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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
THREE PRISONERS ESCAPE
Break Through Floor of Commissar.
at Penitentiary

Columbia, June 18.-Thrce prison
ers, two white and one colorcd. cs-
caped about noon today from the State
Penitcntiary. They are:
Frank Griffith, sent up from Len
|ington County, April %, 1916, for lie
for the murder Of Mr.. Roof on the
Griffith arm.
Clarence Davis, sent up from
Charleston County on June II, 1919,
for 80 years for assault and battery
with intent to ravish. His sentenc"
was later commuted to 10 years
James Monroe, colored, sent up
from Dillon County, February 28,
1918, for fifteen months for larceny.
The men were at work in the com
missary department and did not have
on the regulation prison stripes. They
escaped by saving hole in the loor
Of the commissary ana getting down
into the basement, where they broke
sary treasurer was out Of the commits
a window and escaped. The commits
Sary treasurer was out Of the commits
sary for while about the noon hour,
and it was during his absence that
they sawed the hole through the plank
floor
An alarm was Immediately turned
IN by the treasurer upon his return to
the commissary and the police and
county officials Iotified Immediate
ly. Warnings were also sent all over
the State, and vigorous search for
,the men instituted Immediately.
Frank Griffith vas convicted OF the
! murder Of Il man named roof. The
case was Il very sensational one and
iTery great int"";. tentered in it be-
cause the prominence Of Griffith
who is brother OF the former super
intcndent the pcnitentiary. News
that he had escaped today created
somewhat of sensation IN Lexington
County, whe"e he was particularly
well known
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
FAVORS VOTES FOR WOMEN

Eaton Rouge, La, June l8.-The
II Louisiana, subject to ratification by
the voters at the election next fall.
The vote was twenty-ninc to eleven,
one more than the constitutional two
thirds majority. The amendment
PASSED the House June II by vote Of
eighty to twenty-five.
The campaign for adoption of the
amendment was fetured by a message
from President Wilson to leaders Of
both houses of the Legislature in
which he stated he could not help re-
Carding the settlement Of this qucs-
tion as Of worldwide significance
end as affording standard by which
to Judge our present interest in tn"
complete establishment of dcmoc-
racy."
age Of the State amendment presaeed
detat of the federal suffrage amend
nent pending in the Legislature, and
was a victory for State rights.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
a CLEAN PLATE' IS
NOW MOTTO At CAMP

Greenvillc, June 17.--As one fea-
in full swing: at Camp Sewer, many Of
the regimcntal units are poHtin::
guards beside each garbage can about
mess time, their duties bcirE to take
q note o. any man who cmpticS good
food into the rarDarc can, ~, to re-
port him - lis commanding officer
"a Clean Plate" is the motto Of this
phase Of the movement, and the men
ere being educated INTO the idea Of
throwing away nothing.
The conservation campaign en-
braces the saving of clothing. pieces
of "quir".re, ana Other articles
watch " rl1 or nHrilv be thrt WI
away. Bottles, old tin cans and Tini-
lar articles arc being very carefully
saved througnaIt the ca'np and aIe
regularly turned in to the rccla..a-
ton deDart!ncc., Wner~ a whole w,l,-
house is devoted to the housing of
the reclaimed articles. Many east off
garments are repaired, r:clcarcd and
reissucd.
A publicity campaien, to urge the
Swing Of food, clothing, etc, has been
the distribution of circulars, POSTING
Of bulletins, etc. Jam IS ID. Grist. for
"rly newsnancr nan of York, s. G.,
who was transferred to the quarter
master department from the Thirtieth
division. has been PVT in chage of
this feature of the work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
TREATMENT OF AMERICANS
Berlin Dispatch Declares Our Men
Not Mistreatcd

Amsterdam, June 17.-American
war prisoners are not being i'll treated
in Germany, says dispatch tclc.
graphed to Amsterdam by the semi
official Wolff bureau, of Berlin. The
prisoners, it is declared, are not useo
as shbw objects to the German public,
and are not subjected to insults and
the throwing of stones, which is "for-
eign to the calm-tempered German
mind, which does not excite itself
anyhow over Few Americans in the
midst of so many thousands of war
prisoners Of all netiona.itie,
Adequate food "on a scale CORE
spending to the present conditions in
Germany" is not lacking I'm the camps
where American prisoners are quar-
tered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
DOWNEY TO UNIFY SYSTEM
Appointed as Director of Quartermas-
ter>PurchaSeS

Washington. June 18.-Appoint-
rnent Of Col. George F. Downcy as di-
rector of quartermaster purchases
with supervision over methods anI
policies of purchasing. was announced
today by Brig. Gen. r. E. Wood, act.
ing quartermaster general. Col. Down
ey, who has been depot quartermas-
ter here will direct the twelve pur-
chasing and distributing zone offices
and supply depots recently and board
by the War Department.
The purpose of creating the newof.
flee, the announcement said. is to cs.
tablish a uniformity Of system in tho
purchasing and supply zone offices
shat will balance with the war pro
gram and the activities of the war in
dustries board.
This coordination" Gen. Wood
sand "is expected to utilize to the best
advantage the production Of the coun-
try"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
! ETTER TO MIR. ERWIN

Mr. F. P. Erwin,
Superintendent Manning Water
Works,
Manning, S. C.
Dear Sir:
When / wrote you yesterday re-
garding. analysis of water sample re-
celved from you on June 9th, was
not in receipt Of your letter OF June
tn; which has just been delivered this
morning.
Your letter probably explains the
changes in quality which have taken
place since our last analysis Of some
time ago, and the presence Of Nitrites
which was noted in my letter Ct yes
terday.
With regard 10 c.,or in water. we
think it probable that this odor is due
to the growth of algae in your pres
sue tank. Such growths frequently
occur in warm weather, and whereas
the algae do not produce any disease,
they impart frequently disagreeable
colors, odors and tastes to the water.
The algae may be removed by treat
ment with copper sulphate. If you
Will send us quart sample of the
water which has odor and water from
gour pressure tank, we shall examine
same for algae and advise you as to
tine proper treatment for same.
With regard to cases of typhoid fe-
yer, from the history that you give, it
appears that the typhoid fever is like
~ to be caused more from flies or
from water supplies other than your
city water supply, as tho recent BAG
terial analysis of your city water sup
ply does not show any indications Of
the presence Of typhoid. organisms.
Onr report shows that your well is
485 feet deep, whereas it is not likely
for we'll of this depth to become con
'taminated at its source, they nave oc-
easiOnally become contaminated thru
imperfections in the castings. One
1900 TT. artesian well in Charleston
was contaminated through breaks in
the city mains or from new sections Of
pipe. The latter causes of contamina-
ton, though infrequent, do arise un-
der certain peculiar conditions and
are fac tors to be taken into consid-
aideraCion.
AS soon as we hear from you fur.
ther regarding odors in water we can
give you more definite information as
to treatment.
Very truly yours.
T.. l.. PARKER, M. ID.
+ --W-S-S-
MEDCrrA HTp <,urIrcI,n crrn,,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
Senators Should Use Their
Efforts to This End
Mr.. E. /. Rcarion, Secretary,
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce,

Mr.. E. /. Rcarion, Secretary,
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce,
Sumter, S. c.
Dear Sir:
With reference to my conversation
with you relative to marketing the
excess grain produced in this County,
! feel that this is matter of vital
importance to every farmer who has
complied with the request Of the Food
Administrators and che Council of
Defense, and in consequence of same
heavily increased their acreages in
corn and oats.
1 have today four carloads of
threshed oats, put up in standard bags
and ready for immediate shipment;
also four carloads Of baled oat-straw.
I have written to each Of the three
Camps in the State, and to the Camp
at Augusta; also to the Chiefs of the
Forage Departments at Kansas City
and Chicago. They all advise that
they are not in the market for any
oats at this time. I understand that
you have written to those officials also.
do not think it exactly right for
the Administration to urge us to plant
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
TURK HAS ACCESS TO BAKU
Thence to Turkestan Where Cotton i.
Stored

Moscow, Tuesday, June .i.--Turfey
having reached an understanding with
the leaders Of the trans Caucasian
district, there are Indications that the
Ottoman troops will not encounter
any further opposition in that sect n
and may move freely toward the port
Of Baku on the Caspian sea.
The trans Caucasian Government
with which Turkey treated fell to
pieces after the agreement was reach
ed but the disrnen1bered sections are
friendly to Turkey.
Once at Baku the Turks, IN the
opinion Of observers here, have easy
access to and across the Caspian 70
Turkestan and could reach the great
cotton stores there.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19

t:'tcn, w. D. Ep ,rrso
Mt Zion, ". II. H ollaiay.
Brewington. w. It. p. Sprott.
St. Marks, Henry II Stukcs
Plowden's Mill, p K. Alderman. IL.
&. Wadford.
Midway. VIM. Johnson.
DcuglaS. d. f. TurDevilln.
Sandy Grove, john +. Bancr.
Imrhy, f. B. TinIai Y. b Huu.
Calvary, f. C. Geddings, W. Y FL
lott
Concord, II. A. Ricnbourg.
New Zion, j. H. DuBosy. W. f..
Fleming
The campaign will be 50 conducted
that no one will be overlooked the
committees in the various townships
hHving planned to have every business
house and every hor!a III their terri
tory visited At :n>etiNy in Sun-
merton Monday night Hon Charlton
DuRant and Mr. p. NJ. Rca vice direct
or of the State, spoke and 2roused !:
great deal Of enthusiasm Most en-
couragIng reports have come in from
Summerton. At Alcolu the quota has
already been reached and workers
there are now trying to dolble their
allotment. a big open dir meeting
will be held at Paxville Friday night
and meetings are being planned fol
other sections Of the courtv ,urinp
the campaign.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
TROOP TRAIN WRECK

Waco, Texas, June 18.-Thirty- four
soldiers were injured, five probably
fatally near Selby, Texas, about fif-
teen miles east of Waco, today when a
st. Louis and Southwestern Railroad
train outward bound from Camp Me
Arthur, was wrecked while passing:
over wooden bridge.
The engineer and two fircmen also
we're probably fatally injured. The in
jured soldiers names are being with
held by military authorities
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
"a IN HUN PRISON CAMPS

Washington. June 18.-An additional
list Of eighty:forr Americans reported
IN German prison camps by the Amer
jcan Red Cross was announced to-
alight by the War Department. Most
If the men named previously had been
reported as missing by Gen. Pershng.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
MERCHANT CRUISER SUNK
Sixteen Men Missing From Torpedoed
British Vessel

London, June 1.-THE British arm
cd mercantile cruiser Patia (6,1O3
tons) was torpedoed and sunk by a
German submarine on June 13. ac-
cordnig to an announcement made by
"it'"" rHiraltv tonight. One
officer and fifteen men are presumed
TO have been drowned.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
MRS. IDA CAVELL
DIES IN ENGLAND

London. via Ottawa, June l8.--Mrs.
Ida Cavell, mother Of the heroic nurse,
Edith Cavell, executed by the Ger
mans in Belgium, has died at her
home, Henley -on-the-T Thames. at the
age of 81. She had been in failing
health since the death of her daugh-
ter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-28
Too Many Servants in Britain.

Duncan Miller asked the minister of
national service, says the London
lYmes. whether his attention has been
called to the number of advertisements
for servants in households of one, two
or three persons, where seven to ten
indoor servants are already kept, and
whether he proposes to limit the num-
Der of indoor servants employed in
each household. The minister of ma
tional service replied that he had al
ready pointed out how essential 1t is,
in the national interest, that no per.
son should employ more servants than
are absolutely necessary. The min
lister trusts that the awakened con
sciences of those who have in thi.
respect failed to appreciate their duty
will provide an immediate and suffi
Gent remedy. If not, he will tell hi.
plan in the general statement on maj
power.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-28
Al, Male INHABITANTS Shot.

"a shell burst near the eleventh
company, and wounded seven men,
three very severely. At five o'clock we
were ordered by the officer IN com
mand of the regiment to shoot all the
mole inhabitants of Nomeny, because
the population was foolishly attempt
inc to stay the advance of the German
troops by force Of arms. We broke into
tho houses. and seized all who resisted.
in order to execute them according to
martial law. The houses which had
not been already destroyed by the
French artillery and our own were sci
ON fire by us, so that nearly the whole
town was reduced to ashes. 1t Is ter
r;b,e sight when helpless women and
children, utterly destitute. are herdet
together and driven into France
fErom the diary of Private Fischer
Eighth Bavarian regiment of infantry
Tbirty-third reserve division.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-28
"eehaved Like vandaIs."

"Behaveo Like vdhoaie.
"August IL. In the afternoon 1 mao
look at the little chateau belonging
70 one of the kings secretaries (not at
home). Our men had behaved ike
regular yandals. They had looted the
cellar first, and then they had turned
their attention to the bedrooms and
!: thrown things about all over the place.
They had even made fruitless EFFORTS
TO smash the safe open. Everything
was topsy-turvy-magnificent furni-
ture silk. and even china. That's what
happens when the men are allowed to
treouisition for themselves. 1 am sure
they must have taken away heap OF
useless stuff simply for the pleasure OF
looting."
august 9th crossed frontier. lnhab-
itants ON border very good to us ana
give us many things. There is no dii-
ference noticeable.
"August 23rd, Sunday (between Bir-
nal and Dinant, village of Disonge).
At IL o'clock the order comes to adj
vance after the artillery has thorough
up prepared the ground ahead. The
Pioneers and Infantry regiment I1e
were marching in front of us. Neal
small village the latter were fired OF
by the inhabitants. About 22O inhab
itants were shot and the village wa'
burnt-artillery is continuously shoot
ing-the village lies in large ravine
Just now, six o'clock i'm the afternoon
the crossing Of the Mas begins nea
Dinant All villages, chateaux
and houses are burnt down during TIL
night. 1t was beautiful sight to Sc
the fires all round us in the distance.
august 24.-In every village on
finds only heaps of ruins and man
, dead" From the diary of Matoerr
, Fourth company, Eleventh lager bal
TALON, MarburgO
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-28

Is In the night the inhabitants
Of Liege became mutinous. Forty per-
sons were shot and Is houses demon
lshed. 10 soldiers shot. The sights mere
make you cry.
"On the 23rd of August everything
nuiet. The inhabitants have so Tar
given In. Seventy students were shot
200 kept prisoners. Inhabitants re-
turning to Liege.
august "a. At noon with 80 men Oh
sentry duty. Sentry duty is A l. no pos.
allocated to ME. Our occupation, apar'
from bathing, is eating and drinking
We live like God in Belgium" lFroH
the diary of job. van der School. re
servist of the Tenth company, thirty
ninth reserve infantry regiment, Sew
enth reserve army CORPSE
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-28

vue areas or Belgium ana France III
which not q penny's worth OF wanton
destruction had been permitted 10 oc
EUR. in which the ripe pears hung UNI
touched upon the garden walls; ana l
Jaw other wide areas where scarcely
one stone had been left to stand upon
another; where the fields were raw,
aged: where the male villagers hau
been shot in squads; where the miser-
able survivors had been left 10 aen AZ
holes, like wild beasts"
Even Soldiers Horrified.
Some German soldiers, we are giaa
70 see. showed their horror at the Ioui
leeds committed In Belgium.
.sThe inhabitants have fled in the VIZ
,ape IT was horrible. There was clot-
fed blood on all the boards. ana Wna'
faces one saw, terrible to behoid ine
dead. 60 in all, were at once ouriea.
Among them were many old women,
some old men, and half-denvered
woman. awful to see; three chiidreh
mad clasped each other. and died mus.
The altaf and the vaults Of the churcn
are shattered. They had teiepnone
there to communicate with the enemy.
This morning, September 2, all the sur
vivors were expelled, and 1 saw Iour
little boys carrying a cradle, with a
baby five or six months old in 1t, on
two sticks. All this was terrible 20
see Shot after shot! ThunderDoi'
after thunderbolt! Everything Is given
over to pillage; fowls and the rest al
killed. / saw mother, too, with mel
1.-Two children; one had great wouno
on the head and had lost an eye.
(From the diary of Lance Corpora
Paul Spielman of the Ersatz, first pri
pade of Infantry of the Guard.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20

will spend the holidays with MT. Fogle's mother.
 MT Harold Gilmore, who is student at Spring Hill college, Mobile, is the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. J. J. Gilmore, for the holidays. Mrs. Allie C. Birch, who has been he guest of her daughter, Mrs. Dudley Law renee in New York, will spend Christmas In the city with her son, MT. Alex Birch and Mrs. Birch. Mrs. Nixon Norris who has been the guest of Mrs c. w Avant, left few | days ago for Santa Barbara, Cal, where she will visit her mother. l Mrs. R. I. Ingalls, and little son Robert, who have been i'll for the past few weeks thaye recovered
 1 Miss Anna Stillman. who has been i'll at St. yincent's' hospital for the past two weeks, is improving and has been carried to her home: 1 MT. Albert c. Dabney, who was a mem Der of the 167th division, has returned tc the states and is now in New YorK.
 Miss Zelzna Collins and her brother ~ of their parents, MT. and Mrs. J. '. GOT lins at Woodlawn.
 Miss Helen Mae and Miss kalnerih Linthicum, who are students at the Mary Hand college, Baltimore, will arrive No day to be the guests of their parents Mr and Mrs. F. E. Linthicum. In Misses Linthicum will return after tn holidays to college, where they are mem bers of the senior class.
 Mrs Albert Nelson of Kansas City but formerly of this city, is spendlng few days in Birmingham with fr1enos.
 Miss Elizabeth Miller. who spent tn winter in Connecticut at school. arrive Hast evening to spend the holidays the city with her parents, MT. and Mr'
 John A. Miller.
 The friends of MT. and Mrs. ". Le
 Roueche will be glad to learn that thel
 children who are ill with influenza al improving.
 Miss Cecile Morgan has returned
 her home in Tuscaloosa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
NOTICE RETAIL DRUGGISTS NO MORE VAP0RUB DIRECT
 BUY IT FROM YOUR J0BBER

single mail. It. is becoming fmpos- sible for us to fill these promptly. and instead of distributing our goods more quickly, they are really slowing up the process.
 We believe that we can serve you better now by reverting to our for mer policy of shipping exclusively through the jobber, and, effective im- mediately, no more drop shipments will be made.
 While we have put on night shift and have, thereby about doubled our production, we are still unable to fill our back orders and won't be able to give each jobber all the VapoRub he wants Hence, 1t will be necessary for
 the jobbers to continue distributing
 yapoRub in small lots only. But we will be able to furnish each jobbsr at least twice the quantity of VapoRub that he purchased for tho corresponds ing month last year. so there should not be any difficulty in your getting your pro rata share.
 We feel that the public appreciates the service that the retail and whole | sale drug trade have rendered the country in this time of stress. We wish | to express to both branches Of the l trade our thanks for the kind co
 operation extended us in our effort tc meet this emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
RANDOM NOTES

Miss Edith Mabry, who is student at Agnes Scott college, will arrive home today to spend the holidays in the city with her parents, MT. and Mrs. William Mabry.
 Mrs. s. T. McMillan of Anniston will spend the holidays in the city as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. William Mabry and MT. Mabry.
 Francis Crockard will arrive tomorrow to be the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Francis H. Crockard, during the holidays. Young MT. Crockard is a stu dent at St. Paul's school, Concord, N. H. Before returning he will also be the guest of Pearson Sanderson for few days.
 MT. and Mrs. E. T. Wilcox of Wash ington will arrive tomorrow to spend the holidays in the city with Mrs. Wilcox's mother, Mrs. J. c. Nelson. MT. and Mrs. I. w. Fogle of this city who have spent the past few months in South Carolina, where MT. Fogle wa stationed, are spending a few days il the city as the guests of Mrs. R. D
 Sturkey en route to Mobile, where they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
Effective Immediately, No More Direct Shipments Will Be Made Retailers. All Shipments Now Go to Jobbers for Redistribu- tion.

When the influenza epidemic struck
 the country and wiped out our ware
 house and jobbers' stock almost over
 night, we were faced with the prob
 lem of distributing-to the stricken
 districts--in the quickest possible man.
 ner, our daily output of VapoRub. We solved this by offering to ship di- rect to the retailers in these influenza districts. by parcel post, prepaid, quan- titles of not more than three dozen VapoRub in any one shipment, and by shipping what was left from our daily production to our jobbers by ex- press instead of freight.
 | This was costly, but 1t solved the problem for the time being. Now, how ever, we find that these small ship ments are constantly increasing-we l havc received as many as 1906 ill 8