Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-18

sinking of the Lusitania. DR.. Dern-
burg made speeches in New York city
and Cleveland, Ohio, justifying that
act, and although the German arnbas-
sador disciaimed any responsibility
on the part of the Imperial govern
ment because Of the doctors utter
ances, much feeling was engendered
on that account, and it became known
that President Wilson was also much
displeased because Of 1t. There was talk
in the press of asking DR.. Dernburg
to leave the country; but no ofhciai
action was taken. 1t Is believed that
the American government will under
take to send DIR. Dernburg home on
an American vessel; but that has not
been definitely decided.
- Secretary McAdoo and Comptrol-
ler Williams On yesterday answered
the charges Of malice, conspiracy, etc.,
made by the Riggs National bank OF
Washington, in injunction proceedings,
brought by the bank. The government
officials say they have nothing person
al against the Riggs bank; but are pro-
ceeding against it because 1t has vio-
lated the banking laws in various I'M
portant particulars. For one thlns
the Riggs people are charged with
making dummy loans to its officers on
notes drawn in the name Of employees.
The bank is charged with conducting
a stock brokerage business, with lend
ing money on real estate transactions
and with doing various things 1t has
no right to do under the laws. The
government officers submit along with
their answer a detailed record Of
transactions of the bank extending
over q number Of years. The hearing
took place yesterday and the court
was asked to dismiss the injunction.
The matter, however, Is still under ad-
visement.
Construction Of the navy's first
dirigible was authorized last FRIDAY,
by Secretary Daniels, who awarded
contract for its manufacture to the
Connecticut Aircraft company, OF New
Haven, on bid Of $45, 1886. The pal
loon is to be delivered within four
months-to be used at the naval aero
naut station at Pensacola 1t Is de-
signed to carry four student observ-
ers In addition to q crew Of four. II
will be It's feet long, 55 feet nigh, have
a gas capacity Of 10000 cubic feet
and a speed Of 25 miles an hour. The
two-hour radius Of action can be
doubled by replacing with gasoline
the weight of the extra men. Con-
gress appropriated s1,000,000 for
aeronautics in the last naval bill. The
armored cruiser North Carolina Is TO
be overhauled for use at Pensacola
as an aviation ship. With her arrival
and delivery Of the airship contracted
for the Pensacola station will start
the training Of officers and men on
larger scale than ever before.
In one Of the most far reaching
decisions of recent years, the interstate
commerce commission last Saturday,
decided that the railroads owning ana
operating steamship lines on the
Great Lakes must give them up after
December 1. The principal eastern
trunk lines which carry the great vol
ume of freight traffic between the At
lantic seaboard and the west are al
fected and the decision may altar par
TALLY trade routes over which are
moved millions Of tons Of the vests
rich stores of raw materials to the
east, and millions Of tons OF manu-
factured products to the west and
northwest. In effect the decision es-
tablishes a water route, Independent OF
railway control, from New York TO
points on Lake Superior and Lake
Michigan. The commission points
out that the Great Lakes, for many
years dominated by the railroad own
81,
pendent shipping and that the Erie
canal again has the opportunity OF
becoming q main artery OF traffic.
Those timad mortals who assume
that, as a matter Of course, Japan or
Germany could conquer the United
States with great ease should attend
a night school class in history, says
Girard, in the Philadelphia Ledger. We
have double Japan's population and
ten times her wealth. Our credit Is
the best in the world, and 5000 miles
of salt water separates Japan's navy
from better one Of our own ana
California We have rs per cent more
people than Germany, 200 per cent
more wealth and 5000 miles Of ocean
lies between us. When England,
which already had possession OF the
American colonies prior to ITS, tried
to hold them, 1t had several times
their population, a dozen times their
available wealth, undisputed controi
of the sea and big army. England
seized Boston, then New York, then
Philadelphia and then Charleston. 1t
sent hither the largest army which
that empire had ever shipped across
an ocean. 1t hired $4,000 Germans,
many of them the ancestors Of Eng
lands foes today, to battle against
Americans. For several years Eng
land struggled and still failed.
Since 1906, the average days
haul Of cotton from the farm TO the
shipping station has been increased
from about LOO pounds to 5000
pounds, according to a report made
by Mr.. Frank Andrews, chief Of the
division Of crop reports Of the United
States agricultural department. Com
menting on this, President Harrison OF
the Southern Railway company, said
while the shortening OF the average
haul, due to railroad construction and
probably been helpful, there can be
no doubt that the principal factor in
this large saving in the cost OF mar
keting the cotton crop is the direct re-
suit of the progress that has been
made in improving the country high
ways of the south. 1t is a practical
demonstration of the economic ad-
vantage Of improving roads radiat-
ing from market to towns and ship
ping stations so as to give the bene-
fits Of good roads to the largest prac-
ticable number of farmers in the COM
munity. That there is still room for
further Improvement in many locali-
ties is shown by the fact that the
average wagon load of cotton varies
in different parts of the cotton belt
from two and one-half bales to eight
bales"
- Washington, May Is: American
marines will be landed at Guaymas
and sent to aid Americans threatened
by Yaqui Indian outbreaks if the com
manders of warships sent to the
Mexican port believe it necessary
After a conference today with Secre-
tary Bryan, Rear Admiral Benson, act
ing secretary of the navy said: I'VE
hope Americans will make their way
to the coast and be taken aboard, but
if it is necessary to send out landing
parties, Commander T. c.. Magruder
of the Raleigh, is authorized to take
that action" The Raleigh and New
Orleans have been ordered to Quay
mas. State department advices from
Mermosillo today confirmed the report
ed killing of ]. j. Donovan, j. j. Fay
and Jack Wilson and the Wounding OF
u. o. Stocker, all Americans, in the
recent outbreak in the Yaqui valley
Secretary Bryan said information from
several sources showed all Americans
in the valley to be in danger. The
department. he said. was making every
effort to protect them and get them