The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-25
IMPORTANT NEWS
The WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE news of The SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The South
land Will Be Found tn
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S'iSt al cS' oPhS
Domestic.
The Dallas, Texas, fremen formed
a labor union affiliated with the Amer
ican Federation of Labor. Twenty
one fire refused to withdraw, and were
suspended by city council, whereupon
practically the whole department went
on strike "for their rights as Amer
,, lean citizens"
Conviction of four officials Of the
Hamburg American line, including
Karl Buenz, managing director, on
charges of violating the customs laws
in sending supplies to German cruis-
ers early in the war, was affirmed by
the United States circuit court OF
appeals at New York City. The'deci-
sion also upheld the conviction of the
Hamburg-American line, which had
been sentenced to pay fine of one
dollar.
Higher wages will be. asked of the
railroad administration soon by nearly
all classes Of organized railroad labor.
1t is stated, however, that strikes are
in nowise contemplated.
Frank Gwynne Tuder, leader of the
Australian Labor party, has been ele-
waited to the premiership, says a Mel
bourne dispatch.
Most of the industries asked to re-
glass industry might be one Of these.
complish it by shutting down entirely
for one day each week, as the paper
board makers already have been Or
dered to do. Some industries, however,
cannot shut down easily for day,
and they will be asked to cease oper-
alton for as long as month later on
in the year. 1t was suggested that the
glass industry might be one of these:
Explaining his recent order giving
fuel administrators authority to close
industries to supply householders
with coal, Doctor Garfield said this
Dcw:c7 would be permitted to be used
Ccly in emergencies.
At Camp Funston, Kans., three men
were killed and two seriously injured
when the army bank there was robbed
by a man dressed in the uniform OF
captain in the United States army.
The three men, civilians, were killed
with an az, it is reported, while they
were at work in the bank. G. F. Win
ters, vice president of the National
Reserve bank of Kansas City, Mo-,
was seriously wounded and it is fear
ed he cannot recover.
A series of tornadoes that broke
over Central Georgia are known to
have killed one man. Three others
are. known to have been injured. A
cloudburst followed the first tornado
and the greatest damage to Camp
Wheeler, seven miles south of Ma
con, Ca, where more thar 10000 men
are encamped, is from water. Many
tents were blown down. The collapse
of corral of the 122d infantry (for-
merly Fifth Georgia regiment) caused
the death of private named Harris.
Establishment of government pow
der plant at Hadley's Bend on the
Cumberland river, near Nashville,
Tenn, has been announced by Gene
raj Crozier, chief of the ordnance bu-
reau of the war department. Con-
struction will be started Immediately
on the plant, which will cost about
sixty million, dollars, and will employ
about fifteen thousand men. The tract
on which options were taken includes
4,600 acres and the price to be paie
for the land is approximately half a
million dollars.
Enforced food conservation in res
taurants and extension of anti-hoard-
ing regulations to make them apply
to the household are included in the
plans of the food administration for
creating larger export surplus Of
food for the allies.