Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-15
.M&e&.&SNIe..nnyM,. :,

Wednesdays Casualty nSt iToih '"e
American forces contained the names
OF sixteen dead, six killed in action.
three dead of wounds and seven OF
disease. ............G German troops have en-
tered the city OF OdeSSa.-......The Brit
ish admiralty report of Wednesday.
tells OF the loss OF Is British ships
daring the previous wc"k...........Some-
thing went wrong in the top valve oi
an observation balloon at Temple
Texas. last "Wednesday. and the big
car fell 300 feet. Three men were
severely injured. ........Private Hunter
Barber at Camp Lee. near Petersburg.
Va, has been sentenced TO six months
Imprisonment for sleeping on post.
He WAS guarding a sick person IN the
regulation infirmary when he went to
sleep ..........The kanawha and Elk
rivers are high out of their banks IN
Nest Virginia and the city OF Charles
ton is threatened with serious dam
age from the tlood.........-..The woman
sulfragists claim that with every SEN
atur in his seat. they lack only TWO
votes oi the necessary two-thirds ma
jority to put through the woman SUI
frage amendment...........The Germans
lost four airplanes and fifteen airmen
Three Americans were killed on the
L. =. steamship Baron Steuhen re-
Gently by the premature explosion OF
a shell that was being fired. The
date of the accident is not given.
-. Henry Ford has announced that
he will soon begin the erection OF
farm tractor plant that will give en-
ployment to 100000 people.".......The
February pay checks of government
allowances to dependents OF sailors
and soldiers have all been sent out.
The total number OF checks Is over
500. 900. and the average amount Is
about $25 For some time TO come
all coal mined in the New River and
Pocahontas coal fields will be shipped
to tdewater points for the use OF the
government. mlllS OF
Fall River. Mass. were tied up two
days this week because Of a strike of
the firemen. The trouble was settled
temporarily by conferences between
the strikers and manufacturers.........
The Berlin Tages Zcitung, as a "repri-
sal" wants German airplaneS to des-
troy 400 English towns. one for every
German ship seized by the Allies.
Three Zeppelin airships were used In
the raid on London Tuesday night.
The dirigibles haven't been used for
raiding on English points since last
October until this week. Bankers,
plutocratic stock brokers and lawyers
had to take the places OF walters in
restaurants and cafes in the vicinity
Of Wall street. New York. Tuesday. in
order to get served. The walters had
struck Ex-Governor MCGOWAN of
Wisconsin. has withdrawn from the
United states senatorial race in that
state in order to give his help to Con-
gressman Lenroot the Republican
nominee, who is opposed by Thomp-
son, the LeFollette candidate. Victor
l.. Berger. Socialist Is also candidate
for senator, but having been indicted
by Federal grand jury. it is not
thought that he will figure in the race
very extensively y...............The Federal
Reserve board has sent out notice that
the practice OF competitive bidding up
Of interest rates to win deposits must
cease for the common good. This is
to insure the stability Of government
securities and to make the new Lber-
ty loan more attractive to investors.
Henry Ford has announced that he
will soon begin the erection Of a plant
near Newark, y. j.. to build subma-
rine destroyers. The plant is to be
completed In three or four months and
will be a duplicate Of the plant now
being built in Michigan.--..--...---Cap
Archie Roosevelt has been wounded
in action in France. but is not in
serious danger...........Bolsh men,.
hers Of a Russian ship crew are CIV
ing trouble in Norfolk. The Norfolk
police have taken a hand at the in
stance of the captain OF the ship.
Seven Of the generals commanding
National Guard divisions have been
found unfit for service abroad and
they will be transferred TO other
posts Of duty.......-....W William Peregin. n
Socialist. being investigat-
cd on the charge Of interfering with
the draft. committed suicide by
stick OF dynamite in his
mouth.