Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-18


board to issued Federal reserve notes
to either state or national banks on
twelve months notes secured by cotton
warehouse receipts on liens on cotton.
Currency would issue to the amount OF
IS per cent Of the value OF cotton
based on the average price the past
five years.
The German cruisers GOeben and
Breslau which were driven out or the
port Of Messina, Sicily last week, dld
not succumb to British cruisers as was
supposed, but instead steamed into
Turkish waters and entered the Darda-
nelles with British cruisers close be-
hind. There is a powerful squadron
of British and French ships in those
waters and there was no hope for the
Germans if they should come out. 1t
was supposed therefore that the two
vessels would submit to dismantlement
and remain in the port OF Constant
NOBLE until the close of the war. But
on last Friday the allied powers heard
stories to the effect that Germany hao
sold the two vessels to the Turks ana
that the German crews would remain
aboard for the purpose OF training the
Turks in the handling of them Tur-
key was at once notified that there
would be no suspicion to any such ar
that If Turkey undertakes to use the
ships she will at once be involved in
the war with the allies.
THE London Daily Telegraph's
correspondent at Brussels, says a
refugee from Liege, told the fol-
lowing story on August IS: Thirty
thousand inhabitants fed when the
shells began to fall. The remaining
inhabitants buried themselves in eel
lars. Gaping bridges, demolished
houses. fallen roofs and smouldering
ruins are seen on all sides. There is
not a street wherein the shells have
not fallen. The asphalt is plowed up
like a corn field. Newly made graves
protrude in unexpected places. Dur
ing the day, the Germans are every
where in evidence and the inhabitants
are cowed in dumb dismay. During
the night the city assumes the aspect
of a graveyard, the silence being orok-
en- only by the distant thunder OF the
heavy guns or the tread of German
patrols. All the doors in the city must
be kept wide open. The Germans
compel the bakers to turn over the en-
tire product of the bakeries to the
army every morning and while the in
habitants go hungry the soldiers cook
meals in the streets in great caldrons.
All the principal streets are barricaded
and the German soldiers show reck-
lesSness in scouting in the neighbor-
hood of the forts"
While the German forces are push
ing forward through the valley Of the
Meuse and still more extensive opera
tions are in progress along the Alsace-
Lorraine frontier, where the French
and German armies are in contact ia
pan has sent an ultimatum to Germany
demanding the withdrawal of German
warships from the Orient and the eva
cuation of Kiau Chau, a German pro-
tectorate in China. This territory COM
priseS an area of 200 square miles,
with 200 square miles additional in the
bay. Using Tau, the seat Of the gov
ernment of the territory, is the port
where the German warShips mobilized
at the outbreak of hostilitieS. Japan'S
ultimatum gives Germany until August
% to comply with the demands. Owing
to cable Interruptions, however, Japan
has not been able to deliver the ulti-
matum to Germany, and II is announc-
ed from Washington that the United
States will undertake this task. Peking
reports that three British regiments
have been ordered to hold themselves
in readiness to go aboard transports,
with the Japanese land forces, if force
Of arms is resorted to. In Tokyo the
Japanese ultimatum has created a
deep impression and the Japanese pre-
mier and foreign minister have coun-
Seled the Japanese to maintain calm
attitude.
- Serious opposition to the provision
of the conference report on the emer-
gency shipping bill, which would open
the coast wise trade to foreign-built
ships admitted TO American register,
was voiced in the senate last Friday,
by both Democratic and Republican
senators. After several hours of de-
bate the opposition senators agreed to
vote Monday afternoon. Friday night
il was reported that Administration
leaders intended to have conference
Monday, and probably would discuss
the situation with the president before
the report is put to vote. Senator
O'GOrman called up the report and
asked it's adoption, defending the
opening of the coastwise trade to for
eign-built ships as justified because of
the prepOndering ownership OF coast
wise vessels by railroad corporations.
Senator Gallinger attacked the report,
declaring il would turn American ship
building yards into grass lots and
would involve the nation in interna-
tional complications. Senator Cum
Minis criticised the report, under its
terms, fOreign-built' ships would be
admitted TO the American trade with
out complying with the expensive in
spection laws, while American ships
must meet these requirements. He
questioned the conferees action in
striking out his amendment requiring
n ownership
vessels of the corporations owning
foreign built ships.
Washington, August Il: Congress
today passed the emergency shipping
bill which will authorize the president
to admit foreign built ships to Ameri-
can registery so that commercial
fleets may sail the seas under the pro-
lection of the American flag while bel
ligerentS of Europe are at war, and
securing the oceans for prizes. Presl-
dent Wilson will sign the bill tomor-
row. elimination of the effort TO en-
act this legislation followed repudia-
ton by the senate Of the conference
report on the measure which previous
ly had been radically amended in the
senate. AS il goes to the president, the
bill was the same as 1t passed the
house more than week ago. The con-
ference report met defeat in the senate
by vote of 40 to 20 because of deter
moned opposition to the provision which
would have admitted to the American
coastwise trade all fOreign-built yes
sells taking American register within
two years. Twenty Democrats and
twenty Republicans voted TO reject
the report which was submitted and
ChampiOned by Senator O'Gorman,
chairman of the interoceanic canals
committee. Seventeen Democrats, Sen
ators Borah and Jones, Republicans,
and Senator POindeXter Progressive,
voted for it. Senator O'GOrman ar
raigned the opposing Democrats. de-
claring they were ChampiOning an
Offensive monopoly" and borrowing
Republican arguments in favor of ''un-
American principle of protection AS
finally agreed To, the bill, besides pro-
viding for the registry of foreign built
ships. authorized the president in his
discretion. to SUSPEND provisions of the