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CONTROL OF HARVEST
AND TRADE CONCEDED
Bumania's Economic Advant\
ages Seised in Lieu of
A Territory.
London. ? Economic advantages
which Germany has obtained in the
pcaco treaty with Kumama are equivalent
to an indemnity from that na^
tion, in the opinion of the German experts,
Dr. von Kuohlmann, the German
foreign secretary, told the Berlin
chamber of commerce in his recent
speech in which he discussed the Rumanian
treaty before that body, the
German wireless report of the address
shows.
Germany's control of the coming:
\V Rumanian harvests caused the food
question to be looked forward to
"with a certain amount of confidence,*'
Dr. von Kuohlmann declared.
-German trade privileges also were
most important and these included
the lease to a German company for 99
years of the Bucharest Czernavoda
i Constanza railway line, thus giving
ready access to the petroleum fields
' 1 And grain centers.
Referring to the geographical situation,
which eliminated the question
of territorial acquisitions, Dr. von
VmaVIma Anofnrn "if- uratt nil
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the more necessary to obtain economic
advantages up to a limit consistent
< with the maintenance of Rumania's
capacity for production."
Two points, he indicated, "must be
taken into consideration: First, guar
anteeing Rumanian agricultural and
petroleum producton as urgently necessary
for the carrying on of the war
by the Central Powers and for the
transition period; and, secondly, the
important role which Rumania has to
fill in providng a thoroughfare to the
east, especially as she dominates the
lower course of tj^c Danube."
RED CROSS DRIVE
. GOES OVER TOP
The drive for pledges to the Red
IU II1U1VU U(' tnc unv uu.mi um
million asked for from the American
people, came to a close in this county
last Monday night. It is reported
fthat once again the people have said
by their .liberal action that they are
behind the boys in France with their
means. They have over subscribed
to a large amount the minimum of a
hundred million asked for; and the
/ \ people of Horry county have gone
M over the top as regards their quota
& Vith a good amount to spare beyond
the mark.
MEXICO AND CUBA
END THEIR RELATIONS
Mexico City, May 24.?Mexico has
Ik, severed diplomatic relations with
Cuba. This was learned officially
1 # late today after a report that the
T Mexican charge d'affaires at Habana
and the Cuban minister here has
posts had been confirmed at the foreign
office.
The Tecall of the Mexican represen
tative to Cuba and the suspending
for an indefinite time of the sending
* of a new representative is explained
officially as, due to the fact that because
of the . war in which Cuba is
involved, that government has, been
obliged to dictate measures that affect
the interests of the Mexican gov
eminent in many instances.
4 ? For this reason, it is declared, the
making of representations that the
Mexican representative . would &
forced to make to the Cuban govern
ment woifld be useless and would re
stvtet the liberty Of vc jtion of a frier
ly nation "which is now in an af
flfete j siUinUQB."
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CONWAY GUARDS 60
: TO CAMP STYX
Eight of the Company to Attend
School of Instruction
From June 9th to 16th.
The Governor and Commander-inChief
has ordered all officers of the
S. C. Reserve Militia, and five noncommissioned
officers from each
company to attend a School of Instruction
at Camp Styx, Columbia,
June 9th to 16th, inclusive.
The legislative appropriation was
sufficient only for about three offi
cers and one man from each company,
but by each one who attends
supplementing the appropriation with
Five Dollars, eight members from
each company can take advantage of
this opportunity for excellent military
instruction. The U. S. Government
will detail instructors from the
Regular Army for this School.
All officers and non-commissioned
officers are directed to report at
Camp in the uniform of enlisted men.
The suggestion that each man attending
this school contribute five
dollars towards defraying the expenses
of the school was most heartily
indorsed by the officers and men of
the Conway Guards and others of
the regiment.
Captain Epps will carry the full
quota from the Conway Guards and
regrets that he is limited to eight
men only. No man will receive material
remuneration of any kind
whatsoever for having attended this
school, but on the contrury he will
give his time, furnish most 'of^ the
necessary personal equipment and
contribute -Five Dollars of his good
money towards this enterprise for
the betterment of tl?6 Militia of the
State. This is a high quality of patriotism.
WHEAT IN HORRY
IS THOUSAND ACRES
One thousand, one hundred bushels
of seed wheat was sold Here at Conway
to the fanners of the county for
planting last Winter. It is estimated
that there is at least one thousand
acres planted in wheat judging from
the quantity of wheat sold. We are
hoping that this acreage will be increased
next Winter by many thousands
of acrces.
MRJ.A.EASON
AUTOACCIDENT
. J. A. Eason,-one of the merchants
of near Conway, while driving with
his Ford touring car, in Dillon county,
about a mile above Sellers, had an
accident a few days ago, caused by a
washout in the road; which came near
to causing sterious injury and maybe
loss of life.
There was a washout in the road
which we are reliably informed had
been allowed to remain in the road
ever since the first heavy rains. This
made a pit in the road which was
about four feet in width and about
three feet in depth. It was not likely
to be seen very Long before arriving
at it.
Mr. Eason saw the hole and tried
his best to stop before his machine
fell into it; but the machine went in
causing damage as it went. With him
in the car were Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Woodle and their child. Mr. Woodlc
was thrown with great force against
the windshield. He sustained very
painful bruises about the face and
head. The whole party was considerably
shaken up.
The machine suffered broken
lamps, radiator fenders, radius rods,
and other parts, so that it had to be
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tMUicu w in pieces and put together
again with new parts and extensive
repairs.
Mr. Eason was told by people who
lived near this bad place that it had
been there ever since the first heavy
rains and no* effort had been made to
fill it in. He is looking into ldgal aspects
of the case and will consider
ngivig nit against Dillon Courtt*
his damages.
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CLAHKS SOGGESS
Germany's great' offensive on the
western front has been resumed.
With only brief artillery preparation,
two blows have been struck by the
Teuton armies, which have been reorganized
since disastrous losses
were inflicted on them by th^
French and British durino* flio ninnr
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dy and Flanders battles in March and
April. One attack was on the line
from Voormezeele to Locre, southwest
of Ypres; the other on a 3">
mile front from Pinon, north of Scissons,
to Rheims. This is known as
the Aisne sector.
In Flanders the Germans have
gained virtually nothing but farther
south the Berlin official statement
claims that the German crown
' prince's troops have carried the
j whole ridge of the Chemin-des!
Dames jind now are fighting on the
Aisne river.
The German attack in Flanders ?s
; against positions taken by the
French May 20 when they rccaptur;
ed Brulose and Locre and strengthI
ened their line on each side of Hill
44, which they had retaken a few
days before.
On the Aisne front the present
battle recalls the fearful fighting of
last summer along the Chemin-desDames,
where for weeks the German
crown prince hurled his men against
the French positions only to see them
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.[ divisions were engaged in the* German
attacks along this line alone.
To Strengthen Line.
The attack here is really in the
nature of a line straightening operation.
It is being launched from
Laon as a center and is aimed at thj
elbow in the line formed during the
fighitng in Picardy in March and
April. Hc?re, however, the Germans
must face permanent works which
have been occupied by the French
for long periods and which can b..
defended quite easily. * ?
Evidence that the allied saprep>T>
command was forwarned of the $cw
German attack may be found in the
fact that British troops are fighting
there. The German crown piince i<
in command of this sector and tl.i
may indicate serious effort to brea':
the allied line. Crown Prince Rup
precht of Bavaria is the nominal com
mander in Artois and Picardy an i
the German Crown Prince, for dynas
tie reasons, will strive to outdo what
ever success is attained by his colleague.
American troops are engaged in
the fighting in both battles on th
French front.
o ?Italian
troops in the mounta n'
we?"t of the Brenta have broken up
enemy attacks, especially on the
southern slopes of Sasso Rosso.
TWO MILLION MEN
NOW UNDER ARMS
Washington.?Full strength of the
new army, including National Army,
National Guard and regulars now is
2,000,000 men Chairman Dent of the
house military committee announced
today in his report on the army appropriation
bill. The report disclosed
that the exact number of
American airplanes in France is 1,316
of which 323 are combat planes.
There are 3,760 planes in the United
States, the report said.
The total number of officers in the
army was given in the report at
140,133, while the total of men before
the April draft call was 1,506,152.
The drafts since that time carry
the total of enlisted men slightly
j above 2,000,000.
I There are 504,677 men in regular
army, the report said, 510,963 in the
National Army, 411,952 in the National
Guard and 78,560 in the reserve
corps. ;
"While some mistakes and delayhave
occurred" the report said, "on
the whole we think the country is to
be congratulated that.' o is*fi?
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more than a year from tHe date of
the declaration of war, our country
has constructed a wonderful military
establishment/'<i if :
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More than 8,000 selectmen, 3,800
from Alabama and 1, 300 from New,
York City will arrive at Camp Sevier,
wik.ilu u \Vcek.
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NEW R/8LR0A0RATES
EFFECTIVE IN JUNE
Washington, May 27.?To meet
wage increases just announced' and
higher costs of coal and other- supplies
this year. Director General
McAdoo today ordered railroad
frieght rates in the United States
raised 25 per cent, and passenger
fares increased to three cents a mile
from the present basis of about 2 1-2
cents.
It is estimated that the program
I will bring between $800,000,00(1 and
! $000,000,000 more revenues to the
railroads within the next year. It
represents by far the biggest rate
increase in the history of railroads.
I The new freight charges which
cover both class and commodity rates,
become effective June 'Jf>, and the
passenger increase will go into effect
June 10.
Issued under authority granted by
the railroad act to President Wilson,
acting through the director general,
the order wipes out all interstate
lower rates effective on either
freight or passenger traffic.
Travelers in standard sleeping par
lor cars are required to pay 3 1-2
cents a mile, in addition to Pullman
fares, and in tourist sleeping cprs 4
1-2 cents. Pullman sates remain the
same. 1
Commutation and other suburban
review and correction by the interstate
commerce commission.
Special excursion, mileage, convention
and tourist rates, with a few exceptions,
are discontinued, privileges
such as stop overs and free side trips
are sfbofished, Khd excess baggage
\ charges are increased
Both passenger and freight rates
on boat lines operated on the }al{es,
rivers or coastwise by railroads are
to be raised proportionately with the
. general increase.
Kxport ami import freight rates
are ordered cancelled, and the higher
domestic rates will apply to and 'from
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v. A number of flat increases, instead
of percentage additions are ordered
for cotton, coal, coke, lumber,
ore, stone, grain, livestock, meats,
sugar, bullion, and other commodities.
THIRTY-NINE
FOR JUNE FIRST
The local board has notified the
following list of registered fighting
men of Horry Cbunty, to appear here
on Saturday, June 1st, to be entrained
for Camp Jackson on Sunday morning,
June 2nd: ^ <
Willie Everett Watts
Crocs Rogers
Joseph H. Vereen
Odoll Stroud
- Chrvles Hedrick Jacobs
Olir. Luticious Ilousand
Joel Mack Martin
Everett Perry Hardee
Dukie Kubon
Robert Clid Anderson
John Shepard Rogers
, Dock. Benj. Fry
Major Hallie Kirton ,
Murray Grainger
Chas. Cephas Brown
Nathan M. Shelley
Geo. Thomas Todd
Dusenbury Doyal
Walter Emory Smith
Wm, Asberry Hardee
Oren Lee Outlaw
Eugene Hall Johnson
George Prowler
Wm. Murchison Martin
Charley Edgar Springs
Henry Sparks
. Noah Isaiah Shelley
Harry Brown
Sidney Wesley Dyson
Warren Jasper McCrackcn
Milie Levi Mishoe
Baker Jones
John Dawson Norris
Wm. Hymrick Graham
Spurgeon Stanley
Willie Fowler
Henry N. C. Vereen *
John Edgar Milligan
Benjamin Lee. s . .
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Katherine Stinson, the avifttrjx who
left Chieaco to flv to New York
rying government mail, damaged hek*
ali-plane while attempting a landing
north of the city at 6:46. The mheWne
overturned jOat as it reached
the ground. Miss Stin^on was uninjured.
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COURT IS TRYING
CRIMINAL CASES
Two Murder Cases Among the
Number Appearing; on :
Dockets
The court of Gene ml. Sessions
opened here last Monday morning,
with Judge S. W. G. Shippy of the
12th judicial circuit presiding.
Judge Shipp had arrived in Con
j way on Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.
Shipp, and during the term of the
court, they are spending some of the
time with relatives here:
The court was called at 2 o'clock
on Monday afternoon in accordance
with the recommendation of the
grand jury made several terms back,
so that witnesses and jurors might
come in on the noon trains and be on
time.
The first business was the hand|
ing out of bills for the grand jury,
and the court then: preceded to call
, the docket of cases caw:od over from
the last term.
! The first case tried was that of
The State vs. Pled Bellamy, H. 13.
Bellamy, and Allen Skipper. This
had been pendiotg on the docket for
several terms and was a case of
forcible entry ami detainer.
The court fixed tho time for the
trial of the ttv/o pending murder
cases: The State vs. A. C. Murrell
for the kllliog of L. J. Watts and a
negro for killing another at Causey,
S. C.
On Tuesday morning the Court
wound up> the ease of The State vs.
F. O. Bellamy, Allen Skipper anc|
Henry ^ Bellamy, charged with forcible
entry and detainer. After the
defense had introduced the record
from the court of Magistrate W. H.
Chestnut showing that the prosecutors
had been ejected from the place
in question before the date of the alleged
offense; the court directed a
verdict of "hot . guilty/or the defendants.
The nest Cftse to* . called was
that of The St&te vs. Simon Boyd,
and Kelly Boyd, charged with larceny
of live stock. The defendant
Simon Boyd'is now one of the largest
farmers in Simpson Creek township.
The court directed a verdict of not
? guilty as to Simon Boyd,?but the
| verdict was guilty as to Kelly Boyd.
The case against A. C. Murrell was
I continued until the next term of the
I court.
The State vs. Collin Bellamy was
continued until the next term.
In the case for conspiracy aga'nat
Quince Graham and Charlie Graham
the court directed a verdict for the
defendants.
There was no court on Thursday
on account of the day having- been
set apart by the president as a dUy
of fasting and prayer. The trial
of one of the cases had at first been
set for that day, but the court stated
later that on account of the proclamation
of the president, there would
be no cases tried on that day. The
jurymen could not be held over fpr
the trial of cases on Friday and Saturday
and this resulted in laying
over quite a number of cases on the
docket.
The court will be in session on Friday
but only for the purposes of
civil business and orders on the calendars
of the court of Common
Pleas.
A final report of the proceedings
of the court will appear in our next
issue.
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BAKER FROWNS
ON WILD GUESSES
Washintgon.?Secretary Baker today
again appealed to American
newspapers not to speculate on the
number of American troops in
France or in transit. Mr. Baker said
he would endeavor from time to
time to state the approximate numbers
officially and made his request
that the public might not be misled
Dy speculations in possibly incorrect'
promises. 1
"A good deal of public comment,
through the press and otherwise, is
being made on the subject of the
number of American ftb&ps TH
France and the number from time to
time in course of transportation,'!
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GERMANY RENEWS
DRIVE FOR PORTS
New German Blow Struck Be,
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ALLIED FORCES PREPARED
FOR BLOW IN SOUTH
Simultaneous Effort to Reach
Channel Ports in North and
Paris in South.
Germany has resumed Iter drive
for a decision on the western front
after a (apse of nearly four weeks,
striking in the south between Rheims
and Soissons and in Flanders, on the
northerly side of the Lys salient.
, White it is too early for the true
German intention to be disclosed, the
effort apparently is simultaneously
to push through to the channel ports
in the north, thus breaking up the
British front and striking for Paris
in the south in an effort aimed
mainly at the French. Tim
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! field of the German attack begun
I last March ami halted after the dis!
astrous enemy reverse in Flanders
I late in April?the Sommo region i?n
i the direction of Amiens?has beee?
neglected by the German command
in this new thrust. Tire possibility
exists, however, that the fighting;
will be extended to this area as thn~battle
develops.
Southern Blow Important.
The southerly blow covers a front
of some forty miles and apparently
is by far the more important of the
two, has come to a point which had
not been considered the most . pmtarM
1 able field for a renewal wftMiiKWi^SiVr
| man attempt. , . . ',Ji
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The fact thiit both British and
French troops are found .holding this
front, however, gives Indication that:
i General Foch, the allied commaj}<frrin-chief,
hardly been capiat
napping and has large forces magged
t there. It was, indeed, on this front,
between the tip of the Montdidier
salient and Rhcim3, that the enemy^
flank was most dangerously expos_
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cu wnero tie must have felt himself
most vulnerable to a counter blow.
If this attack here" is neithor a demonstration
in force to cover the main
effort elsewhere, or a verit&ble drive
at Paris, the possibility remains that
it was launched with the intention of
driving the allies from their advantageous
position along the Oise and
the Ailette, and thus forestalling a
flanking counter effort by FocVn
great reserve army.
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W. E. Hardee was in Conway on
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HORRYlooit $150^000
nc oon imrnTu
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To tho Liberty Loan Committees,
The Workers and the Citizens, of
Horry County, who have subscribed
to Third Liberty Loan:
Reports received sh<}w subfewflH
tions to the Third Liberty Loan from
Horry County amount to more than
$150,000, although our allotment was
only $125,000, and the total number
of subscribers is more than 900. s I
The towns of Loris, Aynor, Little
River and Conway all subscribed
more than tbth* allotments, ' thereby
winning tM right to fly the Honor
Flag of the Third Liberty Loan.
We congratulate the county upon
this record, and we desire to expreaa
our sincere appreciation of the potfl?
work done. Let be go on united 9*d
determined to that is asked of
us until the war is won.
Respectfully,
?W. A. Freeman-,
Ghm. Liberty Loan Cdwital'Hfee.
day.
There will. fee l&HildreVs Day service
ait Genteniry chprch nte*t Spa"jlu
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j4 o'cKwk P. M. Public cordially in- I
Vited. I
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