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' f :p | I" VOLUMEXXXm I GRAVE CONCERN | IN WASHINGTON 'g Hungarian Development Is Viewed as Highly H Portentious i1 Thnnni r- nni-tnikia :r, tnuuDLC DnnwiiMU i, FOR SEVERAL WEEKS En Industrial and Food Problems I f Believed to Be Re|r| sponsible. Br Washington.?Grave concern was H evident in official and diplomtaic Wl quarters here over the news of the r. .seizure of government in Hungary El by a Bolshevik regime which has inaugurated its advent by declaring a W suite of war with the Entente powand seeking an alliance with the lu.ssian Bolsheviki. B* No one in authority would attempt y to forecast the result or to discuss R1', N?rhat measures might be adopted by & the Associated powers, chiefly be )* \ cause virtually all information read ccived here has been in press disL'i patches and the state department so U far is without official advices on the subject. With President Wilson and A Secretary Lansing- in Paris the attiK r tude of the American government to^ ' ward any measures that m?y be proposed will be determined and anil' nounccd there. , 4 Although the news from Hungary p cicated a sensation, it did not come |L' altogether as a surprise. For some U (keeks the unrest in Hungary has Ml tender! toward Bolshevism. This has not been entirely due to shortage of Mi food. The problem of industry and \i raw materials giving employment to 1 workmen has been of equal imporil t'Ance and other economic problems j are involved. London View is Grave. London.?The revolution in HunI Cary caused great excitement in Vi *'. anna but did not surprise those who ( were aware of the true conditions of I affairs, says the Vienna correspond) ent of the Tdlegraph. He says the j -communists of Hungary have long I "been the real masters of the country '> and liave been only awaiting an op ivKf prrtunity to get rid of Count KarW I olyi, who is considered to have been Ski mever more than a figurehead, l The correspondent declares there no elements in Hungary capable * WloI making a stand against the ex ^ Wrremists and that even in CzechoSlovakia there are strong Bolshevik k * influences. He pointed out that exrlt' P?**8 agree there is very grave danlR; jger of Bohemia following the ex' lflL nmple^af Hungary. Tlie situation is |*f#Sttributed by the correspondent to rtTithe failure of the peace conference at 1 |?{f Paris to recognize the seriousness of the situation and occupy Budapest with entente troops. He says the i ionly way to save the situation is to j fiend American or British forces* there, but adds: hi Where a battalion would have sufficed formerly, a brigade would be J necessary now. 1 The Hungarian revolution and the } Reported alliance of the new government with the Russian soviet, which is considered hero as a grave menace jto Europe, has given rise to new criticism here or delays in tnc peace conference proceedings. The Globe -referring to the situation in HunjR**ary, says: "That is the natural consequence iof the delay of the peace conierencc in making peace and if the delay con timies we will have worse consequences still. All this discussion of the league covenant before , even a preliminary peace has been reached siniWy encourages the spread of the Botfiievik disease and gives oui chief enemy opportunities for inFor some time recently the roads were too bad for the farmers tx visit Conway with anything to sell By the middle of last week condi tions had improved some. A m* SLEEPING DISEASE IN DILLON COUNTY One of the Cases There Reported to Be Better at Last Accounts ! ] j i There are two cases of the new 1 disease, "sleeping sickness," report- < cd for Dillon county. One case is at 1 Latta and the other is across the 1 river. Dr. W. B. Smith has been ] treating the case across the river and the authorities to whom the symp- ' toms were described pronounced it a genuine case of sleeping sickness. ~ The patient, who was a Mr. Harrel-. ' son> a son of the late Rev. Hugh Harrelson, has been ill with the dis- i e*\se nearly three weeks, but is bet- ' ter. There have been several cases 1 reported in the state, the latest one being in Williamsburg county. The 1 medical profession is watching the 1 cases closely, but so far they have been unable to make a satisfactory diagnosis of the new disease. This disease, while commonly called "sleeping sickness," which exists of the manner in which the patient is affected, is entirely distinct from the "sleeping sickness," which exists in tropical regions and which is communicated by the bite of the tsetse fly. In discussing the malady the publ'o health report of February 21, 1019, in a report of the cause says that the patient became dazed or stupid, slept a great deal and was drowsy by day. In marked cases the lethargy was accompanied by heaviness of eyelids, pain in the eyes, blurred vision and photophobia and in a well marked case gradually pass ed into a stupor. There seems to be little doubt, says the report, that there is n certain amount, of fever in an early stage of the disease, although occasionally it may not be observed for several days after the onset of symptoms. The temperature commonly ranges from 101 to 102, but temperatures up to 104 are not very uncommon. The patient lies in bed on his back, often unable to make any voluntary movement on account of great muscular weakness, the face is quite expressionless and n.asklike, and in the severest cases the patient lies in bed like a log, resembling a wood-image in lack of expression and mobility. There are two distinct types of the disease, one in which the patient is dull and stupid and the other in which he is hysterical and wild. The disease has occurred in Europe and in America, being more oilers prevalent in 1895. In England it has been made a reportable disease. Out of 168 cases, 87 were fatal. FORMEHiONlWTE MARRIES IN CHARLOTTE (Charlotte Observer). . Miss Virginia Parks Davidson and Mr. Douglas J. Burbage were married Saturday night at the First Baptist church by Dr. Luther Little. The wedding was witnessed only by a few intimate friends and came as a surprise to scores of friends of the young couple. Mr. and Mrs. Burbage will make their home in Norfolk. Mr. Burbage has recently been discharged from army service and will assume a government position at Norfolk. The bride is a popular and talented musician of this city and has been pianist at the First Baptist church. ?Sht? also served as a member of the church choir. She is a particularly attractive young woman and very popular. Mr. Burbage is a native of - Conway, S. Cf, but, with the excepl tion of time spent in the army duvi Lng the war, has for the past several * years been located at Norfolk, where he has held an important position. Mr. and Mrs. Burbage are stop ping for the present at the Central 5 hotel. ) p v? The drill grounds of the home - guards are now lighted by a string of tungsten lights. pioit, CONWAY, 8. Oi, THURSDAY FORMER WISER j CLOSELY GUARDED Amerongen, Saturday.?There was a, state of the extreme alertness ? mound the von Bentinck castle ( through the night and this morning J in consequence of the receipt by the former German Emperor last even- ] ing of two violently threatening let- J tors, one emanating from Amsterdam and the other from the Belgian c frontier and also a telegram from a friend warning him of menacing * peril. All the Dutch gendarmes watching 1 aver the ex-Emperor's welfare were ] kept on duty instead of half their number being allowed their accustomed rest. This mottling the garden < paths in the neighborhood of the J shed where William Hohenzollern < was engaged in sawing wood, were 4 c nstantly patrolled by armed guards 1 while even outside the walls of the ' ii.. l . : i i i tiwitiu gcimai muf> wei? rallying iu?uod i*ifles. One man was watching1 each of the four sides of the castle, and other 1 precautions were taken to insure safety. WAR DEPARTMENT HELPSRAILROADS Washington.?The urgent need of tnc railroad administration for ready cash to meet the current obligations was partially met through payment of $100,000,000 by the War Department on account of transportation of troops and war supplies. The payment, it was annouunced at the War Department, covers bills already approved and anticipates bills ordinarily due within the next three months, War Department accountants have computed the amount new due from the department to be $05,000,000, while the railroad administration estimates it at $80,000,000. Acting Secretary Crowell, in an nouncing the payment, said the sum had been made available by the shift ing of funds heretofore appropriated for the War Department, but unexpended. To Solve Problem. Ordinarily, railroad administration officials explained, the War Department would have made payments direct to the railroads rendering service, but the aggregate payment direct to the railroad administration was arranged to aid the administration in its present financial situation. The payments also would have been spread over the next three months in the ordinary course of business and consequently tnis amount must uc i subtracted from railroad receipts for this period. The money will be distributed by the railroad administration to meet the current cash requirements of individual roads. Cash to Meet Demands. 'With the payment together with tiro $50,000,000 advanced by the war finance corporation, a payment of $10,000,000 recently by the Navy Department on account of transportation, and various loans to be repaid by railroads within the next few | weeks, the railroad administration! e> poets to have sufficient funds to meet its current cash requirements. Trade acceptances are to be used in financing equipment purchases and certificates of indebtedness are to be given to railroads for amounts due from the railroad administration on last year's accounts. Detailed plans for issuance of these certificates of indebtedness, which will be used as collateral for loss to individual railroads by the war finance corporation, arc to be announced soon. o HOUSE BURNS UP. . *j l\ A tenant house belonging to Hon. Hal L. Buck caught on fire last Monday and was a total loss. It was occupied by a colored family and the fire is said to have originated in a room in the building which was locked up at the time. It was thought that some of the negro children had been burned up in the house but this proved untrue as they had escaped to a neighbor's house. flfipi:'T' t 9?t , MARCH 27, 1919. S. S. WORKERS COMING APRIL 8-9 Wo are expecting Mr. Webb, State I t Secretary of the South Carolina Sunlay School Association; and his Coworker, Miss Holland, to be in the bounty April 8-9. The Horry County Sunday School Convention will be :eld at that time. We are about to perfect plans to i'vide the Convention and hold one 5 session with the Aynor Methodist i ihurch, and one session with the ' VVampee Baptist church. You will ' remembe)' that we were to hold 1 these meetings some time ago but had to call them off on account of the "Flu." The reason for having [>ne day in one part of the County 1 and the next day in another is bo- 1 &ai)?e the farmers arc very busy now < und we want to put the meeting as r.ear everyone as possible. Then you 1 L-an hear the two noted Sundnv ? ^ School workers and not have to lose but one day. Sunday School and Church Work has been greatly hindered this past winter and we should make every effort to get back to good work as spring has opened up and the "Flu" has almost died out. It is time for us to awaken ourselves to our duty and get the schools back to their normal strength. Full programme will be published in next week's paper. J. C. Spivey, Pres. W. M. Goldfinch, Sect-Treas. o CAN'T RUSH GOVERNMENT. Information How to Obtain the $60 Bonus. Washington.?Officers and enlisted n en discharged from service will not expedite settlement of their claims for arrears in pay by placing them in the hands of attorneys or claim cnlrl a cfatomnnt {cviinij juthe War Department. Claims of the $60 additional bonus authorized in the War Revenue Act the Department said, should be sent to the zone finance officer at Washington and the application should be accompanied by a certified copy of the discharge certificate to be made by the nearest recruiting officer, a statement of all military service since the declaration of war against Germany and the address to which the check should be sent. Claims for arrears of pay due officers and enlisted men at the time of their death in the service should be addressed to the zone finance officer and all claims for insurance, un paid family allowance and compen i: r A ii. .1! l l i j i fsi-.uuu tor ui-uui or uisuuiuty, unuoi the War Risk Insurance Act, should bo made direct to the War Risk Insurance, Treasury Department and rot the War Department. It was reiterated that it also was unnecessary to employ attorneys or other claim agents in order to have these claims adjusted DRAWS CROWDED HOUSE. There was a good picture on at the Pastime last Tuesday night and new music by the Conway Band. These attractions drew one of the largest crowds ever seen at the theater. ?? TODDVILLE TIDINGS. Mr. A. E. Goldfinch and Mrs. Murray addressed a large audience at Union church Sunday afternoon in the interest of the Centenary Movement. Miss Bessie Dusenbury spent last Tuesday m <Jon\vay with relatives. Mr. Jacob Williams, a prominent fa: mar and beloved citizen, died at hi ; home near Greenwood last Saturday in the eightieth vear of his ago. The funeral services were held .it r.tuly Primitive Baptist church, of which the deceased was a consistent member. Mr. Williams spent the greater part of his life on his farm near Greenwood. In all the relations of life, he exemplified the character of an upright Christian gentleman. The deceased leave? a widow, one son, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn the loss. ?Forecast. I Secretary Daniels has approved a new sendee coat for naval officers. raid. GERMANY IS BOUND BY HAND AND FOOT Must Accept Terms and Sign the Peace Treaty, Whether She is Willing or Not. London.?Cecil Harmsworth, under secretary for foreign affairs and minister of blockade, told the United Press tonight that Germany will not refuse to sign the peace treaty for the reason she cannot do otherwise. 4<The Germans are bound hand am\ foot," said Harmsworth. "1 don't an-* tlcipate any difficutly in getting them to sign the preliminary peace treaty despite the German statesmen declare they will refuse to accept 'unsatisfactory' terms. The reason 1 don't see any difficulty is that the, blockade still exists. Germany has ro fleet and we hold Rhine bridgeheads. It is impossible to predict what would happen in the remote chance the enemy should refuse to sign." Harmswortli, who just returned from Paris, where he conferred with Herbert Hoover and others regarding rcvictualing of Germany, said the b'ockade will not interfere with the food work. "The blockade is only operating aganist shipment of raw materials into Germany," he explained. "Some food has already gone into that country. More will follow. We don't want to see them starve." Reports that Americans opposing President Wilson are charging the American administration with contioiling cables and interfering with accurate circulation of their opinions arc not taken seriously by Harmsworth. "I believe the British press and public are fully informed," he said. "What the American opposition wants most is to believe it is having some effect on the Paris treaty situation should include the league of liJitirnvn envon ri n1 ilr? rnncf peace delegates. I also believe the league will be a remedy for future wars." o TOP DRESSINGS FOR GRAIN. Clcmxon College.?As the time is at hand for the application of top dressings of fertilizer on oats and other grain, the following paragraph from the annual report of County Agent W. T. J. Lever, Richland County, may prove of value to other agents and to farmers in general. "Had three demonstration tests on oats using 75 pounds sulphate of ammonia against 100 pounds nitrate soda, 3 acres each. Soda best on sand and red clay; sulphate of ammonia best on gray clay; 300 pounds per acre, second application, costing $6.56, increased yield of corn 15 bushels per acre." COMMUNITY AID FOR SOLDIERS The War Camp Community Service in Columbia is endeavoring to do a great work in the interest of soldiers who are being discharged at Camp Jackson from time to time; and they are sending out to the branches of the State Employment Bureau in every County (County Labor Board), the list of soldiers discharged each week; and they arc asking the Local Boards to endeavor to find out which of them are in I need of employment and assist them in getting work to do. ! The list reported last week consisted of the following: Fay Mills, Conway; Frank Hendrick, Conway; George Tompins, Conway; Benj. Lilly, Conway; Walter H. Cannon, Conway; F .P. Edge, Warnpee; Wm. Stevens, Wampee; Max Cox. Allshrook: David Hurks. Todd. ville; Jackson Buffkin, Green Sea; Lennox Lewis, Galivants Ferry; Noah Mishoe, Galivants Ferry; William Jones, Loris; Eugene Vereen Burgess; Chas. Cartrett, Gurley. Colored. Andres Johnson, Thompson; Geo Bellamy, Gahara; Eddie Jackson, Cot way; Dock Freeman, Conway. l NO. 49. NEGRO WOMEN HAVE CITY THIEVES BEAT Running Shop-Lifting Game in Conway Last Friday on Merchants WERE CAUGHT WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECTED Is umber of Merchants Lose Goods Totaling About $90.00 in Value. Rosa Averill and her daughter, Flora Averill, two colored women, were lodged in the Horry jail last Friday charged with stealing goods ond merchandise amounting to within a few cents of the sum of $90.00. They operated the boldest shop-lifting plan ever known in Conway. How much they stole at other times is a doubt in the minds of merchants who were touched last Friday. Their detection was a matter of accident. They stole goods last Friday from the following merchants of Conway: F. C. Todd, Conway Lumbei Company Store, Solomon Scherr, 5 and 10c Store, Burroughs & Collins Co., Spivey Mercantile Co., L. H. Burroughs, and J. E. Nicholas. The Nicholas store was the last piucr wni-re tney operated and resulted in their being caught. The Uvo women entered the store and the older one wanted to buy some article in the back of the store and engaged Mr. Nicholas about the purchase; while the younger woman remained at the front where a young lady clerk was at work. The clerk had just noticed a piece of cloth to one side upon which she intended to place another bolt from the shelf in a few minutes. She asked the colored woman if there was anything she could do for her, and she stilted that she was only waiting for the other party. Then the clerk turned her back and was busy for a few minutes among the shelves and then picked up the bolt of cloth and went to place it where she thought she had seen the other bundle but which had disappeared. The case was reported t > the Magistrates office and the con stable arrested the two \vomen on the street and took them back to the store. At the store they were identified a ? the parties who had been in there when the cloth disappeared. Taking' the women to the Magistrat6's office they furnished bond and were dismissed until a trial. In the meantime, the constable, Mr. H. N. Sessions, watched the pai*ties as they wandered along a back street and f.rally saw them enter a thicket near the residence of F. C. Todd where they had a horse and buggy. When 1 they saw Mr. Sessions they ran. In 1 the buggy the constable found a sack full of these goods consisting of bolts of silk, five or six pair of shoes, one boy's suit and various other articles amounting to about $90.00. The shop-lifters were again apprehended and placed in jail. o FOR PENSIONS. The new pension law passed by tKn VAiwint onooi/\? ^ ^ n.v- IV Will/ ov:.toiv?ii ul hiv" a.v ' sembly requires that the pensions for i the year 1919 be paid under the old t law. The State pension board will pass upon all the rolls sent in by the . various oonrity boards, approving* cr disapproving the new applications and applications for raises. The money will be sent out to the various i clerks of court the same as hereto fore, during the month of April. The State pension board consists of the comptroller general * who hs ; chairman, R. J. Morris, Charleston; ; D. R. Flennikin, Columbia; J. E. Craig, Chester, and Dr. L. K. Phif, pot, Columbia. o R. A. Duke has moved his garage . from the Jenkins Building on 3rd 1 Avenue to the corner of 4th Avenue r.nd Laurel Street.