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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-04
w. S. S. FOR CHRISTMAS

Charleston, Dec. 4.-Many persons,
puzzled at the perennial problem of
"what to give" are happily settling
the proD,em Inis year by giving War
Savings Stamps as Christmas gifts.
The many superior advantages of w.
5. S. as gifts are pointed out as fol.
ws by the South Carolina War Saw
ings Committee:
war savings stamp purchased in
December costs $4.23, and on the day
Ct its maturity, January I, 1923, It
will be worth $500. Thus, not only
will the stamp last for four years,
Tut it will be worth more than it is
now, which can scarcely be said of anv
present that could be purchased for
1923. When the w. S. S. is finally
pad, the owner can then purchase
whatever he or she may wish to get
Besides the above financial advan-
tagc, war savings stamp is a patri-
otic present, as it represents money
leaned to Uncle Sam to help him fin
ish Americas great task,
Another inviting feature Of w. s. S.
rs Christmas gifts, IS that they are
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-04
PAXV|LLE NEWS NOTES

Henry Beach, the cight-ycar old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fl. Curtis, died
at an early hour Thursday morning.
The funeral services and intcrmcnt
were held at the Paxvillc cemetery
Friday, conducted by their pastor,
Rev. A. S. Lesley. He was assisted
~ Rev. j. d. Bowen, Of the Batpist
church. The little fellow had been a
sufferer for several months from dia =.
betcs.
Miss Leila Corbctt has resigned as
postmaster Of the postofficc, and ac-
ccptcd position as saleslady in the
store Of Mr.. G.. II. Curtis. The vacan-
cy is being filled by Miss Ida Davis,
until her successor can be appointed
Mr.. b. b. Ferguson Of Sharon was
here last week, and was visitor at
the home Of Mr.. j. w. Minis, Jr.
The condition of Mrs. G.. II. Broad
way at the Tourney hospital, is much
improved, and it is thought she will
soon be able to return nome.
The many friends of Miss Emily
Broadway are glad to see her out
again after long spell Of Influenza.
Mrs. Elma Tisdale, of Sumter, spent
Thanksgiving at the home Of her
father, Mr.. +. S. Geddings.
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TO Turn Heel

Slip /, purl Is, purl 2 together,
purl |, turn.
Slip |, knit 5, slip I, knit /, passed
slipped stitch over knit stitch, knit 1,
turn.
Slip |, purl 6, purl 2 together, purl
|, turn.
Slip /, knit 7, slip /, knit 1, pass
slipped stitch over knit stitch, knit |,
turn.
Slip t. purl 8, purl 2 together, purl
|, turn.
Slip !. knit ., slip /, knit /. pass
slipp4d stitch over knit stitch, knit /,
turn.
Continue until there arc IS stitches
On needle.
Gussct
Pick up l3 stitches on side of heel.
(lst nccdlc)
Knit stitches of 2nd and Bird needles
on to one needle. end nccdlc)
Pick up l3 stitches on other side Of
heel and take 8 stitches from first
needle. (3rd needle.
lst. needle. (A) Knit to within 3
stitches Of end, knit 2 together, knit
2nd needle. OBJ Knit plain.
3rd Needle. Co Knit / slip /, knit
/, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch.
Knit to end.
d. Knit around plain.
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RED CROSS NOTES

Mrs. Orviu asks that the following
directions for socks be published, and
she wishes to state that the new
terms have arrived for drying socks.
There is a quantity Of sock wool on
nand now.
Medium Size Sock
56 stitches ON three needles, 20 on
ist needle, 20 on 2nd needle, 10 on
2rd needle.
Knit 2, purl 2, for 3 inches.
Knit plain 8 inches.
Divide stitches: 28 on 1st needle
for hceD, Ii on 2nd needle, ID on
Bird needle.
1st needle (&) Knit row, turn,
purl | row, turn. Repeat from (D
until you have 27 rows. Always slip
1st stitch.
Begin TO turn heel on wrong side.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-04
W--lO--S-- ~
MOONEY WIRES PRESIDENT

San Quentin, Cal, Dec. "A tele-
gram asking President Wilson to
state exactly what "you mean by COM
mutation of my death sentence" be-
fore he leaves for the peace confer
ence, was sent the President by Thom-
as D.. Mooney from the State prison
here today.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-12-04
NAT GOODWIN LOSES EYE

New, York, Dec. 3.-Nat C. Good
win, the actor, submitted to an op-
Grafton today for the removal of one
OF his eyes, caused by his mixing.
through error, the wrong ingredients
IN an eyewash, made the operation
necessary. it is said -.
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suitable as presents to men, women
or children. They are practical, patri-
otic, and preferrerd.
EXAMINATION FOR
POSTMASTER AT PAXVJI,E

An examination will be held IN
Sumter on Dec. 18th for the position
OF Postmaster at Paxville, S. c., CIar-
cndon County. For application blanks
and instructions Apply to Civil Sery
ice Board, Sumter, S. G..
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Mr.. w. G. Pack has recently moved
into the cottage adjoining the school
building in order that his children
might attend school.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-16

WlIlIE the report that a pearl
y weighing 100 grains and valued
at about $4,000 was recently found
by diver in the waters Of the In
dian Ocean off Rroomc. West Aus
ualia. was not accompanied Ivy ir.
formation rs TO who was the lucky
finder, !; is not improbable that the
man WIS som" chance fortune-hunicr.
in no quarter OF the world 40
Their. MS; such large elements or
,'Hi"r IN ;hr ncca,nulatinG Of for
times ~ in Australia and the islands
uf IA" South Seas. Closely inter
woven in tn" stories uf many men OF
worlin IL Me AuiiIuti"s nr" ruInanCcs
Of unexpected strokes ut fortune.
This j. probably :rIlr To a greater rX-
trmr in pearl fishing ;:an in any other
al; til" ;,liuriuc opportunities that are
offered for possible quick gaining Of
wealth..
Ai;h"u.,h mos; OF the bays and in.
lets ot-iu" remote island groups OF
tn. south Seas have been stripped OF
their pr,tr!.bv;tltnE hIvalve mollusks
IL ,rmtiIr"S"i!le WOrld.Wayf arcrS. there
continues 20 hc found occasionally
small areas IL ih"sr waters that have
/. ,.,J I,,- wi,
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pearls Is 10 'h"S" me" the ''''''''''
OF n gamblers chance. Al Broomc'
tbo bcocb.cnrhers from the far cor.
~ .. .onrra.
s'' VI '''S ~
gate In greater numbers 'hah pioo'
ably any other spot upon the coasts
"a ,rI,e i'm ncarIs
from inc oepIn VI l"e o
may enable them TO indulge III lhat
Iurrr,o,,, If, of ease that 50 forcibly
s,,. ,,rro :. ,bs
"rr' -. ,. - ,re.o
,,a... a.. r;.., -
o..
Ava '''"' ~ ''''', -, .,;. ,;r.rom
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fray. You cannot imagine what a
strain it is to keep lodging bullets,
shells and shrapncl bursting AL around
you, trying to get your aim on the
other fellow, letting loose with your
best friend AT the same time man.
euvering your machine So that You
are always in the choice position. ana
then. last Of NIL. 70 always know wh"r"
you nrc md how high you are and
how long 1t will take you TO get back
home. Outside OF that there is not
much to think about, except when
your motor gets too hot and the water
boils over the top or the pressure in
the gas tank goes down too low, and
you have TO pull up into stall. hang
ing by your propeller. in order TO let
the boche pass under you; your motor
may stop entirely.
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Whether or not America Is getting
cir efficiency is best GttcSted by inc
members Of our "CGrdlrY OF tho skies.
,cho are advancing Tith the A!'c'
armies OF NdrShdl Foch. Sio'clU out
tne1fta6ly, totrGrd German territory.
In this case. tho daring stories or afr
conQuests come from an old chnm OF
Quentin Roossrcft. tcho ten to ms
death in Julv after running fight
1rith 6ochc machines.
Rakin0 German trenches trith
deadly machinc.QMn fire. thrilling bat
ties Gioft in the clouds. stalled motor
over Nets. and Il descent into enemy
territory from uhich he escaped
these fascinating details Gre unuonnd
in the mattcr-ot-fGct letters Of First
Lieutenant Ross J. HOFFMAN. 2l5th
Aero Squadron. 'tho has been in
France since Juiy. 1911. 4 member
Of the first ori1tion c,dSS trained at
Cornell. Lieutenant HOFFMAN no,o /,
al "Gce''
These letters trerc rot tcr2tten for
publication. and, therefore. are nairc
cnG intimate sketches Of the life Of an
aractor, his mental processes, his
daily life end his titanic battles for
democracy. Lieutenant Hoffman tells
hop he and Quentin Roosevelt
"bunsaed" together Just prior to the
death OF tho fighting son Of she mill
tdnt e5-PreSsdent.
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I looked at my atlmeter and found out
I was only about 500 meters OF the
ground. which is just nice range
for machine guns, and as I noticed
that we were also over Germany and
that / had no chance against those
odds, turned back as the boche went
into nose dive. Whether shot him
down or not, don't know. rs We don't
get credit for planes thar come down
in Germany. only those we bring down
on French soil.
BY this time was all alone. and
as I few back over OUR field I saw
the other two machines landing as
landed also. Tho rcat q: the day
everybody called mo an acc. and for
the reward I was given tho afternoon
of: 80 took Jerome with me- and
ono Of tho captains arranged for us
to have Il personally conducted tour OF
INC IEQnt-llNH lTpnCnNS.
While walking through .hosn miles
OF trenches and suht""raEran passages
there was always III" booming OF guns.
on both sides. ono - ~. m hit about
800 yards away and NAL" y hol" in tho
ground about five fro; deep by twenty
In circumference. | got Il piece OF
the shrarncl or casing as 4 souvenir.
All along the way We were greeted
by tho officers and pni!us stationed :!
the trenches mo Americans her" cX-
cept few in tn" ho$pi,als'. Th"y liz"
here all IN" time, have their beds made
Of boards ard stltlw or al"np nn tn"
ground. They are all Il happy hunrh.
singing and playing music anI always
glad TO talk ard hav" th"i! pictures
taken. which | afterward did "Sp".
cially where there WAS an interesting
background.
had taken quito few cigarettes
with me, which l had bought from
the y. NJ. c. A.. and distributed uui."
a number among the p"i.uS. Their
-NeTCtS WeTv Etdt'! !i''hi, ~ -
very difficult for lh"In - @"t Amer
can cigarettes ut all. ard. OF cuursa.
II WAS just lik" Christmas 20 them
I never saw men so muck Pleased
with onahaIt cents worth az anytain-
in my life.
Yesterday morning 7 was up again
ut $50 and started on II patrol when
my motor went on III" fritz and | jus,
about got into til" field without break
ing anything. Il was repaired so
could go up after dinner.
The captain ordered tn" entire
cscadrille TO be ready for Il patrol
Mt p. m There. wore lhr"" forma
tons of three each in our group. tho
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captain leading. We :i"r over the
German lines at 1000 meters and then
dove on the German trenches. letting
loose with our machine guns. You
could see those damned Germans scat
trring In every direction. They were
just panic-Stricken with tho noise OF
our powerful motors and these
machine gum bullets flying all around
them. This was the greatest sport.
have eyer been in. and Is the only
WAY that you can get real satisfac.
ton. in that you can watch the re-
suits OF your work.
To get back to my first and orig
inal combat. I'll lot you know that
vas some nervous during the entire
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Forfunp Hunters Re0p Riches in Australian Pearl F1Sn

-, 1, tbe,r nlaces az divers aud IN all
o,,s- capacities connected with the In
dustry. There was little II. any fall-
ing off in the business on account q
the change.
On some OF the islands lying to tho
north and east of Australia. inhabit-
ed by natives who still practice can.
nibalism, stores Of valuable pearls are
not infrequcntly found by daring
white traders. even to this day. Na-
tlvcs often part with their collections
OF gems in exchange for mere trifes.
particularly for things that they can
use for personal adornment In the
New Hebrides. the Solomon Islands
and in some parts OF the Fiji group
pearls are still obtained In consider.
able quantities by natives. These div
crs perform wonderful feats. II Is not
unusual for them to bring UP shells
from a depth Of 40 feet and 1t Is
an ordinary thing for them to work
In water fifty to seventy.tlve feet deep.
They do this without diving equip
mcnt Of any kind.
The tropical waters Of beautiful,
shimmerlng laeoons OF South Sea
Islands. where pearls may be found,
are often filled with lurking dangers.
The gems seem to have their own
protectors. or these the shark Is the
most feared by the native divers.
Some OF the bays and lagoons of tho
islands of tho South Seas are inhab-
ttcd by a species Of fish that elects a
black. poisonous fluid when the water
is disturbed by a pearl diver. This
fluid not only obscures the vision b.
meath the water. but serves as a Dow.
erful irritant to the flesh.
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Your letters seem to infer that "o
are having lively times, and | assure
YOU that such Is the case. The dr4'o
which / predicted started early lii''
week. The first days results showed
five miles in gained territory ana 'o00
prisoners. The second showed ABOUT
twice that much mileage and 1"'ooo
prisoners. The ST. Mihlel pocket WIS
a very advantageous station for tho
enemy. In that II is very high ErouHo
and overlooked France. both to the
east and west.
The aviation action, of course CEN
tered on us. and only US, and we "'u
everything that it was humanity anu
inhumanly possible TO do. The ''rS'
TWO days of tho scrap presented oh'
Of the worst wind and rain storms
that have ever witnessed. Inc
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he had laid by enough from his earn
inGs to purchase and outfit a lugger
of his own, Blu, this was finally &C
cOmplishci and he set forth on his
first rortunc.hunting expedition.
What happened to him has happened
10 many others. In his first haul OF
moilusks he obtained a yield Of pearls
valued at more than 100000 He In.
vested his profits in n fleet OF pearl
luEgcrS ana At the time Of n% visit he
wills preparing 10 embark IN pearl
flshlI.g in the Persian Gulf. which
ranks next To the waters n Brnomo
in the matter Of abundance and quail
it.? of the gems.
Distances are OF small moment to
men of affairs ~ the antipodes. a
few months after my visit 10 Broome
| came across this now pearl mil
linnaire at tho TAI NIahal Hotel in
Bombay. He was returning from an
investigation Of The pearl Industry IN
the Persian Gulf. where he had In
vested in 4 fleet NJ pearl fishing boats.
When Parliament Of the Common
wealth OF Australia enacted 4 law
some years ago prohibiting the EN-.
ployment OF Asiatic and native Island
laborers In that country, tho crews,
divers and other workers in the pearl
industry at Rroomc were Malays and
Japanese. More than 1900 Japanese
were employed in the pearl fishing
fleets. For n time it wnS feared that
the now law would destroy the In
dus;ry, bat no attempt WAS made to
enforce the net until, 1911, when all
of the Asiat!C and Japanese were Or
dered deported. The order was car.
ried out and white men were employ.
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In France,

NOV, On the verge OF my going to
the front. feel It my duty to tell
about tho inevitable. which must soon
be my only consolation. You, of
course. have read In the papers OF the
United States OF the deeds Of our
atrmen at the front. and must have
made some conclusions OF what
might happen to me. So far. FORUM
stely. have noted no reference to thI.
in your letters to me. and imagine tho
same reasons that prompted me not to
cay anything about the other side"
prompted you to maintain silence.
Conditions are such that there IS Il
lot to be done by a very few. and
those few must be the ones to do il.
Fortunately. so far as I can see ahead.
I am to be one OF those. In fact, OF
truth, out OF my enttrc bunch who
came over together am the only one
whose fortune it IS to fight alone. or
course. there is a possibility that this
hope will not materialize for the :nme-
date present: but since I am the ONLY
one still awaiting orders. while others
OF my class have been sent on either
artillery observation or reconnaissance,
: am pretty sure that my fate IS
sealed.
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clouds were as low rs 100 meters, and
the valleys were filled with fog. Tho
wind was blowin:. Il gale and the rain
came down in sheets. We were called
upon to harass the enemy's retreat by
getting In behind their lines and shoot
ing up with machine guns. Of which
We carry two, and our pistols, Whlch
we carry around our waist. the rear
Of their lines.
You should have seen those bloody
Dutch scatter and hide from anything
that presented itself in the way OF
shelter. You should have seen the
drivers Of trucks swerve OFT the roao
into bitches. turning over thelr
camions In their wild rush 10 get out
OF the way of thousands of flying pull
lets coming In all directions. and then
watch the advancing Americans as
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first figh: over the lines In 1Sohorse-
power Spad monoplane machine. and
although 7 don't expect to get my first
boche then. it won't be long before
DO.
Only two OF us were chosen for this
escadrlle, which has for It's emblem
the Rooster Of France and which Is
painted on all machines. AS I had an.
ticipated. the original ten were split
up In pairs. and my partner Is Gilbert
y. Jerome, OF New Haven. Conn. a
very nice. gentlemanly fellow and a
good. careful flyer. He IS quite an
artist, and was a leader Of the Boy
Scout movement In New England. a
Yale graduate In engineering and a
very amusing comrade.
This afternoon I am going to nv
over our entire sector by myself 1000
meters. in order to get acquainted
with the territory. and. OF course, will
enjoy il. AS yet have not flown over
the trenches. and it will be a great
sport assure you.
Chance of My Life"
It may interest you to know tina,
from now on have nothing to do with
the American army. except in the mat.
ter OF rank and pay. Our captain
here told US that we were here to learn
the ms and outs Of combat flying in
order to eventually become flight won
ders and majority officers in the Amer
lean army. so I have lot to look
forward to In the near future. and con.
slider this the chance OF my lifetime,
and I assure you oil that I am going
to take advantage Of 1t TO the best Of
my ability.
Had Just finished my letter to Leon
when I was told at i a. III. TO go up
after an albatross blplane that was
L
lieutenant by the name OF Lcnalre led
our formation Of Jerome (my partner)
and myself. Whom VIC left tho ground
we had no idea OF finding the bochc,
50 started in to patrol the sector at
5000 meters.
After flying around about ten
minutes. saw Il machine away IN tho
distance. but could not recognize what
down on Lenaire and signaled to him
BY shaking my plane. VIC then put
on full speed and started for him. In
the meantime. which was about three
or four seconds. we lost sight OF
Jerome, and thought that our
machines. being faster than his. VIE
had loft him TO find his own way.
Two seconds later I recognized the
black Maltese cross or the German
plano. and the sight OF IL turned mo
sick 1t my stomach. so much did that.
the looks Of that dirty looking plane
and It seemed to just crawl along as
We sped over it. I noticed also that
there was 4 machine gunner In back
of the pilot, and he had his gun aimed
at me tust as an Illuminated bullet
passed thirty yards over my piano.
Then I got mad: dove down on him
and let loose about ton bullets. but
they were all wide. 50 turned around.
as my partner Lcnatre was coming AZ
him from the opposite side. but I did
not SOC any bullets tracer bulletsl
coming from his gun. so knew imme-
diately that It was UP to me-. So MI
I did was to verge and dive on tn"
Eoche. I'll bet I pumped about loo
shells at him when h" stopped firing.
I got close enough to SEQ the gunner
Topped over his gun. rs the pilot was
diving toward thn German lines. In
fact, all around m" there were signs
OF shrarnrl bursting. and the smoke
from th"i. explosions was All around.
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c;ves Bed to General

,.,..5 me- to dinner with three
t two lieutenant colonels ana
coma captains. was the oh'y n.u,
SUM SUM. Where they were Located
. .c newly captured territory ana II
nos remarkable what gooo 1000 We
was nod arranged to stay there all
nav as nv squadron could not seno
N'en ,ach,n. for me and the colonel Of
go NO a bed in ono OF the houses
~. yI,,aee, when General Pershins
-. y few other generals came INFO
,hn -oom He didn't stay long, ou' ono
~ the brlgadler generals planned 10
otav and as my bed was the 0nis' o"s
IN the neighborhood I gave up uiS
Nod 70 the general and he gave mo ms
's...,oh,,a to ride back to camp. IL
eraat big Wlnton Limousine, out
owing to driving without hsh's Alo"s
ooads which were crowded with troop
.o did not get home until
early in the morning.
Yesterday I went back to my ma
cbrne with my mechanic IN a trucH
and after fixing up the machine new
back to the camp. Reached nero JUST
as the sun went down. ana was o.
tired that I only ate ltt!e DIT ios
sI,nor and vent to bed Immediately
afterTard.