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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
Mater Cure in Minnesota.--A

Water Cure in Minnesota.--A II
p,,,I man tells of Il Swedish farmer III
Minnesota who Was taken suddenly
IN on one occasion. His VII" rl"-
phOncd for Ia" doctor.
III yOu have Il Thermometer an
sw.rcd the. physician. TAX" his TEN
,,.r,,,ur.. will H." ,hrr" presently
To seq him"
When the doct"i arrived. 'h" w''
met him az th" door
How is he" asked the doctor.
Val" sh" said. II ban put III" Ia J.
,,,,,,,,,.r am hIm Ink. ,nu tar me. and
II say Very dgE'. >" | civ" HIM Il
pitcher at water :" drink. and now h'
ban g0n" 10 WORK"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
CHARCOAL FOR GAS
MASKS.

THE WAR DEPARTMENT Is seri-
ously in need Of FRUIT PITS and
NUT SHELLS to convert into Char
coal for Gas Masks. 1t requires seven
pounds Of Nut Shells and Fruit Pits to
make sufficient charcoal for single
Gas Mask. These Fruit Pits and Nut
Shells are being collected through the
voluntary efforts Of the people and
without pay. The following business
houses and individuals have volunteer
ed to receive and forward all Fruit
Pits and Nut Shells that MY be
brought to them:
Wood, McCarter G. Pursley- .Filbert.
]. A. Carroll...-R. F. D. No. /, F'ilbert
Glover Drug Store.--.-..--.-..----.---.Clo Glover
G. w. Whltesides & Sharon.
Miss lone Ashe. McConnellsville School
Miss Lillis Ashe .....McConnellsville
Ianey School. Yorkville r. F.. ID. No s
Miss Alice Garrison ...........India Hook.
Miss Alice India Hook
This Ia what is wanted:
"Prune pits, plum pits, apricot pits.
peach stones. olive pits, cherry pits.
date seeds. Brazil nut shells. hickory
nut shells. walnut shells, butternut
shells. We need these now. Before
leaving them with your grocer or 9TH
er collecting agency they should be
thoroughly dried in an oven or in the
sun. Under no circumstances deposit
any other pits or Shells"
Each deposit of Seven Pounds OF
Pits and Shells deposited with any Of
the above. will when reported by the
person or firm with whom the deposit
is made, be duly acknowledged in The
Yorkville Enquirer.
L. NJ. CRISIS SONS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

own homes. They can watch the waste
baskets; they can save wrapping paper
and strings: they can see TO it that
both at home and at school the old
scribbling habit is stopped and that
the slate is substituted for the pad.
Those who bring their lunches TO
school should be sure that they are
never done up in paper.
We wish TO make this appeal espe-
cially to the hundreds Of thousands OF
boys and girls who will study the Lit
erary Digest this year and to the ten
thousand high schools where this mag
azine Is used as a text in the class
room.
How to Save Paper In the Office.
Placards urging economy on the
part Of employees can be prepared. or
can be obtained on request from the
war industries board. and then can be
put in conspicuous places around the
offices or the plant.
Blank sheets and even envelopes.
can be methodically saved from the
daily mail. Yellow paper can be sub
stituted for white paper for all ordi-
nary uses. The war industries board
is asking for more chlorin than can be
manufactured Chlorin is the white"
in white paper. AS we have war
bread. so we must have war paper. Use
t. lee. n
bleached by chlorin and unlimited by
coloring materials which are made
from basis Of intermediates necessa- :
ry in the manufacture of munitions
and war chemicals.
These arc but u few random hints.
Tho initiative Of each employer will
suggest scores of other ways in which
saving can be accomplished.
The Nation Will Respond.
When the fuel administration re-
quested that automobiles should not be
driven on Sunday the compliance OF
the entire nation was as complete as
though this single simple request had
been backed by the armed force OF a
Prussian military autocracy. We can
conceive Of no greater tribute than this
to the patriotism of the American peo-
pie. no more convincing proof than
this of the efficiency and the irresisti-
BILE might Of democracy. We know. we
are confident, that this new request by
the administration will secure the
same unanimous and instantaneous re-
sponsc.-Literary Digest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
York County.
IN THE PROBATE COURT

BY L. r. Williams, Esquire. Probate
Judge Of York County.
WHEREAS c. L. MOORE, sr.: has
w applied to me for Letters Of Ad-
ministration. on all and singular, the
goods and chattels, rights and credits
Of CLAUDE L. MOORE, Jr, 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 Courthouse on the
23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 1918
to shew cause. IL any. why the said Ad-
ministration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand and Seal. this
Sth day Of October. in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eighteen and in the 143rd year
of American Independence.
(ScaD.
L. r. WILLIAMS,
Probate Judge Of York County.
Oct. IL so ( ct
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.
Internal Affairs Almost At the Point
Of Collapse.

/
Of Collapse.
Internal political conditions in Ger
| many and possibly in Austria Hungary
as well as the military situation on
the western front, are expected TO de-
terminc the nature and time of the
German reply to President Wilson's
communication OF Monday definitely
closing the door OF peace negotiations
with German autocracy. The prcsi-
dents note probably already has
reached Berlin through the Swiss for
cign officer.
Reports reaching Washington through
official sources by the way of neutral
countries not only indicated the ex-
istaEce of almost chaotic conditions in
the central powers but also said that
il was Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
himself who was responsible for the
German government accepting the
presidents peace terms and seeking an
immediate armistice.
1t is said that at a recent meeting
of the military leaders and the heads
Of the parties In the Teichstag Won
Hi1denburg boldly declared that Ger
many must have peace at once at the
best terms she could get. He said the
armies no longer had the necessary
munitions and materials to continue
the struggle. nor was there any scourcc
Of supply.
In the light of this situation. the
field marshal said nc felt the time had
come to try first for an armistice
and then for peace and he urged that
this could he only in the light Of n con-
ccssion to the demands of the Social
lists and pacifists in Germany.
Prince Macmillan, the chancellor,
Is reported to have strongly opposed
such course. drcadins reaction
against the junkcr element by the So
calsts, hut imperial approval was
given Won Hindcnburg's plans and the
request for peace followed.
No indication has been given as to
when replies will he made by Plesi-
dent W llSOn 10 Austrian unu luThiSH
appeals for peace. 1t Is understood
that there is no ground for the appre-
itension which has arisen In Austria
that the president would refuse to re-
ply 10 Premier Burian's appeal because
of the autocratic character Of the Aus
trian government. II was said that
this might we'll figure in n final peace
proposal but would not operate to pre-
vent the consideration of an armisticc
which Austria seeks.
The same is true of the Turkish ap-
peal. and while not officially stated. II
is believed that the prime reason for
delay in reply to both these applica-
tions Is to afford time for the presi-
dents response to Gcrmany's peace
proffcr to filter to the masses in Aus
tria and Turkey through the rigorous
censorship that exists.
In the meantime. attention now CEN
tors i'm the military situation and re-
newed efforts to furnish the armies
closing in on the central powers all
the men and material to achieve n
military victory in the field.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered From Va.
rious Sources.

TIouS sources.
Rev. Madison c. Peters, d. D., one
OF the best known Baptist preachers OF
America. died ut his home in New
York last Sunday. He was widely
known as lecturer and author.
Benjamin Sheppard of Philadelphia.
shot his wife to death and killed him
self Sunday night. after she had re-
fused to live with him so he could
claim exemption, and had called him
u Stacker.
Long live the war;" says the Gior-
male Popolo of Rome, the organ of the
Socialist party favorable to the war.
lis the most patriotic cry that can now
be uttered. while the Austrians are
still on the banks of the Piave. 1t is
the noblest cry that can be uttered
while the Germans, defeated and hu-
inflated. retire. devastating, burning
and creating desert behind them
Long live the war;" it goes on, (which
will mete out justice and deserved pun
ishments. Long live the war. which
will provide safety against Prussian
militarism, the incubus of the whole
world"
Maximilian Harden. editor of the
Berlin newspaper Die Zunkunft. whose
organ has been suppressed severa
times for its democratic tendencies and
its consistent opposition to Prussiar
militarism, speaking before an audi
ence of a thousand in the Philharmon'
ic hall, at Berlin, said: The rule ant
Proclamation of militarism in Ger.
many has now ended forever. Germa.
ny is now mature for league Of ma.
tions. The result of the war will be
world statutes among free peoples, Civ.
ing all the same rights. All the great
states have passed through great cri-
sis, from which the world will appear
with an entirely changed face.
In an extraordinarily outspoken ar
ticle the Franklishe Tagespost, the Nu-
remburg Socialist organ, fatty demands
the abdication OF the German empe-
ror. 1t declares that the responsibility
for the present situation rests on him.
and says that, as the military system
Is about to collapse. he must be the
last of the military monarchs.
News emanating from Berlin says n
great conflict has arisen between the
Russian Premier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotzky, according TO Il dis
patch from Copenhagen t.. the Ex-
change Telegraph company. Premier
Lenine is accusing Trotzky of support
ing q counter-revolution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
PORTO RlCAN LABOR.
Facts About the Recent Importation
to New Orleans.

| avs Npoue eHe neCeHt iHlpOTtdtiorl
to New Orleans.
The first labor to be imported by the
United States government has reached
New Orleans-l,241 Porto Ricans. who
will be used on the $4,000, 900 army
depot warehouse system that mua be
completed by Christmas.
They reached New. Orleans on Sep
tember "a, on a transport. just one
week out from Porto Rico. 1t cost the
government about s25 apiece to bring
them here. 1t Is estimated. The gov
ernment, however is under no obliga-
tion to take them back. Most of the
men left families behind them. and
they are talking Of bringing them here
as soon as possible, so the possibilities
are there will be q large Porto Rican
colony in Louisiana. as in New York.
The men are quartered in the old
restricted district of the city, long since
rid Of its noxious influences Saloons
in the neighborhood have been order
ed under threat Of closure not to sell
any liquor to the Porto Ricans, but the
latter are under no restrictions.
Six hundred rooms were cleaned, re-
paired and fitted with bathrooms with
both hot and cold water The rooms
are looked after by a special crew. The
men are fed on the job, to and from
which they are hauled every day in
special cars. For room rent they are
charged 81 month. for board 81 a
day.
They were brought here as common
laborers, 80 cents an hour. the estab-
lished scale in New Orleans for that
class of work. Among them, however.
are some skilled mechanics-carpen
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
Humorous department

"a Patience and perseverance VIII
accomplish all things" was the favor
tie saying Of an old farmer
He had just made this remark IN
train ono day on the way 10 market
when a pompous individual in the mex
sea, turned 10 him and said:
Nonsense. sir! | can tell you
great many things which neither pat
ienc. nor perseverance cannot accom-
plish."
Perhaps you can." said the farmer
but | have never yet come across on
thing"
We'll. then. I'll tell you one. VII
patience and perseverance ever enapl'
YOU TO cvarry water in Il sieve:
Certainly"
81 would like to know how.
simply waiting patiently FOR I'M
water 10 freeze"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
FOR SALE

81 Acrcs-Of good. level lar. with
Groom house. joining Fl Jackson's
Store place. 1t i5 No. Farm.
ID. NJ. Parrott-l'lacc. l-2 miles
from Glover; on Glover road; 300
acres: 6-r dwelling: Ar tenant
houses. Will sell as n whole or In
two tracts. Priced right.
x-Room House-On 81 acres OF
good land, on Howell's Ferry road.
miles from Courthouse
II8 Acres land-6-r dwelling. 3-r
tenant house, l-2 mile OF Zion church
and school
200 Acrcs-Of saw timber and wood
land, within mile Of Zion church. Saw
timber worth price Of whole tract.
Two Vacant LOts-90x300 and look
225 feet. on Kings Mountain street.
building LOt-60x225 feet, on west
side Wright avenue.
I37 Acrcs-7-room dwelling: ten
ant houses. known as the viii wal
lace Place--6 miles south OF Yorkville.
Level land.
j. +. KclI Property-7-room dwell
ing: / 1-2 acre lot on East Liberty
street, Yorkville.
Lot-Near Graded school-90 feet
front: 200 feet deep. On shady side OF
The street. See me about It.
c. F. SHERER. Real Estate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
TAX NoTICE-lels
Office of the County Treasurer Of York
County.


York, $. c., Sept. II. 1918.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
TAN BOOKS for York County
will be opened on TUESDAY. the
18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1918. and
remain open until the 3lST DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1918. for the collection
of STATE, COUNTY. SCHOOL and
LOCAL TANES. for the fiscal year
1918. without penalty; after which
day ONE PER CENT penalty will be
added to all payments made in the
month Of JANUARY, 1919. and TWO
PER CENT penalty for all payments
made in the month Of FEBRUARY,
1919. and SEVEN PER CENT penalty
will be added to all payments made
from the lST DAY OF MARCH. 1919.
to the 18TH DAY OF MARCH. 1919.
and after this date all unpaid taxes Will
so into executions and all unpaid Sim
gle Polls will be turned over TO the
several Magistrates for prosecution In
accordance with law.
Ii Is my desire to attend different
parts Of the county for the convenience
OF taxpayers as heretofore: but owing
to the exacting nature OF my duties as
a member of Local Exemption Board
No. 2, | am required to at all times
be within call Of the office of the
Board and must remain at the County
seat.
All of the Banks of the county will
offer their accommodations and facili-
tics to Taxpayers who may desire to
make use Of the same, and shall take
pleasure in giving prompt attention t0
all correspondence on the subject.
All Taxpayers appearing at my Of
fce Will receive prompt attention.
Note-The Tax Books will be made
up by Townships, and parties writing
about Taxes will always expedite mat
ters II they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County.
10 I At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

Hero Chaplain Receives Victoria
Cross.-The Rev. Theodore b. Hardy,
chaplain who has been at the front
since 1916 and who has already won
the medal of the Distinguished Ser
vice order. has been awarded the Vic
TORN Cross for his heroism under
fire. according to London cable.
Though So years old he has won
great praise for his fearlessness and
his devotion to the men OF his bat
TALON. Three examples of his valor
were cited in honoring him:
Hearing firing in No Mans Land
he followed a patrol for 400 yards
beyond THE front line and found an
officer dangerously wounded. He re-
manned under fire until he got help.
On another occasion. despite she'll
fire. he went to the spot where a
German shell had exploded to ex-
, tricate two men. He got one out who
had been completely buried; the other
was dead.
In another battle 1t was believed
that all the British troops had been
withdrawn from a wood. but the
chaplain came out Of 1t. asking for
help to get a wounded man who
lay within 10 yards Of a pill
which had been recaptured by the
enemy. The man was too weak to
stand. but the chaplain and a serge
ant got him to the British lines.
Less than a year ago he won the
D. S. o. by bringing in wounded
men after his wrist had been broken
and put IN splints. His only son is
a captain in active service. and his
only daughter n nurse in France. His
Pensioners at Hutton Roof gathered
around the village smithy and hailed
the news of his v. c. with cheers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

His Reception. Whats th" mat
ter. Gar" sympathcrically inquired IL
n"ighl,0r. You look right Sharply
like. you'd met II bear. Been In Il run
AWAY or something OF th" sort?
"Nop". Been telling my fourteen
children the news" replied MIR. Gap
johnson, of l;umpus lidS". i came
home Il spell az" and mentioned to
'rn that the circus that was adv"rtis-
ed 10 show I'm Tumlinvillc next Friday
wouldn't get there on account ot nav
ing gone brOk" Som"'rS ont IN okiaho-
ma. And they 'pcarcd To feel that ]
WAS wholly To blam" for IL"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

Her liberality.--"W-aS yo' wife will
in for yo' To j'inr de army. sab?
"Willn'? She was plumb fcrociouS
She done told de sawgCnt dat II de'd
take me off'n her hands she's th'oH III
five o muh triflin kinfolks TO bind the
bargain"
Her TransIation.-"Wcll. little miss.
said the grocer. what can | do for
YOU"
"plcasc. sir mother wants Il bottle
Cf good naturcd alcohol. London
Tit-lIitS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

His peeuliarity.-"Evcry person has
some distinguishing trait, some pecu
liarity that sets him apart from hi:
fellows" asserted the lecturer.
Il have no popularity. said th'
stolid looking man in the audience.
Which hand do you use 10 stir youl
coffee" asked the lecturer
My right hand" replied the man
THAT is your popularity" said tn,
lecturer; mos, people use spoon
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

Not the Place for Him.-"Wcll now.
commented the gaunt Missourian. af-
ter the candidate had recitcd his va
rious qualifications. real and fancied,
for the office to which he aspired. "if
you are as honorable and high mind
cd and intelligent Us you say you are,
don't your think you'd lie plumb out
OF place among all them scallawags ur
there in Congress-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

ALL persons indebted to the estate Of
"A HERBERT L. WRIGHT, deceased,
are hereby notified to make payment
to the undersigned at once. and all
persons having claims against said es-
tate are advised to present the same
to me, duly authenticated. within the
time prescribed by law.
NJ. L. SMITH, Administrators.
oct. II SO 81
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

Praise Indeed.-Gencral March tells
a story on Il certain army hootinakci
who received call one day from an
officer he had not seen for lone
time.
We'll. captain" said the bootmakcr
81 was afraid | wasn't going TO scc
YOU again. Weren't the last boots
made, for YOU satisfactory"
Excellent" replied the captain VINO
had Just escaped from German prls-
on. Il think they were the best ever
tasted. ."-EXchangc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

Just What They Do.-The Hon
Honor Ballardton. 5-year-old daugh'
ter of Lady Mary Ballardton. was
scoldcd by her govcrncss, who added:
III you are bad little girl the Huns
will drop bombs on YOU"
The Huns don't drop bombs on
had little girls. they drop bombs on
good little girls, said Honor.-omaha
NpNyS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

-. His - critisism.--"Dc trouble wiC
some people," severely said good ole
par&on Bagstcr. "am dat dcy don't
think it's nccdesSary TO work for dc
I.awd-dcy consider dcir whole dut!
done when dcy shouts for him. De!
mugincs rumpus is sIuidulum roI
work. and dcy prays like a tiivr"r cal
and flatters deirse'fe deys all th'o'
All dry gives TO de l4iwd am dcil
best wishes in Il loud voice"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
Real Estate

All aboard the train to succeed. Buy
REAL ESTATE.
lS6 acres about miles from town on
Sutton road: two 3-room tenant
houses: 4-horse farm open; plenty
OF timber. For a bargain see me.
los acres miles from York on Kings
Mountain road; Groom residence;
barn; good pasture. etc. Will sell
as a whole or in two parcels.
Nice building lot. 50x156 feet on Char
lotte street. VIII take nice cow in
part payment. See me about this.
Two nice lots on East Jefferson ST..
near Graded School. 1t will pay
You to investigate.
Remember, I have lots Of others
both country and town.
Money to lend at per cent on
farming lands.
GEO. w. WILLIAMS
REAL ESTATE BROKER
Room 2O4, First Natl Bank Building.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

Russia's Rich Timber lands.-An
article in n current magazine by A. j.
Sack presents statistics on Russias S
forest resources as 4 means of paying
the billions of dollars due to home
and foreign creditors.
The astounding statement is made
by this writer tn ""'a. including
Siberia. has cres OF
timber VIII much
as the W. This
resource Russia
economics Jay the coun-
try's debts.
The effect of Americas business
should be duly considered, observes
Hardwood record in discussing the ar
ticle. Except oak. 1t continues. which
Is generally known in the market as
the japanese oak. II is not probable
that much Russian timber will reach
the United States: but 1t will COM
pete with American timber in other
m lrkets, notably those Of western
Europe, and perhaps those Of eastern
Asia, western South America and the
Pacific islands.
To that extent" says Haywood Re-
cord, our lumber business may be
hurt by the flood Of forest products
from Russia. In normal times Ger
many received 4S per cent Of its lum-
her imports from Russia. and Eng
lands per cert Of timber imports from
that source was nearly as l;rSe.
Lumber shipments from Russia will
come from the Baltic, from the Arctic
coast OF Russia proper and Siberic and
from the Pacific coast Of the latter
country. The principal lumber mar
kets Of the world crn be reached from
those points"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
A Case of Saving Time.-LuCicnnc-

Did you go to the show?
Yvonnc-"Surc, | did"
Lucienne-'My. but you're back
early"
YvOnnc-"Wrll. | looked 1T the pro-
gram and it said Fourth Act same "s
Act one and beat it out after tt'
third act Didn't want 10 sec tho
same one twicc."-Everybody's Maga'
zine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

They All Do lt.-"Johnny." said the
teacher. III coal is selling at So q ton
and you pay your dealer s24. how
many tons will he bring you?"
a little over three tons. ma'am.
said Johnny promptly.
Why, Johnny. that isn't right
said the teacher.
NO. ma'am. l know il amt" said
Johnny. but they all do it,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

Boys, Here's New one.-Fiance
(at the phone)-"Then YOU won't be
up tonight?"
He-"No. dearest: the boys at the
ONCE arc giving me a necktie show
er."-Boston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

The Twirler's laek.-"It's lucky I'm
not in the box" said the baseball pitch
er. as he paraded up and down the
room with his tooth cutting son and
heir.
Why" asked the wife. sleepily.
Because" he answered. II don't
seem to have any control of the
bawl."-Boston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

t"''I just stopped in to tell YOU
about the -four YOU sent me the other
day." said Mrs Newlywed.
why. madam" answered the gro
Ger. that was the best -four carry
in stock. What was the matter with
it,"
Matter. indeed! Why it was SO
tough my husband couldn't eat the
biscuits I made with it."