Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scraps and |acts. ? A Petrograd correspondent of the London Morning Post, says: "The effects of the German gas warfare on the Bzura-Rawka front have been to terrible that it is feared here it will be necessary to revise all the generally accepted text book ideas regarding choice of territory for military operation. The Russian position in the Bzura-Rawka region was technically perfect but down the centre of the long valley the gases flowed as through a trough. The scenes which followed were appalling. Every living thing suffered. Hardly a horse or cow or fowl remained alive. Women and children, as well as other noncombatants and soldiers were killed in large numbers. A careful study of the patients showed that in most cases where death did not immediately result, they were attacked with fits like those following tetanus the first day which recurred on me mira aay and were followed by death. Post mortem examination showed dilated hearts and spleens and watery blood. The Russian experts declare that the gas probably contains chloride, bromine and iodine. ? Some interesting particulars as to how the captain of the German raider, Kronprinz Eitel Friedrich. which Is now interned at Newport News, intercepted wireless messages and avoided the attention of the British warships, is given by the captain of the British ship Invercoe, one of the Kronprinz Eitel's victims. The British captain said: "They rigged up an eight-foot kite, used the thinly drawn wire of Lord Thompson's sounding machine, made this fast to the kite and attached to it the wireless receiver. Every night they would send up the kite and catch every bit of wireless news that was going. Their own wireless could send only 900 miles, but by use of the kite arrangement, they could hear up to 2.500 miles. The news that was picked up in this way was written in German and put upon a bulletin board. These kites had to be flown against the wind, and on sending them up, the course .of the ship had to be altered so as to bring the wind ahead. They lost sixteen kites during the time I was on board, due to the wind suddenly shifting, but they had material enough to make as many more as they wanted." ? There is no halt in the advance in the cost of living in England. The index figures in the London Statist show that the average increase in prices of foodstuffs since the beginning of the tear is 43 per cent. This represents an increase of about a billion dollars in the sum expended for food since August 1. The disconcerting thing about these figures to the English student of statistics is that the greater part of the profit from higher prices will accrue to farmers in foreign countries, whereas a hundred years ago, during the Napoleonic wars, practically the whole of the advantage of the high prices then current was reaped by British farmers and landowners. In normal times a great rise in prices checks consumption, but so far as England is concerned the present advance has failed to do this, the enormous war expenditure having brought much additional income to the industrial classes, with the result that the purchasing power of the mass of people has increased more than sufficiently to provide for the advance in the cost of living. Consequently there has been no reduction in consumption. In fact, the consumption ~~4 mnnthe ViQQ chnU'Tl Ui IUUU III 1 CV.CIU iiivuuiu ?..W .... expansion rather than contraction. ? Complaint comes from all sections of the state, says an Austin, Texas, dispatch, that the cotton crop is needing rain. During April there was an excess of rainfall in nearly every part of Texas and in the central portion of the state planting was delayed on this account. The crop is about three weeks late, but it is in exceptionally fine condition. Ample opportunity was given for working the fields during the last three or four weeks of good weather, and the plants are free from grass and weeds. In south Texas the crop is well advanced and a large yield of the staple is practically assured for that part of the state. No damage from insect pests is reported from any quarter. Farmers are giving the plants more intensive cultivation than usual and this fact, together with the scientific method of selecting the seed that was quite generally practiced, promises to add very materially to the yield. A wide difference of opinion still exists among observing cotton men as to the acreage situation. It is strongly contended by some that the acreage reduction movement was a failure and that the area planted to cotton this season is slightly in excess of last year. The avreage reduction in some countries amounts to as much as 15 per cent, but on the other hand there is a large increase of planted 'acreage in the former exclusively ranch territory of western and southeastern Texas. ? A posse of ten American cowboys and miners rode ten miles across the border into Santa Cruz, in Sonora, last Saturday afternoon, leveled their guns at the Mexican colonel commanding the garrison, while 150 soldiers looked on, and obtained the release of two American boys kidnapped during the morning, by three of the soldiers on the Arizona side of the border. The colonel gave up his two 17-year-old prisoners, George Vaughn, son of a storekeeper at Duquesne, and Henry Chang, son of a Chinese-American citizen of Washington Camp, Ariz., without demur and the posse rode triumphantly back to the United States. Santa Cruz is garrisoned by forces of Jose Maytorena, the Villa commander of Sonora. Washington Camp where the Mexicans captured the boys, and Duquesne are border settlements. 25 miles east of Nogales. What was expected to "be gained by the kidnapping of the boys was not ascertained. O. K. Franklin, a miner, reported the kidnapping. He saw the three Mexican soldiers, mounted, near the border driving the boys, who were on foot, ahead of them at the "point of revolvers. The boys' hands were tied. Army officers were notified, as was Sheriff W. R. McKnight, who promptly started with a posse. Meantime cowboys and miners from Duquesne had taken the trail with the announced intention, which they proceeded to carry out, of going into Sonora to rescue the boys. ? The prediction that war aircraft in the not distant future will be as fearful engines of destruction as submarines was made by Secretary Daniels in addressing the graduating class of the United States Naval academy last Friday. "What we have seen in these swift winged eagle eyes of the army or navy is but the dawn of the coming day when we shall make the heavens carry our warcraft as easily as we navigate sea with our dreadnaughts," said the the secretary. The speaker spoke of the marvelous developments of the submarine and added, "that almost daily you are startled to read of the torpedoing of a mighty vessel by these small undersea stilettos. The submarine's precision of aim', deadliness of execution. its ability to do its deadly work and disappear in a moment, challenge the world's wonder. It seems only a few days ago that we were wondering if the submarine would become really nn imnnrtant nart of the fleet. Today many are seriously debating whether our giant craft will continue to be the backbone of squadrons that constitute the country's protection. Last congress expressed its faith in the submarine by voting money to build twenty-six new submarines, tbree of them to be the sea going of size and power never before contemplated." Secretary Daniels drew a lesson from the European war in pointing out to the graduates that to attain a high place of honor, they must possess self mastery in addition to other indispensibles. ? Two royal dukes of Great Britain are now serving with the German forces, and the question has been brought up in the house of commons as to how to unduke them. In 1640 the point came up in the Guy de Buthyn case, when it was definitely autakiiuhorl thiif ni? neer of t he realm <an disown or extinguish his honor. Until some new action is taken, the Duke of Albany will continue to serve the kaiser under the title of Prince Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the Duke of Cumberland, likewise Rritish born, will also do his duty under th^ double-eagle as Ernest August William Adolphus George Frederick, Duke of Brunswick and Lunebourg. Both have courtesy commands in the British army, with the Duke of Albany as a full general. , Both dukes would be subject to arrest and trial for high treason were they to return to British territory at this | time. Yet so far the only action against them is the recent one of exI pulsion from the Order of the Garter. Until deprived of his British title, the Duke of Albany would take precedence , over H. R H. the Duke of Connaught, the Archbishop of Canterbury or the f Lord Chancellor. The Duke of Albai ny holds three and the Duke of Cumberland two British peerages with hereditary seats in the house of lords and both were educated . mainly in England. The Duchess of Albany, mother of the duke, receives an annuity of $30,000 a year from parliament. She remains in England. Her son succeeded his uncle to his German titles. ifhr \|otlsrillr (fnquircr. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.i TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1915 Of course, where an editor goes | wild in the use of his editorial col- ( umns in the interest of somebody's , politics, he should not be surprised \ that there should be a demand for the ( free use of those columns in the in- , terest of somebody's other kinds of j business. 1 It is expected that if Germany's re- , ply to President Wilson's current note j is not satisfactory, this country will , sever diplomatic relations at once. If 1 this should happen it will not necessarily mean war; but it will mean a situ- \ ation almost as unsatisfactory as actu- , al war would bring about. < High military authorities believe that , on the close of the war there will be < very great temptation for some of the belligerents to attack America. They j are not slow to admit however, that the temptation will be resisted with i reasonable success, because America 1 is not a good country for any of the foreigners to attack. It has been charged at the state de- 1 partment that England is recruiting , men in the United States to fight in \ France. At least fifteen young men < have been enlisted in Boston and it is j claimed that large numbers have been , enlisted in other parts of the country. < The matter is being duly investigated. < In England they say that compulsory ! enlistment of Englishmen will not be , resorted to unless absolutely necessary < and up to this time it is not necessary. Reports of the bombardment of London by Zeppelins are coming in. There was a brief cable Saturday that told of the dropping of a number of < bombs; but according to the statements these bombs did little damage. The report may or may not have been accurate. The understanding is that the censors do not allow the local newspapers to publish anything whatever bearing on Zeppelin bombardment of the city, except it be furnished by the censors. Of course nothing can go out over the cable unless it has been subjected to the same censorship, and under these conditions it is a matter of conjecture as to whether there was really very little damage or tremendous havoc. Clarence Poe, editor of the Progresssive Farmer, has published another book. The title is, "How Farmers Co-operate and Double Profits." His previous books are, "Cotton," "A Southerner In Europe," "Where Half the World Is Waking Up." This last book, just issued, is a compilation from first hand reports of all the leading forms of co-operation in the United States and Europe. The object is to show the farmers, who support the other half of the world, how. by takIncr thrviiirht thov on n sn VP tn t YlPm - selves all the proceeds of their labor for which they are not now getting value received. This book includes 256 pages, bound in cloth, and sells for $1.50. It should be in the hands of every intelligent, thinking farmer who cares to be informed of the most advanced developments of the business end of his industry throughout the world. The Case of Mexico. As to just what is going to happen in Mexico, we do not know; but now that the president has said it, it may be taken for granted that something is going to happen and that pretty soon. All along the president has been holding off from Mexico in the hope that the people would be able to fight it out and settle their own differences in a way that would bring about the establishment of law and order and permanent peace. This policy was in full keeping with the true American sentiment, which does not stand for selfish aggression against other nations, and it is right in intent, but it does not appear to have worked out in practice. The rival factions in Mexico seem to be actuated only by the selfish ambitions of their leaders. They have terrorized and despoiled the country for months and months, regardless of considerations of humanity and right, and they have reached no results that indicate a probability that they will ever arrive at a settlement. It has become clear that the situation is one that needs to be handled in the interest of common humanity and the president having become convinced of that fact has determined to handle it. ( There is a probability of American intervention: but that is not certain, ; as the president does not desire to intervene, and will not do so unless there is no other way for it. The president commenced by giving the leaders of the contending factions to understand that they must compose their differences and get together without further delay, and the certain inference is if they do not do so, the president will take such action as the circumstances seem to reguire. It is possible that Carranza and Villa will get together: but if they do not do so, the Tinted States will certainly interfere. Progress of the War. Most of the readers of The Enquirer understand that when we undertake to advise thern on this subject, we make no particular claim to anything ' like absolute accuracy, for the reason i that all available sources of information are so hedged about by the censors here and there that there is no way of arriving at any very definite conclusions as to actual facts. Taking a general view of the situation we would say that the main features of the fighting just at this time are, along lines through France and Belgium, along the lines drawn from the Baltic down through Russia and the Galacian province of Austria to the Servian border, along the northern border of Italy and the southern border of Austria, in the Gallipoli peninsula for the control of the Dardanelles; in Persia, Asia Minor, Egypt and different parts of Africa. The understanding is that the heavl est fighting of the day is in Galacia, where the Austrians and Germans, having driven the Russians out of Przemysl, are using large forces drawn from other lines to hurry them back Into their own country and possibly demoralize them completely. The Germans are said to have taken tremendous forces from the trenches in France for use over in the eastern theatre of the war, and in the meantime are holding their own in France, principally on defensive lines, and by the use of an Increased number of machine guns and the like. The French have been able to make more or less headway see-sawing backward and forward, but gaining no substantial remits beyond sustaining and inflicting heavy losses. The Italians are said to have about 300,000 men up along the Austrian corder, and the Austrians are opposing them with about 200,000 men, not for the moment being able to spare a larger force because of the operations against the Russians. The Italians claim to be making very satisfactory progress in the capture of many Austrian border towns, while the Austrians claim that the Italian operations are of comparatively small consequence, and that they will be quickly discounted as soon as Austria is able to get her troops back from Russia. There seems to be no dispute about the fact that the GaJlipoli operations are being conducted on a very extended scale, and that the fighting is fierce. British reports all indicate that the allies are making headway, while the Turkish reports indicate that the Turks are holding their own very stubbornly. It is evident that except for the allied fleets the allied armies would not be able to maintain themselves; but as to which way the campaign is going under the conditions as they exist, it seems to be a mere matter of guessing. The German submarines are still busy and are sinking numerous trading vessels and trawlers. Taking the whole situation into consideration the general feeling of neutrals seems to be that while nothing decisive has yet been accomplished on cither side, the Germans still have the best of it, and if the peace sentiment, irKirtVi io r* rvnr ffrAnrirt ar otno rl llv otPAllV. ?r, should eventuate under existing conditions, they will have the largest say In making the terms. But in view of conditions as they sxist, it is futile to attempt any prelictions. The other countries are all i long way from exhaustion and there ire many things that can turn up to change the situation. AEROPLANE DESTROYS ZEPPELIN Voung Canadian Lieutenant Perform* a Remarkable Feat. London, June 7.?For the first time on record a Zeppelin in the air has Seen destroyed by an aviator in an aeroplane. Reginald A. J. Warneford, a roung Canadian sub-lieutenant in the Royal navy, who mastered aeroplaning only this spring, has performed the feat and tonight is somewhere within the British lines, while the Zeppelin sprawls a wreck on the roof and the grounds of an orphanage near Ghent. Falling there a blazing mass after being struck by the young aviator's bombs, its crew of 28 men were killed, is also were several occupants of the orphanage buildings. Some believe this Zeppelin was the craft that raided the east coast of Gngland last night, for since it was n the air over Belgiutn, between Grhent and Brussels at 3 o'clock in the morning, it possibly was returning from an expedition, not starting. Dawn oreaks early these days and the huge Zeppelin could be sighted far off, and t is presumed that the craft was headed for her home hangar when Warnerord came winging swiftly under the gray skies. The Zeppelin, which was flying comparatively low, began to mount immeiiately, but the British wasp was jpeedier and climbed into the air in long spirals, reaching a position at ength, over the German's vast bulk. From this vantage point Warneford lierced the Zeppelin's shell repeatedly tvith his incendiary bombs. Without a parallel in this war or iny other, is the story which the young iviator will have to relate, for details ifter the fight have not yet been told. First came the long pursuit, for according to the admiralty reports, the leroplane was 6,000 feet up. To reach his ultitude would require nearly 20 ninutes and the Zeppelin meantime, could drive forward approximately 15 miles. Then followed the maneuvering for losition, and finally the dropping of :he bombs, from which the dirigible ried to escape. Minor explosions occurred, and, at last, one of terrific 'orce, and the Zeppelin burst Into lames. At the moment Warneford must lave been at close range over the dirigible, for almost simultaneously >vith the outburst his machine turned completely over, and for a moment he lung head down, his monoplane pitchn& and tossing in the swift currents jf air which rushed up to fill the vacuum created. Then by a desperate effort Warneford righted his machine far above the earth and planed to a landing bei Inrl tVio f! orm i n lirtuo Ho alicrVifcwl unhurt, set his propeller going again md flew off to the west. Whether the Zeppelin's machine ?uns or rifles were turned on the aviator is not disclosed, ard to attain such m advantageous position the British lieutenant must have handled his machine skillfully, for this is an extremely difficult feat. Although the target the Zeppelin presents is extensive, it can be lifted by its own bouyancy to a great height, while the pursuing aeroplane has to rise in spirals by the power of its engine alone. . As the fight in mid-air occurred aver the part of Belgium held by tha flermans, hopes are raised in London that the Germans will be forcerd to move their Zeppelin bases eastward, thus making raids in England more hazardous. Some reports say that the noncombatant victims were two nuns and two orphans, and that others were injured, but a Reuter dispatch tonight says two nurses and two children were killed and many others injured. All versions agree that the Zeppelin crew perished and this seems certain as the great draft was struck wh'le more than a mile in the air and must have been a roaring torch before it struck the earth. In the raid on the east coast of England last night, the Zeppelin dropped incendiary and explosive bombs, killing five persons, Injuring 40 and causing two fires, according to an official announcement by the admiralty today. The admiralty also announced an attack upon the airship shed at Evere, issuing this statement: "This morning at 2.30 a. m., ati attack was made on the airship shed at Bvere. north of Brussels, by Flight Lieutenants J. P. Wilson, S. R. N? and J. S. Mills. R. X. Pombs were dropped and the shed was observed to tie in flames. "It is not known whether a Zeppelin was inside, but the flames reached a great height, coming out from both shies of the shed. Itoth pilots returned safely." LOCAL AFFAIRS* NEW ADVERTISEMENTS C. M. Inman, Yorkvllle?Has 100 bus. good sound peas for sale. H. E. Neil, County Treasurer?Gives notice that the J3 commutation road tax is due and payable on or before July 1st, 1915. T. L. Glenn Veterinarian?Offers his professional services to persons who may need same. Phone No. 92. First National Bank, Sharon?Doesn't want to teach that making money is the chief end of life; but saving it is important. It will help you. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Quotes a lot of prices that will interest dry goods buyers. York Drug Store?Invites the attention of the ladies to its large variety of toilet articlea A word about your teeth and their care. Louis Roth?Has clay peas, mixed with brown peas, for sale. Ferguson & Youngblood?Offer a limited amount of clay peas for sale. Stone milk jars, 1 to 4 gallon sizes. Feedstuffs of all kinds. W. E. Ferguson?Sells the genuine Stone cakes at 10 centa Has a variety of teas and coffees, and sells P'ulton yeast and Wesson oil. R. E. Heath Company?Wants to sell you an ice cream freezer, fancy groceries and supply you with all kinds of farming tools. Thomson Co.?On page four announce a special ten days' sale of seasonable goods in all departments. Sale begins tomorrow, Wednesday. Klrkpatrick-Belk Co.?Quotes prices in a variety of domestics, silks and tells what you will find on special counters. First National Bank, Yorkville?Reminds you that the bank is the best stepping stone to business advancement. It is ready to help you. Sam. M. Grist, Agent?Gives additional reasons why you should have an Aetna health and accident insurance policy. See page four. Sometimes the dog wags its tail and sometimes the tall wags the dog. When the tail wags the dog withoiit the dog knowing it, the tail Just laughs, until the dog wakes .up. One of the colored gemmen who was taken to the polls in an automobile by a white gentleman to repudiate the name of Yorkville, is now on the chalngang for selling liquor. Mr. T. L. Glenn of Yorkville, today publishes a card in which he offers his services as a veterinary. This young man is a son of the late W. D. Glenn, the well known stock dealer. He was born and reared In Yorkville, and has been in close association with all matters pertaining to the handling and care of livestock all his life. He has had two years at Clemson, and a year of special veterinary instruction at the Auburn, Ala., Agricultural college. He does not pretend to be a full fledged veterinary, not having yet secured his degree; but he is well equipped both in practical and theoretical information along veterinary lines and can be of much value to those in need of his services. An extremely gratifying development of the past few weeks has been a steadily growing increase in the circulation of The Enquirer from subscriptions of six months at $1 and one year at $2, dropping in from time to time. During one day last week, $11 was received in such subscriptions. That is not much, as things go; but It is an unusual record at this season, when there is very little going on in the way of new subscriptions to weekly papers. But along with the bunch of subscriptions mentioned, each of them coming from different individuals, other subscriptions are dropping iii iiiui?? lapiuiy umii cll uic sttinr Lime last year. The only way we have of accounting for the circumstance mentioned Is the evident fact that people arc realizing the large amount of locdl and general news they are getting from The Enquirer so promptly and in such condensed form. WITHIN THE TOWN ? Rev. James H. Machen conducted services at the county jail Sunday afternoon. ? Small boys of the town have already begun their excursions to the "ole swimmin' hole." ? Yesterday, which was salesday for June, brought few people to Yorkville. There were few horse swaps and little trading of any kind. No sales of property had been advertised by the clerk. ? Municipal authorities have caused signs to be placed on the outskirts of the town warning motorists not to exceed the speed limit of fifteen miles per hour and six miles per hour along main street. ? Owing to the fact that the length and thickness of the grass required their attention, there were comparatively few people in town last Saturday, and local merchants, though not complaining, report that business was not unusually good. ? A meeting of the stockholders of the Yorkvllle Creamery association was held here Saturday for the purpose of considering the idea of leasing the creamery to W. J. Shuford of Hickory, a creamery manager of experience. A majority of the stockholders were not present, however, and consequently no action was taken. ABOUT PEOPLE Miss Lula Arrowood of Sharon, is visiting friends in Gastonia. Miss Cain Love of Sharon, is visiting relatives in Anderson. Mr. W. E. Dendy of Monroe, Ga., is visiting relatives in Yorkville. Mr. \V. L. Fanning of Shelby, N. C., visited friends in Yorkville this week. Mr. Arthur Neely of Columbia, vis ited relatives in Yorkville this week. Mr. Dan Heyward of Rion, S. C., visited friends in Yorkville this week. Mrs. T. M. Whisonant of Rock Hill, is visiting relatives in Hickory Grove. Miss Mary Ross of Charlotte, is visiting Mrs. A. R. Ewart in Yorkville. Capt. W. H. Edwards of Chester, was a visitor in Yorkville this week. Mr. Clark W. Adickes of Atlanta, Oa., is visiting relatives in Yorkville. Miss Margart Marshall of Yorkville, spent several days last week in Clover. Mr. John Chapman of Charlotte, visited friends in Yorkville this week. Mrs. Lou Wilson of Columbia, is visiting Miss Bessie Barron in Yorkville. Rev. Dr. E. E. Gillespie of Yorkville, was a visitor in Columbia this week. Miss Kittie Mitchell of the Blairsville neighborhood, is critically ill at ner nome. Mrs. R. W. 'Long and children of Greenville, are visiting relatives in Yorkville. Miss Mabel Ashe has returned to ner home in Yorkville, after a visit to Spartanburg. Mrs. J B. Talbert and child of Hickory Grove, are visiting relatives in Rock Hill. Mrs. C. F. Williams of Columbia, is visiting the family of Mr. L. R. Wil| liams in Yorkville. Mr. R. S. Hartness of Yorkville R. F. D. No. 5, is spending several days in Columbia. Miss Anna Lewis of Yorkville, spent several days last week with friends in Clover. Miss Nancy Witherspoon of Yorkville, spent last week with friends in Columbia. . Miss Maud Love of Chester, is the guest of the Misses Ewart in Yorkville. Mr. Walter Kerr of Yorkville, spent sunaay wun reiauves unu menus in Lancaster. Mr. W. L. Betts is spending some time with the family of his father on Yorkville No. 3. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kirkpatrick of Yorkville, spent Sunday with relatives in Gastonia. Mrs. H. B. Laws and children of Yorkville, are visiting relatives at Reidsville, N. C. Miss Lucy Knox of Birmingham, Ala., visited Miss Mary Brian in Yorkville this week. Miss Hazzle Betts of Yorkville No. 3, visited her brother, Mr. Lesslie Betts, in Rock Hill this week. Master William McCorkle of Yorkville, left last week to spend the summer in Asheville, N. C. Mrs. J. R. Cannon has returned to her home in Yorkville, after a visit to relatives in Concord, N. C. Mra W. B. Steele and daughter. Miss Rosa, of Yorkville, are spending several weeks in Greenwood. Miss Nelle Moore of Yorkville, visited the family of Mr. S. W. Thomas near Filbert, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Mason W. McConnell and Miss Mary Jones of Yorkville, are spending today in Charlotte. York county friends of Mrs. L. Love of Anderson, will regret to learn of her critical illness with cancer. Miss Margaret Bratton of Guthriesville, is spending some time with Miss Margaret Finley, in Yorkville. Miss Ava Allen, who has been teaching at Buffalo, has returned to her home in Clover for the summer. Mr. W. J. McClain of Charlotte, visited the family of his father, Mr. W. T. McClain. near Yorkville this week. Mr. M. W. Smith of Hickory Grove, is aasisting the Thomson Co., during the sale which begins at their store tomorrow. Misses Emma Currence and Minnie McCall, who have been teaching at Nichols, S. C., have returned to their homes in Clover. Miss Nannie Sherer of Rock Hill, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sherer, on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 4, this week. Miss Annie Ashe, who has been teaching school in Spartanburg, has returned to her home in Yorkville for the summer. Misses Jessie and Annie Neil and Mrs. Minnie Morton of Clover, visited Mrs. Ross Clinton in Gastonia, last week. Miss Gl&dys Nichols has returned to her home on Clover No. 3, after attending commencement at Clifford seminary, Union. Mrs. T. F. McDow and son, Clarkson, who have been visiting relatives in Charlotte, returned to their home in Yorkville, Saturday. Mr. Clarence Clinton, who has had a position at Granite Falls, N. C., has returned to the home of his father, Mr. F. E. Clinton, near Yorkville. . Miss Margaret Young, who has been visiting Mra. S. M. McNeel in Yorkville, has returned to her home in Union. Mr. George W. Brown and daughter, Miss Nellie, of Yorkville, spent Sunday with friends in the El Bethel neighborhood of Cherokee county. Mr. Lyle Love, who Is pursuing a Carolina, Columbia, has returned to the home of his parents near Yorkvllle. Yorkvllle friends of Miss Louise Guy, will regret to learn that she is critically ill at her home in Lowryville. Mrs. M. H. Curry and son, Mr. J. L. Curry, of Gastonia, are spending several weeks with Miss Rosa J. Lindsay in Yorkville, Messrs. R. M. and W. S. Neil of Rock Hill, passed through Yorkville yesterday en route to Edgemont, N. C., where they will spend several days fishing. Mr. Watson Bell of Yorkville, is In Charleston, in attendance on the annual convention of the South Carolina division, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Information from Mr. Arch Jackson at Frederlcksboro, Pa, whose illness was mentioned in the last issue of The Enquirer, is that he is considerably better. Messrs. F. W. Dickson, Rodney Love and R. E. Allen have returned from Due West, where they attended the commencement exercises of Ersklne college. Camden Chronicle: Dr. R. E. Stevenson has purchased a lot on North Fair street near the Camden hospital and will in a short while erect a residence thereon. Mr. J. M. Williams of McConnellsville, is undergoing treatment in a Richmond, Va., sanitorium. He was accompanied to Richmond by Dr. W. C. Whitesides of McConnellsville. York county friends of Dr. J. P. Knox, will be pleased to learn of the celebration of the 16th anniversary of the pastorate of the Centennial A. R. P. church, Columbia, last Sunday. Mr. John S. Wallace, who has been attending Wofford college, Spartanburg, has returned to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Wallace, on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 2. Rock Hill Herald: J. F. Barron of I Evanston, Fla., Is visiting his sister, Mrs. M. J. Simril, on Park avenue. The brother and sister have not met for 35 years and this reunion is therefore most pleasant. Dr. B. N. Miller of Smyrna, who was In Yorkville yesterday, said that Mr. R. M. Wallace of the Piedmont section, who was injured when a team of mules ran away with him several days ago, is not getting along as well as had been hoped foMr. George A. McCarter of Bethany, was in Yorkville yesterday. He said there was no news except plenty of grass: but judging by the way the people were working they would get rid of it in another week of good weather. Mr. Geo. W. Kunz, who has taken a position as foreman of a planing mill at King's Mountain, N. C., spent Sunday with his family in Yorkville. Mr. Kunz has not yet decided whether or not he will move his family to King's Mountain. Messrs. L. W. and W. W. Jenkins, teachers in the Spartanburg schools, have returned to their homes in Yorkville. Mr. W. W. Jenkins has been promoted to the principaiship of the new Freemont Graded school in Spartanburg next year. Rock Hill Record: W. H. Mitchell returned this morning from Sharon, where he was called on account of tne crmcai luness ui nis sister, miss Kittie Mitchell. Joe Leech, Ralph Castles and Horace Foster, students of the university, spent today with their cousin, Barron H. Whisonant, at the Carolina hotel, en route to their homes in Hickory Grove. The following from the Washington Times, will be of more or less interest to York county people, the subject being a native of this county: "The Rev. Edward K. Hardin, pastor of Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal church, South, has just written the head of one of the leading colleges of the south, declining a tempting offer which was extended to the Washington minister to take the chair of Biblical literature in the college mentioned. The offer, which was the second of its kind to come to Mr. Hardin since his assignment to the pastorate of Mt. Vernon Place church some 18 months ago. was given careful consideration, but it was his conclusion that the tield of the active pastorate was the better one for his efforts, and this, even at some sacrifice from the financial point of view, was the field finally chosen. The congregation of Mt. Vernon Place Church is much pleased that Mr. Hardin has reached a decision which will permit him to remain in charge of the church until the conference assigns him to other work." LOCAL LACONIC8 New Principal Elected. T. C. Dunlap, Johnson Cameron and W. B. Kerr, trustees of Philadelphia school, have elected Mr. J. Roy Grayson of Clover No. 4, principal of the school for next year. Prof. Grayson was principal of the school at Santiago last year. Miss Marie Moore of Guthriesville, who taught the Philadelphia school during the term just closed, has been re-elected. New Paper in Gastonia. "The Gastonian" is the name of a new semi-weekly newspaper which is being published in Gastonia, the first issue of which made its appearance last Tuesday. The publishers axe Frank Brumley and Roy Crooks. The paper is being published from the office of the defunct Gaston Progress. It will be issued Mondays and Thurs days. Crowd 8aw Play at Clover. "The Return of the Old Maids," a farce comedy, was presented In the Clover opera house Friday evening to a large and appreciative audience, by a number of young people of the town. The amateur show was given under the auspices of the Clover Betterment association and proved one of the most interesting entertainments held there in some time. Degree Conferred. At the commencement exercises last week, the Presbyterian college of South Carolina at Clinton, conferred the degree of doctor of divinity upon Rev. Alexander Martin, pastor of Oakland Avenue Presbyterian church, Rock Hill. Other ministers who received the degree from the college were: Rev. J. B. Green, Greenwood; Rev. F. D. Jones, Clinton, and Rev. F. K. Sims, Dalton, Ga. Darkness Ended Game. A game of baseball between the Neely jnlll team of Yorkville and the Manchester mill of Rock Hill, in the latter town Saturday afternoon resulted In a tie?3 to 3. Both teams put up a fine exhibition of the national game and it was only on account of darkness that the game was called off in the seventh inning. The two teams expect to play again at an early date. Good Yield of Alfalfa. Mr. W. B. Keller of Yorkville No 1, recently cut his fine alfalfa patch which lies along the roadside on the King's Mountain road. This was the first cutting he had secured this year and he is highly pleased with the result. The field will be ready to cut again by July 1, and Mr. Keller expects to obtain several cuttings during the year provided the seasons are good. Mrs. Frank Nivins Dead. Following a long period of ill health, Mrs. Bessie Brandon Nivins died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Minnie Brandon, in the Lockmore mill village Friday morning, and was buried at Beth-Shiloh Presbyterian church the following day, funeral services being conducted by Rev. Dr. E. E. Gillespie. The deceased is survived by her husband, Mr. Frank Nivins, and two little daughters. She was a member of Beth-Shiloh Presbyterian church. For a Special Levy. Following up a suggestion made at a meeting Wednesday night, mention of which was made in The Enquirer Friday, a petition is being circulated among the freeholders and qualified voters of Clover school district No. 23, asking- for an election on the question of levying a special tax of three mills for school extension work. The petition is being signed freely and it is practically assured that the election will be ordered. Cherokee Officers Get 8tiII. Sheriff Thomas of Cherokee county, and Officers Watkins and Hopper captured a distillery of about thirty gallons capacity near Thickety, in Cherokee county, Saturday night, and together with the illicit distillery they captured Jim Peake, a negro, and also a gallon of white corn whisky. Two men were operating the plant, but one of them escaped by swimming a nearby creek. This is the first distillery to be captured by Cherokee officers in several months. Building Nearing Completion. The handsome new school building at Philadelphia is rapidly nearing completion and will be ready for use for the summer term of school. The new structure is built on one of the latest plans designed by Clemson college, has two large class rooms in addition to cloak rooms and other conveniences and is being erected at a cost of about 31,200. It is situated near the old building, although on the opposite side of the road. Included in the building lot is a large playground. Accident at Loray Mill. What might have been a serious acnMAMt of tViA T.nrot/ m 111 In Gastonia early yesterday morning when a gear on the drum that pulls the elevator slipped and hurled the several occupants of the carriage to the floor. The elevator had started to the fifth floor and had only reached the second when the accident occurred. One woman had a leg broken and others sustained more or less injury, but it is not thought that any of the victims were fatally injured. Organization Postponed. Owing to the fact that a number of prospective members had not their letters of dismissal from other churches on hand, organization of a Presbyterian church at Tirzah, which was to have been effected Sunday, was postponed. At the last meeting of Bethel Presbytery in Yorkville, a committee consisting of Revs. Alexander Martin, F. W. Gregg and J. T. Dendy was appointed to organize the church the first Sunday in June. The committee agreed to postpone the matter until the first Sunday in July. Bringing the Matter Home. Rock Hill Record: For some unknown reason, the postoffice department at Washington, has seen fit for some time past to spell Rock Hill as one word (Rockhill), or in other words, the "hill" with a little "h" instead of a capital "H." Protests against this were made to Postmaster Poag and he has taken the matter up with Congressman Finley, who is now in Washington, and he hopes to get the name appear this way, as has always been used as two words and all stationery and everything in that line is printed that way. Much Interest in Organization. The Beth-Shiloh Temperance society, an organization effected several months ago by Rev. F. Ray Riddle, former pastor of Beth-Shiloh church, still continues active and the meetings of the society which are held at the church each Sunday, are usually attended by a large number of members. The society has grown steadily since its organization and has a membership at present of about fifty. Some member is assigned each week to conduct the next week's meeting, the programme usually consisting of the reading of a chapter in the Bible, a song service and prayer. Missionary Rally at Chapel. Large numbers of people from the community surrounding attended an all day missionary rally at King's Mountain chapel last Sunday. The services consisted of songs and short talks on missionary work, the speakers being Dr. P. B. Wells, pastor of St. John's Methodist church of Rock Hill, and Messrs. George A. Beach of Rock Hill and James A. Barrett of Clover. The pastor, Rev. F. W. Dibble, was also present. At the noon hour dinner was spread on the grounds and there was plenty to eat for all of the large j crowd. In the afternoon, the services were continued and It was late in the evening before the meeting adjourned. Will be Prosecuted by County. Press King, colored, was convicted in the municipal court last week of retailing, and is now serving a sentence of twenty-five days on the public works. At the expiration of his sentence he will be held for the court of general sessions on the charge of violating the dispensary law. At the last term of the court of general sessions, the grand Jury recommended that those who were convicted in municipal courts of violation of the dispensary law also be made to answer to the county for the same offense, and it is in pursuance of this recommendation that the negro will be doubly sentenced. Insurance Payments in York. The Insurance Press of New York, has recently analyzed insurance payments in South Carolina last year. The largest individual payment was that of $106,303 upon the life of Augustine T. Smythe, who died last yeai at Flat Rock, N. C. Among the payments in York county were $12,000 upon the life of Richard T. Fewell of Rock Hill. The report shows that the sum of $15,600 was paid to policy holders in Yorkville last year, and $47,750 to policy holders in Rock Hill. In all other York county towns payments aggregated less than $10,000 each. Filbert Warehouse. Mr. J. G. L. White of Cheater, who is deputy warehouse commissioner of South Carolina, was at Filbert Friday, for the purpose of conferring with stockholders of the Filbert Warehouse company regarding the construction of the state warehouse at that place. All of the stockholders with one exception were present. Numerous matters pertaining to the operation and construction of the warehouse were discussed and also the matter of location which was not definitely decided upon. The erection of the warehouse is now a surety and work on Its construction is expected to begin within a few days. Death of Mrs. Frank Adams. Mra Elizabeth Catherine Adams died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. N. Whitestdes of Filbert No. 1, about 9 o'clock Sunday night, and was buried at Bethany at noon yesterday, following funeral services conducted by Rev. W. P. Grier. Dysentery caused her death. Mrs. Adams was the daughter of the late William Black and was born six miles west of Yorkville in March, 1835. She was twice married, first to the late Geo. Jeffries and the second time to Mr. Frank Adams, who survives her. Mrs. Adams was for many years a member of Bethany A. R. P. church. She is survived by only one daughter, Mrs. R. N. Whitesides of Filbert No. 1. All Quiot at Mount Zion. Sunday was the day of the annual gathering of negroes at Mount Zion, a colored church near Guthrlesville, and as usual there was a large number present, although not as many as were there the first Sunday in June last year. For a number of years past negroes from this section of the county and other sections as well, have lookail #awwq r/1 fn fha annual cm t h aH n or 01 Mount Zlon, and many have been known to walk long distances In order to attend the service. On numerous occasions the church has been the scene of shooting scrapes, but last Sunday passed oft quietly and if there was any trouble there it did not reach the ears of the officers who were pleasantly surprised. Licensed to Teach. County Superintendent of Education Carroll has Just completed the grading of papers of the York county boys and girls who stood the examination for teachers, held several weeks ago. Applicants making a grade of from 80 to 100 are given a first grade certificate; those making a mark of from 70 to 80 are given a second grade certificate and those making between 60 and 70 are entitled to the third grade. Of the twenty-seven papers examined, throe merited first grade certificates, nine the second grade and eight the third grade, while the average of seven was below the required mark for admission to teach in the public schools. County Board of Registration. Yesterday was the day of the regular monthly meeting of the county board of registration. Mr. R. M. Wallace, the chairman, was not present, having been confined closely to his home since May 7, on account of injuries to his leg sustained while hauling poles. Messrs. J. B. Barron and L. G. Nunn were on hand, however. Mr. Barron stated to The Enquirer yesterday that he asked Clerk of the Court Tate whether to issue registration certificates for this voting precinct in the name of "York" or "YorkvUle," and Mr. Tate said he did not know. Mr. Barron then asked Mr. J. S. Brice, the county attorney, and Mr. Brice said it would be in effect to go on and issue certificates in the name of "Yorkville," at least until after there has been legislative action. The Filbert Picnic. While no definite action has been taken in the matter, it is certain that the Filbert picnic will be held this year as usual. The Filbert Camp, W. O. W., who always have charge of the picnic arrangements, usually elect a committee to select speakers at their June meeting, which meeting has not yet been held. Several members of the camp who have been asked about the matter say that the matter of secur ing speakers has not been discussed at any length as yet, although it has been suggested that a debate between Senator John L. McLaurln, father of the state warehouse law, and Senator C. D. Lee of Darlington, one of the principal opponents of the measure, would prove both Interesting and edifying to the picnic crowd. It has also been suggested that former Governor Blease would prove a great drawing card. However, none of these gentlemen have been invited and it remains to be seen whether or not they will be. Two Inquests in Fort Mill. Coroner J. L. Strait was called to Fort Mill Sunday morning to conduct inquests in two cases, the defendants being the dead bodies of negroes. The first was the case of an unknown negro man whose badly mutilated body was found beside the Southern railway track, several miles north of Fort Mill, the man having been struck by train No. 32 Saturday night. There was no means of identifying the body of the victim who was buried at Plneville, N. C., shortly after the inquest. The second case was the killing of Ceph Stafford, colored, by Jas Steele, colored, which occurred at the county bridge near Fort Mill early Saturday morning. It seems that the two negroes, together with others, had been gambling and Stafford won all of Steele's money. It is also claimed that there had been bad blood between the negroes for some time. Shortly after the game, Steele encountered Stafford and emptied the contents of a single-barrel shotgun into his body. Not content with this he again loaded his gun and poured a second discharge into the mortally wounded negro's body. Stafford died almost instantly. Steele escaped after the shooting and has not been cap lurea. ? E. G. Malone of Cooley Springs, Spartanburg county, died in Spartanburg yesterday, from the results of a blow on the head received Saturday night when he had a difficulty .vith George Lawter, a farmer. ? Diplomas will be delivered to 109 graduates of Clemson college this week. 80UTH CAROLINA NEW8 ? Governor Manning delivered the address to the graduating class of WolTord college, Spartanburg, yesterday morning. ? J. D. Noe, formerly first sergeant of the Greenville police force, has been elected chief to succeed the late James Holcombe. ?Will Huff was shot and probably fatally wounded by his brother-in-law Will Golf, near Wagener, Aiken county, Sunday. Domestic troubles are . said to have caused the row. ? The Columbia baseball club has surrendered its franchise as a member of the South Atlantic league. Unless re-organlzation is effected by Wednesday, the club will be discontinued. Clarence uarreii, a young wnue man, was shot and instantly killed in Charleston, Saturday afternoon and Frank Keenan, another white man, is being held charged with the murder. ? Columbia special of June 6 to the News and Courier: The semi-annual report of F. H. McMaster, state insurance commissioner, from January l to May 31, 1915, showing the flres and losses, as reported by the insurance companies, gives 472 as the total number of fires for the period, and $268,892.27 the amount of insurance money paid out for losses The city of Columbia leads with the number of flres?55?and the losses totaled $14,250.97. Greenville came second In the number of fires and first in the amount of losses involved?29 flres and $25 los8es ? Charleston comes urth with the number of flres and seventh in the amount of losses?18 fires and $7,293.42 in losses. Of the known causes of fires during the period "exposure" leads, with 73 fires, and losses amounting to $35,895.76. The followng are the other causes, number of losses and the amount of Insurance paid by companies: Overheated or defective flue, 61, $17,454.54; electricity, 3, $4,194.99; explosions, 6, $7,499.J fr,ct,i>n' l' ,950: fU> 1. 117; hot ooal8' 18? *3-960.' lightning, (buildings not rodded), 2, $70- lightrin?' iwi?,ng rodded), 1, $7; matches, 4, $1,580; miscellaneous 31, $8,432Petroleum. 3. $146; sparks, 71. $22,l 774.64; sparks from machinery, 2. $40: I smoking, 16, $7,513.91; spontaneous | combustion, 1, $300; stoves, furnaces and boilers, 25, $9,847.58; suspicious or incendiary, 16, $12,867.38; unknown. 137, $135,3402.7. Total. 472 $268,892.27. ' ' 6: Movement to divide South Carolina into five dis; k^8,w 'i1 640,1 of wh,ch will be established a livestock market, was launched here by the State Livestock association, agents of the state department of agriculture and financial w D,8CU88lng this movement, w. w. Long, state farm demonstration I agent, a Federal official, whose idea was the beginning of this movement, said Our plan for dividing South I Carolina, into districts for concentrating and marketing livestock co-operative becomes daily more certain of success. From the interest displayed I Y th? chief of the office of markets | of the Federal department of agriculture, by prominent railroad officials, by bankers and business men generally of the state, I believe this is the I most Important step for the encourI agement and development of the livestock industry in this state that has I been taken In recent years. We are feeding some 10,000 or 15.000 head of J*?' 044116 ,n South Carolina yearly. Where is the wisdom in shipping them to Richmond and Baltimore I markets, in small, ungraded lots as at present, with continual misunderstandings, and unpleasantness and I suspicion on the farmer's part that he is not getting enough for his cattle? I it is so much more satisfactory to all concerned for buyers to come from the large stockbuylng centers and attend regularly held sales at the market points that we will establish. For our plans we have been given the hearty I backing of the railroads and assurances of buyers that they will be I present. Therefore, farmers who proS??e<?.Kto.ufeed or hogs may do so with the comforting assurance that I they will be able to sell their stock -nveniently and at prevailing market R"881*'8 l-8ck of Ammunition/?Reports from various sources have convinced military experts at WashingI truth of claims that recent Russian reverses have been due in a I ,7? measure to shortage of ammunition. . Until the harbor of Archangel was opened by ice breakers late in May, Russia was without a port through which ammunition could reach her shores. Russian factories are limited I and unimportant, so the only avenue I through which munitions were reachI ing the country in quantity was the I trans-Siberian railway. Japanese ammunition factories supplied practically all their output to the Russians early in the war. But the disagreement between China and I Japan over the Japanese demands and I the prospect of war in the far east, I caused Japan to hold It war supplies j in reserve temporarily. I The average time from Vladivosstok to Petrograd In time of peace is 11 I rinva An nnlv n limits nnrtlnn nf the railway through Siberia is doubletracked, freight shipments are slow. Shipments from San Francisco on a freight steamer take at least a month to Valdivoetok. Well authenticated reports indicate that artillery pieces and rifles, as well as shells and cartridges, were lacking among the garrison which lost Przemysl to the Germans. After the port of Archangel has been opened a few weeks longer military experts believe Russia's munition problem will be solved. ? The next Important field for German submarine operations will be in the Mediterranean, declares Vice Admiral Kirchroflf, of the German navy, in an interview with the correspondent of the Dresden Anzleger of Amsterdam. "Coming events before the Dardanelles," adds the vice admiral, "will be of a nature never before witnessed in warfare, and will have a potent influence on the whole course of the war." Discussing the Lusitania disaster, Kirehoflf remarks that the chief lesson to be drawn is as to the unseamanlike character of the British seaman, who is unable to rise to an emergency like the German sailor. "The last ten days of the third month of the submarine blockade," says the vice admiral, "have produced positively brilliant results. In one week alone our submarines sank thirty-two enemy ships, Including many of great tonnage, around the coast of Great Britain, and the total of ships torpedoed now exceeds 200. But the greatest influence on the reduction of exports to England and on the shipping of all nationalities to British harbors was exerted by the destruction of the Liusitania on May 7. Within the last few days much has been written on the various aspects of this achievement, but little emphasis has been laid on the danger which threatens those who embark In large ships. The peril is not so much from submarines as from the lack of discipline on the part of Via Fnoplloh nroti'D art/) tVin Imnarfnni nature of the life-saving 'apparatus. About half of the crew of the Lusitania was saved, or. we should say, saved themselves, while scarcely one-fifth of the passengers escaped. That says much. Whoever travels by English nips can count himself as lost in the event of a mishap. That was the case before, and Is the case now." Villa Wants Peace.?General Villa has decided to ask General Venustiano Carranza to agree to a neutral territory for a conference to consider the suggestions contained in President Wilson's note, according to a long telegram received in Washington last night from Col. Enrique Rul, private secretary to Villa. The telegram was dated Aguas Calientes. General Villa ordered his secretary to come from Chihuahua to Aguas Calientes to draft the note to Carranza, says Colonel Rul, "and also the reply he will send to President Wilson. Villa's ministers reached Aguas Celientes today." The Rul statement relates that Villa decided to invite Carranza to agree to a truce "to prevent further sacrifice in the republic which might produce intervention." that when Villa in keeping with this suggestion ordered his troops to retire, General Obregon started in pursuit "bringing on a battle in the station of Leon."