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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
LOOKS LIKE TEUT0N DASH
THROUGH BALKAN STATES
Bombardment of Serbian Border
Taken to Indicate Long Look
ed for Attack.

Official reports from Austrian and
German headquarters and dispatches
from the Balkan capitals show that
the long expected Teuton campaign
against Serbia has begun. Austrian
and German artillery to-day IS bonn
harding Serbian positions south of
the river frontier at various points
along the one-hundred-mile front
from the mouths of the Drina and
Morava rivers.
"This action undoubtedly is intend
ed as cover to the throwing of e
force across the river and the seizure
of bridgehead whence the new
steam roller" can be started. Just
where a crossing will be attempted is
unknown.
The shortest route to Bulgaria
would lead through the northeastern
corner of Serbia, where barely thirty
miles of Serbian territory intervenes
between the Bulgarian and Eunga-
rian borders. The difficult noun
famous country, the absence of rail-
roads and the proximity of the Rou-
manian frontier, however, speak in
favor of the old route of the crusad-
ers farther to the west, throughout
the broad and fertile Morava valley.
Through this valley run roads and a
railway line to Bulgaria and Turkey.
This railway reaches the Danube at
two points-Belgrade and Semendria
both of which are under lombard
ment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
FOURTEEN CENT COTTON
SEEN BY HOKE SMITH
Georgia Senator Thinks German and
English Buyers are in the
Market for Staple.

Nothing short of forteen cent cot
ton is expected by Senator Hoke
Smith, following cablegrams received
by him from Berlin that German
firms which recently offered to buy 4
million bales of American cotton had
deposited securities with the Ameri-
can consulate in Berlin to cover the
purchase price and guaranteeing that
the cotton will not be put to military
or naval purposes.
AS it costs two cents to deliver cot
ton in Berlin this makes the price Of
fered equivalent to fourteen cents in
the United States. The view enter
tanned by Senator Smith is that Ger
man cotton buyers in anticipation of
this government winning in her pro-
test against absolute embargo against
cotton as contraband are willing to
buy in this country, believing that
cotton can be delivered in the spring
when embargo obstacles have been
removed.
Great Britain is now buying heavi-
lv in this country. Fore some time
there have been evidences that Ger
many was buying cotton in this coun-
try and many in high official circles
maintain that her activities have been
the lement that has gradually in
creased and steadily maintained the
high price of cotton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
GREAT BRITAIN'S BLOCKADE
CONTINUES TO STOP SHIPS
No Reason Has Been Given for the
Continued Detainment of the
Tanker Corning.

I. The continued detention of the
American tanker Corning and the
Norwegian steamer Vitalia promises
to cause a revival of interest in the
controversy over the question of the
seizure of neutral shipping.
No reason has yet been made pub.
lie, says a London dispatch, for the
seizure of the Corning, but Standard
Oil officials, exercised over their fail
ure to secure her release, have placed
the case in the hands of the Ameri-
can government.
The Vitalia's cargo was consigned
to The Netherlands Oversee Trust,
but the British government maintains
that contracts for such large ship
mem. had not been made in advance
by the trust. The packers maintain
they had right to ship without pre-
vious orders.
The State department was advised
on September 10 that the Corning,
from Baton Rouge to Malmo, Swe-
den, had arrived at Kirkwall. 1t was
assumed by officials that she had vol
unfairly put into that port to obviate
her seizure as a suspect"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
BULGARlA'S MOBILIZATION
GRAVE STEP, SAYS LONDON
Hope in English Capital is That it
Does Not Mean Final Deci-
sion of Balkan Power.

London reports: The news that
Bulgaria is mobilizing, to what end
has not yet been revealed, which
reached here first from New York is
considered the most important news
of weeks.
No attempt is made in any quarter
to deny the tremendously grave i'm
plications of this move on the part of
the state which has from the first
been the storr, centre of the whole
tangled Balkan problem, but it is
still hoped that it does not mean that
Bulgaria has finally decided to throw
in her lot with Germany, Austria and
her traditional enemy, Turkey. On
the contrary, it is suggested that this
last dramatic move is the final mott
fication to the Allies that they must
meet Bulgaria's terms. None the
less. all the news to-day from the
Balkans has been steadily more
alarming.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
U. S. RENEWS REQUEST THAT
DUMBA MUST BE RECALLED
Ambassador Penfeld Notifies Vienna
That Leave of Absence" is
-
Not Satisfactory.

Ambassador Penfield ct Vienna has
been instructed to make clear to the
Austrian government informally that
the United States must insist on the
recall of DR.. Dumba, the American
ambassador here and that his depar-
ture ION leave Of absence would not
be satisfactory.
From messages exchanged between
Ambassador Penfield and the state
department it is apparent that the
Austrian government misunderstood
the desires of the United States. 1t
was intimated at first to Ambassador
Penield that the Austrian govern
ment might recall DR.. Dumba on
leave of absence and might desire
safe conduct for him.
Instructions sent to- Mr.. Penfield
were not disclosed but he has been
advised to make it clear that DR..
Dumba's usefulness as the Austrian
ambassador to the United States has
ceased end if merely given leave Of
absence" he. would nevertheless still
remain accredited.
The right of government to de-
mard the recall of en- ambassador be-
cause of his personal actions is un-
questioned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29

the fear of threatened confScatlon
may make the leaders of the cotton
trust so yielding that they, against
their better judgment, may agree to
the sale of the greater part of the
present supply en- bloc to England,
who would be in a position in the
future to control the whole cotton
market, and on peace being declared,
to force on the whole world this es-
SentiaI raw material.
(Sisned) &C. Dumba"
Count Won Bernstorff's letter is
one which he wrote to Secretary OF
State Lansing on August IS, just
after the expose of the New York
World, which attempted to implicate
him in efforts to create strike dis
turbances. 1t has already been pub
lished in this paper.
4 letter from Capt. Won Papen,
military attache of the German en-
bassy. addressed to his wife and de-
scribing the stealing of a portfolio
from Heinrich Albert, commercial at
tache of the German embassy at
w dSIluSlON, Oll du SlSSolCo Ian WV
train in New York. said:
You can imagine the sensation
among the Americans. Unfortunate
ly some very important things from
my report were among them, such as
the buying of liquid chlorine, and
about the Bridgeport Projectile Com
pany. as we'll as documents regarding
the buying up of phenol, from which
explosives are made, and the acquisi-
ton of Wright's aeroplane patent.
But things like that must occur
It seems quite likely we will meet
again soon. The sinking of the Adrl-
attic (sic) may well be the last straw.
7 hope in our interests the danger
will blow over How splendid on the
eastern front.
II always say to the idiot Yankees
that they had. better hold their
tongues. 1t is better to look at all
their heroism with full admiration.
Nv friends in the army arc quite dill
forant in This way"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
BRYAN MAY GO TO EUROPE
ON MISSION OF PEACE
Editors Of american Newspapers in
Foreign Tongues Would Send
EX-Secretary Abroad.

Plans to send Former Secretary
Bryan on a mission of peace to the
warning nations of Europe were the
subject Of a conference at Washing
ton Friday between the former cahi-
net officer and DR.. William Forgo,
representing editors Of American
newspapers published in foreign Ian
guages. Before visiting Mr.. Bryan,
Mr.. Forgo, in public statement, set
forth the plan as so far developed,
which contemplates personal visit
by Mr.. Bryan to beligerent, nations
to argue for peace.
In his statement Dr.. Forgo said
that Mr.. Bryan already had given
him the impression that if the trip
were undertaken, Mr.. Bryan himself
"will for the love of the cause not
only sacrifice his time but will also
pay his own expenses. The state
ment lauded the former secretary OF
state, saying "that in all Europe, in
belligerent or neutral countries, there
is no American held in greater es-
TEEN than Mr.. Bryan DR.. Forgo
said Mr. Bryan would probably an
nounce his plans after the confer
ence.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
BULGARIA READY FOR WAR
TO REALIZE ITS AMBITION
King Ferdinand Says His Government
is to Take Action Positive
in Results

Sofia, via London, Wednesday: Bull
garia apparently is on the brink of
war. The people generally believe
hostilities are imminent. The mill
tary authorities have taken possession
of the railways and ordinary traffic
has been suspended.
Diplomatic representatives of the
entente powers generally recognize
that their cause is lost one, and that
Bulgaria is manifesting clearly ten
dency toward the central powers.
This is due to the dissatisfaction of
the government at Serbia'S reply in
the negotiations for territorial con-
cessions in Macedonia and at the con-
duct of Greece in this connection.
In government circles the state
ment was made that all the military
measures taken are of preventive
nature, designed solely to guard
against circumstances which might
threaten Bulgaria's position in the
present situation, which is develop
ing with extraordinary rapidity.
These measures consist in turning
over the railroads to the military
authorities and suspending ordinary
traffic.
Reports from many parts of Bull
garia tell of the enthusiastic demon
strations in favor of the government.
The formal cession by Turkey of the
territory along the Dedeaghatch rail-
road has been delayed by the action
of the Entente powers in notifying
Bulgaria that acceptance would be re-
garded as an unfriendly act.
1t was learned that King Ferdi-
nand, replying last Friday to the as
sertions of leaders Of the opposition
parties that the Allies would be VIC
torious, said:
1.-The Eentente is not sure of win
ming. Nothing indicates at this mo-
ment that such will be the case. If
Bulgarias chances of obtaining Mace
donia depend thereon, they may never
be realized. My government is enter
ing a policy which is positive in ac-
tion and certain in good results"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
The Umpire.

(Suggested by the Burne-Jones
painting of an umpire standing owe.
a player who has just slid over the
home plate with the winning run, ano
calling him out.)
A fan there was and he made this
prayer
(Even as you and y
Only to murder that robber there
We called him the umpire who die
not care
But the fan-Wow! Didn't he rave
and swear!
Even as you and y
Oh, the hits we made, and the way
we played,
And the work of our infeld band
All spoiled by an umpire who did mo-
know
CTwas the widest kind of rotter
throw)-
And did not understand.
A fan there was, and his goods he
spent
(Eyen as you and y
For a sun-baked, uncushioDed, TWEEN.
ty-five cent
Little bleacher seat; but, at that, i
meant
Seeing ball game, and so he went
Even as you and u
Oh, the game we lost, and the fame
we lost.
And the way those fellows famed,
But alas for an umpire who can mo-
state
When a players safe on the old home
plate
And can not understand.
The fan yelled, :"Slide, YOU rabbit
slide!'
Even as you and y
There were two men out, and the
score was tied,
And the throw from center field wen,
wide
An owl could have seen it, if he hao
tried
(Eyen as you and y
And it isn't defeat or the being beat
That stings like a red-hot brand,
But it's being robbed by man like
that,
Who never did know where he was at
And could not understand.
N. n. B.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
GERMANS MUST BE SWIFT
TO CATCH RETREATING RUSS
Strategic Importance Of Wilma Caused
Russians to Risk Many of
Their Best Troops.

London, Wednesday,: Special dis
patches from Petrograd agree that the
Russians have withdrawn safely from
the wilma salient, the strategic value
of which was considered so great that
the Russian staff felt justified in risk
ing some Of the best troops to defend
it to the last possible moment.
In their withdrawal the Russians
are said to have destroyed everything
of military utility. Although the
main army probably is safe it is
hardly likely that the whole Russian
force will escape without heavy
losses in men and guns. Won linden
burg's cavalry, which was expected
to complete the encircling movement,
is still held up between Smorgon and
Molodechno.
On the Wilma Lida-Slonim flank
the German advance is proceeding
steadily but Prince Leopold's pro-
g-ess is slower, while Field Marshal
Won Mackensen has come to pause
beyond the Pripet marshes.
If the Russian retreat is to be
stopped successfully. the swiftest
movement must come from the south
and the Germans must reap the full
advantage of their efforts within a
week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
LOADED STREET CAR DROPS
FIFTEEN FEET; SEVEN DEAD
Dynamite Explosion in New York
Subway Causes DiSaster-Water
and Gas Pipes Burst.

Seven persons were reported by po-
lice to have been killed and more
than fifty others seriously injured in
New York Wednesday when a dyna-
mite explosion in the excavation OF
the new Seventh Avenue Subway
caused cave-in which engulfed a
surface car and numerous pedes-
trians. The accident occurred short
ly before eight O'Clock and more than
half of the injured were women and
girls on their way to business.
There were sexenty-eight passen-
gers on the trolley car which dropped
fifteen feet into the subway eXcava-
ton when the entire block on Sew
enth Avenue between Twenty-fourth
and Twenty-ffth streets collapsed.
Although the car remained upright,
it was partly buried under an ava
lanche of concrete, rails, timberS and
earth, and many of the passengers
were severely crushed.
Persons who were in large office
building nearby said there was a
great roar as the pavement and por-
tions of the sidewalks sank. This
was followed a moment later by the
cries of the partly entombed passen-
gers and of pedestrians who were
either thrown into the excavation
or knocked down. Men and women
smashed the car windows with their
bare hands in an effort to escape, eye
witnesses said, while pedestrians who
had been thrown into the hole strug-
gled to avoid the falling debris and
regain the street level.
Police reserves were called out,
two fire alarms were turned in and
fifteen ambulances with thirty sur
geons were rushed to the scene. The
hospital corps Of a large cloak and
suit house nearby turned out.
The cave-in broke water and gas
mains and within few minute
heavy flows of gas and water threat
ened the lives of the one hundred or
more persons in the excavation.
Prompt work by city employees in
shutting off the flow in the broken
mains put an end to this danger.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Linnekogel, in a flight in an aero
plane at Johannisthal in July, 1914.

Linnekogel, in flight in an aero
plane at Johannisthal in July, 1914.
Figures made public by the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
at Washington show that shipments
from American ports in July Of vari-
Gus war supplies totalled nearly $780,
100000. Explosives, including shells
and other ammunitions, showed an
increase from s5,911,929 in June to
S9,329,303. Automobiles constitut-
ed the only item to show marked
decrease.
The Ministry of Finance Of France
has excepted bottled champagne from
the decree prohibiting the export OF
French wines German champagne
properties in France will not be al
lowed to share IN the export privi-
lege. Their stocks have been seques-
tered.
In honor of Captain Otto Wcddi-
gen, who commanded the &c. mar
submarine U-9 when she sank three
British cruisers and who later lost
his life in command of the U-29, a
memorial modelled after submarine
will be erected at Kiel, Germany. Il
will be built of wood, into which nails
of iron. silver, and gold will be ham
mered until the model is covered with
them. The proceeds from the sale o!
the nails will be used for the relief
of the distressed in East Prussia.
Western news dispatches tell o.
the signing of contract between
capitalists of Cleveland and Canton
Ohio; and the Russian government
for the supply of 100000 rifles
The price is said to be SS0,o00,000
and the details of the matter were
completed in New York.
| Many residents of London have
written to the newspapers reporting
that they have heard gunshots al
various times. Investigation has re-
vealed in these cases that the neares,
war operations were sixty, seventy
and even ninety mlleS distant. e
London physician offers the explana
ton that what these people really
hear is the beating of their hearts.
Figures given out at Berlin fo'
railroad traffic during July. 1918
show that the transportation OF mer
chandise on German railroads wa:
LIS per cent. greater than that TO!
the same month of the preceding
year, and set new record. OF the
total, 7.39 per cent. represented
goods for the army.
DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwe
gian explorer, has published boob
advocating that Norway arm hersel
strongly for defensive purposes be
fore it is too late.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Serbia Declares War Zone.

Berlin reports: 1T is reported
from the Balkans" says the Overseas
News Agency. that the Serbian gov
ernment has declared the Serbo-Bul-
garian frontier district war zone "
1t is also reported that Bulgarian
troops are concentrated near the Ser
bian frontier and that German and
Austro-H garian troops have been
concentrated along the Serbian bor-
dor
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
FOUR MEXICANS KILLED
Border Fighting Causes Intense Rac'
Feeling Along Rio Grande.

Bitter race feeling along the Dor.
der as result of the battle Frida!
between American soldiers and Mexl-
can raiders probably was responsible
for the death of four Mexicans whose
bodies were found Saturday night IN
the Mesuite brush near San Benitc
by Texas Rangers.
Military authorities ct Brownsville
believe the four Mexicens were mur-
dercd by indignant settlers living or
a ranch near San Benito.
The eleven American soldiers who
were reported as missing Friday cfte'
the battle at Progrcso have been &C
counted for with the exception o
Private Richard J. Johnson OF TrooE
B, Twelfth cavalry. His home was a.
Mount Morris, \. Y. Officials fear ne
was killed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
MAKE HAUL AT POST OFFICE
Burglars Also Enter Store and Depot
at Eulonia.

The first news of the robbery at
Eulonia to reach Mullins Tuesday
morning came at five o'clock in a
telephone message from Sheriff
Dozier 70 Rural Policeman w. X.
Brown. instructing him to be on the
lookout for suspicious parties, and
advised him to proceed to Smithboro
where he should inspect passenger
train from Marion to Lumberton,
when it reached there at seven-t thirty
Mr.. Brown also made search at five
forty of train No. IA. from Poston to
Hamlet. when it reached that juno
zion.
The store of S. L. Davis. the post
office and the depot were entered BY
robbers and goods to the amount OF
several hundred dollars were stolen.
From the post office cash to the
amount of thirty dollars or more was
stolen, and from the store of S. L.
Davis, about two dozen watches,
valued at more than two hundred dol
lars, were stolen. 1t is not thought
that any goods were taken from the
depot.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
GERMAN REPORTS REVISED
British Cabinet and Admiralty En-
dorse Strict Censorship.

Sir John Simon. the British Home
secretary, replying in the House OF
Commons to criticisms of the censor
ship. said that Germany had sought
to use the Press Bureau as a medium
for advertising the German govern
ment in every neutral country, but
this mission he had refused to per-
form. He added that the necessity
for censoring certain parts of the
German official communications had
been confirmed both by the cabinet
and the admiralty.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Accents Ceded Territory.

Sofia. via London. Wednesday: The
Bulgarian government announced
Wednesday night that the territory
ceded by Turkey along the line OF
the Dedeaghatch railroad would be
occupied on October s. The officia'
transfer will occur on October II
when the Bulgarian administration
will be installed.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
NacedonianS Join B;ilUarS.

Sofia reports: IT is learned that
the number OF Macedonians who Join
I'd the Bulgarian colors on Friday is
about fifty thousand. From reliable
sources it is reported that traffic on
Bulgarian railroads has hren sus-
pended.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
recognized by ii.

recognized by ii.
There is further evidence presented
that officials of the British govern
ment are stationed in the United
States to supervise both its export
and import trade. These officials op-
crate through American trade organi-
cations. which have been compelled
to accept the terms of the British
government and through banks. eX-
press, insurance. underwriting. for
warding and steamship companies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
More [. S. Troops Killed.

Meyicars attacked a detachment Of
American soldiers at Progresso and
have killed Private Stubbletield. ac-
cording to Brownsville dispatch.
Friday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Ian Journalists Coming.

Representative Japanese journal
lists sailed for San Francisco from
Toxic Saturday. Their trip will be
for the purpose of studying condi-
tions in the United States.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Russ Have 10000 Prisoners.

Petrograd says: Seventy thousand
prisoners of war taken by the Rus
slams on the front south Of Polesle.
in the last days OF August and the
beginning of September have been
reoiStered-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
L. s. Consulate Damaged.

During the French raid on Stutt-
CART, Germany. Thursday the building
was damaged but no occupant was
hurt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29

The British steamship Chancellor,
1856 tons, has been sunk Friday.
Part of her crew has been saved.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29

Odessa reports: Russian ships have
sunk German submarine, which has
been operating recently in the Black
Sea.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29

The Swiss government is consider
ing the adyisability of calling addi-
tional troops to the colors, to safe
guard the northwestern frontier, as a
further concentration Of belligerent
troops near certain portions Of the
Swiss boundary seems to threaten the
national integrity.
The French monoplanist E. X. De-
Mars has equalled the worlds alti-
tude record of 21.o9S feet. estab-
lished by the German aviator. Otto