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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-17
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered From All
the World.

Items Of Interest Gathered From All
the World.
1t is officially reported that there arc
900. 900 cases Of influenza in the
Dutch East Indies
Six men are dead and thirty or more
injured as the result of the explosion
of coal dust on the U. S. cruiser Brook
lyn. at Yokohama, Japan, last Monday.
For refusing to obey orders and de-
sertion, Isado Cruson. Philadelphia
recruit at Camp Dix. y. j., has been
sentenced to serve forty years In
prison.
Royal Ulster Yacht club Of Belfast.
Ireland, has renewed his challenge for
the Americas cup. Sir Thomas will
rely on the Shamrock " to lift the
cup.
Gustav Ador. member of the Swiss
Federal council, and president Of the
international committee of the Red
Cross, has been elected president OF
the Swiss confederation for the year
1919, receiving 142 out Of possible
1873 votes.
According to reports from Berlin, the
Entente governments intend to refuse
foodstuffs to Germany until demand
they are said to have made for dissolu-
ton OF the Soldiers and Workers coun-
ellis Is carried out. The Allies, the re-
ports add. will reserve the right to
march into Germany.
Officers and men of the army who
failed to reach the fighting front be-
cause of duties in this country, will not
be denied recognition Of their service
in winning the war. General March.
chief Of staff, by direction OF President
Wilson, has issued an order that such
men shall be entitled TO wear silver
chevron similar to the gold one au-
thorized for service overseas.
Fifteen thousand soldiers are to be
sent to Camp Dix, New Jersey for dis
charge. The camps from which the
chief assignments have been ordered 10
Camp Dix are Pike, Hancock. Lee, Sc
Wer, Jackson, Wheeler. Morrison and
Johnson. In addition. several thou
sand members Of the United States
guards are arriving for rehabilitation.
Sir Thomas Upton, through the
A soldier from a Middlesex regiment
who has just returned to London, was
taken prisoner by the Germans in 1915
and sent into the field to labor with a
company at Roulers. He escaped and
hid In bitches for six days, but becom-
ing exhausted. decided to risk capture
by begging food at farmhouse. He
found an aged woman beside her
daughter who had died. Being able 10
speak little French, the soldier sue
ceeded IN persuading the woman 20 a.
He buried the body of the daughter In
a Garden and, wearing her clothes, ne
worked in the fields for six months
without being discovered, the neigh
ibors keeping the ruse secret
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-17
Why Hold Cotton?-D. w. Watkii

Why Hold cotton?-D. w. Watkins
.ct;rw director. extension service
,iycs the following six good reasons
First cotton is not bringing price
in keeping with (a) the cost OF pro-
Juction. (b) the scarcity of the sapie
and (c) the prices being realized io'
cotton goods.
y With the return of peace there
is every chance that those taclors
controlling the price of cotton. such as
rail and water transportation 'he
oneninr Of foreign markets and the
return TO work of cotton mill opera
tiyes, will be adjusted so as to orins
about readjustment upward IN 'h'
price.
2 For cotton producers to get the
benefit of this rise is not proftteerins
but is plain justice.
4. No additional machinery thar
that now provided by local banks Wit
tho assistance Of regional banks Is
needed to finance cotton holding. Nc
new corporations ioi '
needed at this time.
S. The real limiting factors in the
holding of cotton seems to be the
storage capacity Of our warehouses
To help overcome this limited storage
canac,ty those farmers who do mol
need financial assistance to hold thei'
,o,,on should store II on the farm tc
an extent that will allow all distress
cotton to find warehouse storage ano
financial advantages.
6. This is the most cheerful fac'
of all: Producers are holding cotton
all over the cotton belt 1t is simply a
question Of time until the law OF sup
iply and demand will bring about the
result desired.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-17

wealth OF Germany. said the premier.
was between $4,000. 900 900 and ~. .OOO.-
100000 pounds sterling. So if the
whole wealth OF Germany were taken
there would not be enough to pay the
account. Therefore he had used the
words: Germany should pay TO the
utmost limit OF her capacity"
When the prime minister was ad-
dressing an overflow meeting. he
said Great Britain would be guilty
OF great folly IL she gave up her navy.
\ voice interrupted: Then watch
Wilson,"
Tho premier replied: Well. | hope
10 meet him in a fort night. will
tell him what you say.
Wherever the request comes from.
we are not going to give up the pro-
lection OF the navy. so far rs Great
Britain is concerned"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-17

town who we're not affected by the
quarantine because they had passes
signed by himself.
Let me see one Of them 700 passes
signed he said, and one Of 'em was
brought to him in short order.
He looked at it long and hard,
studying the couple Of fish-hooks and
the perpendicular horizontal attach
ment with considerable interest.
"'Yep, that's my signature, or at
least it looks like mine he said: but
I'll be darned II have signed any 700
Of these notes for my men. l think L
have signed about ten. but I can't tell
now for whom l issued these and for
whom I didn't. But I guess the only
way and the quickest way out is to go
into town and round up the whole
works
After a few hours hard work on the
part OF the provost guard most Of the
fellows was back in the fort.
II guess you have figured out what
was done in that instance" said the
old timer to me. About $50 Of those
700 men having had a chance to see
at least one of those passes signed by
General Pershing j. ]. p: and dis
covering that they weren't dated, sim
ply wrote out one apiece for them
selves and signed the initials Of the
general ever as he had done. 1t was
easy 10 make a couple Of fish,
and a neutrality-suspicious., you
know. OF course the general couldn't
tell his own signature from the imita-
tions and those birds got away with It,
But never did see no more passes
to the city Of FL Paso signed j. j. p
General Pershing is soldier and
good sport, though. and he didn't make
no effort to cause trouble for the fell
lows who had put one over on him..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-17
MULTIPLEx TRANSMISSION.
Many Messages simultaneously Over
the Same Wires.

Postmaster General Burleson has
just made public a letter from Theo-
dore y. VAIL president Of the Ameri-
can Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany announcing the invention and
development by the technical staff OF
the Bell system of practical system
OF multiplex telephony and telegraphy
by the use of which it Is now possible
TO increase many fold the message
carrying capacity Of long telephone
and telegraph wires"
With this new system" said Mr..
Wallis letter, -four telephone conver-
sations over one pair Of wires are SIM
ultaneously carried in addition to the
the telephone conversation provided
by the ordinary methods. Thus. over
single pair Of wires n total of five
telephone conversations are stimuli
taneously operated, each giving serv-
ice as good as that provided by the
circuit working in the ordinary way.
"A number Of years ago was devel-
opcd the phantom circuit arrange
ment by which three telephone Cir
cults are obtained from two pairs OF
wires. Now by our multiplex meth
ods we are able to obtain five tele-
phone circuits over one pair Of wires.
conversations from the two pairs OF
wires which formerly could he used
for only three simultaneous conver-
sations.
IN telegraphy as well as in tele-
phony. sensational results have been
attained by the new system. BY COM
bining two telegraph wires into me-
tallic circuit of the type used for tele-
phone working and by applying our
new apparatus and methods to this
metallic circuit we have enormously
increased the capacity Of the wires
for telegraph mes sages without In any
way repairing the quality of telegraph
working.
THE nature Of these Developments
Is such that the desired wires may be
used partly for telephone and partly
for telegraph, A pair of wires Is
|A3Hieable 1eithea lfsfS - sstfsa3tAaeoe
telephone conversations or for 40 81
multaneous messages or partly for one
and partly for the other.
From the nature Of the apparatus
and the methods employed the system
Is not particularly advantageous on
short lines either telephone or tele-
graph. On long lines its application
will be extended Immediately but its
introduction must necessarily be
gradual on account of the nature OF
the apparatus required and the re-
arrangement and adaptation OF the
lines themselves and their associated
apparatus to the new methods OF
working. II Is not too much to char
acterize this new system as making
an epoch in the development Of long
distance telephony and telegraphy.
Mr. Vail said that an installation
of the multipleN telephone system be-
tween Baltimore and Pittsburg and
been in service for more than month
"On Monday of this week." he said
accompanied by a party Of distin-
guished government and telephone
and telegraph officials | made an in
spection Of the system at Baltimore
and a test of the service provided be-
tween Baltimore and Pittsburg. All
of the party were delighted with the
successful working of the new system
and the evident skill which had been
shown in developing II"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-17

Allied Bill Against 6ermany.-The
war bill OF the Allies against Germany
is $4,000. 600. 900 pounds. according to
the British prime minister, David
Lloyd George, who presented this and
other interesting facts before a large
gathering at Bristol. England. We'd
nssday. The cost Of the war to Great
Britain was 5000. 900. 900 pounds.
Before the war the estimated
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-17
THE PRICE OF VICTORY.
Heroic Record of Americans in World
War.

Heroic Record Of Americans in world
War.
As the veil is lifted in Europe we
can see how tremendous were the
achievements of f-thesAllied -arnfessnt
the immortal 119 days from July To-
the date of the last German drive 10
Nov, II, when Germany admitted de-
feat. II valor in battle lie the SUI
nremr test of manhood then the loss
cs rs the victories tell that the race
has grown.
An English authority estimates our
casualties in the .\rgonne- Mouse pat
tie hy far the greatest ever iouGht pS
American armies nndcr American
command. at 100000. eight times those
or the Germans at Gravelotte, and dthe
figures now coming in indicate that
he Is approximately correct. IhiS
gives n loss of about 20 per cent. At
Gcttvsburg the losses of the two arm
les were $4,000. or 80 per cent. hnt
when the battle there was over. norln
and south alike were exhausted. NJ
the Meuse the Americans were ready
,o fight the next hour. but there was
nobody to fight.
When our armies were thrown
across the path Of the Germans at'er
they had come down from the Alsne
and the Vesle and were driving
,.pear-hcad toward Paris. less than
forty miles away they had more than
, 600 casualties out of the 5000 en-
,arcd but they never yielded an inch'
At the Second Marne the 3Sth Rcgi-
ment. regulars. held off five times IT'S
number. despite enormous losses. In
this hattie, one of the most dramatic
and important in the worlds history
". had. according to Pcrshing's re-
mort. 100000 men, about as many as
the Allied armies at Leipzig. or AT
least 50 per cent more than all the
armies at Waterloo.
The British casualties at Waterloo
were 5000. BY this scale they fought
more than n hundred Waterloos IN
those blazing four months. and the
French. on innumerable fields, showed
q yalor and constancy never surrass-
cd and probably never eQualled by the
race that has burned more gunpowder
than any other in Europe.-Ncw iork
World
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Three hundred and fifty thousand
men will be needed to man the navy
during the coming year. In giving this
estimate, Secretary Daniels said there
are at present close to $4,000 men In
the navy. leaving q surplus OF $4,000
to be released by July !.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-30
REFUGE RELIEF
AT SHORT NOTICE
BY WIN. u. HINES.


Feeding and sheltering 1000 refu-
gees was the task assigned to the
American Red Cross at one particu-
lar point behind the battle front dur
ing the recent German offensive.
Only a few hours notice was given
and only a few workers were avail
able to accomplish it.
OF all the sights l saw in the
evacuation of that area of 500 square
miles which was endangered by the
Boche attack, this one will remain
longest in my memory. Herded into
the small railroad station. their cloth
ing damp and widowed from tramp
ing through the pouring rain to the
railroads further up the line, they
presented one of the most pitiful
sp~ectacles of the war.
Some had slept in box cars the
night before. Their clothing was
wrinkled and torn. All they possessed
in the world they could carry with
them. Rahies-some barely six months
old-were wrapped in old coats ard
pieces of their mothers clothing.
Some had only two hours notice to
evacuate their homes. 1t was a study
Of psychology to view what many Of
them had selected from all their be-
loved possessions. An old woman,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-30
MAN POWER BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Men From IS to As Brought Into
Army Draft-Modified Work
or FIGHT Clause

Men TOTu 10 ~ III kDIVukut AuAO
Army Draft-Modified Work
or Fight Clause.
The man-power bill bringing with
in the army draft all men from Is to
As years old, was passed this week by
the senate, with a modified work or
fight clause.
The work or fight amendment writ
ten into the new man-power bill by
the senate military committee was APP
proved by the senate by a vote Of 40
to 90 with an amendment providing
that it shall not apply to strikers who
return to work and submit their de-
mands to the war labor board.
The test came on a motion by Sem
ator Mcclellan of Tennessee to strike
out the clause after the modification,
proposed by Senator Cummins Of Iowa
had been adopted 70 to 0.
Senator Cores amendment estab-
fishing separate classes for men of
20, 10 and Is years and providing for
their being called in that order after
all above 81 consistent with public
interest,"" have been called, was reject
ed by a decisive viva voce vote. An
other Gore amendment proposing that
steps be taken to postpone as long as
possible the service Of youths under
10 was also defeated.
An amendment by Senator Sterling
Of South Dakota, providing that men
below 10 should not be called upon en-
cept for training also was voted down.
Fall Amendment Loses.
Senator Falls amendment to make
men up to 60 years of age subject to
draft and providing for their classifi
cation for military, industrial or other
service, subject to the presidents reg
ulations, was rejected. "a to 9.
Vigorous support for the work o,
fight clause vas riven by Senate"
Poindexter of Washington, who said
"so-called labor leaders," opposing the
section do not truly represent Amer
lean w%orkingmen. He expressed he
opinion that a majority of working
men do not seek any special privileges
or exemption under the draft law anC
resent the activity Of union leaders.
An amendment by Senator PoindeX.
ter of Washington to make the mini.
mum draft g 10 instead of Is years
was defeated, SO to IA.
Senator Nardaman's substitute tc
make the minimum age p years was
rejected by an overwhelming viva voce
vote.
Senator Kirby's amendment to make
the minimum draft age 20 years wa:
rejected, 60 to II.
Local Authorities to Help.
Local authorities in all parts of thu
country have been called upon to CO
operate with the government in en-
forcing order and bringing about {
aoroolo$0 o-s<H,o~ % -l..
the new draft ages on the day to b,
fixed as soon as congress passes tn.
man-power bill.
All federal marshals, deputy mar
shals and investigating agents and al
police officers of states, counties
townships, municipalities, and o
towns will be directed to hold them
selves in readiness to render assist
ance. They will be required to repor
any persons liable to registration VIII
fail to appear.
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been procured and was spread on the

been procured and was spread on the
floor.
No mattresses could be obtained
and only a few blankets.
The old people and children with
their bags and baskets were lifted in
the cars and whirled away. Trip after
trip the ears made.
1t was dark before the last of the
refugees had been brought to their
quarters for the night. The Red Cross
men carried the baggage Of the old
people into the old building, especially
feeble ones leaning on their Shout
ders.
All night long the refugees kept
coming into the station. They were
fed and made as comfortable as pos
sible by the Red Cross workers. In
the morning there was a train for
the south-the refugees new home.
Again the Red Cross cars were lined
up at the old schoo'house to trans
port the refugees back to the station,
where they were fed and sent on their
way. But more came to take IT
places the next day and the next. So
the Red Cross workers keep their
huge coffee and soup kettles boiling
night and day.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-30

of the year is the big sup%erfeature
made from Ambassador James W.
Gerard's startling book, "My Four
Years in Germany"
The picture wildly shows the Incl
dents that forced America into the
war and the i~ntrigues of Germany's
miltaristic leaders.
Beginning with the first war cloud
began to gather on the European hori-
zon, the picture begins with the Ia
lame shoemaker by a young Prussian
officer, then follows Gerard's presen-
tation at the Imperial German court.
The gradual rise of the spirit against
militarism. The defiance Of the Reich
stag. The shooting at sarajevo. The
Kiel celebration in which the British
Edward Goschen and Hollweg and the
proposal that England stand by while
France is beaten. The announcement
ultimatum to Russia. Gerard's futile
efforts to avoid the war. The order to
mobilize. The address of the Kaiser
on August 4. The rape of Belgium.
The taking over of the British en-
DNoSy W NCAoAus AuO CAOuuS VI
Americans. The Kaiser's explanation
of the war, so different from that of
Won Betham Hollweg. The scene be-
fore the Japanese embassy. The battle
of the Marine and the Aisne. The raid
on the American embassy. The cruel
treatment of prisoners in camps. The
attacks of the press on America. The
sinking of the Lusitania. President
Wilson's notes. The unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare. The Kaiser's threat
that he would stand no nonsense from
America after the war. The Fyratt
shooting. The Roger Easement Incl
dent. The deportation of Belgian wo-
men and children. The dinner to the
ambassador so soon to be followed by
the break of relations between Amer
lea and Germany. Mr.. Gerard's deten-
ton as a virtual prisoner. His return
and Americas answer to the Kaiser
in the troops going over the top and
the armies over there.
This picture will be shown at the
Orpheum two days, starting Friday,
September 6.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-08-30
Y. w. G. A. INSTITUTE
HERE LAST WEEK
Arrangements We're Made For Inten-
Sive Educational Campaign
Throughout the Country

Last Saturday meetings were held
in the Baptist church for the purpose
of instructing speakers for the in
tensive educational campaign for the
Y. w. c. A. work in this and adjoin-
ing counties this fall, and to get a
general lineup of the work before the
delegates from the different counties.
Mrs. Osborn of Portland. Ore, who
has been in New York city for the
past three months attending the school
work, was present and gave an eX-
c%eptionally educational and instructive
talk to the ladies present. Mrs. Os-
born is a very talented speaker and
is we'll versed in the Y. w. C. A. cam
paign work. She outlined the coming
campaign for the speakers and gave a
clear and concise idea of the manner
in which the Y. w. C. A. work has
been handled throughout the country,
and the wonderful help the association
has been to thousands of young girls
who have entered war work.
Mrs. Osborn has been for some time
at the head Of the Consumers league
of Oregon and was instrumental in
putting through the minimum wage
law for women, as we'll as assisting
in the passage of laws for the protec-
ton of women and children.
Mrs. Walker, assistant state direc-
tor of the y. w. C. A., was also in at
tendance at the meeting and gave a
very instructive and educational talk.
Mrs. Walker also spoke for a few
moments at the Chautauqua entertain
ment on Friday event G, and her re-
marks were we'll received.
The following are the accredited
speakers who will cover their respec-
tive counties for three months in the
intensive Y. w. c. A. educational
campaign:
Wolf Point, Sheridan county-Mrs.
Clyde Patton and Mrs. O. H. Hanson.
Chinook, Blaine county-Mrs. A. p.
Rooney and Mrs. d. C. Kenyon.
Havre, Hill county--Mrs. Earl Clack
and Mrs. w. Whitecomhe.
Glasgow, Valley county-Mrs. Raw
Comport and Mrs. C. H. Roberts.
Malta, Phillips county-Mrs. NJ. f.
Jones.
Since the request was received the
flrst OF June, 1917, 81 club centers
have been opened with club workers.
~ answer W II request OF the war
department for houses where women
friends who visited soldiers in the
training camps could be entertained,
the Young Women's Christian associa-
ton has put in operation SO hostess
houses and "a more are now under
construction. Ten of these are
elusive for colored troops. MANY
Y. W. c. A. women are in France at
the present time. The conduct, social
and recreation work for the French
women among the munition workers.
for French women in government en-
ploy and in every way possible help
the American girls who are in
France.
Recreation centers have been
placed in all parts of the country with
suitable leaders in charge. A patri-
otto league for younger girls has en-
rolled Al, 1000 members. They are help
ing win the war through social service
and through maintaining the highest
standard of patriotism for themselves
and others.
The slogan of the Y. w. C. A. is:
Serving at Our Country's CALL"