Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-21

phosphate IOr tNe COilluS SloP SSeA1
have been doubled practically over
prices Of last year. TO the mind OF
Mr.. Lever, the matter is Of such Sc
rious importance to the cotton grow
ers of the south as to warrant him In
asking the trade commission to make
a. thorough investigation into the
matter with q view Of ascertaining II
these increased prices result from
a combination Of the sellers OF these
two ingredients Of commercial fern.
lizers. Mr.. Lever has the promise OF
VIM. ]. Harris, the southern member
of the commission, to look into the
situation very promptly and tnorougn-
ly.
"A rural credits bill to be introduce
ed in both houses OF congress alier
the holidays, was virtually completeo
last Monday by the special joint COM
mittee created by the last congress Tor
report at this session. Only a few
details remain to be decided. The
measure provides for a system or CO.
operative local associations, federated
with regional land banks, which
banks would have the power to issue
bonds based on the land mortgages OF
the local associations. The land banks
-12 in number-would be supervised
by the government through BOARD
appointed by the president. They
would be distributed in accordance
with the AGRICULTURAL needs Of the
country, and would have combined
capital stock Of not less than $6,00O,-
600. European systems Of land mort
gage credit have been studied closeiy
by the committee in working out lts
scheme
The question of national prohibl-
ton saws the Washington correspond.
ent of the Charlotte Observer, Will
come before congress as soon as II
re-assembles after Christmas and
Representative Webb will inaugurate
the measure in the House. He stated
last Saturday before leaving Tor Snel-
by. that he proposed to introduce
resolution he has prepared as one Oh
ington in January. He will not, how
ever, Introduce a bill for prohibition
in the District of Columbia. Section
one of his resolution provides that
''The sale, manufacture for sale, trans
portation for sale and importation
for sale Of intoxicating liquors 1or
beverage purposes in the united
States and territory subject to the
Jurisdiction thereof and expectation
thereof be forever prohibited" Section
two provides that "The congress ana
the states shall have power independ-
ent: or concurrently to enforce TINS
article by all needful legislation.
Washington, December 20: The
seventh cotton ginning report OF the
season, compiled from reports OF CEN
sus bureau correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt and issued
at 10 a. m, today, announced that
10,3O3,25O bales Of cotton, counting
round as half bales, Of the growth OF
1915, has been ginned prior to Decem-
Der 13. That compares with 13,9I2,zZ9
bales, or S7.S per cent OF the entlre
crop ginned prior to December IL last
wear. 12.OSS,412 bales, or 92.5 per cent
in 1918, and 11,S54,541 bales, or 92.2
per cent in 1912. The average guam
tity Of cotton ginned prior to Decem-
ber 13, in the last ten years was H.
476,1S9 bales, or S9.5 per cent OF the
crop. Included in the ginnings were
100,94O round bales compared wltn
42.796 last year, 91,6S6 in 1913, and
75'772 in 1912. Sea Island cotton in
ciuded numbered S3,s16 bales com
pared with 71,401 last year, $3.50 IN
1918, and 60,445 in 1912.
Further details Of the lombard
ment of Belgrade and the abandon
ment Of the city by the Serblans
were related in New York, Saturday.
by DR.. E. R Downer, Of New York.
an American Red Cross surgeon VINO
arrived on the steamship Espagne
from Bordeaux DR.. Downer said that
with DR.. Edward Ryan he remained
in Belgrade through the lombard
ment. He confirmed cable reports
from DR.. Ryan that the American
flag was respected by the invading
forces. THE battle for the possession
of Belgrade was a three-day bonn
bardment followed by a hand to-
hand encounter" said the doctor.
Where the Austro-German forces
crossed the Danube the loss of life
was greatest. I saw entire battallons
of Hungarians swept from boats ana
RATS by machine gun fire. For a Tune
the river was so thick with bodies
that 1t resembled a stream filled with
logs from a broken mill dam. In the
three days Of fighting we treated
more than 5000 wounded. Five doc
tors and five nurses worked almost
constantly. Nurses in stress OF emer-
gency handled wounds alone and un-
aided that in times Of peace would
be entrusted only to specialist, and
achieved a remarkable degree or sue
cess"
Gen. Francisco Villa has given
up as hopeless his struggle against
the de facto government OF Mexico,
according to authentic advices last
Saturday from Chihuahua The fol-
lowers who still remained faithful TO
the man once all powerful In north
Mexico have been warned to take
care Of themselves" and are said 10
be scattering in all directions. Many,
it is said, are preparing to make their
peace with the Carranza government.
Villa in addressing the council OF
war at which his determination TO
abandon the struggle, was made pub
lie, is said to have declared he would
no longer sacrifice men needleSSly.
He is said to have been urged to
abandon the revolutionary movement
by his staff and advisers, and also by
his wife. Just what the plans OF the
insurgment leader are have not been
made clear, although he is said to
have declared he would come to the
United States If he were permitted,
and if not would go to Europe. The
Carranza forces under Gen. Jacinto
Trevino already are demanding the
surrender of Chihuahua, but few
persons familiar with the country
question Gen. Villas ability to escape
capture in that section where he
knows every hill and water hole, and
where he has many friends. In fact
II Is DOt nVe years ago lndl lie IOdil-
ed that same territory as bandit
with a price placed on his head by
Gen. Porforio Diaz. His real name is
Doroteo Orange, and he was born in
Las Nieves, Durango, in 1868. His
parents were of the poem class, and
on the death of his father he became
a cowboy in western Chihuahua. He
soon attracted a number of desperate
men to him. changed his name to
Francisco Villa and lived as bandit.
Many stories are told as to the rea-
son why Villa became a bandit the
most widely circulated being to the
effect that he was outlawed for the
killing of an army officer who had
wronged his sister. When Francisco
Madero took the field against Diaz,
Villa voluntarily cast his lot with the
Maderistas and performed such val
liant service that Madero was forced
to recognize him. After the retire
ment of DiaZ, Huerta. as the comman-
der of the army under Madero. was
sent north to put down the Orozco
rebellion. He and Villa clashed and
Villa was taken to Mexico City under
arrest. While in prison there he