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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

Americans refused to rush forward IN
response TO the "kamerad" trick. A.
long the same part OF the front the
Germans are using light rolling ma
chine guns, moving from place 70
place, particularly at night, with the
object of concealing the positions OF
their heavy guns. The German heavy
artillery shelled Summerance and 9TH
cr towns in that rsgion and as far as
the Meuse drcnched the woods within
the American lines with gas at inter-
walls. An early morning mist and
smoke screen assisted the Americans.
who advanced for a distance OF about
two thirds of mile at certain points
land gained positions OF advantage IN
cluding ridges on either side OF Grand
Pre-. During the day the Americans
took 200 prisoners and others are now
Looming in. The Germans are usine
| for the most part machine guns anc
light artillery with plenty OF gas. The
enemy machine gun nests were pound
I'd all day by the American artillery
land by bombing machines. but me
:;crmans apparently had dug II
lagainSt shells.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

Union. October %: Second Lieu
tenant Dogan II. Arthur Of Union, who
Is pilot in the aviation section of the
18th Aero squadron, Is cited for gal
lantry, and the commander-in in chief, in
the name Of the president, has award
ed him the DISTINGUISHED service cross
for an act Of extraordinary heroism. 1t
was announced today. The action for
which he was decorated occurred on
the first day ot the st. Mihiel offensive,
1t is understood, September IL. He
was driven back twice by nine enemy
planes, and he made a third attempt
In the face Of third attack by the
same planes, found the American lines,
and after being shot down but falling
in friendly territory. communicated
valuable information to headquarters.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

drunk on. and that nobody esteems II
anyway except for the temporary phys
ical pleasure it produces at the expense
OF the consumers physical and mental
machinery. The handout Of these ex-
ecutives who are violating the prohibi-
ton laws on the pretense Of humanita-
rian motives, Is exactly on the same
principle Of the fellow who cultivates
the good will Of kindred spirit by set
ting out his jug. These executives
know very we'll that the whisky has nc
medical value. They know that a.
we'll as do the people whose applause
they seek, and in attempting to justify
themselves on pretense Of relieving
distress and suffering they make them.
selves all the more contemplate. A:
for the New York World it has beer
hysterical in opposition to the prohibi
tion movement for years. and ever
now it is only grasping at straws in ar
effort to save the damnable liquor traf
lac.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

1t has not been able to get rid Of the
seed anything like as fast as they are
coming in, and II has been compelled
to unload some OF its car seed on the
ground. The oil mill ginnery has al
most been able to take care Of all the
cotton that has been coming.
The influenza situation does not ap-
pea to have grown any worse at the
cotton mills. \ large percentage OF
the people are still sick: but many are
convalescent and II is not thought that
the new cases are on the Increase.
Both the Cannon and Lockmore mills
are still running with very much re-
ducCd forces. The Neely mill had to
shut down "Wednesday until next Mon
day. because there were not enough
we'll hands to keep II in operation
The Travora has not suffered much
There have been few cases Of intiu-
enza among the operatives: but not
enough to be noticeable. Among those
who are now sick at the Neely mill are
the following: r. P. Jackson. Will
White. J. c. CAN'T. Lewis Boyd. Mr.
and Mrs. w. T. Ashe Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
A. White. Emmett Cook and daughter
Mrs. VIM. Thomasson and three chill
dren, Miss Stella Jackson. Mrs. Sally
Carpenter. Mrs. Frances White. y. p
Baker. Banks PRESLEY. Owens Wall
Moss Lanier. Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Ia
nier, Robert Ramsey.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
MERE-M ENTION
The executors Of the estate Of Mrs

The executors OF the estate OF MRS.
Mary Lily Bigham. formerly Mrs. H..
NJ. Flagler. have rendered the govern
ment a check for S5.3S4,034 inheri-
tance tax. The government claims S.
0OO, 900. Jess Willard. the cham
pion heavy weight prize fighter. has
been asked to give exhibitions to raise
funds for army welfare organizations.
........... Percy NJ. Gering OF Pittsburg,
Pa. and NJ. L. Hope Of Merebosen.
III, student officers OF the marine
corps. were killed in an aviation acci-
dent at Miami, Fla. last Tuesday.
More than l50 people have been Killed
by earthquakes in Guatemala. ............All
the German U-boats in the bases at
Ostend and Zeebrugge made their es-
cape before the coming Of the British.
The British house OF commons by
n majority Of 249, has passed resolu-
ton in favor Of the right Of women TO
sit in parliament............Ge Haig cap
tured 1000 Germans on WEDNESDAY.
........... The Germans are evacuatinS
Ghent. The entire Ukrainian min
istry has resigned. Texas su-
preme court has declared the state
wide prohibition law unconstitutional.
Fourth Liberty loan money Is pour.
ing into the treasury at the rate or
$50. 100000 day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

There has been more or less doup'
as to what would be done with the
American dead in France, whether
they would be allowed to remain IN
French soil, near where they died. OF
whether they would be brought back
to America. 1t Is the understanding
now that all American dead will be
brought back. Army chaplains have
notified to that effect; but OF course
nothing of that kind will be attempted
until after the war. AS to whether the
dead heroes will be sent back to theii
respective families, or whether they
will be buried in one or more OF the
great cemeteries located In Different
parts Of the country. remains for ru'
ture decision. The French people arc
anxious that the American dead be lef'
in France. promising to look after
their graves forever. That Is mos'
pleasant sentiment: but 1t is hardly
calculated to satisfy. America viii
forever be proud of the part she is
playing In this war and 1t will not only
be more fitting: but more satisfactory
that the dust Of the heroic boys who
are pouring out their blood for human
liberty shall rest among our own peo.
pie.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
Will Keep 1t Up All Winter.-Unles

Will Keep IL Up All Wintcr.-Unless
they are saved by their plea for peace,
writes an Associated Press correspond
ent with the American army on the
Verdun front, the Germans will be sub
jected to steady hammering along the
greater part OF the western front
throughout the winter. Indications are
that 1t Is not intended to give them
breathing spell, Notwithstanding the
weather conditions.
II is pointed out that decreased ac-
tivity would enable the Germans to re-
cuperate to such a degree as to make
certain a prolongation Of the struggle.
During previous winters the enemy
has been able to rest up his forces and
replenish his supplies, especially am
munition and there Is no reason to be-
lieve he would not avail himself Of the
same opportunity now and to much
greater advantage.
There are two places on the front
where II is conceded that military ope-
rations during the winter will be vir-
tually impossible, but American OFF,
GERS insist that IS per cent Of the front
offers no real obstacle to a continuance
of the fight 1t Is not questioned that
operations will be slowed down, but,
even so the advantage will be with the
attacking side. especially since II is
known that German material Is grow
ing scarcer.
Last winter was much more severe
than Is ordinarily the case and those
responsible for plans Of campaign cal
culate that by the law Of averages. the
coming winter will be milder. 1t Is in
dicated that the Americans are settled
indefinitely into their present positions
and their part in the general pro-
gramme Is we'll defined. It is to be ex-
pected that they will continue to de-
liver short smashing jolts against the
pivotal center OF the long sv eeping
line. The big gains made betwc en- the
American front and the sea are con-
ceded to have been due In large meas
ure to the menacing demonstration by
the Americans and by the enforced
EN- mployment bv the Germans Of thirty
divisions here.
The enemy will be compelled to con-
tinue to mass forces of men and mate
rails In front of General Pershing's 8
troops at the expense Of other places.
because to fail to hold the line be-
tween the Meuse and Grand Pre- would
endanger an enormous area
The spirit OF the Americans Is un-
broken by the determined opposition
Of the Germans and both officers and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
After enumerating a number o

After enumerating number OF
states in which the prohibition laws
have been violated by the executives
on the alleged ground of the public
health taking precedence over every
thing. the New York World undertakes
to justify this condition Of affairs by
recalling that old-time doctors held
whisky to be specific for pneumonia
and that modern developments are
proving that the old time doctors were
right. or course. there Is no sense
whatever in the argument Everybody
knows that old time doctors prescrib-
ed whisky mainly because they knew
their patients liked the stun. and be-
cause the doctors did not know what
else to do. Everybody knows too that
whisky never has been. and never will
be good for anything except to get
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
During the correspondence m con

During the correspondence N con-
nection with the Lusitania. Joe can
non said that the president was writ
ing too d--n many notes" or course
the president was doing the best he
could. But as things stand now, fur'
ther notes appear to be unnecessary
The kaiser and his crowd know what
we want. II Germany is to fix the
terms on which the war Is to end now
il would have been better to have LEI
her arrange things to suit herself al
the beginning. Her back talk now Is
plain impudcnce.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- Miss Esther Ashe, along with her
sister, Miss Mabel. and her mother,
Mrs. S. c. Ashe, has been working as Il
volunteer nurse during the epidemic.
All of these ladies have left their own
affairs to be Of service to others.
Because of the scarcity Of physi-
clans, the druggists have been in
structed to do what they can in help
ing to prescribe for influenza. The first
thing is calomel or some other purge,
calomel being preferred. Then in a
good many cases quinine Is used, and
asperin is given to relieve pain. Also
where the patient Is very much debili-
tated. strychnine is used as stimu-
liant. Many people have gone through
more or less severe attacks OF infiuen-
"a without the attention Of physi-
clan.
Miss Martha Marshall has rendered
her services in the nursing Of influenza
cases and Is steadily at work with the
other volunteers. DR.. Meek Barnett is
also on the job as volunteer. AL
though not an n. D., he has been at
the business of filling prescriptions so
long that he knows all about the doc
tors work, and Is doing lot Of good.
Quite a number Of people have offered
the use Of their cars for any purpose
for which they can be made available
in helping to handle the situation. DR..
Morse, OF the Federal health service
has been in town for the past few days
and has visited quite a number OF
cases. He does not find the type Of in
fiuenza prevailing here to be nearly 30
malignant. as II Is in many other parts
Of the country.
There Is q tax on book agents and
| il is all right. Book agents formerly
were somewhat Il nuisance. Some OF
them were. But should there be a
tax on a religious book. written and
published by q home man? We mean
should the author Of such a book be
required to pay q tax for the right to
have the book sold by canvassers In
his own town? We do not think So
The writing of a book Is stupendous
undertaking. Comparatively few men
Just about one in 10.000-have the
ability, the nerve and the courage to
do 1t. And after a home man has
written and published book, 1t Is
hard indeed to think that the laws OF
his own town stand in the way of his
selling II. The like does not prevail
anywhere else In the whole civilized
world.
The scarcity Of labor weighing so
heavily on the oil mills over the state,
10 the very great danger Of heavy loss
of seed, etc, applies here the same as
elsewhere. The local mill. however,
has not been suffering 30 much from
lack Of quantity as It has from lack OF
Quality. Some Of the trained men who
have been at the presses, gins, etc, for
years have been sick, and 1t has been
Inn possible to I'LL their places with men
~ equal efficiency. Mr.. Neil. the gen.
eral manager. however. has been CIV
tantion. and has been able to get help
Then most other men would have fall
an down. II would not be fair to say.
however, that the mill is not suffering.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
dhe Cotton Market.
Thursday, October "a, 1918.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County Of York.
IN THE PROBATE COURT

A-s hhE hSbAik SOOhl
BY l. r. Williams. Probate Judge for
York County.
WHEREAS Mrs. MARY MEEK Nc
CARTER has applied to me for
Letters of Administration, on all and
singular. the goods and chattels, rights
and credits Of ]. J. McCARTER, late
Of the County aforesaid, deceased.
These are, therefore. to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors Of the said deceased, to
be and appear before me at our next
Probate Court for the said county. TO
be holden at York Court House on the
STH DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1913, to
shew cause, IL any. why the said Ad-
ministration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this
24th day Of October. In the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eighteen and In the 143rd year
OF American Independence.
l. r. WILLIAMS.
ProbateJudge Of York County.
86 .....f It
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
Canturine Them With Airplanes.-

Captufn1R 1HeHl VIII
Airpianes can be used for capturing
infantry. It was proved by the Br1tsn
in the recent advance.
FIying fairly low seeking parties OF
Germans or war material to bomb.
two officers in one machine were fired
upon from a sunken road. The pilot
diyed and the airplane machine gun
quickly accounted for four Germans.
Very quickly the Germans hoisted a
white flag in token Of surrender.
The airmen were In dilema, as
there was no British infantry In the VI
cinity. Rounding up the party the air
men directed them toward the British
lines. They circIed over them with
the ever menacing bombs and machine
guns until they encountered a party OF
British who took the entire lot to
prisoners cage. IS In number.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

War Is rather too serious n matter
for levity; but positively the German
armisticc correspondence looks like q
Joke. II Great Britain and France
would not accept German terms when
they were alene and being pressed
back, It is strange that Germany should
think that her terms would be accept
ed now just as the Allies are beginning
to fight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
French Deputies Return After Fou"

French Deputies Return After Fou"
YearS--The French chamber Of dep;:-
ties on Tuesday enthusiastically well
coined Deputies DeLorey and Ragh-
boom OF Lille, returning to their seats
after four years In the hands OF the
Germans. Amid an impressive silence
NJ DeLorey said:
1T In impossible to denounce all the
German crimes. but the most abomi-
nablc was the carrying Off OF women
and girls of l9 and Is by enemy soldiers.
their enforced submission to medical
examination and their being obliged TO
work under French machine gun hre
for the German army.
The chamber shouted Its indigna-
ton. One member cried: We'll tell
our children that. Well never for
get"
The Lens plains are nothing but an
immense area of ruins with not one
house intact. There can not be u
Frenchman who does not wish those
culpable chastised."
M. Raghboom told how German SOL
diers had insulted and violated Lille
women and how they forced 15-year-
old children to work for them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25


Mr.. Edward NJ. Allen Of st. Paul
Minnesota, has sent The Enquirer files
Of the ST. Paul papers giving detailed
accounts of terrific forest fires that
swept northern Minnesota and Wis
consin during October. u. 13. IA. IL
and 16. The fire-swept territory was
about so miles wide and u hundred
miles long. 1t included Itasca county
in which the Mississippi river finds Its
source, and extends to both banks OF
the southwest extremity Of Lake Supe-
rior, including Duluth. Many cities
towns and villages were wiped out
over Il thousand people were burned to
death, $4,000 were left destitute and
over $4,000 were left homeless. The
property loss is estimated as hardly
less than $10O.00O,0O0. Many people
were saved by the heroic work of rail.
road men who carried their trains
Through burning forests at the risk OF
their lives. This was done time. and
again. People were driven into the
lakes and rivers by thousands to es-
cape the flames and many met death
by drowning. In some cases families
were wholly or partially destroyed, and
for days after the comparative subsi-
dence Of the Games. mothers were
hunting their husbands and children
the children and husbands were hunt
ing mothers. The morgues were full
Of unrecognizable bodies. Long before
the danger was over people OF ST
Paul, Minneapolis and other surround
Ing cities began to send help to tho
stricken people, and the work OF RELIEF
continues to the present. 1t was tho
worst forest fire In the history Of Min
nesota, not excepting the memorable
Hinkley disaster in 1894. when abou
500 people lost their lives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

The balance of those war savings
stamps must be bought up without fur
ther delay. So far York county has
bought less than 81 per capita. She
should buy at least $50 per capita
Many women and children are now
paying for war stamps by picking cot
ton and the like. Let others show the
same spirit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
AROuT PEOPLE

Sheriff Quinn. whose illness with In
Auenxa was mentioned Tuesday. Is get
ting along very nicely.
Clerk of the Court Logan has been
quite sick during the past rev days:
but was much better yesterday.
Private Saye Berry has been up from
Camp Jackson OF visit to the family
OF his father, A. J. Berry, OF Tirzah.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

Dr. Royal $. Copeland, health COM
missioner OF New York, has sent out
warning against the use Of whisky In
the treatment of influenza. Alcohol, In
any form, he says. only increases the
danger from the disease.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
HINoYs WONDERFUL LINE.
Strongest Fortifcations Ever Con-
structed: But Don't Hold Allies.

structed; But Don't Hold Allies.
Desperate efforts were made by the
Germans to strengthen the Hindenburg
line when they were driven back to 1t
b. Marshal Foch's great offensive this
summer. More than nine miles In
depth at various points, 1t had already
been called the greatest fortress the
world has ever known Despite this,
information has reached the American
intelligence officers from various relia-
BILE sources that the Germans began
work upon 1t with renewed vigor soon
after the Franco-American counter or
fensive of July IS, which drove them
back over the Marne, east Of Chateau
Thierry and northwest across the Vesle.
One section Of the Hindenburg line
examined by British experts. had
belt Of wire eight yards deep, the wire
being the size Of lead pencil and
with barbs of an inch. About one
hundred yards to the rear was the first
German trench and behind the trench
100 yards apart were ferro-concrete
positions, built to hold from two to five
machine guns. Behind these "pilloox-
es" were other machine gun emplace-
ments.
Behind the first line were belts OF
wire arranged in a criss-cross geomet-
rical pattern, and then, after an inter.
val varying from several hundred
yards to half a mile, was the second
trench. With the object Of preventing
tanks from crossing 1t, the SECOND
trench was dug wide enough to act as
trap when the big crawlers came
along.
To the rear of the second trench
line was another belt Of wire and after
that the main or support line. The
part Of the line examined by the Brit
ish officers had been dug by Russian
prisoners and had running beneath II
a continuous tunnel at a depth OF forty
feet. Along this main or support line
staircases led up from the tunnel ev-
cry fifty yards. The tunnel had rooms
opening out OF 1t and was lighted by
electricity. Above were a number Of
machine gun posts and trench mortar
emplacements which are connected by
hoists so that ammunition may be sent
up quickly from below.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

1t is all right to look forward to
trade after the war, maybe; but it Is
far more important to bend every ef-
fort to finishing this war. II too much
thought is given to making money aft
er the war, we might drop something
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

Notwithstanding the epidemic OF
influenza, Erskine college has gone on
with its work without interruption. AS
soon as the disecse came near quar-
antine was put on. The result has
been that only four or five cases have
occurred among the students and these
of a mild type. The college has well
furnished infirInary. At present only
one Young man Ia in the infirmary and
ne is about ready to be released. The
quarantine is still on and will be kept
on until danger Of infection no longer
exists. Lieutenant Fishback Is giving
practice to q football team.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

While, in the event Of an armistice
1t might take quite 2 while for the
German government to remove its
troops from invaded territory. In the
absence of that armistice. the Allies
promise to complete this clearing out
lob in a much shorter time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

This is the best time for grain SOW
ing that we are going to have this year,
and every day that passes without the
sowing of grain reduces the quantity
of grain that will be sowed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

About the most absurd idea that has
been sprung in this country is that the
government is going to confiscate peo-
pies property. That would be Bolshe-
yism
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

- Cardinal Hartmann. Archbishop
of Cologne. according TO a Havas dis
patch through Bernc, Switzerland.
has issued n pastoral letter in which
he SAYS dark hours have come for
Germany. threatened by an enemy
superior in number. and shaken TO
the foundations Of the state by in
tcrnal changes. He calls upon his
people to offer public prayers. Deep
discomfort Is spreading everywhere
among the German people, the
cardinal writes. and they not only
give expression to their state OF mind
by what they say. but write disheart-
ening letters to the men at the front.
impairing their courage and power
Of resistance. The cardinal invites
all Catholics TO rally around the en-
peror. In all protestant churches of
Prussia public prayers have been or
dered for the protection of Germany
from the misfortunes which threaten
her.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

The president has lost no time in re-
plying TO the last German note: but II
does look like even the Germans ought
to know what he means by now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
Che 4torkrille enqairsr
Entered at the Postoffice at York as
Mail Matter OF the Second Class
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1918.

II tho American people were not so
familiar with the popularity OF the
o'possum. the German trick might
work.