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??_ , ' Walter llodgers mar 17 THE PAGEL4ND JOURNAL Vol.6 NO. 41 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1916 $1.00 per year Wilson Orders Carranza lo Release Prisoners Washington, June 25.?A demand for the immediate release of the American troopers taken prisoner atCarrizal coupled with a stern notification that the Uni iea oiaies expects an early statement of the purposes of the Carranza Government was telegraphed to Mexico City today by Secretary Lansing. The note discloses that the State Department received yes terday a communication from the de facto Government stating that the Carrizal fight was the direct result of orders to attack American soldiers moving otherwise than towaids the border personally issued by General Parrarno Jn Connrnl ' I *^ xyunuubu IV VJ^UCim 1 ICVlllVI and by the latter communicated to General Pershing. In reply Secretary Lansing requires that the de facto Government transmit a definite state ment "as to the course of action it has determined upon," through the usual diplomatic channels, *and not through subordinate military officers." The Mexican communication is construed, Secretary Lansing states, "as a formal avowal of deliberately hostile action against the forces of the United States now in Mexico and of the purpose to attack without provoca tion whenever they move from their present position* despite the friendly mission on which they are engaged and which is re affirmed in the American rejoinder. General Carranza is required to place himself-on record formally and the plain intimation lies behind the restrained lan guage of Mr. Lansing's communication that force will be met with force. Apparently, how ever, the Washington Government is determined that the de tacto Government shall not evade responsibility before the world if war is forced upon the United States. Russians Take Austrian Land Petrograd, June 25.?Occupation ot the entire Austrian crown land of Bukowina was aunounc ed by the war office today. Possession of the province was completed by the capture of Kimpolung, in southern part of Bukowina, at the foot of the Carpathians. 1 f A1 AAA more man z,uuu prisoners were captured. Russian troops further north are pressing along the river Pruth toward Kolomea and have occupied the villages of Kilikhof and Toulokhof. The official statement says: "Western front; West of Snia tyn (on the Pruth 20 miles northwest of Czernowitz) our troops, fighting as thev advanced, occupied the villages of Kilikhof and Toulokhof. "On the evening of June 23 ihe a_ 0 % r lown 01 Minpolung was taken after intense fighting. Sixtv officers and 2,000 men were made prisoner and seven machine guns were captured. In the rail way station whole trains were captured. "Joe," said a newly married man to an old friend whom he met at the club, "what did you can your wife's mother when you were first married? I don't like the idea of calling mine by the endearing name of 'Mother.* " "Well,*' said Joe, "it was like this with me: For a while I addressed her as 'say,' but before 1 was married a year I called Jier 'Grandma,*" Two Cavalry Troops Almost 1 Annihilated San Antonio, Texas, June 23. ?The two troops of the Tenth 1 cavalry under Capt. Charles T. Royd practically were wiped out by the attack of Mexican forces under Gen. Felix Gomez at Car rizal June 21, according: to indications g[iven in fragmentary re ports received by Gen. Funston from Gen. Pershing tonight. Ger. Pershing's message stated t that seven survivors in all, in- 1 eluding those who arrived last 1 night, have reached the main s column. All were enlisted men. t According to the stories of the i survivors, as outlined in Gen. s Pershing's report, a mounted i force of Mexicans made a charge t from the flank of the American 1 troops at the conclusion of a * parley between Capt. Boyd and c Gen. Gomez at the same time > that a machine gun opened fire ( from the front as Gen. Gomez reached his lines. i Capt. Boyd had ordered his s men to dismount as the machine 1 gun opened fire and the combin- < ed effect of the Mexican charge, c the machine gun fire and the rifle fire from the Mexican gar- < rison of Carrizal which had al- > most surrounded the little Amer- t ican force under cover of the i parley sought by Gen. Gomez to t discuss whether Capt. Boyd i should be allowed to pass ( through the town, stampeded i the horses. t XT. 1 - ? - ino aeiaus were made known t to Gen. Pershing as to whether t the Mexican charge was check c ed. ] With mounts gone, caught without means of escape, ringed < -about on three side with the fire 5 of an over-whelming force, the s fate of the little detachment is 1 believed by officers here to have 1 been setled. It is feared that 1 only the most stupendous luck, < backed by desperate valor, could have extricated Capt. Boyd's men from the trap. The Oldest Living Thing. I 1 I rsauonai Vjcographic Magazine. ] Towering: a giant among < giants, the oldest living thing j that connects, the present with , the dim past, majestic in its , mien, its dignity and its world- j old experience, the "General , Sherman Tree" is the patriarch \ of the Sequoia National Park of | California. It was already 2,000 , VDQrC Cvl f\ ttfViAr* L j - lAi j uiu ??ucu v_viiilsi wus oorn. j In the age when the known | world was rocking in the throes ( of the Trojan wars and the time , that history tells us marked the ' exodus of the Hebrews from j Egypt, this greatest of sequoia ^ gigantea was a flourishing sap- , pling of some 20 or 30 feet in , height, and truly under the es- ( pecial care of the Creator, who , held it safe from the lightnings 4 of His wrath as he did from the ] attacks of earthly enemies. I Th? 'T^n^rnl CI ? a uv UbUUUI Oil CI 111 ill II WilS / discovered in 1879 by James , Wolverton, a hunter, and named , by him in honor of General j William T. Sherman. It towers ? 279.9 feet into the sky; its base circumference is 102.8 feet; its greatest diameter 36.5 feet, and , it has developed a diameter of , 17.7 feet ai a point 100 feet above ( the ground. 1 nn j ? i wo urummers, naving a few hours' lay-over in a small town, < decided to dine at the village \ hotel. On looking over the bill ( of tare they noted that young t fryers were special for that meal. One of them turned to the pretty waitress and asked; , "How's the chicken?" "Oh, I,m all right,'' she blush j ed, How are you?" ; How The School "Dipper? * Spreads Disease W In many counties the county J >oards of health r equire individ- jo ml drinking cups in the com e non schools. In some instances j. hey have required the use of : water coolers, one in each room * ->( the building, while in other f :ases they have required only s inch family in school to secure -J i drinking cup. ^ This is a long step in the right ? lirection; something that should ? lave been done in every county P ong ago. How many of the di-|]fi leases of school children are jp raceable to the use of the com- & non dipper? How often do we 1 ;ee a "bad cold" spread until ' ivery child in school has con- I racted the disease, and this i argely due to the use of the < 'dipper." And not only are E :olds and grip contracted in this f> >vay, but many other contagious y liseases. Let the teachers leave no stone J| inturned in their efforts to in- k tall the individual drinking cup. j bailing in this in any particular ^ :ase, let them endeavor to se- j, iure the family drinking cup. B The water cooler should be us- M id in connection with the cups f| vhere it is possible to obtain fj hem. In case the funds for the T )urchase of these can not be ob j< ained in any other way, it J vould be economy in the end to n ievote enough of the school j-, unds to this purpose. Where fa hese cannot be installed, have he pupils take the water from ^ he bucket with a dipper. Nev- ? it in any case allow the pupil to tj :>lace his cup. in the bucket. j] As to how soon the "common $ iipper" is banished from the ^ ichoolToom depends almost ab- * ?olutely upon the interest of the ^ leachers and their activities in j his direction. It will disappear . J? ^ ? 1 vv 11CU UlCJ UCLIUC 11 lllUSl ^U. 3. C.-W. in Progressive Farmer. 4'Our School" Jj "The dirty, smoke-begrimed 0 school, with its cracked and h broken plaster, warped floor, f, rusty stove, and dirt stained win- a iows, can no longer have a c place in modern country life, if q we wish to re establish it as the c rallying point in rural life?a a place where we shall hope to ti save the countrv boy and girl a fnr ttio form orwt (it *- >-> 'r"1-" >w. luim unu >aiiii |11C< 1 11C I" beauty and dignity of the mod- h irn building must be such that s people will point to it as our p building and emulate its arcbi- 1] lecture in the construction and ii irrangement of their own homes, r The grounds must be made at- f tractive with plots of velvetv r - | r jrass, with trees, shrubs and c md flowers. Such surroundings n ixert a marvelous influence ( yver the children. The children ( who come from homes where tl :ulture and refinement are tin s tnown will enter a new life in s ihe school; children trom homes tl ibounding in modern comforts c ind conveniences will find the n lew school atmosphere home like and congenial."?Fog Ill's ^ 'American Rural School." A Il!-I ' ' '? " "" V i\ msnop oi ine catholic j, :hurch, with his vicar-general, , was examining a Sunday-school :lass in their catechism. g "What is matrimony?" asked he vicar. e "Matrimony is a state in which re * - V miners suiier ior a lime before ^ >eing allowed to enter the kinglom of heaven," replied one of he scholars. "No, no, my child," said the vicar general; "that is purgatory /ou are thinking of." 1 "Ilush," said the bishop, "pertops the child is right; what do a you know about it?" UNION COUNTY NEWS C lonroe Knquircr. Mr. W. S. Blakeney, president f the Bank of Union, was elect- s d president of the North Caroc ina Bankers's Association at Vsheville last Friday. Mr. Blakmey is worthy the honor be- ( towed upon him. He is a good p anker, a splendid presiding offi- e er and a clever gentleman. c rj A runaway team belonging to r Mr. Dnnnhn*? nf Qr*i?tV? Pm-ft vaaMllMW VI V^VUlll V?IV/" | ina, ran away last Saturday t fternoon on Lancaster avenue ^ nd broke up the surry to which i t was hitched. A lady and two r liildren were painfully though t lot seriously hurt. No, it was 5 lot an automobile at which the v earn took fright. The animals j ;ot scared almost to death at an c iu wagon in which slop was 1 arried to hogs. t A terrific windstorm visited I tie Unionville section Tuesday c fternoon, blowing down trees, c emolishing numbers of out- a ouses and injuring cattle. No r eports have comn regarding c ny injury to any of the people c iving in the community, except r aat most of them were almost Tightened to death. Mr. George lorn was probably the heaviest aser on account of the wind, lis barn was blown down, a llirh fppdctllff pvr*r>cp.t trv tVio ^ ain and ruined and several cows \\ nd yearlings were caught in tie debris. None of the cattle r vere dead Wednesday morning, ^ ut the injuries to some are such a tiat it may be necessary to kill a liem. A number of cribs and a veil curbs were literally blown ^ ^ray in that community. a Mr. Bishop Doster, who lives e ive miles southwest of Monroe, d 3st his residence and nearly all a Is contents by fire last Tuesday a doming between nine and ten s I'clock. Mr. Doster was in a i ield several hundred yards from e tie house when he saw flames I >n the roof. lie ran toward I: iome and almost reached it be t rirp IVirc Ilncfpr ?w. 1^V/UIVI| III1U tYtia UU9V bout her household work, dis I overed that the building was ?n fire. The piano, some bed- c lothing and wearing apparel nd a very few pieces of furni- c ure were saved. The house was t new one and there were eleven I ooms in it and it was a good v milding, the lumber in it being ( elected and it had just been c >ainted. ft cost over $3,000 to c mild. Mr. Doster carried $1,800 ^ nsurance on the house and furlishings. The house was well f urnished and Mrs. Doster had J >antry and cellar stocked with s annea truits and vegetables and j lone of it was saved. Messrs. r Jrady Dostcr and Benjamin p iibson carried the piano from v he burning building. Thev are J mall men and the piano weighs t everal hundred pounds and hey could not under ordinary ircumstances cariy the instru e nent ten feet. r Dr. J. M. Blair, Sheriff J. V. t Griffith, Messrs. Walter J. Laney f ind W. K. Funderburk motored ^ esterday through Chesterfield, Cershaw and Darlington coun- 11 ies in South Carolina. They f eport corn crops looking fine * .11 along the route but cotton 1 acking a stand in most sections s xcept in Chesterfield county, idiere all the crops show up bet- 1 er than in any other section. v t A .. ... * Attention Woodmen r t Friday is the last day in which o nay your Iune assessment, f not paid by then I will have o report you suspended. Don't sk me to pay for you. 41 J, W. C^uick, Clerk, r Governor Issues Call For Thous- < and Recruits The following call has been igned bv Gov. Manning: < "To the People of South Car- ^ tlina: ( "A crisis confronts us. The :a!l for service has come. South 5 /uiuuiKi is cAyttieu in uo ner < ?art. Our meu are responding ' lobly. About 2,500 are now in | :amp. We need at least 1,000 | idditional men. I make this ap>eal to the patriotism and loyaly of the men of South Carolina 1 o offer their services without lelay. The matter is urgent, lecruifs are needed at once. I equest those in each communiy who are interested in seeing iouth Carolina furnish he full 1 var quota of troops to take the ead in securing available re- 1 iruits for the two South Caroina regiments and urge that ' hey communicate with Col. O. r t _r? .i v. L/urvuque ai ine governor 's dfice in Columbia at once. Rexuiting officers will be sent to iny communities that indicate a esponse to this appeal. I am :onfident that the patriotism of lur people will bring a prompt esponse. Richard I. Manning,Governor." J Struck by Lightning. ^ Mr. J. J. Bundy, who lives bout a mile from town, on the Gaston plantation, was struck by , ightning on Saturday afternoon j ast, but we are glad to say he is apidly recovering, although he , iad a mightv close call. While j i storm was raging Mr. Bundv ttempted to put down a window ( nd while standing at the winlow lightning struck the house , nd ran in at the window, jumpJ _ It ?* r. ' * u on on ivir. tsunay ana ran lown his right side, burning his < irm and side and his clothing, nd literally tore his shoe into < trings. Dr. J. H. Hardin was mmediately called in and treated Mr. Bundy and now Mr. *undy has good use of his limbs, >ut is still suffering some from j he burns.?Cheraw Chronicle. ( Nearly 1,500 Cases of Measles in Charlotte 'harlotte Observer. Fridav That there are nearer 1,500 :ases of measles in Charlotte han 1,000 is the statement of )r. W. C. Reid, city physician, vho declared yesterday that Charlotte is in the midst of one >f the most distressing epidemics >f measles that the city has mown in years. "There is no way to account or the prevalence" declared Dr. leid. "This is a 'measles year o to speak and that is all there s to it. The city health departnent has received reports from irrtSdhlv MCDC hilt in '* V4/UWIJ * v/u WUOWU MUI 111 IUU rast majority of cases only the lome is given without designaion of the number of patients. A Georgia farmer was awaken:d about three o'clock one norning and, upon going to his >edroom window, saw two ne[roes who were emerging from ' lis poultry house. Hastily grabbing his old-fashoned, muzzle-loading rifle, he ired at the thieves, but before te could load and fire a second ime the negroes were out of ight behind a bend in the road. The chicken fanciers ran like nad until they thought they vere at a safe distance; then ' hey stopped, and one of them aid: "Sam, did vou-all hear dat >ullet?" "Ah sho' did," replied Sam. 'Ah done heard it twice." "Heard it twice? How you nake dat out?" "Kasy 'nough," said Sam: 'once when it passed me, an' igain when Ah passed it." i \. juard Receives Pay of Regulars rhe Stale, Saturday. The enlisted men and officers )f the South Carolina National Uuard will receive pay from the United States government at the same rates as prevail in the regular army, according to rank. The pay of the militia will date from last Monday, when the mobilization order was issued. The following is the monthly pay of the officers and men: Enlisted men: Privates $15. Privates in hospital corps $1(>. First class privates, such as engineers, ordance. signal corps, Iinoi\ito1 r?rvr no or*/l VSOf'lKIl tWI J'O tlllVI *.[ IU11 Id lll'ilb ter's corps, SIS. Corporals, wagoners, tarrier, etc., $21. Corporals, engineers, ordance, signal corps, etc., $24. Sergeants, $30 to $36. Junior sergeant majors, $40. Senior sergeant majors, $45. First class sergeants, $50. Engineers, $65. Master electricians, etc., $75. These rates of pay are increased by 20 per cent, addititions for foreign service and are increased with each successive reenlistment. Officers: Second lieutenant (increasing with time of service), $141.67 to 5198.33. First lieutenant (increasing with time of service), $166.67 to 5233. Captain (increasing with time service), $200 to $280. Major (increasing with time ;>f service), $250 to $333. Lieyt.enaaCcQlojigl.Uncreasing with time of service), $291.67 to 11375. Colonel (increasing with time Df service), $333.33 to $416.67. Brigadier-general, $500. Major-general, $666.67. Lieutenant-general, $916.67. In addition to these rates of pay, subsistence and clothing are provided for the men in service. State Campaign l lie tollowing is tlie schedule of the State campaign: Abbeville, Wednesday, J une 2S. McCormick,Thursday, June 29. Laurens, Friday, June 30. Newberry, Saturday, July 1. Columbia, Tuesday, July 1. Lexington, Wednesday, July 5 Saluda, Thursday, July (>. Edgefield, Friday, July 7. Aiken, Saturday, July S. Barnwell, Tuesday, July 18. Hampton, Wednesday, July 19. r> e?A "T^i i * ? Dt'uuiori, i iiursuay, juiy gw. Ridgeland, Friday, July 21. Walterboro, Saturday, July 22. Charleston, Tuesday, July 25, St. George, Wednesday, July 26. Bamberg, Thursday, July 27. Orangeburg, Friday, July 2N. St. Matthews, Saturday, July 29. Sumter, Tuesday, August 1. Manning, Wednesday, August 2. Moncks Corner, Thursday, August 3. Georgetown, Friday, August 1. Kingstree, Saturday, August 5. Florence, Tuesday, August S. Marion, Wednesday, August 9. Conway, Thursday, August 10. Dillon. Friday, August 11. Darlington, Saturday, August 12 Bishopyille. Tuesday, August 15 Bennettsville, Wedneseav, AuYllCt 1/. Chesterfield, Thursday, August 17 Camden, Friday, August 18. Lancaster, Saturday, August 19. Union, Tuesday, August 2.L York, Thursday, August 24. Chester, Friday, August 25. U'innshoro; Saturday, August 26.