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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
Miseellaneous Readins.
THE STRASSBURG
Like the Cruiser Karlsruhe, Its Where
Abouts is Unknown.

Deepest of all the mysterious oc.
curences that have marked the pro.
gress of the world war, the case OF
the German cruiser Strassburg which
has never been heard of since the
start of hostilities, stands without
parallel, says the Baltimore Sun
1t was more than a year ago thai
the Strassburg, a light, fast cruiser
of the same type Of the Karlsruhe
and a year older than that vessel
went to South Atlantic waters, ir
command of Rear Admiral ReubuI
Laschwitz.
The admiral and his officers were
entertained at Buenos Aires, March
6, 1914. Later the vessel went to
Montevideo, then steamed to West
Indian waters, where 1t was during
part Of the Mexican trouble.
Just previous to the declaration OF
war the Strassburg entered the port
of st. Thomas, Danish West Indies,
and began to coal. On August 2, II
was known to be still in that port.
But from that time to this not a word
has been heard Of 1t. Its consorts at
that time were the Karlsruhe and the
Dresden.
1t is believed now that the case OF
the Strassburg is one of those mys-
teries Of the sea that may never be
solved until the day when the sea
gives up it's dead" If the cruiser had
been sunk by British vessels, the fact
surely would have been made known
for it has been the policy Of the
British admiralty to conceal any of
the successes it has gained on the
waters.
What has happened to the Strass-
burg? Did it flee before stronger
force until, far from the paths of
ocean traffic, it shook off pursuit, only
to find its bunkers empty and drift
helpless hulk until overwhelmed by
q storm? One objection to this theory
is that it was equipped with wireless
and could call for help, but use Of the
wireless would bring down swift pur-
suit from the British and French ves-
sells. Or is it safe in some sheltered
nook on the South American coast,
held in reserve In the mysterious
haven that the war vessels Of the
kaiser must have somewhere along
the South Atlantic until the COM
mander thinks the time Is ripe for a
dash to the open sea?
Another theory, that at the start Of
the war the Strassburg made it's way
across the Atlantic to home port, is
discounted by the fact that it's mis-
sion was that Of commerce destroyer
and there is no reason to believe that
it alone Of the gallant little German
cruisers that have performed such
wonderful feats should have turned
tail and run for home.
Caught in the West Indian hurri-
cane, without coal supply, the plight
Of the vessel Of the type Of the
Strassburg would indeed be serious.
Perhaps, battered by the wind and
sea, and driven, hopeless, through un-
frequented paths, the little cruiser
has gone to join the company Of dead
ships in the Saragossa sea, whose
clinging gripping tentacles Of marine
growths may already be entweining
themselves over the steel sides and
covering the muzzles of the long four
inch rifles with it's Shiny vegetation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

This territory is one-fifth the size OF
the United States, having an area OF
5S6,4OO square miles, exceeding the
size of the thirteen original states
Pennsylvania has an area of 45.2l5
square miles. Germany, France and
Spain have an area Of 610,432 square
miles, and Alaska exceeds the com
bined area of Norway, Sweden, Fin
and, England, Scotland and Ireland
Three Great Coal Fields.
There are three great coal fields
in Alaska-the Bering river, the
Matanuska and the Nenana,' said
Nr. Riggs They are capable of sup
plying the needs Of the United States
for the next 200 years.
1T is a splendid coking coal, and
I expect to see the coast towns OF
Alaska rival Butte, Mont, as smelter-
ing centers.
"The opening up Of these coal
fields means great industrial activity
in Alaska, not only in mining coal
Dut In luCl "hCiCbS
mines away from timber can be
economically developed. The railroad
about to be built will tap two of these
fields.
"Other industries to be developed
are copper and quartz mines along
the line of the railroad.
agriculture offers a wide field.
This is made possible by the summer
daylight being twice as long as in the
states. 1 do not advise farmers to
pile into Alaska. 1t will be a long
time before the territory will become
an exporter Of farm products, but
the local farms will supply all the ne
cessities of the mining population.
Then, gradually, Alaska will become
an exporting country. Even now
turnips are being shipped to Seattle,
where they bring a higher price than
the vegetables grown locally"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
THE FOREIGN LOANS
They Make Business Good Now, But
Paw Day Must Come

They Make Business Good Now, Blu,
Pay Day Must Come.
A British credit of s25O,OOO, 900, a
French one Of perhaps s5O,OOO,0OO, and
an Argentine loan of s25,OOO,OOO are
being arranged in New York, In order
to enable the governments or the peo-
pie Of these countries to continue
their immense buyings here. In effect
of course. the arrangement is that the
United States shall carry the ac-
counts Of the foreign buyers pending
the conclusion of the war and the re-
sumption OF natural conditions our
banks advancing the cash actually to
pay for the goods on loans to the for
eign interests.
This arrangement would mean that
the immense foreign business of the
country would continue indefinitely.
Month after month. the record is be-
ing broken in the volume of exports;
February's figures show that the val
lie of this business was 100000, 900
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

She Was Glad.-During the last g.
A. R. encampment there was one wo-
man amid the crowd of spectators on
the day Of the parade who made her
self conspicuous by her noisy hurrahs
and excited waving Of a flag as the
old veterans marched past. One OF
the bystanders told her sharply tc
shut up.
Shut up yourself" she retorted
IF you had buried two husbands who
had served in the war, you would be
hurrahing too."-Harpers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

Local Co.or For Sale.-"Got any
quaint old characters around the viii
lage?"
I'VE have replied the village land
lord. IF you are after local color 70,
a novel we have a large assortment
of characters who will be quaint anG
comical for 50 day. Any dialect
spoken as may be required"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

Sandy Was Seotch.-A man dropped
into a cafe one afternoon and saw his
Scotch friend Sandy, standing at the
bar indulgipg in "a lone one" He
walked up to the bar and greeted
Sandy.
will you have another one with
me?"
NO." thank you," said Sandy, but
you can pay for this one if you will
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

CalcuIations.-"You said a little
while ago that you favored govern
ment ownership because you. had a
lot Of stuff you'd just as soon sell the
government"
YES" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
What would you do with the cash
you would receiver"
Hold to it and buy the stuff back
when the government got tired OF
trying to run t."-Washington Star
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
THE CITY MARKET

THIS ESTABLISHMENT continues.
as for years past, the Community
Headquarters for EGGS. We pay the
Market Price for all that are offered
and we handle more Eggs than any
body. If You Want to SELL EGGS,
come to the CITY MARKET, and il
You WANT TO BUY EGGS. come to
the CITY MARKET.
WE ARE BUYING all the nice
FRESH BUTTER we can use; but we
do not buy anything but Good Butter
THERE IS NOT A Market in the
State that handles FINER BEEF
than we handle. Ours Is practically
all STALL FED and all Of 1t Is FIT
for the BEST TRADE.
c. F. SHERER, Proprietor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

The Poor Baby.-An advertisement
praising the virtues Of a new make OF
infants feeding bottles, says:
when the baby is done drinking
it should be unscrewed and put in
the refrigerator or other cool place
If the baby does not thrive on fresh
milk, il should be boiled"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
PAINTS

IF YOU. Mr.. House Owner, expect
to paint your home, Inside or out) this
Spring, it will be worth your while to
see US for the PAINTS, OILS. VAR
NISH, PUTTY. GLASS. Etc. that you
will need. We can supply PAINTS
that are Best in Quality-that will go
farther per gallon and cost less for
the surface covered and Last Longest
after il is on. This Is not merely talk
it has been proven time and again
right here in Yorkville, and it'll prove
true with YOU If YOU will buy YOUR
Paints of Us. Let us figure with You
before you buy.
LCMHEIt-
When you need LUMBER, remem-
ber that we are in the Lumber Busi-
ness for keeps-we study Lumber all
the time-We Know Lumber-Where
and How to buy to the best advantage
and we will make it to your interest
to see US before buying LUMBER.
T. 7. KELLER & COMPANY
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

Market for Terriers.-'Doing any
good?"
Yep; buying up fox terriers for
army work"
Army work."
They're great for digging trenches
All you have to do is to line 'em up
and holler Rats"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
THE ALASKA RAILWAY
Second Great Achievement of Present
Generation.

The second great achievement by
this government in a generation, says
a Washington letter, is at hand-the
construction of a government-owned
railroad in Alaska. The project is
feat second only in Importance to the
building Of the Panama canal. Indeed,
it is a rival of the canal, for the ex-
tension Of railroads into Alaska will
open up a new vast region of almost
unprecedented resources and produc-
tivity.
The government road will be built
under the direction of the Alaskan en-
gineering commission, consisting of
William c. Edes, chairman; Thomas
Riggs, Jr., and Lieutenant Frederick
Mears. late superintendent Of the
Panama railroad. The commission
has deserted it's quarters in Wash
ington and started for Alaska.
The entire cost of the railroad, in
Guiding the purchase of the Alaska
Northern railway, it is estimated, will
be s26,S00,000. Congress has ap-
propriated $35,OO0,OOO, and it is be-
lieved that s3O,OOO,OOO at most will
be sufficient.
This indicates what the adminis-
| tration thinks of Alaska, for which
the United States paid Russia only
s7,20O,0O0.
Prom A1acka farritory cold hullion
worth more than s200,000,000, al
ready has been produced, and the to-
tai amount Of Alaskan resources in
furs and fisheries, as we'll as minerals,
probably now exceeds $500, ,00O,0 900.
| From Seward to Fairbanks.
| The route adopted is known as
the Susitna route" says a statement
by Secretary Lane, ''and extends from
Seward to Resurrection bay to Fair
banks on the Tanana river, a dis
tance of All miles. This route in
cludes the existing Alaska Northern
railroad, which runs from Seward
distance of II miles to Turnagain
Arm. This route is to be bought from
it's present owners by the government
for s1,l5O,OOO, 100000 of which will
be paid on July l, 1915 and the bal
ance on July l, 1916.
From Turnagain Arm the route
is to be extended through the Susitna
valley and across Broad pass to the
, To ,;,r fp
Fairbanks.
"A side line is to run from Matan-
uska Junction into the Matanuska
coal field, a distanct of 3S miles. The
road is to be built with it's present
base at Ship Creek, on Cooks inlet
and from this point it is expected
that the Matanuska coal will be
shipped during the greater portion of
the year"
Pride of Administration.
President Wilson expects the build
ing of this road to be the greatest
material achievement of his admins
tration.
Mr.. Riggs, member of the engin-
eering commission, who has been
closely associated with Alaska for
seventeen years, says the oppOrtuni-
ties are so great in that territory
that in five years Alaska will have
a population of more than q million
where today there are fewer than
35, 900 whites. He advises, however
| a uaipst an instant ruSh
Alaska, he points out, is unique in
it's geographical situation, climatic
and physical beauties. Point Barrow,
it's northermost cape, is warmer than
any nnint in the world so far north.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

Stationery Wasted.-Sloggs-People
are ineXcusably wasteful of writing
paper.
Boggs-That's so. I've got cerdit-
ors who write me every week.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

Folks Impatient.-'I see that the
number of suicides i'm New York is
increasing"
That's too bad. People are getting
so impatient that they cannot wait to
he run over or die in the subway"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

The Lady Rejoiced.-Postal Clerk
Your letter just balances, miss; if il
weighed any more you would have to
put on another stamp.
Pretty Blonde-Gracious, I'm glad
didn't sign my middle name!-Judge
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
One Way

Proportionately low rates from other
points. Also very low round trip
rates to Seattle, Wash; Portland,
Oregon, Vancouver, B. c.; and many
other western points
Full information regarding the va
rious routes points Of interest, sched-
ules, ETC., gladly furnished. Also de-
scriptive literature sent upon re-
quest. Let us help you plan your trip.
Why pay Tourist Agencies when our
services are free? Address
s. II. MCLEAN,
District Passenger Agent,
Columbia, S. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

But Their Tombstones Do.-"DeaG
men tell no tales" observed the sage.
Maybe not" replied the fool But
their tombstones are awful liars"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

The Brother Won.-Wheres your
little brother?
He hurt himself.
How?
We were seeing who could lean out
Of the window the farthest. and he
won.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

Was Going for Profit believe
will run down to Eureka Springs"
Week end?"
mo: rheumatism
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
Southern Railway

Premier Carrier of the South.
Tickets on sale daily and limited 80
days for returning. Good going via
one route and returning via another.
Stop overs allowed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

- Send The Enquirer your orders
for high grade Commercial Stationery,
Booklets, Law Cases. etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

w. H. TayIoe, p. T. M,
Washington, D. c.
H. F. Cary, G. p. A.
Washington, D. c.
w. e. McGee, A. 6. p. A..
Columbia, S. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
Rebuilt Iypewriters--

STANDARD TYPEWRITERS practically all sell at
the uniform price Of $4,000 Each-Thats the st price
sometimes they be bought for essand when have
had week second hand and you could not get the
price you paid you wanted to SELL Of course the expert
enced Typewriter salesman along and tell you all
about the little devices that his machine has that other
machine has-point its convenences- two color rib
bon back space tabulang Device and make you think
that his machine the only to buy That's his business
that is exactly what he is paid to dothas one OF the
reasons why you pay $Ioo for Typewriter are
asked pay this price order to help pay the cost OF mar
keng the machne-and of that all perfectly egt
innate and part of the business But where do you come n
Aside from the pride you may have in the very newest
model typewriter with all the newest kinks, you haven't
any more REAL TYPEWRITER value than you would
have had you bought REBUILT MACHINE. The New
Machine will write any harder any faster any BETTER
any easier or palmer than REBUILT and it's dollars
to doughnuts that it won't look any better to your eye
This being TRUE do you think good business to buy
New machine at $1,000 when you buy Factory Re-
built Typewriter Of exactly the make and model at
saving of from $500 $4,000 more? OF course you
flush with the coin of the ream and want to be real
generous the Typewriter Salesman and the Typewriter
Builders pay them the $oo anyway why that
perfectly all right and furthermore it of our busi-
ness But if you buying Typewriter for business use,
let urge you to investigate the FACTORY REBUILT
before you buy Tell us what you want-We will be glad
make you price and then you decide for yourself
Look these prices ovc-They will give you idea OF the
saving you will make in buying REBUILT MACHINE:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27

|
brigade. The naming Of the time
and place for the next meeting was
left to Gen. league. The next re-
union will very likely be held either
in Charleston or Union.
Dakyns Slower Of the Greenville
High school, won the medal in the
South Carolina High school oratorical
contest, held at the University of
South Carolina. Friday night. The
subject of his Grafton was AT the
Trial of Reuben Dunbar" Second
prize was won by Edwin Quattlebaum
Of Columbia. Collie Seaborn of Pick
ems, was third. There were thirty
seven contestants for the honors and
a preliminary contest was held at the
university Friday morning to select
the best ten speakers to contest for
the honors Friday night. The follow
ing also spoke Friday night: John
Sherwood, Furman Fitting school,
Greenville: w. r. Sewers. Florence;
Fielder Smith, Sumter: Maynard Sell
lers, Dillon: Pritchard Payseur West
minister; John McLaurin. Clio; L. Per-
ry, Easley. Those receiving honorable
mention but did not get in the final
contest were: James Sifford Glover;
j. W. Phillips, Spartanburg; Frank
Crawford, Rock Hill: David Epps
Kingstree: j. G. Harris. Newberry
The athletic events in connection
with the annual high school meet
were held on Davis field, Columbia
| Friday afternoon. One national inter-
scholastic record was broken when
| Cole SeabOrn of Pickens, threw the
junior discus 1873 feet 4 inches which
is feet four inches better than a
record of $50 feet made by l.. Whitney
'of Worcester academy in a meet at
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-09

l. The woman VINO marries fol, money
sooner @later- discovers that shed
rather havef attention.. h=s,sase -5ssoz:
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-09
= - = Z
Mother and Efficiency

The efficiency experts appear to have
overlooked the most important field
Of al. While the railroads have been
subjected to the closest scrutiny. while
the automobile Industry has been re
dpced to the lowest cost minimum, and
dling systems group work, overhead
CHARGES, etc. have ali received their
need. moth appears to have escaped
Mother still does pretty much as she
pleases. Her whims still continue to
regulate the prices Of the leading com
modities. Whether a large portion Of
the community shall travel, how much
they shall eat and what they shat.
wear stnl depends upon mother, who
buys nine -tenths Of everything that is
bought Until the mother efficient is
tnaugurated, how can we expect to
make much progress life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-09
Our Slogan:
"Bemidji $4,000
Population
in 1925"
Will Play It's Part.

Minnesota is certain to benefit
greatly by "Newspaper Week" and
from the enthusiasm and interest
which has been aroused among the
publishers of the state it now seems
certain that the proposition, large
one that it is, will be carried for
ward to successful cOnsummatiOn.
The Pioneer aims to assist and en-
courage any enterprise or plan that
might work for the bettering of city,
county or state, and it's columns will
be filled with articles of "boosting''
nature during the week.
The publishers of the Pioneer in
vite residents of Bemidji and Bel
trami county to contribute articles
concerning agriculture, dairying and
development in general, to be used
during the week. It is an excellent
opportunity for many to assist in a
boosting scheme which will surely
prove of great value to the county,
as well as to the state. Let's all
help.
"Our own people may not know it,
says Editor H. c. Hotaling of the
White Earth Enterprise, in speaking
of "Newspaper Week." t'but the
editors who believe firmly in the slo-
gan of Seeing America first,' are
thoroughly wide awake to the fact
that we have state that ranks
with the best. The editors have
travelled widely in their various as
sociation outings, and have been able
# to separate the wheat from the chaff
Every country has it's drawbacks
but Minnesota has less of them than
, some others, and the man who has
his fortune to make will find that our
soil brings returns that can be count
ed upon, that our mines, our. timber
interests and manufacturing are all
sources of wealth to the man who is
willing to labor.
- ."These facts will be ably set forth
= with the result that it is hoped to
send out a million Minnesota papers
unfolding the story of the states
achievements and resources. It will
be, a story of more than passing; in
-terest and one which, will have, for
its result the, bringing of many new
residents to the state. . ...-- --s-I
''Time is ripe for such boost. The
old world is all torn up with carnage
and strife, and with the cessation OF
war many will be seeking new homes
in this country. This boost on the
part of the newspapers is to be given
without money and without price as
a fitting memorial to the semi i-centen-
nial Of the Minnesota Editorial as
sociation, an organization which has
been more than a passing factor in
making the resources of the bread
and butter state known to the world.
Besides this, the Minnesota edit
ors contemplate additional boosting
by bringing the National Editorial
association to Minneapolis in 1917"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-09
] Stars Hotter Than the Sun.

stars Hotter nan the sun.
: Scientific research shows that the sun
has a temperature Of 1850 degrees;
Adebaran, that; beautiful star IN
Taurus, $3.50 degrees; the polar star.
500 degrees, and the dog star Sirius,
1900 degrees. This goes to show that
the sun Is undoubtedly one Of the cold
est of the stars. It also IS evidence
that absurdly low temporal lures Of the
earth which living things here consider
hot are, as compared with the heaven
" bodies, regions Of frigidity. Even
the electric furnace, with its $500 de-
gress Of heat, Is as ice compared with
temperatures in the dog star and the
others. New York American. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-09
Northern Lights.

The frequency Of the Aurora Borealis
Is supposed to be variable. with a
period Of about eleven years, cor
responding almost exactly with that Of
the frequency Of sun spots. For this
reason, among others, it is supposed
that some 9 connection exists between
the two. = - :, 70 :,''F = g sES zS
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-09
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80
We confess we can't understand
how, some newspaper men argue who
keep insisting that the last legisla-
ture "cut' the aid to schools when it
appropriated 100000 more than
was given for the same purpose by
the legislature two years ago.Pine
City Pine Poker.
An editor of an exchange sarcasti-
cally remarks that he wants to buy a
sack of -four, a pair Of shoes and a
straw hat and he is ready to receive
the lowest bids on the same. He states
that some of the merchants treat him
that way when they want 50 worth
of printing done.Lanesboro Weekly.
The st. James Plaindealer says:
.Lieutenant Governor Burnquist or
Congressman Lindbergh either would
make very acceptable Republican
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-09
The Human Jaw.

=. Inc F1uman Jaw 8" -
The human jaw IS very loosely sock
:eted in the skull, so that it Is often
dislocated by the mere act Of !yalwn- avn
ing. Not being Intended for biting
purposes, offensive Of defensive, no at.
tention seems to have been paid by
nature to ma king It fast. ,,.s II tss5s* ..z B.