The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 05, 1914, Image 1
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VOL. <), NO. 61, SKI
AMERICANS FIRED (
BY MEXICAN SOL
Huerta's Soldiers Atten
Cut OfY Water Supp
FUNSTON QUICK TO
General Mans TiKlitoniiiK
Around Veru Ciuz So That
Supplies Cannot Kilter
Washington, May 2.?A
ment of several hundred
federal soldiers today advai
the waterworks outside Ve
and made an attempt to dest
water supply of the eity. A
to this effort, reached the
partment late today.
} A report from General
tonight said a few scatter*
had been fired at the A
troops guarding the waterwo
side Vera Cruz, but no one v
ed or injured. Itelnfor
reached the scene, but w?
needed, and later returned
Cruz.
Secretary Garrison said
learned of the attack from
unollicial sources. He woul
no comment, he said, until oil
ports had been received. 1
partnient officials feared tli
can federals attacking the
works might have fired u
outposts. An official report
incident was not expected ton
MEXICANS MAKH Til III
What promised to lie the fl
between the United States ai
the Mexican troops ended in
change of not more than half
shots.
The Mexicans threatened
tack immediately unless the
cans surrendered their pos
the waterworks; at K1 Tejat
ten minutes," but failed to
their menace.
The Mexicans are still holt
position at the waterworks
and the American troops havi
^ ed no orders to advance.
At 11 o'clock this morninp
lean force, estimated at fron
fiOO men, anneared a mile
the waterworks station. A
Russell of the marines, had
orders not to assume the o
ho and his men watched the J
with much interest.
Suddenly a M< \iean lieutoi
non-commission I olll'-er, h<
white t':i t, ad\ need ut ! p
? <!< Itinlid f??I* t he \ nt' i< n
render wlhin t n
Major Itte :'$ rep!" wu ;
ri; lit hack . i ! do not u t(
ti tint your unm ndinf
Major Hit; e|| then mule
tion. to resist ;ui\ :t11:t< K. >t t
time voiding a ni* - ge to h>
tors In V< ra t'ruz tint his
was threatened.
Hack at headquarter Mr
Funston and his staff i a
working out the dot . I> >f
government which the i riv
e? il had been in tritotod t
. l; h. The wirelet in ave
waterworks station ; t 151
brought out a <t ' >
i
r
Diorf Mi I 1 ' Pi i
tl? st ri 'r.> of V< r i < n ; v.
dered.
TKoora in - c !> i . ;cv,
Seven < oni; !.! - if .In
fantry reK'ni' nt v i ?-p ?? : t
under Col. Rob? ?-t c. v,m '
well lis two battaltions anil Hi
panies of marines, commai
Col. John Archer Leieune. A
troops had been taken from
In the outskirts of Vera CruE
of the infantry regiment en
for the short run to El Tejnr I
Cococa the first station on tb
can Hallway. The hattalloi
cammanded by Majar Chi
French and Major Haul A.
When Col. Van Vliot and i
leune with their supports ari
*' the water works station MaJ
M I WEEKLY. L,
"til sell and his men were not hard pres- aai ii
IN - stM'- ''lo Mlxicuus had coutened 1 li?>m I |||
selves with a scattering 'ire consist- V/V/Lvl
nirno ln^ of not more than lour or ii\ 1101
UmitO at a range of 1,500 yards. Kill
From Major Russell's lines only
one shot was fired.
ipt t() not ON TllF OFFFNS1VK Was I
lv. General orders had been given for
*
the American troops not to assume
VCT ?^t>,,s've a,1d not to lire unless attacked.
It is not regared here as at 4
all probable that Ucn. Gustavo Mans,
lanes formcr Federal commander at Vera ,>r- r
ImmmI cruz, has any Idea of attemting to "
retake the city but he is tightening
detach- i,js long, irregular lines about the Colu
Mexican c-ity, apparently in an ettort to pre- \,.ws
need on vent the entrance from the country Frank
ra Cruz districts of supplies. In this he has vou|ll,
troy the been partially successful. ' .
1 attack*1
i report js smnor:i 11 v imuii moil tlmt ?l?o
war de- moxicuu threat to-day to take El To- (>onRJir
jar was little more than a bluff, and liniits ,
Funstoa it js tliouglit the Mexicans perhaps,
til clnilc
11 s,,0< hoped the American outpost at that
mcricnti place with only little more than ' 11 a "
rks out- |iaif their number might surrender or u*' '
ins kill- that they miRht defeat the Anieri- s,inimo
cements ,.ans |H.|urn reinforcements could ar- luken
re not rjV(, wound!
to Vera , fully b
The Mexican troops wen? in unl- w r
. from and consisted mostly of iufanhe
had , easy,
, trv, but there were some cavalrymen
severul * 11 ?ii
evidenly belonging to the regular esd
make . , misi.iK
.. . , tablishment. ,
liclal re- else.
tVar de- While army oHirers do not fear
e Mexi- ,'l<i Mexican troops will make a seri- i,ee? (,
water- ous :-ttack. it is realized that con- garee i
pon tie- s'<l''rable inconvenience soon will be (;,.rv.-?h
on the treated unless something is done to a halt,
iglit open roads into districts where gar- ohstruc
den and dairy products come from, tween
The supply of any but imported ar- pile.
rst light js g(>tting smaller and the small m-arby
rmy any i.... ?... * -
| ?>iiuuhi. vi uuunllill UIUII^UI >11 I CO III iliaufl'c
"" , x tin* out skirls is not enough to sup- hain. <
.1 il<>/? n p|y |]M> demand. Prices are increas- book.
'ug as lln- volume of products tic- Once <
,(> ''' crease. Kittle may bo expected to ar- runnin
Ameri- riv<> jlere frt)lu other ports of Mexico, tli?> mi
it ion at as no sbips are cleared from Vera over tl
Cruz, which is a closed port so far as ..\s s
fulfill til4. Mexican Government Is concern- son, kj
e<'- came o
ifniK 'he 4
. Mhe'im
station .
e recelv- BRING HOME BODIES ""i,r"s'
OF 17 DEAD MARINES J" ''" '
; a Mex
i f)00 to Killed in the fight at Vera lM'ra'e<
hevond Cruz Were Taken to New theory
Vmi.|i f"f sot
s Major '
received Vera Cruz, May :i. The bodies of want<,(
ffensiv American bluejackets and mar>nca iU < usa
.l?'\ii "i- billed s'reel lighting during
the operation - ncciinj an\?n the - " 'art n
( cupation of Vera > liv the 1 * it t 1 r :,ri
X '
he-am'" ,,|(j tjip ships' li.tuln pi yoil. Oil1 l>> M lur ailounr
,,n,. on> <o!cr- ? the !i htln.' : raft l-v ,<J
output < .ink' t(- i.i'li mast as the .Montana -oath
pas<?.-?l thvuiKli a lane fm ivied l>y ?li- nipht,
' < n * Ion* of th<> Atlantic .Vim. ri ' 1
il l?" mi on bore ilnrinp the M?>11i :*: ,'s
pai-age out of tin- haroov, t?u- ll. r ?nt ?>!
H> r liripailb r < ?-m t 1 -'r <! . ' i - ' "l"'''
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rw c tod v it!i toe shott'ng and klll'ng ,,lv
'?' ' of H rry Wo'fc. a lot- 1 ;ro<.-y nu r- (?OV(
f',rv"r rlti'.r.t, last night. j.
* 1 1 An unidentified negro ent< red county
roe com Wolfe's store laRt night and deni tid- j,a(
tided by e,] that the merchant, who was alone,
11 those surrender his money. When Wolfe
station*-- objected and made a move as though Colu
the nnn he was going to draw a revolver, the verslty
training negro produced a pistol and shot hlra. Unlveri
romLes Persons near the store heard the here tc
le Mexl- shot and rushed to the place, finding trlangn
is were the storekeeper lying on the floor (leorgli
irles O. with a mortal wound. Wolfe was Carolin
Wolf. rushed to a hospital, where he died the qui
Pol. F-e- within an hour. He waH shot through States
rived at the abdomen The bullet penetrating posltioi
or Ftus- the groin. naval |
ancastku, s. c., tl'esdav, may
iiwidia nuvemiam nniimtv nrn/inr
imuih rmoioiwi uuumi ulivsui
UGHLY USED BY BUNG CONVENE!
Mistaken For Some One Mr. K. S. Stew
Else. Chairmui
SER101 SLY IN.Il RED. W.P. ROBINSON, S
auk Durham 11t?l?l l"p am! Largest ami Most
Mo lee is Wounded With Meeting of County
Knives. in Years
tnbia Special to Charleston The county Deinocrai
aiul ( ourler, May .5. Dr. ,nej j? tin* court hoi
M. Durham, si prominent morning: at 11 o'clock
physician of Colombia, was Mf the largest and inc
id by si gang or unxnown tive meetings of the ?
men late Isist nfglit on the tion that lias assemble
ee river bridge, sit the city the best of good feel
of Columbia, as be was re- County Chairman U.S.
: from Leesville jiimI seriously *?ody to order and
?ut the body with knives. He Stuart, by a ununhm
to the end of the bridge end msui" temporary chain
lied the police and was then "?'>???<>'? temporary
, , ... . . . co in nilt tee composed
to a local hospital, where his ...
... each club was appoin
; were dressed. He was pain....
. mittee on credentials.
>ut not seriously injured and
.. tee retired and o ?ti
eported today to be resting , ,
the list of delegates ei
. .. ... ill the convention. O
ppears that l>r. Durnam was
... , report or the commit
en by the gang for some one
inonslv adopted. The
He was. returning in an auto- .. . " , , ,
... . . . , list of the delegates:
from Leesvllle, where he had ( (>
see a patient. On the Con- , .. .
... , , Ira It. Jones. .\
river bridge, at tile foot ot ,
( askey, Charles 1). Joi
* street, the machine came to . . .
I'.lackmon, Joseph \V.
having run into, it is said, an ., .. ...
Moore, Harrv Hines, .h
tion caused by a collision he- ...
t .eorge \\ . \\ ill ia ills. .1
a buggy and another automo- ., ... ....
I-. Nisbet. George < .
Several men. it is said, were
Klliott, \\ . P. Stogn
and one of them accused the ?rmvn ,, Up|1<1|. v
ur who was driving Dr. Hur- Willi:(ms> w ,, Rn
if having taken his pocket- S(,.vv;u.( 1{ s ,,.irp?r
Dr. Durham came to the de- , ,)avjs (..|sk(>v ? ,,
?f his driver ami other men VIHson T R niItn? ,
g up started rough work. In w (. [<epov
ilee Dr. Durham was cut all UnKlp Jf)hn T Grcei
le body. DRY CRKI
tated, the gang, for some rea- () ^ U
live back, and Dr. Durham cautiu,?
n over the bridge and reported DOCGI
itter to the police frc i the w j wmiaInSt j
t telephone and was then R Caskev
on to the hospital. Indignation NKW RKTI
essed here at the outrage per- yy j sistare 1)
1 on Dr. Durham and the Sapp F A Plvler .7
is that the gang mistook him 4 Steele,
lie one else on whom they IIOPKWKl
I to wreak vengeance. The jj (? stele, Rev. 11
lion that the chauffeur took a yj Clvhurn. M. I. Til
book, was seiningl\ a rn r> in
\ A.N Wit
i:i11 r Two - ?i-1??'? ts ; ,r<? till- .1 H si tarn. J. \.
< t tonight ami tin- po!.< <> ;,) 1 , uiuiw. K. M. Yoil?
j for ili?' other*-, It li- in t. W. S?rrost.
! thi gang.
FOR HARD FIGHT
(.<; (Ir'ia; ii, ii: j \,;nin*t.
.
nib'.a 1 ial t > < luniotte Ob Hii. on, John l>. II
M.i.v 4. IiOmiU.j - ' ill 1 i tun- "j II J. \V M > .
nvi ntiona In tl through 11 ('.MINTS SCIIOO
Carolina, a* roinpih 1 Into to I> T. Walters, I!
t'liow litr.t Administration >r- \irn< n, T. M. .Mr.Manu
I. ) ;? r?-;?r< . i:?sr Cove nor '/ION
l I ;:.s folio I. \in ?n L. Me \tei r, ('. M,
bo * t f 'O' ptry '
en! ":it!- MIC: ", c o \Y <
defeated In Spa*-, itlburg f <- J-a >1 \V. II tin1, J
eh Irnr 11. *. fnt flniul .Mavsov, '
rnor Pierto "s not <: I tm> W W. Morton
St.;to Convention fr.> 11 !>' < ni? C. Cook, P'
, while Senator Smith Wet th' ' ). R. Morton. .1 M Mi
ion from Leo County. T'-rorv, Jnmos M Cn
On motion the tern
Georgia Debaters Win. prp m*de the permit
mhia 8. C. May 2? The Uri- conVPntlon.
of Georgia temi won from the pv n unanimous vol
sity of Vlrg'n'a in the deh-t' ?, re-e'ecteri rountv
i-night which woe part of a r y Williams a m
ilar contest Including Virginia ir,(P executive oommti
i and the University of South lowing resolution, ofT<
a. Georgia had the negative of *"vl'e, was unar.invoiif
ry: Resolved, That the United i rising vote:
should cease to maintain her "Whereas. Wood row
fi as one of the three leading the choice of the Demc
lowers of the world." Carolina for the presi
">, uni.
^HATip ??"?1 bearer of their party, and \v> r>-- |\/|A\
.Kill 11. as -in< < his nomination and I i < > lylil]
to that high and responsible oIti< ??. lie
Ml H/ICCTQ ',US ,mn< *' a trun Democrat
11* IYIllIU i,,Ml :i Kf'ut ini - <>t
the people.
"Now, therefor''', is resolved !?v
lilt K!ccti'(l the Democrats <>i I .an i?ter . unty. .Man\
which gave hirth to viidrc v Jackson,
n. . .
Ins great prototype;
"1. That we take just pride in
KC KETAKY testifying imr appreciation o' the < KO'
unswerving stand he has taken on
Kcpi'cseiitativc '''? side of the people against tne \ (.aI
t'on vent ion ,rus,s a,,<1 ot,ier sP<'cIal interests. Im
"2. That we pledge our alk
lance to him and pray that in the
itic convention Providence of God, his life may be r''
ise yesterday pared and that lie may be permitted occasi
It was one to enact into laws the policies lie is tirst '
tst represent a- now advocating In the interest of the a" el:
ounty eonveii- people." Kan a
d in years and On motion it was unaninioiistv d>>- those
ling prevailed, cided that each club vote its full parad
Stewart called frength. The convention then pro- tlaily
on motion Mr ceeded to vote for six delegates to buggii
as vote. was the state convention. The followii _ man-l
nan and \V. IV were elected: street
secretary. A It. S. Stewart. John T. Stevens, Ira (*'*r?
of one from H. Jones, John K Porter, It. 1". '
ted as a com Wvlie, I >r. \V. S. Moore.
The cointr.it The following six alternates were '-lain
re|?orted hack elected: ('. N. Sapp, J. T. (J recti, tlienci
ititled to seats I. A. Cauthen, J. M. Carson, \V. T. *'r- '
n motion the Vanluindinghani and W. T. Morton vv,'r'
tee was unnni- Kir
following is a RAUHDALK AND IlliYAX HIDE 11 "
ha?k.
IKK. decor:
Sapp J K cv i v tin j ?>l auiw and i oagi? asinaii |r-.,( ,
les, Thomas () masco
Knight, Paul ??" colors
>hn P. Hunter, -News *l"u tUu"?r, >' ?> ... m..- ... xlj_
f. S. Wilson. .1 L"e cr,tlu?. iiiiiiui ,,.r
Cnrnes, J. " *l" counuy arouim ?,iii,nh- !.oui<?
ler. W. Melt iUU> l,'c' pn-iuuhl uiiciuoon i,im <
,*111iains, T. Y. oct icuuy u. oune nl>u.. \|r |,(
hinson. It S. laK,"*> i:" ouciiift on noi . lv> ... |M;,U|j
L. C. Lazenbv, ^lupeineu o> t ongivs.uian j. \\ , ||0w
Wvlie, If. M aitKMUdii! oi oouiu \ uroiiua. i.om t\i
I K. Stew niun. ,,elw *>up?i"u?y uiouim u ana sccinuu |l (| ()
Springs, V. A. wU u<-' fiijoyiiig tneiiiseitcs iiugciy, in <e\t
i. opue ui ine Mexican .situation una ?ratc?|
IK. iiie perplexities oi politics. M. K.
Carter, J. A. him v
the yc
!S. r* " Neshit Dead. car w
\. Williams, S. -Mr- T- ,{ Neshit, who removed to nut I.
Charlotte about three years ago on tin
IKL. from the Jacksonhain section of tins Koad
t. King, T> P. eounty, died in tiiat city Sunday. He y|r
A. Robertson ,la(' "? b"?l health tor some
time and his death was expected at theul
LIj. a,'y time. .Mr Nesldt was a con- ,()|or>
. F. Carson, I.. *<ieutious Christian man, hating h|ue t
ompson. connected himself with Tir/.ah church tiv,.v|,
'K. I'N boyhood. On lii- r> ntoval to | ? ,
il i i
'1*. I*. S 8tc >. ' 't.- 'II Ol
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r ? , | x;ino ?! I or I,.
Wi" *>, < fcviei.ti Ship.
ilton, I?r i. T ' to 'om ' fro!;1 M. n: : nil i. on tl:? *
rson. '"i'.c coast. announces that the ' on w
porar> officer ' v,l< " st'inor Lu.lia *,"s sunk to- ""
tent officers of v 111 tll<* fiarl,or l,.v explosion of
,ji mine which hud been placed for the was (l
to R s. st-iart !l'n!ted* States protected cruiser! A v
chairme n r.td No of life is mentioned.
ember of the ,Thp "tMin?r belonged to the Pacific store"
I tee The fol ,{a:iw?y Company. decorti
;rad by it F
ily adopted by <?ener?l Sickles Read.
Now York. May 3.? Gen. Daniel ^ S
' Wilson was ^ ek'.eH died tit bis hoiir* ?hoe?'? i'
?crnts of So\i.t> fter ;i o'clock. Ills wife was at the 1'x'11
Identlal stniul- Oda'de at the end. ~
$1.50 PER YEAR
f DAY FESTIVAL
A GREAT SUCCESS
* Beautiful lloats in the
Parade.
rt'MNd or MA \ Ql KEN.
a Occasion l.onji to be Ke'in
tiered?Other I cat arcs of
the < Vlclirat i< >11.
tiny, May !. la 14, was a gala
on in Lancaster and tor tin*
Inn* May Day was celebrated <>n
ihoratc scale. The c\ercis, s bct
I: tt o in tie afternoon, when
who were to take part in the
e gathered at the court house,
decorated llnais. carriages and
ps. took part in the line of
i, which moved down French
three blocks and came back
li street, turned at the .Metholinrch
and circling; around tho
house, made its way down
street to Chesterfield avenue,
a ll III C ( III Inrl I ' * -
i>i <i?> n in- m
I. Strait'-, whom the exercises
concluded.
-t in the imposing parade rode
ay or. Mr. .). M. Ilood, on horseNext
mine the lire wagon,
ited in red. white and iilue, the."
in white witli ilie hull dot?
t hy 11i- side, with the three
tied to his collar. The Ijueen.
Mildred (Ireeli and three of
maids, Misses Kstelle Milling,
Wylie and .Iiianita Sowell, a
n prett> girls in white, rode in
Conte .Mackey's car, which was
fully decorated in white and
The wheels were wrapped in
0 colors and Master lilies were
n each side ol Hie windshield,
came a Ford automobile dec1
in red, white and blue. Mr.
I'lyler drove the car and with
.ere ?< vera I attractive girls of
lunger set. tin one side of the
as the inscription, "Ain't Been
ong. Hut Aim Doing Some," and
* oilier, "Ford Car- Make I.ong ,
Sliort Koads."
Dudley I'lyler"s Ford car was
t covered with American flags,
leels were wrapped in the three
and le toons of red, wliite and
issue paper were Used effec.
on it IJnral I'olicenian \V.
iliains was one of the marshals
\ nil omt the little
(1 i?l;iy On vlu'ir
out ot the Ho,it, moat ?as tien<
hered. A whole hog hui g n
do and moat of every doscrlpias
in evidence. In it box on
iat wit* a calf, sheep and a tiny
ready for slaughter. The float
rawn by two oxen,
ery patriotic float was Bar?,
of the 5, 10 and 25 cents
Amid flags, bunting and other
it ions, Mrs. I). E. Penny roping
the goddess of liberty,
clad in a white lace dress, while
M. Burnett, attired as I'ncle
stood with drawn sword above
>, a crouching figure in khaki.
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