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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

Creation Of a period reparation,
during which the Allies may collect
from Germany in wealth and In per-
sonal penalties some measure or DAM
age for the untold horrors that have
come into the world in the wake OF
ruthless Prussian ambition FOR su-
preme domination. is recommended DS
Maurice Leon, authority on Internal
ional law, says q New York dispatch.
This period OF reparation. II was
suggested by Mr.. Leon, should extend
for fifty years to strike balance with
the fifty years, approximately, In
voting for the war budgets that put
Prussian military leaders in the posi-
tion in 1914. where, filled with conf
dence by the duration and extent OF
their preparations. they ignited the
blaze that set the world afire. Mr.. Leon
said that public sentiment In all
America had been swinging with
increasing momentum OF late TOWARD
a conviction that no terms or peace
will be satisfactory, to this country
which do not provide for the trial and
punishment Of individual Germans,
high and low, who are responsible both
generally and specifically for the long
lists OF atrocious crimes that stain
the German record In this war.
The penalty OF the Prussian leaders,
from the kaiser down, who have di.
rected the German campaigns on land
and sea and who are responsible In the
first instance for all the horrors that
have been perpetrated in violation OF
the commonly accepted laws Of ma
tions, in Mr.. Leon's opinion. should be
determination. The guilt Of those who
shall stand accused when the Allied
armies shall have made good the pow
er Of civilization to enforce judgment
should be determined by joint military
tribunals Of all the Allied nations deal
ing with all the accused on the same
footing, Mr. Leon said.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
ill teach during the 1s1s.1s1s ses'

will teach during the 1s1s-1s1s ses-
sion.
Miss Bessie Pegram, Of Yorkville.
left Saturday morning for Columbia,
where she will take business course
at Macfeat- Bowen business college.
Miss Louise Barron, Of Yorkville.
left Saturday for Andrews, y. c.,
where she will teach during the COM
ing school session.
Mrs. T. y. Wood OF Yorkville No. s.
has received a card from her son. Da-
vid c. Wood, notifying her Of his safe
arrival overseas.
Private Baxter Robinson was up
from Camp jackson last week on
, visit to his father Mr.. r. L. Robinson
on Yorkvill no s.
Mr.. ]. c. Robinson Of Yorkville No
S. has been advised of the safe arrival
overseas of his son. Thomas Harris
Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Renwick. who
have been spending several days with
the latter's parents. Mr.. and MIS-. j. T.
McGill on Hickory Grove no 2. have
returned to their home In Newberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Poag OF Rock
Hill, spent Sunday night in iorkville
y. d.
their way to Ware Shoals. which place
they expect to make their home.
Miss Eunice Mcconnell of Birming-
ham, Ala. is spending a few days In
Yorkville with her mother, Mrs. w. II
Mcconnell. awaiting orders for over
seas Red Cross service.
Mr.. D. Z. NcWaters OF Lesslie. was
discharged last Saturday. after sue
ccssfully recuperating from an opc-
ration for appendicitis which he un-
derwent about two weeks ago at the
Fennell infirmary.
Rev. and Mrs. H. Rabb. of Upton
O.. and Mr.. and Mrs. ". T. Mcclellan
and Master Hoyt, Of Seaman, o: mot
ored through from Indiana to Hickory
Grove, last week. They will visit
Rev. Rabb's daughter. Mrs. s. c
| Wilkcrson. and other relatives.
Mr.. Fred Allen, secretary of tho
Gastonia Chamber OF Commerce and
| OF the Castor county fair. was In
Yorkville yesterday. He had been over
Il considerable part of the county ir
the interest of the fair. which he says
Is going to be up TO standard again
this year regardless OF war or Other
conditions.
Mr.. j. Brown Neil Of Filbert, ha.
been having quite n serious time Of Il
in a Charlotte hospital because Of al
infection that seemed to threaten tht
sight of his remaining good eye. Th'
trouble was caused by an accident In
Cured while working in machine
shop. His friends will be pleased t.
know that his eye is improving and thu
danger to the sight Of the organ ha!
passed.
Among the visitors to Yorkville las'
week was Chas. 4. Thornwcll, Esq 9
former citizen of this place: hut fol
many years past resident Of Rome
Ga. He is n son Of the late James IL
Thornwcll. who was once famou:
president of the old South Caroline
college. and is brother Of the late
| Rev. DR.. James Fl. Thornwcll of For
Mil. Mr.. Chas. y. Thornwcll was here
merely through the familiar old hom'
ing instinct, to be again among the
familiar scenes of youth and to mee
again those who were left among those
hc used To know, after an absence o.
forty five years. He found some o
his former acquaintances: hut mos
of them were gone, and several o.
them he might have seen. he missed
Mr.. GcorgefJ. Steele of Lowryville anc
Mr.. J. f.. Lowry Of Yorkvillc. were
among his former associates.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

to kill. and as a defense
against the tanks, the Germans have
adopted an enlarged Mauser rifle that
they intend to have sufficient power
TO penetrate the tanks. But the rihe
does not seem to have worked very
well. In the first place 1t does not
puncture the tank and in the second
place the tanks run over these rifle
crews and smash the guns into the
earth the same as with the case OF
machine guns. The Germans have
tanks also: hut they DO not appear TO
be nearly so effective as the British
tanks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

the people Of York county on the
splendid exhibition Of patriotism they
had made In taking such = high po-
sition among the counties OF the stare
in leading this splendid investment TO
hack the boys at the front. He eS-
planned that the war stamps had been
|apportioned on a basis Of $40 per cap
ita for the whites and s. per capita
for the blacks. and that although iorh
county won the flag she stN lacked
something like $4,000 Of having come
up to her apportionment. There would
be another drive in November. he said
for the purpose OF raising the balance
and he was looking for York county
TO sustain and add to the reputation
she had already established.
Mr. Fl. NJ. Dunlap received the has
I in behalf OF the clerk Of the court: IN
brief and appropriate speech. after
which the meeting was adjourned
with everybody well pleased with the
entire programme.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
WORK STILL LEADS.

York county Is still leading in the
purchase OF War Savings stamps,
largely as the result OF pledges made
during the spring drive.
For the week ending August 10. York
headed the list Of counties with total
purchases of $1S,090.5O, amounting to
35 cents for each man, woman and
child of the population.
The total purchases Of York county
up to August 10 amounted to 1888 per
capita, or an aggregate Of $277,S93.
Charleston county ~ heading the list
of counties with so.09 per capita,
amounting to $541.7:1.25 for the coun-
ty.
Berkeley is at the foot OF the list
with total purchases Of s6.396.S0-only
81 cents per capita.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
NEW ENROLMENT DAY.
Men From 10 to 21 and From 81 to as
Must Register on September IL.

Must Register on September II.
All men from Is to As years of age
in the continental United States, except
those in the army or navy or already
registered. have been summoned by
President Wilson to register for mill
tary service on Thursday, September
lie.
Machinery of the provost marshal
generals office was set in motion to
carry out the second great enrolment
under a presidential proclamation is
sued soon after the president had sign
ed the new man power act extending
the draft ages. The bill, completed,
was sent to the White House for the
presidents signature Saturday soon
after the house and senate had con-
It is estimated that at least 12,77s,-
15S men will register this time. COM
pared with nearly ten million on the
first registration Of men from 81 to 81
on July s, 1917. or hose who enrolled
now it is estimated that 100000 will
be called for general military service,
probably two-thirds of the number
coming from among the 100000 or
more between the ages Of Is and Il.
General March has said all regis
trants called into the army will be in
France before next June 80, swelling
the American expeditionary force to
more than 100000 men expected to
win the war in 1919. The last to be
called will be the youths in their 18TH
year but those Of that age who desire
and who have the necessary pualifica-
ton may be inducted into service on
October /, for special techical or Vo-
catipnal training.
Registration this time will be con-
Quoted as heretofore by the local draft
boards. All federal, State, county and
municipal officers are called upon to
aid the boards in their work to pre-
serve order and to round up slackers.
All registrants will be classified as
auicly as possible under the ques-
tionnare system and a drawing will
be held at the capitol to fix the order
Of registrants in their respective
classes.
The provost marshal generals esti-
mate today places the number OF men
under 21 now in the army at about
PAS, 900 and the number of those from
80 to As 10000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

The fuel administration has not or
dcred the discrimination of Sunday
JOY riding. II merely requested the
stopping of the unnecessary use of
gasoline on Sundays. But people who
are wise will do we'll not to draw any
fine distinctions between orders and
requests. This country is in the war
business now. Civil laws are still in
operation to be sure: but any one of
them can be altered. amended or re-
pcaled by the scratch Of pen in the
hands of the president. AS a matter
of fact. the president does not have to
trouble himself. All that has been d.
vided out among various departments
and individuals. who have charge. This
anti Sunday joy riding suggestion has
come down from the fuel administra-
tion in the nature of request. Disre-
gard of the request means percmp-
tory order. and then II will be difficult
for anybody to use an automobile on
sunday without n permit. even at n
funeral
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

Spread the word everywhere to all
between Is and u and all between 81
and IL. that they must register on
September u, the day fixed by the
president The time is short. very
short. because il Is necessary TO COM
plete this registration work ut the
earliest possible moment. There are
to he no exceptions. Everybody must
register and that is simply all there
is to it. Ignorance will not be taken
as an excuse. and those who know
enough to know should spread the
word among those who do not know
enough to know. Men liable TO regis
tration who fail 10 register. will likely
draw prison terms from which there
will he no escape by fines or other
wise. or course this does not apply to
those who are already registered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

There is no way To escape register
ing on September T.. and there IL ho
u.s., for anybody to try To escape. MI
who tried to escape on June >. l9l''
have been caught and most OF those
who tried to escape on Jun" .. 1919
have been caught. Quite number
failed to show up on August -: nut
they are all being run down. No one
I'm, an idiot or "A fool will try to e>;ldr
the September - registration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

The national prohibition bill when
will stop the sale of all Intoxicating
beverages from July / next until after
the rehabilitation OF the troops. IL en-
pectcd to become law TINS week.
This disposition of the prohibition
question is regarded as an unsatisfac-
tory compromise. in that il seems to
the idea of getting all the
revenue out Of the liquor now in hand'
while leaving things in shape for an
other big drunk at the close OF the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

The vote for magistrate in Bethel
township was III for Johnson and 6!
for Boyd.
Mr.. j. e. Latham. candidate for su-
pervisor of Bullock's Creek township
calls our attention to the fact that his
cxpcnSc account as filed with the clerk
OF the court was $3.50, instead OF
s27. The error was made in this Office
OF 14S,259 voters enrolled i'll South
Carolina for the primaries now In
progress. 7G,5O6 were enrolled TO vote
at precincts in which the Australian
ballot law prevails and 71.753 were en-
rolled to vote at open precincts accord
ing TO the Old way. The watcher sys-
TEN of the law. 1t has turned out. ar
fords the opportunity of designing eX-
ccutive committeeman to appoint heel
ers under the guise of watchers and
throws elections more in the power OF
such individuals than heretofore,
Gasoline cards may he issued by the
national fuel administration, and the
'rcuucst" that motorists cease the us,
of their cars for pleasure on Sundays
may he made mandatory unless tho
first few weeks show Il general OBJ
scr,ancc. This was the indication last
Saturday, as Fuel Administrator Car
field gave no indication OF modifying
his request" II is the intention OF
the fuel administration to build up a
gasoline reserve that will be shortage
proof" it is said.
Very likely the recent letter of Mr.
McAdoo. director general OF the rail-
roads TO railroad men. cnjoining court
csy to the people was necessary II
some parts of the country, else II
would not have been issued; but II
was not necessary in this part Of the
country. The railroad men in this secs
ton have always been courteous and
considerate Of the public-more sc
than a large part of the public has de-
served: because there has been a part
of the public that has sought to i'm
pose upon railroad men because it ap-
pearcd that they could not help them
selves. Government operation has
served to correct this to some extent;
but we are not able to see that the
railroad people are less considerate ol
all who are deserving of consideration
than they have always been.
One of the boons TO come out of tn,
war Is to be the stopping OF the send
ing of so much useless advertising
matter in the form Of circular letters
and catalogues. through the mails
For years 1t has been the custom OF
the large mail order houses through
out the country, to send millions of cir
culars through the mails to ever!
name that could be secured from
whatever source. The thousands OF
liquor circulars that used to come to
Yorkville to scores of people who did
not want them. is an instance. But IN
order to tighten the burden OF the
mails and also to conserve the paper
supply, the victory committee of thu
Emergency Aid of the government. has
started a plan to eliminate n large
part of this useless circularizing. II
suggests that people who get this kind
of mail notify the scnders that they
are not interested. II two notices dc
not suffice to eliminate the nuisance
t'Icn n notice to the postal authorities
will do the trick.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

One of the notable events OF last
week was the giving up of KENNEL
Hill, in Flanders. by the Germans.
This hill was won from the British
and French by the Germans last
spring at tremendous cost and it was
considered most dangerous threat to
the not distant channel. The Germans
evacuated il last Friday as quietly as
possible, but with considerable losses.
The abandonment of KENNEL Hill is
regarded as removing the last threat
of further advance to the English
channel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

There was pretty general observance
of the request of the fuel commission
for the voluntary saving OF gasolin" u!
cutting out Sunday pleasure ridihS'
Some people forgot the request an"
some did not know OF ii. Unless the
u..oplc. however. voluntarily pat ii
stop TO unnecessary motoring they ina!
look for stringent regulations III TINS
rnpnrl
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
Che alorkville enqa'rer
Entered at the Postoffice at York as
Mail Matter of the Second Class
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1918.

The only things that can stop BRIT
ish tanks are mountains and rivers
The tanks cannot climb mountains.
and of course deep water puts out the
fires. The Germans are always look
ing to put rivers between themselves
and the British tanks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03

been taken: but something must be
done and quickly. It Is not deemed
dosira BILE to 60 into details at this
time and through this means: but all
no r,.nts of the community will do we'll
to inform themselves on the subject at
once and II information does not re-
s,lr in the speedy finding Of remedy
then there is no use TO talk any fur
fher
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
Broad River S. S. Convention.

There was good attendance at the
Boad Eiver Township Sunday School
convention at Hickory Grove last Sun
day. The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: &. w. White
sides. president; r. L. A. Smith, vice
president: Miss Emma McGill of
Smyrna, secretary, and Mrs. G. A.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
September Court.

Members of the local bar have TAX
en- up with the solicitor the abolition
of the September term Of the court.
1t is probable that the term will be or
dered off: but unless so notified
through some official source. jurors
and others will give their attendance
in accordance with previous notices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
LOCAL LAcoNIcS
Increase $1.500.000.

While exact figures are not availa-
bic. estimates based upon detailed in
formation. promise that the taxable
values of York county will this year
approximate 81, 100000 as compared
with $9,50O,000 last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
From Local Board No. I.

The following white men left the ju-
risdiction OF Local Board No. ]. last
Thursday morning. for Camp Jackson:
Edw. +. Blankenship. Thomas Burton.
Roy G. Brown, Roy II. Boyd. Ed
Bayne, VIM. +. Craig, John Barr COL
Oscar T. Green. Chas. Thos. Green.
John Hammond, Otto H. Hahn, Tallie
NJ. Hoffman. Boyd Hull. Clyde Ingram.
Jas. H. McClintock, Springs Mccoy,
John w. Parsons, Jas. Robt. Stead
man. AL Hayward Sturgis. Marvin B.
Sullivan. Eddie T. Williford. VIM. Eli
Whitsell.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
For Camp jackson Today.

Thirty-two white men left the ju-
risdiction OF Local Board No. this
morning. to be inducted into the mill
tary service at Camp Jackson: Claud
Logan Moore. Ambrose Zero Bivens
Joseph Wylie Sims. Pressly Wideman
Boyd, Fred Alexander brennan, Harry
Hunter Jackson, Benjamin Bryant
Purcell. Andrai Dover, Charles VIII
liam Hullett, William Neil Wallace
William Leroy Stephenson, Prentiss
Quay Hambright, Arthur Jackson
Roach, Fred Daniel Hope. Raymon
Swami Feemster, James Adkins. Thad
deus Lamar Glenn, Robert Franklin
Pursley, William White Jackson, Meek
Everett Wood. Palmer Grier Sherer
Thomas Sumter Sandifer. Thomas Du-
gar White. James Glenn Blair, Lewis
Neil Walker, John Freeman Young
blood, Robert Ewart Adams. Hope
Torrence McCarter. Walter Hudson.
John Arthur Flanagan. Henry Broadus
Jones. William Burt Howe.
York Township 8. s. Convention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-03
York Township s. 8. Convention.

The annual meeting of the York
Township Sunday School association
was held at Beersheba Presbyterian
church on Sunday afternoon, with a
large attendance of the people Of the
community and representatives Of sew
en- Of the thirteen Sunday schools Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-15

their despoiled country to re-esatb-
lish herself and to build up her waste
places that have been so ruthlessly
destroyed by the murderous Huns.
Should not Macon, and especially
Georgia, do everything they can to
make market for her manufactured
goods? Made in Belgium" should be
a trade mark that we all should look
for and be glad to encourage.
JOHN A. COBB.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-15
MACON AND BELGIUM.

The following letter to the Macon
Telegraph by Capt. John A. Cobb, of
Americas, is interesting to the South
at this time when Belgium occupies
leading place in world interest and
world affairs:
To the Editor of The Telegraph:
When the writer was president of the
Georgia Agricultural Society, in his
address to the convention of the So
Getty at Moultrie, Ga, in August, 1915,
he gave a history of the society from
which he following is an extract:
Unfortunately we can find no
record of the acts of this organiza-
ion, although with the evident inter
est taken in agriculture, good work
must have been done. Then on Dec.
rs, 1887 an act was passed by the
Legislature Incorporating "A Board of
Agriculture and Rural Economy of
the State of Georgia" with the fol-
lowing incorporators: Thomas B.
King, Thomas c. Spalding, James H.
Cooper, William C. Daniel, George
Twiggs, Paul Fitzsimmons, Roger l..
Gamble, R. w. Habersham, Augustus
S. Clayton, George NJ. Troup and
Howell Cobb.
Among the names of these incor-
porators will be found many who rem
dered in other branches of government
distinguished service in exploiting the
climate and history of Georgia.
The Howell Cobb above named was
a resident of Houston county, Geor-
gia, and he it was who conceived the
idea of direct trade with Belgium and
arranged and carried out the plans
that resulted in what was known as
the Belgium Fair" in Macon, Ga, in
the fall of 1860, which was a magnifi-
cent success, with many and fine ex-
hibits from Belgium, also from the
whole Of Georgia. There is no esti-
mating the good that would have re-
suited to Georgia and the South from
this movement if conditions had re-
manned as they were, but all pros
poets were destroyed by the war.
1T was magnificent conception
from brainy, far-seeing Georgian.
The bedstead and bureau in my home
are of Belgian manufacture. and was
mought at this fair"
The notice in The Telegraph of Dec.
8, 1918, of letter to Mr.. Harry c.
Robert, secretary of the Macon Fair
association, showing desire on the
part of Holland to arrange for direct
trade with this section of our country,
brings up recollections of the long
past, and efforts previously made on
this same line and that Belgium was
the first European country to start
the movement with Savannah, Ga, as
the port of entry, and Georgia to re-
ceive the benefit of it.
The brave, gallant, self-sacrifcing
fight that little Belgium made in hold
ing the advance of the barbarOus
Huns until France and England could
prepare for the murderous onslaught
is a part of the history of this great
world war, for which every civilized
nation owes her a debt of gratitude
/ Belgium has shown her desire in the
, past to open up trade with Georgia
and the South. and now when it is the
desire and duty of every one TO helT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-15

Seab0ard Air Line.
Leave Americas for Savannah and
stations and points east
1891 p. m 1:2O a. m,
Leave Americas for Helena and n
termediate points
5:15 p. m.
Leave Americas for Columbus,
Montgomery and points West
3:OS p. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-15

at one dollar Rich men2and women are
not being asked to give more than
their dollar each 1t is everybody's
lceuse and everybody's opportunity.
Who can afford not to put his shoulder
to the wheel and send his dollar on
wings of mercy.
"a heart and a dollar is all you
lneed"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-15
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.

Arrival and departure of passenge
trains, Americas, Ga.
Central OF Georgia Railway.
Trains Arrive.