Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-10
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Rear Admiral Philip Andrews on order
from the United States, according to
advfces reaching Rome. 1t is reported
that Admiral Andrews has declared the
United States wishes to avoid compli-
catiotA in the Adriatic and has noti-
fed fralian authorities that any aggres-
sion Jon the part of Italian u troops
against the Spalato- -Trau. zone would
be "ednsidered as directed against the
United States" Advices state mat
American food supplies are to be re-
moved from Spalato. American var
ships went to the Adriatic soon after
the armistice with the central powers
had been negotiated. They took over
q section of the coast which has since
beeh known as "the American zone.
Reports have stated that inter- racial
feeling is bitter along the Dalmatian
coast and American marines and blue
Jackets are said to have been forced
to. Intervene between Italians and
.Jugo-Slavs at Spalato.
or King Victor Emmanuel. of Italy,
sighed royal decree ratifying the Ger
man ans. Austrian treaties, according
to "a Milan dispatch to the Eclaire OF
paris. Ratification of the German treaty
by the royal decree of the king of Italy
virtually completes the steps necessary
Tor putting into effect the. pact be-
tween Germany and the allied powers
wfichswas signed atversailles on June
2s ana which stipulated it would be-
cofffe Operative when ratified by the
great powers. The British parliament
mas already ratified the treaty and the
document now awaits only thetsigna-
lure, OF King George before becoming
effective in Great Britain. Approval
was given the convention by the
French chamber of deputies last. week
and the senate is expected to take SIM
liar action on Friday or Saturday. The
royal decree Of the Italian monarch
must receive approval from the next
parliament, which will meet at Rome
on December first. but 1t Is considered
certain there will be little trouble In
securing concurrence. Italy, by the re-
ported action of her king. is the first Of
the powers to ratify the treaty with
Austria.
- Seven airplanes piloted, with one
exception by American military ayia-
tors, started from Mineola, N, Y.
Wednesday morning to blaze an aerial
trial 5,400 miles across the continent
and return in the greatest speed, en-
durance and reliability contest in his
tory, while from San Francisco fifteen
planes took. the air for the east. Five
more planes left yesterday. At SUM-
down Wednesday, Lieut.. Belvin w.
Maynard, a Baptist theological student
of Wake Forest, N. c., and winner OF
the recent trip contest between New
York and Toronto had flown $40 miles
from Mineola AND lended, at Chicago
while several other westb6unds eontess
tantsSwere resting over night at Bing-
famton, Rochester, Buffalo. Bryan
and Cleveland control stations along
the way. Flight accidents in which
three persons were killed and on in
jured had been reported Wednesday
night to the headquarters Of the Amer
ican Flying club at Mineola which is
cooperating with the army air service
in conducting the contest. Maj. d. II.
Crissey was instantly killed and his
observer, Sergt. Virgil Thomas. re-
.ceived injuries from which he later
died when the plane in which they
had left San Francisco early Wednes-
day morning crashed in attempting to
land at Salt Lake City. Sergt. w. IL.
Nevitt died Wednesday afternoon of
injuries received when a plane IN
which he and Col Gerald Brandt were
riding fell to the ground at Deposit.
MY. Colonel Brandt was reported to
he not seriously injured. Five forced
landings were reported. Lieut.. Rose
Kirkpatrick came down at Vernon. ~.
Y, when his compass ceased to func-
tion. He received permission to re-
turn to Mineola and start again yester-
day. Al .
One hundred and eighteen alleged
members of the Industrial Workers of
the World, captured in q raid near
Weirton, West Va, last Monday night,
We're marched into the public square
5 of Weirton, forced to kiss the Amcri-
can flag and were then driven out Of
town by police and deputies. Seven
others, suspected of being the leaders,
after kissing the flag were taken to
the county Jail at New Cumberland,
where they will be held pending in
vestigation. federal authorities. The
raid was carried out without any
serious disorder. Authorities of Han
cock county and Weirton had been
searching for the rendezvous of the
alleged /. w. W., since several days
ago. when there appeared on tho side
. walks here written threats that "the l..
w. w. will get you." Sunday night the
meeting place of the men wanted was
located in an old barn on the Han
cock county road, south Of here 1t
was surrounded by heavily armed
deputies and q few entered the barn.
The few men in the barn sought to