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?!)f Itllmt iirralii. ESTABLISHED 1804. THE DILLON HI BALD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1919. VOL. 23. NO. 9. ^ nlEHEBSfflOHMCE From Boyd Wallace to his Mother, Mrs. A. Y. Wallace. France, De?. li, 1918. My Dear Mother?I will write you a few lines to let you hear from me. I am well at this time and hope you are well and having a good time. Well guess you have heard the war Is over and I sure am glad of it for I am coming home before long. We are marching through Germany and we will be on our way home in the next month. I am getting tired of army life for I want to go home to see you all again through life. Say I have seen Luke Kersey since he has been over here. I received your letter some time ago but haven't had time to write but I will soon be at home to see you all and be with you all once more. I win nave 101s to tell you when I come home bo guess I had better close for this time. o From Arch Surles to his father, Allen Surles. Not. 27. 1918. My Dear Father:?I am this afternoon taking advantage of a few leisure moments and writing you a few lines that you may know that I I am still well and safe, and sure trust that these few lines will find you well and enjoying the best of health. Father this afternoon I shall endeavor to thank you in a few feeble words for my very existance, for this strong body of mine and the perfect . physical condition that I have been blessed with and has enabled me to do as much for my country, for lib; erty and for hulnanity. I thank you father for the many good things that you have done for me from my childhood until the present day. I thank you for the numI trous encouragements and valuable L advice that you have given me from I time to time, and I certainiy iru?i that some day in the near future I shall be able to repay to some extent, the kindness end many good 4 deeds that you have so long, so often, and so willingly bestowed upon 1 your devoted son. Father, as you know the war is just about over now, and I sure am p|$^^glad to know it. I think everyone ||%gj^Lau8t be glad after fpur and a half of war; why the whole world |P$PWst be very glad. H^J^'ather, I feel that I must say just i 'a few words in regards to the good work that our company has done in bringing this cruel war to an end. Our first real experience begun on last August the 8th when we took .V ever a section on the St. Meihel fi;ont > where we held the line until September 12th at which time we went ver the top Just as the sun was turning darkness into day, and by noon the following day we had advanced to a depth of about ten miles taking all our objectives with time to spare. We remained on this front until about October 15th. We were then relieved for a period of twelve days after which time we took over another ' aector on the Argonne?Neuse front, with a part of our division which is the 89th holding the line there until November 1st at which time we again went over the top. Our company 1 uot being actually engaged until No \ rember 3rd, which we relieveu?^tAtoM>ur division and I ' eontinued ihe advance, /caching our I if first objective abou>- noon of the i' ? same day. . At this objective we remained until the sun had again almost turned | darkness into day. When we again started -out on a rather perilous erL. - rand, with the capture *f the vilT "inge'of Beaufort as our first objective ' which we had taken by about 8:15 a. tn. and in the afternoon of the Isame day we cont.rued the advance reaching in the evening the out! skirts of the village of Scessey near the south bank of the river Neuse, where we remained in the front line until the evening of the tenth of November at which time we received orders too cross the river and proceed down the northern bank about one kilometer and to take and hold village of Rowley, which our comBiy did alone under considerable fire, taking several machine gjlAand about one hundred and ten si^PerSl&K bad just about assembled all prisoners and sent them to Sw?*?' when the eleventh hour of ^? nt the eleventh f t-UlU ua; >f the year of 1918 came?a t no doubt will be rememberhe population of the entire nd go down in world history to come. " remained in this Tillage un. lorning of the 13th when wo lered to the rear for a few t, in taking advantage of >rtunity we occupied the ril'ally where we were assigned rmy of Occupation and revere until November 24th i time we started on our ith I presume the River our destination, where we WOULD CALL CONVENTION. Resolution for Constitutional Convention to be Introduced. Columbia, Jan. IS ? A resolution i for the calling of a new constitutional convention will be introduced in the Senate, by Senator Niels Chrlstensen, of Beaufort, and Senator S. H. McGee, of Greenwood, it was learned j here tonight. I A(.A1ii?<An n.AfrMao a rpf A liC I COVlUklUU yt VT1UVO 4Vi w ? v* erendum on the question to be submitted to the people at the next general election, to be held in November, 1920. The following is the text of the resolution. Be it enacted by the Gen-' oral Assembly of the State of South Carolina: "Section 1. That the question of calling a constitutional convention ofj the people of South Carolina be subImitted to the qualified electors of the] ;5a.id state, at the next general elec-j tion to be held for the election of; representatives, and if a majority of the electors, qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly, voting on the said question, vote in favor of such convention, it shall be the duty of the General Assembly at their next session to designate the time and place and the prescribea manner of holding said convention. ! Sec. 2. That the question of calling said constitutional convention shall be submitted to the said qualified electors in the following manner: Tbose in favor of the constitutional convention shall deposit a bftllot on which the following words are plainly printed or written thereon, 1o wit: For constitutional convention ?yes; those opposedto calling said convention shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly written or printed thereon, to wit: For constitutional convention?no. , o iTOHlf B. GETS HIS HARDEST KXOCK. V. 8. Supreme Court Decides Important "Bone Dry" Appeal from West Va. - J Washington. Jan. 18?Statutes of j "dry" States permitting persons to import or personally bring in limited amounts of intoxicantsfor their own use were in effect nullified by the socalled Reed "bone dry" amendment enacted by Congress, the Supreme j Court held today in an opinion re | Tersing the Federal Court for the i southern district of West Virginia. Justice McReynolds, in a dissenting opinion in which Justice Clarke concurred, held that the Reed amendnynt was not an interstate commerce regulatory measure, but a direct med dling with State affairs and as such purely beyond the power of the Fed-j eral government. The case came up on an appeal j 'of the government from the loweri I court decision dismissing proceedings brought against Dan Hill for carrying | a quart of liquor into West Virginia i I for his personal use as permitted byi the State law. The trial court held j that such transportation did not come I within the meaning of the Reed amendment which it held was intend- j * *? ? i ovilnmnntc , CQ T,0 &ppiy OUiy iu aviuai dimf*?vovw o; liquor. The Supreme Court remanded the ease for retrial. ? o I Bank Hold Annual Meeftafs. The stockholders of the iBank of Dillon held their annual meeting on the 81st ultimo and the following officers were re-elected for the ensuing year: W. H. Muller, president; Dr. Wade Stackhouse, vice-J>resident; J inies M. Sprunt, cashier, knd R. L. Moody, assistant cashier. T??e following directors were elected:/ W. H. Muller, Dr. Wade SJackhou?e, Jame3 M. Sprunt, L. A. Mannin/s. T. C. Sherwood, T. W. Bethea, iPreston L. ' Bethea, A. J. Carmichael.i The bar k declared a dividend of 231 Per cent, six per cent of which wips ordered paid out January 1st and six Per cent. July 1st., the remainder Ibeing carried to the reserve accouift. will assist the Boche ip keeping watch on the Rhine, bearing in mind at the same time that wl wound up the match on the northern bank of the Neuse. So father wel are trying to forget it all now andjare looking forward to better days Jin the near future when we may all gather tci gather around the old home fires and ' glance back upou the pas^ and be con. tent io know that this good oM world , of ours will never have to fear another such a bloody conflict as this i has been. ? Father I had almost forgotten to tell you that coming over I was blessed with the opportunity of seeing Scotland and Ireland and visiting England which I enjovffl very much. So father it is gettinWate and too, I am just a little tir? so I think I shall say good bye. Tx/ic-Vi;ntr von overv /"Nine this life affoids to make a^fc^\and lor trig father happy. I Ver. j Tour devote^B \ | sWys our soldiers lacked equipment SJyii No Lack of Bravery on tiie Pan lot Americans, But Huns Dominated fAir. jTopeka, Kans., Jan. 13.?Lack oi equipment, airplanes and tranBporta tUon facilities were responsible for th< bleavy losses suffered by the Thirty fifth division in its drive against th< Germans in the Argonne forest, de 1 Uonrv J. Allen thi< aiareu u?u?? ?av?( .? afternoon in an address at the citj Auditorium. This address, following the inaugural exercises, was the firsi fdr. Allen ha-, mn'e on h<s rxperi ences on the hi.;1!' .'ovt while in th( Y. M. c. >. seiv.ce. GoTemor Allv; jspeif u th? Thirtyfi'th tuf cred 7,00J casual tie.in the six days battle or half <V. strength of the division. Governor Allen who spent ter months in France for the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A., also criticised th< censorship charging that it "becanJ as arrogant and absolute as the c^j sorship in Germany, lacking only th< German intelligence. "On September 25 the Thirty-fiftl division started to enter the Argon ne" said Governor Allen. "By noof the next day, the doughboys hac gone .beyond the range of the artil lory and they fought for four day! without an artifiery support. I wen along the roadg leading up to the bat tie lines and time after time I sav [ the roads choked with the bodiei of horses that had been killed (4 har died in the harness in the efforts t< bring up the artillery. The lack o inrtillery support was not due to tin men or their officers. It was lack o transport. We did not have enougl horses and what we did have were to< old and feeble to do the work". The Governor declared that then should have been 8,000 horses in stead of 3,300 which were available when the men entered the battle Many of those available '^ere oh ones that the French had discarde< as of no further use to them," he as 'serted. I "Yet our army paid $400 each fo< these animals, only to he forced t $hoot them a day or two later. The; [were too old and feeble to do th< work," he continued. Governor Allen declared that th< Germans maintained domination o the air on the American front. "W< saw much in the papjers that cam< to us of American domination of thi air. 'But we did not/ know' tha throughout the war it was going t< be a domination of hot air," he said "There was no lack I of bravery O' the part of our aviators. Often time they went up kno^iiM that one Arne ican plane and ontAor two Ameri can aviators were pitted agains three, four or five Annan planes. "Not only did thAairplane servici pay the price but Ae infantry als< paid the price in hAnan life for thi protection, they eipBcted and did nu get for there was A airplane guar< for them." Governor Allen Aid the Americai soldiers are not p Aular with thi British but frategiiied delightfull; with th? French. M Up to the Belegation. Prohibition's her?ny boy?. Some say its her?o stay, I scarcely can bBeve their noise But that is whajthey say. I don't think iBslatures Should tell us WlNt to drink And if we let tftein do it, Next, they'll telll ui'what to think. For its a propospiton Self evident an? plain If they'll tinker cn good palotes They'll monkeyl with your brain. I don't like th/? .aw a bit, Think it mightA' foolish Want Dillon's /representatives To kill the drJtted bill. If they refuse! to do it Are obstinate /and mulish. Then by Geoilge I'll put me uJ a still. Services at iliej Methodist Church. Main Street fftethodist church, Dr Watson B. Duncan, Pastor. Sunda; school at 10 a. ill., Mr. W. Harry Mul ler, Superintfenaent. The meinbers o the Wesley t liable Class and tlv Duncan Bible ( lass are asked to mee in joint ses.<ioiJ in the room of th former as the rnastor wishes to spc-al to the joint ilieeting. Preaching a 11a. m. an I T p. m. by the pastor Morning subjefct: 'The Master's Mes sages to the Clkurch"? No. 2. "Th Church With la Great Tribulation.' Evening "subje/et: "The Young Mai Who Sold Out}," A special invitatio: 1. extended tc the young men of th community. P rayer service on Wed nesday at 7 p. m. Public cordially in A ?>11 cplrvippc TTTTO LU nil .n i I II-UI l 1 n She?I wonder why men lie so? wivej^are 60 NO ROOM AT TABLE FOR THE BOLSHEVIK. t Pichon 8ays No Criminals at Peace Conference. Paris, Jan. 11. ? The British P Government recently submitted to . France a proposition involving an I , effort to obtain a truce in Russia, [ which if successful, would have led 4 to the admission of delegates of the Russian Soviet Government to the peace conference, according to a. sate. | ment made today by Stephen Pichon, the French foreign minister. ' The foreign minister declared in his Blatpmpnt of the onDOsition of I the French Government to any plan 1! ?, hlch would give the present Bolal evik regime, in Russia any recognition whatev^L The "criminal reg; -aie of the M^heviki," he insists, u es not entitle them to recognition as a regular government, and France 1 was resolved to continue treating the } Soviet organization as an enemy. - The statement, which is over the ^signature of the foreign fhinister, Ifreads: }f "On January 5, 1919, the British 'embassy sent me a British proposiuton, which also was sent to Rome, -' ashingtoi* and .Tokio, suggesting ijtfre sending of a message to the gov1 ernment of the Soviets at Moscow, to - the governments of Gen. Kolchaki, at r\onir L'olAo^inoc! at TT.lratprin. 5 VlilftSlV, urn. ivuivouiuvu, ui> i odar and Nicholas Tschalkovsky, at J Archangel, and also to all the other T governments constituted by the different Russian nationalities. This 11 message would invite all those governments and all" Russian parties f completely to cease hostilities, violence and reprisals and establish peace f b<>th among each othei and with the j neighboring States. This truce would j be requested for the duration of the peace conference, one of the ends a of ' which is to establish peace In " I Russia and the neighboring couna tries and bring the desired succor to the suffering populations, j "^n case the various Russian govj ernments, including that of Soviets, should comply with this invitation, they would be permitted to send delegates to the peace eonference. r "While rendering full homage to 1 the generous spirit of universal re* concilliation with which the British B Government was inspired in making this proposition, the French Govern ? ment is unable to give* its approval to such a suggestion. No Democracy There. e "The criminal regime of the Boleishevik, which does not represent in 1 any degree that of a democratic gov3 ernment, or furnish any possibility whatever of developing into a govern1' ment, * cannot claim to be recogH nized as a regular government. If r the Allies were weak and imprudent "'enough to act thus they would give ^the lie, in the first place, to the principles of justice and right which cone stitute their forces and honor, and 1)1 would give to the Bolshevik propage!anda in the outside world a power t and extension of .which they would 1 run the risk of being the first victims. The French Government, so far, l as it is concerned, will make no cone tract with crime. r "By agreing to recognize the Boljshevik Government we should give ! the lie to the world?which the Allies have not ceased to sustain in agreement?of furnishing at all accessible points of Russia all the aid and succor possible to give to the healthy, nonest, faithful elements of [Russia in order to help them escape from the bloody and disorderly tyranny of the Bolsheviki and to reconstitute a regular government by themselves. i "It nmy be added that, aside from the Bolsheviki, the Allies can perfectly well admit the different Russian J nationalities to present their claims. As regards the dangers with which the menace of the Red armies threaten them, we should not cease t0 supply arms and money, and even military support, compatible with our aims. "Method and patience combined, together with the impossibility that any regime can last without a regular organization or maintaining, provisioning transport, order, credit, etc., will in the end overcome Russian internal anarchy. It may be pro' longed ior a certain time, but it can y in no ca e possibily triumph definite ly, ami we shall continue resolutely f to refuse it any recognition an.t to e t -eat is an enemy. "S. Pichon." t A Card of Thanks. k 1 I wish to thank the many frie: ds for their kind assistance during the ,? ill nr. ^ nn.i Hon Hi nf ruv hi!. - 0 1 ? . >? bund, also for the beautiful floral n offerings. MRS. S. F. SMITH. e "Is you gwine. tor lot dat m< we! - do as he pleases?" asked Uncle - Ephraiin's wife. "Whar's you' willpower?" "My will-power's all right," he answered. "You jes' want ter come t- out nyar an measure um uicy?\t? o won't power."?Nebraska Farmer. THE BIGGEST To Go From New York to Key West Florida. Washington, Jan. 11?The navy's biggest dirigble, the Calais, expected to start from Rockaway Beach, N. j Y.t tomorrow morning for Hampton) Roads on the first leg of a 1,500mile flight to Key West, Fla., Capt. S. W. Parker, commanding officer at the naval air station at Rockaway, will be in command of the ship and its crew of six men. Navy officials said tonight if all goes well the dirigble should reach Hampton Roads 1 ? *1 ~ il.nnAw D^iineurinlr Hfl ! | 1U U1UC 1U1 UlllltCi . AiiUtionivni MM.f | is the second scheduled stop with Key West the third. o THE PEAIIL DIVER MASTER OF THE SEA. Conquers the Shark in His Native Element. Papeete, Island of Thhitt, Dec. 10 ?(Correspondence of the Associted Press.) ? The Paumotu Islands ? sometimes called "gold mine" of the Eastern Pacific?present a weird and picturesque scent during the season for pearl fishing. Fiom August on come the natives from the surroundr ing islands to dive for pearls in the calm waters of the lagoon thrown open for the purpose. Within the narrow strip of sand which surrounds the fishing ground are huddled three (thousand or more, in a mushroom city, sheltered beneath corrugated iron or thatched roof huts. It is a motley company. There is the Paumotu diver, a i bronzed sea-god?who, with his anIcestors. have been for ages masters ' iof the deep and conquerors of the 'shark in his own native element. He is the center of solicitude for the buyer and trader. He is tve indispensable object of the moving picture man, who has hastily built his theatre of corrugated iron, where he dispenses amusement at metropolitan prices It is the diver who will spend his earnings in the wheezy motor car which the owner operates along a half mile of hard beach. It is his earnings which attract a host of others. In his habits of spending his earnings the Paumotu diver is much like the American prospector and miner of the days of gold strikes and boom mining camps. In the days of his prosperity nothing is too good for him. He buys the choicest of foods and tinned goods. He is proud of the appearance of his women folk and lavishes on them silks, satins, laces, Chinese shawls, high-heeled shoes, picture hats and corsets, the last a recent discovery. All of the things the trader thoughtfully has provided. Sunday is an Easter parade and a performance at the picture theatre like an evening at the opera. In no l"eolden horeshoe* in the world are more observant or critical eyes, and woe betide the Paumotu belle who fancies she can attend two of these functions clad in the same Aostume without being subject to scornful comment. A good diver during the season will bring up several tons of shells, which recompense him well. The diver takes no thought for the morI row. He and his wife bask in affluence and enjoyment. He spends as fast as he earns. When December conies and the fishing season is over they return to their little stoill and the simple life, with nothing reimaining for his months of toil but some soiled finery, the memory of a good time and the anticipation of a repetition of their pleasures the next year. o At the September meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Dillon High School, it was decideoj that the Association would finance the Domestic Science Department instead of depending on the usual monthly fees. This was done because in a number of instances there had been a failure in collecting the fees. A committee was appointed at the January meeting to plan the raising of such funds. On account of the epidemic the committee hesitates to arrange any sort of a public money making scheme and so has decided to ask each woman in Dillon interested in ihe school to contribute some article that can be sold f6r this purpose. Fancy work, potted plants, canned goods, pickles, preserves, fr;rn products or anything else that v o'Id sell can be given. If no article of this kind can be contributed money will be gladly accepted. T^e committee will call for these articles Wednesday January 22nd, and will then sell them Friday, Januaiy 24th the room under telephone office at 2:36 p. m. It is hoped that the people of Dillon are so vitally interested in this very important department of the school that no trouble will bo experienced in raising the money. Mrs. M. LUTIE HETHEA, MRS. JOHN HARGROVE, MRS. WADE STACKHOUSE. 1 ] Cullf US 1 AND HAPPENINGS 1 NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR 3 CORRESPONDENTS. 1 "* r", '.jfl News Items of Interest to Herald j Reader*, Ebb and Flew of Ike Human Tide. ' -3BMI Hlllsboro. Earl Baker left Friday to re-enter Clemson College. Charlie Ayers after a seven days leave spent at home, returned to the Naval Training station at Charleston Friday. ''-ImB Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hngglns enter- JKm tained a number of friends on Wednesday evening in honor of their brother, Mr. Eugene Huggins, who has just received his discharge from the army. Various games were played and an flMHS amusing contest of moulding .'inimals- |BH from chewing gum. Mr. Earl Baker was awarded the prize. Delightful re- ^ freshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Ayers were "at home" to a number of their friends on Thursday evening in hon- > or of Miss Mclnnis. It was a "Geography Party" and all the games and contests were of a geographical nature. At the close of the evening a salad course was served. o- 9 Free State. B Mr. D. L. Cottingham of Savannah, B Ga., was a recent visitor here. I .miss Mary uogers returned to m dander College last week where she will resume her studies. S Mrs. J. S. Hayes spept last week. B with her daughter Mrs. M. H. Stanton fl of Clio. H Miss Winnie Nicholson of Mviflns visited relatives in this section recently. Messrs. Olee Berry and John Wei don have returned to Wofford Col- J lege. 9 Mr. Lacy Hayes and slater Miss M Dessie, accompanied by Conenl T. 9 Brooks Alford, spent San day Wi the BB Minturn section. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Rogers of Dillon visited at the home of Mr. D. ^Rm S. Rogers Sunday. flH Mr. R. W. Lester hag moved to Lit_ BBBj tie Rock. fflfl o Calvary. On account of the fla the ^koeJ 9Rf| closed for a week at this place. new cases reported and the sick ones-. are convalesings E. V. Moody and son Daa of Picas- HMBfl ant Hill were here Sunday last p. m. Mrs. Hugh Harrelsou of Pleasant 9|R9 Hill was here Sunday last. mhH Rev. E. T. Masou of Lake Yiew . delivered a very interesting message? here Sunday p. m. last. All members of Hamer Lodge No. HU^SB 171 K. of P. are requested to at- 9B^H tend a regular meeting Friday alght nH the 17th inst., the installation of the newly elected members Is to take- HB place. Please attend. o Oak Grove. The first Quarterly Conferencefor the Brownsville Circuit will meet at Bingham next Friday morning, January 17th. The Sunday school at Bethesda was \ thoroughly re organized last Sunday morning. The Sunday school at this place has plans on foot for the best year's work it has yet had. Lacy M. Lundy of this place who entered the aviation service at a camp in New York and who has been sick almost continuously since last March at army hospitals in Boston and Atlanta, is now reported as being seriously ill at the latter place. S. V- EPPS? farm demonstration agent l>r Dillon county was in thit communis last week in the interest of his w*k. Prof. %. M. Bauknight of the Latta Schools conducts a class in agriculture evtty Friday at the Oak Grore school. . - J May The Herald and all its read- M ors hav? a happy and prosperous W rr'!?o.? I ? The! Herald learns with profoii^^BHMB| snrrnut of the death of Editor Sheppii'd of the Latta itor i^heppard passed away vieipiu of pneumonia follei^M^HH^^HH attache of influenza. Mr. FIk^^Bh^SmK^^^RS p] a his r^msgmgURB^UBnuBBt r iv? r^flnfflnnnBHnj pear iHHHK?n monnnaraBSBHI^B^^BB