Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-14
Scraps and facts.


q uoint that had previously fallen !"
III" enemy.
a German sutIuarin" held ur Il
S,rw,"inn steamship 80 miles cas-,
d, C,,. uatirraS last week ANA S'""H
A., ,yn whole. DAYS until II had 'fih'-
,,.rr,.a NJ tons Oi copper from th' SiiP
,n ,h,. submarine WhIl" III" transfer
yvus going on another ship now H
.i,,b, and the SIIhInarIn" CaIthIrca u
.,Iso The crews oI both ShlpS W'i'
,hrn Or,i.rcd into boats ana h"'h S''i'H
w"r" sunk.
.rt,. r.riod between Jun" II ana
- inclusive. is designated as
,E,ssiiicntiOn week" in SoiIth ai"'L.''''
according TO II bulletin ISSUE" ~
L,r,Ii, lax the state SclcctIv" S'GNl''
,.''I,',,.,r,.rs The bulletin inStrur'S
.,II local boards To Civ" risId scrutiny 10
and make a thorough investigation o'
.II r.pis,rants given deferred clhSSi'-
,.,,inn for agricultural, OF any b'h''
,..,uscs This is in conformity WIN w"
r.u instructions recently lSSu'h Wv ''''
urovost marshal general.
More than 10000 American S"'
Ji.-s have. gone overseas 10 carry "''N
IA Franc" tn" encouragement ''"
yis,,ncc whiCn IIiFavcit" ann i>"-
,hunbrau brought To America S''''
,.,,y suker told the f'r"nch Niih''
,b.sscurs in bidding them 'ai'",''
last Nonday al the has" oi the N"H'.
iun,on monument. Tn" war S''''''' :
las, announcement some "''hS "-"
concerning the SiZ" oi IN" American
- .,I,rn.,J WAS that J0O0DO men
t',I ..,iI.d for the hattl" front. ne
,I,in,. rhass,urs. better known as 'h''
..pIu,. p.yils" of France. came W.
,u,ricu and sine. have toured 'h'
snu,h and the middle west.
-. Frank l.. Bayl"s. Il young Aii'i =
,.,, frn,u New Bedford. Mass. loi
some time past i'll TIA" fr"h'h '\ ~
,ion service, rfuScs To give "p nc
plnCc To accept Il commission !" &
American aviation service" N''o'"''T
IN ,hc. French official military Joh' III"
I,uyl,s made several Efforts 10 S'' 'h
IN ,h, American aviation service ""'
WAS turned down by th' uoc'otS' P,,
,n,u.,lly ON account of his eyes. fi'
,t'''n ,n,d,. uuuliralion to 20 with th''
French and was accepted, ana ai'e'
Ia, had shot down Il number oi '"i
,n.n machines the French made MN Il
.,.r,.r,nt Later b." l"Cain" Il l'h''h-
ami A." is still doing - l"t "i ISh''hS'
and prefers To remain wh"r" u" Is
poolinr of all economic resources "l
,,,.r,,.., and the nations allied against
th,. Central bowers IS step nearer
since. the weekly meeting Ol tfl' P''H'.
DENTS war cabinet. one OF lil' hio'''
uIuuncd in tn" project al welding ih''
:, vast mobile machine th" entire econ ,
onic bower of tn" United states an"
thr Allies brhind the miil,arE ioiC'S' u,
the creation of munitions Co''''''
with hriiuiart"rS al on" Ol the fh''H-
f.. capitals This phase of the ln'S-
l,sF a =
lion by the war Industries board loi
conn. months. WAS laid before lrcSl-
d.nt Wilson at Tuesdays session. IN
,I.,. :, Tentative, plan outlined, III" lh'I-
nitions council would u" dlNldrh Hlto
two parts, food and war material vi,
the former would sit representatives "'
Food Administrators Hoover. oh 'n'
latter, Allied munitions heads W",'i"
sill with u representative" ol ti" VIII u"
dustrirs hoard. Assistant Secretary o'
W,r StrttInus, Food administrators
Hoover and other officials oi lh' War-
making agencies are arranging 10 70
In k,urouc within the next few weeks
to make preparations for setting NJ
thr organization. Aside from IN" ne
ccssity of -Ordinating tn" induStrE',
efforts of all the co-bclligcrentS ana
preventing duplication OF output II was
pointed out that the situation at th'
battlefront made some sort oil pooiihs
scheme essential.
during the hearing before the
housc ways and means committee on
war revenue legislation last Monday
Prof. o. NJ. w. Sprague OF Harvard
submitted q coS1ptenenst.e taa.ioI
plan proposing consumption taxes ano
heavy levies on war profits. incomes
and luXurics. Some of his rccommen-
dations were: War profits, 50 pei
cent. based on the English system: tea
| to = cents a pound; coffee, 10 crnts
:; pound; tobacco 80 cents pound:
beer, Il substantially Increased rate:
whole wheat flour. 81 to 81 barrel:
hotel bills, 20 per cent on all apoN,
$3.50 a night and on all meals above
81. automobiles, Il heavy rate ON sales;
gasoline used Tor passenger ears. ~ I,
- cents: employers Of chauffcurS. SIT
To $50 "a month: luxury taxes on jew
rlry, talking machines. dress goods
above "a certain price. sporting and
athletic goods. ncgliccr shirts costing
over So or IS. and graduated TAX on
hank checks. benjamin {. Marsh
representing the farmers national
committee on war finance. was pu"s-
toned by Representative Moore oi
PENNSYLVANIA. regarding an article ne
wrote saying he had been informed by
excess profits had not been taxed WAS
because bankers control IN" ncwsr
prrs and that the newspapers mtimi
date congress. He declined To give
the name of the member DO YOU
think that statement IL true? asked
Representative Moore. 81 am afraid
that in some cases II H.. h" replied
- Pam -Amcricanism. Il pact Of all the
Americas for self protective PURPOSES
IL advocated by President Wilson. This
developed Tuesday with the authorized
publication of President Wilson's re-
cent address to Il group of Mexican
editors visiting Washington. Declaring
the Monroe Doctrine to br the case oi
telling Central America Eve are going
TO hc "A big brother to YOU whether
you want us TO or not the president
said the policy contained nothing that
protects Mexico from aggression from
us" As result. the president de
clarcd. nc had observed some sister
republics to the south were uneasy lest
"our self appointed protection tMon-
roe Doctrinc) might he for our own
benefit and our own interest and not
for the interest Of our neiShhorS. He
then revealed that he had proposed tn
the countries II guarantee that all of
us will sign a declaration of political
anu il'Si"Ss
Such an arrangement. he said. will
have to he the foundation of the future
life of the nations of the world. The
whole family of nations will have to
guarantee to each nation that no ma
tion shall violate its political indcpcnd-
cnce or its territorial integrity. That
is the only conceivable basis for the
future peace Of the world. and I must
admit | was anxious TO have the states
of the two continents Of America show
the way TO the rest Of the world how
to make q basis of peace. Peace can
only come by trust. II YOU can once
get situation of trust then YOU have
got the situation Of permanent peace.
Therefore. every one OF us. II seems 10
me owes It as a patriotic duty to his
own country to plant the seeds Of trust
and confidence instead of seeds Of sus-
picion."
This Is the story Of battle royal
waged I'm the air between two flights
Of German planes. writes an Associated
Press correspondent with the British
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