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Mexican Troop First ( Troopers of the Tenth Unitec vancing in Battle Forma Gomez?Capt. J5oy< San Antonio, Texas, June .25.? Mexican troops fired the first shot on j the troopers of the Tenth United) States cavalry at Carrizal, but not1 until the American force, fearing an j ambush, had advanced in .battle for- j mation, according to a letter written j on the day of the fight by Capt. Lewis | Morey, commanding K troop of the Tenth and forwarded to Gen. Funston by Gen. Pershing tonight. Capt. Morey wrote the letter at 9:15 a. m. June 21 while hiding in a liole about 2,000 yards from the scene of the battle. Capt. Morey was wound- j ed and had another wounded man and three unwounded troopers with !him. The three unwounded men were picked up by a detachment under Lieut. Henry A. Meyers, Jr., of the Tenth cavalry, and the letter brought to Gen. Pershing today. Morey Left to Die. Capt. Morey was left to die upon the desert from thirst and his wounds. The men abandoned him at his own order. The three unwound ed men had carried him, according to their stories to Lieut. Meyers, from the hole where he had hidden and made their way nearly two miles! from the battlefield. They were forced to stop and Capt. jMorey, believing himself hopelessly wounded, ordered them to leave him. They also thought him about to j die from loss of blood and thirst and ! obeyed. The stories of the rescued men to *Lieut. Meyers were very vague about j the details of the fight, according to : Gen. Pershing's report to Gen. Fun-1 ston. Capt. Morey's letter told of the join-, ing of Troop C under Capt. Charles T. Boyd and Troop K under his own command at Ojo Santo Domingo June 20 and the advance together towards i Carrizal June 21. i He arrived in an op/n field a mile J from Carrizal at 6:30 a. m. There they halted and Capt. Boyd sent a courier into Carrizal asking permisv f sion of Gen. Felix Gomez to enter the town, saying he was going to Villa Ahumada. Gomez replied that he J "would not -be allowed to enter the j town ,but might make a detour abound j it. j [Fearing that they were about to be j trapped by the Mexicans who had | sallied out from the town during the parley, the American troops deployed in battle formation, mounted and moved forward. The Mexicans then opened fire. Capt. Boyd ordered his men to dismount and returned the fire, the engagement lasting about an hour. Both Troops Advance. Both C and K troops advanced, the former to the position occupied by a Mexican machine gun and the latter closing in to one side. K troop also was attacked from the flank, while a , detachment of (Mexicans from the town reached the rear of the (American line and stampeded the led j \ horses. The Mexicans succeeded in checking the American advance and the Americans first were forced to la.ll back and finally to scatter each for himself. Following is the text of Capt. Morey's letter: "Carrizal, Mex., June 21, 1916, 9:15 A. M. "To Commanding Officer, Ojo Federico: '1.My troop reached Ojo Santo I ^ n m Jnrif 20. Met' JJUilllUgu a.I, U.UV ?>. ? Troop C under Capt. Boyd. I came ! under -Capt. Boyd's command and marched my troop in rear for Carrizal at 4:15 a. m. Reached open field to southeast of town at 6:30 "Capt. Boyd sent in a note requesting permission to pass through the town. This was refused. iStated ne could go to the north, but not east. Capt. Boyd said he was going j to Ahumada at this time. I * ?-***- r> 70 "He was taiKing whu v^ai i au^a, commander, Gen. Gomez sent a written message that Capt. Boyd was bringing force in town and have a conference. Capt. Boyd feared an ambush. He wras under the impression that the Mexicans would run as soon as we fired. i "We formed for attack, his intention being to move up to the line of " ? * *v.A/in-A nf + Vio t/vorn 1ZU Mexicans on mc cujc mv We formed C troop on the left in line of skirmish, one platoon of K troop on sight in line and another K troop platoon on extreme right a little to the rear. ' Mexicans Open Fire. MWben -we were within 300 yards s Fired \ Carrizal Shots i States Cavalry Were Ad tt;i i .. f i t_ tion wnen /\ttacRea oy d Feared Ambush. the Mexicans opened fire and a strong one before we rired a shot; then we opened up. They did not run but to make a long account short, after about an hour's fight, in which .bota troops had advanced, C troop to position of 'Mexican machine gun and K troop closing in slightly to the left, we were very 'busy on ti.e right keeping off a flank attack. A group of Mexicans left town, went around our rear and our led horses left at a gallop. "At about 9 o'clock one platoon of Troop K, which was 011 our right, fell back. Sergeant said he could not stay there. Both platoons fell back about 1,000 yards to the west and then, together with some men of Troop C, who were there, these men scattered. "I was slightly wounded. Capt. Boyd, a man told me, was killed. Nothing was seen of Lieut. Adair after fight started, so man I saw stated. I am hiding in a hole 2,000 yards from field and have one other wounded man and three men with me. (Signed) "Morey, "Captain." In transmitting Capt. Morey's letter Gen. Pershing said: "The three men referred to by Morey are the three men who had the above message in their possession. The wounded man was from C troop, and was shot through the knee. Lieut. Meyers reports that the three men were rather vague as to where they Iiad left Capt. Morey, but stated that on the night of the 21st day had ear ried him two miles; that Morey became weak, could not go further, and told them to leave him. They thought he was dying from loss of blood and lack of water. Meyer reconnoitred 20 miles east of Santa Maria, but found nothing:. Out of grain and forage, horses in bad shape, he had to return." Gen. Funston issued no orders to Gen. Pershing tonight. It was observed at headquarters that Capt. Morey's note was addressed to his immediate superior, the commanding officer at Ojo Federico, - -< 1 J- T A and it is surmised tuai juieui. sent the letter to the commanding officer at Ojo Federico, he in turn forwarding it to Gen. Pershing. This would explain the fact that the latter apparently was not delivered to Gen. Pershing by Lieut. Meyers on j his return with the stragglers found at San Luis ranch last night. Capt. Lewis Sidney Morey was. the son of the Rev. L. H. iMorey of San Antonio. He was born in Pittsford, N. Y., in 1875, and spent his early youth in Minnesota, coming to Texas ! with his family in 1892. Ke was grad- j uated from West Point in 1900 and' served as lieutenant and captain in j both the Tenth and Twelfth cavalry regiments. iHe was married in 1903 to iMiss Irene Halm of Austin, Texas. LAURENS COMPANY LEAVES FOR CAMP! Traynham Guards March From Arm-! ory to Station Amid Acclaim of Fellow Citizens. The State. Laurens, June 23.?Amid the acclaim of friends and fellow citizens and the suppressed emotions of | wives, fathers, mothers, brothers and j sisters, the Traynham Guards march- j ed from the armory to the union sta- j tion, where they entrained on a spe- I c-ially provided car and left at 7 j o'clock for the State mobilization i camp near Columbia. There was a J large gathering at the station to see j the boys depart and many tokens of j love and remembrances of esteem were showered upon them on the eve of their departure. Last night at the fine reception given in honor of the j command, a handsome victrola was j presented to the company by the cit- j izens of the city, the presentation be 1 ing made by the Rev. J. R. T. Major. Following is a list of the - officers and men composing Company D, First regiment, South Carolina National Guard: Arthur Lee, captain; D. Roy Simpson, first lieutenant; Joe b\ I Smith, second lieutenant; J. R. Eieh-: elberger, Will "Weathers, Jim Lewis, Hastings Dial and Ben A. iSullivan, j sergeants. Corporals?W. R. King, Claude Weathers. L. T. Fuller, J. C. Cannon, Charles Alexander. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't *UTO. The -worst cases, no matter of how long: standing; are cured by She wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves P3:4 and Heals at the same time. 25c, 50c, Jl.CX V . ... > I \ > I ? i 11 N N ! Lit ! >;: i*\ it K> i'roi'iVr *It'\ico Tmir (idoii (h'liccs iii Knort to Secun* IVawii'l AtljustniciiT. j Mexico City, June _4.?Tne govern-; ments of six nations have sent tele-j grams of sympathy to Mexico and! Lave offered their good offices towards affecting an amicable arrange'[ ment of the difficulties between Mexj ico and the United States. Foreign ! minister Aguilar made this announcej ment today, stating that messages of | this purport had been received by him from the governments of Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Salvador. Honduras and Spain. The foreign minister stated that he ! had answered these messages, thanki ing the governments named for their ! courtesy and good wishes. Salvador for Peace. San Salvador, Republic of Salvador, June 24.?The foreign office received today a cablegram from the government of Ecuador urging all LatinAmerican governments to take common action to a>ert war between the United States and Mexico. The government replied immediately approving the initiative of Ecuador. Brazil Wants Amity. Rio Janeiro, June 24.?The president of Brazil today sent a cablegram to Dominicio da Gama, Brazilian ambassador at Washington, expressing the hope that the controversy between the United States and Mexico j would be settled amicauiy. Chile Waits Answer. Santiago. Chile, June 24.?The Ohil; ean government, it was learned today, j expects to await answer from the na tions it has consulted regarding the j possibility of intervention by all the i American nations to bring about a ! peaceful solution of the Mexican situation before taking further steps in j the matter. Peru Taking a Hand. Buenos A: 3S, .June 24.?The government of Peru has sought the opinion of the Argentine government conJ - -1 - Vt/vf u'Anri j cermng me uiumjuihc^ uctwcwi ?.***# ' United States an d-Mexico. President | de la Plaza and Foreign Minister | Murature held a conference concern! iHg telegrams received from other Sou'th American republics on the ; same subject. AN ORDINANCE I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, | TOWN OF NEWBERRY. | Be it ordained by the mayor and : aldermen' of the Town of 'Newberry, ;'South Carolina, in Council assembled and :by authority of the same. I. That from and after the passage of this ordinance whenever it shall be made to appear to the mayor that there are good reasons for believing that any dog or dogs within the Town have hydrophobia, it shall be the duty | of the mayor to issue a proclamation j that all dogs shall he for a time, to ! he defined in the proclamation, he i securely confined. | II. That it shall be unlawful for any owner or owners of dogs to allow the same upon the streets of the Town of Xewberry during the time - - " -- - J ?! 4. rst covered by me saiu prwiamduuu w the mayor. III. That the owner or owners of any dog or dogs allowing or premitting same upon the streets of the Town of Newberry during the time specified in the proclamation of the mayor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upoft conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned in the Town guardhouse or upon the public works of the Town for a period of not more than thirty days for caii-l LTIlCllOt. IV. That any dog found running at large upon the streets contrary to provisions of this ordinance, the owner or owners of which cannot he ascertained, shall be impounded, and if said dog shall not be redeemed within three days by the owner thereof paying into the Town treasury the sum of five dollars, then the said dog shall be killed by the Town authorities. V. That section 294 on page 90 of the codified ordinances of the Town of Newberry be, and the same is here by repealed. Done and ratified in the Town Council of the Town of Xewberry, S. C., this 15 day of June, A. D. 1916. Z. F. Wright, Mayor. Attest: J. W. Chapman, Clerk and Treasurer of the Town of Newberry, S. C. invigorating to the Pale and Sick5y The Old Standard general strengthening: tonic. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria.enrichest'ieblood.and builds np the system. A true tome. For adults azd ch-Idren. 50c 1 ^ | |^ ? 1 FOUR Bl June 30, Ju BOOSTER CLUE PROGF FRIDAY JUNE 30, A Morning: Address by Colonel 1 piiltnro A ffAfnnnn anrl Nicrllt; Ci VUlbUl A. M.M. WV4 A v ?* ? Mirth and Song. Dr. D. W. Daniel, College. SATURDAY JULY 1st. Morning: Address by Honorab] Carolina. Noon: Big Free Barbecu* Baskets. Afternoon and Night: Du Magician. Eugene Lockhart, The C SUNDAY Preaching under tent at 11:15 < Ra^pr. Dr. Racer's magnetic aersoi his church for 20 years one of the a MONDAY Morning: Address by Dr. J. A. bia, S. C. Afternoon and Night: 1 cians, and Singers. Woodsawing on PRICES: Season Ticket Children 75 cents. General at REMEMBER: There will be nc ses, they are FREE. Commissioner Hayne have kindly consented to com Chautauqua movement and these gei your knowing concerning Agricultur you to come and hear them. HARTSV1LLE CHEERS Ralph Baker JtlLlTARF COMPANY Greenwood Journj The following p Town Gives Patriotic Demonstration the sports page of to Light Infantry About to En- ginian on tiionda] ter ActiTe Service. Baker showed i today than he di The State. dnv's eames. He Following this every one listened in- ?KJ XkmlK' x tently to a talk from Maj. J. L. Coker, To Sullivan who related some of his experiences To Myrtle ] in the War Between the Sections, re- Norfolk ferred to the tradition of the Hartsville Light infantry organized 57 years ago, sounded words of encour- llCKGtS 0 agement, spoke of the high duties of siVG, tho soldiers, hoped for the best and stOD-OVGr p] closed by saying "God ibless you." qu A 1 Following Maj. Coker, inspiring and oCJ16Qul6? appropriate talks were made by J. nishcd upor J. Lawton, C. W. Coker, former cap- ???? tain of the company; the Rev. T. F. Hane, the Rev. J. T. Fowler and the Rev. B. V. Baldy, pastors respectively of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist churches. After prayer by Dr. Baldy and a ^ A C IWillor + >!?> O Y - I I lew worus uvui winiti <."v, v.? fTL A ?J ercises closed. The THE HERALD AND NEWS ONE YEAR FOR ONLY $1-50. Hartsville, June 23.-Men, women i(, "the jeld> ^ a, and children turned out en masse Qf th(jm> whlch v Wednesday afternoon to give the sol- varietv It was diers, members of the Hartsville Mlckey'to second light infantry, a parting ovation. It r,?lp?d across th was truly a patriotic demonstration. winning marker. 'Stores were closed, automobiles fly... . . ... Ralph Baker, tl mg flags and bearing signs telling . , 4- * j j lege phenom, los1 of the meetings, went up and down the streets. At 4 o'clock a large as sembly gathered in the shade of the oaks on the grounds of the Hartsville high school. u ^ The soldiers with arms stacked sat on the ground, while a circle of loved ones inclosed them. -j-v Mayor F. A. (Miller presided. The exercises opened with the singing of "My Country 'Tis of Thee.'' Mr. Miller then read a telegram he had re- ?????? ceived from Gov. Manning asking that ^11 employers hold jobs opens to their employes called to their country's To Wrights service. This elicited much applause. rp^ n-P T , ^ VTiuiiTiiajL: [G DAYS ily 1, 2, 3rd. ! CHADTAUQDA , 5AMME GRICULTURAL DAY E. J. Watson, Commissionsr of Agrinlumbia Concert Company, Music, Lecturer, Head of English, Clemson EDUCATIONAL DAY le R. I. Manning, Governor of South y e and Picnic, Everybody Invited. Bring irno the Mysterious, World's Greatest anadian Entertainer. JULY 2nd. i. m. and 8:15 p. m. Dr. William nality and impressive delivery made ttractions of San Francisco. ? ?? TI O 1 JUL, I ora Hayne, State Health Officer, Columhe Tryolean Alpine Yodlers, Musistage by local talent.' s for the six attractions $1.50. Emission 35c, Children 15c. i rharcremade for the mornincr addres " O ~ w Watson, Governor Manning and Dr. 1 ie to our town to help out in this great itlemen will tell you something worth e, Education and Health. We urge t Making Good* and then won it in the eighth round il. i)y driving a neat bingle over Lefty aragraphs are from Russel's head. Two runners scampThe Richmond Vir- ered home on this bingle and it gave f's game: the Virginians the two additional 4 nueh tetter form counters needed to win the game. isplayed in Satur had nine chances )o Drive Out Malaria I icepted all save one v *ff Build Up The system . , Take the Old Standard GROVE'S vas of .the difficult TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know his bunt that sent what you are taking, as the formula is base just before he Parted on every label, showing it is , . ? 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