Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-29
Scraps and faets.

- Unless there Is an unexpected in
crease i'm the demand for loans, says
a Washington dispatch, the $l35,OOO.-
900 cotton fund plan will be abandon
ed shortly after February !. Subscrip-
tions Of northern, western and east
ern banks will he cancelled, ana
southern bankers and cotton men LETT
to finance the surplus crop in their
own way. Applications for loans so
far have amounted to about Sl2.OOO,
and officials have no reason to beheVe
there will be many more Applications
before February l, when the period
for making them expires. The Fed
eral reserve board. in its indivldual
loan fund, has concluded in view OF
this showing, that the plan should be
abandoned. THE $12 900 applied for
probably will be taken care OF by
some bank in New York and the other
securing banks will be released from
their pledges" Members Of the board
said that in spite Of the few applica-
tions the fund has done its work In
keeping up the confidence of the cotton
man at a time when confidence was
needed.
In commemoration Of his birthday,
Kaiser Wilhelm, on Wednesday, grant.
ed a general amnesty to hundreds OF
offenders against military and discipn-
narv rules since the outbreak or the
war. All of Germany celebrated the
birthday Of the Kaiser. In the trenches
songs Of a patriotic nature were sung
and brief services were held during
the lull in the fighting. The emperor
Is at the front himself. Emperor Will
helm III. has the distinction today, as
ne celebrates his 56th birthday, of be-
ing more able to WELD power for good
or evil than any ruler since the hrst
Napoleon. No man in history has
aroused so much discussion. He Is
conceded everywhere to be the centrai
figure in the war. This man or whom
everyone is talking. was born on jan
uary 27. 1859. His father was Fred
erick iii, his mother, the Princess
Victoria Of Great Britain. When his
father died on June Is. 1888, after a
short reign, the present emperor sue
ceeded to the throne. He married
Princess Victoria Of Schleswig Holes
wig Holstein. who Is three montns
older than he. on February q, 1881.
They have seven children, six princes
and one princess.
IT became apparent last Wednes-
day that the party fight In the senate
over the government ship purchase
bill had settled down to physical
endurance test. While Repupilcaii
Leader Gallinger held the moor, Sena
tors Root, Lodge, Smoot, Burton ano
others held an informal conference and
determined to resort to every possible
parliamentary expedient to check the
majority's plan to hold night sessions.
n the majority succeeds in overriding
their objections from day to day, 1t is
probable quorum will be insisted
upon at every available opportunity,
thus demanding the continuous pres
ence Of Democratic senator's. senator
Gallinger, most Of the time taking 10
less than half dozen senators, reao
long newspaper editorials opposing tne
bill and statistics OF various 1orelgh
nations as to the effect Of their poll
cies towards shipping. He declared the
great developments in mercantile ma
Tine always had followed extension OF
subsidies, with the requirement that
ships receiving such benefits must be
constructed in home yards. BY that
process, he said, Germany had built
up her ship yards. Senator Nelson
asked IL a discriminating duty on
goods transported in American bot
toms would not meet the present
emergency. Senator Gallinger repneo
that he would like to see II tried al
though he could see the difficultles
which would arise in connection with
various treaties.
Mexico City, Jan. %: Provisional
President Cara and his government
left the capital early today for Cuer-
novaca, where a new seat of govern
mont will be established. This after
noon the last contingent Of the army
of evacuation is hurrying through the
streets. The army Of occupation
fingers on the outskirts OF the city,
but is expected to enter soon. All tne
commercial houses and banks ana
even private dwellings are barred and
shuttered, although no disorder mas
attended the fleeing of the Zapata ano
Villa forces. The national palace, the
Federal telegraph and postomces ano
other government establishments are
closed. The oncoming Carranza forces
are commanded by Gen. Alvarado,
former post commander here. Fooo
prices have scared beyond the reach
of the needy. The supply OF food IS
low and unless the railway line 10
Vera Cruz is opened soon 1t Is beleV-
ed there will be much suffering. The
governments decision to quit the
capital came after heated discussion
at the session Of the convention tues
day night 1t was decided President
Cara, his government and members
Of the convention should proceed arter
midnight to Cuernavaca Col. Cara
and Gen. Ernesto Santoscoy are re,
ported to have departed on special
locomotive. The deputies who have
not left already will be forced to pro-
ceed from the city in automobiles as
there is not fuel for the locomotives.
Zapata's troops are entering in ~
electric trains in Xochimiico ana
Morelos. There is a rumor in circu-
lation that the vanguard OF Gen.
Obregon's troops is four miles from
the city. advancing. In a secret ses-
sion of the convention some OF the
deputies urged that Gen. Zapata be
called on personally to take command
Of his troops and fight the forces or
CarranZa. However, 1t was decided
aFterward that the capital be abandon
ed.
Curtailment of battleship con-
struction until lessons Of the Europ-
can war can be applied, was proposed
in the senate last Tuesday by Chair.
man Tillman, of the senate naval
committee He introduced an amend
ment striking from the naval bill the
administration plan for two battle
ships this yeGr and substituting re-
quest that the secretary of the navy
submit next year specifications for four
battleships of type determined by the
results of contemporary naval battles.
1T seems to be time for congress to
go slow in expending these tens Of mil
lions of dollars because Of some sup
posed necessity or the desire on the
part of some one to have ships con-
structed in certain navy yards or In
certain places" Senator Tillman de-
clared. Il feel sure a half dozen or
more battle cruisers strong enough to
put up a good fight and swift enough
to catch anything afioat, or run away,
as wisdom may dictate, would serve
the country's needs at this time far
better. Just the type Of battleship we
ought to build. we do not now know.
The fight in the North Sea has de-
monstrated that speed is vital. The
faster German cruisers got away, but
the slower Bluecher, although faster
than any battleship we have. was sunk.
Yet the general board urges construc-
ton Of more battleships." The South
Carolina senator declared the war in
Europe would explode many theories
about battleships and submarines.
The Germans or some other nation
may be holding in reserve some devils