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Thj / , VOL. 1L No. 49, SK.NJl WKKl I "SISTER INFLUENCES" SHIF; ARE NiiW AT WORK j Wilson Issues Warning; Against NEARI Machinations of Unscrupulous| Coterie. Americui ^ 'I'll rou URGE&CARE ANI) HONESTY Vuhui i Pi-esiilent Points Out Tlint Willi or field Malicious Stories >luy Force Am- pedltions erica and Mexico Near to War. , ^jex|PO + President Wilson to-night is- +i^- "* ''p + sued warning that "sinister aipl + ,the estal unscrupulous influences'1 are + the purs spreading alarmist reports * jg much about the Mexican situation with the object of forcing inter- + + vention by the United States "in ol(* 1 + the interest of certain Amorl- 4* b can owners of Mexlcau prop- ! vv'" be i + ertles." , + Unit in tl .f ). .j. .114.4.4.4.4.^.^.4,4,^.^.^. ciiain of tnry line Washington, March ?In a for- dlstain mal statement the president told the. lcopeople to be on their guard and not Succes to credit such stories. Tie called by the nl ' attention again to the government's rv lo ' announcement that the solo object 'ions,, ac of the punitive expedition was to *''* punish Villa and his followers. The now"! services had been asked, '!ons the president said, to assist in keep ' PV,Tn ing this tlew. constantly before the nu* Mexican and American people. Tli^ a warning was issued after careful s:l' * consideration of many official reports ^ ! from throughout the United States l,n J* fro and Mexico saving that alarmists' stories of the intention of the Wash- bead?iuai ulmru fsi tngton government wore having an undesirable cfTeet upon the Mexican ',U1 people and the American residents ^ino''<il1 , | selves (li in Mexico. I ri u rn n ce The possibility that <*en. Carran .p)( ra's hand might be weakened to a (%.,|rv i perilous extent should the Mexirm f f , * public tnisunders!and the American , rrll expedition has been a prevailing fa< M. ,.;za| tor'in the entire operations against ^ Villa. Drastic steps may be taken if the > ,., ord h Warning is not beeped. " I recent pi The president's statement follows: 'of the if, Only One Purpose Americai A lilt-*pii "As has already boon announced, the expedition I n't o Mexico was or l',,ss dered under nn agreement with the "" N,,ir de facto government of Mexico for 1 '' the single purpose of taking the bandit Villa, whose forces had actually ' ,v ! invaded the territory of the United States, and it is in no sense intended as an invasion of that republic or as .... , 1 li' p! an infringement of its sovereignty , ( I have therefore asked the several slmnttes. news services to be good enough to stroVf, | assist the administration in keeping ... ~ , i II rvOCK this view of the expedition constant- , . ^ blaze be ly before both the people of th's country and the distressed and sen- ^,r(i sitlve people of Mexico, who are very ,j( susceptible Indeed to impressions re- |j ( | ceived from the American press not ! 1 ! consider: only but also ready to believe that S.1V( those impressions proceed from the j vh-bs nun mijfi ia i?i uur kovitiiuieiii i j(|]y j- j Itself. Such conclusions. It must be )|)0 nm,, sold, are not unnatural because the f f,)(; main If not tho only source of infor-ift(p yjrR mntlon for tho people on both sides ()iny A.; of the border Is the public press of jorat'|OP the United States. News "In order to avoid the creation of1 erroneous and dangerous impressions 1 persons In this way, I have called upon tl?e actively several news agencies to uae the ut- i living at most care not to give news stories to rumo regarding this expedition the color | :,nd dlsti of war. to withhold stories of troop ; unjustlfl movements and military preparations j,,rt t| which might be given that interpre-: v|OI,? j tatlon, and to refrnln from publish- jtlon belv Ine unverified rumors of unrest In United S Mexico. ! eminent Should.SlioW Clean Hands of brlngi "I feel that It Is most desirable to interest Impress upon both our own people of .MeXi< and the people of Mexico the fact can not that the expedition Is slmnlv a nee- and hop essnry punitive measure, aimed sole- of this ly at the elimination of the maraud- ous rone ers who raided Columbus and who u < - ur Infest nn unprotected district near the rolat the border which they use As n base "cs mm In making attack upon the lives and "Tho property of our cltlxens within 'nor thduld 1 own territory. It Is the purpose of runulo our commanders to co-operate in and shot evury possible way 1th tho forres of 4 crediting (len. Carrnnza In removing this border, cause of Irritation to hoth govern ih< newments nnd to retire from Mexican pat riot is teirltory a* iiKin n? that object is, the sour accompllphed. i report t "I" I* ray duty to the peopt" tor. Of the United thutf-.? that there are.. (Sljrn< vLY. LANCA8TKK, S. C. sss^unmany dead" rom chtse sussex disasti ER 11ANDIT HAUNT ^?rt''ess Injured When E\|] sion Occurred?102 Missing n *'avnlry. in lis i?asli Including Five Americans. S'? Hits Shown Ills'1 ' ? COULD NOT CALL HE Headquarters, American Fx < Occurred l lrst l?y K\| iry Force, c'olonia. Dulilnn ?!?? ^ ? '* . umi ^ in n I WO I March 26 (by Veroplane to ,ionts <'>P^/?'d. Ollleors State. s, N. M.. March 27).?Gen. " London. March 26. Altlioi rshing announced last nigh: ... there is still some uncertainty as blishment of a new base in . the loss of life in the disaster to nit of Villa. The second base I _ , cross-channel steamer Sussex 1 nearer the location where Friday, there no longer is anv do It Is reported in retreat than ..... , ...... , , that the death list is much lar line at field headquarters. , than the early advices itulicat eadquartcrs. it is presumed, maintained as an important Th" ,atPst '?l?"?'d In L lie supply station system, th ?''> > how as many as 102 persi bases forming a strong mill missing, including live Americans . readily defensive, reaching Tho c?u^fiPX had 436 persi re into the interior of Mex abonrd> of whk.h the followlnK hl s thus far has heen attained h(,Gn for: Landpd at 1 bility of the American caval vor> landed at Moulogne, 2. vol fast and far in light ra- dead at Moulognc, '.t; dead at 1 customing itself as it trav- ver. 3. only to a semi-native diet The li-t oi missing may li" sligh to ditncillt el i in a t ie eondi- diminished by tlie fact t Iiat some lie passengers who landed contini 1 cavalry organizations have their journey without reporting th for considerahly more than safety. fter a start made on a little The casualties occurred in t t. 'coffee and rice or beans waytt: first, in the explosion, wl ord of complaint lias com-* flic ship was sfruck, and second, in these troopers. drowning when two life boats c: sign ha; been received at sized. -tors that they have^ any- Onpt. MoufTett. together with s tltered. Iteports givd goo 1 eral of tin otllcers and a number r belief that thus far the the passengers assert that the si l troopers have proven them was undoubtedly torpedoed. M e superiors in speed and en- of these witne-se- declare tin v of the Villa bandits. the torpedo when it was a dislai is confidence liere that the of about 1 no yards. TTnfortnnat will continue its good work tliev snv there was not time enoi >nst two or tiiree weeks by to avoid it. although the capti ine it is possible that new made an attempt to save his v< lions ran tie thrown into the hy a quick manoeuvre, rhe headquarters oinrors ar. Prevented ( alls for Help nost proud of the cavalry's The exploRion or wounf ecausc it euleied the mo-.' .rt<>v^rRj men in the engtne room n !,ase of the^ chase after on- ()f fh(> oecupnnU of tho snlf ingest and hardest rides an (nrectiy above it. Injury to tlie wl l cavalry division ever made josg apparatqs prevented ealls a" troops still In camp ev helf> and ,t aftvera, ho,irg hef( awing hnpatience to mount assl?,tanPO arr|Ved. . ?UUt..n?ru mill Ml.- am- Tho gnMex, now lie8 ln shall lere they know the col.l is waf?r noi)loi?n<4 harhor. Sho v id the shelter on campaign not ,)e n toU, loH3 Moat of , nything hut comfortable. (,nmafrP is above fho water 1!no n main shock of the explosion v IttM K 11,11.1. 1-lltK spent in blocking off tho fore p 7, 71 . ..... .. . , of the ship, ant ot the Hock Hill Fort'.The disaster is graphically descr npany. tour or five negro , , * ' ... , eel by a rescued passenger. I. and two box cars were de- . . ... , , . . I.ipsart; who says hp lotted down 1 by fire of unknown origin ? . facts in regular sentience In his dla Hill yesterday morning, fhei ... ,. ... . The diary reads: im: discovered at about t Tin- plant and content* of! Described Dhastrr. lizer company were valued, "Friday, 1:30 p. m.. left Fn Oft, and insurance was car- ' stone; 3 p. ni. torpedo, boa's latin the extent of $35,000. \ oil, wireless broken; 3:15 p t ihlc amount of phosphate | wireless restored, smoke of sfeari d, and it said that this fcr I seen sailing ship on horizon: 5 is increased in price so rap- p.m.. rain falling .iife bo--fs, f ate tliat it will almost pa-' ! yards away: 0 p. in . life boats ance loss. It is understood turning; $ p. m., vessel remain plant, which is owned by afloat, many passengers asleep. inia-Cnrolina Chemical com-'calm: 11:30 p. m., French traw 11 he rebuilt in a different j arrived freni Boulogne, women tal within a few months York off, torpedo boats arrived. Safurt 1:30 a. ni wounded and oflle taken aboard destroyer." II along the border who at" The mii" 'acts of the disaster w engaged In originating and, given 1 > AT. TJpzart as follows: * wide currency as they can . "Torpedo shattered the forepart rs of the most sensational "v vessel, although she was trai irhing sort which are wholly I ing very fa^* in an unusual eou f-d bv the tnota Th? r-"-' ...w ruiHMunc ami Mep Ills traffic in falsehood oh-[Thorp \vn ?omn loss of llfo it ( is lo create intolerable frle- moment of the explosion. Dur veen tlie government of the the launching of the boats a fort! fates and the <le facto gov- loss followed and nearlv three ho of Mexico for the purpose later three boats capsized with m nu about intervention in the'casualties. The remaining ho of certain American owners w?re recalled nnd the passengers an properties. This object [ ken hack on the ?hlp. from \vh be attained so long as sane! the first persons were removed orahle men are in control a French trawler half an hour government, but very serl-! for? midnight." litions may be created, un y iimousiu-u may result am! SflOWKK FOK IHt. IM{VOII ions between the two rcpub-| . he very much embarrassed. Chester March 26.?A tribute people rrt the United Statesj sympathy on the part c?f the won know the sinister and un-j0f Chester was that of yesterday us influences that are afoot tfirnnnn when they showered Pr rid he on their guard against ( hospital's president. I>r. 3. W. Pr> ; un> story coining from 'h'jat j,|R home on 3n1uda street. r and those vfho disseminnte j grower was a linen one to replen i should make it a matter of | the great closet of linen that was m and of conscience to t "tjptrhvc't ?n the hospital's fire ce and authenticity of every Monday morning. This came ai hey receive from that quar- surprise to Dr. F'ryor, who is art tremely mo'dest man. and tour ed) "Woodrow Wilson." him deeply ? MARCH 28. 1010 . I KINGTON PARTLY tl~J ER SWEPT BT' FlSt "S" ''"Vu: ?!o- Causes Loss <?f About $100,000 {{OY \| M)E \ DHOPPEtl ^ r? ?Only Three Business Build- Any ings Left Standing. Parliament Officially \?1nii(s it. Licit Mistaki* iiiiiI Withdraws l.euislation LI' MANY BULMINCS BCRNEI) Ten.lln- ??, Monarchy. ON ?lo- Timely \i rival of Motor Fire l-htuiii'' San ! l.iiioisco, M'irrii J <. An til oncv i dl'c f rom t'o'rtiiiihia t^iienrlntl lncip>- timatum (lemamline the r? . lirnaiinn wsn cut l?ln/es ill Xenrby Structures. an,i (,Xj}c of Yuan Shi Kni and the r"?? execution of twelve of his advisers lgh . Lexington, March 28.?Twenty a a. 4. < 1 , 11 ! 1 .f?!. has been handed to the Yuan Shi " to buildings 111 the heart of Lexington. 4. pr;in ^j1(> mostly business structures, were do- K ii government by the military gov- ^ from stroyed with their contents to-night ernor of the revolting provinces, ao- .j. , ah within two hours by a Tire which eordlng to cable advices to the Chi- + pa ai U t bro.k? oul Bhort,y ?fter 11 o'clock. neae Republic association here * can ger inflicting a loVs estimated by Mayor 4. fin v 11 Charles B. Taylor at $100,000, less 4, .1. ? c" , ??? K HILL CATTLK SA I.K * ,M 1 than half covered by insurance. 4. (.aas Driving southward before a smart 4? dista >?? , , . , , Will lie He'd at That Place on , , I breeze, the flanies at 1 o clock wer? . > close sweeping ho'tli sides of the main \\? dm-day ... ^ ( ">ns street and were checked only by a The big cattle sale, as arranged ive , sudden shift of the wind, which came ,y tD - chamber of Commerce in San Do- simultaneously w"h ?"e arrival of ,{o<k wJ1, t;)).p p,ace Qn Wo(,. villa's . , a motor fire en .npnrv from ,.ir ' dnv. March 29th. Columbia. 12 mlu & .vay. Ten min- which )o . untes afterward if was apparent that. ' ' "'lowing c mraitt. \i.l \ rici tie fire area had reached its ex- look after the sale; 1 11 V ? ' la mp extent, though brisk work was Hocoption of visitor: J w O shing t stiil required to qu<nch Incipient N< al. Ira P. D inlap T i. John ton ,rc. lo blazes In nearby structuios. " id" Italic rr? e. J. P., Jnh\ >n. \1 v Lexington's water supply, is from '-"nc G. L. Gobb, J. s. White and porj. ^() w,. w"'h only and the (own is withou* 1 ' itohb". public: t even a volunteer fire department. f*otnnv<t< < to * "<0 i""d. a- color P picket brigades did >hat they could 1! ''v "n- ^ ' *' " idv.anci 1 * w ! > hamp 'red by an early do- ' T "un'ap dr.. \. ? rt F'; . bard al veloped scarcity of wafer and pai'c ' N N ^ litord 1 id I) <; mima! pv and of ladders, pike poles and axes P. Steele. forces IT o'S"hold goods were removed In ' ' ' ' ' receiving, ? h;.p 'g. . time from most of the dwellings, hut MeD >n M. TV il .! ". fl| ( , practically nothing was saved from ' ' W"' hall. 1 1\ mball, ITenr\ prorn j. ( the mercantile establishments Some N 'y 'A l.v!" \\ hit ( 01 tiv morcnnnts r 'trlov 1 portions 10 arte1 wotgning. ch' rkin : frnm n. ;if their stock, only to have tlior.i : ' ' paying '< cattle; \ Mp- i,or,|or , consumed as the\ lay piled in '> '* " f ' McDonald, John R. ^ ^ c street. Wllllat Prof Sampson -T M. Whia- Cmcm Lai! Early this morning but three bysi :,nt Qporffc Bench, M. I J?o. holillng iui .1 R, London and .Tenr'nes White. ,. ! ness buildings in the town are stand- reefing ins. These are the 'nr. a two ?tov Management of Sale. tions e brick bulld'ng occupied hv faugh- The general supervision of the f>t helm u 1 Ofl , man A Kamiju r. gfjtorol luc.rcjian- i-.itt.te sale will be mi ler the Clomson ? nu 1dise; the Kauffiuan building, or- e liege ev?cpctr,?i fore. li 1 h u tachmei copied by tbe Tlarnian Drug comunny. ' tit d advisable bv ?>ie fienv ?n co' \ rr? and tlie structure which bonce? th lege evtension forces and th< cat- Thret for drug store of Mcet/e <Q- Sons. The tie feeder- to eriplov an expert cat- nid wi 1 Dro fire area on the principal street i* ?l(> salesman to handle the selling as the defin il at one end hv the ranchman-' >f the cattle. Mr. f Driver. of th ? wei pfn o w Kaminer building and at the ether TTnion Stock yards, of Rnltimore. lie" most a by tbe county court bouse and th? been employed for the purpose. It accordlt county Jail, which face each other, is tlm consensus of opinion that the made of The Kauffman building lies within commission charged by this expert planes i s these hounds and though consldera- w!li hv far more than offset the in- chines t ''' bly damaged is the only structure of crease in price secured by him for -till <>i i any sort In the fire area which es- the cattle. Mr. Driver is one of the Dotal ./leaped utter destruction. ? -~n_i.,~ ? i. ^ - am ?im? mum iriiiUMf null III I <- .\Mni!f|U ?ion nu-n of tho eastern markets, an rl OSCJipO I lu* M \<'HINE CJI'XS <i:\T TO l.orisi- nil nrrount of beintr In constant but the \\\ \T VER \ fill"/ tmteh with the larpe rattle markets fl at he N*orfolk. Va.. March 27.?Havtnp : in a position to know exactly what .< n on board several mahine puns, con- the cattle shottl*1 hrinp. apainst sipned to the battleship Louisiana Mr W W Lonp. state apent. has in- nt r r' ' which is now at Vera Cruz, the beep able to secure the service of front M 71 L'nited States Naval collier Jupiti Mr Driver at the reasonable flpuro p. had 11' has sailed front Hampton Roads for f *1 per head \ yardnpo foe of Cart aits :Vera Cruz. The putts wen taken ~.o rents per head will he charred start* d 1 (on hoard the Jupiter at the local by the local authorities to assist - > 'i<!r ro si.ivy yard, but those in authority in ben fine the expenses of the up-to- appears Inp j {), j the corsi.r tmcnt.s to the date stork yard which 'ins been re- really a" Louisiana bad no sprM.M significance c< ntly built by public snlrited cit V Ma n i at this time. izmts of Rock fTill. Every vtodorn was dc ton j ? convenience is available, including, of Me>. btv ; mii,|, >|KN (JET (iKIiMlV l>YES office room, feed room, rnnnlnp wa* li ) j ? t?w and feedlnp trnuphs in every I'nlo: Sliipment Worth N20.000 Reaches pen. scales and loadinp schntes sef)t t<y Charlotte. All cattle must he in the yards to* reason Charlotte, X. C . March 27.?A the nicht of March ?itb. The snl' way ut of" j shipment of cotton mill dves repro will start at 7:30 o'clock the morn- tains of senttnp $20,000 was received by a Inp of the 20th. which 1 rso focal concern here to-day. This sh'.p- Once P?- ment was detoured via Shanphni, XI'TEK \ NEW COl'NTV n,rp w! thetfiiina, from Oerntanv. The supplv _ choose lop house here made the announcement . on intc hop . . , a * . . , Meet inp 11 .Oil at Full "VI ill, S. and "pr,that they have found a source where- over wl "rR , by they will be able to meet the de- xdt <?? ut<?. Lit lhis>. #rmv ? nroniands of Southern mill men. Port Mill. S ('.. March 27. Titer or af*! w.?s a meeting held here to-day in tionn i IjITKH \<'V TKST ST.-WDS the rooms of the Saving.- H.ink oi norther 'fh the citizens of the town in confer- jf \ *?V Immigration 11111 likely to Pass once with a eomihitt- fi tn Hook rtlvr he- House To-tla.v. Hill onsistinc of li i it. Dunlnp, (' nccessa Washington. March 27 The im- I< Cobb. W. it. Wilson. Jr . and J. provlglr migration hill, with it? illiteracy test W. Marshall with reference <> the .Vili be provision intact, will pa^i th< Hon- t'. rotation of a n< -. county ol which bility. probably by to-morrow night. i?>ck ,1111 will probably he the county Fifty of The literacy te?t. bar'dng with a ent if the proposition goes through. to s ten few exceptions all aliens over 1S T! no\ county will take In part t tweet nf- .i s old pVvshallv ( 'pa'-b of i >ad <f York Oh -d- r and l.ancaste- p <, yor lng who can not read the Ki gllsh1 counties. Included in which are Id 'or. language or dialect, was approve 1 to-1 cotton mills, the two plants of 'he n,r Thrt day by the House, working as u com Southern Power company, and a largo uncertn Ish mittee of the whole, hy a vote ot number of other manufacturing In- ni'es do- 225 to ft:?. This presaged the nns- (lustties. Petition blanks were 1< ft Villa n on sage of the bill by an overwhelnijn with W. B. Meacham, president of the soi * A majority despite the record of pre- the Savings Hank, and that (lie pro- of at 1 ex- sidentlal vetoes of several similar | position is receiving support Is evi- km,i hed measures on account of thd literacy j den red by the manner in which they ha.thu; teat. are being freely signed. cess of ?fcvV X;; ' **v-. . " / . ' s $1.50 A YEAR. \ HAS SLIPPlT" THROUGH MEXICANS ?ason to Relievo lie Had Particular Trouble In ;in?4 Carranzu Troops. WW TO OrERREKO n Mountain* There Pursuit Ite Miiiv iXHU'iilt ? It's Far i Kasy Now. f + + + + + ,!,+ + + + + + eisco Villa lias escaped 4 the \1 "xicun troops that 4 checked him near Namiqul ul three columns of Ameri- 4 cavalry arc pursuing him. 4 are almost L'miles from 4 iorder anc! unle> the Mexi- 4 bring him t< a .-tand,. the 4 v 11 e renter by the 4 of the week 4 4 4 v 4 4 4 4 4 + 4 4 4 4 \ntonio. Tex March 26.? sure in extricating hiraln the il: n rous position into ho had bet i driven by the hi punitive t'otu was relnted !' >1 nor' ' General Perliat r< ncl <ul flee ml Funston -day. ml l ii-loii forwarded the re\V -diin. t n without making niv 'nit th" essoni",! featurcB." iel Hi Id emmanding the d i elumti t hi ? nr ; ridinu iter Villa and h' men and I' bin; In divided his 1 f I \ ' 'e ipportlng ; Hi id. stretched f communication from his 1 V: ! not' - " being ned i, to frv cas Grandee hero c tninunif ation with the is mi niained General Perini?ejf j. some hat south of niiiKi o.reeling ?no work of t oe> t h r ! : f?>'? < anil di so far i dble the operaf Colonel Hodd. Cavalry Is s<nl along the linos enmmuniwith I'd Vail*1 where a deu of inf ntry is stationed, emplane* f.ir Scouting ? aeroplane* are at El Vnlle 1 ho usod in scouting as soon lii h wind- that have been ' that part of Mexico for alweok subside. These winds, ig to floneral Pershing, have Toctivo assistance by the aerompossi de. Of the eight mahat wont into Mexico two are r of commission, is of the operations about ipa that concluded with the of Villa wei?> not revealed, re is little reason to believe was badly whipped or even \1 hv m> !.g'iting directed him by the de facto governro >p-. !{e| oris last week exicin sources indicated that In mi ore' \ defeated by the :a forces and a few reports that \nierlean troops had ig fed in ll > ncttiin it %w?i? that 10 \ ' rioans wore ac011 g- d n 1 fh" fact that i do iii- v through what crihod all encircling 15n loan troops, was ta ken to in hat ho was tho victor. -s 1 r h Mexican forces art moot Villa, thoro apponrs no \ why ho should not mako his lintorrnpted into tho mountho Guerrero district towards 10 appoars to ho moving, thoro it is concodod his cap11 ho difficult, and should ho to pass thiough the district ? tho soutli thoro are trails iich ho might move his little nt 11 a juncture is made with more of his roving organizan southern Chlhauhna or n Durango. 11a moves into tho districts south more troops will ha ry to capture him and their >n>ng hy way of country roads come practically, an inipossi -four more auto-trucks went ' rvi to-day along the lino 1 Columbus and Casas GrenI 2" more were reported to be r v ay t'om the factory, but ather aM^Jjoavy roads make >n thntWw^^d of getting sup? the ff<wr?^T!ie esoap of r>d hi^ rcr"?wed fight towards ith, officer" say, make the use east one of the railroads and both, fi .1 Juarez to Chi , almost esHentlal to the sucthe ehase.