication Of the letters, Mr..
WhitIock says, greatly embarrassed
him in Brussels, with the German
authorities, although he adds that
the latter now seems satisfied with his
explanation and there is no indication
of further difficulty. His position
from the time German occupation of
Belgium began has been a delicate
one, since he has no diplomatic status
as minister to Belgium, and is per-
mitted to remain at Brussels only by
courtesy Of the German military COM
mander.
Referring to reports from London
that there was evidence Of bad faith
on the part of the German authori-
ties before the execution of Miss
Cavell, the minister says the legation
officially received no promise that it
would be kept Informed Of the dis
position Of the case.
There were no conversations OF a
diplomatic character, he explained,
the only remarks on the subject pass
ing between an employee Of the le-
cation and c subordinate German Of
fetal. With the exception of the plea
for mercy, which Mr.. Whitlock him
self addressed to the German military
governor, after Miss Cavell confess
ed her guilt Of aiding allied soldiers
to escape from Belgium, there was NO
step taken by the American legation
in which the German authorities
showed any discourtesy.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
WHITLOCK TO TAKE REST
ON ACCOUNT ILL HEALTH
Foreign Papers Credit Retirement to
Germany's Request But Ber-
lin Says No.

Brand Whitlock, American minis
ter to Belgium, cabled the state de-
paItment Wednesday that he was
preparing to return to the United
States for a vacation on account of
i'll health.
Mr.. Whitlock's decision to return
home, he advised the department,
was in pursuance of orders from his
physicians. Officials had known of
his i'll health for some time and sev.
eTal weeks ago he was instructed to
leave whenever his condition requir-
ed.
In view of rumors published
abroad that Germany had asked for
the recall of Mr.. Whitlock because
of his report on the case Of Miss
Edith Cavell, the nurse executed for
assisting British and Belgian prison
ers to escape, officials stated emphat-
ically that the minister's departure,
so far as they are aware, was entire
ly Of his own initiative and in no way
connected with the Cavell incident.
They pointed out that permission
to leave had been granted before
Miss Cavell was arrested and said
they saw no reason why he should
not return to Belgium after he re-
covered.
Berlin reported Thursday by wire
less to Sayvilla: Foreign newspa-
pers report that the German govern
ment asked the withdrawal of the
American minister at Brussels
Brand Whitlock. These reports are
absolutely untrue. The fact is the
American minister is on leave of alb,
sence because of failing health.
"The German government has hac
no reason to ask for the Withdrawal
of Mr.. Whitlock since his personality
and his personal activity have never
caused dissatisfaction
Secretary Lansing issued the fol
lowing statement: "There is nothins
political in the fact. that Mr.. Whit
lock is coming home on leave Of alb
sence- There is no connection be
tween this fact and the case Of Mis-:
Edith Cayell. The department ha:
known for two months that Mr
Whitlock was in i'll health and thai
his physicians advised that he take
rest. He was therefore given the
leave of absence and solely for the
purpose stated in the announcement
BY the department this evening""
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
ELECTION RESULTS
Returns Show Little Changes From
Early Reports.

The dropping of the majority
against woman suffrage in Pennsyl:
vania to approximately $4,000 and
the failure of the Progressives to poll
enough votes in the Massachusetts
gubernatorial race to maintain their
legal standing as party are the out
standing features Of the latest re-
turns from Tuesdays state elections
The majority against suffrage in
Pennsylvania, estimated at times as
high as 100000, decreased. This
with the additional news that 20 out
of 67 counties in the state had car
ried for suffrage, gave it's supporters
great encouragement.
Although suffrage was defeated in
New York, more than 100000 votes
were cast for it. The majority
against it was about 175,000.
In Massachusetts, woman suffrage
was defeated by majority Of 132,.
0S3, the votes being 163, ,406 for and
295,4S9 against.
In Ohio statewide prohibition was
defeated by majority estimated, on
almost complete returns, from 10000
to 100000.
In New York the proposed state
constitution was rejected by more
than two to one, the vote standing
724,399 against it and 314,939 for it,
a. majority Of. 419,460.
Other results Of the state elections
were: :,
Massachusetts, Samuel W. Mccall
Republican, defeated David I. Walsh,
Democrat, for governor by plu-
rality Of 6,606. Republicans gained
one in the senate and 16 in the
House, both of which they control.
Maryland-Emerson C. Harring-
ton, Democrat, defeated Ovington Il.
Weller, Republican, for governor by
a plurality OF 3,504. Democrats re-
tained control of both houses OF the
state assembly.
Kentucky-Nearly complete re-
turns gave A. o. Stanley Democrat, a
majority OF 1859 over Edwin P.
Morgan, Republican, in the race for
governor.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10

year, Premier Asquith declared:
There is nothing I wish to unsay
or undo. I challenge criticism. as
am confident now. IS 5 months ago.
that we are going to carry our right
eous cause to triumphant conclu-
sion. I am not going to shelve the
burden laid on my shoulders until
am satisfied I can no longer bear the
burden. AS long as I enjoy health
and the confidence of my sovereign.
the house and the country, I will not
surrender the task, heavy though it
be-"
Premier Asquith's closing words
were: LET US endure to the end
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
STATE INCOME TAX VARIES
MUCH in DIFFERENT COUNTIES
Charleston and Richland Pay Most of
the Entire Amount-Rich Coun-
ties Pay Very Little

Taxes on incomes collected under
the law of South Carolina amounted
to s31,126.87 in 1915 as against
$15,303.31 in 1914, the figures being
made public by Comptroller General
Carlton w. Sawyer. This was over
twice the amount collected from this
source last year. Comptroller Gener-
al Sawyer has made determined ef-
forts to enforce the law.
Charleston pays nearly one-half of
the entire income taxes, the quota OF
that county being s14,764.51. Rich
land comes next with $5,058.48. The
rich county Of Marlboro does not pay
a single cent of income tax. The only
other one paying no income tax is
Berkale,,:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
Transatlantic
BERNSTORFF CONFERS
German Ambassador Sees Lansing
About Lusitania Trouble.

Count Won Bcrnstorff, the German
ambassador, and Secretary Lansing
had their irst conversation Tuesday
since the settlement of the Arabic
case and took under consideration
the questions growing out of the
sinking of the Lusitania.
The plan of reaching an agreement
without the exchange of formal notes
worked so we'll in the Arabic case
that it is to be followed in endeavor-
ing to solve the Lusitania problem.
To-day's conversation was only an
approach to the various issues in
volved in the controversy was only
an approach to the various issues in
volved in the controversy and it was
indicated that it would take some
time to reach a basis for settlement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
WOMAN SUFFRAGE LOSES
OUT IN THREE STATES
Election of Officers so Close That
Leaders on Neither Side
! Concede Results.

Amendments to the constitutions
of the states of New York, Penn
sylvania and Massachusetts, to en-
franchise women have met with ap-
parently overwhelming defeat at the
hands of the voters, while the amend
ment to the Ohio constitution fol-
statewide prohibition in that state
met a similar fate.
In New York state the vote on suf-
frage from 2,467 districts out OF 81
713 in the state, gave 241,92S for
and S21, AIT votes against the meas
ure.
The returns undoubtedly indicated
also the defeat of the project tc
adopt a new constitution.
The Republicans have a safe ma
jority in the New York state assem-
bly,.
The state elected three Republican
congressmen-N. S. Gould, in the
Thirty-sixth; B. H. Smell, in the
Tnirty-frst, and ". S. Bennett, in the
twenty-third district.
In Massachusetts, the vote on the
suffrage amendment from 93S pre-
cincts out of LAO, was 95,077 FOL
and 1882 against the measure.
The election for governor at half
past II appeared to be close. Returns
from 93S' districts out of LAO in the
state gave Mccall, Republican, 1873,
332, and Walsh, Democrat, 1S3,O75
The missing districts are in section:
Mccall is expected to show grea'
strength.
In Pennsylvania the returns were
slow in co~i-g in, but the defeat o.
suffrage w.s indicated by an over
whelming majority.
Early returns in the mayoralty
election in Philadelphia indicated the
election of Thomas B. Smith, Re
publican.
The indicated majority for Har
rington, Democrat: running for gov
ernor of Maryland, was five Thousand
in the city of Baltimore shortly aftel
II o. 10. No reports from the Mary
land counties had been received.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
WILSON RETURNS
President Arrives in Capital After
Voting in New jersey.

President Wilson returned to
Washington at seven o'clock Tues
day night after voting in the New
Jersey elections at Princeton. He
spent the evening receiving returns
from contests in his own and other
states.
Even before casting his ballot in
an effort to restore the New jersey
legislature to the Democratic COL
umn the president had been told by
state leaders that the Republicans
would retain control.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
SERBIA is DESPERATE
Allies Too Late-Germans in Con
stantinople in Week.

Rome reports Monday: Colonel c
Acourt Repington, military CORE
spondent of the London Times, de-
clared in an interview given the
Gioernale D'Italia that the situation
of Serbia is desperate. With he1
army completely isolated, he said, its
only chance Of safety is to retire tc
the Adriatic coast, outside of it's own
territory. Once there Italy could
supply either military help or provide
provisions and munitions.
The expedition of the Allies from
Salonili can not arrive in time to
save Serbia" Colonel Repington as
serted, while the Austro-G Germans can
be in Constantinople within week.
He believes, however, that whatever
happens in the Orient, the eventual
exhaustion of Germany and Austria
will enable the Allies to win.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
Schmidt Seeks New Trial.

Hans Schmidt. priest under death
sentence for the murder of Anna Au-
mueller, is trying to obtain a new
trial in the courts of New York. A
brief in the case was filed Wednes-
day
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
Twenty School Children Burned.

Twenty pupils Of St. Johns Paro-
chial school we're known to have lost
their lives in fire that started in the
Easements a few minutes after the
morning session had opened at Pea
body, Mass, Thursday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
"HostiIe' Ships Were Sunk.

A fleet of "hostile" ships were
sunk in the New York harbor Tues
day night when it attempted to go
past the forts defending the entrance
Before reaching the forts the attack
ers destroyed the defending fleet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
Makes Appeal for Poland.

Germany has requested the Red
Cross to provide for thirty million
destitute inhabitants Of Poland. This
would need an expenditure Of thirty
million dollars monthly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
Textile Exposition at Greenville.

Cotton manufacturers and opera
tors from the South and New Eng
land are meeting at Greenville this
week. Over 1000 delegates are
there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10

Bryan Speaks for a Dry OHIO.
". J. Bryan is stumping the state
of Ohio all this week in the interests
of prohibition.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10
German Spy System Becomes Aid to
Anies-Gen. de Castelnau Origl-
mates New Scheme - $500, 900
Shells are Hurled into 100000
Men in Four Days.

A new war strategy has develop
ed in France, a strategy so terrible
in its purpose and SO CHASTITY in its
success that it has seized upon the
imagination Of the French people
and placed a new aspect on the
war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-10


troops. They began to break the
first day.
Seasoned troops would have held
out at least three days under that
terrific cannonade. Many Of the pris-
oners also said they had been rushed
up to the front from Germany. IT
was all one to de Caste!nau. All he
wanted was to kill as many German
soldiers as possible.
The plan did not work out exactly
as expected, as the French troops
could not be held in their trenches.
After year Of trench warfare they
were anxious to push on, and Gen. de
Castelnau was forced to yield to their
impatience. Another time they Will
be more easily controlled, ana as
long as France has plenty Of shells
there is nothing TO prevent the
French army frcm blowing the Ger
mans out of France five miles at a
time. Of course the Germans could
retaliate if they could affoTd to con-
centraIe great numbers of cannon at
any point.
In these recent heavy attacks the
French have for the fist time used
shells containing delcterioTS gases.
They have not gone out Of their way
to think of new and deadly forms of
attack; they have simply ceased TAX
ing the precaution to remove the
poisonous gases from meliIite. used
in the explosive shells.
Before the Germans began usins
chlorine gases tie injurious gases IN
melinite were painstakinglE removed
to meet the requirements OF the Gen
eva Convention, although it made the
of the explosive much
more tedious and dangerous.
Now it is no longer done. These
gases will kill at once or not at all.
They do not leave their victims to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-09

raling of the skies with hand of fire before which nothing could live. It is wireless transmission of cleo trical energy on scale never before dreamed of, and as such has a dis tinctive commercial value, but the secret will never be made public until wars or rumors of wars have ceased, or the United States is attacked"
 An invention of this sort should appeal to the people who don't want an army and navy, but the glowing details" are apt to arouse skepticism among those who insist on being shown" before they take much stock in the latest device to "revolutionize warfare" If California has an inven- tor who can surround this country with wall of electric flame" in the hour of our peril, so much the better, but let us not fail to provide the nec- essary army and navy to protect us, in case the Harris device fails to measure up to expectations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-09
ANOTHER ILLUSION wHACKED
Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 One by one the leaves are falling. Now the Norton Telegram is criticizing the hallowed cadences of the village belfries. We are not grouchy or kicking says the Telegram, but after hearing the church bells of three of Norton s churches ringing for services at the same hour the other evening we won dered why the bell ringers of the va rious churches do not get together and give us a little harmony. If one was not familiar with the sounds of the va rious bells and the din that they make when they are ringing together in an irregular sort of way. we might take it for a fire alarm and that is about all When all the churches have services at the same hour it seems to us that some sort of an agreement between the bell ringers could be made whereby one church would ring a few seconds, then another and then another repeat this several times and then all join in the chorus. This would sound better to ev- erybody. Understand. We are not kicking on the church bells, we like to hear them, but think the above suggestion would be received by lot of people In an appreciative manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-09
New Wireless Invention

Charles R. Harris, a California in ventor, claims to have solved the problem of preparedness so success fully that if Uncle Sam had not d single battleship, or any coast de- lenses, he could still be immune from hostile attacks. According to re- cent dispatch, Powerful electric cur rents, riding the focused aero waves of the wireless, will repel the fleet in- vasions and annihilate the armies of the future, making the United States absolutely impregnable."
 The inventor says that his ma chimes can be built for $5000 each, considerably less than the cost of a battleship, and can be used wherever ten thousand or more volts are avail able. A tower or some other struc- ture at least two hundred and sixty six feet high and one man to operate each machine will be needed.
 Making preparation merely mat ter of voltage, the invention revolu- tionizes the usage of war;" says h. yentor Harris. "It insures the throw ing of wall of electric flame around this country in time of need and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-09
SILK MATTED CROOK GONE

Frop the Pttsburg Dispatch.
 The silk halted, bewhiskered high class crook has shaken the New York dust off his spats and disappeared. He is abso- lutely extinct. A modern criminal who can boast good suit of clothes now is termed "Raffles.' or, if he is suspected of wearing what some call a dress suit he is gentleman burglar" Usually he ''Raffleses' a couple of times, making a few small clean-ups, and then is netted arraigned and sent away to a place where he gets his hair cutting and clothes pressing done free,
 There are plenty of free lances of crime circulating around where legal tender or other valuables can be annexed by a lit tie exertion sat some risk, but the old time bands of bold, bad, debonair knights of dark deeds have faded away. There are plenty of men who skulk through what is vaguely termed "the underworld and who take desperate chance at inn promptu crimes. robberies, hold-ups or sneak their jobs, which suddenly come under their attention.
 These men are not the same caliber as the big criminals of 30 years ago, although oeca sionally one of the modern specimens stumbles upon rich haul The police say up to date methods have driven them from the game. The green goods men and gold brick canvassers have followed the bison and the Indian over the last frontier as an organized criminal indus try. The wireless" wire tappers have been hunted down and out. The band has been dispersed to various iron barred havens of rest. leaving the country capi- talst safe to wander through Manhat- tan without being tempted to play the races on some intercepted tip.