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Volume 18 CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S. C? APRIL 23, 1914 Number 23
Details of Openii
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Mexicans Opened Fire
Landing?The Fire
and Battleships,
) Results to t
Vera Cri/;, April 21.?Vera Cruz
tonight is in the hands of forces from
the United States warships, but the
occupation of the port was not accomplished
without loss of American
lives.
Four American bluejackets and
marines were killed by the fire of
the Mexicans and 20 fell wounded.
The Mexican loss is not known,
but it is believed to have been heavy.
The water front, the customs house
and all important piers, fincliyiing
those under the terminal works, from
which extended the railroads to the
consulate is strongly patrolled and
detachments hold other sections of
the city.
The Mexican commander, General
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Gustavo Maas, offered a stubborn resistance
to the American advance
and for many hours there was fighting
in the streets. Towards nightfall
it was reported that the main
body of the Federal garrison wias in
retreat to the westward.
The demand for the surrender of
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the morning. Consul Canada called
Gen. Gustavo Maas, commandant of
Vera Cruz by telephone and presented
the demands, saying that the
United States forces were about to
occupy and hold the town. He called
upon him to surrender in the name
of humanity and assist the Americans
in restoring order.
Gen. Maas replied that compliance
was impossible and asked the consul
for a personal parley.
The consul informed Geri. Maas
that he had no instructions to grant
a parley and ended the conversation.
He then called the jefe politico and
the customs collector by telephone
and informed them of the prospective
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attle of the War
Upon Americans After
Returned by Marines
With Disastrous
he Mexicans
landing and asked for their cooperation
in the maintenance of peace.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, aboard the
flagship Florida, by this time was in
communjicar/bn wif^i Rear Admiral
Badger who was speeding toward this
port, with five warships. Admiral
Fletcher decided to act and marines
began leaving the side of the transport
Prairie shortly before 11 o'clock.
'They entered ten whaleboats and effected
a landing within an hour a?
the custom house and No. 4 pier.
Information that President Huerta
was counting on receiving from the
steamer Ypsiranga of the HamburgAmerican
line, due to arrive today,
a big consignment o? ammunition,
rifles and machine guns was responFIRE
make a specialty of writing:
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s%le for the occupation of the custom
house somewhat earlier than
might have been the case. The Ypsirango
is outside .the harbor. She
has on board among other supplies
10,000 rifles and 15,000, 000 cartridges,
President Huerta has been making
every effort to safeguard this consignment
and had given orders that
it be unloaded immediately, placed
on a special train drawn by two locomotives
and rushed to the capital.
The Hamburg-American steamer
Ypsirango moved to port this afternoon
and signaled the United States
flagship, voluntarily placing herself
under Rear Admiral Fletcher's orders.
The Ypsirango will stand by tonight
and the captain has given his
word that he will not go out beyond
hailing distance tomorrow^
The second section of the morning
train from Mexico City filled with
refugee Americans and a special train
of refugees have both been held up
i somewhere along the road to Vera
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AJiKS IN THE COUNTY COMBINED
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ngs department
Cruz, presumably by Gen. Maas. a
At a late hour tonight the American |
forces in Vera Cruz numbered 1,200.
The first landing party consisted of
more than 500.
I The second detachment landed two
hours later.
FILL WAKHAXT FOR BLOCKADE
Auiliorlt) on Internuiloiial Law
Gives His Opinion
New York, April 18.?The United
States has ample justification for
blockading the Mexican ports and
C. Stowell, lecturer on internationa'
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law. at Columbia University and ternf
porary successor of John Bassert
Moore, former counsellor of the
State Departmept. ^
i "The United States is justified in
[ having recourse to any force neces- ^
> sarv to secure respect for internation
al right and dignity. The blockade
of Mexico ports or the landing of
troops need not necessarily constitute c
; war with Mexico. War is a situation n
which results from arcnul conllict bo- a
. tvveen two in-ependoit conun.initios, tl
: If the United States do s not intend
to make war, it depends upon Mexico s
, whether she will allow the United Is
States to use the force to protect our tl
rights."
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WHEN UNCLE SAM SALUTED t
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Made Preparation For Seizin? Con- e
federate Cruiser In Brazilian Port h
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A bit of Confederate history is 8
. called up by the salute-to the-flag in- j
. cident, and it shows a very small power
made a very large power to the s
[ graceful thing. The Philedephia t
Record says that in 1864, after the a
United States ship Wachusetts had q
. entered the harbor of Bahia and de- c
. liberately seized the Confederate j,
, cruiser Florida, a demand came from t]
Brazil for a "solemn and public" q
disavowal of the act, the dismissal of v
the American -naval commander, a ?
salute of 21 guns to the Brazilian flag n
orH the return r\f the ITlnrirln nnH her
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crew. The latter requirement could
j not be fulfiled, the Confederate
I cruiser having accidentally sunk after
her capture; but every other demand
was met with by President Lincoln g
and Secretary JSeward. The Record
remarks on the incident that "the
patriots of 1864 were not considered
j mean-spirited for showing a decent I u
; respect' for the opinions of humanity j n
arid making amends for a wrong jh
done." Maybe. But about that time j
the United States was in pretty much j A
of a mood to make amend to almost s<
any and everything, rather than accu
mulate any more trouble than it ali
ready had on hand.?Charlotte Ob'
server.
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Badger Coins New Motto ! e.
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"We do not know what we will be i
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I called upon to do, but we are ready, j
! Secretary Daniels properly classi-1 tj.
lies these words of Admiral Badger,' ?
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as his ships sailed out of Hampton L
Roads for Mexico, as worthy of a ^
i place with the splendid phrases of g(
i other naval heroes, Unconsciously,
Admiral Badger coined a motto that
! is a tine one for the whole battle of
life, on land or on sea, in peace or in
war. Everything consists ?n being n,
ready for whatever may come. Nail li
the Admiral's motto to your fore- ol
mast, young man. It embodies the
principle of sucess.
3arranza Displeasi
Seis
.ooks Upon Seizure of
tility to Nation?Ei
stored if Carranza
Objections tc
rOVES ENCAMPMENT
FROM ISLE OF PALMS
0 SITE YET SELECTED.
Car Department, Finding Blease's '
sapioau (jojdbjkjjbsii/i
Not to Send Troops There.
Washington, April 20.?"The enampment
of the Ninth division of
lilitia which was proposed to be held
t the Isle of Palms will not be held
here."
This was the brief but postive
tatement made by Secretary Garrison
ite this afternoon when asked about
he matter.
Asked further whether this meant
A N C E
nly the best old line compa
hat South Carolina had been entirely
liminated from the holding of the
ncampment, the secretary said that
e had nothing to say on that feature I
t the present time, but that, as above
tated, it would not be held at the
sle of Palms.
Those who are familiar with the
ituation and who have kept track of
his matter for the past two weeks
re postive that no point in . South
larolina will be chosen for the enampement.
That the Isle of Palms
as lost the encampment because of
be attitude of the governor of Soi^th
larolina is also well known to those
.'ho have kept up with the efforts of
longressman Whaley, Senator Tilllan
and others to have the encamplent
held near Charleston.
Preparing To Leave America
Washington, April 22.?Charge Alara
of the Mexican embassy here,
aving received messages from Mex:o
City early in the day, intimating
lat he mighe be recalle- at any minte,
was in constant expectation toight
that Gen. Huerta would notify
im to request his passports.
In anticipation of his recall. Charge
lgara spent the day getting his permai
effort in the citv nromotlv.
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Armj Measure Goes to President.
Washington, April 22.?Quick aeon
on ' the army appropration
ill followed today when Chairman
ay of the military affairs committee
<plained that on account of the Mexan
situation the house conferes had
?reed to all senate amendments.
The House at once concurred in I
ie amendments and the- measures l(
ent to the president. It carries a
tal of approximately $100,000,000; ,
1,000,000 having been added by the ,
mate. ,
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Have Thought for Deit!*?.
While repairing a temple the Ch"
ese cover up the eyes of the i .'e!
i order that the deities nuv .-i; ;
tended at th* sight of di; <. t
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sure of Vera Cruz
Port as Act of Hosnbargo
May Be Re- ' .
i Is Obstinate in
i Occupation
Washington, April 22.?News that
Gen. Venustiano Carranza, Constitutionalist
chief, might regard the seizure
of Vera Cruz by the American
naval forces as an act of hostility to
the Mexican Nation, fell like a bomb
oueil ill UIUUUII tutica wujjui.
President Wilson had especially disclaimed
any act of hostility to the
Mexican people, particularizing General
Huerta as t|he object of the
American operations to secure reprisal
for offenses at Tampico and
elsewhere against the American flag.
Consequently, the Washington Government
had hoped ^he Constitutionalists
would not interject themselves
into the Axroglio, The Carranza
letter, however, confirmed the fears
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of many officials that the Constitutidpalfcts
might s|de with Hu'frta.
This was the one possibility discussed
in Administration circles all day as
the most serious phase in the situation.
Should hostility o&^Mfcrt of the
Constitutionalists Army
plans will be changedBHH^e were
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repurttj uuiuig i-c ua; uioi uic jw?uv
Army and Navy Board already had
recommended the restoration of the
embargo on arms. J^ction by Congress,
approving the President's
course in using the Army and Navy
in view of the situation he bad presented
in his message and the receipt'
of details of the lighting at Vera
Cruz were chief developments of the
day. Officials expressed themselves
as greatly pleased with the promptness
of Rear Admiral Fletcher's forces
in taking possession of Vera Cruz and
restoring order there.
Future steps are uncertain. The
President has determined that Ibis
courseV shall be gradual. No orders
have been issued to seize the custom
bouse at Tampico. It is the purpose
of the Administration to keep order
in Vera Cruz and await the full effect
on Huerta of the first American
act of reprisal.
There is every reason to believe
that the railroad running Inland from
Vera Cruz for 20 miles, together with
a valuable trestle, will be policed by
American marines an<| bluejackets.
This section of the railroad is of supreme
importance should future developments
require a movement on
Mexico City.
Beyond the holding of Vera Cruz
and this railroad, tlie Wasf.ingfcon
Government does not want to act at
present, but persons in the confidence
of the Tdministration admit that action
by Huerta or Carranza at any
time may alter plans.
A high Government official made
public a letter from a friend whom he
regarded as trustworthy which read
as follows:
"I have on reliable authoritv from
a man arriving from Mexico City that
Huerta personally, with the Mexican
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