The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 17, 1917, Image 1
Volume xxxh.
IflUN^OM Tfl HQHANI7P )
vuiinguii iu uiiunniLL
TWO MORE GOMPANIES
Gov?ronr Requested by War
Department to Have
^ Units Ready
ENLISTMENT WILL BE
FOR TERM OF WAR
Enlisted Personnel May Be
Without Engineering-ExJ|\
^Experience?Appettl.
Columbia.?Mr. J. M. Johnson, ot
Marion, was in Columbia preparing
for the organization of two additional
companies of National Guard
engineers.
The War Department has requested
the Governor to cause two companies
to be formed and ready foi
muster within 15 days. These two
additional units in addition to tne one
now located in Marion will form the
South Carolina battalion of engineers
and will be placed in active service at
once.
"I am naxious to get in touch with
tentative organizations in the State
at once," said Mr. Johnson," in order
that there may be no delay in forming
the South Carolina batallion.
Those who wish to volunteer their
services now have an opportunity,
and since the call is for such response
those organizations already
tentatively formed should advise rae
at once." Mr. Johnson is Chairman
of the State highway commission and
can be found at the office of the
commission in the Union National
hank building or the Jefferson hotel.
He expects to remain in Columbia
while directing the formation of
these two additional companies.
For Term of War.
"The enlistment will be for the
term of the war," said Mr. Johnson.
"This is in accordance with the plans
and published orders of the War Department.
The officers must necessarily
be engineers, though the enlisted
personnel may be without engineering
experience." Mr. Johnson
urgently requests that engineers and
commercial and civic organizations
in the State communicate with him
by telegraph or telephone at Columbia
at once in order that the request
from the War Department that these
companies be organized in 15 days
If may be promptly complied with.
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DISTRICT CONFERENCE
MEETS THIS WEEK
The Marion District Conference of
the Methodist church convened in j
Conway this week, most of the delegates
and preachers arriving here by
Tuesday night. Some did not arrive
until the late train on Tuseday night.
Most of the delegates are being entertained
while here in the homes of
members of the church. Some are
. being cared for at the hotels.
NEGRO WOMAN DIES
FROM HUSBAND'S BLOW
Lena Rogers, the negro woman
who was severely beaten by the husband,
Jessie Rogers, some months
ago in a public demonstration on the
street near the A. C. L. depot; linger
ed with her injuries until Thursday
cr last week and died in the aftermv.r
n from the offects of several 1
W i
^Tdows.
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The husband was placed in the jail
soon after the occurrence and was
st'U confined when the woman died.
He would have boon tried for assault '
and battery with intent to kill; but !
siii/e his subject has died, he will be 1
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vi tor mu.urr at the approaching
term of criminal court which convener
here on Monday May 2Sth. 1
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PERSHING MAY BE II
SENT TO FRANCE
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Washington.?Revival of .specula.
tion as to the mission in Washington
of Major General John J. Pershing, |
was met at the war department today
with .the statement that nothing
could be given out in that connection
at this time and that Secretary Baker
regarded such speculation as pro- ,
judicial to the public interest.
Tt was pointed out that Secretary !
Baker has* assured the press that* an
nouncements would be made promptly
on any decisions reached as ?oon
as they could be given out without
prejudice to the national interest The '
secretary has classed movements of
high army officers as matters on
which speculation might tend to reveal
prematurely military plans of
the government.
Under the general restriction, both
the secretary and departmental officials
declines! .to comment in any way
on reports that Gen. Pershing might
command the expedition to France.
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90,000 TONS ALLIED
SHIPPING LOOSED
Stockholm. ? Approximately 90,000
tons of Allied shipping which
has been tied up in the Gulf of Bothnia
since the beginning of the wai
will be released as the result of ar
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agreement between Great Britair
and Sweden.
Sweden gains the release of its
ships laden with foodstuffs and other
necessaries which have been detained
in British harbors. ,
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CHINESE BALK AT
WAR ON GERMANY
Poking.?After a riotous secret
session Lasting throughout Thursday
night the House* of Representatives
refused to pass a rscolution declaring
war on' Germany.
The House of Parliament was sur
rounded by a mob which demanded
war,, making threats of violence
Under the orders of Premier Tuan
Chi-Jui troops finally dispersed the
mob.
j The premier addressed the House,
urging a declaration of war. He was!
denounced by members who said he i
was attempting to coerce Parliament, i
The press is opposed to the war j
'party, urging Parliament to resist
military pressure on the ground that
it threatens the republic.
CFRPYMAM DCATCKI
I Ullll I ITIHIl UUM I L.I1
TO DEATH WITH AXE
Tragedy at Brown's Ferry on
Savannah River?Man
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Arrested.
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Anderson, May 12.?Will Fierce, a
white man, forty years of age, ferry '
man at Brown's Ferry on Savannah ^
river, was brutally murdered early (
this morning-. His body was found ?
by his father at six o'clock as it was 1
lying on the ground near the ferry *
boat. Pierce's head had been beaten
into pulp with an axe, which was ^
found near by.
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Pierce was known to have fifteen "
dollars on his person and its disap- v
pearance leads officers to believe 0
robbery was the motive. The coronet,v
commenced an inquest, hut recess J
was taken to gather more evidence.
Tom Jordan, white man, aged forty- I
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.?*?, wuu uvea a rew miles trom the
ferry has been arrested as a suspect.
Pierce had been ferryman three
years and was a quiet, peaceable and
law abiding citizen. His wife, died ^
several years ago. He is suiwived tyy p
four small children. a
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This country must watch for Gor- a
man spies all the time. b
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RRY COUNTY AND HER PSD I'll
ONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, IK
J. S. NOT BOUND BY
PEACE AGREEMENT
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_ansing Flatly Denies Reports
of Pact With, Allies
About It
SAYS QUESTION HAS
NOT BEEN RAISE!
Interest Aroused .Because ,o:
Expected Announcement by
German Chancellor.
Washington. ? Secretary Lansiiu
today deniod published -reports tha
the United States has an agreetnen'
with the Allies not to make a sepa
rate peace with Germany by saying'
"There is no agreement, written oi
unwrittcen, relative to peace."
When pressed to say whether th<
subject had been discussed informally
Mr. Lansing declined to discuss th<
subject further. He would not inti
mate that there was any probability
or the United States acting sepai ate
1 y, but said the question of an agree
tnent never had been raised.
Interest in the attitude of the gov
ments that the German chancello
soon is to make another offer o
peace terms.
ARGENTINE SHIP
SUNKBY U-B0A1
Buenos Aires.?Buenos Aires pa
p< rs declare that "the gsoyeramenk-'ha
positive information that the Arg'en
tine sailing ship Orlana has beei
sunk by a German submarine. Th
papers say that the incident is grave
than the sinking of the Monte Prote
gido and demand that the govern
ment act.
It was reported in Buenos Aires qi
April 11 that the Orlana had beei
sunk oy a German submarine off th
coast of Brazil. A later report plated
the scene of the loss of the sh.i
in the Mediterranean. The Mont
Protegido was sunk in April in Eu
ropcan water. The incident cause*
great excitement in Buenos Aire.'.tIi'II'
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iniv.1 c j;ui<t i uemonsuauon
agair.st Germany took place. In re
spouse to a note demanding satisfnc
tion, the German government offere<
reparation and the incident was <ic
clared closed.
crops held back
by cold weathef
The cool weather of the past several
weeks has held back the crops ii
this section and has made it easy foi
certain crop pests to make inroad:
upon young plants; but the situatioi
is improving and it is thought thai
the warmer weather now due will
soon bring the young crops out. Mr
J A. McDermott v\<o operates a
large farm near the city limits says
that he has had to plow up one field
>f com three times in his attempts
,o get a stand on it, all on account ol
i little worm aided in his operations
)v the cool weather.
Last Sunday morning this section
lad a light frost. Sunday night the
veathor was cooler than ever, but the
ky was clouded over, or the frost
vould no doubt have been a heavy
?ne. But very little, if any, damage
vas done, as. the strawberry crop is
ibout over.
:ive andtTncent
sold out stock
The five and ten cent store conucted
here until recently by Messrs.
W. and H. D. I^ane sold out it?
La-1
lut-K oi nvc and ten cent goods last
reek to R. F. Smith, of Clio, S. C.,
nd will go out of this particular
usincss.
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E, FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVE1
IAY 17, 191?.
WITH HEART IN TASK 1
AMERICA WILL FIGHT
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War Means Grim Business, o
Says Wilson, but People I
Will Not Blench
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AID FOR RED CROSS
IS BEST DIRECTED J
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president Urges That All Philanthropy
Be Concentrated
:So Par as Possible.
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Washington. ? President Wilsoiv
said in a public address .here tod?i\
ithat tfye struggle against German>
"means grim business on every sidi
of it," but that America had put itt
r heart into the task and would respon<
as a united nation to the call to ser.
t
vice.
Speaking at the dedication of a
[ Hed Cross memorial for the women
of the War of Secession, the president
predicted that the present
struggle not only would obliterate
the last division between the North
and South but would wipe out "any
lines either of race or association cut
1 ting thwart the great body of the
nation."
"We look for no profit," said he.
"We will accept no advantage out oi
this war. We go because we believe
the very principles on which the
r American republic was founded are
now at stake and must bo vindicated."
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: registration day
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Washington.?Many States plan to
- make registration day for the new
army conscription the occasion for
fetes and patriotic demonstrations,
L according to reports reaching the
War Department today.
"The spirit of patriotism seems tc
* have entered into the arrangement:'
1 for the occasion which have been
c made by many of the State officials,"
says a War Department statement
issued today.
RELGIANS MADE TO
FIGHT FOR'GERMANY
Copenhagen.? A representative of
the German war department has admitted
in thd Reichstag that a number
of Belgian subjects residents it)
r Cologne were drafted into the Ger.
man army in spite of their protests
- that they were veterans of the Beli
gian army. The admission was made
i' in answer to an interpellation by a
* radical Socialist deputy. The war
> department official promised that
the question of citizenship in these
I cases would be reviewed.
BAPTISTREViVAL
DRAWING CROWDSi
The revival meetings which f
were conducted at the Conway i
Baptist church for the past two
weeks have been drawing large
crowds of people to hear the sermons, c
not only during the preliminary per- F
iod conducted by the pastor, the Rev. 1;
D. L. Hill, but especially since the P
coming last week of the noted evan- h
gelist Ham, of Atlanta, Ga. a
The pepole of the Haptist church
have boon earnest in their efforts b
and thereby have made the meetings fi
a great success.. n
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One great way to get ahead in the c1
game is tv prevent all kinus of wiwto. c;
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It is not quite time for Germany bi
to be forced to make such pence ti
terms as she can; but that time is A
coming. h)
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IBERIA BREAKS
WITH GERMANY
Washington.?Liberia's decision to
ever relations with Germany waj
fficially reported tcday by the Anirican
minister there. Considerable
mnortnnro is at tapHod to this stpn
is Liberia is the landing point of
nany cables and was used for some
ime by German residents as a base
igainst the British.
Recently, however, the Liberian
mthorities have suppressed that hosility.
FHE LIST OF JURORS
FOR CRIMINAL COURT
The jury commissioners met at the
Clerk's office one day last week and
drew the following petit jurymen to
serve at the approaching term of the
criminal court which convenes here
on Monday the 28th day of May A.
I). 1917. The list follows:
G. W. Marlow,
G Harley Mishoe,
C. V. Johnson,
A. A. Burroughs,
R. C. Stanley,
Willie Hucks,
J. B. Singleton,
R. S. Johnson,
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Elias Strickland,.
J. L. Hu^gins,
j. H. lH\Ker,
R, A, AKorcU
W. S. Hardee,
Carl Bryant,
Thos, J. Vaught,
E. M. Holmes, , '
J. C. King,
A. M. Mills, >f '
L. M. Ludlam,
M. B. Hardwick,
Geo. M. Jollie,
T. W. Graham, ,. ;
H. C. Royals,
S, B. McQueen,
H. L. Marlow,
W. K. Roberts,
H. L. Richardson, Jr., (
J. Edge, ; ;
J. E. Richardson,
Noah Edwards,
Luther Gibson,
W. Chauncey Todd,
Hiil King,
W. C. Hooks,
James F. Gause,
J. W. Lupo.
Hon S. W. G. Shipp, presiding
judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit wil
be here to hold the court
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Remember that it is a strange but
true thing in nature that it is the
unexpected that happens. Keep it
ia mind regarding the war with Germany.
POTAfO SHORTAGE
WORRIES GERMANS
Fear Also That Bread and
Meat Rations Will Prove
Insufficient.
Copenhagen, May 15 (Via London)
?The potato shortage in Germany
s making itself felt. The bureau of
'ood control has been able to supply
i five-pound ration a week in Berlin
ind Westphalia industrial districts
ut bitter complaints arc coming!
roni various other sections.
fc many sections of Bavaria, according
to reports to the Reichstag,
totato ration is only 24 ounces weeky.
The Hamburg ration is three
ounds and the sister city of Altona
as been placed for the next week on
pound and a half allowance.
As the government promiseiT, the
read ration is not reduced where the
ive-pound allowance of potatoes is
ot furnished. Every pound extra of
lour applied for this purpose, howver,
upsets the government's scheme
f distribution based on the fact mat
ie stock of goods in the Empire is
urely adequate, under reduced ra~
ons, to carry the population through
ugust 15, when flour from the new
arvest was expected to be available, i
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THINK SUBMARINE'S
DAYS NUMBERED
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Discuss Inventions at I rrmnr
j tant Conference in Daniels
Office
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EXPERIMENTS ARE
TO BE CONTINUED
Plans No Dream, But Important
and Far-Reachi##
Says Daniels.
Washington.?That American inventive
genius soon will find a solution
for the problem of how to meet
the submarine menace is the hope
held out by high naval officials and
members of the naval consulting
board. They conferred at Secretary
Daniels' home over experiments with
devices already tried out and those in
prospect.
Officials declined to go into detail*
concerning the conference. It became
definitely known, however, that one
result was the decision to have the
naval board's exports continue their
experiments with inventions tlev'^vcd
that its members believed that they
T.re on the right road and are going
to "turn out something worth
while."
"Their plans," he added, "are no
dream and are very important artel
far reaching." >
Outside Experiments. t
Additional information on experiments
with devices for combating
German submarines came to the
Navy Department from scientists
who have been working independently
of the naval consulting board. A
number of conferences were held,
whi'e the board members who were
present at the conference last night
at Secretary Daniels' home also remained
in the city to continue work
with naval experts.
Neither the secretary nor any naval
official would discuss the result
of the meetings further than to say
that progress was being made and
, that more experiments would be car.
j ried forward without delay. In some
cases extensive practical tests already
have been bads with striking
results.
Navy Officials Impressed.
There is no doubt that navy officials
were deeply impressed by what
was disclosed at the conference last
week. Some of them appear to be
carefully holding their optimistic
first judgment in check, fearinw
an unexpected difficulty will ari.e to
i briny plans to naught,
i One official explained that what
was being done probably would result
in adding several ways and
means to the anti-submarine crusade.
It is upon the cumulative effect
of all the proposed new devices
as well as new methods of operation
against submarines that the feeling
is based that something can be accom
plished toward checking the ravages
of the U-boats.
[ten million men"
IN DRAFT LiMITS
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I Washington, May 12.?Ten miiion
men in the United States will be subject
to the selective conscription on
July 1, within the ages agreed upon
in the conference report on the war
army bill, Director Rogers of the cen
sus bureau announced today. This
number of men between the ages of
21 and 20, inclusive, represents very
nearly 10 per cent, of the total estimated
population of between 103,000,000
and 104,000,000 on July 1,
1917. Of these con serin* IA?*
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the bureau estimates Alabama will
nave 2u9,you, Arkansas 156,600, Florida
95,300 Louisiana 171,000, Maryland
121,500, Mississippi 175,100,
North Carolina 194,400, South Carolina
137,000, Tennessee 195,080, Texas
420,200, Virginia 186,400.