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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-07-10
ROUMANIA is DESOLATE
FROM HUNS RAVAGES

London Correspondence- Rumania
Is desolate and barren country today
--an awful object lesson Of the cost
OF war. Two years ago it was one of
the garden countries of the world,
teeming with agricultural wealth and
prosperity. More than 100000 Russian
soldiers lived in it and on it for near
ly a year, and they left very little be-
hind them.
Anyone who has known Rumana as
she was when peace was forced upon
her by the Central Powers, must be
convinced that it will be years before
Germany can draw from her fields
and orchards any very valuable trib-
ute. ,..1.
Nor is the German control of Ru-
mania's petroleum production likely to
be a very profitable investment, for
some time to GONE. In the so-caled
occupied territories" the destruction
Of the oil fields was so complete that
Germany after fifteen months of ef-
fort is able to measure her supplies
! from this source in quarts
In the rest of Rumania it is doubt
full if production can be much in.
creased beyond that Of the past year
and during the past year petroleum
has been one of the scarccst articles in
the country, obtainable only under
personal and special license from the
government.
| During the middle of the winter, the
Associated Press correspondent made
tour of inspection around perhaps
a score of the frontier towns where
the largest proportion of refugee pop
ulatlon had been dumped in the hur-
rled retreat before the German hosts.
Conditions were serious beyond de-
scrlptlon, but the major part of the
suffering was due to famine ratf cr
| than exposure.
The shortage Of food was such that
IN many instances refugees were seen
IN the fields eating-or attemptinp to
cat-grass.
Terrible as was the plight of the
people of these refugee districts in
war time, they can hope for little al
deviation with the coming of a forced
peace. Practically no harvests can be
expected this year in these districts,
for no seed will be available, and
moreover there are no agricultural i'm
plemcnts left, nor any horses or draft
ANIMALS Of any kind. Thousands of
Rumanian horses died of starvation
during the winter, for the peasants
were too exhausted in caring for their
own needs to make any attempt to
provide for their beasts.
In France the horses would have
been put to good use as meat for hu-
man food, but the Rumanian peasant
has an abhorrence Of horse flesh for
meat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-07-10
THE AMERICAN WORK INGMEN
AND THE WAR

Behind our fighting Army in
France is our great industrial army
here at home. Every worker, every
wage Garner, has great opportunity
to perform national service. He can
speed up his production Of material,
he can economize in consumption, and
lessen the drain on our resources,
leaving the more for our Army and
our allies, and with the resultant saw
ing bypurchasing Liberty Bonds and
War Savings Stamps he can help fl
nance his country at war.
And the working men Of America
are doing their duty-are, as Presi-
dent Wilson says, bearing their share
Of the national burden nobly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-07-10
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Stranded Whale 4 War Worker

Bawdsey, Suffolk, England-A
whale weighing fourteen tons, recent
~ washed up on the shore, is being
utllized for war purposes by the Ma
tional Salvage Council. Glycerinc OBJ
tanned will provide the propcllant for
130 l8-pound shells, while the bones
Will be used to increase the supply of
phosphate manures for the land
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-07-10
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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17

The hardest crop to raiss-monay.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17

moment speechless. could not, dart
not hope that her words meant all
they seemed to mean. She must have
read the bewildernent in my face,
for she did not hesitate.
II realize how you have looked upon
me from the time of our first meeting
on the dark deck Of the Esmeralda,"
she said, her emotion evidenced only
by tremor in the soft voice. II have
been to you mere girl. No; do not
interrupt with denials, for it is better
should go on. But I am not child;
think and feel as a woman; indeed,
have cause to believe that my life
lonely and without companion of my
own age-has made me older in expe-
rience than my years. Why do con.
fess this? Because believe the time
has come when you should know. ]
am going to carry out your desire; J
am going to outwit Fergus Mccain,
and overcome his villainy. I am goina
to lower myself; renounce my ideals
for your sake"
asine! oh, no; you cannot mean
that-there are Others"
Eyes, there are others. sympathize
with. and am glad to serve them. Yet
their fate alone-even my own peril
would never have led me to make this
decision. I trust you, and am willing"
"You care, actually care that much
for me?'
"Is there any disgrace, any unwom.
anliness in saying so? We are in DIES.
perate stress, oil Of US. Even death
may be but a few hours away. This |,
no situation to be ruled by social con.
ventions, or lack of frankness ir
speech. do care for ycu. Robert Hol
lis; you would have known it longer
ago If you were not blind in such
things. You have cared for me ever
since we were in the boat together. u
this not so?'
Eyes, but I never thought"
"Of course not; you are not the sort
Of man who would. You have not
made a life study Of women; perhaps
that is why trust you SO thoroughly
lift you had made lore to me, Rob.
ert Hollis, would have laughed al
you; but-but now I do not feel like
laughing at ALL"
"You do love mel You-you love
met"
"oh. you mustn't compel me to say
that! 1t is enough to confess care !:
that I am interested. II 1t was not 70,
the desperate chance I am about te
take, I should never have said these
words. We simply must understand
you and I. I cannot go to Fergus lie.
Cam pretending to yield to his DESIRES
to conform to his wishes, without You
comprehend first of all that do thip
not even to save my own life. but
because love you"
"You love met You really love mer
"As woman never loved before. !
believe" she answered gravely. II
love you"
tTo BE CONTINUED
The hardest crop to raiss-monay.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17

"Well, If you were not aboard, his
problem would be a much easier one
to solve. The lives of none of the
rest of us would weigh much in the
calculation"
"And you think my life does?"
Undoubtedly. Mccain is villain
by nature; he was born with criminal
instincts, which have no wise been
changed by the possession of wealth
But he is fully awake to the peril of
his position. The fellow is coward
back of all his bluff, and l do not think
his criminal instincts are bloodthirsty.
But he has drifted into desperate
situation, from which he must extri-
cate himself ut any cost"
"You mean-oh, not that?"
II mean there is but one sure solu-
tion-dead men tell no tales"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17

"lf / would despise you: would deem
your act unwOmanly?"
"Because-because I had to know.
It does not even yet seem right to me
altogether. IL could not do such q
thing unless you approved"
"You have faith in me, thenT'
"Yes-yes; IL believe in YOU"
"And you mean you would have re.
fused to take such action If l had not
urged 1t upon you, and had failed to
assure you that doing so would in no
way lower my respect for you?"
Her eyes flashed up questioningly
into my face, only to be instantly low.
cred again.
EYES,"
"Not even to save your own life?"
II have always felt there were con-
ditions more to be dreaded than
DEATH" she answered slowly. "Mere
association, such as you describe this
adventure to be, with Fergus Mccain,
may not be such a condition-yet I
shrink from 1t. have chosen my
course, not because it may preserve
my life, but for the sake of the others
helpless on board this miserable YES
sell; because of the crippled man
locked in his own cabin; because Of
the mother praying for him in Phila-
delphia. Oh! Mr.. Hollis, can you not
understand"
"Vera, why do you question me like
this? Why should you hesitate, doubt.
when you realize, as you must, that
only through you, and your power over
Mccain, Philip Bascom's life and for.
tune can be saved?"
Because would not save them al
the cost of your respect"
milne! You think that at mef'
EYES," she said, and now her eyer
met mine frankly. II Think that Of
you. Robert Hollis"
This avowal, quietly, honestly spo
ken, sent the hot blood tinglina
through my veins, yet left me for the
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17
|Cuticura SOAP
Ideal For Baby's
Messengers Of Death.

There are about 200 separate and
distinct kinds of shells fired from Ger
man guns, and each and every one Of
them has been given at least one nick
name by the Tommies, according to
London Tit-Bits. Some Of them have
been given several.
The biggest kind Of high explosive
shells, for instance, are known in
differently as "Dirty Dicks" "Jack
Johnsons." Goal Boxes" GLOVER
Potts." "Crumps," "Black Peters" or
"Whistling Willies." ~
The smaller kind are "Black Ma
rias" and "Woolly Bears" according to
whether the smoke they emit when
bursting is black, or white with yell
lowish tinge.
High explosive shrapnel and trench
mortar shells are respectively "whizz-
bangs and "pip-squeaks," from their
habit of giving only those warnings of
their approach. "Archibalds" are anti
aircraft shells. Ordinary shrapnel
projectiles are Little Willies."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17

course open. The one thing I have in
mind is-someone on board free to re-
lease the prisoners Immediately after
the boats leave, in time to enable us
to prevent the ships going down."
"But-but, Mr.. Hollis, would-would
he not insist upon my going with him
In the boat?"
I walked twice across the narrow
space of the deck, conscious that her
questioning eyes followed me.
"Yes," I admitted, pausing to study
her face. "You might even be obliged
to do that. You must front this pos.
sibility. although the necessity may be
avoided. But McCann's boat will make
st. Johns. He dare not resort q
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17

1Ou-yOC really believe they actu-
ally plan to do all this?" she asked
Mt last. "And what-what about me?
You suggested that-that marriage
might save me from this fate. Do you
think so Ill of me as to Imagine l
would ever consent to such bargain?"
"What I may imagine has nothing
to do with the case, Miss Vera. My
thought, and that of Fergus Mccain,
is not liable to be the same on any
subject. The only hope he can have
of ever winning you Is through threat.
He possesses power and can assail you
with deadly peril. 1t is my belief that
he contemplates doing So"
"That he will offer me choice Of
marriage with him, or death?"
Eyes; it will not be put in Just so
brutal form, for the fellow has a
certain polish over his villainy, but
it will mean that
loan me the revolver"
"For what purpose?"
ITO kill the brute, If ever he dares
such a proposal. Mr.. Hollis, would
die before would ever permit his
touch! Marry him to save my life!
Why, am so ashamed 1 cannot look
you in the face; cannot even find
words to express my detestation Of
such suspicion"
stepped forward, and my hand
gently rested on the bowed shoulder.
"My dear GIRL" I said earnestly,
''look ut me, and believe my words.
Lift your eyes; want you to read
the truth in my heart. 1t is not your
life alone; it is mine also, and the
lives Of nearly all the others aboard,
which are at stake. For the sake Of
us all I am going to ask of you sac
rifice."
There had been q mist Of tears in
the uplifted eyes, but as I paused this
had vanished.
"a sacrificed" she stammered. "That
I marry that man?'
"God forbid! No; but that you en-
courage him to think it possible"
"Oh, I could not-I could not! Do
not ask that of me-"
"But listen," urged eagerly, forget
full of all else in the earnestness Of
my plea. "Vera, listen before you
make decision. The only possible
hope lies in the freedom Of one of us
aboard. I can so juggle figures as to
keep the ship safely at sea for another
day and night, but no longer.
Someone must be free to act ard
plan. cannot, nor any of those men
confined amidships. BY winning Nc
CAMS confidence; by seeming to yield
to his desires, you will be allowed free
dom on board. You can demand it as
the price of your surrender. All else
must depend on your woman's wit"
"But-but could convince the man
Of my sincerity? II detest him sc"
"He will want to be convinced; your
mere consent will satisfy him. You
must not look at this from your stand
point. He is conceited ana cowardly.
10 save his own life he would be
guilty Of any treacherous act. He will
Judge you by his standards. There
will be no necessity for any pretense
at love; you need not even permit him
to touch you. Merely allow him to
believe that fear makes you an unwil-
ling victim" 50
"You-you actually wish me to do
this-play this hideous part?'
"Only because of our desperate sit
uation; we must fight with the only
weapon at hand. There is no other
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17
CHAPTER XXI.
Words Of Love.

My hand-clasp frightened, and the
long lashes shaded her eyes. conceal
ing from me the mystery Of their
depths, brighter color flooding her
cheeks. Outlined against the open
port, and the blue Of the water beyond,
the fresh young beauty Of her face was
almost a new revelation. The words
she had spoken, hey manner, her sud-
den surrender to my wish, perplexed
me, and completely overcame my eff.
fort ct self-control.
why did you ask me that7" I ques.
toned. scarcely aware Of my words.
'stvhatT"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17
A Girls Denial.

"N1ary. Johnny tells me that when
he went into the dining room last night
he saw Mr.. Bliff with his arms round
your waist"
"What story, mamma! Why, the
gas was out"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-17
Lucrative.

Lucrative.
"Papa, why are they always digging
up New York;"
Because there's money in it."-Life.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Chicago Opera Co.
Begins Last Week
Presentation Will Include Two Operos
NetO to New York Audiences: lie Sau-
teriot, by Lazzari, and 'Isobeau''

The fourth and last week of the Chit
caco Opera Company's season at the
Lexington Theatre will include two op-
eras, new to New York, which had their
first American presentations in Chicago
this scasor,"Lc Sauteriot," by Sylvio
Iazzari. and "lsabcau,' by Pietro Mas
casn The production Of the former
in the Western metropolis was its
world premiere. while the latter had
been favorably received in most of the
European capitals before. The Mas
cagni work has been promised to Amer
ica several times in former years, but
its presentation has each time been de-
fcrrcd. Its librctto is based upon the
famous and familiar legend of Lady
Godiva. 'Lc Sauteriot" ("The Grass
hopper') is taken from play, "A Sac
rihcc of Springtimc," by L. dc kcyser-
ling, translated and adapted to the op-
cratic form by Henri Pierre Roche and
Martial Pcrricr. The locale is modern
Lithuania and the story one Of peasant
life.
The farewell week will begin with a
special matinee performance of "Romeo
aud Juliet" on Monday, with Amelita
Galli-Curci as Juliet ard Lucien Mura-
tore as Romeo. Otherwise the cast will
be the same as in the former presenta-
ton of this work, with NJ. Charlier con-
Quoting.
In "Lc Sauteriot" Monday night Ger
maine Nanny, Charles Dalmorcs, Caro-
lima Lazzari, Myrna Sharlow, Marie
Pruzan, Jeska Swartz, Maria Claessens,
Alma Peterson, Gustavc Huberdeau,
Hector Dufrannc, Constantin Nicolay
and Octave Qua will appear. The COM
poser, Sylvio Lazzari, will conduct the
first New York hearing of his work.
In "Isabeau" Wednesday night the
cast will include Rosa Raisa, Forrest
Lamont, Giacomo Rimini, Carolina Laz-
zari, Alfred Maguenat, Constantin Nj
colay, Myrna Sharlow and Jeska
ductor
Faust" will be repeated Thursday
night, with Nellie Melba, Lucien Mura-
tore, Georges Baklanoff, Alfred Mague-
nat, Jeska Swartz, Louise Berat and
Desire. Defrere, with NJ. Charlier con-
Quoting.
The cast of ola Traviata" Friday
night will include Amelita Galli-Curci,
Ricardo Stracciari, Juan Nadal, Louise
Berat Marie Pruzan, Giordano Pal
trinieri. Nittorio Trevisan, Constantin
Nicolay and Desire Defrere, conducted
by Mr.. Sturani
Saturday afternoon "ThaIs" will be.
given for the second time, with Mary
Garden. Charles Dalmores, Hector Du
franne, Gustave Huberdeau, Louise
Berat, Myrna Sharlow, Jeska Swartz
and Constantin Nicolay singing and NJ.
Charlier conducting.
The final Saturday night popular
price performance will be occupied
with "The Jewels of the Madonna" in
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

ent-day desolation and destruction in
satanic fury. The artist will lecture
% the exhibition Of thrilling scenes.
all OF which were made in their natural
colors by new process. The former
Minister of War, M. Millerand, is the
executive president Of the Committee
for the Relief of the Wounded and Sick
Soldiers. President Poncare is chair
man of the honorary committee. Will
lam Sandoz was sent to this country
as special commissioner in charge of
the exhibition.
The American executive committee is
headed by Mrs. Robert Bacon and Mrs.
Leroy Edgar. The list Of patronesses
nt tho French Theatre exhibition in
cludes over fifty prominent society
women. Among them are Mrs. Charles
B. Alexander, Mrs. Otto II. Kahn, Mrs.
c. Oliver Iselin, Mrs. Henry Clay
Frick, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson. Mrs.
Edmund L. Baylics and Mrs. Henry P.
Dawson.
Rosa Raisa, soprano; Giulio Crimi,
tenor; Carolina Lazzari. contralto, and
Riccardo Stracciar, barytonc, together
with the Chicago Opera Orchestra, will
contribute to the programme of the
first of the series Of Sunday night con-
certs to be given Mt the Hippodromc
by tho Chicago Opera Company. The
first concert will be next Sunday night.
January II. Popular prices will pre-
vail.
Kathleen Hart Bibb, soprano. makes
her New York debut at Acolian Hall on
the afternoon Of March ]. Miss Bibb
VIII bo accompanied on the piano by
her brother, Sergeant Major Frank
Blbb, who has obtained special leave
for this occasion. The programme is
madc UP Of old and modern French.
English and Italian songs.
George Copeland will accompany
Ratan Devi on the occasion of her first
song recital in Acolan Hall on Thurs
day evening, March 7.
The programme Of American music
which was to have been given February
10 at the Ritz Carlton, under the
auspices Of the Society of the Friends
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Music Notes
p:s.sssssssa q

Miss Frieda Hempel closes her sea-
son with the Metropolitan Opera Com.
pany this coming Monday, February II
and Immediately starts on her second
concert tour, which will open with a
song recital at Worcester.
Jascha Heifetz started Wednesday
for five weeks tour in the Middle
West. He will visit Cleveland, St
Louis, Cincinnati, indianapolis, Day
ton, etc, and in addition will give two
concerts in Chicago. His next New
York recital will take place in Car
negie Hall on Saturday afternoon,
April 6.
Josef Hofmann will give second
piano recital in Carnegie Hall Sunday
afternoon, March 10, which will be his
last recital in New York this season.
The programme which was an
nounced by Carolyn Beebe, director
and pianist of the New York Chamber
Music Society for Tuesday evening,
February 10, will, on account of the
order of the United States Fuel Adj
ministrator closing all theatres on
Tuesdays, be given on Monday evening
March II, at Aeolan Hall.
The concert will open with Bectho-
ven's quintet in E fiat major, Opus 16
for piano, oboe, clarinet, French horn
and bassoon, after which will be given
Daniel Gregory Mason's Pastoralo in
D major, Opus 8, for piano, violin and
clarinet. The third number will be
Emmanuel Moor's suite in A major
Opus 103, for the entire organization
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Nine. Hen1pel to Sing
in lie Nozze al Figaro
Caruso To Be Heard as Radames in
aida, and Lazaro, Spanish Tenor,
Will Appear Again in ''Rigoletto"

will dance. Mr.. Bodanzky will conduct.
"Marouf" will be the Saturday mat
inec opera, with Mines. Aida and How
ard and DMessrs. dc Luca, Rothicr,
Chalmers. Bada, Ruysdael, Reiss, Bloch,
Malatcsta, Rossi and Audisio- Miss
Cali and Mr.. Bonfiglio will lead the
Oriental ballet. Mr.. Monteux will con-
duct.
Puccini's "Manon Lcscaut" will be
the popular price performance of the
week on Saturday evening, with Mines.
Muzio and Perrin and Messrs. Martl-
nelli, Scott, Rossi, Bada, Mslatesta,
Rciss, Audsio and d'Angelo. Mr.. Papi
will conduct
At to-night's concert Russian
French programme will be given. Miss
Conde will sing the bell song from
"Lakme," Mmc Maria Sundelius will
sing "Depuis lie Jour" from Louise
Nine. Raymondc Delaunois viii sing
"unc Dame Noble ct Sage from LES
Huguenots," Giovanni Martihelli will
sing "Salut Demeurc" from Faust
and the flower song from Carmen"
Thomas Chalmers will sing "Avant de
Gutter ces Lieux" from Faust and
Adamo Didur will sing an aria from
"Pique Dame The trio from Act III
of Faust will be sung by Mmc Sun
dclius and Messrs. Martinelli and
Didur. The orchestra, under the direc-
tion of Richard Hageman, will play
Rimsky- -korsakof "Capriccio Espa-
nolc," Moussorgsky "a Night on a
Bald Mountain and Dukas's "L'Ap-
!. prenti Sorcicr."