Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-24
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Of Current Happenings Col
Iected from Various Sources.


The United States Steel corporation
has contributed s..000.Ooo 10 the Red
Cross war fund.
President Wilson has nominated
Major General Icyton &. March and
Ma jor General Bliss 10 bc full crnrr.
ais ~ the American army.>
AdvicrS from Germany indicate that
the restoration of CZarism III Russia
was discussed nj the recent interview
between the two Tcuton cmperors at
German field headquarters.
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes. wife OF a
wealthy New Yorker will probably 20
on trial at Kansas City. No. Monday
on charges of violation OF the rspicr.
age act.
Checks for allowances and allot-
mcnts 10 the families OF soldiers and
sailors are being sent ont from Wash
mgtun NJ the rate of 100000 per
month.
American Cunncrs scored 4 direct hit
on n German ammunition dump in the
vicinity OF Cart"gnS. France. Monday.
which resulted in n series oi terrific
explosions.
Property valued at $4,000 was de-
stroycd and five PERSONS rendered
homeless at Towanda. Pa. Tuesday.
10y fire resulting from Il burning cigar
cite hut dropped on a front porch.
England. France and Italy have put
tho solution of the Russian problem in
the hands oi President Wilson. Japan.
ana China ar" ready Ia follow what"y-
rr course the Allies decide upon as hr-
ing best.
Sixteen or more soldiers are report
I'D 10 have been injured and the en-
ginrer and fireman killed when a
troop train. n0rthbound. WAS wrecked
near Garland City. Ark.. last Tuesday.
The engine and five coaches are ~
ported TO have overturned.
The food situation in pctrograd and
other large cities Of Russia instead of
improving with the advent Of spring
and river navigation iS constantly
growing worse. The bread ration In
Pctrograd. which had been on"-cighth
of a pound weekly. now Is totally ~
haustcd. Other products are srarc".
81 feel confident that the time IL al
hand when faminc--stnrk. medieval
faminc--will join the Entente AZ n pn-
litical and military ally against Ger
many AMI Austria" the correspondent
of the London Daily Mail trl"graphs
from Anncmassc. in France, near tn"
Swiss border
The United Waist League Of Am"ri-
ca. composed of the leading makers of
ladies' waists. has issued notice that
fall STYLES will bc limited to the fol-
lowing colors. Navy, prune. ever
green. castor, seal. old China. taupc,
ccruc and silver. These recommended
tions are in keeping with suggestions
of the economy board Of the council
of national defense.
Two German airplancs Of n new and
large type which had been forced To
land in the North sea. were rescued 10y
Swcdish steamers. trlrgrIphs the cor
respondent nj Copenhagen Of the Ex
chang" Telegraph company. These ar"
presumably tho machines mentioned In
the British Official air report as hav
ing been driven down in the sea- after
the raid on London on Sunday.
Strong opposition 10 the recently ar
ranged alliance between Germany and
Austria Hungary is voiced by Cham
ccllor Won HrrtlnG and Foreign Sec
rotary Won -kurhman. according TO re-
ports received at the liague and trans
mittcd by the correspondent of In" Lon
don Daily Mail. The chancellor and for
cign secretary are reported to haN"
said tha; they washed their hands OF
the entire matter. M they objected Ia
the methods by which the military
part Of the convention was devised
over their heads hy the German high
cr command. General Lud"ndOrff IL
said To bc insisting that the at;T, "m"nt
br passed and signed at once.