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- . KILLED OR WOUNDED BY GERMAN ARTILLERY FIRE Particular Damage Done When Shell Hits in Trench Among Them U.. S. ARTILLERY FIRE AT ENEMY Americans' Accuracy in Using Big Guns Commended by French. With the American Army in France, Wednesday.?A number ol American soldiers have been killed or wounded in the recent shelling' of the American trenches by tne Germans. 0)ie snell which dropped into a tiench caused several casualties. The American artillery fire has been heavy recently and there ifg' od reason to believe that it has accounted for a considerable number id the enemy. 'Compliments for Arti!ler>. The accuracy cf the American artillery men's fire has evoked enthusiastic comments from the French superior officers of the command in which are the trenches occupied b> the American troops. The general '? command told American officers today that the marksmanship of the artillerymen compared most favorably with that of troops which had been at war for vera s. The American officers were highly elated by the compliment. The only complaint heard is that a few of the American batteries are not as rapid as they might be, but they are improving daily. Like Patrol Work. The infantry is now interesting itself especially in patrols. All the men who have not had this experience are eager to try their hand, and some of them have asked to be assign ed to this work. It is the unanimous opinion that the men are learning more of the science of war by their short stay in the trenches anil gun pits than is possible to gain in months of other instruction. While the - infantry is learning how . to handl^dt'self in the trenches, the artillery, in addition to the actual firing, is acquiring most valuable experience in observation work and locating enemy batteries by the sound method. The heavy guns on both sides'are now engaged in a duel at leng range with the lighter pieces working at targets nearer the lines. Silxert*s Fifth Son Enlists. Major General Sibert's fifth son is now in the army. Two of his sons are captains, one is a lieutenant, and one a West Point cadet, and the general instructed fiis tilth and youngest son to keep away for the present. He has been advised, however, that his young est felt he could keep out of the army no longer. He has just enlisted as u private. r Senators See Boys. Senator Ken yon, of Iowa, and Senator KencMck, of Wyoming, arrived at headquarters today on their tour of the military zone. They took dinner with General Pershing and his staff and inspected some of the troops. Tomorrow the senators will visit the headquarters division, the reserve officers' training camp, the troops' instruction center and towns in which American soldiers are billeted. f ; - ? V > A Successful Ambush. American soldiers have carried out a successful ambush of a German par ty in No Man's Land on the westor front, killing and wounding a number of the enemy, while German shells have caused a number of casualties in the American lines. An American patrol one night recently lay in the mud in wait for an enemy party for which they had ai'ranged an ambuscade. A German detachment of more than twice the size of the American pak*ty fell into the trap. The enemy troops were surprised and did not stop to fight, scurrying away with their dead and wounded. The Americans suffered no casualties. ? o Coal seizures in times of urgent no* d went under the ban hist week at I Cleveland. Ohio, when the federal grand jury reported indictments against Mayor Carmichael of Willoughby, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney George C. von Besseler and Jgjg&s Earns and Lamos Gr^,ptf deputy h\ar*VaI?, for impending mtei'-state commerce shipments and for conspiracy to commit such acts. NOTICE. A meeting of the Council of Defense will be held in the Club Room in Conway Wednesday, No vein be: 2Sth, at 1 :.'50 P. M. to consider mat. tors of general interest to the public in connection with the agricultural; situation of food crops and the early' movement of fertilizer to avoid com-| plication as a result of shortage 01 cars next spring, and also with special reference to the subject outlined in the following article from the State Council of Defense, Your respectfully, l\ A. Burroughs, Chairman, Council of Dfeense. Or. YV. \V. Long, Director of Extension. ,l\ S. Department o! Agriculture and Clemson College, and Mr. D. K. Coker, Chairman of S. C. Council of Defense and hood Administrator, met in Columbia today for the purpose of considering- the serious phases of the agricultural situation and their bearing* upon the war, aim of taking such steps as are possible to improve matters. The information which both thes" gentlemen have is to the effect that less grain has thus far been seeded than at any time during the past five years. Instead of increasing the ho,; production of the state, as urged by the government. the farmrs of South Carolina actually own fewer hugs today than in 19l.~>. A large proportion of the farm, laborers of the Slate are working not more than half time. Much cotton renin ins fn l?o o-nthnrrwl Mini 5? o-ot _ ? -x- v ~ r? v" bv v" ting blue in the fields. A scarcity of corn is reported in many towns oi the State, although abundant crops have been made and it is hanging ripe in the fields. There is a genera*, complaint, of lack of fuel in nearly every town in this State, and although high prices are offered for wood, it is said that very little labor can be secured to cut it and haul it to market. The worst waste going on in the South today is labor waste and the whole success off the war is bein* je?i>ardized by it. The truth is, oui people have so much money that many of them have become intoxicatd by it and are not looking to the future. Both I)r. I.ong and Mr. Coker hav; recently been in Washington and have discussed the food situation with thf great National leaders, and both have come hack convinced that ther? is going to bo a real food scarcity in the South unless our farmers gel piomptly to work and seed a full acre age of wheat and other grains, and follow the other suggestions of th' Secretary of Agriculture and the Food Administrator as to productio , of foodstuffs. The farmers have been urged t promptly and greatly increase thei production of live stock?especially hogs,?to plant a full acreage of cor", next spring and fertilize it as liberal iy as pcvmissr.Me, to raise poultr. and vegetables in abundance for horn < and town use, to substitute cron bread for wheat wherever possible, and not to waste any food of any kind Those who disregard these instructions will he responsible for the sen. i. us ar.fl expected food shortage when it comes uo.m the South, for the Agri cultural Department has already cs , * limuica tlv?t 't nvght bo impossib < to ship any wheat into the South from the next ere p. Dr. Dong and Mr. Coker are ir .Ducting their entire organization j./t ,wla .mi * ? . ? i ivi fvfi-y possioie enon to Dnnj!" the farmers and laborers of the State to a realization of the seriousness of the situation and the necessity for prompt action. Dr. Long will send out Monday to | tour the State within one week twen- j t.v-five of his best farm demonstration men, who will represent the Food Administration as well as the Farm Demonstration Department of the Government, and who will endeavor t0 have all farmers to sign a pledge to increase their wheat acreage and their hog production. It is hoped that ' a'd loyal and patriotic citizens of the ' State, whether farmers or not, wi'i ; appreciate the oxtrem(. dangrjr of al- 1 lowing things to drift along as at ' piesent until it is too late for action, 1 and will aid these men and the offi- 1 cials of the Council of Defense in this : vital campaign for food production. o 1 To Overcome Fatigue. If yon are weary after a fatiguing day, on reaching home take ten minutes' reat lying on the back. When , you rise, cleanse the face with cold cream, rubbing lightly across the lines and in an upward direction to correct sagging of the muscles. A cloth wet In very hbt water should then be applied, followed by several applications of cold water. You will be surprised to find yourself quite rejuvenated. o i ii i i lit Confidence. Sometimes a girl gets confidential and tells a man that a lot of other men have tried to kiss her, hut he Is the only oae who succeeded* THE HORRY HE U-BOAT MENACE IS NOT THINO OF PAST 4 . \ Cieddes Warns Against Too Grsat Optimism Over Last Week's Report OUTPUT OF SHIPS... . MUST BE INCREASED U. S. Naval Experts Not Supporting Theory of Collapse of Submarine War. London,?In reply to a question in the House of Commons today, Sir Eric Geddes, first lord oi' the admiralty, said: "The good return of tonnage sinking by enemy submarines last week and, indeed, the comparatively favorable result of the last two months ought not to be taken as indicating that the submarine menace is a thing of the past, or defeated." Sir Eric recalled his recent speech in the House of Commons in which he said .he enemy's attack on British. trade was being held, but had not been defeated, that the Germans were building submarines faster than the British wore destroying them, but that with improved methods he looked for the eventual defeat of this menace. He also reminded his hear ore he had said mercantile marine tonnage was not being maintained against the depredations of submarines. More Ships Necessary. "I se<? no reason in what has happened since, or in the favorable results of the last week," he continued, "to qualify or modify in any way what I have said that the calls upon the merchant shipping- of the world for waging ' war are so great that nothing should be left unsaid or un hi the Bucksville Public Road, dou'ribod as follows: All and singular hat certain piece, parcel or tract of Mid, situate and being in Conway ownsliip, County of Horry, State of South Carolina, lying on the South <ide of Bear Swamp and on the East , ode of the Bucksville public road, containing 120 acres, more or less. Hounded by a line beginning at th? tun of Bear Swamp on the Bucksvilh1 public' road, thence the Bucksville toad Southwardly approximately 41} chains to a ditch bridge near the Cox's Ferry road, thence N. 60 E. [15.50 chains to corner oti Pine, thence N. 22 W. 29-110 chains and N 9 1-2 W. 18 chains to the run of Bear Swamp thence up Bear Swamp to the beginning1 point. Terms of sale, Cash. Puncliaser to >uy for papers. The commissioners reserve the right t0 reject any or all bids. By order of the Board. H. P. LITTLE, ?F.O. OFFICER, Chairman, i Clerk.?21?11-22.17. J i iibjf i % ftALD. OOWWAY, 8. 0. FIVE CLASSES OF REGISTERED MEN (Continued * from page 1) (F) Necessary custom house clerk. I (G) Necessary emp.loyee of Unite !1 States in transmission* of the mails. 1 (H) Necessary artificer or work-1 man in United States armory or ar- j senal. ' (I) Necessary, employee in service | o! United States. (J) Necessary assistant, associate j or hired manager of necessary ugricultural enterprise. (K) Necessary highly specialized j technical or mechanical expert of necessary industrial enterprise. (I,) Necessary assistant or associate manager of nccesar\ industrial J enternrise Class I. (A) Man whose wife or children are mainly dependent on his labor for support. (B) Mariner actually employed in sea service of citizen or merchant 'n the Untied States. (C) Necessary sole managing, controlling, or directing head of necessary agricultural enterprise. Class 5. (A) Officers, legislative, executive or judicial of the United States or of j State, territory or District of Colum-j bia. (B) Regular or duly ordained nr.in- ; id A?? T I0WWI \J 1 I UU^IVIIi (C) Student who on May 18, 1917 was preparing for ministery in recognized school. (D) Persons in military or naval service of the United States. (E) Alien enemy. (F) Resident alien (not an enemy), who claims exemption. (G) Person totally and permanently, physically or mentally unfit for military service. (H) Person morally unfit to be a soldier of the United States. (I) Licensed pilot actually employed in the pursuit of his vocation. Members of well-recognized religious sect or organization, organized an existing on May 18, 1917, whose then existing creed or principles forbid its members to participate in wai in any form, and whose religious convictions are against war or purticipa-* lion therein.. . ; Seven days are allowed registrant^ after receipt of the questionnaire to fill it out artd return it to the local )oj*rd. Officials here believe that classification by the beards will be a routine, process requiring little time. " * notice to 'Teachers. The Teachers' Institute will be held in the Butroughs High School on Friclay and Saturday of this week. Every teacher is urged to attend and to help make this Institue a success. 4 The full program was published in last weelc's Herald. Please be prepared to take part In the discussions. While this is a Teachers Institute, ir is not to bo for teachers only. Our trustees and all others who are interested in education are invited to attend any of the meetings. A cordial ...~i~ 4 i--i . _n genuine ir> t'Mi'imuii to an. Friday, Nov. 23, 1917. ' 9:40-11:00?Observation in Burroughs High School. 11:00-1:00?Morning Session. Tojk ics for discussion: Class-room Work, and Community Life and the School. 3:00-5.00?Afternoon Session. Topics: Geography, Arithmetic and Discipline. 8:00?Kveiling Session. Addresses >y Miss Belle Williams, and Mr. K. L Scarborough. Saturday, Nov. 24, 1917. 9:00-12:00?Corning Session, Topics: Heading, English, Writing. Address. ?M. J. Bullock, County Supt. of Education. Agnes D. Richardson, Training-Teacher. FINE FARM ON DOG BLUFF ROAD We offer for sale the forty-six and :i half acr? farm belonging to Thomas Ward situated on the Dog Bluff road. ' formdrly known as Freeman's Farm This farm contains forty-six acres of land that will produce anything grown in this section, one four-room h'Uisp and barn, 20 acres cleared, oneLpiartrr mile from 'railroad siding two miles from Conway. Good am 1 p?osporous neighbors. We have arranged to carry a mort. gage for One Thousand Dollars ov?*i fifty per cent, of entire cost of farm If interested, see M. M. Hedrick. Kerry Land Agency.?adv Dwarf Trees for Gardens. Dwarf trwa are suited to small gardens, they occupy little space, arc easily cared for, bear sooner than standard kinds, and they are easily shaped into bushes and pyramids, or canfbe ysed In espalier forms, trained on buildings, fences or trellises. r%' >? ? MIGHTIEST SPECTAC "The Birth t D. VV. Griffith's Stupendous Mc Thomas Dixon' "THE CLi PEOPLE | BIG ORCHESTRA SCHOOL AUOITORiy I DECEMBER 4 A Performance Each -k ALL SEATS Cal J. S. Davis' Drug Store, Ma seat. ' NOTICE or SALE. Under and by virtue of the Decree and judgjnent of the Court made by his Honor, John S. Wilson, in the case of R. B. Anderson, plaintiff against Bettie Brown and others, defendants, and dated the 3rd day of October, 1917, I, the undersigned J. A. Lewis. Sheriff of Horry County, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder before the Cour t House door at Conway in Horry County and State of South Carolina, during legal hours of sale, on salesday in December next, it being the 3rd day of said month, all and singular that certain land situate in Horry County and described as follows, to wit: Tract No. 1: 44 A parcel of land containing 4 1-2 acres, commencing at a stake on Spring Branch Road and on land of Spring Branch School, and running a Southeastwardly direction to a stake along the line of Spring Bianch School land; thence a North eastwardly direction to a stake o.. said Public Road, being tbe dividing line between the two paivels; thence a Southwestardly direction ' to the beginning point; su? shown by plat of Isaac Duncan, dated September 14, 1917. Tract No. 2: A parcel of land containing ol 1-2 acres, commencing at a stake on Spring Branch School land and at the Southermost corner of Parcel No. 1, above, and running a Southeastwardly direction along the said land and land of M. J. Bullock to stake; thence a Northeastwardly direction to a stake, a Northwardly direction along the lands of R. B. Aru derson to stake on Spring Branch Short Cut Public Road; thence a Southeastwardly direction along said road to stake at Northern corner of n i *r. 1 _t ii < ? " i-?rcei. i>u. i, uoove; inenco a aouinwestwardly direction along the dividing line, between the two parcels, to tlie beginning- point, as shown by plat o1 Isaac Duncan, dated September 14th, 1917. Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to pay for papers. Conway, S. C., Oct. 16, 1917. NORTON & BAKER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. J. A. LEWIS, Sheriff of Horry County. WHEAT GROWING CAMPAIGN FOR HORRY Supplementing our announcement in the Field last week which we faile 1 to get in the Herald on account of it having gone to press, in regard to the Wheat Campaign, we have received and are receiving daily, quite a number of names of parties who will plant wheat. A sufficient amount having come in we feel justified in making announcement that we have ordered F)00 bushels of seed wheat to he shipped at once. This wheat will be sold to the farmers at cost and we will arrange for a small flour mill to be erected in Conway in time for making flour out of next spring crop. Flour is getting to be very high and very scarce and we urge all of our farmers who have land suitable to prepare a small acreage at once, so that it may be planted as soon as the seed arrives, which will be'in a ; few days.' This is important, as the season is getting near an end for < planting in this section. The flour mill will be erected but we will appreciate it if all those in 1 he County who plant wheat will send i '.n their names, indicating the acreage planted as it will be of more benefit \ o us in determining the size of < rtiu to do erected. 1 Respectfully, 4, ?F. A. BURROUGHS, Chairman Council of Defense. ? IE EVER PRODUCED I if a Nation" >tion Picture Production of j I s Famous Story I. I ANSMAN" H | OF TWENTY MUSICIANS I ' l IM?MARION, S .0. I TH ANO 5TH | J Art - * * Aiiernoon and Night f. RESERVED ^ J irion, S. C., and reserve your I PENNANT OFFERED I FOR GREATEST SALES k I A pennant is offered to the county in South Carolina which sells the greatest number of Ue<l Cross Christ- I mas Seals per capita; a pennant is H offered to the town or city selling the I greatest dumber of Seals per capita.- I The rural school selling the greatest I number of Seals per capita will also I eceive a pennant. These pennants .ire very handsome, and it would be a great honor for any county, town or school to win one of ' them.' What about our County? Lets get busy and win these pennants, everyone of them, and put ourselves on record as being the best fighters against tuberculosis in the State. Then too, if we sell enough Seals we can get one of che tuberculosis nurses, who are going to be put on in South Carolina next year. These nurses will visit homes wheTO thefre is a case of tuberculosis, teach' the patient how to take care of himself, teach the family a how to avoid getting the disease, and Wt make lectures in the schools on this iH subject. |9UN0 fl Many young men have been sent *1 home from army camps afflicted with I tuberculosis?some from this County 1 ?they need our . help. Lets reach I down in our pockets, and buy at least 1 one hundred Seals. This will be only 1 a dollar, but a dollar may save a life. o A. M. Cox was among our visitors last week. j NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the Decree and judgment of the Court made by his Honor, T. H. Spain, Presiding Judge, in the case of B. Frank Hucks, plaintiff against Daniel W. Hucks, and others, defendants, and dated 7th day of April, 1917, I, the undersigned J. A. Lewis, Sheriff of Horry County, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder befrtre the Court House door, in Conway, Horry*, County, and State of South Carolina, during legal hours of sale, on sales day m December next, it being the 3rd day of said month, all and singular that certain land situate in Horry Countv. lin/l J'-n m.ovilUC\l i*t> I Ol lOWS, tOv/it: "All and singular that certain tract of land in the County of Horry and State of South Carolina, and in Sooastee Township, containing 50 acres, more or less; being part of n tract of land granted to James P. Newton by the State of South Carolina on January 17th, 1853; conveyed by the said James P. Newton to Louisa Newton H on January 18th, 1807; by the said Louisa, to Ella A. I^ewis on August 10, 1870; by the said Ella to Luke It. Duncan on January 13, 1890; and by the said Luke R. Duncan to Samuel ' Hucks on May 20, 1909; being bounded as follows: North by lands of H. S. Turbcrville, East by lands of C. B* Newton, South by lands of Daniel Hucks (a neighborhood road by C. B. Nowtons and intersecting with the ^ Ark Road being the boundary line), and on the West by lands of J. M. Stalvey; included within this 50 acre tract is a small parcel of 2 1-3 acres on the eastern end purchased by Ldke ^ R. Duncan from C. B. Newton about . 1894 and included in the conveyance % by Luke R. Duncan to the said Samuel Hucks." Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to pav for oanMN Co*way, S. C., Nor. l?fch, 1914. NORTON ft BAKER, Plaintiffs Attorneys. J, A. jLBWIS. a Sherfff of Horry County. .