Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-10
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Ine IruIn OI the matter -, the news
paper auus. That OWING u contrary
wIuus Iarse quantities OF POISON gas
enIpIVyeu W the Germans are no"
uriiIIug gradually toward tO"iIs aions
the nnine which already are feeling
Ine elects vi the gas
About one hundred and iity white
rUDeu inen, dressed III the regulation
M hIux klan UNIFORM, with al
american ilag and iiery cross al the
mead OIL the Procession, rode thrOueh
the streets VI birmingham Monday
mgnl, warning Idlers ~ nnd work 10
do and uo IT. Inc silent riders DIS
tfIbuted carus bearing warning that
the United States was ut war, ihat
every man Is needed, except those
whose attitude Is hostile to the gov
ernment--und that the klan intended
10 see that there was no Idleness. Inc
cards say in part: III you would he
Justly entitled To the toleratiOn anu
protection you are enjoying, hnd work
10 do, and do IL. No able bodied man.
rich or poor. has right TO consume
without producing. Take heed ana 30
10 work, The eye OF scrutiny Is upon
YOU, BE respectful to the flag OF our
country and loyal 10 the government:
Designers for the nations first
war time currency federal reserve
bank notes of one dollar and two DOL
lar denominations have been approv-
ed by the treasury and the new bills
will make their appearance In gem
eral circulation about July 4. note
Of the war period is given to the re-
verse side Of the two dollar note IN
the design Of one of the newest battle
ships. The face OF the two dollar
notes bears a portrait or Thomas
Jefferson The face Of the one dollar
note carries "A portrait OF George
Washington and the reverse side has a
design Of the spread eagle clutching
In war-like attitude the American nag
The bills are intended to replace Sill
yer certificates. about $30.OOO.00O or
which have been withdrawn from cir
culation in the last two weeks as the
silver which secured them was melt
ed into bullion under the new silver
act.
The German administrators in
Belgium have suffered another bitter
disappointment In their efforts to rid
themselves Of the secret Belgian news
paper, La Libre Belgique. which has
stung. ridiculed and laughed at them
ever since they occupied the territory
every evidence OF pleasure. the Ger
man authorities announced recently
that they arrested three Belgian
priests, Delee. Denis and Martin. and
three civilians, and that they had be-
hind the bars the editors. publishers
and distributors OF the secret paper
One Of the priests. Denis. was con-
demned to death. according to infor-
nation received by the Belgian gov
ernment The others receiving prison
sentences aggregating many years
Next morning brand new copy OF La
Libre Belgique was in its usual place
In the letter box Of Baron Won Falken-
hausen. governor general Of Belgium
and the publication has appeared ir-
regularly since. The death sentence
upon Father Denis was commuted to
life Imprisonment.
An agreement on the bill extend
ing the selective draft law to youths
attaining II years of age since June 8,
1917. has been reached by senate and
house conferees. They retained the
amendment of Representative Hill OF
Iowa providing that the additional
registrants shall be placed at the bot
tom Of present eligible lists. The
house conferees accepted the senate
provision for exemption from the draft
law OF theological and medical stu
dents. Immediate ratification by the
senate and house Of the conferees
agreement on the measure will be
sought. mat there may .be~ne further
delay In its use In connection with the
new draft. Provost Marshal General
Crowder opposed the amendment plac-
ing the new registrants at the bottom
of eligible lists. The conferees also
adopted an amendment which General
Crowder also opposed, requiring regis
tration OF men already in the military
service who have attained their ma
jority since last June 5. General
Crowder thinks this would be unneces-
sary, costly and would be resented by
some of the men in the service.
According to news received from
Russia through independent Swedish
and Dutch channels as forwarded from
Christiana In u dispatch to the Times,
rumors OF the overthrow Of the Boil
shevik government which have been
current recently are unfounded. They
probably are due to the fact that the
soviet administration Is now moving
In the direction OF greater moderation.
The council of national commissioners
is now being compelled to fight the
anarchists. says the dispatch. just as
NeTtuShy hhu w h6As
the Bolsheviki. Leon Trotzky, minis
ter Of war and marine. is advocating
compulsory labor. resulting in friction
with the anarchists. Next to the es-
tablishment Of the new army the dis
patch continues. the most reassuring
feature Is that officials of the kerens-
ky regime are resuming work. This
has resulted in restoration Of order to
IA remarkable degree. especially In the
distribution Of foodstuffs Many things
which no amount OF speechmaking
could formerly induce the people to
do, are now being done in the in
spiration of steadily growing hatred
on the part of the Russian nation
for the German oppressor.
No brighter page in all American
history than that covering the deeds or
American soldiers fighting the Prus-
SLAMS" declared DIR. VIM. T. Ellis, OF
Swarthmore. Pa. who has just arrived
at an Atlantic port on French liner,
in describing the fighting three weeks
ago In the American sector Of Apre-
mont, northwest Of Toul, which he
witnessed. Our boys fought like
heroes" he continued although they
were outnumbered four to one. I saw
one soldier. a Greek by birth. who had
Joined the army in New York. His
rifle was shot from his hands but he
drew knife. leaped forward and kill
ed a German officer. The Americans
never gave an inch and always drove
the enemy back. They did not lose a
prisoner. but captured three truck
loads Of the enemy" Albert Van
Heck. formerly professor In the Uni
versity or Louvain and now secretary
to the Belgian secretary Of public
works. also was on board the liner.
"If had not been on the spot would
not believe some Of the instances Of
bravery-motion picture stun you
might call II. One captain, from Bos-
ton. who was a dry goods merchant
at home was in the trench when Ger
man sappers started to move forward.
preparatory to a raid. This captain
ripped of his shoulder straps to pre-
vent Identification by the Germans and
seized rifle. To hell with the straps
he shouted to his men and went over
the top in the lead" said DR.. Ellis
We'll. they captured that German