Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-26
Scraps and 5aets.


Honduras, General Rosales is leading
a revolt against President Alberto
Peace in Hayti is being maintained
only by the guns of the Blue Jackets
Villa is known to have sufficient am
munition for at least six months OF
strenuous warfare against Carranza
and New Orleans is again the hotbed
of revolutionary scheming and rem
devious for soldiers Of fortune.
x One of the sensations Of last week
was the story of the execution or MISS
Edith Cavell, a British Red Cross
nurse, by the Germans for treason:
Miss Cavell was in charge OF a hospital
in Belgium, in territory controlled by
the Germans. She used her positlon
to enable several British, French and
Belgian soldiers to escape, and when
put on trial for treason, refused to try
to defend herself. On the contrary
she admitted the truth Of the charge
and seemed to glory in what she had
done. Upon conviction she was asked
If she desired to appeal to the emper-
or for pardon and declined. President
Wilson and the king Of Spain endeaV-
ored to interceded for the life Of Miss
Cayell: but without success. When
taken out for execution Miss CaVell
refused to have her eyes bandaged;
but with a small Union jack pinned to
her dress, faced the firing squad with
out fiinching.
Amsterdam cotton valued at ap-
proximately $50,000,000. shipped from
the United States and consigned to
Germany is in possession or the ltallan
government, according to Captain j.
w. Bachelor, Of the Liverpool Salvage
association, who arrived in New York
Co
from Liverpool Capt. Bachelor said
that he but recently came from Italy,
where he was engaged in looking after
this cotton. For several months, he
said, previous to Italy joining the
Allies, all cotton consigned to Ger
many through Italy was detained. One
of the last preteXts used was that there
was a shortage Of cars, and to over
come this Germany sent to Italy
large consignment Of rolling stock.
Italy Is in possession Of both cars and
cotton. Oficials and passengers of the
Baltic reported an uneventful voyage
The ship took a northerly course
around Ireland instead Of the usual
channel passage.
A police raid on a women's pool
room in an apartment in West 126th
street, New York last Saturday, caused
the death Of one woman and resulted
in the arrest of four women and two
men. who were charged with being
either gambling house keepers or COM
mon gamblers. The raid was made in
an attempt to break up a moving
pool room clique" as the police term
it. At least fifty fashionably dressed
women who made bets on the days
races at tracks in all parts Of the
country, were in the apartment when
the police smashed in the doors. In
the excitement several women tainted.
Among these was Mrs. Emma Casey
whose condition became so alarming
that a physician was called, but she
refused aid and died shortly after
wards Of a hemorrhage. Nearly all
of the women were allowed to go.
Racing charts and telephones were
confiscated. The police learned that 1t
was the custom Of the betters to shift
from house to house to escape dis
covery.
king George has issued an appeal
to his subjects to come forward volun-
tarily and aid Great Britain in her
fight against the Germanic Allies
More men and yet more" the mon
arch says, ARE wanted to keep my
armies in the field and through them
to secure victory and an enduring
peace" The message of the king
follows: ITO my people: At this
grave moment in the struggle between
my people and a highly organized
army who has transgressed the laws OF
nations and changed the ordinance
that binds civilized Europe together,
1 appeal to you. l rejoice in my en-
pire's effort, and feel pride In the
voluntary response from my subjects
all over the world who have sacrificed
home and fortune and life itself in
order that another may not inherit
the free empire which their ancestors
and mine have. built. l ask you to
make good these sacrifices. The end
is not in sight. More men, and yet
more, are wanted to keep my armies
in the field and through them to Sc
cure victory and an enduring peace.
In ancient days the darkest moment
has ever produced in men Of our race
the sternest resolve. / ask you men
of all classes, to come forward volun-
tarily and take your share in these
fights. In freely responding to my ap-
peal you will be giving your support
to our brothers who for long months
have nobly upheld Great Britain's
past traditions and the glory of her
armies"
testing against interference with
American commerce, has been approx
ed by the president, and signed by the
secretary of state, and the understand
ing is that it is now on its way to
London by mail. 1t is explained that
the note has been sent by mail for
the reason that it contains so many
statistics that are easily mixed up in
cable transmission. The note is de-
scribed as a ringing demand for free
dom of the seas. 1t goes into great de-
tail, attacking the British orders-in-
council the confiscation Of cotton and
meat cargoes and particularly Eng
lands recent action in making cotton
absolute contraband. That the orders
in council are void and illegal under
international law is stoutly contended.
1t is also asserted that they do not
operate with equality against all neu-
trail nations, as Scandinavian countries
are able to ship goods to Germany
while America is not. That a block
ade must be actually accomplished in
order to be binding upon neutrals is
contended. Regarding enormously in
creased United States exports to neu-
trial countries and assumption that
this is presumptive evidence that
much goods are reaching Germany, the
note gives detailed commercial statis-
tics and uses England's own argument
of reliance by neutrals upon American
markets since Germany's have been
closed. The note also controverts the
English contention that the burden
of proof" is upon neutral nations to
prove non-German destination Of mer-
chandise That in any event neutralS
have the right to ship non contraband
goods to Germans is strongly asserted.
The demand for freedom of the seas"
is clear throughout the note, couched
in vigorous and insistent terms.
- Special agents of the Federal trade
commission began an investigation
last Friday of charges that cotton
buyers in North and South Carolina
and Georgia have combined to keep
down prices to producers. The COM
plants alleged that large purchasers
of cotton in the states named have
combined to divide territory in such a
way as to allow them practically to
fix the price to the grower Commits
sioner w. j. Harris. who received the
complaints, recommended a thorough
investigation, which was ordered by
the commission. Members of the
commission said that if the allegations
of the complaints were substantiated,
the combination would constitute a
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