The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, February 13, 1918, Image 1

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VOL. XXXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1918. WAR DEPARTMENT TO USE CHARLESTON FOR WAR PURPOSES Information Is Given to Senate Com mittee PART OF HUGE PLAN Total of $268,650,00 Will be Expended for Storage Depots, Ordnance De pots and Other Facilities According to a statement from the War Department to the military com mittee of the United States Senate, in Washington yesterday, $10,000,000 will be expended in construction of port terminals at Charleston. For military reasons, it is not .p; o per to suggest a site at this time. It is no secret, however, that boards of army officers have made exhaustive surveys in and near Charleston and it has been known for some time that these officers favored Charleston. The'plan for $10,000,000 port term inals here was decided on by the War Department some time ago, but not until yesterday was the information given out for publication. The con struction of the terminals will, of course, greatly benefit Charleston, but their cardinal purpose is for efficient prosecution of the war against Ger many. Statement by the Mayor "While I am, of course, highly grat ified that the War Department thus recognizes Charleston's advantages to the government, Iam not prepared to talk of the matter. As the mayor of Charleston and a citizen of Charles ton, I am delighted that Charleston is to be prominent in service to the country, and it is gratifyiig to knov that our harbor and our facilities will be impressed upon national service. Charleston's patriotism must, of ne cessity, come before Charleston's own interests. The War Department finds that Charleston can ye of service to the nation. That is the point." Mr. R. Godwyn Rhett, who has been in Washington on important matters, was interests 1 in the news, he said, but declared that it was for Washing on to discuss the matter at this time. The ' :xt of the Associated Press dispatch to the News and Courier fol lows: Washington, Feb. 12.-Many new construction projects for the army, Including munitions plants, ordnance depots, storage plants, port terminals, hospitals, aviation works, cantonment and housing were disclosed in a state ment given the Senate military com mittee today by the War Department. The work will cost a total of $268, 650,000 and while some of the pro jects had been announced before, in most cases the location and cost had not been given. The Charleston Terminal A port terminal costing $10,000,000 will be built at Charleston, S. C., and at Boston, Mass., $8,000,000 will be spent for a similar terminal. Two mil lions are provided for three power bag loading points at sites not yet select ed. Hospitals for soldiers suffering with tuberculosis are to be built at Asheville, N. C., and Denver, Colo., at a cost of $500,000 each and $12,800, 000 is to be spent on hospitals at thir ty two army training camps. A dlivision cantonment for the regu lar army is to cost $8,000,000, but its 'location was not given. It may take the place of the regular army train ing camp at Charlotte, N. C., which soon is to be abandoned because of the unsuitability of the ground. on which it Is located. Forty' interior storage dlepots to cost an aggregate of $30,000 000 are to be erected at unnamed points. On aviation work, including a new can tonment, the location of which was not given ,$46,000,000 will be expend edl. Ordnance (depots are to be built on the South Atlantic coast and at 'some seaport" at a cost of $4,000,000 each and one on the middle Atlantic coast at a cost of $6,000,000. An ammunition depot at "some seaport" is to cost $7,500,000, and a like sum is to be ex pended for an ordnance depot in Cen tral Pennsylvan . (Iouses for Ship Workers For housing for the shi pping board to relieve congestion in shipyard com munities the department plans to ex pend $35,000,000 for this purpose pro videdl in a bfll which pasedl the house toglay.. In addition to this $600,000 will be expended at Newport 'News Va..- for housing the negro stevedore regiments loading vessls thre. Another item is that of $250,000 for a high explosive plant at Sand Hook, L. I. The statement shops that $37,000, 000 will be spent in building a gas making plant at Edgewood, N. J. Brig. Gen. Littoll, in charge of can tonment division and other c'onstrue ti on jobs, also submitted statements to t)ecommittee, showing that, in ad c~t6to the new work, his bureau has ehare of construction bow in prog r a calling, fpr an .egpenditeure of d 0u000, A Splendid Adv 'two. hUnzdre~ fif1ty tU 'd4 1aT B/ About three weeks ago Maj. W. T. I resenting W. Gordon McCabe & Co., dividual in South Carolina, and possibl Maj. Jesesne's cotton, as he has since with reproduce a facsimile of the cheel sesne has always been one of Clarendo sold in a lump, which gives him the < It is a big advertisement for Clarendo have already made mention of this sa others may do likewise this year. KAISER SAYS FOES MUST ADMIT DEFEAT Emperor of Germany Makes a Boas ful Speech in Regard to German Peace SAYS LORD DIRECTS STEPS Declares Those Who Refuse Peacc Must Be Forced to Have Peace Amsterdam, Feb. 11.-Germany d' - sires peace, but before it can be at tained her enemies must reogniz that Germany has been victorious, Emper or William said in reply to an address presented by the burgomaster of Hamburg on the conclusion of peace with the Ukraine. The Emperor's re. ply, as. given in a Berlin dispatch, follows: "We have gone through hard times. Everyone has had a burden to bear anxiety, mourning, grief, tribulation and not the least he who stands before you. In him wpe combined the care and grief for tne entire people in its sorrows. "We often entered false paths. The Lord' pointed out to us by a hard school the path by which we should go. The world, however, at the same time has not been on the right path. We Germans who stili hay ideals shouild work to brin~ about better times. We should fight for right .and (moratliy. Our Lord God wishes us to have peace, but a 'eace whereir the world will strive to do what is right and good. We ought to bring peace to the world. We shall seek in every way to do it. Such an end was achieved yes terday in a friendly manmer with an enemy which, beaten by our armies, perceives no reason for fighting long er, extends a hand to us and receives our hand. We clasp hands. But he who wil not accept peace, but, on the contrary, declines, pouring; out the blood of his own and of our own peo ple, must be forced to nave peace. We ..re'to live n friendship with neigh .w.'nig peoples, but this victory of Ger i:tai arms must be t irnt recognized. :ur troops under the great Hlinrien burg will continue to win it. Fhen peace will come " --o - BRITISH PREACHIER D)AMNS THE KAISER New York, Feb. 8.-When the truth comes out about all the Germans have (lone in this war there won't be a man in the world but will say in his heart: 'God damn kaiserism to the bottom of the sea.' And that will be one of the most earnest prayers ever utteredl." The above wordls, utteredi with the utmost earnestness todiay by the Rev. Charles A Eatoni, of the Madison avenue Baptist chur~ch, in addressing 1,000 workers In a yard of the Staten island shipbuilding company, were cheeredl to the echo. Dr. Eaton made a strong, plea for speeding up wvork on American ships to strengthen the hands of the nation's soldiers, lie in vitedl the earnest andl active. support of all the shipbuilding workers and it was promised in roaring aplause of approval of his sentiments after he said: "While you wore sleeping night before last the ship Tuscania, carry ing our soldiers, was struck by one of those infernal German machines, andl your blood brothers were hurled to death by those damned assassins. The Germans have murdered little babies, ravished beautiful women who were loved as you love your mothers, sisters and sweethearts. They call us swine. Boys, it's up to you to build these ships. Every rivet is a nail in the kaiser's coffin. Let .us make him a beautiful coffin." IEUT. MARCH, JR. INJURE!D Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 12.--Second Liout. Peyton C. March, Jr., son of Major Gen. Peyton d. March, sus tained a fracture of the skull this af ternoon shortly after 3. o'clock when his airplane tell at Taliaforro ?ield. Hie is said to have ,small chances of reovery. - rtisement for Claret 1"1.MGtk4'If4. Jan -. 19 wuan four hundred & sovent; 'esesne sold his cotton holdings, which of Charleston, for what we believe w y in the South. The amount was $25( sold over one thousand dollars worth, c to show our readers what farminer o, n's best and largest planters, and this listinction of receiving the largest amo n soil, and one that has put our county le in their papers. We congratulate GREAT MEETING IN SUMTER ON FEBRUARY 19TH Mr. W. C. Dais, County Chairman, Hopes Clarendon Will le Well Represented The Food Administration , the Farm and Ilomen Demonstration De partments, and the Council of De fense of South Carolina, who are closely cooperating, have determined to hold a meeting at Greenwood on February 18th and one at Sumter on February 19th, to which the active working forces of the three organiza tions will be invited. The purpose of these meetings will be to give a thor ough knowledge of the war situation, to present the program of the Food Administration, Farm Demonstration Bureau, and the Council of Defense, and to set forth plans for the combin ed spring campaign which will be launched shortly after these meet irgs. We exl.ect to present severat speakers o f'ational prominence an: can promise that those who attend vill receive inspiration and valuable information. The following are requested and expected to attend at Greenwood or Sumter, whichever is - most conven i;ent. All county food administrato)rs, and all other food administration rcp resentatives; all farm and home dem onstration perpnts; all members of the State council of defense, al: chairmen of the county councils of defense, the chairmen of the township or school district councils, and all members of the women's council of defense. We also request the presence of the speakers selected by the State Coun-il of Defense who will carry the burden of the speaking campaign, and other patriotic citizens who wish to prepare themselves for volunteer service in the approaching campaign. Each fara demonstration agent is asked to select two or three prominent farmers from his county who will at tend one of these meetings and ac tively cooperate in the campaign. Recent war developments, and es epcially the foodstuffs situation, make it absolutely necessary for every cit izen of South Carolina to be informed of the very serious trend of affairs, and of the obligation that rests upon us fo ra much greater production and more perfect conservation of food sup plies, as well as of a more vigorous andl whole-hearted supp~ort of the gov ernment in every other wvay. We earnestly hope that a full at tendance may be had at both the Greenwvood and the Sumter meetings, in ordlr that thn' r~-cos wvho must ear ry the brunt of the approaching cam. paignii may be thoroughly informed of th(e situation, and properly in structed as to the concrete program which will b~e presented at these meetings. William Elliott, Food Administrator for S. C. W. R. Long, D. IR. Coker, Director of Extension Chairman State Council of D~efense, HRIDE OF YEAR MURDERED) Chas. Foster, o' Spartanburg, Accused of Ifilling Wife Spartanburg, Feb. 12-Special: Charles Foster, a well-known young Spartanburg man, is held by a cor oner's jury on the charge of having murderedl his bride of one year, Mrs. Edna Herren Foster. Foster has been dletaimed at police hadquarters since the affair took place at 3:30 o'clock, but at 11 o'clock tonight, following the conrsoletion of the inquest, he was lodged in the Spartanburg County jail. The tragedy took place at the Foster home, 123 Branch street, shortly after Mr. and Mrs. Foster had reached home, and it Is alleged that the act 'was committedl by Mr. Foster In a fit of jealousy. Mrs. Foster was about twenty-two years of age and was a native of Asheville, N. C. She had been previously married. Mr. Foster is a native of the Roebuck section of Spartanburg county, and Is about twenty-eight years of age. He had also been previousl ymnated RUSSIA NOW OUT ARMY 1 Without Signing Peace Treat Declares the State of W Be at An End-Result of Peace With Ukraina and Are Assured of Cessatio: Eastern Front and Can 'lies in West Amsterdam, Feb. 11.-Russia has declared the state of war to be at an end and has ordered the demobiliza tion of Russian forces on all fronts, according to a dispatch received here today from Brest-Litovsk, dated Sun day. The dispatch follows: "The president of the Russian dele gation at today's (Sunday's) sitting stated that while Russia was desist ing from signing a formal peace treaty, it declared the state of war to be ended with Germany,. Austria Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria, si multaneously giving orders for com plete demobilization of Russian forces on all fronts." Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki for eign minister, alluding later to the further discussions that will arise from the situation created between Central Powers and Russia for the establishment of reciprocal diplomatic consular, legal and economic relations, indicated a method of direct inter course between the governments con cerned, as well as employment of the commissions of the quadruple alliance which already are at Petrograd. Reports are Confirmed London, F'eb. 11.-A German wire less dispatch received here this eve ning confirms dispatches received from Amsterdam during the day that Russia has ordered a cessation of war and the demobilization of the Russian armies on all fronts. Formally Out of It Russia steps formally out of the war by act of the Bolsheviki Govern ment which seized the reins of power in Petrograd last November and al most inmmediately opened peace nego tiations with the Central Empire. The authority of this government seems virtually unquestioned at present in Northern Russia and the Teutonic Powers already have assurance of the cessation of even nominal hostilities along virtually all the remainder of the original long line in the east by signing a peace with the Ukraine and isolating Rumania. Played Important Part Although cutting little figure in the war for nearly a year past, Russia's great, indeed vital part, in the coil flict comes forcibly to mind as the circumstances leading up to her exit are reviewed. Becoming a belligerent on August 1, 1)1.1, through Germany's declaration of war upon her, her troops were soon sweeeping through East Prussia, creating a diversion which hampered the Germans in their first (lash through Belgium and upon Paris. Though disastrously defeated by Hindenburg at Tannenberg, she rallied iuickly and by winter was hammermng again at the German bor ders, and her great armies overrun ning Austrian territory in Galicia were at the crests of the Carpathians and threatening an invasion of Ilun gary. Gave Bluns 'Trouble It. took the bulk of the Austrian armies and a large proportion of Ger. many's virtually an entire year's cam pa ignmi g in I1915 to brea k Russia's hold onl GalIicia, dIrive' her out of P'o land and the lower Hal tic territory and force her armies to the line at Hrest-Litovsk. Hut not yet disorgan ized she fought through 1 91(6 creating havoc among the Austrian armies in Volhynia and Galicia and in Asia Minor, dIriving the Tu'riks out of vir tually all TIurkish Armenia. .The opening of last ye'ar found( Rus sim under the old bureaucratic re ginme. 11er oppressedl, war-worn pe'o ple were ripe for the revolution andl in March1, 1917, ca me the crash, and dleposit ion of IEmperor N ichlolar, andl( thle formlat ion of the first provisional government. Undler Kerensky, as mini ister of war, her armies in .July, 1917, began an offensive in Volhynia and Galicia which was in the full tide of succ'ess wVhen disalffection amilong her troops broke out and stopp1edl tile ef fort. Held( Jluns in East Since August last Russia has figur ed in the great wvor'ld conflict as a muil itary factor onl~y bly re'ason thlat sheo still heldl numbers of German and1( Austrian troopls on her frontiers, LIVELY ON AMERICA N LINE Americans Suffer Light Casualties; Give Germans Shrapnel With the American Army in France, Feb. 10--(By the Associated Press). One American artilleryman was killed and five artillerymen were wounded Saturday night by shell fire. The Americans sprinkled the enemy trenches with shrapnel all during the (lay. There was considerable patrol activity, but no further clashes were reportedl. The early reports of the encoumnter between the Americann and the Ger mans Friday night in front of the Amnrican wire entang-lements have 'OF THE FIGHT '0 DEMOBOLIZE y the Bolsheviki Government ar With Central Powers To Internal Strife-By Signing Isolating Rumania Teutons i of Hostilities Along Entire Turn Full Force Against Al awaiting the forces of disorganization within to bring about her final disin tegration. This process struggled against in vain by Kerensky, was con st'intly accelerated by virtue of the (,ivided authority set up at Petrograd. The council of soldiers and workmen, representing the proletariat and claiming virtually supreme powers, finally in November last formally took over the power it. had long in fact exercised. Peace Negotiations The rest is comparatively recent history. Under Lenine and Trotzkv an armistice was brought about on all Russian fronts on Iem' 2lber -1, and peace neg.:.j;,tions wi;h the Central Power were opened.l at rn'-litcvsic on Dcenbeir '??. The , ntral Empires agreed to adhere to the general prin ciples of no annexations, no indemni ties and self determination of peoples and there was held open to the En tente Powers the opportunity of join Great Enthusiasm in Germany lead up to a general peace. No favor was found for this proposition among the Allied nations, however, the good faith of the Germans in particular in making this offer being doubted. This doubt was lately found by the Rus sians to be well founded. Working Her Downfall Notwithstanding this, however, the negotiations were continued. Mean while Russia was fast splitting up. District after district declared its in dependence. Finland and Ukraine being the notable examples. The Uk raine opened separate negotiations with the Central Powers and these culminated last Saturday in the sign ing of a peace agreement. It has been made fairly clear, how ever, that Germany had no idea of yielding to the Bolsheviki on the ques tion of evacuation of Russian occupied territory, which has been the sticking point in the negotiations, and that she was preparing virtually to ignore the Bolsheviki as long as she could make peace with the Ukraine and secure the opening of the frontiers to the rich grain growing provinces controlled even nominally by the Ukranians. London, Feb. 11.-A dispatch to The Exchange Telegraph from An sterdam, says: "There is great enthusiasm in Ger many over the reported end of the state of war between the Central Pow ers and Russia. Cities everywhere a Vre beflagged and there is much re joicing over Trotzky's unconditional surrender. "It has been arranged that the Cen tral economic commission in Petro grad shall settle the details of the re sumption of relations between Russia and the Central Powers. Says God help Albion New York, Feb. 11l.--Open prophecy that Hlindenburg would undertake a great general offensive in the west this spring in an endea-or to crush the British, French and American armies and end the war was made in a pub hei le'ct ure by Major von Olberg of the Gerimnm general staff, before the Germnan Ci(oloninal Society at Berlin last mionith. According to an ac'c'ount of hiis adl dress printed in Ge'rmani pa pers which have reached here, Major von Olberg sa id that, as 117 had been the year of revenge,"' 1918 Hwoumld be' the "'year of dlecisioni." (;rinianso wenre t old to turyn their eves and hearts to the wvest front from Flande'rs to Ve'net ia, ignoring the pe'a('e ne'got iations1 in the east, the out-. (ComeL of wvhich was "miiil itary without "'Toiday,", sa id Majoir von Olberg, our bac.k is free and we have the re serves which we lacke'd in I1914, when we had to defend East Prussia against the Russians. The great offensive now ('anl start, an :1 then Godl he'lp Albhion."' V'on Olberg, who was spe'aking offi ciaIly as head of one of the dlepart* menits of the war press office, did not say explicitly, however, that the pirin eipial blow wvould be delivered against the Brit ish forces, declaring that H1in.. dlenburg could be trusteid to select the proper place for the offensive. been con fi rmedl. The enemy patrol ('ried: Kamerad! as they openedl fire and 'onltmued('( to fight. Yells from the enemy as the Ameri c'an barrage fell verified the accuracy. of the aim of the Amiricans. BRITISHS1 DESTROYER sUNK D)isaster Result of Collision in Enlsh Channel London, Feb. 11.-The British to*K pedlo boat destroyer Boxer was suni on the night of February 8 inth English chai iel as the result of * collisi on the British admiralty awl nounced tod~ay. One boy Is ml s.ne idon County Dirt e' throe andl 751 b~ )4d .~i was 1677 bales to Mr. S. J. Smith, rep as the largest check ever paid any in ,473.75. This, however, was not all of and still has more to follow. We here 1 in .-. ..e an wIl do. Maj. Le , r , '. hie crop accumulate and unt ever paid a farmer for his product. on the map. Several northern dailies Major on his good fortune, and hope ARMIES PREPARING FOR GREAI BAIJLE Mild Weather Expected to Usher in Most Sanguinary Period of War BOTH SIDES MORE ALERT 'Tension Along British-German Front Tightening as Sodden Field Dries Out With the British Army in France, Feb. ll.-(By the Associated Press). --The tension along the British-Ger man front is tightening. As the ex ti aordinarily bright, mild weather has continued to dry out the sodden fields, the two gre-at armies have be come more alert. The inertia of the (lays when the western theater was held in the grip of snow and impass able mud has disappeared and the con tending forcds are. poised, watching each other, like duellists for the first move, which will mean that the most sanguinary period of the war has be gun. Something seems bound to happen before another month has pacsed, if the present weather holds. Indeed, even now theg round in some sections is quite fit for fighting. The enemy continues to make intense prepara tionsf cr what has been advert'sed as the "great offensive." German troops Iand guns keep pouring into the west ern front, and there are indications I that a few Austrian units are in Flanders. Cleared for Action Certain areas, back of the German front, have been cleared for action, and daily bodies of troops have been practicing attacks under the teutelage of experts. Prisoners say that leave for soldiers were stopped January 20. So far as actual fighting is con cerned, it is still confined to identifi cation raids, air activity and occa sional bursts of artiller. Along many miles of the front, which the corre spondent visited in the last two In vs there is a onomious. One may sit for hours on a vantage point so close to the German lines that the enemy can be seen, working about, yet there are fw soundis of strif. .'The enemy is playing 'possum or ignoring the m il itarv moevments be hind the British lines, and the British themselves are sitting tight, saying little. The silence is uncanny and porten tious. FOUR SOUTH CAIROLINIANS Recorded As Having Been Aboard the Truscainia Washington, Feb. 10.-Special: Wayne S. 1Hell, of Marion, and Albert S. IHucks, of Branchville, respectively sergeant and private in the Twentieth Engineers, andl W. J. Stuckey, of La mar, and .J. Nelson, of Scotland, both sergeants in the 100th aerio squadron, wecre the only South Carolinians offi cially recorded as having been on board the Tuscania. All except Nel son have been officially rep~ortedI as rescued, and there is a fair chance that Nelson's name may be found on one of the lists of survivors. Trhere were seven North Carolinians on the Tuscania, andl all are officially reported among the rescuedl. SOLD EGGS 51 CTS A D)OZEN Government Revokes License of New York Firm New York. Feb. 12.--Announcement that the food license of B. Baff & Son, Inc., of this city, wholeqale poultry andl egg dealers, accused of profiteer ing, has been revoked for the period of the war by the national food adl ministration in Washington, upon rec ommendation of the federal'foodi board of New York, was made tonight. This is the most drastic order yet issued against New York food dleal ers, and was based upon the charge that the Baffs hold eggs for fifty-one cents a dozen, when the government's fixed prie is f'orty..six ents.