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VOLUME xxxm NUMBERS RETURN AT AN EARLY DATE' ___ f General March Announces That ' ; demobilization of Army J Will Be Hastened 4 ?? TnTfli nasii/li tips - T " ? W . . W W . . _ . 1W.W MORE THAN THOUGHT < LX?arger Number Accounted for rT>- 4 in Part, However, by Trivial Wounds. Washington. ? Demobilization of American expeditionary forces, already in progress v/ith the movement homeward of sick and wounded will be hastened by the return at an early date of eight divisions of Notional flnsird jind Niit.ionnl Arniv troops, eight regiments of coast artillery and two brigades of field arl tillery. This announcement was %itidc by General March, chief of staff. Total American casualties to November 11, when hostilities ceased, were 230,117. This includes, General March said, killed and died of wounds, died of disease, unclassified deaths, wounded, prisoners and miss ing. (The divisions which, General "%fnrch said, have been designated by General Pershing to return soon as the sick and wounded have been moved to the United States are: National Guard?Thirty-first (Ge oYfcia, Alabama *..nd Flroida); Thirty fourth (Nebraska, Iowa, South Da koto and Minnesota); Thirty-eighth (Indiana, Kentucky and West Virgtfiia), and Thirty-ninth (Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.) National Army ? Seventy-sixth (New England); Eighty-fourth (Ken tuckv, Indiana and Southern Illinois); Eighty-fourth (North Illinois, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Southern Alabama). The coast artillery regiments to be returned soon as possible 'were announced as the Forty-sixth, Fortyseventh, Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth Fiftieth, Seventy-third, Seventy-, fourth and Seventy-fifth. The two field artillery brigades to be brought home are the Sixty-fifth, and the Ono Hundred and Sixty-third. Eighty-two aero squadrons, 17 construction camps and several special units from England will be brought home as soon as transportation facilities are available, General March *?Aiiil Casualties sustained by the Americans were tabulated by General March as follows: Killed and died of wounds, 36,154. Diod of disease, 14,811. Deaths, unclassified, 2,204. Wounded, 179,625. lllPrisoners, 2,168 I Missing, 1,160. | Total, 236,117. Many Trivial Hurts. AVhile the total losses at first glance appeared to be almost double the total estimated by officers here probable, analysis of the table, it Wifi pointed out, shows that among tMrfd^he 179,000 wounded are included the ; names of thousands of men whose injuries wore so trivial they never were | admittc* to hospitals and the record of their injury was kept only in comj pany and regimental dressing staf tior.s. c j MAGISTRATE COURT. j Saturday war the time eel lV>r trying a ca.se of riot brought by Mr. Lovell as prosecutor against Mi. W. C. Mishoe, a farmer who raised i crops this year on the plantation 6f ; George J. Holliday, near Conway. I The plr.ee had been rented for next | year Jby the new owner, Mr. W. C. AdanfiL'' to Mr. Lovcll. Loveil wanted possession of the place before Mr. Mishoe had moved away and this brought on the difficluty. There is a cross indictmont against Loved for trespass on land after notice. The cases were continued by the Magistrate until anohter time. Wht ENEMY MUST STOP CRUELTY TO ALLIES K0 London Warns That Rationing Depends on Future Treatment of Prisoners. London.?The British Gvoernment has warned the German Government by wireless that in any question of provisioning it would be obliged to take into account the conditions under which British priosners in Germany are being released, unless the cruel treatment which these prisoners are receiving Js discontinued. "Information reaches His Majesty's Government," the message says, "of a shocking lack of organization in the release of British prisoners in I Gorman territory, and of their return march on foot, miserably clothed, without food or transport and with no escort or guides, to the Allied lines, with the result of lamentable suffering and heavy mortality. "His Majesty's Government cannot tolerate continuation of this cruel treatment and must insist on adequate arrangement being made in all the above respects by the German authorities with whom the responsibility lies. Otherwise we shall be compelled to take this into account in any question ol revictualling Germany or satisfying the requirements of the German population. "His Ma jest's Government is ready to lend all available assistance by forwarding food, clothing and transport to prisoners' camps where they are not otherwise forthcoming, and are addressing Allied commanders in this sense. "Please acknowledge receipt." Since Saturday military and civil prisoners have bee^i constantly brought to Paris by Eastern Railway trains. Nine hundred on Sunday, 1,100 on ivftfhaay, 300 on Tuesday morning and more yesterday. Ten thousand are reported to be on the way. Many of these men are in extremely poor physical shape and in a state of deep mental depression, one being able to see at a glance that they have suffered terribly from hunger. ONCE MIGHTY FLEET CAPTIVE INTO PORT Germany, as a naval power, ceased to exist last week. The heart of her mighty fleet?fourteen ships of the line, seven light cruisers and fifty destroyers?surrendered to an armada of British, American and French vessels, the greatest fighting force that ever stood out to sea. The minutely detailed program of submission laid down by the commander of the British fleet was carried out strictly according to plan. The German warships, strung out in a single column almost twenty miles long, appeared at the rendezvous at the appointed time and were led into the Firth of Forth between twin columns of allied ships which overlapped the Germans at each end. The enemy craft anchored in the Firth under guard, as prisoners. FREER MOVEMENT ens pnrnui juimrxni run uui iuij hlluijuu Washington.?Restrictions on the exportation of raw cotton to Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium an i Japan were removed today by the War Trades Board and the committee or. cotton distribution. Th^ order is effective December 2. Exportation restrictions on rasv cotton going to Spain, whereby the quantity of exportable was limited and allotted among the various shippers, also were withdrawn, effective November 22. After that date applications will be considered with a view of granting licenses freely. o The cotton meeting in Columbia last week decided that the farmers should hold their cotton off the market and demand 35 cents per pound for their product. l?j?y " CONWAY, S. P., THURSDAY NEWBATTLESHIPMAY TAKE WILSON ABROAD Washington.?If President Wilson attends the peace congress as now seems likely, he will sail under the auspices and protection of the American navy. It is probable that the 32,000-ton drcadnaught New Mex- , ico, the newest and latest of our great battleships to be commissioned will carry the president to Europe. An honorary escort fleet of destroyers and battleships will convoy the New Mexico. While there is no precedent for a president of the United States sail 1 ing to Europe during bis term of office, there is precedent for his leaving the country. Both Taft and Roosevelt went to the Canal zone and dined with the president of Panama in that nation's capital. Taft, during his term, dined with President Diaz of Mexico at Juarez, Mexico. GONGRESSFORSOUTH GOES TO BALTIMORE Washington.?The South's part in winning* the world war occupies a prominent place in the theme of the tenth annual convention of the Southern Commercial Congress in Baltimore, December 8 to 15. World commerce after the war, international reconstruction and other important 1. .* 1 _. 1 1 ? A i J 1 i suojects in addition 10 me constructive program framed at a conference at Atlanta in October find a place on the official program made public here. , ' '' . HUN miENT HAVING TROUBLE Berlin.?The left wing of the Social Democrats and the ultra radicals launched their anticipated fight on the national assembly during the course of a largely attended meeting of the workingmen's council for greater Berlin called by the executive board of the soldiers' and workmen's council. It was presided over by Hermann ?dolkenbuhr and Herr Mueller, joint bi-partisanship chairmen of the body which considers itself the highest authority in the present government and incidentally claims the right to disband the cabinet if the latter refuses to carry out its policy. Herr Mueller, who is the independents' representative in the committee chairmanship, arscrted at the meeting that an attempt to convene the national assembly is a plain endeavor to give the bourgeois control of the new democracy. He demanded a socialistic republic and added: "A national assembly would be our death warrant. The path to it can only lead over my dead body." Today's opposition to the EbertSchiedmann program foreshadows internal strife that is calculated to disrupt the present government. While Hasse is known to be in favor of a national assembly because of its immediate bearing upon American food relief and the peace negotiations it is plain that his faction is a unit against the proposition. SUBS SURRENDERED TO BRITISH FLEET London.?Twenty German submarines were surrendered to Rear Admiral Reginald W. Tyrwhitt, thirty miies of Harwich, Wednesday morning at sunrise, according to a press association dispatch. Those are the! TT V\Aof<i 4 r\ V%r? 4n??n/>/l 4- r\ I A k k ft > 1/ V-/ UUltVk) C*_/ WVz vul MtVi Ot tl i-U I the Allies by Gcrmnay. Admiral Tynvhitt received the sur render of the German craft on board his flagship, a British cruiser. The surrendered submarines will proceed to Herwich in charge of their crews. The U-boats were boarded by British crews and interpreters and proceeded to Parkeston Quay, nearby. The Germans will leave the submarines there and board transports for their return to Germany. Twenty more submarines will be surrendered on Thursday and twenty on Friday. I ? *f , NOVEMBER 28, 1918. GLASS LEADS AS M'ADOO SUCCESSOR I A Washing-ton. ? President Wilson has not intimated who ho will appoint to succeed William Gibbs McAdoo as Secretary of the Treasury and Director General of the Railroads, but people in Washington are busy packing men for him. The favorite on the cards for Secretary of the Treasury is Represenative Carter Glass of Virginia, who is on hi-^ way back to the United States from France. A late man in the running : A a i I-?~I ? 1 is i-v. lumiiuu x'uunrr, now Alien Property Custodian, whom the President considered for a Cabinet position when he first went to the White House. Friends of Mr. Palmei claim that Mr. Wilson actually selected him for Secretary of War, but being: a Quaker Mr. Palmer would not accept. The two persons most discussed here for the Cabinet are Mr. Glass and Bernard M. Baruch. It i.thought that the President woul:! like to name Mr. Baruch upon hirecord as Chairman of the War Industries Board, but there would be opposition to him on the ground that he had been a Wall Street speculator or trader. It is feared stickler? from the West and South might resist his confirmation. GERMAN CASUALTIES TOTALLED 1,580.00C Copenhagen.?Up to October 31 1,580,000 German soldiers were kill ed and the fate of 200,000 was not known, the Vorwaerts of Berlin say? it learns on reliable authority. Foui million soldiers had been wounded some soveral times. The newspapers adds that there were 490,000 Germai prisoners in hostile countries. o SEND LINEN TO RED CROSS. Contributions to the \linen showei for the Red Cross, to be sent to th< American Base Hospital in France will please be sent to the Red Crosi rooms no later than Friday, Nov 29th. AMERICAN SOLRIERS SAIL FROM LIVERPOOL Liverpool, Friday, Nov. 22.?Several thousand American soldiers sailed for home today on the liners Lapland and Minnehaha. The men march ed to the landing stage amid rousing cheers. o MARION COUNTY BOY. In the casualty list of the United States army published in this country last Monday, appears the name of Private Fernic E. Brown, as being added to the list of soldiers lost when the transport Otranto went down in collision with the steamer Kasmir ?n British waters last October Gth. Mr. Brown was from Marion, S. C. WON'T BE FREED BY END OF WAR Washington.?No general demobilization of the Marine Corps is anticipated at the present time. The Navy Department will probably need the present strength of the marines for many months to come. o HORRY MAKES QUOTA. Horry County has made the full quota of pledges for contributions to tViri T'nilo I W>i?' YVnvL r'nmi!??? .?! v>>v/ v/ VX/VI TT (?L IT v/l IV V_>C4 I I i | / <l I I i , ClI1?I this was announced by Mr. A. E, Goldfinch several days ago as Chairman of the Committee in this County, This County usually subscribes to the full amount that is asked for in such campaigns. o onoiva lihi uivi bu. A O f U A UfAfklr ^1 n/\n *-.4*11 /-in uiv. wvv-rv (uiYniivua uitjunew cuseg of influenza are being" reported to the health authorities. In some cases the belief is expressed that the disease, now mostly among the small children, was spread by the children in the lowv.r grades in school, though of courso this is not sure, One family did not send back to school when the former quarantine was lifted some time ago and there is not a case in that particular family, though thus would not be mu<di of a criterian as to where the new outbreak was spread. raid. GERMANY DRIFTS TO 1 POLITICAL CHADS Lack of Harmony and Strong Tendency Toward Separatism London.?The chaotic political conditions in Germany are emphasized in reports received here from Am, stcrdam and Copenhagen purporting to reproduce direct telegrams from Germany. There is a sharp divergence of opinion in regard to the make-up of new Germany. There is a general lack of harmony in different parts of the country and a tendency toward separatism. BolI shevik ideas are declared to be growing in the west, where a Rhenish rcI public is said to be planned. The Bremen soldiers and workmen's council at a meeting deI clarcd itself in complete accord with Bolshevikism and resolved to J call on the Boisheviki in Russia to t help introduce comnuinims. The Spartacus group at Dusseldorf is reported to have proclaimed a proletarian dictatorship and arrested the burgomaster of the city. Dr. Karl Licbknceht, the radical socialist, was acclaimed at a Spartacus meeting in Berlin, which issued an appeal to the workers to emulate I the Rusian Boisheviki. The meeting refused to listen to moderate socialist speakers. ; HAVEMANUASES : i OF SPANISH FLU Dr. C. V. Akin of the United States public health service, in charge of influenza control work says that j while no very definite figures as to 4 the number of cases of influenza in South Carolina at present could be [ given, he estimated that there are from eight thousand to ten thousand persons suffering from the disease. The disease is under control in practically all sections. In speaking of outbreaks that have occurred dur. ing tho past few days in widely separated localities, Dr. Akin said that * , * - - - * - . wnen tne quarantine was lifted, peo. pic- went back to their normal way of . living- over night, many of them taki ing no further precautions to protect themselves. Visiting- was indulged in, and in some cases, reinfection oi towns and communities occurred. This reinfection made itself evident I in a few days, and there are still many cases of the disease scattered . through the State. o | M A GI ST R ATK'S COG RT. i i In Magistrate W. H. Chestnut's Court last Saturday morning George L. Todd, a farmer living near Hickory Grove, pleaded guilty to failure to work the road after being warned by the over-seer; and was fined by the Court the sum of $(>.00, which is ' the amount of the road tax he would ' have had to pay. It appeared at the hearing that 1 Todd had actually worked the road ; six days, but on a different road from the one he had been notified to nor form tho labor on. Ho had some dispute with tho over-seer, a Mr. Holt, and did not work when warned to ap1 pear on that particular section of the ' highways. Going over to another road he worked the required number j[ days ( n a different section but this. did not answer the law as the Mag' istrate explained it to him. OVERSEASlJmTSl/i/W ARRIVP TWIC VA/PPK M i i mm I i I V mm n \ Washington.?First units of the 1 American expeditionary forces to [ return from overseas are expected .. xt ?i- -i ' <1 ' iu ciinvu iii iu'w i ui k auoui tno end of the present week. Gen. March, chief of staff, announced that 382 officers and 6,614 men of the air service and other detachments, training in England now are homeward bound on the Minnekahda, Lapland and Orca, British liners. The first two ships left Liverpool lost Friday and the Orca sailed on Saturday. / NO. 32. PARIS PREPARES TO WELCOME WILSON Great Reception Will Be Given President at the French Capital GEORGE AND ALBERT 10 BE THERE SOONER Allied Rulers Will Be Feted With Military and Civic Honors. Paris.?President Wilson is expected to arrive in Paris about December 12th, according to information here. King George and Queen Mary of Great Britain will visit Paris at the end of November. King Albert and Queen E'izabeth of Belgium will come on December bth, to be followed by President Wilson. Popular demonstrations will mark the visits of the President and the rulers of Great Britain and Belgium, who also will be entertained at a service of fetes and official functions, which will take the form of military and civic celebrations of the Allied success in the war. It is expected President Wilson will occupy private manison in the residential section of the capital. No plans for his entertainment have been announced except that he will be given a reception on his arrival by the municipal council. A commemor ative mcclal will be presented to the | President at the reception. The arrival of the President is expected to be coincident with the resumption of the activities of the inter-Allied conference. The peace congress then will begin to take definite* form. peacFconfewe bringsquestions Washington.?Aside from the personnel of the American delegation and the preparations for President Wilson's journey to France, interest here in the peace conference centers on what nations are to participate in the deliberations. The entente powers and the United States have born the brunt of the war and their representatives will out line a plan of procedure for the conference. These powers also will determine the extent of the participation of other nations which have declared war on the central powers, others which only severed diplomatic relations, still others which observed m.iuvuicni ut-uLiiiniy toward the associated nations, and finally, the neutral nations which might seek representation on the ground that their future will be vitally affected by the expected decisions of the conf crence. germTnyishostile to william and son London.?From a special inves tion in Western Germany the correspondent of the Daily Mail at The Hague writes that there is eonsidccable hostility against the former German Emperor and his eldest son. The correspondent says that after William Hohenzollern had entered Holland a thousand German soldiers arrived at the frontier and demanded that they be allowed to pursue and kill him. They were turned back by Dutch frontier guards. The correspondent does not believe that the former Emperor could reach Berlin in safety, no matter what guarantees might he given. The former Crown Prince is universally % hated also. His life in Germany, the correspondent says, would not be worth an hour's purchase. He Is under the closest guard in Holland, owing to fears of an attack. i J* m %.