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r ' t YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. Z9SXTBD MMP'W BPLT. l. a osist'S sois. Pnbinhen [ & J(amiig 31 urspapr r: J; or the |r<rauli?n of Iht political, ??tW, 3lgri(ullnral and (fommmial 3ntfrfsts of th{ fiopl?. { HUOLK COPT, nvt cun ESTABLISHED 1855 YORK:! 8. C. TUESDAY. JULY 23. 1918. 3ST6.59 . . I >? .?.. ltL? ?tna nnrt nth?T munitions iH'illC I Diner it DDiHU/nnn I draw oiwui* for Dial and Rico to THE STATE CAMPAIGNERS: i Lively Meeting at Greenville on Last Thursday. I RICHARDS AND BETHEA HAVE SPAT. * Big Fuss About the Question of Loyalty?Cooper Receives an Ovation? > Big Crowd and Considerable Feel- ? ing. ,, Crcenville Xi -ws, Friiluy. s About Iwt'lvf hundred people from I the city ami county yesterday at- o tended th?- state campaign meeting r at City park, whose only incidents I: out of the ordinary were a decided ovation lor Itohert A. Cooper, a spirited clash between Lieutenant h fjovernor Andrew J. lb-then and .John > 'I. Itichards, candidates for governor, t and the lieutenant governor's reply to I certain ncws|taper critics. > Applause was liberally bestowed > - I. I.i.ini. II upon the canuiuau-H. inii> ii Kivi n tn Lieutenant Coventor Ihllii'ii's I utterances ?il loyalty ami |>at riot ism. v it was, however, a Cooper crowd, t jihIkIiik Imiiii tin- reception fjlven hiin o when In' rosi- to sjm ak anil during Ills t remarks. Stati'iin-nts of o|i|>osltlon to former Coventor I (lease i?> many r ^ candidates tin t with vein -mcnt up- n W iiroval. It was an ovi-t w hi'liiilnuly a ant I-lt|eusc crowd arcordinK to thi- < a|i|ilaiisi- ami clH'crinir that greeted a every ili'i'laration of hostility towanl v him ami his position on tin- war. il An account In detail of tin- meeting s follows: a Connly Chairman T. I*. Cothran presided ami kihmI order was main- u tallied. Ii For Superintendent of Education. > J. K. Sweariniteii of Coliiiuhia, can- |i diilate for re-election, IIest up|ieured I heiI- as a candidate a decade ago. lie I has liei-n re-elected for several terms, h lie told of the administration of his office, lie named many people in s (ireenville county who could certify as c to his work, fireenville is hehind e some other counties la-cause some c school districts are unwilling to vote r additional taxes. Twelve hundred dis- il tricts have voted such taxes. There an- now special taxes in 1.750 dis- v tricts. Crged voters to vote for state K aid for schools. Will continue his il policy and extend his efforts if re- e r I'llTII'd. V K. Itector of Columbia, another camliiliiti1 lor superintendent of location, said that 25 out of loo cannot | road or write and that 75 out of ton s leave school before they reach the lifth y Kiiidr. Once worked in cotton mill.- > Helped to start mill night schools ?while he was teaching at Olympin | mill in Columbia, lb- taught in nor- | mat schools in the Philippines under a civil service. Told of his record as n superintendent of schools in Darling- a ton. Worked his way through Kurmon ti university'and the Univctsllyt of South s Carolina. Told of work for rural *< school legislation while member of K the general assembly. p For Attorney General. s Claud N. Sapp of I tineas tor, declared there is no unkindly friction * between candidates for this ofticc. Is n making race solely on his own merits. flias been assistant attorney general r since 1917. Thinks war is not an is- w sue in this campaign. There must be w quest ion to make it an Issue and t| there is no question that South Caro- {< Una is 1 <141 per cent loyal. Was for | war before the Knifed States went q into the conflict. When lie was can- h lidate for congress for seat vacated by death of 1>. K- Kin ley. said he would vote for war if elected. Agreed with the South Carolina senator who ,| said when the Hermans gave notillca- p tion of unrestricted submarine war- K fnrc. "The ships of the I'nited States h ...oi .... ih.-v damn nlease." The \ man who ivfu.Hia to lend his money (, to the government is just as much nn (> ally of (Serntany as the It an soldier who shoots an American lighter. Ap- tl pluUSe. o It. I'. Sear son of Ilarnwell. another eamliilate for attorney general. |j said he was a free lanee legislator tinder the administrations of Ansel, || ltlea.se and Manning, is not a coat- h tail swinger and is opisised to "isms." f. Has Iteen for the Wilson ndmlnistrn tion and has never iieen aide to join tl In consigning tin1 constitution to hell, j Would follow Wilson anywhere and h eulogized him highly. Cares what || sort of country this Is after he is dead 0 and gone. The paramount Issue Is t. winning the war. What the voters of tl South Carolina should do is to elect t! men to olllce who will make our sol- tl dlers in the trenches feel that South | Carolina Is behind them. (Applause.) Samuel M. Wolfe of Anderson, for a attorney general. Is from Anderson p and graduated from Kurmun unlver- a sity In 1903. Studied law for five t years in law offices and at University a | of South Carolina. Has practiced law j. r for ten years in all the courts. Is c president of the Anderson liar nsso- ii elation. Serving ;ts assistant attorney > general is not a prerequisite to hold- |i Ing the olllce of attorney general. The t war is the paramount issue. Is strong c i . ?Cil.,?? o?.l .illAttlil U'lf h * lor ITTSIUCIll I1IIWU ?w.?. approval Judge Westcott's sp?>ech a nominating Wilson for the presidency t in 1916. Is willing to devote the cam- ji " pnlgn to patriotic addresses, hut the h party custom is for political speeches, t Has lieon defeated for the legislature ( in Anderson county t>ecnuse he |j wouldn't support Hlease, but was g elected finally. Hopes Anderson coun- p ty is no longer for Hlease. Had rath- r er go down in defeat than "stultify his conscience and mortality by voting ( for Hlease." (Applause.) p Commissioner of Agriculture. W. D. Garrison, candidate for com- r mlssloner of agriculture, commerce l and Industries, is a practical farmer, v expert in scientific agriculture. Un- t derstands processes of increasing pro- <1 duct ion. Is Clemson graduate. The ) successful farmer raises enough fool-Ir stuffs to support his family and then t cotton. He who raises nothing but T cotton Is a failure. Knows fanning t conditions thoroughly. Native of An- s derson. y . It. Harris of Pendleton, said he was c the first man in the state to dlrec < attention to the commercial side of t agriculture, the most important fea- t ture of agriculture. People have i greatest opportunity in agriculture to- i day. What the farmers lack is or- c ganixation to market their produce. I Th?- war cannot be won without the t ariner. Farmers have made enough, >ut they have never ?ot enough for t. Has studied agriculture more than 5 years. Has two sons in the service, "arrners are doinc more to win the rar tiian all other classes put to- ? ret her. I< H. T. Marrison is from the Sea stand cotton section. Runs at the reHiest of many farmers in tfie state, a Cot a politician. Rife has been given o iver to farm int.'. Wants the govern* 1 nent to take over hundreds of thou- h arids of unused acres along sea- h oard at a reasonable price ami let it i lut in tracts to returned soldiers for c eclamatlon. This would help solve a nlior problems after the war. For Railroad Commissioner. I< l>. 1- Smith of Colleton, says that ( nuer section of state endorsed hirn. t Served in the house of representa- v ives si-ven years. Was auditor and > reasiirer of his county for 13 ycai-s. a Cot candidate of faction. Is patriotic, p Ian nut fully behind Kovernment has 10 place in thin country. Has two po>s in service and third who isn't 17 rants to eo and jfet some Germans no. If ch'Otfd will thoroughly coperate with I.'. S. railroad adminisnitlon. J. T. Vowoll is a practical railo:ul man. is only man in rare who indi-rstands railroads. Can repair nythinK in connection with them, tnly son Is now in camp. "If thenre any kaiser sympathizers here. I rould like to s?*e them awinif to yon,er |?ole." Kailroad commissioner is crond only to governor in importnee. II. H. Arnold of Spartanburg, has ever been in state polities before, iiit served ten years in legislature, iow on board of directors of state* x-nitentiarv. tin local draft board, loesn't like to blow his own horn, las served for nothing on draft oard. T. J. Mcl.'iimhlln says will hold cales of justice evenly. Kngaged In oust ruction of cantonments. Workd for Kowniment in Virginia. Will o-o|M*rate with government in raiload administration. (Jive the workuk man a chance. A. A. Itichardson of Columbia, reiewed his administration as state nine warden. Turned large amounts rito treasury to aid schools. Tohl of ontroversy over his otlice. Made a Inging speech. John G. Richards. John fJ. Richards of Kershaw, was he llrst candidate for governor to |s*ak. Reviewed his record of eight ears as railroad commissioner, fever let (Militics interfere with disharge of duty. Never indulges in lersonalities about other candidates, j lad part in creatine: free scholarships' t Wlnthrop, the Citadel. Clem son I twi tin. UntaM-altv of South Carolina I nil is proud of^t. Stands for I'riiext books for the public school* w lays Cooper would strike down nil '} choliirships?"cruel blow to poor iris and boys." Cooper's plan imossible. If elected governor will p tand for scholarships. Piscussinp taxation at lenpth, he ? aid that Cooper said that taxes could ? ot 'be reduced. Itichards said they Jl mild is- reduced. Tie said that taxes '' cached the lowest rate in 20 years ' hen he was chairman of the house ' ays and means committee. He said ' hat at one time but for T. P. Cothran ' ixes would have been as hiph now. s le charped that the Manninp ad- " linistration is extrnvapant. The war e said, is not an issue. He asked for ' lection on his record. (Applause.) ' Andrew J. Bethea. fl Lieutenant (lovernor Met hen, can- ' idate for povirnor. said that he felt 1 ride in the almost phenomenal ' rowth of (Sreenvllle. He referred to " ;ivlnp been secretary to (lovernor lartln P. Ansel whose administration, l' e said, reflected credit and honor w n the state, liethea said he Is no w oat tall HWlniror. Is for rlcnn |>ollles and pood povernment. "Nothinp f the demapopue In my make-up." n "I want to pay my respects to a h ttle two-by-four journalist, one time p dltor of the (irvenvLlle Piedmont, p iobert Oulllon." He saiil that tjillllen h ail assailed him. saving that "Bethea tl ilks patriotism and waves the flag." ' Why indict me when I do so? Isn't c hat the best business for any man?" A ie said that he held tho record in his a and. He referred to a certain head- p ine in the Piedmont at the beginning if f the March Gorman offensive to the n ffect that the Germans had broken ii hrough the British line. He said w hat it was common talk at the time c hat the i'ideinont was pro-German h le referred to editorials by Editors a [oester and (Juillcn explaining the \i ttttudc and the headlines of the s aper. He (minted oat an editorial tl s to the conservation of grain in I his country for the use of the Allies n nd the manufacture of liquor in tl England, and said that the article d rlticised England. "Don't you see the v risidiousness of the editorial?" asked s Ir. Bethea. "It was against Great t tritain, nnd, therefore, against the e 'nited States?" (Applause and h heers.) He referred to Mr. Quillen's v esignation after serving a short time h s editor of the Piedmont, and said h hat Qulllen took credit for the oh- v pctlonnble utterances. Said that r >oth Koester nnd Quillen admitted s hat before the war they were prolennan. He said that the Piedmont t s trying to eliminate him from the r overnor's race and tHat he did not " ropose to let 'German-Prussian aethods' be used on hhm. t "I am not seeking the votes of t lerman sympathizers, slackers and t roflteers," said Mr. Bethea. v He said that at Walhalla he had o ead the reputed utterance of Cole L. t tlease at Pomarla, July 27. 1917, in v rhich Blease was quoted as saying t hat the blood of the American sol- v ilers kilted in France will be on the e lead of President WJlson and the a nemtiers of congress who voted for c he war as an unwarranted sacrifice, i That statement, said the lieutenant t rovernor. is the (fist of the real is- t iue in this campaign. It is an issue < vhich he proposes to meet on the nmpfttgn. (Great cheering.) He askd John G. Richards at Walhalla c vhether he endorsed that utterance t >f Blease and Richards had not ? inswered. He said that Richards had t inid that he (Bethea) was within the i Iraft age, when Richards knew that i ic is not, that Richards had heard t lim nay that he had tendered his erviees to the war department, alhoutrh he held an office which exmpted him. that he had offered his ife and all he had to the nation. The js-ople of South Carolina will leot no man unless he is 100 per cent < uynl and patriotic." (Applause.) I Richard* Interrupt*. John (J. Itichards came forward 1 nd said that Met hen had told a man < n the stand that he was sorry he i lad injected such an issue at Wal- i alia. Itethea said at WulhnJIn that 1 le did not intend to reflect on I tichards. Raising his hand with < lenched fist as if to strike, Itichards I dvnnced toward Hethen and naked. < Do you mean to say that I am dis- i ayal to my countryT' Chairman I 'othrnn took a fiosition between the ( wo candidates. It looked as if there i ,-ould he a llnht. Chief of I'ollce < for and Chief of itural I'ollce Cosncll jid others rushed to the stand to j ireservo order. The crowd raised a mighty din. I 'oritur Mayor <5. Hey ward Mahon, >r.. father of Major (5. He.vward latum, of the listh infantry, now in 'ranee, standing in front of the platonn shouted repeatedly, "You are isloynl. Richards! John Kichnrds, I now you and you know me. If you'll otne down off that stand, I'll tell you hat ,\ou are disloyal" An aged man lid a well known traveling man made imilar statements, yelling at Uichids constantly. Bethea Resumes. When order was restored, Mr. let lira said that he hail never taken 11 unfair advantage of any man. He aid that Mr. Itiehards had not anwered his question, and that the only uestion is whether or not ilk-hards ndorsed I (lease's 1'omaria utterance, foes llicharils ln-lii-ve that the hlood f our ga'lant soldiers in l-'nince Is n the hands of Woodrow Wilson? The quest ion of loyalty is not for le," said Mr. Itethen. He read a -Iter from Lieutenant Smith, a South 'arolinian, now with the American miy in France, saying, "For (Sod's ake don't elect men in South Carena who won't sup|iort 1'resident Yilson in the conduct of this war!" siynlty and patriotism are the hest i-sts of a man's fitness for otlice. Shall the people of South Carolina ow say that they are willing to call lie soldiers hack from the tiring line ml say they will not suptsirt the nny of democracy? "You must answer the call of the country as Fant f (Srecnville, answered it. Yours lust he the spirit of Charles I'inckcy, the great South Carolinian, who, f he were here today, would say, Millions for defense, hut not one cent or Corrnnn tribute!'" (Applause.) Chairman Cothran gave warning hat he would not tolerate language hat might result in unfortunate acci untf. He said that, if anybody ' anted to light. the recruiting Office ' i open on ' Richards in Reply. ' Richards said that he had already ' eplied to Hethea. Me said he has mil- nephews, a brother land his nly son In the service. He hits been n the state council of defense a year ' nil half. He is not afraid that the eople will believe anything against ( iin. He said that Hethea should face . (lease and ask him iiucstions, that 1 let Ilea was trying to hit at him over (lease's shoulder. "I am not re- i ponsible for Governor Mlease's pub- r c utterance." He referred to ? (lease's speech at NVagener when J (lease said that he would sup|x>rt t 'resident Wilson for a third term. "1 \ ill not here In defense of /governor (lease. The proper forum for Mr. t tethea Is In the senatorial race." ( tiehnrds said he wouldn't support a t inn for any otlice unless he lielieved hat man would give his life for his t ountry. He thought that if Hleasc t ere as young as Hethea. Hiram* J I'ould be in the trenches. Robert A. Cooper. ' The 1-aurens candidate for govcr- 1 or got the ovation of the day when e rose to sneak. He thanked the f ro|ilc of (Jreenville for their suport in .tho twist. He declared that e stood hack of 1'resident Wilson and he nation. He said he favored war cforc the United States went into the onIIlet. Uermany intended to attack .mericn, liut now "the Huns might s well start back to Berlin." (Aplause.) "My only promise, if elected, i that I shnll use all the power of ly office to back the government ft the successful prosecution of this . nr." He denied' having said, as harped by Richards, that he favored igher taxes. He said that so long s our soldiers are facing death he .oilId never favor reducing taxes if uch reduction would interfere with he vigorous prosecution of the war. le is of the opinion that taxes will ot be lowered. If the state dor's all he things thnt Richards wants it to o, plve free schoolbooks, etc.. taxes ill ro higher. He defended his poition on seholarships, saying thnt all hat he desires to do is to provide an ipial chance for education for ever> ox and Rirl in tho state. He told of lorthy nten and women who had orrowed money to ro throuph coll-ro, who had repaid the loans, and rho are now splendid citizens. "Is It ight to tax all the people to Rive pecial privileges to one per cent?" At this point, he said, "I don't want o trespass on the time or my com etltors" A voice in the crowd. You haven't got any." (Applause.) "I want to remind Mr. Richards hnt we had one governor who used he veto (Blease) and he didn't lower he taxes." icld Mr. Cooper. Taxes rent gradually up, despite the use if the veto. Advocates budget sysem of tlnnncing state. If elected, rill oppose every extravagance. Let he state tax commission determine rhat amount of taxes Is due from ach county, then let local assessors idjust the assessment within the ounty. "I wouldn't trim or comwomlse to obtain office. I stand for he right. If elected, I shall endeavor o lie of real service to the state." Applause and cheers.) John M. DosChamps. John M. DesChamps. the next can- 1 lidate for governor, gave a most enertainlng narrative of his career, ichlevementa and abilities. He says hat in any department of knowledge ind in any language be can meet any nan in the state and come away with he laurels. Says that he is the great eat platform speaker In the woria. Declared that 27 of 37 principles formulated t>y him have l>een adopted l>y the stute, the nation and the world. In constructive statesmanship, he admitted that he exceeded John C- j Calhoun. He afflrraed that his literary works have la-en translated In 10 languages and dialects and that I he children of his pen {ire known all over tho earth. Thinks th^t Wilson needs not compliments hut would lagrieved over the division In this state. Wilson wants a solid South Ohrolina. Present politics will spilt state wide oja-n. 'If the kaiser had been here today he would have been tickled to death at the division shown." Voice in crowd, "He would have got killed, too." (Cheers.) Don't let factions divide the people. Has put all he has it the service of the nation. He said t>f himself, "You are crucifying a man of ability who has led a lift as pure us an angel's," but he said that a silent power" Is behind him and that he will be elected governor. John T. Duncan. I?ts of applause greeted the veteran , >f the hustings, John T. Dunc;Ji, whoae thrusts pleased the crowd. He said ( that when the minor candidates proposed to have the gubernatorial candidates speak last, Dcst'hampw protested that, if that was done I'e'd never j run for governor again. The action was at once taken. Referring to his , Ight with McLaurin, said the newspapers lied in saying McLaurin won, for 'the other fellow is now in the hospi- i tal." Referring to RichardH' statement that Rcthea should face RIease, he said, '"The only way to face Blease is i to heail him off. (Loud applause), < Said he had written a letter to McLaurin and the latter asked him to come to sec hiin at the hospital. He said i that "George Koestcr hns to carry his hand on his stomach when reference is made to McLaurin." Asserting that 1 Robert Guillen said thntDun-'an was a dangerous lunatic, Duncan replied, "I I mi dangerous to such is-ople as Quillen." 1 He said in reference to the general matter of patriotism in the State, ' 'There arc no traitora in South Caro- < Una except a few dirty criminals who I have handled German spy mo.;ey." A lerman spy lived in Columbia six 1 rears, Count von Weddell, and when 1 certain German spies got in trouble, ' Ihis man left this country. A dummy director spirited away the German <py's papers, hut he ought to have turned them over to the secret ser- 1 rice." I believe that there are men In douth Carolina who, like Rolo Pashe, right to face a firing squad." (Ap- 1 |ii nunri. At the conclusion, Chairman Coth- 1 ran said that he was proud of Green- ' k-illc county, prouder than ever. ' Somebody In th* crowd yelled, "We ire proud of you too," and the crowd ! iftpilUSCdv _di|ilrman Cothran said ' hat Greenville county will Vfttf Tftf S nen of unswerving loyalty and pariotism. AMERICANS IN BATTLE ' ] n Tempestuous Rush Sweep the Enemy Like Chaff. From a correspondent with the ( Vmerlcan army, writing under date o( , Thursday night.) I The American troops had carried , ill before them by late in the after- , inon and had proceeded so fast that avalry was thrown Into the action. , VII the American headquarters staffs , onight were well inside the territory | vhich the Germans held this morning. | The allies have reached, roughly, , he line of Helleau, Courchamps, | 'hony. Villers-Melon, Chaudun and | lie heights dominating Solssons. , French cavalry has crossed beyond ( he Soissons Chntenu Thierry road | o openings made by the Franco- | Vmerican forces. The greatest progress made up to | atest reports was about ton kilo- , neters, or a little over six miles. I After i>a?<slng the third objectives ; let for the operations of the morning he Americans, In co-operation with , he French south of Solssons launch- | <%a second powerful nttnek at noon. | Showing the errect 01 spienuiu irum- ( ng. the American troops went for- | varcl swiftly and fought with fury. , Nothing seemed to stop them, especlilly In the region of Solssons and to he south of that city. Light and lenvy pieces were moved up as the roups advanced and soon after each , larrage ended, shells from the Amerenn guns were deluging the enemy's | ear areas, iplaying havoc with his 'oroes, whether those In retreat, or ( eserves endeavoring to come up. It was open warfare, with all the ( ittending excitement and through the , japs made by heavy guns and infanry. the French cavalry dashed, beatng down those In their path. Terrific osses were inflicted at all points on ( he enemy. The tanks did all that was'expected >f them. The great lumbering enjlnes rolled along in front pf the infantry, driving the Germans before :hcm with streams of bullets and clearing away many obstructions that lad escaped the artillery. The enemy early began to bring up drong reinforcements. Fresh troops lave appeared at various points and i heavy counter-attack will probably lave to be withstood. On the line south of Solssons the American troops carried all their objectives in the second attack with the <ame dash as the first, even proceeding further than had been expected. The enemy was routed and for the most part fled before the American idvance, abandoning even light guns ?nd ammunition. Only here and there jlong the line was strong resistance offered and at these points the Germans were attacked with rifle and ikait rnltvtotPfl steadily. So far has the attack progressed that tonight the enemy In the vicinity Df the Chateau Thierry la considered to be In a somewhat dangerous position?one where he will have to act quickly. The American troops including those returning, bandaged, are In high spirits. The Americans have received warm expressions of thanks from the French commanders. Food Administrator Herbert Hoover Is on an official visit to England and France. aY :* ' Af-Sfcr.- . KtllNiUN IN KHAKI Brtt Brians former Toi getter. HERE EAST ' MEETS I EST. Renewal of Old Acquaintanoes Brings Beck Recollections of Former Days in Which There Was No Thought of the Tremendous Events That Are Happening Now. (I'assed by the Censor.) Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer. Camp Sevier, July 15.?"East is east ami west is west; anil never the twain shall meet," says Mr. Kipling. In some ways ho is ripht and in soino he la^ wrong. It all depends upon the interpretation one puts on the statement. East and w\-st and north and south and Europe and Asia Mid AIDc* have aJl met here In Camp Sevier ajhl are in the army. So It seems. One constantly runs upon former aculinintanccH he never expected to see fijfain in this world or any other. Hack in the days when I first started to school In Yorkvllle, there lived there a kid by the rjame of Clarence Alexander. We called him "Tad." He was my buddy. I used to go swimming In the "Ten foot hole" on Fishing crook with him. We would stay all day and I would come home that night and perhaps get a licking for running off. lie wouldn't. I used to steal watermelons and cherries and [Baches and plums and piny Injun with him. One day I remember 1 hiul fight with him on the street In front Nathan Flensteln's store. I think II cost my dad a dollar and maybe Ad's dad a dollar. It was some Wrap, though?about the only real fight 1 ever had. "Tad's" folks moved away from there some fifteen or mow years ago. I ^hadn't seen him since, though I It^ve thought of him a lot of times. I il was standing on the street In l^eenvllle a few evenings ago. I vaulted a match. A nice looking soldier was standing pretty close to me tod I turned to him with, "(lot a rqatch, sergeant?" He turned nround nnd reached for a match. We looked at me hard. 1 look ffd at him hard as IT I had seen mm before. .'Then I recognized him and ho inc. ."Tad." I said. v"Jim." he said, grasping my outstretched hand. EThe conversation that followed developed that he, too. had been at :imp Sevier since lust fall. He was id a regiment of engineers and being upablr to pass the overseas examination, was put In the sick, lame and iMty gang of whom I recently wrote. Hp is now in the same branch of iivice that I am. the quartermaster -OrfMb and he lives In hopes that he JujS[ethave a chance to go "over We celebrated our meeting that light by going to a movie show and then to a restaurant where we each ite three fried eggs and nine t.reenville biscuits. And we wound it up by nch drinking a bottle of Hcvo. One runs across old friends .and ncliialntances like that every little while. Sooner or later almost everybody one knows will show up in the irmy because they nrv aminos I all here ir In some other camp. When I attended school at WofTord ionic seven or eight years ago, there was a fellow there whom I'll call Hnrold. That's part of his name, anyhow. I used to use him sometimes, end then he'd use me sometimes. If i sought election as president of a lite>nry society or something else, I managed to work him so he'd pull the chestnut out of the fire for me. If there was a problem in geometry or trig I couldn't solve, he could. He was a pretty good sort, I thought. He was a great ladies' man and any Spartanburg girl who chances lo see this story will recognize hlin. He knew 'em all and they liked him. I have pawned many a suit of clothes or other property of value to get money to give him to pay his laundry bill so that ho would have a stiff and itarchy white shirt to wear to see his girl on Sunday night. If I won In the old crap frame and he was losing. I would put up for him too. Oh. we were pals nil rlfrht. Eight years is a pretty long time. I hadn't seen him until n week or no ago. when I met him on the street. He's a second lieutenant. I put out my best salute to him and then Involuntarily started toward him to shake. He gave me the once over but no Blgn of recognition passed over his countenance, though he couldn't help but know me. We were once thicker than hops! Still he's an officer and I an enlisted man. There's a difference. Men in his outfit say he's a most capable officer. I know It Is so because he Is a fine fellow. Playmates, schoolmates, business associates, they are all here or else coming. Some soldiers firmly believe that there are as many people In the army as there are out of it. Of course It Isn't so. but from the way one runs on them It would seem so. A great big, red faced, husky chap came up to me a few days ago and slapped me on thephack. It was Jean Hood of Hickory Grove. "My brother Herschel is in the army at Camp Jackson." he said, "and Ernest Good is in the army somewhere." And to think that those three boys were jerking: soda and rolling pills In a drug store at Hickory Gro\ie less than a year ago! Ebenerer Gettys of Tlrzah, another good friend of mine, was a levelheaded school teacher in York county less than a year ago. He probably never dreamed then of ever going to war. In fact, if I am not mistaken, he told me about a year ago that he waa seriously considering studying for the ministry. He would have made a cracking good Presbyterian preacher, plenty able to eat all the chickens in sight along with his preaching. He came in to see me a few days ago. I had no Idea that he was here. He waa hardened and tanned and if there ever was a stoop in his shoulders, there isn't now. He looks like a soldier and is a soldier. He ranks as an ordnance sergeant of the flfst class. It's his job to keep check on "4a1 * . handed out to the boys to blow. Hunism off the map. Even as he was making- good as a school teacher, he's making good in this, the greatest university of the world. Thus it goes. Everybody is here. Most of thorn are making good. All of thorn are trying to do their bit for the cause to the best of their ability. Glad they are in It. Wouldn't be out of it. Have their ujis and their downs. Confident they wlU win. Itnring to get over and at 'em. Hoping it will soon be over so that they can take up their respective pursuits in the civil life. Proud they are soldiers. Smiling and cheerful. Trusting in God and hard work to bring victory and peace! Jaa. D. Grist. MR. BLEASE MAKES STATEMENT Will mot ronow uampdiyn anu His Reasons. In the Charleston American of last Wednesday, the following: apiiearod. sent by John K. Aull from Florence: With regard to the Florence meeting, Mr. ltlease tonight issued the following statement: "To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: "During the candidacy of tin- late Senator Tillman I did not attend the meetings set aside by the state Democratic executive committee I localise he was my principal opponent and I did not care to criticise him and did not intend to criticise hlin behind his back. When he |iassed to the great beyond, an event which I myself very much regretted and as to which I expressed my sympathy to his good wife and their children. I thought that possibly notwithstanding the many rumors 1 had heard that it would be a good idea to attend such meetings ns I saw tit, but the rules of the Democratic party do not require such an attendance. "I had promised the people of Clarendon county that 1 would be at Manning on the day of the regular meeting and in compliance with m> word, which 1 always have kept and intend to keep, 1 nttended the Manning meeting. It was my purpose, as I stated at that meeting, to attend such meetings as I saw lit, but after consultation with some of m.\ friends, I decided to come to the Florence meeting in order that I might reply to any remarks which might be made about me. The newspapers deliberately published the report that the meeting was to lie held at Dillon today and not at Florence. The result was when we reached Florence that at 11 o'clock this morning the time called for the meeting, six men were In the courthouse, the county chairman, two candidates for the senate, two newspa tier men and one onlooker. 1 sent word to the county chairman that in l iHa rlrwrf r",f"ijr J thought It a good Idea to call off the mooting and would not ho present. I was Informed In response that ho agreed with me, that he did not think there would he any audience nml I then returned to my hotel. later I was Informed hy friends that some of my friends and supporters had discovered that I was In the city and believing that I was going to speak, had gone to the courthouse. I then decided to go up to the courthouse, which I did, and made a few remarks, staling my attitude as to this meeting. I have been forewarns! of certain schemes which had been outlined in the city of Columbia in caucuses held by a little clique of my enemies as to what the purpose of the opposition was. Included in that was an attempt to force me into a difficulty with some party and have a thug or henchman on hand in the melee to stab me In the back or shoot me clandestinely. I could hardly believe this, although it came from reliable sources, hut since the meeting at Florence this day, I am absolutely and thoroughly convinced that should 1 further follow the senatorial campaign it is going to lead innocent people into serious situations and will [sissibly result in dire consequences. I think I have thoroughly demonstrated in the past that I can take care of myself on the stump or elsewhere and that I am not afraid to do so, but no man can protect himself from a set of dirty, cowardly character thieves and slanderers, nor from a party of thugs and nssassins who are willing to commit murder if It be necessary in order to defeat me and the great mtiuann of the neoole whom I renre sent. "It Is for these reasons that I decline to be a further party to an itinerary In a campaign for the senate of personal vituperation and abuse. If tho people disagree with me In this, and I know that they do not, they are at a perfect liberty to elect men who would be willing to resort to such methods in order to win that position. In the future, I shall eonduct my own campaign in my own way. My friends will approve It and those who are not my friends, for their ^opinions, their words or their actions, I have not the least respect, nor do I give them the slightest consideration. If my friends wish to attend meetings where arguments are disregarded and only personal abuse of me is used as a reason for another's election, I have no criticism, but ask that they wait and hear me before believing those who hope to be elected by personal j vilification of me and thereby destroy the rights of tre masses of the good people of our state." Although ship Iaunchings at American shipyards on July 4 totaled 94 ships, plans are under way to go far past that figure on Labor Day, September 2. Pacific coast ship yards have already pledged the launching of 24 ships on Labor Day. Eastern yards are promising their greatest efforts. Secretary Daniels and Admiral Benson, chief of the bureau of naval operations, went to Norfolk, Va., last Friday to make a personal investigation of charges of profiteering in rents made against property owners by navy workmen. Secretary Daniels said that he Is prepared to take extreme measures to correct the situation which has been reported to him. DLCAOL AI DIAHVVUUU Reform Candidates Talk to Big Crowd of Greenville People. SHERIFF RECTOR WAS IN CHARGE. Mr. Richard* Criticise* Pr?*ent Administration, and the Former Governor Pays His Respects to John Gary Evans?The Audienoe Was in Full Sympathy. | Correspondence The torkville Enquirer. (SrecnvHle. July IS.? Declaring that he was as loyal to the cause of democracy iind freodom as any man and had been ever since the I'nited States went into war and that he was anxious today to organize a regiment or brigade of men over the draft age. withdraw from the race for the I'nited States senate and lend them Into France. (Jermany or to hell if need bo. ex-tlovernor Cole I- I dense addressed a crowd of fully 2.500 |>cople at Rranwood, a suburb of (Jreenvllle. last evening. Sheriff Hendrix Hector of tSnvnville, presided. Speeches were delivered by (ieorge \V. Wight man of Saluda, Reform candidate for lieutenant governor; John (i. Richards of K^rsliaw. Reform candidate for governor. and ox-(Sowrnor Hlcnso. The crowd which was all ltlease and included <iuite a number of ladles listened attentively throughout the meeting which lasted about two hours. Preliminary, to the speaking. Sheriff Rector declared that any person who attempted any disorder or Interruption whatever would 1k> "jailed within fifteen minutes." There were half a dozen deputies on the grounds. The sheriff declared that there were fully 3,5(10 people present-and ventured the assertion that the crowd was larger than the total attendance on the regular senatorial rnm|>algn meetings held thus far. He took n hand primary of those who expected to vote for the ex-governor as senator and Mr. Richards for goverxor. Hundreds of hands were rats?*d. Then he asked for a count of those who Intended to vote against the two. No hands were raised. The crowd was all ltlease. and there were twice as many js'ople present as attended the regular meeting of the candidates for state otllces here this morning. Mr. (Ieorge \V. Wlghtmnn of Saluda. candidate lor lieutenant governor, presented his claims for suffrage, saying he was a man of the people who wanted to be elected by the |>eoplc. lie had served his county as senator and when elected he "was senator." even as he will be lieutenant governor when elected by the people. He asked the suffrage of the laboring people on the ground that he was a laboring man who had worked his way through his own efforts. He pleaded for an honest election and an honest count in August, declaring that he would rsi^ &c- OSMWfc ltlease In an honut. election than to hold office by fraud. Mr. NVIghtinan was well received. John G. Richards. "I have been a Reformer from the time I was a beardhws boy and I stand today where I stood In 1S90," declared John (5. Richards, candidate for governor, who was next Introduced to the audience. Mr. Richards discussed the matter of taxation at considerable length, declaring that taxes were too high and that If elected gova-rnor he would do everything in his power to bring about a reduction. He declared that the creation of useless otllces in South Carolina were l;irK<*ly rr8|xinsiliU' for high taxcx. Ho fit flicked f he .slate hoard of charities and corrections, created under the administration of Coventor Manning, and declared that it was useless and should he abolished. The hoard of directors of ths state penitentiary were paid salaries to which they are not entitled, he declared. The $f?0,000 fund Riven Coventor Manning for law enforcement was absolutely unnecessary, he declared, and was in a measure responsible for high taxes in the state. i'utling of this fund Into tiie hands of the governor for such a purpose, he declared, was a reflection on every sheriff and every other regularly constitute officer in South Cnrollna. "The war is not an Issue in this campaign," declared Mr. Iticharils. "There are none in South Carolina who are disloyal. I have a hoy in franco even as you haw. We are all determined to push the war to a surcvssful conclusion and every South Carolinian, no matter what his political affiliations, is perfectly willing to give his all to that end." "No part of (tin high taxes now prevalent In South Cnrollna are ts ing used in the conduct of the war," declared Mr. Richards. "The United States government Is maintaining our lioys who are over there. The government does not ask the people of the state to assist In that througn siaie taxation." The speaker declared his advocacy of free scholarships In the schools and colleges of Sooth Carolina and took a fling at Mr. Robert A. Coopor, who favored the al?ollHhmcnt of all such scholarships. He ridiculed Mr. Cooper's plan whereby the state would i lend worthy boys and girls the money necessary for all expenses of a high school and college education. In conclusion the speaker declared that If elected to *he exeouttVe chaii he would be the governor of no clique or faction: but would bo the governor of all the people, ever laboring for the best Interests of his state and nation. He was applauded. Colo L. Blaaso. Referring to him as a man who was to be the "next United States sena tor despite the autocrats and auto cratic rulers of South Carolina," Sheri Iff Hector next introduced former Governor filease to the audience. The former governor was received with hearty applause. enemies have attempted to make political capital at my expense I because I won't attend the senatorial I campaign meetings that they have . mapped out," said the ex-governor, In beginning his speech. "There is nothi lng in the rules of the Democratic party that says I must attend those : meetings. My political enemies made the rules. I didn't. 1 said some time i ago that I didn't propose to follow the senatorial campaign party around and ' *.i- V speak to. Their owi newspapers say that they are getting no crowds. The largest numtx-r of people they have yet addressed was at Manning and I had to go there to draw the crowd for them. "I have no apology for any speech that I have yet made," declared Mr. It lease. "One can take a part of any man's speech and incriminate the speaker. From extracts of my speeches which they publish they make it appear that I am disloyal. They don't dare publish my speeches on the war or any other question in its entirety. It matters not what you and I thought about this war before our country went into it. The question is how do we stand now. When I go to the I'nited States senate next Mareh. I am going to President Wilson and say. "Mr. President. I am an Amort can senator and as an Amertean senator I am behind you in your efforts to push this war io a successful conelusion. You can count on me to the limit.'" Referring to the charges of disloyalty to the government which had been made against him the s|H*uker declnr hi lhat William J. Thurmond, district attorney for the western district >f South Carolina, and Krunci* H. WiKlon, district uttornry for tin- enst rn district, were tdttcr enemies ot his. "You can l>rt that If I were disloyal or if those fellows hud any reason to believe it they would have hailed me into tlie Federal courts hum ago." he said. "I have hail a part in this war?all that I could have. I have twice seen (ienernl l'rowdel- and offcml to raise a regiment"or brigade ot South Carolinians over the draft age. good lileaseites and lighting men for scrvice in France. I will right now If allowed to do so, withdraw from the senatorial race anil raise such a regiment or brigade and lead them through France, Cermany or hell if necessary." The former governor said he owned several thousand dollars' worth of l.iberty bonds, a thousand dollars' wortlw of war stamps and had contributed within his means to the American lied Cross, lie had also given Camp Jackson at Columbia the use ot II acres of land and a six-room house of his at the camp site near the city of Columbia. lie reviewed his pardon record us governor, saying he was* proud that lie had the privilege of making so many convicts happy. /He said that linn- ni n- .-miiiiii i iiiiiiiiiiiiiin m Mi"h iii France today whom In- had either liai'doni'd or paroled when governor and that they made an good soldiers as juiy. lie charged that lie had pardoned numerous tonvlets on the reconimendatlon of Mr. Uoherl A. Cooper, now candidate for governor, and scored Mr. Cooper for criticising his pardon record. p- it Flung nil iilWi hH r ?? folfowers to enroll add to watch the count on election day. "While good Hleaseites and seventy-live per cent of South Carolinians over there would vote for nie If they had the opportuiiity. are fighttng to make the world safe for Democracy, you voters here al home can make the state safe for Demon/icy l?y watching the ballot box on election day. If you are not ?. satisfied with the count, count' 'em yourself." lie |>uid his rus|x-cts to ex-Governor John Gary Kvnns, national committeenian. The same news|Ki|icrs that formerly charged Governor Kvnns with stealing $15,000 limn the state In u bond deal and in stealing other public moneys, are now holding him up to Unpeople of the state as a hero, he said. In conclusion he assailed the present state administration iyul Cowmen Manning. "The governor brags that tubas five sons who are In the service. / It is so. Yet nil of them !ue strutting about in pretty uniforms and holding commissions and are in no more danger of meeting the- bullets than Is this cleclrlc light under which I stand." V The m speaker predicted he would have a walk-over In his race for the senato and that he would heat Ml. Dial in hlb home county. Mr. Itice of Anderson, did not count In the race because he was "spoiled already." Much applause followed the eonelu ?ion of his speech. Mr. Mease loft Greenville immediately after the speaking. Jos. D. Grist. TO END BY CHRISTMAS So Think Many American Soldier* Now in France. Ninety per cent of the American soldiera now in France believe the war will end boforc Christmas, according to John ('umtninga, a former I'hlladelphia newspaper man now at the front. , Mr. Cumminga, in a letter to a friend in Philadelphia, written while Hhella fell ^ind hurst about him, declares the Germans are fast losing their "pep" and that their touted efficiency, especially in the manufacture of war materials, ia dwindling. One out of every throe explosive shells dropping In the territory where Cummingx ia located fails to explode, he says. The "duds" as they are called by the soldiers, are picked up as nou>i-iiirn, auu Aiiivnuiii duiuici.i. crouching in their dugout* or on the ground a* the whistle of an approaching shell is heard, make wafers on whether the shell will be a "duds" or a live one. One of these "duds" Is kept at headquarters of Cummings's unit, having been picked up by a captain, tho letter sayB: "Canvass the army and you will find 90 per ceat of them predicting the finish before Christmas," Cummings letter stated. 'The American soldiers figure they have the Kaiser's crew whipped already md you can't get them to believe the Huns will be showing fighting a few months hence"Taking It all the way around, I * think Fritz is losing his pep. Then too, there are signs that he is losing his vaunted efficiency, especially in the manufacture of war materials. "The Germans, as I understand It, are experiencing difficulty in procuring a certain kind of acid they use in detonators. A substitute they are using is proving a failure and duds are the result." 'iJ J