Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-29
Tuesday, January %, 1918.
point where large cities will have TO
helm Mr.. Hoover along these lines"

point where large cities will have &c
help Mr.. Hoover along these lines"
Farmers from various parts Of the
county who were in Yorkville on Sat.
urday. when asked about the condi-
tion OF the small grain. spoke some
what discouragingly as TO prospects
4 Bethel farmer said he had four
acres Of wheat. Sown early in October
that is IN good condition. 4 Bullock's
Greek farmer said that IL looked &c
him as though wheat and oats were
badly damaged by the recent freezes
and especially by the heavy sleet OF
las; week. \ McConnellsville farmer
said that while the grain was no doubt
badly hurt by the cold. freezing wealth
er. he did not think that its condition
was hopeless. and with favorable con-
dition later on the grain would come
along all right.
Yesterday was another one OF those
hcatlcss days. About everything was
dead and the people seemed TO be
pretty willing TO comply with require
ments in regard to the matter. AL
though there is nothing in the law 10
prevent a man from selling goods or
transacting any other kind OF busi-
ness. people are supposed 10 close up
on sundays entirely. But they don't
do it-not all OF them. \ large per
cent OF them will go into their places
OF business. let you have almost any
thing you like regardless OF state or
municipal laws. But compliance with
the heat order seems 10 be different.
There is little or no disposition 10
violate the order either in letter or
i'll spirit. There Is far more complete
suspension OF business here than on
Sundays. and there Is no complaint
about IL. The people OF this section
stand ready TO do whatever the gov
crnmcnt wants them TO do. II Is a
most wholesome sign. too. II means
that our people are for winning the
war and that they are ready for any
sacrifice to accomplish that end. II
has been said more than once that
the people of the south don't know
that the nation is engaged in a strug-
gle that threatens its very existence.
That is a mistake. Ii the whole coun-
try realizes the situation as does the
south. and is as willing TO do all II
can there is no limitation TO the
length the president can so in concen-
trating every resource or every lnul-
vidual in this mighty conflict.
While travelling in Pullman on the
Southern railway a few days ago. Here
and There struck up chance ac-
with a young sailor. who
was going in the same direction. The
grew out OF request
from the sailor TO have look NJ a dai-
Is paper that Here and There was
about TO lay aside. He was a young
man OF prcposscssing appearance. was
the sailor His face was suggestive OF
education and refinement, and his eyes
gave all the testimony that eyes can
give OF clean living and fearless indie
pendrncc Of character: hut over ms
clcarcut features there was Il pallor
that indicated recent illness from
which there had not yet been complete
recovery. In answer TO questions the
Young man explained that he had just
been discharged from the naval hospit-
al at Washington. and on arrival NJ ms
home somewhere In Georgia. ne would
receive his discharge from the service
II developed that he had been In ser
vice on the battlcship Florida and had
had his collarbonc broken through the
discharge OF rifle In the
hands OF Il guard on board ship. He
had lain in the hospital for weeks ana
had 1T last been patched up so that ne
cor;., 70 home: but with little hope
that he could ever 60 back into the
service. He said that he had been In
hostile waters and had the sensation
of feeling that the submarines were In
the vicinity: but he had never Witness
ed a hostile shot. AT the rate they
are going," said the young sailor. Il
fear that we will never get any con-
siderable number OF our soldiers across.
and it does not look like we are going
to amount TO q great deal In this war.
Then he continued sadly: IL am sure
will never be able TO get back into the
service again; but If ! can hnd
branch In which they will accept me,
am going into the service again.