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REBELS ATTACK
HUERTA'S FORCES
ADAMSON IS HAILED AS
HERO OF N. Y. ELECTION
J. W. THOMAS JR..
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Many Federal Soldiers Are Slain
in Battles Near City of
Mexico.
SHREVEPORT, LA., Dec. 17.—
President Andrew Querbes and other
officials have been busy to-day deny
ing a report widely circulated this
morning that the First National Bank
was robbed of $40,000.
A reward of $50 has been offered
for the arrest and conviction of the
person originating the story. If it is
learned who put the false report into
circulation he will be prosecuted un-
oer the Federal banking laws, ac
cording to President Querbes.
REWARD FOR REPORT.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17.—Rallying
their forces in the foothills of the
Federal district, Zapatista rebels
made simultaneous attacks to-day on
several Government forces and in
flicted heavy losses on the Huerta
troops.
The sharpest fighting was at Milpa
Alta, seventeen miles from the capi
tal, where the Federals were victo
rious on Tuesday. The Federals were
taken by surprise while celebrating in
the manner customary among Huer
ta s forces now, and were routed.
The rebels, led by Felipe Tijera, a
former Federal officer, captured the
greater part of the town in a three
hours’ attack, and killed more than
100 Federals, troopers of the Twenty-
first Cavalry and mounted police sent
to Milpa Alta from the capital.
The towns of San Lorenzo and San
Gregorio were captured by other rebel
bands and looted.
More than 1,000 reinforcements
joined the rebels early in the day,
and attacks also were made on Tlal-
pam and Jaeala. The rebels seem to
have plenty of ammunition, but are
lacking in artillery.
They are gradually closing in on the
capital, and if they had a few field
guns, undoubtedly would drive
straight'to the gates of the city.
FRENCH BALK AT LOAN.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. 17.—The offer of Gen
eral Huerta to pledge his private for
tune and the fortunes of members of
his Cabinet as security for a loan to
the Mexican Government has been
rejected by a French group of finan
ciers, w r ho were approached by Senor
Aldape, former Mexican Minister of
the Interior, according to a letter to
The Paris Herald to-day.
It is understood that the French
Government advised the group to turn
down the proposition because of the
attitude of President Wilson tow r ard
the Mexican dictator.
Head of N., C. and St. L. Ill for
Three Weeks With Pleural
Pneumonia.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 17.—John VJ.
Thomas, Jr., president of the Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail
way, the fourth head of a big railway
system in the South to die within
two months, passed away here this
morning at 2 o’clock following a
three-weeks’ illness of pleural pneu
monia. His death, following so close
ly upon that of J. R. Parrott, th«
late Henry B. Flagler’s successor a*
head of the Florida East Coast sys
tem; William W. Finley, president
of the Southern Railway, and Thom
as M. Emerson, president of the At
lantic Coast Line, makes it all the
more notable. And the fact that it
is the second death of a president of
a system closely allied by ownership
ties with the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad also makes it a conspicuous
coincidence, the Louisville and Nash
ville being dominated by the Coast
Line and the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis by the Louisville and
i Nashville.
H. F. Smith in Line.
Who will be President Thomas'
successor is a question that local
railroad men have not seen fit thus
far to answer. However, it would not
be surprising to see H. F. Smith, vice
president and traffic manager of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
and a brother of President Milton H.
Smith, of the Louisville and Nash
ville, step up to the office.
President Thomas was born at
Murfreesboro, Tenn.. August 24, 1856.
At an early age he moved to Nashville
and was educated here, attending
Montgomery-Bell Academy and later
Vanderbilt University. In 1878, at
the age of 22 years, he secured his
first important railroad position, al
though previous to that time he had
been in the railroad service.
Served in Ranks.
He labored in the ranks for several
years, steadily advancing. After an
experience on the road Mr. Thomas
served in the machine shop, then ad
vancing to agent and dispatcher, pur
chasing agent, assistant general man
ager, finally succeeding his father as
general manager in 1899. On March
1, 1906, shortly after the death of his
father, he was elected president -of
the road.
Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Dillie Duncan, of
Nashville; three daughters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Thomas Kirkpatrick, Mrs.
Martha Thomas Riddle and Miss
Ellen Thomas, all of this city, and
one son, John W. Thomas, of Phila
delphia.
‘ 1 Bob ’ ’ Adam
son, former At
lanta man, who
was guest of
honor at New
York banquet.
TERRAZAS WEEPS.
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 17.—Don Luis
Terrazas, the rich Mexican who fled to
American soil, broke down and wept
to-day when he learned that his vast
estate in Chihuahua, valued at many
millions, had been confiscated by Gen
eral Villa. Senor Terrazas has $8,000,-
000 in American banks, but all his
ranches, banks, mines and live stock
were seized.
“I will spend the balance of my days
under the protection of the United
States flag,” said Senor Terrazas.
‘‘Just as soon as I can collect my fam
ily we shall go to Los Angeles and
• settle down.”
SENTENCES PREACHER.
ROME. Dec. 17.—‘‘I wish I could say
to you like the Bible of old, ‘Go and
sin no more,’ but it is my duty to give
you a severe sentence, and you must
serve six months on the chain gang
without the alternative of a fine,” said
Judge John H. Reece, in Floyd City
Court to-day, in passing sentence upon
the Rev.-James A. Thacker, congrega
tional Methodist minister found guilty
yesterday of improper conduct with
Miss Emma Hughes, a pretty young
women, 25 years old, who came here
recently from Cincinnati.
Thacker received the verdict without
emotion, and was taken to jail, where
he will remain until he can give $304
bond, pending the hearing of a motion
for a new trial, which his attorneys
filed to-day.
Mayor Kline and Mayor-elect Mitehel Honor
Former Georgian at Dinner.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—Hailed as
“Father Knickerbocker’s fair-haired
boy,” Robert Adamson, secretary to
Mayor Kline and manager of the
Fusion Campaign Committee, was
honor guest at a dinner at the Wal
dorf-Astoria at which a silver service
valued at $1,000 was presented to
him.
^n addition, Mayor Kline declared
that whatever success he had attain
ed during his brief term as Mayor
was due to the advice of the former
Atlantan, while Mayor-elect Mitehel
said: “I will go further and say that
I expect I shall have the benefit of
the advice and service of Mr. Adam
son in my administration.”
William F. McCombs, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee,
after telling of the aid Adamson had
been to the national campaign In
1912, added:
“I was glad to hear the Mayor-elect
say he expected to have Mr. Adam
son’s services in his administration.
I desire to say that, no matter in
what department the Mayor-elect is
fortunate enough to get Adamson to
serve, he will be of the greatest ser
vice to the people of the city.”
More than 700 of New York’s lead
ing business and professional men, to
say nothing of politicians, gathered
at the Waldorf to attend the dinner
It was the first time since election
that Mayor Kline and Mayor-elect
Mitehel dined together. Both made
speeches, and both violated their rule
of coming late, appearing before the
diners were seated.
THEY MAY RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—To save
themselves from being demoted or
from loss of numbers in rank, it is ex
pected Brigadier General Frank McIn
tyre, U. S. A.; Major General James
B. Aleshire, U. S. A., and Rear Ad
miral Thomas B. Howard, U. S. N.,
will resign from the Military Order of
the Carabao.
These officers were requested by
Secretary of War Garrison to explain
the events of the Carabao banquet
last Thursday night as the ranking
officers of the order. Admiral How
ard has been requested by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels not to accept the
presidency of the order to which he
has been elected. It is certain that
Admiral Howard will send in his res
ignation as an officer in the society,
and it is understood he also will sever
his connection entirely. The request
coming from Secretary Daniels is re
garded by Rear Admiral Howard as
an order from his superior officer and
one with which he must comply or be
prepared to accept punishment in the
form of reduction in his grade.
Man Drops Dead as Hoke Smith's 275 Lbs.
- Wife Bears Twins Hit Floor of Senate
CURE FOR CANCEL.
Heralded as the only positive—in
fact, the sole—cure for cancer, the
radium method of treatment for the
dread disease was the topic of spirit-
RIOT TO SEE PICTURE.
FLORENCE, ITALY, Dec. 17.—Disor
der which assumed nearly the propor
tions of a riot occurred to-day in front
of the art gallery where the art mas
terpiece "Mona Lisa” is temporarily on
exhibition. It followed the attempt of
a number of tourists to brush by the
police guarding the entrance.
The strange influence of "La Gio-
conda,” as the art treasure also is
known, is shown by the request of one
of the carabineers guarding the picture
at night to he relieved from duty. He
said that the smile of the woman in the
picture wa* working a spell upon him
and he feared the result. ‘‘Mona Lisa's”
smile has long been a subject for spec
ulation among higher art critics.
Realizing the impossibility of cap
turing the country from the rebels,
Victoriano Huerta has ordered the
remnants of his army, now at Ojina-
ga, to begin a campaign of destruc
tion that will make the States of
Chihuahua and Coahuila untenable
for Pancho Villa and his followers.
Villages are to be laid waste and
farms made desolate. The campaign
will be similar to that waged several
months ago against Zapata in South
ern Mexico.
CAMPAIGN OF TERROR.
EL PASO, TEXAS, Dec. 20—North
ern Mexico is to be made a wilder-
SPEERMORE, OKLA., Dec. 17.—
When Samuel Bealmer, a young far
mer, learned that his wife had given
birth to twins he stepped to the tele
phone to call another doctor and
dropped dead of heart failure.
DIES FROM BURNS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.—Burns caused
by the explosion of a boiler in the
Hareourt apartments caused the
death to-day of Miss Sarah E. Wiley,
of Nashville, Tenn., at a hospital.
Miss Wiley was sleeping in a room
directly over the boilers, when one of
them let go and hurled an auxiliary
hot water tank to the ceiling of the
first-floor room.
As the tank fell back to the base
ment Miss Wiley was thrown from
her bed and buried in a mass of
broken timbers. Fire which followed
the Explosion ignited to her clothing.
SHOOTS HER HUSBAND.
EATONTON, Dec. 17.— Isham Jenkins,
a negro tenant on the plantation of
Miss Mattie Hargrove, near this place,
lies at the point of death from a gun
shot wound in the breast at the hands
of Jim Jones, another negro.
Jenkins had been mistreating his wife,
a sister of the other negro, it is claimed,
and had previously resented interference
on the part of Jones, threatening to kill
him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The dreary
routine of the Senate session was broken
this week when a chair in which Sena
tor Hoke Smith was seated collapsed
under him and precipitated the Sena
tor’s 275 pounds on the floor.
In falling the Senator struck a vacant
desk and did some damage to that, but
apparently was uninjured. He also
struck a chair, which rolled into the
Democratic cloak room and startled a
group of Senators who were being en
tertained by Senator James Hamilton
Lewis.
TO RELEASE GIRL.
ROME, Dec. 17.—As a result of
representations made to the Foreign
Office by the Ambassador, Thomas
Nelson Page, the Italian Government
is expected to order the release from
military surveillance of Dorthy Mac-
Vane, the Boston singer, suspected of
being a French spy.
Miss McVane is in a state of col
lapse.
HOLD UP TRAIN.
NYACK, N. Y„ Dec. 19.—Six mask
ed robbers to-dav held up a west
bound Erie freight train at Fairview,
near here, and while three covered
the crew with revolvers the other
three unloaded silks valued at about
$2,500 from the cars and carried them
away in an automobile. The men
escaped.
ed discussion among the members of
the Southern Surgical Association in
session at the Georgian Terrace Wed
nesday.
The surgeons were divided in opin
ion over the announcement of Dr.
Howard A. Kelly, of Johns Hopkins,
Baltimore, that he had by the means
of the radium treatment been able to
cure a man of cancer within a spac3
of 48 hours, and that, more remarka
ble still, all signs of the cancerous
grow-th had disappeared within that
time.
BILL FOR $300,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—All pro
posed new expenditures of any con
sequence for the postal service were
stricken from the postoffice appro
priation bill to-day by the House
Committee. Among the items lost is
the $2,000,000 increase in pay for ru
ral mail carriers. The bill carriea
about $300,000,000.
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