Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-20
Scraps and fats.

Optn COllUn from Olle-lOuIlH W oiS-
IIaII was lost.
-Junn NJ. rarker, Of New Orleans,
Ia all auuresS before the
cotton urow erS' convention n the
LEGISLATURE today declared thai state
owned warehouses; would solve the
'vu,lun III II SCUM, says a
montgomery, Ala, ulSpatcn Oh Aug
us, 10. M. Parker reviewed LoulSl-
ana warehouse history and described
the warehouses being constructed III
new orleans. state legls-
iallon Is pending before the general
assembly.
The first British transport to fall
u vlcllm to a German submarine, met
its fate in the Aegean sea last Tues
day. he Royal Coward was the name
OIL the ship. Sne a on board more
than a thousand soldiers, along with
quite q large number of other passen-
gers. One OF the German submarines
tnat made the long trip down the coast
or france and Spain and hrough the
Mediterranean, made the attack. Inc
big transport went down quickly ana
most of those on board were drowned.
The British admiralty has not been
willing to give out the a loss; Out
it is believed that more n a thou-
sand soldiers went down. Other trans
ports have been more or less seriously
injured by submarines; but this was
the first to be counted as a total loss.
Travellers passing through Cairo
from Uganda have informed Reuters
correspondent that British operations
in German East Africa are now pro-
ceeding satisfactorily. They relate
strange tales of the lighting. One in
cident was the meeting of a company
of blacks under the command OF a
belgium officer with another company
of blacks under a German officer at
q spot between Lake Kivu n Lake
Tangayike, where in true ancient
fashion, the officers fought with their
swords while the men locked on. After
parrying for ONE time the German
felt that the Belgium was likely to
get the better Of him with the sword,
SO he suddenly drew his revolver. The
Belgium, however, had noticed the
movement and quickly drew his wea-
pom, and both aimed together. The
Belgium received a wound in the
shoulder, but the German fell dead,
shot through the heart. The German
troops then surrendered in a BODY.
With the condemnation of the
American cotton ship Dacia as a law
full prize by the French courts, the
case Of the captured ship enters the
sphere of diplomacy n unless an APP
peal is granted, a strong protest based
on a denial Of justice" probably Will
be drawn up by the state department
a y a Washington dispatch, to De
forwarded to the French foreign OF
flee. An investigation Of the con
ditions under which the former Ham
burg-American liner was purchased
will begin, it is believed, as soon as the
full decision of the French courts
reaches Washington. If it is estab-
lished to the satisfaction Of the
American government that the trans
fer from the German to the American
flag was legitimate and the change
of registry was made without any
stipulations which might cast sus-
picion on it's validity, a vigorous pro-
test will be made against the right or
a belligerent to interfere with foreign
built ships flying the American
flag. The position of this government,
it is understood, will be taken UP on
the broad principle Of the right of the
United States to acquire by legitimate
purchase vessels from any sources
whatever. Cases similar to that of the
Dacia and numerous other smaller
claims cases have begun to pour n
the office Of solicitor Of the state de-
partment. The American tanker
Brindilla, formerly German owned,
is still held by the British and the
Pass of Balmaha and the Dunsyre
are scheduled to come before German
prize courts soon. Inquiry in Berlin
has failed to elicit a statement OF the
grounds for the detention of the last
named vessels, and no word as to
what action Is contemplated in regard
to the Brindilla has been received
from London.
The Texas coast was on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, swept by
another terrible hurricane, similar TO
that which brought so much loss of
life fifteen years ago. The destruction
was summarized in dispatches Of We'd
nesday night as follows: With large
sections of the Storm-swept Texas
coast unheard from, the death list from
the tropical hurricane has reached
more than 100. The heaviest loss Of
life was at Virginia Point, opposite
Galveston. Total property damage
may exceed $50, 000, 900. According to
information available late Wednesday
follows: Virginia Point, 30; Texas
City, IS; Galveston, IA; Morgan's
Point, II; Hitchcock, Z; Laporte, Z;
Port Arthur, 4; Lynchburg, 3; Sylvan
Beach, 8; Seabrook, 3; Houston 2.
Property loss estimates, vague except
in a few instances, were as follows:
Galveston, SIS, 600, 900 or more; Hous-
ton, 81 900, 000; Texas City, s400, 900;
Port Arthur, 5000, 900; S%eabrook, $780,
600; Sabine, 500, 900; Sebane. Pass,
500, 900; Ke!nah, $4,000. In addition
there was all. enormous loss to cotton
growers in the storm belt, some esti-
mates stating that 25 per cent of the
crop Of central Texas was DESTROYED
and placing the loss at millions of dol
lars" The oil fields also suffered Sc
verely. The most pressing need OF
Galveston, Texas City, and other coast
towns, which faced the full sweep Of
the wind, is drinking water. Galveston's
supply was brought from several miles
inland and the mains were broken by
the waves and storm tossed vessels.
Four United States soldiers were
drowned in Galveston, and 10 were lost
at Texas City. The Fort Crockett and
Texas camp were wiped out and the
army transports Mcclellan and Poe
damaged. News Of the day and early
night was not entirely re-assuring to
marine interests. The steamer Arapa-
o from Galveston weathered to blow
and arrived safely at Key West and
a derelict schooner, the NJ. A. Archorn,
whose crew had been rescued by
steamer was towed int the same port.
There was no word. however, of the
United Fruit liner Marowijne, which
left Belize, Honduras, Friday and was
due in New Orleans Monday after
noon
- Former Governor Slaton Of Geor-
gia, who committed the sentence Of
Leo NJ. Frank from death to life i'm
prisonment, and who is nov in San
Francisco, on Wednesday issued a
statement in reply to an address de-
livered by Mayor Jos. G. Woodward in
Atlanta Tuesday night. The former
governor described the mayor as old
and garrulous and referred to the Frank
case as a football of politics." Com
menting on Mr.. Woodward's declara-
ton that three-fourths of the people
of Georgia, including himself, believed
Frank guilty and condoned the lynch
ing, Mr.. Slaton said: Similar utter
ances, made before the lynching, natur-
ally resulted in subsequent lawless-
ness. In one breath he proposes TO
defend the fair name Of Atlanta and
Georgia and in the next breath he casts
on them the most terrible condemna-
ton. Mayor Woodward suggested !