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VOLUME XXXII.
CIVIL JURY CASES
k ARE DISPOSED OF
Several of Those Set for Trial
Are Compromised by
Parties
CROWD NOT LARGE
^ AS CRIMINAL TERM
Some of the Cases the Court
Has Heard of Local
, Interest.
The Court of Common Pleas convened
here last Monday morning,
with Judge John S. Wilson presiding.
Afti&sual, there was no session of the
ccurt in the morning, but the court
opened promptly at 2 :d() and began
the calling of the dockets immediately.
A roster of the cases was published
in the Herald of last week.
Hank of Tabor vs. G. M. Fowler was
compromised by the giving of a new
note by Mr. E. K. Skipper with a satisfactory
endorsement.
J. Sid Bellamy vs. B. N. Gore was
laid over until another day in the
v/eek on account of the reported illness
of Mrs. B. N. Gore. Some arguments
were made as tb this.
J. M. Johnson vs. Zadock Bullock
was laid over as to one defendant.
Bea&ley Shoe Company vs. A Bell
was continued
Porter vs Holliday was continced
until the next term
J. G. Butler vs W. J. Hughes was
compromised.
Bank of Tabor vs. Loris Telephone
Co., was compromised.
The first case taken up for actual
trial by the court was Lula E. Craw
ford vs. Mullins Lumber Company
The plaintiff, was represented by Har.
reison-& Harrclson of the Mullins bar.
and the defendant company by Messrs
Robt. B. Scarborough and O. H. McMillan.
It resulted in a verdict foi
$200.00 for the plaintiff.
The next case taken up for trial was
that of R. V. Ward vs. Pacific Fire
Insurance Company to recover the
Bum of $1,000.00 which Mr. Ward had
taken out on a dwelling house at
V/ampee, and which house was burned
on the night of March 31st, 191 t>.
This case had not gone far enough
for us to give a full report and the
final result of the trial. Several witnesses
had been sworn by the defendants
to show circumstances before
and at the time of the fire. The final
result of this trial will have to wait
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JL u i vy L? i IOOU v yj i lit. Al ? Ct-' f\
In the mean time the attorney rep
resenting the parties in the case o\
Coinhsh Company vs. J. R. Smith go\
t^jther and compromised the case
so that this will not be tried.
A full report of other proceedings
will appear in next week's issue.
CADORNA'S FORCES
SUFFER HARD BLOW
Italy's mettle is being critically
tested by the tremendous Teutonic
drive under command of Emperor
Charles of Austria on the Isonzo
flfcpnt, with what seems virtually the
entire Austrian army and strong German
forces.
From the first blow General Cadorna's
second army has suffered a
serious shock and Berlin claims the
defeat of this section of the Italian
forces from which it announces the
capture of no less than 60,000 men
and 450 guns.
These grave losses seem to bear out
% the German claim as to the fate of
this Italian army, but apparently the
crucial hour has not yet come which
will determine whether the Austro*
German host can be held at the mountain
passes and prevented from overflowing
into the fertile plains of
V^nezia.
Semi-official utterances reveal that
all possible preparations have been
made in Home to meet the great emergency.
Each day, however, sees
the invading armies making additional
headway. Berlin claims that virtually
the entire Italian Isonzo front
has been shaken.
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G. C. Cox wus in Cv>nway one da;
last week.
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BRAZIL LINED UP
AGAINST THE HUNS
Chamber of Deputies Declares
Almost Unanimously State
of War Exists.
Rio Janeiro, Oct. 2G.?The Chamber
ol Deputies today, by an almost un.
animous vote, declared that a state ol
war existed between Germany and
Brazil. The vote was 149 to 1.
The tribunes of the chamber were
filled to capacity. After a debate on
the opportuneness of proclaiming mar
tial law, the president of the diplomatic
commission spoke in favor of a
law worded as follows:
"A state of war between Brazil and
Germany is hereby acknowledged and
proclaimed. The President of tlv
Republic is authorized to adopt the
measures enunciated in his messages
of the 25th of October and to take an
steps tending to ensure national defense
and public security."
The virtually unanimous vote of
the deputies was received with penm _
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acclamation.
President Braz has sanctioned the
proclamation of a state of war with I
Germany,
The Senate unanimously approved
the proclamation of a state of war
with Germany.
According to the newspapers, torpedo
boat destroyers have received
orders to proceed to Bahia and take
possession the German boat Eber,
which has been lying there some
time.
The Eber is a vessel of 984 tons.
She is 208 feet long and has a draught
of nine feet, six inched. She has a
complement of 125 men.
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NOTICE.
On account of discontinuing the
dipping of cattle for this year in the
County, therefore the local Inspectors
ire laid off, So anyone wishing to
move cattle out of the County by Galivants
Ferry or Nichols must notify
Or. C. Hedley, Conway, S. C., as the j
cattle so moved have to be dipped j
under the supervision of a State |
Cattle Inspector and a permit issued j
for the movement according to the |
State law. anyone violating this law
will be prosecuted.
Dr. W. K. Lewis,
Inspector in Charge South Carolina.
ANOTHER LIST IS |
POSTED FOR DUTY j
The District Hoard for the Eastern1
district of South Carolina last week I
citified to the local board for mili-;
ary duty the following list of regisrans,
not before posted up.
The notice accompanying this list
?.s posted up at the headquarters of
he local hoard states that the follow-1
ng have been duly passet! upon oy j
>oth the local and district boards, and
re now certified for military service
and are not exempted or discharged.
These must be ready to appear for
.ervice at almost any time, as the
juota from Horry County is not yet
filled. It was stated last week that
'ounting out all those who have been ;
ejected on final physical test, and
."or one lawful cause or another, that
this county has to her credit, only
'.bout 175 out of the 2'M she has to
furnish.
The list follows:
Jos. Furman Kirton,
Willie Cierrald,
Lester Hemingway,
Walter McDuffie Hacks,
William Kenneth Suggs,
T ? I IT m r?-? %
dames vvaiKOi I odd,
Carl Phillips,
Benj. Gricr Collins,
John Noak Baker,
Pete Gause,
George Suggs,
Daniel Edgar Carter,
'Bert Ray,
Malcolm McDowell,
Leroy Yeoman Hodges,
Jesse Lonnie Roberta,
JohaJJola^Smith,
Alex Bruce Altraan,
t Dillon Cox,
Robert Mintz,
Doc. Long,
Marshal Mace Horn,
William Gathers,
William Harley Jones,
I Jesse Williamson,
(Continued on Page Eight.)
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3NWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, NO
ARMY NOT TO GROSS
BEFORE NEXT SPRING
Not Likely That National Divisions
Will be Ready for
Transportation Earlier
STATEMENT BY THE
WAR DEPARTMENT
America's Forces Must Not in
Any Way Add to Strain
Upon Allies.
Washington.?There is little prospect
that national army divisions will
be ready for transportation before
next spring. When they are ready to
move, availability of shipping to carry
men and supplies will govern the
rate at which they can then be sent
forward.
i nis statement was made at the
War Department in connection with
published reports that the national
army would l>e on the other, side in
February.
It was pointed out that the task >f
the United States is to furnish troops
fully supplied and with their own
lines of communication leading back
to the United States. The force cann6t
be allowed to become an additional
strain on the supply lines of the
Allies in any way.
The War Department has forbidden
.he publication of any information
tending to show the progress that is
being made or which is expected.
Strict orders have been given to p. event
unauthorized reports as to troop
movements and the information given
out today was of a general character
dealing with the obvious facts that
training equipment, supply and transport
tonnag-e are factors which must
govern the increase in Gen. Pershing'.;
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SOLDIERS
FOR CAMP JACKSON
The local exemption board sent on
to Camp Jackson the first of this
v eek. the following named colored
registrants who had been accepted for
military service and not exempted or
discharged:
Ilenry Clayton Bellamy,
Luther G vfie'd Bellamy,
Do:1: V) ce. a n,
William Gtr.hrrs,
Osey Johnson,
fetor Lynch.,
Aline Rutledge,
Ben Wright, Jr.
As many as seventeen would have
been required to fill the number wanted,
but the board only had the eight
above named available at the time.
BAPTiSTSTO BUILD
AT WANNAMAKER
A. B. Garren has the contract for i
the erection of a church building ar
Wannamaker in this county, accord- |
inp to plans drawn by an architect recently.
The Baptist denomination is
to be congratulated upon being able
to put up this fine buliding in the
county. Leading members of the
church are interested it) the enterprise,
and the work is to be fniished
by the first of March 1918.
germInwam
sent to bottom
Copenhagen.?Rumors of the loss
oi a uerman warship in the Sound,
the narrow strait between Denmark
and Sweden, are being circulated.
The reports are indefinite and unconfirmed
but the bodies of two German
marines and a sailor have drifted
ashore in the vicinity of Elisinore, (
Denmark;1 *f ' ?'
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The-'Holry MefvhAndiae . Co ., has
been organised to do ageneral mercantile
business at Horry, S. C., a sta- |
tion just this side of the Horry Industrial
School on the Conway, Coast1
& Western Railroad. Mr. K. L.
Mishoe is a stockholder arid officer
'n the company, as is also r. J, J.
and Mr.-A. T. Coliins.
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VEMBER 1, 1917.
PETAIN'S BRAVE MEN
STRIKE MIGHTY BLOW
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French Make Some of War's
Most Important Gains
Last Week
GERMANS SURPRISED j
BY FURIOUS ATTACK
Deadly Stroke Made Over Front
of Six Miles Northeast of
Soissons.
Last week while the allied troons
v.ere busily engaged in consolidating
positions won in Flanders, the French
forces of General Petaln struck a
mighty and unexpected blow againvt
the German line northeast of Soissons ,
and made some of the most important
gains of terrain since they threw back
the army of the German crown princ"
which was besieging Verdun.
The stroke was made over a front
of about six miles, from the east of
Vauxaillon to Pargny-Filain. Under
rainy and generally unfavorable
weather conditions the French pushed
forward all along the line aided by
audacious aviators who flew over the
German positions using their machine!
guns unci penetrated the German line;
at one point to a depth of tw0 and a
fifth miles.
Numerous important positions fell
one by one int0 the hands of General
Petain's men and in addition more
than 7,500 Germans, an enormous
amount of war material and 25 heavy
field guns were captured.
The greatest depth of the drive
was in the center of the line, where
the village of Chavignen was captured
after a violent stmcrorio 1+
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ed in the enemy fleeing pell mell.
Some of the boat troops in the army
^Pi'i the German crown prince were en.
gagefl in endeavoring to hold back
the onslaught, but their efforts were
unavailing under the enthusiasm ol
the French to win positions which
would place them more advantageously
to press on later, toward Laon.
For about a week the French artillery
had been hurling tons of steel
rrrto the German line in front of them j
in preparation for the drive, and when J
it was started sad havoc already had
been wrought by the guns. In addition
to the prisoners taken by the
French the Germans suffered heavy
j casualties.
WACCAMAW BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The Waccamaw Baptist Associati >n ;
will convene with the Rehoboth Bap- |
tist Church on Thursday, Nov. 15, 1917
at which time the following program, |
unless changed by the Association,
will be carried out:
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11:00?Introductory Sermon by \V.
J. Wilder.
11:45?Enrollment of messengers.
12:15?Report on State Missions.
1:00?Report of Executive Committee.
Thu rsdav A ft ernoon,
2:30?Report on Sunday Schools.
3:15?Report on Aged Ministers'
Relief.
4:00?Report on Laymen's Work.
Thursday Evening.
7:15?Sermon.
8:00?Report on Temperance ar.d
Public Morals.
Friday Morning.
9:30?Sermon.
10:30?Report on Orphanage.
11:15?Report on Home and Foreign
Missions.
12:15?Report on Ministerial Edu-j
cation.
1:30?-Miscellaneous Business.
Friday Afternoon,
3:00?Report on Colportage.
3:30?Report on Woman's Work. |
Friday Evening. i
7:15?Sermon.
8:00?Report on Education.
Saturday Morning,
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10:30?Report on Denominational
Literature
11:15?<*Report on Digest of letters.
ll:30^Report of Finance Committee
11:45?Report of Treasurer.
12:00?Miscellaneous Business an'!
Adjournment.
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P. M Coleman of Galjvants Ferry
was.in Conwuy some.'.time, last week.
raid.
GERMANS CAPTURE
30,000 PRISONERS
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Teutons Also Take More Than
300 Guns in Their Drive
Against Italians.
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Berlin.?The Austro-Germans in
their offensive on the Isonzo front
have captured more than 30,000
Italians, the German war office announced
today. More than 300 guns
also were taken.
At many places the Germans are
new fighting on Italian territory, the
announcement says.
The statement says the northren
wing of the second Italian army has
been defeated and is retiring. German
divisions are advancing beyond
Karfreit an Ronziana,
The Germans passed beyond their
objectives, the annuoncement says,
and threw the Italians from strong
rear hill positions. The Italians have
begun to evacuate the Bainsizza-Hclligengeist
plateau.
Bothe Karfreit and Ronziana are on
Hie west bank of the Isonzo. Karfreit
is in the sector north of Tolmino and
Ronziana is on the front south of that
city.
Italians Withdraw Lines.
Rome.?Under the Austro-German
pressure on the Isonzo front the Italians
have withdrawn their lines to
the border in noe sector and are preparing
for the evacuation of the Bainsizza
plateau, the war office announced
today.
The text of the statement reads:
"The hostile offensive against our
left wing on the Julian fron continued
Wednesday night and yesterday,
conducted by powerful forces,
"From Monte Maggiore, to the
west of Auzza, we have withdrawn on
our boundary line, in consequence of
which w? had to provide for the
evacuation of the Bainsizza plateau.
"East of Gorizia and on the Carso
the situation is unchanged.
"Ten enemy airplanes were brought
down or forced to land by our aviators
yesterday." , . '
meetingofthehorry
teachers
A goodly number of the teachers
of Horry County met in the Burroughs
School Auditorium, Saturday,
October 20, 1917, for the purpose of
reorganizing the Horry County
Teachers' Association.
After an address of welcome b.\
Supt. M. J. Bullock, the following
officers were elected:
Pres., Prof. P. W. Bethca; 1st Vict
Pres., Miss Essie Derham; 2nd Vice
Pres., Prof. J. I. Robinson; Sec., Miss
Kerby Tyler, and Treas., Miss Donna
Coleman.
Mr. Sherwood's address on "Food
Conservation" was appreciated by all
present.
?Kerby L. Tyler, Sec.
orderselection
for new county
A proclamation has been issued by
Governor Manning; ordering an election
for December 11 on the question
of forming a new county out of p rtions
of Williamsburg and Florence
Counties. The name of the propose !
county is to be John Rutledge in honor
of tho Revolutionary period governor
by that time. Lake City is approximately
the center of lho new
county zone.
Statistically speaking, the new conn
ty will have an area of 426 square
miles, 242 of which are to be carve*!
from Florence and 194 from Williams
burg. 'Die estimated population of
the contemplated county is 20,000, is
the portion of Florence to be sliced
away had 10,102 in 1910 and Williams
burg 7,529. Approximated value of
the taxable property is $2,229,925.
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NOTICE.
The following ladies of Conway
have been appointed to take charge of
the dinner to be given the Veterans by
the Fair Association and Citizens of
Conway on Tuesday, Nov. 13th. Anyone
who wishes to help in any way
will please communicate with either
of these ladies: Mrs. C. B. Dusenbury,
Mrs D. A. Spivey, Mrs. K. J. Sherwood,
Mrs. Chas. H. Scarborough, Mi's
M. W. Collins.
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NO 28
FIRST SHOT OF WAR
FROM AMERICAN GUN
Red Haired Artilleryman of
Pershing's Forces Sends
Opening Challenge
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OF STEEL AT THE GERMAN
WORKING PARTY
From Behind United States Infantry
in the French
Trench.
With the American Army in Franco
Oct. '27?American troops are in the
first line trenches on the French
front. The artillery fired the first
shot of the war at (> o'clock on the
morning of a recent day at a German
working party There has been mtcrmittent
artillery fighting since.
The helmeted infantry marched in,
without the knowledge of the enemy,
on the same night, through rain and
mud. The French soldiers in thetrenches
welcomed them enthusiastically.
The nearest enemy trench is several
hundred yards waav. The soctrwr v*
one of the quietest on the front. It
has not been taken over, being under
the control of the troops under the direction
of the French. The Am eric mne
have shelled German gun positions
and troops, the enemy sending back
shell for shell. The first shell ease
will be sent to President Wilson. The
case is now in the possession of General
Sibert. The shot was fired by a
red haired gunner and his comrades in
the ranks and the assembled officers
cheered. Later a luncheon in the field
was attended by the American and
French artilleries in celebration of
the first American contact with th?*
enemy,
The gun used in firing the first
shot was one of the famous French
75s. On the second day the French
shelled a German battery position
which was located by sound and the
enemy replied vigorously, projectiles
falling close to the Americans who
joined in the artillery duel.
FIRE DOES WORK
AT EDDY LAKE
News reached here the middle of
last week that the plant of Kddy l^ake
Cypress Co., below Port Harrelson
was on fire. Mr. George Officer and
M. W. Collins went at once to the
place. They found a large dry-kiln
and the docks at the place in flames.
By cutting some platforms in two
leading to other parts of the equipment,
the fire was prevented from
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this way the planing mill was no
doubt saved from destruction.
The Kcidy Lake plant has not been
in operation for several years, but has
been held by the owners in connection
with other valuable property they acquired.
in this section. Large quantities
of lumber was at one time manufactured
there.
DO YOU NEEDA ~~
GOOD BUSINESS LOT
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Here is the Opportunity While
the Iron is Hot.
One of the most desirable business
corners in Conway to-day is the va|
cant lot owned by Capt. C. J. Kpps,
, on the corner of the 4th Avenup ?n?i
i Main Street, next door to the Pastime
Theater, and opposite the Peoples
National Hank, across the avenue; and
across Main Street from the Horry
Hardware Company. It is in the heart
or the best business section of Conway.
It is likely to increase greatly
in vaju? during the next few years.
This valuable , piece of property la
for sale by Horry Land Agency, and
at a reasonable' price. See M. If.
Hedrick, Manager, by calling at Hotel
| Grace to-day. If yon arc wanting a
place to build you a nice store where
i you may establish a business that will
bo :n the thick of the f'ght for the
! years t > como.- -Uvl /,
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