Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-06

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from Villa
A rough census Of war workers,
says a London dispatch, has revealed
approximately 100000 are employed
directly or indirectly, in furnishing
supplies for the British army ana
navy and for the other allies. or
these, more than 100000 are engaged
in shipbuilding, engineering and the
making of munitions. 1t is estimated
that fully another million can be en-
ployed on this work, and 1t is pro-
posed to provide the necessary plant
for this number at least. The advisers
of the government are Of the opinion
that if trade union objections can pc
overcome, not much difficulty will be
experienced in obtaining this extra
million of workers. On this assump-
ton the government is content to rely
on voluntary labor for the present, but
If il should be found that, after
reasonable period, their hopes are not
fully realized, the government will take
any action necessary to recruit the full
complement. Once the plant is
mobilized, it is intended to employ 1T
to the fullest capacity; and labor must
be found for this purpose, regardless
Of opposition from any quarter. Trade
union leaders concerned are now in
TSSdIulllS lIC lltSliliOho Va sAAS
government, and they are trying to
smooth over the difficulties in order
10 avoid compulsion.
- The share Of the United States in
feeding the world, a task vastly in
creased by the European war, was
disclosed Friday in statistics or the
department Of commerce. Foodstuffs
vaIued at $724,000,OO0 were exported
during the IL months ending June l..
This was the principal factor in the
nations billion dollar foreign trade
balance. The effect OF the war Is seen
in the enormous increase In the value
Of foodstuff exports compared with the
figures for the same IL months a year
ago when a total was $443,OOOOOO. In
all, 249,576,000 bushels of wheat were
exported, an increase of 164,OO0,OOo
bushels. 1t was valued at 1896, 900,
showing an increase over the pre-
vious year OF S239,13S,000. Oats valued
at $51, ,669, 900 were shipped, an increase
Of $51,O2S,000. There were S6,42S,OO0
bushels, an increase of almost S5,OOO,-
900 bushels. Flour showed the next
largest increase, with value Of $751;
$4,000, or $37,63S,000 more than the
previous period. Almost 100000
more barrels were sent this year, the
total being 17,077,00O. Corn exports
were valued at $34, 4,542 900, an increase
of $2S,551,000. There were 43,17S,OOO
bushels exported, an increase Of about
$4,000, ,OOO Almost 305,000,000 pounds
OF bacon were shipped, an increase OF
122,000,000 pounds. 1t was valued at
$4l294, 900, or an increase Of $17,02S,-
U00 There was q big increase in beef
shipments. Fresh beef exports were
121. .4S7, 900 pounds, an increase Of al
most 116,000,000 pounds; canned beef,
65,359,000 pounds; an increase Of 61,-
600 900; picked beef, 2S,622 opunds,
an increase Of 100000.
Gen. Profiro Diaz, former presi-
dent of Mexico, died in Paris early
Friday night. Gen. Diaz's wife, Sc
nora Carmen Romero Rubias and their
son, Porfiro Diaz, Jr, and the latter's
wife were by his side when the end
came. Gen. DiaZ began to fail rapid
ly about three weeks ago and while his
death was not unexpected, owing to his
advanced age and recent failing health,
the crisis came suddenly. Porfiro Diaz,
Jr., and his wife were hastily sum-
moned and arrived at the bedside only
a few minutes before the end, which
came a. o'clock Friday night. Col.
Diaz, in announcing the death OF his
father said that he was unable to state
the nature Of the malady, but eX-
pressed the opinion that a complica-
ton Of diseases due to advanced age
was the cause. Two tragic circum-
stances marked the death Of the ex-
lied ruler. Owing to the troubled
state in Mexico it has been judged
impossible to send the body home
with all the ceremony which would
have befitted one Of the figures Of
Mexican history, and further, Col.
Diaz, Jr., has tried in vain to inform
his sisters, Sonora Ignacio de La
Tore and Sonora Rincon Gallardo, now
in Mexico, of their fathers death. No
less tragic, perhaps, is the fact that
not one of those whom Gen. Diaz raised
up as his assistants in governing
Mexico and who prospered and grew
rich in the shadow Of his greatness
were with him when he died. Jos
Yves de La Mentour former MeXi-
can minister of France, is in London;
Francisco de La Barra, former pro-
visional president Of Mexico and hold
er of other important positions, and
Guilermo de Landa, former governor
Of the Federal district in Mexico, are
in BiarritZ, France. Scarcely any one
outside the family knew of the seri-
BUSINESS OF Gen. DiaZ's illness or that
he was in Paris. The end seems to
have been due to failure of the heart
weakened by an attack of grippe last
year. This illness left the aged exile
blind. Nevertheless he walked daily
last spring in the Bois da Boulogne,
which he loved because it resembled
the Chapultepec in Mexico City. He
had been hoping to go to BiarritZ
shortly, but illness prevented General
Diaz lived in Paris in simplicity, oc-
cupying a modest apartment in strik-
ing contrast to the great houses main
tanned by friends who left Mexico
with him.
j. P. Morgan, head of the firm Of
j. P. Morgan & Co., was shot in his
home at Glen Cove, n. Y, last Satur-
day morning, by man named Frank
Holt, native American. There had
been a terrific explosion of dynamite
in the senate wing of the Capitol at
Washington the day before and Holt
was responsible for this also. Holt
appeared at Mr.. Morgan's home at the
breakfast hour, placed a revolver at
the stomach of the butler who had
answered the door bell, and pushed
him backward. Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
were at breakfast. The butler shouted
TO them to run upstairs. They did
so without knowledge as to why and
came down almost into the arms of
Holt, who shot Mr.. Morgan twice in
butler, knocked Holt insensible, tied
him with ropes and turned him over
to the police. Examination showed
that while Mr. Morgan was painfully
wounded his wounds would not likely
prove fatal. The police put Holt
through a severe grilling and brought
out the fact that he had gone daft on
the European war He admitted that
he had caused the explosion in the
Capitol and said that he had done so
to call the attention of the country to
the horrible crime of which this coun-
try was guilty in shipping ammunition
and munitions of war to the belliger-
ents. He had learned of the vast
loans that Mr.. Morgan had negotiated
for England and he desired to put
stop to such proceedings. He said it
was not his intention to kill Mr.. Nor
gan; but merely to make him promise
to stop furnishing the money with
which murder was being done. He
wanted Mr.. Morgan to end the Euro
pean war by putting a stop to the eX-
port of munitions. Holt is a former
instructor at Cornell university and
had been chosen to head the depart
ment of French in the Southwestern
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