Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-30
Mr.. Geo. w. Knox of Clover. rept

Mr.. Geo. w. Knox of Glover, reports
that one of his cows n few days ago
dropped n calf that weighed SS pounds
at birth.
Young women Of York county who
feel inclined to respond to the govern
mcnt's urgent desire that they go into
training as nurses, should apply to
Miss Lcsslic ID. Withcrspoon of York
willie. for further information.
The county board of commissioners
now has under consideration the
manner in which they are to apply to
the public roads the automobile tax
and the SIS per mile that the town.
ships must apply to the chaingang-
built highways. The conclusions of
the board were not available at the
time The Enquirer went TO press.
You people who have been contrib
uting to the Red Cross and who are
buying war savings stamps. have a
hand in that drubbing the Americans
and Allies have been giving the Ger
mans in the Rheims Scissors pocket
during the past twelve days. The
boys could never have done what they
have done without your help.
During the first several days Of the
big Allied push that began on July is,
the German official reports made no
mention of the Americans as figuring
to any important extent. But now
there. Is pretty general admission In
the German papers that Gen. Foch
could not have succeeded to the ex-
tent that he did succeed without the
assistance of the Americans.
Commencing August I, the price of
war savings stamps will advance to
S4.19, and those who intend to pur-
chase stamps during July, have only
one more day in which to make their
purchases. BY delaying until next
month the price will increase one
cent. The war savings committee is
especially anxious for those who sign
cd pledges to purchase during July to
make their purchases today If they
have not already done so. The Unit
I'd States government is depending
faithfully on these pledges, and it is
hoped that no one will forget or neg
lcct to make their pledges good.
A rural free delivery carrier down
in Georgia has hit upon one of the
most practical schemes that has yet
been heard of to collect money for the
Rcd Cross in n way that counts for
something and which Mt the same
time does not fall heavily on any
body He proposed to the patrons Of
his route that II they would contribute
one egg each week for each individual
living on tho route. he would take the
eggs to market free of charge and
turn the money over to the Red Cross.
The people of the route took readily
on TO the idea and made a clean and
thorough sweep of it, getting up for
the first week more than 60 dozen
eggs. which brought about twenty dol
lars. BY the same plan the people of
York county could contribute between
siOO and $500 week.
For the benefit of those who are
from time to time asking as to the
strength Of an army division, we will
say that the number of men in a di-
vision varies with the armies of diff
fcrent nations. An infantry division
of the German army is made UP of
about $4,000 officers and men; but
sometimes the number Is allowed to
fall to $4,000. A full infantry d.
vision of the American army calls for
SS7 officers and 26.265 enlisted men,
This includes division headquarters,
two infantry brigades of two regi-
ments each, one machine gun battal-
ion. one field artillery brigade, inciud-
ing one regiment of light and one Of
heavy artillery. one trench mortar
battery, one regiment Of engineers,
one field signal battalion. headquar-
ters train. military police and engi-
neer, ammunition, supply and sanitary
train.
Members of the New York Cotton
Exchanged caused a thrill of excite
ment throughout the country last
Tuesday to the effect that 1T is ru-
mored that the Allies have just won
the greatest victory Of the war" AS
is characteristic of cotton exchange
rumors. this one could not be traced
to definite authority; but as the whole
country was on tip toes Of expectan-
cy over the possible outcome OF the
situation In which the Germans were
two-thirds surrounded in the Rheims
scissors pocket, this story naturally
created a furry. There were a num-
ber OF telephone calls upon The En-
quirer from Clover. Filbert, Sharon
and other places for confirmation Of
the story; but the only reply that
could be given was that the Inter-
national News Service had not wired
any such report to this Office.
Dog days are now in season. To the
mind of the small boy dog days Is a
season when rabid dogs roam at large
In great numbers and threaten the life
OF the pedestrian, a season when the
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