Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-15

stated that the men Of the reserve
would be permitted to return to their
work after two days. When the re-
servists assembled they were told that
as Petrograd was unsuitable for man
oeuvre purposes they would be taken
a short distance out OF town Unsus-
pectingly the men climbed into box
cars, whose doors were then locked,
and the men were sent as reinforce
ments to the western front. There
they remain, although the Bolshevlk
officers naively complain that these
reinforcements have not been OF much
fighting value. DeSertionS from the
Bolshevik ranks and disobedience OF
orders are reported on the increase IL
North Russia, also lack or training
among officers and men and deflcl-
ency of arms and material. In the
Ural district riots re.reported to have
occurred owing to the difference of
pay between troops at the front and
those remaining behind the lines. An
ti-Bolsheyik sentiment is said to be so
pronounced among some of the regl-
ments garrisoning Petrograd that the
authorities are afraid to take actlon
against disaffected units or to send
them to the front
The United States has informed
the associated governments that
American cable censorship on com
munications to Central and South
America, and to the Orient with the
exception of Vladivostok will be abol-
ished April Is. This announcement
cuts tho gordian knot Of trade restrlc-
tions through censorship and ends the
apparently jnterminable discussion re-
garding the future Of the censorship
in which the American government
has been steadily pressing its aSSocl-
ates for joint action in lifting or MOD
flying the system based on war re-
ouirements. The American represen-
tatiyes in announcing this determine
tion expressed hope that the associat-
ed governments would find 1t possible
to follow suit, but made 1t clear the
United States is determined to put an
end to this restriction Of trade, so far
as it Is concerned, without furtner de-
lay. 1t has already abolished censor
ship on communications to the entente
countries leaving only censorship
on communications to the neutral. 1t
is proposed that this be exercised on
ly once, American cable being censor
ed at the point of departure and al
lowed to pass without further delay TO
it's distinction. The censorship on
mail viii continue to be exercised as
at present. The associated govern
ments consider this necessary to pre-
vent Germany from dissipating secur-
tiles and other assets for reparatlon
through neutral countries.
Demobilization has reduced the
total strength of the American army
below 100000, complete reports 10
April announced by General Narch,
showed the aggregate strength on that
date to be 1,s0S,506. Since November
IL, 6S6,114 men have sailed for nome,
and up to April 605,772 had been
landed. There have been returned to
civil life 1,701,4 officers and men,
so per centof the officers and AZ per
cent. Of the men who were in the army
when the armistice was signed DIS
charge orders now total 1,925,0OO.
Comparing this progress with the de-
mobilization Of the Union army fol-
lowing the War Between the States,
General March pointed out that the
breakup of the War Between the
States forces occupied the war de-
partment from May, 1865 to November
1866, a total of 1,023,021 officers and
men of the volunteers being diScharg-
ed in that time. After the Spanish
War between September 5, 1888, and
June %, 1899, only 179,397 officers and
men were mustered out. enlistment
under the special overseas volunteers
system have reached a total of 1851.
1t was indicated that the first con-
tingent of 1000 men Of these replace
ments would start from Camp Meade
before May /. Health conditions In
the expeditionary forces. General
March said, were remarkable" less
than $4,000 men having been entered
on the sick reports for the week OF
March 81. In the United States con-
ditions were described as very good
Official reports to the war depart
ment made public by General March,
chief of staff, show that the mutiny
among the American troops at Arch
angel was directly due to propaganda
circulated by bolsheviki sympathiZers
among the men, all of the questions
asked by the soldiers OF their offlcers
having been directly suggested in
leaflets urging the Americans to re-
volt. The mutiny now appears to
have, been confined to the members OF
Company /, 339th infantry, and to
have ended when the men entrained
for the front. I'VE have report from
Murmansk," General March said, Ito
the effect that the organization which
was referred to as Company l 33sth
infantry. The dispatch states: 1t is
worthy to note that the questions that
were put to the officers by the men
were identical with those that the boil
sheviki propaganda leaflets advised
them to put to them II have not
seen this leaflet, but am very
anxious to get 1t. This is very
striking thing. have had long eXper-
ience in the army and do not recall
ever having seen American soldiers
who did not want to get into fight.
They always said Lead me to it, and
went to it. 1t is a very important
thing. We want to get hold Of that
bolshevik pamphlet and find out just
what they are up to-" The information
as to the source Of the mutiny, coupl-
ed with the fact that no reports OF
further refusals to do duty have come,
led officers to believe that events
would show that the single agitator
in Company 1 who was arrested for
stubborn refusal to proceed with ms
company when the others had decided
to obey was very largely responsible
for what happened. They regard it as
almost certain that he would prove
TO be q man with bolsheviki tenden-
cies and had no doubt that he would
be severely punished. The general
situation of the forces at MurmansK
and Archangel has been improved, Gen.
eral March said, through the reopen
ing of the railroad from Murmansk
south, bringing the distant southern
outposts into direct touch with head
quarters.
There is little prospect of a mater
ial reduction of the high cost of living,
sent soaring to unprecedented heights
by the world war. in the opinion OF
o. p. Austin, statistician of the Nat
ional City Bank Of New York, who de-
liyered an address here today on
Prices Yesterday, Today and Tomor-
row." before the educational confer
ence of the New York Business Pub
fishers Association. Mr. Austin attri-
buted the rapid increase in prices 10
three causes: First the urgent de-
mand by the war for food and raw
material for the use Of the vast armies
in the field: second. the advance IN
wages due to the increased cost OF
living; third, the enormous initiation
Of the worlds currency caused by the
vast quantities of paper money, put
out by the leading countries. Coment-
ing on these factors. he said: IF the
governments which have been the
Toe - oID 70 in tho world in