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L THREE AMERICANS
P, t KILLED IN FRANCE
|? German Airmen Get two and
Shell. Brings Death to
Another
' WORK INTERRUPTED
BY COLD AND SNOW
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Well?Southern Men Sufi
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I With the American Army in
, France.?During a recent moonlight
' night, German aviators dropped
bombs near a certain town and two
\ American privates, who were in a
Icnmp in a wood, were killed. Tin*
German airmen flew low and dropped
their bombs accurately.
A corporal of American engineer.*
was killed and one private \vas wound
cd Christmas eve when a German
..shell dropped near a party of American
engineers working in trenches on
.a section of the French front. The
I engineers for several weeks had been
working: along the front with veteran
)<H?*eiich engineers for purposes of in
4 st ruction.
Held I-p By Snowstorm.
For three days snow has been fah|
ine: hitermitter\tjy throughout tlie
r American zone, intorferring with the
[ training of troops and with coinmuntrations.
No serious difficulty has
\ been experienced thus far in supplying
the troops in the outlying towns
r and districts, but it is feared the supply
problem will give trouble if the
I storm continues.
I Motor trucks today were crawling
over the hilly roads at a snail's pact*
t because of the drifts and density of
1 the snow. Numerous accidents were
f, reported and the weather was so cold
I that many cars were froz< n and
? could not be moved. Brigade maneu[,
vers of a division whose units bav&
Ion service in the trenches were
lied off for a time because of the
IOW.
Newly Landed Division.
The troops of a newly landed di-ion,
composed of former national
iar<h|nrien, tonight reached the
wnsrin which they are to be billeted
mporarily after marching for two
.ys through the storm. Notwithanding
the severe weather, their
:perienec seemed to have done them
ore good than harm, for the men
c rapidly becoming hardened. Forer
guardsmen of another division
irrieel on their work in spite of the
orm, engaging in bayonet, grenade
id automatic rifle practice without
terruption.
Troops from the Southern State.*
ive been quite uncomfortable in the
st feyv' days, but they are becoming
vij/ntfrvmed to the cold and snow.
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IR RAIDS MAKE
GERMANS NERVOUS
London-?Allied air raids over Ges
any are awakening tho people to a
cognition of their rulers' mistaken
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Iterdam correspondent of The Times,
here is great nervousness th roughut
Germany, especially in the more
xposed parts, he says, owing- to the
eported intention of the Americans
> invade Germany by air. The object
discussed universally, though efjjrtP
Jvc made to calm anxiety by
pclarations about "American bluff."
The frequent explosions in munions
factories, the corrsepondent
rids, are causing the German military
Lthorities anxiety, not only because
i" the interference with tha supply of
Munitions, but also because of unrest j
l|the districts where the explosions ,
ffiur. The unrest has been acute i
jnce the advent of frost. I
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AUTO MAIL ROUTE
WARMLY ENDORSED
Business Men Favor Plan?
Bids Should Be Handed
in at Once.
(lOvoning Post.)
The? proposed auto mail route from
Charleston and Columbia and return
was considered at a meeting of Charleston
business men yesterday at the
Chamber of Commerce. Several ire t?
from other sections were also present.
James O'Hoar presided. The
meeting' unanimously endorsed the
proposed auto mail service and delivery,
and a delegate from Dorchester
assured the meeting that his county
would sec that Dorchester's portion
of the road would be kept in good con
dition.
Disappointment is felt at the fact
that no bids have yet been received,
but how that the business interests of
the community have thoroughly endorsed
the matter, it is thought that
bids will be forthcoming. Full information
can be obtained at the local
postoffice 01* at the Chamber of Com
merce.
MAKE NO DELAY
ON QUESTIONAL
If you are among those who wer^
registered for military service June
5th, 1917,' you will receive a qucstionaire
to l>o filled out under the new
regulations, unless you happen to be
fno of the hoys already '-*orving in theUnited
States army.
The law allows only seven dayh
from the date the board mails the.
questional^ within which you must
fill it out and file it back with the
local board, either in person or
thiough the mail using the envelope
which is provided by the government
for that purpose.
If you do not claim ^to he exempted
from service the answering and filling
out of the eiuestions is a very easy
matter as you will find upon looking
the document over. If you claim
he exempt on the ground of having
dependents upon your labor then
study the questions relating1 to this,
and he sure to obtain the supporting
affidavits of those you claim are dependent
before an officer qualified
to administer oaths, and if you are
not sure, ask and get free advice from
any of the lawyers of Horry County
as to whether the questionable is in
legal and proper shape, before you return
it to thc local board.
The proper filling of the questions
is a matter of common sense. Many
of the registrants are fully competent
to fill out their own questionaires,
whilq others arc obtaining help
not only from the attorneys at Conway,
but from laymen all over the
county.
As only a short time is allowed for
filling out the questionable,, as soon
as you receive one, get busy at once
tc have it properly filled out and
sworn to. As the regulations make
i'; no excuse that the questionable ir>
not received by you through the mail,
it is best for you to be careful and
keep enquiring for it at the postoffic.c.
SNOW THIRD TIME
WITHIN ONE WEEK
The third fall of snow within a
\ve<;k over this section of the State,
began to fall yesterday morning *
about 7 o'clock.
The temperature was considerably
warmer during last Tuesday night. I*
It was thought that Wednesday morn
ing would find the earth bathed in i
sunshine; but contrary to expectations,
the sky was cloudy before day-':
light, and soon another mantle of ;
white was covering everything in
sight. i-i
WM
3HWAY, S. C, THURSDAY, JA1
tout Your
Way To
TOWN SUFFERS LOSS
OF BIG STAND PIPE
The stand pipe underneath the
large tank which supplied water for
the fire department, burated lad
Monday having been frozen from end
to end. With this condition . of affairs,
the town was and is yet without
protection against fire, with exception
of what might bo done with
the fire engine suppied from the reservoirs
formerly used for that purpose
before the big tank was pui ?n
operation some months ago.
The people of the town arc cautioned
therefore to he extremely careful
about fire during the present emergency.
Watch everything which
might become a source of conflagration
in the town. Putting fire out
under present conditions would be
well-nigh impossible, with all the
available water probably frozen, and
no time to wait for it to thaw.
MISSPITTMANWEDS
CIVIL ENGINEER
Miss Elizabeth Pittman, one of the
leachcrs in the Burroughs High
School here, was married to Mr. W.
O. Pitts, at the home of the bride,
during the holidays, while Miss Pittman
was taking the holiday vacation.
The wedding was the subject of much
interest on the part of the many
friends of these young people, and
they will be at home in Conway after
January 1st.
The bride has made many friends
since she came to Conway as a teacher
in the school. Conway will gain
by her making the town her permanent
home. Mr. W. C. Pitts is a civil
engineer who has been here a number
of years in the practice of his profession.
He has many clients and has
built a large business in his line of
work.
MARSH?JONES
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i|uici wctuung taKing place during
the holidays was that of Miss
Sue Marsh to Mr. Jesse Jones. The
happy event was unknown here except
to a few intimate friends.
Mi'. Jones was formerly here with
the Conway Live Stock Company, but
resigned that position some time ago
to accept a good position with a leading
live stock company of Mull ins, S.
C. The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Marsh of near Con-j
way She is known to a large and j
admiring- circle of friends. Marion \
County has gained and Horry has j
lost two very nice people.
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HASKINS-ANDERSEN.
Another quiet wedding of the holidays
was that of Miss The!ma liaskins
to Mr. Dusenbury Andersen,
taking place at 6:80 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, December 26th, at1
Oriental, N. C., at the homo of the
bride.
After the ceremony the couple left
immediately for Conway where they
are just now making their home with
the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Ole Ande rsen.
The wedding was a quiet but impressive
one, only a few intimate
friends of the contracting parties being
present.
The bride is an accomplished young'
woman and has many friends at th" j
home sh(. has left. The bride-groom |
is well known here as a young man ;
of the highest good character and J
standing.
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GRIER?JOHNSON ,
Miss Mabel Grier and V. M. John- ]
son were v.qry quietly married on i
Dec. 24th; at 5 o'clock by Rev. R. R. <
Tucker. Miss Grier is one of George- i
town's most popular young ladies; a ;
favorite with all. Mr. Johnson is a 1
prominent business man of Georgetown.
formerly of Conwnv i
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'The bride and groom loft on the (
afternoon train for Richmond, Wash- i
ington and other points. Their many <
friends, wish them a happy, prosper- i
ous life.?Georgetown Times. *
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STUABY 3, 1918.
Fire- Tii
F'ight It \
ALL POSTMASTERS ;
SHOULD LOOK OUT1
"What good is it to have seven (lays '
in which to fill out a quostionaire, j
when that questionaire is not deliver- J
cd to the registrant until the sixth o>' 1
seventh day. With only a few hours
in which to obtain supporting affi* j
davits and get the questions filled
nilt tllrl'O Wnl'n 1 4 l- - '
?, .v Mvi v .ivMiiu u! uii' rcj^intrants
last week who barely complies!
with the lobulations to deliver back i
the queslionaires within the seven j
days from the date of mailing.
Perhaps the cause was delay in the
registrants tailing for their mail; ha
however that may be, it is hoped that
each and every postmaster in Horry
County will watch for opportunities
1o deliver the questiona'res to the
registrants. Each postmaster will
know this kind of mail from any oth.T
by reason of the printed matter on it,
and the large square encvelope in
Which each questionaire is mailec..
When mail of this kind arrives try
to get word to the registrants addressed
and get the delivery of it to
them as quickly as possible.
Up to last Friday there were six
queslionaires returned to the local
board undelivered to the rgeistrants
addressed. These six did not call for
their mail and there must have been
no way to get word to them in the
community. Lets save all the trouble
we can in this matter by aiding in
carrying out the scheme of the laws
and regulations.
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WHY NOT SENI) CORN TO
EUROPE?
We cannot send them corn because
they liave not enough mills to grind
it and are not familiar with its use as
food. Even if they knew how use
corn meal, it is not suitable for shipment
because it is so liable to spoiling*.
The oats, rye, barley, etc., that
we send them will not support them
unless mixed with wheat.
WE MUST SEND THEM MORE
WHEAT
and to do this
WE MUST EAT LESS WHEAT
BREAD.
8RINGTHE0NES
YOU CLAIM DEPENDENT
It (loos not appear to have been
thoroughly published as yet, that if a
registrant claims to be exempt on the
ground of having others dependent
upon him for support; that those
whom he claims are dependent upon
him must take oath before the officer
in support of the registrants statements.
Many of the registrants have
come to Conway during- the last fewweeks,
in some cases a distance of
fifteen or twenty miles to get their
questionaires filled out without one
time knowyig that they would likely
have to make another trip in order
to get the affidavit of the wife, father,
mother or chiid, that they claimed
were dependents upon them. Some of
them have doubtless waited until the
time was almost out for returning the
questionable, and then find out at t!m
last minute that if they claimed exemption,
they must go back and get
an affidavit from the dependents in
support of their own oaths before they
coidd file the papers with the local
hoard.
It is be>t for a registrant to get his
uuostionuire filled out and supported
by the affidavit of his depondi nts >y
some one who is competent in his own
L-oiiiimmiiy, ami wnen complete <o
mail tho qucstiqnairc carefully addressed
to tho local exemption board,
i'lit if one has to come to Conway to
get it filled out, and he claims dependents,
such as a wife, father or
mother, or son or daughter that is old
:ncugh to write, then it is just as
/ell to bring the dependent ones
ilong and get through with the matter
the same trip.
There are pcopl0 in every section of
Horry who are fully competent to fill
>ut the questionaires. That they arc
tiding in the work, there is not a
loubt. The questionaires are coming
n to the local board in a steady '
*treum. i
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GREAT AIR RAID 1
COMES TO GRIEF
Italians and British Destroy i
Enemy Machines?Ten
Brought Down.
Italian Army Headquarters in Northern
Italy.?One of the greatest air
raids the enemy has attempted on
this front eame to jjrief yesterday t
when nea'dy half of a fleet of 25 aiv-j
planes was destroyed with an exten- t
Rive list of killed or wounded.
The big fleet swept over the cam})
west of Treviso at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning, flying low and firing I
machine guns. Considerable damage
was done. Notwithstanding the surprise
the Italian and British machines
soon engaged the enemy at close
quarters. The fighting was most
spectacular, eight of the enemy cam
being brought down, six falling within
the Italian lines. The other machines
heat a hasty retreat.
The raiders, however, returned at
11 o'clock and several more were disposed
of, two falling in this attack
inside the Italian lines. An observer
says the scene of the conflict is covered
with wreckage of the enemy air
craft.
One of the machines brought down
was a dreadnaught carrying three
persons; the others curried two. All
of these men were killed, wounded or
captured.
HON. J. W. RAGSDALE
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Hon. J. W. Ragsdale, congressman
from the 6th District, made a flying j
tup inrougn Lonway last Friday and
delivered an address at the court
house. Considering: the short time in
which the notice of the meeting was
given out, there was a good crowd to
hear his speech which was eloquent on
several subjects of great interest tw
the people of this section just now.
He has lost none *of his popularity in
this section it appears, and the people
appreciate the efforts he is still making
for the benefit of our oart of the
district.
mail'weextWds :
TO HOBBY INSTITUTE:
Allnn OO Tl. TJ 1' ix --J
ituv ii| i ny. . _ it. Jill' l\, I' , I'. I'OUU |
has been extended from Horry to Allen
and mail intended for the Horry
Industrial Institute may now be sent
to Allen, which is at the institute,
while Horry is one mile away.
Work at the institute, which has
had a splendid session thus far, will
be resumed on January 1. There is an
unlimited supply of wood on hand to
keep the buildings comfortable and I
sufficient sugar to do for a while. The |
campaign for the new building is1
bringing in some results, $3,bOO being
realized up to the present. It is hoped
to begin work on the building early
in the new year.
Several boys and girls are working!
then* way through school this session j
ami as the farm and work shop ar" ,
better equipped the students will receive
correspondingly better training, i
It is hoped to install a small brick
plant at the school next spring and
make the brick for the new building
and at the same time give employment
to the students who wish t<?
work. The business department has |
been well patronized during the sds-|
sion. j
REGISTRATION
REQUIRED IN 1918
This year is the time for rogistra
tion and every male who has reached
his majority will have to register in
order to qualify to vote. New registration
is required every ton years*
and 1918 is the tenth year.
NoTay I
ted Pines I
CONWAY HAS SNOW I
AND VERY COLD TOO I
Several Inches of Light Snow I
Fell on Saturday Afternoon I
Over Horry I
COLDEST WEATHER WE |
HAVE HAD THIS WINTER
Many Were Found Short of
Wood and Coal in Conway.
Horry County had the coldest
weather of the season and perhaps
for several winters, beginning last
Saturday, when in the afternoon
snow began to fall and continued until
late in the night until the earth
was covered with a thick white
blanket several inches thick. The
temperature got colder by several degrees
before Sunday morning and remained
low through Sunday an?t
Monday.
The fall ?f snow was not as heavy
as that of three Winters ago when
about twice as much fell here as did
Saturday night. The situation cm
Sunday was greatly improved by a
shining sun throughout the day.
Sunday morning came along perfectly
clear. The sun while warm in
sheltered places was not hot enough
to melt the snow only to a small extent
on high exposed places.
Sunday was perhaps the quietest
day Conway has had in Many years
The ground being covered with the
snow, and the temperature very lo.v
d-vcn inside of buildings, there was
but little passing about on the part
of the people.
This cold period caught th0 people
of the town in many instances with
out an adequate supply of either
wood or coal. The supply which
many had born getting from the plant
of thc Conway Lumber Company, had
boon cut off recently on account of a
shut down for the holidays. Only a
small amount of coal has been received
by dealers in Conway thc en
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Warmer weather is predicted beginning
today, with rain likely for
1'riday or Saturday.
M'A000 BEGINS WORK
GF DIRECTING ROADS
Washington, Dec. 29. ? Definite
steps toward an optional unification
of railroads and improvement of congested
conditions were taken today by
Director General McAdoo in the appointment
of a temporary staff and
the issuing of his first formal order
directing adequate pooling of all
traffic, common utilization of ter
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111111.11 o, i uinn'r r>n;viv illlil OlIK'l' TaCllltics,
hauling' of freight by the shortest
route and retention of all present
officers and employees.
Special instructions \verP issued for
the clearing of congestion in Now
York and fhieago through pooling of
terminals and other traffic facilities
and Alfred H. Smith, president of thw
New York Central, was named temporary
special assistant to supervise
transportaton in the Trunk line terlitovy
east of the Mississippi ixr\4
north of the Ohio Rivers, where congestion
is greatest.
Walker I). Mines of New York, a
railroad lawyer and for many years
a special student of government operation,
was appointed assistant director
general pending the formation of
a permanent staff. The interstate
commerce commission was drafted
for an immediate investigation by ita
inspectors of genyral freight con
unions on rjastorn trunk lines.
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O. M. Smith was in town one- day
Inst week.
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