Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-27
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british port had aroused fears as to
her safety. According to the story
told by her passengers the liner was
overtaken on October {. 2IO miles
northeast of Lobos island, by the Ger
man converted cruiser kronprin2
Wilhelm which, after taking off the
passengers and crew, sent the British
ship to the bottom. She had ST.
100000 cargo of meat. The French
bark Union was picked up by the
Kronprinz Wilhelm on October 2Sth
and scuttled after her crew had been
taken off.
The state of Arkansas is ablaze
almost from end to end with forest
fires, which are devastating huge
tracts Of timber on thousands of acres
OF land, but it is powerleSs TO call on
its militia as a fire fighting organiza :
ton, according to Governor George
w. Hays. Tuesday. The condition OF
the state treasury, the depletion OF the
militia fund and the general disorgan-
ization of the state guard forces, the
governor declared, made such action
impossible Requests for assistance In
lighting the spreading flames, nave
been received in Little ROCK
from twelve counties, and unofhcial
requests for militia aid were present
ed to the governor. From TeXarKana
in the extreme southwest, to Jones'
boro in the northeast corner, dis
tance of more than 800 miles, and
from Fort Smith in the northwest to
Helena in the southeast, the woods
are burning along railroad rights or
way and gradually creeping back tur-
ther into the timbered areas.
With the Mexican flag flying over
Vera Cruz. about $500 Constitutional
ist troops entered with three batteries
of artillery. four companies of ma
chine guns and about 600 cavalry on
the departure of the American FORCES.
Monday. There was no excitement
attending the evacuation of the city
and its occupancy by the Constitution
alist forces. General Aguillar issued
a proclamation which guarantees the
safety of all MeXicans and foreigners.
irrespective Of political belief. Chief
of Police FREEZER issued a proclama-
ton that all arms must be delivered
in "a hours under penalty of racing
firing SQUADS. All thieves and crimi-
nails will be shot. The saloons are
closed until further notice. A thou-
sand persons gathered to hear speech
es on the plaza. One speaker strong
ly attacked President Wilson's policy.
The crowd cried Death TO Huerta
and Villa" General Aguilar told the
throng that disorder will be severely
punished. and asked the support of
all citizens for the ultimate triumph
of the Constitutionalist cause.
THE New York Stock Exchange is
to reopen tomorrow for restricted
trading in several classes of bonds
which are formally listed and which
run into hundreds of millions or dol
lars in aggregate value. This was de-
cided upon last Tuesday. The under
standing is that all dealings are to
be under the strict supervision of
committee of five members which
committee has had absolutely author
ity over the affairs of the exchange
since the closing on July 80, at the
breaking out of the war. There is to
be no trading below minimum prices
that are to be authorized from time
to time. All the trading is to be done
ION the floor" at prices issued at
stated times during the day, and no
figures are to be transmitted to the
ticker" service. Purely speculative
trading on margins will be prohibited,
and every effort will be made to take
care of the weak traders who may
need financial assistance. 1t is the
purpose of the exchange management
lowing the situation to get away
from it.
The forces of General Zapata oc-
cupied Mexico City, Tuesday night
and are maintaining order, according
to official kilograms from Mexico City
received in Washington, Wednesday
night. Two messages were received
one from the Brazilian minister and
the other from American Consul Silli-
man. Both were filed in Mexico City,
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Silliman
said the Zapata forces, after sharp
fighting in the outskirts of the capital
Tuesday. when 60 soldiers were re-
ported killed, entered just as the
forces Of General Blanco evacuated.
There was some looting in the brief
interval between the evacuation by
Blanco and the arrival of the Zapata
troops, but the city became quiet i'm
mediately afterwards. Villas forces,
according to Mr.. Sillman, were eX-
pected to reach the capital late Wed
nesday. The Brazilian minister re-
ported he had received full assurances
from the Zapata troops that they
would maintain order. He said Cen
eral Blanco withdrew at a. m., Tues
day, contrary to promises to the
diplomatic corps and without taking
any measures to protect the city. The
Brazilian minister added that the Ia
pata forces in agreement with the
diplomatic corps, had organized pa
troll service from the police force.
whose arms had been taken by the
departing troops.
American export trade, crippled
by the European war, showed signs of
revival during October. The month
agl ho1n Of 20 "a N
vor of the United States of more than
$4,000, 900, according to statistics is
sued Wednesday by the department
of commerce There was an increase
of more than $39,000,0O0 in October
exports over September, although the
total was almost $1S.0O0,00O below
October, 1913. Imports in October
fell off more than $l,0OO,OOO from the
September total. but were $4lOO,OOO
more than during October last year.
In the $l95, 5,404,G30 October exports,
foodstuffs, crude and manufactured,
and food animals, formed the princl-
pal items. with a total of SI3,635, 900,
an increase of 100000 over Octo-
Der. 1918. Crude manufacturing ma
terials decreased from $l2,239,OOO TO
$32,9S9.OOO. Manufactures also fell
off, $53.5S9,0OO being exported last
month compared with 63.S24,OOO IN
October of last year. The loss OF
Germany's trade, amounting TO al
most $4S.5O0,000. was the principal
cause of the decreased exports. Bel
GUMS trade also dropped almost So
600, 600 to $446,0 ,000. Exports to
France decreased S9,O00,000; to ia
pan, S3.OO0,OOO: to Holland. $1,000
600, and to China. $1,00O,OOO. EX-
ports to England and the United
Kingdom, on the other hand, showed
an Increase of $1.4O0.000; those to
Italy an increase of $3.60O,000, and
those TO Russia an increase of ST.
400. 900. Canada's takings decreased
almost $lO,OOO,000 and Argentina
took $3.4O0, 600 and Brazil $2,5OOO,OOO
less than in October last year. Eu-
rope as a while showed a decrease
of $50 900. 900 in the takings of Amer
ican goods: North American countries
a decrease of S11,6O0.00O: South
america a decrease of $1.5OO.OOO:
Asia a decrease of $5,0O0,OOO: Oce-
ania a decrease of 81, 100000, and AZ
rica an increase Of $4,000.
- Great prosperity for a time awaits
the United states in the opinion OF
Sir George Paish, advisor TO the Brit
ish treasury, who sailed Wednesday,
for Liverpool aboard the steamship
AGriatic. Sir George had been in this
country for several weeks, at the in
vitation of President Wilson, con-