The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 22, 1917, Image 1
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volume xxxi.
GERMANY RELEASES
MEN OF YARROWDALE
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Disposes of One of Most
Pressing Questions of
Critical Moment
DOES NOT DECREASE
PERIL OF SITUATION
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Great Chance of Postponing
Much Longer.
Washington.?News of the liberation
of the 72 American seamen
brought to Germany by the prize
ship Yarrowdale came tonight alter
President Wilson and other administration
officials had retired. Their
release disposes of one of the most
pressing and irritating phases of the
German-American situation.
With President Wilson's approval,
a note prcemptorily demanding ot
Germany that the Americans be released
had been prepared at the state
department and was expected to go
forward tomorrow.
There virtually is no hope here,
however that the hour of more se
rious trouble with Germany can be
postponed much longer.
Many responsible officials of the
administration have come to the conclusion
unless there is a prompt and
decided change in the general attitude
of Germany toward the interests
of the United States, the appear
ance of President Wilson before congress
to ask authority for protection
of American lives and property is
only a matter of days.
Any doubt existing as to the ruth- 1
less character of the new submarine
campaign and its violation of neutral
rights long since has disappeared
and the situation is being made
more and more grave daily by aggravating
incidents.
Even if the president delays going
tto congress longer than it is believed
iin most quarters he will, the present
jscssion comes to an end in less than
three weeks and it is regarded as
certain that he will deliver another
address on German-American relations
before congress adjourns.
From an economic standpoint serious
results from the new submarine
'campaign were becoming more apnarent
todav. Renre3entatives of a
large group of railroads met here
and decided on plans for pVicing an
embargo on eastbound freight destined
for exportation unless shipping
facilities were assured.
Waits Official Information.
President Wilson himself still was
moving slowly in order that no serious
step be taken in advance of an
unmistakable demonstration of Germany's
diregard of the interests and
rights of the United States. Realizing
that some reports of German activities
may have been exaggerated,
lie is relying on official information.
Efforts of persons and organizations
working to maintain peace are
going forward with unbated vigor.
Their attitude is causing little concern
among officials who say the
president has no intention of making
any move except on the basis of facts
which will satisfy all reasonable pa
ti'iotic Americans.
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IUUNU OniLU 10
HORRIBLY BURNED
The young- child of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McCracken of Conway, fell
into the fireplace at the family rcsi<!
nee last Friday and before it could
be rescued was badly burned about
the face and arm. The child was
taken at once to. the hospital where
at last accounts everything possible
was being done to relieve its sufferings.
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Rring the next job work to this
office. Our work is as good'as you
can possibly get.
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AMERICANS READY :
TO MEET MEXICANS
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Cavalry Regiments on Border .
Instructed to be Prepared
to Move Instantly
Hachita, N. M.?Lieut. Col. J. C. |
Waterman, commanding the Hachita
district has sent orders to his troops
to maintain constant patrols along
the border. Unofficial reports said
all cavalry regiments on the border <
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from El Paso to Douglas, Ariz., had
been instructed to hold themselves in
readiness to move immediately on
instruction from Clen. Euuston. These
preparations are precautionary
against Sulazar's threat of another
raid.
Two troops of regular cavalry re- ,
in forced the border patrol today and (
two morn worn To lnovn for < ho T,o?>_
der tonight. Those troops, according
to Lieut. Col. Waterman, have no ,
orders to go into Mexico.
RADCLIFFEGHAUTAUQUA:
HAS FINE AUDIENCE
The Radcliffe Chautauqua came to
Conway on Thursday, Friday and j
Saturday of last week and gave per- j
formances twice daily according to ,
the avdertising matter sent out in >
the community previously. The en- ]
tertainments took place in the Pastime
theater, Conway's modern theater
building. The theater was crowd
ed to standing room only at most of |
me entertainments. I
Nothing but high class work was
exhibited by this aggregation. They
are all artists indeed, each in the
particular line in fwhjch they appeared.
No more up-fifting exercises 1
could possibly be witnessed in the
opinion of many.
The music and readings, both vocal
and instrumental were pleasing in (
the extreme. The exercises went
from the sublime and beautiful to .
the ludicrous, and it was in such variety
as will always captivate a mixed
audience.
The fine lectures delivered were
not the least among the many attractions
of this Chautauqua. Many 1
hope that thevse people will come (
back again.
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LYCEUM NUMBER
WELL PATRONIZED
The last lyceum attraction took
place last Wednesday night at the
Pastime theater. The entertainers
consisted of five ladies, all of whom
were skilled performers on musical '
instruments. A few numbers of
vocal music were nicely rendered in
connection with accompanyments
011 the instruments, and the entertain
ment was enjoyed by all tthose who
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attendee.
The management of the lyceum
course states that the organization
has fallen behind for some reason so
that a deficit will have to be made up
by the managers out of their own
funds. Without better support by
the people, the lyceum course will
not be repeated another season.
fourTmericanT
held fur ransom
El Paso.?Jose Ynez Salazar with
his Villa command occupied Ojitos,
an American owned cattle ranch in
Mexico, 45 miles southwest of the
Corner ranch. One American negro
is being held there for ransom and
three American Mormon cowboys
who were captured during the raid
on the Corner ranch also are believed
to be held for ransom at Ojitos. American
troops patrolled the border to
prevent a repetition of raids.
Interest in Mexican border affairs
shifted suddenly from the contemplated
Villa attack on Juarez to the
operations of Salazar and his mounted
force.
>RRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE
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CONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY,
SAYS BRITISH HAVE
TAKEN 40D U-BOATS
American Seamen Declares he
Saw Big Number Chained
in Plymouth Harbor
CLAIMS DEUTSCHLAND
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of Sub-Sea Merchantman
Are in Jail.
Baltimore, Feb. 1C>.?William Palmer,
second engineer of the American
transport liner Mongolia, which
arrived here today from Plymouth,
Fug., via New York said he saw the
merchant submarine Deutschiand and
180 other German underwater boats
in Plymouth harbor. Palmer asserted
that the British had captured 400
enemy U-boats and that 187 of them
were chained together m Ply mouth
harbor.
Capt. Koenig, commander, and the
Deutschland's crew are in English
jails, the engineer said. Palmer formally
was employed by the Chesapeake
Steamship Company, which
operated steamers between this port
and Norfolk. He said he did not
learn how the Deutschiand was captured.
PROMINENT PEGPLE
FAVOR NIGHT SCHOOL
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Miss Agnes D.( Richardson, of the
training school is planning a free
night school in or near Conway for
men or boys whose opportunity for
education have been greatly limited.
This school will be conducted three
evenings during the week at the Epworth
Hall.
Hon. R. B. Scarborough, Mr. H. W.
Ambrose and numbers of others are
interested in the proposed school and
are eager to make it a success.
If you are interested personally or
know anyone you think likely to become
a pupil, please communicate
with one of the ministers of Conway
ir with Miss Richardson.
The following letters will show thej
interest of the ministers of the town!
in the proposed plan:
Feb. 20th, 1917. i
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ngiica is. iviCllUlUhUIi,
Principal Teacher-Training School
Conway, S. C.
Dear Miss Richardson:?
I am very much interested in your
proposed night school for the people
of Conway and vicinity. It seems to
me that this is an opportunity of a
lifetime to those whose early educational
advantages were limited, and
who desire a more thorough equipment
for the future.
Please command me for any service
I may be able to render in this
laudable enterprise.
Sincerely yours, .
?E. L. McCoy.
Feb. 20th, 1917
Miss Agnes D. Richardson,
Principal Teacher-Training School,
Conway, S. C.
Dear Miss Richardson:?
May I add a word in favor of the
night scljool which is to be conducted
by you. I think it a most commendable
movement and deserving of the
very heartiest support and highest
praise of every citizen of the county.
Nothing could be nobler than such an
effort to stamp out illiteracy and to
give those who have been deprives
of it the opportunity of learning to
read and write. I sincerely hope that
a large number of men and boys will
avail themselves of this excellent
opportunity.
Very respectfully,
?D. L. Hill.
The campaign of next year will be
one long remembered in the history
of this State. This is our prediction
and we cannot explain further at this
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; FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FOREV
FEBRUARY 22, 1917.
FREIGHT PILING UP
IN INTERIOR CITIES
Due to Railways' Refusal to
Haul Before Cargo Room
Is Engaged
BOTH ROADS AfJD
SHIPPERS HARD HIT
Effect of German Blockade
Being- Felt?Relief
Sought.
New York.?The immediate cause
of t'ue serious freight congestion reported
by many interior cities, railroad
men declared today, is their
policy of refusing shipments to NewYork
of freight for export unless the
shipper can prove that lie has cargo
room engaged so that his goods can
be loaded on a boat immediately
after its delivery here. The rigorous
tlpp I ll'cl 11WII Ul lino i uiv; 11 US lllliiw
ferreil the accumulation of freight
that otherwise would be piling up
here to the warehouses at manufacturing
and producing centers in the
West and South.
As the base of the transportation
situation a number of causes are assigned.
Among these are the reduction
in the amount of freight leaving
New York because of Germany's new
submarine policy, cold weather and
snow, .which has delayed trains and
intorferred 'with truck deliveries in
pities, and shortage of cars. The car
shortage, according to W. G. Besler,
?resident of the Central Railroad, of
tfeiw Xeniey, is due to the congestion
oj loaded cars at terminal points and
dhe difficulty experienced by consignees
in unloading their goods.
PARSONAGE CONTRACT
LET TO A. B. GARREN
At a meeting of the Parsonage
Building Committee of the Conway
Methodist church, held at the office
of Mr. W. C. Pitts, on last Friday
afternoon, the bids for the building
of the new parsonage were opened
by the committee, and it was voted
t0 award the contract to A. B. Garren.
He is expected to begin the work
in a short time and it is stated that
the committee will require a contract
that the work shall be finished
by May 15th, 1917. The plans emht'flpp
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building now standing on the parsonage
lot across the street from the
residence of H. H. Woodward, and
next door to the residence of Mr.
McQueen Quattlebaum. The workwhen
finished will not show the old
building however and the appearance
will be the same as if it had been
entirely new throughout. Plans an<?
drawings of this nice building are in
the hands of the committee and the
members of the church are invited
to see them and make their contri|butions
to the expense of the parsonage.
Those who would doubt that the
church needs a new parsonage are
invited to go over and see the presI
cnt quarters of the minister. The
present parsonage however, is now
the property of Burroughs <Sr Collins
j Co., and it is expected that the min1
ister will soon occupy the new place.
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NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF LAYMEN
COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the laymen committee
for Waccamaw Association will
j be held at Conway Baptist church on
I Sunday March 4th at four P. M. The
organization of the committee and
other important business is to be attended
to; so each member is urged
t) be present.
The following are the members of
he committee: J. E. Harrclson, M. J.
Bullock, Hudson Shelley, D. D Harrclson,
L. W. Anderson, E. W. Prince,
A. H. Long, J. H. Lay, S. H. Brown.
W. J. Jordan, A. L. Proctor, E. S. C
Baker, J. W. Jordan, W. A. Prince,
and M. C. Holmes.
M til.
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WILLIAMSBURG MAN
DEAD FROM POISON
Leaves a Widow Who Was
Miss Elen Nixon of
Horry County.
Florence, Feb. 16?Mr, S, R, Cockfield,
of Johnsonville, a well-to-do
young business man, cotton buyer
and merchant, died shortly after -1
o'clock this afternoon after a desperate
illness from ptomaine poisoning.
Mr. Cov-klield was taken violently iil
on Tuesday of this week and a half
dozen skilled physicians were hastily
summoned, among them Dr. F. H.
McLeod, owner of the Florence Infirmary.
and everything possible
that could be done was done in order
that his life might- be saved; but
death relieved him of his sulfering.tliis
afternoon.
Mr. Cockfield was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Cockfield, of Johnsonvillc.
and was one of the best known am
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?/v n?\v u int'li ill >? I I 1 lil 11. > U U I
County, lie carried on an cx.ensiv.
mercantile and farming inti rest it
that town and was a great friend U
the poor. lie was married about
four months ago to Miss Elen Nixon,
of Little River, S. C., and she witl.
his father, mother, two sisters, Miss
es Cornelia and Blondcll Cockfield
snd six brothers, Dr. R. L. am.
Messrs. A.. K., Trezevant, Whilden
Jack and Cleveland Cockfield, ol
Johnson.viller and a wide family connection,
and hundreds of friends
survive him to mourn his death.
The funeral services took place at
old Johnsonville Methodist Church,
near Johnsonville, on Sunday morning,
the 18th, at 11 o'clock.
WOMAN KILLED AS
MILL WALL FALLS
Spartanburg.?One woman cotton
mill worker was killed and eight or
ten other persons were injured when
a wall of the Fairmont cotton factory,
eight miles from here, collapsed
this morning, Feb. 15th.
The building is an old brick structure
situated on the bank of a river
eight miles from Spartanburg. First
reports brought in on the single telephone
wire t<) Spartanburg were that
the wad fell without warning and
toppled into the river. About 150
persons were employed at the mill
and it is believed a majority of them
ipeorted for duty at 0:30 o'clock this
morning. The wall collapsed at 7
o'clock.
Practically all of the operatives
had been accounted for a few hours
after the wall fell. Four or five of
the injured are reported to be in a
serious condition. The name of the
woman killed was Mrs. F. F. Phillips.
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TRUCKMEN REPORT
$200,000 DAMAGE'
A very interesting and timely letter
has been received by The Charleston
FiVening Post from Secretary
P. Q. Towles of the South Carolina
Produce Association, which has its
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111 ii<ii|U(ii n."i .1 tit <111(1 WHICH
controls the bulk of truck crops in
this section in which Mr. Towles
points out he estimates that the
truckers have lost, by the recent
freeze, actually only about $200,000
in winter and spring cabbages, carrots,
beets and other vegetables, rath
or than the estimated $1,000,000 reported
in the local press. However,
Mr. Towles points out that his estii
. .
mate is based on actual loss and not
on prospective profits of crops. For
instance he states that the market
value of the spring cabbage lost
| would have been $700,000, yielding to
the planters in this county a net
profit of $325,000. Members of the
association, declares Mr. Towles, are
just as jolly as ever and arc not in
the least discouraged, now making
every effort to recupt their comparatively
small losses.
The town is expecting a crowd of
[court week visitors next Monday. *
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MAY NOT WAIT FOR
SHOCKING DISASTER
Piling Up of Small German
Outrages May Bring Action
Without Delay
FREIGHT SITUATION
BECOMES SERIOUS
Evident That Undersea Blockade
Soon Will Interfere
With Industrial Life.
Washington.?The steady accumulation
of violations of American
rights by Germany made it appear
possible today that President Wilson
would go before congress to ask authority
for further protecting lives
and property without waiting for
a serious disaster which might shock
the country. There were n(> indications,
however, that he believed the
lime for such :i step had come, and
it again was stated authoritatively
that he would mote deliberately and
with full appreciation of all the consequences
involved.
Official reports of the sinking of
the American schooner Lyman M.
Law in the Mediterranean by an
Austrian submarine added only
slightly to the tension, for while the
act is believed to have been illegal,
no lives were lost and the vessel apparently
was warned.. The incident
was not looked upon as one in itself
to hurry development of the situation.
Willi Disturb1 America.
Preliminary reports began coming
to government departments showing
the piling up along the Atlantic seaboard
of goods destined for export to,
European ports. No serious effect
from this condition will be felt, however,
until lapse of sufficient time
for ships remaining In American
perts to have gone to Europe and re
turned. While only approximately
10 per cent, of American commerce
with Europe is carried in American
ships, the sailing of vessels of other
nationalities in many ihstafcces. have
either been cancelled or postponed,
and therefore, the results of the ruth
less submarine campaign in time will
result in far reaching disturbance
of the industrial life of the United
States.
Preparations by the government
j for any eventuality still are going
I forward without interrupton. Much
importance is attached to the work
of the council of national defense
which is holding daily sessions to
learn at first hand from Americans,
wf experience what provisions must
be made to coordinate American resources.
i E. S. Stettinus of J. P. Morgan &
Co., New York, was again before the
council today, furnishing information
gained from experience as head of
I his firm's huge transactions in war
I o' ders for the entente allies.
Question of Guns.
It was stated during the day that
it was entirely possible the governi
nmnt J * ? 1- ^ 4 *
nuiiiu uim- no steps towards
actually furnishing arms to American
ships unless and until the president
decided he should go before
congress.
AMERICANS MAY "
LEAVE IN SAFETY
Berlin.?An appeal to Americans
in Germany not to become alarmed
and to conduct their , business as
usual is contained in the weekly bulletin
of the American Associauoi. oi
Commerce and trade, an organization
representing American business interests
in Germany. The bulletin
says:
"The situation which recently developed
between Germany and the
United States was quite unexpected
to the association and its officers. So
far as our information extends, we
could see nothing in the relations between
both countries but friendship
good will and the very best intentions
toward each other.