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l)e toutdjmnti anft outi)ron. ra MM WATCHMAN, Establlalied April, 1810. "Be Just and Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Aims't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, IMC Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0.f WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1914. Vol. XXXVIII. No. 31. CARRAHZA S REPLY AWAITED. dflkgatf-s mm MINOli points wiiilf awaiting stathmknt. No sessions Wore II? Id During l>ny, us no Intimation of Constitutional? ist Chief? Action Had IUtii Hc cclved?Anwscr Anxiously Fxpected Niagara Falls. lunc G.?Still with? out any Intimation of what Gen. Cur ransa's answer will be on the ques? tion of constitutionalist representa? tion here, the South American medi? ators and the American and Mexican delegates spent their time today working out details of tho general peace plan. There wcro no confer? ences. The American delegates remained on the American side studying various phases of the situation. \They are familiarising themselves wWh data Washington in sending about individ? uals mentioned for tho new provis? ional government. \ All principals were anxioux to hear some delimit* word about the consti? tutionalists, for ther* can be no def? inite developments until their inten? tions are known. XO ANKWF.lt IN SFVFHAL DAYS. Before Reaching Kaltlllo Carranza Will Hold Conference With tCdltarv Clilef. Kl Pus*. Jnne 5.?It probably will be several days bofore Gen. Carranza will arrivu at Saltlllo and issue his an? swer to proposals of the mediation conference at Niagara Fulls. His agents announced h??ro today that 'Jen. Villa would go to Chihuahua City tomorrow to confer with Car ranxa at Torreon. The bureau of Information at Juarez issued a news bulletin saying -Ocn. I'ahto Gonzales, commander of the ?astern military sone, was on his way to Raltillo to meet Carranza. Carraoaa and Villa are expected to eonf?r at Torreon al>out tho relative positions of Villa, commanding the northern military sone, und Gen. Na tem, recently appointed by Carranza ns head of a newly formed central sone through which Villa was expect? ed to move on his march toward the capital. Tho new sono places Na term In command of the campaigns against San Luis I'otosi and Zucutc i ca*. ConstitutioiHlst agents hero inti? mate that the appointment of Nu it re had occasioned no friction and that tho campaign in the Souta will be continued with complete coopera? tion of all the leaders. VILLA IS SATISFIED. Content to Let Carranza Conduct Revolution. Chihuahua, Juno &.?"The creation of the central division of the consti? tutionalist army and the placing of Its command in tho hands of Gen. Panlllo Natcra are matters entirely within the province of Gen. Carran sa. commander In chief of the const i tutlonalist army." said Gen. Villa to? day when asked whether he wished la comment on tho turn in militury af? fairs In northern Mexico. "1 have always been ready to serve and havo always served my country as best I could and will continue to g ildo my actions by what I consider to be In tho best Interest* of Mexico and Us people," continued Gen. Villa. "I am irmly to make any sacrllb e for my country provided always that su? h sacrlllces will aid the greuter ?ans? for whl? h I have been lighting." VILLA AND III I IM \ IS i OMMl - NICATION. Hebel < blef Said to Ho Loading Dic? tator With YltU|"ratloii Through I np|M <l \\ in*. Vera Crus, Juno &.?l'resi.l? m lluerta la In daily <a?mmuni?at Ion with Gen. Francisco \ ilia, a< <-?>r?llll|| to a report brought h? re by a refu? gee, but the chau? ter of tin ir ?????? munl< aliou is somewhat iinnm\(n t lonul. ? on \ 'iii.i. seeofdlnsj to I Im fepori r?-< ently sent one of his telegraph* is Within the fctlcral Ilm s. I !?? tapp? ?I a wire and sent to Mm rta a m??ssam ? n whl" h Villa lilts' bis enemy va? rious unpleasant names and ttf ? <i him not to bast<-n bis <l? |..niun from tho capital as Villa was anxious lo se?> him befoia- h? Ii II Villa r? |U<? I cd Mm rl i to wait, de? 'luring that in soon Mould be in (be ?upital. I'resiilt nt lluerta, aei??nliiig to lie r? poit, nppr<< lating Die grim humor of the sltnalion, i;a\e o|ihrs that any similar message should n??t l?e with to ld, hut delivered |o him IiMVHhH nlely Sinic this ?a.hr was Issued Villa. ac? ordlng to the ielui;ec, bus uora that civilization will niKVAIL IN MEXICO. Before Audience of Annapolis (u dots Makes Strong Address?Army and Navy MFC Arms ok' Civilization, not Instrument of Aggression, Says President. Annapolis, Md., June I,?"I pray God it may not bo necessary for our boys at Vera Cruz to use any more force," declared President Wilson to? day In on address to graduates of the naval academy, lie spoke before a gathering of more than 5,000 people made up largely of present and fu? ture officers of the navy. The president referred to the Amer? ican army and navy as "tho instru? ments of civilization, not as the in? struments of aggression." "other nations have been strong," he said, "other nations have piled wealth as high as the sky, bill they have come to disgrace because they used their foreo and their wealth for1 tho oppression of mankind and their own aggrandizement; and America will not bring glory to herself, but1 disgrace, by following tho beaten paths of history. Wo must strike out on new paths." , 1* reside at Wilson said in part: "It ought to bo one of your thoughts all '.ho timo that you are sample I Americans, not merely sample navy ? i men, nor morely samples; and thatj I you havo tho point of view of, ; Ameriea#with regard to her navy I and her army that she is using them (as the instruments of civilization. The1 idea of America is to serve humanity and every time you let the Stars and I Stripes f reo to the wind you plight j to reulize that that is in itself a message, that you are on an errand^ which other navies have sometimes forgotten, not an errand of conquest but an errand of service. "What do you tlunk is the last? ing impressi'in that those boys- down at Vera Cf m aro going to leave? , They have had to use.some force?1 pray God it may not bo necessary for them to use any more?but do you think that the way they fought is going to bo the most lasting impres? sion? Is there anything new in using , force? Tho new things in the world are the things that arc divorced from force. The things that show the moral compulsions of the human con j science, those are the things by which we havo been building tip civiliza? tion, not by force, and the lasting impression thai, those boys are to leave will be that they exercised self control. "You must bear in mind that you I aro the champions of what is right ?and fiir all around, no matter where >ou arc, ami that it is for what is right and fair for public welfare that you arc ready to light and not merely I on the drop of a hat or upon some ?light punetillio." Tho president praised Admiral Fletcher, saying he had been on duty I longer at Vera Cruz than the other commanders and that ho had the qualities of a statesman. After the ceremony tho president Watched the graduates go to their uuartrc sna ?1 teh mr'rpofo MMM quarters and the former "plcbcs" run to take possession of "lovers' lane." hail I OK tii>\Vi:ll. Arguments Made tor and Again*! (?ranting Hail for Slayer of Lnunctt Walker. Columbia, June s.?Application for bail for (borge W. Tidwcll. of Green? ville, who was convicted of alaylnu it. Ban met! Walket and sentenced to i_' yean imprisonment, was argued before the Supreme Court Ibis morn? ing by Senator Wilton Karle, of eo u n eel for TMwell, Solicitor Proctor A. Uonham, representing the state, op? posed the motion. The court announc? ed they would lake the application for ball under eonaldcrallon, The wide publicity given the ease of TMwell ;it the trial attracted Inter" est in the application for ball, Po\\i:it pi.\\ r wm rivi i>. DM Man killed and Two Seiioudy Injured at Meridian. Meridian, Mise., June K, - \ hold r explosion ;it iIm- Meridian Light mid Itallway plant tins morlnng rutail> in? jured one. and two others seriously. The plant was badly wrecked, muslim :i loss or |ft#,ee0, The power will be all for two days, ? i not disappoint* d llueita one day. Though the wording of ins messages are always different, each message Is anld ti? be more vituperative than tie I other, TAMPICO OPEN PORT. UNITED STATIN WILL USE POR0E TO PREVENT BLOCKADE. Naval Authorities Will Brook No In? terference With American Ships Car? rying War Munitions for Constitu? tionalists at Tampico. Vera Cruz, June ?i.?United States naval authorities in Mexican waters will brook no interference with the Ward liner Antilla which la enroute from New York with three million rounds of ammunition and an aero? plane consigned to the constitutional? ists at Tampico. Neither will they allow the Mexican federals to pre? vent the landing of any other ship? ment of munitions, consigned to the port of Tampico. This was made plain today. Force Will be used to keep Tampico an open port, if necessary. The Mex? ican gunboats which have been or? dered by Huerta to blockade Tampico remained at Puerto and are making no move to obey the order. The de? stroyer Joticlt is Watching them closely. Admiral Wlnalow has been ordered to sail to Tampico Immediately to see that the open door is maintained. HUERTA HACKS DOWN. I>i< tap i' Said to Have Rescinded Blockade Orders. Washington, June S.? An uncon ilruied report ll current in administra? tion circles today that den. Huerta has rescinded his order for blockading Tampico. Plash Washington?Huerta backs down on blockade Tampico. Washington, June 8.?Gen. Huerta has rescinded his order for the block? ado of the port of Tampico. Formal announcement of the annulment of the order was given to Secretary of Hinte liryan today by the SpanblV ambassador. This action removed a grave menace to the mediation pro? ceedings and brought an air of relief to Washington administration circles. Antilla Will Deliver Arms. Tampico, Juno 8.?Tho Mexican gunboats Bravo and SSarngosa arriv? ed off the coast this morning, follow* ed by the American warships Tacoma and Sacramento. The two latter will convoy the Cuban steamer Antilla into the harbor. CAR HITS THEE. 1 Ii. K. Brawls and Tally Shcaley Arc Seriously Injured in Accident at Langley. Aiken, June <I.?Tu an automobile accident at Langley last night L. K. Hawls of Batosburgi Who recently cil gaged in business In Aiken, and Tal? ly shealey were seriously Injured*. Karle Shealey sustained slight in? juries and another occupant of the ear was badly shaken up. Tho automobile, a light touring car. Skidded on the slippery road while going about LT? miles an hour and crashed Into n tree. The front part of the ear was demolished, two of the OCCUpanta were hurled through tho Wlndshiold and severely cut by brok? en glass, Mr. Bawls and Talley Shaeley were pleked up unconscious and brought to Aiken. Mr. Bowls came danger? ously near losing an eye and, besides other bruises of the face, was hurt In tl.i leg, He may have sustained in? ternal injuries and will be sent to a hospital in Columbia. Mr. Bawls was rescued badly hurt from under the machine which slid into a ditch. PAIR AM) HOT DAYS. Weather Hureau .Makes Prediction for Week. Washington, Juno 7.?Generally fair and hot weather Is forecast for the coming week east of the Uocky mountains, 'There are no present indications of precipitation of consequence," said the weather bureau's bulletin tonight, "except that there will bo showers and thunderstorms at the outset from tho lake region eastward and possi? bly In the far Northwest. Occasional local thunder showers are probable in the Hotlth, Including Texas, Put no general rains. "It will be Homewhnl cooler Mon? day and Tuesday over the upper lake region, Ihe upper Mississippi valley nnd Ihc central portion of lite coun? try, with moderate temperatures thereafter, while in the Kast rather high temperatures will rule during much of the week, owing to th<' pres? ence of a stronp; high pressure area over the South Atlntuic Slates and t he adjaet id (K'CU 11." MAY ABANDON MEDIATION. SOUTH AMERICAN DIPLOMATS SAID TO BE DISCO CRAGEl>. Prospect of Establishing Peace im Mexico Becoming Less as the Re? sult of Recently Developed Com Mentions?Enemies of Administra? tion Try to Place nil Illume on Bryan and Wilson. Washington, Juno 0.?That the South Amerciari diplomats will soon give up their efforts to establish peace in Mexico and leave Niagara Falls is the prediction freely made In Official ? circles today. I Reports from the mediation confer? ence and Trom Tampico are" consider? ed discouraging, but the most omin? ous feature is that the administration is said to have made the United states liable to a charge of bad faith toward the mediators by permitting the landing of arms at Tampico by the tramp steamship Sunshine In the face of assurances by Secretary of State Bryan that orders had been is? sued to customs collectors of the 1 United States to reftise clearances to American ships tarrying arms to I Mexican ports, l)cspite the fact that ! the legal Tdliccrs of the commerce de? partment advised Secretary Bryan ! that refusal of clearance to such ships in advance of an embargo is illegal tho Secretary insists that no ships ? carrying arms or ammunition to Mex ! lean ports he given proper papers. Another complication is Gen. IIu ertu's reported intention to blockade Tampico, Diplomats believe that grave complications Will result from I the attempt to prevent such blockade. NEWS FROM REMRERT. Miss Atkinson Gives Musical? J School Closing?Personal Items. Rembert, June 8.?Miss May Mc? Laughlin of St. Matthews, who is on "an extended visit to nor aunt, Mrs. T. M. Crosswell, is spending a few days with relatives in mir commu \ nity. Miss Courtenay Atkinson gave a musical entertainment at her home on Friday night, June ."?. Mrs. (J. H. Lenoir and Eugene Janus with the violin, Leland Myers with the guitar and Mrs. Ii. M. James at the pi.mo. The hare mention of the name ol Mrs. James is assurance of tlie ex? cellence of the music, as all who are acquainted with her will know. Her wide circle of friends will be pleased to hear that she has entirely recov? ered from the severe illness of awhile ago. Mr. J. L. Jackson is up and about. It was the writer's privilege to re? ceive invitation to the commencement Of Clemson College through the kind thoughtfulness of Dush Jackson who graduates this year. j Mrs. J. 11, Jackson has gone to at? tend the commencement exercises of Clemson College and to see her j youngest hoy receive his diploma. A I proud mother. i Miss Viola Spencer is at home again i from Winthrop. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Spencer were j in your city Friday, June 5, Mrs. Spencer Is contemplating a trip to Glenn Springs. All small grain has been cut and people arc pleased with the crop, j notwithstanding the drought. Miss Rosa Weisinger closes her SCheol today, June 4th, with a picnic I at Dinkins1 Mill. j The Woman's Missionary Society of Bethosda church meets today with Mrs. M. A. Young at the home of her brother, s. w. Allen. Showers are falling around and cot? ton continues to look well. The health of the community never seemed better. FISHING FLEET DESTROYED. - A Terrible Disaster Off New Bruiis wi< U Coast. St. Johns, New I Brunswick, June R.? I Over thirty fishing vessels have been sunk or are missing oil* St. Johns us tho result of ;i terrible storm that has la-en raging for more than twen? ty-foil r hours, It is feared a hundred men lost their lives. A doXcn bodies have already been washed up on the coast and masses of wreckage arc lioating In. Tho storm Is the worst in twenty years. WAR IN ALBANIA. Carnival of Woodshed Renewed in Balkan Peninsula. Imra'/./o, June S,?A hoav> force of Albanian rebels, preparing lo attack this city, has been discovered by go> crnmcnl troops near Tyrann. A llcroe battle is raging there today. WILL BLOCKADE TAMPICO. IIUERTA'S ACTION IX SENDING WARSHIPS TO STOP AN? TILLA CAUSES CRISIS. I Outcome of Situation Awaited with Keenest Interest?.May Mean End of Mediation Conference?Badger's Ordere Are to Keep Port Open for Ccmmcroe and Clash May Come' Between ships?Cruisers follow1 Mexican ships. Washington, June 7.?Another crisis in the Mexican difficulty faced! the Washington government tonight, a situation fraught with perils for I mediation und with possibilities that might precipitate actual warfare be? tween the United States and Mexico. Gen. Huerta has brought about the new crisis by ordering his gunboats to blockade the port of Tampico and to seize a cargo of ammunition en route there for the; Mexican consti? tutionalists. Tho shipment is aboard the steamer Antilla from New York, dying the Cuban Hag. The Antilla; is due at Tampico Wednesday. Huerta has notified the powers of his intention to bloc kade the port and that he proposes to seize the cargo consigned to the belligerents against i his sovereignty as contraband of war.' The purpose of the United States to suppress the attempt to blockade and prevent interference with the Antilla was Indicated tonight when Secretary Daniels issued an official Btatoment announcing that while no new orders had been given Hear Ad? miral Badger, there had been no change in the policy of the govern* ment in reference to its desire that ; the port of Tampico shall be open to ail commerce. The statement follows: "The navy department has issued no new orders to Admiral Badger since the Mexican gunboats were re? ported to be leaving Puerto Mexico. ,Thc department, has at. no time con? templated furnishing- a convoy to the Alltilla, or any other ship, nor have any orders to that effect been issued. No word whatever has been rece ived as to whether or not the worships Of other nations have been notified of the blockade at Tampico or what their attitude will be towards such a blockade. There has been no change in the policy of the government in reference to its desire that the port [of Tampico shall be open to all com? merce." As to whether "all commerce'' in this instance includes contraband of war, no official of the government will discuss. So far as known the only orders re? lating to Tampico that have been is? sued went to Admiral Badger on May IS in a message informing him that, While it was not believed the Huerta gunboats would return to Tampico, it was deemed advisable that tin- com? manders of American naval vessels understood that the government de? sired that there bo no interference With commerce at that port. That an attempt to carry out the blockade decree will be made was I verified today by Admiral Badger in a report to the navy department from Vera Cruz, announcing that the Mex? ican gunboats Zaragoza and Bravo, which left Puerto Mexico last night, i had passed Ve ra Cruz and were Steaming towards Tampico. The j American cruiser Tacoma and gun* boat Sacramento are following the : Huerta ships. The message from Admiral Dodger received by the navy department to? day read as follows: "1(1 a. m., Sunday, June 7. Posi? tion of Mexican gunboats 1 >ra\o * and Zaragoza at '.? a. m., latitude IU-43, j i longitude 96-3, headed for Tampico, making about nine knots, should ar rive off Panuco river about ;> a. m. i tomorrow. Tacoma and Sacramento following in observation. (Signed) "Badger." When this report reached Washing? ton it immediately was communicated to President Wilson. Secretary Dan? iels and Secretary Itryan. Secretary Daniels hastened from church to hi^ ulllce, but denied himself to inter? viewers. Throughout the day he would' make mo statement. Neither would Sccretar> Itryan, nor was there any oHlcial information obtainable from 1 he W hile I h IISC. The president conferred over the telephone with cabinet nltlcials and American delegates to the Niagara also rec< Ived messages from the Kails mediation conference. Thcs< a'ere believed In have a hearing on I he impending situation ut Tampico. Three possibilities were discussed in otllciat quarters tonight as likely io arise ut view of the problem that Hen, Ih. rta's decisive action has pre* sen ted, Uould the older In Admiral Kadgcr I construed as lo include| THREE VICTORIES GAINED IX MKDJ ATM )\ CON FERENCE. Huerta Willing to Rrnlgn, Remains in N'ogot hdions Despite ignoring of Iiis Demands?Hacks Down from Blockad*?Efforts to Dring Car ranxa Into Aguiciuont, Niagara Falls; June 8.?Three im? portant victories have been won by The United States as the mediation conference proceeds. Ffuerta has withdrawn his refusa1 " ,a pledge to quit the presidency; ytrta has re? mained a party to c negotiations, despite the Ignorir ^ i his demand b* f that a bipartisan ? g fnment he chos? en to succeed hir 4uerta has back? ed down from C C am pico blockade, c Americans a' ?? av working to per? suade Can rl i> agree to an armis? tice. Iiis ^ or to the mediators will be de, L?f J today. It is hoped the United* tcs will win this point also. I ' Kill Fach Other in Feud light. Poplarvid .-, Miss., June 6.?In a fued light B? yd Lee cut Boyd Landers' throat last right, the latter dying af? ter he had hot and killed Lee. Both i are cattlemen. 1 ? ???BBgssj9 delivery of contraband of war. Ad? miral Mayo at Tampico would be compelled to open fire on Huerta's gunboats, if necessary to prevent in? terference with the Antilla. If this were considered an overt act of war and a violation of the agreement to cease hostilities it probably automa? tically would end the peace confer? ence at Niagara Falls. In the opinion ; of many in 'dose touch with the Washington administration this would mean the beginning of actual hostilities against the Huerta gov? ernment and signal the advance of an I American army from Vera Cruz to? ward Mexico City. ? - ? ? ' I Another p issibilit y, however, sug? gested in otli' ial quarters is that this government may bring iniluence to bear on the owners of the steamer Antilla to c1 ange her course and make no att* npt to deliver her cargo at Tampico bending the outcome jof mediation n? gotlations, and efforts to induce Gen.0 Carranza to participate In the peace conference. Should the Antilla change her course or return to an American port, danger of an immediate ( lash would be averted. Agents of Gen. Carranza in Wash? ington tonight said they had no offi? cial word relating to the proposed de? termination of Huerta to blockade Tampico nor any communication from Gen. Carranza. As to Gen. Car ranxa's expected answer to the pro? posal from the South American mediators the constitutionalist chief's advisers said it might not be forward? ed before Tuesday, inasmuch as the general did not leave Parras for Sal tillo until tonight. A third possibility discussed here is that Admiral Badger's ships would not interfere with Gen. Huerta's pur? pose to block; ile the port of Tampico against importation of ammunition but that they would insist on keep? ing the port o| en to ordinary com IU< rc?. This m ght avert serious con? sequences. So far as could be learned no or? ders were sent to Admiral Badger to semi any war vessels to Tampico ex? cept the two following Huerta's ships. The only American ships now at Tampico are ibe battleship Minnesota, outside the Panuco river, and the monitor Osark in the river, which temporarily serves as Bear Admiral Mnyo's flagship. These vessels, how? ever, would be more than adequate to cope with an> situation that might arise. While the navy department made no affirmative announcements there were no negative pronouncements and naval officers were busily engaged throughout the day. Bear Admiral Kiske In charge of operations was at his desk most of the day, and several times was in te! dmnie communica? tion w?h Secretarj Daniels. Bear Ad? miral Howard rc|K>rtcd from the Mex? ican west - .?.ist that Theodore W. Jones, aJi American who had been imprisoned at Tc| v had left for San Francisco. Authorities at Mazatlan, he reported, had given noncombatants permission lo leave Maxatlan for con? stitutionalist lines if they desired. Hear Admiral Ihidgcr cabled the navy department tonight that Bear Vdmiral Mayo had shifted his Hag to ihe battleship Minnesota, outside the Panuco river at Tampico. It was as? sumed the admiral desired to be on hand for the arrival of the Huerta gunboats tomorrow to blockade the port. The cruiser San Francisco has left for Tampico and the Arethusa for Charlcst?in.