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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

From the beginning there were a
great many people who believed that
the charges against Senator LaFollette
on account of his alleged disloyal ut
terances at ST. Paul last fall were po-
litical buncombe. and the belief Of few,
if any Of them has been changed. La
Toilette was rightfully considered a
very strong presidential possibility. to
begin with. Then in connection with
the war revenue bill he incurred the
ill-will Of a large and powerful faction
in this country by seeking to make big
business bear the burden of the war in
proportion to corporations and indi-
viduals Of smaller means. BY many
this was considered unpatriotic. 1t
was shown up long ago that he did not
say the things at st. Paul that Govern
or Rurnquist and other political enc
mics charged him with saying. and OF
course those who were pushing the
case did not dare bring 1t to final is
sue. As to who has made most out OF
the entire proceedings will he shown
by further developments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26
CLOVER CUllINGS.
Of The YorkvilIe Enquirer

correspondents OF lno 1orkVille Enquirer
Glover, November 23.-An open
meeting Of the Red Cross chapter was
held in the Glover opera house We'd
nesday night. Rev. w. p. Grier pre-
sided and the following programme
was carried out:
Song-America, all Prayer-Rev.
Fl. a. Whitten. Preliminary remarks
and reading of annual message to chap
ter from Washington, by Rev. w. =.
Grier. Girls chorus-"Keep the Home
Fires Burning" Report OF woman's
work-Mrs. s. ]. Clinton. Report OF
civilian relief-Miss Bessie Adams. Re-
port Of extension work-Mr. w. T.
Beamguard. Report Of treasurer-Mr.
James A. Page. The Red Cross from Il
sailors standpoint MIR. John Knox.
Mr.. Knox ID one Of our Glover boys
and has seen eighteen months service.
having Joined the navy on June %.
1917, and was sent to Norfolk, Va. He
was transferred to Charleston on Sep
tember S. 1917. then on April "a, 1918.
was sent to New York, where he is
now stationed. Piano solo-Mrs. James
A. Page. Report on collection Of fruit
pits-Dr. r. l. Wy!ie. Election Of Of
fcers: Chairman, Rev. w. P. Grier:
vice chairman, Mrs. E. W. Pressly:
secretary. Miss Bessie Adams: treasur-
r. Mr.. James \. Page. Chairman OF wo-
mans work, Mrs. s. ]. Clinton; finance
committee. Mr.. r. A. Jackson; extern
sion Of junior work, Miss Jennie Cur
renee; nursing committee, Miss Bessie
Jackson. Girls chorus-"America the
Beautiful" The chairman stated that
when the next annual report is made
he hoped the officers could give as
good reports.
Mrs. c. II. Ferguson returned home
Wednesday from visit to her sister.
Mrs. John Mclean, near Belmont.
Mrs. John w. Quinn Of Symrna No.
2. is the guest of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Sparrow.
Mrs. II. L. Wright and little son. and
Mesdamcs w. T.. Adams and w. NJ.
Matthews spent Wednesday with Miss
Bette Campbell, on Glover No. 3.
Miss Elizabeth Beamguard Of Glover
No. 4, left Friday morning for Colum-
bia, where she will 60 in training for Il
nurse.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

The clerk OF the court has received
official notification Of the revelation
OF prohibition Of the sale OF explosives
without license. There is no longer
any requirement of license to either
sell or buy explosives.
The sale OF those Guernsey cattle at
the Chester fair ought to be an eye
opener TO farmers whose eyes have
not already been opened. 1t means. II
il means anything, that experience has
already gone far enough in this section
TO point TO the fact that first-class live
stock Is the thing for the future. and
some of the more progressive people
are getting in on the ground floor.
From the comment that has been
heard on the subject. 1t is evil
dent that the suggestion of Super
intendent of Education Carroll as to
the kind of memorial that would be
most appropriate for the boys of York
county, has met with pretty general
approval. Mr. Carroll has had num-
ber of favorable expressions from peo-
pie whose opinion in such matters Is
worth while.
When Influenza was at its height in
Rock Hill and the city was trying to
enforce a quarantine. Winthrop college
ouarantined itself against the world,
including the city. Now with the cpl
demic having run its course in the
town and the college having quite
number Of cases within Its walls and
boundaries, there is sentiment that the
city should quarantine against the COL
lege. But in view of the fact that the
quarantine undertaken by the city did
not appear to stay the progress Of the
epidemic within its own limits. there
are q good many people who are una
BILE to see what practical results can be
accomplished by renewal Of that quar-
antine.
Soldier mail from France began to
show up again at the local postoffice
last Sunday, the first for quite while.
rhore wasssome mail during the first
week Of November; but after that
there followed a dropping Off. with on
ly a few struggling pieces coming
through. and there being no satisfac-
tory explanation Of the situation, par
ents and close relatives Of the boys
abroad naturally became more and
more concerned. This was especiall!
true after the signing Of the armistice,
because then the great question was
whether anything had happened to the
boy in the meantime. This Is still a
question of concern where 1t has not
vet been answered. But more mail be-
gan to appear in generous measure last
Sunday and following the rule. 1t is
probable that the stream will continue
for several days to come. Most Of the
letters, however, appear to have been
dated previous to November /. from
there back to October 90. 2l. 2?, %
and 25.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

view to concentrating the business and
playing into the hands Of other inter-
ests generally. had established rates
that made country rates prohibitive.
1t will be remembered that Senator
McLaurin broke up this system. for the
time being at least, by securing the or
ganization Of special insurance compa-
nies in New York and encouraging the
storing Of cotton in the country.
Then through an arrangement with
the Guarantee Trust company and the
National City bank Of New York, he
was able to put it within the reach Of
any poor one horse farmer to get mon
ey at 6 per cent.
All this was along thorough going
business lines and 1t was in the interest
OF the farmer instead OF big business
which had previously established a
system by which the farmer was being
Systematically deprived Of much Of the
proceeds Of his labor for the benefit Of
people who really contributed nothing
in the way of value received.
With the methods that were used to
defeat Mr.. McLaurin's plans We are
quite familiar. We saw and pointed
them out in advance. and more than
once We have called attention to the
changed conditions since they have
been accomplished.
We have no personal acquaintance
with the present state warehouse COM
missioner, and we have no desire to
unjustly reflect upon him; but still 1t is
not out of place to call attention to the
fact not only that he was a cotton buy
er and insurance agent by occupation:
but we are hearing OF no objection to
him by those interests which so Bit
terly fought Mr.. McLaurin.
If the present warehouse commits
sioner were as active and effective in
the interest OF the farmers as Mr.. Nc
Laurin was, we are inclined to think
that he would soon be put out Of bust
ness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

There has been a growing impatience
throughout the world for long time
against what is described as secret d.
plomacy." This, generally speaking,
involves the luxury enjoyed by crown
ed heads and the delegated high rep
resentatives Of republican governments
in entering into agreements and con-
spiracies with each other against
their neighbors. etc. 1t was George
Washington who warned his fellow
countrymen against secret diplomacy,
especially such as involved entangling
alliances and the like. 1t is known of
all men now that before this war, Ger
many, Austria and Italy had secret
agreements, and II is known also that
England, France and Russia had un-
derstandings intended to promote their
respective interests. AS to how far the
United States may have been involved
in secret agreements Is not known: but
there is reason to believe that this
country has more than one under
standing Of one kind and another with
different foreign governments about
which understandings the people are
not permitted to know. To the layman
there appears to be no reason why the
peacc conference. soon to meet, should
not be as public as the proceedings of
a national political convention: but
how II Is going to be does not yet ap-
pear. II has been suggested that II the
conference is secret. Germany stands
good chance to get the better Of 1t, and
IL 1t is open the Bolsheviki element
will have the opportunity to spread Its
propaganda over the world. with dan
ger to existing institutions. So far as
our ideas go. we are opposed to secret
diplomacy. We would rather see the
proceedings Of that peace conference
free and open. We are not afraid OF
Germany or anybody else in open ses-
sion, and so far as Bolshevikism is
concerned, we are not afraid OF that.
In other words we believe that the best
thing for the people is the truth, and
even though existing institutions
should be toppled over right and left
by the truth. it will be for the best. An
institution that cannot face the truth
has no right to exist anyway.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

We are hearing no more OF that talk
of the failure Of Christianity. so com :
mon four and half years ago. II II
was not the spirit of Christianity that
won this great war. then II would be
difficult to define the really detcrmin-
ing factor. Christianity has not fail
ed and cannot fail. however 1t may be
with many professors of christianity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

The war department not long ago
reported the death Of Lieut.. VIM. r.
Caldwell, of Chester, well-known as
the former manager Of the Columbia
bureau Of the News and Courier Lieu
tenant Caldwell's brother, however. has
letters from him since the reported
date of his death. He Is In French
hospital recovering from wounds. It
appears that the war departments err
ror occurred through the mixing up Of
a Lieutenant W. F. Caldwell Of South
Carolina, with q Lieutenant w. r.
Caldwell of Pennsylvania
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26
Capitalistic classes Of Germany. a

Capitalistic classes OF Germany. ac-
cording to information OF British news
papers, are already engaged in carry
ing out plans to pass the buck" as
to war indemnities and other expenses
TO the German poor by transferring
their wealth to neutral countries. The
game. one Of the commonest known. Is
to get everything they can in the way
Of gold and securities beyond reach Of
the tax collectors who will soon be
busy in Germany. 1t Is hardly to be
however. that such thing Is
going to be tolerated by the Allies. The
poor people Of Germany had nothing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26
wba. the Germans Would Have

What the Germans Would Have
Done.-Albert Ballin Is said TO have
sent a letter to Berlin paper In dis
cussion Of the Allied terms upon which
the armistice was granted and tn
which he undertook to put those OF
his people who thought the terms too
harsh to shame. He adopted an enec-
tive way, which was to remind them
OF what their government had planned
to do when they whipped the Allies.
Germany" he said would have de.
manded the occupation Of Paris and
London; would have dictated peace at
Buckingham palace and would have
annexed the entire Continent from the
Ural Mountains to the bay Of Biscay."
In case they had been victors the Ger
mans would have been wicked and
cruel enough and the statement by
Ballin on their ideas on the price OF
peace ought to serve as suggestion
for the Allied Peace Conference In the
framing Of the terms for Germany.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

Technically. General Wood was quite
correct when ne said that an armistice
does not mean an end Of the war; but
how the Germans could start anything
again without ships, guns. strategic
positions and things. we don't quite
see. As matter of fact this wind-up
WAS called an armistice only for court
cSy sake
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

to do with the making Of this war;
they have borne the burden Of II In la
Dor. suffering and blood. The Allies
are entitled to -recumpense for all tl.r
treasure they have lost by destruction
and otherwise. and the German and
Austrian people must make good. But
the mere matter of getting the money
back Is not the only consideration. The
Allies owe it to themselves in right and
Justice 10 make the wealth and intelli-
gence Of Germany pay every cent OF
these costs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

The farmers cotton has TO pay too
much toll between the gin and the
spindle-too much unnecessary toll
The rake off between the gin and the
spindle is often more than the farmer
gets for production. This can be rem
edicd and it should be rcmedied; but
for the remedy the. farmer will have
10 fight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26

with his location on the day OF the
signing Of the armistice. This infor-
nation to be compiled as soon as the
necessary data can be secured.
w. Oscar Sanders, principal Of the
colored branch Of the Yorkville Grad
ed schools, died at his home in York
Vile yesterday morning Of pneumonia.
following Influenza. after a brief illness
extending over only a few days. San
ders was raised in the Bullock's Creek
section OF York county. and was about
35 years Of age. He has had the prin-
cipalship Of the school during the past
three years and has been giving entire
satisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26
LOCAL LAcoNlcS
Ooyerite as Boxer.

A letter from Charleston says that
few nights ago Tom lngle OF Clover,
now on the U. 8. 8. Hartford, knocked
out a New Jersey sailor In four ROUNDS.
The bout was before 1000 sailors from
the ships and large number OF laoies
from the city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26
Chr Alurarill: eaquirer
Entered at the Postoffice at York as
Mail Matter OF the Second Class.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1918.

Quite parliamentary is Mr.. Levers
letter to Chairman Baruch Of the war
industries board: but nevertheless 1t Is
To the point.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26
Died of Pneumonia.

Mr.. W. T. Lockridge Of Yorkville,
has received official information OF the
death Of his brother. 8. J. Lockridge'
in France, on October 20. S. J. LOCK
ridge was trained at Camp Wads-
worth and went abroad as a member
of the Sixth division.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-26
J,,urat, Tn Automobile Wreck.

Mr.. J. s. Lowry OF Yorkville. re-
ceived a telegram last Friday, inform
ing him of the very serious IL not fatal
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14

Hcusework is hard enough when
healthy. Every Bedding woman who
is having backache, blue and nervous
spells, dizzy headaches and kidney or
bladder troubles, should be glad to
heed this Bedding woman's exper-
fence.
Mrs. Geo. Martin, 302 East State
St., says: ~ was bothered with heavy
pains across my back, right over my
kidneys. At times l had dizzy spells
and headaches and these attacks made
me so weak, couldn't keep up around
the house. A neighbor advised me
to use Doan's Kidney Pills and got
a supply at Connell's drug store. This
medicine cured the trouble" (State-
ment given November z, 1867
No Trouble Since.
On September 8. 1916, Mrs. Martin
said: IL have had no further trouble
with my kidneys since / recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills. i consider my
cure permanent"
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pilis-the same that
Mrs. Martin had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14

will have proclaimed that victory will
net, be given except on the condition
that Antichrist shall be crushed like
straw on the threshing floor.
"The three animals will not be per-
mitted to cease fighting as long as
Antichrist has soldiers.
ut will be made manifest that the
combat, which will be fought out in
that part Of the country in which An
tichrist FORCES his arms, is no human
conflict. The animal defenders of the
Lamb will exterminate the last army
of Antichrist.
"Antichrist will lose his crown and
die in solitude and madness. His en-
pire will be divided into % states, but
none will have any longer any fortifi-
cations, army or ships of war.
"The White Eagle, by order of Mi
chael will drive the Crescent out of
Europe, where there will be no longer
any but Christians. He will install
himself in Constantinople."
Modern explanation:
The kaiser is German Lutheran
one arm is withered.
Germany is the Black Eagle.
Austria, her ally, also an eagle.
Russia is the White Eagle.
France is the Cock.
England. the British empire, is the
Leopard.
Evidently the brother received no
inspiration as to what Uncle Sam was
going to do in the settling Of this war,
but you can just bet your bottom dol
lar that the Yanks are going to be
there and will undoubtedly have the
most to do with the dividing of the
German kingdom up into those %
states spoken of in the prophecy.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14

a mans man. He likes to hunt and
spends a few weeks each year In the
woods. He says 1t is romp that stlmu-
lates better work when he gets back.
He says he can't go by shooting gal
lery In a city without going In. and he
seldom misses the bull's-eye. He has
actually broken as many as ~ blue
rocks In succession.
In Oklahoma when they wanted a
man as chancellor of a new university,
they sent for DIR. Bradford. They need
ed man of big ideas and big pur-
poses and strong character, capable of
working out great problems In an orig
inal way--a way that was best suited
to somewhat unusual conditions. 1t is
needless to say that they got the right
man In Chancellor Bradford.
DR.. Bradford has just prepared
new lecture, "Rebuilding the World
which takes account of problems as
they are today and states the PROPOSE
ton that America must be the leader
In the new order of things.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14

To crush those Yanks that's come to
France,
But instead Of seeing his troops ad-
vance,
They're running away with holes in
their pants.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14
REBUILDING
THE WORLD"
Is Topic of DR.. Geo. n. Bradford
at Chautauqua.
THRILLING LECTURE
University Chancellor, Scholar Of Rare
Attachments, States Position %
America on New World
Order.

Chancellor George Fl. Bradford, who
lectures here on the Redpath Chautau-
qua this season, so resembles William
Jennings Bryan In personal appearance
that he is often mistaken for the for
mer secretary of state.
DR.. Bradford spent IS years as q
university student and university chan
cellor. He is scholar Of rare attain
ments but he also knows life. He Is
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14
SUNNYsIDE

Andrew Skellenger of Washington,
ID. c., is home visiting with relatives
and friends on an extended visit
Miss Eugenia Mehney IS a guest of
Grandpa and Grandma Skellenger at
Sunnyside.
John Regain is enjoying the over
hauling of, his auto this week.
Dey Richmond, with his cute little
threshing machine was in this vicinity
all last week.
Chas. Virgins has been having a
lot Of trouble with his well and George
Crawford of Belding has been out
several times to help with the work.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14
STRAY SHOTS
20. Jay.)

Kaiser Bill went up a hill, to see his
soldiers fight.
under my eyes undt Gott", he said,
which made the whole thing right.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-14

When the squarehead sees he hasn't
got his gang with him. he'll boiler
"kamerad" but he never thinks about
it when it's the other way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04

and Americans should stand by
Americans.
So they began to plan new ways
for eating the potato. They found
that if boy or girl were to eat
medium sized potato, he or she
would get just as much strength,
as though he were to eat large
slice of bread. One had to eat
more of the potatoes than of the
bread to obtain as much nourish-
ment, but the potato was the vege-
table that came nearest to being as
valuable to man as wheat.
They found that the potato
could be mae to take the place of
wheat in many ways that mullins.
and cookies, and even bread itself
could be made to take the place CT
Now everyone is being asked to
eat more potatoes. Every boy and
girl can help this wonderful coun-
try in which he or she lives, drive
back the cruel king and his soldiers
and win the war by asking Mother
to put more potatoes on their plates
and by eating less bread made from
wheat. They should also ask
Mother to make bread and mullins
from potatoes.
The whole world is looking up to
the potato now. They no longer
laugh at him as ugly. for they have
come to understand that he will
keep them strong and well. At
last, after all these hundreds and
hundreds of years. the potato has
come into his rightful heritage and
this spring when the potato calls
as usual:
ooh King. Father. has the time
! come YETI" the wise old King of
the Vegetables will laugh and an
swer:
'At last. my son, it has come
Kneel. and receive your crown. as
prince next in rank to Prince Wheat
and Prince Corn. The time has been
long. but you have been patient and
the reward is great"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04

men, women and little children and
burning their homes and stealing
everything that was theirs.
"He shall not conquer u.s." cried
the rest of the world, and they
arose against him. "He shall not
have any food" they declared, and
forbade anyone to take food to the
king and his people. "But what do
l care?" laughed the king, have
the potato, he will grow. just for
me and my people and l shall not
grow hungry"
Now the potato knew that he was
to grow for the bad king for he was
commanded always to grow, just
after he had been born. But he
didn't like to be feeding men who
were killing little children, and who
were frighting his own people, for
he always considered the American
his own people.
Il know what I'll do" he said,
'I'll grow twice as vigorously in
the United States this year, and
there will be more potatoes than
ever before in it's history. That's
how I'll help the "Allies" win the
war" So he grew and grew and
when the people of the United
States came to dig the potatoes
they found millions and millions OF
bushels, more than this country had
ever before seen.
But the other countries which
had been fighting the Kaiser and
his cruel soldiers had not had time
to plant any wheat. They needed
wheat to make bread, SO that they
could carry on the war, and defeat
the king and his soldiers. So they
said to the United States:
I'VE must have wheat. we have
potatoes, which are next in import
ance to wheat, but send us wheat
if we are to win this war"
The the Americans thought Of
their great potato crop.
1--WE can eat our potatoes" they
said. land send our wheat to Eng
land. France and Italy. The potato
is more American even than we