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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-26

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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-26
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Langes Colts dropped two games to
The Lyrics at the Elks alleys Thurs
day evening.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-26
THE NEWS
THRICE-A-WEEK

Pub.leneu every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday by the News Publishing
Co at los Second street, Watertown,
Wis. Subscription rates-In city by
carrier Is cents a month, or $2.75 per
year if paid in advance. Outside OF
city by mail 50.
Delivered by carrier to any part OF the
city Phone 80.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-26

wanted who would
; like to learn dressmaking, Apply to
Miss A. ]. Mielke, 205 North Eighth
street. 22-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-26

Learn the Ritz waltz and the Ha
waiian trot at Turner Opera house
Friday night at $50. 24-2
Mrs. Franklin Kopp and children
Lloyd and Ethel, are spending a few
days in Sun Prairie.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
JAPAN'S POLICY IN WAR

Toxic, May 28.-Field Marshal
Count Terauchi, the Japanese prem
icr, today delivered an address to the
prefectural governors on the policies
of the japanese Government.
The premier said the war threaten
ed to involve the whole world The
participation of the United States in
the conflict, he declared, was particu-
larly satisfactory to Japan, because
it materially strengthens the ties of
interests binding Japan and America"
TO meet the perilous war situation
the premier said Japan must cultivate
friendly relations with foreign nations
and develop her external trade.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
.AUSTRlANS seem
unable TO STOP /.
ITALIANS DRIVE
Powerful Counter-Attacks Against
\: CARDINALS Army to Check Ad-
vance on Trieste Prove Futile
RUSSIAN ARMY WAKING UP
Tuesday Passes in Relative Calm on
Both British and French Fronts in
France. U-BOats Active.

On the southern end of the line
near the head of the Gulf of Trieste,
in the Austro- Italian theater, the Ital-
ians for the moment have paused in
their titanic effort to push forward
to Trieste and heavy fighting again is
in progress to the north around Cor
izia, PLAYA and the Vodice. East of
Gorizia and on the Vodice the Aus
trians attempted to carry the often
sive to the Italians but the artillery
fire of King Victor EmmanuePs men
stopped the assaults and in the last
named sector the Italians themselves
delivered an attack and notwithstand-
ing stubborn resistance made progress
on the Southeastern slope Of Hill 81.
Likewise in the PLAYA sector the Aus
trians were driven back and lost 100
men made prisoners.
Both Claim Many Prisoners.
Around st. Giovanni and Duino at
the lower end of the line the Aus
TRANS heavily bombarded the Iealians
in their new positions and Intellectual
ly tried to oust them. Both sides are
claiming the capture of large num-
bers of prisoners since the new bat
tie from Tolmino to the sea began, the
Italians asserting they have taken 23,
681 prisoners and the Austrians A.
600.
Tuesday passed with relative calm
on both the British and French fronts
in France, the British war office mere
ly recording successful raid north
west Of Labasse and the French Of,
fetal communication asserting that
artillery fighting alone prevailed.
On Eastern Front.
There has been a renewal of activ.
ity of the Russo Rumanian forces
against the Teutonic Allies in Ruma.
MIA and that early attacks by then
are expected. The visits to Jassy
the new capital of Rumania, Of M
Thomas, the French minister of muni
tons, and M. Kerensky, the Russian
minister of war, possibly may be con
nected with the revival Of the activ
ity of Russo -Rumanian troops.
In the Mediterranean the British
hospital ship. Dover Castle, carrying
sick and wounded, was the target O.
two torpedoes. All on board excep
six Of the crew were saved.
A s,lbr ,arine also has accounted fo
the British armed merchantile cruise
Hilary, which was sunk in the Nortl
sea with loss of four men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
CREW ROBBED BY GERMANS

New York, May 29.-The American
schooner Margaret B. Rouss, which
left st. Andrews Bay, Florida, Febru-
airy with cargo of pine lumber for
Genoa. was sunk by submarine April
27 near the French-Italian coast, and
the crew robbed by the Germans, ac-
cording to Capt. Fred l.. Foot, master
Of the schooner, who arrived here to-
day from France.
Capt. Foot said a detachment from
the submarine boarded his vessel and
took everything of value, including
foodstufs and navigating instru-
mcnts. They were set adrift in open
boats and were landed at Monte Carlo
by patrol boat. The schooner was
sunk by bombs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
GERMANS THREATEN IRISH
Don't Want Them to Send Fish
to England.

London, May 28.-According to sto-
ries printed in the morning papers,
there has been complete revulsion of
feeling toward the war in the south
and southwest Of Ireland as conse-
quence of the recent attacks by Ger
man submarines on Irish fishing
fleets.
A number of fishing boats have
been sunk and the victims of one at
tack off Baltimore say that the Ger
mans told them that they had al
ready sunk the Kinsale and Waterford
fleets and would soon put all Irish
fishing boats to the bottom Of the
sea because they sent fish to England
They also threatened to shell villages
on the coast.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
ELECTION CASE DROPPED
Alleged Irregularities in Drawing
Jury Given as Reason.

Corpus Christi, Texas, May 28.-
The case against District Judge Wal
ter f. Timon and forty other resi-
dents Of Nueces County, indicted as
the outgrowth Of alleged irregulari-
ties in the congressional election of
1914, today was dismissed in federal
court on request of United States
District Attorney Green.
The motion for the dismissal was
made on the ground that there We're
Irregularities in drawing the grand
jury which returned the indictments
The appellate court previously had
sustained the contention.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
ALLIED TEAMS ARE PLAYING
BASE BALL IN WAR ZONE
Great Game Under Shadow of Vim
Ridge.

British Headquarters in France
May 28.-(Via London.)-From a
Staff Correspondent of the Associated
Press.) The old adage of call work
and no play" has its application in
war as well as in peace. The base
ball season on the western front is in
full swing. Under the very shadow
of Vimy Ridge a great game was
played yesterday afternoon before an
all-khaki audience on bit of the bat
tletield on which the shell holes had
been filled in and rough grandstand
erected for the officers and other spec
tators, including Gen. Horne, COM
manding the first British army, who
has become an enthusiastic fam
The game was between teams rep
resenting two Canadian brigades. AS
a matter Of fact all the teams in what
may be called the world war league
and now composed of representatives
of the numerous Canadian bodies, and
all the players are anxiously await.
ing the arrival of the American forces
to arrange for an interleague series.
The Second Canadian brigade beat
the Third by the score of 7 to l. The
Second brigade had a great left-hand-
ed pitcher whose delivery the Third
brigade batters could no, solve at all.
The Third brigade team also had a
good boxman, who formerly played
with Ottawa in the Canadian League.
The catcher was unable to hold his de-
livery we'll and this fault accounted
for many of the runs scored by the
winning side.
| The game was remarkably free
from errors, considering the battle.
field diamond. All the equipment had
been brought from America, including
the base bags.
AS side show it was possible from
the grandstand to see an occasional
German shell dropping half mile OF
so away. Airplanes were humminp
overhead, but assuming them to be
friendly, no one looked their way, ex.
cept when fly ball happened to be
hit.
There was typical roofing by the
Canadians and Americans among the
khaki-clad spectators, and much
wagering on the game. One sub
altern bet enough, he said, to pay hi:
eXpenses on three weeks leave il
Paris, but he chose the wrong side
and his leave was indefinitely post
poned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
TWO SOUTH CAROLINA MEN
PRISONERS IN GERMANY
Two South Carolina Men Held in De-
tentiOn Camps!

Washington, May ga list of all
known American prisoners Of war in
Germany, made public today by the
State Department, contains the names
Of seventy-four men, all Of whom were
taken from merchant ships captured
by German war vessels.
Sxty-one Of the prisoners are in a
detention camp at Dulmen, one is at
Rastatt, Bavaria; five at Karlsruhe,
and seven at Havelberg. The list with
addresses available includes James
Samwales, 35 Church street, Mobile;
Eugene Boykin, care Of William Reice,
South Main street, Anderson, S. c.;
John Martin, care of f. X. Bryan,
Walton, Fla; Jesse Wallace, care of
Harry Wallace, Chesterfield, S. C.. AT
Karlsruhe, John Davies, Columbus
Miss.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
CREAMERY Being BUILT
At ORANCEBURC
New Enterprises Started in City on
the EdistO.

Orangeburg, May 28.-The Orange
burg Cooperative Creamery opened
for business in this city today. The
plant, which is located on North Mid
dleton street, is equipped completely
with the most up-to-date machinery
obtainable. Besides making butter
the creamery will manufacture high
grade ice cream for the wholesale
trade. The shipment of products will
begin in short time. Not only is
the supply of cream at present very
gratifying but it is rapidly increasing
with the shipment of additional blood
ed cattle into the community.
This is considered very wise and
profitable move on the part of the
farmers and business men. The cream
cry affords a ready market for cream
and the Orangcburg Packing Com
pany furnishes market for all cat
tie and hogs to be disposed of. With
| these two markets, it is considered
more profitable by experts to raise
stock in larger numbers and less cot
ton.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
ADMINISTRATION TO TRY
AND LOWER FOOD PRICES
One of First Aims of New Food
Administration.

Washington, May 29.--Reduction of
the present high prices the consumer
pays for food, it was announced today,
will be one of the first aims Of the
new food administration, which will be
created with Herbert c. Hoover at it's
head as soon as Congress passed the
governments control legislation.
This will be undertaken by cutting
down the margin between producer
and consumer through system Of cx-
ccutives under the central admnistra-
ton, each to study means of shorten
ing the speculative chain that handles
a particular commodity.
The first staples to be submitted
probably will be grain, -four, meat and
sugar.
The executives will have under them
boards on which will he represented
producer, middlcman and consum r.
Their efforts will be in the direction
of modification Of present trade meth
DDS and the stimulation of production
| The food administration through its
commodity executives will ascertain
just what the country can spare in
food staples and this will be balanced
off against the Allied demands. If
stocks available for export do not
reach the Allied requirements the Al.
lied commissioners will settle among
themselves their apportionment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
INFRINGEMENT EXERCISES :.
AT TRINITY SCHOOL

The annual commencement exer-
cises of Trinity school will be held
Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Mon
day nights, and the following pro-
gram will be carried out.
Thursday Night--8:15.
This nights program will consist
of tableaus, recitations, songs and
"Tom Thumbs Wedding"
Friday Night-8:30.
Playful Martins Country Store"
This is comedy with twenty seven
chal acters and the parts will be TAX
en- by High School pupils. Music will
be furnished by the Olanta String
Band.
Sunday Night.
Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. b
X. Truluck, of Olanta.
Monday Night.
Graduating exercises, J. w. Wide
man, Esq, Of Manning, will make the
address to the graduating class. The
diplomas will be awarded by Princi.
pal j. w. Truluck.
1t is to be hoped that large at,
tendance will be at these exercises
as the principal and teachers have
worked hard to make these exercises
a big success.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
TOBACCO MEN PROTEST
Against Imposition Of Additional
Taxes During War.

Hartford, Conn.,, May 28.--Assert-
ing that great hardship would be
worked on the industry by the impo-
sition of additional taxes, the National
Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association, in
annual convention here, today sent to
Washington a telegram to Secretary
Simmons, chairman of the Senate fl
nance committee, protesting against
the imposition of additional customs
duties on leaf tobacco. The telegram
urges rejection Of the provision in
the House bill for such added impost
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
PANAMA ASKS FOR ROADS

Washington, May 28.-Panama has
proposed that the United States ad-
vance $10,000,000 for immediate con-
struction of strategic roads and rail
ways as step in proper defense of
the Pcnama canal zone in the war.
The sum would in effect be an ad-
vance on account of the $250,000 a
pay to Penama in perpetuity under
the canal treaty
The cost of the works would be
shared equally by the United States
and Panama.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
q GRADUATE IN
Manning SCHOOLS
THE PAST YEAR
Brilliant Scene at Final Exer-
cises of the High School
Commencement
MEDALS ARE AWARDED
Annual Address Delivered by Prof.
S. H. Edmunds, of the
Sumter Schools.

The commencement of the Manning
High School, held last Friday night
in the school auditorium, was truly
a brilliant occasion. The stage set
ting, the profusion Of flowers and the
handsomely dressed audience that
thronged the hall and the gallery COM
bined to produce picture that chal-
lenged admiration. On the stage, ar
ranged in a semi-circle, were twenty
two chains for the eleven girls and
eleven boys Of the graduating class.
Two Of the chairs We're empty, one
for Archie Barron, who has been
quite i'll for the past two weeks, and
the other decorated with the national
colors for Kenneth Ridgeway, who has
enlisted in the United States navy.
Several Graduates Heard.
The exercises last night were open
ed with an invocation by the Rev. l..
B. McCord, followed by a piano duet
by Frances Brown and Lula Rigby,
pupils of Miss Hirschmann. Then
came the salutory by Herman Dun
can, and the class poem by Miss Helen
Nimmer followed by chorus, "Merry
June" The class history, by Archie
Barron, was read by Miss Edith
Odom, following which was a piano
solo by Miss Leila Margaret Dickson
who gave highly creditable interpre-
tation Of Chopin waltz. The class
prophecy and valedictpry was read by
Brainard Gibson, and this was fol
lowed by the class song, "The Linden
Tree"
Diplomas and Medals.
The annual address was delivered
by Superintendent S. H. Edmunds, OF
the Sumter city schools, which was
followed by a piano duet by Misse:
Leila Margaret Dickson and Maut
Sprott, and then came the presenta
tion of certificates and prizes. The
Reuben B. Loryea memorial medal
one donated each year by his father
the late Aaron Loryea, was won BY
Brainard Gibson for the highest year
ly average in the tenth grade. Th,
Latin medal, given for the highes
average in Latin, was won by Jo'
Brogdon of the first year high school
The certificates Of graduation wer
appropriately presented to the clas
by Major A. Levi, chairman of tn
board Of school trustees.
Prof. D. R. Riser, the retiring sup
erintendent Of the school, has receive
some highly complimentary letter
concerning the efficient preparation o
some. Of his pupils who have gone t
t higher institutions of learning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
RACE RIOT IN EAST
ST. LOUIS STILL
REMAINS UNQUELLED
Negroes and White Men Wounded
Where Race Trouble Breaks
Out Afresh.
TROOPS PATROLLING CITY
Six National Guardsmen of Mis-
souri, Arrested Charged With
Inciting Riot.

East St. Louis, May 29.-Three ne
groes were shot, one probaly fatally,
and three white men were wounded
when the race riots broke out afresh
here tonight. Groups Of white men
continued to form in the streets, but
for the most part the police and SOL
diers on patrol duty have succeeded
in disbanding them pcaceably. One
of the negroes shot tonight was on
his way to work when he was accost-
ed by white man who demanded to
know his destination. The negro re-
fused to answer and the white man
shot him. A crowd gathered quickly,
but police dispersed it by using their
clubs freely.
A few minutes later another negro
was made victim of mob of whites
when it was learned he had declared
the blacks would "put up fight" if
trouble broke out tonight. The mob
chased him for several blocks before
he was halted by pistol shot. His
wound is not serious. Police guards
dispersed that mob without great diff
ficulty.
Guardsmen Arrested.
Six men of the First Regiment, Ma
tional Guard Of Missouri, were arrest
ed charged with melting 20 riot.
A negro, carrying sack containing
eight revolvers and several rounds of
ammunition, was arrested on the ILL
noise approach of Eads bridge. He had
come from st. Louis, Mo.
Thomas Ritchie, private watch
man for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, was patroling the tracks when
he saw negro approaching with
shotgun. Ritchie challenged the ne
gro, who fired, wounding Ritchie in
the shoulder. At St. Marys hospital
two white men were taken in a seri-
Gus condition as result of gunshot
wounds. Their identity has not been
established They were unarmcd.
Under Control.
At II o'clock Col. C. f. Clayton,
who is in command of six companies
Of militia on guard here, declared he
expected little more trouble tonight.
Col. Clayton stationed his men, each
armed with a rifle with 90 rounds Of
ammunition, 100 feet apart in the
sections where trouble was feared.
Orders were issued to let no one pass
into the "restrcted zones" without be-
ing challenged. Three engine com
|, panies of fire departments responded
to an alarm on North Third street
heavily settled by negroes, and were
, met with u volley Of shot when they
arrived, but none was hit. Several
) other false alarms were turned in.
! Began Monday Night.
, The race riots began late last night
, shortly after committee from the
labor unions met with members OF
the city council to protest against fur.
thcr importations of negroes from tn,
South to work in the stock yards ant
! packing plants and were given i'm.
] petus by report that negroes hat
insultcd white woman and had helC
r up two white men in this city.
! At that time large mobe were form
ed and in the rioting which rcsultc,
one negro was shot, several were bad
r ~ beaten and hundreds of negroes
were driven across the river into ST
Louis. Mo.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
SPECTATORS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
H|CH'PR|CE OF ONIONS
Federal Grand Jury Issues Indict-
ments for SO Corporations and
Individuals.
CORNERED THE MARKET
Producers Probably Received 2 Cents
Pound for Crop; Consumers
Pay 10 to Is.

Boston, May 24.-Eighty eight cor
porations and individuals were indict-
ed by the federal grand jury here to-
day for conspiring to monopolize in
terstate commerce in onions.
The indictments, which were re-
turned as result Of nation wide in
quiry into the cost of food conducted
last winter by Federal Attorney An
derson, allege that the defendants
divided the territory of the country
between them for the purpose Of
eliminating competition; that maxi
mum prices were fixed for the pur-
chase Of onions and that the supply
was boarded in order to increase
prices.
Total Annual Crop.
Mr.. Anderson estimated that the
annual crop of onions amounted to
200,000,000 pounds, three-fourtbs of
which he said was alleged TO have
been controlled by the defendants. In
a statement outlining the case Mr..
Anderson said:
at is a part of the plan of this
association to have monthly meetings
in various parts of the country SO
as to get as large an attendance as
possible of members who might other
| wise be reached only through the
mails. After these monthly meetings
the secretary issues to the members
printed confidential reports contain.
ing summary or review of the
amount of onions available in various
producing sections, followed by such
suggestions as follows:
"The bulk of onion crop is now
in the hands of spectators, fully 7t
per cent of whom are members Of
this association
"This report shows that the move
ment for the entire United State.
need be only eighty cars per day. The
results rest with the members ant
by all means arrange to keep onion:
moving regularly.
"We should not fool ourselves ant
make this a fictitious value marke
but be sure Of conditions and the Ike,
to the situation is to keep some NOV
ing all the time.
"For the 1916 crop the producer
probably received less than two cent
per pound In midwinter many O
these onions were sold to retailer
and through them to consumers a
10 to Is cents pound. 1t is claim
, ed by the government that this ire
mendous margin between the pric
accruing to the producer and the pric
paid by the consumer was largely du
to illegal control of the trade exel
ciscd by this association"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
CREATORES BAND
READY TO JOIN ARMY

Montgomery, Ala, May 28.--Crea-
torres Danu, composed Of forty mus-
clans, mostly Italians, applied at the
city hall today for registration cards
complying with the conscription law
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
BRITISH HOSPITAL ship
IS TORPEDOED BY GERMANS
Armored Merchant Cruiser Hilary
Also. Torpedoed and Sunk by
U-BOat.

London, May 29.-The British hos
pital ship Dover Castel has been tor
pedoed and sunk, it was announced
officially. .
The British armored merchant
cruiser Hilary also has been torpedoed
and sunk, and British destroyer has
been sunk after collision.
The text of the British statement
reads:
Ellis Majesty's hospital ship Dover
Castle was torpedoed without warm
ing at $50 o'clock Saturday in the
Mediterranean. At $3.50 she was again
torpedoed and subsequently sunk. The
whole number of hospital patients and
the hospital staff were transferred tc
other ships and the irew were also
saved with the exception of six men
who are missing and are feared tc
have been killed by the explosions.
"His Majesty's armed mercantile
cruiser Hilary Acting Capt. F. w
Dean, has been torpedoed and sunk ir
tie North sea. Four men were killeC
by the explosion.
zone of His Majesty's torpedo boat
destroyers has been in collision ant
sunk. There were no casualties"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30

The Dover Castle, S,271 tons gross
and 476 feet long, was owned by the
Union Castle Mail Steamship Com
pany of London. She was built in
1904.
The British steamship Hilary was
a Booth liner of 6,329 tons gross, 41s
feet long, built in 1908.