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VOLUME3QOai.
CITIZENS OF AUSTRIA
> GIVEN MUCH LIBERTY
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Few Restrictions to Be Imposed
on Dual Monarch's
Subjects
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i. 1 GET MORE PRIVILEGES
. THAN GIVEN GERMANS
* Will Be Free to Live and Travel
Anywhere Except to Leave
or Enter U. S.
Washington. ? Auslro-H ungariailibjocts
in the United States, most vi
the million or more of whom are la
^ I rc-1 s and an- loyal to the alliou
cause, will suffer lew restrictions as
a esult of war between the land of
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tin ir birth and adoption.
In a proclamation declaring a stab
of war with Austria-Hungary in aecodance
with the a<-t of congress
President Wilson specified that unia
utrali/ed Austro-Hungarians, unlike
the Germans in this country,
should he free to live and travel anvwhere,
except that they may not enter
or leave the United States without
permission and those suspected o*
enemy activity may be interned. Thev
r.eod not register, are not barred from
the 100 yard zones about piers, dock
and warehouses and are not required
to leave the District of Columbia.
The president's notice in drawing
distinctions between Germans ann
Austrians were described as two-fold
First, it was realized that the sympa
thy of Hungarians, Roumanians, Poles.
Servians, Szechs, Slocaks, and oth.
er immigrants generally is not with
, Austria-Hungary and they have not
Veen guilty of the multiform cam
paign of violence practiced under tho
German war system. Secondly, such
* a large proportion of laljorers are
Austrian subjects that it was found
yrtictically impossible to administer
: gainst' them the rigid regulation imposed
on the Germans.
T'he department of justice even
amended its former plans to register
A .istrians with Germans because of
tlv immensity of the task and the administration's
determination to mini
n */.e embarrassment to Austrians.
As an indication of the president's
<i fforence in feeling; toward subjects
of th(? dual monarchy it was pointed
< ,t that nowhere in the proclamatio 1
did he use the phrase ''alien enemy''
; s was done in previous proclamation-:
ferrinjr to Germans.
GERMANY SUGGESTED
t PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
London.?Foreign Secretary UaT
four told the House of Commons to'?ay
that a communication had been
received by Great Hritain from Ger
WJinj last September, through a neutral
diplomatic source, to the effect
that Germany would bo glad to got
into communication with Great Britain
in regard to peace.
The British government replied it
was prepared to receive any communication
the German government
might decide to make, and to discuss
* y. with Great Britain's Allies.
NOTICE
There will bo a Christmas Tree at
Mt. Vorr.on School House Monday
night , Dec. 24th, beginning at 7
>*elock. The public is cordially invO,cd.
Good behavior will be expected.
^ Mrs. Lottie Gore,
Miss Lulu Stalvey,
Teachers.
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The tabulation of card reports
shows there were l>,f)48 bales of cotton,
counting round ius half bales,
ginned in Horry County from the crop
of 1917 prior to Dec. 1st, 1917, as'
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com pared with 4,147 lmles ginned to !
i)ec. 1st, 1910.
y Iterpceifully Subn itterl,
James D. Chestnut,
Agent.
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HEAVY FIGHTING IN
NORTHERN ITALY
Chief Austro-German Effort I
Centers About Monte Beretta?Small
Gains.
Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy.?Heavy fighting is in progress
today on the mountain front in thv
north, east of the Hrenta river. T'no
enemy is attempting to advance h'.\
positions as he was those west of the
river, which would give him two line*
of npptoaeh to the Hrenta valley and
the open plain.
The chile Austro-German effort is
centering about .Monte Beretta Thece
the enoniy succeeded in advancing
only a short distance in the repeated
attacks in which he suffered larg
losses.
Sixty German Divisions,
Washington.?The strength of the
Austro-German invaders in Italy
placed by official dispatches from
Rome today, at sixty divisions. On
the front line are 52, of which 43 are
Austrian and seven German. Eight
others, four German 'and four Austrian,
are said by information from
competent sources to be held back of
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uic iiuos in reserve. j
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Some damage was done last woe):
to water pipes and automobiles.
.Some of the people neglected to drain
the pipes and when th,? thaw set in
the pipes bursted.
RED CROSSXMASORIVE
FOR NEW MEMBERS
I Our President, Wood row WilsO"
who is also president of the American
Red Cross, is asking for ten millio;
new members to the Red Cross during
this Christmas Drive week. Horry
County is asked to contribute fiv
hundred of these. I believe the County
will do more than it is asked to d<>
in this case, as in all other case
where we have been called upon t-.
help in war winning activities.
When America entered the war an i
the American Red Cross cntcre:
Kranee :t asked the Drench Command'
r-in-Chief, General Retain, what tlv\
should do and he told them to go inu
the trenches and tell his soldiers thai
their loved ones hack at home would
be looked after. And whether or not
thov did as requested and how we it
they did it. is reflected in a remark
he made some months later when ass
"iI what ho thought of the American
Rod Cross and he said it was wort It
one million soldiers. If you join the
Red Cross and . upport it. r.ot only bj
y u dollar, but by your good wish's
and i ctivitic.s in getting some one el.;<>
:o join, you are not only helping <>
provide the wherewithal to carry on
this great and noble work, the bulk of
which is being done by our patriotic
and self-sacrificing American women,
but you also are aiding in supplying
what General Retain says is worth a
million new troops. Morale: Do you
noi realize this in our war as much as
it is Fiance's war, or Knglands's war,
or Italy's war? If our European al
lies are defeated it means our defeat.
Then how gladly should we welcome
an opportunity to aid not only our
own country hut also our severely
tried Allies, who are withstanding and
holding back the German legions un~
tii we can come to their succor. Let
ic man or woman in our County refuse
to do his or her bit toward winning
this war when opportunity presents
its self. Help now while you
can help and when your help wi*i
count for the very most possible so
that whatever the future may hold :>
store for us you shall have the supreme
satisfaction that can come only
to those who have done their duty j
well and faithfully.
1 have written and mailed cards foh |
registration to the Chairman and 1
head teacher of every school in the 1
County and I adopt this further means 1
of urging you to make it your bus.'? 1
ress to give every person in you> j
.school district a chance of becoming 1
members of the American Red Cross. <
When I get their names 1 will mail 1
each of thorn a Red Cross Button and . ?
service flap which will, if displayed a.* 1
directed, proclaim to the world that ?.
they arc in hearty sympathy with and f
contributors to this proat work.
?H. W. AMBROSE,
Chairman. \
CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY
State Council of
I). H. Cokcr. Chairman; William *
Kxecutive Secretary, Headquarters
lumbia, S. C.
The South Carolina Hand Book of
ly. An official representative of the
ed it to be the greatest of all of its ki
calling- it in fact a "War Bible which
every home in America." Copies maj
oil's Headquarters at Columbia. Sevci
already adopted it as a textbook on tli
Will you help supply eyes for the
It is difficult for the government
ulars, spyglasses, telescopes for ships
respective of size, age, or condition,
express to Hon. Franklin 1). Rooscvol
ington, I). C.
Coventor Manning's appeal to th<
down for themselves certain definite i
flour, nteal, sugar, and fats, has he- n
President Wilson and Mr. Hoover. T
Use no l>ecf, pork or mutton on
and no hog meat or products on Thu
feuse urges the uniform adoption of
If your Oats or Wheat have been
Next Spring wheat, meat and ion
Don't buy ground Phosphate Roi
gant prices.
Don't buy this material at all un
Consult your Farm Demonstrai ic
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| w hich you arc not thoroughly familia
forces in france
have little to do
The period of virtual inactivity continues
in France and Belgium, except
for reciprocal bombardments in various
sectors and here and there small
operations bv rcconnoitering parties.
)nly on the Northern Italian front
has there been sanguinary encounters
between the opposing infantry, and in
these the Austro-German forces gaain
have met with defeat in attempts 10
pierce the Italian front and advance
i toward the Venetian plains.
A S. Ehrich, who volunteered for
the United States army, spent several
days in Conway last week, attending
to various matters relating to the
estate of his father, the late L. S. Eh
ich.
horrwuntyhas
very colo weather
This county experienced the coldest
weather we have had this season
during the first five days of last
week. The weather eTianged on Sat
unlav night before last and it was
c*!d on Sunday with a keen chilling
.vind cut of the North, but the day
was sunny. Monday was also a vcrv
cold day, while Tuesday and Wednesday
of last week were eoldcr than
Monday if anything. The rain which
fell on Tuesday night of last week
quickly froze and every tree and buile.
ing in the county was festooned wi'h
icicles the next morning. This remained
about the same through Wednesday
and Thursday of last week. i?
was not until Friday that the sun
came out with the early morning
hours, and the ice which was still
clinging to the earth, under the in
fluence of the sun's rays, began to
melt away before the morning was
gone. While it was much wanner on
last Friday than it had been before
during the week, yet Friday was very
cold owing to the thawing of so much 1
ice. 1
Many people ir. Conway felt the :
coal shortage, and not only the coal <
shortage, but the shortage of wooe. 1
during the extremely rough days o<"
last week. The small quantity <?i 1
wood on hand gave out at many I
homes long before the freeze w.i ? 1
over. >
There is a shortage of wood in th;- >
section because it is said no hands can t
he found to cut up the trees. Those
who have been in the business of fur- 1
rushing fire wood to the people of J
Conway, have been unable this Winfer
to keep their customers fully supplied,
for want of hands to cut the
tvocd. As to coal there is none in
L'onwny, and all the promise of th-i
wholesale coal houses to forward or- i
!ers that were made early in the Fall, r
lave so far not been worth the f
damps it took to bring the letters v
Vom them. s
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W. C. Martin was in Conway on J C
u sin ess the latter part of last week.1
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, DECEMBER 20, 1917.
' Defense Notes
Slliott, Vice Chairman; Reed Smith,
Union National Hank Building, Co
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' the War was highly praised reeemr!nnii?:i
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WMIIVII ui nuvtviuii suviVIIBV uuciur*
rid printed by an'" of the States,,
should be on the center table of
; be had free from the State Coun'al
schools in South Carolina have
le causes and issues of the war.
Navy ?
; to Ret an adequate supply of bino' of
the Navy. Yours are needed irSend
them immediately by mail or
t, Care Naval Observatory. Wash*
c people of South Carolina to lay
iind specific days on which to save
approved in personal letters from
he schedule is as follows:
Tuesdays, no wheat on Wednesdays,
rsdays. The State Council of I)eLhis
sche<lulc. j
killed, plant ajL>ain at once. '
tRc will bo scarcer than ever before,
rk (either soft or hard) to extravaless
you know it will suit your land.
>n Agent before buying fertilizer
r with.
INQUEST FINISHED
LEVI WATTS DEATH;
The inquest us to the cause of tb - |
('.oath of L. J. Watts, was conclude 1
by the coroner on Tuesday of las*,
week according to appointment. Sev
real witnesses were examined,, among
them, the widow of the deceased, Dr.
H. L. Scarborough, K. D. Taylor, Is:.
H. McNeill, and one Mr. Todd. The
last named was the man whom Mr.
Watts had promised to put across the
river. After the fight, before going
into his house. Watts took the boai
and went after Todd. His face was
bloody at this time and he was so nervous
that Todd asked him to allov
him to take his place in paddling th
boat.
The jury rendered a verdict whir'
in substance was to the effect thai
leceased came to his death by a blov,
at the hands of A. C. Murrell.
rOUNfiPEOPLE IN
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE
There was a romantic marriage m
this section last Fi iday afternoon,
the con tract in;', parties being Miss
Hello Moore, of Ayimr, and Mr. James
Long, a son of Mrs. Lottie McM
Long of Conway.
Mr. Long- volunteered in the Unite ' I
States navy signing up on Thursda;,
Returning here he was married L>
Miss Moore on Friday afternoon at a
'ate huor. Last Saturay morning ii
left for his duties in the navy.
The many friends of the young
couple are hoping that the young man
will have good luck in his career as :
soldier and will he able to return
when the United States is victorious
to the young wife who will faithfull
wait for him at home.
NOTICE!
HOME FOLKS
The V. M. C. A.'s need home made
J.- *
L'iuiuy aii'i case to tu'till their Christmas
plans for soldiers at Camp darkson.
It' you live wuhin 200 miles of
Camp Jackson, will you not contribute
?
Send boxes by parcel post not later
than December 20, plainly addressed
to 10. 11. Shultz, Camp Social Secretary,
Army Y. \1. C. A., Camp Jackion,
Columbia, S. C. (See article elsevhere
in this edition headed "Merry
Jhristnias.")
(AISERWili MAKE
ANOTHER PEACE OFFER
London, Dec. 15.?Emperor "William
n his Christmas message proposes to ;
nake a final peace offer to his one- 1
rdes "on whom, in case of rejection I
rill fall the responsibility for blood- i
heel in 1918," according to an unoN
icial Berlin telegram forworded from i
Jeneva by the Exchange Telegraph 1
lorn pan y today, 1
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
FOR THE SOLDIERS
Red Cross Plans for Big Cele-i
bration Supplemented By
Army ;
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Im addtiion to the momento'i*1
Christmas celohration planned bv the l
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Rod Cioss as related elsewhere in this
edition, and one which Camp Jackson
soldiers will long remember, the various
V. M. C. A. units will have festivities
appropriate for the occasion.;
Alieady some of the secretaries re.
poit that companies have volunteered
to put in Christmas trees, green and
hcdly with which to adorn tin4 huihl- 1
ings. Tlu large open fire places 01
the new buildings wi'l he ready to
burn the Yule-tide log and everything
possible Will be done to make Christmas
like it used to be back at home.
It is planned to have every soldier'
who comes to the Christmas celebration
bring- a small gift t.> some other
soldier not exceeding ten cents i \
value, but wrapped as though it wet *
going to his best girl. These will b
collected at the door and redistributed
later so that no man will got his owe
paekiige. To help accomplish this redistribution
we will have some real
sure enough Christmas girls, without
which you could hardly have a Christmas.
What else does the Christmas
need? Well, it needs home folks, hut
the Y. M. C. A.'s are not quite able
to conic across with that. The next
best thing, however, is something
from home folks, and we want home
folks who live near enough, t<> make
Christmas candy and cake for this
party. Tell the folks about it an?
have it sent from home about December
20 to the Army Y. M. C. A.,
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., mark,
eci "For Christmas Party." These
good things will be distributed to the
Y. M C. A. units according to the
number of men being served, and w ,
believe in the home folks strongly
enough to know that there will be
plenty.
Don't get blue about being way
from home on Christmas. We will
have some nii.rt.v miraalvnc .??n
I" * ' v%"" ,,v ' ' v " 114IVI n *
want your help anil know you will
give it.
BRITISH VESSELS
SUNK BY GERMANS
London, Dee. 17.?One British and
five neutral merchantmen, a British
destroyer and four mine sweepers
have been sunk in the North Sea by
Gorman naval forces.
The losses were the result of an attack
on a convoy bound from Scotland
to Norway, S>r Krlo Geddes, first lord
of the admiralty, announced today.
The total tonnage of the !o<t merchantmen
was 8,000.
i Kighty-eight Scandinavians, two of
I whom were women, and ten British,
i were rescued by four British destroy
ers detached from a cruiser squadron
which was hastened to the scene.
Other survivors readied Norway in
boats.
U. S. ENGINEER i
COMES HOME HURT
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Mr. McQueen Quattlobaum arrived
at his home here last Friday night
from Apple Grove, Ohio, whore for
the past several months he has been
serving in the engineering depart'
meat of a governnu it service in Unit 1
section of the country, in the erection i
and inspection of large works.
Me was in an accident just before ,
leaving1 there for home. The hotel (
where he hoarded caught on fire while I
lie was asleep and the building was in i
flames when he was awakened. There j
was no escape except to jump firm
an up-stairs window, and this w is
what he did. A clothes line caugh1 ! 1
him on the way to the ground and:
made an updy gash in his nock and .
would have been very dangerous it' it
had gone deeper. B\ reason of tlv |
exposure he had to the cold that
night, one of his feet wan frost bitten
and he wiu : uff< rifit;- from this when 1
h.o arrived at ho no. He \v:\- able to i
::e out en Sunday and will act n r .
;ovcr from his injuries. t
Mr. Quattlobaum viP be at h.erre i
>n leave of absence until January <
1st, when he will have to return to ?
lis work. t
NO. 33.
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ONE OF THE HEAVIEST
DECEMBER SHOWS
? ?viiv IW
Covers Virginia, Carolinas and
Northeast Georgia
Today
SHIPPING TIED UP
AT NEWPORT NEWS
Dniitli TJ o ?.'> ?? "r1?? -? r\-- - * **
? X* 1U1I1 UI1C to Ten
9
Inches?Severe Cold
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Weather.
\ rginin, North and South Carolina
and northeast (leorgia were covlast
week by one of the heaviest
December snowfalls in history.
From the mountains to tidewater in
tln> Old Dominion snow which began
falling early was repoited to have
reached o depth of from s to 10 inch(
s. Newport New> had the heaviest
precipitation in 19 years, according: to
unofficial accounts a 10-inch fall accompanying"
severe cold weather and
high winds virtually tying up shipping
at the Hampton Roads port.
Roanoke reported a fail of s inches.
Iii North Carolina also the snowfall
was heaviest near the coast.
Raleigh reported 7 inches, while, in
I the mountain city of Asheville the
depth was only 4 inches,
i Columbia was barely covered under
an inch snow, but in the northern
and western sections of South Car)1
Una from P. to 4 inches of snow were
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reported.
IMPORTANT MEETING '
TO BE AT FLORENCE
Charleston, Dec. IS.?-To thresh out
the details of the ptoposcd bridge
over the Sun tee River, t lie Charleston
Chamber of Commerce has called a
1 "ont'erence to he held at Florence at
1 v o'clock Friday morning, December
21. Invitations to tins coufcmce
have been extended to the mayors of
the various towns in all the counties
pn eastern South Carolina, to
i ol commerce officials in such towns,
county officials, and to the detar
gates who attended the recent hearing
or the project before the State High,
ay Commission at Columbia. No
less than fifteen counties are interested
in the confei e ice.
The snii it prevailing in Charleston
at this time is one of determination
not to allow the Santoe River to re!
main any longer a harrier between
i the upper and lower sections of eastern
South Carolina. Charleston has
I stated repeatedly that it is willing t?>
I do even more than its share to have
a bridge or bridge.- built, as the feeding
here is that the crossing of the
Suntee River will he a great forward
step for both the Foe Dee and th?
coast.
GENTRAL POWERS
TO STRIKE QUICKLY
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i. Muion.? i tu* military correspondent
of The Times in a general review
ot the military situation estimate*
that there are now about 150 German
divisions on the western fro it and "3
on the eastern front, but that uppurt
itlv a!' men between 1!) and oo years
of age nrc being withdrawn from the
latter point for service in the west.
The write) eon curs in the opiniorr
that the Germans probably will try t?>
st ttle matters in the west before Rus?
sia recovers and America is ready,
hoping to deliver a decisive blow thi<
winter or in the spring.
WILL INVESTIGATE
WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington.?A gvneral inquiry in
lo the operations of the War D< parfTient
in arming and equipping ths
Vmerican forces was decido<l upon
.oday in the Senate military affairs
jomrvittoe. Secretary Hake ;r ! e4hr
department heads will be called
xplain various features' o." . ar acivities.