Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-06
Straps and faets.

and the girl. Miss Canaliza is 20
years old. She was educated at
Vassar college, and is said to be the
finance of a young American. She re-
Gently returned to h n near
LaPaz. Tovar's attentions were re-
jected, says the father, and a rev
days ago, he appeared at the rancn
with soldiers, shot two Of he rancn
retainers, and binding the girl, took
her aboard the Santiago, wnlch
steamed out of LaPaz, bound north.
The British governments decision
on tie drink question Is anticipated
early In the present week. The Brit
ish press is now almost unanimous
in the opinion that the governments
action will include total prohibition
Of spirit traffic. 1t Is not believed n a
the government will listen to the ap-
peal for the retention Of beer, es-
pecially in view Of the no uncertain
voice Of those representing the best
interests Of the nation who express a
willingness to abstain from touching
alcohol in any form during the war.
Only last Saturday the majority OF
the London newspapers carried "a
page advertisement appealing TO the
public to write Chancellor OF the Ex-
cheouer Lloyd-George declaring in
IAVOT OI lHc SuopCltoloAA ~
facture and sale of intoxicating IL
ouors'' during the war. Up to Sat-
urday night, 10000 letters had been
delivered at the chancellor's residence
in Downing street in response to the
advertisement.
New Workers. enjoyed a white
Easter last Sunday for the first time
in many years. Despite the snow,
the annual Easter parade o place,
a bright, warm sun aiding thousands
of men in cleaning Fifth avenue for
the display. Unusually large numbers
of flowers were in evidence and pho
tographers were busy swapping So
ciety in its newest dress. Hours pc
fore daylight, 10000 men were iftlng
the blanket Of the ten inches or snow
that fell Saturday In one or the most
furious April storms on record. Spec1al
attention was paid to Fifth avenue
with the result that the earliest pa
raiders found it clean and ready. Wor-
shippers thronged the churches for the
special Easter services. Special serv-
ices took place in most edif1ces. the
weather bureau reported tina the
was general over the storm-whlpped
Atlantic seaboard and steam railroads
were running their trains according to
schedule n more.
The five American army 'ohcers
on duty as military observers WIN
German armies, have been ordered
home, and their places will not be
filled, says a Washington dispatch.
The reason assigned by Secretary Gar
rison for the recall order, was that
their mission had been fulfilled. Tnat
explanation, 1t "a announced. would
be the war departments last word on
a.. InNyyn hnUQUQr
that other reasons largely OF g. per-
sonal character, were considered by
army officials in determining to with
draw the observers. The American
observers have found their positions
somewhat difficult because Of the high
tension which at least a few OF those
with whom they must come In contact
in Germany, have been strung by
months Of warfare and press reports
in Germany criticizing the attitude OF
the United States on various subjects
relating to the war. The effect has
been to hamper the observers and
open possibilities of personal friction
which might become International
A report predicting that Mexico
faces a serious situation respecting
her food supply has been made by a
committee of Americans and foreign
ers in Mexico City. after an investiga-
ton of the situation. The report in
part, says -Four years or almost
continuous fighting has produced a
condition in the food supply situation
so serious as to threaten a famine
neccessitating worldwide aid. Farm
hands everywhere nave been thrown
into so-called armies, farm animals
have been utilized for like purposes
and leaders of rowing bands march
ing under banners containing fantas-
tic legends about liberty and the
rights of man. which they use as a
blind to facilitate robbery, pillage
and murder, have 81 reduced the
crop acreage hat by November, 1915,
there will be a shortage of 3S,37O,0O
bushels of corn alone, not to mention
the other absolutely necessary
cereals. Prices Of foodstuffs in Mexico
City are 200 and 800 per cent higher
than in normal times and still rising,
The spirit which will starve a people
for personal gain or selfish military
ambitions does not make for liberty
or democracy. Mexico must reap as
she has sown, and unless the anarchy
chaos and desolation which prevail
under the guise of ~liberating armies
is remedied, the world will witness g
SDeCldCle mere wiz VIII NC oS -
page torn from the history OF the
middle ages"
One of the most violent and de-
%structive spring storms OF record
swept the Atlantic coast last Saturday
from Maine to Florida. At times the
gale blew at the rate of 70 miles ar
hour and even higher. The disturb
ance seemed to centre about Cape
Hatteras. All the large cities along
the Atlantic seaboard suffered more
or less severely. Rail, ferry, tele'
phone and telegraph service was in.
terrupted in many Of the cities, anc
in New York, Philadelphia and other
cities were out of commission for sew.
eral hours. Norfolk, Va, was flooded
to a depth Of several feet in many OF
the principal streets. Business was
suspended and demoraliZed in Raleigh
and in several nearby towns. The tug
Edward Luckenbach ven to pieces
off False Cape, Va, and sixteen live:
were lost. Immense quantities Of
wreckage were washed ashore at diff
ferent points along the coasts Of Vir
GINA and North Carolina, and or
Monday there were reports of numer'
Gus missing vessels. Distress signal:
were heard Sunday from a Holland
steamer, the Prinz MauritZ, and from
another large ship. British warship'
went to the spot indicated by h dis
tress signals; but found nothing. Re
ports of various disasters were still
coming in yesterday: but there hat
been only a very partial collection o
the facts. 1t will probably be severa
days before full and accurate infor
nation can be had as to the actua
fate of the missing and distressed
shipping.
II had a bully time in prison, !
was the most worthwhile year of m
life" These were the words Frida,
of Frederick E. Hyde, California
millionaire, "make-believe man." con
vict No. 4704, and "angel of the At
lanta Federal P~enitentiary," who lef
there Thursday morning after servlnI
five months more than necessary II
the hope that President Wilson woul'
pardon him and thus restore him t
his home in the wealthy colony o
Oakland with full rights of citizen
ship. 1t was as Register 4I04," n
spent the happiest year of his life
Why? Because he spent that yea
doing for others. 1t was Hyde VIII
outfitted all the baseball teams at tn
prison and put up the money to la,
out the diamond. 1t was Hyde VIII
financed the motion pictures n tn