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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
Germans Continue to Push Operations
Against Russians.

The situation in Poland and the Bal
tic provinces Is changing but little
from day to day, according to current
advices from London, and public in
terest is being turned to the ear east
where the diplomats Of the Quadruple
Entente powers are e~ndeavoring to re-
vive the Balkan league and bring all
the Balkan states over to their side.
Efforts for the moment are being
concentrated on Sofia for Bulgaria
holds the key to the situation. 1t Is
said she is being smiled upon and Of
fered territorial concessions by both
sides. The German and Entente min
listers both are declared to be finding
their endeavors hindered by their
friends. Greece and Serbia are I'M
willing to concede to Bulgaria the
parts Of Macedonia which r her
price for joining the allies, while
Turkey is opposing concessions which
Austria and Germany desire her to
make to insure the continued neu-
trality Of the Sofia government.
Bulgaria, too, it is asserted, Is
weighing the Teutonic victory in Po-
land against the renewed efforts Of the
dlllGS III lIlo bdlu IN IiS ~
ported signal victory of the Russians
are said to have Won over the Turks
in the Caucasus. Military experts
in London believe this victory will
keep the Turks quiet on that front for
some time.
There Is no news from the armies
on Gallipoli peninsula but the British
admiralty announces that q British
submarine in the sea Of Marmora has
sunk the Turkish torpedo gunboat
Berk-I-Satvet and an empty transport.
The Russians continue their retire.
'ment in Poland, but they arc retard-
ing the German advance by repeated
counter-attacks. There still is con-
siderable distance between the Ger
man armies to the southeast and
northeast Of Warsaw, so that thesRus-
slams apparently will be able to make
good their retreat, only, however, to
be called upon to oppose a German at
tempt to outflank them at Kovno and
further north.
The strength Of the German often
sive in the latter region has led to the
assumption by some military observ-
ers that the Germans now are aiming
at Petrograd. 1t is pointed out how
ever, that there is a great stretch of
marshy country between the present
%battlefelds and the capital. Besides,
the Germans first would have to cap
ture wilma, Dvinsk and Riga, all Of
which the Russians r defending
with strong forces, which at times are
able to take the offensive.
The Germans claim the capture Of
a group OF French Notifications in the
Argonne forest in France, whereas the
French say that all the German attacks
were repulsed. Otherwise there have
been no events Of importance on the
western battle front.
The public here is prepared to hear
Of something Of greater Importance
than the sinking Of the British auXi-
liary cruiser India, which was an
nounced today by the admiralty, as
steamers arriving from Holland re-
ported having heard again today
heavy firing in the north.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

The ideas of Congressman Henry OF
Texas, as to the needs of the cotton
producers are about right. He wants
money to enable the cotton producers
to hold their cotton and he wants il
cheap. He very we'll understands thai
8 per cent money is plentiful, but
what he wants is 4 per cent money,
AS to whether he will accomplish
anything remains to be seen, but if he
should get the concession Of 4 pei
cent money, the cotton producers can
not receive the full benefit Thereon
unless they provide themselves with
state warehouses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

Times change and men change with
them. In 1910 Mcleod and Blease
10Th stood for liquor. Now Mcleod is
making prohibition lectures, and Blease
is quoted as saying that he would
as lief see the dispensaries voted out
as not. Manning was once for the
d~ispensary; but is for the d~ispensary
no more. So far as we know he has
never said anything in favor Of prohi-
bition. Featherstone is still a prohi-
bitionist; but seems to have virtually
retired from politics. At the present
time, the liquor interests are without
country. 1t looks Is if prohibition is
coming at last. Let us 81 hope.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

We make no hesitation in saying
that Mr.. w. c. Thomson has our SYM
pathy in that defensive fight he is be-
ing forced to make against the Lock-
hart Water Power company. The
main facts at issue are stated in an
article in another column; but the
reasons that arouse our partisanship
are not recited in that story. The
Thomson plantation is undoubtedly
one of the most splendid estates in all
this section. We do not know of its
equal in fifty miles Of here. The
Thomsons got possession Of this plan
tation generations & when they had
the refusal of the entire stretch of
Broad river, and selected this because
it was the best. Before the civil war
the place was a little principally.
supported by hundreds of slaves. and
the folks who lived in the big house
were sure enough people. 1t has
been so since the war, and it is so
now. There are negroes on the place
who have been there seventy-ffve or
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13
Borrowing Papers.

For reasons we'll understood locally
we have taken occasion to make re.
marks Of late on the sin Of reading
borrowed Enquirers; but we do moi
want to be misunderstood in the mat
ter by our friends elsewhere.
There are in the town certain prom
inent people who take themselves very
seriously, and who have never been
able to get themselves out of the ira
ditional notion that if the only pur-
pose of The Enquirer is not to keeI
a gaping world constantly informed
of their virtue, wisdom and greatness
this ought to be its principal func-
ton.
The publishers Of The Enquirer
have all along presumed to differ
with these people, taking the view
that the main business Of the paper
is to stand for what 1t believes to be
right, and to serve the really best in
terests of the great mass Of it's on
stituency rather than the interest OF
the few who desire to be treated as
though they were the whole cheese, and
the people generally are here for their
special convenience.
The Enquirer never was much Of a
success in submitting to he dictatior
of outsiders, who for any reason as
sumed the prerogative Of ~editorship,
and it has not been improving in that
respect Of late years.
OF necessity we have to apparently
ignore q great many things the people
are entitled to know about, especially
until good opportunity for tustifiable
publicity is presented; but when II
comes to deliberately and wilfully
whitewashing shams and humbugs,
such business is not in our line. We
feel too much responsibility to our
readers.
Some time back a little local bunch
undertook the organization of a boy
colt against this paper. Some had one
excuse and some another; but the
common objective was that IF we
don't subscribe for it, other people
won't, and we can put it out Of bust
ness so as to have the entire field in
our own control"
Although the main object sought
was quite serious, it did not work out
very we'll in practice. Only a few
went into the thing, and several OF
those broke over in a short time, some
because they realized the littleness.
some because they saw the futility OF
it, and some because they found out
that they were annoying themselves
more than they were The Enquirer
Others stuck it out; but were not LONG
in attracting the attention Of the en-
tire community to their pique by the
persistent regularity with which they
were always running after other peo-
pies papers.
The thing became a great joke
throughout the community and some
Of the borrowers became a laughing
stock.
The events of the past ten days or
two weeks have seemed to justify us
in humoring the fun, and we have
been trying to do it.
OF course we think hat every in
dividual who desires to read The En-
quirer, ought to subscribe for it If he
can; but ut the same time we have
no objection to anybody reading a
borrowed paper, if they r unable to
subscribe.
The smallest fellow in connection
with the whole business, however, Is
the fellow who pretends unworthiness
Of the paper as a reason for holding
back his 50 and then bedevils the life
out of other people by persistent bor-
rowing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13
Four Per Cent lnterest.-After

Four Per Cent Interest.-After a
talk in Washington Tuesday with
Commissioner Harding, Representative
Henry of Texas, t~elegraphed Joseph
Hurst Of Corpus Christi that the Fed
eral reserve board is considering a
cotton relief proposition he presented
involving the issue of $500, 000, 900 of
Federal reserve notes for deposit in
the sub-treasury nearest the southern
reserve banks.
He proposed hat h reserve board
advise member banks it will loan these
notes to them at two per CEN annual
interest if the banks will make reason
able loans to cotton producers at 4
per cent interest for six month periods.
Mr.. Henry said the amount of inter-
est was the real question at issue.
Mr.. Henry said that he was ar
ranging for a talk with Secretary Lam
sing to urge every possible step to be
taken to enforce this governments po-
sition that cotton shall not be declared
c%ontraband by Great Britain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13
REMOVAL FOR MISCONDUCT
Auditor Werts Of Newberry. Suspend
ed bY Governor Mamma.

Eugene S. Werts, auditor Of New
berry county, was suspended from Of
flee last Tuesday by Gov. Manning as
a result Of a hearing at which Mr..
WertS presented his answer to the
charges Of misconduct and neglect of
duty in the affairs Of his Office" The
order Of suspension Is as follows:
Whereas, the grand jury Of New
berry county, by it's presentment to
his honor, Judge Ernest Moore, March
16, 1915, called attention to errors in
the books and the general conditions
Of the office Of the county auditor of
Newberry county; and
Whereas, Mr.. Haskell Wright, fore
man Of the grand jury, in a report to
me, under date Of June IS, 1915, COM
planned further Of neglect Of attention
Of the county auditor to his office and
Of his general conduct; and
Whereas Mr.. Haskell Wright, fore
man Of the grand jury, under date of
July 80, 1915, in a letter to Hon. C. W.
Sawyer comptroller general of the
state of South Carolina, complains
specifically of misconduct Of the af-
fairs of the office Of the county audi
tor; and
Whereas, further, after the first
p%resentment OF the grand jury l sum-
moned Auditor E. S. Werts to appear
before me and he requested that he be
given time to correct the errors in the
books Of his Office and to show that he
could conduct the office in a proper
manner, which request 1 granted, but
which it seems has not been complied
with; and
Whereas, in response to q letter of
Mr.. Haskell Wright, foreman Of the
grand jury, under date Of July 80,
1915, l summoned and caused to ap-
pear before me Auditor E. S.. Werts to
answer the charges Of misconduct
and neglect Of duty in the affairs of
his office, which charges he has failed
to disprove:
Now. therefore, under authority
vested in me under section 2S2, code
of 1912, volume 1, l do suspend, until
presented to and acted upon by the
senate, E. S. Werts from the office of
auditor Of Newberry county"
1t is alleged that too frequent in
toXication is the chief cause Of the
suspension Of Auditor Werts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

preaching its final scenes and adds:
Cotton is still entering Germany. She
might just as we'll be allowed to i'm
port shell. Neutral powers should be
informed that we intend to maintain
our marine rights as a belligerent. OF
what use to us is the mastery Of the
seas unless we profit by it's advantage?
I'VE don't wish to hamper the trade Of
the great English speaking nations
across the Atlantic. There are difficult
ties but difficulties were created to be
faced" The solution proposed by Lord
Beresford is for the British govern
ment to buy up the entire American
cotton crop and resell afterwards ever
if It q loss.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

eighty years, and who would rather
die than leave. There are several
hundred acres of magnificent bottoms
and the crops hal are made are SIM
ply wonderful. Also the owner raises
mules and horses, along with every
thing else he wants. The place came
down to him as a special legacy, and
he is not willing to sell 1t at any price.
We would not like to see him impos-
ed up by the Power company, and
we would not like to see the ruin of
this proud aad splendid old landmark.
1t is to be hoped that MIR. Thomson
will be able to lick his opponents in
this matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

1t is sincerely to be hoped that ev-
cry voter of York county will keeI
in mind the anti-whisky election and
go out and vote for Prohibition or
September IA. The larger the vote
the greater the certainty Of a finaI
settlement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

The Georgia senate on last Tuesday
tabled the bill providing for the estab-
lishment of a system of bonded ware
house in the state. The bill had al
ready passed two readings in the
house; but the action of the senate
disposes of the matter for the present
1t is the same old story.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13
che ilurkvills enquirer.
Entered at the P~ostofice at York as
Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORK, S. c.:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1915.

1t may be, as the Allies claim, that
they are going to win this war; but
if they want other people to begin
thinking hat way, it is time for them
to win some battles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

There is nothing surprising about
the failure Of the warehouse law in
Georgia. The circumstances only IL
lustrate the firmness with which the
cotton producers are bound.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-13

There is very little being heard
from the war operations in France
and Belgium; but it stands to reason
that the daily toll Of killed and
wounded there must be very large.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15
Gems In Verse
OLD FAvoRITEs.
SEEM THINGS At NIGHT.

SEEM THINGS At NIGHT.
7 AMT afeard Nv snakes or toads or
bugs or worms or mice.
An things at girls are skeered Nv
think are awful nice!
I'm pretty brave. ! guess. an yet l
hate to 60 to bed.
For. when I'm tucked up warm an snug
IN when my prayers are said.
Mother tells me Happy dreams!" an
takes away the light
An leaves me lynn all alone an seem
things at night!
Sometimes they're in the corner. some-
times they're by the door.
Sometimes they're all a-standin' in the
middle Nv the floor;
Sometimes they are a-sittin' down. some
times they're walkin' round
So softly and so creepy like they never
make a sound:
Sometimes they are az black as ink. a
other times they're white.
But the color amt no difference when
you see things at night!
Once. when l licked a Teller at had Just
moved On our street
An father sent me up to bed without a
bite to eat,
I woke up in the dark an saw things
standin' in a row
A-lookin' at me cross eyed an pintin' at
me-so!
Oh. my! l wuz so skeered that time
never slep' a mite.
It's almost alluz when I'm bad at I see
things at night!
Lucky thing l amt a girl or I'd be skeer-
ed to death!
Bein' I'm a boy, I luck my head an hold
my breath.
An I'm. oh. SO sorry I'm a naughty boy.
an then
I promise to be better an l say my pray
ers again.
Gran'ma tells mi that's the only way to
make it right
When a Teller has been wicked an SEEM
things at night!
An so when other naughty boys would
coax me into sin
I try to skwush the tempter's voice at
urges me within:
An when they's pie for supper or cakes
ats big an nice.
l want to. but l do not pass my plate FIR
them things twice.
No. ruther let starvation wipe me slowly
out of sight.
Than l should keep a-livin' on an seem
things at night!
Eugene. Field. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15
Complexion Blemish?

Yes, that sluggish liver often
causes 81 DR.. Kings New Life
Pills clears the complexion,
throws off impurities and releas-
es bile naturally and easily. I'm
less the bowels move freely and
regularly all the powder in the
world will not permanently COW
er "that muddy complexion
This laxative is mild yet effec-
tive. 1t does not grippe or sickeu
in it's effects. You will not dis.
pute the merits Of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Start a treatment
today. Csc. Adv.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15
How to Make Attractive and Service.
able Bed Comforts.

How to Make Attractive and Service
able Bed Comforts.
Any Of the new lowered silk or silk
aline goods make handsome bed COM
forts with very little trouble and at
small cost. They may be filed with
cottOn wadding. or old blankets may
he used for the filling in place of the
wadding. They should be about two
yards square.
A dainty pink and green flower spray
OIL a white ground is pretty, bound
around the edge with plain silkaline.
Pink zephyr tufting holds the material
together in the center. while the edges
are stitched by machine.
When comforts are made of silk the
hOrder should be placed at the extreme
edge Of the comfort. because silk does
not come as wide as silkaline. Japa.
nese silk IL especially attractive for
the purpose. Silk muslins. both plain
and fancy. are much used for bed com.
forts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15
Colds Do Not Leave Willingly

Because a cold is stubborn is
no reason why you should be. In
st. ad Of wearing" it out get
sure relief by taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery, Dangerous bron-
chial and lung ailments often
follow a cold which has been ne
elected at the beginning. AS your
body faithfully battles those
cold germs, no better aid can be
given that the use Of this rem
edy. Its merit has been tested
by old and young. Get a bottle
today. SOC. and 81. 0O.-Adv.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15
Again PsttieoatsA

The smart petticoat for e with
sport skirts is of kersey silk IN vivid
stripes. These petticoats have a good
fare at the ankle, but at the hip they
are attached to u smoothly fitting yoke.
and the edge is finished simply with a
deep hem, no rufties Or 1ounces break
ing the smooth. trim line. For golf
and all other out of door sports they
are ideal, since their silk texture is SO
beautifully light and the flare at the
foot prevents their clinging about the
limbs in active exercise. Tailored
skirts call for more elaborate petit
coats. and those Of pussy willow tat
feta, with scant rufles put on with
cording, are the most distinctive sort.
AN petticoats measure two and a half
to three yards at the edge now. and
some Of the more elaborate dancing
petticoats Of lace own to five and even
six yards Of width.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15
LOVE IN THE WINDS.

WHEN' am standing on a mountain
w crest
Or hold a tiller in the dashing sprays.
MY love Of you leaps foaming In my
breast,
Shouts with the winds and sweeps to
their fOray.
Nv heart bounds with the horses Of the
sea.
And plunges in the wild ride Of the night.
Flaunts in the face of tempests the large
glee
That rides out fate and welcomes gods
to fight.
Ho, love. / laugh aloud for love of you!
Glad that our love IL fellow to rough
weather:
No fretful orchid h%othoused from the dew.
But hale and hearty as the highland
heather:
Rejoicing in the wind that stlngs and
thrills,
comrade Of ocean. playmate of the hills
Richard Hovey.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15
.Partx Raa.

I, Haye YOU ever gone to Q party and
faced the problem of where to put your
handkerchief? Party dresses az 9 rule
are not provided with pockets. a CIR
die is a dangerous hiding place for y
handkerchief IL one desires to keep the
handkerchief. a pretty finish to such
a costume, as well az a ~serviceable
finishing feature, ID one Of those dainty
little bags just large enough to hold a
glove. handkerchief and vanity box.
They are done in silk and figured satin
and shirred on a ribbon which hangs
on the wrist.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15
How to Max. Brazil Nut Salad

Shred crisp and well washed celery
and cut up rather flne. or in only four
or five pieces. each kernel Of an equal
quantity Of Brazil nuts. Mix these to.
gether and dress with mayonnaise dress.
Ing. Tiny dice of bread and butter are
sometimes added to this salad and a
cream dressing added. Salt rising
bread cut first in thin slices. heavily
buttered and used in this combination.
adds food value and novelty. It is an
English vegetarian's idea.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15

Hazol-Mcnthol I,lasters.. quick
relief in Lumbago, Backache, Seiaties,
They drive away the pain until it is quite
forgotten. Yard rolls 81 :00;; smallersize 25c.
Dealers have them in stock, or direct from
Davis b Lawrence Co, New York. .
Samples mailed upon request, &c. stamps.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-10-15

pavement, for the grading would have
to be done, no matter what kind of
road was to be built. Excluding this
item, the bulletin already mentioned
(No. 246) furnishes the following for
mqla as a rough guide for the probable
expense Of a brick road with a six inch
concrete foundation and suitable
grades: Cost per square yard, 100
L+.213 Gibbs S+.157 Al .O40 B.
In this formula c equals cost of ce-
ment per barrel, S equals cost of sand
per cubic yard, A equals cost Of coarse
aggregate per cubic yard, B equals cost
of paving bricks per 1000 and L equals
cost Of labor per hour. Thus II labor
costs Is cents an hour the labor cost
per square yard of pavement will be
100 times 25 cents, or 47.5O cents. The
cost Of the cement per square yard
will be .213 times the price of a bar
rel, and SO on with the other items. 1t
is assumed in this formula that all
materials are delivered IN the work.
About 10 per cent should be allowed
for e on tools and machinery. and
for every inch subtracted or added to
the thickness Of the foundation there
will be a corresponding difference OF
8 to IL cents per square yard.
Paving bricks should be uniform N
size. reasonably perfect i'll shape. tough
in order to resist crushing, hard in Or
der to resist abrasion and uniformly
graded in order that the pavement
may wear evenly. With good paving
brick the crushing strength varies
from. 10000 pounds to 10000 pounds
per square inch when the load Is ap-
piled uniformly over the entire top
surface of the test specimen. In use,
however, paving brick is seldom called
upon to Withstand a pressure OF over
4 1000 pounds to the square inch, so that
this factor is not one Of great impor-
lance.
Equally important with the character
of the brick is the character OF the
roadbed on which it is to be laid. The
4four essentials for the roadbed are
thorough drainage, firmness, UNIFORM
fly in grade and cross section and q
quate shoulders. Where the first can be
obtained in no other way it may be
necessary to lift the road considerably
aboxe the surrounding land. Firmness
Is s1eured, IL the road has been prop
erly Drained. by. making certain that
the roadbed is. thoroughly. compact.
The subsrade must be repeatedly rolled
and reshaped until the desired grade is
secured. The shoulders should never
be ess than four feet wide. and not
.infrequently one Is made sufficiently
wide to form an earth roadway parallel
to the brick pavement.
Strong, desirable CURLING 10 necessary
for all brick pavements In order to
prevent the marginal brick from pc.
coming displaced. which event would /!
result In deterioration, finally spread.
ing over the entire pavement. Proper
IL constructed CURLING, on the other
hands, holds the bricks together ana
enables them to present a. combined
resistance. Portland cement. and stone
are probably the best materials to use