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Dutchman anO 00 MAR 2 5 1916 -~ ' dg JrtUt* 9,1861. SUMTER, S. 0., SA at be thy llry Ootf*i eevfl THUB BOTJTHSOJf, Y, MARCH 26, 1816. VoLXLII. No. 11 ^^^^^^ J^^^ S^^^ ^l^i^^^ A^B^ S^^^ I Satire Force of United States Troops at Disposal of General Fnnston. OehMM? Boat Tint Speedy Capon of turn Will Prevent StiH fleowel rSirtir*"^?Meadeo end Prevent the Beee?*an ?f Camnaa Troope to Bapdit Standaid-Car umm DeaMe DeeerttoM? No Word From American an i .. I, s WbohlaUng, Marth Sl.?ak rata-} lata In tha United states, including thousand ecSst ertUfery. have j MKsl%ff ist flam d at tha dlspeeal'fef ?en, i Tha Moaicaa situation |oJ stow loa* ?frever, hut hops J Ii net abandoned that tho capturs or | l?tte** st VUJa wtU pravsat a gener-! ei tsjfojrsssriBatu H?Wniie tha to ke?eWehe4 Oes, ?maston for al| Mittages troops. II to sapootfjd that tlu asaat ajrtil lery ?Ml ho Pf farad to tho herder within a short ttiao. A ?all for gute snUttJe wrtbia a Isw days would not ho saiiitshag Arm onWrn now tho belief that hp able to tfTDAitair nog* alamong. Ail Mlttraao to March II.?Mwttny and by Carrnota troops today swelled tho ranks of Tina's Following rsports that .lato Ramra bad. deserted to ?tat W^emn ggM*JM''to be Troops and Ars Now ?aap win bo Forced to FlgJst Washington. March II.?Aftar a loa? cabinet m set Inn; the president today doolded on the formation of a protocol to bo signed by ronrsser *a tlvea of this country and of tho C raasa government providing for their cooperation to exterminate their "common enemy," Villa. Ths needs of American troops win bo outlined in tho agreement. VTIXA SVFFKR8 DEFEAT. Driven Hack by Carranta He May N<*e Hare to Fight Si Paso, March 11.?/Twice defeat? ed In one day by the Carranxistas who stood tho tost and bemad his efforts to escape. Villa has rallied hie forces and is today reported to be marching northwest from Nainaquipa. If he continues along this routs he will some directly into tha trap formed by the American cavalry. Unless the bandit chief doublet t ack he Is expect? ed to engage with the Americans be? fore night. Aeroplanes from Oen. Penning*? columns are said to be flying ovsr Villa's forces and report? ing their movemenui. During the night the Villa column that was de? feated at NlmalQulpa effected a Junc? tion with his other column that was defeated at Laecruce*. Villa led his forces st Lascrucee In person. OEN. ITN8TON OFTIMIftTlC. (Hopeful That Villa Will be Captured .Sooner Than Kx ported. San Antonio, March II.?-Oen. Fun ston is now hopsful that Villa will be captured much sooner than originally expected. Oen. Kunston Is aiixloun for the task to be completed and If Carraasa will grant the privilege to use the Mexican railways he is confi? dent Villa will not remain loag at large. The censorship will be modified ss Villa ts now too fer south for ths newspapers to ranch linn u od to the bdndit chief with nine hun? dred men. * The garrisons ei; Torreon and Oabuljb, comprising et out four thousand seen ere also said to litre taatlatcd and galloped away to Join the outlaw. ??All Hatdcan bullets should be for Americans* True Mexicans will no loafer astt each other.- la the batUe <ry that villa has sent abroad in the country and it has served its purpose admimbhr. jrotort^indiag denials of the re? ported ttaaarilnna by the, Oerransn of Holes, aajey oAoera regard the reports as m<?t' alarming. The situation Is the nio^t critical since the revolution starts? ?ve years ago. CONSUL COT OaTF. ?jp at Cbfihaahs*. Washington. March It.?The State I department la making strenuous Of? ferte to get In touch with Consul Latch er at Chihuahua. He has not I been heard from during the last [twentr-feur hours. -! cu^sBAjcmA nmm rmtoot. I WeoaVactan Rs^VsaajiMMive Sara Oca. sftmta Has *H #eeaed VIBa. VILLA VOBCKS TO MAtE STAND BY KRSHUrG** rapid ad van^ Oat off After Battle With Part an at stag at las Cracea and Villa to Giva Battle to Aaeeri Forc? Greatly Strength El Paso, March It.??Oon. Persh lng*o forces moved so rapidly, follow? ing the battle between '/Ilia and Carransalstaa at Las Cruceti tttat Vil? la's retreat to Babloora was out off according to advices reaching Juares Villa took to the mountains and his force is now approximately thirty miles southeast of Namlquipa. The exact location of the Ameri? can troops la not revealed, bit It le believed that at least one column Is within a few hours march of Villa,,If a battlo has not already begun. Oen. Gavtra believes the bandits will ranks a decided stand in a few hours if thoy have not already done so. Cattle men report that Villa's I ranks have been greatly strengthened by Mei leans who are anxious to fight the "Otlngoca." CAIIRANZA FIGHTS VILLA. Sharp i Engagement In the Mountains of Chihuahua. Queretaro, March 22.?den. Car ransa was notified today tht.t his troops are engaged in sharp combat with Villa forces In the mountains of Chihuahua. BOUND FOR MEXICO. Battleship Kentucky Salle from Gal v cut on Under Sealed Order?. Galveston, March 22.?The battle? ship Kentucky sailed today under sealed orders. It is believed to be bound for Mexico. MANY SUBMARINES CAPTIHED. British Have Taken One Hundred and Twenty-seven From Germans. Washington, March 22.?One hun? dred and twenty-seven submurines have been captured by the British fleet since the war began. Albert Parker of 8umter, a broth? er of J. B. Parker of this city, who has been in the Fennel 1 Infirmary for several days for treatment, wan able to leave the infirmary Saturday morn? ing and return to his homo.?Hock Hill Herald. NIMM IHR ?ME? ' ' -* JA REQUESTS LARGER FORCE Iii ORDER THAT LINE OF COM- i MUNICATIONS MAY BE GUARDED. i I Number of Troops May be Ordere? t? Border ? Pershingo Kxp?dJUoq Orsdusily Proceedn Further 'ajrtg Mexico in Pursuit of Villa Bandits, | Son Antonio, Texaa, March |L Oen. Frederick Funaton today tha war department for more trpb] to be cent into Mexico in pursuit Villa. ^ Ths request was made at section of Oen. John J. Pershii mander of the expedition, who; that another regiment be sent In hie message to the- war de] Oen. Funaton asked for what he ed an "adequate force." It was announced at Oen. ston'a headquarters that the cavalry, of which one squadron tg Fort Myer, Vs., another at Fort Leai en worth, Kan., and the third at Sheridan, 111., would be broi the border at once and aent ft along Oen. Penning*a line of 001 niCatlon to Cases Grandes. Whetl he had asked for other troops^1 Funaton would not say. * The only reason given for strengt! lening Oen. Pershing's force, known be considerably more than 4,000 mefi, waa that hie Held of operations jltitff become so extended that his main Jlae of communicat ^n and .the aul lines were In need of strengthei 'Merer/ a precautionary move,*'1 the way Oen. Funaton answered inquiries. He waa asked if the ed movement of troops of the?' facto government from garr the interior to posts on the h reported failure of Carrenia in one or two instances to show cooperation in the pursuit of VU Anything to do with his d ask for more strength, but he ed to answer. * Some uneaeineee waa displayed moment at department today when It was reported tph njfcrea between ir rep o line cut web a "busnnr*' line/?Ten. Perahlng had laid, and that It had boon broken accidentally, by some of ths American forces crossing it, allay* ed apprehension. It la not believed here that Oen. Funston ia worried to any extent by reports of alleged growing antago? nism among certain Carrenxa iroops, although he ia carefully studying that phass of the situation. It has'not been forgotten at his headquarters, however, that Villa has many more troops somewhere in northern Mexico than the few hundred aaid to be with him in hia flight Realising the mobile character of Villa's band, it waa not considered wise to expose Gen. Per? shlng's lines too much. Lake Dablcora, towards which one of the columns of United States troopa waa reported yesterday to be moving, ia almost 200 miles fiom the border and by the time the columns directed towarda Carmen and Namlquipa arrive at their deatlnationa they also will be almost as far south. South of Casaa Orandes the cavalry detachments, fol? lowing the trail into the heart of the country where Villa is known to have been operating, is a triangle ol approximately 3,000 squaro miles in area. The chaae for Villa has grown larger than evon many military men who had studied the situation care? fully believed It would, and it waa pointed out that if it became neces? sary to extend the operations much more it might be necessary to move into the field almost all the remain? ing available forces of the regular army with the exception of some 20, j 000 men now in tho southern de? partment, the greater part on duty in j Texaa, New Mexico and Arizona 'along the Mexican border, who, Oen. Funaton explained, were needed to guard the frontier. With the exception Of four and one-third regiments of infantry, two regiments of cavalry and what amounts to about a regiment and a half of field artillery, virtually all troopa of the regular army are either already In the border terri? tory and In Mexico, or are In foreign service. This does not Include the | coast artillery corps or all engineer troops, signal corps companies and Held hospitals and ambulance com? panies. * Regiments left in the United states, exciusivco of these In the southern department and Mexico or In foreign service, are: Second cavalry, Fort Kthan Allen, Vtj Fifth cavalry. Fort Sheridan, Fort Myer. Vu.. and Fort Leaven worth, Kan.; Third infantry, Mudi? p?Mjj im OF Bill SiXPERT APPEARS FOR SMITH'S NITRATE MEASURE. Vital in Importance to Farmers?Nor i ton Points Out Necessity From E Point of View of Preparedness. Washington, March 21.?Hearings were continued today before the sen? ate committee on agriculture on the bill of Senator Smith of South Caro? lina providing for the withdrawal of water power sites and construction of water power plants by the govern? ment for the manufacture of nitrates. No measure of recent years has creat? ed a more wide spread interest among all classes of people than has the nitrate bill. The committee is evi? dencing an Interest in the measure that seldom characterises its deliber? ations, and as the possibilities of the project are gone into more and more in detail the Importance and signi? ficance of the proposed meaaure be? come more apparent. The hearing today was devoted to a technical discussion of the merits of the bill by Dr. Thomas H. Norton bf the bureau of foreign and domestic I commerce?an eminent scientist who has devoted years to research along the lines contemplated In the mea? sure. In the opinion of Dr. Norton, the proposals of the bill are hot only feasible and practicable, but abso? lutely essential to the future economic independence of the United States with respect to nitrate and nitric add. Mr. Norton polr 'ed out how abund? ance of water power was available for the establishment of plants Tor the utilisation of nitrogen from the air In the various parts of the coun? try, and advocated the plan that a ' planV for the extraction of nltrares for use in commercial fertilisers should be located in the Southeast, another for the utilisation of nitrates for commercial and munitional needs in the Northwest! and still another to meet the demands for nitric acid to he used both in the arts and in the manufacture of munitions to be lo jjpated in the Northeastern section of Jthe country* He declared that suf gfiejeat irater newer was readily avail* Tbsiii lit use? Ii .fiiisnstitr thti mehfli far nitrogen, for commercial fertilis? er*; and pointed out how dependent this nation Is upon Chile for the nitrates essential to commercial fer? tilisers. He stated that Senator Smith's measure provides a sufficient means to enable the government to meet every demand, both from the stand? point7 of nitrates for fertilisers and nitric acid for the manufacture of ex? plosives and for use in the various arts, whleh the United States might Senator Smith is pushing the con? sideration of the bill and it la prob? able that a vote in the committee will be had Monday. Licenses to marry have been issued to M. J. Morris, Sumter, and Mies Nel? lie Osteen, Tindal; M. N. Baker, Sum? ter, and Miss Emma Baker, St Charles; also to the following- color? ed couples: Jake Bowman, Jr., Pri? vateer, and Carrie L. Gadsden, Sum? ter; Mathew Jennings and Phyllis Jackson, Dalsen; James McFadden and Rosalie Johnson, Sumter. son barracks, New York and Fort Ontario, N. Y.; Fourteenth infantry, one battalion at Fort Lawton, Wash.; Twenty-nrst infantry, Vancouver barracks, Wash.; Twenty-fourth in? fantry, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.; Thirtieth infantry, Plattsburg bar? racks, New York; Fifth field artil? lery, with the exception of one bat? tery, Fort Sill, Ok la.; three batteries of the Third Held artillery. Fort Myer, Va. [ Gen. Funston was advised from Washington today that $20,000 had been placed to his credit for the pay? ment of the services of guides, scouts, interpreters and other civil? ians. Already Gen. Pershing has employed many scouts. The work of the scouts. It was ex? pected, would be aided by aviators, six of whom have arrived at Cases Grandes. Lieut. T. R. Brown, who fell with his machine in the flight from the border to Casus Grandes, jwas only slightly injured, according to an official report to Gen. Funston. It was stated at Gen. Funston's 'headquarters that no report from Gen. Pershing regarding the opera? tions against Villa south of Casas Grandes was received today. Unoffi? cial reports regarding Villa's fight with Carransa forces at Cruces and Namiquipa south of Galeana, were vague and contradictory. Whether the American column of cavalry ad? vancing southward on the trail lead? ing to Cruces encountered Villa was but a guess at headquarters. I Twenty-one Blocks of City Wiped Out With Loss Estimated at $10,000,000. Fire Started in Dyer Building and, Fanned by Strong Wind, Swept Down Broad Street Causing Terrible Devastation? Other Cities of South Carolina and Georgia Rushed Aid to Stricken City?Three Thonsand Left Homeless. Augusta, Ga., March 23.?A con? flagration which has already resulted in an estimated loss of $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 is sweeping Augusta and at 1 o'clock in the morning is still burning fiercely. Fanned by a wind blowing In a southeasterly direction the flames swept through between 20 and 25 city blocks destroying* dozens of business buildings and rendering thousands homeless. The Are started about 6:15 p. m. in the rear of a store on the first floor of the Dyer building, I one of the city's principal office build? ings. Tenants-of the building barely I escaped with their lives and a dosen young women who attended a bus nees college on the fifth floor were forced to come down fire escapee at peril of their lives. ? The Augusta fire department, with every available engine, was on the scene within lees than three minutes after the alarm was turned in and seeing that the Dyer building was doomed, directed its efforts toward saving the Union Savings Bank build? ing across the street. The fire. In the meantime, had swept across Eighth street from the rear of the Dyer build? ing and began burning Cotton row where thousands of bales were stor? ed. The flames began to eat their way through the warehouses, attack? ed, the Tubtnan high school and then swept toward Broad street The fire? man had kept the flames from the Union Savings bank building from the Eighth street side but when the build? ing was attacked from the rear they h;pri the 704 block of Broad street the Union Savings bank building, the Postal telegraph building, the Augusta Herald building, the Commercial club building and The Chronicle and Em? pire buildings, the latter two modern office buildings were gutted, i As the flames were uncontrollable at 7 o'clock, an appeal was sent to other cities for aid. Atlanta, Macon, Sa? vannah, Columbia, and Waynesboro were called on. Waynesboro arrived at 10 o'clock and Columbia one hour later. Nothing seemed to be able to check the flames in I the path which the wind direct? ed them and they destroyed ap? proximately 16,000 bales of cot? ton valued at nearly $1,000,000. The Tubman high school building was a total loss, as was the Southern railway I freight depot The fire burning the north aide of Broad on the 700 block I down to the Citizens & Southern bank I building, this granite structure acted I as a barrier to the further progress of the flames and they swept behind it. The Citizens & Southern, Planters Lioan & Savings and Georgia Railroad banks were saved on the 700 block. The entire section of the city north of Broad and east of Eighth streets seemed to be doomed though the fire? men fought valiantly to save many of the buildings and succeeded in saving some. I On the 400 and 300 blocks of Broad, Reynolds and Bay streets, practically all the residences were destroyed. Lower Broad is one of the most ex? clusive residence sections of the city. The flames crossed Broad on the 400 block and swept down Ellis and then to Green, burning both sides of lower Green. Thousands of people were made homeless and many other thou? sands are sleeping with their house? holds furniture riled in the street keeping vigil over their property. So far as is known the fire has caused the loss of no lives though numerous firemen have been burned and had to go to the hospital. It Is reported, however, that the little child of Fireman Meredith was burned to death Just as her father rushed In the house to save her. The fire Is practically under con? trol at 1:30 so far as the business and principal residential sections are concerned, though it is now raging near the city limits. It Is bstng con? trolled because It has about burned out It was estimated at 2 o'clock that 500 homes have been destroyed, leaving over 3,000 persons homeless. The fire crossed Broad street at El bert street and is gradually eating Its way into the residence r &/ of the city. / cf One of the larger w /Uses con? taining 100,000 bales ^ tton is out of the fire zone. / Three companies .he National Guard have been / ^ id out and are patrolling the st/ < / At 2:30 o'clo/ 4s morning the Are was gra<T burning Its way through the .ential section and had touched . n street. The fltmee have been checked at several points by the Augusta augmented fire dc? partment AUGUSTA FIRE EXTINGUISHED. Burned Itself Out Early This lag?Lose Eight! Million Dollars. Augusta, March 23.?The con? flagration which swept a two-mile swath through Augusta last night burned itself out early today, leaving e. loss of sight million dollars, t^ree thousand homeless and eight hun? dred without employment. Relief work among the homeless went for? ward rapidly today, while iState troops still guarded the devastated area. No death Is reported but sev? eral were injured. Roughly speak? ing the burned district runs from Eighth street to the eastern boundary, and is from two to five blocke wide, between fifty and sixty blocks being wiped out, among them the big buildings on the north side of Broad street. Notwithstanding the tremen? dous loss plans were underway tsdAy to replace the burned htnicturejL *4 n <J. S. IT IN NEB FOB. OONGktsmtat ? 'v. Darlington Lawyer, Carolina Ale***** To Seek Place Bold Now by Rags dale. Columbia, March 23.?Julius ?. Me* Innls of Darlington yesterday an? nounced his candidacy for congress from the sixth congressional district to succeed J. W. Ragsdale of Flor? ence. Mr. Mclnnis is a member of the Darlington delegation in the house of representatives, having led the ticket in his county in the summer of 1914. He is a member of the Darling? ton bar, having been graduated from the University of South Carolina, in law last June. Mr. Mclnnis was a visitor to Colum? bia yesterday and while here made the announcement 1 NO CROWN FOB YUAN. Resumes Presidency of Chinese Re? public. Peking, March 22.?a state depart? ment mandate Issued tonight an i nounces the abandonment of the monarchy and resumption of the re? public. The mandate says the revolution shows that the demand for a mon? archical form of government is not unanimous and that, therefore. Yuan Shi Kai rejects the emperorship and resumes the presidency. The imperial documents, the man? date adds, will be returned by Yuan Shi Kai to the state council, which will reconvene at the senate, prepar atory to the resumption of the re? public. Hsu Shih Chang, who left the cab? inet because of the monarchical movement, signed the mandate ad secretary of State, having rcentered the cabinet RUSSIANS ATTACKING AUS TRIANS, Artillery Bombardment of Teutonic! Positions Along Entire Front. Vienna, March 23.?Russian artil? lery is bombarding the Teutonic po sitlons along the entire front, wr? of* flcially announced today. The In? fantry attacks by the Cxar's troops are said to have been repulsed. To Retain Militia Pay Feature. Washington, March 23.?The house voted today overwhelmingly to re? tain militia pay feature of the Hty bill.