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T1TF ATLANTA (1EOKUIAN AND NEWS.
WORLD’S BIGGEST SHIP
WHICH WAS SWEPT BY
FLAMES AT HOBOKEN
At top is the Imperator under full steam, and below, the 1
giant turbine of the great liner.
Continued from Pag* 1.
Department official* In It a clev
erly devised trap by which the United
States would recognize the present
dc facto administration of Mexico. If
It assented to Huerta's view and as
sumed that he vaj con*tltutio#Ally
th« Provisional IT« eident of , Mexico
ad Interim the United States would
have swept the ground from beneath
Its feet In its refusal to recognize tHe
Huerta regime in Mexico as more
than a de facto administration.
Unusual activity was noticed In the
White House, and In the Btate and
War Departments. Secretary of
8tate Bryan expressed belief that ht«
message of the day previous to the
United States Embassy and to all
oonsular agsnta. Instructing them to
render every possible aid to Amer
icans departing from Mexico, would
prevent any Americans from suffer
ing at the hands of the Mexicans
The consular agents have been In
struoted to provide with funds every
American not able financially to buy
passage to the United States, and a
number of ships are riding in every
Mexican harbor, ready to aid in the
exodus
Following a long conference between
President Wilson and Assistant Se<
ret ary of War Brecker.ridge. it was
expected that a movement of troops
would be Immediately ordered to the
Mexican border. It is the President s
plan, not only to strengthen the bor
der patrol, but he desires the strictest
vigilance by troops already guarding
the international line.
The full text of the answer of Fred
eric Gamboa. Mexican Foreign Min
ister. to the note sent to him by Spe
cial Envoy John Hind, under date of
August 2F.. characterized by Minister
Gamboa as Mr. Idnd’s second note,
follov' «■
“Yesterday I had the honor of re
ceivin'* from your hands a note in
which you are pleased to state that al
though you have no Instructions from
the President of the United States of
America In the scope of your instruc
tions. you reply to the note of this
Government, given to >*>u through me,
of the 16t6h Instant You are pleaaeo
to repeat from those same Instructions
the paragraph, which, translated, say
literally:
" ‘We wish to art in the present cir
cumstances under the Inspiration of
the most lively and disinterested
friendship. W r e propose, In all that we
do or say by reason of this serious and
Intricate situation, not only to main
tain the most scrupulous respect for
the sovereignty and Independence “f
Mexico, and we consider ourselves ob
ligated to that respect by all the con
siderations of honor and right, but an
well to give all possible proofs that
we are working onlv In the Interest of
Mexico and not for any person oi
group of persons who might have
claims relating to themselves or to
their properties In this country and
who might consider themselves with
a right to demand their settlement.
“ 'What we intend la to counsel
Mexico for her own good and in the
interest of her own peace and with
no other object of any kind. The Gov
ernment of the United States would
consider Itself discredited If It had in
mind any selfish or ulterior motive,
considering that the negotiations In
hand concern the peace, welfare ami
prosperity of a w hole people
• ‘We are working, not with selfish
Interest, but In accordance with the
dictates of our friendship toward
Mexico.’
Denies De Facto Government.
"In spite of the fact that at the
beginning of the note which 1 now-
answer you state that you lack in
structions from the President of the
United States of America lifter the
statement which I reproduced above,
you state In the name of that same
President that the method indicated In
my note of the 16th lnstnat In so far as
it concerns the recognition of the
present Government (which l may
say in passing is Quite far from be
ing a de facto Government, as you
have chosen to qualify it), or o any
other future Government of Mexico—
this you add is something which only
the United States of America may de
cide. which in the exercise of its sov
ereign rights In this respect, will not
hesitate. especially In times of serious
domestic trouble, to consummate in
the manner in which, in the Judg
ment of the United States of America
and not in that of Mexico, may be
best for this latter
"You add that the President of the
United States of America sincerely
and ardently believes that my Gov
ernment will see in the suggestion of
his excellency Mr Woodrow- Wilson
the most feasible plan for serving our
vital interests and for Insuring the
speedy re-establishment of our do
mestic tranquillity
Quotes Conditions for Peace.
"And always in the name of the
President of the United States you
submit to the consideration of my
In the same spirit and to the same
end as the original proposition, but In (
a more restricted form, to the end |
that my Government may act within
its faculties without the co-operation
or aid of any other outside factor.
"It appears at once, Mr. Confiden
tial Agent, that In till* rase the pro
posal of hie excellency, Mr Woodrow
Wilson, h noi r.o remove himself an
lota from the position originally as
sumed by him for, notwithstanding
the tint consumed tinea the 16th, the
date of my reply, to the 26th, In whlcn
you delivered to me your second note,
which I am here answering, the es
sence and even the form of his origi
nal instructions sre the ^arne with the
aggravating feature well qualified by
you as more restricted
'For my part It would have been
sufficient to answer this note in its
totality by reproducing the whole of
my note of the 16th instant as nega
tive as cateforloal, as i hays tht
honor to reproduce it in this present
note
Huerta Extremely Patient.
"But the President ad Interim
wrishea to carry his forbearance to j
the last point, ana to the end that
Mexican public opinion, which Is so
Justly disturbed by the present ten
sion In the diplomatic relations bo-
tween the two countries, and to the
end that the various foreign govern
ments, which have offered their good
offices in the most delicate possible
manner I om glad to repeat that tnls
has been their attitude, and not less
pleased to express grateful acknowl
edgment thereof—may be duly In
formed. has authorized me to reply to
you In the following terms:
“It will begin by taking notice of a
highly significant fact. Between the
night of the 14th Instant, when I re
ceived the sheets containing your in
struction—not directed to anyone an 1
calling the present administration -
the persons who at the present time
have authority or exercise Influence In
.1 nd )ssterday some prog
ress has been .made, In that now the
constitutional President ad Interim
(see paragraph 2 of the new propo
sitions) is called ‘President Huerta,’
and In the whole course of the note
the personnel of hls administration U
referred to as the ’de facto’ govern
ment
“But Inasmuch as this or that qual
ification Is of no importance upon the
ground that all the representations
of your Government have not been
Initiated except with ourselves, which
gives us, upon the supposition that
we have not been dispossessed of It* a
perfect political and moral personali
ty to clear up the present divergence,
I Intentionally limit myself solely to
point out the facts.
“If your original proposals were not
to be admitted, they are now-, in the
more restricted form In which they
are reproduced, even more inadmis
sible. and one's attention is called to
the fact that they are Insistent upon,
If It be noticed, tha* which the first
proposals had already defined.
"Precisely because we comprehend
the Immense value which is possessed
by the principle of sovereignty which
the Government of the United States
so opportunely invokes in the ques
tion of our recognition, and precisely
for this reason, we believed that it
would never be- proposed to us that
we should forget our own sovereignty
by permitting that a foreign govern
ment should modify the line of con
duct which we have to follow- In our
public and Independent life.
Would Compromise Future.
"If even once we were to permit
the counsels and advice (let us call
them thus) of the United State* of
America, not only would we, as 1 sav
above, forego our sovereignty, but w#
would as well compromise for an In
definite future our destinies as r sov
erelgn entity, and all the future elec
tions for President would be submit
ted to the veto of any President of the
United States of America.
"And such an enormity, Mr. Confi
dential Agent, no government will
ever attempt to perpetrate, and this I
am sure of, unless some monstrous
and almost Impossible cataclysm
should occur in the conscience of the
Mexican people.
"We believed, taking Into consid
eration the disproportionate interest
that the President of the United
States of America has shown con
cerning our Internal affairs, that fie.
as well as his Government, would
know perfectly well the provisions of
our constitution In the matter of ele -
tions.
“Unfortunately, and In view of the
insistence with which his excellency
Mr. Wilson, sustains his first ideas,
we are compelled to acknowledge we
have made a mistake.
“The reform of constitutional arti
cles Nos. 47 and 109, put into effect bv
the Congress of the Union on Novem
ber 7. 1911, provides among other
requirements that which is contained
In the final part of article 78: ‘The
retary of State in charge of the
IMPERATOR EXCELLED TITANIC
The Imperator was launched at Hamburg, Germany, May 13, 1912, in the presence of Em
peror William, who stood sponsor for the giantess. The Imperator has been in commission less
than three months, having left Hamburg on her maiden voyage to New York on June 11 last.
Disaster to the great ship so soon after her construction instantly brings to mind the fate
of the great Titanic, which sank on her initial voyage. In comparison, however, the specifica
tions of the Imperator are more imposing than those of the Titaiic. The dimensions of the
Hamburg-American liner follow:
Length 919 feet.
Beam (width) 98 feet.
Gross tonnage 50,000.
The Imperator’s bridge is 90 feet above the water, and her three gigantic funnels extend 69
feet above the upper deck. Her masts extend 246 feet from keel to truck.
Wireless apparatus sufficiently powerful to trarsrait messages 1,500 miles was installed on
the liner, and she carries three wireless operators on every voyage.
She is equipped with five mighty anchors, one weighing 26,445 pounds, two weighing 17,636,
and one 11,463. Her kedge anchor weighs 4,960 pounds.
100 COUNTIES
baths, 220 in number.
A photographic dark room.
Largest Floating Ballroom.
The largest' floating ballroom in the
world—100 by 60 by 18 feet.
A rudder that weighs 90 tona.
A winter garden, filled with rich
tropical vegetation.
A Rltz-Carlton restaurant, with a
veranda cafe.
A roof garden.
A gymnasium, with electrically
driven Zander apparatus.
A millionaire’s apartment, the size
of a twelve-room New York fiat. It
has a private garden and deck, and
would bring perhaps $30,000 a year on
Manhattan.
A public stenographer.
A florist.
Six barbers.
A manicurist.
A gardener.
A tailor.
A printing department, with three
printers.
A hospital, with five physicians.
A cabinetmaker.
Four elevators, running through
five decks.
Vessel Can Carry 6,000.
The Imperator is nearly one-fifth
of a mile long.
She can carry 6,000 persons.
She has five captains.
She carries 83 lifeboats.
Her wireless Is powerful enough to
reach land when she Is in mid-ocean
She has eight kitchens.
Two chief chefs and 116 assistant
chefs.
For a seven-day voyage the follow
ing quantities of food are carried:
48.500 pounds of fresh meats.
48,000 eggs.
121,000 pounds of potatoes
27.500 pounds of fresh vegetables.
10.500 pounds of fowi and game.
9,000 pounds of fish and shellfish.
12.500 quarts of milk and cream.
900 pounds of tea.
500 pounds of chocolate and cocoa.
7,000 pounds of coffee.
BRESK ILL
President Wilson’s ultimatum to
Mexico has been interpreted by many
In the South as a rumbling of war
drums, according to Lieutenant J.» A.
Gallogly, U. S. A., who is in charge
of the Atlanta district of the recruit
ing service, and there has been a
sudden influx of enlistments in Atlan
ta, Birmingham, Macon, Augusta and
Columbus.
One hundred and nine men already
have enlisted during the month of
August, smashing all records. During
July there were more than 300 appli
cants and 101 acceptances. The larg
est number for any one month before
that was 42. The average per month
for the last six years has been nine
teen.
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government .he three fol.ow.ng pm- ^{T^oeTf 'eml'er" Pr^/enf'o?
ositions:
•• ‘i. That the election called for the
16th of October of tHe present year
(the note sent to the Foreign Office by
Mr. Lind stated October 26. and not
16) shall be held In accordance with
the constitutional laws of Mexico.
" ‘2. That President Huerta, in the
manner originally indicated by the
President of the United States of
America, give the Assurance called for
In Paragraph C of the original in
structions. a paragraph which says
literally. "The consent of General
Huerta to agree not to be a candi
date in the coming election for Pres
ident of the republic.’’
"‘3. That the remaining proposi
tions contained in your original In
structions shall be taken up later, but
speedily, and resolved as circum
stances permit and in the spirit of
their proposal.’
"You add furthermore. Mr Confi
dential Agent, that the President of
the United States of America has au
thorized you to t*ay that if my gov
ernment ‘acts Immediately and fa
vorably upon the foregoing sugges
tions,’ that same President w ill express
to American bankers and their associ
ates assurances that the government of
the United States of America will
then look with favor upon the ex
tension of an immediate loan suffi
cient in amount to meet the tempo
rary requirements of the present
Mexican administration.
Says Wilson Hasn’t Changed.
"At the end of >our note. Mr. Con
fidential Agent, you express the hope
of your Government that my Govern
ment will Jrudge it consistent w ith the
***** and Highest interests of Mexico
klmmediatA.1 to accept such proposd-
fC34-ns, e--atr£ig that they are gubmitted
Vice President when the election shall
take place.’
Makes Huerta Ineligible.
"This inscription, which I take the
liberty of making, Mr Confidential
Agent, in order that the Government
of the United State* of America may
take due notice of it, prevents the
constitutional ad interim President of
the republic from being a candidate
of the forthcoming elections, and if
hls excellency. President Wilson, had
taken into consideration that para
graph before venturing to impose on
us the conditions In question ami
which we may not admit, the present
state of affairs between you and our
selves would have been avoided, leav
ing out of the discussion our decorum
and the personal pride of the Presi
dent of the United States, wrong!v
Interested in this discussion without
foundation.
It should be well understood that
the ad interim constitutional Presideni
could not be elected President or Vice-
President at the forthcoming elec
tions. already called for October, be
cause our own laws prohibit him from
being a •-undidate, and these laws are
the sole arbitrators of our destinies,
but never through the imposition, al
though friendly and disinterested, of
the President of the United States of
America or of any other ruler, power
ful or weak (this does not mutter in
the case) who would be equally re
spected by us
• I beg to inform you. Mr Confiden
tial Agent, that up to the present
time, at least, only the President of
the United States of America has
spoken of the candidacy of the consti
tutional afk interim President at the
forthcomli,J| elections.
“Neither the solemn declaration of
this high functionary nor the moot In-
algniflcant of hia acts -all of which
have been done with a view of ob
taining a complete pacification of the
country, which is the supreme na
tional aim, and which he has decided
to bring about In spite of every
thing—has authorized any one even
to suspect that such are not his ulti
mate intentions.
"It is perfectly well known that
there does not exist in the whole
country a single newspaper, a sin
gle club, a single corporation or
group of Individuals who have
launched his candidacy or even dis
cussed it.
"On what, then, is the gratuitous
suspicion of the President of the Unit
ed States of America based and his
demand, which is absolutely inadmis
sible, that in order to comply with
the suggestion of the President of
the United States the ad interim
President of the Mexican republic
should enter into agreements and con
tract obligations which have never
heretofore been imposed upon the rul
er of any sovereign nation?
“The question having been set
forth, as 1 have had the honor of
doing in tins reply, his excellency
Mr. Wilson will’ have to withdraw
definitely from his present attitude
at the risk that hls motives, which I
take pleasure in acknowleding are.
as he himself quotes them, friendly
and disinterested, altruistic and with
out ulterior ends -at the risk. 1 re
peat. that they may be wrongly and
differently interpreted by all the other
nations which -look upon our present
internal conflict with more or less in
terest.
Demand U»o of "De Facto" Stopped.
“And although the President of the
United States of America should take
an altogether different stand from
the universal standpoint which con
siders differently an administration
under the conditions In which our
own is at present (the best proof of
my assertion is the unconditional
recognition of the foremost powers of
the world, among which the United
States of America occupies such a
prominent and legitimately acquired
rank), he will have to cease to call
us a de facto Government and will
give us the title of ad interim con
stitutional Government, which is the
only one to which we are rightly
entitled.
"Permit me. Mr. Confidential Agent,
not to reply for the time being to
the significant offer in which the
Government of the United States of
America insinuates that it will recom
mend to American bankers th,» im
mediate* extension of a loan which
will permit us, among other things,
to cover the innumerable urgent ex
penses. required by the progressive
pacification of the country: for. in
the terms In which it is couched, it
appears more to be an attractive
antecedent proposal to the end that,
moved by petty interests. w e should
renounce h right which incontro-
vertibly upholds us nr a period when
the dignity of the nation is at stake
“1 believe that there are not loans
enough to induce those charged by
the law to maintain that dignity to
permit it to be lessened.
"On the other hand. 1 have seen
with great pleasure that the Presi
dent of the United States of America
proposes for a later date, and ac
cording to what the circumstances
permit, the solution which was mark
ed with the letter A in the original
instructions and in the not** to which
this is a reply, with the No. 3. for
this reveals that we are really in
the way of arriving at an arrange
ment equally dignified for both
sides.
Renounces Ambassadorial Demand.
"In view of this, Mr. Confidential
Agent, to-day more than ever we
profoundly hope for an immediate so
lution c? the conflict which unfortu-
nately has separated us. I could go
even further. 1 would renounce on
our part the demand that our re
spective Ambassadors be received Im
mediately. since for the end In view
the present personnel of oul* recipro
cal embassies is sufficient as it re
mains as it has been heretofore until
the elections of October have taken
place, but I always stand on the un
avoidable condition which declares
that we are in reality the ad interim
constitutional government of the Mex
ican Republic.
"In my turn. M. Confidential Agent,
I beg again to repeat to you the
pleasing impression which you leave
with me as a citizen of the United
States of America, as an able, right
eous and well-intentioned personal
representative of his excellency, Mr.
Woodrow Wilson. I esteem greatly
the gratitude which you say you pro
fess for the well-deserved treatment
which you have received In Mexico
at the hands of the ad interim consti-
tional President of mo republic, from
private Individuals and from myself,
and I reiterate to you, as In my pre
vious note, my present consideration.
"F. GAMBOA.
"The Secretary of Foreign Affairs ot
the MeTfcan Republic.
"To Mr John Lind, Confidential
Agent of the President of the United
States of America, etc., etc.
“A true copy of the original, to
which I certify.
"For the Sub-treasury of Foreign
Relations, the chief clerk:
. "PENAYRES.” ,
Ambassador Wilson
To Quit Next Week.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Aug. 28.—
From a source close to Henry Lane
Wilson, Ambassador to Mexico, it was
learned to-day that Ambassador Wil
son will demand either next Monday
or Tuesday that he be immediately
relieved of his position. The demand
will be made on Secretary of State
Bryan. Ambassador Wilson has al
ready tendered his resignation as
Ambassador to Mexico, effective Oc
tober 1. but is anxious to be relieved
of hls diplomatic duties because of
the dissonance that exists because of
President Wilson and Secretary Bry
an on the one hand and himself on
the other over the Mexican situation.
Commenting to-day on President
j Wilson’s message to Congress, Am-
j baasador Wilson said that he pre
ferred to refrain from criticism until
next Monday or Tuesday. “1 will then
talk.’’ said Ambassador Wilson, “for
i 1 will be In a position to do so." This
I is taken to mean that he will wlth-
: draw permanently and peremptorily
, from the diplomatic service on one of
these two days.
Blease Says Wilson
Too Easy on Mexico.
CHARLESTON. Aug. 28.—Governor
I Cole L. Blease thinks Americans llv-
| ing in Mexico and having property
! there should be allowed to stay, and
if Huerta gets fresh with them the
United States ought to go down and
hand him a thrashing. He believes
j the President is too cautious.
Governor Blease. who is here to-day.
I reiterated his stateme^tA that he will
go to the United State* Senate.
who were working these pumps de
serted their posts in a panic of fear.
Gerbracht might have staggeied to
safety, but he clung to hls task until
he dropped and was roasted to death.
Many firemen were burned by being
swept off their feet by a back draft.
All the freight which had been
brought over on the voyage ending
here last night was in the ship’s hold,
and the efforts of the ship’s officers
were redoubled by knowledge that loss
of the cargo would add at least $1,-
000,000 more to the damage.
Origin of Fire Mystery.
The origin of the fire is a mys
tery. Captain Ruser expressed belief
that the flames had been burning for
some time before discovered. It was
possible that they had ignited about 4
o’clock or sooner.
The Hamburg-Amerlcan Company
ordered a rigid investigation.
In telling the experiences of his
men. Fire Chief Gavin, of Hoboken,
exclaimed:
"It Is a wonder any of us are alive
That ship is the most complicated
thing inside we ever saw.”
Fire boats bringing firemen from
New York City were rushed to the
scene, not only to fight the blaze upon
the Imperator. but to prevent the fire
from spreading to the crowded ship
ping in the district.
The loss of life probably would
have been heavier but for Chief Ga
vin Captain Ruser ordered a num
ber of seamen into the seething pro
vision room to search for bodies, but
Gavin would not let them go.
"You are sailors, not firemen, and
you don’t know* how* to protect your
selves," said the Hoboken chief. "I’ll
send some experienced men." He did.
Here Are Some of
Imperator’s Wonders.
The Imperator. which was the
greatest ship ever built, had been in
service only a few months. It com
pleted its maiden trip across the At
lantic on Jitne 21 last. It was a ver
itable floating palace, excelling in
comfort and luxury' even the Titanic.
Following are some of the wonders
of the giant liner:
A flower garden with a large mint
bed.
A candy and toy store for children.
A notion store.
A running track.
An elaborate Roman bath. two sto
ries high, 65 by' 41 feet, made of
bronze and marble.
A swimming tank 31 by* 21 feet, with
a maximum depth of nine feet.
Turkish, Russian and mineral j
— ■ ■■■-» -
Funeral Designs and Flowers
FOR ALL OCCASIONS.
Atlanta Floral Company
465 EAST FAIR STREET.
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN.
MACON, Aug. 28.—The Macon
Chamber of Commerce will put on a
special membership campaign here
during the month of October. Sev
eral* rallies, at which secretaries of
other commercial bodies will illus
trate the advantages of affiliating
with the trades body, will be held.
MASONIC CONVENTION.
DALTON, Aug. 28.—The Tri-Coun
ty Masonic Convention is in session
at Eton to-day. Among the visitors
are two of the Gran-7 Lodge officers—
Robert L. Colding of Savannah, grand
master of Georgia, and F. F. Baker,
of this city, grand marshal of the
State Grand Lodge
White Canvas
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EXPENSE
State Tax Assessor Hart Shows
Forty-nine Pay Georgia’s
Expenses.
That 100 counties of Georgia’s 149
are drawing out more money annual
ly than they actually pay into the
State treasury 'was the startling
information revealed to State Tax
Assessor Hart Thursday.
Judge Hart wished to know Just
how much each county paid in and
withdrew from the treasury. Accord
ingly, he requested Secretary Har
rison of the Comptroller General** de
partment to compile a Hat of the
counties, with the amounts expended
as well as withdrawn. The list show
ed about 100 counties withdrew more
money annually than they paid in,
and that the deficit is made up by
the larger counties, Including Fulton
and Bibb.
Judge Hart is conducting the most
minute investigation of the entire
taxing system, with the view of over
hauling it to meet the demands of the
new law which was passed by the
recent Legislature.
TWO BLIND TIGERS CAPTURED
T1FTON, Aug. 28.—Two more blind
tigers were led into Recorder's Court
Wednesday morning. Charley Rut
land, white, was fined $75 or five
months; John Crawford, a negro,
was fined $60 or five months.
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