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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
PERSHING TO LEAD
Plans for the Great American In.
vasion Of Germany.

Plans for the Great American In
vasion Of Germany.
The indications are that II will fall
to Gen. Pershing's first American
army to strike the initial blow In an
effort to invade Germany. Nobody In
Washington knows exactly when the
first blow will fall. but that II will be
on the Alsace- Lorraine front Ii gen.
orally conceded.
The Germans got a small taste OF
what Is coming Last Sunday when
American troops In Lorraine captured
the village Of Frapelle. less than five
miles from the German border. Ger
man territory by this little attack
was brought well within the range Of
heavy American field guns. Further
south American troops have been on
German soil for weeks.
Gen. Pershing will be guided wholly
by the decision Of Marshal Foch In
attempting any major movement.
The fact that American troops al
ready are In force on the Alsace- Lor-
rakne front and are holding the lines
In occupied German territory carries
with It the assurance that to Gen.
Pershing will fall the task Of winning
back the lost provinces for France
with Allied assistance.
From the outset American military
experts have felt that victory must be
won on the western front. This does
not mean that the Allies and America
will neglect an opportunity to smash
the Austro- Hungarian army. II does
mean that Germany must be beaten
where the kaiser Is strongest, 30 that
he will not be able to say In the future
the war ended because Germanys al
lies failed her.
/ When Gen. Pershing. acting In close
CO operation with the British and
French forces, starts a major offensive
1t Is predicted that the fighting will
tquickly reach German soil at many
points The German people are des-
tined to see for themselves whether
American soldiers can fight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
WAR PRoFITEERING
Immense Profits in Nearly Every In
dustry in the United States.

Immense Profits in Nearly Every In
dustry in the United States.
War profiteering on an enormous
scale in nearly every industry In the
United States engaged in the produc-
ton of food and war munitions Is
shown by a report OF the treasury de-
partment, which will be submitted to
the members OF congress to show
the necessity for a high war profits
tax provision in the new $s.000.000.-
900 revenue bill.
The report shows that Sl.500 cor
porations out OF $4,000. embracing
every industry and line OF business in
the country, are profiteering. Tho
food protitccrs are the worst Offenders,
the report shows. but It also shows
that the banking business and the
iron. steel and other metal industries
are highly profitable. and that even
the public utilities earnings have sub
stantially increased since the United
States entered the war
The treasury departments report
Is statistical evidence OF the wide
spread war profiteering OF the pack
ers and war munition manufacturers
recently alleged by the Federal trade
commission. ..-,...r.-......... ...
e sreM,st st.s9 ofmrIaz1IFy
department show that profits ranged
from normal up to $1,000 per cent.
Following is a list OF some OF the per-
centagcs OF profit made by various
industries:
"Shoestring" munition companies.
$1,000 per cent.
Dairies. up to 500 per cent.
Flour and grain dealers. $40 to 1874
per cent.
Banks. up to 100 per cent.
Laundries. 100 to 1000 per cent.
Food dealers. 20 to 100 per cent.
Canning industry. S77 per cent.
Packing companies. Is to 2.05l per
cent.
Shoe manufacturers. 20 to 1000 per
cent.
Bituminous coal operators. 1.626 to
$3.50 per cent.
Anthracite operators. IL to 40 per
cent.
Textile industries, up to 200 per
cent.
Garment manufacturers, to 700
cent.
Clothing and dry goods stores. nor
NAL profits for larger stores TO 1913
for small ones.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
Americas Great Work in France

Americas Great Work IN France
The American army In France Is
rapidly pushing to completion the
greatest and longest scheme Of COM
munication ever used in warfare. The
way 1t has overcome colossal obstac-
les and multiplied handicaps in per-
fecting the system seems almost in
credible as 1t Is now in full opera
tion.
For instance, out of the waste
lands adjacent to an old French port
American engineers have built a
splendid line Of modern docks, where
every day new ships are pouring forth
their cargoes of men and war ma
chinery. A huge new warehouse sys-
tenn at this point Is also nearing COM
pletion and taking care Of the grea,
flood of supplies.
In the same coast town the Ameri-
cans have installed motor operation
and cold storage plants, motor re-
ception park, and quarters for stor'
ing supplies for ordnance and avia-
ton forces.
The railway yards in this vicinity
have a trackage of 200 miles. Work
Is we'll advanced on a new car as.
sembly shop, where 20 or more
freight cars are turned out ever,
day. Another assembly plant has
been erected to handle all-steel cars
transported from America in parts.
.lot far from this little port worl
Is about completed on a 20,000-bet
hospital. the largest yet constructed
in France. In the same section Is al
immense new artillery camp read,
for several brigades Of artillery Il
occupy IT. 1t includes a large re
mount camp with capacity for severa
thousand horses. The work on al
these projects owes its success large
~ to the capable and intelligent direc
ton of the American executives n
charge Of II.
These port communication center
are great affairs today. but they ar
SO worked out as to be capable Of al
most unlimited expansion II necessa
ry. This is highly important in viev
of the tendency toward pooling o
French, British and American supple
and efforts, which may easily resolv
the American base ports into mai
reserve centers from which thei
channels Of distribution will radiat
directly to rail-heads on all parts Q
the front.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
ENROLMENT OF THE DOCTORS
How il 10 Proposed to Use All to the
Best Advantage.

Best Advantage.
DIR. Franklin Martin, chairman OF
the general medical board Of the
council OF national defense, explains
the scope and function OF the volun-
teer medical service corps, In which
1t Is proposed to enroll every legally
qualified physician in the country. In
Guiding women. without reference to
age or physical disability. The or
ganization received the approval OF
President Wilson In the last week. DR.
Martins explanation appears In the
current issue OF the New York Medi-
cal Journal.
"It Is a method Of recording all
physicians who are not yet In service
and OF classifying them 80 that theiI
services when required will be utiliz-
ed In q manner to infiict as little
hardship on the individual as posi-
bfe," DR.. Martin writes. 1T is
method by which every physician moi
IN uniform will be entitled to veal
an insignia which will indicate hi.
willingness to serve his government
AS more than 90 per cent OF tn
physicians OF the country will be uti'
lized In caring for the industries a
home and the health Of the home peo
| pie, this large percentage will Of ne
cessity be expected to maintain thei
home status and continue their ordi
nary professional work.
The object OF the corps is to plac'
on record all medical men In tn
United States: to aid the army. nav.
and public health service In supply
Ing war needs: to provide the bes
civilian service possible: to give rec
ognition to all who record themselves
Civilian service win be supplies
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23

Great German Flyer.-French avia-
ton circles report the appearance on
the western front Of a new German
chasing airplane. the mens-Schuck-
tcrt biplane.
This machine has an eleven-cylin-
der engine OF the same name. which
develops $50 horse power and drives a
four -bladed propeller. The plane car
ries two machine guns which fire
simultaneously or separately through
the propeller. 1t is extremely rapid
and easily handled. It can reach a
height Of 5000 yards in fifteen min
utes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
WOULD NOT GIVE BACK
II Was Major General eullard Who
Refused to Retreat.

Major Gen. Robert Lee Bullard. SAYS
n Washington dispatch, IL believed te
he the American officer who refused
to accept even temporary defeat whcr
the Germans crossed the Marne July
lis. He launched counter-attach
contrary to the advice Of the French
commanding general and smashed the
kaiser's forces in the bend OF the river
east Of Chateau Thierry, so upsctting
their plans to seize the plateau south
of the Marne.
The French superior officer had said
it was no disgrace for the Americans
to he driven back and as they had
fought stubbornly no immediate coun.
ter-attack was to be expected. TIL,
American general replied:
I'VE regret being unable on this oc-
casion to follow the counsel Of ouI
masters, the French; but the Amcri-
can flag has been forced to retire
This Is uncomfortable, and none Of oui
soldiers would understand their mol
being asked to do whatever is necessa-
ry to re-establish q situation which j.
humiliating TO US and unacceptable tc
our countrys honor. We are going
to counter-attack."
Following the success of this attack
American troops were used al Vita
places in the whole development ol
Gen. Foch's smashing OF the crown
princes army.
When told Of the action of IT,,
American officer at the time. Sccre-
tary Baker said that il the story was
true no doubt the officer would he
courtmartialed, but promoted.
Gen. Bullard was born in Youngs-
boro Ala. January Is. 1861, and was
graduated from West Point in 1855
In the Spanish American war he was
a major of an independent battalion OF
Alabama soldiers. He comes OF an
old North Carolina family of fighters
His people are Scotch-lrish Presby-
terians.
War department officials would
neither deny nor. confirm .the - Htoo
that Gen. Bullard Is the officer who
made the famous answer.
The Army and Navy Journal. dis
cussing the incident under the head
ing, "The Author Of Famous
Phrase" says:
Several newspapers identified the
officer who sent this message rs
Major Gen. Omar Bundy, y. A.. but
William Howard Taft, in an article in
the Louisville Courier-Journal, states
that the message was sent by Major
Cen. Robert l.. Bullard, n. a. Ex-
President Tafts statement reads:
1.-The course of Gen. Bullard and
his command at Chateau Thierry
makes ones heart beat high. He was
ordered by his French commander to
give ground. He declined, on the
ground that his troops did not know
how to retreat. He ordered them for
ward. The check Of the German Of
fensive on the Marne began with this
sharp counter Of his men. The act
savored of insubordination. Only q
brilliant success could justify 1t. He
took the chance. and report makes
him lieutenant general
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
Soldiers Interested.

Soldiers Interested.
Soldiers In training are more inter-
ested than one might think in the
10 IS. As rule, soldiers are not
much interested In anything going on
outside the army. However. many Of
them are scanning the newspapers cv-
cry day to see what's doing regard-
ing the proposed increase. II Is OF Pc
cultar interest TO them, because II
such change in the draft law IL
passed, II will draw quite a number OF
relatives. perhaps even fathers OF
some soldiers into the army.
One of my tent mates who lives up
in Indiana and talks with all the
nasal twang Of the genuine Hoosicr.
was discussing II with me the other
evening.
III they do get some OF those 10
year old birds in this army. won't we
have a time OF 1t listening TO their
yarns OF the long ago?
why. my dad amt hardly forty
five and believe ms. buddy. there
would be some mix-up II he and
should get In the same tent with me
In charge.
They'll make good soldiers. l bet
you, because they are steadier ard
more set in their ways than a lot Of
us young fellows. But say. pal. do
you remember a little doggercl. the
closing spasm OF which goes like
this:
But all he could do
Was to buzz and buzz:
And tell what devil
or q fellow he wuz."
JAS d. Grist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23

+ Seizure by the government Of l.
057.00 pounds Of devttalized wheat
gluten which was to have found its
way to Germany through Switzerland
was announced IN q statement Tuesday
by A. Mitchell Palmer. alien property
custodian. The grain, worth In pre-
war times approximately 100000. was
discovered In June In a warehouse
ready for shipment overseas. It will
be sold at public auction August 2G
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23

The Republican state committee OF
Vermont has passed resolutions re-
questtng the resignation of Governor
Horace Graham. following the dis
covery Of discrepancies totaling S2o.-
900 In the governors accounts with
the state while. he was state auditor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23

Allies Advance on Petrograd.-The
first connected story on the advance
Of the Entente forces southwark from
Archangel. northern Russia, Is given
in a special dispatch to the Dusseldorf
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23

. Four boys. part Of gang Of thieves
calling themselves The Clutching
Hand Gang" have been arrested by
the London police.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23

do. and that Is to do a right-about-
face in proper military manner on
one leg.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24

"All the boys will have packages
from home" he wrote, except one
poor fellow from Omaha. He has
no relatives or friends. He is an
Italian and speaks very little Eng
fish, but he is a good soldier.
can not bear to have him the only
one to whom no remembrance will
come. Can you not find someone
to send him bit of Christmas
Like most men in perplexity. Mr..
Deitz consulted his wife. Bring
me the names of all the men who
have no one to provide for them at
Christmas" she said.
To this Italian-American soldier
and to all the other friendless ones
Mrs. Dietz is sending Christmas
boxes. They are filled with rea!
Christmas cheer. Not only are arti-
eles provided which the boys will
receive with pride and joy, but let.
tiers filled with the real Christmas
spirit are added. There are to be nc
friendless boys from Omaha this
wear ..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
Nonpartisan League
National Convention
Called by Townley

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 23.-Pres. A. c.
Townley of the National Nonpart-
isan league announced here today
that a national convention of the
league has been called to be held in
St. Paul beginning December 3 and
continuing till all business before
the convention is concluded. Rep
resentation at the convention, &C
cording to the announcement here,
will be on the following plan:
Every state where the league took
part in the recent elections, includ-
ing North Dakota, South Dakota,
Minnesota, Montana, Idaho. Ne
braska and Colorado, to be repre-
scented by the entire executive COM
mittee of five members now in
charge Of the organization work in
each of these states. Every other
state where the league is organizing
will be represented by one member
of the present executive committee
for that state, being one delegate
each from Washington, Wisconsin,
Kansas, Iowa, Texas and Oklahoma.
The total of all credited delegates
will be Al, on this basis. .-~
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24

Miss Agnes E. Mathiesen, for.
merly manager Of the bonding de-
partment of the Foster-Barker in
surance firm in Omaha, and many
years connected with other insur-
ance companies of the city, left New
York last Wednesday on an Italian
ship for Paris, where she will take
up her work in the Red Cross can
teen service.
Miss Mathiesen wrote in a letter
to Mrs. Ma bel Walker, manager OF
the women's employment depart
ment, Chamber of Commerce, that
she was one Of Is young women
leaving at that time. She stated
that the majority were southern
girls. The party will go to Paris
via Italy. Miss Mathiesen's address
when she arrives in Paris will be
No. 4, Rue de Lelysse.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
Yearling Colts Bring Big
Price at Old GLORY Sale

Recent sales of yearling colts
seem to indicate that youngsters of
proven breeding and eligible to the
rich futurities are in greater demand
this winter than at any time for
years past. During the Old Glory
sale held at Madison Square Garden,
New York City, November IS to %,
rs head of yearlings consigned from
the Laurel Hall farm, all the get of
Peter the Great 2:07A. sold for an
average of 1915 a head; IS colts
sired by J. Malcolm Forbes 1904
and consigned by James Mcgowan
of Mount Sterling. KY, averaged
ST., per head, and 80 head con-
signed from the Walnut Hall farm
averaged $544 per head.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24

Washington, Nov. 23.-General
March announced today that author.
ity had been given to General Perish
ing to send back home all such
troops as will not be needed in
making up the army of occupation
He said that General Pershing had
indicated that the following units
would not be so required:
Divisions 81, "a, SO, SO, Is, "a, IS,
and 81.
Artillery regiments 46, ~, 40, So
IS and Is.
Field artillery brigades IS and lO3
The composition of divisions des-
ignated to return. so far as known,
is as follows:
Thirty-frst Georgia, Alabama
and Florida). 34th National Guard
troops from Nebraska, Iowa, South
Dakota and Minnesota), 38th (Indi-
ana, Kentucky and West Virginia),
10th New England), 18th West
New York, New Jersey and Della
Ware),
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
EVERY SOLDIER
FROM OMAHA TO
HAVE XMAS BOX
Gould Dietz to See That None
is Overlooked When Santa
Claus Makes His
Rounds.

Christmas morning. and all the
soldiers in the American army in
France will be opening the little
boxes of "home" sent through the
Red Cross. Will there be an oc-
casional poor fellow with no friends
and no family, who has bravely gone
to do his part, but to whom no re-
membrance of the great festal day
comes? Will he .wistfully watch his
comrades as they open their little
packages. finding therein precious
trinkets from the dear ones across
the water2 There will be no such
lone ones from Omaha.
Gould Dietz of the Omaha chap
to- received a letter from the COM
Prklnder of division largely recruit
ed from Omaha one day last week.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
major Macrae Made
Colonel at Front;
Word Cabled Here

A cablegram received yesterday
by Robert B. Wallace from Johr
D. Long, jr., OF Unit X, Mobile
Hospital No. |, announced that DIR
Donald Macrae of Council Bluffs
had been promoted to the full rank
OF colonel, raising him from major
and giving him the highest Official
position under the rules of the ser.
vice. 1t is understood that the pro.
motion was made very soon after
Lieutenant Colonel Tinley's rank
was raised to colonel.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
Socialists to Seek
Place at Peace MEETING

Paris, Nov. 23.-(Havas.>-A So
cialist delegation called on Premier
Clemenceau Friday to inquir e
whether the government would have
representatives Of the working
classes at the peace conference and
whether an international congress
would b. authorized during the Ae-
gotiations. The premier replied that
he would refer both questions to the
cabinet and the allied governments.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
Thousands of Yankee,
Soldiers Embark for
Home from, LiUerpOO

Liverpool, Nov. %. = Several
thousand American soldiers sailed
for home yesterday on the liners
Lapland and Minnehaha. It was
a stirring scene as the men
marched from the railway station
stage amid the rousing cheers
from the throngs Of people along
the streets,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
NAV Become Citizens.

Denver, Nov. 23.-Enemy aliens,
who have been barred from natural.
ization since the entry of the United
States into the war, now may be-
come citizens. according to instruc.
tons received today by Paul Arm.
strong, naturalization examiner here,
provided their applications are ap-
proved. This will affect more than
200 applicants in this district, which
comprises Colorado, New Mexico
Wyoming and Utah.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
Burns Alienation Suit
Must UNDERGO Chances

Judge Wheeler of Council Bluffs
yesterday ordered the original peti.
tic filed in the alienation suit by
Frank w. Burns against Peter
Raph to be stricken from the rec.
ords and a new suit filed. -. /,
Burns, an Omaha man, sued Raph
Council Bluffs resident, for $4,000
for alienation of the affections Of
his common-law wife. Judge
Wheeler held that the petition was
too argumentative, and for this
reason required the filing of new
one after ordering the other with.
drawn.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
CUARDSMEN OF
NEBRASKA IN
ARMY SOON BACK
General Pershing Names Many
Regular Divisions and Re-
placement Troops Not
Needed in France.
BULLETIN.

Washington, Nov. 23,-Plans OF
the War department, Secretary
Baker said today, call for the re-
duction of the American expedition
airy forces to a point where they
will constitute approximately 80 di-
visions, or about half the present
strength. Further reductions will
be made beyond that point if it is
found that the situation warrants.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
IN THE DIVORCE COURT.

Mabel e. Prybl, married to George B.
PrybI In Glenwood. Ia, January 4, 1918,
has filed petition In district court for a
divorce. one of the allegations being that
her husband would not allow her to go
anywhere without his permission. She
charged that she was not even allowed the
privilege Of visiting neighbor She fur
Their alleged that Prybl was Irritable. ty.
rannical and dogmatic." According to the
petition. when Prybl returned from MILL
tary service last August, he required his
wife to relinauish her wedding ring. told
her he did not love her and he has never
acted a. though he specially cared for the
sweet little boy that came to bless their
home. Mrs. Prybl stated that she Is en-
ployed In a factory. She asked for a de-
cree, custody Of the boy, SIS per month
for the child and $50 per month for her.
self.
Mauds B. Groth asks for a decree Of d.
vorcs from Anton J. Groth on the grounds
Of nonsupport and extreme cruelty.
Charles Pardubsky has been granted a
decree Of divorce from Marie, who allowed
the case to 60 by default. They were
married In Austria. February 20. 1911.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
Two Autos Are Stolen from
the Court House Basement

Two automobiles hive been stolen
this week from a parkway in the
basement of the court h.use. A
machine owned by Ma Keenan,,
county superintendent of schools,
was taken Friday night and during
Thursday Deputy Sheriff Flanagan
lost a car,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
Meeting of Omaha, Traffic
ManauerS is POSTPONED

The semi-monthly meeting of the
Omaha Traffic Managers associa-
ton, which was to have been held
next Thursday, has been postponed
on account of that day being
Thanksgiving. The next meeting
will be held at the Chamber of Com
merce Thursday, December 5.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
Hindus Rejoice.

London, Nov. 23.-(Via Mon
treal.) - Enthusiastic rejoicin g
marked the celebration in India OF
the signing of the armistice, accord
ing to DELAYED dispatches from Sim
Ia. A pubic holiday was proclaimed
and parades were held Throughout
the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
TOTAL AMERICAN
CASUALTIES.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Total
casualties of the American expe-
ditionarly forces up to the sign.
ing of the arnistice were divided
as follows:
Killed and died OF wounds,
36,154.
Died of disease 1881.
Died from other causes, 2,204.
Wounded, l7o,625.
Prisoners, 2,l63.
Missing, 1850.
Total, 236,ll7.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
DOCtOrPraiSeS
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eases of the scalp is known to be difficult even
with the best efforts of intelligent and discrim-
mating physicians. However there is one rem.
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medicine they can rely upon with perfect con
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