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GERMANS STRIKE
RACK AT AMERICANS
With Fresh Divisions Brought
Into Battle Retake Two
I Villages
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SMALL DENTS MADE
IN ALLIED FRONT
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y Germans Believed to Have a
' v ^ Million Men Now Engaged.
The Germans have thrown nearly
a million men into the gigantic battie
between Soissons and Rheims and
*"huvr been viciously counter-attacking
all around the circular line that
stretches from Soissons to the neigh-,
borhood of Rheims.
Even this formidable force, however,
appears to have made not more
than a dent or two in the Allied front
in its latest effort, while at various
. points progress for the Allies, slight
X-fcut important, is reported.
Regarding the strength of the German
forces unofficial advices state
that there are 71 Teuton divisions on
gaged in this struggle. The strength
Of a German division is about 13,500
on a normal footing, so that if all the
units resisting the Allies north of the
iMarne have been kept up to the stan^s?Urd,
there are 1,058,500 men trying'
hold the line Until the situation is
relieved.
Of f.hoSJP fll VIC1 An J o fnn I
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Brav. a from Crown Prince Rupfcrechi's
army in the north.
The German crown prince had in
the neighborhood of 500,000 between
1 Rheim.i and Chateau-Thierry when
t the attack across the Marne began on
July 15. The increase in the number
of divisions engaged in the battle
would appear to indicate that he had
since that time drawn heavily on
other army groups. It would also
seem that this action on his part reflects
the importance of this battle
in the eyes of the German high command.
Americans Forced Back
Through the German counter-blow,
the Americans were driven back from
CierRes southeast of Fere-en-Tardo
nois, while to the northwest of Fere
the Americans have also been forced
out of Beugneux into what they had
penetrated after passing through
Grand Bozoy.
Buzancy, situated on the west side
of the Crise river, about five miles
south of Soissons, has also been the
1 scene of heavy fighting, and the bat[
^ tie appeal's to have been general
[J along the line south of that point,
notably in Plessiere wood near where
the front turns abruptly to the east.
On the other end of the battle line
hen? has been sharp engagements,
bfli reports credit the Allies with
making an advance at Aubilly, in the
Ardre valley, west of Uheims. They
' have also forged ahead further down
I toward the bottom of the pocket, at
I Villcrs-Agros-Aiguizy.
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; MASS MEETING
\\ aT COURT HOUSE
I / Editor Herald
J Please allow me space in your pa
py per to can tne attention of the people
?f Horry County, but especially the
'i * cwored, to a mass meeting on health
t ) be hold at the County Court House
( on Saturday, August the 3rd., at 11 i
o'clock, under the auspices of the
I State Council of Defense. The gon|
eral idea back of the state wide campaign
to be undertaken by the State
L Council of Defense is that under the
[ impetus and the facts as to physical
I health brought out by the examination
of drafted men, there exists a
f great opportunity in the state to
bring to the attention of all he people
jj in the state, white and colored, some
of the fundamental facts as to health
fcnd disease and the best ways of preventing
diseases that are most preva
lent in this state.
This work is being carried on pri.
marily, in close cooperation with the
State Board of Health whose secretary,
Dr. Jas. A. Hayne, is a member
of the State Council. j
Able speakers, white and colored,
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COUNTY MAKES GOOD
SHOWING IN W. S. S.
The report for Horry County in the
subscription and purchase of War
Savings Stamps shows Two Hundred
and Six Thousand Dollars to date.
Our allotment is Four Hundred and
Sixty Thousand Dollars. Some of the
Community Councils have very
nearly raised their allotment and all
of the Chairmen are urged to make
a special effort this week to secure
pledges so that next week when the
standing of each school is shown
there will appear several schools on
the honor roll.
W(; are going to publish the honor
roll each week but we would like to
have a large number on the first to
be published. An extra effort on the
part of every one would cause a num
ber of schools to go over the top.
It is a good thing to remember at
this time while tobacco is bringing
a good price that by investing in
War Savings Stamps it will bring
you good interest in return and you
will be helping your government to
that extent. If you put your money
in your pocket you have drawn just
much out of circulation and are not
putting it to any use but by investing
it in War Savings* Stamps, it isfar
safer than if It were in your pock
et, it will earn you interest and at
the same time help your government.
There are a number who now find
themselves able to buy more Stamps
than they pledged to buy, and it will
be necessary for all of us to take
stock and see if we cannot double
our subscrbjtion, Thiii will be necessary
If Horry County goes over
the top in the purchase of War Say
ings Stamps. i {. J
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AN APPRECIATION
Of J. S. Rat
At the third quarterly conference
of the Conway Methodist Church,
held last Friday night, the following
resolutions offered by Mr. R. B. Scarborough,
were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, since the last quarterly
conference of Conway Station, it has
pleased Almighty God to call from
labor to rest, Joseph S. Battle for a
number of years a member of Conway
Methodist Church South, for a
long time one of the Stewards, and at
the time of his death a Trustee and a
member of this conference.
Whereas, Mr Battle was a man of
many virtues and few faults, warm
in his attachments and firm in his
convictions, an honest, upright, Chris
tian man, zealous in good works and
having a profound love for all mankind.
Ilis home life was beautiful, his
business life quiet and orderly, hU
church life unswerving loyalty and
devotion to duty.
Now therefore be It resolved: That
in the death of our friend and brother,
Joseph S. Battle, the church has
lost one of its most loyal and zealous
members, the community, one of its
most high minded, clean, upright
christian citizens, and the State, one
of her noblest sons and patriots.
Resolved: That we strive to emu1?J._
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liite nil vinuiifs ui uui uiuther,
and to stand loyal to the church
in its various activities which had Qo
warm a place in his heart.
Resolved further: That these resolutions
be entered upon the records of
this conference, and a copy furnished
to the family of the deceased.
itSUMMER
SCHOOL BEGINS.
The Horry County Summer d hoo!
began the session last Monday with
every promise of success and m1 ::h
good to be accomplished in the tr:
ing of the teachers for the comivo i
schools of this county.
who are well informed on the subject
of health have been secured to carry
on this campaign and some of these,
white and colored, will come to us on
Saturday Aug. 3rd to begin a twoweek's
campaign in this County or at
least until every disrtict has been
reached.
We therefore appeal to every possible
agency to assist us in this work,
asking everybody to come to the meet
ing at the court house on the 3rd and
aid us in arranging the district-todistrict
drive.
Yours very truly,
S. B. Wliliams,
Principal Colored School.
iONWAY, S. P., TOTBSDAY, AT
HUN F8IHJE WILL
STOP FOR BATTLE
I Washington.?Ha missed on the
flanks by allied infantry and with
advanced positions directly north of
the Marne swept by allied artillery
the German army in the SoissonsRheims
salient has retreated to a
new line of resistance, where another
attempt will be made to meet the attack
of the French, American, British
and Italian troops.
Thus was the German withdrawal,
I reported in advices from Paris viewed
by military officials here tonight.
Press dispatches telling of the enemy's
retreat were read by General
| March, chief of staff, with great interest.
So far as known no official
dispatches had been received by the
war department tonight on the latest
move of the German high command.
The retirement of the enemy did
not altar the widespread belief in
official circles that the enemy still
contemplates fighting it out in the
region north of the Marne. Officials
were not prepared to venture an opin
ion as to the location of this line.
Several rear guard actions, it was
assumed, had . been carried on by the
enemy to cover the concentration
along this line and the hasty throwing
up of field entrenchments. It
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was not believed the line could be def
initely located until it had been
rcahced by the French-American
guard in following up the retiring
enemy rear guard.
No Lessening bf Vigor.
Military wisdom, it was pointed
out dictated complete withdrawal
from the salient between Soissons
I and Rhelms. The Internal situation
in, Germany and Austria, it was suggested
may have forced the German
general staff to make only a partial
retirement and to accept again the
challenge ftf battle.
Secretary Bakrr nald today that
there waff no indication that the
vigor of the allied attack afOUlld the
salient has lessened. On the COtttiary,
he said, there was every sign
that the enemy was being pressed
and harrassed by increasing forces
without respite.
General March, in his talk with
the newspaper correspondents, di;ew
attention to the inner pcckot of
the salient, where the recent British
advance southwest of Rheims threatened
a new pincer movement. Enemy
troons south of this nrlvnnon hotwnnn
| the British and the Marne, are in
jeopardy, and today's official reports
show, have already made progress
in hammering at the southern
flank of this inner pocket by their
advance just below Chatillon.
No additional American forces
have been thrown into the AisncMurne
battle as yet, General March
said, although he announced the formation
of two additional American
army corps, the Fourth and Fifth.The
chief of staff explained, however,
that the assignment of the 30 divisions
which comprise the five corps,
now organized to the respective higher
units, did not mean that the corps
had been actually drawn together for
operation. Many of the divisions are
still with French forces for final
training.
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LARGE TOBACCO LEAF.
One of the largest tobacco leaves
ever brought to the Herald office
came in one day the first of this
week. It measured forty inches long
j by eighteen inches in width. This
' leaf was brought in by J. E. Ray of
Conway, R. F. D. No. 1, and it was
i-own f>n the J. E. Nicholas farm in
c 1 Hoi:; ?wood section, near Conway.
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T bacco sales were good last week.
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SHORTAGE OF LABOR.
The mills of the Conway Lumber
Company could not operate fully
during the last fortnight owing it is
said to a shortage of labor to log
timber in the woods. It is said that
concerns employing labor in the log
woods in other sections of the State
have found similar trouble, or even
a worse state of affairs. Some time
ago the Conway Lumber Com pan v
began to use colored women in its
plant at Conway and this it seems
relieved the situation as to labor in
plants here. This remedy can hardly
be applied to relieve the shortage
of labor in the lumber camps.
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JOUST 1, 1918.
TROUBLES IN J
! GETTING MEN
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Washington.?Germany is encountering
difficulty in getting first class 1
men for her U-boats. And, she is <
likewise having trouble about ma- teria],
particularly torpedoes. <
This information has reached au- 1
thoritative quarters in Washington simultaneously
with practical proof 1
that one or more U-boats are still I
operating off this coast. 1
Secretary Daniels admitted this i
afternoon that the coastal raider is i
still a menace, saying that reports,
rather more substantial than usual i
had come to indicate this together
with messages saying there had been 1
firing off shore. 1
He did not make it entirely clear <
as to the firing, but his remarks in- >
(heated that there had been a brush
with tln> submarine, which, however, '
j evidently was missed and still at
| large. Reports that a British liner
had been attacked off tbe coast may
be linked with the navy's information
as to the continued presence of
the enemy.
Information as to the Teuton men
and material situation shows that
crews arc worn out, and that there
is a dearth of men fitted for the undersea
service.
As for torpedoes, there is proof
that they are inoperative in some
cases. Several attacks lasted for
hours against small boats off the
Massachucstts shore last Sunday before
the vessels were sunk, and 10Q
shots were also fired.
This is taken to indicate a combination
of poor personnel and ineffective
material. And, there are
other proofs of a deteriorated c?ndi> |
tion, not available for publication. j
The allied-American anti-submarine
offesive has proven a disturbing '
element to the Germans and a mar?decrease
in morale has been noted
since many U-boats began to be
sunk. Men have dodged U-boat duty ,
in *so far as they could, and there
has been a tendency to sulk over
such assignments. -
WHITE STAR LINER ~
| SENT TO BOTTOM
London.?The White Star liner
Justicia, says a Belfast dispatch today,
was sunk off the north Irish
coast on Saturday morning last.
The news of the? sinking of the Justicia
was announced by the Belfast
Evening Telegraph. ' The liner was
torpedoed, the newspaper states.
One of the crew of the Justicia is
quoted by the newspaper as asserting
that ten torpedoes were discharged at
the Justicia. Four of the approaching
missiles, he added, were exploded
by gunfire from the ship.
From th.ee to eight submarines
are said to have been concentrated in
the attack on the Justicia according
to the Daily Mail, which says the
fight began at 8 o'clock Friday after
noon and lasted intermittently until
Saturday morning. The ship sank
about 1 o'clock in the afternoon after
nine torpedoes had been fired.
When the liner was first struck the j
torpedo destroyers which accompanied
her raced to attack the enemy
and dropped many depth charges,
while patrol boats stood by the ship
and a tug took her in tow.
The second and third torpedoes
were fired about 5 o'clock in the after ;
noon. Both missed their marks, one
going ahead of the steamer and the
other aft. Two hours later another
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n/i |? u? v\ ttrs Bffll CUIIllHg, UUl Wlldl
it. got close a gunner on the Justicia
with extraordinary aim hit it clean
and exploded it. All was quiet until
8 o'clock in the evening when the <
fifth torpedo was sighted. The gunners
on the Justicia placed their
shot shots so near it that the torpedo
was deflected and missed its target.
Most of the crew by this time had
been transferred to other ships,
which had remained near the liner all i
night. i
The Justicia was well on her way J
to port Saturday morning when to- i
wards eight o'clock the gunners
again were hard at work as the sixth i
an 1 seventh torpedoes went past. 1
Two hours later a submarine fired i
the eigth and ninth torpedoes ahd one
of them 3truck forward and the other
aft.
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NEW FLOUR MILL
MAKING FULL TIME
The new flour mill has been running
every day and also much of the
time at night, ever since July 7th,
1918, grinding the Horry County
:rop of wheat; and is producing a
fine grade of flour for the farmers.
A. call at the plant last Friday found
the mill running on full time, and a
targe accumulation of Horry grown
wheat on hand for grinding. Several
farmers called during a brief period
to leave wheat for grinding.
Wheat makes the best flour when
it has been sunned and thus thorough
ly dried. Some of the grain brought
to the mill has been rather green
owing to a lack of this drying process
with which the growers of this
county do not seem to be familiar.
Farmers are advised to sun the
wheat and have it perfectly eh an and
di y before bringing it to the mill for
grinding, unless they are very short
or rations at home and arc compelled
to bring it before seasoning.
Mr. G. VV. Cannon is the miller in
charge of the plant. He is making
a fine grade of white patent flour
every day in the week now.
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J. S. BATTLE DEAD.
J. S. Battle died at his residence
here at 10:45 o'clock on Thursday
night, July 25th, 1918, after an illness
of several weeks, and after having
been ' in declining health for a
year or longer. He was about fiftysix
years of age, and is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Leila Battle, and one
child, Miss Margaret Battle.
He came to Horry County abodt
fourteen vearg ago from Florence, S.
C. Bis original home was at Rocky
Mount, N. C., to which place his remains
were taken for burial. He was
a stockholder in the Conway Hardware
Company, and was connected
I with that company from the time
I that he first came to Conway. During
the time that he had the active j
management of the hardware business,
he made many friends among
the people of the county by his absolute
fairness and his devotion to the
service of the company's patrons. H??
| enjoyed the absolute confidence of
?1i
itii in* customers, unci lie was a niilil
who carried in his breast deep convictions
of right and common justice.
He had good will for everybody
he met and there was no one who did
not find in him a kind friend.
A funeral service was held before
the departure of his body for Itocky
Mount, at the Conway Methodist
church, of which he was a faithful
officer and member. The exercises
were conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. E. L. McCoy. His sister from
Rocky Mount, N. C., and his brotherin-law,
Mr. H. Craig* Chapman, were
with him in his last moments, and
accompanied his remains to their
final resting place.
U. S. SUBMARINE
MISTAKEN FOR FOE
Washington.?An American submarine
of the latest design has been
fired upon by an Allied armed ship
off the New England coast. The
submarine was only slightly damaged,
and a naval tug is towing it to
port. No one aboard the submarine
was injured.
Reports to the Navy Department
today said the submarine, which was
cruising submerged, suddenly appear
en near the Allied ship and the latter
opened fire.
Thought It was Enemy.
The scene of the attack was not far
distant from the waters in which a
German submarine recently appeared
and when the American submersible
came to the surface the captain of
the Allied ship assumed that it was i
an enemy vessel preparing to attack 1
him.
Only one shot hit the subnri- ,
rine which quickly made known its ;
identity when the Allied ship began i
to fire. The shell struck on the deck |
near the conning tower, denting sev- <
eral plates. It was announced that
the vessel could be repaired in a
short time. I
The Navy Department did not 1
make known the identity of either <
the submarine or the Allied ship, i
nor was it announced whether the
latter was a cruiser or a transport. !
Not Much Damaged j<
The Navy Department later issued
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GERMANS ATTACK
WITH GREAT FIIRY
Drive Americans Out of
Two Villages Near Center
of Salient
ALLIES MAKE GAINS
ALONG EASTERN BANK
Heavy Fighting- Near Buzancy
Retreat is Still
Orderly.
London, July 30.?The Germans
have been counter-acting very heavily
along virtually the entire battle
nwin, according* to news that reached
London shortly after noon today.
Thier attack was an especially heavy
one in the American sector and resulted
in driving the Americans out
of the village of Cierges, about 5 1-2
miles southeast of Fere-En-Tardenois.
Another German thrust drove the
Americans back from Bcugneux near
Grand Bozoy, northeast of Fere-EnTardenois.
Very Heavy Fighting
Very heavy fighting has been in
progress along the whole battle front
from Villc-En-Tardenois to Buzancy,
according to advices received up to
aeon today. It has resulted, so far,
i however, in very little progress for ^
the Allies.
Some advance has been effected
by the Allies in the Ardre valley,
along the easterly side of the front
towards the village of Aubilly. A
certain amount of ground likewise
has been gained near the center in
the neighborhood of Villers-AgronA5
glitzy. ^
The main ddvam'e ?">ri the westerly
side seems to have been at Grand
Bozoy, about five miles northwest of
Fere-en-Tardenios. The French here
are progressing north onto the crest
of the plateau between the Vesle and
the Ourcq.
There has been heavy fighting
near Buzancy, five miles south of
Soissons and also in Pleissiere wood
about five miles further south. In
i tit lit locality 45 prisoners wore
taken belonging* to three divisions of
the enemy now engaged in the Marno
salient. There are 71 such divisions
of which ten belong to the north
em army of Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria.
The enemy's withdrawal is reported
still orderly and military opinion
in London discounts the possibility
of any rounding up of Germans ?n
the salient.
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McElveon Withdraws.
R. L. McElveen, who recently announced
himself a candidate for the
office of Magistrate of Bucks township;
has decided to withdraw from
the race, for personal reasons and
his card will not appear longer in
the list of candidates for magistrate.
Mr. McElveen passed through Conway
last Monday.
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SELLS FINE GRADE.
Last Monday D. E. Moore sold one
lot of leaf tobacco on the Conway
market weighing 282 pounds at fifty
cents per pound.
this formal statement:
"The Navy Department is informed
that a United States submarine
was fired on by mistake by an armed
merchant vessel on July 23 off the
American coast. One shell penetrat
CO tno outer hull of the submarine,
but did not explode. No material injury
was done, only a small section of
shell plating being damaged. No one
aboard was injured and the submarine
proceeded to her base under her
own power."
First on This Side
This is the first instance of its
kind occurring in American waters,
but is not the first in the war. Last
October an American warship patrolling
in the Mediterranean fired on an
Italian submarine which failed to answer
recognition signals. One officer
and one seaman aboard the submersible
were killed.