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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
Mr. Hamilton carhartt of Rock Hill

Mr.. Hamilton carhartt of Rock Hill,
was the largest Red Cross subscriber
in York county. He contributed $4,000.
Rev. Or. e. f. Gillespie has been
appointed chairman OF the county
council OF defense for the western dis
trct of York county.
There was no Stacking among those
boys who appeared before the local
board No. last Friday. The board
could have gotten full hundred VOL
untrcrs il it had wanted them, crop or
no crop.
Mr.. James A. Barrett had charge of
the Red Cross campaign among the
clover cotton mills. and due largely to
his efforts nearly 100 per cent Of the
opcrators each gave up days work
for the cause.
Mr.. j. D. Good of Bullock's Creek, Is
quite proud OF his ncighborhood on
account OF it's Red Cross subscription.
BullOck's Creeks quota was fixed at
500, which some folks thought was
rather high: hut up to last Saturday
the people had come across with be-
tween 800 and $500. with more to
come.
Mr.. II. 3. Mcdaniel of No. 2 Smyrna,
smoke most commercially last Satur-
day of the attitude of a certain negro
of his ncighhorhood with reference TO
the Red Cross. 81 am not able to give
much" the negro said. but have
contributed every time they come to
me. and | am going to keep on con-
tributing as long as they keep COM
ing. and have something to con-
tribute"
President Wilson's promise that all
the resources of the United States OF
America would he used in the enforce
mcnt Of Americas rights was not
matter OF empty phrasing. Congress
has thrown down the limit as to the
size of the army that may be used and
has quit quibbling as to the amount OF
money to be expended. The preside
now has full authority 70 use MI sE
men and material that may be neces-
sary to accomplish the end In view.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28

This paragraph is being published at
In" special request OF the stat" couh-
| oil OF defense:
rho state council of defense has re-
Gently received two anonymous ht-
tcrs detailing instances OF dlslo!aiti
land reasonable uttrranccs III So'i'"
Carolina. 40 action can hc taken hH
rh.. council OF defense on anonymous
communications. as matter Oi courSr'
n there has been disloyalty IN Sp''ci'
or action which has come 10 tn' a'''n-
| non of anyone in South Carolina. IN"
|, ,t.,r,. rnunriI of defense feels that pa =
,ri.iism would require that Such dls-
| IIn,:,Iiy or reasonable nttcranccS be
| r,ru,t,d AS Il matter of duty, not an
Iun,tnously, hut over the signature Oh
| ,h, prrson who seeks to protect ms
courtrv by making the report IL u
Iassurrd 10y the state counch Oh dc-
r,nsG that when such reports are re-
crivr,l. and signed 10y IN" p'rSohS
mni;iu- the same i'm good faith. names
will b,. kept IN absolute confidence
without any embarrassing disclosures
That is all sound and sensible. II Is
desired that every loyal citizen OF the
state keep his eyes and ears open iof
any and all signs OF disloyaltH. i'h'
This does not mean that everybody Is
to hr placed under suspicion and tha'
rnrh individual is TO he put TO spying
on his ncighbor. Scditious talk o'
every nature should be Immediately
r,rortrd: hut it should he remembered
that 10 report is worthy OF consider
alton unless the maker OF the report
has the manhood to stand 10y what no
rpuDItS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
TOO MUCH ASSESSMENT.

The State Tax commission wants to
assess the lands of York county for
taxation at the rate Of s7.95 an acre as
against the s5.42 an acre at which II
was assessed by the owners Of the land
in their returns.
This was the effect of q notice that
Auditor Love received from the State
Tax commission last week, and unwill-
ing to take the responsibility Of such
Il raise on his own account, Mr.. Love
called for meeting Of the county
board of equalization, which was held
in his office yesterday morning.
After going over the whole situa-
ton. the county board decided that
York county land Is already assessed
at about as high n valuation as II
ought to be assessed at. and appointed
Il committee to act with other county
committees in vigorous protest to
the state tax commission.
The committee appointed consists OF
J. T. Crawford, W. w. Miller and s. H
EDpS, Sr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

t,..n Agancy-A,k. n o., -.
LINDSAY lhsu ufahs s.' 'o9 On
aiord 20 W phone - ali q. VI 1Ai
storm insurance a,o phona NJ ~, ihiof-
NATION as /" Sna,,..s,s ,ba, Won dre., - g,
J. h. SIoup.sus '-".,a ~ s,s,;;o NJ
the hoa a. h.s H. eloIhinv ~ h.l,Hs -. y.
Ine heA.. ,aro,, '' 'o'
70 slea saiI C;Ii ha n,e.sa,, N give f,I, i,
r. =. nau .',. tim ths neIeo. Ijyh, or,s,. ~
iorinasoh h = ,hs ssen, in th;s ,s,r;,nus
~ ,,;iI n,, electric lights in your home n
i.rp,s VII costS Reliable. dependabIe-
v;..,'a,ri.t. Ill Co'-CaIIs speciaI atten,;o,
MI p.r.n EIoi" cIo,binv for men AMI hox.
| - .m.r;cs from American-m,da ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28

,.re. has returned to his home in
SSrkville for the summer.
cadet Ienning Adickes. who recent
Il graduated al the Citadel. is spend
in. several days at his home in York
vile.
Mr.. Floyd Allison. n student at the
PRESBYTERIAN College, at Clinton, is at
his home in Yorkville for the summer
,acation.
Miss Mamie Plexico. who has been
.;.nding several months in Barnweli,
i spending several weeks Al her home
m Yorkville.
II. r. Adickes OF Iorkville. who re-
entity received his degree from the
| citadel. is to receive commission in
the United states marine corps.
/ Mrs. J. l.. Deas Of Glover, has un-
l.rgone quite serious surgical Opc-
ration in the City hospital at 'iastonia
and is getting along as nicely as could
lie expected.
Cadets W. +. Marshall and John
Lewis OF the Citadel, Charleston, aIr
,u.nding several days al their homes
IN Yorkville. before leaving for special
training at Plattsburg. y. \.
Rev. f.. K. Gillespie. who has been
stending the past two weeks in Bal
,imore on account OF the illness OF
Mrs. Gillespie. has returned 10 his
home in Yorkvillc. Mrs. Gillespie Is
lrrcuperating nicely.
Walter j. Whitener, formerly OF
Rock Hill, is with the American en-
peditionary forces as member OF the
l59th aero squadron. He is son OF
Mfr. and Mrs. Dan Whitener Of ROCK
Hill.
w p. Whitesides of Hickory Grove
Ho. ., returned last Saturday from
Norfolk, where he had gone to volun-
,.er in the hospital service OF the navy.
I, appears that he was turned down
hac,,lse he was a year too old for the
ua rticular branch of work in which he
desired to enter. Not having secured
what he desired. however, he Is now
considering the idea Of enlisting as a
second class seaman.
Roth CLYDE and Edmund Ford OF Clo-
yer. volunteered for service last Fri
d,y. Both wanted to so. The board,
however. is not inclined to send two
hrothers at the same time II II can be
arranged otherwise, 50 1t decided IN
favor of the younger brother Edmund,
and left Clyde at home for another
time. II the decision. however, had
been left to the Ford boys, or their
father, there would not have been any.
II least there would not have been
decision in favor OF one as against
the other Clyde. Of course, VIII go
in another draft.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
HERE AND THERE

The wheat crop Of the county, which
was considered very fine a few weeks
ago, has been and Is being badly in
iured by rust. Very few fields. it Is
said, are free from attacks of rust.
why don't you set quiet and await
YOUR time?" an acquaintance asked
Howard McMackin last Friday In tn"
presence of Here and There How
ards order number was so far up that
he would not have been taken unless
ne volunteered. 81 want to go now and
get II off my mind" the young man
repli.d. "The sooner | get started in ''
he continued. the sooner | will be-
come accustomed to my duties and
the better satisfied ! will be-"
The Fennell inflrmary. which has
easily become the most important prl-
vate hospital in the state. Is being
practically doubled in capacity. II
will not appear twice as large from
the outside: but additions now being
made will almost double the number OF
rooms, and the number OF patients that
can he looked after at one time. The
=
was a matter OF necessity. People are
going to DR.. Fennell from all parts OF
the state, and from Carolina and Geor-
gia, and he just could not stand the
idea OF turning anybody away so long
os he could he OF service to them. IL
is not unusual for him TO perform as
many as half n dozen ma jor operations
in day.
This year more demands than ever
will be made upon Winthrop college.
While the young men give their SER
vices for war demands, the young wo-
men wish to prepare themselves for
wider service. To this end President
Johnson has arranged new courses at
the summer school. The course in
parliamentary law. designed TO give
knowledge Of the parliamentary
usages needed in conducting the work
of organizations. will be n popular
one. To meet the great needs OF the
women and men Of the state President
Johnson has secured the services OF
some Of the greatest educators OF the
country such as DIR. Libarty H. Bailey,
noted teacher. author and editor. OF
Cornell: John RI Kirk. president OF
English at United States Naval acad-
emy; Ella F1agg Young. Ida N. Tar
bell, author, lecturer, ana member OF
national council OF defense. will lee
ture on the opening day, June IS, on
some current topics. Every demand OF
the home and school will be met.
Courses will be given for the house
keeper who wishes rest. recreation.
and helpful information in keeping
abreast with the progress Of the day
for Tomato club and Poultry club
girls, for the community demonstra-
tion workers. for the county superin-
tendents OF education. for the9 Nv
school teachers wishing to revYeLHl
to take new branches. for stL
wishing college credits, and for to 20
desiring to renew their teachersa He
tificates. and for all those who W. I
like to keep pace with the march u
practical education In all fields Of bn
vice
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28

The accuracy of the American ar
tillery fire OH the Picardy front. writes
n correspondent of the Associated
Press. is attested by the information
that eight out Of ten German batteries
which have been active in lombard
ing the American positions have been
destroyed by the American artillery
men since their entry into this sector.
Aerial photographs show that direct
hits were obtained in most instances.
In addition to this the American guns
have been busy in tearing up the enc
my's rear lines and setting his ammu-
milton dumps and billets on fire.
while patrols from the American lines
have been harrassing the Germans
nightly. The marked increase recently
in the enemy aerial activity along this
front has raised the question whether
it may not he n prelude TO new action
by the enemy infantry. Whether or
not this be the case the American
troops holding the line are becoming
restless and eager for O chance to get
ut the enemy. One hears frequently
the conviction expressed that IL the
numbers are anywhere near equal the
Germans will be given an unwelcome
surprise. Already the American re-
sourcefulness on patrol has caused the
Germans considerable alarm, accord
ing to prisoners who readily admit
that the Americans have few equals In
this style Of r6ghting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
WITHIN THE TOWN

Special services will be held in the
Presbyterian church next Thursday
morning at ii o'clock, in compliance
with the presidents proclamation ask
ing for day Of humility and prayer,
All Of the business houses Of the town
are requested to close from IL o'clock
to o'clock. During the service, 1t is
understood that there Is to be dedi-
cation of the United States flag to be
unfurled in the church and also OF
the church's service flag.
= Mr.. J. r. Barnwell. manager of the
York Hardware store. has the distinc-
ton of having received the first pack
age that came to this section via aerial
mail. 1t was a small package Of three
ounces weight from Butler Bros. New
York, and containing card case. The
package came to Washington by air
plane and from thence by railway pos
tai service. The postage, including
special delivery. was IS cents.
Arrangements have about been
perfected under which a telegraphic
summary OF the news OF the world.
and especially Of the progress Of the
war, Is to be bulletined before The
Enquirer office every day. This news
is to be free to the public. The ar
rangement has been made possible
through the liberality Of Yorkville
business men, who, on yesterday
morning paid over subscriptions
amounting to s75. The service Is to
be continued as long as 1t appears TO
be worth the money. The fund is In
charge of Mr.. W. d. Grist, who Is
trying to give everybody who so de-
sircs an opportunity to subscribe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
YORKvILlE RED CROSS

Mr.. j. \. Marion, chairman OF the
Red Cross district Of which the York
vile chapter is the centre. including
the townships of York. Bethesda
Broad River and Bullock's Creek, said
yesterday that up to Saturday night
the aggregate subscriptions so far re-
ported amounted to approximately
$l0.5OO. and that by last night the to-
tai would go up to $4,000.
It was not practicable for Mr.. Ma
rion 10 furnish n complete list OF SUBJ
scriptions in his district yesterday,
hut he will probably have the list
ready for publication in the next issue
of The Enquirer
Every division of the county has
heavily ovcrsubscribcd it's quota, and
Rock Hill is we'll above 100000.
The complete figures Of all the diff
frI,nt divisions will make n showing
of which every citizen of the county
especially every citizen who has tried
TO do his part. will have right to he
prOud,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28

against iIIturc deliveries. has now not
only ceased 10 b. reflection OF spot
TRANSACTIONS and q place where hedges
,n:y ir. safely made. but has become
3r: actual menace 20 the cotton trade.
'nd.r the cotton futures act. iniddiinS
is the basic grade both Tor spots ana
iiu.IrcS AMI the sellers Oi contract
tor the iUtur" delivery is allowed "
tender anl Of IN" Sland"r'! trades 0'
" hit. cotton in s"ttlc!n"L: hu' IA" di =
iri'nc" III Iric" between th' base
..rad. t"n,l,r-d ia settlement H. not
lett as h'i.tOfOrc under III" old N"w
Y0Ih couirIc, 20 thr difference fX"C
lbs th. exchange iLI' il determined by
ia" actual SPOT price o! each grad" IN
| six Of th, actual SPOT markets. Now
IL, iS impossible rOi ih"m 10 quot" md
ding contract cotton Tor near intiT'
delivery al IN" absurd quotations now
hcing quoted ,mIcss there has been
formulated som" plan Oi "N3ding The
plain intent oi IN" law los off"rin@
such differences as 10 max" II impoS-
sihlc for the purchaser 10 nsc 1t with
out loss"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
OFF FOR CAMP JACKSON

Thirty-three white men went down
to Camp Jackson last Saturday morn
ing from Local Board No. =. taking
their departure on the early morning
train over the southern.
About 4 hundred men answered the
summons OF the board 10 appear be-
fore il on Friday afternoon. and Of this
hundred practically every one was
lcady TO go. Notwithstanding the fact
that many OF them We're engaged in
making crops.
Desiring first the convenience OF the
men as far as possible, The board call
ed Tor volunteers, and the men ans
wercd promptly and without hesitation
in eAresS OF the desired quota.
After the drattces had been sworn
into the service OF the United states
of America, Thomas Mack Ferguson
Was placed in charge OF the contingent
as captain.
There was no ceremony in connec-
ton with the departure OF the boys
with the exception OF an appropriate
farewell prayer by Rev. DIR. r. +. Gill;
l.spic, and lots OF cordial handshak-
ing between the two hundred or more
people who were Al the station be-
cause OF their interest in relatives and
friends.
Here is the list of departing soldiers
together with the order number oil
each:
Order No. 15G-Rrown Baird.
Order No. T0l-Robert Lee Brandon.
Order No. 1060-James Charles
I'ankhead.
order No. s6l-watson Smith
Campbell.
Order No. 753-Harry Johnston Cur
renee.
order No. 1533-Royal Ernest Conner
Order No. l2S2-Thaddeus Prilla
Clinton.
Order No S56-Thomas Mack Fer
guson.
order No. lOS2-Oscar Edmund Ford
Order No. 5li-Horacc Lee Foster.
Order No. l700-Rohcrt Lindsay
Foster.
order No. 645-Fletcher Earl Gaul-
den.
order No. 1iS5-william Craig
Order No. lGlS-Louis Porter Good.
Order No. l2S4-Paul Lester Har-
shaw.
order No. 959-Frazier Hardin.
Order No. l5G5-EuGene Carlisle
Hood.
Order No. 137O-John Herschcl
Hood.
Order No. lilS-Buster Kinds.
Order No. 713-Waltcr Clyde Jones.
Order No. 9J0-Hugh Jackson Love.
Order No. S2l-F'rank Hope Love.
Order No. T99-John Robinson Mil
lCr.
Order No. ll22-John Bunyan Moore.
Order No. 10S6--.tlbrrt Carl Moose
Order No. 159S--John Howard Nc
Mackin.
Order No. 1i52-John James Parish
Order No. 16G4-l'orter Purcell.
Order No. 1Si-ISobcrt Earl Quinn.
Order No. 1235-William Bendley
RudiSill.
Order No. 15Gl--Arbe Shakleford.
Order No. 9O2-William Oates
StrOup.
Order No. 111G-Baynard Brown
Wallace.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28

AS TO Just how it is. oi course. no
body can tell. hut the dispatches from
Europe warrant the belief that two oi
the reasons for the delay of tn" Ger
mans in rcsuming their long delayed
drive against the Allies in licardy ana
Flanders. have been the fine work o'
the .Nllicd artillery and Allied AVA
tors. There seems To he no doubt oi
the fact that the Allies har" the Ger
mans ouirlaSsad in aircraft. both rs Ia
number and efficiency. and their air
craft have been creating tremendous
havoc with the German communlca-
tiunS. The Allied artillery has blown
up numerous ammunition dumps. he
tween the airplancs and the artillery
il can very easily u" that the Germans
have been having q difficult time Ia
get things in shape 10 know exactly
where TO start.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
100000 BY CHRISTMAS
American Army in France is Growing
Apace.


Apace.
II is reported from Washington tha'
more than 100000 American troops
will have been sent to France ana
England in May and that AT least
900 will 90 in June.
The time is not far distant when 'he
American forces abroad Will eqlial III
numbers the British army that Field
Marshal Haig commands. and at the
present rate Of transportation there
will he 100000 American troops In
Europe by Christmas.
These estimates are not extravagant'
Their fuffiifment, OF course, -def"'hds
upon transportation facilities, but the
outlook for transportation Is brighter
than it has been at any other time
since Germany hogan her ruthless sub
marine warfare. Not only Is there Il
steady decrease in losses from .-boat
d..rr,dations. hut the output OF Amcrl-
can ships has already reached point
al which the Allied losses arc prac-
tically offset hy our own construction.
The United States is now getting re-
suits in it's military programme. ana
hiphly important results. Tho period
of organization and preparation Is
over.
II takes three or four times rs long
,o Ioy the foundations Of Il skyscralcr
MS il does to erect the building. ana
foundation work Is not very impress
sivc building operation. The war
foundations of the United States are
now laid and the building is going up
with gratifying rapidity.
II is not too much TO expect thai
every month from now 10 the end OF
the war will witness substantial IN
crease in the force and power that the
United States can exert at the front.
Hcnccforth there can he no valid OK
cusc for delays or for mistakes IN
manning. The machine must he kept
moving at greater and greater speed.
The war department is using good
Judgment in gradually abandoning ITS
policy OF secrecy and letting the world
know what the United States Is ac-
1ually doing TO make its resources ef-
fcctivc in terms of military strength.
Whatever reasons there were for
silence while the planning was under
way. the more that can safely he told
now IN" better. Let the Germans know
what we have done and what we ar"
doing. The more they know about II
the less they will like 1t. Every di-
vision of american troops that iS sent
TO France means another nail in the
coffin of autocracy. and that kind OF
news cannot be too widely circulated IN
Germany.
we have beaten the German general
staff at the submarine game. We have
already sent the troops to France that
the general staff insisted could not he
sent. We have managed TO feed the
British and French in spite OF the gen
erals stats insistent declaration that
they would starvc. We must now heat
them on the land as we have beaten
them on the sea.
II is well enough not to be too op-
timistic. especially as to the duration
of the war: but II Is wiser to be OPP
timiStic than peSsimiStic. This war Is
going to bc won by men who believe
in their cause. who believe in them
selves and who believe in the ultimate
victory Of democracy.-New YORK
World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28

From time TO time We see stories IN
In, pap.rs suggesting more or less
progress Of German propaganda WORK
among th,. negroes OF this section: but
III 10 this time We have not heard ot
ii Specific instance giving name. time
pI;Ic. or manner. That the Germans
would work the negroes II they could
We do not doubt: hut that they can
accomplish anything in this direction
~, have not the slightest idea. Tha'
the negroes have th"ir weaknesses
there is no question, and occasional!
there develops among them inhuman
n.asts along certain lines that nave 10
be put 10 death as mad dogs are pu'
to death; but there Is very little DIS
LOYALTY among the negroes. While COM
parativcly few in this country are able
to buy bonds, the disposition 10 give
to the Red Cross is common and prhc-
,Ically all OF them are anxious 10 en-
gagc in military service. II the negro
is thu. only hope the Germans har" oi
stirring up scdition and disloyalt!
then in our opinion the German case Is
more than hopeless so far as TINS part
of the country is concerned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
DUTY Of Reoistration.-The war dc

Duty Of Registration.-The war dc.
partmcnt has issued warning to all
Youths attaining the age Of y on oi
before June s. that they must present
themselves for registration on that
day. No excuse will be tolerated. the
department said. except when the per-
son is actually in the military or naval
service.
The departments warning says:
Draft officials wish ii clearly un-
derstood that no person who has at
tanned the age OF y since June s.
1917, or who will attain that age on OF
before June 5, Is excused from regis
| tration on June 5, unless on that date
h" is an actual and active member OF
the military or naval service. Persons
not subject 10 registration on account
Of being in the military or naval SER
vice become subject 10 registration
and are required to register immedi-
atcly upon leaving such military OF
charged after June must register
Immediately after their discharge"
Provost Marshal General CrOwdcr
| urging young men TO study the draft
regulations. has issued the following
statement.
"It should hc clearly understood that
| registration is n public duty. Ii is dis
tinct from sclcctivc service, in that II
is mcrcl" preliminary TO the later pro-
cess OF selection. For failure TO per
| form this duty. congress has provid-
Cd penalty OF Imprisonment for ono
year. Furthermore, such failure may
~, hA Of x...1, .t.,ht
and privileges and immediate induc-
tion into military service.
mo delinquent can he excused for
not registering on grounds that he
forgot or did not realize his duty. The
burden is on him and on him alone. to
perform that duty and he alone is
| responsible"