Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-01
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Carrarza officers ~overpowered one OF
the American soldiers at the crosslhs'
presumably Private Richard Johnson
and carried him prisoner to the Mex
loan side of the Rio Grande. He then
was shot to death, the statement con.
tinues, and his head and ears were CUT
off and carried away as souvenirs.
The body was thrown into the rao
Grande, according to Cuellar. Ihs
horses and army equipment cdplulSu
from the detachment Of American Sol,
diers were taken across the river ano
held in the Quartet Of the Carranza
soldiers a short distance from the
scene OF the fight, according to the
statement. No report has peen Haue
of the southern department OF hndlng
the headless body, which would tenu
to confirm the statement OF Cueiiar.
Long distance wireless telephone
communication was accomplished 1or
the first time last Wednesday when
experiments extending over seVerai
months eliminated in successful trans
mission of the human voice by Taoio
from Arlington. Va, to Mare !slano,
al . 200 miles away. The experiments
were conducted under direction OF
Capt. Bullard, chief Of the naVy
radio service, in cooperation with tne
American Telephone &
and the Western Electric
Secretary Daniels, announc
ing the result, predicted that further
development Of wireless
would make great changes In long as
lance communication both for mllltary
and naval service and commerciai
usage. Successful operation OF a de-
vice for automatically transferring to
the radio telephone conversations or
iginating on wire circuits also was
accomplished. President T. N. Vail
and other officials Of he American
Telephone & Telegraph company
New York talked easily with the
Mare Island station, the conversation
travelling over an ordinary metallic line
from New York to Arlington anu
thence by radio across n contlnent.
"The fact that the voices can pc
started on a land wire and automati-
.caIiv transmitted to a voice radio
transmitter," said Secretary Daniels,
"holds out hope that persons inland
should readily be put in touch by tel
ephone with others at sea through
some central transmitting station.
Washington, September 20: The
Grand Army of the Republic marcneo
nm Pennsylvania avenue from the
capitol to the White House today as 1t
did when the Union soldiers were
mustered out Of service so years ago.
In 1866, the army, as 1t passed In re-
view before President Andrew Jonn-
son, was 200, 900 strong. Today In the
blue ranks as they were reviewed by
the first southern born president elect
ed since the war, there were, according
to the best estimates obtainable, about
20 1000 men. Some Of e carried
crutches or canes. Others leaned on
ooporo1oc Fifty wears ago
the army was two days in passing IN
review. Today less than four hours
was necessary for the march. Tine
weather was ideal. The spectators al
most equaled those at an Inaugural
ton. Only a few veterans were forced
to retire from the ranks because or
exhaustion. Seated with President
Wilson on the White House stand was
Col. David J.. Palmer, commander.ln-
chief Of the G. A. R. Lieut.. Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, grand marshal OF the pa
rade, took a place after the head of the
long procession had passed. Secretary
Garrison and Secretary Daniels were In
boxes. Chief Justice White. a Con-
federate veteran; Sir Cecil SPRING
Rice, the British ambassador, n j.
]. Jusserand, the French ambassador,
had seats. Tonight a number OF re-
unions were held in Camp Matthew
G. Emery, and before a dog watch
reunion Of the naval and marine vet
Grams Secretary Daniels the
famous blockade and the effective
service rendered by the navy during
the entire war.
Congressman William Schley How
ard, Of the Fifth Georgia district, says
an Atlanta dispatch, has announced
that he Is preparing a resolution which
he will introduce in the next session
of congress-, calling for an investiga-
ton Of the charges made by w. P. q.
Harding, of the Federal reserve board,
to the effect that southern banks are
charging from 10 to 100 per cent inter-
est on money borrowed from them.
No recent public statement has arous-
ed so much interest in the south as the
charge made against the banks by Mr..
Harding in his address at Raleigh, N.
C. The national banks Of southern
cities have denied vigorously that such
exorbitant rates have been charged,
but do not appear to be disinclined to
admit that 1t is likely hat banks in
rural districts made such charges,
Southern farmers have declared that
exorbitant rates have been charged.
The complaint of the armerS ever
since the establishment of the Federal
reserve system has been that this sys-
TEN, dllIlOu6u u 10 odiO W h"'S -
designed for their benefit, is really
benefting the banks n MOI the
farmers. 1t seems to be well estab-
lished that whatever conditions may
be, the farmers are paying extremely
high rates for their money. Congress
man Howard is preparing the resolu-
ton with the idea Of finding out Just
what the conditions are and OF finding
out who is to blame. The farmers Of
xlo .1,th MOULD ualnnmn cnNh an in
vestigation. II have read with unus-
ual interest" says MI. Howard, the
statement of Mr.. Harding, as 1t has
put me not only to thinking, but to
acting, and my first official act upon
the re-assembling Of congress will be
to get to the bottom of this situation.
The very fact that so eminent an au-
thority as Mr.. Harding charges open
ly that country banks not only in the
south but in the west, are charging ex-
orbitant interest rates is sufficient
justification for congress to take up
this question and put its hand on the
weak spot. Frankly, 1 would not have
believed the statement II 1t had not
come from such a source. 1t Is an
outrage and the congressional COM
mittee will O only investigate it, but
it will expose every bank engaged In
this kind Of business, and will recon-
mend legislation that VIII put OH emu
to it for the future"
A correspondent for Reuters sends
the following dispatch from British
headquarters under date Of Tuesday,
describing fighting in the great Of
fensive Of the Allies in the west: The
first charge made by our men from
the Vermelles trenches Saturday morn
ing, which carried them through the
village of Loos, to the summit of hill
20 and beyond this will rank as one
Of the most glorious exploits Of the
British army. Nothing could stop
them. Two German trenches defend
ing the village fell first: then a race
across some open country and they
were in the streets of Loos. Some hand
to hand fighting with bombs and bay
onets, and then out Of the village to
the slope of hill 70, about half a mile
to the east. The last rush took them
to the summit. some going even be-
yond, unchecked by a strong earth
work defended with numerous machine
guns. The enemy's batteries had by
this time begun to concentrate on the
slopes Of the hill and therefore our men
were ordered to dig in about 100
yards from the summit. Fierce fight