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Hero of Argonne Makes a
 Splendid Talk
FULOGIZEs SPIRIT
 OF AMERICAN MEN
General Is We'll Pleased With City and tskS Permission to
 Return.
General Peter F.. Traub command

General Peter F. Traub, command ing officer of Camp Pike. and recent commander of the Kansas and Mis- souri national guard in the Argonne and St. Mihiel salient, eulogized the American fighting man in an address before the Pine Bluff Rotary Club, at the luncheon held in his honor at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday noon
 "The American soldier was the de- spair of the Boche," he said "He overcame all obstacles in his fight for humanity. In attempting an un- heard-of attack in the sea of mud and facing supplements that the Ger man had taken years to erect, the soldiers of the allies as well as the Roche watched our men with won der. What did the American crusa- der care for mud and the Boche? He had his nose pointed in the right di- rection and he could not be stopped. !"
 "American men have the souls of fighters he continued. Any 200 business men could do as we'll as the fighting men in France did It is born in you. But you could not have realized that it was your own flesh and blood, had you seen them in ac- tion. They were wonderful. They knew that their fighting was mat ter of duty. They were filled with the spirit of the thing. They were filled with an inspiration ineulcated by ideals that made of them in France, crusaders, come back after lapse of a thousand years"
 HWhop tha Rocha rucb ba1 m, nraiyot the American soldier he turned vel low. He threw up his hands and yelled 'kamerad' like a yellow dog"
 St. Mihiel Salient.
 General Traub told of the activi- ties of the Thirty-fifth division in the St. Mihiel salient. "Here the Boche had positions that they had taken four years to fix up. They were fixed to stem the torrent that they knew was coming" And then he related how the Americans blew up their well-protected batteries with artillery, and how the American roughboys and machine-gun men forced the Boche from his position "You can be fully convinced that the kaiser and his cohorts despised America as military factor" he said "They thought our fighting force was only 25,000 men. They could not conceive of our coming to Europe in any threatening strength That is why they did the foolish , things they did. That was their ia. tai error, firmly believe that the Lord drove the Boche mad before he destroyed him. Their acts of colossal stupidity before the end of the war proved it."
 General Traub plead for an earnest interest in the fighting man when he
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GOVERNMENT ASKS PROTECTION FOR
 CITIZENS OF J. s.
Mexican Government Urged To Protect Americans
 From Villistas.

Washington, March 18.-The Ameri- can embassy at Mexico City was in- structed today by the State Depart ment to request the Mexican govern ment to take every possible step to insure the protection of American sit izens in the territory in Northern Mex ico where Villa bands again have be- come active. The Mexican authorities also will be asked to effect the re- leose of James E. Whetten, an Amer ican, who, with Joseph Bentley, a Bishop of the Mormon Church and naturalized Mexican, was captured by hua some days ago.
 Information that Whetten was in the hands of the bandits reached the department only sort time before telegram was received from Repre- sentative Edward L. Hamilton, of Michigan, who said he had been in formed by Warren and Company that employees of the company's ranch at Ojjtos, Chihuahua, were held by Mar tin Lopez, a Villa leader, who demand ed $5,O00 ransom under threat of kill ing the prisoners and destroying the ranch.
 Previous Request The department disclosed that two days ago it directed the embassy at the Mexican capital to urgently re- quest the Mexican government to eX- tend the proper protection to the em- ployes and the property of Warren , and Company at Ojitos.
 Information now in the hands of the state department shows that the bandits have been active for at least twelve days and that their operations cover a comparatively wide range of territory. The town of Pearson. in Northern Chihuahua, was raided by Lopez and Ramon Vega on March 9th
 sometime before, the bandits de
 scended upon Las Cruces and took Whetten and Bentley.
 Representative Hamilton said To. l peg had captured the towns of JanOs
 and Ascunson and that Lopez hat
 400 men under his command.
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l. ELLISON DIES.

|cn va'' March 18.-J. Tay- 6nia anler a., t lieutenant governor |puhliao' a'lu Of the most widely his ho,> men in Virginia today as .u '. was 72 years old. He
 N at ttrivate pr in the Confeder-
 ks sane @ me age of 16 and saw 'fc've in the field.
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COMMITTEEMEN FINED

Alanta, eco, March 1S.-4Henry S.. Jackson, republican national commit teeman, for Georgia and former in ternal revenue collector for this state pleaded guilty in federal court here today to violating the Harrison An ti-arcotic law and was fined $400 by Judge w. T. Newman.
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No Final Decision Has Been
 Reached.
GERMANY CAN SIGN
 BUT NOT ENTER
In This Way Hun Would Accept Hun Dcclaratory
 Principles

Paris, March 18.--(By Associated Press)-Although no final decision has been reached, it is said that the present plan of a majority of the five big nations contemplates attaching the league of nations compact to the peace treaty as an appendix. This would enable Germany to sign the treaty without securing admission to the league, although at the same time she would accept the declaratory principles.
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ROBBERS GET s5.00O

Nashville, Tenn, March 1S.-Two men entered the Bank of Goodletts- vile near here today. forced the cash fer into vault and escaped in an automobile with between 5000 and $6, 900 of the banks funds.
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Revenue Officials Are In
 Doubt Of Intoxicant.
AWAIT DECISIONS
 WITH INTEREST
Roper Declines to Say What He Will Dc If Brewers Garry Out
 Plans.

Washington, March 18.-Answer to the question of when beer is legally beer and whether it may contain 2 3-4 per cent alcohol without being officially considered intoxicating, was sought today by internal revenue bu reau officials in existing statutes, court decisions and administrative regulations but with no definite con- clusion. Pending a decision by the legal division of the bureau and an opinion by Attorney General Palmer, Commissioner Roper declined to say what he would do in case New York brewers carry out their announced intention of resuming manufacture and sale of beer containing 2 3-4 per cent alcohol under President Wilson's recent order permitting the making of "near beer"
 Hold Conferences.
 Internal revenue bureau officials held number of conferences today at which the subject was discussed. The bureaus legal experts argued gress and of revenue bureau practices point to the rule that if beer con- tains one-half of one per cent or more alcohol it is intoxicating and is tax able as real beer. Drinks to be "soft," "non- intoxicating" and "non- alcoholic" must contain less than one half of one per cent alcohol, they said. Therefore, it was argued that the presidents order of last Septem- Der 16th, forbade the use of grain or other food products in making beer with one-half per cent or more of alcohol.
 Commissioner Roper, however, de- cided to fortify himself fully and ar ranged to call on the department of justice for an opinion.
 Brewers Disagree.
 Officials said the manufacture of beer with more than one-half per cent alcohol is prohibited after May 1st, under the food conservation provi- sion of the act of November Fist, 1918. It was understood that New York brewers, however, did not agree with this view.
 Various provisions of recent rev. enue acts were cited by bureau off, cials in support of their contention. The revenue act of 1917, provides tax of $1.50 barrel on beer and other fermented malt liquors "con- taining one-half per cent or more of alcohol" It also laid special tax on soft drinks including "fermented liquors containing less than one-half per cent of alcohol"
 Tax Increased.
 The revenue act passed by the last congress increases to $6 a barrel the tax on beer containing one-half of one per cent or more of alcohol" Revenue bureau regulations pro- mulgated February 9th provides that after May 1st producers of near beer will have to qualify as industrial distillers" since the business of brew ing. it was said, cannot be recognized under the act of November 21st, 1918, forbidding use of grain, cereals, fruits or other food products in the production of fermented malt liquors after that date. Under this regula- tion, makers of near beer would be ' considered technically as producers of alcohol with the beverage as by- product.
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Refuse To Change.

Milwaukee, Wis. March 18.-Mil- waukee brewers will not change their attitude because of the action of New York and New Jersey brewers, who are going to make 2 3-4 per cent beer on the assumption that the internal revenue department had no right to decree that only 1-2 per cent beer shall be brewed.
 H. J. Stark, secretary of the Pabst Company said the action of the east ern brewers is known only through newspapers and that in any event the local brewers are not likely to at- tempt to change any rule laid down by the government.
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Reed Holds School.


 what he termed school" on the league of nations propdsal, United States Senator James Al Reed, of Missouri, today presented his views on the question at joint meeting Of the senate and house of the state leg islature.
 In opening his argument against the league constitution as at pres ent drawn, Senator Reed asked how many legislators had read the constr tuition of the league. He estimated that about one in six held up hands.
 "Visionary," Worse than autoc- racy," and British plot" were some of the expressions used by the speak CT in characterizing the league con- stitution, which, he declared, with the exception of slight qualifications was British document. At one point Senator Reed was in- terrupted by cheers for President Wilson.
 q am glad to hear cheers for him." Senator Reed resumed, l"but the president is wrong" Cries of 'No, you're wrong" again 1 interrupted.
 No More Wars. ] In calling for order the speaker of the house declared that the mil lenium had come, and added i've are going to have no more wars. The dove IS cooing now in this room"
 The league constitution is the "rfnost strangelp constructed docu- ment ever put together he declared and continued: l "Great Britain laid this plot. l un 1
 (Continued on page fivel
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IS DEMOCRATS
 LEAVE ASSEMBLY
 FINGERED BY REED
Senator's Remarks Address ed at President Cause
 Commotion.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 1S-An- gered at the disagreeing with Presi- dent Wilson and at his opposition to the proposed league of nations, six ten democratic representatives left the hall during address by United States Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, before joint assembly of the Missouri house and senate late today.
 Senator Resd had just made the statement that the president was wrong in his plan for league of na- tons
 "No, Mo-" came in chorus, from the democratic senators and repre- sentatives mingled with loud applause from the galleries.
 Members jumped from their seats and amid the confusion the sixteen representatives left the hall. They were Farris, of Phelps; 'Whitecotton, of Monroe; Sapp, of Boone; Clark, of Ray; Hunter, of Randolph; Byrne, of Buchanan; Job, of Nodaway; Clapper, of Schuyler; Killam, of Lincoln; Ber- ry, of Pulaski; Tolson, of Howard Hall, of Clay; Ferguson, of Ripley; Anderson, of Scott, and Chancellor of Barton.
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Montagu Elected.

Paris, March 18.-Edwin s. Mon- tagu, British secretary for Inian, has been elected chairman of the finan- cial committee of the peace confer ence. The deputies of this commits sion are to report questions relating to currency, national debts, and oth- CT financial matters necessary to be included in the peace terms.
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THE WEATHER

ARKANSAS: Wednesday. fair, warmer; Thursday, fair, warmer, except in northwest portion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-03-19
Mrs. l.. B. Goodman and Mrs. NJ. +.
Jenkins Delightfully."- Entertains
in Honor of Miss II. O. Powell

Quite a pleasant event of the week
was the miscellaneous shower given
by Mrs. L. B. Goodman and Mrs. NJ
r. Jenkins at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. b. Goodman, Mayesville, S. G,
The decoration consisting of Hya-
centh, Snowdrops, Southern Smilax
and various pot plants.
The guests were met at the door
by Mrs. l.. b. Goodman and Mrs. O.,
B. Tisdale. Mrs. M. e. jenkins and
Mrs. W. T. Madison invited the guests
INTO the parlor where each registered,
then writing wishes for the bride
elect. The hemming of cup towels
created great amusement. Music was
furnished by Miss Gertrude Meli-
champ and Mrs. James McB. Dabbs.
Little Misses Sara Elizabeth jenkins
and Mildred Collins entered With
Pink and white Hyacinths bearing a
gift and a note for the bridc-e elect,
directing her where she should find
a number of lovely and useful gifts,
consisting of Linen, Silver, China
and Cut Glass. The bride elect was
led to the room by the .strains of
Mendelssohn Wedding March.
After the display of handsome
gifts were looked over, they were in
vitcd into the dining room where de-
locus salad course and hot chocolate
was served.
Among Mrs. l.. B. Goodman's and
Mrs. NJ. f. Jenkins guests were: Mrs.
Jacob Powell, Miss Vida Powell, Mrs.
>. G. Collins, of Alcolu: Mrs. f. L..
Collins, Mrs. w. T. Madison, of Flor
ence;; Mrs. Marion DuBose, Mrs. C.
n. McFaddin, Mrs. ]. N McCord, of
Sardinia; Mrs. O. B. Tisdalc, Mrs. l..
G. Tisdale. Miss Grace Shealy, Misses
Alice, Julia and Hariotte Warren.
Mrs: f. w. Dabbs, Sr, Mrs. f. w.
Dabbs, Jr., Mrs. James McB. Dabbs.
Mrs. G. G. Mathis, Miss Pearle Nc
Elvecn, Miss Gertrude Mellichamp,
Mrs. A. NJ. Andrews, Mrs. j. 3. War
ren. Miss Virginia Warren, of Mayes-
vile.
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SOUND THE JUBILEE.

On March Goth the great Jubilee
Of the W.. C. T. U. opens, and the
day will be observed all over the
United States by the holding of pray
er and praise services. In Manning
the meeting will be held in the Meth
odist church at 4:30 o'clock. The
subject will be "The Relation of Tenn
perance to Missions" and all members
OF Missionary Societies, are especial
ly invited to be present.
Program.
Hymn-"Christ for the World We
Sing"
Scripture Reading and Prayer
Rev. G. B. Smith.
Address--Rev. L. B. McCord.
Song--All Round the World the
Ribbon White is Twined.
Address-Mss Cleo Attaway, Sa-
luda.
Song--"O Sound the Jubilee"
Prayer and Benediction-Rev. L. B.
McCord.
Mrs. Joseph Sprott,
President, w. G. r. U.
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PAXV|LLE HAPPENINGS

Mrs. Sudie Thigpen, from Lynch
burg is spending awhile with her sis
ter, Mrs. Henry McLcoc.
Mr.. r. B. Bradham returned Sat
urday from the Twomcy hospital,
where he has been for the past two
weeks undergoing treatment.
NJ iss Jessie Curtis and Mrs. w. r.
keclS will go to Bishopvillc Wcdnes-
day to attend the State annual mis-
slonary meeting of the Methodist
church, which will be in session
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. B. w. Cutter returned Sat
urday from Forcston where she visit
ed her mother, Mrs. J. II. Boswell.
Miss Ethel Corbett, principal Of the
graded school, was on the sick list
last week. Her place is being filled
by Mrs. j. w. Minis, Jr.
Mrs. j. lIolladay of Sumter is
spending this week at her fathers
home, Mr.. w. p. Corbctt.
Mumfort and Jones, movie and
vaudeville actors, who have been
Snendlng their winter vacation hern
left Monday for Pincwood. They en-
pect to come back next winter.
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FRIENDLY CEDD|NCS
LAUDS Y. N. C. A.

Grenoble, France, Feb II, 1919.
Dearest Mother:
dropped you card yesterday,
but as l am in the Y. NJ. c.. A. wait,
ing on few pals, Will write a letter
nome. | am now on seven days
turlough beginning Saturday morn
ing l left PLANES Thursday after
noon, riding part Of that night and
an day Friday, reaching Grenoble
that night; Grenoble is large and
pretty city in Southeast France in
the French Alps. am sending q
few post card views, the mountains
new look just like they do in the
pictures only they are much higher
ihah they show up. There were IS
boys to come from our company.
something over one hundred from the
regiment, also about the same number
IRON the infantry regiments and
other regiments of the 81st Division.
lhere are also several other divisions
sending men on passes to this place,
so there are several thousand SOL
dlcrS around here and don't run IN
WIN any of the boys l know The
notcl stay at is ten miles from here
farther up in the Alps place called
Uriage, one Of the best summer re-
sorts in France. We go by street car
from Grenoble to Uriage. We stay
IN large hotel just as good as any
IN the states. We get plenty to eat
ana the best of Accommodations. Uncle
Sam is footing our bills. There are
ABOUT fifteen more hotels at Uriage.
also stores and other things that it
takes to make a good summer resort.
The weather here is pleasant, but not
as cold as YOU would suppose for
the time of the year. There is an
ancient castle at Uriagc which was
started in 90S A. D.. which is now a
thousand centuries Old and is as good
now as when it was built. Inside
there is furniture century old II
IS regular museum showing spears,
arrows and armor that was used long
years passed and gone. There are
some fine paintings of the great men
or France and many relics such as
money dating back to Caesars time
different birds, eagles, animals and
stones, many, many things that I
have neither time and space to men
ton now. The old castle alone was
worth the trip here, besides the great
mountains, tunnels, caves, waterfalls,
Old forts and other things. will
have to tell YOU all when get back
to my dear old home. The Y. NJ. c.. A.
here has every convenience possible
w o'SS III SSlNlCe. IL is next To
the home to soldier. Here we have
shows every night ana somewhere to
go each day. We still have on our
uniforms but in every other way we
are civilians, no formations to stand,
no buglcr to wake you up in the morn
ngs, or for the different calls YOU
have while on duty I am having
grand time, and would not take
anything for this trip and for the
experiences | am having while over
here. 1t has been six months since
landed on foreign soil am wear
me gold service stripe on my left
arm for six months foreign service.
Will 90 in the Y and gc; good sup
per cheap, could go to the hotel and
get 1t free, but nv pals are now
waiting on we. Wishing the best of
luck to you all with love.
Your soldier boy,
Fricnllpv
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Public Recital of Pupils of Miss Mclite
Charlotte Swartz Reflects
Credit on Teacher.

The music pupils OF Miss Mclite
Charlotte Swartz delighted an ap-
nrcciativc audience on Tuesday even
ing at which time Miss Swartz, pre-
sentcd a number Of her pupils in a
public recital which was given in the
auditorium Of the Methodist church.
The playing of the young pupils
reflects much credit on Miss SwartZ.
who since taking charge of the
r1nsic. department of the Graded
School has by her untring efforts
done much to build this department
up to standard not surpassed by
anv school in the State.
The program was as follows:
Simplcttc, Bachmann-Vivian Katz-
off.
In the Month of May. Bchr; An
Eskimo Lullaby, Blanch Ven
ming.
Piano Duets -Slumbcr Song, Heir
Virginia and Elizabeth Orvin.
Foirv Haunted Ruins (dcscriptivc
sketch), Kcrn-IIclcn KatZoH.
Chanson a la Gavottc, Kcrn-Char-
lie Davis.
Sch"rzino op. IS No. Q, Moszkowski
Frances Brown.
Piano Trio-Spanish Fantasia,
Wacks-Lilly Emma Sprott, Mildred
smith. Frances Dickson.
, Simple Aveu, Thome-E Edward
Sprott.
D"ncing Doll, Poldini-Mildred
Smith.
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RECENT SOCIAL EVENTS
DIR. VIM. S. Enrich Recently Returned
From France With Honors
Guest in Our City.

DR.. and Mrs. VIM. S. Enrich of
evansville, Ind, are house guests of
DR.. Ehrich's sister, Mrs. Leon Vein
berg, on Brooks Street.
Dr.. Enrich recently returned from,
france with honors and has just re-
celved his final discharge.
lie went to France some months
ago as member of the 29th Am
munition Co. of the 5th Division
and was later promoted to the 33rd
Division as Divisional Neuralapist
lie saw service in the battles of
Argonne, Verdun and Frapellc and
when the Armistice was signed was
returned to Brest for a rest period
and later sent home.
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Local Basketball Team Wins Game
at PinewOod FRIDAY Afternoon
Score 80 to II.

The girls basket ball team of the
graded school played the Pinewood
team at Pinewood on Friday after
noon. winning the game with a score
of 80 to Id. This proved to be one
of the most exciting games played
this season. Miss Lilly Emma Sprott
proved herself the star player of the
team making many excellent PLAYS
in getting the ball to the goal. About
twenty automobiles of young folks
from here motored over to Pinewoo3
to witness the game.
The lineup was as follows:
Miss Lilly Emma Sprott, Miss Ida
Sprott, goal thrower, Miss Mary Sue
Wilson, Miss Loula Rigby, center;
Miss Lynn DuRant, Miss Grace MIN.
mcr, guards; Miss Francis Harvin,
Miss Alice Clark, substitutes.
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Mrs. PlOwden Makes Interesting Talk.

The Home Demonstration Depart
ment organized on Wednesday after
noon at which time Mrs. Plowdcn
made an interesting talk her subject
beng "llow to Have a Successful
Flower or Vegetable Garden"
These talks will be given every two
weeks and it is hoped that all the
ladies in the city interested in this
work will take advantage of the op-
portunity afforded them in having the
instruction given by Mrs. Plowden.
IhiS work is being undertaken by the
ElVlc League and the committee in
charge Of this department is compos-
ed Of the following ladies.
Mrs. j. II. Orvin. t-.airman: Mrs.
r.: O. Richardson, Mrs. J. A. Cole,
Mrs. Dave Levi, Mrs. /. |. Appel.
Mrs. l.. II. Harvin and Mrs. w. r.
LeSesne
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A MASS MEETING.

The co!orcd ministers and laymcn
of Clarendon County are requested to
meet Friday noon. April 4, in the
Presbyterian Church, Manning, S. C.
The purpose of said meeting is to
complete some unfinished business
that could not be attended to at the
last meeting.
Fellow citizens this meeting is of
vital Importance and should be at
tended by every male citizen of the
race.
All the committees are expected to
be present.
Rev. S. M. Walker, Chairman,
II. L. Harry, Secretary.