The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 02, 1919, Page SIX, Image 6
4HEK
OUR BOYS ROBBED
BY GERMAN FOfe
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Men Captured at Seichcprcy
Tell of Harsh Treatment
by Germans
DRIVE PRISONERS BAREFOOT
OVER NO MAN'S LAND
American Corporal Who Refused
to Work in Mine
llurlnrl TYr^nn Rli o ft.
AAU1 AVU A/V/ Tf U N/A1VV* V
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London.?"When they took us
prisoners they held revolvers to our
heads and made us give them our
tthoes, hut when the armistice came
and we were set free a Socialist
leader made a speech to us, saying,
'We are now brothers.' " ?
This was what American soldiers
who returned to London from Germany?the
first to reach here after
the signing of the armistice?had to
??ay about the change in the attitude
of their captors from the time they
had fallen into German hands in
April until they wei# released on
Nov. 12.
This first batch of eight soldiers
had a particular interest for me, because
as World correspondent on the
American front at that time 1 had
been present when the Seichprey
fight took place, the very engagement
in which these eight, with a
number of others, were taken prisoners
by what was known as the
storm troops of the "Hindenburg
travelling circus."
This circus was, as it later became
known, a sort of camouflage army of
a few thousand picked men, swinging
back and forth over a considerable
portion of the front principally to
I O 1' A 1 #1 1?<I" A Pti f'A i /In 11 i i t
At iuixi; mi ou i | JI i:?u i iuu.\ JUlit
though they got into Seichprey they
were quickly ousted again when the
Americans, who had purposely been
lightly holding outpost trenches,
came back at the Germans with the
bayonet.
Several Squads Taken.
In the early fighting several squads
of men had been taken prisoners and
of these some were from Parker's
machine gun regiment, the 102d, of
Gen. Edwards' 20th Massachusetts
Division.
It seemed to he as interesting to
"these eight American sol 'i< rs to find
a correspondent who had b en present
at the fighting as it was to mo to
see them at the American Red Cross
< headquarters in London, after many
months, since the time when I was
with the British armies on the French
front.
These lads had some tough experiences
during their captivity, but today
they were in the hands of kind- I
hearted Americans and being shown
the sights of !. ndon, proudly displaying
miniature American flags
from their tunics and being treated
to "three squares a day" of real American
food.
"When we were captured," said
Private James E. Pitocholli, of Providence,
"the German soldiers held pistols
to the heads of some of us and
d< mantled our shoes. I managed to
hang on to mine but others weren't
so lucky. They had to walk bare
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ting th< ir foot badly on barbed wire;'
01 pieces of shell. All of us had to j
walk thirty miles to the rear, where
wooden shoes were given to us, and
no one was permitted to keep his
boots. They told on" General
did that they had attacked to get pris
oners, hut tile next time they attacked
the 102d they would take no prisoners,
because wo l.ad fought too
fiercely."
This was corroberutod by Ihivate
Frank 1 Sutler of New Haven.
Prisoners Exhibited.
The Americans we; c eventually
taken to Friedrichfoldt, and no opportunity
was missed lo show the
American prisoners to the populace,
for they were among the earliest to
1)0 taken.
II was after this fight at Seichprcy
The Strong Withstand the Winter
Cold better Than the Weak
You must have Health, Strength and Endurance
to fight Colds, Grip and Influenza.
When your blood is not in a healthy
condition and does not circulate properly,
your system is unable to withstand the
Winter cold.
dROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC
Fortifies the System Against Colds, Grip
and Influenza by Purifying and Enriching
the Blood.
It contains the well-known tonic properties
of Quinine ai.J Iron in a form
acceptable to the most delicate stomach,
and is nleasnnt to take. Ymio.m nonn fWl
its Strengthening, Invigorating Lffect, OCc
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THE GROWT
Robustness to man]
matter of habits the habi
consistent use of
scorn e
The energizing propertic
proved in thousands of 1
fThe habit of using Sco
as a means of buildir
weakness is a habit w<
Try Soott's Emu/si
Scott & Bowne,
that the Germans sent out a commu
n;que saying they had taken more
than 400 prisoners. This statement
was controverted by ( Jen. Pershing
in a public reply showing just what
had been the Geerman losses and
those of the Americans.
These Americans were taken to a
camp where they were prisoners
from all the other Allied countries,
and though there afterward seemed
to lie an attempt to single out Americans
for better treatment according
to the returned men now here,
they fared much the same as the
others during the earlier part of
their imprisonment. Until their own
food parcels began to arrive they got
considerable foo . from their generous
British and other Allied compatriots.
More than thirty were detailed to
mine work, coal and salt mines, and
one man, Corpl. Lucien, who, it was
said, refused to work in a mine when
ordered to do so, was marched off to
the pit head and given another j
chance to decide what he would del
hy the two Prussian guards who had j
him in charge. When ho again
stoutly refused, saying he was not
required, as an under officer, to do
so, he was thrown down the shaft
and killed. The burial was witnessed,
his comrade said, by a British
sailor, who told about it on the following
day.
Eventually the Americans were
taken to the prison camp at Opladen.
For their work they got (1 cents a
day.
A l* ni i ii>n o C
On Nov. 0 they learned of the armistice.
On that day riots were precipitated
in the town in which the
Americans were stationed, and marines
had heen hurried up to quell
the disorders. On Nov. 11, wore
came that the armistice had been
signed, and that all the prisoners
v ore now free.
it was arranged shortly afterward
that they were to be sent to Holland ;
for tran portation to England with
Engli -h prisoners. The men were
permitted to go through the town at
will, and the people, as well as their]
former guards, were anxious to fra-|
ternizc, but got short shrift from the '
released men.
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A German who styled himself as I
an International Socialist went to the ;
camp to tell the prisoners how glad i
he was that the war was over. "We
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are all brothers now," he said with 1
much gusto, but this was too much !
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i'i swtiuuw ciii' r inuimi:s 01 ii-iri' i
work, poor food and overbcarin"
treatment, and one of the prisoner;
greeted this exclamation with booand
groans. The Socialist departed
a.'- disconsolate as did Sir Rog< 1
Casement when lie ineff ctively
tried to curry the favor of Irish prisoners
in other camps.
An eventful trip to Kollan 1 ensued,
and th'-n the men were taken
in charge by the British Rod Cro
and went to Hull along- with Br'ti h
Tommi. s who had been in the earn))
with them.
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M. M. Home, cf Nichols, was in
Conway on business last Friday.
THE mm LijST si
I Many Urea
f.xp
jur. \v. J. 'l'onipic 01 inncoit
years with Inflammation of the 1
bowels. According to his own stor>
without dlstr ss. He says: "1 am
a fanner and must bo exposed to
all kinds of weather. Alter years
of suffering, a druggist recommended
Feruna. I took all together
live bottles and am a well man.
Formerly, I could not do a day's
work. Now, farm work does not
fatigue ine In the least. I'oruna Is
the best medicine and tonic on the
market. Time only strengthens my
admiration for it, especially f?n
witairh and colds.
THE HORRY HKRAI
H OF HABIT I
j is almost entirely a
it of taking care and the
is of Scott's have been
lomes nearly everywhere.
tt's regularly at trying periods
lg up strength and thwarting
ell worth cultivating.
Jon for Increased Strength.
Bloomficld. J? iS-If
! SECRETARY GLASS
OUTLINES POLICY
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Washington.?Confidence that tho
American people will in no wise relax
their efforts toward meeting the
government's immediate financial requirements
was expressed by Secretary
Glass in a statement partial!)
outlining the policy of the treasury
under his administration.
Plans for meeting government ex
penditures as have been outlined b\
Former Secretary McAdoo including
the offering of another liberty loan,
the continuing of the sale of war I
ravings certificates, and tho retaining
of organizations for the sale of i
such securities, will be earned out.;
he said.
"I am sine the treasury Department
can with confidence offer another
liberty loan'' said the statement
which was addressed to th
American people, "and continue the
sale of war savings certificates know
ing that tho organizations will respond
once more to the call for service.
Federal Expenditures.
Government expenditures, including
transactions in the principal of
the public debt, during the current
fiscal year up to and including December
lb, when Mr. Glass assumed
office, have exceeded $9.000.000.GO'"1
the Secretary said in reviewing th
financial status of the government. ;
Expenditures for November v ere
nearly two billion dollars and for December
up to and including the 16th.
exceeded one billion dollars.
The proceeds of the fourth libert;
lean so far received have all be?'
i spent, Mr. Glass said, and the re- ,
maining instalments will be needed
to meet maturing treasury cer i icates
of indebtedness. More thahalf
of the estimated expenditure
of the government for the current
liseal years, recently placed at eighteen
billion dollars by Mr. McAdoo
have been spent in' the first five and
one half months. Hills for pro luc- ,
tion of wai mate in ids which ha ! reached
the peak at the time the arm
istice was signed, must be paid a'.< i
the great expense of demobilizing '
the army met.
In view of these facts, See re a ry ^
Glass said another liberty lean must _
be issued before the end of the fis J
cal year next Juno, the sale of war
savings stamps and certificates must
be pushed most energetically and,thhabits
of thrift formed during the
ar must be continued.
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Marks?Would you marry a woman
lawyer? ?
Parks?Heaven forbid! An o?^li
ary woman can cross-examine qmie
v < il enough.? Boston Transcript..
Crawford?The Allies are Paining
i /om experience their mistakes in the
.v ar.
Crarrhaw?Ves; they see now they
r. >uld have built bombproof hospitals
?Life. . :
IAYE 8U6&ED HEALTH
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k Dozens and Failures
osure and Hard
Some of Il'a Many Forms
riis Thousands
ly ins Its medicine eel 'net. end in
iil bo found it boll If; of I >r. Ibulman's
mia. Kor coughs, colds and catarrh
t's use is Indicated In all cases of
lion and congestion whether ot resnvtaeh,
bowels or other organs of tho
i Ave., iVlawaro, Ohio, suffered for'
uueous Unities of the stomach atul
' he <lid not eat a meal for five years
I'eruna is sold everywhere. You
may buy it in either liquid or tablet
form. Ask for Dr. Ilart man's
AVell Known I'eruna Tonic and if
you are seeking health take nothing
elrc. Insist upon I'eruna.
If you ore sick and suffering,
write The I'eruna Company, Dept.
77, Columbus, Ohio, for Dr. ITartinan's
Health llook. The book is
free and may help you. Ask your
dealer for a I'eruna Almanac.
J>, OONWAY, B. O.
V1UST NOT LIBERATE
THEM ONLY TO PERISH
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The Millions Who Have Been Mode
Free Must Now Be Fed?Food Ad*
ministration Soon to Announce Pro*
gram for World Relief?People of
South Caroline Will Do Their Pert
Willingly.
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Columbia.?The Food Adminlstr*
tton has been, wince the United State?
entered the world struggle for the pro
eervatlon of human liberty a war necessity.
Now that the war has bein
so gloriously ended the Food Administration
voieee a humanitarian appeal.
Food has played iU big part in the
winning of the war. Food will play a
bigger part, perhaps, in the wiuniug
?f th? worM
In the Immediate* future. food must
save the world?and the food must
come from America.
Herbert Hoover is in Europe. He has
pone overseas to ascertain what are
the actual food needs of the hundreds
of millions of people in the libenvtod
territories. When he has made his
Investigations an estimate of the
amount of foodstuffs that will be required
to feed these people who have
returned to the why* of peace to find
themselves practically helpless for the
present and until a crop can he growu.
w 11 be cabled back to Vmertca The
Food YdministrAt:cu will then he able
to announce a food program to meet
this need.
It is already known that the need
will be enormous and that the food
program will requite, on the part of
the Amervan people, 'he %nost intensive
conservation. The evacuation
of territory by the enemy has increased
rather than diminished the demands
upon America for food The
amount of food that had already been
pledged to the allied countries will
not be sufficient to meet the urgent
need. Millions cf people are hungry.
In many lands famine threatens.
The Ameican people, who have suffered
li: tie in this v. ar, compared with
the suiVerlugs of the people of many
European countries, would no' be willing
to see these people, who have been
fi f)i fine in a pfinimon can jo lihoratoH
only to perish for lack of fhe barest
necessities of life. That is not the
victory that they have suffered for
four years to attain. Out of their
plenty the American people will share
their food with their cousins acro9s
the seas.
The Food Administration believes
that, because of the awakened public
conscience the food program to he announced
in the near future will not
only be voluntarily complied with by
the American people?including, of
course, the people of South Carolina ?
but that they will cheerfully comply
with it. and count it a privilege to
eat at a common table with those
lob fortunate who have been associated
with them in the greatest of all
human struggles.
Already ships laden with food to
relieve hunger and distress have
reached ixm across the seas. Others
are following. These have been dispatched
to avert famine and disaster.
Food ships must continue to crocs the
seas from America until fields which
have been under fire or plowed with
the shells of mighty guns or which
have beon battle grounds these past
four years can 1. till d again and
made to produce toed whore death, but
through death, victory, has beon the
harvest.
The people of South Carolina will
be reedy to do their share when the
Food Administration makes known
what is needed.
6UGAR LIMITATIONS OFF;
NO FURTHER RATIONING
Columbia.?The limitation of four
pounds of sugar per month per perr
eon has been removed by the Food
Administration and tbo rule requiring
restaurants, hotels and public eating
places to limit their sugar consumption
to four pounds for each 90 meals
served, has been rescinded by tlu
Food Administration. The sugar
shortage is over. The Food Administration,
however, exi>< ct3 that with
the removal of the restrictions the
public will not exceed the normal reliireinents,
but will eon'inue to use
sugar with discretion. Manufacturers
using sugar may likewise secure theii
normal sugar requirements, without
Hi i further use of sugar certificates.
THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
STILL FORBIDS PROFITEERING,
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Columbia.?In order that no misunderstanding
may arise among licensees
with regard to the effect of the
armistice upon the regulations of the
Food Administration, it is stated by
the Food Administration and made
perfectly clear that the regulation?
are not annulled by the armistice.
Modifications have been made bul
of prcrfM. and regulation)* preventing
hoarding have not been removed, and
there 1r no present intention on the
fWkrt of the Food Administration ol
dropping these restrictions, which wil!
A M i fv ! /) 1 ?r /VJI
t/r i riuui v *7M,
The world needs at the presenl
time arc for a larger amount of foo^
then before the signing <jf the armls
tlce brought the figh^injj to an end
This eomvrehends food pt all kinds
with tLo possible exception of wheat
of which there in reported to b<
plenty.
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NOTICE.
Under and by virtue of a Decretal
Order made by his Honor, S. W. G.
Shipp, Judge of the Twelfth CircuHJ
at Chambers in the case of Edward
W. Prince, Administrator of the Estate
of Ransom M. Prince, and in his
own right, against Joanna M. Prince,
Burroughs & Collins Co., et al, and
dated 9th day of Dec. 1918, I will
offer for sale before the Court
House door at Conway, S. C., within
legal sale hours, on the first Monday
in January 1910, being the sixth
day of said month, the following described
property; being the same of
which tht* late Ransom M. Prince died,
seized and possessed, and being
bounded' and described as follows, towit:
ALL AND SINGULAR those cor
tain parcels and tracts of land situ??%
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ill I'il^Ul'llI 1 UW IIM1I|J( V/UUIlty
of Horry, State of South Carolina.
Parcel No. 1. Known as the
CJiurch Field, lying on the West
side of the Conway Branch of the
| A. C. I.. By. and containing Twenty
three and 8-10 (23 310) acres, represented
on a plat made by W. A.
Moore, Surveyor, Jan. 4th, 1014,
commencing at a stake on the road
leading from Gurley to Old Bayboro
*and running North 70 1-4 degree.-*
West 11 links and 18 chains; thence
12 1-2 degrees Fast 27 chains a *<1 70
n\s to a stake; thence South 25 1-2
h gives Fast-17 chains and 50 link;
a stake; thence South 12 1-2 degrees
West 14 chains and 20 link
the beginning corn* r. Less one
ere convt yed to school district No.
1*5%
Parcel No. 2. Situate as aforeai
I containing 10 arros on the
8-,-uth side of the public Itoad Icad.
g from .Old Bayboro store to Gurley
and hath the following courses
and distances: commencing at a
take 3xn in th? run of Branch
whore the aforesaid public road
eiosses said Branch and runs thenc
j with said public road South 70 1-2
degrees East 14 chains to a stake
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:'xn; thence South 13 1-2 degrees
West to a stake 3-8 North; thence
North 70 1-2 West 14 chains
j to Black Gum in run of Brrnch;
! thence the run of said Branch to bej
ginning corner represented on plat
made by W. A. Moore, Jan. 4th.
1905. The above described parcels
. l^nvinrr l\r?r / r\r\\r r%\* r\* \ BnncAoi
I ill! I UV.V II twil YV > V'i tu IVCAII^W: I I
M. Prince by Burroughs & Collins
Co ly deed of date Jau. 4th, 1905.
Parcel No. 3. Situate as aforo>
aid containing eight (8) acres rep;osented
on a plat made by I). M.
| urcrughs, Surveyor, Nov. 2nd,
1012; Beginning at the run of Spring
Branch at a gum narked 3xo thence
South 75 degrees 50 minutes East
i 12(? feet to a stake 5xn; th- nee
| -'v?uth 13 degrees .'10 minutes West
' '94 feet to a stake 3vn; thereJ
North 75 degrees 50 minutes West
1245 feet to a stake 3xn ir. ru of
jpring Bianch; thence the run of sai !
?''' mil to the beginning corner.
Bounded Northwardly by Hansom
M. Prince 10 acre tract, Past and
South by lands now or fonvmrly
| )\ nod by Burroughs & C Hies, Co.
| n<l West by the run of Spring
i Branch.
1 Parcel No. 4. Situate as aforesaid
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containing Three hundred thirty- i:<
Cil'G) acies, more or le s, conveyed
'o Ransom M. Prince by A. H. An
reson, 31st day of May, 1899. Com;
\> ncing at a dead pine at the for !
,r Bridge Branch runni g 11 degrees
East to the run of Hell Hole
Swamp to Ashe corner; thence up
run of said swamp to the bridge below
the old mill; thence West as the
cart road runs to the hill; thence up
said Swamp nearly a Northwardly
course to the end of the old Mill
I l ank; thence up said Hell Hole
Swamp on the West side of said
Swamp to high water mark to a
lightwood stake corner; thence
; North East to the run of said swamp
to where the run of Drumom
j liranch empties into Hell Hole
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By having them examined an
Office days Every Saturday
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ORCHARD NOTES.;#: \.
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Clemson College, Doc.
going over your orchard, you will
I probably find some dead tree*. Dig
these up and replace them with new (
ones. Write to the Jf^nsion Service
for circular oifv*ursery information.
Now is the proper time to spray
for the control of San Jose So^le.
Amount of spray required. Five gallon*
of the 4* concentrated lime sulphur,
making 50 gallons when diluted
at the rate of 1 to 9, is sufficient
for 00 very young trees,. 20 very
large apple or peach. This should
be applied with a good barrel spray
pump, something that is needed on i
every farm. ' .
If you arc thinking .of planting an ,
orchard, get your order in the hands
of some reliable nurseryman immediately
and insist on having trees of
the highest quality and of varieties }
that arc adapted to your sec^fon of j
the State. In making your calcula- \
j tions as to the number of trees noed^^ j
e<t, use the following planting di- J
i-'ctions: Apples, .'10 by .*10 foot, 49 }
trees per acre; poaches 18 by 18 feet,
i:J4 trees per acre; pecans, 60 by 60 1
feet, 12 trees per acre; plums, 20 by \
20 feet, 108 trees per acre; cherrietf,, }
20 by 20 feet, 108 trees per acre; and >
giapes 8 by 10 feet, 544 vines pei*
Acre.
Write to Extension Service .yf'lemeen
(N^iJege, S. C., for a list of
fruits and varieties recommended for
your section.
Preserve tlir life of your trees and .
increase both quality and quantity 1
of your fiuit by prunr.ing and spray- ^
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The following procedure will belpt
to prolong tno life of the old fiuit .
trees:
1. Dig abound the base of the
trees and remove all borers.
2. Cut out all dead wood and water
the sprduts and burn all prunii.gs.
3. Scrape; the rough bark from
the limbs and trunk of the trees-fso
that insects may not pass the winter
there.
4. Do not allow grass and weeds
to grow around the trees.
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Down--What's the matter, old chap
you look broken up?
Brown?Yes, I've got a cold or
something in niy head. .,
Down?-Oh, it must he a cold?I.onI
don Tit-Bits.
h?- ??-?
Swamp; thence up the run of Hell
Hole Swamp to the mouth of Sluts
b'aoch; the n(o up the run of Sluts
Brum s to the la ud of : a'd branch;
thence on to the corner of the cart
road; 11 nee 'nearly South down the
cart read to a stake corner near the 1
la a I oi Bridge Branch; thence nearly
West to the head of Bridge
Branch; thence clown run of said 1
bianch to beginning cornel*?excepting
therefrom Sixty-nine (GO) acres
off West side of said tract sold t'i-*J. ?
N. Dorsey, the location of which
slightly modifies above discribecl '
lines; excepting also one (1) acre at
the Anderson Grave yard.
Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
Inc. 0,1018, * ,
W. 1,. BRYAN, Ml
Clerk of Court, arid Special Master. t
ItOBT. B. SCARBOROUGH,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
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d glasses fitted if needed. I
at Horry Drug Store. 1
WOODRUFF, G. Opt. 1
t Specialist ^ |
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