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Milford chronicle., 1918-11-22
October 8. 1918.

OkAOGNA o. Ag4os
Dear Aunt and all:
A few lines to let you know that
am getting along fine. Have been
having a pretty tough time but am
enjoying it just the same. Have been
in two big drives since September 12.
was wounded in the right leg Sep
tember 26. Am in the hospital now
but my wound is getting along fine;
hoping TO be out in the near future
Haven't been out of the bed but a
few times on crutches.
How are things around Pennsyl-
vania? 1t is beginning 10 look like
the fall Of the year around here;
about the same climate as over there.
Guess will close fo- this time; will
write more when l get out of bed.
Things are beginning to look a little
like peace times over here.
Best regards TO all.
Harold Bailey,
10Th Field Artillery,
Battery B,
A. z. F.
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-22
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

Interesting letters from our
own boys new serving with the
American ExpeditiOnary Force In
the great World War "OVer there
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-22
Sussex County

White Teachers Georgetown, De
cember Z, 1918. and January IS, 1919;
Seaford, December IA. 1918, and Feb
ruary /, 1919; Frankford, January
1919, and February 8, 1919.
Colored Teachers-GeOrgeto De
cember z, 1918, and January IS, 1919;
Seaford. December IA. 1918, and Feb
ruary 1, 1919.
Those teachers in northern Sussex
who find it more convenient are ex-
pected to attend the Milford or Har-
rllgtOn meetings.
Eeach teacher must attend one first
and one second meeting.
At every meeting the teacher should
nave the Minnesota Course of Study.
note book and pencil. eB present
promptly at 10 o'clock unless advised
otherwise.
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-22
DATES FOR THE LOCAL
INSTITUTES, 191s-1S19
Kent County

White Teachers-Clayton December
7. 1918. and February Is. 1913; Har-
rington, December IA, 1918. and Feb
ruary /, 1918; Dover. January 4, 1919,
and February s. 1919; Milford. Janu-
airy IL. 1919, and February %, 1919.
Colored Teachers-Smyrna Decem-
ber Z, 1918, and February Is, 1919;
Dover, January 4. 1919, and February
S, 1919
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-22

Some ole wants what you have to
sell! Then advertise it i the Chron.
tcle next week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
The War Savings Stamp.

Some time ago The Enquirer said
money and who refuses 10 buy l.lber-
~ bonds is deserving of having that
money poured down his throat in the
form of melted metal.
\ good friend q! IN" editor not long
,rtcrward took occasion To ask
whether tho suggestion was not on the
Ntrcmc order, and the editor declined
o recall the statement.
We stand II that statement yet. OF
curse We would not lao understood as
,iggcsting unlawful violence. We do
not stand for that under any consid-
,-,ai -caAsiasS- II both .s<ong
md dangerous and not only that, We
iccl that the individual who resorts
o unlawful violence is more OF q
menace TO peace and good order than
: the individual against whom sucf
unlawful violence is directed.
nut this country is at war. Th,
life. liberty and property of every cit
zen is at stake. Our sons are pour
M. ont their blood in defense oI oul
,omrs. The question OF their success
lcpcnds absolutely upon our help. the
lacking we give them. There Is nc
:.ruund for disputing these facts. NO"
hrn. under these conditions, what Is
20 he said Of the man who having
money that he can spare. is unwilling
10 lend that money to save the liNes
IF our American boys and ensure tho
liberty and independence of orr coun
try?
These war savings stamps 1T SilI
ach are within the reach OF every
one who makes any money at all
rhcrc is no worker however humhl"
who is unable, 10y buying thrift
.tamps al 25 cents each. to accumu-
late enough money TO get a war saw
ngs stamp al $i.lT.
Every man in York county who Is
able TO buy $1,000 worth of these
stamps should buy them without de-
Inv and every man who is unable tO
buy 81 900 worth should buy rs many
rs he can under that sum: but most
nmphatiCally We say that il Is inciIm-
hrnt upon every single individual who
makes any money al all to buy war
savings stamp.
The possession of q war savings
stnmn * moi nCrpSs;;rily an evidence
of patriotiSm: hut We do not mind
saying that lack of such possession on
the part of any who are able to buy
is evidence of Indifference as to what
becomes of the boys nj the front and
as To the future of this country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18

the bin introduced ky Senator France.
extending the registration ages 10
from Is to 81 years, thereby proEid-
ing additional men iur military ana
Industrial service. ii' i'i not ar
prG.r IL. age limits ;.T"t "a - ii!i
ift.r outlining the plans OF tn. war
department for additional calls. Gen.
crOwGlrr said that at the present rat"
class | would b- cXhaJSt.'! b! IN"
md Of the present year and THAI In-
less thc age limits arc "Xtend"d and
another registration E"ld il will L.
necessary next year 10 call men III
class = and probably som" thereafter
IN class .. Final figures o! ciassiii-
iIUn Of th" first registration ;o;"lin%
sGS3.iis. were given. Th'- regis
tTants were shown To hay" been di-
yided as follows: Cl3Ss /. 2.i2>.I2S:
class >. 5Oy.GGG: class 3. i:1.nip: class
{. 3.iN3.32G: class >. i.s39,S5G. Gen.
CrOwd"r submitted figures showing
the progress Of the draft this year.
\ total OF l.3s7.il2 men, all from
class /. will have been called 10y IN"
end OF July. divided by months as
follows: January. 23.2>s: February
>3.77J: March. 132.iSi: April. Ia
377: May. 36v,?30: June, 2s3,3@i:
July, 100000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
MARRIAGE AND SERVICE

Marriages contracted by rcgistrants
who have attained the age OF 81 years
since June 5. 1917. will not be regard
ed as grounds for dependency on
which deferred classification is grant
ed in the selective service regulation.
The following telegram has been re-
ccived by local boards from Captain
r. f.. Carwile, in repetition of instruc-
tions from General Crowder:
Rule S, Section 72, S. S. R., is
amended to read as follows:
Rule 5 (a) The fact of dependency
resulting from the marriage OF n reg
istr,nt who has become y years OF
age since June 5. 1917, and who has
married since the date of the introduce
ton of the joint resolution in con-
grcss requiring his registration, to
wit, January Is. 1918. will lie disre-
gardrd .is n ground for deferred class
ification.
"(b) II n registrant who has at
tanned the age OF y since Jun, 5, 1917.
and vino has contracted marriage sub
seuuent 20 the date Of the enactment
of the selcctive service law, to wit.
May IS, 1917, but on or prior to jan
cation on the ground of dependency
resulting from his marriage, the fact
Of dependency resulting from his mar
riage will be disregarded as q ground
for deferred classification. unless the
dependent is a child OF the marriage.
born or unborn. on or prior to June g.,
1918, in which case such a registrant
upon satisfactory proof being made
shall be classified in Class 2.
"(c) II n registrant. other than one
who has attained the age Of q years
since June 5. 1917, who has contracted
marriage since May IS. 1917. claims
deferred classification on the ground
of dependency resulting from his mar
riage will be disregarded as q ground
for deferred classification. unless the
dependent Is a child Of the marriage,
born or unborn. on or before June o,
1918. in which case such a registrant
upon satisfactory proof being made
shall be placed in Glass 2.
I'D Nothing contained in this
amendment to Rule S shall be con-
strued as requiring the transfer to
Class 9 of any registrant who has been
finally classified In Glass on the af-
firmative finding that his marriage
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18

We have a letter from the stat,
council of defense which seeks To dis
credit the statement recently mad" hN
Congressman Stevenson to the cN'ci
that the banks had withdrawn th"ii
heretofore liberal polic% with r':;nr'
TO warchoiscd cotton. The lrttcr con
,ains excerpts from letter from ih'
Regional Reserve bank 1T Richmond
10 the effect that the REGIONAL Re
serve bank has refused Ia accept
warehouse certificate collateral in hii
4 single instance. and il explains tha'
this was case in which the hanl;
presenting the collateral WAS already
borrowed up to the extent at capital
surplus and profits and over We are
not going 10 TAX" issue with tn" Re
yional Reserve bank on u question
like this: hut nevertheless We assert
that even if this single cas-" was all
the evidence Mr.. Stevenson had
which we do not believe. his state
mcnt WAS warranted. Th" discr"dit e
ing OF one IaIk IL 'lulNdl'Hl w u"
liscrcditing of all. But Mr.. Steven
sons statement did not refer Ia the
Regional Reserve bank at all. and he
probably did no; know OF th" case
that has been admitted. II pressed,
hc can no doubt cite the cases ni
member banks which have discourage
cd cotton credits in their original i'll
riSdiction." and which eases the Re
;;ional Reserve bank has never heard
Of But also in this connection. We
want to say that in our opinion. the
state council OF defense has gone 4
little beyond its province in. this mat =
ter. We do not think ii had any hlisi-
ness trying To interfere in the first
place. and in the second place. We
think that where il does interfere il
should have no doubt Of its complete
justification.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
CLOVER CUlllNGS
,ondence The Yorkyille Enquirer

Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Glover. June 15-Invitations are out
announcing the approaching marriag.
OF Miss Marguerite Bradford to II. A.
II. McDermid Of Columbia. The wed
ding Is to take place on Wednesday
| afternoon. June 26. at 4 o'clock in st
Paul Methodist church.
Mr.. John Matthews and daughter
and Mrs. Basil Matthews spent Fri
day with Mrs. Ben Walker here.
Miss Ava Allen. who has been
teaching ut Vance, in Orangeburg
county, during the past year returned
to her home here Friday TO spend the
summer.
Mr.. Fred Matthews. who Is with the
Southern Power co. at Statesvillc, "
C., Is spending few days with rela
tivcs here.
Mr.. J. l.. Matthews and son Hoyt
OF Charlotte are spending a few days
with home folks here.
Prof. and Mrs. Leslie Wilson
Misses Cora and Matte Wilson and
MIR. J. J. Wilson. spent Wednesday in
Chester.
Mr.. Frank McElwce Of Charlotte
is spending the k-eDd here with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Nc
Elwec.
Mr.. ana Mrs. BroaduS Love and
daughter. Miss Margaret. visited Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. McElwee, here Fri
day.
Mr.. James Falls Of Union, is WIS.,
iting relatives here.
Miss Nell Nell. who has been
teaching at Brunson during the past
year. returned home Friday to spend
her vacation.
The young people OF the town en-
joyed n picnic up at Linwood COL
lcgc Friday night. They were chape-
roncd by DIR. and Mrs. J. K. BrisOn.
Mrs. j. l.. Adams OF Gastonia. WIS.,
tied her parents, Mr. and Mrs. s. J.
Clinton here this week.
DIR. and Mrs. Ralph f. Stevenson
returned to their home at Camden
Friday. They were accompanied home
by Mrs. J. w. Campbell.
Major f. w. Pressly Of Camp Sc
vier, Is spending few days with his
family here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT

" NJ. Riygs Pres.-On page four gives d.
JAILED information about Clemson college,
lis special and regular sessions ana ASKS you
10 write for further Information
c,and.rd oil Co.-Tells about the advantages
Of Perfection blue fame oil stoves on page
four. You should have one for economy:
Carroll supply Co.-Can furnish farmers with
inp dresser Of nitrate Of soda for corn Ths
" sugp'iE EnpIe, York No. s-Has Lookout Mt
sed potatoes and seed peas for sale.
~ u Jacksop, York No. 6-Offers an automo-
bile trailer and a gasoline engine for aaie-
Harrison Randolph. Pres. CnarIest1n-n 1 =
nj. as..d 10 send information TO all interested
regarding the College OF Charleston; In
trance examinations TO be held July IL;
The President. Columbia 5. C.-GdVes iniot-
nation regarding the UniVersiv Oh ocutn
Carolina and invites you to write Tor further
ca.,on a Hamilton, Attys.. Chester-Publish 2
summons for relief in the case OF Mary c.
strait and others, plaintiffs. against l. l..
S,rai, and others. defendants. ..s.;, ,,..
in regard 10 the Reorganization OF all quail
ifed voters in York county. New registra'
tion begins July LIST.
r. o. Clinton and Others. Managers OF Eiec,
,ion-Give notice of an election for school
,rns,ees of District No. 8. (BetheD to be
held at Miller school house. June ~
" r. Moore. Chairman q list OF
the apportionments for the purchase OF war
sayinpS stamps IN the NhFious oshoo' oio-
,s;c," ~ the western district, York county.
star Thea,rc-Has interesting programmes fol
,odav and tomorrow. The Money Trust.
today. ., r,-o.. MN, ,o
buy your full share of War Savings stamps
and buy 'em quick: ;,
York supply cosuegess that .iv3u0 You insure tSa
Pra,t's hog worm powders.
G. W. Whitesides & Co., Sharon--Warn, you
Of probable food crop shortage next fail and
urges YOU to protect yourself by planting
more before it is too late. War stamps.
rnnn and Savings Bank ellis you to come
and buy War SsvSH Ing stamps or ne
chased third Liberty loan bonds-everybody
ought TO buy the savings stamps.
First National Bank. York-Tells you 70 save
money. stop wasting. avoid unnecessary e3;
nenditures and bank your savings. II VII
helm YOU TO save and pay you interest beside.
NJ Stroup-Has new shipment OF army
shoes for men new line OF white nd sS;ss snEss for
Committee of Dcfense-Cordially invites you
and your friends to Fourth OF July ee'eota,
,ion at The courthouse on July 4th next. An
interesting patriotic programme IN store.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Sarah Dunlap OF Charlotte.
is visiting relatives in Yorkvillc.
Miss Rachel Wylie of Yorkvillc, Is
visiting friends In Rock Hill.
Miss Sarah Grist of Yorkville, Is
visiting relatives and friends in Union.
Mrs. ]. r. Abercrombie Of Aiken. is
Mrs. HtpesFUrpes- -Uf GHstonia, Whit
Fed Mrs. w. r. Carroll in Yorkville this
| week.
Miss Martha Brandon of Yorkville.
spent Sunday with friends in New
port.
Miss Bculah Ferguson of York
vile, Is visiting Miss Gertrude Dick
inson in Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dunlap and
children of Charlotte. are visiting
relatives in Yorkvillc.
Mrs. Edison Forbes and children Of
Bowling Green, spent Sunday with rel
atives ut TirZah.
Mrs. NJ. W. Beach and daughter.
Marion Moore, of Yorkville. are visit
ing relatives at Boone, n. C..
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hall and chill
dren. ALLEN and Everett. visited rela-
Mr.. John Warren Quinn of York
Vile. has information that his son, A.
| Knox Quinn, has arrived safely in
France.
Mr.. =. w. Patrick and family have
| returned to their homo in Yorkville
after spending some time in 81.
George. :. c.
Mr.. Arthur r. Hart of Clemson
;tl
lily of his father. Mr.. G. w. $. Hart.
in iorkville.
Miss Minnie Stevenson is up from
Columbia to spend q while with her
| father Mr.. j. K. Stevenson on York
Vile r. F. D. No. s.
Mrs. H. H. Crosland and son, Her.
bert, of Bennettsville, re visiting Mrs.
Crosland's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
NJ. Grist, in Yorkville.
Masters James Wylie and Joe Woods
of Yorkville, are spending several
days with John Harshaw at G thries-
Vile.
Mrs. L. B. Wolfe. Jr., returned to
her home at Wolfeton, yesterday, after
spending several days in Yorkville
with her mother, Mrs. ]. P. White.
Miss Frances Pcgram, who has been
spending several days at Blue Ridge.
y. c.. has returned to her home in
Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Brown
and daughters, Misses Nellie and
Matte May. Of Gastonia, visited
friends in Yorkvillc Friday.
Sergeant Paul p. Whitesides Co. C,
l05th Ammunition train, has announc-
ed to Yorkville friends his safe arrival
over seas.
Robert r. Brown. who has been at
Camp Jackson for the past six months
has been transferred to Camp Joseph
f. Johnson. Jacksonville. Fla.
Mr.. Hicklin Whitaker of Statesville,
y. c., has been spending several days
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Whitaker, on Glover r. F. d. No. 3.
Miss Maude Miller. who has been in
charge Of the millinery department Of
the kirkpatrick-Be company this
season, left yesterday for her home in
Maryland.
X. II. Allison OF Tirzah. who went
into the navy some months back as a
third class radio. has been promoted
10 ensign, the promotion involving the
Jumping OF five ratings.
Mr.. J. r. Stevenson Of Yorkville
No. 5, has letter from his son, Banks
Stevenson, In France. Banks arrived
in France about three weeks ago with
infantry troops. He says lie enjoyed
the trip over and is enjoying the situa-
ton splendidly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18

There are many boys in this conn
try who have no desire To 20 To the
war: hut there arr. few Of them who
would, ii they could. shirk ont ot II
when they are called. More than 80 pei
cent OF the Young men of the country
stand ready to Offer their lives without
u murmur. The obligation to buy thrift
and war savings stamps is as strong
ly up to every man in the county who
has the price rs is the duty OF all IN"
Young men of between Il and 81 to
answer when they ar" called. Tn"
man who can buy war savings stamps
and won't buy them. is worse slack
rr than the young man whose duty
To eft- -AAS--Ga
try: but who tries 10 shrink out OF
the service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
HE-ENHOLLMENT OF VOTERS
All Qualified Electors Must Have New
Registration Certificates.

All Quallilcu EleCtOrs Must Have New
Registration Certificates.
NOTICE Is hereby given that there
Will be q complete re-registration
Of the qualified voters Of the State, be-
ginning July l, 1918, and from and
after that date Registration Certifi-
Gates Issued previously will be null
and void. The following from an Act
Of the General Assembly, approved
February l3. 1917. gives full informa-
ton:
Section 8. Books to Be open-No-
tice-Proyiso.-Tha for the PURPOSES
Of such enrolment and Registration
the said Supervisor shall keep the
books OF registration open at the sevc-
raj county seats every day (Sundays
excepted) between the hours of nine
a. m, and six p. m, during the months
OF July and August, 1918; aid In addi-
ton thereto they shall attend, Turing
the month Of September. 1918, at least
one day In each township in their re-
spective counties. Of which at least ten
days notice shall be given by adver-
tisement In newspaper published In
the county; and In counties containing
fifty thousand inhabitants they shall
attend In each city. town or Industrial
community containing three hundred
or more Inhabitants at least one day,
upon similar notice: Provided, That
the provisions of this section shall only
apply to the re-enrollment and regis
tration for the year 1913"
All applicants for new registration,
who have been registered heretofore,
should bring thotr old certificates.
Notice Of the times and places at
which the board will visit the commu-
mites referred to in the law will be
published later.
J. B. BARRON, Chairman,
]. A G. LOVE,
o. l. SANDERS,
County Board Of Registration.
Jun. 18-25-28 a.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18

Senator J. Arthur Banks OF Cal
houn county. has entered the race foi
commissioner of agriculture. TIL,
news comes to us somewhat as Il sur
prise: hut nevertheless il is most
agreeable surprise. The surprise is
because we have never thought of this
gentleman in connection with the po-
Sition and the agrCcablcnCsS OF il Is
because there is not better man in
the state for the place. Mr.. Banks
has represented his county in the
senate for many years. and he has
been one of the most useful men In
that body. He stood shoulder Ia
shoulder with John l.. McT.aurin from
the beginning in the cnactmen; OF
state warehouse legislation. ana he
alone put through that hill which
was passed at the last session U: the
legislature 10 provide for state insur-
ance OF warehoused cotton ut actual
cost-that bill which. we believe. the
governor has not yet signed. Mr..
his farming operations involving
many thousands Of dollars every year.
He is a firm believer in the fair deal
for everybody, and like Mr.. Mclaurin.
he is especially concerned in relicv-
ing the farmer OF all burdens that
are not properly his. There is moth
ing OF the dcmagogue about him
no more than there is about Mr.. Nc
I-aurin. He is an original thinker, who
knows what he wants and why. and
he has the courage to do what he be-
lieves is right in the face Of whatever
interest and whatever force. If there
is more earnest. capable and up
right man in South Carolina than J.
Arthur Banks, We do not know who
he is. And there Is another thing
that should be said about him. Veal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
HERE AND. THERE

The appearance of the submarines
off our coast has played havoc witt
shipping in moro ways than one. saiC
local shipper few days ago. There
had been considerable relief to rail-
road freight congestion through coast.
wise shipping. The submarines have
thrown such scare into coastwist
shipping that most of II seems to have
been driven off tho sea. The railroads
already overburdened, now find 1t i'm.
possible TO meet the situation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-18
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE ON
Attack on italians Commenced Over
Front of 117 Miles.


Tho long expected Austrian offen-
Sive against the Italian front on the
piavc river has been on since last
saturday and fierce fighting is in
progress.
The Austrians have made extensive
preparations for tho drive. bringing
up large numbers of guns and troops
which have been released because OF
the dscontinuancc of resistance In
Russia.
There was nothing in the nature Of
Il surprise in the offensive. however.
the Italians being ready and await
ing and although as the result of the
first big drive, the Italian front lines
were taken. they We're quickly re-
covered by means of counter-attacks.
The Austrians claim to have cap
tured 10000 English. Italian and
French prisoners. and the Italians
claim TO have captured 5000 Aus
trianS.
The battle continues ficrcely. with
tho Italians holding their ground
stuhbornly, and determined not TO al
low the Austrians to pass.