The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, April 22, 1914, Image 1
PART ONE
VOL. 1. NO. 1.
Weekljr, K?t?WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914.
ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM.
. . .. i ' ??*. i n,? ",urti- VM?i ,?f a KIP- consignment of arms and am- hopes to avert war. With the taking of the
(By Associated Press) and gave the Washington government a Mex- were flg.bt.ng, the senate ?ted the jrhofe railroad a few miles inland fren Vera Cruz,
W?sMugton, Apr? 2tl^Mar?nes and Wut- ican problem. Mexican situation before t?^ded galleries, rn? Germany In CUmn. and the two customs houses, it is believed no
i^irAU from ihc American navv today took Though fighting bad not ceased at a late Thc joint resolution that pasii the house sup- . * other aggressive steps will be taken. Many
Cruz with a loss of four kilted and twenty T?TeTlTS. men did and navy to obtain * was being % " believed ^?""^?0, ?he German gov. may draw the Am*? fon* M. a confhet.
wounded. The loss of the Mexican garrison Jt t,op fWng. The American forces had or- debated in the senate at rn^ht w,th pros- entment wln bc totopo** to prevent the con- -^- ^~ -~
was not officially known here tonight, but was ?era to fire only to defend themselves. Thc peet of an all night ses^on^y republican slgnmcni fr0," landing elsewhere in Mexico The m''
ILTiLt on killed This was the first United States intends to take no offensive steps ^"?,0,5 wanted the resolutK* broadened to a"d complicating the situation. The ship car- ^"'>^^'^^n^J^ "d
estimated at 200 Mied. This was.wemst u" I a p? ^ The salute to the flag which authorize ste^ to obtalri^?8?tion for all rles fifteen million rounds of ammunition and '"'ment. ^"^?Jf^^^"*^'^*
H^? wi,, not be satisfactory repara- """?es committed againsf||canS in Meal- .wohundred rapid fire guns and thousands of ^^?'?
arrest 9f American blueiackets at Tampico and ?on ,, ^^?tS? S? "'Th? president went ahead ?Sri the authority *" The president conferred with the secretaries frequent extra editions In executive quarters
other offenses "aginst the rights and dignity as Wei 1 as a *Tute an/ ?*JT*e^ ; -T? eSve,Tha Cordwit?precede,t, be' of war, slate and navy, early tonight. No army de*, .nd ^?XtT??LFZ??
,, was the first Cash bereen forces of the Ao??c?^ ^ ^?T&l?tt Toms htS m^ be ??4, The president in- ^ole execute machinery of ?ie government
muted .States and Mexico'since revolution Senate m Debrfe - ? ?JL' merchant I tend, to act *>whr to force H?fta te yid* ?rf was adpisted to the Mexican cisls.
- ' ? ?'i ? .?
ERCECLRSH
FOUR ARE KiljLED AND 20
WOUNDED IN BATTLE AT
VERA CRUZ
u. s, nom$ CITY
l?' fjlot E^pecteii Th?t Navy Wilt
03y Arsoolaied pyeas) Y
?Yeto- Crux, April 21.-Vera Cruz to
night ta in tba hands of. fortis frnci
the United State?, -warships, but the
occupation o* the port waa not accom.
pllehcd without lona of American lives.
.Four Americans, bluejackets and
t marines, were killed hy tho ?re- of-the
Mexican1 soldiers, and twenty fell
wounded. Tho Mexican IOSB is not
known, but it ls believed to have been
heavy,
Heavy Vatro! (iuAr?v.
The water front, the customs hoiiBO
and al Important piers, in<^uding
those under thc terminal works from
which extend Ute railroads to the cap
itol, have beoti occupied. All the ter
ritory around Hm American consulate
is strongly pgtrollud, and detachments
hold ottier sejctlona of the olty.
Mi?) W? AIMJA !&**4iU.
Tho Mexlcjan commaaw??. General
Gustavo Maas, offered a -ttubhcrn re
sistance to the Acforican advance, and
for many hours there wak fighting in
the streets. Toward nlshiifAlf.flrS?
reported that thc main body nt'tho
Federal garrison was in retreat to the
westward."
(Rear Admiral Fie jeher, command
ing United States warships, prefaced
hin occupaiiou of in? pott by u ii?
?uand- through the JBBBI^BBBHBI
promptly declined to accede to this
denoted, and saorUy aA^rwards ten
rwhnlRboats vern sent ??f ernm (hu side
of the transport Prairie loaded 'with
nu: r!'K
These^boats effocied a> landing in the
neighborhood of ' the customs house*
before noon, and a fa'w minutes lal*?
? .ptain WI){lam .:? of the be-t
tleshlp Fiortda .who waa in command
of tba oporaUons aahofc, brought ht?
.sn"?i"|? their ?^?'tio?*- . --
150 bluejackets from, the Florida, 3SQ
.mirinee from the Prairie and 65 ma
were augm> : . binent itr.m
ATUtWHC FLEET ON SCENE
HOLDSP0RT AND READY
FOR ANYTHING
PRESIDENT "IS CA?M
(By Associated Press,)
Washington, April 21.-Hear Adrai
f^Badger, with tao first ships of the
Atlantic iTeei, roached Vera Crus "to
nlght, having been diverted from Tam
pico, y&?m?4H?fr Des
Moines remains.
The air had beba filled with alt
sorta of sen tat ional rumors during the
?BT. Officials were nervously expect- !
ant State department advices late ia i
the day m ?'je1 BO mention at fighting, '
but spoko of an evacuation by "thc |
F?deral garrison. j
. (Rear Admiral Fletcher's report came j
!n.o,sick time from Vera Crus, how
ever,-describing briefly what had tak
en place. Cabinet secretaries, who'
discussed Fletcher's report with Pros- .
bleut Wilson for nearly ant boxA'. !
showed by their demeanor that the
toss of life and bloodshed had affect
ed them groatlj'. , ]
Pr?sident ls Calm.
dnformatlon which cam? from
sources close to the cabinet council
indicated that the president exercised
pctf restraint, and, calmly determined
that ?with the sphrure of Vera, ("ritz
and , tate prevention of Bfilpments of
Lead
Here Arc Some of Admiral Ba
arms frota raacbin? Il nerta, furthci
steps would not be taken by thc
american uovarnment for the present
The-futura, depends upon aettpa:|^1&c
Huerta authorities. Secretary Garri
son announced emphatically that nc
troop movements had been ordered.
* 'graciais did hot, believe ' Huerta
wo'iild take offensive steps, but if toe
does the American marines and blue
jRckcts, -which Will bo assembled is
Vera Grus within ; forty eight hours,
will mimbef abodt 15.boo. Estimatc?
-ucrta forces at: Mex
? three or four thous
and nina; ia& army and navy oracerc
believe the American forceer if nec
essary, ,wontd be abie to reach thc
Mexican capitol without serious'/di*
culty.
Huerta, Has Few. Men.
Tho bulk of Cuberai Huerta's arraj
is in the North, fighting the Constl
tutionallBtH.
j y at what was tfcc "iur^osc cf di
vartirtg Rear Admiral* Badger"free
BHB^^HHH^H^^HHV?Irx^an* ?iiigr, xi. XI
believed here tb? Constitutionalists ar<
making ready tefclj|Jte tho port.
?Gar Admiral. SAdgor, o.n being or
dered; to prc^^?d?r-set to yera Grus,
ordere* alec <^r?riid the fourteen tor
pecio tW?rpy .?? Vern Cms. : -
Five iho?w?4 . marinea, more than
?ialft of."the b??B?}. .will be. assembled
on the Atiant|e afid. Pacific coasts o?
Mexlo^a nnd "tg?f| .a prominent pan
in the Amerk^ gcvcrnmeiit's pbMt;,^
Hopresent?ti?e /putier, of Pennsyl
vania, VI'(;OHC. con,',? ai) officer of ma
? ince ai .Vi^-'?fr.Mt, "was at the t?avj
department . raking fafofinatrjs
av: and quoded. He sale1
ltd tU?d Its^?i ??o marinas probaim
t:\Uti
Mexi
ing Warships Iii Badger's i
dger's Famous Atlantic Fleet Whk
and Took Part in the Seigre of
Reported Murdered
Mexico City
Bulletin Received At An Earij
Hour Thia Mamin? Had hint _
Antons tho bulletin? geins over tho
wire last night, but unconfirmed -up
io ,the'hour of going to preen, wa? a!
flash at 2-26 Wednesday morning that j
Mr. O'Shaugbnessy, UflHOHIn
f*ire for thia government at Mtndjeoj
viiy had beep kjliod. it wi? i? re
tailed that Franklin fc. Wilso
American nuaister io Mexico, resign-j
ed beoause President Wilson would!
not recognize Huerta, and ginee that
time Mr. O'?haughnosRy ba? bein ia
charge of affairs for this, government
?nt the Mexican capital and hes de
ported himself in the trying clrcum- J
stances-aith remarkable firmness and
coolness.
The. abo ve bulletins
confirmed uo to
VOTg ON RESOLU
Wm TODAY
?Am<?r^rr??ntft
i ?nd Galienge?
Relee
:h Arrived at Vera Cruz Yesterday
'the (own.
parution for the Tampico incident, WA*
defeated -43 to W "
Another One ?ejected. '
Washington ', April 22.-2.80 a. m.
An amendment by Senator La Follette
to provide that after tho "subjugation"*
cf Mexico, tho United States should
retire from that country leaving Meg
ico and "every portion of it to Its own
peeble/" wes voled down 44 to its.
>3?27 a. tu. Washington April 23.
Th? dna Ali? A 3:21 o'clock this morn
lpg hy a vote.of ?v. to 13 passed t^e
administration resolution bill declar
ing that "the president is justified in
the employment of.the armed forces
of tho United States to enforce his dc.
maud for unequivocal amends for the
affront and indignities committed
against the Unite*: ^tatcB in Mexico."
BL?O!^BATTLE
AT COLO, MINES
Casua?ty L?t of 26, Includes
Women and Children As Will
As Men
(By Associated Press)
^Denver, Colo., April 21.-A known
death Hst of 26 men andi children and
a possibility of SQ as a result of the
ba;tie at Lu<C?w Monday between state
troops and striking coal miners rous
ed. Official Colorado tonight to a high
tension.
Sijaads of armed seen from Fre
mont county and .from near Denver
going to reinforce- the 600 or more
strikers now at Ludlow presaged re
inewal of armed violence nt any mo
ment. The discharge of "four train
. ?ere?'? t*?6* Cc?or?A OniirhwH
! Railroad for rccuUng to take trains of
! soldiers and ammunition from Trinl
| dad to Ludlow caused talk ot a strike
j by engineer? and trainmen. '
i Administration officiais waited ibo
authority asked ot Governor Amnions
now In Washington, to call a special
session of the legislature te provide
1 funda f?r the State Militia And meaa
tures for dealing with the situation, j
p Late tonight Ct wa* the urgant di**!??. I
?of administration officials that the ex- {
?tra session be called, for tn IX.they i
[professed to seo the beginning of sal
?ead to the labor dispute. I
SRghteen men have pointed the]
tornan st .the ?t?^uitfag etalon ut I
Colombia since war with Maxley has !
bein regarded as Imminent.
UUWNIKb. rtA?
DESECRATION TAKES PLACE
IN ADOBE SE?TION OF
SAN ANTONIO
? ?1 ? ? "
NO EXCUSES GIVEN
^cstes-aeint Airing 5ey*?^ Jffcr-n^
: .*s^0c&r* Colo-Ted InJwabi- .1
tant* of Alamo City
(By Associated Pres?)
. Sau Antonio, Tax.. April 21.-Groat
excitement prevails here over the tear
ing down of a United States flay In
the Mexican districts of the city last
ftignt. The flag bad been "flying for
years over a publia ?chool building
witera Mexican's children of natura
lised (cltftr?ns, attended .almost eno
elusively.
The ficus was stripped from tae flag
polo during the night and torn Into
utrlps. There are about 20..000 Mexi
can residents in San Antonio and the
Sag incident, creates alarm since all
the non-Mexicans of the city are much
pnrturbod over the incident and scone
tear of a race war are expressed.
GERMANY BEC0GMZE8 FLAG
Steamship Halls Stars and Stripes In
the Regular Order.
(By Associated Frees)
Vera Crux, April 21.--The Ham
burg-American < steamer Yplranga
moved to port this afternoon and sig
nalled the United States f laganip, vol
untarily placing herself under Rear
Admiral, Fletcher's orders. The Ypl
ranga will aland by tonight and the
captain ha-? glvon lils word thai he
?v!!! not go beyond balling distance
REA? ADMIRAL FLETCHER
ON MEXICO'S EAST COAST.
I-_-j _
Rear Admirai Fr?nk F. Fletcher le
commander of the second division ot
the Atlantic fleet, abd ba is.in charge
of the warships en the eset coast of
i?csico. his flagship bUng tho battte
NEW YORK STATESMAN SAYS
IT IS NO TIME TO
t QUIBBLE NOW
fa ur%mt Qa
Of Tonk?
(By Associated Press)
Washington, April-91.-An air cf
excitement and ?rave concern pervad
ed the chamber when the senate re
convened at 8 o'clock ton!f?i< The
crowded galleries and tho floor were
alive with the news that fjur Ameri
can marines hud been killed anil 30
wounded In the taking o? Vera Ora?,
Spectators Silent.
The big crowd oi spectators' ?gt in
silent attention a* the roll waa jelled.
On the floor the blasters gathered
in little groupa and discussed Abe
meager reports printed ta extra edi
tion? of the newspapers. Scorea ot
houso members were on the sonate
floor, joining in the exerted gossip.
Senator Root opened the night sea
sion with a speech.
"I shall not prolong the debate," he
said, "for I believe that whatever ac
tion wo take ought to be tp;
Jdsy^ Tb?t? should be no further tie?
lay.
"As Senator Root began, tho Brit
Uh bassador, "Slr Cecil SpvlngsKice
took a place in tho dipiomatltj gal
lery.
Senator Root said the foreign rela
tions committee resolution, white
omitting the hame of Huerta, made it
plain that it was. directed. ; against
bim. He expressed the "highest rel
<rnr/l few th? nraotdoct and the hiiihaat
confidence inj his purposes."
Opposes Program,
"But we are not asked to sgprese
our confidence in bim." ho <y?.nM?i.i*i?,
"We are asked aa a part of our duty
herc, to declare a cor*?dn course ot
ectlon in certain conditions to he *Jns
tifl?d.* We ara called.on to do on?
duty vo thc hundred million people
of this country and our duty to the
civilised world."
The resolution Senator Boot said,
called for "forceful arti ed compulsion
of the de facto government of a
friendly nation to make amends tor
an Insult to the na? of this country."
"We eanaot Justify this," a? gaid,
"on cpr confidence in tha pjrggtdaat.
We must justify ourselves D?fera tho
. of the people of one enan
ty ?Ad before tho oyes of the ?hri^
iisod world. "WhsLt ?a that ?astifina-*
UOjfhstlflcaltoy. ,.. I BNIT. what"
:,' Senator Root reviewed the ?<
incident-as tho avowed *J*fcttflc Lion"
by th?'prea'dent,' Ho said, the incl?
dont .'c? e an "insult to oar Bs>
"Bot . Sir." be said, "amends werd
immediately made. Tba ofiiccr urito
thc arrest waa himself arrested*
mandant at Tampico anuSo*
'?{J *t?? M i'll
American v?asela as* h
salute to the flag.
Senator Root eafct fe
tho amends were
coming from *
although they'
dent coming t
a dispute aroae,0
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