Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 15, 1918, Image 2
Scraps and j*acts.
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or an- a<< oiii|i.tnic<l l>y some otficc-r
win# will aiaml singly for tin ir conilin-l.
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in-.i lauiiot in- visitml at any t?m?*
Ail limit ~|n-i i.il 11a ssi-s. Till- nr?l**r
says in |i.ut. " Tlii- |iri si-m ol wo11nil.
khIs ami liiMi'i'ii in ?r in-ar
rnln|<UII> Ulllfl^ .1 ll< I <<<11.1 Is is llll<ll
stiahln ami will n<ii he prrmittril ."
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sri\ trr l??-l \\Washington. I'hilathll.liia,
ami N< w York. tlutim? th*- tommy*
siiiiiiim i is iiii|i<:iI<'<| l<> ihr post oilit1*
ip-pai 11m iti asking lii<Js tor ti\
an plant s loi thai . <i\ii i 'l la sfiviri
will lit'Kin wiili oik iomul trip <lail>
an*l lain ina\ I* rx|taii*lt**l. I'*iist
i lass mail mil* will Ik rail it <1 at tli>
tails. I. 'I'll' posllliasti'l Krllt'l'al a II lloullt
ttl It Is not tlir pill post ol till<|t
pai tint nt to makt this an t-xprri
lilt ntal .trrvirr. It Is piat'l Irnllv to Ik
assnii'l Ik loir lis rsta l.llshfllr lit. Tie10ilt<
t.nt t: t-stal'llsliril is to iitnnili a
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'l ilt- tp-iin.iii aiithoi'ltlrs art' parkin;
Stuttgart, in soiithwt st'-i ii tJrr11i.iii>.
with prisotirrs ot wai in an
a\o\\rt| attriiipt to 11is? niir.ifcr air
ranis in npiisal fm thost* mailt' l>v
tin- til i malls Oil Ik.ikIoii ami othrl
t lilt ntr i ilit's Tlir ''olo?n< ilatertIf
iiiiioiiiirt.l in its issin ol January 7.
that to SI lit t ua 11 wlnrli alnaily was
t h< silt* ol srvrral larit*- prison ramps
< <.ii1.11iiitik lirilish ami Krnirh prisont'is
ol' war ami t<|' hospitals in
whirl) prisollt'ls of wai writ' limine
llfalr.l, hlimlrnls ol oltirrl'S Writ' !>? Iliie
IiioiikIiI to hr lotlKnl ill Sprt'ia I
(Hariri s roustriirti <1 for tin lit in all
parts of tlir t'ity, in oi'tlrr, as tlir
Ca/rttf salil. to inakr ttit-tii shart* tlir
lalit'.ris of tlir rivil population. Kails
lulir. am>thri important city in tlir
saint' I't'Uloll, has loliK llt-rll parknl
wiili prisomis of all ranks. Five of
ihr vmriir.uis front ships sunk hy
tlir o.minrio' ranh-r Alorwr, who
w'rrr anioiiK tin- sailors hrotneht to
< Im-many hy tin Yarrow <lalc. wrfr
onlilirtl until llirlf rrlrasr ill all oflirrl's"
lalllp at Karlsrilll*' ami W'ltm
ssr.l si-vrral air ranis from nn<-<*in I'orla
My rlosr ranter
A hiu ram was t-arriml out Wnlnrsilav*
hy tin- Frcm-h southwest of
Itiltlr Mrsml. Tlir t irriiiatl positions
? fl'l' IIMTt'll 11 I HI IIIC IIIIKI 11 lit' .MM!
maiix ilcft iiscM :tit<I shelters wt-rt* ?! si
roved This ;ttiiittiiii<fint iit was
hi.nil- l>\ the war nlliff in its ruin
iiniinr.il inn Wedm-sdnx iiiuht. the
text nl vvlii?'li says "In Ihr Champa
cue. afirr hrirf artillery |nr|mration,
we t-arrit'il int a Iiik raitl in (In*
M'KKiii south til Itiiiir Mt'snil on a
front of a limit l.i'ini meters. our
dotaehmeiits penetrated the Herman
positions as far as the third lino,
overthrew tlio oiiriny ilofotiso anil !? st
roved lilliurrolls shelters. W'o rapiiirol
inorr than l?? |irisonors. In
I ho |iorioil from I'Vbruarx I to Fehruary
!< our i<ilots bronchi down L's
i Ionian airplanes. 14 of which wore
entirely ilostroyotl ami ttic other 11
seriously damaged. Kastorn theatre:
Artillery actions oecurreil at the
mouth of tlio Stuina. west of Doiran
anil north of Monsj^yV. Allied avia~m
lim i r.-i-AnVy noiliW?l>,IVtf .*fli t^VtlV,
northwest of Seres, Kostov. the railwax
lie! xx ecu Strummlza and l>oiran
and enemy etieain|iiiicnts in the Coma
\ alley."
Kenjaiiiin It. Ilardin. knoxvn
throughout the larger |iortion ol the
cotton licit as I ho "Cotton-seed King."
died last Saturday afternoon at liis
home four miles xvest of Washington.
Ha., alter a lingering illness. Funeral
si-rx ices xx re hold Monday at his home
largely attended by the farmers of
every sect ton of Wilkes county. Mr.
Ilardin xxas knoxvn as (lie possessor ol
I lie "gold stick" a walking cane made
of xvalnut root in xxltich xvas embedded
cold coins runginc in value from "5rents
to $"?. Some of the coins were
obtained by the eccentric farmer ;it
ronsideralile premium. A leather belt
liavinu cold coins attached in similar
fashion lo the stick, both the bandixxin
k of Mr. Ilardin. xvas another object
of interest which he carried with
Iiiiii whenever he xvent oiit-of-toxvn.
The txxo pieees contained coins with an
intrinsic value of more than lli.iwt).
Making a failure of farming. this
Wilkes county planter after ifaehitiK
middle :ip> was |H-nnllcss. lie was
impicssed with the fael that the cotton
plant could lie Improved by the
proper attention to seed selection and
culture, so with this idea in mind lie
set out to improve the conditions as
lie had found them in his unsuccessful
farming exi>eriencc. The result
was a brand of cotton seed of wonderful
productivity which he sold
throughout the cotton belt and made
a small fortune thereby.
I'resident iSompers of the American
rcdcrntlon of I -a I ior told the senate
commerce committee a few days ago
there is no shortage of labor In the
I'nited States, but a maladjustment of
labor conditions has resulted in a slowing
up for war work, which can be met
only when a proper adjustment is
made. Mr. <lumpers told the committee
he believed as a war measure the
standardizing of wages Is a necessity.
Mr. t Jumpers said the carpenters' international
union has the names of
.'tn.niMi men who have expressed a willingness
to go wherever their services
are needed as means of expediting
government work, lie reiterated that
organized labor is un<iualiliedly supiHirting
the t'nitcd States in the war.
lb-plying to Senator Harding, with
reference to the sup|Htrt accorded him
l?y workers throughout the nation, the
witness said the vast majority of
workingmen accept Ids utterances, but
that there an- a few who do not.
In answer to questions as to whether
Herman proimganda was responsible
lor labor trouble, Mr. tJumpers reviewed
the history of labor's peace
council and other organizations whose
loyalty was ?|iiestioned and efforts of
the \literican l-Vderation of l.abor to
prevent working men from affiliating
with them. He asked the committee to
appoint a commission to visit all shipyards
to imiuire into conditions. Suggestions
that fhinese labor be imported
he opposed vigorously, declaring
there were plenty of men in the 1'nited
States to meet all demands.
- Charles Kdward Itusscll. member of
the I toot mission to Itussia. stn-aking at
the Hast Tennessee War Conference at
Knoxvillo. a feyy days ago. said America
is noyv facing the darkest hour in all
her history, and that each of the 110.OOO.OOO
of her population must have a
unity of purpose "if we are to endure
? "o?Un " If >*.? eotmrtu *\f a r.
ate peace by Russia art* true and Rus
sia had declared the war to Ih> at an
end. so far as Rusia Is concerned," he
said, "there has been no crisis or calamity
in all American history as that
which now faces us. There are 1.500.000
German prisoners in Kustsa. together
with a lanro number of Austrians who
are in Rood tlRhttnR condition. These,
together with 117 divisions of German
flRhters. fully equipped and which Russia
is even now holding on her lines
will be released and they will be
thrown against the allies on the western
front. This will give Germany an
army of more than 4.000.000 men rendy
to sweep down like an avalanche and
destroy the defense and lines of our
soldiers and those of our allies. They
will outnumber any possible force of
soldiers that the allies can put on the
front. Germany will subjugate Italy
and then sweep over southern France,
which has no Verduns and drive the remaining
portions of the allies' armies
into a small northwestern corner of
France and there defeat them by detachments.
In such an event we can
onlv do what the Russians did in the
war with Jui<an. send our troc
abroad only In sufficient number
havi thorn defeated at the j?oint of <1
I'liiliin kation. Thus < an America bee
leatiij without evt-n a shot bein< fli
upon American soil. If this* r?-j?ort
separate |xaco is true the or.l> ttii
\vo ouii do now is to throw oursoM
arid every ounro of effort into 1
aus?* that it may ni?t be too Into."
<Thf \|orhvillf inquire
Kntered at the postofflce at York
Mail Matter of the Second Claa?
YORK. S. C.:
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1918.
The Australian ballot system I
been established by law in incorp
; f?- ] towns ami villages of Sol
I'aroliiia. Tin- rural districts an*
i ini't from the operation of tin* I;
There has got to be more labor
tin* farms this year than there v
last viar. ami that is about all th
is to it. Tin* anny is taking tho
amis of people from tin* farms
wall as from othor kimls of imlusl
and tin- labor that is left oil tin* far
cannot possibly keep things going
heretofore. The condition must
met Neglect will mean suffering.
The I'niteil States senate colon
lee on agriculture has reported a
under winch the $ 1 ii.ooii.inili sor
time ago appropriated for the p
pose of buying nitrate ol soda fr
i 'lull, may be used over and o
again, and with the passage of t
lull n is expected that the farmers
tin* south will be able to secure
the nitrate of soda that they \
need.
What was said in the "I'ay" e
tonal in the last issue of The I
purer was meant to apply to eve
body else along with tile grocers.
only must the grocer lie paid, if
is to continue to do business; but o
cr people must likewise la* paid,
is the fellow who does not pay v
is the slacker in times like these.
ill iiny oilier limes. rne way 10
eure th?- Im'nI team work i.s for e;
imli\idual lo hoi.I ii11 his eml and
only wa> to properly hold up an i
is lo pay.
It is generally understood now t
I'oo.l Administrator Armstrong
Saston eoiinty, went a little too
in Ins reeent order that every fart
who had more than I'.i.s pounds
Hour must bring in the excess. "
food administration has not authoi
ed or reunited anythuiK like tl
There are those who think it possi
that the food administration may
iiiirc an inventory of all the Hour
the hands of the people; hut e'
that is not certain. The only p
pose of the government is to ass
as much Hour as possible for
.?.T1VTTS-WS- at I?r .rrrat -V.V*** -J
an equitable distribution among
own people.
The council of defense lull has lu
passed in the shape of a eoniproml
Instead of allowing the governor
appoint the (members of the coun
as was conti'inplated in the origi
draft of the hill, it i.s provided t
the appointments already made
the governoi stand and that the :
ditional appointments necessary
give one member to each county
made on the recommendation of
respective county delegations. T
original sponsors of the bill asked
the appropriation of $50,000: hut
uassed the act provides for the ,
propriation of $25,000 outright ?
the borrowing of $15,000 if the i
ditional $15,000 be necessary. 'I
text ol' the bill otherwise is as I
already been printed.
i >ne of tlie most important pie
<>f legislation enacted by the sess
of the general assembly just t
journed, was the llanks bill provid
for state insurance of cotton in st
warehouses. The bill authorizes
borrowing of $25o,OwU as a basic fu
for the insuring of cotton at as m
actual cost as possible, and it is c<
templated that this sum will e\en
ally be paid from the proceeds of
business. The bill was the work
Senator Arthur Hanks, working
co-operation with Senator McLaui
and it may be taken in part as I
answer of these gentlemen to the
forts of the old line insurance co
panics to interfere with the deveh
inent of the state warehouse syster
The Federal government is mak
quite a strenuous tight against Sw
.fc t'o., and other packers, in fact
most the combined packing inter
of the northwest because of allet
illegal practices by which the pa<
crs are said to be monopolizing I
beef, pork and land interests of I
country. On information and bel
that Henry Veeder. general eoun
for Swift Ac t'o., and other i?ack?
had in his vault in Chicago do<
meats embodying contracts that
themselves involve felonies, Distt
Attorney Charles F. Clyne obtait
from Judge l-mdis a warrant tl
gave him a right to search Veedt
vault. Veeder appealed to Jui
I.indis for, and obtained, a ten\|
rary restraining order. At the hei
inic on ihe merits of the case I
Monday, Judge Lund is dismissed I
restraining order and held that i
warrant was right, proper and la
ful. Veeder, in anticipation of I
Judge's decision already had an <
peal ready to present on the insta
and took the matter to the circ
court of appeals. The district att
ncy is demanding an immediate hei
ing. In the meantime the vault
being guarded by United States <
puty marshals. It Is not certain t!
the incriminating documents, if sti
documents there be, are in the van
but that is the presumption. 1
country generally believes that I
packers have been so managi
things as to have the price of hi
and cattle down to the lowest nol
when they are in the market for r
materials and that manufactured pi
ducts are being sold at prices far I
yond the limits of reasonable profit
Upon the convening of parliami
last Tuesday. LJoyd George made
very significant speech that is to
read in connection with the speed
of Count von Hertllng, the Germ
ips chancellor, fount Czerntn. the AustroHungariati
foreign minister. and Mr.
J*" Wilson's speech to congress. It is
,.,1 very well understood now that all
of these s|?eecheB are in the nature of a
t"1 discussion of the Issues of the war.
looking to a composition of the whole
trouble and the establishment of
__ peace. The British premier took occasion
to declare, in effect, that the
J, speeches of Meet ling and fzernin
were disappointing in that they indicated
a feeling on the part of floras
many and Austria that the} hail
* things going their way and that they
would push the whole matter to a
^ conclusion that would give the fens.
tral powers about all they wanted to
take. As l.loyd George sees it. there
ik is nothing fur the Allies to do but to
fight Oil and arrangements are being
jfflt perterted along that line. 11 demk
veloped from what the premier said
"- Itii-.t ih,. c?nuili4i war council is now
in supreme control with regard to the
?ur, and plans have been perfected
under which alt the power of all the
Allies can be concentrated whenever
-^1 it may appear necessary. Mr. Uoyd
has Ueorge, however, told the house id
or- commons unite plainly that he was
nth unwilling to disclose the immediate
ex- plans of the council, and that rather
iw. than do so he would resign.
on Big Battle in Anticipation.
van All the news that has been coming
ere from Ktiropc during the past ten
us- days or two weeks has indicated wide
as anticipation of the early coming of a
iry. tremendous battle on the western
ins front.
as The belief is that now that there
lie is no longer any serious threat
against the Hermans on the east,
there is nothing else in sight than
lit- that the Hermans mobilize the enbill
tire forces of the empire against the
ne- Critish. French and Americans on the
II r- west.
oin That such a development may be in
ver immediate prospect or that it may be
his looked for at any tiliie within the
of next thirty days or two months
all seems entirely reasonable. Indeed it
Mil seems more than reasonable?it seems
like a certainty and we are looking
for something just like that; hut at
,||. till' same lime We can very
On- < ?"?*'? '*of considerations which
ry- seem to argue against such a liattlc
s;0j a I this stage of the proceedings.
I)t. To lie sure tin- Germans are ill tre11|.
inondolis force all ulong the wtstern
K front, ami if Ihe.v are not in most exi
ho celJent spirits heeause of recent sueor
cesses on the western front, they
se. ought to he. lint that is not all then
is to it. The Allies are also in tretlK.
mendous force on the western front
.,,,1 also, and they have no cause to Ik
intimidated l?y the Germans on account
of anything the Germans have
hs?t "'one to them up to this time. On the
,,( contrary, they have all along proved
f.,r themselves superior to the Germans,
iter especially in all operations involving
,,f assaults against German positions.
Plie Heeause of the terrible slaughtei
riz- 'hat will inevitably result, we would
,at like to see this pending battle called
ible provided it is culled olT by the
re- ' erinans. Hut if it takes place, the
. ,n Germans are not going to sweep ovei
m, the Allies on the western front like
ur_ so much chatT. They are not goint/
ure to settle the thing all at once, m
........... ??ltlv Irftiunl thl'V mu\
tue | - -----
1 have The fWtfiifr, the French a_nc
,ur the Americans arc thoroughly prepared
lor" eventualities, and whentthe
Hermans attempt their next big drive,
if ever they do, the slaughter that
?en will occur will exceed anything of the
lse kind that has la-en previously known
in the history of the world.
10 And after this battle, if it occurs,
cil, 110 matter how it goes, both sides will
nul likely have about a plenty,
hat e
by Strong Man for Governor.?The secu|.
ond letter of Hon. Lowndes Hpawning
. to the Anderson delegation, must convince
those gentlemen, that however
good their intentions, that they mailt
the a mistake in the open letter they
p|,e addressed to John L. McLaurin. There
- . was certainly no justification lor the
insults which they heaped upon him.
as Mel-aurin made no attack on either
up- I Ilea Me or Tillman. He proclaimed his
imj faith iij. the Reform party, and said
that he' wanted to be frank and open:
that at this time the election of either
l*he Itlease or Tillman was a mistake; that
has he knew certain persons were atfking
him to run for governor, because they
thought he was for Hlease, and he could
not become it candidate for governor
ct.s on that basis. He gave fair notice,
and hits not announced himself for any
10n office.
id- \\*e believe that by this manly,
ing straightforward course, McLauiin has
ite gained ten friends, where he has lost
one.
the people do not love a coat-tail swingind
er. and this is no time to trust the
ear destiny of South t'urolina in the hands
of a spineless incompetent. One thing
sure, if Mclgiurin were governor, he
would boss the job. and do what he
the thought was right.
0f The paramount issue is the war.
That will over-shadow all else, and we
1,1 need a big man in the governor's of in,
dee. This is no time for children,
the "l,ord. (Jive us a man."?Anderson Trie{.
bune.
"p] ON THE FIGHTING LINES
n.
Armies on Western Front Appear to be
jnfcr Waiting Next Move.
rij. Although the terrain in France and
Belgium is fast drying out and the
al- Teutonic allies are continuing to
est pour thousands of troops to positions
te,l behind the battle line, there still has
,. been no indication that the enemy is
ready to begin his great advance,
'he Bombardments and patrol encounters
the along the front are still taking place
[le( as for many days past, but the roar
of the big guns nowhere has reach8el
ed that volume of drum fire which in
irs, the past always has Heralded an inn???r>lr
nt pppal nronortions.
While the German reinforcements
have been coming up the Entente
ivt commanders have not been lying idle
led and waiting for the offensive to belat
gin. t?n the other hand, they everywhere
have strengthened their po?r
8 sltion to meet any emergency and
ige optimism is expressed both from Brit[,o
ish and French sources that should
the (iormans strike no mutter how
early the moment, they will meet
most determined resistance. The Asthe
sociuted Press correspondent with the
the French headquarters says the French
consider that the total number of the
xv" enemy now facing the French. Britthe
ish and American and Belgian troops,
ip. or held in reserve aggregate 2.340,t
000 men.
,' Several additional successful raids
uit by the British in which German ofor
fleers and men were captured and
ar_ others killed and heavy artillery fight,
ing between the French and the Germans
over various sectors, sums up
to* the activities that have been In protiat
gress. The American sharpshooters
lch and artillerymen are keeping up their
good work against the Germans in
"t; front of their positions, having with
lhe their shrapnel Are compelled tne
the enemy to almost abandon first line
, trenches and with their sharpshootK
ere and rapid fire guns forced snipers
>g* to quit their posts and seek safety
ich at other places. Meanwhile airplanes
are still flying over the American positions.
ro* While the Austrians at last accounts
>e- were still trying out the Italian line
on the Sette Ooramunl and at other
points and meeting with sanguinary
defeat for their pains, behind the fir*nt
ing line they and the Germans are
a playing the role of vandals using viobe
lence against the natives, pillaging
their homes and stores, and sending
back to their own countries foodstuffs
an and other spoila
| LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
E. Laurent* A Co. ?On pairs- four tell* ya
the easy way to get rid of corns. Use "Gets
It." Sold everywhere. 25 cent*.
People's National Bank. Rock Hill?Celebrate
it* twelf'h anniversary of opening today
Opening day its assets totaled flt,04t>.2'
Total aa.sets today $1.431.107.58.
F. E Gaulden. Prin. Invites the public to a
atnateur minstrel show- at the Philadelphi
school on Washington's birthday. S p. m.
Rork Hill Fertiliser Co. Solicits orders fo
fertilisers from farmers and can mako whip
inent at once of best quality of goods.
Miss Mary Cartwright -Gives notice that th
lied Crows surgical dressing class will mee
at the courthouse Monday night, at 7.30.
P. W. Love Will operate his cane seed thresh
or at his home on Wednesday next- one da
only.
J. Frank Moore Has re-opened his harnei
and general repair shop in the building nej
to W. E Ferguson'* store and solicits yov
,.a' ronage.
M. H. Blair. Sharon No. 2 Ha* Wannamal
er's pure Cleveland big boll five-lock cotto
.seed for sale and advises your planting it.
P. W. Love. Chief of Police Gives notice <
sale of certain properties on March 4th, ft
taxes, costs, etc. Sale is under executions.
? t- i...n?rwl to suonlv vn
Clover I'niK ^ivir - ?
with Ketiy's ar.d Woods'* seeds in bulk an
packa*es. Brimmer tomato h sjiecialty.
J. It. Hot*. Sharon Want* to supply you wit
*ardcn seeds and ameeries. and advises yc
to sell your (arm product* now.
Clinton Bros. "Good things to est" ?poi
sausage. breakfast bacon, prunes. Lima ar
pink bean*, oranges. etc.
Kirst National Hank. York Suggests that yc
I register "thrift" by bavin* a savin** acrout
with it. One dollar starts you.
Geo. W. Williams. Heal Kstate Has a variel
of (arm offerinx* that arc worthy of yot
consideration. Other property.
MrConnell Dry Goods Co. Has :fuo boys' sui
to close out at and fcl.ytt each. A vi
rie y of seasonable *ood* with prices.
Star 'iheatre Gives prograpime for today. Sa
jrday and Monday. A four reel drama f<
today "Ki*htin* Trail" tomorrow.
Loan and Savin** Bank Reminds you thi
you will l>e the *ainer by (5 weeks of sy
ematie savin*. It invites you to join i
Christmas savin** club.
Kirkpatries-Belk Co. Says it* buyers are i
he market* for sprin* goods and presen
1 lot of seasonable *oods for your considm
ion staples, clothin*. shoes, etc.
A. M. McGill. Yorkville No. I Invites attei
ion to n variety of s|>ecial olferin** on sa
it his store tomorrow. Six iKiunds of *or
barrel coffee for $1.
James Bros. Give a short review of the mu
market and the difficulties ex|ierienced in ?
ruriiix slock for the local market. Mt.li
will arrive here next week.
Reily-Taylor Co. Says Southern hospitalil
includes Lu/.ianne coffee. See pa*e four.
Blairsville defeated Hopewell
> basketball last Tuesday afternoon, l
i to J.
Give the Red Cross ladies the wool t
1 knit into garments fur the soldier
The soldiers need the knitting, an
the Ked Cross ladies are anxious t
do the work.
The food administration has issue
an order prohibiting the trading i
live or freshly killed liens or pulief
anywhere in I he United States, an
1 forbidding tiie disposing of such stoc
after February 23. The idvu is t
compel the keeping of liens to ii
crease egg production.
A paper drummer who called at Tl:
Knquircr olliee Wednesday said th;
for some time past he has been mal
ing it a rule to buy a 25-cent tliri:
stamp at every town he visits an
that up to the present time he hi
I accumulated three war savint
stamps, worth $12.39.
The state food administration is I
undertake a census of the stock <
. Hour in South Carolina in excess (
I thirty day's supply. The county foe
I administrators are to make it clei
, that nobody's llour is to be take
. away, or anything of that kind. Tl
. main point is to get information I
. which shortages can be equalized ar
, transportation saved,
i The food administration has rult
r that mixed flours containing not moi
, than GO per cent of wheat may .1
soldi to all "c3TIsTHT!Wy"Wffl TOT*#
consumer being required to buy otli
er "substitutes. If the mixed llou
contains more than 50 per cent i
wheat, however, the purchaser mm
buy substitutes along with it. Excel
i tions will be allowed on a showing i
necessity of pure Hour for invalids o
infants.
In the passing of Joshua D. (Swii
the town of Clover lqses another c
the tine old men who were anion
the pioneer citizens of that place an
who have done their part to make c
the town the splendid place it is. Mi
Gwin was born in the McConnellsvill
section a little more than seventy-tiv
years ago. He married Miss Briso
. of Clover, in 1874. moved to Clover i
1877, became postmaster in 1878, an
continued in that position up to a fe'
. years ago, when he was compelled t
[ give it up by reason of his advancln
years. He became superintendent c
the Presbyterian Sunday school a
. Clover away back with its organiza
tion in the early days of the villag
. and continued in the position up t
the time of his death. He was of
gonial, happy disposition, with
I friendly word for everybody, espeel
ally all the children, and the circl
of his friendly acquaintanceship ex
tended to all the country around. H
and his wife were a most devote
pair, and when his wife died he be
gun to lose interest in his further sta
r>n mirth There was no change i
hia attitude or conduct toward hi
friends and acquaintances; but h
seemed to realize that his work wa
done, ami rather than otherwise h
was entirely reconciled to the sltua
, tit<n. He had been in bad health fo
some months and during last wee
he confidentially told his friends th.i
he would pass on Sunday, and in
way his judgment proved correct, fo
he became unconscious on that da
and continued unconscious to the em
The people of Plover and of all th
country surrounding will Join in thb
"He did his part as well as lie roul
and that was better than most of in
Peace to his ashes!"
THRIFT STAMP CAMPAIGN
The thrift stamp campaign i
York county which has been progm
sing rapidly for the past two month
or more, is now gathering momeii
turn and the proposition will soon b
coming to the claiming of the mor
serious attention of every man. we
man and child.
Prof. J. W. Thomson of Rock Hil
hus accepted the position of publlcit
director for- the county, and he I
i now endeavoring to secure the aj:
pointment of at least one agent t
everv three hundred inhabitants. T
thin end he is working mostly throug
the school teachers of the county.
The teachers of the Yorkville Oracl
ed school. Prof. D. L. Rambo. super
inlendent. have undertaken the wor
of canvassing the town with a \iei
to securing as many agents as pos
sible among the business people, i
addition to the banks and postolfic<
which are already engaged in selllff
these stamps.
All the banks of the county ar
now acting as agents for the sale c
thrift stamps and soon it is propose
to organize a general canvass unde
which everybody who can he persuad
ed to do so will secure a thrift car
with at least one thrift stamp attach
ed. Such a card costs only 25 cents.
After an individual has acquired
thrift card with one 26 cent stam
attached, he is supposed to lmmedl
ately go in for tilling out that car
with 15 more thrift stamps, and th
card thus filled out. with 13 cenl
added Is exchangable for a saving
stamp worth $4.13 and which wil
draw interest at the rate of one cen
a month, or it can be exchanged fo
cash at any postoftlce on ten dayi
notice.
It is expected that most of th
merchants will at once take agencle
for the sale of stamps, and tha
people generally will take pains t
explain the matter to folks who d
not understand it and to Impress up
on everybody the particularly at
tractive nature of the investment.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. Henry B. James made a buainea
visit to Gastonta. yesterday.
Mr. George W. Brown of Gastonia
I >f^nt yesterday in York vt lie.
^ Mr. John F. Williams of Ebeneier,
haV an atthck of pneumonia.
Mr. J- M. Ramsey of the KirkpatrickQ
B< IK Co.. is in the northern markets. '
, Mr. Starr C. Woods of Laurens, vis- 4
* |te?l friends in Yorkvllle this week. t
' Mrs. Annie Sanders of Grand June- 1
, tion, Tenn.. is visiting relatives in
j York county. ^
a Mr. B. K. Mickle of the Presby- .
J terian college, has returned to his
I iiume at Moi.'onneilsville to recuperate '
) from an attack of measles. t
Uavid Edward Finiey, Jr., son of the i
late Congressman Finiey has enlisted j
in the signal corps of the I'nited States
v army, and for the present is stationed 1
in Washington, D. C.
w lie v. E. K. Hardin for the past four 1
II ji ars pastor of the Mount Vernon Place t
Ir M.thodist church, in Washington, D. .
c. C.. has been assigned to the pastorship
n oi the Central Methodist church, of 1
Asheville, X. C. Rev. Grady Har- '
?f dm is to succeed to the pastorate of s
,r the Mt. Vernon church. t
iU Dr. J. wuson Jicionneu, one 01 ine
d York county doctors who went down
to Damp Jackson as a captain, is now
^ a major, a position to which he has
IU been promoted because of efficiency
k and capacity.
id Dock Hill Herald. Wednesday: F. A.
Nunnery, of Edgmoor. was in the city
today. Mr. Nunnery states that he has
received a letter from his son. Ben
y Nunnery, announcing his safe arrival
ir in New York. Mr. Nunnery was one
id the survivors of the Jacob Jones
'* disaster, being a member of the naval
? crew manning the defenst gun on the
, |.uat. Mr. Nunnery is expecting his
son to arrive in a few days.
Charleston American. Tuesday: Hev.
11 Oliver J. Hart, assistant rector of St.
*' Michael's Episcopal church, who some
months ago applied to the government
in for a chaplalnship in the army received
i? instructions Saturday to report at Colli
umbin yesterday for physical examination.
Kev. Hart has been associated
?* with the Kev. John Kershaw. D. D.,
rector of St. Michael's since June 1,
11.17. Dr. Kershaw said last night that
le he had not yet been informed of the
e- n-siilt of the examination. It is expectid.
however, that the appointment of
the Kev. Hart us a chaplain will fol;y
low the examination without delay.
CHANGE IN ROAD LAW.
uno of the most important new
laws so far as York county is concerned.
relates to the maintenance of
0 the graded highways.
This act provides that all of the
county's portion of the state auto?
mobile tax be used in the maintenance
of the highways,
d All of the graded highways are
? taken out or tne jurisuicuou 01 nuts
township supervisors and placed in
d tlx- jurisdiction of the county hoard
k tii commissioners.
o Kach township that hus no graded
i. hiuhway, including Bullock's Creek,
I'.road Kiver and Fort Mill, is to have
all the road tax that they pay for
ic tisi on the roads within their limits.
lt All the balance of the automobile
tnx of the county is to be used in
keeping in repair the graded hightt
ways, the north and south road and
d cast and west road, and such other
roads as have been built by the chuingoiig
and at the expense of the whole i
>s county.
In iiddition to the pro rata part of i
the automobile tax going for the
maintenance of the graded highways
>f in the different townships, each townj(
ship must appropriate fifteen dollars
ld for the maintenance of each mile of
Milch road within its limits.
ir I loads of the class of those running
n from Clover through Bethel township
,e out toward Catawba river, and from
llock Hill down into the blackjacks.
,y come under the supervision of the
id county board of commissioners, and
the townships through which they
run must furnish fifteen dollars per
? annum per mile for their maintenance.
PL WJU*W Ttff-TPWN
'* C ? Valentine day yesterday came in
for due observance. i
it ?The Piedmont Telephone company
is engaged in rebuilding its pole lines
ir preparatory to the installation of the
Automatic drop system.
1. ? Philanthropic lodge No. 32, A. F.
'I M., of Yorkville, has purchased sixty
j war savings stamps at {4.13 each,
f as an investment out of funds ber
longing to the lodge. i
e ?There is very little being done here
n to advance the sale of thrift stamps,
n Perhaps a thousand dollars worth have i
^ been sold in Yorkville, during the past
'v week; but ten thousand dollars worth I
0 should have been sold.
g
?The rnuny friends and acquaint.*
ances Of Mr. Frank E. Smith, a well
known citizen of Yorkville, were
~ shocked last Tuesday afternoon by
0 news of his sudden death. It appears
_ that Mr. Smith, after having attended
^ the picture show, in accordance with
1 his pretty well tlxed custom, left for
~ home, going down West Madison
street and across hlB own field. This
I was at about 5 o'clock. Some few
j minutes after, a little girl who saw
his prostrate body in the field from
'. some distance away, ruined an alarm.
p Investigation developed that Mr.
IB Smith was dead, and that he had
died quite suddenly, evidently from
apoplexy. Mr. Smith hod been a
citizen of Yorkville all of his life; but
for many years past has not been engaged
in active business. He owned
k and controlled considerable valuable
|( real estate in the town and has at
various times considered plans for its
' development: but up to the time of
,, Ills death his plans had not been perI
fected.
i: CIRCUIT COURT.
, The circuit court has been dragging
along this week in characteristic
fashion with hardly enough business
to keep the Juries busy more than
n half their time. Whenever there was
i. anything ready it was taken up and
l8 when there was nothing ready the
jurors were excused until something
e could be got ready, the proceeding
e involving tedious delays.
The first case taken up on Tuesday
was that of O. S. Homar, plaintiff, vs.
It the Seaboard Air Line Railroad com'
pany. After hearing the case of the
' plaintiff, the defendunt made a moIs
tion for a non-suit on the ground
i- that the evidence did not show facts
0 sufficient to constitute an adequate
cause of action; and the motion was
? granted by the court.
" The case of J. M. Byars against
Whisonant & Poag, Involved compliI'
ance with the conditions of an autoj"
mobile trade. The plaintiff bargaln~
ed with the defendants to trade a
A second hand automobile for a new
'* machine on certain conditions, within
n a specified time. Because of the delay
of the defendants in supplying the
machine they had agreed to supply
the plaintiff got a machine of another
? make and sued for the difference in
value, etc. The Jury found for the ,
d plaintiff in the sum of $43.
|r The next case was that of Edgar .
- Matthews vs. the Fort Mill Manufac- |
d turing company. The plaintiff was
suing for damages on account of al
ICgeo injuries susuiiiicu m inc nanus i
a of the defendant some twelve years
P previously. The Jury found for the ,
j- defendant.
d The first case taken up yesterday ,
e was that of J. A. Cox. plaintiff, vs. ]
* the National Council Junior Order
* United American Mechanics. After I
I1 hearing the case of the plaintiff, the
court, on motion of defendant's coun- ]
r sel. granted a non-suit
^ The next case was that of Mrs. j
Cora Inman vs. John A. Latta. in- j
6 volving alleged damages to the plain- ,
* tiff because of the alleged failure of
't the defendant to clean out a stream '
? running through the lands of the
o plaintiff on through the lands of the (
" defendant. The plaintiff claims loss i
- of crops and damage to her land to c
the amount of $4,142.50. t
During yesterday it developed that ]
the foregoing case would be the last <
one tried at the present term of the 4
s court, and all jurors not engaged In '
this case were discharged from furt
ther attendance. i
* ! ' - .
THE PIG CAMPAIGN
The Peoples National bank of Rock
fill, was inadvertently omitted from
he list of institutions that are cotperating
with the farmers to increase
he number of pure-bred hogs in
fork county.
This Institution had been duly rejorted
to The Engulrer along with
he others; but in some way it failed
0 be included in the list as published.
The Peoples National bank had
iffered to furnish, and will furnish,
Ifteen pigs under the conditions deicrlbed.
In this connection, it is nothing but
air to say that the Peoples .Vational
)ank is the pioneer in this niovetient.
It began in December under
1 plan by which it has already placed
nore than one hundred Duroc-Jersey
tows, and now has a long waiting list
o be supplied.
The plan of the Peoples bank is to
urn over to the farmer a Duroc
lersey sow under an agreement by
vhieli the farmer must return to the
)ank four four-months old shoats,
:wo from the first litter and two from
:he second Utter, the boar service
laving been furnished by the bank
n both instances.
The proposition is practically the
tame us the Clemson plan, the principal
difference heing that the pigs to
be returned to the bunk ure to be
four months old instead of two and
i half months old.
Out of one hundred pigs put out
by the bank under this arrangement.
Ihe bank has so far lost only two.
These died during the recent severe
.-old, presumably from pneumonia.
The Clemson plan as outlined in
The Entiuirer of Tuesday provides
that a registered sow of approved
breed be furnished to the party of
the second part free of charge, and
the party of the second purt agrees to
return to the party cf the lirst part
two pigs eight or ten weeks old from
the lirst litter, after whUh the sow
belongs to the party of the . second
part. If the sow dies through no
fault or the party of the second part,
the loss falls upon the party of the
lirst part.
The corrected list of those who
have agreed to furnish sows under
the ('lemson plan and the number to
be furnished by each is as follows:
Hank of Clover 3
Hunk of Hickory drove "
U M. (Jrist's Sons. Yorkville 2
Hank of Sharon 4
VV\ l? Hill & Co.. Sharon 3
National I'nlon Hank. Hock Hill 15
lames tiros., Yorkville 4
first National Uank, Yorkville 5
Loan & Savings Hank, Yorkville f>
Citizen's Hank & Trust Co.. Hock
Hill 6
First National Hank, Fort Mill 6
Peoples National Hunk. Hock Hill 15
The institutions and firms which
pay for the pigs will have the right
to place theni; but in most eases the
pigs will be placed by Demonstration
Agents tilair and MeKeown.
uf akin tufoc
ncnc niiu i ntnt.
There is a very strong probability
that Camp Greene, at Charlotte, Will
be abandoned, and that the division
of troops there will be moved to
Camp Wads worth near Spartanburg.
The reason for the transfer, if it is
carried into effect, will be the heavy
uutluy and time required to make
sanitary conditions what they ought
to be and the tremendous amount of
labor and expense that will be necessary
for improvement of the roads.
The site of Camp (Jreene is generallyunsuitable
in the estimation of the
war department.
Mr. J. B. Dickson of Lockhart,
came up to Yorkville Wednesday in
a Ford. He came by way of Bullock's
i'reek church, Sharon, the new road
out by Claud Kobinson's into the
Pinckncy road and thence into town
over the Chester road. He said that
ull the roads had been recently drugged.
and were in erood condition except
a little sot\
not stall anywhere.
ed that the whole . . . n his
way has been picking cotton all the
week and perhaps several hundred
bules, he had no idea how much, hud
been gotten out. He told also of a
negro who had taken some of the
freshly picked and ginned dogtail cotton
to Lockhart and had gotten over
30 < cuts a pound for it.
Coxswain W. T. Moore, like most
Americans, is a sincere admirer of
the French, both as a people and as
soldiers. He has been in various
French ports and he was wonderfullyimpressed
with the almost worshipping
attitude of the French toward
the Americans. The French think the
Afhericans ure without doubt the
greatest |>eople on earth, and to the
French every American Is something
like a demigod. But there is nothing
Rervlsh about the French. Mr. Moore
utys, and the Americans do not think
of them that way. On the contrary
the Americans recognize the French
?s Inferior to nobody from any standpoint.
"I just love to hear the Frenchmen
talk about the time when von
Kluck was about to enter Paris,"
said the young sailor. "It looked as
if the army would not be able to keep
the Germans back, and Parisians
went out in droves, regardless of age,
equipment or unything else. Some
went in taxi's, some In touring cars,
some in horse carts, and some on
foot?any old way to get there. Some
af the men had uniforms, but the vast
majority of them did not. They were
lust citizens of all ages and descriptions,
some armed with rides, some
with shotguns, some with pistols,
some with pitchforks and some only
with clubs. Every man of the thousinds
and thousands had literally
aeafrvvrt kio li/o nn/ot* /lotormlnoH f A
beat back the Invader or be mowed
down while trying, and the sentiment
was that if they did not beat back
the invader, they would be fortunate
to be mowed down. It was thrilling,
indeed to hear those Frenchmen talk
of the day before the battle of the
Marne and of the battle of the Marne
itself. There was no braggadocia, as
we know how to braggadocio, and no
suggestion of It. They Just impressed
you with the idea that there was
only one thing that mattered, and that
was that the Germans must not take
Paris. As to whether everybody died,
men, women and children, or the city
was destroyed and all that made no
liifference?only the Germans must
not come any further." Discussing the
war further, young Moore says there
Is a strong feeling throughout the
whole American navy that sooner or
later there must be an attack on the
flerman coast strongholds?Helgoland,
Zebrugge and Kiel. Everybody
realizes that none of these places can
be taken except at tremendous cost:
but the American sailors to a man
ire willing to pay the price. As to
whether such an assault will be made.
t>f course the young sailor does not
know, and he does not say whether
or not he wants to be in it. He is
too modest for that: but if something
of the kind does happen he will
not be on sick leave that day, certainly
not until after the battle.
LOCAL LAC0NIC8
Appointed to Board of A'Mssors.
Mr. W. W. Castles- of Smyrna. haB
seen appointed tax assessor for King's
Mountain township, vice E. D. Darwin,
moved out of the count)'.
County Board of Registration.
inc uuuru ui xi|m<uvio ui . (.juration
for York county, has been appointed
as follows: J. A. O. Love.
?Iover; J. B. Barron. Rock Hill: O.
L Sanders, Yorkville.
Big Real Estate Deal.
Messrs. W. L. Williams and A. M.
Barnett of Yorkville, have sold to
Mr. C. M. Turner of Grover. X. C.,
heir "Lowry" place on Yorkville No.
I, containing 512 acres. The deal
ras closed Wednesday.
deputy Clerk of the Court.
The appointment of Folsom E.
Hlnton aa deputy clerk of the court
vas recorded on the minutes of the
ourt of common pleas yesterday. The
ippointment was made by John R.
lagan, C. C. C. Pis., with the approval
it Judge George EL Prince.
lome High Priosd Mule Teams.
Messrs. James Bros, of Yorkville,
lot long ago sold two pairs of mules
to one man for $2,000, and another
pair to another man for $1,000. I'pon
being asked more particularly about
the transactions. Mr. Henry B. James
said that high prices were due more
to the superior quality of these particular
mules than to the general advance
in prices. "I do not remember
a time." he said, "when a pair of
mules like these would have sold for
less than $800. Mules are pretty
high, maybe, but not really us high
in proportion as other kinds of live
stock or of agricultural products."
County Supply Bill.
The county supply bill for the fiscal
year beginning January 1. 1818. calls
for a total levy for the county of 7J
mills, including 2 mills for road purposes.
The levies to pay the interest
on bonds issued in aid of the Three
t"s railroad are J of a mill in Kbenezer
township. 1 mill in Catawba
township and 2} mills in York town
ship. in aumuon mere is a levy oi ,
mill in each of the townships for the
sinking fund to retire the aforesaid
bonds. The total amount to be raised
for county purposes is $61,8Sf?. The
sum of 1675 is appropriated for Tomato
club work. The county commissioners
are authorized in their discretion
to advertise for competitive
bids to furnish supplies for the chaingang.
etc.
Juatic* to Ambulance Man.
Referring to the story published in
The Enquirer about the ambulance'
driver, who left the meningitis patient
Kay Bonter in the street and tied for
his life, a correspondent of the Chester
Reporter writes that paper as follows:
"Seeing the above clipping from The
Yorkville Kmjuirer, relative to the ambulance
driver of the young soldier.
Hay Bonter, we would like to inform
the writer of the piece that the driver
spoken of was the colored driver, and
not our Mr. J. A. Barron. Mr. Barron
having occasion to leave the ambulance
in charge of the colored driver,
was. on his return, utnazed to find both
horses and driver gone. But never did
Mr. Barron leave Bonter "to shift for
himself." He stood by him while living.
cared for his l>ody after death and
in the dead hours of the night, while
all Chester was sleeping, he carried the
body to the Seaboard station, and forwarded
it to the mother In far-off
Michigan. No. our Mr. Barron never
deserted young Kay Bonter."
MERE MENTION
Here are some of the good prices being
charged at Tampico, Mexico: Bam.
fl.-o pound: steak, $1; milk. 15 cents
<iunrt, and other foodstuffs proportionately
Mrs. J. \V. Bogart of Newport,
(>., gt(ve birth to a baby girl
Tuesday, after her husband had placed
her in a skiff to remove her from their
water-bound home. Mother and child
arc doing well Thomas A. Edison,
invited by the authorities of the University
of Pennsylvania to visit that
institution on Washington's birthday
to receive an honorary degree, replied
that he was too busy at his laborator>
to come Canada now has a food
hoard of three members, instead of a
single food controller Lazzari
Gutierrez de Lara of l/os Angeles, Cal.,
was put to death at Altar. Mexico, a
few days ago. by order of General Cali?
l ...... ...... ? ..ontoln nn.l-r Mnrloi-e
Two Pennsylvania xoldipra In
France have been Riven the cross of
war by President Poincare for meritorious
ambulance service Thousands
of shipbuilders in the vicinity of
WilminRton, Del., took the day off
Tuesday because the employers declined
to pay double wages for labor on
a holiday Representative Howard
of (Jeorgia, has introduced a bill to require
every person subject to income
tax to register with county officials.
He says that "it puts money on the
same basis as manhood. "A man
who tries to dodge his tax will
be known to the world?und to the collectors."
The Federal railroad wage
commission Is enlisting the aid of
newspapers in ten cities in each state
to gather statistics on the cost of living
in order to secure some basis for
fixing wage scales in comparison to
iliartment of the United States marine
service, on Monday opened bids
for 600,000 pairs of woolen socks. There
were six bidders for the order
The executive committee of the Democratic
national committee by a vote of
five to two, has formally indorsed the
woman suffrage constitutional amendment
and agreed to urge Its prompt
passage by the senate ...The lower
house of congress hus passed by unanimous
vote a bill appropriating $">0.000,000
for the proper housing of shipyard
workers at the various shipbuilding
plants In the country. The
senate has already pissed a similar
bill A motor transport train, including
63 cars, loaded with clothing
and munitions, left Buffalo for New
York city Tuesday Two student
flyers were killed at the aviation park
at Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday when
their machine collided and fell from a
heleht of 500 feet. The cadets were
making their first flights without instructors
I'nless the freight embargoes
are lifted very shortly Now
England shoe manufacturers will he
unable to deliver their products
throughout the country for the Raster)
trade Washington's birthday will
be celebrated with unusually Impressive
ceremonies throughout the country
this year. Wherever possible soldiers
from nearby cantonments will Ite
sent to various cities for parades
Judge Thompson of the Federal district
court of Philadelphia, has instructed
the grand Jury to make s|ieclal
efforts to locate the source of supply
of liquor going to army camps within
their Jurisdiction. Other Federal
Judges will probably take up the matter
in relation to other camps
The French government has placed an
order for 1.000,1)00 footballs for the use
of the soldiers of France The
British destroyer Hoxer was sunk in
the English channel on February 8. the
result of a collision with another vessel
George Miner, a negro highwayman.
was shot to death, and Peter
Alefalies was fatally wounded, and
Michael Hares was shot through the
chest In a street duel at Farrel. Pa..
Monday night when the negro attempted
to hold up the two white men,
shooting Alefalies. Sares killed the
negro after he had been shot down
The oil tanker J. C. Donell arrived at
Point Breeze on the Schuylkill river,
Monday with a cargo of 5,000.000 gallons
of crude oil The captain, Ave
other officers and twenty blue jackets
of the gun crew of the American
steamship Actaeon. torpedoed off the
coast of Spain on Thanksgiving day.
have arrived at an Atlantic port
The steel plants of Pennsylvania are
turning out less than fifty per cent of
their normal capacity because of the
lack of coal and of poor quality
Mrs. A. T. Cox has been appointed
deputy state factory Inspector by GovAt-nsvf
(\n^r\A rinh nf TnHlann SJhp i? thp
first woman to hold such an office
Three highwaymen held up a grocer's
delivery wagon In Chicago, Tuesday,
and at the point of pistols rolihed the
driver of two dozen eggs A commission
just back from Poland says
that there are 2,000,000 Jews in Poland
and Llthunla who are starving
THE SQUARE DEAL.
Editor Yorkvtlle Enquirer:
That little editorial, paragraph in the
last issue of The Enquirer commenting
on the failure of the South Carolina
legislature to pass the prohibition bill
contains so much truth that I cannot
refrain from saying "Amen" to it
Unless I am mistaken, and I don't
think I am. this is not the first time
that the voters of South Carolina have
bad their wishes, as expressed in no
uncertain way at the polls, utterly disregarded
by our representatives. It is
high time we were calling our so-called
representatives on this sort of high
handed legislation. They need to be
made to understand that they are representatives
of the people and not dictators.
Just so long as we continue to
elect men to the house and senate who
are possessed with the Idea that they
know more than all the people and are
better judges of what the people want
and need than the people themselves,
we may not be surprised at receiving
a serpent when we ask for a fish. And
just so long as we quietly submit to
this sort of thing we will have to put
up with it. Let the people rise in their
might and demand a square deal at the
hands of our representatives, and we
will not be long getting it A Voter.
Rock Hill, S. C.. Feb. IS, IMS.
DEFECTION OF RUSSIA.
It was Anticipated by tha Allies And
They Are Prepared.
How Russia's complete withdrawal
from the war will effect the allies and
the I'ntted States tn a military wu>
cannot l>e accurately estimated at this
time, officials In Washington Mirvr.
despite the fact that on paper the Russian
collapse would seem to give the
tiemians a great numerical superiority
of troops on the western front.
Officially, there is nothing to In*
said on the subject, because the government
has no official informal ion.
Military men, however, confident that
the allied line on the western front
will hold against any Herman force
that can t>e thrown against It. profess
not to regurd the Russian separate
peace as the menace it would
appear on paper.
The fact that 1,500.000 Herman
prisoners will be freed to return to
Hermany. is regarded with no alarm
at all. Military men say they could
not quickly be re-organized into eiiiolent
military units. The general
opinion nere is mm iii'iiiian< ?*
l>e more interested in keeping the
prisoners in Russia rather than risk
having them carry Holshevikl doctrine
hack to Germany.
The 14" Auatro-Gertnan and Bulgarinn
divisions on the Russian front,
which will entirely l>e released b>
a separate peace, are regarded as already
having been stripped of their
effectives which have been transferred
to the western front. Military
experts say, in addition, that Gertnany
would be obliged to keep some
of these 147 divisions in the vast conquered
territory for garrison pui?|>oses.
The one outstanding fact Is that the
military experts are sure the reinforcements
the Germans can draw from the
Russian front cannot overwhelm the
western line.
Russia at this time owes the I'nited
States I1S7.779.000 advanced for supplies
which already ha\e gone to Russia.
For that sum the government
holds Russain bonds. Whether this vast
sum will be a total loss to the I'nited
States de|tends on whether the ultimate
government In Russia deeldes to repudiate
the debt.
A credit of $325,000,000 was established
at the treasury for Russia, but
onl) $IS7.779.000 was used.
CLOVER CULLINGS
Cprrrapoudi-no* The Yurktllle Koqulnr
Clover. February 13.?Mr. Joshua
I). Gw in. one of the oldest and best
known citizens of the town, died at
his home here Tuesday morning, after
un illness of about two weeks. Death
was due to a general breakdown, due
to the infirmities of old age. The
funeral was conducted from the
ITesbyteriun church at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, by his pastor, lite
Rev. A. A. McLean. The elders of the
church, Messrs. W. T. Reumguard.
W. K. Adams, J. L. Stacy, J. W.
Smith, J. A. Page and R. L. Wylie,
acted as pall beurers. Mr. Gwln was
in the Ttith year of his age, having
been born in June. 1842. He was married
in 1870 to Miss Isabelle Rrisoiu
who died February 17, 1?17. He is
survived by two sons, Frank Uwin.
of Marion. X. and Lewis Gwin of
tiastonia. Mr. Gwin was very active
in the life of the community, having
served as postmaster and superintendent
of the Presbyterian Sunday
school for many years. He was an
elder in the Presbyterian church and
a prominent member of Alpine lodge
So. 208, A. and F. M.
Mrs. Ross Clinton and Mr. Foster
Clinton of Gastonia. spent Monday
with Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Clinton here.
Mr. Kilts Ford left Tuesday afternoon
for Tampa, Fla., where he will
engage in work.
Mrs. Joe Curry left Wednesday for
Chester, where her daughter, Mrs.
McDill, is critically ill In a hospital.
Mr. J. S. Matthews left a few days
ago for Savannah, (la., where he has
secured a position.
I'rof. and Mrs. I^esslie Wilson returned
to Chester Sunday, after
spending a few days with Mr. Wtlson's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wil- .
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Miss Mury and Martha Higham of
Chester, are the guests ot Hev. and
Mrs. W. P. Grier.
The canvass for the Syrian-American
relief fund was made Sunda, afternoon.
The cash contrlbuuw
amounted to $160 und the pledges
amounted to $22.r>, making a total of
$3$r>.
FORT MILL MATTERS.
Corrrnpoiidvnce Til* Yorkvlll* Knqulr*r
Fort Mill. Feb. 13.?A service Itag,
the gift of the Fldelis class, was presented
to the Baptist church and
Sunday school lust Sunday morning
ut the close of the Sunday school exercises.
The presentation address was
made by Dr. J. W. H. Dyches, the
pastor of the church. Seven young
men, represented by stars on the Hag.
have gone out from this church at
their country's call in defense of the
principles of world liberty.
Mr. and Mrs. T. X. Demons huve
moved from this place to White (ink,
where Mr. Lemons has a position us
section master with the Southern
railway.
Miss Mary Williamson and brother
of Lancaster, were week-end guests
of their cousin. Miss Ruth Meacham.
The monthly teachers' meeting of
the Baptist Sunday school, which was
a most enjoyuble one. was held Monday
night with Mrs. J. H. Bailee. After
devotional exercises and u general
discussion of work, refreshments,
consisting of hot chocolate and cuke,
were served.
Misses Louise und Arthur Mae
Young and Bessie Smith of Charlotte.
spent Sunday here with Mrs. J. It.
Mills.
S. A. Lee. after spending ten days
with his brother, Thomas Lee. in
Birmingham. Ala., returned homo
Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams of
Fayettevtlle, N. C., former residents
of this place, came down Sunday by
automobile to visit friends here.
At the monthly meeting of the
Pastors' conference of the York Baptist
association, held Tuesday afternoon
In the chamber of commerce
building. Rock Hill, Rev. J. W. H.
Dyches of Fort Mill, was re-elected
chairman, and Rev. H. J. Snider of
Rock Hill, w'as elected secretary, vice
Rev. F. T. Cox, who recently left the
association to take charge of the work
at Cross Anchor.
Aboveboard Diplomacy.?Actual negotiations
of a new type and on a far
greater scale than heretofore known
are seen by a school of diplomats In
the recent series of addresses by
spokesmen of the warring nations outlining
terms. Although President Wilson's
latest address Is regarded as a
clear reiteration of America's determination
to continue the fight until the
military masters of Germany are ready
to consider peace on the principles of
justice, It was pointed out that negotiations
on a vast scale are really
going on.
These cxtra-offlclal negotiations, as
they are termed by diplomats, depart
radically from the ancient accepted
practices of dlsplomacy. Instead of
being conducted In secrecy In round
table conferences, great Issues are now
being expounded critically and analyzed
In the light of publicity of the
world's forum. The president addressed
congress to clear up the confusion
resulting from the recent speeches of
Chancellor Hertling and Foreign Minister
Czernln.
OBITUARY
Drvr>?In Yorkville, of apoplexy,
on Tuesday afternoon at about 5
o'clock. Mr. FRANK E. SMITH, aged
68 years. The Interment took place
In Rose Hill cemetery on Wednesday
afternoon, after funeral services conducted
by Rev. J. E. Mahaffey. The
deceased Is survived by two sons.
Harry O. Smith of Charlotte, and
Bert F. Smith of Yorkville; also one
sister. Mrs. T. M. Dobson, of Atlanta.
Ga.
At his home in Clover, on the 12th
instant. JOSHUA D. GWIN. aged 7R
years. 8 months and 6 days. His wife,
who was Miss Belle Brlson, daughter
of the late CapL John M. Brlson,
preceaea mm to tne grave, and he is
survived by two sons, FranJf and
L*wts Owln. The funeral took place
at Clover Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
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