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15 VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1916. AMERICAN SOLDII WITH Trapped by Mexicans and Slaughtered FEW MEN LEFT TO TELL TALE Tenth' Calvary Troops, Composed of Negroes, Thought to Have been En gaged. Size of Mexican Force Under Gen. Gomez Unknown. Great Brav ery Shown. El Paso, Texas, June 21.-A nierieann and ('arranza troops fought ai san ;ulnary battle today on the 'Santo Duo inihigo ranch, near the 'town of V'ar rizal, and tonight, it hald not been [earned with whil side rested the rietory. 'T'he numb11ier of dend, Amerienin or ilexiean, was not definitely known aIere but. nearly a score of (Wu. P'ershiung's mea are said to have been kllied and the 31extenns are said to mvo lost mtore than 1t. S'enteen Aimereans are declared by 3Iexlean )flieints to have been capt rued nnd to lare been hurried to ('hihuahna Pity' inder adequate guard. A machine gun used by the Mexicans is reported to nave done heavy execution. The scene of the light was Just nine miles south west of Villa Ahunada,, he Mexlean leid henduuarters in northern (iiliuahun, and the clash icuirred only a few hours after Pres dent. Wilson's 6,009 word note warn lng Carranza that the "gravest con eqiuebees" would follow an attack upon Amerienna troops had gone for nvard.. TENTH (CAVAIitY ENGAGED, The Amierelais engaged are thought o have been members of a troop from -he 'Tent cvalry, at negro regiment, 'eturning from at scoutilug trip to (Guz an. The size of the Mexienn force, Whose comannder. (en. Felix Goiez, was ililed, Is not. known. ..... Great. Bravery Shown. San Antonio. Tex., .une 21.---"Great courage and thorough fighting qauali les" is the proud characterization len. Pershing gives the heroes of Ilie :arrizal fight in a message he sent. to len. Funston tonight. A new chapter is added to the nar alive of Oe encounter with the men f Gonezs army by this last. message, ased on a report. sent by Major John I;. .1eal ns, In command of the squad ron of the lKleventh cavalry first sent o the relief of the survivors of the fiht.. Jenkins' courier reached Colonia Dublan late this afternoon, and arought the word from the major that to had come up on five soldiers of !'roon C and one of Troop K, who had scopel from the bloody field and na-le their way to the San Ltuis ranch, wcre Jenkins found them. The ima or wrote t he report of the fight and 4thtrted the cou rier' back with it and iroceededl on hIs way towvardls Carri .a1.. :Alaor Riobert L,. H owze is a day's march bchind him, proceedIng also to, Darrizal witha his sqadron as a sup porting force, and Gena. Pershing hats sent after themu another detachmecnt with supies~C. Unaenashness Dlipelled. The 'arrival or tihe courier' dispelled 'at 11i(1ldeadquarters, andl herealso, all lineatsiness concerning the two squad rons of the relief expeditIon. Mlajor Jenkins obtained these now [eatuaresa of the despierate andl hope los fight of less thaan 60 troopers against thiousanids of the Mlexienn anomy. Immnediatoly tupon the retuarn of Gomez to his own line andl the tieach Brous op~ening of the machine guin lIre, without the Amerieans having made any adlvance movement, Capt. Boyd gave the order to dismouant and fore a line of skirmishers. The horse holders rbdo rapidlly to the roar, each with his four horses. Hence of the 84 men and officers of the two -troops, less than 60 faced the over-whelming numbers of the enemy. Omelers Led Men. Capt. Dloyd took his position at the left of the line and Capt. Morey stood at the other end of the line. ted by these two captains and Lieut. Henry Adair, the troopers advanced by rushes towards an irrigating dlitch which tihe Mexl~an infantry had 00 ouiind From- this i~rench etnma the RS FOUGHT GREAT BRAVERY GIVES CARRANZA COUPLE OF DAYS If No illetilte leply is Received by 'iihursday Mter ano.on United Sates WSill! 31ake 31o ve. Washington, June 27.-There were clear indications today that if Ameri can cavalrymen captured by Mexican troops at Carrizal were not released within 48 hours action would be taken by the l'nited States. The impression prevailed in. offleiial circles that President Wilson wouIldn't wait. beyond Thursday at latest and possibly not beyond tomorrow after noon for a definite reply from the car ranza government to the note demand ing the immediate release of prison ers and a declaraton of intention. Special Agent Rodgers, at .Mexivo City, reported that he had delivered the note to the .\texican foreign otlice yesterday morning. lie didn't. Indi cate how It had been reccived or when a reply might be expected. While the diplomatic aspect of the crisis awaited Carranza's action the war department drove forward efforts to hasten the mobilization of the mili IIa on the border. It is certain no agressive military operations can be undertaken Until a substantial number of state troops are available to back up l'unston's regu lars, who unqiuestionably would lead any movement. President Wilson's first step should lie decide to force the issue wouli probably be to lay the whole situation before a joint, session of congress. It is believed he Iuformed members of for eign relations committees of this at the Sunday confer'ehee; blasting machine gun fire and an in effective rifle fire. As the troopers advanced by rushes, at the end of each throwing them selves prone and firing with deadtly effect at any enemy who showed liim, - self, there was usddenly launched from the flank a wild mounter charge of an enemy far outnumbering the trapped Americans. The skirmishers wheeled by squads and met. this charge with a rifle fire that stopped it and turned it back in confusion. Then the rushes were resumed. 1Boyd Falls. Two hundred and fifty yards was the distance to the ditch from the first position of the line of skirmishers. Capt. Lloyd was wounded twice, once I.e the arm and once in the shoulder, and as his brave men, himself abreast, leaped into the (11101 triumphantly he fell from a tIhirdi, a mortal wound. 'T'he Mexicans were driven from the ditch and several machine guns were captured. Troop C continued on through the little town of Carrizal pursuing the enemy and led by Lieut. Adair. rooip K, captained b~y Morey, wa", flanked at. the ditch by the reformed Mexican cavalry, and forced to retire to an adlobe house. Capt. Morey was wvouindedi in the shoulder, aiid part of his mner were cut off. Only a FewY Reach Shelter. 'l he survivors found by Jienkinis 11h11k t hat not more than ten or tw~elve renehed the shielter' of the house withI M~or'ey. Thue abode was at once sur rmmudedi by the Mexicans andl firing b'canu:e conti11nuous, thle beleaguered troopers holding oft the enemy with consummate bravery. Theo survivors at S'an L~uts ranch are men who wvere swept back by the onrushing tide of Mexicans, and to escape ca,,ture or certain de'ath man aged to catch stampeded horses and get away. Their storceu end with Morcy's brave band fighting for their lives and Adair leadling his troopers in that reckless, hopeless charge afoot through the town and into thie enemy's ranks. TIhese six survivors found by Major Jenkins brings the total of suirvivors now known to have escaped capture to 33.-37 of wvhiomi are baek wIth the main column. Mrs. Mathterinie (Campbell Knight D~ead. Mrs. KatherIne Campbell Knight, wife of Mr. William Knight, dlegl at her home Saturday and was buried at flabun the following day. Mr. J. H. Wolff conducted the exercises. Thle deceased was about sixty-five years old and is survived by one son, Mr'. Dunk Knisrht and her husbann. \A)I A N'I' 1 ER W~ \AN'I'ED1 FOR)1 ENLI S'i'\IIAT1 IN TOi& ;1( (II 1.1 a g )111 01 thl ri oty l (wii 11 t irc , of I:Ir gl Cony :) ix 3 .Rgiiit 1 'Ie1ltaioe, 't'f li "ll h oullt d lill lieli et'oe iliiieati UIl dV P iiIlx ti~I)11 . OP i i l~ou , I iit 1t' i taked ili I. I ive a vo lleli I Jillye toii ll)Jie i tV Iois a n esar ( iat t"PI lV iv el in t is 1.1011I M M..i ori( e t lic;e etlh"ilii lll J1 () IN O\V! BL[A8[ AND COOPER FAVORIT[S SATRDAY Words Pass Between Man ning and Blease MUCH EXCITEMENT AT ONE TIME Clot. 3ianningi amd Ex-G;ov. lIlen e P'rinclpnlis In a LiIle Tilt over the ltiterd of (ovi. 311anin :. in teard to ithe Alointmient a 3In1atstrale. ( New. and Con ier.) .\ndertn11, .une 2l.--V en Governor Mlanning .lumnped to his feet today while I'l m er Governor Ilease was spieaking, jutst as the latter had said that he had i'ro I.wed to be partial to his triends ill aoi'j(ntinets, and had (lone so, while Govternor Mlanning had promised to be govetrnor of all the people, and had not kept his promise, such 1 a din bike out from1 several thousand throats, and what. was passed wvas not aiutdible al. tle' ipress talte. Governor .\; .7ing i'cod facing former Covernor Ii10a: (, . l iculating; and t alk ing ra pid l, %\ :ib i e oie: out in front and 111:id(1 ile J:.nd were yelling and Shot ling f! I'als. The county chair 11a1 W1I, n hi' feet protptly and e1:i!t' .C\c ra! at: l to quiet the t'i "" '. r ~ tt ( Ill I' W.5' 11 t.) lm ' ndt i e .1 d~l ri: ' water and t1ot ion Il frienti:s to be seated. The govern1or returned to his selt, the !tan detunit iun eensed and .Mr. Illease in iehed his spech. I' w\a decidedlV a Illhase crowvd, w ith 1oopI a strong second favorite. Thie ..aurens Juan began his speech un der di llicuIties, for ahmut one-third of I'l -tdi e nce began to leave a:" soon as Mtr. I'l ase P nished. however, Solicitor (ooe-, maItt' his, vcice heard in all part. o:' tile grove, and soon lie had h.is aulie'ite following him closely. In hits alt'oed I to do away wit i factional ist lie lluet wvllhh alllailse..atndt when h(' finished his speech he was gener ousl:ty and generally cheered. Patr tiotle Spirit. The metitig wa\;s held in t11tena \'idta Paltk, three thousand p)eo)le hie ing presentt. C. :. !'olly, coutly chair man, !)resided. The patriotic spirit of Anlerson, was;1 strongly in evidence to ta. 'le stand from which the speak 0rs addressed the people was (eco rated, the red, white and blue inter twined wIiti Old G;lory. .\ note of fer vent loyalty ran t hrouigh the prayer of the liev. W. II. Frazier, the audience ';anding with howedl heads while the Divine ;lessing was being invoked. .ohn E. Swearingen, unopposed for re-election as State SuiterintendenI of Educntion, started the speaking. W. T. Thrower, .lames ('ansler. .\I hert S. Fant, W. 1H. Kelly and U. Mc )unlhie Ilamiptonl 'resented their claims for railroad commissioner. It was shortly after 12 o'clock when the didat ( i " es for' Gover inor bega n to speakit. Governor tichtardl I. Mlanning leading off. The GIovernior bega n by referrintg to the imminnenc(e of wat with .\exiico) andi said the knew Soulth Carol ina wouldI do her Part, as shte had in the Past. Het congtraltula ted A nderson on leadingi lie eot iies (of thle State in tres pondintg to thle call for Itroops, more1 than three hundred1 menl110 from A nderson hav ig lobilized for thle fronit. Lawi Fnfioremntiit Policy3. Theli Gove rnor told1( of hiis la w-en - fotrcemetnt polley. lI reviewved tegisla ion Itassedt during Ils admttiisttat ion tavotabile to fatrmers and eott on il etmployees and~ mleti onitng thle board of conci11liation1, reenlled that douring the strike at the lIrogan M\ill last tall the otpera tives aisked lim to a rbiItrate, wlhich he wais w'iling to (10 if both sIdes consente I d, hut. thle ilI owners, he said, refused, sayinlg thecy had noth tng 1(o aiittrale. 11le referredt to his refusal to order1( tou(1t tie m)1illtia d1ur1 in~g the strike. The governor revIewed he reorganizat ion and remodelling of the State Hospital for the Insanc. Thle G'over'nor was asked about appitiil ng necgtoes as nioties publie. lie replied that thete are none in ofilce now; that he namlfedt notaries ipublic in South Car olina on reOcomnmendation of the legis lators andt somec negroes got In, but he f oun~d they were not conducting them selves well and lie has revoked all of their commIssIons and refused to comn mition any m)ore. The governor was presented with a basket of flowers. Itlease Spoke. Fortmer Governor CNtn L. mlasen sai Duncan Expected to Lead for Governor CHAIRMAN BABB WILL PRESIDE it. is Th'lo nghift. tfhnt, the Candidites for M3inor (h'tices %i5Ill Spekii First, Fol. to et'd Iliy the ('andial:ties for (a,. e'nor. n)iicran iI'st Speaker. The c(ali'hiates oI' stat, ouf ex peeled to be ii Lat'eis Friday for heir reguila ' 'Ogagemnt(1 for this county. Although the program of the day has not lein (eliniitely deCiled tIp)ol, it is tholight that, the candidates for in in or offices will speac first and the candidates for governor last. l11 all probability .Johi ''. l)tncan will be the first. speak.er, followed con ;(c liIIely by Rtic hard 1. \I ni. t(olena n L. lilease, R. A. ('ooper and .l. .\l. !t)eschainips. As, the' last Rnmed candidate inakes a very entertaining speeeh, it is thoug:' that Ihe crowd will hold together until the very last. The speaking, as usual, will be held at Ilolinit S priig. II. 1. jiali, s 't(11y chi t'rma n, will preside. ''h~ speaking will start at 10 o'clock a. 111. Since it. is not. definitely declied which of the candidates will speak lrst, attendants on the meeting shotild be lrescilt at. Ille openIig hour. when the eanilpaign began there were iegros holding oiliee and by Iiis cal ipaign lie had drummed them out and (congraIoat ed the present governor "on at last recognizing that negroes are not as good as white mlen." A\lr. Ulease romped Ol the ncw ollices wilih hayt been ereated during Ili present adilin istration, dl'nouning am1ong others tlie board of conciliation, ihe tax ('01111 is sion and others. lie sai it (overnor \lahining in't-ii sent. "Smoke" Thomip Soil to Ainde'son !ast fall there wotlhl have been i no tloubi' a; Jirogan A lill. that the sheriff had the Siutalion in hand and everytlhing was get ing along all right. until "Smoke"' T[honitisoj 'amit' lt. Ile assailed the last. legis latuirc and said "Ii your le;islatlures are no betler than the last one was, you would he bette' off without any." lIe cihart'gied the governor Wit Ii turniig all the ltlenseites out of otllce and said sarcastically "and yet, he says le is governor of all the people." In coipartinig his adinloistration with (hat of (;overnol' \lanning, .\lr. llease Said "The (ifferenev bet weeni .r. Mdan ning's administration and mine is that I said I would not appoint anybody blt illeaseites, and did it, and .\1r. .\lan ing said lie woo ll not regard factions, and did not keep his lroilse." , e.Illng and Cheering. Tlhe crowd was yelling and cheering Mr. ltlease when he made this state luent and Giovernori .'\alannig aros ti'oini where lie was seated o(n1 the sta1111 and walked upi to the speaker, but. what passed bet w'en I hem was not auldilde to the jir'ss stand, because of ile uproar among the crowd. Chir iii'.n Tol1ey was on his feet quieting ie ri'o wd, and inally succeeded. Th governor returned0( to hiIs seat, Itlease smii 'ad. took a siji of w.ater and~ Ion 100(1e hIs slieechi, ini which lie scored the \lanninig adiiniiist ration. T'he forin ('r gov.ernor~i id( lie w.~as goIng to lbe elected oin the first ballot. lHe w~aus liresenited w~l i two haskets of tlower's ando r'eceived mnaiiy cers. I', tnough of~ Factional11Iim. . \\c have had enough of factional Isni in S'outhi Carollina. Hlave you1 toiight of it.?'" 1. A. Cooper askedl the o tildetie oif And~er'so n voters todlaY ami( I Icy ani,.vwerediW wih Cheers. Is statement seemed to meet w.ith thle henarty . ii'oal~ o f his auldiene.x Mi'r ( enorl M. ed th'at the ne i ighbiOtoro scolIc '.1il1t i: p andI str'essedl law~ enforceent. p( ekert otr the Oilice of (;overnor, de 1' i'd ('ne r'f lie mlost 11nusuialI ad ohssser i n(5slc a'~ li pol)itlcal camnpa ignt in tils State ill some1 timie. lie deg,_ cod fr'om hiis 1bu1sitness add(1ress to de niounc in 1no 11 n certain teirmis 111e fae tional ism whih h le hadI per'eived. 'My ftriendls," said h le, 'we have bceen told1 that factionalism) ini South Car'o lina was dlead; niot only (dead, but buied. if therte 1)e ii man1 hiere who has believed that, nevei' again shouild lie dloubt thec doctin~e of the Rlesurt ct ion. Todlay yotu have shown that 110 loniger have we demnocracey in this state. The indIelpendents, the men wIthI thle balance of powet'. are m'te nlet who flow ('aln rule. They' are a minorIty' we are a mi~inority. Mor'e than one0 hiun'. dried years ago factIonalsm started In SotIh Car'olina ; since ltat ine three fatitons have heen) addedl, One suicceedl Ing the other'. Man fles at the throat of man. Makes Prediction. "I take an oath as to thIs. If It proves false yoti may hang me in ofllgy, you may send me back to my home Inl shiami. EIther I shall b)e the next (Governor, or' wIth the independ.. (Continued 01) Page our.) SOLDIERS GRVEN Vast Gathering of Friends, Thursda) Thursday evening before the do In"rture of the Traynhain Guards for the Mobiliization ("am11l) at Columbia, a vast. through of men, women and chil dren gathered in front of the court. house to bid the soldiers farewell and (udspee.d. Not in many a long day l-,; rich a large crowd gathered for any purpose at night in this city, the evident desire being to express thor ough appreciation of the courage and sacrillees the men are showing in go ing to the front. Although an air of lightheartedness and good cheer pre tailed, there was a st rain of serious ness ru inning i through the exercises that. len1t it inpressiveness and solelm nity. It. E0. Hlabb. 1sq., presided over the exercises, which had been ar ranged largely by the ladles of the l'nlied Daughters of the Confederacy and the Daughters of the American itevolution. At seven o'clock the ladies served a substantial and refreshing supper, before which Rev. J. R. T. Mlajor made a short. prayer. While the boys were giving dlue alittention to this part of he program the crowd was gathering for the celebration which was'to fol low. When the suppe)r was finished Mr. IBabb Introduced Col. II. Y. Simpson, commander of the Sons of Veterans who made an eloquent address in w hich h1e held up for emulation the example of Palmetto soldiers in the Revolution, the .Mexican war of I itn and the Confederate war of the Six ties, in which the ancestors of the members of this company made en viable records for gallantry and cour age. Col. Simpson assured the men of the deep sense of appreciation with which the people of the county and country saw them( depart for the front, at the same time adjuring them to maintain the ideals of South Carolina soldiers and to show their loyally to their country by their conduct in bat tIe. In closing his address he asked them to live clean lives and to fight against the temptations of army life, so that they could return to their homes and their faInilies with records unblemished by any stain upon their life or character. Col. Sinpson was followed by lion. 'C. A. Power, who made a stirring ap peal to the young soldiers to fight for their country as the Confederate sol diers fought for the Stars and Bars from '61 to '65. "Love of honor, love Itecital Friday Evening. Many music lovers of the city en joyed a p)Jendid musicale by Miss Clara Cox being assisted by Mrs. Lucas, who is a musician of note. Piano solos by Miss Cox and duets by Miss Cox and Mrs. Lucas, selections being taken from the compositions of the master composers, combined to make an evening of rare charm. Miss 'Cbx, though quite youthful, displayed admirable technIque and gave indica tions of talent out of the ordinary. Af ter the musIcal selections delicious refreshments were served. BIG SEND-OFF Relatives and Well-Wishers Evening of home and the love of country arie the throe dominating elolions in the, breast of mn" said Mir. IPower and "the last of these is the strongest. He praised the spirit with which the soldiers enlisted and encouraged them to stand it) like patrio' 'or the pro tection of the honor a integrity of their country. Following the address of Mr. 'ow er, miss Julia Ir by, on the part of the )aughters of the Rlevolution, and Ars. .1. S. Hlen net t, on the part of the Daughters of the Confederacy, spoke a few words of good cheer and en cou ragemenI. to the departing comii pany. After they had spoken, Capt. W. I it lichey, .Jr., formerly commanld er of the colpaniy, replied to the ad dresses in behalf of Capt. I.ee, his of ticers and nen. Capt. 11lehey made an eloqtuent speech in which he as sured the assembled people of the Colpllany's appreciation and of their (Qeerminat(in to uphold the honor and tradi'o1s5 of the county. A; a1 ot i of aftermiath to the pro gra in Re. .1. It. 'I'. major presented to the coiipa ny a handsome vietrola as a gift rn the citizens of the town. Iiev. ,i.\ o' told siveral witty ance itl'e(! which pst the company and au ditor: in a happy mood for the ('losing. Following his short talk, the company gale a rousing chee' as its expjires sion of thanks and appreciation. Friday morning again a large crowd assemtiled at the railroad station to 1)1(1 the boys good-bye. There were many af feeting scenes as the young soldir(1 parted from their loved ones, but they went away will) that. daunt less and cheerful expression charac teristie of this state's soldiers. The crowd that waited behind Was far more affecled by the seriousness of the case than tihe men themselves. for If there were any evidences of relec taice to go none ('tl e to tle surface. surface. IReports from Ile camp are that the Laiurens company is getting into sha1pe and all of the members are well. It Is not. known when they will depart for the front, hut It, will hardly be for a week or ten days yet. The company is in serious need of more men if it Is to keep its Identity and not be merged with another company to bring It up to war strength. About fifteen men have Ibien recruited since the company's departure, but about 75 more are needed. Miss ,Strdlivan Enttertains,. Miss Josle Sullivan entertained last Thiursday afternoon at her home on West Main street in honor of Mrs. II. V. Irby, a recent bride, and .Miss P'auline \Vhitley, her guest. She was assisted by Mrs. Jas. F'. Hlarney an'd Misses Sadie Sillivan and 1)onIe Qounts. After a number of games of F~or'ty Two and Bridge were played, a delicious Iee course was ser'ved. Mtr. R. S. Owens, Est., of the Abe ville bar, was here on business~ for a 1while Monday.