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Telephone.localand longdistance. No.112.
Entered at the postofflce at Port Mill. S. C.. as
mall matter of the second class.
THURSDAY. OCT. 3, 1918.
Bulgaria's Retirement.
The withdrawal cf Bulgaria
from the thraldom of Germany
is destined to prove a more
severe blow to the Teutonic
alliance than was the collapse
of Russia to the allies.
With the retirement of Bulgaria,
Turkey, with her armies
shattered by the coup of General
Allenby in Palestine, is now cut
off from her allies. Her lines
of communication are severed
except across the Black Sea,
through Roumania or over the
mountain peaks of Tran-Cacausia
in Russia where the grip of the
German controlled Bolsheviki is
becoming steadily weaker.
With her supplies of German
made munitions and raw materials
hanging by such a slender
thread, military observers believe
the Ottoman empire will
have to follow the example of
her Balkan neighbor.
But it makes little difference
to the entente whether tlu
Turks abandon Germany and
Austria. Since Bulgaria hat
quit, Turkey can no longer be a
menace to theit plans.
The back door of Austria
stands ajar before the victorious
British, French, Serbian, Greek
and . Italian armies plunging
ahead through the mountains ol
liberated Serbia. Only 230 miles
ahead of their avance guards
is Belgrade, across the Danubt
from the piains of Hungary.
They already have pressed forward
for a quarter of this distance,
since the great Macedonian
offensive began September 14.
Once over the river they would
be passing through territoiw
occupied by the "oppresseo
nationalities" of Austria who
have little love for the dual empire
and there would be onlj
natural obstacles between then
and Budapest, The early winter
in the Balkans with th<
limited means of communicatioi
available would present the mosi
difficult one, which would noi
be overcome before spring.
With the defection of Bulgaria
it now becomes necessary for
hard pressed Austria to throw
an army across her southern
frontier, thus making another
inroad upon her waning mat.
power. The bulk of her forces
is facing the eager Italian army
along the Plave and in the
mountain region. Emperor Wil
liam already has called upon
Emperor Charles for help on the
Western front and AustroHungarian
divisions are fighting
beside the Germans against the
steadily advancing British,
French and Americans. Italy
still has large reservoirs of men
and any weakening of the
Austrian front to send forces to
the other frontier of the empire
probably would be the signal for
a general attack to recover not
only the invaded Italian territory
but the "lost provinces" as well.
With Bulgaria no longer a
! factor, with Turkey staggering
and with Austria a welter of
! 'international discord and dissent.
the shaken armies ot
Emperor William are grudingly
falling back upon their own
frontiers before the irresistible
blows of Marshal Foch's British. |
French and American troops. <
An informal meeting of Flor- i
ence Thornwell chapter, United']
Daughters of the Confederacy I
was held last Thursday after- i
noon in the work room of the ]
Red Cross chapter. The im- c
portant matter of discussion was
the annual dinner for the local 1
camp of veterans and a date lor i
this will be set in a abort time. 1 <
Gtnuifi Eatrmu L?m.
Writing editorially of the con
tinued Allied successes on all
fronts, the Columbia State Monday
summed up the Teutonic loss
in man power since July 18 as
follows:
Leaving out of the reckoning
the captufe in the Balkans and
in Palestine, we have jtaken according
to the most conservative
calculations, more than 200,000
prisoners in France since July 18.
Besides prisoners, we have captured
3.000 guns, 20,000 machine
guns, and incalculable war material.
But this estimate is too low.
The total of prisoners is at least
225,000 since July 18, in France
and Belgium. If we add Macedonia
and Palestine, the total
runs up to very near if not indeed
over 300,000 men.
Add in due percentage of dead j
and disabled, and we tiave the
immense host of 900,000 men
lost to the Central Powers in 70
days, or at the intolerable rate
of more than 12.000 men, or a
German division, a day.
How long can Germany?how
long could all Europe itself?endure
such an effusion of blood?
The Fourth Liberty Bonds.
The interest rate of the fourth
issue of Liberty Loan bonds is
4 1-4 cents, the same as that of
the third loan. Bonds will be
dated October 24, five days after
the close of the subscription period,
and the first interest payment
will be made next April 15
and will be for the 173 days intervening.
Thereafter semi-annual
payments will be October
15 and April 15. On a $50 bond
the first interest coupon will be
worth $1.01; on $100, $2.02 and
higher multiples accordingly.
Both coupon and registered
bonds will be issued in denominations
of $50. $100, $500, $1,000,
$5,000 and $10,000.
Since the latest maturity periods
of the first, second and third
loans wire 30, 25 and 10 years,
respectively, it is considered
probable that the maturity of the
fourth would be either 15 or 20
years.
Ten per cent of the subscription
is required as the initial
payment on the fourth loan.
Twenty per cent will be due as
installments on November 21,
December 19 and January 16,
and 30 per cent on January 30.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing plans to print about
35,000.000 separate bonds for the
fourth loan, with a larger proportion
of "baby bonds" of the
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duv utriivjuiuiaLiuii tiiai) in previvious
issues, in anticipation of a
multitude of subscriptions from
persons of small means.
Houston Didn't Say It.
A government bulletin of Monlay
says that a statement concerning
cotton price fixing apjeared
in one of the Washington
papers on Saturday, September
21. to the effect that it was unlerstood
that Secretary Houston
lad expressed the opinion that
i5 cents would be a fair price for
his year's cotton. This statement,
and any other statement
that may have been made purporting
to represent the views
of Secretary Houston as to a
price for cotton, if any is to be
fixed, is utterly'without foundation,
says the bulletin. The
Secretary, it adds, has expressed
no opinion as to a price for cotton.
Mrs. Bessie Sellers Dead.
The remains of Mrs. Bessie
Sellers, wife of Mr. William T.
Sellers, were brought to Fort
Mill yesterday morning from
Chester where, after a confinement
for several months in the
nospital, she died Tuesday afternoon.
The funeral sereices were
ennHiictPfl uuofafdn.,
u~?wvi jvoiciuajr U1 ItrilOOIl
at the home of W. B. Weacham,
her brother, by the Rev. G. B.
White, D. D., pastor of the
Baptist church of Chester, assisted
by the Rev. J. W. H.
Dyches, Th. D., of the local
Baptist church, and interment
was afterward made in New
Unity cemetery.
Mrs. Sellers was born in Pineville,
N. C., on August 9. 1870,
and was a daughter of the late
Dr. T. B. Meacham and Mrs.
M. A. Meacham. She was married
on December 2, 1896, to
William T. Sellers who survives
her together with two children. I;
William T. Sellers, Jr.. and Miss
Marv Sellers. She is survived <
also by her mother, one sister, i
Mrs. Edward S. Reaves, of |
Union, and three brothers. W. B. i
Vleucham and S. L. Meacham of 1
Fort Mill, and T. B. Meacham
>f Greenwood. t
The family lived in F?rt Mill (
for a number of years but have 1
nade their home for the past 1
Mght years in Monroe, N. C. I i
A Letter fria France. i
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John S. Blankenship, member
of the 487th Aero Squadron, nowin
France, has written relatives
here the following interesting
letter:
Dear Folks: Have just gotten
back from one of the best times
I have ever.had. I have just had
the experience of seeing a part
of the Alps, and have had my
first look at a snow-clad moun
lain.
On the afternoon of August 12
I was notified that my applicacation
for a furlough had been
approved and I immediately began
preparations for the trip.
We left here that night and
spent the best part of the next
day at a town up the line. Of
course we looked that over good.
That afternoon found us again on
our way. We arrived at Lyon
about 11 o'clock at night and
spent the night there, also part
of the next day, thus enabling
us to view the next largest city
of France. And, believe me, we
sure did some looking around.
Saw the Wilson bridge and one
of the great cathedrals of France.
Talk about architecture, there's
nothing like it. The entire walls
and ceiling is covered with Mosaic
work. It was by far the
most beautiful sight I have ever
seen.
Leaving Lyon at 4 o'clock we
arrived at Aix Les Bains at midnight.
and were immediately
sent to our boarding house with
a private family. There were
four of us in the party. We
arose the next morning about 9
o'clock, and what a sight we be
held! The historic Alps arose on
either side of us. The city lies
in a pretty mountain valley with
a ridge on either side of one of
the inost beautiful lakes I have
ever seen. The water is perfectclear,
the side next Aix being
shallow and fine for bathing,
while on the other side it is so
deep it has never been fathomed.
The lake is about two miles wide
and 1 don't know how long.
We did not do ar.y trips the
first day, but spent it in resting
and listening to the concert at
the Y. M. C. A.
The second day we left the
hay pretty early. We took our
bykes on an incline railroad car
and were off for the summit of
Mt. Revard, a mountin of about
15G8 meters, or 5100 feet. It is
some trip up this mountain. As
you get up higher the country
unf( Uls before you, and just before
you arrive at the station at
the top, you come out from a cut
and get your first peep at Mt.
Blanc, and for a few moments it
just takes your breath. On top
of this mountain there is a telescope
trained on Mt. Blanc and
you can see the glaciers and the
snow glittering right before your
eyes. I never wanted anything
more than to climb it then, but '
we could not go over there, as it ;
was too near the Swiss border. |
From here you can see a long j
range of snow caps in Italy. I
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me uniu day we crossed the!
lake and took to the hills for a
trip to the Dent Du Chat, or
cat's tooth. It is almost as high
as Mt. Iievard and you have to |
foot it. We did some clifF scaling 1
towards the last, hut the trip
was well worth the exertion and
the several blisters on my toes
on returning in the evening.
The fourth day was a day of
rest for us and we needed it. j
Went^up to the bathhouse and
indulged in a good, hot sulphur
bath. The sulphur water comes !
out of a big grotto as hot as you |
can bear it. The government
pays for our baths, transportation,
board and lodging on the
whole trip, so you see we are
not out much, eh!
The fifth day was so clear and
pretty we decided to do Mt.
Revard again and get some good
pictures of Mt. Blanc* so won't
go over it again.
Tne sixth day we took in the
gorges of the Serriors. or something
like that. It is a very
small stream, but has worn it's
way down to a depth of about a
hundred feet through solid rock.
We then tried the lake for a
swim.
The seventh and imp lnct /-tow
there, was spent in regretting
to leave mostly, in buying souvenirs
and, of course, taking our
last chance at the baths. We
left that night at 7 o'clock. The
only thing that put any joy in i
the return was the knowledge j
that 1 had some mail wailing for
me at the end of the journey.
Thus were my seven days leave i
spent. And now ?I feel like
licking the Kaiser.
Affectionately,
John S. Blankenship.
Liberey Loan Picture.
The motion picture stars arid
producing companies have made
37 pictures for the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign and the government
has liad 3.000 prints
made from these negatives. The
pictures are now being shown in
the 14,000 picture houses in the
United States.
The first of these pictures at
:he Majessic Theatre will be
jladys Leslie in "Sylvia's Last
Pledge." This picture will be.
lero on Thursday, October 17th, ,
n connection with the regular!
progrim, consistig of a five reel i
Wm. S. Hart western. Everyone
f-hould avail themselves of
the opportunity to see "Sylvia's
Lasl. Pledge," and learn just
what the movie people are doing
I to he.p Uncle Sam win the war.
Incidentally, it may stated that
every time you visit The Majestic
you contribute two cents to
war work.
NOTICE.
On and after Saturday, October 5th,
1918, we, the undersigned, will pay
town visits, $2.00 cash, $2.60 if charged
one day.
Country visits $2.50 for first two
miles, 75 cents each additional mile.
Night visits from 9 p. m. to 7 a m.,
town $5.00; country $5.00 for first two
miles. 75 cents each adittional mile.
Obstr.-trical cases, cash $26.00, if
charged $30.00.
Office visits, $1.50 up, according to
time and service rendered.
A. THEO. NEELY, M. D.
J. B. ELLIOTT. M. D.
TAX NOTICE- 1918.
Office of the County Treasurer of York
County.
York, S. C. Sept. 17, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that the Tax
Books for York county will be opened
on Tuesday, the 15th day of October,
1918, and remain open until the 3lst
day of December, 1918, for the collec- I
tion of State, 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 all
payments made in the month of February,
1919, and SeVen per cent penalty i
will ho *- ~n * * "
mv ?uu<;u w an uttjmenus inaae
from the 1st day of March, 1919, to
the 15th day of March, 1919, and after
this date all unpaid taxes will go into
executions and all unpaid Single Polls
will be turned over to the several Magistrates
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 as
a member of Local Exemption Board
No. 2. 1 am required at all times to be
within call of the office of the Board
and must remain at the county seat.
All of the Banks of the county will
offer their accommodations and facilities
to Taxpayers who may desire to
make use of the same, and 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
abopt Taxes will always expedite matters
if they will mention the Township
; or Townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer ot York Couqty.
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