The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-01-24
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TON AND THE WORLD
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VII NlllSS az" ""N " W. |
old; then moved to Kansas and was
educated in the public schools OF Lrav-
cnworth. He taught school for three
years and then became a newspaper
reporter.
At Indianapolis, Ind. fire broke out
in the Industrial building. which hous-
ed thirty manufacturing concerns, and
destroyed the building and adjoining
property, causing a loss estimated at
one million dollars. The fire is be
iievcd by the fire department to have
been Of ~incendiary origin. Six Of the
manufacturers We're making machin-
cry for the government. Six dwell
ings, a church. grocery and saloon
were also burned. No lives were lost.
Conviction Of four officials Of the
Hamburg American line. including
Karl Bnonz, managing director, on
charges of violating the customs laws
in sending supplies to German erals.
crS early in he war, was affirmed by
the United States circuit court OF
appeals AT New York City, l'h" dcci-
sion also upheld The conviction OF the
llamburg.Amurican line, which had
been sentenced to pay Il fin" OF on,
dollar.
Higher wages will be asked Of IN"
railroad administration o . by nearly
all classes OF organized railroad labor.
1t is stated. however, that Stlik,; az"
in nOwiSc contemplated.
Frank Gwynn" Tudor, leader of the
Australian Labor rarty, has been Gle
waited tn IN" premiership. says a Mel
bourne dispatch.
Most Of the industries asked to re-
glass industry might be one of these.
compliSh il by shutting down entirely
for one day each week. as the paper
board makers already have been or
drrcd to do. Some industries, however,
cannot shut down easily Tor a day,
and they will be asked to ccaS" opcr,
alton for as long as Il month later on
in he year. 1t was suggested that tn,
glass industry might be one Of these.
Explaining his recent order giving
fuel administrators authority to close
industries to supply ho%usrholders
with coal. Doctor Garfield said this
p'"N' ."ouid pt l''l llillN'N w IL hStt
only in emergencies.
At Camp Funston, Kans., three me-
were killed and two seriously injurcu
when the army bank there was robbie
by q man dressed in the uniform c
a captain in the United States army
The three men, civilians, were killc
with an AK, it is reported, while the
wore at work in thn hank ~ IL XNi,
tiers, vice president Of the Nations
Reserve bank Of Kansas City, Mo
was seriously wounded and it is fca,
ed he cannot recover.
a series of tornadCcs that brok
over Central Georgia are known [
have killed II "a Three other
arc known to have boon injured.
cloudhurS& followed the first tornad
and tho greatest damage to Cam
Wheeler, seven miles south Of NJ;
con, Ga. where moro than 20, 900 me
arc cncamprd. is from water. Man
tents were blown down. Tho COLLARS
OF a corral Of the 1921 infantry Go,
mcrly Firth Georgia rrgimrnt) cause
the death of Il private named lIarri.
Washington.
The Argentine foreign office int
mates that the Mexican DELEGATION i
BucnoS Aires, consisting largely ,
military mon. aYiatorS and newShapc
correspondents. has a sccrc; missio
which is unknown even at the foreigI
office. Several OF the MeX,cans ar
reported to be openly pro German.
every phase Of the war department.
preparats n for battle against Gcrma
ny was outlined and defended BIZ Sec
rf Try. Baker before the senate mill
tary committee. Hc answered thos,
who have criticized the dcrartmcn
during the committees inycsiir,tio,
with the assertion that no army 40 I;
now under the American flag had eve
been raised. equipped or trained s,
quickly and that never before ha,
such provision been made for the con
fort and health OF an army.
A dispatch from Madrid saws tn
Spanish king has signed a new deere
dissolving the cortes. Elections wi
be held February "a and the neSy pa
Lament will meet no March is.
The women suffragiStS feel sure {
forcing TIE senate to pass the Susa
b. Anthony suffrage amendment b.
fore the present session ends.
Woman suffrage by federal constitl
.t1onal amendment won in the hnus
with exactly the required number c
affirmative votes.
The shortage OF food abroad prol
ably will bring an early determine
ton OF a policy respecting the balanc
to be maintained between food an,
troop shipments. A decision will b
left largely to the allies, since the,
best can determine which will be tn
most useful to themselves in prose