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ma GERMAN ARMIES ARE STILL FALLING BACK Cannot Stand the Constant Hammering From Haig's Fighting Forces HUNS ARE DISCOURAGED DAILY LOSING MORALE Retirement Is Marked by Many Big Fires and Awful Explosions. A general resume of the situation on the northern front in Picardy and Flanders at the end of last week's I fighting shows that the effects of the recent British successes are hourly becoming more apparent. The enemy is steadily but surely going back. Successive minor victories in Flanders, the application of sus+ ril?n/l Ill.noolll'A I 11 ( 111! It'll t 111 lilllfl tUlllVVI [J1 V,OniU\. Ill III' IH* vviv CiVllV j^outh of the Scarpc, the exploitation of the advances north of Peronne and the steady bombardment from the British cannon are all helping the general movement. The foe's retirement is being mark ed by the usual destruction. fire and explosions are reported from various sections, especially the area in front of the Hindenburg line from the Bapaume-Cambrai line southward where the torches seem to have been freely used. It looks as if the Germans are going behind the line with its great system of concrete dugouts and defenses. They are net in the habi* of destroying where they mean to stay and besides, the crushing defeat they suffered when the Drecourt-Queant line was smashed makes this ground exceedingly difficult if not dangerous, to hold. Machine (inn. .Manned. On tlu oanks of the Somme, south of Peronne, the enemy is manning his machine guns and trench mortars strongly : nd firing heavily on the crossing and their approaches, apparently fearing a British atten.pt to crops. At the same time the suburbs on the southeastern outskirts of Peronne where the German machine gunners have also been holding ou despeii tely have now been c'caivd of the enemy, so that the position of the Germans on the ea.-l oank of the Somme is becoming increasingly precarious. ? Amng tile banks of the Canal <lu Nord in the region north of south of Inchy-en-A rtois, strong i?ern>tin r? in forcemeats have come up ami they are holding in :om?- places, especial Iv hack of Mo<euv c , the western vpoilbank with immense numbers of machine guns. A> yet they have not heen n ally atl 1 hod he the I'r'tish in any force. 1: not unlikely however. that the Cm-mans will try to consolidate their line in this 1< eality with the Hindenburg lino at Somme point: further south. It was through a somewhat analogous situation that the Dro.-ourtQueant switch line was established after the enemy was forced back r mm 1 lii orioin.'il N i rwlonhn r<>- line in front of Arras. Tho old Hindenburg line does not run straight north an I south. To the south of the Drocourt battle area it -wervcsharply to the cast and then trails off southeastward. It is the eastern . tretch that the llritish have been charing of the llochc. Huns b\ no mean- sure. | The German- may try t<> establish a new dei'en.-ive line which would run almost directly north and south, joining tho Hindenburg line at some point southwest of Cambrai, but there are indications that tlu* enemy is by no means sure that his effort will meet with any success. The very fact that since the Drocourt-Queant line was smashed the Germans have retreated from the ground behind it first is of the firs! importance to the retention of theii defense in the north and south, with out making a single formidable attempt to regain their lost position by counterattacks, is considered proo positive of the enemy's weakness ii 1 h S C 'I ITi?l t> J 11 n <41* <4 The fact that the (lerman coin moral has hesitated to withdraw an considerable troops from other sec tions of the front for the operation here is taken to mean that the (lei man command fears that such movement would only lead lo anoth or catastrophe. Long periods of fighting withou the slightest respite, the annihilatio of whole formations. ar:<! the thoi ough hammering th? .> have receive have served to fix the idea of saving themselves foremost in the minds of the German troops. Every prisoner in his comments on the great battle seems to beaT this out. Almost every diary and every letter taken from Germans killed show that the enemy troops on the Western front have suffered from the long continued fighting as never before. A typical excerpt from an unposted letter says: "We are in mortal danger every day. We can not last much longer. We can not hope for further successes. Our enemy is superior to us in numbers and everything else. Victory now is out of the question." Many letters end with the words "Poor Germany." The German shoratge in men in this locality may well be imagined by the fact that anions llic prisoners taken are men who were received as drafts in the infantry formations after having been combed out of the field bakery and motor transport columns. One man in a typical letter complains that the strength of his own and several other companies has been reduced to less than 20 each; yet they were forced to hold on. He concludes: "If the Tommies knew that, we would not he here long." As a matter of fact the "Tommies'* do know it and the allied commanders are well aware of the depletion in the German ranks. The German i soldiers, so far as they can be judtr- j ed by the prisoners taken, realize j fully the nature of the present retreat. They know that their vain ef- j fort to hold their successive lines of) defense means that they are in for; another winter campaign, with the j terrible ordeal of an unsuccessful j war and the prospect fills them with the deepest depression. *9- ??-?-? DELICIOUS C^^^IUFFINS. Here's an old fashioned recipe for corn muflins that has recently heen ! revived a11< 1 used wlili uiiusuiil success ' In several of the larger New York ho- j tels: To make three and a half dozen nmflins take one quart milk, six ounces I hotter substitute, twelve (unices of light syrup or honey, four eggs, pinch of salt, two ounces baking powder, one and a half pounds cornnieal and one and a half pounds rye Hour. The 1 j butter ami syrup should ho thoroughly niiaMi; then add the eggs gradually. | Pour in the milk and add the rye tlour mixed with cornnieal and linking powdor! i MAY REESTABLISY WAR FRONT IN EAST Action of America Likely to Produce Far Reaching Fftnr-t ka I I U V VI Washington.?Recognition of tinCzecho-Slovak nation today by tini United States government assures the Czechos of northern Austria of;.1 standing in the league of nations and sine it follows similar aetion by (irent IJriain. Uranee and Italy, it. j j ntay have a r i aching effect on tbe ; j war . ituation in Isurope. In an; I event, it i- expec ted to produce a now alignme nt of demands upon Uei many and Austria-1 lungary at the peace table. | The first immediate effort of tie 'American government'- notion, state dene t iiient olVicials -aid. we be i n the opening of the war to n.rni.l n inch needed war mat' Unls and applies in the Czccho-Sl >vak i.nni operating against the r mm an Austrian forces in Siberia and < u' thorn Russia. financial u-jstanr" | ; ho can be given and, while no re' (juest for such aid has yet been made, 1 il is expected, and officials said j! i I would be granted. I | In the ofVicial view, the Cxechor j Slovaks, if prope rly financed and - aided, will be able to make a more - serious and determined offensive s against the common enemy. The f Czechs in Russia and Siberia are II particularly anxious to reestablish an eastern front and are said to lack - only equipment and moral support to y accomplish their purpose. It is es - timatcd that there are from 150,000 s to 200,000 Czecho-Slovaks operating - in Russia and Siberia, and these a with the aid of such military aid a* i- Slates and the allies, and the lartff numbers of Russians which they max it attract to their satndards, are ex n pected to successfully combat Cler man and Austrian aggression in tin d east. ? THE HOERT HERA M I GOVERNMENT REQUIRES IT. Beginning October 1st, 1918, the Herald will not be allowed to go to any subscriber longer thann three months after his time. Paper h scarce and this regulation of the wa1 industries board, is intended to make the use of paper as economical as possible. This means that unless you renew your subscription you will be left out. 1^ /N i I -- - ? - ? beginning ucioDer 1st, ltfl#, the price of the Herald will be $1.50 per year; but before that time, anytime during September, the Herald can be paid for in advance as long as desired at the present old price of $1.00 per year. We have advertised this change for some time, and the great number who have paid for this paper long in advance already is very pleasing. It shows that we are print ing a paper that the people not only want but need. Don't bo left out in the cold. Write a check to-day before you forget it and mail it to The Horry Herald or its editor, 11. H. Woodward. Keep the paper that stands for the farmers and the country people of Horry County. It has proved what it stands for. It is all home print and published for the neon.e as a nrodnet ni * * ; twenty years experience in the country newspaper hum vies. |t is worth more than the prm i will give you more pleasure remting it every week than anything eise you can purchase for the sr.me money. Pa\ during this montii as far in advanc as you care to do at the rate of $1.00 per year. If you subscribe after Oct.. 1st, it will be $1..">(). It is only a few weeks before we must begin to sav< all the paper we can by cutting oil' those who are unwilling to be prompt in renewing. WONDERFUL STUFF! LIFT OUT YOUR CORNS I Apply a few drops then lift corns or calluses off with fingers?no pain. No humbug:! Any corn whether hard, soft or between tHo toes, will loosen right up and lift out. without ; particle of pain or soreness. This drug is called freezone and is ; compound of ether discovered by a Cincinnati man. Ask at any drug store for a small bottle of freezone, which will cost bir a trifle, but is sufficient to rid onc\fcet of every corn or callus. Put a few drops directly upon an: tender, aching corn or callus. Instantly the soreness disappears and short). the corn or callus will loose n itr.d ca? , be lifted off with the fingers. This drug feezone doesn't eat out i tho corns or calluses but shrivels them without even irritating tho surroun 1irig skin. Just think! No pain at all; no sore, ncss or smarting when applying it or afterwards. If your druggist don't have freezone have him order it for you.?adv?(3) u. s. commander" at vladivostok. Washington.?Ai rival of M jor liciural William S v! raves an 1 istall' at Vladivostok to take command oi* all American fore . figlv. ng on the now Mas tern front va announced today by uoneral .March. Cioneral Ci laves took with him front the L'aited States !.'> o!l':e? and 1,'>* men who \ i 11 join the rogirnent from the Philippines already on the ground. o At the a t i m i I wmmm MECHANICS _ MAGAZINE ., U%r T, ? , ) -Atj U**f>( ?S**NO ' * I 360 ARTICLES 360 ILLUSTRATIONS I I BETTER I I TUAM I yl riMni EVER 5c a copy four Newsdealer Subscription $l.SO r>r oitr new free catf mechanical books Mechanics Magazine ichljpari Avenue, Chicago LP, OOHWAT, I. ft The South CAN Grow Wheat And WILL Grow Wheat At A War Measure It It Willing To Do Mere Than Itt Part To Food Our Soldiers And Alliet?The South Holds The Banner For Increase In 1 Wheat Acreage. Chartaa A. WMttta, Sdltarlal Manager, toil Improvement Oommltlee* Atlanta, Qa. Tho South will grew mart wheat thia year thaa loot beoauee H hi Patriotic and Willing. It Is willing to do its part, and mora, to feed our Yor-iacraaatng arm? abroad?and to faad it well. It is willing to do its part, and more, that our allies may not suffer from hunger. It Is willing to do Its part, and more, to grow wheat beatdee meeting the great responsibility of growing cotton, of producing vegetable oils and meal from cotton, peanuts and velvet beans; of growing rice, sugar and o'her crops which the South alone can product and for whioh no other section can render help. The South carries the banner for the largest percentage of acre increase In wheat in the country for the past seaaon. It can retain that : banner. The great wheat belt of the West will have a big task to wrest , It from It. Some Facts About Growing Wheat In The South. The universal success attending the growing of wheat in the South 1 during the past season is evidence enough that it can be done again. Wheat can be grown best on clay loams or sandy clay loams. The soil should bo broken as early as possible and harrowed. Varieties that have done well in a community are most like'v the best to sow. The seed should be treated for biuuI before planting. The formaldehyde treatment is preferable. Seeding in October U better than November in the South. A good, vigorous growth is desired before winter sets in. Where the Hessian Fly is forntd, wheat should not be sown until alter i mf in 11 uai, Bettor yields are obtained when the seed is drilled Into the ground than . when sown broadcast. Fertilizer can l>e applied in the drill. Generally speaking, a 10-2-2 fertilizer or similar brand will be found satisfactory and profitable at this time. Don't he stingy with it. Nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia can usually be applied profitably as a lop dressing in early spring. Fall Reminders. Remember that the time to select seed corn is in the field, from good healthy stalks, that have a maximum number of ears placed right on the ! stalk. - I Selecting good seed for the cotton crop next year should likewise be attended to while the plant is still growing. Tag the desirable stalks and { keep the pickings separate. Kill the boan and pea weevils and save the grain by treating them with ! carbon M-sulphide. Pour 2 to 4 pounds on op of the grain and cover with ; Oil! narPs; for 4.9 hours* Knpln*A th?*rn In hnvrtu rtr Afhar (MsntalnAP* if they show up again, gas them again in the same way. orrn DDIPCO riven I special notick to subscriULLU PRIULO FIXED bers outside of horry BY ADMINISTRATORS l,^v $ >. j ^ The rate of postage since July 1st.; Washington.?The stabilization of ; 191S has been increased on all copies j cottonseed preies at tlie average rec- i of the Jlerald mailed to subscribers ornmended by the producers has been ! outside of Horry County. Owing to j adopted by the food administrator af tliis added expense which again inter conference with the State food | creases the burden under which news administrator today. j papers arc now being published; wc The prices of cottonseed in South tti'o compelled to ask each subscriber Carolina is .$72 in car lots .$'59 (V-jwho resides outside of the county to wagon seed. ; renew their subscriptions today or The price of nval in Couth Caro-1 else their names will be stricken lina will be 87>:;. |from the list. You want the pape~, The food administrator has ap and we want you to have it, but you j plied to the war industries hoard U j cannot expect us to print it and mail revise the price of linters and my jit to you at a loss. All back dues I increase in prices of linters will b \ must be paid up this week by out- | applied to reduction of meal. j of-the county readers, and their re j o j newals promptly sent in to us or we Pay for the Herald to-day. Put j cannot be responsible for any further your account in advance. During copies. September $1 00 per year; after Oc- It is but little labor to fill out a lobar l>t. $1.7,0. Don't wait and for- check and mail it to us today and get it. Send us a clu ck or money or- thus insure your name remaining or I dor or currency to-day. the mailing list. One Saw Miil, complete, with 60 h. p. boiler, 50 h. p. i engine. No. 3 Hegy Saw Mill, 35 ft, carriage, .No. 1 American Edgcr, capacity 20,000 ft. per day, cut off saw, 175 ft. saw dust chain, set of good belts. Everything in running condition. Will sell for less than half price. Come and see me at once. J. W. HILL FAIR BLUFF, N. C. i " ~ ll BROAD GROUND FOR DRAFT EXEMPTION . Boards Have Power to Excuse Many on Account of ^ Occupations , .? ; ? ri: sn Washington. ? Much Broader ground for the establishment of claims for exemption from military service are provided in new regulations for being worked out by Provost Marshal General Growder to govern the classification of men be4 to .1 A r 1 Ml - 1 iwtcii xo mm <?o wnu win register ori Sept. 12. Important modifications are based upon the change of a few words in . the original draft law made in passing the new man-power act. The term "industrial occupation" is eliminatcd and the law now provides persons may be given deferred classification when engaged "in occupation or employment, including agriculture, which can be established as necessary to the military establishment or the maintenance of the nat- \ ional interest." ^ This section, officials pointed out,^ today with the regulations coiv tni: 4 : 11 i . n x * *? iiik it, win uouniLeiy anew district exemption boards to exempt bankers and esf?mtal bank employes when engaged in necessary commercial enterprise, and necessary workers for Hod Cross and kindred organizations. The regulations will not attc nipt specifically to define the status of registrants who shall be onttiled to exemption, but will allow the boards to work out the details, after the authorization has been given them. It was said the regulations would straighten out completely a situation arising since district boards in va- yr ions localities have ruled, under the old law, that railroads and hanks are not industries and that an importer of necessary war materials and his staff are not engaged in industry. Since the requirement that a man exempted because of his occupation must be of such importance as to threaten the continuance of the enterprise to which he is attached, has ' been retained, however, that sum total of exemptions is not expected to seriously affect the new man pewor which will finally bo placed in % class one. o A Big Job. Little Esther stood gazing at the sky, and turning to her mother, said: "Mamma, how do you 'sposo God ever got that great big sky up there without breaking It?" LEMOMS WHITEN AND BEAUTIFY THE SKIN Make this beauty lotion cheaply for your face, neck, arms and hands. At the cost of a small jar of ordinary cold cream one can prepare a full quarter pint of the most wonderful lemon skin softener and complex iwn Duuuui ii'i', uy Mjucc'/.ing mc juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white. Care shouhi be taken to strain the if juice through a fine cloth so no lemon , pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep ! fresh for months. Every woman ! knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sullowness and tan and ts,> the ideal skin softener, whitener aivf^ beautifier. ' I .Just try it Clot throe ounces of n ; orchard white at any drug store and two lemons from the grocer and mako up a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and r j hands.. It is marvelous to smoother! j rough, red hands.?adv (2). ? -o "V The year 1011) will see the Kaiser # hung. : tt 9 | Used 40 Years g CARDUi S The Woman's Tonic * 0 Sold Everywhere (p f