Scraps and j*acts.Mrs. IMtia l-'ijhti i, .'J \#-rii'>!«!.

nmmitti'il xuii i.|i- ;il lii'i hoini' in

S|nart:inl«iii k. .Mmniiix. lyomistti- 11

is a.ssiKncil as a rails*'.

<I.. Ili-ml'-ison. iij?»-'i 3*». a wlnt*

man. was « !« « trot*i«t***J a> tin* toji or

an i-liilin on stl'imt. in

i *tiarl> ston. Tu»-s«l;iy mormriK.

on was a Inn-man ami in lml^ina on<

win Ills li< ail slim! a hii|i|i|i i-alili.hi \ ifiK S.MO'I \ oil s. (lis i|i ill h washiSlillllillll'ljll't.

'i'll** frm-ilom ol i'.ihi|j Sovivr liasi>f<ii f|i-iiiii| i'iMliafis iii niKlit onltssi|i»-> liol'l |iiissis from lii-a<|i|uarti-rsor an- a<< oiii|i.tnic<l l>y some otficc-rwin# will aiaml singly for tin ir conilin-l.Tin- nlli- raiiKi- Hi'! intrviii hflin-.i lauiiot in- visitml at any t«m«*

Ail limit ~|n-i i.il 11assi-s. Till- nr«l**r

says in |i.ut. " Tlii- |iri si-m ol wo11nil.khIs ami liiMi'i'ii in «r in-ar

rnln|<UII> Ulllfl^ .1 ll< I <<<11.1 Is is llll<llstiahln ami will n<ii he prrmittril ."

Msfal»lishfti<'iif <<t nitfihin*' mail

sri\ trr l»«-l \\Washington. I'hilathll.liia,ami N< w York. tlutim? th*- tommy*siiiiiiim i is iiii|i<:iI<'<| l<> ihrpostoilit1*-

ip-pai 11m iti asking lii<Js tor ti\

an plant s loi thai <i\ii i 'l la sfiviriwill lit'Kin wiili oik iomul trip <lail>an*l lain ina\ I* rx|taii*lt**l. I'*iisti lass mail mil* will Ik rail it <1 at tli>tails. I. 'I'll' posllliasti'l Krllt'l'ala IIlloullt

ttl It Is not tlir pill post ol till<|tpai tint nt to makt this an t-xprrililt ntal .trrvirr. It Is piat'l Irnllv to Ik

assnii'l Ik loir lis rsta l.llshfllr lit. Tie10ilt<t.nt t: t-stal'llsliril is to iitnnili a

|>t i mam-lit srr\i< <

'l ilt- tp-iin.iii aiithoi'ltlrs art' parkin;-Stuttgart, in soiithwt st'-i ii tJrr11i.iii>.with prisotirrs ot wai in an

a\o\\rt| attriiipt to 11is« niir.ifcr airranis in npiisal fm thost* mailt' l>vtin- til i malls Oil Ik.ikIoii ami othrlt lilt ntr i ilit's Tlir ''olo«n< ilatertIfiiiiioiiiirt.l in its issin ol January 7.that to SI lit t ua 11 wlnrli alnaily was

t h< silt* ol srvrral larit*- prison ramps< <.ii1.11iiitik lirilish ami Krnirhprisont'isol' war ami t<|' hospitals inwhirl) prisollt'ls of wai writ' liminellfalr.l, hlimlrnls ol oltirrl'S Writ' !>«

IliieIiioiikIiI to hr lotlKnl ill Sprt'ia I(Hariri s roustriirti <1 for tin lit in allparts of tlir t'ity, in oi'tlrr, as tlirCa/rttf salil. to inakr ttit-tii shart* tlirlalit'.ris of tlir rivil population. Kailslulir. am>thri important city in tlirsaint' I't'Uloll, has loliK llt-rll parknlwiili prisomis of all ranks. Five ofihr vmriir.uis front ships sunk hytlir o.minrio' ranh-r Alorwr, whow'rrr anioiiK tin- sailors hrotneht to< Im-many hy tin Yarrow <lalc. wrfronlilirtl until llirlf rrlrasr ill all oflirrl's"lalllp at Karlsrilll*' ami W'ltmssr.l si-vrral air ranis from nn<-<*in

I'orlaMy rlosr ranterA hiu ram was t-arriml out Wnlnrsilav*hy tin- Frcm-h southwest of

Itiltlr Mrsml. Tlir t irriiiatl positions« fl'l' IIMTt'll 11 HI IIIC IIIIKI 11 lit' .MM!

maiix ilcft iiscM :tit<I shelters wt-rt* «!siroved This ;ttiiittiiii<fint iit was

hi.nil- l>\ the war nlliff in its ruin

iiniinr.il inn Wedm-sdnx iiiuht. thetext nl vvlii«'li says "In Ihr Champacue. afirr hrirf artillery |nr|mration,we t-arrit'il int a Iiik raitl in (In*M'KKiii south til Itiiiir Mt'snil on a

front of a limit l.i'ini meters. ourdotaehmeiits penetrated the Hermanpositions as far as the third lino,overthrew tlio oiiriny ilofotiso anil !«

stroved lilliurrolls shelters. W'o rapiiirolinorr than l«« |irisonors. InI ho |iorioil from I'Vbruarx I to Fehruary!< our i<ilots bronchi down L'si Ionian airplanes. 14 of which wore

entirely ilostroyotl ami ttic other 11seriously damaged. Kastorn theatre:Artillery actions oecurreil at themouth of tlio Stuina. west of Doirananil north of Monsj^yV. Allied avia~mlim i r.-i-AnVy noiliW»l>,IVtf .*fli t^VtlV,northwest of Seres, Kostov. the railwaxlie! xx ecu Strummlza and l>oiranand enemy etieain|iiiicnts in the Coma\ alley."

Kenjaiiiin It. Ilardin. knoxvnthroughout the larger |iortion ol thecotton licit as I ho "Cotton-seed King."died last Saturday afternoon at liishome four miles xvest of Washington.Ha., alter a lingering illness. Funeralsi-rx ices xx re hold Monday at his homelargely attended by the farmers ofevery sect ton of Wilkes county. Mr.Ilardin xxas knoxvn as (lie possessor olI lie "gold stick" a walking cane madeof xvalnut root in xxltich xvas embeddedcold coins runginc in value from "5rentsto $"«. Some of the coins wereobtained by the eccentric farmer ;itronsideralile premium. A leather beltliavinu cold coins attached in similarfashion lo the stick, both the bandixxink of Mr. Ilardin. xvas another objectof interest which he carried withIiiiii whenever he xvent oiit-of-toxvn.The txxo pieees contained coins with anintrinsic value of more than lli.iwt).Making a failure of farming. thisWilkes county planter after ifaehitiKmiddle :ip> was |H-nnllcss. lie was

impicssed with the fael that the cottonplant could lie Improved by theproper attention to seed selection andculture, so with this idea in mind lieset out to improve the conditions aslie had found them in his unsuccessfulfarming exi>eriencc. The resultwas a brand of cotton seed of wonderfulproductivity which he soldthroughout the cotton belt and madea small fortune thereby.

I'resident iSompers of the Americanrcdcrntlon of I -a I ior told the senatecommerce committee a few days agothere is no shortage of labor In theI'nited States, but a maladjustment oflabor conditions has resulted in a slowingup for war work, which can be metonly when a proper adjustment ismade. Mr. <lumpers told the committeehe believed as a war measure thestandardizing of wages Is a necessity.Mr. t Jumpers said the carpenters' internationalunion has the names of.'tn.niMi men who have expressed a willingnessto go wherever their servicesare needed as means of expeditinggovernment work, lie reiterated thatorganized labor is un<iualiliedly supiHirtingthe t'nitcd States in the war.

lb-plying to Senator Harding, withreference to the sup|Htrt accorded himl»y workers throughout the nation, thewitness said the vast majority ofworkingmen accept Ids utterances, butthat there an- a few who do not.In answer to questions as to whetherHerman proimganda was responsiblelor labor trouble, Mr. tJumpers reviewedthe history of labor's peacecouncil and other organizations whoseloyalty was «|iiestioned and efforts ofthe \literican l-Vderation of l.abor toprevent working men from affiliatingwith them. He asked the committee toappoint a commission to visit all shipyardsto imiuire into conditions. Suggestionsthat fhinese labor be importedhe opposed vigorously, declaringthere were plenty of men in the 1'nitedStates to meet all demands.

Charles Kdward Itusscll. member ofthe I toot mission to Itussia. stn-aking atthe Hast Tennessee War Conference atKnoxvillo. a feyy days ago. said Americais noyv facing the darkest hour in allher history, and that each of the 110.OOO.OOOof her population must have a

unity of purpose "if we are to endure» "o»Un " If >*.» eotmrtu *\f a r.

ate peace by Russia art* true and Russia had declared the war to Ih> at anend. so far as Rusia Is concerned," hesaid, "there has been no crisis or calamityin all American history as thatwhich now faces us. There are 1.500.000German prisoners in Kustsa. togetherwith a lanro number of Austrians whoare in Rood tlRhttnR condition. These,together with 117 divisions of GermanflRhters. fully equipped and which Russiais even now holding on her lineswill be released and they will bethrown against the allies on the westernfront. This will give Germany an

army of more than 4.000.000 men rendyto sweep down like an avalanche anddestroy the defense and lines of oursoldiers and those of our allies. Theywill outnumber any possible force ofsoldiers that the allies can put on thefront. Germany will subjugate Italyand then sweep over southern France,which has no Verduns and drive the remainingportions of the allies' armiesinto a small northwestern corner ofFrance and there defeat them by detachments.In such an event we can

onlv do what the Russians did in the

war with Jui<an. send our trocabroad only In sufficient numberhavi thorn defeated at the j»oint of <1I'liiliin kation. Thus < an America beeleatiij without evt-n a shot bein< fliupon American soil. If this* r«-j»ortseparate |xaco is true the or.l> ttii\vo ouii do now is to throw oursoMarid every ounro of effort into 1

aus»* that it may ni»t be too Into."

<Thf \|orhvillf inquireKntered at the postofflce at York

Mail Matter of the Second Claa«

YORK. S. C.:

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1918.

The Australian ballot systembeen established by law in incorp

f»- ] towns ami villages of SolI'aroliiia. Tin- rural districts an*

i ini't from the operation of tin* I;

There has got to be more labortin* farms this year than there v

last viar. ami that is about all this to it. Tin* anny is taking thoamis of people from tin* farmswall as from othor kimls of imlusland tin- labor that is left oil tin* farcannot possibly keep things goingheretofore. The condition must

met Neglect will mean suffering.

The I'niteil States senate colon

lee on agriculture has reported a

under winch the $ 1 ii.ooii.inili sor

time ago appropriated for the p

pose of buying nitrate ol soda fri 'lull, may be used over and o

again, and with the passage of t

lull n is expected that the farmerstin* south will be able to secure

the nitrate of soda that they \

need.

What was said in the "I'ay" e

tonal in the last issue of The I

purer was meant to apply to eve

body else along with tile grocers.

only must the grocer lie paid, ifis to continue to do business; but o

cr people must likewise la* paid,is the fellow who does not pay v

is the slacker in times like these.ill iiny oilier limes. rne way 10

eure th«- Im'nI team work i.s for e;

imli\idual lo hoi.I ii11 his eml andonly wa> to properly hold up an i

is lo pay.

It is generally understood now t

I'oo.l Administrator ArmstrongSaston eoiinty, went a little too

in Ins reeent order that every fartwho had more than I'.i.s poundsHour must bring in the excess.

"

food administration has not authoied or reunited anythuiK like tl

There are those who think it possithat the food administration may

iiiirc an inventory of all the Hourthe hands of the people; hut e'

that is not certain. The only ppose of the government is to ass

as much Hour as possible for.«.T1VTTS-WS- at I»r .rrrat -V.V*** -J

an equitable distribution amongown people.

The council of defense lull has lu

passed in the shape of a eonipromlInstead of allowing the governorappoint the (members of the counas was conti'inplated in the origidraft of the hill, it i.s provided t

the appointments already madethe governoi stand and that the :

ditional appointments necessarygive one member to each countymade on the recommendation ofrespective county delegations. T

original sponsors of the bill askedthe appropriation of $50,000: hutuassed the act provides for the

propriation of $25,000 outright «

the borrowing of $15,000 if theditional $15,000 be necessary. 'Itext ol' the bill otherwise is as

already been printed.

i >ne of tlie most important pie<>f legislation enacted by the sess

of the general assembly just t

journed, was the llanks bill providfor state insurance of cotton in st

warehouses. The bill authorizesborrowing of $25o,OwU as a basic fufor the insuring of cotton at as m

actual cost as possible, and it is c<

templated that this sum will e\en

ally be paid from the proceeds ofbusiness. The bill was the workSenator Arthur Hanks, workingco-operation with Senator McLauiand it may be taken in part as

answer of these gentlemen to theforts of the old line insurance co

panics to interfere with the devehinent of the state warehouse syster

The Federal government is makquite a strenuous tight against Sw.fc t'o., and other packers, in factmost the combined packing interof the northwest because of alletillegal practices by which the pa<crs are said to be monopolizingbeef, pork and land interests ofcountry. On information and belthat Henry Veeder. general eoun

for Swift Ac t'o., and other i»ack»had in his vault in Chicago do<meats embodying contracts thatthemselves involve felonies, DisttAttorney Charles F. Clyne obtaitfrom Judge l-mdis a warrant tlgave him a right to search Veedtvault. Veeder appealed to JuiI.indis for, and obtained, a ten\|rary restraining order. At the heiinic on ihe merits of the case IMonday, Judge Lundis dismissed I

restraining order and held thatwarrant was right, proper and laful. Veeder, in anticipation ofJudge's decision already had an <

peal ready to present on the instaand took the matter to the circcourt of appeals. The district attncy is demanding an immediate heiing. In the meantime the vaultbeing guarded by United States <

puty marshals. It Is not certain t!the incriminating documents, if sti

documents there be, are in the van

but that is the presumption. 1country generally believes thatpackers have been so managithings as to have the price of hiand cattle down to the lowest nolwhen they are in the market for r

materials and that manufactured piducts are being sold at prices far I

yond the limits of reasonable profit

Upon the convening of parliamilast Tuesday. LJoyd George madevery significant speech that is toread in connection with the speedof Count von Hertllng, the Germ

ips chancellor, fount Czerntn. the AustroHungariatiforeign minister. and Mr.

J*" Wilson's speech to congress. It is

,.,1 very well understood now that allof these s|»eecheB are in the nature of a

t"1 discussion of the Issues of the war.

looking to a composition of the wholetrouble and the establishment of

__ peace. The British premier took occasionto declare, in effect, that theJ, speeches of Meet ling and fzernin

were disappointing in that they indicateda feeling on the part of florasmany and Austria that the} hail* things going their way and that they

would push the whole matter to a

^ conclusion that would give the fens.tral powers about all they wanted to

take. As l.loyd George sees it. there

ik is nothing fur the Allies to do but to

fight Oil and arrangements are beingjfflt perterted along that line. 11 demkveloped from what the premier said"- Itii-.t ih,. c»nuili4i war council is now

in supreme control with regard to the»ur, and plans have been perfectedunder which alt the power of all theAllies can be concentrated whenever

-^1 it may appear necessary. Mr. Uoydhas Ueorge, however, told the house id

or- commons unite plainly that he was

nth unwilling to disclose the immediateex- plans of the council, and that rather

iw. than do so he would resign.

on Big Battle in Anticipation.van All the news that has been coming

ere from Ktiropc during the past ten

us- days or two weeks has indicated wideas anticipation of the early coming of a

iry. tremendous battle on the westernins front.as The belief is that now that therelie is no longer any serious threat

against the Hermans on the east,there is nothing else in sight than

lit- that the Hermans mobilize the enbilltire forces of the empire against thene- Critish. French and Americans on theII r- west.oin That such a development may be in

ver immediate prospect or that it may behis looked for at any tiliie within theof next thirty days or two monthsall seems entirely reasonable. Indeed itMil seems more than reasonable.it seems

like a certainty and we are lookingfor something just like that; hut at

,||. till' same lime We can very

On- < «"»*'« '*of considerations which

ry- seem to argue against such a liattlc

s;0j a I this stage of the proceedings.I)t. To lie sure tin- Germans are ill tre11|.

inondolis force all ulong the wtstern

K front, ami if Ihe.v are not in most exiho celJent spirits heeause of recent sueorcesses on the western front, theyse. ought to he. lint that is not all then

is to it. The Allies are also in tretlK.mendous force on the western front

.,,,1 also, and they have no cause to Ik

intimidated l»y the Germans on accountof anything the Germans have

hs«t "'one to them up to this time. On the

,,( contrary, they have all along provedf.,r themselves superior to the Germans,

iter especially in all operations involving,,f assaults against German positions.

Plie Heeause of the terrible slaughteiriz- 'hat will inevitably result, we would

,at like to see this pending battle called

ible provided it is culled olT by the

re- ' erinans. Hut if it takes place, the

,n Germans are not going to sweep ovei

m, the Allies on the western front like

ur_ so much chatT. They are not goint/ure to settle the thing all at once, m

........... ..ltlv Irftiunl thl'V mu\tue | - -----

1 have The fWtfiifr, the French a_nc

,ur the Americans arc thoroughly preparedlor" eventualities, and whenttheHermans attempt their next big drive,if ever they do, the slaughter that

»en will occur will exceed anything of the

lse kind that has la-en previously knownin the history of the world.

10 And after this battle, if it occurs,cil, 110 matter how it goes, both sides willnul likely have about a plenty,hat e

by Strong Man for Governor..The secu|.ond letter of Hon. Lowndes Hpawning. to the Anderson delegation, must convincethose gentlemen, that however

good their intentions, that they mailtthe a mistake in the open letter theyp|,e addressed to John L. McLaurin. There

was certainly no justification lor theinsults which they heaped upon him.

as Mel-aurin made no attack on eitherup- I IleaMe or Tillman. He proclaimed his

imj faith iij. the Reform party, and saidthat he' wanted to be frank and open:that at this time the election of either

l*he Itlease or Tillman was a mistake; thathas he knew certain persons were atfking

him to run for governor, because theythought he was for Hlease, and he couldnot become it candidate for governor

ct.s on that basis. He gave fair notice,and hits not announced himself for any

10n office.id- \\*e believe that by this manly,ing straightforward course, McLauiin hasite gained ten friends, where he has lost

one.the people do not love a coat-tail swinginder. and this is no time to trust theear destiny of South t'urolina in the hands

of a spineless incompetent. One thingsure, if Mclgiurin were governor, hewould boss the job. and do what he

the thought was right.0f The paramount issue is the war.

That will over-shadow all else, and we1,1 need a big man in the governor's of

in,dee. This is no time for children,the "l,ord. (Jive us a man.".Anderson Trie{.bune.

"p] ON THE FIGHTING LINESn.

Armies on Western Front Appear to be

jnfcr Waiting Next Move.rij. Although the terrain in France and

Belgium is fast drying out and theal- Teutonic allies are continuing toest pour thousands of troops to positionste,l behind the battle line, there still has,. been no indication that the enemy is

ready to begin his great advance,'he Bombardments and patrol encountersthe along the front are still taking place[le( as for many days past, but the roar

of the big guns nowhere has reach8eled that volume of drum fire which inirs, the past always has Heralded an inn»».r>lrnt pppal nronortions.

While the German reinforcementshave been coming up the Entente

ivt commanders have not been lying idleled and waiting for the offensive to belatgin. t»n the other hand, they everywherehave strengthened their po?r8 sltion to meet any emergency andige optimism is expressed both from Brit[,o-ish and French sources that should

the (iormans strike no mutter howearly the moment, they will meetmost determined resistance. The Asthesociuted Press correspondent with the

the French headquarters says the Frenchconsider that the total number of the

xv" enemy now facing the French. Brittheish and American and Belgian troops,ip. or held in reserve aggregate 2.340,t000 men.

,' Several additional successful raidsuit by the British in which German ofor-fleers and men were captured andar_ others killed and heavy artillery fight,ing between the French and the Germansover various sectors, sums upto* the activities that have been In protiatgress. The American sharpshooterslch and artillerymen are keeping up their

good work against the Germans in"t; front of their positions, having withlhe their shrapnel Are compelled tne

the enemy to almost abandon first linetrenches and with their sharpshootKere and rapid fire guns forced snipers

>g* to quit their posts and seek safetyich at other places. Meanwhile airplanes

are still flying over the American positions.ro* While the Austrians at last accounts>e- were still trying out the Italian line

on the Sette Ooramunl and at otherpoints and meeting with sanguinarydefeat for their pains, behind the fir*nting line they and the Germans are

a playing the role of vandals using viobelence against the natives, pillagingtheir homes and stores, and sendingback to their own countries foodstuffs

an and other spoila

|LOCAL AFFAIRS

NEW ADVERTISEMENTSE. Laurent* A Co..On pairs- four tell* ya

the easy way to get rid of corns. Use "GetsIt." Sold everywhere. 25 cent*.

People's National Bank. Rock Hill.Celebrateit* twelf'h anniversary of opening todayOpening day its assets totaled flt,04t>.2'Total aa.sets today $1.431.107.58.

F. E Gaulden. Prin. Invites the public to a

atnateur minstrel show- at the Philadelphischool on Washington's birthday. S p. m.

Rork Hill Fertiliser Co. Solicits orders fofertilisers from farmers and can mako whipinent at once of best quality of goods.

Miss Mary Cartwright -Gives notice that thlied Crows surgical dressing class will mee

at the courthouse Monday night, at 7.30.P. W. Love Will operate his cane seed thresh

or at his home on Wednesday next- one daonly.

J. Frank Moore Has re-opened his harneiand general repair shop in the building nej

to W. E Ferguson'* store and solicits yov,.a' ronage.

M. H. Blair. Sharon No. 2 Ha* Wannamaler's pure Cleveland big boll five-lock cotto.seed for sale and advises your planting it.

P. W. Love. Chief of Police Gives notice <

sale of certain properties on March 4th, fttaxes, costs, etc. Sale is under executions.

. t- i...n«rwl to suonlv vnClover I'niK ^ivir -

with Ketiy's ar.d Woods'* seeds in bulk an

packa*es. Brimmer tomato h sjiecialty.J. It. Hot*. Sharon Want* to supply you wit

*ardcn seeds and ameeries. and advises ycto sell your (arm product* now.

Clinton Bros. "Good things to est" .poisausage. breakfast bacon, prunes. Lima ar

pink bean*, oranges. etc.

Kirst National Hank. York Suggests that yc

register "thrift" by bavin* a savin** acrout

with it. One dollar starts you.Geo. W. Williams. Heal Kstate Has a variel

of (arm offerinx* that arc worthy of yotconsideration. Other property.

MrConnell Dry Goods Co. Has :fuo boys' suito close out at and fcl.ytt each. A vi

rie y of seasonable *ood* with prices.Star 'iheatre Gives prograpime for today. Sa

jrday and Monday. A four reel drama f<today "Ki*htin* Trail" tomorrow.

Loan and Savin** Bank Reminds you thiyou will l>e the *ainer by (5 weeks of sy

ematie savin*. It invites you to join iChristmas savin** club.

Kirkpatries-Belk Co. Says it* buyers are

he market* for sprin* goods and presen1 lot of seasonable *oods for your considmion staples, clothin*. shoes, etc.

A. M. McGill. Yorkville No. I Invites attei

ion to n variety of s|>ecial olferin** on sa

it his store tomorrow. Six iKiunds of *or

barrel coffee for $1.James Bros. Give a short review of the mu

market and the difficulties ex|ierienced in »

ruriiix slock for the local market. Mt.liwill arrive here next week.

Reily-Taylor Co. Says Southern hospitalilincludes Lu/.ianne coffee. See pa*e four.

Blairsville defeated Hopewellbasketball last Tuesday afternoon, l

to J.

Give the Red Cross ladies the wool t

knit into garments fur the soldier

The soldiers need the knitting, an

the Ked Cross ladies are anxious t

do the work.The food administration has issue

an order prohibiting the trading i

live or freshly killed liens or puliefanywhere in I he United States, an

forbidding tiie disposing of such stoc

after February 23. The idvu is t

compel the keeping of liens to ii

crease egg production.A paper drummer who called at Tl:

Knquircr olliee Wednesday said th;

for some time past he has been mal

ing it a rule to buy a 25-cent tliri:

stamp at every town he visits an

that up to the present time he hi

accumulated three war savintstamps, worth $12.39.The state food administration is

undertake a census of the stock <

. Hour in South Carolina in excess (

thirty day's supply. The county foeadministrators are to make it clei

that nobody's llour is to be take

. away, or anything of that kind. Tl

. main point is to get information I

. which shortages can be equalized ar

transportation saved,

i The food administration has rultr that mixed flours containing not moithan GO per cent of wheat may .1soldi to all "c3TIsTHT!Wy"WfflTOT*#consumer being required to buy otlier "substitutes. If the mixed lloucontains more than 50 per cent i

wheat, however, the purchaser mm

buy substitutes along with it. Exceltions will be allowed on a showing i

necessity of pure Hour for invalids o

infants.In the passing of Joshua D. (Swii

the town of Clover lqses another c

the tine old men who were anionthe pioneer citizens of that place anwho have done their part to make c

the town the splendid place it is. MiGwin was born in the McConnellsvillsection a little more than seventy-tivyears ago. He married Miss Brisoof Clover, in 1874. moved to Clover i1877, became postmaster in 1878, ancontinued in that position up to a fe'years ago, when he was compelled tgive it up by reason of his advanclnyears. He became superintendent c

the Presbyterian Sunday school a

Clover away back with its organization in the early days of the villagand continued in the position up tthe time of his death. He was ofgonial, happy disposition, withfriendly word for everybody, espeelally all the children, and the circlof his friendly acquaintanceship extended to all the country around. Hand his wife were a most devotepair, and when his wife died he begun to lose interest in his further star>n mirth There was no change ihia attitude or conduct toward hifriends and acquaintances; but hseemed to realize that his work wa

done, ami rather than otherwise hwas entirely reconciled to the sltuatit<n. He had been in bad health fosome months and during last weehe confidentially told his friends th.ihe would pass on Sunday, and inway his judgment proved correct, fohe became unconscious on that daand continued unconscious to the emThe people of Plover and of all thcountry surrounding will Join in thb"He did his part as well as lie rouland that was better than most of inPeace to his ashes!"

THRIFT STAMP CAMPAIGNThe thrift stamp campaign i

York county which has been progmsing rapidly for the past two monthor more, is now gathering momeii

turn and the proposition will soon bcoming to the claiming of the morserious attention of every man. we

man and child.Prof. J. W. Thomson of Rock Hil

hus accepted the position of publlcitdirector for- the county, and henow endeavoring to secure the aj:pointment of at least one agent teverv three hundred inhabitants. Tthin end he is working mostly througthe school teachers of the county.The teachers of the Yorkville Oracl

ed school. Prof. D. L. Rambo. superinlendent. have undertaken the worof canvassing the town with a \ieito securing as many agents as possible among the business people, iaddition to the banks and postolfic<which are already engaged in selllffthese stamps.

All the banks of the county arnow acting as agents for the sale cthrift stamps and soon it is proposeto organize a general canvass undewhich everybody who can he persuaded to do so will secure a thrift carwith at least one thrift stamp attached. Such a card costs only 25 cents.

After an individual has acquiredthrift card with one 26 cent stamattached, he is supposed to lmmedlately go in for tilling out that carwith 15 more thrift stamps, and thcard thus filled out. with 13 cenladded Is exchangable for a savingstamp worth $4.13 and which wildraw interest at the rate of one cena month, or it can be exchanged focash at any postoftlce on ten dayinotice.

It is expected that most of thmerchants will at once take agenclefor the sale of stamps, and thapeople generally will take pains texplain the matter to folks who dnot understand it and to Impress upon everybody the particularly attractive nature of the investment.

ABOUT PEOPLE.Mr. Henry B. James made a buainea

visit to Gastonta. yesterday.Mr. George W. Brown of Gastonia

I >f^nt yesterday in Yorkvtlie.^ Mr. John F. Williams of Ebeneier,

haV an atthck of pneumonia.Mr. J- M. Ramsey of the KirkpatrickQB< IK Co.. is in the northern markets. '

, Mr. Starr C. Woods of Laurens, vis- 4

* |te«l friends in Yorkvllle this week. t' Mrs. Annie Sanders of Grand June- 1

tion, Tenn.. is visiting relatives in

j York county. ^a Mr. B. K. Mickle of the Presby- .

J terian college, has returned to hisI iiume at Moi.'onneilsville to recuperate '

) from an attack of measles. t

Uavid Edward Finiey, Jr., son of the i

late Congressman Finiey has enlisted jin the signal corps of the I'nited States

v army, and for the present is stationed 1

in Washington, D. C.w liev. E. K. Hardin for the past four 1II ji ars pastor of the Mount Vernon Place tIr M.thodist church, in Washington, D. .

c. C.. has been assigned to the pastorshipn oi the Central Methodist church, of 1

Asheville, X. C. Rev. Grady Har- '

»f dm is to succeed to the pastorate of s,r the Mt. Vernon church. tiU Dr. J. wuson Jicionneu, one 01 ined York county doctors who went down

to Damp Jackson as a captain, is now^ a major, a position to which he hasIU been promoted because of efficiencyk and capacity.id Dock Hill Herald. Wednesday: F. A.

Nunnery, of Edgmoor. was in the citytoday. Mr. Nunnery states that he hasreceived a letter from his son. Ben

y Nunnery, announcing his safe arrivalir in New York. Mr. Nunnery was one

id the survivors of the Jacob Jones'* disaster, being a member of the naval» crew manning the defenst gun on the, |.uat. Mr. Nunnery is expecting his

son to arrive in a few days.Charleston American. Tuesday: Hev.

11 Oliver J. Hart, assistant rector of St.*' Michael's Episcopal church, who some

months ago applied to the governmentin for a chaplalnship in the army receivedi» instructions Saturday to report at Colli-umbin yesterday for physical examination.Kev. Hart has been associated?* with the Kev. John Kershaw. D. D.,

rector of St. Michael's since June 1,11.17. Dr. Kershaw said last night that

le he had not yet been informed of thee- n-siilt of the examination. It is expectid.however, that the appointment of

the Kev. Hart us a chaplain will fol;ylow the examination without delay.

CHANGE IN ROAD LAW.

uno of the most important new

laws so far as York county is concerned.relates to the maintenance of0 the graded highways.

This act provides that all of the

county's portion of the state auto°mobile tax be used in the maintenanceof the highways,d All of the graded highways are

» taken out or tne jurisuicuou 01 nutstownship supervisors and placed ind tlx- jurisdiction of the county hoardk tii commissioners.o Kach township that hus no gradedi. hiuhway, including Bullock's Creek,

I'.road Kiver and Fort Mill, is to haveall the road tax that they pay for

ic tisi on the roads within their limits.lt All the balance of the automobile

tnx of the county is to be used inkeeping in repair the graded highttways, the north and south road and

d cast and west road, and such otherroads as have been built by the chuingoiigand at the expense of the whole

>s county.In iiddition to the pro rata part of

the automobile tax going for themaintenance of the graded highways

>f in the different townships, each townj(ship must appropriate fifteen dollars

ld for the maintenance of each mile ofMilch road within its limits.

ir loads of the class of those runningn from Clover through Bethel township,e out toward Catawba river, and from

llock Hill down into the blackjacks.,y come under the supervision of theid county board of commissioners, and

the townships through which theyrun must furnish fifteen dollars per

® annum per mile for their maintenance.

PL WJU*W Ttff-TPWN'* C. Valentine day yesterday came in

for due observance. i

it .The Piedmont Telephone companyis engaged in rebuilding its pole lines

ir preparatory to the installation of theAutomatic drop system.

1. Philanthropic lodge No. 32, A. F.

'I M., of Yorkville, has purchased sixtyj war savings stamps at {4.13 each,f as an investment out of funds ber-longing to the lodge. i

e .There is very little being done heren to advance the sale of thrift stamps,n Perhaps a thousand dollars worth have^ been sold in Yorkville, during the past'v week; but ten thousand dollars worth I0 should have been sold.g .The rnuny friends and acquaint.*ances Of Mr. Frank E. Smith, a well

known citizen of Yorkville, were~

shocked last Tuesday afternoon by0 news of his sudden death. It appears_ that Mr. Smith, after having attended^ the picture show, in accordance with

his pretty well tlxed custom, left forhome, going down West Madisonstreet and across hlB own field. This

I was at about 5 o'clock. Some fewj minutes after, a little girl who saw

his prostrate body in the field from'. some distance away, ruined an alarm.p Investigation developed that Mr.IB Smith was dead, and that he had

died quite suddenly, evidently fromapoplexy. Mr. Smith hod been acitizen of Yorkville all of his life; butfor many years past has not been engagedin active business. He owned

k and controlled considerable valuable|( real estate in the town and has at

various times considered plans for its' development: but up to the time of,, Ills death his plans had not been perIfected.

i: CIRCUIT COURT.

, The circuit court has been draggingalong this week in characteristicfashion with hardly enough businessto keep the Juries busy more than

n half their time. Whenever there was

i. anything ready it was taken up andl8 when there was nothing ready the

jurors were excused until somethinge could be got ready, the proceedinge involving tedious delays.

The first case taken up on Tuesdaywas that of O. S. Homar, plaintiff, vs.

It the Seaboard Air Line Railroad com'pany. After hearing the case of the

' plaintiff, the defendunt made a moIstion for a non-suit on the groundi- that the evidence did not show facts0 sufficient to constitute an adequate

cause of action; and the motion was® granted by the court." The case of J. M. Byars against

Whisonant & Poag, Involved compliI'ance with the conditions of an autoj"mobile trade. The plaintiff bargaln~ed with the defendants to trade aA second hand automobile for a new'* machine on certain conditions, withinn a specified time. Because of the delayof the defendants in supplying the

machine they had agreed to supplythe plaintiff got a machine of another

® make and sued for the difference invalue, etc. The Jury found for the

d plaintiff in the sum of $43.|r The next case was that of Edgar .

- Matthews vs. the Fort Mill Manufac- |d turing company. The plaintiff was

suing for damages on account of al-ICgeo injuries susuiiiicu m inc nanus

a of the defendant some twelve yearsP previously. The Jury found for the ,j- defendant.d The first case taken up yesterday ,e was that of J. A. Cox. plaintiff, vs. ]* the National Council Junior Order* United American Mechanics. AfterI1 hearing the case of the plaintiff, the

court, on motion of defendant's coun- ]r sel. granted a non-suit^ The next case was that of Mrs. j

Cora Inman vs. John A. Latta. in- j6 volving alleged damages to the plain- ,* tiff because of the alleged failure of't the defendant to clean out a stream° running through the lands of theo plaintiff on through the lands of the (" defendant. The plaintiff claims loss i- of crops and damage to her land to c

the amount of $4,142.50. t

During yesterday it developed that ]the foregoing case would be the last <one tried at the present term of the 4

s court, and all jurors not engaged In '

this case were discharged from furtther attendance. i

THE PIG CAMPAIGNThe Peoples National bank of Rock

fill, was inadvertently omitted fromhe list of institutions that are cotperatingwith the farmers to increasehe number of pure-bred hogs infork county.This Institution had been duly rejortedto The Engulrer along with

he others; but in some way it failed0 be included in the list as published.The Peoples National bank hadiffered to furnish, and will furnish,Ifteen pigs under the conditions deicrlbed.In this connection, it is nothing but

air to say that the Peoples .Vational)ank is the pioneer in this niovetient.It began in December under1 plan by which it has already placednore than one hundred Duroc-Jerseytows, and now has a long waiting listo be supplied.The plan of the Peoples bank is to

urn over to the farmer a Duroc-lersey sow under an agreement byvhieli the farmer must return to the)ank four four-months old shoats,:wo from the first litter and two from:he second Utter, the boar servicelaving been furnished by the bankn both instances.The proposition is practically the

tame us the Clemson plan, the principaldifference heing that the pigs tobe returned to the bunk ure to befour months old instead of two andi half months old.Out of one hundred pigs put out

by the bank under this arrangement.Ihe bank has so far lost only two.These died during the recent severe.-old, presumably from pneumonia.The Clemson plan as outlined in

The Entiuirer of Tuesday providesthat a registered sow of approvedbreed be furnished to the party ofthe second part free of charge, andthe party of the second purt agrees toreturn to the party cf the lirst parttwo pigs eight or ten weeks old fromthe lirst litter, after whUh the sow

belongs to the party of the . secondpart. If the sow dies through nofault or the party of the second part,the loss falls upon the party of thelirst part.The corrected list of those who

have agreed to furnish sows underthe ('lemson plan and the number tobe furnished by each is as follows:Hank of Clover 3Hunk of Hickory drove

"

U M. (Jrist's Sons. Yorkville 2Hank of Sharon 4VV\ l. Hill & Co.. Sharon 3National I'nlon Hank. Hock Hill 15lames tiros., Yorkville 4first National Uank, Yorkville 5Loan & Savings Hank, Yorkville f>Citizen's Hank & Trust Co.. Hock

Hill 6First National Hank, Fort Mill 6Peoples National Hunk. Hock Hill 15The institutions and firms which

pay for the pigs will have the rightto place theni; but in most eases thepigs will be placed by DemonstrationAgents tilair and MeKeown.

uf akin tufocncnc niiu ntnt.

There is a very strong probabilitythat Camp Greene, at Charlotte, Willbe abandoned, and that the divisionof troops there will be moved toCamp Wadsworth near Spartanburg.The reason for the transfer, if it iscarried into effect, will be the heavyuutluy and time required to makesanitary conditions what they oughtto be and the tremendous amount oflabor and expense that will be necessaryfor improvement of the roads.The site of Camp (Jreene is generallyunsuitablein the estimation of thewar department.

Mr. J. B. Dickson of Lockhart,came up to Yorkville Wednesday ina Ford. He came by way of Bullock'si'reek church, Sharon, the new roadout by Claud Kobinson's into thePinckncy road and thence into townover the Chester road. He said thatull the roads had been recently drugged.and were in erood condition excepta little sot\not stall anywhere.ed that the whole . . . n hisway has been picking cotton all theweek and perhaps several hundredbules, he had no idea how much, hudbeen gotten out. He told also of a

negro who had taken some of thefreshly picked and ginned dogtail cottonto Lockhart and had gotten over30 < cuts a pound for it.Coxswain W. T. Moore, like most

Americans, is a sincere admirer ofthe French, both as a people and assoldiers. He has been in variousFrench ports and he was wonderfullyimpressedwith the almost worshippingattitude of the French towardthe Americans. The French think theAfhericans ure without doubt thegreatest |>eople on earth, and to theFrench every American Is somethinglike a demigod. But there is nothingRervlsh about the French. Mr. Mooreutys, and the Americans do not thinkof them that way. On the contrarythe Americans recognize the French»s Inferior to nobody from any standpoint."I just love to hear the Frenchmentalk about the time when vonKluck was about to enter Paris,"said the young sailor. "It looked asif the army would not be able to keepthe Germans back, and Parisianswent out in droves, regardless of age,equipment or unything else. Somewent in taxi's, some In touring cars,some in horse carts, and some onfoot.any old way to get there. Someaf the men had uniforms, but the vastmajority of them did not. They werelust citizens of all ages and descriptions,some armed with rides, somewith shotguns, some with pistols,some with pitchforks and some onlywith clubs. Every man of the thousindsand thousands had literallyaeafrvvrt kio li/o nn/ot* /lotormlnoH fA

beat back the Invader or be moweddown while trying, and the sentimentwas that if they did not beat backthe invader, they would be fortunateto be mowed down. It was thrilling,indeed to hear those Frenchmen talkof the day before the battle of theMarne and of the battle of the Marneitself. There was no braggadocia, aswe know how to braggadocio, and nosuggestion of It. They Just impressedyou with the idea that there wasonly one thing that mattered, and thatwas that the Germans must not takeParis. As to whether everybody died,men, women and children, or the citywas destroyed and all that made noliifference.only the Germans mustnot come any further." Discussing thewar further, young Moore says thereIs a strong feeling throughout thewhole American navy that sooner orlater there must be an attack on theflerman coast strongholds.Helgoland,Zebrugge and Kiel. Everybodyrealizes that none of these places canbe taken except at tremendous cost:but the American sailors to a manire willing to pay the price. As towhether such an assault will be made.t>f course the young sailor does notknow, and he does not say whetheror not he wants to be in it. He istoo modest for that: but if somethingof the kind does happen he willnot be on sick leave that day, certainlynot until after the battle.

LOCAL LAC0NIC8Appointed to Board of A'Mssors.Mr. W. W. Castles- of Smyrna. haB

seen appointed tax assessor for King'sMountain township, vice E. D. Darwin,moved out of the count)'.County Board of Registration.inc uuuru ui xi|m<uvio ui . (.jurationfor York county, has been appointedas follows: J. A. O. Love.

?Iover; J. B. Barron. Rock Hill: O.L Sanders, Yorkville.

Big Real Estate Deal.Messrs. W. L. Williams and A. M.

Barnett of Yorkville, have sold toMr. C. M. Turner of Grover. X. C.,heir "Lowry" place on Yorkville No.I, containing 512 acres. The dealras closed Wednesday.deputy Clerk of the Court.The appointment of Folsom E.

Hlnton aa deputy clerk of the courtvas recorded on the minutes of theourt of common pleas yesterday. Theippointment was made by John R.lagan, C. C. C. Pis., with the approvalit Judge George EL Prince.

lome High Priosd Mule Teams.Messrs. James Bros, of Yorkville,

lot long ago sold two pairs of mules

to one man for $2,000, and anotherpair to another man for $1,000. I'ponbeing asked more particularly aboutthe transactions. Mr. Henry B. Jamessaid that high prices were due moreto the superior quality of these particularmules than to the general advancein prices. "I do not remembera time." he said, "when a pair ofmules like these would have sold forless than $800. Mules are prettyhigh, maybe, but not really us highin proportion as other kinds of livestock or of agricultural products."County Supply Bill.The county supply bill for the fiscal

year beginning January 1. 1818. callsfor a total levy for the county of 7Jmills, including 2 mills for road purposes.The levies to pay the intereston bonds issued in aid of the Threet"s railroad are J of a mill in Kbenezertownship. 1 mill in Catawbatownship and 2} mills in York town-

ship. in aumuon mere is a levy oi ,

mill in each of the townships for thesinking fund to retire the aforesaidbonds. The total amount to be raisedfor county purposes is $61,8Sf». Thesum of 1675 is appropriated for Tomatoclub work. The county commissionersare authorized in their discretionto advertise for competitivebids to furnish supplies for the chaingang.etc.

Juatic* to Ambulance Man.Referring to the story published in

The Enquirer about the ambulance'driver, who left the meningitis patientKay Bonter in the street and tied forhis life, a correspondent of the ChesterReporter writes that paper as follows:"Seeing the above clipping from TheYorkville Kmjuirer, relative to the ambulancedriver of the young soldier.Hay Bonter, we would like to informthe writer of the piece that the driverspoken of was the colored driver, andnot our Mr. J. A. Barron. Mr. Barronhaving occasion to leave the ambulancein charge of the colored driver,was. on his return, utnazed to find bothhorses and driver gone. But never didMr. Barron leave Bonter "to shift forhimself." He stood by him while living.cared for his l>ody after death andin the dead hours of the night, whileall Chester was sleeping, he carried thebody to the Seaboard station, and forwardedit to the mother In far-offMichigan. No. our Mr. Barron neverdeserted young Kay Bonter."

MERE MENTIONHere are some of the good prices beingcharged at Tampico, Mexico: Bam.

fl.-o pound: steak, $1; milk. 15 cents

<iunrt, and other foodstuffs proportionatelyMrs. J. \V. Bogart of Newport,(>., gt(ve birth to a baby girlTuesday, after her husband had placedher in a skiff to remove her from theirwater-bound home. Mother and childarc doing well Thomas A. Edison,invited by the authorities of the Universityof Pennsylvania to visit thatinstitution on Washington's birthdayto receive an honorary degree, repliedthat he was too busy at his laborator>to come Canada now has a foodhoard of three members, instead of a

single food controller LazzariGutierrez de Lara of l/os Angeles, Cal.,was put to death at Altar. Mexico, a

few days ago. by order of General Cali.l ...... ...... . ..ontoln nn.l-r Mnrloi-e

Two Pennsylvania xoldipra InFrance have been Riven the cross ofwar by President Poincare for meritoriousambulance service Thousandsof shipbuilders in the vicinity ofWilminRton, Del., took the day offTuesday because the employers declinedto pay double wages for labor on

a holiday Representative Howardof (Jeorgia, has introduced a bill to requireevery person subject to incometax to register with county officials.He says that "it puts money on thesame basis as manhood. "A manwho tries to dodge his tax willbe known to the world.und to the collectors."The Federal railroad wagecommission Is enlisting the aid ofnewspapers in ten cities in each stateto gather statistics on the cost of livingin order to secure some basis forfixing wage scales in comparison to

iliartment of the United States marineservice, on Monday opened bidsfor 600,000 pairs of woolen socks. Therewere six bidders for the orderThe executive committee of the Democraticnational committee by a vote offive to two, has formally indorsed thewoman suffrage constitutional amendmentand agreed to urge Its promptpassage by the senate ...The lowerhouse of congress hus passed by unanimousvote a bill appropriating $">0.000,000for the proper housing of shipyardworkers at the various shipbuildingplants In the country. Thesenate has already pissed a similarbill A motor transport train, including63 cars, loaded with clothingand munitions, left Buffalo for NewYork city Tuesday Two studentflyers were killed at the aviation parkat Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday whentheir machine collided and fell from aheleht of 500 feet. The cadets were

making their first flights without instructorsI'nless the freight embargoesare lifted very shortly NowEngland shoe manufacturers will heunable to deliver their productsthroughout the country for the Raster)trade Washington's birthday willbe celebrated with unusually Impressiveceremonies throughout the countrythis year. Wherever possible soldiersfrom nearby cantonments will Itesent to various cities for paradesJudge Thompson of the Federal districtcourt of Philadelphia, has instructedthe grand Jury to make s|ieclalefforts to locate the source of supplyof liquor going to army camps withintheir Jurisdiction. Other FederalJudges will probably take up the matterin relation to other campsThe French government has placed anorder for 1.000,1)00 footballs for the useof the soldiers of France TheBritish destroyer Hoxer was sunk inthe English channel on February 8. theresult of a collision with another vesselGeorge Miner, a negro highwayman.was shot to death, and PeterAlefalies was fatally wounded, andMichael Hares was shot through thechest In a street duel at Farrel. Pa..Monday night when the negro attemptedto hold up the two white men,shooting Alefalies. Sares killed thenegro after he had been shot downThe oil tanker J. C. Donell arrived atPoint Breeze on the Schuylkill river,Monday with a cargo of 5,000.000 gallonsof crude oil The captain, Aveother officers and twenty blue jacketsof the gun crew of the Americansteamship Actaeon. torpedoed off thecoast of Spain on Thanksgiving day.have arrived at an Atlantic portThe steel plants of Pennsylvania areturning out less than fifty per cent oftheir normal capacity because of thelack of coal and of poor qualityMrs. A. T. Cox has been appointeddeputy state factory Inspector by GovAt-nsvf(\n^r\A rinh nf TnHlann SJhp i« thpfirst woman to hold such an officeThree highwaymen held up a grocer'sdelivery wagon In Chicago, Tuesday,and at the point of pistols rolihed thedriver of two dozen eggs Acommissionjust back from Poland saysthat there are 2,000,000 Jews in Polandand Llthunla who are starving

THE SQUARE DEAL.

Editor Yorkvtlle Enquirer:That little editorial, paragraph in the

last issue of The Enquirer commentingon the failure of the South Carolinalegislature to pass the prohibition billcontains so much truth that I cannotrefrain from saying "Amen" to itUnless I am mistaken, and I don't

think I am. this is not the first timethat the voters of South Carolina havebad their wishes, as expressed in nouncertain way at the polls, utterly disregardedby our representatives. It ishigh time we were calling our so-calledrepresentatives on this sort of highhanded legislation. They need to bemade to understand that they are representativesof the people and not dictators.Just so long as we continue toelect men to the house and senate whoare possessed with the Idea that theyknow more than all the people and arebetter judges of what the people wantand need than the people themselves,we may not be surprised at receivinga serpent when we ask for a fish. Andjust so long as we quietly submit tothis sort of thing we will have to putup with it. Let the people rise in theirmight and demand a square deal at thehands of our representatives, and wewill not be long getting it A Voter.Rock Hill, S. C.. Feb. IS, IMS.

DEFECTION OF RUSSIA.

It was Anticipated by tha Allies AndThey Are Prepared.

How Russia's complete withdrawalfrom the war will effect the allies andthe I'ntted States tn a military wu>cannot l>e accurately estimated at thistime, officials In Washington Mirvr.despite the fact that on paper the Russiancollapse would seem to give thetiemians a great numerical superiorityof troops on the western front.

Officially, there is nothing to In*said on the subject, because the governmenthas no official informal ion.Military men, however, confident thatthe allied line on the western frontwill hold against any Herman forcethat can t>e thrown against It. professnot to regurd the Russian separatepeace as the menace it wouldappear on paper.The fact that 1,500.000 Herman

prisoners will be freed to return to

Hermany. is regarded with no alarmat all. Military men say they couldnot quickly be re-organized into eiiiolentmilitary units. The generalopinion nere is mm iii'iiiian< «*

l>e more interested in keeping theprisoners in Russia rather than riskhaving them carry Holshevikl doctrinehack to Germany.The 14" Auatro-Gertnan and Bulgarinndivisions on the Russian front,

which will entirely l>e released b>a separate peace, are regarded as alreadyhaving been stripped of theireffectives which have been transferredto the western front. Militaryexperts say, in addition, that Gertnanywould be obliged to keep some

of these 147 divisions in the vast conqueredterritory for garrison pui°|>oses.The one outstanding fact Is that the

military experts are sure the reinforcementsthe Germans can draw from theRussian front cannot overwhelm thewestern line.

Russia at this time owes the I'nitedStates I1S7.779.000 advanced for supplieswhich already ha\e gone to Russia.For that sum the governmentholds Russain bonds. Whether this vastsum will be a total loss to the I'nitedStates de|tends on whether the ultimategovernment In Russia deeldes to repudiatethe debt.A credit of $325,000,000 was establishedat the treasury for Russia, but

onl) $IS7.779.000 was used.

CLOVER CULLINGS

Cprrrapoudi-no* The Yurktllle KoqulnrClover. February 13..Mr. Joshua

I). Gw in. one of the oldest and bestknown citizens of the town, died athis home here Tuesday morning, afterun illness of about two weeks. Deathwas due to a general breakdown, dueto the infirmities of old age. Thefuneral was conducted from theITesbyteriun church at 3 o'clock Wednesdayafternoon, by his pastor, liteRev. A. A. McLean. The elders of thechurch, Messrs. W. T. Reumguard.W. K. Adams, J. L. Stacy, J. W.Smith, J. A. Page and R. L. Wylie,acted as pall beurers. Mr. Gwln was

in the Ttith year of his age, havingbeen born in June. 1842. He was marriedin 1870 to Miss Isabelle Rrisoiuwho died February 17, 1»17. He issurvived by two sons, Frank Uwin.of Marion. X. and Lewis Gwin oftiastonia. Mr. Gwin was very activein the life of the community, havingserved as postmaster and superintendentof the Presbyterian Sundayschool for many years. He was anelder in the Presbyterian church anda prominent member of Alpine lodgeSo. 208, A. and F. M.

Mrs. Ross Clinton and Mr. FosterClinton of Gastonia. spent Mondaywith Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Clinton here.

Mr. Kilts Ford left Tuesday afternoonfor Tampa, Fla., where he willengage in work.

Mrs. Joe Curry left Wednesday forChester, where her daughter, Mrs.McDill, is critically ill In a hospital.

Mr. J. S. Matthews left a few daysago for Savannah, (la., where he hassecured a position.

I'rof. and Mrs. I^esslie Wilson returnedto Chester Sunday, afterspending a few days with Mr. Wtlson'sparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wil-**Miss Mury and Martha Higham of

Chester, are the guests ot Hev. andMrs. W. P. Grier.The canvass for the Syrian-Americanrelief fund was made Sunda, afternoon.The cash contrlbuuw

amounted to $160 und the pledgesamounted to $22.r>, making a total of$3$r>.

FORT MILL MATTERS.

Corrrnpoiidvnce Til* Yorkvlll* Knqulr*rFort Mill. Feb. 13..A service Itag,

the gift of the Fldelis class, was presentedto the Baptist church andSunday school lust Sunday morningut the close of the Sunday school exercises.The presentation address wasmade by Dr. J. W. H. Dyches, thepastor of the church. Seven youngmen, represented by stars on the Hag.have gone out from this church attheir country's call in defense of theprinciples of world liberty.

Mr. and Mrs. T. X. Demons huvemoved from this place to White (ink,where Mr. Lemons has a position ussection master with the Southernrailway.

Miss Mary Williamson and brotherof Lancaster, were week-end guestsof their cousin. Miss Ruth Meacham.The monthly teachers' meeting of

the Baptist Sunday school, which wasa most enjoyuble one. was held Mondaynight with Mrs. J. H. Bailee. Afterdevotional exercises and u generaldiscussion of work, refreshments,consisting of hot chocolate and cuke,were served.

Misses Louise und Arthur MaeYoung and Bessie Smith of Charlotte.spent Sunday here with Mrs. J. It.Mills.

S. A. Lee. after spending ten dayswith his brother, Thomas Lee. inBirmingham. Ala., returned homoTuesday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams ofFayettevtlle, N. C., former residentsof this place, came down Sunday byautomobile to visit friends here.

At the monthly meeting of thePastors' conference of the York Baptistassociation, held Tuesday afternoonIn the chamber of commercebuilding. Rock Hill, Rev. J. W. H.Dyches of Fort Mill, was re-electedchairman, and Rev. H. J. Snider ofRock Hill, w'as elected secretary, viceRev. F. T. Cox, who recently left theassociation to take charge of the workat Cross Anchor.

Aboveboard Diplomacy..Actual negotiationsof a new type and on a fargreater scale than heretofore knownare seen by a school of diplomats Inthe recent series of addresses byspokesmen of the warring nations outliningterms. Although President Wilson'slatest address Is regarded as aclear reiteration of America's determinationto continue the fight until themilitary masters of Germany are readyto consider peace on the principles ofjustice, It was pointed out that negotiationson a vast scale are reallygoing on.These cxtra-offlclal negotiations, as

they are termed by diplomats, departradically from the ancient acceptedpractices of dlsplomacy. Instead ofbeing conducted In secrecy In roundtable conferences, great Issues are nowbeing expounded critically and analyzedIn the light of publicity of theworld's forum. The president addressedcongress to clear up the confusionresulting from the recent speeches ofChancellor Hertling and Foreign MinisterCzernln.

OBITUARYDrvr>.In Yorkville, of apoplexy,

on Tuesday afternoon at about 5o'clock. Mr. FRANK E. SMITH, aged68 years. The Interment took placeIn Rose Hill cemetery on Wednesdayafternoon, after funeral services conductedby Rev. J. E. Mahaffey. Thedeceased Is survived by two sons.Harry O. Smith of Charlotte, andBert F. Smith of Yorkville; also onesister. Mrs. T. M. Dobson, of Atlanta.Ga.

At his home in Clover, on the 12thinstant. JOSHUA D. GWIN. aged 7Ryears. 8 months and 6 days. His wife,who was Miss Belle Brlson, daughterof the late CapL John M. Brlson,preceaea mm to tne grave, and he issurvived by two sons, FranJf andL*wts Owln. The funeral took placeat Clover Wednesday afternoon at 3o'clock.

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