Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-11

in the fighting north of Arras. The
casualties in the legion have been very
heavy and letter received in New
York from a wounded member states
that in his company Of ESQ men only
so are left. The letter says: The
legion had the honor Of being chosen
to be the first out Of the trenches and
to take the German lines with the
bayonet This was at point between
Souchez and Carency. Previous to
the attack. there was terrible bonn
bardment of the German position
French guns Of all calibre were firing
together for two hours without inter-
ruption. 1t was like an earthquake
Suddenly. punctually at ten o'clock in
the morning, the firing ceased, and
the charge was sounded. We were
out of the trenches like lightning. 1t
was wonderful. We were like
storm. In ten minutes we had won the
first line Of German trenches. But
there was no stopping us. We kept it
up hammer and tongs for an hour and
a half, taking three lines Of the enc
my's trenches, driving them in front
of us. BY this time all the officers or
our company were either killed or
wounded, so a sergeant took command
and we entrenched ourselves as best
we could, but finally had to retire
about a hundred yards. Here l got
two wounds. Four in every five OF
our men were either killed or wounded
in that fierce charge
A billion bushel wheat crop, the
greatest ever grown in the worlds
history, is indicated for the coming
harvest in last Tuesdays forecast by
the Federal crop reporting board on
the growing winter and spring wheat
crop. Should that enormous quantity
be harvested the United States would
have upwards Of 3S5, 200 bushels
Of wheat during the coming year to
supply the demands Of the warning
European nations which are expected
to increase rather than diminish. Do
mestic consumption this year probably
will reach 535,0O0,O0O bushels for food
purposes and about S0,000,000 bushels
for seeding. Basing its forecast on
the condition of the growing crops on
June 1, the crop reporting board esti-
mated the final production OF winter
and spring wheat combined would be
950,000,000 bushels. The actual pro-
duction, however will be greater or
less than the figures stated in proper
ton as conditions from June l to har-
vest time are better or worse than
usual A billion bushels harvest,
with good growing conditions, is not
improbable in view Of the fact that
in the record crop Of 1912, the pros
poets increased S7,000,000 bushels from
June to harvest. Influenced by the
prospective heavy European demands
for grain, American farmers last fall
sowed the largest area ever planted in
this country to winter wheat-4O, l69,
900 acres; and this spring 19,24S,O0O|
acres were sown to spring wheat, eX-
ceeding last years area by almost g.
100000 acres.
The British steamer Coleman of
the Leyland line flew the American
flag for 40 hours as protection
against German submarines while
passing through the war zone, ac-
cording to her commander, Capt. j.
Mcdonald The Coleman arrived in
Boston Wednesday from Avonmouth,
England. 1t was on May 80, Capt.
Mcdonald said, that he was hailed by
a British patrol boat, two days out
of Avonmouth, and told to display
the flag of neutral nation or no flag
at ALL" He sent the Stars and Stripes
up the staff Immediately, he said. He
explained that he used the American
flag in preference to any other be-
cause he could back up his bluff II
hailed by speaking in the English
language, while if he used that Of any
other neutral nation, he would be un-
able to use the language Of the flag.
AS it developed, no submarines were
sighted, the captain said. This is said
to be the first instance in which the
American flag has been used by a
trans Atlantic steamer of belligerent
nationality since President Wilson's
note to England on the subject ELECTED
by the Lusitania's use of the flag last
February. Among the 130 passengers
on the steamer, all of whom were men
who had crossed to England as horse
men and had been given free trans
pOrtation on their return, were go
Americans. A small party of these said
they tried to remove the flag from the
Colonian's staff, lying awake two
nights for the purpose, but the
watchfulness of the crew frustrated
their designs.
Representative Webb Of North
Carolina, urged President Wilson last
Wednesday to send promptly note
to Great Britain covering the general
subject of neutral rights as affected
by the blockade of the allies. Mr..
Webb and other southern members
Of congress, in whose behalf he spoke,
feel that the cotton interests have suf-
fered unjustly as a result of the en-
barge. No comment was made at the
White House concerning what the
president told Mr.. Webb, but the latter
advised friends later that Mr.. Will
son had promised early action. The
president, il is known, has had under
consideration for some time n note
to be sent to Great Britain urging a
compliance with the requests of the
United States as expressed in its pro-
test of March 80, to Great Britain and
France against the operations of the
blockade on commerce in non-com-
traband articles consigned through
neutral countries. Mr.. Bryan and
some other members of the cabinet
strongly urged the president to send
the note at the same time the Amerl-
can communication OF May IL went
forward to Germany concerning sub
marine warfare While the president
believed the note should be sent, he
did not think it wise to compllcate the
situation further until there was
Qualification Of what the position OF
the German government would be to-
wards the United States. His final
decision, however, has been deepened
upon the gathering of data concern
ing seizure and detentiOns Of Ameri-
can ships. and ii is said to be entirely
possible that the note may go forward
before the reply is received to the
American note sent to Germany today.
There is a story behind the Satur-
day mass meeting on the capitol
grounds which hasn't been published
in Atlanta, says a dispatch of Monday.
1t is mighty serious story, with a
saving element of humor. The hand
bills that were scattered over the
street indicated that the meeting was
to be a protest against the cOmmu-
tation of the death sentence now pend
ing in the Leo Frank case. The
place of gathering was designated as
the capitol lawn-and the capitol lawn
he il known. is about twenty steps
from the Fulton county Jail. where
Leo Frank is confined. Under the
circumstances il is no wonder that the
Atlanta newspapers sacrificed their
sense of news to their duty toward
Atlanta, as they saw it. and refrained
from mentioning the approaching
meeting or stirring up any publicity
about it, Neither is il any wonder
that Sheriff Clavin w. Mangum swore
in twenty extra deputies and armed
them with sawed-off shOtguns loaded
with buckshot. and stationed them be-
hind the Jail windows. Neither is il