The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-05-15


has curtailed our HABITS, our pleas
ures, our very liberties. It seems to
me that we run into him nearly every
where we 60. And whenever we meet
him we find that he has new instruc-
tions to give us-new orders to hand
out, things that we shall or shall not
do, Club houses, amusement halls,
otfices, factories, have been period
ically closed. Why! To conserve
coal-until further nocice-by order
of the German kaiser.
1t has been the same way in our
homes. Especially in our cities has
this been the case. No heat, roor
lights and very little sugar.
One goes to a restaurant. There,
as at home, Emperor William has
taken charge of the kitchen and din
ing room He tells us what we can
and what we cannot have, mostly
what we cannot have. He has low
cred the quality of food and raised
the price.
The kaiser is present in the busi-
ness world. The mails are delayed;
the, railroads are greatly congested,
and the process of manufacture and
delivery greatly hindered. His sub
marines have jeojardized our foreign
trade.
Yes, the Emperor is with us every
waking moment. He has established
personal relations with every one of
us: we are having extensive dealings
with hlm, and we are not finding the
relationship very satisfactory. He is
domineering, dictatorial, extravagant.
His present schemes have cost us
about Seventy-five billion dollars, and
five billion men. He is the bull-head-
ed promoter type who gets in wrong,
yet carries his deal through, regard.
less OF expense. He fixes authority
Give him rope and there will be more
wars and plenty Of them.
Plainly there is nothing to be done
but to get rid of him. We all agree
with Uncle Sam that this must be
done, yet are we giving him sufficient
help?, What are you doing? Are
you planting a large acreage of food
stuffs so as to make the last loaf of
bread an American load? Are you
lending your dimes, your quarters and
your dollars? Let us all join in the
chorus: Down with Prussianism.
Down with the kaiser" We have had
a foetaste of him and his work, and
we don't like it. We may have been
monkeys once. The scientists tell us
we were. But let's not allow this kind
OF specimen to make monkeys of us
again.
Nearly all of us have bought Liber.
ty Bonds. Our dollars are helping the
soldiers of our Allies to keep the Hun
busy on his own continent. Now we
want more dollars to help finish this
JoD; There is not man, woman or
child in this great county of ours who
cannot buy Thrift Stamps. These
Thrift Stamps cost only twenty-five
cents. For convenience they are at
tached to a card having marked
spaces for sixteen Stamps. When
this card is filled it may be ex-
changed at any post office for a War
Savings Stamp on payment of sixteen
cents during this month, and one cent
additional for each succeeding month.
In 1923 these stamps or "Baby Bonds"
as they are called are redeemed bv
the government, and for every stamp
lars. If one should wish them re-
deemed before this time, ten days no
tlce must be given the office at
which they are presented.
, Americans, do we want German
kuiturc in place of our humanitarian
, civilization? Do we want German
, mllltarism to take the place of our
Tree and democratic government? No!
Ten thousand times, No! Our fore
i"!IeiH gave Cnelr lives gladly that we
might live free people; free from
the rule of tyrants and despots; free
to develop into nation of liberty
loving, liberty-giving people, in our
time will give our lives gladly to pre-
serve the same liberty from our pos
terity. po'
Should this mad man the Kaiser.
continue in his career the CANOPY of
God will cover world where the
dried skins Of innocent children will
tan IN the summer sun; where yirtu-
GUS girls will be but slaves of Tcuton
ocaSts. Across this highway of civil
ized progress this bully will build a
trench that will hold the bleaching
bones Of your boys, and every brain
that refuses to knuckle to this terri
pie Hun will find it's dungeon; every
honest American will be a German
made convict.
And this is what prompts me to
add, speed on, o, American dollar.
May you kindle in the soul of the SOL
der the spirit of fight and FIGHT to
the finish! Go out, go on, 90 "over
the top and arouse in American he.
rocs the determination to win.
Doris Barrineau
Ladies and Gentlemen: esteem il
d great privilege to have this oppor
tunltV Of ammo bnfo,, ,,e,.