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r * REBELS ATTACK HUERTA'S FORCES ADAMSON IS HAILED AS HERO OF N. Y. ELECTION J. W. THOMAS JR.. L 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. IA0IES '000 Reward La (Treat, successful ''Monthly’* Com pound. Safely relieves some of the longest, most obstinate, abnormal cases In 3 to 5 days. No harm, pain or interference with work. Mall $1.50. Double Strength $2.00. Booklet FltKK. W'rite to-day Address Dr A. 1. Southington Remedy Co.. 51S Main SUe Kauaaa City. Mo.