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V, VOLUME XXXII. ? HORRY MEN DRAWN UNDER ARMY DRAFT From This List of 500 the 233 for First Increment Will Come NUMBERS NOT OFFICIAL BUT LIKELY CORRECT Must Appear Before Local Exemption Board in About Ten Days. 4 i4 The Herald publishes in this issue 9 the list of the first five hundred Horry boys drawn by lottery in Wash ington last week,?the first number drawn being- 2.">8, the "red ink" number in the list at the court house showing this to be Mr. James Laurence Bell, of Bayboro. The next drawn in the lottery was "red ink" number 458, being Mr. Allen Thurman Dew. The first increment to the new national army will be composed ol G87,000 soldiers drawn from those H who registered in the states on June 5th. As before stated the drawing in Washington was by lot, and the plan chosen was absolutely fair. The numbers up to a late hour had not been communicated officially to the exemption board here consisting of Messrs. W. L. Bryan, Dr. H. H. Burroughs and J. A. McDermott. But with the assistance of the numbers I , . , sent out by the news agencies irom Washington, the list published in the Herald is likely to be1 correct. If tho official figures when they are sent to the local board show any changes, the corrections will be made in our next issue. Horry County's quota of the first . increment of 687,000 soldiers will be taken from the list of about five hundred names published in this issue. As it is fully expected that about half of the men drawn will be exempted on one ground or another, it is the plan of the war department to summon first about twice the num bor of men wanted. But they will begin with the first number drawn 258 and go on down the list in regular order selecting the 283 men from Horry County, and as soon as i toe 233 men are passed and accepted, the remainder of the list of about 500 published in this issue will be told that they are dismissed until later when another call will come ifor another 233 names to make up 'the County's quota in the second increment of 687,000 soldiers for the new army. We will explain that numbers for each of the ten million names and over registered June 5th, ^ were drawn in Washington last week tne purpose of this drawing being to fix the order of the liability of eacTi and every man for duty. To draft these ton million men into the army, the regulations require that they shall begin with the first number drawn and work all the way down the list to the last. After the first ^233 men from Horry County have boon drafted in, it may be several months before another call will come for about 233 more to make up the next increment of the new national army of 687,000 men. It is the u opinion here that the first five hundred names drawn in Horry will be needed to supply the 233 accepted men on this first call. It is estimated that after exemptions are allowed out of the number published, about 233 will be left. If it should turn out that the list hero published will not furnish the 233 men accepted, then of course the necessary number will "be drawn from the list in regular order which are not published in this issue of the paper, but ^ will appear from time to time as space will permit. Now if your name appears in the list published this week from which the first quota of 233 men are to be selected, it will be best for you to get in touch with the members of, the exemption board in Conway and f find out from them as soon as possible when your presence before the (Continued on page 5) (Ehf "] SWEDEN SUPPLYING | GERMANY WITH ORE America May Be Asked to Force Stoppage of Trade. j _?? London. ? Authoritative information enables The World correspondent to state that Germany has contracted for 1,500,000 tons of highgrade hematite (an oxide of iron) from Sweden for the coming1 year. This particular ore is essential fori German purposes as the only kind available for tin? manufacture of] machinery and tools, and it is carried across the Baltic Sea. I The ships are convoyed by Swedish warships until they are taken up ? /* uy uerman warships, showing the e xceptional importance which bo h Germany ami Sweden attach to the trade. How America Might Help. i The British Navy cannot hindei this trade and the Russians have been powerless to do so, especially j of late. As a means of enabling Gor many to continue fighting, it is of vital moment, sq the question has been raised here whether America may decide to give Sweden the choice between getting American j food supplies or of ceasing to assist i Germany by sending her this essential war material. j Or, putting the point another way, why should America provision Sweden so that she may enable Germany to produce munitions for the destruction of American lives in the west and at sea through U boat warfare ? Germany is putting all her avail ?able resources into building U boats and into the manufacture of delicate machinery and appliances for them. This high grade Swedish ore in of the first importance, while, in view of the necessity of transporting American troops to Europe, America's interest in checking the U boat building is a primary obligation. HORRY'S FIRST QUOTA i FROM FOLLOWING LIST I ' Horry's (juota for the first mere-, ment of the new army is 233. The i following list is about twice that j number in order to allow for exemptions. Be icady to find out when you who appear in this list will Ik wanted before the local board here | for examination. The figures a re j not official, but likely correct. Each man is liable in the following order as printed: | First is your rod ink number; second, your name; third, your address. I 258?Bell, James Lawrence, Bay| boro, S. C. 458?Dew, Allen Thurman, Conway, S. C., R. F. D No. 2. 1436?Rhuark, Harry B., Toddville, S. C. 854?Dimery, Je>sse, Galivants Fer ry, S. C. j 1894?Lily, Benjamin Franklin, Galivants Ferry, S. C., R F D No. l. 1878?Tyler, And. Jackson, lyoris, S. C. 1095?Grainger, Meddie H., Nichols, S. C. 2022?Bullard, Marsell, Fair Bluff, N. C. 1455?Tindall, Joseph Willard, Conway, S. C., R F D No. 2. 782?Mishoe, Joseph Henry, Allsbrook, S. C. 1813?Graham, Miles Guthrie, Loris, S. C. 1858?Stanley, Way land Hoyt, Loris, S. C. 1752?Piatt, Christ. Columbus, I Warn pee, S. C. 1117?.Johnson, James, Nichols, S. C. i 1572?McDowell, Luther Oscar. ; Allsbrook, S. C., R F D No. 1. * 1748?O'Neill, Thos. Ralph, Little River, S. C. 2195i?Floyd, James Clyde, Tabor N. C? R F D No. 2. 837?Todd, Benj. Haskell, Hand, S. C. 2036?Gray, Jr., Edgar, Ca-usey S. C. 337?Martin, Fumey Sp rgeon (Continued on page 4) Miart v ^ ^ i HORRY COUNTY AND HER PEOl'L CONJJ7AY, S C., THURSDAY HON. S. W. G. SHIPP j HOLDS SPECIAL TERM | A special term of the Court of Common Pleas convened in Conway last Tuesday, with Judge S. W. G Shipp presiding. The only case culled up for trial aside from taking o! a few orders, was that of Palmetto Grocery Co. vs. H. D. Elliott and others. The case was brought for \ the foreclosure of mortgages aganist the defendant, and the other defend| ants sued in the action were the i holders of various liens against tin j same land or parts of it. All of the parties were represent- , j ed by attorneys. More than a thousand acres of land in Floyds township If You Are a Citiz Then Y Every citizen who reads this art the greatest country in the world, o time at the most critical and interns j to say that there are still some peop ! read books, or newspapers, and have , mat ion that is given to them by wor the interesting position that this eo bearing that this great nation will 1 \\*a r I What coming generations will i | States is now taking place from day esting and important to us who live possibly be to generations yet un-b The people of rural sections dep national and city dailies for their ii ing on in the world, and they depe-n than the semi-weeklies or dailies pub for the reason that they know that local affairs and will naturally publi as affect local interests more than things which affect local situations Another consideration is that the pe general rule, who the owners and and know whether they should belie the home paper. They naturally lac see appearing in papers mailed fron may, the fact remains that the peop tronize the local papers of their own able to take but this one paper, the Since about the time that the surrounding the publication o than ever before. For one thing, co from $2.35 per hundred pounds to $ very cheapest at which the more pr* buy paper during the last two years dred pounds. For this reason week ed their subscription price from $1.1 For reasons that need not be state* aid, which ranks high among the we* been raised in price. At the price o published for almost 20 years under missed an issue during that time. K sured that this price does not rem a that we might think it was worth that it is worth more. We mention this, and suggest t ed, (and we may be compelled to ra and pay for it in advance, and w affect those who have paid. It is it the history of Horry County that ? can read should keep this paper goii every week. We give it every week deavor from day to day to place in would be of the best value by wa the people who live in this county. Owing to the high cost of its pr< are nothing like it used to be, there compelled to enforce and that is i paper must be willing to pay the p promptly. Those who happen to ha simply for the revenue we might gel that idea out of their heads, for so< tinue each and every man who does i ly when it is out. Before taking an ing to publish this article and perha] subscriber who has neglected to do ; place their subscription in advance, < currency, money order, or check. ' per of each subscriber shows the di paid. Each man or woman can figu already paid in advance, it is easy tc to-day and send in the money befon list. Do not wait for a statement t: labor that you ought not to ask us I ry the statement to you. We want reader, that WP ex nee t. to rnit forth < keep the people informed about the no time will the local news be negle< We send out eight pages every i modern typesetting machine, and tin that we ask for it. If you, who r?ad this, owe us ai understand from this day on that < from you. We know that/you do not majority of subscribers on our list 1 for the last 20 years, and they thin! more than they evor did before. Send or bring us what is due to. U P* E, FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FORE , JULY 26, 1917. All A nn TA iiiftmrn UUAItU IU ANoWtn CALL TOMORROW Columbia, July 24?National Guard officers and men were hurrying to home stations today preparatory to being called into the federal service tomorrow. Many vacations were cut short and several honeymoons were broken up abiuptly by the order to mobilize on July 25. is involved in the case and the record ing of various mortgages makes thi i i _ _ i* i i maucr compncaieu. The rseults of the case will not appear until a later issue of the paper. en ou Feel Interested iclo realizes that the United States, f which Horry is a part, is at this ting period of its history. We regret ?le in Horry County who cannot to depend entirely upon the inford of mouth from others regarding untry occupies in the world and the have in the history of the world 'ead as the hiatory of the United to day, and should he more interu? l. i ii ? 111 me (irravm uay man it cOUlo orn. end upon local newspapers and not reformation concerning what is go<1 upon these local papers rather lished in the great business centers the local papers are interested in sh such matters of national interest others, and will publish news of as applied to lacal conditions, ople of rural districts know, as a publishers of local newspapers are, Ve the things they see published in k confidence in articles that they i distant cities, but be this at it le of the rural districts always palocal districts and when they are one they take is the home sheet, world war begun conditions f country papers have been harder nimon white newspaper went up (>.00 per hundred pounds, and the osperous weeklies have been able t ? has been the sum of $5.50 per hunlies all over the country have rais >0 to either $1.50 or $2.00 per year. I here, the price of the Horry Heroklies of South Carolina, has tioi f $1.00 per year it has now been one management, and has never leaders of the paper may rest asin at the old figures for the reason no more than that; for we know hat before the price has to be rais ise it some time,) send in money hen the price goes up it will no*, lore important than ever before in each man, woman and child whig to their address and read i' careful personal attention and enits columns those things whicl y of information and instruction t eduction so that the profits on i* is one plan that we find ourselves that those who want to read the rice we charge for it and pay it ve an idea that we are running it t from advertising, had as well get oner or later we expect to disconnot renew his subscription prompty such action, however, we are gops another asking each and every 2/v n C \ f <\f frv ^*.*11 4 t* " ? 1 'U wo ty fVj IU C'ill 1 ill tllU Oil ICC? Hllll :>r if they cannot call, to send us Fho figures on the label on the paate to which the subscription is re up what they owe, or if they are > tell when it expires. Figure it up y your name is dropped from the > come to you by mail for this is to do, and it takes two cents to carto impress it on each and every greater efforts than ever before, to war and things in general, and at itcd. >veek all printed at homo on our r. paper is worth double the amount uything on subscription, you will are looking for a remittance : want the paper stopped. A great to-day have had their names on it k as much of the paper today and day. -H. H. WOODWARD. raid. VER." ESCAPED GERMAN I SHIP WRECKED1 ? Destroyers Did Not Violate Dutch Neutrality, Brtiish Say. I '1 he Ckrman merchantman Magdalena Rlumenthal, which went ashore off Zandvoort while attempting to run the British blockade from Rotterdam to Germany, is a total wreck. The crew, one of whose num hers was wounded, has been landed. The Rlumenthal was one of the IT German merchantmen which put out from Rotterdam, most of which were either stranded, sunk or captured by n 'i ' * * i.i uisn dost i overs. Not in Dutch Waters. London.?The allegation of Dutch newspapers that part of Monday's encounter between British destroyers and German merchantmen which were attempting to run the blockade from Rotterdam occurred in Dutch territorial waters is generally discredited in naval cicles here. The only reports thus far received at the admiralty come from commanders of British forces in the action in the form of a wireless summary, the sub stance of which was covered in yesterday's official statement. The con, plete reports, wh?n received, are expected to clear up the situation sat isfactorily. It is explained that the shoal' along the Dutch coast in this district extend so far to sea that it is necessary for ships to steer a course well outside the territorial limit The attack is said to have occur re at a point more than four miles from shore. | Pleased With Stroke. It will be a source of great satis-. faction in all the Allied coiin-' tries, if Monday's coup succeeds in putting a halt to the traffic between the Rhine and Hamberg, which hasj been increasing in recent weeks with I greater boldness on the part of the j German captains. The British withheld their stroke until the largest flotilla thus far sent by this route was well on its way and then dealt a quick hard blow. Already, it has been announced from Rotterdam that Germany lias decided to lay up thirty coal steamers there instead of attempting t<> run them home through the sea lane. youmMIeT AT SlIMMERViLLE Roberson Hardee, one of the youth ful sons of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Har _ X* m i i i nee 01 ioouvnio, died of typhoid fe-' ver at Summervillc, S. CM where he had been holding a position; and the remains arrived at Conway and were taken from this point to Union church last Saturday where the fun eral services took place with Ma*, sonI> honors on Saturday afternoon. The young man had been sick for some time with the fever and his father and mother had been summoned to his bedside recently. He was industrious and of the highest character. His death is u blow tthe family. FIRSfMANDRAWN FROM HORRY COUNTY The first number taken from tin* bowl of chance in Washington las Friday, the day of the drawing under the selective draft law of con press, was the number 25X. Undo the regulations adopted for the d* av ing this number applied to each of the many exemption districts :d over the United States. Upon loc king at the list here it was found that the name of Mr. J. U. Bel1 of Bayboro, S. C? bore that first nu nher, so that Mr. Bell has the di*tin^| tion of being the first man drawn for military duty from Horr.v County. Light showers of rani again f ! over various sections of Horry County last week where they had !> ?-?r I holding up for more than a week. NO. 14. FOOD CONTROL BILL ADOPTED IN SENATE MoQClirn 1 ??""?l" n :i1 nvuoui b, udiyciy newnuen in Upper Branch, Goes to Joint Conference TROUBLE EXPECTED OVER AMENDMENTS Number of Changes May Prove Unacceptable to House in Pi *esent Form Washington, July 21.?The administration food control hill, virtual:*/ rewritten after five weeks' bitter contest, was passed today by the senate, 81 to (>. Conferees from house and senate will begin work early next week and leaders are hope ful the measure may be in the president's hands in ten days. As revamped the bill gives the president broad authority over foods, feeds and fuels, the latter including kerosene and gasoline; provides for administration by a food board of three members instead of an individual; authorizes federal fixing of coal prices, requisitioning and operation of mines, and authorizes a minimum guaranteed price of not less than $2 per bushel for wheat at prtmary markets. The senate prohibition sections, prohibiting manufacture of distilled beverages during the war and directing the president to buy all distilled spirits in bond, was substituted for the house "bone dry" provision and will be one subject of difficulty in conference. HORRY HAS MAN ON DISTRICT BOARD Dispatches from Washington last Saturday stated that despite the fact that officers and clerks of Provost Marshal General Crowder's office worked all night to complete the drawing that fixed the order of military liability of 10,000,000 registrants, the tally sheets had been compared and corrected before night and the master list was in hands of the printer. Copies will be mailed to local exemption board*, beginning not later than Tuesday, and the summoning of the first draft of 687,000 men can begin. District Boards. The district exemption boards for South Carolina, as announced in Washington, are: Eastern district?W'illiam Godfrey of C'neraw, lumber manufacturer and member of the State council of defense; R. Q. Jeffords of Darlington, trackmaster of the Atlantic Coast Line railway; Robert B. Scarborough of Conway, former congress man and member of the board of regents of the State Hospital for the Insane; W. A. Stuckey of Bishopville, farmer and banker; Dr. Robert. Wilson of Charleston, president of the Medical College of South Carolina. Western district?Marion J. Davis ,.f . vi cn-1 i >, ?up?*riMtentioTiu or a Newberry cotton mill; J. W. Gaston, fanner of Spartanburg; Dr. E A.. Mines of Seneca, secretary of the South Carolina Medical association; J. E. McDonald of Winnsboro, lawyer; A. Foster MeKissick of Greenwood, cotton manufacturer. Horryites will be proud to know that one of their lea ling citizens, Hon. R. B. Scarborough is on the district exemption board. If exemptions are disallowed by the local board, appeal is taken *" ?> this district board. o NOTICE Trustees anil patrons: The State jjuarantovs a term of seven months to every school in Horry County. It i> not yet too late to comply with the conditions if you act at once. VI. I. BULLOCK. - 1 1 o F. M. Powell of a ?ar Conway was here on business one day last week.