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GERMAN INSISTENCE CONVINCES RUSSIANS Separate Peace Discussions Now Continue at Brest4 , . Litovsk U/Aiit n At/Ain rvAiicc IVUULU HVUIU tAOUOL FOR CENTRAL POWERS * ? : Lcou Trotzky Declares Bolsheviki Withdraw Demand for Transfer to Stockholm. < - ( I News of Sunday says that yielding t t< (lorniau insistence. Russia has i v. tbdrawn her demand tor the trail.-- ; < of t!vx negotiations with the con. i tral powers to Stockholm and is p. >- \ * - .itii separate ( ears discu* 1 .-i ns a i ?' . est -1.11 e>v .-*!<. The Russian compliance on tin. \ point was on the ground that the quadruple alliance would thereby he 1 deprived of "a pretext for breaking , < ft' peace negotiations on technical \ grounds." .it-cording to Loon Trotzky. r 'I ho Russians did not wish to leave s an - pos. ihilily. in the fight for ) peace uti'iKcxi. hc said. Trotzk.v -aiterated that pea e was - a eani'nal principle with the IJolsho. I y v ki and declared they would con- > t nue to press far it. despite the re- i fu-al of the entente powers to join it; the negotiations. While noting < that the central powers had with- $ ? drawn their "no annexation and no v indemnities" declaration offered De- o ecmbev ?i> as a basis for peace be- t cause the entente powers had not c ax'Teed to participate in the pour r-arlors, the Russians, Trotzky added, , adhered to th0 principles of a demo- ^ cratic peace as they had already set ? them forth. _ After the Russian position had p 1 en thus voiced the con feres appai - I < urtly got down quickly to business \ They left the question of separate \ representation, for the Ukraine in the conference for decision at a plenary \ session after the delegates of the < central powers had talked it over t I. = I M* i \ <. H Iljoons and Disc 1 Real Estate ow ' Banking House Furniture and Cash in Vault. Due From Ban Liberty Bonds School Warran Demand Loans I Overdrafts.. TOTAL. . We have two the Customers. WE PAY INTERt mmmrnmmmmmmmmm KAISER POSES AS PEOPLES' FRIEND Amsterdam.?Referring1 to himself as having been throughout his reign the champion of principles making for the welfare of humanity and peace able cooperation of peoples, Emperor William assured of his full support the delegation of the Polish regency council which he received a day or two ago, a Berlin dispatch says. In reply to the address presented by the delegates, who expressed gratitude for the restoration of the independent Polish kingdom, the Emperor said: "It is a sincere joy to me to be able to greet you in my capital. I gather from vou?* words, with lively satis* tlwkt * /* ? in U/i \\ . Ull UUII, uitu \ v it in iiiv 44\ v.-? v ??? l ied out by my exulted allies and nn -elf fulfillment of the long cherished Iesire of the Polish people for r> establishment of the independent Po? lish kingdom. and that you believe .hat you will be best serving1 your fatherland if in common with tho> derman empire and Austro-Hungaran monarchy, you pursue the aims vhich guarantee the welfare of hunanity and peaceful cooperation of jcoples. As against the calumnies of ho enemv. ' f<x>i grateful that my uiv emitting efforts in my reign of neary thirty years to the champion and >roteetar of these principles will nicer villi deep sympathy on your part. You nay hee'-hy he assured of the fuh upport of myself and mv govon nent." .mong themselves. They then aranged f>n the Merman, Auroiro-Hun1 T > ! ... 1 . 1 i! 4 ;arum ami missum ueiegauwu.s uj ogcthor f?/r privato discussions. Tho Ukrainian spokesman at th> onferonce gave notice that any peace cttlo.niont that might be reached rouId br binding; upon the Ukraine nly if accepted In* it, and declared he same principles applied to "tho ther Russian republics." Midwinter quiet of the infantry ontinues to prevail on the various >attle fronts. Tho artillery has been ctive in some sectors, notably north ?f Verdun, where the firing' was re>orted heavy between Beaumont and Sezonvaux. The British staged a aid east of Loos and captured a few irisoners. The British navy lost a war vessel Wednesday morning when the deitroyer Raccoon ran on the rocks on he north Irish coast with all hands. ( I) I RESOURCES ounts ned 1 i Fixtures > ks ts R. M. Garrel, President N. P. Jenrette, Cashier usand satisfied customers. V EST ON DEPOSITS ? ? THEHOMtTBK LADY OF VANDYKE SI FROM STOMA GOULD HA! Terrible Atlacks of Cramps Made Her Fear She Would Die. Took Simple Home Treatment, Hasn't Haa Cramp Since. TELLS HOW SHE DID IT I t "I suffered from stomach trouble for a year. I tried many things thai i were recommended but nothing did me any good. Everything that I ate, hurt me and 1 would take | spells of cramps that seemed so bad I didn't think 1 could live through them and I got so bad off I could not walk anywhere,, not even across the room. Those terrible cramping spells were so bad 1 thought I would die and everyone thought 1 coudld not live. "I have tried doctors and got no relief and was at my wits end when Acid Iron Mineral was recommended to me as the. very thing for stomach trouble and I commenced to take ;t end since then I have never had i spell of cramp. I now eat anything ( 1 want to oat. and it doesn't hurt me. I have gained so much strength I can walk two or three miles without got- ! ting very tired and I can sleep a whole lot better, while before I took Acid Iron Mineral my sleep didn't'do me any good. It has done what nothing else that I had tried could do and I consider A-I-M a wonderful medicine and believe it will do everything it is recommended to do if taken according to directions," declared Mrs. Elizabeth Grimsley, of Van Dyke, Buchannon County, Va. When your strength gives out and you feel like dragging around all day long instead of skipping around spry and lively like of old, try taking a few drops of this natural iron in a glass of water after meals. It is simply wonderful. People all over this state recommend Acid Iron Mineral. The beauty about it is that it is just the highly concentrated natur\ Statement c c / TABOI )ECEMBI . . . $130,155.06 . . . 7,229.75 . . . 7,125.51 . . . 6,375.16 . . . 13,743.54 . .. 1,102.51 . . . 270.00 . . . . 3,850.00 . . .. 1,927.41 . . . . $171,778.94 D. H. Bell, As; i/e would be glad to have you se I. ;] Lit U <, fctLP, OOKWAY, 8. O. 0. WEAK CH TROUBLE SHE HOLY WALK SHE SAID I al iron, cheaper, stronger, and much better for people in need of iron. A twelve dunce bottle usually sells for a dollar and as a tonic, aid to digestion, kidneys, and bladder it can't be equalled. It is sold only in original bottles and the trade mark "A-I-M" j on bottle and carton is the FerroI dine Chemical Corp. guarantee of strength and quality. Most dinggists have it. Get a bottle today. Sold by Geo. J. Holliday, Galivants Ferry; Adams' Pharmacy, Aynor; Dusenbury & Co., Toddville, and other good druggists in this section. adv. i o SPECIAL TEACHERS EXAMINATION. On account of so many schools being without teachers, the State Board of Education has ordered a special examination for teachers' certificates to he held at each county seat Saturday, January 19th. Certificates which have been renewed until next regular examination will be valid for the remainder of the present scholastic year. Teachers whose certificates have not been renewed will be expect od to take this examination. All can* didates will please be on hand promo* 1\ at nine o'clock at tile Burroughs School. M. J. Bullock, Co. Supt. of Education. 1? America must accept no peace except "the peace of overwhelming victory," Theodor^ Roosevelt said in an address at a dinner of the Ohio Society of New York. o To Cure a Cold In One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stop# the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c. 0 Dissolution of "the partnership of the kaiser and God a partnership which God does not seem to know about" w'ill be one of the things the United States will accomplish in the war, Senator Kenyon of Iowa declared iu addressing members of the Republican Club of New York Citv at a luncheon. >? Coriditioi >f =5. N. C. HT? 1 Ol LJJL. 1l/ -A-.VZD _JL. +S _J I Capital Stock Surplus and I Dividends Un Deposits Viz: Subjec Saving Certifi Cashie I T< it. Cashier e lis about your Banking busim . I' II , ,1 mmm : ;' I + ' RED CROSS CHAPTERS WILL RELEVE DISTRESS ? Assures Polish Delegation of Full Support in Matter of | Independent State. The Government, and those aurcn j eies working: with it, is making: every I effort, as the citizens in each community are being: enlisted in the army, to see that any distress which may be caused at home by their leaving: is promptly alleviated. Some work of this kind has been found necessary in some communities which has been promptly attended t<by the Home Service Dpartment of the Red Cross Chapters. So far tin. Local Chapters attention has not been called to any cases in Horry, but to be ready for the emergency if such should happen, the State Council of Defense has already communicated with all the local Councils in the several counties with this end in view, following letter was last week recei\ ed by Mr. K. A. Burroughs, Chairman of the Horry Council of Defense, from Mr. Reed Smith, Kxecutivc Secretary of the State Council of Do* lensc in Columbia: "There have been several requests concerning what steps to take where distress or suffering occurs in the families of enlisted men. All cases of this kind should be referred to the Home Service Department of the nearest Red Cross Chapter. The Rod Cross has been definitely and officially made the agency for relief work of this kind. To its nearest Chapter, therefore, appeals should bo directed. In case of doubt or uncertainty, communicate directly with Prof. Josiali Morse, State Director of Red Cross, Ml Sumter Street, Columbia, S. C." Yours very truly, ?Reed Smith, Executive Secretary. ?o lake Neighbor's Gossip. Yeast?Row does your wife like her new neighbor? Crimsonbeak?Oh, she likes her. "Why, that woman repeats everything she hears." "Yes; that's why my wife likes her."---Yonkors Statcsmon. "I &R0R 17 LIABILITIES >rofits paid t to check $87,4*" s Deposits 65,5E cates 3,6*p /-ii. i__ r r s i-,necKs t [)TAL D. F. McGougan,*Vice-Pres. L. M. Grainger, Asst. Cashier S ess. We are proud of the serv / '* \ . I y &4 54 5? ?5 53 55 54 54 54 23551 ? 54 54 .I j& COTTON REPORT. p fl 54 54 1 <1 The tabulation of Card Report* 11 show there were 7,191 bales of Cot- < ' ten, counting round as half bales ginned in Horry Coi/nty from the crop of 1917, prior to Jan. 1, 1918 as compared with 4,786 bales ginned to Jan. I 1, 1917. y James D. Chestnut, f Agent. j Ay nor, S. C., Jan. 14, 1917. j o ? n POTASH 350 Bags Tobacco Potash (Tnis is genuine I /jyl potash for tobacco) Qaq deliver about Christ- 4 * mas. ^ 550 Bbls. Best Flour. Foed your hogs on Pea- I nut Meal. We have , 600 bags. Meat will be high next summer. 12 Bales Tobacco Canvass and 50 tons plant bed guano in stock. We can handle the goods i and can save our Horry friends big money. ] i J PALMETTO GROCERY CO. I Cooper?MULLINS 1 No. 666 i This ii prescription prepsmf sapeeistlr j for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. \ Five or six doses will break any ease, and j if taken then as a ionic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken, 2Sc . -o Virtually all sections of the Southoast wore in the tfrip of the coldest weather of the winter which followed in the wake of a series of tornadoes that swept through Northeastern Alabama and over Central Georgia late last week. =?]1 '] < > I I I I I I i I J B . .. $10,000.00 I . . . 4,814.69 I . . . 264.00 I 7.91 ftv >6.45 I >0.25 I 55.64 I 156,700.25 I . . . $171,778.94 I ice we render our I > ^ m. I