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TKIIM8, $1.50 L\ ADVANCE I'KK ANNUM. "THE HA!f D OP THE DILIUK-NT SHALL RULE." CHARLKS \V. BIRC1IMOKK, PROP. VOLUME 32. CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, S. C., TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1916. NUMBER CARRANZA'S ORDER TO ATTACK STANDS MEXICAN CHARGES U. S. WITH UNFAIRNESS IN RELATIONS HIS GENERALS MISLED Communication is Published at Mex ico City, Continuing Karlier Pri vate Advices, That First Chief is Heady to Risk Mad llreak ? Makes Charges Against I". S. Government. The Mexican foreign office at Mexico City issued a memorandum Friday in reply to Secretary Lan sing's recent note, in which the correctness of assertions in tho communication from Washington were repeatedly denied. The mem orandum declares that the United States had no right to maintain its armed forces on Mexican soil. The memorandum contains thir ty-live counts. Although not in the form of a direct reply to tho Washington note it is considered in equivalent to an answer to that document. It expresses surprise that the Washington government should have been indued at the tone and the contents of the ( ar ranza document, since it maintains tlmt the United States has sent to Lho constitutional governnv'it not one but many discourteous and even overbearing notes. Emphatically reiterating tho Mexican government's i>osition de nying tho right of the United States to kobp armed bodios in Mexico, tho memorandum denies energetically that the Mexican gov ernment has protected bandits who had committed depredations in the United States and defied Washing ton to produce proof of the asser tion. Plume for tho Santa Ysabel mas sacre is placed on the so-called im pulsive and irascible disposition of Charles Watson, general manager of Cuslhuiracld company ; and Gen. Scott and Gen. Funs ton are accus ed of bad faitii and lack of honor in misleading Gen. Obregon in an alleged evasive reply regarding tho crossing of American troops into Mexico after tho Glenn Springs raid. Tho memorandum asserts that while it is true that the I'nited States arrested Gen. Huerta, tho motive which prompted this act was not a purpose of aiding the conNtitutionalist government but because tho United States foared that Gen. Huerta was plotting with Germany. Tho note concludes by declaring that the presence of American troops in Mexico Invites rather than prevents bandit raids along the border. Prlvato advices reaching Washing ton from n rollable source in Mexico City Friday said General Carranza and his advisers had determined to stand by orders to (Jen. Trovino to attack American t roups in Mexico, moving In any direction except to ward the border, and that no way van seen to avoid a break with tiio United States. A faction of tlio Mexican cabi net, it was said, was urging nil even more delimit, attitude and wanted to include in tlie reply to the American request for a state ment of intentions, a new demand for immediate withdrawal of all United States troops now on Mexi can soli. Several reports from Special Agent Rodgors referring to roporta, or rou tino matter did not mention the Mex ican note, lie has had no light shed on tho probable courso Carranza would take. It is known, howover, that interests in tho Mexican capital which havo boon exerting every ef fort to prevont a break aro much dis couraged. Should tho Mexican reply follow tho lino indicated and bo In defiance of tho United State:',, howover, its, moaning may bo wrapped about with diplomatic language, there Is no In dication that tho administration would waver in Its determination to continue tho protection of tho border by military operations. President Wilson would probably arrange to lay tho wholo matter before congress lmn.odlatoly. FIGHT IN SAN DOMINGO * ? If. ft. Mnrlnn Killed In Battle With Rebels on Tuesday. Ono American soldier was killed and another wounded in an engage ment reported Wednesday l?y Rear Admiral Caporton between 1'nlted j States marines and nan to Domingo rebels. The rebol losses wore not given. i Tho namo of tho marine killed win glvon as Prlvato John Acrlment, of the T wenty-sovonth company. Ills name doos not appear in navy de partment records. Albert Vieldaum. | of Aberdoon, Wash., a prlvato In tho Twenty seventh, was wounded. I Admiral Soporton's report said tho engagement was fought Tuesday morning. Tho rebels wore found In force entrenched In a strong natural position about sixteen miles from MOttte Crlrto. They worn dislodged by assault aftor an artillery flro. ? Melons for the Captive*. Twftnty-threo watormelons. tho I gift of A commission merchant, wore awaiting the twenty-three negro trooper* When thoy arrived at Fort 1 Bliss from Mexico Friday. "Oh, hoy, i you don't know how good this tastes after thona Mexican frljolea," sAld one of tho twenty-threo, BUT - ... .' - ' ./-V-A'-U **"'? ? WRECK OF TROOP TRAINS IS FEARED BY OFFICIALS Schedule of National Guardsmen is Kept Secret In Order to Tro vent "Surprises." Thousands of National Guardsmen Friday were moving over converging lines towards border stations. f!en. Funston was instructed by the secretary of war to exercise the utmost precaution in concealing de tails of the mobilization, and as train after train neareil the state of 1>xas railway operating men prow uncom municative regarding their sched ules. General managers of all railroads carrying troops had been requested to not make public movements of the troops, and this request was sent by the general managers down the lino to superintendents,' and in turn by them to dispatchers and minor offi cials. It was explained at headquarters j that the unusual care in moving the trains was not taken to prevent news of just where the American troops would be stationed from reaching the Mexicans, but to render more diffi cult any attempt that might be made to wreck one of the trains. Infor mation obtained by the intelligence officers has indicated that such an attempt might be made. Train wrecking, either by the re moval of rails or by the use of ryna ; mite, has become so common a form of warfare in Mexico, both by the bandit organizations and the govern ment forces, that the general staff at Washington and the military author ities at San Antonio, Texas, regarded as almost essential such' secrecy of movement as possible. ^ ^ ^ I AUSTRIA MUST APOLOGIZE FOR ATTACK ON PETROLITE Declaring it a Deliberate Insult, 1". S. Demandf* Punishment of Com mander and Indemnity. The American rejoinder to Austria regarding the Austrian submarine at tack on the American steamer Pet ro ute made public Wednesday by the state department, descrlbos the act. as "a deliberate insult to the flag tit tho United States and an invasion of the right3 of American citizens" and requests a prompt apology, punish ment of the submarine commander and payment of an indemnity, ' In vigorous language tho communi cation sent a week ago makes it clear that tho United States government believes the facts of the case entirely, different from what tho Austrian) submarine commander reported them! to be and that immediate amends are expected. The Austrian claim that the Petrollte's cup tain voluntarily ga\e up supplies taken from the steamer by the submarine commander is j flatly contradicted, us arc tlio claims that waililng shots were fired across the Petrollte's bow be fore she was shelled and that her appearance was such as to justify tlic submarine commander in mis taking her for a cruiser. The attack on the Petrolite, a Standard Oil tanker, was mmlo In tho Mediterranean December f>. A] protest sent soon afterward on pre- j llmlnary reports from the tanker's I captain and crew brought tho Aus trian communication to which the! new American note replies. IRISH QUESTION BOBS IP Humor of Split in Hrltish Cabinet Causes Much Incitement. London reports that at Whitehall and Westminster there wore scenes of| great political activity and of many! cabinet and other discussions on! Wednesday. Westminster particularly! was a hotbed of rumors, among which the most Impo.tan* was that Lord Robert Cecil might join Lord' Lansdowne and Walter Long should tho two last named follow the exam ple of Lord Se'.borno in resigning bo causo of a disagreement, with the Irish settlement negotiations. Tho anxiety which tho situation has created Is nevertheless most in tense. It is not only a crisis which will provoke Ireland by tho collapse of tho negotiations, which Is fearod, but there exist also deep apprehen sions of tho Incidence of a clash over Fngllsh domestic politics. CAPTAIn'iS TABOOHI) Citizens Don't Want Kim Hack Ite causo Ho Tf*?k Hoys Off. I C'apt. J. C. McOregory, commnnd | Ing Troop I), of tho First Iowa cav | airy, two-thirds of which organiza tion lias refused to take the forloral loath, received Thursday from citi zens of West Branch, la., his homo, the following telegram: "You tried to take our boys to j war; you need not return to this town." RUSSIANS WITHDRAW j Constantinople Reports llolrrnt, of Slavs on the Persian Frontier. Russian forcoa which have been struggling with the Turks cm the Persian frontier of Mesopotamia, northeast of Had, wore defeated Fri day In an attack on Turkish positions near florall and compelled to with draw toward tho nouthoast, according to Constantinople, TURNS THEM LOOSE CARRANZA RELEASES TROOPERS CAPTURED AT CARR1ZAL WHITE MAN BLAMES BOYD l Mormon Scout Says if Captain Obey- i e?l Orders He Acted Very Bravely Hut If He Did Not Obey Command He 1 Jell lived Very Foolishly ? Con*! firms Trevlno's lU*i>ort. (Jen. Carranza's release of the American prisoners taken at Carri zal has averted the probability of immediate retaliatory steps. It is possible that it also has helped to pave the way toward an attempt at; peaceful settlement of the whole bor der situation. | High olt'icials mado it clear that1 the Una! point at issue- ? the future altitude of Mexican forces toward American troops in northern Mexico engaged in guarding the border and pursuing bandits who raided Ameri can territory ? remains to be settled. The twenty-three negro troopers 1 of the Tenth Cavalry who at Car- 1 i-l/.al. Villa Ahutuada, Chihuahua City and Juarez have been central figures in one of the most striking chapters of the Mexican situation, are safely out of Mexico. Survivors of an engagement with a superior force twice stoned by mobs, more than once gripped with the fear of execution for their part in the t'arrizal light, and, lastly, ob-l jects of a peremptory demand by thO| president of the United States, they I were brought to the border from Chi huahua City on a special train Thurs day and turned over to Gen. Bell, commander of the El Paso base. With them came Lem Jl. Spills bury, the Mormon scout, who guided Capt. lioyd and his detachment over the trail to Carrizal. The troopers were at Fort Bliss, awaiting orders from Gen. Funston at San Antonio. It was thought probable at mili tary headquarters that the* twenty three troopers will bt) kept at Fort Bliss hospital until all danger of in fection from diseaso lias been re moved and then transferred to their various commands. The horses, arms and accoutrements of the troopers are expected to arrive at El Pnso, Texas, from Chihuahua City. They were left behind, so that the release of the men could be expedited. TV <\ stories, differing widely, j were related by tho men, one told by Hpillhbui-y, charging Capt. Boyd with obstinacy In advancing In the face of a certain Mexican attack. The other, narrated by men of tho Tenth, blames tho Mexican** for the fight. Private. William D. Gibson assort-] ed that after the Americana had quit the tield, the Mexicans went over it and killed several wounded Ameri cans. Gibson's assertion was corrob orated by Privates Archie Jones and i Luther Alexander. Other of the troopers claimed they had been rob-j bed of money and valuables after their capture. Thousands gathered in Juarez and El Paso to witness the arrival of Spillsbury and the negro troopers. In Juarez a big crowd viewed the disembarkation of the prisoners from their train, but gave little outward evidence of enmity. As they marched from the station to the disinfecting plant and from that point to the commandancla, and finally to the international bridge there were occasional jeers. Onco the crowd showed good humor. Thai was when the troopers descended' from the train. Their motley garb provoked laughter. When the formalities of the trans fer had been ended and the Ameri cans inarched over the international bridge to K1 Paso, they were greeted !>y cheers from the thousands gather ed on the American side. An incident of the clay was the ar rival of (.'apt. Lewis H. Morey for treatment at the Fort Pliss hospital of tho wound ho received at Carrizal. lie arrived an hour before tho pris oners were released, llo arranged to visit the soldiers at Fort Bliss. Fif teen of them, members of Troop K. were under his command. Scheduled to arrive in Juarez early Thursday morning, tho special train ordered by Gen. Trevlno at Chihua hua City to carry tho twenty-four priRonersfto tho border, did not reach Juarez until noon. Departure was' made In the night, tho prisoners be ing taken to tho train secretly to avoid arousing tho pub'le. On arrival at Juarez tho prisoners were slow in leaving tho cars. As tho negro r.oldiers appeared, derisive whistling rose from the crowd. Tho faces of most of I ho troopers looked drawn and they presented an odd ap pearance. Their uniforms hail been taken from thorn at Villa Ahumnda. They wore a motley collection of hnts bought from prisoners In Chi huahua prison, towels or colored bandas. Shirts were missing in many instances. Two of the nion wore blankets In lieu of trousers. OneTiadl a towel around his wnlst. Han do is and shoes not of army pattern were on their feet. One of thorn managed to srniio and say: "Wo are sure glad to get hack " Interpreter Spillsbury, tho only white man. had on a white ynchtlrr;1 cap and white IrotiRfri many sizes too large. From lb? rfatlon tho pris-| oners were matched down tho mnlnl strret to tho disinfecting plant, whoro they were fumigated. Then thev were token around a corner to the commandancla, or headquarters, I where the negroes were put Hi a largo room under guard and fod. Pplllsb.iry was taken Into nno.'her room, where he gave his story to an Associated Press represents! ,vn. The negroes refused to talk, saying^ they must first repe rt. to their superior officers. Hplllshnry was nskwl who, In It In opinion, wn* rorponslMo for tho Cnrrtwil fight. "I Am hardly prepnr?v1 io on BELAY GIVES U. S. TROOPS TIME TO GET TO BORDER Mexicans Con Gain Ijittie by Further Negotiations if Tliey Intend to Go to War Over Situation. Any delay lneideat to now negotia tions with Gen. t'arranza will be of great benefit to this country should the course of events cause a general clash between the United States and tlitt forces of the do facto govern ment, according to army officers at San Antonio, Texas--. No similar ad vantage would accrue to the Mexican forces, according to those in close touch with the Intelligence depart ment of the army. This advantage vould consist not only of permitting tho release for active service of tli ; thirty-five thou sand regulars guarding tho border, by substitution c;' the National Guardsmen, but In ?he concentration of supplies for a I g campaign, th mobilization of trauspoit facilities and tho rehabilitation of the flying arm of the service The activities of ho qu-artermagte* departments of the -outhern division I have been diminish I in no way since the report was lv.eived that the! Ameilcan pilsoners taken at Carri/all would be surrendered to tho Ameri can authorities. 'I! e department haji continued to arran e for camp site"* for the numerous National Guard units not yet start' .! for tho border. Lids will be opeiu July 1 for tr^ mendous quantities, of provisions. Included will requisitions for one hundred and eighty thousand pounds of beans, sixty thousand pounds of rice, o. e hundred and eighty thousand cans 'of tomatoes, otip hundred and eighty thousand pounds of coffee, four hundred and eighty thousand pounds of sugar, forty-five thousand pounds of prunes, twenty thousand pounds of evaporat ed peaces, fifty-four thousand cans of Jam, ono hundred thousand pounds of salt and sixty-six thousand tons 0i tobacco. It is estimated that the forage for horses and mules used b> the army will cost the Unlt.nl States near'y nino hundred and ilfty thousand dol lar? a month, while approximately forty thousand dollars a month will be used for gasoline. The pay of offlceiP and men on tho border now approximates one million eight hundred thousand dollars a month but this will bo greatly In creased by tho addition of National Guardsmen. PREPARE BAS'f HOSPITALS Ban Antonia Says Sick and Wounded Can bo </?red for. i Adequate preparations to preserve the health of troops now moving to tho border and to care for tho sick and those who might bo wounded In event of clash with Mexico practi cally have been completed. Base hospitals capable of caring for five hundred patients each al ready have been established at San Antonio and at Fort Bliss. There also la a smaller base hospital at Douglas, Ariz. Arrangements have been made to establish other base hospitals at Fort - Crockett, near Onlveston, Eagle I'ass. Laredo and Nogales. Camp hospitals) havo been established all along the border. CARRANZA STANDS PAT i Will Back I'p Orders to Gen orals to' Attack Troop Movements. Intimations have como to Wash- | ington, it is understood, that Car- i ran/a intends to hack up the or- ! ders Issued to Gen. Trevino direct- ! In-; that American troops bo at tacked if they move In any dlrec- | Hon in Mexico except toward the, border. Officials expoct, however, that tho rea I firmatlon of this position will be made in a note free from hostllo lan-' guage and continuing tho discussion of tho advisability of tho withdrawal of American troops from Mexico. j Apparently Secretary Lansing is determined to get a clear statement of Intentions on which action by tho planIeconiTrescie TRIP i VniKunyfifi f.ovommont to Try Again for Hlmcklelon's Men. 1 Another attempt to rescue tho i main body of tho Shnrkloton an arctlc expedition may ho made by the Uruguayan government, which fur nished tho eteamer with which Hir( I Ernest made his recent futile at-l I tompt. to teach Elephant Inland,' whore tho party if* marooned. | Tho government lias glvon orders for the relief expedition to remain at I'unta Arena*. Straits of Magellan, to await the first, favorahlo oppor tunity to repeat the effort. 8\ver that, question," fie said. "If <'npt. Iloyd had orOern to go through C'nrH/.nl to Vllln Aliunmdii I lie demonstrated Hint ho was n | brnve man and that lie would make every effort to carry out hip yrders. ! If lie did not have orders to go through to Vllln Alilimada ho be haved very foolishly." Three hours later when fiplllsbury i had crossed to the Amorican side of | tho International bridge ho wan. i asked : "l)o you know the contents of tho 'statement (Jen Trevino Issued re garding your claim that the Oarrlfca) l t'glit resulted from Cnpt. Moyd's ac: t ion ? ' "I do." he answered. "I to you still stiek to that state mer t ?" "I certainly do." "Were yo.i cocrced Into making | It?" 1 "I was not." "You will not change your story now that you are safe on Amorican soil?" "No, I certainly will not. Hut I refuse to answer any more ques tion*." IS READY TO FIGHT ! WILSON SAYS NATION MUST BE TREATED WITH RESPECT HAS LOST ALL PATIENCE j i Democratic Committee Issues State- i / liient, He vised l>j President, Which j / Outlines His Attitude? No More Temporising With Plrst Chief ? Nation Has a l<"etu less Heart. President Wilson describing him self as "in a fighting mood," enun ciated Thursday to a large crowd in independence Square at Philadelphia his conception of some of the cardi nal American ideals. He declared that America in deal ing with other nations "must vindi cate at whatever cost its principles of liberty, justice and humanity," that "America first" must bo trans lated into action exalting all selfish interests, and that the nation's policy and development must be guided by the whole people and not by any small group. Applause repeatedly interrupted the address. The crowd liked par-! ticularlv the president's declaration) that American principles must be vindicated tti dealing with other na-, tions. which apparently was inter preted as referring to the Mexican j situation. At no time, however, did I Mr. Wilson mention Mexico or any other foreign nation directly. "I believe," the president said, "that America, the country that we put first in our thoughts, should be ready in every policy and action to vindicate at whatever cost principles of liberty, of justice and of human ity to which we have been devoted from the first. "I believe that at whatever cost America should be just to other peo ple and treat other people as she de mands that they should treat her. She has a right to demand that they treat her with justice and respect, and she has a right to insist that they treat her in that fashion, but she canuot with dignity or with self respect insist upon that unless she is willing to act iu that same fashion toward them. "That I am ready to fight for at any cost to myself." In urging that the whole people should shape the national policies the president said that bohio men pretended to believe in the average man, but u h?3i? they ucttni show ed they did not. "Oh, you Teddy!" some one shout ed, and the president hastened to ex plain that he was not referring to any certain Individual. " 'America first* means nothing julesa you translate It into what you dr," was a statement that brought prolonged applause. Cheers also greeted the president's declaration that while he was not interested in fighting for himself bo was "im mensely interested in fighting for the things that I believe In, and so far as they are concerned I am a chal lenger to all comers." What is accepted in political cir cles at Washington as nn ex cathedrn statement of the attitude of Presi dent Wilson with resprct ti the dif ficulties with Mexico lias been Issued ns part of the publicity bulletin of. the permanent headquarters of the I' Miocratic National Committee. Tills page bulletin Is Issued for the benefit of Democratic editors throughout the country. Tho fact that t'rs publicity nr.tter, issued j under the imprint of the Democratic! ( nnmittfe. Is revised at the White Home before being circulated to ?vH- ? tors, means that it has tho approval] of the administration. Here Is tho text of the statement of President Wilson's altitude as e.1 veil In the bulletin by tl.e National Committee: r ' "President Wilson has never want ed war. In the days when liis nnpo-' nents attacked him and tried to goad liitn Into the use of tho armed forces of tho 1'nited States, ho remained j rteadfast to ills determination that' the blood of young American , soldiers should never he shed except as tho 'ast recourse iu tho effort to uphold ( tho honor of tho nation. I I "Onco, when even ((rnvor pvom tunliMos wore tl?r?%?tened, tho p;?tl e*]tfe of President. Wilson's stntonmnn nhlp huh rnwnr(le<l by diplomatic vic tory flmt made tho shedding of hlond unnecessary. It wan tho president's provloun moderation thnt pavn Huch i force to tho ominous ultimatum' which brought full oorieosslon to thci rights of Amorlca and humanlly. "No president In tho history of tho United Ktatos has fiver placed the oauso of tho pooplo of tho I'nltod States upon a higher plane. No pro;; Idont has ever struggled more vali antly to preserve poaoo with honor. ( I i m critics have provod tho ca?o for Proniflon t. Wilson. Tholr unanimous approval of hit? present course has not dulled tho edge of his desiro for honorable poaoo. "Tho hnmovabillly of tho prosi dont, In tho faco of rolflsh and partl-i son criticism. corning from tho?o who' thought imiro of pori.onal advanto?o than of tho welfare of tho nation.1, has boon the host Rocurity of tho American pooplo throughout tho tirn.< tho world has boon darkonod by \\ a r clouds. If the cwnrd of linht'vm* noss must now t?o iinshenthed, t ! i ? ? American pro|ilc know that It Is be cause peaceful mean* havo boon r\. haunted. If tho sword Is ral?<>d to strike It Is because tho hond of the do facto govornmont of Moxico r< fusoi to rosport tho rights of Amorlca. "No prosidont has ovor trio, I ?.-o haul to Interpret tho real spirit of America, Mr. Wilson has said that ho would rather know what tho men and womon gathered around thoir own fl'osidon aro saying than to Up ton to tho oratlona of tho solf ap-j pointed. "In hla handling of tho Mexican, problem President. Wllflon ha* brent guided by tho Rlnglo impulflo to do, whnt tho Amorican pooplo would havo him do? to exhaust all tho U. S. WILL GIARD ITS CITIZENS IN ANY EVENT ? i No Hope uf Me<Iiatlon Unless Car ranza Offers to Arrange for Joint Operation on lVonlor Mr Lansing bus made it clear to Ignacio I'alderon. minister from Bo livia. that pending a formal reply, from the L'arranza government to (us; last note, 110 offer of mediation! would be acceptable. The minister called to see whether release of the Carri/al prisoner* had changed the afitr.de of lae Washington govern- j ment. The government's attitude on this question is tliat arbitration is | wholly out of the quest ion; that | the I nit <><1 Slates has nothing to | arbitrate. If (ion. Carian/a should with- 1 draw his hi stilo orders, however, i and then propose that an attempt ; he made to formulate. through | mediators, ail agreement for joint j operations in protecting the bor- I dt'r the proposal might receive e?>i)shlernt ion. N't) plan would he acceptable to the United Sta'te*. lio\\r\ <t, which in any way hampers ii? d.ui efforts to guard the li\e> and property of Its citizens. The rUht to pursue raiders into Mexico wll bo exercised without in terruption. and ii the bi.i h-r can bo properly pro'et ted only by temporary military occupation of Mexican ter ritory that would bo the course pur-, tsued. I It is understood tliat the Washing ton government wouid ti"t under any, circuinsiances consent to a military | status iiuo during a discussion o f ; possible co-operative measures. Offi-j cials indicated they had little hope I that an agreement fur co-operation; could bo arranged. RUSSIANS WHIP* Al'STRIANS BACK OVER 25MILE FRONT j I'etrograd Heports and \ 'ienna Con firms Withdrawal in Koloinea. 10,000 Prisoners Taken. A Russian attack over a front of twenty-five miles, extending eastward from Koloinea, in Galicia, has forced the Austrians to retire on a part of the front in the region of Kolomea and southward. The Austrians vali antly attempted to hold back the on coming Russians, but, according to Vienna, were compelled to give way before aupo' ior forces. In this lighting and also in battles near Kuty, in Bukowina, the Aus trians suffered heavy casualties. In addition 221 officers and 10.285 men were taken prisoner and heavy guns, machine guns and stores were lost. The Russian successes in this region seemingly give them freo access to the Carpathian passes and to the railway line running northwest from Koloinea to I.emberg, the Gallcian capital. On the central part of the Russian front the violent battles around Lin ewka and in the region of Sokul con tinue unabated. Further north the Hermans have followed heavy bom bardments of various positions with infantry attack*, which, I'etrograd says, were repulsed. WILL SHOW HE'S "CURED" j Moose Delegate Sends Hack ltov of Iloosevelt Paraphernalia. John Flood, a Connect! u( delegate to the Progressive National Conven tion, sayr he is preparing to ship a In run packing ho* to Theodore Koosc v>it at Oyster 1 1 n y containing fiv" bandannas, emblems of the Hull j M(io?n party, seven assort'"! photo-, graph* of Colonel Roosevelt, a dozen j Roosevelt campaign bnnncrs, a mis-i collnnootin collection of Roosevelt buttons and badges, personal letters, from t ho Colonel to Vr. Flood, and: Roosevelt literature usod by tho Pro t gres<dve campaign com mitt ees. Mr, Flood also will send a short, expressive letter to the f'oionol. Tho, letter, In of feet, will Fay that Mr. Flood Is "cured." On<e a devotod Roosevelt follower, Mr. Flood Is hack from the Progressive conven tion mad clean throi Il,''s going to tell tho Colon* I so. too, in a few well chosen word". The letter will request that (lie contents of the box he used for a Imnlire to drive away the mosquitoes at Oyster May Bomo warm summer evening "I'm for Wilson." said Mr F'ood.' "and so are hundreds of other dele gate* who sat in that Progressive convention and saw the leader whom! we had followed faithfully, almost fanatically, step forth in a tr.i'torousi role and try to dump us." I peaceful means at his disposal t.o pro tect the lives and properly of Ameri cans. and. f.allirii' in that, to uphold' the honor and dignity of the nation hy lite use of Its armed forces. "The note written |>y tho state de partment to <!"ti f'arran/a in re sponse to hi -s threat to attack the American troops presented the com 1 plete case of tho V m i-r i" a n govern- j nient against Mexico \? In the Furo pean situation, wl < n the iiltitnatum with its f)lnlnous note brought full r once1' doi!<?, it market tho end of President Wilson's pi'ionce ' The live*:. of Alne.il in oldiers 111 Mexico, ?'>ld iei ... who '' i'1'i' ?e:p thorp to I?t ot.-cf the ho. dot- from tho raids of bandits hont on n ?)?<! ring A t?i * ri can" had Iter n t hreate;>? d It* 'ho might of right couriers the sword of A f' lea v a ? t' en r i (? < 1 ' ? > < t ? i ; o . i and In the struggle that threat* nu li." na: ion ent< r.; up.iit i' ! a with; a '-'f'n and feai|e'-? heart. "lift lr?rt ti <> ? v i ? 'cm' 1 1 /?? ha* ?*m truly reprosoe'ed tho oharitehlo aplrit ? of the American people, behind t ' > <? president now in his grim deform Inn - i tlnn If) use the full mllitnrv and naval i strength of the nation In support of the American troops in Mexico, stand' the mighty host of patriotic Ameri cans. united, valiant, and conscious of the faithfulness of their leader to the Ideals of real Americanism.'' ' BRITISH SMASH FOE POl'R INFERNO OF SHOT AND SHELL UPON ENTIRE FRONT BIG ATTACKS EXPECTED Big (iuiis Continue Their Kffort to Demolish (leniutii Lines, Destroy ing Ammunition Storm, Wrecking Batteries ami Playing llavoc With I.ines of ('ommiinicatiouN. The stead. sin l' ng <>f the Cier liian line alon-j; the whole length of the front from Vpirs (o tin* Somnie still continues, ami, 1m?)oihI doubt, sa>s t lie I.eudon Chronicle, tt?o work of (lie uu ns is inflicting severe damage upon the '!crmaas. Apart from numerous raids, In liif l'.iiti 'i tfo;s Imvo pono t rated trenches aiul '.'tought back, prism. ? rs. tin.' o'.-ject oi tlii< artillery 111*.* is a simple ami terrible one. It is to Kill (.'mi . 'ins bug" numbers, ami mm' Hritish man power as much as possible. It is to destroy German batteries* break' up defensive works, uml blovr up ainmiiiiit ion stores l*'hlnd tho line*, bring down observation bal loons, reach the Gentians l'i and bo joml their eomuiun irat ion tremhes their hilh-ts am' rest camps on tlttilr railways, ami generally to cnuso tic* si run ion to the (?ermati ol'fciisiver powers o\ er a whle aiea. It is learned from various sourc?iS? tho Hritish gunners havo boon biw cessful i.i many of those objects. At various points of the lino from Neu ville St. Vaast southward to th? Soinnu1 British batteries carried out a concentrated bombardment with great effect. Thp eyes which toofc down from kite balloons havo beeo> blinded, anil batteries havo been silenced. The zone of shell fire has be*m very wide and far-reaching, uml u largo number of important i>ositions have been searched by high explosives and shrapnel. Without moving a man the British have "strafed" tho Gorman* severely, all that Is plain from In formation received in northern as well as southern sectors of tho front. From personal observation on the part of a correspondent of tho Lon don Chronicle, it was observed that the work of the British guns has beett very destructive. Ho went to a part of the line not far from Albort. Tht* CJertnnn lines Ptrotehed out before hipi clearly ma rc e il by well knov/?. words and landmarks from Thtopval to I -a Bolselle and away to Fricourt. "I am glad I'm not in Thlopval,** said an officer. They were looking across to the woods. There shells were bursting above them continu ously, 'with white clouds for shrap nel and black clouds for high explo sives. Tn less than half an hour ho reckoned flvo hundred shells hact fallen over Tiepval. hut that was only one place. Alt along tho German lino shells wi-m bursting. La Bolselle was being slashed with fire. Above Fricourt there was a continual flash of burst ing shells thtough the smoke which shrouded it. The German reply was ? -eb!e. Only a few shells answered the British batteries. It way a day out for the British artillery, and it was doing gre it damage to tho Ger man lines. Infanfy on both sides was invisible. FRENCH CAPTURE REDOUBT Crown Princo Wins (?round, Hut la Forced Out, Says Purl*. Fasliu; their pressure along tho '?aft bank of the north of \'( rdun, the Ortnuns Thursday night .attacked ?in the westerly tiido of tha slmain mi a wide front extending from the A voi uu; t wood on tho ex treme French lfft to a point cast of Ilill No. 30 t, about two miles to tho northeast of the wood. Paris Friday announced that while* the crown prince's troops succeedodt in mirying a redoubt cast of Ilill Nov '{u 1 a spirited counter attack nlti nisitely drove t li ?? in out. Flaming liquids were used freely by tho (Jer mans in their attacks on tho princi pal French saidieiits. Lively engagements, ciilnfiy bo I worn tho opposing artlilory forco? and patrol detachments, continue* along tiie Mrltish front and largo sno tors of the French line south of tho Argonno. The Germans aro display inn mure activity in these operations, apparently endeavoring to wrest th? inltiativo from the Franeo-Brltlah forces, ? ? ? \ AI01Y BUYS MACHINE CiliNS _ ?. ? . ii.~?<i (^ub k I'lreis mid SI* Million. ( 'art ridges Sent to Horder, The war depa rt tti *? n t has been en abled to obtain for iumiediato dn liver.v 2 .~i 0 l.i-,vis machine nuns whleli were being turned out by the ilrlggs Keabury Ordnance company for tisr* in Kurope. At tiie same tlrno, bf? cause cartrldrff of tho kind bithorto used 1 1 y I 'niterl States troops aro not suitiii)l'> ffir the Lewis nun tho war department has ordered t v million i i rt i idee*; f r 1 1 1 1 the t'nited Bfatoa ( ':? rt rid/e company Th< a tntninltlon, ? in i. w .1 ?-! I j< iii i' ma ii u fa ct ii i e I i hi I r i t l?h specifications for shiptnf lit to tho H : ? ? i-li forces. A. K C.<|| ie, president. of tho iu irK-' Seaburv coin; my, confirming t h" sale of nuns said " Folio w ! ik? the recent small order of p.e I ' li i t ed States Co v '? r li ill e li t foxr I e'Ais machine v^uns. announced som?? weeks ago, wo have received a nwwi order for 2.10. It li.is boon pos?ifilo for this company tfi accept this order by obtaining modifications iri certain foreign contracts. " Poth cartridges and Runs wilt *f0? forward at once. Tho ammunition! order represents only a fow day*.'] output of tho cartridge company. J