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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-24
BLenner's
Cabaret
ShoW

Every body has heard of Horny Ford and
the little car he builds.
WeD, have on" that has Just arrived fror,
tho factory. It's the latest model Hyr-pas-
sorger and fully equipped
What am | offered Tor ii
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-24
Attention Autoistsy--
Why

should YOU bUy d NEW car when can
make ne ono YOU have now look just
as nice a"d new when YOU first
bought ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-24

Without doubt, the greatest sale
ever made OF automobiles has Just been
contracted 10y the Ford Motor COMPANY
Of Detroit. 10 the allies for war pur-
poses OF 1000 touring cars. 10 be de-
livcrcd on the Continent within sixty
days. THIS is an illustration IF the
magnitude Of tho Ford Motor Company
II also illustrates the confidence that
iS placed in the sturdy construction of
the Ford ear. rs IL will be put To q
very severe test. transporting troops
long distances over Very bad and
sometimes no roads.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-24
The Lowest Price!

Hecausc am specialist. aud do
nothing bat paint autos. ! can make
you II lower price.
Hut--don't lose sight Of the fact that
] employ only SkII.LEE help-and use
only the hest varnshcs and paints that
money can buy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
Fierce Fighting.

While the news that is percolating
through from the European battle
fronts is told in the commonplace
colorless language generally used in
the bulletining of a weather report,
it is not difficult to understand that
there is now taking place things the
description of which would impover-
ish the vocabulary Of Dante's Inferno,
and still leave the reader without a
full comprehension of the horrors
pressing upon his attention.
A few weeks ago there was much
talk of the big drive that was to take
place i'm the early spring. At that
time the contending forces were ly-
ing mp against each other in long
lines of opposing trenches, and the
general impression seemed to be thai
the Germans had their last man al
the front, while the situation was only
awaiting the arrival of overwhelming
British reinforcements to put the en-
envy to ignominious flight.
1t appears now Thai the picture was
not truly drawn. That England had
and still has hundreds of thousands
of men in training there is no ques-
ton: but both sides have been bring
ing up re-inforcements all the while
and it looks as if the Germans are
still able to send to the front at least
one additional man. maybe more, fol-
every new man brought up by the
English.
During the past week there has
| been terrific fighting between the
Ypres river and User canal in north
ern Belgium. and that fighting is going
on now. The evident objective of it al
is the control of the British channe
coast line, now partly held by the al
lies and partly by the Germans, ant
so tremendously important for offenst
against or defense of England. The
English have made terrific attack:
that have been partially successful
and the Germans have partially push
ed these attacks back. The battl,
lines, Notwithstanding their being
marked with trenches and barbet
wire entanglements. are moving back
ward and forward, and the whole coun
Try is being strewn with the dead %
combatants by the thousands ant
thousands.
How long it is going to last there /:
no telling. 1t seems impossible tina
the arnag could continue for man!
DAYS. 1t is hardly conceivable tina
flesh and blood can stand it: bu
whether this be conceivable or no
| there must o on come an exhaustion
of numbers, and in a few days more
there must be a decision Of the posi-
lions contended for one way or thu
other.
! AS mild and as unsensatinnal as il
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
THE A OF A
Developments At the Front As Sum-
married From London,

Five days Of almost continuous
fighting in that part of Flanders OF
which Ypres is the center, has brought
no end to the battle which began with
a forward sweep Of the Germans over
a distance Of several miles.
The booming Of heavy guns was
heard in Holland Monday with greater
force than on any preceding day, while
all the official reports indicate there
has been no cessation Of the German
assaults, by which they hope to push
their way through the allied lines, OF
of the allies counter-attacks.
German headquarters tells Of the
capture of 1000 Canadians and 1000
others and the taking Of As cannon
The British war office says the re-
adjusted British line now runs to the
south of st. Julien, which Is in the
hands Of the Germans, and adds that
severe fighting continues northeast OF
Ypres, although 'the general stu
alton remains unchanged"
The French war office, charging the
Germans with still employing asphyxi-
ating gases for which a protection has
been found, claims considerable prog
ress to the north Of Ypres.
That the losses have been great Is
admitted. Because Of the fiat nature
Of the country, it is proposed to
utilize great bodies of troops, and the
battle promises to be long drawn out
and sanguinary.
The Germans are also attacking Les
Eparges, which fell into the hands
of the French, April 10, and they have
gained possession of the summit OF
Weilerkopf in the Vosges
1t is apparent that the whole battle
front in Belgium and France again
has taken first place i'm importance ir
the war.
Under cover Of the fleet, the allies
have disembarked an army on the Eu-
ropean side Of the Dardanelles and {;
general attack on the straits has beer
begun by land and sea. The Turks
offered strong resistance to the land
ing Of the troops.
Claims of Austrian successes in the
C~arpathians are chronicled by Vienna
Twenty-siX Russian trenches are saiG
to have been captured and counter.
attacks in the vicinity of the UZsoi
pass were halted with heavy casual
ties to the MuScOyiteS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
British Statement About Ypres.-

British Statement About Ypres.--
The British war office has issued the
following statement respecting the
battle around YpreS:
First. severe fighting northeast of
Ypres still continues, the general sit
uation remaining unchanged. Our left
iank in re-adjusting its line to meet
the altered conditions due to the orig
inal forced retirement Of the French,
had to face to the north and TO extend
to the west beyond st. Julien.
This extension weakened our line
for a time, and after a gallant resist
ance by the Canadians against supe-
riOr numbers st. Julien was captured
by the enemy. Our lines now run
south of hat place.
Second. our troops to the east Of
Ypres have borne the brunt Of repeat
ed heavy attacks which they have
stubbornly opposed throughout the
battle. in an entirely unexpected stu
alton. which has demanded the eXer-
else of gallantry and fortitude by the
men and quick resource and other
military qualities by their command
erS.
Third attacks also were delivered
yesterday by the Germans on the east
of the Ypres salient. In spite Of the
use by the enemy Of a~sphyXiating gas
es. the attack was repulsed and Ger
man officers and men were captured.
in the fighting during the last
three days we have inflicted heavy
casualties on the Germans. Our loss
es also have been heavy. The German
wireless report that four English
heavy guns captured is untrue.
"One of our aviators dropped bombs
on the C0urtrai station today and de-
stroyed the junction. Although wound
ed. he brought his machine safely
] back Ia u lines"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

We have received a copy Of the first
issue of the Farmers Tribune of An
derson. 1t is a six column quarto
published by the cheshire Printers
proprietors, and Jno. B. Adger Null.
lally is named as editor. The copy
before us contains no advertisements
and the explanation is that although
offered advertisements the publishers
preferred to get out an issue with pure
reading matter. The Tribune contains
an approving letter from former Gov.
ernor Blease and quite a lot Of polit.
ical matter that indicates disapprovaI
of the present state administration
The paper is to appear twice a week
and the price Of subscription is to be
$3.50 a year
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

Anderson has a new newspaper. The
Anderson Farmers Tribune is the name
selected for it by the publishers. There
is little in the first issue hat indicates
that il Is to be a farmers paper, but
this will doubtless be the exception to
the rule of publishing a whole lot
about how to raise pigs and calves as
usually is done in purely agricultural
papers. The idea of the publishers is
doubtless hat they wish the farmers
to subscribe to Henderson Intelli-
gencer.
From the foregoing there is evil
IDENTIFY a difference of opinion as to
what constitutes a farmers paper.
One idea seems to be that the farmers
need only to be told about the raising
of pigs and calves. and another idea
has it they should also be told what
to do on the coming of the boil wee
vii, locusts, the army worm and the
like.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
EreehoId and Freebooter.

Because the subject is to the fore
locally, a few words explanatory as to
the meaning Of freehold and freehold
er will be especially appropriate.
A freehold" in law is a holding or
tenure of real property, and a free
holder" is the holder Of that tenure.
Anyone, male or female, twenty
one years Of age, and not laboring I'M
der disabilities prescribed by statute,
may be a fire eholder.
A number of people may have in
terests in the same freehold; but "the
freeholder" is understood to be the
individual, firm or corporation in
whom or in which the title or fee is
vested.
In the case Of a corporation, in
Guiding many stockholders and own
ing real estate, there would be but
one freeholder. The case of a firm
or an unpartitioned estate would be
the same.
The laws of South Carolina recog-
nize the freeholder as having certain
rights and privileges in matters af-
fecting real estate, which rights and
privileges are not accorded to non
f]reehoiders. 1t is not assumed that
there is any unjust discrimination or
favoritism in the proposition for the
reason that the non-freeholder has
full right to become a freeholder and
when he becomes a freeholder he falls
heir to all the rights and privileges of
the freeholder.
For political purposes the statutes
recognize various distinctions among
freehoiders, these distinctions apply
ing in particular cases in accordance
with the end to be accomplished.
These distinctions include (1)
"Freeholder." Co Freehold voter.
60. Resident or on-resident free
holder.
The first term simply means the
owner of a title to real estate. The
second term means the owner of a tt
tie to real estate who is also a qualifi-
ed voter. The third is used when it Is
desired to discriminate as between
freeholders who may or may not be
citizens of the community in which
the freeholds are located.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
YEARS WORK COMPLETED
Santiago School Closes Highly sie-
eessfuI Year With Enjoyable En- err
A-.

Santiago School Closes Highly sie-
eessfuI Year With Enjoyable En- err
tainment.
Santiago School, April 26.-Santiago
school, located on Yorkville R F. D..
No. l, closed It's seven months term
last Friday evening with appropriate
exercises held in the school house and
carried out by the pupils. There was
a fairly large audience Of local peo-
pie and also a number Of visitors in
attendance, all Of whom were quite
complimentary in their expressions Of
appreciation Of the manner in which
each school pupil performed his or
her part.
A feature Of the closing programme
were three little plays-one written by
Prof. ]. Roy Grayson and Miss Annie
Little, the schools teachers, while the
other two were the production Of Jno.
Groves, a seventh grade pupil. Orig
inal pieces used In connection with
entertainments Of this kind are some
thing new in this section II not in
York county, and those presented Fri
day night, proved a delightful sur
prise to those attending the exercises.
Mr.. ]. Roy Grayson n Miss Annie
E. Little completed their second year
as teachers of the Santiago school,
Friday. The school which a a
handsome building, well equipped, ha
had an enrolment of fifty-three pu-
pills the past year, and the average
attendance a been about forty. The
work Of the pupils has been highly
satisfactory and the teachers have
had the hearty support Of the patrons.
The school trustees are Messrs. E. w.
Pursley, j. E Biggers and T. A.
Brown.
The exercises concentrating the
closing Of the school were begun with
a welcome song by the entire school.
Then came q little play written by
Prof. Grayson and Miss Little, en-
titled, School Kid Talk" Twenty Of
the smaller children took part in the
and Agnes McCarter ~impersonating
little negroes, was especially good.
This play was followed by q song
"Juanita," sung by Miss Little and
three Of the school girls, and this was
followed by a little sketch, entitled,
"Boyology," produced by John Groves
and acted by 10y Bigers and him.
self.
THE Mother-i n-law," a farce come
dy In one act, the creation Of Master
Groves, was presented by Ralph Craw-
ford, John Groves, Amanda Bolin,
Anna White, Winnie Brown and Jen-
ME Bolin.
The sixth number on the programme
for the evening was q farce comedy,
entitled, "Dutchy VS.. Niger" Linden
Biggers, Kelly White and Howard
Biggers acting the principal parts.
The next number on the programme
was a song, 'Rig-a-jig," presented
by Kelly White, who appeared in the
makeup Of a little negro boy.
Jumbo JIM" a farcical one-act
comedy, was played by the following:
10y Biggers, John Groves, Howard
Biggers, Sudie Bolin, Anna White,
Winnie Brown and Ralph Crawford.
The latter, who played the title role,
kept the audience in a mirthful mood
throughout the play.
The exercises concluded with q
parting song, sung by the whole
school.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
WITHIN II TOWN

The work Of installing the furni.
ture in the new court house has be.
gun.
- Heriot Clarkson, Esq, Of Char.
lotte, addressed an audience of men In
the opera house Sunday afternoon or
the subject of prohibition.
Dr.. Lee Davis Lodge, president Of
Limestone college, Gaffney, is to be the
principal speaker at the annual Me.
mortal Day exercises in Yorkville
May 10th.
Proud Of Yorkville! Why certain.
ly we are. We consider the very name
q birthright. If the town, as a town
has ever done anything to be ashamed
of, we are not aware Of the fact
Wherein is the name a r~eproach?
There has been little evidence OF
liquor around town since the gallon
a-month law went onto operation. Ac'
cording to the police, even Saturday
nights are almost as quiet as other
nights in the week.
Rev. ]. L. Harley Of Spartanburg
who Is state superintendent Of the
Anti-Saloon league, occupied the pull.
pit Of Trinity Methodist church Sun.
day morning. and addressed a unior
meeting in the opera house in the
evening.
The following delegates and alter
mates have been chosen to represent
the Church Of the Good Shepherd Al
the diocesan council which %convenes
in Florence May IL: Delegates-Wal.
ter B. Moore, Geo. w. S. Hart, r. c
Allen. f. B. Lowry: alternates-W
Bedford Moore, Joseph E. Hart, 0. E
wilkins, s. Kenneth Lowry.
- Mr.. ]. D. Witherspoon Of the
~Stonecypher Chemical company OF
Westminster, is spending several days
in Yorkville on a visit to his parents
DR.. and Mrs. j. H. Witherspoon. Mr.
Witherspoon is engaged in introduc.
ing a potato bug killer which does not
injure the vines, and for which his
company has built up a large bust
ness.
The annual convention Of the
South Carolina division, United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, will be
held this year in Aiken. The meeting
will be held in November and the Ed
WIN STOIl CIldpteT VI alhcH Will NC
the hostess. 1t will be remembered
that at the last annual meeting Of the
division which was held In Yorkville
last December, the time and place OF
meeting for this year was not settled,
The state registration books will
be open in Yorkville next Monday, the
first Monday in May, for the purpose
Fof issuing certificates to those who
may be entitled to receive the same
and who have not yet done so. Citi-
zens Of Yorkville who have no state
registration certificates; but who de-
sire to qualify themselves to vote in
the approaching municipal election,
will do we'll to attend to the matter
next Monday.
In a ~listless game played on the
local field Friday afternoon, the Grad
ed school defeated the Fort Mill Grad
ed school baseball team, the score be-
ing 9 to 2. Garrison Of Yorkville,
starred at bat, getting two home runs,
while L. Belk, who played right field
for Fort Mill, made the prettlest catch
seen on the local field this year. Bat
teries: Yorkville-Garrison Simrill
and Mackorell; Fort Mill-Grier and
Hafner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs. C. F. Sherer is Ill at her home
in Yorkville.
Mrs. w. G. White Of Yorkville, visit
ed friends in Rock Hill last week.
Robert Turner Allison of Spartan
burg, visited his parents in Yorkville
this week..
Miss Fannie Peters Of Spartanburg,
is visiting the family Of Mr.. w. S.
Peters I'm Yorkville.
Miss Maud Eberhardt Of Yorkville,
is attending the music festival in At
lanta. Ga, this week.
Miss Julia Witherspoon of Yorkville,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John M.
Hemphill, in Chester.
Miss Bessie Plaxco Of Yorkville, is
undergoing treatment in the Fennell
intirmary, Rock Hill.
Miss Kate Hunter Of Yorkville, has
been reelected as n member Of the
faculty of the Gaffney schools.
Miss Mary Harshaw, who has been
teaching at Forest Hill, has returned
to her home in McConnellsville.
Messrs. R. G. Allen and j. P. Nc
Murray Of Yorkville, are attending the
meeting Of bankers in Rock Hill today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mason Mcconnell
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Sidney McCon-
nell were visitors in Chester, Sunday.
Mrs. Jos. f. Hart and little son
have returned to Yorkville, after
spending several days In Baltimore,
Md.
Miss Annie May Harshaw has clos
ed her school at Varnesville. S. c., and
returned to her home at McConnells-
vile.
Mrs. Nj. r. Carlisle and Mr.. ]. r.
Carlisle of Newberry, are visiting the
family of DR.. w. NJ. Kennedy in York
vile.
The condition Of Mr.. r. Emmett
Love of Glover, who is i'm the Fennell
infirmary, Rock Hill, remains I'M
changed.
Mr.. L. I. Hendrix and children of
Shelby. n. c., visited the family of
Mr.. w. w. Jackson or Eflbert No.
l, last week.
Mr.. Stark Slaughter Of Linwood COL
lege, GastOnia. y. c., visited his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Slaughter, In
Hickory Grove this week.
Misses Arminta Green, Annie Goode
and Mincie Goode of Yorkville, spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
at Kings Mountain. N. c.
Mr.. s. c. Wood, Misses Maggie
Glenn, Mary Williams and Willie
Williams and Mrs. c. w. Carroll
spent Sunday in Charlotte.
Rock Hill Record: Miss Kate Jack
son Of Yorkville. spent Thursday night
and Friday in the city, the guest of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
MERE IGNITION

The death list resulting from rain,
wind and electrical storms in Texas
last week contains 81 names, and %
others are reported missing. Rail-
road traffic has been interrupted in
numerous places throughout the state.
Bob Young, for the past 81
years janitor Of the mayors office and
the city hall Of Augusta, Ga, died on
Saturday. The mayor and council Of
Augusta attended the old negro's flu
neral which was held Sunday. ......
The grand opera house in New Haven,
Conn, was destroyed by fire Sunday,
entailing property a loss Of 100000.
...... BY the will which was probat-
ed Saturday, Col. A. B. Andrews, first
vice president Of the Southern railway,
who died last week, was shown to
possess an estate valued at nearly
81, 900, 900. 1t will be divided among
members Of his family. ....At a mass
meeting Of street a men held in
Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, resolutions
were passed protesting against the
employment of women conductors,
and warning the city council that If 1t
persists in it's policy Of using women
as conductors, the men will refuse to
work with them.......A Copenhagen
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company VI LOIuOI, says liot NV
leading German papers declare that
the German fleet is willing now to ac-
cept battle in the North sea. The pa
pers declare that the entire fleet has
several times cruised over the North
sea vainly seeking. the British fieet....
According to a dispatch from Tokyo,
an ultimatum demanding a satisfac-
tory reply within three days 10 ia
pans demands on China, has been
sent to Picking by the Japanese cabf-
net. The Finnish steamer Track
has been torpedoed and sunk in the
Baltic sea by a German submarine.
The freight steamer Ruth was also
torpedOed last week. ..... Edward y.
Breitung, a New York capitalist, is
being sued in New York for ~$25O.OOO
damages by Max Kleist, a chauffeur.
for alienation Of Kliest's wife's af-
fections. The chauffeur married a
daughter Of Breitung.. The first
death of the year from heat was re-
ported in Detroit, Mich, Saturday.
There were two prostrations. The
temperature was 81. ..-..A a result
of a revival service held at the Kins-
ton. y. c., Baptist church recently.
nearly 200 people Joined the church
Sunday. They were baptized in the
Neuse river nea kinston, Sunday aft
%. Max Gardner. Esq,
of Shelby, has announced his candi-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

If the name Of Yorkville is chang
ed to York" it will take many a day
to have the town r~e-instated in the
maps, guide books, g%azeteers, direc-
tories and histories, where it is now to
be found, and there will be confusion
in the records for years to come. There
are people in the community who rec
ognize the importance of this. and
there are others who do not; but dis
turbance of the name as it now stands
will eventually bring home inconveni-
ence and embarrassment to all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

mans from the foothold they had
gained. What our troops withstood
can be realized if it be remembered
that the space fought over during four
and one-half days was only about 25C
yards in length by about 200 yards in
depth. Upon hat small area the enc
my for hours hurled tons Of metals
and high explosive and at times the
hilltop was wreathed in clouds OF
poisonous fumes, and yet our gallant
infantry did not give way. They stood
a fire which swept away whole Sec
tions at a time, filled the trenches with
dead bodies and so numbered the APP
proach to the front line that rein
forcements could not reach it without
having to climb over the PROSTATE
forms Of their fallen comrades"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
'The Norkrille enquirer.
Entered at the P~ostofice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
YoRKvILLE. s. c.,
TUESDAY, APRIL q, 1915

President Wilson is reported to be
devoting much of his time to the
study Of secret official reports con
corning developments in Europe and
the suggestion has been made that he
is preparing himself for the office of
mediator in Ease the same may de-
volve upon him. 1t is quite a natural
assumption that he would not &c into
a thing of this kind without a full un-
Outstanding of what he Is doing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
TUESDAY, APRIL AZ, 1915.

dacy for the lieutenant-governorship
OF North Carolina. .....A memorial
addressed to President Wilson and
signed by 10000 Belgian refugees In
Holland, expressing gratitude for aid
which America has extended to h
Belgian war sufferers has been mailed
to Washington from The Hague.
Several thousand southern business
men are attending the Southern Com
merical congress which is being held
In Muskogee, Okla, this week..
John Bunny, the famous comedian OF
the movies, died at his home in Brook
lyn, N. Y, yesterday. Capt. Thier-
fielder Of the German cruiser Kron-
prinZ Wilhelm, on yesterday gave the
United States government formal no
tice of his voluntary internment, thus
settling the matter Of his possible
dash for the high seas.