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SUMTER, S. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1914.
Vol. XXXVIII. No. 16.
WAR WITH MEXICO.
Huerta Positively Refuses to Salute the
American Flag.
DICTATOR DECLARES HI AT APOLOGY ALREADY M \DE IS SUFFI?
CIENT AND WILL NOT PWIHAPl M EX ICO RY SALUTING
\HERR'AN 1 LAG?PRESIDENT WILSON HAS ORDERED COM?
PLETE RIX)! KADE OE MEXICAN COASTS.
Mexico City. April 15.?Dictator
Hmrta will " stund pat" on the refusal
of the Mexican government to salute
the American flag at Tamplco, de?
spite tho action of President Wilson In
concentrating the Atlantic fleet to
force compliance with the demand of
Hear Admiral Mayo. lien, lluerta re?
iterated today his statement that no
further action than the apology al?
ready rendered Is necessary and the
Mexican government would be de
KraJsd >>y giving the demanded salute.
An official memorandum to other ;vi
tlons Is being drawn today outlining
Mexican government's attitude by
Foreign Minister Hojas. It is ru?
mored that President lluerta has sent
two agents to oten negotiations with
Urn. Carranza to effect peace with
the rebels. Unconfirmed reports are in
circulation that the United States u ti
muturn gave lluerta until 6 o'clock p.
m. Thursday to make the full repa a
tion demanded by President Wils m.
Mony Americans are leaving for Vera
Crus. while others are arming to
protect themselves in case of emer?
gency.
NAVY READY rOR ACTION.
Ammunition and Supplies Being Tak?
en Aboard Today.
Washington, April 15.?The corn
have *>een broken by tho navy in ear
rymg SHI President Wilson's order to
rush the Massive dreadnoughts and
fast cruisers to Tamplco to upheld
the nation's honor and enforce re?
spect for the American tlag. From
every navy yard on the Atlantic coast
dispatches this morning state that
ammunition and supplies are being
carried aTmarfl the vessels and everv
thlng Is being made ready for im?
mediate departure.
DI.4KUKADK OF BOTH (OASTS.
Every Available Warship Will be
Bushed to Cou M < of Mexico.
Washington. April ||,?Teh com?
plete Moekade of both coasts of Mex?
ico will be the first nation taken by
the American navy In canying out tho
orders Of President Wilson to force
Dictator Huerta to respect the AlSTt
cas flag.
It was learned toda\ at the navy de?
partment that all naval \ esse Is on the
Pacific coast will be sent to the west
coast of Mexico without delay. There
are only a few gunboats available for
Immediate action in the I'aeitle, in cd
dltou to those now in MagtSM wa4 i
but they will share m t ri? - nav.il dt?in
onstratlon. It is (?robablo that with?
in the next ten days every vessel of
the American n.iv\. e \? e pt the Aslu.lc
fleet, will gsj lying off the 0Ogg{ of
M?il< o. ready to romnn in e an a<tl\"
bio kade.
?scptarv Daniels delir.d today
that within h\x minutes after tho is
sunnee of the order sending the en?
tire Atlantic licet to Tamplco every
vessel had rej.orted that it had re?
ceived the order unit would be un?
der way within thirty hours. It j
estimated that la*. . ? float will
reach Tample,, next Thntsday.
Mil'it hum h wn VICTIMS.
Battle ut sun INnIh? IMUBS I isjsj Toll
of I?. .el and Wounded.
Torreon. April 15.?over four thou?
sand wer? .kilbtl arid winindcd lodS
In a battle ut San lVdr??. Villa says
he lost f'r. ?? toin.li?.!. lie- U?bial
aus thirt;.-five hun?tre?l. Tin- town Is
In Humes. The federals lb ?1. aban?
doning their mtilleiy. ammunition.
Snd f??rty t-urhmds ?.f supplies. Thirt>
thousami troops to.-k part ami tb
battle linu was twents miles long.
M W V INst |.#Js TO I . S.
Tunipb o In? Itb nt Only Out of a
N unifier I?. l in t Made Known To
?gay.
Washington. April IT.. ? It been in?"
known tod i] iii I t is arrest of Pa ? *
master corps and mne marines at
Tampic?? is onlv one of a mini ?er of
studied insults t-? tm American th'g
by tho lluerta government. The
Mexican* sre maklai no attempt at
repsration ?>.? the effective correction
of the saftetja derilletlon of Its elvll
and mibttiv anthsritisa An orderly
from au American government battle
ship sent ashore for mail at Vera Cruz
was jailed but he was later released.
The Huerta government forcibly cen?
sor (l oflfc la] dispatches from the state
4V I'artment to (.'barge O'Shaughnessy
ami withheld the dispatches until
they wcro demanded by O'Shaugh
nessy. These ind.gnities have not
i ? en offered other nations. The naval
force Is armed with instructions to
"go the limit" in forcing Iluerta to
Salute the Bag.
SAIL FOR TAMl'ICO.
Four Battleships, Delayed By Fog,
Leave for Scone of Trouble.
Hampton Roads, April 15.?After a
delay by fog the dreadnaughts Arkan?
sas, Vermont, New Jersey, and New
Hampshire with Head Admiral Badg?
er as commander, aslled for Tamplco
a*t 12.30 this afternoon.
Ship Hushed to Tamplco.
New Orleans, April 15.?The naval
transport Hancock, with nine hundred
marines aboard, sailed at daybreak
for Tampico under forced draught.
"Washington, April 14.?It is admit?
ted today in official circles that the
Mexican situation is at the breaking
point as the result of the refusal ot
the federals at Tampico to comply
with the demand that the United
Sttaos tlag be saluted. President Wil?
son himself took charge of the situa?
tion, holding lengthy consultations
with Special Envoy John Lind, Secre?
tary Bryan and Solicitor Cone John?
ston, of State department. The strict
( mburgo on Mexican news established
by Secretary Bryan Monday continued
today.
MEXICO CITY I N EASY.
Ho< all of (VShauglin Deaf and Break?
ing of Diplomatic Relations Report?
ed.
Mexico City. April 1 1.?That the
diplomatic situation between the Vni'
?d States and Mexico Is becoming de?
cidedly strained is indicated today by
reports that Charge O'She'ighneasy
is preparing to h ave for Washington.
It is rumored thai he has been sum?
moned to Washington by the Ameri?
can government*
efeiiOO City, April 1 1.?American
i'harge < > Shaughnessy received a long
cablegram from Washington today
which is believed to contain a Anal
peremptory At mand for the salute of
the Ann ro an llag by Mexicans at
Tampico, The contents of the mce
ige has not been revealed, The In*
QicaUong are that Huerta and cabinet
disagree as t ? the reply to be made.
den? Huerta favored ordering the
I federals to salute tin- American flggi
but the w ar minister ret used to agree,
bint ng that such an order would not
Obeyed, and threatening to resign.
R] Fas... April Ii.?ihn. Villa and
a large part ot' the rebel army hive
b ?n eut oil* by federals near Ban
Pedro and face annihilation, accord*
lug to information received by iiucr
t;. sympathisers this morning. Tho
constitutionalists scoffed at the re?
port, hut admit that tin y have no defi?
nite Information,
I K.KT RENEWED \T TORREON,
Net Vor!:. April 14.?The Mexican
U| here states that he his dis
patehei confirming report that the
f< d. rais have the rebels surrounded ai
Torreon and are bombarding the city.
He Jublll ntly de< lares that he expects
the r derals lo recapture Torreon.
W IHN ?NEU (JOES DOWN.
Nino Salbu-, Brown on New Jersey
Const.
Beabright, x. j., April II.?Nine
members of the < raw of tin- sehooncr
Bi I.ley from Jacksonville, which was
driven ashore late last nlghi by a gale
were drowned tins morning despite
tho desperate efforts of two iifcsavlng
stations: t.? gave them. The only
members of the crew saved is John
Martinson. The captain and his wife
were drownedi The schooner which
a .i > lumber laden ran into a hee>
I ii-' off Atlant!? Highlands and tin1
gftsj lost control.
UNCLE SAM MEANS BUSINESS
PLENTY OF STRENGTH TO COM?
MAND RESPECT.
Culled States gleet Which Will Go
to Tagogdco to Hack Up Demand for
Apology Will Comprise Eleven
Great Battleships With Many
Cruisers and Auxiluries, Carrying
15,000 Men.
Washington, April 14.?Rear Ad?
miral Badger's force at Tampico, not
including vessels held in readiness
but hot actually ordered to the scene,
Will comprise 11 great battleships
with many cruisers and auxiliaries,
carrying in all about 15,000 men. A
statement Issued by the navy depart?
ment tonight said:
"The complements of the seven bat?
tleships of the Atlantic Reel which
will proceed to* Tampico will total
about C.300 men. There will be 2,500
marines available at Tampico as B
landing force, fully equipped for Held
s rvice. There will he 11 battleships
iu Mexican waters with a total com
pletement of nearly 10,000 men.
Arkansas, flagship of Hear Ad?
miral Badger; Florida, llagship of
Rear Admiral Fletcher; Utah; Con?
necticut, llagship of Rear Admiral
Mayo; Ixjuisiana, llagship of Rear
Admiral Roush; New Hampshire,
Michigan, Vermont, Minnesota, New
Jersey, South Carolina.
"Also Chester, Dolphin, San Fran?
cisco, Des Meines, Prairie and Ilan
eook with a total landing force of
2,500 marines.
"The Tacoma, now at Boston. hSJ
been ordered to Tampico, via New?
port, to convey a draft of men in
Mexican waters.
"The gunboat Nashville, now at
Monte Christi, .San Domingo, has.
been ordered to Guantar.arno and
thence to proceed to Tampico. In
addition the batleships Rhode Is?
land, Nebraska, Virginia arid Georgia
are available if needed, but as the
vessels are now docking it has not
been decided whether they will join
Admiral Badger. Also the battleship
Wyoming, Texas, New York, North
Dakota, Delaware and Kansas are
available, if needed.
"The Hancock will leave New Crs
leans for Tampico Wednesday with
the first regiment of the expedition?
ary force of marines, fully equipped
for Held service. The Hancock will
carry also a three-inch Hold battery
and equipment
The torpedo flotilla, Atlantic lleet
at Pensaeola with the llagship Bir?
mingham and tender Dixie, have been
directed to hold themselves in rcadi
nei s for service in Mexican waters.
"The order for the mobilization oi
tho fleet, including all auxiliaries and
the marine regiment at New Orleans,
was Issued In ?ix minutes after the
order was given by the secretary' of
the navyi
"The hospital ship Solace Is en
route tO Tampico from New Orleans.
"The Solace is fully equipped with
the most modern hospital equipment.
"The supply sh.p Celtic is loading
at New York with a cargo of refrig?
erated meats and supplies, sailing on
the lfth.
"The colliers Vulcan and Jason are
en route with full cargoes of coal.
"The colliers Orion and Nereus aro
ready to proceed to Tampico.
"The Ward liner lOsperanza has
been ( bartered by the navy depart?
ment and has been placed at the dis?
posal of Rear Admiral Fletcher at
Vera Crus for the accommodation of
refugees at Tampico.
Miss Carrie I.. Vales, of Greenville
is visiting her uncle, Mr. W. II. Yates
at No. West Calhnun Street.
VICTORY FOR REBELS.
VILLA REPORTS CAPTURE OF
BAN PEDRO.
Six Days' Battle, Possibly More Dos-,
perate than Those at Torreon end
Gomes Pnlaclo, Waged at Snn Pe?
dro, with ConstttattonaUsts Sue
cessful, According to Official Re?
ports Made Publlo at Juarez.
_
Juarez, April 14.?The rebel wound?
ed during a six days' battle at San
Pedras de los Colonies, east of Tor?
reon, is placed at 6,000 in an official
report made by Gen. Villa to Gen.'
Carranza, in w hich the combined j
forces of the federals said to have,
numbered 12.000 to'15,000 were de?
feated by 10,000 or 12,000 rebels.
Gen. Carranza forwarded the re?
port to Rafael Zubaron, his secretary
of the interior, who remained here
after the provisional capital was mov?
ed to Chihuahua. Zubaron believed
the reference to "five thousand
Lwounded" was an exaggeration due
to a telegraphic mistake, and ho
wired for confirmation.
Gen. Villa's report, dated yesterday
reads: "I have the honor to com?
municate to >ou that after six days
of terrific lighting the town of San Pe?
dras de los Colonias was today, at 7
p, m., evacuated by the enemy, which
was under the command of Gens. Ve
j lasco. DeMoure, Maas and others.
"Before the evacuation they set lire
to the greater part of the city. In
these moments my troops are taking
J possession of the city. Tomorrow I
Will forward the details of the battle
I to you. My only regret is that 5000
j of my troops were wounded in today's
j assault. I have captured 700 prlson
, ers."
j A telegram from Gen. Venavides
gives the rebel loss at G50 killed and
.wounded. It may he impossible to
j cleajT up the discrepancy tonight, but
jit is pointed out as unlikely that the
! rebels lost half their force in wounded
j alone.
j Another telegram, source unidenti?
fied, placed the federal loss at 3.500
killed, wounded and prisoners, other
reports have it that property of the
' Madcro family and other rebel sym
reathisers in San Pedro was destroyed
by the federals.
The combined rebel force came
; upon the reunited federals, said in
i the last days of the battle to have
numbered 15,000, at San Pedro de
las Colonias, Slate of Coahuila, 40
miles cast of Torreon. Killed and
wounded on both sides, it Is said, will
number in the neighborhood of 3,000.
The rebels claimed to have taken
700 prisoners. The federal army is
said to have included the Torreon
garrison, led out of that city in retreat
by Gen. Velasco, those of Gen. Maas,
Gen. Hidalgo, Gen. dc Moure and two
others.
Maas, Hidalgo and de Moure were
on their way back to Torreon with
reinforcement but Velasco retired be?
fore their arrival. Since then, until
the federal, concentration at 3an
Pedro and environs, the federals
have been manoeuvring in an endeav?
or to monetise in force, while rebel
detachments have scurried hither an 1
thither between Viesen, Pan-as and
San Pedras to prevent their concen?
tration.
When the general engagement was
brought on. it is reported, the battle
lino measured 20 miles in a scmi-cir
Clc about the city.
The brick for the paving of Liberty
Street are being shipped ami prepara?
tion.:, are being made for the beginning
of work on the street. The contrac?
tor if. expected at any time now with
a force of hands.
HINAB Bl.
Of fers to Exchange of Salutes with United
States Battleship Fleet.
MEXICAN Hll.ru SEEKING TO AVOID A CLASH WITH UNCLE SAM'S
JACK I EH?NO DEFINTE SETTLEMENT VET BUT SECRETARY
BRYAN SAYS SITUATION "VERY ENCOURAGING."
Washington, April 10. Thai Hu
orta hai agreed to salute the Ameri?
can (lag al Tamplco provided the
American ships would return ihe :a
in?# was tin- report received today by
Senator Bhlvely, acting chairman of
tin- foreign relations committee of the
tenate, Prom offlclul sources Bona?
tor Bhlvely said that answering the
salute does not constitute the recog?
nition of II Hel ta as president of MCX
Ico. An ulr of optimism was notice?
able about the White (louse this af?
ternoon, after u dispatch from Charge
O'tShaughnessy In Mexico <'it> was re?
ceived at ii o'clock. Secretary Bryan
sai<i that he situation war; "very en?
couraging."
Refuses to Muster Out Militia Which U. SS
Government Would Not Aid.
SAYS HE WON'T ORDER OUT COMPANIES FROM WHICH GOVERN
MF NT'S HELP WAS WITHDRAWN. HIS ACTION ANGERS SECRE?
TARY OF WAR, AND POSITIVE ARRANGMENTB FOR MAX EU
VRES ARE HELD FF ON ACCOUNT OF THE SOU AHBLE.
Columbia, April IG.?Ciov. Bit
in a letter to Secretary of War ?
rison has refused to muster o* x
militia companies from which 9* l
aid has been withdrawn, and |t es
Secretary Garrison with Igtff ^ *-hc
governor in making arrang ^ ( Cor
the manocuvors at Charh f the
I militia of four States. ^
The governor's ttaten mgered
the secretary of war, and his threat to
revoke the encampment order un?
less the governor withdraws his state?
ments aroused the Charleston inter?
ests and Congressman Whalcy. Tele?
grams and telephone calls passed
tck and forth between Gov. Blease,
lie Charleston interests, and militia
officials in Washington all night, the
governor refusing to withdraw his
charges that 1 c has been ignored.
Finally, ear y this morning, Gov.
Blease made i formal request, in a
telegram to P. H. Gadsden, who is in
Wahihgton, fir the militia manoeu
! vors to be helc in South Carolina. He
refused, howe.er, to withdraw his
statements regard: ng Secretary Garri?
son and is standing pat on that propo?
sition.
A final decision about the encamp?
ment is to be made in Washington to
| day.
VERA CRUZ EXCITED.
THAT CITY ANTICIPATES COMING
OF BATTLESHIPS.
Believed to Be Objective Point of
American Fleet?Railroad Officials
Asked for Information as to Trans?
portation of Troops to Mexico City?
Cannon and Ammunition Arrive
from Mexico City.
Vera Cruz. April 16.?This city is
believed to be the objective point of
the American Heet instead of Tampico.
It la understood that British inter?
ests controlling the Intoroc?anic Rail?
road were recently approached by
, agents of the United States seeking in?
formation concerning transportation
arrangements for troops from the
I coast to Mexico City.
A train of ten cars under heavy
military guard arrived from the capi?
tal today. No one has been allowed
I to approach the railroad yards, it is
j believed the train brought cannon and
ammunition to be used if Gen. Hucrta
decides to forcibly resist the United
States demand for a tlag salute.
VILLA PURSUING FEDERALS.
Fugutivcs From San Pedro Surround*
ded and Fighting; for Lives.
Torreon, April It).?Surrounded by
Gen. Villa's pursuing troops, six thou?
sand federals, who tied from San Pe?
dro when that town was eapturcd by
the constitutionalists, are fighting for
their lives on the shores of Lake
Mayran, east Of San Pedro, today. It
is reported that five American news?
paper correspondents and magasine
writers were captured with the fed?
erals. They will be given every con?
sideration. Over a thousand wound?
ed have arrived from Ban Pedro.
Fifteen hundred federal prisoners
were taken and many of them are
joining the rebel army.
CALLS OUT TROOPS.
Oklahoma Governor Oeders Kfttlr
Grounds Race Trade Under Martial
Law to Prevent Gambling.
Oklahoma City, Okla., April 14.?in
orders declaring that "gamblers and
law violators shall not longer daunt
their vice In the face of the decent
citizenship of Oklahoma,"* Go v. Lee
Cruce tonight declared the fair
grounds at Tulsa under martial law
and directed Adjt. Gen. Frank M. Can
ton to order out a aufliclem force of
State troops to enforce the State ami
gambling laws.
This action was taken when Cue
adjutant general, who Is in Tulsa, re?
ported to the governor that, notwith?
standing a restraining order issued
last night by l ?istriet Judge L. M. Poe,
bookmakers were operating at the
fair grounds tracks where the spring
race meeting of the Tulsa Jockey club
opened yesterday.
Calls out Militia.
Tulsa, Okla., April 14.?The adju?
tant general tonight ordered the state
troops at Chandler and Pawnee to v
port at Tulsa at once. The local Blil
Itary company has also been ordere?;
to assemble at the armory.
Tin* highest mountain in Montana,
CIranfte Peak, with an altitude of
nearly 13,000 feet, is in the lleartooth
national forest?
GERMAN INTERVIEWS BRYAN.
CONFERENCE BETWEEN BRYAN
AND AMBASSADOR BERNS?
TOFF AROFSES INTER?
EST.
Washington on Qal Vlvi for Unexpect?
ed Developments of Startling Na?
ture?Following Conference Bryan
Hastens to tl:c White House?No
Information Given Out.
Washington, April 16?Hints of
unexpected developments of a start?
ling nature in the Mexican trouble
resulted from a long conference to?
day between German Ambassador
, Lernstoff, Special Envoy Und and
Secretary Bryan. ImTnetJrttftely fol?
lowing the conference Secretary Bry?
an hurried to the White House and
prent into conference with the presi?
dent at 11 o'clock. Ambassador Berns
tOff admlttl d that he discussed the
American situation with Secretary
Bryan, but dechned to give details.
"We, too, have adopted the watchful
Waiting policy," said he, "and we are
entirely satisfied to leave the matter of
'In- Mexican trouble in the hands of
the United States."
1 RANK'S EXECUTION STAYED.
-
Next Wednesday is Day Sot for Hear?
ing of Extraordinary Motion for
New Trial.
Atlanta, April 1?.?Leo Frank
will not hang tomorrow. His counsel
today presented an extaordinary mo?
tion before the Superior Court on the
grounds ot new i\idcnce for a new
trial. Judge Hill set the day of the
hearing for next Wednesday, and is?
sued a writ staying the ? xeeution.
Detective Burna' report is expected
Tuesday.
POUR MONEY CROPS IN HORRY.
Strawberries. Potatoes, Tobacco and
Cotton Make "Independent Repub?
lic" Land of Plenty.
Columbia, April 16.?Horry county
has four great money crops?straw?
berries, Irish potatoes, tobacco tnd
cotton?according to D. A. Spivey,
former member of the State senate
from that county, who was among
the visitors in Columbia yesterday.
II?' is a well known banker and busi ?
ness man of Conway and is captain
of the company of the National Guard
at that point. ('apt. Spivey is grand
dictator of the Knights of Honor in
South Carolina and comes to Colum
bla to attend the annual convention of
the order. He is a director of the
Cnion National bank of Columbia.
Cieat progress in agriculture was
reported by Capt. Spivey. Ho said
thai the farmers of Horry would th's
.war ship about 50,000 barrels of
hish potatoes. The crop, he said,
will he worth abtfUl $150.000. This
is Horry's second season in the potato
busin?
'i l). !:. too saiil Capt Spivey. Horry
produces a big corn crop for homo
consumption.
X. w Jersey is said to have the
greatest proportion of railroad mileage
i t an) State in the country, or one
nitle of railroad to every three square
miles of territory. This makes an un?
usual risk of foresl Iii es set by rail
ready.