Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-15
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Secretary Weeks offer OF voluntary
withdrawal from tho enlistment. Whlle
the war department is not yct READY
to announce the number OF such Will
drawals or the places where the heilFl-
est response 10 the recent order has pc-
curred. it is stated that points where
life affords few joys and much diScom-
fort are naturally the first to be heard
from. At one obscure artillery post IT
is said virtually the entire force Of
fered to respond to the departments
SUGGESTION Thousands of men, Weeks
hopes will offer to break their own en-
listments, with the departments per-
mission, before enforced ipductions are
necessitated to get the army within the
stipulated 100000. ;b5 October l.
President Hardings suggestion Tor
a conference between Great Britain.
Franco, Italy, Japan and the United
States, to discuss the problem OF llml-
tation of armament has met with an
enthusiastic reception in all quarters
TO which it was addressed, although 1t
was conceded that if there is TO be
stumbling block in the way Of arriving
at an agreement it will be found in
.Japan. In Londen lloyd. George an
nounced the receipt of the note TO the
house Of commons, and declared that
the British empire stood ready to CO.
operatc fully in such .a-novement. lie
characterized President HardinEs mi
tiative as "wisc and courteous. and
pledged the empires whole hearted as
siStance to the project. In Paris there
vas no official statement, although 1t
was generally held that the trench
government will accept the invitation.
Trance hailed the note as offering the
possibility Of relief from vast military
charges and it. was semi officially de-
clared that it was. the intention Of the
French government TO accept win
alacrity.'. The Italian foreign office has
officially notified the American embas-
81 in Rome that, Italy delly approves
TIE presidents suggestion. In WASH
ington it was indicated that, after ad-
dressing the conference. president
Harding will leave the delegates 20
their own negotiations. From all
American quarters distinct approval
for President Harding's move has been
voiced, senator's and congressman,
without distinction as to party afiilia-
tion. seeing in his action the beginning
of a. tremendously important ana 1ar-
reaching world movement in the rlght
direction.
l. Stubborn refusal Of the federal re-
serve board to modify its rules ana
policies to adapt them to changing
conditions and to sectional and seas
enable demands has caused unneces-
sarv hardship and obstruction OF ic-
turn to healthy condition5, John Ske!-
ton Williams, former compuol!er oL
the currency, declared in Augusta, l'a.'
Yesterday in an address before the Au-
rusta board of commerce. the Georgia
press association and farmers. of the
state. THE reserve board he assert
ed, became by poor; administrator
stiff and inelastic, consequently op,
prcssiye and injurious where 1t should
have been helpful and dangerously
lenient where it should have been
repressive."' Mr.. Williams declared the
policies OF the board had resulted Ill
''cruel cramping Of banks, small meF-
chants and farmers of the country ana
actual stimulating of wild specuiatloh
and destructive usury in New YORK
Thc intent of the trainers of the great
federal reserve act" MI Williams con-
tinucd, was that the system be gov
crncd and conducted on plan. COM
nonsense principles, arp.rahlc 10
both the village ard small town ana
the big town man. One OF the pfln-
cipal and most vital purposes was TO
prevent congestion of money ut inc
ccntcrs Of use in gambling or tor cN-
actions from gamblers when 1unos are
needed for moving or carrying crops
of for development ana conduct Vi
productive enterprises. l say tiiaI
broad and noble purpose has Deen h!'l-
dcrcd. perverted and il large measure
reversed by the ma jority OF the led
eral reserve board TO maintain ana en-
force rules unnecessarily haIu' ~
flexible and unvarying."
Turlishr Joan of Arc, AiShc lla-
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has started Il woman's fighting brigade
AGAINST the Greeks. Her organization,
called the lain brigade, has already
taken rslrt in active fighting and Shc.
is constantly enrolling new recruits.
This is the first time in Turkish MS
tory that a woman has been so nlii-
tantlv active. She has hren dubbed ny
tho pcoDle of Anatulia THE Cunque-
ror." Her personality il i'll ulslincl
contrast to the beautiful tlalldc Edlh
Ian,n, tho writer and graduate ol INC
American CoHStant!aoplc College, VII"
has hncn so active in Nai:nna!l:;l nnii-
tic:; for two years and fled TO the me
rior in March 1874. to cScapc mp'lSnn-
mont hv Tire Allies. Aishc 4lan,m is II
stern. dark wanlln of the soil, aged 81.
who secs visions and believes #iGc I*
Inspired by the prophet. She wears Il |
veil but has cast aside skirts. she car
1ics a rife and when not ut the 'front.'
goes through tho village acr'inlHil'n
hy her 15-ycar-nld son, urging the
neasant:. to contribute Food ana money ,
and their blc-burlicd women |" cast
ont the enemy stranger from the home
land. AS Nationalist soldiers. The UNI
form of the Eadin brigade corresponds
to that of its leader. Indirectly. Aishc
llanum is doing asa much as llaIldc
Hanum to cmancip;.te, the Turkish w"-
man. When she began her work, lhc
Turkish men, who dislike To have w"- !
men interfere in politics, tried To force
her 10 return to her farm. But. by the
courage born vi her Visions. AiShc lla-
mum has continued until she is recug-
nized as an aid to the Nationalist |
cause.
Army airmen off the Virginia !
capes, accounted "Wednesday for the !
former German destroyer G-lO2 i'll /
what was regarded by army and navy |
officers as one Of tie greatest snccta-
clcs in the history OF air service. Thir-
1y-ivc army planes and three hlimps .
came 50 miles to sea from Langley |
field to participate in the operations
demonstrating. army mon sad, inc
ability of this army Of the national de-
Tense forces TO go and meet IN enemy
fleet approaching he coast. All except
two of Shc aircraft returned Hitel% 1"
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