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Straps and ,#act$. ! I " f: ? Secretary Uaf.ei has announced a the puipos? of the I'niteii States to I immediately s?inl an American army i> to lt.il> to join tin Hritish. French ti ami Italians ii^'l oldinc the A.jstio- < t h i mans l?a< k. It is not to un?l?-t - t< stood that ttii- Annn< an lore is to i? - w a luige om*; but that is not tin jioint. n King Victoi Kiiiin.ino' l has express" ! c ii desii * to haw thi- Aran lean unifonii l< ( -presented in Italy. anil In- has assoi - ^ >i Iresident Wilson that the presence I; of Atm-rieon troops will ilo nnn h to t hearten ami encourage his people. As s to how many troops aw to In- sent to i1 Ital> has not >i-t In * n tinit**l> ih-ciu- ! ii; hot th?* pitihahiljt\ is that tin . ! will ifirlinii' at hast a full army I CO I p.S. I ? Tim wildest. not in the history of ' Halifax. N. S., occurred last Satut<lay -v ni^ht whin returned soldiers at irrupt- -s nl to rescue other soldiers who ha<l 11 hrrn arrested hj tin- police. The moh ? trail to wni.'k anil horn tin- city hall ? ami thi- police h<-a?|i|iiarti-rs. cot tin- ( host- when the firemen arrived and forcnl the tin-men to n-lriat. The moh held sway until the garrison regiment arriveil with loai|e<l lines. Hundreds f of marines, with loaded rifles and fix ?sl bayonets landed Irotn warships, succeeded in dispersing the ciowds. w'- 1 ?? sons were injured. includ ilite three police officers. Tin- damage1 to the city hall will amount to si v^ml I t housa ml dollars. I ; ? It has now developed that the I ' piineip.il grievance of the Minnesota!4 coiim if of <! fi-iis<- against Senatot l.a- I : Kolh-ttf on account ol his St. I'a ul I I speech l?-foio the \ori-Partisan league! was based ii|ion error. Tin- Associated I Press reported Mr. 1-aKollette as hav-l tng said that 'wo had no grievance I aKainst Coiiuany," and the official 1 cord has it that Mi. I .a l-*ol let te sanl.j "Wo have uilovanoos against Hci - I many." Tin- error has heon ;>11 t iI>i11*-<11 it th< St. I*21 til Pioneer-Press; l?ut th< I Associated Cross has oxonoratod that I" paper, pointing out that the Pioneei I Cross in Its report of the speech to \t I ?lay. plainlv sixfithd that Senator! IjII Folk-tie had admitted the exist-|v onee of grievances against Hermanx. I ? Mexico has dissolved diplomatic I relations with (*iil?a, and the Cuban! minister to Mexico and tin Mexican I'1 charge d'a(fairs in Havana have Im-nl recalled to their lespeetivc posts. The I exact meaning of the rupture has not I, Iteen given out: litlt it is supposed tol l.e connected with a recent alleged act I v of Hie Cuban government in search- I ing tin- baggage id the Mexiean minis-I ter to Argentina while lie was stop- I ping over in Havana, and holding on 1' to pa|M-rs of international import. I Mexico is helicvei] to Pc negotiating!, with Argentina and other South I American countries for the purpose of I agreeing on a common attitude toward I the War. Mexico is decidedly pI'O- 11| Herman, and is supposeil to he trtingl to influence other South American!' countries in tin- same direction. It is|a believed probable that Mexico mav I next dissolve relations with the 1 'nit-1 ? <! States. I ? The Hermans got another bigj^ transport last Thursday, the British |K steamer Moblavia. between Fnglandld and France, and it is stated that G?: I u American soiuicrs iom ....... Thi-I'i' arc very few details. The Moldavia was a big ship of more than 9,Ono tons htirdcn, and she ha<l on e hoard several tliotisand troops. It is ,j understood that the soldiers were prohahly asleep on the liner deck and ' they were iinalde to csen|>e the inrush t of water that followed the explosion. All tlie other soldiers and sailors 011 the ship lined up promptly and were taken off on accompanying vessels. They lost their clot hi lit;, haulage and d supplies, hut were resupplied on their u arrival at isirt. This Is the third (] transport that has heen sunk with American soldiers nhoard. The first ship to bo down was the Antilles, which was sunk while she was return- t InB from Europe. This was on Oetoher 17 last. Seventy Americans were lost. The next ship to go down was ' the Tuscania on the coast of Ireland 1 on February 5. The missing included ? ? An American reconnoltering party v commanded by Lieut. A. I'. Oraddock of Lynchburg, Vn? hail a thrillinB hand-to-hand encounter with Germans in No Man's Land In I'icard.v last Fri- r nlvhl In the face of a contlnil ous tin- from two machine nuns they charged the i-nemy. Although Lien- I tenant Craddock and several of his j, men won* seriously wounded, they continued fly; lit in tr and drove off the Hermans. One of the Americans was ?' shot In the head and hotly and lay on -| the ground sttinned. When he came to 0 he found a (Jerman holding him by tlie shoulder, lie whipped out his ' pistol and Killed the (lerntan. Anoth- s er detachment during the course of the night penetrated enemy organizations In the Hois Ollogne. attacked a (Sermon |s>st and killed live Hermans >' and took one prisoner. The prisoner s told the same story as thousands of ( others who have been taken l?y the liritlsh and French?that he would 1 give anything to see the war ended. 1 He apparently knew nothing regard- ? ing future Herman movements. ^ ? Full strength of the new army, including National army. National guard 11 and the regulars now is 2,000.000 men. h Chairman Dent of the house military , committee announced last Saturday in his report on the army appropriation hill. The report disclosed that the ex- '' act number of American airplanes in 'I France is 1,316, of which 323 are com- ,. hat planes. There are 3.760 planes in the t'nited States, the report said. The total number of otliecrs in the army was given in the re|K>rt at 110.- h 133. while the total of men before the j, April draft call was 1.506.152. Tindrafts since that time carry the total of enlisted men slightly above 2.000.- " 000. There are 501.677 men in the d regular army, the report said. 510.063 j. In the National army. 111.052 in tinNational guard and 7S.560 in the re- 1 serve corps. "While some mistakes t and delays have occurred." the report t said, "on the whole we think the conn- ? try is to la- congratulated that after a little more than a year from the date " of the declaration of war. our country c has constructed a wonderful military ], establishment." ( ? Lloyd Heorge. the British premier, made a wonderfully encouraging 11 speech in Kdinburgh on last Friday, t Among other things, he said that dur- ji ing April the Allies launched more . ships than the Hermans wore able to sink, and the general situation Is now ~ more favorable to tin- Allies than at v any time since the beginning of thwar. Although the Fnited States is now rapidly rushing troops into France, the American strength is c hardly one-fifth of what the Hermans n have gained through the collapse of . Russia: but still Heneral Koch, who 1 is probably the oldest soldier of his K day. understands the whole situation ii thoroughly and is confident as to the outcome. He said that the Allies are ' now very considerably stronger in s proportion than they were at the be- h ginning of the Herman assault on r March 21. He described the situation as a race between President Wilson s nn.t 11in.li-nliiirc 11 in.lcnitnri- Irvine to .' overcome the Allies before the arrival t of a sufficient number of Americans to frustrate all further effort, and the 1 Hritish and French standing: in the " breach until the Americans arrive. The v speaker said that there was no trouble ,| about holding the Germans: but the thins now la not to make peace until v the German armies are crushed. He s said that there is no question of the ;l fact that the Allied navies arv sinking German submarines faster than ' the submarines can he built. s ? An investigation of conditions in the cotton market has been promised by Secretary Houston. Senator Smith of South Carolina, announced last Friday. At a conference with the sec- 1 retary of agriculture. Mr. Smith urged a the investigation declaring that the futures market has ceased to be a reflection of actual transactions and c has "become an actual menace to the u cotton trade." The South Carolina n senator told the secretary there is no . legitimate reason why. under the present and prevailing price, cotton -1 should "be so ridiculously and absurd- b ly manipulated in the cotton exchang- ^ es. The future or board quotations in the cotton exchanges are anywhere ' from >15 to $25 less than the actual c spot quotation in the identical mark- ji et." said the statement by Senator Smith. "That is. the future market so called, whose justification alone is that " it reflects the actual spot transactions sj irainat tuiur< d'-li\vri?o. ha* now rfot i? nlv < to !< a reflection of spot s -an.-.i' t ions un<i a placi' where- hedges :a\ I" s.tiely made, hut has le-eome ,v r; actual menace to the cotton trad*-. "1 n?l? i th?-cotton niton * act. middling ^ t the hash- grade t.oth tor spots and lt itd'-s .iij'! tl.e S'lhrs ot a con trait >>r the future delivery is allowed to -nd? r 11 it> of the standard grades ot . hit' cotton in Settlement hut th* tilt- t i-i'lt'e in [.Me1 hetn-.-n tin ha sic . lade t'-li'l' l*ed iti Settlement IS Ho! It as h'i'toiole under tie old N'.u " 'oik 'ontract to the differ'nc fix?-d u tl,< e\. iiant'e hut is ?!. teitniri"! h\ if actual s|s?t price of each giade ih i\ ot tin- actual spot markets. Mow ' i is iitipossihl' foi th' tn to'|uot'-mid- 1 ling 'ontraet cotton lor n?-ai future \ i'-liver; at th? absurd 'ju'dations now leitle 'Jlll'te'l unless- there has he.-n oiluidat.d some plan ol evading the v lain int. nt ot the law h> r.ff'-rlnir t uch diffei' iices as to make it imisis- ( il.Je for Ipurchaser to use it with- . nit loss." i I ?IW Tdunuuu mjumi. ? I entered at the Postofflce at York as r Mall Matter of the Second Class. , t YORK, S. C.: TUESDAY. MAY 28. 1918. < i it takes Aiii-iiia to do things that j can't -Ion'." t Work. work. work. That is the latehword. t Yuri; county |m-o|>Ii- arc work inc. at i-ast most of tIn tii arc. ' ii Admiral Sims has ?;i\? n out an in- t ci i< w in which In- sa\s in i-ITi-ct that ' i'c'vc ^ot th? m on the run. J i .lust as tin- I'nitcil States has com ' tito the war with every resource, it is v 11, to every individual citizen to do ikewise. -I 1 1 s IJi'V. J. Kr-.MuhalTcx oi' Vorkvillc. i.-is withdrawn his recently announced , II.I..... ,1,.. I * II it I || States Sell , .WI'll'I.H ? |... ...x - tO. ' * ' <J It' tin- Herman spits in America i?r< ,, letting straight news to the home ,. ovt rniiifiit right now. tin- kaiser is no ( oulit developing n nausea in liis turni.v. 'tl r It is n thoroughly well anthentieat<1 fact tli.it nineteen Herman brigaier generals have been killed on the Uinum- front since tin- beginning oi ' lie offensive of Matt-It 21. Tin- national 1 : <! Cross fund n mounted ti. aliout $11 .j.ouo.ouii Satin- v ay night. ami it was eX|M-cted to go I ip to not loss titan ?130.000.000 l?y last 2 ilf: lit. Tito Hermans aro still engaged in u hoir effort to blast away tlioso oon- > roto ships with which tlio Hritish j lockaded the outranco to Jieebrugge. v "hero is no guess work ahout this Ilatter as airplanes have made perectTjTnTTTTlffn.Ic phtf 6gniph*~of-~?rTt'- 1 thole situation. n 1 a Since the announcement of Secreta- t y Houston's intention to investigate s lie New York Cotton exchange, the n trice of contracts has heen rising rap- s illy, having gained more than it hun- <1 Ircd points above the lowest levels c cached during the recent, hear raids, a 'he future prices are mostly a matter 1 if gambling these days, gambling that tas very little relation to the rules of s upply and demand. '' , 0 , n Kaeh ami every war drive that has 41 ct been mailt?those for the first. I'l'oml ami third Liberty loans. that ' or tlii' Y. M. A., ami those for the Jl P?l Cross. I?;is crflrrti'd rt*?*<lit U|?on ! 'oik count.i. The iieople have come s l> to i vet \ iTiiiiin'mcnt. Ttut the next ' rive?the war savings stamp drive? " < to l>e tiie biggest of all. There is to v >e a thorough nrganization of the onnty and evoi\ man. woman and '' hilil will l>e expected to measure up 1 a tin' ni|iiirements of the situation. 'hat York county will measure up ev- ' ryhody may feel assured. , > , c As to just how it is. of course, no- I ody can tell, hut the dlspntehes from " hi rope warrant the belief that two oi lie reasons for the delay of the tier- J tans in resuming their long delayed I rive against the Allies in Pieardy and '< 'landers, have been the tine work of * lie Allied artillert ami Allied avia- 1 ors. There scents to he no doubt of ^ he fact that the Allies have the tier- -s nans outclassed in aircraft, both as to v umber and efficiency, and their air- " raft have Wen creating tremendous v atoc with the (Sennan contmunicaions. The Allied artillery has blown 1 P numerous ammunition dumps, lte- ( ween the airplanes and the artillery. , I can very easily be that the Hermans n ia\*e been having a difficult time to 1 ft things in shape to know exactly s .'here to start. a t In some cities it Is rather danger- j us for a well-to-do individual to nake a Red Cross subscription that t loes not measure tip to his ability to J :ivo. The city of Lynchburg. Va.. for list a nee. set itself to raise $ mi.000. t ml had very little trouble li doing 0 o." During the raising of the sum. . owever. it developed that ipiite a ii lumber of wealthy individuals sub- s cribed ridiculously small amounts. ^ kfter due consideration of this situaion it was decided to appoint a subommittcc with instructions to invest!- ( rate all such cases, and wherever It ., ras clear that a subscriber had not j lone his duty, to return his money t iritliout thanks. These returned sut>- v enpiions are 10 ue maue (,'i'uu bu iui u is the Bed Cross is concerned by peo- <| le who had already made liberal sub- 11 .1 criptions. J, I German propagandists are trying to ^ ovclop a lack ot eonridenee among tin' tritish. French and Italians with sug- v est ions that America is going to gob- h le them all. That will not work, of " ourse. America Is not a gobbler. But f nderncath this suggestion there is a ii ine tribute, Germany would never '' iave figured that she could make the " lilies believe anything like that un- r \ss she believed it herself. And if a iennany thinks America can gobble ^ he Allies, of course she thinks she an gobble Germany too. And that is s list what is going to happen. America * ; going to beat Germany to a fra.zzlo. !' jr the purpose of making the world afe for democracy, and after that she tl f goiii? to resume h?-r ol?l mission of LC howtng what a safe democracy is uith to th<- world. America is not to o this xar.-tly: but Almighty Cod is oinsr to do it b\ and through Amor- urtt" klori tuati J. M l-'rom time to time wo see stories in (m |-ajs rs suggest in:,' inoix- or loss u? j iroai'*-!.s of 'o-nnan propaganda work inong lit' negroes 01 this section: but mr 10 to this time wo have not hoard of v a in sjH-citic instance giving name, timo. KirKpi lace or manner. That the Germans ' Mud vouhl work the noyiot-s if lhe> could, riC4, ve do ni>t doubt: but that thoy can | Kt omplish anything in this direction J^"r| ve have not the slightest idea. That <ki? h< negro*s have th*ii weaknesses here is no <jucstion. and occasionally livei here develops among them inhuman j. easts along certain lines that have to as * >< put to death as tnad dogs are put *or pom o death; hut there is very little dis- j. >>>ally among the negroes. While com- ??vii iarati\cly lew in this country art- aide o buy honds, the disposition to give W. S. o tlx- lc<d Cross is common and prac- ",vn cour nally all of them are anxious to <-n- pcca ;age in military service. If the negro H"1*1 nam s th?- only hope the fhrmans hav?? of niac tilling up sedition and disloyalty. Clintoi ... rlud lien in our opinion the tlerman case is pUff, nore than hopeless so far as this part Shvret if the country is concerned. n^'l jrlefi This )>atagraph is being published at Ik special re>|ip-st of the state COlin- reel il of defense: "r,u Tin state council of defense has re litI> received two anonymous let- Mr, is detailing instances of disloyaltv was nd treasonable utterances in South jn y, 'aiolina. No action can be taken by Ik- count il of defense on anonymous Rei ii it in u it it ations, as a matter ot course. ;ip|M,| I Hare lias been disloyalty in speech r action which has come to tin atteii1011 at anyone In South Carolina, the tncl late eoillieil Ol defense feels that pit- J^( rial ism would require that such dis- j ^ avalty or treasonable utterances be 1 " epoited as ii matter ol duty, not an- l?oai< intinously. but o\cr tin- signature of could Ik- person who seeks to protect his l|n, ountry by making the report. It is ssarcd by the state council of do- no 11 1 I*??- g* _ Vllse 1 I ; 11 W 11*11 MUM 1*1*1.11--. .... .- mr, rived. :in<I signed by t!? persons . . i):ti*itiv? I lie siiiih' in good faith, naiiH-s t'iil In- kept in absolute ronlldencc 'Tow .it bout -iny cuihai Kissing disclosures. ids ? That is all snuiul and sensible. It is opera It sired that every loyal citizen of tin- for tl tato keep his t-yi-s and ears o|ien for (^r ny and all signs of disloyalty, lint (J|,jtt. his does not mean that everybody is 0 l*e placed under suspicion and thai |in||0 nch individual is to he put to spying ^|0(, n his neighbor. Seditious talk of fj,,. vi ry nature should he iinntediat?-ly t|1(. ^ ported; hut it should he remembered |WM>I hat no report is worthy oi consider1 ion unless the maker of the report ^ ins tin- mallhood to stand l?y what he spoke e|M>l'tS. day i 2.000.000 BY CHRISTMAS ol the II American Army in France is Growing much Apace. contr It is reported from Washington that me, i uore than 200,000 American troops trilnit nil have heen sent to l-'rance and jug. hc-daml in May and 'hat at least tribul oti.uoo will go in June. pr< 'I'lic time is not far distant when the American forces a I iron d will equal in ym,., lumbers the ltritish army that Field m,.n( larshal Haig commands, and at the matt< ui-scnt rate of transjiortatlon there j)as ( rill he 2,000,000 American trooi? in sjzp ( hi rope by Christinas. has f( These estimntes are not extravagant. monP tretr-fuiflHnient, of course; - -depvftdr ? ipon transportation facilities, but the mon nit look for transportation is brighter sary han it has been at any other time ince Germany began her ruthlesssubitarinc warfare. Not only is there a Mr, tendy decrease in losses from U-boat Iti-d < lepn da t ions, but the output of Amcri- villian ships has already reached a point (lie t which the Allied losses are prac- Uroa ically olTs<*t by our own construction, .veste The Fnitcil States is now getting re- the n ults in its military programme, and porte ligiil.v ini|iortant results. The period $ ] o.H if organization and preparation is tal w ver. It It takes thn-e or four times as long rion o lay the foundations of a skyscrais-r s it docs to erect the building, and ,0iujx oundation work Is not a very imprcs- of Tl lie loiililing o|s-rntion. The war Kvi oundations of the United States arc jV,^1 low laid and the building Is going up flu kith gratifying rapidity. feivn It is not too much to expect that *" w' very tuontli from now to the end of lie war will witness a substantial in- prom rease in tin- force and power that the 'nitcd States can exert at tin* front, b-nceforth there can lie no valid ex- Th use for delays or for mistakes in asses dunning. The machine must lie kept taxat miviiig at greater and greater speed, again The war d?*|?artment is using good was . udgnieiil in gradually abandoning its in t)) lolicy of secrecy and letting the world -pjj .now what the United States is ac- ,\u<li ualiy doing to make its resources ef- Tax c ectivc in terms of military strength. '"R | Yliatcver reasons there were for j|*e, ih nee while the planning was under |>oart ray. the more that can safely he told in hi io\v tlie better. Let tin* Germans know kliat we have done and what we are y""jj loing. The more they know about it at aj In- less they will like it. Every di- ough ision id" American troops that is sent a cot o France means another nail in the comi oilin of autocracy, and that kind of the s lews cannot be too widely circulated in Th h-miany. .1. r. Wo have la-aten the Gorman general Epps laff at tho submarine game. Wo havo i ready sent tho troops to France that he general staff insisted conld not bo ont. Wo havo managed to food the ?g| tritish and French in spite of tho Ron- i?resl ral's staff's insistent declaration that he> would starve. We must now boat morn horn on tho land as we have beaten with hem on the sea. f It is well onouRh not to be too opimistic. especially as to the duration -M' 0 if tho war: but It is wiser to be op- :lre r imistic than pessimistic. This war is to t oitiR to tic won by men who believe undo n their cause, who believe in them- catlo elves and who believe in the ultimate unfui iotory of democracy.?New York the c Yorkl. .. York ? Tho accuracy of the American arillcry tire on the Picardy front, writes UJ?C t corres|X)ndent of the Associated jj Tess, is attested by the information hat eight out of ten German batteries ouno' ihieh havo been active in bombarditR the American positions have been plane estroyed by tho American artillery- tal s aen since their entry into this sector, speci serial photopraphs show that direct itts were obtained in most instances. II addition to this the American guns perfc tave been busy in tearing up the ene- sumn ty's rear lines and setting his ammtt- an(i dtion dumps and billets on Are. ?. ?? ? war. rhtle iKitrois irom mo .Aiiierivuu nun lave been harrassing the Germans Enqu lightly. The marked increase recently is to a the enemy nerial activity along this rang* rent has raised the question whether throu t may not be a prelude to new action busin y the enemy infantry. Whether or mom ,ot this be the case the American amou roops holding the line are becoming be ce est less and eager for a chance to get be \v t the enemy. One hears frequently charg he conviction expressed that If the tryini umbers are anywhere near equal the sires lermans will be given an unwelcome urprise. Already the .American reourcefulness on patrol has caused the p . lermans considerable alarm, accord- T / lg to prisoners who readily admit ~.ac*J hat the Americans have few equals in Yor* his style of ^Jlghting. Mr. >CiU* AJFFAIR8, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS y Insurance Agency?Asks if you can d to be without the protection of hjui ru insurance. Phone or cnll for inform on as to rates, etc. Phone No. Hi. >troup?.Suggests that you drees to fit hot weather instead of complaining of heat. He has the clothing to help you {renter comfort. Kiddle- Will be pleased to give full inlatiou regarding the Dtlco-Light outfits, which he is the agent in this territory, till put electric lights in your home at iodcrute cost. Reliable, dependable. mrick-Belk Co.?Calls special attention Ke-.p Kool" clothing for men and boys, le in America Irom American-made fabguality unsurpassed. National Rank. York?Along with come banking service, also assures you of ect safety for your funds. Its savings trtineni pays 4 per cent interest. I H...V- ll.vo. nnti~ .k-. r>l Liberty bond* are now ready for dory to ihuae who have paid in fuil. Seeinstallmcnu are alto due. ikmey--Gives notice that he has resigned upvrvisor of resist ration of the town of k and J. Frank Faulkner haa been spited in his stead. Hope. Sharon -Wants to sell yon war UK* stamps and Kroceries. He also wants - mail orders for potato slips this week, e seed and peas at $2.50 bushel. Wilkerson. Supervisor?Publishes statet of receipts and disbursements on aeit of Broad River township roads from mber 10th to May 20th. rt I-aws- Wants to buy a second1 bicycle. Will pay a fair, price for a hine in good condition, n Bros.- Have a full line of cereals, ininK corn flakes, grape nuts, oatmeal, wl rice, postum cereal, etc. ' & Quinn?Are introducing a new >araiion for making desserts?Marshow creme. Teas of choice quality. Tannot fly pa|>er. Theatre- Today presents fifth episode in b Woman In the Web." A special flvepictunc "Darkest Russia." with Alice Jy in star part. Thursday. , Hamilton Cnrhartt of Rock Hill, t he largest Bed Cross subscriber nk county. Hi- contributed $2,400. /. Dr. E. K. Cillespte has been ntiil chairman of the council of defense for the western disof York county. ?re was no slacking among those who :i|i|M-ari-(l before the local I No. 2 last l-'rltlny. The board have irottcn a full hundred volis if it had wanted them, crop or tip. , James A. Barrett had charge of led Cross campaign among the r cotton mills, and due largely to lYorts nearly 100 i*>r cent of the tors each gave up a day's work n- cause. , J. D. flood of Bullock's Creek, is proud of his neighborhood on int of its Bed Cross subscription, ck's ('reek's i|unta was fixed at which some folks thought was r high: but up to Inst Saturday m ople had come across with bei $700 and $K00. with more to , H. B. McPnniel of No. 2 Smyrna, most commendable last Satur>f the attitude of n certain negro s neighborhood with reference to led Cross. "I ant not able to give the negro said, "but I have United every time they come to iml I am going to keep on conling as long as they keep cornami I have something to conle." isident Wilson's promise that all sources of the United States of ica would be used In the enforce or America S 1'lgIUS wua HUI ? ?r of empty phrasing. Congress hrown down the limit as to the >f the army that may be used and [iiit quibbling as to the amount of y to be expended. The preshjf^ f has-full authority to usSTtnTW1 and material that may .be necesto accomplish the end In view. YORKVILLE RED CROSS , .1. A. Marion, chairman of the Cross district of which the Yorkchapter is the centre, including townships of York. Bethesda, d River and Rullock's Creek, said rday that up to Saturday night iggregate subscriptions so far red amounted to approximately 00. and that by last night the toould go up to $12,000. was not practicalile for Mr. Malo furnish a coinidete list of sublions in his district yesterday, ie will probably have the list for publication in the next issue re Knquircr. i>ry division of the county has ly ovcrsutiscribetl its quota, and Hill is well above $20,000. ' > complete figures of all the dift divisions will make a showing Itleh every citizen of the county, lally every citizen who has tried Ills iwirt, will have a right to be 1. TOO MUCH ASSESSMENT. e State Tax commission wants to s the lands of York county for ion at the rate of IT.95 an acre as 1st the $5.42 an acre at which it assessed by the owners of the land eir returns. is was the effect of a notice that tor Love received from the State ommlssion last week, and unwtll0 take the responsibility of such so on his own account, Mr. Love 1 for a meeting of the county 1 of equalization, which was held s ofllce yesterday morning. ter going over the whole situa the county board decided that county land is already assessed out as high a valuation as It t to be assessed at, and appointed nmittce to act with other county nittces in a vigorous protest to tate tax commission, e committee appointed consists of Crawford, \V. \V. Miller and S. H. . Sr. WITHIN THE TOWN pecial services will be held In the jyterian church next Thursday ling at 11 o'clock, in compliance the president's proclamation oskor a day of humility and prayer, f the business houses of the town equested to close from 11 o'clock o'clock. During the service, it is -stood that there is to be a dedln of the United States flag to be rled in the church and also of hurch's service flag. ir. J. R. Barnwell, manager of the Hardware store, has the distincof having received the first packhat came to this section via aerial It was a small package of three es weight from Butler Bros., New . and containing a card case. The age came to Washington by airand from thence by railway poservice. The postage, including al delivery, was 78 cents. rrangements have about been cted under which a telegraphic aary of the news of the world, especially of the progress of the is to be bulletined before The irer oliice every day. This news bo free to the public. The ar ment has been made possible gh the liberality of Yorkville ess men, who, on yesterday ing paid over subscriptions nting to $75. The service Is to tntinued as long as it appears to orth the money. The fund is In re of Mr. W. D. Grist, who is t to give everybody who so dean opportunity to subscribe. ABOUT PEOPLE. vnte Holley H. Barron of Camp ion, spent Sunday with friends in ville. e William Jones of Davidson col I< ge, has returned to his home i Yorkville for the summer. Cadet Kenning Adiekes. who recent )\ graduated at the Citadel, is spend ii-.g several days at his home in York Mile. Mr. Floyd Allison, a student at th Presbyterian College, at Clinton, is i his home in Y'orkville for the sumnu vacation. Miss Nannie I'lexico, who has l>ee .( ending several months in Karnwel is. spending several weeks at her horn us Yorkville. H. F. Adiekes of Yorkville. who it cently received his degree troin tl Citadel, is to receive a commission i the L'nited states marine corps. Mrs. J. it. Deas of Clover, has ur dergone quite a serious surgical op? ration in the City hospital at Gastoni ami is getting along as nicely as coul Ik- expected. Cadets W. F. Marshall and Joh I a-wis of the Citadel, Charleston, ai ..(lending several days at their horn, in Yorkville. before leaving for s|H-cii training at Plattsburg, N. Y. Kev. E. E. Gillespie, who has bee >l?eiiding the past two weeks in lial tiniore on uccount of the illness < Mrs. Gillespie, has returned to h home in Yorkvllle. .Mrs. <;uiespie iccuperating nicely. Walter J. Whitener, formerly < Mock Hill, is with the American e: peditionury forces as a member of thi |.">9th aero squadron. He is u son < Mr. and Mrs. Dan Whitener of Itoc Mill. W. I'. Whitesides of Hickory Gro\ No. returned last Saturday froi Norfolk, where he had none to volur tecr in the hospital service of the nav; It appears that he was turned dow because he was a year too old for tt particular branch of work in which I desired to enter. Not having secure what he desired, however, he is no considering the idea of enlisting as second class seaman. Moth Clyde and Kdtnund Kurd of Ck ver, volunteered for service last Fr day. Moth wanted to go. The boari however, is not inclined tc send tw brothers at the same time if it can I arranged otherwise, so it decided i favor of the younger brother Gdmum and left Clyde at home for anotht time. If the decision, however, ha been left to the Ford boys, or the father, there would not have been an; At least there would not have bee decision In favor of one as again: the other. Clyde, of course, will g in another draft. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE The count.v Democratic cxeeutiv committee met in tin- courthouse s Yorkvllle yesterday to consider bus ncss in connection with the approact ing oount.v campaign. Mr. J. A. Marion, the chairmai presided, and Mi. J. S. Wilkerson wsi chosen as secretary. In addition t these the following members were i attendance: J. D. M. Cnrrenee, W. 15. Kerr. J. < Kirkpatrick, J. C. Wilborn. C. 1 Mlankenship, 1). I'. Less lie. Hall Sper rer, W. M. Wilson, Jr.. Henry Masse J. A. McKadden, T. C. Harnett. Geo. . McCnrter, A. J. ?julnn. It. It. Allison rommuui's oil onrooio<-oi ..I .... ... rious precincts and tin- personnel ? these committees will he officially nr nounced later. W. H. Wilson, Jr.. who is also member ol' the state executive eon mittee, called attention to the fact tin under an act of the bust general a> sembly, establishing a system of s< cret voting in primaries, voting boott must be erected in lncori?orated towr to the number of one booth for one one hundred voters. On his motion was resolved that it was the sense < the committee that each incorporate town should pay one-half the expein of erecting such booths, and the coir mitteemen from the different incorpo ated towns were instructed to see tl authorities of their respective inunic polities and find out whether or not tl matter could be arranged. These coir lfflHlelRen were re(|utsie'd~fo""rt^f)rt 1 Chairman Marion at once. In the discussion of the booth quoi tlon, the opinion was expressed that would be too much to ask the cand 'ilriates to pay the expense of providiti said booths, and it was suggest! that some other means should I found to raise the money, by prival subscription, If there Is no better wa It was decided that candidal) should file their pledges on or befoi noon Wednesday, July ill. and tin the county campaign open at McCor nelisvillc the next day. There is to be only one meeting i each township in accordance with tl following itinerary: McConnellsville, Thursday. August Tirzah, Friday August 2. Kock Hill, Saturday, August 3. Fort Mill, Thursday. August S. Forest Hill, Friday, August 9. Clover, Saturday. August 10. Hickory Grove. Thursday. Aug. 15. Blairsvllle, Friday. August Hi. Yorkvllle, 'Saturday, August 17. The primary is to take place o Tuesday, August 37. In the absence of information as t the probable cost of erecting booth etc., the committee on assessment < candidates was unable to report an its report will be deferred until moi satisfactory Information can bo bail HERE AND THERE nUlt-U IUICIICI, u?u vu??v*v , Cornell: John Ri Kirk, president < English at United States Naval acat emy; Ella Flags Young. Ida M. Tai bell, author, lecturer, and member < national council of defense, will let ture on the opening day, June 18, c some current topics. Every demand < the home and school will be me Courses will be given for the houst keeper who wishes rest, recreatioi and helpful Information in keepin abreast with the progress of the dayfor Tomato club and Poultry clu girls, for the community demonstra tion workers, for the county superin tendents of education, for the/ /school teachers wishing to'nevFaXx to take new branches, for st^rv wishing college credits, and forlo i desiring to renew their teaeheno tiflcates. and for all those who like to keep pace with the marc\^ practical education in all fields of vice. n OFF FOR CAMP JACKSON Thirty-three white men went dowi ~ to Camp Jackson last Saturday morn - ing from laxal Hoard Xo. 2. takin their departure on the early mornin ie train over the Southern. Al.out a hundred men answered th summons of the hoard to appear he n lore it on Friday afternoon, and of thi [I. bundled practically every one wa ' * icad> to go. notwithstanding the fat that inan> of them were engaged i (* making crops. i? iKsiiing tlrst the convenience of th men as lar as possible, the hoard call ed tor volunteers, and the men ans '* weied prompt I \ and without hesitatio in excess ot the desired quota. !, Alter the draftees had been swor into the service of the United State el America, Thomas Alack Fcrguso n ?:iS nlaeeti in churue of the contingei: v as captain. * There was no ceremony in connec :l' tion with tile departure of the boyi with the exception of an appropriat n iarewell prayer Ity Rev. Dr. K. E. Oil I- lespn. and lots of cordial handshuk >\ ing between the two hundred or ntor is people who were at the station be is cause of their interest in relatives an trienils. jf 11 civ is the list of de|>arting soldier c. together with the order number c 10 each: >f Order Xo. 756?Brown Bnlrd. k order N<?. 7<>1? Robert Loo ltrandoi Drdcr Xo. 1060?Janies Charle (lunkhead. _ i ?rder Xo. 961?Watson Sinit Campbell. V Order Xo. 753?Harry Johnston Cur * nence. n order Xo. 1533?Royal Ernest Come le Order Xo. 1l'Si>?Thaddeus Prill K' Clinton. Order Xo. S56?Thomas Vack Ker w guson. a Order Xo. 10S2?Oscar Edmund For order Xo. 511?Horace Lee Foster. ). Order Xo. 17i>0?Robert Lindsa i- Foster. J, Order Xo. 645?Fletcher Earl Gaul o den. ,e Order Xo. 1135?William Crai n Gaiilden. Order Xo. 161s?l.ouis l'orter Goot jr t M'lhT .NO. 1.'31?raui . lA-nu-i Hill d shaw. jr Order No. 959?Frazler Hardin. .. Ord< r No. 1565?Eugene Carllsl 'n Hood. Jt Order No. 1370?John Horsclu ,0 Hood. ' Order No. 1I1S?Hosier Hinds. Order No. 713?Walter Clyde Jones Order No. 950?Hugh Jackson Ix>v< Order No. J1?Frank Hope Hove. Order No. 71)11?John Robinson Mil l< r. it Order No. 1132?John Hunyan Moon j. Order No. lose?Albert far I Moos< Order No. 1.79s?John Howard Mo Maekin. Order No. 1152?John James Parisl n. Onler No. H?fi4?l'orter Ptircvll. ij. Order No. 731?Uoliert Karl tjiiinn. Order No. 1235?William Bendle ? Rndisill. n Order No. 1 .>01?Arbo Shakloford. Order No. 902?William Oatr . St roup. Order No. 1110?Haynard Hrow Wallace. V.' LOCAL LACONICS Fort Mill 300 Per Cent. )f l*p to last Saturday. Fort Mill's Re i- Cross Hind amounted to above $2.10! or more than 300 nor cent over th a town's ipiota. Subscriptions were sti it coming In. '/ Little Boy Killed. ,s <\ H. MeFaddon. Jr.. the Ave yea is old son of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. MeFad b den. of Hock Hill, was killed last Sat jC unlay morning when some heavy tini ?d l>ers fell from a pile and crushed th ?e little fellow. Ho was playing In th lumber yard of the Catawba Lutnhr r1(, company, just across the street froi I- the McFaddcn home, and the exac time of the accident is not knowi .Workmen ssz; Ms sjstor and short! after the timber fell one of the me i- shouted to the little girl to be carofi b or she would got hurt. The boy wa _ not missed until he failed to com IK d homo for dinner. Search was then in " stiluteri ;in<l the body found, y. From Local Board No. 1. s The following twenty-six white me were sent down to I'amp Jackson l.'i> Saturday from local hoard No. 1. wit headquarters at Pock Hill: Hczckln n didders. Walter T. Pope, James Nalli Itainey, William Waldo Johnstoi j Clyile Chandler, Walter I'. MeKnigh John Win. Steele, William T. I/ieze George A. Lainherth. Samuel A. Lei Jacoh L. l'arrott, John C. William; James M. Lynn. Jos. H. Sanders. Plat Edwards, Hugh Kdwnrris, Hugh / Milling, Samuel (1. Price; Lee H. Fer n Wilson. Ira Alexander Wilson. Hoy Hull. William C. Clonts. William t ? Poach. William Hutchison, John I jl". Jones, William C. Starnes. Henjami ill 11. Hunter. '' Shooting at King's Mountain. Kind's Mountain. May 2C: A shoot Ing affair occurred here this afternoo at 2 o'clock when Hamlet Turner i " alleged to have shot Marshall Cain ts with a 38 calibre pistol, ttve bull tak 1* ing effect in the right leg above th 's knee. The affair oceiirteri in the Tur ner house at the Hilling mill. Turin . claims that lie shot Camp because h had about <80 of bis money and wa d leaving with it. Turner was broil gl ip to the city jail by Chief of Police J C Duncan, and Camp was taken to hospital in Has ton la. When Chit " Duncan arrived on the scene it is al <s legcd Turner was holding everybody's ,1 bay and would not allow anyone to as n sist (lie man whom he had shot down. MERE-MENTION id I he government of Costa Pica ha declared war against the Central pow is ors. being the twenty-first nation t i- line itself up with the Allies ig The triennial convention of th It llrotherhood of i/jcomotive Engineer in in session at Cleveland, O., has r< ig elected Warren S. Stone as grand chic >f engineer for a period of six years ?t Two sailors were killed in a c ollision c if trolley cars at Norfolk. Va. Saturday 'F .The sinking of one of Germany' *e new cruiser submarines by a Britis >1 submarine off the coast of Portuga r- on May 11. is reported by the Britis admiralty The war departmer 'F lias announeed that enough of th 11 heavy Browning automatic machin us guns have been manufactured to equi ,s an army division A mob a Birmingham. Ala.. last Frldaj ?r wrecked a restaurant of that city, afi e. er the proprietor had refused to Joi r- other restaurant owners who ha >- agreed to a strict Hoover programm >r for eliminating wheat products froi it its menu Count James Mlnotto, P son-in-law of Louis H. Swift, Chicag in meat packer, has been interned a Fort Sheridan for the duration of th war, after Judge Baker of the Federt k court refused to continue the $50,00 ir bond under which the count was a J? liberty. Director General McAdo " is having rules and regulations prepai " ed under which soldiers and sailors o 'f furlough will be granted a rate of on ; eent a mile on the railroads durin - the duration of the war The wa . department last week placed orders fo 8,000 three to five ton motor trucki ^ in addition to 10,000 now under con struction The Serbian legation a " Washington, has been advised tha )f more than 10,000 Serbian and Italia t prisoners of war have been tnfecte with tuberculosis and other contagiou n germs by the Central powers, and sen ' back to Serbia to carry the contagior _ an employee of a steel plant a p Peading. Pa., was painted yellow an . beaten by girl workers when he de clared last week that he would rathe quit his Job than give to the Re More than 69,000 masten 'n Mcers and seamen of American mer *? VUan'lc "ervlc r* riv O,\V ^ . V'<VJreau 0 /. <>f Or Al%?. wfcsuranc ^ vral I am ?<LV?r"*un' The wheat crop of the county, whic was considered very fine a few weed ago, has been and is being badly it Jured by rust. Very few fields, it said, are free from attacks of rust. "Why don't you set ?iuiet and awn your time?" an nr<|iiaintance nskr Howard McMackin last Friday In tl presence of "Here and There." flow ard's order number was so far up th: he would not have been taken unle? he volunteered. "I want to go now an get it off my mind," the young ma replied. "The sooner I pet started in he continued, "the sooner I will bt eoine accustomed to my duties an the better satisfied I will be." The Fennell infirmary, which hr easily become the most important pr, vate hospital In the state, is bein practically doubled in caimcity. will not appear twice as large froi the outside; hut additions now bein made will almost double the number* rooms, and the number of patients tin can be looked after at one time. Tf enlargement of the infirmary buildln was a matter of necessity. People ai going to Dr. Fennell from all parts < the state, and from Carolina and Oeoi gin, and he just could not stand tf idea of turning anybody away so Ion as he cotdd be of service to them, is not unusual for him to perform u many as half a dozen major operatior in a day. This year more demands than ev< will be made upon Winthrop colleg While the young inen give th*ir sei vices for war demands, the young wt mm wish to prepare themselves f< wider service. To this end Presidei Johnson has arranged new courses s the summer school. The course i ? i-.1... i ?/* pa riiumeiii.il j w?i, B.. knowledge of the parliamentai usages needed in conducting the woi of organizations, will he a popuk one. To meet the great needs of tl women and men of the state Prosidet Johnson has secured the services < some of the greatest educators of th country such as Dr. Libarty H. Baile J *Anohaa anfhnr find i^dlfnr t $91.S65.5S6. according to a statement issued from Washington last week Production of news-print paper for the first four and a half months of 191S S shows a decrease of 26.02t tons, as g compared with the same period of 1917. FOR THE RED CROSS 8 People of Clover and Vicinity Sub* 8 scribe Handsomely. I Following is a list of subscribers to II the lied Cross fund in the district under the jurisdiction of Clover chapter. ?' llethel and King's Mountain townI" ships, as reported by three solicitors n up to last Friday afternoon: W. F. Wood $25 l>0 n Pr, 1). D. Cook ... 5 00 s Ite v. W. P. Uriel- 5 00 n Dr. B. Black 5 oo it T. \V. McElwee 10 00 Dr. J. E. Prison 10 oo Mis. E. W. 1'ressly . 20 00 ?, Miss Klsie 1'ressly 5 Oo e J. J. Wilson and family S 00 H. I.. Wright 50 Oo Mrs. H. 1- Wright 25 00 e II. L. Wright, Jr 5 00 lie\. J. M. McCIain A family 5 00 d It. A. Counts 5 00 A. J. Quinn 5 00 s Miss ItcSN Adams 20 00 if W. K. Adams 2u 00 W. B. Moore 10 oo .Ino. M. Smith 5 00 , Dr. It. L. Wylle 28 00 a W. I'. Smith 25 0t? J. E. lleanigoard .... 15 00 h Dr. M. B. Nell 5 uO T. 1?. Clinton 5 Ou * e AA H. 1'. JacKaon ?? vCi. \V. Sparrow 5 CO r II. 1'. Lilly 5 00 ' C. C. Oil & Gin Co 10 00 \V. Herbert Smith 5 00 T. ! '. Jackson 5 00 Page X- Itudisitl 23 00 ,i Wade H. Parsley 0 00 Mrs. \V. 1>. Moore 5 00 v J. H. II. Jackson 10 00 J. Sam Jackson 5 00 J no. A. Jackson 5 00 Jas. A. Harrett 0 00 ,, <;. \V. Knox 10 00 W. II. St roup o 00 1 V. C. St roup !? 00 Miss M. M. Oates 5 00 G. S. Williams & family !i oft K. M. Whlsnant 5 00 E. Carl Knox . 5 00 Jno. Knox and family 10 00 . J. P. Adams 5 00 Mis. E. P. Smith 10 00 M. I* Smith 50 00 J. M. Smith 5 Oft Mrs. J. M. Smith 5 Oft t?. A. Xiell lo oo W. T. 1 ham guard 10 00 Dr. A. II. Nlell 5 00 Waddell Moses 5 00 J. IS. Crocker 5 00 , S. J. Clinton 10 00 Mis. S. J. Clinton 10 00 S. A. Siltord 10 oo 1 T. M. Campbell 10 00 Mrs. M. K. Campbell 5 00 Miss Addie Matthews 5 00 I). M. Pa riot t and family 10 oo Miss Sarah Glenn 5 00 Miss Mary Glenn 5 00 s Miss Claia Glenn - 5 00 Miss Dais> Glenn 5 00 " Kalph Jackson 5 00 Employes Clover Cotton Mills 373 00 Employes of Keynolds Potion Mill 50 00 Employes of Hawthorn Spinning Mills 237 00 ? Hawthorn Spinning Mills. 1 In" 250 00 All three of the above mills* employes contributed 100 per cent of on< " davs' wages. nggrcKUtini; $050.00. j. S. Kiddle - 10 00 Mrs. K. It. Kiddle 5 00 Dr. T. X. Dulln 10 00 r A. E. Sifford 5 00 i- J. J. Nichols ? 10 00 \V. Nickle 10 00 H. G. Stanton - 5 00 '* U. O. Clinton ...... 5 00 e J. W, .Jackson 10 00 i,. .1. H. Patrick 5 0u IP 11. S. Kiddle - 5 00 Contributions less than $5.... 1'J 50 ? T. H. Kiddle 5 00 t F. C. Flrandon ? 5 00 ? J. E. llrandon 5 00 K. B. Riddle 5 00 * ?AW P. Pryot -C 00 n W. H. Glenn 6 00 il Mrs. W. H. Glenn 5 00 Mrs. It. S. Kiddle 5 00 Contributions under $5 It 50 Additional subscriptions of $5 and i- over will be reported later. Duty of Registration.?The war de? n (tartnient has issued a warning to till lt youths attaining the age of 21 on or I, before .lune 5. that they must present themselves for registration on that day. Xo excuse will be tolerated, the 1 department said, except when the person is actually in the military or nav.il service. The department's warning says: "Draft otlicials wish it clearly understood that no person who has at^ tained the age of 21 since June 5. 1917, or who will attain that age on or before June 5, is excused from regis*' (ration on June 5, unless on that date ' he is an actual and active member of 5. the military or naval service, persons n not subject to registration on account of being in the military or naval service become subject to registration and are required to register immediately ujton leaving such military or naval service. Any such persons dls" charged after June 5 must register is immediately aftei their discharge." ., Provost Marshal General Crowdor, urging young men to study the draft * regulations, has issued the following e statement. M snoimi i'i' viejuij uiiiit'miiMMi nun registration is a public duty. It is disitnct from selective service. In that it ? is merely preliminary to the later pro|t c.-ss of selection. For failure to |*-r lorm tiiis duty, congress has provid^ e.| n penalty of imt?risonment for one ,f year. Furthermore, such failure may ro.alt in the Iosh of valuable rights J and privileges and immediate induetion into military service. "No delinquent can be excused for not registering on grounds that he forgot or did not realize his duty. The burden is on him and on him alone, to perform that duty and he alone Is .s responsible." ? ?The enemy Is destroying British, ; Allied and neutral tonnage at the rate s> of about 3.S0O.000 tons yearly, while s- flreot Britain and her allies and the neutral countries will very soon be f producing tonnage at the rate of about 4.000,000 tons yearly, writes Archibald 'u llurd, the naval expert, in the Daily h Telegraph. The favorable situation, I he declares, should be reached in a few weeks, and thence forward the upward lt curve in favor of the Allies should e proceed in a manner to convince the c Germans of their failure. There are , p indications, the writer points out, that J the Germans liictuselves realize that k. the submarine campaign was a i?olltlcul blunder. The Allied navies have p not been .weakened, he notes ai d the j submarine, which brought Ar icrica irto the war, has not be?*n able to inp terfere seriously with the trans.*ortation of American troojrs and material. o ' ? ' ?General pay Increases for nearly e two million railroad employes were announced Sunday by Director Genf?? n 1 \fi> Ail/ift < fff'Ptlvo npvt SntnpHov it W.VVW.V ? ?V and retroactive to last January 1. car. rying out substantially recommends_ tions of the rall'-oa J wage commisn sion. The aggregate of the Increase e probably will be more than $300,000,g 000 a year, half of which will b-^ dis- 1 "" tributed within a few weeks as back "" pay In lump sums ranging from about 1 9> $100 to nearly $200. The director gen' eral departed from the wage eommlssion's recommendations In the following particulars: The principle of the 1 basic eight-hour day is recognized, but i ? owing to exigencies of the war con18 dition, hours of employment are not lt actually reduced and overtime is to be 1 > paid pro rata; future adjustments of i t pay are to be made on the basis of 1 d eight hours. In addition to the ordi> nary scale of Increase, day lal>orers i r employed mainly on track work are to d get at least 21-2 cents an hour more I J, than they received last December 31. - A minimum of 55 cents an hour is es- ? e tahllshed for the shop trades, includf Ing mechanics. boilermakers and i e blacksmiths. Women are to receive ? d the same pay as men for the same 1 work and negroes are to get the same i g as white men for similar employment. I NO BIG 0FFEN5I vfc tci But Both Sides Are Preparing for Decisive Struggle. Still another week Im.s passed. according to the Associated Press of yesterday morning, and the Hermans have not itegun their exported new offensive against the Allied forces in Flanders and Pieard.v. And. as yet, there is nowhere any indication that it is the early intention of the enemy again to try to hreak the kittle front and reach the channel ports. It is not improkthle. however, that the blow will l>e launched at any moment. Aviators winging their way in reconnaissances behind the Herman lines still re|H>rt a continuation l>y the Hermans of their work of twinging up fresh troops, guns and stores lor what is believed every where w ill be their greatest attempt to win a decisive victory. Meanwhile the Allies are not idle. Every hoar is being utilized by thein to strengthen strategic positions and every hour finds them the better pre(tared to withstand an enemy onslaught. The morale of the troops is of the highest and confidence reigns among the men of the unified command ol Hencrnl Koch that the enemy will not bo able to carry out his programme to the full, and thut whatever ground he may gain will be dearly MIi.t for. ?'* " Americans Not Secondary. In the work of strengthening the Untie front the Americans are i?la>ing no secondary role. The steady stream of the khaki clad lads from overseas to the lighting line has served greatly to reassure the British and l**r< licit contingents that have heretofore so valiantly held their own against ticinondous odds. Those of the Americans already in the trenches have given and are still giving a good account of themselves, harrasslng the tiormans with their artillery and outgaming in coinhats in the open. Kveii the tier mans at home previonsly ado|iting the taetics of sneering at the Americans arc now Becoming aware of their stlength and virility. No less an authority than the semi-oiticial North tier man Hazel tc is remarking on the "maturing" Aim rlcun reinforcements Behind the Allied line and wondering "how the lightning trained Yankee will hold his own against the Herman lads who have had military training from their youth." Nowhere along the hattle front has there Been lighting of any great moment, Several new raids have Been carried out successfully against Herman positions By the Americans. British and French forces and some similar attempts By the Hcimatis promptly put down. Heavy artillery duels have Been In progress on various seetors Between the Hermans ami the British and French. The shelling hy Hermans of Field Marshal I (.'tig's (tost I ions east and northeast of Amiens has I teen |Nirticiilnrly heavy, gas projectiles Being used in great niunlters. Another "Silent" Raid. The Americans in the Montdldler sector have carried out another of their "silent" raids, leaving their trendies without artillery snpitorl and overwhelming an enemy trench. Six Hermans were killed ami one soldier vvas made prisoner By the Americans who returned to their own line. The British near Buciiuoy in u similar adventure captured It Hermans and two machine guns and In two other raids took 15 prisoners and a machine gun. In the Ailctto river region the French also Brought in captives. There is still considerable aerial activity over and Behind the hattle line and numerous lights in the ulr occur daily. In the Italian theatre the Austrians, WMfgd m-yrnU Htux jfTdt.ifr""" In Ihn rnnWn. 1 tain region of the north hut everywhere have met with ropulso. Along the lower Clave river in the Tonale region there have heen Intensive artillery duels. Heavy Fighting Yeeterday. By International New* Service. I aiill, April 27.?(Jreai battle racing over will-* front north of Klienus anil north of the Aisiie. Cermans delivereil furious attacks, anil French ami liritish resisting valorously. CLOVER CULLINGS rorrcpoiidniiK ThH Yorkvitle Enquirer Clover, May 23.?A party of young (H-opIc enjoyeil a picnic at Wright's l-Vrry, on the Catawba river, Monda> aflernoon. They were cha|H*roneil by Mesilames C, If. Ferguson ami J. W. Campbell. Miss Maude Youngblood of Cnstonia, s|M*nt l he past week-end here with her mothiT, Mis. Nettle Younglilnod. Mr. W. M. Matthews came home Iroin the Fennell infirmary on Salurday afternoon, lie is still coiiilm-j to his bed, I'Ut is getting along very nicely. Among the visitors In tiastonia Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Smith, Mesdames J. M. Smith. II. I,. Wright, J. W. Campbell, Misses Claiiiliu Smith and Kdith Jackson. Itev. and Mrs. J. M. McClain, Miss Unth McClain tuid I'aschnl McClain sjs-nt Tuesday In Charlotte with Mr. and Mrs. Ilownrd McClain. Messrs. Christopher and llninby Allen of Newman, (ia., are s|>ending a few days here with their imrents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Allen. Captain J. W. Campbell of Camp Sevier, s|snt Sunday here with home folks. Miss Mollle Nicholson, who has made her home here with the fumilv of Itev. II. A. Whltten during the past school session, returned to her home on Monday at Salem, Oconee county. Mrs. L. II. Crown of Chester, disstrtct secretary of the Woman's Missionary society, paid an olflcinl visit to the Clover circuit on Sunday, May 19. A society was organized at King's Mountain chapel and also at St. Caul. There were also two junior societies organized at each of the places mentioned. Itev. Caul Stroup of N'ewell, N. C., Is the guest here of his jiarents. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Stroup. Clover, May 25.?Mrs. M. L. Smith is visiting the family of her brother. Rev. IS. ?J. Hardin at McColl. Misses Annie Jackson and Addle N'iell were visitois in Cheater Satiirrlay. Miss Lizzie Wood of Filbert, is tlie guest of Miaaea Annie and Lila Jackson. Mr*. Will McCarter and children of Filbert, are staying wltii .Mra. K. A. Mntthewa here. Mr. fllenn Mackey of Columbia, formerly connected with the City Pharmacy here, spent Friday here with friend*. Mr. McElweo Stronp of Camp Jackson, apent Friday here with hla parent*. Mr. and Mra. W. ft. St roup. Mies < trace I'age has l>een spending a few days in Charlotte with her grandmother, Mra. Rudipell. Mrs. J. L. Adams of Cast on la, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Clinton here this week. At the Red Cross supper held In the opera house here last night, something over $S0 waa realized, and after the expenses are pnid there will lie about $75 clear money for the Fted Cross. The younger set of Clover enjoyed n picnic up at Beaver Dam creek, about two miles north of here on Thursday afternoon. They were chaperoned by Mrs. C. H. Ferguson. On Thursday night the young people of Clover motored to Linwood college and enjoyed a moonlight picnic. The chaperones were Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Brison. Mr. and Mrs C. H. Ferguson and Mrs. J. W. Campbell. Mrs. Sollie Bamett. widow of the late Alec Barnett, was buried here in Woodslde cemetery on Thursday afternoon. The Latta school, which has been In session for the past eight months, closed on Friday afternoon, May 24. Miss Pearl Williams, who was the teacher, has returned to her home here for the summer vacation.