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I J \ [ r i4 1 ! , VOLUME XXXI. WILSON SETS DAY OF THANKSGIVING # I ? . i' Formally Designates Novem ber 3U as uate tor National i Holliday ) I f OTHERS IN DISTRESS J WHILE WE PROSPER Americans Urged, in Their Time of Happiness, to Re[ lieve Sufferers. i Washington, Nov. 17.?President t Wilson today formally by proclamation designated Thursday, November 80, as Thanksgiving Day. "It has long been the custom of our people to turn in the fruitful au/ tumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many l/.essings and mercies to us and the nation. "The year that has elapsed since we last observed our day of thanksgiving has been rich in blessings to us as a people, but the whole face of the world has been darkened by war. in the midst of our peace and happiness, our thoughts dwell with painful disquiet upon the struggles and I .sufferings of the nations at war and of the people upon whom war has . brought disaster without choice or \ possibility of escape on their part. We can not think of our own happiness without thinking of their pitiful distress. "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow WilI .son, president of the United States of America, do appoint Thursday, the 80th of November, as a day oi national thanksgiving ar.d prayer and urge and advise the people to ,.~~ *. i? 11 : ? I _i? _ r* i i-.-ui i, iu mcir several places ui worship on that day to render thanks to Almighty God for the blessings ot peace and unbroken prosperity which He has bestowed upon our beloved country in such unstinted measure. "And I also urge and suggest our, duty, iiv this, our day of peace and abundance, to think in deep sympathy of the stricken peoples of the world upon whom the curse and terror of war has so pitilessly fallen and to contribute out of our abundant means to the relief of their suf. ferings. "Our people could in no better way show their real attitude towards ; the present struggle of. the nations ' than by contributing out of their [abundance to the relief of the sufferings which Will" hn? hvmitrhf i? ifa . train. "In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done in the city of Washington, this 17th day of November, in the year of our Lord 1916 and of the independence of the United States the 141st. k "Woodrow Wilson." "By the President, ? "Robert Lansing, V "Secretary of State." COLORYDDWELLER ! LOSES HIS HOUSE I | Daniel Sharon went to sleep in his ?' .. . .. ~ [cottage in tne uully section last Thursday night and was awakened just in time to escape from the building before it was burned to the ground. No one knows the cause. Daniel does not know. He lived by! himself but he was the owner of the! house and lot and feels his loss keenly. This fire occurred about 3 o'clock ) in the morning. The alarm was given by blowing the whistle of the ice plant. Before the fire department could get to the place, the building had been totally destroyed. o George F. Wing, of Columbia, representing the S. 'P. Richards Com pr.ny o^ Vtlanta, Ga., spent a day here last week on business. Wim "HOI U-BOAT CAPTAIN DENIES CHARGE That Life-Boats of Rowanmore Were Fired Upon as Charged. Berlin.?Wireless to the Associated Press.?Via Say vi lie.?Assertions that the German submarine which sank the British ship Rowanmore, on which there were several Americans, fired upon her life boats, are dismissed as utterly false by the submarine commander in his report. In fact, it is said the men on the Rowanmore owe their lives to the precautions taken by the Germans and the skill with which their operations were carried out. During the twenty-minute pursuit of the steamship the submarine's shots were aimed accurately astern to limit the danger to the crew, which was congregated at the bow. FAIR ASSOCIATION tii a nifo mini in ruDLiu The Fair Assncijifinn wiaVinQ lr? thank the people of Horry County for their loyal support during the Annual Fair week just past. Despite the cold raw weather you came to the Fair and we thank you. The attendance this year was up to the usual standard. You brought us many fine and va ried exhibits. Among so many really good exhibits it was indeed hard for the Judges to decide upon those entitled to premiums. Dut of course we know every one could not win. All premium checks have been mailed out. We trust you have received yours by this time. If von _ - *7 have not received yours by the end of the week kindly let the Secretary know and a duplicate check will be mailed you promptly. A list of premium winners will be published in next week's papers. The large amount of work incident to winding up the affairs of the fair Association has prevented our getting the list of premium winners in i shape for publication. I We were glad indeed to have you with us and we shall expect you again next year. Already plans arc1 being laid for next years fair which! we expect to be larger ar.cl better than ever before. We were glad indeed to have s? many of the Confederate Veterans with us this year, and we wish to thank the Civic League of Conway for helping us entertain them, b} having them as guests of the Civic League at dinner on Tuesday of Fair Week. The Annual Reunion of the Confederate Veterans should be ? ,j - - '? i.? ? ? ? - iiiauu a leature 01 tnc Uounty Fair. We tried to give you a good fair and we again thank you for your loyal support. Without your upport wt cannot hold a Fair, so we ask you) to help us make the 1917 Fair the greatest event in Eastern Carolina. SUBMMIOOTAKE BREMEN'S PUCE Washington.?Another great trans atlantic merchant submarine to take the place of the Bremen, sister ship of the Deutschland, which was lost with all hands on her maiden voyage to the United States, now is being built in Germany. Definite information regarding the new vessel is lacking. It is not Known when the vessel will be ready for her first trip to the United States. The Deutschland, it was learned, will not carry any regular mails from the United States to Germany on the coming trip. Negotiations for a transatlantic submarine mail service have been carried on between the German embassy and the postoffice department, but the operating company has not yet agreed to the service because it is felt that the submarine service being in the nature of an extraordinary one should command a higher rate. ft pore % JRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, 1 CONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY, WILL WAGE WAR j ON BOLL WEEVIL Commission will meet in Columbia Soon to Make Some Plans STATE CONFERENCE BEING CONSIDERED Farmers, Bankers and Agents Will Be Invited to Attend It. Columbia.?No definite announcement has yet been made as to whether the boll weevil has crossed the Savannah river, although the ( cotton pest has been reported in several counties of the State. The weevil, however, is known to have advanced to a point in Georgia about 40 miles west of the Savannah river. It is a matter of little difference whether the pest has actually crossen the Savannah river or has actually made his appearance in South Carolina. The weevil will certainly appear early next season and will cover the State within three years. In the coast counties a$ least 75 per cent of the cotton crop will be wiped out. Several weeks ago Clemson College sent a commission to the weevil States of the South and much information was gathered. This commission will be called to meet in Columbia within the next two weeks when a plan for a campaign by South Carolina farmers and business men against the ravages of the pest will be outlined. Governor Manning, as chairman of the commission, in conferring by mail with W. M. Riggs, president of Clemson Collego, concernnig a date for the meeting of the commission. The plan for a crreat holl WAAui! ! conference to be held in Columbia before the end of the present month is being considered. It is probable that the commission will order this conference. In the event that the conference is ordered, then farmers, merchants and business men and I bankers from every county in South Carolina will be invited to attend and hear the discussions. The county demonstration agents and the girls' club work agents will be invited to the conference. Full plans will be announced in a few days. RUSSIA CLAIMS ARTIG ISLANDS Washington, Nov. 21.?Russian Ambassador Bakhmetieff has notified Secretary of State Lansing that Russia has claimed title to a number of Artie ocean islands. The claim is made by right of discovery. The islands are off the North Asiatic coast of Russia. They are said to be of little value. The easternmost i? more man iuu miles from Alaska. The islands were discovered by Frigate Captain Wilkitzke, aide-decamp to the czar and chief of the hydrographic expedition of 1913 and 1914, which explored the Artie ocean One of the islands was named after him, one after the czar, and one after the heir of the throne. The others were named after members of the royal family. DR. W. E. M'CORD VISITS OLD HOME Dr. W. E. McCord arrived in Conway during fair week accompanied by Mrs. McCord, and spent a day or two meeting their friends while the fair was in progress. Dr. McCord' was formerly located here where he practiced dentistry for many j years. A few years ago he moved to Abbeville and later located at Greenwood where he now has a large practice. i I FIUST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER NOVEMBER 23, 1916. BLACKLIST ISSUE NOT YET SETTLED British Reply to American Protest to Bring Further Negotiations I GREY DEFENDS THE I PRACTICE IN NOTE Says Britain Breaks No Law and Invades No Neutral Rights Washington. ? Further negotiat i/\nc! hnf n/%?? ^k/% A '1 iiuno uuvhccii tiiu rvutci icuu wiiu British governments over America's I objections to Great Britain's trade blacklist were considered certain here. A British reply to the latest American protest made public by the State Department defends the British position and leaves open the door for further exchanges. Great Britain's defense of the blacklist declares the measure is purely a municipal regulation, denies it invades neutral rights and asserts its purpose is to shorten the war. Three can be no contention, the} note declares, that the British hav,e not the right to deny the facilities of British commerce to those win? assist the cause of Britain's enemies wherever domiciled Discounts Suspicions. "The feeling which I venture to think have prompted the note," the foreign minister declarse in the British reply, "must have been that the Pictures : : : : will be expanded to an extent which will result in their interfering with genuine neutral com merce, perhaps also that they are not exclusively designed for bellig erent purpooses, but are rather an attempt to forward our own trade interests at the expense of neurta: commerce : : : : : and that they are from a military point of view, unnecessary." Even these conclusions it is assert ed, are wrong. The foreign minister premises that the measures will noi be extended further than is absolutely necessary, declares they are strict ly war measures, and says that the end of the war is not near enough in sight for Britain to neglect any just means to bring about its termination. o GLORIA'S ROMANCE AT PASTIME THEATER ??? ?*.? ? Gloria's Romance and the lyceum number come together at the Pastime theater to-night, Thursday, November 23rd. Gloria's Romance will begin at the theater at 5 o'clock. Then the lyceum people will take the stage, and after the lyceum is over, Gloria's Romance will begin again and the films will be shown for the balance of the evening. The mnnv u/lio ?'? ...?m m J ? IIV U1 c nutl 111 this fine picture will have the chance to go at 5 o'clock and see the pictures and later take in the lyceum number. o WAREHOUSE USED IDLE THIS YEAR The large warehouse in which the I fair of last week was held, is the property now of Mr. J. J. Williams. The building was sold on last salesday under a mortgage for a loan, and the building was taken in by Mr. Williams. He donated the use of the building to the fair association. This large warehouse as it was involved in debt, lay idle this year and could not be operated. Next year it will be in operation again and will no doubt help in making Conway one of the best tobacco markets in this section of South Carolina. # I rail ft SPEED WANTED IN 8-HOUR LAW SUITS Department of Justice Anxious for Supreme Court Decision by January 1. Washington, Nov. 1G.?Early decision by the Supreme Court on one oi' the railroad suits attacking constitutionality of the eight-hour law probably will be sought by the Department of Justice. An appeal probably will be made in the first case decided in the hope that the Supreme Court may be able to pass judgment Ki .Innunm. 1 VJ U MllUUl %v 1* The department's policy has not been finally settled, but it was said today that this course probably would be followed. If an appeal is taken the court will be asked to advance the case. Official notice of the filing of six-1 teen suits had been received today In the department. Preparations were being made today for the meeting Monday of the J' i.nt Congressional committee to in vestigate railroad questions, including government ownership. The com mittee has sent notices to every State Governor and Attorney General and State railroad commission, t<< commercial and industrial organizations, and to the president of every railroad. No dates for the appearance of1 witnesses have been set, but the hear I jng will open Monday with testi- ] mony by State railway commissions, i GERMANY WILL FORGE ABLE MEN TO WORK Benin.?By Wireless to the Asso-1 ciated Press Via Sayville, N. Y.? The finishing touches are now being given to the "man power bill' providing for universal labor for ablebodied Germans behind the front. The exact details of the measurehave not been given out, but the newspapers indicate it will apply to all classes, rich and poor alike, affecting particularly the idle classes living on private incomes. This form of coompulsory service, it is understood, will not apply directly or specifically to women, but a consistent campaign will be made to utilize to the utmost this reservoir of labor power. The measure will be submitted by the government to the Bundesrath within a few days. The Reichstag will be reconvened to act upon the bill as soon as the Bunclerath shall have approved it. All indications point to its speedy passage. FAIR ALIGONE BY SATURDAY MORN Last Saturday morning when the business men opened up their stores in Conway, they realized that the 4th annual County Fair had come and gone. The fair closed its doors on Friday evening with the ball. On Saturday morning the work of removing the exhibits and cleaning up the building and grounds began anil was finished in double-quick order. The large crowds that had been present in Conway nearly the whole week had all disappeared from the town, and Saturday was a very quiet day. The Herbert's Greater shows, the carnival company engaged by the fair association, contrary to the usual custom, failed to wmnln the town for Saturday and Saturday night. The carnival tents were all torn down by an early hour on Saturday morning and went out on a special train the same day. o BOX SUPPER. There will be a Box Supper and Cake Walk at the Hickory Grove School House on Thursday night, Nov. 30th, 1916. i Come one, come all. ?I. B. CHESTNUT. I NO. 31 CROWDS GOME IN WHEN SUN SHINES Bad Weather of Wednesday Followed by Clear Weather Thursday PEOPLE SHOW INTEREST IN FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR Thursday and Friday Were Home Coming and Get-toGether Days. The bad weather of last Wednesday was followed by some of the tinest weather we have had this sea son, anil last Thursday saw the biggest crowds that ever visited a fair in Horry County. The bad weather on Wednesday no doubt deterred many from visiting tlie fair on that day. The good weather on Thursday and Friday seemed to encourage the people in their idea that there was interest and instruction, benefit and advantage for them in seeing the exhibits at the 4th annual county fair. The excursion trains run to Conway on Thursday were loaded with people as compared to the small numbers that way at former fairs. People from sister counties and from far distant states arrived in Conway for Thursday and Friday, thus making the occasion one of the greatest home-coming and get-to(gether events this county has ever had. ^ The agricultural exhibits perhaps claimed the most attention. It is a time when the attention of every farmer should be turned somewhat away from monoey crops and centered upon the idea of producing in this State everything that the people can consume. There is no other way to meet the holl wmvi'I in .. * .4 If Iltvu 413 now spreading so rapidly toward I this part of South Carolina. The carnival shows did a large {business during Thursday and Friday of the fair. The people who came to look at the interesting sights in the fair building, when they got tired of that, spent some of their time looking about the midway, * Although the bad weather of Wednesday hit the fair attendance a bad blow so far as the numbers on I that day were concerned; still the management seems more than pleased with the general result. WOULD REVOLUTIONIZE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Detroit.?Henry Ford, the automobile manufacturer, on the witness stand at the Dodge injunction hearing, declared that his plans for spending many milions of dollars to double or treble the capacity of the Ford Motor Car Company's plant probably would revolutionize the autcmobile business. Ford admits he contemplates spending millions of dollars to obtain ore deposits and more millions to erect blast furnaces near Detroit. When his plans are completed, he testified his company will be able to ship ore to its furnaces and there make castings direct from the ore. Ford said that the lack of uniformity in casting has been one of the great problems of the automobile i?a? _ IIIVIU^llJTx Ford as president of his company is defendant in an injunction suit brought by Horace E. and John F. Dodge, local automobile manufacturers, to restrain him from using the Ford company's profits to develop its business. The Dodge brothers own 10 per cent of the Ford sto^ and demand that the profits which now total about $50,000,000 be paid out in dividends. They allege that Ford's plans to develop his company are "reckless and unwise." The hearing which began is upon the motion to make the temporary injunction permanent.