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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02
PAXVILLE ITEMS

For unavoidable reasons, the enter
tainment which was to have been
given next Friday night, July 4th,
under the auspices of the Rural
School Improvement Association has
been postponed until a later date.
On Tuesday afternoon, July 9th 5
o'clock the Woman's Christian Tenn
pcrancc Union will meet at the home
of Miss Daisy Rhame.
Mr.. J. n. Brown, Jr. has recently
begun an addition to his residence and
also some remodcling.
Miss Hattie Hodge and Mr.. Pat
Hodge spent the weekend with their
brother, Mr.. Joe Hodge at Lamar.
Miss Ethel Corbett is in Sumter
visiting her sister, Mrs. Leslie Brun-
son.
The Junior and Young Peoples So
cicty of the Methodist church will give
box party on next Friday evening,
July 4th at the graded school build
ing. Everybody will be welcome, and
good social hour is promised to all
who will come.
Mr.. R. S. Smith has resigned the
position of agent at the North West
ern depot line, and will return to
Dalzell with his family this week,
from which place he came here. Louis
Weinberg is filling the vacancy here
temporarily. x.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02
CLARENDON COUNTY
PENSION ROLL

Class No. /, $1,000.
George w, Smith, Fnewood
w. r. White, Manning.
Mrs. William Evans, Foreston.
Class No. 2, $4,000.
r, J. Abrams, Summerlon.
T. R. Brailsford, Summerton.
JAS. A. Burgess, Foreston.
w. II. Cole, Manning.
J. S. Cantcy, Summerton.
NJ. S. Cantey, Summerton.
ID. M. Epps, New Zion.
R., w. Form, Alcolu.
S. f. Ingram, Manning.
Jas. p. Mitchum, Jordan.
A. J. Richbourg, Summerton.
j. f. .Richbourg, Foreston.
j. T. Stukes, Manning.
7. T.. Wells. Manning.
f. l.. wilkins, Manning.
Mrs. David w. DuRant, Alcolu.
Mrs. Nelson Griffin, Pinewood.
Mrs. w. II. Gaillard, Manning.
Mrs. w. M. Johnson, Manning.
Mrs. George R. Jones, Davis Station
The Judge of Probate now has the
'ney and is now ready to pay the
re residents.
J. NJ. Windham,
Judge of Probate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

Married by J. M. Windham, Judge
Of Probate on June 10, Mr.. Virgil Os-
borne and Miss Sue Player Of the
Turbeville section.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

When you hear that Italy is manufacturing type
writer's and farm tractor you wonder if Italians returning
from the United States didn't pack Yankee ngenu-
ity and progressveness in their trunks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

THE MANNING TIMES
Editor
MANNING, S. c., WEDNESDAY, JUNE rs, 1919.
The roar of our guns in Mexico is being "heard round
the world"
The next question to be answered is what will become
of the WhisAey glasses and the drinking songs.
If the new congress is as efficient in reconstruction as
it bids fair to be in investigation it will be memorable
assemblage
1t didn't take long to transform nation that was
too proud to fight into that proud of it's fighting
and its fighters.
soldier has to all around himself in order to put his
wrapped leggings.
The appearance of white bread in Germany is said to
have done more to calm public feeling than all the speech
of all the diplomats.
Mexico has always been the Domain Of Trouble Very
unfortunate for in the constitution of things cannot
keep it's trouble to itself.
Desiring to commit suicide Prince Charles of Rou-
mania shot himself in the leg He must have singular
idea II the location of the vital organs.
Under Bolshevik rule in Petrograd the only thing
which easily procured burial permits. And the
populace is standing in line waiting for them.
If passenger and freight rates go up to the point
when we all have to walk and carry goods, shall
begin to suspect that the railroads for the benefit
Of the employees
ducors mnition workers and farmerettes why should
they make excellent voters? This view of the SUBJ
commended to the United States senate.
When you hear that Italy is manufacturing type
writer's and farm tractor you wonde if Italians returning
from the United States didn't pack Yankee ingen
their
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

If the congress is efficient in reconstruction as
it bids fair to be in investigation it will be memorable
assembage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

The next question to be answered is what will become
IF the whiskey glasses and the drinking songs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

If women make good elevator operators, railway con-
ducors munton workers and farmerettes, why should .
they make excellent voters? This view of the sub
commended to the United States senate
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

1t didn't take long to transform nation that was
too proud to fight into that proud of it's fighting
and it's fighters
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

The roar of our guns in Mexico is being 'heard rounc
the world"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

t. passenger and freight rates go up to the point
when all have to walk and carry goods we shall
begin to suspect that the railroads for the benefit
Of the employees.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

1t has been of speculation to us whether a
soldier has to all around himself in order put his
wrapped leggngs.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

Under Bolshevik rule in Petrograd the only thing
which easily procured burial permits. And the
popuace is standing in line waiting for them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-07-02

The appearance of white bread in Germany is said tc
have done to calm public feeling than all the speech
es of all the diplomats
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where his father. Emperor Frederick.
and his mother, the late and English
born Empress, kept their private ac-
counts before him-those Couttses who
have handled the private accounts of
every British sovereign since the days
OF George H.
Emperor William throughout his
long reign OF thirty years has occa-
sionally been hard pushed for ready
money. This was due to the number
and varied character Of his invest
ments, and it had the effect of de-
velOpinS in him a curious strain of
parsimony and even meanness, which
contrasted oddly with his tendency to
extravaganza ana love of costly dis
play and splendor. But however he
may have been strapped at times.
prior to 1914, 1t is known that he has
amassed a colossal fortune during and
through that war which has brought
ruin and desolation. not alone among
the nations opposed to him. but even
upon the masses of his fellow coun-
trymen. Much OF these gains, which
some would be tempted TO describe as
i'll gotten. are beyond the reach Of
conhscation by any government that
may be set up at Berlin.
With regard to the Hapsburgs,
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dent Wilson would have to declare war
on Germany and to join the cause of
the Entente, all the kaiser's property
in the United States was hastily trans
ferred TO Argentina. 1t included large
holdings in the Pennsylvania and New
York Central railroads and in the Steel
Trust. Had 1t not been for these pre-
cautions they would have been seques-
trated. along with other enemy alien
property, by \. Mitchell Palmer, now
Attorney General OF the United States.
Prontcerins at Army's Expense.
Perhaps the most inexcusable OF the
investments of the Emperor was that
In the concern organized by the late
Albert Ballin for the feeding of the
German armies throughout the con-
flict. William. as Commander in Chief
was instrumental In securing a monop-
oily in the matter for Albert Ballin's
undertaking, in which he became one
OF the largest stockholders, and thus
amassed millions OF dollars through the
malnutrition OF the armies under his
command,
Much of the ex-Kaiseg's money is
now held in Dutch banAs. But his
principal banking account is, curiously
enough. with the Couttses in London.
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Heroes in Hand to Hand Battles in Lorraine

justment and prolonged wear of the
mask It still had a reserve barrage 10
put down through your clothing upon
your skin, especially moist parts.
Its action was more mechanical than
chemical; IL was corrosive, or Bills
tering, like n flame. And It's persis-
tence was a matter to inspire pic
turesque vocabularies TO matchless
heights. Its vapors would cling in
the atmosphere for periods ranging
from twenty-four to seventy-two hours
after a shoot" whereas chlorine or
phosgene would be dissipated in from
one to four hours.
Few Victims Died.
Not more than or per cent,
however, of all mustard gas casualties
became fatalities. Perhaps Is to 20
per cent. were severe, combining victims
to the hospitals for three weeks-or
three months. Skin burns, against
which the mask could not protect,
Of course, were rarely fatal unless half
or more OF the body had been affected,
Mustard's forte consisted in filing
the hospitals rather than the ceme-
teries. 1t was tactlcally effective be-
cause it took combatants out OF the
line. One day siXty-seven Tommies
made leather sine qua non--with
water, which was ever elusive in the
line, taken from a mustard gas shell
crater SiXty-siX were gassed Be-
fore the tea was served the sixty-sev-
enth had been sent on n detail.
Once our whole brigade staf-the
15+th-was gassed by a snare left in
the wake OF the hurrying Hun. That
to which reference will be made later
was after the division had left the
Baccarat sector, having seen the last
OF position warfare.
For forty-five days, or from June II
to August 2, the Seventy-seventh had
held tire trenches in Lorraine. It's
subsequent operations were all to be
open or movement warfare. Its first
real fight was soon to come at the
Continued on FoIIotpit1 Pane.
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der gas for the first time are extremely
nervous--the more so from narrowing
tales they have heard and from I'M
familiarity with the mysterious fumes
that are to sweep in death clouds over
them.
At Upton and later with the Brit
ish our boys had been trained in swift
gas mask adjustment. until with very
few exceptions every one could slip
into his mask in six seconds. Once n
week It was required that masks be
worn for four hours continuously. And
that was excellent training for the
days to come when one had to sleep
in the mask.
Now II was not unnatural that many
false gas alarms should be sounded
at first. Gas comes usually at night.
Tense sentries would hear muffled
explosions in the distance, or perhaps
the awesome shrek OF klaxon from
an adjoining battalion's position, and
forthwith the night would be jangle
with clanking shell cases and hoarse
voiced klaxons. The area actually be-
ing gassed might be safe kllometer
distant. Groundless though II was the
local alarm. accompanied by shouts OF
GAS" on all sides, meant the rousing
of every man, fear striking to their
hearts. In their half Weakened condi-
ton. at this unknown, unfightable en-
envy who would presently clutch at
their throats with unseen. relentless
fingers.
That, I believe. Is the way the nov
elist would write it-and the civilian
read It. That, however, is not the
manner Of its happening.
After false alarms had been sounded
almost every night at the outset, with
their sleep disturbed and their nerves
perturbed, the men came to regard the
gas menace as vexatious rather than
lethally dangerous. Later. when we
suffered real gas casualties--mortali
ties among them-much or the drea6
born OF imagination had been dis.
PEELED. A foe 10 usually far more for,
midable in fancy than In fact.
| 1t II true that the Germans liberaily
The sun., 1919-04-06

Allgemeine Electrlcitat Gesellschaft
(the General Electric Trust), organ
lied by Emil Rathenau. perhaps the
greatest captain Of industry in Ger
many. At one time the ex-Kaiser
had large investments in the so-called
Princes Trust, organized by his for
mer crony. Prince Max Of Fuersten-
berg, and by Prince Christian Kraft
Won Hohenlohe. But wisely advised
by the late Albert Balm, he pulled
his pin out Of the game before it was
overtaken by disaster.
Then there were the Kaiser's i'm
mense holdings Of land in Central and
western Canada. extending over mill
ions of acres. and carried in the name
Of the otherwise penniless Count Alvo
Won Alvensleben. and a few other
young Prussian mobiles Of the same
kind now informed by the United
States Government. When the war
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expended their perfumes" on the
Seventy seventh. Gas was consistent-
~ a big note in their martial credo.
A memorandum from German head
quarters taken from prisoners stated
that every German battery would
keep its ammunition dump stocked at
all times with sixty rounds OF gas
shells-twenty each of green. blue and
yellow cross shells. And it was these
gases whose use predominated
The stun Used Literally.
Green cross-so called because tho
shell was marked by greer cross
painted on its side--was an asphyx-
liant containing phosgene, and a single
deep inhalation of 1t in high concern
trations could cause death. One OF
the cooks OF Company B, 30Sth, died
from phosgene gassing because the
elastic bands on the facepiece OF his
mask became entangled over the
mouthpiece and he could not adjust II
quickly enough. 1t was only a Diff
ference Of second or two--the diff
ference between breath and death.
Blue cross, an arsenic compound.
CduSlHb SlcSZlHet nedutCHt anu
nausea, was used mainly for harass'
ing. It rarely produced more than
temporary discomfort, although one OF
It's advantages, from the enemy's
point OF view, lay in the fact that 1t
could be mixed with shrapnel or high
explosive in the same shell. Its quick
detection was thus more difficult, for
most gas shells, carrying only a
small explosive charge, could be
identified by the muffled sound OF
their burst. or by a peculiar wabbling
whistle, as they somersaulted through
the air, due TO the shifting Of the
liquid inside.
And finally a word about mustard
gas, or yellow cross, perhaps more
generally familiar TO and misunder-
stood by the civilian than any other.
Mustard gas was Jerry's chef
d'ruvre. It had q threefold sting.
II you defeated Its lachrymatory and
pulmonary drives" by prompt adj
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By FREDERICK CUNLIFFE.
OWEN,
M5sgsEA.

~ RESIDENT EBERT'S Govern
- =. ment at Berlin enjoys the
- good will of the ex-Kaiser, Of
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CONTINUED from Preceding Paoc.)

the rife muzzle. A fragment struck
his forehead and he died in the am
bulance. His death depressed unutter-
ably his brother officers and the men
of his company, who loved him with
veritable idolatry.
Despite untoward and tragic Incl
dents in the Vosges much invaluable
training was acquired in position war
fare, in patrolling, bombing and snip
ing. In connection with sniper opera
tons Capt. James NJ Loughborough.
formerly intelligence officer OF the
305th, who earned reputation for his
bayonet work in the line. recounts an
occurrence at one OF our outposts
about 200 yards opposite the village of
Domevre. held by the Boche. The Ger
mans had converted Domevre's church
tower into a machine gun nest and 30.
Pip" or observation post. Upon find
ing that our snipers were attentive to
activities In tho tower they planted
two dummies there, thinking to draw
a fire that would reveal our mems
positions. Capt. Percy w. Husband Of
the 305th, a former West Pointer,
caught glimpse Of movement near
the dummies one day, and in almost a
single movement snatched rife and
fired. From the tower red nag
waved mockingly.
Look at that" exclaimed the Cap
tain. hes signalling miss
Whoever showed the flag was surely
familiar with marking customs on
American rife ranges, for a shot Off
the target is recorded by red flag.
Green Troops Under Gas.
No small part OF the profitable les
sons learned IN Lorraine were the gas
baths" to which our men were
treated. Many misconceptions attach
In the popular mind to the use and
effects Of various gases. With novice
troops gas IL almost as harmful in its
effect on morale as It Is in terms OF
actual casualties. Troops coming UNI
The sun., 1919-04-06

broke out. in 1914, these lands were
in danger Of confiscation by the Can
adam Government. which was aware
OF their real ownership. But before
the Dominion authorities could deter
mine upon any action in the matter.
the ownership Of the lands was trans
ferred in a very clever fashion to
an influential American syndicate,
through the agency Of DIR. Bernhard
Dernburg. who visited the United
States for the purpose, in the guise
Of a commissioner Of the German Red
Gross.
The Ottawa Government considered.
II is said, the question Of invalidating
the transfers through the courts on
both sides Of the Dominion border, but
was led by political considerations to
abstain from any such move.
When It became apparent, after the
sinking Of the Lusitania, that Presf-
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- bONtEH-
49, ment at Berlin enjoys the
- good will of the ex-Kaiser, Of
the members of his family and OF his
principal adherents. This is not merely
from political motives on their part.
1t is largely attributable to monetary
considerations. For President Ebert
and his group have pledged themselves
in the most solemn manner to safe
guard the private property Of the
former Emperor and OF all the other
scions of the House OF Hohenzollern.
The Crown lands Of Prussia have
already been taken over by the revo-
lutionary government, and the prin-
cipal palaces of the former Emperor
have been sequestrated by the State
But thus far all the private posses
sions belonging to him and to the
members OF his family have remained
intact.
It is improbable that any more ad-
vanced revolutionary group who might
succeed In wrestling the control Of
affairs at Berlin from the present
rulers there would show a similar
forbearance toward the ex-Ka!ser.
Bound by no promises such as those
made to him by President Ebert, they
would not hesitate to confiscate all his
own private possessions and those OF
his family within reach. For, owing
to the extravaganza Of the present
Government. to the complete disor-
ganization OF its fiscal administration
and TO the difficulty of collecting taxes.
direct and indirect, II will not be long
before the Golfers of State are entirely
empty and since there can be no ques-
ton OF a more Socialist Govern
ment at Berlin being able to borrow
any money abroad. 1t will be COM
PEELED TO have recourse TO wholesale
confiscation to secure the money
which IL needs to maintain itself in
power. That is why the former En-
peror, the princes and princesses OF
his house and the monarchists gener-
ally in Prussia are supporting Preai-
such an extent as to lay the de facto
Government on the banks Of the Spree
open to charges of reactionism on the
part of the Socialist extremists and
Sparticides.
His Conference with Ebert.
Before Emperor William fled from
his military headquarters at Spa into
Holland he spent week at the Pal
ace of Wilhelmshohe, near Cassel--a
palace which served as a gilded prison
to Napoleon III. during the greater
part OF the German war OF
1870, after his surrender at Sedan
While there he discussed with a num-
Der OF his most trusted advisers the
question of his abdjcation, the neces-
slty for which, II even only as tenn
porary measure. had forced itself upor
his reluctant attention. During foul
dnys OF his sojourn at Wilhelmshoh'
Ebert, whom he had summoned from
Berlin, was a guest under his roof.
He knew Ebert. quite we'll. In ths
earlier stages OF the war and ever
previous thereto he had on a numbe,
Of occasions called the ex-saddler ant
Socialist member of the Reichstag II
his palace at Berlin and also at Pots
darn 70 talk over various matters. ant
it was mainly owing TO this that tho
German Socialists ut the outset Of thu
war in 1914 gave their support to thu
Imperial Government on the plea o
patriotism. Indeed. Ebert used II
those days to 90 by the name OF thu
Kaiser's pet Socialist (Haus'soeiaiist)
During the four days stay OF Eher
at wilhelmshohe Williams with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
WISE ON LINCOLN
Episcopaiian Bishop in Memorial Ad-
dress at Auditorium.

Attributing Lincoln's greatness to
two things; his power to see the inner
motives in a mans soul and his ability
to forget himself in the cause he rep
resented, Bishop Wise paid high trib-
ute to the great president at the Lin
coin memorial exercises held at the
auditorium Sunday afternoon. =!
He developed in the closing of his
address that altho the blue and the
gray have been replaced by another
color. uniforms. weapons and methods
of warfare have changed, the man re-
mains unchanged. Men are still will
ing to give their lives for a cause as
were the boys of 81. When democ
racy was again at stake the boys were
willing to lay aside all else and follow
their leader as did the men who fol-
lowed Washington, and the men who
followed Lincoln
The Interpretation, of Lincolns
Gettysburg address, by James E. Pen
nick, was successful in bringing to the
audience a realization that it was one
of the greatest short speeches in the
English language.
w r. Smith also spoke briefly on
Lincoln. Miss Margaret Rust sang the
Star Spangled Banner" The invoca-
ton and benediction were delivered by
the Rev. A. S. Embree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-10
HASLABOR PLAN
Peace Program Formulated by
international Commission.
Gompers Is Chairman of the
Committee at Paris.

Paris Feb. I0.-A peace program
formulated Saturday by the commits
son on International labor legislation,
of which Samuel Gompers is chairman.
comprises the following principles:
Establishment of the league of ma
tions, with the right of any free ma
ton to membership.
No reprisa1s for vindictive purpos es.
Recognition of the rights of small
nations under the principle of self
determination.
No territorial changes or adjust
ments of power except in the interest
of people affected and N the further
ance of world peace.
Labor Not a Commodity
Recognition of the principle that
human labor is not a commodity
Trials by> jury shall be established
in all countries.
Right of free speech, free assem-
blase and free press shall be OBJ
served.
Seamen of the merchant marine
shall be guaranteed the right to leave
their vessels in safe harbors.
No article shall be shipped in in
ternationaf commerce in the produc-
ton of which children under IL have
been employed. Application of the
same principle to convict labor.
Establishment of a universal eight
hour day.
Esta blishment OF an international
wage scale.
Equal wages for women engaged in
the same work as men.
Incorporation of President Wilson'S
points in the peace settlement