Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-25
Scraps and facts.

several weeks before tne neCessAi'
amount of room is proVldeu.
Washington, August %: War IN
Europe promises to hold congress III
session indefinitely. Commerce, WnlcI
the war has stricken, Is the principal
subject with which congress Is coh
cerned. Following passage OF the war
risk insurance bill, a proposal for the
government to organize corporation
for the purchase of ships to engage III
trans-oceanic trade will be taken III
the senate consideration will be gwen
during the week to the bill TO give eu-
eral license to cotton WAREHOUSES
Amendments are pending to include TO-
bacco and naval stores warehouses anu
canned salmon warehouses. ConSlueI-
alton Of the Clayton antl-truSt plil aiso
will be resumed. An effort VIII De lnaue e
by the house insular affalrs coiilllll..ee
to get a special rule Tor cohsluefa'SiO So
of the bill, looking to Philippine lhue-
nandence Chairman Jones OF the IN
suIar committee and Manuel QueZoh'
resident commissioner of the Phnp-
mines in congress, say that unleSs
there is immediate action, the wheels
of the Philippine government maCLIi
ery will stop because of the paralyZeu
condition Of the islands trade WIN Eu-
rope. The Ferris waterpoWer conser-
walton bill is the pending regular pus-
mess of the house.
london, August "a: A dispatch 10
the Daily Mail from st. Petersburg SEM
under today's date says the hrst greas
battle in the east Prusslan theatre ot
operations has been fought and won py
the Russians who gained a complete
victory after six days of desperate
fighting. The correspondent continues:
"The battle front extended nearly thlr-
~ miles on both sides of the main rail-
Way line running from EydtRuhneh, d
town on the Russian border, westward.
The fighting began Thursday when the
Russians attacked the German first dl-
vision. The forces on both sides were
gradually increased, the Germans nIlat-
ly having three army corps enSaseu'
At Gumbinnen, Thursday, the Germans
attempted to turn the Russian right
aank The attempt was frustrated.
ON Friday the Russian left wing drove
the enemy out of their position Ihe
Germans then asked for an armlstlce
that they might carry away their deao
and wounded. This was refused. yes
terday the battle was decided. Inc
Germans hastily retreated, pursued oy
the Russians. In the hghung from
Monday to Friday eight German regi-
ments of the field army and SIX Lano
wehr regiments, totaling about lO'oVO
men, with 200 guns took part. Later
the number was reinforced 10 hlo[e
than 100000 men,"
France has replied unfavorably to
the proposal of the United states tnat
ships owned by belligerent countries
but chartered by this government lot
the sole purpose of "repatriatlng
Americans, be regarded as neutral;
The United States recently notlhed all
European belligerentS that this gov
ernment under the 1907 Hague con-
vention would regard as neutralized
ships chartered to bring Americans
home. Each power, however, was
asked for a declaration on the SUB.
iect. Great Britain responded that II
such ships were manned by American
officers and flew the American nag
she would have no objection. Ihe
plan was to charter Hamburg -Amerl-
can liners tied up in American ports
to go abroad. bring Americans home
and remain in American ports atter
their return. France disapproVed OF
the plan on the ground that this would
be an advantage to German shipping.
Germany was willing to permit the
Hamburg American liners TO be used
to bring Americans home, voluntarily
offering to do so before the United
States sounded the Berlin government
on this point. Officials did not say
whether they would continue TO re-
gard foreign owned ships chartered
by the American government as neu-
tral. carrying out TO the letter thelr
construction of The Hague conVen-
ton. 1t is not believed France or
England would interfere with these
ships if the United States had no other
nf hrtn OF nome.
as some facilities have appeared IN the
past week, il is unlikely that the Unit
ed States will press the point.
- Germany having failed TO give up
Kiao Chow TO the japanese within the
time limit set. japan on last sunday
declared war on that country. The ia
panese ultimatum is as follows we,
by the Grace of Heaven, emperor OF
japan, seated on the throne, occupied
by the same dynasty from time imme-
morial do hereby make the following
proclamation to all our loyal and brave
subjects: We hereby declare war
against Germany, and we command our
army and navy to carry on hostlhueS
against that empire with all their
strength, and we also command our
competent authorities to make every
effort, in pursuance of their respective
duties to attain the national aim by all
means within the limits of the law or
nations. Since the outbreak Of the
present war in Europe, calamitous ef-
forts of which we view with grave con-
Germ, we, on our part have entertained
hopes of preserving peace OF the Far
East by the maintenance OF strict neu-
trality, but the action of Germany has
at length compelled Great Britain, our
ally. 10 open hostilities against that
country, and Germany is at kiao-ChoW
its leased territory in China, busy with
warlike preparations, while It's armed
vessels cruising seas OF eastern ASA
are threanening our commerce and that
of our ally. Peace of the Far East is
thus in jeopardy Accordingly, our
government and that Of his Britannia
majesty, after full and frank commu-
nication with each other, agreed to take
such measures as may be necessary FOR
the protection of the general interests
contemplated in the agreement Of al
lance, and we, on our part, being de-
sirous TO attain that object by peace
full means commanded our government
to offer with sincerity and advice TO
the imperial German government. BY
the last day appointed for that purpose
however our government failed TO re-
ceive an answer accepting their ADVICE.
II is with profound regret that we, in
spite of our ardent devotion 10 the
cause of peace, are thus compelled to
declare war, especially at this early
period of our reign and while we are
still in mourning for our lamented
mother. 1t is our earnest wish that by
the loyalty and valOr of our faithful
SUBJECTS, peace may soon be restored
and the glory Of the empire be enhanc-
ed"
There were strong indications in
Washington Saturday, that at least SIX
grand juries in as many different To-
calitieS of the country would be asked
to return indictments against food
dealers alleged to have raised prices If
a conspiracy to violate the Sherman
antitrust act Juries are almost GER
tain to be asked for indictments in
Washington, Chicago, Brooklyn and
three other cities, the names of which
the department at present will not re-
veal. In Chicago an immediate effort
will be made TO Jail offenders. Despite
unwillngness of officials to discuss the
Investigations it leaked out saturday
night that information has been OBJ
tained concerning beef packers in Chi
cago which may result in prosecutions.
Department of justice agents, ii was
said. have discovered that packers are
shipping large quantities of meat
Tho I,,na1ian InrIar the