Apjrtt 28-DO?M'X 1V1ISS THE CHAUTAUQUA-1VIay 4 SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION OP VOL. 1, NUMBER M. Weekly, Eatahtlaoed' ISMi PaUr, Ju. lt, Uli, ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $6.00 PER ANNUM. / C^Wza Intimates Rebels ? Will Join Huerta; I More Marines and Bluejackets Fall at Vera Cm* Mexicans Kill Six More Americans; Wound 30 Chester's Guns Pound Walls Of City As Blue Jackets Fight Way Into a.Full Po? sition of Occupation. . , jjjiljgfe-, U. S. SHARPSHOOTERS PICK OFF MEN FIRING FROM ROOFS RESISTANCE OF MEXICANS UNORGANIZED BUT HEAVY , - VOLLEY GREETS ADVANCE OF! FLETPIER'S MEN WHO RETURN !F&?, NEVER ST??p!NC UNT?L THEY GAIN OBJECTIVE .POINT (By Associated Press.) Vera Cruz, April 22.-Six Americans; were killed and thirty wounded before the complete investment of Veracruz at noon today by the United States forces. , . Sharpshooters On Roof. This morning, Mexican sharpshooters on. the roofs put up a. stubborn resistance. There was one brisk action,.guns of the Prairie and Chester assisting in silencing ? heavy fire from the naval college. Shells from.the Prairie finally shattered its walls The number of Mexicans Rilled yesterday is estimated at 150, with many wounded. The Mex.can loss today is not known; but it is thought to be heavy; , The paymaster of the British cruiser Essex, Albert W. Kimber, was wounded ph board his ship'-'Wtt|IMPef-r'- &b&t> The British bj American marni . ; ? iii&f?niSBB^ Malted For Dead, j The'Tt^s on the Essex and fortress San Juan De Ulua were ti?i'f masted wh?rt/.n^'d?ad were carried to the boats. Rear Adfn?r?l Badger has not decided whether to proceed to Tampico, and rt ls believed his departure" will be delayed. An in cation of this is to be found in the fact that his flagship has entered the harbor. Major Smedley D. Butler, with marines from the Prairie, made a sortie up the railway for a- considerable distance late today. Fletcher On the Job. Rear Admiral Fletcher's staff is composed as follows: Cr.ief ot 5ta:f, Captai? Harry McL Muse; Adjutant, General Commander' Stone ; Quartemaster Lieutenant Commander Edward C. Kalbf; Brigade Engineer, Naval Constructor . Richard D. Gate wood; Ordinance Officer, Lieut. A.bert M. Cohen, aide ?nd secretary, Lieut. George McC Courts; aides, ensigns, Dood and Hersey; Brigade Surpeon, Middleton S- Elliott; Brigade Commissary... Paymaster Christian 4 Peoples. . . Story of the Battle. Hear Admiral Fletcher at 8:20 o'clock yesterday morning ordered a general movement for the occupation of all the town. A bluejacket column advanced and peeped the uncompleted market place and naval college. When thoy had reached the walls of the college, terrific rifle fire waa poured ia all directions from the roof and windows. The bluejackets, helpless to re turn the fife against etonowalls, ?cattered. Tho Prairie, Cheater and San Francisco opened with their five and six inch guns end scattered the warla. The bluejackets formed again and ad vanced against the (ir? which had dimlnshed. By 10 o'clock there was only desultory firing (rom the inshore aide of the tower, Battalions of blue jackets had made their way along the Water front to the southern end of the town, and. cleared several streets, but the snipping from houses con tinued at intervals. The woout cruiser Chester pounded buildings on the outskirts with six inch shells, Criag oyer the beads of the men ashore and showing almost perfect markmanthip. The general movement from al! POR i tiou*. taken, yesterday bogan in thc direction ot tbs malu pla**, w?ariuu? under. Lieutenant Colonel Wendell C. Neville moved to tue southward, along parallel strata,,toward the center, while marinea commanded by Lieutenant Colonel BucDu?an, of the Florida, and Lieutenant Commander Arthur B. Keating of 't^Axk^asas were ordered from their positions east of the center towards the, pla-*. The two forces swung forward with a rush forkk distance of three blocks. The machine guns and rifle guns were suppl^ipr^ed by the small guns Of the Prairie a?a Ou?s'ier. The ships KUHH siinnnriprt, fhn mnvomon1 nt tho clearing of the roofs to the south and east, occe*t??*!Jy;dropping a ste!!'a few hundred yards In advance. Buchanan's Y.en under . direct command of Lieutenant Coatle, who moved fot wird td" a position oho block directly east of the plaza. Other do & ( Con tinned cn Page Five.) ...... . w - 00000000000000000 ooo o O.Q p o 00 0-00 OO0O O ARMY BILL NEAR LAW o o .'.--- . O o (By Associated Press) o o. Washington, April 2-2.--Quick action on the annual o o army appropriation bill followed today when Chairman Hay, o o of; the military affairs committee, explained that, on account o o o? thc mcaican siiu?i'?ft ?hc house conferees had?agreed to o o all senate amendments, o o The tiOii?o ?i once con?ut re? in:tne^|Rdndritents and the o o measure went to the president, lt i^kjsa total 'of approxi- o o mately *tO0,OQO,?oo, $6,000,000 hiving h^g^&by the o ^ tCT^v ?-? ? r.'Mexico/in vit- @ ,9n bv Amerlcan PrcsB AnsocUtlon. t?? ip?r?ns^ Provision.-,! President Huerta nssutn and suggcsting.-tlia^^^^Etiiutinn- command of federal uffairs in Mex allst government shaula 'receive de- I'"0 l,P<,n the tiefet!t of Minier?, whose roands'for reparations' ??-.offongea. com- death he I? Inter charged with hnvlnjr mltted by Huerta. sttrVattHhe Mexican encoinpnsseil. and bc bas been under situation' to a' new :;n uta' crisis fire from the rebels ?nd unrecognized .tonight.' by the Uuited States enveniment aSo?jj^H&SS: ? PEACE IN 90 DAYS tude of ncuiraifxy^BHH^Htej|tl- '? " - tutlonalists. brought .^government Objection to Passage of Resolu jface to face.ari^jeaM^KMB?.witb . _ ?be great body ;> in 1 tion Backing President ^Nc?!^ ??ven car- Caaws Surpr^ not? at nSwB?pB^-wPne?BWIn^W night . He did npt comment onv it. Secre tary Garrison and 'Assistant Secretary Breckenridge, who was . waiting, at the wart department were given cop ies of thc message? Secretary Tumul ty, wbo had been asleep, hurried to the war department were given cop Wit he rr poon, chief of staff1 of the army was summoned to join the confer ence. President Wilson was awaken ed about 1:30 o'clock and talked over the telephone with Secretary Tuttrulty. Chiefs tip ail Night A few minutes later Secretary* Gar rison and Secretary Tumulty left the conference, entered a walting auto mobile and drove away. As General I Witherspoon and Mr. Breckenridge ?left, the general stopped in the tele j graph room. Rumors of a possible restoration of the embargo on arms, current dur ing the day. were revived tonigbt and it was believed this was the subject of the war department conference. Precautions against uprisings on -the border as a possible result oftCkr ranza's opposition to the AmeNcan (Continued . n Page Five) (Dy Associated Press) ' Washington , April 22.-It waaja decided surprise to most observers here to-day that there was any "con certed objection to the passage of a resolution approving the course of President Wilson after he had read his address on the Mexican situation. Of the handfull o? Democratic votes against the resolution in the House not one was cast by a Carolinian or a GeoVgi8n. and ?Ue only threo nega tive votea from tho South came from the Mississippi delegation. Many Democrats who feel that the Adminis tration's Mexican policy was wrong ?. th? start fee! also tb-t this is sc j time to argue that point, and that tho only thing in such a crisis ls to sup port the President. 'John Lind said here to-day in con versation with a friend that within ninety days after the passage of the resolution asked for by the President there would be peace in Mexico. This was in line with thc statement of Rep resentative Lenroot of Wisconsin, a Bull Moose, that hs. voted for the reso lution because he believed it meant peace, not war. Photos by American Press Association. At the Front With U, 5. Troops. UNITED STATES regulars atong the border kept in trim for Instant action ir. Mexico. At the Galveston camp were 10.000 under Major General Carter,, and stretched along the Mexican line were a few thousand more under Colonel Scott These pictures show the regulars ss they look lo action on the ?iring line. Seizure of Port May Force 17. S. To Fight All Mexico Washington Startled By Report From Rebel Chief That American Move Was Against the Mexican Nation INDICATIONS ARE HUERTA HAS SEVERED RELATIONS _ PRACTICALLY ADMITTED AT CAPITAL NOW THAT DICTA TOR HAS ORDERED HIS CHARGE TO QUIT DIPLO MATIC POST AND THIS MEANS' DECLARATION OF WAR ON HIS PART ? (Hy Associated Press.) Washington, April 22.-News that General Carranza, constitu tionalist chief, might regard the seizure of Vera Cruz by the Ameri can naval forcer as an act of hostility to the Mexican nation fell like a bomb shell in official circles here tonight. President Is Disappointed. President Wilson has especially disclaimed any act of hostility to the Mexican people, particularizing General Huerta as the object of the American operations to secure reprisal for offenses at'Tampico and elsewhere against the American flag, i Consequently the Washington government had hoped the cpnT stibjtionalists would not interject themselves into the imbroglio. Carranza letter, however, confirmed the fears of many officiais trV?i ; the constitutionalists might'siwj with. Huerta. This was tl _ ir?friS?iiou? : May Raise Arm? Embargo- v-^Wf Should hostility on the part of the constitutionalists crystallize army plans will be changed. There were reports during the.day that the joint army and navy board already had recommended the restora tion of the embargo On arms. Action by congress, approving the president's course in using the army and navy, in yiew of the situa tion he had presented in his messager, and the receipts of details of the fighting at Vera Cruz were chief developments of the day. Of ficials expressed .themselves as greatly pleased with the promptness of Rear Admiral Fletcher's forces in taking posession of Veta Cruz and restoring order there. Future is Uncertain. % ? Future steps are uncertain. The president has determined that hi? . mrse shall be gradual. No orders have been issued to seize the customs house at Tampico. It is the purpose of the administration to keep order in Vera Cruz and await the full effect on Huerta of the first American act of reprisal.' May Hold Railroads, Too. x Thnr* ls every reason lc believe that the rr.'!road running intend from Vera Cruz for twenty miles, together with a valuable trestle would bb. ppliced by American marinea and bluejackets. This section of the railroad ls ? of supreme importance should future developments, require a movement on Mexico City; Beyond the holding of Vera Crus and this railroad, the Washington government does not want to act at present, but persons la the confidence of the administration admit that action by Huerta or Carranza,St any time may alter plans. Pears For American. Fears for Americans in Mexico City and elsewhere are expressed in many quarters. The house today prcmptly passed a bill appropriating 8500, 000 to care for refugees. The fact that nothing bad been heard from Charge O'Shaughnessy for nearly 48 hours made President Wilson and Secretary Bryan uneasy. Early touight unofficial communication with Mr. OfStlaugb nessy was established, but apprehension has not been allayed, as there la little Information about the temper of the Huerta government or the people of Mexico City since the capture of Vera Crux. !:: this condition, a high goverriuieuL ?rjv!?? made public a ?niter rrom a friend whom he regarded us trustworthy, which resd ss follows: - "I have learned on reliable authority from a man arriving from' Mexico City that Huerta personally, with tb? Mexican foreign minister, plained the Tampico incident with a view or bringing on armed Intervention - and uniting the Mexican factions with bim." Hoped To (jet Arms. The same offic ial expressed the view that Huerta had delMNd lia an swer to tbe United Sutes for a salute to the flag, pending the arrival ot the big shipment of ammunition on the German vessel. Secretary Bryan' today Bald that the status of Charge . O'Shaaghnessy and Charge Algara waa unchanged, so far as he knew. Charge Algara, however, has had notification from his government that ho. may leave when (Continued on Page Five.) , - _-.. -r . -.-'-j--1-.a=c?-L:.i:...ii.-;t.. "_j ... i , '"*?./'.. 50-O?OO?OOOOOOOOO 00.0,0 o o o ??p O O.O 0 OOO O'O 1 HUERTA PLANNED THE TROUBLE o j. - o ) (By Associated Press) o > Washington, April 22.-That General Huerta dellber- o ) ately planned the arrest of American bluejackets at Tam- o > pico, and other offences against the United States, with a o ) .view to bringing on armed intervention and uniting alt the o ) Mexican factions behind him, was the substance of a letter o > received by a high government official today from an au- o ) thorative source in Mexico City. . o