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VOL. XXXVII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917, NO. 41 WAR CONSTRUCTION, PROGRAM INCLUDS' ALMOST 800 SHIPS All Types Included, from Super Dreadnaughts to U-Boat Chasers, Says Daniels. WHERE THE CONTRACTS GO First of New Destroyers Expected to Be Launched Within Nine Months. Washington, Oct. 9.-The Ameri can navy's war construction program consists of 787 vessels, including all types from super-dreadnaughts to submarine chasers. In making this announcement to day Secretary Daniels said some of the vessels have been completed with in the past few weeks and are now in service. The total cost is esti mated at- $1,150,400,000. Many of the vessels are destroyers and arrangements have been made for carrying out the $350,000,000 sup plemental destroyer program, which the navy expects to be completed in eighteen months. Examination of contracts by the legal representa tives of the builders prevented the formal signing of the agreements to (lay with the six companies which are to build the craft, but Mr. Daniels said only minor detai/s stood in the way of getting the vessels under construction. Where the Contracts Go. The companies awarde ithe con tracts S the .few York Shipbuild ing Coy tio'ns, the Cramp Com pany; the Newport News Shipbuild ing and Dry Dock Company, the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, the Bath Iron Works and the Union Iron Works. The Fore River Company, Mr. Daniels explained, was the only one that had offered to build more ves sels than were awarded it. The other builders were given all the work it is estimated that they could under take, and the remainder of the order went to the Fore River company. Secretary Daniels said he expected the first of the new destroyers to be launched and commissioned within nine months. They will be of the latest, largest and improved types, which have just been tried by the American navy, he said, and found to be unsurpassed by any destroyer in the world. "Thousands of men will be required to man thes' destroyers," the Secretary's statement said. "By the time the vessels are completed the crews will be ready." ---o0 I'AXVILLE W. C. T. U. The monthly meeting of the Wo men's Christian Temperance Union will be held in the Methodist church on next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The subject: "Scientific Temper ance Instructions." Song: "The College Boys," No. 49. Scripture: JToel 1:1.7. Prayer. Song: "Rally Song," No. (14. Leaflets: "Moral Training in Public Schools," "Good Citizenship the Object of Public School Trrain ing," "Scientific Temperance Truths and the Bible." At the September meeting the. fol lowing officers were elected to serve for the coming year: President, Mrs. Hastings Biroadlway; vice-president, Mrs. Graham Broadway; secretary, Mrs.' W. R. Keels; treasurer, Mrs. T. WV. Gunter. T1he departments are as follows: Flower Mission, Miss ,Jessie Curtis; White Ribbon Re cruits, Mrs. TI. W. Gunter; Medal Contest, Misses L.ethea Edwards, Alice Broadway andl Earle Perritt; Christian Citizenship, Miss Annie Bradham; Scientific Temperance In structions, Mrs. J. IH. Kelley; Press, Mrs. Gunter; Medical Tremperance, Mrs. F. S. Geddings. Plans , were discussed for the flower show, and the community fair to ho held at the school building on Oct. 31st. Miss Jessie Curtis andl Mrs. Hlast Ings Bi'oadway have been elected dlel egates to the annulal convention which convenes att Wilson, Oct. 19th, In the First Baptist church, and will close Sunday nIght, Oct. 21st. Mrs6 2XW. Gunter, * Prss Superintendent. October 8, 1917.. DAVIS STATION SCHOOL NOTES The opening of Davis Station school was delayed this session on beyond the usual time th, t the chil dren might help in - harvesting the fine crops made in the vicinity. The patrons asked for this delay on ac count of the scarcity of lamor; and the injunctions of the government that we conserve all our agricultural products, no doubt caused them to emphasize the necessity. The school opened, however, on Monday, the first clay of October, under unusually favorable conditions. A number of patrons and friends showed their interest in their pres ence, and there were at least the usual coplement of children. The county superintendent of education had been invited to be there and give one of his good talks, but, unluckily, he had a previous engagement for the same date, and could not come. First on the program of opening exercises came the song, "America," sung by the school. Scriptuie read ing. and prayer by Rev. Dr. W. B. Duncan, of the Methodist church in Manning, followed. Mr. E. G. Stukes, chairman of board of trustees, then made a short speech in which he wel comed the teachers, and told of some things that was being planned for the good of the school, one of which was the bringing of artesian water to it from his own well. He made a special plea for the co-operation of all with trustees and teachers, that a school "second to none" might be built up. Rev. Dr. W. B. Duncan next made an excellent address on the fruitful subject "Mastery." It was an appeal to the pupil "to go in to win," and was so variously and pleasingly illus trated that it could hardly fail to wake a response in each young mind and heart. Miss Helen E. Malone, principal of the school, then made a short talk in which she welcomed the new teach ers, gave a few practical suggestions to the patrons, and made announce ments in regard to the work. The exercises were closed with prayer by Rev. Mr. Gordon of Sum merton. The new teachers are: Miss Wil lie Gordon of Summerton, first assist ant; and Miss Novel Richardson of Andrews, second assistant. On Tuesday morning following, the school had the pleasure of an ad dress by Rev. W. O. Henderson of the Jordan charge. Mr. Henderson's talk was full of good advice. He made a much needed suggestion in advising the boys not to drop out of school for worl:, or any other reason, thus- letting the girls get ahead of them in education. The first of October, marked as it were, afresh not only in the (lay school, but in religious activities in the community as well. It was pre ceded in Bethlehem Sunday school by "Promotion Sunday," when pupils prepared for advancement were transferred to higher classes, and new teachers were chosen to meet the necessities of the growth of the Sun (lay school. On Friday afternoon a. "Workers Council," censisting of teachers and oflicials of lkthlehem Sunday school, wvas held by the pastor, .Rev. W. 0. Henderson. Mrs. Eugene Davis act ed as secretary. Mr. Henderson ad dressed the meeting along general lines of its scope nd 1( purpos5es. There wvas a talk by Miss Hlen E. Malone on the subject, "'The Bible." There wvere full and free discussions of matters pertaining to reorganiza tion of ime wvork of the Sunday school. D~avis Station will not be behind in the effort to have a good anid pro gressive public school and Sunday school. The trustees of the former are planning for a nine months' ses PAXVIL~LE NEWS ITEMS. Miiss Hattie Herling left on last Saturday to begin her teaching duties near Lugoff. Mrs. Tfhos. Duflant of Elliott spent the week-end at the home of Mrs. S. E. Curtis. Miss Emily Broadw~ay left last week to resume her mork in the school at Bryan. Rev. J. D. Bowen returned to his pastorato last week after a month's vacation spent at the North Carolina resorts, Among th'e visitors to Camp Jack son on last Sunday were L. M. Cur tis? J. W. Mims, Jr., and Dr. Thos. W. Gunter BIG FOOD CAMPAIGN OCTOBI ONLY BE II As 'is well known there is to be during the week of October 22-27th a house to house canvass of the en tire County. This is a big job, and a man's job. The head of every household (man or woman) must be interviewed and his or her signature to a pledge card obtained. The pledge is voluntary and of a very simple na ture, but vital to the success of the campaign. To do this work the County Council of National Defense has been conscripted. Captain W. C. Davis, Comity Chairman, makes the following ap ointments for the big drive: Campaign Manager, E. C. Horton, Manning, S. C. Publicity. Manager, .1. K. Breedin, Manning, S. C. Captains, Charlton DuRant, Man ning, S. C., E. M. Lightfoot, Man ning, S. C., S. O. O'Bryan, Manning, S. C. Lieutenants, I. I. Appelt, Manning, S. C., Manning Township; C. M. Ma son, St. Paul, S. C., St. Paul Town ship; W. D. Allen, Summerton, S. C., Friendship Township; W. 11. Ander son, Summerton, S. C., Concord Town ship; E. A. Rowe, Summerton, S. C., R. F. D., St. James Township; Wal ter Epperson, Pinewood, S. C., Cal vary Township; R. C. Richardson, Jr., Pinewood, S. C., Sammy Swamp Township; R. J. Alderman, Alcolu, S. C., Plowden Mill Township; .1. 1H. DuBose, New Zion, S. C., New Zion Township; E. l. MeElveen, Alcolu, S. C., Harmony Township; .1. K. Harrington, New Zion, S. C., Midway Township; W. J. Turbeville, Turbe ville, S. C., Douglas Township; E. L. Langston, Lake City, S. C., New Town Township; Leon M. Galloway, Manning, S. C., R. F. D., Mt. Zion Township; T. Leslie Bagnal, Pores ton, S. C., Brewington Township; Howard Stukes, Wilson, S. C., St. Marks Township. Executive Committee: W. C. Davis, Charlton DuRant, E. M. Lightfoot, S. O. O'Bryan, W. B. Duncan, Miss Katherine Richardson, Miss Corinne Barfield, E. J. Browne, .1. K. Breedin, E. C. Horton and A. W. Timmons. Urban Organization: (Care of Organizations i nTown) Rev. W. B. Duncan, Chairman, T. F. Coffey, C. R. Sprott. Rural Organizations- (Organiza tion and Cooperation o'' all County Districts and Rural l'orces) l iss Katherine Richardson, Chairman, P. 11. Senn and G. L. Dickson. Women's Organizations: (Secur ing Cooperation ond support of all Women's Organizations) Miss Co rinne Barfield, Chairman, Mrs. T. M. Mouzon and Mrs. .J. K. Breedin. Cooperating Agencies: (Securing Support of Schools, Red Cross Ch:ap ter, Churches, Public Oflicials, Po lice Force, Etc.) E. .1. Browne, Chair man, F. S. Long and F. I'. Burg:'ss. Publicity Meetings and Speakers: .J. K. Breedin, Chairman, W. M. Plowvden andl Joseph Sprott. Finance: E. C. Horton, Chairman, Mliss Lucy ,Johnson and S. L~. HIug Misses Vounie MlcLeod and Fannie Mae Barwick are visiting at the home of Rev. M. J. K~yzer, at Cordova. Alra. Conner~s Davis of Charleston was here for a short while to see his relatives last week. -- --- -- RUJSSIA4NS IN AGRIEEMENTl Premier Kerensky Will I mmediately F'ormn Coalition Cabinet. P'etrograd, Oct. 8.-A~ fter a confer once of three hours of membe'rs of the government, including Premhier Kerensky, with a delegation repire senting the democratic congress and with repireslentativyes of the bourgeois yesterday, a complete agreement wvas reached on all questions. The pre. mier decclaredl that the government p1urplosed immnedliately to form a corn plete Cabinet so that the reconstitut edl coalition government might be able to go to wvork at once on the basis laid (Iowa. . ----O FEEING WHIIEAT TO STOCK Oklahoma Farmers Getting Rid of TheIr Grain. 'Oklahoma City, Oct. 8.-H~alf a million bushels of wheat will be fed to live stock Ina Oklahoa thls fil, R 22-27th-WAR CAN )N BY FOOD CONSERVATION Negro Cooperation: (To enlist the support of the negro leaders and through theimt the entire negro popu lation) Rev. A. W. Timons, Chair man, I. M. A. Myers and Frank King. The Captain should immediately get in touch with their lieutenants. The Lieutenants should immediately sign up ten workers in their Town ship who will give three hours a week a day during Campaign Week. Two or three of these workers should be influential negroes. The Workers re port to their lieutenants, the lieuten ants to their Captain and the Cap tains to the County Chairman or the Campaign Manager. The Lieuten- ( ants of Plowden Mill, Harmony, New Zion, Midway, Douglas and New Town Townships report to Capt. Charlton DuRant. The Lieutenants of Santee, St. Paul, Friendship, Con- It cord, St. James and Manning Town ships report to Capt. E. W. Light foot. The Lieutenants of Calvary, Fulton, Sammy Swamp, Mt. Zion, Brewington and St. Marks Town ships, report to Capt. S. O. O'Bryan. Mr. A. V. Snell, of the U. S. Food Commission, will doubtless visit us upon four or live hours notice. When he does, every Captain, Lieutenant, Worker, and Committeeman is ex- I peeted to be present. In the event he does not visit us before Friday, October 19th inst., every Captain, Lieutenant, Worker and Committee man is hereby called to a meeting in the Court House at Manning, S. C., at 4 P. M., of the 19th inst. The Lieutenants are responsible for their workers thoroughly understandin c their duties, to see that the pledge r cards, instruction cards an'i window cards are placed in their hands. These cards will be furnished them I by the Publicity Committee. It will be seen that the time is short and that there can be no slack ers in Clarendon's Organization if we are to show up well with the other counties of the State. l'very minister, white and colored, in the County, is urged to present to their congregation Food Conservation before the opening of this Campaign. Every Cehool Teacher in the Coun ty, both white ai colored, is urged to bring to the attnt ion of their scholars this campaign and the i m portance of their aid in preventing waste and conserving food, that the Swar may not he lost for lack of food. 'T'here will be a contest feature be tween the Townships of the County, and every one wants his Township to show up well. For the remainder o' tine time be fore opening our Campaign think about conserving food and talk about it on every occasion, and let every informed person enlighten the uni formed, of the absolute necessity of furnishing our soldiers and our allies with food to eat, if this war is to be won, and that it only can be (lone by a little economy andi by pat riot i cally depriving ourselves of only a little flour, mecat aind sugar. I y ordier oft State Council of' De fense. W. C. I A\'VIS, 'aunty, Chauirmian. it. i m ind icted by r'eports r'ecei yc'-I today by th' Stat'' Counclil oIf I' fenise fromul t wentyv-thire(' West ein (counties(. In mo(st. oft the count11i&'s an inicre'asedI aiereage ot whi(at planhlt ed that plantiling will be further st imu lated by an increase oif a few cents a bujshel poIss ibleI ulle~(r ni'V 'w)1 (akt-~ ing a rra ngemen(it s. C In G(rant 'olunt. yalone', it is (st i-. miat ed thait 1,500 biushels of whiea't is being fed to) live stoctk daily. Suilt an of Egypt Decad. London, Oct. 10.-The D~aily TIe(le-. graphl says it ilarns5 that the Sultan I of Egypt dIied lat noon Tuesday. I Tuss Elin Ke'ial wvas chosen by Great Britain in 1914 to succeed hiis imele, Khedive Abbas Ililmi, as ruleri' of Egypit, simultaneously with the 'proclamation of a Br'itish protector ate. His father wvas K'hedive fromni 18(65 to 1879. -----0 MOltE LOANS TO THlE ALLIES Washington, Oct. 9.-Additional t loans of $40,000,000 each to Great I Britain and1( France 'were' madle today t by the government.. With this transaction, the total t thus far loaned to the Allies is .$12,- ' 163,400,000. l Information to Poultry Raisers. Ur. Editor: Kindly allow me space ,n your mper for a few lines to the poultry nen of the county. The Poultry Association has seven )eautiful silver cups given by the our banks of Manning, the Alcolu tailroad Company and the Poultry kssociation. These cups must be von three years in succession to be ome the property of the exhibitor. 'he winner has the castody of the andsome trophy one year, when it must be returned for the next show. )nly members of the Association in ood standing can compete for these ups. The officers of the Association will ppreciate it if the members win ing the cups at the last show will (turn them at once to The Home Sank & Trust Company, where they ill be exhibited until the Fair. These business men, realizing the >enefit a successful Poultry Associa ion would be to the county, invested heir money in these cups to encour ge the people of the county to raise nore and better poultry. Every per on interested in our county's having progressive Poultry Association is nvited to join and "Do Your Bit." ;end your name and fifty cents mem >ership fee for one year to Mrs. J. V. Ileroit, Manning, S. C., R. F. 1). 2. hen work to raise more poultry han you can use in your home, and willp us to make our association a uccess. Just a little trouble and are and the use of what would other vise go to waste in the fields, and rou can raise hundreds of broilers mn each farm, which will mean hun Ireds of dollars to the county. With liens pringing 29 cents per >ound and eggs 50 and 60 cents per lozen on today's market; with so nany soldiers in the various camps n the State to he supplied with poul ry and eggs, will South Carolina armers let the opportunity slip? Are we going to let North Carolina tdl Tennessee furnish the poultry mnd eggs for our State as they have lone in the past? Prof. Ilare has ilered to come and show us how to kill, dry-pick and pack poultry for he F-lorida market this winter. I hope our Clarendon people will ake an interest in this work and ry to make the poultry industry what it should be in our county. (Mrs.) -. I'. Ervin, P'res. Clarenlon I'.lout ry Association. .American Wounded. Ottawa, Ont., Oct. i.-1. Aloody, of 'ensacobl , ''1la., is listed :1amon1. tle Vounded in tonight's ('amnalin cas m:lty list. What is Counc The Law is 'IE El.EC'TION WII. HE II ELI. Alanning, S. C., Oct. 9. 1917. litor of 'The Times: Tha'~t our fel low cit izens may b' ally infor mned we make thle folow ntr stat ement: Yome t ime a go M.tryor A\. ('. I rat 'iml was! appointedl toi a F'ederal Of (ce. T[he pr(esenlt (Coun il 's termi ex - tires in April1 at which t ime' the rig. larn town 'ledt ion for Maytor aund bldermnicomales oil'. Tlhe ti ie lie ore this e'lect ion bing shoo't mi'm ers of council and cit izen's1 re' Iueist - d Mayor llradhlam, if possile under lie law, to cont.i nue inl (Otlice ; anti et as Mlayor ulnt il aftir the coming: lect ion--andi thus avoid t Ihe expen2se nid inconvenience of anu elect (in ldur ng the rush of our busy sea:soin. 'his we thought wou ld hbe gratIifyin o) all of our townsmen, as the Mlavor ad been electeid withbout oppoit~Iion. ats gi ven unilversaI satI ~isfction. 'lThis owever the Mayor in formied us (1ub1( not he done, bu2t that Ih' coul nd woul conte to act as M ayor ntiIlihe received his Comminiss ion top is nowv oflice. On the 17th (lay of ep~t. the Mayor was called upon to ign hiis Commission, andi~ onl the( samie ay te'ndereid his resignation to the ouncil. E. S. Ervin wasl ('lected b)y his lFel w Council-men to act an Mayor un i an election couldl be held, as the tw requir'es an election must be held :> fill a vacancy occuring on the loard of Ahldermnen, provided the me between the occurrance of the acancy andl the regular election (late xeeeda sixty (60) (lays. GERMAN FRONT SMASHED BY A[UES IN ANOTHER POWERFUL DRIVE Allies Attack Simultaneously and Continue Their Advance Until Nightfall. 'OLECAIPILLE CAPTURl) Victorious French Forces Also Oc Cupy Several Villages and Cap ture Blackhouises. The big light is on again in Flan ders and the Germans are being ham nered hard. Fild Marshal Ia'ig is battering away on the sector east and northeast of Ypres, while French trops have joined with the British left wing to the south of )ixmude in an endeavor to bring that section of the line even with the sharp wedge that has been driven into the Ger man front by Ilaig's men east. of Broodseinde. Launching their attacks simulta neously Tuesday morning, both armies had made considerable gains before nightfall, in addition to in flicting heavy casualties on the Ger mans and taking many prisoners. Unexpected Feature. Prior to the ainnounceenIt of the commencement of the attack there had been no intimation that the French were ready for an advance. With apparent ease the French cross ed the flooded Broenheek and .l ans, beek rivers andi captured the villages of St. Jean 1)e Mangelare and Veld hock, together with numerous block houses and took prisoners several hundred (;rma'W The advance of the French was over a front of more than a mile and a half and they pene trate(l the German lines to a depth of a quart er-mile. Sapig's principal offensive centered upon the portions of the Passcheun daele-(;heluvtelt rigde still hell by the Grmans, being'. directed eastward fromi Poelcapelle, which was cap tured, and northeastward from Broodl seinde towa rd Passchendach-,. the ul tilmate objective still being the O tend-Lille road. British ('asualties. London, Oct. P.---Br:itish en: u-d1iies reported dur in the week endlin to ilay !o tlled I7,505). T e'i le-: ' w 're divided as follows: Oficer's killed or died of wumlo. '11I1; meli, :2,965. OIlhI'rs wounded or mioi. : mlen, 13, :1;7. ii Considering? Plain Enough 'I " 'o nc it Ihts the mtatte r of this elet'' t1 i inn tt m ler 1< (('ns i r t iln. andt as 'oion as :ill requ~liremtst~ : (If thel hitw hv1 ben comlie d with, tile ltecionI te-rm t hat of .\laiyor, to su~ccee 'liyor A\. ('. 1Iradlham, resitgned; and FX S. Ervlin. Act ing .Mayor. ai r. Erin I says: "Thl' Cou-h-il ha t he mattIer oif this elee un under-, t'onl sidera tion, and 5s0on as all requoire. nientf of the hiw have been-c e<,midied with, the elec tin will be order(1 'lThe Att orneyv General'si ru- in th is caseO As: "Whien \laiyo: hra Ih:, i tly f belImes vacant."2-jo~ And th law~i is: Wh're there is ai va aney or olic ex<ceeding 0;0 lays of :i iira'Il (c Oetiln, a spial elect ion musict he held to till the vactancy. We have ilieand that thn attointy foir the ty~ has given to counciil all informat ion nlecessaryv for the holding of this dci-, lion, and we cannot undlers;tand what the Council is ''considering ," or what is meacnt by ''as soon1 as all require ments of the la1w have been comlied o with the elect ion will be ordered." Mayor lBradham tendered hisI: resig. nation on thle 1 7th day of Sept ember, andl it was accepted, th'-refore, since that day his seat has been declared vacant by lawv. This is a public mat. ter andI unless something is done im. medtiately, our towvn may be put to a lot of trouble and expense. I, I. APPELT,