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V \ ' I i . i 1 ** f -* * . ?^ i . 1 % 4 volume xxadi. CHAIRMAN FAVORS i r.AMPAIRNIFW YF*R niVllbhVV I i?nM , | Savs We Have Observed "Fuel- I less Mondays," "Wheatless and Meatless Days" / . I I SHOULD ALSO SAVE , BY CUTTING CAMPAIGN < i r Plan Would Not Necessarily [ Interfere With the Race lor Magistrate. j/ i I 1 Yv the Voters of Horry County. Our people are, by this time, fully , awake to the needs of our Govern- ( mont and are also cognizant of the sacrifices which have been and are benng made to the end that the war may be speedily won. We have ob- . served our "Fuelless" Mondays, our " meatless days" and our " whoa tie ss days" in an effoil to conserve food, ^ fuel and energy. Now in line with these measures. { all of which have proved helpful, 1 beg to submit to you the question of a "campaignless Summer." The Horry people have never, in | 'the recollection of the writer, been m/YMk f A/I KAW MfAlll/l J* uwtv U?U WVU| IAVI TWJ-4HI It JUUUI)' ur possible for a more hearty and cooperative spirit to prevail among them. There seems to be a total lack j el factional differences or of petty j panderings to the wishes of any j particular class or clan. In other j words, our people have gone to work, . not only to win the war but to produce something to eat at home. And | the question I ask, as your County ? Chairman, is what good will result from a heated and expensive county campaign during the approaching summer ? 1 There are only four county office? ? [, -vacant this Summer, to-wit, Tveasur- 1 er, Auditor, Probate Judge and the < House of Representatives; and with- ] out entering into a discussion as to ] whether or not these offices havebeen satisfactory, or whether the writer approves or disapproves of their work, it is safe to predict that at least two-thirds of them, under ' normal conditions, would bo rc-elected. Aren't the advantages, during the present crisis, of . a united people ' U'Onl/twf* f ^ n /w\ vv* ? ? ? * u v/i niii^ W/Jjtmn I WI <1 CWflllllWII |JU'" pose greater than the political prcfcnrient of any one of our citizens? And have you counted the cost ? The last Campaign in Horry cost the itoUnty Executive Committee some- , dhing over $600.00, to say nothing of \ th#"*noney spent by the different , candidates. \ Had you computed the time and ' the loss of man power to the county j by the annual campaign circus tour- s ing the county j Two summers ago there were i twelve appointed campaign meet- j ings, to say nothing of the extra meetings and of the summer picnics j and other gatherings. Esitmate the i attendance at these meetings on the j basis of the low average of 50 and < vqu have not less than 1,000 of our i /people during July and August called I from their work at home, where they j will be sorely needed this summer, f to hear the wranglings of opposing candidates. Can we afford this loss ( of man power at these times, when t no more is at stake than there is \ row ? ] Of course, there are certain ex- r penses incident to the election which \ the lack of a campaign will not do ? p.way with such as payment of man- s agers, printing of tickets, etc., but if r our people decide among: themselves c that they are too busy to give heed to the wranglings of local politicians, g (for one summer at least) there will I he less candidates, less time lost, less o ftocd thrown away and decidely less p Jverioy spent .by way of announce- p mcnts, printing and contributions for t one cause and another and a great c and lasting good results therefrom, to h v it, a continuation of the labors of a v united people. b There are a'vroys more "outs" than r thrtre are "ins,7 b*t what say you to the suggestion. ;?f allowing the "ins" to stay in two mere years and save them the expense of trying to sta\ C fchr 1UNS INCREASING 1 FIRE ON AMERICANS 3atrols A/lake Many Efforts 1 to Penetrate Line But i Are Driven Back. ! 1 With the American Army in France. Last sight and today the Jcrman bombardment on various 1 mints within the American lines northwest of Toul was considerably uorc intense than usual. Today the mcmy, who was more active in many vays, apparently was using j-till more juns than customary. Little damage has been done by the bombardment, although three men vere slightly wounded early this mornin. < Last night enemy patrols made per dstent efforts t,o penetrate the American wire defenses, but without sue icss. One patrol was fired upon and Iriven off while wire-cutting, prohtbly preparatory to a contemplated ram. Large troop movements are going 3n back of the enemy's lines during the night. There was no aerial activity today ^wing to weather conditions. MRS. 6. D. RHEUARK PASSES AWAY Mrs. George D. Rheuark died at her home near Toddville on Monday evenng about 6:30 o'clock. She had >een in poor health for quite a while, Dut had not been seriously ill /only about two weeks. She is survived by her husband and ten children. She being the first to !>reak the family circle. Her children ire Mrs. C. F. Shepherd, Fond du Lac, Mis.; Mrs. F. L. Oliver, Conway, S. C; Mrs. W. M. Goldfinch, Conway, S. C.; < Misses Nellie and Mattie Rheuark, roddville, S. C; Messrs. George and 1 William Rheuark, Allen, S. C.; Mr. Chas. A. Rheuark, Cusseta, Ga; Mr. Harry Rheuark, Arlington, Texas, and Mr. T. A. Rheuark, Toddville, S. C. The funeral services will take place about Friday of this week at Union Methodist church, Toddville, S. C., so ir to give those away from home time to get here. U.WHMN IN TRESPASS CASE J. C. Winbom, the owner of the W. T. O'Neill place in this county was summoned last week bfeore Magis- < trate W. H. Chestnut under a war- , rant sworn out by C. H. Martin charg 1 ing Winbom with trespass on the W. I. O'Neill place that he rented to Martin this year. The oaoers were , served by D. C. Johnson and the de Pendant gave bond for his appear- , mce, and the trial day has been fixed | for Friday, March 8th. \ n; saving the "outs" the expense of J trying to get in and also saving the , public in general the loss of time and expense of hearing the "outs" cursng the "ins," and all of which will ^ ;end to a division among our people it a time when we need a united ef- c "ort ? Now this plan need not necessarily rffcct the nice of the Magistrates, as ^ hey do not canvass the county nor isually* do they go to any expense , Korean anybody be kept from run- | ling if they want to run, its a right K vhich they have and which they ihould enjoy, put public sentiment j ind common agreement can decree ^ otherwise if those who are greatest j ffeeted see fit so to do; 1^ Believe me when I say this sug- j jestion is original with me and that wish to further the interests of no Tie, nor to handicap the political as- f orations of anyone, my sole pur- I k>8 being to serve the greater in- I erests of our patriotic county and l rystalize a noticeable and admirable | armony among all of our people I a *hieh wou'id doubtless be disturbed n y a heated campaign from which no d eal good can result. c Yours truly, f E. J. Sherwood, c County Chairman, 'onway, S .C., Feb. 22, 1018. $ m ______________ CONWAY, S. O.. THURSDAY THREE-DAY PROGRAM INTERESTED CROWDS The three-day chautauqua began on time lust week according to the program; the people arriving- on the noon train for the opening exercises ail Thursday afternoon. The season tickets for the chautauqua had been sold under a competitive plan which proved to be successful, so that a largo crowd had bought season tickets before the opening day. The program was published in ou' issue of last week and it showed many numbers of great interest to the people at this particular time, among them being the domestic science lectures, the red cross demonstration, and the lectures on the war. The exercises were attended by crowds every day. . 4TH LYCEUM, PASTIME THEATRE, MARCH 4TH The Conway Lyceum will present as its fourth attraction the De Koven Male Quartette, the personnel of the cjuartett is as follows! Gerald S. Pell, First Tenor and Piano. Howard L. Baxter, Second Tenor and Comet. Clifford A. Foote, Baritone, Reader and Manager. Walter G. Johnson, Bass and Mellophone. This company has been before the lyceum and chautauqua public for several years and has appeared in every State in the Union. Some of the features of their program are: vocal quartetts, solos, duets and trios with piano accompaniment, readings, one-act farce, and water color painting. Among the songs they include a group of old time favorites. Tickets will be on sale at all of the drug stores. Seat reservations can be secured at the Norton Drug Co.. Thursday February 28th, to Monday March 4th. Those holding season tickets can secure their seats any time during the week. It will be necessary to do} this as this attraction will be given at the Pastime Theatre instead of the Burroughs High School. Remember the date, Monday March Itli of K.QO ? v* a y t* v V./ lOV V/ V.1UL IV . MMHUSN HERBERT HOOVER Washington. Director General McAdoo tonight called upon Herbert Hoover to furnish information necessary if the railroad administration is* to speed up food shipnients to the Seaboard. "Will you co-operate with me by promptly furnishing- this essential information?" Mr. McAoo asked in a sharp letter to the food administration. "You can readily understand that generalization will not accomplish the object in view and that we riust be specific in order to get results." Mr. McAdoo's letter came in quick reply to a note from Mr. Hoover lat" today expressing the "great relief of nyself and my colleagues at your assurance that not only will allied foodstuffs be promptly moved, but there ,vili be no delay in domestic distribution." And thus, the "open air diplomacy'" | idvocated by President Wilson ha> i leveloped fire and smoke, in his win government. For two days Messrs. MoAdco and doover have been carrying1 on an in.eresting line of negotiations in fill! dew of the public anent the ques ion of who's responsibility for delay n shipping allied foodstuffs to Amorcan ports. NOTICE. i i 11 i All Millers in the County should 1 pply at once to the local Food Ad- \ dinistrator of his respective school 1 istrict for Millers' Certificates, as ertificates are to bo furnished the < armers by the Millers and by no owe i lse. 1 D. V. RICHARDSON. 1 Food Administrator for Horry Co. i jr ??! r, FEBRUARY 2871918 MAKES ABLE TALK 1 TO GRAND JURYMEN Judge Rice, at the opening of the court of General Sessions here last Monday, made an able address to the grand jury covering the important subjects of good roads, the common schools, and the administration of the county affairs; and .which he ended with one of the best talks on the subject of the war ever heard here. What he said regarding the war and the insidious propaganda of the friends of Germansim had its effect not only upon the members of the jury to whom his remarks were esoecially addressed, but upon the people who were in the crowded court room at the time. Judge Rice holds that any man who is hoard talking to the effect that Germany wants peace, or that she does not want war with Americans, or that it is wrong to fight the Germans, is a well-wisher to Germany an* a friend of the Kaiser. And he is right. Those who heard what he said were impressed by it. More ,of such addresses by such men would help to make the people wake up to the great situation they now face. Instead of resting in easy passiveness, the people would more readily awaken to the duty they owe to their country whether they are at the front or stay at Kome. CHARGE BIG FRAUDS IN ARMYCONTRAGTS New York.?Eight clothing manufacturers, two employes and a clerk in the quartermasters' department of the army were indicted by the federal grand jury here today charged with being concerned in oxtensiv; army uniform cloth frauds. The indictments are based upon evidence gathered by the federal district attorney's office in connection with the arrest about two months ago of Louis Davidson, head of the Universal Cloth Shrinking and Refinish ing Works here. Cloth and other army supplies worth approximately .$5,000,000 were stolen, according to Lieutenant George D. Barnitz, of the New York police force, who in conjunction with the federal authorities investigated the alleged frauds, which he said included thefts in other parts of the country. He asserted that a plot of nation, v ide proportions had been uncovered and that investigation in other cities probably would be undertaken. Frank \I. Roosa, United States assistant district attorney in charge of the prosecution, said that because the inquiry was incomplete, he could r.ot announce yet the extent of the frauds, but that Barnitz's estimates of the losses did not seem at all out of proportion, inasmuch as! the frauds affect army contracts throughout the country. o SHIPPING FOR ALLIES TO SHOW INCREASE Washington.?The low point of available Allied shipping has been passed, two or three weeks earlier than officials expected, and confidence was expressed today that the amount of shipping available for the future would increase steadily. Several factors were said to have contributed to advancing the amount of available tonnage. Tncluded among them were the increased efficiency of ( the offensive against the submarines j' and the beginning of deliveries from \! American ship yawls. The transfer \1 of neutral shipping to trade outside of |1 the war zone, thereby releasing Al- 1 lied tonnage for trans-Atlantic ser- J vice, also contributed to the increase 1 of available bottoms. Improvement 1 in harbor defenses so as to facilitate 1 the unloading of transports likewise 1 tended to speed up the lvleaso of ^ ships, which are enabled to make 1 trips more frequently tlian usual. t If production continues uahamper- < ?d by labor troubles, and if anti-sub- t marine operations continue to give t the results expected, the amount of \ tonnage is expected to show steady t .'.uins as the year progresses. ( f ? * ' Mj| FRENCH SMASH I ENEMY FIRST LINE I On Lengthy Front in Lorraine 11 and Capture 525 Prisoners. In a brilliant attack in Lorraine 1 last week French troops have gone through the German first line on a ; lengthy front and captured 525 prisoners. This attack, the first of larg?proportions on the western front in | 15)18, was carried out north of lLnvs and east of Moncel, virtually on the Franco-German border south of Chahau Salina. Complete details of the successful effort are lacking. There have been many raiding enterprises by hot' skies in this section of 1 < rraine re cently, and this front lias been lookde upon by French military leader* as one upon which the Germans might make their heralded offer.-j sive. A imi i'i<"inc I> ii i I . . .. .? .? v vv n iiuuii American troops in their sector northwest of Toul have checker',! another German attempted raid, the enemy being- driven hack by artillery fire. German airmen are reported 1 to control the air over the Amerinan sector and Wednesday enemy aviators flew over the entire position re- ! peatedly. Although apparently out- . numbered, the American airmen are active and one has attacked an enemy trench with machine gunfire. Entente airmen continue to be busy in air fighting and bombing expeditions. French and British fliers have brought down twenty German machines, and British airmen have carried out raids into Germany. On the Italian front, Italian and British airmen have bombed enemy airdomes and other targets. 7HNF? Tn siiDDmiwn I.UI1LU I V UUIIIIUUIlftl COMPANYQUARTERS A. zone somewhat similar to that which surrounds army cantonments ?s created by the act of the general assembly, providing for the organization of not more than two regiments of State militia. Section 18 of the act empowers the commanding officer to prohibit and prevent the sale of spirituous and malt liquors within two miles of the parade grounds or encampments and is empowered also 1o abate as a nuisance all hucksters, auction sales or gambling. The adjutant general is the chief of staff. Ten companies have been organized and others are contemplated. The' legislature appropriated $5*d,549.50 for maintenance and equipment of the State Reserve Militia. Each commissioned officer, before entering upon the duties of his appointment, shall take and subscribe the following; oath: "I , do solemnlv swenr thnf T will < ^ ...... V . II III 1/ <11111 defend the constitution of the United i States, and the constitution of the* State of South Carolina against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I : will bear true faith and allegiance to < the same; that I will obey the orders of the governor of the State of South Carolina; that I will make this obligation freely, without any mental re- i servation or purpose of evasion; and '1 that I will well and faithfully dis- i charge the duties of the office of i in the South Carolina Reserve i Militia, upon which I am about to en- c tor." ? Every man enlisting in the South ( Carolina Reserve Militia shall sign un enlistment contract, and take and V subscribe to the following" oath and ? enlistment: "I, , do hereby vol- e untarily enlist in Co. Rcgi- v ir.ent, South Carolina Reserve Militia, and I do solemnly swear that I will a soar true faith and allegiance to the n United States and to the State of ii South Carolina, and that I will sup- ii aort the constitution thereof; that I i! **ill serve the State of South Carolina t] 'aithfully in its Reserve Militia for t he term of one year, unless sooner iischarged or \ cease to be a citizen .hereof that I will obey the order of he commander in chief and such of- 1< !icer as may be placed over me, and k he laws governing the State troops d >f the State of South Carolina." f ) 1) NO! 45. COURT OF SESSIONS DOES MUCH BUSINESS Jsual Number of Misdemeanor? Come Before the Bar of Justice iVATTS MURDER CASE CONTINUED OVER Crowds Were in Conway to Attend the Court During Week. The court of (ioneral Sessions conncd here1 last Monday morning with. Judge Haync ! '. Rico, presiding. The judge and court officials did not arrive in Conway until about midday, and the court did not take up active business until d:30 o'clock :n the afternoon. The first business was the swearv ing of witnesses to go before the grand jury in passing upon the indictments. The cases continued from the last term were called over, but no case was taken up on Monday afternoon, as the charge to the grand jury and other routine matters took up the time of the court until late the evening. The State vs. Press Dozier charged with assault and battery, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 18 months on tho chain gang. llio State vs. John Smith also charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, was tried and found guilty of simple assualt and battery. The State vs. Wm. Randall charged with shooting S. S. Bellamy wao tried, and the defendant found guilty. The State vs. Morgan Livingstone charged with obtaining goods by false pretenses came next before the court. This case was wound up and given to the jury Wednesday forenoon. The remaining cases to be tried will be published next week. MEDICAL BOARD IS BUSY THIS WEEK The medical board consisting of Dr. H. H. Burroughs, member of exemption board, and his assistants, Messrs. A. D. Lewis, and J. A. Stone; were engaged on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week in conducting the physical examination of about lf>0 registrants each of the days. So far as the Herald is informed the registrants called respond ed promptly for the examination, and only a limited number were turned down by the board. So far as we could learn there is no telling- just now when these now examined will be called for military service. o W. H. Stone, of Little River, S. C., spent a few hours here last Friday )n business. -o SHIPBUILDERS WANTED An intensive campaign is being \ aged just now to secure skilled workers for ship building. Mr. M. G. \nderscn has been annotated enroll r.ent agent for Horry County. Yon an enroll by applying1 at the office )f the Council of Defense on Main Street next door to Horrv Hardware yompnay. Shipbuilding requires so many dnds of work that almost all trade* re represented. Steel workers, rivters, bridge builders, carpenters and i-ood workers are especially needed. No obligation exists to respond to , call when it comes; the Reserve icrely presents the opportunity, trust ng to the judgment and patriotism of ts members to lead them to accept, f they should accept in view of aSt lie circumstances and of their c<raary's needs. o CARD OF THANKS. We desire to thank our friends aad >ved ones for their sympathy ui indness during the sickness and eath of our mother, Mrs. Molcay tooth.