Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-23
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serious meat riots at Vienna during
last week Ten thousand persons de-
manded meat. but only 1000 kilo-
grams were available. They demanded
horse flesh, and when this was not
Forthcoming they stormed the meat
stalls. Many arrests were made.
A letter written by George Washington
in 1853. to Miss Fairfax. regarding his
love for Mrs. Curtis, whom he later
married. was sold at auction in Lon
don last week for $760............Miss Ruth
wasson Of Binghampton, y. Y. has
been fined $500 in the Federal court
at Syracuse. on her confession that she
had been using the mail 10 defraud
two men TO whom she had been
simultaneously engaged through the
mails ......... Naval officials at Washing
ton are promising that Germany's
submarine menace will be wiped out
by August and perhaps by june.
Edward Price Bell, London CORES
pondcnt OF the Chicago Daily News,
says that the belief is growing In Eng
land that the United States may force
the Kaiser TO seek terms OF peace dur
ing 1918. He says: Peace this year
Is no longer regarded as inconceivable,
provided means can be found to hurry
large numbers Of American troops to
France" 49,. Bruce r. Smith. y Social
list member OF the city council Of To-
ledo, o., has been forced out or office
because he refused TO subscribe to the
third Liberty Loan bonds---..Slight
earthquake shocks extending over a
period Of several days has greatly
alarmed the people OF the island Of
Martinique. Mont Pelee. on the is
land. erupted In May, 1902, and 800
persons lost their lives, the city Of st.
Pierre being destroyed............The gov
ernment has taken over the plants OF
the Bosch Magnetic Company at
Springfield. Mass. and Plainfield. n.
j., investigation having shown that the
company is entirely enemy owned.
The company manufactured large
portion Of the magnetos used on auto
mobiles ......... Five Austrians OF the
Lyttle colliery. at Pottsville. Pa. who
refused to buy Liberty bonds last
week, were taken by the heels by fell
low workmen and dipped into a steel
vat of heated oil and dyed an amber
hue that will not wash out soon.........
Mrs. Theresa Bengoechea, wife OF the
consul general Of Guatemala. at New
York. fell out Of window in her
apartments in that city Thursday and
was instantly Governor
Gardner Of Missouri, has announced
TINT I'd Hcs'fRan- he ii-sppaiaf-to-she
seat Of the late Senator Stone In the
United States senate, must be q man
who will support courageously the
president and those in authority to the
limit i'm the successful prosecution OF
a
mission now in England, at its first
formal session with English labor
leaders, bluntly turned down the prop
osition that German labor leaders be
invited to take part in the conference.
The Americans stood staunchly against
any meeting with representatives OF
the Tell me frankly II
can continue for the next six months
i'm that devil Getaway existence ] car
nv on now" demanded Premier Glenn
enceuu of France. Of his physician,
last week. The premier added that
six months was all he wanted. His
physician told him that he was good
for more than six months...........F1fty
New York election officers, half
Democrats and half Republicans. have
been sentenced to Jail for 60 days each
after they had entered pleas OF guilty
to participation in primary frauds.
The department Of labor has under
taken the weighing and measuring OF
all American children under the age OF
five years. The work will be under the
direction Of the Children's Bureau OF
the department. The purpose Of the
bureau Is TO take steps to save the
lives of thousands Of babies which die
annually In the United States........-....-..
Wheeling, w. Va, and Grand Rapids.
Mich, are two Of the many cities and
towns throughout the country that
have barred the teaching Of the Ger
man language in their schools........Two
thousand Swedes throughout the coun-
try are endeavoring through the
Swedish legation at Washington, 70
escape the military draft Of the United
States. A large portion Of these have
taken out first citizenship papers.
Many have asked to be allowed to re-
turn TO Sweden. This permission has
been refused. 1t is stated that very
few of the Swedes will escape the
draft and army service II they are
physically fit...........The railroad admin
istration has decided to place orders
for 100000 freight and coal cars, in
volving an expenditure of 100000
900. The cars are TO be constructed
mainly OF wood so as to save. steel.
Governor Pleasant of Louisiana.
has appointed Walter Guion Of Napole-
onyille, United States senator to sue
ceed the late X. B. Broussard. deccas-
ed........The immense number OF. wound
ed Germans arriving in Belgium are
filing up the hospitals and public
buildings TO an extent that has made
necessary the requisition Of private
houses for their accommodation. h u
feature OF the dispatches from Amster-
dam............The United States govern
ment has completed an arrangement
with Japan whereby Japan Is TO turn
over sixty-six steamers to the United
States.