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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
MERE MENTION.

ANDREW Ronar Law. the British
chancellor of the eNchrqurr. An
nouncrd III the house Of commons 4
few days ago that the British war rN-
prnSrS amount to $31.5S5.00O day.
........ Fire broke out in the hold Of n
lu.nu0-to American ship NJ an Atlantic
puIt saturday afternoon. The vessel
was loaded with explosives and war
munitions. She was towcd out 10 deep
water and IN forty minutes the fire was
gotten under control ....... Twelve civil
ian employees were killed 10y an eXplo-
sion OF illuminate of mercury At the
naval station al Newport. Il. l.. Satur-
day II is believed that the explosion
was accidental 1.-Two persons We're
killed anl sixteen injured n Canton.
o.. Saturday when Pennsylvania
train HIT a trolley ear stalled on
grade crossing g..........Thr first American
PATIENTS tu arrive at Baltimore from
France. reached Fort Mclienry general
hospital Saturday. All OF the patients
are suffering from trench diseases"
...... The war department has announc-
ed that In" army camp Al Chicamauga.
Ga.. has been officially designated
Camp Forest. in honor OF the famous
Confederate cavalry leader. General
Nathan Il. Forest r.......T The food ad-
miniStrator oi Lrnuir county, y. C..
has limited the sale OF molasscs 10 buy
rrS To one barrel AT u time. Some were
buy ing in lots Of ten To twelve barrels
and retailing none. The molasses
were being used in the manufacture OF
Illicit liquor. Allied airmcn last
week dropped seven tons OF explosives
on and around the Turkish cruiser
Gorhrn. recently stranded AT the EN-
trance TO the rdanrllrs............SiX
men ut Wilmington. Del. hay" been
sentenced To from one month TO righ-
teen months for robbing railroad cars
and selling the booty............Thc bureau
al standard at Washington. has sent
out warnings against the use OF cos
mcticS. face powders. rouge and other
toilet articles because II has h'cn dis
covered that some OF these prcmra-
tions contain dangerous poisons ............
F'iv" Socialists OF Philadelphia, hav"
been committed TO jail Tor Slurring the
draft and circulating scditious circu-
lars. President Wilson has been
suffering for some days past with a
sever" cold............Thc Cunard liner Au-
dania WAS torp"docd OF the coast Of
ireland u few uiys ago. but not sunk.
She is a vessel Cf 1905 tons and had
ON board 10 passengers and n crew al
oDu
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The house last Friday passed 10
a third reading bill that repeals the
quart month law and establishes alb
solute prohibition with the exception
of allowing the making of not less
than five gallons of wine for ones i'm
mediate family or for sacramental
purposes
The United States public health
service and the city board OF health Of
Spartanburg on Saturday issued the
order closing all theatres. pool rooms.
amusement places. schools and church.
es in Spartanburg until the meningitis
situation is under control there.
Health official says that there i5 no
epidemic Of the disease there. but new
cases are appearing In different parts
of the city daily and that some new
cases have developed at Camp W'ads-
worth. The order became effective
Saturday and Sunday there were 60
services held at any church. The pub
lie schools of the city were not opened
Yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

The senate has passed Senator
RankS'S hill providing for state insur-
ancc of cotton in state warehouses.
This is Il proposition that has been
worked out between Senator Banks
and his friend senator McIaurin. The
idea is To give state Warehouse cotton
immunity from the cNtortionS OF the
insurance trust. and assure that cotton
may hc insured on the farms tn as
good advantage as III the town ware
houses The bill provides for the
borrowing OF S2.5.OO0. which is to be
paid back from the profits on cotton
insurance. II is hoped that the house
will agree with the senat" in regard
to the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
Every Day.

Free al. space hunter TO the editor:
Il wish YOU would insert a notice
telling III" people"
Editor: AS an advertisement. you
mean"
Free space hunter: We'll. no. have
no money with which to pay for IL;
but the i'copl" ought to know H."
Editor: rs there any more reason
why tn" people should be told at my
expense than AZ your expense?
Free ad. space hunter: Since you
put ii that way. do not know that
there is
Editor: Il shall not dispute for a
moment that you have something the
people ought TO know. and | am frank
to tell YOU that If there is more reason
why | should tell the people than there
hesitate to do the telling: but Ii there
is more reason why you should tell
them than there is why | should tell
them. then II is up 10 you TO do the
telling. IL you think you can tell them
better through Th" Enquirer and at the
least cost. tarn | would advise you to
rIsr The E.nquircr; but If you think you
can get at them better by some other
means. why. If | were you. ! would
use the other means. But the reason
checked YOU up at the beginning Was to
the fact that what this
newspaper is being published for is the
benefit of the public IL is not being
edited 10y the public. for if it was be-
ing edited 10y the public. it would be
OF hut small public value. The editor
puts III at the expense OF the publish
crS what he thinks the public wants.
AMI when other people want to put in
for the benefit Of the public
il seems nothing but right that they
should do it at their own expense or
elSc's eXpcnsc--nOt at the
expense of the publishers"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
APPLICATIONS FOR NITRATss.

The time in which applications
must he made for nitrate is short.
Many farmers have already made
informal applications: but these ap-
plications do not count until they
have been made in a formal manner
on special blanks signed in dupli-
cate.
The blanks may be obtained from
r. g. Allein. NJ. F. Cobb. Yorkville;
y. n. McDill. Hickory Grove: John
r. Shirley. John r. London. Rock
Hill: w. B. Meacham. ]. l. Spratt.
Fort Mill: ]. s. Hartness, Sharon:
Jas. A. Page. Glover. or Agents Nc
Keown and Blair.
3y this time. thanks to the fact
TINT York county was probably the
firyt county in the state to begin
moving In the matter. all readers Of
the Yorkville Enquirer probably know
all about what Is to be done: but
anyhow. it will not be out Of place
TO repeat the instructions as follows:
The application blanks must be
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

count Nou licrtilng. IN" German
r,ichSt1g wEIrh H. virtually Il direct
,Ily 1" President Wilson's Sl"cch "f
january 20 congress. Won Ii"rt-
Iine'S speech - decidedly warik". IL"
SAYS that he is ~ full arr"vIn, with
IT." United STATES aS IL several points.
hut az To- other points hr declines I"
+, CopniZ" that the Allies have any
Say-so. only Russia and the Central
pUwrrS. he says. are concerned about
" hat is tU bc done with territory cap
tuirh from Russia. WITH reference
To Belgium. the chancellor says that
'irrmany has never demanded the in
lcn,c. and the matter can he arraIS-
at i'll inal negotiations Germany
claims .\lSacc and Lorraine as origi-
naIiy German. taken aw.,, 10y Fra I'c.
returning the provinces 10 France.
iirrtling says this territory will never
bc given up. GpruI;iny viii stand by
Austria Ia the last. Turkey is not
tu hr ln,"rfrrrd with. according I"
Won Hcrilimg. aud Germany aud Aus-
tria alone will decide IN" TAT" "I 70
land. When all other question: "a"
settled" SAYS Won Hrrtling. Ger
many viii bc ready I" discuss tn"
lraSu" uf nations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
WITHIN THE TOWN

If this fool tightening up goes on
for another six months like 1t has been
going on for the past six months. some
of the people who have been obJecting
to other people being allowed TO raise
pigs within the corporate limits of the
town. will he willing, If there Is no 9TH
or way for it. TO raise pigs in their
parlors.
A frame warehouse. situated on
south Congress street. near the Ira
vora mill, and containing about S2.-
400 worth of groceries. was destroyed
by firc at about I o'clock last Satur-
day morning. An adjoining building
used as a dwelling WAS also destroyed.
The origin of the fire il unknown: nut
il is said that small quantities OF
canned and other foods had been
moved from the building from time
to time and it is supposed that the fire
was set by thief either Intentional
~ or accidentally. The loss was close
to $4,000 and the insurance amount
ed to $4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

ing the British 10 more aggressive
naval policy than they have been
pursuing heretofore. There is Il feel
ing throughout America that Great
Britain. although unquestiUnably su-
perlUr 70 IN" Germans IN naval
strength, has all along been acting on
The defensive rather than the aggres-
sive The German navy has really
shown more aggression than the
British navy. The British navy has
been lighting only when il was obliged
To night. That WAS the case Of the
Skagcr;ick battle. The thing has Il
kind OF Il ilaNor that Great Britain Is
SO fearful as 10 what might happen
if she should lose her navy. or should
her navy be reduced 10 mfcrlority as
compared with the GERMAN navy. that
she Is afraid 70 take more risk The
American Ii.d l. that III view "i The
tremendous superiority Of the Allied
napics over the German navy. the AL
lI,.I na,i.S can afford To risk Il great
| 'i'il bll Il l'l' NJ va llIiIl
Th.r" H. :, I. cling that this * exact
~ ii,c th.u. L" do. and the under
standing - that Great Britain IL be-
Ing urged I" do exactly that. America
AT Mobile Damn the tOrpcdOrS. 60
ahead" What il going To come out
Of the whole situation remains To lie
that 'icrIndm submarines must l"
r"rIut"r"I AT their bases.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
PAY FOR LOST TIME

We have no definite information as
To what various manufacturers and
other employers are doing about paying
employees for the time lost by observ-
anrc OF the order of the fuel admins
trItion.
Th;. fuel administration has no au-
thority TO regulate matters OF pay and
can only suggest that employers pay
for lost time.
According TO our view OF il. II is
nothing but right and proper that all
concerns and other en-
pIoycrs who are sufficiently prosperous
10 br liable to income or excess profits
taxes. especially excess profit taxes.
should bear the burden OF the time
lost by their employees.
There is nothing the matter with a
rulr conditioning payment of cnforc-
ed lost time on the putting in OF all
other time allowed: but except for that
all lost time should be paid for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
INCOME TAX RETURNS

Farmers and others from all parts
of York county have been taking the
fullest advantage of the consideration
Of the government in sending experts
to show them the requirements OF the
law as to the making of income ana
excess profits tax returns.
Five experts, Messrs. 4. II. Good
year. f.. d. Richardson. w. ;. Nc
I.r,ve. 4. j. Beattie and :. w. John
son were in Yorkville during three
DAYS of last week. They had their
Headquarters in the Loan Il savings
hank. and at least five or six hundred
rcople came to them to find out eX-
T.; ~ha.t -.'a.s- a..- r"n,,iEed in the mat
ter of making returns.
Mr.. Johnson said Saturday that he
and the others would go to Fort MIL
yesterday and that they would spend
today and tomorrow in the town ol
clover, where they will he glad tn
give assistance to all who apply In
the matter OF making returns. The!
will he at Sharon on Thursday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

tendance at the January meeting Of
the Eastern division OF the York
County Teachers association in Fort
Mil last Saturday. More than fifty
teachers being present. Mr.. w. D.
Maginnis OF Rock Hill. president.
was in the chair. and Miss Susie
White. the secretary. kept the records.
The previously prepared programme
was carried OF in an interesting and
helpful manner. The address Of the
occasion was delivered Ivy Dr. Fatter-
son Wardlaw OF Columbia. who dis
rusScd the Seven most pressing needs
OF the school n the present time. in
cludins development Of patriotism.
development of character expert SUI
prrviSion. improved curriculum. The
parent association entertained the vis-
itorS al lunch. Because of the gener-
ally unpropitious conditions growing
ont OF the more pressing business OF
war. etc. II was decided 10 make no
attempt AT holding the annual field
day exercises this year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Sarah Russell Of Yorkville.
visited relatives in Bullock's Creek
this week
Mr.. and Mrs Lawton Ashe OF Or
angcburg. visited Mr.. and Mrs. n. T.
Williams in Yorkville this week.
Miss Loula Allein of Yorkvillc. has
taken a position with the First Ma
tional bank of Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. VI. Stroup OF York
Vile. visited their daughter. Mrs. W.
=. Patterson. In Lancaster last week.
Miss Mamie Plaxico of Yorkville.
left today to take charge OF the West =
crn Union telegraph office at Barn
well. :. c.
Gordon Collier of Camp Sewer.
Greenville. spent Sunday with the
family of Mr.. q. II. simmons In York
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. McHarg Davenport OF
Camp Wadsworth, spent sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Hart in York
vile.
Mr.. W. II. Sandifer of Yorkville No.
Saturday and has since been in quite
a serious condition.
Mrs. II. w. Cummings uf Columbia.
spent several days last week with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John e. Dick
son. on Yorkville No. /.
Miss Annie Dickson has returned
TO Columbia after spending a week
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. G..
Dickson on Yorkville No. /.
superintendent ID. l.. Rambo Of the
Yorkville Graded school. attended
the meeting Of the tatawba OratOri-
cal and Athletic association In Rock
Hill. Saturday.
Rev. Baxter F. McLendon of Ben
nettsville, who has been i'll at the
home Of Mr.. w. ID. Grist in Yorkville.
for the past two weeks. left for his
home yesterday morning. 1t was not
his intention to leave until today: but
his departure was hastened by news
of the death Of his brother Rev.
Murray NJ. McLendon, in the Flor
ence hospital on Saturday afternoon
at o'clock. Rev. Murray McLendon
had been taken to the hospital some
days before for an operation, which
failed to save the young mans life.
Rev. Baxter, who was singularly de-
voted to his brother. was overcome
by the bad news, and insisted on hur-
rying home In order that he might
be present at the funeral. He was
pretty well recovered from his own
Illness; but was still very weak. DR..
Campbell however. thought 1t would
be safe for him to attempt the trip.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

II has been said more than once that
this is war. not altogether between
armies: hut rather between nations.
That is true: but people do not realize
il fully. They look upon 1t in the alb
stract rather than in the concrete.
But the people of this section will act
the part OF wisdom If they will let their
imaginations loose and become alive to
the possibilities Of the ruin that can
be wrought by secret enemies right
amongst us. The burning Of the S. J.
Kimball stable in Rock Hill the other
night might have been purely matter
Of accident. and so might have been
the burning of the Mackorell- Hart
warehouse in Yorkville last Saturday
morning. Yes, 1t night have been an
accident in both cases, and 1t might not
have been. II might have been the
work OF incendiaries in both cases. 1t
is a war not altogether between armies:
but war between nations. 1t Is a war
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John R. Blair--Ssys that be Is out Of nitrate
Of soda applications, but Ii doing every.
hing possible to secure q new supply.
W L. Hill and others. Corporator-Give no
ice of opening books of subscription 70 the
capital stock Of the Planters bank. Sharon.
Al meeting Of the Library association. TO be
held a. the library rooms tomorrow after.
noon. Members and others invited.
RAYMOND G. Jackson. Guthriesville-Has .
hered Hampshire boar for service.
J. NJ Lcech and d. J. Mitchell. Exers.-Csll
on debtors and creditors Of estate Of G. c.
L.,ech. deceased. TO settle with them.
Minnie E. Sherer. Admrx.-Gives notice Of
sale of personally Of estate Of J. W. Sher-
,r deceased. on February 6th.
Ca:awba Milling Co.. Rock Hill-Wants to
buy milling corn in large or small quaint.
ties Phone or write them what you have.
John (. Carroll. Supt. Education-Calls meet.
ing OF western division Of Teachers asso-
cia,ion to be held in Yorkvile Graded school
neN, Saturday.
Frrcuson & Youngblood-Advise you>to give
,our livestock and poultry Pratts condition
powders They are beneficial.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.--Puts you on notice
:ha, for the next five days Il has goods AZ
specially attractive prices.
S.ur Theatre Will he closed today. The pro-
yramme for Wednesday. Thursday and Sat-
urday. All good pictures.
J. NJ Stroup Invites the attention Of the Ia
dies 20 the superior qualities and style OF
t;nssard corsets and brassiers.
EIr.: National Bank. York--Insists that you
start a Christmas club account. You'll be
pleased with il. Start today. Start your
Children TO saving.
Eirhpa,rick- Belk Co.-Announces its January
white goods sale and mid-winter clear
anrc. Sale begins Thursday next Jan. 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

not altogether between rifles. guns and
bayonets: but il is war Of gas at
tacks. arson. rape. poison. assassina-
ton. wreck. ruin-anything to demoral-
ize, terroriZe and intimidate. Our peo-
pie have not awakened to the serious
ness of the situation. They have too
much confidence in their security. They
think that if incendiaries are abroad
at all they are not likely TO be abroad
in this country. Maybe this is SO. but
il is safest to take no chances. Ev-
erybody should watch for incendiarism
as they have never watched before.
Let every American help watch the
railroad bridges and trestles and the
tracks. Keep watch on warehouses
where food and other supplies are stor-
ed. Keep watch on everything every
where. 1t might be well TO perfect Or
ganizations among the people TO look
after these things more Systematically
These are serious times and II is the
interest and the duty OF every man TO
watch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

Hon. John l.. McIaurin has just
given ont an open letter in which he
dcnouncrS both Tillman and Blease as
unfit for the office Of United States
Srnator--Tillman because he has out
lived his usefulness. and Blease be-
cauS" he is opposed to the admins
tration. Mr.. McIaurin says he would
like. while still possessed of his men,
tai and physical strength. TO be in a
position where he could develop the
warehouse system and cotton and
general insurance business OF the
state along with the lines on which he
has been working for some years: but
he does not say that he will be a can
didate for governor or other office.
He does say. however. that no man can
he governor except by alignment with
one or the other Of the political fac
tions and he declares that he is un-
willing TO place himself in such align
ment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

signed by the farmer who must give
detailed information about the uses
to which the soda will be put The
application will then be signed by the
county agent and approved by him
and the committee recently appointed
TO help in the distribution. These
blanks will all be sent 10 Washington
on February 1. Allotments will be
made in Washington and results mail
ed TO the county agent who will no.
tify each farmer as TO the amount al
lotted him and tell him the exact
amount TO deposit with the Peoples
National Bank of Rock Hill. This
bank will then make up club orders
for car lots and send these together
with the funds 10 Washington. The
car will then come forward from the
, port and be consigned 10 some farm
or IN the group making up the or
der.
The conditions the farmer agrees
tn IN the contract are as follows:
|. ! am farmer.
-. | will use on my farm any nj
trate sold To me as Il result of this
application and ] will not resell any
OF such nitrate except as land hold
er or owner 10 my tenants for use on
my land. and then not al price ex-
Nilt u'lNtI ioSl W lHt
10 me.
3. This application shall be bind
Ing upon me for the quantity Of nj
trate applied for. or any part nf II
that MAY be allotted 10 me by the
Federal government. The Federal
government reserves the right 10 al
lot to me a smaller quantity Of nj
tratr than that herein applied for. or
Ia reject my application altogether
for good cause. and assumes no lia-
hility for non delivery to me of nj
tratc Of soda I'm accordance with this
Application.
4. The Federal government re-
serves the right. if it should become
essential for the conservation OF car
space. IL make shipments of nitrate
I'm car lots only.
:. desire the quantity OF nj
trate stated below for Use on my
crops az follows:
Truck. grain. cotton. ana other
crops.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

The general assembly has under
consideration Il proposition to borrow
$3.uun.o"" To put the state on cash
basis. Rul the trouble iS that the
borrowing "f $3.0nh.0u" viii NOT put
the state ON Il cash basis. II will
only tend To encourage the false no.
tlun that debts have been paid. and
Immediately there will h" resumed
the same old practice Of living beyond
the states income. The best way for
the state 10 get rId of the debt Is To
rut oil some nf IT'S expenses That is
what prudent individuals d" when
they lind that they are living beyond
what they can afford. and il is as
GOOD Il rule for the state az II iS for
an individual.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

London has news 10y way OF the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Iunich that Generals Hindcnhurg and
I.udrndorf dissatisfied with Count Won
ilcrtling'S speech. are talking Of resign
mS. II is very well understood that
the military crowd in Germany stands
for absolutely nothing short OF the
complete conquest OF the world. and
that they should bc impatient OF any
thing that is suggestive OF compro-
mis-" is natural. But let us wait for
something more definite before we
build Il great deal on reports of the
probable resignation "t Hindcnhurg
and Ludrndorf.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
The house on last Thursday rcfus

The house on last Thursday refus-
cd tu pass Il resolution declaring the
hul'lHNS. out oi recognition of the
Garfield fuel order. That waS right.
MI the government wants IN this
matter IS obedience t. the law. II
.!nrs not ISk arybohy to 20 beyond
that. and people who seek To do II
it'll" more than III" government Is
asking them To- du make SlcCtaClcs of
Themselves mostly. 1t is suggestive
of the idva Of wanting 10 he too
smart" where il is desirable that they
Il" only smart enough
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29

In his weekly military REVIEW. S'c-
rctirN Baker throws "ul a warning I"
tn, effect shat the apparent l"t-ui' III
SuhmaIin, activities during III" past
Two weeks "r more has resulted from
The fact that the Germans hay" call
"d in I'll their submarines Ia hr re-
lifted preparatory To grand cam
lrI,rn against American transports
.,nd ships carrying supplies I" France.
TIL" secretary H. looking Tor r"h"N""
,;crman activities un q large seal" on
both land and SEA.