Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-20
Scraps and facts.

veterans. The work is not YET Coih-
plete. D. w. McLaurin said this after
noon that about $500 veterans were
enrolled. Aid will be distributed to
these, one class receiving $40 and the
others S32. There are about five times
as manv veterans in the latter classih-
cation.
The giant British dirigible R-S4
will start from England sometime to-
day and reach HaZelhurst, Long Is
land, the next Sunday, according 10
present plans as known to British ofn-
cials here Army and navy air cralt
will be sent. to sea to welcome tne
British flyer and escort her to the
moorirg places. Special radia COM
munication bearing on weather conol-
tions are being sent out for the pllots
of R-34 to Use in planning their voyage
and the system will be greatly extend
ed as soon as the start is made. Con-
siderable concern Is felt over the SAFE
ty of the vessel at this stage since the
giant gas bag is subject to many dan
gers on nearing the ground. An army
detail of 1000 men will guard the
grounds during the period when the
ship is tied there.
Washington June II: The farm
loan board today announcing forth
soming issue Of S54,000,0OO in IL
per bonds of the federal land banks.
The present issue will be sold al loo
1-2 direct to investors by the II fed
eral land banks and by nation wide
group of investment banking houses.
The last general Offering OF tnese
bonds a year ago was absorbed quick
ly and the securities went 10 con-
siderable premium The forthcoming
issue anticipates the needs of the land
banks for some months and no further
Offering is expected before December.
The new bonds, which will be viz
tually tax exempt, will be issued in de-
nominations as low as SIS to make
them attractive to small investors.
They will be payable in five years and
due in 20 years. Up to May 81, the
federal land banks had issued S2O7,-
100000 in bonds.
While the Villa rebels were attack
ing the CarranZa garrison or JuareZ
last Sunday-after the fighting had
been going on for about two days-a
force of Americans crossed the boroer
without asking leave OF anybody, ana
put the Villistas to flight. The order
to the Americans was to Kill all repeis
who refused to surrender. The Amerl-
cans made things very warm until the
Villistas cleared out, from Juarez, ana
IQen InSy T6luIhCu " SASAA ~''N@
of the line, bringing with them seven
prisoners and about a hundred horses
II is known that a large number OF
Villistas were killed by American ma
chine gun and artillery fire. one
American. Corporal Chicas, Of the 7th
cavalry, was shot through the lungs py
a Mexican rebel. The action OF the
Americans cause. some surprise In the
United States. 1t is not known Whetn-
er the interference was with the CON
sent Of the Carranza government vi
not
THE peace terms presented to Ger
many are the final reply OF the Allies,
Andrew Bonar Law, government
spokesman in the House or Commons
declared in opening the Victory Loan
campaign at the Guldhal. The speak
er said he hoped earnestly the Ger
mans would sign the terms. 1t Is @ tEi
them to choose within five days. Mr..
Bonar Law added. They must sign
or the armistice is at an end. There
must be a Just peace, but peace must
be a stern peace" The speaker sala
that the chief of the British Stan nao
declared twenty-three different wars
were now going on, and added: 1T
Is not all over. 1t is quite possible py
want of wisdom, by absence or res
traint, by disunion among the A!les'
and by want of unity at home to lose
not the victory, but the full force OF
the victory which has been bought SO
dearly"
-Rumors of new outrage by radicals
d. to be attempted Independence Day
have reached the department OF justice,
which is taking all needed precautions
to forestall the plotters. Officials are
very noncommittal regarding their dis
coveries, but it was evident that moth
ing was being left undone to make the
attempt a fiasco. Working in coopera-
tion with the police of cities through
out the country, scores or radlcals are
under observation and a number nave
been taken into custody to be held un-
til they can be brought to trial or
started back to the country from
which they came through institution
of deportation proceedings. Attorney
General Palmer is giving much or his
time to the investigation OF the plots,
one Of which so nearly cost him and
his family their lives recently. He was
in conference today with Francisco L.
Garvan, his assistant in charge OF
criminal Investigations. WIZ }. tlynn'
head of the bureau of Investigation,
will arrive here tomorrow Tor CONFER
ence with Mr. Palmer, Mr.. Garvan and
SlCiSlNNii' -Ni' OseA 'N~@@
cial assistant.
Praise for peanuts was voiced In
the senate for half hour last Wednes-
day. Edible and other properties OF
the nut are eXtolled in bipartisan ap-
provel on an amendment, by Sergeant
Swanson, democrat, of Virginia, to the
agricultural appropriation bill propos-
ing $4,000 for collection and dlstr1bu-
ton by the department OF agriculture
of market information on peanut con-
ditions. The peanut proposal finally
was adopted without a word of opposl-
tion. In supporting the amendment,
Senator Swanson said $2OO,OOO,OOO was
invested in the peanut industry whlch
was important in eight states. Sena-
tor LaFollette, republican, of Wis
consin. said he wished to speak a
word for the peanut" and gave testi-
monial regarding their value, declaring
he once had gained 40 pounds on nut
diet. Peanuts, Senator Simmons, dem
ocrat, of North Carolina, told the SEN
ate, are valuable food for humans and
hogs, being used to fatten the latter,
while Senator Smith, democrat of
Georgia declared they are the most
important antidote against the cotton
boil weevil, If planted in rotation with
cotton crops.
- Nothing official has yet become
known as to what action the German
government will take regarding the
peace treaty At Weimar the docu-
ment is being carefully studied by the
national assembly's peace commission.
Unofficial reports are that there Is
great dissatisfaction on the part of the
German cabinet members and high
German officials over what are con-
sidered extremely hard terms. 1t is
said a large majority of the cabinet
members are opposed to signing the
treaty. but are fearful of reign of
bolshevism and consequent chaos in
the country should they decline. Ger
man newspapers take dark view OF
the outcome, whether Germany signs
or not. The newspapers which oppose
signing let their pessimism run to the
extent of expecting resumption OF
hostilities by the Allies Monday II the
armistice is permitted automatically TO
end While there is nowhere any in
dication that if circumstances compel
the Allied troops to advance further
into Germany there necessarily will be
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