The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 23, 1916, Image 1
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VOLUME XXX.
WAY INTO MEXICO
ACROSS DESERT
The American Exposition Must
, Pass Over Great Dcso*
late Plain
VILLA'S RETREAT IN
MUUiM I AIIMo bt YUIMU
Ktfild and Barren Region Makes
k Campaign Most Difficult
n For Soldiers.
El Paso, Texas.?The point chosen
P for an entrance for the punitive rxf
peditiofi into Mexico is at the verge
% of a dreary, desolate plain, inhabited
principally by coyotes and prairie
dogs, swept by sand stoms and denuded
of vegetation except the cactus
and a few other spiky and objectionable
growths.
For at least thirty miles the United
States troops must make their way
Aacross this desert. They then reach
the lowest range of the Sierru Madrc
mountains rising to a height of 8,000
to 3,500 feet, broken ami twisted into
all manners of fantastic shancs bv vol
cnnic action and barren of any verdure
worth of the name. Lonely half
civilized ranchmen are found here and
there in the valleys, nursing their cat,
lie at the infrequent and scanty water
4'holes and subsisting almost entirely
on beef. To offset the evil results of
a continuous diet of beef, it is said
they drink the blood of the cattle
which contains supposedly healthy
salts.
There are no roads of any kind 111
all this region. An ancient track
known as the "smugglers' trail," is
Jfcused by such traffic as passes
through. The expeditionary force
must carry its own provisions and
must in a large measure rely also on
ics base for water.
After fighting its way against nature
assisted by whatever guerrilla
troops Villa may he able or carc to
muster for about 125 miles through
Jk this country the punitive expedition
will reach the Sierra Madre proper, a
range of mountains rising from 8,000
to 10,000 feet. Americans who have
penetrated these fastnesses claim that
the region is one of the wildest, most
barren and desolate that it is possible
to find anywhere in the world. The
* mountains are split by canyons, some
?of which have a sheer depth of be'
tween 2,000 and 3,000 feet and there
# is not even a recognized trail through
their solitudes.
From Casas Grandes, south, howevJ
er, the country is thickly wooded, al
1 '.aigli devoid of vegetation which
j- /Uld provide forage for horses or
I ?God of any kind for men. In the CasGrandes
section the expedition
would strike the Casas Grandes river
which sweeps westward and here
splits into three considerable branches.
By following one of the branches
the soldiers would be able to obtani
sufficient water, but between the
between the streams the mountains
rise in great barriers, presenting a
^country almost inaccessible even to
men on foot, and, according to the
few Americans who have ventured
there, impassible to wheeled transports
of any sort.
It is in these wilds that Pancho
Villa is said to have taken refuge and
there to be prepared to wage a guerrilla
warfare on the troops who have
been ordered to pursue him to death
capture.
CASINO THEATRE
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HA5 NNt flANU
McQueen Quattlebaum recently installed
the new electric piano at the
Casino moving: picture show and the
patrons have not been slow in expressing
their appreciation. The old
piano was good in its day b?t it was
a good idea to trade it in on this fine
instrument which cost the management
nearly a thousand dollars. !
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TO KEEP OUT OF WAR
HIS DEAREST WISH
President Tells Scandinavians
Nothing is Nearer His
Heart
Washington.?President Wilson
told a delegation of Scandinavians
today that nothing was nearer his
heart than keeping the United States
out of war. He was assured by leaders
of the delegataion that his efforts
in behalf of peace have been strongly
approved throughout the country. In
reply the President said:
"I can assure you that nothing is
nearer my heart than keeping this
country out of war and doing anything
that the United States can do to
show its preference for peace and for
justice, and for the tilings that make
it impossible that nations should fight
oik- another?real understandings and
friendships and fair dealings.
"You may rest assured that it
cheers me very much that you should
come and utter this word of encouragement."
The Scandinavians came here in the
interest of a movement to erect a mon
ument in honor of Captain John Erico
son, the inventor of the monitor type
of warship.
Representative Fitzgerald's bill to
iLt.nrnnrinti* $100 000 I'm- t nrnntmn
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here of such a memorial was urged
before the House library committee
today by a large delegation.
MAGISTRATE COURT
HELD AT WAMPEE
Another chapter, in the BellamyBright
land case was written at Wampee
last week when Magistrate L. F.
Bryan held a hearing under ejectment
proceedings brought by the Brights
requiring Fred O. Bellamy to show
cause why he should not vacate the
place. The hearing resulted i/i the
showing of bona fide color of claim to
the premises by Fred O. Bellamy and
as provided by statute the court allowed
him to enter into bond and remain
in possession of the place. It is
now the right of the Brights to bring
a suit in the court of Common Pleas
for recovery of the possession of the
land if they can establish good title to
the same, and should they win Bellamy
is bound under his bond to pay
their cost.
The testimony at the hearing wan
sufficient to convince any reasonable
man that the Bellamy's have a good
claim to this land, notwithstanding
the reports that have been indistriously
circulated to the contrary.
However if the Brights have a better
title they have the right to go into
the court of common pleas and establish
it.
NITRATE PROPOSAL
REFORE COMMITTEE
Washington.?The senate committee
on agriculture last week considered
the bill proposed by Senator Smith
of South Carolina which would appropriate
$15,000,000 to construct a
plant for production of nitrate from
the air. The committee was told that
nitrate is in great demand for fertilizer,
especially in the South as well as
for manufacturer of war munitions.
and that all the supply for the United
States comes from Chile, a source
that might easily he cut off by any
sliong naval blockade.
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The Laney-Odum act passed at the
recent session of the legislature hit
the insurance agents all over the
State a very hard hlow for the reason
that the companies refused to do business
in the State under the terms of
the act. Some companies however
remained. There was a meeting of
business men in Columbia last week
for the purpose of considering plans
to get rid of the law. The main result
of the meeting was the appointment
of committees to circulate petitions
throughout the State asking the Governor
to call a special session ef the
legislature for the purpose of .rying
to repeal the law. (
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ORKY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE,
CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY,
ANNUAL CONVENTION
AT GALIVANTS FERRY
Convenes at That Point on
Wednesday and Thursday
Next Week
DELEGATES WILL MEET
CONVEYANCES AT AYNOR
Advice to Send in Full Reports
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and Make Good
Showing.
! This is the last call. The tenth Annual
County Sunday School Convention
meets next Wednesday and
Thursday with the Galivants Ferry
Baptist Sunday School. If you are
interested in Sunday School work in
any way, you are invited and urged to
attend.
Special Notice: Arrangements have
hppn made to meet at Aynor all delegates
from Conway and all those who
will have to go up on the train. However,
if you have your own team or
automobile, you will aid the local com
mittee by driving through.
Send names of delegates as soon as
possible to Mr. F. G. Holliday, Galivants
Ferry. Dinner will be served
each day on the grounds, so you may
bring along a well filled basket.
Mr. Superintendent: Send in your
report immediately to Mr, Will Goldfinch,
Conway, S. C. If you fail to
send it in, the grand total of the reported
Sunday School of the United
States and of your own denomination
will be short by ^liat much. The
United- States Census Bureau depends
upon the International Sunday School
Association for the Sunday School
statistics of our nation. Kindly do
your part to have this information
correct. Also, may I ask that you
come to the Convention and bring at
least two of your teachers with you.
Announce the Convention Sunday,
and urge your people to attend.
Mr. J. C. Spivey, our treasurer, wilii
v.ant to make a complete report at
the Convention, so if you have an un-J
paid pledge, kindly send it in to hini
without fail. i
The County Convention meets next
week at Galivants Ferry, The State
Convention meets May 3, 4, 5, at
Charleston. Make your plans to at-1
U nd both.
Full program on page eight. j
PAUL QUATTLEBAUM,
County r res.
i. E. PRINCE STOCK
SOLD LAST WEEK
T.he stock of merchandise of Mr. J.
E. Prince at Loris, S. C., was turned
' by the assignee last week at the highest
bid which was received for the
property. The purchaser was the
firm of Butler Bros., of Loris and
they will sell the goods at retail.
Many sales of land are advertised
in this paper for the first Monday in
April. Attend these sales and obtain
a bargain in real estate.
DO YOU K
There is no Federal institut
States for the reception and <
Plague is a disease of r
Malaria is spread by a spcci
House screening is a good c
Fingers, flies and food spres
Pellagra may be prevented
The United States Public I
the common towel spreads tr*
Children from sanitary hor
school than those from dirty i
B IP
FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER."
MARCH 23, 1910.
GERMANY READY \\
TO MAKE AMENDS
Will Satisfy United States If
Responsible for Torpedoing
Ship
NOT YET CERTAIN
SUBMARINE SANK
If It Did Comraandor Exnoodod i
Instructions, Is Word
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From Berlin.
Washington.?Unofficial advices
received here indicate that Germany
will make complete amends to the
United States if it is found that a
German submarine torpedoed the
Norwegian bark Silius, from which
seven Americans were rescued in
Havre roads.
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The German government is represented
here as believing that a torpedo
was not responsible for the loss of
the bark and that any commander
who attacks a neutral ship such as the
Silius without warning would be exceeding
his instructions.
The sinking of the Silius is thus a
matter of much concern because Am
eiican Consul Osborne at Havre ro-|
ported that the ship was torpedoed
without warning. His report was based
on statements of American survivors.
Officials are inclined to entertain
the possibility that the ship
might have struck a mine, but the
case is being investigated further.
Today the State Department received
another report from Consul
Osborne which failed to mention the
cause of the sinking, merely saying
the vessel was unarmed, carried a
cargo of grain and no passengers. Of
the crew of 17 members only three
perished. Among the victims was the
captain, a Norwegian. He also reported
the name3 of four of the seven
Americans aboard the ship. These
were:
John Hartman, Philadelphia.
Daniel Nobal, John Van Galen and
ITenry Monahan, addresses not given.
Hartman is in a hospital with a
; fractured hip. The other three are on
route to Now York aboard the steamer
Taxandrier, due to arrive there
j April 1.
PRINCE ALBERT CAR j
! VISITED THE COUNTY
W. E. Edwards, the goniel and popular
travelling man for the R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, spent last
1 week at Conway and in the adjacent
county pushing the sales of Prince
Albert and the other popular brands
! of tobacco which are advertised and
put out by his company. Under the
management of Mr. Edwards the
sales have increased to a wonderful
extent in his territory and he says
that he finds it easy to dispose of a
good sound article. His car was decors.tp/1
\?'i I. In ?
. i. wm ii ivn Ku^t' 11111 i d 1 l' Ji 1 f lilC" Kil gOS |
and the "Prince Albert Car" was a
fitting name for it as it flew about
visiting the merchants here.
NOW THAT
ion in the continental United
;are of lepers?
odents?
al mosquito?
lisease preventive?
id typhoid fever?
or cured by proper diet?
iealth Service believes that
ichoma, a disease of the eyes?
nes advance more rapidly in
>remises?
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PROGRAM BUCK f
GREEK UNION
To Be Held With Hickory Grove '
Baptist Church April
28th, 29th and 30th.
Introductory Sermon by appointee.
List of Churches called, letters read
and delegates enrolled.
Query No I?When was the Church
of Christ first organized? assigned to
Rev. P. B. Coats.
Query No. 2.?Why do we have
Union each 5th Sunday? assigned to
Rev. J. W. Todd.
Saturday's Session.
Moderator opens the Union with
usual ceremonies.
I list of absent churches called, lettors
read and delegates enrolled.
Query No. 3.?What is the importance
and effect of prayer? assigned
to Rev. W. I). Stevens.
Query No. 4.?What is the gospel ?
assigned to T. M. Tyler.
Query No. 5.?What are the duties
of a deacon toward the church ? assigned
to R. Mc Caines.
Location of next 2nd session of theU
nion.
Adjournment.
Rev. W. G. Chestnut,
H. F. Hardee,
I. H. Chestnut,
COMMITTEE. ,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN
MILITARY CAMP
Col. 1). A, Spivoy has been appointed
Executive Committeeman for Horry
County, of the Southern Military
Camp League. ' . \
The ultimate object of this organization
is to get a Camp located at
Columbia, S. C.
The Camp for this year will be at
Fort Oglethropc, Ga., beginning May
ord, next.
Any parties in Horry interested in
joining this Camp will do well to contor
with Mr. Snivev riohi nwnv.
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TO REOPEN CANAL
FOR RIO VESSELS
Washington.?An oilicial prediction1
that the Panama canal will bo reopened
by April 15 for the passage of deep
draft vessels is announced by the war
department.
| Conditions in Gaillard cut, scene of
I the principal earth movement which
blocked the waterway last fail, are regarded
as justifying the forecast.
Col. Harding, acting governor of
the canal zone, telegraphed the war
department as fellows:
"Conditions in Gaillard cut justiff
predictions that canal will be available
for ships of 50 foot draft on
April 1:5 subject to probable temper-!
ary delays thereafter to meet exigencies
of dredging* fleet in completing
shoala that may possibly develop."!
MAY FIND PROFIT
IN CATTLE RAISING
One indication of increasing pros-j
perity in this section of the State, is j
the attention that farmers are now!
paying attention to cattle and hog
raising. That they are waking up to
the profits that can be made from
this line of industry goes without'
spying. Recently several shipments of
live stock have been made from this
point to other markets. There is
a demand for cattle, sheep and hogs
that it seems impossible to fill completely
and the farmers are nowwaking
up to their opportunities.
One great help in the industry is
the establishment of dipping vats in
many sections of the county.
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W. E. Dendy, native South Carolinian,
who has been superintendent
of the city schools at Monroe, Ga.,
has resigned to act as registrar and
secretary to the president of Oglethorpe
university, Atlanta.
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NO. 40
Bps marching
through mexico
Two Columns Crossed Mexican
Border Thursday and Camped
in Desert
MAKE NO OPPOSITION
TO INVADING FORCES
Details of Army Movements
Are Hidden Under Strict
News Censorship. "(
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The American expedition which entered
Mexico spent an uneventful
first night in camp only a short distance
across the American line.
Brigadier General Pershing, commander
of the expedition, accompanied
the force as far as the border and
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v?ivu I V vv?i II\M) 1UI\I n Uki iUlVlllVl I'll I
of the troops entereil Mexico to the
flank of the main army.
Despite rigorous censorship, which
closed all telephone and telegraph
wires to military movements, it became
known that about ">.000 men entered
Mexico, .. :
Aeroplanes to Be Used.
Aeroplanes on motor trucks are bc)i
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with the expedition. Flying conditions,
owing to the clearness of the
atmosphere, are ideal.
When General Pershing gave the
order to march the soldiers swept forward
with a shout. *
Cowboys off the ranges, enrolled as
scouts and cavalry, led the way. Two
infantry regiments, some field artillery
and a wagon train followed.
The departure was as business-like
as a practice march. A long hazy
line of alkali dust standing out
against the dull white of the plains
and the blazing light of the sun marked
their progress toward the bonier.
Mexicans Make Way.
Col. Slocum met Col. Davila, of the
Mexican forces, who promised that no
resistance would be made.
The entire Mexican population in
Palomas, soldiers and civilians without
exception, cleared a way when ths
Americans passed through the town
The censor has r.skod all correX\iOlwloil
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close military movements or details as
to numbers of troops, saying' that to
make public questions of such military
importance might moan a loss of
American lives. This rule applied
only to mail matters as not even the
general facts of the crossing have
been allowed to go over the telegraph
wires, which are under military control.
The column leaving Columbus was
thoroughly equipped for all conditions
thai might arise, and represented ail
aims of the service.
CENSORSHIP STOPS
NEWS FROM BORDER
San Antonio, Texas.?A rigid censorship
was ordered established at
Columbus, N. M., by Major Gen. Funs
ton. Ho instructed Brig. Gen. Pershing,
commanding there, to take
charge of the telegraph othce, watch
ah automobile routes, and guard telephone
wires out of the town. This
action was taken to prevent news of
the troop movement leaking out in
press dispatches.
Gen. Punston said newspaper re
porters from New Mexico had been
revealing every movement of troops,
the disposition of the forces and the
amount of their equipment.
"There was no use trying to conceal
our plans here while there was a leak
on the border," he explained. "We
had to act."
It was indicated that if the censorship
was evaded martial law might be
the next step in controlling the news
situation at Columbus.
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Superintendent S. H. Brown attended
the State Teacher's Association in
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Columbia which convened in that city
recently.
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