Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24
Scraps aud facts.

days, eliminated Sunday in the 1or-
nation of q committee by the men
and their refusal to salute or to obey
orders. Sunday morning two battal-
ions of troops were sent to the camp
in light fighting trim and with a ma
chine gum The troops arrested 4OO
men, among them the ringleaders, and
dispatched 1,S00 other men to camps
at Dover and Canterbury. The main
grievance of the men was that they
were being ordered to France.
Decision of the senate military sub
committee to provide for an army OF
100000 for the next fiscal year was
upheld by the full committee tonight
in considering the army appropriation
bill. With but minor charges in the more
important appropriations as fixed by the
subcommittee the fuel committee Vlr-
tually completed tonight consideration
of the entire bill. After a short meeting
tomorrow for the purpose of attenang
to minor details, Chairman Wadsworth
plans to report the measure to the
senate. In order to have the bill print
ed, he said, he would not call it up for
consideration until next Monday. AS
the bill now stands it will provide for
the appropriation of approximately
$500, 900, 900 for military purposes COM
pared to s731,oO0,000 carried in the
house bill.
1t is authoritatively stated says an
Associated Press dispatch from Paris,
that President Wilson Intends to de-
fer any action relative to American par
ticipation in the league Of nations until
the senate has ratified or rejected the
peace treaty and the American position
has been definitely established concern
ing the league. There have been reports
that the president has appinted Colonel
House as American member or the
league and has designated several
commissions, but ii is now stated that
no appointment of any kind will be
made until the senate finally acts.
Meantime, such work as is being done
on the league is wholly tentative so
far as the United States is concerned
and while there Is every hope and ex-
pectation that the covenant Will oe-
ratified as part of the treaty, 1t Is said
authoritatively that there is no pur-
nose to anticipate this result or in any
way commit the country to ratification.
Colonel House will return from London
on the departure of President Wilson,
acting as peace commissioner on the
remaining treaty details until these are
turned over to the American ambassa-
dor.
Washington, June %: Final enact
ment this week of the bills to repeal
the daylight saving law and to end
government control Of telegraph, tele-
phone and other wires is considered
assured. The former is planned
through adoption by both houses OF
the conference report on the agrlcul-
tural appropriation bill with the day
light repeal rider. Senate and house
conferees on the wire control repeal
x.yin and
prompt agreement is predicted, but
with belief that the final outcome will
be postponement of return of the wires
until July 81. The house this week is
scheduled to devote itself largely TO
disposing Of conference reports on the
appropriation bills and prohibition
enforcement legislation. The judiciary
committee tomorrow proposes to re-
port bill for the latter and urge i'm
mediate consideration. Passage Of the
prohibition measure by the house this
week is anticipated, but with appro-
priation bills having the right of way
in the senate, leaders doubt whether
the prohibition bill can be enacted by
July /, when war time prohibition is
made effective. Prohibition advocates,
however, declare the penalties of the
wartime prohibition measure are
sufficient for it's enforcement by the
department Of justice.
Relations between Mexico and the
United States are expected by WASH
ington officials to be greatly improved
by conferences to be held in New
York this week between Gen. Candido
Aguilar, son-in-law of President Car
rama and minister of foreign affairs
in Carranza's cabinet, and representa-
tives Of the Oil companies operating in
Mexico. General Aguilar, according
to official information, is empowered
by President CarranZa to make any
agreement necessary to effect settle
ment of the troublesome oil question.
AS a result of conferences between
General Aguilar and officials Of the
state department last week, General
Aguilar is considered as having OBJ
tanned better view of the reasons be-
hind the stand taken by the American
government in it's insistence on pro-
lection Of American interests. Before
leaving Washington last Friday, it is
learned General Aguilar wrote a long
and exhaustive report to President
Carranza dealing with the American
governments attitude on the oil
question. 1t is not known whether he
made any recommendations in this
report but 1t is believed in official cir
cles that the outlook is brighter today
1918, when President CarranZa issued
his first decree aimed at the oil COM
panies.
The question Of what was to be-
come Of the German ships has been
pretty we'll settled by the officers and
crews left aboard the ships in Scarpa
Flow, the big land-locked basin among
the islands off the north coast of Scot
land. The ships, II in numb.r, have
been in Scapa Flow since the surren-
der last faIl. Under the terms Of the
armistice they were in charge Of the
German officers and crews, but were
without ammunition and there were no
guards aboard. When ii became evil
dent that the German government was
going to sign the treaty that would
turn the ships over to the Allies, the
German officers and crews, in pursu-
ance of a pre-arranged plan, opened
the Seacocks and let the ships go
down, the German colors flying from
the topmasts. This occurred on last
Saturday. The first information to the
British admiralty came from farmers
living on the surrounding islands. The
admiralty denied the report at first;
but afterward admitted the truth OF it.
The sailors generally escaped from the
ships in small boats. British war5hlps
and tugs took hand when they saw
what was doing The tugs managed to
beach eighteen Of the destroyers be-
fore they sunk. AS the sailors were
making for the shore in small boats,
they were challenged by British de-
stroyers. Some Of them ignored the
challenge and they were fired upon
Not a few Of them were killed. The
German high seas fleet surrendered
last November, comprised nine battle
ships, five battle cruisers, seven hght
ouisers and fifty destroyers. So far as
is known all are still present or ac-
counted for in Scapa Flow.
Attorney General Palmer. at the
first public hearing in the fight to pre-
vent confirmation by the senate OF his
appointment turned sharply last Fri
day upon his accusers and boldly
charged that they were aligned with
German interests in concerted at
tempt to discredit his administration
as alien property custodian. During
the year and a half he was in charge
of the office Mr.. Palmer declared ne
had been denounced by every enemy
alien and every friend and attorney
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