Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-05
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Record Of Current Happenings c.
Iected from Various Sources.

Ieeted from Various Sources.
One thousand Canadian girls have
been brought to Swissdale, Pa. to work
in factory. at that place engaged
in building Liberty airplane engines.
An Antwerp newspaper says that a
German courtmartial has condemned
to death for espionage the Belgian
Socialist Senators Colleaux and Egres
An explosive bomb was found among
some rubbish in wing OF the Federal
building in Chicago, Thursday. Nc
clue was found as to who put il there
President Wilson has granted an
indefinite reprieve to five OF the
negroes condemned to be hanged fol-
participation in the Houston riots last
August.
The largest cargo steamship afioa'
has been launched at the Vulcan ship
yards at Vegesack. Germany. The
vessel has been christened the Rhine
land and registers 10000 tons.
Senator Fletcher has introduced a
bill providing for the protection oi
carrier pigeons during the period OF
the war. The bill provides heavy pen
alties for killing or OBTAINING the birds
The British hospital ship Glcnart
Castle, was sunk in Bristol channel by
submarine on Tuesday. So far as
reported there were 30 persons res
cued and there are 1853 missing.
The local food administration OF
Philadelphia, has issued drastic
food rule restricting consumers TO two
pounds OF bread per week. Failure to
obey will result in the issuance oi
food cards.
Stephen c. Pace, assistant post
master of Portsmouth. Va. is under
bail bond charged with embezzlcment
of more than $4,000 of postal funds
Pace says he knew the shortage exist
ed. but denies that he got it.
A Tokyo, Japan, paper is authority
for the statement that Japan and
China are ovcrrun with German spies
who are trying to find out the inten-
tions of the japanese and the Allies
in regard to Russia. Siberia and Man
churia.
In the twelve months ending Janu-
airy 18th, the cost OF living in the
United States advanced % per cent.
according to figures compiled by the
bureau OF labor statistics. The in
crease was per cent from December
Is to January Is.
Assistant District Attorney Smith
of New York. says that western oil
millionaire recently lost between $780,
900 and 100000 at one sitting in a
gambling game in one of the promi-
nent New York hotels. He refused 10
name the man or the hotel.
Miss Marie Stewart, a conductorette
on a New York street car. was beaten
by two ruffians last week. The pair
was arrested and heavily fined in
court. The police court judge told the
prisoners that women doing mems
work would be protected.
The law prohibiting the shipping
of liquor into dry territory in that
state became law in Kentucky. Feb
ruary 2S. A bill prohibiting the use,
possession or manufacture Ct Cigar
cites in the state has been introduced
in the legislature.
The Burnett "alien slackers' bill,
designed to force slackers. iptp the
mX-and- -penalzing- -failu 50 de-
portation. passed the lower house last
week. Secretary Lansing was op-
posed to the measure. II is not be-
lieved that the bill will he passed by
the senate.
The agricultural department OF
Pennsylvania, is making arrangements
for the purchase of forty farm trac-
tors 90 ,help farmers in their spring
blowing and planting. The only cost
TO the farmer is to be the supply of
fuel necessary to drive the machines
when working for each individual.