Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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We are proud of the fact that our Suit That nearly all merchandise is much Nice lot snappy evening Dreses, values business has been good. There sa reason. for it. We have priced them right and higher. Prices have advanced on all goods. up to $20.00, special $10.00. our customers tell us they are right so But we protected you by placing our or- Silk Street Dresses, $10.00 to $15.75. that's why they are going fast. Up-to-date ders before the rise, and we give you the Smart snappy models, Spring Waists, in style, Fit and workmanship. $9.95 to benefit. We have not raised the pricte on 50cts. to $2.75. $24.75. a single article, all goods at old prices. Voiles, Organdies, Silks. DAVIS - ROPERCOPAN Cash will buy more. L a n e heuen Bestre~ ('AIItANZA INSASTS ON 'E 311SSION TO ENTElt U. S. Says That M'exico WI'd Fight Ui tiess Perimission is Given for Ills Hen- tu 'ome Into United States. Mexico, City, March 12.-Gen. Catr ranza tonight issued a manifesto to the nation declaring that under no ci.t cumstances would the Mexican gov ernment grant the right to the United' Staten to violate lexican territory by sending in an armed force in pursuit of Villa without consent and the re ciprocal privilege being first obtained and admitted. Word was sent to the confidential agent of the Mexican gov ernment in Washington to make im mediate representations to :this effect. Gen. Carranza s ys in hts manifes to: "I am sure taitt I intertpret in this matter the national sentim ent and that the Mexican people will comply in a dignified manner with tJ.ielr duty be the sacrifices what they may, to sus tain their rights and severeignty ift' unfortunately this drags its into a war -a war which the United States can never Justify. We will nm t be res,pon Bible for the disastrous e onsequerices.. lipon the hleads of the traitor-.!ous Mexicans who within and without .this country have labored to -produce -this result, will fall the inexorable justice of the people." The full text of Glen. Carran.za'sl manifesto follows: "Because of the assault which Francisco Villa and. the bandits who accomlanied him made on the town of Columbus, in 'American torr'itory, burning houses and killing some of the inhabitants, isadlers as. well as elvslians, the international situation. in Ihese moments is: wery delicato as t'ie North American press have excited. their people agaJnst Mexico and the government of that country has dii cussed the situation in. the American congress members of which have ad VIsed inferventfort.. "Te constiltutional government which I have the hortor to represent is Ilso occupied diTigently in an effort to olve this delicato situation trying at ill costs to maintain the dignity and sovereignty of Atoxico and we. yet hope hat this lamentable ineident may be lecorously arranged, and tMat there vill be no reason for is ternat'ional con. lict. "I have addressed the government. of the uinited States through the for eign oIllce, stating that the invasion of Villa has historical precedents, as in the years 1880 and 188 Iwo parties of Indians coming from the United States invaded Sonora and C(mhihuahia, committing crimes and depredations on the lives and -Properties of \lexi cans. "It was then agreed between the governments of the two countries to permit the respective passages of arm ed forces, resulting in the extermina tion of the Indians. I have asked the A American government to pursue a like course in order to solve future ditilcul ties, should they arise, noting that JVilla and his companions are a group of bandits, whose acts the Mexican government or people would not he re uponsible for, and that his reproach ble conduct is due to instigations of the reactionary element, that lacking latrio.1ism and convinced of its' defeat is trying by all means to bring on armed intervention. ".I have not yet received the answer of the American government and from the reports of my chiefs along the frontier I learn that the Ameican fore es are mobilizing to pursue and cap ture and deliver him to the Mexican authorities; that the expedition is in the nature of a punitive campaign and that the sovereignty of Mexico will be respected. "Th'le constitution government has given instructions to its confidential ag.nt at Washington immediately to make represgntations that under no circumstances will any motive, be the reason or explanations of the United States what they may, Justify the arm ed invasion of Mexican territory with out reciprocal rights being granted to the MexIcans, and that not for an in stant will the invasion of Mexican ter ritory or an outrage to its dignity be tolerated. "I am sure that in this J interpret the national sentiment and that the 'Mexican people will worthily comply with their duty, be the sacrifices what they may, to sustain their rights and movereignty. if, unfortunately, we are dragged into a war, which the United Slates never can justify, we will not .be responsible for the disastrous con mcljuences, but will serve as instru ;mrnnts for Mexican traitors within and without our countty who have long labored to produce this result and up on their heads will fall the inexorable Justice of the Mexican peoile." I " IVElI MEXICAN IANIlT - RAIDS AMtl'UC.AN SOI, With 500 Men he Attacks Columuilus, N. l., iid Killed at Least Sixteen Amerleans. 'Columbia, N. M., March ).-Fran clsco Villa, outlawed Mexican bandit, raided United States territory today. With 500 muen he attacked Columus, killed at least 16 Americans and fired many buildings before he was drivens back across the international border. Not less than 250 troopers of the 'T'hirteenthli nited States cavalry fol lowed the Villa band into exico. Re ports late tollay to Col. Slocum, on manding American troops here, stated that Villa had made a stand 15 miles south of the border, where spirited fighting was in progress. In this en gagement a private was killed and Capt. George Williams, adjutant of the 'T'hirteenth cavalry, was wounded. The small detachment of troopers un der Maj. Frank Tompkins and Capt. El'mer Lindsey, fighting dismounted, made a determined stand against the renewed Villa attack, and at last re ports were holding their ground. The raid on American territory proved costly to the bandit chieftain. The bodies of 18 bandits, including Pablo Lopez, second in command, had been gathered and burned before noon and troopers reported an unde termied number of dead still lying in the brush. L.,Ad to the attack under the slogan, "Death to the Americans," Villa's followers fought with despera tion. Just before dawn they crept along ditches skirting the linited States cavalry camp and rushed the sleeping town firing heavily. The first volley brought American troopers Into almost instant action. While a portion of the raiders engaged the cavalrymen others began applying the torch and shooting Americans civilians who ventured from the build Ings. Lights in homes and public buildings ilmmediately became targets for snipers posted at Villa's direction. Other bandits creeping close to Amer ican homes, enticed a- number of civilians into the open with English spoken invitatios. A number of fa talities are attributed to this ruse. Stores were looted, oil was pxutred upon frame structures and the match applied by ptill other bandits. The postofflee was raided, but the looters got only one small registered package, *lany civilians barrica ded them selves in their homes and fired at th I Mex leans as they darted * through -ih streets. The lighting In the towr ended almost as suddenly a s it began Less than two hours after th c first shol was heard Villa's buglers s< mnded the retreat and the raiders be# ,a n a dis ordered flight, closely foil o%%'ed by Americanl troopers. The casualties of the Tlii Irteenth cavalry in the ighting at Codumouls were seven killed and six v4 ou nded. Villa's total losses in. th e day's fighting were estimated in, excess of It)0 killed and about as mcny wound ed. The Americian pursuit. itx) Mex leo was reported to have ac counted for more than 75 Mexicans kil led and wounded. Australian Atforesta tiori. Afforestation was the svibject of an address by Sir Ronald M.nro ,Fergus. on at Adelaide, South Austrlia, re cently. In the course of lis speech he said: "I have been much impressed with the variety of the hardwooda grown in Australia. I bel'ieve that in Australia you have a largcgr variety of the best hardwoods than dxists in any other country in the worldl, but much of it has been wasted. 'n many in. stances these hardwoods have been used when cheaper and hotter timber would answer the same purpose. Aus tralia has an advaytage in timber. growing-a f 'est matures In thirty years, whereas it takes sixty years to reach the same stage of maturity iu Europe. The Californian pin grows splendidly here, while it will not grow at all in the north of the British Isles. The total area reserved for forests in South Australia is 154,232 acres and, besides gradually adding to the re. serves, the government have estab lished a school of forestry at the Ade. laide university for the sicentific train. ing of foresters." Got Information Asked For, John Muir, California's naturalist and explorer, related the following story of Col. D. C. Collier: While riding along San Diego, Cal., Mr. Collier came upon a dilapidated corral fence which hung a sign bear ing the following announcement: "For Sail." A bright-looking small boy sat on the fence beside the sign and Mir. Collier asked him: "When does this ranch sail?" The small boy glanced up quickly at Mr. Collier, smiled and said: "When some sucker comes along who can raise the wind." Mr. Collier doffed his sombrero, thanked the lad for his information and rode on his way feel. ing greatly enlightened. CRIMINAL ALwAYS IN CHAII (First Act of Deins 'ariably Must Followed Up by a %ccesuion of Lies. A strange characteristic of -, edness was brought out by the y man who confessed to a long str, of forgeries, committed in various cit ies. ills logical story gave a strik ing explanation for the wrong doini which brought him to disgrace at thi I" prime of life. His first forgery, done at the inst! ;gation of a superior, was not intend kcd to bring him any benefit, and I did not. As the tool of another's crim inality he was trapped. Instead o .Eacing the consequences he fled. Hii .uilt was on his heels and he wmia oompelled repeatedly to Jump fron ,ety to city. A forged check eacl ito supplied him with the means In gralphic fashion the sequence o; results was laid bare by the prisoner ,eHeved when ho was at last over taken. What happened to him hap zens in some form to everyone whc takes liberties with his own con science. The smallest deceit is a cost. ly expedient, because it must bo fol. lowed up with a succession of lies in many instances. The man who d. parts from his own code finds that he is being pushed on in a course of wrongdoing in spite of himself. Part ly through habit, partly through the law of cause and effect, one slip ne cessitates another and another until disaster is complete. The momentum of deviltry is a difl cult force to combat. FINALLY GOT HIS HEADGEAR But Old Gentleman Had to Call on "Nature" to Prove His Right to Property. The cloakroom man at a large res. taurant fell suddenly ill and a sub stituto took his place. The new man was told not to give out any coats or hats without proper identiflcation, and so, when an old gentleman de manded his hat and explained that he had lost his check, there was a great to-do on the part of the substi tute. "But that's my hat; the shabby, brown one," said the old gentleman. "It's got my initials in it-F. X. G." The snhbtituite looked inside the hat and, sure enough, the initials were there. "Humph!" he said, suspiciously. "You might have seen these initials somehow." "But here they are on my shirt, too," said the old gentleman, unbut toniner his waistcoat "Re? F". X. G." "You might 'have stolen the shirt," said the stbstitute. "Good heavens!" shouted the old Be gentleman, and he tore open his shirt and undervest. "Maybe this will sat isfy you! liey?" And-he. pointed to the letters F. X. G.,. tattooed on his breast in blue. The substitute stared at the tat tooing closely: then at last he hand e'd over 'the hat. As ho did so he Said, reluctantly: "WN'ell, since Nature wrote those 'ais ,on your skin, 'I guess they mnit, 'c -yours, for a fact." must. "usgia Was Reforested. How p. no aneed of celebrating; There was 'un9sia .1 in:the days when :arbor ay in P ' I was king,.tor that Friedrich W\'ilheli, 'n1 ptll :Iis own by' lona rch had a ph, the i(oreots and which he replenished alRPAl w t kept the country well fruit trees. " t According to nas Iuch fu. * king, having observed that th.. a great dearth of fruit and oak tr. Prussia, and not being willing to dertake the tremendous expense of rc foresting the country himself, issued an order to all clergymen that, after June 21, 1720, they should refuse to perform any marriage ceremony un. less the groom could produce evidence that he had Just planted six fruit trees and an eqLual number of oaks. If it was in winter, or in the middle of a dry summer, when plants would not grow, the groom had to produce and lay aside a sum of money sufficient to cover the cost of the trees, and prom ise to plant the required number when fall or spring came. The edict worked wonders. The next generation in Prussia had no lack of fruit and oak trees.-Youth's Com. pan ion. First English Music Printing. In England the first known attempt at music printing was in 1496 by Wyn ken (e Worde, at Westminster. A book in the ltritish museum proves that florid music was printed in E'ngland in 1530. The typograply is identical with that of Petrucci. There was little or no improvement in the principle of setting up movable music type for some time. Nothing could be more excellent than the book printed by Worde alluded to above, but that was the result of double printing, and both ancient and modern printers who have triedl the method have found its disadvaniages so great that they hlave aband oned the process. Ccnsiderate. "Fat her', I thin k it only fair to tell you that I need $50. I'd rather owe it to you than to some outsider." *1