Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-09

sails today, will carry a large list OF
cabin passengers.
- Details of an aeroplane lombard
ment Of d German powder works at
R~otterweil, beyond the Black Forest,
were given in al official note issued
from Paris, last Wednesday,. The fac
tory is said to be n of the most i'm
portant in Germany. The
ment says: lone of u aviators, Cap
tain Happe, came down to a height OF
only 1900 yards above this powder
factory in order to throw his projec-
tiles with the greatest precision. He
let fall four melinte bombs. each
measuring 80 millimetres. The first
landed on an acid reservoir and the
other three on the factory itself. The
projectile which fell on the acid res
ervoir caused blue smoke to arise,
which the aviator at first thought
came from fire directed against him.
Soon after an immense flame shot up
from this same point, along with
clouds Of thick smoke. The smoke
reached the height Of the aeroplane,
that is to say $500 yards. Captain
Happe remained for ten minutes over
the powder works to observe the ef-
fects Of his efforts. In this way he
was able to see that beyond the fire in
the factory itself, where three omb
had been thrown, the flames spread
to different parts Of the building as a
result Of the explosion Of the bomb
in the reservoir.
- Secretary Daniels, in a statement
last Thursday, analysed the construct
i've features of the naval a~ppropria-
ton bill, and characterized it as the
most liberal meaSur for the increase
and support of the navy ever enact
A1s.. t. Mr.
Daniels said, had been more generous
thar others, having provided S6,145,-
535 for new ships-more than $780,
500, 900 more than the preceding con-
gress appropriated. Five dread
naughts-an entire division-were
provided for in two bills. The wisdom
Of the present congress-" said the sec
rotary, lis shown particularly in its
resistance to attempts to diScredit the
navy's material and personnel; in its
adherence to h fundamental types
of fighting Observation-Disclosures, de-
stroyers and submarines: in it's recog-
milton Of aircraft and submarines as
important auxiliaries of warfare, and
of the latter's increased efficiency; in
it's creation of a naval reserve; in the
establishment of the office Of chief of
naval operations and the ranks Of ad-
mirals and vice admirals; in the abo-
lition of the plucking board; in equip
ping navy yards for the construction
Of ships and the increase in the man
ufacture Of munitions of war; in well
considered and liberal appropriations
for the needs Of the service in every
line. No other congress- declared
MI. Daniels, has gone so far to see
that it's appropriation was applied
where most vitality needed and with
out regard to merely political consid-
erations. Everything has been subor-
dinated to the battle fleet and its ef-
ficiency. OF perhaps even greater
eventual importance than the mere
physical additions to the fleet are the
steps which hav been taken towards
increasing the personnel and modern
izing the military organization OF the
navy
Peace talk, according to a New
Orleans dispatch, played an import
ant part in the cotton market last
week, sending prices up when the
market appeared to be under bearish
control and about to decline sharply
as a result of the A~nglo-French en-
barge on trade to and from Germany,
and almost prohibitive insurance
rates. On Tuesday prices were 4 to IL
points under last weeks close, but a
quick was made. Highest
levels were attained yesterday. The
close was at a net gain of 40 to AZ
points. The weeks exports were
large, despite the restrictions on ship
ping, totaling 354,615 bales. Prepar-
atoms for planting were watched with
great interest. This week he situation
abroad is bound to play a prominent
part in the cotton market. Should the
allies abandon their determination to
regard cotton as c~ontraband Of war,
a stronger market would follow as 1t
would point to an uninterrupted eX-
port movement. So far as can be seen
now, however, high insurance rates
are going to be a factor to be reckon
ed with. The new crop is beginning
10 loom up as a strong influence be-
cause of the material cut in acreage.
Notwithstanding modern medical
science, say a London dispatch. 80
per CEN of the deaths in the present
war are due to disease as against 20
due to gun fire. These are figures
compiled by DR.. F. y. Sandwich, writ
ing in the current issue of THE Hos
pital.' This same proportion obtain
ed during the Russo-Turkish war Of
lS11-1S. During the American Civil
war there were three deaths to dis
ease 10 every one from Wounds. that
is to say, a mortality due to disease OF
sc 2-3 per cent. During the French
expedition in Madagascar in 1895, ac-
cording to the writer, only 29 deaths
occurred in action as against 1000
who died by disease. In the United
States army during the war with
Spain IA died of disease to every n
killed in action, although the war
lasted q little more than six weeks. In
the POer war the losses from disease
were enormous, Notwithstanding the
improvements in military hygiene
then in force. The Japanese, how
ever, in their war with Russia, were
able by exercising the most scrupu-
lous care TO reverse the ratio. In the
case of their troops only man died
of disease to every foul who died of
wounds.
Greece apparently is at the part
ing of the ways, with her king exert
ing his influence to maintain the
%country's neutrality, in opposition to
Eleutherios Venizelos, the retiring
premier, and the man to whom Greece
owes her revival, says a London dis
patch Of Sunday. NJ. Venizelos yes
terday announced the resignation or
himself and his cabinet as King Con-
stantine did not approve the policy OF
the government. Today in the cham
Der of deputies, he clearly indicated
that MS Ql~1erenCeS WITH lne ilohdiSii
were over the question Of peace and
war. He said he had advised the king
to select as a new premier, NJ. Zaimis.
governor of the national bank, who.
he said, will follow a policy of neu-
trality, which | hope will not endan-
ger our newly acquired territory \
grand council of ministers was held
at Athens today under the presidency
of King Constantine and as NeniZelos
was leaving the palace at it's conclu-
sion he was acclaimed by the popu-
lace. King Constantine won great
popularity by the successful manner
i'm which he led the last two Balkan
wars. This popularity, however. was
shared with NJ. VeniZelos, To whose
diplomacy in the conference following
the wal in Greece is said to owe her
success and to whose organization is
largely responsible for her ability to
fight as she did. The retiring premier
also was the moving spirit in the al
lance which united the Ralkan states
against Turkey. While this political
dispute is going on in the Greek cap
ital the allied fleet continues bonn