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VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21,1916. WAR WITH MEXICO EMIN NATIONAL GUAI WILSON REFUSES DEMAND TO WITHDRAW TROOPS Virtually Entiae Strength of National Guard of all States Called Out by President Wilson to Protect Mexican Border from Inroads. Hun dred Thousand Called to Arms. Waoshiingtoni, .une 2t).-'The Aiericall note hanilded to Eliseo Arreiolindo, the AIexi ani ab ailssl5(14Ii, designate, this llorniiig lIatly re .ieets Carranza's lemanil for the withdI'a watl of Alilericai t roops fromi lex 'X 0ico an ml i rebik 'e.s th 12e r ilranzl/at government iiei for thlie <l iseori ('t e u t tls tsto e aind the t~lep of the last eoiiiiiuniient ion which was about l6,000 wvonIs long. ('ontinutedl oiutirges rginist .\iii('rieanils ani1l their plroplerty hot in 1 31lexi(io 1111l oil AiieiienIli soil were' revieweil. -\ wvarninig w'as giveil the troops will be kept in .\Mexioi iitntil Ile ie faecto goivi(iiiernment in'i'toriu'is its <lutv. wvhieh hIlie I'iiited States has not soniught, of piinrsliuin. b):; illits wvho ought to be ai'resieii anIl puniiish l by the Ailexieani rovernmiuiieit. Tlne Itot ''nlutiiles w"ithi a stiteimientt that ih tilie delaeto governmeniciit sliouhlil 1.ionti1nue Io ignore Ibhis oblit-at ion piii ('arlies its threat to <li'inl its teiitory ly an appeal to airils againist \miierician trnips, the I.aivest eoiinseenivieles will follow. "While this governmiiient. wouldl deeply i'egret siult a result." says the note," it eannuiot riietde ml'll its settled <letermination ito linintlin its ntional iglits aiti to lert'orm its full <luty in pr'ventiing u'rtlwi' invasiolns of tlie tei'ritoiyi' (l' Ile linited Slates, ;il iii rteIoviig the peril whili Ai\merieanls aliinig the interiational boiimlary have hlorlie so lung, w itlli pit ienee anid l'orbearn' . The note whiceh was sigine1 by Lansing and di reeted to Cariraiza hy the foreign in i ister, at tin' ottset ref ers to the Iexieani note of 11\l y." ('X pressmig "sir prise and regiret, withicl has bei eause tihcil i is governt inent by the (Iliseoiurteoils toine andt1i telr 11' of this last eonii n ticl Ieation (;1f the (lefaeto government in Alexico." The progress of the revolution in Mexico is viewed with deep con Cern and inreasinuig d isa H poiutmen t. by vite Tnit ed Stales goverinient. For three years the eoutittrv has been torn with civil strife. The lives or Amierieanus a11(1 other aliens have blee sacrifi el, vast p roperties de veloped by Aiinriean capital and erterprise, has been destroyed or rel lered non 'prodnetive, hi .its permitted.to roan at will through ter ritory contiguous to the ' ..ted Statesand to seize, without Itinlishmlent or without efleetive attempt at punishmenit, property of Aierieats, while the lives of citizens of the 'ited States who ventured to remiintdi in Mexlian territory or to return there to prot eet their interests has been tlken 1111(1 in soile eases barbarously taken, iitd 11111 i'el'('rs have lieither been appreheided or brought to .instiee. It would] be dlitTic'uilt to tlil in the annals of the histor' of Alexii'an conditions more deplorable 1h11 itese whiich have exis;teil there (liritiu tlese re'iet years (;f -ivil stl iFe.' Washington, .lune 1 .-Virtually the I Giua'dsmten to support (en. yun entire mobile strength of the National son's line will pave the way for r. (itard of all the States and the 1)i leasing some 30,lj00 .regulars forl i. trict of Columbia was ordered mus- uediate service inl Alexico in Ie event of open hostilities with thi tered into the federa- service toniglit ('arraiza government. 'lhe (Guario by President Wilson. A bout 100(,110( men Ilietusel yes could lnt l( llen are expected to respond to the 11ct beyond the iie wittout iilioti I call. They will e he l ilii f congress, and mobil Iiiz hamm v-olii diately for such sel'vic'e On the Alt texie. l io. that. diy as Ihey a i iI lin border as moay later be assiglnCd t c(1 out nditile ld militia law. T them, new law, which would iake ilteiii Gen. Funston, commanding the lor- availale for any duty undcr tle fed ei'a gover'nmnt goes into (ifft cc de' forces, will designate the time and place for movements of Guiardsinent to the international line as the occasion 'i'hi C h oili regilar army In shall require. iie Unied Stttes, several provisional in anno1n1ing the Orders Secreta13 }'ry gim11ts (f regul coast ati i Unaker said the State forces wou ild e emp iloyed only to giiaid fl hlorder(1ioido eas e lxh ii and( tha t no add ItionalI t roo p move menits Into M('xxlco werie conitempl la iu ied l~ad iih c )1 tI iii( ' exceplt in liiirsiuit of ra.1idefs. Simi utanuotisly3 with Iihii Natio odnauliiitt asaoit ii) Gu ard call, Secr1etary' DanIilels of theI~~h si li Imi I3 ,,tOo'uli tiatvy'ii' ieatmIentt ordeiied add itlina!gldui i lo 1111i~jtjieu ai war v'essels to Milexleani waters iiiong isln of'(iltlitctin both roasts to safegujard Amerleat fni atiupMxct oui Hv~es. At the wai', ntavy antd state depart- hs .M mlents it was stated thatt ito new~~ oil- eietiCvlo v'ices as to the siTnatin in Mexico Tlgascilt o ieniii had c'omie to prel'ciitate the newWc' eitoittohegvrosf orders. -i ttsecp tetic hs WVithin thte last two weeks, how-garmealed hvebnins ever, tension has b~eenl increasing tie n fe naldycneec steadily. The crisis presented by Geon. ttt a eatetatudd b Cartanza's 110t0 depranding the recall Sera'y akMJ (n, cot of Gen. Pershing's expeditionary force cifo tf;1a.(e.Bis he has been followed by a virtual ulti- o lembl iny n rg ln matum served on thle American offl-IMiltifofttmltadvson cer' by (Gen, Trevino, the Mexican comt- gnia tfBi,(eM~uis mandei' in Chtihuiahua. To this w'as lsdltoteary va'olg, addled yesterday ithe plossibility tiiat as a osiel lieM' tki American and Mexican troops haildihhtftlitncsayocncu cifished across the border' froma (Ran st ote~tiehue ael Bentito, Texas,.ihi a paettt eiint Administration omilis 1mad(e 11no n u temltawa 'ai attempt to conlceal tonight their relief ttn over the safe return of Mlaj. Andei'- B h e resttie~lb son's cavalry squadron to Bi'owns- lcela(InFitto'ilssatw ville afteu' their successful bandit mjrgniasad2 rgde ei chase, The troopers crossed in pur- easo iii ihto'cmlt suit of bandits in the face of tintma- ifnr otad.Teetr n tions that they would be attacked if fnr iiin rmNwYr n they did so. Gen. Funston himself Pnslai r aldota r reported that hie anticipated fighting, 1 ulbiae rmohr~aeI presumably with Carransa forces. l 8rgmns fifnrwt Mobiizaion f te Naionl 1 earatfo bhatdtalon and mny repl ENT ID IS CALLED arate companies are affected, giving a total of 1,1-18 companies, each of which must have a minimum strength of 65 men when mustered into the federal service. TItAYNHA1M (l'AIt.1S Yoing Soldiers EnIcamtlped in the Armory waItimiis on Orders to Move. Imlmediately after the call to arms received Sunday night the Traynhan Guards, oflicially known as Co. 1), 1st Regiment, Sout'h Carolina National Guards, began to mobilize at the armory and by Monday at noon almost the entire company had assembled. Yestcrday afternoon the physically de fleient had been weeded out. an1id the 0company IeCr tited to the miniinun st.r'ngtIi reuired by the war depart ment an(1 was ready to report for duty. The company will leave for Columbia either today or tomorrow in all prohi ah!!lhy and will encamp at Stvx, a few nail out of ti city, unl i uth er oldr: F rom W\ashiington. A1 hire part of Mlonday and 'i'es day \as taken up with pllysh al ex a::nint1 iron:. D~oelors Fecrguslon, \'in cent, lhearden, ;and ilughes g;iv ith ir' services free of c barie for this sei vice and '' ere duly Ihanked by the (op'ally oflicrs. It was an al'dulous job and iC h-ed uiIilclh I pa:ins:akii ca re. The coiimany as it stanid today give.; every aliearanc)e1 of bwing anx ious and ready to go if needed. It has been a hardship for sonic of them to go, but they have stuck to the color; in the face of it. They have spent most of the time since Monday morn ing in the armory, where they have been getting their accoutrements in shape and incidentally enjoying a cer tain freedom and relaxation. The following is the present. roll of the company, those who have sign ed up to go: Captain, Arthur Lee. 1st LTiettenant, D. Itoy Simpson. 2nd Lieutenant, Joe F. S'mith. Sergeants, .1. It. iichelbe:'ger, Will Wea tiers, .1im Lewis. Corporals, W. It. King, ('laude Weathers, f,, . . iller, .1. C. Cannon. ('harlts Alexander. 1. . (' aldwel, \ictor .\ l om oy. .lohn Radford, ('roil lRadfond, C. T. \\'hitten, ('. C. Crtaddoc'k, C';la nc'e liiddlei. T. .1. 1:1rns,6 1'. 11. .\bererombiIllie, W\. '. ltishl on, Ilwanri l) w, Oscar -\losel4'y, len ('m L l. (rov'r .14tlones I'. C. . le\lillan, L.1. la ..o n Kellar, Ito; ltiikmlan, S. C. .\edi(e,ck ('oy S. P'ayne, \'. It. fulleda;'. 1 eo.id. W . I'. Martin, W . II. .\. taul win, teor e F'elrgison, Rlohert iartI nett. Conway .\lorris, .1. it. .e.\lanus, .1. K. Nelson. .1. it. Payne, Ed King. C. .\. .\orris, I.. F. A very. .1. Ii. Coach, .J. 'T. W'haley, .lohnp WseathlerIs, l-.. IHoison, Iee WalikerI, Lee Weeks, .1. 10. bluff. D ou glas I ainett1. Sami 11olt, len lec-on, Franik Cria. Car i teamIls. ('ooks ---A. II. G ro'n, .\itiihelli lt~ichi er'. 3il Tll.i W11IL BE A LLOMWED 'TO 'OTlI: (Jov. MinntingI lteiiinstH Soldiers. to Enroll Ilefore Leainmg Ilotme. Columbia. Junie 1 9,-.iembers of the South Carlol ina NatIonal Guarid w'ill not lie denied the iright to parti elpate in the dlemocrat Ic lirimary in August because of being order'edl to the .lexican border'. Governor' Aan ling today addrllessedl the following telegram to the colonels of the twvo regiments. "Law regulat ing Ithe pr'imary3 pro Vidies thaft iln case of mobhilizaition of the National Guiard' then state commit tee shall lirovidle for' the enrlollment and v'oting (of membericis of thie Na ionlaIl Gua rd. i~ver'y soldie1r enitled10( to vote mullst hie accord(ed that lrlv! lege. In order that no nestio mal ly alse Instrucnt comnpany commllanders by wire to urge upon the mnember's of their several commands to enroll at 'ence. Every white man entitled to vote in South Carolina must have hIs right protected. "Signed, Richard I. Manning, Gov' ernor, Commander-In-Chief." STAIE CAIPAIGNERS MI IN 8PARTABRG Meeting a Quiet and Or derly One SPEAK TOMORROW IN GREENVILLE A bout a Thousand People heard Can idiates speak. Locial People At tenled leeting and Say that. Cooper thad idgre on Other ('anlidates. Quite ' ii mber of people attended the eampaign meeting In Spartanburg yesterday. The Advertiser rep resel tative questioned half a dozen visitors as to tile recelpt ''n the candidates re ceived. rour of them stated that. Cooper and Alannlng were the favor ites, adding that, while Ihey miiglit have been paithia to the home candi date, they con;idered that Coollir wiI the favorite of the day, with i:inniing and ilnense folowing in order. .\ 111th said that .Manning was the favor it(e and a sii i was r'eportedi as ..yin(g that ('o1'e' and illease carried tIle dlay and that \lanning wa.n't in it. The last named said that he was a former Illleaeite who was going to Vote 'for (Coopei' and said too, Ito hle Ili lit have bein lreiud iced. TI Sartanuiirg .lournaI ca ri'ied Itie following aceouinit of the miecting! in its last issue yesterday: 1elore a gatherin: of voter[, Va riousiy estilnaled b etweein :0 aniid S,-~.o, thle (aindbilate- for governioir and 1'other state ollices, dlivered 1le hist speeches o1' the 1l 16 caiipaign ol the courthouse lawii today, beginning ait It o'clock. The crowd wias nll llemonstrative and ciiei's were infre < uent durinig the . ('eeches, thougIi ev ery candidate received liberal, Iiioigh i not an iover'-aliotli of a plalse, at the ('lose of thefi' speeches. ''he campaign was formally Opened In lithe county court 'room i W thl prayer by llev. C. C. Ierbert, pastor of the Central .\Methodist church. After this the crowd had grown so large that tile ilieling was for 'ed to adjouiii to the courthouse lawn. Tle candidates plet this morninig at 10 o'clock and elect erd Williai Banks ]dove, candidate for secretary of slate, clhairi'maa and secretary, and AiI- I I). lani, eamiliiaie for rn road ((iisliisioiier, assislant secre talry. it w11f decided that the candi ilates lori gol iternior ihould speak first Slt.iVl, t b fo \ ltoied by the ('an(i u . l' li "11 n1 ,1111 1V4vel ' i ll onI tlm .n1 tilt ;lli f('( ar oI - 1f I() i pori)I tant e of the oilile. Candidhtates for 0ov r 14 r w- 4l spi'eak twn'ty-iI1 t uilni4 V~ a 1 itIt ~ ( 1),1 1 111'1 ' 4il:t will 11ido tw o hour. , i- I I w - in t i I d~iP' W I t~.4 illi g44V' iio aJ I ('andlaie31'' wvii dr1op) ouit of tII he ill affi-r' 11. t I fe& 0o h ii s , I i. Inier it '. the v hpaking will roa. 1 tale. ilhe cIy and in1,, 111. Il3i lrrow an m t t . rilidate(ii to I ' llt'efl 1 V1,1. ' i: i hv i'i lne lnh ( j il i First. .. l"orii' Governorllul Cole l.. 1;;ease. 1il1' 11;' 4V lou net r today., 1011d his ns weIh, which was; ptri.ntillally Made ap1 t an illlack on the ailinistr tion raiole urspeaing gtri niisr (j iof'15 th 41(r(et whvrnt h cnsidere hadis ln dn chiargerm two yearsox 'owe n cferain rases opnc l ~vilys lie thouwhtth atcpa thvi'oi .--anIg hited ti eI le im'of lite 1execu-on live comi dtit fo liei a in in itop hning he en lipaVi gint i thilles l-m .wie. wen ithes (farmeri, nes aid. weebs nliai le diiilgtiandi witbh nte iltedh s pi'ii1 1ea is li'el ha er ed -a thil, walis tin i e lfo t t I edn' tha(e pou theritya ftc ecu t-o-o ny c m Hognhe .(o sa i th committe'a iould never (it' the ieaure hiof'~ arranesng Fo tile greater '( parti of ti 'time \ilr. stlaseeeted hat lihe~i'1( conidicei'd th woseasoe lint l) the eed ofernrlaging ad extedn the pard'n nothae taeaolege "emn gav ma, cle saud.lie ofitere soe instoode in whaing hadcationaledatagpoes If the radhn (Cod ninureds on Page. 1lisaid AGAINST M 0IL8 Springs Surprise in Fourth District Politics WAS POSTMASTER AT GREENVILLE (:I'es outt Statement. In which Ile inys thaiit lie if0 ('onlduet his ('amliaign for Lint and Order. ('live up $3,tMoo ,ih to .Make the Race. 1)avid It. Traxler, of Greenville, :pnring a sxiuprise in Fourth ('ongres sional District political cireles Monday by resigning his job as postmaster at Greenville and announcing his candli d(y'1 for Congress agains:;t Ilie inlClinil hent. S. .1. Nicholls, and A. II. .\iller, of (reer. .\lr. Traxler is well known in 0 t. "ity of J.atrens, haviiig eeln 1-tre on sevral:I occeasions on busliness. So'v er'aI l filni s ag;o be (':lise to) fy, (ity to aridress a hoos-ter in(ectin:., 1 i t e inl 1er. - of th Il.chainber' of colnnuei ( l t',i!. I ;a ', had a w ie x: I !'it n - :n it kit of nvItrk anut in 'ui hing V. .\l. C. .\. catupi a:ins. T1he fo"llow\ino- concernini.. tn.. onemet' w'0i Was ta tlol omt w . (ld ''; t re(!n\iille Nt'ws: "\ "hilh. ini 1t. Il.,s a e .n C 1)e'lneeratie convention ll ,!c. w t de.I, ter 11i"ed to )nmake the raec forl n-o . gress," saii Iavid It. Tlrix:-r, wIh yesterday r'('signcI as tostlra .:- a (reen Ville. lie went on to say that he expected to lake a dltertined fight for the congrr'ssional seat and wouli(1 conduet, his campaign for law and or der. lie asked the support of al hi friends and other voters of the dis trict Who entertain the same seiti itlls. 'I have lone; stood for those princ'iples," said Mr. ''raxler, who promised that lie would make known his fill pltIform at an early (late. .\ir. Traxler filed his resignation yesterday but he will not itnnlediately relintiish the duties of the oflice, as there are certain forms that the post olice department. follows in the event of a change in administration of a post ottlee. .\ir. iraxler had a telephone cotm inn ii:cation with the postoliie t depart nuitil yes'terd(ay before he wetnt I. Spiartanhnrli: to1 lit'e Il led ithlc \\il John Grv l\ins, the Stat' i:airlan. \r. TI xleri' said the olicials ;n \\'ashinglIon comlliltuented himl oni I1 itaniIn 1) in wh'i' ihi he ha d t!e " t1lt P'1 'i!m:l' 'r utaii that re~t i I v... f. rie.seid ma his Ie ina(tion. .\ re 'iu in t setali tive Of .\ r. T, !i. wt11, to Colu ia ymu' e terday iit i I', w\ith the se:r1etar fs lh l e oi c: ' -dill llt I ret it of (( aim)tlidalts 1'4 t - .lr. 'I'txler said i hm l wut h,'' i ha . core knowit in Sipartanh tha t .e would mase the re for e nn t o - 1li rol ls 't. ' erson c ale i i~V( ini atiI inx.presingithi 1 ineetioneat.h maste of theenleill Wen antI m oo the repmat thiatioe n oleto Tie beun cndrinthe.tate sm tiryf~ int~ the eision whmiein staits.fud that a oidm brnc ofn n ing "Thrre was wit tuth," et and. that I was force to10 ryeIn aslten pote matr Iin~IT thee aadis ee apu Ct in me.ii Th r.estigna tin i ffiva the 110t maee toli 'cuc myr cngregn. hu hadlt beenimi osdrn h maket4 ettefr tsome tie, andu. madIle fatheol decies hil in t.e Louis. foundmthat of brsso from atye fourthutls at- eydeind this leas ormyr hov was enin the m rae. T"e knowthat therof ar. raxhn arti (Contibenued olgae Ten.)ict WILSON & MI4RSIL4LL Re-Nominated at St. Louis Convention WILSON GRATEFUL TO HI-S FRIENDS ( lo ipen ?4i.~iioi I I Ic0$ (lul'l' lcin V'feit lll \iet 001 and~sl Vic wiel( he.. 4mit li ltl 110111 nomin ied 1 4 'l4' a-li ti I il itie'e by ti l' iii II u i'hI tliiula If sa l Conve i ol t(d i he ielt't 'livingl Contrfait I Iti 11 ( ni! 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