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a L, XXXVII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1917. N.4 I' ________________________ he B .IANS ARE SAID TO BE RETURNING -, TO NATIVE LAND ,'en Thousand a Week, More Than Half Children, Are Being Repatriated. SUFFERING EVIDENT IN - ALL Many Little Ones Saved and Restored to Normal by the Work of Red Cross. Washington, Nov. 6.-The desper ate condition of the civilian popula tion of. Belgium and Northern France being repatriated and work of the Red Cross in restoring them to nor mal health, is praghically described In a 'report to Red Cross headquar ters today from Evain, the station where repatriates are received. These destitute people, are returning to their land at the rate of 10,000 a week, 60 per cent of them children. Their hard ships have beer? so acute that of the adults who return 30 per cent die the first month, from exhaustion. "There arrived last week," says the report, "a train loaded with Belgian children, 680 of them, thin, sickly, I alone, all between the ages of four and twelve, children of men who re fused ,to work for the Germans and of mothers who let their children go rather than let them starve. They poured off the train, litle ones cling ing to the' oldest ones, girls all cry ing, boys trying to cheer. Given Square Meal. "They had come all the long way alone. On the platform were the Red Cross workers to meet them, doctors and nurses with ambulances for the little sick ones waiting outside the station. The children, poured out of the station, marched along the street shouting, "meat, meat, we are going to have, meat," to the Casino, where they were given a square meal, the - first in many months. "Again and again, while they ate, they broke out spontaneously into songs in French against the Germans, songs which they had evidently .learned in secret. Their little claw like hands were significant of their under-nourished bodies, but the doc tor said: 'We have them in time. A few weeks of proper feeding and they will pull up." ---o ----. - A GREAT DAY WITH THE METHODISTS Last Sunday was a great day with the Methodists- of Manning. An im portant action was taken by the con gregation which ultimately means the erection of,-a handsome new Church on a more desirable place in town. According to announcement, a con gregational meeting was held at the Qhurch on Sunday at 11:30. A. M. 'The Pastor, Dr. Duncan, spoke,. on "Forward Movements." lion. Chari ton Dullant briefly presentedl the plan which hadi been agreed upon by the Board of Stewanrds. Mr. Josep)h Sprott spoke feelingly of his gieht desire to have a handsome new Church in a more (desirable place. In a few mniutes the sum of six thou sand dollars was givco wvith which to pay for the commodious Burgess lot opposite the Manning Hotel. The old1 Church wvill be rolled to the new place and put on the lower part of thie lot s to be usedl for woahip while the new Church Is being built,- and it will then be used for Sunday School and In stitutional Church purposes. A hand some Church building on the corner opposite the Hotel will be quite an addition to the architectural beauty of the town and wvill be a monument to the pluck andl loyalty of the Methodist of the town. While the ,M'ethodist congregation in Manning is not a large one as compared with some in the St'ate, v'et It Is one of the plucklest and most loyal, and It is looked upon as one or the most de lightful charges of the Methodisi conferegee. The names and the amounts of the contributors will be ~published in a ,subsequent issue of our paper. We congraitulate the Methodists and~ wish them suiccess In their W orthy enterprise. ig Pait ADDITIONAL NEWS' OF LOCAL INTEREST Dr. W. Scott Harvin formerly of Manning, but who has been practic ing medicine at White Hall, Berke ley County, will move his family back here this week. We welcome this family back among us. Mr. W. T. P. Sprott, president of the ..Fair, is in Columbia. this week attending the United States Court as a juror. He will be here next week for the Fair. 9hefiff E. B. Gamble, Deputy Thames, Rural Policeman Peavy and Magistrate Heriott are attending the United States Court in Columbia, be ing witnesses against Press Stewart, colored, for running a whiskey still. Mr. J. D. Gerald, Eui secretary of the Fair, is in Columbia this week as a juror in the United States Court, but .he will be on the job next week at the Fair. A jolly party of hunters left Man ning yesterday morning for Jackson boro, near Charleston, on a deer drive. The party consisted of Capt. W. C. Davis, W. M. Plowden, H. C. Plowden, A. G. Heriot, H. H. Brad ham, Webb Sprott, Sam Barron and Joe Graham. They will spend the week on the hunt, returning home next Saturday. Last Sunday afternoon Lizzie Har vin, colored, who lives on Mr. R. T. Harrington's ' place, about 8 miles east of Manning was burned to death. Evidently she lay down in front of the fire place and-went to sleep, and a spark set her afire.' When she awoke and. .found her plight she jumped in the bed. The bed alho caught, but wasp extinguished. Mrs. Joseph Sprott was a delegate to the Conference of the North and South Carolina War Couneil of the Y. W. C. A. and spent Thursday and Friday of last week in attendance on that meeting in Columbia. Mrs. Josephus Daniels of Washington, and Misses Mary MpElroy, Florence Sims and Davis of New York of the Na tional War Council were among the speakers. Mr. C. R. Sprott received a card last night from his son, Chove, an nouncing the safe arrival of himself and Mood Williams in France. The government let the boys write cards to their home fonKs before they left New York, and when they reached France orders were cabled back to New Yo-k, then their cards were mailed home. We are glad' the boys are safe and hope for them all good fortune, and that they may soon Jand safely back in good old Manning. On Thursday night, November 15th the People qf Clareumdon wvill have the opportunity of enjoying a splendid entertainment. The Florentine Musi cians wvill be at Alcolu in the Audi torium. This is ratedi as one of the best Lyceum companies on the road and we believe that those who (1o not attend wjll miss a rare treat. On nn other page we are carrvinlg an adver tisement for this -tion wvhich will give you furthb particulavs. Numbersq of ger,tlemcn wecnt out to the place of Mr. James P. Hlolliday, one mile from Manning, yesterday morning to witness Mr. F. G. Wil liamson give practical demonstra tion i pulling stumps wvith the Kir stin Stump Puller. The wvork is (lone with two mules andl two or three men to operate the machine, make the hitches to the stumps and do the whole whole thing. While the mules are tightening the cable and pulling one- stump the man wvith the hitches are fastening to another sturnp and no time is lost. It is Indeed a wonderful method of pulling stumps out by the roots, no cutting off' - underground, but the whole~ stump, roots and all, extracted like pulling a tooth, and twice the wood salved as between this methodl and, digging clown and cutting them off. No chips are made, and the hole to be filled is, less than half, the size. and less labor required to fill -It. Mr. Williamson will continue his demonstrations from ten to twelve S Stat Next Our County Fair Next week is Fair Week. This is an undertaking in which every man, woman and child in the County should be interested. In order that the Fair may accomplish the purpose for which it is held, it should receive the hearty cooperation of everyone. Those who have things that are worth exhibiting should bring them to the Fair. In Clarendon County an unlimited variety of crops can be successfully raised and persons who have been suc cessful in growing new crops should by all means exhibit them so that other citizens 'can see for themselves what can be raised in the County. It is the purpose of the Fair to stimulate interest among the people of the County as to what can be accomplished. If one person succeeds with something new, there is no reason why others should not also be successful, and consequently the Fair is pri marily for the purpose of bringing the people together for an exchange of ideas and experience wlhich may be of mutual benefit to each other. A great many people have things that they could exhibit which would be of interest to others, but feel that what they have is not worth exhibiting, and as a result do rot bring these articles to the Fair and the exhibits as a rule are few. Mr. W. T. P. Sprott, the president, has his whole heart in the enterprise and for the past several years has been working and talking the Fair. If every other citizen would do his part for the Fair as Mr. Sprott has done, ours would even surpass the State Fair. Mr. John D. Gerald, the secretary, is known as a live wire in all public matters and he will be on the job next week; as he has been for the past several weeks. Mr. C. A. McFaddin has been elected General Superin tendent for another year. No Fair would be complete without his advice, experience and enthusiasm. Mr. Mc Faddin has always shown a lively interest in the Fair, ,being one of the original promoters, and has always cheerfully done everything in his power to :nake it a success. Mr. P. H. Senn, the County Demonstration Agent, has been working in behalf of the Fair for sometime trying to interest the farmers and other exhibitors, so that they will bring their produce and livestock. The exhibits 'from these departments should be unusually good this year. Mrs. Frank P. Ervin, president of the Poultry Associa tion, has always been active in behalf of her department. Last year, under her supervision, the poultry exhibit was considered one of the best in the State, not even being ex celled by the State Fair. There is more and better poul try in the County today than ever before, due to the un tiring efforts of the Poultry Association. It is needless to say that Miss Katherine Richardson, the capable Home Demonstration Agent, has been an en thusiastic worker, and her department will make a mag nificent showing. It is generally conceded that Miss Richardson is one of the best and most successful of the numerous home demonstration agents in the State. One of the features this year will be the school exhibits and floats. Mr. E. J. Browne has the reputation for ac complishing things and under his able leadership this de partment will have many pleasant surprises. Our people have worked hard the past year, and with big crops and high prices, the County is enjoying an era of prospenrity never before attained. Everybody should take next wveek as a holiday and visit the Fair. The ofli cials have made arrangements for various amusements and in fact, have clone all in their power' to make it a success in every p~an'icular. each morning this week at the Holi- Gad.uyro t. 'ocFi dlay place, and those who areo inter- atron t hc r.N .Gn ested should wit ness this wonderful alS fClmian Mis ar and practiced piece of machineryMcloofNwYr(wileprs wvork. et isM~ryi ebro Tfhe Tlimes has obtained the her- ae~n onil lhi rai vices of Mr. WV. Ml. Howen, of Minot, toni(hnfrgrladwme North D~akota, an expe'rt n1'Vlewsaper . .C.A.i dig o nman, to solicit and collect. Mr.Bo e by n e. Teseilwr comes to us highly recoined~. The followving taken from the Minotisbldn otshuesaalte Daily News is very compllimentary to this gentleman:wfsse rswehatwnst William M. Bowen, an 01(d time g osehrslir h ilhv newspaper man of this city, wvho did cn'net ofraladpoe considlerable field wvork for the Dailyllaet meth ,an sedawie News (luring the past summer, left wt i.Eeyn neetdi this afternoon for Manning, 'south te slir scrily ivtd t carolina, where he has accepted a 1)0- atnlti etn n erMs sition in the circulation andl collec-Go als nd M s Mc rytel f tion department of a prominent newvs- teget~okbigdn o h paper.prtcinal vfreothgrs Mr. Howven is a man of sterling 11( oewos uhnelcr character, unimpeachably honest and drn h bomlcnltoseit faithful in the highest dlegree. Hisinbeasoftewr word is as good as any man's bond Find his fidelity as sacred as the vows I.D.Pyrhatkete fa Hindu priest. -Ho ha a largeagnyfrteamu"wrEvr field in hils newv work. Auiu aeI lrno ony et. hiss adveriseto anmbero Thethewioysbendameeeting inethalpage. SWedi SOUTH CAROLINA MEN IN MISSING U. S. Patrol Boat Sunk by German Torpedo-Casualty List. Washington, Nov. 6.-The Ameri can patiol boat Alcedo was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the war zone early Monday morning and one officer and twenty enlisted men are missing. The Alcedo, a con verted yacht, carried a crew of seven officers and eighty-five men. The Navy Department announced the dis aster tonight in this statement: "The Navy Department has been advised by Vice Admiral Sims at 10:30 a. in., November 4, the Ameri can patrol boat Alcedo, a converted yacht, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the war zone. One officer and twenty men are miss ing. The ship sank in four minutes after being struck. "Several vessels were searching for possible survivors at the time the re port was made. The Alcedo carried a crew of seven officers and ei'rhty live men." The Navy Department announced that the following members of the Alcedo's crews are still unaccounted for. Lieut. (junior grade) John T. Mel vin, father, Bishop Stewart Melvin, of Selma, Ala. E. R. Gozzet, seaman, mother, Mrs. A. G. Gozzet, Astoria, Long Island. .James J. Cleary, seaman, mother Mrs. Alberti;a Cleary, White Plains N. Y. R. Wesche, seaman, mother, Mrs. E Wesche, Brooklyn, N. Y. R. W. Riker, seaman, mother, Mrs. Harry E. Riker, Brooklyn, N. Y. R. W. Holler, seaman, mother, Mrs. K. Holler, Richmond Hill, New York city. J. W. Brunkhardt, seaman, mother, Mrs. E. Brunkhardt, Brooklyn, N. Y. Luther O. Weaver, seaman, father, E. W. Weaver, Brooklyn, N. Y. John Wynne, Jr., seaman, wife, Mrs. John J. Wynne, Jr., New York city. E. Harrison, mess attendant, uncle, Henry Pool, Tyler, Ala. E. W. Gingerlin, fireman, mother, Mrs. C. Tenburlin, Jersey City, N. J. Allen T. Edwprds, seaman, mother, Mrs. Lydia M. Edwards, Jackson, N. C. C. P. Gaus, seaman, mother, Mrs. Mary Gaus, .Jamaica, L. I. V. E. Harrington, seaman, mother, Mrs. Maud Harrington, Ashland Okla. W. U. Surratt, seaman, mother Mrs. W. ). Witt, North Fork, W. Va, W. W. Smock, seaman, father, I) R. Smock, Des Moines, Ia. S. .J. Towle, seaman, mother, Mrs Mary Vonderwall, Jamaica, L. 1. .J. R. Daniel, seaman, father, J1. A. Daniel, D~arl ington, S. C. HI. A. P'acciano, boilermaker, moth er, Mrs. TIeresa Pacciano, End icottI N. Y. Frank WV. 11iggins, yeoman, nava: reserve, mother, M rs. Hertha E. Ilig ginis, Staten Ishmd, N. Y. Robert Mc( ray, negro, seammani father, Capus Mc( ray, (Char'leston0 S. C. Burn Wood and Save (CoalI. Little Rock, Ark., Nov a.- Aer nor Birough has issued a p roclaumatijon urging the peop)le of the State to burn wooud whenever practicable, thus c'onserving coal for the use of indlus tries whliich vitally affect the out come of the war. STlA U'TEDl TO( MOR ROW Columbia, Nov. 6.- --The trial of Albert Orth, of Charleston, publisher of TIhe D~eutsche Zeitung, will p~rob) ably be0 called Thursday morning in the federal court here, wvhich con vened this morning at 10(0 o'clock, wvith Judlge Henry A. M. Smith pre siding, stated I". H. Weston, district attorney, this afternoon. However, no definite time has been set. There are five cases against the Charleston publisher, all of which, think the dis trict attorney, will be triedl consecu tively. E. W. Dabbs, of Mayesville, was appointed foreman of the grand jury, which cnsists of sivten member. ie sday SOLDIER ALL[CED TO NAVE TRIED TO [ND LIFE Private Kenneth Ramsey, of 109th Infantry, Under 'T'reatment in Florence IHospital. CAME FROM CAMP HANCOCK Collapsed in Hotel Lobby and Was Given Prompt Medical Aid Took Bichloride? Florence, Nov. G.-Kenneth Ram say, of Bethel, Pa., aged twenty, a private in the United States army, is in thme Florence Infirmary suffering from an alleged attempt to take his own life by swallowing one or more bichloride tablets. Ramscy came to Florence from Camp Hancock, at Au gusta, Ga., on Saturday night and registered at the Hotel Florence, where he had supper. Late yester (lay afternoon he collapsed in the lob by of the hotel and was hurried to the infirmary. A bottle of bichloride tablets, it seems, was found in his pocket and it is said the young sol dier stated that he had taken the mercury by mistake. lie belongs to Company II, 109th regiment, United States Infantry, and an effort is be ing made to communicate his condi tion to his family. It is not known what the result will be as yet. KAISER'S SISTER MARPLOT SOPHIE OF GREECE URGED GER MAN ATTACK Telegrams From . Athens to Berlin Made Public-Last Went From Exile. Athens, Greece, Nov. 4.--Lengthy telegrams which passed between For mer Queen Sophie and Emperor Wil liam during December, 191(1, and the early part of this year, similar in tone to others that have been deciphered are now made public and show that the then queen again and again urged that the Germans take the offensive on the Macedonian front. Queen So phie assured the emperor, her broth er, of Greek cooperation. Field Marshal von IHindenburg and Foreign Secretary Zimmerman. it a p pears. could not agree, howev'r, on the time the attack should be made. While the blockade of the allies, calus ing a shortage of food anil munitions in Greece, prevented Greek action. On January 10 te queen telegraph ed the emperor telling him of this food and ant nmunition shortage anI concluded: "lay the infamous pigs receiv e ph'niiishlent they deserve.'' In anttuthr I elegramti the quteen promiisedl lhat the Greek artillery wonbli Ihe dist r'oyed if there wa':s dan ger oif its I'alling into the hanids of the entett. Shte alsio kept her brotther in fiirno-d ut' I he ntet ins antI intent ions otf ener'tal Sairrai!, cuomnandetilr oft the dantel I) iu''mber't2, reifering~ to the "'I conusidfer the game lost. If an it tauk is not made soon it will lie too late.'' On ut her ocion~i~~ s shte said: ''In deuspati r. H ope your counsel will oit'nce oret help us imtproive the situa "'Whe'n the crownt couii~tl di~i'imu agatinst an attac'k ini Macedi'ia lhe wired: '"It is too stuplid t hat miiistakes have been made''a nd ex pressed the Ibelief that the' aillieid cot rol would noitt iter'fet'e withI ' this~Io elg rapI> c In a te'legramH s igne'd "'Titno an Soph it,"'. the G;erman --mnperor was mania and toild: "The ('ntetet's not i; imipert in -nit. They wvant to drive us to death." Anil in her' last dispatch the form er qu'een conlludes: "Your e'xiled sister, who hiopes for better times. Sophie." Thomias and Julian .Johnison visitedi Greenville last week to see their brother, Columbus, in Canip, andl othe home baos