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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12

Trend Of the Cotton Trade.-The net
change in the price OF cotton In New
Orleans last week was not wide con
tracts being five points lower to -
points higher on the close than they
were on the close a week ago. Spots
rose so points to $3.50 for middling and
closed at the highest. Best prices for
both futures and spots were net high
records.
At the highest levels contracts were
50 to 10l points over the previous
lishly Influenced by continued drouthy
conditions in Texas, the strength OF
spots and the continued advance I'm
finished cotton goods. There was
much covering by shorts early In
the week but a reactionary feeling
set In toward the close and heavy
liquidation OF long contracts resulted
Better crop accounts than expected
from Texas and constant rumors OF
Federal price fixing were depressing
influences after the middling OF the
week and the bear element seemed to
expect that this week will bring them
further encouragement in crop news
while they also expect much from
the census bureau report on American
mills for February, due next Friday.
Rains In Texas would give the bears
an immense advantage.
AT the end OF last week the trade
TOOK much interest In private bu-
reau report showing the total gaining
Tor the season now ending OF ll,lO0.-
O0O. Ginning returns will again assume
Importance this week because the CEN
sus bureau on March 20 will issue It's
final figures on ginning. The ten
dency among private bureaus seems
to be to go above the governments
crop estimate for this season of 10
$4,000 bales OF 500 pounds gross
weight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12
expense that was involved. As the
result the whole thing went into the

expense that was involved. As the
courts.
The first move was a temporary re-
straining order against the issuance
of the bonds. Upon a hearing OF the
case on its merits. at chambers. the
judge before whom the matter was
argued. dismissed not only the in
junction. but the complaint upon which
the injunction was based. He was
able to see no ground whatever for
the bringing OF the case: but he went
100 far. II was in his power 10 dis
miss the temporary injunction. OF
course: but II was not in his power
chambers anyway. so said the SUI
preme court.
The case is now being heard upon
its merits. as the result Of the recent
order by Judge DeVore. That is. the
testimony Is being taken before a re-
fcree. and the course OF further pro-
ceedings will be determined by the re-
feree's findings; but as 10 what Will
be the tinal fate OF this splendid drain
age proposition Is another matter. En-
cept for the litigation. the bonds would
have been sold. Turkey creek would
have been ditched. and by this time
probably the reclaimed bottoms would
have been three or four times increas-
ed in value and everything would have
been lovely. But the outlook is not
so promising now. Where, ii things
had gone through without friction in
the Seginning il would have been an
easy matter TO finance the scheme.
and just as easy TO go ahead and
complete the work. under existing war
conditions. even II there was nothing
Else in the way. it would be difficult
10 raise the necessary money on the
bonds. and II would also be difficult
10 get the necessary labor and ma
chinery TO do the work
But the draining Of Turkey creek
bottoms is a great idea nevertheless.
and some OF these days this Idea will
heC ONE realized fact.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12
GENERAL WAR SUMMARY
Situation as it Appeared Yesterday on
Various Fronts.

The continuation. Of the patrol at
;acks by the Germans all along the
western front in France and Belgium
indicates that their line having been
heavily reinforced, the day Is not far
distant when the entente armies ana
the American forces will be asked 10
withstand n thrust of a more serious
nature.
Gaugrd by the tirmness Of the Brit
ish. French and Americans in meeting
the enemy assaults in the last few
weeks. and the feeling of optimism
that prevails from headquarters stats
to the men in the trenches. warm
reception may be expected by the enc
my when he launches his attacks.
In the past fortnight from Belgium
to the Swiss frontier the Germans
have essayed minor attacks. in nearly
all OF which they have been beaten
back by the men in the entente
trenches. When q footing luckily was
obtained the German tenure generally
was short lived. for counter-attacks
expelled them.
Everything in the way or modern
worfar,-even all the cunning devices
Of "frightfulness" which the German
mind has invented, not omitting liquid
iire-has been tried against the Amer
leans. but nowhere has the enemy
been able to dent the front held by
General Pershing's men. On the con-
trary the Americans have answered all
the German offensives with a spirit OF
great bravery. and. although they have
suffered some casualties, they have
made the enemy feel the effects Of
their guns and rifle fire.
AS in France and Belgium, the ac-
tivity along the entire fighting front
III northern Italy is heightening. and
here also the patrol engagements and
the artillery duels seemingly signalize
the approach Of bitter lighting. Doubt
less with the spring thaw the enemy
will endeavor to force his way from
the mountain regions out on the plains
OF Venetia and also to cross the Piave
river and form a junction with his
northern armies.
Here, however. the Italians having
been heavily reinforced by the British
and French. sanguinary encounters
may be expected.
Although the breakdown in the
Russian army in Asiatic Turkey was
expected to release thousands OF Turks
who might be sent against the British
operating in Mesopotamia and Pales-
tine, the British commanders in these
TWO regions apparently are unafraid.
Little additional information has
come through concerning the situation
in Russia as regards either Great Brit
ain. Little Russia or Eastern Siberia.
Reports from Sweden say that force
Of German infantry and artillery has
invaded Finland. taking Abo, on the
Aland islands. The Cossack leader.
General Semanoff. is endeavoring to
put down the opposition Of the Boil
sheviki along the trans-Siberian rail-
road in East Siberia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12
THE FLOUR CENSUS

There are more than liS,50O pounds
OF flour in excess of thirty days sup
ply within the jurisdiction OF Food
Administrator J. +. McElwee OF York
vile: but the supply within the juris-
diction OF DR.. ID. Il. Johnson OF Rock
Hill, has not yet been ascertained. The
school district administrators under,
Mr.. McElwee's jurisdiction got In ~
last OF their reports last SatuFfay.'
Those under DR.. Johnson's jurisdic-
tion are not expected to complete their
work before next Friday.
"rhe -four census has been very
satisfactory indeed" said Mr.. }. r. Nc
Elwee yesterday. "All OF the school
district administrators went right aft
cr their job and they did it up with
a thoroughness that was all that any
body could ask Tor And all of them
made intelligent and comprehensive
reports that gave us just the informa
tion that we were after"
In some OF the districts there were
complete house to house canvasses
that took in every pound of flour on
hand. In other cases the canvasses
were not quite so thorough: but they
were hardly less satisfactory. In
stead OF canvassins all the families
in the district, the administrators
canvassed only those who had excess
supplies and made their reports ac-
cordingly.
Altogether nearly one thousand fam
lilies were canvaSsed, and the total
amount of -four disclosed was 25S.095
pounds. According to the figures given
by the people themselves. this was
1iS,500 pounds in excess of thirty
days supply. AS matter OF fact. II
was more than that for the reports
showed that in many cases no account
was taken of the reduced consump-
tion on account Of the required use
of substitutes.
Some families that use only from so
TO 60 pounds OF flour month had on
hand 500 or 600 pounds each. and one
man who runs a pretty good sized
farm. had on hand $500 pounds. But
as rule the excess holdings were
small. averaging hardly more than
100 pounds to family. Quite num-
ber of families had only few pounds
NOT enough for week. TO say moth
ing Of a month.
Practically all OF the administrators
reported frank. full and free co-ope-
ration OH the part of the people. In
some cases 1t was unnecessary for the
administrators to canvass at all, the
people bringing the desired informa-
tion voluntarily. So far as there Is
reason to believe. there was no dispo-
sition anywhere to hold back the in
formation that the administrators
were seeking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12
RARE QUALITY OF COURAGE
Frenchmen are Enthusiastic Over
American SoIdiership.

German troops in their attack IN
LorraIn" on the night of March 4
twice gained Il footing in the American
trenches only 70 br driven out IN
fierce lighting. An official dispatch
rrc",v,d in Washington last Saturday.
from France. giving the French view
of the encounter said the Americans
showed rare quality Of courage
self possession and calm bravery
which won them the admiration OF IN"
nclvhburing French troops and the
hearty congratulations Of the French
high command.
The Americans engaged were the
latest TO enter the trenches. gong lhto
training with the French. flrst news
of their presence on the battle line
caIn, i'm IN" French official statement
of March 8. which told of their work
in rcpulsing the Germans. T0days
disputUh which gave the first details
of the fighting said:
"Aftcr u very heavy artillery prep
aratiun. including shells OF all call
bres which completely demolished the
sector of trench. Il strong attack was
made upon the positions occupied by
the Americans \ few of the enemy
succeeded in penetrating trench, Dut
an energetic and severe countcrat tack
threw them back In confusion.
Meanwhile another section succeed
ed in cutting the barbed wire in 'front.'
OF the positions where the lighting was
going on. but they also were quickly
dispersed by the precise firing from
the rifles and machine guns. =,
"a third company finally sneeeeoea
in stealing their way Into the lines and
attempting II flanking attack which
was on the point Of succeeding. Here
especially the Americans gave PROOF
Of splendid energy and morale beyond
all uraiSc. Almost entirely surround
ed. they did not dream for one instant
of surrcndcring and their efforts 10
eNtricatc themselves were so deter
mined that they succeeded in diSplace-
ing the enemy without leaving SIN
Gle prisoner in his hands.
The same date towards i.3o CLOCK
IN the morning an Americal patrol OF
four men and one sergeant encounter
cd I'm enemy patrol that was cutting
barbcd wire and which was composed
fn nine men. Giving proof this time
of splendid offensive qualities ana
without considering their numcricai
inferiority, the American patrol threw
themselves upon the adversaries ana
after furious combat succeeded In
putting them to flight, bringing hack
with them two prisoners.
I'm the attack and In the defense
the American soldiers assumed the
brilliant place which they intend 10
hold among the allies armies"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12

Farview beat Bethany at basket
bali at Fairricw last Friday. - to IL.
A citizen Of Giastonia is helping war
economy 10y Offering prizes TO the hoys
to bring in rat tails.
The sale Of war savings stamps
got up to $3,O00.00O last Friday. Til"
sales arr gaining daily. Thursdays
sales amounted TO s2.y7O,OOn.
There was ice yesterday morning
and there WAS reason TO fear that the
cold was sufficient TO damage the fruit
crop.
The school children Of Spartanburg
county are engaged in competitive
race in the sale OF thrift stamps. Prac-
tically every school in the county is
participating.
Subscribers to The Enquirer on
clubs are reminded that the time lim-
il for the 81 club rate expires March
lG. After that date the price of the
paper will be $2.25 - year. $l.l5 for 6
months and Gu cents for months.
York No. 2 is one of the only fifteen
registration districts that has so far
completed its classification cards
showing the occupations of the regis
trants. The work has been done by
the teachers OF the Yorkvillc Graded
school. and ii has been done in the
most satisfactory shape. This classi-
fcation Is very important because II
enables the local board. with but little
effort 10 ascertain at once the number
of men it has available In the various
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

y. c. McCorkle. Manager-Gives notice that
on and after April Tth the local telephone
central vail lave continuous daily service.
Jas L. FarIs. Ciover-Has registered Berkshire
Doar Tor seivice.
John Wilson Will appreciate return Of lost
pocLctovok containing money. Return 70
Srnnn bros.'s store. Iorksiile No. !.
[ L. spencer. Special Referee-Calls on the
creditors Of YORK ubIIshIng Co.. TO estsb-
IIsh their claims before him A. a reference
20 be held April I'd. NJ his ottce.
Z. y. DuIIn. IloSer-Ohers Ford touring
car. IN hrst class condition. for sale. Can
l.e ke.n ai Campbell Quinn's garage.
u. T.. Clark Wants information AS 10 where
abouls Of an estray Duroc-Jersey pix.
+" care Enquirer-Mants 10 rent fur
n.shed ruou. In southern part of forkyille.
L. J. forDes. CloTer-Has registered Duroe-
Jersey buar for service.
Blown d. Land--Give notice that their corn
tn,ii d, fIiperl is in daily operation.
York Supply Co.--Can furnish you with Lam
dr.,h's. ferry's and Lake Shore garden
seeds. Bean seed IN bulk. onion sets. seed
Irish potatoes. etc. Fertilizer for gardens
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Says its line Of
shoes 10 dlstinctively seasonabe and the
b,st il has ever had. New silk dresses.
G. W. Whitesides 4 Co.. Sharon-Urge you
10 plan; big garden and see them Tor gar
den seeds and seed potatoes. Plant peanuts.
u. NJ. Parrot, Clover-ls ready TO supply you
with khaki pants. They are the best for
outdoor work. Mems shirts and overalls.
Carroll Bros.--Have a secondhand one-horse
wagon for sale.
Clinton Bros. Have seed Irish and sweet po-
ta,oes. Nancy Hall sweets for bedding: and
Irish Cobblers for planting.
Star Thea;re-Tells you OF the good movie
programme il has on for today. and another
one for tomorrow.
J. NJ S;roup--Invites the ladies TO the OPEN
ing display of Irving Drew spring oxfords
and pumps. which are display.
Loan and Savings Bank-Says IL wants you
to become one of its customers and refers
you to lis patrons TO its service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12

you wan, 10: but tell L as a matter
0! pride. rather than as a matter OF
misfortune Don't hunt sympathy
about such thing as that-rather ex-
pcct and receive congratulations.
Whether you are d man Oh q woman.
yDur son who is III the army does not
want YOU 10 be whining about him. II
au:thin.. h. wants YOU 10 hold up
Your head and bc proud oI him.
The war Is Il hard but Il great school
=, university in fact-and everybody
who goes through. comes out bigger
and better than when hc went IN.
Either that Ur h.. WAS no good any
where.
To be sure some Viii be- killed. and
II your boy is KILLED no one will den!
your right 10 the same SORROW that
would have been yours II he had been
killed in civIl lie. indeed. you will
br "Apcctcd 10 feel even greater sor-
row. FOR you have II right to be proud
cr OF him at the front Offering his life
and his all for YOU and yours and his
country, than you could be OF aim at
cas-" at home in pursuit OF ambition
or pleasure. And in your sorrow you
Will have the apprcCiativr sympathy OF
all your fellow men.
But until something like this hap
pens. hold up your head and do not
whine Prov, yourself worthy Of
your boy and Let him have Il right TO
b" proud OF YOU.
There are some fathers and moth
"rS who are not yet able To bring
tn. insrlvcs to appreCiat" this philoso-
ply We are fully aware of that. and
w.. ;ti,' sorry for them: hut thcr" are
non" who ar, unable To appr"ciat"
this:
lr yuur boy goes through this war.
does his duty like Il man. and comes
out alive. even though he he crippled
or MANNED. the fact will h' Il source
uf pride To Nuu 10 the last day ui
your life.
Then why whimrcr and complain
nuw? II your hoy is ii soldier or his
cunntr,. hr It soldier also. 60 that nc
may hc as proud Of you. rs you are OF
Inn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12
Tuesday, March IL, 1918.

would be stopped in short order. but
instead Of being stopped, II Is in
creasing. There is a feeling. however.
among honest railroad men. that II
will be stopped very suddenly one OF
these fine days when Uncle Sans rail-
road managers get right down TO their
knitting and pick up the threads oil
the railroad game that have been rum
ing loose while they We're picking up
the ends Of the business, and there
a feeling that once Uncle Sam begins
TO look after the freight thieves in
earnest there will be material in
creases in the populations OF various
Federal prisons throughout the coun-
cry. The honest railroad men want this
stealing ended. because every time
stealage is reported II casts ITS refiec-
ton on every man who has had any
possible connection with the shipment
from which steulagc is reported. And
the same conditions as 10 frequent
losses, claims. etc, apply TO express
shipments. though on smaller scale.
perhaps only because ot smaller cN-
press shipments. The local railroad
agents are hoping for the time 10 soon
come when claims for lost or damaged
freight will be rarity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12
ABOUT PEOPLE

Hal Mackorell. ). {. y. o.. Camp
Sewer. spent sunday AT his home in
Yorkville.
!. r. Logan. Jr. OF K. .. r. school.
Camp Jackson. spent Sunday al his
home in Yorkville.
Miss Louise Quinn OF Yorkville. has
taken position with the First Nation
al bank in Yorkville.
Mr.. c. f. Dobson Of Pc lsacola. Fla.
visited his father. Mr. J. W. Dobson
in rorkville this week.
Miss Bessie Hughes Is i'll with
scarlet fever at the homie Of Rev. H.
H. Waugh in Yorkville.
Mr.. J. Withers Grist Of Columbia.
visited his mother. Mrs. Margaret
Grist. in Yorkville. Sunday.
Mrs. Tracy Proctor Of Summerville.
Is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
X. j. Mackorell. in Yorkville.
Private Moffatt Quinn. L. :. A.,
Camp Greene. spent Il few days with
his father. Mr.. J. y. Quinn, at Smyrna
recently.
Mrs. J. K. Ashe and Misses Mabel
Ashe and Mary Cartwright Of York
vile. spent several days last week In
Columbia.
II is Leon PluXco instead Of Callie,
WHOSE. arrival in France was an
nouncrd last week. Callie PlaXco has
been across for some time.
Miss Zula Stephenson. who is teach
ing school In Cherokee county. spent
saturday and Sunday at her home on
YOrkville No. >.
Mr. and Mrs. p. Dare White OF
III.
!. +. White In Iorkville. Mr.. White
is a member OF the naval reserve sta
toned nj Charleston navy yard.
Mr. and Mrs. =. VI. Grist Of York
willie. have gone TO Rcnnettsville on
account Of the serious illness OF their
'daughter. Mrs Grassland. with pneu-
monia.
DR.. w. G.. White and Mrs. &. II. San
differ Of YOrkville. were called TO CO.
lumbia, Sunday. on account OF the Ill
Jackson.
Mr.. W. \. Stoll of iorkvllr. has a
letter from his son. l.. II. Stoll. who
has Just arrived in France. and who
says he is delighted with everybody
and everything.
Misses Maud Adkins. Annis Dorsctt.
Annie Lee Mcfarland and Mary Ben
field. and Messrs. ID. NJ. Bentield and
.Joc Feemstcr of Yorkville. were visit
ors at Camp Jackson. Columbia. sun
day.
Mr.. K. +. Castles. carrier on Smyr-
M 40. |, was in Yorkville last Satur-
day. He Is just recovering from an
illness OF six weeks with pneumonia.
II was his expectation TO resume his
work yesterday.
Mr. J. G.. Conner OF Yorkville. was
called to Spartanburg Sunday on ac-
count OF the death OF his SON law.
Mf Hawkins. Of tuberculosis. Mr..
Hawkins is survived by his widow
and one child. The latter Is critically
i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. Thomas w. Quinn. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. Quinn OF Yorkville. left
last Thursday night for the Kelly
Field. near San Antonio. Texas. TO
Join the aviation service as a stcno-
grapher. Mr.. J. w. Quinn received
telegram from him yesterday au-
9sa:ipg- hlsI Isrriyal v san Antoni9:
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WITHIN THE TOWN

w. =. Mcclure OF the internal
revenue service will be AT the Loan &
Savings Bank today and tomorrow TO
give advice and assistance in the
making out OF income and excess pro-
fit tax returns.
MIR. Geo. W. Williams. food ad-
ministrator for Yorkville school dis
trict, did not attempt canvass OF
the town in connection with the -four
census. Instead he published no.
tice requesting the people TO report,
and almost everybody reported eth
or TO him or Mr.. McElwee. According
10 these reports, private families have
5.626 pounds OF -four in excess OF thir-
ty days supply.
The Piedmont Telephone people.
now engaged in rehabilitating their
system here, say that when they have
completed the change. which will be
in about three months. Yorkville Will
have the best telephone system in the
south. THAT Is just what We mean"
SAYS Mr.. y. c. McCorkle, the local
manager, "the best In the south up 10
this time. Everything will be abso-
lutely new and up to date and the sys-
TEN Is going to cost US around $4,000,
possibly a little more, certainly very
little less. There will be new poles,
new wires. new cables, new telephones.
new switchboard. everything new. The
switchboard alone will cost us be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The most up
10 date feature OF the system will be
the new harmonic automatic ringer
All you have 10 do when you want a
call IL TO take down your receiver.
That makes a red light over your
number and starts q buzzer in the
central office. Central gives you your
connection and the phone OF the party
to whom you wish to talk begins TO
ring, one second on and four seconds off
intermittently and keeps 1t up as long
as you keep your receiver down. You
will not have to twist the telephone
any more--nothing but take down your
receiver. And subscribers on party
lines out Of town are to have the same
advantage as the subscribers in town
that Is. where there are not more
than four telephones on line. Cen
tral can ring any one Of them sepa-
rately without ringing any one OF the
other three. and any one of them can
ring central in a like manner. This Is
done by means Of a recent new dis
covery or invention through which
each telephone is especially attached
to q separate call. When we have
completed the new system. the i'm
provement will be a complete revela-
ton TO our present patrons.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12
IN THE COURTS

The Turkey creek drainage project.
which promised so much for the re-
clamation OF the once famous bottoms
Of Turkey creek. from point six
or seven miles southwest Of Yorkville
to Broad river. is still In the courts
and likely to remain there for some
time to come.
The enterprise was launched some
several years ago by number OF en-
terprising land owners along the
creek. At first there was hardly a
breath of opposition. Practically ev-
cry Individual directly affected was
able to see clearly what a good thing
II would be for himself and for the
country generally to restore the old
time productiveness OF the bottoms.
and with few exceptions. they were
willing to pay.
But II was not long after the drain
age district was organized and things
had been gotten in shape for the Is
sIIance Of the necessary bonds to A.
nance the enterprise that dissatisfac-
tion began to develop Some OF those
interested were disappointed in get
ting the official recognition they
sought and others began to feel chill
iy about the feet on account Of the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-12
Keep IL to Yourself.

Here are few words OF friendly ad-
vice 10 people who have sons in the
war. and who are constantly bewailing
the circumstance as 4 misfortune.
Stop complaining to other people
Pile do not like TO hear II. and instead
OF getting their sympathy. you make
them tired.
II is a situation that cannot be help
cd and no man should want TO help
it---nor woman either. so far as that Is
concerned.
No. we are not advising you to keep
your own counsel about having a son
in the war Tell 1t. tell II as often as