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Scraps and iacts. I - I ? Senator Tlllm; a on Friday made { public a letter to J. William Thur- t mond, United Stales distrn t attorney t; at Greenville, S. in which the South r 'arolina senator said he was glad a f warrant had Oven issued for A. Geil- i; lu.ss, a Spartanburg baker, who is t charged with receiving goods stolen loiu the government. Senator Till- f man said also that he thought Geil- > tuss would welcome a grand Jury in- I vestigation I r'rout Lethlehem 111 Judea a ' youthlul iiritish soldier writes U* a ' 11tend in London. "1 am on guard at ' l<rcs< nt, and it is a great honor, 1 can ' tell you. that 1 am guarding the birth- ' place and manger ot our Lord, it is a s wundeilul place and i never thought ( when 1 used to read about it that one day 1 should stand and guard it. The ' birtholace is marked by a fourteen ' pointt-<l silver star, presented by thel" r rencti government. The stable is ? hung with lamps from all different I countries and they look beautiful, and, I ( 1 might add, they are always alight. I The manger itself, is cut in natural I rock, but marble has been put in to I keej' it J" a good state of preserva-M tion." America's lighting men, on July 1,1 will total 2,300,000- ti'ib.buo mole than I originally planned. In developing this! fact before the house military com-1 mittee last Friday, Secretary Raker, I Henerul March and others revealed I approximately 1,*20,000 m?-n are in I the service now. Indicating that 47s,-1 ' 000 more will be called to camp be-1 j tween now and June 30th. Of the gi-1 gantlc $ I f?,000,000,000 appropriation I estimate compiled. 11 1,000,000,000 is I set aside for the quartermaster's I corps and ordnance. More than a bil-l lion will go for building railroads and I greater training camp facilities in I France. And while the exact figure I" has not yet been determined upon. I proposed aircraft production will call], for approximately $1,.100.000,000, It is I estimated. A representative of Oeneral Rad-I! clifTe, director of military operationsl' at the Mrlttsh war office, summed upl the military situation on the Western j'1 front last Frhlhy as follows: "In the I nortii while the Hermans failed in IJ their main objective they mude their I rigtit llank secure by the capture ofI ^ Keiumel. tiut we must regard theI operation from the viewpoint ofl economy of men and they used up live! divisions from the general reserve be-1 sides seven or eight divisions pre-Is vmtisly employed. The results of thel, past week on the whole were satis-1 factory, because the enemy used up als larger number of fresh divisions than 1 the iillies. without strategic result. Inlj all. he used on the north front 311;| fresh divisions, beside the nine di-j' visions already there." ? A warrant was sworn out at Con-lv cord, X. ('.. last week charging on<-11 otto Scliiiinan with the murder of K Mrs. Maude A. King, the crime I'orl,, which < last on It. Means was tri<-d andl,, acquitted. It. Ambrose, who help-I v ed to work up the case against Means. || is charged with having falsely reprc-11{ si iited himself as a government agent. It The story is that previous to Atneri-1 en's entry into the war. Means was I an agent of tiermany. and when con- I ditions changed, the Herman govern-In lllent became fearful that lie might I tell things tliat it did not want told, r and arranged to have him assassinat-1? ed. The shot that killed Mrs. King, is In now claimed to have been tired at 11' Means. It is understood that thelt Washington government is invcsti-la gating the alleged connection of Am-Is brose. who at that lime was really n|| secret service agent. Some people I v profess to look upon the whole matter la seriously and others take no stock inlv t he story. I v - The unit of Herman shock troops, I V which attacked the American position I j, at Seichoprey, April 20, is known toK, have suffered more severely than it 11 was ut flrsfbefieVed, tfbeWtefg. A-Lj eorrespondent writing from the Amer- ( icaii front. Information has been re- , reived from a Herman prisoner who | was brought in by one of the Ameri- , ran patrols. He was a Red Cross man , who assisted in the removal of the , wounded and the burial or ine uruu after the engagement and told the American intelligence officers that the i iorman force was cut to pieces, about | four-fifths of Its 1.500 effectives being killed or wounded. In view of the fact thiit the prisoner gave other In- 1 formation of a definite character, the i intelligence officers seemed to believe . his statements relative to the German j casualties. Aside from subnormal artillery activity, the American sector ' has Iteen extremely quiet durirg the ? past 36 hours. The Germans, how- ' ever, are doing much work behind I their lines and it is expected that < lighting will be resumed at any time. ' ? Three negroes stole $3,200 in mon- J cy and diamonds to the value of $3,- j ooo at Hot Springs, during the races j there, and came to Memphis, Tenn- , cssee. laical authorities were notified t to arrest the negroes. The trio went , to Juil and their ill-gotten wealth was t locked in a safe at police headquarters. . Abe Cohen, a local attorney, called on > the negroes and they readily employed j him to secure their release. Inciden- | tally, they gave him an order on the t desk sergeant for the money and > jewels. When the desk sergeant re- t fused to give up the wealth Cohen t went into Chancery court and secured a writ of replevin. Armed with the writ Cohen secured the wealth. He sued out another writ?a writ of ' habeas corpus?and the court freed '. the negroes. A little later officers , from Hot Springs came to get the negroes and the money. The s desk sergeant showed them the writ of j habeas corpus instead of the prisoners and the receipts for the money and ' Jewels instead of the money and ( Jewels. The Hot Springs officers re- v turned to Hot Springs, vowing it was ;| a little hotter in Memphis. Cohen j claims the money and Jewels as "part ., of his fee" for defending the negroes. J ? Hritish losses in men killed, 11 wounded, cnptiurd and missing on the ' Western front since the German of- I fensiw began March 31 arc estimated ' by the W.'itlsh mission in Washington at nearly 250.000. This estimate '' would appear to be In remarkable j' contrast tu the enormous German ios sea in the drive. The German war of- v five, of course, has not disclosed what r its losses in the great battle have 4 been, but the estimates of allied observers have placed them at a stag- 1 goring tigure. From the very nature JJ of the fighting, military experts have pointed out. the losses of the attackers were bound to be heavier than . those of defenders, but In addition to ( that, the method of German attack, ( advancing troops in waves, faster than machine guns could mow them down, J. must military experts say, have en- j, tailed enormous losses. An inkling of v how serious the Gorman losses are (] came some time ago when it was re- > ported that the German military *, chiefs dared not disclose their extent f to the German people, and therefore, f, were sending the wounded to Belgium. c Other reports have told of railway t gateways being chcked with trains of wounded, while the dispatches of correspondents at the *ront have told how the battlefields were carpeted with gray clad bodies. ? Introduction of memorials and t resolutions from the district confer- s ences calling for important changes in i: the laws of the church featured the J second day's session of the general I conference of the Methodist church, t south, in Atlanta. Ga? last Friday. 0 several 01 iutw ^ivcvovu ? ^ <?ou> ?. especially those asking laity rights for a women, enlarged powers of laymen, f the removal of the time limit on r preachers and presiding elders, and r the creation of Episcopal districts, i: were taken to indicate that a spirited a tight would be made for the further t democratization of southern Metho- t dism. The memorial of the women's t missionary council headed by Miss e Belle Bennett, of Kentucky, was pre- v sented by the Rev. C. O. Jones, of At- c l&nta. The paper declared that the a hour had come when the women of li the church be allowed all the prlvi- A leges enjoyed by the men in the t church. A strong plea was that the t discipline be amended to give women t every right not only as members, but s as officials in the church. Similar me- v mortals were presented by the Vlr- f } :iniu conference and other confer:?k-? s. What was considered a radical ncasure hy many delegates was the nemoriai presented by the Texas conet' nee asking that laymen be invited o ?;t with the presiding elders in the iishop's cabinet when making appolntnents of ministers at the annual conerences. There were also memorials sking the general conference to auhorize the election of one layman as lelegate to the annual conference rom every pastoria! charge in the innu.il conreretu-es. -Memorials asuiug or the removal of the tune limit came rom a large number of conferences, ncluding the smaller bodies in the hurch. The measure culling for bet r ' aie of superannuated ministers ni<i wives and children of deceased Ministers aroused considerable discusuon. Charges were made that the hurch is negligent in dealing with Its turnout clergymen, and the eonfer nce was asked to make the question no- of the leaning issues of this year's lessiun. The \(orhvillc (Enquirer. intered at the Postofflce at York as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORK, S. C.: TUESDAY. MAY 7. 1918. rnollicially, though noio- the less l? finite information has been given nit than an American inventor has effected a d? vice by which the exact ovation of a submarine can be deermincd within a certain distance of i moving ship, and the (li'Vlce is now n us*-. It is no longer practicable for i submarine to be on the hottoin of til- sea without danger from a passing tenner iiii>|M'il witti ttiis device, and t is ifivon out that the submarine lunger is now still further reduced. There is no pay to tlii' position ol x'liool tiusti'c and pcoplo wtio try to 10 their duty, in the |iosition arc sometimes led to doubt whi'tlit-r a ireat deal of honor attaches, lint the 'ositiou is botti important and honor11 tie. and it is to lie said to Ihu credit if the vast majority ol trustees in this ounty that they are most worthy. It ras a lot of trouble for many ol those rustees to come to that conference in forkville last Saturday. In many uses it involved real saeriflce and the arnesi dignity of the proceedings ras really quite impressive. The penile of the county, in our opinion, can nake no mistake in burking their rustees. The president has decided in favor >f publishing at once the names and ddresses of soldiers figuring in the asualty lists. The practice of giving mines only has proven very unsatisaetory for various reasons, among hem the fact that in such a large rmy there are so many people of the ante name. An interesting ease in mint came to the attention of the niter not long ago. Sheriff Cjuinn nd his brother, Kobert E. yuinn. tere reading over a casualty list in i'hieh appeared the nattte of it. E. ini 11 n. and if it. E. Quinn liad been a France at the time, as lie will likely e sometime soon, the sherifT would inve been left under the impression hat it was his brother who had been I'Utfv-'Vfcaf. fhe obiection is to_ the publication of names and addfess?s, we have never clearly understood: nut we feel satisfied that the president has decided the matter in favor >f those who desire the publication of flumes ami addresses. Congress is wrestling with the qucs;ion of fixing the price of cotton at .*0 cents a pound and we regret very atuch to see anything of the kind. We insist that we are not selfish or unfair ibout Ihe matter. We know the south is willing to do everything it possibly an to push the war to a successful (inclusion and that it does not ask my advantage of anybody in so doing. Hut tlie south wants fair treatment. ,'otton is not. and has not, been as ?igh in pro|K>rtion as the other eomuodities that are absolutely necessary n its production, and t>esides that, it s (bout tlie only commodity that the M-ople of this section has to offer for it her commodities. The greater itor,ion of the government's war expenIitutes go to the munition manufacurers of the noithcast and northwest ind that leiives the |H-o|ile of the louth in the position of |>aying out a treat deal more than they can get tick. According to our view of the natter unless the | too pit* of the south ret more than twenty cents for their otton. they cannot continue to proiuce this commodity. We regret to announce that after tolay it may be some time before we an print any more letters from James >. (irist at Camp Sevier. Young Crist las not gone across yet, much to his egret: but most of the headquarters itaff has gone and with it the censor, hrough whom the letters have been Hissing, and as jet no new censor has con appointed. It may be some time efore there is another censor. While ve really do not think that there is iny need for a censorship over these etters for the reason that they are of i literary rather than a news eharacer, and inak.' no pretense whatever f giving military information of the dnd the censorship is intended to sup ress. still we do not deem it proper o disregard the regulations. Neither Iocs James I>. Crist, who has been earning that the tirst duty of a solder is to obey. Hut speaking of these etters. we do not hesitate to say that re arc proud of tin in. That might be latural for obvious reasons, but we onsider it nothing but justice to this vriter to go beyond that. Their mert is attested by the fact that several if the best newsjuipers In the state lave been reproducing these letters in rhole or in part, some of them on heir editorial pages. Hon. J. E. ,\lcXmald of Winnsboro, was kind enough o say a few days ago that both from he standpoint of literary character nd human interest, these letters were uperior to anything of the kind he I... .1. Illil seen nnyn ni'i r. .uiu, u>- uw ?<d, "they slionlil be published in n wok. for permanent preservation." tumorous others have been equally onerous, and for these reasons we eel that there is no indelicacy in conessing our pride. Even ordinary dut> omes before pleasure and military duy comes before everything. ? Analysis of Liberty loan reports oday showed that probably 17,000.000 ersons bought bonds in the campaign thieh closed last Saturday at midlight?7,000,000 more than In the econd loan and 12.500,000 more than n the tlrst. Latest tabulations showed 3.316.628,250 reported subscriptions, iut the treasury now believes the acual total, which may run to J4.000.00.000. will not be definitely known intil May 13. four days after Indlvldu,1 banks are required to report to ederal reserve banks. "Whatever the noney total." said a treasury" statenent. "the loan Just closed probably s the most successful ever floated by ny nation. The marvelous distribuion of the third Liberty loan indicates hat one out of every six persons in he United States may have participated in this loan." Banks' resources, It ras pointed out. have been drawn on omparatively little to make the loan , success, and the prospects for future oans are brighter as a consequence, in added reason for jubilation among reasury officials is the indication that he government bond-buying habit is tecoming stronger among people of mall meanR, and that they probably rill invest even more heavily in the ourth loan next fall. LOCitL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. S. Price, Alty.? Offers the W. C. Ewar residence. Wright avenue, for rent. W. t?. Martin. Yorkville No. t>?Has someone'] laprobe. and somebody has his. He wants u exchange. W. S. Willis?Otfera a house on Californii street, for rent, and also upper floor of Yorl Buggy company's building. R N. Plaxoo. Yorkville No. 1 Has sold hii cows; but still has cane seed. Star Theatre- Today presents she second epi sode in "The Woman In the W- b," a seria picture drama; two comedies, hive reel pic ture on Thursday. "Forget Me Not." Clinton Bros.--Sell Stonecyphere's potato bui killer. 35 cents can. Phone 5? for groceries M. L. Ford, Clover -Suggests that you bu: I Crex rugs for summer use, and also suggest porch furnishings. G. W. Whitesides A Co.. Sharon?Tell abou straw and Panama hats for hot weather L'nderwtar for men. boys and ladies. Ox fords for everybody. Loan and Savings Banks Thanks its custom ers and friends for helping thern to secun the sale of its quota of Liberty bonds. Kirkpatnck'Belk Co.?Invites special attentioi to its big lines of low shoes for men am women, in all leathers and cloth. A bij stock w-ith a wide price range. First National Bank. York- Reminds you tha security for your funds is necessary, and as sures you that it can supply you with ever: banking accommodation vs well as security York Motor Car Co.--Sells Southern tires to automobiles under a very broad guarantee a to service and satisfaction. Mr. Courtne) expects to be back this week with lot of cars First National Bank. Sharon Is proud of th< i?trt Sharon and vicinity played in me l>id erty bond aale. K. A. Harnett, Rock Hill Will appreciate re turn of lost automobile curtains. McConnelt Dry (joods Co.?Says buy war sav intra stamps and makes a siwcial offering o white lawns at 10 cents a yard. C. E. Spencer. Attorney -Wants a renter foi the Metta residence on North Main street. "Every firm in town owns a Liberty bond," writes X. M. MeDill. cashicl of tin* Hank of Hickory Grove. It is now settled that a big aviatior Hold is to bo established ut Camt Greene. Charlotte, in addition to th< other tields. The First National bank of Sharon reported 135 subscribers to the Liberty loan,* with total subscriptions to th? amount 01 $15,500. Mr. Jack Byers of the Hethesda section. informed The fcbaiulrer last Saturday that tho Lowrie Wilson schoo has pure ha.sod a Liberty bond am that tho public are buying thrifl stamps. Through an error in making up the tonus of the advertising page lasl work, the signature of Messrs. (Minion Urns., was transferred froin theli own advertisement to the top of tin Mill Peoples' Store advertisement causing a mix-up in both advertisements. The women of an Oklahoma towi not long ago ran one of those "fortynine" dance tents out of the community. Hut we are inclined to think thai the.v struck at the wrung place. Tla "forty-nine" show could not have beer brought into the eommunity except with Hie consent ol the town author!* t ies. Repotts up to yesterday were to tla effect thai there has been much replanting of cotton in all parts of tla county during tla- past few days There came a hard beating rain or much of tla cotton after it-was plantid. and this followed by tla* cole weather, made it impossible for thr seeds to break through the soil. Som* of the farmers had not planted up tc Saturday and there are still a good many who have the guano to put in. It is the Ked Cross campaign throughout York county next. Durinp the past month the people have been called upon to lend their money tc la-lp eipiip and maintain our army and navy. Now they are asked to give tc help relieve pain, and to save the lives of the inen who arc wounded in tin defense of our lives and property. Hefore it was strictly a business investment that reflected no special credit upon anybody except as to their patriotism and intelligence. This nexl *\ * * HitmnnUf In Phri&ti. - Home. J. L. Houston, R. D. Alexander, L. G. . Baber, Winnie Davis, chapter, U. D. C? J. S. . Joyncr. G. F. Wallace. W. B. Hope, Janie - Home. Mrs. M. L. Carroll. W. S. Willis. J. R. Lindsay, Mattie Jenkins, L. B. Ashe, If. F. . Cobb. John Wessley Ross, col., Joseph M. - Herndon. Ann Neely. col., Janie Lou Johnson. col., James E. Gettys. Mrs. J. A. Lee, Loan A Savings Bank, Mrs. K. H. White, Truman D. } Turner. James Henry McGill, Mrs. L. G. ' Baber. Mrs. Onnie Knox, Miss Sallie Knox. W. F. Jackson, Mrs. Anna Hughes, Mrs. ' Jennie H. Reid, W. T. Moore, J. E. Johnson. P. W. Love. J. G. Wardlaw, Jr., C. H. KelJ ler. Miss Agadel Moore, Mrs. R. C. Allein. Miss Kate Ratchford. Miss M. M. Latta, F. C. Riddle, Deaconess Gadsden, J. H. Boyd. Robt. Withersoon, Miss Rosa B. Steele, Mrs. Annie 1 C. Riddle. Miss Janie Hall. Miss Myrtle Ball. r Jno. D. Stewart, Jno. R. Caldwell. Mrs. W. | W. Jenkins, Mrs. Rachel McSwain, Miss Harriet Witherspoon. W. E. Ferguson. Miss Beula Ferguson, Miss Minnie Ferguson. Mrs. Agnes Ferguson, John G. Ferguson, Cody W. Ferguson. Harry Ferguson. R. C. Allein. A VISIT TO CAMP SEVIER There are not as many soldiers at Camp Sevier. Green villa now, as there have been, but still there are some ' twenty to twenty-five thousand men 3 in the camp, and others are expected t to arrive there within the next week or two that will bring the camp up to 1 its full complement of around 40.000 men. The camp at Greenville is to be | made strictly an Infantry camp, and " all branches of the service now represented in the big camp are to be sent to other stations?Camp Jackson 1 Camp Wadsworth and elsewhere. It - is understood that the camp la to be ' given an entire equipment of barracks and other buildings Instead of I the tents now in use and everything is . to be given a character of permanence. A sewerage system to cover the entire camp is also among the plans that are , being talked about. > While strolling around the camp on , Sunday with James D. Grist, the re> porter passed through Paris. As we walked down one of the streets a I Ulli M|>|M.-Uin IV# tiumuauv;, anity, to gratitude. There are thou-Vuhrnr^S. SJ'V women, more especially women, who are giving al they have to the cause of humanity undergoing trial and tribulation, dan ger and hardship, and frequently lay ing down their very lives in behalf o the soldiers on the battlefield. Th world has never seen the like befor ?no, not in all the history of th past. These people need help am support from back home. Every dolla contributed, every cent contribute*] will be just that much help to som sick or wounded soldier who has in euired his sickness or his wounds ii our defense, and that the people o York county will help, help till it hurts we have no fear. BULLY FOR YORK York county has oversubscribed he Liberty loan apportionment by $159, lifio. The county's apportionment wa $447.MtO, and the county lias actuall; subscribed $607,250, all the communi ties having gone over except York ville, which fell short by only $5,100 Here are the apportionments of th different communities and the amount subscribed by each, as kindly furnish ed to The Enquirer by Mr. C. I*. Cold county chairman for the eastern di vision, the first figures being the ap puriionmcnt and the second the tota amount subscribed: Apportionment Toti Community. Subscriptio Clover $ 29.1U0 $ 61,70 Fort Mill 24.700 37.50 Hickory drove.... 9.400 9.50i Itoek Hill 277,500 392,65' Sharon 21,000 25,001 York ville 86,100 81,001 Total $447,800 $607,351 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE [ The Democratic executive commit I tee met yesterday after the adjourn rnent of the county convention, will J. A. Marion, the chairman, presiding The duly accredited members of th< committee are as follows: Bethel. T C. Harnett: Bethany, George A. Mc Carter: Blairsville, S. A. Mitchell Mullock's Creek, J. C. Kirkpatrick Clover, A. J. (Juinn; Coates's Tavern \V. II. Spencer; Kbenezer, J. F. Wll liams; Filbert, J. Q. Hall; Fort Mill C. I'. Hlankenship: Forest Hill. J. D H. Currence: Hickory drove, J. S. Wllkelson; Less lie. 11. 1\ Lesslie; McCon nellsville. W. R. Kerr: Newport, A McF.-ulden: New Zion. M. S. Carroll Ogden. : Hock Hill No. 1, Hem ry Massey; Hock Hill No. 2. \V. H Wilson. Jr.; Sharon. ; Smyrna : Tlrzah. H. H. Allison: York ville No. 1. N. S. Hlack; Yorkville No 2. J. C. Wilborn. Chairman Marion was authorized t< use his discretion in the selection o a secretary. In compliance with a petition askinf for the same, the committee author ized the organization of a new club t( be known as Hopewell DemocratU club, and the establishment of a voting precinct at Hopewell school house J. C. Kirkpatrick of Bullock's Creeltownship. gave notice of a request foi provision to organize still another clul in Mullock's Creek township, and th< understanding is that thr committei will act upon the presentation of th< necessary ]?etition. ABOUT PEOPLE Mrs. John K. Benfleld of Yorkville spent several days last week In Co lumbia. Mrs. J. J. Jones of Yorkville R. F D. No. 3. Is in the Pryor hospital Chester for treatment. Mr. J. R. Massey of the Soldier*! Home. Columbia, visited relatives a Ttrzah and Ebenezer last week. Mrs. Tcharner DeOraffenreid anc children or Ashland. Va.. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Starr In Yorkville Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hall and chib dren and Mrs. Ell Kendriek of York, ville. spent Saturday In Charlotte. Miss Julia Smith who has beer spending several months in Union. S C., has returned to her home in York, ville. Mr and Mrs. Virgil Gardener ant Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tucker, of Shelby spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs George J. Allen at Tlrxah. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Adams and son L. H.. Jr.. of Charlotte, spent the week-end with Mrs. Adams's parents Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Clinton, in the East View section. Mr. W. Bedford Moore. Jr.. of Yorkville. has volunteered for Y. M. C. A. work in France. He left for New York last Saturday, and will probably sail t for France very shortly, maybe within a week or two. Mr. Moore understands that his work will be with the French army: but when he left he was not informed as to the exact capacity in which he would l>egln work. He is over the draft age and feeling that he wanted to render such service as he could, chose the Y. M. C. A. as the service in which he thought he would be of most use. Information has been received of the promotion of Lieut, Kit-hard A. Fulpof the Fort Mill Light Infantry to the captaincy of Company E, One Hundred and Eighteenth Infantry, at Camp Sevier. The friends of Captain Fulp are gratified at this advancement 'l Captain Fulp has been connected with the local militia organization for a . number of years and has always been e ;i faithful and efficient man in every capacity. Him brother, Capt. James D. i Fulp. is stationed at Camp Jackson, 1 both of them being sons of Mrs. A. O. { Jones of Fort Mill. t - APPLICANTS FOR CERTIFICATES 1 The regular spring examination of [ applicants for certificates to teach in f the public schools was held in the ? courthouse at Yorkville, last Friday by Superintendent Carroll and Mr. T. K. McMackin of the county board of education. There was an unusually large number of applicants; a large 'i pr"i>ortion of them being Wlnthrop students. Also of course there was r <iuitc a number of negroes. The names of the applicants are as follows: White Applicants. Kilie .NlcCarier. Marion MeCarter, r Mattie Summerford, Viola MeCarter, Clover; Kula I^atham, Frances Plexico, o'Deasa Plexico, Sharon: Nelle M. ' Conrad. Ktlle Mickle, .Velio Mcnden' hall. Margaret Ashe, McConnellsville; ' Nell Schorb Moo. e. Anna White, Wilma Quinn. Yorkville; Virgil Gardener, Ijilttllliorc, W. < neue mumi, v.uy Reeves. Amy N'oely, Bessie Dunlap, ' N'inna Wyatt. Mary A. Jones. Annelle Good. Mary K. Poag. Mary Crelghton. Elizabeth > T lit to. Lillian Martin. Margaret Dillard, Luclle Owinns. Ruth I Steele, Christine Hollen, Kathleen 1 Ouerry, Evelyn rrceeh. Delia Smith, t Margaret Atkinson. Edith Lyles, Maeey Rowers, Mary Rowers, Lola Sapp. Olga Rush, Ivah N'isbet. Sarnh I Truesilale. Louise Sapp, Reulah Porter, Lillian Kirby, Annie Mae Mahoney, r Rock Hill. Colored Applicants. Mary A. L. Jones, Guthricsville; ' James Goudlock, Rock Hill; Annie R. Lewis, Mc<'onnellsvllle: Frances Davis, > Bertha M. Robinson, Lizzie M. White, Rock Hill; Sara E. Gaslin, Hickory Grove, Bessie Lewis, Met'onnellsville; 1 Wllma E. McLean, York; Pluma M. ' Lewis. Met'onnellsvllle, Mary E. Goins, ' York; Mabel White, York; Lorene A. 1 Ingram, York; Minnie Graham, Rock Hill; Eliza J. Irwin, Rock Hill; Bessie Jennings, Rock Hill: Rosa Harden, Rock Hill, Marie Mayfleld, Rock Hill; Ethel Grawford, Catawba; Caroline ' Garvin, York: Pluma Boseman, Guth riesville: A. T. MoDaniel, Rock Hill: 1 Walter Coleman, Rock Hill; Elizabeth Herndon, York: Elizabeth Wright, 1 York: Bertha Corry, Blacksburg; W. R. Boskin, Rock Hill; Erina L. Corry, Blacksburg; T. J. Pearl, Rock Hill; ' Floride E. Pearl, Rock Hill; Isadora ' X. Hall, Smith's Turnout; Rosa Bell Hemphill. York; Essie B. Jones, i Guthriesville: Rosy Dye, Chester: Ces' ley G. Guthrie, Guthriesville; Addle 1 M. Steele. Lcsslie: C. E. Steward, Rock Hill: Vivian D. Gunnings, York; Jessie ' Mussey, Rock Hill; Katie Hope, Lowryville: Lizzie Logan, Grover, X. ' C.; I. Rland, Rock Hill: Ethel Lowry, York: Elva J. Lowry. York; Luvenla Kenion, McConnellsville; Mozelle Hall, Rock Hill; Zora L. Simpson, Rock Hill: Mattie L. Williams. York; Carrie ' L. Jones, Rock Hill; Bertha Bennett, Sharon. jJL.YQBK .COUNTY BOND BUYERft^ , The stream of bond buyers through out the county continued right on up ^ to Saturday nighf. arid the following p additional lists bad been received up e to yesterday morning: l' Sharon and vicinity,?Rev. J. B. Swarm ' Mr*. J. B. Swann. Mian Margaret Gascoigne r J. M. I'lexico, S. B. I'ratl, Kelly Inman, R. H. ' K. Caldwell, E. R. Maloney. E. S. Dowdle. R '' L. Plexico, Mrs. M. J. A. Plexico, A. B. Plex" ico. Jno. M. Nelson. Lee Minter, George Roaehoro, Mrs. Dora L. Plexico, V. K. Plexico, 1 Mr*. V. K. Plexico, Mrs. L,. Belie Allison, mis? ' Libbie Byers, Mr*. M. W. Latham, M. W. LAthum. Mis* Julia McKnlght, Mr*. M. J. Robinson. Frank Craig. J. W. Gaulden, Mrs. D. A. Whisonant, S. L. Faulkner, J. D. Nelson. Miss Mattie Mae White*ides, Jno. R. Blair. William Pratt Ferguson. Miss Reols Faulkner, W. T. Sims, J. C. Blair, T. G. s Dowdle. Mrs. Clorina Dowdle. L. L. Dowdle, Hugh S. Sherer. J. J. Jones, T. R. Pcnningcr, ^ W. P. Whiteside*. Mrs. J. B. Whiteside*, G. W. Good. Hoodtown Camp No. 62. W. O. W.. .* S. L. Blair, B. Earle Ratchford, Miss Geneva ' Jones. J. C. Bankhead. Sallie Scott Erwin, ^ Evelyn Erwin. Minnie Sue Erwin. Mrs. Sallie Cobb. Clyde B. Ratchford. J. I. Williams, Mrs. ~ Stella Smarr Shannon. Mrs. Saliie Latham, W. A. Latham. Hickory Grove and vicinity t?R. J. Castles. ] J. C. McGill. Mrs. H. Mariah Whiteside*. John L. Dowdle. W. T. Dowdle. Terrell Smith, col., il Wilkerson Furniture Co., Wilkerson Mercann tile Co., Hickory Supply Co., J. N. Qulnn, J. 0 R. McGill. E. N. Matthews. W. K. McGill, F. ? T. McGill. Estes Bros., W. G. Westmoreland. 5 Mrs. Myrtle B. Bobbins. H. C. Robbing, M. 0 M. McKnight. J. C. Slaughter, J. D. Smith, D V. D. Howell. A. B. Bankhead. col., R. T. ' Castles. Miss Ella Wilkie, J. R. By rum, Mrs. ~ Carrie Watson. J. W. Leech. J. J. Gilftllan. " Mrs. Nancy C. Leech, Dan Pratt. Mrs. Anna Pratt. J. F. and H. T. Estes, W. A. Cobb, Miss Mary E. Morrow Additional subscriptions from Yorkville and . vicinity:?W. N. Ferguson. Jessie Baber. Henry Peeler. W. N. Bigger. W. J. Mullinax. 1 Mrs. K. H. White. Mable Ashe. Dr. E. Alex ' Crawford. Hugh G. Jackson, Dave E. Jackson, ? Mrs. M. H. Jackson. William Sadler, eol.. King's Mountain chapter, D. A. R., Dr. W. C. Whiteside*, Mrs. S. C. Ashe, Mrs. J. B. ; Croswell. J. S. Briee. Mrs. J. S. Brice, D. T. ; Woods. Rosena Woods, D. T. Woods, Jr., . Joseph Woods. Fannie Boyd. J. C. Thrift, Ada - Curry, Geo. W. Williams, Mrs. Geo. W. Wil, liams. R. H. Moore. Kate Cody. W. E. Ashe. Wade W. Ferguson. S. M. Long. Mrs. J. F. Faulkner. Mrs. R. E. Montgomery, A. C. young chap wearing a uniform, greeting Jim like this: "1 got it," and his face was wreathed in smiles. He reached tor his pocketbook and pulled out an honorable discharge from the service. He was formerly a member of the ll&th infantry and was but a boy of about lb years of age. He wasn't able to stand the soldier game, and since last fall had been trying to get nis discharge. He didn t get it any too soon either, because it is common gossip that the llsth will be on its way over within the next few weeks. The kid said he was going home and settle down and behave himself as a private citizen. Possibly he will and possibly he won t. The thing is in his blood now and no sooner out the possibility is he will want back again. Except for the calendar and the large number of soldiers who are at leisure one wouldn't know that Sunday means more than just a day In the week at Sevier. There wasn't any .inning going on, but almost ever}' other camp activity was in full swing. Scores of the big army trucks were passing here ami there ull the time, many four-mule wagon teams were performing various tasks, officers were passing continuously in their motorcycle sidecars and going ut a pace thp.t would indicate that there was something very important ahead or something very pushing from the rear. James L>. Grist is now serving with the W- M. t\ This is the department of supplies and these men are all quartered to themselves some three hundred yards away from the big warehouses of the camp. The men of this corps are practically all professional men and include bookkeepers, clerks, printers, plumbers, stenographers. typewriters, and men of almost every other profession. There are quite a number of Jews in the corps. These ure quartered at the lower end of the company street, and the boys have dubbed this section, "Palestine" and "Little Jerusalem." The Jewish soldiers arc said to be hard workers and give close attention to their business. Among other places visited was the artillery dugouts and trenches. The infantry trenches are quite interesting, but as compared with the trenches and dugouts of the artillery section, they arc but playhouses. The artillery trench is entered almost at a level, and by successive steps and twists and turns one finally finds himself underground some twenty-five or thirty feet. Some of the trench system is open at the top, and some of it has been covered over with timber, boards and wire and camouflaged with leaves, dirt, grass, etc. The artillery trench at Sevier would probably take care of two or three batteries. There was a baseball game In progress on the grounds Sunday morn lng. A learn re|iresenun? me nui Aviation section and another representing the lor.th Ammunition Train, were the contestants just at the time. The aviators included some extra good hall players and easily defeated the ammunition hoys. Kvcry regiment at Sevier has Its own regimental hand and every one of these organizations has been brought to a high suite of perfection as each is in charge of a leader of ability and he keeps the hoys on the job some five or six hours a day. Sunday afternoon one of these bands gave a concert in the big auditorium in Greenville. There were possibly 1,500 to l.xOtr people who heard the music. There were more visitors to Camp Sevier during Thursday. Friday, Saturday and Sunday than there has been since the camp was established. They came from Tennessee, North and .South Carolina and a few other states. Mothers and fathers, wives, children and sweethearts were there in droves and Greenville was crowded to the extreme limit. Securing a room, a bed or even a cot in a hotel was all but impossible, and unless one had friends who could accommodate him. or rank strangers were charitable, the visitor had a hard time of It. But to the credit of Greenville be it said that hundreds of her residents have put jihggaelves to much inconvenience to take fgfe"o*trrB t?TRfugnn ' who have been going to the town to 1 visit their soldier boys. WITHIN THE TOWN ? The Xcel.v mill team defeated n , Clover baseball team in Yorkville last Saturday afternoon by a score of it' to 3. ? The government of most South i Carolina towns has risen to a point 1 where they will no longer stand for carnivals. ? Sometimes we are inclined to wonder whether the reason of bringing | these unspeakable carnival shows to , this place is because the finances of the town have sunk to such a low ebb that the salaries of town officials are not to he met otherwise. l>~.. O.V.,,.b fill.. ?n.l vicinity sold J.tl.fiOO worth of Liberty loan iionds during the campaign just closed. The following won the service medal by selling ten or more bonds each during the last eight days of the drive: William Carroll, Mason Carrol). Frank McElwee, Alf Carroll, Joseph Wood, O. K. Crist, Wm. Inman, George Williams. ? Sidney Miskclly, Company 1), 103th engineers, Camp Sevier, Robert Dunlap, supply company, 11 Nth infantry, 30th division. Clarence Caldwell, Roy Whitcncr, Walter Wliitener, I-awrence Martin, Kdward Connolly and Fred Ware, American expeditionary forces, are to bo added to the list of soldiers from tho Yorkvillc Graded school. ? There was the smallest number of people in town last Saturday thut has been seen so far this spring. The town has grown to be a wonderfully busy place on Saturdays, especially of late; but last Saturday was a good day for plowing and most of the farmers forgot all about the usual Saturday half holiday. ? Mr. O. E. Wilklns. president of the First National bank, says there is no question of the fact that the war savings certificates are the best securities that have been offered by the government; and if it had not been for the condition limiting individual holdings to $1,000, the whole Issue would have been gobbled up long ago. ? The weekly prayer meeting for divine guidance and blessings on the people in the great crisis through which the world is passing, is con-1 tinning this week In the Associate Reformed church. All who so desire gather nt from 6 p. m. to 6.10 p. m.. each day. and the meeting commences at 6.10. There is nothing formal about the meetings and everybody who desires to attend, is welcome. ? Rev. J. L. Oates, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, is to spend a month doing pastoral work among the soldiers in Columbia. He goes more especially on account of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian boys; but of course he will do all the good he can wherever he can. Mr. Oates's action in the matter has been determined by a request of the A. R. f. synooicai commiuec on cvanKrium to the session of the local church. The proj)0?ition is that the church continue Mr. Gates's salary while in Columbia and that the committee see to the filling of his pulpit during his absence. The session was unanimous in the conviction that their pastor should take up the work: but the final decision of course, was left to him. ? There was considerable liquor in evidence around the carnival on two nights, especially on Thursday night, when there was quite a knock-down and drag-out fight between some of the visitors to the place, the show people and the police. One or two people were pretty well banged up. There is no positive evidence as to where the whisky came from: but common rumor had it that it got to Yorkville by way of Rock Hill. It is said that considerable quantities of liquor are being brought to Rock Hill by certain of the trainmen from Jacksonville and other points. By the time the whisky reaches the consumer It is said to cost from $6.25 a quart up. It is a fact that there is not a great deal of whisky in thi evidence around this place these da>s: lit' but at times there is more Jr less ch of it. en ? A one-armed man of the John Doe ,hl description, who gives his nume as \V. Si. Rogers. with the assurance that *?f hts real name is something else, was an committed to jail last Saturday on the he charge of stealing a suit of clothes 'h< front Hanks McKtnney at R. D. Dor- va sett's boarding house. Shortly after Rogers had left town. Mr. McKinney so> nttssed his clothes, and he appealed to Sheriff yuinn. who learned that the man had gone to Hustonia. The sher- aP ilf telephoned Haslonia and Rogers r0i was arrested as lie undertook to lea\e P'< the train from the blind side. Rogers promptly confessed the theft and agreed to come l?ack without a retjui- ***' sition. He had between forty and 001 fifty dollars in cash on his person. w? There is a supposition that he might ' have had something to do with the robbery oi ine >outncrn station, nui there is no evidence to that effect. ^ ? In his last Sunday morning sermon, Kev. J. 1? Oatrs launched a most ( terrific arraignment on the town counoil lor bringing the 'carnival" to this place. All that he could see to it was tji} that the members of the council a ' wanted money, and were willing to de- ^ b.'iuch the young men of the commu- tjjt nity for a paltry hundred dollars. He orj referred to the efforts of the United States government and the state gov- ,.0( eminent to uplift the moral quality of f?| the communities around the canton- col netils as a measure of national safety, and then the town council for a hundred dollars, bringing debauchery to sixteen year old boys right in our own community. He had nothing to say against the poor creatures who were running the show. He did not consld- th< er them responsible. His view was an that the shame of it ull rests upon the V(., town council, which Is actuated only by greed for money. 110 0 mi BETTER PAY FOR TEACHERS 111 The trustees of the rural schools of York county have put themselves on record as recognizing the justice of _ more adequate conijiensntion for erticient teachers, and have pledged them- ^ selves to use their best efforts to improve the situation as to salaries as far as possible. " This was the most important de- ^ velopment of a county meeting of the p, trustees which assembled in the court- I house on the call of Superintendent of "" Education Carroll last Saturday. An- rj.t other outcome of the meeting was a recommendation for careful conxld- *'<1 eration of the idea of releasing the children for fall farm work by holding t.j, a two inontha' school term during the tin summer from July 15 to September 15, or approximately during that period. < Also there was adopted a resolution ' " approving and endorsing the establishment of the state bureau for the | appointment of teachers. Notwithstanding the fact that it was a good day for farm work, and jjj there were few other visitors in town during the morning, there was a large attendance of trustees. There was pa present more than fifty of them from all sections of the county and ull but eight or ten of the fifty-seven districts I were represented. toi The meeting was culled to order by B. Superintendent of Education Carroll fix and was addressed by that oilicial and Jn also by Dr. \V. S. Stokes, registrar of W, the South Carolina Teachers' Employment bureau, representing State Superintendent of Education Swearingen, H and by Prof. J. \V. Thomson of VVlnthrop. Also there was inforinul free ?... .!!*_ | UlSCUSSIon OI VHHUU9 Iiuaumu u..lerent trustees, who evidenced a deep and intelligent concern in the prob- ( lenis confronting the schools. .. In calling the meeting to order, Mr. * Carroll said he felt like making an apology to the trustees for calling | them from their work at such a busy H. time; but in view of the demands of R. the situation he could see no other Br way for* U,"TTntP 115' flan gfk*n1iL'& ''ft* IW deed to see such a large and represen- \v tatlve attendance. While he recognized that it was not In the power of the meeting to take action thut would be binding upon unybody, still the situation presents very serious problems that are appreciated by everybody, \y and it is important to discuss this \y situntion with a view to arriving ut r, some common ground with reference to the employment of good teachers. The pay of teachers, good teachers, lias all along been too low, he said; but now since there has been such a startling advance in the cost of living, this pay has grown to be ridiculous. He knew of cases of good tenchers who after having worked hard over a long school term during whtch they lived as economically as possible, were obliged to send to their parents or other relatives to get the money with q, which to return home. He did not q, want to be understood as recommending an indiscriminate raise of salaries, regardless of etllclency, as inefficient teachers were not cheap at any price; Bt but it is very well to recognize the M fact that we cannot continue to se- ne cure efficient teachers at the old scale J. of salaries, because there is too much J. demand for them and too much op- It. portunity for them in other lines of J. work. Mr. Carroll quoted President St Wilson as saying that whatever we la] do in this war, we must continue the support of our schools, and while It is quite possible that some sections of the state may fall by the wayside in J." the stress that is creeping upon us, he hoped that this would never have to ' be said of York county. Continuing to another phase of the situation, Mr. , Carroll referred to the fact that last * fall many farmers found it necessary to take their children out of the schools to help gather their crops and there was reason to anticipate that CI this same thing would happen to a f;. greater extent next fall. He had never found any satisfaction in divided school terms. It meant Inconvenience and loss of time in fretting started, vtl etc.. hut under a situation where it looked like a summer term or none at all the question of a summer term was Sa worth serious consideration. (;. Dr. Stokes, who said he had been y. closely identified with school work all his life and who was personally acquainted with a large portion of the people in the state, explained that he had come up as the representative of Mr. Swearlngen, who was unable to J"* be present, because of an engagement elsewhere. He paid a high tribute to " Mr. Sweuringen's work in connection with the organization and development ga of the educational system of South wl Carolina, and said that although Mr. 1 Swearingen is physically blind, he has sh a clearer view of the needs of the pub- w< lie school system of South Carolina ha than any other man in the state, and tai has done more to develop the same, vll He explained the workings of the state de bureau for the employment of teach- an ers and pointed out its advantages tlr over private bureaus to both teachers ga and patrons, to teachers especially in dl< that It was able to give them for a slf dollar what often cost them a large part of their salaries in case of pri- mt vate bureaus. He corroborated all att that Mr. Carroll had said as to the is inadequacy of the salaries of teachers. D? and the impossibility of maintaining efficient teaching material on any no such basis. He paid a fine tribute to sei the splendid public service that is sh rendered by the faithful and efficient rei teacher; but at the same time made eW it clear that he was concerned, not so th< much as an advocate of the teacher, foi as of the public welfare, for while the Mi past generation got along in a way wc w'hout adequate educational facill- tio ties, we cannot hope for the same ed fate for the coming generation. Prof. J. W. Thomson, who had drop- de ped into the meeting on his way back B. to Winthrop from the western part pri of the county, was called upon by the en chairman, and offered a few pointed vei observations. He agreed with both the of preceding speakers on the salary ques- ga tlon; but went on to offer the sugges- 1 tion that the trustees might do a great Mi deal in Increasing the efficiency of the ths teachers by holding them to stricter be accountability for their work. In cases tlv where teachers prove inefficient they th< should not be dismissed with recom- no: mendations that would enable them to ttv impose on other trustees. Also he kil said that there is considerable waste Wl in the schools because of unequal di- He vision of labor, more especially in the j matter of too much teaching force for noi ? lower and higher grades and too f tie for the Intermediate grades. The n ildren of the intermediate grades are a titled to much more attention than 1 ?y are getting as a rule. Also he n essed as the principal qualification > a good teacher willingness to work a d determination to get results, and gave instances of where these qua)- t ations had proved of incalculable C lue to different communities. a At the conclusion ot rror. mom- ? it's remarks. Trustee J. H. Steele of e ;k Ridge district, offered a resolu>11 which was unanimously adopted tl proving and endorsing the state hu- u iu for the enrollment of and em- t> yyment of teachers. The following, offered l?y Superin- tident of Kducatlon Carroll with Dr. a okes in the chair, was adopted after t nsiderable discussion, all of which !> is favorable: d Resolved. That we. the trustees of d >rk county, recognize that the com- tl nsation received by the teachers of c r common schools is not adequate efficient service, and that we de- e te our efforts to securing com pen lion on a more liberal basis than a s heretofore prevailed. ii The matter ot summer terms was ii trussed at length and although it u jKared that all of the trustees who C like on the subject recognized the p (advantages of such terms, under r. iinary circumstances, still, as a mat- i of exjiediency. it was decided to f> ommenti summer work t?> the careI t onsideiation of the trustees of the e unty. c ? S COUNTY CONVENTION Fhe Democratic party of York t< unty met in biennial convention In " > courthouse at Yorkvllle yesterday H re-orpanizeu tor wir in.-*, n>u ,, ill's by the flection of John A. Ma- a in. Esq.. of Yorkville. county chair- J| in. and W. B. Wilson, Jr.. of Koek {J II, state executive committeeman. The following were elected deletes to the state convention. each th the privilege of naming his own ernate: I>r. J. H. Saye, at larse; . I Brandon. Bethel; J. Frank Ashe. ,| thesdn: J. S. Wilkerson. Broad Itlv- t< J. H. Jjitham, Bullock's (.'reek: 1). '' 1 .esslie. Catawba: J. K. Williams, 1 leiu-zer; J. 1- Spratt. Fort Mill; J. " rby Smith. Klmr's Mountain; Thos. Mcltow. York. I; In the absence of the county chair- U in. B. J. White, the convention was t lied to order by Dr. J. H. Saye. sec- tl ary of the executive committee. t< Temporary organization was effect- r by the election of W. M. Dunlap w chairman, and J. Boyd Oreiuhton tl secretary, and the committee on s dentials rejiorted the follow imr as _ list of duly accredited delegates. Bethany. !. A. Mc"arter. I', (ioforth. .1. W. j-, irsley, Jim Sistar. J. A. Batterree. M Bethel. o It. S. Itlddle. T. C. Barnett. K. N. " Her, W. W. Stnnton. Blairsville. | I I llniitiiv U* Y \1 ilnn. l' II K >otl, J. H. Shew. K Bullock's Creek. I T. E. Blair, Glenn Blair, J. I". Kirktrick. 1 Clover. E I. J. Campbell, J. C. Ford, T. P. Clini. It. M. Robinson, A. J. Barrett, W. n Harvey, IX C. Turner, D. B. Par- ? ill, J. B. Wood, J. A. C. I.ove, F. H. v ckson, J. E. Clinton. J. F. I'ursley, ti . B. Hasans. H. A. Falls. g Coates's Tavern. II. C. Simpson. S. \V. Ferguson, \V. j, Spencer. y Ebenezer. e B. H. Matthews, J. F. Williams. l! Filbert. C. W. Betchlcr, W. M. Stowe, T. T. .'Abee, B. W. White. j, Fort Mill. o S. H. Epps. C. I'. Blunkenshlp, W. Crook, J. H. Sutton, W. H. Jones, P. Harris, W. P. Epps, Andy own, S. P. Sutton, J. It. Halle, J. . M?tnh?.on [ V. p PflrHfr W. H. C Indie, S. H. Sutton. Forest Hill. S. S. Glenn, B. It. Love. S. S. ltaird. , Hickory Grove. \ W. F. McGIII, S. C. Wilkerson, J. M. ? ilkerson, Jno. S. Wilkerson, W. M. ' lute, W. S. Wilkerson. It. A. Foster, ' f*v. E. Myers. I Lesshe. D. P. I-esslle, W. S. I .ensile, W. L. , }>?!. I McConnellsville. \ J. F. Ashe, J. M. Love, J. E. Har- ^ aw, J. T. Crawford. ' Newport. J. A. McFadden, J. J. Farls. j New Zion. ( J. I. Bolln, Jack McCarter, Mllus r irroll, J. T. McKnight, (J. Ross Mc- ' irter. 1 Rock Hill No. 1. , IX Hutchison. W. T. Poag, T. F. ( II, J. T. Glvins, O. K. Williams, J. i . Deschamps, J. A. Moore, J. B. Fen- j 11, It M. London. C. M. Whlsonant, B. Miller, J. E. Gettys, L. G. N'unn. ? Ed. Reld, J. It. Shirley, J. J. Roach, i I- Kerr, E. G. Jones, Peter Ihrle, l F. Reld. W. M. Dunlap. \V. B. ? eele. Clarence McCrorey, Fred Dunp, W. H. Moore, Eugene Holler. Rock Hill No. 2. J. It. Miller, W. B. Wilson. Sr.. W. Wilson, Jr., J. B. Creighton, J. It. . okes, H. 11. White. W. W. Miller. A. B.vnum, E. E. Poag. H. M. Dunlap. ' K. Chrltzburg, F. C. Poo, J. C. I rk, W. C. Hutchison, H. E. Ruff, j W. Moore. J. B. Sloan, T. O. How- | s, T. B. Dunlap. A. C. Izard. ) Sharon. c T. ft. I'ennlnger. J. A. Whilrsidcs, e tarley Gourley, John R. Cobb, Walter Jf Hayes. J Tirzah. 0 C. C. Hope, J. S. Sadler. J. M. ( impbell. It. C. Jackson. t Yorkville No. 1. J. E. Stroup. J. K. Lowry, John S. 1 indifer, A. L. Black. J. I). Clark, W. " Whlto, J. D. Land, F. C. Black, T. c McDow, J. K. Hart. Yorkvill* No. 2. ^ It. E. McKarland, (}. W. S. Hart, J. t Wlll?orn. J. A. .Mai Ion, L. 15. Thomp- t n. J. \V. Love, J. B. Scott. W. J. a well. J. B. 1'egram, Rev. J. E. Ma- u flfey, S. E. Jackson, Walter Barron, j III Ixiwry, E. M. Shiltlnglaw. j A motion to make the temporary or- 1 nization permanent was carried t thout opposition. 1 The counting of noses had already r own that the Reform Democrats a re in a minority by reason of their s ving been given but small represen- r lion from the Rock Hill and York- c le precincts and the failure of Og- 1 n and Smyrna to send delegates, r d the proceedings developed but lit- > friction. The Conservative dele- I tes had everything their way and v i not fail to take everything in i rht. Mr. C. K. Creitzburg of Rock Hill, Y ide a brief talk in which he called fi lention to the fact that the country r at war. and urged the necessity of Ii mocratic harmony. j W. B. Wilson. Jr.. of Rock Hill, r minated Mr. John A. Marlon. Con- t rt'oHvo fnr thp rnuntv rhnirmnn- r Ip. and ho being the nominee al- < idy agreed upon by his faction, the jj ction was unanimous. Mr. Epps c en nominated John R. Hart, Esq.. state executive committeeman, and a r. Hart hart having stated that he r mid not serve under any consldera- i m, Mr. W. B. Wilson, Jr., was elect- c without opposition. a Before proceeding to the election of c legates to the state convention. W. f Wilson, Jr., offered a resolution c, ovlding that since York county is p titled to ten delegates, the conntion elect one delegate from each the nine townships and one dele- : te at large. JJ Dr. I. J. Campbell tried to amend c \ Wilson's proposition by providing 8 tt the delegates from each township 8 allowed to nominate a represents- ^ e in the state convention and that 81 9 convention elect the delegates so JJ minated by the township represents- " es. Dr. Campbell's proposition was led by a viva voice vote and Mr. Ilson's proposition was likewise car- J d. n \fter a recess of a few minutes, G minatlons were made from the dif- e / erent townships. R. S. Kiddle nomU iated J. D. IJ. Currenee from Uelhtl, nd Thos. F. McDow nominated T. Kd Irandon. Opposing candidates were ominated in Bullock's Creek, Fort till and King's Mountain townships, nd tor delegate at large. The test of strength was made in he ease of the Bethel nominees, the 'onservatixes xoting for Mr. Brandon nd the Reformers for Mr. Ourrence? >ith the rtsuit that Mr. Brandon was lected. .xb to 64. It having thus been made clear that he Conserxatives had an unquestioned laiorit), the other Reform candidates o save time were withdrawrf. A resolution was offered by Thomas '. McDow. expressing approxal of tin ction of the I'nited States in entering he world war. endorsing all that had eon done by tlio president in the eonwet ot the war and pledging our lust rop of blood and our last dollar in he proseeutton of the war to a suoesstul conclusion., This resolution was adopted with nthusiastic unanimity. Dr. J. H. Saye presented a petition sking for tht establishment of a vottg precinct at Hopewell school house i Mullock's (.'reek township, and the latter was referred to the county excutive committee. Mr. J. t\ Kirkatrick also asked for the establlshlent of another precinct in Mullock's 'reek township ami this was also rerred to the executive committee. I'pcn 'he call of the list of executive orimittoemen elected by the different luhs, it d? veloped that Ogden and inyrna were unrepresented. Air. \\". (J. Hayes reported J. A. V'hittsides as the executive commit email from Sharon. Dr. J. H. Saye latcd that it had been umhistood that s chairman of the Sharon precinct uvting, '10 wax executive committee, utn. It was not niaile clear whether n executive commltteoinnn hud I won ctually elected ami the niatter wax i ferred hack to the club for such nclon tin might be necessary. LOCAL LACONICS 'o*t Oak School Clotod. Post Oak school. Miss Kmma Purs?y, teacher, closed Its session last Frllay afternoon after u very satisfucory term. A box supper given for the enclit of the school Inst Wednesday vening. netted 127. lock Hill's Handsome Subscription. The final day's work In Kock llill ist Saturdu> for tin* third Liberty an ran the city's subscriptions up to 3H2.t>50, which is fll.l.lfiO more than he city was asked t< subscribe. The idal number of bond buyers is 1.697, cprescntlntr a bond for every ten bite persons in the community, tilliough there were several colored sub* cribers. (ought Saving* Stamp*. John It. J/Ove, carrier on King's 'reek No. 1. sends the names of the allowing purchasers of war savings lamps on his route during the month f April, with the number of such tamps bought by each: \V. N. digger, I; W. J. Mull max. 1; 1). S. Peeler. ft: . N. Peeler. 20: M. It. Kails. 1: Mrs. I. A. McKlwee. 1; Miss IteOln Katllker. 0; Miss Kate Faulkner. 6: S. t:. 'aulkner. 1; W. M. Kaulkner, ltd: ink Huskey, 1; It. I? diggers, t: W. i. Wright. 1: John Thompson, col., 1; >. II. Hemphill, colored, 1. lastview School. There was an Interesting and well endered programme In connection rith the closing exercises of the Fastlew school. Miss Louise Kirkpatrlck, I'ncher. last Saturday. The proramme. which consisted for the most art of songs, recitations and dia?gues, was opened with prayer by lev. H. 11. Waugh, pastor of the 'orkvllle daptist church, who also loscd the proceedings with a carefulc prepared address. The Eastview chool is held by the patrons to have one some exceptionally good work urlng the term Just closed, and Miss liikpatrirk has aKr?c<l to tench anthor term (luring the summer. ON THE FIGHTING FRONTS [yif^in^Francy?N?w Off?n?iv Look d for in Italy. The battle lines In France have la-en -omparatively quiet for more than a veek; but indications are that the nemy Is pfeparlng to launch another lift drive against the Allies, either in 'landers or l'iccardy and in northern Italy. After taking Mont Kemmel just x>uth of Vpres, the Germans made a tremendous assault toward the adjoining hill to the west; but were repulsed villi such fearful losses that the vholo offensive broke down for tlxime being. The common understanding is that sinre their last repulse the Germans ia\e men getting themselves together or still another more extensive atxl nore powerful assault and the Allies. >n their part have been organizing for he defense. While it is known that the losses of he Allies have been very heavy, it s believed that the losses of the Germans have been much heavier in pro>ortion. The indications are that the Austriins are preparing to make another big nove against the Italians, but It is beloved that the Italians are in a |*>iltion to hold their ground. MERE-MENTION One of the long range guns that he Germans have been using in tlx>omburdment of I'aris, is said to have teen knocked out of business last 'riday by a successful shot from a 'rencli gun Metal buttons are to h> substituted for the chevrons of r.onommissfoned officers. It is estimatd that the cloth used for chevrons rould be sufficient for 100,000 unlorms It is estimated that the ierinan army includes about 8,000,00 offi-ptlvo men An effort of erman pHKonera at Fort Mcl'herson o escape by discing: a tunnel was rustated last Friday When 200 takers at Buffalo, N. Y., went on a itrfke Friday, after receiving an inrease in wagea, claiming one hour >er week lesa time, the Federal food idministrator took charge of three of he largest bakeries, closed up seveneen others and told the proprietors hat the government bakeries would upply them General Pershing has ippolnled MuJ. General James W. Mctndrew as his chief of staff of the American expeditionary forces *he government at Washington has >egun a vigorous hunt for platinum, ["he metal is hadly needed for the nanufacture of munitions and every I :rain of the metal that can possibly be ecu red is needed During the nonth of April the gold production if the Cripple Creek, Col., district was 1.002.522 More than 2,000 papernakers of the vicinity of Watertown, {. Y., have returned to work after laving quit work in the face of a working agreement made by their mlon officers to continue until July 1. ...Because Jersey City landlords lave raised rents in order to run out amities with childrpn the direetnr r>I evenue of the city, has declared that te will see to It that the taxes on such iroperties are Increased as a punishnent ... .A report from Geneva is to he effect that Prince von Buelow will irobably soon be made chancellor of lermany. as Chancellor von Hertilng** losition is reported as precarious beause of his stand on certain questions. ..." The Federal district court sitting t New York has issued a dissolution estraining order against the Victor 'alking Machine Company because of hargee of violation of the Sherman nti-trust laws A 25-pound bomb. amouflaged In a dinner pail, was ound on board one of the 4,500 tons omposite vessels under construction at 'ortland. Ore., Friday. ? Miss J. M. Perry of Greenville, has lie distinction of being the first South larolina woman to apply for adminion to the bar. She was before the upreme court for examination on last 'hursday. It was only at the last seaIon of the general assembly that wolen were permitted to practice law In outh Carolina. ^ ? The Eighty-first division at Camp ackson. Gen. Chaa. J. Bailey in comland, is being moved to Camp Sevier, ireenville. Just vacated by the Thirtlth division.