Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-29
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unryt,liinrd explosions. Th" goods
STORED I'm the war"hUu~" w"r" destroy
ed and III" total loss Is given al 81
,gu 900 pIi'" - number oi employees
of the warchous" company w"r" IN
rnr",i. sUir.' Of them fatally. n" ma
iIIi,. ni ih. contents OF IN" hlilIdihS
has not been given out: hut IT iS known
that large Quantities OF war supplies
were. stored IN the nclghhorho"d III
which this waT"hOuS" was l"cat'd.
IL becams known in Washington
ON Tuesday that because OF the war
situation. The war department artihS
with the senate committee on military
affairs will Immediately take steps 10
t,reIarc several training camps capd-
bic Of accommodating about 2"'op'
men between th" ages of 81 ana ~.
II yiIl be noted that these camps VIII
:.L. in men above the present draft
agr. \r young enough !" u" actiN" III
,bc field Senator HOke Smith Oi
t,cnrpi, ls taking IN" initiative In TINS
,,;,tt,r and has introduced r"s"lu-
tiou calling upon the war department
Ia give the senate in executive SeSsio''
all available information relating 10
present training camps. 1hlS II t"'
fnrcrunucr. IL is said. OF the next step
which will b" the authorization ol 'h'
carnps which has not Yet been deter
mined and lS considered one "f IN"
most important steps when mas nee"
taken since the war began.
- In Il message To Field MarSh'ii
Unig, on Tuesday. David Lloyd george
the British premier, said that thc ii'h
necessary to replace those lost are
either now in France or aIreadE OH
their WAY MI guns Will be replaced
q, IAf.F
men and guns are ready To enter Inc
hattie. The prcmicrS message follows:
..'rhr British cabinet wishes TO express
10 the army the nations thanks Tor
It's splendid defense. The whoie en-
pire is filled with pride as II watcheS
the heroic resistance offered by i's
brave troops 10 ONcrwhclmlnS ou"S'
Knowing T. cir SteadfastneSs ana cour-
age whenever the honor or their couh-
try depends on their valor. IN" empire
awaits with confidence the result oi
tins struggle to defeat the enemy
last ,csprratc effort I" tramplc down
tho free nations of the world At
humc We are prepared To do all III
our power to help in Il true spirit ol
Comradeshil,. The men necessary 10
replace all casualties and cannon anu
machine guns required to make Sooh
all those lost are either now III frchcc
or already on their way and still iur-
thcr rcinforccmen:S of men ana guns
are rei.dy To be thrown into the pat
tie"
- C;rccnyilIr News: Indications are
that the goth Division will go across
soon. Lieut. Col. X. Il. Mcbride. the
division chief of staff. stated EeSter-
day. col. Mcbride FASTENED to en-
plain that of course the exact date
l,,tt lnf
present indications the time OF its de-
uar,urc was not far distant. The
statement of Col. Mcbride but con-
firms what has been the common OPP
inion Of decided majority Of the men
and officers at camp for some uihe'
pf course, ever since the Guardsmcn
of Tennessee and the Carolinas began
10 assemble at Camp Sewer. there mas
been unending reports that the d.
vision would leave in the immediate,
future, and almost as persistent ru,
mors that the division never wouio
leave at all, but would be made q
sort OF depot organization 10 supply
trained soldiers to troops in the Held.
So pcrsistcnt was this last rumor that
nj the address of tOl. Applin. OF tht
British army. to the officers ana ser
geants of the entire DIVISION, briE'
Gen. $ l.. Faison took occasion l"
DENY il ilatly. Within the past few
weeks. however. there have be'
many indications OF various sorts that
the date OF departure was at any rate
i'm sight. The state OF equipment, ana
the constant arrival Of supplies which
il had been previously stated would
moi he received until shortly before
the division was ready To move. as
well as progress made on the training
schedule. and the constant appear
ancc Of minute instructions on this
and that detail of preparations Tor
departure. have all combined to
strengthen this opinion.
co., Another storm of criticism OF
Americu's war efforts broke Tucsda!
I'm the senate. Democrats and Repup-
Nrans, concerned over the German
drive against France and spurred by
statements Of Major General Leonard
Wood before the military committee
Monday. Joined in deploring the snort
age Of ships. airplanes ana artiiierE'
Senator Thomas. OF colorado, Demo-
crat, opened the debate with an attack
on the fuel administration which was
curtailing production. Senator Lodge.
of Massach chusetts, Republican. referred
To what he called a wasted year ana
declared that the truth should be told
the American people about the war
situation. Aftcr spending sSi0,ooo'ooV
un the aviation program, he declared
we have not Il lighting plane III
France" General PcrShings men are
without American artillery ana oni!
two American ships have been turned
out bv the shipping board. Senator
New. of Indiana, Republican,, SAID al
though the original aviation prograh
called for delivery of l2,00o airplanes
july /, only 81 will be delivered un-
der present estimates. Whcn nc re-
peuted General Woods statement that
German aviators at times fly at Will
over the American trenches In France.
senator Johnson OF California. inter-
run,ed to saw: There Is just one
way To correct this outrage on Ameri-
can youth and that is through 'pitiless
nuhlicity Senator Hitchcock OF
Nebraska, q Democrat OF the m,litarE
committee, said the aviation program
is al least 90 days behind, under new
curtailed estimates. The number OF
airplanes estimated for delivery July
-"ridiculously Small'-he SAID N
about one tenth OF that oriSinaii!
planned. The entire discussion was
deplored by Senator Overman' ot
North Carolina. who in a sharp tilt
bate was calculated to discourage ana
dishearten the American people ana
asked II partisan politics was involved
- The vital need OF the Allies on the
western front is men and more men,
Major General Leonard Wood told the
senate military affairs committee last
Monday. The United States should
put into training with as little delay
= ,,,ss;,,,a : OOO OOO men the general
said AZ least 100000 of these men
should be put into France without
delay. For several hours Gen. Wood
talked 10 the senators behind closed
doors. laying before them the picture
Of the war on the Western front as
he found it. and its problems. and
particularly the part that this coun-
try must play. He had just returned
from France. Gen. Wood said the
French and the British had been dis.
appointed because this country had
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