Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-30
Scraps aud fafts,

10 the front. MS soioti
holds the American record Tor siihui-
,,nenus wounds. Another American
va. bs,dly wounded in the stomach
from fragments of d gr"nad" ana ms
nos4 was blown off. his face torn. H.,
continued to fight the Germans ana
rad almost TO be forced 10 10 10 u
dressing station.
- Sergt. Robert l.. Flack OF jamaica
l. a member OF the machine gun
company OF the old 69th. who was re-
Gently gassed, tells OF capturing worn
An who we're operating German mach
inc guns. and in describing the bat
lie i'm which ne succumbed 10 the
gas. SAYS: I'VE have Just taken part
i'm another great battle. rms tuhe
We advanced. We charged against
them and cut them 10 pieces. We TOOK
very few prisoners. They would nSht
ike demons. and when they were cor
ncr,,d they would come out with that
old .kayncrah' bluff. But II didn't do
them any good. ! had made mp my
mind that I would S'r two nuns iaIi
10 my credit one for Billy Taylor ana
one for Paul Hargravcs 1.-TWO ia
rnaica. boys who were Killed.. hni
Yesterday killing seemed nothinS. !
s,w suuads 20 down under tn" hrc OF
my machine gun. ! also caught on"
working his VI. g. alone on us. Nhch
IN. saw me he said in English: M'r
cy.' comrade. the kais"rS a had man
so are you.' / said. and tried my bolo
on him. IL seemed nothing 10 XIII
and keep on killing.
The Allied nations go on common
wheat and bread schedule aftrr sep
tember !. America with great pliIIi-
Der harvest coming. has enough gram
1,.tilitS OF all " all
maintain q victory bread and flour
system. That was the announcement
from the United States food admins
tration Monday. All whtatlcsS DAYS
and meals for America are abollShtd'
but all bread used in this country
must correspond TO the bread 10 "'
usod abroad. II must not exceed NJ per
cent wheat. 1T has been agreed that
the wheat bread for the Allies shaii
contain 20 per cent grain other thitn
wheat, and II il only that we shoulu
bear our share In this saving and that
our bread should be universal with
those who ar. suffering more greatly
from the war than ourselves" says the
announcement from Herbert Hoovers
office. Exact proportions for miNine
victory flour are given: Four pounds
of wheat -four to one pound or pariey'
Four hounds OF wheat -four to one
Mound of corn -four. Eight pounds or
wheat -four to one pound OF Darley
flour and one pound OF corn hour.
Three pounds Of wheat Hour TO not
less than two pounds OF rye nour.
Whole wheat. entire wheat or graham
-four or meal must contain nj least 30
Ter cent OF wheat berry.
The nation will not become "bone
dry" until July /, 1919. ut the earliest,
L., ha ff the of the
wartime prohibition measure now
pcnding in congress. The prohibition
forces of the senate have agreed TO
amend the prohibition rider to the
food production bill, which Is Schcdul-
ed to come up for debate i'll the up
Der branch of congress as soon as the
man power bill has been disposed oil.
SO as TO permit the sale OF whiSklcs
and other distilled spirits until July
/. instead % prohibiting their sale
after January /. as the amendment
originally provided. The agreement
of the prohibitionists was obtained
under pressure from the White House.
Senator Sheppard of Texas. had a
long talk on the subject with Presi-
dent Wilson on last Saturday, ne
said today, and the president insisted
upon an extension OF time so the
stocks could be disposed OF, and the
government obtain the revenue from
the sales. There are approXimatel!
l5O,000,0O0 gallons Of whisky In bond,
and Under the new revenue bill more
than 81 900. .Q0Q, goo -wo4f& be -deriv-
ed from taxes this year The present
fiscal year ends June 80. and
the extension Of time for selling the
LIQUORS until then would turn several
hundred million dollars OF badly need
"a raranno into fha treasury.
A thrilling story is ut hand telling
how u squadron OF French hussars
rode down a machine gun nest. charg-
ing full In the face of the deadly fire
of the Germans. The foe command
had brought up regiments of crack
infantry and ordered them to stop the
French advance toward the Ailcttc
river at all costs. \ terrific and ac-
cur1Ate artillery fire soon compelled
the Germans TO beat Il retreat. but
while doing so they left six heavy
machine guns, still fighting around
Mareuil farm In the Epagny region.
The death dealing guns were sweep
ing the plain and rendering further
French advance impossible. when the
cavalry squadron was ordered into
action. The mounted men moved for
ward in the face of u hail of bullets
to what appeared to he certain death.
Suddenly the squadron officer sighted
the crew OF one OF the machine guns
which was firing on his men. He
shouted the order to the men to
charge and the whole force of men
and horses shot forward rs from n
bolt, their sabres flashing in the sun.
They reached the Germans before the
latter had time to recover from their
surprise. killed one. wounded several,
k,a "A t.A
eight prisoners, with the result that
Il breach was made in the centre OF
resistance which the infantry soon
took advantage of. The squadron OF
cavalry was cited I'm the order OF the
day and the captain was decorated.
German soldiers believe Germany
Is not planning any more offenSiveS
because OF the manpower shortage.
according to one Of n party of seven
OF German patrol captured by the
Americans early Sunday east OF Fis-
mes. The soldier. who was a former
bank employee and the owner OF n
Berlin restaurant, said the soldiers
no longer had any enthusiasm for
war. Most Of those with whom he
came in contact believed the war
would end soon. The prisoner had
been fighting three years and declar-
ed he was thoroughly tired Of 1t. He
said the soldiers understood that the
German losses during the recent AL
lied offensive had been very great.
These reports were credited by the
soldiers and were having II demoral-
zing effect. He said he knew of one
division OF $4,000 which had been re-
duced TO less than 1000. He did not
know what became of the men. Plen-
ty Of Germans. he added. would desert
and surrender II given the opportuni-
~. Many OF them are constantly
watching for chance to give them
selves up to the Americans. Trouble
had been threatened in the German
munition plants. and the army lead
ers were tightening conditions there.
He said the rules governing munition
workers were more strict now than
ever. Germany. he said. has plenty
OF ammunition. hut the man power
question and the actual entry Of
American troops into the fighting are
worrying the military leaders.
Developments on the western
front during the next IS hours should
determine the fate of the much-vaun-
ted "Hindenburg line. in the opinion
Of some military officials in Washing
ton. With the strength Of the line al