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HOME EDITION VOLUME XIX No. 7s. GALLAUK'S RESIGNATION FOLLOWS ASSASSINATION OF EDITOR BY HIS WIFE French Cabinet, However, Not to Fall Through Act Causing Upheaval in Political Life of the Republic. Portfolio's P?-n~ganized. Street Mutterings Against Official. MADAME CALLOUX TALKS CALMLY IN ST. LAZARE Is Supposed She Had Received Intimation That Her Letters To M. Calloux, While Still Married to M. Claretie, Were About to be Published. Pari*. —The French cabinet today decided to retain office in s[ite of the resignation of Joseph Caillaux, minister of finance. Hostile Crowds. Paris.—M. Joseph Caillaux appear ed at the ministry of finance tor a lew minutes this morning to dispose of urgent departmental business. He called into his office several higher officials and informed them of his resignation. The minister broke down during the interview and wept like a child. Because of the hostile demonstra tions by street crowds a number of detectives were assigned today to pro tect the minister. M. Callaux’s resignation was made necessary by his wife's assassination of Gaston Calmette, editor of Figaro. Although Callaux was considered the strongest and most Influential mem ber of the cabinet, his colleagues de termined to accept his resignation and to reorganize the various portfolios. Rene Renoult. hitherto minister of the interior, will become minister of finance, gouts J. Malvy, minister of commerce, will succeed M. Renoult as minister of the interior. Raoul Peret, deputy from Vienne and under sec retary of the interior, will become min ister of commerce. Causes Upheaval. Madame Callao*, who caused this upheaval in French political life, is meanwhile in St. Dazare prison. Her (Continued on Page Two.) STUMER IS ON ROCKS INFOS Water in Stoke Hold Puts Out Fires in City of Sydney’s Boilers. 25 Passengers on Board. Halifax, N. B. —The steamer City of Sydney, New York for St. Johns, N. F„ is on the rocks at Sambro, near here. She struck during a dense fog early today and water in her stoke hold extinguished the fires. The steamer carried a number of passeng ers. Several vessels were dispatched to her assistance from here and boats have gone out from Sambro. The weather continued extremely ■ thick during the forenoon and boats had dif ficulty in locating the steamer. Early reports sai<l_tbat the Sydney had grounded on Stag Rock at the southwest entrance to Halifax Har bor, and was in a dangerous position. The City of Sydney is a steamer of 1.600 tons and plies between New York, Halifax and St. Johns, N. F. She carries a crew of about 40 under Captain McDonald. Twenty-five Passengers. New York. —Sambro Island is off the Southeast coast of Nova Scotia about twenty miles south of Halifax. The City of Sydney is of the Red Cross Dine and sails under a British flag. She left New York for Halifax and St. Johns last Friday According to Bowring & Co., New York agents of the line, there were about 25 rassengers on board. The steamer carried a large cargo when she left New York. Habeas Corpus For 5,000 Mexicans Forth Worth. Tex. —Judge Edward Meek In the federal district court here today granted a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of the five thousand Mexi cans held as prisoners by the United Plates government at Fort Bliss, El Paso. Villa Begins his March On Torreon Juarex, Mex. —Authoritative an ment was made here this afternoon that Gen Villa left Chihuahua before dawn today moving south toward Tor reon. El Paso, Tex. —The censorship sud denly became prohibitive. Americans with business interests on the Mexi can sido of the river brought back word that guarded admissions of those In position to know indicated that the big movement of troops had begun THE AUGUSTA HERALD ‘DYNAMITERS’ MAKE APPEAL FOR PARDON 18 of the Convicted Men File Application With Dep’t of • Justice. 20 Congressmen to Appear in Their Behalf Be fore President. After Refusal of U. S. Supreme Court to Review Case, Alleg ed That an Impartial Trial Was Not Possible Under Judge Anderson. Washington. —Application for pardon by eighteen of the labor leaders con victed in the “dynamiting cases” was filed today with the department of justice by the prisoners' attorney, Eli jah N. Zoline. The petition alleged that the men were innocent and that Judge Anderson, who presided over the federal district court at Indianapolis when they were convicted, did not give them a fair and impartial trial. Mr. Zolme announced that at least twenty members of tile house and sev eral senators would appear before l.ie department or the president in behalf of the convicted men. Those Applying. Those applying for the pardons are Frank M. R>an, president of the In ternational Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers; Michael J. Young, Edward Smythe, Paul J. Mor rin. Frank J. Higgins. T. E. Munscy, Fred Mooney, John Barry, Peter J. Smith, George Am "rsen, William E. Reddin, Frank E. Painter. Henry W. Eegleitner, Ernest W. Basey, Eu (Contlnued on Page Two.) iwflylrrli ICE 3 OR 4 YEARS Mail Received at Ottawa To day From Stefansson. Party Of 25 in Good Spirits. Ottawa, Ont.—Mails received at Ot tawa today from the Royal Northwest mounted police at Fort Macpherson transmit letters from Vilhjalmur Stefanson, written last January. Stefanson reports that members of bis party are all in good spirits and conducting valuable exploration work in the Mackenzie Delta, which has never before been accurately mapped. He refers to his projected sled trip over the Arctic Ocean Ice Into the unknown region to the northwest of Herschel Island. He says he expects to go at least 150 miles out into the Arctic, wlhere no one has ever beep before and where there may be un discovered islands and if the travel ing Is good he may get 300 miles away from Herschel Island. If origi nal plans held good Stefanson now Is returning from that trip. The naval department notified th»- Russian government that there is a possibility of the Stefanson steamer Karluk drifting in the tee across the Arctic Ocean and landing in Siberia. In that event it may be three or four years before the crew of 25. includ ing five or six scientists, is again heard from The vessel is provisioned for five years at a pinch. Young Woman Assaults Deputy; Much Excitement Paris. —A young woman singer as saulted Victor Augagneur, vice-presi dent of the Chamber of Deputies, as he was about to open parliament to day Much excitement was caused by the attack, owing to its happening so soon after the assassination of Gaston Calmette, editor of Figaro. 2,000 IDLE. Lawrence, Mae*. — The printworks of the Pacific Mills, employing more than 2.000 hands was hut (lo»n Joday be cause of the strike of employes of the dyeing department for a wage In crease. • ■ ■ l i SEALS ON HUDSON FLOES. Hastings, N. Y. —For the first time in many years seals have been seen on the ice floes in the Hudson river here. Fisherman complain the seals have broken their nets frequently. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 17. 1914. Uncle Sam's First Naval Aviation Station ; asst ' f ■—. IN FRONT OF HANGARS. General view of the United Stateß Naval Aviation Station at Pensacola, Fin . the first or its kind to be established by the United States government. The photograph, which was taken from a moving piteure reel, shows all of the aeroplanes in the squadron drawn up in front of the hangars for inspection, preparatory to the daily flight drills. The figure on the left Is Lieut .1. H. Towers. U. S. N.. Who has volunteered to accont panv Lieut. John C Porte, of the British Navy, m tho attempted trans Atlantic Tligbt Lieutenant Towers is shown wearing an inflated suit that will buoy him up in the event of his being plunged into the water. $250,000 AUGUSTA BONDS ARE SOLO TODAY FOR $252,007.50 One of Highest Prices Paid in Recent Years. Bought By Security Trust Company, of Spartanburg, and A. B. Leach & Ctiapar-y, of New York. Wonderful Improvement in Bond Market. One of the highest prices paid for city of Augusta bond* In recent years was paid todav by the Security Trust Company, of Spartanlmfg, S. S., and A. H. Leach and Company, of New York, Jointly, when they se cured 6250,000 flood protection lionifs of 1912 for *252,687.50, or 101.07. The last installment of flood protection bonds, sold about 80 days ago, was purchased bv Robinson, Humphrey, Wardlaw Company and others for 97.50, and a comparison shows what a tremendous difference there is between the two prices. There were four bids above par, while there were ten bidders in all. , , .. , Mr. John W. Dickey, Augusta's veteran bond broker, who Ims handled city of Augusta bonds for 23 years, was asked for a statement after the finance committee had opened all of the bids and made the award. “The splendid price which the bonds brought shows what a wonderful improvement there has been in the bond market during the pust few months,” said Mr. Dickey. ’’One of the reasons why municipal lainds are in such demand Is that they do not come under the provisions of the in come tax law. Still another reason for the very excellent price 1h the splendid credit <oT Augusta." The following is a list of the bidders and the amounts of the Idds: BIDDERS FOR CITY OF AUGUSTA BONDS, MARCH 17, 1914 R. M. Grant & Co., New York l Kean, Taylor &. Co.'New York f, ’{’iJ’J Estabrook & Co., New York... m 5 Harris, Forbes & Co., New York iHr- r -« J H. Hllsman & Co., Atlanta, a.... • 24b,42i>..>0 Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co., Baltimore, Md ; Jno. D. Howard & Co.. Baltimore, Md.; John W. Dickey. Augusta, Xia 243 437.5. e Blodget & Co., New York £rJ’tKooo / Parkinson & Burr, Boston, Mass •••- ; “•' A, * u ’ uu * Security Trust Co., Spartanburg, S. C.; A. a i-«ach ff La, New ~0 Robinson, Humphrey, Wardlaw Co.. Atlanta, Ha.; Kissel, Klnni cutt & Co., New York; Baker-Watts & Co., Baltimore, Md.; Fifth-Third National Bank, Cincinnati, <) 248,05 .. i i TILLMA N TELLS HIS COLLEAGUES. ‘I'LL BURY YOU FELLOWS YET HEALTH RULES READ. senate clerk read an article on health contributed to a magazine by the hill nrovidinic that no officer or eiilifted man in the navy who became in* capacitated through hi« own intemperate of alcoholic drlnkH, Hbould receive pay duririK the period of hin Jncapadty. Georgia and S. C. P. M’S Nominated Washington.—Among tin postmas ters nominated today arc: South Carolina —P. T. Sa-poch, Blacksburg; Luther McLaurin, Mc- Coll; A. R. Garner, Tlmmonsvlllc; Francis M. Cross. Westminster; G. ij. Hailey, Greenwood. Georgia -J. P. Turner, Columbus; L. S. Peterson. Douglas; It. D. Brown, Hawkinsvllje; W. J. Roberts, Arling ton; W. F. Room-, Baxley, W. M. H. McMillion, Dcmorest. Fierce Storm is Raging Over Northern Europe Brussels. Belgium. A violent storm broke down the embankment along the River Scheldt near Termonde, to day and the greater part of the city was flooded. The Inhabitants of Termonde fled panic stricken into the country seeking shelter. Paris Cut Off. Paris. —Wire communication be tween Paris and many of the conti nental cities was almost wholly in terrupted today by the storm which has raged since yesterday. Urged to Buy Jefferson’s Home As National Shrine Washington. Mrs Martin W. Lit tleton urged a senate committee to day to favorably report the Heed hill, which would create a Joint congres sional committee to acquire by pur t'liaso or condemnation Montlcello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, in Virginia. Mrs. Littleton declared the property should be made a national shrine. ml Representative Jefferson M. U-vy, of New York, owner of Montlcello, protested against the bill. The committe took the bill under advisement. CREW OF 25 SAFE. Highland Light, Maas. -The Boston fishing schooner Tcrranova was ashore today on Cape Cod near Parnet River, and It was feared she would be a total loss. Her crew of 23 men were taken off by the Pamot River Lifeßavers. PUBLISHERS’ CLOSING DAY. Atlanta, Ga.—A dozen publishers es Southern newspapers discussed vari ous problems of business and editorial management before the closing session here today of the annual meeting of the Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association. .'dvertlslng questions held a prominent place on the pro gram. Second Day of National Child Labor Conference New Orleans. —“Work permits as the baslH of enforcement” and Its phases occupied the attention of the speakers before the tenth National Conference on Child lAihor in its second day’s session here today. A. J. McKelwaV, Southern secretary of the National Child Labor Committee, was chairman at the meeting “Sixteen years of childhood for Ohio girls" was the subject of an ad dresß by Miss Ella Haas, Ohio fac tory Inspector. Harry M. Bremer, of New York, special agent of the National Child laihor Committee, spoke on "Twilight zone between childhood and youth." Bishop Unable to Visit Spain for the Marriage Norfolk, Va. —Owing to pressing diocesan duties Bishop Alfred Magill Randolph, of the Diocese of Boiithern Virginia, has been compelled to de cline an invitation from Anibussudor ’hnd Mrs. Joseph E. Wllllard, at the court of Madrid, to visit the embassy dn Madrid in April and officiate at the marriage of their daughter to 'Hermit Roosevelt, son of Former President Theodore Roosevelt. The Invitation was borne to Bishop ’Randolph by Randolph Holladay of Richmond, close personal friend of Ambassador Willard. President Foresees No New Haven Receivership Washington, D. C. —President Wil son let It be known today that lie does not foresee any receivership for the New Haven railroad, that lie regarded the negotiations between the depart ment of Justice and the New England railroads as proceeding satisfactorily and that the most critical stages In the parleys had been passed. The President looks upon the nego tiations as being "equably” arranged ufyd hopeful of an early settlement. Senator Lea Talks of Tennessee With Pres’t Washington.—Hqnator Lea called at the White House today with Lee Douglass, federal attorney fur the middle district of Tennessee and ar ranged to see President. Wilson to morrow concerning latest develop ments In tlie political situation In their state. Refusal of the Indepen dent democratic convention yesterday to accept the president's plea for bar inony among the democratic factions bad not been communicated In detail to Senator lA)H. but he expected to discuss its various phases with tho president tomorrow. FOILED TRAIN ROBBER. Boston. —Police all over Massachu setts are searching today for a masked man who lust night attempted to hold up a passenger train on the New lla ven Railroad near Darby station. The train was movlg slowly when the en gineer noticed the would-be robber, armed with two revolvers, standing on the track ahead and signalling for a stop. The engineer pat on full speed. The masked man stepped aside and pointed his guns toward the coaches. No one was hurt, however. AVIATOR DROY/NB. San Sebastian, Spain. -Hanouilla, a French aviator, was drowned here to day when he fell into the sea wieh his aeroplane. AVERT CATASTROPHE US 1 GIRLS TUMBLE OUT IN NIGHTIES; 11,900,000 FIRE THE OULD SOD' AND IRISH JOYBELLS 20.000 Pass the Reviewing Stand in New York’s St. Pat rick’s Dav Parade. All Suf fragettes Barred. 103 Patrio tic Societies and 40 Bands. Chicago Provides Shamrocks For 16,000 Persons at Open ing of Day’s Program at the Big Coliseum. Cables of Congratulation Read. New York,— Applications of women and women’s organizations to toko part In today’s parade In honor of Ht. Patrick was refused by the celebration committee. While no explanation was given, the committee made It plain that the rule applied to suffragists, •many of whom liit.l arranged to march in tlie parade. The parade was made up of forty bands, 103 patriotic, benevolent and social organizations besides sixty di visions of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians. In all 20,000 men passed the reviewing stand In which were Cardinal Farley, Gov. Glynn, Mayor Mltchel, Benator O’GoPnian and other prominent men. The observance of St Patrick’s Day began with a mass this morning at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Dublin Joy Bella. Chicago Ht. Patrick’s Day was ob served by Irish. Americans here with appropriate ceremony. A set of Joy hell* from Dublin announced the open ing of the celebration at the Coliseum where hits of Shamrock had been pro vided for 15,000 persons. A piece of mid cut from a hill near St. Patrick’s rock in County Armagh. Ireland, was (■laced on tho speakers’ stand. Cablegrams of congratulation were read from numerous Irish leaders. To Bring Warring Mexicans Together Washington. —A conference ,of rep resentatives of the warring Mexican factions In Washington under aus pices .if tlm United mates was propos ed in a resolution today by Represen tative Bartholdi. Representative Bartholdi’s resolution requests the president to Invite the representatives of the principal com batants and other revolutionary lead ers to meet here as soon as practica ble. The resolution would appropriate *‘25,000 for the expenses of the confer ence. PRES’T NAMES GEORGIAN. Washington. —Win. N. Spence of Ca mlllu, Ga.. was nominated by the presi dent today for United States attorney, district of Alaska, division Number 3. JAPS SEE MEXICAN CAPITAL. Mexico City. —Sixteen officers and men from the Japanese cruiser Idzti nxi at Manzanillo arrived today on a sight-seeing trip to the federal Capi tol.' They expect to return to the Idzumo after a few days. Watching the Wheels Go Round When you follow the advertising in The Her ald from day to day you art; watching the wheels of the world go round. Von see the fruits of genius and labor being brought to market. It is a wonderful panorama of industry. These wheels are turning for your sendee —to in'ike life easier and pleasanter for you. To follow the advertising in The Herald from day to day is to be in touch with opportunity when it cornea. Life’s good things come to those who are ready to receive them. The message that may mean most to you may he in the advertising in today’s Herald. If your message is not here today it may come tomorrow. Be prepared to receive it. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. Superb Behavior at Fa mous Women's College Prevents Heavy Loss of Life When Fire Gongs Sound. MANY FORCED TO GROPE WAY TO SAFETY THROUGH HALLS FILLED WITH SMOKE Aroused By the Glare of Flames young Women Quick ly Formed in Line and March ed Out of the Building, Heroines of the Blaze. Wellesley, Mass. Three hundred Wellesley students and Dip oilier per sons, including members of tlie facul ty, and servants, fled lor their live* early today when tire destroyed Col logo llall, the largi st and most pre tentious of the buildings in the col lege group No one was Injured. The loss Is estimated ut. SI.SOO,tMIU. The eolloge sessions were tempo rarily suspended and sp«clal trains were made up to take the girls to their homes. Practically all of those who had rtionis in the Imilding lost their personal possessions and dom ing Fine Behavior. Superb behavior of the young wo men probably prevented heavy loss of life or injury to many who groped their way through smoke-filled halls and down stairways and l'lro escapes to salety. College Hall had a commanding site on a tiIII east of Lake Wahan. The cornerstone was laid In 1871. Tho Imilding was oT brick and stone with an Interior of wooden fittings. It was five stories high with a floor space of 500 by 120 feet. The building was divided Into dor mitories, administrative offices and quarters for servants. Three hun dred and fifty persons slept there last night—2so students, fifty member* of the faculty and fifty maids employed by the lactilty and students. The Heroines. Miss Charlotte Donnell, of Wiscas- Kot. Maine, and Miss Virginia Moffat, of Orange, N. J . both seniors, were the heroines of tile fire. They occu pied rooms on the third floor, under the laboratory, where the fire origi nated, supposedly from spontaneous combustion. Their rooms faced m (Continued on Page Two.) American Released and Told Never to Return Laredo. Texas. — Edward Matson, captain of the Laredo Company, Texas National Guard, was arrested In Nuevo Laredo Sunday and releas ed with itn admonition never to return to the Mexlean city. Matson, a few days ago acting officially for Hie state of Texas reported that the Is land In the Klo Grande from which Clemente Vergara's horses were stol en was on the American ehle. Ver gara Is said to have been lured across the border on promise of payment lor the horses, was killed. > « i CONFIRM ASHEVILLE P. M. Washington, D. C. The homlnatlnn of Owen Gudger for postmaster at Asheville, N. <has been confirmed by the senate, It was announced today. ■ - MOHENO TO RESIGN. Mexico City.—lt wbh reported to dfiy that Querldo Moheno, mlnUter o£ commerce and labor, was about to ro- Btgn from tho cabinet. _. [|OME EolTlofr|