Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26

less than $500 or more than $4,000 to
individuals. Issue of United States 20
year 41-2 per cent bonds to estabhsh
a permanent fun Of $10,O 100000 ap.-
propriated to cover such a loan WOULD
be authorized. The measure will be
perfected finally in conference between
the house and the senate. There an
effort will be made to shape a rural
credits plan acceptable to the house
and to the president.
A trade balance Of $31, 7S3,23l
in favor of the United States for the
week ending February 20 was shown
by figures from ports handling about
IS per cent Of the trade,
last Friday night by the department
of Exports amounted TO
s66,442,2SO; imports, $34,659,O49.
The highest trade balance, $37,lS4
226, was reported for the first week
in February. Cotton exports for
week were 336,953 bales. Tremendous
exports Of breadstuffs continued all
through the month Of January. Their
value was $55, 6S7, 445, compared with
S11, O42, 31S the same month a year ago:
Three hundred thousand more bales or
cotton were sent abroad last month
than in January, 1914, but h value or
the shipments were less. Total cotton
exports for January were 1,372,175
bales, compared with 1,052,265 bales
one year ago. Values, respectively,
were $50, Sss, 921 and s6S,426,3S7 Ship
ments in the food and oil group
brought the total value OF exports,
not including manufacturers, for jan
uary up to s144,7S7,SS5, compared
with $106, 205,564 n year ago.
The American steamer Carib has
gone to the bottom off the German
coast in the North sea as the result OF
striking a mine, said a Berlin dispatch
Of Tuesday. At the time Of the disas-
ter the Carib "a not using the route
laid down in the German marine in
structions. The Carib had a crew OF
thirty and was in command OF Capt.
E. L. Cole, whose home Is In Maine.
She had $500 bales Of cotton aboard.
The Carib formerly was owned by the
Clyde Line and was recently sold by
them to Walker, Armstrong & CO., OF
Savannah. Ga. She was Of 1850 tons
9th for Bremen with a cargo Of cot
ton. She had a capacity Of $500 bales.
The crew of thirty men, commanded
by Capt. E. L. Cole, which name
the vessel at the time she was sold,
was retained by the new owners, 1t
was said at the Clyde Line offices In
New York. The Carib was built In
1882 at Port Glasgow, Scotland. AT
the offices of the Clyde Line in New
York it was said nothing had been
heard firm the Carib since h left
Charleston for Bremen, January 9th.
1t is believed the crew has been saved.
Within the present week says a
London dispatch, the last French
soldier will leave Belgian soil and the
defense on that part Of the extended
western battle line will be left In the
hands Of the Belgians n English.
This is regarded here as in indication
that the allies plan no forward
movement Of the region of the User.
Recently the French brought the
largest part of their army to Nieu-
port, where it reinforced the French
marines and Alpine Chasseurs holding
the gateway to Calais. With assistance
of the Belgians, st. Georges was cap
tured and some advance made in the
sand dunes along the Belgian coast.
While it is believed by commanders
Of the allied forces that the sadly de-
pleted Belgian army, with the assist
ance Of that section Of the English
army occupying Belgian soil, can keep
the Germans at bay, the action OF the
French in withdrawing their troops
has met with some criticism from
Belgian officers who feel they again
are being left to bear the brunt OF the
most disagreeable fighting in the west.
They lack enough men to give their
soldiers relief from the trenches
where, on account Of the nearness of
the water to the surface, conditions
are worse than anywhere else on the
battle line. Strategic necessity was
the reason given for the withdrawal.
-Four hundred members Of a mutt
5000 I-l;o- rao;rnanf uhinh ravnltQ6
ct Singapore, on February 10, have
been killed, es we'll as seven German
prisoners from the detention camp who
Joined the natives when offreded their
freedom, according to report of the up
rising brought here by passengers
from Singapore, says a anil dis
patch Of February "a. The mutineers
are said to have killed all the officers
save the colonel and then attacked
civilians, several Of whom were killed,
including one woman. The revolt be-
gan without warning. Half the fifth
light infantry Of Bengalez, on their
subdued the other half. Reports
brought here are to the effect that re-
bellious troops killed none of their
comrades except officers, including ma
tives. They then attacked the houses
of civilians, according to the stories,
killing men but sparing the women n
children who sought refuge on the
transport Nile. lying in the harbor.
The mutineers offered freedom to all
Germans in the detention camp who
would Join them. Only seven OF the
prisoners accepted this proposal, 9TH
ers preferring to remain where they
were. The half regiment which re-
manned loyal DOR organized itself and
started out to attack the mutineers.
The troops were joined by Europeans
Of all ages as volunteers. In the run
ming fight which followed, four-fifths
of the revolving Indians are aid to
have been killed, and it is believed
here only about 100 now remain in the
country surrounding Singapore. The
troops which were attempting to quell
the mutiny were reinforced the fol-
lowing day by sailors landed from
French, British and Japanese war
ships. The revolt began at a time
when there were no war vessels in
port. Other reports received from
Singapore are to the effect that there
are rumors Of unrest among the ma
tives at Rangoon, Colombo and Java.
Sir Edward Grey, British foreign
secretary, has directed a letter to
Herbert C. Hoover, chairman Of the
American Belgian relief committee,
declining to give direct subsidy TO the
commission for relief in Belgium. 1t
is explained nat Germany has refused
to stop ash acquisitions in Belgium.
The letter is dated February %, and
says in part: Your return from Ger
many and the information you have
given me as to the result Of your jour
ney afford me the opportunity to sum
up the negotiations which passed be-
tween the commission for relief in
Belgium and his majesty's government
in reply to the various letters you
have written me. When the work of
the commission was originally set on
foot his majesty's government agreed
that all food supplies from neutral
countries through the commission
should pass into Belgium without in
corruption for distribution among the
Belgian people under guarantees given
by the German government to the
commission. His majesty's govern
ment also contributed 100000 pounds
$500. 000) to the committee. This sum
has been supplemented by grant of
money from Canada, Australia n
New Zealand. You represented to US.
however. that such grants were quite
inadequate to your needs, since your
expenditure of foodstuffs distributed