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* VOLUME XXX. VIGOROUS ACTION WILL BE TAKEN \ Washington Deeply Stirred by' i I Vilia Invasion of New Mexico Town < PRESIDENT INTENDS TO ACT PROMPTLY Time 'May Have Come Now to ^ Send Army Into Mexico. H "Washington.?First reports of the Hp Mexican raid on Columbus, N. M., wore received at the White House * while President Wilson was having h:- first conference with Newton I). I j Poker, the new Secretary of War. B ^ Officials admitted that the raid put a H very serious aspect on the Mexican t sit oat ion. ns hile the policy of the pdministratitun so far has been to look to the Curranza J'orcc to deal with the bandit?-. some officials declared that it \'\.y a jvravc question whether such *3 raid as that on Columbus was not Sufficient evidence of the inability of the Carranza government to deal with ttse situation, to warrant sending Am1 erican troops over the line. Flare t'p in Congress. The raid started a new agitation in Congress where those who have opp*\aed the administration's Mexican policy openly charged that the attack jdhns proof of their repeated declarations that the Carranza government vvskx impotent to deal with the situation and a fulfillment of their predictions that another outrage like this recent Cud massacre in which lfi or rr.ore Americans were killo<l by Villa bandits when they held up a train, xr.ii only a question of time. J^Tiicre wore indications early today tlii.4 the Columbus massacre undoubtedly would be tlie signal for another outbreak in the Senate where the opponent-; of the administration's Mexican policy have been most active. President Stirred. At the White House the report of thi mjlfirviCIT W! l M i-rtfrtivnil _r- - - - - V ' I VyVVi ? \ I >? 1 V i I U V l~ At.c os of the greatest concern. Ofli ci?:.s most familiar with the I'rosi i'a i t's Mexican policy were silent, but they indicated that the raid had brought the situation to a critical point, where it might be difficult to >;m:d by the policy of non-interferc ticv. K| \ After the President and Mr. Maker l'aJKjrf discussed the reports briefly, the Hi Ivrr.jdent decided that the new Secre ' / of War should take office at once. }/?. signed Mr. Baker's commission r.rx} the new Secretary went to his A *r,' v. office to be sworn in. One of the probable courses most r.cussed in official circles was to American troops over the line to elemi out the bandits'. It was pointed out that such action could he taken I with a declaration that there was no Intention to impair the sovereignty of Mexico, or purpose of occupation of territory, but was simply to deal with a situation menacing to the American bonier over which the Carranza government evidently had no control. Ir May Cross Border. There is some conflict of opinion regarding the authority of the War Department to send troops into foreign country without the consent of Congress. Those who doubt the authority contend that all American "troopers may do without further authority would be to repel Mexican Ma/uders by fire. ^pther officials, however, contend rjmt the constitution vests the President with authority to repel invasion aivl that authority they say includes T.-< power to send troops over the Lire. o Those who have read the preceding ir/stoiments of the Diamond From the express themselves as pleased I'with the story. It is romantic and thrilling in many respects. The story j^rfvxvs hotter and better the longer it unfolds. Back numbers can be obtained from this office bringing any sr^?.der up to the present time. (The "H CAPTIVE BY VILLA HUSBAND MURDERED Maud Wright, American, Order ori to Loovo Rahv With * V ? * V V.W J ?? till Mexican Family. Columbus, N. M.?Mrs. Maud Hawk Wright, an American woman, who said she was held captive by Villa for nine days and was liberated in j the midst of fighting, declared that Villa announced on March 1 his intention to attack Columbus and proceed north under forced marches to carry out his purpose. His men, with scant supply of water and moat, suffered severely, she said, and many dropped from their horses on the march to Boca Grande. Villa, she declared, ruled them by fear and his officers with the flats of their swords beat the soldiers into 'animation sufficient to reach that point where they 'rested and prepared for 'the raid. N Tuesday, Mrs. Wright related Villa bandits attacked Hues, of the Palomas Cattle Company, engaged in rounding up cattle, killing four Americans. Ordered to Abandon Baby. Mrs. Wright said her husband, Edward John Wright, formerly of Houston, Texas, and Frank Hayden, a i youth, employed at the LaBookor saw mill, were taken from the Wright | ranch March 1 and possibly killed. When she was taken prisoner and forced to ride away with a detachment of Villa's men under Colonel Nicholas Servantes, she said a bandit ordered her to give her baby to a Mexican family. | Mrs." Wright was cared for at the home of Mrs. Slocum, wife of Colonel Slocum. There she told the story of her capture and experiences from the time she was taken from thm ranch at Colona Hernandez, west of Pearson, where the <le facto Mexican government was reported to have ; maintained a heavy garrison for the protection of Americans. Up to yestrcday, she said, Villa i v/ore civilian clothing, a queer little < round straw hat and rode a small 1 mule, hut just before the fight this ( morning ho appeared clad in a trim < military uniform and rode one of three handsome sorrel charges which . had not been used during the long march. Mrs. Wright said Villa led i nearly 1,500 men upon the sleeping j American town at which were cjuar- to red less than 500 American troop- < ers. I DAMAGEHmm IN HAMMOND UTIGATION | 1 (Charlotte Observer.) I It required seven hours for a Su- , perior Court jury yesterday to reach , a decision in the case of VV. R. Ham- , mend vs. William Rightsell, in which the plaintiff sought the recovery of damages in the amount of $2,000 for injuries received several months ago , through a fall from a buggy, allegedly due to the frightening of his mule by the defendant's automobile. By answering in the negative the first issue: "Was the plaintiff injured through thp negligence of the defend- 1 ant?" all damages were refused to ( 1 Hammond and the remaining issues J; did not require attention. The ver-: 1 diet was returned yesterday after-]' neon at 5 o'clock, the jury receiving 1 the case shortly after 1) o'clock, following a charge delivered by Judge 1 Carter immediately on the opening of. 1 court. The submission of evidence 1 and arguraent between the opposing < attorneys was begun Wednesday I morning and completed with the ad- ^ 1 journment of court on the same af-?, ternoon. ] o County S. S. Convention. < As was published in this paper a\ few weeks ago, the County Sunday School Convention of Horry County i will meet with the Galivants Ferry Church, March 29th and 30th. s The S. S. of this church takes this method of inviting all the SuYtday Schools of the County to he represent cd and extends a hearty welt ne to all who may attend. i P. M. COLEMAN, Sv.pt. | W\ a xx ORKY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY \ ? FLAN TQ MOBILIZE WAR INDUSTRIES Naval Advisory Board Considers Methods of Marshal. ; jng Them in War ' . \ i ' Now York.?Members of the naval advisory board gathered here to at .oiKi a conio'/onri'\viu\ tne representative;! oi* engineering .societies and of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, to consider plans to mo[>ili:se the industries, including railroads and other resources of the country in event of war. The purpose of the conference is to Ascertain how much assistance in the way of preparedness can be given by 'he large business concerns. This information ;;j to ho classified after which it is understood that certain work will be assigned to each industry, factory and railroad. It is stated that leading advertising men and owners of periodicals have offered their services free for an extensive advertising campaign to be submitted to the conference tcday. Bv this advertising an appeal would be made to manufacturers and the heads of railroads and ammunition plants to offer their services to the government in a movement to prepare for war. ASKS PERMISSION That Ht Re Authorized To Clean Out The Bandits From Norther Mexico. Washington.?Major General Funston in an overnight dispatch urgently recommends that he he authorized to send American troops over the border to finally clean out the bandit gangs The State Department will pass 011 the recommendation. General Funston's dispatch added that "so long as the border is a shelter for them they will continue to harrass our ranches and towns to our chagrin. General Pershing reported that the Moxican consul at Fd Paso thinks there should be no objection to A moni/niM f A - ^ 1 * nuu i ivtui uuu|is vinering ivifxic'o in pursuit of Villa, and that he would wire his government recommending cooperation." a The work of painting and plastering is still going on at the new hotel building. The rooms on the second floor are now almost complete even to the locks on the doors. The bath rooms are being fimshed in snow white enamel, a product that is guaranteed never to lose its snow white gloss. There is no date yet fixed for the completion of the building. FIRST, LAST, NOW AND KOREVE1 f, MARCH 16, 1916. a . v ? * Fitzgerald in St. Louis Post-Dispatch. RAILROAD MEN VOTE FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY I Four Hundred Thousand Railway Men Authorize Negotiations. "'J I Chicago.?It was officially an[ nouncecl here that Hie vote of 400,000 engineers, firemen, conductors and trainmen of American railroads overwhelmingly favored authorized union heads to enter into negotiations with j the railroad for an eight-hour day. The following statement was issued : "While the returns from the membership of these four organizations | are not completed it Is evident that the vote is overwhelmingly in favor of presenting vo the railway companies of the United States the requests for the eight-hour day and time and one-half for overtime. Consequent^ the movement with that object ia view will he carried forward in its regular course. The present vote has no significance except as an indication of a desire of the men that this matter should he pressed to a conclusion and all repors that it has any signifcance as a strike vote are erroneous and misleading. In the immediate future the requests will ho presented to the railway managements and the , necessary steps taken to make the same effective." The statement was signed by W. S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; A. B. Garrctson, president of the Order of r.ailway Conductors; W. S. Carter, picsident of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen; and W. (k Lee, president of the Broth eihood of Railway Trainmen. According to Mr. Stone returns not yet in cannot possibly affect the result. The demands in a few days will ho presented to the railroads and they will have "0 days in which to make reply. The roads have made it plain that they intend to fight the proposed conditions. Upon their refusal to ascedo to the requests, which is taken as a foregone conclusion, committees rep | resenting both skies will be appointed I to negotiate a settlement if possible. The rai'roads, it is said, will insist upon arbitration under the Erdman act if the private negotiations fail. j ?o The price of nearly every material used in building and the other industries, has been soaring recently and some things can hardly be obtained i at any price. That this condition has been brought about by the European war is well known in business circles. vatd. I." CAVALRY TO MEXICO FOLLOWS HOT TRAIL Slocum Sends Troop in Pursuit of Villa With Washington Behind Him. Washington.?Washington stands squarely behind Col. Slocum in sending cavalry into Mexico in pursuit of Francisco Villa and his band of outlaws who raided Columbus, murdering American soldiers and citizens and firing the town. Secretary Lansing informed the tie facto government of Mexico through Eliseo Arredondo. its ambassador designate here, that he trusted no objection would he made to the action of the American troops. They have followed what is known in military circles as a "hot trail." No orders have been issued for the return of the soldiers and it is not probable any will be issued for the present. Shocked indignation occasioned by news of Villa's outrage was quickly succeeded by undisguised satisfaction in official congressional circles over I lie Knowledge that alter three years of patient forbearance the United States troops actually were on .Mexican soii to aver.&c the death of their comrades and 1-iing to justice the outlaws whose depredations have terrorized Americans on both sides of the bonier. o GOVERNOR MANNING IS IN THE RACE Columbia.?Governor Richard I. Manning announced his candidacy for re-election. On being asked by the correspondent of the News and Courier if he was going to run for re-election, the Governor said: "I will stand for re-election to continue the work I have begun. I am in the race to the end for clean government, law and order. I will let the Democrats of the State hear from me more in detail later. The Governor has received a great many letters in the past few days commending his administration and j telling him that he can easily be reelected. He announced tonight that he was prepared to wage a vigorous campaign. MORMON COLONY i MENACED BY VILLA I K! Paso, Texas, March 11.?The po-| ! s:tion ol* the .">00 membc\s of the MorI mon farming1 colony in the Casas j Grandes district. Chihuahua, I5f> ! miles by train from El Paso, critical as it was in the first place, was further menanced today by the presence j J of Francisco Villa with a band of GOO ' followers at Ea Ascencion, close to | the railroad over which they must j travel to the American frontier. J Carranza guards from Chihuahua | I City are expected to accompany a! trainload of refugees, due to leave ! Casas Grandes for the north early to| day. i The topography of the country near! La Ascencion, however, affords pro-J j lection should Villa attack the train, i In El Paso hope for the escape of j the Mormons is based largely on the unverified rumor that Villa is short j o! ammunition. Although only .".00 men are reported to be with him at La Ascencion Vilia is said to have a force of 2,000 in that region. T< The Farmers of Horry County: o BLEASE SAYS "WATER IS FINE" Columbia.?When asked tonight if he had any comment to make on the announcement of Mr. R. A. Cooper, governor, former Governor Cole L. Blease said: 1 "The more the merrier. The water is fine, cdino ot\ in." Mr. Rlcase soms days ago announced his candidacy for Governor. NO. 43. jGUTilAGEOUSAGT OF LAWLESS MEN UgocI to Intimidate Laborers in Logv/oods of Conway Lumber Co. < '* CtJCDirP i*?no M .-V T- J r- I I ouLnirr WHO NUMMLU ^ ; OF DASTARDLY ATTEMPT Guilty Parties May in Time be Brought to Justice if Not Now. i ^ , The sheriff was ratified last week of a dastardly attempt to intimidate negro laborers of the Conway Lumber Company, in the company's logging I woods near Haskell postoffiee. Th i j woods force now have camps near the farm of Mr. Marsh in bucks townj ship. One night last week eight or I ten guns were fired off near the negro quarters, ami while none of the 1 shot went through the buildings. some of the shot fe!! on top of the. quarters and the hands immediately ; left the place. As to whether they | have returned we have not been in! formed. The sheriff went to the I I scene of this outrage and returned I but he had nothing to give out for i publication. '* It is not often that criminal acts of this kind are resorted to b*y men in Horry County, especially outside of the so-called "dead line" that was said to exist some years ago. It is a surprise to many that such a thing occurred in Bucks township. The entire citizenship of the county we are sure will be down on aets of this kirui. The crime was perpetrated by some unknown* miscreants wl)j without a doubt are leading idle and worthless lives. o . CIRCULATE PFTITMNS ? ? a I I VI ?V TO GET REPEAL Messrs. L. D. Magrath, D. A. Spivcy, and H. L. Duck, all attended the meeting; held in Columbia last Tuesday by business men ot' the State to consider the I.aney-Odum Act recently passed which caused most of the fire insurance companies to quit the State. A committee was appointed to cause petitions to be circulated in all the counties asking the governor tv> call a special session to repeal the act. Todchillc Tidings. Mr. L. E. Alford, a popular school boy of Virgo, was here this week. Hon. H. H. Woodward and family spent Sunday in town. Miss Costa hong, who is visiting near [.oris paid us a pleasant call last Saturday. Her school will close on Friday the .'list inst., with an interesting program. Mr. h. A. Dusenburv and Miss Grace Haselden spent Monday in Conway with relatives. Judging from expressions which are freely made on all sides there will be more corn, peas and potatoes made in this section than ever before. Surprising then- many friends. Miss Nannie Haigler of Greenwood and Charles P>. Mucks of Toddville went to Conway in an automobile last Tuesday evening, 7th inst., secured a marriage license, drove to the residence of the Rev. Mr. Rhode3, pastor of the Conway Methodist Circuit, and were married. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr .and Mrs. J. I). Haigler of Greenwood and is a young ladv of a very attracting appearance, lovely in her manner and form and numbers her friends by the score. Mr. Hucks is a prominent young business man of Toddville and knows just how to make and take care of a dollar and therefore will succeed when others fail. May their journey through life be as successful as the administration of President Wilson. ?Forecast. o T. B. Cooper of Sooasteee spent some time in Conway on business last week.