The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 30, 1914, Image 6

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WARSHIPS MEXICO 3,300 SAILORS LANDED IN COMPLETE C0NTR01 ? ISO MEXICANS KILLED ? jUiiierican Troops Land Under Pro eel ion IFrom the Big Guns of tin Infect?1Three Thousand Marine! Now March the Streets of Yerr Orua?Regular Federal Troops Arc Itcported Twenty Miles Inland? Commenced Promptly at Jhiybreak and Lasted Hours. Finding parties from the vessels -of the American fleet under Rear Admiral Badger were greeted with quite general firing from snipers when the boats approached the Mexican shore fit half past four o'clock Wednesday enorning. Mexican sharpshooters occupied the roofs of houses in the central part of the city and were able to fire down upon the American marines and bluejackets as they neared the land from the vessels lying off shore. Marines Landed. Tt was at a conference on the Arkansas that Rear Admirals Badger and Fletcher had decided to complete the investment of Vera Cruz. Rear /vamirai Badger organized a landing force of 2,700 marines and bluejackets and before day broke these bad all been sent ashore. Rear Admiral Fletcher reported t'.at armed citizens kept up a scattered fire from behind their shelters on housetops. The regular federal troops forming the garrison of Vera Cruz are said to have withdrawn 15 or 20 .miles inBtand, IFTve Battleships Arrive. 'Rear Admiral Badger's five battleships, the Arkansas, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and South 'Carolina, are now outside the breakwater. They increased their speed to 17 knots for the last eight hours oi f their trip on the receipt of a report from Rear Admiral Fletcher as to conditions at Vera Cruz. In the final dash to Vera Cruz the collier Orion and four tugs accom; panylng the fleet were outstripped, hut arrived Wednesday. All th American war vessels are held in readiness to start for Tampico at an hour's notice. The number of foreign refugees or board the Esperanza wau increased WednfifidflV when ROVPrn 1 r?nrvl r> + , ^ ~ All K/O t ly Americans, took advantage of the loll in the firing to go on board. The captain of the German steamer Ypir , atnga, which brought arms and am ^munition for Huerta Wednesday, re ported to Rear Admiral Fletcher liie willingness to take on board refugees Consul Sends News. A dispatch from Washington says forces from Rear Admiral Badger'i fleet were landed to help In the gen eral movement against Vera Cruz according to official advices to tin navy department. Consul Canada's dispatch, filed a Vera Cruz early Wednesday, stated Firing commenced at daybreak. Ship now shelling southern part of city ILarge force landed from Admira Badger's fleet before daylight. Copie of proclamation issued by Rear Ad tnlral Fletcher requesting at once tin co-operation of the mayor and munic ipal authorities in restoring orde bare been distributed but have beei unable as yet to get in communlcatioi with these officials. 150 Mexicans Killed. "Major Butler's force of marine from Tampico are now ashore. Ex jvect the city will be quiet later in th morning. Estimates of Mexicans kill od and wounded up to late Tuesda sd&fet approximately 150. Battleship tere: Florida, Utah, Arkansas, Vei toont, New Hampshire, New Jersey South Carolina, transport Pairie an collier Orion. Transport Ilancoc with marines reported due. Amer can forces advance 8 a. m. undc 4?uns of war vessels to take city." 3,000 Soldiers Ashore. A dispatch from the consul nin o'clock Wednesday said that ho ez peeled fighting to cease within a hour. American forces ashore nun l>er 3,000. They were well into tt city and had the situation In hand. Consul Canada said: "Have sei messengers to all hotel keepers to r mpeai their establishments, which wl he given full protection. Custon house and warehouse on fire, but no ?e*tlngal8hed. Now informed thi American troops have been ordorc tto advance to take possession of tt Petty. Informed also that first tvt necuum of the train from Mexl< <*ty arrived at Vera Cruz before tt lighting commenced Tuesday mori , Jmt. Third section or its way, hi not heard from. Major Catlln, wt a force of 300 marines just lam Hat to assist Captain Neville, says V tdl number of forces landed 3,00 BOMBARD IN SEAPORT ARMY 10 AID NAVY J ? TROOPS TO BE SENT TO VERA | CRUZ TO BACK UP TARS. - BOTH AMBASSADORS QUIT a, ? 5 Passports Are Given to Them by Rei spective Governments at the Initia? ttve of Huerta?Brazil Has Been i AoL/>.1 A-v T 1- ? " - iioncu i" i.tMih vnn- American in- < ( t forests?"Wilson Wai'iis Carranza. ( United States troops moved Tliurs- ! day night to reinforce the American 1 1 navy at Vera Cruz; the embargo on ' arms into Mexico was formally re1 stored, and troops wero ordered to 5 ! the Mexican border, primarily to re- ' lieve uneasiness among border resi- 1 dents, but also as a precaution 1 against hostile m ilitary operations 1 along the international line. ^ Secretary Garrison announced that a brigade of infantry and some artil- 1 lery, under Brig. Gen. Frederick Fon- 5 ston, had been ordered to embark on 1 the four army transports at Galveston ' for Vera Cruz, to support the expeditionary forces of marines and bluejackets there. The chance that Gen. Maas, the Federal general, might J make a return attack on Vera Cruz ' with reinforcements, and the possible 5 necessity of a forward movement to- ' ward Mexico City to protect fleeing 1 Americans and the Vera Cruz railroad were underlying reasons for the military movement. ' The restoration of the embargo on arms was ofllcially announced after the pronouncement of Gen. Carranza, the Constitutionalist chief, that he regarded the seizure of Vera Cruz as a violation of the Mexican sovereignty, had been considered by the administration. While Mexican Constitutionalists protested that Carranza's real attitude was friendly, the American government decided to take no chances, and abruptly stopped the shipment of all arms into Mexico President Wilson earlier in the day had issued a statement warning Gen. Carranza, the Constitutionalist chief, * that the United States was dealing " now, and would continue to deal, with - those whom Huerta commands "and 5 those who come to his support." 1 No fighting of any consequence was 1 reported from Vera Cruz. The American land forces pushed their way 1 three miles inland to some important L breastworks to make their position " secure. Itear Admiral Fletcher and 5 American Consul Canada were occu* pied most of the day in Vera Cruz " handling hundreds of American refu" gees. British and German vessels " took off more than 1,200 refugees 3 at Tampico and a general exodu3 of * Americans from other Mexico cities was reported. : 3 The national capital was nervous 3 with excitement, while the diplomatic - relations between the Huerta govern, ment and the United States were be$ ing finally severed and the army and navy continued to put themselves on t a war basis. Revelation of the pur; poses of Carranza and Huerta is bes ing awaited before a complete military campaign is developed. The 1 United States intends to take no ofs fensive action for the present, pre. paring to hold Vera Cruz until the e situation crystalizes. Both Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the t American charge d'affaires, and Senor Algara, the charge d'affaires of the tt Mexican embassy, were given their passports Thursday. The United States has chosen Brazil to look after its interests in Mexico. Where there 8 are 110 Brazilian consuls French con" suls will act for the United States. , The choice of Brazil instead of European powers was regarded as very significant. Not only has Brazil, like Argentine and Chile, refused to 7 recognize the Huerta government, but ^ the fact that the United^tates considk ered as its friend in a crisis a South American nation, emphasized Pan)r American solidarity. In the present case France stood ready to give its services, and the United States took advantage of that readiness with a 10 request that the American consulates c~ be taken over at all points where n Brazil did not have consuls, to which 1" France complied. 10 The president, in the course of the day, talked of the Mexican situation it frankly with his callers. He referred 6- to the crisis as serious, and thought >11 it was hir. duty, he said, to confine his is announcements to facts, reserving inw formation about contemplated steps it until plans matured. >d Mr. Wilson does not regard the le present situation as state of war, and ro holds that so far as his authority is io concerned, only acts of reprisal have le been undertaken. a- One of the president's callers numit tioned to him the statement Issued 10 1- Our forces now well in center of city, o- I now believe fighting will be stopped 0. within less than an hour." mxrrmm h? HAVE ARMED CAMP ? COLORADO STRIKERS GIVE DESPERATE BATTLE. ? ? Striking Miners Shoot Women and Children According to LieutenantGovernor^ Statements. With the toll of Wednesday's fighting still unknown three mining properties burned, others reported destroyed the fate still in doubt of thirty refugees who took refuge in the Empire mine and a rapidly increasing number of armed men, the situation in southern Colorado Thursday Was more critical than at any time during the strike. Eleven persons are said to have been killed in the fighting near Anguilar and a score arq, reported missing. Property damage is estimated at $2,000. The time of the arrival of the state troops is indefinite and oven their arrival may not serve to riuell the disorders. Large bodies of armed men are reported near the railroad approaches to the Aguilar iistrict. Twenty-five armed men left Walsenburg Thursday in the direction of Anguilar and Ludlow. Armed men from northern New Mexico are still ;oming into the district and a large force from Fremont county is said to bo marching across Huerfano county. Large numbers from T/inidad are reported to have joined the Ludlow strikers who have .been entrenched in the Black Hills, northeast of Ludlow, since Monday night. Continued bloodshed and rioting in the southern Colorado strike zone caused Lieutenant Governor S. R. Fitzgerald Wednesday night to order Adjutant General Chase to entrain for strike zone with as many members of the State militia as lie considered necessary to restore order in that section of the State, and to arrange for the issuance of a proclamation calling a special session of the State legislature to finance the maintenance of the militia in the strike zone. Concerning the events of the last three days in the Trinidad district, Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald said: "My investigation of the riots near Trinidad have disclosed the most terrible conditions; conditions which have never been equaled in this or any other state, not even West Virginia. Even granting all of the strikers' claims concerning the actions of the miliita, it is not justifiable that the strikers themselves should murder women and children as they have done and are doing, nor for them to burn and destroy hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of property. "They have no justification for murdering men whose only offense is that they are seeking to earn a living without a permit from the United Mine Workers of America. The trouble was started ,by the strikers killing a non-union man whose offense was in walking to his work without their permission. They waylaid him and shot him down, riddling his body with bullets. There was no excuse for the reason, no justification for the precipitation of a civil war. "And that is a situation which I will not tolerate so long as I am connected in any official manner with the state of Colorado. It is terrible to contemplate this merciless slaughter and it must end." ? TO SHOOT SNIPERS. ? Troops Arp Instructed to Shoot Them From Roof Tops. By the effective method of extermination, sniping by Mexicans, responsible for the killing or wounding of many Americans, is to be stopped at Vera Cruz. Hereafter American marines and .bluejackets shall bo withdrawn from all roofs except at a few designated points, and patrols instructed to shoot to kill any other individual seen on any other roof after 7:30 p. m. Patrols will also be instructed to surround and search any house from which shoot1.ig occurs and to shoot any snipers. It is likely that stepa will also be taken to regulate or even suppress certain local newspapers which have been printing articles calculated to inflame the people against the Americans. from Tokio of the intention of Japan to remain neutral during any eventuality. Mr. Wilson had not read ol It, but spoke of his assumption thai all powers would remain neutral, nc matter what steps were taken by the united states. The president made II clear that no "blockade had been declared and that foreign government! would be notified before such a stej would be taken. He said he did not know whether Huorta proposed a declaration of war, or what succeeding moves the Huerta government planned. An attack on Vera Cruz by Gen Mass and reinforcements, which he it reported to be getting from Puobla would not ho unexpected, and th< sailing of the army transports fronr, Galveston is designed to help th< marines and bluejackets should the} advance twenty-seven miles from th? city to obtain possession of a valuable railroad bridge, which would be important in a campaign on Mexico City. ANNEXATION TALK IN EVENT OF WAR WITH MSXICO WILL FLAG REMAIN ? WHO WILL PAY THE COST Sentiment is Working Up for the Annexation of Mexico Should American Army Have to March Over It? Wilson Ideas, However, Seem to be Favored by a Majority. As the long-gathered Mexican warclouds begin to precipitate their torrents and emit their electrical discharges. with prospects of a protracted tempest, there is a great deal of talk in congress to the effect that if t.hn TTnltnrl Stofoo muof ? ** ? I v ....vu wmvwu inuov gu 111(11 ITIBA" ico and undertake its pacification, our flag shall not be withdrawn. Many Democratic congressmen express agroement with the utterance of Senator Borah of Idaho last week that hostilities with Mexico meant the annexation of that country and the steady advance of the American flag until it covered Central America and the Isthmus of Panama. This talk is deplored by the cooler leaders, but proper reporting of the facts require that notice be given to the aggressiveness of the jingo spirit. Since Senator Borah, a Republican, had his fling on the subject. Col. Henry Watterson has taken occasion to follow suit in his Courier-Journal, and endorsers of the idea at the oapitol are so numerous that they will be formidable if they vote as they speak. They contend that it would be folly for us to come out of Mexico and leave ourselves the same work to do over and over at enormous expense, and they ask with vehemence where we are to get our money back for our present operations unless we hold on to Mexican terrtitory? However, it is likely that when it comes to a question of encountering the administration on this question, the congressmen who are supporters of the Wilson assertion at Mobile, that we want no more territory by conquest, will be found in the majority, and that those who air their views to the contrary so vociferously in corridors of the capitol will not be able to accomplish anything. The plan of these "expansionists" is to prevent the adoption of anything like a Piatt amendment to the formal declaration of war, when the declaration is made. Some of them swear "by the nine gods" that they will vote for no declaration containing any sentence or paragraph suggesting that it is our intention to get out of Mexico after our work of pacification is over. But there may not be any declaration of war at all. If things should turn out so unfortunately that both Carranza and Huerta attacked the United States, against whom would we make our declaration of war? Certainly not against Mexico, for we should regard Mexico as in a condition of division and turmoil requiring our intervention in order that a real government might be established. There would appear to be no wisdom in making a double declaration of war against Huerta and Carranza, neither of which we recognized. The obvious course would seem to be to proceed under the authority of the resolution already passed or to broaden that resolution so as to cover the necessity of wholesale police operations as suggested by Senator Bodge. As to the reimbursement of the United States for what we may have to do in policing Mexico until order is restored, there is a parallel in. the Chinese Boxer affair. After that was over, the various nations which sent troops to Peking to protect the foreign lives and property which the decrepit Chinese government could not or would not protect, rendered claims 1 for flamnpM Tim 1 x ?QVU. Will JT YY 1 Ullg il.DO I) T these claims was that they were ex cessively large and included a heavy 1 punitive percentage which was unfair ' to the average Chinaman who had to help raise the money. It stands to reason that the United 5 States will have a claim upon Mexico financially for the cost of pacifying that unhappy country if the long and i expensive operations which now seem . For the payment of such claims, made I For the payment ofsuch claims, made t reasonable and merciful in amount, > any established Mexican government ) would be responsible. We could alt low plenty of time, but it would be out of tlio question for us to commit j ourselves to the principle of policing > our neighbor's immense territories t at our own cost entirely, particularly i when the policing is made necessary by the brutal and hostile acts of t those to whom we render service. An interesting fact in connection . with the Chinese indemnity is rei called. The United States, regarding , the amount of indemnity A *nded j by the powers as excessive, turned to t the Chinese government that portion i Df ouj share of the indemnity which r represented punitive claims. The > Chinese government, appreciating the . act, has set aside this returned 1 amount as a fund to pay for the edu. cation of Chinese students at American institutions of learning. CLASSIFIED COLUMN Ktarred Hock Eggs?Prepaid, 15, $1. C. T. Hamm, Tobaccoville, N. C. Barred Hock Eggs?'$1.50 per setting. R. M. Spearman, Piedmont, S. C. Eggs?Rose Comb Reds, $1 to $2 for 15. W. C. Vincent, Greenville, N. C. For Sale?Seven geese, five ganders, and trio White Runners, for $17. E. L. Watson, Jonesboro, N. C. Barred Hock Eggs?15 for $1.25 delivered. Ben Smith, Reidsville, N. C. Pure Bred Silver Wyandotte Eggs, $1.50 per 15. Geo. F. Tucker, Whitakers, N. C. Bate Seed Irish Potatoes?"Peach Blow," 90c bu. H. V. Winston, Claremont, Va. Pure Prize Winning White Wyandottes?Eggs 18 for $1.25. G. B. Dominick, Neeses, S. C. Per Sale?Pure Georgia Cane Syrup; 35c gallon in barrels and kegs. W. H. Dairs, Savannah, Ga., Box 45. For Sale?Velvet Beans, $2 bushel f. -jo iniai iisbq 'v\d 'unipuiv q *o der. Caswell & Grimes, Alachua, Fla. Mammoth Yellow Soy Beans?Select stock, new seed, recleaned. Price right. Burrus &, Parker, New Bern, N. C. Genuine Nancy Hall Potato Plants? $1.75, 1,000. Order early and prevent delay. Glendale Farm, Lincolnton, N. C. Ran cocas strain S. C. White Leghorns ?Hatching eggs, $8 per 100; $1.50 per setting. Red Briar Farm, Hendersonville, S. C. White Wyandottes?Yearling stock for sale at sacrifice. Eggs for hatching. W. P. Causey, 1315 Dickens St., Columbia, S. C. \ For Sale?Eggo for hatching, from thoroughbred S. C. Brown Leghorns prices on large lots. R. W. Chaplin, Rantowles, S. C. Reds?Large, healthy, bright red, inoculated. Heavy layers; 15 eggs, $1.50; 100, $6. Mrs. Addit H. Patterson, Pineland, S. C. Eggs for Hatching?White Wyandotte eggs, pure stock, for sale at i oc per Billing or 15. Mrs. Henry C. Durr, St. George, S. C. % For Sale?One Flanders 20, two new cases, top, extra seat. Car In excellent condition. Price reasonable J. F. Burbank, Union, S. C. Special?Pure white and Exhibition Fawn and White Runners, $5; trio Utility, $1 each or $10 doz. Mr?. J. F. Carroll, Hohennald, Tenn. For Sale?Lookout Mountain Seed Irish potatoes. Write for price, stating number of bushels wanted. B. C. Sloan, Cass Station, Ga. t For Sale?Pure Georgia Cane Syrup, 35c a gallon In barrels and kegs. Cow Peas for sale. Write for prices. W. H. Davis, Savannah, Ga., Box 45. Malari, Chills Jaundice cured or money refunded. Rigor-Tone 50 cents post paid. Stamps or coin. Rigor-Tone Co., Petersburg, Va. Indian Runner Duck Eggs?Great layers, easily raised. $1 per 13.1 Express or parcel post paid. Mrs. , R. S. Kirk, Lancacster, S. C. R. 6. Wanted?Ladies, $1 dozen making aprons at home. We pay you. Send stamped reply envelope for particulars. Globe Supply Co., Hornel, N. Y. / For Sale-?Eggs from single comb White, Brown, and Buff Leghorns, Anconas, Biuff Orpingtons, 15 for $1. Carolina Poultry Farm, Reldsville, N. C. Men and Women earn $3 daily addressing letters In spare time. Send iue tor outfit and beginner. Address Morgan, Box 556, Salisbury, N. O. Berkshire Pigs of best .breeding in South; long bodied, short nose type. -Pigs two months old. Registered, $15 each. Middleton Farms, Clark's Hill, S. C. For Sale-?Kellerstraea Crystal White Orpington, prize winning eggs, 15 for $1.50. Baby chicks 25c each. Mrs. W. A. Huff, R. F. D. No. 2, Mllledgeville, Qa. Engraved Visiting Cards are neatest and best. 100 cards in script and plate for $1.54. Style card mailed on request. 91ms Book Store Orangeburg, S. C. For Sale?Start right with Young's - * f tram single comb White Leghorns. Best layers, best show birds known. r Eggs, setting $2 to $5. J. Walter Berry, Greenville, S, C. Murrel's Inlet?Eight lots for sale. % A Paradise for lovers of nature, boating, Ashing, hunting, bathing. For full description write Clark Willcox, Marlon, S. C. O. I. Pigs?From matured stock not akin, Silvers strain, petigree fur- J nlshed; best litter I ever raised; 8 to 10 weeks old; $10 each. F. P. Hlnnant, Ridgeway, S. C. Wanted?Men to learn the cotton business in our sample rooms or by correspondence and type samples. Good positions open. Charlotte Cot- i ton school, Charlotte, N. C. A Wonder of tfie Age?Webb's Wax all, apply with rag. 75c quart delivered. Will stain and wax floor one application. All colors. Webb's Art Store, Columbia, S. C. For Sale-?Tompkin's and Langford's |j high class Single Comb Reds. Fine breed. Select matings. Eggs, $1.50 < $2 and $3 per 15. Young chicks. Mrs. John Kerr, Durham, N. C. Pumpkin Seed?Large variety, flne for stock, weighing 150 to 180 pounds. First prize South Carolina fair. For sale by grower, 25c dozen. J. P. Wheeler, Prosperity, S. C. \ "Perfection" Potato Draws?(J. G. Padrick's) $2?$1,000; unexcelled; April delivery; book order now by depositing $1. Cabbage Plants, 1,000 $1.10. J. L. Padrick, Tifton, Oa. Anconns?Lay most, eat least. The best and cheapest. We have thom. % Stock and eggs. Prices reasonable. Our pullets laid at 4 1-2 months last season. Tazewell Ancona Yards, Tazewell, Va. For Sale?Registered Hereford cattle, best of all beef breeds for our Southern conditions. Eighty breed- * ing cows; young stuff for sale. Extra * good breeding. Evans Lunsford, Covington, Ga. Automobile Contact Points, 75c? Why pay $1.60 or $2 for new points. We put new platinum on for 75c each. Send them to us and get them by return mail. Wiesepapo Mfg Co., P Columbia, S. C. For Sale?Eggs for hatching from S. C. White Leghorns, S. C. Black Minorcas and Indian Runner Ducks. Rest strains available, $1 for 16. $5 per 100. Berkshire Hill Farms, Greenville, S. C. w Single Comb Blue Andalusians? They lay and pay. Eggs, $1.50 per 15. Golden Lace Wyandottes are beauties for all round fowls; nono .* better. Eggs, $1.50 for 15. T. H. Knox, Bear Poplar, N. C. Velvet Beans from farmer to farmer, North grown Florida Velvet Beans are the best. Crop short this year. Our supply limited. Sacked in double bags; $2.50 per bu. f. o. b. Quincy, Fia. Owl Commercial Co., Kellerstrass White Orpingtons? . Reared from 1$100 pen. Aldrich r strain from Madison Square Gar den blue ribbon winners. Fifteen eggs, $2, and $5. Orders filled with care= W. S. Stansell, Easley, S. C. For Sale?Entire stock of general ^ merchandise valued at $1,500, more * or less. Will sell at reasonable figures. Stock in good condition. Also one desirable lot on Main street. Address A. Q. Rice, Fountain Inn, S. C. Errs?Prize winning Rose, Single Comb Black Minorcas, Pape, North- *4 rop, Mishler strains. Dark Cornish Indian Games, $2 to $3 fifteen. Satisfaction guaranteed. Paul Houston, Greenville, S. C. Fulghum Oats?Big Bone Guinea Hogs, the poor man's crop; the hog for the South; he eats grass and a clover like a cow; less fence, less worry, less corn; cut your Fulghum oats from April 1 to May 1. Send for bulletin. Willow Dale Farm, Mayfleld, Ga. v? Lady or gentleman, fair education, to act as our representative in home p* town. Exclusive territory given. Selling experience unnecessary. We furnish capital. Show how to build permanent business that should pay $2,000 first year. Staple line. Our Booklet, "How to Start In Business for Yourself," explains all. Free on request. Address Box 1599. Philadelphia, Pa. > . 7 Japan Not to Press Us. Japan has no intention whatever of utilizing the present troubles between the United Stnfoa - ?*uu mexiCO to secure from the United States a satisfactory settlement of the California rifftculty," said the Japanese* premier Saturday. ? ? ? . Would Have to Fight. When a demand was made Saturday at Meexico City on the Gearman Embassy to surrender its arms Admiral Von Bintzo, the German min- W ister, replied, "If you get the arms ^ 1 you will have to fight for them." i + ? Wold's Best Warship Sails. I The New Yorkk, the finest superdreadnought afloat, steamed from the 4, 1 Brooklyn navy yard Sunday. S