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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-23
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May 10Th 1918
Current Events

Leader-Mrs. Leida PIERCE
History Lesson, Southern Brazil
Topography, climate, people, agri-
culture, coffee industry.
Santos, Sac Paulo
Leader-Mrs. Lizzie Davidson
Hostess-Mrs. Luella Taylor
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
ALONG THE BATTLE FRONTS.
Allied Forces Continue to Make Def
nito ProQreak.

nite Progress.
Over a front OF some 80 miles, from
the Brenta river in northern Italy, to
the vicinity of the Adriatic sea, the
Austro- -Hungarians are being violently
attacked by Italian, British, French
and American troops.
In the mountain region the enemy
Is resisting desperately and holding
his ground fairly well. But east Of the
Piave river he Is in flight across the
plains Of Treviso. shaping his course
over the same territory through which
he drove the Italians a year ago and
reached the eastern edge Of the Fene-
tian plains.
Already numerous towns have been
liberated, $1,000 prisoners have been
taken and large numbers Of guns and
machine guns and huge quantities Of
stores have fallen into the hands OF
the Allied troops. Far behind the
lines, Allied aviators are heavily bomb
ing enemy columns in dense masses
which are in retreat over the badly
congcsted roads leading eastward to-
ward the Austrian frontier.
Judging the situation from the rap
Id advance the Allies are making,
II would appear that the entire enemy
and that with the cavalry operating
far in advance OF the foot troops the
enemy forces will be unable to reform
their battle line until the Austi ian
border Is reached. II Is not likely that
many Of the Austro- Hungarians are
doomed to capture or determination
by the Allies.
On the western front In France and
Belgium there has been a marked d.
minution in the intensity OF the in
fantry activity. Along the British line
there have been only patrol encoun-
ters and reciprocal bombardments. an
other attack on a front Of about 1-2
miles between st. Quentin-l -le- Petit and
Hcrpy, In the general direction Of the
enemys communication lines running
eastward from the old st. Quentin and
Laon sectors and also with the pur-
pose OF driving a wedge into this part
OF the southern battle line and there
by compel the enemy to readjust his
front through Champagne to the
Meuse.
Around Grand Pre-, north OF the Ar
terially bettered their positions in at
tacks against the Germans. The Belle
joyeuse farm, which for several days
has been No -Man's-Land, now is vir-
tually all held by the Americana. East
of the Meuse there also has been con-
siderable fighting. but II has resulted
in no great change in position.
The big American guns are contin-
uing to heavily shell German positions
far behind the lines and bombarding
planes also are intensively active
against troops concentration points.
In air fighting the Americans. We'd
nesday sent q German aviators crashr
Ing to the ground. Two American
flyers are missing.
In both Serbia and Mesopotamia the
Allied troops are still harassing the
enemy. Serbian cavalry has invited
the Allies to send their fleets into south
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01

Under conditions where the cotton
mills were able 10 handle all the raw
cotton as fast as it was needed Tor
consumption, We would be content TO
leave prices 10 supply and demand.
Under present conditions, however, we
are not at all sure that right and JUS
tice do not require price fixing. 1t is
not the farmer who is making the alb
normal profits off of 80 cents cotton.
He is making nothing like the profits
the spinner is making. The spinner is
able to sell all the stuff he can turn
out at almost any price he wants to
ask. but the total capacity OF his mills
can take care Of only a part OF the
farmers production, and the price OF
the cotton that is used Is being fixed by
that which cannot be used. The result
Is that the farmer. as usual. Is getting
the worst Of il. II would be better and
fairer to all concerned II there was
some price fixing on both the raw ma
terial and manufactured product. The
situation would easily stand that the
price Of the manufactured product be
reduced a little and that the price of
the raw material be increased cOnsid-
erably.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
ABOUT PEOPLE

Captain John 1. Barron came up
from Camp Sewer last Tuesday to
spend some days in Yorkville.
Lieut.. D. Edward Finley of the Air
Service Signal corps. in Washington,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. d. E. Fin
ley, in Yorkville.
Lieutenant w. s. Buice Of Hickory
Grove, stationed at Camp Jackson, has
been promoted to a captaincy, and has
been transferred to camp in Alabama.
Miss Alice Clinton Of Rock Hill.
spent last Friday in Columbia with
her brother Robert Love Clinton, who
was in training at the university, and
who was transferred on Saturday to
Camp Meade, Md.
Mr.. Jean Paul Mahaffey having re-
covered from Spanish influenza at
Camp Lee, Va. is spending a few days
on furlough with his parents in York
Vile, before returning to his post with
the bureau of standards in Washing
ton.
Mrs. J. w. Castles and Miss Jennie
Lind Whiteside have returned to their
home in Hickory Grove, after a
Frank E. Whiteside in Paris. Texas.
They also visited the Confederate re-
union I'm Tulsa. Okla, and report de-
lightful trip.
Mr.. r. c. Faulkner of Glover No. 4,
who went to Camp Greenleaf. near
Chattanooga. last Saturday to visit his
brother, Private James F. Faulkner,
who has been i'll with influenza. re-
turned on Tuesday. He found that his
brother had had quite severe illness;
but was slowly getting better.
Lieut.. James l.. Blair. for several
months past stationed at an army med
ical research laboratory at Everman,
Texas, has been transferred to the
medical research laboratory Of the
School Of Military Aeronautics at Cor
nell university, Ithaca, y. Y. Lieut..
Blair recently spent a few days with
his father, Mr.. James p. Blair. on X.
+. ID. No. l. Sharon.
Dan P. baltimore Of Hickory Grove,
is lying in an English hospital suffer-
ing from German gas. In a recent let
ter to his father. he said the Ameri-
cans were giving the Germans the dew
il and then some. He was quite cheer
full as to his own condition. saying that
he hoped to be back with his company
within a week. He Is anxious to be on
hand to help finish the Job.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01

President Wilson replied last Mon
day TO Republican contentious that the
third of his fourteen peace terms Is
trade plank by explaining that in de-
manding the removal Of economic bar
riers he meant to suggest no restric-
ton upon internal economic policies,
but only that whatever tariff, high or
low, the nation might deem necessary,
it should apply equally to all foreign
nations. The president made the ex-
PLANTATION in a letter to Senator Sim
mons of North Carolina, chairman OF
the senate finance committee, who
had written to him asking for n state
mcnt, because certain Republican
leaders are attempting to make parti-
san use Of the paragraph. weapons
OF economic discipline and punish
ment." the president wrote. should be
left to the joint action Of all nations
for the purpose Of Furnishing those
who will not submit to a general pro-
gram Of Justice and equality" He added
that to inject the bogey of free trade.
which is not involved at all. was TO at
tempt to divert the mind Of the ma
ton from the broad principle Of dur
able peace and that II was lamentablc
that momentous issues of this solemn
hour should be seized upon in an ef-
fort to bind them to partisan service
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
MERE-MENI.Cii

Thirty-two enemy airplanes were
DESTROYED by the British on Monday,
and ten were driven down out OF con-
troll. American aviators destroyed
eighteen airplanes during the day.,
The British, Americans, French anu
Italians had captured more than ls.-
900 Austrians on the Italian front up
to Tuesday......Paris Is confident that
both Germany and Austria must soon
ca apitulate. .......... Austria, with q popu.
lation Of 100000, has furnished
$4,000 troops. She has had 29O. Isl
casualties OF whom s4,43l are dead"
French newspapers say that the cap.
ture Of numerous German tractors that
had been abandoned for lack OF gas
Indicates the existence OF gasoline
famine, probably caused by the impos-
sibility Of getting supplies from the
great Roumanian fields on account ol
conditions in Austria.............lt Is salo
that so far US has been learned none OF
the rs, 900 Austrian prisoners captured
within the past few days. knew any
thing about German and Austrian
peace proposals.............A freighter ol
1850 tons. the largest ever built IN
the United States. has just been
launched from the Philadelphia SNIP
yards.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
MONEY ON DESPoSiT.

While It has not been practicable to
locate the origin of the propaganda
amongst the ignorant that 1t Is unsafe
to deposit money in the banks, there is
no question that such propaganda has
been under way for some time, and
that II Is still having more or less ef-
feet, although that effect Is now being
overcome by the counsel Of more INTEL
ligent people.
Not long ago." said a local banker
to the reporter. "a negro who had just
sold his cotton. came into the bank.
called me outside and In the utmost
confidence asked: I have got some
money here and / want to know
whether It is safe to put 1t in the bank.
hear that II the government don't get
all the money il wants In this Liberty
loan, 1t Is going to take what Is in the
hanks. Is that so?' told the negro.
of course, II was not so, and tried to
get him to tell me where he had pick
ed up such a notion. He claimed that
several people had told him about as
he had said: but he was afraid to say
who because he might make a mis-
take
Maybe I was not as patient with
this poor. ignorant fellow as 7 might
have BEEN" continued the banker:
but after I told him that there was no
truth in the rumor. I went on to say
that IL he had any doubt about the
matter he had better keep his money
in his pocket"
Asked as to whether he had seen
any signs of this lack Of confidence
among white men. the banker answer
ed in the negative. He said that he
had some white customers who usually
leave their balances in the bank: but
who. not being accustomed to writing
checks. when they have money and
owe debts, take their money out in the
form Of cash and use the money in
that form with which to pay their
debts. II there Is anything over they
leave that on deposit"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
British Army Becomes More Demo.

British Army Becomes MOrc De1ho'
cratic.-One result Of the war has beer
TO Crmocratize the British army. and
it j., regarded as practically certain
that after peace has been declared
England will have u large standing
army in which Il large number or men
of birth and education will be serving
in the ranks.
Before the South African war the
private was "a man of no social ac-
count" He was forbidden entry tC
what corresponds To the American
"orchcstra" rof n theatre. and was TOLD
that his proper place was the gallery
The real characterization OF the new
army began when Lord Kitchener
Summoned the whole people OF Eng
land to service in the kings forces
With the calling OF every class dlf-
fer, nces and social caste became OBJ
liberated.
Officers OF the old regime contend
tha, there can be no cffectual military
discipline il officers and men frntcr-
niZr socially. The other night gen.
cr;ll saw one OF his officers dining al
a famous London restaurant with q
private soldier. He took the officer
aside and eXpoStulated with him or
his infraction of the army code. The
officers answer WAS. THE soldier Is
my brother"
England today has many OF her
proudest sons In the ranks among
them the Earl Of Crawford, who Is
Irrving as hospital orderly. Some
of these again and again have refused
commissions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01

description. then. keeping clean, 3. BY
a careful examination Of every Chin
ney and lue. II any are defective put
them in good order before the cold
weather sets in. See that there Is
proper protection under all heaters
and stoves. 8. Remove all rags and
scraps from closets, either selling
them to the junk dealer. or placing
them In a metal can in some location
where they may not start a fire in case
of spontaneous ignition. 4. Remove
all oils. gasoline, kerosene. and grease
to some location that will be least dan
gerous to other property. 5. For
storing waste that has been used to
clean the automobile and other ma
chinery. use a metal can or box in the
yard away from the building. 6. Keep
matches in a metal box where they
can be safe from the children and rats.
Use safety matches exclusively. II pos
sible. Z. Before retiring every night,
think-have ! done everything neces-
sary to safeguard the lives Of my fam
lily and the loss Of my property from a
careless fire? II you are not sure. in
spect Immediately. s. Watch with a
careful eye every article Of foodstuff,
lumber, cotton and everything essen
tial in the way Of war material by
carefully keeping the fires down.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
(loSe Shave for All.

II America had not gone into th"'
thing lust in the nick of time. Great
Britain, France and Italy would have
been whipped.
Nobody disputes that, and America
got in only at the very nick Of time,
for within another week. had not the
Americans stopped them at Chateau
Thierry. the Germans would have been
in Paris. and TN" fall of Paris would
have meant the fall Of France.
With the fall Of France, England
would have also gone down. and with
the fall Of England, Germany would
have bcen supreme in Europe.
But could Germany have been con-
tent to be supreme in Europe only?
No man of reasonable intelligence
thinks so.
There would have still been left the
richest, most prosperous and most de-
rcnsclesS country in the world. ana
what nation so flushed with the intoXi-
cation OF conquest as Germany would
have been. and with no less conscience
than Germany's leaders had. would
have been able to keep its hands OIL
such rich and easy prey as the Unit
ed States would have been?
Yes. the United States got in just IN
the nick of time to save England and
France and Italy, and the United
States is entitled to credit for that.
But there is another view OF TINS
close shave that is of far deeper Sig
niticance than the saving of England
and France.
Had the United States been just
week or ten days later, the United
States would also have been victim
of Germany's lust for world domina-
tiOn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
VIII Use Lower Grades of Cotton

VIII Use Lower Grades OF Cotton
In line with the governments an.
nounced policy to force a greater use OF
the lower grades Of cotton, thereby
stabilizing the price, manufacturers OF
cotton fabrics for the army and navy
will hereafter discontinue consumption
of more higher grades than necessary
using grades below middling.
The cotton distribution committee
announced Tuesday that this agree
ment was made at meeting OF repre-
sentatives Of the army and navy, war
Industries board and the national coun-
Gil Of cotton manufacturers.
Fabrics manufactured on govern
ment contracts will be judged by their
strength, serviceability and suitability
for purposes intended rather than by
the grade Of cotton used In their man
ufacture. This will apply also to goods
for the public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01

Lieutenant Elliott Springs, son of
Mr.. Leroy Springs, of Lancaster, and
grandson Of the late Captain Samuel
f. White of Fort Mill. is making a
record for himself in France. that is
rejecting glory OH the people at home.
and the county and state from which
he halls. In fact his fame is becoming
world wide. He is member Of the
British Royal Flying squadron. and is
bringing down enemy planes with a
frequency that has already put him in
the ACE" class. and good fortune con-
tinues to rest with his skill and cour-
age. In recent statement given out
by the war department, at Washing
ton. Lieutenant Springs was mentioned
us having brought down nine enemy
airplanes between September 9 and
September %. and In a letter to his
father. the young man says that he
thinks he has also brought down six
other planes behind the German lines
for which he has not gotten credit be-
cause Of inability to establish the facts
by the evidence Of witnesses. While II
Is certain that aviators frequently send
their opponents down behind the enc
my lines, they do not get credit In such
cases unless the circumstances are
such as to admit Of absolute proof OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
Fort Mill l. showing up in most r

Fort Mill Is showing up in most re.
markable shape just at this time. Tht
soldiers from that town and commu
nifty have the credit Of having beer
the first TO break the Hindenburg line
the strongest military position in the
world. Lieutenant Elliott Springs. Q
native Of Fort Mill. is winning inter.
national fame as an airplane fighter
and Capt. r. X. Lee. another Fort Mil
boy, is acknowledged as the most ex.
pert marksman in the world.
Reports from the oil mills over this
state, as we'll as over surrounding
states, are to the effect that the de.
mand for meal from the fertilizer
companies is greater than the MILL
can supply. The fertilizer companies
of course, want the meal for ammonia
and in the assurance that prices vii
be no lower later on than they are
now, are taking all they can get. Thii
situation would seem to indicate tha
farmers who expect to use meal, eth
er for feeding or for fertilizers. should
not too long delay their purchases
Otherwise they might find themselves
disappointed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
THE BROAD ON THE RAMPAGE.

Lots of corn and cotton has been de-
stroyed in the Broad river bottoms
during the past week.
The river was higher Saturday and
Sunday than 1t has been since the
great flood Of 1916, but not so high by
ten or twelve feet as then. The water
fell back almost to normal on Monday
and Tuesday; but on Wednesday MORN
ing il was again almost as high as on
Sunday.
There was heavy loss to the farmers
in the river bottoms all along York
and Cherokee counties. The ]. T.
Smith and Emil Warth places on the
river were heavy losers. and also the
McCluney place in Cherokee county,
across the river from the York side.
Mr.. j. r. Smith had about a hundred
acres Of very fine corn that promised
yield Of not less than 40 or SO BUSH
els to the acre. II Is ruined. Mr..
Dan baltimore lost both corn and cot
ton on the river. About so acres Of
cotton were ruined for McClueny.
II is thought that all the corn that
was covered by water Is ruined: but
the loss to cotton is not quite so heavy.
Where the water got over the cotton.
II picked all the open cotton clean
from the burs; but left the green and
cracked bolls.
The total loss to the river farmers
runs up into many thousands of dol
lars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01

Effect OF Austrian Peace.-In addi-
ton to the tremendous moral enect
upon Germany II Austria sues for
peace, says a London dispatch, the
military effect will be OF much mo-
ment. For II will mean the Withdraw
al of eight Austrian divisions from the
German fighting front. The most i'm
portant loss to the Germans will be
that of the Austrian artillery. which
has proved of substantial service In the
retreat.
Although Germany continues her
rear guard machine gun covering OPP
erations with intense oostinacy' her
military position Is declining every
day. It is believed here the German
government knows the country cannot
70 through another winter Of war In
the face Of the shortage In food and
raw material and Of internal political
conditions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01

from all the production centres snow
the results rapidly growing. The
American forces have been moving so
lapidly during the last few weeks
that il has been found necessar! 10
give up some OF the transportation
sIac. which was intended ;Gr arr
planes TO other material. but within
the next few weeks the full movement
q: aircraft Is expected 10 bc in swing
ac:.in. ~ mater nf Tact. reports
show that there are more American
al! planes awaiting shipment AT points
| of cmharkation than can be loaded
Ia speaking of fighting airpianes. the
single seated planes in which ar"
fought the spectacular duels OF the
lair. are not included. These types
are changing so rapidly that oihcials
say il will never be practicable tc
huilt them elsewhere than almost
H." battlefield. All the American
built planes. however, are ilghtlne
PLANES. armed and equipped io take
/ car" of themselves on the duty foi
which they are designed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
CLOVER CUlLlNGS.
Correspondence OF The Yorkville Enquirer

Correspondence OF The Yorkvilic Enquirer
Glover, October 20.-Miss Maude
Youngblood Of Gastonia, y. c., spent
the past weekend here with her
mother, Mrs. Nettie Youngblood.
Lieutenant Joe Bigham, who has
spent several months In France. but
who Is now stationed at Camp Fun
ston. Kansas, as an instructor, spent
Monday here with his sister, Mrs. w.
p. Grier.
Private Hugh Love Of Camp Jack
son. recently visited his sister. Mrs. J.
A. Jackson here.
Mrs. J. T. Stowe Of II. F.. ID. No !,
spent several days here with her
daughter, Mrs. Orr Sparrow, who is
sick with influenza.
Miss Eunice McClain of Rock Hill.
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter McClain. here this week.
Miss Bleeka Beamguard, who has
been spending some time at her home
on account of influenza. left Monday
morning for Chicora college, Column
bia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Broadus NJ. Love and
daughter. Miss Margaret, of Yorkvillc.
visited the family Of Mrs. 7. w. McEl-
wee here Sunday.
Among those who attended the fu-
neral Of Mr.. Hope McCarter at Beth
any, Sunday. were Prof. and Mrs. w.
r. Koon, Mrs. James Woods and
daughter. Miss Susie, Messrs George
Sparrow, Andy Quinn, Paul Hedgpath
and DR.. B. G. Black
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-01
Batting Them With Tobac

Batting Them With IODacco.-
Americans, writes an Associated Press
|correspondent, now count among their
prisoners 81 members Of the second
German landwehr. who are the most
sadly disillusioned men from the Ger.
man emperor's army. The men still
are convinced that they were played
shabby trick in being taken prisoner
though they are quickly becoming rec
onciled to their lot by their generous
rations Of food and tobacco.
The Germans for several days had
been coming unarmed out OF their
trenches, creeping forward to a point
midway between the two lines where
they had been given bread and tobacco
by the Americans. Their donors. they
told an American intelligence ofhcer'
wore crosses on their shoulders
The other day when they came over
they were told that the next time, each
man would receive five sacks OF tobac-
co instead Of one sack. The opportu-
nifty was too good to be lost and In
stead of groups Of three, four or hVe,
as heretofore, 81 men came In group
eager for the tobacco and food.
The Germans were Hospitality re-
ceiyed at the customaryX X4rpezvous'
split into small groups and invited to
come to another spot where the dis
tribution would take place. That spot
proved to be the intelligence office OF
the American division. where the land
wehrs were informed that they were
prisoners.