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L i ' | VOLUMK XXXX1 ft ' m*'* mrnrn^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmm^m ' South Carolina must purchase $ Bonds. Two hundred and fifty thousand / registered in the food saving mover *i The call of President Wilson for '/ iWv answered. ^ Thousands of young South Care pepole at home must save food and t The registration of all the homes ( m tjlI/O ft\lonn /lni?J n*# A tir/\nU a f ^ f vv% .%V, |/iuvv UU1 111^ llic UCUIV VI W UV L Several thousand volunteer worl< is to succeed. Appeal is hereby made for patri i' v/ith the chairmen of the county cot j Liberty loan committee and help mufc | South Carolina. / The ministers of the State are t meats frcni the pulpit. The school teachers are urged tc / .^ipol rooms. The farmers of the State have 1 are urged to invest in Liberty Bonds insurance against the hard times wl j This appeal is made in the name 1 call is urgent. It is a war measure. ? uphold the hands of our president. ) The movement for the conservat Hoover must be a success. The peoj food supply. There is nothing Hindi triotic appeal. David 1 - Pood ndminiatr I Chairman of the i \ RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE EXPECTED _ Everything point* to a record- j breaking attendance in the Sunday [ Schools throughout our county on Intel-national "Go-to-Sunday School | Day," Sunday, November 4th, accordIing to local Sunday School leaders. It is said that the same is true I throughout South Carolina and the ! rest of the United States participatL ing in the observance of this nationa' f day. i The watchword of the campaign, I "Everybody invited, Everybody welcomed, everybody come," is being | heard all over our County. This is said to be the second time that such a concerted, systematic, organized efl fort has been made simultaneously by all denominations to reach through 4-Vin vjn / bl f r Q. tU A/\1n U 1 *? n i- #t rt nu\ inc kjuuviav u'.'in/i/iA tnu iaoi iiitMi, wvman, and child in South Carolina, the first occasion being the "South C'aroj lina Go-to-Sunday School Day" observed nearly a year ago. Officers of the South Carolina Sunday School Association, who are directing the j campaign in this State, in co-operation with leaders holding siivi ar po sitions in other States and in the Provinces of Canada, are said to bo more than pleased with the present i prospects. /vx large number of our Sunday Schools of all denominations have already indicated their intention of observing the day, and an active campaign is being carried on. It is expected that in a shoi c while every 1 Sunday School of every denomination in the County will he actively engaged in the movement. O Tnomas E. White, for many yenis road master and superintendent uf freight and passenger department ?>i the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, has l4*n ordered to Orangeburg. j I MIGHTY GOOD UNO rv We offer on terms of on secured by a mortgage on the ! scribed tract in Bucks town Known as the country pi , man behind the counter at the tract contains one hundred an of which can be cleared. Fin frame dwelling and stalls, and Is one mile and a half from scl ville, a shipping point. Bural ! door. Public road leads stra town and Conway road at Tod' mq this entire county for the m of the State. How much better terms before this place is sold to so HORRY UW M. M. HEDRICK, Manager, (Til? 15,000,000 worth of liberty Loan I South Carolina families must be nent. America to organize for war must dinians have gone to fight and the >uy the bonds. in the food saving movement will >er 21 to 28. :ers will be needed if South Carolina otic South Carolinians to get In touch mcil of defense, the chairman of the :e these movements a success in nged to discuss these vital move ? talk about the movements in the nany millions of surplus money. They i. It is a safe investment and #oo;l lich may follow the war. ? of the Liberty of our country. The The people of South Carolina must on of food as proposed by Herbert do are simply asked to conserve the nr about the card. It is purely a pav. Coker, at.or for South Carolina. State council of defense. REFERENCE HEARING OVER SMALL TRACT Clerk of Court W. L. Bryan, actinu n Special Muster, was engaged last Thursday in the holding of a referonce in the case of Martha Anr Tompkins, plaintiff vs. Willie Lawson; the conte?t being about the partition or ownership of a small parcel )( land of five acres in Dog Bluff township. The facts developed were mainly these: That Martha James late of Horry County owned a tract of fifty acres conveyed to her by John Smith. Notwithstanding this the land was claimed by W. D. James and he made a deed to Willie I^wson for five acres of it. Later on Martha James died unci at the suit of all her heirs the tract of land was sold as her estate ard purchased by Martha Ann Thonip kins. By the death of Martha. Janu. W. D. Ja mes became entitled to one third interest in uie land. Th* do fondant can at least claim this on third interest under the warrant;* coed of W. D. James. The plaintif ' > the legal claimant to the re.-vuininj: h terest. The hearing was adjourned < fo c lceing completed, owing to th d'scncc of itncssscs. oonwayIesTbenge ncccDcn nwetic UJ I L.IILU I UI1 OMUL Wo offor for sale on easy term? the two-story residence of Mr. U. A. Dusenbury, on the corner of 5th Ave., ind Elm Street. It has artesian water, bath room complete, stables, garage, and is otherwise desirable as will show for itself. See M. M. Hedrick at Hotel Grace. Part cash, and balance secured by a mortgage on the property. Horry Land Agency. adv. ON VERY EASY TERMS e third cash, balance on time, property, the following deship: ace of A. H. Long. He is the Conway National Bank. The d twenty-four (124) acres, all e clay subsoil. Has four-room about two acres cleared up. hool, same distance from Toddfree delivery passes by the ight from it into the Georgedville Avenue. No better place aking of one of the best farms would you want. Apply to-day mebody else, if you want it. ID A6ENGY, Hotel Grace, Conway, S. C. Hivt OONV/AY, S 0., THURSDAY j Bon CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL1 MAKES A FULL REPORT Giving Outline of What Has Been Done and Objects in View WE WAMT EACH READER TO UNDERSTAND FULLY So They Can Cooperate With the Council in Every Particular. The business meeting of the local Horry Council of Defense was heul on October 17th at Conway; and the chairman, Mr. F. A. Burroughs, made his full report of the work already done in this county, the aims and objects of the organization. This report gives a good idea of the scope and importance of the work that has been done and that yet must bz done, and for that reason the report of Mr. Burroughs is published in full. In order that the people may cc operate to the fullest extent in this great purpose, they should be fully r i i- i* * * Imiurmuu <as to an particulars. rne report is intensely interesting, and we ask every reader of this issue to look over it carefully. The report here follows: The initial movement for the organization of the Council of Defense for Horry County was the appointment of myself as Chairman June 27th, 1917, with instructions from the Department in Columbia to appoint chairmen for each Township with instructions to proceed with the organization of Township Councils of Defense and with further instructions hat their organization should be rep osentative oi' all the important ;nercst in the county such as churches, urhools, banks, business, manufaeurir.g, professional and agricultural nlerosts, women's organizations and 'he Press a.-' we expect to call on ai' hese classes to co-operate in the ' ork of National Defense. T'e chairman made appointment Township Chairmen and notifies them. Several efforts were made U perfect the business organization o( various townships immediately aftei June 27th, 1917. These efforts were carried out with a measure of sue. cess, but not as fully as was desired on account of the fact that the farmors of the county were so busy in the curing and marketing of tobacco that in some sections it was almost impossible to get a l-epresentativo meeting. In view of these cricumstances it was decided that it would be more practical to have the county Council of Defense called in meeting to perfect its organization on Saturday, September 29th. A call was issued accordingly, but on account of the very severe rain storm the meeting was not sufficiently represented oy the chairmen to justify us in undertaking to complete the organization. The fo'lowing Monday the Chairman received very definite and specific instructions for the organization of Food Conservation Campaign and as our organization had not been perfected, after consultation with as many citizens as could be conveniently gathered together, it was decided that on account of the limited time it would be unwise to delay the appointment until after a business meeting could be called. So the chairman, as a result of this ronfArpnna Q?\rkrtir.f?i/l _ vvivvy MppVtllVVU E. J. Sherwood, Publicity Agent and D. A. Spivey, Campaign Manager and turned over to Mr.: Spitey the papers received from the ? Department with instructions as to appointment of the various captains and lieutenants as outlined by the department in Washington with further instructions to Mr. Spivey to appoint the Chairman of each township as First Lieutenant (Continued on Page Three.) % t W? OCTOBER 25, 1917. GOVERNMENT BUYS SILVER IN MEXICO Six Thousand Pesos Will Be Coined Into Half Dollars, Dimes and Quarters. "Washington. Six thousand Mexican silver pesos have been bought .>y the Treasury Derailment at b'i> 1-4 cents an ounce for minting; into half dollars, dimes and quarters. The troaj ury acted when faced with the necessity of buying silver for coinage at steadily increasing prices, which r.t their highest brought the value of the metal dangerously close to the minted value. Now the price of silver in this country has dropped percipitately. The swift collapse from $1.1 G to 85 cents per ounce in three weeks has resulted in an investigation to determine whether the market had been manipulated. The high prices recently prevailing are regarded as wholly unwarranted by officials here. Largest on Record. This purchase of Mexican dollars, the largest by the government of the minted silver coin of another ever recorded, places the United States with a sufficient quantity of silver to run them in coinage for two or three months and withdraws from the silver market here the largest single buyer. Negotiations have been proceeding between the representatives of the Carranza government and Director Bauer, of the mint, for some time post for the big sale. It is understood that the Mexican dollars are to be delivered soon and that Federal Reserve Board officials have indicated their willingness to permit the exportation to Mexico of approximately 000,000 in gold as payment, i In return the Carrunza government I is understood to have lifted its virtual embargo on the exportation to this country of silver and copper. Danger Averted. The net result of the transact it n m /iewed by officials here is the dange* n shortage in par value for mintage as been averted; that Mexico will be a a stronger position financially that before; that the somewhat strained financial relations between the two cuntries will be eased perceptibly nd that Mexican copper and silver needed here, will be available in the uture. The imposition by the Americai Government of a virtual embargo oi ! the exportation of silver also contrib uieu largely to the sudden lowering o i silver prices in the domestic market For some time past the governmen has continued to buy silver sparing!; in the face of a soaring market. Fror. approximately fifty-two ceids a: ounce in 1014 silver quotations wen' steadily upward until they touche< ninety cents about tw0 months ago. Thereafter quotations began 1 < evince symptoms of an utterly deranged market. Prices advanced spasmodically until the top was reached at $1.16. At that time the market quotation was only thirteen and three-quarter cents below the minted value per ounce. Had the j minted value been reached it woub have been without precedent ant might have resulted in the cessatioi of silver coinage at a time who; coinage was imperatively needed. ROBERT F. JENKINS SUFFERS AN ACCIDENT Robert F. Jenkins, who is connected with the Federal Revenue service, with headquarters at Florence, S. C., whildV going to the depot here one tnorning last week to take the early morning train; fell into one of the ditches being used in laying the water system. He was bruised about fcho thc% w*s injured in the shoulder, fnd sustained other painful though not serious injuries. He states that there were no lights at the place at the time as the reason for his accident. \ AMERICAN PATROL IS DAMAGED BY ENEMY | One American Killed and Five Others Wounded, but None Seriously Washing Ion. An American devstroyer on patrol duty in the war z 'no was torpedoed by an enemy submarine yesterday and one man killed and five wounded. She managed to make port in spite of severe damages. Vice Admiral Sims cabled a brief 11 port of the incident to the navy (if pariment kite today. He gave fe*\ details, but it is assumed there was no fight and that the u-boat made good her escape after launching a torpedo, without showing herself. Gunner's Mate Killed. Gunner's mate Osmond Kelly Ingram was the man killed. He was blown overboard by the explosion and his body was not recovered. Ingram's mother, Mrs. Betty Ingram, lives at Pratt City, Ala. In accordance with the policy oj secrecy concerning American naval operations, the department did not divulge the name of the destroyer or the exact place of the encounter. None of the wounded was sriously hurt. They are Herman H. Pankratz, gunner's mate, St. Louis; William E. Merritt. seaman. New Ynrlr f!ifv Frank W. Kruz, fireman, Toledo; Patrick Rutledge, oiler, New York City; and William Seimer, fireman, Dundas, Minn. + . A liberty bond is as safe as anything can be in which to invest your Bavings o~ PEOPLE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WATER There is every sign that the citi,ens of the town will take early a<tnntage of the water supply that the 'own of Conway intends to give then. >\ means of the system of water-orks and sewerage going in. As was stated in ?nir last issue, r n.per was carried round with a vievs ) ascertain how many would want ater meters, and in that way tell a :ome extent how many hte city would rave to buy to start with. We art. nformed that many signed and a umber of meters will be needed U begin with. Aside from this there is evidenc from the way the people talk abom .1, . Jl 1.1. _ A ll 1 mi; matter, tnut u\ey eacn and even one appreciate the improvement that the water will Rive and they intend t join the town water system as soor as they conveniently can. Dealers in plumbing materials and the plumber.themselves appear to be doing a good business. They have many orders for bath room fixtures. The drains which were put in to take the water off the streets and stop the flood of water that wen coursing down the Main street during every rain, seem to be working well, or at last they will by the time the system has been completed. Take it all in all the people of the town should be proud of the improvements now going on, and there is every indication that they arc pleased at it. The streets have been wnrkod im and caused to be dusty for the past sveral weeks while tho ditches were being dug and the pipes laid. But the inconvenience is now about over. o A. P. Woods, a leading member of the Marion bar, spent several hours in Conway last Tuesday, holding a reference in the matter of the claim of Solomon Scherr to two lots of merchandise which were taken by the trustee of David Scherr in bankruptcy. Various witnesses were summon. ! ed and testified. Mr. Woods, as refi eree in the case, reserved his decision. II ? /> rs ~+ O. ! . ??w 11 wmifinB Him in it?( nam MANY LIVESLOST ' IN CON VOY ACTION I Hundred and Fifty Perished j When German Raider; Attacked Convoy of Ships AMOrJG THOSE DF.GVVffSJ WERE V. REE WE, FwET ?4iire Orew of One Z' ear Killed V/l.h the Exception of the Captain. London. One hundred nnd fifty lives were lost on Wedne d y when five Norwegian, one IXnish and three Swedish vesse's v ere sun'.c by two Gorman raiders in the North sea. The British admiralty at a tenant on Saturday stated that a tnta' of 1:55 officers and men of the British destroyers Mary Rose and S^rongbow we-e lost when those two vessels wore suck by raiders. The Mary Rose on i the Strongbow were convoying t're merchantmen when the attack occurred. Report from Norway. Christiana. The Aftenpos on definitely ascertain d that sixteen Norwegians, seventeen Swedes ami eighty-seven Englishmen w re in the convoy action on Wodicada;/, hut adds that tho tntnl mimiw ^,tV ?\4i?.l\lVi J/' !! ? ably is much greater. The euti. e rear of one steamer, consisting of eleven men, were all killed except khe coj>tain. Twenty men from the Wistur were saved, but of the crew of the Wikander only the captain and the third officer were saved and the remaining seventeen are believe! to have been. Of this number three were women. GERMAN SEA VICTORY OFFSET SY AIR LOSS f Germany scored on the water in Saturday's new developments, which oeorded the breaking* tip of a merchant con voy in th North S^a bv aiding cruisers that su lk two Brits'. destroyers end nine of the 12 cor? eyed . hips. She suffered little less ?han a disaster in the air, however, .vhen four and probably five Zeppelin livships believed to he returning from i ra'd on England weiti brought down :i French territory by airp;anes and nti-aireraft gun fire. The sea tragedy cost the British Il,? I;...v.. 1 or Li. - i.iiu iivo.i ioij ui inc ci * 10 )?i> and men in the destroyers who were left to their fate by the German raiders hi their haste to escape, as were the crews of the sinking merchantmen. Abt^ut 100 of the merchant sailors, however, are known to have reached the shore in boats or on British |>atrol craft. All except three trading ships wore of Scandinavian nationality, most of them apparently bieng small vessels. The charr tor of the raiding warships is not exactly apparent,. The British admiralty described thorn as very fast and heavily anr.el, while Berlin in its report refers to them as. "light sea fighting forces." They escaped the vigilance of the British gnardships under cover of darkness both on their outward and homeward trips. o Everybody with sense (cents* is* taking a liberty bond. - Some of the work wan done at the site of the new garage which is being erected ' by Senator Hal. L. Buck on the corner of Laurel Street and 3rd i Avenue, The new building wfll take care of the Ford Agency and will . carry full aupply of repair parta for Ford cars and do a general repairing , business for the Fords.