Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-11
Scraps and facts.

,,.,s,,, OF the conduct "i IN" .Ni'i -,
Inns . division when hh" v" -,
.,,,inn for th" first ufn'' Wiz /
~ ,,.,st encouraging things '""
t.,y,. heard. "" know th"' m.,iI
,,,r i'm the battl" I'm" t'' -,
,i,,h, in "a way w0r'hE "i ., :,
,,.,di,lOus OF their great
american men and women "', ,,i,.
,d rn The American }. VI. - " ',,.i,.
,y,,b the French troops F"h! amt
,.,rts in ia" recent r''i'', Ill.
,,cst of SOISSonS ana o'''' ,Ii.v.L
", E,,Ih I.roOkii"ld, Mass. II -"
VI i,,.., sacrificed his life. l.S''"' VIZ
:" -" ,,,rs old, ~ officially lfrpi "a
,i,y Irnid a rain oil gas Si'''
-, =. certain burning NlIh| W.
w." r,,upc.s after tn" troops ''"'
'.,.,,,,. an, and has not been S''u ,,,
N & \. workers SiaH'" VI
,,,,,,. durine the rear euhi" 49,,
'"pPH nJ distributin" SuprlhH'
Women workers phi''"'' III, NJ.
,i,,,uishrd themselves. ''h'' IN
80, U,rrnn of Cincinnati.
t..,, al former President lh',' -, :,
al IN = hut Serving 100" "" ..,v s,i
,h,. soldiers until the Hi''E e.. it,r.
-, fire hy German Sh'i'S' t,u, -,
W. ,f cincinnati. only tl' - "".
i'"'' :, r,w hours before th' w.,
,,,,,,.r,d the town. S"N'rhl w
.i'' men are. suffering from go
,,;,,,. and shell shock. 'h' '''''
60 woln,Icd 10y shrai'n''
>,.i,h rho. dnuil" pIIrl"S" Oh "
.,..,sin., the number at men itNalii''i
,nr military service, anu VI 'I,,,.,iy,
,..ir,r administration nI NV, .,..r.l
I,.,u Law. Provost MarSh'l .',.,,, nf
CrnxJ.r has t"l"grHph'd to>'l 'i'',.,...
.,u states. asking imih'dE',' ;u''',,inr
,ir,,ion al TIA" diai' ,.v
lists everywhere. 'EiSS /, ,I,,. re
i'.,,,,,,,b i'm some localities hE Ut"
h'nS"" lis Contains M per cent Oh
IN ,h,. r,,.is,rantS according 'o ~.
'',i,,r,L average hut pcrrch'aS'H
e. 5uo local exemption hnaru W.
,r,,,s vary most matcrlIllN' ,' -,
.,rJ down from the aNcric" hE"l'. -
...I,,,L,.r marriages" anu uh"'o"ii,
,i.,,,n of right of industriaI or IE'
,,rr.,l exemption. G"n"r;iI r""''i .'..,,t
T,yr. some rcgiStrantS nav .,
u,np the hurdCn"d l";Il '"'',
,Sruts. service. while III o'i'i ,.,..
an ,ut,liratiun of the rrSnIilI"nS %
,,,rhuus strirt"r than IL ih''i'' ,
r,h. Governors and the aP"",
.,,..,,,S ,r,. asked TO Investigate ''"'
,,,nu evidence. To ask h"hrnS
,,.,ssiry men, Assistance oi 'hr p'
NJ. through supplying inioiihat "n
,h,. honrds also iS asked. u - WIZ
,h,. Gradual exhaustion "l 'E,SS i' W.
skilled farm lahor'rS whom lu' '"' ,
have been allowed To place a' W. '
,nn will have to go Ia Cant"hti'm,'S. ,,
mn LII ,,',,, h,. mo- ,.hang.. in In" policy
and the onIN relief II IL pr"di'"n VII
,,'',,,, rrum indurS'm" al inc W"'N
ar fight" order generally.
S,,,s 10 stabilize the cotton trade
,,,J ,r,y,nt undue hardShipS on 'n'
,,,.,r,,r,,tur,rs and distributors Phu
in,, Conplction Of price nNlhE n'~'
.,tions have. hccn taken at Il Cohl'''"' ,
h,twrcn the priCc-iiNlng roihii''''' W
ia, Nur trade, board ana the war S'
,i,.,. committee Of the national rouhc''
nr American Cotton Manufacturers W
Washington. Under tchta'N' ii'''
outlined To hc operative u th' h'f"''
tions for price agreement ai' ,'
,.ludrd. prices on all sales iil;Id' ON w
h,.rnr, last Saturday Tor utilN'rH W'
yious to next January i. VIII f'"i''m,, ~
,s shown i'm the sales. Prices on an
..,lrs made on or after June Tor ne
livery SUBSEQUENT TO next S"p'tih'"'
"a would In. subject To REVISION W n
cord with prices agreed upon ny II'
nricr. fixing and manufacturers '"i''
,nitt,rs ON all sales made lor u'li\
CRY after next January !, the prizes
agreed upon 10y the committees are 'o
h,. the prices regardless OF IN" iaT'
that the sales may have bcch 'i''u, ,
nr,.yious to June \. " iS un"''S'"'U
ihnt all prices for So-cali'u ~" nus
1873. business will he SuhJ'cl 10
,.Isinp ..'rhc plan." said the war trade
boards announcement r"n.''m,,,t,, ','',t,.
that manufacturers prices on S'api'S
shall I,. ON the same basis al CoS' ana
rrn,I, IN the government ana th"ii
ns,,I civilian outlets. IL tS iurth'r tN-
pcrtrd that manufacturers VIII "Si'.
io devote uniformly large pr"l"r'"'"
of their productive capacity 10 'iI'N-
ing staples.
Evidence that the government re-
cards the concrete ships aS haNhls
unsscd beyond the stage or rNrrriih'n,
Ia brComc a practical and 'lh'hh' ''u
in the country'S transportation SES'rh'
has been given in Il statement ny '"
shipping board showing thlt u" "SS
than five different branches oi 'h' gov
rrnmcnt contemplate huilu'hs con
crrtr vessels. chairman Hurley soon
In ,,l,cc contracts for ~ more con-
crete. vessels. in addition 10 the II at
,,.,dy Lei. making Il total tonnage oi
nqS 200 ordered 10y the shipping board
Most of the new ships VIII !" '''u"-
ION tankcrs and will u" huiit III 'h'
uy, government yards announced S'N :
rr,I J,ys ago. The inland waterway
commission is asking bids ON Il con =
crete cargo harges of 800 tons rap'''
~. while the navy department mas ",
contracts for l. Concrct" harEcS "i '""
tons each for harbor use ana the quar-
tcrmastrr's department oi the WIT Nv
p,rmrnt has advertised Tor bids on
iwrnty-twu tughoats of reinforced
concrete. Concrete barg"s can II"
huilt in one fourth OF the time
and at onc-f fourth the cost oi steer
hlrgcs while concrete ships complete
cost only half as much az steel Vessels.
"Whilr concrete shipluildinE is well
organized" the statement quotes u. ''
Wig. head OF the department ni con
CIrtr ship construction. TN" oniN nm
Il on the capacity Ia produc" concrete
ships will br the limit of the machin-
cry and equipment. There is no reason
why We can't turn out hundreds "i
thousands ot tons Il year.
The German l-boat campaign of
the Atlantic coast of the United states
cannot br kept up for any length oi
time. i'm the opinion of Archibald Hurd.
the British naval writer. expressed IN
"A statement issued Il few days ago. Mr.
Hurd believes the operations were I'M
drrtakrn i'm the hope OF weakening the
work OF the American navy in Euro
pcan waters and of intimidating the
American people. There is no possi-
hility of the enemy maintaining long
continued campaign off the shores oi
the United States which would require
q large number Of C-hOatS." Mr.. tiurd
said. "The Diesel engine gives q
greatly increased radius Of action TO
big submarines. But New York IL
easily $500 miles from the nearest
German base and the return journey
means Il matter of 1000 miles apart
from the mileage involved in chasing
merchantmen so there is no reason IL
anticipate any such developments as
have been seen in British waters. AS
soon us aircraft OF suitable types are
available they can he used in cscortinr
ships off the coast in association with
such surface vessels aS may hc avail
able. hut I am afraid this method Of
hunting submarines will prove unpro-
ductivc for the simple reason that only
the very largest are able 10 operate 80
far from German ports. They will
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