Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

-Clytus Tart. aged "a. was drowned
in Willow creek. near Florence. last
Saturday while trying 10 Rescue his
brother from the swollen waters.
- Andrew Bcthea has filed his pledge
and entered the race for governor. II
Is general! conceded that he is one
OF the leading candidates for the po-
sition.
Clara Lee Snow. aged ten years.
and her sister. LA May. aged six years.
OF the Judson mill village. Grernrille.
were drowned Monday afternoon when
they took shelter from the rain under
"A culyrrt through which branch ran.
The heavy rainfall caused the water IN
the culvert 10 rise rapidly and the
children were enculicd.
- The sub committee OF the state
Democratic executive committee has
decided on Tuesday. June Il. ~ the
beginning OF the state and senatorial
campaigns. The complete itinerary IL
being arranged 10y railroad man and
will hc announced today. The Scna-
,orial campaign will open III Winns-
horo and swing through the Piedmont
section. and the initial state meeting
will h- al Barnwrll and will take in
the southern part Of South Carolina
first. The candidates for state and
Federal offices automatically will have
10 file their pledges with the secretary
OF state at Columbia on or before
noon of June l..
- Columbia. May %: Benjamin l..
\bncy. OF Columbia. chief counsel In
South Carolina. for the Southern rail-
way. WAS bitterly denounced by FitZ-
hugh McMaster president OF the Co.
lumbia Red Cross chapter, in speech
AT a local theatre last night. Mr. Nc
Master declared that when Red Cross
campaigners went TO Ahney he replied
he would not give "A damn cent TO the
Red Cross" He ought To be run out
of Columbia" said Mr. McMastcr. He
ought TO he run out of the great South
cru railroad which hc represents. Co.
lumhia is no place for man who
says. Not Il damn cent for the Red
Cross. when he is able To give"
- Columbia special OF May u. To the
News and Courier: Ex-Governor Culr
l.. i}lraSt., candidate for the United
States senate. in II statement today.
said that hr does not intend to follow
the regular itinerary. az nlapprd oiit
10y the sub committee oi the stat"
Democratic executive committee. un-
less Senator B X. Tillman. in IN"
race Tor recollection, makes the county
to- county canvass. The former COVER
nor reserved the right to max" any al
the regular meetings hc sees lit. hIl
announced that he would appear at all
those at which Senator Tillman will
speak. Mr.. Blcasc said that hr would
announce his independent itinerary
later which will open near Turbrvillc.
Clarendon county, May 81. Il propose
to address every man in South Caro-
lima who wants to hear me speak"
said Mr.. I3leaSe'S statement. and give
him the opportunity not only Ia hear
me but to ask me any question which
no desires to ask In reference To any
matter pertinent TO the issues OF the
campaign. But with Senator TillmaE
remaining in Washington, refusing to
come upon the stump. or TO meet me
face TO face. before the people OF this
state. ! do not propose to be used az a
drawing card for those who hayN alb
solutely no chance in the senatorial
race will not say chance Ia get in
to Il second race. because from all In"
Information | have. there will b" no
second race. and | am satisfied that !
will in the first race receive clear
ma jority of the votes of all the whit"
voters OF South Carolina"
- Grrrnvllc special OF May - TO
the Charlotte Observer: Transfer Of
the Eighty-iirst division from Colum-
bia here is momcntarily at Il standstill,
all four infantry regiments, the entire
division staff. the headquarters troop.
supply train, and remainder 81 the
military police companies having ar
rived. The wagons of the supply conf
panics Of the four infantry regiments
together with the trucks of the supply
train. arrived yesterday, all OF them
having made the trip from Columbia,
Il distance by road of more than 100
miles. under their own power. A de-
tachment from the engineer regiment
Is here. and the remainder of the COM
Gland, t6Sether with the sanftary Iratn
and the field signal battalion, are cX-
pected to arrive later. The ammuni-
tion train will remain with the artil-
lery brigade at Camp Jackson, while
the three machine gun battalions will
not come here either. having been
transferred TO Camp Hancock, at Au-
gusta, Ga. Military training, which
had been completely interrupted for q
time. was resumed today. Troops from
all the southern states i'm approximate
ly equal numbers compose the Eighty
first division, which Is conside rably be-
low war strength. Officers and men
hail its transfer here with delight. as
they take it Is Il sign that the division
is soon TO be raised to full strength
and receive intensive training in prep
aration for going across. The few men
who now compose the divisions units
have received such thorough training
in military rudiments that they serve
rs AN excellent nucleus, and 1t Is the
general opinion that the Eighty-first
when filed to war strength can be
whipped into shape in surprisingly
short time.