The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 16, 1918, Image 1
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TO TURN THE WAR
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TOO POSITION TO ATTACK;
MERELY HOLD THE LINE
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Up Big Army Over
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* Franco.?In the accomplishment of
the Allies' programme of victory
j. there are to-day two factors of transcendent
importance?the blocking of
impending German drives against
the British, French and American
fronts this summer and tho shipment
oj' sufficient man power from the
United Sttaes to assure democracy's
numerical superiority on the battlefield
a year hence. That is the conclusion
inevitably drawn from conversations
with personages close 10
the French Government and officers
holding high rank in the administration
of the American expeditionary
force.
Unless events not directly concerni
ed with military operations bring
^ about her downfall, Germany will not
flt>c defeated this year. The idea that
^ -she is vanquished becuase the progress
of her armies has been checked
thus far is overoptimistic. She will
be vawpiished only when a decisive
defeat is inflicted upon her by the
fighting forces of the Allies.
* Up to the United States.
Such a defeat can be engineered
only When our soldiers and our guns
are more numerous than hers. Neither
France nor Great Britain nor
Tto 1 t' n All nil ^ 1\ 1?/1A f a/?a4*U?i>?
tvuij ) IIU1 ail UIIUC I van
achieve a sufficient preponderance
Of numbers. It is squarely up to the
V.nited States. Troops?infantryif.5n,
gunners, aviators?sufficient in
bulk to bear down upon and crush the
masses of the Kaiser, as these latter
overwhelmed and forced back the
numerically weak British divisions
at the end of last March, must be
forthcoming in America.
Meanwhile tjie French and British
assisted by such contingents as Gen.
Pershing has been able to place at
Gen. Foch's disposal, must hold the
lino. That they will hold the line no
American soldier doubts.
. The German offensive so grand(iosoly
inaugurated "under the eyes of
his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor
and King," is by no means fullgrown
according to the best information
.available. With periods of lull like
the present interval it is likely to con
^ tinue until midsummer, possibly until
^ fall. Of the 202 enemy divisions reI
ported in line in reserve on the eve
of America's entry into the Picardy
battle ground some sixty remain unused.
Foe's Losses 400,000.
This doesn't imply that the remain
ing 142, or even any very large per^
-ccntage of them, are incapacitated.
With estimated casualties of 400,000
ty in killed, wounded and prisoners the
Germans have lost strength in man'A
. ..power equivalent to forty divisions,
y But as no division can continue to
function after its losses have reached
a total of fifty per cent, of its total
effectives more than eighty divisions
must be temporarily hors du combat.
Fifty or sixty of these divisions, however,
doubtless will be reformed with
. in two months, some of them, within
^ much less time deponding to a certain
extent upon how quickly the slightly
wounded men return to their regiments.
Thus it is improbable that
more than twenty divisional units
have been finally erased from the
roster of the German army.
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division of 10,000 men, but recent
French and British estimates have
given almost 14,000 men to a German
division.)
As the Allies have not escaped
without considerable losses, the German
numerical superiority referred
to by Premier Lloyd George and
others continues to exist. Hence an
.Allied counter offensive would be of
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THE &CONDWAR
FUND CAMPAIGN
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Appeal From Chairman of Horry
Red Cross to Councils
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of Defense.
The Second War Fund Campaign
for raising money for the Red Cross
will Un ?...* ft* orw.l- A- ciriA*
..... kits [iui un iuuy ?trin to <2(1.11.
Horry County's allotment is $6,800.00.
To raise this amount we will
have to have the hearty cooperation
of all patriotic citizens of the County.
f^he American Rod Cross faces an
extraordinary emergency.
Since the Germans started theiv
March drive against the British in
Flanders the American Red Cross
has kept step with the American
Army. When an additional one
hundred thousand troops sailed for
Europe another Rod Cross unit took
the field. The speeding up of the
war machine forced the speeding up
j of the mercy machine. f
! Red Cross needs 800,000,000 dol|
lars today instead of the 100,000,000
'planned for a month ago. Because,
before snow flies again, America will
have twice the number of men in the
field that last winter's nlnns rnllnrl
for.
Hod Cross must have those funds
or that wounded boy in France will
die. Would you be willing to face that
hoy in the trenches and tell him you
haven't the meney, or that you have
done your share by investing in Liberty
Bonds. You may have bought
Liberty Bonds or War Savings
Stamps, bat-wgu were making an investment
and a good one then. You
'a|re now asked for a patriotic service;
* If the bonds were bought as an
)lr\vestment only' no patriotism wan
involved. If they were bought thru
patriotism make it 10.0,per cent genuine
by donating a , Liberty Bond to,
the Red Cross that our boys from
| I-Torry ' who are' "fcojng to France at
, this very moment, and will go ^y the
| htihJrecTs shortly, when they fall
( wounded and bleeding may be supplied
those most essential things,
j medical attention, twined nursing,
I and 'suitable convalescent quarters
with those> little touches of comfort
only to be had through the Red Cross
Tllf> A tYinfPJin Porl wee ie Vin/Hinon
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of the vfery nature of its work, getting
a mighty grip on the American
people. There are only two classes
ol American citizens today, Patriots
and slackers. We believe only a few
: of the latter class are to be found
] within the confines of Horry County.
Let us then who compose the former
class get in behind *this Second Red
Cross War Fund Campaign in Horry
that begins next Monday and put it
over the top with a margin that will
encourage our own and our allies
troops and will cause the abminable,
the unspeakable Hun to set up and
take notice. We believe you will do
your duty.
Present the Red Cross appeal to
every person in your School District
and Solicit a subscripton or see that
a properly appointed committee does
it.
Very truly yours,
?H. W. Ambrose,
Chairman Horry Co. Red Cross.
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Many friends here regretted to.
learn of the death of J. D. Todd, one
of Horry's progressive farmers. An
account of his death appears in this
issue of the paper.
U.S. WARSHIP
SINKS SUBMARINE
An Atlantic Port.?The sinking of
a German submarine by a United
States warship with a shot which
lifted the U-boat completely out of
water and broke her in two, was reported
by officers of the ship on arrival
here today. Because of the j
fine work of the gunners, the crew of |
the ship was given an additional furlough
of ten days. I
dubious value at the present time.
It is a military axiom that a smaller
force can assail a larger one only on
a limited scale. Franco-British
troops would be restricted in onslaught
in a comparatively narrow i
front and could not penetrate the I
enemy's line beyond a certain point. !
HSU#*^ONDM^AY
27TH
The Court of General Sessions will
convene here on Moday, May 27th,
with Judge S. W. G. Shipp of the
12th judicial circuit, presiding. .> ?
Several oriminal casds continued
over from the last term will come up
kfor trial.
Following is the list of the petit
jurymen called for service at the approaching
term:
J. M. Singleton, J. F. Causey, J.
Hamp Edge, C. A Cartrette, J. M.
r>. Cannon. J. B. Stanlev. J. W. Roh
cits, Jr., B. F.,Boyd, W. P. Martin,
L. R. Duncan, A C. McCracken, W.
S. Hamilton, Thos F. Jones, W. E.
Dusenbury, E. L. Floyd, J. C. Roberts,
F, W. Lancaster, D. S. Graing pi.
S. L. Watson, P. E, Ha Iks, H. J.
Fowler, F. J. Roberts, B. G. Gilmore
John N. Grainier, Sam W. Graham.
Geo. W. Bul'fkin, W. H. King, I). E.
Blanton, J. E. Hughes, T. A. Pinner,
J. M. Chestnut, N. D, Paul, Van
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Tompkins, R. L. Lunday.
WAREHOUSECOMPANY
READY AT LORIS
The Farmers' Tobacco and Storage
Warehouse Company at Loris, S. C.,
has just been chartered to do a general
tobacco warehouse and storage
business. It is ready for business
the coming season, and it is said that
a good crop is expected in the sections
of the county from which the
warehouse will draw business the
coming season.
Connected with the new corporation
are: Dan W. Hardwick, President;
W. L. Rhodes, Vice-President;
and Ed. L. Smith, Secretary ^and
Treasurer.
STATE CONVENTION
ON YESTER0A?1
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The State Democratic Convention
met in Columbia yesterday. Senator
B. R. Tilman, who is a candidate for
reelection and his opponents for the
office, it is said were in attendance.
The delegates from Horry County
were: E. J. Sherwood, H. L. Buck,
W. L. Mishoc, J. P. Derham, D. A.
Spivey, and VV. L. Bryan.
AMERICAN FLYERS
WIN HIGH PRAISES
Paris. Citations for American
aviators appear in the Journal Officials
today as follows:
"William Thaw, major (Pittsburg),
commanding the Lafayette squadron,
which, following its chief's example,
has been remarkable for its boldness
and SIIOPOQU o b-nnn 1 1
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of a patrol; downed an enemy airplane
after a hard fight.
"Paul Frank Baer (Mobile), lieutenant
of the same squadron; a pilot
of. marvelous audacity, never hesitating
to engage the enemy in superior
numbers; downed an enemy, the second
in two days."
Lieutenant Baer has a second citation
in the same issue of the Journal
Official, reading:
"A pilot of marvelous keenness, engaged
in combat on every flight; on
the same day he fought three times
with the enemy in superior numbers,
downing one airplane and forcing I
two to return to their own lines disabled."
Major Thaw has been cited several
times previously and recently became
an ace. He was reported unofficially
last month to have brought
j down two enemy machines on the
same day. Lieutenant Baer, also an
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SPENCEjtQSEiftN
HARDTtl CATCH
Spqnce Baseman, the notorious distiller
of illicit liquor, just across the I
line in North Carolina from Little
River; was almost in the hands of
the law last Saturday night according
to reports reaching here from
Little River.
A revenue officer and several
deputies walked up to Boseman's and
called him out* to the fence, the man 1
never thinking that it was a revenue
man who was wanting to see him.
As the officer shook hands with him
he placed Boseman under arrest
They shook hands, or started in
shake hands across the fence as Boseman
walked up to it. When the officer
grabbed Boseman the others
came to his assistance, but Boseman
is said to have pulled down several
panels of fence, got the best of all
the men and made good his escape.
This notorious blind tiger operates
in North Carolina, but his product is
sold it is said to a great extent ;n
this State. While he is a North Carolina
law-breaker, South Carolina
gets the credit for him, if it can recalled
a credit.
CITIZEN BRINGS
HORRYDESERTER
Elsewhere in this issue is an account
of a failure, of the authorities
to find Will Bryant, a deserter from
the army at Camp Jackson, when the
officers went to look for him at the
Trexler Lumber Co., camps in Simp
Wijl Bryant was brought in and
delivered by Avery Todd and his son
the .first of the week, and the officers
at the camp notified. Bryant
went to the home of Avery Todd
after something to eat. He became
frightened when an automobile was
heard approaching and left. On the
piorning he returned and in a
cAreless moment laid aside his pistol
He booked round to find himself in
the power of Avery Todd and his son
and they bound him and brought him
to jail. There was a reward of $50.00
for his arrest, dead or alive.
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KAILKUAU HA IU
will 60 up soon
Washington, May l'i.?Estimates
made today by railroad administration
officials indicate that an increase
oi* at least 25 per cent, in freight and
passenger rates will be necessary
this year to meet the higher costs of
fuel, wages, equipment and other
operating expenses, now set at between
$f>00,000,000 and $750,000,000
more than last year.
wheatacreageTs
increased in state
The efforts of people in South j
Carolina to induce the farmers to I
plant more wheat in the Fall of J
1918, has had good results, as shown
by a report sent out last week from
the Bureau of Crop Estimates and is
compiled by B. B. Hare, the Field
Agent of that Bureau. His figures
show that there are for harvest 205,000
acres, as compared with 17f>,000
acres in 1917. A conservative esti- '
mate shows that the State will produce
3,148,000 bushels of wheat this
year, as compared with .1,838,000
bushels which the State produced in
1917.
One thing which has added to
this great increase in acreage of
wheat this year, is the movement
in this county which resulted in 1
many of the farmers planting 1
wheat for this year's harvest. J
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FOOD CONTROL BODY
1 ORGANIZES BAKERS
EM.. Birminaham. of Columbia i
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Selected as State Chair- ,
man.
To the eml that there may be closer
cooperation between the commercial
bakers of South Carolina in making
bread from wheat substitutes
and in complying with the rules and
regulations of the food administration,
a baker's service committee for
the State was organized at a meeting
of representative bakers from different
sections of the State, held in
Columbia. The meeting was called
by the food administration.
E. L. Birmingham of Columbia was
elected State chairman. Mr. Binning
ham will appoint captains for each
of the seven districts into which the
State will be divided. Each captain
will name his lieutenants. Lieutenants
will report to their captains and
the captains to the State chairman,
who will keep in close touch with
the food administration . It is expect I
ed that the nro-nniantinti ?'U1
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perfect running order inside the next
few days.
One big thing is expected to be accomplished
through this organization.
Bakers who are getting the best results
in bread making through the
use of substitutes will share their
trade secrets with other bakers for
the common benefit of all and to the
end that bakers may comply strictly
with the food regulations and at the
same time produce wholesome and
palatable breads. In either ways,
too, it is expected that problems of'
the bakers, some of which were discussed
at the meeting, will be scflved.
FORGE OF HANDS
WERE ALL SICK
Last week a number of laborers
brought from near Philadelphia by
the purchaser of the railroad iron of
the Eddy Lake & Northern Railroad,
to take up the iron and move it to
points on the river for transportation;
all became sick at their camp in
the Pee Dee section of Bucks township.
A physician was called from
Conway to attend them. Their illness
was said to have been caused by
impurities in the water that they
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umuu m uiu camps, inougn there is no
certainty as to this statement. Most
of the men had about recovered at
last accounts.SflLloWfSHFisf
SAVES MAN BEHIND IT
An Atlantic Port. A solid British
fist and the opportune arrival of an
allied destroyer saved Capt. D. J.
McDonald, skipper of the three masted
schooner, John G. Walter, from
being carried a prisoner to Germany
on a submarine.
Captain McDonald told the story
on his arrival today. The u-boat had
fired a torpedo into the schooner. The
submarine commander had ordered
Captain McDonald into the undersea
craft. While some of the German
crew were busy on the sinking schoon
or the two captains stood in the inclosed
conning tower as spectators.
"I'm going to take you to Germany
for a spell and see how you like it,"
the German commander informed the
Briton.
"Are you?" queried Captain McDonald,
whereupon he swung his fist
to the German's jaw and as the uboat
commander fell, stunned, McDon
aid climbed out of the tower, and
dived into the sea. He swam deep to
avoid being shot. There was wreckage
floating and good fortune
brought McDonald to the surface behind
it so that he was hidden from
the sight of the enraged submarine
?rew. During their search for him a
destroyer hove in view and the Ger
mans hastily- abandoned the scohoner
which sank, and the u-boat fled.
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The week ending Saturday, May 'i,
has proved a notable week in the War
savings campaign in South Carolina.
The million dollar mark in total
sales of war savings stamps was
reached during the week.
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HORRY PEOPLE ARE
FOLLY ORGANIZED
Relieved to Lead Among the
Counties of the
State In
ORGANIZING LOCAL
DEFENSE COUNCILS
List of Local Councils and
Those Who Helped Organize
Them.
Horry County has perhaps the best
organization of Council of Defense of
any countv in Mm scr-im
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official data on this point, hence any
statement to this effect is based
solely on information which has been
received from time to time from of'
ficial headquarters.
Those who have kept up with the
I situation will recall that Horry ranks
first among the counties of the
State in the organization of War
Saving Agencies, and most of these
agencies are controlled around the
Community Councils of Defense
which have recently been organized
throughout the county. Those who
have not kept in close touch with the
| situation would have little opportunity
of knowing to just what extent
j the county has been organized.
Some time ago the Council of National
Defense suggested the development
of Community Councils of
Defense, using the school district an
a unit. .There arc something like 100
>ol districts in Horry County, and
carrying out this suggestion of the
Natonal Council, the Horry Council
of Defense undertook, a short time
ago, to organize every school distric
in the county, both white and
colored and, while it has been a mam
,moth undertaking, yet the results are
very gratifying. '\j
The plan was to have a representative
from the County Council of Defense
at Conway attend the organization
of each school and, while most
of the schools were attended, yet because
of circumstances over which n&
one had control, a few of the organizations
were left to the local communities
as it was impossible for any
one from the County Council to be
present.
The Councils were organized with
the election of a Chairman and a Sec
retary and Treasurer and the enrollment
of charter members. And the
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addressed these Councils of Defense
on war speeches to solicit the sale of
War Savings and Thrift Stamps and
also took subscriptions for Third Liberty
Loan bonds. And while space
will not permit to specify1 the exact
amount subscribed by each organization,
in many instances the actual results
were amazing and all were very
gratifying.
These community Councils of Defense
were very helpful and largely #
the moving spirit in carrying Horry
"over the top" in her subscription to
Third Liberty Loan bonds.
A great many of the Community
Councils have continued the very
splendid work done by them, at the
organization meeting, some of them
meeting as often as once a week, and
having regular programs for the
evenings entertainment.
The following Community Councils
are reported thus far as having been
organized:
Little River: Chairman. Dv .1 a
Stone; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs.
W. H. Stone. Messrs. L. D. Magrath
and W. L. Bryan of Conway assisted
in perfecting this organization and
the cause was presented by Mr. Magrath.
Midway; Chairman, Fred Moore;
Secretary and Treasurer, G. C. Anderson.
Bucksville: Chairman, A. C. Harper;
Secretary and Treasurer, C. N.
Sarvis. * *
Bucksport: Chairman, B. F. Singleton;
Secretary and Treasurer, H. O.
Paul.
These three meetings were organized
by Messrs. Rdfft. B. Scarborough,
J. M. Lemmon, E. J. Sherwood and
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