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! } I- =<"' i ( , ' , \ ' v i i % i t { volume xxxn. i Decide No AMERICANS AGAIN Ij ENCOUNTER ENEMY p ^ Patrols in No Man's Land Ex'i change Shots at Long i '' Distance if. . artillery breaks up machine GUN NESTS I i U. S. Patrols Have Worked Up n to the German Wire En. X j * tanglements. % ' ? 1 , With the American Army in [ Prance..?There have been further en[. ' counters between American natrois * and German* in No Man's Land. Last f night, there were a number of clashi es, but th<> night was dark and showi cry and the firing was at a distance. There were no American casualties. The Germans placed machine guns ' in several craters and sprayed streams of bullets on our eommunit eating trenches. The American artillery hurled shells from 75s at the positions and silenced the enemy. American patrols hare worked up to the German wire entanglement 4. 'The artillery fire day and night continues lively. Mm-* Propaganda. A German balloon, used to distribute propRgamta hehind the1 hostile lines, came down today in the town * . occupied by American division headf quarters with copies of The Gazette 1 . Oes Al'denes, which is published :n \ French at Charleville, attached. ; \ The leading article attacked Prosi-* 1 r <!?nn Wilson for his alleged pre-war attitude and for not prohibiting the sale of munitions to Germany's enemies. In an attempt to convey an j) idea of reliability the newspaper also printed a British official statement tolling of capture of a thousand Ger? I r.ians in Flanders. The copies of tlio 1 row'fjtvmi'r w/f> ci? <r?nt riAviAi.nl I'm' 1. .-V V* r( V t V ?j v- v V v \.l VyilV. 1 t* I A VI Senators Look On. Senators Kenyon, of Iowa, and Ken drick. of Wyoming, today saw American battalions practicing an attack I>ehind a barrage fire and also wit! nossed the work of maclrine guns. n\ trench mortars, hand and rifle grenades, bayonets and direct artillery firing. Bo'th Senators agreed that the American soldiers were doing splendidly and that their training has progressed more rapidly than seemed posfcJ)1e. They left later for Paris, ' from where they will go to the | French front. I WAR MEASURES FOR NEXTLEGISLATURE IVWIUIMIS4C4. it 10 uiLituiiy tcriuui that war legislation will featirre the next session of the General Assembly of South Carolina. The war has brought about changed conditions and new laws and regulations must be adopted. Every law introduced will be to help win the war with Germany. It is expected that the legislature will present a solid front for the nations, vlt is not believed that a LaFollette '' will be produced in South Carolina. The State Council of Defense will , jlyftve some important matters to yJjring before the I/egislature. A legislative committee has been appointed io frame a program for the consideration of the members. o COTTON REPORT Ay nor, S. C., Nov. 1G, 1917. i- f.iii Uamii<i ^ IliUiwr ui tut; ut'iaiui 3ta tribulation of card reports show e werre 4,182 bales of cotton j counting round as half bales ginned : in Horry County from the crop of : 1917 prior to Nov. 1st, 1917, as com- i pared with 2,586 bales ginned to Nov. 1st, 1916. : Very respectfully, I ?James D. Chestnut, 9 Special Agent. Ik Wkt c< iw to Planl SOON BE TOO LATE TO SEED THE WHEAT 1 i Let us say to every farmer of this county, that if it is his intention to plant wheat for the crop of 1917-1&. . lie must prepare bis land, get the seed without delay, and sow the seed : now. For the crop to do welt, it should be planted by all means by the end of November or very early in December. As we understand it by the 10th or loth of December, while it could be planted that late, the crop could not he expected to mature well. A car load of seed was shipped from Richmond, Va., on Nov. ldth. j The railroad company is keeping a ? tracer directly behind the car. It is expected to be here to-day, possibly it came yesterday. Therefore call at the offices of Burroughs Collins Company, where Mr. l*\ A. Burroughs/the chairman of the council of defense will take down your name)! and acreage and where you can get | the seed. j A flour mill will he erected and in full operation to grind the crop of next Spring. The excuse of no mill is removed. You can get your wheat ground into fine white flour in Con* way next Spring. It is important that you send in your name and address at once and the acreage you intend ot plant, so ' that the council of defense may know if more seed mhst he ordered. Send ir? your name and number of acres to F. A. Burroughs, Chairman, Conway, S. C? today. BITTER STRUGGLE I IN UPPER ITALY Corpses of Austrians Lie in Heaps on Sand Bar in River. Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, Monay, Nov. 19.?The enemy is concentrating his attack on the north and very heavy fighting is in progress south of Quoro, where large masses are attacking the Italian posi- i tion on Monte Tenera and Monte Tom ha. On the cemetery road, where the Austrians advancde and set up their ! line of quick l'irers, a fearful scene was spread before the party. Dea l ! norses lay all about. The highway was strewn with enemy helmets, bloostainerl clothing and all kinds of accburtrements. The trees on either side were e"t in two and the lines of hushes were levelled like grain before a storm. Just ahead on the road was Sega mill, where the bloodiest fighting was ce ntered. All about were evidences of fearful damage. The soldiers who held the mill stood unconcernedly at the door, while all over the ground were tatters loft by the Austrians as they were driven from the mill and thrown into the river. A Horrible Sight. Passing on to the bank of the river, just back of the mill, a horrible sight opened just under the eyes of the visitors. On the sand bar in midstream lay corpses in heaps as far as < the eye could see, the uniforms show- < ing they were Austrians. Some lay on the bank and some floated in the water. The Italians had just buried the bodies of 300 Austrians, but those other hundreds could not be brought back for decent burial, as the Austrian guns cut down stretcher bearers every time they went off toward the sand bar. The criismrw> line of bodies extended far down the i river. The Austrians had been cut \ down by machine gun fire as though I by a scythe. < Going on to Zenson, the little own 11 could be seen to have been retaken < by the Italians after the enemy ob- > tained a brief lodgment. ^ Behind the town on the river edge t are bushes. Here were huddled t what remained of the first enemy 1 storming party which crossed the \ river. The whole place was swept by v fire, and one realized the fearful fur- t nace these men were in. As the party passed the inundated j region, the tops of cdmstalks could . be seen above the long strecthes of t water, indicating that it was about } five feet deep. Simiiar tracts of vine t )NWAY, S. C., THURSDAY, N : Wheat-/ Open Lettei Present abnormal conditions in f w\n ?\ f Ann O 4 ?? 4 " - * * ~ 1 1 ? "<" ?'i urn umivo ru^uirt's serious 111 especially by our farmers. The following; are some of the consideration: 1. The abnormal farm prof;ts 1 ten times the average in different p .. The great scarcity and high p being' about GO per cent higher than The scarcity and high price c certainly last as long as the war. 4. The presence in our State of pected to cover the entire State wit cotton production in 1910 or 1920 . 5. The inadequate and congeslc land and water. G. The obligation which vests u to the needs of our government at There is abundant evidence thu a perfect orgy of money spending'. 1 upon which the tenants had each m $] 500.00, and that all of these tena $3.00.00 in cash today. Thousands of mules are being- s being sold t(> farmers who can get a be fed for four months or more on they will be of much use. Premium for automobiles. I know of $500.00 that had been in service several mo who will very shortly have no mone The intelligent citizens of the S the present juncture than to vigorou which many of our people are indul this is a time which requires the ex well as of united patriotic cooperati to be told that the man who now has next year's crop and spends it unwi such poor business judgment that h a very dangerous credit risk by the. They sho*uld be told that it is w have them shipped out, as there is g the credit buyer will not be able to g thejn on time. They need to have their attenti State which thc boll weevil has inv decreased, land values have fallen a hare followed. They need to be told that the fi the success of our Nation In thia gr jeopardized if the farmer does not p production of live stock?especially should be explained that meat prod profitable long after the end of the And last, but not least, they sh the calls of the government for thc the liberal support of the Red Crosn which organizations is to minister t moral welfare of our boys at the f> State leaves us no excuse to do lea triotic service and sacrifice comes. May not the Council of Defense pend upon every member of our ow thoughtful citizens to weigh carefu with its splen lid opportunities and their influence to the end that the 0 and the dangers averted ? D. R. Chairman S. C. C Federal Food GOMES TO HORRY after 1 nun PEDinn na flL.il LUI1U I Lisiuy Mr. W. A. Hard wick, a former Horryite, but now a well-known merchant of Mullins, S. C., visited Co)?way the first of this week for the first time in thirty-three years. To many he expressed his surprise at the many changes that have taken place in the town and also in the county. Our progress has been wondereful he says. He is a nephew of the late W. E. Hardwick. HOMEMADEWHEAT EXHIBITED AT FAIR One of the most interesting exhibits at the Hoiry County Fair, last veek, and a very important exhibit 'v. :he way of information for the farmers; was the home grown wheat in die farm department from the farm >f Hon. R. B. Scarborough. There vas not only a sample of the wheat vhich his Eureka Farm produced ac be rate of 25 bushels per acre, but .1 ~ ,nere were samples ot the flour made Tom the wheat as white as snow, and >iscuits cooked from the 'lour. It vould have paid to keep a man staioned at the booth where this wheat ;.ards could be seen above the water. Soldiers of the engineer corps were dong the banks of the canal. ,Tbe$ i?ad opened sluices wide,and thc..waer was up to the si] U. i s* OVEMBER 22, 1917. Arrival of s r fo Farmers the agricultural and financial situaought by all of our people, but more prominent features requiring anging (I estimate) at from four to arts of the State. rices of fertilizers, present prices last year. f food products. This condition will the boll weevil, which may be cxhin two years and seriously affect d transportation facilities by bot:? pon every citizen to loyally respond war. t many of our pepolc are engaged fn was told today of a large plantation ado a net profit of from $500.00 to nts together could probably not raise hipped into the State, and many are long without them. AH will have to high-priced corn and forage befoio s over the cash price are being paid having been offered for a Ford car ?4Uc t- ? ... i nuii**uuy are ouying autonioDiles | y to pay for gasoline and repairs, tate can do more patriotic service it sly preach against the extravagance ging in. They need to be told that ercise of sound business judgment as on with the government. They need in hand enough money to run his sely before next spring will show e will be, and should be, regarded as banker and merchant, ise to miy fertilizers right away and reat danger that the late buyer and et any fertilizers or will ndt receive on directed to the fact that in every aded cotton production has promptly nd great distress and disorganization ucceSs of our agriculture, as well us eat war ^for human liberty, wilt be >roduce an ample supply of food. The ' hogs?should be emphasized and it tucts and fats will remain high and vrai # ould bo urged to respond loyally to purchase of liberty Bonds and for ' and Y. M, C. A., the sole purpose of 0 the safety and to the physical and ont. The unusual prosperity of our is than our part when each call for pa' and the Food Administration der, organizations and upon all other 11 y the present abnormal situation its great dangers and to use all of pportunities may bo wisely utilized Coker, 4 ouncil of Defense and ' Administrator. was shown, just to call the attention of every farmer who visitod the fair to it. As it was many of the>\i saw it 1 and took note of it. Numbers of those who visited the fair will plant ' a crop of wheat this Fall. In connection with this movement attention is again called to the fact that Mr. F. A. Burroughs, chairman of the council of defense has assured the growers that a small roller mil will be erected and placed in oporuun?. * - ?1 A' i"11 mil' in Liiur w grinu uie wr.eai crop next Spring. Before this time one excuse for not planting wheat v as tlie lack of a mill at which fine white flour might be made from it. This is no\s- no longer in the way ami while hundreds of farmers have sigr.do up for their seed and will plant the wheat, we want to see hundreds of others do the same thing, and we hope that this Winter will find thousands of farmers in this section producing1 wheat. The absence of a mill in the county .was not a real excuse even before I this time why the farmers should not j have been g:"owing wheat. It was I easy to send the grain to Florence or! Darlington, or even further away to be turned into flour. Remember that the mill is now j insured. And understand that the, now mm will be able to turn out a* fine white flour a* you can possibly get in the markets. The pi'oduct of this new mill will not bt> the dark home ground flour that some have dreaded. It will be as good as there \s inythe world; Call and get your seed to-day. The season- for planting is about to closo. (let in tlie.nnovemeiiu to-day. valtL end Fxiron ..r?? HAS AN ACCIDENT AT HALFWAY BRIDGE; I i I Lewis Sarvis May Lose a Good 1 Mule He Was Driving. j Whilo Lewis Sarvis, a farmer of I I ?^ kiwer ducks township, was driving ovpr the U>ncounty bridge which sunns tho Halfway Stream last Thursday, near Toddville; bis mule shied at one of the cracks that had been left between the planks and fell off the bridge, which was without guards or parapets, and falling a distance of about ten feet to the ground sustained injuries from which it was expected the mule will die. Two of his children were riding in the buggy with him at the time. Ho and the children escaped with slight bruises. This bridge has been in process of repairs for some time past, the railings having been taken down and left off. Different sections of the bridge were being taken down from time to- time for the repairs and io.placed for temporary- use until another portion would he worked on. A crack had been left in a portion of the floor which had recently been torn up and this crack in the flooring scared the mule it is reported. 15TH ANNUAL FAIR COMES TO CLOSE \ The 5th Annual Horry County Fair came to a cldse last Friday evening after four days during which it was Visited by the largest crowds ever jccming here to a similar occasion. The agricultural exhibits were far ahead of what was shown- at hte first fail's the county ever had, showing that the growers of the county arc improving as the years go by in the quality of the products of the farms. This is one of the most gratifying results which the fairs and other movements have brought out in the course of time. The management of the fair deserves credit for the way the exacting duties of the work were performi . In the open field where the fair was hold there was plenty of room for the .J. F. Murphv carnival shows, the finest and costliest aggregation of the kind ever brought to this secj tion of the otate. The shows got a good business while they were here. Usually the shows remain through Saturday after the close of the fair on Friday, but in this instance the shows were due in Augusta. Ga., for this week and they had to tear down and move on in time to arrive at the other place on schedule time.. Everything connected with the shows this time gave the impression of a fair ileal. It would be hard to tell which was the best of the four days of the fair. A11 of the days were good and visited I y tfrcAvds of people. o uan k>n ni aim i ! UHU NU ULHIIfl IN WHISKEY STILL: I . I hditor Horn Id: Allow mo to correct a news item i' I appearing- in the news column of your I last week's isvsuc wherein, an item 1 | states that C. F. Livingston, F.d. Nov- ' ris, Luke Soles, and Henry Soles ! pleaded guilty to owning and operat- ! ittg an illicit distillery about five! miles t'rom the State line. T !,?? * ^ i.U..* t i:? t 1 I i t/cs; tu miy uiuit l liv?' IWt" IVt' miles from the State line, ami, as for owning- any part of the distillery outfit, I held no claim whatever. I wac 1 horn and reared in South Carolina s and r\e?ver have lived in North Carolina. Ail the instruments belonged > to Henry Soles, who is a citizen of Horry County. I only pleaded guilty * to being at the still when it was raid- 1 ed and nothing more. I had no port in it whatever, but was there. ' C. S. Livingstone. > Dillon, S. C., Nov.' 19th. 1911. NO. 3l7 VI ted Today | FIVE CLASSES OF REGISTERED MEN Order of Service for 9.000.000 Men Announced by Provost Marshal MARRIED MEN NOT EXEMPTED AS CLASS Only First Class Likely to Be Called Except in Grave Emergency. Washington.?The five classes into which 9,000,000 men registered for military duty?and those who are registered hereafter are divided and the order in which they will he called for service were officially announced today hi the provost marshal general's questionaire which every registered man must fill out and file. The order shows sonie change from the tentative draft published some time Contrary to some published reports it docs not exempt married men as a class, hut does place married men with dependent wives and children far down on the list of liables. In ! fact, the questionaire indicates that only men of the first class will be called to colors except in the gravest emergency. The five official classifications of reg i strants follow: Class I. (A) Single man without dependent I? relatives. F WJl. . .. < - : Marrietf mafc with or without i children, or father of motherless children who has hubitualy failed to suppert his family. (C) Married man dependent on wife for support. (I)) Married man, with or without children, or father of motherless children; man not usefully engaged, family supported by income independentof his labor. (L<]) Unskilled farm laborer. (K) Unskilled industrial laborer. ? Registrant by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made. ? Registrant who fails to submit quostionnire and in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made. ? All registrants not included m tiny other division in this schedule. Class 2. (A) Married man with children or father of motherless children, where such wife $>r children or such motherless children are not mainly dependent upon his labor for support for the reason that there are other reasonably certain sources of adequate support (excludnig earnings or possible earnings from labor of the wife), available, and that the removal of the registrant will not deprive such dependents of support. (B) Married man without children, v.hose wife, although the registrant is engaged in a useful occupation, is not mainly dependent upon his labor for support, for the. reason that the wife s skilled in some special class of v->yk which seh is physically able to perform and in which she is employed, or in which there is an immediate opening for her under conditions that will enable her to support herself decently and without suffering any lucrchship. (C) Necessary skilled farm laborer n necessary agricultural enterprise. Necessnrv ?U-iPrwl i.? A . iii\iunvi iai ia-* >orer in necessary industrial enter rise. Class 3. (A) Man with dependent children I not his own), but toward whom he stands in relation of parent. (B) Man with dependent aged or nfirm parents. (C) Man with dependent helpless > rot hers or sisters. (D) Counrty or municipal officer. (E) Highly trained fireman or iceman, at least three years in s*rrice of municipality. (Continued on Page Eight.)