The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-04


zones between opposing trenches.
Since the beginning of the war the
Iron Cross has been conferred on
344,794 persons, so it has been Off
cially announced by the German au-
thorities. The length of the ribbon
attached to the crosses is estimated
at 70 miles. Up to the end of March
the cost of manufacturing crosses was
100000. Three thousand five hun
/ dred Iron Crosses of the First Class
have been bestowed. The wearers of
these crosses have shown marked and
repeated courage, for soldier must
have earned the Iron Cross Of the
Second Class before that Of the First
| Class can be given him.
| The German battleship which was
sunk in the Baltic by a British sub
marine on July 2, according to Brit
| ish statements, was the Pommern.
A semi-officisl German statement de-
clares that no German warship has
been sunk in the Baltic by a subma-
rine.
| Jamaicans are discussing a sugges-
ton that the island raise, equip, and
send to the European front 5000
men. 1t is estimated that the cost
would be 100000.
The Italian government has asked
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| its influence to protect Italian sub
jects in the Ottoman empire, especial
ly in Asia Minor, where the Turkish
| authorities are said y be preventing
them from leaving.
! The Italian government has ap-
pointed Gabrielle d'Annunzio official
| chronicler Of the war.
A man with a large appetite can
get all the nourishing food he wants
for two cents in Berlin and Wurt-
temberg, provided he does not insist
| upon a varied menu. The authorities
have introduced new food mixture,
consisting of maize, flour, dried vege-
I
which for big meal can be bought
for the modest sum mentioned.
The King of Italy has been under
heavy shell fire. He was watching
! the work Of young soldier who was
| cutting Austrian wire clements,
also under heavy fire, and declined
to retire when urged by his staff. The
wire cutter finished his task in safe
ty, returned to the Italian lines amid
cheers, and was presented to the
king.
A significant utterance has been
made by DR.. Hammerskjold, Premier
of Sweden In replying to deputa-
tion representing the Peace Congress
| recently held in Varberg, he said:
~'The Swedish government sincerely
desires to remain neutral, but it does
not necessarily follow that peace can
be maintained 1t is as dangerous to
believe Sweden favors war as it is to
believe that she favors peace at any
price,
Eminent British scientists and in
ventors have been appointed mem
bers of the Invention Board, of which
Admiral Lord Fisher is Chairman,
and which will coordinate and en-
courage scientific work in relation to
the requirements of the navy.
G.
sued an exhaustive report on the con-
ditions which prevailed in Belgium in
the early days of the war, the report
being a reply to the findings of Lord
Bryces Belgian Atrocity Commission.
The German report, which contains
large number of dispositions and
other evidence, charges that the Bel
gian civilian population carried on a
perfdious and, in many instances, a
barbaric warfare against German SOL
diers, in violation of the rules OF in
ternational law. Any represslVe
measures taken by the Germans, the
report declares, were due to the un-
lawful acts of the Belgians in their
guerrilla warfare. It is charged that
women and girls mutilated wounded
German soldiers.
Sir Thomas Upton, who has re-
turned to England after his second
trip to the Near East with his yacht,
the Erin, now hospital ship, oeclar-
ed on arrival that "miraculaus is the
only proper adjective to apply to the
work being done by American nurses
and doctors in Serbia" He said that
American methods of prevention and
cure have saved Serbia FROM what at
one time threatened to be the worst
series Of epidemics ever suffered by
modern nation.
Since the beginning of lie war the
total loss of British officers has been
12.642. OF these 1855 have been
killed and 1862 wounded, the re-
mainder being reported as missing.
In one fortnight recently the British
lost 254 officers killed, 4S9 wound |
ed, and 33 missing. total of 716. |
During these two weeks the Lanca-
shire Regiment had 10 officers killed |
and sc wounded.
Under an order of General Won Bis
sing. governor general of Rel9 :um, !
any Belgian between the ages of 1G |
and 10 who seeks to leave the >Cdn- |
try to serve the Allies in any capacity |
whatever is liable to fine Of $4,000 !
or five years Imprisonment, or both. |
Workmen at the Krupp gun works
want higher pay and other conces-
sions. Some of their demands have
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