University of South Carolina Libraries
/ \ 11. !. \ KXIO< ;VTK8 KAU) IN U. S. Columbus, X, M., Shot I']?, Citizens Killed, liiilldlittfM Burned. Columbus, Now Mexico, March 9. Francisco Villa, outlawed Mexican bandit, raided United States terri tory to-day. With 500 men ho at tacked Columbus, killed at least io Aiuerieaus and ll rod many buildings before ho was driven buck across the international horder. Not less than 250 troopers ol* the I,'{th United States Cavalry followed (he Villa hand into Mexico. KeportS late to-day to Col. slocum, command ing American troops here, stated that Villa had made a stand live miles south of the border, where spirited lighting was in progress. In thts en gagement a private was killed and Capt. Ceo. Williams, adjutant of th? 3 Hth Cavalry was wouuded. The sinai! detachment ot troopers 'under Major Prank Tompkins .md miner Lindsloy. fighting diamount ed. made a detorni'.v.od s'.ar.d Agai-s: the renewed Villa, A:UU'\. A v. ?A A: '...>*. reports wc ? 'ol?iu? che-ir ground Death lo Americans." The Mid ov. A- territory proved costly ".o : .v.- ';....?. v. c*. : hieitnin. tin- bodies o' li .v.-..*...:.< including Ta bio Los ?. '? :: command, thad bee- fA ? *'-Xi burned be fore noon, A: .: ers reported au undoterv or. tr ?r ai dead still lying in tho brui lx?d to tho tt:?u k un 1er the slo gan, "Death to A - '.? r:i.\i:is." Villa's ?followers fought w.:h desperation, .inst before dawn they crept along ditches skirling the United States cavalry camp and rushcvl the sleep ing town, dring heat Hy. Torch Applied; Civilians Murdered. The ll rsl volley brought American 1 loopers hilo almost instan: action. While a portion of the raiders en gaged the cavalrymen others began applying the torch and -hooting American civilians who ventured from ibo buildings. Lights in homos enid public buildings immediately lu caine targets for snipers posted at Villa's direction. Other bandits close to American homos en I iced a mun ber of civilians into the open ?with Fnglish-spokon invitations. A number ol" fatalities aro attributed to this ruse. Stores were looted, oil was poured ei in I e *iu ' ? ? selves in their homes and fired at the Mexicans as they darted through the streets. The lighting in the town ended almost as suddenly as it be gan. Los?" than two hours after the first sho1 was heard. Villa's buglers sounded the retreat and the raiders liegan a disorderly flight, closely fol lowed by American troopers. Troops Sent to Ahl Tompkins. Major I.hillsley, stationed at Gib won ranch, sent I h ree troops of cav alry across tho border to reinforce Major Tompkins, who went In pur suit of Hie raiders. 'Phos, lintier,' private of Troop F, later died of his wounds, making lo tal dead American soldiers seven. Minny Mexicans Killed. A large number Of Mexican dead were left lying in l lie streets of Co lumbus, and at the border the Mexi cans were subjected to a (lank at tack by American troops, and IS more of I heir number killed. Several American citizens in Co lumbus dei tared Ikey personally saw A'illa. directing his men and a port manteau discovered by a trooper contained Villa's personal papers. Tin? attack was a surprise. Villa \vas supposed |o have been I I miles nway, having last night, caused a tel egram to be sent indicating his pres ence at a Nogales ranch. The number of slain American sol diers was placed at seven. Pour men. citizens of Columbus, and two wo men are known to have been killed. GIRLS! HA VU A MASS OK UK AUTIEUL HAIR, KOKT, (1 LOSSY, WAVY. Uft-Ccnt Hottie Destroys Dandruff and Doubles Reality of Your Hair. Within ten minutes after an ap plication Of Danderine you cannot lind a single traco of dandruff or falling ha r and your scalp will not itch, but waaf will please you most will be after a few weeks' use, when you soo new hair, fine and downy at first-yes- but really new hair growing all over tho scalp. A little Dandorino immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Dandorino and carefully draw It through your hair, taking ono .small strand at a time. Tho effect is amazing-your hair will bo light, fluffy and wavy, and have an appear ance of abundance; an incompara ble lustre, softness and luxuriance. Get a 25-cent bottlo of Knowlton's Dandorino from any drug store or toilet counter, and provo that your "hair ls as pretty and soft as any that lt has been neglected or injured by careless treatment-that's all you surely can have beautiful hair and lots of lt if you will just try a little Danderine.-Adv. Three other men and a woman are listed among the known wounded. Three Americans Hanged. ?';1or to the attack tho Villa ban dits hanged three Americans whom they had held as prisoners for some days, according to information re ceived here. 'l'hoir bodies were burned, the report said. Tho Villa men were said to have neon joined by Carranza soldiers ar tery they crossed the border. A deep ditch parallels tho I'nited States army camp, the customs house and thu railroad stations. Through this gully the bandits made a concealed approach. After posting snipers at advanta geous points, the bandits set lire to buildings, mela.ling the depot and hotels. As people rushed from their homos they wore shot down hy tho j Civilians armed themselves and, together with i'nited States soldiers, fought a battle ot several hours with : the bandits, j Phe Mexican fugitive said that ; Villa addressed Iiis mon yesterday i vast before ordering an advance on ; Columbus, and declared the watch I word would bc .Death to Ameri cans." adding that the "killing of Americans was Just because citizens of the Knited states were responsible for tho wretched conditions of Mex ico." " 'The I'nited States intends to swallow Mexico,' Villa shouted." said the fugitive. "'Lei us do what we eau to make it stick in their throats.' " Villa's Hloody Threat. Al Ritchie, proprietor of the Cen tral hotel was dragged from u sick bed and killed. Mrs. Ritchie was : roughly handled, the bandits tearing several rings from her Himers. A Mrs. Wright, who said that she ? and her husband and baby were cap tured by Villa several days ago, was liberated just before lite lighting started. She said at thal time Villa declared "I am going lo shoot up Columbus and make a torch of every man. woman ind child." Twenty-four bodies of Mexican raiders had been gathered and burn ed before noon and officials reported scores moro were in the brush. Col. Slocum stated ono squadron of cavalry was coining from Kort Miss, and that ho had sufficient to meet any situation. liing Corpses of .Mexicans, nbus, X. M., March 10.--Ap itely 2<H) Mexicans wore kill he bal fie with United States _ here yesterday, in which i(j American civilians and soldiers lost their lives, according to estimates ol' army officials to-day. Major Krank Tompkins, of lite 13th Cavalry, in command of thc troops thal drove Krancisco Villa and his bandits across the border, said that Villa's losses were fully 100. Karly to-d 1/ 7."> Mexican dead, found on tho Mexican side, wert either burned or buried. Army patrols and army civilian to-day maintained a close watch foi the rea j) pea ra ncc of bandits ulong the border. Soldiers and citizens divided atten tion to the vig:: along tho boundary with the work ol clearing yesterday's battlefield Of Mexican dead. An Invitation to Cen. Kinilianc Zapata to march north and join in an attack on tho I'nited Slates waa sent by Villa in January, according lo a copy of a letter lound among Villa's captured papers. The leitet was dated San (Jer?nimo, Chihuahua, January G, 10 I G. "1 shall nol expend another sholl on brother Mexicans, Villa wrote in Ibo letter, ' but will prepare and or ganize to attack the Americans Oil their own >oil and let them know that Mexico is a land of the free am the lomb of (hornless crowns anti traitors." Villa proposed that tho join! movement with Zapata against UH I'nited States should occur si> months from January C. Zapata, st far as known, made no move to ac cept. Villa In the letter attributed hil defeat at Agna Prieta last No ve. in bei to the action of tho I'nited States government in permitting Carran/i mi I i Ul ry authorities to send rein forcements over American territory and declared that act an invasion o tho sovereignly of Mexico and an in suit to tho people. "At that time. ' Villa told Zapata "I restrained, but with groat diillcul ty. the impulse of my troops to at tack tho city of Douglas." Carranza, ho also stated In tho let ter, has sold Mexico to the Unltet statos, agreeing to lo .se Magdalen! Hay for 0!) years and giving ovor con trol of the Mexican National Rall road. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The Systen Take the Old Standard ORO VU'l TASTELESS chill TONIC. You knoi what you are taking, as the formula I printed on every label, showing it 1 Quinine and Iron in a tasteless fora The Quinine drives out malaria, th Iron builds up the system. 50 cent JOHN HORTON BELIEVES IN LABOR ORGANIZING I am strongly in favor of labor I ii II inns. It is tho (loci gi von right of overy man, and bis right as a citizen j of this groat country, to organizo j and unite with his follow man for. tho milpose of improving his cor.di- i tions in general. No man will dis pule ibis as a general proposition. lt is ns natural for the men to org ,11- ? i/.c for tho general uplift of ail and for the bettering of conditions audi surroundings it is for waler to ? run down bill. Let's look around, at our very doors, and see what we lind along this line. The cotton mills, doctors, dentists, lawyers, merchants, hankel's and hundreds of other trades and pro fessions have their organizations. Thou why is it wrong for the mill operatives to organize? Why is he , alone singled out as .the one class ol' our citizens, "who shall not organ ize-' for the betterment of his con ditions? lt seems to me to be very short sighted policy of some of our mill presidents to pursue the policy some 1 ive tho past months. Would it not be better for them to say to their help, "Y ?s. go ahead and organize, try and .-elect the best men from your ranks for the officers and com mitteemen to represent you, and when you have any grievance or complaint to make, we will meei yon half way. We will talk the matter over, bear your side of the case, then present ours and as reasona ble men we eau get together and ad just thc- matter." This seems lo me to he the right course to pursue and when anything is founded upon right you stand upon very high ground. lt is a shameful state Of affair.- when white men, living in a free country, "The land of the free and hom? 01 the brave," are actu ally afraid to mention a word, above a whisper, in favor of labor unions for lear of being immediately turned off and thrown ont of employment. 1 do not vouch for the truthfulness of the following, but it is generally talked that if a man takes any part in the getting up of a union, or even speaks favorably of them, his job is gone. And it is a very difficult u ni ter to get another position with any :>f the mills of this section. If this bi' true, it is rankest sort of oppres sion and should not be tolerated. I hope ii is not true, for it is hard to believe business men would act so foolishly. Any person who would transmit, by phone or letter, tin1 iva mc of any man who had boen dis charged for the reason he was in sympathy with labor unions ought to he liable criminally and any mill who countenances any such act should be liable for damages, lt is an outrage that free while men should bo hounded from pillar to post in any such manner when he is only exer cising his right as a citizen of this great country-tito freedom of which we boast so much about. I say to the mill operatives to or ganize. The longer you put it off inst so long are you standing in your own light. The masses of the people, both town and country, are at your back. If our mills continue tho course in which they have start ed they will soon find themselves in the very unenviable position the railroads deliberately placed them selves hy the way and manner they trated the public a few years ago. They soon discovered the short sightedness ot their policy and std about putting their bouse in order. Hut it took a long time and they bad to reap their bitter reward. 1 have beard that some of the mills of the Piedmont section of Ibo State have decided it is ibo wrong policy to fight th?>. organization of their help and to accept the situation and meet it as men should. This would seem lo be the only rational course for thom to pursue. It is not much trouble to get along with men who actually work io.* a living when you treat them like huinaii beings. The majority of the help in many of the mills in this section when shown that conditions did not warrant any ad vance in wages, would accept the situation gracefully. All they would want, and they have .a perfect right to be shown, that conditions were truthfully represent ed ns to profits. When times aro hard and no profits can be made at the present wage-Whatever that might be-tho help when shown ac tual facts would be willing as ren ronable men, to share in the depres sion. Then, when conditions Im proved and tho margin of profits in creased, it is nothing but right that labor should share in the increase. 1 have noticed Jn tho paiera of late that several of tho New England milla havo granted Increases in wages, giving as tho reason profits were bettor. This was done without a "strike" on the part of the opera tives, too. This shows what can bo done when people pursue a live-and let-live policy. Tho Legislature should pass a law i providing for a commission with | power to settle strikes. The national government has such a law and it seems to be working well, lt would bo a good piece of constructive leg islation and might save much trou ble in the future. As to the post o iii ce departments' ; action in disturbing the rural freo j leJivery service by trying to com bine two routes itt one and have the I service rendered in an automobile: ll seems to me to be a very serious mistake on the part of the post of fice oillclals. lt is not practicable In this section, lt means for one of the old routes to be served a good por tion of the year by a sub-carrier and that means inefficient service. The rural free delivery ls the greatest thing the national government bas ever given the masses of our people and for the government to badly cripple the service, under the false notion of trying to economize, is simply deplorable, lt ls to be hoped that enough Congressmen and Sena tors will make such a vigorous pro test that il will be discontinued and tho routes that have been changed put back as before and each carrier given his same place. Sam Nic hols is doing 'bis best, to s'.op any contemplated changes in Iiis district. Let. us hope he may be suc cessful. The post olHce department is about the only branch ol* tho govern ment thal is in any way near self sustaining. Then why do anything that will in any way hamper the sor cie to the country people? JOHN A. HORTON. Helton. Jan. S. ll) Ki.-Adv. Keep Your Skin Clear and Healthy. There is only one way to have a clear, healthy complexion and that is to keep the bowels active and regu lar. Dr. King's .New Life Rills will make your complexion healthy and clear, move the bowels gently, stim ulate the liver, cleanse the system and purify the blood. A splendid spring medicine. 25c. at your drug gist.-Adv. UKV. il. lt. imOWNK WOAD. Was Prominent .Minister of Soutfli Carolina .Methodist, Conference. Florence, March 7.-.News was re ceived here to-day by relatives of the death in Kingstree. of Rev. H. Has combe Browne, presiding elder ol' the Kingstree district ol' the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. Browne was for several years pastor of the First Methodist church of this city, and married Mrs. Maria R. Chase, ol' Florence, several years ago. and she, with two children by Mr. Browne's first wife, Dr. Claude io. Browne and M. Capers Browne, survive him. The remains will be brought lo Florence to-morrow morning and the funeral services will be held from the ('outrai Methodist church at. 1 l o'clock, ard the interment made in Mount Hope cemetery by the side of loved ones who have gone before. Body Laid to Rest. Cloror.ce, March S.-The remains of the late Rev. ll. Bascom Browne, presiding older ol' the Kingstree dis trict, of tho Methodist Fpiscopal Church, South, whose death occurred at bis home in Kingstree yesterday morning, were brought to Florence this morning for burial. The funeral services took place from Central Methodist (burch and were attended by a large number of the dead minister's former parish ioners and friends. The church was lilied when the service began. The services were conducted by Rev. A. D. Phillips, pastor of the Kingstree church, assisted by Rev. John O. Willson, D. 1).. president of Lander College, Greenwood, and Rev. L. F. Beatty, assistant Sunday school editor, of Nashville, Tenn., both of whom bad been closely associated with Mr. Browne for many years, and who were his bosom friends. Dr. Willson, in speaking of the life and work of his friend, told of Dr. Browne's work in missions in South Carolina, and said ?hat he bad been Ibo greatest, force in missionary work in South Carolina for ?he past 20 years. Ile also spoke feelingly and beautifully of the work of the Conference in Charleston last year, In permitting Dr. Browne to con tinue in his work until tho end, al though for his own good 'he should have stopped work two years ago, when his health Hist began to give way. The services at tho church being over, tho procession moved thence to Mount Hope cemetery, where, in tho presence of a large gathering, the re mains wore lowered to Its last rest ing place by the side of loved ones buried here while he was in charge as -?astor of the First Methodist church in this city. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure. The worst casen, no mutter o? how long standing, .re cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves rain and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.00 New South Wales is increasing ita area devoted to wheat growing. WANT VILLA, DKAI) OR ALIVIO, j President Pinn, Congress Solidly Bucking Him-Carranza Silent. Mexico City. March 10.-Gen. Car ranza does not care to make a state ment in 'regard to the situation re sulting from tho raid on Columbus, W M. A rigid censorship has been imposed. Newspapers are printing nothing ol' tho mid. and the pu bl it has not been advised of it. Washington, March 10.- President Wilson to-day ordered American troops over the Mexican border to capture or kill the Villa bandits who yesterday raided Columbus, N. M. In its present stage the President's order does not mean armed interven tion in Mexico. It provides for a punitive expedition to deal with law less forces over which the Carranza government 'has no control. The following statement was issued at the White House: "An adequate force will be sent at once in pursuit of Villa, with the sin gle object of capturing him and put ting a stop to bis forays. "This can bo done, and will be done, in entirely friendly aid of the constituted authorities in Mexico, and with scrupulous respect for the sov ereignty of that republic." Villa Wanted, Dead or Alive. lt was explained at the White House thal the American govern ment wants Villa, dead or alive, and that no steps will be neglected to carry out that object. lt was declared, however, that the United States will not consider the j expedition as an invasion of Mexico, and will continue to deal willi the Carranza government. The Ameri can government is still opposed to armed intervention, but bas decided that the peace of Mexico and the Uni ted States is imperiled by the con tinued activities of Villa. I The cabll et was unanimous in de I eiding that VU 111 must be caught. ' Secretary Baker left the White I House to confer with Major Gen. H. L. Scott, chief of staff, and other army officers to decido just how many troops would be needed to fol low Villa. Organized Plans to Capture Villa. It was said that the pursuit of Villa will bo undertaken in a com prehensive way, and organized plans will be laid for bis apprehension. Officiais received the word of the decision to go after Villa with troops with undisguised satisfaction. Cabi net members expressed themselves as greatly pleased. Army officers voiced unanimous approval. A gene ra! feeling ol* relief that the adminis tration bad firmly decided to take tho step was apparent. The President himself is firmly convinced of tho necessity of elimi nating Villa from the Mexican situa tion. Ile is represented as Just as determined to get rid of Villa as he was to oust Huerta. The announcement of the intention of the President to send troops into Mexico was accompanied by scenes not equaled at the White House sin i> tho determination to send the At lantic fleet to Vera Cruz in 1911. Pains -were taken by officials to ' point ont their hope that Gen. Car ranza would realize the spirit. in which tito American troops were be ing sent after Villa. Carranza will bo notified Immedi I a tel y tilia t. the United States bas no j intention of taking any Mexican ter ritory whatever and respects fully the sovereignty of that, nation. American officials realize that Carr.'liza may have difficulty in con senting to the presence of American soldiers on Mexican soil because of popular feeling in his country. Car ranza himself, however, is believed to be so eager for Villa's capture that be may co-operate with the American troops. Rend Troops Only Thing to Ho. At. the cabinet meeting thc discus sion of the situation was brief and to the point. The cabinet unanimously agreed that tho only thing to do was to send troops. !" resident Wilson took the same lt) CENT "CASCARIOTS" BEST LAXATIVE FOR LIVER AND BOWELS Don't stay Constipated^ Headachy, Bilious, With Breath Bad or Stomach Sour. No odds how had your liver, sto mach or bowels; how nindi your head aches, how miserable and nn comfortnole you are from a cold, constipation, indigestion, biliousness and sluggish bowels-you always get relief with Cnsearets. Don't let your stomach, liver and bowels make you miserable. Take Cascareis to-night; put an end to the headache, biliousness, dizziness, nervousness, sick, sour, gassy sto mach, bad cold, offensive breath and all oilier disneas; elennse your in side organs of all tho bile, gases and constipated matter which is produc ing the misery. A 10-cent box means health, hap piness and a clear hoad for months All druggists sell Cascarcts. Don't foreet the children-their little In sides need, a gentle cleansing, too. -Adv. position and at once instructed Soc relary Baker to issue the necessary orders and told Secretary Lansing to i ufo rm (len. Carranza of tho attitude of tho American government. Leaders of both Houses of Con gress were Invinedintely notified from the White House of thc President's action. They approved lils course. Before deciding finally to send the troops after Villa tho President con ferred over the telephone with Chair man Stone, of tito Senate Foreign Re lations Co mimd t tee, who told him he believed the sentiment of Congress would solidly support his action, lt was considered possible that within a few days President Wilson might go before Congress to recito the se ries of acts by Villa which lett up to the ordering of troops, lt was ?aid nt Hie White Mouse that the Presi dent had not yet decided to do so. A LL CHILDREN LOVE "SYRUP OF PIGS" FOR lil VE R AND BOWELS. Give lt When Feverish, Cross, Hil tons, for Had Hreuth or Sour Stomach. Ix)ok at the tongue, mother! If coated, it is a sure sign that your lido one's stomach, liver and bow els need a gentle, thorough cleans ing at once. When peevish, cross, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act na turally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; bas stomachache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all'the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxative;" they love its delicious taste, and it always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a f>0-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Pigs," which has directions for babies, chil dren of all ages and Tor grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold hero. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt.-Adv. --4 . fr FA RAI F RS' MUTUAL INSURANCE* Muddle in South Carolina Empha sizes tdie Mutual Benefits. (The State, nth.) The discrepancy in fire insurance rates obtained by farmers in various counties of the State is shown in a circular issued yesterday by the In surance department to the i>eople ol' South Carolina. The formation of farmers' 'mutuals is urged by th ? Commissioner, F. II. McAllister. The circular follows: "Why should the farmers of th* counties of Anderson, Oconec, ?Tn ion, Newberry, Cherokee, York, Ches ter, Fairfield. Marlboro and Darling ton be able to get insurance on their dwellings and tenant bouses at an annual cost varying generally from 2."? cents to about r,0 cents per $100 of insurance a year, and in tho two counties of Abbeville and Greenwood at an annual cost of 80 cents a year per $100 insurance, and the farmers tn Hie other counties of the State be unable to get insurance for leap than $1.20 per $100 insurance a year? "The answer is that in those coun ties tho farmers have organized mu tual insurance companies of their own and have been carrying insur ance in these companies for the last IS or 20 yeans at tho cost indicated. "At the present time the amounts of insurance carried by these various companies in the counties named are about as follows: "Abbeville-G reen wood Mutual In surance Association, Abbeville $ I , :>oo,ooo. "Anderson County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Anderson, $ 1, I 7O0.000. ! "Farmers' Mutual Insurance Asso ciation, Chester, $1,053,000. "Farmers' Mutual Insurance Asso ciation of Cherokeo County. Gaffney, $935,000. "Farmers' .Mutual Insurance Asso ciation, Dallington county, Harts ville, $80,000, "Farmers' Mutual Insurance Com pany. Fairfield county, Winnsboro, $450.000, "Farmers' Mutua! Insurance Asso ciation, Marlboro county, Bonnet ts vllle, $70:1,000. "Fanners' Mutual Insurance Asso - ciation, Newberry, $880,000. "Fanners' Mutual Insurance Asso ciation, Oconeo county, Walhalla, $750,000. "Farmers' Mutual Insurance Asso ciation, York and Lancaster counties, York, $1,150,000. "Fanners' Mutual f usu raneo Asso ciation, Union, $468,000. "A letter addressed to these com panies will give you information con cerning them. "Such a company is recommended to bo organized in each county in the State." The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Heed 9$3&&?&U2 ion,c and ???Uve effect, LAXA TIV? HROMO QUININUP betterthan ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor nogoa ?1 head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of If, W. GROVK. 25c.