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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
MANNING TELLS FARMERS
TO STORE THEIR COTTON
Governor Urges Use Of Federal Sys-
tem-Warns Growers Against
Fire Loss and Damage.

Gov. Manning said Saturday in
reference to the warehousing and
marveting Of cotton:
Recently we have seen a depres-
sion in the price of cotton, which,
from our information, both as to the
size and demand for the crop, is, in
my judgment, unwccc. anted. 1t is
possible that this slump was caused
by reason of the fact that a large
number of sellers placed their crop
on the marketi and for the time be-
ing the supply was greater than the
demand. It is, therefore, Of the ut
most importance that we market the
crop slowly and gradually in order to
maintain higher scale of value and
prevent another such depression in
price.
"I fully realize Of course that
debts are due and must be paid, and
in order to meet these obligations,
our farmers must realize ready cash.
In order, therefore, for those who
have cotton on hand to market 1t
slowly and gradually, and at the
same time meet their pressing obll-
cations. / would suggest that the
resources obtainable through the fed
eral reserve banks are ample to en-
able the farmer to hold his cotton
and make short term loans on same
at reasonable rates Of interest, so as
to hold the cotton off the mtarket
until an advance in price takes place
sufficient to make it profitable to
the farmer.
1T is necessary, in order to secure
loans from the federal reserve banks,
that the cotton beproperly ware
horsed and insured. In my judgment,
it is necessary to properly warehouse
and insure the cotton, whether money
is borrowed or not. I would, there
fore, urge our people not to allow
their cotton to be exposed to the
weather and the dangers from fire,
especially at this season of the pear.
We have made short crop, and 1t is
of great importance that it be pro-
tected in every way possible. We
must realize the full value OF this
crop. This we cap do if we will take
advantage of the opportunity that is
offered for cheap money through the
federal reserve bank and warehouse
our cotton and market it slowly"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
SWEDES PROTECT SHIP
Torpedo Boat Holds German Destroy
er From British Prey.

The British steamer Thelma's de-
parture from Trelleborg, Sweden,
where she had been lying since the
beginning of the war, was marked by
an evciting naval adventure IN which
the vessel escaped capture by a Ger
man destroyer through the aid OF the
Swedish torpedo boat Pollux.
On Tuesday, when south Of Lands
krona, sixteen miles northeast OF
Copenhagen, the Thelma was pur-
sued br the German destroyer W. 1872
into Swedish territorial waters. The
Germans were about to board the
steamer, but the Pollux forced them
to return to their boat, and, running
between the two vessels, informed the
Germans that every means would be
employed to prevent the Thelma from
being taken.
After an interval Of silence. in
which both warships cleared for &C
tion, the German destroyer steamed
aWay
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
SERBS FACE DISASTER
London Says Few Hours May Settle
Fate Of Their Army.

London reports Wednesday: The
fate Of the Serbian army may be only
a matter of hours. Monastir, II
southwest Serbia is reported to be in
such a perilous position that the con-
sular officials have departed. From
the various conflicting reports the
following apparently may be deduct
ed as facts:
The Bulgarians have taken Kru-
sevo. an area six miles west of Per-
leppe. Thus the southern Serbian
army and it's Franco-British allies are
confronted with the imminent peril
of an outfianking movement.
Tetovo IS in the hands of the Eul-
garians. The fate of the Serbians
holding Bubana Pass is more OBJ
scure. One report states that the
pass has been forced. It seems GER
tai nthat the defenders are at least
threatened so seriously that their po-
sitions soon may be untenable.
With Krusevo and Babuna in the
hands of tne invaders the fate of Per-
leppe would be sealed and the road
TO Monastir opened.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
PEACE PLANS AF0OT
Continued from first pcge. }

CONTINUED from first p.ge.)
mics in the adjustment of peace
terms. But the Entente powers, it
was said, were fighting for princi-
pie which could not be established If
peace negotiations were begun at this
time. And, in this connection, it was
asserted emphatically that the En-
tente allies were never more deter
mined than now to prosecute the con-
flict vigorously.
There was no danger, it was said,
that any of them would attempt to
make separate peace, and, for this
reason and the others stated, the be-
lief was expressed that any definite
move by Germany and Austria in the
direction Of ending the war would
meet no encouragement unless it
were coupled with conditions upon
which the Entente allies would insist
and which the central powers would
not be willing to concede.
The attitude of the Wilson admin
istration concerning the restoration
Of peace In Europe is we'll known.
Having made oyertures in the early
stages of the war and having found
that there was no disposition on the
part Of any Of the belligerents to lis
ten to peace suggestions, the pTesi-
dent announced to the world that his
tender Of good offices was a standing
offer Of which the fighting nations
might take advantage at any time it
suited them to do 80. The United
States government has made very
careful inquiry as to the feeling con-
corning peace among the govern
ments engaged in war, and has reach
ed the conclusion that 1t would be
useless for the president to renew his
offer to serve as mediator.
Many suggestions have come to the
White House and the state depart
ment from persons of prominence
and from peace organizations that
President Wilson should take this or
that course to bring the belligerents
to the point Of entering into peace
negotiations. But while the admins
tration has received these sugges-
tions sympathetically, 1t has given no
to those behind them.
The general attitude Of the admin
Istration is that unless all the powers
engaged in war express willingness
to pay heed to tender Of good Of
fees it will be useless for the presi-
dent to offer himself as mediator.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
BRITISH CENSOR STRICT
Berlin Correspondent Says Many
Stories are "Killed.'

The New York World correspond
ent in Berlin reports by wireless: The
American newspaper correspondents
in Berlin and Vienna are beginning
to feel what appears to be new pol.
icy-the tightening up by the English
censorship on press dispatches on the
war from the central powers.
For several weeks American cor
respondents have been impressed by
the fact that a much smaller per-
eentage of their dispatches is getting
through to New York.
The New York Sun correspondent
declares that interviews which he had
with the German Colonial Minister,
DR.. ". S. Solf, and with the Bul-
garian minister at Berlin, cabled via
London, were killed by the English
censor. OF four dispatches sent to
The World by me from the western
front during the recent offensive,
telling exactly now far the French
and English got and that the often
siye was failure, only one appears
to have been allowed to pass by the
censor in London, and that was bad
ly mutilated.
Among the dispatches apparently
stopped by the English censor was
description Of my visit to the front
with Gen. Won Falkenhyn and my
Of the chief Of the Ger
man general staff.
Bennett of the Chicago Tribune as
serts that half of his dispatches from
I, It'll h,-& t,1
sor. The representative Of one Of the
news agencies has stated
hat eighteen thousand words of dis
patches from the agency's correspon-
lent in Bulgaria and Serbia were
killed in London by the English CEN
;or in a few days.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
PLEADS UNWRITTEN LAW
- IN DEFENCE OF KILLING
Dead Physicians Wife TestiHes Of
Husbands Conduct-Defendant's
Wife Admits Improprieties.

The Anderson. court of general ses-
sions was engaged Thursday with the
trial of Feaster I. Jones, charged
with the murder Of his uncle, DR..
Lawrence Orr McCalla, at Starr on
the morning OF October 8. Only nine
witnesses went on the stand, five for
the State and four for the defense.
OF the five witnesses for the state
only one a negro named Red Jones,
was an eyewitness. The shooting
occurred in the AcCalla garage and
Red Jones had just driven DR.. Nc
Calais automobile out Of the garage
into the yard leaving Dr.. McCalla
and Feaster Jones in the garage. He
stated that McCalla called to him
and that while he was on his way
back into the building Feaster Jones
fred the first shot.
The defendant was the first wit
ness to take the stand after the state
rested it's case.
He stated that he went to Dr.. Nc.
Calais garage with the determination
of killing him; that he left his
(Jones') home he picked the largest
Of three pistols and that he went
| into the garage and told Dr.. AcCalla
that Mrs. Jones had confessed to him
her improper relations with DR.. Nc.
Gala; that Dr.. McCalla pleaded with
him not to kill him. He said that be
told Dr.. McCalla he would give him
time to say his prayers and that In
stead DR.. McCalla called to the negro
Red, Jones, whereupoo.. Jones says
he fired at him. Jones said that DR.
McCalla fell backward and that he
began struggling, and that he did moi
know whether DR.. McCalla was try.
| ing to get hold Of him or not, anc
that he fired the second shot which
struck the doctor over the right eye
killing him instantly. Jones sate
that his wife conferred her relation!
with DR.. NcCalla to him about ten OF
eleven o'clock on the night before the
shooting; that he spent a sleeplesi
and restless night. He got up early
and did not eat any breakfast before
going over to DR.. McCalla's house
when he saw the doctor come out II
his yard. "I meant to kill him wher
I LETT home" declared the defendant
"I did not think Of or consider any
thing else. / did not consider ths
consequences nor did I care wha
they might be-
Mrs. McCalla, wife Of the deac
physician, and Mrs. Jones, wife o:
the defendant, took the stand on be
half Of the defendant. The wife sait
that she told Jones on the night be
fore the shooting of her relation!
with DR.. NcCalla, Jones' suspicioni
having become aroused, and Mrs. Nc
Gala said that she had noticed thu
attentions given Mrs. Jones BY DR.
McCalla and that she had spoken t.
Dr.. McCalla about it some time be
fore. DR.. Dean, brother OF Mrs
Jones, also testified for the defense
The large court room was packet
throughout the day, many persons
being turned away at the doors. Th'
parties to the homicide are all prom
inent and the trial Of the case is be
ing attended with much interest b.
all the people Of the county.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
APPEAL TO PERSIANS
Russian Government Give Broad
Hints at Intervention.

A proclamation issued at the Rus.
sian legation at Teheran addressed te
the Persian people states that in view
of the useless measures taken hither-
to against "the corrupting gold o:
Germany" and against Turkish and
German agents seeking to compro-
mise the friendship Of Russia anG
Persia, the Russian government has
decided, in agreement with Persia
to put an end to these activities ir
the interest of the good relations o.:
the two nations. An appeal IS made
to all Persians to believe Russian
arms will be used solely in defense
Of the peaceful population. It is stat
ed that payments vii be given for
any article the troops may take.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
BUILDS NEW SUBMARINES
TO BE FASTEST AFLOAT
Bids to be Invited for New Craft
Which Will be Biggest Built
for ANY Nation.
for ANY Nation

The two new fleet submarines,
bids for which soon will be invited by
the navy department, will exceed the
Schley, the worlds biggest under
water craft so far as is known, by
three hundred tons displacement.
They will be thirteen hundred ton
craft on the surface, as against the
Schley's one thousand tons and ex-
ceed by two hundred tons the big
gest Of the cruiser destroyers Of the
navy.
Congress gave navy designers a
hard task when it said that these two
new fleet submarines should have
surface speed of twenty-five knots an
hour IF possible" The Schley will
be 3 twentyknot boat when complet-
ed, and will have more than four
Thousand horsepower furnished by
heavy oil engines. Experiments in
the navy model basin with models of
the new craft show that they will re-
quire between eight and ten thou
sand horsepower to make the addl-
tional five knots.
No internal combustion engines to
go in the space available and furnish
I the power required could be found
for the boats and the specifications
to be advertised will propose vessels
| fitted with steam turbines for surface
work, although the same storoge bat
terry and electric motor installation
as in smaller craft will be used be-
low the surface. Navy experts have
worked out a practical solution to
the mechanical obstacles in the way
Of using steam and have no doubt OF
it's success. The boilers will be fred
with fuel oil.
A novel arrangement has been de-
Eyeloped for indinary surface cruls-
ing. whereby one of the twin. tur-
bines will do all of the work, the sec
ond shaft being operated by electric
ity. When high speed is required
both turbines will be used.
The boats will be fitted with motor
generators, operating on pinion gears
of the turbines. When the turbines
will do all of the work they will gen.
crate electricity for the storage bat
teries; beneath the surface, electric
ity will flow back from the batteries
to the Generators, which then be-
come motors to drive the propeller
shafts.
The popularity of the construc-
ton, however, lies in the fact that
when the boat is cruising, one tur-
bine will drive one propeller shaft
and also it's own generator. Current
from the generator will pass directly
to it's fellow on the other shaft, con-
verting the second generator into a
motor, which will in turn drive the
second shaft. In that way, the full
efficiency is obtained from the single
turbine and economy Of fuel con-
sumption secured.
The boats will mount disappearing
guns for surface action, the new four
inch guns for surface actionetao1n
inch weapon of that type probably
being substituted for the three-lnch
gun on smaller submesrsibles. They
probably will carry two guns each
and the gun carriages have been SO
designed as to permit the guns to be
aimed straight up in the air as de-
fense against aircraft.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
LETS HER BABY DIE
CHICAGO MOTHER AGREES WITH
DECISION OF PHYSICIAN
WAS MENTAL Defective
Instead OF Performing Minor Opera
ton to Save Child to Life Of Imbe-
cility, Doctor Allows it to Die Un.
;.
helped-Mother and Doctor De-
e.
fond Their Act

fend Their Act.
Mrs. Anna BolIinger Of Chicago
Wednesday told the story of her
consent to let her six-day-old baby
boy, deformed in body and mind,
die rather than live life "barren
and useless."
The mother confined to her bed
in the German American Hospital o!
Chicago agreed with Dr.. J. H. Hais
elden, chief Of the hospital staff, to
sacrifice the child when a simple op-
GRAFTON would assure its life. The
infant, If it lived, would in the opin.
lon Of DR.. Haiselden, be a mental
and perhaps moral defective. He
therefore, with the consent of the
child's parents, declined to perform
the operation.
"It is not heartless Of me-" SAID
Mrs. Bollinger, II love the little de-
formed one as I love my three othe.
healthy children. But the doctor told
me it would perhaps be- an imbecile
a. criminal. Left to itself it has nc
chance to live. consented to let na.
ture take its course.
No one need to think me an uD.
natural mother. This baby, If allow.
ed to live, would be a burden to 1t,
self. It's life would be barren, use
less. It is one Of natures blunders
l am willing nature should correct its
error by my baby's death. ! am sat.
isfled I am doing right"
Dr.. Haiselden said he was pre-
pared to face bitter criticism and de.
fend his course.
81 have no doubt I shall be called
a murderer" he ssid "but the in.
fant's death is question between
me and my conscience"
The baby was born after it's moth.
er had been seriously Ill with typhoid
fever.
A ballet to determine whether tt
attempt to save the life Of the de.
formed subnorma1 infant or whether
by inertia to let the child die resulted
in death sentence for tbs little one
The infants mother told that ar
operation might save the child's life
although no known human intelli
gence could promise any mental de-
velopment for the baby, wept anc
agreed to abide by the judgment o.
the physicians.
OF a score Of hospital nurses con
suited, one alone voted for the life
Of the child. DR.. H. J. HaiseldeI
took the responsibility and did no.
perform the operation. The child
still Is alive, but authorities at the
hospital said it probably would moi
live through another twenty-fou'
hours.
1T is a question Of ethics" sale
Dr.. Haiselden. while we all know
physicians do not allow monstrosi
ties to live, the line must be drawn
somewhere. I have drawn the line II
| this case.
"The child could have been savef
as one more idiot. Detectives are
prolific. It would reproduce it's kinG
and these initial deformities would
have become magnif1ed and multi
plfed." E.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
NOTE SURPRISES BERLIN
Public Opinion Now Thinks Note t
England Is Sincere.

An interesting and significant
change has slowly come over German
public opinion about the American
note to England, says a New York
Times dispatch, as the people have
had time to digest the document. For
weeks nearly every German believed
that if President Wilson ever should
send a note to England it would be q
mild affair. His determined spirit
and language comes as shock o.
surprise.
Cropping for an explanation man!
had concluded that President Wilson
was only bluffing and the note mere
shadow play. Now wide circles in
Berlin are convinced that Wilson
means business and the note is still
being discussed from this new angle
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
ASKS FOR THE FACTS
Government Instructs Penfeld to Get
Report on Ancona.

Ambassador 'Penfeld, at Vienna.
was instructed by the United States
government to as the Austrian gov
ernment for details Of the destruction
of the Ancona. Undetermined points
on which the American government
seeks information:
Did the submarine fire a warning
shot?
Did the submarine cease firing
when the Ancona came to a stop
How much time was given passen-
gers and crew to get into the life
boats?
What were the activities Of the
submarine while the ship was un-
loading its passengers?
Was a torpedo fired while any Of
the passengers were aboard?
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24

tary pomp and precision" said:
They do not see or realize the
capacity of the ancient, mighty ma
ton against whom Germany IS war
ring to endure adversely, to put up
with disappointment and mismanage-
ment, to renew their strength, and
to go on, with boundless suffering,
to the fulfllment of the greatest
cause for which man has ever
fought"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
Italy Sends Protest.

Secretary Lansing personally has
received from Machhi di Cellere. the
Italian ambassador, a communica-
tion addressed by Italy to all neutral
nations denouncing as IAN unparal-
leled atrccity'' the sinking Of the
italian liner Ancona with scores of
neutrals and other non-combatants
aboard.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
Allies Defeated in Serbia.

Berlin reports by wireless Wednes-
day that the Allies have been de-
feated with enormous losses. After
attacking the defensive positions OF
the Bulsarians. the Allies were driven
back. Many soldiers are said to have
been captured.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24

Berrstorff and Lansing Confer.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, and Secretary Lansing
conferred Wednesday for more than
half an hour.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24

Anna Pavlowa advises those who
would become graceful dancers to
watch the swan. Ever SEQ a swan
dance? asks the Toledo Blade.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
Gas Explosion in Coil Mine.

Seven men were injured, four
probably fatally, in an explosion Of
gas at the coal mine Of the United
Mining company at Buckner, ILL.,,
Wednesday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
TAKE BUBAAA PASS

SaliniA Reports Bulgars Rave Turn.
ed Serb Defences.
Saloniki reports via Paris Wednes-
day: In addition to the Bulgarian
column which turned the Serbian po-
sition at Bubana Pass. a second Bull
gar force is advancing on Kostovo
from Kalkendelen.
The Bulgarians are reported to be
withdrawing from the Cerna river
section which is held by the French
The French report many desertions
from the Bulgar army.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24

Atlanta produces another stirring
story. It's worth tho space, though.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
Austria Wants Peace.

Proposals for a separate peace
were made to Italy by Austria at the
time the recent Italian offensive was
begun, the Popolo Italia asserts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24

Mr.. Churchill. mentioned inciden-
tally that at the time, of Lord Fish
er's resignation he himself had Of
fered to retire, but Premier Asquith
asked him to remain. He then re-
viewed the present military situa-
ton. and continued:
. I'VE are passing through a bad
time, and it will probably be worse
before it is better, but that it Will De
better, if we only endure and perse-
we're, I have no doubt whatever
In his opinion it would not be nee
essary to push the Germans back
over all the territory they had abb
sorbed to win the war, and while the
German lines extended far beyond
their frontiers, Germany might be
defeated more vitally in the second
or third year than If the allied
armies had entered Berlin during
the first.
Great Britain's command Of the
seas and the rapid and enormous
destruction of German manhood
were factors upon which the coun-
try might confidently rely. Ger
many's power was diminishing,
Great Britain's was continually be-
coming stronger.
I'VE are the reserve of the allied
cause" he said, land tho time has
come when that reserve must be
thrown fully into the scale"
The campaign of 1915 had been
Mr.. Churchill sai!, by the
shortage of munitions, and the cam
paign of 1916 ought to be decided
against Germany by reason Of short
oge of men. 1t was, therefore, vital
to Great Britain and a matter o!
honor. a sacred duty, to increase and
maintain the numbers of her armies
in the field.
In conclusion. Mr.. Churchill, re-
,erring to Bulgaria and "other small
states, hypnotized by German mill