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VOLUME XXXII. ^AMAZING INFORMATION HAS BEEN UNEARTHED A Officials Say That Publication of it Would Startle the World ^SECRET AGENTS ARE . OUTWITTING THE WORLD War Department is Now Censoring all News From France. P Washington.?Officials, who for ^>bvious reasons cannot be quoted declared today that if the government's activities against German spies in the United States could be published, t !ir? nr>w? wrnlil vtrii-tln flip wnrld While not admitting they are convinced that the spy system was entirely responsible for the massed submarine attack on the transports of Gen. Pershing's expedition, it was said that the combined forces of the state, war, navy and justive departments were working in cohesion and systematically unearthing information of an amazing character and of \ great value to the government. \ Allies Unsuccessful. It was pointed out that even witU the strictest censorship of mails, cab les and press, the European Allies have not been able to meet the situation to their complete satisfaction. The problem is of far greater magnitude in this country, with thousands of aliens, its immense' border and countless possible* means of outside communication. Secret service operations, necessarily carried on under 6over, are given little or no publicity and this fj.ct, officials say, gives rise to a surmise that little has been accom~1 ..,1 ( I . MUMJ. Even Germany Fails. f It was pointed out today that although the Allies have never maintained spy systems as far-reaching or effective as Germany, even that country, despite her registration of individuals, her cov oaratively small border line and her network of secret police has been unable to prevent information of her military moves fiom reaching ^he outside-world. Germany's realization of that is fc shown in her absolute suppression of * all mail and cable communication for a considerable period preceding an inmortant militarv movement. r - ^ ^ Censor News Dispatches. ^Washington?Secretary Baker today issued a statement explaining the operation' of the war department censorship over cable dispatches from France dealing with the American troops, saying that the present Iw arrangements are temporary and soon will be supplemented by a method that will not delay delivery. "Pending the complete organization of Gen. Pershing's headsuarters in France" the statement said, "with the arrival there of correspondents accredited to represent American newspapers, the temporary arrangements by which cablegrams from Prance dealing with American troop movements are transmitted to the war department here for distribution will be continued. ^ "It is in tho interest alike of tho y army and tho newspapers to afford a certain reljance as to the propriety of the publication of messages from France. The arrangement is temporary and will be replaced speedily by a more direct method of dealing with this news. In the meantime, an adequate force to deal promptly with the ( 'snatches will be on hand 24 hours a day and will deliver the dispatches re } ceived in the order in which they come so that no disadvantage will rest^ n anything beyond the brief delay in sending the dispatches tc Washington and back to the center of distribution." o Get land deeds and mortgages a1 W#>rnld office. Any of tor leg?J ^ blanks you may happen to need. Wbt 4 < RAID LONDON WITH MURDEROUS INTENT Large German Air Squadron . Engages in Ruthless Sport of Murdering. London, July 7.?Germany's most pretentious air raid over London made with 20 aeroplanes early today brought these results: Killed, 28 men, 6 women, 3 children; injured, 74 men, 30 women, 37 children; no military damage to the city; losses to German aerial squadron, 7 machines downed. Although the number of aerial pirates was larger than in any previous raid over London, the actual losses in killed and wounded were far less than those of the raid of June 13, when 10 aeroplanes killed lf>7 and injured 432 in London. Duck Into Cellars.. This time more Londoners sought rofuge in cellars, heeding appeals issued after the last raid when the great casualty list was caused in large measure by the people crowding in the streets to see the raiders. Today's raid was also; different from that of June 13 in that the Ger mans flew very low over the city, i careless of a storm of anti-craft shells showered over the heavens. During the previous aerial murdering excursion, the enemy planes Were idrnost invisible in the heavens. Today they were plainly visible when I they descended for the bomb dropping over London. There was a conflict in the thre<* statements on the raid as to the exact number of raiding German machines destroyed. It was certain, however, that at least seven of th? raiders had been brought down and possibly eleven. The statement of the vice admiral at Dover insisted that the machines which his seaplanes brought down were not of the the raiding party. This still left a conflict in the statements of Lord French and the admiralty. Of the 20 machines which participated in the raid only 13 returned tf> Germany. No sooner had the enemy been sighted over the Isle of Thanet, off the Essex coast than word was flashed to the vice admiral at Dover. He sent five British flight squadron* aloft to intercept the raiders as they came from their killing. Bring One Down. Three of the British planes encoun tered and destroyed one aeroplane by driving it down into the sea. A second patrol squadron drove a second Boche flown, flaming from incendiary shells. Another was forced to land on the beach at Ostend. Forty miles off the British coast some British air fighters met the enemy returning. High in the air, above the sea and the coast line, the two squadrons battled, wheeling, twisting and turning. Here again the British flyers were victorious. Two of the enemy were sent crashing down into the sea and a third bursting in flames was precipitated into river Shedult. The river Schedult runs through Holland and for a short distance through Belgium to Antwerp. Fortv miles off the British coast at thisplace would put the fight almost ir the middle of the North Sea betweer England and Holland. The pursuit and the battle therefore must hav( lasted over 40 miles. Lord French commander in chiel of the home defense forces, ralliec his anti-aircraft devices at once. Th< home patrol forces themselves ac counted for one German flyer brought down in the Thames. Not one of the British flyers wai in ilirnrl in fllft firrhf ini* ?i f It ?? .. J -> ... v.?c H^IIVIII^ ??< F.ngland, the sea, or the Belgium am * Holland coasts. The raid occurred at 10:30 a. m The day was slightly hazy, favorinj the flyers. o The United States must indeei look out in time for Germany. Ai ready that country is laying plan . for controlling trade after tho vvai !< it is time for ue to realize wh-vl kin ? ot a foe we have to deal with. IfSt 'HORRY COUNTY AND HER PEOI'I DON WAY, S. 0., THURSDAY, Jl CONSCRIPTION TO PREVAIL IN CANADA Compulsory Service Measure Passing Amid Exciting Scenes, 118 to 55 j I AimnAR? ? ? SURRUKI BURDEN INSTEAD OF LAURIER Attendance at Ail-Night Session Large, on Floor and in Galleries. Ottawa.?The Canadian House of Commons early today adopted the resoluiton offered by Premier BorI den passing t0 second reading the j bill for compulsory military service. Exciting scenes marked the taking of the vote, which stood 1 IS for conscription and 55 against. The vote gave the government about twenty more votes than it usually polls on important questions. This was the result of a considerable number of English speaking liberals breaking away from the leadership _r Cl!? \WT!I / ... 101 oir wiirieu t<aurier una joining with Premier Harder in support of conscription. Before the bill was sanctioned, Sir Wilfred Laurier's proposal that the opinion of the people on conscription should be tested by a referendum was defeated by a majority of 49. The attendance of members of the House was the largest for many years. The galleries were filled with spectators throughout the night, and until the proceedings closed at sunrise. A resolution presented by the French nationalists from the province of Quebec that the conscription bill should be killed by the adoption of a six months' postponement was defeated by the large majority of 166. Only nine nationalist votes were cast for the resolution, and 1 both the, government and opposition to conscription voted against this ! proposal. I An amendment aimed to supply mere adequate vrovisions for depend! ents of men at the front was defeated 115 to 55. i SWEETPOTATOES i ARE GROWN EARLY A well-developed sweet potato was j sent to this office last week, grown on the farm of Hon. George J. Holliday at Galivants Ferry, and dug from this year's crop on July 4th. This shows that the crop is early and well developed in that thriving sec' tion of Horry County, and that the Holliday farms are doing their full ' share in producing food for the war situation. This first sweet potato of the season was baked and eaten in Conway, and it was good. It belonged to the Porto Rico variety. ? 1 The tobacco markets open on all the warehouses today. TO TAKE COTTON ! FROM F0G9 BILL Washington.?Senators from cotT ton producing States express confi{ donee that the South's chief staple > will be eliminated from the adminis. tration food control bill before it , comes up for a final vote and there is a strong movement to confine the j PiriltflD'n La nrtnLi'nl a<* Ca/mI C???wl . ivu.iui v v/ VUIIV1 VM V<L I I , I Wll ill! I r fuel, as it came from the house. Sen1 ator Gore, chairman of senate agriculture committee, today received the . following telegram from Fort Worth r Texas: "Cotton has decline<i 2 1-2 cent? since it was included in food contro i bill yesterday. Before congress gets . through every commodity and everj s line of business will be affected b.\ \ this bill and business throughout th( il country will come to a complete stop ' For God's sake be careful." LE, FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FORE ULY 12, 1917. RUSSIANS AGAIN PROVE GALLANTRY Even Officers Did Not Know What Would Happen in Test SPLENDID WORK WAS DONE BY ARTILLERY Heavy Losses, Especially in Officers, Suffered in Initial Drive. London.?The Morning Post's Pe? trograd correspondent describes tin scene of the main fighting in tlv | Zlotiliana region in Galicia, and say* I the enemy strongly posted triph lines of permanent trenches in tfn hills between which flows Kinicha stream, 12 miles northeast of Bzez any. The Russians, with a force Jt artillery exceeding anything yet used on the Russian side, smashed greai fields of wire work after two days bombardment and cleared the path for stormors. These were necessarily picked men. Considerable precautions had been ttiken to assemble regiments of infantry upon whom more or less reliance could be placed, although until put to a test even their own officers could not pretend to know what would happen. The trial proved that there are at the front men worthy of Russia's great name. Losses Hmvy. The losses have been heavy, which is in accordance with Russia's tradition, Russian armies holding world's records for ability to suffer without | losing military qualities. Southwest of Brzezany the fighting seems to have been even more severe and still hangs in the balance. Thil winrinn Je nlon UC1I.. ?- 'I J ' * m a v^ivil AO a IOU Illll^r CtllU WUUU^U The Germans had special redoubts which required long hammering b; tiie artillery before an attack wa. possible. These defenses were hel< by the Germans and Turks?a combi nation which has always proved for. midable. After very hard fightinp the Russians won several points ancaptured two thousand prisoners. Some points changed hands severa times It was here the Russian los.in officers was particularly serious. The general scope of the action indicates that the movement is on an extended scale and that the battlnow begun is likely to take weeks to reach its conclusion. The fighting is in a territory which before the wai belonged to an enemy. The provisional government announces that a I regiments engaged in this initiativ will be henceforth known as "eigh teenth of June" regiment, that bein the old style date of battle. June 1 has been a memorable day for Russi. for more than a century. WEATielROFifs" PREDICT WET SPELL According to weather profits this section of the country will have om> long wet season of rains every day in some part of the State, for about forty days dating from about July , ist when the first rains set in. It is thought that this condition will result in making the cotton crop , shorter than it was expected to be, but will increase the yield of all food . crops in the State. It is alreadv too . wet in many sections of this State for the good of the crops. I o . A ONE HUNDRED PER CENT PEOPLE Is it a pleasing coincidence that the Red Cross campaign for $100,000.000, which immediately followed ^ the conclusion of the Liberty Loan 1 campaign, resulted in an oversub5 s-ription of practically the same por, rentage as the oversubscription to r the loan. > The American people are well over 100 per cent patriotic anu weii over 100 per cent generous. raid. VER.W FINAL PREPARATION FOR DRAFT RUSHING Numbers Probably. Drawn at Washington Wtihin Next Ten Days. Washington.?The last preliminary before the draft law calls the nation's young men to arms was being rushed to completion throughout tlw country tonight. In the captial the great federal supervising organization is ready and waiting upon the States. From 12 States final reports reach ed the provost marshal general's of- | fice that every preparation was fin- i ished. They are ready for the draft., State's Hush Work. In response to urgent appeals from1 Gen. Crowder to expedite formation of local boards, other States tele- i graphed assurance that they would be ready soon. Gen. Crowder is straining the resources of his organization to stage the draft lottery within ten days. The next day after every local board has assembled and affixed the red ink serial numbers to the rgeistr*| tion cards the draft will take place in Washington. A scheme for drawing the numbers of the men for the first 1qv> was laid before Secretary Baker here today. Under this scheme small numbered slips of paper will be placed in little gelatine capsules and thrown into a big glass globe. On the day rtf t.Vio rlr'iwinr* will Iva r?n11*?ri I ,v- V>?V M TT ?4*Q V?*V^ l>4ii |Z v*4?v\4 out at random. Each number will draft the men in every county and city holding the same "key" number. Numbers Correspond* The numbers are to correspond to the red ink serial numbers now being affixed to the registration carvls by local boards. At the request of President Wilson a committee of prominent men is being picked to watch the lottery. It will be a public affair. In a message to the boards calling upon them to finish their work at once, Gen. Crowder said: "Every day lost now means a day lost in the organization of the armies of the] United States"?and this ineair< thousands of lives. Following are the States that aix ready and waiting: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Vermont, Arizona, and the District of Columbia. HOW THIS SEGTiON SPENT THE FOURTH The people of this section of the State spent a Fourth of July this year which in every respect was "safe and sane." For one thing there was a noticeable absence of fireworks in the program. Thoughts of the war with Germany was probably enough without any actual burning of powder to remind the people of the existence of a war for Democracy and freedom. Numbers of automobiles passed here in the early morning loaded with people to spend the day in the surf at Myrtle Reach. A base ball game had also been staged at Myrtle Leach and this drew its full share of people to that resort. It was mostly i i n i' i a rainy nay, ami uns uu:t |jruuaui\ kept many people at home instead of o:i the road or at the seaside. Other points on the coast were visited by some but the bulk of the crowd worn to Myrtle Beach. The stores and business offices of Conway, as a rule, were closed in honor of the day and remained closed until the following morning with a few exceptions. The train on the Aynor branch brought in some people for the beach, and the crowd on the regular noon-day schedule on the Atlantic Coast Line, was much larger thar. t usual. No accidents or trouble ot any kind was reported from this section. t I % J J ? NO. 12. HEAVIEST FIGHTING IN VERDUN SECTION Germans Make Serious Assaults on Scene of Last Year's Great Struggle or. ALSO ON OFFENSIVE ALONG AISNE FRONT Whether These Operations Presage General Movement Not Clear. The scene of heaviest fighting on the Western front now is the Verdun sector. Over the same ground on which they met with such a serious check by the French last year the Germans are making serious assaults with picked forces. For the most part their efforts have been nullified but they suceeded in retaining some conquered ground on the west slope of Dead Man's hill. On the Aisne front also the Germans are on the offensive. They attacked last night near Cerny and Cor beny, meeting with a devastating French fire which all but annihilated their storminir HM;ixr~-n. - 0 ^v?MV!UilVIUOi Aim ui* east of Cerny they suceeded in gain- t ing a aalient which had been leveled by artillery fire. Whether these operations mark the resumption of a sustained offensive by the Germans is not yet clear. The official Gorman statement throws no light on the subject, merely mentioning the capture of 500 metres of trench line east of Hill 304 and of several French lines South of Ladouville farm, on the Aisne front. After many weeks of unactivity on the Russian front there are signs of a return of active operations. The German war office announces that the Russians, apparently influenced by pressure exerted by their allies, are maintaining a strong fire ovr a front of 40 miles in Eastern Galicia and that a Russian attack evidently i i; imminent. The Russian official statement merely speaks of the increased artillery fighting in some sectors. Angenello, which the Italians captured recently in the. advance on the 1'ront below Trent, has been evacu| uted. Rome announces that the Italian advanced forces have been withdrawn on account of the prolonged and violent bombardment of the Austral ns. The French armored cruised Kleter, 7,578 tons, has been sunk off ' Point St. Mathieu, while on her way form Dakar, Africa, to Brest. Shewas destroyed by a mine with the loss of 33 men. All the troops attached to the American expiditionary forces have reached France in safety. Maj. Gen. Pershing said in Paris Saturday that j the transfer, one of the largest ever : undertaken bv the United States army, had been made without the loss or injury of a single American soldier and without any cases of serious illness. Dispatches filed during the week, released Saturday by the censor, say that the trip was made on schedule time and that the American fighters are in splendid trim. ? nmnn nr minr SUAMJ ur I HAUt GIVES A BARBECUE I The Conway Board of Trade, consisting of leading business men and others interested in the tobacco market decided to give the growers a free barbecue on the day of the opening sales here. The barbecue will come off to-day, the opening day of the sales at all of the warehouses. ! Circulars giving the news of tho ' free picnic at Conway were printed and circulated about the town on last Saturday and a large crowd of people is expected to attend. All of the tobacco men in Conway, as well as tlie business men in general have taken part in preparing for the occasion.