Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-28
Scraps and fatts.

west of Saratov. with 500 00Spltsoners:
The statement claims the bolsheviki
have annihilated three reSiments g
the forces of General tDenikine, leader
Of the antizholshevikist aprmses IN
southwest Russia. The, aayance OF
the bolshevikIi continues papldiy IN me tne
Omsk regions where they are APP
proachins gthe. western shows Of Lake
Cham. 4 ca pturing.5s Taftafskaya, LOO
miles east Of .Dmsky with 1900 prise"
ere General Denikine's statement to-
dav admits that the bolshevih offen-
sive in the direction of Astrakham had
caused him to retire considerably... "
A meteor of tremendous size is
believed to have plunged into Lake
Michigan last Wednesday night, ac-
cording to q Detroit, Michigan dis
patch. 1t caused earth tremors which
were felt in a dozen southern Mlchl-
gan cities and sent pillar OF name
hundreds of feet into the-Gnr which
was visible for a radius of more than
so miles. The meteor theory general
ly accepted early yesterday in eXpla-
nation of the earth shock which at
first was believed to haEesueep caused
by a terrific explosion at SepTe INDUS
trial plant. From reports from various
Michigan, Indiana and Illinois clt!Cs'
where the binding flame was visible,
1
was near the lower end of Lake Mich
igan. Coast guards at Grand kaIth
were firm in their assertion that they
had witnessed the descent Of the heaN-
enly body.
America must stop being sewer
into which Europe is dropping all its
undesirables; this country must not
develop into an anarchist cafe for the
bomb throwers of the 3otfier world"
This was the declaration of Vice Presl-
dent Thomas r. Marshall in Richmond,
Wednesday night when he appeared at
a meeting arranged by "a fraternal
order. Speaking of the social unrest
Mr.. Marshall said: There is slump
In the patriotism of the American peo-
pie at this time. The glow of patriotism
that shone through the: war is now
faded, and men are looking at each
other with doubtful eyes Use the
doubtful eyes but use them in watch
ing the /. w. W., the bomb thrower and
the red who may find lodgment in our
cities and states to such t-eNtent tnat
they may destroy our repupnc. we
want people from otherNcountries VINO
seek liberty to come to our shores, but
II they come they must adopt Ameri-
ca and become real Americans, ether
wise am for government which Will
take these people by their necks and
throw them out of the country
Union Thanksgiving services were
observed in Trinity Methodist. church
Yesterday with a large congregation
from the various churches of the
town in attendance. Rev. j. l..
Oates, pastor of the A.; R.-P. church
preached the sermon of the occasion.
- Colored people of YoYkville observ-
ed Thanksgiving yesterday with spe-
cial service at the NJ. X. church OF
which Rev. T. w. Williams lis pastor.
The exercises consisted Of a number Of
songs, the reading of the presidents
Thanksgiving proclamation, by A. L..
White, and the preaching Of Thanks
giving sermon by Rev. J. L. Oates.
- Rev. S. p. Chapman, pastor of the
Wesleyan Methodist church of Rock
Hill, was the principal" speaker at
meeting of the local chapter of the
United Textile Workers of America,
held in Stroup hall, Tuesday evening
Rev. Chapman declared that union or
gahization was essential to the promo
tion of the best interests of textile
workers and said that every cotton mill
operative, whether mary or woman
should join the union. Anumber of ad-
ditional applicants for nembership in
the union were received.'Nana <. Smith,
president of the local council, presided
over the meeting which was attended
by more than hundred workers, in
Guiding number of ladies',
- Profits several times in excess
the entire capital invested came bdC.
to many coal operators in 1917, Will
liam e.. McAdou, former secretary of
the treasury declared in further state
ment relative to the coal cont!UEers.
yesterday. He aSSertedathoSe opera
statement follows: The coal opera
tors assert that gave odt confden
tial information when | stated tNa
profits OF the mine owners in -
ranged from Is to 1000 per cent on
capital stock before the dsdlc.ion Q
taxes. This was not confidential in
formation. The treasury department
may publish statistical matter Of thi.
character any time. In tact imOrma-
tion concerning this very subject WAS
furnished by me TO The United States
senate in response to a resolution in
trOdGC 4 ',y Senator Bnrali concerning
profiteering, and was published July
3, 1915, (scc senate duCvment 2j9--
6Sth congrcSS-SeCond SCSSiQn). In this
report the returns of several hundred
coal companies showed prntitS ranglne
from Is to 500 per cent On thcir in
vested capital in 1917. The range .
pIOHlS WAS HlSllcI Oll NdlDllil SlOCh. IL
short many coal operators got haci
their entire invested capital several
times out of their profits III 1917 rs
shown by the reports. and must nov
be on velvet"
- Washington, NovembcrJ 27: An
abrupt end came late today To all at
tcmpts to settle the nationwide COai
strike by peaceful agreement. Miner
and operators spent a bleak Thanks
giving afternoon in embittered dcbat'
over the government proposal for
II per cent wage increase. made Ia
night by Fuel Administrators Garfield.
The miners rejected it and every Othe
proposal that WAS forthcoming. anG
the conference dissolved, sine die. I'll.
proposal was definitely accepted by tho
operators. Participants went home
tonight and where the brcak left Goa!
strike conditions, no one OF them. m
ers or operators. would say. Likewise.
in official quarters, there WAS silence.
Acting President John l.. Lewis. of tn"
mine workers through refusing To 81,
one word as to the strike itself whic'
theoretically WAS called off in Obcdi-
cncc to federal court .iuiunctiur
holding it violation of the Lever ac;
for wartime food and fuel control.
scored the government roundly at the
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