Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered From All
Around the World.

GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered From All
Around the World.
The United States cruiser Tennes-
see. on Sunday, landed 1,5OO refugees
from Palestine at Alexandria, Egypt.
Alexandria now has more than 10000
refugees from Palestine.
Because Of failure to pass thee semi
annual examinations, "a cadets at
West Point military academy have
been dismissed from that institu-
ton.
BY vote Of 40 to 38, the senate on
Monday, voted against prohibition in
the District Of Columbia. The test
vote was on a motion to suspend the
rules. A direct vote on the PROPOSE
ton was not taken.
A corporal serving In the army Of
Servia, few days ago captured his
own brother, who was a soldier In the
Austrian army, having been forced in
to the service Of Austria at the begin
ming Of the war.
The First National bank Of Union
town, Pa, one Of the nations honor"
banks, which recently paid dividend
Of 700 per cent, was closed Monday, by
order Of a bank examiner. The bank
is temporarily embarrassed because Of
the tightness of money.
Representative Oscar Underwood.
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee Of the house, stated Monday,
that 1t was hardly possible that con-
q ess would put an embargo on the
shipment Of wheat to European coun-
tries.
The libel suit of VIM. Barnes, Jr..
a Republican leader Of New York
state, against ex-President Roosevelt,
Is set for trial at the April term Of
the supreme court Of Onondaga coun-
ty. Barnes asks for $4,000 damages.
During the twenty eight weeks fol-
lowing July 1, 1914, 207,000,000 bush
els of wheat were exported from the
United States. During the same
period of the previous year the ex-
ports of wheat totaled 165.000,000
bushels.
Six hundred draught horses, the
first of a consignment Of 10000 to be
shipped for use on European battle
fields, left Boston, Sunday, on the
steamship Iberian. The cargo also
included 16 carloads Of motor trucks
for the British army.
In the coming trial Of Harry K.
Thaw in New York, for conspiracy T.;
escape from the insane asylum at
Mattewan, Thaw's attorneys will make
an effort to have Mr. Jerome prove
that Thaw is sane. Otherwise he can.
not be tried on a charge Of conspir-
acy.
The Russian steamship Novgorod,
has landed at valdivostok the first
consignment Of big guns, made at
Bethlehem, Pa, for the Russian armys
use in Poland. A sister ship Of the
N6vgorod will sail this week from
Vancouver with the second. consign-
ment of siege guns and will also carry
As carloads Of ammunition and auto
mobiles to Vlodivostok
When the battleship Oregon goes to
Panama to participate in President
Wilson's formal opening Of the canal.
she will have on board Rear Admiral
Chas. E. Clark, retired, who command
ed the Oregon In Its famous trip
around the Horn during the Spanish
American war In 1898, and also as
many of the crew on board at that
time as can be gotten together for the
trip.
The following official report has
been sent out by the Russians from
Tifhs: THE army Of the Caucasus
has covered its flags with glory by a
fresh heroic exploit. having annihilated
near Kara -Urgan, in Turkish Armenia,
the 11th Turkish corps, 10000 men,
with the exception Of several insight
ficant elements which are fleeing In
disorder. We have captured all the
artillery of this corps"
According to the first comprehensive
report of the General Education board,
covering q period Of twelve years,
since its foundation by John D. Rookie
feller, recently issued, shows that Mr..
Rockefeller has provided more than
$73,O00,000 for education in this coun-
try, and as a result Of efforts Of the
board in inducing others to make
gifts, $117,362,710 has been contributed
to the cause Of education in the Unit
ed States.
Frank P. Walsh, chairman Of tho
United States commission on indus
trial relations, told New York audi
ence a few days ago that one OF the
chief causes Of unemployment through
out the United States was that more
than half of the employing power Of
the country was lodged with persons
residing on Manhattan Island" He
characterized the Rockefeller, Carne-
gle, Sage and Cleveland Foundations
possible menace to democratic in
stitutions.
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