Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-04

skaya- bordering on the mines, the
Americans sent a detachment OF ten 10
demand the reIeaSe OF the men. lne
Americans were Ilred upon and a 11gnl
followed. AS a. result the BolsheVihl
were driven out, but they carried the
prisoners on the trolovka Village. Re-
Inducements, instructed to take I'M
mediate energetic measures 10 regain
the captured men and to eliminate the
danger to Americans from BolsheVlst
guns, were sent out.
The former German chancellor, Dr.
Theobold Won Bethman-Holwek, nav
ing represented to the Allied peace
council that he alone was responsible
for all the alleged sins Of former Kali
ser William, and having offered 10 sup
init himself to trial and judgment pe-
Iore The AllleS, international l aWSeiS
say this is not admissible. ihey hoiu
tnat Betnmann- -hoMeg was oniy the
servant Of the kaiser, accountable 10
him for all his acts, and that the kali
ser. not Bethman-Holweg, must an
swer the accusations that are pelns
made ag inst the kaiser. There Is d
pretty strong opinion among the n1ole
1udicIally minded among the Alhes
thar the kaiser cannot be tried at ALL
because there is nobody to try him e4'
cent his accusers and that the accuser
should act as judge is absurd on tne
face Of it
Two French civilians were kllleo
and five American soldiers and san
ors were wounded in riots at brest lae'
Monday night. Two OF the american
soldiers were expected to die. Inc cas-
ualtiss occurred as result or the eA-
cbanSe of shots between American
military and naval police and French
sailors. The trouble began, accorolns
10 available accounts, when an Amcrl-
can naval officer, who is said 10 nave
been drinking heavily, tore down d
French flag and tramped on II.
crowd of Frenchmen attacked the Oh
fcer and it is said, kicked and peat
him until he was unconscious. Alieii
cans who passed by and VINO We're no.
aware Of the cause OF the ngnt wen. Wen,
to the aid of the naval olncer. n
S.ht then became general. A mob OF
ETench civilians and soldiers and SAIL
ors attempted to rush the hotel
Moderne where American officers were
chartered. They burned sentry poH
and threw stones at Americans III Gnl-
form wherever they found them. The
Americans. it is said, retaliated.
company of marines with fixed pay
onets was hurried to the scene and tne
Americans soon restored oroer. Az
miral Henri Salaum, the trencn hava
commander at Brest, ordered the ma
rines to return to their barracks. AS
- tho marines marched back TO thelr
nnartSrs II is declared, they were pur-
sued by a mob throwing stones ana
bricks. During the night quiet was
restored.
Urgent representations have peen
made to the Mexican government Tor
the punishment of those responsible
for the murder of John w. Carroll an
American citizen, the maltreatmene ot
his wife and the attempted muruer ol
his son at their ranch near Coionla' -
miles north Of Tampico, the state oe-
partment has announced. Instructions
have been sent to both the American
embassy at Mexico City and the Amer
team consulate at Tampico to urge i'm
mediate capture and punishment OF
the perpetrators and the outrage and
nrotection for other Americans In the
district Six days after the attack on
the Carroll family, the paymaster OF
the Gulf Refining company, an Amer,
can concern, was robbed Of $4,000 gold
which he was taking to the oil helds
from Tampico. The paymaster, IL was
learned, had notified the Mexican au-
thorities at Tampico as required py
law. of the date and time OF ms oe-
parture. the amount Of money he was
70 take and the route he would use
in reaching the oil fields. The terri
tory through which he passed IS en-
tirely controlled by Carranza forces.
Other reports to the state department
TODAY said on the day following the
payroll robbery soldiers wearing Car
rama military uniform, raldeo tne
camp Of the National Oil company IN
the Panuco field near Tamplco ana
~ nf their DQOn-
ey and watches and JeWelry. Slate
department officials were plainly anX-
ions today over the new turn In the
Mexican situation following long list
of favors granted the Carranza gov
ernment including the turning over
TO Carranza at this urgent request q
complete telegraph circuit from LAREDO
Texas, to Juarez and on TO NoSales'
AriZ. This enabled the authorities IN
Mexico City to keep in touch with the
federal military commanders in the
northern part of Mexico, as the Willis
tas had cut the line between Chihua-
hua and JuareZ.
Attorney General Palmer has is
sued the following statement with
reference to wartime prohibition: Al
ter today, (Tuesday), 1t will be unlaw-
full to sell for beverage purposes any
distilled spirits and any beer, wine, or
other intoxicating malt or Vlnous
liquor, except for export. This pro-
hibition will continue under the terms
Of the law until the conclusion OF the
present war and hereafter until the
termination of rehabilitation" AS
long as the law thus remains in force.
it must be obeyed. and l intend that
the Department of Justice shall do its
utmost to perform the duty which the
congress has placed upon 1t. This law
has been held to be Constitutional and
valid by the Circuit Court OF Appeals,
sitting in New York. 1t plainly makes
unlawful the sale Of whisky, brandy,
and other distilled spirits and VINE.
The only controversy that has arisen
is as to whether the sale of beer con-
tanning so little alcohol as not to be In
fact Intoxicating is prohibited. The
governments contention has been that
the act prohibits the manufacture and
sale of beer containing as much as
one-half of / per cent OF alcohol, but
the Interpretation of the act is not free
from difficulty, and l am endeavorlng
to have the question settled by the
courts at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Ny course with respect to beer
containing less than q per cent or al
cohol-which it is claimed Is not intoX-
icating-will depend upon the ruling
which will soon be made by the Dis
trict courts in which cases are now
pending or in which other cases may
be brought. I have no power to grant
amnesty to any one who may see Mt 10
manufacture or sell beer pending an
authoritative judicial construction OF
the law, and l am sure that brewers
and dealers generally understand that
the pendency of litigation will be no
protection against prosecution for Of
fenses under the law. But with re-
spect to whisky, brandy, and other dis
titled spirits. wine, ,Nand beer containing
more than q per cent of alcohol. and
other intoxicating malt or v!ncus
liquors, the prohibition is beyond con-
troversy and but one course is open to
the Department of Justice. All per-
sons found selling such liquor must be
arrested and prosecuted. The District
attorneys will cause warrants to be is
sued for all offenders as to whom evi-
dence is furnished by the bureau of
investigation. the agents Of the inter-
nal revenue bureau Of the treasury de-
partment, local officers, or others, and
the marshals and their deputies will
rt With