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. THURSDAY. SEPT. 19, 1918.
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No Covenanted Peace.
America, unless we repudiate
civilization and abandon humanity
and put a premium on savag
ery and brutality, can make no j
covenanted peace, no peace by
agreement or negotiation, with
Germany. It would be a covenant
with hell, a partnership with
infamy.
Nor would such a peace secure
peace, except so long as it suited
Germany. We can judge the future
only by the past, and to
Germany sacred treaties are but
scraps of paper. Germany's
whole history is a record of national
butchery, national murder,
and national infamy.
Article 56 of the Hague Convention,
to which Germany solemnly
subscribed, is: "Family
honor and rights, the lives of
persons and private property, as
well as religious convictions and
practice, must be respected. Private
property must not be confiscated."
The world knows how Germany
ha? observed this article.
There are millions of individual
witnesses to her flagrant breaches
of it. Each acre of foreign soil
Germany has occupied bears
mute, but unimpeachable evi
dence of it. There is plenty of
German evidence of it. too.
"The goods of different sorts
seized in the enemies' territories
are in such large quantities that
the difficulty of knowing where
to put theni increases day by
day. At the request of the Prus:
sian minister of war, all chambers
of commerce have been
asked to give all possible information
with regard to storehouses,
sheds, etc., which could be
used temporarily to warehouse
the spoil." (From the Frankfurter
Zeitung, January, 1918.)
The German newspapers have
been crowded with advertise
ments of sale of property taken
from France and Belgium. Members
of the Reichstag have boasted
of, others have censured, the
amount of booty brought to
Germany from the occupied ter-'
ritory, and the destruction has j
been far greater than the confiscation.
Of the old men and children
murdered, of the women and
girls ravished, of the noncombatants
taken from their homes
and deported to work for their
conquerors, of the merchant vessels
sunk and passengers and
crews murdered, of the hospital
1. ?
aiuuo auuK, me nospuais and unfortified
cities bombed, of the
mutilation and mruder by crucifixion
and otherwise of wounded
and captured soldiers?of all this
beastiliness there is plenty of
evidence, evidence that no one
can disbelieve.
i The best answer to Germany's
^ peace proposal is the sinking ol
more U-boats, sending more men
to France, speeding up our work
along every line, and a heavy
subscription to the Fourth Liberie
Loan. Peace must mean the;
triumph of right and justice, the j
defeat of Germanism, not a truce;
with it, not a compromise with i
it, as sought in Germany's last
*'peace" move.
\ Our soldiers in France are gloriously
doing their part toward i
Victory; the Liberty loan sub
icription must show them that
Ihe people at home are doing
theirs.
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Pleasing information to farm^
Owners and farmers in general
is the announcement from Wash-1
ington that the district boards
will in the future use more dis- ,
cretion in lie sending of faun- <
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workers into the service, when
hey prolably could be more
helpfu' on the farm in the way
mainta aing the food supply,
[n this section there are a number
of fanners who. we are told,
will be compelled to reduce the
number of acres in next year's
crop on account of scarcity of
labor. In one case a two-horse
farmer was heard to remark that
he would not attempt another
crop until after the war. The
announcencement from Washington
that there is to be a
slackening in the taking away of
farm helpers will at least serve
to let the farm operator know
what to expect in the way of
help in the next crop.
We figure that the town of
Fort Mill could well afford to
spend a few hundreds of dollars
in repairing the main street. In
places the paving is badly worn,
is wearing a little more each day
it is given no attention, and before
long autos and other vehicles
will have to pick their
way along the street to avoid
the holes. If the town hasn't
the money it could well afford i
to borrow the amount necessary
for this work.
If your neighbor complains to
you that he did not receive The
Times this week, mention to him
that the publisher of this newspaper
is living up t? the late
order of the war industries board
which requires that all subscriptions
be paid in advance.
President Wilson's reply to
Germany's latest "peace" proposal
was couched in just 68 well
chosen words. We could have
gone the president one better in
this matter by replying in just
three words of one syllable each
and eight letters.
Newspapers and War.
The war industries board puts
the newspapers in the fourth
class in the order of their importance
in the conduct of the
war, and yet the first thing to do
with their carefully prepared
classification after they have it
nearly ready is to run to the
newspapers with it. Of course
the conduct of the war is a most
serious business; but it is certainly
not without its humorous
side as well as its tragic side.
According to our way of looking
at the whole matter, if it were
not for the newspapers it would
be a pretty sorry war this country
would wage, and the chaotic
condition that would ensue for
want of the information that
would otherwise be disseminated
by the newspapers would be
even worse than war. But, of
course, we are not putting our
little opinion up against the war
industries board, for what the
opinion of the war industries
board might lack in soundness,
it makes up in authority. ? Yorkville
Enquirer.
An Appeal to Farmers.
The following appeal to the
"Patriots of the Farms" has
been issued by D. R Houston,
secretary of agriculture:
You are asked to undertake
another offensive?to go "over
the top" this fall for a great
harvest of wheat in 1919. I
need give only a few figures and
facts to impress you with the
increasing and urgent need of
our people, our armies, the allied
peoples and their armies for
large supplies of American
wheat.
Our reserve supply or carryover
from the 1917 crop is
practically exhausted and is the
smallest on record. Tne need
of building up reserves of wheat
is evident. Although this country
produce:! a sm ill crop of this
grain in 1917, the total exports
of wneat in excess of imports,
including flour in terms of wheat,
amounted to approximately 100,000
000 bushels for the vear
ending June 30, 1918. This is in !
comparison with 178,000,000
bushels exported in 1917, 236,000.000
bushels in 1916, and
331,000.000 bushels in 1915. It
was possible for the United
States to export wheat in large
quantises in 1915 and 1916 only
because of the large wheat crops
of 1912-13-14-15 which gave this
country an accumulation of
stocks of this grain. Both the
1916 and 1917 crops were made
smaller than any crop's since
1911 and besides this there was
a greater demand for seed wheat
and an increased population to
be fed.
Dr. John M. Hutchinson was!
able to return to his home here
yesterday from the Rock Hill
hospital, where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis several
days ago. j
Td Rmud Up Slackers.
Governor Manning on Friday
addressed a letter to every
sheriff and police officer in South
Carolina urging and directing
them to apprehend all deserters
and delinquents under the selective
service regulations. Any
person delivering a wilful deserter
to the nearest camp or
army post is entitled to a reward
of $50 for each deserter. The
letter of the Governor says that
South Carolina has an enviable
record for the small number of
desertions charged to her, but
he is desirous of having this
number further reduced, and to
that means he asks the cooperation
of the peace officers
of the State, designated under
the selective service regulations,
to assist in putting into effect
the draft machinery.
James Grist on Military Paper.
The following from the current
issue of Trench and Camp, the
weekly paper published at Camp
Sevier; Greenville, will be read
with interest by many Fort Mill
people.
Trench and Camp is pleased
to announce that arrangements
have been made with the mili-:
tary authorities whereby James ;
D. Grist, formerly news editor
qf the Yorkville Enquirer, and
well known among newspaper
men of South Carolina, will in
future 'devote the greater portion
of his time to active news
paper work as associate editor
of the Camp Sevier edition of
Trench and Camp. Corporal
Grist is at present in charge of
the Publicity Bureau of the
Conservation and Reclamation
Division of the office of the
Camp Quartermaster. He will
continue to supervise the publicity
bureau in addition to his
new work as an active member
of the staff of Trench and
Camp.
Military Registration in County.
The report on the registration
Thursday in the eastern district
of York countv, known as District
No. 1. shows that a total ,
of 2.235 men were registered.
Between the ages of 18 and 21
the number registered was Q26.
Three registered as 23 years of
age and two as 24 years of age.
Between the ages of 32 and 45
the number registering was
1,604.
The registrants were classified
as follows: Native born citizens,
2,223; naturalized citizens, 2;
declarant aliens, 1; nondeclarent
aliens.
Registration Short of Estimate.
According to reports made
from over the State to Major
R. E. Car wile's office, the total
number of registrants last Thursday
was 155,741. The national
estimate for South Carolina was
172,263. So that the actual
registration fell 16,522 below
the estimate.
In making reports most of
the counties gave the number
of whites in one column and
negroes in another. Some few
of the counties in their reports
lumped the totals together, so
that the exact number of whites
and of blacks that registered is
not yet available. According to
figures, the white registrants
numbered 81,144. The negro
registrants numbered 67,688.
WANTED ?To buy a good,
young milch cow. Phone me
whai you have. B. W. Bradford.
TAX NOTICL -1918.
Office of the County Treasurer of York
County.
York, S. C. Sept. 17, 1918.
Notice is hereby Riven that the Tax
Books for York county will be opened
on Tuesday, the loth day of October,
1918, and remain open until the 31st
day of December, 1918, tor the collection
of Slate, county, school and local
taxes, for the fiscal year 1918, without
penalty; after which day a One per
cent penalty will be added to all payments
made in the month of January,
1919, and Two per cent penalty for al! :
payments made in the month of F.-bru- j
ary, 1919, and Seven per Cent penalty
will be added to all payments made ;
from the 1st day of March, 1919, to !
the If.th day of March, 1919, and after
this date ail unpaid taxes will go into 1
executions and all unpaid Single Polls i
will be turned over to the several Mag- j
istrates for prosecution in accordance
with law.
It is my desire to attend different
parts of the county for the convenience
of taxpayers as heretofore; but owing
to the exacting nature of my duties a>a
member of Local Kxemption Hoard
No. 2, 1 am required at all times to be
within call of the office of the Board |
and tnuut remain at the county seat.
All of the Banks of the county will '
offer their accommodations and facil- |
ities to Taxpayers who may desire to j
make use of th- same, a d 1 shall take
pleasure in giving prompt attention to
all correspondence on the subject.
All Taxpayers appearing at my office '
will receive prompt attention.
Note?The Tax Books will be made
up by Townships, and parties writing
about Taxes will always expedite tyatters
if they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their property |
or properties are located.
HAKRY K. NK1U
Treasurer oi York County.
FOI- SALE ? Good Horse, Buggy
and II u ess. See A. R. STARNES.
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STATEMENT.
Of the r ->ndation of tho Savings Bank of
Fort .' ill, located at Fort Mill, S. C., at
tho cioso of business Aug. 31, 1918.*
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts, $84,960.60
Overdrafts 37.31
Bonds and Stocks owned by
the bank 5,050.00
Furniture and Fixtures 2,780.80
Due from banks and bankers, 8,722.40
Currency 3,120.00
Silver and other minor coin.. 962.67
Total ..$105,632.78
LIABILITIES.
v/npnai r?iocK paw tn ..525,000.00
Surplus fund 12,000.00
Undivided profits, less current
expenses and taxes paid 270.16
Individual deposits subject to
check, J 68,285.98
Cashier's checks..... 76.64
Total $105,632.78
State of South Carolina,
County of York. S. S.
Before me came W. B. Meacham,
president of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a
irut- i-onmiion oi said hank, as shown
by the books ot said bank.
c W. B. MEACHAM.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 7th day of Sept., 3918.
J. L. SPRATT,
Correct Attest: Notary Public.
w. b. meacham. jr .
j. h. McMURRAY,
S. l. meacham,
Directors.
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I WAR TALKS I
By UNCLE DAN
Number On0
Ame ica Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win?Necessity for Mill*
tary Training.
"Now, lilllie," said his mother, "your
Uncle Dun Is coming tomorrow to
spend a week with us on the farm, and
if you want to know about the war,
here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan Is
probubly one of the best-informed men
In the country." Blllle clapped his
hands and gave such a whoop that he
wakened the baby, but what could you
expect of a flfteen-year-old boy who Is
a living interrogation point and wants
to know about war?
Uncle Dan arrived In due time and
Rlllie watched for an opportunity. It
came thnt evening after dinner when
Uncle Dun had lighted a cigar and
taken a seat on the porch.
"I'm mighty glad you came, Uncle
Dan. 1 wuut to talk to you about the
war. We hnve Jnst put military training
In our township high school, but
we had a hard time to do It The
Joneses and the Greggs objected. They
said 'he war wouldn't come over here.
Grandma Jones said: They ain't no
use to worrit, It will soon blow over.'
Well, we put the training In Just tha
same. You orter heard Judge Brow*
nell, the president of the school board.
do the slackers up. lie said unless we
tuke off our coats and go to It, Germany
mny yet win, and If she does, she
*IU iak?- over the great British fleet as
a war trophy and compel us to do what
ever she wants to; that she could make
us puy all the cost of the war; the
kaiser could tax us as he pleased and
that we couldn't help ourselves. He
could make every one pay over a part
of what lie earns; that he could make
the, farmers pay rent for their own
fnrrns, etc. Now, Uncle, what do you
think of that?"
"Well, my boy," said Uncle Dan,
"all that Judge Brownell says might
easily come true and may unless we go
quickly to the aid of the allies with
large numbers of men and help them
break the German line. Unless we can
beat the submarines, they may prevent
us from getting enough food to
the allies to keep them going. In that
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I Branch House Men.
They are all pretty in
way they feel toward their
is what this ad is about.
They know that most
get such good meat promj
condition if it weren't for th
of which they are in charge
They know that the t
one of the most important li
of preparing and distribui
They know that Swift 6
have its branch houses ru
notch of usefulness; that
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j. Fred E. Taylor,
dlKcl) Proprietor.
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your wants.
ces Best Service. i
! s'taftd today, our greatest ?eed Is
trained men. If we had had several
uillllons of inen with mllitnry tralulng
in our industries and on our farms
when the war came, who could \
have been called at once for service, I
do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon us. As it was, he
had no respect for us, and now we are
in it and must go through with It. But
never again must we be caught so
wholly unprepared.
"There Is only one safe way," said
Uncle Dan, "and that Is to adopt permanently
universal military training,
apply It to every young rann who Is
physically fit, say In his nineteenth or
twentieth year. The training can be
carried forward In the United States
training camps thHt are now being established
for training men called by
the selective draft. As soon as these
men vacate these stations, they should
be filled hy younger men. and this
should be made the permanent policy
of the country."
Blllle's mother, Mrs. Graham, had
overheard the conversation. She eume
out and said: "Really, Brother Dun,
are you serious as to the dangers of
our country? If It Is as hnd us that. It
Is high time for us to wuk<? up und do
something about It."
I "Exactly," replied Uncle Dun. "It
Is better to wake up now than to be
rudely awakened later. We inuy us.
well understand, sister, thut this is our
war and we must win It or God help
America. Everything that we have
or hope to have?our liberties, our
blessings, our opportunities are all In- j
volved In the great Issue before us.,
Nothing must stgnd between us and
winning. this war. It Is a question
whether the peoples' right or the kaiser's
might shall dominate the world.
If thgre ever was n holy war, this Is
It. We are fighting for world liberty.
we are fighting for the freedom of
humanity. We are fighting for the
right of men to govern themselves Instead
of being governed against thelT
will by a wnr-mad overlord. Peril qua
times are ahead of us. We must be
prepared to make any sacrifice, to perform
any service that may be required
of us."
"Oh. Uncle Dan," exclaimed Blllle,
"may I bring roy chum, Jlmmle ColI
llns, when we have our next talk? He
Is a bug on this war business and just
crazy to see you."
"Certainly," said Uncle Dan, with a
hearty laugh. "If we are to have more
talks, I shall be glad to have Jlmmle
Join us."
BllHo dapped his hands and ran tc
the 'phone and told Jlmmle to be over I
at atren o'clock the next evening. ]
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Branch House Man
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rift 8t Company Company branch house won't run itself, and -j,
that it is up to the branch houte man to
luch alike in the run il Pr?P?rly.
work?and that Any branch house man who doesn't A
see his work in this light is transferred to
people couldn't some other place with Swift & Company to $
jtly and in good which he is better adapted. 1,
e branch houses They are picked men, these branch
house men. Every time you o:t down to a i
>ranch bouse is steak or chop, or cut of roast, you can give a i
nks in the chain grateful thought to the whole crew of them,
ting meat for a ^nd remember, in a general way, that
everything that makes life smoother and i
c Company must more convenient for you, is the result of the
n at the highest thoughtfulness and effort of a lot of people
even a Swift St of whom you have never heard.
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Our prices are always at the bottom
and we are prepared to serve the |
public with the best of everything in
our line. V
Fhone us your wants. We are al- *
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Keep the Price of Cotton Up? \
If ?o, leave every dollar you receive for cotton with
I The First National Bank, $
^ (Uncle Sam's Bank),
^ on deposit and check same out as needed. Every time *
^ you demand currency instead of a deposit ticket you ^
take that much money out of circulation temporarily.
Now when cotton is so hiprh if every farmer would take .
the actual currency for even one bale home wilh him. it
would create such a shortage of money in the South
^ that interest rates would advance, the banks would have +
^ to borrow enormous sums, loans would be demanded, ?
cotton forced on the market and the bottom drop out of
the price. A check on the First National with vonr 7,
name neatly printed on it, which we furnish without t
cost, is just as good as money at any time and any place.
^ Nobody ever thinks to ask if it is good, because every- ?
^ body knows that if you deal at The First National and ^
they think enough of you to print you name on each of "
your checks that you must be all right. The advertis
ing is good for us and it is good for you. Z
Remember '
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Subscription Rates of
The State
Effective October 1st, 1918, the subscription
rates of The State will be as follows:
Daily and Sunday, per year... $9.00
Daily only, per year 7.00
Sunday only, per year 2.00
Semi-weekly, per year 1 50
Short term subscriptions at same rate. Payable
_ ii
uivanaoiy in advance.
Until October first renewals for not more than
one year in advance will be accepted at the old
rate, $8.00 per year.
Subscribe to The State now, and have a real
newspaper, covering local, State and general news,
come to your home as a daily visitor.
Address,
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Columbia, S. C.