Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-16
MERE. M ENTION

The premier of Australia, In an ad-
dress in London Friday, expressed
himself as favoring a Monroe Doc
trine" for Australia and the south
sea islands, as q barrier against fu-
ture German settlement.-.......AS Swiss
newspaper says that a commissioners
of an Austrian pacifist party recently
arrived at Berne. where he presented
himself at several allied legations. but
no one would receive him.............Un-
der the heading, Tobacco Market"
German newspapers now say: "Cher-
ry leaves In great demand. Market
firm. Beech leaves irregular. Large
| supplies offered. Prices fluctuating
between 33 and 3S marks CSC to 50 per
hundredweight, according to quality"
| Nearly 1000 cases Of grip are re-
ported In the Swiss army and the in
termed soldiers OF Switzerland. ............
Reports reaching the Associated Press
are to the effect that the crops of
Roumania are almost a total failure
this year.-.-...ln q recent round up
by immigration officers some 235
Chinese were arrested In the vicinity
OF Philadelphia at the various ship
| yards. Nearly all OF them will be de-
ported.---.Fourteen members OF the
house naval committee will soon
make tour Of inspection to the
.......--.Out of 10000 members OF the
old National Guard OF Pennsylvania,
only eight officers and one private are
left. The balance of the guard Is In
the army---.......A mission representing
the Japanese Red Cross, headed by
Prince Yoshishisa Tokugawa, is to ar
rive In Washington today French
prisoners escaping from Germany, say
that the Germans are planning their
Ir-it r.I
Will start within less than q month.
...........Mrs. Margaret Lelbach, AZ years
old. German woman Of Philadelphia,
committed suicide Friday because OF
rear that she was about to be intern
ed..-..-.....There are now 2S,5O0 work.
men on the payroll OF the Hog Island
ship yard near Philadelphia Keels
have been laid at the yard for 81
f,oOO-ton cargo carriers........C Chicago
police and Federal officers last week
rounded up 5000 slackers. or young
A dispatch, to the Berlin Tageblatt
from Vienna says that flour Is $3.50
pound In that city............-John Wan
namaker, the veteran PHILADELPHIA
merchant, celebrated his S0th birth
day last Friday.-....-.....Brltisha air forces
dropped a half ton OF bombs on
|onstantlnopie one day last week.
- rNate ROY h Mason OF Gaines
vile. Fla. and Corp. Lee II. White
head OF Jeffrey. KY. are both prison
ers In Germany. They were captured
In the fighting around Verdun be-
tween April IA and IS. They are in
termed at Camp Darmstadt. Sup
plies OF white sugar were refused 10
soft drink bottlers, soda fountains,
candy makers and other makers OF So
called less essentials in Atlanta. Ga,
last Friday in an order issued by DIR
Andrew M. Soule. state food adminjs-
trator..-------.-Private Roy E. Ferguson.
Company E, 405th infantry, stationed
at Montgomery. Ala, shot and Killed
his father. Jerry Ferguson, As wears
old. at Peno. Okla, last Friday and Sc
riously wounded Lillian Oher, 80 years
old. and then committed suicide. He
was 20 years Manufacturers
getting out material for the govern
ment are prohibited from employing
prison labor and restricted in the use
OF child labor under a new policy an
nounced last Thursday by the war in
dustries board--.-.-.James III. Bauphan
OF washington, d. c.. a member OF the
LAFAYETTE Escadrilie, whose airpIanc
was shot down July /. died in
french hospital on July 2.