Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-05
CURRENT EVENTS.
News Happenings Gathered from All
Over the World.

TNcWe IdpPSubUbo oNsUosso bstu ~
Over the World.
Postal communication between France
and all parts of Germany has bsen re-
Opened.
Royal assent was given IN London.
England Thursday to the German peace
treaty and to the Anglo French treaty.
which thus become law.
Chicago retail distributors have an
nounced an increase in the price of
milk from fourteen to ffteen cents a
pint.
Fairy Craft, fifteen year old girl
Of Elberton, Ga, has confessed to
shooting and killing Sloan Black, 10,
her lover.
| VIII H. Hays, chairman Of the Re-
publican committee Will not be can
didate for the Republican nomination
for governor Of Indiana.
Charles H. Strain, ship builder has
been arrested charged with defraudhg
the Federal government Of 100000
through padded pay rolls.
Oscar Hammerstein, theatrical build
er and producer of grand opera, died
In a hospital in New York Friday OF
complication Of diseases aftef an III
ness Of several days
The American army overseas has
$4,000 German prisoners. According
to General Pershing these prisoners
will in all probability be released as
soon as three of the Allied powers rat
lify the treaty of peace.
Edward L. Leach. editor Of q local
newspaper Of Memphis, Tenn, Is serv-
ing ten day sentence IN Memphis
Jail for contempt Of court. The SEM
tence was the outgrowth of an editor
ial published In Leach's paper.
Figures showing that retail meat
dealers in Washington are averaging
loo per cent profit on all sales of meat
were cited last week before senate
committee Investigating living costs
lin the District Of Columbia.
One hundred steamships built on the
Great Lakes during the war have been
sold by the shipping board to the An
derson Overseas Corporation of New
York for approximately $So.ooo.ooo.
This is probably the latest ship sale on
record. -
| The abnormal demand for pennies
is still taxing the capacity Of the pres
sure in the Philadelphia mint, total
of 38,s13,000 having been struck DUE
ing July. The other coinage consisted
of s58,000 dimes and s,so6,oo0 nickles.
Mexico will hold open the door to
nationals OF all countries who can show
that they possess wholesome idea OF
citizenship and will not prove dis
turbing element in the nation, Pres
ident Carranza, told newspaper men
last week.
Wage increases from 20 to 80 per
cent for all street railway motormen
and conductors on the companys
lines in Charlotte. Winston -salen.
IGreenville and Anderson effective
August /, were announced Ivy the
Southern Utilities company-in Char
lotte Thursday.
Over three hundred white employees
of the Willingham Mill at Bacon. Ca.
were thrown out Of work Friday when
the mill was forced to clsse down as q
result of a strike Of twenty-one white
workers in the card room, who walked
out rather than work with negro en-
ployes of which there are thirty.
Negroes would be prohibited from
enlisting in the army ara navy undefa a
bill introduced by Representative Car
raway, Democrat OF Arkansas. The
congress has also introduced
bill prohibiting the intermarriase OF
whites and negroes in the District OF
Columbia.
| Manual Moras, second in command
under Francisco Villa, was captured
| in a bloodless fight with Carranza
troops in the Mexican state of Durango,
last week. He has promised to reveal
the hiding places Of all arms and am;
munition belonging to the Villa organ
iEation, according to the Mexican con-
sui at Galveston, Texas.
Immediately after the government
rslinauished control Of the telegraph
system of the country at midnight
Thursday, a reduction Of 20 per cent
was made in &he rates Of the Postal
Telegraph company. The Western
Union Is retaining the schedule put
into effect by Postmaster General
Burleson.
| Leaf tobacco held by manufacturers
and dealers July l was 1,40O,sSS,Sz3
pounds, compared with 1.3S6,o4s,SSS
pounds. a year ago. the census bureau
ANNOUNCED Friday. Chewing, smoking
and snuff and export types totaled w.
|O12,2S5,6sO pounds; cigarettes U.s.
5s1,2 PIG pounds; cigar types 32S,sls'zlo
and imported types, 65,176.sl7.
By a vote of 20 to 1, the Alabama
senate on Thursday adopted Dill SUD-
mitting an amendment to the people
of the state which would provide TOT
the issuance of s25,0OO,000 in good
road bonds. The bonds If voted would
be issued over period of twelve years
and it is proposed to build $500 miles
of improved state highways from the
proceeds. They would be retired by
motor vehicle licenses which would
be increased and which are estimated
to yield around 100000 per year.
An option on the Atlantic Coca Cola
company which If carried through
would result in Organization and
enlargement Of the concern has been
to syndicate represented by New
York bankers, according to announce
ment by Howard c. Gambler, president
OF the company. The present stock
holders would get s15,000,000 in cash
and $10,000,O00 in stock in the new
concern, the president of the company
said. The majority Of the stock at
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