Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-01
scraps and facts.

There ~ direct communication uS
the Spanish mail steamships De-
tween Mexico and Spain. Inc Ier-
man minister in Mexico in TINS man
ncr keeps in touch with ms govern
in"nt. his official mail upon arriving III
Spain tindIuS It's way aDoaiu soihc VI
IN. numerous German submarines that
have their bases along the Spanish AL
lantic and Mediterranean coasts Other
things ar, suspected OF reaching Ger
many from the United States by way
OF Mexico and SPAN. For INSTANCE
not long ago the attention Oi certain
United States officials IN Mexico was
directed to - shipment oi hrcprooi
safes which reached Vera Cruz from
the tinted States by water. " men thc
presumably empty sales were opehcu
they were found packed fu!l oi afticieS
,:,JIy needed m Germany. There were
r,,,sons for believing that his stun
WAS destined for iransShipm"h' l"
Germany.
Wrni. Tn. I;rrmans hay" n" no.
tInr of Keeping caith wI,h th" H"lsii'-
,iIi IN rh. matter of removing troops
frur, ih, eastern front. !, - SAID WAT
., ,;,S h.,n NOR. difficult :" pu. InrIr
Lud IaIih into 'Xc"utI"!! I'm was an
,iriIIt"d. Thor" "..,s uO trouble about
Tia" r'I.I'....I Of German troops. "i ~
-1fDi not a great deal "i 'r"ihI'' '"'
y,,,h NuStro- Hun e:irlTn troops u h">
la, .p difficult. Tn" .NuStrn-tiunthrlans ns
had been having Il ""HilI'tra'iS'E
,asv tim" of II facing III" kuSS'""H'
wh.r, tho lighting Mas al Sfui'Il con
s...Iu"n".. hut th"S" AuSii"-f fiuhG"'i-
ans know very well 'h"' me '"sN
,unr they were having on l''' '"S'-
..rr rtnrt meant very serious nus
u,ss TN tho western front. anu 'h'E
,ynr. mo-, disposed I" go OYER 'h'I',
Thousands Of them positively i''tS''
and they w"r" hacked ui' nv 'h"i
,,,.,,,J,. - home. .\E,! III - way, 81
has been thu sam" w!'h many "' w
German ORGANIZATIONS. UNDERSTANDING
rho si,u,tlun aS they did. they were
r,.Iuctant "a move. Til" f"rilah
hirI, rpuimnud however. has h"'h
Getting around ih!~ hN th" scheme ol
furIuuphiup: H." m"m h"u' as 'hht
,uIIIaIs. amd S"niIug them through
other commands.
An Associated Press correspondent
with TIA" american army IN rah'c
writes: Announcement was madc mere
that IN" total tonag" OF iorinc'
German steamships ready Tor IN" hiEh
seas service" most of when are no"
brin.in., men and materials To France
!. .,n,,roximntrlv anu.OGO. Among the
safely in entente allied ports ~ thc
I,yi.,tIrnn formerly tn" Nat"rland. anu
/, others uf t.rrmnny'S largest ShlpS.
Thrs,. iit.lIr"S demonstrate" thr iaiSitS
of recent German claims ana the pun
Ii,rtiou of this information Is permit =
ted for that reason. The hgurcs are
nu,hOritativ,ly declared TO prove 'i'''
GERMANY has been deliberately cir!"-
I,,,u- CnISr reports To bUlittc TO hcr
a. l.. iSt
,.rt,.utr allies HauSc 10y tins ShlpIlnS
.,uj thus Ia create unjustih"d conn
,I.prr I'm the German submarines
Among the former German steamships
Which have. arrived in cnt"nt" allied
uorts ar" these: cOvinEton (eN-CHn
'.irn,,n America, (cX-Amcrika), },
President Grant. President l'incoin'
rowhatan (cx- IiamhurS). Madawaska'
(.x- kmnig wilhelm ID. George WASH
in,.ton. Mount Vernon (cN- kronprlnn III
t'rrrlir Armcmnony (cN- Kaiser VIII
helm IID, AulOS (cX-GroSS"r hurlu-
,.rsD. IIcrCury (cX- -BarharoSSa). ioca-
hou,ns Ox-princcss Ircnc). Huron (eX-
ErrJcrick der GrOSsc). Won Steuben
t,x- Kronprinz Wilhclm. Dckalb (ex-
prinz Ethel Frcdric
= The fact tfrar { he East faces u
,,u,oror, meat shortage because OF
,rausportntion difficulties has been
disclosed hy the food administration
in instructions sent packers not To IN.
crease. their prices above Il norman
margin of cost and To distribute their
available supplies fairly among their
customers Wholesalers and retailers
received virtually the same instrNc-
,ionS To make sure that ltS oruerH
are. observed the food administration
h,s scnt the following telegram TO
lot, A.
,us, of the Mississippi: There IL
likely To hc in the next few days anu
u,rbuns for some time thereafter tcin-
norarI scarcity of fresh meats. cspcc-
ioII> i'm the East. This is not due TO
lack of supplies of live stock but 10
diIliculty IN transporting IN" meat nc
unrmIl tendency OF such scarcity
would hr 20 advance the price 10 re-
tuilcrs and consumers out of llnc VII"
cost uf production. This must not nap
pru. Th" food administration mas IN
,trnr,,J meat hackers not TO sell at
uriccs representing more than nor,
NAL average margin above cost anu
Ia distribute such meat as Is aNailaDle
fairly among customers. You are I'll.
r,,trd to enforce this order. fon VIII
also inform the public of this action
immediately through the press, the
local food administration ana olh'Is
'rhr food administration viii on noticc
from you direct packers anu wnoie-
s,,,rS moi To sell to any retailer who ~
,rnyrd ,n have violated this instruc-
ton.
Representative Shallcnbergcr.
Democrat, of Nebraska advocates the
L,.,tb p,ualty for medical officers
Who are negligent in their treatment
a., invalid soldiers. His declaration
y,s made at "A closed session ot the
IIn,Is,. committee on military AFFAIRS.
h,.fnr,. which Surgeon General ior-
gas WAS trstifying. Mr.. ShallcnperScr
,nuuirrd as TO the nature OF punish,
nrnt applied. The surgeon genera
said the officers were being dismisseu.
.'IlaN, You ever tried shooting any
nf these, men for such neglect! MT.
Shollrnhcrgcr asked. mo. we nave
not" the surgeon general replied.
nave read the Articles of War;. said
MIR, Shallrnhcrgrr. "and they provide
that in case private soiuier rais'S
his hand against an officer, or even
threatens violence. he can be shot
Whv is not an officer in charge OF
hospital who ncElcrts ms uutE' us
guilty as Il private soldier VINO com.
mits such an offcnsc" For my part:
think the officer should be held in the
same responsibility as the private sol.
Ji,r for gross violation Of his duty.
The surgeon general said he thought
the officer subject to the Article OF
Mar Mr.. ShallcnhcrScr declared that
medical officers. under their ORDERS
have "a duty TO care properly Tor IN
valid soldiers In their charge ana that
ii the death penalty were enforced II
would bring immediate reforms where
reforms are needed. He called atten-
,ion to statistics showing that IN Chi
Cayo last year 100 capital crimes were
committed and in London but seven
teen. tie attributed the difference TO
the enforcement of the death penalty
in London. while lighter punishment