Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-01
MERE MENTION.

\ British recruiting officer on Tues
day swore in 100 Jews as recruits for
the British army for service in Pales-
tine. Following the Jewish custom
they kept their hats on when they
took the oath for service..-.---...-.Alder-
man Algernon Lee, Socialist alder
man Of New York city, was "ba~led
out" by his colleagues Tuesday when
he refused TO support a resolution TO
sell savings stamps. His fellow alder
men called him traitor" coward"
cur" etc. The resolution was adopt
ed by vote Of so to 7......-.....The naval
tug Cherokee, foundered OF l!Ie Della
ware capes Monday. A part OF the
crew was rescued---.........Julius Messer.
a German mining engineer, has been
arrested and confined in the 'Caban-
mas fortress at Havana, Cuba, charged
with espionage and propaganda among
the sugar laborers Of the island.
The navy's appeal for eyes" for the
watch officers has resulted in bring
ing more than 10000 binoculars, spy
glasses. sextants, and chronometers,
and yet the supply Is Insufficient.
First suspicioned by his landlady.
James Ainly. is under arrest in Phil
adelphia as German spy. Posing as
a ministerial student Ainly never left
the house until j. o'clock at night.
returning at daybreak. The landlady's
suspicious were aroused. \ search OF
his room disclosed maps and other in
formation OF value to the enemy....-..-....
An honest thief' entered a freight
car at Dunmore. Pa. Sunday night.
removed 23 sacks Of -four and left Sl26
in bills to pay for the four.-~-----The
Carnegie Corporation has donated
million dollars to Mctiill university at
Montreal, Canada. because Of the in
stitution's devoted service and sacri-
flee toward Canada's part In the war"
..One hundred and fifty-seven SOL
diers, mostly Germans and Austrians,
have been removed from Camp Greene.
at Charlotte. Some OF them will be In
termed. others released and still others
kept in the service in America...--.....--....
The Socialist party OF Minnesota, in
conference at Minneapolis. has nomi-
mated J. o. Dental for governor. and
adopted resolutions OF sympathy for
the l66 !. w. VS. now under indict-
ment in Chicago. Bentall is under
the draft...........Archbisho Prendergast
died In Philadelphia. Tuesday. aged 10
years............Nelson Morris. %. son of
the Chicago meat packer, has asked
for exemption or deferred classified
tion. Morris Is unmarried--..,.T
shipping hoard on Tuesday let the con-
tract for the fourth concrete ship TO
a California concern. The vessel IL
to he $500 tons dead weight. and the
estimated cost OF the hull Is $l60.00O.
.. .......Germany plans to restore the
d. )narchy Of Russia, with the former
Empress Alexandra. sister OF the
kaiser. as the guardian Of her son. the
former czarvitch, who is the favorite
German candidate for the THRONE.
Senator McCumber OF North Dakota.
delivered a two-hour speech In the
senate Monday. in which he advocates
the draft of men between Is and
So years OF age for farm and indus
trial work during the period OF the
The Citizens Gin company
OF Dumas. Ark, Is to refund TO Its
customers SO ton as a result OF
charges Of exorbitant profits on cot
ton seed. according to n statement OF
the food administration.
from Shanghai, China, say that the
recent earthquake in the Swatow sec
ton, caused the loss OF 200 or more
lives and the injury of more than 200
at 4 race track at Hong Kong on Tues
day, 100 women and children were
trampled to Forty six negro
soldiers of the 512th engineer service
battalion at Little Rock. Arkansas. are
awaiting courtmartial because OF n
riot in their mess hall, during which a
white non- commissioned officer was
severely injured n few days ago..
A bill has been introduced in congress
by Representative Ayers. Democrat OF
Kansas, to regulate the price OF cot
ton. wearing apparel, hides. leather.
wool. farm implements and fertilizer.
INV. L. Bush. a tea merchant. shot
and killed Mack Wilkerson a furniture
salesman II Cha rlotte, ct Monday and
then committed suicide............The Red
Cross is to undertake another big
drive from May to l3 for the purpose
Of raising $100.000.000.