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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-05
TRAINING BATTALION
WIN BASKET BALL GAME
FROM GOTH INFANTRY


Before a lsrge crowd Of men. the
training battalion gave the Goth infan-
try their first lesson in basket bali
Al no time did the 90th men have
Major Dixon's boys in a dangerous
place. There was too much st Ger
mann IN the game, as he scored 1G
points. st. German did some of the
pest shooting that was ever witnessed
on their court. He was very cool and
displayed great judgment at ali times
McArdle played a very good game
when one realizes that he has been
sick for some time. He placed the
bah on the toss up and made 1t very
easy for the forwards to lose their
opponents. Mullen, who was q new
man on the team played a wonderful
game, lie was great find and should
work wen with the team in the future.
the two backs made it very interest
ing for the 90th forwards, as they
could not score basket Both Sum
mers and Grady have been with the
team and as long as they play, all the
opponents forwards will find it diff
cult to score. Score in fun:
Training Bn. Goth Inf.
VI ulleh -. ..,......... Austin
81 GERMAN go: ..........., Wilson
Left forward.
McAfdle .......-....,...... StaIey
Center.
summers Observation-Disclosures. Shultz
Left guard.
Grady Observation-Disclosures. McCrudv
Right Guard
Goals from flOor-St German 7.
Mullen a. McArdis g. Staley 8. Goals
from fouls alley j. McArdIe 2. st.
German 1. Referee-Lt. A. c. Ather-
ton. Time Keepers-Lts. Mcclure and
Gordon.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-05

There was guy bloos into the street
yesterday and asks fellow what was
the quickest way to get to the Base Hos
ptal and he says Pick up the left
hind feet of that off mule on the Honey
Wagon and when va wake up yum he in
the Base Hospital" This is an old one,
Paw. but l never heard 10 before and l
kno yu amt.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-05

School girls Remember Us.
Twenty-Five or thirty pages of we'll
selected fiction. Well-bound in attractive
covers, were passed among the patients
last week. There were l6 Of these pref
ty little booklets ali Of which We're a
credit to the book makers art and the
pleasure of the boys was enhanced owing
to the fact that the makers names APP
peared on the fly leaves.
They were gotten up by pupils Of the
Robinson school, Binghamton NJ y, and
the patients in Ward - wish to thank
Mary Holt Zapple, Pearl Squres. Mona
Gable, Mary Sounihan, Anna Horton
Phebe English, Eleanor Mungle, Pearl
Masters, Hazel NJ. Mreelove, Dorothy Ger
mond Ethel Harrington, Mildren Rowe,
Josephine Kennicutt Gladys Hibbard
Lynn Salisbury and Raymond Myers for
this act of thoughtful kindness, as the
stories were very acceptable and much
enjoyed by the boys of the "crutch bril-
gade."
Docs PoGoksils. for from being Gas
ualty" as was falsely rumored, has turned
out to be great help around the house
owing to his vast experience as a chem
list and pharmacist.
To those unfortunates who were never
able to get into the base hospii9, he
reason why. army CHOW is called mess"
may always remain a mystery.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-05
Extracts From The
Postal Detachment

Cheer up, boys! The latest anthem
tic % news is that we'll all be on our
way home in thirty days. That's most
welcome news to you, Damskie. OF
scout, Ell? No need of depending on
anyone to give your application for
discharge even the least little shove
How about brother Pound? But we
forget. You're the only one of the
bunch who doesn't seem to care at all
about going home.
Our worthy associate, Sergeant Ber-
ger, who BY the way, is a most con-
scientious and tireless worker is still
trying to discover who it was that
tried to dispose Of some good record
cards from our files.
Lieutenant Rails has been appointed
to sit on the board to pass on the
worthiness or unworthiness of apph-
cants for discharge Beware of him,
we favor seekers, for he plays no ia
vorites! He judges you solely on the
merits of your case.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-05
DeUulIup Bait. First
Provision Co. First
Group Casualty DiU.

Dere. Parw: Today was some rainy.
This clinat rims an S-hour shift rain
stom wind storm and a sand storm
and each of It is the worst yet.
l got my old Job back / must NV had
pull with the Mess Sarge as they put
me on K p. this A. NJ. and / sure spent
a busy day. The cook sent me over to
the other side of the camp to borrow
dago hanger and maceroni SITTER from a
friend of his named Spallettl, | had an
offal time finding the place but when l
told my errand that chef nearly commit
ted manslaughter Wen. I've been duckin
things over since my reduction into the
army and that skillet of hot fat just
missed me by about two inches. don't
think ever could get to like that Italian
cook
We used to have a lot of dogs around
this detachment but since we have been
Demolishing the meat supply has run
short and we have been having a good
deal of sausage served to us for break
fast and the dogs are disappearing l was
very fond of dogs but unless they change
their reel at the mess I'm goin to chang
my mind.
Dogs may be good friends all right but
those links Of friendship may be carried
too far.
There was a guy bloos into the street
Yesterday and asks a fellow what was
the quickest way to get to the Base Hos
pital and he says Pick up the left
hind feet of that off mule on the Honey
Wagon and when yd wake up yum he in
the Base Hospital" This is an old one,
Paw, but l never heard 10 before and l
kno yu amt.
got a pass to go to town last week
to see that Georgia Peach l mentioned
in my previous and had to get a pay
shaw as the boys had bin usin my raser
to sharp their pencils and it seemed TO
be losin its edge some. l always thought
a SHAY was dime the year round but I'm
gessin again, as the Teller says, and more
chair a colored boy asst me If he could
shine my boots and not wantiu to seem
stuck up let him, Then nice lookin
| girl with waVy hair wanted to wash my
hands and pool my CALI les and | says:
| us Vermonters is too wen bred to re-
/ fuse anything" 50 she wnt at me with
| her files and peevies and l begun to see
parts of myself that had been in cold
storage for quit some time, as they say
| here. The barber KEEP on asink me II |
wanted a face steam, massag and Ii
| lacks rubbed in and as | wanted to look
my best | told him to go as far as he
| liked, Yu see this southern Jane Is one
whose grandfather raised so many slaves
| and tobacco makes up her face everything
she exjects me down and 1 wanted to
show her that / was ketchin on to her
ways. OF course | think washn the race
| is easier but the girls here seem to hay
| the idea that enamel lasts longer. Wen
| after these folks in the barber-shop
worked on me for an hour and fixed me
up so fine had about decided TO come
| in again some time when ! had theN price.
| [ sposed the war was over, after that
| End Lect, that l passed without salutin
get through with me but 1t broke out
| again when that butcher found out all |
| had was nickels. / was saVin the odd
nickel to ride to camp on the car Dut
that didn't seem to satisfy them and they
talked about havin me arrested unless /
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-05
PIeaSantrieS From the Base
Hospital, Ward Twelve
School girls Remember Us.

ter but is that any reason why the guar
come over? Miss Hanan is still here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14

That proposition for the building OF
a bridge over Catawba river at
Wright's ferry has been up for several
years now and it is high time that def
mite action be taken. Commercially
speaking, as we see It. Mecklenburg
stands for the greater immediate bene-
fit, and for that reason should pay the
larger part Of the cost. If the PROPOSE
ton were solely commercial one, we
would not advocate the building Of the
bridge at all; but we shall certainly not
oppose it on commercial grounds, or on
any other grounds. We think the
bridge should be built. The greater
commercial benefit will go to Charlotte
because Charlotte has the larger mar
ket: but we do not really believe that
any York county trading point will be
hurt to any considerable extent, and
we believe also that even commercial
ly both York and Mecklenburg will
eventually be benefited in excess OF
any reasonable cost to either. There is
more to be considered, however than
the mere commercial side Of the ques-
ton. A bridge at Wright's will save
many miles of travel between most
points in York and Mecklenburg coun-
ties, and be Of much common benefit.
If the alleged offer Of Mecklenburg to
pay two-thirds of the cost Of the pro-
posed bridge is genuine, we are Of
opinion that our legislative delegation
would make serious mistake to delay
any longer in closing the transaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14
As to the Price of COTTON Seei.-I

As to the Price of Cotton Seei.-W
B. West, secretary Of the South Carroll
ma Cotton Seed Crushers' association
has issued the following statement
with reference to the standardization
Of cotton seed prices:
AT the beginning of the crushing
season Of 1918 the war industries
board fixed a price on cotton linters.
The food administration in fixing the
price for products and raw material,
and the differential for working cost
and profit therefore figured In a de-
finite amount for linters.
1.-THE signing of the armistice made
the lintcrs useless to the government
and it Immediately sought to cancel
its contract. In the meantime, how
ever, oil mills and seed merchants had
bought up large quantities of seed and
the farmers had been advised by the
government to hold their seed off the
market until the mills could handle
them, that the price was stabilized for
the season. A committee from the
crushers was called to Washington,
and after a series Of conferences last
ing for more than month, reached q
compromise with the government that
so far as linters are concerned prac-
ticalIy stabilized the market for seed
for the remainder of the year, thus
protecting holders Of seed on their
purchases. The farmers, recognizing
their interest in the matter, sent E.W
Dabbs of Mayesville and Capt. j. H.
Claffy of Orangeburg to Washington
to represent their interest. These
gentlemen, recognizing Immediately
the position the oil mills were in and
appreciating the stand they We're
taking to protect their interest, aided
very materially in effecting the com
promise reached. Mr.. Dabbs present
ed the interest of the farmers in the
stabilized program very forcibly and
certainly contributed much in bring
ing about the desired results"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14
HENRY suGGS DEAD.

Henry L. Suggs, the we'll known avi-
ator Of Bethel, and son Of the late
George L. Suggs, was killed in France
as the result Of an aviation accident,
and Mrs Suggs, his mother, has just
received letter from Lieutenant Neil
son, a friend and comrade, from Tus-
caloosa, Ala, giving an account of his
death.
Lieutenant Suggs was 2S years old
on the 9Th day of last September. He
was a graduate of Clemson college,
where he was known as most unusu-
ally fine specimen Of moral, intellectu-
al and physical manhood. He was the
strongest football player Of the -9l6
class, with which he graduated. He
went to the officers training school
Immediately on the breaking out of the
war and later was selected by his su-
periors for aviation service. The read
ers of The Enquirer will remember the
thrillingly interesting letter to his
mother about an airplane flight he
made at Fort Sill, published in our is
sue of January IL, 1918. Besides his
mother, Lieutenant Suggs leaves two
sisters and two brothers, Mrs. T. B.
Goforth of Rock Hill, and Mrs. Edgar
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14
WITHIN THE TOWN

There is a peculiar foreign taste to
the public water supply that seems 10
require investigation.
Some of the local business concerns
have completed their stock taking; out
others are still wrestling with the task.
Rev. T. w. Williams, colored, has
been sent to Yorkville as pastor OF the
Wesleyan M. E. church, to take the
place of Rev. I. c. Wiley, who has been
transferred.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. L. Oates Of York
Vile, have influenza. Rev. Mr.. oates
had to give up last Saturday morning
and Mrs. Oates developed the malady
Yesterday. They are getting along as
we'll as could be expected under the
circumstances.
-"Fine for Mr.. Stevenson If he gets
that cannon for York county SAID
Mayor Johnson yesterday, when ne
heard Of Mr.. Stevenson's action IN IN
PRODUCING a bill in congress to that et-
feet And Mr.. Johnson reflected the
common sentiment.
James Glenn, one of the bright
young carriers of The Enquirer, has
been down with influenza since last
Thursday and was unable to go his US
nal morning round on Friday. Ed
ward Faulkner is acting as substitute
today, and not being familiar with all
the homes may make some mistakes
but will do the best he can.
- The fire department was called out
Saturday at about noon, by a blaze In
the roof of Julia Adams's cottage, on
Railroad street. The fire originated
from a defective flue. David krevls,
of Feinstein's, happened along on his
way to dinner just as the fire was dis
covered and through well directed Ell
forts probably saved the house from
complete destruction. The fire depart
ment was on hand in good time, only
a few minutes later, and completed the
extinguishing Of the flames that kreVis
and others had been fighting.
DIR. G.. N. Smelling Of Barnwell has
purchased a half interest in the star
Drug Store and will hereafter be asso-
ciated with DR.. D. l.. Shieder In the
proprietorship Of that well-known In
stitution. DR.. Smelling Is licensed
pharmacist of many years experience
in the drug business, and has been IN
duced to come to Yorkville with Mrs.
Smelling in the belief that the field Of
fers as much as any place he knows.
Mrs. Smelling has not yet arrived, but
is expected to come within few days,
or as soon as DR.. Smelling can COM
plete satisfactory arrangements.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14
That sale of Guernsey heifers to b.

That sale of Guernsey heifers to be
held at Rock Hill today at 1 o'clock
this afternoon, is about the most i'm
portant number on the programme.
A. E. Hutchison, who Is private Sec
retary to Congressman Stevenson, is a
candidate for reading clerk Of the
South Carolina house. He has the rep
utation Of being the most satisfactory
reading clerk the house has had for
years, and there is very little reason to
doubt but that the members will con-
tinue to avail themselves Of his SER
vices.
From reports of physicians and 9TH
ers in a position to know, 1t appears
that the influenza epidemic Is again
raging as fiercely as in October and
November, especially in the country,
and more especially among the colored
population. The ravages Of the dis
ease is by no means confined ito the
colored population; but they appear to
be having a larger per centage Of cases
at this time.
People who bought war savings
stamps to help win the war are cash
ing them. That is, good many peo-
pie are doing so, much to the disap-
pointment of the government and Of
people who were in hopes that the
purchase Of these securities indicated
q tendency to save. When remonstrat-
ed with those who are cashing In ex-
cuse themselves with the statement
that they can get more for their mon
ey than the government rate Of inter-
est. But of course that is only an ex-
cuse. Those who are cashing the
stamps are blowing in the money.
mostly. They simply cannot stand the
idea Of saving.
Superintendent of Education Car
roll says he does not mind the action
of the South Carolina university peo-
pie appropriating his idea Of erecting
a monument to the soldiers of Liberty
in the form of a building to house the
records of those same soldiers, and he
does not mind their claiming original
ity; but he is most decidedly of opln-
ion that his own idea is best. He
thinks not only York county, but every
other county in the state should have
an educational administration building
and he cannot conceive OF more hon
orable or creditable monument to the
soldiers and to the people who backed
the soldiers. Il have no objection to
the Columbia peoples suggestion; but
the state will fare better to have an
building in each county
than to have one in Columbia and the
counties will fare better. AS / have
already said, it would be splendid
thing for York county to have an ad-
m in istr ra tion bIildinP"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14
MERE M ENTlON

The war trade board has removed
all restrictions on the importations or
corn and rice..........A would-be assas-
sin few days ago fired eight revolver
shots at DR.. Karl Kramarz, the Czecho-
Slovak premier, without effect..............---
Chairman Hurley and r. B. Stevens
Of the American shipping board, have
agreed to pay Norwegian ship owners
$11. 100000 for ships requisitioned by
the American government for war prr-
poses. es....--Germany Is far behind in
the matter Of turning over the war
material, railroad cars, etc., stipulated
by the armistice terms. Certain
Turkish generals are still giving trou-
BILE in Arabia and the Allies have noti-
fed Constantinople that unless these
generals cease operations Immediately
the Dardanelle forts will be destroy
1.-THE estate of the late Theodore
Roosevelt is appraised at $500,000.--....
Twenty-one persons were killed and
three were seriously injured as the re-
suit Of a rear-end collision on the New
York Central railroad near Batavia, N.
Y, last Sunday. Jan Pa
derewski the principal leader Of the
Poles In their effort to establish inde-
pendence, was wounded bv a gunshot
fired by would-be assassin in a-hotsl
in Warsaw last Sunday. The wound Is
not dangerous. Marshal Won Hin
denburg Is leading the Ebert govern
ment forces against Karl Lebnecht's
Spartacan crowd Of red terrorists."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14
Cannon for York County.

Nobody is going to dispute the prop
osition that York county is entitled to
have a captured German cannon to be
mounted in the courthouse yard.
York county has been and is as well
represented in F.-ance in proportion to
population as any other county in the
ruited States.
Not only has York county been we'll
represented in France; but the men of
York through good fortune and by
their heroic courage have won undying
glory on every battlefield.
York county had the nucleus of
three full companies in the Thirtieth
Division and York men were in COM
mand of companies and regiments
The Thirtieth division broke the
Hindenburg line that had withstood
the efforts of all the best troops Of Eu-
rope for four years, and no troops In
the whole division had a greater part
in that feat than York county troops.
OF course York county is entitled to
have a captured German cannon In her
courthouse yard. Indeed 1t would not
be too much if congress should give
her a whole battery Of captured Ger
man cannon, including that terrible
long range gun with which the Ger
mans bombarded Paris.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14

ernment directed an incessant fire
from machine guns on the roof Of
the Chancelor's palace in the direction
Of Unter den Linden and Wilhelm
strasse Later the firing increased In
intensity, especially In the neighbor-
hood of the Brandenburg Gate, and
many more people were killed. Serious
Spartacus riots are going on at Dres-
den, Brunswick, Dusseldorf, Essen
and Dortmund. according to the Mum
ich correspondent Of the Politiken.
Several towns in the Rhur district
are In the hands Of the Spartacans.
During the rioting reported in Mum
ich Tuesday evening a mob OF sever
al thousand persons attempted to
storm one Of the largest banks but
was repulsed by machine guns, ac-
cording to a Munich despatch to the
Politiken. The riots, the despatch
states, were promoted by the Sparta
cans.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14

Comptrolleri General Rut. L. Os-
borne, has completed the estimate for
expenses for tho year 1919 as made by
state officials, heads Of departments,
governing boards, or the heads Of all
institutions supported in whole or in
part by the state, and the figures be-
low show the amount appropriated In
1918, amounts asked for. 1919, In
creases and decreases. The comptroll-
er general makes the following state
ment regarding the levy for 1919: The
total taxable property Of the state on
January /, 1918, was $376,17S,490.00.
Upon the basis of the 1918 levy, s Ia
mills, the revenue for 1919 will be
$3,103,472.61. To this we will add the
estimated income from sources other
than taxes Of 1884, 100000, thus show
ing an estimated revenue for ordinary
expenses of 1919 Of f$3.457,472.61. The
appropriations asked for by tb varf-
Gus institutions and departments:
amount to $3,927,153.79 and It viii be
noted they will exceed the estimated
revenue of the state under an Ia
mill levy by $469,6S1.18. II all the
appropriations are made al asked for
it will be necessary to make a rate Of
about 1-2 mills on the dollar to
raise the amount estimated for section
2, Article x Of the constitution re-
quires levy sufficient to pay the or
dinary expenses Of the state together
with any existing deficiency in the pre-
ceeding year"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14

with the request that they read 1t
from their pulpits February 8.
1.-THE government Of the United
States Is asking the churches Of the
country to take an active part In
meeting a great national emergency.
"The war made 1t necessary for the
nation to face frankly and courage
ously the menace Of the venereal dis
eases. Now the war Is over and the
period Of demobilization has begun,
drastic measures must be taken to
prevent during this period these con-
ditions In civilian life which made
these diseases the greatest cause of
disability in the army.
"In the army and navy q program
Of law enforcement, medical measures,
education and provision for whole
some recreation was adopted this pro-
gram brought results. The venereal
rate was lowered below that of any
army Of any nation in the history of
the modern world. Now that the war
Is over the cities and towns through
which the soldiers and sailors will 60
and to which they will return upon
demobilization must be made as safe
as the camps from which they have
come"