Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 07, 1919, Image 2
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Poland and Germany are still at
war. It was reported a few days ago
that a Polish army of 30,000 men was
marching on Berlin and that Gustave
Noske, member of the Ebert cabinet, in
charge of German military affairs,
had ordered the Fifteenth German division
to meet the Polea There was a
clash in which the Poles wore quite
severely defeated because of German
superiority in artillery and other
equipment if not in soldiership. The
quarrel is over the sovereignty of the
Polish city of Posen, claimed by the
Germans and as the matter is one that
can be settled at the peace conference,
the Allied govermenis are not ?n
hearty accord with the Poltah operaT
tlona.
? The Ohio State Board of Medicul
Registration and Examination has begun
an investigation of charges of
profiteering against physicians ot
R? Cleveland and other cities in the state,
during the past two months or more
The board is advised that because oi
the scarcity of physicians, on account
of war service, the physicians who remained
at home took advantage of the
opportunity to charge several times
the usual fees for their cervices, especially
to new patients, formerly under
the car) of other physicians. Dr<
J. E. Tuckerman, vice president of the
Cleveland academy of medicine, ie
quoted as denouncing these men most
bitterly, provided they are qullty, and
demanding that they be held up to
public odium.
? American shipyards built 1,882
vessels of 2,721,281 gross tons during
1918. Reports of the bureau of navigation
of the commerce department
made public today show this total of
which all but 124,000 tons rep-esented
seagoing ships, the seagoing tonnage
alone aggregating 1,861,321 gross tons.
The bureau's figures for 1917 construction
show that 1,034,000 gross tons
were constructed by American shipyards.
The armistice brought about a
decided check In the yards' output.
Wnvomhor was the month of greatest
construction In the history of American
ship building, 171 ' essels of 357,660
L gross tons of seagoing shipti being
produced. In December only 153 ships
were completed e nd the tonnage
amounted to 283,358.
A propaganda has been Inaugurated
among soldiers and sailors of Norfolk,
Va., in behalf of a year's advance salary
to soldiers and sailors on their
discharge from the army. W. B. Shafer,
Jr., of Norfolk is the originator
of the plan. He argues that the proproposed
advance of a year's pay will
give soldiers and sailors the means of
taking advantage of such business opportunities
as might turn up in their
way, or perhaps spend a year or two
more at school and college, as circumstances
might require. He claims that
it will be an act of Justice to the enlisted
man who worked for a dollar a day
by the side of the non-enlisted man
who received from 36 to 310 a day.
The argument that such an allowance
would make many loafers, he
says, comes from tightwad taxpayers
who do not stand for the fair deal.
He argues that men whose lives and
fortunes were at stake are entitled to
something at the hands of the profiteers
w^o made ra llions out of the
war. Shafer's propaganda is being
circulated among the soldiers and sailors
in the shape of leaflets which the
soldiers are require! to send to their
newspapers ana mo congressmen.
Two thousand five hundred soldiers
returning from the battlefields of Europe,
more than half of them wounded,
and many of them unable to turn
themselves In their bunks, have been
having a distressing time as the result
of the stranding of the transport the
'Northern Pacific," in which they
came, off the coast of Fire Island, near
New York last week. The big steamer
went aground on a sandbar in a storm
and efforts to get her off the sandbar
on wh'ch she was stuck proved unavailing.
The winds and the waves continued
to batter the vessel as she rolled
heavily, and oil poured on the
troubled waters seeming to afford only
partial relief, It was finally decided tc
remove the passengers. During Thursday
259 soldiers and Red Cross nurses
were taken ashore by means of surf
boats and breeches buoys, and the
transfer was accomplished without accident,
except the capsizing of tv/o or
three of the lifeboats; but even at "that
no lives were lost- During Saturday
2,204 soldiers were removed mainly by
means of steam launches, which the
men boarded from ladders thrown
_jU??C?lhe bow of the "Southern Pacific,"
and by means of gangways. This
left about 200 helpless wounded still
aboard, Including men with broken
limbs that had not yet knitted, and
most of these were moved on Saturday
and Sunday by telng carefully car
riea aown gangways in tr.e arms
Bailors.
? Reductions of f-om 25 to 30 per
cent In existing freight rates from Atlantic
ports to ports in South America
Asia Japan. Australia and Africa
have be?n announced by J. H.
Rosseter, director oi operations of the
shipping board, effective for January
and February loadings. Mr. Rosseter
said this reduction in rates had
been authorized in order that the substantial
amount of :onnage under the
shipping board which has been made
available for commercial trades could
serve its greatest possible usefulness
to American exports. South American
rates per ton are $22.50 to north
Brazil from Para to Pernambuco; $25
to middle Brazil from Mexico to Santos:
$30 to south Brazil from Paragua
to Rio Grande De Sul and $35 from
Pelotas to Porto Alugre; $25 to Montevido
and Buenos Aires; $27.50 to
La Plata and $30 to Rosario, Bahia
Blanca and Port Madrya, Argentina,
with a special announced rate from
Punta Arenas. The rates to Japan
and China are $45; Manila $40; Singapore
and Saigcn $45; Penang,
Bangkok and Port Kwetenham $52.50;
Calcutta and Colambo $15; Bombay,
Bangoon and Madrass $50, and southeast
Indies $60. For Brisbane, Sydney
and Melbourne, Australia, the
rates are $40, with the same tariff for
New Zealand main ports. The tarifT
of South African ports is $35 and to
west African ports $25.
All capital ships of the future will
be electrically driven, "insuring their
superiority over vessels of other nation,"
Secretary Daniels told the house
naval committee on Thursday. The
New Mexico, the first electrically
driven dreadnaught, is the most powerful
naval vessel of any navy in the
world today, and has put the electric
drive beyond the field and experimentation,
the committee was told. Built
to develop 26,500 horsepower, the New
Mexico actually did develop 31,000
horsepower, Mr- Daniels said. Some
of the other advantages claimed
for the electric drive by Secretary
Daniels and Commander Foote, his
aide, are: A 25-per-cent saving in
fuel: a great saving in fuel space and
engine space; as great power to drive
astern as ahead: economy in installs
tion and operation; the ability to develop
full power ii; one propeller as
well as four; greater endurance at
high speed. Commander Foote said
that the experiment had been expected
to prove costly, but had proved
economical because it burned 25 per
cent less oil than steam-driven ships.
The mere shifting of a control. Commander
Foote said, would send the
vessel backward at as great a speed
as forward, which would prove a
great advantage in maneuvering in
battle.
President Wilson was received at
the Vatican by Pope Benedict last
Saturday. The president's arrival
was announced by the master of
rhnjnhpr to the noDe who awaited the
president in the throne room, where
two gilded arm chairs had been
placed. The president was admitted
immediately to the presence of the
pope, who was gowned in white. On
his way to the throne room the president
was accompanied by a procession
of Vatican se-vants. The procession
made its way through halls
filled with antique pictures and precious
tapestries. As the president
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eniercu UIC amctnainuci iu hie |/a(iai
apartments he was preceded by the
pontifical chamberlain. Gendarmes
In Immense busbys and the palatine
guard and the noble guard In their
red tunics were drawn up to greet
him. President Wilson drove from the
Palazo del Prago. the residence of
American Ambassador Page, to the
Vatican, accompanied by Monslgnor
Charles O'Hearn. rector of the American
college. Thousands gathered
along the streets cheered and waved si
their hats when the automobile pass- ia
ed. As the president entered, the .
Swiss guard in multi-colored uniforms 111
designed by Raphael, presented arms.
Crossing the court yard, the president- R
ial automobile reached San Damasco, f?
in the renter of the apostolic palace,
where a detachment of gendarmes a:
heralded its coming with bugles and ic
at the same time rendered military w
honors. At the foot of the grand R
staircase leading to the pontifical
apartment, the president waa met by U
Monsignor Canati, secretary of the con- tl
gresration of ceremonials, with four
I Swiss guards in full uniform and two I
I doorkeepers in their characteristic I
| costumes. The president and Mon -1
slgnor Canatl shook hands, the secre- it
tary extending' a formal welcome. Led t(
by "Pallifreniers" ancient officers who .
used to hold the bit of the white which tJ
the pope rode in processions, they u
made their way to Clementine Hall, ^
, one of the largest and most beautiful
, in the Vatican, where 24 Swiss guards
with halberds presented arms. Pres- c
ident Wilson was met by the whole n
; political court, headed by the major- j
dumo, Monsignor Tacci; the master of .
the chamber, the grand steward and a
the commander of the Swiss guard. i'
the ^otfeviHe dnquirrc o
j Entered at the Postofflce at Tork as v
, Mall Matter of the Second Class.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1919.
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The general assembly convenes next ^
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i All of the boys who have been to
France are for better roads and better a
schools also. t(
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South Carolina remains the state in v
which there is promise of the greatest i,
. outcome for the reason that up to t
this time South Carolina has made so 8
much less educational progress than
any of the other states. s
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' It is a noticeable fact tLat commis- t!
sions and petty offices went as a rule
to boys in the army who had enjoyed p
the best educational advantages. Is e
not the significance clear? We must e
educate our boys and our girls, and c
> provided we get education of the right s
1 quality, the price should be no object a
' n
i The suggestion that York county is
entitled to a cannon and a good, big t
1 one, to be placed on the courthouse v
lawn, has approved preiiy general up- ?
' proval. Quite a number of people of c
the town and county surrounding have f
so expressed themselves to members of
The Enquirer staff. It is safe to claim n
that York county has had as glorious a s
1 part in the great war as any other one b
county in the United States. e
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The lynching evil, if persisted in,
. will finally result in forfeiture of the P
i right to try certain classes of cases be- 0
' fore local juries. The average senti- r
ment of the nation is now up and be- f
yond lynching, and if there if: no other 11
? way to stop mob law, the Federal gov- a
' ernment will intervene. While of *
| course there are those who do not see t
, how this is possible, unless lynching is 8
' stopped they will eventually see. And y
when the Federal government steps in
, to stop lynching, there will also be lost
nwhriloffno r\f 1 1 QPl f -
HlCfcJljr uuivi |/iiTitvov? v *. v...
' government J1
i There has been a time within the
easy recollection of the present generation
whep, as a rule, people were preferred
mainly by reason of family or ^
fortune; btft that time is about past.
Preference now is based more large- ?
ly on what you can do and on what
you really do, and since what you can
do and what you really do is largely
a question of how you have been ed- ^
ucated and trained, the question of ed- ^
ucatlon and training is obviously a
matter of paramount Importance. In
connection with this, think of your
boys and girls.
Sales of government wool have been Jj
in progress in Boston for several days j{
past. The sales are by public auction. j
Nearly 3,000,000 pounds of wool was
sold last Thursday in some 300 sepa- p
rate lots. The sales Included all qual- b
ities and grades of "greasy" and "sour- h
ed" wool. The highest price realized
during the sale was for thirty bales of b(
greasy Australian wool, which sold at ^
$1.01 per pound. The lowest price ^
was 81 cents for 68 bales of Australian ^
wool. The offerings included wool
from Australia, Cape Town, South n
America and Texas'
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Remember that the food demands jr
on America are heavier than they have 0;
ever been. There are millions of
starving people in Europe and most of w
them are to be fed from American n
stocks. The food is to be purchased by (j
the Allied governments and the United
States. It is reasonable to assume that ei
this unusual demand, probably the n
heaviest demand yet experienced, will w
have a most decided effect on prices. e;
York county people have been getting b
in the way, during the past two years
of raising their own supplies. Under rr
all the circumstances, there is more a
reason now why they should continue tl
to do this than there has ever been.
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If the war had gone on for another n
year, the people of this country would tl
have begun to get a real taste of prl- n
vation and taxes. And since we have u
been spared continuance of the war, w
which would have only meant suffer- s<
ing and sacrifice without promise of li
mateiial benefits, why can we not un- e
dertake a little apparent sacrifice for ii
something that will certainly be worth
all it can cost and more? How could e
this country' be more greatly benefit- tl
ted than by the construction of sure n
enough good roads? The landowners a
and the farmers will be the first beneficiaries
of such work as may be done a
along this line; but those benefits will si
as surely extend to people of every p
degTee and every occupation. u
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As we see things now there is no
probability that the Allied world will P
undertake armed aggression against "
the Russian Bolshevlkl soon. The
spirit of the times outside of Russia Q
seems to be to let Russia go on with
her experiment of abolishing property
rights, an experiment for which
few people of intelligence have any re- ?
spect: but there is no good excuse for TJ
violence. However, Russia will be iso- n
lated from the balance of the world n
so far as social, or even extensive com- ti
mercial intercourse are concerned, c]
None of th* nations whose economic
structure is based upon private owner- d<
lip of property are likely to count re- i
itions with Russia. There is a feel- <
ig among the more Intelligent ob?rvors
throughout the world that the :
;ussian experiment will necessarily i
ill of its own inherent unsoundness, <
nd be followed by social and econom- <
; chaos, It may be necessary, after a i
rhile to hammer some sanity into the |
lussain Bolshevists; but nothing is j
kely to happen along that line from i
he outside, at least for a while.
Capitalism vs Bolshevism. i
There is no perfect social or econom- ,
5 system except that embraced in the ,
cachings of Christianity, and al
hough mankind will eventually come ,
p to these teachings, it will be a good
rhile yet most probably.
Capitalism comes out of that priniple
which recognizes that you "can
ot eat your cake and have it top," and
lolshevlsm grows out of an improvl- <
ent unreasonableness that would eat
ts own cake and then appropriate the
ake of the other fellow. i
N'o, we are not defending capitalism
r unqualifiedly condemning Bolsheism not
In principle anyway.
We do not take any stock in Bolshe1sm
as a system, not as it is being
tractlced in Russia or as it is being
aught elsewhere, for these ideas are <
mpossible of good to anybody. As I
etween capitalism as it most com- i
nonly exists, and Bolshevism as they I
re trying to establish it, capitalism is
ar preferable; but at the same time I
re would not be understood' as rep- i
esentlng capitalism as entirely free ;
rom gross injustice and wrong. 1
The fact that a fellow may have savd
a part of his cake without eating it I
oes not necessarily mean that he is
ntitled to use the surplus for any and <
very advantage that might present i
tself to him. 1
For instance that was a very shabby !
nd discreditable advantage that Jacob
ook of Esau when he compelled Esau i
o give up his birthright for a mess of
Pttage, to say nothing of the manner i
ra which he and his mother deceived
he blind old father in securing and
eallng the iniquitous bargain. i
Capitalism is often guilty of Just
uch things, and it is unfairness and i
.ijustlce of capitalim along these lines .
hat results in Bolshevism.
In all its six thousand years of exerience,
however, the world has
volved no more Just, reasonable, or
quitable means for the exchange of
ommodltie8 for commodities or for
ervlce8, etc., than by means of value <
.8 measured in silver and gold as we i
low have it.
But it must not be forgotten that :
he right to the fair deal is at one
rith self-defense as the "first law of i
ature," and that oppression through
apitalism has always sooner or later
ound its answer in Bolshevism.
It is our belief that Boshevism canot
be permanently established in Rusia
or elsewhere, as it should not be;
>ut neither can capitalism or privilegd
oppression be any more firmly esablished.
The only syBtem that can ever be
ermanently established is that based
n universal recognition of the golden |
ule, and the full realization of this
act will come only with the millenniim;
but as to whether the universal
doptlon of the golden rule is to bring
he millennium or the inauguration of
he millennium is to bring the univeral
observance of the golden rule is not
et exactly clear.
Tendency of Prices. i
Although prices of labor and com- (
nodities will naturally tend downward
ollowing the establishment of peace, ,
eople who look for any immediate re- (
uctlon in such prices will find themelves
mistaken- ,
Wars, especially big wars, always (
o nnwnnin Klo offoff fin fhfl
lave a iiftvsob w*t?v^v v**.w? ?... ,
rice of labor and commodities of all (
inds.
There are many reasons why this ,
hould be the case; but the explanation
f these reasons Is not the purpose of
tils article. The fact Btated Is too
aoroughly established. ,
It will be remembered by people who 1
re still comparatively ybung, that the 1
panish-American war, which was a
amparatively insignificant affair, fol- {
>wed a long period of business stagna- i
on, and it was accompanied and fol- *
>wed by a general stimulation of bus- (
less. j
The South African war was accom- ?
anied and followed by an industrial ]
oom the like of which this country (
ad not known for many years. 1
The currency expansion and price '
oom of the Civil war exceeded any- ,
ling of the kind ever experienced by <
merica, not excepting the present sit- i
ation. J
Prices of all kindB of commodities '
;mained high for a number of years i
fter the Civil war, and there were few '
[early apparent Indications of return- .
ig pre-war conditions until about 1872 ,
r 1873.
That prices will again trend down- s
ard no one need doubt; but there is ;
o good reason for looking for this j
ownward trend right away. 1
For one thing, it is to be remember- (
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lies have not been demobilized, and i
'hile there has been a cut In future 1
icpenses, present expenses have been c
ut slightly reduced.
Altogether America had four million
ten under arms, and of these hardly
million have yet been sent back to (
leir former occupations.
The country is still bearing the ex- <
ense of maintaining three million (
ten, and it is very well to remember 1
tiat what wj are paying those three (
lillion men i:i the shape of wages and 1
p-keep, is only a small per cent of j
That we are losing through the abence
of these men from the various (
nes of production in which they were <
ngaged before they were mustered J
lto the army. {
Commerce and industry have receiv- ]
d a tremendous moral stimulus 5
be result of peace; but there can be
o very great material stimulus until ,
fter the return of the soldiers. i
The release of hundreds of thou- *
ands of laborers from war work to renme
their peace employment is Imortant;
but that does not nearly make J
p for the return of the three million (
oldiers who arc still in the army. i
There may be some reduction of <
rices on some commodities In the
ear future; but we are not looking |
or anything general along this line for <
uite a while. '
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England and America. *
Looking at the matter in a broad !
'ay, there is no quarrel between the ,
United States and Great Britain, and f
o reason whv there should be a quar- f
il; but it is not to be denied that be- ,
veen the two peoples there is a very i
ficrp rivalry to say the least of it. '
England is great. There is no c
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oubt about that. She has lots of r
aride; there is no doubt about that
sither. If pride is ever warranted,
England has plenty of warrant for
much of hers, for she probably hae J
noro really gTeat achievements to her
:redlt than any other country on i
sarth. She has probably done more ^
to advance liberty, right, Justice, civilization
throughout the world, and it ^
Is more than foolish to lose sight of
the factEngland,
meaning, of course, Great
Britain, has done great things in war,
science, art, literature, industry, finance
commerce. All humanity is indebted
to her in all these lines, and
England is greater today than she has
ever been.
Of course England is guilty of some
horrible sins. We can take her record
from the beginning, and find national
crime as black as are chargeable
against any other country, or any
other people. She has at times been
narrow and bigotted, and at times she
has been murderous, and at all times
she has been domineering; but at no
time has she ever been wholly cowardly
or contemptible.
The only country that England as a
whole has really respected has been
the United States of Amorlca, and the
United States of America is about the
only country she really respects now;
but still she has a much better opinion
of herself than she has of the United
States of America.
The highest exponents of AmericanIsm,
meaning our really representative
statesmen, have the sincerest regard
for British statesmen, British character
and between British institutions.
But as has already been stated, there
Is a feeling of rivalry between Great
Britain and America that extends to all
classes and conditions of men in the
two countries and in America there is a
very decided contempt for British arrogance
and assumed superiority.
The real feeling between America
and Great Britain is best illustrated,
probably, in the attitude of the English
and American soldiers and sailors
toward each other. As a general
thing, Scotch, Welsh and Irish soldiers
feel that Americans are not inferior
to anybody, and there is very little
constraint between any of these and
Americans; but the friction comes between
Americans and Englishmen.
It is not to be understood that Americans
and Englismen do not like each
other?nothing of the kind. Put the
two to work together against a common
foe and they get strength from
each other?a strength that probably
arises in a measure from the desire of
each to show the other the quality of
his mettle. But oppose tne two anywhere
and the rivalry is even more
apparent
Let groups of British and American
sailors merge socially on shore leave,
In other than a British or an American
port and a friendly beginning is more
apt than otherwise to wind up in a
knock down and drag out usually following
some assumed superiority on
the part of the Britisher.
A York county soldier in France
tells of the delight with which the
American soldiers taunt the British
soldiers with American prowess, sometimes
to the length of flst fights. For
instance the American likes to ask the
Britisher if he knows what "A. E- F." 1
Btands for, and when the Britisher re- (
plies "American expeditionary forces," 1
the American comes back with "No,
no, it means, " 'After England failed.' "
Sometimes this brings a grin from the
Englishman and sometimes it brings j
a mix-up, and whether one or the oth- 1
er, it is all the same to both parties. 1
Many Englishmen are just now very ,
much stirred up over Secretary Dan- i
lei's recent declaration that America 1
must have the greatest navy in the 1
world, and no wonder; but unless some ,
arrangement is agreed upon under i
which England receeds to her claims <
if domination of the sea, America will 1
3urely have the greatest navy in the (
world. i
Most of the German artillery as i
well as 50 or 60 of the German air- t
planes which are being turned over to }
he American forces at Coblenz will be
sent to the United States. Plans are
aelng carried out according to a cor espondent
with the American forces,
:o distribute tho cannons to cities I
ibout the country as gifts of the gov- <
irnment. Soon after the army of oc- <
upation reached German soil, re- I
juests for cannon began arriving from
American cities, many of these requests
being sent by cable. Among
he guns turned over are two heavy ,
12 centimeter howitzers with which, ,
lay after day the Germans used to
pound Verdun and the region where
he big American guns were located. *
STearly 200 cannon of various call- <
ires have arrived here, but so far J
inly a few have been accepted, as J
nost nt them had some missing Darts. 1
:t Is understood however, that the parts
lave been shipped from Germany.
Imong the airplanes being: received
s an armored machine which carries
>ix machine guns. The Germans used
;his type of machine to "strafe" in'antry.
Several observation planes
vore among the 110 turned over to the
Americans at Treves. These will be
>ent to America. One that will be sent
icross the ocean* is the first Fokker
ised by the enemy on the Western
'ront. It is in perfect condition. The
jlanes will be distributed among Am?rican
colleges and aviation camps.
*>ne of each type of airplane in use
n the German army will be sent to
CVashington to be added to the collec:ion
of relics being made by the war
lepartment.
MERE-MENTION
Water from the Nile is now being
:onducted into Palestine by means of
i pipe line under the Suez canal
rhe price of copper has fallen to 20 s
:ents a pound and the demand is small t
it that, there being fairly large stocks v
>f copper everywhere except in Ger- t
nany and Austria, An official de- t
:ree has been issued from Paris partly 1
aising the blockade of the coasts of t
Syria and Asia Minor It is ofIcially
announced from Rome that
nore than 100,000 Italian prisoners
lied in Germany and Austria of disease,
cold and starvation and that
nore than 1,000,000 packages sent to
:hem from Italy were stolen Con- 1
itantlnople is now being occupied by
British and French troops, each being t
stationed in different quarters- "!
2ount von Hertling, the former impe ial
German chancellor, and commonly e
regarded as the most learned German j
rtatesman of his day, died last SaturJay
night at Ruppolding, Bavaria.
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Estill, January 4: H. M. Manor,
arother of VV. F. Maner whose dead t
>ody was found Wednesday morning (
>n the porch of his home in the Bar- \
lett section of Hampton county, tolay
took his own life at his home near (
he scene of his brother's death. For (
:he last day or two decetlves had been i
nvestigating the death of W. F. Man;r,
who was at first thought to have fl
>een murdered with robbery for the
notive. It is said that H. M. Maner
(new of the character of the evidence
secured by the detectives. The coro'
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tor's jury conducting tne inquiry into he
death of W. F. Maner was to have J"
-econvened today. H. M. Maner is 11
said to have left a note disclaiming- response
for the death of his brother, f
The Maners were prominent in this o
section and the death of the brothers I
s therefore of widespread interest, r
3oth had important social and flnan- r
:ial connections in South Carolina t
ind other states and both were unnarried.
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EmOCAJU AJr^^LRS.Ient
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Pl*j
no. R. Blair, Co. Agent Notifies farmers who -pi,
want nitrate of soda to file notice of their
desires on or before January 26th. ne<
5aul McCluney. Sharon No. 2 Is looking for P&
estray pig and will appreciate Information. ho
L D. Dorset! Gives notice of meeting of Uu i]y
stockholders of the Mill People's Store this (jn
evening at 7 o'clock. .
?. M. Oates, Admr. Requests the debtors and iru
creditors of estate of J. O. Oates, deceased. ^ai
to make settlement with him. fui
L ?. Dagnall, Hickory Grove Has a plug da
mule, good worker, for sale cheap. gel
f, M. Leech, Hickory Grove Asks you to see c0{
him if you want a bargain in some good land
near Hickory Grove. .1
2. W. Whltesldes A Co., Sharon Tell you how ch:
to enjoy the oold weather, by wearing some cei
of their warm underwear, and want you to cal
see them for good shoes rightly priced. vi,
fork Furniture A Hardware Co. Tell automo- qv,
bile owners of the easy way of protecting ,
autos against freeslng at a small cost. olt
Jam M. Grist Tenders his services to soldiers on
and others Interested in government life in- wc
nranns hv ?iv of exDlanation. etc. hll
licCoanell Dry Goods Co. After stock taking ,v
finds a lot of goods that it wants to dispose ? '
of quickly. bu
3ity Market Wants fresh eggs at 60 cents a sbl
doscn; good butter, hens, fat veal calves, etc. C&
Anderson Motor Car Co.. Rock Hill Offers a (
choice lot of overhauled automobiles for sale.
Agent wanted for Chester. * 11
fanners Hardware A Supply Co. Invites the Ar
farmers to see it for pnces on flour. Feed- ed
tuffs a specialty. Hardware arriving. Pa- da
tronage of farmers specially solicited. fat
i. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. On page four wi
tells smokers of the superior qualities of its p
Prince Albert smoking tobacco. ,
first National Bank, York Invites you to be- Iei
gin a Christinas savings account now and at
have a snug sum next Christmas. an
i. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta Tells you that rlt
you can get half your living without money
cost. Send for seed catalogue. frl
de
Blr. J. M. Leech of Hickory Grove,
reports that he had ac ant"loupe out
)f his own patch Sunday morning for uo
areakfast.
In another column, Mr- John R. h|,
Blair, county agent, advises the farm- gti
srs that the government will sell ni- ^.c
trate of soda again this year. The un- pa
deretanding is that there be sufficient i#
}f this commodity to meet the reason- th<
ile requirements.
If drainage of the Turkey creek bottoms
results in one-tenth as much Improvement
as has been realized by the 1
Improvement that has resulted from ^
the drainage of the low flat lands over ,
r\t Mnr-th and Smith
Ill HIV COOI.CII1
Carolina, the money spent on this 'OI
drainage will easily be the best invest- pa
nent these people have ever made. " ra(
As the result of an error made in .
The Enquirer office last Thursday
night, the big bundle of papers that 6X1
goes on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 1, was in?
put in the wrong sack and went to pi|
Sharon instead of the way it should pu
have gone. Mr. D. C. Clark, carrier on
Yorkville N'o. 1, raised an alarm, of an
course; but the papers had already w?
gone to Sharon, from which place they ge:
svere promptly returned by Postmaster ?,01
Caldwell. The R. F. D. No. 1 people
did not get their papers until Saturday,
and the blame is solely attributable to rn<
the 3 a- m., dullness of a tired and Mi
sleepy worker, who feels very strong ia
regret for having caused the trouble.
Information has been received of the an
death of Lieutenant John S. Reynolds 110
In France as the result of wounds re- no
calved in the fighting in the Argonne thi
r^ttst. Lieutenant Reynolds, before he
want into the army was a valued mem- p
ber of the editorial staff of the Columbia
State,.and a gentleman of fine abil- inj
Ity and high cha, .cter. His father was pe
the late John S. Reynolds, at one time
a. professor in the King's Mountain g0
Military school of Yorkville, and his tic
mother, Mrs. Reynolds, was Miss Sue to<
Edwards, formerly of Yorkville, and ho
remembered by the local generation of
between 50 and 60 years, as a one-time *c
most accomplished and efficient school Be
teacher of Yorkville. She is still liv- raj
Ing in Columbia. Lieutenant Reynolds .
leaves a widow and several children.
, po
LOOK YOUR LABEL. co
Today's Issue of The Enquirer goes ^>1
to all subscribers whose names were et
on the list on December 4, and to those ne
whose names have been added since. 311
The address label shows the status re<
of the subscription.
the name has been returned and
paid for the figures at the right of the pa
label show the date of expiration and dr
there should be nothing else on the la- SDl
oel except the name and these figures. p
If following the name on the address Br
abel there Is a cross like this (#) it tri
neans that the subscriber's name has ab
jeen duly entered by the clubmaker to
oe paid for on or before February 1. co'
Of course it may easily be that the ov
lame has been given to the clubmaker coi
md duly returned since the printing bu
)f this mailing list, in which event the
lext Issue will be received as usual. stI
It is the intention and expectation Re
)f the publishers to discontinue all ho
inreturned subscriptions before mating
the next issue, and present subjcribers
who fail to receive the next &?
ssue will have a right to presume that is
he reason was because their names ba
vere not returned. wc
WITHIN THE TOWN caJ
it
There was a big rush of small tax- wy
jayers to the treasure's office yesterlay rush
of people who could just as cid
:a8ily have paid before the 1 per cent by
jenalty went on, if they had wanted to. Fij
The county board of registration ll'j
vas in regular monthly session yesterlay;
but business was as slow as usual
.'or there is very little interest in reg- ^
stration Just at this time. jy
There were not as many people in tjr
own yesterday as would have been in(
jommonly expected for salesday in his
ranuary; but still there was a pretty ba
food crowd. There were people here
!rom all parts of the county. The prin- ,t
:lpal reason why the crowd was not r0,
arger was the cold weather, but there 0f
vas quite a lot of business done busi- He
lei'-s of all kinds Horse and mule pr(
radlng was especially brisk. There Tyas
nore swapping stock here than for an,
lulte a while and there was plenty of
justness. Sales were also good.
Yorkville is to have a new banking Th
istablishment within the next few ad
veeks. There have been rumors on on
he streets to that effect for some days,.
ind investigation develops that the he
umors have quite substantial founda- an'
;ion. Mr. C. L. Cobb, cashier of the an'
^ples National bank of Rock Hill, fac
ind associates are behind the enter- ba<
jrlse, which, however, is to be launchsd
as an independent institution. The
3eoples Bank and Trust company is to ac
>e the corporate name and the capital "a|
itock is to be not less than $50,000,
jossibly more. All the capital requir?d,
so The Enquirer is definitely in- Y1'
ormed, is in sight, but it is the inten- a?'
ion of those in charge to take into as- thf
lociation with th^m some farmers of an'
he surrounding country as well as fot
veil as some local people. The quar- cm
ers former ly occupied by the Loan
md Savings bank, now occupied by c?'
Krs. S. 1> Steele, has been rented for f"ai
he purposes fo the new bank. ,
ABOUT PEOPLE. jjj
Miss Annie Gordon of No. 6, York- lea
dlle, has the influenza. * I t
Miss Mamie McConnell of Yorkville,
eft last night for Warrenton, Va. a,1(
Miss Maude Barron of Rock Hill, is
he guest of Miss Maude Stroup In
forkvllle. ,
Thurston McSwain of Blacksburg. ,
iome time ago reported as a prisoner is
n Germany, has arrived in Paris. of
Miss Leone Brlmer of Rock Hill, slg
ipent the week-end at the home of Mr.
roe W. Smith, on Yorkville No. 1.
Miss Eunice McConnell, who has
>een spending some time at Lenoir, N. 1
has returned to her home in York- ta.t
rille. of
Private T. L Glenn of Camp Sevier, au(
Jreenville, has received his discharge
'rom the army and is again at his the
lome In Yorkville. E
Private R. H. Moore of Camn John- ^
ton, Fla., has received his discharge 1J^
rom the army and has returned to *
forkville. C8^
Lieutenant Robert M. Flnley, who acr
crved In the Porto Rlcan army, has 1 ?
eceived his discharge and Is at his
lome In Yorkville. cor
J. F. Keasler of Sharon, has a letter [
rom his son, Private John W. Keasler, c.
f Company H, 118th Infantry. Private cor
Ceasler got a bayonet wound In the j
ecent fighting; but Is getting along 62
ilcely and is looking forward to the /
Ime when he will be home. Gill
M. Shields Dickson, who has been F
pending the holidays with his par- et i
:s, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dickson, on
rkville No. 1, has returned to the
Bsbyterian College, Clinton, S. C.
ilr. R. Brown Oates, formerly of
-zah; but who has been farming
ir Warren, Arkansas, during the
st ten years, has returned to his old
me to engage In farming. His fam,
including Mrs. Oates and six chil>n,
came in ahead on a passenger
iln, and Mr. Oates came through in a
r with his horses, tools, household
rniture, etc. It took him about ten
ys to make the trip. He expects to
I busy at once raising a good crop of
tton and corn in 1919.
Lieutenant E. W. Whltesldcs, mainu
gun company, 72d Infantry, reitly
returned from France, now luted
at Camp Meade, Md., Is visiting
i father, Mr. R. M. Whitesides, near
aron. Lieutenant Whltesides is an
1 regular army man. He re-enlisted
the breaking out of the war, soon
m a commission and went to France;
t the armistice having been signed
ortly after his arrival he remained
t a short time. He is now on a
ort furlough and must return to
mp Meade within a few days.
Colonel W. W. Lewis, of the 116th
aid Artillery, Thirty-first Division,
nerican expeditionary forces, returnto
his home in Yorkville last Satury
morning on a short visit to his
nily. Colonel Lewis went to France
th the Thirtieth Division, trained at
mp Sevier; but was afterward trans red
to the Thirty-first He arrived
Hoboken, N. J., on December 20,
d was sent from there to Camp Mert
and later to Camp Gordon, before
could get home. A delegation of
ends met him on his arrival at the
pot Saturday morning and short adesses
of welcome were delivered by
tyor Johnson and J. S.^Brlce, Esq.
lonel T swis made appropriate reonse
aiid exchanged the handshake
welcome with all present It gave
m pleasure to say that the United
ites is the greatest country in the
>rld, and the old home is the greatest
rt of the United States. Colonel
wis expects to be discharged from
e army soon.
FOUND HIS MONEY.
Mr. J. R. Rector, of No. 3 Yorkville,
s recovered that $1,860 which he
it the first Monday In December, and
which he, his friends, and a large
-* Oi/i nnWid hovA hftpn on a
>re or less sharp lookout ever since.
The money turned up last Sunday,
d Mr. Rector came yesterday morn?
to grive us the facts, In the first
ice because he considered that the
blic was entitled to be Informed,
d In the second place because he
is feeling more pleased over the
neral outlook of things than for
me thirty days past
Vesterday was a pretty cold day to
>st people; but In the estimation of
r. Rector the weather was fine. He
looking for a fine day tomorrow,
d even if It should rain and sleet
d snow on Thursday the gloom will
t be anything like as noticeable as
it which has been prevailing for the
st thirty days.
The story of that money Is interest?.
Mr. Rector had converted some
rsonal property into cash, quite a
od deal of It as things go In this secn,
and altogether had 11,860. It was
> much money to have around the
use, so he thought to bring It to
>rkville and deposit it in the bank,
fore leaving home, he carefully arnged
the money in a flat bill book,
lich he put into an inside breast
cket and pinned to his coat so it
uld not possibly get away. That
1 book had been in that breast pockmany
times before; but it had
ver before contained $1,860 in bills
d there had never before been any
ison why it should be pinned in
ice.
Well, with the money secure in his
cket. Mr. Rector came to town,
ove into James Bros.'s stable lot, and
ent some little time about the James
os.*8 mule pens. Farmers who have
ed it say there is a mighty comfortle
and satisfied kind of feeling
Lipled with the experience of looking
er big bunches of flne mules under
nditlons where you know you can
y and pay for whatever seems to
ike your fancy. In this way Mr.
ictor enjoyed himself for a half
ur or more.
but just as 91,sou in casn in nana is
od for a choice mule right now, it
also as good later on, as long as you
ve it, and as most mule dealers
iuld just as lief have a check as the
}h Mr. Rector decided that maybe
would be just as well to wait a
die, and when he had definitely deled
on what he wanted to pay for it
check, he went around to the
ret National bank to make a deposit
was at the bank that he received
i first shock. Placing his hand
ainst that breast pocket, he was
rprised to find nothing there. Surehe
was mistaken, and though enely
unnecessarily he put his hand
.0 the pocket. Nothing doing. Ihen
i.mind began to work like a cyclone
ck to the time he got the money to
icing it in the bill book and pinning
in his inside coat pocket, along the
id, at the mule pens, and every one
the places to which he had been.
! has not exactly said so; but the
liability is that he felt for that big
1 book In his pocket, in his outside
d Inside vest pockets and every
lere; but notning cioing.
Then as the next step he came to
e Enquirer office and Inserted an
vertisement which put everybody
the lookout. Except for a lot of
k there was no result, and later
tried it again. Still nothing doing,
d although he continued to watch
d think and hunt, hope began to
le until at last he gave it up as a
d job and began the more earnestly
look forward to the accumulation
another $1,860 in the same manner
had accumulated the $1,800 that
d been lost by working hard for it.
'On Sunday," said Mr. Rector, "my
le boy moved a loose plank from
i front step and happening to look
wn underneath saw something
>re that did not seem to belong there
d pulling that something out, he
ind that it was my bill book. Of
jrse he brought it to me at once,
J upon examination I found every
it of the money, Just as I had arlged
it in the book $1,860, mostly
new bills.
'Just why I did not think of it bee,"
said Mr. Rector, "I do not
ow; but I remembered that before
ving home that Monday morning
urned back to the step, put my
>t on it and stooped down to tie my
>e. II Was men mui cue luaienr
pin must have come loose and al/ed
the book to slip down under my
it through the crack left by the
se plank."
\t the present writing that $1,860
in the bank, and whoever gets any
it will get it by means of a check
nod with the name of J. R. Rector.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
'he following transfers of reeal esc
recorded in the office of the clerk
the court have been Indexed by the
litor since the last publication of
list:
lethel R. A. Bratton to J. M. Stew103
5-10 acres; consideration, $2,.75.
L A. Bratton to W. R. Robinson,
i-10 acres; consideration, $2,317.50.
t. A. Bratton to J. A. Tate, 49 3-4
es; consideration, $2,194.
iethesda Mutual Investment comly
to W. C. Montgomery, 50 acres;
isideration, $1,500.
Jroad River Jno. R. Logan, C. C.
Pis. to W. S. Wllkerson, 92 acres;
isideration, $1,800.
dary Agnes Scoggins to W. G. Moss,
acres: consideration, $947.40.
l. J. Westmoreland to J. Meek McI,
31 1-8 acres; consideration, $750. i
t. L. A. Smith to Nancy W. Smith,
al 37 acres; consideration, $5.
Nancy W. Smith et al. to J. Meek
McGlll, 37 acres: consideration, $500.
Bullock's Creek W. J. Blair to Curry
Burrls, 150 acres; consideration.
$2,350.
Mrs. M. E. McManus to Mrs. L. Idell
Braswell, 117 acres; consideration
$1,200.
W. L. Hill to R. L. Vinson. 931-2
acres; consideration, $1,000.
Catawba J. B. Johnson and W. G.
Stevens to J. B. Johnson, 1 lot; consideration,
$800.
Margaret B. Wilson to Mary E.
Steele, 80 acres; consideration, $4,500
Lucille Frew Marshall, Catherine
Frew and Chan. W. Frew to L. F. Waldrop,
1 lot; consideration, $750.
E. M. Beckham and Frances H
Beckham to R. S. Wolf, 1 lot; consld
erauon, *yuu.
Mutual Investment company to Grade
Jackson, 40 acres; consideration,
11,160.
J. E. Good to Margaret B. Williams
80 acres; consideration, $4,000.
W. A. Graham to Mrs. Beatrice
Steed, 1 lot; consideration, $1,000.
John R Williams and John G. Kee
trustees of the Union Assembly of the
Church of God, 1 lot; consideration
$37.50.
R. T. and Lula A. Marsh to W. Ales
Woodward, 1 lot; consideration, $350
Jno. R Logan, C. C. C. Pis. tc
Fletcher Seals, 1 lot; consideration
$370.
Fletcher Seals and Hiram Huey el
al., 1 lot; consideration, $600.
Harriet Hunter to L. H. and H. W
Harrison, 1 lot; consideration, $100.
Harriet Hunter to H. W. D. Hunter,
1 lot; consideration, $1.
Josh Robertson to H. W. D. and L
H. Harrison, 1 lot; consideration, $88
D. A. Bowman et al., trustees of the
Church of God to J. Webb White, 1
lot: consideration, $35.
J. D. Glass to E. J. Locke, 65 acres;
consideration, $100.
J. Webb White to D. A. Bowmai
et al., trustees of the Church of God
1 lot; consideration, $35.
R. M. London to D. A. and Patricl
Bowman. 1 lot: consideration, $375.
R. B. Hamilton to D. A. and Patricl
Bowman, 1 lot; consideration, $825.
E. Lesslie Williams to James M
Spark, 112 3-10 acres; consideration
$11,000.
Louis Freidheim to Sidney Freid
heim and others, 2 lots; consideration
$1 and other things of value.
Ebenezer W. A. Giles to E. M. Kim
brell, 29 2-3 acres: consideration, $500
J. s. wrigni to n. w. aaKins,
lots; consideration, $1,000.
L. H. Dye to J. Thorn Neely, 34 5-U
acres; consideration, $1,207.50.
R. P. Adams to T .F. Dabney, 1 lot
consideration, $750.
J. B. Johnson to Trustees of Win
throp Normal and Industrial College
2 lots: consideration, $1,000.
A. J. Stover to J. Edgar Poag, 2'lots
consideration, $100
L. D. Pitts, to Trustees Wlnthro]
Normal and Industrial College, 2 lots
consideration, $3,500.
Catawba Real Estate company
trustees, to J. D. Coker, 147 acres
consideration, $18,081.
Fort Mill Mrs. Lizzie B. Withers e
al., to J. B. Elliott, 1 lot; consldera
tion, $1,500.
B. D. Springs to Mrs. D. A. Pearson
1 lot: consideration, $45.
C. S. Kimbrell to Mra Lon Patter
son. 40 acres; consideration, $3,000.
Mrs. Lizzie B. Withers et al., to J
J. Bailes, 100 acres; consideration, $1,
500.
Rock Hill Realty company to J. A
and Ella flood. 481 acres: consldera
tion, $500.
W. B. Meacham to D. N. Gaston, :
acre; consideration, $450.
King's Mountain E. C. Falls t<
Trustees of Piedmont special schoo
district, 21-2 acres; consideration, $50
Mrs. A. B. Whlsonant to W. H. Ha
gans, 11-5 acres; consideration, $1,800
James E. Beamguard to S. B. Beam
guard, 75 4-5 acres; consideration, $2,
066.25.
W. H. Hagans to R. L Whlsonant
11-5 acres; consideration $2,000.
Wm. T. Beamguard et al. to Jamei
E. Beamguard, 196 acres; consldera
tlon, $4,200.
Walter J. Beamguard to Z. A. Beam
guard, 104 8-10 acres; consideration
$3.
Z. A. Beamguard to Walter J. Beam
guard, 104 3-4 acres; consideration. $3
T. H. Logan to B. C. Moses, 20 8-l<
acres; consideration, $166.40.
Yorkvllle Real Estate company t(
W. M. Stowe, 58.78 acres; consldera
tion, $1,410.72.
York James F. Allison to J. M
Campbell, 77 1-5 acres; consideration
$4,246.
Alice Ross Ewart to Myrtle and Jo
sie Hall, 1 lot; consideration, $3,000.
Jno. R. Logan, C. C. C. Pis. to Myrtl<
and .Tosie Hall. 1 lot: consideration. $5
Sam Johnson, Jr., to Frank P. Mor
rison, 1 lot; cnslderation, $500.
E. Kate Turner to Frank P. Morri
son, 1 lot; consideration, $1,500.
John Crawford to Mary Crawford
25 acres: consideration, $1, and lov<
and affection.
Henry L. Summltt to B. A. Correll,
lot; consideration, $3,500.
O. E. Wllklns to Mrs. Essie Nivens, I
lots: consideration, $1,000.
J.'F. Anderson to W. M. Clark, 611-!
acres; consideration, $3,000.
a i i a^amitc
Taking Tax Returns.
Auditor Love Is on his annual rounc
of the county for the purpose of listinf
property for taxation- He reports tha
the property owners are meeting hln
at his various appointments quite free
ly and keeping him busy.
Tax Collections.
The tax collections up to January 1
when the 1 per cent penalty went on
amounted to approximately $255,000
all of which except about $25,000, was
collected after December 15. Then
remains to be collected about $75,000
not including "additlonals."
Local Casualties.
In the casualty list published yesterday
morning, the following namet
from York and surrounding counties
appear: Corporal John T. Armstrong
Fort Mill, severely wounded; Corpora
Frank J. Carothers, Rock Hill, severely
wounded; Private Jonathan Goforth
Gaffney, severely wounded.
Clerk's Sale of Realty.
tsy Viriue OI a aecreutl uruer m w*
case of W. H. Peden, plaintiff, against
Thomas W. Patrick and others, the
clerk of the court on yesterday ' sold
before the courthouse door the undivided
one-sixth interest of Thomas W
Patrick in 502 acres in Bullock's Creek
township. Bought by the plaintiff for
J600.
McLendon at Lumberton.
The McLendon revival, which began
here December 8, will close Monday
evening, January 13. The meeting is
proving a great success. McLendon is
a great and powerful preacher. His
theme is the new birth, and he portrays
sin In all its blackness. Lumberton
is now experiencing the greatest
spiritual revival in years. Thousands
are attending the meeting.
Mysterious Killing Near Pineville.
Mason Grier, who lived with his
mother, Mrs. Mattie Grler, was found
dead on his mother's farm near Pineville,
last Thursday with a bullet hole
in his head, and there is yet no satisfactory
information as to how the
young man may have come to his
death. At the coroner's inquest, held
on Friday, it developed that during the
morning Mr. Grier had left the house,
after telling his mother of his Intention
to put off the place unknown
hunters who were shooting there without
permission. On the failure of her
son to return within a reasonable
time Mrs. Grier sent a negro man in
search of him and the negro found his
body In a sort of a hollow not a great
distance irom me nouae. mere waa
nothing1 before the coroner's jury that
seemed to point suspicion In the direction
of any particular Individual;
but several theories have been advanced
as to how the young man may
have come to his death. One suggestion
is that he may have been the
victim of an accidental bullet, and another
is that he may have been shot
with more or less deliberation, probably
by one of the hunters who were
shooting on the plantation without
permission. Several individuals who
were regarded with possible suspicion,
were able to satisfactorily account for
their whereabouts. Young Grier was
23 years of age and of good character
and reputation. The tragedy occurred
well over the North Carolina side of
the line.
\ .
FIGHTING IN RUSSIA.
^ericans Drive Bolshevist* Near
Kadish.
With the Allied Army of the Dvlna,
Saturday, January 4 (By the Associated
Press).?American troopa fighting \
desperately near Kadish have driven
back Bolshevik troops which made an
advance there. The Bolshevists also
launched attacks on the Onega sector
and bombarded the Allied forts. The
' Americans came into battle along the
Petrograd road and in the frozen
swamps that border it The battle was
fought in snow from two to four feet
in depthAmerican
troops captured Kadish on
last Monday after a display of gallan
? try iimt t?vuivuu me ttumirauun ui me
, Allied commanders. Special care has
been taken of the American wounded
. and the body of an American officer
was taken back 100 miles by sledge
' and then shipped to Archangel for
: burial. There were some casualties on
Monday, but they were small in com)
parison to those inflicted upon the enemy.
t Barrage Stops Bolshevists.
On Tuesday, the Bolshevists opened
' a terrific fire from three and six inch
. guns and launched a counterattack
against the buildings held by Ameri
cans in Kadlsh. So hot was the artlli
lery fire that the Americans were withl
drawn temporarily from the village.
The line, however, was not taken back
' very far and the new positions were
] firmly held. The enemy did not occu,
py Kadlsh, because the barrage fire
I f.Am ftiA A mA.fAnn ffllna ma/la tha
c place untenable. Shells falling on the
( frozen ground spread their zoneo of
destruction twice as far as they would
- under normal conditions.
Later under the protection of artil.
lery fire, American detachments again
. swept forward and reoccupled the
town. The men engaged in the ad[
vance were from Infantry and trench
2 mortar units. This morning word
came from headquarters that the
" American positions are now 400 meters
. south of the village, which is the line
marking the furthest advance made by
- the Americans late in October, before
they retired to the north of Kadish.
. Here and there are graves where are
burled Americans who fell in the
P struggle that went on during the first
' advance. They are not many in numrt
ber, but for the troops involved, they
; give evidence that the Americans have
been in the hardest fighting that has
x been going on here. The Bolshevists
' are fighting more savagely here than
elsewhere to hold their positions.
' The Petrograd road leads southward
to Plestskaya, a large village on the
~ Vologda railway, which is the enemy's
base of operations at the Kadish and
- Onega fronts.
Russian Hold Position.
Allied positions on the Onega front
. near the village of Pechura were attacked
by the enemy yesterday. This
I attack was centered on a Russian naval
brigade, which held its positions.
3 inflicting heavy losses without appar
I enuy losing a man. un me voiogaa
i. railway the Bolshevists have for the
past three days kept up a strong artlli.
lery Ore and have brought an armored 1
- train Into action. Little damage ap
parently was done on the Allied positions.
On the other hand, an Allied
shell struck an enemy barracks, doing
great damage,
s In this sector Allied forces advanced
- on, snow shoes over soft snow a few
days ago. Beneath the snow was an
- unfrozen swamp and the men often
sank Into the mud up to their waists in
spite of their arctic footgear. The bat
tie with the elements makes the light.
ing here very difficult.
) Further evidence that the Bolahs- - - ; vlats
are mutilating allied wounded - r*
j and dead came to headquarters today -if.#
in a report from Lieutenant Colonel
. Coberly, who was in command of the ^
. American forces in the vicinity of
i, Shenkurslt on November 29. Americans
were the victims, according to the re
port A patrol of 60 American soldiers \
and two officers was surprised early on
? September 29 by a force of about 700
:. Bolshevists. Seven Americans were
. killed and seven others were n.tsslng i*
after the fight )Bj ^
Bodies Mutilated.
Following is the report of Lieutenant
'' Colonel Coberly as to the condition of ,7 "
the bodies found after the engagement r. . >
. the names of the men being omitted: ,^
"No. 1. Lieutenant Head smashed w,
2 with axe.
"No- 2. Corporal Head so smashed
, with an axe that only parts of the face fe
" remained.
"No. 3. Corporal Head smashed in
with axe and arms and legs broken by
blows, apparently by blunt side of axe.
"No. 4. Private Head smashed with
i "N'o. 6. Private Head smashed and
throat cut open, apparently with axe."
9 In the meantime, the Bolshevists are flaw
1 carrying on propaganda endeavoring
i to prove that they treat prisoners - 'JK
kindly. Late this week an enemy patrol
in the vicinity of Kadish shouted r *5*
across "No Man's Land," that they had
prisoners to exchange. American offl- d 1
cers went forwaSB to investigate and at
' a safe distance from the American
' troops the Bolshevists produced two
! men, one an American and the other a
| Scotchman. Instead of offering them
for exchange, they said they would
' "fatten and treat kindly" any other
Americans or Scotchmen who joined
them. Then they wh'sked the two
. prisoners back into the woods.
5 The discovery of mutilated bodies at
j Shenkursk has brought a new spirit to
the Americans, who are now fighting
| mad.
Today the fighting about Kadish apparently
has ceased except spasmodic '
' artillery action- The headquarters report
said: ^
"The situation Is unchanged in all
. sectors."
BURN WILSON'S SPEECHES
I
Washington Women Make Riot at tha
White House.
Riotous scenes were enacted Wed- , '
nesday # night in front of the White
House when soldiers and citizens undertook
to end a "watch fire" demon
stration started in LaFayette park by
"sentinels" of the national woman's
party as a protection against the failure
of the senate to pass the equal
suffrage resolution.
Women carrying banners were
knocked down by the charging crowd
and their banners destroyed, while an
urn in which the "watch flre" was
burning was destroyed. After the police
had restored order the wo nen
lighted a new flre in one of the big
urns in the park and Ave of them were
arrested by the police for this viola- . ^
tion of park regulations. They refused
to furnish bond and were held
at a precinct station.
During the afternoon the women
burned copies of speeches delivered
by President Wilson in Europe and j#rv
as the last one was destroyed the
"sentinels" unfurled a banner bearing
an inscription denouncing President *
Wilson as a false prophet of democ
racy. A aozen soiaiers ana gauun
Instantly surrounded the banner and
shut It from the gaze of the crowd
of several hundred persons.
An army captain then stepped In
front of the spectators and called for
three cheers for the president "the
world's leader of democracy and the
best friend the women of America
ever had." The crowd gave the cheer v.
with a will, but there was no attempt
then to molest the "sentinels."
After the "watch Are" had been put
out the women lighted another and
party leaders announced that every
possible effort would be made to keep
It going until the senate passes the
oiiffro flro aman/lmant.
ou iiiagg aiucuviiuviiv
Later the five women were released
by the police and told to appear In
police court tomorrow to answer formal
charges of violating park regulations.
At the woman's party head- 3SI
quarters it was said that since the wo- -XL:
men had not furnished any bond they
would not appear for trial.
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