The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, November 22, 1917, Page EIGHT, Image 8
- . 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. .