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TOE SUMTKR WATCHMAN, Established April, 18*0. "Be Jut and Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Almg't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, IMC
Consolidated Aug. 3,1881.
SUMTER. S. O., r^x'URDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1913.
Vol. XXXVII. No. 28.
BLOODY HI JUAREZ
Federal Army Defeated and in Danger
of Extermination by Constitu?
tionalists.
BATTLE III .<. \ \ LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AXI) CONTINUED
UNTIL ELEVEN O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT?GEN. VILLA DECLARES
HK WILL EXTERMINATE THE FEDERALS ? FEDERALS MAKE
DESPERATE ATTEMT TO CAPTURE RACE TRACK, BUT ARE
DRIVEN IL\CK.
El Paso, Texas, Nov. 25.?The
bloodiest battle of the Mexican revolu?
tion Is racing* around Ciudad Juares,
lust across the llio Grande from this
etty.
The battle began late yesterday and
lasted until eleven o'clock last ntght.
The Constitutionalist army, under
General Villa, apparently administer?
ing s crushing defeat to the Federal
forces under General Mercado.
The Moody conflict was resumed at
daylight this morning. Gen. Villa as?
suming the offensive. Gen. Villa de?
clares today thst he will exterminate
the Federal army.
The Federal* swept into the teeth of
a withering rain of bullets In attempt?
ing to reach the ract track and find
shelter in the huge concrete stadium,
but were driven back with hea\y loss
The roer of battle continuing
throughout the forenoon and many
Mexicans fled across the river into the
Cmted States. The wounded soldiers
thst have been brought in told a dra?
matic story of last night s battle. In
the darkness the soldiers frequently
fired on soldiers on their own side.
Gen. Orosco, with four thousand Fed?
erate who tried turning the left flank
of the Rebel army were repelled with
fearful loss.
The* fighting line sxtends fully
twelve mi to*.
are esTfaged m the action around Ju?
ares 1
Federate Whipped at Every Turn.
Ysleta, Texas, Nov. 26.?General
Calasar, one of the Federal leaders in
the attack on Juares. and two thous?
and men have been surrounded by the
Rebel* Just across the river. Every
attempt to cut thoir way out has fail?
ed. They must surrender or they will
bo cut to pieces Many Federals have
deserted and are fleeing to the Amer?
ican side. The Foderals have been
whipped at every turn and the losses
are heavy.
WAJ4 OF EXTERMINATION OR?
DERED.
Dictator Making l>?>?|?>rute Final Ef?
fort to Suppress the Rebel*.
Mexico City. Nov. 25.?Huerta is
making a desperate final attempt to
change the attitude of foreign nations
toward Mexico. Federal command
era rave been imperatively ordered to
strike hard at the Rebels and. if nec?
essary to carry on a campaign of ex
term n ttlon The army has been
sternly told that no excuse will be
accepted for defeats. It is reported
tiiai threS thousand Rebels made an
unsuccessful uu-o k on Ma/.atlan. The
fighting lasting from Saturday until
last asgfct A hundt.<i HobOM are re?
ported killed.
FEDERALS VIT \< K RI DELS.
Furvtgoer* In Oil DtHtrid Threatened!
by Wsr In BOStSSeV
city. Nov. j;, General
Augllar's llebel army, located la the!
?>tl dmtrtct about l.ake Taiulahua wun|
Sfacked by Federals from Tuxpam
today There sre many foreigners |g
this lection.
Federal* on the Run.
Han Klisario. Tex. Nov. 25. (My
Telephone to Kl I'usoi The Con
StMntteeMtftSt* hive defeated the Fed?
eral srmy a second time today. The
go\?-iiiiio-nt troops are retreating
southward tiring as the) i.o Eight
guns gjfgfg captured by the < 'oitstitu
llonabstM and tinned on the retreat?
ing; Federals LoaetS Ifi hsgflff on
basal sides. Fi^bting m sapeeted t"
Continue until night when tin Hebels
Sre expected to abandon tue pursuit.
llio t.rsode Military lload Proposed.
Washington, Noi .-?> \ lltltar)
read along MM Hsi Grsnde to patmll
of the swift movement of troops and
war munltloiM snd pro\ |de lor the easy
pstroi of itif? Mealena border hi pro
posed in a Joint itiolutiou uAsred in
the senate today by Senator Sheppard
of Texas.
REBELS CAPTURE IMPORTANT
TOWN.
Victoria, Capital of Stato of Tamull
pas in Hands of Constitutionalists.
Brownsville. Texas, Nov. 26.?The
report is confirmed today that Reb?
els have captured Victoria, the capi?
tal of the State of Tamulipas. Two
thousand Federals who tried to re?
capture .the city were deefated at San
Ignucla.
LEAVE FOR TUXPAM.
Two Thousand Federals Moving on
City Threatened by Rebels
Mexico City, Nov. 26.?Two thou?
sand Federals, many of them con
crlpts, went to Vera Cruz today where
they will board transports for Tux
pam, the Mexican petroleum center.
Tuxpam is threatened by the Rebels
under Gen. Augulllar.
Prisoners Brought From Juarez.
El Paso, Texas, Nov. 26.?Between
seven and eight hundred Federal pris?
oners were brought from Juarez this
morning on a special train from the
scene of yesterday's battle. The great?
er number are enlisted men, whbm, it
is said, were deserted by. officers on
the Held. Thousands more of the
wounded are on the way, though
Juarez is already crowded with In?
jured soldiers.
SOUTHERN'S NEW PRESIDENT.
Will Not Bo Elected Until Regular
Meeting of Board of Directors, In
December.
Washington, Nov. 26.?A new pres?
ident of the Southern Railway to suc?
ceed the late W. W. Finley will not be
selected until the next regular meet?
ing of the Board of Directors which
takes place on December 12th. First
Vice Prosldent A. B. Andrews, of
Raleigh, X. C, In the meantime, Is act?
ing as president.
The names of Thomas Powell, Fair?
fax Harrison, and Henry Spencer, a
son of a former president of the
Southern, are being mentioned.
AFTER THE WILSON WEDDING.
Whlto House Returns to Work?
Couple to Sell for Europe in a Few
Days.
?
Washington, Nov. 26.?The White
tloutte was transformed back into a
prosaic residence today, after the
brilliant wedding yesterday. Many
wedding presents will bo placed In \
storage because the couple's home at
Wilhamstown, Muss., is not large
enough to hold them. It is definitely
understood that the couple will sail
for Europe wihin a few days, return?
ing to Williamstown in January.
Washington is rtiill dazed over the fact
that very few prominent society peo?
ple were Invited to the wedding.
GOMPEHS HI MAINS PRESIDENT.
Next Conference of National Organ?
ization Will Im? Hold In Philadel?
phia.
>.-utile. Wash . Nov. 22.?The Amer
i in Federation of Labor tonight ad?
journed, after electing officers and
rhooelni Philadelphia as the place
Its next Convention, Whit h Will assem?
ble on the second Monday of Novem?
her. 1914, The officers elected are:
president, Barnuel Gompers; treas?
urer, John B, Lennoni secretary,
I Link Morrison, and eight Vice PfSSb
dents.
I HOt SAND Ml N LOSE JOB*
When Mammoth Railroad Shops Burn.
Huron. Mtetbi Nov. 26.?The Ornml
Truni raitwaj shops burned todas
The b.-m w;is around seven hundred
and titiv thousand dollars, a thotia*
ind men are temporarily idle, booaust
ui thu destructive Ore,
VILLA WINS VICTORY.
REBEL FORCES DRIVE FEDERALS
FROM JUAREZ.
Field of Bettle Covered With Dead
and Wounded?Loss Estimated
From Six to Fifteen Hundred?
Many Federal O Ml cert. Executed by
Order of Gen. Villa
El Paso, Texas, Nov. ?9.?Desultory
fighting between scattered bands of
Federals and the pursuing Constitu?
tionalists army continied south of
Juarez today. While the main army
of Federals is retreating into a
trap set for them by Gen. Villa, the
insurgent army is coming up from
Chihuahua to attack them from the
South.
Tho dead on both sides was today
estimated all the way from six hun?
dred to fifteen hundred. The small
towns near by and Juarez are filled
with wounded.
All but two of the Federal officers
captured are reported to have been
executed at Gen. Villa's orders, to?
gether with a number of privates.
Many wounded Federals were bayo
netted on the field.
"On to Mexico City" is now the cry
of the Constitutionalists but the ad?
vance may be delayed by the lack of
ammunition. The bodies of dead and
wounded men, carcasses of dead
horses and the bloody accompani?
ments of battle are scattered over an
area of nearly thirty square miles.
Many bodies were denuded and the
clothing is now being worn by the in?
surgents.
IMPROVE CHARLESTON YARD.
Gen. Diddle Kecommendi; That it be
Made Recruit Depot for Marine
Corps.
Washington. Nov. 25.?In the an?
nual report of Maj. Gen. L31ddle of the
marine corps, made publi: today, it is
recommended that buildings be erect?
ed at the Charleston navy yard for a
recruit depot.
It is stated "that in th? opinion of
the authorities it would be a good
idea to secure land lying north of the
marine corps reservation at Char?
leston for this purpose. It is quite
probable that estimates looking to
this end will be submitted to congress
next week.
TALKING OF TUNNEL.
English Cabinet Officers Discuss
Channel Plans.
London, Nov. 24.?The government
Is taking up the question of the con?
struction of tunnel under the English
channel, and Premier Asquith has In?
vited the admirafty, the war office and
the board of trade to examine into the
question and prepare full reports for
submission to the committee on im?
perial defense, which will decide as
to its practicability.
DEMANDS ZELAYA'S ARREST.
?Nicaragua Secks Apprehension of
Former President.
Washington, Nov. 25.?Through the
department of justice the United
States government is bending every ef?
fort to secure the arrest of Former
President J. Santos Zelaya of Nicara?
gua, wanted by the Nicaraguan gov?
ernment on a charge of assassination
and abuse of authority in causing the
death of two Nicaraguans, Domingo
Toribio und Slxto Pineda, at Mazaya,
April 21, lyoi.
PROMINENT CITIZEN ARRESTED.
Statctthoro. Gt*>rgia, Man Accused of
Whipping Woman.
Statesboro, Ga., Nov. 25.?Warrants
havo been issued against seven prom?
inent citizens charging them with
whipping Mrs. Rollefson and son re
oently. Clttasns Implicated In the
matter refuse to discuss the whipping,
but it is learned that the woman had
trouble with her landlord and made
threats of violence against people In
the community.
TRIED TO ROD BANK.
YesTgntan, However, Failed tit Cades.
Cades. NOV. '-?*.. -An attempt wes
made to rid) the Bank of Cades last
night, the burglars entering the build?
ing by breaking the plate glass front.
Falling to find anything <>f value out?
side the vault they made an attempt
to open the vault doors, but were un?
successful. The parties left without
securing a penny. There is no clue lo
the identity of the gang. This is only
one of a series of attempted robberies
recently committed In the town of
Cades, \ strenuous effort is being
made t?i bring Otc guilty ones to .jus
lice.
END GAME SUDDENLY.
PRESIDENT FIN LEY OF SOUTH-!
ERN KA1WAY DIED IN PRIME.
Stricken with Apoplexy Tuesday
Morning He Pass -d Aw?iy Without
Regaining Consciousness at Mid?
day. He Was a Gr*;!? Railroad
Executive and a Leader in the De?
velopment of the South.
Washington, Nov. 25.?William Wil?
son Finley, president of the Southern
railway and a leading figure in mov
menls for the development of the
Souta, died here today as a result of
a stroke of apoplexy which he suf?
fered a few hours before. He did not
regain consciousness after he was
stricken.
Mr. Flnley'S family, friends and as
' sociates were wholly unprepared for
I his sudden death. Scarcely past the
! prime of life, he was vigorous and
I
j energetic and seemingly in the best
I of health until a moment before he
j was felled by the stroke. He "passed
.yesterday evening quietly with the
family and retired apparently in the
, best physical and mental condition.
' When he arose about 7 o'clock this
I morning, he casually observed to Mrs.
j Finley that he had a feeling of slight
! oppression in his head. She left the
j room for a moment to obtain some
i mild remedy. When she returned
j
he was leaning over a dresser with
his head buried in his hands. She
i attempted to assist him, but he fell
into her arms unconscious.
Aid was summoned and the family
physician was called. It was evident
' that Mr. Finley was suffering from a
, stroke of apoplexy and every effort
I was made to restore him to conslcous
nese. At 1.50 this afternoon he pass
| ed away with Mrs. Finley, three of
his daughters and his son at the bed?
side.
Until the end not even Mr. Flnley'e
most intimate personal business asso?
ciates knew that he had been stricken.
Many of his personal friends in rail?
road circles were in the city attend?
ing rate hearings hefere the inter
' Va*e commerce commitslojfvT His only
sort, W. W. Finley, Jr., connected with
the traffic department of the Pennsyl
' vania railroad at Newark, N. J., was
j notified of his father's condition and
arrived at the house about 15 minutes
before the death.
Mr. Finley is survived by Mrs. Fin?
ley, Misses Lottie V. Finley, Lillle D.
Finley, Leonora Finley and Celestine
Finley and his son. Miss Lottie Fin?
ley was out of the city and could not
reach here before her father's death.
The funeral services will be held
from the St. John's Episcopal church,
this city, at 11 a. m.. next Friday.
Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Finley was born on September
I 2, 1853, In Pass Christian, on the
j gulf coast of Mississippi. He was ed
, ucated in the pricate schools of Pass
Christian and grew to early manhood
i in the atmosphere of this picturesque
section of the South. At the age of1
j 20 he entered the railroad service as;
a stenographer and by 1889 he hadj
Piled almost every minor position In j
tho clerical departments of various j
railroads. I
During the succeeding six years Mr.
Finley served several railroad systems
in Important executive capacities. He
became, -?n October 1, 1895, third vice
president of the Southern railway.
Later he was second vice president of
( tho Great Northern railway, but on
September 15, 1896, he returned to
tho Southern railway as second vice
president. Ten years later, in Decem?
ber, he was chosen president of the
Southern in succession to Samuel
Spencer, who was killed in a rear-end
collision on the morning of Thanks?
giving, six years ago.
WILL MOVE NEXT WEEK.
Commercial ami Savings Rank Sec?
ures New Quarters.
The Commercial and Savings Bank
will move from its present quarters
the early part of next week into the
building formerely occupied by the
star Restaurant,
An effort was made to secure this
place when the hank was tirst organ?
ized, hut the attempt W&S unsuccessful
However, now it is possible to get the
building and the bank Is getting ready
in move. The new quarters will af?
ford more spaee and better accomo
datlons for its employees and for its
customers,
LARGEST WARSHIP LAUNCHED.
England Still Holds Naval Supremacy
of World.
Davenport, Rngland, Nov. 26.?The
Nuper-dreadnaught "Warsplte," the
largest warship In the world, was
launi hed today, it is equipped with
special guns for lighting off attacks
by aeroplanes.
PRESIDENT EMERSON DEAD.
THOMAS M. EMERSON, PRESI?
DENT OF ATLANTIC COAST
LINE
Died Tuesday Night in Wilmington of
Acute Indigestion Following Drier
Illness ? Worked Ills Way Up to
Read of Great System.
Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 25.?Thorn
i
as Martin Emerson, president of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company,
died late tonight at his home here, fol?
lowing an attack of acute indigestion
yesterday while on a trip of inspection
over the system with members of the
board of directors.
Mr. Emerson, attended by his phy?
sician and friends, early today reached
Wilmington on a special train from
the South and while it was announced
that his condition was improved, he
later grew worse and died at 11
o'clock.
Mr. Erm-rson was born in Preble
county, Ohio, March 29, 1851. He en?
tered the railroad service 1867 as a
clerk in the freight office at Hagers
town, Ind., and by degrees forged his
way to the front ran* of railroad men
in the country. From a clerk in the
freight office he became night tele?
graph operator and later chief freight
and ticket clerk at Marion, Ind., and
I Ft. Wayne, Ind. He later was general
i passenger traveling agent of the De ?
troit and Indianapolis "through line."
i Coming south In January, 1875, he bc
! came clerk In the general freight of
i
I flee of the Charlotte, Columbia & Au
I gusta railroad and In July of the same
; year was promoted to chief clerk ;n
the general freight and passenger de?
partment of the Atlantic Coast Line,
j in which capacity he served until Sep
| tember 1, 1880, when for a year he
j was assistant general freight and tick
' et agent of the same road. In August,
1881, he was appointed assistant gen?
eral freight agent of the C. & O. rail?
road, afterwards becoming general
freight and passenger agent. From
July 1, 1891, to July, 1902, he was
traffic manager of the Atlantic Coast
Line, later beeomfrtg third vice presi?
dent. About five years ago he suc?
ceeded the late .President Erwin of the
Atlantic Coast Line.
Mr. Emerson was taken ill Sunday
at Dupont, Ga., while on an Inspection
tour of the road of which he was pres?
ident. He was taken to Waycross,
Ga,, Sunday night, and spent- Moife
day under the care of physicians in
a hospital there. Last night he was
apparently much better, and was
taken aboard a special train for Wil?
mington. A trained nurse and a phy?
sician accompanied him. When he ar?
rived here today he was take?*.4jr? his
home, his physician reporting him
practically out of danger.
Physicians announced that the
Immediate cause of Mr. Emerson's
death was angina pectoris, superin?
duced by the attack of acute indiges?
tion from which he was suffering.
PRESIDENT EMERSON'S FUNER?
AL.
Will be Held Thursday Afternoon at
St. John's Church. Wilmington.
Wilmington, Nov. 26.?The funeral
of President Thomas M. Emerson, of
the Atlantic Coast Line, who died last
night will be held at 3 o'clock Thurs?
day afternoon in St. John's Episcopal
Church.
SIMMS C ALLS ON ! I LEASE.
Has No Comment to Make on Gubcr
natorlttl Race.
Columbia, Nov. 24.?Mr. Charles
Carroll Simms, of Rarnweil, a candi?
date for governor, and Representa
I th e Mixson, of Rarnwell, were callers
! at the office of Governor Rlcase today.
Mr. Simms had no comment to make
on politics, but appears pleased over
the reception his candidacy for gov?
ernor is meeting in all parts of the
State.
POISON PROVES FATAL.
Accidental Dose Causes Death of .1.
W. Law son.
Spartanburg, Nov. 25.?From the
effects of a dose of poison administer?
ed through mistake, J. w. Lawson, a
substantial tanner of the Woodruff
section, died Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Lawson had been suffering
with a severe cold, and to relieve him
the members of his family procured
what they thought was a vial of
quinine. The brother tasted the pow?
der and noting that it bad the bitter
taste of quinine, proceeded to tlx a
powder, whi< h was given to tho man.
The effects of the drug set in Im?
mediately, and within 20 minutes Mr.
Lawson wan dead. When the physician
reported the case it was deemed not
necessary to hold sji i^ucst.
WAREHOUSE FOR SOUTH.
COTTON EXCHANGE COMMITTEE
FAVOHS PLAN.
Scheme Advocated Would Obviate
Necessity of Shipment to New
York Stores.
New York, Nov. 25.?The commit?
tee appointed by the New York cot?
ton exchange to consider the exten?
sion of the warehouse system to
Southern cities reported in favor of
such a plan today.
If adopted it will mean that it will
no longer be necessary for Southern
shippers to send to New York for
grading and certification cotton in?
tended for delivery on contracts.
"The New York cotton exchange
has had for the past 20 years," says
the committee's rer -t. "a very com?
plete system of e? fing, certificat?
ing and guarant ? I the grades of
cotton, making ^ fe and available
e
on the cor tract' ? future delivery
and elimlnatin ** isagreements be?
tween buyer ^ jeller as to the
grades and v "?5 The difficulty, how?
ever, has br *- ncreasing because of
our constar P nlarging cotton crops
that one r ^ alone can hardly get
a big eno stock of cotton for ths
needs of also increasing business
in contr for its future delivery^
"It f therefore, a sound busi
; ness pro*. *ition, and just to both buy
j er and seller not to add to the coat
of the cotton the requirements that
all bales intended for delivery on con?
tracts must be shipped to New York
for certification and delivery there.
A solution of this problem is proposed
on the principle of extending this well
tested system to warehouses in South?
ern cities which offer the necessary
facilities of size, safety and availabil?
ity.
"If this phn can be carried out,
and there is not much doubt that all
difficulties can be met and overcome,
it will prove a great boon to the whole
cotton trade. It will prevent corners
i and manipulations of the market und
I it will give the owners of the cotteh
\ a reliable guattlhl*** Of -tTfcr I^JIbV
thus making it more salable to
at home and also for export to any
part of the world. It will also make
cotton one of the safest collaterals in
the world to loan money upon, be?
cause the bank or banker will*know
by the warehouse receipt and the
i guarantee of trade that tbe cotton is
i safely stored in an approved wars
! house and what its market value is."
DANCE MUCH ENJOYED.
Holiday Eve Club Gives First of Its
Season Dances.
The first of the dances given by the
Holiday Eve Club for the season came
off in the Armory Hall Tuesday even?
ing, a good number being present and
the occasion proving a very enjoyable
one.
The grand march commenced a few
minutes before 10 and the dancing
continued from then until after 2
o'clock, with the usual intermission
for supper between 12 and 1 o'clock.
Cards were given out after the
grand march, which were filled for
the dances, and German figures,
which came after supper. Although
the attendance was not so large as at
Some of the former dances of the club
it was sufficiently large to make the
occasion a big success and to give all
present a delightful time. Refresh?
ments consisted of punch and a salad
course.
Music was furnished by Schumach?
ers augmented orchestra and proved
one of the entrancing features of the
occasion.
There were many beautiful young
ladies present and the numerous hand?
some gowns of the ladies were com?
mented on.
Among the visitors to the dance
were; Misses Sue and Lucy Efiru of
Lexington; Miss Minnie Williamson,
Columbia; Miss Cronin. Michigan;
Miss Katharine Stepp, Spartanburg;
Miss Lucile IseRUUI, Manning; Miss
Elisabeth Trippett. Boykin; Miss
Flora Tohin, Allendale, and Messrs.
Cromwell, Darlington; Carwile, Edge
in id; Willis. Augusta; Bowie, Colum
hia; M. r. Boykin, Columbia.
A GREAT GRAIN HARVEST.
Saskatchewan Values Crop at About
$110.000.000.
Winnipeg. Manitobia. Nov. 24.?The
government of Saskatt hewan today
announced that the grain harvest this
year will he valued at $110.000.000,
of which I71.000.0SS is represented in
wheat and $25,000,001 in oats. The
total production was 24:],500,000
bushels. ? f which 112,3?I,000 bushels
was wheat, 110,110,000 bushels oats
and 9,270,000 bushels barley.