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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
PRESIDENT WILSON VOTES
FOR SUFFRAGE TO WOMEN
Says He Casts Vote as Citizen of New
Jersey, Not as Party Leader--
4 State Question. -

President Wilson will vote for the
women suffrage State constitutional
amendment in New Jersey at the
special election October 19. He said
Wednesday he would vote not as the
leader of the Democratic party by
private citizen. ,..---.
Mr.. Wilson said he believed the.
question should be made party is
sue and should be decided by the
states. The following statement was
given out at the White House:
II intend to vote for woman suf-
frage in New Jersey because believe.
that the time has come to extend
that privilege and responsibility to
the women of the state; but l shall
vote, not as the leader OF my party
in the nation, but only upon my prl-
vate conviction as a citizen Of New
Jersey, called upon by the legislature
of the state to express his conviction
at the polls. | think that New Jer-.
sew will be greatly benefited. by the
change.
NV position with regard to the
wav in which this great question
should be handled is we'll known. I
believe that it should be settled by
the states and not by the national
government, and that in no circum-
stances should it be made a party
nuestion and my view has grown
stronger at every turn of the agita-
tion"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
PROTEST TO ENGLAND
GOES FORWARD SOON
President Feels Free to Press Great
Britain for Modification of
A,,Io,.<- fvnr,raciI
Orders in Council

With the settlement of the Arabic
controversy, the dispatch to Great
Britain of the lcng-delayed American
note on interference with trade is ex-
pected within few days.
President, Wilson has consistently
refused to send this communication
while the issues with Germany were
pending. because the Berlin govern
ment FAD, through its notes, given
the impression thai. n tho. actor
which the United States took with
one set Of belligeren.5 depended its
conformity to inferno 'ion:l law.
As the issues with Germany appear
now to be adjusting themselves, the
president, it is known, feels free tc
press Great Britain for modifica'
ton of the orders in council and re.
strictions Of American trade.
Representatives OF the Chicago
packers continued their conferences
with officials of the state depart
ment. As result Of the statements
made by the packers counsel, it is
probable the forthcoming note to
Great Britain will contain section
protesting against the action Of the
British prize court which confscated
more than fifteen million dollars
worth Of American foodstuffs be-
cause the consignments were sus-
pected Of reaching German military
forces eventually
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
PARIS PRESS FOR SWIFT BLOW
Urge That Army of at Least SOC, ,00O
be Sent Into the Balkans.

Russia's ultimatum to Bulgaria
was welcomed in Paris as means OF
clearing the Balkan situation. Little
doubt is felt that France will take
stringent action. jean Herbette and
other specialists in foreign politics
are agreed that the Allies must strike
hard and swiftly if they are to ac-
complish their purposes in the Bal
kans, and that half measures would
be worse than useless. They state
that she Entente powers should send
in five hundred or six hundred thou
sand men.
1t is stated the Italians have five
hundred Thousand idle men under
arms. Owing to the position of Italy
in reference to certain Balkan peo-
pies, the Italians might be precluded
from landing troops at Saloniki, but
the suggestion is made that they
might assist the British and French
at the Dardanelles.
It is conceded that if Bulgaria
should enter the war tho situation
would be a dangerous one for the
Allies. Unless this blow were parricd
quickly, military strategists believe.
the Serbians might be crushed be-
tween the Germans and Austrians on
the north and the Bulgarians on the
south, in which case Teutonic army
might reach Constantinople in q COM
naratiyely short time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
ROBBERS GET $5OO,OO0 IN
UNSIGNED BANK NOTES
Currency Was on Way to Washing
ton on Board Fast EXprese-
Bandits Worked 2 Hours,

Two masked men early Friday held
up and robbed a Baltimore and Ohio
express train from New York to St.
Louis, two miles west Of Central. W.
Va. Their booty was taken from mail
cars and is believed to be large.
The county officials at Clarksburs,
W. Va, were informed Friday that
the robbers who held up the Balti-
more and Ohio train got about one
hundred registered packages and
ninety packages of unsigned bank
notes being sent from Washington to
banks in the middle west. The value
Of the currency was estimated at
five hundred thousand dollars.
Grant Helm, the engineer, was at
tracted by a noise from the tender.
Looking over his shoulders he saw
two masked men climbing over the
coal carrying shot guns. One OF the
men ordered Helms to cut off the
engine and mail car. After he ran
the locomotive two miles westward
under the cover Of guns, Helms and
the fireman were compelled to al1ght.
The other man then took the three
men and ran the engine and car q
mile or two farther west. The rob-
bers then went through the mail car,
looting the registered mail. More
than two hours elapsed from the time
Of the robbery until the news could
be sent to division headquarters at
Parkersburg and Grafton. Helms said
he could not give description OF the
men. He said they were experienced
in the handling Of locomotive.
Railroad authorities believe that
the men hurried over the hills to a
road near Central Station where they
had an automobile.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS MEET
AT CHARLESTON THIS FALL
Invitation of Governor Manning is
Accepted by Fourteen Cover
nors-Others to Come.

Announcement was made at Wash
ington last week that the invitation
of Governor Richard I. Manning, OF
South Carolina, to the governors OF
the South to meet in Charleston at
the time of the seventh annual con-
vention Of the Southern Commercial
Congress to organize the house Of
southern governors, has been accept
ed by the executives of fourteen
states.
Governor Manning is being assist
ed in the organization Of the house
Of southern governors by Dr.. Clar-
ence ]. Owens, managing director of
the Southern Commercial Congress,
who is acting as temporary secretary.
The governors who have signifed
their intention of participating in the
organization include those of Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and
Tennessee.
All former governors and the
present lieutenant governors OF the
southern states have also been invit-
ed to attend the conference.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
NEW PLANS FOR BIGGER
NAVY ARE BEING FIyFn
President Confers With Daniels and
Naval Officers About Ships
to be Built.

President Wilson, Secretary Dan
iels and naval officers have been
busy again on the navy end Of the
national defense program. Mr.. Dan
iels has not completed his esti-
mates, which must De made to the
president by October Is, but he is
gradually shaping his building plan
for 1861.
The purpose Of the president and
Mr.. Daniels is to lay the foundation
for constructive program that will
continue through three or four years
and which ultimately will make the
United States navy next to the best
If not the best, in the world.
A tentative program for the next
fiscal. year provides for either s112,-
100000 or s120,500,000 for the in
crease in the navy. The sum provid-
ed for the increase in the navy for
the year 1s15-1e was about s4s,O0O,-
ono.
This years program, if carried out,
probably would authorize:
The construction of two dread
noughts and two battle. cruisers at a
total cost Of s70,000,000.
Five cruisers of the third class at
a cost of SIS, 100000, or sixteen de-
stroyers at a cost Of s1S,000,000.
Thirty-five submarines, most OF
which would be for coast defense,
and several of which would be sea-
going vessels, to cost s20,000,000.
Aircraft to cost from S5,000,000
to s10,000,000.
One supply ship, one fuel ship and
one hospital ship, the. three to cost
between s2,500,000 and 100000.
The total appropriation for 1915
1916 was s147,461,S64.SS. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Daniels estimates
for 1861 will call for nearly
s250,000,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
DUMBA LEAVES COUNTRY
FRANKLY SHOWING REGRET
Austrian Ambassador and His Wife
Leave New York for Their
Home Under Safe Conduct

DR.. Constantin Theodor Dumba,
ambassador of Austria-Hungary to
the United States, whose recall was
requested by President Wilson, sailed
from New York on Tuesday for Rot
terdam on the steamer Nieuw Am
sterdam, accompanied by Nine. Dunn
ba. He leaves the embassy at, Wash
ington in the care OF Baron Erich
Zwiedinek, who will act as charge
d'affaires until a new ambassador is
appointed.
AS the ship started, DR.. Dumba,
many years the senior Of his wife,
came to the rail and they stood arm
in arm waving adieus, both yislbly
affected by the going away. AS the
ship moved out they ran aft, and
Madame threw kisses until out Of
sight
Neither the ambassador nor Nine.
Dumba made any pretense Of con-
cealing their regret over the end Of
their diplomatic usefulness.
Testimonials to the personal popu-
iarity of the ambassador and his
wife filled one stateroom almost to
the ceiling. Excepting when Jane
Adams went abroad on her peace
mission, the steamship people could
not recall so many flowers having
been sent to any one voyager. Huge
baskets and boxes Of chrysanthe-
NUNS, roses and orchids came from
personal friends and from Austro-
Hungarian societies.
DR.. Dumba, before going aboard,
met the photographers, smiling, and
with ready repartee.
Can you execute me here?" he
asked, taking a stand in the middle
Of the pier.
He readily consented to go down
stairs to a better light, where he
walked, talked and laughed to the
complete satisfaction of the movie"
men. They called him doc" and
asked him to look this way or that,
to wave his hand and to take off his
hat and smile.
AS though it were real pleasure,
the ambassador entered into the
spirit of the thing and returned to
Nine Dumba smiling.
81 should like to give you fare
we'll message to the American people:
I love them, and I bear no ill-will to
any Of them," said DR.. Dumba before
leaving the crowd CT reporters. 81
have made many friends here, and
some day, as private citizen. I hope
to be able to come back and see them.
Injustice in my recali?' Well, that
is a delicate question; we would bet
ter not discuss that. can not speak
on official subjects-you know that.
But goodbye and God bless you!"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
SUBMARINE MINE LAYER!.
SETS AUTOMATIC MINES
As Surface Mine Explodes it is Re
placed From Beneath Waves
by Another.

A new type Of submarines mine
layer and a new and unique form OF
submarine mine have come to light
in the recent activities OF German
submarines off the French and Eng
lish coasts.
The new mine has. an automatic
adjustment by which one mine re-
places another, much as in an auto
matte gun one cartridge follows an
other after each explosion. Up to this
time mine-sweepers have been able to
SCOOP up the hostile mines, lying
about ten feet below the water. But
the new form of mine is such that as
soon as mine-sweeper scoops OFT
one mine it is automatically replaced
by another.
The existing form Of mine general
" used is anchored to the bed OF 'har-
Dor waters, the anchor chain giving
enough slack to bring the mine to
within ten feet Of the surface of the
water. Recently, however, as the
sweepers were at work, they discover
ed that the anchor lying in the bed OF
the harbor, and holding the mine
above, had been replaced by small
chamber or receptacle for several
mines. These were SO arranged that
when the first mine, In position near
the surface, was gathered in by a
mine-sweeper, the tug on the anchor
chain released another mine from the
chamber below, which automatically
slid up the chain and took the place
Of the mine which had just been
cleared away.
The extent to which the new de-
vice is in use is not known, but re-
cent operations have established that
number Of them have been placed,
and foreign governments have been
informed of the automatic machinery
by which the mine is renewed. 1t is
understood that the. submarines lay
ing this form Of device give their
entire attention to that one purpose
and are not employed for attacking
ships or other offensive warfare.
Each of these submarines is said to
have a capacity for carrying eight OF
the automatic mine chambers, with
mines, chains, anchors, etc. They
are carried on deck and are thrown
off at the points desired, the sub
marine then adjusting the anchor and
the automatic succession OF mines.
Since the detection Of this device
mine sweeping has become a more
formidable operation, as It is neces-.
sary not only to scoop off the upper
mine, but in each case to go to the
bottom and remove the entire ma
chinery Of renewal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
KAISER'S WORD not ENOUGH
Venizelos Asks Constantine II he
Would Trust William.

A story generally current in Atn-
ems and widely accepted is that Pre-
mier Venizelos at his conference with
King Constantine on September 80,
pleaded that the Serbian alliance
must be observed, If for no other rea-
son than a means OF defense against
Bulgaria.
A close friend of King Constan-
tine is authority for the statement
that the King in reply exhibited a
telegram from the German emperor
guaranteeing that Grcece would not
be attacked by Bulgaria if she re-
mained neutral, and that tle premier
said:
Docs your Majesty consider the
word of the man whose troops in
vadcd Belgium sufficient protection
for Greece?'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
PANAMA CANAL CLOSED
Goethals Issues Orders to Blast
Tops Of the Hills.

The Panama canal will remair
closed until all danger Of serious
slides is passed. Governor Goethals,
Of the Canal zone, has issued orders
to the dredging engineers to blast
away the tops OF the hills at Gail
lard cut to bring into the channel all
loose dirt and thus permanently re-
move the. source Of the slides.
Governor Goethals was unable to
say when the canal again would be
in condition for passage Of ships, but
he said he would leave November /,
the date to which the canal has been
officially closed, unchanged. He
expressed the personal opinion. how
ever, that the canal would be closed
much beyond that date.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
ENGLAND SEXES SHIPS
Danish Government Loses Goods In
tended to Keep Down Price Of Bacon.

A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company from Copenhagen
says: Somewhat Of q sensation has
been created here by the announce
ment that three liners Of the Scan
dinavian-American line-the Oscar
II, the Frederick VIII, and the Unit
ed States-were ordered at Kirkwall
to unload their cargoes Of bacon
which, it is stated, were bought by
Danish merchants at the initiative Of
the government in order to supply
the home market and keep down the
cost Of living.
"The passengers Of the Frederick
VIII, which arrived in Kirkwall last
Thursday, ere taking smaller
steamer to Copenhagen"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13

about fifty American women. q host
of Mexican officials and others de-
layed Villas departure until Satur-
day.
In addressing the American women
Villa said: My enemies say I have
hoard of money in the banks. l
have no money. I have only faith
in my cause for which I am fighting.
Please tell Americans this.
IF the Pcn-American conferee5 re-
cognize Csrranza they only open the
way for anarchy in Mexico, for Car
rama means fayoritism for the mon
eyed interests" he said.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
PRISONERS NEED COATS
200, 900 Germans in Siberia are With
out Blankets or Overcoats.

A statement that two hundred
thousand German prisoners Of wal
are in Siberia without blankets or
coats was made in a cablegram ask
ing relief received at San Francisco
Sunday by George Volkmann, mem
Der of a jobbing firm, from the re-
lief committee of Tien Tsin, China
It read:
publish widely German press two
hundred thousand war prisoners So
IBERIA absolutely no blankets nor
coats. Urgent need. Shipment di.
rect American Consul Vladivostok fol
special representative Department
State"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
RELEASES AMERICAN MAILS
France Admits Our Contention That
Delay Has no Real Object.

The order for the holding of Amer
lean mail for two days before being
forwarded or delivered has been can
celled by the ministry of war, upon
the suggestion of the Foreign office.
1t was readily seen. on being point
ed out by the American embassy, that
no adequate military purposes would
be served by delay of American mail
when the Swiss mails. although held
back the same length of time. would
reach their destinations within a few
hours after the time the American
mails left port.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
hassacres Inhabitants.

Twenty-three inhabitants OF La
Colorado, a mining town in the Her
mosillo, Sonora, district, were mas
sacred by Yaqui Indians, who cap
tured the town this week. Women
and children were beaten to death. It
was seid.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
Gains in the DardanelleS.

During September the allied forces
at the Dardanelles have made a gain
averaging three hundred yards along
the centre of four miles near SulVa
Bay. There have been patrol attacks
and bomb attacks every night, says
the report of Sir Ian Hamilton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
ITALIANS CHANGE PLANS
Will Not Try to Take Trieste From
AuStrians as Intended.

The original idea of taking Trieste
seems to have been abandoned by the
Italians According to reports from
Italian headquarters, the plan now is
that when Gorilla, with its entrench-
ed camp, which is one Of the most
formidable natural Notifications in
existence, is taken, the Italians will
continue their advance along the high
Carso plateau, leaving Trieste on
their right, and cut off from the re-
mainder Of the Austro-HuHgarian
emDire
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
Rumania to Mobilize.

Information has reached Geneva
according to Partisan reports Of Fri
day, that Rumania will decree gen
eral mobilization in twenty-four
hours.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
Protests Air Attack.

The duchy of Luxembourg has pro-
tested the recent attack Of the allied
airmen on the city Of Luxembourg
says a Berlin dispatch which comes
to the United States by wireless
"Wednesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
Blow Open a Bank.

Two men blew open the vault of
the State Bank at Maud, Ohio, fifteen
miles south of Shawnee, early Tues
day morning and escaped with four
thousand dollars. A sheriff's posse
pursued them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
british Officers Lost, 1904.

Since the beginning of the war
17.O74 British officers have been re-
ported on the casualty list. 5,176
are dead; l0,469 are wounded, and
1.429 are missing.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
British Steamship Sunk

The British steamer Arabian was
sunk and her crew has been landed.
This was reported Tuesday from
Athens. An a, >trian sub Is suppos-
ed to have torpedoed the ship.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13

Millions Of Tons Of Coal Ordered.
France has placed an order for
several million tons Of coal from the
west Virginian coal fields for de-
livery In six months. It was anIouac-
ai EridaJ.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13

ers sent a telegram q congratuIatlon
in which he described himself as "one
of the common herd
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13
Saws No Warning Was Given.

Berlin claims that the British sub
which sank the German steamer
Svionic in the Baltic gave the mer-
chant ship no warning.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-10-08
Photo Enlaraina Idea.

A simple enlarging machine may be
made Of an oak board seven-eighths of
an inch thick, and little wider than
the camera with which 1t is to be
used. A box is built on one end OF
the board, with an opening the size
Of the camera in that side Of the box
which faces the other end Of the board.
A thirty-two candle power bulb backed
with n reflector is mounted In the box
behind the opening A slot is made in
the Dashboard, running from the box
to the other end, and a moving up
right with block and set screw run
ming In the slot, is provided to hold the
printing paper on which the enlarge
ment is to be made. In order to make
IN enlargement of n negative the plate
Tor film inclosed between two pieces
of glass; is mounted In the usual place
in the camera, the lens Is opened and
the light turned on.-Technical World.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-10-08
Mark Twain on eendsrs.

Our ability to personify sea ship by
using the pronoun "she" and to keep
the Zeppelin In place as at" brings out
one strong point of our language. II Is
impossible to be so subtle in French,
which has no neuter, or In German,
with Its arbitrary scattering Of gen
ders. Mark Twain gave as typical
instance of good German: "Wilhelm,
where Is the turnip?" "She has gone
to the kitchen" Where is the accom-.
plished and beautiful English maiden?"
ut has gone to the opera" Mark went
on to observe that In Germany tree
is male, It's buds female Its leaves
neuter; horses are sexless, dogs male,
cats female. including tomcats. by
some oversight of the inventor of the
language woman is a female, but a
wife (weib) is not."-London Mail.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-10-08
Voices of Animals.

There is a chapter in the natural his
tory Of animals that has hardly been
touched upon as yet and that Will be
especially interesting with reference to
families. The voices of animals have
n family character not to be mis-
taken. All the canidae bark and howl
the fox, the wolf, the dog-have the
same kind Of utterances, though on a
somewhat different pitch. All the
bears growl, from the white bear to
the small black bear Of the Andes
All the cats meow, from our quiet fire
side companion to the lions and tigers
and panthers OF the forest and jungle
This last may seem a strange asser
ton, but to any one who has listened
critically to their sounds and analysed
their voices the roar Of the lion is but
a gigantic meow, bearing about the
same proportion to that Of a cat as Its
stately and majestic form does to the
smaller, softer, more peaceful aspect
Of the cat.-Agassiz.