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VOLUME XIX. No. 80.
EXCITEMENT PREVAILS IN
ULSTER; MARTIAL ASPECT;
OFFICERS RESIGN; MUTINY
All Regular Troops in Central and Southern Ireland
Instructed to Be Ready to Proceed North at Mo
ment's Notice—Activity Among Warships in Bel
fast Harbor
ANXIOUS EXPECTATION
THROUGHOUT PROVINCE
Leaders of Unionist Provisional
Party Counsel Calm. Gov’t
May Be Forced to Use Rig
orous Repressive Measures.
At Regimental Parade Arms
Thrown Down. “We Will
Have No Home Rule Here.”
* London —A mutiny of two companies
of the Dorsetshire regiment stationed
In Belfast is reported by the Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Gazette messages:
“When the men of the first bat
talion of the Dorcetshire regiment were
paraded in Belfast today and notified
that they were being transferred else
where. they threw down their arms.
A sargeant stepped forward, saluted
the officers and said:
‘‘ ‘We will have no home rule here.’"
This is thought in some quarters to
be an exaggerated version of the re
ports of unrest among the regular
troops In Ulster.
Disaffection.
London. —Outstanding features ol
news from Ireland today consisted of
the disaffection among regular army
officers under orders to proceed to Ul
ster with their regiments.
The actual number of resignations
remained problematical but that It was
considerable was evident from the
earnest consultations of cabinet min
isters regarding the best means of
counteracting the movement
The actual fact of this disaffection
is the more discomforting to the mili
tary authorities since the army Is al
ready seriously short of commission
ed officers.
Threats of Crisis.
Threats of a crisis in the army If
a movement of regular troops was
undertaken against Ulster had long
been current. In some quarters It Is
believed the sudden marching of a
limited number of troops was ordered
so that the military authorities might
gather an idea as to how widespread
the threatened disaffection was.
Immediately after Col. Seely, secre
tary of state for war. had been in
audience with King George today, Col.
Seely summoned a meeting of the
army council which took necessary
steps to replace officers nho had re
signed.
Rapidly Increasing.
According to reports, the number of
vacancies is rapidly Increasing and it
seems possible that all regular regi
ments in Ulster may have to be re
placed by fresh troops as both men
and officers have expressed disincli
nation to take the offensive against
men with whom they have been frat
ernizing.
This momentary shifting of the Im
mediate crisis from Ulster to the army
may give the peacemakers their de
sired opening. The return of Arthur
J. Balfour, former unionist premier,
to London has given heart to the ad
vocates of a compromise. He and Pre
mier Asquith have served long years
side by side in the political field and
understand and appreciate one an
other.
At Moment’s Notice.
Athlone, Ireland.-— All regular artil
lery in central and southern Ireland
has been instructed to be ready to
proceed t> Ulster at a moment’s no
tice. All leave has been cancelled and
officers and men oh furlough have beep
recalled. It is reported that Infantry
reservists have been ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to join their
regiments. ,
Officers Resign.
Dublin. —Immediate dispatch of reg
ular cavalry from the Curragh Camp
to Ulster had to be cancelled today
owing to resignations of officers of the
Sixteenth Lancers and Fourth Hus
sars.
Statement Called For.
Enniskillen, Ireland. —All army offi
cers here received official communi
cations today calling on them to make
a definite statement within 12 hours
as to whether they were prepared to
retain their commissions in the event
of hostilities in Ulster. If not they
were told they must resign forthwith.
Similar notices are said to have been
received by all officers with troops In
the north of Ireland.
Armed Police.
Dublin. —It was reported here today
that Brigadier General Huber d e la
Poer Gough, commander of the third
cavalry brigade, at Curragh has re-
St Large bodies of armed police left
today for stations in the north of Ire
land. _____
SIOO,OOO FOR HOSPITAL.
Tampa, Fla Morton B Plant, mil
lionaire clubman and yachtsman of
New York, has offered to give SIOO,OOO
as an endowment to the hospital
which will be erected at Clearwater,
Fla provided $20,000 is raised for the
erection of the building. More than
half of the sum has been raised.
$50,000 GARAGE FIRE.
Toledo, Ohio.— Twenty-four automo
biles and furniture valued at $50,000
were destroyed and a porter perished
In a fire that broke out in a garage
here today when an employe attempt
ed to fill gasoline tanks by the light
of a torch.
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
PARK IS BLOCKED IN
IMPEACHMENT EFFORT
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JUSTICE WRIGHT.
GEORGIAN WANTS
DIM IMPEACHED
Leader Mann, However, Blocks
Attempt of Representative
Park Against Justice Wright.
Washington.—An attempt by Repre
sentative Park of Georgia, to propose
the Impeachment of Justice Daniel
Thew Wright, of the district supreme
court, was blocked in the house late
Friday by Republican I.eader Mann.
Mr. Park had reached the first line or
two of his impeachment resolution
when Representative Mann Interrupt
ed with a point of no quorum, and the
house adjourned with the Georgia
member declaring he would get the
matter before the house Saturday.
The Park resolution is said to be
based on c/.arges of official mlßcon
duct recently filed with the house Ju
diciary committee by Wade H. Cooper,
a Washington banker. The committee
refused to act on, the charges, holding
that they were not supported by suf
ficient allegations.
Judge Wright is nationally known
because he sentenced President Gomp
ers, of the American Federation of La
bor, to a term in prison for contempt
of court.
Singing of Hymns to
Oppose the Tango Music
New York.—Singing of hymns In
opposition to tango music Is to be
tried tonight by a picked band of ten
salvation army men and women to
attract dancers away from their
pastime.
The crusaders plan to march from
one tango restaurant to another In
the theater district. The proprietors
of some of the restaurants announced
today that guards would hold the
door against the crusaders while at
two places the proprietors sal-1 the
singers would be permitted to enter
and would be given a respectful hear
ing If they did not create a disturb
ance.
Say the Big Guns Are
Going to Stop the Fish
Norfolk, Va. —Virginia fishermen
on the shores of Chesapeake Bay are
much disturbed over the coming tar
get practice work of the Atlantic fleet
off the mouth oT the Virginia Capes.
The fishermen declare that the boom
ing of big guns near the narrow en
trance to the Chesapeake will greatly
deter the spring run of fish both for
fish and hook-and-line species. The
fishermen are preparing to appeal to
the national government against the
heavy firing inside of the Virginia
Capes.
DENIES YALE EPIDEMIC.
New Haven, Conn, —President Had
ley, of Yale, issued a statement today
minimizing reports of an epidemic of
scarlet fever at the University. There
are eight students 111 of the lisease
and the cases, with one exception, are
mild. The statement denies that die
University is to close temporarily.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 21. 1914.
ANTI-HOME
RULERS
READY
Sir Edward Carson Holding
“Cabinet Councils” With His
Followers at Belfast. Every
“Volunteer” Stands Ready to
Meet Impending Crisis
Feeling of Unrest is Very
Strong. King George Taking
An Active Part in Negotia
tions in London. Great Bustle
at War Office.
Belfast, Ireland.—Ulster this morn
ing presented a martial aspect. All
the towns were occupied by soldiers
oT the regular army and detachments
were marelnng along country roads
on their way to strengthen garrisons.
At all the unionist centers there was
great animation among the “Ulster
Volunteers.”
Throughout the province a feeling
of excitement prevailed and every
body seemed waiting In anxious ex
pectation for something to occur—
they knew not what.
Belfast Lough also displayed con
siderable activity. Two torpedo boat
destroyers, the Pathfinder and the At
tentive, arrived there this morning
from Kingston and landed five offl
cers and 150 men of the Yorkshire
Regiment at Carrlckfergus Castle.
Within 24 Hours.
Within 24 hours over 3,000 Tegular
troops, including four battalions of
Infantry with machine guns and two
batteries- of field artillery all equipp
ed for active service have arrived
In the various towns oT Ulster. These
troops form the advance guard of a
large force which military authorities
are sending to the northern province
of Ireland to prevent the assumption
of local government by anti-home
rulers.
Still more troops are on their way
to the north from the military ramp
at the Curragh and from other army
stations today.
First Arrival.
The first arrival s in Ulster this
morning were the companies of a half
battalion of the Yorkshire Light In
fantry which were conveyed from
their barracks In Dublin to Belfast
l-ough on board the torpedo boat de
stroyer Pathfinder during the night.
They disembarked early this morning
and marched to Corrlckfurgus Castle,
a disused military station command
ing the I»ugh. It lies fifteen miles
below Belfast and Is oT historic in
terest owing to Its having been the
landing place of William 111. Guns
were mounted on the field there this
afternoon. Orders were issued to
other batteries of artillery to occupy
strategic positions around the city of
Belfast.
Ready to Move.
It was generally expected here that
a cavalry brigade would be concen
trated in Belfast during the week-end.
The Queens loanees and the Fourth
Queens Own Hussars, stationed at the
C'urraugh, were yesterday equipped
with carbines and were ready to move
northward this afternoon.
Tnese sudden preparations by the
war offices so far have not created
any public demonstration In Bel
fast.
The leaders of the so-called Union
ist provisional government, however,
admit their anxiety lest their over
enthusiastic followers prec’Ditate
riots during the two days of Idleness
at the week-end and give thqir op
ponents the sought-for opportunity of
enforcing rigorous repressive meas
ures.
First Steps.
Sir Edward Carson, Ulster Union
ist, and his lieutenants desire the gov
ernment to take the first provocative
steps, Sir Edward realizing the vital
ness of preventing an undisciplined
outbreak as a protest against all
these troops movements, today again
urged the Ulstermen to keep cool.
The city this morning presnted its
normal outward aspect. All the places
of business were open and in ac
cordance with the urgent request of
the Unionists leaders all the men
worked until their usual Saturday
closing time.
“Cabinet Councils.”
Sir Edward Carson did not emerge
today from Craigavon, the residence
of Captain Craig, miles Trom Belfast.
There he continues to hold his "cab
inet councils.” with Captain Craig,
the Marquis of Londerry, the earl of
Ranfurly the earl of Clanwilllam and
other Unionists workers. Martial
law has been declared within Caittaln
Craig’s estate. The old town hall of
Belfast, official headquarters of the
"provisional government,” has been
denied to all. Important equipment,
documents, ciphers and other papers
have been removed from It and hid
den after being distributed among
Important Unionist leaders. This was
done because of the announcement
of Impending arrests which the
Unionists contend brought about the
present crisis.
“Volunteers” Ready.
Every “Volunteer” In Ulster still
stands ready for mobilization.
The provisional governments "post
ing house” by which letters and dls-
? latches are delivered by hand to the
urthermost points of Ulster quicker
than by the government post, was
busy all night sending and receiving
communications to and from Union
ists mobilization centers. A wireless
station on the roof of the Old Town
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Burglar Agrees to Give
Back False Teeth to 20
Oakland, Calif. —For three weeks 20
persons whose false teeth were stolen
from an Oakland dentist's office,
where they had been taken for repairs
have been uubslstlng on liquid food.
W. F. Roche, the burglar, learned of
their plight when arraigned today and
in order that, the teeth which were
being held as evidence, might be re
stored to their owners, he agreed to
plead guilty. His 'as® was referred
to the probation officer.
M’me. Caillaux, Who Killed
French Editor
\
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF MME. HENRIETTE CAILLAUX PUBLISH
ED IN THIS COUNTRY.
Paris. —Madame Caillaux was taken this uftrmoon from St. Lazare
prison to the Palace of Justice to undergo first examination by an Inves
tigating magistrate.
A special guard was stationed around the palace.
Paris.—Madame Caillaux, the assassin of Gaston Calmette, was
showered with attention today. Her friends and acquaintances having
partly recovered trum shock caused by her act are now snowing Inter
est in her fate and hundreds of them have written to her or left cards
at the gate ’of St. Lazare prison. She receives a huge bag of let
ters in every mall, as well as flowerß, fruit, and hooks.
Madame Caillaux passed the greater part of the forenoon answering
correspondence, reading the newspapers and conversing with her hus
band and her little daughter.
Watchfulness of the prison wardens and the attendant nuns which
had been called forth by rumors of the prisoner’s Intention to commit
suicide has now relaxed. Madame Caillaux goves no indication of being
morbid or depressed.
She now has three cells, one of them serving as a bedroom, an
other as a dining room and a third as a workroom. All open Into the
same corridor which Is Inclosed by a finely meshed wire netting.
LOOK! HERE'S
GLO CIPJASTRO
Former Dictator of Venezuela
Rounded Up in Raid on Hotel.
The General Indignant.
Port of Spain, Trinidad. General
Clpriano Castro, former dictator of
Venezuela, whose whereabouts had
been unknown for several months was
discovered here today. Detectives
last night raided a hotel occupied al
most solely by Venezuelans and found
there 40,000 rounds of amrnunlatlon
and few revolvers. This discovery
led to a further raid early today.
The police proceeded to a house which
had been occupied tor several months
by General Carmeio Castro, a brother
or the former president. Armed with
a search warrant they went over the
place. Among the effects of the oc
cupants they found only one revolver
and a few cartridges.
On entering one of the rooms, how
ever, they found It occupied by Oen-
Clpriano Castro himself. The one
time dictator was extremely inuignant
over the procedure of the police,
whose methods he denounced.
It was stated that 81 r George I>i
hunte, the governor, cabled to Ixm
don today for Instructions regarding
Castro. The police disclaim any In
tention of Interfering with the gen
eral's liberty, but among the Vene
zuelan residents there Is excitement
over possible developments
DEAD ON DOORBTEP.
Calhoun, Ga,—Dead from gunshot
wounds Kid Chapman a young tanner,
was found at daylight today on the
doorstep of his sister’s residence here
where he had temporarily made his
home. Chapman's sister, a widow,
and two daughters, who slept In the
house last, night told authorities they
knew nothing of the killing. A cor
oner and sheriff are Investigating.
Two Negroes Arrested;
Charged With Rifling
Mail Pouches in Macon
Macon, Ga.—Three first-class mall
poucheH have been stolen from mall
wagons In this city during the last
few dayrf. It was learned yesterday,
after the rifled contents of one pouch
had been recovered and two negroes
placed under %rrest.
The pouches were missing when
checked at the transfer office at the
depot. The amount of the loot Is not
known.
One empty poueh was found In an
alley a couple of days ago. This
morning negroes removing trash troin
the mailing room of a newspaper of
fice discovered several letters that
had not been opened. An Investiga
tion was begun and the postofftce In
spectors were called In
One package found was from the
Macon clearing house, addressed to
New York, and contained muny thou
sands of dollars In checks. Another
letter contained a note for SI,OOO.
Many others contained checks. Open
faced letters containing bills were not
tampered with.
Tne negroes under arrest will be
given a hearing in the morning.
IF YOU
19 OFFICERS EXECUTED
IN PRISON BY HUERTA;
LIND IS IN GONFERENGE
HAIL GENTLE
SPRING TODAY
Record Low Temperatures in
Virginia. Two Below Zero at
Elkins. No Balmy Forecast.
Washington. —Record low tempera
tures In Virginia for thin time In
March were recorded today, according
to weather bureau figure*. At Wytne
vllle the mercury wns two degrees
above zero, but at Elkins. W. Va., the
thermometer recorded 2 below zero. The
lo wtemperatures continued general
over all districts east of the ltoekv
Mountains, with freezing temperatures
as far south us the Carollnus and the
north portion of the gulf states.
Persons hoping for tlie coming of
balmy spring conditions found little
comfort In the forecast for the mid
dle Atlantic state today. It was pre
dicted that fair weather tonight would
lie followed by Increasing cloudiness
Sunday ami probably nnow or rain
Sunday afternoon or night. It was
forecasted, however, that temperatures
would "rise somewhat In the Atlantic
states and the upper Ohio valley.”
ltnlns are forecasted in the east gulf
and south Atlantic states.
Near Freezing.
Charleston, S. C. —Spring, beautiful
spring, opened her this morning with
the temperature near freezing and the
official forecast calling for rain or sleet
this afternoon.
Miss Starr Not Guilty;
Vindication, She Says
Chicago,—Miss Ellen Gates Starr,
Joint founder with Miss Jane Addams
of Hull House, today was found not
guilty of Interfering with tho police
and resisting arrest.
Miss Starr wax accused of obstruct
ing the police In connection with the
waitresses’ boycot of restaurant*.
"My acquittal Is a vindication of the
right of free speech," said Miss Starr.
"It Is absurd to contend that a citizen
has not a right to protest against
what she believes to ho a. wrongful
urrest by police.”
Miss Starr wns accompanied to
court b. many persons prominent In
social and philanthropic work.
Suggests Armor Plate to
Be Made From Cotton
Washington.—A North Carolinian
haH written a suggestion to Secretary
Daniels iih a possible solution of the
problem of reducing the cost of armor
plate for big ships of the navy.
Col. Mareellus E. Thornton, of Hick
ory, N. C„ asaerts that armor plate
can be made from cotton which would
be "superior In efficiency to any metal
armor plates that can be devlaed by
any process.” Col. Thornton did not
outline details of tils plan In the let
ter to the secretary.
Vanderbilt University
Control to the Board
Nashville, Tenn.—The Tennessee
supreme court today decided the case
Involving the control of Vanderbilt
University In favor of tho university
board of trust and against the col
lege of bishops of the Southern Meth
odist Church. Tho court held the
board of trust to he a self perpetuat
ing body.
O’Shaughnessy Treated
For Sciatic Rheumatism
Vera Cruz. American charge
O’Shaughnessy arrived here today es
corted by I’residential guards. He
expects to undergo treatment for
sciatic rheumatism
A wireless dlHpatch from American
Consul Miller at Tampico, reports that
all railroad and wire communication
hns been interrupted for the past four
days. He says the rebels are report
ed to he running trains regularly be
tween Victoria and Altamlra.
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a Lot, a Horse, an Automobile, a
Business, a Musical Instrument,
you will serve your own interests
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Reasons Given By Mexican
President Are That They
Were Pupils of Military
Academy, Now Fighting
With Villa
MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AT VERA CRUZ
TALKS WITH U. S. ENVOY
Villa at Head of His 12,000
Soldiers Preparing to Hurl
His First Shells into the
Trenches at Torreon, the Fed
eral Stronghold.
Washington. —Secretary Brynn
nounced today that there had been a
conference at Vera Cruz between John
Lind and Senor Portillo y Rojus, min
ister of foreign affairs of Mexico. As
to its nature, however, Secretary Bryan
said no word had reached him.
Significance was attached here to
tlie conference as reopening negotia
tions discontinued some time ago. The
further fact that Charge O'Shaugh
nessy and Charge Hohler, the latter of
the British legation, also had gone to
Vera Cruz gave added hope In diplo
matic circles that some developmenta
might he expected.
Huerta Slaya Officers.
Brownsville, Texas. —Nineteen offi
cers were recently executed In Santi
ago, Tlatololco prison, by order of
President Huerta, according to private
ndvtces received in Mntamoras. Tho
reason for the executions was said to
have been that the officers were pu
pils of General Felipe Angeles, one
time professor in the Mexican military
academy and now In charge of Gen.
Villa's rebel artillery.
Villa la Ready.
Constitutionalist Haadquartar*. Yar
mo, Durango. —General Paneho Villa,
with *12,000 rebel soldiers about Tor
reon, today was prepared to hurl the
first shell Into trenches of the resist
ing federal army under General Refu
gio Velasco. It will be considered the
most Important battle of the constitu
tionalist revolution.
Full of confidence. General Villa hns
transmitted Ills energy to his subordi
nates. Refreshed by a night's sleep
after their long, hard mnrch through
tlie desert from Map ton 1 and Rorme-
Jlllo, Villa's soldiers sprang to their
work with enthusiasm.
Without Resistance.
The beginning of today saw the reb
el army stationed on the outskirts of
the federal stronghold, a position they
had gained without resistance and
with scarcely the sound of a shot to
check their preparations for an assault.
Within Torreon all was comparatively
quiet and none In the rebel ramp knew
what preparations Gen. Velasco was
making to repel the attack.
Speculation as to when the battle
will begin wns rife today among the
soldiers and the civilians who had fol
lowed the rebel leader south from Chi
huahua but Villa answered all Inquir
ies with the prediction that "Torreon
will ho mine In a week.”
Sheriff Catches Jail
Deliverer Red-Handed
Dublin, Ga.—A bold attempt of two
prisoners to saw out of jail was stop
ped by Sheriff Flanders In the county
all here when he discovered one of
the men sawing a bar to one of the
windows late at night. The prisoner
was a white man named Eubanks, and
bad the liberty of ine corridor of the
jail where he could reach a window,
A negro prisoner under sentence of
death, Shod Hill, stated that he had
given a white man named Welch, who
had Just been released from the Jail
on bond, $lO to get him some saws.
Welch smugggled three hack saws
Into Hill, hut as the negro could not
reach the windows and made a tra-le
with Eubanks who was In the corri
dor, to saw the bars at the window
and then saw the holt to the lock
of his ceil.
Sheriff Flanders’ discovery stopped
tho Intended escape and brought
about the arrest oT Welch who U
now In all, charged with aiding in an
attempt to break Jail.
DEFEAT HAITIEN REBELS
Washington.— Defeat of the Haitian
rebel force under Theodore at Grande
Bassln by the federals was reported
today by Commander Bostwlck of the
Nashville.
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