Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 19, 1918, Image 2

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Straps and /arts. KO ati ? An International I'ress dispatch gol dated at Washington and printed sui Wednesday morning, says the whole mi Zeppelin airplane plant located on tivi ijike Constance, which IN between r? 'Germany and Switzerland, ha* been Kri destroyed by tire. It is mated that I At the information came to Washington nui throuKh dispatches received from Th Switzerland. The dispatch explains wi that this is the greatest airplane |y manufacturing plant in all Germany, An and that there was contained in it is-- tie tween 100 and 600 finished planes and Vii besides immense ijuamuu s oi man-run j tru ?uch an timl>er, luml?er, steel and oth- pa er supplies. all of which have f?een uil collected with the greatest difficulty, to It is said that these airplanes were w being accumulated to meet the Ainer- gd lean airplanes when they came. If the story of the destruction of the ,le plant is really true, it is a matter cf ^ tremendous importance l?ecause it ~" means the Almost complete blinding of ^ the Herman army. ? Secretary of War Ifaker has returned from his trip to the battle ? fronts of France and Italy. He ar- En rived at Washington Tuesday night, ] and was met at the station by his children. The return trip was made ? in one of the former Herman ships. The secretary has been through all the danger zones and has seen the whole < situation just as it is. He has not ? given out a great deal; but he Is tre- -w inendously proud of the American j troops, and he feels too, that all th<- 9 Allies are proud of them. They are 9 brave, willing and enthusiastic and 9 possessed of high military qualities. That he will have some important recommendations lo make along the line of greatly wxtended operations Is the belief in Washington; but that is only a matter of surmise. It is known that fie has considerable information that ? he could not have gotten otherwise, and much of it is of a character that ' fie would not dare give out to the pub- f'zi lie because of the certainty of its find- t|(ll ing Its way l?ark to (ierinany. ? Jerusalem, April 15: Fifteen hundred Armenian survivors of the many thousands or victims cuivu uy mc Turk's two and a half years ago to am the wilderness of the east of the river j.s Jordan, have been found making their way towards Jericho, the town recently captured from the Turks by the roa British. The exiles had been compelled for months by Ottoman troops to 1 break stone on roads. The Armenians j<0 are being brought to Jerusalem in ' British motor trucks. Six thousand Syrian refugees from I-Js Salt, twenty- doi two miles north of the Dead sea, are De expected to arrive in Jerusalem this week. In connection with the refugee situation here the Itev. Stephen Van ,z'' it. Trowbridge, of Brookyln, repre- on aentutive of the American commission for Armenian and Syriun relief, said: | "We will equip expeditions to meet the exiles and will provide industrial relief 1 if additional funds can be sent froth as the United States. For months from mt. twenty to thirty of the exiles have died )a| of starvation each day. The original number was ten thousand. From Taw- h'i tile a message has come through, say- ?'a ing: 'The price of a life is the price of bread.'" -| ? The third Liberty loan canuwign , is two-tll'ths over and less than onethird of the three billion dollar mini- 5,01 mum hud been officially recorded as ed subscribed up to Wednesday night. jn The total reported to the treasury, covering receipts by bunks up to the close of business was $952,023,250, or tiei $18,000,000 short of the total which ?....? Ium.ii Axiincted. This is $123,317,- ? 150 more than had been reported Tues- 1 duy. "Sales since the lirst days of ?'a the campaign, when they started with Am a rush, frankly are not up to ex pec- saj tntions," said the treasury's daily re- ' view. "There Is a feeling of dlsappointtnent, particularly In the large lut< cities. The country districts are do- poi ing better than they did during previous campaigns, but the gains that they are making are not of sufficient ^ size to offset the lack of sales in the to larger communities. The need for con- Gf VZZ\. --12?" mlttees every day throughout the re- 0 malnder of the campaign is plain." The ffrr St. Louis Federal reserve district has doi ? subscribed 60 per cent of its quota ca and continues at the head of the list in this respect. The New York district, although the biggest contributor, has dropped to fifth pluce, as to percent- . age. The Richmond district lias subscribed $22,469,100 or 17 |?er cent of its quotu, while the Atlanta district 1, has subscribed $6,611,900 or 7 per cent. co, The New York district leads In the . amount subscribed, It being $297,449,- 110 300. I >a: ? Count Czcrnln. the Austro-Hun- est garian prime minister, has resigned, nio and although the circumstance is of y(? very great significance, the exact ' meaning is largely a matter of spocu- ,f,l lation. Not long ago Czernln gave out tra a statement in which he said that jul Premier Clenicnceau of France, had proposed to make peace on a basis of s,'r the surrender of the provinces of Al- bei sace and Lorraine. Premier Clemen- ttt ceau promptly guve the lie to this f statement and went further by giving out a letter that Emperor Charles of Jai Austria-Hungary had written to his ful brother-in-law, Prince Slxtees. offering to secure peace for France on a basis of the surrender of the prov' ic- 1 es of Alsace and Lorraine by Ger- rea many. The statement of Czernln and _ the letter given out ay Clemenceau cal pluced Eniperor Charles in a very deli- Cr< cate |?osition with Kaiser William, be- ref cause they showed clearly that Em- wo peror Charles had been on the point of throwing the kaiser down and makIng peace for himself. Emperor bet Charles wrote the kaiser that Clemenceuu's statement was false as was ' living evidenced by the thunder of Austria's guns against the French. 'CT Czemln's resignation Is attributed to tes ill health, and ulthough it is known n ( that his health has really been bad for some time, the excuse is not taken as ,'1' being entirely satisfactory. It is very of well known that Czernln has long been g.-r, disposed toward peace, and on that , . ? ?? t- rti. rai Account, uermany nas nem muni uuJectlon to him. He has quite a strong she following In Austria, however, und sti the situation has not contributed to thi raising the morale of the empire. ? The American Red Cross has an- '>re nounced through its Atlantic division wo in New York that it had been accorded ty the privilege of sending letters, food Re( and money to the American and allied prisoners in Germany. The announce- ~ nu-nt contained the Information that Fn (iermany's war trade board had sue grunted a blanket authorization of communicating with prisoners of war over the entire world, enemy, allied dlt and neutral. Two ten-pound parcels of food per week may be sent via * Berne to American prisoners, sultlcient to Insure adequate nourishment. The exl packages may contain two loaves of list bread, soap and tol>acco. When neees- fh sary special parcels for Invalids may be forwarded. Rules governing letters olu require that they bear the prisoner's wit name, his number and rank, if any, am his company and regiment* and the German prison camp, where he is held. The words, "American prisoner ref of war mall, free," should appear on the the upper right hand corner of the envelope, and the words, "via New York." must be on the lower left c hand corner. Two sheets of paper are Th permitted, writing to appear on one he i<ie ontv of each sheet. Should the letters be sent to an allied prisoner. ' the words. "Allied prisoner." will be fou substituted for "American prisoner." pat Otherwise the rules are the same. Let- cer tera may be mailed in the usual man- _. ner and the national censorship board will attend to their forwarding. hul ? The country at large does not fully hui grasp the extent to which America's war preparations are reaching. The the government is making ready for a lnv long war. There never has been an idea here that 1918 would see the 8ec close of hostilities, says a Washington sta correspondent. There has been a dis- coi tinct feeling that this may be the deciding war?deciding in the sense that it will bring about a closer unity among the Allies and arouse a greater J|IT determination than ever to fight the 11 1 war to a successful conclusion, but there Is no thought that the end i* in ? sight Quite contrary. Immense oon- fou - tracts have been let by the government wo within the last week for the building era up of war industries which are not las scheduled even to begin production An until more than a year from now. The Ph officials In Washington are anxious to that these facts shall be impr?ed fin upon the public. The people most six el themselves to a long war and ist understand that In the closer kernment counsels, where the aituun is fully appreciated, plans are Ing ahead as if there were every asrance in the world that America wt still be fighting three or four or e years hence. It is not difficult to all the amazement with which the iglish people heard the prediction of rd Kitchener In 1914 that the war rely would last three years or more, ey were incredulous. And so it is th Americans today. They distinctgained the impression that with terlca's entry into the field of batthe end could not be very far ofT. sitors to Washington have brought is view with them from various rts of the country- But they are king back today, and will continue take back, the impression gained in uuhtmrtnn that America is lust be ining to tight and is preparing to ?rry on" for so long as may be cessary. he ^orhiillf inquirer. tered at the Postofflce at York as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORK. S. C.: FRIDAY, APRIL 19. 1918. \tnong other things, the fall of i-rnin seems to complete the conr?st of Austria which is now little e than a German dominion. Pile war has made our |>eoplc bigger I broader in many respects and it hoped th:it it will make lis big sugh to realise the need for better ids. riu* death of Senators Hrussard of uisiatia und Stonu ol' Missouri, cuts Democratic majority in the senate ?n to six, and makes more ditflcult inocratic action 011 the Overman I to enable the president to reorganthe war administration as well as other important bills. t is said that the Germans are roring to the United States marines "toufel hunden," which in English ans "devil dogs." The marines le the designation as being as commentary as that bestowed upon the nudians?"ladies from hell." There is talk now, and serious talk, the necessity of raising an army of jO.OOO men. If the army is Increasto these figures, the cost will go up the neighborhood of $10,000,000,000. course present cantonment facili* will have to be largely extended. 'he Germans a few days ago made im to the capture of an iin|>ortant icrican position in the St. Mihiel lent, but the war department at ishington says that there is abso?ly no evidence in Pershing's rets of any such occurrence. 1 bout the only criticism that occurs us in connection with the selection Chus. M. Schwab to have charge of unme is that it should have been le long ago. Of all men in AmeriSchwaJ) is the man to put 'he big Broad River: J. f. uiair, duiiwk b Creek; J. R. Getty* Catawba; T. W. Jackson, Ebenezer; S. H. Eppe, Sr., f Fort Mill; J. D. Smith, King's Moun- at tain: R. R. McCorkle, York; W. W. cat Miller, Rock Hill; L, A. Harris, town * of Fort Mill; J. M. Starr, YorkvlUe. at Mr. B. N. Moore of YorkvlUe, ap- Bet poured before the board with a protest against the present assessment against M!J the banks amounting to about 42 "per go; cent of their capital stock, and the wil board adopted a resolution recom- T*1' mending that the banks of York coun- JJJe ty be assessed at 25 per cent of their , capital stock. ? 14,1 All of the complaints against the assessments fixed by the township ert boards were overruled except in one case in King's Mountain township, where on motion of the chairman from that township the complaint was 7 sustained. thr on 8PINAL MENINGITIS The supposed cases of spinal men In- t,ni gltis referred to In the last issue of of The Enquirer, turned out to be the real thing and without any further question of doubt. cag Dr. Bermer'of the United States Ha public health service, who happened "J fb be In Columbia at the time, answerad the call of Drs. Dnlin and Walker, ins and went up into the Bethel neigh- An borhood last Monday night, prdpara- in J tory to a thorough inwtlgstics oa all Tuesday. the Ah of the cases under suspicion. All some five or six in number, wee* care- stal fully looked Into and examination of qua the splaal fluid showed the presence occ of meningitis la each ease with the ex- Can - it hurry into ship construction. The otlicinl report of the adjutant icral of the I'nited States on April revealed that at that time the army itained 1,5.8,924 men?this at the so of the first year after American rticipation in the war. It was then imutcd that not exceeding 800,000 ire men would lie called during the ir; hut conditions have changed so >idly that 300,000 more drnft regis.nts are to tie called to the colors ring the month of April and con vatlve estimates tlx the total numr to be called before the year is out not less than 1,500,000. In this view the situation it is ex|>eeted that by nuary 1, 1919, the army will number ly 3.000.0CO men. The careful attention of every ider of the Yorkvllle Enquirer is led to the story of the recent lied ass meeting held in Columbia, as >orted by J. A. Marion, Esq. The inan who told that story of how ?nch women are being compelled to ir German children, told only what .? saw. To those who say they do t believe the story, we say they are lorant fools. In the light of direct timony from our own people, we do need the lessons of history on s subject. History, however, is full the fact that the fate of these mch women has always been the e of conquered peoples. If Germany ill finally overrun the t'nlted Ltes we inay look for the same ng here. What are our lives and iperty against such conditions? Who uld withhold his life or his properat such a cost? The object of the d Cross is to give as much relief possible to the unfortunates of nice, and the object of the bond is is to enable our brave American diers to save us from such conions here at home. fere is an old story of a curious jerinvent that was made by an Engunan as the result of a wager: e first bet the second that the sec1 could not stand on London bridge h a basket full of silver crowns I give them away to the passing ong without having hair of them used. The only condition was that money should be tendered piece by; ce without any explanation furr than. "Here, you may have thta." e Englishman who was sure that would give away the whole basket 1 of silver without a single rebuff, nu inai ntr wm ouir m Bv?. v.i*. isere-by to take but a small per it of the pieces, and he lost his bet. e principal difference between a [idred dollar Liberty bond and a ndred dollar bill Is that the Liberty id draws 4 1-4 per cent Interest and i bill draws no interest until it Is ested In some kind of enterprise or urity not nearly so safe and subntlal as a Liberty bond. York inty people are fully able to take York county's quota in less than a ok. and before the expiration of the te limit, they should oversubscribe several times. Nine wounded American soldiers, ir of whom are said to have been unded In battle, arrived at the genJ hospital at Port McPherson, Q&. t Tuesday. They are the first tericans to be brought to Fort lfeerson. None of the men la said to be in a serious oondittoo, although t of them are suffering from "shell ask." -Jitis-ii cep pla< *" serl NEW ADVERTISEMENTS T Bank ol CMtr-Giva pointed reasons why it ' .? n?*M*r> to buy Liberty bonds to support by our boy* in toe held. Ace page (our and read son (ue reasons wuy you sbuuid buy bonda. as Loan and oavings dank -Apeciaily addreaaas pro naell to IU customers and lelia wny it ia be- ^av Id!f operated. v? anta to gel acquainted with you. . Airkpatrick-Belk Co.-Talka about silks and n ana atripeu anirung* and invitee you to aee L,rita mg stock ol tbeae popular labncs. VXa dank 01 Hickory' Grove- -Adda its argument aa Of to any you anould buy Liberty oond>. by pos reproducing a tboughliul argument from toe mei pen 01 rrederica J. Hoakina. Head It on (he tnc lounh page. J. a. Abanuun, Yorkville No. 4- Has a fresh cow. call lour weeka old. for Bale. ?. W. Love?Bequests the borrower of hi* wagon oed to return it. He aaya be wants to I a quick. wei Keai La tale Loan"?Haa several thousand pre doilara to loan at 7 per cent intereat. Ad- the dress, care Yorkviile Lnquirer. ]oci J. H. Saye. Secretary? InatrucU Democratic n,u ptecinct ciuba to meet, organise and elect ., ol hcera. and delegate* to county convention, on Saturday, April 27th. B. N. Moore. Chairman-Announces a Liberty bond rally at Bethany High school on next Tuesday evening and invites all interested to be present. Good speakers. ma G. W. Whitesides A Co.. Sharon?Urge the j,eiJ growing of more food crops for man and beast and offers field seeds at low prices to >>' help it along. Buy Liberty bonds. vill W. K. Ferguson?Ia continually receiving new and seasonable goods for your table and asks "< 1 you to let him supply yon. twe James Bros.?Have received this week a carload of horses and one of mules and invito 01 1 you to see what they have to offer you in to first class stock. con Star Theatre?Today offers a four-reel drama ,Q ( with heart throbs in it. Last episode of the , "Fighting Trail" tomorrow. New serials J coming soon. Clinton Bro*. Itemize a list of timely spe- to ) cials in good thing* to eat for Saturday buy- ? ero. potato bug killer. j0J oha George A. McCarter of Santiago, tee, who wa* in town yesterday, said that pjJJ the people of his neighborhood were an( expecting to have a bond rally at the Mo school house Monday night: but no the definite arrangements had been completed at that time. tre, Sidney Rhyne, the man who was tvei shot in his home at Hhyne's station, near Camp Greene last Saturday night. Is getting along very nicely. The 8to theory that his wound was inflicted by "an a rifle bullet accidentally fired from frit the cnrnp has been abandoned, and it spc Is now believed that the shooting was rjS( the work of an assassin who slipped the up to the house and tired the shot wil from near the window. ? This bond business is a voluntary wei proposition all around and it Is as much the duty of one man to solicit subscriptions as another. There are jH \ hundreds of people who want to buy wh bonds and who are onlv waiting for 1 personal solicitation. i-enpiv ?n<> ?< .? cn,( subscribed themselves an<l who really want to do something to induce others to subscribe should go to their . nearest hank and get some lilank np- i,ee plications, get their neighbors to till j in amounts and sign them and then visi return the applications to the hank. y\ Winthrop never fails during any vi" school year to bring to her big audi- 3 sp6! torium ut least one or more high class ter entertainments that could not very jW well be afforded by the strictly local is i patronage of any of the surrounding in ' towns. The CltfTord-Devereux Com- ,^ VISI puny, of New York, gives an entertain- yQr ment that ranks with the best that are ^ ever to be seen even at Winthrop, and visi people generally who know how to villi appreciate the best there is along this ? line will avail themselves of the opportunity that is to be offered on ^ April 26. Gro -,-whif roaji w ^11 over In Mecklenburg county last week ? on suspicion of being a German spy. tiaa The suspicion arose out of the fact that he was taking photographs of the spe farm hnmc.1 and that he had In his fr'c possession maps of the eotinty. He has been able to establish that he was |)(ip taking photographs of homes, which da> photographs were afterward to i>e sold > to the farmers, and that as a home Yoi was photographed it would be lndieated on the map with a dot ar.d a ' ^ number so as to facilitate identiflca- \\\ tion and location when the photo- qui graphs were ready for delivery. ten c? WITHIN THE TOWN M. ? Tlie county Jail is again empty as the result of the recent term of the ^ court of general sessions. has ? Mr. J. S. Mackorell is circulating ^ a subscription paper for the benefit of tpr the starving Armenians who are being to exterminated by the Turks. The Armenians, who are as much Christians as the Americans have been butchered j by the hundreds of thousands, and are nBt destitute of all the necessaries of life at i to un extent that is killing them like val flies. About their only hope of relief sea Is through the humanity of American i Christians who are able to save many vol of them through liberal contributions son ' * 1 ? m-owunn /IaIIoims TXrVt Inh will anr UI guuu ? an uvuaio ?r v.. ..... ai|t be placed where they will do the moat tha good through good American sources. Wh Mr. Mackorell is trying to see every- d?? body who can who Is desirlous of helplng in this most humane work, and 6 will take charge of such subscriptions ed as may be sent hjnj by others" he is tur not uble to see. ^ COUNTY EQUALIZATION. onl The county bourd of equalization met in the office of the county auditor j on Wednesday for the purpose of ,mu equalizing the returns of the county hoi so far us possible, and looking to such special complaints us might have been ] made. nru The board is composed as follows: J. T. Crawford, Bethesda, chairman; ggJ. B. Ford, Bethel; Jeff D. Whiteside* at tion of the case on the Ormand :e, which turned out to be nothing ioua. he origin of the disease which was Bret supposed to have been brought a negro soldier from Camp Jacki, is a matter of some uncertainty, the doctors got information of a bablllty that the first case may e been brougnt mto the neighhood from North Carolina. >r. Bermer gave both Dr. Dulin and Walker careful instruction* as to ctly how to proceed in the matter drawing spinal fluid for the pure of determining the presence of ningitis and also as to how to make injections of the serum that has n found to be an almost absolute clfic. ill of the people who were known have l>een exposed to the contagion e quarantined and every known caution was taken to guard against spread of the contagion; but the ality in which the attack occurred st be kept under careful observa1 for a week or two yet. HERE AND THERE 'alking about patriotism and the ny patriotic expressions that one irs from day to day, this one made a lady living in the Cannon mill age, rings about as true as any that re and There has heard: "I have > sons In the American army and course I would be glad for the war come to an end so my boys could ie back home; but 1 don't want it end until the United States flag is ted over the kaiser's palace in lin, and I hope my boys will help put it there." Accompanied by Judge Prince and jn R. Hart, Esq., Mr. B. N. Moore, lirman of the Liberty Loan commit , held u bond rally at cotton Belt ool house last Monday night. Judge nee and Mr. Hart made Interesting 1 instructive speeches and Mr. ore gave the business facts as to terms on which bonds are being chased, and their status and charor as a security. The people were mendously interested and there re more than a dozen applications bonds of various denominations. You have all heard snake stories, i stories and various other kinds of ries," says the Rock Hill Record, id the man responsible for this, we are Informed Is our good ;nd W. A. Garrison of the Mt Holly tlon. Everybody knows Mr. (Sarin is all right as a man and one of best farmers in the state, so they I hardly question his owl story, states that he put a nail keg up In ree for a hen nest, and that a hen r?t there and laid one egg; In the antime an owl took charge, laid > eggs In the keg and is now seti on the three eggs. He says he not going to disturb h.er and sec at kind of a brood she will hatch . We venture the assertion that will feed the young owls on the ck." ABOUT PEOPLE lips Eva Cook of Yorkvllle, has n visiting in Charlotte, N. C. nmcs McDowell of Yorkville, is ting relatives at Edlsto, S. C. rt Af VArb ir. ana airs. nuj?c vwn .u.ne, have been visiting in Charlotte, iiss Irma Hood of Hickory Grove, nt several days last week in Chesiiss Minnie Martin of King's Creek, . isiting Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Martin Sharon. ir. Andral Hose of Leesvllle, S. C., ted his sister, Mrs. C. M. Miller In kville, this week. Irs. N. G. Gonzales of Columbia, ted Miss Bessie Barron in Yorki' this week. About 750 employes of the Grannie and Hickman mills are out on ke for higher wages. Irs. G. W. Wilkerson of Hickory ve, is undergoing treatment at t?e or hospital in Chester. V 1 Isb Eula ftamsey; "wlio Has ; itlng relatives In Mooresvlbe, N. C., i returned to her home at Sharon. Iiss Maude Stroup, who has been ndlng the past ten days with nds in Hock Hill, has returned to home in Yorkville. .ieutennnt Colonel W. W. Lewis has n over from Camp Sevier for some s with his family in Yorkville. lisses Maggie and Daisy Gist of kville, are spending several days Washington, D. C., and Newport ivs, Va. taster James Ramsey, son of Mr. T. Ramsey of Sharon, has been to ill with pneumonia for the past days. Irs. H. H. Hayes of Greensboro, N. is at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. Wilkerson In Yorkville, on acint of the serious illness of her ther, Andrew. Ir. Andrew Wilkerson of Yorkville. i been quite seriously ill for the it week at his home on Lincoln ?et. He Is thought to be some betat present: but will hardly be able be out for several days. THE 1918 VALUATIONS Vudltor Love has been making a of figures, with a view of arriving some estimate of the 1918 assessed uations, as compared with the assert valuations for 1917. ro get the figures exactly would inve the going through one by one of nettling like 10,000 return blanks, 1 the auditor did not have time for ,t. And besides it is not necessary, en practically all the information * * **- Wrwl milk olnuo annnpli irtJU LOU liC uau nivi. v.w?v vuvMV.. iroximatlons from several of the mshtps. Jo far the investigation has extendonly to the more strictly agriculal townships of Bethel, Betheada, Hock's Creek, Broad River and ig's Mountain, and from this lnvesxtion it appears that there has not y been a very considerable increase taxable property; but also some le increase in assessed valuations. 3ethel shows the return of 678 lee at an average value of $58; 189 ses at an average value of $61 and 15 head of cattle at an average ue of $11. Jethesda shows the return of 932 les at $67; 309 horses at $63 and 99 head of cattle at $11.76. Iroad River returned 496 mules at '; 143 horses at $52 and 981 cattle $11. bullock's Creek returned 699 mules $70; 162 horses at $61 and 1,043 tie at $14. ting's Mountain returned 797 mules $60; 228 hones at $64 and 1,167 tie at $14. ''arm land has been returned in the 'erent townships as follows: Bethel an average of $6.16 per acre; thesda, $5.40: Broad River at $4.67; Dock's Creek at $4.45 and Kind's untatn at $4.80. *hese are the figures as far as they but as to whether the calculations 1 be continued Is rather doubtful, e work of putting the property on t books will commence soon and it will occupy the auditor's time til exact figures will be of vastly re Importance than preliminary Imatea GENERAL 8ESSI0NS * 'he court of general sessions got ough with the business of the term Tuesday afternoon and adjourned e die. This was done by the conjance on motion of the defendant a capital case that would other e have gone over until Thursday5 remaining business of the court olved the final disposition of the es against Charlie. Avery and Joe whins, and several others of but ill importance against other definite. Of the several eases brought Inst Chhrfle, very and Joe Hawkcharged with highway robbery, sry and Joe Hawkins plead guilty two, and Charlie era* convicted in thne, aa was AVery and Joe in oases hi which they were tried, of the cases involved the ape ts-of tacts, the discovery of a large atity of .stolen goods In the hoarse upied by Cfcartt* Hawkins and his :lly- including his sons, Avery and joe, tad the denial by the elder Hawkins of any knowledge that the goods were stolen. The main points developed in connection with the tnal have already been published. In addition to the published facts, it ? out that the Hawkins family came down to York county from North Carolina about four years ago, and had been living on i be Suraraerford place about three years. Charlie Hawkins, the head of the family, said he was 57 years old. and that he had a family of nine children. Including a daughter who is married to one Felix Childers. None of the Hawkinses were able to read or write. Charlie Hawkins said he had worked a two-horse crop la3t year and bad made two bales of cotton' and a hundred bushels of corn. He was due to give a thousand pounds of cotton lor the place. He gave a "bad crop" ,<-ar as the reason for the smallness of the crop. He knew nothing about the large quantity of Btolen goods found in and about his house, except he supposed they had been paid for with money that Avery Hawkins had . anted working in a cotton mill at King's Mountain, and when asked If he did not think it funny that one man should be able to make so much money working in a cotton mill, he admitted it was and laughed idiotically. The two boys were quite sullen and refused to repeat the formula they were supposed to repeat upon arraignment They acknowledged stealing corn from Horace Whltesldes and goods from S. B. Pratt, but would make no further acknowledgment, evidently in the belief tliat nothing else could be proved. The defendants had no lawyer and the court examined Charlie Hawkins sufficiently to develop & comprehensive idea of the extent to which the stealing had been going, and after the whole matter had been developed sufficiently, sentenced each of the defendants to five years on the chaingang in each case, the several sentences to run concurrently with each other, and keeping each of the defendants on the chalngang for a period of five years. Wash Harlowe, white, was convicted in his absence of violation of the prohibition law and a sealed sentence was left with the clerk of the court. I'elzer Brlce, colored, was convicted of adultery and sentenced to one year on the public works. W. C. Hood was acquitted on the charge of statutory rape. Ozie Gore was convicted of larceny from the person and sentenced to one year on the public works. THESE BUY BONDS Following is a list of people in and around Hock Hill who have made application for bonds of the third Liberty loan: Outside city of Rock Hill?J. E. Oates, \V. S. Garrison, S. M. Neely. \V. T. Sims, B. M. Sturgis, Mrs. Hattie 1'. Walker, Edgemoor, Adger Huey, It. C. Cavney, W. N. Bigger, J. B. Swinnie, Mrs. I. S. Kidd, 1. S. Kidd, J. B. Matthews, Mrs. Bazel H. Matthews. ISttZl'l M. uaunews, v?. iu. virnjn, 1. M. Hodman, J. M. Hodman, Jr., Hodman, Pi. K Williams, W. H. Cowan, Pi. I*. Neely,- S. L. Patterson, W. A. Milling, Joe M. Taylor, C. S. Merritte, J. 1. Ingram, W. N. Clinton, T. \V. Courtney, YV. \V. Fa Ires, J. E. Farls, S. S. P'aris, Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, G. A. Gettys, Julian P\ Hoke, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, G. L. McKeller, J. M. Seagle, G. I. Setzer, Mrs. W. M. Setzer, W. M. Setzer, Miss Leila Steele, Mrs. J. N. Steele. Mrs. G. B. Swctt, Mrs. Sallie Swett, Miss P'rances V. Williams, Jno. F. Williams, Mrs. John P\ Williams, Miss Ituth M. Williams, Miss Sarah C. Williams, W. Lcroy Williams, Jr., L. B. Alley, Miss Isabelle Carothers, Miss Jean Moore, Miss Louise Moore, Paul Moore, Jas. B. Matthews, J. Wylie Roddey. City of Rock Hill?Mrs. J. L. Dozier, G. R. Matthews, Mrs. F. H. Barber, Mrs. S. S. Frew, Mrs. T. L. Johnson, H. H. Hart-Ill, Paul Burgess, Harry Burgess, Mrs. E. F. London, Lb B. Alley, Miss Florence Earle Thornwell, L. F. Waldrop, Mrs. J. M. Moore, Miss Roberta Wardlgy, W. B: Byers, W. B. Bycrs, Jr., C. J. Henry, Mrs. C. J/ Henry, Gilbert Henry, Miss Lottie BajTon, Miss Virginia Barron, Miss Mary Grey Sandlfer, H. Massey, Mrs. Henry Massey, Miss Annie Bell, W. H. Hope, Jr., Miss Anna May Hope, William A. Barron, R. E. Barron, Jr., Miss Agnes E. Barron, Miss Helen Fewell, Mrs. C. O. Llneberger, jb. u. Jones, A. A. McKeown, H. G. Hitchcock, A. E. Thrallkill, D. B. Johnson, C. H. Cline, Miss Joella Davidson, Mrs. J. M. Dozler, J. A. Roberts, J. B. Sykes, Miss Maybeth Sykes, Barber Sykes, Wymojo Yarn Mills, W. R. Armstrong, Miss Mildred Koonce, L. V. McMackin, A. R. Relnhart, R. W. Cranford, Mrs. Virginia T. Bell, Mrs. M. B. K. Wamsley, Mrs. H. C. McBryde, Simeon Huey Moore, Mrs. Jennie D. Carroll, H. Lorane Simril, J. S. 1 Mexico, M. E. Plexico, D. Hutchison, S. J. Bell, C. Pride Simpson, Mrs. Wm. <?. Henderson, Mrs. \V. L. Barron, Miss Belle Allen, J. E. Parker, Mrs. A. A. Barron, Mrs. E. E. Cloud, Mrs. John G. Barron, Mrs. E. E. Poag, Mrs. Inez F. Ruff, Mrs. Janle It. D. Smith, Mrs. J. B. Sykes, J. L. Davis, H. R. McFadden, S. T. McDowell, Mrs. A. C. Burgess, W. A. Sharpe, Peter Ellas, Eugene Holler; C. C. Cornwell, J. D. Cornwell, E. B. Hough, Hamilton Carhartt Cotton Mills, J. N. McElwee, Alvln Whlsonant, Lesslle Whlsonant, C. C. Cleveland, Mrs. C. C. Cleveland, J. B. Johnson, C. L. Cobb, V. Q. Hambright, Jno. R. London, Paul R. Jenkins, J. C. Rhea, John G. Barron, R. T. Fewell, Miss Willie McFadden. T. L. Johnson, E. B. Johnson, H. E. Ruff, J. T. Fain, Beach-Ihrle Jewelry Co., W. W. Fant, Rudolph P. Schultz, Paul Workman, \V. M. Dunlap, A. C. Patterson, E. T. Williams, Mrs. V. H. Connelly, Mrs. H. It. McFadden, S. B. Collins. Mrs. B. L Ivey, Alfred Buddln, Mrs. E. L. Barnes, Ladson Barnes, K. C. Hayes, J. H. Dozler, W. H. Spencer, P." W. Spencer, P. C. Wyatt, E. E. Dickert, L. V. McMackin, Miss Mattle Sandifer, W. J. Neely. Mrs. W. J. Neely, W. J. Neely, Jr., Louise Rhea Neely, Selena M. London, It M. London, Jr., Alex Long, Mrs. J. C. Cauthen, T. A. Moore. Mrs. E. H. Johnson, Paul M. Clyde, Mrs. A. W. Funkhauser, Miss Fannie B. Beckmann, Miss Alice A. Gilbert. Mrs. E. S. Clayton, Mrs. Hetty S. Browne, W. H. Hope Mercantile Co., Mrs. J. P. Hollls, D. C. Johnston, J. B. Creighton, Mrs. W. C. Cavney, W. C. Cavney, Jr., Jas. Y. Scruggs, Mrs. A. C. Izard, C. E. Tucker, T. G. Hope, Miss Mary F. Wlckllffe, Mrs. R. E. Goodwin, Oglar Virginia Goodwin, R. E. Goodwin, John M. Goodwin, Mrs. L. V. Joyce, George Beach, A. E. Willis. C. L. Wrotan. L I'. McGee, J. R. T. Major, J. W. O'Neal, C. S. McCrorey, E. 8. Mills, Miss Eugenia Al ? n Mill Ulan Maude I la i ron, Frank Barron, J. R. Barron, Miss Frances Beckham, Miss Emma Bell, T. Fred Bell, Miss Nancy Beyer, Sam O. Brice, Miss Isabel Bycrs, Miss Margaret Byers, Miss Sarah Byers, Miss -Mary Evelyn Byers, Mrs. A. H. Bynum, Miss Nancy Q. Campbell, Miss Lula Caton, J. C. Cork. W. J. Cornwell, R. H. Cowan. Oust. C. Copels, Steve O. Copsls. Miss Ida J. Dacus, Mr*. H. Russell Deal. R. P. Dozler. J. L. Dozler, Ben Dunlap. Betty Dunlap. Ira R Dunlap, Mrs. Ira B. Dunlap, W. K. Dunlap, W. M. Dunlap. Jr., J as. P. Dionlsopoulas, Miss Alice Ferguson, Mrs. J. J. Ferguson, R M. Fewell, Mrs. u. M. reweii, rxiwam Fewell. Jr., D. E. Flncher, Kathryn Faria, J. E. Oettys, Miss Sarah I. (irant. Miss Frances Greene, Mrs. Lillian S. Henderson, Miss Moselle Holler. Miss Eva R Hughes, T. R Jackson, A. M. Jacobs, R D. Kennedy, 8. J. Kimball, Jr., R. J. Kornegay, P. G. Karras. A. P. Llneberger, 8. K. Lineberjjer, Alex Long, Jr? F. L. Long, ex-, ecutor. Miss Minnie Macfeat, Manchester Cotton Mill. Miss Anna Roddey Miller. Miss Elisabeth Miller, John Henry Miller, J. R Miller. Miss Margaret Miller, Mrs. Mary L. Miller. T. H. Miller. W. Lindsay Miller. Miss Frances May Milling, Miss Alice M. Moudy. D. L. McDonald. Mrs. A. A. McKeown, Miss Elotse Morris, Mrs. 11 EL Morris, P. A. Pappas, Janle R Patton. Alfred Otis Parker, Miss Minnie Parker. Miss A. Win ton Parks. Miss Edith L. Parrott. G. A. PtrfUtpe. Mlse Emma Perrln. A. L Parks, Cecil R Re id. Gus & Raid, Roddey Reid. Mis* Scotia & Reid. Mrs. Lfly Rlcbarda Miss Florence Esrle Roach. Miss M. Robblns, Rock HW Grocery Cow Rock HA Telephone Co, Mrs. As-.a R Rod- i dey, IBM Wan Roddey. M. K. Rudl- ; sfft,^1L : Llllte 8. Shumate, Miss Alma Stmp- I" bod, Mrs. J. A. Sims. Miaa Christine South. 8. R. Spencer. D. P. Steele, p Mrs. J. Barron Steele, Mrs. W. Greene Steele, Miss Virginia Stone, M. M. Stroup, Miss Mary Vorman, Mrs. Dora ? Dee Walker, Mrs. Beth M. Wetherbee. s Fannie B. Wilson, R. A. Wilson, m Mrs. R A. Wilson. Miss I>ena Win- K gate. Wlnthrop Training High School. ? Wa C. Wylie. Miss Eileene Young. ^ Miss Hazel Zimmerman. Colored Subscribers. R. J. Boulware, Katie Gooch. Pco- * plea Drug Co. LOCAL LACONICS Still Another Call. tt A supplementary call for 5,610 men for the signal and engineering camps has been issued to report between p, May 1 and 9. South Carolina is to u fnrnloh 1 CA r\t thooo man and VrtrL* ^ county Is to furnish two from each of tu the local boards. The men are wanted ti only as laborers. ? Bi Fort Mill Oversubscribes Loan. O Including the sum of 115,000 sub- T scribed by Col. Leroy Springs, of Lan- !" caster, the town of Fort Mill has al- "j ready oversubscribed her third Liberty {*? Loan allotment~~about fifty per cent The drive, however, is continuing the same as If there had been no sub- s scrlptions. ti u Referee Finds for the Defendants. p< The report of the referee in the hl Turkey Creek drainage case is in fa- tl] vor of the defendants on practically 41 every point that was raised by the |y plaintiffs. The report will be submit- yc ted to the court of common pleas next th week, and if confirmed, it will he up a to the plaintiffs to take their medicine w or appeal to the supreme court. Unless . Ihi> circuit court reverses the referee. n( there will be nothing to prevent the e defendants from going on with their A proposition to ditch the creek. w Grand Jury Committees. th In its final presentment to the court p last Tuesday, the grand jury an- J1 nounced its committees as follows: 'v County offices?R. M. Bratton. Brooks ( inman, C. H; Sandlfer. Chaingang? J. J. Hoke. J. K. Scogglns, J. T. Walk- jn er. Jail?J. E. Thomas. J. E. McAlll- y< ey, J. M. Taylor. Public schools?M. n< L Smith. J. IU Duncan. C. L. Kennedy. County home?J. D. Hope. R. E. Love, R. M. Lindsay. * H PROGRESS OF THE FIGHTING * th Bitter Struggle for Mastery in France ti and Flanders. out of the chaos of the tremendous 0f buttle along the Lys river, south and th southwest of Ypres, the thunder of ?t which may be heard 40 or 50 mllee JJj away, there have come during the past day reports which are more en- gt couraglng to the Allied powers. The ra British not only have held all the ai vMntiml ii-RInk fkau ttmro flnfonHInf? nn oar puncture which <* >uuwm more serious procedure than It really * Is." The total number of cases of cerobro-spinal meningitis among the civilIan population of the state, from the week ending December 21, 1917, to the M week concluded with April IS, Is 208, ? and the number of suspects is 11. Ac- ~ cording to Dr. Hayne, there are 70 61 fact of infection in South Carolina at * the present time. " a ? The American collier, Cyclops, hi which sailed from the Barbadoes on d March 6, has not been beard from c since, and there is much concern as _ to the fate of the veatfeL The Cyclops, si of 10,000 tons burden, was built for ki the purpose of feeding warshlpe with a coal at aea and has been used for that hi purpose. She left for Europe with a II * ' * - WS M . V UMM1 OI mnuine, muu w ?> ? board a complement of MI men. in- J< eluding officers and crew. What may ai have become of her Is a big complete ai mystery. Search is being made along h< the route over which she should have tl Deseed la the hope of finding her to b< adtoebled condition or evidence. that st she has been sunk. It to stated that D she could hardly have hem soak dl srKhbut leaving eome wmdrnge by to which abe could be Identified. pi Tuesday, but have struck back so pow- M erfully thut Meteren and part of j" Wyctschaete were retaken and held JV for a time. Only after heavy attacks did the British retire again from the M villages. m The most disturbing news has been bi a report from Berlin that l'oelcapelle it and Langemarck, north of Ypres, v< have been taken by the Germans and the admission from London that the * British have retired from certain of tj, their lines In the Ypros salient The ql retirement here was expected, for the &i advance of the Germans at Neuve Kglise and BalUeul left the positions B in front of Ypree open to a flank at- JJ tack. It is officially stated that the retirement was orderly and it is probable that it will have more of a sen- v< tlmental than a strategic effect Just M how far the British lines have been withdrawn is not known. It may be, P' however, that the German claim of " taking Poelcapelle and Langemarck was the result of the British retire- t| ment. The battle, now in its ninth day, ni has deepened in intensity at many <k points along the curved front from m Messines ridge to Meteren. There * have been reports _thgt the, Germans have o?cupf5d the village of hc Biol, which lies less than three miles south ia of Ypres, but these have not been ai confirmed. It also was said that they L have taken positions on the south 111 slope of Mount Keramel, which is j*1 about two and a half miles north of J* Wulverghem. This, also, has not been hl confirmed. b< On all the rest of the front from m Messines ridge southwestward the Germans have flung themselves w against the granite wall of the British defense. Official and semi-official dlsi>atche8 have told of the frightful losses Inflicted on the attacking p, musses of troops by the British rifle T and machine gun Are. V On the southern side of the salient * there have been engagements of ? some magnitude, especially east of J" Robecq, five miles northwest of m Bethune, where the Germans were caught by the British artillery fire and scattered. The line in front of Arras has again been the scene of fighting, but here ? the British took the offensive and drove the Germans out of British ^ trenches which had been carried by d the enemy. j( In the Picardy sector there has been w lively artillery engagements between lr the Somme and Olse rivers, but only n patrol encounters are reported offl- t daily. a Further south only raiding opera- tj tlons have been going on. 0 The Turks announce that thoy have r taken the city of Batum, on the g eastern shore of the Black sea. They f< report strenuous flghtlng before the n Russian defenders of the city were y d riven out. Baron Stephen Burian von Rajecz s, has succeeded Count Cternln as for- n eign minister of Austria-Hungary v coming back to the office he relln- p quished December 23, 1916. a, The Macedonian front has again tf become active. Greek and British p troops have advanced and driven the I] Teutonic allies from seven towns si along the Struma river, on the eastern ei end of the line. French forces have t! also been active in this theater of the a war. o Fifteen British merchantmen were tl lost during the week from mines or p submarines. s m ' u SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS 0 3L ? Lexington county is arranging to a build two bridges over the Saluda p river. fi ? Rev. C. W. Smith of Louisville, h Ky? has assumed the pastorate of the b Baptist church at Fairfax. si ? Columbia, April 17: A Warning to r' the physicians of the state to prepare (jpr a possible spread of cerebro-apinal ' meningitis among the civilian popula- " tion of South Carolina next fall and ? winter wpa Bounded today by Dr. J. . A. Hayne, state health officer, in an ^ address on the disease before the , South Carolina Medical association, J' now in session in Aiken. "In these 11 troublesome times when the stern ne- 81 cesslty of winning the war exUts." u said Dr. Hayne, "we will have to ex- w pect this disease to be an ever-pres- * ent menace In our midst, and every * doctor will have to be on the alert *J and perfect himself in thejtrt of lum- B IICKORY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL rofitabk Y*ar Brought to a Moot Enjoyablo Clooo. irrrspundeact The TorkTllU KnqalrrT Hickory Grove. April 17.?The eommner at exercises of the Hickory Grow High bool. W. T. Slaughter, principal. openI tut Thursday and concluded Last night, w* bean the occaaioaa of tremendous inter t aad great pleasure throughout the town hi surrounding community. The weather was not what it might haw baan wired; but it did not detract from the inter? that everybody fait in the delightful pro. -amme. from the song of welcome to the extielteiy appropriate pantomime, "Now 1 lay e down to deep." The only cloud on the meeedioga wee the feet that Prof. Slaughter, e principal, had to be away for a while oa count of a severe surgical operation his son u undergoing at Camp Sevser. "Dot. the Miner's Daughter," was prminted riday night with great success. by the faculty, isisted b> jcal talent, and the presentation >t a new standard of excellence, not second i that previously established in the preaenlaDn of "Dust of the Earth." The feature of Sunday morning was the crmlaurvate sermon, preached by Rev. J. L. a tee. pastor of the Yorkville A. R. P. church, hat it was an able sermon goes without sayg. aad of course it was Scriptural, the ieade thought being: "Life must fulfill the com ete circle? receiving. giving; giving, rseeiv- , ig. This is the will of Christ." On Monday evening,-cm* the crowning , Tnt. when the graduntlng class entertained large and appreciative audience of reia- " res and friends with original, novel and inrestirg exercises and became the prood Msessurs of their diplomas, for which they id worked eo long and so faithfully. The exercises of the evening opened with ? invocation by Rev. E. Myers, the Methost minister, who very feelingly and earnest- , prayed that God would show to these . tung minds now Quickened and broadened by ' ie training they have had in their High shool work, the way to higher achievements ' id to usefulness in Ufa There were eight graduates?six young > dies and two young gentlemen. Their > Unas are: Misses Maggie B. Castles. Mary . Henderson, E. Janet MeKnigfat, Hannah , . Stephenson. Lucy E. Stephenson. Ora L 'arson, and Messrs. Nesbit Burgess and arris Wylie. In the opinion of the writer >ere were never sweeter looking young girl ' raduates than were these six misses as they ime upon the stage, with the glow of youth- J il beauty In their bright young faces, and ith their lithe and graceful forma becomingattired in their modest and tasteful graduion dresses. And. while they srers greatly ' i the minority, in point of number, the wng gentlemen well matched, the attractive- ) ms of their girl companions. I The class was conducted upon the stage by ro beautiful young misses in white costnmes. . earing streamers of the class colors, garnet ! id gold. They next conducted Or. E. L. 1 ughes, who was to address the class, and rincipal W. T. Slaughter, to their places, 1 id. Anally one of the ushers lead forward to 1 ie front of the stag*, Rev. Myers, who made ie opening prayer. Principal W. T. < laughter, then made some introductory re- , arks, in which he briefly reviewed the work ' the session just ended, and then introduced ie class president. Miss Maggia Castles. ' ating that she had been a faithful student * id bad not missed a tingle day at school i iring the entire session. Miss Maggie Cases delivered the welcome address in a clear | eady voice, expressive of sincerity and j irnestness. The address was beautiful in its Tectionate wording and simplicity of style. Next came the class history by Miss Janet cKnight. The history was given as a voyage I rrr the High School seas, starting from the I srbor of the eighth grade and ending with lunHimr at commencement harbor on the . lores of perfect understanding. It gave a >mplete history of the class and revealed . any of (he difAculties met with when the ' Hows of examinations were threatening, and also gave many amusing incidents of the I >yage. which were much enjoyed. i The class will came next, by Miss Ora Wat- ( in. The will was ingeniously composed and , as delivered in such a way that it caught ic audience. There were many amusing beauts and some that were gifts of the heart ' id were invaluable. J The class poem was recited by Mr. Nesbit urge is. This original poem was well gotten i 9 and it made a decided hit. I Sood luck to you all?may the future unfold Fortune and fame for the Garnet and Gold." The class then sang in clear, sweet feeling ilces their class song, to the air of "Believe 1 e If All Those Endearing Young Charms I" r Miss Mary E. Henderson read the clans r pophecy. She had the prophecy well memo- \ xed and recited it beautifully. This was one s ' the most interesting numbers, due not only i the merits of the composition, but also to ' le delightful way In which it was delivered. ( The valedictory, by Mr. Harris Wylle, came 1 sxt. Mr. Wylie has a good voice, and he I live red the valedictory in an impressive t anner. The speech was well composed and as full of patriotic sentiment. It was a f tting climax to the class exercises. After the valedictory. Mr. Slaughter Intro- , need Dr. tfc. LHf.A who - fill ' irge audience with Ms wit, humor, pathos, J ad solid philosophy. His subject was, "A iterary Masterpiece," which he handled In a I nique and masterful way. Ha gave the < raduating class some splendid eounsel, time- ] ' warnings and great thoughts for their ( aiding stars in the life before them. He sppily pointed out the camouflage that may . over the human life and the dangers that J ay lurk beneath. After Dr. Hughes's address, the diplomas I rre delivered by the principal. The members t r the class received a great number of | rautiful bouquets and many handsome pre- , mts. Thus closed this delightful occasion. ( On Tuesday evening, the graduating class resented the play. "A Pair of Country Kids." J wo girls. Misses Mary Henderson and Ora ' fataon played the title roles. Miss Hender- I >n playing the boy's part. The play was a t rest success, and was much enjoyed, the t jdience, at timet, being convulsed with f lughter over the antics of the "kids." The ( rtlng was flne. , MERE-MENTION ' James Wilson, chairman of a dele- | atlon from the American Federation | f Labor, nowtconferrlng with British < tbor representatives in Great Britain, ( eclared a few days ago that American | tbor representatives will not meet f ith enemy labor representatives dur- , ig the war IJoyd George an- , ounced to the British parliament 1 -*? Cormonv has called Ut'MUU? llittv v.v. nother five hundred thousand men to j he colors It Is recognised through- , ut Europe that Count Czernin was eally and truly In favor of the or- , anlzation of a league for the en- | jrcement of peace Bolo l'asha. , ?cently convicted of treason to ranee, was executed last Tuesday. Senator Wm. J. Stone of Mis- ( ourl, chairman of the senate com- , llttee on foreign relations, died In . Washington last Sunday The ( Iritlsh and French governments have ( greed to confer on Generai Koch the itle of commander-in-chief of the aled armies Three employes of the 'nlon Pacific railroad shops at Kanis City, who said "to hell with Ub- ' rty bonds," were painted yellow by 1 telr fellow workmen and told to leave ' nd not come back The Chamber f Commerce of Montgomery, Ala., hrough its membership council, has ledged 600 horoee of the oity to abtain absolutely from the use of flour ntil the harvest of the next crop otton consumed during March t mounted to 671,202 running bales, xclusive of llnters Col. William t 1. Simmons of the 327th infantry was l jund dead in his quarters at Atlanta, \ ist Friday with a discharged pistol y his side and suicide has been preumed although so far as Is known no eason has been advanced for the act. The British house of commons is lslstlng on conscription for Ireland y a large majority About on? fifth . f the farm loan business of the coun- j ry Is now being done by the Farm oan banks Information from Washington is to the effect that more lan 100 German and Austrian women iroughout the country are under jrveillance by government agents and j 111 be arrested and interned as soon President Wilson signs the bill hlch includes women In the class of lien enemies Samuel Edwards as electrocuted at the Pennsylvania fate prison Monday after conviction . r murdering his wife Great Falls nd Cascade county, Mont, began Its llrd Liberty loan campaign last Monay at 11 o'clock. At 11.30 the counts quota of 1760,000 had been sub:rlbed, and 12 minutes later the figres had passed the million mark 1 halrman Hurley of the shipping oard. has announced that eighteen ooden ships, with a total of 63,000 >ns, will be launched during April. Charlie Chaplin, motion picture miedian, although an Englishman, as waived his rights and has been 1 rafted by the board at Loa AngeJes, c aL. and expects to be called In June. ? Lieut E. B. Bark man, flying in- ? ructor at Kelly Field, Texas, was wKim Mm marhinn in "tSJ spin" fell mHm. A cadet with . Im was not seriously Injured 'oonshine stills are being found in te kitchens of moonshiners' homes in sfferson county, Ala. The blockaders ne making a claim that the officers _ re violating the sanctity of their Mnes. and the officers contend that ic sanctity of the homes had already sen violated by the presence #f the ills Rev. J. W. A. Magruder, J>. l. a Method 1st pi aacht s of Baltimore, led from heart failure fa New York at Sunday, while standing In a tele- < bone booth Three thousand young nen are taking examination* at the s'aval academy at Annapolis this veek. Thia la double the number of iny previous examination Conrress has passed a bill to expedite the latur&lixation of 123,000 aliens now ighting in the American army 1 lieutenant in the Argentine army his week drove an airplane from Za?la. Argentina, to Curtco, Chile, a listance of 120 miles, making the first light across the Andes. He reached i height of 3,700 yards Major toy Brown. United States signal orpa, on Monday drove an airplane, 'quipped with a Liberty motor, front .angle) Field. Va., to Mlneola, L. L. a listance ot 325 miles, in 195 minutes, dajor ltrown wa* accompanied by a notor expert Fighting has developed between Turkish and Bulgariin forces over rival claims to terriory. The Turks want to get hack a itrip of territory that Bulgaria securd as a result of the Balkan war of six ears ago ..The pupils of the pubic schools of Philadelphia, during the Irst week of the Liberty loan cam talgn, secured subscriptions totaling >3.014.150 The women of Winiton-Salem, N. C., report that they lave sold over $711,000 worth of Lib :rij ooiius in mmij-iuur muiiin-n, ? The war d<|iartmcnt has report d the probable opening of a fourth trmy training camp on May 15 CLOVER CULLINGS 'urrMpondrm-v The Yorkvllle Enqulrrr Clover. April 17.?Mr. Joe B&mett >f the Presbyterian college, Clinton, 3. c., spent the :>ast week-end here vlth his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 6. J. * 'linton. * Mr. Carl J. Matthews, who is a itudent at Davidson college recently .-(sited relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wright and son vere visitors in Charlotte, Tuesday. Miss Mary Catherine Culdwell of Forkville, spent a few days here last veek with Miss Mildred Parrott. Mr. Carl Knox visited his brother, lohn Knox in Charleston, last week. Mrs. Leon Adan^s of Qastonla, spent leveral days this ~aek here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Clinton. Miss Annie Lee Adams returned Monday front Greenville, where she i ias been visiting for the past ten days. ' Mr. Frank McElwee of Charlotte, ipent the week-end here with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. W. McElwee. Prof. Ernest Allen of Lowell, N. C? recently visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Allen. Misses Belle and Mary Summerford >f route 1, were visitors in the home tf Mr. T. H. Allen Saturday night Mrs. Sallle Lynn of Filbert spent icveral duys here last week with the hntilirs of Messrs. X. E. Dickson anil 3. J. Harvey. The meeting which has been in progress here at the Methodist church 'or the past two weeks came to a lose Sunday morning. Mr. and Mm. J. Sam Jackson and Miss Ellu Youngblood spent Sunduy in King's Mountain, with relatives. *? r\?... OnufPAur o'hn hna h*W>n iway for the pust several weeks vlsltig near Plneville, and also at King's Mountain, has returned home. Mrs. J. Hoy Wu^oner of Washing- I on, D. C., who has been spending several weeks with her husband at ramp Sevier, is now the guest of her lister, Mrs. M. B. Nell. Miss Addle Matthews returned from Hock Hill Sunday night, where ihe has been for the past two weeka. The Bethel school which was due to ;lose lust week is to have four weeks onger. Prisoners of War to Work Roads.? The wur department has decided to nake the German prisoners of war low held in this country earn their cecp. Orders have been sent to the Lrmy officers commanding the enemy >rison camps at Forts McPherson and Oglethorpe, On., authorizing them to ltllize the labor of the 1,370 inmates n completing a new system of roads (.bout the post. These prisoners, who were taken rom the German raiders Cormoran, 3rlnz Eltel Freldrich and Beadier. t'?nt iftfl Imt _ eserves. Thirty-eight others taken ^ 'rom the U-58 by the destroyer Fanilng. are now on their way to this country. They "are expecti-d to arrive text week and will be sent ImtnedlItaly to Fort McPherson. Under the regulations for the eonrol of prisoners of war, promulgated >y the secretary of war, the adjutant fencral of the army Is given authority o establish the rate of wages to be :>aid for the labor of prisoners, it is expected that a sum representing 26 >r 30 cents a day over and above the maintenance of each prisoner will be ixed. Each man's earnings will be ;tlnced to his credit at the camp exchange to be used in purchasing nr. essltles not Included In the equipment 'urnished by the government, Prls>ners are forbidden to have the actual fish In their possession. The proposal that Interned aliens, Including crews of Interned merchant <h i uino be out to work, has been taken under consideration. Under international law, thoy cannot be forced to work except at such labor as Is necessary tcrkeep their place of interment n a sanitary condition. It is expected that these prisoners will be given an opportunity to volunteer for other work at a fair rate of compensation. Pounding of the Gambler*.?1The heaviest kind of general selling swamped the local cotton market last Monday, forcing May, the weakest month, down for a break of 111.60 a bale, and putting the market aa a whole about $26 a bale down from the record high levels made on April 4. For a single day's trading it was jne of the widest breaks ever recorded In this market Closing prices were [he lowest, trading months being 177 to 230 points off from the highest of the season, and 141 to 193 points unler Saturday's finals. The fluctuations, explains the dispatch, were accepted by most traders is being a natural reaction from the prolonged advance. AT THE CHURCHE8 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Pastor. Services preparatory to communion his (Friday) evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning lervice at 11. Communion Immediate* y after morning service. Evening service at 8. ASSOCIATE REFORMED a PRE8BTTERIAN. I Rev. J. L. Oates, Pastor. Sabbath Services?Sabbath school it 10 a. m. Morning service at 11. Evening service at 8.80. CHARLOTTE STREET BAPTIST Rev. B. H. Waugh, Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 10 o'clock. - TRINITY METHODIST. Rev. J. E. Mahaffey, Pastor. Sunday Servloes?Sunday school at 10. n. m. Morning service at 11 a. m. FIRST BAPTIST. Rev. B. H. Waugh. Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at .0 o'clock. CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Rev. T. Tracy Walsh. Refetor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at A 1C _ M UAaelaa ?- - 1 1 ?A u.A9 tt. ui? ?uruiuj vrvwv m% >'clock, at which BUbop Qoerry will ?ffidate. No erenlnf Nitiee. f I eritl gitirf Iwnhihi and Waoih. ~ Beersheba at 11 a. m. Raaah at 4. J. U TilM, PMtor. " Olivot. 1 Service* at 4 o'clock. J. E. Kahaffey, Factor. Clover Circuit. 8t Paul ?t 11: KincTo Mt at S; norer at k / R A- WhHten, Factor. ' * ' -? "*'>."' <vv 'r **/-v-r *.