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I ' * * i ' VOLUME XXXI. WOULD TALK AGAIN 1 ABOUT U-BOAT PLAN Germany Anxious for Further Negotiations on Undersea Blockade WASHINGTON SEES BUT LITTLE HOPE ! t 1 , Almost No Chance That United ' ? States Will Consent to < Discuss Matter. , \ Washington, Feb. 10.?Germany 1 has taken steps to open a discussion with the United States of means ol 1 preventing war. ' In seeking an exchange of views on the subject, however, it is not under stood that the Merlin government has 1 proposed any modification of its ruthless submarine campaign and ofi wiiils here i ooi they can not onto?" upon such a discussion while vessels 1 continue to he destroyed in violation of international law. The new move is understood to be predicated upon a willingness on Germany's part to discuss especially 1 the safeguarding of American ships and American lives on the seas and backed by a renewed expression of j the desire of the German government to prevent the diplomatic breach f?om leading into actual hosttilities. Just how American interests are to be safeguarded if the German war zone proclamation is to stand and whether any specific oceans of preserving peace between ,the two nations is included in the commuaication have not been revealed. ' ? ' Because of the delicacy of the situation all officials refuse to discuss it in detail or even to indicate through what channels the comm\ini-| cation was addressed to the American government. Won't lie Accepted. The manner in which the new Ger? n V*A l\AO n 1 ti? O O vrk/^rvl I f ' j17it 11 |/1 v1 w an i uv?UJ Y Cli HI U1 II" cial quarters left the impression that there was little possibility of a favorable response here. The attitude of officcials has been that only two , courses are open to Germany?that .she must either pursue her ruthless- j ncss at the hazard of war with this country or restore her repudiated pledges given in the Sussex case. It has been felt here that Germany has been warned more fully than she had any right to expect regarding the attitude of the United States juid that she decided on her course with full knowledge of its results. It is not , felt that Germany will be in a position to negotiate in the matter until she has withdrawn from a campaign i which the United States has condemned with the most serious step in could take short of war. Officials, however, apparently are not surprised at the German action. In one diplomatic quarter it was char sieterized tonight as calculated to shift to the state department responsibility that Germany's own actions may lead to. It is realized also that it will have an effect on the pacifist and the pro-German elements in the country which will be embarrassing to officials here. Question of Motive. What may the ulterior move back] of the step also is a matter of spec ulation. In some quarters there is evident a feeling that it merely is a play ror a time designed to postpone any further action by the United States until the starvation blockade against England either has succeeded 1 o)' failed. Elsewhere there are suggestions that there may be behind it a sincere desire to make sacrifices to preserve peace between the United i States and Germany and may come , as a response to the appeals under- I stood to have been sent abroad by pacifists in this countrty. In any I event there is no evidence that Pros- r ident Wilson is contemplating any \ other course than vigorous prepara- f tion of the nation for the eventuality 1 which he warned against in his ad- 1 dress to congress if American rights ^ Continued on Page Eight.) \ ?1u "H< rEACHERS MEET HAS A FINE ATTENDANCE feachors From all Sections Attend the Two Days Institute. The teachers of the county were ill granted a holiday with full pay in >rder that they might utteiul the eachers institute of two days arranged here at the Burroughs High 1 School building on last Friday and Saturday February the 9th and 10th. i One object of the meeting was to diow the teachers of the county the L^reat work that the teacher training school is doing and intends to do in the advancement of educational work in Horry County. . mi ti i 1 i nc r rmay morning session was devoted to observing the work iii the lirrere.it grades of the Burroughs School, with interesting discussion of school work on Friday afternoon, i thus making a fine day's program. On Saturday there was a meeting of the Horry County Teacher's Association. All of the teachers of the county were invited to attend this short but highly instructive institute. The weather was very cold beginning on Friday morning, and taking this into consideration it is said that the attendance upon the institute \vai highly gratifying. FARMERS SUFFER FROM COLD WAVE , ? v-..* Washington.?Severe cold weather has cost farmers of the South millions of dollars and will result in an immedaite curtailment of the supply of early vegetables. Districts ; upon which much of the North and East are dependent * for supplies were swept by the cold wave, Florida reporting 75 per cent, of early vegetation killed and Louisiana one-half. In South Carolina 4,000 acres, mostly of cabbage was laid waste, Fiuits and vegetables in south Georgia and in other sections also were badly damaged or destroyed. Not Worth It. Don't seek popularity. Just try to. do what is right and if you cannot win popularity that way it is not worth having.?Copied. o NEGRO IS LYNCHED. Proctor, Ark.?A negro known. itt;re as james smith, hut \vh0 officers believe was Coy Anderson, wanted at Benoit, Miss., for the killing of a plantation manager named Wolfe, was hanged near Proctor Thursday by a mob which surrounded him in a swamp after the killing of Fred H. Hicks, a deputy sheriff. The negro is alleged to have shot and killed Hicks when the officer attempted to arrest him for creating a disturbance on a plantation near here. The negro was captured and hanged to a telegraph pole when he attempted to escape from the swamp. o ? ft/ F lernmp _A mnn of foreeful Ft. r. Jci UlTie. attainments. For pearly a quarter of a century identified vith the ministry. He is member of he Michigan state legislature. He Kings to the Chautauqua platform a Personality which inspires confidence. Radcliffe Booster Club Chautauqua?Third Day. j $OtT; 3RRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, ?? - " tn ii; The Hawkeye Glee Club.?InVmy^ j form a splendid vocal quartette. mando j The trios, solos, duets and readings are of their appearances is to lose a rare tr< Radcliffe Booster Club C SIXTY SH1PSSIM j UNDER LATE ORDER: Half Were British and Only One Flew the Stars and Cf Oil IJJCd. New York.?Sixty ships have been sunk by German submarines or mines, according to a compilation .made here from cable reports, since ' the German blockade order took ef- j feet on February 1. Fifteen vessels reported as lost since Tuesday brings the total tonnage of.the victims * q? the German navy up to 119,043. Thirty-three, or more than half of this number, were British vessels; five carried the flags of other entente belligerents; one wgs an American and 21 were owned in other neutral countries. The only American ship thus far lost in the submarine war zone is the Housatonic, owned by the | Housatonic Steamship company. She I ( was sunk by a submarine off the Sic-1 illy islands on February 3. The British liner California, 8,(>C2' tons, is the largest of the vessels thus far reported sunk. The list includes five small British fishing boats and four British trawlers,! names of which were not given. fiFTXMARRIF FFFFRT I FROM CEMENT A. B. Garren is now making concrete slabs from contnon portland cement for use in making- the bases for side walls in the lobby and writing rooms at Hotel Grace. These slabs have every appearance of! marble with the black veining and mottled appearance as desired, an 11 his work is the marvel of all who' have seen it. The slabs are water proof and he can produce them in any variety of stone that would be wanted. They are really better looking than the geneuine marble slabs from the stone ( quarries, but while costly they are not as expensive as the pob'shed marble. To produce this wofk from1 concrete lie is using; information gain ed from an export in Pennsylvania, and also his own ideas which he ha. | worked out from a long experience in such work. CAMPAIGN Of U-BOAT REAPS DREAD HARVESTj 1 Another trans-Atlantic passenger i steamer, plying between New York 1 and the British isles?the California L ?was sunk by a German submarine. ,1 Like the Lusitania, the steamer is \i declared to have been torpedoed with i out warning and some of her pas- 1 sengers and crew, including two wo- 1 men and several children, are said to 1 be missing. The one American M aboard was rescued. 11 8 Sei FIRST, LAST, NOW ANI) FO REVE , FEBRUARY 15, 1917. ^ ^ 1 I lit* youim men who ex?el In happy hnrind wholesome humor. To?;other they lin quartette and saxophone quartette, equally enjoyable. To miss either ono L'Ut. Jhautauqua?First Day ia11a iiAV WILL NUI StNU SKIPS OUT NOW American Line Holds Them U Temporari'v to Await Developments. New York.?Sailing of the American line steamships St. Louis and St. Paul, now in the port of New York, has been indefinitely postponed. The announcement followed an official statement received by tele phone from the state department Vfashington declining to advise pri 'vate persons as to whether or nn'( their ships should start on voyages which would take them within th WftP 7.r?np<i dnum Ltf . ...m uvnn UJ VICllllMII^. The state department pointed out, however, that neutral vessels may arm themselves for defense if the owners so elect and that it is the right of an American vessel to traverse any part of the high seas. APPEAL FOR 25,000 VOLUNTEERS IN NAVY Washington. ? Navy recruiting agents have been instructed to immediately list 25.000 additional men While the current naval bill an thorized a peace strength of 74,000 men, it carried appropriations fo considerably lses, since the department had estimated that not more than 0,000 recruits above the numbei necessary to replace men discharge could be found. Officials have been encouraged b recruiting returns, however, which have brought the actual strength up to nearly 58 OuO men already. In the event of war probably tlv first act of the president will be to authorize the enlistment of the max! mum wartime strength of 87,000. Probably this could be quickly accomplished by a provision in the department's regulations permitting volunteers to enlist for the duration of the war. o ? ? i'KtSIUEN I'S COURSE INDORSED BY SENATE Washington. ? President Wilson's severance of diplomatic relations u'ith Germany was approved for ma'I.v' today by the senate. By a vote of 7K | :o f> the senate expressed confidence n the president's course, adopting a esolution submitted by Chairman | Stone of the foreign relations comnittee indorsing the withdrawal of ( \merican Ambassador Gerard from Berlin and the giving to German \mbassador Bernstorff his passports, i dilators who voted against the resoution were: Democrats, Kirby, Arcansas, and Vardaman, Mississippi; Republicans, Gronna, North Dakota; Arorks, California, and La Follette, IViscnoain. 1 rM. R." RYNDAM, WARNED, TURNS HER BOWS Comes Back After Sighting Submarine in Mid Ocean. New York.?The Holland-America line steamship Kyndam, which sailed from New York for Rotterdam January 29 with the American conaulai agent at Luxenburg and nearly 100 other cabin passengers ami which was repotted last night to be return ing to this port, u;ik warned by ; lerman suo narine to turn back who; .bout to enter the "war zone," acceding to unofficial advices received here today. A wireless message from a passen ter oa the Ryndam contained this i ormation, it was stated by a pcrsei iosely connected with the steamshi ervice. The Ryndam was on Iv way to Rotterdam via Falmouth an was within 14 horns' steaming' of tin latter port when put back for Amor iean waters. o k\nai An&jy m IM ncvv Hnmi rLHrt BEFORE SENATf Washington, Feb. 10.?The senal military committee reported favorYly tcday a bill framed by a sub nnmittce creating a military and a aval citizen reserve force based on miversal military training and service. While the committee report does not indicate any belief that congress will act on the measure at this session, the bill offers a specific plan on which public sentiment can crystalize. The bill requires six months' training without pay for all youths during their 19th year. Exceptions are confined to the members of the regular army and navy, those physically unfit, those who are the sole support of dependent relatives and thos? affiliated with religious creed which forbid them to bear arms. The latter class are liable, however, for training in the non-combataht branch I es of the ahny. tobaccTplaWare INJURED BY THE COLSTobacco plants in all tobacco growing sections were badly hurt or cn tirely killed by the intense col weather of week before last. The ev tent of the injury could not be as i certained here until after loport came in from different sections o the county. Some of the growers wove propped to protect the plant beds and by so doing saved their plants. Great numbers of others neglected to takf any precautions and lost some of tl,f plants in some cases, and in numerous instances lost them all. It was stated however tthat there was yet time to sow the beds again and this means will no doubt remedy the loss. 41 3r. W. T. S. Culp.-XrV??rinur ninating and interpreting ideals. A dmlent of great themes and a speaker ?f tremendous force and prophetic vi ?lon. A master of brilliant satire. Radcliffe Booster Club Chautauqua?First Day. NO. 43 FARMERS PUN RAID GN STATE CAMPAIGN Secret Association Will Try to Duplicate North Dakota Coup WILL RUN STUCKEY FOR GOVERNORSHIP Coalition of Agricultural Interest and Organized Labor Contemplated. An ambitious plan of the Farmers' Secret association, to dominate the South Carolina political campaign of ne.vi summer, o\ organizing liie agricultural interest in each county and cooperating with the union labor forces, became known in Columbia yesterday through a man high in the councils of the association. William A. Stuckey of Bishopville will be put forward for governor, legislative candidates will probably be offered in each county and it may be that a full State ticket will be presented. , Leaders in the movement are in close touch with those who directed the campaign whereby farmers recently carried North Dakota, electing the governor, all the State officers, the lower house of the legislature and almost a majority of the senators. , VILLAGE DELIVERY ; FOR MARCH FIRST Recent letters received from Hon. J. W. Ragsdale state that village delivery has been provided for Conway beginning on March 1st. In a conversation with our postmaster, Mr. A. C. Thompson, a few days ago he stated that there was no uncertainty about the matter, but that all arrangements had been made at headquarters for this modern improvement. It appeal's, however, that all streets in the town not already bearing names must be designated and plainly marked; and that the homes, and business houses must be numbered in the regular way in order that the delivery may he placed into operation and become effective. It seems that there has been unnecessary delay on the part of somebody, perhaps the town council, in attending to this matter of the streets and house numbers. This being the case they should no longer delay taking action but call the necessary meeting and see that all preliminaries are carried out. By waiting and still waiting, the movement may bo checked, and indeed it would bo possible to take it away from Conway and place the service in some town where they acted more as if they wanted it. Thanks are due for this improvement at Conway, of course to Congressman J. W. Ragsdale, but especially to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General who has taken kindly enough to Conway to take this action in behalf of the town. A vote of thanks is due him for he has allowed us to take one stop forward to place the town on a modern plane. LOCALS The work of laying the cement walk in front of the court house was considerably delayed by the cold weather. Last week some further progress was made in the -? rk but it was soon held up again by the severe cold. J. A. Lock was in Conway one day last week. VV. U. Lritt spent some time here the first of the week visiting his family. He is now engaged in the contracting and carpenter's trade in Georgetown. The freights hauled into Conwav ( very year is evidently increasing with every season judging hv th* long freight trains being hauled in every day.