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_ V'- . - - % ' <& - - ^ ""? T V". . -v / YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. ~ issued ?e?n"wkkklt, c, x grist's sons, Pabiiiheri. j % (Jfamilg gewspspei;: Jfor th$ promotion of th* political, ?orial, Sdricnltnral and (Commercial Interests of to* |eop4. |TERM8?^^cipYT%?vlINc^?NCE' established 1855 ~ yohk^^tfrtpay, april 1971918. no. 32" JJ11 i 111111111 i If 11S1111111111III f 11111II11 f II1111M [ "Bride o r By VKTOII 1 A ROMANCE OF THI | FIGHTING ON I FIELDS O s r <<>p) right l?y 1 < 'HAI'TKIt Hi. Several years later Captain Mark Wallace des? ended from a street car and walked up tl.e grounds of a very select young ladies' boarding school In Westchester county. New York, kept by two maiden laillen Kntcring the colonial portico, the captain rang the bell ari l asked to see Miss Howard. Five minutes ; fterwurd, having satlstled the la?"y principal that he stood in the avum ular relation to her charge, and wan a man of blameless life, he met Klcanor In the reception room. It was some years since he had seen her. The grimy little waif of the Santiago hattlelleld had shot up Into a slim, long-legged schoolgirl, with brown hair tied back with a ribbon, and a face that already showed the promise of beauty. The girl hurried forward as if expeeting an embrace, realized Mark's intention, and checked herself quickly and held out both hands. "Hear I'ncle Mark!" she exclaimed, "I've been looking forward to you ever since 1 got your letter telling me that you were coming east." "Well, it's litre, to be appreciated like that," said Mark, laughing. "I couldn't quite persuade myself that it was true, and that I should really see you at last. And you're not in the least like your photograph." "Homelier, Klcanor?" "No. hut different. Older?very V?m milut lua livvfullv Cihl -?iuite thirty. I should say." "Xearl.v," admitted Mark, wondering win-thor the long years in the west with tlie sweltering heat and arduous serviie, had really aged liim prematurely. Murk had had no inlluentc to set'ure htm anything better than a border post. He often wondered why he had not (tone into etvil life, like so many of his elans, and amassed a compotency in the llrst booming years of the twentieth century. Something in the blood, perhaps, had held him to the army life, which he loved so much in principle and hated so much in practice. Ho was not far short of thirty; he had nothing but his meaner pay; no tic hut a married sister in t'hicaKo and the girl in the hoarding school, who tilled so meat a part of his thoughts, so dis^ Ti upi.Ytfcrnrtc- a sharp. For until that day he had only seen her onee slnee he ploked her up in the jungle, and site had been too young to retain the memory of the meeting in Major Howard's home. "I expected a young man. but I'm just as pleased to see you," said Kleanor. "I don't like very young men." Mark n-reived ner amenus nun amusement, and they sat down side by side ti|?on the sofa, and were soon deep in conversation. Mark learned till about her school and her friends. She was very happy there and would re tret not going back at the end of the holidays. However, Major and Mrs. Howard had only placed her there for a few months while they went on a \isit to the west. "I always felt that you are really my guardian, even if you did give me up to Major Howard." said Eleanor. "llut I have only lent you," said Mtirk. "I couldn't very well take care of you when 1 was sent to Texas. And it has always been understood that you belong to me?1 mean, that I am your guardian. ICIeanor." "1 know," she said. "And you write me such splendid letters, with such good advice in them." "Which you don't follow." "Indeed 1 do," said the girl, eagerly, "only sometimes It Is just a little out of date. Uncle Mark." "In what particular?" inquired Mark, beginning to feel a little like a prig In the presence of this self-possesseil young person. It is so e;isy to assume the task of adviser from a distance. but difficult to retain the role fuce to face. "Well, when you wrote me last year to remember not to be pert and for ward, like modern children, uncie Mark. PrrtntDH cunaw at seven or eight. t ?ne isn't pert at twelver?at least, not In the way you meant. They call it Ill-bred, then." "1 sup post1 1 didn't realize how big ( you were getting." said Murk penitently. "Hut you can't think how glad I am to see you. anyway." "It's a shame sticking you for years out in that horrible desert," said the girl. "1 wish. I'ncle Mark, you hadn't stayed in the army after the war." "Why. my dear?" "Itocause then you could have gone into business in New York, like Cap* tain Murray and Captain Crawford." "I've been thinking about as much myself. Eleanor. Hut I guess the army got hold of me." "Hut they haven't treated you rightly, I'ncle Mark. They haven't promoted you for years, and they have jumped all sorts of of fleers over your head. Major Howard was saying so only before he left for Alaska. But of course, he's out of favor, and he wouldn't have any influence, anyway. It's years since he was in the army." "1 suppose I'm a back number, my dear. Some of us have to be. Perhaps I'll get my chance. I'm not thirty yet. you know, and thirty isn't considered-awfully old In the army. At least, it isn't the retiring age." "Don't be so absurd, Uncle Mark! You don't look an old man at all. It was just that your photograph was taken so long ago, and I didn't reflect that you must have changed." "And if ever another war comes I'm sure my experience will count for a lot "And I'll probably have command over Captain Murray and Captain - Crawford if ever the National Guard is called on tor serious work. And then you'U have your function as our ? mascot you know." i.ilr:. , , Eleanor?" "Yes, Uncle Murk. I'm sure I do? and yet I've thought so much about it that I'm not sure how much of it is memory and how much Is Just child's inventions. Perhaps I invented all of it, and made myself believe I remembered It. And I am sure part of It is memory." "What do you remember?" asked Mark rather fearfully. "Well. Uncle Mark, my first connected memories aro of Major Howard's home, of course. And I have a very vivid impression of being brought into the dining room and toasted at that dinner which the major gave to the officers after the war. Hut before all that I seem to have memories, as If they were pictures." "What is the first thing you remember?" "I sec a woman lying in a bed in a strange room. Her face is whiter than any face 1 have known; a man sits beside her, with his head in his hand, and, though death has no meaning for me, 1 am afraid, for I know that she was my mother." "Was this in Cuba, Eleanor?" "1 don't know, but I think so, Uncle Mark, because I remember running to the window and seeing a great palm tree outside, with spreading branches. And there are other cities, and we .seemja gu from place tn plficiv aiwaya.. watching tot somebody, and yet, as it were, hiding from people. I know we avoid people, but it is an instinct only that tells me so. "And again 1 am with my father in the jungle. 1 don't know how we got there, but I see the trees all around me. and I am afraid. We walk on and on, and sometimes he carries me and we sleep under the trees and are drenched with ruin. I am bo tired and thirsty. Hut we go on and on, and when we stop we find a little hut, and I am afraid no longer." "And then?" asked Mark in agita- , tion. "1 remember nothing. I suppose the bullet that killed my father must have struck him while he was in the hut, hut I have no picture in my mind at Mark mumbled something to conceal his agitation. "And do you remember me coming and picking you up?" he asked. She shook her head regretfully. "I don't remember anything else," she answered. "N'othing until that dinner in the major's house." She linked her arm through his and looked at him earnestly. "Uncle Mark, it makes me unhappy some- , times to think that 1 have no memory, no clear memory of my parents. I am ( sure that some day all this mystery ( will lie cleared up. Don't you hope . so ?" , "Yes," answered Mark, miserably. He had always wondered what the | child would be like. Howard's halfyearly letters had always* assumed too , much for granted. Mark nad practically relinquished Eleanor to the major. and he had never learned anything about her that he had really wanted to know. He had not imagined the precocious. high-strung. Idealistic girl whom he now saw. He knew that the disclosure of her father's dishonor, if ever it came about, would shock her into a revulsion of feeling that would be fatal to the true development of her character. He had often wished that he had ' not pressed thnt Idea of the regi- ' mental mascot upon the major. It had < been born in a mind attuned to the i victory of that bloody day; in normal i moments he would never have enter- , tained It. Yet Major Howard had t been more Impressed than he had ad- i mitted to Mark. The Idea had | spread through the minds of the other ofticers. There was never a guard din- | ner but Eleanor was solemnly toasted, < though she was not permitted to be | present, and sonfeftow the child had i become a symbol In the minds of these | plain men in business and professional | life who spent two weeks in camp each year. 1 After the war Mark naa gone wuik regulars; but he was still in touch ' with the officers of the Seventieth, and , he knew that If ever war came, he ] could obtain an appointment to it "I am sure that my father will prove | to have been a brave soldier," said Eleanor, clasping her hands eagerly, < "And sometimes," she continued, "I ; think that there must have been a | great mystery about him." I "Why?" demanded Mark, startled. j ^Because of the man who watches for me." "Watches for you? It is imagina- , tion, Eleanor." I She shook her head. "I've seen him , three or four times," answered the | girl. "He waits at places that we pass \ when we go out together. And he j watches me then, though he never at- < tempts to speak to ma" I ' ' ' ' & ' ' IIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIUIU1IIIIII \f Battle" | 1 KOI SSEAU ri X 2 AMERICAN AEMY | THE BATTLE- | F FRANCE. | IV. G. Chapman. E iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiniiMiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiirr He was surprised at the girl's sudden responsiveness to his words. She grew very serious. "I've often thought about that, Uncle Mark," she answered. "But, of course, It may never happen." "I suppose not But If ever It does I mean to try to be what you meant me to be when you made that condition to the major. How I wish?how I wish?" "Yes, my dear?" "That we knew who my father was. Sometimes I think he was only an American planter, perhaps, who lived in Cuba and was forced to flee when the war began. And then again I dream that he may have been a brave soldier who was trying to serve his country by going Into the Spanish lines in disguise, and I hope that I may be worthy of him." "Von don't remomhor anvthlnc. "And you've told Miss Harper?" "No, Uncle Mark. Hhe jvould think I was hysterical," answered the girl, shrewdly. Mark could see that, but he was certain that it was hysteria, that the idea had comb to the child as the resuit of brooding over the mystery of her parentage. The entrance of the lady principal put an end to their conversation. Mark rose reluctantly. His visit had been all too brief, and It might be years before he saw the girl again. "Well, Eleanor, this is au revolr," he said. "Perhaps for years." She looked at him in sudden alarm. "You are not coming back before you leave for the west. Uncle Mark?" she asked. "They won't allow me the time. I have to go to Washington tomorrow,] and then back to Texas." She returned no answer, but went with him to the house door, and turned and faced him there, pulling at the lapels of his coat. "Send me a new photograph. Captain Mark," she said. "I'm not going to call you Uncle Mark any more." "An older one?" asked Mark, laughing, though he had a strange sinking at his heart. This child epitomized home to him, and he had been homeless since boyhood. "You must forgive me," she said, a little wistfully. "Captain Mark, there's something I want awfully to say to you, but it takes a lot of courage," she added. "Tell me Just the same," answered Mark. "You know, my dear, I want you to have everything you wish for. And if Major Howard won't give It to vim win tost let me know. He has as sumed the responsibility for your upbringing. und I'm going to have the fun of .giving you pleasure." "It's something that Major Howard can't give me. Captain Mark." "Can I?" "Yes," she said In a low voice, pulling at his coat, and suddenly raising her eyes to his. Mark Wallace saw the soul of a mature woman look out of the eyes of the child. "When I'm older and have put my hair up, and wear long dresses?when I'm eighteen, say, I?| want you to marry me, Captain Mark." She was gone In a flash, running along the corridor, while Mark Wallace stood dumfoutided at the door, hearing her footsteps grow fainter as she hurried into the recesses of the Misses Harpers' School for Select Young Ladies. Mark went down the walk like a man dreaming. It was absurd; it was, perhaps, characteristic of the girl's age and temperament; and yet, in spite of the absurdity, Captain Mark Wallace felt as If he had suddenly regained the grimy little child whom ho hail found upon the hillside in front of Santiago^ and lostagaln. As he reached the gate he saw a man watching him from the bend of the road. Something of furtlveness in the man's posture made him wheel sharply round; then lie remembered ICleanor's words and started In haste toward him. Hut the man shambled off at a quick gait and when Mark reached the bend he could see nobody. (To He Continued.) OUR BASEBALL CRIPPLES After All Does Sport Make Real Men? This war is making plain many of our weaknesses. We used to think the gentlemen who pranced about our baseball parks In the uniforms of the Xationul, the American and other leagues were sound in wind and limb. We thought that gentlemen who could pick up a baseball that was traveling like a shot from a cann m, and throw it with almost lightning speed to first base were physically fit. We thought that men who race around the bases like sprinters, slide 10 or 15 feet over the earth and come up smiling were in the prime of their health and strength. We thought that men who could pitch for hours without sign of fatigue had wonderful muscles and that catchers who handled baseballs is if they were tennis halls were sturdy, dependable human creatures. We thought a lot of things about our ball players. Hut, alas, we were wrong. Most of the stars In the baseball world are physical wrecks. They have all sorts of defects. They never will do In the urmy. They have flat feet or fallen arches so that they would be unable to keep up with real soldiers on the murch. They have bunged up hands to that they never could handle a rifle as a soldier should. Their eyesight Is poor. They are in sad state and are tit for little else than playing baseball and drawing fat salaries. Nothing that is said here applies to "Hank" Gowdy or to "Benny" Kauff. The modest Mr. Gowdy Is in France doing the duty of a brave man and a true American. Kauff, despite some minor troubles such as a missing Anger or so and the fact that one of his arms is longer than the other, sees rio reason why that should prevent him from being a Arst class aviator. Various other baseball players may oe in the service or willing to be but the mat majority seem more Interested in baseball than war and more able to discover reasons why they are unfit to be soldiers than why they should be soldiers. And what is said of our baseball heroes Is true of many members of that noble body of gentlemen who make a business of fighting and who ?all themselves boxers. Has any one heard of Willard. Moran, Pulton, Dempsey, Langford or Jeannette, enlisting? Washington should do something for our athletic cripples. We are making provision for all sorts of sufferers but none for baseballlsts and '?srith sahIc hearts and cold reet?Commerce and Finance. The Frankfurter Zeltung print* & report of the adoption of a resolution ly the chamber of the Grand Duchy if Baden requesting the imperial German government to endeavor to obtain a general agreement for the cessation of hostile air raids on places mtslde the cone of military operations. ... . ;? !*, .r.vf? .:*;i / 08CE COLEMAN'S 8TORY. Brave South Carolinian Telia of Ex ploit in a Letter. Here is a letter that Mrs. Olivero: of Columbia, has received from he nephew. Lieutenant Osce Coleman h France, and which was published ii the Columbia State of last Sunday: Dear Aunt Frank: I wrote you a letter thanking yot for the wonderful box that you sen me and delayed mailing it for abou ten days on account of forget fulness so I am writing again to make up fo the other letter. This time I am writ ing what is to be great news. I onl; wish Grandfather Holloway was a live to hear this. I being the onl; representative from our family ove here, and In fact In the army, havi tried to do justice towards our fu ture reputation as loyal and bravi citizens, and I shall let you judg< when you have heard my story. Perhaps you will hear before thii through the newspapers. I have beer in the trenches for almost seven day: without very much sleep and not f garment touched during this time To start with I was weak,' sleepy am tired and being In the front lin< trenches isn't the best thing for any one's nerves. I had been conducting the tire of our battalion of 75's on r working party uhout 1 a. m. or March 1. As the deafening sound o our high explosive would die away through the chill of the early morn ing would come the shrieks am groans ot Mr. Bochc as he scamperci away. At 5.50 a. m. on the same mornim I was dumbfounded by the sudder volume of explosions that seeme< never to quit. The shell of the enemy had cut our telephone communications and it was impossible for ut to find out just what was going on Our first information came when jj sergeant with dirt, sweat and a pah face came dashing up and said thai the Boches were raiding our trenches I immediately started, although w< have no artillery In the front line but feeling that it was my duty, I went. As I came up to the portion ol the lines that had been raided thi Hermans were going over the tor back to their own lines. To my left and to my right were the dying Huns I began searching their Itodlcs, ever before they were dead In some cases to get anything that would give uj nny Information. I could not flnil any of our own dead until I had _searched eleven of the enemy ant] was on my way to my 12th one wher I saw a poor boy that had been hit bj a shrapnel. His remains were picket! up with a shovel and burled. He was In threads. Then I went on witl my duties. I had finished searching over s score when I heard the sad news ol my friend's death. He was from DliJen. ?U C,?The son of Dr. John ft David, Sr. We were In school together and I had been with him In the trenches for quite a while. If I had obeyed my feelings I would have sat beside him and mourned for the remainder of the day, but my duty was before me and I was about "all in" too. but looking out across "No Man's Land," I spied a Hoche who was wounded making his way back to his own line. The lines are about 39(J meters njiart at this particular place and he was 250 meters from me. It was 10 o'clock and very clear and I knew the snipers were on their jobs and the machine guns too, but prisoners are very valuable so it was up to me. The men on outposts stopped me saying that machine gun fire had been playing around all morning but I stripped myself of everything that would prevent me being free and started. It seemed hours and hours before I reached my objective. It is no pleasant job to crawl through mud and shell holes with two knees and one hand with a gun in the other. I was about 40 feet from Mr. Bochc before he saw me and when he turned his face to me he began to yell "Kamerad!' I hugged the ground because I knew the others In the trenches would fire In the direction of the noise. They did. I got him quiet and was about to start on my way home when 1 heard a rustling noise behind me. I turned just in time to put a shot about one and a half l&?hes above his left eye. His dying face will forever be In my imagination. 1 could not sleep for two nights afterwards. Whenever I would close my eyes I could see nothing but his lilondv. trembling face gasping for its Inst few breaths. I searched him before he died and was soon oh my way back. It was a journey never to be forgotten. I turned my prisoner over to stretcher breorere with orders to have his wounds dressed and then bring him to headquarters. Being unable to sleep I roamed for the remainder of that day and the next Late on the afternoon of March 2, I received orders to report to a certain place the next morning at 9 o'clock. I was a little late, arriving and found the battalion of infantry that I was serving with during the raid in the field. As I came to the front In answer to my name the battalion came to present arms and the prime minister of France, in the presence of the French commanding general of the first army, and his staff and our commanding general with his staff, came up to me and decorated me with the famous "Croix de Guerre" with a palm, the palm b&ing the highest order of the Croix de Guerre! I "know that no one has ever been so surprised. In the midst of all of this embarrassment were seven moving picture machines clicking in my face assisted by countless cameras. Then I had to tell' my life history a thousand times to newspaper reporters. I was glad, tickled and oh! so tired. 1 coulp sleep and I did. Please excuse the different paper Aunt Prank and write to roe as soon aa you can. Give my love to all and send this letter to Papa Watts to read, if you want to. Kiss the girls for me and lots of love to you. V Sincerely. Oace. ? The death of Private St Clair Sutton of list Co.. Port Warren, Boston Harbor is causing a private laqmliT here today, says a Boston dispatch of Saturday. Sutton eomee from Cheater, | S. C., where his parents live. Teater- | . day morning he was found in a room at Cia Hotel Piazza, Columbia Avenue, Boston, dying from gaa poisoning. His W * room was on fire and it looked as if r the tire had been started in the bed , by cigarettes. When he was taken out in the hall he was dead. The body will be shipped to Chester, S. C., tomorrow. | No one at Fort Warren could state u Just how Sutton met his death. , CARE OF SOW AND PIGS W t t How to Manage the Sow at Farrowi, ing Time. , As the time for farrowing approach. es, the sow should be watched carey fully, in order that assistance may 1? . be given If necessary. The sow tei ; generally becomes nervous and rest- Cc r less as parturition approaches; she l?a f makes a nest for her young; a swollpn vnp-lnn nnd milk down In the t teats are other visible signs. One t can be quite certain that a sow will farrow late in the afternoon or the o{ 3 following night when milk la found ,.n i In the teats in the morning. i The feed at this time should be aij t sloppy and limited in amount. Noth- pr . tng but lukewarm water should be m( 1 given the sow during 24 hours pre- se) vious to farrowing. If she has already t0 . farrowed a little and has been pro- WJ : perly fed and cared for during preg- ^ij i nancy, little difficulty may be expecti ed. With young sows, particularly, jj, f those bred at an immature uge, there th( , is considerable risk at this time, not BW - only to the pigs but to the sow her- ?n 1 self. ? th, 1 There is a difference of opinion as 0f to the nmount of bedding^ which ; should be given to the sow at this o( i time. An active sow in comparative- j)e I ly thin condition can be trusted witli ms a liberal amount of bedding, but sows jV( which are in high condition or which tj,( ! are at all clumsy, had better be given n? . only a moderate amount of bedding. w( i Leaves or short straw are preferred. tj1( The farrowing pen should be dry t and well venlllaied, but free from slc . drafts. Provide the pen with a guard- wi ? rail made of 2 by 4 planks with their m{ , edges against the sides of the pen ^u [ about 10 inches above the bed. These m( r nrevrnt the sow from lying against |?. the partition, and lessen the dan- ha > ger of Injury to the pigs. The little j,e t fellows will soon learn to cicep , under the guardrail when the sow rai i lies down. kc The management of the sow during n0 i farrowing depends largely on the t,x I animal and on the weather conditions I Assistance should be at hand if I needed, but the sow need not be i helped if she is getting along nicely. ou When the pigs are born during 8e| I warm weather, they are less liable to 0f become chilled and will gcrcrnlly find m( i their way to the teats unaided. In pr extremely cold weather the pigs will ^ i t*e In danger of being chilled, unless pr r tfie hog house is heated. To rem- an this, place' a few heated bricks ^ ; 0,Inftnrr s>r n basket or mnnll. ^ box, covering them with chaff or ^ 1 straw, and put a cloth over the top he, to keep in the heat; unless the j sow objects too seriously, the pigs |)U may be rubbed dry with a soft cloth 0X| i and placed in the receptacle as fast ca, as they arrive. If any of the little \ pigs appear to be lifeless when they j)U i are born, first see that all mucus je| is removed from the nose, then give jn i the pigs a few gentle slnps on the side v^lth the hand. This will start sP( the pig breathing If there is any life ' In the body. Give It a suck of the ' sow's milk and place It In the receptaclc, as described previously. The i pigs will not suffer If they do not j suck for a few minutes after farrow- H(1, ing. (Jr Before placing the pigs with the eV( sow, cut out the eight small tusk- rej like teeth. There are four of these uni on each Jaw In the rear of the mouth. ^ These teeth are vesy sharp, and if se< left In the pig's mouth they will like- sp< ly cause tearing of the sow's udder. ^ and the little pigs cut one another's lnj mouths while fighting for a teat Hl These teeth can be removed with ml i bone forceps, wire nippers or with wfl a knife. Never pull out the teeth. an Always cut or them break off. At- foJ ted this operation Is over, place the j pigs with the sow, care being taken mc that each one gets to a teat. When the afterbirth is passed It should wa be removed from the pen at once and burled or burned. There is good ren- thl i son to believe that eating the after- de| births is often the beginning of the rej habit of eating pigs. nJ) As a rule, the sow should have no food the first 24 hours aft?:r farrow- (n) Ing, but should be given a liberal drink of warm water. If, however, she )n shows signs of hunger, a thin slop pr of bran and middlings may be given. QV( The feeding for the first 2 or 4 days t|Q should be light, and the time con- or sumcd in getting the sow on irni feed should be from a week to 10 days, depending on the size and thrift hc of the litter. pn Great care must be taken to feed' VQ| the sow properly. If she is not being ^ properly fed. the little pigs wW show t,v it. If the pigs follow the sow around UI)i very much and pull at her teats. It is ret a good sign that she is not giving enough m^Ik, and more feed should ^ be given to stimulate the milk flow. When a sow is overfed, causing a ^ heavy flow of milk, scouring'is gen- or^ crally produced in the pigs. If this happens, cut down the sow's feed im- trc mediately. Give the sow 15 to 20 ?? ? ?' of iron (coDDeras) in her slop morning and evening, and If necessary Increase the dose until tj,t results have been obtained. sta After the sow has farrowed, It Is me best for her to be In the open air. Of course. If the pigs are farrowed pr during the winter months, care will pu be needed, and it may be necessary to let the pigs reach the age of un two weeks before turning them out. ^ They can, however, get considerable tjj, exercise in the pigety or in the lot t,n with the sow, and there is often a lot yj, adjoining a barn that is sunny and ha sheltered from the cold winds, where gy, the sow and pigs may be turned for be< exercise. Do not allow the pigs to ha run out during the cold rain. poi If they do not get exercise, they thi will get tat and tasy and the usual R? result Is the "thumps." This Is do canned by the fat getting so thick an around the heart and lungs that the thi pigs flad It difficult to breathe. The ne best way to prevent this Is to avoid hli overfeeding and make the young pigs off take plenty of exerciser?Weekly News thi better. 1 ; SiMi MITTS OPPORTUNITY ly toe Great lei Cross Needs Foods. RLE CHILDREN CRY FOR HELP oman Witnasa of the Horrors of German Frightfulness Lay* the Story Before Christian America? Message that Compels Attention. J. A. Marlon, Esq., who is to have neral charge of the Red Cross drive be made in York next month, attided the recent state conference in ilumbia, and by request, has prered for The Enquirer the following )ry of the proceedings: Pursuant to a call sent out from adquarters of the southern division the Red Cross in Atlanta, a confer ce was held in Columbia on April 9. which representatives of praetlcally of the chapters In the state were esent. The primary purpose of the feting was to outline plans for the :ond war fund campaign which Is be held May 20-27. The meeting is held in the rooms of the Columi Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Muckc Wamboldt, campaign ector for the southern division, was e principal speaker at the morning islon, and in a thoroughly practical d business like way, he set forth e plans to be followed and methods organization In the various local dies In raising their pro rata part the $100,000,000, the total suin to raised In the campaign. His reirks were very helpful and suggest; to those who will have charge of e local work; but as they were pr!irily intended for this purpose, it >uld not be of great interest to ser. em forth in detail. Mr. Waxnboldt did give the impres>n, however, of being thoroughly de awake and a progressive business in, and that he was applying sane siness principles to the manage?nt of this, the greatest service igue for humanity that the world s ever known. One statement that made calling particular attention to e fact that every cent that is to be ised In the coming campaign is to used for war relief work, and that part of it Is to be spent in salaries, penses, etc. Mr. Wamboldt was followed by irbert V. Carson, director In charge the speakers' bureau, who briefly tllned the need of speakers to prent the needs to the people. He told ???" Af ufi/.n Lrnru flftalrPfl. ftf the I 11U l/|K; VI , ?thod In which the cnuae should be esented to the people. Mr. Carsop the young pastor of a large and ogresslve church In Knoxvllle, Tenn., d Is devoting all of his splendid illty and energy to Red Cross work, (h&ai &sy camvermtkH) #r mianim the organization, his church iring all his expenses. Mr. J. W. Milner, Jr., director of the reau of publicity, next spoke,, and plained the advertising plans of the npaign. iVhilc these three addresses were siness like and practical In every tail, all of great advantage to those attendance, the real Inspiration of s meeting, and the real thing that awed the deep and true meaning of all, was the address of Dr. Esther Lovojoy at a luncheon which all the >resentatives attended at the Jeflferi hotel. Or. Lovejoy is a physician who coral months ago returned from eece where she had been engaged ur since the beginning of the war In lef work. Her story, told in plain il direct way, and yet with all the rnestness and fire of one who had in and learned first hand of uniakable horrors, brought home to her avers in a most vivid way, the utter lumanity and barbarity of the ins. "This term," she said, "is not ne but that of the kaiser himself 10 first pronounced it to his troops d held it up as a model they should low." Or. Lovojoy said that for several inths she had been located in the vn of Evlan, literally now the gatey to France, and located on Lake neva on the French side. It was -ough this town that the broken aria of humanity that has been ected by German military machine useless for military purposes, found sir way and groped their way back io their native country. For, said i speaker, the method Germany had dealing with the inhabitants of the ench provinces which they had srrun, and now have under subjecn, has been literally a weeding out culling process. Of course inhabits, all the boys over 14 and all Is over 16 are retained?the boys to kept from becoming soldiers of once, the girls to become the inluntary mothers of a race of barrlans who were destroying their nae land. All women with one child der three years of age were also alned because it being well known Lt moat of the children born In this ritory for the last three years have ?n of German paternity. In the iquered towns one of the standing lers of the Germans was that no ors were to be locked against the ops, and as a consequence of this re was no right on earth that had t been violated at the hands of the ins, and there was nothing sacred Lt they had not besmirched and lined. All of the old men, old won, children under 14, women with reral children were sent back into mice as being useless for military rposes. and for the French to feed d to support. It was these weary es of refugees who day after day unending procession poured down ough the little town of Evian? )k?h, miserable driftwood of war. ouaands of orphans, children who d forgotten how to play, furtiveid. shrinking whose very soul had etr seared by the flame of German te. homeless, without means of suprt except what Is provided for them ough the instrumentality of the d Cross; broken old men who could nothing bat eat. women helpless d t despairing?all these came rough the little town on their Joury to the seared and broken land held. To most of these the Red Cross ered the only solace and comfort it they bad. tn contrast to this sun uw fid and saddened line coming In, the speaker said that she had seen a division of American soldiers going to the front. strong, noble, clear-eyed and fearless, and said she "I knew that no evil could stand against them." They are Indeed the hope of France today. I The speaker declared there was but one word that would express what France had been through during the past three years and that was vivisection?that literally they had been vivisected physically and spiritually. The utter horror of the situation however was best depicted as to the woImen. Taken by their conquerors ns spoils of war and held In conditions I worse than slavery, they remained to I become the mothers of German sons, conquered and subjected. A French mother always seemed proud that she had had sons to give to France and to die. but when the daughters were mentioned there was always the hanging of the head and the knowledge that those who had been carried off by the Germans, while they might live, would never return to their native land?conquered through an lnBtinct stronger than even love of country-mother love. The unconquerable spirit of the race however was shown In the sentiment of the boys, who though Just out from under the awful domination of the Germun military machine which had tried earnestly to crush out of them all spirit of ( liberty came back to their broken homes singing a song about the kaiser which they had secretly nurtured and cherished In their captivity to the effect that "he never would be happy until he had his head cut off." Th? spirit of such people, the speaker declared. Is never conquered or broken. Dr. Lovejoy also spoke of the Joy with which the Americans were being received in France and that the firm conviction of the people was that as LaFayette came with his Frenchmen 110 years ago to help in the struggle of liberty In the now world so that at this latter date the descendants of those people who had gained their liberty through his aid are coming today to pay their debt of honor to his people In their hour of need. Dr. Lovcjoy exhibited a mask which she said was a gas mask for a little child. Probably the sight of this and her next words more than anything else struck home to the hearts of her hearers: "Is there any father in this room who will not say that the kingdom of heaven on this earth is the kingdom of little children? The Huns have Invaded the kingdom of heave i for they are destroying little helpless children." A plain and direct message from the very heart of the war. Dr. Lovejo.v makes the duty of the American people who are at home clear, and her message cannot be passed over. J. A. Marlon. THREATENED WiTH EAWNDTtON ? ? Russian Armenians Now Being Mur- I dered by the Turks. Russia, says a London dispatch, has I followed her protest in Germany against the Turkish operations in the Cnucasus, which have resulted In i wholesale murders of the Armenian i population, by forwarding a similar < protest by the Armenian National ' Council, addressed to the German < ministry of foreign affairs nnd the president of the relchstag. This protest, received from the Russian wireless system and given out by the British admiralty through the wireless press, reads: "The Armenian National Council, as the supreme body for the expression of the will of the Armenian people, is addressing you in connection with the tragic state of rhlngs In Armenia. Armenia is flooded with blood and, only recently saved from centuries of slavery, Is again condemned to fresh sufferings. Follow lng upon tne wunurawui 01 me nunslun troops, Turkish troops have already invaded the undefended country and are not only killing every TurklBh-Armenlan but also every Kussian in Armenia. "In spite of the terms of the peace treaty, which recognizes the right i of self-determination for these Caucaslon regions, the Turkish army is advancing toward Kara and Ardahan, destroying the country and killing the Christian population. The responsibility for the future destiny of tho Armenians lies entirely with Germany, because it was Germany's Inalstance that resulted in the withd rawal of the Russian troops from the Armenian regions, and at the moment It rests with Germany to prevent the habitual excesses of the Turkish troops, Increased by revengcfulness and anger. "It is hard to believe that a civilized state like Germany, which has ( the means for preventing the excesses of her ally, will permit the Brest-Lltovsk treaty to be used by the German people, who have been Involved In war against their own \ will, as a means for the creation of incalculable sufferings. The National Council firmly believes that you will undertake the necessary measures, which depend solely upon you to Influence the Turkish authorities with a view to saving the Armenian people from fresh horrors." ? Cotton producers of South Carolina and others Interested In the gin- < nlng and warehousing, financing, distribution and transportation and marketing of the cotton crop, are invited to a conference to be held in Co- ' lumbla Tuesday, May 14, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, according to an announcement sent out by W. G. Smith, state warehouse commissioner. The ?? >?ni,UU nlani conxerence (irvinm w ?. for. statewide organization of the cot- ] ton farmers, to provide for the forma* tion of community marketing clubs In each county, to establish a bureau of Information on cotton at the Mate" commissioner's office, to arrange for the grading and stapling of all cotton on storage by government experts, to < promote the development by the farmers of the South Carolina system of cotton marketing, etc. . On and after April IS. Texae wholesalers and retailers will sell no flour except that in stock on that date. It Is recommended that the flour on band be conserved for children and Invalids. The rale will continue until Jane 1, and longer If neoeseary. GENERAL. NEWS NOTES. Record of Current Happenings Collected from Various Sources. Governor Edfte of New Jersey, has announced his cnmlklncy for the United States senate from thnt state. The miners of the No. 11 colliery of ?ne j-enign oni company in i>es<juchonlng, I'a., have purchased $50,000 worth of the third Liberty loan bonds. The bureau of public Information in Washington is to undertake a campaign in Mexico, by means of moving pictures, to bring about a better understanding of the United States and its war nims among the Mexicans. There is $14,500,000 to the credit of the "Government of Finland." In u New York bank, but in the event of Germany taking charge of Finland, the United States government will probably sequester the money in NewYork. A bill is to be introduced in congress providing for the suppression of all German newspapers published in the United States. It Is believed that such suppression will go a long way In nn.linir Cirmfln tironajrailda throughout the country. A group of university men of Jaicin. known as the "determined nine," Is advocating the annexation of half of Siberia. us a means towards ending the Chinese problem. The Jn|Kincse press generally favors intervention In Siberia. Mrs. Doris Kisenbrand was acquitted by a Chicago jury last Saturday of the charge of murdering her husband. She cluitned she killed him because of his cruelty to her. She Is the twenty-third woman to be nrqultted of the charge of murder In Cook county during the past three years. Every hotel proprietor and manager of Atlantic City. N. J., has Jig reed to eliminate wheat bread from their menus, ltarley, rye and rice flour will be used instead of wheat flour, and eggs will be used as a binder in nuiking the bread from these cereals. There are two Republicans and two Democrats who are candidates for the gubernatorial nominations In the I'ennsylvania primary, and five others are considering making the nice representing other parties and combinations. All told there are 3.200 candidates for the various national, state and county offices in Pennslyvanla. '"i1" "Tlo-m*" flmith n fnrmpf nntri. Hat, now attached to the United States army, as a physical director in Franco, has recently been awarded an inheritance of $1,000,000 by the United Htntes supreme court. Smith says he is going on with his athletic work for the army regardless of his wealth. His wife conducts a hair dressing parlor in New York and continues the business. Because of the unprecedented war WoooolTV M-Artnn hn. ?lth. drawn from congress all estimates of funds necessary for the continuation tif work on postotlices and other public buildings throughout the country. The state highway department of Pennsylvania has issued 342,219 automobile license tags and the fees have imounted to nearly $3,000,000, Tags totaling nearly six tons are being forwarded from Harrlsburg every day to car owners. The Church and the Liberty Loan.? We have not heard of any one denomination in this country that is not loyal and standing by the colors with all the force thut It commands. Of course there are, no doubt, persons in all denominations who are not loyal, us there are members of churches who know not the Lord, and so have no conception of Christianity, but the churches are not responsible for these individuals. It has remained however, for the Seceders to take a forward step that has not been taken by any other denomination. Some days since the following advertisement appeared in the Yorkvllle Enquirer which is a very forcible Illustration of the point we are making: "Whereas, our country, the United States of America, is engaged in the world war in defense of liberty, hunmnUn <nali/ia trill h on/1 l-lffht f Hp principles upon which the Son of God has established Christian civilization, in support of which principles we stand pledged with all that wc have, "Therefore, be it resolved, "1. That earnest, faithful service of country in this most righteous undertaking, is service of God. "2. That with our young men offering their all, including their lives, it is our sacred duty to give them all the support in our power. "3. That we pledge ourseh-es to buy Liberty loan bonds and war savings certificates to the limit of our ability, and that we call upon all our fellow citizens to do likewise." "Session of The Yorkvllle A. R. P. church. "J. S. Brlce, J. B. Plaxco, J. M. Stroup, W. J. P. Wylie, J. J. Oaulden, W. D. Grist, J. E. Gottys, J. W. Quinn, R. R. Love. W. W. Jenkins, W. D. Grist, Clerk, J. L. Oates, Moderator." This is a ringing call which is sure to be responded to by many who do not belong to the aforesaid denomination.?Greenwood Journal. ODE TO THE AGELES8 DOLLAR l?'rtend Dollar, whom I salted wlitn my life was in its prime, Vour earning power goes en and on, unchecked by march of time. My strength has waned, m. back Is bent, my "pep" has ooze J away, yet you keep tolling blithesomcly two dozen hours per day. Your arteries don't harden, and your eyesight doesn't fail. With youth that Is eternal you go piling, up the kale! [ worked for you when I was young. when locks entwalned my brow? Since age has made me bald and gray, you're working for me now! Your children?they are legion?all are working for me, too, rtimiffti hn n fpw vpar* later, they're no youtfefuller than you! You even have grandchildren?dollars earned by dollars earned? Yet still you are young as when my youth'a mad fires burned. I'm glad I worked and got you?I am gladder still that I Put you where you worked for me as years went fleeting by. Your brothers that I throw away or hoarded tn a sock? I think with abject shame of them, an Idle, shiftless flock! Borne day Ml have to quit my job: they'll |gy me on the shelf. Then those who do not know will say: "Poor guy! He needg the pelf!" But I will chuckle In my throat and chortle In my glee. For I shall know yod're working stUl to earn ray keep for me. I need not freeze, I need not Starrs because my job is gone? In that well-managed savings bank you'll still be delving on. And all the family you're raised win erer, ever be At work with cheerful loyalty to raise more coin for^me!^^ ? .'*