Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-19
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through dispatches received IRON
Switzerland. The dispatch explalnf
that this Is the greatest airpians
manufacturing plant in all Germany
and that there was contained in u De.
tween 800 and 600 finished planes anc
besides immense quantities OF fnaterla
such az timber. lumber. steel and oth'
or supplies, all Of which have peer
collected with the greatest difficulty
II is said that these airplanes were
being accumulated to meet the Amer
lean airplanes when they came. II
the story Of the destruction OF the
plant Is really true. IT is matter g
tremendous importance because D
means the almost complete binding d
the German army.
- Secretary OF War Baker has re-
turned from his trip TO the battle
fronts Of France and Italy. He ar.
rived at Washington Tuesday night
and was met at the station by hls
children. The return trip was MADE
in one OF the former German ships
The secretary has been through all thu
danger zones and has seen the whole
situation Just an IL is. He has not
given out a great deal: but he Is tire.
Inendously proud of the American
troops, and he feels too. that all th'
Allies are proud OF them. They are
brave. willing and enthusiastic and
possessed OF high military qualities
That ne will have some important re-
Communications TO make along the line
of greatly extended operations Is tho
belief in Washington: but that Is only
n matter OF surmisc. IL iS known tha'
ne has considerable information that
hc could not have gotten oth"rwis"
and much OF IT Is of character that
he would not dare give out to the pub
lie because OF the certainty OF its find-
ing it's way back to Germany.
Jerusalem, April 15: Fifteen hun
dred Armenian survivors Of the many
thousands OF victims cxiled by the
Turks two and half years ago II
the wilderness Of the east Of the river
Jordan, have been found making theiI
way towards Jericho, the town recent.
ly captured from the Turks by the
British. The eXiles had been compel
led for months by Ottoman troops to
break stone on roads. The Armenians
are being brought to Jerusalem In
British motor trucks. Six thousand
Syrian refugees from l;s Salt, twenty
two miles north Of the Dead sea, are
expected to arrive in Jerusalem this
week. In connection with the refugee
situation here the Rev. Stephen Van
X. Trowbridge. Of Brooklyn, repre-
sentative OF the American commission
for Armenian and Syrian relief, said
We will equip expeditions to meet the
exiles and will provide industrial relief
if additional funds can be sent from
the United States. For months iron!
twenty to thirty OF the exiles have died
Of starvation each day. The original
number was ten thousand. From Taw-
l..a ~
ing: The price OF life is the price
OF bread.
The third Liberty loan campaign
Is two -fifths over and less than one
third OF the three billion dollar mini
mum had been officially recorded as
subscribed up TO Wednesday night.
The total reported to the treasury,
covering receipts by banks up TO the
close of business was $685.. .923,25O. or
S4s, 900 short of the total which
had been expected. This is $l23.3lI,
$50 more than had been reported Tues
duy. "Sales since the first days oil
the campaign, when they started with
a rush, frankly are not up TO expec-
tations," said the treasury's daily re-
view. There Is feeling OF dlsap-
pointment. particularly in the large
cities. The country districts are 40
INK lIldll lISy no
vious campaigns, but the gains that
they are making are not OF sufficient
size to offset the lack of sales In the
larger communities. The need for con-
Stant , SStfsdS 6StsyStns 6StS 1ss by, saIes com
mittees every day throughout the re-
mainder OF the campaign Is plain. the
81 Louis Federal reserve district has
subscribed go per cent Of its quota
and continues at the head Of the list In
this respect. The New York district
although the biggest contributor, mas
dropped to fifth place, as to percent
age. The Richmond district has SUB.
scribed 22,469.100 or II per cent ol
its quota, while the Atlanta district
has subscribed $6.6l1.900 or per cent
The New York district leads In the
amount subscribed, 1t being $297,4is,-
300.
Count Czernin. the Austro- Hun
garian prime minister, has resigned
and although the circumstance Is OF
very great significance, the eNac'
meaning Is largely a matter OF specu.
lation. Not long ago Czernin gave ou,
a statement in which he said thal
Premier Clemenceau OF France, nae
proposed to make peace on basis OF
the surrender of the provinces OF Al
SAGE and Lorraine. Premier Clemen-
ceau promptly gave the lie to TINS
statement and went further by giving
out a letter that Emperor Charles o'
Austria Hungary had written 10 MS
brother-in-law, Prince Sixtees. oner-
ing to secure peace for France on
basis of the surrender Of the prov ic-
es of Alsace and Lorraine ny Ter,
many. The statement Of Czernin and
the letter given out oy Cleinenceau
placed Emperor Charles In q very oeh'
cate position with Kaiser William. pc
couse they showed clearly that Em-
peror Charles had been on the point
of throwing the kaiser down and max
ing peace for himself. emperor
Charles wrote the kaiser that Glenn
cnceau's statement was false as was
being evidenced by the thunder oi
Austria's guns against the French
Czernins resignation Is attributed 10
IN health, and although II is known
that his health has really been bad TOT
some time, the excuse Is not taken as
being entirely satisfactory. 1t Is very
well known that Czernin has long Deen
disposed toward peace. and on tnal
account, Germany has held much OBJ
lection to him. He has quite strong
following in Austria, however. and
the situation has not contributed 10
raising the morale of the empire.
The American Red Cross has an
nounced through its Atlantic division
in New York that II had been accorded
the privilege Of sending letters, 1000
and money to the American and allied
prisoners in Germany. The announce
ment contained the information that
Gcrmany's war trade board had
granted q blanket authorization OF
communicating with prisoners OF war
over the entire world. enemy, allied
and neutral. Two ten-pound parcels
OF food per week may be sent via
Berne to American prisoners, sufficient
TO insure adequate nourishment. The
packages may contain two loaves OF
bread, soap and tobacco. When neces-
sary special parcels for invalids may
be forwarded. Rules governing letters
require that they bear the prisoners
name. his number and rank. II any
his company and regiment and the
German prison camp. where he Is
held. The words. american prisoner
OF war mall, Free" should appear on
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