Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-04

but held up because the Netherlands
government refused guarantees not 10
permit dairy products TO 80 into Ger.
many, will be sold at the request OF
the consignees. In making this an.
nouncement Tuesday night, the 1000
administration said 1t hoped 10 uls-
pose Of the cake for consumption In
New York, Pennsylvania and New
England in order that II may not bur-
den railroad facilities and because II
viii furnish a large portion OF the
concentrated feeds needed TINS WIN
ter and spring in that part of the
country.
Total sales by postoffices through
out the country OF thrift and war
savings stamps amount to x2''6e, il4.
il was announced in New YORK last
Tuesday night. This amount, which
represents $2.O66.550 in war savings
and S69l.564 in thrift stamps. does not
include the distribution made pS ieo-
eral reserve banks to agents OF the
first and second class, which 1t was
estimated. would at least double the
sales Of postofficeS. New YORK city
leads with sales Of 51,2i0 war savings
and 309.Sl2 thrift stamps. while chi
cago Is second with 5O.96l and 204,0lo'
respectively; Cincinnati is third, De-
troit fourth, Kansas City, No. nitn'
and Pittsburg Is sixth.
More than $l5O,O0O was pledged to-
ward the movement to repeople Pales-
tine with Jews and TO recrcate one ol
the nations Of antiquity, by represen-
tatives of ten states attending the
middle west Zionists convention In
Chicago last Tuesday. a fund OF sl,-
600. 900 Is planned. The convention
also made the first move toward Great
ing peace among the warning eic-
ments In Zionism. when II adopted
resolution calling upon the members
Of the Zionist provisional commlttee
headed by Justice Louis ID. Brandies'
TO seek to harmoniZe its differences
with the Rabbinical wing OF the move
ment. Belief was voiced by Jewish
leaders that the rupture made III
Baltimore more than q year ago be-
cause of a question Of committee rep.
rcsentation would be. closed as a re-
suit OF the resolution.
After several days of bitter cold
and intensive suffering from the gen.
eral fuel shortage. New York city hao
it's first real coal riot last TUESDAY:
The disorder began when several
hundred men. women and cnlioreh,
who had lined up outside large coai
yard at llsth street and the East
river. discovered several loaded trucks
leaving the yard after announcement
had been made that there was no coal
for sale. Some OF those who had been
waiting patiently with pals, bags,
small wagons and baby carriages, at
once began to stone the office windows:
Others followed the trucks. unhooked
the rear chutes and seized the coal
that streamed into the street Po-
ceeded in restoring order when q rep
resentatIye OF the coal company an
nounced that coal would be SOLO IN
small lots after certain hospitals mad
been served.
Another reverse for the Teutonic
allied arms, following that effected by
the French troops in their Initial
drive on the northern front In Italy,
iaHfs RHsI Snarp a,tasF m hT IND han hnm6as
Zenson loop on the lower reaches OF
the Plave river. Here the enemy has
been driven to the eastern bank OF the
streams from positions he had held
since the Italians in their retrograd
movement from the Isonzo made their
stand along the western shore OF the
Piave. Thus the entire right bank OF
the Piave has been cleared Of the In
vaders, except far to the north. Where
the battle line runs westward from the
stream through the hill region. The
fighting for the Zenson bridgehead has
been In progress since Thursday OF
last week, the Italians keeping ener-
getically after the foe in order to re-
gain the positions which always mas
been considered menace to Venice.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on the
enemy by the artillery and rifle fire
OF the Italians before he was forced
to recross the stream.
What the beginning Of the New
l., ,t tIA hntf q T.
lined by Secretary Baker in his week.
ly review Of military operations issued
Monday night BY the war department.
In the west, he says, the British domi.
nate the Flanders plain with great
wedge into the principal German line
Of defense at Cambria. while the
French. with their own lines unbrok-
en- hold the key to the Laon area
through the capture Of Chenin Des
Danes. Italy, supported by the allies.
is holding firm. while the enemy, al
ter battering in vain for six weeks
against the defenders. Is busy pre-
pairing for renewed offensive. Of
Russia, the review merely says the
Germans are endeavoring to persuade
that country that they are eager TO
assist in restoring normal conditions,
and that the German embassy build
ing at Petrograd Is being made ready
American troops at the front has been
confined to narrow limits. the secre-
tary says their presence has hearten-
ed the allies and Increased faith in
final victory.
AT least 100000 Greeks, men. wo-
men and children, have perished as the
result of organized massacres and de-
portations by the Turco-Teutons' In
Asiatic Turkey, according TO a state
ment by LaZaros George Macrtdes.
son Of a leading merchant Of Trebi-
zond. made public through the Ar
menian and Syrian relief committee In
New York. Macrides. who recently
arrived says he was one Of party Of
1000 Greeks which was rescued by
the Russian fleet that bombarded the
town Of Ordou late last August. and
took the refugees aboard. He had been
taken to Ordou. he said. when the
Turks. raided TTebiZond and seized his
fathers store along with those Of other
Greek merchants. Those Of US who
were between the ages Of Is and SO
were drafted into the Turkish army"
says Macrides. Our women and
children and the older men were plac-
ed temporarily in homes or orphan
ages until the opportunity offered to
dispose OF them in the approved
Turco- -Teuton fashion. which in this
instance, turned out to be by whole
sale drowning. The unfortunate sur
vivors Of deportations were towed out
for several miles into the Black Sea
and then calmly dumped overheard
Just like 80 much garbage. None Of
them survived. should think that
at least one million Of my fellow
countrymen have perished miserably
through the organized cruelty OF this
Turco- -Teuton alliance. The only hope
Of the future lies in America"
The following dispatch from Lon
don has been received at Ottowa,
Canada by the Reuters, Limited.
agency: "A dispatch from British
headquarters states that the enemy's
attacks yesterday northwest Of La
vavquerie were carried out after q
fierce bombardment The attack was
oonnanfrafad m a half mile fnonf and