Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-29
Scraps and faets.

great emergency, the president an
nounced, the personnel of the Red
Cross would not be assigned to duty at
the front, but would be confined to
hospitals in the home country, at the
base of operations, on hospital ships
United States military and naval
forces. National Director E. P. Bick-
nell of the Red Cross explains that
the proclamation settled all doubt as
to the authority of the Red Cross, OBJ
waiting any friction which might les
sen the efficiency Of relief work.
- Memphis, Tenn, September 27:
To the strains of the fife and drum five
hundred veterans of the Blue and Gray
marched with arms linked through the
streets of Memphis tonight, bunting
bedecked and. gaily Illuminated in
their honor. It was the eliminating
feature of the reunion Of the SOL
diers who fought in the opposing
armies during the war Of the SOS.
The Sons of Veterans and other aux
iliary organizations, state troops, fra
ternal associations and mounted police
paraded with the gray-haired men.
Former slaves, body servants during
the war, marched in the wake Of the
veterans and spectators crowded the
streets to cheer the old soldiers. The
most important action taken at the re-
union today was an endorsement OF a
proposed peace jubilee and a general
reunion of all civil war veterans to be
held in Washington in 1913. Other
than this, the reunion was principally
a happy intermingling Of those who
were foes fifty years ago. This after
noon, they participated in a barbecue
arranged by the Sons of Confederate
Veterans. The reunion was held in
connection with the fall festival and
the state fair which began yesterday.
New York, September 26: Frank
H. Hitchcock, postmaster general Of
the United States, qualified as an
aerial mail carrier on Long Island
late today. While a large crowd
cheered vociferously the postmaster
general took a seat beside Capt Paul
Beck of the United States army in the
latter's aeroplane at the Nassau Boule-
ward aerodrome, carrying 7S pounds OF
mail matter. Without the slightest
mishap the two made a seven-minute
flight to Mineola, where, upon signal,
the postmaster general drowned the
mail sack to one of Uncle Sans car
riers. When the postmaster general re-
turned to the derodrome he was again
roundly cheered, and the large crowd
rushed on the field to greet him. The
time is certainly coming" he said en-
Enthusiastically, when we must depend
on aeroplanes to carry mail. 1t is not
effective yet, but it is being develop
ed, and think we shall soon find 1t
practical" Another feature Of the day
was a flight by Lieut.. T. Dewitt Mill
ing, U. S. A, who broke the American
record for carrying passenger. He
and a private Of his regiment were
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onds.
The supply of raw cotton increas-
ed over twelve per cent during the cot
ton year in the United States ending
August 81, 1911, according to the CEN
sus bureaus preliminary report on
supply and distribution of cotton is
sued last Friday. The supply amount
ed to 13,655,479 bales compared with
12,1SS,021 bales for the previous year,
when there was a decrease Of 20 per
cent from that available in 1909. Not
withstanding this increase in the total
supply of raw cotton, consumption in
the United States showed a decrease
of slightly more than two per cent
over last year and was the smallest
consumption during the past years, 1t
being 4,369,316 bales. 1t was said
semi officially that raw cotton's high
price during the year was principally
the cause for the decreased consump-
tion. This consumption during the
year was larger in cotton growing
states than the previous year. In all
other states 1t was smaller. During
the cotton year exports were 22 per
cent greater than during 1910, the
amount being 7,7S1,41 bales compared
with 6,339,02S bales a year ago. The
year was the fourth largest in export
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more than SO per cent, the total
amount of 231.191 bales being greater
than any year in the industry's history.
Rioting as form of protest
against the increasing cost of the nee
essaries of life seems to be spreading
in Europe, the outbreaks of the French
peasants having been followed by dis
orders of a far more serious nature in
Vienna, where savage street fighting
has been in progress with attendant
loss Of life and bloodshed. 1t is feared
that the constant agitation in Germany
against exaggerated protection policy
of the Agrarians will result in similar
troubles. These popular protests are
against the high cost Of food stuffs of
every description, those in France be-
ing directed especially against the
small farmers and producers, but the
recent demonstration in the capital of
Austria was more pointedly directed
at the economic policy of the govern
ment, which restricts the Importation
of food supplies when the local stores
approach exhaustion.
The latest dispatches from Rome
indicate that Italy is trying to put
Turkey on the aggressive, in an en-
deavor to provoke an incident which
would amount to causus belli, justi-
flying a declaration Of war or the
sudden occupation of Tripoli. Tur-
key is determined not to give any
such pretext and is ready to do al
most anything while the much-talked
of Mussulman fanaticism has not yet
manifested itself. The Italian govern
ment is pressed by public opinion and
by international considerations and
sees the necessity of hurrying things,
The first expedition Of $4,000 men
will sail. it is understood, October 5,
and will be followed by a second eX-
pedition Of $4,000 men, If nothing oc-
ours to change the present plans. The
deadlock in the negotiations between
Italy and Turkey is causing great un-
easiness, especially in Germany,
which is divided between duty to-
wards it's ally, Italy, and the desire
not to lose Turkey, where Germany
the object of replacing Great Britain
commercially. In Milan. Rome, Flor
ence and other large cities troops are
held in readiness. Groups of carabin-
eers guard the streets and squares,
and the outskirts are patrolled by
cavalry In the industrial towns rail-
way stations are occupied by the mil
itary. These places are practically in
state of siege. A few encounters
between manifestants and the police
and troops have occurred, but the cas-
ualtieS have been few. The town au-
thorities everywhere have been in
structed to do all possible to avoid
bloodshed. which would cOmplicate
the international situation with seri-
Gus home troubles. Today's advices
from Rome state that the anti-mili-
tarism demonstrations have assumed
a grave character in the provinces of
Ravanna and Forli, Italy, where the
socialist and republican elements pre-
dominate. 4 mob, after stopping the
trains which were transporting troops
being moved in connection with the
threatened trouble with Turkey over
Tripoli. stoned the cavalry. The riot
ers used street cars to form barri-
cades in the streets. At VigeVano,
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