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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
NO BREATHING time
GRANTED GERMANS
Moment Huns Hesitate British Are
Upon Them
OFTEN CRUSHED BY TANKS
Everywhere Germans Seem to Be Re-
lying Upon Execution by
Machine Guns

With the British Armies in France,
Sept. 3.-Since the British began their
attack yesterday morning along the
Drocourt- -Queant switch line the Ger
mans have not been given an instant
in which to collect themselves. They
hesitate for moment and British
troops are on top Of them and pushing
beyond.
In the towns through which the
British advanced the ilghting has
been most severe, the Germans firing
from behind cover and the British
swarming around them. In many in
stances the tanks charged into masses
Of Germans who were holding or!
stubbornly and crushed them to pieces.
Reports from the fighting on the
lower end of the switch line indicated
that the Canadians were engaged in
fighting of the heaviest character in
the neigborhood Of Buissy. Behind
te northern section Of these positions
the Germans held out in the town oc
Villers-Lez Cagnicourt until last night
when the place was stormed and cap.
trred. Throughout this zone the Brit.
ish t. Jps are capturing large num-
bers Of prisoners.
On the extreme British left stiff op~
position seemed to be developing this
morning. 1t is not believed these re-
actions will be in any great strength.
however, for the attack on the Hin
denburg line itself. just to the south
Of it's junction with the Drocourt line
at Queant means that this stronghold
is in grave danger and that the Ger
mans can hardly allow their forces
there to sideslip and participate in
fighting back of the Drocourt line.
tIhe capture of Queant was official
ly reported by Field Marshal Haig in
statement given out between and
2 p. m. in London.)
While the opposition n tac southern
area Of the principal British attack
seems to be diminishing only slightly
the village Of Etaing, north of the
Arras- Cambria road, has been COM
pletely cleared fthe enemy and the
British arc fighting well to the east
ward Of this town. To overcome the
opposition the British cannon have
been moved up to correspond with the
advance Of the infantry, and the tanks
and the guns are now deluging the
German rear areas wits shells.
Everywhere the Germans seem to be
relying on machine guns and the
ground is covered with them, grouped
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
GREAT FIGHT IN PROGRESS
Americas Pound German Positions
Near SOisSOnS

American Headquarters in France.
Sept. "A great fight has been in
progress all day north and northeast
Of Soissons. The Germans are defend
Nng the Pont Rouge plateau, north
east Of SoissOns, and the Laon rail
way with great vigor, as well as the
line on the right along the north bank
Of the Aisne.
The Americas are bombarding the
German positions from the south and
west. The lines of the enemy for hours
nave been scething inferno Of smoke
and dust The villages he has been
holding are burning like vast torches
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
NUMEROUS ARRESTS MADE

Amsterdam, Sept. 3.-The Russian
newspaper Pravda, says that numer-
Gus officers and members of the social
revolutionary party have been arrest
cd at Moscow in connection with the
attempt to assassinatc Nikolai Lcnine
the Bolshevik premier.
IN connection with the assassination
at Petrograd on August 81 of Moses
UritZy, the peoples commissary for
home affairs, The Pravda says that
numerous houses were searched. They
included the building Of the R"'tish
embassy, where an cxchage of snots
took place. Two persons ere killed,
one of them being Britisher, whose
identity has not ycs been cstab-
lishcd.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04

in pockets and scattered about singly.
Between Peronnc and Bapaume the
woods of st. Pierre-Vaast
after being captured, are being
up by British forces.
Hant- llaines and additional high
kround astride the Canal du Nord
were captured and held against sev-
eral vicious counter attacks. During
the intervals between counter attacks
the Australians made progress in the
area cast Of Peronne advancing stead
lily. Noe Of the counter attacks hal
the slightest success except for the
Australians who moved down masses
of the enemy with machine gun fire.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
CZECHS GAINING CONTROL
Complete Order Restored South From
River NOlga

Nladivostok, Aug. 29.--rhc first au-
thetic information received in several
weeks from Irkutsk is that the Sibcri-
an provisional government controls
the south from the river Volga to
Lake Balkal and is in cooperation with
the Czccho- Slovak forces. Complete
order has been restored in that region.
a Russian division has been formed
and it IS operating in close conjunc-
ton with the CZccho- Slovaks.
Operations along the Ussuri river
front on the Manchurian bordcr have
been rctardcr by the obstruction Of
bridges and tracks by the rctrcating
enemy. The railroads are "rinr re-
built. The situation is reported to be
distinctly favorable for the Entente
Allies.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
THE NEW DRAFT LAW

with regard to the speculation now
gong on as to the workinf of the new
draft law the Commercial Appeal
tMcmphls) offers the following in
formation which IS probably correct.
There is much speculation as to the
practical workings of the new draft
law. Many men from 81 20 AS who
are in the midst Of solid business ca
reers are beginning to shape their af-
falrS SO as to meet any demand that
may be made upon them. Men, prob
aDly, who have wives and children feel
that they will be drafted.
l. he regulations have not yet been
maze puDllc, but those familiar with
Ihe Workings OF the present draft law
feel that large number of men will
not be secured from those in advanced
years.
The bachelor, without dependents,
who has led a life Of leisure, will prob
ably go in class one.
"A married man without children,
whose income is from sources that do
not require his labor or attention, and
who has an adequate income for the
support Of his wife will ;!so go in
class one. But the married man with
out children, who IS in an established
business, and whose presence is nee
essary to that business, will probably
go in class two.
Men with wives and children will
most of them go in class four.
If man is well started i'm a busi-
ness career and is around 35 years of
age, or if he has bought and partially
paid for his farm, it will be great
hardship to send that man to the
army, ith the probability OF his prop
erty being greatly impaired, such a
man, on his return after the war,
would' find it hard to recover.
The bulk of the army will come
from the young men.
In the coming draft the boards will
recognize the necessity of keeping
the business going and in keeping the
farms and factories going. The army
must be supported, after Ill, by the
civilians: One thing the draft does
impress is teh necessity Of every able
bodied man doing useful work and do
ing that work evrey day in the week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
AIR RAIDS On THE RHINE
British Independent Squadrons rcop
Tons Of Bombs

London, Sept. 3.-Thc British NJ
dependent air force within the past 2.
hours has dropped fifteen tons Of
bombs on German military works in
the Rhine provinces.
Three raids were made the Ger,
man airdromc at Buchl. Three han
gars were demolished and direct hits
were obtained on many others.
The railways at Earang, four r.ilcs.
northeast Of Trcvcs, were attacked
from heights Of 900 feet and rvary
bomb scored direct hit.
AT Saarbrucckcn, forty miles So.th
east OF TrcvcS, the Burbach w"ES
ad railways wcr bombed
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04

has moved forward everywhere since
the famous Drocourt-Q -Queant defense
line was overwhelmed and left in the
rear. Eastward of the Drocourt line
the British. are nearing the Canal du
Nord and Douai, Valenciennes and
Cambrai have been further encroach-
ed upon by English, Canadian and
Australian troops. East of Pcronne
the British line has been steadily
pushed forward. Numerous towns and
villages have fallen into the hands of
Field Marshal Haig's men, notable
among them, Queant, at the southern
end of the Drocourt-Queant line.
French Gains
10 the south the Frcnch\ along the
Canal du Nord are giving the enemy
no rest and gradually are blotting out
the remaining porto Of the salient
north of Noyon, while on the Scissors
sector the French and Americans now
are in control Of the entire plateau
dominating the Aisne, the Chemin Des
Danes and the roads to Laon and
La Fere.
Unofficial dispatches say that in the
region east and southeast of Arras
the Germans are retiring to a new
switch line running from Brebieres,
five miles southeast OF Drocourt,
southwark to Moeuvres, where it joins
the Hindenburg line near Graincourt.
If this should prove true the enw lie
already seems menaced, as Field Mar
shal Haig's men virtually are upon it
at Lecluse and Rumacourt, southeast
of Arras, and almost abreast of it
at Baralle three miles north of
Mocuvics.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

Pursuant to te Rules of the Demo-
cratic Party, and in accordance with a
resolution of the County Executive
Committee, adopted at regular
meeting held on the 10th day of Sep
tcmber, 1918, notice is hereby given
that second primary election will
be held on Tuesday, September 10,
1913, at which the following county
ticket will be voted.
For State Senate
Charlton DuRant
J. w. Wideman
For Clerk of Court
For State Senate:
For Clerk of Court: :
j. B. Cantey
JOS. S. Dickson
For Judge of Probate:
Thomas NJ. Kennedy
}. NJ. Windham
For Magistrate at Manning
TO be voted for at the Clarendon,
Manning, Manning Farmers Plat
form, Bloomvi,.c and Jordan Clubs.
ThSnlas Nimmer
r. Leslie Rdgill
The election will be conducted un-
der the same rules and regulations as
the first primary. The same managers
will act
S. OLIVER OBRYAN,
County Chairman.
f. p. BURGESS,
Secretary.
Manning, S. G.,
September 3, 1918.
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04

a meeting Of the Clarendon Cotton
Marketing Association is called for
Saturday afternoon, September 7, at
o'clock at the Court House, to dis
cuss the Cotton Seed Situation. We
hope to have Mr.. r. b. Thackston.
State Organizer with us. Let every
cotton grower in the county who is
interested in better prices for cotton
come to this meeting.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

There will be several large land
sales in Manning and Clarendon con-
ductcd by the Atlantic Coast Realty
Co. The Harvin tract which will be
sold on the 18th, is a very valuable
piece of property and near town. This
concern will also sell the Rhame prop
erty in Manning, and the Gamble
lands at New Zion. There will be a
brass band and free lunch. Everybody
is invited to the sales. The Atlantic
Coast Realty Co. is a reliable corpora
ton and we have no doubt their sales
in Clarendon will be success. Read
the big land ads in this issue.
The Junior Mission Band of the
Presbyterian church will mt ct Thurs
day afternoon at $50 o'clock. An in
tcresting program is being arranged,
and every member is urged 10 be pres
ent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
NOTICE TO THOSE WHO
HAVE TO REGISTER

Notice is hereby given that all per
sons VINO have reached the age of Is
years and who have not reached jG
years Of age will be required 20 repis-
ter on Thursday, September the 18th,
1918, except those who registered on
June .. 1917, June ), 1918 and Aug.
"A, 1918.
There will be one place Of reristra-
ticn IN each respective township
which will be at the usual voting
place. Registration will be in charge
Of the following registrars:
Fulton at Pinewood
l.. \. Graham.
X. y. Lawrence.
Calvary at Hodges Corner
z. c. GedddinCS.
j. B. Hodge.
Leslie Tindai.
Friendship a, Pamela
{. w. Brown.
J, II. Belscr.
j. b. Harvin.
Santee at Jordan
{. +. Rawlinson.
Joe Sprott.
W. O. Henderson.
st. Marks at Duffy's Store
G. G. Tricrson.
c. w. Thames.
NJ. r. Thames.
Concord at Summerton
Henry Richbourg.
II. 4. Richbourg.
II. 2. Troy.
St. James at Cross Roads
Jeff NJ. Davis.
J. +. Rowe.
!. Y. Eadon.
Sammy Swamp at Paxville
G. II. Curtis.
B. w. Holiday.
p. 4. Hodge.
Manning at Court House
(Grand Jury Room)
Members Of Local Board.
Mt. Zion at Wilson
r. NJ johnson.
f. c. Coskrcy.
Brewington at Foreston
}. {. Johnson.
G. S. Land.
Plowden's Mill at Alcolu
l.. NJ. Jones.
}. l.. Talbert
J. G. Bagnal.
Charles Woods.
Harmony at Chambers
NJ. B. Hudnal
j. ID. Daniels.
Midway at Barrows Mill
John J. Epp".
II. NJ. Mcintosh.
Edgar p. Tpps.
New Zion ut New Zion
J. II. Hardy.
5. +. McFaddin
Joseph Rittner.
Douglas at Turbcvillc
II. II. Cokcr.
w. j. Buddin.
w. j. Turbcvillc.
SANDY Grove, tat McFaddin's Store
John II. Ham.
st. Paul at ST. Paul
r. G. Howlc
w. d. Alsbrooks.
ID. c. Mason.
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
PRUSSIAN GUARDS LIE
DEAD IN HEAPS
Some of Best Hun Divisions Used Up
at Juvigny
Air SquadrOns Also Contribute Large
~ i'll Shattering AssauIting
German Ranks

With the French Armies in the
Field, Noon, September 3.-Thc bat
tie for the plateau north Of SCISSORS
has used up some Of the best divisions
remaining in the German army. Yes-
tcrday's fighting between Cracy-au,
Mont and Lcuilly and between Juvig-
NY and Terny was particularly severe.
This was evidenced this morning bv
the field being strcwn with the teao
CT the PruSsian Guards. They are piled
one on top Of the other VI some
trenches, and long lines Of them show
where the guards counter attacked
five times in val ncffort to stem th,
tide Of battle.
Each one Of these efforts added
largely to the losses Of the Prussians
in wounded as we'll as in dead. More
than l,20G Germans were sent to The
rear in the course of the battle.
Tanks and Planes
Both tanks and air squadronS con.
tributed to the rout of the guards
Avlators flying low over the fled net
the attacking forces with IL CALLING
machine gun fire and pursued The
shattered lines as they retired.
Tanks drove into the cnemys lines.
shclling the assaulting waves and
opening big gaps in the German lines
South Of Lcuilly French n5ain
troops crossed the ravinc of FontuiDe-
st. Remy and took the ST. R4mv
hermitage, giving the French a solid
hold on the plateau leading to Laf-
faux and the road from the hermitage
to Tcrny- Soray.
Serious InrOadS
son the left of the line of the lt.
tack, the French troops, widening
their bridgehcad north Of the Ailattc.
took the wood just west of Coucy-
Lc-Chateau and gained a footing in
the woods west of Nogent Mill, which
borders the road from Chauny to Ter.
NY -Sornv. These successes make Serj-
GUS inroads on the line of defense east
Of the .Ailctte and on the plateau bat
the German troops were ordcrH,: to
hold at any cost. The first line g: the
defense Of the plateau now is entirely
in French hands and breaches tAve
been made in the second line.
Soissons gets more elbow room o.; :.
result of these operations anu The
river Ailette, with is formidable de.
fense works, is entirely held By l;cn,
Mangin as far south as the Chn.ov.
TernySorny road. while the S,uth
bank is dominated to the region r.rth
Of Nauvailon.
The French now are only five H..lcS
from the line they held before ahe
German adNa..,r across the ChtWinS
Dcs DANES, and the enemy has cnly
narrow margin Of fightig or Ind
Gctwcen his present line and htc :: m
dcnburg position along the edge ct 5hc
forest of St. Gobain.
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04

On Tuesday the first consignment
of pure bred Hereford Heifers ar
ived at Carolina Stock Farms, at For
cston, S. C.. These cattle were on the
road IL days but arrived in excellent
condition and SO full of pep that the
aid of the entire opulation of Forcs-
ton was enlisted before they were be-
guilcd mo the receiving pasture.
These Herefords are from the fam
Gus S. M. S. Ranch in Texas. This
100000 acre ranch specializes on the
production Of feeders for the Corn
Belt and has the reputation of pro-
ducing the best cattle in the country
Last year calves sold North from S.
M. S. Ranch and fattened topped the
Chicago market twenty-five times
and IN the fat steer competition at
the international took first, second,
third and fifth prizes.
Carolina Stock Farms has two cars
Of fine Hereford COWS now on the
rails, coming from Oklahoma. The d.
rectors plan to give q barbecue about
September 18 to stockholders and
their friends.
The Pastim Theatre has opened
again and will run only on Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays. We viii
have nothing but high class pictures
clean in every respect. ! appreciate
your past patronage and solicit it stiil
on the grounds Of better production in
the future, as have booked for Mon
days and Fridays such stars as Viola
Dana, Francis X. Bushman, Beverly
Baync, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidnew Drew
Ethel Barrymore. and other noted
stars On Wednesday nights we vii;
run comedies in connection with regu-
lar programs. Any one wishing any
special picture, please inform me- l
will get same if possiblee. Thanks.
CARY SMITH, Mgr.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04
NOTICE TO COTTON GROWERS

SIS,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-09-04

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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
Step Short of Breaking Off Diplomatic Relations Has Been Taken by Holland as Result
 of Hun Ulimatum
Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM April 24-The Hetvolk, one of the leading newspapers of this city, tonight that the Dutch minister Germany has left Berlin for The Hague and that the German minister The Netherlands has also left The Hague for Berlin Beyond the simple state ment of these departures made regarding the matter.
 Following as it does the heels of the German uti- matum which delivered yesterday Holland demanding the privilege of utilizing Dutch canals and railways for the o civilian supplies and sand and gravel for mill tary purposes believed that the departure of the minis for their respective countries that Holland has absolutely refused comply with the German demands and that Germany is determined break diplomatic relations take active military steps against The Netherlands
 FORECASTS BREAK
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24,-Snce there has been official information received regarding the situation existing in the relations between Germany and Hollan American officials only speculate the which reported to be transprng It is believed that Ger many has attempted force Holland abandon her neutral attitude by handing Holland ultmatum demanding the right to move war supplies through Dutch territory
 Ii the Amsterdam reports correct that the Dutch minister is enroute The Hague and that the German minister Holland has left The Hague for Berlin appar enty the step just short of breaking diplomatic relations has been taken This situation tonight is dividing interest with the from the front Official advices from London expected throw light the situation tomorrow.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
RIGGS ALREADY
 PLANNING WORK
GA SSOciated Pressl

SEATTLE, April Ex-Governor Thos. Riggs. Jr., with Mrs. Riggs and children, left here this morning for Juneau on the Alameda. Mat ters of importance prevented the gov ernor from remaining over until Fri day, as had been planned originally.
 Mir. Riggs said at luncheon yes terday: "I know that the governor ship of Alaska is not bed of roses. Many problems must be solved, but l hope to work out a program which will result in the development of the Far North"
 He also said that he will work in close cooperation with Delegate Sul- ger to secure much needed legisla- ton, some of which has been held up heretofore by lack of unity be- tween the delegate and MT. Riggs predecessor. He approves of the leg islative program which has been un- dertakea by the delegate and will give active assistance in securing it's enactment.
 At a luncheon yesterday Governor Lister of Washington, as president of the Governors Club of the West. appointed Mir Riggs to a member ship in that organization.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
RYAN TO BUILD
 AIRPLANES FOR
 UNITED STATES
Prass)

WASHINGTON. D. C., April o. The expected shakeup in the Am erican airplane industry control came today when John D. Ryan, the noted New York copper magnate, was SC. lected to head the governments aeri al board as director of aircraft pro- duction. A complete reorganization of the signal corps is also announc. ed. but no other changes are speci. fled.
 MT. Ryan will be given full con. trol of the American aircraft indus. try and not stinted either in money or materials, and all he will be re. Quired to do is to show results for the money expended. He will be solely responsible for the rate of production. Secretary Baker stated that he had assurances that Mir. Ryan would accept the position and was in a position to assume active control immediately. The personnel of the aircraft production board, it is expected. will be completely altered by Mir. Ryan.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
PRESIDENT NOW
 SEEKS SMOTHER KINGS MEASURE
Associated PreSS)


 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 24.- President Wilson this morning held a long conference with Senator King. who recently introduced resolution calling for declaration of war against both Bulgaria and Turkey. The President has indicated that he is opposed to the United States talk ing any such action at this time, and it is believed that the confer ence was arranged in order that he might induce Senator King to agree to tabling the resolution indefinitely.
 No action was taken in the senate today on the resolution, although it was debated yesterday. Senator King did not make any statement regarding the conference after his return to the senate chamber, but was noticed to be in consultation with several senators who have been actively supporting the measure. It is expected that the President will be able to prevent the measure from passing, even if he cannot keep it from coming to a vote.
 Buy a Liberty Bond.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
FIRE THREATENS RAILROAD SHOPS
Associated Press.

LIMA. O.. April 24.-The Lake Erie and Western shops located here are afire. and complete destruction now seems probable. A large DOT tion of south Lima is also threat ened with destruction.
 The flames from the burning build, ings are visible for miles around. Fire fighters are being rushed here from nearby towns in an effort to stay the devastation. but the entire railroad plant seems to be doomed.
 Huge oil tanks are in the path of the flames: large grain elevators filled with thousands of bushels of grain are endangered; the great ST. 100000 locomotive works of the Erie system will probably be wiped out.
 So busy have the authorities been with fighting the fire that there has been no time to ascertain the cause of the flames. Both railroad and government officials will immediately start an investigation to determine whether it is incendiary or not.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-29
WHITCOMB GOES
 TO WASHINGTON
(A ssOciated Prsp9,

SEATTLE. April 24.-David Whit. comb, fuel administrator for Wash ington and Alaska, has been ap- pointed executive secretary to the national fuel administration with headquarters at Washington. D. C.. and will leave to assume the duties of his new position just as soon as his successor has been appointed here and takes over the job No selection has yet been made.
 Mir. Whitcomb successfully han dled the fuel situation in the State of Washington all last winter. and his record was such that he was i'm mediately called to the national ad- ministration. He had planned on going to Alaska early this spring in order to investigate fuel conditions there and fix wholesale and retail fuel prices for the next season.
 Buy a Liberty Bond.