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dtotaps ami Jarts. ? As 8. result of the effort of American Ambassador Page, says a dispatch of Monday, from Genoa, Italy, instructions have been received from the foreign ministry at Rome, to allow all American cotton billed through this country to be exported. Diiftculties in the way of moving the commodity now are due to congestion. There are lag snips at Genoa waiting to unload, while outside the harbor 116 vessels are waiting to enter. Methods employed In unloading the ships prevent more than 3,000 bales of cotton entering the port daily. ? An alarm was sent out from Newport News last Saturday to the effect that the German cruiser, Prinz Eitel Friederiche, which had been in the harbor for about two weeks, was about to make a dash for the open sea. In- , vestigations, however, proved that there was nothing of it The captain, when asked about his intentions, said he would not leave that night, but some other night. The understanding is that French and British cruisers are lying outside the three-mile limit waiting for the Eitel to come out, and it is not thought possible that the German vessel can escape. While the navy department will not give out any information when the German ship riust intern if it does not sail, the common belief is that the Eitel will intern rather than go to certain death. ? In a recent aerial battle in Alsace, no less than twenty aeroplanes were engaged on both sides, says a Boise, Switzerland, dispatch. It was the greatest aerial flght since the beginning of the war. It took place in the triangle between Lorrach, on the Swiss frontier, Muelhausen and Altkirch. The French aerial squadron came from the Vosges; the Germans from a mountain in the Black Forest. Fortress Istein opened fire on the advancing front squadron and soon the batteries of Altkirch Joined in. Meanwhile the German aviators, with rifle fire and bombs attacked the French airmen, who defended themselves with machine guns and rifles. The aviators circled around each other, each maneuvering for position, ready to dash in and hurl one another to death. After the battle had raged for an hour, the Germans withdrew and disappeared in the direction of Altkirch. All of the French aviators probably returned safely to their base, as there is no re-, port of casualties among them. ? Next to war, says a dispatch, Austria-Hungary is devoting her greatest energies to agriculture. "If we can only obtain sufficient labor," says the government, "the next harvest is secured." Consequently everything possible Is now being done to provide for the spring work on the land. Tens of mousanas 01 uujs anu &umb released from attendance at school; married women and girls are being pressed into service, and adult male workers are as eagerly sought after as are recruits for the armies in the held, j ' By a special decree the Austrian ministry of education has directed that 1 in the country districts all children in 1 the higher grades, that is of 12, 13 and 14 years of age, are to be excused from school, in order that they may work in the fields or at home. The school authorities are instructed to organize this child labor in a systematic < manner, so that the best results maybe obtained by employing them in districts where help is most needed. They will be formed into groups in a sort ; of military manner, the elder boys acting as under-officers. It is thought that this will encourage the children in working, besides inspiring them with patriotic sentiments. ? The siege of the Carranza forces in the town of Matamoros, just across the Rio Grande river from Brownsville, Texas, by the Villa forces, has been taking on renewed Interest during the past few days. During Saturday and Sunday night the Villa forces made two vigorous assaults on the city with 2,000 riflemen; but were repulsed in both attemps with losses In the aggregate of 400 wounded and 100 killed. The Carranza forces had a machine gun posted in a concealed position on the outskirts of the town and -1 * trills It tin. cLUUUl 60V V Ilia, witiui; iuii imv ?? guardedly. As the Villa cavalry trotted past the trench, the machine gun opened fire upon them and they suffered heavy loss. During the fighting several American citizens were wounded at Brownsville. Villa, seeing that he could not take the town with riflemen, is said to be bringing up artillery. The Carranza forces is said to have a dozen or more 3 and 3J inch rifles and when the artillery duel commences, it is expected that much damage will be inflicted in Brownsville across the river. United States troops are watching the situation and it is believed that quite a serious crisis is near. ? The cotton contract markets recovered in last Saturday's trading nearly all the loss sustained Friday. A denial by Secretary Houston of the statement attributed to him concerning the acreage for the crop to be planted removed the principal cause of the selling movement and with Liverpool cables higher than expected, short contracts were freely covered and a general buying movement on the part Qf the best local spot firms. Wall street and western speculators and the south gave the market a strong upward tendency. The closing was at an advance for the day. Week-end statistics showed 238,340 bales of cotton on shipboard awaiting clearance. Export clearances for the week, however, were 170,817 bales compared with 184,268 for the corresponding week last year. The week-end statistics by the New York exchange were highly favorable by comparison with last year in the matter of the world's spinners' takings. The total for the week is 397,120 bales compared with 304,104 for the corresponding week last season. Since August 1, spinners have taken of American cotton 9,026,428 bales compared with 10.940,195 for the corresponding period last year. The visible supply of American cotton is now 5,424,930 bales compared with 3,934,369 last season. It is estimated that 4,000,000 bales of the crop of 1914-15 remained, coming into sight from formoro' HonHo on/1 linrnnntwl tnwns. The total receipts to date are approximately 12,700,000 bales. ? Official figures made public by the department of commerce last Saturday, show that February, 1915, imports totaled 1125,123,391, against $148,044,776 in February, last year and $149,913,918 in February. 1913. February exports rose practically $100,000,000 above the highest record shown by any prior February, being $298,727,757, against $173,920,145 in February, 1914, $193,996,942 in February, 1913, and $198,844,326 in February, 1912, the former high record February. February imports fell $4,644,499. or 3.7 per cent below the point touched in August, last, while February exports rose $188,360,263, or 171 per cent above the low point touched in August. The excess exports over imports in February, 1915, was $173,604,306, against $25,875,369 in February last year, and more than double the next largest February balance of $83,004,381 recorded in 1908. Of the February imports, 63.9 per cent entered free of duty, against 62.5 per cent, in J^ebruary, 1914, and 53.4 per cent in reDruary, i^ia. imports m . gold in February totaled $12,726,492 against $3,208,853 in February last year and $5,353,471 in February, 191' Exports of gold in February aggregated $1,053,897, against $9,078,778 in February, 1914, and $12,373,409 in February. 1913. Comparing the trade during the eight months ending with February of the last two fisca. years, imports have decreased from $1,215,797.274 to $1,053,631,627, or 13?? per cent while exports have decreased from $1,695,722,681 to $1,633,387,905. or 3.7 per cent. The net favorable trade balance for this entire period (July 1, 1914, to February 28. 1915) is $577,756,278. ? The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce, says the Charlotte Observer, sends out the interesting fact that the government officials have about decided that the Federal reserve banks may not issue reserve notes based on government bonds until December, which would be two years after the passage of the act. This decision seems to be a dlssapointing one to the bankers. The correspondent of the Journal of Commerce says that it was the gen era! expectation mat wnen reserve banks invested their idle funds in Kovernment bonds they would be permitted to issue Federal reserve bank notes on them, just as circulation Is now beins issued by the na.'j >na! milks, when money demands begin t< jrow this summer. Apparently this li lot to be permitted on account of th< /ery indefinite provisions of the Fed ?ral reserve act on the question of re iemptions. The act says that tw< /ears after its passage the nationa janks may retire their circulation an< sell their government bonds which an now deposited with the treasury to se :ure such circulation. In another sec tion of the act it is stated that the re serve banks may issue circulation b; the deposit of government bond which they own. The question wa raised as to whether the reserve bank may issue circulation based on govern ment bonds owned. The opinion was ex pressed that the reserve banks migh technically issue such circulation a the present time, but it would be bes for the Federal reserve board not t permit them to do it until the end c the two-year limit, because such wa the clear intent of the act. tthe Horkiiltf finquiw Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvlll as Mall Matter of the Second Claaa. YORKVILUB. S. O.t TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1915 An Anderson dispatch says that \ D. V^IieBIlJI t; Ul Auuct ovii| AO IV gw IUV the newspaper business again; that h has ordered a press and a Linotyp and in a few weeks he will begin th publication of a paper to be known a the Anderson Tribune. The entire cotton crop of Yor! county could be taken care of in abou eighty McLaurin warehouses. Th McLaurin warehouse contemplate storage for not exceeding BOO bales but there is nothing to prevent group of them under one manage ment, provided they are not less tha; 100 feet apart. Dispatches this morning say that th United States army has an adequat force of artillery stationed nea Brownsville, on the American sid< near Matamoras, Mexico, and if th Villa forces throw shells across th line into the United States, it is pos sible that there will be serious trou ble There is a very general feelin, throughout Europe that the war wil take a definite turn in May. The feel Ing is based on the conviction tha the present siege trench system c fighting will be discontinued as soo as possible alter the weather clears u sufficiently to admit of freer actio on the part of the troops. Next Saturday is Field Day for Yor county schools. All the school chil dren, teachers, trustees and patron should come and of right ought t come, and all others who can, wii find a day of interest, pleasure and in struction that will be well worth thel while. Let everybody come, for ev erybody will be welcome. The settlement of trade balance between the United States and Eng land with gold, has become a ver embarrassing proposition. It happen now that the gold is due this way; bu because of the prohibitive insuranc rates resulting from the activities o German submarines, British treasur notes are being made the basis of set tlement. The Enquirer has received a copy c the statement promised by Hon. Jrn L. McLaurin, giving the results of hi recent trip to Washington and Nei York, in behalf of lower interest rate for money borrowed on state ware house receipt collateral; but the state merit is not released for publicatio until tomorrow, and therefore Th Enquirer cannot print it until nex Friday. Suggestions of peace that creep int the papers from time to time, mak it appear that first one power am then another is about ready to la; down: but as we see it, there are n very strong indications that any o the powers have much notion of suim for peace at the present time. Terri ble as it has been all along in the mat ter of killed and wounded, and espe cially in the hospitals, the real butch ery is yet to come, when unhampered by the cold, the contending armiefe ge out of the trenches and engage eac] other in the open. This, it seems, i bound to come. T? ? o^UapIqI thft Pnlnmhi Record made Inquiry why the preach ers did not offer more special prayer for the editors. Several of the paper took the matter up, some quite seri ously and others with more or les levity, and the Record has felt con strained to explain that its remar grew out of random thoughts the carried no idea of complaint, reproac or the like. There was no Intentio to criticize the ministry or prompt ] as to its duty. In passing, we beg t say in the first place, that we believ that all the ministers whose prayer are worth anything are already bein offered up in behalf of the editors, an the editors will help matters very ma terially if they frequently and faith fully offer up prayers on their own ac count. A few weeks ago The Enquirer con tained a notice of the "half-and-half cotton seed advertised for sale by Ml R. M. Wyatt of Smyrna. There \va no pretense of knowing anything aboil the merits of the half-and-half cot ton; but it was stated that we knei Mr. Wyatt and would take his say-s( Now comes the agricultural deparl ment at Washington with a warnin against half-and-half on account c the staple, and S. B. Tanner of th Henrietta and other mills, tells th Rutherford, X. C? Sun that he bough a lot of "half-and-half" and was una ble to use it because the fibre wa only about the same as a good grad of linters. We are not going to tak back anything we have said about Mi Wyatt, because we know him to be a truthful and as reliable as any of th folks quoted on the subject. He is m; supposed to know anything about th suitability of this cotton for manu facturing purposes: but of one thin we are quite sure, and that is that h is not going to intentionally take any body's money for inferior values. We are fully confirmed in the belie that the highest commercial interest of this country calls for the develop ment of a merchant marine, and w believe that the best way to do it i J by means of a fair and equitable sub? sidy. If the United States had had 1 sufficient merchant ships available for - the purpose, it could have already 3 made much headway in the developj ment of the South American trade s that has been so greatly neglected by - the warring powers of Europe since they have been otherwise engaged. It * is necessary to finance the South s Americans before they will be able to s get things going very well again, to 8 be sure; but this country now has the ~ best banking system the world has tlever seen as will steadily become ap t parent from now on and the problem * of financing this territory is not serlf ous. What we need more than anys thing else is to be in a position to carry on our own commerce in our own " ships, and we are not going to make > very much headway in that direction * without extensive government aid g either through a subsidy or ship purChase pystem. What tha War Has Coat the South. William Edenborn, president and sole owner of the Louisiana Railway & Navigation company?the Eden! born line?is not impressed with the | frequently quoted statement that the United States has benefited by the 1 European war in consequence of the heavy purchases in this country of z war materials and foodstuffs. Mr. Edenbora is reputed to be the wealthiest man in the south. He is rated the wealthiest in Louisiana. I In a communication printed in the r New Orleans Item, Mr. Edenborn re* fere pointedly to the south's losses by o the European war, as follows: e "You show in your issue of March e 4th, that of United States industries, J412.250.000 worth of war materials e and foodstuffs were purchased by the 8 allies. You state editorially that this shows conclusively that the United States is an enormous gainer by the European war; that the compilation It was made by the New York World, and it you believe that the exportation of e arms, ammunition and various war supplies for the first year of the war 8 may approximate $1,000,000,000. By the i; addition of details, names and manua facturers of war munitions and supplies, pictures of C. M. Schwab and J. P. Morgan, you practically fill a n page of your paper. "Believing you are a citizen with the interest of Louisiana first, and next the interest of the south, close at heart, e t tnk? it vou will Grive Dublications e and figures pertaining to our home p state and to. the south, Just as readi? iy" "Of the 412,250,000 worth of munie tions of war and supplies, there was e probably a profit, Including commissions of 25 per cent, which would mean that the United States benefitted to * the amount of $100,000,000 on this war by shipping these war implements and supplies, and yet, that is a mite compared to a beam when reviewing the g losses sustained by the people of LouII isiana and the southern states, and . the absolute losses, exceeding by far t $1,000,000,000, are losses suffered by ' the people of our own state and the " southland. We pay a war tax of $100,n 000,000. p "A statement from the government statistical bureau published some time n ago gave the decline of cotton at $30 per bale: total on the 16,000,000-bale crop, $480,000,000. The proportion lost k on cottonseed of $5 totals $80,000,000, thus making a total loss of $560,000,000 to the cotton planter. s "The loss to the southern states on 0 inability to export forest products, .. rosin and turpentine Included, will ap11 proximate $200,000,000. "The producers of crude oil in the r south have but one purchaser who stores the product and the producer gets less than one-half of the normal rates for his product; loss to Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma, $200,000,a 000. "The sugar producers are getting a full normal price, but if enabled to y sell their products to any and all nas tions as they could In the past their t price would be 50 per cent higher than under the restrictions imposed on the e commerce of the United States by one f nation. y "The rice planter, like the sugar planter, should get probably 50 per " cent advance over existing prices. The losses, therefore, on above articles (not classed as contraband at the - London and Paris conferences and if consigned to non-combatants) must be cosidered not only as absolute irs retrievable losses, but remaining in v the producers' possession, requiring charges of maintenance and insurance 8 and retarding the advancement of - prices in the future." n MERE-MENTION e The battleship Alabama, has been * ordered to Hampton Roads, Va., on "neutrality duty." Two persons were wounded in Brownsville, Texas, 0 Saturday, by shells fired by Mexicans e from across the border President ^ Wilson and former President Taft were y central figures in Washington, Satur0 day, at the laying of the corner stone ' of an $80,000 marble home for the S American Red Cross society, erected " as a memorial to the women of the " Civil war The steamship Theo* dore Weems was sunk in a collision ~ off New Orleans, Saturday. There d was no loss of life John A. Bixby, t organizer of the first voluntary fire . department in Charlotte, N. C., and known all his life as "Chief" Bixby, s died in Charlotte Saturday The Johnson-Willard prize fight in Havana, Cuba, has been postponed until Monday, April 5 Edmund Jones, a a saloon keeper, was converted at a rel vival meeting in Plymouth, Pa., last >3 week. After the services were over, he smashed every bottle of whisky and 8 beer in his establishment, broke up all - the fixtures of the place and together is with three customers, held prayer meeting in the former saloon A J financial report issued in London last k week, shows that Belgium has receivit ed $20,000,000 worth of supplies h through the American relief commis TT* AM Sion rUIICeilltUI unci; VI Uiu n Fort, N. C., is in jail charged with the It killing of Claude Terrell, whom he o tried to arrest The Rhode Island e senate has passed a bill prohibiting free lunches in liquor saloons in that 8 state The Tennessee senate has g passed a bill abolishing the death penalty in that state. The bill, which makes two exceptions, criminal assault cases and in case of life term con victs who commit murder, is now in i- the hands of the governor Peter Krakas, convicted of killing a policeman in Wilmington, Del, March 6, and implicated in the murder of a priest - and his housekeeper at New Britain, Conn., several months ago, has been sentenced to hang May 14 Lieut. r* Col. Marltz, the leader in the Boer res hellion last October, has escaped from it a prison near Cape Town, and fled to Central Africa In a statement made on yesterday, Miss Rae Tanzer * admitted that she had made a mistake >. when she identified James W. Osborne, former assistant district attorney of New York, as Oliver Osborne, her lovg er. She had brought suit against Os>f borne for $50,000 damages, alleging e breach of promise The steamship Falaba, with 143 passengers aboard, was torpedoed Sunday by a German it submarine and the British steamer Aquilla was torpedoed by a submarine g yesterday Dispatches of yesterday state that General Von Kluck, e famous German commander, has been e slightly wounded by a piece of shrapP nel Several large British vessels, ' including one large passenger steam"s er, have been sunk within the past f few days. The largest vessel sunk was ?t the Falaba and 150 lives were lost, e 1 ' ? A detective representing an Atlan? ta, fin., wholesale dry goods firm, discovered last week that Sam and Ben e Wolf, trading as the Aiken Dry Goods - company, which recently went into voluntary bankruptcy, had omitted to schedule goods valued at nearly $1,000. The Wolf brothers had hidf den the good in barns and hay stacks s in various part of Aiken county. The men, together with Tom Powell, a clerk in their employ, were arrested, e and later released on a $500 bond s each. LOCAL AJPf AZRS* NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8 R. C. Faulkner, Yorkville 4?Will appreciate return of a baby's cap, lost on road by way of Filbert to his home. Committee?Invites the public to a bread and cake sale at W. E. Ferguson's store next Friday afternoon. B. B. Ferguson, Yorkville 5?Has four mules and two horses for sale at bargain prices. X. S. Ford. Yorkville 1?Has opened a general merchandise store near Xew Zion, and solicits a part of your . patronage. Farm tools for sale. International Travel Slip Co.?Tells you where you get "Travel Slips" with each purchase. Louis Roth?Has crushed oyster shell for chickens, 75c per 100 pounds. First National Bank, Yorkville?Re minds young people of the advantages that come from the savings bank habit It will help you save. J. M. Stroup?CallB attention to the necessity of having correct footwear to be properly dressed. Holeproof guaranteed hosiery, all shades. York Drug Store?Cordially invites you to Yorkville next Saturday, and asks you to make it a visit when you are in town. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?For Field Day, next Saturday, offers special bargains in seasonable goods. Candies at 15 cents a pound. Ferguson & Youngblood?Want to supply you with onion sets, seed potatoes, feed stuffs, farm hardware. Thomson Co.?Especially invites the ladies to see its millinery and dress goods. And asks you to make its store headquarters on Field Day. J. J. Keller & Co.?Insist that you pay them what you owe on or before Thuisday, April 1st. They want their money. Kirkpetrick-Belk Co.?Calls your attention to the fact that there are only five days to Easter and it is ready to supply your wants. James Bros.?Have a second car of choice Kentucky and Tennessee mules and mares and asks you to come and see them. Beautiful patches of wheat, oats, rye and barley scattered over the rountv are in marked contrast with the numerous unplowed fields which have not yet been touched because of the continued wet weather. Most of the reports from the grain crop are very encouraging. We have a letter from Mr. A. M. McN'eel of Solsville, N. Y., enjoining The Enquirer "Not to let them change the name of the town." It Is unnecessary to say that Mr. McNeel has our fullest sympathy In this matter and we are glad to have his sympathy; but The Enquirer does not claim ability to prevent the bunch that is working on this scheme from doing almost anything it wants to do. We have this unsolicited but highly appreciated testimonial from the manager of the Art Novelty company of Columbia: "In regard to the ad I placed with you, will say that I placed same ad in nineteen other leading county weeklies at the same time. Up to date, we can trace twice as many responses to The Enquirer as to any other paper. The natural inference is that your circulation, like your press work is strictly first class." By way of reciprocity, It is nothing but fair that printers should know that the Art Novelty company is the producer of the handsome cuts that are now appearing from time to time in The Enquirer. "Two copies of The Yorkvllle Enquirer of February 23 for framing," was an unusual request that was made of the business office by a gentleman of the Bethany neighborhood yesterigy. The papers were desired because of the account of the exercises In connection with the opening of Bethany church, and as reason for desiring the papers in frames the gentleman said: "Well, you see there is a lot of valuable historical and other information of especial present and future interest to the people of our whole neighborhood in that paper and j it ought to be preserved. Of course everybody gets the paper, and while there are a few who think enough of that particular paper to try to save it, most of the people will allow their papers to be destroyed, and some of the others will put theirs away so securely as to never be able to find them again. It occurred to me that the best thing to do under the circumstances is to have the papers framed and kept, so they will always be conspicuous." It gives The- Enquirer pleasure to commend the thoughtful foresight of this gentleman, for we fully appreciate the significance of it Of course it is out of the queston for everybody to try to keep all the files of all the 1 A ...W newspapers; dui ineie arc ic? ouuscribers to the newspapers who do not from time to time have occasion to regret their neglect in not having at least pasted in a scrap book at least some particular newspaper article that they had read with interest and profit in the long ago. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY The following thirty-six petit Jurors were drawn by the Jury commissioners this morning to serve during the second week of the spring term of circuit court which convenes April 12: R. L. Shehan Catawba. E. M. Adams Bethel. J. Meek Smith King's Mountain. J. R. Connolly York A. R. Kimball Catawba. W. S. Hogue Bethel, i V. D. Howell Broad River. J. E. Harshaw Bethesda. John McDaniel .. .. King's Mountain. B. J. Walker Bethel. Geo. A. Beach Catawba. J. Y. Stowe King's Mountain. S. A. Boyd Fort Mill. N. L. Carothers Fort Mill. C. F. Brandon Bethel. I. H. Boyd Catawba. Fred R. Black Ebenezer. J. W. Brown Broad River. J. S. Wilkerson Broad River B. W. Drennan Bethel. R. M. Hood Fort Mill. R. A. Minter Ebenezer. E. S. Dowdle Bullock's Creek. R. E. King King's Mountain. P. A. Brown Bethel. Lesslie Smith York L. A. Brandon Bethel. A. H. Barnett Bethel. W. M. Wallace .. .. Klng'sMountaln. J. T. Roddey Catawba. J. O. Neely Catawba. W. R. Robinson Bethel. J. F. Faulkner King's Mountain. W. L. Ferguson Fort Mill. A. B. Fewell Ebenezer. H. H. Windle Fort Mill. GOOD KEEPING APPLES "The proof of the pudding is the eating thereof," and among other things this applies to apples. In a conversation that the editor of The Enquirer had with Mr. E. C. Falls, who lives near Piedmont springs, one day last October, there came up the subject of apples, and reference was made to the fact that there was a belief common to a great many people that because of climatic conditions or other reasons not satisfactorily explainable, this York county locality would not produce an apple that would keep through the winter in a sound condition except in the form of a preserve of some kind. Mr. Falls laughed at the idea as absurd, said that he had for years been raising apples that could be depended upon to keep beautifully through the winter, and to prove what he said, offered to bring the editor some specimens which, if handled according to his instructions, would solve all re- . maining doubts along that line. The' editor agreed to follow instructions 1 as best he could, and on his next visit 1 to Yorkville, along about the. 10th of I November, the apples were forthcom- i ing. There were perhaps two dozen ap- I pies in all. Some of them, Mr. Falls , said, were of the "Mammoth Black Twig," and the others of the "Yates" variety. The Yates, he said, were the best keepers, but he thought either would prove his case. He instructed that the apples be wrapped In paper, each one separately, and all stored In a cool place, where there would be no danger from frost He wanted them , looked over occasionally and the faulty apples separated from the oth- i ers. He also suggested that It might be well to change the wrappers about once every six weeks or two months, and he said it would not hurt to turn the apples over from time to time. "And they will keep until the trees begin to bloom again," he said. The apples were wrapped according to directions, placed in a basement that is dry and cool, but frost proof, and left alone until a few days ago. Examination developed that although all of the apples were shrunken and shriveled, all but two out two dozen were perfectly sound, and delightful eating. BIBLE 80CIETY MEETS There was a large gathering of| Yorkvllle people in Trinity Methodist church Sunday evening on account of the annual meeting of the York County Bible society. Devotional services were conducted by Revs J. H. Machen, J. L. Oates, Henry Stokes and Dr. E. E. Gillespie. Dr. Z. T. Cody of Greenville, editor of the Baptist Courier, was the principal speaker of the evening, taking as his subject the "Relation of Christ to the Bible." He deplored the present day tendency to put the Bible along with other books and said that such tendency could be checked only by building up a new faith In Jesus Christ. The Word of God, he said, is backed by Jesus. Let men believe that Christ died and it will be impossible for them to forsake the great Book. "To my mind, there can be no doubt of the divinity of Christ," Dr. Cody i declared. "His words, his works, his influence, his powerful enemies and the apostolic faith in him declare him the Son of God. Although 2,000 years have elapsed since he lived, though the minds of men have been Improved in every direction, the greatest of scholars have not been able to find one iota of error in the words delivered by him so long ago." Dr. Cody declared that the rapid progress being made throughout the world by the teachings of Christ was , but another testimony of the genuine- i ness of Christ and predicted that the time would soon come when the Bible, Christ's word, would be more reverenced and there would be a greater demand for the Book of books. Following Dr. Cody's address, Messrs. \ George W. Brown, A. T. Hart, Dr. D. L. Shleder, W. E. Ferguson and M. L. Carroll were appointed a committee ! to solicit membership from among the I audience for the ensuing year and the committee reported fifty-eight members and a collection of about $30. i The following were named as the ex- ; ecutlve committee of the society for the ; ensuing year: S. C. Wood, Presbyterian ;. J. S. Brice, Associate Reformed Presbyterian: W. B. Moore, Episcopal; Geo. W. Brown, Baptist; R. E. Mont gomery, Methodist. Ctffirjtra for the ensuinsr vear were elected as follows: President, Dr. E. E. Gillespie; vice presidents, Revs. J. L. Oates, Henry Stokes, T. T. Walsh, J. H. Machen; secretary, S. C. Wood; depositary and treasurer, A. T. Hart. The report of Dr. D. D. Shieder, depositary during the past year showed that Bibles valued at $13.50 had been sold during the year. A cash balance of $78.24 was reported in the bank and stock valued at $35.80 was reported on hand. Rev. J. L. Oates read a fitting tribute to the late S. M. McNeel, treasurer of the society and the same was adopted by a rising- vote of the audience. Dr. Z. T. Cody was elected a life member of the association by acclamation. The First National bank is to be the depository for the society in future. A handsome book case has been purchased and stationed in a pen in the bank. The society Intends adding a number of new volumes to the Bibles already on hand. WITHIN THE TOWN ? There was a slight fall of snow this morning. ? The town council has agreed to appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars for the use of the library. ? Rev. Dr. E. E. Gillespie, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Yorkville, preached to the prisoners in the j jail Sunday afternoon. ? In the first baseball game played 1 on the local field this season, the j Yorkvllle Graded school defeated the Winthrop Training school yesterday afternoon. The score was 16 to 2. ? Mr. F. C. Riddle, manager of the Creamery association, advises The En- 1 qulrer that the Southern express com- J pany has granted a rate of 15 cents ( on an eight gallon can of milk, and 12 cents on a 5 gallon can from within a radius of one hundred miles of Yorkvllle, and will return the cans free of ] charge. ! ] ? The board of health's garbage 1 wagon is visiting the premises of prop- j erty owners this week for the purpose of gathering up all the old cans 1 and other garbage lying around. In most cases residents have had all gar- ( bage plied up and ready in antlcipa- i tion of the wagon's visit and a number of loads of trash have already been j hauled out of the town. ? Representatives of the Thomson Co., and the Klrkpatrlck-Belk Co., re- | port an unusually large number of 1 sales during their respective millinery openings this year. Both millinery establishments are well pleased with the outlook for a profitable season. There were a large number of ladies from Clover. Sharon, Hickory Grove and other places in Yorkville last week on account of the spring openings. ? Mr. T. W. Speck has on exhibition at his jewelry store the three trophy cups to be awarded to York county schools next Saturday. One of the cups will be presented to the school having only one teacher which makes the greatest number of points in the different mental and athletic contests, the second will be presented to the two teacher school making the best record as named above, and the third will go to the school making the highest score, irrespective of the number of teachers. The three cups which are equal in size and similar in design, are of silver plate and are valued at about 112 each. The names of the winning schools and other information in regard to the awards will be engraved on each cup. ? Scout Master Oates of the^Yorkville troop of Boy Scouts, said yesterday, that the prospects are good for a large troop this year, there being already about a half dozen new applicants. Under the laws of the order, Scouts wishing to continue membership are required to re-enlist each year, a fee ^ of 25 cents being required. While it f Is probable that a few of the older boys s will not care to re-enllst, the number ( of younger boys who are anxious to j Join is greater than the number of x those who will drop out. Owing to t the weather, Yorkville Scouts have not I taken ay "hikes" this year; but the 1 Scout master expects to put them I through some grilling work soon. The Yorkville Scouts will assist in hand- ' ling the crowds on County Field Day ( next Saturday. ' ( ? The organization of an institution [ to be known as the "York Public Li- ( brary association," has been completed, with about seventy members and will be formally opened In the Mc- j Neel building next Friday afternoon. The executive management consists of a board of trustees, composed as follows: Rev. Dr. E. E. Gillespie, president; Mrs. W. B. Moore, vice president; Mr. J. R. Lindsay, secretary and treasurer; Messrs. J. G. Wardlaw, J. C. Wilborn, I. W. Johnson, Thos. F. McDow, Mesdames W. B. Moore, G. H. O'Leary, W. F. Marshall, S. C. Ashe, Miss M. A. Gist Miss Fanny Wardlaw is to be librarian. The association starts out with about 800 volumes, of which 700 have been loaned by the Fannie Miller Book club of Yorkvllle, for a year, and the balance contributed by different citizens. The use of the library room has been donated by Mrs. S M. McNeel for the balance of the present year. Under the rules any reputable white person of the county is eligible for membership on payment of an annual fee of $1, and complying with the rules. Members may borrow one book at a time, and keep it no longer than two weeks, except on payment of ten cents a week for overtime. Responsible non-members may have books on payment of ten cents a week in advance for each volume taken out The Ifbrary is to be open from 3 p. m., to 7 p. m., on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Up to the present time the association has accumulated from donations and membership fees about 1300. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. Harry C. 8mith of Yorkvllle, was a visitor in Charlotte last week. Mr. David Whitener of Kannapolls, N. C., visited friends in Yorkvllle last week. Mr. George Bennett of Charlotte, N. C., visited relatives in Yorkvllle, last week. Master Milton Pierson of Columbia, spent Saturday with friends in Yorkville. Mr. Clyde Castles of Filbert, Is recuperating nicely following an operation for appendicitis. Messrs. Hi G. Stanton and W. L. Adams of Bethel, were visitors In Rock Hill, yesterday. Mrs. Graham Auten of Charlotte, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. B. Ford, on Torkville No. 6. Mr. John S. James of the firm of , James Bros., Yorkville, has returned from the Tennessee mule markets. Mr. Forest Hughes of Yorkville No. 7, has enlisted in the United States navy and is stationed at Norfolk, Va. Mr. John A. Jenkins of Spartanburg, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jenkins, in Yorkville, Sunday. Misses Helen Brandon and Fannie Patrick of Winthrop college, visited relatives in the Bethel section this week. Prof. R. H. Holllday of Hickory Grove, delivered an address in the ( First Baptist church of Rock Hill, , Sunday. Gastonia Gazette, Friday: Mrs. John M. Smith of Clover, S. C., has been the ' guest for several days of Mrs. W. F. Michael. Mrs. J. B. Pegram, who has been i undergoing treatment in the Fennell Infirmary, Rock Hill, has returned to her home in Yorkville. Mrs. John S. Jones has returned to her home in Yorkville, after a visit to the family of her brother, Dr. J. Wilson McConnell, at Davidson College, V. C. i Mr. J. E. Burns of Yorkville, spent Sunday with his father, Mr. W. A. Burns, who is undergoing treatment j in the Fennel infirmary, Rock Hill. The condition of the elder Mr. Burns is ; much improved. Rev. G. E. Smith, for some time past, assistant pastor of the First Bap- ! tist church of Rock Hill, has accepted a. call to the Baptist church at Beau? . Fort, S. C., and will begin his work In his new field about May 1st ' Dr. and Mrs. James Wallace Camp- i hell of Clover, have issued invitations ! to the marriage of their daughter, Miss ! Emily Campbell Wright, to Dr. Ralph Erskine Stevenson, the ceremony to take place in the Clover Presbyterian church, Wednesday evening, April 14. Rock Hill Herald, Monday: J. S. . Wilkerson spent the week-end with . his family who are visiting Mrs. Wil- , kerson's mother, Mrs. B. F. Merritt, of ak Ridge. Mrs. Wilkerson and baby . will return this week to their home in Hickory Grove. ( Mr. John M. Wllllford and family, who have been residents of Yorkville for several months past, expect to { move to their former home on Lesslie No. 1, tomorrow. The change of real- ; dence is made necessary on account of j Mrs. Wllliford's health. They expect ] to return to Yorkville in September. LOCAL LACONICS Hickory Grove Won. The Hickory Grove High School basketball team defeated the Central , Graded school team of Gaffney in a hard fought contest on the letter's | grounds Friday afternoon. The score j was 15 to 13. Fire in Rock Hill. j The Rhea building on Main street, j Rock Hill, in which were a dry goods ^ store, a beef market and laundry, was . partially destroyed by fire shortly af- | :er midnight Saturday, the fire origi- ( nating in the meat market. The build- ( Ing was insured. Counting the Mail. < Orders from the postofflce department provide for the counting of all ' the pieces of mail matter handled on ' the rural routes during the month of 1 April and all parcel post packages j handled by the different postofflces from April 1 to April 15, inclusive. 1 Receiving Much Fertilizer. < Capt. H. S. Ross, soliciting agent of 1 the Carolina & North-Western railway, i who was in Yorkville yesterday, said < that more fertilizer was being received \ it Clover than any other station on ' the railroad. One firm at Clover has .' ecelved thirty cars. 1 1 Hefner-Jordon. < Rev. W. A. Hafner was married in 1 SVinnsboro this afternoon to Mrs. 1 Elizabeth Beaty Jordon, the ceremony 1 leing solemnized at the home of the < iride's parents. Rev. and Mrs. Hafner I will continue to reside in Fort Mill, 1 where he is the highly esteemed pas- 1 or of the Fort Mill Presbyterian 1 ;hurch. 1 Automobile Burned. i An automobile belonging to Peter < [Carres, a Greek of Rock Hill, which > was being used as a transfer, caught ire and burned up Friday night. The :ar which was insured was the same machine Karres was driving when 8 foung Charles Long was killed in Rock 1 -Iill last fall. At the last term of the * :ourt of general sessions, the Greek ? was acquitted of manslaughter in con- c lection with the death of Long. 3nly One More Day. t After today only one more day re- t mains in which to pay taxes without 1 lenalty. The treasurer has been quite I >usy the past few days and in each 8 mail receiving many letters hearing 8 :hecks in payment of taxes. There 1 ire still more than 2,000 receipts to 1 ie Issued and it now looks as if the 1 ive per cent penalty will have to be 8 net hv more taxnavers this vear than 1 n several years past. r Advertising Field Day. 1( Authorities in charge of arninge- 1 nents for the York County School a "ield Day. to be held in Yorkville next a Saturday made a whirlwind campaign <] imong a number of schools Friday, I listributing circulars and pamphlets t >earing on the occasion. Among the o ichools visfted were those of Filbert, 1 lover, Bowling Green, Bethany. Santl- h igo. Smyrna, Hickory Grove, Sharon, s Slairsvllle, McConnellsville, Guthries- \ *ille and Philadelphia. Teachers at t he above named schools stated that d their respective schools would be well represented. Red Men Hold Banquet. Calumet Tribe No. 35, Improved Order of Red Men of Rock Hill, held their twelfth annual benquet In that city Friday night, the principal speaker of the occasion being Col. Q. P. Smith of Rock Hill, who spoke on fraternalism. Max O. Bryant presided at the entertainment which Included a visit to the movies. The Rock Hill tribe of Red Men, which is one of the largest in the state, has a membership of 235. Fire in Blacksburg. Two buildings in Blacksburg on the Main street of the town were detroyed by fire about 7 o'clock Thursday evening. The buildingB which were frame structures were occupied by a pressing club and a restaurant. The Are which was of great heat cracked the plate glass windows of the Moore Drug Co., across the street. Fifteen suits of clothes In the pressing club were destroyed. The total property loss is estimated at about $800, with no insurance. New 8chool House Accepted. Superintendent of Education Carroll went to Flint Hill, Fort Mill township, last Thursday for the purpose of taking over the new Flint Hill school house which has but recently been completed. The new building, which Is Just across the road from the handsome Flint Hill Baptist church, has been erected at a cost of about $1,200. Like most of the other modern school houses of York county, it is built on the Clemson plan and contains ample room to accomodate all the children of the community for some time to come. The Flint Hill school, now In session, expects to move Into their new quarters during the next few days. Rock Hill Man 8hoots Negro. W. C. Biggers of Rock Hill, shot and probably mortally wounded Peter Nichols, a negro, in that city Saturday. Nichols, who Is a cropper on Mr. Biggers' farm near Rock Hill, was unloading some fertilizer at the Rock Hill freight depot under the supervision of Mr. Biggers, when words ensued between the two. Nichols is alleged to have made at Mr. Biggers with an open knife whereupon Mr. Biggers drew his pistol and fired, the bullet striking Nichols in the abdomen, and piercing his intestines. It is said that Nichols bears an unsavory reputation, having been arrested by the Rock Hill police a number of tlmee. Mr. Biggers is being held under $2,500 bond pending the outcome of the negro's Injuries. 80UTH CAROLINA NEW8 ? John Medlock died at the Orr Mills, Anderson, Friday night, aged 103 years. ? Lee G. Hollman, president of the Peoples' National bank of Anderson, has announced his candidacy from the Third district to succeed Congressman Aiken. ? L. E. Carrigan of Society Hill, has been appointed a member of the state board of charities and corrections, succeeding L. O. Patterson of Greenville, who Is disqualified from serving. ? J. U. JJavis, u ti. Maiima anu r?. Martin Lightsey have been named by Governor Manning to succeed B. P. Peeples, 8. A. Wise and V. S. Owens, as the dispensary board of Barnwell county. ? Mr. August Kohn of Columbia, is convalescing very nicely from an operation he underwent about two weeks ago on account of appendicitis. Me will probably be able to resume business within a few daya ? Cablegrams to the young man's parents, say that Lieutenant Montague Nlcholls, of the British army, who was wounded on March 21, is in hospital at Boulougne, Prance. His wound is from a rifle bullet through the thighs; but there is no further information. ? George W. Tidwell, convicted of manslaughter In Greenville county Beveral months ago, he having killed Emmett Walker of Greenville, and who was sentenced to serve twelve /ears imprisonment, has been granted ball In the sum of 210,000 by Chief Justice Gary. Tidwell will be tried the second time in May. ? Mrs. Lizzie Sloan was awarded damages in the sum of 212,600 in the Richland county court of common pleas last week, against the J. G. White Construction company, on account of the electrocution of her hus!>and several months ago while working for the construction company. Sloan's death was attributed to defectiv wiring of the building upon which he was working. ? Harry A. Dargan has been appointed clerk of the court of Greenville county by Governor Manning, to succeed the late John M. Cureton. The announcement closes a warm contest for the clerkship in that county. W. P. Hicks who, with Dargan, was an applicant for the position of clerk, has announced that he will be a candidate for the office in the primary of 1916. ? Three South Carolinians, Miss Sophia E. Thomas of Newry, and Leo Hamilton and A. M. Chapman of Chappells, have each received a bronze medal and 21,000 from the Carnegie hero commission of Pittsburgh, Pa. Leo Hamilton helped to save George Kneece, a laborer, from drowning on March 16, 1912. Chapman assisted Hamilton in the rescue of Kneece. Mi as Thomas rescued Eva Gregory, a 13-year-old girl, from a rabid dog on Tuna 18 1Q19 ? Columbia State, March 30: "I think there will be enough companies left to form two regiments," said W. W. Moore, adjutant and Inspector greneral, yesterday. Gen. Moore has just completed the annual inspection of the thirty-one companies of the National Guard. Letters from the war iepartment indicate that one regiment Is to be abolished in this state. AH companies failing to pass the required inspection will be mustered out of service. Gen Moore said that many of the companies were improved. ? Governor Manning has named :hirty-four delegates to represent South Carolina at the Southern Commercial congress to be held in Muskogee, Ind. Ter., from April 26 to 30. The delegates, who are as follows, cvlll have to pay their own expenses: 1. M. Hemphill, Chester; W. D. Odom. Chesterfield; Jno. W. Lillard, Columaia; R. 8. Lipscomb, Gaffney; H. B. Springs, Georgetown; C. S. Webb, Creenville; Kenneth Baker, Greenwood; Dr. H. K. Aiken, Laurens; Jno. r. Roddey, Rock Hill; D. D. Moise, Sumter; J. Roy Fant, Union; J. C. Duckworth, Willlamston; Alva K. jorenz, Aiken; Porter A. Whaley, Anlerson; Harry D. Calhoun, Barnwell; D. A. Henning, Anderson; R. C. Hofne, Beaufort; A. V. Snell, Charleston; J. L. McLean, Chester; W. W. Harris, Clinton; J. E. Xorment, Darlington; R. W. Holcombe, Columbia; Hartwell VI. Ayer, Florence; W. M. Lightsey, Fairfax; T. B. Butler, Gaffney; W. F. Robertson, Greenville; Luther Ellison, Lancaster; T. J. Cottingham, Lake City; W. M. Mclntyre, Mullins; Paul V. Moore, Spartanburg; R. I. RearIon, Sumter; Arthur T. Hart. Yorkrille; LaCoste Evans, Cheraw. Drink the Most Dangerous.?"We ire fighting Germany, Austria and irink, and so far as I can see, the rreatest of these three deadly foes is irink," said David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the British exchequer, eplying yesterday, to a deputation of he Shipbuilding Employers' federaion, who urged a total prohibition of he sale of intoxicating liquors during he period of the war.. The deputaion asked that the prohibition should ipply not only to public houses, but ilso to private clubs, to operate equaly with all classes of the community, t was stated that despite the fact hat work was being carried on night ind day, seven days in the week, the otal working time on the average in learly all British ship yards was less han before the war and that the iverage productiveness had decreased, ["here were many men doing splendid ind strenuous work, probably as good is the men in the trenches, but many lid not even approximate full time. Notwithstanding the curtailment of he hours they are allowed to keep })rjif uic irvn^io u; 111c |iuuiiv; nuuacs n the neighborhood of the ship yards lad Increased. The case of a battlehip coming for immediate repairs ras cited. She was delayed a day by he absence of riveters who were rinking and carousing. i RUM0R8 OF PEACE Financiers Think the Situation Will Clear in Summer. . Evidently an impression is widely sDread in financial circles that the wtj will be over by mid-summer. There are wagers to that effect in Wall street, which has ways and codes of its own for communicating with the leading exchanges and bourses of Europe. There is a kind of freemasonry among operators on stock markets which even war does not place wholly in suspense. Therefore it will not do to pooh-pooh the reports in circulation among brokers as being entirely Inspired by the wish, as "points" and "tips" put out as features of the game. Certain knowledge of peace would be the most profitable "bull point" conceivable. The operator who shall first obtain it will be in a position to make millions. Naturally hundreds of brokers the world over have their ears to the around to catch some assurance that the warring powl ers are weary of the strife and ready to patch some kind of a settlement. It has been said that the possibility of A profit makes even dull men keen, and- * there are plenty of instances of the stock market getting news of great events. This is not saying that the operators who are now predicting peace in June are right; it is written only to remind readers that a report \ is not to be thrown into the discard simply and entirely because brokers give it currency. The public is suspicious of all men in the stock market, and in its suspicion often forgets that they have great risks at stake in the accuracy of the information on which they operate. As an offset to an opinion formed more or less on financial and economic considerations, may be pleaded the present strategic situation. The capture of Przemysl gives the allies a great present advantage in one of the arenas of war. If this advantage si not counteracted, it may speedily have very far-reaching effects. To it mnat ha iha flpit mil* pose of Germany and Austria. Were . they to submit now they would have i to accept the terms of the allies from 1 preface to colophon. They declare they are fighting for victory and we may be sure that If this declaration is not sincere they are certainly lighting for terms. They will want to yield as little as possible; the allies will demand the most that can be _ . wrung from the defeated. Both parties hope something decisive from the spring campaign, and both talk in that spirit Sir John French Is not more confident In his expressions than is Kaiser Wllhelm. The cue of each is hopefulness, even boastfulness. Each knows that there is a great struggle ahead, and each is using language to conceal his thoughts. We shall not have to wait much longer for the decisive stage of the conflict to begin.?Boston Transcript. ? The sinking of the United States submarine F-4, in or close outside of the harbor of Honolulu, has been a subject of distressing concern throughout the United States since last Thursday. The boat, with a crew of 21 men, In command of Lieut Alfred Ede, of Reno, Nevada, went out for a practice cruise on Thursday morning, and on her failure to arrive back at her dock at the expected hour on Thursday afternoon serious appre- I hension developed rapidly. Search 1 was commenced without delay. All available ships were put to dragging the harbor and the immediate outlying waters. On Friday one of the searching vessel reported it had found the missing craft at the bottom of the harbor at a depth of about 60 flathoms?300 feet Later a hold was scoured with araDDllnff irons, and a huge crane was brought into requisition. News went out Friday that the sunken vessel was being raised; but on Sunday came the information that as it was about half way to the surface the chains slipped and it went back to the bottom. All hope had for the lives of the crew had been given up on the theory that twenty-four hours was as long as human life could be sustained in such a craft When submerged. It was also believed that because of the tremendous water pressure at a depth of 50 fathoms, the plates of the submarine would have caved in and it would be full of water. On yesterday came the information that the supposed submarine was only an old anchor that Jiad once probably belonged to the Oregon, and it was thought that the F-4 had been located Just without the harbor entrance, and that the vicinity was being dragged by numerous tugs and other vessels, which were criss-crossing in such a way as to thoroughly scour the sea. ? Big holiday crowds watched Jack A Johnson and Jess Willard do hard fl training in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, M says a cable dispatch, for their battle on April 6. Many women were among j the spectators. Willard worked at the Miramar palm garden. Every box was sold and spectators lined the aisles. The challenger worked for two hours at the pulleys, punching bag, wrestling and shadow boxing. There were el no sparring bouts, owing to the hard hammering his partners had received ^ Saturday. He finished strong and in good wind. He did four miles of road work in the morning. Johnson pleased his crowd with his fast and heavy hitting and clever foot work. His sparring partners were all glad when their turns ended. Johnson was on the road in the morning, doing about six miles. This was his hardest work of the week and his condition was better than for the past few daya A feature of the day was the visit President Menocal paid to Willard's camp. He expressed admiration for the young giant, although he had previously bet $100 on Johnson. The president was accompanied by Police Commissioner Duque Estrada, who on Saturday, placed $500 on Johnson. There was a a heavy sale of tickets throughout the ' day. The total sales, it is announced, has reached more than $60,000. Among the purchasers in the United States are A. Q. Varderbilt, three boxes; Edward and Ira Morris of Chicago, two boxes, and Edward Swift of Chicago, one box. Many wagers have been laid, ' the odds varying from 2 to 1 to 3 to 1, with Johnson the favorite. The largest bet to date is $3,000 to $1,000. Traffic in Acceptances.?Bearing on + 1*a * nmnv.4 A# T/\Vtn T \.f /"*T Qlirlfl me oiairiiiciu vi uuiiu u> W4v*^*v?* ? state warehouses commissioner, on his return last week from New York, that what are called in finance "acceptances" against cotton stored in state warehouses, could readily be marketed In New York, is the following from the market section of the New York Evening Post: "Acceptances are becoming popular with the banks. Of the national banks, the National City shows the largest amount of acceptances, the March 4, statement to the comptroller of the currency putting ? the Item at $7,266,858. Other banks showed: First National, $750,000; American Exchange National, $815,337; National Bank of Commerce, $3,599,726. This makes $13,907,521 for five national banks. The Corn Exchange bank reports $975,678. The First National bank of Chicago, has $6,698,000, and the Continental and Commercial National $359,748. The reserve banks have invested about $7,000,000 In acceptances, and the movement is growing. Sinking of the Falaba.?The quarter master of the Falaba, sunk by a German submarine, describing the destruction of the steamer, according to a cable of yesterday from Cardiff, < Wales, said: "All on board helped splendidly in the rescue work. There were eight women on board. One hesitated about entering a life boat and I threw her overboard. There was no time to argue the matter. She was picked up. ...k 1. !?,,,< llin & wu vvuiurii win/ iciusru 11/ icutc ship were drowned. "The scene was awful. Scores of people were struggling in the water owing to the overturning of the boats. The submarine was in the midst of a them and I saw at least 20 men on U her. They stood and laughed, the w brutes. 4 "Capt. Davis was on the liner when she sank. I pulled him into our boat A with a boat hook. Poor fellow, he was alive then, but he expired im- H| mediately afterward. Our small boat was within 20 yards of the submarine when she fired and I saw the torpedo as it went on its deadly Journey.''