Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 05, 1918, Image 2
Straps and ?act$.
? The war savings campaign made
u new record Wednesday with $4,1
recorded at the treasury tor
tin- day's receipts from stamp sales.
1 lie previous high record was 13.yij.O'jo.
'i'n> total receipt?* are 413'i. iio.'JOV.
in lavoiahJy repotting a bill to
impose drastic penalties on disloyal
acts, the senate judiciary committee
has adopted an amendment by Senatoi
I'oiiidextei, of Washington, prescribing
imprisonment for 2V years
and Jlo.'io'i lute for "whoever shall by
word or act support or favor the cause
ol the licrmun empire or its allies in
th?- present war or by word or act oppose
the cause of the Lulled Slates
therein."
Senate and house conli lei-s have
work on tin- agnculluial ap|n
w|>i lalioii kill, willt little iiiosjiiil ol
an agreement to tin- senate amendment
increasing the government guarante*,
on w m-at Irom t- -*> to fl'.ati per
bushel. It wan tentatively aiiiiiii to
have lln- huusc managers report a uisugrccincnt
on the uiiicudtm nt, ami ii
tin- house again rejects it, senate
leaders thought tin- senate would recede,
avoiding a deadlock on the
measure. ?
As a result of l lie Lug tier man
drive, it is pruliublu that the Salonica
front on which there is an urmy of
bMii.ti'i'i men will have to he abandoned.
The tax on Allied shipping in
keeping their men supplied with arms
and ammunition is something tremendous,
and in addition these veterans
can he used to better advantage
in Krunce. The transfer of the Salonica
army, it is estimated cannot
call for much more effort than is required
to keep it supplied.
? The schools of the stale are about
to luce u shortage of teachers, uceoiding
to a letter sent out by \V. II.
Hand, high school inspector, to tinschool
boarus of the slate. .\lun> of
the men teachers have entered the
service, others have taken up other
lines of endeavor. Soun ?i the women
have abandoned their prolession
tor more lucrative employment and
others are awaiting the chance to
take up other work at largei salaries.
The only remedy seen h.\ the high
school inspector is an increase in tin
salaries of teachers.
? There came a story a few days
ago that the White Star liner Celtic
was in trouble. The next day. Wednesday.
the dispatches said that tin
Celtic was safe in port. Then- were
no particulars; hut it is assumed
that the Celtic was struck by a torpedo
and managed to get to port before
sinking. The Celtic is one ol the
biggest ol tin- ocean liners, about "Oil
feet long and Jti.UiMi tons burden. It
"* I |,..| ,f
IS KIU'II will I I Mill IIU3HIUh<vi< ...... ..
(licit were any troops on board the
Isiet was not known. As to where the
iVIllv ran into troiilile. ol course, is
not stated.
- Alfred J. James, a Itichinolld county.
tia., farmer, was killed one day
last week on the t'aitip Hancock artillery
range, about twelve miles front
AuKusta. James's house was about
4no yards front the line of lire.
iuartls warned him and his sons, who
were working in a Held of their danker,
and the sons went elsewhere. Mr.
James went over to the range to investigate
the shooting. This was in
the early morning. That afternoon
at about ditrk, his body was found
within a short distance of the target,
with a great hole between the shoulders.
He had been struck fairly by a
shell and the hole it made was about
six inches in diameter^ '
? There was a sudden and marked
decrease in the losses to British shipping
through mine or submarine in
the past week. The admiralty reports
that only six British merchantmen of
I.600 tons or over and seven under
that tonnage were stink in the week
ending March 30. Five llshing vessels
uJso were sent to the bottom. The
admiralty statement continues: "Fifteen
British merchant vessels were
unsuccessfully attacked by submarines.
The large vessels reported sunk
includes one sunk during the week
ending March 16 and the smaller vessels
reported sunk includes one during
the week ending March 23. The arrivals
during the week ending Murch
30 were 2,4 16 and the sailings 2,370."
The losses to British merchantmen
through submarines and mines in the
past week are less than one-half the
losses in the previous week, when 2S
merchantmen were sunk, 16 of the
vessels over 1,600 tons. The uditiiral
ty report for the preceding week
showed the luitu of 17 vessels, while
for several weeks prior to that the
weekly loss was 18.
? Further information regarding the
losses suffered by the Gerninus In
their offensive and on the German attltude
toward the Alsatians as revealed
by secret documents seized on
prisoners is given in an official dispatch
to Washington from France.
The dispatch follows: "On April 1
the Germans withdrew from the front
four divisions that had suffered severely.
To the depleted divisions mentioned
may be added the following: The
First, the One Hundred and Nineteenth
whose companies are reduced
to 10 meg; the Fourth, the Sixth, the
Fiftieth, the One Hundred and Ninetyfifth
and the reserve division of the
guard, which lost 25 per cent of its
men. A regiment of the Twelfth Division
had been reduced to less than 800
men. The Fifth and Forty-fifth Reserve
Divisions v ere reduced more
than half. The Alsatian contingents,
three-quarters of which had been until
now used on the Rastern front, appear
to give great concern to the Germans,
according to secret instructions found
on prisoners. It is forbidden to use
Alsatians and Lorralnlans in the first
line and in patrol duty. These precautions
show conclusively how little
trust the Germans have In the inhabitants
of the provinces which they
claim for their own."
A French dispatch received In
Washington on Mondav says: "After
eleven days' offensive, during which
the Germans have recklessly pushed
forward their attacking waves, one
may gather a fairly accurate estimate
of their losses. In the first place, it
has been possible to identify nearly 100
of their divisions since the beginning
of the offensive, more than ten of
which were twice engaged. Some divisions
had to be relieved at the end
of the first day. having lost more than
half of their men: such was the case
of the 45th and the SSth. The latter
lias been nearly entirely wiped out.
Among those that have suffered the
most are the 5th. 12tli. 28th and 107th
hii'lolnnu uu u-ell AQ ttlA 5li ( PrUS
elan Guard), the 16th, the 21st and
26th Divisions of reserves. In the second
place, an enormous number of
corpses were found ' on the battle- ,
field. and the prisoners on being Questioned
acknowledged the extent of the
losses of their respective units. To i
conceal from the German people the
heavy sacrifices that their offensive
methods required, the Germans are
sending most of their wounded to Bel- 1
gium. It Is not an exaggeration to estimate
the total of their losses at be- |
tween 275.000 to 300.000 men."
? I'nder orders cabled to the war
department Secretary Baker has dl- ;
rected that in future all Information
concerning American forces in France |
will be made public only from the i
headquarters of the expeditionary '
forces. Information about troops at
home will be given out by the war ;
department as in the past. Major Gen. <
March, acting chief of stafT. made the ,
following announcement: "The war
department has been notified by cable 1
that Secretary of War Baker has pre- '
scribed the following rules for hand- 1
ling publicity of matters pertaining to ,
troop movements and operations:
"First, all matters pertaining to events 1
persona policies or operations here >
(France) will only be officially given ]
out from the headquarters of the ,
American expeditionary forces in
France. Second, similar matters affect- 1
ing forces at home will be given out
at the war department." A prcpoa
that General Pershing publish a dai
communication for his sector has bet
under consideration, but there hi
been no announcement of Its adoptlo
The activities of the American tore
brigaded with French and Britis
ttoop* probably will be covered in t)
official statements issued by those go'
erninents. General March refused
comment on the announcement fu
ther than to say that it was is?u<
upon direct order of the secretary <
war and "will be carried Into effe
at once."
Jit? \(orkrillf tfnquim
Kntered at the Postofflce at York
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORK. S. C.:
FRIDAY. APRIL 5. 1918.
The Germans thought to eat the
t'hristmas dinner In Paris, and rami
hi that they thought to spend
All Fool's day there. Hut Paris is n
for Hermans yet.
Members of congress are notv lool
ma forward to adjournment on Ju
la. As to whether adjourninent w
he possilde hy that time will depei
on the sincerity and zeal of the coi
gresstnen in pushing their work.
There conies a suggestion fro
Washington to the effect that win
'jell. Foch strikes his hlow at tl
Hermans, the Allied Meets will all
hit the enemy at some point not >
divulged.
Whatever else ifltk) lie said ahoi
tla- Hermans, their soldiers light ai
their noii-comhataiits hehiud the ||n<
I>11 y houds and work. Herman I'righ
tillness, however, is something horr
Me, too horrihle for realization or < i
pression; hut nevertheless, the ligh
lug and working Hermans are fi
better than the non-tightinc. 1101
working Americans.
And now the senate has inform;
lion that Heruian spies are gettii
in their work at Atiieriean gas mai
faetoiu-s. Senator Thomas of t'oli
nolo, declared in tile senate a fe
da>s ago that L',9011 masks in a shi|
meiii oi fi.inio showed evidence of ha1
ing heen puiicttired so as to tual
them unsafe. Kven at tin- factor
after defective masks had heeu Sep;
rated from the good ones, a re-exam
nation of tin- good masks sninvt'ii in;
they li.'ut been punctured before tin
picking.
Chicatiu breathes an aspiration
join tin* galaxy of cities which Ita*
grown ^rcal and virtuous unit
"work or quit" town ordinances. Tl
"work or quit the city" ordinani
will In* wholesome if they art* wholi
soiuclx enforced. If they apply toll
holm without money and pass ov
the hobo with a big bunk uccom
they are likely to do more harm tin
good. The peoph* will submit to ai
luw uitiiin ihe bounds _of, reason tin
is impartially applied. A law" iha't
not impartially iipplied may deep
the chasm between social classes at
lend to dissolve the unity of the 111
tion. If rich idlers and poor ones c;
lie set to work together every Imm
will rejoice except tin* idlers.?Oroya
State Journal.
That is right. "\ isihle means"
support does not cover the quest it
now. A rich idler can In* as nun
of a nuisance as a poor idler. Tl
thing now is to have all able hodii
people busy producing something.
Irvine S. I .en root. Republican, h
been elected t'nited States scnat
from Wisconsin, over Jos. K. Davit
Democrat, with Victor I.. Berger, S
cialist, idling up a big vote. Alter l.ei
root, the regular Republican nomine
had defeated Thompson, the I-t Fc
lette candidate, the Democratic lea
crs in Washington and clsewhei
made a \ igorous drive for the electii
of Da vies, Democrat. on the ground
supporting the war policy of the ai
ministration. The Republicans of Wi
consin bitterly resented politics
that kind, on the ground that Lenro
is as loyal as anybody, and the allegi
reason for calling on the Republica
to vote for Davios bad no more su!
stantial excuse than the desire for pa
tisan advantage. Berger, the Soela
ist candidate, running on a platfor
of immediate pence, polled a hea'
vote.
Austria has started what is belt
designated in this country as anotli
"peace offensive." Fount Czernin, tl
Austro-Hungarian foia-ign ministe
made a speech a few days ago
which he declared that peace nogotii
H"rt * ?** tn ? uhol't tin
before the beginning of the reeent h
offensive. He said that Promt
Clcnn ncean of France, had ai
proached him throuh an intermedial
and made it clear that ncgotiatioi
would be entered into on a basis
the restoration of !he Alsace-Lorrait
provinces to France. This being in
possible from the Austro-Germ:
stand|>oint. the negotiations dropjn
and the big offensive commence
Premier t'leinenceau has denounet
Czernln as a liar. None of the A
lied powers are taking any stock
Czernin's professions. They a
agreed that pence is impossible on
basis of the present situation, ar
that there can be no peace with tl
Central powers until they have be*
defeated.
Let's have the senatorial race i
the merits of the men and the di
rlsion of the people rather than t
the stupid claim that because ot
man has always been there, he shou
remain there always. South Carol
nians generally understand that r
jne man is indispensible to the cot
United progress of the county, stat
nation or world. Why, they know thi
even the death of Kaiser Willlai
ind the whole Hohenzellorn fami!
would not necessarily aflfeet the pri
gross of the great war. and whi
Soum C arolina may an in ner srm
torial election is not point; to ha\
my material effect on the world ?wt
either. The idea that keeping Til
man in the senate is necessary to tl
progress of the war, is as absurd i
lhe idea that the election of Dia
[llease or Lever would make any mt
[erlal difference in that regard. Tl
main Issue in the senatorial race
lot so much whether Tillman, Bleas
Lever or Dial shall enjoy the hon<
tnd emoluments of office, as t
.vhether good citizens of South Care
inn who do not now receive any moi
v
al consideration at Washington than squai
enemy aliens, shall have the same the ]
right and privilege as other people, agali
" saliei
es It gives us satisfaction to know Th
>h that congress is at last taking prop- to th
ie er note of the work of German spies man
tfl and oi people who by word or deed the J
r- seek to incie and propagate disloy- ji
i(l ally. We have no patience with and the <
jjj no sympathy for the man who coil- and <
tinues to discuss the right or wrong ed e:
_ ot America's attitude to the war. and to ?
especially do we abhor the man on fresh
American soil who would say or do Th
anything to weaken the hand of our lies
country. Hut right here we desire to men
as have it understood that we have no front
sympathy with acts of n>ol? violence goini
against alleged spies or German of 1<
sympathizers. 1'eople who engage in and
anything like this are worse than dred
r silly fools. In turns like this hitter now
k and unjust feeling may he created cond
? against the best people we have, eithe
J Mobs act not mam judgment but feel- Th
f nig. and it may easily be that mob the 1
which is ostensibly acting through estiir
patriotism is really serving tfte Inter- the
ests ot the enemy. Misguided Anieri- wour
can mobs are capable of doing much 300,0'
more harm in America than actual lossc
- German sides, and nobody knows that era.
ir better than the Germans. 130.0i
? ' lost I
1H Kate 1\ Hampton of New York, paun
t writos to the New York Times that , t
' Senator Tillman in his Jay made the
keynote 01 his campaign speeches. Th
"General Hampton is too old! We is n<
need younger men in the senate."
. , Senator Tillman is ahout the age that . ' .
Hampton was when he was defeated,
ill We wonder if Tillman thinks now he will
nl is too old for the senate. He is 71 aratt
hut that is not too great an age for 8U|>j(
active service. Neither was Hampton,
who was 70. There is a differ- or><> 1
i nee, though, and it Is that Hump- derst
in ton was strong and vigorous and his jS (0
,M mind was clear as u crystal. Till- .
man on the other hand is inlirm and ;i
generally physical!) disqualified. even
<o Hampton, when Tillman proclaimed cogn
,.t him "too old" was very active, where- xvj|.
as Tillman is lagging behind. , .
When he termed Hampton "too old" ,or
lie would have done well to think of moti<
ut his own routing old days. Hut then jng j
,,1 as now it was Tillmun first, regard- js
is less" n
When u man grows old he is en- "tsai
titled to just as inueh consideration Th
i- as lie was willing to show his super- p.j...
( iors in his .\outh and no more. . > .
Tillman is not too old, hilt he is
l" too inactive. Charleston American. infor
lir The main point that .Mr. Tillman sides
"* urged against (Jen. Hampton was 'a' <1
that (Sen. Hampton had no business of ?<
leaving Washington to come down to wise;
' Aiken in opposition to Tillman and tins
k the Reform movement. That was the waili
'k ground on which Hampton was de- on a
J- I'eated. Among other things, .Mr. Mil
w Tillman said: "We are the hoys who and
a- elected Hampton and lie has no busi- that
L" a ess telling us how we should con- not I
< ' duet our domestic affairs." And that may
is the thing and the only thing that days,
t- Mr. Tillman Is up against now. He may
i- went hack on the people who elected Hit
lit l>iin mill 1111 v tin nut fool that tlle\ CI" CI
ie . . mis
is The Twelve Days' Battle. ^Col
e. The big German offensive Into nfyali
>r Pleardy, has come to a halt after 12 whicl
;o days of terrible fighting, and the situi
ation is at a standstill with the Ger- rjeht
-e mans holding about one thousand Cut
'"I owf him any further allegiance. had,
inter
It is probably idle to hope that the other
t? present great battle is going to end the
u' war, hut it is not unreasonable to hope
IT
u. that it will have a tremendous effect p.
i-s on future developments. As to just seveI
!'* what the tactical purpose of the Ger- tjon
mans was outside of completely w|tjj
nt smashing the Allied resistance we do
1,1 not know, it would appear that the
capture of armies at the northern end
at ^ yean
is of "the Afive; or the hrHatonyttrrtmihr " ^
n between the British and French at the (j )i)
" south, or the taking of Amiens In the . |i(
,11 center would have disastrous effect on ^ ^
l.v the Allied defensive. It is hardly n.
)n probable, however, that any of these _
Tues
? results was the ultimate objective of ,
of , . ,, . three
the drive. The Germans could have
hardly had a less object than the com- ' "
plete annihilation of all the opposing ^ p
I armies, and in that object they have ^ ^
failed. The fighting is still in progress,
and it will probably continue for
weeks; but there appears to be very noth
or little reason now to believe that there *dty
^ will be anything decisive about it. And
o" that is the point. The losses of the s(>rvi
Germans have been something terri- teacl
>e blc. undoubtedly far greater in propor- 1?d
/ tion than the losses of the Allies. rp||jj
Whatever else may be said of the Ger- the '
,0 man people, they cannot stand butch- the
ering of their men any better than ^hm
can any other civilized people, and It yion
j is not difficult to imagine the ti^e- wee!
mendous moral effect that this treof
mendous failure of their generals is
ot bound to have on them. If Hinden- Atla
. burg and Ludendorf had won, it would W. t
cd K \tavi
have been all right, even if their loss- '' *
ns on p
I es had been twice as great; but the The
r_ German people cannot remain indif- pass*
l_ ferent to the price they have paid for Pun'
m a mere temporary advantage, and as j
we see it. from now on their confl- kille
dence in ultimate success cannot con- of di
tinue as strong as it has been. ^ *
" * 1 push
?P At last there has been some detail- and
''' ed information of the part that Antorl- the
cans played in the early days of the
present battle. It was on Thursday help
in afternoon, south of the Somme. The bond
' British forces had their hands full, mori
?e and there came a critical moment
'P when it was necessary to throw fresh
er forces into an Inadequately defended go c
I'- piece of line to stem the rush of on- towr
r-v coming Germans. British reinforce.i
.1 hre
nvents were coming; hut It was cvi- serj0
of dent that they could not arrive in a sol
?v time. There was no time to lose, gust?
- and a certain general hastily under
,n took the organization or an emer- to I
d genoy regiment from various mtseel- hous
*' Inneous units nearliy. Included among days
Jd them were 1,500 American railway
I- engineers, men engaged in building have
in and repairing tracks necessary to ly fr
re maintain the line of communication. Anie
a Among these Americans were many
>d who had previously fought at jam<
10 Cambral. They were not supposed to ville.
be lighters; but they did not hesitate tlofn
a moment. Eagerly they took the
rifles that were provided for them and expe
>n rushed out under the command of Fran
?- their brigadier to till a gap of the line K&ns
>n of about 1,200 janis. The Germans 3 )..
to were being hurled against them in g0vei
Id bodies, and it seemed inconceivable the .
i- that they could hold; but hold they S*cr<
10 did. They did tremendous execu- ^
t- tion and remained right where they war
e. were for many hours until reinforce- than
it ments came up and it is admitted ??r '
in that they held their portion of the
ly line as well as the British on the regis
)- right and the left were holding theirs,
rt These are the Americans which the Cai
i- Germans in an official report, claim- carni
e ed to have "taught a lesson:" but ^
ir since practically all of them were trine'
I- finally retired in good order. It is as- that
le sumed that the lesson was that even va,' *
is engineers untrained as fighters are
il. able to hold their own against the dang*
i- best the Germans have. boys
re mllea of territory acquired la
puah, and the Allies lined up
ist them on all sides of the big
nt created by the push,
ere has been *a good deal of talk
ie effect that as soon as the Geroffensive
should come to a halt,
lilies would launch a great countrive.
The idea was. and is, that
Germans, more or less exhausted
demoralized by their long sustain(Tort,
would not be In a position
rithstand vigorous assaults from
i troops.
e understanding is that the Alnow
have about sOO.OuO effective
tlghting the Germans on all
s of the drive. Fighting is still
; on; but it is mostly in the form
>cul attacks and counter-attacks
raids involving from a few hunto
a few thousand men: but just
no offensive operations are,being
uctfd on an extensive seaie oy
r Hide.
ere art* no definite figures as to
oss?*s on either Hide?nothing but
lates. The French estimate that
German losses in killed and
ided must be close to 275,000 or
DO, and estimates of the Allied
s in killed, wounded and prisonrun
up to between 125,000 and
uo. It is known that the Itritish
large quantities of supplies at Bale
and other depots; but the exof
these losses is not known,
e American troops, how many
it known; but hardly less than
jtj, are being incorporated with
British and French armies. They
be used among the Allies as sep
unlftfcvbut their officers will be
,'ct to British or French superiwith
Gen. Foch over all. The unanding
is that the American flag
be flown by such units as are
enough to fly a flag, probably
down to companies; but it is reLzed
that the American oftlcers
not have the same opportunlty
idepcndent initiative and for pro>11
as would be the case if flghtis
a separate force. However, it
iid that there is no soreness or
>polntment on that account.
i' dispatches say that heavy artllducls
are progressing along all
ines. ami eonstant strategic iecements
are going up on both
The Germans are reported to
igging in at various points, and
ourse the Allies are doing like;
but it is hardly believed that
can mean another long period of
ng for further active operations
large scale.
Iltnr.v observers in Washington
elsewhere seem to be of opinion
further extensive fighting canbe
long delayed. Something big
develop within the next few
and again the present status
continue for quite a while,
ring the past several days weathanditions
have been extremely
and this no doubt, has seriously
fered with activities that might
wise have developed.
MERE-MENTION
re destroyed or partly wrecked
i buildings In the business secof
Atlantic City, N*. J., Monday,
a property loss of $154,000
New York legislature has passed
ill by which children 14 to If
i of age are to be issuedwcntMtt
UuTduring the summer vtitjjP
Nine young women, dressed
gulution army uniforms, all memof
the National League for Wos
service, left Lansing, Mich.,
day morning, each driving a
vquarter ton truck, loaded with
, supplies, for Atlanta, Ga.
idph Schopke, a wealthy banker
merson, Neb., was given an overof
tar and" feathers a few nights
because he is said to have told
Cross workers that he owed
ing to the United States The
of Quebec has been placed under
:ia! law because of rioting growiut
of enforcement of the military
ec act M. H. Hanson, a school
ler of Euston, Pa., has been notiof
the safety of his 5-year-old
htcr at San Antonio, Texas. The
I was kidnapped by Mexicans on
Texas border two years ago, after
burning of the Hanson home, in
h Mrs. Hanson lost her life
isands of deaths have resulted in
golla during the past several
ts as the result of a widespread
pmlc of pneumonia. The scourge
reading to Chinese provinces
Margaret Hlrsch, convicted in
nta, Ga., a few days ago with J.
Jook, of attempting to blackmail
or Candler, has been discharged
ayment of a fine of $300
New York board of aldermen has
ed a law making it a misdemeanor,
shable by ten days' Imprisonment
fine of $50, or both, to waste any
of fond Six persons were
d, several injured and thousands
Bllars worth of property destroyed
tornado which sweDt over a Dart
[issouri, Wednesday A large
i ball, made of steel and rattan
covered with canvas, painted In
national colors, Is to be rolled
i Buffalo to New York city, a dise
of 473 miles, to advertise and
along the third Liberty loan
1 sales. The rolling begins torow
and is expected to stop in
York on May 4 As the reof
local option elections held In
ois on Tuesday, 150 saloons will
iut of business. Some of the
is voted to stay "wet," but all of
dry" towns voted to stay dry
e soldiers were killed and one
usly injured by an explosion in
dier's tent at Camp Hancock, Aui,
Ga., Tuesday night The
te of Massachusetts has ratified
proposed prohibitory amendment
he Federal constitution. The
e ratified the amendment several
ago Many Japs are leaving
co by way of Pacific ports for
n. It is understood that the Japs
been called to the colors not on om
Mexico, but from North
rican countries, as well as from
ral and South America. .The
erstone for a monument to Private
;s Gresham will be laid at EvansInd.,
tomorrow, in commemoraof
the first anniversary- of Amerientrance
into the war. Gresham
the first soldier of the American
dltionary force to be killed in
ce Senator Thompson of
tas. has Introduced a resolution
iding for the taking over and
ition of packing plants by the
rnment By an agreement of
American Bar association with
;tary McAdoo, lawyers throughthe
country will gratuitously astoldlers
and sailors in collecting
risk insurance claims Less
250 Germans have been arretted
allure to register In the enemy
census taken in February. More
500,000 German aliens were
tered.
rnivals.?Columbia is to have a
val for two weeks to raise mon>r
some worthy purpose. This is
Be where "that pernicious doc'
prevails that one may do evil
irood may result: for if a rami
a not an evil, what In the world
e ordinary carnival Is the most
prous thing for young men and
of a town that could be deviied;
la not supposition?it has been
>d right here. In this town,
umbla Is too big a town for cars.
One of our neighbor towns?
1 shall be nameless here?Is too
i In fact, there Is no town In
tate. or any other state, of ithe
size to have a carnival.
: 'em out!?Newberry Observer.
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LOCAL AFFAIR!
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
j S. Brio*. E?j.?Publishes hi* profeaaii
card. Prompt attention given to ail I
matter* entrusted to hi* care.
Mill People'* Store?Will furnish ton
I lants at 40 cant* per hundred. It wi
all of. your butter and egg*.
Xlill i'tople'* Store?Cail* a meeting of
stockholders at the store this evening
;.3u o'clock. Pull attendance urged,
j. K Brison. W. M. Clover?Gives notio
extra communication of Alpine lodge,
A. P. M . this evening. W. M. degree w
H. H. Waugh, Pastor- Asks you not to fo
the "Home Coming" service at the I
baptist church next Sunday.
Carroll Bros.?Have received a corload
Studebaker wagon* and invite you to
them if you need a wagon.
S. Sherer. Township Supervisor?Publi
report of road disbursements in Beth
township. October 1 to April 1.
H J. Sberer. Township Supervisor?Publi
report of disbursements for roads for
lock's Creek township. December 1 to Mi
31st.
K. S. Riddle, Township Supervisor?Give
statement of disbursements account road
Bethel township, December 1 to April 1
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Gives notice of st
holders' meeting to be held in York. T
day. April 30th. to consider increase of
capital stock of the corporation,
j. C. Wilborn. Mayor?Publishes notice of
opening of registration books for munic
registration of the town of York. B<
will close May 2d.
Clinton Bros.?vnu lupiiiy you wiuj m
Hall sweet potatoea, and if you want t
they advise you to move quick.
York Supply Co.?Haa nitrate of soda. ,
can supply Nancy Hall potatoes for bedd
Irish Cobbler seed Irish potatoes.
Hickory Grove High School?Invites the I
lie to commencement exercises to be
in the school auditorium on April 11th, 1
14th. 15th. 16th.
|^>an and Savings Bank?Tells you to whi
attributes its steady growth and succesi
a banking institution.
I). R. Johnson. President?Outlines the
things in store for teachers who attend
next session of Winthrop College sum
school, opening June 18th.
Sherer A Quinn?Donate space for an a
ment and reasons why you should tup
the government with your money.
F. F. Dalley Co.?On page four tells you
to keep your shoes neat and clean.
"2-in-l" shoe polishes. Sold everywhere
Rei ley-Taylor Co.?Says that where Luzit
"n-igns it pours." See page four. It it
by your grocer.
Star Theatre?Programme today includes
six reel drama. "Fighting Trail" tomori
"Red Ace" Monday. "Red Riding Hood'
April 11th.
York-Chester Transfer Co.?Solicits the
tronage of traveling public between \
and Chester. Two trips each way per i
Spot cotton is being quoted in N
York nt 35.30. Some local cotton I
been selling at that price within
past few days.
The food administration has s
pended meatless days during
month of April.
There are those who will not
aide to buy Liberty bonds; but v
few who have any earning capac
at all, who cannot but thrift statni
"i he Winthrop quarantine has b
raised at last and the girls are
lighted at the prospect or again be
aide to get to their homes dur
week ends.
Who will start a jitney line
tween Smyrna. Hickory drove, SI
roil and Vorkville? Such a line
needed and must come sooner
later.
Wheat generally is looking gr
except for the need of nitrate of sc
very little of which has been avi
able. As to what is interfering w
the government programme Is
clear.
We have made arrangements
send Tin* Enquirer to Guthriesvl
Mct'onnellsvllle and Lowryvllle by
jitney line so that hereafter our si
scribers at these offices will get tf
papers on Tuesday and Friday mo
ings instead of Tuesday and Frit
j^j??moons._
York county has fallen to seve
place in the amount of Its per ca|
subscription to the war savings sta
loan. York's purchases now anio
to a little more than one thrift sta
for each man, woman and child
28 cents. The total subscriptions
ported from this county up to Ma
23, was $14,815.60.
The preparations for the I.iln
loan demonstration in Rock Hill
April 10, are being pushed on an
tensive scale, and there is every r
son to expect that the occasion i
he well worth while. York cou
people, of course, will attend in la
numbers, and there is good reason
believe that every county in the Fl
congressional district will be rep
sented.
The Rock Hill Herald tells of
young girl in that town w
while working in the garden at
home, was shot through the wrist
a rifle bullet from some unknc
source. It is assumed that the a<
dent was because of the carelessn
of some irresponsible small boy w
in his fright over a deed that mi
have been of much serious cor
quence, kept his culpability to hi
self. Judge O. \V. Buchanan t
killed at Winnsboro some years i
under just such circumstances, i
many other lives have been snul
out in the same manner. Still th
are no adequate legal regulations
the suppression of just such dang
In a recent private letter, James
Grist tells of a talk he had with
French officer. The officer had s
three years of fighting in France,
eluding Verdun, and had come out
it without a scratch. "1 would de
ly love to write up my interview w
him," says James D., "but of cou
that would be out of the questior
was very much Impressed with t
officer, more especially because I
lleve he told me nothing but
truth. While talking to him th
came over me a feeling that here
a man who has seen so much of
strurtion and ruin, and who has
long stood in the very shadow
death, that it would be impossible
him to indulge in lying through r
sons of vanity or otherwise. This
fleer told me things in a way t
made me literally see them almost
with my own eyes."
Information of the establishment
an automobile line between Yorkv
and Chester will be received by
public with pleasure and satisfacti
The need for such a line has been i
for quite a while: but the appreciat
of its importance has not been
clear as it should have been, else
line would have been established 1<
ago. In addition to the throi
travel between Yorkvllle and Chesi
there is a considerable amount
local travel to and from points I
tween. As matters have been he
tofore, there has been no way
reaching Chester In the morning <
cept by private conveyance, and p
pie from McConnellsvllle and Gu
rlesvllle have had no good way
making reasonably quick round tr
except by the same means. The jiti
will facilitate and develop travel 2
also it will facilitate and develop
caJ trade. There Is no reason to st
pose that the management of 1
Yorkville-Chester line will need s
outside help; but at the same tl
we don't mind saying that the ent
prise Is well worthy of the patn
age not only of the business peo
of the two terminal towns, but In I
country between.
THE CATAWBA BRIDGE
The Catawba river bridge, bctwi
Rock Hill and Fort Mill, is now pn
S? tlcally complete, and although It has t
not yet been formally accepted by the
county board of commissioners. It will
. be open for traffic on next Tuesday.
,tnf 1
fgal The bridge was complete Wednesday.
all except the flooring connecting
an approach on one side. This
approach had not been completed best
cause of the rejection of a carload of
defective flooring.
20b' T"* special reason for having the
ork! bridge opening next Tuesday Is to fawt
cilltate passage of two batteries of
field artillery that are due to be in
of Hock Hill on Wednesday, provided
there is nothing to Interfere with pre?hes
vious arrangements.
Work of macadamizing the river
?he? bridge road for the first mile out from
"rch the bridge is now under way, and
later the next three miles on to Kock
j* Hill are to be concreted In accord
aiK-r with plans aireaay puDiisnea.
oek
^ ABOUT PEOPLE
Miss Bonnie Plexico of Rook Hill,
jpai >8 visiting relatives in Yorkville.
?k? Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Wolf of Wolfton,
S. C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
White In Yorkville.
Mrs. Belle M. Alston, who has been
Mao spending several months in New
In*- Orleans, has returned to her home in
tub. Yorkville.
held Mrs. J. D. Singletary of Lake City,
2th. visited her sister, Mrs. H. T. Williams
t in Yorkville, this week.
| u Mrs. R. E. Shirley of Americus, Ua.,
is visiting Mrs. Thomas O'Farrell in
rich Yorkville.
j?! Miss Estelle Mclver of Oulf, N. C.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. E.
rgu. Gillespie in Yorkville.
Port Friends of Mr. James R. Wilson,
. operator at the C. & N.-W. depot in
U* Yorkville. who recently joined the
navy, will be Interested to know he
inne has been commissioned a wireless
sold operator from the Harvard Radio
school.
Mrs. B. L. Jenkins of Sharon R. F.
0n D., has a letter from her son, Clarence
H. Jenkins, who is a member of
pa- Company C, 117th engineers, in
fork Prance. The letter Is devoted mainly
d?y- to personal matters; but young Jenkins
says that if It were not for the
censor he could tell some things that
''vv would be real interesting. The letlias
ter is dated March 14, and it was retin.
eelvod on April 1.
UM. SECOND WEEK JURORS
*i.- f/\l Inuring? vpnlrn nf n*?tlt lUTOTS
was drawn last Tuesday to serve durlJ(.
mg the second week of the approach,.r..
ing term of the circuit court:
,jtv C. H. Ferguson Bethel
' J. Clyde Ford King's Mountain
,s" K. H. Gwlnn Bullock's Creek
i-en K. D. Xunn - Fort Mill
,je. R. L. Sherer King's Mountain
J. K. Latham Bullock's Creek
mg R. E. Boyd Fort Mill
1"* \V. M. Stowe King's Mountain
J. P. Slfford King's Mountain
\\r. M. Biggers King's Mountain
R. M. Bankhead Bullock's Creek
lia- a. L Purcell Bullock's Creek
is W. F. Jackson York
or J. F. Mitchell Broad River
J. S. Matthews Ebenezer
Raymond Hutchinson Fort Mill
,od, R- Bennett Fort Mill
. J. A. Harshaw Bethesda
'' \V. A. Gates Ebenezer
a"" R. 1*. Dozier Catawba
ith Sam'I H. Love Betheeda
not T. B. Ratchford Bullock's Creek
S. M. Barnett Ebenezer
J. it. Watson York
to s. A. Mitchell Bullock's Creek
ille> P. A. Barron Catawba
' Wm. McCloud York
C. O. Simpson Catawba
u?- j. p. Givens Catawba
leir W. C. Cornwell Catawba
in- J. E. Burns ? York
j.iv Sidney Frledhelm Catawba
* J. R. Nell - York
D. M. Gaston Fort Mill
nth J* K Scott ...?..T.-.n.vr.'.. Yorfc}ltu
J. E. Oates Catawba
3 EQUALIZATION PROBLEM
mp Most of the township boards of asor
sessors have completed therr work
i?>. and returned their papers to the auich
ditor; but at least two of the bonrds
are yet to report.
.v The county board of equalization
will be called to meet either next
on
(x week or the week after, when such
t>n problems as have arisen because of
kV I j j misunderstandings and the like, will
nty receive careful consideration.
j, Auditor Love Is at tnis time en(n
gageu on quite a task that has been
... set for him by Chairman Jones of the
iftn
state tax commission. That task consists
in making an itemized statement
of the number and assessed
a value of automobiles, horses and
ll?* mules, cattle, acres, etc. The object
hor is to enuble the state board to get
,)y some idea of the comparative values
iwn throughout the state.
:c'" Last year, under the same instructs8
tions that have been received this
rno, year, Auditor Love got up all this Information.
He found that the aver1Be*
age value of York county mules as
lm" assessed for taxation was about $60. |
vas Later he discovered that the assessed
aso value in other counties ranged from ,
in(1 about $25 for the lowest to about ,
Ted 190 for the highest; but there was no j
ere change In the other counties and no
for change in York. (
cra- As to whether the statistics that the j
D. auditor is now preparing will be uti- ]
a lized In any other way than for the ,
een entertainment of the state tax com- ,
in- mission remains to be seen; but it is
of reasonably certain that there will be
ar- no raise in York county's assessed
rith valuations for the reason that York
irse is already high above the average. ,
i. I (
hi" TRANSFERS OF REALTY ,
L)f* The
following transfers of realty 1
1 have been recorded in the office of <
PTP _ ,14 ,
the county auaitor since me i<u>i (
8 publication of the list up to yesterde
.
day:
s0 Bethel.
,? Mrs. E. Anne Harper to \V. W.
>or Boyd, 69 acres; consideration, $361.88.
W. F. Warren to B. M. and B. R.
Nivens, 97 acres; consideration, $2,hat
400.
as Betheida.
Clarence S. Bratton to Mason Brat?*
ton. Interest in 442 acres; considers illc
tion, $1,000.
the Marlon B. Clinton, et al.. to William
A. McGarlty, 80 acres; consideration,
l0n- $900.
felt Ware Farm to Dr. I. W. McLean,
ion 208.1 acres: consideration, $12,480.
J. D. McCants to Lottie V. McCants, t
60 acres; consideration, love and af- .
the fection.
Bullock's Creek. r
"th John R. Logan, C. C. C. Pis., to W.
ter, L. and J. 8. Plexico, 124 acres; con- !
0f sideratlon, $266.
be- Catawba. t
rc. Gertrude C. Russell to S. C. Weston, a
t 1 lot; consideration. $840. t
Peoples' Trust Company to W. G. t
P3t* Stevens and J. L. Phillips, 2 lota; *
po- consideration, $1,S15.
th. The Cottage Home Building ? Loan r
* association to W. G. Stevens and J. ?
of L. Phillips, 1 lot; consideration. $190.
ips J. W. Anderson to Annie J. An- a
ley derson, 1 lot; consideration, love and a
trid affection. a
lo-- Eva J. Hoyle to W. M. Carothers, e
ip- L-9 interest in 110 acres; conaidera- r
the tion, $400. 1
my York. ' *
J. S. Alexander to W. W. Alex&n- ?
~ der. 83 acres; consideration, $2,000. p
n,' H. Pearle Wallace to Will Young- l
,hp blood. 30 acres; consideration, $1,000. .
Sallle Hall NeU to Martin Brian
Hall. 631.7 acres: consideration. $4,765.
, a
*,n WITHIN THE TOWN J
ic- ?The town clock was striking in g
* * f- V.
he neighborhood of right yesterday. *
? Oliver Louthlan of Torkvllle. fell
ind broke his leg while wrestling on Al
he Graded school grounds Wedneslay.
? People who would like to have ^
rardens are still handcuffed by the ^
lltticulty of getting the. necessary 1
ylowlng done.
? The county board of commission is
held their regular monthly meetng
Wednesday, but transacted no ^
jusiness ol special Interest out of the i('
>rdinary.
? guit talking "new" and "old" time. u)
do to tied and get up by your clocks NV
lust as you huve always done and A
?at by them too. There is but one 0|
tind of time now and thai Is the
line shown by clocks mat arc nmltng
according to law. s|
? From April 1st. 15117, to April 1st,
L91&, the local tire department has ti
responded to thirteen tire alarms. One tl
response was to a false alarm. The
istimated property loss due to the w
twelve tires was $11,5(10, nearly all cl
if which was covered by insurance. m
? Because of the advance in the
:ost of ammonia and other elements
ntering into the manufacture of ice, di
he price of ice is to be slightly high- es
r this summer; but according to re- X
ail prices so far announced, not so hi
ugh as would be indicated by the ad- tl
ranee in wholesale prices. m
? The time of the daily prayer 1,1
neetings at the Associate Reformed
thurch has been changed to 6 o'clock c*
nstead of 5 o'clock, the change hav- vl
ng been made for the especial beneH
of business people, a number of di
vhom have ^pressed a dtsire to at- oi
end. vi
? We respectfully suggest that the 1,1
own should not require license of any
if the jitneys?certainly not of any c|
or the present. All of these jitney J
ines art- of business value to the &
own in bringing people here who
would not otherwise be able to get
lere. None of these lines are inak- tl
ng an Income in proportion to the tl
nvestment, labor, wear und tear and "
inzzurd involved, and they should be |(|
ncouraged not only by the muni- tl:
.'ipality, but by the business people ti
n every possible legitimate way. tr
Vfter the lines have been permanenty
established on a reasonably pros- tl
x>rous basis, will be time enough to hi
consider the matter of taxation. ^
? There is positively no need for
my loafers or vagrants at this time.
It is up to the town council to put a
stop to loafing and vagrancy. The u.
police should be instructed to go uftor s?
every loafer and other idler and ask
:nin what he is doing, who he is
working for and for how much he is
working. If loafers on the streets
have nothing else to do they should be
equired to work on the streets. There c?
Is absolutely no excuse for nut workng
in times where there is an abund- s<
int demand for labor at fair wages, vv
rnd no loafing should be permitted. \\
The responsibility for loafing lies not
with the loafer; but with the muni- w
:ipul authorities and the police. Ic
? We have Just one suggestion to W
nake about municipal registration, d;
ind it is in the interest of fairness and M
lecency. Heretofore the plan* has
been to hunt up and register the peo- hi
pie who were known to be in sympa- J,
thy "with "tho-crowd to which the yes- w
Istrar belonged. Other people were
registered if they came after certitt- vv
cates and were able to meet every re- H
ijulrement of law, except in some
Ai-sn thou u-ora Hanififl VV? IftlOA' ('
and can establish one case in which "
Ihe registrar deliberately attempted to a
refuse a registration certlilcate to a ti
man because "he was going to vote di
against us." Now, so far as The Yorkvilie
Enquirer is concerned, it does not n
propose to try to have anything what- W
ever to do with this election except ^
the individual members of the staff tj*
tvho are eligible to register and vote, p
expect to do so. We know that it is C
not the business of the registrar to ^
hunt up people and take their certificates
to them. But since this has here- P
tofore been done in a one-sided man- T
nor. we think it shotild be done for ^
everybody and the town council f,
should see to it that everybody who w
has a certificate from the county al
board of registration and who has paid
his taxes, should be provided with a
town registration certificate. *'
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LOCAL LACONICS
cl
Prisoners in Jail. h
The approaching term of the court
sf general sessions promises to lie an A
unusually short one. There are only
Tour prisoners in jail awaiting trial,
They are Pelzer Brlce, charged with
idultery; Elliott Lock, charged with cj
arceny, and Ozic Core, charged with *
highway robber, and Roy Taylor,
charged with forgery. ft
Hail in Bullock's Creek. j
There was quite a heavy hailstorm di
>ver portions of Bullock's Creek townihlp,
particularly in the Hoodtown Jjj
tnd Blalrsvllle neighborhood last
Tuesday afternoon. Later in the seaion
it would have done considerable
lamage, but as it was. it did little n,
uarm except probably to the fruit f)(
:rop. w
Paying Out the Checks. ce
Clerk of the Court Logan has al- 00
eady sent the checks to the people br
mtitled to them to their nearest dl
janks?some to Rock Hill, some to co
Villi ?Amo t a UKarnn anmc tn
Clover and some to Hickory Grove, w
Vlso he has paid out a number of m
:hecks from his office. The list of itf
>enaioners entitled to checks and the ra
imount to which each is entitled, will r*
>e found on the first page of today's vi
ssue of The Enquirer. ta
a*
? fo
To Spssd Up ths Draft.?Measures ?*
HP
o speed up the draft programme are ^
n contemplation and an official anlouncement
is expected soon. mi
The intention is to meet the emer
rency in France. For that reason
>00,000 called this year will be called
nore rapidly than was previously
>lanned. Arrangements to this end nfl
ire in progress but no Suggestion that co
he 800,000 figure be exceeded during
his year has been put forward at the **
var department,
Reports that the draft would be th
aised from 800,000 men to 1,500,000 e*
rere denied. ??
Officials do not regard it as posible
that more men will be sent
broad this year than the department
.I ready has arranged to summon. th
ven with additional British shipping *p
nade available as troop transports. ?f
'here are now under arms here and to
n Europe"~more than 1,500,000 Amerian
soldiers. This number will have
?en raised to about 2,600,000 by the
nd of the year counting drafted men, olunteers
and special technical forces foi
o be called. ' su
? Hon. John L. McLaurin has been
ppointed a member of the state
ouncil of defense on the recommen- ?
ation of the Marlboro county dele- sti
ation in the general assembly. wi
40RE FIGHTING IN PR08PECT
lliss Now Ready ior Another Giva
or Take.
Although the tighung activity along
le entire front of the new Soiiiine
lenitive remains alight, according to
le Associated 1'reas, there still pretils
the feeling that soon again hates
on a large scale will begin, and
itli the allied troops after the respite
[ several days strongly arrayed in
title formation and eager to test
ieir strength against that oi the loe.
rrom the Soinnie to the Oise river,
ong that portion of the battle line
hich bulges out toward Amiens,
illy and lircsteuil. the big guns of the
iposing side have opened in duels of
reat proportions, and it apiKtrentl) is
it unreasonable to assume that either
de at any moment may tuke the ofnaive
with their infantry in resump011
of a battle which ranks among
le greatest the world has ever seen.
Since the beginning ol the present
eek there has been no marked v
lunge in the alignment of the opposg
sides from Arras southward to
u........ ?*?.*. liirhtniir hud lili'lfswi f hti
nguinary churucter ot the _pre\ ions
iys, owing in part, no doubt, to the
itreinoly bad weather conditions,
either the Germans nor tiie allies
xve been idle, however, for daily
lero has been going on a reinforce*
ent of strategic positions, both m
lan and gun power for the coming
igagements upon which it is coiifded
so much depends for the
clors.
In the viciuity of Iumis, artillery
jels of intensity have been revived
i some sectors und in Helgium at
irious points reciprocal shelling conmies.
In both these regions, how'er,
the infuntry has kept to the
enches, except for patrols and re nnoitering
purposes. An American i
ctor has been heavily attacked with
ts.
in the Italian theater there still is
i> indication of when the expected
g battle between the Italluns und
le Teutonic utiles w ill burst, but dally
tore is increasing activity all along
le front.
Along the various fronts the allien
of both sides ure keeping up
u.lr iiitniisiv-K arttvitv. bumblnwr Ousi
uns behind the lines, searching nut
oop and transport movements and
igaging in aerial eombnts.
The French war office reports inure
an 13 tons of projectiles having
s>n dropped on Herman railroads
id Noyau and also In the region of
oye in the Arrus front.
The Hermans last week did not
pep up their successful submarine
impuiKu of the previous week, havig
sunk only lti British nierchuntmeii
i against 38 during the previous
ven days. In their operations
{ailist the Italians three steamers of
lore than l.Guo tons ami 10 sailing
lips were destroyed.
CLOVER CULLINGS
irfvttpoiiileiitv Tli?* York* lllr Katjulrrr
i'lover, April 3?Master Hugh Brl>n
Furls of Bethany, spent the past
eek-end here with the family of Mr.
'. H. Sherer.
Mr. 54eb Neill who has u position
ith the Southern Power Company,
iculed at Spartanburg, and Miss
rillena N'clll of Yorkville, spent Sunny
here with their parents, Mr. and
rs. /. M. Neill.
Mr. I>. A. Matthews has resigned
is position as bookkeeper with the
lover Cotton mill, and has gone to
amp Jackson, to which place he
TiBr-ptitisn yoniiuy by HUF Vocal
Miss Bessie Adams, who has been
orking in Bock Hill, has accepted a
ositton here as bookkeeper for the
lover Cotton mill.
Rev. W. P. drier returned from
linton, S. c? Monday, where he conuctcd
a meeting last week.
Mr. Walter McElwee has accepted ,
position with the M. L. Ford Furnllre
Store. He began work lust Moniy,
An evangelistic meeting began at
le Methodist church here on Monday
Ight. The pastor. Rev. H. A.
.'bitten is being ably assisted by Rev.
U. Hullenger of Starr, S. C. The
M-vices ure being held dally, one at
30 in the afternoon and one at 7.45
. in. Rev. H. Hrady Hardin of Mcoil,
S. C., a former pastor of the
lethodist church preached here Tuesity
night.
L'nlon services were held in the
resbyteriun church Sunday night.
uve preach for them the Rev. J. R.
. Major, who is the presiding elder
>r this Methodist district. The subject
as "What Constitutes a Christian?"
rid was well delivered.
Dr. John T. Matthews of I^ncaster,
lent the past week-end here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ferguson, Miss
:>hnsie Stacy and Mr. Ralph Jackson
Ltended Raster services'ht St. Mary's
Linday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pleasants and
illdren of Gastonia, spent Sunday
ere with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Adams.
Misses Minnie Garrison and Llllls
she, demonstration agents for York
>unty. made a talk at the schoolouse
here on Monday afternoon. The
lbject being "Substitutes for Meats."
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Caldwell and
aildren of Gaffney, spent Sunday
ith Mr. and Mrs. James Miller on
>ute 3.
Miss Addie Matthews is spending a
w days in Rock Hill this week.
Mr. Andy Cook, who lives on Mr.
B. Miller's farm on route 3, has
veloped a case of smallpox.
Lieutenant Marshall Barnett of
amp Sevier, spent Sunday here with
Is parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Clinton.
New Liberty Loan Bill.?In record
-caking time, the senate late Wed >sday
passed the new Liberty loan
II authorizing $4,500,000,000 mortar
bonds, additional indebtedness
rtiflrtites from $4,000,000,000 to $8,0,000.000.
The measure alreatly has
en passed by the house, and slight M
fferences now will be adjusted in
inference.
It is possible even that the house
ill accept minor amendments and
ake a conference unnecessary. As
proved by the senate without a roll
II and after lens than an hour's
rfunctory debate, all important prosions
of the house measure were reined.
All congressional leaders
rro?* trial trie bill must l><- law bere
the new Liberty loan campaign
gins tomorrow, and it la hoped to
nd the measure to the president toDurlnK
Wednesday's debate, bhalran
Simmons, of the finance comittee,
said that with enactment of
e bond legislation, all treasury
eds could be met this year and that
rther war revenue legislation would
it be necessary until the session of
ngress next December.
Should the war continue for a long
riod, and it becomes necessary to
nd three or four million men across
e seas, Senator Simmons said, the
pense of the government would of
urse be increased and there would
.ve to be some increase In taxes. Keying
to a question by Senator Lewis
Illinois, he said there Is nothing In
e bill to prevent the Allies from
ending maney loaned them outside
the United States If that is shown
be necessary.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8
-Governor Manning has for the C
urth time appointed W. H. Gtbbes j**
ite game warden.
-Judge Sease has upheld the contutlonaiity
of the quart-a-month
w.
-Lieutenant C. R. Holmes of this
ite, has been awarded the French
ir cross for having captured a
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