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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

Earleen Padgett, who have been visit
ing the family Of Mr.. c. R Simmons
In Yorkville, have returned to their
home in Lincolnton. n. c.
Miss Irene Starr of Yorkville. has
-oceiyed news Of the safe arrival over
scas of her nephew. Harry n. Moore.
Who went over with the S1st division.
David Edward Finley, son Of Mrs.
n =. Finley Of Yorkville. has been
nromoted to the position OF second
lieutenant in the aviation service and
is stationed in Washington, d. c.
DIR and Mrs. S. L. Steele and little
sonqhter. Margaret, who nave been
,.;sifing relatives in Middletown. Nd.
have returned to their home in York
vile.
yorkville friends have received
,-on, a sister of Lieut.. G. c. McCelvey.
Incarnation In to the effect that Nr. Nc
rsIyy has been wounded in France.
The cable message. dated at Nantes.
nm the 18th said: Slightly wounded.
Soon out"
Mr.. John Warren Quinn Of Yorkville
hos received a letter from his son.
lent. A. Knox Quinn. in France with
rho Thirtieth division, which LETT
Greenville some months ago. The let
TOR was dated July "a. Sergeant
Quinn did not say where he was at
The time of writing the letter; but he
said ne had been to Rheims, and from
that Is known Of the trend OF the
history of the world during the past
sayeral weeks, 1t Is reasonably certain
hat he has been through some
stirring experiences. IL have just re-
ceived three copies Of the Yorkville
I,nnuirer all at once. and believe me.
that I was glad to get them. he
says.
The Enquirer had pleasant visit
yesterday from DR.. q. b. White OF
chester, who brought with nim "
Ioseph Kyle of Xenia, Ohio. DR..
LIE is the president OF the Unired
presbyterian Theological seminary at
xania. This seminary was originally
established at Service. Pa, in 1874,
and it has the distinction OF being tne
oldest institution Of the kind In
,merica. Quite a number of Chester
and York county people went to Ohio
in the early part of the last century.
They are now among the most i'm
portant people of the Nenia section.
and having been in attendance on the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian mis-
sionary conference at Linwood last
week. DR.. Kyle accepted DR.. Whites
invitation to 20 down to Chester for
n day or two to see the present con-
dition of the country from which
some Of the good Ohio people came.
DIR. and Mrs. w. A. Hood Of Hick-
ory Grove, have received information
of the safe arrival overseas OF their
son, Eugene Hood.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

As to whether Mr.. BlcaSe is going Il
be elected to the United States senate
over Mcssrs. Dial and Rice we do not
know: but if he is defeated we do not
think his defeat will be very largely
attributable to President Wilson's let
ter in opposition to him. The people
of South Carolina are for Mr. Wilson
for president. and as things stand now
they would uIhesitatingly back him
for 4 third term Also they will expect
whoever they shall elect to the senate
to back him up To the limit in the con-
duct Of the w|r. They will expect that
of Mr.. Blease. Mr.. Dial and Mr.. Rice.
But We really do not think they are
going to be very strongly influenced by
Mr.. Wilson's preference rs to which oi
these men for whom they shall cast
their votes. So far as we have infor-
nation most men who have been op-
posed to Mr.. Blcase are opposed to
him still. and they would hardly be
willing TO change even at the request OF
Mr.. Wilson. The same Is true as 70
those who have been supporting Mr..
Blease all along. But few, If any OF
them will change because of what the
president has had to say. The presi-
dents recommendation has not had
any material effect on the situation IN
Alabama, and we are not looking Tor
much effect in Mississippi, Georgia or
South Carolina. We do not think
there is any real resentment on the
part Of the people because OF the presi-
dents interference. AS a general thins
people grant the president the right to
recommend as he sees proper; but al
the same time they will continue to
hold on to the right to vote as they see
proper.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
COUNTY CAMPAIGN

The itinerary arranged by the
Democratic executive committee for
the candidates for county offices,
came to a close with the filling OF the
last appointment in the courthouse
last Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order at
about 3 o'clock by County Chairman
Marion with about $50 voters present
at the beginning, and it lasted but a
little more than one hour. Before the
close the greater part Of the audience
had vacated the courtroom. evidently
but slightly interested In the pro-
ceedings.
There was nothing new In the pro-
ceedings. All the speeches were prac-
tically the same as at other appoint
ments. the principal variation being
in cases where some of the legisla-
tive candidates appropriated the thun-
der OF some of their competitors who
were to follow.
The candidates for probate judge
spoke first and the legislative candi-
dates followed. The crowd began to
dwindle before the legislative candi-
dates got through, and the final ad-
journment was an unnecessary for
mality. There were but few of the
audience left to adjourn.
The attendance at Hickory Grove
last Thursday was small, but there
was an enjoyable picnic at Blairsvnlc
ION Friday. with q good dinner for .ev-
|erybody. There were no new politi-
cal developments, however, and the
absence of the from 81 to 81 class
made things rather slow socially.
Taken all together 1t has been the
dullest campaign the county has
known since the institution Of the
primary back in 1878. 1t would not be
fair to say that the people have been
taking no interest, but 1t Is correct to
say that they have been showing very
little. Hardly q candidate In the race
Is able to say whether he has a right
to feel encouraged or discouraged. All
Of them admit that they have had
but little expression from the voters,
and all Of them would be pessimistic
indeed except for the fact that they
seem to realize that each and every
other candidate Is in about the same
situation with themselves.
This Is the first general county
campaign since 1890 that has closed
such O long time before the primary
election. The rule has been to wind
up the itinerary at Yorkville on Sat-
urday with the election following the
next Tuesday This time the close Of
the itinerary left ten days before the
primary, and the intervening time Is
being used by the various candidates
for the continuance Of the organiza-
tion work In which they have been
engaged from the beginning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

Reviewing the wartime operations
of the Regional Reserve system, :. ;.
Fontaine, Il well-known financial wri-
ter of New York. makes some very in
teresting statements. In one OF them
he compares London call money ut i
per cent. with New York call money at
6 per cent. and argues from the % per
cent net profit that the regional
reserve bank has made i'll SIX
months. that ii could be better if this
bank would reduce the interest rate to
something like the British basis. His
idea Is that the s17,000.000 which the
bank has TO turn into the Federal
treasury is not nearly so valuable as
whole as would have been the activity
of the vast amount of money that
a lower interest rate would have con-
tributed to commerce and industry. He
thinks the government would fare bet
ter il II would look to the excess prof
it's from industry fostered by cheap
money than it is faring in taking its
profits direct from unnecessarily high
interest rates.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
WITHIN THE TOWN

Rev. ]. Z. Mahaffey's book, What
Ails the World" Is out. II Is a neat
volume OF 100 pages bound in cloth.
1t is in large. clear-faced type, well
printed. 1t is a most unusual work,
leading the reader .along strange
paths; but making him do some very
serious thinking by the way. The price
Of the book from the booksellers Is
$3.50; but for the present it may be
had of the Mahaffey Publishers for 81.
stores not long ago, and stood at the
fountain while the clerk waited on sew
eral children who wanted ice cream
cones. She attracted no particular at
tention, because the drug store people
are accustomed to all kinds of people.
When her time came, the clerk indi-
Gated that he was at her disposal "One
of them." she said, pointing at the
cones in the hands Of the departing
children. The clerk filled up the cone.
passed it over and took the change
from a quarter that had been wrapped
In a piece Of cloth. along with other
small coins. The transaction, II 1t had
made any impression at all, was for
gotten for the moment in the press Of
business. After u while the clerk noted
that she was awaiting her turn again,
and asked IL there was anything 'he
could do. Here's your little hawn,"
she said, passing over the empty cone.
Bystanders remarked that after re-
ceiving the Ice cream the woman had
dug it out of the cone with her fingers,
and when she had finished she seemed
at loss how to proceed. finally solv-
ing the doubt by offering the little
horn" back to the clerk.
The town Of Yorkville was much
closer to a water famine than Mayor
Johnson realized when he issued his
statement to the public last Friday.
and the. situation Is still more or less
serious. The big electric motor that
drives the pump broke down on last
Tuesday, and Superintendent Wray Of
the water, light and power department
was using his utmost efforts to get it
fixed again. He had access to the IA
cilities Of the local cotton mills, but
they were not sufficient, and he had to
go to Gastonia- In the meantime the
steam pump was being used: but a
feed pipe burst and put the boiler out
of commission. With nothing to be ex-
pected either from the steam pump or
the electric pump and the standpipe al
most empty, there was nothing to do
Friday afternoon but to cut of the
towns supply at the standpipe, and
for several hours there was no water
to be had. The bursted steam pipe
was fixed first, and the reservoir hav-
ing been partly filled from the branch
In the meantime, the pumping was re-
sumed. During Saturday Superin-
tendent Wray got the electric pump in
operation again and now the situation
Is in very good shape except for the
scarcity of water. The branch upon
which the town depends Is now reduc-
ed to a flow Of half inch deep by two
or three inches wide, and there Is GER
tainly no water to waste under any
circumstances. It Is certain that the
towns water supply must be increased
from some source. and as matters now
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
Tuesday, August 20, 1913

of a bridge in Scotland. He erected
the bridge over the Seine river. IL was
onened to traffic and when crowded
with people, II collapsed-he mad
left out the middle bolt that would
have made the bridge perfect. me
church Is the middle bolt tnat noius
civilization together. Take reiision on.
OF the home and what nave you @ @,e.,
Nothing. Christianity gives US nope
hevond the grave. No other religion
does. Christianity Is great because IL
is indestructible. Nations rise ana ia'l.
Take Egypt with its pyramid puiiuHis
pharaohs. Babylon with its NcouchaI-
nezzer. the empire Of Cyrus, Greece
with its culture and art. and kome
with its great world powerful nave
passed away. What nations VIII pe In
Europe after this war: What VIII pc
where Germany is. or Great prt.'iii'
the Balkans? Some of these may nv
nerished. but Christianity Will stand
inrcver Blessed be the name OF God.
"Sothing will destroy the church ot
the living God and / beg you TO be
christian, a member OF the church.
said the preacher. ,,
same men stay out Of the church
because they say there ae hylStr'S
there. How foolish. You should use
better Judgment than that; Your per
sonal duty Is TO yourSeH' pe""'e
some husband-a biped. thifs'
creature-has proved unfaithful to his
wife, has proved himself Il hyporrIt. Is
that any Ieason for your being I'M
true? , ,,i.
In conclusion DIR. Vines urged ms
hea rers to choose the church-Chris-
tianity-and contrasted the last mo-
ments Of people Of his own expetle.Sse
and acquaintance who had come 10 ths
end as CHRISTIANS and those who We're
not Christians In the one case t,, 'nS
end came peacefully and hopefully "i
n better world TO come, while III the
c,se OF those VINO were not Christians
thrir end was absolutely without nope
in the hereafter. Which will you do
love the church or despiSe 'he
church, ,,,r,
As a result Of the meeting there
have been several additions To the
membership Of the Baptist church.
,,nn.h,rn Tenn. his old home, on Il
visit TO his father
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
stand it seems to be question Of go
ing to Turkey creek or boring a we'll.

Il
People who read the letter of
George L Wallace, published today.
are bound to be impressed with the
manly. patriotic tone Of 1t, and they
are equally bound to experience feel
ing Of pride at the honor this young
man has reflected upon his town and
county. The wounded soldier Is a son
Of Mr.. John ]. Wallace Of the Cannon
mill village. He served one full enlist
ment in the United States army just
previous to Americas entrance into the
war. Most Of his service was In the
Panama canal zone. There he quail
fed as an expert rifleman. and also he
attained high proficiency as gunner.
He had spent his time in the army in
proving himself intellectually as well
as physically. and had already secured
good paying position In one of the
big munition plants Of the north. he
promptly answered the call for the re-
turn. Of his services rs soon as the war
broke out and was with the first Amer
lean division to go TO France. The
firing Of the first shot OF the war
northwest of Toul was made u matter
of ceremony, the empty cartridge case
being sent to President Wilson; but
the distinction Of the first business
shot-the second American shot OF the
war-fell by chance TO young wallace
and he had been ut it ever since. Note
his letter. how his Irst concern Is that
his people be relieved OF anxiety ms
second that he should have peeh
wounded 80 early in the battle before
he could get in a full days work, ana
thirdly, how anxious he is TO get BACK
with his outfit. Then note his gratelul
tribute to the Red Cross that IS taKihs
care Of him so faithfully. Prifate
George L. Wallace is an honor To ms
family, his town and county, anu !,
would seem lifting If something shoulu
be done not only to show proper ap-
prcciation Of him, but of the great or
ganiZation that has placed HIM anu
his fellow citizens under such Il uepl
OF gratitude.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
WOUNDED AT THE MARINE

George L. Wallace. son of Mr.. j. j..
Wallace OF Yorkyille, Is among the
American wounded in the great battle
in which the Germans were pushed
out of the Rheims Scissors pocket
the second battle Of the Marne. He
got his on the first day of the fight
ing within an hour after the Germans
opened. and Is now in a base hospital.
But he is not at all worried. He Is
under the care of a sweet and at
tentive Red Cross nurse. and he hopes
to be able to rejoin his command
within the next three months.
The information about Mr.. Wal
lace's hurt comes in two letters. one
to his father from Rev. Robert s.
Copeland, chaplain at Base Hospital
No. Is, and the other written by him.
self to his brother, G. F. Wallace. The
first letter is dated July 20, and the
other is dated July "a. The letter OF
the chaplain merely announces the
fact that Mr.. Wallace has been
wounded and urges the family not to
worry. The second gives details as
follows:
Base Hospital No. Is.
July "a. 1918.
guess You have been notified that
was wounded in the big battle that
started at midnight Sunday. July a..
and / am now writing to tell you that
I am getting along fine, and think
will be back with my outfit within
a few months.
The Germans opened up a terrific
bombardment at midnight on the 18th,
and the only thing that bothers me
is that didn't last long, as l was hit
about an hour later.
The boys made a wonderful show
ing. heaping the Boche up a dozen
high. We have proved to the world
that when 1t comes to fighting the
Yankee boys are there.
Even now as the battle continues.
our boys are pushing them further
back. We have Fritz on the run and
/ do not think We are going to let
him stop this side of Berlin.
The casualties in our battery were
but few. | was picked up about ten
minutes after ! was hit. was then
taken to the first aid station where
they dressed my wound. Next I was
taken a Joy ride to field hospital,
where they operated on me the
same day. Then they put me on
board an exquisite American hospital
train and l was treated like a prince.
I am now very many miles behind the
lines and I have one Of the sweetest
little nurses you would want TO see.
She would make anyone feel well and
happy. So there you are!
l want you to extend my thanks to
the Red Cross chapter at home. as
they have done 50 much for US boys.
They have shown US many favors and
they are deserving OF a world Of cred
II. know you will do this for me.
The crisis Is past now. I have q
large gunshot wound in my right hip.
II has fractured the bone: but I can
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
CLOVER CUlllNGS
of The YorkvilIe Enquirer.

Correspondence of The Yorkyile Enquirer.
Glover, Aug. lS.--Rev. A. A. Nc
Lean, who has been given a vacation
by the Glover and Bowling Green
churches, Is spending part of the
time at Montreal, n. &.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Ferguson spent
Thursday in Rock Hill.
Miss Louise Smith spent several
days in a Charlotte hospital this week
where she underwent slight opera
tion.
Mrs. II. L. Wright spent a few days
in Gastonia this week with Mrs. Lean
Adams.
The Kings Mountain Township
Sunday School convention was held
at Bowling Green on August 16. The
meeting was presided over by Prcsi-
exercises were conducted by Rev. j. L.
Yandell. A brief sketch Of Kings
Mountain township was read by Mr..
w. T. Beamguard. Calling OF the roll
showed that only nine of the fifteen
schools were represented. JAS \.
Barrett spoke on the subject, Using
the material we have at hand" The
different superintendents were called
on to give an account OF their schools.
The following officers were elected TO
serve for the ensuing year: President,
oIlil Az. ptdS1, VIC picSlucHt, H. 49,
Dulin; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. r. =.
Jackson: superintendent cradle roll.
Mrs. E. d. Petty: superintendent elc.
mehtary department, Mrs. w. Fl. Purs-
ley: superintendent home department,
Mrs. Carl Pursley: adult Bible class.
Dir. Jas. A. Barrett: teacher training
class. Rev. J. l.. Yandell
A public opening OF the Glover read
Ing room was held Friday night and
goodly crowd was In attendance.
This room Is in the DIR. ]. w. Camp
bell office. Quite number OF peo-
pie have become members OF this club
and 1t Is to be hoped that much profit
will be gained from a club Of this
kind.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Sparrow at
tended a reunion Saturday at til.
home Of Mr.. Wesley Howell near
Pleasant Ridge.
Mr.. John Knox Of the navy, who Is
now stationed at New York, is spend
Ing few days here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knox.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
LOCAL lACONlCS
New Registration.

AII young men i'm York county VII"
have reached their list birthda! sihr"
June 5. 1918. must register on next
Saturday, August a. The local 'N,
cmption boards have received oiirthl
information from Gen. C;rwilc pi lh'
approaching registration AMI they are
maMir.g preparations Ia register ever!
youn,, man i'm the county who mas at
tanned his ma juiity sint" June. u u
not thought that there VIII u" il"Ir
Than 100 men to register in iorN
county. The new registIT,nts in ia"
absence OF further more spcihr m
structions. should appear before I'll"
boards at Yorkvillc and Rock itill on
next Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

The great financial interests Of the
country seem TO be assuming that the
fortunes Of war have turned and that
whereas heretofore the Allies have
been losing steadily from now on they
will steadily gain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

assure you that l will soon be we'll
and able to move about.
will close this letter now, with the
best OF love TO all. Tell mother not
to worry. Hoping this will find you
all enjoying the best OF health. | am,
Affectionately, your brother.
George l. Wallace.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

are TO vote for other candidates or
anything Of that kind.
Voters must make their own ar
rangements TO get to the polls with
out the help Of the candidates; but OF
course there is nothing to prevent the
operation Of public conveyances that
are operated solely for the convenience
Of the voter regardless Of whom ne
shall vote for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
MERE-MEN

General W. ). Branckncr, control
....rnr.,l or equipment of the British
army. now in America, predicts that
Berlin will probably be bombed by
Allied airmcn this fall and certainly
by next spring.-....---.:District appsai
boards have been notlhed py HefieLai
Crowder to exercise care III tn
cases of skilled railroad men oldi.eu
for military service and see to II that
none are taken whose services or
essential Six women have Deeh
nnnointcd to the police force OF New
York The health OF King ferdi-
nand of bulgaria is such that there Is
Int slight hope of his recovery. ne
is M Nautheim, SwitZcrland.........-.-ai
h,rt Nctin. head of the French econo-
mic mission, now in the United states
lied i'm San Francisco Thursday nlght'
following q stroke of apoplexy..-....;:-.
The authorities of Camp Din. \. J.,
have begun a campaign against Joy
riding i'm and about that camp In or
der TO save gasoline. pollce-
men we're wounded and many rioters
in iurcd in riot at Nagoya, Japan.
Thursday, due to the high price Oh
rice. The price of rice mas douDleu
twice in the past year, due 10 q corner
of the cereal.......-...German aTpianes
Paris Thursday nishl.
There were several victims..........Three
woolen mills, engaged on government
work, at Stoughton, Mass. were de-
stroyed by fire last Friday. Inc loss
was 100000. much Of 1t in cloth 1or
soldiers uniforms....-....Eighteen thou-
sand of the 100000 Roumanians now
in the United States have ocen re,
cruited into the American army ana
arc being trained for overseas service:
The total wheat production OF
France this year is estimated az
lS3, 500. 900 bushels, an increase OF 20
pcr cent over last year............Gover-
nor Beckett of North Carolina, mas
written congressman from that state
urging them to vote against the pro-
posed lowering of the army draft age.
The governor is opposed to 1t on the
ground that lowering the draft age
will seriously interfere wlth tne
schools London reports the re-
cent sinking of two British destroyers
hy striking mines. Twenty-six men
are missing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

Carolina: Clarksville. baskerville.
fsoydton. South Hin. SHELTON. Grandy.
I.awrcnceville. Warfield, Dinwiddie.
Petersburg Richmond. Solomon's
Store. Ashland. Oliver. Mantico. Part
low. Mount Pleasant. Spottsylvania.
Fredericksburg. Dumfrccs. Occoquan'
Accotink, Alexandria. all in Virginia
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

Private John Thomasson Of York
willie, who was sent to Camp Jack
son several months ago with one Of
the contingents from Local Board No.
=. il now at Camp SEWER Privatcs
John Matthews and Sam Brison of
Clover. who enlisted at Camp Sewer
several weeks ago and were assigned
to work at the base hospital. are now
on special duty at one of the other
organizations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20

First Lieut.. Charles Jones, n native
OF Gaffney. but who will be remem-
bcred as having formerly been engag-
ed in the practice OF dentistry in
Yorkville in partnership with DR.. A.
Y. Cartwright. is now at Camp Sewer.
He has charge of the dental depart
ment in one of the organizations of
the camp.