Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-31
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items Of Interest Gathered from Al
Around the World.

3 Items Of Interest Gathered from All
e Around the World.
Admiral George Dewey celebrated
+ his 18th birthday at his home in
Washington Sunday.
There is strong movement in Eng
!. land to make the Hon. David Lloyd
George premier Of the British empire.
!, President Wilson has most positive
ly banned the making Of moving
, pictures Of himself and bride at this
time.
The board Of health Of New York
7 city, after January 1, will permit the
: sale Of horse flesh for food in meat
!, shops Of that city.
/ Mrs. Josephine del Drago Of New
| York, has contributed $z,000,000 for
!. the relief Of Italian soldiers and their
families in Italy.
u Two ladies and a man were killed
} in an automobile accident on a grade
crossing at Avoca, N. Y, Christmas
j day.
Thieves stole $1,0OO,o00 worth Of
stocks from a mail wagon at Will
mington, Del, Thursday night, De-
cember 20. Te securities were recov-
cred.
i A dispatch of December 20, tells Of
an explosion In powder factory at
Muenster, Mestpholia, Germany. in
which 800 Of the 900 women employees
4 were killed.
The Victor Talking Machine COM
pany Of Camden, New Jersey, gave
turkey and two quarts Of cranberries
ii fn aarb ~ 60n arnnlNvoa Last
Thursday.
A bulletin issued by the census de-
| partment shows that the lowest death
rate, 1876 per 1000 of population. ever
| known in the history OF the country,
now exists In the United States.
When congress reconvenes on jan
uary 4, bills will be introduced call
ing for an investigation Of the high
prices Of gasoline all over the coun-
try.
e. C. Miller, prominent citizen
| Of Charlotte, N. c., aged SO years,
was killed in his automobile on q
Southern railway crossing at Cor
nelius, Mecklenburg county, Christ
mas day.
Two hundred members of the crews
Of the interned German ships at Nor
folk, Va, were allowed to attend
Catholic churches at Norfolk on
Christmas day. The men had not been
on land since October IL.
Major Gen. Goethals, In an official
statement, issued December 81, says
he Is unwilling to predict when the
Panama canal win again be opened to
ships Of deep draft. Small vessels are
now going through.
A dispatch Of December 81 from
TIL rxtA - AHr1NQ
says that General Christian De West
and 118 others convicted Of high
treason last June, have been released
from prison.
Representatives Of the British gov
ernment last week placed orders with
New York agents for 135,000,000
pounds Of copper, valued at S2S,000,-
900. This is the largest single order
eyer placed In this country.
Governor Craig Of. North Carolina,
last week issued an order to the
warden Of the penitentiary and su-
perintendents Of convict camps. to
permit all TRUSTEES" to go to their
homes from Friday to Monday.
The Pittsburgh, Pa. Foreign Trade
commission has been unable to place
orders for 100000 shells Of 81 Inch
calibre, for several foreign govern
ments Other contracts for sheet steel
and barbed wire for 1915 delivery were
also refused.
w. B. Davis. "a years old, Of Spring
| field, Mo-, the father Of IL children,
on Christmas day was married to his
| 80 years. Davis has 33 children and
1872 grand children living.
There are between 10000 and $4,000
~ fryy,htto n MoxfNn Tufv
according to q report received at
Washington. The Red Cross and
Rockefeller Foundation will begin
campaign against the scourge IL the
Carranza government will sanction the
work.
The German reichstag on December
81, voted q new war credit OF $2,b0O,-
100000. The loan was approved by
the 10 Socialist members Of the body.
The Socialist leader declared that all
endeavors for peace had failed be-
cause Of the annexation aims Of both
sides.
A furious storm swept over New
Fork city early Sunday morning.
During the progress Of the storm there
was snow, hail, rain and lightning. At
80 miles an hour. Property losses
were enormous Nine lives were lost.
A traveller arriving in New York
from Poland; says that there are more
than 100000 people Of that country
who are absolutely destitute and de-
pendent on q small loaf Of bread and
a pint Of soup for daily sustenance.
Very few have adequate clothing for
the wintry weather.
A report issued by the American
Commission for the Relief OF Belgium,
saws that by the end Of this month q
shipload Of supplies will have entered
Belgium or will be on its way for ev-
cry day Of the month. During Octo-
Der the commission collected $4,323,-
It's for Belgian relief.
E. NJ humphrey, a Chicago law
yer died in that city Friday night
from "petromortis," an automobile
gas poisoning. humphrey went to his
garage for his automobile and an
hour later his dead body was found.
The automobile engine was running
and the room was full Of gas fumes.
A dispatch from Berlin under date
Of December %, says q trip OF EN-
peror William to the western front has
been postponed because OF a slight
Illness" An official message received
at London says the emperor Is suffer-
ing from "zellgewebentzuendun
more frequently called "bindegewe-
bentzuendung." Other dispatches de-
scribe the malady as cancer
A New York dispatch says that
German interests recently made an
unsuccessful attempt to buy the con-
troll Of the Union Metallic Cartridge
company Of Bridgeport, Conn. The
German interests are said to have bid
81, 100000 for the plant more than
twice its value. The deal was blocked
by a New York banker, according to
the dispatch.
Col. E. M. House, confidential ad-
wiser to President Wilson, has gone for
another visit to Europe to carry
special messages and information to
the various ambassadors Of the Unit
ed States and also to gather such In
formation as he can in regard to the
possibility Of peace among. the bel
ligerent nations.
BY the failure of the Pittsburgh, Pa,
Bank for Savings last week, 10000
school children were due to lose the
$169, 900 in savings deposited with the
bank A day or two later Henry c.