The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 11, 1916, Image 1
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GERMAN SUBMARINES
ORDERED TO OBEY
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man Reply to Late American
Note
' BUT GERMANY EXPECTS
A CURB ON BRITAIN 1
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And Reserves The Right to Resume
in Case Our Efforts
Fail. ;
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The Gorman reply to the ultimatum (
of the United States in relation to de- ]
slruction of merchant ships and Ante- j
erican lives by the German U-Boats, (
was handed to our Ambassador within
the last day or two. 1
The German Government's reply to
the United States in the Submarine
controversy is a notification that it
has instructed commanders of undersea
boats that "in accordance with the
general principles of visit and search
and the destruction of merchant vessels
recognized by international law,
such vessels both within or without
the area declared a naval war zone
shall not be sunk without warning
and without saving human lives, unless
the ships attempt to escape or
offer resistance."
At the same time the German Gov- |
ernment declares it looks to the United
States to require Great Britain an
equal recognition and observance of
international law and respect for the
rights of neutrals on the .seas, and
that "should steps taken by the Government
of the United States not attain
the object it desires to have the
laws of humanity followed by all belligerent
nations, the German Government
wouid then be facing a new situation
in which it must reserve to itself
complete liberty of decisoin."
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rouowing is irom me iicrman
( Note:
"The German Government, guided
by this idea, notifies the Government
of the United States that the German
naval forces have received the following
order: "In accordance with the
general principles of visit and search
and the destruction of merchant vessels
recoznizcd by international law,
such vessels both within or without
the area declared a naval war zone
shall not be sunk without warning and
without saving human lives unless
the ships attempt to escape or offer
resistance.'
"Accordingly the German Government
is confident that in consequence
of the new orders issued to the naval
forces the Government of the United
States will also now consider all impediments
removed which have been
In the way of mutual cooperation toward
restoration of the freedom of
the seas during the war, as suggested
in the note of July 23, 1915, and it
does not doubt that the Government of
' the United States will now demand and
iitsist that the British Government
forthwith observe the rules of interna,
tional law universally recognized before
the war as are laid down in the
notes presented by the Government of
the United States to the British Gov(
ernment December 28, 1914, and November
5. 1915.
"Should steps taken by the Government
of the United States not attain
the object it desires to have the laws of
humanity followed by all belligerent
nations, the German Government
would then be facing a new situation
in which it must reserve to itseii complete
liberty of decision."
Two Views Current.
Two views were current in official
circles. One was that Germany has
' declared her intention of abandoning
"her present methods of submarine
| warfare," as demanded by the President,
and that* jthet American govern>
ment might have<to wait to see wheth
er the abandonment would be effected.
The other was that the United States
having already called upon Great
Britain to give up its interference
*flth neutral! commerce and having
told Germany that it can not discuss
> with her negotiations with Great Britain
has no cootfo but) sdwer diplomatic |
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FIRE PROTECTION
IN BETTER SHAPE
Water Mains Laid Through the
Business Section of
the City.
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The water pipes to bring the supply
for fire and sewerage purposes to the
business portion of the town were all
laid and the hydrants installed by the
end of last week. The work has been
tested out to the entire satisfaction of
those concerned. This improvement
should greatly enhance the value of
property in the main business block
and should reduce the insurance J
premiums to a material degree. The
force from the tank when a fire hose I
was attached to one of the hydrants j
on this line threw a stream of water'
higher than the town hall. With this1
pressure always at hand and the fire I
equipment now owned by the city, the
main business blocks of Conway have
better protection than they have ver
had and about as good protection as it
is possible to get in case of a fire.
STATE HEALTH MAN
WILL MAKE ADDRESS |
Dr. J. A. Hayne, Stale Healtli Of
ficer ,\vi 11 address the people of Conway
to-night (Wednesday, May 10th,
191(5) beginning at 8:B0 o'clock, at the
School Auditorium. Hi.s subjects will
be concerned with modern methods of j ^
healtli and,sanitation and civic im-i
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provement pf--/different kinds. A
large audience is expected.
ACCEPTS ASSURANCES ,
MADE BY GERMANY:
Washington.?A note cableiLbv Sec- !
rotary Lansing to Ambassador Gerard
for delivery to the Berlin foreign of- ^
fice informs the German government
that the United Sates accepts Germany's
"declaration of its abandonment"
of its former submarine nolle v
and now relics upon a scrupulous execution
of the altered policy to remove
the principal danger of an interrup- ^
tion of the good relations existing between
the two countries. ,
With this acceptance is coupled formal
notice to Germany that the United
SUites can not for a moment entertain,
much less discuss, a suggestion
that respect by German naval authorities
for the rights of citizens of ^
the United States on the high seas ,
should in the slightest degree be made
contingent upon the confident of any
other government affecting the rights
of neutrals and noncombatants. ,
WILL MAKE RAGE i
FOR REELECTION,
The card of W. L. Bryan, Esqr., appears
in this issue of the Herald announcing
that he will be a candidate ^
for reelection to the office of Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas and Gen- j
eral Sessions for this county. Mr. ^
Bryan has filled this office now for ^
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i/v%u tcnuH unit uui uig uiui time many (
changes for the better have been made ^
in the keeping of the large amount of
records therein. Among the greatei
improvements made may be mentioned
the reindexing of the old records of
deeds so that the finding of any particular
deed in the chain of title has
been made comparatively easy; the
notice of lis pendens and other papers
filed in cases have been reduced to a
system and kept in appropriate folders;
new books have been studied out
for some of the departments of the
records which are better than formerly
and save a lot of time; there is system
about all of the affairs of the of
fice to the statement brief. His
record in the office proves that he is
competent and efficient for this position.
relations with Germany.
Although the general tone af the
German note created unfavorable impression,
officials took the position
that the language was immaterial if
the guarantees were real. !
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SERBIANS FAIL IN
ARGONNE ATTACK
Paris.?A German attack in the
Vrgonne near Harazee was repulsed
vith serious losses for the assailants.
In the Verdun region there was
leavy fighting with artillery.
The statement follows:
"In the Argonne district after a
spirited bombardment with shells
vhich released irritating gases the
merny undertook yesterday evening
i small attack in which three companes
took part upon our trenches be;ween
Harazee and Four re Paris. The
Germans were successful in gaining a
?ooting for a few moments in our advanced
positions, but they were not*
ible to maintain this success and had!
;o retire. They sustained heavy loss-,
js by our fire.
"In the region of Verdun there has,
)een fairly intense activity on part of1
he German forces near Dead Man's
1 il 1 and Ft. Dououmont. One of long
ange pieces bombarded the rear staion
at Sebastopol to the east of Vig-,
leulles. Flames were observe<l at the'
station.
"In the Lorraine district there has
)een an encounter between patrols at
Moncel.
The night passed quietly on the renainder
of the front."
rOWNGANGDOET
VALUABLE WORK
The town chain gang has been kept
jusy ever since it was organized several
weeks ago and work has been
lone which will be of value for a long
;ime. Clay has been added to places
Along the streets where there was none
before, the gang has assisted in laying
:he water mains from the large water
:unk, and there has been other work
>f various kinds at different points in
,he muncipality.
DO YOU Kl
Light promotes cleanliness?
A clean mouth is essential to ?
Physical training in childhood
health?
The U S. Public Health Service
and sanitation for free distribi
Isolation is the most efficient
Headache is Nature's warning
running badly?
Bullets may kill thousand*---!
Obesity menaces longevity?
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1ST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER."
KAY 11, 1916.
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MAKE EVERY DAY
GLEAN-UP TIME.
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The season of the year is now at (
hand when mosquitoes and house flies t
become the pests of every home not A
provided with screens and other ap- \
pliances to repel them. The mosquito <
is the carrier of the malaria germ. If \
your neighbor is sick with chill and ,
fwi?r it means that you may come
down soon with the same disease if \
you allow mosquitoes to bite you. If .
there is a case of typhoid fever in |
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your community you may De sure tnat j
the the house flies are likely to carry
the germs of this dread malady into ^
your own home. Therefore how im- j
portant that you avoid these menaces| (
to health by screening your home. It j ]
will cost something but not as much ,
as a spell of fever which may cost j
you your life. ,
The cleaner and more sanitary the <
community the less will there be of .
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mosquitoes and flies. In this way you j
can help to improve the health of
yourself and family. Therefore make
every day a clean up day,?make the
premises clean and sanitary .
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BAD COTTON WEATHER
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Wshington.?Cotton growth was re-'
tarded by weather conditions during {
the last week, the national weather '
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and crop bulletin of the weather bureau
announced: 1
"While the weather has been gener- j
ally favorable for work in the cotton 4
fields in the Southeastern States, it 1
has been much too cool for the proper J
germination and growth of the plants/ '
says the bulletin. "In some sections *
the. soil is too dry also. Cut worms \
are doing some damage in the lower
Mississippi valley." !
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Allen Skipper, one of the industri- '
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ous larmers 01 the wampee section '
spent some time here the latter part ^
of last week. 1
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food health? 1
is the foundation of adult 1
j issues publications on hygiene
ition?
means of controlling leprosy? | '
that the human machine is \
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[lies tens of thousands? .
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mill.
I LINER SUNK
BY DEADLY TORPEDO
/esse! Said to Be in British
Admiralty Service
at Time.
London dispatches yesterday said
he l.?>,OOO-ton steamer Cymric had
>een torpedoed by a German subma
ine. A message from Queenstown'
aid the vessel which was torpedoed at '
I o'clock, still was afloat and was proceding
to an Irish port. The Cymric
eft New York April lit) with a large ,
argo of war munitions for Liverpool. I
She had been in service as a freighter
or several weeks and carried no passengers.
Her crew numbered about
LOO men, none of whom so far as j
cnown as the White Star olVices in
\r< w York is an American.
A message received at the White
Star office from the oifice in London
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riiis message concluded:
"Believed crew saved."
W. B. CARPS WILL
HUN FOR AUDITOR
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The announcement in our last issue'
o the effect that Mr. W. B. Capps
vac a candidate for county treasurer!
vas an error for which the editor of
his paper, is alone responsible. The
'ard was intended to state Mr. Capps
candidacy for the office of County
\uditor. By an error in preparing
-he card for the paper, the words
'county auditor" got changed into
:reasurer, and the local news department
got the same error.
We take this means of correcting
the mistake in justice to Mr. Capps
and to this paper. Ho is a candidate
"or county auditor and his card appears
in this issue to that effect.
As was stated in our last issue Mr.
2,'apps is well known to the people. He
s a graduate of a leading business
"ollege and took a special course at
l ui man w iiivcrsity, r or [np pust IWo
,'ears he has been the principal of the
Fligh Point school in his own home
neighborhood and he is filling that position
at this time to the satisfaction
af his neighbors and friends.
ROAD TO KINGS
CONSIDERED BEST
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The best stretch of country road in
Conway township, considering its
length, is that part of the Dog Bluff
Road running from Conway to the
residence of Mr. J. C. King. It is a
good example of what it is possible to
:lo with the right mixture of clay and
sand in country road building. There
are sections of roads in many neighborhoods
in Conway township and in
ather townships of the county which
are just as good as the portion of the
Dog Bluff road above referred to,
but these sections are ahort as compared
with the distance from the
town to the King residence, and hence
the Dog Bluff road between those
points would take the prize. There is
10 reason why all of the roads should
lot in time become just as good as
diis. It is gratifying to realize that
:he people are working to that end.
Sandy places are being covered with
lay, while in places where the soil is
naturally hard enough already, the
oads are being drained and graded.
STRAWBERRY CROP
MUCH SHORTENED
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strawberry crop of 1916, about two
thirds on the higher grades of lands
planted and about one half on the lower
lands in the belt. The prices realized
up to this time are very good.
The prices last week ranged from 19
to 23 cents per quart. Mir. J. A. McDermott
got returns from a lot the
first of this week at very satisfactory
prices. The season will no doubt be
oyer by early in June.
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NO. 4
BORDER MILITIA TO
SERVICE ALONG LINE
President Calls National Guard
of Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico
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ALSO MORE REGULARS
TO REPEL BANDITS
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Scott and Funston Say These
Are Needed to Prevent
More Raiding.
President Wilson has called out the
National Guard of Texas, Arizona,
and New Mexico to deal with the border
situation.
Secretary Baker said the militia of
the three border States would make
available about 4,000 men .
In addition, three regiments of
regular infantry were ordered to the
border. These regiments were the
30th infantry, on duty at Plattsburg,
N. V.; the Third infantry, at Madison
barracks, divided between Watertown
and Oswego, N. V.; the 21st infantry
ai Van Couver barracks, and two batallions
of the 14th infantry at Fort
Lawton, near Seattle, Wash. I
The total additional force sent to
the border under these orders, including
both regulars and militia is approximatley
7,000 men.
Secretary Baker announced also
that published reports that the raid
upon Glenn Springs had been organized
on the American side of the line,
according to the Mexican officials had
been telegraphed to General Funston
f?r investigation.
FOXWORTHMEETINGS
HELD AT ADRIAN
Rev. W. S. Foxworth, the holiness
evangelist, with Rev. Mr. Rowell,
spent all of last week at Adrian with
a large tent in which congregations
gathered daily to hear the sermons.
On last Sunday there was about 400
people on the grounds, and at noon
time a long table was spread with
picnic bountifulness and none went
away unfed. W. R. Lewis and children
attended the services on Sunday
and took part in the dinner.
ran into fence
causing accident
Rill Elliott, a son of Bethel Elliott
near Zoan in this county, while chasing
a chicken last Thursday morning,
ran against a clothes wire. The wire
caught under three of his front teeth
and the force of the impact caused" the
wire to break the three teeth loose in
the jaw bone. The injured man was
in Conway that day for surgical attention
at the office of Dr. G. 1. Lewis.
An operation was performed which it
is fully believed will save the teeth.
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James A. Lewis who has filled the
office of sheriff for the past four
years publishes his announcement
card in this isue stating that he is a
candidate for reelection to that office.
There is no man better known to
the public service in this county than
Jas. A. Lewis . Years ago he was
p 1 OP t Oil ac /1A1 mf ir nn/lit/v- '
mo vvuiuj nuuuui itIIU lit?HI
that for a long term of years. He
then went into private enterprise and 'V.nal
went into politics again foar'^V**** t)rlB <1
ago and was elected to thcrbfltae of
sheriff by a good majority of , the
votes cast.
As a public official he is efficient
and accomodating always. tHfnkmf of
the interest of .those whom it ia hhi
duty to serve. >* vn*/i
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