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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10
HUNS |NOCULATE
PRISONERS WITH
PLAGUE Ger N S
tuberculosis Serum Given in
Hope Of Death,

CHICAGO May 10 Private Michael
] Prcndcrga,t Of the Royal Dublin
Fusilcrs, Irish army iuyalidcd home
and now in Chicago on a. recruiting
mission. said during a recital OF his
experience, today, that the Germans
iroculatc prisoners with tuberculosis
serum and that 70 percent OF the
prisoners so treated die Private Prem
dcrgast was wounded and captured IN
August. lgl4 sent 10 a German prison
for two years and finally was eN-
changed when he was considered 10 he
within a month Of death from tubercu-
lo,iS incubation Besides being IN
oculatcd three times with tuberculosis
serum. Private PrcndergaSt said he
was hung 10 a post by the arms for
fourteen hours while food was Just be
yond reach and marched for five days
without food or water.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10

cdcd today to Immediately dismiss tho
three classes Of seyenty-iiye pupils IN
the high school =,
The one story frame high school
building was destroyed and the flames
spread 10 the one-story frame struc.
ture which housed the print shop and
school Of journalism The loss on the
high school building is estimated at
81 no. contents $1,000; loss on the print
shop building. 81 800, linotype machines
$3.50, catalogue being printed 5000,
other materials 1900 No valuation
ran he placed on many OF the records
iygt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10
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POPE PLANS MESSAGE
FOR WORLD ON MAY %

ROME, May lO-Ihc pope has iS-
sued special message addressed -
the whole world for a mas, 90 be sad
On S. Peters day MAY - for "thr
present necessities of human society
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-10
RUMANlAN PARLIAMENT
DISSOLVED BY MUNARCH

AMSTERDAM. May lO-The Ru.
manian parliament has been dissolved
nv royal decree. according to dispatch
from Bucharest. New elections have
been ordered and the new parliament
will convene lunc II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

The II men charged with the muir
der In connection with the lynching of
Robert Paul Prayer, enemy alien, were
acquitted by jury at Evansville. Ind.
last Saturday. after IS minutes OF de-
liberation. Two ballots were taken.
Announcement that all OF the defend
ants had been found not guilty was at
tended by wild demonstration I'm the
court room In which the accused men
were overwhelmed with congratula-
lions by relatives and friends who
throughout the long vigil OF examina
tion and testimony taking have crowd
ed the room. In closing the argument
Tor the defense, Thomas Williams
quoted statement attributed TO for
mer Ambassador Gerard in which the
ambassador told Of replying to the
kaiser's threat that there were 600 oo0
reservists In this country with this as
sertion: "Yes. and there are 500. .000
lamp posts to hang them on" He do.
clared that the present war situation
had developed new "unwritten law"
which had been invoked by the men
who hanged Prayer because OF his al
legged disloyalty. Judge Berpreuter I'm
mis- instructions to the jury emphasiz-
ed that the war should have no bear
ing on the case, which. he said, was
one In which helpless prisoner was
taben from a jail and murdered. The
presiding official had previously ruled
that the loyalty or disioyaIty OF either
Prayer or Of the defendants shouId
not he considered by the fury. mir
teen days were consumed in landing 70
men acceptable for jury service. more
than 700 talesmen being summoned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
The Battle for Paris,

The hiS drive now on toward Paris
LOOKS extremely serious 10 people or
this side Of the water: hut experts IL
London and Paris do not seem to ht
very greatly disturbed.
The German attack Is said to b'
proceeding on basis OF 4 division oi
about $4,000 men 20 every 1000 yards
and up To Saturday. about fifty Of
their divisions. including approximate
ly 100000 men, were engaged. II was
estimated that the Germans still had
about an equal number in reserve.
Although the Germans had reached
the Marne river. II is pointed out that
they have not been able 10 cross, and
il is believed that General Foch has
along the Marine II sufficient number OF
reserves not only TO hold the invaders
hack: hut probably enough TO cripple
them seriously.
In spite OF the fact that the Ger
mans appear to be having things their
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
RED CROSS AGGREGATES

II has not been practicable to Sc
cure exact figures from the Red Cross
war fund drive, May 20 to 81: but 1t
is quite certain that the figures from
the entire country have gone nearly up
to il66.50O 900, and South Carolina mas
has gone considerably over s1.000.OO0.
South Cardinals figures as given out
last Saturday morning by Willis j.
Milner, Jr., director for the southern
division OF the Red Cross, amounted
TO Sl,43,4i1.
York county's figures up TO date are
approximately as follows:
Yorkville. including. Sharon.
Hickory Grove, Bullock's
Creek. TirZah. McConnellsville
and Guthricsville ..................-.-. $14 900
Glover. including Bethel and
Kings Mountain townships. $500
Rock Hill. including Ebenezer,
Fort Mill, Catawba and part
Of Bethesda township ....-......... 25,47S
S4307S
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
s43.07S
REGISTER TOMORROW

Who Must Register-All male per-
sons (citizcns or aliens) born between
June 6, 1896 and June s. 1897 inclusive
except officers and enlisted men of the
regular army, navy and marine corps
and the National Guard, and naval
militia while in Federal service, and
officers in officers reserve corps and
enlisted men in enlisted reserve CORPS
while in active service.
When-On Wednesday. June 5. 1918,
between n. m. and 8. p. m.
Where-At office Of local board hay-
ing jurisdiction where the person to be
registered permanently resides. or 9TH
er place designated by the local board.
How-Go in person on June s to
your registration place. If you expect
to be absent from home on June S, 20
at once to the office Of the local board
where you happen TO be. Have your
registration card filled out and certi-
fled. Mail 1t to the local board having
jurisdiction where you permanently re-
side. Inclose n self addressed, stamp
cd envelope with your registration card
for the return of your registration cer-
tificate. Failure to get this certificate
may cause you serious inconvenience.
You must mail your registration card
in time to reach your local board on
June S. II you are sick on June and
unable to present yourself In person
send some competent friend. The clerk
may deputize him to prepare your
card.
international you are In doubt as
to what to do or where to register,
consult your local board.
Penalty for Not Registering-Failure
to register is a misdemeanor. punfsh-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

own way, ii is pointed out as sis1iih-
cant that the German newspapers arr
rxtr.ilcly conservative in that the!
ar" not encoura =in= Il great deal ol
iuhilati0n.
Til. Allies APPEAR 70 h'' stu III
doubt aS 20 whether In" Germans arr
i!anin. their main ,EIr: toward Paris
or as to whether they contemplate q
simultaneous irivs OF equally laGS"
pro,DIt.ons toward the channel. on
IN, other hand. ;h"r. is no light "ita"'
ior The GcIlnans Or the Allied puhlic a.
10 iusl " nat Gen. tvch intends 10 30
IN the way oi meeting tn" enemy.
Confidence III General fOch contin-
u.s supreme III LOndOn, l'aiis ana
Washin.tun. and there seems 10 t." u
general feeling that ir".nendousi! I'M
portaur developments are imminent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
Misses Leslie and Lula White. II

Misses Leslie and Lula White. in
Yorkyille.
Misses Esther Ashe and Mary Speck
OF Chicora College for Women, Co.
lumbia, nave returned 10 their respect
i've homes in Yorkville for the sum-
mer.
Nj. and us. Paul y. Moore and
children. Mr.. and Mrs. +. 4. Hall anu
children. ana Miss LYDIA Richardson
have returned j TO Yorkville after
brief stay in Blowing Rock.
John :. Wallace, a member OF the
graduating class of Wofford College,
Spartanburg. this year Is spending a
few days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. II. Wallace on lorkriiie
No. >.
Mrs. f.. b. Clements and children.
who have been making their home
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Ferguson in
Yorkville for some time past, left last
week for Birmingham. Ala. where
they will reside in the future.
The following York county boys
were graduated from Clemson college
las, week: =. Il. Finley, X. r. Bass,
Flet, her Kuykendal, W. +. Howell
Geo. W. Suggs, W. b. Nichols. The
last three are in the service.
Miss Maud Eberhardt. formerly mu-
sic teacher at the Iorkville Graded
school. who during the past year has
been teaching at Cameron. has accept
ed the position as organist at the First
PRESBYTERIAN church in iorkville. She
also will resume her former position as
tcaC her OF music in the graded school
Messrs. Robert Bratton and Andral
Garrison OF Yorkville No. 3. have gone
TO plattsburg. y. y, where they viii
enter the reserve officers training
school These young men have been
students at Clemson college during IN"
scholastic year just closed: MI. Gar
rison being a member OF the Ssaduat-
ing class.
John X. Logan of Camp jackson.
Columbia. spent Saturday and sunday
in Yorkville with the family OF his
father. While here Sunday young Lo-
gan received message that he had
been commissioned a second lieuten-
ant OF artillery. He expects to leave
withir fortnight for France where he
will take n special course in artillery
in large French military school.
Yorkville friends Of Rev. James II.
Machen. formerly pastor of the Bap-
tist church OF this place. will br in
,crestcd to learn that Mr.. Machcn IL
now pastor Of White Oak Baptist
church near Camp Sewer. Congrega-
tions attendant upon services at his
church each Sunday include many SOL
dicrs from the camp. Mr.. Machrn's
home address Is No. 52e Rhrtt street.
Grcenville.
States X. Finley OF Iorkville. is one
OF the York county boys who was
graduated from Clemson college last
week He Is the fourth son OF the late
Congressman d. F.. Finley. and is only
twenty years of age. He made good
record at Clemson and specialized on
electrical engineering. He Is now tigur-
ing on joining the marine corps with
the idea of getting quickly into the
fighting. He has three brothers al
ready in the service. and is not willing
to wait until he is twcnty-onc before
he enters the game also.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
Summary of the Week.-Thc

| So"'Haiy " tHc "cck.-lHc DnltN'
is continuing with ,mdimlnishcd VIC.
lcncc at the end OF the first week OF
! the resumption Of the Offensive by the
Germans. according to summary sent
out from Paris on Sunday. With the
best at their command. the German
| commanders are employing every
strategy and the battle on the left
wing is being contested with bitter
ness hitherto unknown.
On the wing between Rheims and
Chateau Thierry the enemy is held,
while between Soissons and the Marnr
the French resistance is becoming yio-
lent. The Germans continue to put
new divisions into the battle. No doubt
remains that they intend to make
their supreme effort on the Marne
rather than In the offensive towards
Amiens which was started In March.
There are IS divisions on the Soissons
Rheims battle area, among them the
D"st trained troops In the German
army. attired In special uniforms and
Following new offensive methods. FIJI
teen or them were among Gen. Hut
neTs % divisions in the March drive
toward Amiens.
The Germans made a desperate Of
fort to capture Rheims by an encircl-
ing movement. They temporarily oc-
cupied Fort Pompelle. but were i'm
mediately dislodged by the valiant
troops led by General Gourand.
a stabiliZation OF the front seems
TO sum up Saturdays fighting.
Where the Germans have engaged
45 divisions, they still have an eGuoI
number ready to strike.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

Newspaper publishers urging th'
suspension of the law increasing
newspaper poStag" after July !. on {;
zone rat" basis, repeat that through
out the United States, 1900 weekly
impcrs have gone out of business
during the past year. That l."0,
weekly newspapers have gone out oi
business we do not doubt: hut we fail
To sec how or why the new postage
rate not yet in effect can have bear
ing upon the situation. The fact is that
only small per cent OF the weekly
newspapers have ever been on Il sound
business basis. and their present trou-
hlc is due 10 inability TO adjust them
selves To increased cost of labor and
material and generally higher cost Of
living. Th" disposition ot large part
of the publiS is TO treat the weekly
newspapers as public packhorscs. and
hut few OF the managers OF such pa
perS have the gumplion 10 resist such
treatment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
DINNER TO THE VETERANS

More than fifty people were enter
taincd at the annual dinner OF the
Winnie Davis chapter. L. ID. C., to the
Confederate veterans OF York county.
and all of them were veterans with
the exception OF about half dozen cs-
pccially invited guests.
Three tables were spread in the
basement of the McNccl Memorial
PRESBYTERIAN Sunday school room.)
There was no speech making or other
cercmony-juSt good, substantial din
ncr. admirably prepared and delight
fully served.
After the veterans had assembled in
the dining room, Rev. +. +. Gillespie,
in few well chosen words. gave
them an appropriate welcome in the
name OF the Winnie Davis chapter,
and then invoked divine blessings on
the occasion and on the food.
II was a remarkably simple dinner.
fully in keeping with the food conser-
vution of the American people. and at
the same time II was worthy Of being
called q feast. 1t began with Il de-
lightful course OF soup. followed by
beef stew. rice and gravy. boiled Irish
potatoes. There was lighthrcad and
biscuit, tea anu COlltc, WIFI i't Si'hli
and cake for desert. There was 4
plenty for all. and all enjoyed the
meal thoroughly.
Following is list of those present:
G.. =. Cobb. j. NJ. Garrison. G. G.
Brandon, J. 4. McGill w. \. Love. J.
F.. Davidson. \. r. Gcttys, }. ID. Nc
Conncll, l.. l.. Smith. William Knox.
W. b. Whitaker. J. r. Hoguc. }. d.
Brandon. T. B. Barnett, Il. }. Walker.
r. e. Millcn. J. J. Wilson. J. NJ. Cook,
W. G. Wilkie. w. \. Shcrer, VI. :. Car
roll, l.. X. Williams. DR.. w. r. Erwin,
J. f. Lowry. NJ. L. Thomasson. J. J.
Ray, J. A. Hall, J. W. Lawrence. w.
NJ Barber. j. Il. Lucas, J. B. Robinson.
4. ]. White. n. j. y. Bowen. w. =.
Wilkerson, w. d. Smith.
Special guests: Mrs. NJ. A. Barber.
Mrs. Elizabeth McGill, Mrs. M. J. Bar
y, Myrtle rRarnqeettt nett Maaofnlie e; S.. WI I =
SG I.4iarrett,-rev. Dr.A-4.-iJ
4 Hiiespie.
After dinner, Mrs. w. D. Glenn
president Of the chapter again called
the attention of the veterans to the
.rosscs OF honor the chapter stands
ready TO prescnt to all Confederate
| veterans and sons of Confederate vet
Grams who are entitled to the same
Mrs. Glenn especially requested those
| present TO call this matter to the at
tentiOn Of any Of whom they may have
knowledge who have not yet been
provided with crosses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
An ARRANGEMENT has been perfect,

An arrangement has been perfected
between Mr.. Ira Il. Dunlap, chairman
of the war savings :tamp campaign in
York county. and Mr.. r. G. Rhett,
state director, whereby for TIE pur-
poses of the can. align York county is
to hc divided along the usual lines
with Mr.. Dunlap in charge of the
eastern side and Mr.. w. b. Moore Of
Yorkville. in charge OF the western
side. York county's allotment OF the
whole issue is sl,0U0.0O0. and for the
drive from June II TO IS il was orig
inally fixed at s20S.000: but these last
figures have been very much reduced,
according to n telegram received from
Mr.. Dunlap yesterday. and during the
approaching drive York will be expect
ed to buy stamps TO the amount Of
sll2.000. less the stamps already to
the credit Of this county. or approxi-
matcly $4,000. The county, however,
will he expected to buy a full million
dollars worth of war savings stamps
before January !. 1919.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
MERE. M ENTloN

The kaiser has conferred upon
Crown Prince Frederick William the
star of Grand Commander of the
Royal House OF Hohenzellorn with
Swords" ."..........Amsterdam reports that
allied airmcn caused tremendous ex-
plosion at Zeebrugge last Wednesday
by means Of bombs............The United
States troopship President Lincoln.
was sunk by German submarine last
Friday on a return voyage to the
United States. The number OF casual
ties has not been stated; but it is
| thought to be small............--..Chas. ii.
Schwab. director OF shipbuilding, an
nounced the other day that 250,000
dead weight tons of shipping were
constructed during the month of May.
.......-....Greek troops on the Macedonian
front last week captured 1900 Ger
man and Bulgarian prisoners and a
large quantity Of war supplies...-.......
General Crowder has called for 2i.674
draft registrants OF grammar school
education to be sent to special training
schools total reserves for the
twelve Federal Reserve banks now
amount TO nearly two billion dollars
.........A British munition works can
teen that feeds between 5000 and 10,-
900 employees Is kept well supplied with
fOOdstuffs grown and pigs raised on
the premises. Most OF the farming
work Is done by women..............E. w.
Nuthall, who under the name OF
Professor OZaka." was known before
the war as the European champion Of
the japanese art Of Jui-Jitsu. has been
killed while flying with the British
army in Trustees OF the
University of Illinois have decided on
"A full military course OF four years
with the intention of making the uni
versity as far as possible western
West Point" "............ There Is little pos
sibility OF an alliance between Ger
many and Japan, Premier Count Ter
auchi told the Toxic correspondent of
the London Daily Mail in a recent in
letter 10 Chairman
l'ou OF the house rules committee.
George Creel, chairman OF the commit
tee on public information has denied
that he is q SOCIALIST and declares he
Is Democrat. No Industrial Work
ers OF the World have been employed
at the committees offices. Creel as
serts............Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes OF
New York. has been sentenced to ten
;ears' Imprisonment In the Missouri
state penitentiary on each OF three
counts OF an indictment charging her
with violation OF the espionage act. |
Marshal General Crow |
der has called for 26S colored dra aftees |
from the District OF Columbia to be |
trained at the negro Agricultural and |
Mechanical college at Greensboro. y. |
e.. to prepare them for war service. |
They will be trained In various me-
arts..-...-....French army au-
thorities have issued a decree pro-
the sale or consumption OF
liquor OF any kind In the /
war Former Vice President |
Fairbanks is dying at his home In In
Indiana.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

Mt. Vernon church. Hickory Grove
has service flag with sixteen names
on il.
Approximately 275,000 men are to bc
drafted to cntrain during a five-day
nrr:od beginning June -. Practically
very state in the Union is affected
York county's quota has not yet been
figured out.
Mr.. w. o. Glover who lives In tho
Point section. up close to the North
carolina line. was in Yorkville last
Saturday on account Of the U. ID. {,
dinner TO the veterans. He remarked
that the wheat and oats crop are very
mucn better south OF Glover than the!
are TO the north and east of Glover.
A bunch Of soldier mail that was
postmarkcd in France May 10
cached Yorkville last Sunday. Much
of il was from York county members
Of the llSth regiment which has been
cone Tor several weeks, and all OF the
members of which are now safe in
france.
Capt. John D. Mcconnell said last
saturday that of the first lO2 York
orinty men who went TO Sullivan's Is
land at the beginning OF the Civil war
he and O. j. Gwin are the only two
who are now living. Capt. Mcconnell
SAYS further that Moses White, aged
IS. is the oldest veteran now living
in the county. and j. c. Chambers is
the second oldest. J. c. Chambers ad-
mits TO being over seventy" but will
not say how much over. "Chance
Chambers is older than am" declares
Capt. Mcconnell, "and l am &c."
The agricultural department not
II tGfs fs..Ss SEA sEaF foIioWss.sshe VS. stasge&
that the Sacramento was expected I
arrive at Wilmington on May 80. tn
sutherland at Wilmington on May "a
Ind the Dania at Charleston on Jun
10. All of these ships are supposed t
hc loaded with nitrate and their car
goes in the aggregate forty-flve pc
cent Of the quantity applied for. TIL
Rrdondo has already delivered at hlo
bile 10 per cent of'thc nitrate applic'
Tor by the states Of Louisiana, Missis
Sippi and Alabama.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
ABOUT PEOPLE

Landon Louthian Of Yorkvillc is Wis
iting relatives in Spartanburg.
Miss Lucia Reid Ewart OF Iorkvillc
is visiting in Columbia this week.
Mrs. Clark W. Adickes Of Flor
encc. is visiting relatives in iorkville.
Mr.. J. l.. White of Gafrncy. spent
Sunday with relatives and friends in
Hickory Grove.
Miss Alma Moss of Chester, is vis-
iting Mrs. John Youngblood in York
willie.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. l.. Guy OF Chester
spent Sunday in Yorkville with Mrs
II. b. Lowry.
Miss Alma Mcclure OF Bellcvicw
Hospital. New York, Is visiting rela-
tives on Yorkville No. S.
Mrs. j. l.. Williams of Yorkville.
spent Sunday with relatives and
friends in Rock Hill.
Miss Mary FAINT Herndon. who has
ed to her home here.
Mrs. G.. w. Carroll and little
daughter have returned home after a
visit to relatives In Atlanta.
j. Withers Grist OF Columbia. spent
sunday in Yorkvillc with his s:.tci.
Mrs. II. E. Neil.
Lieut.. Thomas +. Cartwright Of
Camp Sewer, spent Sunday with rela-
tives in YorkNille.
Mr.. j. B. Paysinger of Rock Hill.
visited the family Of Mr.. r. H. G.
Caldwell in Sharon last week.
DR.. Pascal McClain OF Glover, has
accepted q position in the state vctcri-
nary department at Clemson college.
Charles Frew of Rock Hill. has en-
listed in the quartermastcr corps de-
pot unit at Camp Sewer, Greonville.
Mr.. L. W. Jenkins of Spartanburg.
spent Saturday and SUNDAY with Mr..
and Mrs. W. W. Jenkins in iorkville.
Mr.. W. W. Blair. who Is erecting a
school building at Bishopville, spent
Sunday with his family at Bullock's
Creel,.
Messrs. William r. Marshall and
John Lewis Of Yorkville. have entered
the reserve officers training school at
y. Y.
Sergeant Choat Quinn and Pvt Will
liam Faulkner OF Camp Jackson, Co.
lumbia. spent Sunday with relatives
in the Bethany section.
Mrs. c. E. Weatherly and little
daughter. Sara, OF Bennettsville, are
visiting the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam NJ. Grist, in Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Griffin and
daughter, Estelle, and Misses Maggie
and Rose Love of Yorkville. visited the
family OF Mr.. A. J. Griffin on Smyrna
No. 2, Friday and Saturday.
Miss Sarah Russell who has been |
attending the Yorkville Graded school
during the year just closed. has re-
turned to her home on Sharon No. l.
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Draffin
and Ruth Cochrane OF Riverside, are
spending the week with their cousins,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04

According I" our view Oi II. Mr.
Roosevelt iS little better ,hnn Il com
mon SCoid. d"votins himself mainly u
criticism ni ihOS" who are really 10
ing something 10y way oI ad,ancin" the
tremendous task confronting America
in the prosecution oi the war. Except
.or TIA" fact that such Il step would h"
as having been takvn h"-
cause ui political rivalry. MI. HooS"-
welt really deserves to hc intcrncd
along with others who a." less dan
scrUuS: but who have very properly
been deprived of their lihcIti,S.