Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-18
Scraps aud fats.

camp, S1O,UUU less IL tHe SoNeiuhieh@
retains the remount station; camp
wadsworth, New Wrecking company
Indianapolis, S46,100 for entire camp,
$40 600 deducted IL the government re-
tains the remount station and S15,0Ou
deducted If the government retains
the hospital.
Pigeon Company No. 1, which re-
turned to New York Wednesday, on
the transport O,ioan, brought 1000
cages of feathered fighters, many OF
them veterans. The latter included
100 pigeons captured from the Ger
mans and some Of these Hun myers
still had attached to their necks the
messages they bore when taken prls-
oner. The Boche birds were distin-
guished by leg markers embossed win
profiles Of former Emperor Wllnam'
One of the pigeons. one leg MISSING
returned honored with a recommenoa-
ton for the distinguished service cross
for services with the Lost Battalion.
This bird, "Cherami' by name, maoe
bullet scar on the breast further at
tested to the birds "heroism." When
"Cherami," the lost battalion's pigeon
hero, was picked up with leg shat
tered while flying through barrage,
the globule containing its message was
intact. At q base hospital General
Pershing came to see the bird and he
ordered that the highest medical skill
be afforded to save its life. "Poilu,
another pigeon, lost a leg while on
duty with the tanks and was cited Tor
bravery" President Wilson" return
ed with its right eye shot out, presum-
ably by bit Of shrapnel, an injury re-
ceived while carrying message tell
txo nf hn machine
nest.
March amounted to 433,720 bales Of
lint and 10,SS5 Of linters, the census
bureau announced on Tuesday. Con-
sumption during March last year was
571.443 bales of lint and 109,267. OF
linters. Cotton on hand March 81 In
consuming establishments was 1,462,-
567 bales of lint and 277,37S of linters,
compared with 1,720,436 OF lint and
1886 of linters a year ago ana In
public storage and at congresses A.
32S.O2S bales Of lint and 200,01S or
linters, compared with 3,25O,961 OF
lint and 255,541 Of linters a year ago.
Cotton spindles active during March
numbered 32,642,S7S, compared with
33,79s.976 in March last year. imports
amounted to 5,561 bales compared
14.ZO
ports amounted to 504,23S bales, in
Guiding 1.271 bales of linters, cornpar-
ed with 311,6S1 bales, including H.
6S7 bales Of linters in March last
wear. Statistics for cotton growing
states were as follows: Cotton con-
sumed during March 24S,510 bales, as
compared with 312,264 during March
last year. On hand March 81 In con-
suming establishments 671,724 bales,
as compared with 1,064.414 last year;
in public storage and at congresses
ee7 .279. as compared with 1851, 1888
wear ago. Cotton spindles active dur
ing March 14,293,1SS,' as compared
with 14,310,643 last year.
Herbert Hoover, director general
of food relief in Europe for all the al
lied governments, and Lieutenant
Colonel Robert E. Olds, Red Cross
commissioner for Europe, have issued
the following joint statement from
Paris: There Is no basis OF truth
whatever in the report appearing IN
the American Red Cross has been ask
ed by the United States, or by any
other government, to undertake the
relief of Europe or to fight bolshevism
with food. The American Red Cross
is engaged to the extent Of its re-
sources, which are comparatively lin
tied, in endeavoring to bring relief In
the form of medical and hospital sup
plies, clothing and food for the sick
to such populations as 1t can reach
with its services. At the present time
much attention Is being devoted to
epidemics Of typhus and other conta-
gious diseases. Fighting the famine
Of Europe is an affair of governments
and cannot possibly be undertaken by
the American Red Cross. The food
supplies on the program Of the relief
organization involve the expenditure
of more than s200,000,000 per month
and draw upon the combined food,
financial, shipping, railway. military
and naval resources of Is govern
ments. The two organizations-the
food administration and the Ameri-
can Red Cross-are cooperating
closely in an earnest endeavor to meet
the situation"
1T has been stated in authoritative
quarters that a satisfactory agree
ment had been reached on the ques-
tion of the Rhine frontier, thus re-
lieving the last Of the main obstacles
in the way to the peace treaty with
Germany Premier Clemenceau has
called Col. E. NJ. House of the Ameri-
can peace delegation and expressed
himself as entirely satisfied with the
settlement. This indicates the French
will secure guarantees which will pro-
tect them adequately against renewed
German aggression. The agreement is
believed to include complete demili-
tarization of both banks of the Rhine
extending 25 miles east Of the river
and throughout the German sections
alonE the west bank in which there
will be no Notifications, no troops,
and no conscription. 1t has also been
determined that the Germans will be
called in before the peace conference
April 25. The treaty will be delivered
10 the Germans on their arrival at
Versailles and subsequent action TO
the formulation of peace will be de-
pendent somewhat on their authority
to sign or their desire to return to
Weimar for a consultation with the
authorities The council OF four did
not meet Monday owing to the depart
ure Of David Lloyd George the British
premier for London, but President
Wilson conferred at length with Pre-
mier Orlando Of Italy over the Adrla-
tic issue. This Is still open but does
not affect the treaty with Germany as
il concerns merely the Austrian -Jugo-
Slay boundaries. 1t is expected that
the delegates OIL lIle OlilcI enSiiiS pO"
ers will follow the Germans within a
few days after their arrival at Yer
sailles April 25.
Indisputable evidence Of the mas
sacre by the Bolsheviki of more than
1000 civilians in and near the town OF
Osa- says an Associated Press dis
patch from Omsk, has been obtained
by Messrs. Simmonds and Emerson
and DR.. Rudolp Teuster, of the Amer
ican Red Cross, who have just re-
turned from Perm, Osa and other re-
occupied Russian territory. Approx
imately 500 persons were killed at Osa
and 1900 in the surrounding districts.
Osa, which had a population of 10000,
was so denuded of males by the Boil
sheyiki that Gen. Casagrande, upon
the occupation Of the town, was OBJ
liged to telegraph Yekaterinburg for
men to administer civic affairs. In ad-
dition to securing verbal and docu-
mentary evidence the American Red
Cross officials witnessed the exhum-
ing Of scores of victims from the
trenches, where they had been buried,
sometimes several deep in graves, re-