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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-10-03
II KILLED AND 80 INJURED
Report of Casualties in Air Raid on
London Saturday Night.

London, Sept. 30.-Eleven persons
were killed and eighty-two injured in
last nights air raid, it is announced
officially. The material damage was
not great.
The following official report of the
raid was given out today:
--latest reports show. that a deter
mined and simultaneous attack was
made upon London by three groups
OF raiders. Each of these groups,
which approached from different di
rections, was broken up by anti-air-
craft guns and only two or three
machines penetrated the dcfcnses.
Bombs were dropped in the north
western and southeastern districts.
A fourth group of enemy machines
which attempted to approach London
later was driven off, none of the
raiders penetrating the outer de-
lenses of the capital.
"Bombs were also dropped at vari
Gus places in Kent and Essex"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-10-03
TICK ERADICATION BOOMING
Half a Million Southern Herds Beinp
Dipped Regularly in 10000 Vats.

. Washington, D. c., Sept. 29.-With
active work for tick eradication pro-
ceeding in 332,251 SCARE miles of
southern territory, the United States
Department of Agriculture and State
officials arc decidedly hopeful that
their cooperation goal-"a South en-
tirely free from the cattle fever tick
in 1921"-will be attained. Twenty
thousand eight hundred and eighty
two dipping vats were in commission
in August, and during that month
522,641 different herds, comprising
4,319,554 cattle, were being dipped
regularly every two weeks. A force
of 1901 Federal, State, and county
inspectors were actively employed in
the work of getting rid Of the cattle
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-10-03

swarming out to attack encamp-
ments, aviation sheds, munitions
humps and lines of communication
these will be the regular order of
the day throughout the winter. The
enemy will be kept on the jump all
the time, great gaps will be torn in
his dwindling reserves and every pos
slble step taken, first to prevent his
ever again assuming the initiative
upon the western front, and, second
ly, to weaken him irreparably for
the final knockout blow in 1918.
The part the American contingents
will play in the winters activity is
the closest of all military secrets at
this time. There is nothing that Hin
denburg is burning to know SO much
as just what Pershing's plans are,
and there is nothing that Pershing is
more bent upon doing than keeping
the slightest hint from Hindenburg.
But while no light can be shed at
this stage upon the plans of the
American commandcr-in- chief, am
able to give this assurance, that pru-
dence is his motto, that he will never
consent to play to the gallery as even
the best generals are sometimes
tempted to do. 1t is Haig's great
merit that he bidcs his time and
only strikes when he is able to strike
IN real earnest. Pershing resembles
the British leader in this respect, and
Europe has had enough war expert
cnce to know that these are the men
who get the real results at the least
possible cost in lives, and that though
they have little to show on the war
map, they are steadily, persistently,
rclentlessly wearing down the tough
est foe that ever took the field.
America to Do Its Share.
What can be done however, with
out giving any information to the
enemy is that here in France Ameri-
cans will cooperate throughout the
winter in the gigantic task of pre-
pairing for the death blow. The de-
CaliS cannot be discussed, but the
ground has been cleared for colos-
sal amount Of work, embracing all
branches that go to make for the eff
flcIent operation of a modern war
machine, and a big share will be
taken over during the bad weather
by Americans, not only in the United
States, but also in France. And this
quite aside from the training Of the
fighting men and the education of
the officers in the latest phase of
warfare.
The result of all this activity will
be that next spring the Entente AL
lies will possess super eminent war
machine, gunned, manned and equip
ped in an unprecedcntly complete
and magnificent manner. 1t was cor
rect to say last winter that in 1917
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-10-03
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take 0rove's.

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic Is equally valuable as
General Tonic because 1t contains the
we'll known tonic properties of OUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Fnriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. go cents.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-10-03
TO Cure a Cold In Ono Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMc Quinine. Il stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Gold.
Druggists refund money II Il falls TO cure.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
WARWICK

Miss Eula Vineyard is spending the
week at Ocean City
Mrs. Catherine Lynch is visiting Mrs.
J. R H. Price.
Mrs. Verena Vinyard is spending some
time in Philadelphia.
Miss Agnes Merritt is visiting her
uncle J. W. Merritt, of Middletown.
Miss Clara Blackburn, of Wilmington,
is visiting at the home Of r. B. Merritt.
Rev. and Mrs. j. N. Link are spend
ing the week with friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. H. M. Eaton spent the week
with her daughter Mrs. Bay +rd Jorden.
MIR. Rodney Price, of New Castle
spent Sunday at the home of his parents,
]. R H. Price and wife.
Miss Blanche Wright, of Atlantic City
formerly of this town is visiting friends
in and near town.
Mr.. Frank Bernard, of Kennett square
spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss
Mamie Merritt.
Miss Ella and Wary Lynch, of Elktor
spent Tuesday evening with their aunt
Mrs. R. B. Merritt,
MIR. R. B. Merritt and family spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. }
| P. Wilson at Cecilton.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
Will Filed for Probate

The will of the late Lieut. Governor
Colen Ferguson, of Appoquinimink hun
dred. filed for probate Monday, provides
for the settlement of an estate valued
at ISL, 900, of which $4,000 is personal
property and $45,0 900 real estate. Be-
quests were made as follows:
TO Cordela l.. Ferguson, widow, all
his real estate for life, and to the child
ren at her death.
TO Martha F. Philiss, a daughter. a
farm at Blackbird Landing, to be held in
trust and the income paid to Ella Fer
guson, another daughter, and to go to
Elias heirs and assigns at her DEATH
Also to Martha F. Phillips, for herself,
100 acre farm at Backbird Sta ton and
two farms, one containing 45 acres and
the other 70 acres, adjoining the village
Of Blackbird and So, 900 in cash.
TO Theodore Ferguson. son, the
home farm, containing 1856 acres and sit
uated on the state road south of Black
hird Creek, also 20 shares of the New
Castle County National Bank of Odessa
and $4,000 in cash.
To Bassett Ferguson, another son, 46l
acres of land in Blackbird hundred.
To Bassett Ferguson, Jr., grandson,
an eight-day clock and gold watch.
TO Ella Ferguson, Martha F. Phillips,
Theodore Ferguson and Bassett Fergu-
son, the rest Of the personal property.
Theodore Ferguson and Bassett Fer
guson named as executors.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
His Wjfe,s Temper.

: I have seen, especially among the
leisure class, capricious and ill-tem-
nered women whose husbands lived In
constant dread Of a scene OF some
sort. saws q writer In the Womans
Home Companion. There, poor, down.
trodden men spent their days in pla-
eating their wives, in side-stepplng
tempers and tears with humiliating
nimbleness, or in exercising a patient
kindness less degrading to them ana
deeply touching to all spectators. such
men are always pitied by the whoie
community in which they live, but this
nitv is q subtle form Of contempt. The
sympathetic community feels that side
stepping wife's moods is poor way
for a live man to be spending his days.
When, however, man blights the
life of his household in similar way
the commiseration which his wife re-
ceiyes is small, especially If he hap
mems to be that which is so aptly
termed "a good provider." In fact, the
feeling Of the community eloquently re-
fleets my mothers attitude; that II IS
"woman's business to make her home
livable."
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
SHERIFF'S SALES

SHERIFF'S SALE-By virtue OF a
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
MiddletoWn Hotel in Middletown,
st. Georges Hundred, New Castle
County, Delaware,
ON TUESDAY,
THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, l9II
At 10 O'clock, A. M.
the following described Real Estate, VIZ
ALL that certain lot, or parcel OF lanc
situate in Middletown aforesaid, anC
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt
BEGINNING at stake on the Soutf
side of Lake Street; thence North elght
and three-quarters degrees West, thirty
seven perches and twenty-five links tc
William Brady's line; thence with salt
Bl adv, Nsrth eighty degrees East nine
and eight-tenths perches; thence Soutf
eight and quarters degrees East
thirty-siX perches and seventeen link:
to a Stone; thence South eighty-one ant
one-uua:te degrees West, nine perche
and nineteen links to the place OF Be
ginning. Containing two acres ant
forty perches of land more or less.
seized and taken in execution as tn
property of Rachel Turner, and to b'
1T1H THEoDoRE g W. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, Wilmington, Del, Au
gust "a, 1917.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
Banquet For Delaware Boys

Amid the glare of hundreds Of electric
lights stretched acre SIS the Green in
front Of the State Capitol, from which
green the Revolutionary soldiers march
ed to victory and later soldiers OF an
other war were mustered out after years
Of service, Companies G and | of the
Delaw re militia were rendered a re
ception at Dover Tuesday evening.
Tables decorated with flowers, bunting
and other tasty designs were spread a
cross the western part of the green,
with young women serving the soldiers.
The dinner and reception given to the
two Dover companies was preceded by
a drill in front of a platform on which
were Governor Townsend, Secretary of
State Everett johnson and other prom
inent citizens.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
WHAT SPY MAY DO IN WAR
Ethics Of "Profession" Make 1t Permis-
slbIe for Him to Wear the Uniform
Of the Enemy.

Initiating the bugle-calls OF the en-
emy Is quite legitimate; so is the wear
ing Of their uniform, with one reser-
walton. A soldier may not fire on the
enemy while so attired. But he may
advance or retreat, build bridges and
perform any other military operation
short Of actual fighting, using the uni
form as a means of deception.
A soldier may spy as much as ne
likes. IF he worms his way into the
enemy's lines he is only doing his duty,
and, if captured there, may not pc
punished beyond being taken an ordl-
nary prisoner, provided he is wearing
q uniform. If he is in any kind OF dis
xuise he may be shot.
In the course Of his spying ne may
kill as many Of the enemy as he can
When he approaches the sentries ne
may stab them in the dark, or use any
trick to throw them off their guard ex.
cept one. He may not say friend II
the sentry challenges him (unless, OF
course. he intends to surrender).
Similarly, If suddenly attacked, ne
may not use any words to make the
enemy believe that he Is friend IL
disguise, and SO take him unawares.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
WHEN LIFE WAS ADVENTURE
Better Knowledge Of Way Nature
: Works Has Removed Uncertain
ties That Once Exhllarated.

An old negro nanny, working for
q family, was observed not to eat the
fish that was served at dinner.
t'What's the matter with the fish,
auntie?" the mistress inquired. "Ah
doan' see how you dare eat it." she
replied. "You nevah saw its head.
How you know but what it had the
head Of q human?"
Once in q while we get back that
way to the world our ancestors lived
In. What q wonderful adventure life
must have been to them! They nev-
er knew when they might see human
headed fish, or centaur or a dragon.
They wouldn't have been surprised
at dryad stepping out Of tree.
There must have been certain ex-
hilaration about that kind Of uncer-
tainty that we miss nowadays. A bet
ter knowledge Of the way nature
works has taken a good deal Of the
childlike romance out Of life.
We get q faint reflection Of 1t in the
mild superstitions that most OF us
cling to-in our beliefs in magic num-
bers, in the harm Of seeing the new
moon over the left shoulder, in the in
fluence Of the dark Of the moon. One
reason for the charm Of Greek liter
ature is that it was written by men
who were close enough to the primitive
so that it's beliefs were still fresh and
vital with hthem.-Exchange
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
GHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF

SHER1f . "AhL ID LIN - - VI
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
County Building, Southeast Corner
Eleventh and King Streets, city of
WILMINGTON, New Castle County,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE l5TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1917,
At 10 O'clock A. M,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
ALL. that certain lot or piece of land
situate in the city of Wilmington afore-
said. bounded and described as follows,
to-Wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the west
erly side of Sixth Avenue at the dis
tance of one hundred and forty feet
southerly from the southerly side OF An.
chorage Street, thence westerly, and
parallel with Anchorage Street, one
hundred feet to a point, thence south
erly. and parallel with Sixth Avenue
ninety-two feet to another point, thence
easterly, and parallel with Anchorage
Street, one hundred feet to point or
the said westerly side of Sixth Avenue
and thence thereby northerly ninety
two feet to the place of Beginning.
| Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Edith M. Craig, Executri3
of j ohm Craig. deceased, and Edith M
| Craig and to be sold by
THEODORE W. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del
Aug. %, 1917.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
The Why Of q Volcano.

A volcano is yet one Of the great
mysteries Of this good ship Earth" up
on which we are sailing through the
shoreless sea of space. Ever since
man first began to think he has been
awed and mystified by the volcano
vomiting smoke and ashes and white
hot lava. At first the volcano was re-
garded as the chimney from the in
ferno beneath the earth. Then sci
ance concluded that the center Of the
earth was yet molten mass, tnat
must burn out and overflow once In
awhile; and many learned men yet
cling to thatobel{ef. There are other
theories, which anyone may get from
a school book, or an encyclopedia; but
they are yet theories. No one knows
the why Of volcano.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF

SHERlFF"S SALE-bI VIM OE VI
writ of Lev. Fac to me directed.
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
County Building, Southeast Corner
Eleventh and King Streets, City of
Wilmington, New Castle County,
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
TAE15THDA OF SEPTEMBER, 1917,
At 10 O'clock, A. NJ.
the following described Real Estate Wig
ALL that certain lot or piece of land
situate in the city of Wilmington,
County of New Castle. State of Della,
ware bounded and described as follows,
to-Wit.
BEGINNING at point on the west.
erlv side of Scott Street, at the. distance
Of eighty feet eleven inches north
erlv from the northerly side OF Tenth
Street; thence westerly parallel with
Tenth Street one hundred feet; thence
northerly parallel with Scott Street forty
feet:thence easterly parallel with Tenth
: >treet one hundre feet to a point ir
the said westerly side of Scott Street
and thence thereby southerly forty fee
to the place of beginning. Be the con-
tents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as The
property Of Edith NJ. Craig, Executri>
of John Craig, deceased, and Edith M
Craig and to be sold by
THEODORE w FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del.
Aug. %, 1917,
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
SHERIFF'S SALE-By VIRTUE OF

SHERlFF' > SALE-by WIN UE VI
writ of Lev Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
County Building, Southeast Corner
of Eleventh and King Streets, city
of Wilmington, New Castle County,
ON SATURDAY.
THE1 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1917,
At 10 O'clock, A. nj.
the following described real estate viz:
ALL, that certain lot or piece of land
with the buildings thereon, bounded and
described as follows, to-wlt:
BEGINNING at point on the north
erly side of Brown Street at distance
of one hundred feet westerly from the
westerly side of Sixth Avenue; thence
westerly along said northerly side of
Brown Street, one hundred feet to a
point in the northeast corner of Brown
Street and Seventh Avenue; thence
northerly along easterly side of Seventh
Avenue. one hundred and pinety-two
feet to a point; thence easterly and par
allel with said Brown Street, one hun
dred feet to a point, thence southerly
and parallel with Seventh Avenue, one
hundred and ninety-tWO feet to place Of
Beginning, be the contents thereof Wha
they may.
Seized and taken in execution as thu
property of Edith M. Craig, Executril
of John Craig, deceased, and Edith M
Craig, surviving Mortgagor, and to b
TSHE9DoRE FIJI q w. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del.
ugust 2e, 1917.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
NOTICE!

Estate of Edward w. Manlove De-
ceased. Notice is hereby given that Let
ters of Administrator upon the Estate
of Edward W. Manlove late of St.
Georges Hundred, deceased, were duly
granted unto Martin B. Burris on the
Twenty third day of August A. D 1917
and ali persons indebted to the said de-
ceased are requested to make payment
to the Administrator without delay. and
all persons having demands against the
deceased are required TO exhibit and pre-,
sent the same duly probated to the said
Administrator on or before the Twenty
third day of A ugust A. D. 1918, or abide
by the law in this behalf.
Address
Martin B. Burris, Esq.
Middletown, Del.
Martin B. Burris
Administrator
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01

FOR SALE-Four Courtland Car
riages, one new, one nearly and one in
good condition. One family carriage,
in fair condition. Will sell reasonable.
A. LEE ORRELL,
Odessa, Del.
LOST OR STRAYED-A valuable
Chesapeake Retreaver dog, answers to
the name of "Rex," Dark brown and
recently clipped. Reward of $40 will be
paid for his return, or information lead
ing to his recovery.
JAMES s. MOORE,
Middletown, Del.
Phone--248R31.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
How an Editor Goes to Sleep.

Here is a remedy for sleeplessness
that is declared by a newspaper edi-
tor to have never failed him: He
starts thinking Of all the words he can
remember that begin with A. When
he has exhausted the AS he starts on
the BIS. and so on. At first he gen.
eraIly reached the ninth and even
tenth letters before being rewarded.
Int now he has not completed the AS
before he is sleeping as soundly as q
,tWo-year-Old.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
Count the Days.

Reckon the days in which you have
not been angry. I used to be angry
every day; then every third and fourth
day. II you miss so long as 80 days.,
offer a sacrifice Of thanksQying.-Epic-
tetus.
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
ThA Snecies.

.Are there men on Mars. Pop"
"Some people say SO, my SON"
'srhen If there are dogs, too, sup
nose they are moondogs."
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
Hot Stun.

Receptly a Frenchman invented an
electric furnace in which all the opera
tions Of making and refining glass are
carried on continuously with the s9@A
loRyse o& h&aH u. ...sssa..:Ei 4sss.I4al
Middletown transcript., 1917-09-01
Afraid to Risk u.

Afraid to Risk It.
ssWhat made your wife decide to give
up that auto trip to California"
"She happened to hear somebody say
that travel broadens one"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
new NATION OF
SLAvS TO FORM
LEADING POWER
Will Be Greater Than Any
of Europe's Secondary
Countries

Corfu, Aug. 1-(By mail.)-The pre-
mier and minister of foreign affairs
of Serbia, the venerable Nikola ,Pac-
hitch, today summed up for the AS
sociated Press the main features of
the proposed new nation of the south
enr Slavs which is to unite under one
flag and one king a sef-goveTnlng
population of some 1000, 600 persons. Y
This in effect is the appearance OF
a new state in the sisterhood Of ma
tions. And it is no dream of enthu-
siasts, for it is the careful work of all
the political leaders of the various
Slav nations, and has besides the
powerful support of the Entente al
les
M. Pachitch, taking a large map OF
the Balkans, pointed OF the sweep of
territory included in this new Slav
kingdom
1T embraces he said, "the terri
tory over which the Serbs, Croats and
Sloyens are distributed through the
western Balkans. They are all esseT-
TALLY one race, with one language.
which has been kept Abroken; into small
groups by the political policy OF AUS
tro- Hungary We now propose to
bring these scattered grpups together
again, and give them a democratic
government based on the noble prin-
ciples defined by the United StatesyH
Continued on Page
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
Troops Leave Trenches in
Region East of Czerno-
witz, Bukowi1la Without
a Blow Being Struck
Germans Take Over 900
Prisoners.
Italians Continue Successes
Against Austrians North
Gloriza-British Advance
Lines on 1000 Yard Front
in Flanders Region.

Petrograd. Aug 2s-Russian in
tfantry left. its. trenches before an
enemy attack in the Boyany region
and is retiring eastward, the war pf-
fee announces.
The retirement was occasioned by
the beginning of an offensive lin the
region east Of CzernowitZ Buko-
winay yesterday. by. the Germans and
Austrians. The troops reiterated
without waiting for the attack on
their trenches, which were occupied
by the enemy.
Berlin, Aug. %. via London The
British made only insignificant gains
northeast Of Frezenberg in their at
tacks on the Flanders front yesterday,
army headquarters announced today.
The Russians in the region east of
Czernowitz have been thrown back
behind the Rakitna river sector. says
today's announcement from army
headquarters. The Russian resistance
was broken last evening on the hills
northeast Of Do1zoks The Germans
took more than 1000 prisoners and
six guns. 4a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-28
IT. S. Officer Killed In
Motorcycle Accident

New York, Aug. i2s-Word of the
first casualty to an officer in Gen.
Pershing's forces in France was re-
ceived here today by the marine corps
in a cablegram announcing the death
in a motor cycle accident of Lieut..
Frederick Wahlstrom of the marine
corps.
The message said that Lieut. Wahl-
strom was killed at 6 p. m. August
I21 and was buried in France Aug. %.
He received a fractl.eed skull In the
accident.
The officer was % years old and
was born In Sweden. He entered the
marine corps as an enlisted man in
1908. His record gives as his nearest
relative in this country Edward Hag-
man, cousin, in Worcester, Mass.