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Volume 20 CHERAW, CHESTERFIEtl^^NTY. S. C.. APRIL 27, 1916 Number 26
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METHODIST CHURCH
REJECTS PROPOSAL
FOR NEGRO BISHOPS
Majority Affirmative Vote For Proposition
Given By Conferences,
But Necessary Two-Thirds
Not Reached.
i
Chicago, April 21.?The Methodist
Episcopal Church has rejected the
Proposltiofl, for negro bishops, according
to an announcement today by
Dr. Joseph B. Hingeley, secretary of
the general Conference. The resolution
submitted to the various conferences
received an affirmative vote of
4, 921 against a negative vote of 3,481,
n*An OQ/\ tmfna C nf Iho fl Of -
WU1UI WUD UOV IVK3 auvtl, V* u>v uw
essary two thirds.
Dr. Hingley also announced that the
Wilmington proposition giving bishops
the right of veto in* constituting issues
was lost by a majority of 1,571 ministers
and 960 laymen.
The Colorado proposition granting
honorary privileges to retirad ministers
hnd absentee voting on constitutional
matters had a majority of 2,012
and will become law by favorable action
of the general conference at Saratoga
Springs.
These three questions have been vot?
ed on by the Methodists since 1912,
Had the resolution for bishops for
races and languages tarried, n*egro
, bishops would have been provided for
work among negro people.
WOULD IIIAMJL KILLS
?
Clark Proposes Civil Service Amenduient.
Washington, April 22.? Co^i;??.Scman
Frank Clark of Florida toda. introduced
a bill in the hofcse which if
passed will wake uu important
cfhange in the present civil service
law?. It is proposed that hereafter
in examinations held under civil seryioe
ruels <H the United siiatds no-perhall
lie el >
examinastion 011 account 01 age nor
shall any person otuerv.i-.o cll0ioiu
a8jBqosip oj diaou<-.a. - pne
the duties of the ) c? u. . uio'.ton
sought be itenieil app-icauon :e?.> o.i
account of age.
'lake lp Vt oiv-..
Dawson, l'a., April 21.?The nineteen
bishops of Methodist l-lpiseopal
church, assembled ai i.indcn liall, (lie
home of Mrs. Surah 11. Woclnun, near
here, took up their worn m oxoeutu e
session here today.
It was auuouuced that i;l.>nop liarl
Craustou of Washington, JJ. L'., ami
Bishop John W. Hamilton, of Boston
having reached the age oi' would be
retired by the general conierence. It
also was uuuounced that six bishops
had died. These places would be tilled
by the general conierence.
FAKE LE.U)ilhi}liii'.
Just now there are an unusual number
of "patriots" iu the nation who
deem themselves qualitied iu "leading''
the nation into inaee n war.
8oiUe of them are too well unown
to need lengthy intr !.. \ '1 ncy
are found in ail parties.
So long as Amori ai ar i l<>
be inposed upon In
will have them.
So long as tou ,,t;
think, don't an.u.
consider them from t!; .r ;? rsaual
sellish m..
to be indicted with i
So long us u certain i i ..
icons are of the it;., t . wt.ei;
and lose their luenta. ? ;.s 1.m ui
sugni pretexts, wo arc caw
fake leaders in Ike land.
Let's be sensible and -alio Ana-i it.in.-.
The man who calls suck Americans
owards would be too mu 1 n coward
to tell you that t" your -aw.
Let's si>ct fake leadership ami weed
it out
Surratt, Last Sun hoc (it A.k'jpd
Plotters Of Lincoln's i.vuth.
Is Dual.
Baltimore, Aprii :
son Surratt, last -unite:- ,
of alleged conspirator i. i 'a
plication in tlse plot \ : tAbraham
Lincvln, d.c?: v
He was 7J years obi.
Mr. Surratt reiir o us
freight agent of ti:e Half , .. St. an
Packet Company rc-e ?u ?tie*
Confedeate Secret Sen V. h- n be
heard that a warrant : . i ' >- nv<!
for him lie lied !'? <? .
Canada and then to !. ' . i :> . ami
South America, lie wn< , . ?u-d i
ter being brought ba'-i; f. r irial am!
Otmt to Baltimore.
REMEMHEHIVG THE ALAMO
America Knows No More Thrilling
Tale of Heroism Than the Story
of How This Brave Band Died
"Thermopylae had Its messenger!
of death, but the Alamo had none."
Xot a defender of the old ston<
mission house and forties, which
s.ands today in San Antonio, Texas
sarrived to tell the story when th?
iamo fell 80 years ago before 4,00(
I frenzied Mexicans. The battle 017
itiiat bad its origin in that blood
soaked compound of scarred walls
>aud its defenders' ashes has nevei
i been forgotten. ^
i "Remember the Alamo-" ran th<
word through Texas, and Texas re
membered.. At San Jacinto, Texai
troops, 1,100 of them, shouted to on<
another hoarsely, "Remember the Al
iamo,". and men remembered ho*
i Davy Crockett had died, Ringed
around with dead Mexicans, ant
("Jim" Bowie, and Colonel Travis;
jand at San Jacinto the power ol
(Mexico Was broken forever as far ai
Texas was concerned.,
i Texas remembers the Alamo today
| when rumblings and rumors of ne*
I bloodshed run up and down the bori
der, when the bodies of American;
{slaughtered on scattered ranches, it
II ;uing Villhi.es, even on Amerlcar
soil, cry out for vengeance. You dt
hot wonder that hatred of the Mexican
bums d-ep in these border foil
when you lcck back upon, the blood
staiued pages of their past?and "re
member the Alamo."
Texas, settled by hardy frontiers'
inon and backwoodsmen, had revoltet
against the rule of Santa Anna, die
tator of Mexico, and declared itsel)
independent. That independence i
won without aid of the United States
and the most heroic struggle of th<
nght was the Alamo.
The Alamo was an old stone anf
'tiooe mission house, built in th<
early Eighteenth Century and usee
occasionally by Spaniards and Mexicans
as a fort and arsenal. Then
when Santa Anna came up with hit
%ut)o over 600 miles of dfesert in
February, 1836. the little handful ol
Americans, loO strong, under Col
V.'iLiam Travis, made their stand. 11
iVr; :< <Jr venture ITouJ-tlu
sain, a forlorn hope, if Houstoc
came uown from the north in time
i oCuc was possible, otherwise?whai
co ou l.?u men hope to do against
i.bbb
. OkWccii him and the Alamo whet
i>.t> y Crockett, irontiersman, hunter
oi/iuici' unuer Jackson and one-timt
member 01 Congress, made bis waj
... lu the fortress. From tbe roof ol
ua ouiiuiiig tne Americans saw
uif u si oi sauta Anna's army com.p
iioiii the south.
r.idu v. ore a few old cannon ir
i.. .vi.o.io, do iieadof beef cattle, 9(
?-i corn. But when Sants
.. ->Liii a messenger demanding
i .v i.ii.; immediate surrender, Col0
vi i wis refused promptly anc
.. v. tale oi bis cannon, in the cami
e. ii.c .Mexicans they raised a blood1
.. iiag and that meant no quarter
rue noiitieismen knew how the Alexicuiia
jioi oal> ?iew, but mutilatec
eviiinmeu uuul March t>. The Mexicans
jiail a.uik-ry. but they could noi
ix-cir ciiciiik'o.
v.r a:i -o the siege began and it
coiiii?i>;cu until .March 6. The Mexico.
h:al artil!er> but they could not
> . it close. The Texas riflemen
e i ?o skilful in picking off tht
. ue.s. At one cannon L>a\y Crockv
,'.c;.ed on live gunners in succesU....
.Hid iae Mexicans could not ever
u uck to a safer position unti
uaih. Tli? Americans threv?
.iii s.<.iruii>li lino beyond theii
..ii./n.s and ihe long rilles die
i, work.
. . . dv.-perately iil oti typhoic
.. c?-nssluntiy alert, coubtaut
wnetuer there was an:
c ?.r Iroin the North. Then
..as lioiiv.
i . i? nay rilie balls and can
. i : t fell within the inclosure
. .. ..it.,, day men fell and their
at s ei o piled in a dark room 01
ho ! t door oi liie old building.
.. .a o.aside very many little browi
.-.oitut iv. in their gaudy, jaunty uni
If:i down and writhed a littli
a i.it gionnd, and soiled with blooi
1 .aul dust, lay still forever.
-. .(and of 32 rangers, knowing wel
;,i: tliat they were riding to thei
t a, nacktd their way, cheering
. r, 'i ilic Mexican lines and ioine<
. i,.; ard lighter in the Alamo,
i was .Ma; eh o when Colone
...is, in ;i hill of the fighting, calle<
. . . .:ii ison around him. He ex
1 thai ii was hopeless any Ion
i- expect assistance there weri
. o tii ing-s to do. One was to hau
a i.. i.ane Star flag and surren
. t ii: loi'i. ss. There was silenci
a- 'Jin- other was to die de-fen
i uu t:.-- Alamo. The faces of thi
of the Alamo brightenpt
-i':u resolute at that. Travii
h< sword out of Its ecabbart
di'e-u a line on the earthsrn floo
him and his men.
"I propose to stay here," he said
quitely, "until I am killed. All those
p .who will be with me will come to
this side of the line; all who wish tc
surrender will remain on that side.''
Every mam of the garrison crossed
1 the line. Colonel Bowie, inventor ol
the famous knife, who was deeper;
ately ill of typhoid fever, had his cot1
picked up and carried over. Davj
' Crockett leaped over like a boy, wav|
ing his ooonskln cap.
The morning of March 6 the AlJamo
fell. The Mexican army, infuri,
ated by almost two weeks of delaj
. caused by these stubborn gringoee,
came on to storm the convent Field
} pieces opened breaches in the walls
Mexican soldierB carried ladders tc
! plant against the walls, and othei
} hiexicanes soldiers etaoin"g^y eunli
Moxicanus swarmed up the ladders
f Hand-to-hand they fought with the
^ Texans at the top of the wall. Bu1
l the defenders' line was all too thin
, Battering rams burst in the big gates
j of the mission compound.
The Texans fought their way bj
twos and threes to the inner building
to make their last stand. Gaunt
' Wood streaked, burning eyed, these
tall men ot the plains were at the
} end of the passage, fighting their lasl
k fight And there was not a man ol
them but knew it well; and there
was not a man of but was determinded
to take as many Mexicans as
might be down to death with him.
Amid smoke and the flame and
crash of rille firing, lunging of knives,
the swinging of clubbed guns, the
fight reeled bacl^ and forth among
l the walls. On each frontiersman's
ranks there hung a pack of Santa
^ Anna's men. You would see him
t beat them bacjt, powerful arms
swinging his empty rifle like a flail,
[ breaking men's heads, battering them
to earth, clearing a space around foi
j a while, and then, with a new rush
i the Mexicans would overwhelm the
t man and he would go down suddenly
beneath the wallowing, struggling
.crowd of his assailants... ,
| vTpo close pressed to be able to reload
k their guns, the Mexicans thrust and
f stabbed and tore with their bgyoneb.
It was a Whirlwind of destr^fltfj[
J ter chaos, thosfrvlast minute?J
fug." Travis *??il
| holding against a surging mob of Mexicans,
shot through the head, he top[
pled forward and aws trampled to a
. pulp beneath their frenzied feet
Four Mexicans went to dispatch the
k dying Bowie; three of tbem he slew
witn his knife before the fourth man
' succeeded in making an end of him.
T ~ ..1 C nll 11 mAn n?
. uia.11 ui an l<j inn >vuo i/at;
t- Crocket, riis blood-soked shirt clung
r to his mighty chest, a cut seared the
leathery skin of his face and a Mexican
bullet had gone through his
k cheek. And with his back against a
j well, his rifle long past using, he mowed
L with hand ax and cutlass, clearing a
r space around him. Lancers held him
. at bay while a squad of Santa Anna's
I riflemen was assembled, and with a
j volley brought him to the ground. One
. story goes that even the tongh-flbered
old man was not killed, but at Santa
Anna's orders was shot to death by a
I liring squad. Since not one defender of
the Alamo survived, and history is det
pendent for its knowledge of details
upon the story of two Mexican women
L and a negro boy, it is impossible to tell
with ceituiuty the last details of that
, tight in which wild courage flamed high
to the very last.
The Mexican General had the bodies
of the fort's defenders piled in a heap
with cliappurul ami timber west of th
Alamo and burned.
Four times the number of the Alamo's
defenders had fallen in Suuta
. a's ranks, and never was victory
*4\ ..oot /if th? \Inrinnn
CJeueial. It was the turning point in
t Texas' light for independence.
This stanza from a poem of James
. Jeffery itoche is worth remembering:
i But far on San Jacinto's held the Texan
tolls are set
And Alamo's dread memory the Texan
steel shall whet
And Fame shall tell their deeds who
fell till all the years be run.
"Thermopylae left one alive?the Ala^
mo left none."
s Sell New Crop Cotton on Contract al
1 12 Cents.
^ Clover, .S. C., April 21.?A local cotton
man told your correspondent Wedj
nesday that a number of farmers in
tbis vicinity had sold a part of the
. cotton crop they expect to make thii
j year on contract, the price agreed upon
being 12 cents. The gentleman stated
that thus far he had contracted for
about 175 bales at this price.
e
1
British Bark Torpedoed.
e London.?The British bark Inver.
lyon has been sunk by a submarine
0 according to a report received bj
j, Lloyds. Twelve members of the crev\
g were rescued.
1
r Maybe the Germans could be induced
to give the appara to charity.
I
WEAK SHffllO
MEAN WAR
BREAK NOW MEAN WAS.
' Other Nation* Bile Ended Formal
Relations for Bat Without
(From York Sun.)
r If it should flt happen that the
, United States should break off diploL
ma tic relations with Germany, its
. would not by UhJ deans Indicate that
i .the countries woatll^be any nearer at
' war with eacn otler than they are
L now. COimtrfte haje been, out of dlp.
lomatic relationship for long periods
? of years, notab^r Breat Britain and
t Venezuela, whaLf their celebrated
. boundary dispute yBs on, and nothing
i really serious opArred. They just
quit talking to NV otner in an orr
flciai ant?Wni?^pc-iY ay, tut that
; was about all thwfc was to it until
; diplomatic relattptf^ were resumed.
I '' In the event }%tJthe United States
) and Germany w&B unable to fix up
t their present dMpfcuces" and a break
! should come Unglf/Sam would give
i Ambassador von "Bernstorfl his pass*
ports and would Jftttrantee him safe
i passport bad: ^ttertoany. He would
even take the trooJJfe to see to it that
1 the passports. WiW delivered at the
, German Embasdf ^ a regular mesi
senge from ^bnjlitate Department
> At the same time <gr thereabouts Ami
bassador Gerard tvould receive in
i Berlin his offldal ^ilking papers from
k the Kaiser,
i The'United Stills has been looking
, out for Germany^ .interest in Great
t Britain, Husaia, Jfpnce, Serbia and
Japan since the of the Eu\
ropean war im&uf course, the duty
t that wasr to some other
; neutr^j|np|[^?multaneouBly, the
; United Stfir^? surrender similar
tasks of It?" .-?%er the interests of
Germany.
^^fltiH^^^^^HLturned over
America.
P PW^^WI^^WMpWpIngneighborly
work for the rodtnes involved in
the big war ?nd our Ambassadors and
, Consuls have iieen having a very busy
time keeping things straight for near;
ly all the belligerents.
It would be safer, however, for war
i to be precipitated between the two
Nations with a severance of diplomatic
relations than if they were still on
; speaking terms, and'' this is the great
i reason that men are hoping that nothing
will occur that will result in the
i return of diplomatic officials to their
respective/lands. Things would be
strained in both countries and people
and officials wouldn't be so inclined
to fight shy of offending the other fellow
as in the days of diplomatic dealings.
Austria-Hungary broke off diplomatic
relations with Mexico in 1867, following
the execution of /'Emperor"
Maximilian, an Austrian archduke,
and until the late '90s their former
relations were not resumed. Still, nobody
thought of doing any fighting.
Peru and Chile have no diplomatic
representatives today and Germany
and Italy are enjoying what is called
"suspended intercourse-^- but still they
are not at war, aitnougn Dotn are on
i different sides in the same war.
i If the United States should break
, off with Germany for the purpose of
going on record as . disapproving of
Germany's conduct, it isn't at all likely
that they would become good
friends again until after the European
i war is over. It would also eliminate
any chances that the President of this
Republic might have in acting as a
i peacemaker between the present belligerents
as Colonel Roosevelt, when
President, did when he "helped to
straighten out strife between Japan
i and Russia.
If there should be war Germany
i and the United Stat? {following a
severance of diplomatic relations by
reasou of a war like act on the part
of one or both Nations, one of the first
official acts of the United States, in all
^ likelihood, would be to seize the many
big German steamshlpsf now Interned
in American ports.
I'ossihlv. tlio TTnltwl Sfntps would
not be obliged to send her warships
abroad, as the German Navy is tied
t up and the combined fleets of her ene?
rules will try hard to keep them where
i they are, and perhaps it wouldn't be
i necessary to raise an army to defend
I itself from attack, but ij; is very like
ly that this country wopld use all its
resources in furnishing guns and ammunition
supplies for tl?e Allies that
might tend to hasten tile end of the
war.
The United States Jtould use the
' German ships that she! would seize
, for the purpose of casing supplies
to Germany torpedoed 9^1, she would
have so many ships le&V.t the end of
the war, as it is understo >d the intern
ed ships must be returne J at the edge
of tht struggle. *
FARTHEST NORTH RAILROAD
Projected for Finnish Lapland to Develop
Iron One Deposit*.
(From The American Contractor.)
A railroad is projected for Finnish
Lapland in order to make available
deposits of iron ore in that region.
The first portion to be built, if the
scheme materializes, probably will be
from the village of Rovanlemi, connected
by rail already with the port
of Kemi, on the gulf of Bothnia, and
Sukuvaara, 87 miles distant From
Sukuvaara further extensions of the
line may be built to the mouth of the
Neida River, on the Arctic ocean,
whence Finland would be enabled to
export iron ore all the year round.
Eleven miles of this link would be
in Norweigian territory. The total
length of the line, which would be one
of the farthest north in the world,
would be 280 miles.
PARRAL INCIDENT NOT SETTLED
Rumoreed That Mexican Officials Had
Warned Pershing to Stop. Tompkins
Flatly Contradicts Carraoza.
Washington, April 21.?Wlxile imuiediute
interest naturally centers in
tlie situation as to the troops lu Mexico
there were renewed indications
about the State Department today'
that a wholly different aspect of the
Mexican problem was causing growing
concern. That Is the movement supposedly
headed by Felix Diaz, nephew
of the former Mexican dictator, foi
a new revolution against the de facto
Government None of the information
upon which the uneasiness rest
has been disclosed. It Is known, however,
that several Mexicans in the
United States are being closely watch
ed and it is possible that f&me of thf
anti- American feeling in Chihuahua
State which has met the troops pur
suipg Villa may be attributed to thif
movement * ?-?-??
___Jn^J!az movement it is said, hat
the "backing of various elements oJ
Mexicans both in Mexico and thk
country. As viewed by the State De
partment it is understood, the acti
vities of these persons are the more
dangerous because they are wealthy
I %??V*i 1 rw fK/k /1a fonfA nAtrnrnmnnf la In.
U UUU IUU Ut iUV IV UVIVAUiliVUK AM u*
volved in a snarl of tluancial cornpll
cations wbicn would be hard to overcame
even in times of complete peace
While no definite information was
obtainable tonight, there were indica
tions that some Washington official*
at least, thought it possible that the
Diaz interests were seeking to under
mine General Carranza among hi*
various commanders. Should (clear
indications of this become apparent
the attention of General Carranza
probably would be called to "the. sit
uatlon.
It is admitted that official dls
patches had carried as a rumor th<
report that Mexican officers had warn
ed General Pershing not to proceec
south of ParraL It was learned ai
the State Departemnt that a repori
to this effect was transmitted som(
days before the Parral incident througl
consular agents. Mr. Baker insistec
that the warning had made no change
in the Department's orders to the bar
der forces.
It was indicated that & reply U
General Carranza's telegram regard
ing the clash at Parral and assert
lng that the American Government
bad violated his orders and the agree
ment with the de facto Government
In entering the town would be dls
patched soon. War Department offi
cials say the report on the incident
from KGeneral Pershing, Major Tomp
kins and other officers Is now com
plete. It has t>een withheld from
publication because of the flat con
tradlctlon It contains of the Mexict
City advices from General Carranzt
as to the part his troops played in th<
fighting. With this report as a basis
the Parral incident will be treated ai
a matter entirely separate from th<
suggestion of the de facto Governmeni
that the troops be withdrawn,
Bryan Defeated for National Delegate
and Ford May be Loser.
Omaha, Neb., April 21.-?Completi
returns from 87 counties out of 93 lr
the State gave Senator Albert B. Cum
mlns of Iowa a slight lead over Henrj
Ford of Detroit for the Republicai
presidential nomination at the Nebras
ka preferential primaries, held last
Tuesday.
William J. Bryan has been defeated
for delegate-at-large to the Democrat!*
National Convention, latest returns In
dicate. There are seven candidates
four of whom will be elected.
Cheer up. The open season for fish
ing is with us.
TROOPS WILL REMAIN
UNTIL BETTER TIME
\Y
TO PROTECT FRONTIER AGAINST ^
VILLISTAS UJ
nu
Washington Determined Not to Move _u
Them Until De Facto Govern- wi
ment Shows Power.
t>i i
Ui
Understood That Carranza Will Re jOJ
Invited to Cooperate More Free- 1U
ly in Suppression of Bandit ry. cu
Redisposition of Forces J10
Recommended by Funston. ba
U
Washington, April 23.?Besides a lt)
fortnal announcement today that
President Wilaon has approved a plan t>1;
for the redisposition of the American ulJ
-uj ujujd B SBM aaom OOJXOJV III sdoo.lt lii
timation tonight that the Washington
goverment had determined to maintain wj
a military status qquo beyonu tlie ai
border until the Mexican do facto gov- ^e
erment had demonstrated its ability
to capture or crush Villa and his .id ul
herents and prevent reppeptitions id cp
the Columbus raid. g.
In the interim it is understood tin
American troops will lie .-o placed us
to safegard the border Urn lis by virtually
policing the area souiii 01 tin
line where (Jen. Canaii/.u uas i.n
heretofore unable to cheek bandit op- t?
orations. lt.
Secretary Baker announced the ap lU
i proval of the redispositiou plan at- 4li(
ter consulting with the president to- tc
i day over a joint report submitted by m
; Maj. Gen. Fuuston uud Muj. Gen. ^
Scott, chief of stuff, in conference on yi
the border. The plan was proposed Ui
by Gen. Fuuston and concurred in by ?l(
> Gen. Scott The secretary announced ai
the administration*^ decision as uli
lows: ni
For Shift hi Lines. la
) "Gen. Fuuston has recommended a ic
redisposition of the forces in Mexico &
> for the purpose of recuperation u.iu e\
i [lending opportunities for iurthcr co- m
operation with the forces of the de
i facto government of Mexico. The re-'
- i?onimend?tirm bn* brcrr innjfJfPtT'T?' Smfj,.
] its execution left to his discretion."
[ Later"the secretary dictated the i'oij
lowing:
"The statement 1 have made nidi
fated 110thing whatever on the sub-!
; ject of when the American troops will j
, be withdrawn from Mexico, luc j "
whole subject of withdrawal oi the
forces is under arragnement and ne
gotiation by (|he state department.'
Mr. Baker declined to say whether 1
i eluded his previous suggestions that
the border base be shifted Horn Co- J
i luiubus in order to shorten the line "
) of communication. He stated posi- ; 1
thlely, however, that no aaditional ; *'
i regiments had been ordered to the;
border and that no such order was in 1 ?
t contemplation. The secretary made I ei
it clear also that military ofiicials oi j
the government were not considering ;
the question of withdrawal from | m
Mexico, that matter being soleij in' yj
5 the hands of the state department, j a:
It was announced tonight that (Jen. i j
1 Scott had completed his mission to
t the border and would return to Wash- p.
t iugton in a few duys. a
; Pursuit at Standstill.
i The new military plan leaves the :
1 pursuit of Villa at a slaud.--l.iii Inn ! i.
i frees Gen. Funstou's hund* to mala: j?
- the position of the forces in .'vi.exa.-o K.
secure by grouping them in p ; i e. ; ;
such strength as to protect ;hem ium m
attack by Irresponsible element.* el . i
the de facto governments force*, it
also will serve as a pulin waiting to
Gen. Carranza that he must ncmi u
every effort toward getting comp.eto ,t
control of the territory south o. tin
most advanced American post ii he
hopes to have the troops recalled.
During the rearrangement of the
line, at least, there will be opinrtuni- a
ty for the state department make i;
counterproposals to Gen. Cuuau/.a in, - ,
ing greater cooperation as a means t.
to sause early withdrawal. The halt
will also give the men and horses 01 < ;
the American flyiug columns u chance u
for much needed rest. ;i
With the troops concentrated in ,,i
t positions where they can rouiu.i t;.
entire situation in the territory uiouud
them if the need arises, it rnuj be ,.i
j argued to Gen. Carranza that the}
form a wall aguiust wiiich he can
drive the bandits form thy -South.
The intimation would be that ed'n , il
this must be done or Cnrranza forces n
' themselves must crush out all bii.can- h
1 dage before withdrawal of the aiuerican
force could be arranged lor. S
To Withdraw Somewhat. p
1 It is possible that to avoid the pus m
sibility of clashes such as tiu ; .7 r j,|
^ al the new American bases will be established
at points somewhat north >ji S:
the pserent most advanced positions. '
' A minor withdrawal, it was said, might >;
aid Qen. Carranza in grunting the ad- n
' ditional cooperation which will be sue 1
gestod. i a
It is know that the possibility oL'i
- asking Gen, Obregou, Cartanza war w
minister, to come to the border for a .s
it v
;v? ?? 1111a 111 i uivauc/ ouuiu * mifu
es Away.
Spartanburg, April {23.?The Ber,
illiaiu 1'inckney Smith. Confederate
ldier, graduate of the Southern Bapit
Theological seminary and high
Masonry, died suddenly this aftefou
at 4 o'clock at West Springs, on
e edge of Union county. Mr. Smith*
io was born January 18, 1848, reled
here and was pastor of four
iptist churches in the county. He
i home Friday in good healthy
cached at Sulpher Springs in Union
uuty this morning and this afteron
dropped dead after administering
ptisin to a class at West Springs,
umng out of the water he walked
tht hotel where he died,
lie was in Masonry grand chaplain
all the grand bodies of South Carma
and in this capacity was known
mrli/iiit' tlu? Ho had rotmrn
ouiy u few days from Charleston
Here lie attended the meetings of
e several grand bodies of the higher
grees.
iiie funeral will be held Tuesday
lio'clock in South Side Baptlsfi
urcli. The Interment will be in J
ikwood cemetary. . *<,
After McMastePs Scalp.
j lie latest report emanating from
iuli Carolina," remarked a Charlotte
Miruuce adjuster *who has recently
turned from a visit to the State, "le
at ibe lire insurance men at their
L-eting early next month will offer a
sulutiou petitioning for the resigna>u
or removal of insurance CommiaLiner
Jb'. U. McMaster . There la one
iase of' the situation in South Caroiu
that has nut been given much con*
iteration," continued he, "and that is
ie lact that the removal of the commies
has taken the livllhood from
inuieds of agents who depended
rgely on their lire insurance business
>r the support of themselves and their
unities. The companies are doing
ery thing in their power to help their
en, hut that is not helping the general
tuution? Charlotte Observer,,
' ~rs' ^IifS^ffiWCAN
country's foreign Policy Will be
Changed After War is Over,
lie Says,
Philadelphia, Appril 20.?"Russia i$
. t'.uy tor the moment the war is over *
i . cieuuie American capital. Ameri*
n enterprise and American brains,
ti io grunt iu retui-u valuable concesoils
wha-li under former conditional
j\er would have been granted," said
c.i. \ usiir L>enisoii', member of the
u dawwhiperial Council, in an iniuew
to a representative of The
i ci.uig Ledger today at the Chamber
C oinuierce.
;nei'rence has been suggested here,
cause of the jealousy Carranza la
ud to feel over the position the war
mister occupies in the minds of the
lexicuu people, however, doubt la felt
s to the practicability of carrying oat
us pluu.
Ail recent reports indicate the
testing need of relief for Gen. Pershigs
advance guard, particularly the
ivairy. Men were described as phy<
illly strained, without shoes, their
iiiioims frayed and their horses jad1.
.Many new mounts have been forarded
and quantities of clothing have
. u scut them. The troops took the
id with only the essential field outttings.
^
Aed of Cooperation.
Movements of Carranza troops near
i<- older have been closely followed
. Ceu. i llusion and were rported to
resident Wilson today by Secretary
titer. Gen. Funston i ssaid to have
L'luonstrated that unTess there It
enough cooperation between the
iiiorieau troops aud those of the de
icto government of Mexico, it woald
> difficult for the pursuit of Villa
continue successfully,
rtactically all President Wilson's
?.se>t advisers have urged that the
oops be kept iu Mexico at least on
; there are reasonable grounds foe
.'having that there will be no more
;n-isii:gs along the border.
;i was expected that the Mexican
i. stion would be laid before the
linnet Tuesday by the president, gat
nirule arrangements to go to
rincctou X. J., Tuesday to vote in
i<> presidential primaries, and there
lie. no cabinet meeting will be held
nil Friday.
si a re department dispatches from
pedal Agent Rodgers at Mexico City,
led yesterday and received today,
ade no mention of disorder at that
ace.
(' uvular reports from Guadalajura
ii<i that American employes of the
inco Mining company, about whose
ifcty inquiries had been made, had
been molested.
Advices from Maozaniill aaid |L5
leans from the Guadalajara dia?
' i had arrived at that port and wera
aiting transportation to tha United
tates.
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