The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 10, 1918, Image 1
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VOLUME YCTTTT
' Schools and
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PUBLIC GATHERINGS
/ ' STOP AT CONWAY
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Spanish Influenza Spreads to
Many Sections Including
Horry County
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* STATE HEALTH BOARD
SENDS TELEGRAM HERE
Free to Come and Go but No
** Crowds Are Permitted at
Usual Places.
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tion continued to grow worse in
Horry County towards the end of
last week, it being reported that
there were from ten to fifteen cases
of the disease at the Conway hum
ber Company's camps about two and
a half miles from Conway, and that
some of the cases were thought to
be serious.
Mr. J. S. Beverly was reported to
have a case of the disease and he
and his brother were quarantined.
Carl Sessions, the young son of S.
'T. Sessions, who had come home
from the Citadel in Charleston, developed
a case at his father's home,
although he was not reported to be
very sick from the effects of it.
In the meantime many stories of
development of cases of the disease
i in different communities continued
to circulate among the people, some
of these tales being run down and
found to be entirely false. Some of
the people were excited about it and
much was heard about quarantining
the Town, the closing of the schools,
and theatres, and remarks were
made about other precaution's that
were or should be taken in regard to
the disease.
Many people took such precautions
as they knew, such as spraying the
throat and nose with different solutions;
others put out turpentine or
other forms of disinfectant about the
premises. As dispatches in daily papers
continued to give a blue cast to
the situation and the number of
cases at the cantonments were increased,
the fear of the people increased.
It was reported here that
in the Town of Mullins the schools
had been closed, the soda fountains
tied up, and the Town quarantined
in various ways.
At Chadbourn great precautions
had been taken to prevent the spread
of this disease accrodirig to reports
brought in by travelers.
^ By the early part of this week several
more cases of the disease had
^ developed in the town and in its vif
cinity.
At a late hour on Monday evening
i the sheriff and other authorities received
the following telegram from
the State Board of Health:
"Oct. 7th, 1918.
I * "County Sheriff,-?
"Instruct local authorities to close
(Mr all schools and other institutions of
learning, churches, picture shows,
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vhim;i ui j)ui)iic gain*J*ring.
See that there is no crowding
in stores, hotel lobbies, street
cars and other public conveyances.
"James A. Hayne,
"Sec. & State Health Officer."
In cthe meantime the people had
continued to take all such precauj|^
tions as they could against the
spread of the disease. ,
A story went out to the effect that
Conway had been quarantined
against any person going away or
coming in to the town. This was
I entirely a mistake. The idea of the
( Board of Health seemed to be to
J provide against crowding and pre- j
vent public gatherings until the danger
shall be over.
While the disease is most severe
in some cases and bringing complications
such as pneumonia causing
deaths, yet in the groat majority of
cases, the patients recover easily
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j WATTS BRINGS SUIT f
j AGAINST NEIGHBORS
Mrs. A. J. Watts, through her hus- t
band, W. P. Watts, who is, of course, 1
acting as her Agent, has brought suit j
against Jesse Arnette, Josiah Watts, i
Othan Arnette, Lou R. Whittington, .
Charley Grainger, and Othan Harrelson,
alleging that these numerous I
defendants have trespassed on cor-! '
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tain lands of the plaintiff in Green j ^
Sea Township, cleared up some of
the lands, built fences on it and removed
timber and cut wood, and that
all of these trespasses were wilful,
wanton and malicious, according to
the complaint and for which the
complaint says that the plaintiff has
been damaged to the amount of
$500.00.
It seems that this dispute concerns
the different defendants who
owned different narcels of land in
that neighborhood, either within the
lines of a tract which was known as
the McMillan land or adjoining the
McMillan tract.
It will/be recalled that in the recent
criminal Court W. P. Watts
prosecuted Othan Arnette for injuring
a fence which Mr. Watts had
stretched on or near this same land.
A portion of the McMillan land was
conveyed by C. C. Whittington to M.
J. Scales, and out of this parcel various
smaller tracts have been cut and
it is stated that no lines had been established
by surveyors before the
deeds were made and various charges
are made that land corners have
been removed and changes made in
such a way that it will take a smart
set of surveyors to make a plat of
all this property that would show
the situation intelligently.
The land that is claimed by the
plaintiff is said to be some lands
which were formerly claimed by
David Bryant who, some years ago
was involved in a Court case an 1
borrowed some money on this land.
He never succeeded in paying the
mortgage which was taken up by
Frank Spivey and finally went into
the hands of Luke Watts, the father
of W. P. Watts. The defendants
have employed attorneys and the
trial of this case will no doubt excite
some interest for the people of
that section of Green Sea Township
where lands are now rapidly increas
ing in value.
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NO BAND ON 12TIL
The big rally advertised to take
place here 011 Saturday the 12th, has
been called off on account of influenza.
No band will be here on Saturday.
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SPANISH INFLUENZA
There is an epidemic of this disease
in many of the cities and towns
of South Cniolina. As a precautionary
step to prevent such an epidemic
in Conway, the Board of
Health with the Town Council has
ordered that all schools in the town
be closed, as well as churches, moving
pictures, and that there be no
public gatherings, and that children
be kept at home off the streets. This
was ordered done in accordance?
with the following telegram roceiv
ed by the Board of Health: "Persuant
with advice from Surgeon General
Blue, you are to close all
schools, churches, moving picture
shows and other public gatherings."
The public at large is appealed to
to put into effect this order,. and
with the cooperation of every parent
in our town it is possible to prevent
an epidemic in Conway, which
otherwise may cost the lives of many
of our people.
from the disease. In fact from the
best the Herald can understand from
the doctors and reports from the
health officers, the disease is nothing
more than a form of la grippe or
influenza which has been epidemic
in this country many times before,
nv at least in certain sections of the
country at different times.
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TALK OF ARMIS
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"Washington, Oct. 8.?President
Wilson has met Germany's peace
iote with a move which will, at one
stroke, develop whether her proposal
is sincere or merely a pretention,
md if a pretension it bo, fully justify
for all time before the world the
prolonging of the war with force to
the utmost, force without stint or
limit. At the same time the president
has left wide open the door to
peace.
Declining to propose an armistice
while the armies of central powers
reman on invuaca son, uie president
today called on the German chancellor
to state, as an absolutely necessary
preliminary to a reply from the
( ntente allies and the United States,
whether Germany accepts the principles
of peace as repeatedly laid
down, or merely proposes to accept
them "as the basis of negotiation''
and whether the chancellor merely
speaks for the German military mas
ters conducting the war or the whole
German people.
As the full significance of the pros
ident's diplomacy is disclosed it becomes
evident that he has left open
the way to peace and at the same
time left the military leaders of the
central powers with a question they
must necessarily answer in a way
that will lead to peace or confront
them with an embarrassing situation
in their own country.
Among diplomats here the president's
communication is regarded as
one of his master strokes. It is
pointed out that upon cursory examination
it may not show such
strong terms as some may have desired.
All the president's advisers
however, are confident that as a
close consideration reveals its full
import, it will be apparent that it is
a long step forward if Germany
really means peace, and that if she
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JTOBER 10, 1918.
c Gatherings
lily's Peace I
TICE
JT OF QUESTION
docs not it will strip bare another
hypocrisy of German diplomacy so
completely that the responsibility
for prolonging the war never can be
charged to the allies, even by the
German people themselves.
Reply to Note.
Secretary Lansing replied to tho
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v?vtiimii iiuu1 ?IJS iuuuws;
"Before making reply to the
request of the imperial German government,
and in order that that reply
shall he as candid and straightforward
as the momentous interests
involved require, the president deems
it necessary to assure himself of the
exact meaning of the note of
the imperial chancellor. Does the
imperial chancellor mean that
the imperial German government accepts
the terms laid down by the
president in his address to the congress
of the United States on the
8th of January, last, and in subsequent
addresses and that its object
in entering into discussions would
be only to agree upon the practical
details of their application?
" 'The president feels bound to
say with regard to the suggestion of
an armistice that he would not feel
at liberty to propose a cessation of
, arms to the governments with which
the government of the United States
is associated against the central
; powers so long as the armies of
i those powers are upon their soil. The
good faith of any discussion would
. manifestly depend upon the con\
sent of the central powers immedii
ately to withdraw their forces every.
where from invaded territory,
t " 'The president also feels that he
;* t* Jd&tified in asking whether the imt
perial .chancellor is speaking freely
i for the constituted authorities of the
I empire who have so far conducted
\ the war. He deems the answer to
' these questions vital from every
i point of view."
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nniVIII~U UUI1 I II1UL
VICTORIOUS MARCH
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' While Germany and Austria-Hungary
are clamoring for peace the
j entente allied governments thus far
1 are paying scant heed to the proporv1!
als, but their armies arc pressing for
1 j ward to further victories on all
i fronts.
Oificially no cognizance has yet
been taken of the request of Prince
, Maximillian of Baden, the new German
chancellor, or that of the Ausj
tro-Hungarian government for an ar!
mistice on land, on sea, and in the
air, and the commencement of peace
negotiations, for President Wilson,
; to whom the dual and highly similar
proposals are addressed, is not yet
in receipt of them.
Unofficial opinion, however, indicates
that the request will fall upon
deaf ears, and that no peace is possible
for the Teutonic allies except
through unconditional surrender and
acceptance to the full of the terms
President Wilson enunciated.
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SOLDIER HERE FROM FRANCE.
Sergeant E. W. Matthews came to
Conway last week with tho body of
; Ivey Haselden from Camp Jackson,
land he returned to Camp Jackson on
i the afternoon train last Saturday
Sergeant Matthews has seen eight
months of active service at the front
and he is now training other soldiers
in the deatils of war at Camp Jackj
son. Sergeant Matthews was originally
from the State, of Wisconsin.
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Rev. J. M. Lemmon left Wednesday
morning to visit friends and relatives
in Columbia. . i
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VALUE OF SERUM
NOTYET PROVEN
"No scrum or vaccine on the market
at present has been shown to be j
of value in prevention or treatment
of influenza.
"The subject is under very active
investigation at present by a joint
board of army, navy and public
health service in Washington and
Boston."
The above is a copy of a telegram i
received from II. K. Hasseliino, act-1
ing director United States hygienic
laboratory, Washington, directed to
James A. Ha-yne, secretary of th?>
South Carolina State board of health.
REUUESTmSON
TO CONSIDER PEACE
Amsterdam.?The text of the note
forwarded by the imperial German
chancellor, Pmice Maximilian, to
President Wilson, through the Swiss
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?\/vcx mucin, iouows:
The German government requests
the president of the United States to
take in hand the restoration of peace,
acquaint all the belligerent states of
this request and invite them to send
plenipotentiaries for the purpose of
opening negotiations.
"It accepts the program set forth
by the president of the United States
in his message on January 8 and in
his later pronouncements, especially
his speech on September 27, as a
basis for peace negotiations.
"With a view to avoiding further
bloodshed the German government
| requests the immediate conclusion of
j an armistice on land and water and
in the air."
It is announced that Turkey will
take a similar step.
PERSHING READY
WHENHIINS COME
The Germans delivered a local attack
in Champagne at daylight east
of Eiticnne one day last week. They
| received a counter thrust at the
I hands of tlie Americans which those
; who lived to toll the tale will lone:
, remember. The Americans had ad;
vance information of the impending
, German attack and they more than
met the Germans half way. When
I the German artillery opened the Am!
erieans were ready and sent into
the enemy line five or more shells
i
i for every German projectile hurled
! at them.
i Among the prisoners taken were
17 bewildered pioneers from the
Rhcims sector who were serving as
infantrymen for the first time.
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BAR MEETING TUESDAY.
i At a meeting of the members of
the bar held here last Tuesday morning
at the olTioe of Hon. R. B. Scarborough;
is was decided that on account
of the epidemic of influenza
the approaching term of the court of
Common Pleas might he laid over. A
j letter was addressed to Judge 1. W.
; Bowman concerning the matter and
: the members of the bar will know
positively in a few days whether1
there will ho any term of the court
or not on October 28th. A roster of
the cases was prepared for trial
hut if the court is not held on account
of this epidemic, the cases can
not be tried until in the Spring of
1919.
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| RETURNS TO FLORIDA.
W. M. Vaught, who belongs to the I
Aviation Corps at Pensaeola, Fla.,
passed through Conway on his return
to duty last week, after spending
a short leave of absence with
his parents in the country. Mr.
Vaught talks very interestingly of
[the large airplanes now being used
for training purposes at his station,
stating that they carry from six to
eight men and a number of high
| power liberty motors.
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?g Armistice
HPRMAMY CflD DC A PC
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REPORTED SUNDAY
But IMews Dispatches From
Amsterdam Had Not Been
Confirmed
I NEW CHANCELLOR
MAY MAKE PROPOSAL
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No Peace Notes Received in
Washington Say Officials
of Government.
The immediate suspension of hostilities
has been proposed by the imperial
German chancellor, Prince
Maximilan, in the Reichstag, according
to the Berlin correspondent of
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mo njci at Amsterdam. The Entente
Allies are U) be asked to state
their terms.
The chancellor's proposal embraced
also the dispatch of plenipontentaries
to a neutral place to discuss
the question of a league for national
arbitration and disarmament.
The plenipotentaries are further to
be empowered to discuss the creation
of a federal Austria, the right of
self determination for Russian frontier
States, the restoration and indemnification
of Belgium, autonomy
for Alsace-Lorraine and the return
of the German colonies.
The terms of the Entente Allies
' will be asked at the same time with
the object of forming a baais for the
consideration of these important
questions.
Other advices say that the chan_
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cuiiui- nas noi yet maue tne statement
c red ted to him regarding the
suspension of hostilities, the appointment
of plenipotentaries and
the request for the Allies' terms, but
that it was understood he would
make such proposals.
The American Government up to
Sunday had received no new peace
proposals from Austria and had no
official information whatever concerning
new developments reported
to be impending.
Germany, Austria-Hungary and
Turkey have resolved simultaneously
to ask President Wilson to make
representations in their interest for
I a general armistice and negotiations
; for general peace, according to a
j Berne dispatch to the Havas Agency.
The Austro-Hungarian minister at
Stockholm has been charged to request
the Swedish Government to
transmit to President Wilson a proposal
to conclude immediately with,
him and his Allies a general armistice
and to start without delay negotiations
for peace.
This announcement is made in &
Berne dispatch to the Havas Agency.
INFLUENZA SPREADS
j THROUGHOUT STATE
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j Epidemics of influenza continued
i to break out last week in all sections
of the State and the situation was
growing steadily worse,
j The hoard of health is doing all in
I its power to prevent the spread of
! the disease, but is handicapped for
I the want of expert physicians and
: nurses.
Dr. Hayne, State health officer, ia
sending out an urgent appeal for
nurses to take up influenza work.
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ELECTION COMMISSIONERSGovernor
s Manning has appointed
Commissioners for State and Federal
Elections in this County a?
follows, State and County: M. G.
Anderson, Conway, S. C.; C. V.
Johnson, Galivants Ferry, S. C.; N.
J. Cox, Allsbrook, S. C. Federal: A.
E. Goldfinch, Conway, S. C.; E. C.
Harris, Gurlcy, S. C., and Mabury
Floyd, Green Sea, S. C.