1 VOLUME XXXII.
BIG ARMY MARCHING.
ON RUSSIAN CAPITAL
Kerensky, at the Head of ImlYionCA
C/vhaa AA<?>" ?
I iii^iioc rui ividy nuyam
Power
BOLSHEVIKI REVOLT
NOT FAR FROM END
Forces Loyal to Ex-Premier
Defeat Revolutionists in
Moscow.
Apparently the Bolshcvikfi uprising
in Petrograd is nearing iH* end and
Premier Kerensky may soon again he
in power.
Late advices from Petrograd uro to
the ^fect that the revolutionists
|i i;uve Dcen (leteated in Moscfow and at
Tsraskoe-Selo and from 1|ho latter
i* town, which is 15 miles fijom Petro|
grad, are retreating a disorderly mob
I toward the capital.
I In Petrog'rad street fighting has
f taken place with the Cosisacks and
I other loyalists having the- better o.'
f the Bolsheviki element, while Kercn1
sky with 200,000 men is on his way
from Gatchnia to reinforce! tho loyalists.
To stay his progress, however,
the rails of the Petrograd-Gatchina.
Railway hare been torn up* and large
forces of the Bolsheviki die said to
^ have gone to give battle.
I War i? Finland.
I To add to the troubles of the Kerensky
government, a state -of war has
been proclaimed in Finland and the
j governor general dismissed,! his place
0 ? I// a *
The diet has voted to eh }ct a state
directorate which will hare supreme
power in the proTince.
Oa the Italian front the I talisn line
in the north has stiffened tinder the
reinforcement it has received from
the British and French. . Even the
German official communis ition does
not mention any further 1 Retirement
by the Italians but on the contrary
aamits that east of As ago, where the
Austro-Germans made g nins last
week, the Italians in strong force at
tacked the invaders and 1 ceaptum.
lest positions. The Itai'ans took
al out 100 prisoners.
Along the middle and southed
reaches of the Piave the P \ inns ar
holding their lino tenuci< i:sly, al\
though they have boon '< cod t??
give up the Vidor bridgehei northeast
of Treviso.
i lirit'sh Hold Ground ' ton.
The Germans Sunday nv i'.o no at
l tempts to recapture the gv< } k! take/.
from them by the British S iurdny i
i the region of Passchcndaolr content
ing themselves merely with the bom
bardmOnt of the newly won line. A
hea!^^* ainfall prevented tl t: Britisl
front extending their gai ?s. Bombardment
and minor att; cks hav?
predominated on the remaii tier of th
v/estern front, except win oe Hail
manns We'lerkopf, in tl c Vosge*
r TWountains, where, in a viol ent battle,
the French repulsed the Gel *maus.
In Palestine the British forces under
General Allen contniu e to make
progress against the Turks , who are
being added by German an< 1 Austrian
gunners. During the latt? ?r part of
lest week sevejral move t owns and
I villages were captured o o the f>00
isquafje mile battlefield in tddition to
numerous guns and nume rous prisoners.
explosIvesTaw ~
' goes into effect
Washington.?Any per son found
with explosives in' his possession
lifter November 15 witho' rit a license
if sued by the federal government
showing the purpose foi which the
explosives aro to be use tl will be liable
to arrest and fine of $5,000 or
one year's imprisonmnet.
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( , CHURCH SERVJ CHS.
wv. W. H. Perry wil I preach his
farewell sermon before ( Jonference at
Sandy Plain, Sunday at il a. nr., and
at Rehoboth at 3: 30 p. i a.
The Rev. M. W. Hoi Ik, P. E., will
preach at Sandy Plains Ion Sunday
right at 7 p. m.
[/ A cordial invitation is i extended tc
i attend the services. I
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PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
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Calls in Midst of Sorrow and
Peril to Thank God for Bless
ings November 29.
Washington.?President Wilson issued
tonight his 1917 Thanksgiving
proclamation, calling upon the nation.
even in the midst of the sorrow
arid great peril of a world shaken b>
war to thank God for blessings that *
are better than mere peace of mind
i<nd prosperiyt of enterprise.
The proclamation fixing Thursday,
November 29, as Thanksgiving day
follows:
"It has long boon the honored cu.-;om
of our people to turn in the fruit
ful autumn of the year in praise an
thanksgiving to Almighty God l'oi
His many hissings and mercies to us
as a nation. That custom w(> can fol
low now even in the midst of the
tragedy of a world shaken by war
and immeasurable disaster, in the
midst of sorrow and great peril because
even amidst the darkness that
has gathered about us we can see the 1
great blessings God has bestowed
ui : -I-.* ?
u|/wn uaf uicss>;mai art1 DCIU'J',
taking up arms against a tyranny
that threatened to master and dobase
men everywhere and joining
with other free peoples in demanding
for all the nations of the world that
we then demanded and obtained for
ourselves.
"In this day of the revelation of
our duty not only to defend our own
rights as a nation, but to defend also
the rights of free men throughout
the world, there has been vouchaf< d
us in full and inspiring measure tbe
resolution and spiVit of united
action. We have been bron-rht to o^e
mind and purpose. A new rigor of
common counsel and common action
has been revealed in us. We should
especially thank God that fn such
circumstances, in the mi 1st *>f tb*
greatest enterprise th? spirits of men!
have ever entered upon, we hare, if
practical economy, aboundance with
which to supply the needs of those
associated with us as well as our
own. A now light shines about us.
The great duties of a new day awaken
a new and greater national spiiit m
us. We shall never again be divided
m* wonder what ..tufi we are mad.
of.
"And while we render thanks f ?
these tilings let us pray Almighty
God that in all humbleness of spii.il
we may lo >k always to Him for guid ;
ance; that we may be kept coos an! |
in the spirit ami puvpo. e of ser.ie j
that hy His grace our minds any b |
r.'ectcd and our hands strengthened .
nd that n His good ti ne liberty
nd security and peace and the co*
adeship of a common justice may I 'ouchsafod
nil thp nf
*arth.
" Wherefore, I, Wood row Wilson.
>resid.cnt of the United States rf
Vmcrien, do hereby dec i gnato Thurs
day, the 29th day of November next
as a day of thanksgiving and pvave
and invite the people throughout tii
land to cease upon that day from
their ordinary occupations and in
their several homes and places of
worship to render thanks to God, the
great ruler of nations.
"In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the .:eal
of the United States to be affixed.
"Done in the District of Columbia
this seventh day of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United S ates
of America the one hundred and for.
ty-second.
Wood row Wilson,"
"By the president:
"Robert Lansing,
"Secretary of State."
1. J. PARKER DIES
OF HIS INJURIES
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Isaac J. Parker, the aged man of
ol Simpson Creek township who suffered
various injuries in an automobile
accident recently, died last week
and an inquest was held by magistrate,
G. L. Bellamy into the caus? ol
his death.
The jury of inquest returned a verdict
to the effect that he came to hi
death by accident brought on by hi4
own carelessness, or words 'so that
effect.
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DNWAY, S. C , THURSDAY, NC
RUSSIAN REVOLT
MADE IN GERMANY
Virtually Unanimous Opinion
r- ? ?
expressed in London
Newspapers
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HOPE MAXIMALISTS j
ARE MINOR FACTION
Some Say Coup Affects Alliec1
Cause to No Great
Extent.
I.< : don.?That the Russian coup
was ont?ineemtl and subsdized
iiV fJp'MYUl m V !".?? til- '*< ..I....
...... . v'l^' )7V?. W! Villli- j
i .a Li. g R'.i i s I'rom amour her env i
uie.- is t.io v:<u'jl!y unanijv. u-j
opinion expressed?in newspaper cdito
-ail comment. A despondent view
of the outlook is taken by some commentators,
while other claim that the
triumph of the Maximalists is probably
a passing' phase and refuse to
believe that they represent Russia, or
that Russia will agree to a separate
peace. <
The Times partly blames the Korrnsky
government for tolerating anarchy,
and says;
"Premier Kerensky himself never
bowed himseP ,really ablo to rule
the storm ard came?to say the least
?with diminished credit out of th
Kemiloff episode. For the moment,
he Allies can sit by and look on at
this agony, getting what comfort
they can from the reflection that the
Voice struggling up from it assuredly
is net the authentic Yoio? of Russia .
* * * That the real Ru.ssia wilL ever
consent to a :*-pu.nvto p^ac? or acquiesce
in all the extravagances of
the soviet manifestos it is mmossibl?
o believe."
07)'imi.'t:c "Viivv,
Tire Morxipg Po.st u-dcr.the capon
"Revo'ution M ute in Ce./many,'
s.ys: . )(
"Whether- the rcv'lution will succ(
ed remains to ly seen. There i*
'i'l a core of Rood faith an/1 loyalty
hi Rus-ia. The Russian people h. v
i pveut 'c adition of national bono;
.vhich if t!i"y have the choice the,
ill never oh o.c to break."
The D illy Mail su>s:
"Russia's p ?\ in the war has boon
>. small one during- the last eirh'
r nth.: a. d it can liardly be said that
.hi. e? up d'tcat makes very much dif
.lonce t> the ot'-er Allies. A pas
vo defence t e Oi.plishes nothing in
. !: way. *
"S'cia1 rcv ^'i.io s r.-ove in a fixed
vbit and one cd the stupes throi.g
iiic.h Lhcy pace is that of chaos dur
ig which, the Rohespierres and I amines
hold power. The Robespierres
were not France and the I.eni e
have no right to pose as representatives
of Russia."
Not Fall of Russia.
Missoula, Mont.?"The fall of Pr4i.rvA.^wl
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us not trie mil oi KUSSia. L no
Maximalist uprising is nothing more
than an I. W. W. revolt that has
temporarily gained control of the
city." This was the statement of
Rev. Vladimir V. Alexandroff, arch
priest of the Russian orthodox
church in America. Father Alexandroff
is on his way to Washington,
he said, with messages from Premier
Keren sky to the Xmerican government.
He left Petrograd only a short
time ago.
" The domination of Petrograd by!
these radicals is not alarming," he i
said. "Petrograd is not Russia. P>e-'
fore 1 loft Russia the governmen h.ad
practically moved to Moseox., Mr
Kc-ivnsky foresaw the upris'ng. fo?he
spoke of it to me several times.
' So far as a separate peace is concerned.
I regard it as a distant prob-1
ability." I
The situation in Russia, the Daily
U< vvs urgse, should not he taken to >
tragically, l1 points out that 'Yingrnd
is n ?t Russia and adv'scs the
outside world to await developmon s
which it says cannot fail to be swift
and dramatic.
"Nevertheless," the News adds,
"this situation, coupled with the continued
advance of the enemy in Italy,
constitutes a sufficiently bad outlook.
The allies' position has suffer-,
od a shock which it would be futile
to ignore, and grave issues are hanging
in the balance. We hope the
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IVEMBErt lt>. ltfX/.
HORRY MAN IS
FINED IN COURT
Alva Phillips Was Evidently
Ignorant of the Federal
Law
PHI IDT 11/ A o ? rmrM-r
uuuni WHO l_C.IMIL.I\l 1
UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES
Wrote Letter to Examining'
Physician About Getting
Son Off.
Alva Piii 11i?>s, a hard-working cili?cn?farmcr
of Horry County , was
tried in the Federal court in Coluni-I
bia lust week on the charge of vio- j
luting the Federal laws relating to'
tl?e selective draft. The penalty for
this is very severe, but it appeared in
this case that the defendant was ignorant
of the stringent laws on the
subject, and the defendant was highly
recommended by other citizens of
this county. He had to pay the sum
of $250.00. |
The ciriumstances under which
the charge was brought against him
are briefly, that when his son was to
.?e examined ?v cue local exemption
board here, the defendant wrote >
letter to I>r. A- D. Lewis in which he
offered ot pay if he could get the
young man out of it; and went on to
say that ho could tell Dr. H. H. Burroughs
that if he could be relieved
rem the draft, no wouid pay hiu
*{*:.
It appeared that the dcLmdar.
IvOiigh.t : uch matters were eatirel.
Li the ha ids of the local board an
)
v- Jruul ao idea of the hiws on th'ibject
.urryi.ng severe penalties,
Imt MAN TAKEN I
BEFORE U. S. C0UR1
Las'; week the Federal court wo
i session i:i the city of Columbia
Vu.iong- the cases tried was that o?
'ohn L. N orris, charged under th
white slavery act of congress. Th
?oor.t of th f* nvAiWMwIinn'c . >!' Mi
~ V. w x? ? . * ^ \JX U U
%v.> 4
cart rerurding this case. as pith) is'
1 in the daily papers, has the fo
rnwi.ng to say:
"Another c-.se of note \v:.s tin
.gainst John li. Nor,is, a white nun
?f llovry. The evi ience was tha
N'orris was a married man but tha
be had gone to Augusta from Horry
..nd had induced a white wonnr
turned Oct.a via McDaa'.el of I loir.*
> join him in Augusta, sending he
money with which to make the tr:p
Ho was convicted under the whit'
slave act and sentenced to one yea
i 1 the federal prison in Atlanta.
OIVILWARFOR
. RUSSIA PREDICTED
Washington.?Kernesky's fall and
the collapse of his government in
I)nf ??A d ? ^ - i. 1? I- - 1 - 1 4 ^ *
* cwui-v-itu nitu mo nanus 02 cnc iMUXimalists
who propose a separate
peace with Germany is regarded
here as threatening Russia with the
civil war which all her friends hoped
to see avoided.
The State Department, entirely
without official advices of its own.
\.as silent., w'shing to avoid making
any statements until the situation
rouid be accurately assessed on the
basis of intimate reports from Ambassador
D ranch- at iVtrograd.
w. rst will not be realized, but we
rat prepare f >r it and the best that
.11 be looked for'Vill leave us sc'
early affecte 1.
'" The burden of the war fads inevitably
ni:V(> than eve;- upon the should
rs of this country, France and the
I'nitod St. tes. and the duration of
* * %
up- v ai>rsv'NU!<i srom lo Do prolonged
indefinitely."
The Graphic anticipates a RnssoGerman
peace with tie* probability
that Germany eventually would get
control of Russia's resources. H
adds:
' The western allies are now thrown
entirely on their own resources an 1
?nust face the necessity of a greater
effort thar any vet made."
raid.
WILL ELLIOTT AND
ROII INS RFIIAMV
wvkklllU ULL.LMITI 9
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Two Negroes Bound Over For
Cutting Mr. Irvin A.
Bell.
There was a pre'irui lary hoa in
at the court In use Tuesday befov?
Magistrate W. H. Chestnut, in tin
, ease of the State. of South Carol in
! vs. Wlibam Elliott and Collins Me'
Inmy, two negroes charged in a war
rant recently issued with the cutting
i of I. A. Hell, a iiayboro farmer or.
the 3rd of October last as he was on
his wav home from church
i
The evidence produced by the Stat I
was mostly circumstanital, but it wa
sufficient to hold these two ncgroe
1 for the serious crime with which they I
are charged. The warrant also charged
high-way robbery, as the prosecu
lor proved he lost a purse in the affray
and 55 cents in silver money
that he had in the pif-rse at the time,
A total of fourteen witnesses were
called and sworn, and their testimony
wove a chain of circumstances tending
to show that Will Elliott was the
man who wielded the knife, and that
Collins Bellamy knew of the difficulty
and was with the principal tin'
iK'iU before, and on the following
lay had fresh blood on his clothing, j
doth defendants wer? held for the.
ngher court.
G0MMiTTE?0N~
YJU, A. FUND
The following nvon in their respecf
01 /*iunities have been asked t'.
llect funds for the Army Y. M. C
"dth others they might call . i
* fx r a ss Lstanc ?:
I. T. Shelley. D. X. MeJ)uf.i<\ vr
. Alexander, F. G, Holliday/ Mooi
hompaon, T. F. Harper. A. I). .JacU
m, A. I.. l.ev.is, J. H. Marsh, W, B
uucan, Rufus Thompson, John At
Lxson, M. 1'. T'ionr.pt, n, IC. L
J.?hoe, J. P. Oevham, C. P.. Pig
D. Altaian, W. A. Fplvev, E. V\
rince, R v.*. H. T. Morrison, A. 1
.m. tor. _\L C. Holme.*, 1). J. Bvtl"
'. D. J >hrson, T. B. Cooper, W. B
tar; dy, Robt.. Stalvcy, W. J. Her.
' ieks, A. Bell. Dr. A. I). Lewis, A
L L ?e, M. G. Page, W. P. Lewi
J. Cook, W. J. Da*'s \v, Hudso:
.'he!ley, S. H. Brown. W. A. Prin <
I.. H" dee, J. Allsbrook. W. I
' i ter. The co-operation of all pas
.? and Sun.lay School Su ooriiuend
ts lias also been rnpiesled. A loc.
nnmitt^e of fifteen will canvass the
wo of Conway .
AM con' i ihu ions to this great
ork .should be made through som
embir of the Committee above
u u us rrquesveo tnat all lunils b<
sent in im r.ediatMy to either Dr. C
) Epps, Troa.-urer or to Paul Quatth
iiium, Churiman. Reports are beinp
iade daily to the War Council as to
.ho progress of the work. In this
nmpaign Liberty Bonds will bo re
eived and accepted as cash.
President Wilson says, "The Su
p rente Test of the Nation Has Come?
We Must All Speak, Act, and Serve
Together." "Our Boys Go?We
Should Give." Horry County is ask
ed to contribute $1,400.00 to thi?|
work this week and you are asked u>
do your full share.
AMERICANS SEE
RAIN OF SHELLS
With the American Army ir
Prance.?The German artillery was
very active all last night and today
shells of various calibres wore rain
i ing around the American soldiers. S >
I thickly did they come at one timol
during the early hours this morning'!
| it \va: thought another barrage \\
about to bo placed for a second r. id
j on th 4 Amr lean i "on , T i dm cricans
were ready for th4 Boch
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, ami mijji.ij.; nicy WDlli'l li"\ ItlHUJU 1
raid, but none developed.
i The American artihorv 'j;r;o the
i ,
(( ?rmans shell for shell a.id added a
few for good measure.
Ruin has continued for days and
vast seas of mud extended in eve indirection.
At some points the water
running down the mountainous hi'ls
has flowed into the dugouts, the occupants
being forced to pump thencut
repeatedly.
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WO. 30.
HORRY COUNTY FAIR~~
; IS ON THIS WEEK
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New Grounds Below Court
House Are High and Dry
For It
j
MURPHY CARNIVAL IS
HERE FOn THE WEEK
Many Attractions Notwithstanding'
Conditions Caused
by the War.
The Horry County Fair opened its
gates last Tuesday morning. It is
SlH'Prv^fnl !" *
in ? h:m v?i 11if adverse
conditions caused by high prices and
war. It is being held this year on
n? w grounds. The tobacco warehouses
in the midst of the business
section were not used this time us
always before; but the site of the
fair was moved to the open field,
which is high and dry, on the property
of W. U. Lewis below the court
house. It is an ideal place for the
holding of a fair.
Thee was some trouble beforehand
by reason of failure to get the large
tents which the management rented ?
oi the purpose of displaying the exibits
and tho different booths. All
rangements had borm made when i*
was learned that the big cunvas
mid not possibly roach here in time
m. ing to a tie up in transportation,
hp management than purchased turn
nil' and put carpenters to work in-the
recti-m of a fair building. The builtiwas
not large as it would have
een if more time had been at their
'isposal; but i-t is answering eveary
Ui-pcse under tho circumstances.
Th* attractions on the fair ground*
the way of shows are being furished
by the J. V. Murphy carnivul
. v vitvv i ii xiiim cil lit i' iur?
nee at the Pee De?. Fair last wt*ek
| ml gave entire satisfaction accocdig
t ? reports. They are doing- well
ere. There are a number of shows
-v.neeted with the carnival and they
ave been attracting largo crowds to
\v fair grounds every day since the
ir was opened.
Tuesday, the first day of the fair,
a? gates were opened according to
' e pro .ram. This was confederate
/eterails day and many of the old
soldiers were present on the grounds
aid at the dinner given by the fairas'cialion
and the citizens of Conway.
i 'he demonstrations in the farm de.
[ lartmeiu and in Home DemonstraI
'/vrl* J - f 1
. '-i i> ?. * v <vn\-au ^i any me as?
H'iMtion has evor iuul. Among the
rowds soon hero on Tuesday were
lie faces of many strangers from -ill
arts of the country. Tuesday night
acre was a rain which came on about
1 o'clock and seriously interferred
ith the operations of the shows on
he midway.
The program for Tuesday and Wed
esday follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1917?Confederate
I Veterans' Day.
10 a. m.?Fair Grounds open for
ith Annual Fair.
11 a. m.?Murphy's Gilt Edge
! Shows open Midway.
12^ m.?Demonstrations in Farm.
Crops Dept.
1 p. m.?Demonstrations in Homo
Dem. Work.
1 :30 p. m.?Dinner to Confederate
Veterans by Fair Association and
Cip'zons of Conway.
2 p. m. ? Margaret Quincy, HighDiver.
2:.">() p. m.?Address by Hon. Jere
Smith. '
p. in.? Concert by Conway Han I
Quartett.
"?. p. m. Fair building closes.
W cdui da>, Nov. 13?Merchants' Day
!):'() a. m. Fair Grounds open.
10:30 a. m. Grand Parade, Autoi
iohiles down Main Street to fair
grounds.
11:00 a. m. -Midway opens, Murphy's
Gilt F.dge Shows.
12 m.- Judging Merchants' Hooths.
1 p. m. ?Judges begin to judge Kx
I 4 I UI t > #
2 p. m.?Mar era ret Quiney, IliptiDiver.
3 p. m.?Concert by Conway Hand
Quartett.
f> p. in.?Fair building closes.
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V. I*. McQueen of Loris wns in
Conway last week on business.