Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23
Extra Box for Short Term.
MERE. m ENTlON

Thos. Z. Watson is a candidate for
congress from the Tenth Georgia dis
trict, opposing Representative Carl
Vinson.. The issue Of nationwide
wartime prohibition Is to come up In
the senate on next Monday by agree
ment. The "bone-dry" proposition Is
attached as a rider to the food produc-
ton bill. Of news print pa
per, at the mills were the lowest on
August 10 on record, says a report OF
the secretary Of the newsprint service
bureau, New York.----........The late Sen
ator Jacob H. Gallinger was buried al
Concord, N. H.. Wednesday. Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, delivered a
funeral oration.............Up to August 10
the total casualties OF the American
army were 1927, Of whom 1884 were
killed in action, 1,201 died OF wounds,
1859 died Of disease, $50 or accidents
and other causes, 9,9S7 wounded In ac.
tion and 1,790 missing In action ana
prisoners. Marine losses totaled 2,i9O'
making a grand total Of 22,OO1.
". r. DalZell Of Pittsburgh. Pa, has
been appointed purchasing agent OF
all textile goods for the Red Cross.
The purchases will total $3O.OOO.0OO -
yc;,r...........Six civilians were kilicd
and a score injured bya German air
raid at Nancy, in Lorraine, MONDAY.
...........The sinking Of big Austrian
steamer by an Italian submarine III
Quartero gulf, Is reported from Roihe'
Since January /, the Germans
have lost 1864 airplancs against n
French loss of 354 on the western
front. The Germans are having a
hard time supplying airplanes necess;t-
ry for their air work.........Sir James
Campbell. lord chancellor OF Ireland.
has declared himself in favor OF SELF
government for Il united Ireland. Sir
lanes has long been a strong oppon-
ent of home rule. MANY women
will soon be going to France 10 be
assigned to work In the Y. NJ. L. ~.
huts............A captured steam trawler,
the Triumph. manned by men from a
German submarine, has been sinking
uuite n number Of fishing vessels on
the Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
fishing banks........The American steam
er Montana. 6.659 tons, in the quarter
masters service. is reported to nave
been sunk in foreign waters on August
l6. Five members Of the crew. two
OF them being OF the naval guard. are
reported lost. Eighty-one survivors
have been landed. .......Seven MEM
bcrs of the crew OF the u. >. patrol
boat Montank, were lost on the Flori-
da coast Wednesday morning, when
the vessel was driven ashore during
n storm. Four OF the men lost were
South CarOlinians....---.lte Fonck.
a famous French air fighter, IL now
credited with shooting down 60 Ger
man airplanes. His latest exploit
gives him credit for shooting down
three machines in twenty seconds.
............Antonio Mango, an italian SOL
dier of Sardinia. is credited with hav-
ing won eight medals and received 1Ol
wounds in battles.........Senator Ollie
NJ. James of Kentucky, is critically
i'll at Johns Hopkins hospital. Balti-
more. Little hope Is entertained for
his recovery ........m recognition OF It's
services with the American army,
the Salvation Army has been given
100000 by the United States Steel
ration....Rather than he a
soldier, Jim Hill. 2S. and newly mar
ricd, committed suicide at New Hope.
Ala, Wednesday.-.-.---- former
Western Union operators who were
d ischarged because Of their afiiliation
with the Commercial Telegraphers'
union, are to be reinstated by the
government managers of the telegraph
lines. Because Of German sink
ing OF the Spanish ships by subma-
rtnes, Spain will seize all German
ships in Spanish ports and at the
same time continue to maintain neu-
traltty