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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
MERE-MENTION

France Is raising q national fund for
the erection of a monument. At the
mouth of the Guarde river, commemo-
rativc of the help that America mas
given in the winning of the war. Prcsi-
dent Wilson is to he invited to lay the
cornerstone. The fund now amounts
TO 100000 Governor Catt
of Florida. has called an extra session
of the legislature TO put into effect the
recent prohibition amendment to the
constitution. and the understanding is
that the legal sale o: liquor Will be
abolished in Florida before January l..
....... The Dupont Powder company has
announced its purpose TO begin the
gradual reduction of its working force
at Hopcwell, Va. until at the end oil
the year it will be employing only
about $500 men. The city Of Hope
well, altogether the result OF the pow.
der works. now has population OF
"a, 900 people...........The press censor
ship on cable, postal and land tele-
graph lines was lifted by the govern
ment last French aylators
are practicing with special model air
planes in the hope Of taking part in
grand military parade through the
streets of Paris and under the famous
Arc de Triomphe de rEtoile, which Is
only IS feet wide and 90 feet high.
Collecting the soldier vote Of Pennsyl-
vania in the recent election. cost the
state Sc each. \ commissioner visited
each camp where there were as many
as % PENNSYLVANIA soldiers. The total
will approximate about S30.0OO.............
American airmcn landed at Cologne.
ported from Copenhagen that German
U-boat crews have decided IN mass
meeting to support the national flag
instead of the red flag OF revolution.
German army descrters are said to be
pillaging German towns. Thirty-siX
were arrested in Berlin last week and
three were Immediately shot. A score
of others were sentenced 10 death by
court martial. l............. When Admiral Sir
Rosslyn Wcmyss notified the German
ENJOYS of the naval conditions OF the
armisticc. the Germans arc said 10
have protested 1T is inadmissible that
our fleet should be given up without
having been beaten" To which tho
Britisher replied: 1T lad only to come
out" The 100000 French prison
ers held in Germany. are to be released
within n very few days. according TO n
Paris During the year 1915
there has only been one national bank
failure In the United States.......Abra-
ham Levy. n Philadelphia merc' mt.
has been convicted in the Federal
court. on a charge Of aiding his son 10
cvade the draft.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
WITHIN The TOWN.

An auction sale of the Moore and
Kerr properties, belonging to the
Yorkyillc Real Estate company. Is TO
be held today by the Atlantic Realty
company, the Moore property to be
sold this morning and the Kerr prop
crty to be sold this afternoon.
After having been suspended since
October 4, on account Of the influenza
epidemic. the Yorkville Graded school
resumed work yesterday morning.
There was a full attendance at the re-
opening yesterday and the work OF the
various classes Is moving along nicely.
The general subject of Rev. J. l..
Oatcs's morning sermon last Sunday
was the relation of God to the Amcri-
can people In the great war. and the
Relate ion of the people and God to the
glorious triumph of right over might.
He did not hesitate to glorify the
splendid courage and military achieve
mcnts of the American people and of
the American soldiers. He saw in the
conduct OF the American soldiers In
camp and in battle heroism. sacrihce,
courage edual TO anything that has
ever been credited to humanity IN
either sacred or profane history, ana
he did not hesitate to say that all
Americans Of every claSs-white and
black. men, women and children have
measured up to their duty: but above
everything he impressed the fact that
the victory was of God. II was an an
swcr to the question. What hath God
wrought? BY way of circumstantlal
demonstration. he referred TO the cir
cumstance last summer. when the
British and French were being beaten
back by the victorious German hosts
and lust before the Americans went
into their trial by fire. in obedience TO
the proclamation Of the president. all
America went down on Its knees In
hours Of prayer He himself had seen
5000 of our glorious soldiers. all on
bended knees before God. acknowl-
cdging Him as King OF Kings and
submitting to Him the issue OF the
sacrifices all were resigned TO make In
His name. And from that very hour.
the German hosts began to roll back
and back until finally one week ago
the German high command was com
pclled TO sign terms Of armistice that
were complete vindication Of the pow
er and mercy OF Almighty God. VINO
had brought it all about.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
Washington knows officially tina

Washington knows officially that
whereas there may be poor distribu-
ton Of food throughout parts OF Ger
many the German people have plenty
of food for immediate needs. America
is To begin to furnish additional food
shortly: but this food is not TO be fur
niShcd free. The German people Will
he required to pay through the gov
ernmcnt, and if they have not got suf-
ficient cash they will have to arrange Il
satisfactory credit. Washington is not
much concerned about the almost hys-
tcrical cryS for food that are being
made through DIR. Solf: but il Is lnclin-
ed 10 look upon this kind OF stun as in
tended to take advantage of the deep
human sympathy which tn" Germans
as well as all other people understand
exists in the American breast in such
boundleSS measure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
The Cotton Situation.

One thing our cotton growers fail TO
understand is that cotton price Is a
matter of world finance, and cotton
growers If they will stand together
under sane leadership, may fix prices
at what they will during The next sew
eral years.
During the past year the cotton
growers have been in the hands Of the
American spinners and spectators
who have been operating together TO
take the lions share Of the profits that
belong to the growers.
There is absolutely no justification
for the spinner. under existing condi-
tions, to impose on the cotton producer
for the simple reason that the spinner
has a corner on the goods market and
is in a position to make the world pay
what he pleases for his goods. He has
been making the world pay trcmend-
Gus prices and he has been taking
about as much toll off the cotton grow
er as he has off the cotton consumer.
Shortage OF tonnage. high freight
rates and high insurance rates have
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19

ON the eve of his departure for Eu-
rope, chairman Hurley. of the ship
ping board. gave il out that it was the
intention to bring American troops
back from France as rapidly as posi-
biz. He said that although the British
government had withdrawn the ships
il had been furnishing for transport
work, America. by using German and
Austrian ships now available, could
bring the men home At the rate Of
900, ,U00 Il month. The largest number
carried over in one month was 25O.OOo,
and 100000 men now on the other
side can be returned before next June.
There seems to bc no probability now
that anybody will br kept on the other
side except regulars. If there Is need
for more regulars than are now availa-
BILE. drafted men who will have the
right to return home, may volunteer II
they so desire. Chairman Hurley has
in mind the fact that ships bringing
back soldiers may carry provisions to
Europe on their return.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19

Lloyd George warns his countrymen
that there must be no injustice TO Ger
many for such injustice would react
upon the perpetrators Of it just as Ger
many's injustice to France in 1871 is
now reacting upon Germany Inc
great Welshman, no less able than
President Wilson himself, does not for
get, Vengeance is mine, | Will repay
saith the Lord" And indeed II is time
that the world should be learning the
infallibility of this law, which applies
to individuals as we'll as nations, that
he who deliberately works injustice
himself suffers the penalty Of that in
justice. We firmly believe that Ger
many should pay for the ruin and de-
struction that she has wrought. Tha'
would he just. But is not going to pay
to be spiteful or vindictive. for that
Will surely react.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19

heretofore conspired against the south
ern cotton grower TO the tremendous
advantage Of the American spinner:
but the picn:cker's picnic at the ex-
pense Of the cotton grower Is now
about over, and the producer Of the
cotton, provided he has not sold. Is
now coming TO his own.
1t is not to be understood that the
spinner is in the slightest danger Of
embarrassment. Even on basis CT 40
or so cents cotton. he still has big
margin Of profit at present prices for
his product, and he can increase that
profit almost as much as he wants to.
but further Increase will be at the ex-
pense of the consuming public instead
of al the expense of the producer Of
the raw cotton who has not yet sold
his crop.
The recent order putting stop to
short sales until the further pleasure
of the war industries board, virtually
amounts to the establishment Of a
minimum price for cotton. If the sup
DIV of cotton was in excess Of the pres
ent and immediate future demand, the
anti-short sale order would be Of very
small consequence; but the war indus
tries board and every one else VINO Is
reasonably well informed on this sub
iect, is we'll aware Of the fact that the
supply of cotton is so far short Of the
demand that there is hardly any limit
10 the price that the raw material can
stand.
OF course. just as this war indus
tries board has ordered Il stoppage "f
short sales, il has the power to rescind
that order and again throw prices on
the mercy of the gamblers; but even
that can continue but short time.
Just as soon as the necessary ton
mage is available, and while the ton
mage is becoming available, mills OF
England. France, Italy, Germany. Aus
tria and elsewhere will be getting in
shape, the corner now held by Amcri-
can spinncrs will be broken, and prices
will mount in Il way that has never
been known.
The next move of the war industries
board, il II is not out Of business with
in the next few months, will be t.
check the higher prices in the intercs,
of the cotton consuming public.
AS we see the thing now. II Is quite
possible that before II great while il
will be deemed necessary to ration out
all the raw cotton Of the world al a
maximum price TO he established al
least by Il congressional commission. II
not by an interallied agreement.
But in the meantime, II is up to
those who have cotton to hold. hold
hold
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Governor Manning has paroled &.
X. Hardin, who was convicted some
months ago Of manslaughter In con-
nection with the killing of Leonard
Shaw. an 11-year-old white boy. in CO.
lumbia, and sentenced to two years In
the pcnitentiary. This is the same case
in which DR.. ]. l.. Hanahan was con-
victed and sentenced to five years The
boy is supposed to have been killed as
the result Of being struck by an auto
mobile in which DR.. Hanahan was
carelessly speeding. Hardin came along
right afterward and ran into the wreck.
contributing to the damage that had
been wrought. The thing occurred at
night. Hardin's connection with the
matter was not known for several days
afterward The police found broken
automobile part near the wreck. II did
not belong TO Hanahan's car. and 1t
was assumed that 1t belonged to the
car Of the unknown. The police ad-
vertised for the owner. Hardin applied
and was caught. The jury considered
that he was about as reprehensible as
was Hanahan. He. however. was a
very valuable employe Of large man.
ufacturing concern in Columbia and
because OF the pressure Of this concern
and Of other friends Governor Man
ming issued the parole. It is expected.
of course. that Hanahan will soon be
paroled also.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19

recognizes that capital is an indispen-
sible element Of economic progress, has
for the present at least. the confidence
OF a majority Of the people. and there
is reason to believe that his pocluon
may be confirmed later on when Ger
many has had the opportunity TO elect
n constituent assembly on basis or q
free vote for ell the people.
Il is not to be understood that the
bourgeois or property-owning class Is
in GOOD odor with the Socialists OF any
shade. All Socialism is against indi-
yidual ownership. The main direr-
ence between Socialists OF the Ebert
stripe Is that Ebert would equalize
things by due process Of law. and treat
the former property owners tn. same
as other members Of the new order Of
things. while men like DR.. Lebnecht.
who is the leader Of the more radical
element, would be less considerate OF
the people who believe in individual
ism.
II is said that during a controversy
between Ebert and Lebnecht last
week as TO which Of their views should
have the ascendancy. the soldiers step
ned in on the side Of Ebert ana gave
Liebnecht to understand that unless
Ebert was put at the head OF affairs.
they wOulu dl OHCe plOSSSu w SS'e"
lish a dictatorship that would leave
but small room for representative gov
ernment Of any kind.
But il is not to be understood that
the revolutionary idea is confined TO
Russia and Germany. for both Great
Britain and France have their prob
lens. and possibly also America.
Early in the war Lloyd George found
il necessary to compromise with the
trades unions and get them 20 suspend
some of their practices and demands
until after the great crisis was over.
Now he has announced that the coun-
trv is ready to go into another election
for - new house of commons. and he.
with most Of his present government.
will abide the will of the nation as TO
whether the present government shail
continue. 1t is very well understood
that England is facing social and eco
nomic reorganization and no one seems
10 doubt that labor is TO be given far
higher recognition in its relation to
capital than it has ever had before.
There was in France. as there was
in Germany. a strong and powerful ell
cmcnt that was opposed to the war
from the beginning because II believed
that the real problem OF the world
was not so much matter of which
nation could win military domination
over the other. rs il was whether II is
secured in the benefit and enjoyment
OF fair share of what II produces
Now that the war is over these ele-
mcnts are joining hands in the effort
10 bring about the things they have al
WAYS believed to be most important
In America also there Is much un-
rcst-much feeling th..t labor does rot
get proper recognition. II is true that
conditions are different in this country
| In that they are further advanced.
| Taken as IL whole labor i9 more pros
| porous in America than i'll any other
country in the world-it is freer and II
is stronger: but still 1t is far from be-
Ing satisfied and It is not going to rest
until il has made still further pr Jgrcss
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
HERE AND THERE

Mr.. Oscar Allison had Mr.. /. w.
Loves oat drill that hc ADVERTISED ior
i'm last Fridays Enquirer. Mr.. Nllisoii
had gotten the drill under the impress
sion that il belonged Ia another pafl!
and promptly returned II 1" MI Low.
Mr.. r. G. Dunlap of Yorkvill" No. 8
who was among the visitors III Town
Yesterday said that he had recently re-
criyed a letter from his brother, NaS-
oner Robert +. Dunlap. supply COM
pany, llSth Infantry, somewhere on
tho other side. The soldier said he
was quite well and up 10 the time that
his letter was written had passed
through the scrapping without u
scratch. Il am sound and healthy ana
happy as n june bug" he said.
"The Kings Creek section has been
LUCKY in that few gases or iiu nave
Ibcen prevalent there During me
epidemic" said Mr.. Marshal Falis WLo
was among the visitors In IorKNiilc'
Yesterday. Mr.. Falls has just recover
ed from an attack of the disease MIN
self. None Of his family had II, now
ever, and there are few cases aihohE
white people of his community Nc
groes probably suffered NOR" 'hah
whites.
81 can't say too much in praise oil IN"
Y. VI. G. \. and the american i'tu
Cross says Wagner Ellie q. Bran"oh'
1isth Infantry Thirticth Division, IN
= Icttc- To- his mother. Wagner
brandon Is rccuperating from a shcll
shock i'm n British hospital. Il take"
70 a Young lady with the Red cross
who has just come over from the
states" +" he went on to say in his letter
"It was good 10 talk with woman
from home"
On his farm on the eastern outskirts
of Yorkyillc. Mr.. i. W. Love has a hrIh
or cotton. planted In two varieties
which very forcibly demonstrates IN"
productive qualities of one variety
over the other. There hav" been wv"
nickings from the field. One variety
has produced about all tho seed cotton
that IL will produce, while on inc o'h :
or there Is yet quite n good picking o'
opcn cotton and many unopened DOES
thai will yet he picked II extremely
heavy frost doesn't catch 1t wlthih Il
couple Of weeks.
when do you think you will get
home for good" is the query put 10 thc
soldiers OF Yorkville and vicinity VINO
have been home on furlough during
tho past few days. In every case the
answer is, couldn't tell you' sir.
Don't have any more idea than you
have and maybe not as much. The Dig
bows in Washington are running tn"t
end of the game. or course we are IN
tcrcsted and we want out as soon as
possiblc and then some. still. II is our
business to wait until we get that little
piece of blue paper. By the way, how
about the cotton crop in York county
Is il full or just about half?
absence Of so many Of the young
hucks overseas. scarcity of liquor. a
realization of the fact that the country
il in war and therefore everybody must
behave and work is attributed by Mag
istratc ]. F.. Wingate of Catawba town
shin as the reason why he Is having
very little TO do these days. Accord
ing TO Magistrate T. B. Glenn OF EDen.
czcr nc has in a measure knocked on
so far as the legal end Of his business
Is concerned because there is nothing
IN 10 "Besides his cotton business Is
IL more profitable just now anyhow
saws Magistrate Glenn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
The open season for partridge shoot

ing docs not Deell until beCeiipei -
There has been less fodder pulling
this year than ever before. and more
shrcdding is going on. This situation
has been brought about mainly by 4
scarcity of labor.
The time limit for the mailing ot
Christmas packages TO the boys abroad
has been extended to November 80. and
relatives of soldiers who have not yet
received labels from those soldiers.
may obtain labels after next Thursday
by making application 10 the Red
cross.
Sporadic eases of influenza continue;
but the disease is no longer epidemic
anywhere The history OF the previous
visitation in 1887 is that the disease
after it's first appearance as an cpl
demic. died down after month or two
and broke out again from time to time
over period of several years, with
isolated cases occurring in the mean
time
There Is almost no cotton selling
and nearly every warehouse in the
country is full Mr.. &. l. Cobb. cash
icr of the Peoples National Bank OF
Rock Hill yesterday said that every
warehouse there is full and the bank
ers are doing what they cav TO secure
accommodation for the farmers IN
warehouses in the surrounding coun-
try.
The United War WORK campaign.
originally scheduled to come to close
last night, will continue through today
and tomorrow. The two extra days
have been added because Of the virtual
losing CT two days in connection WIN
the enthusiastic peace celebrations ana
because of influenza. Up to saturday
night there had been reported only
.slOS.4O5,40S. considerably less than
half of the $3.50, 900, 900 asked for. ana
IL is urgently desired that the entire
fund be raised. 1t Is necessary to pro-
vide for expenses already incurred.
There is need for tremendous effort
during the rehabilitation. and there Is
need for work in all the war torn
countries. The obligation to raise the
fund is fully as great as before the
signing of the armistice.
The passing Of James Il. Kennedy
marks the end of life that has been
worth while. All Of his more than
four score years have been spent In
York county, and. it might be said
with truth. in doing good. He was up
right, kind and generous-an absolute :
IL honest man-honcst with himself
and honest with the world. That he
was Il Christian goes without saying.
He has been retired for many years be-
cause of the infirmitics Of age, and has
been bidridden for many months be-
cause of broken hip. But not even
in his affiiction has his beautiful
Christian spirit made protest in the
form of complaint, and the hundreds
of friends who used to know hun. in
respect. admiration and love. may feel
assured that he continued the same to
the last. 4 splendid specimen OF
Christian manhood was James r. Ken
nnlN.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.

President Wilson on last Thursday
issued his annual proclamation setting
aside Thursday. November 2S. as a day
OF thanksgiving and prayer. The proc
lamation Is as follows:
1t has been our custom to turn in
the autumn Of the YER In praise and
thanksgiving to Almighty God for His
many blessings and mercies to US as
nation. This year we have special and
moving cause to be grateful and to re-
joicc. God has in His good pleasure
given US peace. 1t has not come as
mere cessation Of arms. a mere relief
from the strain and tragedy OF war.
1t has come as a great triumph OF
right. Complete victory has brought
us, not peace alone. but the confident
promise of a new day as we'll. In which
Justice shall rejoice intrigue among the
nations Our gallant armies have par
ticipated in a triumph which Is not
marred or stained by any purpose OF
selfish aggression. In a righteous
cause they have won immoral glory
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19

Germany's debt to France is esti-
mated at 100000. 100000 francs $685.
900, ,000. 0.000) by the Paris Matin, in an
editorial. The newspaper apportions
the debt as follows: Return Of the in
demnity OF 1871. with interest. 10000
600. 900 francs: expenses In the pres
ent war. 140.000.000.000 francs: PEN
sions, 40.000.000 francs and reparation
for damages. 100.000.000.000 francs.
The Matin declares France must Sc
cure acknowledgment OF the debt be-
fore examining the way in which 1t Is
TO be paid. France wants no indem-
nifty profit. but all Frenchmen want
lawful reparation. Germany and
Austria, II adds should return to the
Allies n minimum Of seven million
tons of shipping in payment for that
destroyed in the war. but they have
at their disposal only 100000 tons.
Consequently. the delivery OF the en-
tire German Austrian merchant-ma-
rine would constitute only half repa-
ration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
Government control of the railroa

Government control of the railroads
continues until twenty-five months aft
er the war. 1t will be best, we think.
now that the government has the rail
roads. 10 keep them. OF course the
government will have TO pay. and that
will be right and proper. provided II
does not pay too much. But if the gov
ernment shall turn the railroads back
to private ownership. it will eventually
have TO take charge again. and II is
just us well for the government to keep
the roads while il has them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19

Dispatches say that the presence of
the kaiser in Holland, is proving en-
barrassing TO the Netherlands govern
ment. for the reason that it is appear
ing TO aggravate the Bolshevik senti-
ment that had already been developing
in Queen Wilhelmina's kingdom. Boil
Shcvikism. of course, hates such autoc-
raCy as the kaiser represents like
snakes. and il is suggested that there
is danger of Il serious uprising.