Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06
Scraps aud faets.

Washington, evidently from an author-
itative source says that II things go
on satisfactorily in connection with
the tresty negotiations, the president
will call an extra session OF congress 10
merry June l., possibly before that
timeC 1t Is confidently expected tnas
the president will return to the United
states before the end Of the present
month.
-Demobilization Of the army has
returned 1,942,391 officers and men to
civil life. the War Department an
nounced yesterday. OF these 1OS,oZ4
were in the commissioned grades. The
total authorized discharge was an
nounced as 2,072,000 and tf these 1885,
S26 are men returned from overseas.
Volunteer enlistments continue TO- IN
crease, asses recruits having been OF
ficially recorded with many depots YET
to report eplistments this week VI the
men signifying desire for particular
service. 6.17S asked to be sent to the
army of occupation, and 1,24S to the
Philippines
The Italian delegates to the peace
conference, who left Paris almost ap-
ruptly when the members Of the coun-
ell of four repre- senting Great Britain,
France and the United States, refused
to grant Ita1y's full claims TO Fiune
and the Dalmation costal region nave
been invited back to Paris and resume
places in the peace conference. Paris
dispatches assert that by reason OF
, this invitation l. is to be believed the
Italians will return to the French cap
fital and that the negotiations over the
disputed points will begin again where
they were left of. French and British
diplomats in Rome for several days
have been discussing the controversy
with Premier Orlando and Foreign
Minister Sonnino in an endeayor 10
straighten out the tangle. The inVi-
tation of the council of three II is un-
derstood, has In view the elimlnatlon
of the personal element In the contro-
yersy and the paying or the way lor
territorial adjustment acceptable 10
italy when the conferees are again to-
gether.
- On May 1, which ofticiaily markeo
the end of the rehabilitation OF the
old German army and the functioning
of the new army or reichswehr, Ger
many had $4,000 men of various class
es under arms, according to estimates
made by American intelligence off1cers
based on information from many
sources. Included in this estimate are
100000 soldiers listed as remnants OF
old army units and who are In gar
,risofs in different parts OF Germany
awaiting their discharge. The present
strenpth of troops available for ser
vice is approximately 225,000 which
include: On the eastern front. most OF
them volunteers, 100000. Luette WITT
corps in and near Berlin. 10000, Frel-
wiliieer of volunteer units elsewhere,
"a. 600. The foregoing figures do not
include the home guard, policing COM
panies of soldiers gof the old army VINO
are in hospitals and not yet dls-
charged. The present situation In Ber-
lin may result in some changes IN tne
figures, but the Americans have not
vet reached a conclusion on this sub
ject.
The public debt of the United
States government was reported oy
the treaoury last Sunday as $24,S24,-
s45. 900. Most of this represents liberty
bonds Of the first, second third ana
fourth issues, but the victory loan is
not included to any great extent Inc
addition of victory loan bonds Will pe
largely counterbalanced by redemption
of outstanding certificates OF indebted
ness. No deduction Is made for the
$685., ,00O, 900 loaned to foreign gov.
ernments. Consequently the net @ ona aeol
600 The treasury plans to issue other
bonds later this year and next year
to meet the fag end of war expenses,
so that the gross public debt OF the
limited States is expected by the treas
,ry officials to be in the neighborhood
of $50. .0OO, 100000 when the period OF
the war financing ends. The treasury
now has a working balance OF Yl,ool'-
O00. 900, OF which 1857, 900 rs on de-
posit with banks throughout the coun-
try on account OF bills or certimcates
nvn1 Iyi0f
notes. The treasury holds Sz'oSo,-
zoo 600 In gold but little more than
half of this belongs to the gold settle
ment fund of the Federal Reserve
board. Silver dollars in the treasury,
which a little more than year ago
amounted to $490, 100000, has been re-
duced. to $229,711 900 by melting down
of approximately 260.000.0O0 or silver
dollars for export to India.
III the reports Of the japanese set
tlement. which have come through
from Paris, turn out to be correct
saws the Christian Silence monitor,
the three great powers Will prove 10
have settled their own difficulties at
the expense of an ally. In vulgar
English they appear to have appeasco
Japan for their refusal to give her
ANYTHING on their own account, by,
presenting her with something 1hat
belongs to somebody else. In short hav-
ing determined that racial equality shall
he barred in the federation OF the
world. they have made up to Japan
for not freely admitting the japanese
to the American or Australian contln-
ents, by making it all right Tor hcr In
China. 1t is all very well 10 argue
that the province OF ShantunS anu me
KiaochoW enclave will some day DC
returned to the government in Peking,
hut the Chinese people may De eA-
cused for doubling the morality Oh a
bargain which not only blandly Sels
aside self determination in Shantung'
hut grants economical privileges In
that province to an alien natlon.
China, it is to be imagined, Will naro-
ly be gratified at being the one nation
which has had its soil and lts ecoho
mic privileges disposed of by her tnree
great allies to another, any. bscause
of this it is to be hoped that the re-
ports are to be taken WITH Tie pio'@
bial grain Of salt.
Intention of the internal revenue
hnreau TO enforce the child labor tax
nrovision of the revenue law, desplte
the action of the North Carolina fed-
eral district court in declaring the
measure unconstitutional is lndlcateu
nv announcement that ~ women
agents have been employed to issue
age certificates to children IN coIn
munities where local age recoros are
not adequate. These women will con-
tinue at their work pending AT tina1 fo
decision by the supreme court, ,,,;,1 ~
S,bicb n ia understood the case Will
he appealed. The women agents are
eneaped an in preliminary work of sur
veyas the situation in and mill IN enisting iGans
tha co-oneration of factory manage
ments me in their work of ascertaining
the exact ages of working In GhGaen prae
n-, anu I'll cases II was said today,
:. milI nin''S managers ami have welcomed the as
sistance @ of these agents as means
Of helping them ferret ,,S out rtnser tns efl the
factorys profits subject to the 10 per
cent tax. In addition to the force OF
women, the revenue bureau ao plans plans is5r for
er to employ inspectors 70 a1s Malon soid ia
violations. In all cases, orflclais say, say
effort will be made to cooperate VIII,