Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-19
Scraps and faets.

arguments in favor Of the dietary
theory totally untenable.' and as
serted that experiments conducted by
DIR. Goldberger were Of too short du-
ration. DR.. B. H. Booth Of Drew, Miss,
contended that his experience in the
Mississippi delta was at variance with
the Goldberger theory. L want 10
enter my protest against this adver-
tising that the south is starving her
people" declared ]. L. Jelks Of Mem
phis AT the convention Of the
Southern Medical association in Dal-
las last week, saw several million
aires, pellagra sufferers, who are GER
tainly not too poor to buy something
to eat" DR.. Jelks declared the fly a
distributing agent Of the disease.
American Ambassador Penfield on
Wednesday, cabled the state depart
ment an official statement concerning
the sinking Of the Italian steamship
Ancona which had been handed MIN
by the Austrian foreign ONCE ap-
parently before he received the de-
partment's instructions, cabled Iues-
day, to seek the Vienna version OF the
tragedy. The text Of the communica-
tion virtually is identical to that given
out in Vienna by the Austrian ad-
miralty and sent to this country by
wireless from Berlin. 1t says that the
Ancona fed at full speed when a
warning shot was fired across her
bow and ii denies the allegations OF
the Italian government that the steam
er was shelled after she had come 10
a standstill and that other shots were
fired at life-boats and at persons
swimming in the sea- After the re-
ceipt Of the report 1t became known
that Secretary Lansing considered
that the state department now had in
its possession sufficient official infor-
nation to form the basis OF an inquiry
of Austria Hungary regarding Its at
titude toward the conduct Of subma-
rine warfare The secretary indicat-
ed. however, that no communication
would go forward until a reply had
been made to questions submitted 10
the Austrian foreign office by Ambas-
sador Penfield. 1t is presumed that
the cablegram directing the ambassa-
dor to ask for specific and detailed IN
formation crossed in TRANSMISSION the
dispatch received Wednesday.
"A tentative draft Of the new gov.
ernment ship purchase bill which Will
be urged by the administration at the
coming session Of congress was consld-
cred last Wednesday at a conference
at the treasury department. Secre-
tary Redfield and Solicitor Thurman
of the department of commerce, went
over the proposed measure with Sec
retary McAdoo. The draft follows the
lines suggested by Secretary McAdoo
in a recent speech outlining the pur-
poses Of the administration as to ma.
val auXiliaries and the upbuilding OF
the American merchant marine. Be
fore the measure Is put in final form
to be presented to congress, 1t will be
Wilson
approval The plan described by Mr.
McAdoo in his speech contemplated
the expenditure Of s50,000,00 by a gov.
ernment shipping board consisting OF
the secretary of the navy, the secretary
of commerce and three other members
to be nominated by the president. The
board would be empowered to or
ganize a corporation, to subscribe 10
it's capital stock, and to vote the stock
purchased in elections for directors:
Through this corporation the board
would maintain shipping lines. ope-
rating or leasing them to private con-
Germs. Secretary McAdoo also sug-
gested that the board be given author
ity to reform shipping rules and regu-
lations, study shipping problems and
make recommendations to congress
looking toward establishment of
strong merchant marine.
-"Our expedition in the Balkans is
reaching a critical stage" telegraphs
the correspondent at Saloniki, Greece.
Of the Paris Journal under date or
Sunday. He adds: Notwithstanding
appeals by competent personalities our
re-inforcements are not anything like
the number required. Our enemies
have decided to nip in the bud at any
cost our offensive in the east and are
prepared to resort to any means to
obtain the necessary assistance.
hope that this formula Is well under
stood. Serbian resistance is weaken
ing daily. The defenders Of Babuna
pass will soon be surrounded and the
road to Prilep and Monastir will then
be thrown wide open to the Bulgar-
ians. The hosts of Austro-Germans
hurried southwark sending detach-
ments ahead by forced marches on all
available routes. Do not expect to
find a second Belgium. Greece will not
hesitate to permit passage by the
enemy through her territory as she
now permits ours. We must defend
ourselves alone and unaided against
the triple attack Of the Germans, Bull
garians and Turks. The enemy's plan
is being carried out and may be real
lied rapidly. The German fleet OF
submarines in the Mediterranean has
just been quintupled. i advance moth
ing whereof / am not absolutely sure.
We must be prepared for any news,
even the most unexpected and even
that which seems the craziest. We
must have re-inforcements in large
numbers at once or re-imbark while
there is yet time"
Representative Claude Kitchin,
majority leader Of the house, who op-
poses the administration national de-
fense programme, has declared to
constituent his belief that 1t will sue
ceed by an Overwhelming majority
In letter written few days ago by
Representative Kitchin to Charles L..
Coon of Wilson, N. c., the new ma
jority leader says: Il shall oppose the
big army and navy programme with all
the earnestness and power l possess.
However, my fear is that the president
will push it through by an overwhel-
ming majority. In the first place, prac-
tically all the Republicans will vote
for it. In the second place, although l
know that the convictions OF four
fifths of the Democrats are opposed to
it, many of them-I fear a large ma
jority-will fling away their convic-
tions on this question to please the
president and do his will. as l have
sons before" Representative Kitchin
declares that the programme lat one
bound, in one year, increases our ma :
val appropriation more than our total
increase for the last fourteen years;
more than the increase by Germany
the whole fifteen years preceding the
European war, and more than the
combined increase Of all the nations Of
the world in any one year Of their
history" The North Carolina con-
gresham asserts that this sudden,
radical and stupendous move for war
preparation is going to shock the civ
ilized world, and, whatever be the out
come Of the present war, will alarm the
world again into an armed camp
If Lloyd George. says a London
letter, will permit the women of Eng
land to win the war for the Allies by
solving the question of munitions,
they'll do it, they say. Two million
of them say it. Under the increasing
pressure they are bringing to bear on
the minister of munitions, he is show
ing disposition to give them a try.
They have pointed out to Lloyd George
that England has at least 100000
women who can devote their entire
time to shell making. Every woman,
they insist, can make at least one
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