Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-12

was evidently Il code letter.
\. ". ua~l"y. selling Pastor Rus
s,ITs llIrrutur" IN Washington, was
sent to jaIl last Thursday III default oil
a $500 bond after a hearing before
United States Commissioner B"ckcr-
diic under the "spoinag" act. charged
with ,iscrr,lIting tn" allied cause and
,su,.r,;,Ik liberty bonds Iiawlcy.
claims that he is from New York ana
h,d been IN Washington several days.
and federal officers have been work
lng ON his case. resulting III his arrest
NmUng his statements. according 10
testimony oi j. =. kuS kendall. sccrc-
tarS ni th'. local exemption board. was
one that money invested IN liberty
bonds. principal and interest would pc
lost. Another WAS that ministers oi
the Protestant churches are acting aS
:, d,.rov. leading young men on 10y per
suasiun to their death. Il cannot ami
would no; II could" replied Hawlcy
lu The question oi whether or not ne
could furnish bond.
An attempt to enlist It quarter oil Il
million skilled workmcn IN its shipyard
volunteer reserve Will br made tins
week bv the emergency fleet corpora
iiou through state councils OF defense
The week has been designated as reg
IStratIun week in every state. tn" plr-
puS, in establishing the reserve Is 10
,.r,.;,tr = hody oi skilled workers VINO
can bc called on Tor service IN the snip
wards aS they are needed. lhc classes
of workers especially sought are ace
iylrnr and electric wcldcrS. asbestos
workers. hlackSmiths. anGlcsmlths
drop forge men. ilangc-turncrs. iur-
nae" men. builcrmakcrs. rirctcrS.
rcirncrS. ship carpenters. dock builders.
chI,p"TS and CalkcrS, electrical work
"rs, electricians. wire men. crane ope-
riturS, foundry workers. laborcrs. loitS-
men, template makers, machiniStS ana
machin" hands. painters. PLUMBERS
pine filters. sheet metal workers, cop
I.rSmiihs. ship filters. structural iron
Workers. ,rrrtors. bolster up. ccmcnters
ind crane men.
American eagles need no more pay
Tor diving than do soldiers In the
trenches Gen. rcrShing has told the
Wiz ,i,Igirtm"nt. Vt the request OF
SECRETARY Baker Il hill has been pre-
t.,r,d cutting on the 30 per cent in
cr':Is" III l,aSc pay the ilyinS men nave
been receiving \ cable from Gen.
I'rrshiny reads: For the reason that
uxin,p-iiS-fYrt iaRtt aRtt+iela-sectlon& &1
no more hazardous than duty win
combat troops. and involves nothing
Iik" the har,lShips endured by troops
commended as early as possible of laws
pru>idIng increased rank and pay Tor
qualification as junior military ava
tors. military aviatOrS. JUNIOR miil'ar!
:,vrunatiS, military acronautS ana LOT
any other Increased pay for engaging
in aerial flights. Such laws are pro-
,luCtiVr. OF improper balance Ill rithk
and pay and result in injustice TO othcr
arms and are no longer necessary In
al
when passed and aviation was In eN-
detrimental stage. Gen. FouloiS Is IN
full accord with tn" recommendation.
AS previously stated the Amcri-
can survivors of the Tuscania dlSts-
ter were landed AT widely separated
places on the Irish coast. Some were
landed on the coast OF Scotland.
party Of l42 Americans were landed
on a barren part of the scottish coast
They made the shore in three lie
hoats some fourteen hours after the
sinking of the big ship. AS soon as
they were able to make known their
whereabouts British trawler was
sent To bring them To more COM
Portable Irish port. Upon the ar
rival OF the trawler. however. the OF
ficcr in command of the Americans
seeing that the little ship did not
carry enough life boats TO accommo-
date the Americans In case the tr;lwl-
cr should be sunk by another Subma-
rinc. refused tu allow his men TO 20
aboard. Another larger vessel. pro-
yldcd with ample life boat room was
sent for the Americans and they were
taken Ia Il place Of safety ana COM
fort.
80 President Wilson on Friday signed
the "(;arahr,l" hill. one of the most re-
markahlr pieces OF legislation ever
enacted 10y congress. In signing II tne
president officially gave notice that thr
United States wants 10 know all aDou'
the mysterious machine invented by
the Armenian American. Garahad 1. n
i;iragoSsian. OF Boston. who claims 10
have discovered the means OF conccn-
trating and directing free energy. IN
such volume that. properly developed.
II will rclrcatc into the realms ot use
lrsSnrSS such present day ncccssitics
,s coal steam boilers. engines ana
water power The bill provides that
Mr.. GiragoSsian shall nominate hIr
eminent scientists 10 examine the
"t;arabcd." The names are TO he sub
mittcd To the secretary Of the interior
for approval. When the secretary OF
the interior has approved the Coinmls-
sion named hy MIR. Giragossian the
members will meet at place To NJ
designated Ivy the inventor and there
ne will demonstrate the machine.
- Means have been found to make
troop transports unsinkable by suhma-
rincs according To statement made
in New York last Saturday night pE
William l.. saunders vice chairman OF
the naval consulting board. In an
address at a dinner of the University
OF Pennsylvania alumni. Mr.. saunders
said that one Of the ships recently
Communicated by the government
now lies at an Atlantic port ana III
such shape that she can not be sunk
hy an exploding torpedo. l can con-
ceiyc OF no reason why this informa-
tion should be withheld" he added.
''On the contrary. | believe II Is well
that the enemy may come TO reailze
the time has been reached when Amer
lean transports are ready for the trans
portation of our troops which that en-
cmy can not sink. This snip ma!
have hole thirty or forty feet IN
diameter blown in her side. and sne
will remain afioat. Such hole should
waterloo but one tenth Of the honey
combed alright cells.
ALL Of the American survivors OF
che Tuscania. with the exception OF
about one hundred who were too SICK
TO travel. were promptly landed at
TWO camps III lonuohuS's >o.''
Ireland. Some Of the men were
brought BY boat and others were
brought by rail. on hearing that the
Americans were coming in special
trains, thousands OF Irish farmers
Sathered along the railroad line to
see them so by. Some Of the Ameri.
cans had cash in money belts around
their waists: but most Of them were
penniless. However. that seemed to
make little difference. The generous
hearted Irish gave them everything
they asked for without money ana
sJ on their coats and put them on |
Araricans who were without coats.
Hh ofaoars were generally