Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-09-17
Scraps anu fats.

10 nissing and 10 known 70 M prs
oners The regulars had o'i'' KIM" -an n
.r,inn. 1859 dead or ~"uhdA. -
dead OF disease: Lila deaG oI Iad aCn
IN and other causes; l6.i55 wouhdeo
and 4.l50 prisoners.
American troops not long ago dis-
,.,.,.or,d the rmplaccIncnt OF IN" great
sutrr-gun with which the ''"Iiii'n"
hoIniar,Ied Paris. IL was IN tii" iin'
,.lct wood. near Breezy. In IN" "ih M"rne
salient. The gun its"ii had "''H
moved: but IN" cinpIhc's.'". ~. ar
,b.r. including the turrr'. ~ ,u'
re, consisted Of a Inassiv" steer GYM
,i,,, n fee, across and - feet hlgh' IL
10 n.,de OF steel L. inches thick.
American army officers between w
Narnc and Vesle rivers nave @
Jrinking at mess recently some OF 1eF
,nanv's finest mineral waters Mneh
On. Americans went into Ferre-eh- ar
I.nnis early in August, they loui!u
yreut stores OF mineral waters III oo'-
tl.S for TN, use of German oinc'lS' va
,b,.ir retreat the Germans did rot STOP
long enough 10 destroy 'h"Se 's,'.'
water depOts and the Americans Ho"'
came. into possession oi 'ho'S'in. 'ho'S., ;,,,,
bottles. all full. Ns ,rnsr.
.,poinst any German tricks the NHie,
,,,,ns had In" water analyZ"d anu iltn
;,,, /, rurc soon had IL Oh IN" thhl' a'
.'yarv meal The bottles were IN CASES;
some OF which had German ~
names ON them. The water was on
srnIn one. Of GaInany's famous
springs.
r,,,nn consumed during AuEuS,
.,,uuuntcd To 3i.3li running bi'N "I.
Inn ia bales al linterS. For the Na'
ending august 81 CONSUMPTION w"c
igl 23G running bales ana IL
l,;,Irs Of lntrrS. Cotton on n','u
rus, 81. in consuming rst.h',Hn,'' ~, ,T
IDI,0aG bales. and lij.O21 hhhS u.
i,..,.,, md i'm bubble stOraS" ana al
'',,,,nr,sscs l.hOi. 400 bales OF lint an"
~ 30 h,lcs OF lintcrS. cotton SPi"
III acting during August nnihh'i'"
22GtGSIl Imports for NhEuS'
>-,t. 7226 bales and Tor IN" tw'iN,
month a2O.596 Exports t"r .NuEun.
vcr. M. 80 la!'S and r"r 'h' W.. W.
months 4.i76.lI bales. 'ohSuihp'.EH" .H
during August 29S.iii bales tui ~. 20
wear ending august 3lSt' S',-,,,in'
,I. nm hand i'm consuming "Sthh-
ii.L,nrnts 3y3. i92 bales. and IN rlibiio
storage and at congresses l.ao"'Noo
I,,I,.s SpindI.s ac,iv" during AnSus'
l4.309.l2S.
Nothing but heart failure on the
IN
nur achieving u real victory. sa''i
premier LLOYD George, speaking at
Nupch.ster last Thursday. the prem
i.r snid that the British casualties III
IN. last offensive in France Mctc UI' @
u,,h ~ whnt they were in 1916. fre-
,'icr IIovd George said he was all i"r
- J.,su. of nations that In fact lea
pu, had already hcen begun.
nritish empire. ne said. was e|S
of free nations and tnat the
countries iightlnS the battle Tor h
,.runtioual right were now Il IeaS"v
-, free nations ITO end all WITS
,h, nr,nicr said. ~" must liht"Sr Il
tur,hIe peace from our enemies INV
prussiun military power must no' o,
h, hraten but Germany hcrSciI '''un. .
Lr,w and the German people iluSt
knn,v that the rulers hay" oh'iaS'"
,h,. laws of humanity ana lha'
sian strength cannot protect '"'''
from punishment
General Pcrshing has orIanlHeu "
staff for the first American army s'P
arate from his personal stan. Wiz ~.
,nnins n, general headquarters oi tnr
american eXpeditionary force, Ntncr''
March chief of staff, announced sat
,rd,,y Lieutenant Colonel HuSh ~
n,mn IL the chief of staff of the new
army. and his assistant chiris Oh s'"i
ar" col Robert McClcavc, and LIEU
tenant Colonel Jens Bugge,. Whey
Howell. John l.. Dewitt and l"~is n =,
Watkins. Major General Edwaru
McGlachin Is chief OF artlile'y anu NV
bnadE,,f the e-at4yn4Ristratir- ana tecR-'
rIcoi series are: Adjutant general
Col Jacob c. Johnson: judge advocate:
inut Colonel Blanton Winship: chiel
',r.,r,crmaster. Major George lIuDeroI'
,.hi,'f surgeon Colonel Alexander "
Stork. chief engineer. Brig. Gen J' d.
Nnrrow. chief signal officer, Lieut.
CoI Parker Hit: chief ordnance ON
Ger, Colonel Edward l.. phcrh' S,r' CIV,
of motor transport corps. 'oioh'i w
liam II. Winters: chicf OF air s'i ~.
Colonel William Mitchei. II va W -,
sturr that handled the movement al ~
Mihi.i und.r General Pershing Gener-
nj March said. He added that the
cb,af of the chemical warfare service
and additional administrative anu
technical services had not been uesiE
n,trd nj TN. time General PershinS re-
rortrd the other members OF the ne"
staff. ,.,,
Eugene V. Debs, charged win
violating the espionage act. WAS touilu
guilty by u federal jury today. lalk-
ing to newspaper men after 'he 'ef
dict Dcbs said: 1T is all right.
come out all right in Gods good time
Of the original ten counts ot the IN
dictmrnt hut four remained when the
iury retired To consider the evidence
The verdict found him guilty oil three'
M, yuilty of one. He was found guilty
of attempting to ineite insubordina-
ton, disloyalty. sc.. in the nili'a,H
and naval forces: attempting 10 op-
struct recruiting and utterlhs IAN
~.
encourage resistance to the oniteu
states and 10 promote the cause OF the
enemy. The count on which ne was
,di,Idy.d innocent charged that he OPP
,nsrd the cause of the United states
Counsel for both sides said that th"S
considered Judge Westenhaver IN
structions fair. They were exhaust
i've and couchcd in simple language
and delivered in Il kindly manner re-
curing one and one-half hours; ne
made no comment on the efioehce'
was AFFIRMED by the defendant. but
assured the jury that the espionage act
was wholly valid.
Cotton prices are likely to be fix
ed within the near future. This was
pluinly Indicated in q statement from
the White House last Friday explain
ing the necessity for stabilizinS the
cotton industry. A committee to be
approved by the president Will recon-
mend basis prices, and alter inNcs.I-
cation Is found necessary, f;sir prize
will be fixed. the presidents statement
SAYS: The statement in full follows;
ITO avoid misinterpretation OF the
statement concerning the staoiliZatloh
Of the cotton industry. the president
authorizes the following: The de-
mand for high grade cotton when Is
out OF proportion TO the available sup
ply, and the fact that the government
through early agreements with the Al
lies. must act as common buyers for
Allied purchases, made IT necessary TO
secure some basis OF distribution or all
grades OF cotton. Based on the stand
ard grades established by the depart
ment of agriculture. an effort will be
made TO provit. u way by which the
low grade OF &C tton will be brought to
sale and use along with the high grade
cotgon at reasonable and just prices.
"It - halieyp,l that by this course, both