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April 28-DON'T MISS THE CHAUTAUQUA-May4 ?ND?RS?N. S. C.. SUNDAY MORNING? APRIL 25, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS. ?8.00 PER ANNUM. or? fl OLIO AMERICANS ESCAPE ??OM CANAEAj SAVE CFttCiAL WHO STAY* AT POST WAS ROBBER BAND| CourransaUts Thre?ten?d Hi? life As Consular Agent Attempts To Sav? U. ? Pr??^ MOB AF REBELS I . (By Associated Treas) I Nogales, Ariz., April 25.---A j band of armed Mexicans started: from Pngqnia, Arizona, 27 m?es northeast ot hero today ?nd while marching southward tow;j d Use border have been robbing and firing CK Americana. Consul I? Threatened. C. L. Montague, American consular agent at Canaca, ? rich copper mming town 45 miles south of ?ietco, Amona, telegraphed to Consul Frederick SJrnpich that al 5 o'clock this afternoon ? npob of rebels was congregating about ?i?ft" rnngMinlj ?ritt nuafhat ?hyj?nfr. | eiung Americans were being made. COR??! Stays At Post. Ail of tlie Americans except Montague, however, had reached iha. hnriiaf ca t?A\2:?\JL ? - ?- ..-J-1 - .-,....?-. ..iiinjiiv nau remained to pack up the consu late archives. Thc dispatch rea<3: to pack up a i'chives a very .l?r?e| mob now oft nil J'defe 6f the con sulate. .St-oir^' speeches being made against Americans. Some advocate ^breaking Into consulate; others to take down American flag. I have decided not to take <-3*-*t??i? 41... -i-,... ....?IV ^J?WMWWMmmmmmmmmmmM - .."W ....... 7.1,,., usual iime, so as not to create ex citement. Do not know what the result wili be." Consul Simplch immediately, wired a vigorous note to the rebel authorities at Gananea advising that [American interests must be let alone. NEW SHOE STORE FOR ANDERSON? crt Says That &*eh * Veraure tnor has it that ? store is soon to I son and that lt wi building on Wain cunled by Cray ton Anderson ; oiete shoe known shoes terday. He rep nc washington b?J-S wgreed to CONGRESS FO BAKER CLARK AND OTH ER LEADERS MAY START STORM MONDAY CONFER ALL DAY? ir rtutita Turn? Down Offer For! Mediation Senate May De JUmm ?ir-?- A? rt-. ! ' (By AaeocSated Press) Washington, April z^-Tbeugb the j Mexican crisis nae-.naen under sup.1 pression In conjgs^ fer several days wittie t|?k pre??B?a& and als cabinet executed plans of reprisals against the dejianee of General Huerta, there ts an Mnpellsg uadereurrent et feeling In .betts senate and boase 1er a declara. ' lion of war, which was tempered some- j what tonight by thc acceptance of of icrs of mediation from Argentine, Bra. ?il and Chile. Strong for War. Leaders in congress for several days ' had 'been discussing informally the j tion of war, tor a sweeping campaign j in necalaua?uoyty wtw ftwthed b ffwr in Mexico and for the ultimate es-j tablishroent by fo'ce of American arms j of peace and constitutional govern ment in Mexico. 'NO ewell trana the undercurrent li-nv-iira iuo aur?nct; ?oday, however, j bue members in both house and son- j ate predicted a storm would break ' Moneay or soon, after American troops j reached Vera Cr?i tc sapport the nev- ] al forbes, there. Members who w > mos'-restive over the situation to night after learning, o.fthe mediation "ropc?lc, Stnt?r: ?"u truer ag-i gr ess ive action toward Mexico should ' bo forced until IP. becomes apparent j that the good offices of the Sou' American nations-fail, Sentiment for Aggression, i ' Puring a day devoid under the aur ! raes, to a dlsbussi?n of Mexico, lead ers were In conference, and sentiment developed was strongly in favor of war. . In the conferences more* than al dozen of the moat prominent men on the d?mocratie participated. Speak er Clark, Majority Leader Underwood Chairman Flood, of the foreign rela tlnnu (yimmUiuxi Piui^^u.? nu...-tja of the appropriation committee, ami Chairman Hay, of the irdlitary com mittee, figured In all of them. -^--..^u ~fmm ?n? uuwyuse;i that. the,re wa? talk tor a time of the appointment of a committee, to con. ?2?i D? ?peaaer Clark and Mr. Un derwood, which'should call upon Proa-1 Ident Wilson and inform him that* the sentiment ol the house waa Cori war. Developments of ?he day,' how ever interferred with this plan and the conferences ended without defi nite conclusion. House is Wari fte. Although th* news of, proffered med- j latlon put a new ?spec: ot the ?it I usti?n. lt was Uie general understand ing thai house leaders expect, to make j their representations to the prea'dent1 as soon sa the. amy. has been con. cen trat ed ai vera cmx In the senate there1 was not ?'?ch I concerted action as was evident in tho house, but there was evidence that the | silence which many senators' havel observed will be broken Monday. DEMOCRATS ASK LAW WFORCEMENT 'Rac? Track Ganabiisur Is deirme-di By Clubs In OCOJ r?B wit?c*t specftS' sigh?cance, Wjt?st Uiuoo duh gased various! luttons co the pj^iry qualia&a-1 tate j IMS HAY KILL WOMEN ANDU MEXICAN GENERAL HOLDS j 33 AMERICANS POSSIBLY FOR SLAUGHTER MAY KILL SEVEN Con ?ul Canada Appeal* to Mercy Of Tyrant and Little Hope 1 1? Tlxny VVM? Escape (By Associated Preis) ^ . New Orleans, April "25" W?re?eas advices tonight from Vera Cnn tinte that General Mans of th? Menean fofe?a has Sound teven American prisoners sru??ty of certain chargea andi that he proposes to execute them, , Consul Canada Confirms. Consul Caiiada; at Vera Cruz, ' the wireless says has notified the] staie department at Washington' of the reported intention of Gen eral Maas to execute certain American prisoners. ' !t"was further stated that Gen Md'it K-ic /.Un"l iU'.-i... il---- -r-r. ----- " awi?,' luirte UIICE J M IS oners, including fourteen women and seven or eight childi en. The consul sent a messenger to the general appealing to him in the' name of humanity to release Lhp women and children. ? The nature of thc charges brought against the seven Ameri cans was: no i indicated by wire: less, nor whether they were given a triai. ' NET LOSSES NOT HEAVY ON CHANGE Mexican Crinia and Heavy Foreign < Sellins Factors On the Satur day Marktet j IB? Associated Press) j New York, Apr? 35.-Thcra was fur, thor unaetilament today of the^wj^'i* uisrkei. Tho movement was irregular and at: tint??; confused. While the downward movenwnt was ??tended, i^^gji'sS ; were' considerably amailer . than on the preceding day. j Sty of the movement i ct?d for by the play o? con t?cU?g ?ersxa on tba market. The two main factors in the weeks decline ^sre Today thuse Influences pullert^ against each other. Foreign, i-teeeur* was relieved, and American a tock j in terested, fo? the first tima in several day?, held (airly steady. On the other bund th? !?exioatt situation was as! niuoh of a disturbing torce aa befo;?. ported assassination of Americans Tn j Mexico seemed to increase the prob-1 rious and protracts^] waa corresponding at the opening, the change Ot front Great Northern ^ convertible Aves. sola heavily , and -2, compared with 'lee of one hun-J bond? (per valne) ! TWO STA I ES AHE AFTER PRISONER' . i ?. ?. Temple ito?' Brought to An-^ W*nto? On I GERMANY DEFIES HIM TEETH DICTATOR DEMANDS LEGA-1 TKr?? ARMS, TOLD MUST FIGHT FOR THEM WitSON AT WORK President Confer? ' Foreign j Relation? Committees From Congres? on Situation ; (By Associated Press) Washington, nprll 25i-Pr?skient Wilson summoned senators Shlveley Stone, and Lodge, of th? senate fore ign relations committee,. and Chair man Flood and Representative Cooper ] of the house -committee os foreign af fairs to due?as the new turo in events, j thW first ray hope In a'say ofworry i and anxiety Over the score* of Ameii-1 cans held up in their hight from the Mexican capital. , Sentiment o? Senators. Frommose a* tonight Tfhtte House conference it was learned that while the president was1 not sanguine of the success of the intermediation plan, he telt it to be the duty pf the American government to avail itself ot the offer of the three 'great South. American countries. ^ It was iugr?na/i that the ! interim of negotiations',, ?ven though they might bo uufauccewful, might serve tn repress ?htl-A?3eriea.a. cut bursts or afforded an opportunity fori Americans'to depart front Mexico. The president had the subject under.! consideration most of tbs day with ? Secretary Bryan and - other lnamharB of the cabinet. The.matter, had boen informally discussed by the three di plomats among thoi?selvo? und the joint note was presented in person to Mr. Bry? early today,; Late in the afternoon the president and Bry?n conferred about the reply and it waa transmitted to the dj pickata at the state department just as tbs. president began bia conference at the White House .wtth-- the leading democratic and republican members of the con gressional' committee In charge of foreign affairs. ih?f?ee to Be <*ookd. The senator* *nd > -r^yiuior??????.^ declined to .be quoted but those who discussed it believe it was right for the United States to accept good of ? thfillrfi SST* ?j;;-i g ??, r? .?-rr.- r.-. to any, cessation of its^preparations for emergencies. Thc feat??c of the pian which spme of the president's visitera lauded was the fact that the. United States was jvinbig bands with three big nations of. thia h?misph?re, emphasizing Pan American'solidarity and a principie o? the Monroe Doctrine, abd at the same time showing to Central and South America as a whole the peaceful in tentions cf thc American government. The f*itf that Argentine, Brasil and Chile hewe stood wita tho United States in refusing to recognise the Huerta government la an element in the ;!?. wairoa which rose conspicuously >"> tkc ARREST OF MARINES MADE BY MEXICANS Story Told m Privtde Letter" Of One Ol the Vicx/im To His ats. April f5.-A story of the 'ted States marinus at . ??ico. which precipitated it Mexican crisis, ls contaln 4tar received here today by ^.yden from ber broth . . a sailor on the gua ef' was written at Tampico. ? abd 'describes th? arrest of j tue marinea of the gunboat Dolphin ? or US, an? tho paymaster, to get sup pilas- <?J ewe #ot too far down the river. As soon aa we hit the' bank th* federal army. captained us curt! we were trying; the American dag-, too. They heM us prisoners abottt fltt?w? hours, 0?r captain came Over ana the American fing ? wea ? rei. BRAZIL. ARGENTINA AND CHILE TO MEDITATE BE TWEEN TWO NATIONS ACCEPTANCE} NOTE ?. .pu .i. i Mexico May Upset Piar?a, But U. S Government is Willing, Says the President (By Associated Press) Washington, April 25.-President Wilson tonight announced he had ac cepted an offer ?r-*ra Brazil, Argentina ans Chile to use their good ornees in wi attempt to briny: about n peaceful and friendly settlement of the diffi culty between the United States and Mexico. The offer waa formally submitted by the three South America.! envoy* to, Secretary Bryan and laid before the president, The President's Acceptance. Reply of the president, made through the secretary of state of the dlolo ???;;<; ^irpj tentatives, jwan a? Hol lows: 'The government or the United States isV deeply confldeut of the friendliness, the good feeling, t-nd the gojticus coucet-n foi the pent?) anti welfare of American manifested in the joint note lust receive*!- ??sder?n; the good offices of your governments to effect if possible a settlement of the present.dlffhniltv between the ?OT?S? ' ment of thj United States and those who now claim lo represent our ela? ter republic of Mexico. Proffer Appreciated. ".Conscious of tba - purim* J with wnicn me proffer ii made, this gov ernment does net i?*el at liberty io decline lt. Ita cl,tef aterest ls in tba po,?ce of America, tl?e cordial inter ccuse of her republics and our peo ple, and the hapless and prosperity which can spring only out or frank, mutual understandlug of the friendship which ls treated by common purpose, Thp generous offer of your govern ments is therefore accepted. "This governaeat honet most ear nestly that'yeti may find those who i speak for the soberer elements, of1 the ' Mexican people willing and ready to discuss teams of satisfactory nadj *bcre-*or=? ?rGr?a?ucu? wotiieniem. ii you should ifind them willing this gov ernment will be glad to Uko up with you v^r discussion in the frankest and -syo? vwic?i?atoty unirit any proposals i that m^y be authoritatively forma lr.?td and the? tin prove feasible asi prophetic of a new day of lautvei cooperation and ebb? fldence io America. ^?KSS Will Protect Itself. "This government feels bound in ! candor to say its diplomatic relations with Mexico, being for the present severed, it ts not possible for it io make surf) of an uninterrupted op portunity to carry out the piau of in termediation which you propose. It lo of course possible that some act of ag. i g? ersion on tho part of thoa?? who con? trol military forces' cf Mexico might oblizc tha Ilnltoa ??j upsetting of tlie hopes of peace, but this does not justify us in hesitating tc accept your geenrous euggestion." KXOLASD~Wiys BELAY $M Bare Was One aile and Victors Had barrow Jgargin. Philadelphia, April xe.-Oxford Uni, V?r?!ty e. Englssd today #ftu by one foot the four mile international col-,! lege relay chain eatons irrangr.h ] Field. It wee the most sensational itt? j tsh ever seen here ia that great event. The race wac ever ?util the lagt mlle when Maderia of Ffenusylvaaift gave McCurdy of Pennsylvania a aheH lead. Jackson of Oxford, the Olympic 15000 Eetre champion, caught him and 1 lt waa a neck and neck race ali the way. McCurdy striated in top last' 100 yards, but tb* Englishman held i htm an djust nosed him out at the fin- i lah. Many spectators thought Penney?. j vania gave McCurdy ofeon nan n ri vania had won. The last mite waa ron j in a heavy rain storm. MILL MEN^?rt?ET | IN MIHTIOPOLISJ Na&M?al Asnodaoo? Of Cottotij :* '. JUISkt ** ?-? - _-_ - mm >nvu ?ww IA ..NIIUUU Kt ? New York City B. 8. Ooasett one of Anderson's foremost cotton . mill moa, left ye terday afternoon io* 'New "york cl where ha go?e e?toof- tfte anne inseting ot tba ? nf Gteforiv MfJia^ Mr. Oobcett ts aiderod at tal* masting. The coi nection will hear an address del ivan Anacreon, w?* assocmiloo ?I HE WU. QUIT FRICTION IN CABINET RE PORT OVER HIS PEACE VIEWS. RUMORED VIEWS OF OTHERS! Secretory of Navy Say?; New?? papen Owe It to Public Not. to Spread the Error '(By Associated Press) Washington, April ?ir-Secretary of State Bryna today emphatically dcjied widespread and persistent reports that be would resign fron the . cabinet. When informed of published reports ?bat be would relinquish bis post ?hould war be declared agatart Mexi co* Mr. Bryan saids *The subject of. my resignation lias serer been dixcuKsed with anybody nor thought of by rae.* White House Agrees. VT _"C-?...-".a iniiuvcu lil VUC general denial issued a few days ago ot the story that Secretary Bryan would resign, saying that statement was sufficient lo cover all rumora of cabinet dissension. .They aald they did ont regard lt as necessary to re peat tltp denial with each published report. Outside of the white house there has been consid?rame discussion of tho Individ?a! view? known to'be held by members of tho cabinet on the present situation. None of these ls said to bo serious or approaching any breach in the president's official family, but 11..ire hT*.T nct???? xis?cfimxv ai op inion as to what 'aggressive measures should be pursued. rMP*' Asked for AU Views The pnesident hkua?lf, \w^m^?? (has invited the widest range of sug gestions from his advisers mid has steered a middle course between those who favor a quickly aggressive policy and those who believe war caa fee best avoided, by patient observation and carefully deliberated action. Person? close to the administration described the divergence of vie wa. aa the product of natural differences among these charged with responsi h Iii tr for cyecntiva ?itlnn ' rvfflnUti?. point out, for Instance, that the war department ?? naturally anxious to take every reasonable precaution w<th its milite-y forc?s' and this n=vr -'s bending ita energies likewise to per fecting Ito preparations for actual warfare. They say also that the state depart ment, which ia directly responsible ?fehstoUuu? with other foreign gov* ern ?neats, and which is trying through diplomacy to piweut aggressive move ments which might aggravate action by the Constitutionalists, and the Mex. Jean people as a whole, is busily oc cupied in friendly r?pression of the spir'.t of its allied departments. Alt tbs cabinet secretaries themselves de nied that there is any serious division and point to their close.and frequent conferences Ss evidence of -their co op?ration. Scarce of Bauer. : The rumora or Mr. Bryan's intention to retire from the cabinet in various contingencies an? ascribed by his friends to sentiments uttered foy the secretary early in his incumbency. JMnpng other things, in speaking on the ?abject , of universal peace, he has agid there would be no war while be was secretary of state. The secre tary's purpose, lt bf explained, was to ?mnhastoe his general conviction that I the growing feeling of disapproval of " warfare, coal? brr rs.icd upon te pre vent the country from dotting Into war. Secretary Daniels, in, discussing newspaper reports of cabinet friction said: "There is not now, and never h-is been the slightest dissension in the ?abbist. At a time like this my private Judgment as a newspaper man is that the press owes it aa a patriotic duty j hot to spread such rt,, jits," Aim.ADBlHlgTBATlOX SBBifrebsbly Be~th7 Une np of the Stole BeiMorraiir conrearlos. I' . Colombia, AprtI 25.--reports from lover the State,*while Incomplete, la [dtente that the State D?mocratie con Mention wilt be composed largely ! of men who do not stand r?th the I press?t "administration- mt ii*e S????, [Capital. There were no features of : nato except that in some counties clubs [passed resolutions l, requesting the SUte convention to do eon?*thte$ to protect the primary from ?ny charges or suspicions of fraud. Dr. J. F, Tines te Prearhv JOt. t. if. Vin? iSSp?'at "the Fir a Sunday me ie cordi vioa. : W. T. T Baptist Ol irson at Un PARTY CLUBS ALL OVER COUNTY REOR GANIZATION MEETINGS WERE HELD SATURDAY THE DELEGATES The Personnel. of the County Conventions Will Be Ak??* As It Was 2 Yottii Ago Iri accordance with Ute orders of the State democratic executive committee and in compliance with the constitu tion ot the party, the machinery of tha party was taken out of storage and put to pieces and In led up yesterday, and everything started oh its way for tho coming county stale and congre*, atonal elections. The step taken yes terday wa? to reorganise tho local clubs. Every democrat haa ? r?|fi2i to have his name enrolled and to take part in the deliberations ot a club. ^There was somewhat or apathy showu yesterday in some sections, ?a .M^IOII.. >- BU? no unes of factions were drawn. Two years ago every delegate from'the. .'etty, With one or two possible exceptional was "lined up." in anticipation. Yesterday th?to '-'A was nothing of tho kind in this city, and the indications are that the same spirit prevailed aenerauy tiire^shs^t i wv county. As well as could be learned over the 'Phone lauf night the ?i*t ui delegates from about a score of the 82 boxes in tho county was aa follows: BELTON DEMOCRATIC?, CLUB? < WAI ti^,?.....?- .\.jsB****a*B*Bm*W^? bed and Elected giclegoAes. v Belton Democratic Club mst Satur days af ternes n at 3 .o'clock and reor ganized and elected Off$r; comrnlUeemsn, delegates to. ihe obuaty convention, registrsllbi; and Club committee a* fblhr?r: W. C. Bowen, pres.: r?, Ai Geer, Is? vice president; Q. G. Harris, second vice president: Walter E. Greer, sec reury ?nd treasurer. Executive cemmitteen.au, J, ?lydo Creen. Delegates to County Convention-J. Clyda Green, W. K. Strittgeh A. 8. FKUL I Ci We"' J. Mack King. wVc. Bowen, B, >V Car? pen*err J, >i\ Cox. W. H. Cobb, Jr.. 0. K- Poore. T.. C. Poore. T. J. Cc*. 8. W. Harri*, i7). T T?rear-ai- A 1% Ce-" bell, Poss Mtiche?. J. Polk Cog, John A. Horton. J. R. Harria. R.^rist; ?.t-o?i committee-J. G. Har ri-, J. K! Clcwent. v.'. p. Sei.-ih, J. T. Cox, W. P. Shirley. Crab Executive, Commutes-J. G. Harris, K. H. Rice. P. Clinksoales, W. H. Cobb. Jr., J.K. Polk C?x. Belton Club Ko. *. E. T. Tolllson, president; R. W. Au? tiia, secretary and treasurer. Executive c-oa?iiiltieeman-J. W" Campbell. .^Delegates io Ute county convention -J. W. Campbell. E. T. Tomaos. L. D. Blake, J. H. Williame, Wa! P.. Aust??.. J. jj. Anama. W. A Clement, J. D. Rodgera, C. H. IWrlck la,id. J. C. King and J. B. Mitchell. .? y ? Ward 8. J. A. Hall, president: C. B. 3nrlc, vice president: J. 8. Acker, secretary and treasurer; B. F. Wilson, member of executive committee; delegates C. W. Beaty. B. F. Wilson. T. W. Nor M. Scott. J. L. Hambree. C, 8, Spear? fla, K. W. Brewon, J. A. Brock, E. man. H- H A*.fc?f "Ward ?. I Th?, fyt?nuTU. K.? *?l?u>?a.*-?uj ffiitntti. J. H. G?nl?rey. president c. TKO, vice president, and D. O. Browne, secretary. G. P. Browne, county and etty es ectuive committeeman, C. 8. Sullivan. J. J. Trowbridge. C E. Tolly, Joe M. H. Ashley. L. N. Geer, Janies B. Farmer, C. F.: Ross, D. O. Brown, G. P. Browne, J. J. H. Godfrey and J. E. Braaseala, delegates to tho county ?n**aaMo*=' The ?*e?nb*f? of the delegation trcro oooooooooooo OOO o o I ?I THIS GERMAN'S REPLY e o LIKE OLD HICKORY'S o o - o o {By Associated P~?$a.) o o Vom Cran, April ??.-- o st A demand has boon im**** o o on "Zimz** -C?=*b?? ~ i o Mev?co City to scerreat&H' o o the artas i ?oort?! for toe o o pro^tiou of th* Gannan o o residenie there, mccot?hvg o o to iafomtatton rna^fefaff o o' Hero. - o o A4*&al Von Hfeta*, o o tho German tair?ater, re- o o p?ic?: ** o "If you ?et t?w? artrs? o o you w?i have te finjhi foi a o Aera/* ^ o <* o o o ooo o o o O o 9 <> ? I