Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-09
Straps and faets.

ct SSCdptu, Dul Ol was
captured at Brevard, n. c., He denied
the killing until searched, when the
pistol was found in his sock, and car
lridges up his sleeves. Rewards o.
s4O0 were offered for his capture.
Charleston News and Courier, We'd
nesday: The remains OF a womans
body were found last night about 10
o'clock in negro tenement house In
the rear of Steenkens alley, on the east
side of Meeting street, south of Co
lumbus. The body was in cistern,
which opens from hole in one OF the
rooms of the house. After considerable
work Coroner Mansfield finally sue
ceeded in getting the body out of the
cistern. No clue as TO the identity OF
the woman has been discovered, and
the body was so badly decomposed that
it could not be definitely determined
whether it was a case Of suicide or
foul play.
- Washington, October 6: Daniel c.
Roper, first assistant postmaster gen
eral, told the convention of postmasters
from Virginia, Maryland, North and
South Carolina and Delaware today
that the American public never would
support civil pensions and that super
animated employees should not be Kept
in the postal service. He expressed be-
lief that postmasters should post no
ticeS informing employees that they
will be retained only so long as they
are capable of earning the salaries paid
them and that salaries will be scaled
and readjusted to meet the declining
efficiency and earning power OF the
older clerks and carriers.
Rear Admiral Howard, command
ing the American naval forces off the
Pacific coast Of Mexico, reported to the
navy department at Washington, Tues
day, that there was shortage OF food
all along the west coast and that the
population of Acapulco faced starv-
ton. He said foodstuffs were not avail
able at any price. Transportation both
by land and rail virtually is at stand
still along the Pacific coast and, mas
much as the revolutionary activities or
the past three years have engaged the
great masses of the people, only mea-
gre crops have been grown. Admiral
Howard says ii is absolutely necessary
that corn and rice be provided prompt
ly for Acapulco.
-Congressmen Lever Of South Caro-
lima, and Page of North Carolina, are
urging the postoftice department to|
buy cotton twine for wrapping pack
ages. The department has just called
for bids for supplying 100000 pounds
of twine. Heretofore the department
has been using jute twine. Messrs.
Lever and Page insisted that the gov
ernment in this situation could in a
practical way help the cotton growers
of the south by substituting cotton ma
terial for that now being used. These
gentlemen found that the department
was considering the proposition and
expressed themselves as being grained
at the friendly attitude Of the depart
ment toward this proposition.
- The Federal reserve board took
steps Tuesday, TO give its approval to
the plan proposed by bankers Of the
Middle West to relieve conditions in
the cotton market through a $3.50, 0,000,-
900 loan fund. Festus j. Wade, of st.
Louis, and other bankers who helped
form the plan, were asked to come TO
Washington for a conference as soon
as convenient, and it is possible that
the plan will receive the approval Of
the board before the close of the pres
ent week. The board appointed Gov
ernor Hamlin, Paul NJ. Warburg and
w. P. G.. Harding members Of COM
mittee to talk with the bankers. AL
though board members have no knowl-
edge of the details Of the plan it was
believed that in principle, it was agree
able and that unless there are unlock
ed for obstacles it will be endorsed.
Import and export trade of the
Philippines shows decline for the
year ending June 80, compared with the
previous year, according to customs
returns announced by the bureau or
insular affairs. Imports amounted to
s56,O11,57O, against $56,327,5 ,5S3 in 1913,
and exports $51,23S,04S compared with
$53,6S3,326. However, there was sub
stantial increase in the general trade
Of the islands, the smaller imports to-
tai being due to greatly reduced foreign
purchases of rice, following larger To-
cal production. The reduced export
total reflected the continuing effect of
the drought and typhoonS of 1912 on
the production of copra and hemp and
a reduced American demand for the
Philippine cigar. Trade with the Unit
ed States continued to increase and
constituted over half Of all imports and
43 per cent of all exports.
The fiercest fighting which has
marked the conflict in the French
theatre of war has occurred since
Monday on the allied armies western
wing. New German forces have been
hurled at the allies time and again
using every effort to attain success.
Once German cavalry broke through,
but the allies reinforcementS repulsed
them. The battle is no longer one Of
machine-like strategy Of two armies,
but a contest centering in the powers
of endurance of two bodies Of human
beings. This terrific nature of lighting
is seen from the fact that French
company started war with a hundred
and ninety men and full complement
of officers. Since then they have re-
ceived 324 men in drafts Today it is
composed OF ninety men, led by SER
geant. Official announcement was
made known for the first time, yeSter-
day, that vast numbers of Germans are
facing the allies. The kaiser has nearly
two million men in the field. The num-
ber of allies facing the Germans is be-
lieved to be almost as large.
Washington. October s. \ confer
ence of the congressional representa-
tives from all cotton growing states,
adopted by overwhelming vote to-
night. a committee report presenting
compromise bill for the relief OF the
cotton growers. The measure calls for
a loan of $3.50, 100000 by the govern
ment through the national and state
banks, the secretary of the treasury
to formulate rules for a distribution
and rates per bale at which loans
would be made and fixes the maximum
interest at per cent 1t contem-
plates raising the fund by an issue OF
Federal notes or by the sale or Pan
anna canal bonds and would become
effective Immediately and expire by
limitation December 81, 1915. The
measure is a compromise plan for
the Henry bill, action on which was
indefinitely postponed today by the
house banking and currency commit
tee. That measure would have Great
ed q loan fund of S500,0 100000. Rep
resentative Henry said tonight he
would ask the committee for lmmedl-
ate hearings on the compromise Dill.
- Secretary Bryan, Tuesday declined
in the absence of all the facts to eN-
press any opinion as to whether the
Japanese landing on the Island OF ia
luit, in the Pacific ocean, was in viola
ton of the japanese foreign Offices an
nouncement that Japan's war activities
would be confined to the far east. The
secretary plainly was expecting the
early arrival of some official statement
of the ultimate purpose of the act. Al.
ready Mr. Bryan has interested himself
in japanese military operations against
the German concession in Shan Tung,
probably because of the appeal from the
Chinese government against the alleg-
ed violation Of Chinese integrity. The
landing on Jaluit, in Marshall Island,