_ A?M??P aS-DOIS?^T MISS T??&p CHAUTAUQUA-May 4
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VOL. 1, NUMBER 83.
ANDERSON, S C., THURSDAY MORNING, APRDU 23, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
$8.00 PER ANNUM?
Mexicans Kill Six More
Americans; Wound 3?
Chester's Guns Pound Walk, 0% Ofy A* Blue
'J^e^;j|^ht Way Into a.FuH Po
m of Occupatio?
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VOJLLEV G?REETfB ADVANCE
WHO RETURN FIRE, NEVER
"THEY GAIN OBJECTIVE l*OfiST
(By Asfioriaied Presa.)
Vera Cruz, April 22.--Six Americans were kilted and thirty
wounded before the complete investment of Vera Cruz at noon today
by the United States forces.
Sharpshooters On Rb?*". , ?
<This morning, Mexican sharpshooters on thc. roofs put up a
stubborn resistance. Thpre was one brisk action, guns of the Prairie
and Chester assisting in silencing a heavy fire fftjto^lhe naval college.
.Shells from the Prairie finally shattered its-waihi
The number of Mexicans ;kHled yesterday ts estimated at 150.
iay is not known, but it
limber.
Inas
The paymaster of the British cruiser Essex, AljS^Tjsi^
s woaru?aa -on board his ship by a "siirper-* ashore.
kets crowded to the b '.
s-thr-y landed.
. Fkga Mm?? For D?*&
the Essex and fortress San Juan De Ulna were half
msstcd when, thu ucSu were earned to thc boats.
Rear Admiral Badger has not decided whether to prc-cecd ??
Tampico, and it is believed his departure will: be delayed. An in
cation of this ls to be found in the*fact that his flagship Ivas ent?rd?
thc harhor. '
Major Smedley D Butler, with marinas from the Prairie, made
a sortie up thji railway for a considerable distance late today.
Fletcher On the Jab
Rear Admiral fletcher's staff is composed as follows;
Chief of Staff, Captain Harry McL Muse; Adjutant, General
Commander Stone; Quartemaster Lieutenant Commander Edward
C. Kalbf: Brlrftde Engineer, Naval Constructor Richard D. Gate
wood ; Ordinance Officer, Lieut. Albert M. Cohen ; aide and secretary,
Lieut. Geo. ge M ?C. Courts; aides, ensigns, Dood and Hersey; Brigade
Sorpc?n, M?daoion s/ Hiuott^Srlgade .. Commissary, Paymaster
Christian J. Peonies.
?jjcry of the Battle.
^^.vA^^K*^ Fletcher at.8:3$ o'clock yesterday, morales ordered ?
?rewraj nmroo^t fo?r the occupation .of all the town. . A bluejacket colman
aavaaced and passed tho uncompleted market place and ow?! collage. When
they bad reaofee4-.the walla of the college, terrific rifle fire was poured la
nit dlrocdnni;
turn the ^^F^^^^19'^'^^~. " t'T' ~ ' 7T *
inch guns epdiebjtttared the wolla. The bluejackets formed again and ad
vance* against the Ore which had dlmlnsh?d. By ?0 oV;i<?i7 there was only
desultory -?ring ?roa the inshore side of the tow- Battalions oz bute
Jacketa had made tu?lr way along the water fi ont lo. Urn southern ?d of
the town, snd cleared several streeta, but the anlppwg/trom house* con
tuned.at Intervals.
The soont eruhjer Chester pounded buildings on the outskirts with iOx
inch eheits, ?ring over the heads of the me* asbora and avowing almost
perfect. markmabship.
The geber** movement from ail poal?ojae tak-ro yesterday began in
C ?iI "n^000 ?edt?e***** f^** Me"rtQ^a und^I^teni^^tonw
sa? l,5eut*i?i>. uiand?r A?^^ -vere oidered
their pesUfon*east of the oenter toWards the.pja^j." - ;. ,
lati
BHEJIHBH
innes an
GENERAL CARRANZA,
CONSTITUTIONALIST.
General VenurMi?i
i rsaoer OT the Mexican rebel*, who call
' themselves Constitutionalist*, and he
foogtt n go lust Huerta from the start
AMERICAN WOMEN
IN BIG DANGER
Mwbsr Cams? Owned by CHt-j
zen? of the U S. At Tampico
. i|nptote?t?4 .
Ta^^lco; Via Galveston, Tex., April i
fejtrej ?re.felt here for the
??"srox?rtfl* of Atnirlcaiia, ia
FBWMf. m;aa? women and children.
ott..e*inps at Topila and other
interior points.
All tbefte Americans are ?aid to be:
???mar* attacks of either
federals or insurgens. Many oil com
panlas ara directing Ote?r orr^-v-rr .?
to return to? Tam'plco.
GaneraV Karagora reported to
have ?aid.that In event of aa Ameri
ca ?t^atapt to seize TampUio bc had
rcsc?vs^j^r??rs iron; ??S?iCv City, thal
ha^ni??^ mk duty as a soiaier and
hb would do bis utmost to rope! the
landing and believed he would succeed.
Notice waa bostsd hero this morning
In Cpoaul <^grencc Miller's office that
Mexico had refused all thc American
demand? to salute the Rag, and that
'? Wilson had referred the
mutter, to djsagress, Tbx? ?news pro
duced ? 'profound sensation in the
A JU eric an rata n y.
Many anxious Inquiries pon?a^?
I upon Mr, Mtier es to what steps were
? Ka lng iutirAri ?j< *,.~~t-u-.-. i - - ,
- --^ - "- ~ w- j ' ? ..N .rju Iii
l<: ca n# a fenn?.!?- ?...I .
rising; Thia was a, peril feared as
j soon aa th? news should toc?me gen
erally knewa among Mexicans. Tho
gravity bf the situation herc was in
creased by. ?be issuance of. orders ta
rli America* merchant \es-|
ntw fnrthi
fe !sthe ?^ cf M,
taaoay^Ahierkans
Danorterf
j
April 22.-Commun
established with
i. O'fiaugh
IB quiet, but'
The etty is
the Federal
rain leaves thia af
CrUa with foreigners
I! be escorted by Ked
m\mu
ogress ?o l ause
Oat of Maako
? Miteja
PLAjt? FOR cJlrlPAIGN IN
MEXICO HAT BE CHANG
IN ALL N^fc VIGIL
Wilson, Bryan anSpli Their Aa
ois tant Coitfa^'oiar the Prc
' gram C&i&sx?y '
(By Aseoelktea^resa.)
Washington. April ?am?nerai Car
ranzas noto to Ppsasimt Wilson, de
claring the selx?r?? officer* Cruz by
national sovartftt^^Bp^exico, Invit
ing the United State?xjfo susjfend hon
tileoperatlocs and w?tS?S|raw Us forces!
and suggesting that .:'U?? constitution
alist government sliced receive d?
mspds- for r ?paratJoasa^ffecacs com
mitted by liuerta, at? pd the Mexican
situation to a ntHHHn erluls
tonight.
New Cri?l*
?he ' ;
the North.
Secretary. Bryan S? *? ?.^sfc?,,Car
raxa-aot^a/ hi* berne itiit Wite? mid
night.
He did not comment on lt. - Secre
! tary-Carr ison
i ^r
the wart department, wore, gjvcn cop
I les ot the mea/c**-.' ^^re<?a~-- .
ty. who had been asleep,: hurried to
the wai3 department, were given cop?
Witherspocn, chief of staff ef the army
waa\ summoned- fe join thc confer
I .once preside? Wil?iis. -zv/sZiz
abo?* 1:30 o'clock and talked over
the telephone with Secretary Tumulty.
(?lrfs Vp all Sight
A few minutes later Secretary Gar
rison and Secretary Tumulty the
conference, entered a waiting auto
mobile and-drove away. ''-Aa General
Witherspoon and Mr., Breckenridge!
left, the; general stopped In ?he tele-1
I graph Teem.
Rumors of a possible restoration ot !
the embargo on arms, current, dur-i
ing the day, were revived bg?alsht and !
j it was oeiteved this was the subject
of ibo w^r department .conference.
Precautions against uprisings on the !
corder as a possible result of Car-;
rahsa's opposition to the American
VICTORIANO HUERTA,
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
@ 1SS3. by American Preta Association. ,
Pr?vi?lohnt President Huerta'nsauta-1
ed conitWnnd of federa I affairs In? Mex? j
Ko upon the defeat of Mnder?. whose
death he ls later charged with baring
enconipiiKs^J. and lie Ins !IDCP under
tire from tho rebels abd unrecognised
' by the United ?tatei? cererument
PEACE IN 90 DAYS i
Objection to Passage of Rewj?y-j
fekm - Badtmg . Prea^^eir^^ii
Causes Surprise
(By Associated Press)
. -- -_
decided surprise to most observers
here to-day that, there was any oon
ccii-::* -r-tvSt'v^M. t? th-? paa*age et ?
resolution approving the course of
President Wilson after he had read his
address on the Mexican situation,
Of the hand full of Democratic-trotes |
agaiasi, the resolution io the House not '
one. waa cast by a Carolinian or a
Georgian, and tlie only three nega
tive votes from t ho South came from
the Mississippi delegation. Many
Democrats who feel that the Adminis
tration's Mexican policy waa wrong
at the start feel also that this is no
time to argue that point,,abd that the
only thing in such a crisis ls .to sup
port the President.
'.JohFi JLoSu.$a?d her<3 to-day
versatlon with- a friend that within
ninety days afier tho passage Of the I
ri.B/jliiil?wv libad fnk .Ky Iha OmaUkoi/'
there -won
was in T?tewith'.'the statcmnn* bf Rep-J
resentatlve Lenroot of Wisconsin, a|
Bull M/rose, that he votei*. for the resft
lution because he bel'eved lt meant |
peace, not war.
"... _.. : ;
I - ' '*v ? \
p At the Frost With, U. S. Tronic -
?TATES ie^Jkrii ?long boiMer kept In trim for inkiest j r
j I?B> ,r' '".^fl^^^^^^wiveeton.canap were 10,000 under Major ' f : I'
j m?ers? Carlorr ewd 4tri*?chod along tba ?ieakon lin? were.? few: j ' j*
,;L' wianvl--?Ssott. 'fbeee pictures siww tho,regulars * l<
di at Vera Crut
Seizure of Port May Force
U. S. To Fight All Mexico
Washington Startled By Report From Rebel
Chief That Ameritan Move Waa Agara?t
the Mexican .Jfetjjftji f
INDICATIONS ARE HUERTA;
HASSEVER^?? REtAt?ONS
PRACTICALLY ADMITTED AT CAPIT? N0W\THAT DICTA
TOP. HA5 ORDERED HIS CHARGE TO QUIT DIPLO
MATIC POST AND THIS MEANS DECLARATION
OF WAR ON HIS PART
; (By Associated Fr???.)
Washington, April 22.-News that General Carranza, constitu
tionalist chief, might regard the seizure of Vera Cruz by the Ameri
can naval forces as an act of hostility to the Mexican nation fell like
a bomb shell in .official circles here, tonight.
Pr?sident Is Disappointed.
President Wilson has especially disclaimed any act of hostility
to the Mexican people, particularizing General Huerta as. the object
of the American operations to secure reprisal for offenses, at Tai;; .
and elsewhere against the American flag.
uranza letter, howeve
onstHutioiri"?i5t8 ittij
phase ir. the situation^
May Raise Arena Ea?W;^
Should hostility on the part of the conFtitutinnat?i?tf>|^
armypians will be chanel. Ther* 'XT~- T??^?I ?mlnz ;
the joint army, and navy board already had recommended the restora
tion of the ?mb?t?o on arms. Action by congress, approving the
president's course '-.sing the army and navy, in view of th? situa
tion he had presented in his message, and the receipts of details of
the fighting at Vera Cruz were chief developments of the 4ay, Of
ficials expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the promptness
ra|i%^fl? Admiral Fletcher's forces In taking posession of Vera Cruz
and restoring order there.
Future ls Uncertain.
Future steps are uncertain- The president has d?t?rmit&d that
his course shall be gradual: No orders have been issued to a?ize HIP
customs house at Tampico, lt is the purpose of the admir
to keep order in Vera Cruz and await the full effect on H?LM -
first American art of reprisal.
May Hold Railroad?, Too.
There ls ?very reason to believe that the railroad running inland from
Vera Crus for twenty miles, together with ? valuable trestle would bU rx lic'wl
by American marines and bluejackets. This' section of tbV railroad ts of
supreme Importance ehould future developments require a i
Mexico City.
V ,wseyond Ute holding of Vera Cru* and thia r*lito?d, th?
government does not want to act at areaanf. ne*[\?*??oza'
cf the administration admit that action by Huerta or Carran?
moy alter plan j.
jfcf:.i Fears Fer Aserfcan.
Fears for Americans tn Mexico City and elsewhere are sxpreseed tn
many quarters. The bouse today promptly passed a bill appropriating' $?ee,
OOO to caro fer refugees. The fact that nothing.bad been heard frota' Charge
O'Shaughnessy for nearly 48 boura m?4e President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan uneasy. Early tonight unofficial communication with Mr. O'&fa&u?fr
nessy waa established, but apprehension has not been allayed, a? there ls
lUtle information ab^ii the temper of the Huerta government or the people ot
Mexico City since the capture of Vera CF?*.
In this condition, a high government official made public a latta? from
a friend whom be regarded as trustworthy, which read a* follows)
"I have learned on reiibuie authority from a man arriving from >.
City that-Huerta personally, wita the Mexican foreign minister, planned
the Tam?lico incident with a view of bringing on armed intervention and
uniting the Mexican factions with him."
Hoped Te ?et Ams. <
The tam'/ official expressed tbs view that Huerta had delayed hfa* *QJ
ewer wuic united states for a salute to the flag, pending tb? arrival of thu
big shipment of ammunition on the Yerinan vessel.
Scrr'ir.~ Bryan iodty said timi ??? ?lotu? o' Cii&r?o G isnawKsoiidasg
and Obargi Algara was tl urban ged, so far as he knew. Charge Algwa,
however.,has had notification from hts government tbs?. h? niai^jtawa when
(Continued oa Pago Five.)
5 S'Ci? u O 0 n ? HO (f O O O O O 0 0 O o
HUERTA PLANNED THE TROUBLE
( By Associated Press)
Washington, April 22.-That Gen?ral Hu
a?ely plannea the arrest of American !'
pico, and other offences against the l/nited Si
view to bringing cm armed Intervention ar.d un
Mexican factions behind him, was the substance