Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-14

Count Won POSaQOWShy- Weiiiiei' W -
vote Of 277 to 49,. Herr Ebert accept
ed the election. He describes the po-
sition as provisional president, AT
or the election DIR. Eduard David, in a
speech said the empire for the first
time had a chief who, by virtue or ms
election. was empowered to speak ana
act in the name Of the German people
The mouthpiec which spoke by inner
tied right had disappeared and In his
place stood a leader chosen by the
people.
Treasury officials have reiterated
that there will be no extension OF tne
time for filling income and Pront TAX
returns beyond March 15. TINS ap-
niles alike to individual income, cor
ncration incomes and profits returns
and to similar reports required by the
law ON that date. Officials denied ru-
mors reaching the treasury that eH-
tension might be granted In GeIl
cases for these returns. Aooiuona4
time may be granted, however, LOT So
called information at tine source
ports. These are required from per
IONS or business interests which pald
more than $1,000 last year In salaries
and wages, rents and numper
of other specified classes OF expenoi-
lures.
The best story the peace conference
has brought out, writes Fa[S eoi
respondent, Is this:When inc Eernhan
fleet surrendered TO the British' s AnS
;can and French squadrons the captive
crews were taken aboard British pat
tleships. One big round headed Ger
man was plainly disgusted with the
way things had gone and showeo II.
walking up to a group OF BRUSH
sailors he spat overheard and salo:
"That's what I think of your verdammt
f,cet and as for Admiral Beatty, why
and he spat over the rail again:
Than he spat a third time by way OF
arnressing his opinion OF the wnoie
Rritish nation. AS he finished, a Dig
british sailor hitched his pants UP ana
said: Look here, Fritz! You can say
what you please about the EnsiIsh
fieet-and act as you wish towaro Ao.
miral Beatty-and think What yEu
want about the British. But you ,e pe
damn we'll careful whose ocean you go
shifting into" The story goes big over
here and biggest with the English.
From the signing of the armistice
to February s, 2S7,SS2 American sroop0
in France and Great Brltah hao en-
harkad for the United States, while
nm to February 10, 67,454 officers ana
I oss .116 men had been demobilized In
this country. Total arrivals OF over
seas troops up to February 2 Were
216.74s. These figures were made pup
lie wednesday by Secretary BAKER, 70
gether with others relating 10 tue
1nmber of sick and wounded now IN
France and the number returned nome.
Men in France being treated for dlsease
or February /, totaled 62,561, and those
suffering from wounds were z4'ae4.
The aggregate Of S7,045 was 1855 less
than in the preceding week ana ivo,-
4O3 less than the number In nospitais
overseas on November IA. since ING
end of hostilities 53,024 SICK anu
wounded have arrived In TINS county,
hringine the total since the beginning
of the war to 63,160. On February l
the occupied beds in hospitals In the
IIniteS States numbered 60,777, whiie
there were 47,048 vacant beds avaliaole
for returning cases.
Reeinning Thursday of this week
tho cotton mills of Gastonia and Gas
ton county have gone on q schedule
of four and three nights a week; in
der this schedule, the mills Will re-
main in operation until market conoi-
tions improve. It is the expressed nope
of the manufacturers that the conol.
t;ons which render this curtailment
necessary may soon change. Az pres
ont the finishing mills Of New England
and the east, which use the product OF
the southern mills almost in 1ts en-
tirety. are running on a consloeraply
curtailed schedule. 1t Is stated tha'
a few mills in this county VIII not ~
ON this schedule this week as tnsS
have some contracts on tnelr hanus
that must be filled Immediately 10 pre-.
vent cancellations. AS soon as thSSe MS
contracts are completed these niilis
will 90 on the same schedule observer
w, othcrs AS there are nearly 80 tex
tic mills i'm CASTOR county this cur
tailment will affect several Thousand
amnloyes. Those who are In close
touch with market conditions 90 nOt
seem to think that the present SLACK
conditions will continue long.
An official report has been maze
of hurials at Brest of American sol
diers during the occupancy OF tna'
port by the American expeaitlonat9
forces. The figures include the men
who died after being brought asnoIe
at Brest from transports before Oct-
cher. the month in which influenza
was at its height, and those VINO dleo
in Brest among the sick and wounoeo
Wrought from various hospitals on tneii
way home. The report shows purlaiS
nrior to October to have been 1,577 ano
during October 1866. Pontanezen CAM
was not then open. In November tne
burials numbered SO and in Decempei
So, Of which 35 were at Pontanezen. .
in January 50, Of which 63 were al
Pontanezen, while in February up tC
date there have been eight burials, all
at Pontanezen. This gives total ol
3365. Daily admissions to the nos
nitaI during December amounted 10 one
in every thousand. The sick during tne
first week in January number anc
3b-1OO per cent. The sick reported
during the remainder of January mum
her Q and 80 per cent The average
strength Of the troops during Deceh-
ber was 33,292, and during January
57,69S.
A rider attached to the pending
armv appropriation bill by the mill
tarv affairs committee of the house or
Monday, does away with the gold cheV'
ron worn by the troops VINO nave
served abroad. Officials or the wal
department had no comment 10 MAKE
on the rider when they were informed
of it later in the day. They say tne!
have expected to continue tne presen
regulations, WulCll piONiNS o.
rons for men who have served IN tht t
revolutionary forces, and white 1oi
those who have served in this country
prediction is made that the commit
tees rider will be the subject OF inter
esting debate when it comes up Tor pas
sage as there are clearly good argu'
ments both for and against the mari mar
of distinction for foreign service. Ih'
military affairs committees purpose Il
to do away with class distinction II
the army. The rider is based upon I'M
theory that every man who wore I'M
uniform of the United States IN th'
war was ready to serve abroad anS
was ready to go, and the vast ma1orlt!
of the men in this country, except pos
sibly a small percentage OF noncom
batant officers in some OF the depart
ments, like the quartermasters dIVl
sion. were sorely disappointed De
cause they did not get across. I'M
committees position Is that with
universal readiness to serve the coun
try II is unfair to those who were un
able because of the fortunes OF wa
TO get across, if special marx
given to those who did get over.
THE plan for a league Of nations
which may now be considered as VIZ
tually approved by all the members o