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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
THE PORTENT OF.
H TANKS"
{From Minneapolis rribune.)

(From Minneapolis Tribune.)
Has the pro-ally break" in the war
that ~storeruns victory< come at last.
n is 1t to be- chalked up to the
cerdit of inanimate iron-snouted
iron-belliel tanks" called in from the
side lines to pilot mere men?
1t may be easy to overrate the i'm
portance and potential effect Of this
historic drive, but the more we hear
of the details, the more amazing ii
seems and the fuller Of promise for
further like doings. Surely it is the
most dramatic incident Of the three
years Of warfare, not even excluding
the miracle of the Marine, It is. the
one time when the whole masses Of
German warriors appear beyond ques-
ton to have been thoroughly stunned,
nonplused and demoralized. On the
allies side it looks like the high wa
ter mark I'M successful camouflage,
craft, daring, precision and execution.
Every dispatch telling Of this dual
triumph Of tanks and men indi-
Gates the allies reached one Of those
stagess in Che war game, when sthe
players ar. at the top notch of ag-
gressive spirit and when the onlook-
ing crowd goes into frenzies OF joy.
BY ike token we may surmise the
mental and moral confusion of the
other ! that is being vanquished..
Here ? a team work Of the highest
order. The stolid "tanks'' formed the
stone wall and furnished the inter-
ference, the infantry executed the end
and the cavalry helped to COM
plete a series Of bewildering forward
passes. In summing up the gains we
u reckon into the account not only
the capture of ground, guns and men,
but the enhancing OF allied morale al
ing spirit.
The theory that the allies could not
go extensively to the aid of embattled
Italy and still have the dynamics to
sweep back the Teutons on the west
front has been exploded. Indeed. il
may be that this thrillingly success
full adventure of tanks" and tom
mics" will bring German troopers
%scurrying back from the Venetian
zone tightening the pressure on enc
defenders there. And IL General
Byng has only thus far hinged the
prelude to the bigger thing he has In
store for the enemy, we may yet be
hold the Italians chasing the Aus
TRANS out of their bailiwick and to-
ward the collapse that many military
observers believed was in sight when
Kaiser Wilhelm's troopers came &c
the rescue. ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
have WILSON AND GOMPES
REACHED WAR LABOR PACn

1-@lI sLL9N eL7HsA
FIRST, they cennot fealixe mat Com
Ipers ana mssoriEy 81. hs. =: OIL.
self g u, interests that, they
are unWlli,nSs e ms
tastess ~ ~. 49, 1872 1890 w ~ q ~ ~
tingent on me man .op1ecuve 81 WIN
ming the ! KS Ile
crushing OF t9e central poWeFs. tne
last aMocraele OF tne western worid.
would CIV 1sucn an impetus % the
spread 9l , anaxsne ~
OF m lap0r movene tnat az. insi-
dental sacrihces .ior hat end are IN
s~ignihcant IN n. y
using nls nnusnce % roy strikea,
because ne ny strikes are
mper1n war p.osIess, put ne "
ready to ngnt antistr1ke ieeis!ano NOT
only as q, mater OF traoltionai rade
union policy, pne ecans ne y. snr
abolition py law 81 Is 20 stf1ke
would INC .sWaS .prePaIasons 10y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
REGISTRATION OF WOMEN

A, Good progress is being made in the women's regis
tration (which was started on Thursday. Many of the
women residents of the city appeared voluntarily at the
registration places and filled out the cards provided, and
the members of the committees report good success in
the house-to-house canvass.
In sore. cases it Isl found that the purposes Of the
registration lis not understood, and there Is occasionally
found the impression that the signing of the: cards Or. the
furnishing Of Information from which they may be filled
out commits the individual to some obligation, the nature
of which is not understood.N It is also found that the i'm
preston exists that because the Votes for Women League
Is active in this work the registration is a suffrage move
nent.
These are, of course, both mistaken ideas. The reg
istration has nothing to do with suffrage or any other
political subject. The local Votes for Women League,
like other local societies. is participating in the work at
the request of the government for the simple reason thai
it has been considered easier and more satisfactory to
work through these societies which are already organized
than TO create new agencies. H..
~ The registration involves no obligation on tho part OF
anyone. 1t is a movement or. the part of the government
to obtain Information as to the activities OF the women of
the country, the number who are able to perform work
for the government in their own homes. those who can
do work outside of their homes. the nature of the work
for which the individual Is specially fitted, and 80 forth.
Just what work will be found necessary, and just
how it can be adjusted to the conditions Of the women
who may. be available for il, cannot be known at this
time. but with the country at war, and with the need
for every effort Of every kind constantly growing, and
certain to grow while the war lasts. it is evident that this
registration is an exceedingly important step. The worn-
On of the community can aid in it materially by respond
ing promptly to the requests for information which are
made by the workers in this movement.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
~ Basa M. Manly.

Buffalo. N. Y.,--Nov. s24.-Havo
president Wilson and Samuel Com
pery reached an understanding COW
ertng allN the great problems OF Ia
Dor In wartime? Have these two
American leaders formed q coalition
which insures their economic and po-
Eitical cooperation at least flor the
duration Of the war?
Most Of the delegates to the A. =.
Iof L. convention answer Yes" 70
both questions, but when you inquire
farther you find that their opinions as
to the nature Of the understanding
and coalition are Is far apart as the
poles. -
The greater number believe Com
Ipers has brought the President to &C
Icept the labor movements war pro-
gram, including preservation Of tne
right to strike, no labor CONSUMPTION,
labor representation in all war activt-
ties, recognition Of right to organize.
and maintenance Of labor laws and
essential trade union standards. This
group believes the President IL ready
to go l. long way with Gompers. not
only to preserve all labor has gained
in the past but to extend industrial
democracy into new fields, 20 that
when war .endsIt will, find the labor
movement In the United States strong
0E Sll61 ~ 1ld0 0VcI O0CAs IlTAAA S0 AAAS@
believe Gompers will secure la more
for labor by working with the Presi-
dent than he could ever gain by act
ing independently or in opposition.
The other group. not all socialists,
declare 0ompers has surrendered to
|wtleon and>is ready to turn over the
labor movement, lock; stock and bar
rel" whenever. he Is aRked. Com
pers, they say. has thrown away the
greatest opportunity in history for the
advancement Of labor. and has gained
nothing but = few kind words and
minor concessions in return.
These men predict that by the time
the Wal 10 over the labor movement
will have surrendered 50 completely
to the government that trade unions
win be merely debating societies.
These Observation-Disclosures Amor
lean Rolshevikts." I have heard them
ealled-overlook two Vita points.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24

ito have q peculiar interest In the
further development Of the principles
OF internatiopalism.
German Policy Precaudo Equality.
The maintenance even OF b &C
cepted principles Of internationalism
is however. Inconsistent with the con-
ception Of world control which AZ at
present the handspring Of German
policy. That policy can not 1recogntze
any such thing as equality among po-
lhtical groups. All must be ~subordtnat-
70 the one great power. II, there
Q we are to hope for the further
development OF an International lie
We mO9t night to the death German
pretepstonA
q second characteristic OF mod
ern EUROPEAN life has been the devel-
opment OF democracy. Democratic
ideas originated In England They
wrought to this country when 1t
waA and received .Asdevelop-
msnsW which was hardly dreamed OF In
q ana OK their birth. Thence they
spread to France and through F1ance
Ieo mos0 ot western Europe. The seeds
OF idsas tell. however. In
Germany among he thorns of auto
: governments and The th0rns
spron up And ehoked them. lust az
the french revol0tion and b Ma
poteonic wars brought democracy to
Moes 81 Western EUROPE. - the pres
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
Union Pacific Announce
Through Sleeping Cars
To Santa Barbara

Because Of the anticipated increase
in Winter Tourist Traffic to Califor-
mia, 1t is announced by Gerrit Fort,
passenger traffic manager of the
Union Pacific, that arrangements
have been made, to become effective
December /, for through sleeping car
service from Chicago to Santa Bar.
bara, via San Francisco.
This t~en-section two-ccmpartment,
drawing room sleeper will be attach
ed to the Overland Limited and Will
be the first through standard sleeper
ever operated to Southern California
via the Bay City. i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
BILLY SUNDAYS PRAYER.

On Sunday, October 20, the day ap-
pointed by the president for prayer,
Billy Sunday offered the following
petition:
Thou knowest, o Lord, We. have
not entered this bloody war because
of avariee or greed, and. we do not
covet Germany's gold or land. We
have drawn the sword to- defend our
country against the most infamous,
bloodthirsty horde Of human. harpiee
that ever disgraced the earth. Thou
knowest, . Lord, that the tidal wave
Of sneeriry lnbelief that has bMghted
the faith OF millions came from the
beer mugs Of that pretzel crowd
across the sea. This. together WIN
the damage Of BLOOD, is enough 10
make hell laugh.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
{By Edmund Vance Cooke.).

But. for the grace of God, there
goes Isaac Watts"
The statement has been attributed
to several theologians. but Watts will
serve. The story Ia that the speaker
'saw>a drunken vagabond pass by on
his way to the gallows, and, though
the speaker had never been accused
the essential unity of the human race
in his charitable exclamation.
Similarly, some charitable people
are still excusing the heinous o6enses
of Prussian autocracy and miNtarism
by saying that German civilization Is
as high as ours, andt that therefore
we would do the same the Germans
have done had we been in the same
situation as Germany was and Is.
Now, there Is q deep truth In the
assertion Of Dr. Watts and Of the Ger
man apologists.N Given the heredity
and the environment Of the vagabond,
way to the gallows. Given an en-
peHor 'bt Divine right" q reichstag
without any actual governing power,
a s~bundesrath withTt the real govern
ling power, and the kaiser IN control
Of that, a militaristic training of gen.
erations until. respect for authority
! and the Impulse to obey wefeNsecond
nature; given a. philosophy caTefuiIy
fostered by every educational tnfiu-
ence (from primer class to univer.
sity) that the state is supreme and
is beyond all moral law, and that
Therefore the orders of the state ex-
pressed through its army are to Sbe
carried out implicitly; Given the
training Of child, father, and grand
father that war is mans natural
state and is. Gods way in the world
that our Kultur is supreme and
must be enforced upon the world fol
its betterment and ours-given thie
background. there is nc reasonable
doubt that you and I would be Prus.
sianized, that the kaiser would ap.
pear to us like the leading member OF
the Trinity, and that Schsecklichkeit
would be hts prophet and his instru.
ment.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
THE EXPERTS WERE
WRONG
(New .Republic.) }.

The war has shown that by CO.
ordinated and centralized action the
whole economic structure can without
disaster be altered to a degree that
before the war no economist would
have supposed possible. We have
witnessed economic miracles. With
something like half the workers, and
that half the best. drawn from pro-
duction. the remainder cannot only
maintain the life of the country at q
standardtwhich is materially better on
the whole than that which obtained
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
before the war, but they can supply
the vast quantity Of material needed
for the war Itself.

An obvious conclusion is that If the
present workers instead Of being en-
gagged upon the production of noun
tains of shells and war material, to be
Immediately destroyed, were engaged
upon the productiorA Of things which
made for the COMMON welfare, and
ded the labor of those now under
arms, the amount Of wealth available
for distribution, IL properly distribut-
ed, would create a standard Of living
In h country so different in degree
from the old as to be different in kind.
It Is universally admitted that before
the war no economist would have pro-
nounced what has actually occurred as
possible. The experts We're ALI wrong.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
Since April, incendiary fires have
destroyed enough foodstuffs to ration
an army Of 100000 lei for q year.
And nobody has been hanged for It.

Some London diplomats. still cheer
ed by the sobsession.sthat Germany can
be starved, are chortling over the re-
duction Of the -four allowance to, Z
lbs. per week. Plenty! II, the 2 pounds
are put into certain dumplings or
d%oughnuts we have met. It is q psy-
Geological fact that many folk think
they are being fed when chewing on
any old thing. 4 I
what win we do with Jerusalem o.
asks a. Canadian paper. It al: de-
ponds on what the Turks do to 1t, be-
fore they leave. 3
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24

o folds Of white and scarlet! o blue with your silver
stars! May fond eyes welcome you. willing feet follow YOU.
warm hearts, cherish you, and dying lips give you their
blessing! Ours by Inheritance. ours by alleglance. ours by
afection-long may you float on the free winds Of heaven,
the emblem Of liberty, the hope Of the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-24
THE MTERjiIssTE.logi AMERICA IN The GREAT War.

New HMk a I4A E1saY Was Ge&ssanys plan, Bat They Failed Even
TosIMach PfissIn Three WeekaI ss
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
LAWN MAKING IN
SOUTH CAROLINA

Clemson College, S. c., May 19.-
Successful lawn making is largely
dependent upon three factors, name
ly; clearly the site, careful prepara-
tion of the seed bed, and judicious
selection of the grasses with which
the lawn is to be made
In preparing the seed bed, the
physical condition of the soil may
be greatly improved by growing
some soil building crop preparatory
to seeding. Peas or velvet beans
may be sown during the early sum-
mer and the stubble turned during
September. The land should have a
liberal application C to 10 tons per
acre. of well decomposed stable ma
nure, and 300 to 400 pounds Of
lime before turning, and should be
turned and subsoled to depth of
from 6 to IL inches followed by sue
cessive narrowing. When perfect
seed bed has been made, apply at
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
NO Third REGIMENT TO Be
ORGANIZED HERE NOW
Letter From General Mann to Coy
ernOr Manning Makes That
Fact Plain.

Columbia, May 24.-That it has
never been the intention of the War
Department to create third regiment
of the National Guard in South Caro-
lima, despite the press reports to the
contrary, is indicated by letter re-
ceived by Governor Manning today
from Brig. Gen. William A. Mann,
chief of the Militia Bureau, who is
actively in charge of che National
Guard units of the country. The let
ter from Gen. Mann was the only new
development of the day and served
to convince those in touch with the
situation here that the third =, regi-
ment for this State, at least for the
present, is merely dream.
Gen. Mann's letter encloses copy
Of a communication addressed by the
Secretary of War to the Governor of
Texas, advising officially of the deter
mination of the War Department not
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30

Treasurer Of Clarendon County, and
to me dire:tod, I will offer, for sale
on Monday the 4th day Of June, 1917,
in front of the. Court House at Man
ming, the following real estate for
taxes, for 1916, and 1915:
~, Fulto.
Henry F. Stack, 35 acres, Build.
ing,.
Calver.
Odd Fellow Hall, No. 5042, 1 lot,
Building,
:. Reval Williams, 81 acres, 81
Est. Lanes .Cinductor, 2 3-4 acres,
Friendship.
Galley Robertson, 1>lot,
James Seals, 4 lots, z Buildings, {,
st. Paul,
Powell Johnson, 35 acres, Build
ing,
Santee.
H. w. Mitchum, 100 acres, Build
ing,
Elon Mcknight, 35 acres, 1 Build
ing,
Est. J. W. Mcleod, s5 acres, /
Building, :.
Est Doublin Fielder, 26 1-2 acres,
1 Building,
Nose Marrant, 45 acres,
S. w. Nelson, COG acres, s Build
ings,
Concord.
Louis Wells, 80 acres, / Building,
Odd Fellow Hall, No. 1892, J. IL
acres, Building,
Able Stukes, L lot, I Building,
st. James.
Miller Bennett, 25 acres,
Julia House, II acres, 1 Building,
Naomie Johnson, II acres, / Build
ing, -.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
81 AMERICAN PRISONERS
Germany Said to Be Holding That
Number.

Geneva, May 26.-The Associated
Press is informed that the Geneva
Red Cross has received thus far the
names of nihety-seven American pris-
oners in Germany. The list has been
forwarded to Washington: The ma
jority of the American prisoners are
sailors from captured ships, who were
taken before the declaration of state
of war between the United States and
Germany, and therefore, it is claimed,
should, according to international law,
be released.
Nevertheless, Germany is retaining
them as hostages. The American
prisoners are interned in two camps
and are treated under the same severe
regime as are British prisoners. The
British prisoners receive parcels of
food from hamc, but the Americans
are suffering from hunger and from
lack of necessities. 1t is claimed they
are treated badly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
1925 LIABLE IN SUMTER
Registration Figures for County
Given at Meeting.

Sumter, May 16.-A meeting of the
board Of registers for Sumter County
under the selective draft act recently
passed by Congress was held today at
noon in the court house. The mem
bers of the board, John H. Clifton,
chairman; H. l.. Scarborough, clerk of
court, and Thomas f. Richardson,
judge Of probate, had previous to the
meeting appointed registrars for the
different voting precincts and all of
those were notified and were present
at the meeting today. Matters of de-
tail were gone over carefully and all
necessary registration cards and reg
istration certificates were distributed,
and machinery set in motion for reg
istration Of all males between the
ages of ewenty-one ana thirty-one on
June 5.
Just after the meeting was called to
order by the chairman, Mr.. H. L.
Scarborough presented a compiled list
of men subject to draft made from the
tax returns and other data gotten up
by him. This tabulation showed that
there are 1926 men subject to the
call in this county, distributed as fol-
lows in the different townships and
voting precincts: Concord, 800; May
esville, $50; Manchester, 100; Wedge
field, 200; Privateer, 1926; Providence,
400; Rafting Creek, 800; Statesburg,
$50; Shiloh, 800; Sumter Ward /,
$50; Sumter Ward 2, 700; Sumter
Ward 8, 400; Sumter Ward 4, $50;
totaling 4,325. This includes all ne
groes within the prescribed ages and
is conservative estimate of the
number of men found in the county
who would be subject to registration
under the proclamation of the Presi-
dent.
1t was decided to have all reSistra-
tion places as near general election
places as possible in order that there
might not be any difficulty in locat-
ing the places to register. AS much
publicity as possible will be given to
the work so that everything will move
along smoothly on the appointed day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30

the rate Of 600 to 800 pounds per
acre) a complete fertilizer and har-
row Thoroughly into the first few
inches Of SOIL Az
The lawn grasses should be care
fully selected, and only those grass
es or mixtures used that are adapted
to that. particularly locality and are
capable Of making good sod under
the existing conditions. A mixture
Of Kentucky blue grass, Bermuda,
and White Clover is especially suit
able for the partially shaded lawn,
the blue grass predominating in
the shaded and the Bermuda in the
unshaded portion while the clover
keeps the entire lawn green through
out the winter. .~'
The mixture should be planted
during early October, using 3O-35
lbs, of blue grass, 4-5 lbs, of white
clover, and a proportionate amount
of Bermuda roots per acre. Seeding
of the blue grass and clover should
follow the planting of the Bermuda
roots. The Bermuda should be
planted in rows 18 inches apart and
IL to Is inches in the row covering
8 TO s inches deep with the alter
mating burrows. Separate sowings
of the blue grass and clover should
be made, sowing seed broadcast by
seeder. Cover lightly either by rak-
ing or brushing into the soil fol-
lowed by light rolling.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30
The State Of South Carolina
COUNTY OF CLARENDON
M. j. Chandler, Plaintiff,


against
Richard Lawson and II. I. Ellerbe,
Defendants.
Under and by virtue of judgment
Order Of the Court of Common Pleas,
in the above stated case, to me direct
ed, bearing date of May, the 18th,
1917, | will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, at Clar-
endon Court House, at Manning, in
said County, within che legal hours
Tor judicial sales, on Monday the 4th
day of June, 1917, being sales day,
The following described real estate:
All my right, title and interest, of
in or to the estate Of my father,
John Lawson, the land belonging TO
said estate being located in Claren-
don County, State aforesaid, consist
ing in part of three hundred and
forty-scven acres, and adjoining lands
of Haynsworth, lands formerly of
Sam Richardson and Others.
Purchasers to pay for papers.
E., B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff C arendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30

to create additional units until those
already in existence are recruited to
full war strength. The units in
South Carolina do not begin to ap-
proximate that condition.
"The Secretary of War directs me
to ask you, as far as you are able
to give it similar support in the un-
dertaking in which we are now en-
gagged" writes Gen. Mann; "that un-
dertaking being the encouragement
of the formation of new units at the
present time"
In the letter to Governor Fergu-
son, Of Texas, Secretary Baker says
in part: "The patriotic impulse to
take advantage of the full authority
given by the law in attempting to
raise new troops constitutes somewhat
of an embarrassment for the reason
that the units already in existence
must first be raised to their maxi
mum strength and there must also
be reserve battalions in order to con-
tinue tn, maintenance of such organi-
Zations at an effective strength.
SIN order to receive federal recog-
milton, any new units raised must
first be brought to the peace strength
authorized for the regular army.
There must be adequate armory and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-05-30

storage facilities and the element of
permanency of localization of the per-
sonnet"
The Secretary Of War points out
that the organization of new units
would mean a consideration financial
burden to the State and announces the
firm opposition of the department to
the creation of new unit, until those
now created are at full strnegth.