Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-08-11
MERE.MENTION

The British government has re-
Questioned all privately owned air
craft in England, for war service. ...
The fast passenger ship, Mauretania.
which put into Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Thursday, with 2,400 passengers on
board, in order to escape German
cruisers, is to be conveyed to England
by battleships and with its sister ship,
the Lusitania, Is to be converted into
auxiliary cruisers. The street cars
Of Havre, France, are being operated
by women, while the men have gone
to the war. ..... The president of the
New York Central railroad has cabled
its London agents, that 1t will gladly
furnish free transportation to their
homes for stranded Americans who
reach New York. The American
liner st. Paul, left New York, Friday,
for Liverpool, carrying the largest
shipment Of mail ever carried by an
eastbound ship. Among the passen-
gers was the Duchess Of Marlbor-
ough, formerly Miss Vanderbilt, who
Is travelling second class. 80. Union
labor officials estimate that 100000
men are out of work in the United
States as a direct result Of the Euro
pean war. New York city has $4,000
idle on that account. ..... Foreign
governments have placed orders for
500, 900 tons Of coal with New York
and Philadelphia dealers, during the
past few days. Following an in
vestigation Of the Western Cantaloupe
exchange, a Federal grand jury in
Chicago, has handed up indictments
against seven corporations and twen-
ty-eight individuals, charging VIOLA
tion Of the antitrust laws. 80. The
Republican party Of Kansas, has NOM
mated ex-senator Charles Curtis for
the United States senate. over Jos. L.
Bristow. The Democrats have nomi-
mated Congressman Geo. A. Neely.
The women voted for the first time in
a statewide contest and cast about SO
per cent Of the total vote Of 215,000.
Two negroes were lynched at
Monroe, La, Friday, charged with the
murder Of an aged storekeeper. A IT.
year-old boy was lynched the day be-
fore for the same offense. .... Miss
Pauline du Pont, one Of Delaware's
richest women, aged 81 years, died
Friday at Wilmington, Del. -. The
agriculture departments August fore
cast Of the corn crop indicates yield
Of 2,634.000,000 bushels, a decrease
since the July report Of nearly 30G,-
100000 bushels. The report indicates
..... Copper production in the Unit
ed States for the six months ending
June 80, was 81. 900 pounds. -.
There Is no likelihood Of the New
York stock exchange being opened for
business again until war conditions In
Europe begin to show signs Of settle
ment. -. Ten Mexicans were arrest
ed at Phoenix, Ariz., Friday, on sus-
picion. Later two Of them confessed
that they planned to loot several Of
the banks Of the city in order to get
funds to finance another Mexican rev.
olution.. . Three men were wound
ed and two killed In Chicago, Friday
night in a fight with thieves who
were trying to rob elevated railway
stations. Reductions Of freight
rates Of 30 to 40 per cent have been an
nounced by steamship companies do
ing business from San Francisco to
New York, effective as soon as the
Panama canal is open for traffic. In
some cases the rate from San Fran
cisco to New York will be less than
the rate from Chicago to New York.
900 miles,. :. Norway and Sweden
have agreed to remain neutral during
the struggle in Europe. :. :. The gen.
eral assembly Of Georgia is adjourn
ed today in order that the entire body
might attend the funeral Of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson at Rome, Ga......
The town Of Lancaster. n. H., is this
week celebrating the 150th anniver-
sary Of its foundation. DR. Jose
Vicente Coucha of the Conservative
party. took the oath as president OF
Colombia, on Saturday.. Montana
Is now celebrating the twenty-flfth an
OF its admission to the
Union. .Myron T. Herrick, United
States ambassador to France. sailed
for home on Saturday. He Is to be
succeeded by ex-Congressman William
G. Sharp Of Ohio. According to q
dispatch, the British legation in
Dresden, Germany, was mobbed Fri
day. All the windows Of the building
were broken. IS. R. Ryan, a health
officer of Northumberland. Pa, is in
serious condition as the result Of his
having recently been attacked by a
large rooster. DIR. Olaf Lange,
Chicago dentist, killed his wife and
child and then committed suicide. Fri
lay. .. Several thousand applications
for places in the Canadian expedition
ary force have been received by the
army authorities from young boys OF
The United States. .....A woman, CIV
ng her name as Mary Cohen, and pro-
Tossing to be trained nurse, surren-
iered to the police at Niagara Falls.
Y. Y. Saturday. declaring she had shot
Mrs. Louise Bailey to death in the Of
ice Of DR.. Edwin Carman at Freeport,
n Y. on June 80. DR.. Carman's wife
s held for the murder. -. Mrs. EliZ-
,beth Hall was convicted at Louise,
Va, Saturday. of murder in the Sec
md degree, and sentenced to ten years
n prison. Her victim was her hus-
,and. The killing occurred April Is.
President Wilson has appointed
Charles s. Hamlin Of Boston, as gov
,rnor. and Frederick A. Delano Of
Chicago, as vice-governor Of the Fed
.ral reserve bank board. -. The var
n Europe has given an enormous i'm
)etus to the postal savings bank sys-
EN- in all parts Of the United States.
according to reports being received by
Postmaster General Burleson.
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