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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

Reading of the presidents last note
to Germany, published today. suggests
that the Allies have not been altogeth-
er willing to accept the original atti-
tude of Mr.. Wilson as to freedom OF
the seas, or as to indemnities. The
freedom Of the seas" proposition in
volved the idea of making the sea as
free to small nations as to large ma
tions. regardless of the strength OF
their respective navies. UP to the be.
ginning Of this world war, England
claimed absolute sovereignty over the
seas including the right to stop and
search even a warship Of any other
nation If she saw proper to do so. Thai
alleged right had not been exercised
in the case of warship since the wal
Of 1912: but it had never been relin-
qushed. and during the early days oi
this war German citizens were actual!
taken from American passenger ships
by British vessels. though on protest oi
the United States they were subse-
quently returned. 1t IS hardly proba'
BILE, we think. that British sovereignt!
Of the seas is going to be conceded In
the settlement Of the questions grow
ing out of this war; but it Is evident
from the presidents note that this
question is going to be settled alonf
lines different from the common antic'
ipation of what it should be at the be-
ginning Of the war. That Germany
should be made to pay for every dol
lars worth of private property she ha:
DESTROYED, everybody now agrees.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08
LOOKS LIKE ITS OVER.
Armistice to End World War Proba
ahlx Sinned Yesterday.

Press dispatches of yesterday from
Paris and London brought news that
the armitice offered to the Germans
by the Allies had been signed by the
Germans at IL o'clock in the morning
and hostilities had come to an end at
3 o'clock in the afternoon. While the
news lacked full official confirmation.
il appeared to be authentic and all
the civilized world was thrown into
a quiver OF eager excitement thereby.
The best information that The En-
quirer could get before the wire SER
vice closed at s o'clock last night was
that the navy department at Washing
ton had made public an official bulle-
tin in which it declared that the ar
mistice had been signed, while the
state department was answering all
inquiries with the statement that II
had no official confirmation Of the
news being furnished by the press
The common belief Of people in a po-
sition to be best versed In such mat
ters was that the news was correct.
The terms Of the armistice are
practically the same as in the case OF
Austria and they insure an end to Or
Sanized offense on the part Of Ger
many.
Not only that, they require Germany
to give up Alsace and Lorraine
along with all conquered territory and
make reparation for property de-
stroyed and outrages committed.
There are intimations Of riot, and
revolution in Germany and much dis
order may be expected.
Before the signing Of the armistice
the American forces took by assault
the historic city Of Sedan, where the
Germans wound up the Franco-Prus-
sian war of 1870 by the capture of
Napoleon iii, with the largest Of the
French armies then in the field.
At the time Of the surrender the
German armies were in utter rout.
and were being pursued by the Allies
all along the line.
Americans should understand now
that although the world war is at an
end by no possibility can our troops
be brought home in less than a year,
maybe two years. and in the mean
time the call OF selectmen for the ar
my will continue as though the war
were still at its most furious stage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

western 'front.'" but the language en-
ployed may or may not be significant
Officials here have assumed that the
German representatives after securing
III. ;er,ns from Field Marshal Fock
will transmit them by telegraph OF
convey them personally TO the German
high command in the field for il is un-
GerstOod 10 be the purpose lin present
case. as was done with Austria. Bull
;:aria. Turkey. to deal with the arTnis-
'ice as purely q military issue be-
tween the military commands. Should
this procedure be followed. IL is re-
garded here as probable that several
days may elapse while the German
general staff. now nominally at least.
subordinate to the civil government.
can consider the conditions laid down
land reach a decision. There can be
no argument as TO the terms. no mat
ter how harsh they may appear TO the
Germans. The only course left 10
IG;"rInauy Is TO accept or reject them.
Meantime" Marshal Foch is expected
to c"ntinu" the pressure on the Tcu-
| tonic armies which now threatens
| their safety along 200 mile front.
NJ announcement has yet been made
| y hon IN" terms Of the armiStiCc will
h". made public. Their publication
""rv probably will be DELAYED until
IGcIrnHny has reached 4 decision with
regard to their acceptance or r"J"c-
tion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

taste of what they have been giving
London and Paris, which are now free
from further danger Of airplane bombs.
And the Germans have a poor chance
Of defending Berlin. because they have
not nearly enough airplanes. And that
is not all. Heretofore Germany has
been getting the greater part Of her
gasoline supply from Galicia in Aus
tria. from Roumania and from Baku.
All these sources have been cut on
From within her own territory she has
never produced more than 100000
barrels Of crude oil a year, and she
cannot produce more than that now
III is estimated that America saved
more gasoline during the recent gas
less Sundays than Germany can pro-
duce in a year. This means not only
an insuffciency Of gasoline for air.
ships; but It leaves submarines. auto
mobile trucks and artillery tractors
stranded. The Allies with inexhausti-
BILE supplies of gasoline are in posi-
ton to hammer Germany from the air
and by land. while the Germans are al
most helpless.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08
THE WAR SITUATION.
Question Of Immediate Peace Now a
Question Of Days or Hours.

Deserted by all her former allies:
her great military machine In the pro-
gross of destruction by the on -slaughtS
Of the entente Allied armies, her dream
of world domination rudely dissipatcd.
Germany beSS for cessation OF hos
tilitics Notwithstanding the hard terms
she knew she must pay.
Scarcely had the decision OF the SUI
premc war council at Versailles with
regard to Il cessation of hostiliticS
with Germany been made public than
Germany was speeding emissarics to
Foch TO learn what the commander ip
chiefs terms are TO be. These rep
rcscntativcs OF Germany were report
cd by unofficial London to have re-
reached the Allied lines.
Meantime In France and Flanders
the enemy forces are being given no
rest. Along the whole battle line in
France the British and American
troops have made further material
rains and reclaimed numerous towns
and villages. Thousands more OF
Germans have been taken prisoners
on all the sectors under attack. Cen
orally the enemy forces are in slow
retreat, but nevertheless at some
points they are Offering sharp rcsis-
tancc. particularly against the Amer
leans in the French Meusc River re-
gion and the French In the old Ar
gonnc sector.
The latest gains Of the British on
the western side of the battle front
have been productive OF the capture
of several towns Of great importance.
the gaining OF more territory east OF
the Scheldt Canal where the Cana
dians arc on the attack and in tho
taking of several railway functions
Of high strategic value.
Along tho Meusc tho Americans con-
tinuc steadily to push forward and at
last accounts werc almost at the gates
Of Sedan, dominating point on the Ger
man line of communication to the cast.
Roth east and west Of the river the
Germans have materially stiffcn"d
their resistance against the men from
overseas, using large numbers Of ma
chine guns and gas in great quantities
in an cndeavor to impede their prog
reSS.
To the west of tho American SactOr
the Germans near Rcthel are holding
u bridCchcnd 10 protect their rctir-
ing armies east. and west. In doing so.
however they arc forming n dangerous
salient in which capture Is likely
should the French break through. MI
merous additions crossing at the Aisnr
have been made bv tho French. Alto
rnthcr the situation of the German
army IL "a critical ono.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

Maybe President Wilson's appeal to
the country for the election of a Dem
ocratic congress as notice to Germany
Of a united country behind the admin
istration. had some effect. but We dc
not see it that way. Neither do we
consider that Germany will get any
comfort out Of the fact that there Is TO
be a Republican majority in the house
OF course 1t is possible that the result
would have been different had the
president not made his appeal; but
whatever the wisdom Of that appeal
we are inclined to think that the re-
suit would have been about the same.
Except those who are so blinded by
partisanship that they cannot see any
good whatever in the other side. and
these include but few with sufficient
intelligence to be selected as represen-
tatives. the people Of this country con-
slider that the principal reason any
man has for being a Republican or a
Democrat, is that he may get office
thereby. or at least be on the prevailing
side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08
PROPERTY AND TAXES.

The aggregate value OF the taxable
property Of York county. as assessed
for taxation for the year 1918 is $11,-
O10,S10, as compared with $9.516.23s
for the year 1917. an increase Of ST.
4s5.572.
The total tax levy last year amount.
ed to s27S,9SS.56. and this year II
amounts to s322,710.52, an increase OF
s4s.721.ss.
This is according to the abstract OF
duplicate just completed by Auditor
Love and receipted for by Treasurer
Neil
AS usual, the abstract Is late this
wear. 1t ought to have been complet-
ed before October Is: but the delay
is through no fault Of the auditor.
II has been occasioned by the efforts
of the county board Of equalization to
what It thought was an equitable val
uation of York county farm lands.
The largest single item of property
increase was in the value Of these
lands, which last year showed up
an aggregate of 32.275.545, without
counting the buildings. and which this
wear. still exclusive OF the buildings,
have mounted up to 33,343.19o-an in
crease Of $1.067.645.
This means that of a total increase
of s1,495,752. all but $42S.107 Is to be
credited to the farm acreage
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08
ECHOES FROM THE ELECTION
Many Interesting Incidents as the Re
suit Of Battle Of Ballots.

Florida adopted constitutions!
amendment providing for statewide
Louisiana defeated the proposed
woman suffrage amendment.
Meyer London. the only socialist "a
the house of representatives, was
feated by Henry NJ. Goldfuggle, a re-
publican. running with democratic
support, but the socialists retained
representation by electing Victor Ber-
ger from Wisconsin, former mem
bcr of the house. now under indlct-
mcnt under charges of violating the
espionage law. Other socialist can
didatcs were defeated, among them
Morris Hillcuit. candidate for mayor
of New York a year ago.
James Hamilton Lewis. the demo
cratic whip in the senate. fell by the
wayside in Illinois. He was defeat
ed by Congressman Mcdill McCor-
mick. republican, by a majority OF
about 10000. Lewis carried the city
of Chicago; but the balance OF the
state went republican.
Alfred E.Smith. democrat. has been
elected governor OF New York. over
Governor Whitman, Republican oppo-
nent.
With control OF the house Of rep
resentatives placed in the hands of the
republicans by a majority of Is and
probably more, the attention OF the
country Wednesday night was called
TO contests in the states of Michigan,
Idaho and New Mexico which will de-
eide whether the democrats lose con-
troll of the senate as well. At mid
night returns from five congressional
districts were missing-in Montana.
New Mexico and South Dakota.
Without them. however. the republi-
cans have won 234 seats in the house
of representatives-16 more than the
2lS votes necessary for n majority.
The democrats on the face of those
returns. had 1876 seats and If the five
missing districts were to be conceded
to them they still would lack Is votes
of the number necessary 10 control
the house.
The senatorial race between Henry
Ford and Truman III. Newberry. In
Michigan, is so close that 1t will take
the official count to decide II.
Early reports indicated the defeat
of Champ Clark: but later returns
have insured his election by 4 substan-
tial majority.
Ohio has adopted a prohibition
amendment TO her constitution and
California has voted the amendment
down.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

The spinncrs have got Il corner on
the cotton market The supply of raw
cotton is about only one-fourth the
needs of the world; but about four
times rs much as the American spin
ncrs can spin. That leaves the Ameri-
can spinner where he can make the
price of his product whatever he wants
to ask for it, and the price of raw cot
ton whatever he wants to give for 1t.
Under similar situation a few years
ago the treasury department helped
the farmer by letting him have money
at IA reasonably low rate with which to
hold his cotton. The treasury depart
mrnt could do that same thing now il II
wanted To. Hundreds of millions of
profits are going to be realized on this
present cotton crop. and the men who
made the crop are entitled to their
share Of it. The people who hold until
the present corner is smashed are the
people who are going to make the
money.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

The Grccnvillc Piedmont announces
that ii has employed A. NJ. Carpenter,
formerly of the Anderson Daily Mail;
but for some years past a newspaper
worker in Washington, to represent II
in Columbia. Mr.. Carpenter, who is a
newspaper writer of wide experience
and splendid ability. is to have full
discretion in writing of such things as
he wants to write about, and to discuss
those things just as they appear to
him. He will enjoy the distinction. we
believe. of being the only Columbia
newspaper man so circumstanced. The
Piedmont. in whose employ he is to be.
has within the past few years, easily
developed into the strongest and most
influential newspaper in the upper part
Of the state. If not in the whole state.
and its Columbia bureau promises to
become an institution of great interest
and importance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

Stealing to the Last.-The Belgian
legation at Washington, made public
on Wednesday n captured order OF a
Bavarian division commander as Cvi-
dence that the Germans. holding out a
plea for peace with one hand, still are
robbing and looting with the other.
The order says:
"Regrettable as is the situation of
the Belgian populace. the question of
supplies for our troops, heavily engag-
ed at the front, must remain for us OF
paramount importance. For this rea-
SON the last draft horse, the last We
hicle must be reQuisitioned and used
to the greatest advantage.
Commanders of the various units
and men must take into account that
the attitude Of the population toward
US has been completely Modified. Since
the situation has been altered one must
not expect to find in the Belgians the
same docility that has characterized
them through the past years Of our
warfare. They must be considered
strictly as the population Of an enemy
state with which we are at war. There
fore, It is particularly forbidden to as.
sist the civilian population in any way:
military interests alone should be con-
sidered. The products Of the country
must be utilized solely In our own In
tereSt"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia,
made a speech in congress a few days
ago in which he pointed out some OF
the hardships that had been inflicted
upon the farmers Of the south by the
war industries board in its price fixing
operations. His remarks were in reply
to the recent statement Of the Repub-
lican campaign committee and to this
effect. There are some domestic ques
tions where We would undoubtedly Diff
fer from the course pursued by the ad-
ministration. We would not, for ex-
ample. fix the price Of the farmers
wheat and leave the planters cotton
untouched" The senator ?hows that
the maximum price that has been fix
ed on the farmers wheat gives the
farmer more for his wheat than he
could possibly have hoped to get 9TH
erwise. Then he shows that the prof.
its that are being realized upon all
other agricultural products are as
great as could accrue to cotton at forty
cents n pound. He stated that as the
result of the most careful calculations
he had been able to make the cost OF
raising cotton is from 80 to 37A cents
n pound. Then he went on to show
that while no price had been fixed on
raw cotton, the war Industries board
by appointing committees to do all the
purchasing on foreign account, had
created a situation under which the
buying competition was eliminated
while the competition among the q
OOO, 900 cotton farmers had not been
interfered with. AS the result the
price Of cotton had been beat down
cents q pound since last September.
and the farmers Of the south had been
taxed $3.50. 900, 900 for the benefit of
foreign manufacturers. IF the ham
mering down Of the farmers cotton
cents a pound is necessary to whip the
Germans" he says, "let it be hammer
ed down." but he goes on to argue that
he does not see how this process is to
help anything when the only effect OF
the process is to put into the pockets
of the manufacturers the money that
is taken out Of the pockets Of the
farmers. The senator gives figures to
show that the prices being obtained by
manufacturers are practically three
times what they were before the war;
that these prices would warrant 80
cents a pound to the farmer for his
cotton: that the consumer is paying
the freight Of the deal. and that only
the manufacturer is getting all the
benefit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08
LOCAL LACONlCS
ron School Resumes,

Sharon School Resumes.
Sharon school resumed work on last
Wednesday with all the teachers on
duty and most OF the children IN at
tendance.
n the Hands Of the Germans.
Private Thurston McSwain Of Blacks
burg, previously reported missing. has
been reported as a prisoner In the
hands OF the Germans at Rastadt.
Dr.. Saye Breaks Arm.
DR.. J. H. Saye Of Sharon. had the
misfortune Wednesday to break MS
arm while cranking n Ford. He went
over to the Fennell infirmary for treat
ment. and is getting along nicely.
Real Estate Deal.
Mr.. &. Frank Sherer has sold the j.
Il. Neil residence and lot at F'ilbert Ia
Mrs. J. j. McCartcr. Mrs McCartcr
has also purchased the Miss Mollic
Brown property at Filbert from Mr..
Shercr.
Second Crop Cherries.
Mr. q. W. Hartncss OF No. :, York
Vile. has Il May cherry tree that Is do
ing double duty by maturing second
crop Of fruit. The tree now has ON
II blooms. green and ripe fruit. The
crop. however. is light. and Of rather
poor quality.
The County Commissioners.
The county board OF commissioners
held its regular monthly meeting In
the office of the supervisor on last
Wednesday. All of the members. SUI
prrNisor Boyd. and Commissioners
kirkpatrick and Lumpkin. were pres
ent. Several of the township commits
sioners were on hand during the day
There was no business out of the ilsu
nj routine. mainly the auditing and
paying of accounts.
Capt. Parks Getting Better.
Fort Mill Times: The many friends
here and elsewhere Of Capt. ). w
Parks will be pleased to know that ht
is rapidly recovering from wound re-
ceived in battle some weeks ago. This
information came in Il letter received
by his family here yesterday. Captain
Parks says he is now able to get abou'
with the aid Of crutches and expects tc
have fully recovered within a fort
night.
Tuesdays Election.
There being no contest in the cleo
tion of last Tuesday interest was
small and the vote was light. Al
though no actual figures have been
obtained except ut few boxes. II
does not appear that the total vote oi
the county will run much over 1000
The election commissioners Will meet
in Yorkvillc next Tuesday. constitute
themselves Il board of canvasscrs. can
vass the returns from the various pre-
cincts and declare the result.
Walter leazer Killed.
Mention was made last Tuesday OF
letter received by Mr.. and Mrs. w
{. Armstrong. of Fort Mill. from thcil
son. John Armstrong, giving infor-
nation OF the death in battle OF Fri
vatr Carey Faiis and another Fort
Mill soldier, whose name the part!
from whom The Enquirer got its in
formation was liable to recall. TIL,
Fort Mill Times has seen the letter
referred to and gives the name OF tho
other soldier as Walter Leazcr. Fort
Mill boy. John Armstrong was also
wounded. IT appears. and IL now re-
covering in n British hospital.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-08

If ESlu, who lived some six thou
sand years ago. were still alive, and
had earned $40 every day, and had
saved IT all. he would have s2l.sOo,-
900. On the other hand, IL Jacob had
deposited one dollar at one per cent
interest. compounded every 100 years.
he would have today s576.460,752.423.-
4SS. Can any one figure out how much
Jacob would have had had he pur-
chased one $500 war savings stamp
then, which pays interest at the rate
of 4 per cent. compounded quarterly?