Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-09
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,u tu, American sUiuIcrs, tnat ls,
those who have had tine longest anu
most thorough training, ~iii Dc hrp'
ia France.
80 An agreement has been perfected
with Jauun under which Japan Is 10
furnish about three hundred thousdnu
tons oI shipping 10 the nIteu Stales'
1 nc exact lcrins Oi the contact nave
not been maze known except IL -
Stated that the United States IS 10
FURNISH Japan with ton OF steer ioi
.,cn ton OIL shipping that Japan is "
furnish the nIteu states. ihc cAti
ter rate iOr the shIps which are 10 DC
transferred IRON the f'acinc are To De
the same as the charter lates pre-
,alIng IN the Atlantic. The Atlantic
rates are not so high as the Pacihc
rates and the Japanese government Is
10 make good the difference 10 the
Owncrs OF the ships. japan now has
available about l5O,OUO tons oi snip
ping and Is TO supply the balance as
rapidly as possible.
- George Creel chairman of the
committee on public information was
denounced az slivering sneerer
and characterized as the chosen
Spokesman for the administration" by
Senator Watson. of Indiana, in the
senate few days ago. A number OF
newspaper editorials written by Creei
i'm Denver some years ago In which ne
vigorously denounced the president,
the supreme court and the senate.
were read by the Indiana senator. who
asked whether the pending measure
would apply to such articles "Ought
this man be permitted TO hold that
position" asked Senator Watson. re-
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committee on public information?
Should not the senate ask for his re-
moval?" Senator Watson quoted Creel
as saying In one editorial that the
United States senate is a body that
sits i'm dcspOtism" and the sRreme
is not responsible to the people.
Another which the Indiana senator de-
clared was signed by Creel and which
referred to America as Il nation OF
commercial sharks" was denounced as
"a vile slander on the United States.
-. The enforced return from France.
whittier he had managed TO make his
way with the American expeditionary
force. OF an enemy alien who had sue
cccdcd in becoming an Interpreter at
the headquarters OF General Pershing.
became known in Hoboken, y. j.. last
Thursday, when the man, Maurice Won
SeeDcCk, was On way W
Georgia for internment. The Intern
ment OF Won Setback was ordered by
General Pershing himself. No other
authority. II is understood. was con-
suited. Won Setback had been In the
United States for ten years and for
seven years OF that period he had beeI;
in the United States army. 1t Is stat
ed that the prisoner speaks not only
German and English, but French and
Spanish as well. The dismissed SOL
dier started for Fort Oglethorpe In
company with twenty other men
classified as dangerous enemy aliens.
They also are TO be interned. The
facts leading to Won Seeback's return
TO this country are understood to have
been discovered by General Pershlng
himself but what the specific actiVi-
ties were cannot he learned. Won See
back had been detained In Hoboken.
since his return from France some
days previous but knowledge Of his
case did not develop until he was
placed aboard q train for the south.
The third Liberty loan campaign
which opened Saturday morning, Will
end May 4th. This fact became known
when IL was learned the treasury de-
partment had notified all Federal Re-
serve banks to arrange their books
for a twenty-ei eight day campaign dat
ing the records. Payments on the
bonds of the third will differ mater
tally from the method Of payment en-
ployed In the second loan. Five per
cent of the bonds purchased must be
deposited with the subscription. On
May 2sth a payment OF twenty per
cent Is due, and subsequent payments
OF 35 per cent and 40 per cent are
required on July Is and August 15
respectively. For the second loan
there was a two per cent initial pay
ment and three subsequent payments
Of eighteen per cent. forty per cent
and forty per cent. The bonds VIII
be dated and bear interest from May
9Th. They will mature September.
1928. The first coupon will be for l29
days interest and will be payable
September l5, 1918. after which the
interest will be payable March l6 and
September 18th. In the payment OF
subscriptions. officials explained that
no installment Is required IN the
month Of June on account or the pay
ments which are due on that month.
Payment In full may be made with the
application on or before May 4. Pay
ment Of any installments. including
the first. or payments In full may De
made in treasury certificates OF In
debtedness, except those maturing
April 22 and June 25. This provision
is made to avoid any unusually heavy
drain on the treasury before the war
taxes are available.
Approximately 100000 men will
be- sent to training camps during the
day period beginning April 20,
under orders sent to state governors
BY Provost Marshal General Crowder.
for mobilization OF the April call OF
the second draft. This Is three times
the number II was originally planned
to call, and is nearly twice the month
ly quota as based on the calling OF
10000 men over period or nine
months. Calling out OF the increased
number was made necessary oy the
decision of President wilson 10 res
pond without delay to the need OF
France and Great Britain for rein
forcements In the great battle In Pi-
cardy. Vacancies in National Army
divisions resulting from the with
drawal Of men to complete National
Guard and regular army units ana TOT
the formation Of special technical
units asked by General Pershing Will
be made good by the April draft
Failure Of congress to pass the
amendment OF the selective service act
wnlCn WOulu tiiS hAosioA
state quotas on the number Of men In
Glass necessitated temporary adher-
ence to the old system. Local boards
have been officially advised, however.
that they are to ignore quotas for
the time being and to simply continue
calling up men until they have OBJ
tanned the number they have been IN
structed TO forward. When basis Tor
establishing state quotas has been
found due credit against future In
crements will be given those already
called. Among the men to be called
will be approximately ll6.700 whites
and 33,1O0 negroes. The assessment
OF some OF the southern states follows:
Alabama. 1901; Florida, $3.50; Geor-
gia. 6.356: Kentucky. 1886: Mississip-
pi, 2.O04: North Carolina, 6.054: South
Carolina, 1859: Tennessee. 4,76l.
"A great fleet Of American war
ships numbering more than $50 vessels
and including in addition to the far
famed destroyers, battleships, cruisers
submarines. gunboats, coast guard
cutters converted Yachts tugs and