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Scraps and ?act$. ? Tfcf Hntish gov?-rnm?-nt hasstrw-l a ti-rrittc Mow at tin- Sinn F?-in s> ilitionHiH or l.<-lan?J. It ha?l Ih'-ii : ;< pan-nt toi som*- tim?- that this .-<??-i ? aouM Id' srtisfl'ii with nothing anlouhl M- i ifi' ih-?i ill fio possihh way Not long ago tin- British gov?-iam.i, skui'-'I positive vhh-m - of an oigan lz?'<i plan to hrmg ahout an ii|irisin: among Irishmen rti th?- interest o 'dinmri). Without any warning what all Sinn Fein h-aih-t s to tin miriilxT ot several hun<li?<i, w?r 'juiotly arnstM ami lou<h-<J on ship* Tin- movement was thorough am complete. There was litth or no re sistanco anywhere, an<i almost no r?volver play. Tin- conspirators w?t picked op so fully ami so corn plot <1 that iln io was hut litth- hit to stir 11] a ri-volt i-ither now or h?-r?-alt?-r. -- Alexander I-'. K< r'-nsky, who lxi-aiiM i?ii iiii?-r oi liussia in July. 1 !>1 * arul na.i deposed in Xove-inhe i i.y in liiiNln viki, im < to arrive* in th I"11it -<! Slali-s this we*e*k, ai'ioi'ilini; t< a >f|>oii publishes] in the* X<-xv Y'or 'all. a Socialist oikuii. This iijm.ii sent fit,m Washington. ari'l sai.l t have- originated in authen itatcv source*. states that K< ri*nsk\ wouf probablx arrive at an Atlantic* jM.r yesterday and go <Iii??-tIv to the Itus sian eiiil>a.ssy :it Washington, xvhir is still in i-hurio* ol Moris Itakhetefl aj.jMiinteil ambassador to tin t int' States elmitiK the K< relish\ regime. . di.sj.ati h re*c*ei\*e*el in New York lerent ly frc.in Stockholm <|iiotii| Yladimi Mouit/.etf. a Itussian journalist xvh reac ht'J the Swedish capital, after <-s capita; Iroin Itussia, as saying tlia K* reiish v was sale* ami on his way t tin* 1'iiited States. - The plant of the* Aetna (*h?-mie-ie re,inj,any. about sixteen miles Iron I'lttsleiliu. I'tt.. was destroyed by a t* i rilie* e\|.|osion I,'est Saturday at nooi ami considerably more than a hun ell-eel pe*op|i* W e re* killed. The pi ilH'i i>al piodin t of the j.laut were thus fearful explosives kne.w as T. N. 'I and T. N. A. Tin* llrst intimation ei da niter was a sharp ie*port from ih soda house*. Tli?* rejMirt was no le.ud but th<* men employe-el in tii loiur l.uildiiut knew what it mean and broke tor the e*xits to tlx* loin buildiiiK in which the y we-n* work itu;. Mi-lore the men could jje*t on of the huildiriK the* explosion eaita 1 ....?.. | |,, |j,,. Tin- iiir wiiiiih ... th<- crush w;is such as to tin- ImiliiiiiK. tin ti. machinery ami ev r\tiling IiikIi into tin- air. I flow n u l>oilii-s till to tin- earth in hrokei masses. Tin ri- t'ollowi-il a i|i-tis black smoke ami tin- noxious uusi-s i-n rendered l?y tin- explosion. oven-am li ii ml nils, ma n \ of them fatally. Tli at th shook lor many miles in ever direction. Th?- pro|s-rty loss amount to iniiri- than $1,500,000. Tin- origin o tin- i-x(ilosion is thought to In- iii-rl ili-ntal: hut that is not ih tiniti I known anil it may never he known. ? Tlu- total of tin- thinl l.iherty loai is $4,170,010,050, an over-subscript ioi of 39 |s-r ?-?-nt aliovi- the $3.ouo,imio.iio miniiiiiiiii sought. Tin- number of suh s<-ri|itions was ahout 17,000,000. Kver Federal rt-si'i vi- (listl ii-t ovi-r-siihsci ih tl. tin- Ni-w York district to 1U4 |?ci-llt, lii-itlK till- lowest. These llgliro tin- tn-usiir.v ill-1 lit it tin - ti t explainer may In- changed slightly hy later re |suts. "This is the most successful loai the I'niteii States has olfereil, hoth ii the iiuiiilier of siiliscrihers ami in th amount realized," said Secretary Me Adoo in :i statement. "Kver> suh scription was made in tin- full know) edge that allotment in full was to b ex|M-cted. unlike the first loan, wliei allotiiu-iits were limited to $2,000,000, ooo, and the seconii loan, when allot ments were limited to one-half th over-subscript ions. I congratulate th country on this wonderful result whirl is irrefutahle evidence of the strength patriotism and determination of th American |s-o|ile." Total suhscrip tions to the second loan were $4.01 ii. 000.000, and the amount accepted wn. $3.M)3.000.000. Fledges to the llrst loai ran above $3,000,000,000, hut the loai l f null l)0ii.0(|l(> Suhscrlli ?" ?" the second loan numbered nhot 9,500.0(10 and to the first loan a hoi 4.500.000. ? The 1 Sth quadrennial session ( the Keneral conference of tli?* Met ho dlst h'piseopal chureh. South, charm terizcd as one of the most progressiv ever le-ld in the history of the churcl was adjourned In Atlanta last Satur day afternoon. The conference \vi meet again on tlie first Wednesday i May. 19'-'-. the pine:* to he llxeil l>y eommit tee. A mom; tin outstandin measures (Kissed by the eonl'erein wen- the changes In the wording ? the ritual from the "holy eatholl ehureh," to "Christ's holy chureh: granting of lav rights to women an adoption of the centenary of mission programme authorizing the sum e $35,000,000 to he raised for home an foreign missions and ehureh extensio work within the next five year Changing of the creed and the lait rights measures are to he passe down to annual conferences for rati Mention. Further legislation affect in the ehureh was the (Kissnge of a la< distributing the ehureh into episcops districts, recommendation that th bishops in so far as possible retain district for four years; change in tli law relative to the time limit, makin It possible for a minister to remai more than four years in a pastoral upon the recommendation of the quill terly conference and a majority vot of the presiding elders. Other import ant measures passed Included th changing from the assessment of th various benevolent collections to hudgvt system and their ap|K>rtion inent iiy a committee for the purposi Klght laymen instead of four frot each presiding elder's district now \vi sit as delegates In the annual confer once. ? Opening the Ue?| Cross drive fci a second $100,000,000 war fund wit a speech In New York last Saturda night. President Wilson a nnouneei the purt?osc of the Cnlted States t set no limit on its efforts to win th war. "I have heard gentlemen recent .. i... ...i.i "Hint xv.? must l'i I> lit- ...... fi.000.000 men ready. Why limit it t R.000.000? I have asked of congress t name no limit because connivsis in tends. I am sure as wo all intent that ovory ship that can carry mo or supplies shall go laden upon over vovage with ever> ntan and every sup ply she can carry." The I'nited States the president declared, will not l>o di verted from Its purpose of winning th war hv insincoro approaches on th subject of peace. "I can say with ; clear conscience." he said, "that 1 hnv tested those intentions and have foum them insincere. I now recoimizo.then for what they are?an opportunity t give a free hand particularly in th east, to carry out pun?oses of con quest ami exploitation. Kvory proposn with regard to accommodation in th west, involves a reservation in regan to the east. 1 Intend to stand by Hus sin as well as France." The statemen brought the house to Its feet cheerlnf Gorman rulers, the president declarer are mistaken if they think the I'nitoi States will sacrifice anybody for it own sake. "If they wish peace le them come forward and la their terms on the table. We have lal< ours and they know what they arc. he said. The war. the president do clarcd. is a war to save the world. Th conflict, he said, "will knit the worl together." Dwelling on the duty o Americans to give to the Red Cross the president declared no man coul afford to make money out of the war. ? The most definite figures yet an nouneed regarding Herman losses o the western front this spring hnv been given to the Associated Press i I.ondon. Since the beginning of th offensive on March 21. two hundre and six German divisions have bee on the western front, of which 12C no tually have been engaged on th Somme and Armentleres fronts. Th 20Sth German division, which was on of those suffering most heavily, los 70 per cent of Its effectiveness. Sevei other German divisions were known t have lost more than 50 per cent, am at least seven other divisions nr named as having lost forty to fifty pe cent. Only 40 men to the cornpan were left in the 119th division afte the fighting of March 22 and 23. Th first division was in similar strait after reaching Saillv-Laurette oi March 28. and the 234th division wa weakened similiarly on April 0. On regiment of the Fourth Rrsatz divisioi virtually was annihilated on April 5 On a closely typewritten list of losse to German regiments and divisions en Uasnsl in th?- ?>ff n?iv?- which have |j (, ?n substantiated ! ? IVitish int?-lli- r. (.vnc-i- ollints. there is scarcely a sinsk instance wh? r>' the lossys wn not so ' l.'uiM- as to cause I ions ci if<|>Iit:-r of ' - the y ot the ur.it. While it is - imjiossil.le to inahi tioiri th?se liiruivs ;| . any x.'ift istiwate tto'a! <' ' in.m lor>4,s. it is stiffen ntly .*\ i<|en' tli.it tii<- rainy i-asn ilti<-? liav.. I., -r t xr-i'>-<lint:lN Imivy. lira- -viu? n??>i tlii.s luit is that "/ a!t?r ; falling n|.oii all : \ ?ilal.|.- rv? n t |Hits in tin* \\<-sti-i/i aria. have al r?-ailv Ini n ?otii|?-l|>-i| to iiiatt into i i- ri|<|il>-<l <lr.isioris fin n <liaua !'io.a j i- '? i man> iis'li. iiv^ialini; those GI the 1 'j.i> class. , ; ?hr iitorltf'iUc (Enquirer. y -* * il I' .* I Kntered at the Postotflce at York as " Mail Matter of the Second Class. v t YORK. S. C.: r TUESDAY. MAY 21. 1918. ? " i I I'li-.snli lit Wilson wants thi- Italian j " 11aa Hown toilav in honoi of tlx thiid ii aiiniv i>.-ii> ni Italj's ritr> into tin* ii 1 war. v i, , , Wo do not Hk?- to In null aliont smdi a - thin us; hut win n w ? nix- Sooth \ " Carolina |>olitn-ian, ttiinuini* onl\ of a tils own advantaci and to ii-- I t llort ii|m?i) tin- sinii-rit\ of anothi-r's > ' (mlriot ism. w"i siiii|d> cannot ln-l|i it. ' \\'i ,iii- foi?-i'd to lanah. ii ii U Kvi-r> lit oi i la nioin v snl.si rilii d t fm Iji-d Cross work urns to I I Cms-; ,, work. No pa it ol ji is used lot < i |m nses in t'oiiiK'i'tiuii with tin- raisin-r i, \ nl it, ami ami no pari oi it urns lor s " tin- |ia\iiii-nt ol administration i\" - 1 TIii-ii- w?ii ilion-amis ami hundreds n ' ol llionsamls ol South Carolinians v v ti'in South Carolinians, too who Ii>I v s not want to yo into tliis war. There 1 art- \a ry few whiti- tin-ii in this stati- t ~ now. howi-n r. wlio want to m-i out ol i tin- war this siih- ol <-init|>l<-1 - victory. t< i (tin- oi tin- most striking stati-uii-nts o maih h\ I tow land Campbell Iiisi I'ri- r lay night was to tin- eflWt that ev- n ry Herman is willing to give up vi-rytiling In- has that his countrv a might win- lil'c, property. everything. Ii Tin- tii rin.in is tauuht to believe tin- s state is everything. tin- imliviilual is a nothing, ami tin "tiott mil nits." on s tin- in lis signifies that all they ?lo is > wit * i tin- sanction ol tioil. This may ,| not soiiml altogether agreeable to lis \ Anieriealis. '.oil is not witli those i, misguided tii-ruiaus, hut nevertheless. we must meet them in the same spirit if we i|o not want them to get us. n The ipiestion as to whether a public <ollieial is nccolitllahle to tlie people lie Ii serves lor the amount ol fees lie I'e- v reives, is being raised in liirhlnml j county also. This ipiestion was rtiis- e ed quite prominently in York county a lyw yea)s am. and a two l.\ foyr t judge decided in effect that tin- people I had nothing to do with the matter. I jj- rnt1 omciai win# mmihik iiii* i. tin- pcoph- to know, diil not sit prop- ' '* i t to tako ttn- i|iii'slioii on into tin- pri? maty to sit- wliat a majority ot tin voti-rs tlioucht aliont it ami m-itlu-r It was tin- li-y-al issm- laki-n up to tin- so- i 15 iMTiiii- i-ouit tor final jiiilu-ial ili-tormination. York oounty otlii-ials. howi-vi-r, * y i art- now in unanimous acroi-uu-nt that , if tin- |M-oph- hitvi- a p<-rfi-rl right to t ? know of tin* i-oni|h-nsation limy it- ' .1 > is 1 1 I 'f Patriotic Tribute. i jJ Wi- ha vi-n't tin- In-art to urgi- tin- ( s jii-opli- of York i-ounty to contriluiti- as , y lilnrally as possihh- to tin- lti-il t'ross i ilrivi-. Ini-ausi- wi- fool that to ilo so I ., w'oiilil In- a ri-lli-otion on tln-ir patriot- . iv ism. as woll as tln-ir ci-m-rosily. , Kvoryboily iiinli-rstatuls tin- nolih- si-lf-sai-rilii-i involvi-il in tin- lti-il 1 t'ross wo -k. anil tln-ro a it- nono who . c can ri-main iinmovoil in i-onti-mplation \ n ot tin- unst-llish In-roism of tho sph-n- ' .. <1 lit iiii-u ami womi-n who hnvo i-onsoi i-rati-il tln-ir livi-s ami fortnm-s to this , " truly saon-il o-.tusi-. : To win tin- war without thi- holp ot A a tin- lti-il t'ross woiilil In- impossihli-. , - Wi- iniKht ilo it if tin- tii-rmans itiiln't \ havi- a most |Niwi-rful ami i-t'tioiont or- 1 n , II conization alone this lino; lint tln-> . - Iiavo just siu-ii an organization. ami it * is uioro ilanyi-rous to our oausi- i-vi-n t a- than tin- tii-rmnii armios. Tln-ro is 1 only ono way to suit ossfiilly moot this . j organization. ami that is thiotnth tin- .-i o im-thoil wo hnvo ailopti-il. hy a similar v o organization still moro jiowi rful ami ^ " still inon oilioii-nt. t ? Tho majority of our t?-opli- ari- of a v o kiml who wonhl support an institution " liki- tho Ki-u t'ross out of tin- pun- -| n' com-rosin of thi-ir lu-arts. without tin- i v slichti-st oonsiili nit ion of soll'-intoiT St. v - I'tnlor ooiulitions \vhor?- tho prohal>lo " need of close r-'ialivcs and dear friends v ,, brings thi matter still closer homo to ' 0 all of as, even these will ?lo more, and 1 all will <lo their 'nil share. (l Thi> big drive is on?-on for a w?s-k. 1 ii and when it is over we are satisfied ' t that not one anion;' us will have oe- v *' easion to feel ashamed of the result. s 1 s s Renewal of the Fighting. t Thciv has been comparative quiet on a t the western front for more than three :l t t- weeks: but a renewal of the fightinp | Jj has been in hourly expectation for the s s past several days. t The lull was broucht about by tin- ' * lickinp Germany pot in her efforts to f extend her pains toward Vpres after I . tlx- takinp of Kemmel Hill. The fail- v r ? lire of that onslaupht left the German j armies in sneh shape as to require a tnueh time for re-orpanization. d It has been believed for some days 1 that the re-orpani/.atton of the tier- s - man armies is complete and that the s n t.ic push is to be resumed on as ex- [ l' I n tensive a scale as over, with the Ger- r e mans dead sure that they are poinp r '1 throuph this time and the Allies equal- '' n ly confident that they will hold their jj 0 own more firmly than ever. n e The weather for the past few days v ?' has been Ideal, and that fact has led * ^ to much singulation as to why the o Germans were still holdinp back: but ( ii some are inclined to answer the ques- 0 0 tion with the explanation that the s vr Germans are probably waitinp for J r another mist or fop that will facilitate j, e their approach against the Allies under p * as much cover as possible. a ? As to what Is really the cause of J" e the delay Is not certainty. n n It Is known tfc* army 11 j has l>een cngfef 1 . and the likejs* I n / J J I (. wise and the strength of the Allies ompnted with the Hermans is believ 1 to l>e very much greater than at h- beginning of the .March offensive. Iti.t there is only one thin.; to do lal that is to wait. Terrible and Awful Times. It is not surprising that in the In-, inning our people should look at this r-at world war as a calamity, and it s not surprising that thousands and housarids should still consider it in h.-.t light. Hut is the war really a calamity'.' Hot ore the great conflagration canni|<on us, what was the majority of is doing other than seeking our own Misonal advancement? How many of is were half as much interested in tiei?l;aie of our lellows and oi hiimani> as we were in acquiring wealth, mwer and prestige for ourselves? As a matter oi fact there are still hoiisaiuls and t hoiisaruls who are hinku.g oi nothing in connection with he present situation except as to how hey may advance themselves above In ir lellows. They are not so mill h oiici rued aland winning the war as he> are a I milt how they will stand iter the war is over. Hut. reader, make a careful sumning up of the wonderful change hat has conn over the people around ou. Von will still he aide to note the noun, selfish and tin- grasping. They iave always l ien with you and they t ill always he with you. It is the |m o>le as a whole, rather, that you are si. ?I to consider. Is it not a fact that ou have grown to ! more considertc of your fellows and your fellows iave grown to he more considerate of Oil 7 Ma t he you know people who have lot In i n niovi'il ami mayl??- yon have iot lii'i'ii moved yourself; lait it' so. In so people, as wi ll as yoursi ll. are nut I hi aiitomr the exceptions. The nal majority an- showing evidence of liuhcr conceptions of duty and ivimnsihility to themselves and to otitis. .\nsw?r tin- proposition honestly, s that true or is it not true? ll it is not true that we are heinu nitoil tlc-n indeed is this ureal world nir a calamity; hut if it is true, then dial V Tin sum and suhstanee of it alt is hat althouuh compared with what Ins generation has heen accustomed 0. these he terrilde and awful times. e\ertheh'ss, they are ml and i;lorius times utand and glorious times or those who embrace their opportuitas. Ktivy not the soldier on the hattle Id and neither feel commiseration lor lim. lie has a ureal opportunity for ervic . the same as you. and you have ureal opiMirtunity for service the amc as he. l'ray that he may he iistaiiied in his duty even to the eatli, and see to it that you diseharue our duty to him and your fellow 1.'iii just as you would have hint disharue his duty to thsl and country. I en, it is a ura in I and uhu-ious time it which we are livinu for just as was nee said hy a famous ueiteral that vety soldier carried ;i Held niarshal's iaton in his knapsack, now all indiitluals have within their reach, suhi*et to their choice, credentials to joy teinal. ilntv fliccli'iturful to huiminitv ilii. y <11 sella rgcd 1 o (!<xl. BLEASE ON THE CONVENTION ^ormer Governor Gives His View of the Situation. former (lovernor Mlcasc a IVw days imi gave out tlit* following statoaioiit villi reference to tho iwtit state iinvi at ion: I must say that I am uol at all iiii'iii isi'<l a< tin* action of the state 'ouveiition. because, having looked ivcr the list ol delegates, I expected 0 see" it hitter partisan and factional lisplay. hoth in word and attion. I mi satislied that the convention has itivngthenfd Very much the prosjiects >1' the Ih l'orm candidates in the coning campaign. "There is no question as to the oyalty of all the white |ieople of this date. They are absolutely unanimous n their support of America in the resent world-wide war. and I do not elieve there is a true American in lie t'niou who lor a moment would vish anything hut the greatest deuce of success and speediest victory or American arms. "However. I am very much disapminted in the platform of tin' contention. for it referred to no single sstie confronting: the people of South 'arolina. The loyalty <?f our people is lot an issue. The nation's cause is lot an issue, t'pon that we are all 1 greed. It was profier that the conention hy resolution should reallirm Ids allegiance to democracy :itid to lie nation in this war, hut this contention. hy camouflage so apparent hat it ceases to he camouflage, has mleavored to mislead the people into ii licving that there aiv no state isittes of importance hotli at home and o aid the nation in the successful (induct of the war. There are a iiunher of vital <|iiestions confronting he iicopic as to affairs here tit home, iiiiI every single one of them the coneiition completely and ahsolutely lodged. They have endeavored to vrap the American flag around them, (aiming that they are the only ones vho are loyal, and have attempted to lide behind the flag, making a rich nixturc of patriotism and |KiIitics. Phi v aro absolutely silent as to eduatiin, taxation, pood roads, the state ratvhouse system and asking assistnee of the Federal government in stnhlishing a graikil system for ra^es in all government plants, and nany other matters which are of imnediate and pressing imjiortanoe to iur people. "Their silence upon these issues, lowevor. Is not hard to understand. Phut convention no more represented he people of South Carolina than rotild a convention held in a foreign late, and any utterance by it upon tate issues which would have repreented the sentiment of the people of he state would have necessarily been n outspoken condemnation of theii dministration In state affairs during he |>ast three and one-half years, ivnce the necessity to dodge and to tide-step. "There was an absolute failure to ake any action looking towards purer lections and the elimination of fatal which has characterized the iast two state primaries?matters vhich even their own organs had urgd with all the vigor that they possess vecauso they realize that the people ire demanding it. "Hut the people will be heard from n August. "Personally, I am satisfied that I am tronger among the people of this itate today than I was the day heore the convention met. and that the tcform candidates, if they will point nit to the people the mistakes, bitter lartisanship. extravagance xand lawissness of the anti-Heform regime, nd urge the Reform platform for the dvancement of those things which ire most needful for us today, will rin an overwhelming victory at the oils this summer." Next Registration Day.?June 5 has >een fixed as the date for registration >l youths who have attained 21 years Ince the first army draft registration une last year. The resolution authorizing the new registration is awaitng the president's signature, but the irovost marshal general's office virtully has completed preparations for arrylng It into effect It is estimated hat about 800,000 men available for military service will be found among he new registration this year. During he year beginning June 5. it is planted to have quarterly registrations. * I LOCiU. Af FAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. First National Bank. York?Suggests that yon watch your expenses your Uaiiy living ouata U otters you I la service in keeping "lab" on income and outgo. L ii. Lindsay, No. J, YorkiiUe---Wants to sell two good Irian milk cows. See him or write. A. M. lariat Aaka parlies to aee him, or send him checks tor Ked Cross war tund subscriptions, either at Liujuirer of flee or at his home. Alias i'eurl Williams. Teacher -Gives notice of entertainment and Ked Cross rally at Cat la school this Tuesday evening. J. L. Houston Announces himself as a candidate lot the oltice ot probate judge of York county in the coining primary. Star Tneat re Today presents fourth episode of a Russian drama. "The Woman In the Web," and also two comedies. Five reel drama on Thursday. Alice Brady on May 3d. McC'onnell Uty Goods Co.? Wants you to see display ol i'aul Jones middy suits in its windows. hpiendid values in middies and skirts. J. Al. Si roup Talks about straw hats and also about summer weight underwear. These articles will tidd much to your comfort. Kirkpairick-Bclk Co. Tells you about its big May sale how in progress and which continues thruugh next Saturday. Loan and Savings Bank Points to the convenience of u checking account and mentions ".niH classes who enjoy those conveniences and itiviie* yuu to join ita ranks. Standard Oil Co. - On page four calls attention to the comfort and convenience to be secured by using a Perfection blue tllaine oil stove for cooking. J. H. Mickle. McConm llsville- -Will appreciate return of lost pair of eye-glasses. Lost yesterday between Yorkville and Cjuthrieiville. Watch Clover! Yes, the people of York county are realizing that they tire at war. Don't forget that York county must buy nearly a million dollars worth of war savings stamps, and do not forget that the sooner the stamps are bought the better, it is entirely possible to get around the purchase of these stamps. All that we have to do is to lay down and decline to do our duty. Congressman Stevenson says that litis talk of fixing the price of cotton at JO cents a pound is all buncombe. We have a hundred congressmen from the south." he says, "and we do not propose to let them tix the price of cotton at all if we can help it, and we will certainly not let them fix it at ' iiiMu-o an 20 cents any sin 11 i ini? uiki... a iniuml." The public should understand that this It ft I Cross drive now In progress has nothing to do with int-mhcrship in thv organization. Membership is entirely a se|iarnto matter, and workers in the drive have nothing to do with tlie matter. I'ersons desiring membership should communicate with the oflieers of tin different local chapters 01 of tin* auxiliaries thereof. "Yes. you were right in telling the public to "watch Clover* in this Ited Cross drive." said a gentleman from that place. "Indeed it will be worth your while to watch Clover and all of King's Mountain and Itethel town ships. I am looking for the Clover cotton mills alone to subscribe not less than and I am looking for the whole Ited Cross jurisdiction of Clover to go well over the quota that has been assigned." The trustees of the Gaffney (traded school district have increased the salary of I'rof. J. II. Withcrspoon, the superintendent, to $3,000 a year. Prof. Withcrspoon had been elected some time previously and had accepted. He had no other idea of doing anything else than to till his contract, cither. I tut Lancaster offered him an advance of about 1300 over what Gaffney was paying. The offer, of course, was declined. Gaffney trustees heard about the incident, and decided that thew wTiinirh-ftrsintrtriffr Mm- 'iftwt rfi ^ ty^g, or bid hanging over their teacher. Hon. W. F. Stevenson, who came to Vorkville last Friday to deliver an address in connection with the presentation of the Hag and Rible to the Ghureh Home Orphanage, was looking well and happy and seemed to be enjoying life, notwithstanding the hard work he is doing on the hanking and currency committee anil other committees of the house. Mr. Stevenson had no definite idea when congress would adjourn, hut said he hoped to have the opportunity to get down among the people of the district this summer whether he has opposition for congress or not. It is pretty generally recognized that Mr. Stevenson is an important personage in the house these days. Immediately after delivering his address, he left for Washington by way of Gastoniu. Yorkville has the distinction of being the first York county town to ? 1 '??? niiiinrtinnmi'nt raise hit ?wu v?vop ?fpw...w mil that distinction cannot be taken away from her. We ore proud of it, more than proud. Hut the drive is only fairly on. Although Yorkville has already more than doubled her apportionment. other York county towns still have a clear field to lend in the aggregate subscriptions. They are welcome and if any of them do it. we are going to extend sincere congratulations. It is proper to remark, however. that Yorkville is not through yet. There are still hundreds and hundreds of citizens to be heard from and other and large figures are -tp be brought forward in the final showdown. York county must buy a million dollars' worth of war savings stamps before January 1. 1919. During the week ending May 11, she purchased only $L\5S4 worth of these stamps, and during the year tip to that date she had purchased only $37.S40.25 worth, l-'or the week York stood 10th in the list of 45 counties in amount of purchases and 9th in the list in amount of purchases up to dnte. Marion county headed the list for the week ending May 11. with purchases amounting to $46,675.75. Hut none of the counties are measuring up to expectations. York needs to multiply her purchases many times over to reach her total quota by the end of the year. It is evident that we've got to bestir ourselves. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Mabel Ashe of Yorkville. visited friends in Winnsboro this wvek. Miss Rita Witherspoon of Yorkville, is in a sanatorium in Charlotte for treatment. Miss Mary Louise Hennlng of Winchester. Va.. is visiting her sister, Mrs. K. B. Lowry, in Yorkville. Miss Martha Marshall, who has been teaching school at Inman, S. C.. has returned to her home In Yorkville. Private John Benfleld of Camp Jackson, has been visiting his father, D. M. Benfleld, on Yorkville No. 3. Mr. McCain Nichols, who has been attending the Atlanta Dental college, has returned to his home in Yorkville Mesdames M. A. McElwee and W. M. Faulkner of King's Creek, are visiting the family of Mr. J. F. Faulkner in Yorkville. Miss Mary Henley Willis, who has been teaching at Dover, N. C., has returned to her home in Yorkville for the summer. Mrs. W. H. Benfleld and Miss Kate Jones of Yorkville. have been visiting Private W. H. Benfleld at Camp Greene. Mr. Robert Smith of the Cotton Belt noighl>orhood. was painfully, though not dangerously injured last Friday night by a runaway mule. Mr. S. Earle Grist of Bennettsville, is spending a few days in Yorkville, with Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Grist, before going to Camp Jackson as a draftee on next Saturday. Dr. E. W. Pressly of Camp Sevier, i >ss pushed this week by committees from the various churches, and at a Joint ? meeting to be held Friday night the loaders ??f the campaign are hopeful of ,n- making a creditable showing in contor tributions from the colored people. >r\ ,ut ? Rev. \V. 1\ Grier, pastor of Bethie any, Clover and Crowder's Creek churches, occupied the pulpit of the dc. Associate Reformed church last Sun[!' day night, and preached a wonderfully i,? striking sermon to a fairly large conbe grogation. He took his Scriptural lesr"" son froni the first chapters of the prophecies of Atuos, in which the Is** raclltes were warned of the terrible lob punishments that God was to visit upth on them because of their sins of omisjV' '''on. as well as sins of commisJr_ sion. and he likened the conditions Iv- prevailing then to those prev: iling now u* and showed that this great world war was due to exactly the same condiim tions. He seemed to think that of the was to have delivered a Red On lecture at Clover on last Saturd night: hut was unable to leave t camp because of serious illness of little child he was in charge. Mr. R. G. McC'aw. who has been cc fined to his home in Yorkville i more than a month with intlammatr rheumatism, is Improving slowly; I Will hardly Ih- able to be out for sun time yet. Mr. Andrew Wilkerson of Yorkvil who has been seriously sick for t past several weeks with heart troul seems to be getting better. l)uri nearly a week there appeared to but little reason to hope for his i covery. C. L* Cobb, cashier of the Peopl National bank of Hock Hill, not lo ago turned down a big government J that offered a salary up in the neiy borhood of the pay of a congressm; We are not at liberty to give furtl details. While we are not at all si prised at the information we are g ing and while we don't mind congrat lating Mr. Cobb, we hope he will cc tinuc to sit steady in the boat. I Hock Hill and York county need h as badly as anybody oven though th might not be able to pav him as mu as he could get elsewhere. FLAG AND BIBLE With pretty and impressive ceren nies the King's Mountain Distr Council of the Junior Order I'nii American Mechanics presented t American (lag and the Holy Bible the Church Home Orphanage at Yoi villo last Friday afternoon. James A. Barrett of Clover, st; vice councillor of the order, presid over the exercises, which consisted an invocation by Rev. T. T. Wal songs by the audience, music by t Tirssah band, an address on "Our ( dor." by Hon. A. M. Dixon of Gaston an address on "Our Flag," by Hon. F. Stevenson, representative in c? gress from the Fifth congressional <1 trict. acceptance address by Hon. Steele* nricc 01 lorKviue, ine smgi of tlie "Star Spangled Banner," by < erybody, and a benediction by Rev. 3 Walsh. The attendance included children the institution, managers and tnatr< of the institution, representatives the trustees and quite a number of v itors from the town and cummuni numbering in all several hundred. All of the addresses were most cellent. that of Mr. Dixon being qu a masterpiece, almost it classic, explained the inculcation of patriot! its the fundamental principle of t Junior order, and told how the orga zation stood for pure Americanist) America for Americans, and how it I lieved in bringing rising generations on patriotism from their earliest fancy. He told a number ot hutnort anecdotes illustrative of tin* points sought to make. Hon. W. P. Stevenson devoted hi self to showing what the Hag stood I and illustrated his points with famil incidents from sacred and political h tory. He cited the case of the Apos Paul when he warned the Jewish g< ernors of his Roman citizenship, a he said that this involved the sai principle on which we undertook t war of IS 12. It was not so much matter of the British governmen taking sailors from an American sh as it was the idea of upholding the i apcct for the American ilag to whi tfiosc sailors had a right to look I protection. He read a part of Pre dent Wilson's famous flag message n enlarged on the meaning of it in a w that brought it still closer to his au ence, and also he brought out v< clearly how though the south had or pulled down the llag. our people i now the most lovnl and patriotic to found anywhere on earth. In accepting the ling in behalf of t trustees of the orphanage Mr. Br tiede a fine talk on the meaning of t J^tand promised that the children ^CT.rphuniigT' woUtf "fcVSt' tre-tfttij the benefits and protection It afforr and the privilege and duty involved its defense. ,, . After the presentation addresses* f lowed the ceremony of saluting ' Hag and the children of the orphan! were solemnly pledged to everlast allegiance. WITHIN THE TOWN Have yon bought any thrift stair today? If the Red Cross canvassers m you. hunt them up. Miss Mary Moss of Yorkvillc .' 7, was omitted from tin* published 1 of Liberty loan bond purchasers in I district of Yorkvillc and vicinity. ? Although the town's Red Cr< quota was subscribed at the coil house steps Friday night, that d< not Include your quota, unless > were one of the subscribers. ? More than a hundred men h.i been summoned to appear before I local board next Friday nfternc preparatory to the selection of so thirty-three or more to be sent Camp Jackson on Saturday mornin It is not to bo understood that 1 |100 list made up before the con house door last Friday night has l>< closed. It Is still open to all who ? sire to come In with $100. This a applies to the $50 list, the *25 list. I $10 list and the $5 list. ? Chairman Moon- of the Libei loan committor, has rtwlvwl I ho h? or flag: awarded to the town of Yoi vllle for subscribing the town's f apportionment to the third Libei loan. This flag; has been turned 01 to the town council. ? The daily prayer services for i vine guidance and blessings on I people in the great crisis throu which the world is passing, are bei continued at the Baptist church tl week. The hour is shortly after o'clock, and all who desire to atte are welcome. ? The six young men, Irvin Moo A. T. Hart, W. T. Barron. I^cwis Grist. \V. B. MoCleave and Bern Barron, who left for Clemson colb last Thursday morning, have be incorporated into a company of ab< two hundred and will be given mi tary training In connection with t special work for which they have be called. Some of the boys are to ha a little technical training in conn* tion with gas. electric, and stej power, and some are to be workers iron. ? Two of the llvest Sunday schools be found in York county perhaps, i the Cannon Mill Union Sunday scho c. O. White, superintendent, and t Charlotte Street Baptist Sunday echo O. G. Jenkins, superintendent. T L'nion Sunday school has an enrc ment of around 200 and the Charlo Street school has an enrollment about 160. Both have an average i tendance of more than 75 per cent the enrollment. Many of the Cann mill village people regularly atte both Sunday schools. ? Special services preparatory to Red Cross drive among the color people of Yorkville, were held In Wi ley M. E. church. Rev. I. C. Wil pastor, Sunday. In the afternoon t programme Included patriotic songs sermon by Rev. B. H. Waugh, past of the First Baptist church of Yor vllle, and an address on the Red Cr< by J. A. Marlon, Esq. In the evenl John R. Hart, Esq., also made a sh< address on the Red Cross, its work a the urgent need of funds for war wo at home and abroad. The cam pal for funds for the Red Cross is bel I'h stv, r:i' Krt'at s'ns 'he United States the worship of mammon wus the treatest, and of the sins of Germany the setting up of the government as greater than <5o?l was the worst. Of . ( the sins attributed to Kngland one of , tiie most prominent was the exaltation tCMI of the liipior traftlc for the purpose of rexenue. 1 tut notwithstanding the fact that the war xxus due to sin. and the Allies also are subject to fearful chastisement. the preacher was uble to see '' ' in America's participation a sacred " duty as well as privilege and he gloried In the part that America is taking. The s''" sermon impressed those who heard it as being wonderfully Scriptural, atul ,r" also without fault r.s to patriotism, la, ?There was tin interesting and - - ... . i.. ....,...,1.. in ennnec hipliiy I'miiiiniir is- ",,n willi the Ited Cross rally last j 'r'ritlay evening. It was gotten up on ln#, stiort notice iiinler the management ,v. and ilirection of the local chapter: l?ut ijr# all of Its details carried evidence of mature plannimr rather than ill-con0f sidcred haste. It was an automobile ,ns tKirade that arose to the dignity of a 0f pageant. There were nearly a hunls. deed automohilcs and trucks, all of ty, them carrying the flaps and colors of the t'nited States and the Allies, with the insignia and uniform of the Ited lie Cross. The lady members of the orsui panization includinp the little pirls. were all dressed in white and wore , red crosses either on their foreheads ?e- or arms, and all the men and hoys "h wore the Insipnia of the Ited Cross. The in- . .. procession started from the courtlie house, led hy the hand on foot and followed hy a tastefully decorated JJJ" tloat tilled with Campllre Cirls in unljar form. The pirls wore crosses, carried is- flaps and displayed the red, white and He hlue. Next came the auto tire truck 'nd Ptincipally with the smaller i?t. pirls mostly in Ited Cross uniform. he l-'ollowlnp was an impressive tloat ,a sliowinp a scene out in "No Man's 'jj(M I-a ml." a soldier in khaki, his face and rc. uniform stained with hlood from a rejj'h c? nt wound, and a Ited Cross nurse lor administering t" his coin ion. wimh J: our Isiys need," wns the Impressive ay legend. A large white float, trimmed dt- in red. rarrieil the surgical dressing >r? class. The Indies of the class were J'rp all in iinlform anil laisy at work. A be Ih'd Cross amltiilnnce lilled with white eapiM'd nurses in lull uniform, suglee ""W'V work In the field. A he particularly striking float decorated of with white crepe rosettes and a big *** Tnrr Ca-oss -nt-iire r?ttv<adr*Wu -W, VVw^ form of a handsome, matronly looking woman, holding a helpless soldier, a ol- splendid representation of the univer",0 sal conception of motherhood as representi'il in the inspiring |>oster. "The (S rent est Mother in the World." The Church Home orphanage was represented in a float tilled with children ips and carrying the invitation, "Send us the war orphans." The icigeant prolss reeded up North Congress street into King's Mountain street and thence ^ through Wright avenue into West , Madison street, down that street into list Fast Liberty and back to the courtIhe house. There was close to a mile of it in all and it furnished interest and r)HS instruction to everybody along the '' line, including hundreds of visitors ries w),0 cnn|l, j0 town for the occasion. on a LOCAL RED CROSS RALLY ve It was the biggest thing the town and the community lias seen for many a day, ,on that Kcd Cross drive last Friday me evening. Then- was a most tretnen1? dous crowd, a creditable parade, an g- instructive ami interesting talk about ihe conditions over there, and before the rt- da> was over subscriptions to the Kcd en Cross fund that exceeded the town's l?.. apfmrtionincnt by more than $l,5un. lso The aggregate amount of suhscriphc tions was over $4,000. The programme was not especially r(v elaborate. It consisted of a parade, a )n_ lillK 11} il WIKIHI I I'l III Ill'll Ill/Ill Ul ri then-, an appeal for funds to prosecute nil the work of the litil Cross and a genr(v crous answer to that appeal. There . ' was not a single untoward incident to mar the carrying out of all arrangeincuts as planned and the day wound ' " up in a way to leave nil the participants proud of themselves and proud of everybody else. ng ^ The only slip-up in the plans of the ' occasion had to do with the relation of the size of the courthouse to the size of the crowd. It had been intended to have the speaking exercises in re. the court room: but owing to the large number of |>eople who were out to see .' and hear, the court room was already tilled to overflowing before the return Re of the parade, and with ten times as en many people on the outside as were )u. in the inside, there was nothing else for it than to have the speaking from "" the courthouse steps. Even at that he hundreds of people were unable to get ,,,n within earshot of the speaker. The speaker of the occasion was Rowland Cbmpbell of Anderson. He c- was a student at the University of im Chicago in 1917, when it began to look jn iiui a certainty mat cue uniu-u ,->utn-? would soon go into the war. and fearing that the war might he over before to he could get there otherwise, he went across with a number of other students to join the French ambulance lC'? service. The French at that time he needed driven for ammunition trucks l0j more than they did ambulances and he ,. ' went into that service. Young Campe bell talked for more than two hours dl- telling malnl> of his personal exporltte ehees and of the things that he knew Qf of his own knowledge; but while his talk was undoubtedly interesting, of a necessity he told of little of which the of readers of the newspapers are not alon ready familiar. He emphasized the . splendid work that is being done by the Red Cross and pointed out the necessity of this work to final success. a He had a colb-ction of relics that ind eluded a German rifle, Maxim machine gun. French hand grenades. German w- and French helmets, automatic pistols ey, and the like and gave illustrative inj,e formation about each. There were no seating facilities In a the courthouse yard, of course, except !or on the front steps of the building, k- and in the automobiles in the street and most of the big crowd had to stand throughout the entire proceedIngs: but the interest was so great )rt that this occasioned but little comnd plaint. There were only a few who . were unable to hold out to the end. At the conclusion of Mr. Campbell's talk, there were still nearly, if not ng quite, two thousand people in the au/ dience, and Rev. J. L. Gates followed with a plain, practical statement of the requirements of the situation and the duties of the hour, and without saying anything in the nature of an appeal or exhoitation let it i>e known that those present were to ha\e the opportunity of making such contributions as they might see proper to make. Immediately following Mr. elates. Mr. J. A. Marion, chairman of the district covered by the Yorkville lted Cross and its auxiliaries and subsidiaries, including York. Broad River, Bullock's Creek and Bethesda townshi|is, announced that the apportionment of this district was $5.i>oo, "and we want to raise $?.50o of this amount here tonight," he said. "Who will give us one hundred dollars?" "J. R. Cannon," sang out a voice from the crowd, and immediately there came a volley oi others, "W. B. Moore." "J. M. St roup," "Mrs. S. M. McNeil," "Mrs. B. X. Moore," and half a dozen others all at once or In such rapid succession that the hastily constituted voluntary secretaries begun to sing out for "time." In a lew moments Mr. Marion announced that the secretaries were again ready and the hundred dollar list was resumed. Within considerably less than live minutes had been subscril>ed. practically without a halt. Then Mr. Marion called for $75 subscriptions. There were none of these; but the $5u people were plentiful and the $?5 folks were still more so. There came the call for $10 subscriptions and $5 sunscrtuvrs, anil uu-st- Kept the secretaries busy tor the better part ot ten minutes. As the $5 subscriptions began to lag, the crowd, which was in a most splendid humor, began to get jokey, and Mr. H. fcl. Neil suggested the "passage of the hat." but this Chairman Marion refused, saying that everybody in the town and district would get an opportunity to subscribe. Then the secretaries cast up the figures and Chairman Marion announced total subscriptions amounting to $3.1)00, against an apportionment of only $2,500 for the town and $5,000 for the district, there went up a rousing wholehearted cheer that indicated the pride that everybody felt in one of the most creditable achievemt nts that Vorkville has ever known. Following is the list of subscriptions given during the evening: J. K. Cannon $101/ j0 W. B. Moore 100 00 J. M. Stroup 100 00 Mr*. S. M. McNeil 100 00 Mr*. B. N. Moore 100 00 J. S. Mackorell 100 00 C# M. Inmin 100 00 * Mr*. W. K. Marshall 100 00 J. G. Sa??i 100 00 Mr*. J. K. Cannon 100 00 * Mr*. W. R. Carroll 100 00 J. B. 1'egram 100 00 Dr. K. A. Brattun 100 00 Employe* Nrcly Mill 100 00 K. T. Allison 100 00 J. Cameron 100 00 Jamt* Bros, 100 00 Mr*. S. C. A?he 100 00 I. W. Johnson 100 00 T. K. MeUow 100 00 Dr. J. D. McDowell 100 00 Mr*. W. D. Glenn 100 00 Mr*. R. A. Bratton 50 00 J. B. Plazco 50 00 H. E. Neil 50 00 J. A. Tale 50 00 Mr*. R. M. Bratton 50 00 S. L. Courtney 50 00 Mi?? Willie William* 50 00 Mi** Leslie Witheripoon ........ 50 00 Mi?* Kate Gordon 50 00 Mr*. W. B. Moore 50 00 Mr*. J. G. Saul 50 00 Dr. J. 1. Barron 50 00 R. M. Bratton 50 00 Mr*. J. B. Retrain 50 00 B. M. Love 50 00 Mis* Maggie Gist 25 00 * J. R. Lindsay 25 00 A. M. Grist 25 00 J. A. Marion 25 00 K. A. Hall 25 00 A. V. Cartw right 25 00 a L' _ I, DiJJI. 4C flA J. <;. Wardlaw 25 00 J. V. McElwee 25 00 C. F. Sharer 25 00 Mra. J. J. Hunter - 25 00 Minn Heme Pleaico 25 00 Mra. J. W. Uuinn 25 00 Mra. D. E. Finley 25 00 Miaa Mamie Hughea 25 00 W. D. Griat 25 00 Miaa Ruth Croaby 25 00 Mra. Geo. Hart 25 00 Mra. J. D. McDowell 15 00 A. Hall li M M. L. Carroll 15 W. E. Ferguaon 25 00 Maaonie Lodge 25 00 Geo. H. Hart 25 00 Miaa Daiay Glat 10 00 J. J. McCarter _... 10 00 Mia Maggie McCorkle 10 00 ' Mia Margaret Marion ? 10 00 Miaa Theo Young 10 00 Miaa Maud Miller 10 00 Miaa Lydia Kichardaon ....... 10 00 P. W. Patrick 10 00 Miaa Martha Marahall 10 00 D. M. Benfield 10 00 Mra. J. M. Brian 10 00 C. K. GMIam 10 00 Margaret Marahall 10 00 Miaa Mabel Aahc 10 00 Miaa Annie Stevena ? 10 00 Ella C. Davidocn M. Society.??? 10 00 Miaa Beaaie Barron ?.. 10 00 Mra. J. L. Oatea 10 00 Mra. D. L. Shieder 10 00 Archie Barron 10 00 D. L. Shieder 10 00 Miaa Fredrica Lindaay ?... 10 00 Miaa Beaaie Pegram ?:? 10 00 Miaa Mary Cartwrigbt 10 00 J. W. McFarland 10 00 D. C. Clark 5 00 Mra. F. C. Riddle 5 00 F. B. Johna 5 00 Sarah Jonea 5 00 J. W. Goforth 5 00 II. T. Quinn 5 00 Mra. W. B. Moore. Jr 5 00 Miaa Sudie Alliaon 5 00 R. L. McCorkle ? 5 00 Miaa A. Wallace Marahall _ ? 5 00 Martha Pegram .? ?....?.. 5 00 Mra. J. C. Blair 5 00 Mra. G. W. Sherer ? 5 00 L. G. Ferguaon 5 00 Miaa Fannie Wardlaw 5 00 Mra. J. C. McKenile 5 00 Mra. J. E. Hart ? 5 00 Mary Alice McDowell - > 00 Mra, J. F:. Burna - 5 00 Miaa Leon McLoud 5 00 A. Y. Cartwright. Jr. 5 00 Mra. W. M. McLoud ? ? 5 00 Miaa Roae Lindaay 5 00 Mary Henry Jamea ? ? 5 00 J. W. Cannon, Jr ? 00 John Marion - a ?? Bobby Carroll 5 00 Mi?? Annie Blodworth ? 5 00 * Da.i Kiddle 5 00 Ernmt Carroll ... 5 00 * Thad Carroll - 5 00 H. K. Merritt 5 00 Martha Bratton 5 00 " Miia Kota Lindaay ? 1 00 * Geo. W. William* _... 5 00 Mr*. Geo. W. William*.. 5 00 Mr*. J. E. Stroup 5 00 Mr*. D. T. Wood* 5 00 Mi** Wilmore Logan S 00 * Mia* Lilly Robert. 5 W Additional subscriptions continued to flow in during Saturday and Monday and the aggregate is now close to $6,000. The list is too long for publication in full here: but acknowledgement of all additional subscriptions of $*> and over will he published in the next issue of The Enquirer and In the issue following. LOCAL LACONICS York County Liberty Loan Flag. York county has been awarded a flag for going over the top with the third I.lltmy Iran. rne nag was received hy Mr. H. N. Moore, county chaiiman. last Friday. He will turn It over to Clerk of the Court \S"~. r to be placed in or on the courthouse. Beef Cattle Scarce. Beef cattle are always scarce at this season of the year; but according to Mr. C. F. Sherer, who operates markets at Yorkville and Itoek Hill, they have never been senrcer than now. "I have cattle enough at both places to run me through this week," said Mr. Sberer on Monday; "but after that 1 do not know where I am going to get any more." Farming in the Blackjacks. Mr. S. L. Ounlap of Ogden, passed through Yorkville yesterday on the way to Sir. John F. Smith's In the Ueersheba neighborhood. He said that most of the blackjack farmers have good stands of cotton; and they intend to plant lots of corn; but so far comparatively little corn has been planted. He says that some few farmers had to replant their cotton; but there was nothing like as much replanting of cotton as there was last year. Successful Thrift Stamp Salt. The thrift stamp sale inaugurated by the People's National bank of Rock Hill in the Rock Hill public schools, came to a close last week with sales of 8.000 stamps, aggregating In value 81.600. Miss Glenn's room In the sixth grade, won the flag offered for the largest amount, with sales aggregating 8360.75, and Miss Wlngate's fifth grade room came second with 8161. The flag offered fur selling the largest number of individual stamp cards, went to Miss Williamson's ninth grade girls. They sold 73 cards and the sixth grade came second with a record of t>9 cards. Nearly a Thousand Autos. Theiv are nearly 1.000 automobiles in York county, including motorcycles and t nicks. The last nunils r Is above 050. This is according to a list that Clerk of the Court 1/ot.m has just received from the state highway commission. The list gives the number, name and horsepower of the machine, the name and address of the owner and the amount of the license tax paid. The license tax averages somewhere close to $t> u machine. Treasurer Nth I has not yet received the cheek of the state highway commission for York county's share ot the tax. MERE-MENTION i.erman newsoaoers sav that C5er many is ready lu go through another winter of war. V British trawler recently landed a catch of tlsh at an Knglisli port that brought a total of #53.000. The cargo represented the work of only one trip to the fishing banks. lamdon papers continue to urge the necessity of Japan intervening in Russia in behalf of the Allies to overcome the effects of the German invasion. The shipping board has announced that during each of the first seventeen days of May. seventeen wooden ships were launched In American shipyards, vvilh an aggregate tonnage of tlo.oOO tons. . The "Faith." tlie recently launched concrete ship, built on the i'acittc coast, has had her second trial trip and pronounced perfectly satisfactory. The "Faith" will soon be put into the carrying trade. . J. J. Briggs, a riveter at a New York shipyard, according to friends, on May 17. broke all records by driving ".Mil rivets in seven and a half hours. Chus. Knight, a negro, at a Baltimore yard, last Thursday drove 4.S75 rivets in nine hours, breaking the previous high record of 4.41'J. A Berne. Switzerland. dispatch says that after June 16, the bread ration of Germany is to be cut another 20 per cent Three men and a pair of horses were killed near Pleasant Pity, tihio, Friday, when a wagon load of nitro-glycerin, foe ire ill the oilllebls, exploded. Fight persons have been indicted by a Federal grand Jury at llarrisburg. Pa., for Violating the espionage uci, m U.amuulink' -The b'inlKheil Mystery," a book of ItlliHielliNni. The government of Imlin has pledged the raising of another 5(Mi.soldiers for service in Kurope against the Huns In order to insure larger supplies of leather for heavy shoes for the Pershing army, the government will reiluee the total amount of leather allowed to be used in automobile upholstery Four enemy airplanes were destroyed in a big raid over London on Sunday.. A sulphnrie arid plant near Kirmingham, Ala., was destroyed by tire Saturday witli a loss of about $800.00". It is believed that the the was ineenillary The railroad administration is iirrangiug to sjiend about one billion dollars on railroad Improvements. CLOVER CULLINGS rorrmpondrnr* Th? Yorktllle Kcqulrer Plover, May IS.?The daily prayer meetings have been held every evening this week at 7.80 o'clock in the Methodist church. Mr. W. It. St roup visited his sou. McKlwee St roup, at Painp Jackson this week. Mr. Will Hopper of the Point section, visited his sister, Mrs. M. Neill here this Week. Mr. Will Matthews of Charlotte, recently visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Matthews. Misses Catherine, Kvelyn and Helen .Matthews spent this week In Charlotte with relatives. Little Miss Myrtle Campbell of Tlrzuh. who litis been tit tending srhool here, left Wednesday for her home. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Clinton, Miss Annie Jackson and Joseph Harnett visited Camp Sevier this week. Hethany school closed on Friday, May 17. after a satisfactory term, with Trof. VV. il. num. WWPWft-jteHpw? and Miss Lena Howell as teachers. Prof. Koon cxitcctH to move here the lirst of June. He has accepted the prlnoipalship of the Clover Graded school for the next term. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sparrow and child of Hurtow, Fin., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sparrow here. The Clover Ked Cross chapter will give a supper at the opem house here on Friday night, May 2tth. at K o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Chief of Police John A. Jackson, Mrs. Jackson and little son, s|ient one day recently in King's Mountain, N. C. Little Miss Vera Dorsett of Yorkvllle. is the guest of Miss Margaret Knox nm>. ? Lieutenant Itola-rt It. Ithett of Suininervllle, to a prtooner in tinhands of the (Jermana. LET'S PAY TILL IT HURTS. By M. L. Jackson. We speak of the dead in hushed low tones And honor them where tbey lie. But what of the men with shattered bones ? Of the brave who cannot die? Under the smoke-black sky at night? With scarcely breath to pray? Men of your kind who fought your fight? They pay and pay and pay I And who shall send to the brink of hell Where the wounded yasp and die The Red Cross banner waving, tell Say who, but you and? And who shall hurry the ambulance down Through the dawn of a blood-red day But you, my friend, and I? Go on And pay and pay and pay. Then give if ii needs of your last red eent, Aye, out of your meanest mite I And rouse you out of your sweet content. And hcar>e the groans tonight? For the half dead lie in the black shell sea With scarcely breath to pray And breathe their prayers to the mute, mute stars? Then pay till it hurts. Oh, pay. Yorkville, S. C.. May 20. 1018. AT THE CHURCHES CHARLOTTE STREET BAPTIST. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8.<?o o'clock. FIRST BAPTIST Prayer meeting Wednesday evening 1.30 o'clock. Special $otius Services at Bullock's Creek. There will bo no service at Bullock's <'n?k on Sunday. May 26; but there will be services at 11 a. m., on Thursday, May 30. J. B. Swann, Pastor. Revival Meeting. On the First Sunday night In June there will begin a revival meeting at Charlotte Street Baptist church. Rev. E. H. Clarke of Augusta, Ga., will assist Pastor B. H. Waugh in thlJ meeting. Everybody la cordially invited to attend. The hours will be announced later. B. H. Waugh, Pastor. William Woods, Clerk. OBITUARY DiKl)?On Clover No. 4. Thursday morning, from (Jlabetcs, after an Illness of only a few days, MARGARET HOWELL daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meek Howell. The deceased was nine years of age and was loved by everyone who knew her. The funeral was held at Bethany A. R. P. church Friday morning and was conducted by the pastor. Rev, W. P. Grler. At his home In the New Zlon neighborhood last Friday, quite suddenly of heart trouble, Mr. HARLEY WILSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Wilson. At the home of her parents In Hickory Grove, on May 14th, ALICE LANIER, aged eleven years. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lanier. Death was due to rheumatism from which the deceased was the subject of frequent attacks. The funeral service was held In the Associate Reformed church on last Wednesday, and was lagrely attended by the school and Sabbath school children. by whom the little girt was held In high esteem. .1 * ' '