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_ A?M??P aS-DOIS?^T MISS T??&p CHAUTAUQUA-May 4 ------ ' ._*_ . ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ VOL. 1, NUMBER 83. ANDERSON, S C., THURSDAY MORNING, APRDU 23, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $8.00 PER ANNUM? Mexicans Kill Six More Americans; Wound 3? Chester's Guns Pound Walk, 0% Ofy A* Blue 'J^e^;j|^ht Way Into a.FuH Po m of Occupatio? u. s: sHA?yi? P R*2SISTAN<$2 ;i|W(jMKpyWt? VOJLLEV G?REETfB ADVANCE WHO RETURN FIRE, NEVER "THEY GAIN OBJECTIVE l*OfiST (By Asfioriaied Presa.) Vera Cruz, April 22.--Six Americans were kilted and thirty wounded before the complete investment of Vera Cruz at noon today by the United States forces. Sharpshooters On Rb?*". , ? <This morning, Mexican sharpshooters on thc. roofs put up a stubborn resistance. Thpre was one brisk action, guns of the Prairie and Chester assisting in silencing a heavy fire fftjto^lhe naval college. .Shells from the Prairie finally shattered its-waihi The number of Mexicans ;kHled yesterday ts estimated at 150. iay is not known, but it limber. Inas The paymaster of the British cruiser Essex, AljS^Tjsi^ s woaru?aa -on board his ship by a "siirper-* ashore. kets crowded to the b '. s-thr-y landed. . Fkga Mm?? For D?*& the Essex and fortress San Juan De Ulna were half msstcd when, thu ucSu were earned to thc boats. Rear Admiral Badger has not decided whether to prc-cecd ?? Tampico, and it is believed his departure will: be delayed. An in cation of this ls to be found in the*fact that his flagship Ivas ent?rd? thc harhor. ' Major Smedley D Butler, with marinas from the Prairie, made a sortie up thji railway for a considerable distance late today. Fletcher On the Jab Rear Admiral fletcher's staff is composed as follows; Chief of Staff, Captain Harry McL Muse; Adjutant, General Commander Stone; Quartemaster Lieutenant Commander Edward C. Kalbf: Brlrftde Engineer, Naval Constructor Richard D. Gate wood ; Ordinance Officer, Lieut. Albert M. Cohen ; aide and secretary, Lieut. Geo. ge M ?C. Courts; aides, ensigns, Dood and Hersey; Brigade Sorpc?n, M?daoion s/ Hiuott^Srlgade .. Commissary, Paymaster Christian J. Peonies. ?jjcry of the Battle. ^^.vA^^K*^ Fletcher at.8:3$ o'clock yesterday, morales ordered ? ?rewraj nmroo^t fo?r the occupation .of all the town. . A bluejacket colman aavaaced and passed tho uncompleted market place and ow?! collage. When they bad reaofee4-.the walla of the college, terrific rifle fire was poured la nit dlrocdnni; turn the ^^F^^^^19'^'^^~. " t'T' ~ ' 7T * inch guns epdiebjtttared the wolla. The bluejackets formed again and ad vance* against the Ore which had dlmlnsh?d. By ?0 oV;i<?i7 there was only desultory -?ring ?roa the inshore side of the tow- Battalions oz bute Jacketa had made tu?lr way along the water fi ont lo. Urn southern ?d of the town, snd cleared several streeta, but the anlppwg/trom house* con tuned.at Intervals. The soont eruhjer Chester pounded buildings on the outskirts with iOx inch eheits, ?ring over the heads of the me* asbora and avowing almost perfect. markmabship. The geber** movement from ail poal?ojae tak-ro yesterday began in C ?iI "n^000 ?edt?e***** f^** Me"rtQ^a und^I^teni^^tonw sa? l,5eut*i?i>. uiand?r A?^^ -vere oidered their pesUfon*east of the oenter toWards the.pja^j." - ;. , lati BHEJIHBH innes an GENERAL CARRANZA, CONSTITUTIONALIST. General VenurMi?i i rsaoer OT the Mexican rebel*, who call ' themselves Constitutionalist*, and he foogtt n go lust Huerta from the start AMERICAN WOMEN IN BIG DANGER Mwbsr Cams? Owned by CHt-j zen? of the U S. At Tampico . i|nptote?t?4 . Ta^^lco; Via Galveston, Tex., April i fejtrej ?re.felt here for the ??"srox?rtfl* of Atnirlcaiia, ia FBWMf. m;aa? women and children. ott..e*inps at Topila and other interior points. All tbefte Americans are ?aid to be: ???mar* attacks of either federals or insurgens. Many oil com panlas ara directing Ote?r orr^-v-rr .? to return to? Tam'plco. GaneraV Karagora reported to have ?aid.that In event of aa Ameri ca ?t^atapt to seize TampUio bc had rcsc?vs^j^r??rs iron; ??S?iCv City, thal ha^ni??^ mk duty as a soiaier and hb would do bis utmost to rope! the landing and believed he would succeed. Notice waa bostsd hero this morning In Cpoaul <^grencc Miller's office that Mexico had refused all thc American demand? to salute the Rag, and that '? Wilson had referred the mutter, to djsagress, Tbx? ?news pro duced ? 'profound sensation in the A JU eric an rata n y. Many anxious Inquiries pon?a^? I upon Mr, Mtier es to what steps were ? Ka lng iutirAri ?j< *,.~~t-u-.-. i - - , - --^ - "- ~ w- j ' ? ..N .rju Iii l<: ca n# a fenn?.!?- ?...I . rising; Thia was a, peril feared as j soon aa th? news should toc?me gen erally knewa among Mexicans. Tho gravity bf the situation herc was in creased by. ?be issuance of. orders ta rli America* merchant \es-| ntw fnrthi fe !sthe ?^ cf M, taaoay^Ahierkans Danorterf j April 22.-Commun established with i. O'fiaugh IB quiet, but' The etty is the Federal rain leaves thia af CrUa with foreigners I! be escorted by Ked m\mu ogress ?o l ause Oat of Maako ? Miteja PLAjt? FOR cJlrlPAIGN IN MEXICO HAT BE CHANG IN ALL N^fc VIGIL Wilson, Bryan anSpli Their Aa ois tant Coitfa^'oiar the Prc ' gram C&i&sx?y ' (By Aseoelktea^resa.) Washington. April ?am?nerai Car ranzas noto to Ppsasimt Wilson, de claring the selx?r?? officer* Cruz by national sovartftt^^Bp^exico, Invit ing the United State?xjfo susjfend hon tileoperatlocs and w?tS?S|raw Us forces! and suggesting that .:'U?? constitution alist government sliced receive d? mspds- for r ?paratJoasa^ffecacs com mitted by liuerta, at? pd the Mexican situation to a ntHHHn erluls tonight. New Cri?l* ?he ' ; the North. Secretary. Bryan S? *? ?.^sfc?,,Car raxa-aot^a/ hi* berne itiit Wite? mid night. He did not comment on lt. - Secre ! tary-Carr ison i ^r the wart department, wore, gjvcn cop I les ot the mea/c**-.' ^^re<?a~-- . ty. who had been asleep,: hurried to the wai3 department, were given cop? Witherspocn, chief of staff ef the army waa\ summoned- fe join thc confer I .once preside? Wil?iis. -zv/sZiz abo?* 1:30 o'clock and talked over the telephone with Secretary Tumulty. (?lrfs Vp all Sight A few minutes later Secretary Gar rison and Secretary Tumulty the conference, entered a waiting auto mobile and-drove away. ''-Aa General Witherspoon and Mr., Breckenridge! left, the; general stopped In ?he tele-1 I graph Teem. Rumors of a possible restoration ot ! the embargo on arms, current, dur-i ing the day, were revived bg?alsht and ! j it was oeiteved this was the subject of ibo w^r department .conference. Precautions against uprisings on the ! corder as a possible result of Car-; rahsa's opposition to the American VICTORIANO HUERTA, CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. @ 1SS3. by American Preta Association. , Pr?vi?lohnt President Huerta'nsauta-1 ed conitWnnd of federa I affairs In? Mex? j Ko upon the defeat of Mnder?. whose death he ls later charged with baring enconipiiKs^J. and lie Ins !IDCP under tire from tho rebels abd unrecognised ' by the United ?tatei? cererument PEACE IN 90 DAYS i Objection to Passage of Rewj?y-j fekm - Badtmg . Prea^^eir^^ii Causes Surprise (By Associated Press) . -- -_ decided surprise to most observers here to-day that, there was any oon ccii-::* -r-tvSt'v^M. t? th-? paa*age et ? resolution approving the course of President Wilson after he had read his address on the Mexican situation, Of the hand full of Democratic-trotes | agaiasi, the resolution io the House not ' one. waa cast by a Carolinian or a Georgian, and tlie only three nega tive votes from t ho South came from the Mississippi delegation. Many Democrats who feel that the Adminis tration's Mexican policy waa wrong at the start feel also that this is no time to argue that point,,abd that the only thing in such a crisis ls .to sup port the President. '.JohFi JLoSu.$a?d her<3 to-day versatlon with- a friend that within ninety days afier tho passage Of the I ri.B/jliiil?wv libad fnk .Ky Iha OmaUkoi/' there -won was in T?tewith'.'the statcmnn* bf Rep-J resentatlve Lenroot of Wisconsin, a| Bull M/rose, that he votei*. for the resft lution because he bel'eved lt meant | peace, not war. "... _.. : ; I - ' '*v ? \ p At the Frost With, U. S. Tronic - ?TATES ie^Jkrii ?long boiMer kept In trim for inkiest j r j I?B> ,r' '".^fl^^^^^^wiveeton.canap were 10,000 under Major ' f : I' j m?ers? Carlorr ewd 4tri*?chod along tba ?ieakon lin? were.? few: j ' j* ,;L' wianvl--?Ssott. 'fbeee pictures siww tho,regulars * l< di at Vera Crut Seizure of Port May Force U. S. To Fight All Mexico Washington Startled By Report From Rebel Chief That Ameritan Move Waa Agara?t the Mexican .Jfetjjftji f INDICATIONS ARE HUERTA; HASSEVER^?? REtAt?ONS PRACTICALLY ADMITTED AT CAPIT? N0W\THAT DICTA TOP. HA5 ORDERED HIS CHARGE TO QUIT DIPLO MATIC POST AND THIS MEANS DECLARATION OF WAR ON HIS PART ; (By Associated Fr???.) Washington, April 22.-News that General Carranza, constitu tionalist chief, might regard the seizure of Vera Cruz by the Ameri can naval forces as an act of hostility to the Mexican nation fell like a bomb shell in .official circles here, tonight. Pr?sident 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 Tai;; . and elsewhere against the American flag. uranza letter, howeve onstHutioiri"?i5t8 ittij phase ir. the situation^ May Raise Arena Ea?W;^ Should hostility on the part of the conFtitutinnat?i?tf>|^ armypians will be chanel. Ther* 'XT~- T??^?I ?mlnz ; the joint army, and navy board already had recommended the restora tion of the ?mb?t?o on arms. Action by congress, approving the president's course '-.sing the army and navy, in view of th? situa tion he had presented in his message, and the receipts of details of the fighting at Vera Cruz were chief developments of the 4ay, Of ficials expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the promptness ra|i%^fl? Admiral Fletcher's forces In taking posession of Vera Cruz and restoring order there. Future ls Uncertain. Future steps are uncertain- The president has d?t?rmit&d that his course shall be gradual: No orders have been issued to a?ize HIP customs house at Tampico, lt is the purpose of the admir to keep order in Vera Cruz and await the full effect on H?LM - first American art of reprisal. May Hold Railroad?, Too. There ls ?very reason to believe that the railroad running inland from Vera Crus for twenty miles, together with ? valuable trestle would bU rx lic'wl by American marines and bluejackets. This' section of tbV railroad ts of supreme Importance ehould future developments require a i Mexico City. V ,wseyond Ute holding of Vera Cru* and thia r*lito?d, th? government does not want to act at areaanf. ne*[\?*??oza' cf the administration admit that action by Huerta or Carran? moy alter plan j. jfcf:.i Fears Fer Aserfcan. Fears for Americans tn Mexico City and elsewhere are sxpreseed tn many quarters. The bouse today promptly passed a bill appropriating' $?ee, OOO to caro fer refugees. The fact that nothing.bad been heard frota' Charge O'Shaughnessy for nearly 48 boura m?4e President Wilson and Secretary Bryan uneasy. Early tonight unofficial communication with Mr. O'&fa&u?fr nessy waa established, but apprehension has not been allayed, a? there ls lUtle information ab^ii the temper of the Huerta government or the people ot Mexico City since the capture of Vera CF?*. In this condition, a high government official made public a latta? from a friend whom be regarded as trustworthy, which read a* follows) "I have learned on reiibuie authority from a man arriving from >. City that-Huerta personally, wita the Mexican foreign minister, planned the Tam?lico incident with a view of bringing on armed intervention and uniting the Mexican factions with him." Hoped Te ?et Ams. < The tam'/ official expressed tbs view that Huerta had delayed hfa* *QJ ewer wuic united states for a salute to the flag, pending tb? arrival of thu big shipment of ammunition on the Yerinan vessel. Scrr'ir.~ Bryan iodty said timi ??? ?lotu? o' Cii&r?o G isnawKsoiidasg and Obargi Algara was tl urban ged, so far as he knew. Charge Algwa, however.,has had notification from hts government tbs?. h? niai^jtawa when (Continued oa Pago Five.) 5 S'Ci? u O 0 n ? HO (f O O O O O 0 0 O o HUERTA PLANNED THE TROUBLE ( By Associated Press) Washington, April 22.-That Gen?ral Hu a?ely plannea the arrest of American !' pico, and other offences against the l/nited Si view to bringing cm armed Intervention ar.d un Mexican factions behind him, was the substance