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THOOPS 10 LEAVE VERA CRUZ
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23. SE?
LECTED As l)ATI-', FOR DE?
PARTURE.
both Faction* Grant Guarantees IX
maniUil by United Static Before
Evacuating l*ort.
Washington, Nov. 13.?Monday. No?
vember 23. waa tlxed tonight as the
date for the American evacuation of
Vera Cru3.
Secretary Bryan Issued this an?
nouncement.
"Doth Oen. Carrnsa and the con?
vention at Aguascallentes having
given the assurances and guarantees
we requeeted, it la the purpose of the
sdmlnistratlon to withdraw the troops
of the United States from Vera Crus
on Monday, the 23rd of November.
"All the persons there whose per?
sonal safety this government has
made Itself responsible for have left
the city. The priests and nuns who had
taken refuge there and for whose
safety fears were entertained are now
on their way to this city."
This statement was given out after
a long conference, received with sur?
prise in some official quarters, the
general understanding having been
that the evacuation might be delayed
Indefinitely pending reports on the
alignment of the various Mexican
chiefs in the latest civil war.
Secretary Bryan declined to add to
the formal announcement, saying de?
tails would be :na< public by the war
department tomorrow. Secretary
Garrison had nothing to say and to
Just what authority the port of Vera
Crus would be delivered was not made
plain. It has been assumed, however,
that a* the United States throughout
the Mexican difficulties has dealt with
the de facto authorities actually in
coiv.rol of territory involved, the city
would be turned over to an agent of
Oen. Carransa, probably Gen. Candi?
da AgulUr. As far as is known there
has been no final decision as to when
snd to w mm the more than $1,000,
000 of M sxican customs moneys now
held by the United Sta.es shall be
paid. Both Carransa and the Aguas?
callentes convention hive given guar?
antees that customs duties collected
will not bo relm posed.
In view of the complications which
might arise, however, in the event
Carransa were driven from power by
Villa's army, supporting Qen. Gutler
rea. the convention's new provisional
president, it has been suggested that
payment of the money might be with?
held, pending a clarification of the
situation.
Mr. Bryan's statement gave the flrst
news of the removal of priests and
nuns from Vera Crus. With their de?
parture the only persons other than
soldiers, marines and officials left in
the Mexican port with a claim upon
the United States for personal pro?
tection are Mexicans who have been
in the employ of tho Americans. As?
surance that these men will not be
punished was one of the conditions of
evacuation
Five army transports already are ra
port at Vera Crus waiting to bring
away the troops and Brig. Oen. Fun?
ston, commanding, has reported that
the evacuation can be completed
within 48 hours after the order is
given. The garrison numbers about
1.600, Including tho First brlgauo of
infantry and marines.
Secretary Daniels has announced
that when the marines arc removed
from Vera Crus Instead of sending
them to Pensacola and Guantanamo
he will have them taken to the League
Island navy yard at Philadelphia. Mr.
Daniels said he had decided the ma?
rines were entitled to a period of rest
and recuperation In Northern ports
before their return to routine duties
in the Southern stations.
VILLA AGAINST CAHR \NZA.
Washington. Nov. 13.?Oen. Villa.
In eommand of forces loyal to Pro?
visional President Gutierrez, has
taken the offensive against Gen. Car?
ransa. according to state department
advices today.
Villa alrendy has occupied San LttlS
Potosl and plans an immediate uttack
on Tamplco. Tho Washington gov?
ernment already is preparing tSJ take
American refugees aboard ships lying
in the Tampico river.
Villa's forces were received with
open arms at San Luis Potosi and. uc
cording to the consular advices, now
command virtually all the territory
north of the line from Aguascallentes
to San Luis Pot sat MUlssJ south?
ward Villa is expected to meet Car
ransa's men at QueretafO, There are
unconfirmed reports, however, that
Oon. Oonsales, Carran/a's division
Commander st that point, may join
the Villa forces.
Carransa is at Cordoba, where he
has established a temporary capital.
Mexico City apparently will he the
ohject of the Villa forces moving
eastward towards CotfdofcSj and Vei I
Crus.
FRET Alii: FOR BATTLE.
El Peso. Texas. n..v . II.??Prepera?
tlons were under way today for the
Srst real bs*.tle of the most recent I
MEETING ON IMMIGRATION.
FLETCIIKIl simmons southf.hx
eus TO COM ffjience.
Proposals for Bringing Good CMlUJMI
to This Section Will he Made.
Washington, Nov. It.?Nothing that
has happened here since the European
war began is of as much importance
to the South as the call issued today
by Senator D. U. Fletcher of Florida,
president of the Southern Commercial
congress, for representative men of all
classes to meet in Washington on D#?*l
cember 12 to consider and devise
means of interesting and locating agri- j
cultural Immigrants in the Southern
States. The call Is issued by the
Southern Commercial congress With
the approval of Secretary Wilson of
tho department of labor, at the in?
stance of leading business men
throughout the South to discuss the
advisability of undertaking efforts for
placing the agriculturally inclined im?
migrants now out of employment in
i industrial communities on Southern
I farms, and tc plan methods of car?
ing for the horde of foreigners that
will probably come to this country at
the close of the European conflict.
The conference is called to deter?
mine a Southern immigration policy
and to work out a practical plan by
which the South can take advantage
of existing opportunities. There are
thousands of Immigrant families in
American industrial communities,
either out of work or on short time,
that have been working and saving
for years in oader to be eble to re?
turn to Europe and purchase agricul?
tural homes who are now prevented
i from leaving this country. Many of
these people no longer desire to re
,turn abroad in view of the economic
burden which the war has placed on
I the countries of Europe and large
groups can be placed on Southern
farms if the proper efforts are made
to secure them.
Large numbers of European imml
k rants, many of whom will be prac?
tically destitute, will come to the
United States At the close of hostili?
ties and must be cared for. The ad?
visability of attempting to utilize this
class of people on the farm lands of
the South will also be considered.
Preparations are being made to have
representative of the foreign press
in this country and officials of the
more important of the immigrant so?
cieties to attend the conference. High
officials of tho federal government
will bo in attendance. Tie fact that
the South possesses peculiar opportu?
nities and advantages in this instance
is fully realized by tho officials of the
Southern Commercial congress and
they will see that the conference di?
rects its attention to dev.sing a sys?
tem of financing agricultural settle?
ments in the Southern States and to
the task of establishing an immigra?
tion service capable of properly han?
dling ana directing this important
work.
WONDERFUL OORJf RECORD.
Four Brothers in Georgia liaised 821
Bushels on Four Acres.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 12.?When the
Judges awarded prizes to the 1,(00
corn club boys exhibiting at the Geor?
gia State fair, they discovered that
four brothers from Jasper, in Pickens
county, had established the remark?
able record of raising a total of 134
bushels of corn on one ucrc of ground
for each boy.
Luther Allrcd raised 227.17 bushels
on his acre; Clarence raised 22U
bushels; Elmer, 210 bushels and Ar?
thur 1G7. Luther Allred came within
five bushels of equalling the offlical
rcord for the United States which is
232 bushels, held by Walker Ix>e, of
Dunson, Ala.
factional t,plit In Mexico.
Gen. Villa was reported as moving
his troops t<> meet those of Gen. Tablo
Goir/ales, the Carranza commander,
who probably will resist first at Qucre
taro City.
Gen. Alvaro Obregon, commander in
chief of the Carranza troops, has be?
lt! organization among those loaders
vCu> remained loyal to the "first
?I let."
wont hi: HARD FIGHT,
Vstl Cruz. Nov. |3,? Information
has been received heir that tho strug?
gle between Carransa nnd Villa
troops for posses-ion ,,f Tamplco will
not be So severe as When the t'o|.,:,
of lluerta wire driven <?ut b) the in?
surgents. Gen. Villa's forces occupied
San Luis Potoel yesterda? und 700
meg ware sent towards Tann lco
where there is s garrison of only
men. Almost the entire defensive
force of Tamplco has moved Inwards
the Interior >?? meet the Vlll i fol?
ios ei
ORDKRFI) To HKMIMT.
Mexico I'nv, Nov. 13, -War Minis?
ter l"es*|ulem lodny said (Jen. flonsales
had been ordered 1? resist ihe south?
ward advance nt Villa. Istrge bod lei"
>f troops have b?en sent to (jueretam
?'it\. Henor Pcsqulerit said tonight
no actual clash bad occurred.
AVIATOR LOSES HIS LIFE.
?THANK .1. TERRELL KILLED AT
CHESTERFIELD.
St mis Ills Machine to Marth to Avoid
C rowd of Spectators on Track.
Chesterfield, Nov. 13.?Choosing to|
wreck his aeroplane and risk his life
rather than endanger the lives of sev?
eral hundred Chesterfield people,
Frank J. Terrell, the aviator, met
death here this aftei ioon when his
machine was telescoped and crashed
to earth, burying the driver beneath
the machinery.
Mr. Terrell had been making Mights
at the county fair here this week and
was scheduled to make his last ap?
pearance at 3 o'clock this afternoon,
lie rose without mishap from the
track, which was massed with people
on either side, lie rapidly rose to a
height of about 500 feet and ilew to
the edge of the town, circled and
headed back toward the fair grounds.
As he appeared in sight it was seen
that he was having trouble with his'
engine.
Tho police had been unable to hold
back the crowd and the track, on
which he was to land, was thronged
with people. The descent of the ma
cine into the crowd would have
meant the death of many persons.
Terrel quickly made the decision
which COSjt him his life and made him
a hero. His engine having stopped
he gave the machine a quick twist to
the right and with the aeroplane was
hurled to the ground a few feet from
the fence, against which the big
crowd was massed.
ELECTIONS BY MILL DIRECTORS.
W. E. Bcattic is Chosen as Treasurer
of Victor und Monaghan Compa?
nies.
Greenville, Nov. 13.?The directors
of the Victor Manufacturing company
and of the Monaghan mills met.-b.ere
today to transact certain business
growing out of the election of new
olllcers of the Parker Cotton Mills
company. Victor Manufacturing com?
pany and Monaghan mills are sub?
sidiaries of the larger corporation.
At the Victor directors' meeting E.
C. Bailey and J. A. Robinson resigned
from the board and M. C. Branch and
W. E. Bcattie were chosen in their
places. The latter was also chosen as
treasurer.
The Monaghan directors elected W.
I E. Beattie as treasurer and also as a
' member of the board of directors to
i IUI a vacancy on that board. E. R,
: Lucas of Walhalla resigned from tho
board and was succeeded by M. C.
i Branch.
I LtWtt W. Parker, who recently re?
signed as president of the Parker
Cotton Mills company, was retained
on the board of directors. Very natter?
ing resolutions were adopted by the
directors Of these SUbsldariOS ex?
pressing tho utmost confidence in Mr.
Parker and expressing the regret of
the directors at his resignation.
The joard of directors of the Hamp?
ton mills will meet in Columbia to?
morrow.
ONE POINT UNSETTLED.
Treasury Conference . Has All But
Done Work,
Washington, Nov. 13.?Some of the
air of mystery surrounding negotia?
tions jolweon the federal reserve
\ board and Sir George Paish of the
English treasury was dispelled today
and it was learned there i* but one
(matter to be settled before Sir George
returns to England.
Hankers and members of the board
are fully aware that the London ex
IChange Will not stay closed for many
I more weeks. American bankers and
, board members feel that no matter
how r.uich they hope that American
securities Will not be dumped on the
London market they can n >t be cer?
tain of what will happen. They want
to be in a position to take care of such
situation on the ground without mak?
ing it necessary for American bank?
ers to ship out more gold at a time
when the new reserve system Is just
getting under way,
it was suggested to Sir George that
he attempt to arrange for n credit of
possibly 1100,000,000 through the
Hunk of Bngland on which Ameri?
can bankers could draw It necessary
to meet demands for payment for
American securities sold.
MARION LOSES CLOSI GAME.
Darlington High School Team Takes
Contest, 12 to o.
Marion, Nov? 13,?Marlon high
school lost' her first game of the sea?
son here thl*j afternoon, when the
Darlington high ?chool team won a
I < ;iut fully fought cutest v a score
of IL' ti? The game WOS featured
Ihromthoifi by the llorce line plung?
ing of both teams, varied by long and
intru it,- forward pusses,
Durllngton won by si.r weight and
splendid team work. Marion recent?
ly won from (he same team in Dar?
lington, and ;i third game will probab
13 i>e arranged In Hie near ful uro.
CLEMSON COLLEGE DISTRIBUT?
ING NEW BULLETIN ON
PRUNING.
Evory Farmer Who Has Fruit Trees
Will Find Helpful Tiling* In ? Prac?
tical Pruning."
Clemson College, Nov. 16.?"Prun?
ing," says F. J. Crider, associate
hortieullurist of Clemson College,
in the beginning of Bulletin No. 176,
"Practical Orchard Pruning," of the1
South Craolina Experiment Station,!
"is one of the most important oper-!
ations in the successful handling of
any orchard and it is very essential
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where the best results are desired
from any fruit plant. Unless pro?
perly pruned, no fruit tree or vine
of any sort will produce fruit of
maximum size, color or quality, nor
attain a full and proportionate de?
velopment of its wood parts. The
number of unpruned orchards alb
over our State furnish striking exam?
ples of these facts. They fail to give
profitable returns in many cases for!
no other reason than that they are
allowed to remain from year to year
without being pruned.
"This condition is generally de?
plored by the owners and exists
not from an absence of good inten-1
tions on their part, but on account of
lack of definite knowledge of how
to prune and the benefits to be de?
rived from This practice. I believe
j there is no person who makes any
attempt at growing fruit who does
not desire to produce the best. It
is our purpose, therefore, in this work
to point out in a concise, practical
way. the fundamental principles of
pruning and the method of pruning
the leading fruits of South Carolina
that will best serve the needs of the
fruit grower and general farmer."
Prof. Crider's bulletin is one of the
most thorough handbooks on prun?
ing ever issued by an agricultural
college for free distribution. In for?
ty-seven pages, it discusses every
phase of pruning as it affects the or?
chards of South Carolina. It is free
to every farmer in the State who
applies to Clemson College for it
and it should be in the hands of ev?
ery one in the State who has even
a few trees that he cares about.
In writing, ask for bulletin 176.
The first half of the bulletin con?
tains general directions and advice
concerning subjects of vital interest
I and importance to every orchardisl
! in the State, such as the individuality
I
of fruit trees, how and when to
prune, making cuts, protecting
wounds, forming the head, heading
back, summer treatment of young
trees, pruning the neglected tree,
regulating amount of fruit a tree
should mature, etc.
Next there is a detailed and sim?
ple description of the pruning tools
that a farmer should have, with an
estimate of the approximate cust
of the necessary tools. This will be
found a help to the inexperienced.
The remainder of the bulletin is
devoted to individual discussions of
pruning methods for each of the
common fruits of South Carolina
and here information is presented
that should leave no orchard owner
uncertain as to how to prune any
of his trees. Peach, plum, cherry,
apple, pear, quince, pecan, persimmon,
fig, currant, gooseberry, bunch grape,
muscadine grape, raspberry black?
berry, dewberry?each is given in?
dividual treatment by Prof. Crider
in his bulletin.
Thirteen large plates graphically
represent in the following illustra?
tions the methods that are set forth
in print in the bulletin. The season
for prunning is approaching and farm?
ers have more reason this year than
ever before to take care of their trees
and to have them produce next sea?
son all that they can with profit and
safety. All farmers who have or
jehards, however small, should pos
Isess themselves of Bulletin No. 176,
{which will be supplied free to all
who apply for it as long as the sup?
ply lasts.
GREAT PKE DEE FAIR.
Smith and Lever Are Speakers for
Day.
Florence. Nov. 13.?A great crowd
attended the Pee Dee lair today. The
event continues to prove the expect?
ed success. Features of today were
the addresses by Senator K. D. Smith
I ami Representative A. F. Lever. Both
spe'ikeri devlopd the idea of hope
111 connection with affairs in the South
and detailed what, congress has done
J for the South and expects to do in the
future.
Tomorrow will be negro day at the
lair.
New Government Announced.
Washington. Nov. 13.-?The United
States was notified officially today of
tin* establishment of a new govern?
ment in Haiti with Davilmar Theo?
dore, successful revolutionist against
Pi 'sident Zamor, as president. Tin?
only cabinet officer selected so tar is
Joseph Justin as minister of foreign
affairs.
STORIES or SITUATION RECEIV?
ED AT WASHINGTON ARE
CONTRADICTORY.
Gen. Gutierrez, Provisional President
Appointed by Conference, Demands
Retirement of Carransa from Head
of Constitutionalists.
Washington, Nov. 15.?Fueling but
apparently significant dispatches
from Mexico received today by the,
State department) left officials very
much in doubt as to what is going on
in the southern republic.
The first, a consular dispatch from
Aguascallentes. announced that Gen. I
Ghiterrcz named by the convention
as provisional president yesterday de?
manded Carransa'S retirement as first
chief of the constitutionalists within
24 hours.
The second, from Consul Silliman in
Mexico City, said the possibilities of a
peaceful settlement of the differences
between Carransa and the Aguascal?
lentes convention are brighter today
than at any time since the breach
occurred. Gen Blanco, commanding
the Carransa forces in Mexico City,
Mr. Silliman said, advised him that
an agreement binding the leaders to]
adjust their differences without fur
ither hostilities was confidently ex?
pected.
! The advices from Aguascalientes
said Gutierrez had informed Car
ranza that unless a definite arswer
to his demands was forthcoming by
Sunday night a general movement
against him would be ordered.
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SAYS TROOPS SHOULD STAY.
Declare Evacuation of Vera Cruz by
American Troops Will be Support of
Carransa.
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Vera Cruz, Nov. 15.?Gen. Villa's
agents continued today to send mes?
sages to Influential members of their
faction in protest against the early
evacuation of Vera Cruz by the Amer?
ican forces, declaring such a step
would he manifest support of Carran?
sa by the United States.
The hotels here are filled with re?
fugees and women and children of the
better class are becoming a common
sight in their corridors. Many famil?
ies, once wealthy, fear they will he
compelled to remain in Vera Cruz as
they are without money to pay their
passage abroad.
Just beyond the American lines
(Jen. Anguilar has only a few men on
his outpost position. Scrupulous
care appears to be taken to avoid frie
1ion with the Americans. To speed
their departure Aguilar is said to have
begged Gen. Gutierrez to agree not to
begin hostilities until they had depart?
ed. Carransa's strength at Tamplco
appeared to have been Increased today
hy the arrival there of the gunboat
Zaragoza and the declaration of Capt.
Malplca, commanding the vessel, that
he was for Carransa. The gunboat
was detained by constitutionalists al
tho entrance to the river and her
eOITON EXCHANGE OPEN.
MAW TRADERS OX TUB FLOOR
AND GALLERIES CROWDED.
Market Opened WWi Tone Blrodj
and Trading Fairly Active?Many
Futures Quoted Above Fight Goals.
New York, Nov. IC.?The colton ex?
change reopened this morning with a
la i ge number of traders present and
the galleries crowded. The tone was
steady, and trading fairly active. De?
cember 7.15; January, 7.SG; March,
7.S5; May S.TO.
CLOTHES WEEDED FOR ARMY.
If Militia Wore Called on Supply
Would be Insullicieiit.
Washington, Nov. 13.?"Should the
organized militia be called into Unit?
ed States service the troops would be
sent to mobilization camps without
suiheient uniforms to provide each
soldier of the minimum strength with
one suit of outside clothing."
This was the warning sounded by
the war department in a circular di?
rected today to National Guardsmen
by Prig. Gen. A. L. Mills, chief of the
division of militia affairs. The cir?
cular further recited that at the last
inspection this year nine States did
not have suiheient clothing to provide
one uniform for each of the 100 en?
listed militiamen required to be main?
tained for each senator and represen?
tative. Thirty-nine States did not
have sufficient clothing to provide one
uniform for each enlisted man of the
minimum authorized strength. The
authorized strength formerly was
lil?'-eight men for each infantry com?
pany, which now is to be increased to
sixty-five.
A number of other States did not
have sufficient arms and equipment
for their minimum authorized
strength.
THOUSANDS OF SPIES.
Fngland Has Fourteen Thousand Sus?
pects in Prison Camps.
London. Nov. 16.?Premier Asquith
stated in the house of commons to?
day that Great Britain alone is spend?
ing five million dollars daily in the
war. Replying to interpellations the
home minister stated that 14,500 for?
eigners are interned in concentration
camps suspected as spies. 29,000 oth?
ers escaped capture.
commander compelled to declare for
' which side he would fight.
OFFICERS WILL FIGHT.
Obrcgon Says Right and Justice Must
PrcvaU.
Laredo, Texas, Nov. 15.?Gen. Ob
regon, Carransa chief, has wired Gen.
Gutierrez at Aguascalientes advising
I him that if Carransa fails to retire
after the retirement of Gen. Villa, "all
officers will fight for the triumph of
j right and justice," according to ad
vires from Mexico City.
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