Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UUt 1 191? Atau't at be thy Goon try's. Thy God'a Bad taVt" THE TRUE SOUTHRON, ?tMHfctt Jwe, IIM. OonaoUdated Au?, a, 1861. SUMTER, S. O., SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916. VoLXLII. No. 39. tui mxm of iei. MWIBUNO OF MIUTIA INTO FEDERAL gtCKVICB AT HAND. ViMki States Amy Burgeons Arrive ?A Comp for Special Work?Gen. WUfte Junes Thinks Better Msec Hardly Unve Been Secured? ipntr Good?Cludel Men Pen. Camp Moore, Styx, June ST.?Ar ft ml today of MsJ. Miller of the medical . corps. United States army, I nhd several other medical officers lvi titerpreted In cnmp as further proof] that the mustering of South Carolina eiganttrtions Into lbs federal service In a matter merely of days and few el these. Oast. Francis P. Johnson of Char? leston, nn officer In the medicsl re? serve corps of tho regular army, directly from Chicago on rush '%Cjag*? Allen J. ?fervey. who was frfrf nnigfOS at Fart Moultrie, as a itm*latet spent of the regular army nerve corps, was transfor? te tin) rooblNaaion camp in hia an a easts in in the medical earns off the South Carolina ,Ouard. He arrived thin Href Leimt. J. Adams Hayne. med ttial nn arm tee pay v. s. A., reported far Suty is cnmp surgeon. He re? lieves IS tlint Bist!salin t MaJ. Poors, efao wished to he free to go to the front with hie isgtirtist, the First. Sen or all of these medical offl esra will be attached to the camp staff as long as there are troops here. Sergeant Jacob Sues, medical de? partment, ,fJ. 8. A., has reached camp from Fort Cesweil, near Wilmington. N. C under orders to report to Capt. J. M. Graham, U. S. A., the muster? ten; officer. Sergeant Sues will con? tribute his trained capacity to the ?larise I work Involved In the muster? et the troops Into federal service. Aslant, qpneral Moore and Col. LnBoque, ascretnry to the. gov lr. of the'Union eotnpunw In the First rent* 1 meat. Wille Jones of Columbia, who was retired as a major general after years of service \n the militia, is among the veteran guardsmen who have visited the cnmp this week. Gen. Jonen was cordial ly welcomed. He snai a bettor place for mobilisation could hardly have been found. He said the water supply was of excel? lent quality Tenants on his planta? tion nearby uss water from tho erne source, Congaree creek, and are nota? bly healthy Mosquitoes are found very seldom and thea In small num? bers. Mrs. B?rde tte, wife of the range keeper, lives on the camp site. She told Oon. Jones she had not heard a mosquito In weeks. Ons en listed man sought through counsel a discharge on the ground that he wai Ineligible by reason of being4 a citizen of a foreign country. The cnmp commander said he could not net on the case, the question being one for diplomatic channels. Private B, T. Myers of the Camden company la on special duty at head ' quarters as telegrapher. He has long hours and handles much military cor? respondence. Last night he was In direct communication for some time with the headquarters of the Depart? ment of the East at Governor's Island', N. Y. Two orderlies' are attached to the telegraph office. Capt. J. M. Graham, U. S. A., the mustering ofllcer at the camp, haa resolved from the heada- trters of the Department of the East at Gov? ernor's Island the following message which haa a highly Important bearing on the present recruiting campaign: "Following received from the adju I taut general < f the army. " The act of congress approved as construed by this dt ?artment ten ders unnecessary tho parental consent to enlistment of persons between the ages of II and 21 years and author-I Ises the enlistment of any person under II yetr* of age who Is able to! meet the requirements and has the; consent of his parents or guardians, snd It Is understood, notwithstanding the foregoing, that the provision of Inaction 118. revised statues, pro hi biting tho enlistment or muster int< the military sen eo of a minor under the sge of 1C years, remains In full force and effect." James Mc Bride Dubbs, Jr., of Mayeevllle, who was gruduutcd from the University of South Carolina this year, will be in charge of tho Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Mooro under the Joint auspices of the Interstate com snittee snd ths Columbia association. PRISONERS WELL TREATED. BRITISH CONSUL AT CHIHUAHUA CITY REPORTS ON AMERI? CANS TAUEN AT CAR? RIVAL, Consul Sara (He la Assured That There la No Dancer for Their Lives?Two Slightly Wounded. Washington, June 21.?The British consul at Chihuahua City, who is looking after American Interests there, reported to the Stato department to? day that the American troopers cap-1 tured at Carriaal had been interned in the Chihuahua pcnltnetiary and were I being well treated. He gave the num? ber as twenty-three, two of them ser? geants and the others privates. Two are slightly wounded. The consuT's message, which was the first report regarding the pris? oners to reach the department from him. also noted the detention of the Mormon Interpreter taken with the cavalrymen. Some news dispatches have Indicated that the men were be? ing mistreated by their Mexican cap? tors. The consul's report follows: "There are twenty-one privates and two sergeants of the 10th cavalry and ono white interpreter interned in pen? itentiary- Two are slightly wounded, one through the shoulder and the other has flesh wound in knee. Both recovering and receiving medical at? tention. They are sufficiently fed and well treated. They have ample room for exercise. Am assured that there is no danger for their lives." MILITIA TRAIN WRECKED. 1 Switch Engine Hits Troop Train at Terre Haute. . i Tcrre Haute, June 29.?The first wreck of a mobilisation train occur? red here today. A switch engine hit a train carrying New York troops to the border. Sergeant ChrystaJ of the Seventy-first regiment was fhjurod. Many jumped. new immediate Mr. Dabbs was recalled for this duty from the student conference at Blue Ridge, N. C, and reached camp this afternoon. A. T. Stratton, secretary at Columbia, came along to help start tho work. A suitable building of frame construction will be erected and read? ing end writing rooms for the men will be maintained. Temporarily Mr. Dabbs will be assigned a tent. He was formerly in the National Guard. Cltade\ men are proving exceedingly useful in this mobilisation and are dally demonstrating in their work the soundness and thoroughness of the military Instruction given at the Mil? itary Academy of South Carolina. Col. E. M. Blythe, camp commander, is a Citadel graduate: Col. Holmes B. Springs of the Second is also a Citadel men end so is Lieut. Col. P. Keys Mc Cully, commanding the First regiment. W. W. Moore, the adjutant general, Is a Citadel man and his son, Lieut. J. Tillinghast Moore of the Second In? fantry machine gun company, was graduated from the academy this year. The chief quartermaster, Maj. H. E. Raines, is a Citadel graduate and in civil life is quartermaster at the acad? emy. Another Citadel alumnus is Maj. Moultrle Brallsford, chief medi? cal officer of the Second regiment. Both of the regimental adjutants are Citadel men?Capt. G. H. Mahon of the First, and Capt. J. D. E. Meyer of tho Second. Private Claude Harris of Company K, Second regiment, Capt. Muldrow, was transferred today to tho First reg imont and appointed a sergeant in tho hospital corps, under Maj. Poore. Ser? geant Harris is a graduate pharma? cist. He has been employed in a drug store at Florence. His father is J. C. Harris, M. D? the well known Ander? son surgeon. Regimental commanders are ar? ranging to follow up vigorously (Jov. Manning's call for 1,000 volunteers. Lieut. Col. MeCully, commanding tho First, has organized a recruiting party, including tho bund, to tour the Piedmont. Col. Holmes of the Sec? ond Is consulting railway oillclals re? garding the Itinerary <>f a similar Party, which will traverse the Pee Dec vlsting among other towns Bishop viiio, Dillon, Marion and Georgetown, letalis left at the home stations of the several companies mobilized con? tinue their w??rk. Maj. K. C. von Tresckow Is sum? mary court olllcer for the First rogi mont. The two machine gun companies are to te equipped ns companies of infanti.v pending arrival of their guns. War Preparations Cont ply of De Facto Pr War-President W is Received?Si erican Prisoners, Re Situation. ever, as Wilson Awaits Re hich Carries With It Peace or Before Congress Until Note egarded as Critical. Washington, June 28. dlate break between the Uj and Mexico has been avci pliance with the American'1 release of the 23 troopersj| the fight at Carriaal. Whether war has been I merely postponed no one cttempt to say tonight. Ql mation as to the attitude ranza was lacking. Until; to Secretary Lansing's note^ Sunday making two pel distinct demands Is recoil be no decision on whethel Wilson shall lay the crii grcss. jg News of the release of received early tonight inj patches brought undlsf high officials. It was roct although no annoi come through official ? While it generally is this move lessens tensiaj the crisis lean imminent versant with the graven losing sight of the fact important question of .J tltude towards the dition across the bord< territory and cittaena States from bandit unsettled, JMhe stands on the oriR ^ol^eh^e^'s lbtttfy*bf dl lid not exist h?ld prisoners j$ Cj The preparations;. States for war Will ward. There will, of the rush of Natioi the bordor, and Oen.^Funston will continue disposing of his forces-as though he expected an Immediate at? tack. The fact that Carranza has complied with one of the demands is accepted by the more optimistic officials here as an indication that he is striving to prevent a break. Even though he again should attempt to throw all blame for the Carrizai fight upon the American officers and insist upon his right forcibly to oppose any except northward movements of American troops, it is thought possible that he will state his position In such a way as to make further discussion nec? essary.. During any negotiation., however, the United States will ? Insist upon freedom of movement of the troops in Mexico, and any attempt to interfere with them will be met by such force as is necessary. This will apply, too, to any period of delay occasioned by attempts to arrange mediation or ar? bitration. The possibility of Latin-American offers qf mediation in the crisis again was widely discussed. Ignaclo Calder on, minister from Bolivia, will call up? on Secretary Lansing tomorrow to en? deavor to ascertain whether a tender of good offices would be entertained at this time. It Is known that powerful Influences have been brought to bear on Car? ranza In the past few days to make him at least turn over the American prisoners. Prominent Mexicans in the United States as well as American bankers and business interests with Influence in Mexican affairs warned the Bret chief that to hold the prison? ers would mean war. Secretary Baker waited at the war department until late toniubt for a re? port from Gen. Funston on Gen. Trevi? no's announcement tbat be had sent the cavalrymen to Juarez to bo set free. He llnally went home without the report. President Wilson now expects to 1111 an engagement which he almost had decided to cancel to address the As? sociated Advertising Clubs of the World in convention at Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon, lie probably will leave for Philadelphia at noon. Tho last word from Special Agent Itodgers at Mexico City, a messago dated yesterday and received early to? day, said he expected to be handed the note today. He gave no Intlma fltton of what might be its contents, jl Secretary Lansing had not studied Hbday the trio of communications sub? mitted to the department within the ?jpt 04 hours by Eliseo Arredondo, Rexican ambassador designate. They TOotest against the alleged actions of ?targe column of Gen. Pershing's men PJrward Mexican citizens, against the Brest of other Mexicans in the Unit Hp States and against the general em ?krgo stopping virtually all shipments |? Mexico. VThe protests are being treated as Htutlne matters. Two of them, relat? ing to alleged improper treatment of Mexican citizens, require reports Hpther from army officers or from fed Wal civil authorities in California and Arizona before any answer can be HThe protest dealing with the em Bfffo situation probably could be Hnickly disposed of. In its note last ?pnday the Washington government ?formed Gen. Carranza that It con Rytted as deliberately hostile orders to Kn. Trevino to limit by force the ?ft ?erations of Gen. Pershing's men. A Hrmal repudiation of thlH attitude ^m\? been required of the de facto gov ^fthinent. If any reply wore made to ?jy Arredondo pending the receipt of ^Ktte reply to that demand, uridoubt fcr It would be pointed out that the Btcd States government is not dis ^H6id to furnish supplies to a poten Ppitti?^f^do .said tonibht He Itfbuld call attention of the State de? partment to a report just received from the Mexican consul at El Paso that a Mexican boy, accompanied by his father on a train bound from Douglas, Ariz., to El Paso, had been beaten into insensibility yesterday by two American soldiers and two civil? ians who boarded the train at Ha chlta, N. M. The consul represented the boy had a toy pistol which ex? cited suspicion. The ambassador also let it be known that he had asked his govern? ment for information concerning a report that American troops jhad crossed the border pursuing bandits near Hachlta yesterday. There was a dearth cf border .ad? vices at the war department today. Nothing was received relating to any Incident in Mexico which might be the basis for charges contained in Mr. Arredondo's note. The note will be submitted to Gen. Punston so that a report from Gen. Pershlng may be obtained. The department was almost swamp? ed, however, by the accumulation of detail work of getting 1<) 0*000 Na? tional Guardsmen equipped/ and to the border in the shortest possible time. Reports to the quartermaster general showed that the railroads were meeting the unusual strain upon their facilities in a highly satisfac? tory manner. From manufacturers also satisfac? tory cooperation is being received army officials reported. Secretary Baker made public today a statement from his supply division chiefs that every need of the National Guard as to clothing, equipment and food was being met. It contained also the sig? nificant statement that existing ar? rangements would care for tho situa? tion in that regard, no matter how many troops might be called out. At the department and in the great ? i itary supply depots like Philadelphia, St. Louis and San Francisco huge shipments arc being hurried to the State mobilization points in addition to those rushed to the border in preparation for the mobilization along that 1,800 mile line of the larg? est American army ever gathered in such narrow compass since the closo of the War Between tho Sections. From the arsenals, trains laden with Implements of war, rifles, artillery and ammunition are moving swiftly. Orders for additional machine guns have been placed, making certain an adequate supply. Qongress hurried forward toward adoption of the Hay resolution pro? viding for application of the draft to members of the National Guard at the president's discretion. The conference SUPPLIES READY ON FROHTIER FOOD FOR 200,000 MEN PROVIDED ON BORDER. Fourteen Thousand Militiamen on Move From Eastern States on Their Way to Duty on Mexican Border. New York, June 27.?Supplies have been provided along the Mexican bor? der for an army of 200,000 men for the next 30 days, according to an an? nouncement here tonight by the cpjar termaster department of the United States army. It also was learned from the same source that 2,000 motor transport trucks had been purchased from 20 automobile concerns at an average cost of $3,000 each and that bids had been asked for 4 00 passengeiV automobiles to be used by the officer/ of the various commands along tf border. ' / ^ Maj. Gen. Leonard Tlaa?V c ^ manding the Department ag/f|(e' O in a report to the war departm* *9 / night stated that 14,061 troop? ha New York, New Jersey, II *^ au setts, Connecticut and Verr now are en route to the border. 3fc* ? a>*e as follows: Vermont?One regiment of infan? try, 1,000 men. Massachusetts?Four regiments of infantry, one battalion of field artil? lery, one battalion signal troops, cne field hospital, one ambulance com? pany and one squadron of cavalry, total strength 5,369 men. Connecticut?Two regiments of in? fantry, one troop of cavalry, one com? pany signal corps, one ambulance company, one Held hospital; total. 2,330. New York-?Three regiments of in? fantry; total 3,832 men. New Jersey?One regiment of in? fantry ,two troops of cavalry, two bat? teries of field artillery, one ambulance company and one field hospital; total 1,530. Other troop movements ordered by Gen. Wood are: For tomorrow: New Hampshire and unitB from Massachusetts and Con? necticut which are not already on thela way. ? For Thursday: Maine and Rhode Island. For Friday: One regiment of In? fantry from Maryland. Col. John B. Bellinger, department quartermaster, asserted that the troops were moving without difficulty. Arrangements have been made, he said, to provide sleeping cars for the troops as fast as it is possible to col? lect them at the various mobilization points. Col. Bellinger said that the troop trains would make several stops dally so as to permit the soldiers to exer? cise. Difficulty in providing kitchen cms has been remedied, the coolnel added, by converting baggage curs into cooking cars. Announcement was made that, the Twelfth regiment of infantry, New York National Guard, probably would depart for the border tomorow, transportation facilities already hav? ing been provided. New orders were received from the war department today, Gen. Wood said, directing him to hasten the de? parture, of cavalry units as that branch of the service is more urgently needed on the border than infantry. He was ordered to send the men South as soon as they are ready and provide them with mounts at the border or ship their horses to them later. t ATTACK ITALIAN COAST. Austrian Torpedo Boats Bombarded (auloanuva. Vienna, June 29.?The admiralty announces that the Italian coast, near Guloanuva has been bombarded by Austrian tropedo boats. An Italian seaplane "was shot down. committee of the two houses met again and decided to strip the resolu? tion of all points of controversy, in? cluding the provision for relief of de? pendent families of guardsmen, re? turning it to the form In which it was drawn originally at the war depart? ment. In that form it passed the house without a division. Tho senate probably will adopt it tomorrow. The resolution's greatest value, In the eyes of army officials, it is au? thorization to consolidate incomplete organizations of the guard. Under this power it will be possible to move without delay every man who has responded to the president's eall, ex? cept those not physically qualified to K<>. There Will be DO prolonged de? lay to recruit up companies <>r regi? ments before swearing them in and loading them on trains. The recruit? ing can be done later and the new drafts sent forward as they are avail? able. PRISONERS ARE RELEASED. CONSUL GENERAL RODGERS SENDS OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM MEXICO CITY. Carranza Has Yielded to The Ameri? can Demand But Reply to Ultimat? um Not Yet Made Public, Although it Should Reach Washington To? day?Latin-Americans Renew Of? fer Of Mediation. Washington, June 29.?Consul Gen? eral Rodgers at Mexico City reports that the Mexican foreign office has -?ed him that Carranza has or ho Carrizal prisoners released, /lessage which was written yea ly afternoon said that he was in ? ncd that Carranza's answer to the ??/lerican note would be handed him f /st night. I Dr. Calderon, the Boliviian minister 'and Dr. Zaldivar, the Salvadorian minister, representing the Latin American countries, accompanied by Spanish Ambassador Diano called on Secretary Lansing about mediation to? day. Secretary Lansing Informed them that he cannot consider media? tion until the United States i;ete> through the regular diplomatic chan? nels, official information that Car? ranza has ordered the Carrizal jrls oners released, that their release haa taken place and Carranza replies to the other questions contained in Sun? day's ultimatum. CARRIZAL PRISONERS RELEASED Prisoners Are on Way to Border. Washington, June 29.?Gen. Fun ston today made the first official report concerning the release of the Carrizal prisoners. He says that Gen. Bell has notified him of receiving Gen. Trevino's message that the prisoners are being sent to the border and will arrive today. EN ROUTE TO JUAREZ. Washington, June 29.?Mexican Ambassador Arredono received today a note from Foreign Minister. Agullar officially stating that Carranza had ordered the Carrizal prisoners released and that they are now en rdtftf to Juarez, where they are due to arrirg this afternoon. Diplomats and offi? cials say the situation is far less crit? ical now. CARRIZAL PRISONERS AT JUARKft El Paso, June 29.?American Car? rizal prisoners have arrived at Juarei on a special train from Chihuahua Arrangements were Immediately made for delivering them to American array officials in El Paso. TREVINO BLAMES AMERICANS. Mexico City, June 29.?Gen. Trevi no has sent to headquarters what he says Is the sworn statement by Lern?, uel Pilsbury. the interpreter who ac? companied Capt. Boyd'8 troops to Carrizal. This statement says the Americans were to blame, for the bat? tle as Captain Boyd ordered his troops to advance after Gen. Gomez had re? peatedly warned them that they must not. REPORT ON RURAL CREDITS. House Accepts Decision of Conferees on Measure for Farm Loans. Washington, June 27.?A confer* ence report on the rural credits bill was adopted by the house today, 31$ to 12. It now goes back to the sen? ate and then to Preisdent Wilson. Tho measures establishes 12 fed? eral farm land banks to be operated under supervision of a federal farm loan board of five members, includ? ing the secretary of the treasury. Each bank will have a minimum capital stock of $750,000, of which the gov? ernment may subscribe a part If nec? essary to complete subscriptions. The minimum amount of mortgage loans is $100. Mortgages may ruu for 40 years. Loans may not ex* coed 50 per cent, of the value of thS land. BERLIN SOCIALISTS DEMON? STRATE. Hold Mooting to Sympathize With IiCadcr Convicted of Treason. Berlin, June 29.?A demonstration In favor of Dr. Karl Liebknecht, the Socialist leader who was convicted of i< luptcd high treason was held here today. He said that Germany's real enemies were the great German land? owners and the capitalists. He urged that the people light the government. Rome, June 28.?The Italian army'i relentless advance continues un? checked. The Austrians have now re? treated three to six miles and are still retreating. The lighting is now in the l^agarina and Artzal valleys with vio? lent artillery lire.