Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-19
Scraps and fats.

Phoenix, Arizona.
- Three shots fired by unknown per
sons killed A. D. Oliver, known as TIT
King Of Climax" widely known fol
his financial schemes, in front Of hi:
bank at Leesburg, Ca, last Wednes.
day night at $50 o'clock. Oliver hac
just emerged from his institution. TIT
Farmers Bank and Loan company
when he was assassinated. Three mer
were seen running away from TIT
place just after the shooting, but no.
Of them. No threats upon Oliver:
life are known to have been made II
Leesburg, but recently al Smithville
where Oliver also a a bank, severa
Of his old creditors are said to have
made threats to shoot him to deatf
should he come back there again
That there is any connection between
these threats and the shooting Is
doubted at Leesburg. What motive
caused the shooting, however, Is
mystery, although Oliver had been In
scores of deals and came in contac,
with practically every person in the
Leesburg section. oliver was released
from the ~penitentiary in Mississippi
about six months ago, where he hao
served four years on a charge OF
DlkdlIlJ ~ NtS
his name was not Harding, under
which name he had been arrested.
Fifty thousand prisoners and many
cannon and machine guns were cap
tured by the Germans when the Rus
sian Tenth army was defeated In Ma
zurian Lake district, East Prussia
according to a statement given out by
the German general headquarters al
MI 49, uv1l.4.lou uIp O nine
DAYS battle in the Mazuirian Lake
district, the Russian Tenth army
consisting of at least least eleven in
fantry and several cavalry divisions,
not only was driven out Of strongly
entrenched positions east Of the
Mazurian Lake plateau but was
forced back across the frontier. Utter
ly defeated at almost every point, only
the remnants Of the army managed to
reach the woods east Of Suwalkf and
Agustowo, where they are being pur-
sued. The number Of prisoners taken
has not been ascertained, but certain
ly exceeded $4,000. More than so can
non and so machine guns besides an
unknown quantity Of war material
were captured. Emperor William was
present during the decisive fighting
in the center Of u line. The victory
was won by veteran East Prussiar
troops assisted by other troops who
were young for such work, but proved
their worth. The achievements OF
these troops under fearful weather
conditions, marching by day and by
night and fighting against such a
stubborn enemy, are beyond al
praise"
The house last night passed the
Banks Evans amendment to the
warehouse bill, allowing the state
warehouse commissioner to act as the
selling agent Of owners Of cotton stor-
ed in state warehouses on request OF
such owners: Section 81. That the
commissioner in addition to the du-
ties hereinbefore vested in him, Is also
permitted and empowered, upon the
request of the owner or owners or the
warehouse receipts and cotton stored
in such warehouses to aid, assist ano
cooperate, or, as the duly authorized
agent Of such owner or owners, to Sc
cure and negotiate loans upon the
pledge Of his or their warehouse re-
ceipts, and for his or their benefit
and upon the like request Of said
owner or owners and his or their duly
authorized agent, to sell and dispose
of his or their warehoused cotton FOL
such owner n owners, either in the
home or foreign markets, as may be
agreed upon between such owner OF
owners and the said commissioner
And for said loan or sales said com.
missioner shall charge reasonable AND
Just commission, without discrimina-
ton, all of which shall be accounted
for and held as part Of the fund fol
the maintenance Of the state ware.
house system: Provided, however
That the state incurs no liability
whatever for any act or representa-
ton Of the commissioner in exercis-
ing any Of the permissions or powers
vested in him in this ection: Provid-
ed, further, That the bond Of the com
missioner will be liable for any un.
faithful or negligent act Of his by rea-
son Of which the owner or owners o.
such warehoused cotton suffer dam.
age or loss"
Assurance that the United States
Is in no danger Of a food shortage
despite enormous exports to Europe
was given Tuesday night by the de.
partment Of agriculture in a statement
to the public. The surplus of wheat
above domestic needs, on hand Feb.
ruary l, the statement said, would
permit the expectation Of nearly 1000,
900. bushels daily-about the recen'
average-until he new crop is avail
able. Moreover, there were larger
supplies Of corn and other grains
meat animals, dairy products, pota'
toes and fruit at the opening Of 191;
than for many years. Incidentally, Il
was pointed out that the average price
Of meat animals was seven per CEN
lower in January than a year ago
butter two per cent, potatoes 35 pei
cent, apples 81 per cent, and the price
Of chickens slightly lower. The 1911
wheat GRO Of the United States was
estimated to be S91, 600, 900 bushels
the statement said. The estimated
surplus carried over from the 19l;
crop was about 5000, 900 bushels
making a total available supply o.
967 900, 900 bushels. AS the normal
annual per capita consumption Of
wheat in the United States is about
5.3 bushels, $40, 000, 900 bushels should
meet our normal domestic require
ments for food; 80, 1000, 900 bushels are
required annually for seeding, there
fore, 610, 900, 900 should supply the
normal domestic demand. This would
leave a surplus Of 357,000,00O bushels
OF this surplus about 210, 900, 0O(
bushels were exported by January 80
This left 147 600, 900 bushels, or 49,
000, 900 bushels more than our aver
age annual export for the past five
years. for export between February
/, and the appearance Of the new crop
or for carrying over into the mex
crop year"
The London Times began the pub
LEGATION last Wednesday of a series o.
articles by a neutral traveller Of wide
and varied experience, who has JUS
spent several weeks I'm Germany
What he says discounts greatly thu
Dutch and Danish newspaper storie:
to the effect that Germany Is serious
iy feeling the pinch of war. The writ
er. too, according to the Times, know!
Germany extremely well, and possess
IS careful Judgment, says he saw M
sign of German straits in any i'm
portant respect. There is an unshak'
en- determination to continue the war
The people, he says, are eXtremel,
hopeful and are making prodigious eff
forts to economize their staying pow
er. The Times says the whole serie!
Of articles give a picture of wonderful
machinelike organization, moving will
great smOothnCsS, and contends tina
the allies must press forward thei
preparations with the utmost energ.
without specializing on the prospec
of the machine breaking down. Wed
nesday's article records the extra,
.-l,o.x. To.~or l;tn,., 50 .lo;- a;