Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-15

A German dispatch Of Friday says
the corresuondent has II from re-
liable source that Germany IL pre-
parlng 70 close her frontiers on both
tho Dutch and Swiss sides ior t"o
months. during which time no one Will
t, allowed 10 70 into or out OF the
country. The reason FOR the CLOSING
of the border is not given.
\ committee Oi packers. says
,'h,c;tg0 dIsIna:Ch. has been appoint
cd 10y the [ aIt"d States food admins
,ration to Gfaw up suggestions for the
conservation uf fats. Packers nave
ul;,unrd 10 cut oil fats before the
In.ai ~ sold To hut' hers. lhIs means
fitI"ss mutton. hnth ana veal ch"pS'
Ham viii h." lIInU'd OF All TAT pos
s,i,!-. Pp;k chops and fresh pork
will ia ~ - similar reduction. i't'
Will b.. cut from pork ana bacon
destined for curing. The big porter
hUuS" and sIrIDin steaks with nan"
breadth ri fat Will t." only rcnItn-
br:inCc
To s.uDly III" n"'.ds OF the army
and navy .ind the nations associate"
with the tinted States III tht "''t
,u;,rrs, Germany th- food admiEis
tration will purchase from evedy flour
mil rn the rOuntry not I" exceed -
Der cent oil its output. Out OF the
flour l,ur"haS"S. ~ VAS explained, 'hc
tuud administration viii retain AT all
times Il reserve stock ana VIII snip
hour 10 any point wher" IN" loca!
SII,r!y might be- short This meas
urc - not taken with - we" OF dl-
InIIIShITS supplies To th" HIaTk'''
sand an admins ration announce
uIrnt. hut Is TO Fundamentally fur-
thrr n.lr.IIat" handing Of transp"r-
ritiUn IN respect l" army. navy ana
.<i"rt r"'Iu:r"in' nta.
E'u,.I Administrator Garfield has
ISSUED It most diSCOuraSinS statement
~ 10 the cO;.l situation. AS compar-
.d with last year the coal shortage
amounts to 3S,UD0.UOO tons. ana the
unusually cold weather, with the
pruInisc OF more OF the same KIND
gives but little hope OF relief within
tn. next sixty days. There Is reason
To fear that many factories engaged III
maxim. ammunition and othcr war
materials will have to curtail their
operations. according To Mr.. Garfield.
Air. MCAdUo. director OF railroads.
however. talks more encouragingiy.
Il, has issued Il statement TO the ct-
feet that the railroad situation mas
cleared up very materially. and that
within Il week or two hc VIII be able
to move all available coal from all OF
tn" mines.
Cotton ginncd prior To January
/. amounted TO lO,5iO.iOl running
bales, counting round as hall bales
.und exclusive Of lIutCrS. the census
bureau has announced. Rounq bales
included were lNj.Iln. and sea island
Stall hIIcs. Last year 1" January ]
gInuiugs amounted to ll.O33.i3l
bales. including l>S.012 round bales
and 1883 bales al sCa island. Gin
ninpS by state tins year were: Ma
hanna IS3.0l6. Arizona. l3, 'iH. ar
KANSAS >J>.ii5. California 3'.263.
tinrl,ia 1888. Georgia l.'6S.2Ho.
Louisiana 6U5.a31. Mississippi. soy. :
~. Missouri Ii.13:, North Carolina
5i3.523. Oklahoma NNi.S2S, South
Carolina l.l4G.22G. Tennessee zoo
$50. Texas 2.?>1.3i1. Virginia 49,
and all other states 3.7SS. Sea Island
ginnings by state were: Florida 3d.
ia. Georgia Ii...::> and South caro-
lima ISIS.
The pay roll of the lighting fore
-s OF the United States now IL nearly
SlOU,UVO. 600 a month. This sum IN.
CludcS salaries OF officers ana enlisted
men in the army and navy, serving
both IN this country and abroad.
family allotmcntS and compensation
for certain services rendered. 40 not
take into account family allowan.
Cps'' paid 10y the government toward
the support OF families Of enlisted
men. under specific conditions. nor
does il include any of the special
compensatory features of the military
and naval insurance act. Details Oh
the pay received by soldiers anu
sailors and OF the operations OF the
war risk compiled by the several de-
partments, for information OF the
public; and those rs!assng ,ss s.i 70 the , navy
committee on Tattic in55rmation. The
others will be- made public later and
separately.
-.- The State. Saturday: Ralph r
SCclcN, Il well known man about tht
,ity, was tried in the criminal court
Yesterday on the charge of violating
the prohibition law and the jury re-
turned Il verdict nf guilty. The main
witness for the prosecution testified
that on October 20, 1917. he purchas
ed half pint Of liquor from Scelcy
and aS he WAS carrying on the deal q
constable walked upon the scene and
placed the defendcnt under arrest.
He said ne paid $3.50 for the flask ol
liquor Judge McmminGcr sentenced
Scplcy to serve II months in the
county Jail or IL months in the pen
itcntiary and To pay Il fine or $500
The Judge took occasion to say tha|
the dcfrndent had not taken adran-
iagc Of his opportunity to quit the
liquor traffic and II was plainly evil
dent that the people were determined
to put Il stop to the Illegal traffic. LII
uuor had seen its day. No notice
was given that new trial would be
asked for or that an appeal would he
taken. and Mr.. Sccley was taken To
the county Jail.
- Because of ship losses and crop
failures abroad. the food administra-
ton has found IL necessary to release
for export 90,OO0,000 bushels of wheat
in excess of original estimates. The en-
tire surplus had already been shipped
during December. In the light OF the
new situation the food administration
has arranged for the purchase OF SO
per cent of the output OF all the big
tiour mills and with this 80 per cent.
will take care of the needs OF the army
and navy of the Allies. a bill drawn
by Chairman Lever. of the committee
on agriculture to enforce saving OF
wheat by absence Of meatless days.
has the approval of the food admins
tration and there will probably also
nc legislation to govern mixed Hours
anu provide for u form OF war bread
out OF mixed grains. Originally. 1t
was calculated that the wheat supply
would last until June when the next
harvest begins to come in: but now
there Is hut little hope that the supply
will last beyond. II Is expected.
too. that there will hc laws against
boarding of food OF any kind.
Spartanhurg. January l3: y seri-
Gus congestion Of traffic on the &. c.
4 -. railway threatens the coal sup
ply OF the cotton mills OF the Spar
tanburg and Grecnville districts.
Thousands OF tons Of coal are on tho
line between SpartanhurS and the coal
mines at Dante. but sufficient motive
power to move this coal is not to be
had. Mill presidents and coal agents
have been trying throughout the day
To get in touch with u. B. Gossctt. the
state fuel administrator, at Anderson.
hut because Of wire trouble in all d.
rections ne had not been reached late
tonight. Messages have been for
wardcd To- Washington by mill men
60 I'D for fha