davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

yellow flood Still the Germans vigor-
ously maintained their bombardment
and about o'clock in the evening
made a last and desperate effort to
utilize the bridges on which they had
spent such pains. Columns in close
formation were sent forward to the
crossings, but once again every man
was moved down by the murderous
fire of the Russian machine guns. with
the fall of evening the German bat
teres were slenced one after the other
by the steady and directed fire OF the
Russian artillerists. The enemy then
fell back eight miles, pursued and ha.
rassed by Cossacks, who had crossed
the river on the German bridges. Ac-
cording to one account no fewer than
20, 900 German corpses were carried
down the Niemen after this awful car
mage. In the fight at SchredniN, on
the Niemen. September 10, the German
casualties also are said to have been
large. An eyewitness of the battle
said that in the river and on one of
banks no fewer than 5000 Germans
perished. On the opposite shore from
the city the bodies of 1,500 Germans
were lying unburied for some days af-
terwardS.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

full destruction Of body and soul which
follows the habitual use Of absinthe,
a liquor made from wormwood, and
which is used mostly in France.
There was fairly good audience. and
the picture created a profound i'm
preston.
The carnival which was on the
Smith lot. opposite the Jail all last
week, seems to have experienced rath-
er hard luck There were few peo-
pie on the grounds at any time and
the rain Friday night and all Of Sat
urday, prevented them from exhibit
ing. According to the management
the show people hardly took in enough
money to pay their license. They be-
gan the work of tearing down tents
tbout o'clock Saturday night. and
early Sunday morning left over the
Southern for Winder, Ga, where they
exhibit this week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
TO RAISE COTTON FUND.
st. Louis Bankers Start Movement for
S15O,OOO,OOO Fund to Loan on Staple.

A plan for raising a cotton loan
fund of $150,OOO,OOO proposed by a
conference of st. Louis bankers, was
ratified here today, says a st. Louis
dispatch of yesterday, by a delega-
ton of bankers from the cotton grow
ing states and now awaits only the
approval of Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo and the Federal reserve
board before it is carried into effect.
The plan as approved "in general
essence" by nine southern bankers
who had been asked by Secretary
McAdoo to attend the conference
with st. Louis bankers, provides for
the raising of the fund by subscrip-
tions from national and state banks,
trust companies and mercantile and
manufacturing companies throughout
the country.
1T must be distinctly understood
declared Fetus j. Wade, chairman of
the st. Louis clearing House associ-
alton, and originator Of the plan,
that this Is not movement for the
purchase of cotton. 1t is simply a
movement to make available a fund
of $150,000,000 to loan on cotton at
not to exceed six cents per pound
middling basis.
1.-The establishment of this fund will
make the cotton crop a liquid asset;
stabilize it's price, and bring about
normal business conditions in all
lines Of trade"
The amount to be raised by each
financial center will be appropriated
by the committee at a meeting to be
held later, providing the general
plan meets the approval of the Sec
retary Of the treasury and the Federal
reserve board. Among southern bank
ers who attended the conference
We're:
f. w. Robertson, president Ma
tional Loan and Exchange bank, Co.
lumbia, S. c., and John M. Miller.
Jr., vice president First National
bank, Richmond, Va.
Two weeks ago, Mr.. Wade called a
conference of nine st. Louis heads OF
mercantile houses and banks and
submitted to them his plan for rails
ing a fund of $150,000, 900 to loan in
the cotton states and cotton manu-
featuring centers.
The plan then was submitted to
Secretary McAdoo and to the Federal
reserve board.
The southern bankers were invited
to come to st. Louis to discuss it.
Tonight they sent the following tele-
gram to Secretary McAdoo:
"The plan as laid before you and
the Federal reserve board on Fri
day last, to endeavor to raise a cotton
loan fund of $15O,000,000 today was
submitted. After careful considera-
ton the following resolution was
passed unanimously:
THAT the plan outlined by MIR.
Festus ]. Wade. in general essence,
be adopted and the details worked out
later. 1t Is believed the south will
subscribe it's proportion as suggested
and outlined.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
WITH THE CHURCHES

Rev. Henry Stokes conducted the
usual services at Trinity Methodist
church, Sunday morning, having re-
turned to his home in Yorkville, on
Saturday. after conducting a meeting
in the Methodist church at Blacks
burg. An interesting feature of the
morning service on Sunday, was the
reception of four new members into
the church on profession of faith.
The Sunday school of the First
Presbyterian church held a rally day
last Sunday. special efforts being
made to increase the enrolment of
the Mems Bible class, of which DR..
Gillespie is the teacher. An attend
ance of 100 men was set as a goal and
the class was divided into ten units
of workers, each with its own officers
and each unit was to try to induce
ten persons at least, and as many
more as possible. All of the divisions
put i'm a part of last week in an ef-
fort to swell the attendance and as a
result of the campaign, the Mems
Bible class Sunday morning, the at
tendance was over 100. The number
of pupils in all of the other classes
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
Elimination of 1915 Crop.

There are very few people who al
the first blush can bring themselves
to sanction the desirability or practi-
cability of eliminating the cotton crop
of 1915, and why this is so is not diff
ficult to understand.
1t has been cotton, cotton every
year, all the cotton that could be cul'
tivated, and IS per cent of the farm
ers Of the south having been looking
forward to that as the chief end OF
life. 1t is perfectly reasonable there
fore, they should feel that the skip
ping of cotton crop would leave a
blank that could not be filled.
AS a matter Of fact, it is not strange
that any of us should find 1t diff
cult to accommodate ourselves to
sudden and unusual situations, espe-
cially when those situations involve
the revolutionizing of conditions to
which we have been accustomed as
matter of course for generations.
Many of our readers, for instance
dear ones by death, and they know how
difficult it is to fully realize the full
significance of such loss. They know
how, even after the lapse Of years,
they sometimes find their memories
reverting back to these loved ones as
if they were still alive, and then the
reverie comes to a sudden sad end
Or one may have lost household treas
ures in a fire, and for years he will
find himself starting toward the IL
brary for this or that old book or keep
sake, only to remember that 1t has
long since been destroyed.
We are on a similar situation nov
Four months ago the people Of tn,
south were selling their cotton at Ia
cents a pound, and contemplating
with pleasant anticipation a good
price for the splendid crop that was
coming on. There was absolutely no
reason to fear that a good price could
not be realized. Then suddenly like a
flash from the blue came this terrible
European war that has wiped out the
demand for more than one half OF
this splendid crop and reduced 1t all
to a drag on the market.
1t is indeed difficult to realize this
situation; but the destruction of cot
ton crop values is as real as the death
Of loved ones referred to, the wipine
out of treasured household idols by
fire, and there is no one thing that
becomes the people of the south bet
ter at this time than to realize the
fact.
Of course it is impossible to speed
lily and completely cure the situation
without inconvenience; but the peo-
pie Of the south have the means al
hand to greatly remedy the situation
if they will make use Of those means
AS to whether it is in the power OF
South Carolina alone to help herself
out of the difficulty through her own
efforts is doubtful: but she can do a
great deal. By means of state ware
house law and compulsory reduction
of the cotton acreage, a good start car
be made, and there is reason to be-
lieve that if South Carolina breaks
the ice, the other states will not be
slow TO follow her lead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
THE MARRIAGE RECORD.

Probate Judge Williams has issued
forty-seven marriage licenses since
the list was published in The Enquir-
er Of Aug. IS. Since the marriage IL
cense law went into effect, 1854 IL
censes have been issued in the coun-
ty. Following are those who have Sc
cured licenses since the last publica-
ton:
Aug. 19-S. B. Bolton and Marie
Aug. 24-Thos Thrower and Hat
tie Long (colored).
Aug. 20-Thos. A. Wilkerson and
Myrtle E. Fowler.
Aug. 25-Sam Kirkland and Hattie
Cunningham (colored).
Aug. 25-Lloyd Culp and Annie
Crawford.
Aug. 25-Max M. Brown and Daisy
Livingston Huey.
Aug. 26-B. Jennings and Marie
Collins (colored).
Aug 2s-sidney Black and Myrtle
Hipp.
Aug. sO-John A. McLain and Sadie
May Miller.
Aug. 31-Newt Lockhart and Mary
Cooper (colored).
Sept Samuel H. Jackson and
Lille D. Byers.
Sept. 1-Will Blackburn and jamie
Watson (colored).
Sept flames Mackey and Rosa
Dunlap (colored).
Sept 2-Leonard NJ. Boyd and ia
ME Nivens.
Sept. 5-Mack M. Hargett and
Mary L. Bishop.
Sept: 5-John Douglass and Matte
Sept. 5-Daniel C. Boone and Jen-
Gle knight.
Sept. 5-Jesse Wright and Bertha
Wright
Sept. s-Chas Crenshaw and Pearl
Harvell.
Sept. 7-Eugene H. Bowers and
Elizabeth Jane Love.
Sept. 10-Henry o. Windel and
Matte Lynn Epps.
Sept. 10-Lewis Ward and Ollie
Brown (colored).
Sept. 12-Mather Williams and Et-
ia Nelson (colored).
Sept. 13-William Clinton and Fan
ME Good (colored).
Sept. 14-Melton McCleaye and
Linda Anderson (colored).
Sept. 14-Wm. Anderson and Rosa
Stowe (colored).
Sept. 15-Lesslie A. Elmer and
Bertha Jane Smoak.
Sept. 15-Joe Lindsay and Margar-
ct Cloud (colored).
Sept. 1S-Emmett D. Anderson and
Julia Rush.
Sept. 1S-zack Crawford and Min
ME Mccoy.
Sept. iS-John w. Neelands and
Pansie ". Ferris.
Sept. 1S-Friedheim Tate and Mary
Bigger.
Sept. 19-wm. Powell and Elmira
Giles.
Sept. 2O-T. F. Rush and Bethel
Robertson.
Sept. 22-Joseph NJ. Plexico and
Bessie Sherer.
Sept. 2s-Lowry D. Blair and Bes-
sic E. Curtis.
Sept. 25-John F. McManus and
Fronie Moore.
Sept. 26-Simon McNeel and Mary
Chambers (colored).
Sept. 2S-Beatty Lewis and Lessie
Moore (colored).
Oct. 3-William Adams and Nan
nie Wallace.
Oct. S-Clayborn Hope and Annie
Darby (colored).
Watson (colored).
Oct. 3-John Adams and Jeannette
Watts (colored).
Oct. 5-Robert Watts and Minnie
Carothers (colored).
Oct. 5-V. w. Faris and Blanche
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

There is developing friction that
promises to be serious between Eng
land and the United States, because
England is claiming the right to search
and seize conditional contraband in
American vessels consigned to neutral
ports. The question arose over the
shipment of foodstuffs to Holland
England claims that Holland is friend
ly to Germany and will pass American
goods across her border. 1t is a fact,
however that because of the war Hol-
land, Norway and Sweden must look
to the United States for food, and the
United States feels that it has a right
to sell to these countries. England
takes the position that starvation is
one of the principal means that will be
necessary against Germany, and she
will take such steps as will be neces-
sary to keep foreign food stuffs out OF
that country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

Mr.. Frank B. Hayne of New Or
leans, was called upon by the Cotton
Congress last week, to give his views
on the situation and among other
things said: ITO open the exchanges
now would be fatal to the farmers;
that bears always profit by war and
disaster and they would take advant-
age of this opportunity to quickly sell
the market down to nothing" Most
southern farmers know Mr.. Hayne to
be the greatest friend of cotton who
has ever operated on the exchanges
They know him as the man who help
ed the cotton growers out of debt in
1904 and started the era of pros
perity that has continued up till now
He was the leader of the crowd who
was prosecuted by the Federal gov
ernment a few years ago for pushing
the bears in corner, and his loyalty
to the cotton producer has never been
questioned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

The rural carriers of the country
do not like the attitude of Postmaster
General Pur.eSOn toward efforts to in
crease their compensation. There
was passed bill last summer that
was intended to add 500 a year, or
substantially that, on to the pay of
rural carriers. Mr.. Burleson held
that the bill was not to take effect un-
til next year. The house took up the
matter and by amendment made il
more explicit; but the proposition is
still under consideration in the SEN
ate. and it is Il question as To whether
that body is going to take final action.
Mr.. l.urleson is on record as holding
that the rural carriers are inclined to
demand too much and to undertake
The enforcement of their demands by
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
PEACE PRAYER SERVICE.

Notwithstanding the very inclement
weather conditions that prevailed all
day Sunday, the First Presbyterian
church Of Yorkville, was filled in the
to participate in the programme
to to participate in the programme
arranged for the union peace prayer
service, suggested in the proclamation
Of President Woodrow Wilson, issued
to the American people on September
Sth.
The services were opened with the
singing Of the long meter doxology by
the assemblage Of people representing
all the local denominations, and there
was distinct air Of solemnity appar-
ent throughout the congregation, CIV
ing evidence Of appreciation Of the oc-
casion and the p.:vileges that Christian
people have Of going to their Creator in
intercessory prayer for guidance and
help at any and all times
The following was the programme as
arranged for the exercises Of the after
noon:
Invocation by Rev. T. T. Walsh.
Statement Of the reasons for and
purposes Of the meeting, by DR.. Giles
pie.
Reading Of President Wilson's proc
lamation setting apart October 4, as a
day of special prayers for European
peace, by Rev. Mr.. Walsh.
Reading Of Scripture lessons from
Matt. 34:3-S; II Tim. 3:1-5; Isaiah 65:
1925, by Rev. j. H. Machen.
Prayer for peace throughout the
world, by DR.. Gillespie.
Hymn-"All hail the power Of Jesus
name" by choir and congregation.
Quartette-"Come Unto Me-" by Mes
DANES M. L. Carroll and ]. D. McDow-
ell, Messrs. S. C. Wood and B. C. Rid
die, accompanied by pipe organ and
violin.
Sermon, by Rev. ]. w. Ham.
Solo-"Sweet Peace" by Prof. A. A.
Lyon.
Prayer for the wives, widows, or
phans and other sufferers as result OF
the war in Europe, by Rev. j. L. Oates.
Free will offering for the work Of the
Red Cross Society in the nations at
war.
Binds" the choir and congregation.
Benediction, by Mr.. Ham.
Mr. Hams sermon, which was par
ticularly appropriate to the occasion,
was listened to with the closest atten-
tion by the congregation. In part 1t
was as follows:
My friends, two years ago, EXPIRES
ident Roosevelt, who brought into be-
ing the Progressive party, took as his
slogan, THE Battle Of Armageddon."
This is a Scriptural battle yet to ap-
pear in the future. Mr.. Roosevelt used
it in an accommodated sense. His use
Of the term gave a fresh interest to
that part Of the 18th and 10th chapters
Of Revelation, which records the event
yet to be. From certain quarters there
is being sent forth teaching to the ef-
feet that the present terrible death
struggle going on in Europe today is
the Battle Of Armageddon." as de-
picted in Revelations. / deny this for
the following reasons:
1st. The locality for this battle is to
be found in Asia and not in Europe; 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

People find it difficult to control
their sympathies. They will take
sides one way or the other with or
without reason. In this country most
of the sympathy is with the Allies as
against the Germans. Just why this
is we do not know. unless it is because
it is generally believed that the Ger
mans are responsible for the war.
This may be a fact; but it has never
been made clear. The probability is
that one side is about as much re-
sponsible as the other and both sides
are to blame. If the truth were
known, we would probably find no
end of ambition. arrogance, revenge
and spleen on both sides. 1t is pret-
ty safe to assume that the poor fell
lows who are killing each other by
the thousands and tens Of thousands
on both sides, have had but little tc
do with the making of the trouble.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
1a5g Z0AXVz148 RNQVz2g@s
was considerably larger than usual.

was considerably larger than usual.
Rev. J. l.. Oates began his sixth
year as pastor Of the Yorkville AS
sociate Reformed church, last Sun
day When Mr.. Oates began his pas
torate the membership of the church
was 1872. and since that time there
have been about 100 accesslons by
professions Of faith and certificates
from other churches. The member
ship today is 1S9, as there have been
quite a number Of dismissions to
sister churches. The Sunday school
enrolment is now 255, including
about 20 in the cradle roll and home
departments. The average attendance
is about 100. During the five years
the church has raised for various
purposes an aggregate of about $1S,-
600, a large part of which was for
the building Of it's handsome new
church.
The evangelistic meeting that has
been in progress at the Yorkville
Baptist church during the past ten
days, continues to grow in interest,
and large congregations are attending
the services both morning and even
ing. Mr.. Ham uses the morning
service for Bible teaching and these
are especially helpful to the Christian
Another feature of the meeting Is the
holding of prayer meetings in the
homes Of the community-onet to three
being held every afternoon. These
services are being well attended. The
night services at 7.30 o'clock, are
evangelistic and 1t is then that the
strongest appeals are made to those
who do not profess Christianity. VI
to this time there have been a num-
Der Of accessions to the membership
Of the Baptist church. The meeting
will perhaps continue through the
week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

means Of political pressure. He claims
that his office is administrative, and
that it is up to him to look after the
delivery Of the rural mails; that con-
gress has nothing to do with the mat
ter and he has suggested that 1t might
be a good idea to let out the carrying
of the mails to the lowest bidders, the
same as under the old star route sys-
TEN. There are some forty thousand
rural carriers in the country: they eX-
ercise a tremendous influence politi-
tally, and they do not like Mr.. Burle-
sons attitude toward them even lit
tie hit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

- The worlds consumption of cot
ton was 21,225.00 bales during the
year which ended August 81. the cen.
sus bureau announced last Saturday
Production of commercial cotton
exclusive of linters, growing in 1913
as compiled from public reports
documents and correspondence was
approximately 2S,255,000 bales OF
500 pounds net. Except for the
United States. cotton included In
consumption figures refer almost eX
clusively to that used in spinning
and does not include large quaint.
ties used in the manufacture of felts
bats and other articles. The number
of consuming cotton spindles active
during the year was 143, $4,000. Ap.
proXimately 3O.300.000 were operated
in the United States.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

The extra session of the general as
sembly convened at noon today. The
members will be entitled to receive
5000 each, for their services; but they
can fix their compensation at less
sum if they see proper. There is no
money with which to pay salaries or
anything else, and provision will have
to be made by borrowing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
L.0CAL. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

j. c. Wallace, Yorkville Wants to buy
a good fresh milk cow.
Kirkpatrick -Belk Consists that yot
come and see the big stock Of coal
suits and coats that it now has on en-
hibition.
Cloud Cash Store-Offers ten cents q
pound for middling cotton In eX-
change for all kinds of dry goods a,
cash prices.
j. NJ. Stroup-Tells about the extra
good qualities of "All for Wear
shoes for men, women and boys
Lots Of fine dress shoes.
Lyric Theatre-Calls attention to the
fact that the last installment Of the
Lucille Love" pictures will be pre-
sented Thursday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

- The second cotton ginning report
of the season, compiled from reports
of census bureau correspondents and
agents throughout the cotton belt and
issued at 10 IA. m, last Friday an
nounced that 3,3S1,S63 bales of cot
ton. counting round as half bales, of
the growth of 1914, has been ginned
prior to September %. This compares
with 3,246,655. or 23.2 per cent of
the entire crop. ginned prior to Sep
tember 25. last year. 3,O07,271 bales
or 22.3 per cent in 1912, and 3,676,-
594 bales, or 23.6 per cent, in 1911.
Included in the ginnings were 3,292
round bales. compared with 26,93S
last year. 1854 / n1912, and 21.9lS
in 1911.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
are as follows.
THE TAX BUGDET.

Auditor Love has completed his abb
stract of the taxable property Of York
county for the year commencing Janu-
ary l, 1914, and is ready to take the re-
ceipt of Treasurer Neil therefor.
The auditors book calls for taxes to
the amount Of s227,535.2S, as against
$226,37793 last year. an increase OF
$1,157.31.
The assessed valuation Of all the tax
able property in the county last year
was $9,2O0,120, and this year 1t Is $9,-
1876, 1888, a decrease Of $63,3S2.
The several amounts charged against
the treasurer for the support of the diff
ferent departments of government are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
Cotton has been robbed of its cor

Cotton has been robbed of its cor
rect money value by radical" condi-
tions, and as matters stand now there
is no other way for it than that the
producers of cotton must lose. The
only means of meeting the situation
are necessarily radical, and if those
radical means fail the situation Of the
producers of cotton cannot be made
any worse than it is now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

The people who at the outbreak of
the European war, thought it would
not last more than sixty or ninety days,
have now settled pretty we'll down to
the conclusion that there is no need to
look for peace until all the belligerents
are completely exhausted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

The lowly pumpkin has been ele-
waited to high position in the world OF
medicine by DR.. Karnowski, famous
European physician, who says that if
taken in sufficiently enormous quanti-
ties. it will cure Bright's disease.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
THE HAIL FUND

The contributions to the fund for the
relief of the hail sufferers in response
to the proclamation Of Governor Blease
made through the Enquirer to date are
as follows:
Previously acknowledged ....$762 O6
Citizens Of Hickory Grove
through ]. K. Allison ..... % 90
Total .... .... .... $3.50 O6
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06

Grow more feed to raise more cat
tie to make land richer, to grow more
feed to raise more cattle, to make
land richer. Start the feed this fall
as many acres as you can.