Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scraps and facts. * ' /tiU'il of th?* I rt?i:<s?r iii'i'i.-sti;. .\.i> #;. '!? .*1 * \\ 'lllOs'la J IliKflt lit *1 J -I. I III. it. oil I ,1111.111: Ilia!:'.lf.it I til fr.s ari?l litctr.l utois to obtain li<:?nM-s fn.ru th -i rfi.ir> of nun- iiltur?- mi ir b?-foi. March jo. Authority lor th'- :i?*l i.s - oiit.i.ji* ?? iii lli<- fiio'i control l.iu l.n i rii'is; lit- >iM.ji:m o nut only t-. mik**r>. importers. >tor..ll"l X-lli-l.- Ol I'lTlll/.- I itM-Jf. bljt >ii ii> invn-'liHiiii .is iv' II. Ai'jili' .it.oiis for lii lis*' will Ii- to th?* iini'l iKliiiiiii.stMitor. hot tli? y will isSU'-?I hy >V< i?.-t;ir> llO-WtoI). who IK < tillrifI in tin |>ro<-Jiilfiatlon with lifoi "?. in lit of I >;H'i l.i I lotis to !?' ISMJ' -I. I "oil;. lo'ir of 'In- 1.5'i mu!? oii no. if I ili?- it.-i i ins. Iiii?-r Klornw-I. .vhl?h wi-nt ashore on th?- ie'l??s iioi'Ii of ''.i|-< lu'iri I.ist S.in'lay. hs?v< i?l*i a MV<,i| ili'J .'J h-i\i- Ii* * n lost. Ml t tn* ri > u? 'I IT .ni? passe ni;?-rs. Tin l?..itti last on Moii?i:iv >too'l at * ->- Ik... 1.1..i,vol Ml lit Oil till .^rini ii) .mi-, i.. . |c<li;i-S, a >|i t,(. It>ii< nt ill li.iVill tfUtlllcl'S wai :t 1*1*- to .shoot .1 ] 1 n - nhoanl. hut Hi)' p< oph- .1 i ii- too wink ainl hausti-l in i .i 1 atti-ti.pt to malt- the lifli- last. I.itii tin- jtott 1 IlIIHlit liftvDiiif ship I'losjaro was atili- to !? ? I los.- 1 iioi.ah to taki 0:1 till' MilIvors a' tn nii-ii'lo is risk an-l with great iliitH'Ult \. A 1 otnpl- economic aKi'i-i tin-lit lias la--ii |i-.| ||i|| l.i-iwi-1-ii tin- Initial Slat- s ainl Norway. as tin- M-sult ol wlni ti flu- 1'iiiti-ii Stall s is to allow i-rl.mi I'ou-I sti|i|iiii s to i'o to Norway along witii supplies nf other kin Is 011 ?ln- uti-l-i -taiyling tiiat Norway is not to allow any of tin-Si- stlppli-s to get into * 1*111:111 y . Norway also agrees in -1 to Mini In 1 ii-uiia liy any otlit 1 supplies ol A lll-'ii >i? may I. in- .1 sin pliis l?y !' ason of sh.plaints fioui tin- I'liiit-i) stati-s. Norway has not ii'i'i'tiil- t 'I ry tIiiiik. Iiow?-vi r. She ill ioiitii.14-- to ship to I ai-rtliati y tin \ .1 rimi.s pioilints sin- pru-lui 1 s in target -|Uaiiliti-s than an- ih-i-isua 11 l<?i in-r own ri--|uiiiiiii-iits. un-linling sin I. hnlis tisii. i-li . A i-alil- g 1.1111 just foi war-ii-il to the Mirgi on general at Washington, tni-lilions tin- grout \aim- of tin- garments volunteer i:?-i| 1'loss workers are iii.-king iii tin- l'lllti-1 Stales lot UnAmerican i-\pi-litioiiary fi.r'-i-s. The messagi contain* tji-n. I Vis'link's appria lation of the work lioiu-. It n-i-oiiiiHi-nils that thi- iiii-iliial ill-parthi lit ai i-i-pt an ofTi-r of 1101.'mil i-oii\ali-si - lit uiilfornis which has hi-cli ina-li- hy A in- rii-aii wonn-n. ti- ii- ral IVrshing calls attention to tin- fact i?? oi-'-lical i|-i-artin- lit is liilMim trreut <|Uanlities of pajamas, <.(? l;( 11II u KOWIIS, h 11 III "lii s ami i-f.livaloseont suits in t!,. 111m n market, u Ik ii tie 1 ?<* I 'Toss has iifft'i'i'il tu su|i|i|\ tin* iii'iicli'S ?rat is 'I'liis is likely tu Hsiilt in ilu|ilii'iitn*ii uf the supply am] an unnecessary I 111:111 I lur toiillnHc <it'll Ivrshinu siiis tin mirk 'lone liv American women is of mtii'c 111 prouioiiuK tin- morale >>f the 1111.\ ami also is of value because it i i*|i a si s 1 ollifliel' la I lalmr for other |i'l|'|" ises. Tlilee Aloeri'011 sohliers uel'e klllI aiel nine h.elly "naseii" in tnu forlilioahle Has attaeks lllicle hi the Hermans Oil tile American positions 111 tin' To il sector last TueS'lay morii111U Willi projectors. The ciieiny also heavily holliha I | < 11 the Xlncl'ieail hat lel'lcs Willi Has shells hilt without result ' >11 ly the excellent preparatory irainiiiK 111 i|iiiekiicsa hy the Aineri all troo|).s |i|'ev< li|e?l the projector attaeks. the lil'st expel'lelleeil |.y tin III, flout causing more casualties. The attacks were tuaile within |U lliillllles of each otlh r ami were directed at a certain \v I. Seventy-live enthlinch shells of s 11 per eent Has ami 1'" Inch explosive shells were tired from ?tecum 11 111 uiowcrfer. The tliulit of t l^^i'i'ojeet lies was I throUKh tie : ^jHie ^iis shells l?urs)Inn In tnc mr .hi.I tin- high explosives detonating nlien tliey came in contact with tin cartli. I*argc fragments of shells ilew from both missiles. Tile gas caught some of the men before they were able to adjust their masks ami overcame others while they were asleep in dugouts. -Cciioral price-fixing oh ' ajfrieulIiira 1 products is not a pari of tin policy oi the food aitminist rat ion ami will not be attempted. Kood Administrator Hoover has announced in a statement designed to reassure farmers apprehensive that the government iniulit set maximum prices on what they have to sell. "There appears ti be a ureal deal of misinformation circulated amongst tin' agricultural comlllllllIlleS as to the polirv alld scope ol tin- food administration with relatior to price-tlxlug." said Mr. Hoover. "I wish to say at once, and emphatically that the food administration is not :i price-fixing body except with re^are to certain commodities which are today dominated by wholly sibnormai o\ers. as commercial iclations, ami tin surrounding factors with regard t< which are such as to project ureal dangers Isith against the tariiiimi community and at the satin time tin consuming community. Tin two commodities under regulation are sugai and wheat. With the further exception of cases in which it lias intervened purely as a friendly intermediary between organized producers ami consumers. (in- food administration lias in authority and no desire to tix priceon the products of agriculture. Tin food administration has been actively engaged in tin- elimination of prolitccring ami speculation in tin- distributing trades by regulating the proIds on a pre-war basis." A lull providing for the ls?2h census will b< reported in a few days by ? ?.. ii I..., lilt* llOtlSr i'liisus i uiiiiiiuin . ? . * xaiuo known this xveek tli;?t tin* ?>rga nutation for tho inllci'tUm of tin statistics will he larger than over. Supervisors and enumerators of popul.ition and agriculture probably will nuiiihcr hot ween >5.turn and tni.tmn ami for manufacturers, mines and <iu. rins under separate su|iervision. then will he l.'oui employees ill the tield, with from I.mill to j.ooo clerks and other employees in the census office. The lull is expected to follow ii-comniciulations of a special committee appointed h> "the director of the I'i'nsui which suggested that the I'hilippines. not included in the lltth census, should not lie included in the Hth and that a census of the Virgin Island is now in progress and another one is unnecessary in I'.i-O. In (iiiaiii. Samtut and tile I'nnauiu t'anal /one special censuses can readily he tak< n at small cost if congress orders it. the committee reported. The committee also recommended that the new census lie extended to show the nationality or mother tongue of all persons in this country born in foreign countries and nationality or foreign tongue of foreign horn parents. It suggests that the population enumeration he based on January 1. IJJU, instead of April 15. as in tiie past, that there he a biennial census of the products of manufacturing industries and that census of animals slaughtered he dispensed with as approximately accurate conclusions regarding meat and hide production can he reached from other . sources. Iviails of the Kranco-Aineriean raid in the x'heuun des Panics, Saturday shoxv that J6 picked American soldiers participated, after every member of their battalion had xoluntcored. The Americans moved forward eagerly to the attack behind a barrage lire, the lirst turn* this has int'li iivilt' o\ our irv?|>s. ci'iiir vi iiiv Americans made captures and others chased Prussian troops through tiro trenches as far as 750 meters, going beyond the objectives sought. The raid had been planned carefully and rehearsals were held the day before. The barrage lire began at 5.30 o'clock in the morning and continued until 0.35. guns of all calibre taking part. The Americans among the 100 in the attacking party were surprised at the precision with which the French shells fell and went a little faster than liter should have and were within 30 yards of the dropping shells when they reached the enemy lines. Relief had just been completed in the tier man trenches and officers were making the rounds. The Germans took shelter in a dugout roofed with rails and sandbags. A French shell made a direct hit and the enemy scattered about the trench. At the same moment the Americans and French jumped in. Ther\> was some hand to hand fighting but the entire party at this point was captured. The raiders chased the enemy out of other shelters and along communicating trenches without catching any. There was some criticism of the fact thut the Americans were so enthusiastic that they wei heyond the ohjr-etive*. The raiders ar prisoners srtarted hue-k across no man I.in 1 ori st-h-Mule tlnie hut were caugl in ; ?i?rnian cnunterbarrag*. Or n'ti.v shell wounded five 'l.riiiai ar.d m\ Kreri' hrnen hut no American Tne prisoners wre from 10 to years old and apparently unde nourished hut said that food wi plentiful in the trenches. The storns. however. a?roused suspicio Most of the prisoners formerly worl ed in fac?ori?s or on farms. fit? \|orluiUf (fnquirci Kntered at the Postofflce at York i Mail Matter of the Second Claas. YORK, S. C.: FRIDAY. MARCH 1, 1918. Win1. of course * ?ld ?5 lory" is tl "isoniii** Hluo Flats." Who savs si isn't V Stop splittuiK hairs ahout how mil' Hour sou can jjet. <!o ahead and < with is little Hour as possible. Yt i n. Io with almost none and the le vou do with the better for you ar the hotter for the American cause. To win the war one side or the otl or must brc.uk through the wostei front. The much heralded drive i iliiidoiibuti: has not yet occurred. Tl Allies are itoinu to have to make drive i here sooner or later if Him llblliu docs liol, and somehow we In lievc lluideiihurK is koiiik to leave to the Allies. ilindetihura can IV bioak that western front. Why. of eourse we can aet alol without Hour and if we do not have suffer any more inconvenience tha Ili.iI. this war will l??* a picnic so i: as eating is (uiin>rni'il. Hut we ai going need a much larger corn crc this year. .Mules ami horses do m ?lii*iv?* on w< stern corn, ami hmiui ( rings cannot expect to thrive on either. There is very little itrtil for thoi s hool district food ndininistrato >et Tiie country lias not yet begi to !V? I any pinch hut when tlie pint .Iocs hemn to come, the need for II food administrators will loom up hi So don't make the mistake of lookir upon the food administrator as a d< tective or spy into your affairs. law upon him as as your friend and Kit him all the support and assistance i your power. The shipments of llour have alreai falh n off tremendously, and they <11 still falling. As matters now stall the retailer cannot get Hour from tl wholesaler unless he has other cerea to rover. The wholesaler will simp not ship. Then* are plenty of otlu rivals; hut there Is no satisfaetoi vv-.c i.v which the retailer can eoi viiice tin* wholmlvr that he hi them. There im n<i use to worry aboi 'h:- vW. > Hour, buy something else. I ? | Dispatches from Kuropc repc growing tension between Austria ai ihrmany because of Austria's alleg refusal to lake part in the (term; <lri\e against Kussia and Itouman The emperor of Austria is afraid tli tiis polyglot peoples will not stand I J sueli ;i drive. Some of the Allies it pear to he taking encouragement fr< i the situation. As to whether there ' any probability of a rial split is it I altogether elear; but if the split a . tually oeeurs it will mean eonsideral > embarrassment for (Sermany. Somebody started a fool story tot elTeet that eaiu'eled postage stain wi re redeemnble on aeeount of t dye in the inks with which they we printed and suggested that they saved for the lted Dross. About t ' > dy value there is to canceled poi ago stamps is one eent a pound f tin paper stock they contain, and far as saving them is concerned the would be almost as much profit skinning Hens for their hide and t? low. About the best way to help t lted i'ross is to go down into t breeches pockets for dimes, dollai and lulls of larger denomination. It was common a few years ago I hear the I'nited States referred to a non-warlike people?a nation "shop-keepers" and the like. Th was because we had no standii .in.v ami we were not dominated I militarism. Hut we are not hearii so much of that kind of stuff no ; and we are not feeling it either. T1 lirst draft of 6t>O,O0M men lias pret well turned the attention of this ooui try to war. and by the time anoth i r.oii.am. men are in the camps we w lie feeling like the t'nited States h been at war always. And when tf eountry does get down to war as i principal business, which it is rapi ly doing, then it will be for all othe to stand front under. People of the country will do wi not to misunderstand the status at purposes of the food administrate in its efforts to take a census of tl Hour of the county. The food admil isttutors are all I'nited States goveri nient oftieials. working without pa The family that has in exeess of I days' supply of flour on hand stan in violation of the law and the het of such family is liable to punishmer That is where the flour has lieen ol tallied from the regular channels trade. The government has no pre ent idea of taking anybody's flour punishing anybody?unless that an body should show a tendency to ho back and conceal. That kind of eo: duct is calculated to make trt.ub and severe trouble. The understan tag is that the food administrate) all neighbors and friends, will be accommodating as possible in the di charge of their duties. Where thi can. it is their purpose to canva their districts for the information d sired, but heads of families should r member that the burden is upon the rather than upon their food admini trators. Where the district food a mtnistrator overlooks any head of family who has more than thir days' supply of Hour, it will be w< for that head of that family to look ? the food administrator and report. Somehow we have an idea that tl principal effect of the president peace proposals is to make the Ge mans think we are afraid of them, t course, we have no especial objectic - V nt to the Gorman* thinking that way i "1 they war.t to. for they are going t ^ find out differently. But there ar j, very few people outside of Americi if who ean understand or appreciate th w American idea. When British. French r_ Germans or Japanese have been sue 1S cessful at arms they hate held on t ir what they got. That is their idea o " what they fight for. The L'nite States fought Spun for the liberty <j ? <'uba. and although the L'nited State could have ea.sil. annexed Cuba if i f had seen lit to do so. it set 'ub free. The Philippines also fell int ? the hands of the L'nited States and th as L'nited States has never had any othe Ml fcU man 10 Ki>?? i uc r ui|>iuvo mci independence as soon as they hav been educated to a point where ther will h?- reasonable assurance of thei / capacity for sell-government. Ameri i cans joined in the punitive expeditio K against the Ho>ers of China, an R when the Chinese were made to pa L a heavy indemnity the United State > returned her part. Uther govern ruents did not understand such actio and even the Chinese did nol under stand at first. We are in this war ii exactly the sanit spirit, notwithstand ? ing the fact that Germany was a 1<. peace with us. rier rulers murdere |0 our people on the high seas, and i! this we saw that unless we punishes Germany nothing we had would b safe. That is all we are in the wa j(( for?to show Germany that we ar Jtl not a people to be trilled with am Sf, we are going tt show her just thai After we have taught this lesson, w id going to get down to our busi ness again: but we are not going to le up until Germany as well as the bal I,. ance of the world has learned tha when the United States of America g rn to war, they know what they want am of they will not stop short of exactl ie what is right. a ' m j_ The principal obstacle to the de velopnient of the state warehouse la\ along the lines to the full measure o |it lilt* plans in the mind of its fathei tin- Hon. John L. McLaurin, was th rapidity with which its complete prue ticability was being de\eloped. Ther t(1 was opposition of course to every ste in in the procedure, partly because poo (r pie who were getting the profits thu re Mr. .MeI^iurin wanted to save to th cotton producers were loath to giv |>t up those profits, and partly for fea n that success of the warehouse woul< |( put all the little 2xt politicians at th mercy of Mr. MoLuurin. Most o these little fellows sensed the differ enee in their calibres as compare< rs with Mr. McLaurin. and like I)e Foe' ln game cock in a stable with hloodei stallions, began to sing out, "Tnk care, gentlemen, lest we tread upoi K each other," Hut it was the insuranc development that tirst brought mat ... ters to a climax. When a certain clas ,k of people began to realise what Mt McLiurin was doing along this lint in they speculated among themselves a to what lie was going ~.o make out o it. They were unable to conceive tha lv he could he doing anything else thai rp trying to make money for himself a ltl they were trying to do. Hut when the; saw that Mr. McLaurin was actuall; ls giving everything to the farmer, the; lv. got scared right, and wanted to breal up the whole business. It was out o rv their efforts ulong this line that th liglit to run the Southeastern Tariff as ls sociation out of the state developed. Mi m McLaurin won out on that for th lt) time being; buj later the legislatur laid down and the insurance con panics got on top again. Now hei comes the Hanks bill passed at tl lust session of the generul assemb and calculated to furnish cotton ir surance ulinos. without cost to an; . body. The bill has not yet been sigi '' ed. and it is possible that it will in be signed. It will certainly not 1 ol signed if the insurance trust cu P- have its way; but if it is signed it wi mi mean big things for the future di is velopment of the state warehouse syi * tern along tlie lines originally blocke lot out. Insurance of the farmers' co c- ton in the furiiers' warehouse almoi ,1,, without cost to the farmer will pi tlie farmer in u stronger position t hold his cotton than he has ever beei He will have an advantage over cottc he speculators and otlieru and the insui ps ante trust will have to take a bat scat. Hut let us wait und see if th; u' bill is going to be signed, re , m , be Labor and the War. he American labor is not satisfied wit it- conditions as they exist in this cour or try, and the man who thinks it so satisfied has very lilt e conception < r<- its ideals and aspirations, in We are speaking now of the idea >1- and aspirations of organized labor, t he represented by the American Federi he tion of I^iibor and kindred organize rs- tions. # Organized union labor looks t higher standards of living for lube to generally, and mure generous recogn as Hon of the importance of labor In th of economic and social development < 11' this great country ol ours and in th progress of civilization. 1,v The brightest und best minds anion "P labor leaders have well defined ideu w* as to what they want, why they war it and how they ure going to get i l-v and these leaders have the sympath n" and support if all the more intell er gent element in the labor world. Hut there is a tremendous orepor as d era nee of gocd common sense amon 1,8 the labor leaders of the United State ts and us much genuine putriotisi among the working classes generall rs of this country as there is among an other class in any country. The labor of this country is nc ^ thoroughly satisfied with the treal ment it hits been receiving and it I not going to put up with the indefl D p nite continuance of that treatment but If any class of the American pec pie fails in the crisis with which th country is now confronted, we do nt believe it will be the laboring class. ^ Up to the present time the bucca t neering profiteers of high flnanc ^ have contributed a great deal more t the embarrassment of the adminb tration than has organized labor, an it is these sumo buccaneering profl teers who are still responsible fc most of the difficulties that are bein encountered, j* Organized labor of America undei j stands very clearly that the machin ,8 cry of this government affords Jus and equal means for the attainmer as s of all rights to which it is entitle and it also understands that thos ss rights will be all the more responsibl and all the more permanent when a1 tained by peaceful and orderly means m American labor is not going t s_ throw the fat in the tire as the de luded Russians have done. It Is nc a going to overturn by violence a gov Xy ernment that it is fully capable of con ;)j trolling by legitimate peaceful meant jp it Is going to do its full part in ez tablishing the supremacy of right am Justice?in perpetuating the liberty I u> now enjoys, and after the war is ove f8 it is going on in the future as tn th r. past, working out to ideal perfectioi >f the problems with which it is con m fronted. f LOCAL AJPFAlRfl o e new adverti8ement8 H Carroll Bros?Suggest that you can save | to $20 by buying a wagon, mower or raj now. A few stalk cutters at low price. 1. Sberer k Quinn- Are ready to supply your t ble with groceries of quality. Some thini they have in slock. Seed Irish potatoes. " Star Theatre--Presents an intaresting pr (f gramme of dramas and comedies for toda . tomorrow and Monday '' R. L. McCorkle. York No. 6?Offers a youl if mule for sale. Prioe right Newman Machin e Co.. Greensboro, N. C. 4 Wants to employ molders and machinist it i'ermanent positions. W. B. Camp, Clover?Is looking for an estri a collie bitch. Disappeared last Saturday. I o will pay expenses of return to bias. W. B. Moore?Is a local agent for the sale Thrift Stamps and urares you to buy thei r or see and talk to him about the attractiv ness of stamps as an investment. L. R. Williams. Probate Judge?Gives noti e that J. S. Mackorell hits applied for lette e of administration on the estate of S. L. D vidson. deceased. r L. R- Williams. Probate Judge-Gives noti l_ that George T. Roberts has applied for k ters of administration on the estate of Jot n M Roberts, deceased. d L. I. Guion. Pres.?Invites you to attend t] seventeenth annual meeting of the S. C. Li' Stock association and auction sale of hogs s Columbia on March 13th and 14th. Peoples National Bank. Rock Hill?Has bet appointed agent for the York county alio n inents of nitrate of soda, and will recei' payments for York county soda sales. Rock Hill Fertiliser Co.. Rock Hill? Urges y< n to use fertilizer freely and can supply y< with its goods on short notice and assun prompt delivery, t A. M. McGill. Yorkville No. 1 ? Will have se ,1 eral attractive offerings for his patrons t morrow- -Saturday. A special offering < 1 Octagon soap. ,j James Bros.?Received a car of mules Tuesdi and expect other shipments this week. Thi invite you to come and see them Monday r salesday. Loan and Savings Bank Reminds you that *" you are not saving a part of your earnini (1 you are on the down grade financially. will assist you in saving. ' F. K. 1'alley Cori*iration--On page four tel ** you how "2-in-l" shoe polish will keep yoi shoes neat. Sold everywhere. 10 cents, t E. Lawrence Co.- Says tiat "Gets-It" will r move your corns. Sold everywhere, 25c. S , page four. Ileily-Taylor Co.- Want you to know- mure i ? the good qualities of I.uzianne coffee. So '' by your grocer. See page four. V Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. Points the way cheai>er feeding of your cattle by the use i Buckeye lintless hulls. See page four. v Everybody cannot buy a war- sat f inns certificate of the par value < lion, but almost anybody can buy savings stump for 1-1.14. the price fc March, and draw a cent a month ir * terest on it, compounded tjuarterl; c Ami anybody who cm pay for one ? p these stamps cither by means or ; cent installment or in a lump of 14.1 j should have at least one. Thn?? who have nade applicatio t. for nitrate will be notified direct froi r Washington us to their allotments an ,1 they will be expectei: to remit prompt c ly. All payments are to go thruug ,( the People's National bank of Roc Hill, and may be sent there either d * rect or through the bank with whit d purchasers have arranged to take cui s of their purchases. I Receipts from the sale of war sat e ings stamps in this country are a ii ready exceeding those from the sarr e source in Great Britain, figures mad - public by the national war savinf s committee show. For the past foi' weeks total receipts at the treasui >, from this source were $40,000,000 a s against $37,000,000 in Great Britaii As the total American war saving ' are now in excess of $70,000,000 an t are averaging nearly $2,000,000 a da; n it is expected that the first $100,000 ooo will be recorded in the third wee 8 of March, or in a little more tha y three months after the first offering ? y the stamps by the treasury. y k ABOUT PEOPLE. f Miss Alee Starr of Yorkvllle, visitf , friends in t'nlon last week. Miss Claire Crosby of Yorkvill spent Monday in Sjmrtanburg. Mr. Rupert James of Union, visitc e Mrs. O. E. Grist In Yorkvllle ^tlf e week. "<JlW3 t- Mr. \V. uVbuncan ls seiiousl/m; re his hone in Rock Hill, with rheumi le tism. Iy Mr. R. J. Withers of Columbia spending several days at his hoti in Yorkvllle. Mr. ami Mrs. W. A. Rolin of Yorl r- vllle. It. K. I). 6. visited Rev. K. jt Waston at Waxhaw, N. C., last week m Miss Frances Adickes who is tend ,11 ing in Camden, visited her mot hi 11 Mrs. Helen Adlekes in Yorkville la j. week. ' Miss Rita Witherspoon, who hi id h< en visiting her sister, Mrs. J. ] t* Hrmphill in Chester, has returned "t her home in Yorkville. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Cobb, who ha been boarling with Mrs. J. R. Ash have moved to the Fowler house < J. K ng's Mountain street, g Mrs. W. F. Marshall of Yorkvill tl was called to Anderson. Tuesday I the death of Mr. J. B. Marshall, wl was killed in a wreck near Coluti bin. ,! CLASSIFIED IN THE DRAFT. j The total registration under tl )t jurisdiction of Local Hoard No. 2 o iglnall.v Included 1,902 men; l> l8 through additions the number nc stands at 1,909. The following have been add< since the original registration: Wl l* liam Rrown McKlnney, James Sai dors. Henry Hanks Hope. Haro 0 Wade Rrown. Talmadge I)e Wl Nance, Fred Douglas Nance. Han " Pagan. i- The hoard on Wednesday gave o ie a statement of Its classification wo # as follows: " Number In Class 1 599 le Number In Class 2 19 Number In Class 3 119 Number in Class 4 1,016 Number in Clhss 5 Ill is it 1.864 t, Of the original registration. 6 a dead, 2 have been transferred, t\ have been cancelled an<l 32 have p yet been classed. Those In Class 1 are liable to ') called as wanted according to ord numbers, subject only to rejection ( s phvsicnl examination. >s * u WITHIN THE TOWN. y ?A soldier who gave his name i y Samuel Sciascla, and who says he In longs to the 38th Infantry at Cad Greene. Charlotte, was committed " jail yesterday as a deserter. J8 ?Mr. J. F. McElwee, Food Adminli " strator for the Western Division ' York county, has appointed Mr. Ge " W. Willams food administrator f * Yorkvllle School District No. 11. j ? There was an income tux expo at the Loan and Savings bank la \N etinesciay; oui inruuRn Mume uvw e sight his coming had not been ai o nounced and he had little work to a He said that Collector Heyward wouj * probably send another man to tn " place on another date. \ * ?Mrs. M. E. XicholB, the pok ,r master, advises that as a means I g stimulating movement of farm pn ducts to the consumer. Postmasu General Burleson has increased tj "" allowable weight of parcel post pac i- ages, effective March 15. Packagi ,t when mailed in the first or secoj . zones for delivery in the first. or thtrd zone/ may thereafter J heavy as 70 pounds. They ai ie restricted to 50. The weight lir. e all other zones was Increased fr? to 50 pounds. s ?The following local Indiv ' and firms in addition to the 1 0 and postoffice 8.nd W. B. Moore >- acting as agent* for the sale of t lt and war savings stamps as the of the recent canvass by the teach " of the town: Carroll Supply Co., - M. McCloud, J. M. Brian, IfcOomi j. Dry Goods Co., York Furniture ( John Demas, I. W. Johnson, Cltnl Brothers, York Supple Co., Barret d Hart, Mackorell-Hart Co., T. it Speck, W. E. Ferguson, Klrkpatrt r Belk Co. e FOOD ADMINISTRATION . n Food administrators of the west ' division of York county, met In j courthouse last Tuesday morning pi ? *>4 suant to a call from Mr. J. F. McElwee. the chairman, and discussed th< situation sufficiently to get a com pre 10 henslve grasp of the work in hand, ke of the 35 district administrators it a. the western division, 31 were present t* Ohairman McElwee called the meeting to order and explained the work it j. hand, after which it was decided thai r" each administrator would proceei forthwith to take a census of the fioui ~ in his district In excess of thirty days supplyJ* The purpose of the national fooi administration and of the slate anc county administrators to conservi ill i flour was fully explained by Mr. Mc Elwee. Various questions came up ai to whut was to be done in particulai ? cases with regard to distributinf n tiour and substitutes among consum. ers. These questions hinged mainl) in on the use of certificates from mill: he with regard to the use of meal, etc J* one of the questions was like this: "A man has a certificate from a mil !n showing that he has 100 pounds ol meal. On that certificate he has n right to buy 100 pounds of tiour. Sup>u pose he should buy only 5o pounds o! >u iiour at one time, would he be allow. ' ? ed to buy another SO pounds on th? same certificate at another time'.'' ? Chairman McUlweu's answer is sub ,n stantially comprehended in the follow, ing: i.> The idea of the government is ti h reduce the use of flour to the lowesi " possible minimum. To that end th< ( food administration has laid down n rule under which every Individual ii It expected to use a pound of othei cereal substitute for every pound ol I* hour he uses. To discourage hoard. " ing the rule forbids that any consumer should have on hand more than 3( ^ days' supply of flour at any one time So long as the consumer uses a pounc of of other cereal for each pound ol Id hour, and does not have on hand mort hour than is necessary to supply hin 'f for thirty days on that basis, he ii 0 within the rule. But because the ruh lias MeCIt IIXUU on ii oasis ui uui) i pound of flour for each pound of othor cereal, it is not to be understood >f that the consumer is expected tc a strain a point in the effort to conserv* his supposed share of the flour. Th< | administration wants him to use ai little flour as possible and the smallei j the quantity of flour he uses, provider ed he is properly nourished with oth'j* er cereals, the better he will pleas* the food administration." With reference to the proposer m census of the flour on hand, Mr. Mem Elwee suid it was not the purpose 01 , desire to take Hour away from anj individual even though it should deI velop that such individual hud 01 h hand more than thirty days' supply lJ{ The main idea is to take stock of th? i flour supply on hand with a view U u tinding out where we are. As tc ... what inuy be done later will depend upon what the government may consider it best to do; but no hardshif - of any kind will be imposed upor anybody. Mr. W. B. Kiddle of school districi No. 22, took occasion to make u sug'c gestion to this effect: "In work ol ,rs this kind there is more or less need ol lr money for printing, advertising anc various other little matters, and sonic"? boily has got to pay that money. Ii l!< the absence of provision otherwise 11" the expense usually falls on one 01 ^ two individuals and while not so in tended, it often works hardship. Tc k' avoid anything like this, I move w< '/ take up u little collection among our selves, something like 50 cents each *1 and raise a fund. If we should hap pen to have more than we need, w< can give the surplus to some charity.' Mr. J. J. McCarter of district No. 21 seconded the motion, which carrlec unanimously and each of those pres ent chipped in half a dollar. Chairman McElwee had previouslj e< had printed a lot of blanks upor < which each head of a family Is expected to inform the administratioi as to how much flour is necessary foi [^1 thirty days' consumption, and hov time. He explained, however, that i was not necessary to get reports fron , anybody except those who had 01 hand a surplus of flour?more thai is necessary to supply their needs foi thirty days, k- The blanks were distributed umoni S- the administrators with the under > standing that each one would maki h- a canvass of his district at once an< ?r, report to Mr. McElwee on or befon st March 3. Following arc the district adminis ?? trators who were present at the meet V ,n*: ,' T. E. McMackin. J. M. Barnett 1 Mansfield Cordon, E. M. Williams, J E. Litham, S. H. Love, J. C. Kirk V* Patrick. 8. V. A.vcock. M. R. Fall* |0- W. P. Whlsonant, A. E. Burns, J. J McCarter, W. B. Riddle, B. R. Smith J. D. Whltesides, F. G. Cook, W. M l?. Bigger. T. C. Dunlap, J. J. Plaxico, T i)v W." McEIwee. W. T. Dow.lie. J. K ho Allison, E. W. Pursley. W. \V. White n- sides, S. O. Ferguson, J. M. Brice, J C\ Bell, White Jackson. Jno. F. Smith J. A. Moloney, J. W. Pursley. The absentees were Messrs. E. M Dickson, W. B. Wilkerson, J. S. Hart he ness and J. I* Moss, all of whom wer r. unavoidably kept away by engage . ments which could not be postponed, ut HERE AND THERE. ?(j "Look here," said a prominent cltl II- zen to Here and There a few duy n* ago, "if the people of this county whi have corn do not realize that It 1 ,,, valuable. It is time they were learning A negro who came to town for sup ut plies, driving some white man* rl< wagon, drove into my-lot and withou hitching out, fed his mules by throw ing fifteen or twenty ears of con down on the ground In front of them The mules got as much as they wantei maybe; but I afterward gathered u enough of their leavings to feed dozen hens two days. That fello\ re was using his com as if he did no ro realize that he might be glad to ge ot it for himself within the next fei months. You know corn is about a Pe high as wheat now?our home-mad br corn and within a very short tim in people are going to be mighty glad t get if for food. 1 have no doubt tha I we have some people who realize tha ; their corn is valuable; but there ar (many others who do not." s The road between Yorkville an - Clover via Filbert is without doub np me mum eAienm>ci> u atcicu < uuu i . this section. Here and There made trip over the road lat& Saturday t Clover and return, and found it i very good condition from Yorkville t " Filbert, in fine shape from Filbert t of the top of the hill beyond Alllso 0. Creek, owing to the fact that it ha Jr recently been dragged, and In barel passable condition from the last nam ed point to about one-fourth mil rt south of the home of Mr. T. F. Jack son. and it required some skill t J., guide the car through the deep rul I,, made by the hundreds of wheels tha 0 had passed along since the first al 1,j tempt had been made to go over .s after travel was practically suspend ed between January 26 and Februar 10. The only evidence of any wor t- on this section recently was that of road machine had been run along th i- sides and dirt thrown up so as to kee er water in the middle of the road, rath le er than allow it to drain off. The sec it- tion should have been dragged alon 8. about last Thursday. It should b id raised in the center and sanded wit 'id the same character of sand that ws as used on the hill on the east end < ?v the Allison creek bridge. Here an or There knows that there are otht roads in this section and several t them in Torkville. that are in as ba . condition or worse, but does not be J lieve that there are any that are s important ft Still there are constantlydevelopin ot annoyances because of the unfortunal rs change of the name of the town t Yorkville from Yorkville to Yorl ,j] This change was made by and at th ' instance of those geniuses behind th ,n late York N'ews, and principally fc a the embarrassment of the Yorkvil! c Enquirer. The theory was that Th ri Enquirer would either have t change Its name and thereby lot some of the prestige it had acquire by reason of its age as compared wit most other county papers in Sout Carolina, or continue to remain in a le awkward position. There were seven r crooked deals about the affair, bi that Is neither here nor there. It Is , generally realised now that The En- ^ quirer has not been the worst sufferer. People generally are expressing "a>" more or less annoyance by reason of the i undelivered mail and other troubles, tjn<1 each comparatively small in itself; . ' but large in the aggregate. For In- : stance, a citizen who has a son in tool i the army, a few days ago told the mai t writer a story like this: "My son was , in New Orleans when ordered to France, and went to the telegraph of- out r flee to let us know; but the Western he ' Union Telegraph company would not 8e|| receive his message because they had _ , no such office on their book as mer 'York.'*' The writer states this only "cu 1 for what it is worth without attempt ?d I i to explain. Shortly after the change t . of the name of the town the First Xational bank began to notice that its cre, s bank notes had ceased to come back, ^ r and It has now been without the benef tit of its circulation for more than two naa years. Some time ago on the advice of wm the comptroller of the currency, the t^e ' bank was advised to change its name The s and get a new plate for its bank notes. t The order has been out for quite a j while: but the notes are not yet forthJ coming. The expense of making the ~ . 1 plate is something like 1100. About ... f the only reason given for changing , ' i the name was to save the ink used in ""7"" writing the "ville;" quite a sufficient j* * f reason under these existing circuni- ,. stances, but this <100 alone would ' e f pay for all the ink ever used or ever *'"j ' to be used in the name in whole or in ?, 1 part. The Enquirer stated at the time P'" that letters would be hunting 'York- ? ville" a hundred years from now. ,n. > More than half the letters we get from cal t without the county, including official .rcnj j letters from Washington are still ad- J? i dressed "Yorkville." At different L i times of late twenty individuals have 13! r proposed to the editor of The Enquirer .?' f that a movt ment be started to restore the proper name of the town. The ad- e vice of the editor, however, has been "* " ) that while this change will eventually . . come of its own accord, the people na% I being literally forced to undo the 4 I foolish mistake, there is no use trying 'err i to <ff>' anything now. It is a matter al- 5??' i together with the Washington authori- I"4 t ties, nnd they would, under existing to" ! conditions, require much better reasons i for righting th ewrong than they did j"1? for committing the wrong in the first ine I place. Of course we are glad to rne' ? know that foolish blow that was ?,4'nl > struck at The Enquirer did no real J?* i harm to the business of the paper. As . 4 i a matter of fact we never believed it *Pa r would or could do any harm; but we , * . would have gladly taken to ourselves [?r . a larger share of the injury that was "on ; done, if thereby the town could have J"""! been saved the injury it has suffered tnw I and which it will continue to suffer. ? ' to I 1 estl LOCAL LACONICS .. .. . A Good Old Negro. ? i Bell Falls, wife of Jack Falls, of the . 'V i?_.l l?l. last CVi. KUK IlfUUUIJ II1-IMIUU..IVU.I, ."?v . ..- f da;.'. aged 76 years. She, with her ,. > husband, who is in his 88th year, huve J ) Ions been held in high esteem by the \ .. I people of the Bethany neighborhood. Lost His House. the i The residence of Mr. Newman Bob- ?-, inson near New Zlon, was destroyed tna t by fire on Thursday of last week. The war . lire started from the stove flue, and ?' I destroyed the building and most of the c"8 f contents. The loss amounted to some- cha I thing like $1,000, with no insurance. l?n the ' Killing Near King's Mountain. fror Tom Ashley, who lived on M. L. rec< Harmon's place about seven miles tior west of King's Mountain, X. C., shot live , and killed William Walker last Mon- othi , day. It is alleged that Ashley had at a previously taken Walker's wife unto day himself, and the killing resulted when trar ) Walker took his children to see their sold mother. Ashley is in Jail in Shelby. ball New Church Occupied. The Associate Reformed congrega- wh) 1 tion of Gastonia occupied its new _ church building last Sunday, with A j union services, participated in by the ^.. ' other congregations of the town. The j^a| > occasion also marked the beginning of ton the 25th anniversary of.the pastor Rev W(K 1 Dr. J. C. Galloway. Addresses of a r fraternal nature were made by the f various other pastorq of the town and f 'Dr7'(!Ialloway made a most happy" the ' response. qto J From Local Board No. 1. drh t The following negroes were sent r down to Camp Jackson last Saturday from the jurisdiction of Local Hoard ? No. 1: James Carter, Brice Bailey, - Quay Dunlap, Charlie Fewell, Cad Mo- ? r Daniel, Joe Duncan, Wm. Keatherstone, (.|t| 1 Alonzo Whltlock, Charlie Jennings, . [ John Kd wards, Ernest Jordon, Jim Owens, Arthur R. Robinson, Robert - Weeks, William H. Walker, Arnold ? - Harris, John Wm. Murray, Jacob t ia White. Jr., Arthur Miller, Odell Raw:. I inson. George Henderson. Three Deserters Arrested. " # fird i. Rock Hill Herald, Tuesday: Con. stable Allen and Special Officer White ? i. went out to the Indian nation last the . night and arrested three Pennsylvania kt|j troopers, charged with desertion. The ;. men were brought here and locked up ,urr . pending the arrival of the proper mill- bla . tary officials. The three fellows were and i, husky men and had left their com- . mand at Macon some days ago. They [. were resting up at the nation and in- tra* - tended getting some civilian clothes e and making their way northward, it en - is not known whether their command |er is still at the Macon camp, or has mjj been sent over. sur Fire in Rock Hill. the The residence of W. B. Wilson, Jr., ses was destroyed by lire last Tuesday 18 1 8 morning. According to the Herald, c0!] o the fire broke out within about ten a8 8 minutes after Mr. Wilson returned al from a trip north, and was discovered ' by workmen who were engaged in mak- {J**1 - ing repairs, and had just crawled out j"* b on the roof. The firemen were some- |ne , what slow in coming, because of dif- 'n Acuity in getting in the alarm and the ro? " entire upper portion of the house was ii destroyed before the flames were cot I- conquered. There was $1,500 insur- aRa d ance on the furniture and $3,000 on jan P the house. The insurance did not !?'' a fully cover the loss, it is stated. , v 's ' Unique Prayer Service. Ins t There wus a unique prayer service tro v in Chester last Tuesday, participated det s in by the South Carolina congregu- as e tions of the First Associate Reformed con e Presbytery. It was known as ,,e' o the district prayer service and the t^Ii t place of meeting was in the Associate Ker t Reformed Presbyterian church of ties e Chester. Most of the churches in the ? district mentioned were represented, tw< d those in York county as follows: The thl lt Yorkville church by Rev. J. L. Oates, out n Elder J. B. Plaxco, Deacon John A. ent a Marion and Mrs. W. M. Kennedy, Jr.; flv< 0 Bethany, Clover and Crowders Creek daj n by Rev. and Mrs. W. P. Grier; N'eely's Spi 0 Creek by Rev. O. W. Carmichael, fro 0 Elder W. S. Lesslle and Mrs. N'. B. at n Williams; Rock Hill by Rev. Dr. A. S. the d Rogers; Sharon and Tirzah by Rev. E. an< v B. Hunter and Deacon G^ W. White- No I* sides of Sharon. Rev. J. g. Dale con- alt e ducted the service, which consisted of mo topical talks and prayer following mc 0 each subject?silent prayer and audi- m ta ble prayer. The Immediate object of b. tlie occasion was to pray for a reL vival in the Associate Reformed ter |t church. There was prayer for im- Ka proved moral conditions in the United gor y States, for the uplift and safety of the k soldiers, for the success of American drf a armies, for an awakening as to the j. 1P necessity of more energetic and ef- c. p fectlve church work. i- we i- ?American built 14-inch guns, with ed g a range of over seventeen miles, are inj ie now pounding the Austrians in Italy en< h with results which have elicited ex- cit is pressions of sincere admiration from klr >f the Italian gunners, the war depart- ore d ment has just learned. Ten and (cc ST twelve inch American built ordnance (? >f also is In service in Italy and on the Sir d western front where Americans are Gil >- holding a sector. The guns sent to C.; 10 Italy include 14-Inch rifles of both en< forty-flve and fifty calibre. The for- Ma g mer was considered the moat power- bui :e ful naval weapon until the commls- 8. if atoning of British hattleshlps with IS- Mr It. inch guns. American experts still C.; ie think the 14-inch, fifty calibre, is hard- th< ie er hitting and more accurate than the Ma ir larger British weapon. Gen. Persh- 8. >e ing has also received a number of re- lur ie serve 12-inch rifles which, mounted on C.; o specially designed carriages, are on the J. ie American fighting front. The 12-inch Bo d gun has a range of about seventeen Ke h miles, while the 14-Inch gun's range is soi h proportionately greater. Larger naval ter n weapons are being built, as the future Ne U American battleship is to have 14-inch 8. it guns of forty-flve and fifty calibre. M. MERE MENTION. British recruiting officer on Tuesawore in IbO Jews as recruits lot British army for service in ralesFollowing the Jewish custom y kept their hats on when the> i the oath for service Alderi Algernon Lee, a Socialist alderi of New York city, was "bawled * by his colleagues Tuesday when refused to support a resolution tc savings stamps. His fellow aldert called hint "traitor." "coward." r." etc. The resolution was adoptby a vote of 50 to 7 The naval Cherokee, foundered off i .e Delate capes Monday. A part of th? v was rescued Julius Messer erman mining engineer, has b<>er ?sted and confined in the Vabanfortreas at Havana, Cuba, charged It espoinage and propaganda uuionc sugar laborers of the island navy's appeal for "eyes" for th( ch officers has resulted in bring more than 20.U00 binoculars, spyssea. sextants, and chronometers yet the supply is insufficient it susplcioned by his landlady les Ainly, is under arrest in PhilIphia as u German spy. Posing at linisterial student Ainl> never left house until 12 o'clock at night irning at daybreak. The landlady's pieions were aroused. A search ol room disclosed maps and other innation of value to the enemy "honest thief entered a freight at Dunmore, l'a.. Sunday night oved 23 sacks of Hour and left $126 uills to pay for the flour Tht negie Corporation has donated a lion dollars to Mctlill university al Ureal, Canada, because of the Inution's "devoted service and sacrltoward Canada's part In the war.' One hundred and flfty-seven sol's, mostly Germuns and Austrians e been removed from Camp Greene ,'harlotte. Some of them will be Inled, others released and still others t in the service in America ' Socialist party of Minnesota, in ference ut Minneapolis, has noinli?d J. O. Mental for governor, and pted resolutions of sympathy foi 166 I. W. W.'s now under indictit in Chicago. Mental! is undei tence of one year for obstructing A v*r? ft A e/>hltiulmn 1 In Philadelphia. Tuesday, aged "s r? -Nelson Morris, 26. son ol Chicago meat packer, has asked exemption or deferred classifiesi. Morris is unmarried Tht >ping hoard on Tuesday let the eon t for the fourth concrete ship te 'ulifornia concern. The vessel if l?e 3,500 tons dead weight, and tht mated cost of the hull is (160,000 Germany plans to restore thi larchy of Russia, with the forinei press Alexandra, sister of tht ter, as the guardian of her son, tht ner czarvitch, who Is the favoritt man candidate for the throne ator McCumber of North Dakota vered a two-hour speech In tht ate Monday, in which he advocate* draft of men between 18 and years of age for farm and Indus1 work during the period of tht The Citizen's l.in rompanj Dumas. Ark., is to refund to its turners $3 a ton as a result ol rges of exorbitant protlts on cotseed, according to a statement ol food administration Advices n Shanghai, China, say that tht *nt earthquake in the Swatow seci, caused the loss of 200 or mort s and the injury of more than 20( ?rs By the collapse of stands i race track at Hong Kong on Tues, 100 women and children wert npled to death Forty-six negrc liers of the 512th engineer servict tallon at Little Rock, Arkansas, art titlng court martial because of r in their mess hall, during which ii te non-commissioned officer was erely injured a few days ago till has been Introduced in congres.Representative Ayers, Democrat ol isaa, to regulate the price of cot, wearing apparel, hides, leather >1, farm implements and fertilizer WT T Dunk r\ nn mnsAhanl uh/,| killed Mack Wllkerson a furnltun :?r.m la-ChMlotlCT-bst Moa-la* asi n committed nulcldc The Rei as is to undertake another bit re from May 6 to 13 for the pur post raising $100,000,000. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Mr. Charles Crossland a leading zen of Marlboro county died at hli ne at Bennettsvllle, last Tuesdaj sr a long Illness. Albert A. Richardson, of Colum , former chief game warden, ha; ijmenced his candidacy for rallroat imlssioner to succeed John G. Rich s who is In the race for governor. The coroner's jury investigating death of the 12 people who wert ed on the Southern train near Co ibia, last Monday afternoon, put th< me on the crew of train No. 18 I especially on Flagman H. Locklier 0 failed to place torpedoes on thi uk to warn train No. 42. Attorney General 1'eeples has giv an opinion in a letter to M. J. Mil secretary of the sinking fund coin ision on the act providing for in ance on cotton warehouses througl commission, as passed by the las Blon of the legislature. The ac lot yet signed by the governor. Thi amission at a meeting last weel ;ed for ait opinion on the act. Th< orney general holds that "the ac is not in any way subject the fundi d by the commission for the bene of creditors in public schools loi payment of insurance losses am iny opinion the act is a wise om the general benefit of the public ich will protect the producers o ton, the basis of our prospeiity linst the extortionate and exorhl t taxes, which might otherwise b< 1 upon them by the insurance trust.' b attorney general holds that "If ai to be anticipated, the governor, thi urance commissioner and the coiup Her general use ordinary care ii ermlnlng the sufficiency of the rati prescribed by the state warehousi IlllliaoIUIICl UIIM, III ap|/i vrv <??D ?m... ore It is promulgated as required li g act, there is no appreciative dan in loss to either the state, coun < or school districts." Ten persons were killed instantly 3 others died in a short time, ant rty or forty were more or less seri ily injured as the result of a rea I collision on the Southern railway ? miles north of Columbia last Mon f afternoon. Train No. 42 fron irtanburg crashed into train No. 1 m Greenville. No. 18 had stopper Frost station for repairs, and al?ou i time the repairs were complete! 1 when the train was moving out . 42 crashed into it. All the casu les occurred in the rear coaches am st of them in the smoking compart nts. The dead are: A. Attles. N( 8. Lady street, Brooklyn, N. Y.; J Marshall, Anderson, 8. C.: M. A iman, Greenwood. 8. C.; P. F. Bax , Newberry. 8. C.; Garah M. Phel nnapolls, N. C.; W. W. Richard i, Atlanta, Ga.; Otis Bagot BrodU igoner, 8. C.; J. F. Nathias, no ad as; H. L. Ivester, Ware Shoals, 8. C. C. F. Moates, Newberry. 8. C.: V< Tomllnson. Raleigh. N. C.; Mn lah Ellen Johnson. Columbia. A! re white, and the two last mention died after reaching a hospital. Th ured, are; Miss E. M. Moore, Flor ie, 8. C.; Fred Cornau, New Yor y, 18S East 9Jd street; C. L. Wat is, Belton, 8. C.; Jim Martin, (col >d), Columbia, 8. C.; Newt 8ube dored), Blair, 8. C.: W. E. Whit tlored), Jenkinvtlle, 8. C.; Mrs. Jull ilth, Columbia, 8. C.; E. C. Blacl mdale, S. C.; J. A. Shands. Troy, i Mrs. Frank G. Gregory. Independ :e, Kansas; Mrs. H. F. Inablnet, 8 itthews, 8. C.; G. Galllard, Orange rg. 8. C.: A. 8. Tompkins, Edgefleh C.: T. C. Pool, Greenville. 8. C. a M. C. Klnningsworth, Pomarta, 5 Mrs. Melvln Robertson. St. Mat iws, 8. C.; Mrs. J, W. Shulen, 8 itthews, 8. C?c Joe Ropp, Columbb C.; J. O. Merldlth, conductor. Co nbia. 8. C.; W. K. Ruff. Fairfield, f J. H. Brown, Westminster. 8. C. C. Franklin, Anderson. 8. C.; W. t oner, Columbia. 8. C.; John C Ily. Holly HU1. 8. C.; H. M. Morri >, Greenville. 8. C.j J. C. McCallis , Greenwood. 8. C.; Roht. E. Lever! wberry, 8. C.; R. Anderson. 8eneo C.; W. C. Davis, Dover. Ohio; / Klrby, Princeton, 8. C.; H. I Sheally. Batesburg, S. C.; J. C. Wataon. Ridge Springs, S. C.: -V S. Thompson. Edgefield. S. O.; Mrs. A. S. Thompson. Edgefield. S. C.; R. R. Turner. Peak. S. C.: Mrs. E. R. Jones, no i address: Mrs. F. A. Eisieman. MeOormick, S: C.; Horace Early. Statesvllle. N. C. FORT MILL MATTERS. I ! CorrM90?d?BC? Tb* TorkTllU Euqalrvf , Kort Mill, February -6.?The mar. riuge of Misa Mary Boyd and John E. Jones, which took place In Charlotte. Wednesday afternoon. Feb. I'D, came . as a pleasant surprise to their many friends hero. When they left Fort Mill on the noon train on the day of their marriage none of the members of their families or their most inti1 mate friends knew of their purpose. Mrs. Jones is an accomplished young ' woman, a daughter of I'rof. and Mrs. > J. A. Boyd. Mr. Jones is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones, and is a suc! cessful merchant here, A lieautiful home marriage took place in Kaai r on aim, n cuurnia.< . ternoon, Feb. 20, at the o'clock, when Miss Heater White became the wife of - A. C. Burgeaa. The ceremony waa performed by the Hev. It K. Timntona in the presence of a large number of the relatives and trienda of the contract ing parties. The decorations were in [ pink and white and were very tasteful. Refreshments, consisting of a salad course, coffee, cakes and mints, waa served. Alra. Burgeaa la a daughter of > the late Mr. and Mrs. A. S. White, and ; is a popular young woman. The groom I is a successful business man of Book ' Hill. After a trip to several points In ' Florida, they will make their home in ' Hock Hill. The Rev. W. S. Ooodwln, pastor of the Methodist church here, has been hindered from tilling his uppointmcnts for two weeks past by a malignant case of grippe. . Misses Marguerite and Dorothy Ruff. Kmmu Kennedy and Isabel Boyd of ' Ridgeway, were week-end guests of Misses ileorgia and Kathleen Ott. ' Mrs. Halford, a member of the facility of the Fort Mill school, bus reI signed to go with her huslmnd who Is .. oiwith heuduuarters at Spartunburg. \V. B. Twltty unil son, luiwrence, ol' ' Heath Springs. spent Sunday with | Hev. J. W. H. Dyches und family at ' the Baptist pastorlum. r A Baptist Young Peoples' L'nion. I with twenty-seven aetlve memhera. wan organized at the Baptist church ' Sunday, immediately after preaching. \V. A. itoach was elected president, ? Miss Aileen Bar!>er, vice-president, ' Miss (ieorgta Ott, recording secretary, ' Miss Frances Smith, corresponding secretary, und Miss Kuth McLaughlin, ' treasurer. A. Jr. R. Y. I*. U. was also organ!/' ed. with Martha Dyches as president ' and Arthur Y'oung. secretary. Twentyi eight members were enrolled in the Jr. L'nion. i CLOVER CULLINGS. I , Corre?pondpnc? Tht YorkvllU Enqulrvr ' Clover, February 27.?Miss Beatrice Robinson apent a few days in Sharon. [ last week visiting relatives. Miss Addie Matthews returned from Rock Hill Saturday, where she spent ' several days lust week. 1 Mrs. M. It. Neil was a visitor in ' Charlotte, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ferguson visited ' Mr. and Mrs. Sain Robinson on route I A thlu n'flnk 1 Mr. and Mrs. Orr Sparrow loft Wednesday inornlnK for Charlotte, near ' which place Mr. Sparrow has a posi? tton with the Southern Power Co. ' l)r. E. W. Preasly of Camp Sevier. ' spent Saturday night and Sunday here > with his family. Dr. Pressly states 1 that he is very well pleased with Ids ' work and although there are now In the base hospital 1,100 soldiers thliiKS 1 are so arranged that when ten o'clock f comes at night he is not disturbed tin til morning. Dr. snys, "One night last week it was raining and very dark I looked out of my roonf and said 'Well ' I will not be disturbs tonight like I 4 would be If I were at home in Clover, t- so r am-very- tevU-Mrt.sftttf.'!l?- ? 1 Dr. J. W. Campbell of Camp Sevier, c who spent about ten days here with 4 homefolks left Sunday night. One of his friends. Colonel Kpps of Cutnp Sevier, spent Sunday here with Dr. Campbell. Rev. M. M. Richardson and family j are moving to Rock Hill today. Mrs. Sam Jackson returned from Charlotte, N. t\, Saturday where she >? visited her father, Mr. Thomas T. H.Williams. who is in a hospital there. . She states Mr. Williams is getting on very nicely. 1 Miss Ixnilse (Juy. who has been 1 visiting. Rev. und Mrs. A. A. McLean . left Saturday for her home at Dowryvllle. Master Horace Met Joe of Anderson, ? spent several days here last week In i the home of Mi-, and Mrs. James A. Page. Mr. Itufus Sparrow of the C'rowder's ? Creek section has moved his family to , a fHrm which he recently purchased t from Mr. J. R Pursley on route No. 3. ' Misses Annette and Mamie Moore 1 entertained a few of their friends on Friday evening. The honor guests were Misses Lucia Richardson and | Jaunita Matthews, who are leaving our town to make their home In Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Smith und * children and Miss Edith Jackson spent t Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Robint son near flastonln. ? Miss May Ply lor of New York was i the guest of Mrs. C. H. Ferguson on . Saturday night. . The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. U ? I.V, ?f 1 .?nu Khi.Ia.I i? I uirn oumii vi iwuir w, "uo mui ? ... Woodslde cemetery here Wednesday * afternoon at two o'clock. The funeral , services were conducted by Rev. W. I I\ drier. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackaon have 1 two very sick children, Marlon and Harry. They have a catarrh trouble. f Possible Under Government Owner" ship.?The proposal for a National rall? way passenger ticket, good at any e time and anywhere until Its mileage is - exhausted, a proposal, by the way, that i has been rejected on first sight by e every privately employed, railway offlclal to whom It has ever been sube mitted, comes forward with new force t and vigor, now that the railroads have - passed under government control. Why - is not a universal railway ticket feasible, say, as a universal treasury bill or Federal Reserve Bank note? Why j should not one. In future, buy mileage - at a postofflce, as one now buys postr age or thrift stamps? There is no r, good reason why It should not be pos sible for one to carry about with him i mileage tickets in denominations cor8 responding to currency denominations. 3 and as freely convertable into transport tatlon as is money into commodities, d And why should not the ^government I, establish a National rate of fare, do . all the ticket selling, and clone all the d railway ticket offices, thus effecting an . Immense saving in railway operation? i ?Chriatlnn Hrlpnrp Mnnitnr r! ?< PLEA FOR THE BUZZARD I. Editor Yorkville Enquirer: - I notice with much regret that the legislature has recently passed the ' anti-buzzard bill. This action is much ' to be deplored as the buzzard was > made by God to be our natural soavII anger and it is very unwise to inter fere with the carefully adjusted laws e of nature. The charge that they - bring against the buzzard is that he k is a carrier of hog cholera germs. - This charge, however, can never be - proved as I have seen it stated that in r countries where there are no buzzards e hog cholera makes Its ravages just a the same. Any hog that dies with t. cholera could very easily be buried ' if there is any danger. The buzzard - is not especially attractive when regtt ing in a dead pine or on the ground - but put him in the air and he is 1. grace itself. He has been so long : protected by law that he does not eonb sider mankind as his enemy, and is not at all shy. Any 14-year-old neL gro boy with a 13.76 part Iron, single L barrel shot gun can easily put him out of business and end his useful and l innocent life. No sportsman who is ; worthy of the name would care to b shoot him. While It must be admitted I. he is not exactly in the same class with the great American eagle, he is - a great birjl all the same. "So here's 1. to the buzzard? and long may he fly L over this big, free country of ours." k. Howard H. Hay. \ Lyndhurst, 8. C., Feb. tft, 1918. I .. 3* i . V. vi