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V. ..".V-.Xy,"'- V^!"??! '..WVK.;?. .-. ?. . - --.V v;..v.,. ?.'>.. ? : . > , IVvX-v-i : . ". 1 !. J "^VII?^||B^^L?T" .-' "Li" . > '' ''? '??/%."'$? v: tf4*%Mk? % v/kt?t ^$#fsSPi VOLUR1S5?L ANDERSON, S? G*? THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 1,1916 131 Several hundred Americans andi 120 Mexicans -vvere Engaged-Machine Guns Turned on U. S. forcq --General Felix Gomez in Command of Carranza force, was idlled-Funston Gets Official Confir 'r-S::--'-. I : #X' ' " ?' ." '; ..." ? /. \ '. .5--''-r^" (By Associated Press.) '** "r * ! "I ? - ?.. . ' . - -'-v-i-v-v . -?. '. ? ? ? El Paso, Juno 21.--According to varions accounts reaching heve the American losses seemed to be about twenty and the Mexican lost* e> forjar. The battle took plate about 10:30 this morning and lasted RSI hour. lt apparently ended with both sides withdrawing. J. C. HubEle was 'thoAmerican who brecht'ibo':'irei^rl:''nere a^d'nia story ..??ra? corroborated by. James an Am??ricss .who wawi ?Ispsan th* ' teaim ? vHubn?eY^^ 'at Vaia Ahtonad?i - .ftay-it?! the'/M?ao^na claimed to 'Wye' /killed seventeen Americans and taken forty prisoner*, .which was contra dieted by earlier acourits. They sahj several : hundred Americans and 120 Mexicans were engaged. Hobble declared Mexican of f?cera asserted that General Gomea wnt forward to the Anr^ricans under a flag of truce. Directly the Americans bogan alloying tn a semi.' circle and Cornea* believing he was to bo attacked, gave the order for his machine gun? to fir?. Ho was later ldlle.d.by a pistol shot. /. Mexicans Say 40 Killed (By Associated Press.) El Paso, June 21.--A detachment of American cavalry , clashed ?with a Carranga forco at Carrizal, ?bout ninetyniles south of El Paso' ?arly today* both sides suffering heavy casualties, according to reports deceived bj General Francisco Gcnzaleo, Carrana commander at Juarez tonight. Gonzales announced officially that seventeen Americans have been taken prisoner? and General Felix Gomes, a Carranza general has been killed. . .?' According to Mexican authorities forty Americans wwe killed by /machino gun:fh^ m ? ampire attack, .but thc Mexicos^ casualties wore not so heavy. The American force ia said to have been part o? a 'scout p?tro! f tom Gusraan, returning to tho P?rshbt? ibi? of ccinM?s " cation. C?.rr?prVi?'aboat nine mjlea "west of V?^'-??^m??, ? .tf. ;M?ri?&rt f?ef?" liaso m Chihuahua where the American prisoners as .aiddjo h?v? bato .'". ;'.T:v ';.;. ' Aperisan* Oponed Ifight? , General Gonzaies said; th? Americans;/ opened the ?engAgeinen :|Gpimei,:^ the Americans ,. retire and .when they, ref Used he sent a second n^essengerypon whom the Ameri cans fired. Then Colonel Rivas, second in tbmHiartd, reported the Americans began the attack^' . V: ,.\ . u . * ' , . ' Ger^a? Gonzales saM .hil information came from boj&net 'M Rivas, vKt> -reported 'the Ametf can^isonerskafen to Gn?h?a?it?a; :^pry ? itu sifejtd of VIliaAhumaria. Cebral Belt, cornmandihg the XmeHcatis forceVti^^ ; ^?tvs?l4 Jh?rei^ the dghtt?oi^ place, but ; tie wa^ftbi ifldlrjed to b???eye iH^ta^^^ ??pluredi ?ell '^i^id'ho^ c?lved? from F?uston. He said his forces are ready, however, for! ^hy'demon^rUtion from the-Mexicans. . lj ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ I ^ : <fr*fr<??*^*<??*?<?*4**fr*fr* * - * ' *'. * CO??t?s^TEATE FORCES + * -. ? * .4? ?Columbus,. Juno 21'.-Por- * eh lng ls , re-disposing his ? *fr forcea aa a ; result bf :the ? * clash at Carrizal,, according to * * a: report Neroni tho field. A * * .I? ."heavy/ concentration is un-. ?fr norway ot' \Naralquipa,.. two * ?fr hundred miles south of. tho' # *?? border and at Colonia, Dub-. O .fr lan, 120 mllea booth. * * , ; , : . .. ?2, Mexicano at Carri aal. Ile had no Retalla though; except through Mexi can officials ot Jaurez. Funston transmitted to tho war department his ' report from General* Bell at- El Paso. Bell said the Mexicans said the number bf Americans' dead ls un known ; and .that- the Americana fired on: General^Cornea's messenger .and ' iii ??a .-"tt?isci^??y -/?JBRB-- irojjOcs'-'" udc/?i; S?n -Anidrl?an who wair W ?h? train p^liiiirtg through Villa Ahumada this afternoon saw tho ' body ot . a -dead Mexican g?n?ral 'j being loaded * ou a train. From tue talk of Mexicans ho gathered that ? they had been lu a f<ght'with American cavalry and the American- were decoyed by a Mexl ,can; flag truco and then" fired on by machino Guns.- The report says "our troops engaged the;tenth caval ry." The. tenth, cavalry is a..negro regiment, . ' v Attack Follow Notes. Tho iyceno 'of the' tight was. Just 90 miles southwest ?f tho-Villa Ah'au mada, ??exlca?'-field headquarters iii Northern '- Chihuahua. . and> the ? clash occurred only a few hours after I President Wilson's 6,000 vword note, warnlbg "Carranza that tho "grayest ! co nuctiuonces" ; Would - follow' an. at tack Upon American. trobps had - gone forward. Americans - who wore engaged are thought .to havo be?n members - ot trdops from tho Tenth Cavalry, a negro regiment, returning M^nn a scouting trip to Guzmanv The clze of the. Mexican force, . whoso com mander, General Telia Gomez, waa killed/; is ' not known. fiows l?f tl 'S battle was rocOlw? in Jaarbs eartjT' thisafternoon by Genial Francisco Gonzales, th? Car r??nsa commander of * the .military z?bb ot ; the border. For como res; S*h, General Gonzales kept; the ;a*bry a Secret until lato 4n the afternoon1 TOW ah' American; J. C. Hobbit), ro turnihg to the border from tho inter: *or, brought tb Bl Paso tho no^3?^w ho had seen numbera ?of Ibo Mes loan o^^0nfl?ftM?<^?^?ca? Central rail lOMft^pM^ Villa. Ahumada, and had been told .that' theres had ?ben ab Ohooiintcr. The first- atep of General Gonzales after con?trmihg tho nows was -io is sue a etatbm?bt .placing the blame 'on Ih? : American - commander. Ho Gha?# .ai i that' - tiio ' At?br^aa ? troop* fired first on' tho , Mexicans and that thbit Shotstot?ttsn?t**;-;wr- the -courier who:itfd"^ request, tnit ; they/;retiro. , Amciri&h army ?l?i?ers-.?ebi?ffira soIht? ;?ls???i?f ton?gni ? .m? ?e^oraJ mninim^^?miiV rTne i';opin4c? 'wa?i e^resflc4'tt)at;if tho Amoricani ?lrbd'on the t??xickns: they did ; M||| L-ai? iiiui?Miilf iiiiih'iijiiifii'i I lin lilli i i H'M YOUB FLAG AND JIY FLAQ g|B (Py ^Jlbnr P. Nesbit: j . Your Flag and my "Flag! And ob,'bow . "much ii jjot?s--- ;?'>, ? ifour" V??d ?noTny jana-rsecurcv?u .\ 10 Us fokta?j Thu Number Necessary Bcfcvro Two Regiments Ready For Border Service . Columbia, Juno in-Recruiting was the big : problem before " the National Guard of .South Carolina: it waa Os Unrated today by officers ; that . ap proximately: bdoo men will be need eel before tho;two regiments will be ready for service on the, .Mexican border. In Some communities trou^ ble 1B being experienced in securing She necessary number , of peace strength., Offlcora toda,-,, took tho position that a war t'trongth bf 150 men to .each company will . bo requir ed before tho two regiments aro moved to the Mexican border. The' Columbia Light Infantry. 73 strong loft this morning at. 9:10 o'clock for th? state: camp 'grounds at Styx ?- . A 'general order provides that tho two. regiments mu6t move Oh tho' camp TVktay a?d Saturday. . . Thc general. staff was. busy today Issuing tho necessary orders for tho. movement *>f the7 troppb. Last night tho' cobtracia for s'pe&a! trains wero signed *,by the - adjutant. general. -. SOvefal hundred ;tnen wore put '. to work.this morning placing camp Styx in condition for;tho'r?ceptl?h of tho troops, ;The several necessary "bulld lk3* ara* ? pring. up'like mushrooms. ; A' .O.ew - water : system 1? being, install ed : v Governor Manning today, again, urged that everything be done at tho camp for tho health of:the nioii. , ? 'recruiting; Elation wes.opened in' Cbl?mt?ia thia morning io eefe?ra men for tho o?w cavalryv troops, ?iepatch es from, .Washington; Indicate that thia troop will be accepted If tho neces sary number or men-arc. secured. K ; Aauaunft?o?" Sewed . laredo, Texan.? 4ha0 <21.-^Carraa?? autfcbrltiss. haVoyabvh in ?bargo ap proJt?a?tsly .17,f round*-ot v?t^a?fp<?tots In M?xico, ?hc?r?i?. gto ;i .rofiigeV from ^5?$?C?J PbfcThagOvernml^isMorV l? w?rk tegiiwebiyHf?ur hottrs^a-dsy^end has ^ptttbutVb* :>pi!^m?>.ely. round? dally, V , .';: ^%'-to ' ? ' m^m0?>?ppwaiaabi '.who ?rOsfi?d tho :s^.;'?var,,.w?s't of. Kol? Sf drl**? bae*.b^* fco?nl?r-*ti*c*, f???W st?emt?t:s?ys;MorS| (By .ABHOcfOifrO Wea-?.) i Your heart and my heart heat quicker ut thc sight; Sun-kissed and : wlnd-loBseil, red and blue- and white. x Tho ono PJag-r^the great Flag-the Flag for ruo and yon1-; , ' ?iorines ai?'e?w boside^tno rea and whit? and Blue! Beattie Tell? GreenyUlo Cot?^.i Sn!o of Hampton Group Almost: Necessary Greenville, June 21,-W. E.;. Beat tie, vice president and treasurer of j the Parker. ?ottoh "mills Company .and, M. h. Marchant, treasurer of ?the' Vic tor nud Monaghan : groups non1 ^iroi> tor of the: n?c.ger corporation, are j tho. only witnesses who havetakih the siana in the,.hearing of, the Bark er mills CUBO which'.' Ie now. th "prc-v gross before Circuit Judgo T. J. .Mauldln, Greenville. .Messrs, Beattie and . Marchant took -$$*'*V$a'':tifa1 nwrn lng.. Mr. Beattie going into details a? to tho reorganisation of milla and of the fi nancial' situation, declaring that '.'. the mills faced embarrassment and tt'lnk. ;nimost necessary:* to nell, tho Hamp ton group In: order to realiro enough 'money io take care of tho $5,000,000 dollar indebtedness' over the PSrkejj' mills company. Ho went into totrit ?cato details, and, also, stoutly denied the charlo (hat thora/was* fradd or any thing "crooked" about toe solVioi tho Hampton , milla to , Lockwood; ^Greenville & company'Pf,Boston. H? said that neither. h* nor President C. Branch attempted.to suppress ??hy itif?rmat?oh from roaching the stock holders with reference to tho p'ropoa fed?sale. of: ,tKe. mills- . .:';THe actl??, brought by mir.brlty atockholdcrs,' attempts tb enjoin the Salo ot the ; Hampton mills,; which iWBs ?u&briseiavia me?llng.cf the directors at 'ii in Greenville. ,.v Mf. Marchant ?atd that if the cn?ire '.mediately oiler Mr. ^Bea^tie retired aitd becam? ah interc?ted observer, of tho proccidir.?H.1 He had disapproved ^?. tho aile at tho t?oetiftgof .to?;di-: "?i?br8, In the e*nm)nation conduct eur P. A.'Bonham, 'rcpfe's?httog ?the minority'fStoe.khplders. Mr. chant sold fcc rogarde-t toe ??amp m milts' grisup ?0<^m?mWt?^m.-. id ho! thdught to?."prtce paid fdr ft ras '?'tool 't?eapA.^.AtX'tajs ?tm?m Ot :;'.'Sonb?t?jr toe corfde?sed'.' t?t?t???: ilia. ?tatcmet?i; Tor Abrtl toondivtoAf ie ?pr?itt? earned by tb>.!'thi?lj? fa' arnonntwl to $l&9/n2;6R> Thin 3 ALLIES ANXIOUS THAT N?TH ING SHOULD OCCUR TO C?T OFF OIL SUPPLIES FOR THE FRENCH AND BRITISH NAVIES. (By Associated Press.) .Washington, June 21.-It yr&i learned hero today that DrCBSur?; from entente allie:: li;- heine "brought to; bear,-on: Carranga to .pTever?i%iia going to war with the: United-jstates. Th? .allies are Bald to bo particularly anxious, that nothing Bhould-OCNIP io clint off oil supplies ; for tho French and British navies? Tho allies also believe Germany-Is working^on.Carrs.nsa to bring, abouti the,, situation,?.?.which" would 'Workto 1 dtgifoybftfo **T bf. .*h!nlll?rs.. ..Theyi rig^jt?/hav.b' been .-active ?yHB^iCie?l.ii:,' States, not J only .;W'^p^fBjfff^gp South and Cont rai. Amor lea ;..#>, - pro . j Vent thn United Stfttos from :gettihg commerce^ formerly Controlled by Germany: .;. ;?; -,. ;'i;'-v:. It was pelted out here, that, the )jn^sa$||fateff-only d?clines to con sider' the' immediate^ : withdrawal of American ';troo?B ??$,eHes clauses in tho \6?ott-0br*s;m ngroement which provides for gradual "wlUidrav/al .' Thc noto also-hints at an l?terh?i?prt* ?V commission,'to settle .the^lspjlt? provided under the treaty ;of 18*8.' BOYS FLOCK TO THE \ f COLORS IN ATLANTA [|j^;'Reg^erit .Practically ; ; At Recruiting Strength Nov/ -;. ,/Atlante,' , Oa.. Juno 21.-Atlanta M>ys^ave been flocking to the city .armory sb Tepidly ' since lt b?c?me known that the militia would be sent .to ..Mexico thai, ibo Fifth Regiment will bo brought up . to war strength even before the departure for Macon. From 8 o'clock yesterday morning, ^when th?' TOO! w?s called )it\ th?; ar mory* nit??iamen went f*6ti~- fc?yarn ??ettt p?y.' ''They :trtll te provided with/ an ' allowance for (meals,' bat '. un til the yare sent <o th? Macon en campment probably will-he'.permitted to ileep. at their homes. Eecrultfng was vgreatly stimulated bf'th? 'announcement vpt^.0^UmM number of firms that they v.-i ti hold ojian "i th? . Position?- bf ^v-'?in$U>jhte ! Who enlist fdr?Servia* tn ?oe itfexic?h rWBt'or<??len(?-'t??* .Mexican cborder.i Several ?tem? nave gone ( so ; far.?a to, announce: ihatvih?y .wiii pay^ttMfc], l:th?;N**I?na^Gua^ either*, tovthem bf t&iir fsmilt?* o ''ibt^******** ' IN | Greece Make* Af?ttaS to >/ MORS ^tttU^J^^^ RECEIVED. MANNING GET? LIBERAL WSwioillE AND ? ? t%..Sta/? Correspondent.) j_i Greenville, i p., Ci, L?juna:. O?.?;-^OR- " - ort A. CkKjp-vry ?r??nvllle couaiy'o ? "?TOTH?''sr?'*'amtl?x>?^.yiMfnor Colo L. Bleaac were moro ehtbtwl&stlcally received: than, any other,. gubernntor? iSl candidate 'by the 1,200 or moro spectators lu, tho second dening o? the county-tb-conrtty ?Rmpatgo held hore .?.oday. Governor Habatas? na in SpartSA^nrg;'-;y?sler'd? ; elicits mord^pplsdse froth -tKc' crowd "dc his ??TCnvrn-' pr?Qi'c??C'? iiiou air "th?'-' . D?-' . &mu- <????????-?? ' ?Ai'p?i?tty trite/ . ritt GbVifhor MB?k?lngisat, tho. conclusion ot hi? speech. ' A :me3senacr,:. brp?ght e Urge basket of flowers*, and. a stirer cup -to' the stand-, and .theso-' ..vero .presenbedr the speaker (by County Chairman J. J,., .M?8waln..,;TnS'?ov er npr i thanked the. unknown ? dono ?Wlth feeling. - !. ;,.. ...' v .With,tho. n?sf Mto Ot: ?9U..:. still' fresh in their minds, when Bt?as.e and ^, W, ?Norwood^almost'.cam?- to tblowa,, th?e^'rwfts' sorao:' Spbcbt^idn Sntobg, the crowd rta to whether or wot:there would be uny ntpturo to day. '.Everything psStf^'-?pv;#B^;'^'.-?5 ably, thouin " AS O?6 'bP' th?foan-?J dkJatoe described tho meeting, it wan truly u ' "love feast/'* Gtatroperouo'/ : commenta- by ?. broadoao?ldoiv tow?iman during Bisaste 1 ?pasca ffikft&tii nun?'. ^^t^or-rrittfeily e?llmg -t?rai'to acc^hf^?'^t?^^at ; ' tt$&uud b>tte?:i(Sj^bAlleb if ho did not wish to boi;lbSul|b^Cli'T^8 ?J waa ?the only occasion forsp&ij?r- atop- ., plngibi?. addMss. to talk,,to; the crowd i Chief ; of. Police. Noe. * ^t?eargf nt. and two.;prlyal/ g , were';on;, tho, platform. .Royoraint; tho "order of apeaking iV/hohiJn^epartanbur?-.y^tcrday, tho candidates . who .?poke layt"; thou spoke first today, Jnd. E. Sw?ir ing?h A?id.bff. wfth a fip?fited, adxlr?'sa ' pery >ent to;'the;!Bduo?tiot?hl situ?t?on in South Carolina. His' r?^ka w??? welt received ' and The wns felv ???. . ?/omo oppinu-jo. '. S?r;.--'Swcar?h? ' ..,-.'. . ???'.ls unopposed ; for stato superin Wtt&jght cf education. ; Cit?irtisan M?Swo?R r?*#% telegram . from Adjutant t?enoral Moore,' ?tat ing.thftt be .would:, bo .unable to ,?t t?nd tho meeting o^ing '.b?c?uBo oj: d?ti?a in. Columbia .ibcldent to. the; preparation of: tho National'; :?uar? for borda?r;'duty In MetfcoV li? is uropp?sied ' for. thte omeo.; ^^r?W J.. B?tha-t, ,.f.apd!d&t6 fco re-election-- SB .4?r?ten*?b^overnV>t'B :.