Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-10
Scraps and facts.


t,Itu,.d 10 III" irmPDrar! l"""i4h- "'
81 ,..L,ip.. ts,H.r Of th" German
.,r,,,v as ,h,. result Of being over
,n,..ht" and certain INSTRUMENTATION
,i,, 10 the general retreat unH"f con =
sian, heavy pressure. Military experts
,xprt., an improvement IN IL" enemy :
IuDraI" Viewing thu western front a.
a whole military experts express ~
I,.Ii.t ,h;,, the German high COiminhhh
has kept tn" situation III MANN ""'
dn sO IL has mad" demands on TN
,rnnr,s which cannot COntinu" lnd"l
nitcIy without dangerous rlS"S. Al
,lutIrh the Germans generally nave
maintained their front during 'h'H
hasty withdrawal, they have Iost an
,rnrInuuS amount Of mat"rla! ana
dnuI,,lcss have suffered - severe weak
ching in their moral" ana power "'
resistance" Thousands 0i Germans ar
being used in reconstruction ""rh
when r... -. :. -, Oh IN" front
lines. IN" military observers say.
- The Sl1ODr.O 900 emergency ag"icul-
tur:il appropriation hill with It's rid"i
tor national prohibition from h'N' July
] until after tn" American armies are
drruohiliZ.d after IN" end ri IN" war.
yy.,s tnss,d last Friday nI"ht hy th"
senate. without a roll call. B"ior" hnal
tassa-c OF IN" mC;ISUr" th" S'nat"
voted. Is to &, To retain tn" prohibition
rider \ final effort 10 poSip"n'' INC
,fr,ctiv. date Oi TIA" dry legislation
To- December 80. 1919. MAS d'i"h"n'
The Till now GOES 10 ia" ho1:"''
and because Of tn" nHnN Hnl"nhih'hIN
inserted hy the senate. II undouht'hlN
Will hr sent To conference. ffnhihi'loh
leaders. however. "AP"ct th" mouse l"
;yr,.. to the "irS" rider 80 that ih'r''
al q
senate and hnuS" managers. Senators
voting AGAINST retaining TIA" "drA
LrislLtiun M th" Till were i'r:ind' I"''
ui COun,r'IcIt. Gerry at lth"d" island.
ThrLn Il California. lUm"r"n" at
ohio. l:anSdrll ui Louisiana ana n
d.Twoud at NlHh'InI. Will" /, waS an
noIuCrd that many W"ini"rS absent
and I.iircd favored tn" aliI' nhin'll'
* returned To- th,. house. tn. p.Ohibi-
tion clauS,.- Il compromise Effected EIS'
w,rt by senate wet" and dry" lead
,rs- would stop the sal" al all lntoNl-
eating beverages ext June 80 except
for rXInrt, medicinal. SaCrhiu"nial ah'I
other than h,'V"T;i"" purposes ana
would prohibit th" manuiHCtur" hit''
MaN ! next.
\cw York and northern New J"r-
sry have. been IN u stat" Ui excitement
rur = week bcC;IIIS'' OI Il big drag Ion
sIaCk"rs. etc. The dra" net pror"rd-
insS were operated under I'll" manage
mrnt at ChaS. T.. D"wUoiN. represent =
ing the. department al justice. IL" en-
plovcd men of III" army ana navy i"r
the work to the number of many ih"n-
sands, and CuInhcd the SalnnnS, res
taurantS theatres. ,alrII"iN ana aloiS
with the financial and resident diS-
trir,s and examined a total oi 6o.lNI
L..r h..f ftI,sn
istration cards or other evidence Una,
they were not delinquent. II MAS all
right: but otherwise. they wrr" run III
for more rigid examination. Nor"
than | 800 men wrr" indurt'ri INTO 'h'
military service as III" result ol lnt
roundup and l5.OOO others w"r" h"Id
as drlinuurntS. OF those claSs"d as
drlinuucntS. Mr.. D"woOdy SAIL many
will br proven draft dodgers ana SEM
To camp. Others who Jailed 10 ne
their uucstionnaircS. to appear for phN-
steal examination or 10 present thrih-
srlvcs for induction at tn" expiration
OF time extensions allowed for special
rrnsons will hr dealt With 10y their
local boards, the official stated. Mr.
prwuudy asserted that III New YORK
city 2l.3l2 men were examined an,
7J6 sent tO CantOnmcntS. while S,iS3
wrr,. rated as seriously delinquent. oi
3N,S75 who passed through the hands
of officials i'm New Jersey. 7i9 w"r" or
d,rCd into service and l2.5lI wcr" liSt'
rd as d"linquents.
Manufacture of beer in IN" United
States will bc prohibited after mex,
December l as Il war mGiSI,"" Lo.n II
announcement WAS made. H. .>HfI -!
by the food administration. which Sald
the decision had been reached at con-
I...tN
REPRESENTATIVES, OF the fuel, food ana
railroad administrations and tn" war
industries board. Factors which m
flurnCcd the decision To prohibit the
manufacture OF beer after December l..
the food administration announcement
said, "thc further necessity oi war IN
duStlicS tor the whole fuel productive
capacity of the country. the ConSld"ri-
bile drought which has materially al
r,Ctrd the supply of feeding stun Tor
next YEAR, the strain upon tranSrorta- :
tlon to handle necessary industries and
the shortage of labor caused 10y en-
larrCmcnt of the army programme.
Warming also was issued to mhnulac- :
tuiSrs OF all beverages ana minerai
waters that for the same reasons there
will he further Curtailmcnt i'll tu"i
for the manufacture OF glass contain
crs of the plate for caps. OF trlnSror-
tatiOn and food products III such hev-
eragcs." Under national prohibition
legislation passed 10y the senate FRI
day and sent To the house, which en-
acted similar legislation last May. the
manufacture OF beer and wine would
he prohibited after next May !. FRI
daN'S order will move up five months
the time for diScuntinuancc OF the
manufacture of beer. although the
hrrwcrics may Ice allowed 10 rcsuin"
operations between that date and IN"
effective operation of tn" dry l"SiS-
lation'' il finally enacted. since Fridays
order WAS until further orders. The
manufacture of whisky was prohibited
last wear and there has been Increased
demand in congress that tn" president
exercise his war time power tn stop
tn, manufacture of beer as Il food con-
SrrvatiOn measure. The house last
May in adopting the emergency aSri-
cultural appropriation hlll. attachtd Il
rider which provided that none ot the
funds provided 10y the measure should
he used until the manufacture Of beer
WAS discontinued.
- Secretary Baker has ordered that
no more Class | men serve In the war
drnrtmCnt after January |. MI chiefs
of bureaus have been ordered to re
place all the class l men now III ser
VICE WIN men WHO stIt IilN
qualified for general military service.
- The hour when General l'ershings
army will bc thrown into the battle Is
rapid, approaching. in the opinion OF
many officers and officials at thc war
department. Developments up To the
present time. indicate 10 the observers
at Washington. that the German with
drawal WAS nearing the point when
Marshal f'och would make use OF every
available weapon to prevent the enemy
from making a stand In his old posi-
tionS along the hindcnburg line. Re
ports from the front Indicated that the
Germans were accelcrating their with
drawal along Il wide front before the
French and British armies that are
pressing urgently ON their heels. APP
parcntly. il was said. the enemy lead
rrs feel that the line had been straight
cnrd out sufficiently 10 permit Il quick
withdrawal the rest OF the way To the
old. well fortified lines from which
they launched their great drive last
March. The fact that the British al
ready have broken across the old line
,,, ,h., 60 Nn frNrt il r,yl A