Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
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,rn,c which will then xiv" the Hi'i"S
m. Ir.an, 10 carry out Il th"!"I'n
offensive" SAYS Gen. C"rsl a. f."ih'.
The ability oil FOch ~ not 10 h' I'''
astray toy success or disc0urh2"d 10y
,.,iIu,,. He has = prinCIrl" 'hht ih''
L.sr dcfcns" L. IN" dtihrk. hut ~
needs the entire strength oil u"
Americans 10 BASS from thu pIpt"rtiN'
,Irr..u,.. t,, an overwhelming In'I'ii!,'.
Meanwhile. the period iiOir now "Hu''
American participation ~ r"iHi"''
tuust he Clnpi0y"d 10 CHECK th' 'h'-
my. obligIng him 10 refine p"ihaI@'
beyond tl" Sninil".
American Masonic leaders last
FRIDAY spurnrd th. idea that Mason e
-. i'm this country viii lend itS'ii I"
what Is believed to be q peace pIopa :
,anda move within III" German va"
sOurv 4 recent Masonic cohi'i
-nc, In Germany was thought 10 ~
hacked hy the kaiser. who wahteh
American MasOns To l." Influenced 10y
,h,. Truton organization. Tn" tfn"
;.r,r NnsOnS Of the United states q"
mo-, d"sir. to aid in bringing about amy
Kind OF peace. except SuCh Il one hS
stall meet the full approval oi 'h,
p,y,rum.nt of the United states. Saih
George r. Moore. sovereign grand
commander Oi III" surr"in" coIncii.
southern jurisdiction Oi Scot'lHh isl',
Masnns. He adG"d IN" Americans VIII
not Ice prOpasandistS.
The German command IS raced by
more or less serious difficulty as 4 re-
suit Of the presence on the Wes'er u
front OF divisions containing tens ol
thousands Of soldiers from Alsace anu
Lorraine who up To this time nave
never been employed III a'llN'
nghting against the French. A captur-
ed C;srmuu order declares that the
N.rIn|.. were unable any longer to
keep tho Alsatians and lOrralners
away from the western front. other
documents reiterating AN order ISSUED u
by tho German crown prince. instruct
the commands OF the various units 10
keep the men from Alsace-Lorralne
un,Irr th. closest surveillance ana ho'
to utilize them at critical polhtS ia 'hc
lines - many d"s"rtiunS had been re-
t,ur,,d. AlS.ttianS and l.OrIalncrS must
never be left alone in the lighting zone
but must always be accompanied Dy
German, soldiers In whom abs lute
confidence can be placed one order
snys II is added that any soldier
from Alsace- Lorraine that coEles uh-
der suspicion must bc treated win aii
iron hand.
The German population along the
Rhine expects an Allied INVASION. III
tl,. ulunIou oI - Dutch woman oi ','i-
man descent who has just returned 10
AmStrI dam after visiting relatives ih
a small village near Bonne. on the
Rhine In Il statement 10 the AH"'cr
dam correspondent or the lonuoii
Daily Express. she said: The impress
IONS p:,ihrrrd from " hat ! SAN AMI
heard In Germany was one CT real lie
sts,ir. I'm spite OF what newspapers say
and do not say, the German retirement
in the west is making the worst pos
siils iuprcSsiuII especially along thc
Khiue The people there know thcS
will be the first to be hit II the Aliles
come over The idea That fcrHiai'
soil * To remain inEinl;ttc 10 ','
Last has disappeared coihpi'''H
and on III" Rhine rN"rEhouE rNI"r.H d
foreign invasion sooner or later. Many
OF the families are preparing to leave
fM. central Germany. THE raNaS'S
of Allied aircraft are simply terrlfc'
When yuu read: There w:iS some ma p
terial damage II means that "hoie
streets were torn up win Il i'a'
casualty list to complete the picture
An antidote to the opinions OF
Generals Won Blume and Won LieDert'
who see a menace in large American
;,rmy ON the western front .lready mas
nppeared in the Cologne Zeitlns. says
an Amsterdam dispatch. To claim tie
German public. the Tuesday cui-
ton OF the Zeituna contained a long
article trying to prove by StalistiSs
that America cannot possibly seno
100000 men to Europe In mnnth.
'"n:a. crt,ele aeeltaslfeess- l;sl Is that more thah
forty troop ships already have peen
sunk il continues: III the Niner"'n9
II the front are lighting well tnat uoes
not need to cause surprise lot IL Is tns
fine flower OF American manPoou
which is now at the front. mainly. lh'
old regular army. plus ;lnou, 49," ,,.,o',.. ".
the most sturdy and most adventurous
Ismonts. which all nations have. VINO
volunteered at the outbreak or the
year Then there will be continL enls
recruited from the New England states
Who are the best educated ana Keen
est fighters because their heart III
the business. So we get IN assresale
from 2OO.OO to 2jO.0OO picked men
I'm, once these are used IN" lh't"I'
will be alte ed because thsy cahh'' oe
replaced.
I,ymrnts to the Allies since the
I,pit,I States entered the war passed
another billion dollar marx laSt Sat
urday and stood at S6.O>9.o64. .'oo. ms
represents the aggregate oi CHECKS
actually drawn on the treasury an"
lslid. Is distinguished from circuits
established or agreements 10y lh'
I'ni,rd States government To make
loans now amount To $6,692.olO.Ooo'
All credit accounts are open ana are
hrinr drawn on periodically by the
governments TO which they ar eN-
tended, excepting that To RUSSIA
which has an uncNpcndrd hlEah'e V,
SI3- onU 900. Technically this IL stiii
available but the l1olshrrikl govern
mrnt has never presented any ne-
mLndS for payment. CrcdllS nov 'S
tahlishrd for the Allies are as ioiioWS'
Great Britain, ;3.345. 5.O0O.OOO: France
S.. 9.U65. 900. 900: Italy. si60.OoO'ou0: auS-
sia, 10000. 900: Belgium. Sl9i'.'u'
600. Greece. sl5.OO0.00O: Cuba. SIS
600 900: Serbia. Sl2.OOO.O0O. Reports
have reached the treasury recently
that some Italian commercial interests
frlt the United States was not maklhE
adequate loans to Italy. nor making
sufficient effort To bring down the
high rate of exchange which works
a hardship on Italian importers.
Treasury officials have explained tha'
every request OF the Italian govern,
ment for loans. has been granted ana
tha, there is no difference OF OPINION
lrtwccn the two governments.
-- The $4,000. .OOO, 900 revenue bill.
providing for the greatest tax in the
history of the United States. was
agreed upon finally by the house
ways and means committee yesterday.
II will toe reported To the house next
Thursday and will bc taken UP tor
consideration on next Monday. sep,
trmhcr .. Final estimates submitted
To the committee 10y the treasury eN-
prrts made II unnecessary to conteih-
plate necessity OF resorting TO con-
sumption taxes or any new devices or
plans for raising additional revenue
heyond those already in the measure.
rhrs, estimates gave SS.lOo.OOo.ooo as
the total probable annual yield Of the
hill. as now framed. The excess pro
fits schedule. agreed TO at u meeting
last Saturday, will provide the largest
amount OF revenue, estimated NJ Vs.
600. 900. 900. The income tax. both in
dividual and corporate. Is expected TO
WELD 81. 400. .O00.000 the estate or in
hcritance tax. sll0.000.00O: beverages.
including liquors Us well as SOFT
drinks. Sl.l0O. 100000; tobacco. cigars
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