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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

t.rn. Il. J. f.. Guuraud and Gen.
Joseph Man=in AZ th- French corps
nIiI!iauti,Is Who have been DOING the
.r..n; MUrk Ui the past lew days, uh-
,icI zen. Fuch, the master spirit
.rn. Maugln ha., command h,tw""h
Ia, A!SiIv ana the Maine, from Sols-
SOILS To- I;.I.nis, ana I'cn. Goui'thu
las uUi,Iland nom l.h.iins eastward
a. I!I.I!.Inauc. Both iiIrs, ScHolhiS
,a,, ,nisr glorious achievements tu
l,a nI The iruul,s GnI'r ii"Ir re-
aIa.,IIN, cUIIIl;IiIdS. AZ MAS t'Iii. Mill
In w.u temporarily tooh Fort Duo
mont lrUIu in, LrIu!aEs nI May, 1917
ami Nnu iUun IL again alter The ter
.n.tns !..Iu i.l%,n II htcn. lie Was ia
,u.AnhII.u UI the hIS OIcnSit, against
ti., ,"rni;.IIs irlw"cn .SOIsSunS ant.
..m, ,Ins II. :3l., .lId iI;!d tnInSs SOiiiS
.,I mII'h nc wus suuuCni! recalled
"u" placed ia AN OnHCdI' position. IL
nrs ,I-I sine brvII D,iIrycu that TINS
u .I,iI I'IIIlLIIA Hda tho lv.Iurr wItl Il
,pT 90 imrInn,, in, CouUIr! INTO tlr
I.IIITS ui llr. ,.rrI!I:IiiS. 'ihrir WhS ail
"pnr.lIdI a. ti, result uI which Gle
nI,n,v.iG t.iIu, IL lI'' premiership anu
Hni-iu Wis r"Caii,Ui. When the Ger
l.i;ius sInasird the l:rItiSh 3th ann!
m liz, offensive that Logan May 81
E,Si, ana s,"ulInSl! Non an open ROAD
- .,rrI., ii WAS Mangin who rainc III
mn I,IONn,u q liLr MnN.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

- This is official from General Per-
shing, under date of last Friday:
American troops, cooperating with
the French in an attack ON the enc
my's positions between the Aisn" and
the Marne, penetrated his lines To
depth OF several miles, capturing many
prisoners and guns. On the night Of
July 10 to lG Il platoon of our troops
operating east OF Rheims. vas att:r X
ed by u raiding party al twenty-Onc
Germans. Our men welt over the top
To meet them and killed tho entire
party with the bayonet without 10. s to
themselves. One Of our regiments in
this same region reports that q party
Of Germans, with French helmets and
coats, attempted to penetrate one OF
our trenches. The leader sue ceeded In
approaching our gunner, posted at this
point, saying he was French. When
within a short distance Of the gun the
German threw 4 grenade, which
wounded our gunner. The gunner's
team mate seized the IN, turned IL
on the Germans and put them to flight.
Another of our regiments in the stinc
locality reports that an officer in
French helmet and Goa. approach he'd
an outpost guard, saying that he as
bringing back n detachment OF French
from further front and requested IN"
guard not to fire. The detachment
proved to be Germans in French IL
NETS and coats"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
The Allied Drive.

'lEr Allies hav" II rlSnt 10 rejoice
over the developments ui In, past
week, ANA ihr! are rejoicing.
High mIiIlar! authorities ON TN,
Allied side are warning us oi several
things vi Importance.
Ia iii, IIrSI place, this iE. mol .btcii
a real drive; but rather Il defensive
operation. IT MAS the GcrIn;tns who
w,ic irln4; Iu drive: but "iru h,.''
rrvn driven instead.
There IL nU question Oi th" Tact thal
The G,ruIau plans have Sonr badly
rwrS iur the reason that the -Aliics
w,r, lar brllcr prepared than the Ger
mLnS hld an. idea of. ana they
iuu2iIt better than the! themselves
l-Ai"clcu 10 night.
'l, it.,t that the .\liirS were hoping
tor Was to prevent the Germans from
mlkIn" IulInrr progress south of the
Aiarnr and III the direction vi Iarls.
Ihc! did not expect ~ uriv" III" Ger
mans lGICk.
over It vcr! considerable area; but II
H. hardly expected they Will hc thrown
,nlu II route. On the contrary, II is
expected that they will meet the AL
lies with sufficient rr-Infurccmcnts 10
vnst.rc Il stand that will occasion very
bloody lighting. To say the least.
|. Ills uossIli,, -If.e. 'h... Atli:.>' r:ss,
continue 10 make such progress IL
Will bring decisive results: but thai
Is not al all certain, because tn,
G,rmauS still have in reserve i'm.
mrIISc and most formidable forces.
| Should the Allies completely rout
;ind Captur" the German forces avail
abb" Tor use III the salient bctwccI
SoisSuns and Rhcims. the practica
end ul the war. provided, oil course
the thing should ic accomplished
without too great loss on the part oI
The Allies.
| II is conceded everywhere that tn,
German drive at this time was mad,
in the hope of finishing Off the Brit
iSh and French before the arrival OI
the Americans in sufficient numbers Il
hr ui material assistance.
| IL is evident, however, that in this
the Germans have been too slow.
| Th" Americans have already arriv-
| cd. with more coming.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Joseph Lindsay. Jr.. and ]. X
Henry. Jr.. OF Chester, have gone tC
Plattsburg training camp to qualif!
themselves to assist in giving mill
tary instructions at Erskine college.
- Private Stephen II. Musso. com.
pny ID, Pioneer infantry, OF Camp
Wadsworth. Spartanburg. was tried
ard convicted last Thursday for steal
ing from a fellow soldier anu Offering
I, passes TO visit SpartanburS. lie
VS. sentenced to serve two years at
h: I'd labor at Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
ft feiture OF all pay for that time, and
t. he dishonorably discharged from
Il United States army.
Camp Sewer, Greenville, July "a:
A ,ired in the regulation white apron
u: cap worn by Uncle Sans arm,
c. oks, a millionaire's son has beer
s, wing in the modest role Of army
c, rk for the 322nd ambulance COM
X ny 306th sanitary train, S1st d.
v:ion. of this camp, for a little more
Il IN a year. He Is Harry Lord, sor
OF G.. H. Lord. one OF the proprietors
of Lord G. Taylor's department store
In New York. The young mans par
entage was discovered only few days
aso by members of his company, al
though he has been with this organi.
zation for many months. Young Lore
has not been lodging any Of the hard
Jobs that cooks fall heir to. but has
been faithful to his duty, giving the
soldiers three square meals a day. He
has on occasions acted as mess SER
geant Of the company and has beer
offered promotion several times b,
reason OF his faithful work. but fol-
trasons best known to himself, has de-
clined these offers. He says he en-
listed as a cook and would rather be
that than a mess sergeant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
THE CIRCUIT COURT

The circuit court on yesterday enter
ed upon the third and last week Of the
July term by taking under considera-
ton the case of J. +. Bartless VS.. the
Scaboard Air Line railway, Messrs.
Wilson & Wilson for the plaintiff, and
Messrs. ]. L. Glenn and Thos. F. Nc
Dow for the defendant.
After remaining out twenty-four
hours on the case of Daniel A. Phillips,
administrator Of the estate Of Mrs.
Belle Phillips. deceased, the jury on
last Friday evening returned a verdict
for the plaintiff in>the sum Of $500.
This is the fourth trial Of the case.
Mrs Phillips was killed at railroad
crossing in Rock Hill, while being
transported in an automobile belong
ing to Holler and HALEY. The original
proceedings were brought against Hol-
ler & HALEY and the Southern Rail-
way. After two mistrials as to both
defendants, a third jury found against
Holler & HALEY and made q mistrial
rs to the Southern railroad. There was
an exceedingly nice question as to the
responsibility Of the railroad-hence
the difficulty Of decision.
In the case Of A. E. Pendergrass VS..
the Southern railroad the jury gave
the plaintiff a verdict for $4,000. This
was on account of the killing Of Alec
Pendergrass under freight train on
the grounds OF the Yorkville Cotton
oil mill. Pendergrass, an employee OF
the railroad. was sitting under q box
car. when an engine struck the train
and ran over him.
In the case Of Edward T. McClain
vs.. the Southern railroad. the jury
found for the defendant. The plaintifl
claimed damages on account Of inju-
ries alleged to have been sustained as
the result of stepping on banana peel
The verdict was for the defendant In
the case Of Fannie B. Langley vs- the
Southern railway. The defendant
claimed damages on account OF inju.
ries sustained in a collision between an
automobile in which she was riding
and a Southern train at Pmeville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

hEw ADVERTISEMENTS

r;rs, National Bank, York-Reminds you that
while il may be true that money Ii the root
of ali evil, il Is a good thing to have little
laid away for future needs.
]. NJ Stroup-Sugests TO men that they buy
their supplies Of shirts now. Prices will be
decidedly higher later on. A good selection
of mems furnishings.
Kirkpatrick-B -Belk Co.-Talks about low shoes
for late summer wear and gives reasons Why
/, is worth while TO buy now. Special prices
on low shoes.
York Hardware Co.'s local agent for the Gel
ebrsted "Rub-ber-oid' roofing and wants 10
tell YOU Of its good qualities. See page four.
Nash. the Mule Man--Will be at R. T. ALI
sons stable on Thursday Of this week. to buy
all the mules from to IL years old. l5 TO l6
hands hiyh, that may be offered.
Thos. F. McDow-Ofers two farms. l0s and
100 acres each, for sale at a low price and
on long terms.
Carroll Supply Co.-Invites prospective buyers
of buygies to see what ii has TO offer in quail
ity and price before they buy.
James Bros.--Will receive a car Of mules and
mares on August lst and invite you to See
them for n sale m exchange proposition.
Star Theatre-Presents an attractive movie
programme for the first four days of this
week. A William Hart picture coming Az
gust 9th. A new serial.
York Supply Co.-Has several varieties Of fall
seeds. Hog feed. mill feed. rice meal and
Rapiers pig meal. Cremo for dairy cows.
II. E. Ferguson--Has several good grade Jer-
sey milk COWS and heavy springers for sale
or exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
WITHIN THE TOWN

Good showers during the past few
days have been very acceptable.
The candidates for state Offices are
due to speak here tomorrow. Wednes-
day.
ALI the dollars that are being paid
for verdicts are being contributed to
the Red Cross.
In his talk to the Red Cross last
saturday. Mr.. Royal Daniel said that
another membership drive would COM
mence December 81. All member
ships expire on that date regardless
OF when they began. That is the law.
Annual meetings OF all the chapters
are to be held on the fourth Wedncs-
day in October. The fiscal year be-
gins July and ends July 3O All
transportation charges are paid by
headquarters. All purchases must be
made from the bureau of supplies.
MIR. Eli kendrick has turned the
executive management OF the Lock
more mill to Col. e. B. Armstrong Of
l;astonia; but will continue his direct
supervision Of the plant the same as
heretofore. He has been moved to
make this step by long continued bad
health. He expects to take short
vacation, after which he will return
TO Yorkville. Col. Armstrong, Of
course, will continue in Gastonia.
where he has the management OF
several big cotton mills.
- During the past eight weeks this
community has enjoyed the satisfaction
of a daily tclcgraphic summary Of out
standing happenings on the battle
fronts and throughout the country as
furnished by the International News
Service. These reports have been
posted on n bulletin board in front
OF The Enquirer Office Immediately
upon their receipt for the benefit Of
the public. The expense OF this ser
vice, which has been borne through
voluntary contributions Of from 81 to
So. is $14.50 per week. The quality is
rulIal to the best to bc had as has
been fully demonstrated by compari-
son with the afternoon and morning
apcrs that come along later with the
SAME news. SO far $12S.5O has been
rxpcndcd to pay for the service up to
next Saturday evening. There Is on
hand enough money to pay for still
another week. II the service is to be
continued beyond that, there is need
for further contributions, which should
he forthcoming at once. All amounts
of 81 and over will be received by W..
d. Grist, who has charge Of the
fund and contributions will be duly
acknowledged on the bulletin board.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

II is reported that III" Niles have
at last agreed To an arrangement I'M
der which the Japanese ar" Ia h"Gin
operations against the iiolshcriki in
Siberia. Details OF the arrangement
have not been made clear: hut the
understanding seems tu hc that the
Americans. British and French are IL
furnish troops TO cooperate with the
.Allies. and the main purpose of the
movement is To aid the Russian clc-
mcnts that are opposed Ia the Ger
mans under 4 guarantee of the intcE-
rity OF Russian territory on account
of really loyal Russians. The Jap
anesc are going in only in a limited
way to begin with: hut il is expected
OF course. their operations will de-
vclop to such magnitude as circum-
stances might make necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

Submarine Sinks Barses.-An uL"-
my submarine attacked n tow of he
castcrmost point of Cape Cod. Ms.
on Sunday. sank three bargcs. sal "a
fourth and their tug on fire and dl' p
ped four shells on the mainland. The
action lasted an hour and was m
challenged except for two hydrOpl; ,rs
which circled over the U-boat. C; -
ing her to submerge for only a mo-
ment to reappear and resume firin :.
The crew OF the tow, numbering II
and including three women and GTc
children. escaped amid the shell fire in
life boats. Several were wounI d,
but only one seriously. John BO o.
vich, an Austrian, Of the crew OF ne
tug. had his right arm near the shoIl-
der torn away by a fraRment OF shll.
The minor Injuries OF the others W. ~
from shell splinters.
The barges were in tow OF the tug
Perth Amboy. and were bound from
Gloucester for New York. One vas
loaded with stone but the oth' ~
we're light. being on their return trip
after bringing coal to New England.
The attack was without warning and
only the poor craftsmanship OF the
German gunners permitted the escape
Of the crews.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

hours. and the Germans afterward
,,II,yv.d IN. same idea in various at
tacks. But Gen. Foch mad" no Dig
nris.. Instead he used AL IN" motor
trucks and other transports that are
usually used for hauling up ARTILLERY
for hauling soldiers 10 the
fr,,n- I-u,r.. forces were collected in
woods earring TIN niSnt tiin". ana ram
and mist hiI operations from Tn.
enemy until everything Was ready
III, beginning Oi the drive cauSh'
thousands Ui Germans off guard anu
MANY OF them were taken Will" en-
gagged III harvesting the wheat oi lhe
French farmers III tnr territory the!
had oycrrUn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
MERE-MENTloN

The railroad administration has or.
dered that Federal treasurers ap-
pointed for railroads by Federal oil
general managers must devote them
selves exclusively to railroad admin
istration work. and may not handle
funds for a railroad corporation ex-
cept in special cases--..------.Scottisf
troops captured the village OF Meteren
together with more than 800 prison
ers and a number of machine guns. fr
an operation in the Bailleul sector last
Friday morning----Twenty-o one Amer
ican Red Cross ambulance drivers
have been awarded the Italian crosses
of war for bravery during the recent
Austrian offensive. which was crush
cd by the italian army-.---.Presideni
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

Less than 5000 Americans held
three German divisions of $4,000 men
for twenty hours last Monday. It was
along the Marne river, east Of Chateau
Thicrry. The Americans had been ad
viscd Saturday of the impending at
tack and although they were not able
To bring un re-inforccments of men,
they got together considerable heavy
artillery. and opened in advance OF the
Germans. The Germans got 5000 men
across the Marnc river and these were
Killed. wounded or captured to man.
y French division that was to have
supported the American right, was
driven back by the Germans. The Ger
mans got in behind the Americans.
who for part of the time were being
attacked on three Sidcs-to the right,
LETT and rear. Two German regiments
were smashed before they could start
across the river. The Americans who
accomplished this feat We're the same
who had taken their position on May
30 after having Travelled 100 miles. and
who had held the place ever since. It
is reported that during this fight, a
sergeant in charge of one Of the ma
chine guns, saw n German platoon
approaching at an angle that was not
attainable by the gun. He fired his au-
tomato pistol until lie brought the pla-
toon in reach of the gun. and then
throwing down his pistol he put the
gun In action with his uninjured hand
and killed every man in the platoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

There WAS conference at Th'
Hague recently between Eritish and
German delegates FOR the purpose "'
agreeing upon basis for the en-
change Of prisoners. TIL" British in
sisted on refusing To exchange COM
mandcrS of C-huatS on any terms
whatever. and their position with re-
gard to tho matter came near Il
breaking up tn" negotiations. The
Germans. however. got fresh lnStrhr-
tions from berlin ana agreed In the
exception demanded 10y tn" British.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

countries is on" Of tOnnae" and not of
thc siZ" Of the crop. il DOESN'T look.
IN" r"for". az il tn" allied p"oTlcs will
Starve this year. Tn" restrictions on
'h. use al nour probably viii l." m"dI-
fled to 4 great d"CI"" hI ~" food n"-
ADMINISTRATION. But IN" Huns VIII
'i: ten ih.ir i".lfs another notch on!
wat hun',ril. Tor ~" 'Ei"i"ri"us
.a.a,"" their rulers ha"" promised
them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

ON Sunday of last week al the boys
and girls throug, ont France were ask
cd To pray for the intenti"rS of Gen
Fuch. The undcrSt' nding is th:t Gen
E'och is a dcvout Christian and the re-
quest for the pr; ycrs of the boys and
girls cmanatcd from him. The boys
and girls prayed - they were skcd ia
pray: hut none but Cod and Gen. Foch
knew the Infections for which the
PRAYERS were being offered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

Two Jurors, J. K. Roach and X. F.
Minis, were excused from the third
week venire. and several were reported
to the army or way from the county.
4 special venire of ten additional ju-
rors was drawn and seven Of them.
the number required, were served by
the Sheriff yesterday morning.
The court is now engaged on the
case Of Sims vs.. York county. involving
the constitutional damages allowed to
victims Of mob violence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

For - man al spirit tn haV" Ia sill
down and listen to an opposing can
dilalr impu=n his loyalty to his Co,In-
Try is pretty tough. II thcr" is 4 dis
loyal candidate in IN" race "" Il" moi
know who he is. W" do not hcli"v,
anybody thinks any of the candidat's
are disloyal. and ", Il" not think
much oi Il man who would make 4
charge ur diSluyal,y merely for thu
purpose of creating prejudice. Th"r
ought To l." some kind OF WAY "i
putting stop To such miscrahl" stuff
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

there seems to be no prospect OF
any until we get across. The govern
ment seems to have forgotten all
about us and II 1t were not for the
Red Cross women OF Jacksonville. We
would feel friendless indeed. But
these splendid women more than make
mp for our otherwise sorry plight.
They are certainly n JOY and conso-
lation 10 me. and | do not hesitate 10
promise now and here that my hat Is
off TO them in honor and respect so
long aS | shall live"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

Hut while Ia" .\mrriCan$ hay" be-
haN",i gloriuuSly. let TS not forget
that. after all. ih" French ai" d"lnS
the biggest par, "i tins h%hiln%. ~"
Americans ar" doing Great ii"hiIn": !:
hut on the fighting lin" tn" French
uutnumhrr IN" Americans ten 4" "u"
and every Fr"uchman iS d"in" his
ILlrt lust as every American.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

The kaiser went Ia III" neighh"r'
hood OF Rheims tn %." In" German
driy" sweep the .Alli"S off tn" fac" I"
the earth. lie WAS on hand ,h'
NIGHT of the 18th uf July and remain
,I over III" 1cth: but on th" 18th t'I'
situation had b"Cnmc So unc"mI"lta
hlr that hr decided To get hark some
diSt:nc" away from In" shells.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

Prisoners captrred by American
troops in the offensive Of TIE Aisne-
Marne front up to an early hour Satur-
day totaled by actual count 1900,
General Persaing reported in his COM
muniOue for Saturday. receive by the
war department Sunday night. Cap
ture OF $50 guns is also announced.
nesnite counter attacks and rear guard
actions of n despt rate nature. the
Americans advanced stecdily early on
Friday. saws the communique. The
towns OF Courmelles. Rozcy. st. Albin
and Maubrv had been entered by the
Americans before Saturday morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

\ f,atur" of tho great .\lli'd hri\"
MAS tn" CARRYING at field guns amt
In" horses To pull them tu ih' front
on motor trucks. As many hS nv" "i
six artillery horses were moved l"i-
ward on II sin@l" truck. Hnd l"n% lIi"S
of suCh trucks went forward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

Th" conScriltion ui III" doctors lur-
thrr emphasizes tn" fact that all "i
us are i'm In" service. II is no more
incumbent upon doctors Ia Civ" them
selves completely up I" tn" public s'r-
vice than il is incumbent upon Other
people to do the same thing. The
fact of the business is that "" must
Ill SnrNn- 49,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

With the .NllirS steadily p"und'u"
the northern end al tn" S"SS"nS-
I:h,.iIns salient and tn" G"rIn;tn:'
rushing np forces I" IN" d"f"nS''. th'f'
is strong probability al III" develop
m"nt of the greatest struggle Oi ih'
war right at tha, point.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

An outstanding feature of the great
Allied drive is that it was mad, with
less artillery preparation than any
previous drive during the war. Most
Of the big drives have been preceded
by days or weeks of artillery prepa-
ration. Byng's preliminary cannon
aiding before the launching of his at
tack on Cambrai lasted only q few
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23

\ German official report SAYS thai
the German troops south oi th'
Marine w"r" withdrawn "with"ut lac
ing noticed 10y the enemy" Very prob
ably this is true. lS to thOS" Germans
that gut across. Most al IN" Ger
were. either killed or captured. ti
course ihcS" Germans that w"r" with
drawn are not awar" Of that. They
were travelling too fast 10 tax" mucl
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-23
LOCAL LACONICS
Eighty Seven Men in Next Call.

Eighty Seven Men IN Next Call.
Capt. r. f.. Carwilc has announced
the apportionmcnt Of the next call ot
500 whites and 1907 negroes to bt
sent to camp during the period begin
ming August /. Local board No.
Is to furnish IS whites and 10 blacks
Local board No. is to furnish 2:
whites and 20 blacks.