Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

to have entered. The % survivors
took to the life boats and were picked
up by the German patrols there ano
taken into Bremerhaven.
Three battleships, the British Ire
sistible and Ocean and the French
Bowel went down in the entrance to
the Dardanelles last Friday. British re-
ports have II that all three ships were
the victims Of mines; but the Turks
insist on some credit for the guns OF
their forts. Most of the members OF
the crews of the British ships were
taken off before the vessels went down.
but practically all On board the French
ship lost their lives. Two other ships,
the British battle cruiser Inf1exible and
the French b~attleship Gaulois, were hit
by shells and damaged by shots from
the Turkish forts. These results fol-
lowed a bombardment Of several days,
during which altogether more thar
1000 shells were fired at h forts with
out inficting very extensive damage.
There is a growing belief that 1t Will
be impossible to force the Dardaneiles
from the sea without assistance from
land forces.
PRESENTATIONS have been made for
consideration by the United states SUI
preme court shortly after Easter OF ut
igation involving the constitutionality
and Interpretation Of the Webb-ken-
yon liquor law. enacted by congress IN
1918. The 'drys" contend that the
Webb-Kenyon law has withdrawn
from interstate shipments Of intoxicat-
ing liquor consigned to local option
territory the protection previously az
forded such shipments by the COM
merce clause of the Federal constitu-
ton. The vets declare he law was
merely aimed at "bootlegging" and
does not withdraw the commerce claus
protection from interstate shipments
designed for personal use. Express
companies and railroad lines are as
much concerned over the proper con-
ton Of validity. Liquor dealers
throughout the country have gone into
the court to compel carriers to accept
shipments of personal use" into dry
territory. In Kentucky, the courts
adopted the wet" construction and an
express company ~foreseeing an alleged
necessity of employing a big force or
inspectors and detectives to ferret out
the purpose Of each shipment, appealed
to the supreme court. 1t is this case
which will be argued after Easter.
Somewhat similar cases involving
West Virginia and North Carolina IL
quor laws are also before the court.
-Cabels from Delhi, India, indicate
considerable danger Of serious trouble
in that quarter Of the globe because OF
the disorganized conditions in Europe.
Solutions are said to be breaking out
in many parts Of the Indian empire be-
tween Hindus and Mohammedans, as
the result of the Holy War proclama-
ton sent out some time ago from Con-
stantinople. 1t will be remembered
that during last year, a boat load or
Hindu emigrants were refused permls-
sion to land in Canada. These Hindus
were worse than sullen about the mat
ter. AS a matter of fact they were in
clined to fight, and it was not until aft
er a considerable little conflict that
they were finally sent back to India.
When they arrived at Calcutta they
were still mutinous and they INDUCED
In rioting that resulted in the killing
of sixteen of them. This affair created
much excitement in the city and 1t has
made a bad impression throughout the
country. In February last, 1t will also
be remembered that a regiment Of In
dian troops revolted at Singapore on
it's way to Egypt, and 400 or more or
them have been killed. This also pro-
duced q bad effect, and now 1t Is said
that revolutionary proclamatlons are
being circulated throughout India. the
British government officials are very
much concerned and are doing what
they can to prepare for defense in the
event Of a general uprising.
-Carranza and Villa forces are ex-
pected to clash soon in the vicinity OF
Monterey and Tampico in n of the
most important battles Of the present
civil strife in Mexico. The Carranza
$1,000 =. 1A,o ntDN raoaixynH o6.
vices from Vera Cruz last Sunday
night, saying Villa troops had evacu-
ated San Luis PotoSi at the approach
Of Gen. Benjamin Hill, with the ad-
vance guard Of Gen. O~bregon's divi-
sion, which is moving north. This Is
the first intimation of the direction
which Gen. Obregon took on evacuat-
ing Mexico City, and with these ad-
vices, Carranza officials in Washington
admitted that their forces were con-
c%entrating for the defense Of Tampico.
Gen. Obregon is ~perported to have an
army Of about $4,000 men. Gen. Pablo
Gonzales, the CarranZa commander at
Tampico, is said to have {, 1000. Gen.
Villa Is at Monterey with his main
column of 10000 men and is under
stood to have several thousand men
along the railroad lines approaching
San Luis Potosi and Tampico. Elizo
Arendondo, head Of the CarranZa
agency, returned to Washington Sun
day, from Vera Cruz, where he spent
two weeks comforting with his chief.
He issued q statement on his arrival
in Washington, that CarranZa would
protect property in Yucatan. The
statement branded as false reports that
property was being destroyed and
cities being sacked. 1t is said that
10 rra ~ aNhapSfa1 aNvarv mans IN
bring about a peaceful solution Of the
Yucatan trouble before he sent Gen.
Alvarado to subdue the rebels.
The 1914 cotton crop of the United
States aggregated 16, 102, 143 equivalent
500-pound bales, the census bureau an
nounced last Saturday. The depart
ment Of agriculture December 10, es-
timated Is, 800, 900 equivalent 500-pound
bales. These Figures compared with
1882, 81 running bales, or 14,156,4S6
equivalent 500-pound bales in 1913;
13,9SS,539 running bales, or 10, o. ,421
equivalent 500-pound bales in 1912, and
49, 92, 701 equivalent 500-pound bales
in 1911, the three largest crops prior
to 1914. Included in the 1914 figures
are 121,451 bales which ginners esti-
mated would be turned out after the
March Round bales included
numbered 0I,olS, Will SS,SOS
i'm 1913: S1,52S in 1912 and l01, 554 in
1911. Sea island bales included num-
bered 1888. compared with 1853 in
1913: 1871 in 1912. and 1928 in
1911. The average gross weight of
bales for the crop was 501.2 lbs. compar-
ed with $685. i'm 1913. Linter cotton,
not included in total ginning figures,
amounted to 791,464 equivalent 500
pound bales. compared with 63l,153
running bales. or 63S,SS1 equivalent
500-pound bales in 1918; COZ, 1924 run
ming bales, or SOC, 594 equivalent 500
pound bales in 1912, and 556,276 run
ming bales, or 557,575 equivalent 500
pound bales in 1911. The ginning re-
ports AS to the several cotton states
was as follows: Alabama, l,150,3S1;
Arkansas. 1,O15,674: Florida, S0.96S;
Georgia. ~2.713,4T0: Louisiana, 447, 1861;
Mississippi. 1,24i.I03: Missouri, S1,5S7;
North Carolina, 925. 1888: Oklahoma, l.
261. $50; South Carolina. 1,524,595;
Tennessee, 3S2,431: Texas. 1854, 1888;
Virginia. 23.1S2; all other states. 63,-
$50 bales.
-Admirals OF the allied fleet who
conferred aboard the French flagship
Suffern, Friday, are believed to have
decided unanimously to renew soon
the general attack on the Dardan-