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?10 ottthron THE SI Mi l 11 WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Tear Dol?Let all the ends Thon Alms'! at bo thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TR?E SOUTHRON, Established June, Consolidated Au*. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1913. Vol. XXXV. No. 60. FIERCE BATTLE IN MEXICO. KUlEKs AM? M \DJ IUSTS FIOHT IN M Kl I OF CTY. ii. tvs Artillery, M n inn, i.mi- ami Rifle* I'ard In all-day Hat tie?Many Killed ami (?real Damage ?o Prop ?rtf?Pre ''lent Maden? AsaertM That II" Wdl Suppre** the Rebel? lion. Mexico City. Feb 11? The federals and rebels fought a seven hour drawn battle In the heart of the city today. When darkness put an end to the fighting neither side appeared to have gained any marked advantage. Estimates of the casualties run as high as 1.000, although accurate in? formation can now be obtained at this time. The dead certainly would be counted by the hundreds. Foreign residents for the most part kept v.nder cover but three Americans are known to have suffered injuries from stray bullets. They are Lloyd Osborne, an author, who was shot in the thigh; l>r. R. If. McCr^sson of Lincoln. Neb., and Mark Johnson, a negro, of Madison. IM. Artillery played the chief part in the day s fighting but rifle five was kept up continuously though more or less Ineffectively. President Ma dero and his ministers expressed satisfaction tonight with the day's ?a. a and ventured the oplr.j.,.i that tomorrow would see the overpowering of the enemy. Oen. D'ax". in his arsenal strong? hold, appeared as defiant as at any time since ho was released from prison by the mutinous soldiers and ( promises a repetition tomorrow of the terrific bombardment, the fler? ?? ness of which la attosted by the many partially destroyed structures within a raulua of half a mile. The greatest loss of life resulted in a charge of rurales who, with a dar? ing ^mounting to foolhardiness, mov? ed against a rebel battery which mowed down men and horses. The execution done In the pro? longed engagement was sufficient In tfc*> hashsf of Senor de la Harra and the diplomatic n rtresentatives to war- , rant an attempt to prevent another battle within the city. Senor de la Barr a sent a message to President Madero saying: "In the name of hu? manity and aa a Mexican who is free of all political and revolutionary par? ties, I wish to offer* my services In any possible way to effect peace with? out further bloodshed." Madero replied, thanking htm but declaring that no terms other than an unconditional surrender could be made with Dlaa. That the president is determined to make this a finish fight Is evident, though no more so than Diaz, who realises that thero will be no clemency In case of surrender. Almost within a stone's throw of each other these two fighting forces, each armed with more than 20 can? non. apparentl> expect to continue the struggle regardless of the loss of life. Th# firing grew much lighter as the afternoon wore along but the ar? tillery action always was the domi? nating feature. For the most part the artillery fire on both sides was kept reasonably low. but not Infre? quently shells streamed across the city and shrapnel fell in districts far from the sone of fighting. The government troops advanced from four direction-, QetV Ang? 1- I from the west. Oen. Cause from the '.r**? (leg Maas from the south and Oen. Delgado from the east. Toward the end of the battle, they ?et? crowded close together and from position on San Dlefo nreet, Oei Cause sent hundreds of soltd sie t gfalnst the arsonnl. one corner of which was destroyed. Early In the action Oen Dtni saw to It that his men held their fire The quantity of ammunition used by tie federals was far greater than by the rebels. Apparently the less frequent flra from the rebel's positions van more effective, and | tlculatlons to? night are that the rebels loss In hilled and wounded was considerably -.?mall? er than that of the government f<>r< ? ?, The eann??n of the federal eventual? ly Were need by the rebels, but the extent of the damage to the retM I artillaty Is not known outside their own lln? * The streets In Ahl? b the fighting occurred present a ?III ipldat? d ap? pearance. One of |1m btllldlnm wbl? h suffered most Is th.? In which Ihe American con 'ulnte p ?o r ?! mm 1?.. rated and from wbi? b the consul snd his sr.iff aer?? fgfeed le Bee, Msjevhi Mngensj Reeocd, Harrison I'? arson ami l.a\lnla II- I I i of Privateer secured a licerw ? t marry Tuesday. DIAZ AND M&DERO BATTLE. BLOODY eTOEKT FIGHTING CON TIM KS. Civil War In City of Mexico Marked by ll< 4i\> I t-hi mi; und Much l .I?m?(|-|u-(|?lloth Diu/ and Mildere? Determined to Make it u Fight to i the Finish. Mesftee City, Feb. 12.?Mexico'* rupitul wa9 torn asunder again today by shot and shell. It was not until 9 j o'clock tonight that the tire in all quarters ceased. Qen. Felix Diaz, in command of the rebel forces. fortified and en- ( trenched in and around the arsenal, has held his ground against the fed ? y 1 Is. He had done more than I his. ] Hi had subjected the city to a more terrible bombardmeut than that of yesterday. He had widened his zone of action and had serd forces against the National pa!a<???. Throughout the bomhardment and almost continuous rattle of machine guns and rifles the president went about his work in the palace appar? ently unperturbed. He took counsel (re<|neatly with the finance minister, Braeete Madero; from time to time he was in conversation with Cfen. Huerta. the ? commander-in-chlef regarding plans of attack. His courage was great, his confidence remarkable. Over at the arsenal, Gen. Diaz calmly di? rected the operations. He character? ized them as solidly defensive. He, too, was optimistic. ' Anticipating an early resumption of hostilities tomorrow, more than COO Americans fled tonir.ht from home to temporary abodes in the outskirts of the city, where the danger from the fire will be minimized. I Ambassador Wilson, being informed from the National palace that the government planned a crushing blow, determined to save the Americans if I possible and rented numerous houses, to which, under flags of truce, agents of the ?mbassy hurried in automobiles as many women and children as would agree to be transported. The capl'al was quiet tDnljtht but the fugitive foreigners filled with horror by the frightful bombardment of the past two days, needed little urging. I While the bombardment was far heavier today than Tueslay. the 1 probable loas of life was less. This was due to the lack of any effort to I force the assault by the federals. The casualties are estimated at not less than 300 dead and 1,600 injured In the two days' fighting. Two Amerl I can women are dead, shot to pieces ! by a shell. They were Mrs. H. W. Hoimes and Mrs. Percy Orlfnths, Bevern] Americans have been wound? ed. xUit the total number of naM?/e non-combatants Injured was undoubt ! edly small. Experience Is fast teach ! Ing the citizens to keep out of the line of fire when possible. I The report from the Diaz head ' quarters that his losses have been ncgltghle are received with loin.o doubts. About 10 o'clock tonight ' there was a sharp active fire for a few minutes by a federal battery against the rebel position but at 11 o'clock ?j the city was tranquil with all the ' Street light8 OUt. The number of dead and wounded ? in nor even be estimated, but it Is targe. For two hours during the fore? noon the rebel gunners rained shot and shell at the lofty structures of the city, from the roofs of which fed ? i.tl sharpshooters and machine gun men bad attempted |o rake the Insur? gents In the trenches and behind the l-arru a?b s (,f the arsenal. I Shells from the heavy guns were well timed, the explosion! throwing I perhaps hundreds of thouenndi of ' bullets Into the rOOfS, effect ua.Iy < leartni tie- buildings of the picked i men ,,f the federal troops. Sem, of the rebel shelhi and u<>t ft few bullets reached the National i Palace, but Ron? did serious damage. It || not belie\?d that Diaz seriously contemplates at the present time an attack on Madero*! headquarters. I Ifadero has promised |o make a combined assault on the rebel posi? tion tomorrow but Ihe operations of today Indicated that Dias has much , in reserve. On the first day of the battle it was the lovernment forces that burind their powder. Today it was the rebel's turn to be aggressive. Dial brought forth heavier guns than he bud need be? fore. The threatening features of the day were the appearance In the outskirts of the city of Sapatlstas who harraased Mo- government troops und the r< l< i ic from I hi Belara Jail of s< \ ? ral 11. ? " i pi loom ra Some of the latter \**\>- Joined the rebel ranks I but others nri fool frei and may turn I to looting, COLUMBIA WOMAN ICSES LIFE. MKS. ANNIE McCLENDON KILLED IN AI TO ACCIDENT. TWO others Injured in Fatal Affair at Rooky Branch Near Union station, j Columbia, Feb. 13.?Mrs. Annie Mc? Clendon, wife of Milien H. McClen don of this city, was instantly kiled last night at 9 o'clock when an auto? mobile driven by her husband was precipitated from a bridge Into Rocky branch. Mrs. IfcCle'ndon, with her husband and his titter, were returning home when the fatal accident occurred. The point at which it "happened is about two block! south of the union depot. Mr. IfcClendon was preparing to as? cend the hill leading to his home at 120? Whaley street. Turning out from Main street Mr. IfcClendon | Veered too sharply and the car was j hurled from the bridge crossing j Rocky branch at that point, into the waters below. The occupants of the cars were pin- j ned under it. Mr. McClendon and his ; i sister, however, managed to extricate ! themselves and to summon assistance. The body of Mrs. McClendon was im | mediately rushed to a local hospital where it was discovered that she was ' beyond medical aid. It was apprehended at first that 1 (bath had possibly resulted from j drowning but an examination develop 'ed that her neck had been broken, I death probably ensuing instantly. No 1 trace of any water was found in the . lungs. Miss McClendon's arm was injured ? by the fall from the bridge and the consequent pinning under the wreck I Gige of the car. Mr. McClendon was j slightly bruised. Mr. McClendon holds a position with the Riehland Mills company, be j ing an overseer of the card room of the mill. The party was within sight I of home when the catastrophe oc ' curred. I The body of Mrs. McClendon wt?s removed last night to a local under? taking establishment. Coroner J. A. Scott was notified and on investiga? tion found an inquest unnecessary. The funeral arrangements will be an? nounced later. The American ambassador and the ministers of Great Britain, Germany ? and Spain made protests to both Ma? dero and Diaz against the "barbarous I and inhuman warfare," but their pro? tests have been in vain. A brief armis? tice was arranged for a visit of the diplomats to the president and to the rebel commander, but in general the continuity of the day's operations was interrupted but slightly. The whir of the machine guns was seldom silent and there was at no time a long In? terval between cannon blasts. The F*ritlsh legation was under the rebel fire for a time, but the Ameri? can embassy Is considered to be in a comparatively safe district. For this reason women and children are being brought to that section and an Amer? ican guard patrols them. During a lull in ihe fighting automobiles flying white Rags were sent to various quar? ters of the city by the Americans, Get mans and British to collect women and children of all nationalities and they will be housed in the buildings rear the embassy. At 1.30 tonight the firing had grown very light. Only at rare intervals did the booming of cannon remind the people that the conflict had not ended. In their positions the federal sol? diers are resting on their arms and here and there are stnall squads giv? ing trouble to their officers because of liquor which makes them inclined to shoot without orders. As yet the native residents do not know thai possibly American ma? rines may e landed as the news from Washington arived too late for publication. Owlrg to martial law and the enforced -efusal of the telegraph management to accept mes? sages freely no reliable information has been received concerning the sit? uation in other parti of Mexico al? though it Is reported that mutinies are threatened In various cities, from which the central government is said to have drawn the police to assist in crushing Dias? \MF.IUC\NS DECLARED t\ l>\\ IJER. \larming Report-. Come From \ni iMissaflor Wilson? Washington, Feb. 12.? Alarmed by report a from Ambus idor Henry I.am Wilson thai tin combntant In Mexi? co (!lty \\? re training their guns In such direction us to Increase tin- dan? ger to Americans and other- foreign TURKEY SEEKS POWERS' AID. CALLS ON EUROPE TO INTER? VENE IN NEAR EAST. British Foreign Minister Itccicves Pe? tition and Sends It on to Other Chancellors of Europe. London, Feb. 12.?The Turkish gov? ernment today formally requested Sir Edward Grey to invite the European powers to intervene to stop the Bal? kan war. The request was communi? cated to ambassadors here who trans? mitted it to their respective govern? ments. The ambassadors will meet Friday to report the result. MASSACRE BY MOSLEMS. Christian Men and Women of Seaport Slain by Turks. Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 12.?Accord? ing to dispatches given out her to day the Turkish troops yesterday as- j sembled the whole male Christian I population of the seaport of Buyuk Chekmedje in the village school house and massacred them. Subse- I quently they killed all the Christian women and children except the young girls, whom they carried off on board ship. There was no fighting yesterday j either in the Gallipoll peninsula or at j the Tchatalja lines. The bombard ment of Adrianople, however, con? tinues. WILL CONTI NE WAR. Porte, However, Will Strive to Con? clude PeacC with Allies. Constantinople, Feb. 12.?The Grand Vizier Tahmoud Shcfket Pasha, in an interview today, admitted that while continuing the war, the porte would strive to conclude peace on the basis of its recents note to the powers. Heavy fighting occurred in the Gal lipoli peninsula today. PATTEN PLEADS GCILTY; FINED. Pays t 1,000 Under One Count of "Cotton Corner*' Indictment. New York, Feb. 11.?James A. Pat? ten, the cotton and grain speculator, plead guilty in the Federal Court here today to the sixth count in an indict? ment charging him with the restraint of trade. Judge Mayer fined Mr. Pat? ten $4,000, which was paid imme? diately. Patten, Eugene Scales, of Texas, and others were indicted by a Feder? al grand jury here more than a year ago for manipulation of the cotton market. The Government charged that their acts constituted restraint of trade. The defendants demurred and carried their case to the Supreme Court, which recently ruled against them. George W. Merrlck, Patten's attor? ney, issued a statement saying that his client had entered his plea "with? out any consciousness of being guilty of any mora. turpitude, or of offend? ing in the slightest degree against any law or proper rule of conduct." Federal Attorney Wise said that, in view of the fact that Patten had plead? ed guilty and that an indictment (barging a cotton corner raised a novel question, upon which there was a difference of opinion among Judges, the Government would be satisikd with the imposition of a line. The sixth coant charges that Patten and his asociates, Col. Robert M. Thompson, William 1*. Brown, F. B. Hayne and Eugene Scales, agreed, under a contract, to buy practically the entire raw cotton crop of 1909, in order to hold it out of the market un? til November 1, 1910. To tlie seven other counts in the Indictment Batten pleaded not guilty, and they were nol prossed by the I Court. i residents, the State department hur? riedly dispatched Instructions to Mr. Wilson tonight to warn all non-com? batants to keep out of the fighting sone. Mr. Wilson reported, further, tbat large numbers of Americans and other ' Igners, terrorized because of the rain "t" bullets In the residen? tial section, had ^<?ukl?t protection at the embassy and In that neighbor i.i of the city. The ambasador said he found places of refuse for hundreds. The department empha ized to him t>)? necessity of afford? ing refugees every comfort and pro teefton Within his power. I..!.*?? developments In the situation were awaited by Secretary Knox and oil), r Statt del artmenl officials at the Knox residence tonight where mes? sages from Ambassador Wilson were received and answered. CONFER ON FARM WORK. DEMONSTRATION WORKERS HELD CONFERENCE AT W?HR. Problems Were Discussed?Workers Will Urge Farmers or the Sate to Attend National Corn Exposition. Columbia, Feb. 12.?The three days* , conference of the agents of the farm? ers' demonstration work of the fed- ! eral department of agriculture, which came to a close Sunday, was one of interest in every detail and the re- | suits of the conferences held will soon be manifested when the agents have resumed their work in the various counties. These meetings are always j largely attended and this was ar es- j pecial feature of the meeting just clos- ? ed, practically every agent being in \ attnedance. These meetings were usually "held j at Clemson college, but ow ing to the j exposition Dr. Bradford Knapp, con? sented for the meeting this year to be held in Columbia. An important fea? ture of the closing session of the agents' meeting was the adoption of 1 resolutions thanking Dr. Kr.app for permitting the meeting to be held at the Corn exposition. Forty-eight agents were i:i attend? ance, while the three district agents, having charge of all th<* agents, were also in attendance. The district agents are: L. L. Baker of Bishopvdle; W. II. Barton of Greenville and William El? liot of Winnsboro. All of the sessions wore, as usual, presided over by O. B. Martin, who is in charge of the club demonstration work. These meetings always have a stim? ulating influence on the agents, both new and old, and those in attendance at this meeting stated last night that they had been greatly benefited by the meeting held here, owing to the fact that there were so many important exhibitions that had a direct bearing upon their work. A lengthy conference was held dur? ing the meeting on the question of the farmers' institute work, which is one of the,most important features of the work of the demonstration agents. At this conference plans were discussed for getting the best possible results j out of the institutes which are held all during the summer at the county s* ats all over the State. Clemson col lege annually sends out the best men for this work, and with the assistance of the federal department much good is being accomplished. The agents have for the most part, returned to their homes, and they were each one instructed to at once write letters to their respective coun ty papers, urging that ve people of their districts come to Columbia for the remaining three days of the Corn I exposition. This will doubtless have a good effect, and send many farmers to Columbia between this and Friday, who might possibly have remained at home. HELD FOR AIDING NEGRO. Two Men, Two Women and One Boy in ./ail at Pinewood. Pinewood, Feb. 11.?At 8 o'clock tonight, with a big downpour of rain, the town is wrapped In quietness. Two men, two women, one young boy are held for assisting Dukea to escape. It is generally thought that the fugi? tive is tonight somewttere between Packville and Summerton, as his mother, who is now confined in th s guardhouse, testified that Sam spent a portion of last night at her home but left this morning two hours be? fore daylight She did not know in what direction or bow he left. The Stale bloodhounds, which were sent to the scene last night, have been unable to pick ui the trail and it is supposed that the negro has been as? sisted by others of bis race, who have lent him teams with which to escape. Sheriff Gamble of Manning arrived today about noon but soon left as everything was quiet. Mayor Geddings is out of town to? day, attending the funeral of the de censed officer. Upon his return an attractive reward will be offered by the town and citlsens regardless cd' the reward pffered by tin State. Same Dukes is about live feet, nine Inches tall, liuht gingercake color; scar over one eyebrow. When last seen he was wearing a light brown suit, small chock; button shoes, soft brown bat lie la .< "blue gum" ne? gro Officers In authority al Lane?, Wil? son Mill, Manning, Alcolu, Biogdon, Sumti r, Wedg< Held, Sumter and Camden Junction, Lone star. Creston, Mayesvllle, Lynchburg, Lake City and other points are n..i Hed t>' be on the lookout. GUY COUNCIL MEETING. NUMBER OF UNIMPORTANT MAT l l Ks DISCUSSED AT MEET? ING TUESDAY NIGHT. New Policeman Elected?Mr. McKiev? cr Declines to Act on Hoard of Health?Ordinance Agates! Petit Larceny Adopted?Vasnber of Rec omnsrnrtstlons Made by City Man? ager. City Council held egular semi? monthly session T * y night and a number of mat* At little import Si ance were bro- *V up and acted up? on. . ?? Applicati- . vi'or appointment on w the polic? e were received from M> ssra. -2?" Chandler and A. C. V Carrig Mr. Chandler was elected to fi' one existing vacancy. hy quest of the Sumter Tele? phone Company permission was given Mr. E. H. Lynam, their trouble man, to ride a bicycle on sidewalks in wet weather, while responding to calls from patrons for repair of phones. A letter was received from Mr. J. \V. McKiever expressing regret that circumstances prevented him from ac? cepting a place on the Board of Health, to which counci' had elected him. The election to till this vacancy on the Board was deferred until next i meeting. A letter was read from the City Re? corder, citing a decision of the Su? preme Court of the State, which lim? its the jurisdiction of municipal courts to the enforcement of ordinances, and suggesting the adoption of an ordi? nance against petit larceny. Where? upon the Clerk presented an ordin? ance entitled "An Ordinance to For? bid and Punish Petit Larceny, and the Buying or Receiving Stolen Goods in the City of Sumter," which was read and adopted and ordered pub? lished. The Clerk and Treasurer's report fo~ January and Report of the Water? works for January were referred to Mr. Rowland. Report from the Chief of Police showed 89 arrests in January; $866.50 fines collected and 562 days labor. Request was made by J. H. Steven? son for license on an ice cream cart, which was fixed at Five Dollars per annum. A letter was received from the Southern Cotton Oil Company, defin? ing "gross income" under the license old nance, in a different way from Council's construction. The Clerk was instructed to insist on the Council's view of the question in collecting the license. Mr. Rowland reported that he had asked Mr. Gilbert C. Whi.e, C. E., of Charlotte, N. C, to corae and advise with Council in regr?'-? to conditions at the waterworks, with special refer? ence to the installation of electric power. His action was approved. Request of Ducker and Bultman for gas fixtures in their store at City's ex? pense, was refused. Mr. Worthington advised against the installation of a fire hydrant a.s requested, in Magnolia street for the present, as he thought hydrants more necessary at some other points. He reported that the S. C. W. Railway Co., will remove obstructions to drainage in northeast section of the city, in? cident to laying their track. He rec? ommended that eh ctric lights in the I clock tower be turned off at midnight , until 6 a. m. in the interest of econ? omy, and was given permission to try this piaw. He had put East Calhoun street in good repair, preliminary to turning it over to the care of Mr. I. A. Ryttenberg with a split log drag. He reported request of the Sumter Lighting Co., for permission to erect poles on E. Liberty street to carry current to the City National Bank building, which was granted. He thought the practise of taking the steamer to all fires was a needless ex? pense and danger, and though? it web to have it in readiness, but only to go after the necessity had be n as? certained. The suggestion was ap? proved. He was authorised to have the shade trees '.rimmed, and clean? ed of mistletoe. He recommended a discontinuance of detailed police re ports shewing the work of individual otllcers, as these reports, stimulated undue ambition to excel and lead t arrests without Sufficient cause. H< thought that su.h details might be reported to htm and summarised In his report to Council. Mr. Booth thought the stimulation of energy j brought about by Individual reports was healthful and beneficial to vbo I city, ami council concluded to make 1 no change In p? I e i t ports for the pi t m nt Coum i tin n djourm d.