Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-27
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items Of Interest Gathered from Va.
rious Sources.


Ensign l.. J. Barnes Of the United
States navy. now holds the record Of
ratrolling for thirty hours in a GER
tain type OF drigible off the English
coast. This heats the previous re-.
cord held by him OF % hours and T.
seconds.
Sergeant Whitchrarsc was one OF
tw.nty-siN wounded men who landed
l;lst week from France. He said he
had two ambitions. One was To see Il
new baby that had arrived at his
home. and the other that he might Ia
the kaisers cXecutioncr.
The Rome Msssaggero, III an article
quoted in official dispatches. SAYS
Austria is endeavoring TO make IN"
Allies believe there is great disstn- :
sion in Austria and that Austrian
troops have been sent to France To
aid the Germans in order to cover
preparations for another offensive
against Italy. From a reliable source
the paper says. I'VE have n denial OF
the statement that Austria Hungary
has sent new divisions 10 France TO
fight with the Germans"
Most people throughout the country
will endorse the prayer Of Rev. Hen
~ y. Coudcn, the blind chaplain ot
the lower house OF congress, last
Wednesday. He said in part: Good
Lord. deliver us from the hyphenated
American, the pro- German, the spy,
the profiteer, the pacifist. the Stacker
and all who would retard the prosccu-
ton OF the war for human rights,
human happiness and the establish
ment OF permanent worldwide
peace"
The British army has 1924 COM
missioned chaplains, including l,Sii
Church of England clergymcn. e.:
Roman Catholics, ia Of various Pro-
testant denominations and fourteen
Jewish rabbis. These figures do not
include Colonial chaplains. nor chap
lains engaged locally and uncommis-
stoned. About 100 chaplains have
been killed in action or died In ser
vice, and many have been wounded
or invalided home from diseases con-
tracted while on active service.
However violently the German ar
thorities may protest that every re-
treat is n victory, the people OF Ger
many seem less and less inclined to
accept their view. and some Of thrIi
are getting desperate. The Rcichs-
bote. which Is the organ Of the state
church party, has been eXhorting It's
readers to pray for the resurrection
of Bismarck. II says: German ma
tion. go to your churches and pray IL
your God to he merciful. Bcsccch him
TO endow your kaiser with the power
to awaken Bismarck from the dead"
Five thousand workers at the
E'rankford Arsenal. Philadelphia
pledged Newton ID. Baker. secretary OF
war, last Wednesday. that they would
not strike during the war. and the
secretary in return. stirred by this
manifestation of patriotism. gave the
workers his promise that he would use
his best efforts to adjust speedily and
justly any controversy or grievance
that might arise between the workers
and the government. And Secretary
Baker addressed his speech to all the
munition workers Of the country, nc
implied that n pledge by labor not "a
tie up war work by strikes meant
that the government would take every
means to see that labor was treated
fairly and justly.
operations in Flanders is that the
55th corps Of the German 9th army is
commanded by General Bernhardi,
the famous author of several books
remarkable for the frank revelations
Of Germany's war aims. In his writ
ings. Bernhard. let it be known that
he did not entertain very high
opinion of the British army which in
the recent fighting has driven his
corps steadily back across the Lys
plain toward Armcntiere3. The corps
was especially hard hjt in its efforts
to hold the Mervil,e salient confront
ing the Nieppe forest. II was driven
from one position after another and
was badly shaken by The enfielding
fire of the British batteries as II re-
tired.
On. Hhaaea A CaesiEea tho