Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-29
nd fats.

Francisco Call, vas assaulted 10"
days ago by Charles VI. fIckert. an at
tOrney engaged in the prosecution OF
the Mooney case The reason or the
assault was Fickert'S objection 10 the
Calls publication OF the report recent
~ made public BY John D. Densmorc'
Federal director OF general enP!o! =
ment, setting forth that MOoney's con-
viction was the result Of COrrupt!On'
The. assault ON Older was followed by
the assignment Of police Suard u
protect him.
More than :, million and hall
prisoners vi various nutIOnalItIcS HAY"
been released by the Germans, accord
ing To cstIrn3itcS based upon reports
received 10y the American thIrd army
or the. number. approximately. Z3V'-
900 will InSs through the American
lines and wIll bc fed by the Americans.
Most ui the quarter OF million prls-
Oucrs are French, English, Italian anu
american soldiers. The army assisted
by the SaIl;ttIOn army, the Young
Mems Christian association and III"
kuIuhts UI Columbus. ~ ShouldcrlnG
th,. bulk Ui the task. Tn" population
al the GRAND duChy Oi LuX"mburG al
ready has been doubled 10y the arri-
val Uf IN" army OF occupation. The
question Oi feeding the former prison :
,ra - taxing American transport i;'-
IlItlrS.
owing 10 rh" signing Oi I'll" hr'!i5-
iic... the naval estimates Tor the iScal
year beginning July ! ar" l" D" r"dic :
rd SllbV3lj,J73. secretary Daniels
informed Secretary Mc.NdUO that this
cut could be- made. TIL" original cStI-
mate MAS $2.Gii.3D7.Ui6. Th" biggest
reduction Is IN the department Oi or
oiuanC". whcr" 1913. 3.i2l.7l6 Is Topped
OF The pay ui the navy lS to b" cut
<27J.32i.2SJ. due To IN" smaller per-
SOnncl. Naval aviation VIII u" re-
duc"d SI33.17O.7VO. Supplies and ac-
counts IN the navy ar" also to u" SUD
Stantially modified. No reduction was
suggested. however. in Tn" second
thrcc-ycar ship-buildinS programme
of lJG ships. calling for $G,0DOOOOOpo
to build ten up"r-drcadnaughtS, slN
battlrshiIpS and 10 warShipS ana
smaller auxiliary craft. The house
naval committee IS holding hearings on
the 1870 naval hill. and tho reduced
estimates will hr transmitted 10 IL III
i i"w days.
Persons having social diseases
must obtain Il permit in WIRING b"IOT'
they will hc permitted To engage IN IN
trrstatc travel under an amendment
To- the interstate quarantine r"Suia-
I;upcrt Blue Of the public health ser
VICE. The Irrnit must hc issued 10y
the local health officer under whoS'
jurisdiction the persons reside ANA II
must state that such travel is not
DANGEROUS Ia the public health.
20. II is understood. according To Il
IIundUn diSpatCh.th IN" question "l
the cXtraditinn of tn" former German
EmIcror is hcing considered 10y the
IA. h.. fIf
are working in clos" cooperation win
the. French authorities. Action In th'
PREMISES WAS taken immediately aft"i
the flight of the former emperor t'
Holland. Th" London Evening News
SAWS il understands IN" lay oih"rr.
have. concluded that the Allies are en-
titIrd To demand the cNtraditiOn of tn,
former Emperor. and this decision al''
ulics also tO individuals who nave
committed or given instructions iOl
th,. commission of cXtrlditablC crimes
n il added that Holland takes the
view that she has not the power t'
surrender such PERSONS without th'
consent of Germany.
1t is about settled that PrcSiden
Wilson Will sail for France on Dcceln
hcr on the American steamer, GCofs'
Washington, formerly one OF the hncS
steamers of the North German LIoE'
line. The president will sail from NeN
York: but has given out that ne doe
not want any demonstration. Mrs. VII
son will 20 with him. The George
WASHINGTON is being overhauled by th'
Reinstatement OF the luxurious quar-
tcrs that were torn away while the
ship was being used i'll the transport
service. One of the changes Delnt
made Includes, the-hxc.:oration OF tht
glass deck, Which insures comforta
BILE promenade regardless OF the out
side weather. Former Attorney Gen
cral Wickersham made speech teN
days ago in which he quoted law u
the effect that the president cannot
leave the country and retain his office
during his absence: holding that wee
President Marshall will certainly pt
president while Mr.. Wilson Is gone
The understanding, however, Is Una
MIR. Wilson will remain as president
London is arranging 10 give the presl'
dent big reception and the papers
there say that his progress everywhere
will exceed III naSnIliccncc ana ap
plauSe anything that has ever been eX'
pericnccd by any emperor III the his
tory of the world.
Captain benjamin B. Lipsacr di-
rector OF the United States aerial mai
service. announced in New York We'd
ncsday that the war department had
turned over TO the use Ot the mail SER
vice hundreds of alrplancs. Cap
tain IipSnCr said he Was not III pos
itiOn to announce the exact number
hut that the machines would bc used
as rapidly as possible in extending IN,
aerial mail service TO all CitiCS Oh tnS
country. The service anticipates that
II will he able TO organize its person
mel from hundreds of army ariators
I'lans for the laying OF new routes anu
the extension Oi the service on Il na
tion-w scale have not aS Yet been
formulated. but II IL expected that tht
extension will begin soon. captain
l.pSncr pOin,ed out that in addition
to the, commercial value Of the speedy
transmission OF mail. already de-
mnnstratrd by the service between
New York and Washington. the en-
ploymcnt OF hundreds of pilots VIII
enable the nation 10 maintain ;Ln aerial
reserve for military purposes in the
event of another war. Also Us an im-
mediate benefit. 4 solution will he Of
fcrcd to the problem OF employment OF
the returning aviatorS and the money
spent 10y the government in tranlnE
them will not be altogether lost. The
New York Chicago aerial mail ser
vice will br placed in operation next
month.
The question ut conducting the
proceedings OF the peace congress III
English says u Paris dispatch Is being
discussed. with some prospect that
this innovation will h brought about
II II is. II will be the first great inter-
national congress with English as the
official language. as French has lonS
been recognized as the medium OF Dip
lomacy. For practical reasons. 1t Is
said. the use of the English language
would he more convenient 10 a larger
number of delegates than French. for
during the sessions of the inter-allied
conference all but two of the delegates
spoke English, whereas a considerable
number did not speak French and were
unable to understand the proceedings
when French was used. The printed
record of the daily proceedings will be
III both French and English for the
convenience of all. and. in addition,
several OF the governments probably