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f w?tiiMioy Ap?u is, 1314. .... _ THE AiNPERSQN DAILY irnxUilQjBNCER ...Jg?JLg?dj BELTON PAGE ? ? AND ADVERTISING. .? ? - - - j ?JS ' ' ? . ? . -? --."-. _":_ill-l." -I gSsJ. ' " -., --li:----r~-^ - _._._ i_.. ?" ?I,.. DOIT iTlWrFNTA. IK. GO PER ANNUM. ATLANTIC ORDERi PRESIDENT WILSON CALLS j ON HUERTA TO COMPLY WITH DEMANDS 46 WARSHIPS; 21,000 MEN j HR ve Started to Tampico Aa the ] Wireless Flashed the Ordere Up auld Dawn tba Atlantic Const (By Associated Press.) Washington April 14.-President Wilson todsy ordered virtually the en tire Atlantic fleet to Mexican waters to rorce a pu? ..c salute to toe stars and stripes from the. Huerta govern ment aa an apology tor the arrest pf American marines at Tampico last Thursday. No ultimatum has been issued, that is, no specified tune has been set' within which the Huerta government' , must comply, but the naval demons tration has been ordered as a con-! crete evidence of the fixed determina tion ot the United Stetes to hack up Admiral Mayo'? demand for a salute. Up u. U-nisiii Gv no rai Huerta had not made satisfactory response to that de mand. "Future developments depend on Huerta himself," was the way a high administration official close to the prcldcnt summarized tho situation. Joh? Adrice. The decision to qend the fleet was roached artnr the president and Sec ?te titi y Bryan had conferred for an hour with' John\^'?^1^1r?pnhi' repre- ' nen tat i ve of the president "in M?xico. j '?hi&tiiaTitas w twin i hnniii?ril-rt*-'-*>^ during- whteh- digpKw?? : . O'Shaughnesay revealed thai the Huerta government disputed the right 'jiwjis^tricah marines to bo ashore at Tampico and contended that its recent public statement ot apology waa : t?mple. immediately siter th? cabinet meet ing Secretary Daniels Issued his or der to tho Atlantic fleet and wire l?i?i a-essagor- f(ached up and dow? ti?, AMunit? .JAIL.) jj?? tu** fie^i US dor steam for Tampico. lt wiii be the iargest fighting force the American government has as sembled for possible action since the Spanish American wat. Porty-elx warahlpB and ai.OOfV mon will com prise the force off tampico. Huerta ?afr Aeoede. Everywhere, at tba white house, the - elate department and th? navy oe par t ment, the hope -*a* expressed that the dispatch ot the ri&et would not lead to ser?wt?jv^i!iii^?vro?fTO, sni t'i>?" i was a confident prediction that Gen-, eral Huerta-'would"satisfy the Ameri can demand and close , the Incident. Officials were careful to point out that negotiations with the Huerta govern ment had not ended, said that th? way was atl?l open lo General Huerta to make amends. Meanwhile the navy department sent complete Instruction? to # Reaf. Admirai Badger, commahder-in-ehief of the Atlantic fleet, cn board the ^^p?eahlp Arkansas at Hampton Roads. Bear Admiral Rake, chlei of the bureau or operations, left hera tor th? Roads tonight to personally; explain to Admiral Badger the-dlplo malic ?Ide of the situation and dis patcher from ?V^f AdtUtral Mayo Bishop Peaalek Bead. -The Right sick, foft-ie r J ?rica of tha i lurch.- di-dj FLEET' SD TO MOVE cooooooooooooooooo o VILLA HAT^S Hy^RTA o o Juarez, April 14.-Hu- o o ?rta- at the battle of Bel- o o la?o two^J?WfJ? ag^pom- o O palled Villa, then sj?rwmg o o under han, to get on hi? o o kneen and apologise . for c o some off?fese. Later Hu- o o on in Mrxico City? wh^ere c o VQln learned to read and o o write. Vinn finally ?a- *> o caped. On the assassina- o o tbn of Madero and th? o o ?l?vation "of Huerta tc the o o presidency, be started a o o revolution. o o o oooooooooooooooooo GETTING NERVOUS Pronounced Weakness Developed ; Tuesday Ors Account of Tum In Mexican Affairs -- (By Associated Press) New York, April lt.-Pronounced weakness developed in tho stock mar ket today, with largely1 increased vol ume ot trading, mocks v>? all gave way, and there ?ero numerous ! declines of one to two .points, with larger losses in . exceptional ?jus<e<4- . Not only professional selling heavy I but it was evident that for the first j time in several weeks liquidation on a considerable scale was in progress. ie decline was influenced by the torn in the.:Mexlcap situation. aJB^lfi^wB? nSretefferttve, that thc : ud iotrt the un derlying firmness which y m so no ticeable during i;he ?wet?lng-mdntii Tho *. recent slow decttne encouraged more 'active selling ,by profassienala, ? whet- lt ue^n#e^fhl ?BWmti conditions favored a hear assault it j was delivered with telling effect. Steel, was'again the stock on which ! pressure converged. - It was unusu- j ?Hy, active, and fell nearly to the vea .'s low nolut. ' Y ORDERS MILITIA STOP GAMBLING Cayamaf . - Crue* t&.*..GkVl*r*AiK>m j Vy'?l Not Ster.? For Turf Scandals (By Associated Press) Oklahoma City, Okla., Aprii 14.-In orders declaring that "gamblers and] law violetera shall, not longer flaunt their, vice in the (face of the decent! cttixenship or Oklahoma,'* Governor bee Cruce tonight declared the fair grounds at Tulsa under martial taw and directed Frank M. Canton, Adju tant General, to order out a fturacicru force of state troops to enforce the stats antl-gamblmg laws. This action was taken when the ad jutant general, who la in Tulsa, re ported io thc vernor the* ?roiwith standing orders issued lafct hight hy District Judge L. M. Poe, bookmakers wera operating at the fair grounds) track whore lh* Spring race meeting | of the Tutsi Jockey. Club opened yes terday. ADMIRAL j FLETCHER TELLS I OF THE ARREST OF THE BLUEJACKETS OFFICIAL ACCOUNT itoaricaoj Wtlnivf To Apologise Bot Not Fire National Salute (By Associated Press) Washington, April 14.-Mex-New light was throwflioo the circumstances attending the arrest of the ?. 8. S. Dolphin's men at Tampico, hy a dis patch to thc navy department from Rear Admiral Fletcher made pholis late tcalght. A statement by the de partment said : "Admiral Fletcher reported to the department at 3 P. M. Tuesday, that Admiral Mayo reports from Tampico that no Intimation wnp received by him of tho existence of* martial law or of objection to'coats teaing sc.ppnos. Stewards, orderlies? etc., were. going ashore when necessary. Only part of the whale host's c^ew of the Dolphin were out of the boat to bandlo atores. Th 3 men of the boat's crew were blue jackets, not marines." t nvrarranred ?ntxii. ..' . Washington April 14.-The status of the case as summed .up by cabinet of ficers and other officials ?voa described as follows'. "Assistant Paymaster Charles . C. ((opp and a boat load of bluejackets landed at Taranteo last, Thursday to cbtaln supplHs. They were arrested, but lat?r discharged. In accordance with regulations in all navies of tho world. Rear Admiral Mayo on ccraaid- ] ertng that an unwarautod arrests! had been .;rond??^hd -that Ibe uu-itorir. of the AH^?^can navy had b??n disre garded^ d3t?ajt??dv reparation te the ibrui bf aaaiovtHK^vnB. "The Aiaoric?ri flag, while not taken ashore, was flying-at the stern of the whaleboat il the bluejackets were in uniform. Rear Admiral Mayo allowed th$jnwi%a commander until 6 fife a sainte but later extended the time to afford the local commander tux opportunity to v;;???tni ??vw?.? Wii? ?iijj superior offi cers > .-Mexico Cty. "A stat?meht Of apology was issued I? V?*ky> rity by General Huerta, and th? nOt?-or u-hn airaa?aj ?lio wuWnu waa ordered frunV&ed. This did not satisfy tue United o?ales . Government and the salute,was lhaited on. General Huerta himelf at io time agreed to comply, but kn>dWer-secrctary in the Mexican foTelfpS office- did inquire of Charge O'SbaughnCasy if a salute fired to the gunboat Dolphin and responded to by the American ahlp would be ac ceptive. This was emphatically re jected by thy United States, and word was sent that nothing abort of a pub lic s?late to the American flag would I Oe satisfactory." TAJUPF 3M&L ATTACKED Washington. April 14.-The right ot tb? state of Louisiana to enjoin thc1 secretery from continuing to show *>?han *^??r ?t?>??. tjniti** Stalag ^HSs) a. 20 per Cent preferenriyl duty in addition to the general 25 per cent reduction in sugar rates under th< Underwood Tarin* Act, wna presente: today to tho eu promo court for de ciB?on. GENERAL VILLA ANO HIS GASOLINE CHARGER ! GENERAL VEMSCO. 1 ? i 11 1 -.;?'-= Cemmtndir of Federal * ~?-rpS Dsfcnding Torr???, Mexico. o? the Southern Pu Wie ? fifi ?Hie? iJom ?pAny.'ar? T. F. HiHA^u^er?ntendent of the Anderson traction linea, have returned from Charlotte where they attended a conference of the officiai? ot the former company which will take uier the traction cenrtany Hne8 in Anderson, QreenvU'? andv Charlotte, i'heae gvUtsciueu ottu su??ui? to sa/ for publication.'** the details w^re not i ail arranged on ?ccouni of tn*- ??n<??3 or Mr. fi. ThomasBon, general man ajr or to? Fteamont ana Northern lines. in answer to1, ?a inquiry The Inteligencer has received a wire from Mr. Z. V. Tdylor, president of the Southern Public Utilities company from wMch it ls gathered that this is a very natural subdivision of the de partments of the* Southern Power company. The parent company ia a wholesaler of power, and the Piedmont and Northern company is a trunk line or, power and the public utilities com panies and the local traction lines easily group into another dep?rtssnf. Ufr.- Taylor will be ia Anderson Thursday or Friday and will complete thc srrs^scs^st at that tiste It is expected that he will make come* an nouncements as to the future service Lo be given by the local companies. DR. J. Fe KiN?ED MUCH PLEASED Thinks thc Futare of Anderson Collaare !s Very Bright > ' Dr. Jes P, Klhard. president-elect of Anderson College, returned, "f'^fllfiy;; ioton last night, after a visit of ten days to the city. He was more and moto pleased with Anderson* during ev*ry day of his stay, and he was mor? and more Impressed with the prospects for the future of Anderson College. While here he has been, sling over wHh the executive ttommlttee and with the dean, Prof. Faithfull, th? plana for next year, thc catalogue, the pyr-otwi of the faculty: and auch mattera, and lt was impressed tr???? *t>? tmafoi? that Dr- KhiNMl certainly know? the work thoroughly. Before leaving. Dr. K ta ard and tho committee on grounds selected toffee for the beautiful house which has been made pocslhlw for the president by the splendid generosity of Chas. S. Sulli van, wbo win present the residence to thu college. It wll be of ferfefc veneer, and will be an ornament to 5f^H?*^5* jntaBxuia, which h?o j given A great deal of attention j onlnvsii. i ns pitns ior iou uximm mrs in the bandit of Casey A Feat, archi tects, Egg Bant Today.' The'ecg hunt for the Sunday School of the Episcopal church postponed ?T5ii Tuesday afternoon ?util We* I nesday at 4:30. If rain on WedneaV/ GENERAL SATISFACTION EX-j PRESSED IN WASHINGTON OVER MOVEMENT NO EXCITEMENT Th? t tding of Marine* and] Troop? ia Dbctsaeed Speculatively (By Associated Press.) Washington. April 14.-News of the dispatch or the fleet to Mexican waters was received in congress with general satisfaction, in the house. Represen tative Murdock of Kansas, publicly proclaimed the news of Secretary D*&-J lela' order and there was a mild oem. onstratio sot approval. Ko public as-j nou neem ont eas. mads in the nennte, | but the news quickly spread. Wednesday the situation will occupy j th? attention af the senate foreign re lations committee. Members of tha j house foreign affairs committee today ! also manifested been interest in devel opments and Representative Flood,] chairman, conferred with his collea gues about preparation for any emerg- j ency that might arise. , Boyond as serting that the situation seemed to be a serious one. Acting Chairman Sh ir ?ly at the nan n.tc fore ton relation s committee, made no comment. Many senators and representatives I expressed themselves in sympathy with the action or the administration In. ordering . more ships to Tampico, but declined to be quoted in view et! the uncertainty aa to what might j eventuate. The dispatch of the fleet created only I mild excitement tn tbs national capitol J erally. Newspspers ordered,their to He isi?aV frMjft'aad photographers to ac Usa 'fleet On tts cruise. A Week's Voyage. It will be fully a week before the! Atlantic fleet is assembled at TampleoV though the Bb! ps are es ose ted to bet steaming sway tomorrow. Rear Admi-j ral Had?ar w||> rank both Rear Ai mirai Fletcher and Rear Adlmral Mayo J and will take complete charge of tho a?tuat?si. While,the ships are under way. Gen er?.? Moert* will hatrc ?&otk a week] in ?hieb lo auawar the American de- ! mauds. Tba oriole in tbs ?tt?i?tm is i expected to come if Oonorwi. Huetts j declines to yield by the time the AU 1 antic fleet arrives. Various rucceed lng steps were being discussed among naval officers today, and those familiar with precedent said there was ho ex* net parallel Se international law. It was pointed out by som? that the United States might land marinea and seize Tampico. to obtain satisfaction for thc incident, but thia' raised thc question of whether or not au act ol war would be involved. Th? Wash ington administration baa pronounced j itself on the subject of landing ma-1 ri?e* or marching armed forces int? r?caico, *. rogar? ras nuca acts in the ] nature of war unie? permission is ] given by the government in contre! o the territory' invaded. Nothing Bat Anarchy ' inasmuch as no government ls rec ognised in Mexico, but a stats of an archy exista, the American Govern ment may establish Its own precedent ?a the case, lt is not considered likely that, if uarlnes actually wore landed and the American flag taken ashore in satisfaction for the affront occasioned by the arrest of the marines, any fur ther measures would be insisted on. Some officers pointed out tost the Huerta commander might not resist the landing ot American marines, In asmuch as he is hemmed, on land by the Constitutionalist force*. Should he consent to to a peaceful landing !t ls likely that they soon would be with drawn. The American government baa land ed marinna in San nomlngo and Nica ragua hut has held that permission waa granted in each case. In Nicara gua American marines kept a railroad from falling into rebel forces hands. . Officials do not hoi lev* other foreign governments yitl send ships tc Mexico In view : of the American demonstra tion. The alf sir ls regarded, as one Misty between the Catted State* nd the Huerta Government, and ?ot Involving any foreign governments, though serions eventualities might sause European nations to seek further protection for their nationals. Diplo mate here took an active interest la tS? ?ti?^4or>?Ti?.?.t-_ c-?;!r\i ?h;tr home govern menta the newe as It ap pvni-v? ?turnts" ta? ??j. ?eeeeeeeeeoeooaea t? v*uffe ?eW. ? Juere*. Wax.. April lMki, ? telegram from General Villa > asked for two million cartridges. o Theas *>ere eat other, details. o J sase e .e eee.ee e e ev.il e a e . e e vicrom FC FALLO ooooooooooooooooo o HEAVY CASUALTIES o O i o o Jotres, M?x.. April 16. o o -The rebel, wounded o o during tbs eU (?^.V fe#t. o o tie at San Pedra* De Las o o Colonias, east of Torreo? o o ii placed at 5,000 in an o o official report of Generai o o Vaia to General Carrai.- o o sa, m which the combined o o to'have fnun^e^%5oO ? o to 15,000 were defeated o o' by tea or twelve thousand o o rebels. o o o ooooooooooooooooo, THAN EVER YET The Move That Was Made Yes terday May Precipitate It Says Washington (By Associated Press) Washington, April 14.--W.hl!.- tho opinion of those best informed;''aras that ouch serious steps aa military In? lerventloo may not he required to fores Huerta to yield from hie position on we question or a salute, they rec ognised today'? developments carried the situation closer to real hostilities than lt ever has been during the three years of turmoil In Mexico. Inquiries for further information were presad at the White House, but the presidie took (the position that there was nothing further to announce or eexpiain; that the been Of ?rta .?Government, it is spawn tbst Air. Wilson had considered all phases and poslblltitesV and is pre pared to meet them with a firm hand. The tension over the general situa tion wes more keea than, lt had boen th months among officials, and news from the Mexican caprio? WR8 a inri icu with Intense anticipation. The rigo rous censor???!? Imposed on news di* paters from Mexico City has vir tually confined the information about l-? "*.T- r-?_. * - ?a? - *, . -V-*-w -1 Th? ^?-rla^:t fesw^vsr, is maintaining strict secrecy. The only mesage from Charge 0' 8haughnescy of which officials spoke, was his report that the final shipment nf arms for the protection of the American embassy had been received. USETHENAVY FOR COMMERCE B01 to That Effect Was introduc ed fa Congress By Senator Weeks Yesterday (By Associated Press) Washington, April 14.-Feasibility of establishing a Una nt naval ??ralaar* tn j C?rry pasengers, mail an dfrelght be tween the United States and South America was endorsed by Secretary Daniela today ia a report to the sen ate ou. a resolution recently Intro duced by Senator Weeks.. The com mut?e ou naval affaire imTodlately in troduced a bil Ito establish one or llmr? sUOh lises. It 13 the. pinn U> usa m tima..of peace such swift scout cruisers as ?re little needed tn fleet maneuvers. The mall ships' would be commanded by retired officers at the discretion of tho navy department which alec - oilld flv rates ead faro?. In hi? letter to Chairman Tillman of the naval committee. Secretary Dan? jgWj&id: "It hi practicable, by the use of na val vssels, to carry out the purpose indicated in the resolution am) the fellowing vessels will be available for the service: St. Louis, Charleston, Milwaukee, Columbia, Minneapolis, first cruivera; Salem and Chester, drat scout cruisers; Buffalo sad Rainbow,. transports; Ancon$?H*tob*l and Hcc- j tor, Panama steamers; Mara, Volcan, Cyclops and Noptune (or two equally and the f?an Shan Colliers." j Harry Thaw Wb Habeas Corpus Cate -- i cearord. N. H., April ls.-Harry J Randal Thaw's petition for a. writ of misas -corpas was granted by Judge Saavr Aldrich of tba V*t*d Ststea district court.today. The court held, -wer. that no or?oc Woo ld b&nf? for Thaw's discharge: tram eua un?il arrangements had beau completed to talW N-**i**?*se>- to the Tatted Stale* court oa appeal, LLOWS F TORREON TAMPICO HAS FALLEN; FED ERALS LOST ANOTHER BIG BATTLE HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES Nine Day?' Battle ct San Pedro Waa Sanguinary; 15,000 Fed er?is Defeated by Viii? ?und His Army I(By Associated Prenti.) Juare*. Mex., April 14.-A nlno days' battle, possibly mere desperate than thai at Gomes Palacio ?ad Tor reo?, IISB resulted ln*a victory for the rebels under General Francisco Villa, according to an official re port made public hare late Tuesday. The combined rebel force esme up on th8 reunited f?d?rale, ?aid . In the last ?lays of the battle to have num bered 15,000. at Ban Pedro De Las > Af rnahuiis/.'four miles east ot Tprreon. Killed and wounded on both sidos', it ls said will number in the neighbor hood of 3,000. Thc rob?is Claimed to hore i?keat 700 prisoners. The federal army is said to have included the Torre?n. . garrison, led out of that city in re treat by Genera! Velwico: those of General Maas. Genarsl Hidalgo, Gen eral De Moura and two others. Maas, Hidalgo and De Maure were have scurried hither and tbk: tween Viesca," Parras and Sat; . vi - to prevent, their concentration. When the general engagement we* hMui>ht nn. lt la ri^STted r ??Si battle ^lloe measured twenty milos bi W?i? Be Dirrersnt Washington, April 14.TP^dent Wilton's reiterated desire for Comple tion of the anti-trust legislative pro gram at this session of congress spurred congress committees to action today. The house judiciary commit tee responded with the Idsuilficatloa of the omnibus bill, including trust regulation measures and provisions to meet democrats of labor tot res triction of injunction power? and to Insure jury trials in contempt eases. Members of the senate sub commit tee on interstate commerce conferred ?" J.. agrcsd to submit to tne*fuircommittefTas soon as*pos sible, a tentative draft of a jong con sidered measure to supplement the ?hermen law, which will differ in ure. T COMPANY POWER PLANTS McGuire of Rkbmond Heads Company With $28e 000,000 Capital (nv Associated Preset r, .dimond April i4.-^Tb? Nation*! Securities Corporation, capital 000. 000 waa chartered here inf ?Jr by Richmond lawyers, backed, it IS said, by New Yofk interests. I ItM?rrej rrrnuTru ts president. Thom as P. Bryan. Vice-president; John 8. Eggleston. secretary-treasurer, all ot Richmond. The purpose ts stated to co as tm et, equip, improve or work upon any and all binds of plants for tao ssaaafar tore, storage, utilisation and aupply or disposition of electricity, caa, water or stearn, or power produced thereby. 1, :ot?;::???i?"oiflo,i, o The Fleei Xever. P n Washington, April 1*. & rr?? ewKcsairs?os o: ?ES ?U?a- ? o tic fleet ai Tamploo was ordered o Wijeplaf by uv-1 ev u J inmws asp^r o ? a cabinet meeting in which Iras- o * dent Wilsoa laid before tba oapt- o o net the necessity for boAkhtg up o D the demand of Bear Admiral o o Hayo that ?he American flag be o o abuted by ibo Huerta ottoman- o o dwr. o p-AVt^v-A '? ..' ^':'> ' .'??'": ' ?'..'?.ei ? e e e eu e e e e e o e e?.e ? ese