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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
md the pied piper and"

ana the pea piper anu
III it's paganism To he in love with
the world. you are "A thirty-third de-
gree pagan.
Well. and was there ever more
beautiful night before?"
lie thought not. but he had not the
words to tell her that for him its beau
n lay largely in her presence. Her
passionate love Of things fine ana
brave transformed the universe for
him. II was enough for him TO b."
near her. to hear the Laughter bub-
bling in her throat, to touch her
crisp. b!uc-black hair as ne adjusted
the scarf about her head.
God made the night" he replied.
So that's a Christian thought as well
AZ Il pagan one.
They were no exception Ia the rule
that lovers are cgoists. The Morid
for them tonight divided itself into
two class,s. one included Sheba
o'\rilI and Gordon Elliot: the other
took in the uninteresting remnant "t
humanity. No matter how far afeld
their talk began. il always came back
To themselves. They wanted TO know
all about each other. To compare eX-
pcricnces and points Of view. But
time fled too fast for words They
taIked-as lovers WILL tn the end OF
timr--in cxclamatiOns and the meet
ing Of eyes and little cndearm"nts.
When Diane and Peter found them
ON the hilltop. Sheba protested. with
her half shy. half audacious smile,
th;, il could not he TWO hours sine"
she and Gordon had left the living
room Peter grinnrd. h" remem-
hrrrd Il hilltop cOnsccrated I" ms
own courtship of Diane.
The only wedding present that
Macdonald sent Sheba was Il long
envelope with two documents attach
ed by "A clip. one was from the
Eusi;,k sun" II announced that the
search party had found the body OF
Nurthrup with the rest of the stolen
gold beside him. The other WAS Il
copy uf Il legal document. Its erect
WAS that the district attorney had
dismissed all charges pending against
Gordon Elliot.
Although Macdonald lost the coal
claims AT kamatlah by reason OF the
rcport of Elliot. all Alaska still be-
Iieves that he was right. In that
country Of strong men he stands
head and shoulders above his fellows
He has the fortunate gift OF COM
manding the admiration Of friend
and foe alike. The lady who is his
wife is secretly the greatest OF his
slaves. but she tries not to let him
know how much he has captured her
imagination For Genevieve Mae
donald cannot quite understand, her
self how so elemental an emotion as
love can have pierced the armor "i
her Sorhistication.
(The End.b
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

clear Nevertheless the Bolsheyiki
rather than 4 general peace-which
they have definitely abandoned make
no pre-cmptory demand OF Germany
To state it's peace terms on any but
tho Russian front. These terms be-
ing unstated the Rolsheviki may con-
tinue in negotiations for separate
peace on the assumption that the
kaiscr's terms on the western front
would be IN accord with Il democrat
ic peace.
on the contrary the French Socia-
lists, the British Laborites. and the
Socialist factions who composed the
majority in all the national elected
bodies OF Russia. until violently GUST
ed by the Bolsheviki. believe that the
is sufficiently clear-for the reason
that neither the junker military par
" nor the reichstag majority nor
even the minority Socialists have
conceded. or shown any sign of con-
ceding, a single one Of the seven con-
crete points OF President Wilson's
peace terms. The position Of the
German minority Socialists on these
points. moreover, is identical with
that Of the Bolsheriki
The French Socialists. British La
l.
tionists are therefore in accord that
there is no prospect whatever of Sc
curing Il democratic peace from Ger
MANY without revolution or military
defeat.--William English Whaling. OF
the Vigilantcs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05


ers to locate. safeguard and secure at
cost an adequate supply OF sound
seed. The department has s2.5O0.000
available for this purpose now and
has asked the congress for s6.0o0.00O
more.
The labor problem is one Of great
difficulty and some Of the best agen-
cies OF the nation are addressing
themselves to the task of solving it.
:" far as ii is possible to solve it.
Farmers Response Splendid.
And let me say that the stimula-
ton OF the agencies / have enumer-
ated has been responded TO by the
farmers in splendid fashion.
Lust spring their planting exceeded
by twelve million acres the largest
planting Of any previous year. and the
Yields from the crops were record
breaking yields. In the fall Of 1917 a
wheat acreage Of 42.l70.000 was
planted, which was one million larg-
er than for any preceding year. three
millions greater than the next largest.
and seven millions greater than the
preceding tve-year average. =.
But | ought to say to you that II
is not only necessary that these
achievements should be repeated, but
that they should be exceeded.
u will not appeal to you to con-
tinue and renew and increase your
Efforts. | do not believe that il Is
necessary 10 do so. | believe that you
" II do II without any word or appeal
from me. because you understand as
well as | do the needs and opportu-
mites OF this great hour when the
fortunes OF mankind everywhere
seem about to he determined and
when America has the greatest oppor-
tunity she has ever had to make good
her own freedom and in making il
good 10 lend Il helping hand to men
struggling for their freedom every
where. You remember that it was
farmers from whom came the first
snots at Lexington. that set ailame
the revolution that made America
free. I hope and believe that tho
farmers of America will willingly and
ronspcuously stand by to win this
war also. The toll, the intelligence.
the energy. the foresight. the self
sacrifice and devotion OF the farmers
Il America will, l believe. bring To Il
triumphant conclusion this great last
war for the emancipation Of m"n
from the control OF arbitrary govern
ment and the seltishness of class leg
islation and control, and then. When
the end has cLmc. we may look each
other in the face and be glad that 'rc
are Americans and have had the
privilege to play such IL part.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
WHISKY RUNNING LOW.
Present Outlook is That Supply Will
Be Exhausted in Eighteen Months.

Whisky bibbers of the country. at
their present rate of consumption, are
drinking themselves out Of a supply.
So' rapid is the rate that all of the
Inkish the United States will be
cone M elgfNeen monrns; me sum-
mer of 1919.
This Is the conservative estimate
of government officials. who have
been watching the rate of flow from
the warehouses since the presidents
proclamation stopping distilling. on
September 8. There are only about
l5I 900, 900 gallons left in these ware
houses.
The normal per capita consumption
of whisky in the United States is
about one gallon Il year. This Is Il
statistical way of saying the annual
normal consumption is lOO.0OO,OOO
gallons Il year. At this rate the
available supply, figuring from Feb
ruary /, will last a little more than
eighteen months. but expert authori-
ties say that the odd 100000 will be
absorbed during the eighteen months
period and that all the whisky left
on August /. 1919. will be in private
hands and that it will not be much
at that.
There is Il comparatively large SUP
ply of whisky in private hands which
the experts cannot trace. 1t is ex-
pected that the supply held by con-
sumers will increase in ratio AZ the
stocks in the warehouse 20 down.
This is where much of the odd -
900. 900 gallons will go.
When the lid was clamped down by
the presidential proclamation there
were approximately l65,O00.OOO gal
Ions of whisky in the country. Since
September y, there has been no legi-
innate distilling and no whisky can
be imported. Beer consumption has
fallen OFF rapidly under prohibition.
but there is no diminution in the
amount of whisky that is apparently
consumed despite the spread of dry
territory.
With the whisky famine will come
drop in the government revenues of
approximately s32O,000,O00 year.
The present tax on whisky is $500 "A
gallon and the tax is paid upon the
approximate consumption of 100000
900 gallons a year. This revenue will
have to be made up in other ways.
The government, therefore, has in all
but sseO, 900. 900 more to collect In
whisky taxes on q basis Of 100000
gallons at 1920 u gallon.
During the four months snce dis
tilling was stopped Withdrawals Of
spirits for beverage purposes have
been unusually light. according to
figures Of the internal revenue bu-
reau.
While the whisky stock is being
rapidly exhausted production OF dis
titled spirits for other purposes is
apparently increasing. More than
0.0NO, 900 gallons of alcohol were
denatured In November last.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
soI sHEvlkI AND SOCIALISM.
Recent Events Have Developed Some
of tho Essential Differences.

Undoubtedly the managers OF the
proposed stockholm conference nave
given closer study than anybody else
IN the programme of the Bolsheviki.
Both Huysmans. the Belgian Socialist
leader. and Branting. the swedish
leader, have stated their opinion that
the Rolsheviki negotiations at Brest-
Litoysk could only lead tn the mill
tary victory Of Germany over Russia
and possibly to II German military
victory also on the western front.
This is also the solemnly declared
view of the French Socialists. Iheir
statement of December % was signed
| by the leaders of both factions. IN
Guiding the pacitists who advocated
the stockholm conference ana sup
ported the Russian Soviet (Councll OF
workmen and Soldiers) until the
Bolsheviki obtained exclusive control
lean Longuct. the leader OF the
| French paciiists. was one OF the sign
cr. This very careful and full analy-
sis l,y French Socialists. several OF
whom have spent long sojourns IN
Russia since the war. in sympatheuc
touch with all Russian Socialist fac
tions. except the Bolsheriki IS worm!
of careful consideration. IL helps I'M
mensely to understand the precise
difference between President Will
sons position and that Of the Bolshe-
Wiki. rs il is filled with profoundly
sincere effort to understand Lenine
and Trotzky and to give an honest
and correct Interpretation OF their
posit,on. Here is the vital paragraph:
Has not Germany. followed by her
allies, until now declined TO make
known her war aims? The laboring
classes of the Central empires nave
not won their political liberty. All
their sacrifices have not yet establish
cd the gertrude OF absolute unirersai
suffrage. nor OF a supreme and re-
sponsihle parliament Thus the peo-
ple of these enemy countries have not
affirmed by their acts their anti-im-
perialism nor their acceptance or the
right of peoples to dispose Of them
selves nor the principle Of the league
OF nations which is necessary to
guarantee II.
There Is In war terrible logic.
The Soviets realize this. for. while
affirming their desire for general
peace, they said: Let US ask Ger
| many to make her war aims known
and let the German Socialists have
! rev olution, just as We have
The Soviets obtained neither one
answer nor the other"
Here is the problem in the short
est possible space. The RolsheHiki
policy has led the German govern
ment to expose its peace terms with
regard to Russia only-whether
through the power. frmness and
cleverness OF the Bolsheviki or
through the arrogance and stupidity
OF the Germans is a vital question,
only for understanding character OF
the Bolsheviki. but Is Of no import
ance in discussing their peace poll
cy. As to the peace questions invoiv-
ed on the other fronts the Entente
| nations have stated their terms,
while the German government hns
failed utterly to make Its position
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
SPAIN UNDER SUSPICION.
Against Allies ans
Likely to be Brought to Time.

Quick retaliatory measures is fore
cast in Washington Az Ia the answer
of the United States and the Allies
|, 10 SPANS interference with the ship
ment OF goods across her frontier 10
France. In fact certain Spanish ships
now in American ports ready TO sail
are being held up pending a clearing
OF the situation. although the war
trade board in n formal statement
has denied that vessels under the
Spanish flag generally were being
kept in port.
The American government is par
ticularly concerned in the situation
because Of orders placed in Spain by
General Pershing for supplies for the
American army. II holds. too. the
chief weapon TO force lifting OF an
embargo placed by Spain. since Spain
draws heavily on the United states
for foodstuns.
The war trade board. which issues
export licenses and licenses for bunk
or coal. IN its statement said:
1t is not correct that Spanish ships
are being generally held up by means
of refusing bunkers or otherwise. II
Is expected further clclrances will be
granted. Each case Is dealt with OH
its own facts. and in few cases
bunker licenses have been withheld"
No comment other than this state
ment was to be had officially at the
war trade board offices concerning the
Spanish situation. Allied officials have
been given no end Of perplexity by
Spain. Although not so situated geo
graphically as to ship supplies readi-
ly into Germany, charges have been
made that goods from Spanish Moro
co have gone through the Swiss port
OF entry in France into Switzerland
and thence into Germany. Charges
also have been made that the Ger
man spy system has used wireless
equipment in Spain to communicate
with the Central powers.
4 considerable element in the
Spanish government, II is well known.
Is German in its leanings, and officials
in Washington express no hesitation
i'm intimating that this element is in
large measure responsible for the
present trouble. The official reason
given for the blocking Of Gen. Perish
ins's order is said to be that the
Spanish railroad system has broken
down and that it is impossible to
handle goods destined for France.
Through their control OF bunker
coal the Allies are in position to stop
not only the shipment of goods to
Spain from the allied countries. but
, from neutrals as well.
adjustment OF foreign exchange
rates with Spain to remove the pre-
MUM which American business mer
are paying now in commercial trans
actions with that country Is another
problem waiting TO be solved.
Treasury department officials have
been worried lately by the failure OF
/ the Spanish exchange rate TO de-
crease i'm spite OF the fact that tho
balance OF trade amounts to $780,
O2O.705 in Americas favor for the
first eleven months OF 1917. the latest
figures available. On November 80
the pcscta. ordinarily worth 1913. cost
PAS in New York for transfer by
cable to Spain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
GERMANS RAID AMERICANS.
Two Killed In Trenches and -Four Are
Wounded.

"Oun0ed.
An American position. on certain
section Of the French front was raided
during heavy fog shortly after day
light last Wednesday morning, writes
an Associated Press correspondent
with the American army in France. The
attack was preceded by a violent ar
tillcry barragc.
Two Americans were killed ar!
four wounded. One soldier IN miss
Ing and Is believed to have been cap
tu,cd by the enemy
c DHltics have been occurring al
mos-izedA for several days on this
secto' .JSS snow permitted TO dis
close IL s:nall the recent casualties
given out from Washington occurred
in this sector. The deaths were
caused by shell fire. mostly shrapnrl
Last night was fairly quiet through.
out the American sector The usual
number Of shells came over doing
no damage. and there were the Gus
tomary sporadic outbursts OF machine
gun fire from both sides at points
where the opposing lines are nearest.
At daybreak this morning the
heavy fog which had been enveloping
the whole position and the country
for miles around for several days be-
came still thicker. blotting out all ex-
cept the nearest enemy positions At
seven o'clock three muffled reports
sounded through the fog. There
were three whistles, followed quickly
by three shell bursts. The projectiles
exploded on three sides OF an Amer
lean listening post just outside the
wire within IS feet OF an enemy lis
tening post. y
Then hell broke loose" said one
OF the men there. For fifteen min
utes the enemy broke hundreds OF
high explosive IT'S around the post
and the surrounding ground. cutting
off the men there. Two OF them
were killed In the first few minutes
Another man who was at the post
told the correspondent later. as he
"
that he saw four Germans approach
ing out Of the fog as the barrage
lifted. He brought his automatic
rife into olay and saw two OF the
Germans fall. He kept on firing un-
til shell splinters hit him in the head
land arm.
THE last remember in the time
before l reached the hospital" said
another wounded man. els seeing
something moving through the fog.
determined to get some Germans AMI
put my rife to my shoulder. but
never pulled the trigger. There was
ia deafening explosion behind me.
Frozen earth. ice. stones and shell
splinters came my way"
inspection OF the scene Of the raid
showed that the ground was ploushed
up by the explosion Of shells.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
FORD TO MAKE U.BoATS.
Detroit Manufacturer Promises To
Turn Out One A Day.

New submarine fighters Of a pow
erful type are about TO be turned out
In the United States in large num-
bers. After testifying last Thursday
before the house naval committee ON
the naval appropriation bill. Secre-
tary Daniels authorized the state
ment that contracts for several
scores Of the new craft have been
placed with the Ford Motor company
OF Detroit. He described them as
half way between destroyer and
submarine chaser" 200 feet long and
equipped with latest discoveries for
combating submarines.
All parts Of the ships except the
engines are to be fabricated in De-
troit and the parts shipped To sea-
board, where they will be assembled.
Changes in the Ford plant TO permit
the handling OF the work have pro-
gressed 30 swiftly. Mr. Daniels said.
that deliveries on the contracts due
the coming summer are assured.
The new vessels are expected to
prove far superior to the chasers now
in use. including those Of the 1l0-foot
class. They will have steam power
with a greater radius OF action, will
be. more seaworthy and will be able
to carry heavier armament. II has
developed that the latest German sub
marines are equipped with guns
which outrange those Of small chas-
ers and even some merchant ships.
Henry Ford recently placed before
Secretary Daniels plans showing the
practicability Of converting large
part Of his factory into Il ship fabri-
eating plant Naval constructors had
evolved the latest submarine chaser
and Rear Admiral David w. Taylor.
with two assistants. was sent to In
spect the Ford plant After the Of
Hcers had made their report the con-
tracts were placed.
Possibility that additional contracts
might be given other automobile
firms was suggested By Mr.. Daniels
DuI ne Sdlu HO ihaN
been taken along this line.
In connection with Mr.. Daniels re-
newed recommendation for a large
increase in both temporary and per-
manent enlisted personnel Of the
navy, 1t was learned today that the
department plans extensive enlarge
ment Of several existing training sta
TONS Plans already have been ap-
proved for enlarging the Pelham
Bay, y. Y. and Norfolk. Va. stations.
Five thousand men are now at Pei
ham Bay and $4,000 at Norfolk.
Secretary Daniels said that the
navy now has $4,000 men under In
struction and with the recommended
increase, will have men enough to
supply crews not only for the en-
tire naval construction programme
as now contemplated, but also for
the hundreds Of merchant ships
which are to be placed under his su-
perviaon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
told BY LOCAL EXCHANGES
News Happenings In selghbohng
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Chester
and Lancaster Counties.

Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Chester
and Lancaster Counties.
Cleveland Star, (Shelby) Jan. 81:
One Of Shelbys aged and most noble
citizens. DR.. Richard W. Ward.
retired physician and Christian
gentleman Of culture and wealth. died
here Wednesday morning at lO.l5. az
ter several weeks illness OF la grippe
and old age. He would have been so
years old next month. The Florida
paper. published twice a week at
Tarpon Springs prepares to issue next
week a small daily with Milton Tiddy'
managing editor and owner and X
ID. James editor. II is neat sheet and
we wish our former Shelby man much
success in his adventure in journal
ism in which receipts are uncertain
and expenses certain. II will be
morning daily. carrying the Associat-
cJ Press dispatches. gallant
Confederate soldier al tn" age oi
fifteen and 40 honest upright citi-
zen, Martin Luther Beam. son OF III"
late David Beam OF Rutherford
county. died Of pneumonia Sunday
afternoon. January 20. 1918 ut his
home in Mooresboro. He was the
brother of John Calvin and David
Augustus Beam. both OF Shelby. Ed
and Alex Beam. Mrs. Columbus Bur-
rus, Mrs. Margaret McMurry and Mrs.
Elizabeth Webb.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

we were asked to summarize briefly
the distinguishing characteristic Of
the deceased we would do so in the
phrase Fidelity to duty. than
which no man. regardless OF the
sphere OF his activities. can have 4
more honorable epitaph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05

The New York Food Administra-
tion a few days ago seized from
Pincus Friedman. ali East Side food
seller. fifteen tons Of sugar that he
had boarded. presumably for specula-
tive purposes. The sugar was sold at
. cents a pound. some Of It to hospi-
tails and charitable institutions and
the balance to about 500 retail
grocers for distribution among tie
people.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-05
And the Record i. ono Of Soldiers

And the Record 10 one OF SoIdiers.-
One Of the peculiar facts concern
ing the entrance of America into the
war is the stimulus given to reading and
discussion of the American Civil war;
The persual of Civil war histories in
England has become almost a mania
and more books treating OF the great
conflict have been sold in England in
one year than in America during the
last Cen years.
The reason is simple: England and
the allies generally want line on
Span ish- American war failed as an
the American az a fighting man. The
adequate criterion because we had
Spain so hopelessly outclassed from
the beginning. But some Of the great
est battles in the history OF the world
we're fought in the Civil War. The per-
centage Of death losses in actual bat
lie were higher than that Of any other
Iar ever fought. The verdict seems to
be that Americans know a good deal
about the sanguinary business OF kill
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