Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 20, 1918, Image 2
Scraps and .fact?.
? The total 'it-rman losses, from the
begin nuitf <?' tin- war to the end of
July, litis, an- understood to he G.000.two.
according to the morning m-wapapers
of i'ans. The figures include
l.lO'i.ifOU kill' <1 up to the beginning of
the Herman off. naive last March.
Krom March 27 to June 17. the < ! -? mans
are said to have lost 120.000
killed alone.
- liiscussing the condition of the
national hanks of the country a week
ago. the eoni|?troller of the currency
said: "The reports of condition of all
national hanks us of June 23. litis,
just compiled. show total resources on
that date of I17a33.s02.000. This is
an increase over the corrcs|>oiiding
all a year ago. June 20. 1)1*. o> II.
Css.tti.' OOO. It is not. worthy that the
total resources of the national hanks
of our country at this time exes-d hy
more than a hillion dollars the whole
world's production of gold from the
discovery of America in 1132 up to
the year 1317. as officially estimated,
the world's production of gold for the
4.'| years indicated hcing rejiorteri at
)16. GO],>141.3)3."
- Kxact intormation coneerning
.........a^.i .. ?.i M,,.k American soldiers
admitted tu hospitals overseas will he
made immediately .available to relatives
or friends of the mvli under a
plan tifiiiK worked out at the war <1< ( axtiiH-nt.
Secretary liaker said last
Friday Hurt hi- had visiti-d the oltice
of Surifi on (ieiierai (lorKiu to look into
tin daily ri-|>orts from th?- hbs|>itals
with a vu-w to havitiK thi-m carded,
catalogued and tabulated so that the
inost instant Information ran he- jcivi-n
to all imiuirics. Th<- hospital records.
Mr. linker said, will hi- brought
to Washington weekly hy c-ouri?-r from
France, and thus It will he possible
to give the exact nature ol the wound
or lite disease from w?hleh the men
are suffering. Th? information will
Is- available through the adjutant
general.
? Kwry evening at 7 o'clock church
hells are tolled in cities, towns. Villages
axel In tin* most remote si-t-Hons
throughout North Carolina whih
lie-oplo offer up a prayer for the sueeess
of the Allies. This is done in
accordance with a proclamation sug
gi st lag It several weeks ago hy (Imernor
Thomas \V. Mickett. When the
Idea was llrsl pro|iosed it was not
generally observed, but it now comes
natural to most North Carolinians
eaeh evening at 7 o'cloek to pray for
the victory of democracy over autocracy.
(.iovcrnor Iticketl is one ol
those who strictly observes the new
custom. The other afternoon In- was
playing tennis with a imrty of friends
ut a couit near itaieigh and when he
heard the sounds of the tolling bells.
Mr raised Ills hands and said: "Hold
on. hays, there is the prayer bell."
Tin* Kaiin* was stopped while tin- playits
jouusl tin.* k'tvirnur in sih-nl pruycr.
? Sixteen Chicago hoys who were
recently decorated hy King tSeorgv for
valor, says a Washington d!s|KiU*h,
were probably engaged in tin* Fourth
of July light at ilniiiiiu'l and won their
laurels heeausr they were not ??? In*
denied their share of the lighting. It
is now known Ijust In*tore tinzero
hour, ?!if Itrilish eoniinandei
felt soiim of the American troops had
not i?een long enough in training to
go over the top and ordered them out
of the line. With inueh protesting oi
regrets tin* Ameriean soldiers retired
iuuI their Australian comrades-in arms
with other Amerieans went
over and helped take the town. When
the casualties were counted, American
soldiers were loUJid ill the dressing
stations dressed in Australian
uniforms. It developed the Americans
after retiring to the rear had found
Australian comrades, not in the lighting.
traded uniforms with them am.
then worked their way hack to tin
Australian units and went over th?
top with them. The troops which performed
the heroic feat have not dually
heen identified hut it is known Illinois
troops were in the lighting that
day before Hummel and it is believe*,
the sixteen Chicago boys decorated hy
1he "kfng prcflb'ahfr - w ere among -em
daredevil heroes who were not to be
kept out of their chance.
? Of more than 3,000.000 men now
under arms, the Ameriean army has
sent nearly one-half, or more than
1.*450.000. overseas for service against
the enemy In France, Italy and Siberia.
These figures were revealed by
(Sen. Mareh. chief Of staff, in his Saturday
talk with n<*w'sjNi|N*rmen and
members of the senate military committee.
The senators were told that
some trans|K>rts are making the trip
to Kur?>|>e and back in 19 days, ami
that the average has been reduced -3
1 ...IH. -.Mill. I uhli.i.lnii
Mil}*. \% riit ii "tin .unuuwii.u
becoming available. makes the great
job of gcti ing SO divisions of American
troops to Franco by July 30.
1919. certain of success. The chief of
staff paid only brief attention to the
progress of fighting in France where
the situation is developing slowly. He
did characterize the battle, however,
as "the German retreat" and otherwise
indicated that further retirement
wits expected. Kxpluining his announcement
as to embarkation. (!en.
March said: "When I Rive figures
hereafter of troops embarked from tin
I'nited States, the totals will embrace
the troops In Siln-ria. in Italy. France
ajul Russia pro|s-r. The figures will
mean the entire American exi?editionary
force in all put*ts of the world.
We have now embarked on all the
expeditions more than 1.150.000 men."
? The cotton market showed even
greater strength during hist Saturday's
trading und there was a further advance
of fully a cent a pound in prices.
This not only established a new high
record for the movement and season,
but carried October contracts above
the best point reached before the culmination
of last season's bull movement
early last April. That delivery
sold at 32.60, making an advance of
more than $50 a bale from the low
level of May und of 107 points from
Friday night's tlnul quotation- The
close was at 32.48, with the general
list closing strong at a net advance of
95 to 117 points. The opening was
something Irregular, but first prices
were 5 to 57 points higher on a renewal
of FTiday's buying movement. Scat
terea realizing ana a nine soumera
selling soon was absorbed and demand
seemed to bo broadening during the
middle of the morning. Houses with
Liverpool connections were again good
buyers, presumably to cover the short
end of straddle accounts, while there
was a heavy demand from Wall street
sources. The lutter was accompanied
by rumors that recent sellers, on the
hope of a break in the Texas drought,
were reversing their position, while
buying otherwise was encouraged by
the favorable war news and the appearance
of more numerous crop complaints
from eastern belt section*
? Charlotte. August 17: The route
of the Hunk head highway from Atlanta
to Washington was finally decided
upon at a meeting here yesterday
of the board of directors of the
Kankhcad national highway association.
and Secretary J. A. ltountree of
Hlrmingham. and Col. Ilenehan Cameron
of Durham. N. C.. were designated
as a committee to prepare arguments
for submission to congress In
the effort to obtain the designation of
this route as a military road. Resolutions
by Col. Cameron and Charles T.
Insslter of Petersburg, cleared up the
tangles over the selection of the route
in North Carolina and Virginia. Secretary
Rountree will leave early this
morning for Washington to report to
Senator Bankhead, chairman of the
committee on postofflces and post
roads, and Congressman Stephens of
Mississippi, who has Introduced a bill
tn congress far an appropriation for
the construction of this proposed
highway. An effort will bo made to
amend this bill to require the proposed
construction on the route selected
by the directors. The map of
the route selected yesterday shows the
road will pass through the following
named towns and cities between Atlanta
and Washington: Stone Mountain.
Lawrencevllle. Auburn. Winder.
Stratharo. Bogart. Athens, Ila, Royston.
Hart well, all In Georgia: Anderson.
Wllllamston. Piedmont. Greenville,
Greer. Spartanburg. Drayton.
Gaffney. Blacksburg, all In South
Carolina; Gnstonla. Charlotte. Newell.
Concord. Kannapolis. Salisbury. Lexington.
Thomasvtlle. Jamestown. High
Point, Greensboro. G'.bsonvllle. Burlington.
Graham. Mebane, Hillsboro.
Durham. Cary. Raleigh. Neuse, Franklinton.
Oxford. Soudan, all In North I
Carolina; ClarksviU*-. Baskerville.
lioydton. South Hilt. Skelton. Orandy.
Lawronceville, Warfield. Dinwiddle.
Ivu-rshurgf. Hichmond. Solomon'*
Stor?\ Ashland, Oliver, Man tiro. I'artlow.
Mount I'hasant. Spottsylvania.
Frrdrrltk.shurK. Durnfreea. Ocoouuan.
Ariolink. Alexandria. all in Virginia.
Jhe \torhrillc ifnquirrr.
Entered at the Postofllce at York a*
*" - - a- re J nu.?
3iuu ruauer or ine sccunu vio??
TUESDAY. AUGUST 20, 1918.
The great financial interests of the
country seem to be assuming that the
fortunes of war have turned und that
whereas heretofore the Allies have
been losing steadily from now on they
will steadily gain.
Maybe there are those who are
[deceived by the use of garbled and
distorted extracts from The Knquirer's
ro|K>rts of various speeches that
Mr. Klease has made in York county;
liut it is difficult to think so. That
The Knquircr's reports of these
sjss-ches were reasonably correct, as
correct as the most painstaking and
conscientious newspa|>er reports usually
are, there Is no question. Nyi >ody I
has tried to deny that; but it would
take a will., stretch of tin- truth to
say tiie same thing of the distorted
and garbled versions of those speech- I
es that have been trained up in current
(KiliticaJ advertising.
The action of the British government
in recognizing tiie Czock-Slovaks
as a nation, is regarded by the German
pi-ople as still further postponing the
meager prospects of |?cuee. This recognition,
tho Cologne Gazette points
[ out. can only be practically effective
[ through the overthrow of the Austrian
empire, of which the Czeck-Slovaks
now form a part. And of course that
is exactly what tho British government
means. None among tiie Allies think
that there can tie peace so long as tile
'krnuin and Austrian governments
hi,i.. tn heln themselves, and
when th?- Germans and Austrians are
?'on?|iiered juh they must he then the Allies
will dispose of the various nationalities
which make up their respective
empires us may appear best for tho
world. But whatever else happens, the
Czech-Slovaks must bo protected to
the lust.
?
Reviewing the war-time operations
of the Regional Reserve system, S. S.
Fontaine, a well-known financial writer
of Xew York, makes some very interesting
statements. In one of thetn
he compares Ixuidon call money at UJ
per cent, with Xew York call motley at
6 per cent, and argues from the 115 per
cent net profit that the regional
reserve hank has made in six
months, that it could ho better if this
hank would reduce the interest rate to
something like the British basis. His
, ideu Is that the $1 J,000,000 which the
bank has to turn Into the Federal
treasury is not nearly so valuable as a
whole as would have been the activity
of the vast amount of money that
a lower interest rate would have contributed
to commerce and industry. He
thinks the government would fare better
if it would look to the excess profits
from industry fostered by cheap
money tlmn it is faring in taking its
profits direct from unnecessarily high
interest rates.
As to whether Mr- Blease is going to
be elected to the fnited States senate
over Messrs. Dial and Rice we do not
know; but if he is defeated we do not
think his defeat will be very largely
attributable to President Wilson's letter
in opposition to hint. The people
of South Carolina are for Mr. Wilson
for president, and as things stand now
they would unhesitatingly back him
for a third tern . Also they will expect
whoever they f hall elect to the senate
to back him up to the limit in the conduet
of the Wur. They will expect that
of Mr. Blease. Mr. Dial and Mr. Rice.
But we really do not think they are
going to be very strongly inlluenced byMr.
Wilson's preference as to which of
these men for whom they shall cast
iiw.ir. vniiim >sr> f:ir as we have infor
mation most men who have been opposed
to Mr. Blease are opposed to
him still, and they would hardly be
willing to change even at the request of
Mr. Wilson. The same is true as to
those who have been supporting Mr.
Blease all along. But few, if any of
them will change because of what the
president has had to say. The president's
recommendation has not had
any material effect on the situation in
Alabama, and we are not looking for
much effect in Mississippi, Georgia or
South Carolina. We do not think
there is any real resentment on the
part of the people because of the president's
interference- As a general thing
people grant the president the right to
recommend as he sees proper; but at
the same time they will continue to
hold on to the right to vote as they see
pro|?er.
Duty to Vote.
Notwithstanding the apathy that has
extended all along as to the present
campaign, there is no reason to suppose
that the Democrats of York county
will fail to turn out at the polls on
next Tuesday and register their votes
as usual.
The people of York county have not
been slackers in other things and they
are not going to be slackers in this.
They recognize that whatever happens,
the public business must go on as usual.
and they are not going to fail to exercise
their choice as between those
who are offering to ftil the various of
flees.
outside of incorporated towns the
voting conditions are the same as heretofore.
Each voter goes to the polls,
scratches his ticket, takes the oath and
places his ballot in the box. No one
is expected to interfere with him. Inside
incorporated towns the ballot boxes
are to be concealed from the public
view in booths. The voter receives
from the managers a ticket containing
the names of all candidates. He goes
into the booth, scratches the ticket as
he sees proper, unobserved by anybody,
and goes his way. If he is unable
to read he may be assisted In the
scratching of his ticket by a person in
whom he has confidence.
There is to be no running of hacks
or automobiles in the interest of certain
and particular candidates, which
hacks will refuse to carry people who I
are to vote for other candladtes or
anything of that kind.
Voters must make their own arrangements
to get to the polls with- (
out the help of the candidates; but of
course there is nothing to prevent the (
operation of public conveyances that
are operated solely for the convenience 1
of the voter regardless of whom he
shall vote for.
End of the War.
The war is going to end some time;
but when that sometime is nobody
| knows. It may be within a few
months; it may he years.
We are giving our views on this
subject purely for tin- benefit of our
readers. We do not feel optimistic
about the matter, and neither do we
tcel pessimistic. The subject does not
warrant exaggeration of any kind.
The real concern is the plain truth,
nothing more and nothing less.
This war is cur war. and we've got
to light it. As to wnerc or nu? ...
started or what for. makes no more I
difference than it would make if in -1
stead of war we were fighting small-1
l>ox. diphtheria or some other scourge I
that was threatening our existence usl
individuals or as a nation.
The American |>eople are now con-1
fronted with only one great duty, and I
that is lighting the war. Every re-1
source of the American people is tie- I,
voted to this end. and the duty and I
responsibility rests uj?on the people of I
York county us much us u|*on any I
other |>art of the American people. It I
rests upon the people of York county I
exactly the same as on the balance of I
the country. j
Hut tin- war is not over yet?but I
bv how much no man can tell. It I
would have been over some months |j
ago. so fur ilk Knglund and France I
were concerned, had America not I
gon< in. It would have la-en over this I
summer any way, if America had not I
hurried as she did and accomplish-1
ed what all the world regarded its theI
impossible, and it would have been I
over to our ruin.
It is fair to say now that we have I
reached the la-ginning of the end. I
That is. provided. The proviso is I
that the American people do not tol
the smallest degree relax their ef-l,
torts. That is provided that every I
American, including the people oil
York county, continues to put forth I
all there Is in him to the end that I
right shall prevail.
I 'tit il now Germany has never had I
| a doubt that she would win. Shel
.{new she was too tnueh for the I
I Kritish, French and Italians, and shel
considered tin.- Americans as inferior I
j to any of them trout a military stand- I
point.
America litis surprised everybody I
but herself. She has already proved I
that her troops are the best in Europe; I
| but her troops cannot fight this wail
alone. They must have the help of the!
people back home. The length of the I
war is not going to depend upon how I
[the soldiers at the front do their du-I
ty; hut upon how the jH-ople hack I
i home do theirs.
Those who arc concerned as 10 nu?
long tho war will last will find the
answer in how the people are acting.
MERE-MENTION
General \\\ S. Branckner, controlgeiierul
of equipment of the British
army, now in America, predicts that
Berlin will probably be bombed by
Allied airmen this fall and certainly
by next spring District appeal
boards have been notified by General
Crowder to exercise care in the
eases of skilled railroad men drafted
for military service and see to it that
none are taken whose services are
essential Six women have been
up|M>intcd to the police force of New
York The health of King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria is such that there is
but slight hope of his recovery. He
is at Nautheiin. Switzerland Albert
Metin. head of the French economic
mission, now in the t'nited States,
tiled in San Francisco Thursday night,
following a stroke of njioplexy
The authorities of Camp Dix, N. J.,
have begun a campaign against joy
riding in and ubout that camp in order
to save gasoline Ten policemen
were wounded and many rioters
injured in a riot at Nagoya, Japan,
Thursday, due to the high price of
rice. The price of ricq has doubled
twice In the past year, due to a comer
of the cereal German airplanes
bombarded l'aris Thursday night.
There were -several victims Three
woolen mills, engaged on government
work, at Stoughton, Mass., were destroyed
by fire last Frjday. The loss
was $400,000, much of it in cloth for
soldiers' uniforms Eighteen thou- (
sand of the -00,000 Roumanians now
ill the United States have been recruited
into the American army and
are being trained for overseas sendee.
The total wheat production of
France this year is estimated at
1S3.5OO.00O bushels, an increase of 35
per cent over bust year Governor
Bickett of North Carolina, has
written congressmen from that state,
urging them to vote against the proposed
lowering of the army draft age.
The governor is opposed to it on the
ground that lowering the draft age
will seriously interfere with the
schools Ixmdon reports the re- !
cent sinking of two British destroyers
,... Twentv-six men
I\? !?ll lIMiif. ......v- , arc
missing.
? Spartanburg, August 16: "When
I am elected to the senate, and I will
be. no matter who comes in my way,
I'm going to the president and say to
him: 'No matter what differences
there have been between us, 1 come
to you as an American citizen. I am
here as the representative of my people.
and I am going to back you and
bark the boys who are lighting to win
this war, and I shall stand up to
bivak the precedent set by Washington
and support you for a third term
if necessary. I was against this war.
I don't deny it. 1 never have and never
will 1 believe the people will let
any man in the United States dictate
to them. I believe they will make up
their own minds and vote accordingly."
These were some of the utterances
of Cole L. Blease, candidate for
the United States senate, in his address
at Inman this morning in opening
his campaign in Spartanburg
county for Senator Tillman's seat.
Much importance is attached to the
statements of the former governor, in
view of President Wilson's declaration
against him Thursday night. Intense
interest was aroused here over
the course the candidate would take,
and his utterances were eagerly awaited.
? C5. M. Hammett. a well-known
fanner and large landowner, of the
Lnman section of Spartanburg coun
I 1 T'nltoH
ly, was iUIrt4KUCU im:iviv vm.?v?.
Slates Commissioner Robert J. Gantt
last Friday morning on a charge of
violation of the espionage act. The
defendant was bound over to the next
term of court for the western district <
of South Carolina, which meets at
Rock Hill In September. Bond was
fixed In the sum of $2,000. At the (
hearing Jt was brought out by various
witnesses that Mr. Hammett had
been heard to remark, "I would Just .
as soon live under the kaiser as un- 1
der the present United States government."
When asked to buy Liberty
bonds he is declared to have said: "I '
wouldn't give five cents for all of
them." It was testified that he had
declared Germany to be on the right i
side in this war, and that the United <
States government was simply fat- <
tening up a crew of soldiers In this
country to send them to the war for j
slaughter." The Red Cross was char- i
acterized by Mr. Hammett as nothing j
but a scheme on the part of the government
to secure funds for Its own .
use, it was brought out at the hear- '
ing. Witnesses testified that he re- (
fused to contribute a cent to the or- '
ganlzation.
LOCAL. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Quinn Wallace?Wanta to boy a Ford car i
good mechanical condition at a fair prtea
C. E. Spencer?Will suitably reward finder c
a walking stick, lost last Wednesday ever
ing. Looks like ordinary cane.
C. E. Spencer. Attorney?Is prepared to mak
6 per cent loans on improved farms, for
5. 7 or 10 years at option of borrower.
Board of Registrars?Give notice of dates an
places at which they will be for the registn
lion of voters of York county.
Jno. A. Forbes and Others?Give notice of sal
of the Wallace lands for partition, on Mot
day. September SO. In front of the Yor
county courthouse door.
Star Theatre? Presents an especially attractli
programme for Monday. Tuesday, Wedneadi
and Thursday nights.
York Supply Co.?Can supply you with mola
ses barrels. Limited number on hand. So
ond-hand lumber. Rapier's pig meal ft
growing and fattening hogs.
McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Has men's all wo
suits at $25 and >35 each, in the newest <
styles that are good.
York Furniture A Hardware Co.?Suggests thi
you buy a graphophone for your pleasui
during the long winter evenings.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Buyers are back fro
the markets and new goods are arriving v
ery day. New silk dresses, aerge dresses an
cotti.
Nash, the Mule Man?Will be at R. T. All
son's stable tomorrow. Wednesday, to bt
mules of certain ages and weights.
The York County Sunday Schot
convention meetB at Clover on Sep
K.miior 5 and 6.
In compliance with a resolutlo
adopted by women of Fort Mill, May
or Patterson has ordered the ringin
of the town bell each evening as
call to prayer. Hock Hill has ar
ranged to turn out the lights of th
town each evening as a similar cal
There Is something to be said c
both plans. The darkness Invites, I
it docs not compel meditation an
prayer; but since there are man
people within the limits of the cit
who use independent lights, the be
probably serves as the more effectlv
and general notice.
Sugar bowla art forbidden on th
tables of hotels, restaurants and pub
lie eating places by an order rccentl
issued by the food admlnlstratloi
Individual portions of sugar, for cere
als. coffee or tea will replace suga
bowls. This order is now In effect. I
ha# been reported to the food admin
istration that where sugar bowls ar
still in use in public eating places a
before the present shortage in suga]
hardship Is worked upon consclen
tious patrons who oftentimes mustd
entirely without sugar for the reaso
that greedy persons, left to help them
selves out of the sugar bowl, hav
used more than their share and hav
exhausted the supply. It is not th
purpose of the food administration t
deprive any one of his share ot sug
ar; but since, under the regulAtioni
nubile eating places may purchase n
more than two pounds of sugar fo
every 90 meals served, sugar must b
carefully apportioned to all patrom
It Is not considered fair for one perso
to waste three or four Bpoonfuls c
sugar in the bottom of a coffee cui
while another person is deprived en
tlrely! The food administration sug
gests the use of envelopes contalnin
a single portion of sugar, as is alread
practiced in many hotels and reBtau
rants. Sugar bowls have Ukewls
been ordered off the tables of dinin
cars. Householders may purchase nc
more than two pounds of sugar pe
t>erson j>er month, and the food ad
ministration does not regard It as fal
that persons may go into restaurant
and help themselves to sugar out c
sugar bowls, using It without regar
to the rights of others and wlthcw
consideration for the proprietor* ^?l
public eating places who cannot bu
more than two pounds for every 9
meals served.
TRAGEDY AT GROVER
Charles C. Holler was killed, tw
of his children were perhaps fatall
wounded and five others were se
riously hurt as the result of a col
lision of his automobile with a South
ern freight train at (Jrover, N. C., las
Sunday afternoon.
The Hollers, who are from Clare
inont, Catawba county, N*. C., wer
en route to Camp NVudsworth to vial
1'rlvatc Craig Holier, who Is expect
ing to be sent abroad within a shot
time.
The party wus traveling in tw
automobiles, Mr. Charles Holler an
his family in one and Lonnie Hollri
a brother, with his own family an
one of Charles Holler's children in th
other.
Lonnie Holler was driving the ca
ahead, and Miss Kate Holler, an 18
year old daughter of the man wh
was killed was driving the car follow
ing.
Above and below the crossing u
G rover, the railroad is screened fror
the view of people coming from to
ward Spartanburg by a governmen
warehouse, and long, high stacks o
ordwood awaiting shipment.
Lonnie Holler got across the tracl
safely by a very close shave. He sat
the train only a rew yards away, am
did not have time to warn the car o
his brother coming right behind.
The freight engine hit the secom
car. fairly throwln it together with it
occupants thirty feet or more. Mi
Charles Holler was killed Instant!)
und Miss Kate Holler and CharlU
aged four, were so seriously Injured a
to make their recovery exceeding!:
doubtful. Five other children In th
car were badly hurt; but It is be
lieved they will recover, except In th
event of unexpected complication?
Their names are Flora BeUe, Viols
Janie, Lorrie and Charles.
Dr. Irro, medical officer In charg
of a detachment of troops temporari
ly stationed at Grover, and Dr. Oate
of Gaffney, who was there on a visit
gave the Injured almost Immedlat
surgical attention and put them L
shape for transfer to the hospital a
Gastonta. where they were taken b
the cab of the freight train, runnlni
us a special. The body of Charle
Holler was shipped to his home a
Claremont.
ABOUT PEOPLE
Miss DuBose Jones of Columbia, 1
the guest of Mrs. J. Kl Alston in York
ville.
Mr. Withers Grist of Columbia, via
Ited Mrs. H. E. Nell In YorkviHe 01
Sunday.
Mrs. J. J. Keller and daughters c
Rock Hill, are visiting Mrs. J. A. Sher
er In York ville.
Friends of L, T. Lockrldge c
Yorkville. have received cards fror
him In Franco.
Mr. W. M. Setter of Rock Hill Nc
I. is spending a short vacation at hi
old home at Lenoir, N. C.
Mrs. R. S. McConnell has returne
to her home In Yorkville, after a sta
of two weeks at Piedmont springs.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Howell of Col<
Water, Miss., are visiting the farall
of Charlie Johnson on Yorkville No. (
Mrs. Gordon Collier of Yorkville, 1
visiting her grandmother. Mrs. M. C
Padgett. In Lincolnton, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Lindsay o
Yorkville, have been notified of th
safe arrival of their 'son, Lleutenan
R. J. Lindsay, in France.
Miss Effle Garrison of Columbia
ind Mrs R. 8. Poag of Rock HU1
visited Mrs. W. J. P. Wylle In York
vtlle last week.
Mrs. B. B. Aycock and little son o
Flock Hill, are visiting the family o
Mr. W. H. Alexander on Yorkvlll
Mo. 4.
Mrs. Daisy Cowan and daughtei
Miss Marie, of Rock Hill, spent Sun
lay with the family of Mr. C. R. 8lm
nons in Yorkville.
Mrs. M. C. Padgett and little Hlsi
.?S
Earleen Padgett, who have been visit- i
ing the family of Mr. C. R. Simmons
in Yorkvllle, have returned to their
home In LJncolnton, N. C.
a Miss Irene Starr of YorkvlUe. has
received news of the safe arrival over*
seas of her nephew. Harry N. Moore.
k who went over with the 81st division.
* David Edward Flnley. son of Mrs.
* p. E. Flnley of Yorkville. has been
promoted to the position oi second
" lieutenant in the aviation service and
is stationed in Washington, D. C.
* l)r .and Mrs. S. L. Steele and little
t daughter. Margaret, who tiave been
visiting relatives in Middletown. Md..
4 have returned to their home in Yorkf
ulle.
- Yorkvllle friends have received
b- from a sister of Lieut. G. C. MeCelvey.
>r information to the effect that Mr. MeCVlvy
has been wounded in France.
?} The cable message, dated at Mantes.
on the 13th said: "Slightly wounded,
u Soon out."
* Mr. John Warren Quinn of Yorkville
has received a letter from his son.
^ Lieut. A. Knox Quinn, in France with
id the Thirtieth division, which left
Greenville some months ago. The leti
ter was dated July 24. Sergeant
'* (juinn (llci nox say wihtc hc ?.w, ?>
the time of writing the letter; but he
suit! he had been to Kheims, and from
>1 what is known of the trend of the
i- history of the world during the past
several weeks, it is reasonably certain
that he has been through some
n stirring experiences. "I have just re -
ceived three copies of the Yorkvllle
Enquirer all at once, and believe me.
that I was glad to get them," he
tt says.
The Enquirer had a pleasant visit
e yesterday from Dr. G. B. White of
1. Chester, who brought with him Dr.
,f Joseph Kyle of Xenia, Ohio. Dr.
,f Kyle is the president of the United
Presbyterian Theological seminary at
d Xenia This seminary was originally
y established at Service, Pa., in 1794,
y ahd it has the distinction of being the
.. oldest Institution of the kind in
America Quite a number of Chester
'* and York county people went to Ohio
in the early part of the last century.
They are now among the most ime
portant people of the Xenia section,
- and having been in attendance on the
y Associate Reformed Presbyterian missionary
conference at Linwood last
week. Dr. Kyle accepted Dr. White's
- invitation to go down to Chester for
r a day or two to see the present eonlt
dition of the country from which
some of the good Ohio people came.
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Hood of Hlcke
or.v Grove, have received information
a of the safe arrival overseas of their
r son, Eugene Hood.
COUNTY CAMPAIGN
o
n The itinerary arranged by the
. Democratic executive committee for
e the candidates for county offices,
e came to a close with the Ailing of the
e last appointment in the courthouse
o last Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order at
about 3 o'clock by County Chairman
o Marion with about 250 voters present
'r at the beginning, and it lasted hut a
e little more than one hour. Before the
j. close the greater part of the audience
i?i thn nnttri rrfcom evidently
n I Hi"
,f but slightly Interested In the pro,
feedings.
There was nothing new in the proceedings.
All the speeches were prae*
tically the same as at other appointg
ments, the principal variation being
y in cases where some of the legislative
candidates appropriated the thunder
of some of their competitors who
e were to follow.
g The candidates for probate Judge
spoke first and the legislative candidates
followed. The crowd began to
ir dwindle before the legislative candi
dates got through, anil the final ad[r
journment was an unnecessary for.
maJity. There were but few of the
audience left to adjourn.
The attendance at Hickory Grove
d last Thursday was small, but there
? was an enjoyable plcnlp at Blnirovlllo
I on PrWuy, with a good dinner for ev^
erybody. There were no new politly
cal developments, however, and the
0 absence of the from 21 to 31 class
made things rather slow socially.
Taken aJl together It has been the
dullest campaign the county has
known since the institution of the
o primary back in 1878. It would not be
fair to say that the people have been
J taking no Interest, but it is correct to
- say that they have been showing very
- little. Hardly a candidate In the race
is able to say whether he has a right
" to feel encouraged or discouraged. All
'' of them admit that they have hail
but little expression from the voters,
. and all of them would be pessimistic
Indeed except for the fact that they
seem to realize that each and every
>t other candidate is in about the sumc
. situation with themselves.
., This is the first general county
campaign since 1890 that has closed
such a long time before the primary
o election. The rule has been to wind
d up the itinerary at Yorkvllle on Saturday
with the election following the
r> next Tuesday. This time the close of
d the itinerary left ten days before the
e primary, and the Intervening time is
being used by the various candidates
for the continuance of the organlzar
tion work In which they have been
- engaged from the beginning.
0 ,
WOUNDED AT THE MARNE
t George L. Wallace, son of Mr. J. J.
n Wallace of Yorkvllle, is among the
1 American wounded in the great battle
f in which the Germans were pushed
out of the Rheims-Soissons pocket?
? the second battle of the Marnc. He
j got his on the first day of the fightf
ing within an hour after the Germans
opened, and is now in a base hospital.
^ But he is not at all worried. He is
under the care of a sweet and atr,
tentlve Red Cross nurse, and he hopes
' to be able to rejoin his command
8 within the next three months.
e The Information about Mr. Wal
lace's hurt comes fn two letters, one
e to his father from Rev. Robert S.
Copeland, chaplain at Base Hospital
No. 15, and the other written by hlme
self to his brother, G. F. Wallace. The
" first letter is dated July 20, and the
* other is dated July 24. The letter of
e the chaplain merely announces the
n fact that Mr. Wallace has been
* wounded and urges the family not to
^ worry. The second gives details as
s follows:
t Base Hospital No. 15.
July 24, 1918.
Dear Brother: .
I guess you ha\ne be?n notified that
1 was wounded in the big battle that
8 started at midnight Sunday, July 14,
- and I am now writing to tell you that
I am getting along fine, and think I
- will be back with ray outfit within
n a few months.
The Germans opened up a terrific
bombardment at midnight on the 14th,
.. and the only thing that bothers me
is that 1 didn't last long, as 1 was hit
about an hour later.
'f The boys made a wonderful shown
ing. heaping the Bocho up a dozen
high. We have proved to the world
>. that when it comes to fighting the
s Yankee boys are there.
Even now as the battle continues,
d our ooys are pushing: them further
y back. We have Fritx on the run and
I do not think we are going: to let
. him stop this side of Berlin.
J The casualties in our battery were
? but few. I was picked up about ten
minutes after I was hit. I was then
a taken to the first aid station where
" they dressed my wound. Next I was
taken a Joy ride to a field hospital.
>f where they operated on me the
e same day. Then they put me on
t board an exquisite American hospital
train and I was treated like a prince.
I am now very many mUcs behind the
I lines and I have one of the sweetest
' little nurses you would *ant to see.
She would make anyone feel well and
happy. So there you are!
' I want you to extend my thanks to
' the Red Cross chapter at home, as
e they have done so much for us boys.
They have shown us many favors and
they are deserving of a world of cred
it. I know you will do this for me.
The crisis is past now. I have a
large gunshot wound in my right hip.
i It has fractured the bone; but I can
m
assure you that I will soon be well
and able to move about.
I will close this letter now. with the
best of love to all. Tell mother not
to worry. Hoping this will find you
all enjoying the best of health. 1 am.
Affectionately, your brother,
George L. Wallace.
NEWS NOTES FROM SEVIER
York county people, and especially
those living in the vicinity of Clover,
where he is best known, will bo Interested
to learn of the promotion of
Major E. W. Pressly to the important
post of commanding officer of the
base hospital at Camp Sevier. He
succeeds Col. T. E. Scott, who hits
been .commanding officer of the hospital
for several months. Charge of
the base hospital is one of the most
important positions at any camp or
cantonment. Here scores of men are
lying sick and tt is me uuiy 01 me
commanding officer to see that thc>
Bet the best of attention and medical
treatment us well as to have general
management. in addition the scores
of physicians and specialists there are
constantly called into consultation reBaruing
tile cases of many other soldiers,
who though uot ill in the hospital,
are in development and other
organizations where they are under
medical surveillance. It is a great
and important work and a distinguished
honor has fallen to the York county
man.
Dr. i'ressly has been in the service
not ?juite a year. Offering his services
to the government soon after the
declaration of war. he resigned as
medical member of Local Board No.
1 of York county last September to
accept a commission, lie was ordered
to Sevier where he has since been
stationed. Promotion for him has
been rapid. Only a few short weeks
after his entrance into medical work
he was made a captain, ltecognizing
his ability us a physician und surgeon,
it was only a short time therealter
that he wns made chief of the
medical service with the rank of major.
lll? appointment us commanding
officer at the great military hospital
will no doubt carry with it another
promotion in military rank.
First Lieut. Frank Smith, a son of
Capt. G. Pet Smith of Hock Hill, and
himself well known in Y'ork county, is
stationed at Camp Sevier. He is in
command of a comjiany of negroes
and when it comes to putting out, his
company is there with the goods.
Lieut. Smith is an old regular army
man and was also formerly connected
with the National Guard. Like ever/
other York countian in the service he
is very anxious to go across and see
tl}e big- show from close up, but at
present sees little chance of his being
ordered overseas at any time in
the near future. Friends of Lieut.
Smith will be interested to knowthat
he hus been recommended for
promotion to the rank of captain, a
promotion he richly deserves, due to
the fact that he has so satisl'actorily
tilled the duties* of a captain during
the oast several months.
First Llout. Churles Jones. a native
of (ia/fney, but who will be remembered
as having formerly been engaged
in the practice of dentistry in
Yorkville in partnership with Dr. A.
Y. Cartwright, is now at Camp Sevier.
1 le has charge of the dental department
in one of the organizations of
the camp.
Sergeant D. Glenn Williamson of
Kock Hill, who Is enlisted in the
quartermaster corps at Camp Sevier,
hits recently been promoted to sergeant,
first class. Sergeant First Class
Douglass G. Tompkins, also of Hock
Hill, has recently been recommended
for promotion to the rank of quartermaster
sergeant, senior grade.
Quartermaster Sergeant W. A. Lynn, a
Chester county boy, who is also well
known in York county, has recentlybeen
ordered to attend the training
school for quartermaster officers at
Camp Johnston, Tenn., with a view
to his being commissioned.
l'rlvate John ThomnsBon of Yorkville,
who was sent to Camp Jackson
several months ago with one of
the contingents from Local Board No.
2, is now at Camp Sevier. Privates
John Matthews and Sam Prison of
Clover, who cnllstel at Camp Sevier
several weeks ago and were assigned
to work at the base hospital, are now
on special duty at one of the other
organizations.
WITHIN THE TOWN
? Rev. J. E. Mahaffey's book, "What
Alls the World," is out. It is a neat
volume of 190 pages, bound in cloth.
It is in large, clear-faced type, well
printed. It is a most unusual work,
leading the reader -along strange
paths; but making him do some veryserious
thinking by the wuy. The price
of the book from the booksellers is
$ 1.50; but for tho present it may be
had of the Mahaffey Publishers for $1.
? She drifted into one of the drug
stores not long ago, und stood at the
fountain while the clerk waited on several
children who wanted ice cream
cones. She attracted no particular attention,
because the drug store people
arc accustomed to all kinds of people.
When her time came, the clerk Indicated
that he was at her disposal. "One
of them," she said, pointing at the
cones in the hands of the departing
children. The clerk filled up the cone,
passed it over and took the change
from a quarter that had been wrapped
In a piece of cloth, ulong with other
small coins. The transaction, if It had
made any Impression at all, was forgotten
for the moment in the press of
business. After a while the clerk noted
that she was awaiting her turn again,
and asked if there was anything 'he
could do. "Here's your little hawn,"
she said, passing over the empty cone.
Bystanders remarked that after receiving
the ice crcani the woman had
dug It out of the cone with her Angers,
and when she had finished she seemed
at a loss how to proceed, Anally solving
the doubt by offering the "little
horn" back to the clerk?
The town of Yorkvtlle was much
closer to a water famine than Mayor
Johnson realized vyhen he issued his
statement to the public last Friday,
and the? situation is still more or less
serious. The big electric motor that
drives the pump broke down on last
Tuesday, and Superintendent Wray of
the water, light and power department
was using his utmost efforts to get it
Axed again. He had access to the fa
UAn1 /iA??An ?*111(1 Hat t
VUIIICO U1 (tic luvai (vtbvu U1IIIO, I/U%
they were not sufficient, and he had to
go to Gastonla. In the meantime the
steam pump was being used; but a
feed pipe burst and put the boiler out
of commission. With nothing to be expected
either from the steam pump or
the electric pump and the standpipe almost
empty, there was nothing to do
Friday afternoon but to cut off the
town's supply at the standpipe, and
for several hours there was no water
to be had. The'bursted steam pipe
was fixed first, and the reservoir having
been partly filled from the branch
in the meantime, the pumping was resumed.
During Saturday Superintendent
Wray got the electric pump in
operation again and now the situation
Is in very good shape except for the
scarcity of water, 'fhe branch upon
which the town depends is now reduced
to a flow of a half Inch deep by two
or three Inches wide, and there is certainly
no water to waste under any
circumstances. It is certain that the
town's water supply must be increased
from some source, and as matters now
stand it seems to be a question of go- <
ing to Turkey creek or boring a well.
? People who read the letter of \
George L. Wallace, published today. !
are bound to be impressed with the (
manly, patriotic tone of it, and they <
are equally bound to experience a feel- <
ing of pride at the honor this young
man has reflected upon his town and ,
county. The wounded soldier is a son I
of Mr. John J. Wallace of the Cannon
mill village. He served one full enlist- j
ment in the United States army Just
previous to America's entrance into the
war. Most of his service was in the
Panama canal zone. There lie quailfled
as an expert rifleman, and also he i
attained high proflciency as a gunner.
He had spent his time in the army in- 1
proving himself intellectually as well 1
us physically, and had already securcu 1
a good paying position in one of the 1
big munition plants of the north, lie (
promptly answered the call for the re- 1
turn of his services as soon us the war
broke out and was with the first Anier- j
lean division to go to France. The t
firing of the first shot of the war
northwest of Toul was made a matter 1
of ceremony, the empty cartridge case
being sent to President Wilson; but
the distinction of the first "business"
shot?the second American shot of thewar?fell
by chance to young Wallace, ]
and he had been at it ever since. Note
his letter, how his first concern is that
his people be relieved of anxiety; his
second thut ho should have beeu
wounded so early in the battle before
he could get in a lull day's work, and
thirdly, how anxious he is to get buck
with his outfit. Then note his grateful
tribute to the ited Cross thut is taking
care of him so faithfully. Private
George D- Wallace is ail honor to his
family, his town and county, and it
would seem fitting if something should
be done not only to show proper appreciation
of him, but of the great organization
that has placed him and
his fellow citizens under such a debt
of gratitude.
PREACHING ^OF DR. VINES
The revival services at the First
liaptist church of Vorkville, conducted
by Dr. William Al. Vines, pastor ol ,
the First liaptist church of Augusta. 1
tla., came to a close Sunday night
alter being in progress during the
previous week. Dr. Vlues's discourseSunday
evening was listened to by tin- 1
largest congregation of the week, and j
was based on the following text: "De- |
spise ye the church of God'.'" il Cor. 1
11:22, the subject being "The Church.'
The preacher explained that there
were two churches?the local church,
the church organization to be found
ui every community, and the spiritual
pliurch?the church universal, established
by Jesus Christ, and pointed out
"
nit* grvaiui'.tn ui inu ii.u.v.i?...?
churcn ot the living God. Ho politico
out tnui lb? churches hero stand lor
righteousness, lor morality and tor
iruth. The church was established by
Jesus Christ, ll is ot Divine origin.
In contrast were the secret orders
that are common in every community.
Those stood, or many ol them did, lor
brotherly love, morality, better citizenship,
charity, etc., and many ol them
uiu many good things, but they dm
not and could not take the place 01
tho church ot God, although some men
tried to make themselves, think thai
Hie secret order was a substitute lor
the church. God established the
church, it is a sacred institution, ami
great because ot its Divine origin.
'lo illustrate the substantial character
ot the church ot God, Dr. Vines
related a story ot a missionary in a
loreign land, who was notified that his
source ot support at home was cui
off. The missionary was very much
troubled because ot this information.
He had a dream that was in effect,
that he had wandered out into a forest
and while there he saw a great
tree cut in twain by an axman, but
the tree didn't tall. The missionary
wondered at this, but tinully interpreted
the dream as applying to him.
He saw that the tree was rooted in
the skies and couldn't fall. His work
being ol a Divine origin his support
was in the heavens and that while
the income from home necessary for
his support was cut off, his support
would not fail him. The preacher applied
this to the church in that it was
rooted in the heavens and no matter
what might happen so far as man was
concerned, it would not fail and would
not fall. It cannot be destroyed?it
ciuno from heaven.
Dr. Vines said that the foundation
of the church on earth was humanity
and the destiny of the church 011 earth
is committed to human hands and the
church goes forward as humanity
pushes it forward.
The speaker said that the digiiil>
of human nature is never propcrly
emphasized. Many men are meaner
than we believe. Few of us would
have believed a few years ago that a
people who were' noted for their vulture.
learning, progress, etc., could be
guilty of the atrociousness of which
Germany has been guilty in this world
war. Hut we do not appreciate the
dignity of man. "Who Is man?" asked
the spoiiker. "The highest creature
in the universe, next to God?math' in
Cod's own image. If not u Christian
he ought to be ashamed of it. Man
is the son of God, but ninny of them
are lost."
Dr. Vines told of the life of Andrew
Johnson, and said he was one of the
most remarkable men who ever lived
In America. His wife taught him to
read and write. He opened a tailor
shop in Greenville, Tenn., and In time
he was elected an alderman of the
town, then mayor, then to the state
legislature, to the senate, then to congress,
and the United States senate,
then to the vice presidency and finally
became president and died a member
of the senate. On a monument,
erected to Andrew Johnson was this
epitaph: "He never lost faith in the
people." "My father, God. has never
lost faith in his people. He sent his
own Son to earth to be his witness.
God believes in you and me."
Communities, said Dr. Vines, are
what the churches make them, ijie
world is what the church makes/ifThe
church is the biggest, busiest and
grandest institution on earth, and it is ,
strange that men have to be pleaded
with and begged to come into the
church. Wisdom would tell you to
rush to the church and ask it to give
you a chance. Isn't it ridiculous that
such is the fact that men must be
urged to be Christians? i
The church, said the speaker, is of
universal Influence, and that influence
1 is always for morality. He related the ,
case of a Wisconsin town, founded in
the early days of that state by gamblers,
thieves, etc., and in the town's g
charter it was provided that there i
were to be no churches there. The <
place became so bad that Anally decent
people couldn't live there and after
a while the town's charter was
changed and missionaries were invited
to the town, churches were established <
and it became a decent place to live, i
"You can't have civilization without
the church of the living God. The i
man who is opposed to the church is a <
criminal toward God, and stands for ,
everything that the church opposes?
the barroom, the gambling Joints, the g
hnuuw nf ill-fnmo etr The < hnreh
drives these places out The church ;
of God has uplifted womanhood. Those .
of the Mohammedan countries look
upon women as chattels in the hands ]
of men?brutal men. Digressing a lit- |
tie, Dr. Vines said thatjhe high place
held by women in Christian countries
today is due to the church, and like it {
or not as we may, the time is not far
distant when women will have the I
right of suffrage, and she ought to ,
have it They have the brains, the
moral character, as much so or more
than men.
Christianity is responsible for every- (
thing worth having, said Dr. Vines.
When Germany repudiated Christian- |
ity she repudiated everything that
Christianity stands for?Justice, right 1
morality- The church is responsible ]
for the home, for government for education,
for moral character. Illustrating
the influence of Christianity ;
the speaker told the story of a great i
French engineer who copied the model
>f a bridge in Scotland. He erected
ihe bridge over the Seine river. It was
apened to traffic and when crowded
vith people, it collapsed?he had
left out the middle bolt that would
have made the bridge perfect. "The
:hurch is the middle bolt that holds
Mvillzation together. Take religion out
of the home and what have you left?
Nothing. Christianity gives us hope
beyond the grave. No other religion
ioes. Christianity is great because it
is indestructible. Nations rise and fall.
Take Egypt with its pyramid-building
Pharaohs. Babylon with its N'ebuchadnezzer.
the empire of Cyrus. Greece
with its culture and art. and ltome
with its great world power?all have
passed away. What nations will he in
Eurone after this war? What will be
where Germany if. or Great nrttain,
the Balkans? Some of these may have
perished, but Christianity will stand
forever. Blessed la* the name of God.
"Nothing will destroy the church of
the living God und I beg you to be
Christian, a member of the church."
said the preacher.
"Some men stay out of the church
because they say there ae hypocrits
there. How foolish. You should use
l?etter Judgment than that. Your |a*rsonal
duty is to yourself. Because
some husband?a biped." a thing, a
creature?has proved unfaithful to his
wife, has proved himself a hypocrit. is
that any ivaaon for your being iinI
rue ?
In conclusion l>r. Vines urged his
hearers to choose the church?Christianity?and
contrasted the last moments
of people of his own experience
and acquaintance who had come to the
end as Christians and those who wore
not Christians- In the one case tinend
came peacefully and hopefully of*
a better world to come, while in the
ease of tnose who were not Christians
their end was absolutely without hope
in the hereafter. Which will you do
love the church or despise the
church?"
As a result of the meeting there
have been several additions to the
membership of the Baptist church.
Or. Vines left yesterday morning for
Jonesboro, Tcnn., his old home, on a
visit to his father.
LOCAL LACONICS
New Registration.
.Ml young men In York enmity/wlio
have reached tln-ir Slst birthday since
June 5. ISIS, must register on next
Saturday, August 24. The local <xrmptioh
boards have received ollioinl
information from Gen. Carwilo xif the
approaching registration and they are
making prepai at tons to register every
young man in the county who litis attained
tils inajoiity since June. It is
not thought that there will be more
than loo men to register in York
county. The new registrants in Hie
ubsence of furl Iter more s|M*eille instructions.
should npiH'tir before the
boards at Yorkville and I:?k-I? Hill on
next Saturday.
STATUS OF THE BATTLE
Activity Now Confined to Artilley
Duels and Local Attacks.
Tho British troops west of Armentiort'S
have advanced their line to a
depth of l.ooo to 2,000 yards on a ^
four-mile front between Vieux Iter
ijuin and Builleul and also made progress
southwest of Merville, according
to the official statement issued Sunday
evening. The village of Outtersteen
and 400 prisoners were captured.
An udvance also has been made
between Chilly and Kransart, lying to
the north of Koye.
Gradually the famous Lys salient in
the region west of Armentieres is giving
away under the pressure of the
British. Again Field Marshal liaig's
forces have compelled the enemy to
seek ground to the eastward where he
will be more secure front the shells of
the big guns that for several weeks
have been tiring criss-cross over the
entire salient, working havoc among
the defenders of the insecure line.
Likewise the Germans are being given
no rest by the Franco-British forces
north and south of the Somine, and
the French and Americans along the
Vesle and Americans in Lorruine, also
are harassing them by artillery flr^and ?local
attacks. Nowhere has the enemy
had the better of any encounter.
Over a front of four miles between
Baillelu and Vieux lter<iuin on the Lys
sector, the British have forced back
the Germans to a depth ranging from
1,000 to 2,000 vards, taking in the maneuver
the village of Outtersteen and
400 prisoners. A little to the south
along the Lys river near Merville the
British also have advanced their line,
and still farther south, between Arras
and Albert, the Germans have been relieved,
under pressure, of further terrain
near Uucijuoy.
While, as a whole the German line
between the Homme and the Oise rivers
are still holding, notwithstanding
the territlc pounding it is receiving
from tile Allied guns, the British have
drawn nearer the road leading from
Chaulncs to Koye between Chilly and
Fransart, placing Koye in greater Jeopardy
by attack from the north. At the
same time to the south of Koye, over
the four-mile front between Mcuvruignes
and Cunny-Sur-Matz, a violent artillery
duel iis raging between the
French ami Germans. It is in this region
that the French arc endeavoring
?and in their Initial efforts they have
met with considerable suycess?to ear?
- ' > ik-i- l.....?..l( miniMi, ,,f
ry iuibuiu men
outflanking both Koye and Isissigny by
u drive eastward in the direction of
the road leading southeastward from
Uoye to Noyons.
Along the Veslo river front; where
the Americans and French are holding
the line aguinst the Hermans, there
has been considerable reciprocal artil- ^
lery shelling, but with the weight of
gunpwoder and of shells resting with
the Allied troops. They gave the enemy
two shells for one. An Indication
that the Herman line immediately in
front of the French and Americans is
thinly held Is the fact that American
patrols at vurious points have pent tratcd
sectors to the enemy's barbed
wire and trenches without encountering
infantrymen.
In Lorraine, where the Attfericans
captured the village of Frappelle, near
St. Die, Saturday morning, they have
pressed on and gained more ground,
notwithstanding a heavy bombardment
by the enemy. *
CLOVER CULLINGS
Correspondence of The Yorkvillc Enquirer.
Clover, Aug. 18.?Kev. A. A. McLean.
who has been given a vacation
by the Clover and Howling Green
churches. Is spending part of the
time at Montreat, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. C, H. Ferguson spent
Thursday In Hock Hill.
Miss Ix>ulae Smith spent several
days in a Charlotte hospital this week
where she underwent a slight operation.
Mrs. H. L. Wright spent a few days
in Hastonia this week with Mrs. Loan
Adams.
The King's Mountain Township
Sunday School convention was held
at Bowling Green on August 16. The
meeting was presided over by President
W. T. Beamguard. Devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. J. I*
Yandell. A brief sketch of King's
Mountain township was read by Mr.
\V. T. Beamguard. Calling of the loll
showed that only nine of the fifteen
schools were represented. Jas. A.
Barrett spoke on the subject. "Using
the material we have at hand." The
different superintendents were called
on to give an account of their schools.
The following officer* were elected to
nerve for the ensuing year: President.
Starr N. Stacy; vice president, It. N.
Dultn; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. ft.
Jackson; superintendent cradle roll,
Mrs. EL D. i'etty; superintendent elementary
department, Mrs. W. H. Pursley;
superintendent home department,
Mrs. Carl l*ursley; adult Bible clast.
Mr. Jas. A. Barrett: teacher training
I'lasM, Kev. J. L. Yandeli.
A public opening of the Clover muling
room was held Friday night and
a goodly crowd was In attendance.
This room is in the Dr. J. W. Campbell
office. Quite a number of people
have become members of this club
and It Is to be hoped that much probt
will be gained from a club of th*s
Iclnd.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sparrow attended
a reunion Saturday at tla home
of Mr. Wesley Howell nwr
Pleasant Ridge.
Mr. John Knox of the navy, who Is
now stationed at New York, is spending
a few days here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Knox.
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