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I I VOLUME xxxm ___ _ * GERMAN SAVANTS 1 APPEAL TO WILSON li '( Ume Expert Commission to I i Qtnrk> tho FaaH I UlUU J LI IV ? WVM ? Situation | SERVIA'S COLLAPSE CAUSED BY SHORTAGE ' 1 ] ^ * psychic and Ethical" Phe- ; v. ( nomcna Making' For j Deep Danger , i i < k London. ? Thirty-six prominent r "'members of scientific and medical faculties of German universities and twenty-two mayors of leading' cities in that country have addressed a joint appeal to President Wilson and university faculties jn neutral countries, urging the speedy appointment ] of a commission of experts from the ( Scandinavian states, Holland, Swit- , norland and Spain for the purpose of studying the food situation in Germany. Mr. Wilson is asked to designate an American medical expert as an added member of the commission, in which the entente countries will be given the privilege of representation if they so choose. L ^ The memorial says: , "Germany has laid down her arms upon being assure . a peace of justice based on President Wilson's ""fourteen points." The condition of the armistice have made her abso^ lately defenseless. In spite of mutual agreement to suspend all hos- , tilities. Germany's opponents con- ( tinue the hunger blockade?the most .^.severe and most crushing of all weapons applied against her during the war. Testimony adduced by medical authorities in Germany proves that the blockade cost the vvuuv-i jr *7A?iiu llimuiuu lllUU^illl'l iives." The petition claims that clandestine traffic in food has resulted in price increases over peace-time stand sards ranging from 1,000 to 8,000 per cent, "which deprives milllions f workers and women and children of food and prevents the jieople from obtaining the most elementary necessities. The number of meurasthenics caused by the monotony of daily fare during the past four and a half years inns into the millions." ; The petition further asserts that in addition to physical suffering.; i growing out of the continuance of j ^ the blockade, the food stringency , in Germany has produced < "phychic and ethical phenomena i which threatens to develop into , broadening centers for Bolshevism." ] A . . il. .Among inc signer.-} are rroiessor j Bier, Czerny, Baumm, Doederlein, , i von^&lueller and Abderhalden, Chief Magistrate Wcrmuth, of Greater ' Berlin, head of the list of mayors v/ho signed the memorandum, which :iri conclusion declares that the problem of rationing big cities in German , is beset by gravest dangers and that "the German people are under-fed > being given into a hunger catastr>- ^ phe." o i P. C. Prince, one o( the leading bus \ * jnesp men and farmers of Loris, S. C., Spent a short time in Conway la d Wednesday on business. EXm MANNING* , _ t TO SAIL MARCH 5 > ?? j5 .Former Governor Richard I. Man- t ning told friends while in Columbia" Monday in attendance tipon the meet t ing of the central cotton committee p that he expects to sail for France'on < March 5. The former governor goes r aw a delegate to the peace conference c from the League to Enforce Peace. ? Mrs. Manning, who will accompany \ him, is now visiting in Richmond, t Va., while Mr. Manning is arranging f his affairs in Sumter preparatory to j, their departure. They will be gone c of two months and probably longer. \ \ ttt ' COTTON ACREAGE REDUCTION URGED Committee Holds Meeting at Court House Here Last R/lnnrJou R/l/\nn!w? mv/uuuy ivui lllliy A campaign is being carried on through the whole South to secure a reduction of one-third in the acreage planted in cotton this year. Horry County does not grow an excessive amount of cotton, but we are expected to join in the movement to a reasonable extent. The State Central Committee of the South Carolina Cotton Association has appointed the following committee for Horry County?J. A. McDermott, L?. H. Burroughs, W. A. Freeman, Geo. J. Holliday, P. W. Bethea and M. J. Bullock. A meeting of this committee was held in Conway on Monday. J. A. McDermott was elected Chairman, and W. A. Freeman, Secretary. A meeting has been called to be held at the Court House in Conway on Friday, February 28th, at il o'clock, at which it is hoped that all those who are interested in this movement will he present. It is the purpose of the committee to distribute pledge cards throughout the county for the farmers to sign. This card will give the number of acres planted last year, and the number of acres which the farmci intends to plant this year. No one is asked to pledge to plant less than ") acres to the plow, but where more than that amount was planted he is asked to reduce. This movement is in progress all over the cotton belt, and it is generally recognised that if a large crop is planted we must expect a much lower price?a price that will leave no profit?and the only way to a\oid the. prospect of a large crop is to secure a reduction of the acreage planted over the whole belt. Following is the pledge which may he used by any farmer who cannot come but believes in the movement. He can sign the pledge after filling it out and mail to Mr. W. A. Freeman. Sec.. Conwjiv. S P. Reduction Pledge STATIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of No. Acres Planted in 1918 No. Acres Planted in 1919 I hereby promise on my honor and igreo to reduce my cotton acreage for the year 1919 as compared wilii the year 1918, 3:1 1-3 per cent, or as [?or schedule shown hereon, and to reduce my commercial fertilizer on :otton for the year 1919 as compared with 1918, 50 per cent, and to hold my cotton on hand for 35 cents basis middling, or for a remunerative [) rico. Witness 191... Signed Address J. A. McDermot.t, Chairman, W. A. Freeman, Secretary. o I CI. C. Martin, of Loris, was in Con,vay last Friday. MCUToesx AFTER THREE MONTHS ! Washington.?Back in the White louse after an absence of nearly ; hrec months, President Wilson was' working away at his desk this morn- 1 ng when surprised members of the itaff of the executive officers began o report. H is first act, without waiting for he office force, was to send a telegram to Theodore E. Burton, prcsi!<;nt of the League of Nations Union it New York, reiterating his confilence that the people of the United , 5tates with practical unanimity vould support the League of Naions. Mr. Burton, Republican and ormer Senator from Ohio, had telegraphed a welcome to the President is recognized leader of the league of Nations movement. # parr CONWAY, S. C , THURSDAY, - - L-i.iUl.UL4-. GOAST DEFENSES i WILL GET MONEY Washington.?The annual appropiation bill carrying $11,191),000 for sea coast defenses of the United States and its insular possessions was passed by the house without a record vote and sent to the senate. The bill carries $4,G41,G92 for coast defenses in the United States; $400,000 for proving grounds, $1,033,750 for coast defenses in the insular nossnssinns nrwl $4 fi9:T R,1Q fm Panama canal fortifications. The original estimates, submitted before hostilities ended, totalled $589,085,099, but later were reduced by the war department to $5(>,491,2(>2. Further reductions were made by the cvmmittee, especialy in the estimates relating to field artillery and field ammunition. The only item in the bill which was closely questioned was that making available a former authorization of $417,000 for the construction of a radio dynamic under water torpedo invented by John Hays Hammond, Jr. horr7?ust pay pledges to fund Conway, S. C., Feb. 20th, 1919. To all School District Chairmen and otherwise, who have pledged to the United War Work Funds: In the drive last Fall Horry County won the trophy as the first County over the top on the pledge to the United War Work Fund. The beautiful set of silk flags of the allies is now on display at the office of the County Chairman. It is an award to each one in the County that took part in the splendid work that put Horry first in the District "Over the Top" or. pledges. , - H owever, the Chairmen, Mr. A. E. Goldfinch tells us, that so far there has been only a little over 50 po. cent, sent in on these pledges. The District standing is as follows: Marion Couotv 87 per cent; Dillon County, 8.*} per cent; Florence County, 57 per cent; Horry County. 58 per cent. Let each worker get busy and let us send in to Mr. C. II. Snider the balance that we are due on this pledge and help put Horry County ai the top instead of the bottom of the l?st. This matter is of so much importance and the funds are so sorely needed to bring the boys home safely that Gov. Cooper has written '* special letter emphasizing its importance, a copy of which follows: Copy of Letter by Gov. Cooper. Mr. W. D. Melton, State Chairman, United War Work Campaign, Columbia, S. C. My Dear Mr. Melton:? I am somewhat surprised to learn that a great many subscribers to the United War Work Fund are showing* a spirit of indifference. May I not suggest that you take the matter up with the various County organizations, through your collector, Mr. Frick, and urge the collection of all pledges? There seems to be a feeding on the part of some of the subscribers that these funds are not needed. They seem to overlook the fact that a great deal of this money was actually spent or pledged prior to the campaign, and it is very much needed now in bringing the soldiers homo. I cannot believe that the people of South Carolina would feel indifferent to this matter if they can be made to realize that if we fail now it will be the first time since we en u i-od mo great world war. surely we will not give anyone reason to say that we are lacking in gratitude. It is tine the fighting is over, and the soldier is to return to his homo. When he wont away to bravo every danger, and make every sacrifice ho felt that his cause was just, and that the people of the State for whom he fought were worthy of him. We cannot afford to disappoint him when he returns. I beg to suggest, therefore, that you endeavor to present through B W , FEBRUARY 27, 19ia. FIRST UNiT FROM 30TH DUE MARCH 3 Washington, Feb. 25.?The first unit of the Thirtieth division, composed of Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina troops, is due at Newport News March X, aboard the battleship Michigan, which sailed, from Brest February 18, according' to official information available hero ' today. The unit is the 105th trench mortar battery composed of six offi-1 cers and 181 men. The battery will be assigned t >, three camps for demobilization a follows: Camp Sevier, South Carolina, 09 men; Camp Gordon, Ga., five officers and (>7 men; Camp Lee, Va., one officer, 45 men. The Michigan also brings casual companies 1,205 (Virginia) and 257 (Georgia). Washington, Fob. 2o.?It appears that only contingent that might arise to prevent the .'10th Division from landing- at Charleston is the possibility that the ships employed to bring the troops over might be too large to dock at that place. In that event it ir> possible that the division will disembark at New York. Adjutant Gen. P. Cf! Harris in a communication to Senator Shields this morning made this statement: ' The present plan is to have the organizations of the 30th Division disembark at Charleston, S. C., provided the ships on which these troops embark can dock at Charleston. '"If the ships on which the 30th Division embark cannot dock at Char loston then it is possible that such organizations will disembark at NewYork city." N0B0DYADM1TS HE RAN OVER STANLEY D. N. Stanley, at last accounts, was doing as well as was expected while recovering from the almost numberless hurts and bruises ho sustained when he was run over by an automobile last week. But nobody comes forward to say that they ran over him. Several cars were traced out in an effort to find out who drove the one-seated runabout that is said to have caused the mischief; but so far no clue has brought results. Several stories are going about as to how the accident occurred. One most generally told is the one printed in another column of this paper. Another is that both the parties were j driving* down toward the business center of the town, the automobile, turning the corner at the Methodist church as Mr. Stanley was passing along there driving* a wagon. As the wagon was turned to allow the automobile to pass, the mule shied too quick and this threw Mr. Stanley out ol the vehicle and in the path of the ear. The injured man has been confined at his home since the accident and the Herald was unable to obtain a story from him as to how it occurred. a Short term noto^?, maturing in from one to five years, would be offered! i.i the forthcoming Victory Liberty Loan campaign, instead of long* term notes under a tentative agreement reached by the house ways and moans committee. ! ROMINENT ATTORNEY HACK. Henry Buck, a prominent attorney of the Marion County bar, has returned to the practice of law at his offices in Marion, S. G\, after spending several morths in performing legal services for the government. your County organizations to all subscribers who have not paid their pledges, first: the actual need for the fund; second: that the people of South Carolina cannot afford to do loss for a victorious army than they did for a fighting army. If I can be of aid to you in any way, do not hesitate to command me. Very truly yours, (signed) K. A. Cooper, Governor. mlit. COURT POSTPONED ACCOUNT OF FLU Wlany Got News and Remained at Home?Others Came Here on Monday. The Court of General Sessions, which was to have- convened in Conway last Monday morning:, was postponed by order of the Judge last Saturday afternoon and communicated by telegram to the Clerk of the Court here on last Sunday. Judge Purifoy acted in the matter, according to the telegram, upon request of [the Board of Health of Conway and petition of members of the bar. The news that the Court had been I called off reached many corners of | the County before Monday morning so that numbers of people did not I Iconic to Court; but the news could | not got out in time to prevent a. crowd of people from coming to Con vav on that day. Some of the people expressed their opinion as being opposed to the action having been taken to postpone the Court at the eleventh hour; stating that if it was important to pievent the gathering of the people it should have been thought of sooner before preparations had been made for holding the Court; and they commented upon the fact that at the present time there wore no quarantine regulations being enforced in regard to other gatherings* The time when the Court will convene has not yet been determined. DISTRICT CENTENARY GROUP MEETINGS The Methodist Church of the Marion District are planning for the great Centenary Missionary Celebration. Four Group Meetings for the Marion District are to be held as i ' ^ iuiiuws: uio, iviarch 4; Dillon, March f), Mullins, March (>; Conway, March 7. The following programme will be observed: Morning Session. 1. Devotional Exercises by the Pastor at each place. 2. Historical Statement of the Cen tenary?Rev. M. W. Hook. A Survey?Rev. John II. Graven. ,4. The Big' Drive?W. II. Muller, Esq. f>. Intercession.?Rev. S. O. Cantov. 0. Stewardship?Hon. Charlton DuRant and Mr. W. F. Cross, and A. E. Goldfinch. 7. The World Programme and Our | Enlistment for Service.?Dr. Watson P. Duncan. Afternoon Session. 1. Devotional Exercises by the! Pastor. 2. The Sunday School and the Cen 1 t( nary.?Rev. I). D. Jones. I o. Woman and The Centenary?! Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. L. Cottingham, i Mrs. H. O. Schoolfield, and Mrs. B. 1 G. Murphy. 4. The Layman and The Centenary ?Prof. W. I). Roberts and W. C. Moore, Esq. f>. The Pastor and The Centenary ?Rev. C. C. Derrick. C>. The World Programme and Our Part In It.?I)r. J. W. Daniel. i o ON WOPNDEI) LIST. Private Malcolm McDowell, of Star Route No. 2, Conway, S. C., appeared in a casualty list recently published, as being among the list | of wounded, and the decree of the wound undetermined. o ?? BACK FROM FRANCE. George L. Marsh, of Conway, received a telegram here last Saturday stating that his brother, Chas. O. Marsh and his cousin, F. O. Hen- j drjcks, were both back safe and j sound in this country, having landed; in New York city and on their way to Camp Merrett where they expect to bo honorably discharged after a short time. Both of these Horry boys are well known to many friends here and elsewhere who will he glad to loam that they have returned safe from France. | % _ _ NO- 45. ACREAGE REDUCTION IS GREAT MOVEMENT One of the Greatest For the Farmer Ever Undertaken in South COMMITTEE APPOIMTED FOR HORRY COUNTY Will Help Farmers to Come Out From Wall Street Controllers. Next Friday, February 28th,. has I t on set aside by the people of the South as a day on which the farmers of all of the cotton growing States will sign pledges to reduce the acre age of cotton this year 33 1-3 per event:, it being- understood that no fanner who planted five acres or less in 1918, will be asked to make any induction in the amount for 1919, < r in other words, each farmer will not he asked to reduce to less than five acres to the horse; the pledge also comprehends the use of fertilizers for cotton for 1919, and each farmer will be asked to pledge himself to vise only 50 per cent, as much fertilizer as he did in 1918. The Herald realizes that this move ! men! is one of the most important in the interest of the farmers that has been undertaken by the joint action of the people in many a long year. In years past the price of costcn has been controlled to a large (extent, if not entirely at times, by Wall Street and the big interests that have found delight in taking advantage of the unorganized cotton planters of the Southern States. By joining together in this movement and reducing the acreage planted u:.. ' v.ii.-> yf?ir, farmers will be able to control the price themselves not only for what they raise this year, but will be able to command almost their own price for the crop of 1918, that many of them are still holding1. We join in this movement and ask all of the farmers of Horry County to sign these pledges, and it is hoped that a big majority of them will sign up next Friday. The farmers of Horry County should understand that this movement goes in all the cotton States. They have all been organized just as South Carolina has been following the meeting recently at New Orleans. The committee appointed for Horry County to get the farmers together arc Messrs. J. A. McDermott, L. 11. burroughs, Power W. Bethea, and M. J. Bullock, all of Conway, find Mr. George J. Hollid?v nf n?i w _ . ? ....j vi viauvail'l Ferry. All these men realize the g>eat importance of getting the farmers together and the farmers them selves will realize it, we believe, when they read this article and the other news matter in this issue concerning this movement. VICTBRYIGANACT CARRIES HUGE SUM Washington.?The "Victory Liberty Loan Act," authorizing the issuance of $7,000,000,000 in short term notes in place of bonds was introduced in the house tonight by Chairman Kitchin of the house ways and means committee. Mr. Kitchin will call the bill up Tuesday afternoon with the hope of getting it passed through the house some time the following day. In addition to authorizing - the issuance of notes the bill provides for: A sinking fund to retire all Liberty Bond and note issues in 25 years. An extension of the authority of the war finance corporation with the power to finance the export trade where the banks ai\? unable to. mi * ?? i no use ot about $1,500,000,000 as a loan to foreign governments to buy American material already abroad or American wheat. Broadens the tax exemption o? income from Liberty Bonds and the new notes.