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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-05

H. l. Ellerbe, of the Coast Artillery,
Charleston. spent Sunday in Manning
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-05

Those wno paid their Red Cros,
contributions for the second war FAM
may not receive their receipts for sew.
cral weeks yet, as it viii be some tim,
before the secretary can get the nee.
cssary stationery from Washington.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-05

Mr.. Joe Yasncy, who mas been with
are Manning Hardware Co. has ac-
cepted a position with Plowdcn Hard.
ware Co, where he will be glad 70
serve his friends. Mr. Easney took
charge Of his new joo last Saturday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-05

Joe Thomas was at home on fur
lough this week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-05

The Manning High School will pre-
sent "All-of a. Sudden Peggy"-a
light comedy in three acts. Thursday
night. June 9Th, at $50 p VI. Uku-
lele choruses between acts
Proceeds to be devoted to the Red
Gross. Admission 3Ic md 20c
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-05

r. y. Ridgill Of Pinewood and X.
a. Richbourg, G. p. Davis and D. G..
Mason of Summerton, and T. C.
liowlc, J. |. Cain and J. F. Grayson
of st. Paul, were Interested visitors,
we understand, one nieAt last week
in the Manning Chapter Of Royal
Arch Masons.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-05

Miss Addie Weinberg is home from
Converse College.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Many Protests Against
 Contemplated Increase
 in Rail Rates Are Made

Washington, May 14-Many protests against the railroad administration con
 tempIated increase of freight and pas senger rates without first giving oppor- unity for review. came today from ship
 pers Most Of them indicated that they will not object seriously to a material , raising of rates, since they realize that the necessity of paying higher wages
 and higher prices for supplies and mate
 rials must be followed by augmented rev. enues from operations
 Some shippers even intimated that they would not protest against an increase of 70 per cent. which has been recommended to Director General McAdoo as neces- sary to meet this years increase in ex- penses They contended, however, that a review before the interstate commerce commission before the rates go into ef- feet would be necessary in order to pre- vent inadvertent changes in rate rela- tionship.
 Railroad administration officials ex- plained to shippers who inquired that some rate increase is inevitable, but said the amount would be determined by Di- rector General McAdoo. who has not yet indicated definitely his attitude, They said the schedule now worked out in pre- - ration for new rate orders provide for increasing rates about p per- cent between basic rate points-Chicag go and New York, for instance-and that rates from intermediary points would rbe con- puted on that basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Church People Advocate
 Complete Prohibition { While War Continues

Washington. May 14.-Complete pro- hibftfon of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages during the war was asked of President Wilson and Con- gress today in memorial signed by the national service and wartime com missions of 20 Protestant denominations and six nterdenominational scornmis- sions.
 The signers included the war com missions of the federal council of the Church of Christ in America, the north ern and southern Baptist convention. and northern and southern Methodist churches, the northern and southern Presbyterian churches, the Protestant Episcopal church, the Congregational churches. the Disciples of Christ, the Evangelical association and Evangeli- cal synod, the Reformed Church in America, the Reformed Church in the United States. the United Presbyterian church, the Methodist Protestant church, the United Evangelical church, the Unitarian churches. the Lutheran general synod, the Salvation Army and the war work council of the Young Mems Christian association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Secretary Baker Gives Assurance to Mothers
 of Soldiers in France

Washington. May 14-American moth CTS were given assurance that they well may be proad of the conduct of their boys with the army overseas by Secre- tary Bakertin speech tonight before the national council of the womans commit tee of the couacil of national defense In the audience were the President and Mrs. Wilson, Secretary and Mrs. Daniels and many /others prominent in public life.
 Secretary Baker sketched some of the experiences of his recent trip to Europe.
 From the time I landed to the day I lefty he said, T never saw an Amer ican /fiving q day life which he would not Willingly have lived under his moth er'S eyes.
 ,Aivins conditions at the front are far better than it is believed Mir Baker (declared; facilities for feeding the troops are ample and a perfect supply system has been abolished to insure an unin- terrupted flow of food and clothing ne- cessities to the men in the field He praised the morale of the men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
BLOOD POISON,
 ITCHING ECZEMA
Risings, Bumps, Swol l e n Glands, Pimples, Healed and Cured By Pre-
 scription C-2223


 Prescription C-2223 is liquid medi- cine which purifes and strengthens your blood-se ending a flood of pure, rich blood to the skin surface-healing all effects of blood poison, such as swollen glands. risings, bumps, pimples. itching, eczema, bone pains. rheumatic joints, mucous patches. Prescription C-e223 is producing some remarkable cures of blood poison, even where all other medical treatment fails. It is carried in stock by Eugene Jacobs Pre- scription Drug Store and all large Pre- scription Druggists. The dose and di- rections are pasted on the bottle, as per ihe original prescription given by a fa- nous specialist. C-2223 not only puri- fies the blood, but drains out of your system all the poisons, humors and uric acids that cause the awful pains and sores. also stops that burning itch- ing of the skin--by purifying and cool ing your blood.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
White Boy Seriously
 Hurt by Automobile

J. B. Russell, white boy 13 years of age, was struck by an automobile last night and probably fatally injured. The accident occurred at First avenue and Fifteenth street. north, about 9:so o'clock. After striking the boy, the driver of the automobile speeded up and disappeared from the scene and his identity is not yet known. The boy was found in an unconscious con- dition by H. Perdue, watchman. of 1i01 North Twenty-fourth street who sum- moned the police authorities. The boy was taken to the Hillman hospital for treatment. where his condition was pronounced serious. He resides at 21s south Elyton street, West End
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Trial of Major Birkner
 Delayed Until the Fall

Santa Fe, N. M, May 14.-The trial of former Maj. John H. Birkner, of the United States army, on charges of violat ing the espionage act, was postponed to- day at the instance of the district at- torney until the fall term of federal court. The court ordered Birkner.s bond reduced to 5000
 District Attorney Burnhart announced tnat the government did not wish to go to trial on the one count in the indict- ment allowed by Judge Neblett to stand yesterday and would seek another indict- ment rom the federal grand jury at the next term. The defense immediately ac- quiesced. Birkner is from Lincoln. Neb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Photographers Threaten to Go on Strike, But
 Konenkamp Says Wait

Washington, May 14.-Commercial photographers in seven cities, threaten ing to strike at once because the Vest ern Union and Postal companies con tinue to discharge union men, were ap- pealed to by President Konenkamp to- night to wait until Thursday, when the decision of the war labor board in the Controversy is expected.
 Former President Taft and -Frsak P. Walsh, joint chairmen of the labor board, have undertaken to mediate in the controversy. They now are waiting for statement from the telegraph companies. ~
 The unions in Birmingham, Selma, Ala. Atlanta, Shreveport, Detroit, Cleveland and Salt BaSSe City tele- graphed MF Konenkamp that their men were preparing to walk out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Naturalization Papers Will Not Be Allowed
 to Protect Real Enemies

Washington, May 14.-Hundreds ct German-Amerfcans who have displayed strong enemy sympathies soon will have their citizenship questioned in federal courts by United States attorneys, as il result of the action of the district court at Newark, N. J., in revoking tho naturalization papers of Frederick w. Wursterbarth. former postmaster of Lake View, N. J.
 It was said today at the department of justice that information has been gathered concerning many German Americans who have been considered dangerous enemy sympathizers. but who could not be interned because technically they were American citizens.
 No special instructions will be issued to district attorneys, it was said, bur most of them already have been watch ing the outcome of the case at Newarix and wiI take early action to institute proceedings against disloyalists in thetr localities.
 Tfe nationwide registration of Ger man women will be held during the latter part of June, it was said today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Gompers Names Labor
 Commission to Mexico

Washington, May 14.-Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation oi Labor, today appointed commission te go to Mexico to establish friendly rela- tions between organized labor in Mexico and the United States. Members of the commission are James Lord of the Amer. lcan; John Murray, secretary of the Pan American labor conference, and Santia. go iglcsias. president of the Porto Ricar federation.
 This is one of the first steps plannec Tn the formation of Pan-American fed eration, including all South American countries the< American federation i, not affiliated with at present The Amer. ican tederaton is unattached to organ. lzed laoorGn Cuba, Yucatan and Chile The commission will leave shortly fol MeNlco City with letters to President Carranza, whose cooperation they vii seek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Federal Farm Loan Banks
 Doing Ninth of Business

| Washington, May H--About one-ninth of the farm loan business of the United States was done by the federal farm loan l system during it's first year of active op- ! eration just closing. report issued today shows that since the first loans were extended last May. 40, 451 loans, totalling s91, ,951 900, have been closed. More than 126,000 farmers applied for loans amounting to s299, ,94s,000, and loans approved, including those closed, were sl74s5S.0o0 The total agricultural loans made in this country yearly is<es- timated at about $500 100000.
 The St. Paul federal land bank 1fd one- sixth of the federal business, and the Spokane bank was a close second. By districts, loans closed in the last year, and in April, include:
 St. Paul, S15 424,O0O in the last year; S2,STe,9G0 in April.
 Spokane, s14, 600 in the last year; S1, ,5S6,0 000 in April.
 Houston, sl755,oOo in the last year; H 514,000 in April
 New Orleans s6,osl, ,Oo0 in the last year: s1.1ss,000 in April.
 Columbia, ss,1s2ooo in the last year; s737 900 in April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
FIRST MILLION TONS
 OF SHIPS HAVE BEEN
 PUT IN SERVICE
Total of 159 Vessels Have Been Completed Up to May Many More
 Launched

Washington, May 14.-The first mil lion tons of ships completed and de- livered to the government under the direction of the shipping board have been put on the high seas to help de- feat Germany.
 A total of 159 vessels of 1,10S,621 tons was completed up to May II. ac- cording to statistics compiled by eN- perts of the shipping board Since January 1 more than half of the total tonnage. 667, ,s96 has been delivered and the monthly totals have shown a steady increase.
 Most of the ships delivered were requisitioned on the ways, or in con tract form. when the United States entered the war Virtually all are of steel construction. None of the ships of the wooden programme has been delivered, although 46 have been launched, due to delay in obtaining boilers and other machinery. The first completed wooden ship built on con- tract for the government now is un- dergoing speed trials off the Pacific coast.
 It was said tonight at the shipping board that boilers for about half the wooden hulls are awaiting installa- tfon. The boards policy of expanding old and efficient yards. instead of es- tablishing new ones or increasing the capacity of those recently organized, was said to be due to the growing necessity for more transports and tank steamers. The higher class of work manship needed for passenger and tank vessels makes it virtually impossible to build them satisfactorily in new yards.
 Tn the rush of putting the cargo ship programme under way, the sre- cialized types of vessels were given scant consideration, but future con- tracts will include greater percent a of fbeu,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Baker Denies Report of
 Conscription of Workers

Washington, May 14.-Secretary Baker today denied reports that the war de- partment is considering plan undel which men in deferred classification ol the draft not now engaged in nece4 sary occupations would be conscripted i'd
 war work. Even if such plan shouij be considered, he said, specific legisltI tion would be necessary before it woull be put into effect.
 MT. Baker said he had seen the tentsl tive draft of the put-the-nation-to project, said to have been laid befoHI President Wilson some weeks ago. Ur9l der this scheme all men within draft al who were not engaged in some productI occupation would be given the alternatI of doing war work or having their pdf ton oH the classified lists changed \ as to call them to the colors. b|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
CARNIVAL HANDS ARE ARRESTED BY
 FEDERAL AGENTS

As a result of a roundup by federal authorities of the employees and attend ants of the street carnival now in prog ress on Second avenue and Fourteenth street, 10 men, four white and six black were arrested and placed in the county Jail on the charge of evading the draft act. Reese Murray of the departmen, of justice and other government officials conducted the raid and over 30 youne men were held for examination, bhl after investigation 20 were released having made satisfactory proof of the;, standing as regards the selective draft act
 The men confined in the county jail Will De given the opportunity to tele- graph their various home towns as to their status as patriots or ''slackers n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
White River in Arkansas
 Now at Flood Stage

Little Rock, May 14.--With the White river five feet above the flood stage at Newport, every available man in the city is working hard on the levee at Jackson Port, four miles above there, tonight. Breaking of the levee here would flood Newport. All women and children have been sent from the city The Jackson Port levee broke late to- day, but the workers by a desperate effort stopped the break and they are hopeful it will hold. The water is falling in the upper reaches of the White river. but is iising in the Black river, which empties into the White river just above Newport, and the situation will remain critical for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
IBOARDERS SHOW
 PATRIOTIC SPIRIT

Following the action of the leading restaurant and hotel men in agreeing to eliminate wheat products from their service at meeting held yesterday with Food Administrator Frank Spain. the patrons of two big boarding houses of the city expressed a willingness to abide 5v the same agreement.
 The loarders at Mrs. Joynce's and Mrs. Robinson's boarding house. on Fourth avenue, about 100 in number, having learned of the action of the restaura mt men, uniteds in a request to their re- spective. boarding mistresses that no wheat products be served at their tables during the time they are discontinued at the reStAnxasAts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
American Puppy Born
 at Front Has Natural
 CamOuflage Su.

With the American Army in, FrancN x May 1s.-A puppy dog, born in aS American front line trench, was the subject of a. notice posted on the new5- paper correspondents bulletin boaro tonight by the censor in a jovial mood The notice read:
 "Lieutenant has a--dog, a puppy dog. born in front line french It was born with a camouflage sui' already on. It sounds fishy but .ee look at the dog"
 Lax-FOs With Pepsin "A Lfquid Digestive Laxative pleasan' to take. Just try one soc bottle fol Indigestion or Constipation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Some Soldiers Would
 Rather Face Enemy
 Than Army Dentist

Washington, May 14-Under an amend ment to the army regulations approved today by Secretary Baker, necessary den- ment to which all soldiers are required to submit under penalty of court-marta1. The number of cases in which fighting men duailed before the dentists forceps is said to have made the order neces- Sary,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
British Airmen >Drop 6033 Bombs Behind
 Enemy Line in April

London, May H.In the month of April the British airmen dropped 6o03 bombs behind the enemy lines along the British front. In the same period the enemy dropped 1346 in the area occupied by the British troops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

Beanlieu. France, May 14.-James Cor don Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald died at 5:30 o'clock this morning, after having been unconscious for two days.
 ing into unconsciousness were in re- lation to his newspaper interests.
 Mrs. Bennett was with her husband when he died.
 MT. Bennett had spent the winter at his villa here. He became over heated while paying visit to a hospital in Paris in the late autumn. An attack of grippe ensued, and he went to the south of France to recuperate in the milder air.
 Pneumonia developed from the grippe, however. From this MT. Bennett recovered but the attack was quickly followed by a second The patient had not left his room since January and his condition for the last three or four weeks had been grave.
 Paris, May 14.-The French govern ment, through Armand Bernard, pre- feet of Apes Maritimes, conveyed it's condolences to Mrs. Bennett The Paris evening papers comment warmly in their editorial columns on MT. Ben nett's great friendship for France, his constant understanding of French qual- ities, his admiration for French cul- ture and his effective service to the French people before and during the war and making known in America the French aims and policies
 nIt is a prp1t friend we lOSen the Intransigeant.
 What friend of Francer' says L'Heure.
 The Temps and Liberte recall length
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
DIED OF HEART FAILURE

1 DIED OF HEART FAILURE 1 New York. May -(Special.) )-The New York Herald has received the fol- | lowing cable:
 1 Nice Tuesday-James Gordon Ben- 1 York Herald and Evening Telegram ! and the European edition of the Her aid, died at a quarter past o'clock 1 this morning in his Beaulieu residence, the Villa Naumouna, of heart failure. For several months Mir Bennett had been ailing, never having completely
 recovered from the severe cold he caught in Paris last November. He came to the south with his wife at the beginning of December At first the change seemed beneficial but toward the end of the year he caught another cold which developed into broncho- pneumonia. The situation rapidly be- came critical, necessitating the sum
 mons from Paris of hi" nhraicia intimate friend, Professor Albert Robin
 SUFFERED RELAPSE
 Again MT. Bennetts marvelously TO-
 bust constitution triumphed He sur mounted the crisis and seemed to be on the high road to complete recovery. when about three weeks ago he had a relapse.
 Every remedial measure known to science was resorted to by his medical attendant. Dr. Albert Cove of Beau lieu, who had with him in consulta- tion Professor Hayem, the eminent heart specialist of Paris; pr. Herald, pr. Bessee of Beaulieu and pr. Roila Ronse of Monte Carlo.
 While the gravity of the case was manifest, it was hoped a fatal issue misht still be avoided, orsat any rate long fought off, but on Friday last,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Mir. Bennett's birthday, an alarming chanoa fnr. tha unrsn tnnIc r,lacn

CHdIIEe TUT lHt WVISt IUUh pIdCe
 On Saturday evening about o'clock, Br. Bennett became unconscious and so he remained practically to the end. His breathing became fainter and fainter, and this morning 8 quarter past o'clock he slipped imperceptibly from life into eternity
 At his side solely was his wife Un- til the last two days, Mir. Bennett re- tained all his amazing mental vigor.
 The arrangements for the funeral are not yet made but the service prob- ably will ha held in Paric
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Comptroller of Currency
 Calls for Bank Statements

Washington. May 1.-The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Friday, May 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

The United States is said to produce over one-third of the meat consumed in the civilized world. exclusive of China Argentina, however, has 44S7 head of cattle for every 1000 inhabitants, while the United States has only 739 a thou sand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
RELATIVES SURVIVING

Besides his wife, the surviving rela- tives of MT. Bennett include his sis ter, Mrs. Tsaac Bell; a nephew, Isaac Bell, Jr.. and two nieces, Confess Paul DArmon and Mrs. Wilfred Ricardo. Of his two stepsons. one, Baron Oliver DeReuter. is with his mother on the Riviera, and the other. Second Lieut. George DeReuter, is with his regiment, the Grenadier Guards, in France
 MT. Bennett and the Baroness DeReu- ter were married in Paris on September 10 1o1d TT - -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
INTRODUCED POLO

He introduced polo to America, spent 1, hundreds of thousan nds of dollars in lead ing the revival of coaching in France and promoting it in England and Amer ica, abandoning the whip only after an almost mortal accident in 1S93 He or ganized international automobile races, built and sailed many yachts in inter- national and transatlantic races. and gave the two great trophies of the aii lanes-the Coupe International D Aviation and the Coupe International Des Aero nautes.
 He inaugurated the celebrated casino at Newport and contributed largely to the development of that city as the fashionable summer resort of the North Atlantic coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 1l-Forecast for Ala bama, Mississippi: Fair Wednesday; slightly warmer in interior; Thursday fair.
 Georgia: Fair Wednesday and Thurs day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISES

Probably no undertaking in the history of modern journaIism so stirred the en- thusiasm of the world as did MT Ben retts daring achievement: in sending Henry NJ. Stanley into the heart of Africa to ind the lost explorer David Liv- lngston. He it was who equipped and sent out the famous Jeanette expedition in the hope of reaching the North pole. He sent J. H. McGahan to Khiva with the Russian expedition. and who set a new mark for journalism by causing the whole of the speech of the King of Prussia to be cabled to New York at the termination of the Prusso-Austrian war.
 He sent Stanley, with General Rapier. on the Anglo-Abyssinian expedition and by his enterprises the New York Her aid supplied the English public with their first news of the victory of their own army in the heart of Africa Mir Bennett gave sl0o,oo0 and raised $sOO, ,oD0 to feed the famine-stricken peasants of Ireland and to break the effect of MT. ParnelIs agitation in America, of the system of transatlantic storm warn ings he organized, and of other strokes of brilliant euterprieeS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
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