Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14

Medina lays down its arms immed-
lately the forts st the Dardaneiles
will be destroyed. The Turks nave
shown an unwillingness to surrender
In accordance with the armistlce
terms. but all the garrisons except
that at Medina. which Is the largest
In Arabia. laid down their arms
through peaceful persuasion. Faknrl
Pasha, commander at Medina, offereo
one excuse after another until the
Allies were forced to send an ultima
tum to the Turkish Government.
-Buenos Aires has been in a foment
for some days because OF troubles
growing out Of strike Of metal work
ers. The workers Of the Vasena Iron
works struck on Tuesday OF last week.
The government interfered with force.
Five strikers were killed and thirty or
more were injured. 1mmediately an
the workers In the more than .h MY
branches Of trade, including more than
100. 900 men, went on strike and all
kinds Of traffic was quickly brought 10
a standstill Street cars stopped and
even automobiles were overturned py
the wreckers There have been a mum.
Der of clashes between the workers and
the soldiers, and the situation has
grown to be exceedingly serious,
amounting to something close to CIVIL
war.
Capt. Edward ". Rickenbacher OF
Columbus, Ohio, once famous as an
automobile driver, was the premier
"ace" Of the American air forces In
France, having 26 enemy planes to his
credit. An official report received re-
Gently at the war department showed
that there were 6S "aces"-men
downing five or more enemy machines
jim the American army when the war
ended. First Lieut. Frank Luke, Jr.
of Phoenix, Ariz-, who was killed In
action, was second on the list of"aces,'
with Is victories to his credit, and
Maj. Victor Raoul Lufberry OF wall
ingford, Conn, who also was klIled IN
action. was third, with ~. beIo[e
ioining the American army Major LUZ
berry was a member Of the LaFayette
Escadrille. Capt. Peed G. lands OF
Chicago and First Lieut.. David E. Put
nam of Brookline, Mass, who was
killed In action, had IL victories each.
Capt. Elliott w. Springs OF Lancaster,
Is credited with having sent down nine
planes.
Several hundred Spartacans have
been killed in the capture and recap
ture of the 'Silesian railroad station oy
government troops, according 10 late
advices from Berlin. The street fight-
ing at night was Of the most violent
nature. Many bodies are lying in the
station building. The fighting in the
newspaper quarter lasted for hours.
Eighty were killed and many wounded.
Inter den Linden is in the hands or
government troops. The Spartacan
trenches in the Tiergarten have peen
captured by government troops and
the Tiergarten has been cleared OF
Spartacans. The Second Guard Regl-
ment has retaksn the Hallenze rail-
way station from the Spartacans. ne
night but a guard Of only 80 men re-
pulsed them. The station commands
one railway to Potsdam. These advices
which apparently have to do with
fighting on Friday night, state that
five different collisions occurred in
Berlin throughout that day, in the
course of which very many were KILL
ed or wounded. In street fighting
Thursday night before the chanceilor's
palace the Spartacans attempted a
coup de main but the government
troops met them with strong fire,
and 20 were killed and more than 40
wounded.
Jacques LeRaudy. known as the
Emperor Of Sahara" was killed by
his wife from whom he had been sep
arated for some months, at her home,
Phoenix Lodge" at Westbury, Long
Island, New York, last Saturday night.
The couple had been getting along
badly for quite while, and since their
separation. Mrs. LeBaudy has been
having herself guarded night and day;
but her husband managed to elude the
guards and get in her home, and she
shot him five times with a revolver,
killing him instantly. Then she faint
ed. The empty revolver was found oy
her side and a loaded revolver was
found in LeRaudy's fur overcoat. Le-
Baudy has an established reputation
as an eccentric millionaire who has for
a number of years been In the interna-
tional lime light. Some years ago ne
conceived the idea that he would like
to be an emperor and he undertook the
establishment Of an empire in the des-
ert Of Sahara. Having inherited many
millions from his father, a famous
French sugar king, he had no Difficult
ty in commanding all the money he
needed, and he began operations with
several hundred followers; but after
short time, France, England, Italy and
Switzerland being opposed to the es-
tablishment Of any more sovereigntles
brought about pressure that MADE tne
self-made emperor renounce ms
throne. Madame LeBaudy. aged 3S, is
a recognized leader of the social circles
in which she moves.
Walker D. Hines, assistant director
general of railroads, was appointed di-
rector general last Saturday by Presi-
dent Wilson to succeed william ".
McAdoo. Notice of the appointment,
cabled to the White House by Presi-
dent Wilson, reached Mr. McAdoo oy
telegraph Friday night at Winslow,
AriZ., when the retiring director gener-
oh that town his
way to Los Angeles. Mr.. McAdoo is
sued the following statement: The
President has authorized me to an
nounce the appointment OF walker -.
Hines as director general or rallroadS.
He will enter upon his duties OF Office
Immediately. Mr.. Hines has been my
assistant at Washington since the De-
ginning of government control, ana
has a thorough knowledge OF organlZ-
alton and administration of the rail-
roads under federal control as Wen as
of the fundamental problem involved
i'm the railroad situation. His ablllty
and experience admirably fit him Tor
tho great trust and responsibility with
which the President has honored hilii.
Aside from his obvious uuallhcatlons,
Mr.. Hines Is in full sympathy with the
policies which have guided the rail-
road administration and with the
views Oh the HTSSluSil vi the i"... 49,
question. ! am sure that Mr.. Hines
will have hearty support OF the line
army of railroad officers and employees
and 1 can ask nothing better for MN
than that they shall give him and the
country the same loyal and effective
service they rendered during my term
as director general
Government troops have occupied
all the public buildings in Berlin,
and thousands Of Government troops
are still entering the capital. The
Berlin correspondent Of the Berling-
ske Tidende, who sends this informa-
ton, declares that the Spartacans
have been beaten and that quiet was
partly restored. Bloody fighting oc-
Cured at the Anhalt Railroad station
Wednesday night when Spartacan
groups tried to occupy the building.
according to Berlin advices received
by way Of Frankfort. They were re-
pulsed by Government troops, who In
flicted heavy losses on them. There
was lively shooting Wednesday fore
noon at many points. including the