Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-12
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anything either way, but he helps 10
sell a good many stamps. The police
do not interfere with the game.
A total Of Az casualties in the
American expcdItionary force in
France was announced Tuesday By the
var Department. OF this number Is
were killed IN action and 363 wounded
ia action. The rest died OF disease.
The casualties cover Il period OF one
week The announcement was made
following receipt Of Il cablcgram from
General Pershing. saying that his
censorship regulations were not in
tended 10 SUPPRESS casualties. No ad-
dresses, however. were given.
Senator Stone Of Missouri. chair
man of the foreign relations COM
mittcc. was stricken with paralysis
Wednesday, while riding in q street
car en- route To his office IN the
capitol AT Washington. Th" senator
Vas removed To the senate office
building. where medical assistance was
summoned, and later was taken to his
home The attack affected the sena-
tors left side. He was about to fall
when two other passengers on the car
caught him. y physician who made q
haSty examination Of the senator de-
c!ared while his condition was serious,
~ was not critical.
Th" Times says that the new Man
I'nW"r I!ill. the first reading OF which
Mas moved by Premier Lloyd George
ia the hOuS'. OF commons Tuesday,
provides not only for raising the mill
iHry Hc" To iifty but also the imme-
di;Itc withdrawal Of exemption from
men IN grades and within the
present military age limits. with the
exception of those engaged in vital ma
ti0nal work. This will bring clergy
men and other ministers Of religion
within the orbit Of service acts by the
offer Of non -cOmbatant work and the
resembling OF the decision that men
shall not bc sent to serve abroad be
for" they attain the age OF nineteen.
From the headquarters II the
American EXpcdItiOnary force in
France came this Liberty loan cable
message from Gen. PerShinc: Every
dollar subscribed To the Liberty loan
is Il dollar invested in American man
hood. Every dollar subscribed as the
result Of self denial means partnership
in the hardShipS and risks Of our men
in the trenches. Every dollar sub
SCrihc'l will confirm the determination
of our people at home to stand by its
army 10 Il victorious end. An over
whclming subscription to the Third
Liberty Loan will he patriotic ex-
PRECISION of confidence in our ability
as u nation to maintain all that we
hold dear In civilization"
Three and a half years of war
HAY" caused an increase Of 1l,1O0.-
0n0.O in the public debt of the
Twelve leading warning nations. ac-
,.,,r,Iin,, A t.,l1Ilntinns nl.I1n hV the
Federal Reserve board. or this. $72,-
ID0. 900. 900 represents the debt in
crease of the Allied nations, and S39,
:;OO. QUO nOU that Of the Central Pow
"rS. The United States debt incurred
since the country entered the war Is
given az $3.50. 900. 900. the standing
Jan. 81. Great Britain up to Feb. l6
showed an increase of $2i, 1TS,OOO,OOO.
including SI.02I .0O0. 900 advanced to
the Allies and dominions. Russia rank
rd second with S20.29l. .00O,O 900 last
Sept /. and France third with sl5.-
629. .O6O0 0OO last Jan. /. The United
States was fourth and Italy fifth with
s3.SSI. 10000 Germany's war debt
reported last December was $24,243.-
00O. 900. and Austria -Hungary's at the
same time sl5,033. 900. 900.
James NJ. Beck. former assistant
United States attorney general, de-
clarcd in New York. u few days ago in
an address that he was violating no
pledge In stating that the British
casualties in the battle Of the Somme
last year numbered 100000 and that
the French lost 100000 men killed at
verdun. The field east Of Albert,
where they are battling now, Is prob
ably the greatest graveyard in all the
world. he continued, and never be-
fnr., i'm Tho history Of rflrp has
hcroism reached such heights as In
this year OF 1918. I was privileged to
spend four days with British forces on
the West front and / saw them In ac-
tiOn. ! have witnessed the French SOL
diers and | have been among the Brit
ish and French people during their
greatest hours of trial. They do not
boast. they do not promise, they do
not cry and whine. If II may be call
ed boasting. the French people have
made but one declaration they shall
not pass.
--- Representative Dyer. Republican,
Of Missouri has introduced bill to
curb lynching. The measures ask
that every person participating IN
such mob or riotOus aSSemblage
shall he liable to prosecution, and up
on conviction to punishment therefor,
according TO law, in any circuit court
OF the United States having jurisdic-
ton in the place where such putting
to death occurs" \ county where the
crime occurs shall be subject to
forfeiture of from $1,000 to $4,000
for use OF the dependent family. III
such forfeiture Is not paid upon re-
rovcry of judgment therefor. SUCH
court shalt have jurisdiction to enforce
payment thereof by extent or levy oil
an
county. or may compel the levy and
collection of Il tax therefor" Negli-
grnce by officials shall he punishable
by Imprisonment for five years. $1,000
tine or both. Jury service is denied
every person who has participated in
lynchinr or expressed an opinion III
favor OF II.
Fifty million dollars is being asked
of congress by chairman Hurley OF
the shipping board. for development
of concrete ShipbuildinE. The plan Is
to establish at once five government
yards. two on the Pacific and three In
the south. Sites for the plants already
are under consideration and Will be
announced shortly. Three in the
south probably will include one al
ready planned for Wilmington. y. c.
Transportation facilities and easy ex-
cess to cement and sand will govern
the selection. The first vessels turned
out 10y the government yards will be
1.5O0-ton tankers both because OF the
shortage of oil carriers and because in
the present stage Of concrete ship
development the board is more conh-
dent of success with the tankers than
with general cargo craft. AS yet, con-
crete ships are admitted frankly by
experts to he II gamble because the
behavior OF such Il vessel under load
I'm u heavy SEA is unknown. Mr.. Hur-
ley and General Manager PieZ OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. hold
that in the present emergency every
possible means Of adding quickly to
the tonnage available for war pur-
poses should be utilized. Greater
chance OF success is expected from the
operation OF concrete tankers because
the liquid load will constantly seek
level and not entail the strain on the
ship that a solid load would do in
heavy sea.
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