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THE TBTJE SOUTHRON,
Consolidated Aur. 2,1881.
SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, JUNE 34, 1916.
VoLXLII. No. 37.
Secretary Lansing Sends Note to Garranza
Minister Demanding Rights for Americans
Says lint Responsibility for American Troops in Mexico
Remains With Mexican Government?Protection of Citi
Mi on Border is All That is Desired sind Secretary States
Unit Policy for Their Defense Will Not Be Changed Un?
kt* Safety From Raids is Assured?Warns Mexicans of
What Will Happen if Steps Are Taken Against Troors in
Washington. June 20.?Secretary of
the Narr Daniel? and Senator? Till
?nan an*t Swanaon of the senate na?
val affaire committee conferred today
fjttfc President Wilson and decided to
the naval building program
tve battle cruisers only, to pro?
vide for either two dreadnoughts and
Ava battle cruisers, or three dread
naughts and four battle cruisers.
National banks on the Mexican bor?
der have appealed to Comptroller of
Currency Williame for permission to
move their gold and other currency
atrthwatd far safety. Permission has
been gtv?m one bank and other per?
missions are expected to he granted.
Tlie names of the banks are withheld.
Secrets ry Lansing today tent a note
to Benor Arredondo. the Mexican
aiiiwaaaa r designate, squarely plac?
ing the responsibility for the continu?
ation of the American troops stay in
Maxico on the Carranaa government's
Shoulder?. He flatly refuses to with?
draw the troops, saying America has
adapted it policy that will not be
changed under any circumstances. He
reJaukee the insinuation that there is a
desire of aggrandisement behind the
present Mexican policy. America did
?pat seek the present duty forced upon
her of guarding the border. When
ae/tr Mexico proves that it can exercise
ffl octree control In the border coun
<tsy then the American troops will
ha arlthdrawo. 0a says that If the
&tM^m#m*m< mvm**m.
?Hlantiaue their threat that If the
JuMenae are not withdrawn they
wl/i defend their .country by arms. It
It thla country's duty to warn the
Mexicans that inch a course would re?
sult In he uTavest consequences.
While this government would deeply
regret euch a result It cannot recede
from Its settled determination to
maintain its national rights and to
pei form Its full duty In preventing
further Invasions of the territory of
the United States and in removing the
peril whivh Americans along the In?
ternational boundary have borne so
long with patience and forbearance.
Antl-American demonstrations have
taken place In Mexico City, Consul
General Rodgers reports to the State
department.
Secretary Daniels announces that
naval volunteers will be called for
and more ships will be fitted out for
a possible blockado of Mexican
coasts.
ON GUARD AT DEL RIO.
San Antonio, June 20.?A battalion
of the Third cavalry has reached Del
Rio from Eagle Paa< for protecting
that town from flfte<n hundred Car
ranslstas and Yaqul Indians who are
reported to be marching toward that
place. The Mexlcanit are now only
forty miles away. f
ARREDONDO hfEES LANSING.
Washington. June 20.?Mexican
Ambassador Arredondo saw Secretary
Irnsing at 2:30. Iis refused to say
what caused the conference.
President Wilson nominates Robert*.
Whitehead. of Virginia to be assist
ant commissioner of patents, and
Samuel Fouts of North Carolina to
be examiner In chief In the patent of
MlfJTIA TO GUARD BORDER.
San Antonio, June 20.?flen. Green,
the American commander near Del
Rio asks Gen. Funston what to do
about the orders of the military gov?
ernor of Coahuila that all American
owned cattle be selxed. One hundred
thousand head owned by Americans
are affected.
Gen. Funston asks the war depart
ment for a great number of militia
neceawry to patrol the border from
Nogales, Arlsona, to the Gulf of Mex?
ico. The number he askod la kept
secret.
PER* HING DISREGARDS THREAT.
El Paso, June 20.?Gen. Perahing
defies Carania'a threat by sending de?
tachments of hla force from Nam!
qutpa against bandits west and south.
ARRMBE FOR TWO REGIMENTS
ENGINEERS STAKE OUT SITE
FOR CAMPS OF ARMY
UNITS.
Facilities for Troops at Styi to Be
Rushed to Completion by Staff Of?
ficers?toy New Water Mains?
Buildings to Be Erected.
Columbia, June 20.?The State
mobilisation camp at Styx, seven
miles from Columbia In Lexington
county, has already been staked out
for the encampment of ono regi?
ment of Infantry. Arrangements for
the encampment of another regiment
and a troop of cavalry were made
yesterday afternoon by MaJ. P. J.
Drew, quartermaster, and an engineer.
The first troops are expected at Styx
early Friday.
A regiment in camp will occupy a
space of 280 yards frontage and 345
yards depth. The tents for the en?
listed men are pitched In 14 rows, 12
of them being for the Infantry com?
panies comprising the regiments, one
for the headquarters' company, and
sanitary troop and one row for the
supply and machine gun company. A
row of tents and the streets on which
they face take up 60 feet.
The tents for officers are arranged in
away from the enlisted men. Sleeping
quarters and mess tents for the offi?
cers are placed in rows.
Latrines, stables, eupply tents and
quarters for the stable guards are
placed far In the rear of the tents for
the enlisted men.
The camp site comprises 1,007 acres
oh a sandy ridge, with good drainage
facllttes. Water mains have already
been laid for one regiment of Infan?
try and yesterday plans were made for
laying water mains for another regi?
ment and for a troop of cavalry.
Convicts from the State penitentiary
will very probably be used for im?
proving the road between the railway
station and the Styx camp ground. The
matter was discussed yesterday at a
conference between Gov. Manning and
D. J. Griffin superintendent of the
penitentiary. The attorney general
will very probably be asked to give an
opinion as to the right of using tho
prisoners. *
The Southern Railway company was
yesterday asked by the adjutant gen?
eral's office to make the following
improvements at Styx: Platform and
additional passenger station facilities,
telegraph and telephone station,
freight warehouse and stock chute.
Orders were Issued yesterday by
Gen. Moore authorizing the regimen?
tal commanders to notify their com
panics that they must proceed within
{five days to mobilise at Styx.
In the meantime Maj. Drew and
MaJ. Haines are laying out the camp
ground and having blue prints made
of the encampment at Styx, where
two South Carolina regiments of in?
fantry and ono troop of cavalry will
be mobilized. They are supervising
I he installation of water mains, pre?
paring the road leading from Colum?
bia to the camp, digging drainage
ditches and constructing corrals,
latrines, company incinerators and
bath blouses.
Gen. Moore yesterday took up with
the federal officials the matter of con?
structing a platform at the railroad
station so that the shipments from
headquarters may be received at any
time under the temporary shelter so
provided.
MaJ. Drew and his assistants will
today ask for bids on forage and ra?
tions for the encampment at Styx.
There will also be bids on quantities
<>f gfuSt oil. straw and lime for san?
itary purposes. Fuel for cooking must
also be procured. MaJ. Drew will
be responsible for tho hiring <?f ss
mules fop the 22 escort wagons be?
longing to the troops.
Mrs. j. s. Itlehadson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. R, Topps at Win
ston-Salem, N. C.
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TWO REGIMENTS MOVE ON i
STYX FRIDAY AND SAT?
URDAY.
Sanitary Measures to Insure Health
?To Construct Needed Buildingu
All Tents to Be Pitched on (High
Sandy Soil?Work on Improvement
of Roads Begins Today~-New
Pumping Plant Authorised.
j Columbia, June 21.?The encamp?
ment at Styx is being prepared |o^re
!celve the First regiment on Friday
1 and the Second regiment on Saturday.
The Charleston Light Dragoons will
reach camp Saturday.
The attention of the military de?
partment of the State was turned yes?
terday toward bettering tho conditions
at Styx, where the camping grounds
for one regiment have already been
laid out and where the grounds was
being cleared for the quarters of) the
Second regiment.
Arrangements were made yesterday
with local railroad officials at a con?
ference In the office of the adjutant
general to have a freight station built
at Styx, with a 100 foot platform and
a depot 60 by 30 feet. A spur track
for the handling of freight, cars will
also be laid as soon as possible.
Today, under the supervision of
Capt. George Warren of the. Quarter?
master corps, in charge of tho trans?
portation, instruction and repair de?
partments, a 25 foot roadway Will be
built from the site of the freight depot
to the camping grounds, about three
quarters of a mile away. The . new
road will follow approximately the
line of the present road, which will
be rolled and put into shape lor the
transportation of materials < from the
depot to the camp. The road will not
require much grading as the suaface
slope along the way is only gradual.
Capt. Warren and Capt* Cantey of
the machine gun company were at
Styx yesterday morning, the former
making arrangements for the roadway
which will pass through property
owned by N. H. Driggers of Columbia,
and '.he latter assisting in laying out
the regimental headquarters,
The camp site for the First regi?
ment faces obliquely oa the 600 yard
rifle range; the tents of the second
regiment will be run in lines parallel
to the rifle range, the nearest line be?
ing 50 yards from ths range; the
Charleston Light Dragoons will camp
on the other side of the range from
the Second regiment.
All the tents will bo pitched on
high, sandy soil, where the natural
drainage facilities are excellent. It
Is said that there will be no puddles
standing 30 minutes after a rain.
"The camp is ideally situated from
a sanitary point of view," said Maj.
A. Moultrie Brallsford of Mulllns, yes?
terday, after he had returned from an
inspection of Styx. "By the time the
troops are encamped further sanitary
measures will be completed with the
construction of a latrine and an in?
cinerator for each company. All garb?
age and scraps will be burned In the
Incinerators."
Maj. Brallsford has ordered 3,000
packages of anti-typhoid fever vac?
cine and each militiaman will be In?
oculated unless he has recently un?
dergone tho treatment.
Water for the camp will be taken
from Congarec creek, which runs at
the foot of a hill about 1,800 feet
away from the camping grounds.
Water mains have already been laid
for one regiment and will be laid to?
day and tomorrow for the other regi?
ment and the cavalry troop. The ad?
jutant general was yesterday author?
ized by the war department to expend
$2,500 for the Installation of an ade
Iquatc pumping plant.
By road Styx Is about seven miles
from Columbia. The plot of land,
containing 1,007 acres, lies between
the oouthern and Seaboard Air Line
railways, the nearest railway station
on the former being Styx and on the
latter, Dixiunna. By automobile the
route passes over the old State road
for about a mile beyond Cayce, where
the road to Kinsler branches off to the
right. Several hundred yards beyond
the station at Kinsler the road again
branches, the one to the right being
a circuitous route by way of Styx,
while tho one to the left, which Is
much the worse road, leads almost di?
rectly to the camp site.
As soon as possible work will be
done on these two roads so as to
afford an easy trip from Columbia to
the camping ground. For tho pres?
ent, however, ('apt. Warren will con
line his force largely to building the
r<?ad from the depot at Styx to the
camping grounds,
Mexico City, June 21.?The Indus?
trie Workers of World delegation
leaves today for Eagle Pass where
they will try to prevent war.
AMERICANS FLEE FROM MEXICO
HUNDREDS SAID TO BE LEAVING
CAPITAL FOR VERA CRUZ TO
ESCAPE DANGER.
Others Have Left Provinces for Amer?
ican Soil?Government Has Promis?
ed to Protect Trains and Consul Un?
til They Wteh to Leave?Funston
Makes Demand for More Troops, as
Pershlng's Forces May be Attacked.
Washington, June 21.?Consul Gen?
eral Rodgers at Mexico City reports
to the State department a special
train leaving today taking all Ameri?
cano wishing to leave to Vera Cruz.
They will be brought from there on
transport to America.
Four hundred Americans have fled
from Sonora State Into America soil
across the border. Thirty Americans
left Mexico City yesterday for Vera
Cruz. Consul General Rodgers re?
ports that Mexico City is quiet and
that the government has promised to
protect all American citizens on their
fight to the coast and will furnish a
guard for the special train. Mr.
Rodgers says that he and his official
associates have been promised safe
conduct out of the country if they
wish to leave.
WILL BLOCKADE MEXICO.
Washington, June 21.?All light
draft gunboats and torpedo boat de?
stroyers of both the Atlantic and
Pacific fleets have received orders to
be ready immediately for a possible
blockade of the entire Mexican coasts.
There are about 35 vessels in all.
Rear Admiral Wlnslow, commander
of the Pacific fleet, reports that the
first division of destroyers and four
vesels will sail from San Diego, Cal.,
today for the Mexican coast.
ARMY EXPECTS WAR.
El Paso, June 21.?Military men
here expect war within twenty-four
hours. Sniping at Gen. Perahing's
truck trains is reported. Gen. Per
shing and the main forces are drawn
up in fighting lines. It is reported
that Clan. Pershlng's scouts that were
lent south and west encountered
strong hostile forces and reinforce?
ments are being rushed to their as?
sistance.
TREVINO THREATENS PEHSHING.
San Antonio, June 21.?Seventeen
thousand Mexicans under Gen. Trc
vlno are converging upon Gen. Per?
shlng's force from the east and north?
west. A Columbus dispatch reports
the Mexicans in two columns are
heading for El Valle and Namiquipa.
Gen. Pershing's scouts discovered the
approaching Mexicans. The scouts
have been reinforced. .
CARRANZA GETS NOTE.
Mexico City, June 21.?Secretary of
Foreign Affairs Aguilar after reading
Secretary Lansing's note delivered It
to Carranza. He declined to com?
ment on the note. The public has
not been told of the contents of the
note. There was no rioting during
the night.
FUNSTON WANTS MILITIA.
San Antonio, June 21.?Gen. Fun?
ston fearing an attack on Gen. Per?
shing's forces today made a request
on the war department that all avail?
able militia, especially cavalry, be
sent to the border immediately. It is
an established fact that the Mexicans
who attacked American soldiers at
San Ignacio and Matamoras recently
were Carranza soldiers and not ban?
dits, as reported.
STORM IN CLARENDON.
Severe Disturbance Passes Over Man?
ning Section.
Manning, June 20.?Quite a severe
wind, rain and electric storm passed
over this section about 5 o'clock this
afternoon. A number of shade trees
were blown dpwn, blocking the streets
and wrecking electric wires, but
otherwise no serious damage was
done. The approach of the storm
bore such a striking resemblance to
the destructive tornado of a year ago
that considerable alarm was felt
among the people, but all were hap?
pily relieved when the sun came out
before 6 o'clock.
The office of the county board of
registration is now open and will re?
main open until July Sth in order that
persons who wish to secure registra?
tion certificates In order to vote in
the city election may do so now. The
county registration certificates and
poll tax receipts have to bo presented
to the city registrar before he will
issue certificates to vote In the city
election. The county registration of?
fice is In the court house. The city
registration office is at Knight's Book
Store.
MEXICANS AHL INSOLENT.
DEMAND EXPLANATION OF
AMERICAN TROOP MOVE
MENTS IN MEXICO.
Arrendondo Tells Secretary Lansing
That Re Has Been Odcrcd to Ascer?
tain Meaning of Cavalry Movements
That Resulted in Carrizal Battle?
Threatens Further Trouble.
Washington, June 22.?Mexican
Ambassador Designate Arredondo
called on Secretary Lansing today, af?
ter receiving orders from Mexico City
to seek an explanation of the Ameri
I can cavalry mov its that resulted j
In the Carrizal .ck. Senor Ar- j
redondo says tha i is also ordered
to learn whether Americans have
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actually occupied # ?a Grandes and
the reasons for c, occupation of
the town. He wai J ersa to tell Sec?
retary Lansing thi ?* ' this.' is true,
then further trout > certain. Mex
ico insists- on mal, g ing her sov?
ereignty and dema; g hat it shall not
be further violated &
j Gen. Scott, chiei ^ staff has sent
an order to all Na 3 1 Guard com?
manders directing t . to report im?
mediately when mobilization has been
completed. This is preliminary to or?
dering all to the border at once.
Secretary Baker was closeted with
President Wilson for nearly an hour.
Mr. Baker says that the only infor?
mation of the Carrizal fight is from
Mexican sources. No special cabinet
meeting has been called and President
Wilson will not go before congress at
! present. He has formulated no plans
yet and waits for Gen. Pershing's re?
port. Consul General Rodgers at
Mexico City sent an official copy of
Gen. Obregon's statement taking full
responsibility for the Carrizal attack.
Mexican government funds that
heve been deposited in New York were
moved over night to Canada,
j Claude Kitchen, Democratic house
leader says the limit has been reached
and Apparently war can not be avoid
ed. President Wilson is only waiting
for full information and is expected to
go before congress in special session to
t'Pissent the facts. Secretary of War
Baker goes to the capitol for a con
i
ference with Representative Hay,
j chairman of the military affairs com
j mittee. Mr. Hay agrees to introduce a
resolution today authorizing the mili?
tia to be used as regular soldiers so
'they can enter Mexico. He will force
? the resolution through congress im?
mediately.
Rear Admiral Winslow, commander
of tho Pacific fleet, reports that the
Mexicans have moved their military
supplies, including hospital equipment,
from Guaymas to the Interior at Em
palme, a railroad center near the west
coast. Conditions there are more*
threatening. He says that seventy
Americans boarded the Cleveland at
Guaymas.
Mexico City, June 22.?Gen. Obra
gon issued a statement this morning
assuming f?ll responsibility for the at?
tack on American troops at Carrizal.
He says that the Americans were try?
ing to occupy the railroad station at
Carrizal.
Gen. Obregon has received a report
from Gen. Trevino, saying that, act?
ing according to President Carranza's
instructions to attack Gen. Pershing's
forces if they moved south, east or
west Gen. Gomez was ordered to make
an attack on the Americans when they
approached Carrizal. Gen. Gomez and
other Mexicans were killed. He re?
ported that seventeen Americans were
taken prisoners. There is no mention
of how many Americans were killed.
Hut the report says the Americans
were repulsed.
San Antonio, June 22.?Gen. Fun
ston says the California, Missouri and
Kansas militia are already ordered
to go to the border, but these are not
enough. He believes further clashes
will result from the Carrizal battle.
Today he is hurrying arms, ammuni?
tions and supplies southward. Gen.
Funston says that no immediate steps
will be taken, but "This does not mean
that the Tenth cavalry will not be
avenged, if the Mexicans made a
treacherous attack." Gen. Pershlng
has full authority to act.
Juarez, June 22.?The main force
Of the Carraasa garrison Is evacuating
the city and en train for Villa Ahu
mada, where the Carranzists arc re?
ported to be planning to make a stand
against the Americans who are rein?
forcing the Tenth cavalry nean? Car?
rizal.
San Antonio, June 22.?Gen. Fun
ston this morning sent a third urgent
request for all tho militia to be sent
to the border Immediately, especially
the cavalry so that the regular cav?
alry may bo sent to reinforce Gen.
Pershing.
TRAINS 10 MOVE TROOPS.
SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED BY AD?
JUTANT GENERAL.
First Regiment Leaves Home Stations
Tomorrow?Brookland Unit Reach"
es Styx Today.
Columbia, June 22.?General orders
were issued yesterday by W. W. Moore?
adjutant general, detailing the sched?
ule of trains on which the troops will
leave the home stations for the en?
campment at Styx. Companies of the
First regiment will be moved tomor?
row, all arriving at the camp by
noon. The Second regiment and the
Charleston Light Dragoons will be
moved Saturday.
The orders pertain to all com?
panies except the Columbia Light
infantry, which was sent to Styx yes?
terday, and the Brookland company,
! which will be moved today. These
j two companies are assisting the State
militia department in preparing the
camp for the reception of the Na?
tional Guard.
The following is a copy of the or?
der outlining the movement of the
troops:
"The First South Carolina Infantry
will move from its home stations on
Friday, June 23, to the moblli
| zation camp at Styx, according to the
(following schedule:
"Greenville ? Headquarters and
Company A, leave 6 a. m., Charles?
ton & Western Carolina railway;
Williamston?Band, leave 6:10 a. m.,
? Southern Railway; Anderson?Com?
pany B and machine gun company,
j leave 6 a. m., Blue Kk|ge and South?
ern railway; Pelzer, Company C,
leave 6 a. m., Southern railway;
Laurens?Company D, leave 7:30 a.
m., Columbia, ?wberry & Lou
jrens railway; Union?Company E,
leave 7:45 a. m., Southern railway;
Spartanburg?Company F, leave ?
a. m., Charleston & Western Caro?
lina railway; Fort Mill?Company G,
and supply company, leave 6 a. m.,
Southern railway; Rock Hill, Com?
pany H, leave 6:15 a. m., Southern
railway; Cheraw?Company L leave
T a. m.\ Seafboard Jtfr^OtN^
Hartsvill.;?Company L, leave 7 a.
m., Seaboard Air Line railway; Cam
den?Company M, leave 9 a. m., Sea?
board Air Line railway.
"The Second South Carolina In?
fantry will leave on Saturday, June
24, as fo lows:
"Georgetown?Headquarters com?
pany, leave 5:30 a. m., Seaboard Air
Line and Atlantic Coast Line;
Charleston?Companies A, B, C, D,
leave 6 a. m., Atlantic Coast Line
railway; Darlington?Company E,
.leave 7 a. m., Seaboard Air Line rall
iway; Timmonsville?Company I,
leave 8 a. 'm., Atlantic Coast Line
railway; Florence ? Company K,
leave 6:30 a. m., Seaboard Air Line
railway; Sumter?Company Ij, leave
9:45 a. m., Atlantic Coast Line rail?
way; Orangeburg? Company M,
leave 9:10 a. m., Southern railway;
Columbia?Company F, leave 10:50
a. m.,. Southern railway. ?
"Troop A, South Carolina cavalry
leave Charleston at 6 a. m.. Southern
railway, on Saturday, June 24.
TO PROTECT HEALTH OF MILITIA
Governor Issues Order to Adjutant
General?Careful Attention to Wa?
ter Supply Urged.
Columbia, June 20.?Gov. Manning
has issued an executive order to the
adjutant general to "leave no stone
unturned looking to the health and
comfort of the men" at Styx. Gov.
Manning was in Spartanburg last
night but he talked to his office over
the long distance telephone and Sec?
retary LaRoque transmitted the or?
der to the adjutant general's office.
The order follows:
"The Adjutant General,
"Sir:
"Gov. Manning directs me to trans?
mit to you the following executive or?
der:
"1. In preparing camp for mobillta
j tion National Guard leave no stone un?
turned looking to the health and com?
fort of the men. Sanitary arrange?
ments and purity and volume of water
supply must be given special atten?
tion.
"O. K. LaRoque,
"Secretary to the Governor.*'
Two Recruits From Manning.
Manning has sent two .recruits to
stand the examination in Sumter for
duty on the Mexican border. Harry
Brad ham loft yesterday and Alex June
this morning.?Manning Times.
Lightning struck a tree in front of
the residence of Mrs. S. It*. Wells Mon*
day afternoon and glanced off into
the house, doing considerable damago
to the interior of the building.?Man?
ning Times. ,