The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 29, 1916, Image 1
VOLUME XXXI.
HEAVY RETALIATION FOR
MASSACRE AT CARRIZAl
If the Carrizal Affair is Proved
Mexico Will Be
Invaded
SECURING BORDER
IS FIRST CARE
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Washington, June 24.?Relations
between the United States and the de
facto government of Mexico are close
to the breaking point today as a result
of the apparently well-founded
belief that American cavalrymen
were deliberately massacred Wednesday
at Carrizal by Carranza soldiers.
Secretaries Lansing and Baker
were at the White House early today
conferring with President Wilson. It
is known that the possibility of drastic
retaliatory action against the
Mexican forces in Chihuahua was
given grave consideration. If the
Carranza government accepts responsibility
for the attack at Carrizal
it is considered virtually certain by
officials that occupation of most of
northern Mexico will be ordered by
President Wilson to take place as
rapidly as the necessary military
forces can be placed at the disposal
of General Funston.
t Await Full Report.
Action must await further reports
from General Pershing. His message
last night indicating that only seven
men of the two troops of cavalry had
survived in addition to those taken
prisoner, had not been supplemented
at an early hour.
It is believed the first act of the
Washington government when fuller
information is at hand, will be to demand
repudiation of the Carrizal attack
by the Carranza government.
Preliminary reports have convinced
officials here that the American
troops were deliberately led into
trap. The only question remaining
to be settled, it is indicated, is whether
the Carranza government ordered
the attack or it was the work of r.
subordinate officer.
In the latest event, unqualified repudiation
of his act and immediate
surrender of prisoners probably will
be demanded.
Border Must Be Secured.
It will require nearly a week, it is
understood, to complete mobilization
of the National Guard on the border,
to make possible a movement in force
beyond the line. The border patrol
.must be maintained and strengthened
-even if occupation of northern Mexico
is undertaken. American lives and
property would be in danger, otherwise
and first purpose of any action
will he to safeguard towns and ranch-,
e3 along the international line
It is regarded as probable that regular
army regiments on patrol duty
will be promptly relieved by National
Guard regiments as they reach the
border. The regulars already acclimated
and prepared by months of
border work for a vigorous campagin^
would be concentrated at points from
which a general advance would be
begun.
Secretary Baker had no additional
advices fom General Funston when
he went to the white House. Secretary
Lansing had received a dispatch
from Mexico City announcing that
the 30 Americans in Guanajuato, held
there by lack of transportation, had
been promised train facilities by Carranza
authorities.
Getting Out Americans.
Work of getting Americans out of
Mexico had proceeded rapidly. Within
a week, according to present indications;
there'will1 be very few remaining
there.
Navy ships are hastening to every
important port to pick them up. A
cordon of ships f->r this purpose has
been established on both- coasts. They
also willi .be ready for. blockade duty
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FEAR TROOP WAS
WHOLLY WIPEO OUT
Army Officers Think Boyd's
Command Suffered Heavy
Casualties.
San Antonio, Texas, June 23.?
I oar that the casualties suffered by
Captain Boyd's command had been
v.ery heavy was expressed by army
officers here. It was pointed out that
if twelve men had been killed as reported
through Mexican sources, it
would mean that from 35 to 40 had
been wounded, according to the usual
proportion. These with the number
reported from Chihuahua to have
been captured, would account for
practically on/? troop, or 50 per cent
of the command.
From the reports available so far it
is by no means Certain that Captain
is by no means certain that Captair.
wiped out.
S. G. TROOPS MAY
MOVE NEXT WEEK
Camp Moore, Styx, June 27?There
was a general feeling among the National
Guard today that the movement
toward a concentration cam]
"somewhere in Texas" will be begun
with the next 10 days. The general
staff began to tighten up the lines
and every effort is being made to
rush the necessary supplies. The
men are standing up well and there
is a fine spirit. Th.e "green" boys
ave getting accustomed to military
rules and the stringent work is preventing
homesickness.
4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
AT H0MEW00D
Everybody come to the celebration
of the Fourth of July at Homewood
and bring your baskets for a picnic
dinner.
In addition to the usual prize
games in the afternoon, the handsome
flag, given by the late R. H.
Sturtevant of Somerville, Mass., for
the Homewood School house will be
presented to the school-board and
raised on the 50 foot pole already in
position. The flag-raising program
will consist of a "Preparedness"
pageant by the Worthwhile Club and
an address by State Senator Hal L.
Buck.
A humorous play will be given at
the Homewood Hall the same night.
A. E. WAIT,
Chairman, Com.
WAR PREPAREDNESS
IN HORRY COUNTY
There are at least 1000 men in
Horry County who could volunteer at
once for the service in Mexico. Some
of these are already military men
and w/11 trained, while a great many
could be mobilized at once and begin
training.
Messrs. E. S. C. Baker and M. W.
Wall are now getting up a company
for service. Already about 25 have
signified their willingness to join a
company. They will have to get 150
men for a standard army company
as this is war strength. They are
making earnest appeals to the young
men who especially have no responsibilities
to keep them from the border.
Horry has already responded
to the calls of our nation and it is
believed that within a week w.e can
have more volunteers than one com
pany can afford.
Mr. Baker ifi a graduate of the
Citadel and was an Officer there,
while Mr. Wall won the Simpson
medal at Clemson in 1908 for being
the best drilled cadet. Both have
had several years experience in the!
National Guards of this state, and
both being Commissioned Officers I
when the company here was disqualified
a year ago for inefficiency in
number.
Anv young man in the county who
is willing to respond to the can of the
Governor and help supply the demand
of 1000 recruits should applv
to either of the men and enlist at
once.
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ALL FACTIONS OF
MEXICANS UNITE
El Paso, Texas, June 27.?Evidence;
that, the nosisihilit v ftf war Ufim th*? I
United States has healed the breach
between the Carranza and Villa factions
in Mexican politics continued t<\
increase here. More than 100 wealthy
Mexicans who, prior to the surrender
of the Villa garrison of Juarez last
January, had been active in supporting
the bandit leader, and who sinehave
been refugees in El Paso, crossed
the Rio Grande and apparently
were received in good favor by authorities
of the de facto government.
STATECAMPAIfiir
IS ROCKING ALONG
Greenville.?The candidates for socalled
minor state offices speak first
today. Bethea was characterized
by Adams as a coat-tail swinger of
Henry Ford, Republican candidate f<?
the presidency. Wightman, for secretary
of state, made an attack on hign
salaries of superintendent of asylum
and college presidents. D. W. McLaurin
attacked Carter for sending
his daughters to Winthrop on free
scholarships. Carter replied thai*
McLaurin had never got over his defeat
four years ago by 40,000 majority.
Carter replied to McLaurinV
statements about refunding stab
bonds.
Cooper, first candidate for governor,
said he wore no man's collar and
would get out of the race if it could
be proved that he was the political
servant of any man.
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ATTENTION CONWAY GUARDS
A men's mass meeting is hereby
called to meet at the old Armory in
the Spivey Building, on Friday, Juno
30th, at 8 P. M. All who are interested
in seeing Horry respond to the
"Call to the Colors" are requested to
De present. we are now organizing
a company and would like to have ,
you enlist.
E. S. C. BAKER.
M. W. WALL.
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KEENLY WATCHED
Rio Janeiro, Juno 23.?The crisis
between Mexico and the United
States is being followed by the keen
interest in Brazil and occupies a large
space in the newspapers. The general
tone of the .editorial comment is
that President Wilson, while actuated
by the best motives, has run afoul of
preponderating elements in M.exieo
which are under German influence.
In official circles hope is expressed
that war will be avoided, but it is fully
recognised that the continued disorders
in Mexico must end in wearying
the most sincere well wisher of
the country. N There is a general
agreement that some end must be put
to the present intolerable situation so
that the pacifly development of the
peoples of America may be assured.
Dr. Lauro Muller, Brazilian minister
of foreign affairs, who has been
selected as chief arbitrator in the
event of difficulties arising corps today
in a farewell audience He will
sail for United States tomorrow on
the steamer St. Paul.
CARRANZA MUST flELD
IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
Washington, June 27.?There were
clear indications today that if American
cavalrymen captured by Mexican
troops at Carrizal were not releasee
within 48 hours, action would be tak en
by the United States.
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WILSON WILL WAIT
OFFICIAL REPORTS
Will Take No Action Until it is
Brought Out Whether Attack
Deliberate.
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Washington, Juno 21.?Reports
that American and Carranza troopers
had clashed aroused gravest apprehension
here tonight for future relations
he wee 11 the I'nited States and
the Mexican do facto government, already
strained almost to the breaking
point.
Officials declined to make any
prophecy as to the next step of the
Washington government, saying that
until details of the incident had been
('1?? J1 iVwl 111! if IH\f Un
whether a crisis had been precipitated;
They made no effort to conceal
tht> anxiety but were not ready to
abandon hope that aiv official accounl
of what happened at Carrizal would
remove the more threatening elements
of the situation.
Much depends, it was indicated, on
whether the clash was a result of
Gen. Garrunza's determination to enforce
his dmeand for withdrawal of
American troops from Mexico or
merely a detached incident arising
out of a misunderstanding between
commanders If it was a deliberate
attempt to back up the Carranza edict
by force there seems little doubt that
President Wilson will accept it as an
act of war and make good his word in
the latest communication to the de
facto government in which he said
that any such attempt would be fol
lowed by "the gravest consequences."
HORRY HUSSARS NOT
IN MEXICAN PICTURE
Early last week affairs between
this country and Mexico cached the
imminent. This country had stood
the bandit raids across her borders
iwng iia patience would warrant.
Carranza had warned the United
States that keeping the soldiers on
hii soil longer and sending others
in pursuit of Villa would be considered
a hostile act. The president
sent him a note flatly refusing to
withdraw a single soldier. In the
mean time the raids continued for in
a clash at the border on last Wednesday
evening twenty Americans were
said to have been slain.
In the mean time orders had been
received to mobilize the military
forces in South Carolina and other
States, and the soldiers are now in
camps at Stynx, ready to go to the
border when ordered out.
But Horry County will not be in
the picture because the Horry Hussars
were long since disbanded.
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Children's Day at Virgo.
Children's day exericises will be
held at Virgo School House on the
2nd Saturday in July, being the 8th
day of the month, and there will be
included a basket picnic in connection.
The exercises in which the
children will take part will begin at
tei o'clock in the forenoon and in the
afternoon there will b.e talks and
speeches by Sunday School workers.
There is a flourishing Sunday
School at Virgo am! the management
has thought best to have a children's
day and other exercises to encourage
children in their attendance. The
public is cordially invited to the oc
casion.
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COTTON BLOOM FROM
THE HOLLIDAY FARMS
The Herald is in receipt of an open
cotton bloom from the large farm of
Hon. George J. Holliday at Galivants
Ferry. This bloom was among the
first to open in the county this year.
The Holliday farms at Galivants
Ferry always raise good crops and
the crop of this year is no exception
to the rule. This bloom was picked
and sent in to the office on June 20th.
but reached the office through th~
mail too late to appear in our issue
of l&st week.
NO. 10.
jHORRY IND. SCHOOL
IN COMPETENT HANDS
j Taken Over by the South Carolina
Conference at Last
Session
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; PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Thirty Scholarships for Worthy
Students is Being" Contemplated
in Plans.
The following: article from the
Way of Faith, published in a recent
issue, will be of interest to tlv* many
friends and well-wishers of the Horry
Industrial School, located eight miles
from Conway. The article follows:
At a recent meeting of the board of
Trustees of the Horrv InJiioftinl
School, Rev. S. C. Morris, pastor of
the Johnsonville Charge, S. C. Conference,
was elected President of this
Institution. Mr. Morris is well
qualified for this field, being a graduate
of the Citadel, the State Military
College, and having taught several
years previous to his entering the
ministry. He held the chair of
Mathematics in Leesville College the
last two years that he spent in teaching.
The Horry Industrial School, was
founded a few years ago by Dr. E. O.
Watson, as a private Institution, but
was adopted by the Methodist Conference
at its last session in Charleston,
as a Conference School It is
located eight miles from Conway, in
the heart of "The Independent Republic
of Horry," with a magnificent
setting for its particular work, and a
substantial part of its equipment for
a great future
The Rev. A. D. Betts, of Clio, has
been selected by the Board to solicit
funds for the completion of a new
administration building. The foun
dation of this building has been laid,
and it is hoped that it may be completed
by the time of the opening of
school in September.
Mrs. Morris, who is a daughter of
Pres. L. B. Haynes, of the old Leesville
College, and is no stranger to
the conditions surrounding boarding
I school life, will likely have charge of
the Business College, a position similar
to that which she held in Leesville.
The other members of the
faculty will be chosen at an early
date. A number of applications
hove already been rceived for reservations
in the dormitories, and as the
school can only receive a limited
number of young men and young
women, the prospects are bright for
a full capacity enrollment at an early
date.
Thirty scholarships for worthy
students, this year is contemplated in
the plans of the management. This
feature if it can be carried out will
be the means of accomplishment of
much good. If there is a Church,
Sunday School, Bible Class, Club, or
Individual, which would make a great
investment, with a small outlay, they
would do well to take up the matter
of founding one or more of these
scholarships. This school, with its
industrial features, self help plans for
students, rural location, scholarshios.
etc., will mark a forward step in
Christian education, and is destined
to occupy a large space in the educational
life of the Eastern section of
the State partiiularly.
Information as to the founding of
one of these scholarships, or of receiving
the benefits from one, may
be obtained by addressing the President
at Horry, S. C.
I Next session begins September
19th.
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PICNIC AT ADRIAN.
There will be an all-day picnic at
Adrian on Saturday, July 1.
All the candidates are invited to he
present and speak to the people.
Speaking to begin at 10 o'clock.
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J. F. Harf>er of Toddville ap^nt
some time here on buaihess last Pri- u
day. . i vi;nw .*