Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-20
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genera ana at the enc Oh d Hedleo Soi-
loquy struck him in the face with his
fist. The general pulled his pistol n
shot the grand duke in the stomach
and then turning the pistol on himself
committed suicide. There was pub
lished a statement Of the generals al
legged suicide at the time; but there
were no details. There have been ru-
mors for several weeks Of the illness OF
the grand duke; but until this story
was sent out that illness was not con-
nected with the battle Of the Mazu-
rian lakes
The following Turkish official
statement regarding recent opera
tions in the Dardanelles was given out
at Constantinople. Saturday: Q the
afternoon Of April IA, the English
battleship Majestic bombarded a land
position near Gaba Tepeh on Saros
bay. The fire was returned and the
Majestic was forced to retire. On the
following afternoon, the Majestic at
tackled our advanced batteries, but
was struck three times. The warship
retired and was replaced by the Brit
ish b%attleship Swiftsure, which con-
tinued the bombardment without re-
suit. On the nights between the 18th
and 18th Of April, enemy torpedo
DOdIS ITleu W pCliCllolC SbO NoN
les. They were easily repulsed. Ger
nan aviators dropped bombs which
struck and exploded IN enemy coal
steamers. Main headquarters reports
that an enemy hydroplane was lam
aged by Turkish fire and fell into the
sea. A second ~hydroplane attempted
to rescue 1t and was sunk by our
fire."
- Washington has begun to show
more or less serious concern on &C
count of the Japanese in Turtle bay, on
the coast Of Lower California AS the
result of the activities Of several Jap
anese warships in those waters, there
has been given color for the fear that
a naval base has been established
there. The situation was put up to
the cabinet a few days ago strongly
enough to warrant an effort at inves-
tigation and Rear Admiral Howard, OF
the Pacific fleet, was instructed to in
quire into the matter. During the
same day the naval attache at the jap
anese embassy, called at he state de-
partment to make an informal explain
alton to the effect that the presence OF
the Japanese war vessels in Turtle
bay was due altogether to the TACT
that the Japanese cruiser Asama went
dSTOuuu lllCIO lOSCiilyb oiN ShS oN
vessels were trying to get her af1oat.
There Is considerable disposition on
the part Of many leading Americans to
think that the japanese are more or
less DESTROYS Of getting into trouble
with the United States and there is not
a little suspicion on h subject.
The arrival Of General Victoriana
Huerta in New York last week., was
duly reported. General Huerta stated
at the time that his visit a no po-
litical significance, but the MeXicans,
especially those Of the Madero follow
ing think otherwise. They have raised
the question of the murder Of Madero,
and they say that Huerta has no right
to claim the confidence, regard or sup
port Of honest men until he has clear
ed himself of the implication of muir
der. Huerta claims, or his friends
claim through him, that he had moth
ing to do with the murder of Madero;
but the claim gets no credence at the
hands OF the Madero people or for that
matter from many others.
Col. A. B. Andrews, first vice pres
ident Of the Southern railroad, died at
his home in Raleigh, n. c., last Satur-
day night, after a brief illness Of sew
eral days aged "A years. Col. Andrews
was born in Franklin county, n. c.,
in 1S41. His educational opportunities
were limited to the common schools or
the day. He served his state in the
Civil war and at the close OF the war
was a captain of cavalry. After the
war he engaged in railroad enterprise
and was connected with all the leading
development in hat field in North
Carolina. Upon the organization OF
the Southern Rrailway company, up.
- &Lo ,;~c nf tho n16 PInhmnnh
and Danville system, Colonel An
drews was made first vice president,
and would have been president except
for the fact that he was unwilling to
assume the responsibilities Of h posi-
ton which he felt belonged to a young
er man. Col. Andrews leaves a widow,
four pms and one daughter.
"A racial disturbance which de-
veloped in Boston, Mass, Saturday
night, in the lobby of the fremont
theatre, where a motion picture play
dealing with the Reconstruction peri
cd in the south, was presented. re-
suited in the arrest of William Mum
roe Trotter, secretary of the National
Equal Rights league, Aaron w. Pull
Ter, pastor of the Peoples Baptist
church. two other negroes and a white
man. Trotter, who is charged with
disturbing the peace, claims he was
struck in the face by a policeman.
Fuller was arrested on the same
charge. Trotter said he had decided
to go to the theatre tonight after re-
ceiving a letter from Mayor Curley
to the effect that the producers of the
play had made changes in the films
at the request of persons who sympa-
thized with objections made by ne
--@a, yyh@ nod cnnn tho nyhihifinn
The trouble followed the alleged re-
fusal Of the theatre to sell tickets to
Trotter. The explanation given by the
management was that the house was
sold out. Disorders had been antici-
pated by the police and moro than
100 reserves were nea the theatre at
the opening hour. During the dis
turbance in the theatre lobby and for
a long time afterward, hundreds OF
negroes walked up and down fremont
streets between files of police reserves
or clustered on Boston common until
dispersed. Trotter came into promi-
hence recently when he headed a
committee of negroes who called upon
President Wilson to protest against
segregation of department employees
at Washington.
- Intervention by the United States
in the negotiations now proceeding DS-
tween China and Japan is recon-
mended to President Wilson in the
appeal recently sent to him by Ameri-
can missionaries in this country, says
Il Picking. China, dispatch of April IL,
The message was 5000 words long,
md WAS forwarded to Washington by
cable. 1t characterizes the japanese
demands on China as acts of agrees
sion such as eventually will present 4
menace to the United States. Recall
ing the fact that Japan has at present
in this country double hel usual
quota of troops amounting to $4,000
men), the missionaries urge that
Japan be notified that the excess OF
troops should be removed. The
understanding in China is that a
Chinese official, or several of them,
paid the cable charges, amounting to
nearly 1000, on the message to Pres
ident Wilson. This communication
was signed by the Rev. Mess f. w.
rhwing. John Wherry, G.. Fl. Fem and
w. :. p. Martin, all connected with
the American Presbyterian mission at
Picking: the Rev. Chauncy Goodrich.
IF the American board of commission
ers for foreign missions, who is sta
toned mt Tien TSin: h Rev. H. NJ.
Lowry Of tie Methodist Episcopal
mission at Picking. and the Rev. G. f.
= Il $50 So,