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-' . . HOOVER TO KEEP UP EFFORTS IN FRANCE Clemenccau Government is Unable to Take Charge of Relief Work HOUSING OF MEN IS BIG PROBLEM Kaiiroaas Must ae entirely rebuilt in Many Places, Destruction Thorough. Washington. ? Relief work being carried on in Northern France by the Commission for Relief in Belgium and the pitiable condition of the 1,500,000 inhabitants of that section who escaped the German invasion, are described in a cablegram received at the headquarters of the commission here from Herbert C. Hoover at Paris. Air. Hoover's message, made public says: "The Commission for Relief in Belgium had hoped to surrender the task of relief of Northern France to the French Government immediately upon the German retreat. It has been found impossible, however, for the French Government to undertake the food supply of this area for some months to come, and upon the urgent request of that Government the commission had decided to continue. "Until transport and trade can be rehabilitated the present system must go on, for the French distribution is done by the trades. These arrangements necessitate some reorganization of the relief work and its entire separation from Belgium. Men Are Ready. "Twenty members of the Commission for Relief in Belgium who joined the American Army as officers have Deen released oy ucn. gersmng to undertake this work. "The population of this area at the moment of the retreat was about 1,500,000 there being also about 300,000 refugees in Belgium who are returning, and some 500,000 refugees in France, all of whom are anxious to return to their native soil. "The destruction of some, twenty principal towns and literally hundreds of villages renders the return of these refugees a stupendous problem. Every effort is being made to restrain them from going back. "In order to remedy this situation to some extent the Commission for Relief in Belgium has obtained the services of 150 volunteers from the American Navy and is taking over a large amount of second hand barrack material from the navy and army. Those barracks are in course o . erection. "A large amount of boots and fchocs and warm clothing has'been taken over from the Quartermaster's supplies and these are being distributed. The French Government is endeavoring to obtain cattle from Switzerland and horses from the varoius armies, which, together with the meagre supply of agricultural implements, may enable the population to get in some portions of next year's crops in areas not too badly destroyed by battle. "The entire industrial life of the region has been destroyed by the Germans. The coal mines are totally rlnefvrtvo/l !in/i llio ni>( v.'Avlf nf i?ml_ ways lias boon rendered almost hopeless of reconstruction for many months. Roads Thoroughly Destroyed. "The German method of destruction was to bend every single rail by exploding a hand grenade under it, rendering it useless for all time, The Grand Canal du Nord, connectig this section of France from the Kelgian canal system, is so badly destroyed it will take fully a yeai for its complete reconstruction. "The relief is based upon the allowance of food to the value of about .15 cents per day to the destitute those having any resources or employment being required to pay. Th whole extent of destitution is noi yet known, but appears to be fully 60 per cent, of the people." Japan enters the peace conferenc pledged to a policy of peace and the. "open door" in the Far East. .Serious illness of Federal Judge Joseph T. Johnson at his home al are'things 'like these that we recommend to the careful study of every farmer in Horry County. f ' . v5^?* " " I The Itching and St of Blaz Seems Like the Skin Is on Fire. There is a harrassing discomfort caused by Eczema that almost becomes a torture. The itching is almost unbearable, and the skin seems on lire with the burning irritation. A cure from local applications of salves and ointments is impossible, because such treatment can only allay the pain temporarily. The disease can only be reached by going deep down to its source. The source of Eczema is in the BROKE THROUGH HINDENBORG LINE Georgetown Boy With The 27th Tells of the Big Smash. Georgetown.?The following intensely interesting letter is from Sergt. Win. H. Smith, of Georgetown, with the 27th division (New YorkL which throughout the war has operated with the .'SOth division on the British front. "Grand Nouvel Hotel, Lyon, France. ' My Dear Papa: It docs seem strange to be in a real city again, among real people and in a hotei. Lyon is the second largest city in France, and it sure is some place. Our school and camp is only an hour away and we can get passes whenever we want them. We don't gel them very often, though, because it costs a young fortune before getting out of tlie place. The French seem to take a special pleasure in soaking us poor Americans as much as they can am1 get away with it, and we arcfools enough to let them get away with it; however, there are better days coming pretty soon, 1 hope. This is the first real city I've been in for any length of time. Reached tiie outskirts of Paris once, but never got there, but intend seeing it if 1 ever get th'e chance. Lyon is quite a wonderful place in itself and very interesting, one never gets tired wandering about and taking in the sights. It's certainly a huge relief to get out of sight of so many soldiers and mingle with civilians and sleep in a real bed and cat a real meal again. "We have been very busy at school and on the jump from dawn 'til dark. .There's no telling what's going to happen to us here at school now that the war is over and there's not much need for officers. The general rumor is that none of us will get a com mission and that the school will be discontinued shortly. Sure wish I could get back with the 107th again, j but am afraid that's going to be im- 1 possible. I think they will be among I the first to go back and they certain ly deserve to. You see we are all 1 non-com missioned officers here at school and our places have all been ! filled in our companies before now; so I reckon the logical thing to bo- j l'evc is that we will go hack in a body; anyway, whether I get a commission or not, the fact that I wa recommended for one means some thing. "It's certainly wonderful to have peace again, and one can hardly believe it's really true. There was certainly r. wild bunch here at 'he time of the signing of the armistice am! up on the front, when they knew it was to be ov-''r at 11 o'clock on the 11th. They opened up with every gun, large and small, all trying to see who could f're the most. Then of a sudden :t all stopped. You caa I imagine how the bovs fell wiien th; \ 1 r.< w thev hud no more spoils to lodev, .!?' could ''o ire; or less a they pleased. Fritz was running Mien just about as fast as he could go aw; leaving vcryth ng behind, and ! wa n't going to stop again until h reached the Rhine. "The censorship rules have been j lifted now to a certain extent and .we jean tell where we have been and what we have been doing. Ever since our arrival here we have boon connected with the British and Australians; the Australians are sure |l AM GLAD 1 n < w i Glad to Try Anything "Three years ago my system was in a terribly run down oon? ditlon and I was broken out nil over my body. 1 began to be worried about my condition and I was Kind to try anything which would relieve me. I'erunn nnn recommended to me as n fine blood remedy and tonic, and I soon found that it was worthy of praise. A few bottles ehnnged my condition materially and in a short time I wan nil over my trouble. I owe my restoration to I health and strength to Peruna. I am glad to endoriie It." Sold Everywhere THE HORRY HERA I is. Fiecy Eczema !j blood, the disease being caused by an I infection which breaks out through I the skin. The' is why the most satisfactory treatment for all so-called skin diseases is<S. S. S., for this remedy so thoroughly cieanses the biood that no impurities can remain. Get a bottle to-day at any drugstore, and you will see results from the right treatment. Write for expert medical advice, which you can get without cost, by addressing Medical Director, 21 Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga. wonderful fighters and we got along fine together. We first went on the Arras front, but only in reserve, and mostly for training purposes, and did I no fighting there at that time. From H there we went up in Belgium on the H Ypres front, opposite Mt. Kemmel, I men is wiuiuui uoudl one rainiesi; and muddiest place in the world. Wo were in the trencher there about six weeks, mostly front line and support line trenches. There was no advance there at that time, and we were simply holding the lines, but we had 9 some very exciting times and a few I very lively little fights, which consist 8 od mostly of raiding parties and a patrols. The trenches there were 6 anything but pleasant to live in, in n fact they were almost unbearable at. U times. From flandev^ we went down- B between Cambrai and St. Quentin, p where we were to pull off our big 9 job of breaking through the Hindenburg line; every day for three weeks 0 we rehearsed for it just as though fj we were rehearsing for a play on the K stage. We were told we were storm g troops (which is quite an honor), and 9 were to start one of the biggest and B most important offensives of the 8 war, and were to break the line a which the Germans claimed could not 1 be done. 2 "We went in the lines on the 27th B and went "over the top" at 5:30 a. E m. Sunday, September 29. I think I that was the most wonderful oceas- y - r .. i : ah h. - - ? ivju vx 111> hie. .tt.il uie nervousness | one felt at starting soon disappeared when the excitement commenced and the men went along singing and smoking and seemed to be having the time of their lives. We had 50 large tanks which preceded us to break the wire entanglements, but only a very few ever reached the wire. I There were so many of our airplanes I over us that Fritz could not get any | of his up. Our barrage consisted of a piece of artillery about every fif- ^ teen feet apart and machine guns about every twelve feet, and at 5:30 when they all opened up, together with everything the enemy had, the earth just rocked. It was the heavioef Kuvriwrn nvnr el nxro/1 oni?i?\ I7UI V v. J (IU I 111^ HIV. I war, ard talking later with some Gor I , man prisoners, they said it was. a ' miracle that any of them were left to be taken prisoner. Everything was used that day, from fist to bayonet. I was in some very tight places, and on looking back, it doesn't seem possiVde that I could have come out of it without a scratch. Hy noon we had reached our objective. Then the Aus Iralians came through us and "car- ' ried on" from there. The famous bne was smashed and that started the big drive which never stopped until the armistice was signed. We 1 kept after Hum for four days, then came out for a rest, but wore only ! out thr^o days before we were or- 1 . ' ] in again and stayed in until I j v a order; d to report here at the officers' training school. "Must stop now, Papa, but am lion < ing it won't be long h:< fore 1 see you 11. I'll be wishing you and all a very h opy Chr'stnias and New ) i citA (itvo my love to all, please. "Vcur devoted ron, . "WI EC." The Strong Withstand the Winter [ CoM Better Than tfroAVeak ' ; You mu3t have Health, Strength and Endurance to fight Colcis, Grip and Influenza. I V/hen your blood is not in a healthy condition and does not circulate properly, your system is unable to withstand the i Winter cold. GROVE'S TASTEEE3S Chili TONIC ! Fortifies the System Against Odds, Grip : and Influenza by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. It contains the well-known tonic prop- : erties of Quinine and Iron in a form acceptable to the most delicate stomach, nnd is pleasant to take. You can soon feel its Strengthening, Invigorating Effect. 60c. j ro endorse] ma WBB Was in a Terribly I. Run Down Condition W. ^HIhb I Minn Ttlckti Lfopold, 288 Layco St., Mcnashu, Wis., Soc'y Llederkranz. Miss Leopold's letter opposite conveys in no uncertain way the Kratltudo she feels for Peruna. Mqnld nnd Tablet Form LISHMMPi J>. OOHWAY, 8. a 1L. JHII , J BO FEI My life1 to the Crops a F\ S. RO Norfolk, Va. Baltimore Cloumbia, S. C C 1 SAILORS AND POLICE BATTLE IN NORFOLK Dne Seaman Killed and Another Badly Hurt in Street Riot. Norfolk, Va.?One sailor was killed, another dangerously wounded mcl several citizens received minor injuries early today in a disturbance which started after a midnight frolic oy enlisted men fom tl:e army and navy on shore leave. While the streets in the business section were filled with crowds celerviting the New Year, ..hundreds of men in uniform held up street cars bulled missiles at unoffending persons, raided re. aurants and looted show windows and pawn shops, from which weapons were obtained. The police opened fire on a number of men caught in the act of looting a ! | HA I'll ji.wi.-iry Mwif window, ancr wmcn fighting became general. F. H. Kosscn a seaman, sattioned at the naval base, died at a hospital from a bullet wound in the head. J. F. Carroll, a chief petty officer, was stabbed in the body and Bryce Custer, seaman, was shot in the log. Only one arrest was made, Chas. Hareic, a seaman, being held on the rharge of house-breaking. Investigation by the police showed that more than a score of show windows were smashed with a property damage estimated at $5,000. Before order was restored the rioters broke open a hardware store and took kegs of point with which they gave the sidewalks a coat of vanous colors. A navy provost guard sided the police in dispersing the crowds and quieting the vristurbance. According to the police, appeals to the naval authorities for further assistance brought no response. o The construction of improved high ways in South Carolina would mark the beginning of a new era in the history of the State, in the oninion oi Former Gov. D. C. Heyward. o Begorry. iThat Yankee cop must Be a rogue Who hasn't got an Irish brogue. ?Cartoons Magazine. # YSTEf 1TILIZ / TPAOE MARK - iTSil' REGISTERED. 's work has been d improvement of So inrl Soilc F. S. RCtt YSTER G?A e, Md. Toledo, 0. Tarboro, N. Spartanburg', S .C. Atlanta, olumbus, Ga. Montgomery, Ala NOTICE. Under and by virtue of a Decretal Order made by his Honor, John S. Wilson, Presiding Judge, in tlie ease of Conway Savings Bank against Barney A. Hemmingway and others, and dated November 1st, 1917, the undersigned will offer for sale before the Court House door at Conway, S. C., within legal saic hours, on the first Monday in February, 1919: ALL AND SINGULAR those certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land lying and being in Conway Township, County of Horry, State of South Carolina, containing in the aggregate, Thirty-two (32) acres, more or less, to wit: Tract No. 1: Containing Twentyfive (25) acres, more or less, lying on the West side of Pauley Swamp Road, bounded North by land (formerly) S. A. Causey; East by T. W. Davis tract; South by (formerly) Mrs. M. B. Beaty tract, afterward-? owned by one Proctor; West by the T. W. Davis land. The said tract being a part of what is known a> "Wilson Hill tract" and is the identical tract of land conveyed to Barney A. Hemingway by S. A. Causey, by his deed of date Jan. 1st, 1901, recorded in book LLL-page 121, Office R. M. C. Horry County. Tract No. 2: "Containing Seven (7) acres, more or less, lying on the Pauley Swamp Road about three miles from Conway, and bounded North and North-east by lands of MMWHWWMWMWWIMB SAT YOUR 8| By having them examined anc Office days Every Saturday r I YnilRftllQ A \A I v wi w v n? vi I Eyesight _ ??P? ? i rs I ER i evoted uthern f -\\ \ 'STER V i NO CO. j I C. Charlotte, N. CI N ^ ! Ga. Macon, Ga. ? ! immMMaBBMBBaMBM . Presley Hemmingway; and on the East, South and West, by lands known as the Ella J. Dusenbury land; said tract being the southern or south ^ western portion of a tract of Presley _ Hemingway, and is where the house 1 and plantation of Barney A. Hemming j way is located. The premises being ail the land owned by said Barney A.- \ Hemingway at the time of the exe? I cution of the mortgage, made by j him to Plaintiff in the pending ' case, and his interest in the estate lands of Presley Hemmingway." Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to , pay for papers. J. A. LEWIS, Sheriff. j ROUT. B. SCARBOROUGH, Plaintiff's Attorney. j January 2, 1019. 3t o \ TRESPASS NOTICE. 1 ^ All persons are hereby given notice and warned not to trespass on , ?'.ny of my land In any manner or form whatsoever, either by hunting, fishing, trapping or any entry of anykind, under full penalty of the law +*** for violation?the land being known as the Sarah Prince Estate land of 75 acres, more or less, in Galivants , Perry township; and also my individual property of 19f> acres, more or less, in same township. J. Gray Floyd.^ j Galivants Ferry, S. C 12-5-18-prLw^v v December, 5th 1918. \ ? -aammwwmmmnt mmmmmmmmummmn /E $ r ill EYES HP^.--:-'' ' * [ glasses fitted if needed1! it Horry Drug Store. WOODRUFF, G. Opt. Specialist #