Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-23

that the Allied guns as well Is acrlai
observation, are superior. Ihe AUS
trian officer complains of the lnfer-
iority OF his batteries in number an"
and power and says the restriction III
the supply OF ammunition has render
e-l IL impossible to compl:' with the IN
fantry's request for better artillery
protection.
Eighty American divisions OF i5 900
men each. Gen. March told the fousc
military committee. Monday "should bc
able to bring the war TO a succtssiui
conclusion in 1919" That IL IN" num-
ber the war department plans tn nave
in France by next June 80. To put \"
divisions OF Americans in Franc" bc-
fore June 1919, Gen. March cmphat-
icully declared: we will need every
single man in class one between Is
and45. We must not dcludc ourselves
with the idea that those IN tie lS-l9
mems call are going to he deferred
any length OF time They will have to
he called early next spring In order I"
get their training in time to get 10
France" The 80 divisions plan Gen.
March said. depended unon s1ippinI
facilities. but ne added: ] might as
well say right here frankly that thc
program of Mr.. Schwab will take care
OF the army programme and gam
on IT,"
Because the army gets in letters
from home every day the query,
when will the war be over" ] Will
try to give the answer: says tie cor
respondent with the American army
In France. II seems to be the conscn-
sus OF the best-informed army circle
that the war will be over next year.
4, 90. fla "
act time. have often heard tie
month of September mentioned as the
time when the Germans VIII rrohabi!
have had enough. No one seriously
expects,a decision this year. General
March has stated his belief that an
American fore" (uf i.O0n.o0o men
under one -chicfl can
penetrate the German line when and
where IL pleases That is perfectly
true. but to make such penetration
on a large s>CtOr I'm ending the war
we must have many times the troops
that II would take To make the initial
hole. to widen IL and To deepen II ana
to make II secure enough To bring "a
decision.
Sixty Prussians have been taken
prisoner by the Americans near Ffs-
mette, north OF Fismes. without either
side firing a shot. says dispatch from
the Vesle front. August 20. The Prus-
slams were machine gunners and all
that remained of company which
had been In line less than a month
American detaclments went out
few nights ago, the location of the ma
chine gun positions having been re-
ported by a prisoner. According 10 the
Americans. the Prussians were wait
Ing tc be tskeru prisoners. The intel
ligence officer Who questioned the
Prussians asserted that they nearly all
had agreed to surrender II the slight-
est opportunity arose. The Americans
who took the prisoners do not claim
any credit for the capture. declaring
that the Prussians virtually deserted
their posts \ German prisoner taken
Sunday told an intelligence officer ne
believed that IL the battle line recedcs
to Germany proper the lighting splri'
of the German soldiers will be greatly
stimulated.
PRO German newspapers like the
A B c, the Tribuna and the Nacion. In
commenting upon the note from SPAN
to Germany, the text OF which Is stlii
unknown, publish articles rejecting
threat Of civil war in case OF rupture
OF relations. This has aroused an en-
ergetic protest from the press friendly
10 the Allies, says Madrid dispatch.
Although the country Is tranquil. the
majority OF the newspapers publish
alarmist articles and the international
situation Is the universal topic of con-
yersation at clubs and cafes. Foreign
Minister Dato has issued denial OF
recent reports that Spain's neutrality
Is threatened. He said the CABINET
"would suffer nothing to turn 1t aside
from a policy" OF neutrality. AS 10
the famous Spanish note addressed 10
Germany" the minister continued, II
is impossible to publish 1t, because IL
does not exist" He denied that Spain
had sent a note to Germany concern
ing the alleged tor pedoing OF the Span
ish steamer Serantes. He SAID the
sinking vas due to a fire IN the cargo
OF petroleum.
In answer to 4 letter from Chair
man Chamberlain, OF the senate mill
tary committee, asking whether II WAS
true that the war department proposed
to exempt married men as class unuer
the new manpower bill, Secretary Bak-
or has Informed the senate that thc
existing regulations as to married men
would continue in force. Senator
Chamberlain had written to the secre-
tary saying that II 1t was true that tne
deferred classification for married men
generally was contemplated, many
senator's would oppose lowering tnt
present draft age TO Is. The present
Mr. Baker replied. with re-
gard to married men in class l IS tnal
four classes OF married men are IN
cluded within the limits OF that Class:
First, married men who do not support
their wives or families; second, mar
ried men whose wives support tnem'
third married men whose wives nav"
adequate independent means: fourth.
married men engaged in useless oc-
cupations, and who are not the main
or principal support Of their families.
There il no intention To change TINS
situation. In constituting the reguia-
tions with regard to dependency
OF wives and children, financial depen-
dency has been looked upon as the
reason for deferred classification. This
will continue to be the case.
Discomfort arising out Of the ina
bility Of the kaiser and the emperor
Of Austria to reach an agreement on
the Polish question Is beginning 10
crop out in comments OF the German
press. according to an official dispatch
from Zurich. 1t says: The German
press has decided to acknowledge that
the pretended accord OF the general
on the Polish question
does not exist because the decisions
which have been taken are not hnai
and must be further discussed by the
two governments Of Berlin anc Wen
ma" The policy that Baron Burian has
adopted toward Poland has aroused
the antagonism OF the German press.
according to the dispatch, which adds:
'.The Lokal Anzeiger, which publishes
the news Of the pretended accord at
general headquarters, portrays II in
very irritable tone and gives itself over
to a very violent attack against Baron
Rurian. II attributes to him the re-
Of the failure TO come to an
agreement. The official newspapers
saw that in the interests Of the good
relations that exist between the two
central powers. the Austrian emperor
would do we'll to eliminate Baron Bur-
ian as soon as possible. inasmuch as
the latter Is the impenitent defenqer
Of the policy against which Germany
Is fighting"
1T Is the belief Of Premier Clemen-
ceau that a complete triumph will be
won during the present year by the
arms of the Entente Allies and that
the war will end before another year
has passed, according to the under