Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-23
Scraps and fats.

- Official figures received IN WASH
ingtnn show that the British empire,
On April /. had 100000 men III army
and navy service. England furnished
$3.50. 900. or 6O.i per cent OF this
total. The DominiOns and Colonies
furnished II per cent tJDV.ybob ana
Scotland G2O.UVU, one for each . IL
OF her population. England. in pro-
portion 10 population, has one in -
IN service; Wales. one in TO-: Ireland
one in 2S3. and the DOminions one in
10. Africa, India and other depend
encies have furnished l.DOO,OyD labor
ers and specials. Troops from England
and Wales, constituting 20 per cent Ol
the men ON the hghti * line. bore 80
Der cent OF the casualties. Scotland.
with \ per cent Of the fighters, bore ~
Der cent. The DOminiOns and colonies.
with IL per cent bore 5 per cent OF
the casualties. Irish troops, represent
ing & Der cent OF the fighting forces,
suffered & per cent of the casualties
- In - cahl"psrmm telling of German
lOssrs. the Renter correspondent ~
I,ritish Headquarters in Franc" SAYS:
I'm the course Oi the fighting on Apfil
IL on In" IsOIna:in RO$signnl 'front.'
four COMPANIES Ui regiment oi 'i'
German "lith division lost an aver
ag. Of 81 per cent. In ,h" first attack
:t Mricrrn thrr" battHliOnS 0i TN" NlS'
German r"S"rv" division were" r"d'ic"h
10 l..ys than 81 company strength
at,ir"r. In the two dHvs' fi%h'inT "hSt
of StrnZr"l" six hattalinnS az IN" i'n"
German liviSi"r. representa-" mo
thirds Of H. total divisional infantry
ctrcn,ih Suffered considerable more
than 30 urr cent rHSnalti"S. tn" ''""
r.,,S,.,..rt az ~" l1th I.a"ar''.n diri,i""
4 I>,,lg,. h1 n AZ
- was wIrrh ont. Thr"" battalion"
or tNn md I.avrri"n Ta""'r r""irn"r' ~
,lnir" cnrrs in IN" atta"i' ~ Now
nriitIr were. so cut NJ that th'r Hr''
unlirrI- 10 mn heard "f a''"in !" '"'
rr,."rui inttl" Roth ~" 1"'h r''""'""
division aud RI" 32nd division suffer-"
disastrous loss"s.
Changes In the present method or
buving and paying for cotton will b"
considered at u meeting in New YORK
MAY ( az :: committee representing
southern shippers and bankers In New
England. New York and the south.
The plans for the conference as "u'
lined hv the National Association OF
cnttou Manufacturers. include gem
rr..i etudv nf IN" situation WIN
view To fIirthcring the opportunity inc
movement holds out for the develop
mrnt nf broad market Tor accept
anrc. both foreign and domestic. "
America is To continue to ho IN"
worlds money market after the war.
In order to more evenly distribute tn"
financial burden of carrying cotton.
members OF tho association have sug-
gestntI - plan under which each mil
would arrange with it's bank Ia accept
for its drafts drawn nj ninety daNS
against shipments Of cotton. paying
the hank - small commission for ac-
ccnt,nce and releasing cotton at once
to the simmer. In this way " was
cyplained. tho mills would b" ahle Z"
spin cotton before actually paving Tor
II. as the accepted drafts would dis-
count readily In the market ana ne ac-
ccptable at federal reserve banks
- Under the classification of men Tor
selcC'tivr draft service. Provost MAR
shaI General CTowd"r has advised the
senate military COmntttc" lha' aP,
proXimatcly two million VIII hr piac'd
i'm class on,.-from which II Is expect
ed all future calls will D." taken. lhtS'
two million. according To Gen. row
der. are rXChIsiv" at between 5Oo.oo"
and one million more annually. IL ~
estimated who will lac made subject
10 military duty under the bill now III
congress subjccting To registration
Youths reaching their majority. FROM
the 100000 men in class oh'~-n'aIiH
20 Der cent of the total registration III
the country--and the additlonal mum
her secured by the new leglslatlon'
Gen. Crowdcr has advised senators
that II is improbable calls will 20 out
side of the highest class. or youths
reaching u years old, under the new
legislation Il is believed that at least
80 pcr cent will be placed In class l.
Plans for the ne% draft. Gen. Cro"u'r
has advised the senate committee. are
somewhat unsettled 10y the mousse
amendment TO the senate hill chahS-
ing basis of quotas from state poph-
Intions TO the number of men In class
which would give credit to states
for all men previously furnished. 10y
voluntary enlistment or draft. opera
tjou of the house amendment accord
ing to Gen. Crowdcr. would cause
much inequality between states III 'h'
new draft.
- ArmrniunS dcportcd from central
Turkey To Syria and others VINO are
fleeing from Turkish oppression con.
tiuu,. To arrive in Palestine i'll great
numbers to take refuge IN the re-
rions occupied 10y the BritiSh army.
I'm the week after Faster ''''uo r'iu
r,,s reached Jerusalem. hoSpital
III
by the American committee Tor Ar
m,nian and Syrian relief and are al
ready taxed TO capacity. celeDration'
surh ns the Holy Land has never
Witnessed before was held on Faster
TIE various Christian sectS gave
plr lvcs To the British governor Srhrr-
al to bury their ancient strlics ana Oh
serve Easter together ut the t"IH
places in Bethlehem and Jer'lSaiehi
t.,..t
Thousand Jews held an open AIR meet
ing on the Mount Of Olives and listen
ed TO addresses 10y representatives oi
the British Zionist COMMISSION. S''-
phcn Truwbridgc OF the Ameritah
committee, has returned TO Jerusalem
from Jericho where he spent Easter.
Il found many old friends among the
Armcnians drportcd from central lnr-
KEY" he said. They reached J'rlcho
in "A state OF exhaustion, having come
I'm hy way of rs Salt. Their gratitude
i'm receiving their first rations was pa
,hctir. God bless America they said.
.Your kindness is the first We have en-
pericnccd in three years. some oi
Them asked. Where can "" enlist
Ioon workers throughout the
,o,ntry we're instructed Sunday night
ny the treasury to redouble their ell
forts To make this n banner week, ana
n possible to raise the total OF SUD
sctip,runs from $l.31l, 100000 obtain
ed i'm the first half of the period. TO
near the three billion dollar minimum
goal. Headquarters reports SHOW, the
campaigners were told. that oniS
,bout 900. 900 persons have sub
srribcd so far. and this is only one
nth uf the 20.O0O.000 subscribers
which il is hoped to enroll. Appar-
emily only one IN every l5 adults mas
bought bonds. The third loan cam
paisn apparently is proceeding faster
than the second. for when the sec
ond was half over. only about SsoV.-
00O 00O had been subscribed. The out
standing fact Of the third campaign so
far Is the liberal outpourings OF SUD
scrip,ions from farmers and other
residents OF rural districts. and the
comparative slowness OF big city COM
munities From every part or the
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