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T ? : > sityofs. a MAY 1 0 1916 an tiie end* Ajpaen at be thy Oonatry'e, Thy Goffi and TraWa" THE TRUE SOUTHRON, S?MTER, 8. 0., WED1TE8DAY, MAY 10, 1916. VoLXLII. NO. 24. mm i?ictx bud. AhlKRlOAX TROOPERS uysm uns. GltMi s*rts?s Raided flokMcrs Make ?rare Fichu for Ufo Aga last Al tale Odds, Alpine. Toxi a, May 7.?VUla bandits some ft In ?umher, forded the Rio O rends Frida}? night ecd sweeping IS miles inland on American soil, raided the little settlement of Glenn Springs and attacked a detachment of Ameri? can cavalry, consisting of nine men of. Troop A, Fourteenth cavalry. Three troopers and a 10 year etd hey were killed, two cavalryman were wounded and another Is missing. Ms Is hollered to be a prisoner of the bandits who ere now fleeing sout?] ward lato CoahuUa, Mexico. ^wo American citizens, J. Deemer ana a man named Compton, according to fi?perts received here, were carried sees is the Rio Q rands ' and reports hate It that their throats were cut. ay! ef St ciuaane ol Marathon to are la pursuit of the Vllltstas. ^The sasndf c trooper la Private Ros? eau Tyree. The Utile boy is the son of Comptoav He was deaf and dumb sad baedfs are thought to have allied asm beeaess he could not easwer thelr qeestloas. fae two wounded troop tan Private J. Birten and Frank De a, ware broaght here this afternoon y hurt. Sirica's body was filled ?email brass, pieces ef tacks fired a shdt gun. Do Fee was burned about tha head and shoulder* |n a little adobe ha ess. nine cav? alrymen made their fight for lite anwiest the 70 or more1 Wan bandits at Glonn Borings. A halt ot shot pour? ed tar. store than two hoars'late the stagte Window of the adobe bouse hut ivalrymed heat hp aateady rifle la defiant answer. Than {he afexi nte balls to he oa the roof, tblckiy. thatched the sol* their, ? nad hilled as thtf?ed. One and it 1$ belWved he is Another was hilled as.he tried to climb through a< window. According to. the story, brought here the Mexican bandits And attacked a store and one or two houses In Bou qulllas, where they mads Deemer and Compton. prisoners and tiea sped IS miles northward to make their attack en Glenn Springs, which Is fringed by rugjred hills At Glenn Springs they wrecked a wax factory belonging to William BUI*, his store and residence, one or two other small build At t.tO o'clock Friday evening tha mem body of 50 to 70 mounted bandits forded the Rio Grande at Bouqulllas and swept into the little settlement shouting: "Death to the gringos.' The bandits looted the store of J. Demer and set It on lire* Deemer end a clerk named Compton were seined and bound; The bandits packed their loot on their horste end after setting one or two small frame hoesee abl?se' galloped away northward. Heading towards Mairthon,' Texas, the bandits In their eight ride came upon G'enn firings, where a small detachment of nine cavalrymen un? der Borgt. Smith of Troop A, Four? teenth cavalry, was stationed. The Mexicans appeared suddsnly on the top of a hill beneath which Glenn Springs nestles. Noting their numbers. Private Blrlck, on outpost duty, smptled his revolver to rouse the camp and then dashed back to the tont. Sargt. Smith and Private Croak em jumped to the fly of the tent. Observing numbers of Mexicans at hand they ran to an adobe house where the six other cavalrymen were preparing to make their defense. The door of the house, which had only one window, was barred and Bergt. Smith, seeing that his men were outnumbered by ten to one, gave or dors to shoot carefully and not waste the ammunition. "We are up against it. Cole." said Smith, "but wc will show something. Let t ie Mexlcana shoot their heads oft and run out of ammunition and maybe by morning we will be in a position to give them a rue-" On the dash from their tent Smith end Croakem had lost their revolvers, having been forced to retreat to the adobe house half clothed because of the rapid approach of the Mexicans. The bandits poured a constant fusil? lade of shots at the window and door of the Adobe house. Not an American cavalryman fell In the exchanges. The little band took turns shooting from the window. Blood stains la the dry ground around the house was the only evidence that the bandits suffer? ed In the attack, but Sorgt. Smith be? lieves that seven or eight bandits mi for mm fiiii ORANGEBUR? CITIZENS DECIDE TO RAISE THREE TIMES AMOUNT FIR8T FIXED. Big Maw Meeting Held in Interest of Enterprise More Than Half of Capital Has Already Been Subscrib? ed and Balance is Certain. Orangeburg, May 6.?An enthusias? tic meeting of representative business men and farmers of this section was held at the court house today to con? sider the matter of increasing the cap? ital stock of the packing house to be established here from $50,000 to $150, 000.' The committee of fifteen men appointed some time ago to solicit subscriptions to the stock reported that they had met with success on ev? ery hand and recommended that the rapltal he Increased to $150,000. Fol? lowing this Robert lade and James M. Albergottl spoke In very favorable terms, showing the advantages of a well equipped plant of this kind to the community, pr. W. W. Long, of the department of agriculture, made an' address; which was very interest? ing, and contained several reasons why such a plant should be establish - led. - He said that there are more hogs I within a radius of seventy miles from Orangeburg than In any other section of the State. This statement is based on an actual census taken to ascertain Just what amount of stock would be available tor the use of the plant. Dr. Long also stated that freight rates are very favorable. In short. It Is hie opinion that Orangeburg is the logical location for the packing plant. J. W. Drehr, of Moultrle, Qa.; was present and ssade an address, telling of the success the plant at Moultrle j la meeting with, an are all plants of the kind in the South. When subscriptions 'ere called for many former subscribers multiplied their subacHptiona, and withm a very short time about $15,000 additional . waa raised, bringing the total to about remainder, wm hs subscribed in a short .time. So confident are the pro? moters that. the committee has been instructed to apply for a charter and proceed.to make the necessary, ar? rangements for .the organisation of the stock company. As soon as these are completed preparations will be made for the erection of the plant so as to wests no time in getting ready for operation. engjggsagggaegggMSBggy*|Ji " " were killed and some were wounded. For three long hours ths fight went on. "Just a little while more, boys, and daylight will be with us," urged Smith, who knew the bandits would . retreat once they became good targets in Ute light of dawn. ; \ l The Mexicans fought In skirmish formation. That was proof to Smith's eyas that he was dealing with a mili? tary body. The attackers' horses were tethered some distance to the rear and ,the brigands maintained their at? tacks on three sides of the house, from which there was no escape ex? cept the door and the single window. Unable to route the Americans from their mud-walled fort, the' leader of the Mexicn band gave orders to throw fire balls on the roof "I can't stand it any longer," cried Private William Cohen when the biasing thatch began falling. "I'll take another shot and then try and mako It through the window." Cohen leaped into the window frame to mako his dash for tho open. A bullet split his skull and he fell back dead. Outside the voice of a Mexican was heard to say: "Line up on each side of the door. They must come out Smith told his men that. the time had come to make a dash. The heat had burned the tops of their heads. Private Stephen J. Co lock dashed out. His body was found next morning not far away riddled with bullets. j Smith, leading the other cavalry? men, turned to the left and made for the corral, the Mexicans firing at them. The body of Private Lawrence K. Rogers was found not far from the burned house, but Tyrce could apt be accounted for when Smith and his men, who reached the hills In safety Investigated next morning. Tyrce may have been made prisoner, but if so the Holdlcrs here think he has probably been killed by now. After the attack on the American troops the bandits rushed to tho wax factory of W. K. Ellis and destroyed It, besides seettlng fire to the factory store. Ellis' home was ransacked. A cross that hung hero Is believed to have saved the house from being burned. When morning came the American troopers crept to the settlement and COURSE TO BE PURSUED- WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. President Wilson May Send Bare Word Noting Instructlo?--Shonkl Such Communication he Sent it Will Make Plain That United Stales Will Not Perruit Relations With Great Britain to Enter Qneetk>n. Washington, May 7.?President I Wilson and Secretary Lansing confer? red late tonight at the White House on the situation confronting the Unit? ed States as a result of the latest German note regarding the conduct of submarine warfare. While Mr. Ian sing said later that no final decision, had been reached, it is unoerjtood that the course to be pursued ably will be known tomorrow or day. There are strohg intimations flcial quarters tonight that the admin? istration might send to Germany a brief communication, noting the* trcw instructions to submarine Commanders quoted in tho German note Amt" in-* forming the imperial governmen^that so long as these instruction* wefe et? fectlve diplomatic relations befween tho two countries could - .continue. Should such a communication he tent, however, It would make very1 plain that tho United States will ne4 per? mit its relations with Great Britain to enter Into the controversy. ? ? # Was authoritatively stated that shotted an? other ship carrying American C^tiaens bo sunk by a German submarine in violation of the principled of inter? national hVW diplomatic ' retortions I would be severed lust as soon as the facts were established anuVlf|$hout any further exchange of cormnunl cations. President Wilsen spent nearly oil of today in doori>, giving; eyeful study of Jhe text of ta* G< munlcation and' determining I act meaning of the words eni Seeretsry Lansing also had after the seerafary ret arried to Wash, lngton he Was summoned to the White r O \ y [ * (House. Efforts to obtain the text of the message from Pope Benedict to the president on the submarine situation and peace delivered by Mgr. Bonaanoi, the apostolic delegate, here yesterday were unavailing. At both the White House and the papal legation it Was said nothing would be given out. I In connection with the peace sug? gestions in the German note the at? tention of officials was attracted here today by a passage In a statement given out In London last night by Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trade. In which he mentioned the dis? cussion of peace by Germany, and added that "our attitude, at any rate, Is unchanged." This statement was regarded as meaning that the allies were not ready to discuss peace on Germany's terms. IGOV. MANNING LEADS PARADE. 'Chief Executive Heads March of Mountain City Folk Celebrating Modern Ulumlnation. Greenville, May 4.?Gov. Richard I. Manning led the street pageant here today in celebration of Greenville's modern system of street Illumination which was turned on tonight. The governor was greeted on all sides by cheers The crowd that witnessed the parade was the largest that has ever gathered on the Greenville streets. Gov. Manning will addrss tho mem? bers of the South Carolina division of tho Travelers' Protective association, now in session in Greenville tomorrow night at the annual banquet KAISER WANTS PEACE, Said to Have Sent Letter to Pope Sug? gesting Immediate Armistice. Rotterdam, May 8.?The German Humanity League says the Kaiser has ugain approached the Pope about peace propoaals. It asserts that the Kaiser sent an autograph letter to the Pope on Easter Sunday expressing tho hope that the King of Spain and the Pope would be able to bring about a conference of the belligerents for an immediate armistice and to make plans to hold a peace convention. saw the main body of some &0 Mex? icans packing their loot upon their horses and on the nine American eavalry mounts which they had cap? tured. Then the bandits turned to? wards tho Rio Grunde and started for Bouquillas. Here the brigands carried Deemer and Compton across the river and it was reported here tonight that tholr throats had been cut. The Mexicans ' carried their dead and wounded away. GERMAN DEFENDS WILSON. MAXIMILIAN HARDEN PRAISES THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES FOR MORAL . COURAGE. He Contends That Germany Should be Ashamed of Those Who Slander America's Chief Executive. Berlin, Friday, May 5?(Via Lon-] don, May 6.)?After figuratively tak? ing the public's breath away two weeks ago by a daring article cap tioned, "If I Were Wilson," Maximil lian Harden today returns to an ex? haustive defence of President Wilson, his policy and the entire American standpoint. In a leader in the Zukunft entitled "The Heal Wilson,4' Herr Harden praises President Wilson as a "man of high moral and high spiritual char? acter of whom we might be proud if he were ours." What the writer characterizes as "lazy ignorance" is represented as "shattering from the mantle of would-be patriotism, which in reality has nothing In common with genuine patriotism when Presi? dent Wilson is assailed as he fre? quently has been. "Ninety-nine one-hundredths of all the so-called war literature," Herr Harden continues, "should be sent to where it belongs?to the paper mills? and the public should return to hooks from which a wide-awake spirit speaks. Including President Wilson's The New Freedom.' Then perhaps pure common sense will return to you and awaken you to the duty of re fspecting the dignity of foreign peo? ples." , . I Herr Harden follows with a brief character sketch of President-Wilson, in which he calls the president a brave "opponent of evil and abases" and alludes to him as "actuated by a devp for - his people and possessed of the will tojead them to'the heights-or " fo??J?v*ft** th*y nad gotten into f because they have* read calumny In newspapers." In all his controversies with Ger? many, says Herr Harden, President Wilson has acted from absolute con? viction. "Dare we measure by the standard of a student's squabble the complaints of a great free nation led by a man of the weight and, impor? tance of President Wilson?" asks the writer, "If President Wilson, after a thor? ough investigation, is convinced that warlike activities of Germany have broken the laws of humanity it was f not only his right but it was his duty to talk with clearness. He owes this not only as a duty to himself but to us." Turning to the position of Chancel? lor Von Bcthmann-Hollweg in the present controversy Herr Harden said: "The chancellor must not ap? proximate that his authority is equal to that of the entire Reichstag." In alluding to Herr Von Heybraud's as? sertion that America stood In close connection with England before the war, Herr Harden points out that Ger? many also did so with Italy, Russia, lpan, Portugal and England. Herr Von Hey brand's statement that America was first secretly and then openly on the side of Germany's enemies, Herr Harden claims not to have been proved, and he declared that America has never violated neu? trality. FRENCH RETAKE TRENCHES. Fierce Counter Attacks Made on Roth Sides of Mouse. Paris, May 8.?The French launch? ed furious counter attacks today on both sides of the Meuse. The Ger? mans were hurled back at Hill 304 with heavy losses. The French then I attacked the trenches on the east slope of the hill which the Germans captured Sunday. After hand to hand fighting the Germans were ejected. They also retook 500 yards of trench? es which the Germans captured Sun? day cast of the Mouse in Haudromont forest. PITTSBURG STRIKE OVER. Eighty Per Cent of the Strikers Have Returned to Work. Pittsburgh May 8.?Four housand strikers have returned to work in the Westlnghoues Wilmsrding plant, in practically ull districts mills are rim? ing. Blghty P**r cent, of the strikers have returned to work. Swedish Steamer Torpedoed. London, May 13.?Copenhagen re? ports that the Swedish steamer Har? old was torpedoed Friday. The crew was saved. CARHANZA APPROVES PUN. WILLING TO ADOPT IDEAS FOR? MULATED BY SCOTT AND OBREGON. Decision Clears Way for Full Co-oper? ation of Americans and Mexicans in Campaign Against Bandits?Final Conference Today to Determine Fu? ture Use of Railroads by American Troops. Washington, May 6.?Gen. Car ranza's approval of the Scott-Obregon agreement, announced in news dis? patches tonight, is said to clear the way for more thorough cooperation j between the American and Mexican i troops in the campaign against Villa. I It already has been approved by Pres? ident Wilson. Details of the agreement never have been made public, hut it is uit derstood to provide for more exte slve use of the railroads by the American forces and to establish a definite understanding on many ques? tions which officials here and in Mex? ico City have feared might lead to clashes between the Americans and the Carranza soldiers. Reports that a j definite date had been set for with? drawal of Gen. Pershlng's expedition have been officially denied. No official notification of Gen. Car ranza's decision had reached Wash? ington late tonight and officials were in ingorance as to the minor points of the plan on which the first chief was reported as reserving decision. No real obstacles to an agreement Is be? lieved to have been interposed. Negotiations, for a formal protocbl covering the subject of the expedition .are expected to be resumed here af jter the Scott-Obregon agreement has ben ratified. While the latter deals with the military features, It is thought necessary to work out diplo? matic features through regular diplo? matic channels. Gen. Carranza*s note of April 12, suggesting that discus? sion of the withdrawal of the Ameri rUau forees be taken up, suspended ne tocol. Administration officials were elated at the success of Major Howse and his men In surprising a Villa band, pun? ishing it severely and coming off without any casualties. It is expected to lend to the prestige of the Ameri? can troops among the Mexicans. Gen. Pershing's report, forwarded by Gen. Funston to the war depart? ment today, says the latest attack on tl. > Villa bandits was made by his small force after a night march of thirty-six miles. Tho text of Gen. j Pershing's report, dated at San An? tonio, in Mexico, was as follows: "A band of 140 Villia bandits, which attacked our garrison yesterday at Ojo-Azules, remained there in camp last night. Leaders of the band, Cruz Dominguez, Guilio Acosta and Anton? io Angeles, were captured, the latter being severly wounded. Numbers of wounded unknown but must be many. "Several prisoners taken, also sev? enty-five ponies and mules. Our cav? alry rode them down and killed many, using pistols/' Minor Objections. El Paso, May 6.?First Chief Car? ranza sent a message to Gen. Alvaro Obregon tonight Informing the Mex? ican minister of war that he had found the agreement with the United States satisfactory with the exception of a few minor points. It is believed that the final conference will be '.eld tomorrow, when the protocol will be signed. Gen. Jacinto Trevino, com mander of the department of the northeast of Mexico, departed for his home in Torreon tonight. The Alvarado Mining and Milling Company and the La Boquilla Com? pany, which operate in the neighbor? hood of Parral, have arranged to start men and supplies south next Tues? day to resume working their proper? ties, a move, it was suid, they hardly would make if they were not assured of the tranquil conditions. Notwithstanding Gen. Obregon's declaration that there has been no split between himself and Gen. Car? ranza, persons here in close touch with the Mexican situation pointed out that there is hardly likely to be an increase in the cordiality of the two men's relations after Gen. Car ranza's failure to immediately endorse Gen. Obregon's action in the confer? ence with Gen. Scott. Tho border is beginning to take as much interest in the future relations of the two lead? ers as in the relations between the United States and Mexico and the present negotiations between Scott and Obregon, Bombs for Aeroplanes. Columbus, N. |f? May 6.?rians have been made to equip tho new GREGORY LEARNS OF PftO-GER MAN PROPAGANDA. Department of Justice May Give Out Statement on Campaign of Corre? spondence. Washington, May 4.?Attorney Gen? eral Gregory announced tonight that he had received information about the source c /tie of the money spent for del' k members ' of the senate and h' J last week with telegrams urgin ^at no steps be taken which migl n id to war with Germany. Ha reft >" to repeal the source but said a /' ? ment might be given out by the d/ o rnent of justice on the question f S> n a few days. ^' r. Gregory conferred tonight with isident Wilson, who was asked yee rday by Senator Husting of Wiscon in to have the department of justice j investigate the subject. It also was learned tonight that government officials arc seriously con? sidering making public at least some of the documents seized in the office of Wolfe von Igel, secretary of Frans von Papen, former military attache of the German embassy here. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, has demanded the return of these pa? pers and the question still is pending The sending of telegrams to mem? bers of congress on the question of German-American relations was abruptly stopped last week but today thousands of printed letters of the same general tenor began arriving at the capitol. Senator Husting said that many of those received by him Were signed by clergymen. Attorney General Gregory said to? night that agents of the department of justice were making a very thorough investigation of the subject and that already much evidence haa been col? lected. So far, he declared, nothing has been found justifying criminal proceedings. , ? ( HOLLWEG MAKES SPEECH. feJoat!Jimtf] liiseji 'Asjijgak (He Explains Note to Reichstag Committee* - I Berlin, May 6.?Chancellor , Bethmann-Hollweg made an hour I and a-half speech before the buddet committee of the Reichstag today, explaining the submarine note. It Is believed he was trying to influence opinion. AUSTRIAN DESTROYER SUNK, Rome, May 6.?An Austrian de* stroyer was sunk Friday night in the lower Adriatic by a French subma* rine. Airmen Attack Brindisi. Rome, May 6.?A flotilla of ten Austrian torpedo boats were scattered by four Italian destroyers, according to the announcement. Hydroaero? planes shelled tha Italians. Five Austrian aeroplanes bombarded Brin? disi last night. Four men in the hos? pital were killed. French Evacuate Trenches Paris. May 6.?It is admitted that the French troops have evacuated their trenches north of Hill 304 be? cause of deadly artillery fire. Infantry attacks west of the hill were repulsed by bayonets. The violent bombard? ment continues vast of the Meuse. An enormous number of cannon are blasting the French positions at Hill 304, but German occupation of trenches was prevented. - ^ej Airmen Wreck Railway Station. Vienna, May 6.?Airmen bombarded Dolbunowo railway junction, wreck? ing the station, work shops and cars It is an important point on the War? saw-Kiev line. Turkish Aviator Scores. Constantinople, May 6.?A Turkish aviator shot down two British ma? chines on the Mesopotamia front be? fore the surrender of the British at Kut-el-Amara. ?- "**\ Another Zeppelin Destroyed. Amsterdam, May 6.?Zeppelin L-S? badly damaged by warships' sheila was seen sinking into North Sea. army aeroplanes being tested here with bombs. The ordinance officer of the expedi? tionary bases here has received or? ders, it became known today, to co? operate with the aviation section in planning devices for the dropping of bombs. Types of machine guns used on Eu? ropean planes will also be tested, and some ideas introduced by American army officers are to be given a trial. A number of armored motorcycles, to he equipped with machine guns, also are in transit to Columbus.