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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

- No trains could be operated on the
Appalachian division OF the Southern
Railway for at least the remainder OF
the week. according to reports at Bris-
tol, Tenn, last Tuesday night, on ac-
count OF the washing away OF more
than Is bridges and trestles and nu-
merous slides and washouts. following
heavy rains and the thawing of snow
on the mountains. This division operat-
ed Into the coal field and is the main
fuel feeder for the Southern system.
More than 600 feet Of trackaRe
through Natural Tunnel was washed
away. Two trestles at this point also
went down. Another bridge was wash
ed away near the Iron Furnace at Big
Stone Gap and between Big Stone Gan
and Appalachia there was q 500 foot
slide and five bridges were washed
away. Between Appalachia and 81.
Charles six bridges went down and
there were a number OF slides. Work
trains and men were rushed there from
the Asheville division and repairs are
being pushed. Officials hope to have
part OF the line in operation by Friday.
The Virginia and Carolina Railroad
operating from Abingdon to Boone. N.
c.. II was reported. has suspended
operation on account Of the washing
away OF two bridges.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
White. lss acres, consideration. ST.

600.
J. A. Tate and Mrs. Annie E. Thorn
asson. executors, to John J. jackson.
Is acres, consideration, $500.
/. J. Campbell to trustees Clover
circuit, II. E. church. South. ! lot.
consideration. Sa,150.
]. w. Wallace to Z. W. Dickson.
lis acres consideration, $500.
T. l. Crawford to J. w. Critics.
35.4 acres. consideration. 3l.5i5.
York Township.
Jos. q. Dickson to Walter b. More.
lis acres, consideration. 3&.3l2.b0.
Johnson Cameron to David Cam
eron, Al acres, consideration. $500.
Walter b. Moore TO trustees OF
Church Home orphanage. lis acres.
consideration, So.
J. G. Dickson TO town Of forkNille.
lots. consideration not given.
J. A. ]. Campbell to Mary r. Camp
bell. SO Ia acres. consideration. 1850.
Town Of York To J. q. Dickson. 4.32
acres. consideration not given.
Jas. II. Starr. agent. to ID. l. Shte-
der. 36 acres. consideration. sl.,lo.
Mrs. Marie Moore Hart 10 W. Is.
Moore. Jr.. ! lot. consideration. 81.
Elizabeth Louthian Blanton to &.
w. Oils. > lots. consideration. sl15.
John r. Logan. c. {. {. Pls.. 10
Maggie f. Ramsey. 1872 IL acres.
| consideration, her interest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
MERE MENTION.

The wounding Of Gen. Wood and
Col. Kilborne was caused by the
bursting Of gun that was being
tested Gen Wood was struck on the
arm. Colonel Kilborne will lose an
eye.The Virginia legislature has
increased the salaries of circuit tudg-
es from $4,000 to $500 a year ............
The United States Steel corporation
has paid into the Federal treasury
for the past quarter half Of Its total
earnings. The amount paid to the
government was S60,950. .364................
Train dispatchers Of the Southern
railway are asking that their pay be
raised to $235 a month for chiefs and
$2l5 for assistants. while other dis
patchers are to receive an average
increase Of about 40 per cent.
All the public schools in the city Of
Washington. were closed Wednesday
until next Monday. because Of the
shortage OF fuel..--....-..The Italians
penetrated the Austrian lines In q
heavy attack In the northern mountain
front last Tuesday and took fifteen
hundred prisoners.-...The Cumber-
forty feet at Nashville. Tennessee.
Several air raids were made on Lon
don during the past few days.......-.-..
SECRETARY TSdhcT iiho dHiiOuhSSu ehoe
the war department has not yet de-
termined upon another draft or deter
mined upon how many men will be
called Eighty steamships. having
an aggregate OF 10000 tons. all OF Hol-
land ownership. have been chartered by
the United States shipping board. The
vessels will be used In the coastwise
trade and a few Of them will carry
supplies to Belgium. During the
week ending January 26. 189 men died
In the vrious army camps. This was
26 less than the previous week. Or the
total l1S deaths resulted from pneu-
monia......-T The senate commerce COM
mittee has adopted a resolution de-
claring It's faith In the feasibility or
concrete ships. Two such vessels are
under construction at San Francisco.
.........New York milk dealers are COM
bining the sale Of thrift stamps with
bottles of milk. When they inquire
"how much milk" they add how
many thrift stampsr Sales are said to
japanese steamship made slurrtng
remark about President Wilson In New
York Tuesday. An American sailor
heard II and arrested him. The court
fined him $50.--...-.-...The Cunard steam
ship Andania was torpedoed on the
coast Of Ireland on Sunday. The
steamship Cork was also torpedoed and
sunk In five minutes. Seven OF her
were lost--.-Reports re-
ceived at the department Of Justice W
washington. indicate that the recent
pier fire at Newark. N. j., In which the
ioss was more than q million dollars.
was accidental. Also the reports in
dicate that the recent explosion at
r. l.. was acidental-------.----The
Turkish cruiser, Goeben, beached re-
Gently near the entrance to the strait
of the Dardanelles. has been rehoated,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

The Italian success against the
Austrians In the mountain region OF
the capture of Monte di Val Bella, an
other dominating height on the
Asiago plateau. An intensive artillery
duel Is now In progress along the en-
tire front. the Austrians bombardinR
the Italians In their new positions and
the Italians pouring an avalanche of
shells on positions behind the enemys
line. Two Austrian divisions were al
most completely wiped OF during the
fighting for the height positions and.
more than 1900 prisoners, six guns
and 100 machine guns fell into the
hands OF the Italians- Mutual bombard-
ments and small raiding encounters
continue to feature the fighting on the
other fronts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

Transcendlng In interest even the
great victory OF the Italians over the
Austrians on the northern Italian bat
tie front Is the political and economic
situation in Germany. Here, appar-
emily. a large part Of the country Is
In the throes Of great labor upheay-
al, due to dissatisfaction by the work.
Ing classes over the progress Of the
peace negotiations and over internal
political conditions generally. Through
out the country thousands upon
thousands OF the working classes
both men and women-haye struck
and many Of the great manufactures
and industries are affected. In Ber-
lin alone nearly half O million per-
sons are reported on strike, and hour
ly those who have quit work are re-
ceiving achievements. Likewise, In
kiel. the great shipyard center, at
the Hamburg Iron works, and in the
Westphalian mine region
have thrown down their tools
and left their jobs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
ABOUT PEOPLE

J. :. Brice. Esq. left "Wednesday
night for Chester, to be at the bed
side of his brother who died during
the night.
James +. Moore, of Yorkville, left
last Tuesday for Petersburg, Va,
where he expects to get into govern
mcnt ship building work.
Master James. young son OF Mr..
James L. Moss of Yorkville No. 3,
sustained n stroke of paralysis some
days ago: but appears to be getting
all right again.
Mr.. Robert NJ. Finley. who has
been engaged in government contract
work in Greenville. left yesterday for
Porto Rico, where he will be engag-
ed in work Of the same nature dur
ing the next several monthsseAS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

At last the shipping board has been
forced to see the unwis,lom # poll
cy that would crowd ocean frc'S.t
i'm New York and oi'ir" points - d
point where handling is impossible for
lack of room. while southern ports
are IDLE to the point OF stagnation.
Chairman Hurley. of the shipping
board. and representatives Of food
and fuel administrators have taken
the matter under consideration. and
the understanding is that they will
now make use of Savannah. charles
ton and other southern ports.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

Look out, food hoarders. they are
after you. The Enquirer has no
quarrel with YOU for having tried TO
lay In stock Of food. That is abso-
lutely the most natural thing in the
world IT Is justified by all history.
under conditions like
these, il has been every man for him.
self and the devil take the hindmost'
But in the present case II is differ
ent. The government proposes to see
that everybody gets n fair deal. 1t
proposes to see that food prices are
held down to n minimum. SO that II
will not be n question OF who has the
most money or anything like that.
We must trust the government under
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

Looks 10 uS as II that order re-
curing the purchase of Il pound of
substitutes with each pound of flour.
means that the people may as well
abandon flour at once and 80 in for
substitutes People who feel that
they cannot subsist ON anything else
hut wheat flour might do very well
to arrange TO feed chickens and pigs
with the substitutes. There need be
uu waste in that because chickens ana
pigs are just as valuable and as ne
rcSSary now us other kinds nf food.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
THE So RATE.

Tomorrow is the last day for the
payment Of subscriptions 10 the York
vile Enquirer at tho sl.f5 rate. Aft
er tomorrow evening at O o'clock, no
clubmaker will he authorized to re-
ccivc an annual subscription for less
than 81. Clubmakers. however, may
continue to receive subscriptions at
sl.15 on up to 6 o'clock. p. m.. and
such subscriptions will be recognized
il paid into this office by Tuesday at
p. M That is. from clubmakers-
not from subscribers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

The Federal fuel administration
has relcntcd somewhat as 10 the ope-
ration of plants driven 10y hydro
electric power on fucllcss Mondays.
Such plants may be operated ut the
discretion Of local fuel administrators
provided they do not use any more
heat than is permitted on an idle
basis. and they must hold their pro-
ducts i'm storage until there is relief
from the freight congestion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

For every pound OF flour now. you
,niS, huy Il pound OF substitutes OF
some kind--mcal, rice. oatmeal. rye
Hour. barley or something OF that
kind. AS TO how you will proceed,
you will figure II ont yourself: but II
LOOKS lik" il is going to he just about
as good luck as any TO buy the sub
StitutrS and leave the flour alone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

board. rcluisitioned in American snip
yar.is i25 vessels totalling more than
Dyy, 900 gross tons and contracts have
!Lr.n awarded for sSi ships. In addi-
tiun The shipping board on Ocotber Is
lae'. placed under government reauisi-
ZION 3y3 american vessels OF over q
.,r.ryD ton, d-at4 weight capacity which
iMrre already afioat and Immediately
assigned them 70 the task OF carrying
supplies for the allies and the Ameri-
| can forces abroad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

The big German steamer leviathan
formerly the Natcrland. is capable oi
carrying across at one time S.0oo SOL
,licrs. This would crowd the shiI
considerably. however. and 1t is car
rying only 5000. together with guns
munitions. supplies. etc. Just no"
many trips the Lcviathan has made Is
not known hut it is generally be-
lirycd to. hayr naade u pllulher--- --
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
Price of Cotton Seed Meal Fixed

Price of Cotton Seed Meal Fixed
The United States food administra-
ton has announced maximum whole
sale prices to be charged for cotton
seed meal and cake throughout the
south. The new scale was established
with the cooperation Of the trade.
which has promised through voluntary
agreement TO observe 1t until such
time as the food administration deems
IL advisable to make further changes
The food administration believes that
the stable prices. representing substan-
ial reductions compared with the
scale ruling a few months ago. will
play an important part In encourag-
ing the production OF meat and milk.
Prices In the southern states, where
all OF the cotton seed Is produced, con-
troll quotations throughout the coun-
try. BY establishing the trade In that
section the food administration has
virtually placed the entire country on
an equal basis.
The prices are in carload lots per
ton. (. o. b. shipping point, net to the
Cake and meal contain
ing SO per cent OF protein Is used as
tho basis. Each additional l per cent
In the protein content brings q corre-
spending increase Of 81 per ton. II
purchased through broker or dealer,
a reasonable profit Is allowed.
The scale Of prices follows:
For Texas. Oklahoma, Arkansas,
Louisiana. Tennessee and Mississippi,
$3.50.
For Alamaba and Georgia, $47.50.
For South Carolina, $iS.50.
For North Carolina. $3.50.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
Mr.. j. c. Steele of Bullock's Creel

NIT. y. " so0etIe Vt DuffOSNo ~FeSN
township, who has all his life been n
believer in the live-at-home polic:.
sowed wheat this year as usual. and
says that he has good prospects for
as much wheat as will he needed for
family use.
There is a little corn selling, but not
Il great deal Farmers who have corn
are not disposed TO sell. Some have
swapped corn for oats for feeding
purposes: but there has not been a
great deal OF this, for the reason
that the basis of exchange docs not
seem TO be altogether satisfactory.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

Ermrmbcr that when your grocer
refuses 10 sell you flour unless you
buy an equal amount OF substitutes. h'
Is refusing because that il the law
Thcr, is no uso To whcedlc or cajole
the merchant TO violate the law. II ht
yields to wheeling or cajoling. he Is
a fool.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

circumstances l!ks this and all take
equal chances. People who have
boarded food. especially bought food.
must give il w - Sa.., tnIy paiu
Ior II. People "Ho fall TO do this are
.uIng TO be punished and they are
not entitled to much sympathy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

\ Washington dispatch SAYS that
senator Tillinan will probably reply
To senator Mclnurin's open letter 10
,hr press. which originally appeared
in In" Charlotte observer last Mon
,lnv, and which is published in the
YorkNillc Enquirer of today. AS I"
whether Ex-Governor Please Will hav"
to say has not yet been
made known.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

r.xrcp, .cr America. Germany would
have conquered IN" world. including
Nmcricn. But Germany cannot con-
uucr America unless America lays
down. and if america LAYS down She
will deserve to be- conquered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

And II is America. tn" very country
that th" Germans discounted from the
beginning. that is going to give Ger
many the licking that she so richly
deserves
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

Sheriff Rector, Of Greenville, has
announced that he will be candidate
for the legislature next summer Tor
the purpose Of exposing corruption IN
the county government, Shertn Hectors
term a. sheriff does not expire Tor Two
years yet
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
Che 4lorhrills enqairsr.

Although food conditions are tighten
ing up there is consolation in the fact
that "" ar" long ways from being
hungry
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01

trustees of the school districts as fol
ows:
l.. Lee Falls, district No. /.
T.. T.. McMackin. district No. 2.
j. NJ. Barnett, district No. 3.
Boyce Bennett, district NO. !.
X. w. Patton, district No. 3.
NJ. Gordon. district No. s.
r. j. Steele, district No. Z.
f.. NJ. Williams. district No. 8.
W. b. Wilkerson. district No. 3.
J. f. Latham, district No. 10.
J. b. johnson. district No. II.
S. H. Love. district No. 13.
e. z. Strait, district No. IA.
81. c. Kirkpatrick, district No. Is.
Y Aycock.-district No Ii
NJ. r. Falls, district No. II.
w. p. Whisonant, district No. Is.
A. E. Burns, district No. 19.
]. S. Hartness, district No. 20.
]. ]. McCarter. district No. 2l.
T. ]. Patrick. district No. %.
:. S. Glenn. district No. %.
B. r. Smith, district No. "a.
W. A. Jones. district No. 25.
Il. r. Bennett, district No. 26.
G.. w. Martin. district No. q.
Il. F. Gricr, district No. 2S.
w. w. Farris. district No. 29.
F.. G.. Cook. district No. 80.
W. NJ. Bigger, district No. 81.
T.. II. Garrison. district No. 81.
T. G. Dunlap, district No. 33.
J. ]. Plaxico. district No. "a.
]. NJ. Campbell, district No. IS.
r. w. Jackson. district No. Sc.
T. w. McElwee. district No. 81.
W. F.. Dowdle. district No. 3S.
w. p. Epps, district No. 80.
J. X. Allison, district No. 40.
f. w. Pursley, district No. Al.
]. l.. Moss, district No. AZ.
&. c. Hope, district No. 43.
w. w. Whitesides. district No. A
j. j .Hoke, district No. As.
W. II. Spencer. district No. 46.
:. r. Ferguson. district No. AZ.
J. M. Brice, district No. 48.
Meek Dickson, district No. 49.
c. d. Reid, district No. so.
]. {. Bell, district No. 81.
T. F. Leslie. district No. SO.
White jackson, district No. SO.
]. +. Smith, district No. 54.
I. l.. Faris, district No. SIS.
]. A. Maloney. district No. Sc.
]. w. Pursley, district No. 81.
]. W. Summerfield, district No. 5S
There are no especial instruction!
% 90 out at this time, except the un'
Is that the county ant
school district administrators will use
heir best endcavors to carry out sucf
.egulat tions as may be handed dowr
rom Mr.. Hoover. national food ad'
and Mr.. VIM. Elliott. ad'
for the state Of Soutf
'arolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
HERE AND THERE.

the lower part Of the state, passed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
FOOD ADMINISTRATION.

Pursuant to instructions from State
Food Administrator VIM. Elliott, MIR.
]. r. McElwee of Yorkville. food ad-
m ristrator for York county. has ap'
pointed local administrator in each
school district. on the assumr.:on
that the men who direct the schools
are necessarily competent to help
carry out the wishes of the govern
mcnt with reference to the food ad-
ministration. MIR. McElwee has select
ell all his appOintees from among the
trustees of the school districts as fol-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
KINGS Mountain,

]. d. Dun to Dr.. n. B. Nell. lot
$1,000.
mad p. Clinton to Dr.. ]. J. Camp
bell. 1 lot, consideration, $500.
Robert r. Allison to Dr.. W. q.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-05

turned in a list of fourteen idivid
uals and business places where agen
cies had been placed and where
stamps were sold to the amount oi
s2O5.
Those who have turned in lists Of
agencies outside of this city are as
follows: Elliott Anderson, Mime
hah; w. H. Malone, Hnlsboro; G. N
Richardson, Dutton township; George
T. Martin, Bradley; j. l. Dillenbeck
Tabler township; Chester Minter Pc
casset.
The following agencies were added
to the list in Chickasha and stamps
sold to the amount of $205:
Hub Clothing Co., S. H. Kress, H
Kohn, Booth &C Devlin book store,
Modern Supply Co., Chickasha Busi.
ness College, Grady County Star, &c.
ronimo hotel, B. w. Lubman Jewelry
Co., Y. w. Darnell, H. E. Marks,
Wren Drug Co, City Meat Market,
Singer Sewing Machine Co.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-05
BABY BOND
CAMPAIGN
HCROWINC
Additional Lists Of Agencies Reported
Each Day; Many Added in Chickasha;
Rural Districts Responding

The work Of organizing for the
drive of the sale of the Baby Bonds
is well on its way and the various
chairmen from over the county and
in the city are turning in lists OF
names each day of individuals and
business places that have these bonds
for sale.
Eight districts and towns were
heard from today outside of Chicka,
sha. The reports from these various
places is to the effect that every
body is tuying stamps and many are
taking the agencies for selling the
same.
Calls are coming in every day for
speakers in the various districts over
the county where township Councils
Of Defense will be organized and at
the same time to explain the sale oi
the baby bonds.
In the city today Harry swartz
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-05
CONDITION
OF WHEAT
is SHOWN
Crop is Of Few Points Compared With
Last MOnih; Damaged by Cold,
Dry Weather

The monthly crop summary, ISSUED
By the Oklahoma State Board of Ag
ricuiture, shows a slight decrease In
the condition OF wheat for the month
OF January The summary follows:
Wheat shows a condition of sc
per cent. This is a decrease in con
dition of 6 per cent as compared
with last month. Condition on same
date in 1917 was 80 per cent. Some
parts of the state report a damage to
wheat by continued cold and dry
weather Just how serious this dam.
age is, cannot be determined at this
time Heavy SHOWS in the north and
northeastern part OF the state during
the past month will be of great ben.
eiH 70 the wheat in that section. In
the west and southwest where mois.
ture for wheat is very badly needed
the farmers report that recent SHOWS
have been of very little benefit on
account of the snow having been
swept from the wheat fields by high
winds.
'"The farmer has on hand from his
last years crop, % per cent of corn,
s per cent of wheat, 10 per cent OF
oats and "a per cent of kaffir and
milo. Having consumed and market
ed during the past month as follows:
Corn 10 per cent, wheat per cent,
oats 4 per cent and kaffir and milo
Is per cent. At the same time in
1917 he had on hand from the 1915
crop as follows: Corn 38 per cent,
wheat Z per cent and oats % per
cent.
THE condition of livestock is as
follows: Horses "a per cent, mules
So per cent, cattle 70 per cent and
swine 81 per cent The west and
southwest report a shortage of feed
for roughness. The cattle in these
partns are OF wintering as well as in
ether parts of the state Some re.
ports Of cholera we're made from va
rious parts of the state.
There is a decrease of 10 per cent
n the number of poultry on farms
It the present time compared with
he number on farms at the same
.ime last year. This decrease is due
n almost every section to the high
'rice of feed, the poultry having been
disposed of on this account"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-05
He Bought War Savings
Stamps From Patriotic
Vie1U; Good Investment

4 bought one thousand dollars
worth of War Savings Stamps, first
from patriotic standpoint, and sec
enc, because thought 1t was a good
investment"
This was the statement of f. M.
Frey. ChicKasba's member in the Ok
lahom1 Thous and Dollar War Stamp
club, when asked what motive or mo.
lives prompted Inn to make such a
generous purchase of the baby bonds.
OF course, in the last analysis of
the proposition, those are the rea.
sons" continued Mr.. Frey. "There
are other reasons in detail. had
intended to purchase as much as two
hundred or three hundred dollars
worth of the War Savings Stamps.
When / started In to make q minute
investigation, saw that the idea OF.
tered number of opportunities that
are exceptional. suppose / became
Well, there was no reason why L
should not buy that amount. / hap.
pened to have the surplus cash and
felt that it was my patriotic duty
TO loan it to the government. II
think everyone should do likewise
cont mean that they should all buy
4 thousand dollars worth. | mean
they should invest their surplus cash
N War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps. This, believe applies to
Ill, whether they have a quarter, a
dollar, ten dollars or several hun.
lred. 1t all figures up the same.
The little investor gets his proper
ionate interest and is doing his pro
'ortionate part, just the same as one
Who invests several hundred dollars.