Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-09
Scraps and fafts.

THE South Carolina Rural Car
riers' association, in annual confen :
tion at Clemson college last week.
rxssed resolutions declining TO ask foF
additional pay under present con-
ditions. Officers Of the association
were elected as follows: Broomn+ld
Rriant Of Spartanburg. president ~
e. Hayden. Orangeburg. vice preSi-
dent: II. X. Creitzburg. Wlliiainstoli'
secretary and treasurer: II. q. Crumm
and W. ". Sewans. delegates 10 the
national convention.
- New York World. Saturday: JOS
F.. Rutherford. president OF the inter
national Bible Students association.
and six other followers OF the tate
"pastor" Russell who were sentenced
10 iail terms OF twenty years "arh
for violation OF the espionage act are
in the Federal pcnitentiary at Atiah-
Ia. Ga. Marshal Power, in Brook
lyn, announced yesterday that, rear
ing demonstrations by the Russellite
followers, he had kept the Jourhe!
from the Queens county jail TO Atiah-
IA a secret II started from the Pcnn :
sylvania station on the morning OF tne
Fourth.
Gen. Count Won Mirbach. German
ambassador TO Russia. was murdered
in his priyate office in Moscow last
Sa,mrday. The story is that two un-
known men succeeded in gaining en-
trance to the office. Some loud taiK
was heard and this was followed by
shots and the explosion of mana
grenade. The ambassador dicd al
most instantly and the assasstns "s-
cars.d. Count von Mirbach was form :
erly minister to Greece. He look part
i'm negotiations with the BolSheFik
treaty. of Brest- -Litvosk. He was not
at ali liked among the Russians. VINO
considered that he was fast convert
ing Russia into German province.
There is very serious disagree
mcnt between the house and senate
over the question OF giving the prcsi-
dent authority to take over the teie-
phone and telegraph lines or the couh-
try. The house had passed the reso.
luton almost unanimously and sent II
10 the senate. The senate on Satur-
day passed and sent TO the mousse u
resolution providing for u recess untii
August II. President Wilson had
nIainly announced that he did not
want a recess until after the passage
OF the telephone and telegraph reso
luton. After II became evident tnat
the senate was not going TO pass TINS
resolution, the house refused 10 pass
the recess resolution and that leaves
matters In a deadlock at the present
time. Many members OF the senate
ur, said to he quite angry over the
situation.
American shipbuilders went De
yond their objectivcs in the inue-
pcndence Day drive for new tonnage
The shipping board announced that
- ~. ..l with Inc t'N
recitation Of launching 1885 dead :
weight tons, but reports to the hoard
show that 747,464 tons had been made
ready to put overheard. The actuai
number of ships launched was 81.
The launching of eleven others was
held up by a freshct in the CoiumDEi
river, while two others stuck on the
ways They are expected 10 pc re-
leased without great delay. AS re-
suit of the Independence Day launch
ings July and August deliveries ar"
expected to show tremendous lncrcas-
cs as compared with preceding
months. Machinery is beginning to
come through for the wooden hulls.
mainly of which haze been delayed
after launching by the lack OF en-
glnes.
-Governor Manning has announced
I'M appointments VI sSii iaNFS -, -
lawyer, OF Columbia. TO the United
States senate TO fill the seat of Sena-
tor B. X. Tillman for ninety days.
after which there must be an elcc-
ton. The state executive committee
IL to meet in Columbia today for the
purpose OF considering various mat
ters, among other things. the throw
ing down OF the primary bars for the
entrance Of new candidates. Whether
the bars are thrown down or not,
~ > must be primary campaign Tor
neQmtnation to I'LL that positlon OF
Senator TfifmMy unefpifed-
which Is not provided for by the ap-
pointment. This will be from the ex-
piration Of the ninety days OF the ap-
pointment term until March 4: II is
understood that Mr.. Bennett will enter
the campaign also for the primary
nomination and will, II elected. serve
on until March 4, next.
-Armenians and Australians. in
about equal numbers, assisted 10y
tanks. manned by lSritishers, ccle-
bratcd the Fourth of July with a bril-
liant success against the Germans on
both sides of the Sommc. The OH
jective was two woods. the Hamel
and vaire, both captured by the Ger
mans in their Picardy drive. and held
by them ever since. IL was the llrst
time these particular Americans had
been In a fight. The Americans prov
ed themselves to be soldiers. They
went forward like n whirlwind. re-
yardless OF the enemy fire, helped to
take the village Of Hamcl along with
both woods, and took their full snare
OF l5O0 prisoners. They captured
enemy territory five hundred yards
deep along n front OF more than
mile. Prisoners confess great sur
prise at the fury OF the Americans
and their splendid soldiership. The
Germans have since made number
of counter attacks designed to recov-
or the lost territory: hut the Amcri-
cans and Australians have not only
held their ground hut inflicted heavy
additional losses.
The administration hill authoriz-
ing issuance of $S.000.000,0OO addition
al Liberty bonds and $1,000. 100000
more for loans to the Allies. recently
passed by the house. has been passed
by the senate without amendment or
Il roll call and now goes to President
Wilson for his approval. The bill.
which was recommended by the treas
ury department in anticipation OF the
fourth Liberty loan in October. in
creases to $22.000.000.O00 the author
izations for bond issues made since
the war began. The new bonds would
bear interest at not more than 4l-4
per cent There was no opposition to
the bill and comparatively brief de-
bate. Senator Simmons, chairman OF
the finance committee. in explaining
the measure. said the governments
requirements this fiscal year are esti-
mated at $2l.000.000.000. but that this
might have to be increased. Senator
Smoot and Senator McCumber said
the measure should authorize Sl2.-
OOO.O0O.O00 additional bonds. while
Senator Smoot declared the country's
production capacity Is not large
enough TO cause actual expenditures
this year of S24,000.000.000
John Puroy Mitchell, former may
or OF New York city. was killed in an
airplane accident at Gerstner field,
la, last Saturday morning. He was
flying in a single seated scout ma
chine and fell n distance of about
500 feet. The exact cause of the ac-
cident Is not known: but II Is sup
pnsa1 that no hoi aithpr foila1 tn