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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
Roads.

The subject is very tresome to
some people.
The roads. themselves. however. are
tiresome TO everybody.
As matter Of fact the roads Of
,his country are a most serious r"fiec-
tiOn upon our people.
The desire for comfortable. hand
some and expensive homes is fairly
we'll developed hereabouts. There are
many people who rejoice in such
homes. and very few people who do
no, desire them.
Th"r. are lots Of dOl"ss peopl"
however. who will continue forever to
desire handsome comfortable homes:
but who will never make stand to-
ward trying 10 get them.
II is Il credit 10 any man to own a
fine house. and the actual builder OF
such home is entitled 10 especial and
particular credit.
The builders of nice homes are peo-
pie %h.. =" .h::r,.,. They are the peo-
pie who contribute 10 the building up
of the entire country.
But Il progressive constructive peo-
rl" cannot continually remain in their
homes. They must minglc with other
people. socially. commercially and in
dustrially. and such mingling calls for
means Of intercourse.
This means roads.
The facility with which business
may he transacted depends largely on
the character. quality and reliability
uf the roads.
Indifferent roads ar" moi conducive
10 business developments. they are not
conducive I" progress.
The roads Of this country. are better
than they were twenty years ago: but
they are hardly more creditable to
roads of twenty years ago tn condi-
iiuns of the old days.
The country has progressed con-
sidcrahly because of better roads. hut
the people are not yet doing for the
roads nearly as much as the roads are
doing for the people.
We ar" dodginG our responsibility
as to the roads, and our conduct is no
credit to us.
To he sure the man who builds for
himself Il handsome home is to be
commended II shows that he is not
content TO remain on Il common level
with the more doIcss.
tut while the realized desire for u
good home speaks well for the man
who has achieved il, he must not
stop there. for il is not permitted OF
men who would continue to desire
cummcndation in well doing to rest
on things accomplished.
The building of homes must be fol-
lowed by the building up of country
and there iS no better way Of building
NJ country than by the building Of
roads.
There iS no better barometer To the
pro.rcss and advancement OF any
people than the condition Uf their
roads. and there is no better way to
advance the progress of any people
than by means of building roads.
We have made some start In the di-
rectiun of road building--some little
start. Let's 20 down after the propo-
sition and build some sure enough
roads
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12

The South Carolina food admins
tratiun is calling upon the people of
the state 10 substitute us far as possi-
bile potatoes. either sweet or Irish po-
tatoes for wheat. The idea is to use
the pcrishable food before ii spoils
and goes To waste in order to save the
less perishable food. which we can just
as we'll do without. Wheat Is neces-
sary for our soldiers in France. The
question is whether we will eat the
wheat and let them have nothing. or
whether we will eat perfectly good
pcrishablc foods and let them have
wheat. The question also in the cir
cumstances is whether we can enjoy
our wheat as in other times. or will
il choke us going down our throats.
The war Of the American Revolution
WAS won by sweet potatoes. Marion
and his men and Sumter and his men
had little else for weeks at Il time, and
except for the work of Marion and his
men and sumter and his men there
would have been no Kings Mountain
or rowpens. Let us therefore leave
wheat alone and live on potatoes and
other such foods. At the same time,
too. let us remember to produce po-
tatoes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
FIGHTING IN PicARDY
Terrible Battle Continues Without
Much Interruption.

The assaults OF the Germans against
the British and French lines in north
ern France continue with undiminish-
ed determination, and although IN"
cables are not sufficient! clear 10
give a comprehensive idea Of the en-
act state OF the situation. there Is no
reason To doubt the extremely grave
nature OF IL all.
American troops are now rriniorC-
ing the British line III France along
the greater portion OF which the Ter
. mans are keeping up their strong at
tacks with hordrs ot men and great
concentration OF artillery IN assaults
that now apparently have their OBJ
jective III Northern France and Bel
GUM. II VAS Il happy lot Of men that
swung into the sector chosen Tor
them.
From the south Of Iprcs in BrlGi-
um the region OF La Basse. in France
the new offensive oi the Germans iS
being carried out with great drsptra-
tion. with thousands oi men under
cover Of unprecedented hombardmrnts
oI the allied rear lines. rndcaNorinS Ia
pierce the hravely defended fronts
held 10y the British and Portuguese
and now also at some unnamed point
by the Americans.
On several sectors OF the new 20
mile battle line u few deep salirnts
have been driven 10y the enemy. nut
in the process the Germans nowhere
have been able To break through, the
line merely bending back under the
great pressure. Particularly deep are
wedges northwest OF Armcntirrcs and
northwest OF la i'ass,-salirnis which
seem To make certain the evacuation
by the British OF Armenticrcs.
British positions southwest Of Ar
mentiercs. lying between the river
l.ys and Duubr. north of Armcntirrrs
along the five mile front between the
plocgstccrt wood and the Wytschartr-
Messines ridge have been pressed
back by the Germans. East OF La
Basse. Givenchy hill. the key 10
3cthunc. has been tenaciously held by
the British ana the town OF t;ivrnchy
rctakrn. while tu the north In the
region OF lpres the encmy's attacks
have been dccisivcly rcpulsed. The
British in rccapturing Givrnchy made
nearly a thousand German prisoners.
The latest German official statement
asserts that between Armentieres and
Estaircs the Germans have crossed
the Iys river and that north ~ Ar
mcnticrcs the British lines on both
penetrated. Six thousand prisoners
and 100 guns are claimed 10 hav"
been taken by the Germans In the
lighting between Armcntirrcs and Ia
lSasSc canal
The famous Nimy ridge. won a year
ago by the Canadians. is receiving
prodlgious visitation OF shells from
German batteries.
While the battle in the north has
been in progress the lighting south Of
the Sommc. where the British are
aligned against the Germans. has
been rather subducd. Not 80. howrv-
cr. on the sectors where the French
and Germans are disputing IN" ocru-
pancy of the terrain. Furious assaults
and counter assaults have been going
on around by the board sets forth.
that the board Hangard- En- Sant"-
ne. the village changing hands many
times" At last accounts the French
not alone held the villag" hut also IN"
nearby cemetery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
HERE AND THERE.

Mr.. John Knox OF Clover told Here
and There. Tuesday, that he had re-
Gently visited the artillery range near
Gastona. Il just wanted to see what
the boys were doing. They have fine
guns and equipment" said Mr.. Knox,
and they know how to shoot. / told
some Of the boys that there was only
one thing needed to make the work
they were doing look like the real
thing. and that was L few guns over at
the targets returning the fire of the
gunncrs who were practicing; but they
didn't seem to care for anything like
that just now" concluded Mr.. Knox.
Mr.. Thos. F. Jackson, the Glover
dairyman, has two or three acres OF
wheat just north OF his home on the
Yorkville-Clorer road that attracts
the attention of the passerby. The
wheat is about knee high and as rank
green i'm color as wheat ever gets. Il
tell people that l am not needing nj
tratc of soda for my wheat" said Mr..
Jackson TO Here and There. There
hasn't been anything put under that
wheat except stable manure, and 1t
shows what stable manure will do for
grain crop" Mr.. Jackson's dairy
now includes only thoroughbred Jer-
sey COWS.
Mr.. J. 4. Williford expressed the
opinion to Here and There a day or
two ago that the pig situation has
been very much improved in the Mt.
Holly section of Catawba township.
and he believes it is getting better
Throughout that whole section. He
IL he had been selling most Of his
psR except such as Would be neces-
sary for his own use, and he has not
been demanding the prices that could
have been obtained because he felt
they were too high. He has sold pigs
at S. each, for which he could have
easily got six or seven dollars or even
more. and he Is OF the opinion that the
problem of the pig market is now
swinging the other way: that whereas
there was a great scarcity Of pigs a
few months ago. there now promises
TO be surplus. and that prices will
soon decline very materially.
/ Private Pearson took the eye Of the
Winthrop girls along with everybody
else, at Rock Hill Wednesday. He was
undoubtedly the lion Of the hour. One
sweet and pretty young lady. to whom
he had been introduced, asked, Mr..
Pearson. what about the aviation SER
vice." You mean the flyers?" Yes,
the young lady replied, in a tone that
indicated an interest beyond mere GU
riosity, which. however, Mr.. Pearson
did not seem to notice. "Oh, they are
lying over the lines all the time"
We'll, are they in much danger?'
| you mean from the standpoint of
comparative mortality" inquired the
soldier. Yes. that is exactly what I
mean" said the young lady, with In
creasing seriousness. "Oh, yes, they
are killed every once in a while; but
they do not fare as badly as the infan-
try. The brunt of the fighting runs
about like this in the order named:
Infantry. heaviest artillery. and avia-
tion. The infantry has to do much
of the work, though outside Of these
three, the other services do not
amount to much from the casualty
standpoint. comparatively speaking"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12

The president has under 'onSidera :
ton the idea of stabaliZinS prices OF
domestic necessities. including cotton
goods, woolcns, manulactures.. cloth
ing. shoes. hats. etc. More than 81
leading cotton manufacturers OF IN,
country have mad" representations
looking to the establishment OF pres
cnt and prospective relations with the
guv,rnmrnt. At the present tim" the
government is taking about % I"r
cent of the wooden out put and IN"
public about 10 per cent. and the
price. situation is badly in need ol
clearing up. II is understood that the
cotton situation will lac taken up I'M
mrdiat"ly aitcrward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Susie Wallace Of Smyrna Is
visiting Mrs. e. F. Sherer in Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. F.. Sherer Of York
willie, spent several days last week in
Gaffney.
Mrs. Lawton Ash of Orangeburg, is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. II.
r. Williams, in Yorkville.
MIR. II. b. James Of Yorkville is
spending some time in western stock
yards.
Mr.. J. Y. Lucas has returned to his
home i'm Yorkville after visit to rela-
tives in North Carolina.
Mrs. d. T. Woods has returned to
her home in Yorkville, after Il visit to
relatives at Huntersvillc, \. {.
Mrs. Alfred Brown of Huntersville.
y. c., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. D. +.
Woods in Yorkville.
Miss E,ula Gaskey Of Salisbury, n.
G.. Is the guest of Mesdames ]. Y. Lu-
cas- and j. =. Pugh In Yorkville.
Miss Annie Chambers who recently
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis ut the Fennell Infirmary, has re-
turned To her home on Yorkville r. F.
ID. No. 6.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12

People who say they are not con-
crrnrd about the war because il does
not affect them are. we are sure.
speaking thoughtlcssly. Among slch
pcople are some who during III? past
three years have. for the first time
in their lives. been able to get out of
debt and get a little ahead. These pco-
pie do not seem TO realize that their
good material fortune is because oi
the war. more than anything else. ana
for that reason alone. il for no other
reason. they should help sustain TN"
war But that is not the main point,
The American citizen who says he has
no concern as TO Americas fortunes
in this war has no business in .Amcri.
ca. He is too cowardly 10 fight him
self. and he is too mean Ia help his
country fight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
EXTRA PENSION PAYMENT

There has been considerable confu-
sion with regard to the exact meaning
OF the recent act OF the general as
ser,bIy with regard TO the payment Of
r.nsiors after the death OF the PEN
s;on.r Clerk OF the Court Logan has
been making inquiry of the comp
tro,Ier general as TO the facts. and
the comptroller general advises that
,he legal heirs OF a pensioner who
di.d .,fter December 81. 1918. are en-
titled TO collect the pension payment
Of 1915. Comptroller General Saw
y.r.s letter to Clerk Logan is as fol-
lows:
"R.plying TO yours of the 9Th in
stanr. with reference TO the recent act
nass,-l by the general assembly. | beg
10 say that this act was signed by the
governor on March 3. 1918. ! have
referred the matter TO the attorney
generals office for an opinion, and
under the ruling, all pensioners dying
previous 10 December 81. 1917. should
have their money refunded to this Of
flee by the clerk OF court. IL seems
that the act is not retroactive: but
unless the act is changed at the ses-
sion OF the general assembly in 1919.
a PENSIONERS estate will be allowed TO
draw another pension in 1919. pro-
vided the pensioner died between the
date Of January lst. 1919. and Decem-
ber Slst. 1918"
Here is the act passed NJ the re-
cent session Of the general assembly:
"Srction 1912. After the death of
any pensionrr. whether such pension
cr br a soldier. or soldiers widow.
the widows child, children. or party
with whom such deceased prnsioner
last resided. shall collect the pension
TO which, such pensioner would have
been entitled for the year of the death
of said deceased pensioner. and shall
apply such sum so collected to the
last illness and funeral expenses Of
such deceased pcnsioner: Provided.
that if there he a legally appointed
executor or administrator. the pen.
sion shall be paid to such executor or
administrator for the purpose afore-
said. provided that the said pension
or die after the payment Of that year.
the representatives or legally appoint
cd executor or administrator Of said
deceased shall he entitled to collect n
pension for the following year for the
purpose herein mentioned"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
MERE.MENTION

The DUPONT Powder Company OF
Wilmington. Del, subscribed for $>.-
OOO, 900 of Liberty loan bonds, TO bc
placed outside of Delaware. and
agreed to duplicate the total sub
scriptiOns OF Delaware up TO an ad-
ditional $l1.00O,000, which is Della
wares allotment Of the third loan.
Surgeon General Gorgas has begun
wedding ont of all reserve army mcdi-
cal corps officers who are not fit for
active service. IL is estimated that
about l,500 commissions will be re-
yoked. d............ Tho American ship Lucia.
the vessel that was pronounced "un-
sinkable." and which left an Ameri-
can port some three weeks ego hes
arrived ut European port. The Lu-
cia did not encounter a submarine on
her trip over............Be Because OF short
age OF labor In local plant, ten
prisoners were released from the jail
at Reading, Pa, this week on their
promise TO go to work...........Rev. Vim
cent Bell of Syracuse. y. Y. has been
accommodated from the Presbyter-
ian church by the Syracuse Presby.
terry. He was charged with selling
fraudulent diplomas to persons which
would enable them to enter Auburn
theological seminary. French avia-
tors have discovered the location OF
the German gun that has been bonn
harding Paris. and bombing by the
French airmen has made the continu-
ed firing OF the big gun rather unsatis-
factory "A Paris paper says that
Bola Pasha, who Is under death SEN
tence for treason. has made some i'm
pOrtant admissions and that further
important revelations regarding Ger
man propaganda. may grow out Of the
con nfcssion........-."A patrol of American
soldiers was fired on by Mexicans
across the Rio Grande, east Of Fort
Hancock. Texas. Tuesday afternoon.
Several Of the Americans were hit.
BY Il collision of airplanes at Kelly
Field. San Antonio, Tex, Tuesday af-
tcrnoon, one cadet was killed and
another seriously injured. The coll
lision occurred nj height OF $50
feet. ........S Snow fell throughout New
England. Middle Atlantic and Central
states Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12

In a speech to the British house
of commons last Tuesday, Hon. Lloyd
George announced the raising Of the
age of conscription In the British army
and proposed home rule for Ireland.
He gave as a reason for both PROPOSE
tions conditions on the western front.
the demands Of the greatest battle In
the history Of the world now In pro-
gress, which battle, he said, might last
for months. He described the war as
as much for the benefit Of Ireland as
for anybody else,- and said Ireland
must do her part. America, by putting
her troops at the disposition OF the
Allies, had saved the day, and Ameri-
cas- help was to decide the war In IA
vor Of the Allies. John Redmond and
other Irish Nationalists, raised violent
protest at the premier's proposition OF
conscription for Ireland. and scid that
conscription could never come. The
premier, however. went on with his
speech, as though everything had been
settled. Notwithstanding the claims OF
the Irishmen that the carrying out OF
conscription would mean war against
Ireland.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
POTATO HOUSES

While in Rock Hill Wednesday. a
representative of the Yorkville En-
quirer had a short talk with Mr.. J.
W. O'Ncal on the subject of potato
houses.
Mr.. O'Neal is the pioneer in York
county along this line. Along with
several other gentlemen Of Rock Hill
he set out early last summer to build
n house TO take care of such potatoes
as the farmers OF the surrounding
country would raise and bring in. The
other gentlemen were called off to
the war, and Mr.. O'Neal went on with
the enterprise alone at an expense OF
about $1,000.
II has been previously stated that
the capacity Of this potato house was
5000 bushels. 1t appears. however
that this is mistake, that the capaci-
ty OF the house is only about 1900
bushels. Also while for some reason
or reasons. a good many potatoes were
lost in this potato house the percent
age OF loss has been nothing like the
so per cent that has been stated.
II nave learned tn1t tnerc Is
good deal to learn about the proper
care OF potatoes" said Mr.. ONeal
land l know a great deal more than
| knew last year. ] am putting that
knowledge into good use this year
and | am still learning.
II have no hesitation in assuring
YOU that the potato house is n good
business proposition" he went on. 81
am pleased with my experience so far
and I see more In II than ] have yet
been able to develop. And you can
say that the potato house does not
call for an investment of $1,000 or
anything like 1t. Three or four hun
dred dollars will give you house in
which you can store more than a
thousand bushels of potatoes. and II
ought to be a paying investment on
any plantation. whether operated as
an individual enterprise or by the CO.
operation Of several farmers"
Mr.. O'Neal said that he Is arrang-
ing to put out at least five acres Of
potatoes this year on his own account
and with. fairly good luck, he expects
to have from 500 TO 1000 bushels Of
potatoes of his own raising.
There Is plenty OF room for pota-
to houses" declared Mr.. O'Neal
There ought to be one or more In
every community. and the sooner our
people con be induced to take hold in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12

soon lie down as Russia has done, and
intimated the possibility Of Eng
land and France having to give up and
leave the entire burden upon the
United States. in which event the war
will go on for years. He warned the
bankers that there was much disloyal-
" and indifference In the country. and
urged them to give the matter their
attention. to the extent Of teaching
and preaching the duty that rests
upon every good citizen, and to watch
for signs of disloyalty. which should
hs/ promptly reported to the depart
ment Of justice.
After the meeting. upon invitation
uf the local committee the bankers re-
paired with visiting friends to the
quarters Of the Elk's club over Reid &
cos store where a delightful luncheon
was served by organized ladies Of the
CITY
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
WITHIN THE TOWN

The daily voluntary prayer meet =
ings being held in the Episcopal
church this week arc being we'll at
tended and during next week they are
to he held in the Presbyterian church.
- People who bought nitrate Of soda
of the government TO he delivered in
Yorkville. will take notice that the
first one third installmcnt on their re-
spcctive quotas is rXnrctcu 10 arrive
here today
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12

While doing all we can To present
the Importance of the third Liberty
loan to our readers on our own ac-
count, il gives us great pleasure TO
acknowledge the valuable assistance
we are receiving AT the hands OF
prominent and influential business
people and leaders OF the best thought
and sentiment uf the county. OF course
we know that what The Enquirer
says on this subject makes more or
less impression upon all who read
and think just as does what other
people say. But The Enquirer alone
cannot impress this important mat
ter as il can and is being impressed
with the united practical help Of 9TH
ers who have so earnestly and vigor-
ously joined in this campaign. What
our different leading business and 9TH
er people are saying in their adrer-
tisements. speaks for itself; but in
each case the importance Of what they
have to say is further emphasized by
the fact that they are willing to VOL
unfairly pay their own good money for
the discrimination of their messages.
All of these advertisers are doing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12

The crowd at Rock Hill Wednes'
day could not have been less thar
five thousand. and II was probably as
much as ten thousand.
Il would hardly hc fair to individu.
aliZe among the workers who made
the Liberty loan rally at Rock Hill
| last Wednesday a great success. foi
all acquitted themselves most hand
somcly.
There were two "Cnclr SANS" in
the Liberty parade i'm Rock Hill We'd
ncs,lay. one impersonatrd by w. j
Cherry. ESD. and the other by Doctor
Kinard of Winthrop. Both impcrson
ations were remarkably good.
There is very bad place in tho
Yorkvillc- Rock Hill road just north
Of Newport. Automobiles and Other
vehicles get over il with great ditii-
Guilty. The next worst place in The
road. hut little better than the one
mentioned. is within the corporate
limits Of Yorkvillr.
x.Sheriff A. 3. Suttle of Cleveland
county. y. c.. died last Saturday on
a Southern train at Greensboro. while
on his way to visit his daughter. Mrs
Charlie Forbes at Grcenville. y. e
Suttle was sheriff of Cleveland coun-
" for twelve years and was one OF
the best known and most highly es-
teerncd men in his county. He was
"a years OF age.
so far as | know" said Congress
man stevenson to the editor OF The
Enquirer in answer to a question a'
Rock Hill Wednesday, IL do not eX-
pect to have any opposition for re-
election to congress; but however
that may he, OF course. | am going to
TgNe the people drsrr IN iT1s'
chance to send me back or leave mt
out"