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Evening star., 1915-02-07
Days at Home.

Mrs. and the Misses Towson of 400 NJ
F! street northwest will be at home in
| formally February II, for the last time
this season.
| DR.. and Mrs. Daniel Webster Prentiss
will be at home Saturday, February 49,
| from until I o'clock. Mrs. George
Hay Brown. Mrs. Edmund Barry, Mrs
Harry HURT, Mrs. William J. Mallory
Mrs. John B. Nichols, Mrs. William c
Prentiss. Mrs. Spencer Prentiss, Mrs
Harry Roome, Mrs. Charles Schmidt,
Mrs. A. Leftwich Sinclair. Mrs. Charles
$. White. and Misses Brown, Pow
ell and Schott will assist.
Mrs Martin A. Morrison will be at
home. informally, for the last time next
Wednesday.
Mrs. Tillman of South Carolina, Mrs.
Hamilton of Michigan, Mrs. webb OF
South Carolina, Mrs. Burke and Mrs.
Dillon of South Dakota, Mrs. Prouty o.
and Mrs. Platt of New York will be
at home, informally, at the Dewey
Hotel Tuesday, February ., from till
$50.
Mrs W. H. Sholes will be at home
Wednesdays, February 10 and "a, from
$3.50 to $50, at the Lambert. 1891
Lanier place.
The Misses Young of 1717 18th street
will be at home Wednesday, February
10. from to 8.
Mrs. S. II. Greene, jr., and Mrs. Nc
Knew will be at home Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10, at 1860 Rhode Island avenue.
Mrs. Thomas Bradley will be at home
Tuesdays. February and 16 at 1901
2Sth street.
Mrs. $. S. Everett and Mrs. Prentiss
Wilson will be at home Friday, February
Il, from to at 1872 Connecticut ave-
nue. No cards.
Mrs. L. W. Reisinger will be at home
next Wednesday for the last time this
season. She will have with her her
mother, Mrs Robinson Downey.
Mrs. Henry Stoddert Matthews will
be at home February and 16. She
will have with her Mrs. Edwin Pearson
Parker, jr
Mrs. Lisle SeatGn Lipscomb will not
be at home Mondays in February, but will
be at home Tuesday, February %.
Mrs. John J. Hamilton will be at
home at her residence. 211S Wyoming
avenue. for the last time this season
Friday, February IL, from to s and
| from 1880 to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Elsie Bladen. Amelia Goldberg. Ger
trude Beavers, Edna sullivan and
Messrs. Clarence Peters, Walter Beal.
Raymond Selby. Clyde Jones, r. Nc
Pherson, Theo Bleigh, John Weinberg.
Eddie Purcell. Walter and Arthur
Romer. Robert johnson. William Bald
erston, Guy Underwood, Andrew Me-
Callan, Paul Ryon. Fred Blackburn.
Robert Zimmerli, Will Dulin. Jack NC
Fetridge, John Metz, William Fields,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Beall. Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Beall. Mrs. McClelland, Mrs McEntee
and Miss Lou Cautis.
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bodice has the material draped over the
shoulders. the decolletage finished about
the edge with band of brilliants.
Mrs. Daniels welcomed her guests
Wednesday in a handsome gown of
black satin, the skirt
At Single Oak draped. the fold $
Last Week. ts brought toward ,;,, the
to the girdle. Where they parted at the
foot. there was a glimpse of white
satin.
The bodice was almost entirely of
cream lace over a delicate shade of
apricot chiffon, and was made in
kimono style, the V neck filled in with
lace. and below the point of the V d
corsage bouquet of white and purple
violets. The overskirt of handsome
black thread lace is longer in the back
and falls in sash ends directly in the CEN
ter back, and reaching to the end of the
train.
Mrs. Bayleg, Mrs. Daniels mother,
wore handsome gown of black satin
with bodice elaborately trimmed with
black thread lace. the shoulders and
sleeves being draped with the lace
Mrs. George r. Clark poured tea for
Mrs. Daniels, and wore a gown of black
velvet, with tunic of chiffon edged with
a band of fur. The bodice was made
with boiero jacket of white maltese
lace, opening over vest of the same
lace veiled with black chiffon
Miss Elena Calderon was seen recent.
ly wearing very chic calling costume
of black chiffon velvet. The skirt is
very full and ripping and trimmed
around the bottom with band of
white fox fur, and the smart little
| jacket has long. tight sleeves with
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. Brown, wife of Representative
Brown, is wearing a modish suit of
black velvet. made
Two Models in with long coat,
Black Velvet. me. Inc iuii .,asss sk,se to o,
the upper part of the garment at the
hips. 1t is trimmed with deep band
of black fox about the bottom.
Mrs. Brown wears with 1t a Tipperary
turban of bright blue silk, and tho
sides of the jaunty little hat are gay
with pink and white Scotch daisies, or
Rowans, ''the wee crimson tipped
flowers made famous by Burns.
Mrs Charles McCawley wears black
green velvet brocade. The full skirt
ed coat is made with yoke about
the shoulders of green. brocade, and
the green is again introduced in col lar
and cuffs. Her furs are sables, and a
tri-corne hat of black velvet is trim
med with black stick-up and bound
a bout the edges with moire ribbon 1t is
nered hat. being small and worn far
forward on the head, with the line in
the back straight across and perfect
ly perpendicular.
Miss Phelps. niece of Mrs. Marcus a.
Hanna. wore to a recent dinner be-
coming gown of
Emerald Green emerald green satin.
p-:,,: The soft, shimmery
and Br1lllants. fabric is draped
as to the skirt. and the kimono style
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Returns Home.

Mrs Goodwin u. Ellsworth. after
spending two weeks with her daughter.
Mrs. De Leon Carlton, at Black noun
tain and Asheville, y. c. has returned
to her home on Girard street.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

dulged in and refreshments served
Those present were Estelle Carter. Viola
Fletcher, Anstis Davis, Ellen Lsnham.
Pauline Baldwin. Mary Mccormick, An
ME Smith. William Kelly and Edward
Hays. Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Carter. Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Carter, Mrs. Ida Yost
and Miss Ellen E. Thomas of Balti-
more.
A delightful time was spent Monday
evening at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Beall, on 18th street southeast,
In celebrating the seventeenth birthday
of their daughter Elsie, The decora-
tlons were sweet peas and jonQuils.
Miss Beall wore white satin and chif-
fon. Music and games were followed
by refreshments. Those present were
Misses Elsie Beall. Agnes Fleishell.
Helen and Alva Sweeney, Helen and
Freda Romer. Mona and Maggie Nc
Cathran, Grace Ryon, Eva Lyon, Edna
Lindner, May McEntee, Nina Kale.
Lena Brechie. Dolly and Gail Sousa,
Minerva Dushane, Elizabeth Maddox.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

and trimmed with stick-up of
feathers, resembling an aigrette.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. and the Misses Towson of 400 NJ
street northwest will be at home in
formally February II, for the last time
this season.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Three-Tier Skirt .
and Short Coat.

who is visiting in Washington. is wear
ing a very becoming suit of Pompeian
red cloth. 1t is made with a three-tie
skirt, each tier being rounded off in
front where it comes together. The
jacket is a short round length. reaching
onlySto the waist line, and Is trimmed
with deep collar and cuffs of otter fur.
Her hat is a high-crowned black sailor.
trimmed about the crown with a
wreath of gay colored posies of various
shades.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. D. F. Mebane wore to cabinet
at-home the other afternoon a stunning
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. Lisle SeatGn LipScomb will not
be at home Mondays in February, but will
be at home Tuesday, February 23.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

bodice has the material drapcd over the
shoulders. the decolletaEe finished about
the edge with Il band of brilliants.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. Henry Stoddert Matthews will
be at home February 9 and 16. She
will have with her Mrs. Edwin Pearson
Parker, jr.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. L. W. Reisinger will be at home
next Wednesday for the last time this
season. She will have with her her
mother, Mrs. Robinson DoWney.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. $. s. Everett and Mrs. Prentiss
Wilson will be at home Friday, February
Il, from to at 1872 Connecticut ave-
nue. No cards.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. John ]. Hamilton will be at
home at her residence. 2118 Wyoming
avenue, for the last time this season
Friday, February IL. from 8 to and
from 7:3O to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Nine. Hauge. widow of the former
Norwegian minister, who has lately re-
turned from abroad,
Brown Chiffon is wearing a becom-
oAL ing suit of brown
OIL" N'ASA C h n on broadcloth,
made with a long coat over plain,
full skirt. The coat is a model new to
Washington, the full skirt being
gathered in at the waist line instead
of little below the waist or about
the hips. as usually seen. The upper
part of the garment is severely plain,
and ends at the waist. where the full,
long coat skirt is attached and from
which point the material falls in rip
pling lines.
There is n very deep square collar
of otter and the same fur forms deep
cuffs. Madame Hauge wore with thfs
suit the other day moderate sized
sailor shaped hat, also of dark brown
Evening star., 1915-02-07

black satin, the skirt
d r pc d. the f o | d $
brought toward the
front and gathered in
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. Brown, wife of Representative
Brown, is wearing a modish suit OF
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. Daniels welcomed her guests
Wednesday in handsome gown OF
Evening star., 1915-02-07

Mrs. Martin A. Morrison will be at
home. informally. for the last time next
Wednesday,.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
FRENCH CLAIM PROGRESS;
FORCE THE GERMANS BACK
Bloody Fighting Occurs From the
River Aisne to the Vos-
ges Region.

Sanguinary clashes have occurred
along the western battle line from
the Asne to the Vosges, and in the
latter region the French claim not
able success. They report having re-
taken the trenches captured by the
Germans on June % and continued
their advance until they had gained
seven hundred yards along a six-hun-
dred-yarG front.
The French official report says:
1--WE captured nineteen officers, in
cluding one battalion commander,
two doctors and seven hundred and
sixty-seven men, none Of whom was
wounded, belonging to seven differ
ent battalions. Our ambulances pick
ed up one officer and thirty-two
wounded German soldiers. We cap
tured also one cannon of thirty-seven
millimetres caibre; two machine
guns, several bomb throwers and
much ammunition.
The German statements admits
that hill top trenches here were de-
stroyed by French artillery fire and
had to be evacuated.
The French also claim they have
recaptured a part of the trenches re-
Gently taken by the Germans between
Fey-en-Haye and LIE Pretre forest,
but concede the German claim to an
advance in the same neighborhood,
where heavy fighting has been in
progress for several days. Both
sides report the capture Of prisoners
by the hundred in these operations.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
SUGGEST THAT AMERICA
TAKE ACTION In MEXICO
Consular Advices State That Food
Supplies are Inadequate and
Famine is Threatened.

Urgent suggestions that the Unit
ed States wait no longer than another
month before taking some decisive
action to restore law and order in
Mexico have been forwarded to the
state department by several Ameri-
can consular officers in the northern
part of the republic.
Threatened famine and the inabil-
ity Of the contending military fac
tions to restore peace and establish
a government that could be recogniz-
ed by the United States are dwelt
Upon by the consular officers Con-
Gitions more serious than even troll
bled Mexico has seen before are pre-
dicted unless the United States lends
a hand quickly.
Recognition Of some element which
may set up a strong government with
the moral support Of the United
States is the solution usually urged.
Reports Of food shortage continu-
ed to reach the state department and
the Red Cross from various parts of
Mexico. One dispatch from north
eastern Mexico stated that with the
railway cut again supplies in that
section would last only few days.
The message added: "It will be but
a few weeks before the entire north
east of Mexico will be dependent on
it's northern neighbor, the United
States, for the lives of I'll non-com-
batants. They are actually in dan
oer of starvation Children had
died in large number, it was said.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
MERCHANT SHIPS ARMED
FOR THEIR OWN DEFENCE
British Ships, So Armed, Have Been
Trading Regularly Since
the War Began.

Merchant vessels of belligerent
power are entitled by established and
uninterrupted usage Of the sea to
carry and use armament in self-de-
fense," said Lord Robert Cecil, par
liamentary under-secretary for for
eign affairs, in reply to question put
by Commander Carlyon w. Bellairs
in the house of commons Thursday.
Several neutral governments, -
Lord Cecil said, "were communicated
with in this matter 1T the outbreak
of the war and several more have
been approached since at circum-
stances suggested. The principle of
merchant ships carrying arms for
self-defense have been generally rec
ognized and British ships so armed
have been trading regularly. with the
various countries since an early stage
of the war
Commander Bellairs' question was
whether, in view of the unusual char
acter OF the German attacks on un-
armed merchant vessels, the govern
ment would ask all neutral govern
ments to allow merchant ships, arm
ed for purpose of defense only, to
trade with their ports in site of the
fact that each carried q gun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
STORM HITS CINCINNATI;
TWENTY-FIVE ARE DEAD
Steamboats,, Houses, Churches and
Street Signs are Wrecked and
Trees Block the Streets.

With twenty-five known dead, ten
missing and property loss that vii!
exceed one million dollars, Cincln-
natl Thursday night was making a
valiant effort to recover from prob
ably the worst storm in its history
Twelve of the dead were claimed by
the Ohio river.
At nine-thirty o'clock Wednesday
night the storm broke; cnc-half hour
later the city and its suburbs lay
stricken. It's telephone system had
been ps ralyzed; its street car service
suspended and its citizens cropping IN
darkness, trying to ascertain the toll
the storm had taken.
Two steamboats, had gore down in
the Ohio river; probably one hundred
houses were leveled; half dozen
church spires had fallen and few
houses escaped damage.
Down town streets were strewn
with electric signs and glass, while
in the residence district and in the
suburbs all traffic was blocked by
trees thrown across the thorough
fares. Some fifty club houses along
the Ohio river we're swept into the
stream and floated away.
Thursday night found the city with
its street car service virtually normal.
The telephone service is rapidly re-
covering and the city has done almost
miraculous work in cleaning up the
debris. Search for bodies in coliaDs-
ed houses continues.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
ALLIED AVIATORS DROP
FATAL STEEL ARROWS
ed Sharply Buries Itself
ed Sharply Burier Itself
in the Flesh.

The arrows which allied aviators
are using over the battlehelds are in
two parts, a head and short flanged
shaft. The head measures about two
and quarter inches, and the total
length of the arrow is four and half
inches
Both the head and the shaft are of
steel, the flange being formed Of two
flat pieces of metal set at right
angles, the ends of the four flanges
thus produced being set into the steel
head. The diameter Of the whole
head is about fve-sixteenths Of an
inch, tapering to fine point and the
whole weight is about twenty-one
grams.
A German doctor gave the follow
ing description of the use and effect
of the allies arrows at a meeting of
the Stuttgart medical society.
Three companies of German SOL
diers were resting when two. aero
planes circled overhead at a height of
about twelve thousand metres Sud-
denly one of the. soldiers felt sharp
stabbing pain in his right foot, and
thought one of his fellow soldiers
had Inadvertently pricked it; but the
illusion was soon dispe-led when he
heard cries of pain all about him.
The horses, too, became restlVe
and two were found to be wounded.
Looking at his foot the soldier found
an iron arrow had penetrated it. He
Immediately plucked it out. About
fifteen others had been hit and the
source of the arrows being discover
ed the men took cover under wagons.
It was subsequently estimated that
about fifty arrows had been discharg-
ed and every third arrow had taken
effect.
The importance of the weapons,
particularly when dropped on resting
soldiers is therefore considerable and
the fact that about half the casual
ties consisted of wounds in the lower
limbs shows how vulnerable the rest
ing soldier is to arrows from above.
Evidently the arrows scatter con-
siderably for in one case four COM
panies were simultaneously hit. One
case was mentioned OF an arrow pass
ing through the scalp without injur-
ing the skull, but another caused
death by entering the left temple
and passing out again by the right.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
FIFTY=MELE MOTOR BOATS
ARE TO ROUT SUBMARINES
Allies Plan for Thirty-Foot Craft to
Mount Guns and Outrun
Anything Built.

The C. C. Smith Boat and Engine
Company, New York, announced
Thursday that it had been asked by
the British, French, and Russian gov
ernments to submit estimates for the
construction of powerful motor speed
boats, of sufficient strength to per-
NIT the mounting of two or more
light guns, the boats to be used, it Is
understood, in running down German
submarines in the waters around
England and France AMI in the Bal
tic. The British government, it is
understood, wants fleet of at least
one hundred of these craft, while the
Russians, it is said, want thirty or
forty. The number wanted by France
/ is not known.
The boat proposed is to be thirty
feet long and seven feet beam, guar
anteed to make fifty miles an hour.
It will be easy to navigate and even
when travelling at great speed will be
able to turn sharply. The Smith
factory is in Canada, near Detroit, on
the St. Clair River, and so no pos
sible violation of American neutrali-
ty is involved.
The motive power of the boats will
be furnished by twin engines, each Of
two hundred and fifty horse. power,
and the guns will be mounted one on
each side just forward Of the driving
gear. Each boat can carry, if neces-
sary, fuel and supplies sufficient to
last several days, although it is con-
tempIated that this will not be need
ed as, owing to the speed Of the
boats, they can make port whenever
necessary. Furthermore, they can
be equipped with light wireless sets.
Each boat will displace about four
tons.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
AUSTRIANS LOSE $1,000 MEN
In THEIR EAGER ADVANCE
Russians Turn on Uncovered Flank
of Attacking Army and are
Turning it Back.

German military activities, while
lessening in Gelicia and Southern Po-
land, apparently are in full swing
again along the front west and north
west of Warsaw. Petrograd reports
attacks on the Russian positions at
several points in the latter section.
Heavy losses were inflicted on the
Germans in an assault near Jednoro-
ietz, the Russians say, but near Boil
NOW, almost directly west Of War
saw, German attack resulted in the
storming Of first line Russian trench
es. In some Of these the Germans
retained a foothold.
Petrograd declares that the blow
dealt the Austrians south Of Lublln,
in South Poland, is being followed
I'D, the Teutonic forces there being
in retreat with the Russians in pur-
suit. A Petrograd correspondent de-
scribes the check to the Austrians as
resulting from tactical blunder by
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand. who. in
a too swift advance. left his army S
left wing uncovered. He says that
cost the Austrians $4,000 men.
A brief statement from Rome says
there are no important changes
along the Austre-Italian battle line
but that the "action on the various
fronts is developing regularly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
GERMANY HAS OBJECTED TO
AMERICAN ADVERTISEMENT
Cleveland Company Advertises Ma
chine for Sale Which Makes
Poisoned Shells.

The German foreign office Thurs
day formally called the attention OF
James W. Gerard, the American am
bassador to Germany, to the adVer-
tisement OF the Cleveland Automatic
Machine company in the American
Machinist of May s on poisoned
shells, pointing out that such shells
are a contravention Of The Hague
Convention.
The department OF commerce at
Washington announced on July 2
that an investigation had showed
that the Cleveland concern, which
published the advertisement relative
to the manufacture Of poisonous
shells, did not manufacture eXplo-
sives Of any kind, but merely made
machines capable Of use in the pro-
duction of shells and ammunition.
The department held that no interna-
tional violation of neutrality was in
volved and that the confusion was
the result of unfortunate wording OF
the advertisement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
ALL GERMANS In S. ". AFRICA
SURRENDER TO GEN. BOTHA
German Forces Lay Down Their
Arms in Capitulatlen to
Unions Commander.

Pretoria, South Africa, reports Fri
day, via London: General Botha
commander Of the Union OF South
Africa, has accepted the surrender OF
all German military forces in Ger
man Southwest Africa.
After suppressing the rebellion
against British authority IN the
Union of South Africa, General Botha
took command OF British operations
against German Southwest Africa
and headed an invasion OF that ter
ritory late in February.
He captured Olymbingue May 4,
the important railway junction OF
Karibib May s and Wind Hoek, capt.
tai of the German territory, May l3.
Martial law was proclaimed through
out the conquered territory.
German Southwest Africa, located
on the west coast Of the continent,
extends from the Orange river to the
Cunenen river, about nine hundred
miles. 1t lies between Portuguese West
Africa and Cape Colony, extending
eastward to the British sphere. It's
area is 322,.-y square miles, and its
is 1856, chiefly Hotten-
tots and Bushmen. The population
in 1913 was fourteen thousand, eight
hundred and sixteen, of whom twelve
two hundred and ninety
two were Germans. The military
force, including police, is given in the
latest reports as two thousand, nine
hundred and ninety-two.
The Germans surrendered uncon-
ditionally following the issuance Of
Gen. Botha's ultimatum, which ex-
pired at five o'clock Thursday even
ing. With the exception Of the nec-
essary army of occupation, the citizen
army will be brought home as quick
Iy as possible.
Reports from london recently
have stated that the surrender of all
the German forces was expected soon.
British military experts have con-
tended that General Botha has con-
lucted mastery campaign.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-14
BRITISH SUBMARINE WORKS ,
SUCCESSFULLY IN BALTIC SEA
Undersea Boat Passes Through Cate
gat and Goes 900 Miles to
Attack Its Enemy.

The British admiralty has stated
that it was officially announced at
Petrograd Thursday that the subma-
rine which made successful attack
on a German warship on July in the
Baltic was a British boat.
The British admiralty statement
contained the first public announce
ment intimating that British subma-
rines were operating in the Baltic.
It is presumed the undersea boat
passed through the Cattegat from the
North sea to the Baltic and then trav-
eled eastward for two hundred miles,
as the Bay of Danzig, where the war
ship was attacked, lies in the south
eastern part of that body of water.
The distance from an English port to
Danzig is ABOUT nine hundred miles.
The Russian official communica-
ton announcing that a German war
ship had been sunk by submarine
said the battleship, which vas Of the
Deutschland type, was steaming at
the head Of a German squadron at
the entrance of DanZig bay July 2
when she was blown up by two tor
pedoes by a submarine.