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VOLUME XIX. No. 82.
TEDDY'S PARTY UPSET IN
RAPIDS OF BRAZIL RIVER;
ENTIRE EQUIPMENT LOST
Further Advices Regard
ing Predicament of Ex-
President Being Anxious
ly Awaited. Expedition
May Be Abandoned. Brief
Message Tells of Mishap
“PHONE MY WIFE OF MY
SAFETY.” CABLES COLONEL
Party Was Exploring An Un
known Stream Given Name
“River of Doubt.” 500
Mile Journey on Horseback.
New York. —Col. Theodore Roose
velt's family and friends were anx
iously awaiting further advices today
about the accident by which his par
ty lost its entire equipment in the
rapius of a Braziliai river. While no
concern, it was stated, was felt for
the Colonel’s safety, yet his family
wanted to learn details of the accident
and whether the expedition would be
abandoned, especially as the parts
was so far from an equipment base.
News of the mishap came in a brief
message from Anthony Flals, a mem
ber of the party. It was dated at San
tarem, Brazil, yesterday and read:
"Lost Everything.”
"We have lost everything in the
rapids. Telephone my wife of my
safety."
Santarem is in Paro State, at the
confluence of the Tapajos river with
the amazon, and the despatch was
probably sent there by courier. The
accident In all probability occurred on
an unknown river which Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., today said his father
in a letter to him had called the Rio
Dulvata or "River of Doubt.”
Col. Ro evelt in a letter written on
Jan. 16 from Tapirapoan in Matto
Grossc. a priVince in the south cen
tal part of Brazil and received last
week by Frank M. Chapman, of ftbe
American Museum of Natural History,
said that he expected to explore this
unknown river. He wrote:
The Real Wilderness.
"We aro now about to go into the
real wilderness where we shall have
to travel light and can hardly collect
any big animals. In a month or six
weeks we shall reach the headwaters
of an unexplored river. If my health
continues good, as I expect, I think it
possible that I will go down this river
to try and find out where it comes out,
taking Kermit, Fiala and Cherrie with
me as well as Col. Rondon and one or
ttwo Jf the Brazilians.
"Meanwhile the rest of the party,
including Miller, will go straight to
Madeira and come down that to Man
aos. Miller will then collect around
Manaos or elsewhere until Kermit,
Chtrrie and I return. It is not pos
sible to give a forecast as to the time
that will be required."
Two Great Streams.
Headwaters of the unknown river
which Col. Rondon at one time cross
ed, according to Col. Roosevelt's let
ters are in Matto Orosße, between the
Madeira and Tapajos rivers, two great
streams which flow northward to Join
the Amazon.
What equipment was necessary to
make the trip down this unknown riv
er is largely a matter of conjecture.
Col. Roosevelt does not state In any
of his letters what means of transpor
tation he would use in descending the
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TWO INJURED WHEN TRAIN
HITS AUTO NEAR OATH, S. C.
Two Taveling Salesmen, Messrs. C. M. Wates and Kell
Fowler, Going to Aiken on Business, in Bad Collision on
Road Crossing This Morning. Former Lost His Foot and
Didn’t Know it Until Some Time After.
With his right foot torn off at the
ankle, ugly lacerations about the right
arm and leg, suffering from other
bruises and a slight scalp wound, C.
M Wates, 24 years old, of Edgefield,
P C a traveling salesman for the
Lyon Merritt and Company of this city,
was brought to the city hospital this
morning with Mr. Kell Fowler, a trav
eling representative for a New Orleans
coffee concern, slightly injured, both
of whom had less than an hour before
narrowly escaped death when a Ford
automobile in which they were driving
to Aiken, S. C„ was hit at 8:30 o clock
bv a Southern Railway freight train,
Augusta bound, at the road crossing
Just this side of Bath.
No Pain at Firat.
It was several minutes, says Mr.
Wates. before he knew he was minus a.
foot. He states that he felt consider
ably Jarred and fully realized what
had happened but not until be chanced
to glance down did he notice that one
of his feet was missing. He also says
he felt no pain until he reached the
A 1 two-inch cut on the left inner sur
face of the ankle and a few other mi
nor bruises and scratches due to the
fall from the auto, constituted the in
Juries to Mr. Fowler, who is considered
to have come out luckily.
The two men tell a corroboratee
story' of how the accident occurred,
with one exception. While Mr. Fow
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
PISTOL SHOTS
DIDN'T KILL
DENTON
British Consul’s Official Re
port on Killinq of English
man So States. Inference
Is He Was Stabbed To
Death.
Is Result of the Investiga
tion of British Ambassador
To U. S. Villa Said Execu
tion Was By Fiing Squad
After Courtmartial.
Wellington.—British Consul Percl
val's official report on the killing of
Wm. S. Benton at Juarez received at
the embassy here today, says “no
pistol shots” were fired in the fight
which ended in the ranchman's death,
leaving the inference that he was
stabbed.
No Definite Charge.
Consul Percival's report was the
result of his investigation conducted
at the order of Sir Cecil Spring Rice,
British ambassador. It does not make
anv definite charge as to the manner
of Benton s death further than to es
tablish that it was not by shooting as
was first said by Villa, who explain
ed that the Englishman had been exe
cuted by a firing squad after court
martial. Friends of Benton on the
border charged thNt Villa himself had
shot the ranchman with a .pistol.
Significant.
The tiroad inference fi'at Benton
was stabbed is regarded as especially
significant in connection with other
information received here that the
constitutionalist commission whlcTT in
vestigated the affair has found that
Benton was stabbed by one of Villa's
officers who is expected to be tried.
Consul Percival’s report also states
that Benton went to Villa unartffed to
protest against the theft of his cattle
and that finding agrees with the con
tention of Benton’s friends.
> - ——' I'll -
Shall Liquor Be Barred
From 300 Illinois Towns?
Chicago.—With election day scarce
ly more than a fortnight distant, Il
linois today started on the last lap of
a political contest which has developed
much in the caJse of the women vote.
The big question Is whether sale of
liquor shall be barred from approxi
mately 300 townships in which local
option petitions have been filed.
Opponents of the saloon look for
victory In most of the townships
through votes of newly enfranchised
women.
SHOT CASHIER; GOT SSOO.
Altoona, Pa. —A bandit today shot
the cashier of the Union Bank of this
city, wounded a depositor and got
away in an automobile with about
SSOO.
ler says they could not see the train
until Just before they collided, Mr.
Wates states that they saw it for a
great distance down the track and
that it was running at a very rapid
rate of speed, They agree in that they
did not hear whistle or bell.
A statement from the railway com
pany! I" to the effect that the train
was running at no excessive rate of
speed and that the engineer blew his
whistle in warning.
The two gentlemen left Augusta for
Aiken at 8 o'clock this mowing on a
business trip, Mr. Wates driving the
automobile. Mr. Fowler says after the
collision the train proceeded down the
track for some distance before It
backed back to the scene of the acci
dent. In the meantime gries of help
were sent up in vain. There was no
one in sight and the two men lay al
most dazed from the sudden mishap
until finally a stranger passing ren
dered what aid he could. The bleeding
arteries of Mr. Wates were tied tight
ly with a stout cord. The train crew
had returned by this time. They
placed the Injured men in the caboose
and hurried to Augusta. Dr Michael,
surgeon for the Southern Railway,
was on hand when the victims were
brought to the hospital. Dr. Oodrlch
was called in as a consultant and Mr.
Wates was prepared for an operation
at 10:30. Date this afternoon he was
resting well.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 23. 1914.
Leaders In Home Rule Light and Company of Ulster Volunteers
TYPE OF DETERMINED MEN. w _ ... . . .
The central photograph s!tow» the type of determined men who constitute the welPtrained Ulster reoei
armv of 200,000 which is in readiness to take up arms asainst Home Rule In Ireland. Sir hdward Carson,
shown in the upper left hand corner Is now in BolTst and It Is believed his hasty trip from London was lor
the purpose of making plans for the mobilization of the Ulstermen Alfred Halfour, at top right and Honar
Law below at right, are leading the Opposition forces in the House of Commons fight against the propo
sals for a compromise that have been offered by Premier Asquith, who is shown in the lower left hand
corner. » ________________
JAP PARLIAMENT
HAD HOT TIME
Open Defiance Between the
Two Houses. Excited Dis
cussion Over Naval Scandals
Today.
Tokio. —The Japanese diet was pro
rogued today by the emperor owing to
the Inability of the house of peers and
the house of representative*! to agree
on the naval appropriations. The low
er house had reduced the estimates
considerably and the peers afterward
further diminished them but this was
was not agreed to by the represent a
t’ves and a deadlock ensued. In polit
ical circles it Is generally believe-’
that the cabinet will resign.
Defiance between the two houses of
tne Japanese parliament arose over
the amount to he devoted to naval
construction. The house of represen
tatives passed an agpropriation for
$62,000,000 but the peers insisted on
reducing it to $45,000,000.
There was an excited discussion
among the representatives on the na
val scandals and a vote of censure of
the government was introduced. This
was followed by a resolution calling
for impeachment of .the cabinet.
While members were hotly debating
an imperial edict suspending the ses
sion Tor three days was read to the
house. As parliament adjourns on
March 25th in the usual course this
was equivalent to a prorogation. The
situation thus brought about as the
budget has not been passed.
Women Prisoners Shriek
Caillaux ‘Discrimination’
Paris.—A mutiny was threatened
today among 800 women in St. Hazare
prison who object to the granting of
so many privileges to Mme. Caillaux.
Tlie punishment cells of the Jail are
filled with refactory women who con
tinue to shriek protests against “dis
crimination.”
Attorneys representing a number of
the prisoners awaiting trial made
representations today to the ministry
of justice, demanding that the cells
should be heated and that better food
be supplied to their clients.
Woman Fires 3 Shots at
Judges Sitting on Bench
Paris. —Three shots from a revolver
were fired at the Judges sitting In the
sixth chamber of the palace of Jus
tice today by a woman whose identity
was not established The authorities
after her arrest declared that the
woman apparently was mentally un
balanced.
Asks $1,000,000 For a
New Atlanta Postoffice
f
Washington.—A $1,000,000 appro
priation for a site and building for a
postofficc at Atlanta. Fa., was pro
posed in a bill introduced today by
Representative Howard! The bill car
ries the usual safeguard that the
building must, be unexposed to dan
ger from fire by open space of at
least forty feet on all sides.”
BEHEAD THE "BLUE BEARD.’’
Frankfort-on-lhe- Vlain.— Carl Hops,
the druggist of this city who has been
named the “blue beard of Germany,
was beheaded today for murdering his
father, his first wife and his two chil
dren. The accused man was convicted
of the charge in January and also oof
attempting to murder his second and
third wives and several other per
sons.
$2,500,000 COTTON FIRE.
Bombay, India- —Cotton valued
at $2,500,000 was destroyed by fire
today It was stored In sheds on
Cotton Green
BRITISH FEELING
IS MUCH EASIER
MM CAILLAUX
BARS CAMERA
Protests When Photographers
Attempt to Snap Her. Hides
Face in Her Muff.
Paris.-— I The re-appearance before
investigating magistrate of Mine.
Caiilaux, assassin of Gaston Calmette,
aroused great Interest in Paris to
day. She waa taken from the Saint
laizare prison to the palace of justice
in custody of a number of detectives.
Strong guards were placed in the vi
cinity of the law courts to prevent
demonstrations.
Madame Caiilaux protested when
she noticed photographers stationed
near the room where the magistrate
Is conducting his Investigation. She
hid her face in her muff and later
the photographers were expelled from
the building.
At the hearing Madame Caiilaux
was confronted by Princess De Me
sagne-Estradere, who had been called
in connection with the prisoner’s
claim that, she shot M. Calmette to
prevent the publication oT private
letters.
HARRYTHURSTON
PECK Mil
Came Into Limelight by $50,-
000 Suit for Breach of Prom
ise. Nursed by Wife No. 1
and No. 2.
Stamford, Conn.—Harry Thurston
Peck, a former professor at Columbia
University, committed suicide at a
rooming house iiere today, by shoot
ing himself.
By Hi* Stenographer.
New York.— Harry Thurston Peck,
was a writer of note and for twenty
eight years was professor of ancient
language at. Columbia University, lie
left the institution more than three
years ago because of notoriety inci
dent to a breueh of promise suit for
$50,000 brought against him by Ks
tlier Quinn, a stenographer. Shortly
after the filing of the suit Dr. Peck
filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy. He gave his assets as S2OO.
In March, 1912, Miss Guinn's suit
was dismissed as Insufficient. Hater
she filed another action, now pend
ing.
Nursed by Both.
Dr. peck dropped out of sight after
his retirement from Columbia and dl l
not come before the public eye until
April of last year, when he became
critically ill at, Ithaca, N. Y., suffer
ing with nervous breakdown tils
life was despaired of until his divorc
ed wife, Mrs. Cornelia D Peck, a
Christian Scientist, came to the hos
pital and administered to him.
The second Mrs. Peck found no ob
jection to the ministrations of the
divorced wife; In fact., both worked
together for the professor's recovery.
Dr. Peck was born In Stamford In
185 G and was educated in this coun
try and abroad. fie was an author
ity on iatin and the classics and the
author of numerous books.
Warrant Out in Case of
Man Found Dead on Steps
Calhoun, Ga.—A warrant .as issued
today for the arrest of Charles Chap
man, in connection wit htli- killing
of Mrs. Chapman's uncle, Sid Chap
man, near this place early Saturday.
The dead man's sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Starnes, on whose doorste p the body
was found Saturday rn >rnlns\ and tier
daughter. Mrs. Charles Chapman, al
ready re under arrost on suspicion.
Reassurinq Statement Reqard
inq Troop Movement to Ulster
Given Out bv Premier As
quith. Graver Interpreta
tions. However, Drawn in
Some Quarters.
INTIMATIONS ALSO THAT
OFFICERS RESIGNATIONS
NOT QUIETLY ACCEPTED
Belfast Monday la Quietest
City Outwardly in United
Kingdom. No More Troops
Arrive. Sir Edward Carson
Issues Statement.
London.—Misunderstanding was
the keynote of Premier Asquith's ex
planation of the crisis resulting from
resignations of army officers wnen
their regiments were ordered to pre
pare to proceed to Ulster. Speaking
In the House of Commons, the prime
minister made It clear, however, that
officers and men refusing to obey
orders In connection with the oppo
sition of Ulster to the introduction
of home rule for Ireland were liable
to dismissal.
Details of Revolt.
Details of the revolt of the army
officers against service in Ulster had
been awaited with strained expecta
tion by the whole country. Only
brief statements were forthcoming
from the Secretary of War and the
premier and the gist, of these was
that the whole affair was due to
"misunderstanding," and that all the
officers had now returned to their
duty.
As far as the minister's statements
can lie interpreted, the “misunder
standing'' arose through Genera] Sir
Arthur Paget placing a wrong con
struction on the orders given him by
tin- war ofDce and telling his subor
dinates they were to be employed in
quelling an uprising In Ulster.
Tiie number of officers who reslgn
od their rommlssloriH, the extent of
the disaffection in the army, and other
were not disclosed.
Derisive Jeers.
Colonel Seely was derisively Jeered
during ills explanation.
Andrew Bonar Haw, leader of the
opposition had stated that "nothing
can save the army noyr except a dec
laration that officers will not tie com
pelled to engage In eivll war against
their wish.”
When lie said that officers refus
ing to serve against Ulster were only
doing their diltv, the labor members
shouted “how shout strikes?"
Tlie whole affair is generally ac
cepted as demonstrating that the
army cannot be counted unon to flgh>
Sir Edward Carson’,s volunteers If
such a contingency should arise. Op
position politicians declare that this
means the collapse of the home rule
project and express their belief that
the government may soon relinquish
office by Its own choice.
Less Tenseness.
London. A much osier feeling lias
been created in the British Isles by
the reassuring statement given out
by Premier Asquith to tho effect that
troop movements in Ulster bad been
ordered only as a precautionary meas
ure for tlie protection of government
property. The Inference Is generally
drawn from the premier's remarks
that tli egovemment’s Intentions to
ward army officers who did not de
sire to serve against the arrangement
hod been misinterpreted.
Graver Interpretation.
In some quarters there was Inclina
tion to believe that General Sir Ar
thur Paget, commander-in-chief In
Ireland, had placed a much graver in
terpretation upon the government's
inquiries as to the feeling of army
oflicers In the Irish garrisons than
was intended.
He presented an ultimatum to the
officers that, they must serve or re
sign. Kir Arthur always has taken a
serl -us view of the threatened refusal
of officers to serve In Ulster. ft is
understood n< followed his public
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VILLA VIEWS lORREON'S
FRESH EARTHWORKS AND
BARBED WIRE TANGLE
Rebel Chief’s Spectacular March Aagainst Strong
hold Near’s Its End. Matter of Few Hours, He
Says Before His Army Will Invest the City. Pro
claims Overwhelming of the Federals.
DIANT U. S. S.
'OKLAHOMA'
LAUNCHED
SuDerdreadnauqht of Naw
Christened by Daughter of
State’s Governor. Sec’v Dan
iels Ass’t Sec’v Roosevelt and
Distinquished Party Attend.
Oil Burning Battleship One
of the Biggest and Most
Powerful Afloat. 500 Tons
Larger Than any Other Vessel
of the American Navy.
Philadelphia, P. —The superdread
nougfrt Oklahoma, one of the largest
and moat powerful American nttle
shlps afloat, wm launrtied today from
the yards of the New York Shlpbnlld
Ing Company, at Camden. N. .1. The
giant sea fighter wan christened by
Miss I.arena Jane Cruce, daughter of
the governor of Oklahoma who crash
ed a bottle of champagne against the
ship’s great prow as .he hull began
to glide into the Delaware Bay. Mlbh
Cruce was surrounded by a dozen
girl friends from Oklahoma
Surrounding the chrlatnnlng party
were Secretary rtf the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels; Assistant Secretary Roose
velt, members of the congressional
naval committee, the Oklahoma dele
gation in congress, state officials nal
other Oklahomans.
Governor Cruce, of Oklahoma, was
deiulned at home.
Tugs warped the great hull Into a
dock near the Argentine battlesulp
Moreno and the Chinese cruiser Fie
Hung.
In 'honor of the ceremony the flag
of the Oklahoma waved today over
Historic Independence Hall.
Most Powerful.
Philadelphia.—The dreadnought Ok
lahoma to be launched today from the
yard of tlie New York Shipbuilding
Company at Camden, will be one of
the most powerful ImttleKhlpa that
has yet been floaisd for the Ameri
can Navy.,A sister ship, the Nevada,
is under construction at Quincy, Mass.
Only the Pennsylvania, building at
Newport News, and tlhe battleship
“No. 39," the keel of which was laid
last week at the New York Navy yard,
will outstrip the Oklahoma In ton
nage, displacement., length or the
power of nor great guns.
900 Tons Larger.
The length of tho new seaflghter Is
582 feet and her displacement will be
27,500 tons, or 500 tons greater than
the largest American fighting ship
now afloat, in both armament and
armor the Oklahoma will he tar ahead
of present Amjerlcun ships. Her prln
elp&l weapons will be ten 14-Inch guns
capable of firing shells weighing
1,400 pounds. A feature of the arma
ment, will be the placing of three of
the great guns In one torret. One ot
the three-gun turrets will be on the
forecastle deck along with a turert
of two hig guns, Another tyo-guu
turret, will lie on the quarterdeck and
astern of this will be another turret
with the remaining three 14-lnch
guns
About the big warship will also be
distributed twenty-one five-inch guns
and minor armament, consisting of
three pounders, one pounders, three
lnoh field pieces und machine guns.
Two Protective Decks.
The armor belt, especially heavy, Is
13 1-2 Inches thick and will extend
40b feet along each side of tlie hull
from 8 1-2 feet below tlie water line
to nine feet above the water. There
are two protective docks to guard
against plunging Tire, one of three
inches and the other of 1 1-2 Inches.
The Oklahoma will burn oil and her
engines will have 24,800 Indicated
horsepower, sufficient to develop
si>oed of 20 1-2 knots an hour.
ON STRETCHER LA D BROUGHT TO
BLUE ROOM OF WHITE HOUSE
TO SEE THE PRESIDENT
Washington. A pale, smiling lad of 12 lay on a stretcher In the
blue room of the White House today and beside him sat the president of
the United States The scene was the sequel to the presidents re
sponse to the sick lad's plea .
paralyzed In limb and with strength slowly ebbing. Harry Wtnthrop
Davis, of Sewlckley, Pa, was the president's caller He came into tne
blue room. The president came and chatted for several mlbutes with
the little fellow. Then Harry aske d about Mrs. Wilson and left some
fJo with for her
The presidents eyes were dimmed as he turned to his day of work
ami the little hoy was carried out on his stretcher. The visit to the
president was ararnged after Mrs. Davis, the boy's mother had «"•
Mrs Wilson tolling how the boy hud been praying to see the president
and'how she earnestly hoped It may tie arnnged. Hhe i-.ai
Harry could bo brought tu the White House and tfho president promptly
consented.
HOME EOITIOM
ELABORATE TRENCHES OF
DEFENSE HOWEVER. GIVE
STRONG LURKING PLACES
Constitutionalist Troops Con
tinue Pouring in From North.
Latest Approved Methods by
Federal Generals.
B«rm«ji||o, Maxioo. -Officers from
the extreme front returned today after
viewing sorno of the federal fortifica
tions through field glasses. They re
ported the defenses were elaborate and
laid out according to the latest ap
proved methods so that troops might
move from trench to trench without
exposing themselves
Fresh earth was said to mark the
lurking places of the enemy’s big guns.
Some of the barbed wire entangle
ments were visible. Troops continued
to pour Into Berinejtllo from the north
today. Nearly all of the supplies from
Ycrmo now are here.
•
Nearing Its End.
Bermejillo, Durango, Constitutional
ist Field Base. —Marked by sharp
brushes with the enemy, Gen. Fran
cisco Villa’s spectacular march against
Torreon which began last Friday was
nearing an end today. Only a few
haciendas und suburban towns re
mained between his army of 12,000 and
the beginning of the actual siege of
Torreon. At no point does the rebel
leader expect to meet strong resist
ance unless It be at u short dis
tance north of Torreon.
Huge Mountain.
Reports are that u more or less
formidable garrison of federals has
been placed by Gen. Hefnglo Velasco
In la>rdo to check the constltutlonal
,ists Gerro la I'lla, a huge mountain
which overshadows Gomez Palaclo and
which Is supposed to be fortified by
the federals Is the only other matter
of concern to Oen, Villa but he does
not believe that any considerable body
of soldiers would detach themselves
from the main army at Torreon more
tbanth ree miles from the mountain.
Must Fall Back.
With the possible exception of the
reported garrison at Derdo, a defend
ing party on lai Plla would have no
support and Gen Vllal believes It
would have to fall ha ok on Torreon
after a long range defense with the big
guns which are said to be planted on
the mount’s side. Villa Is confident
that only a few hours and little fignt-
Ing will pass before his army Is In
hestlng Torreon proper. He main
tains that his force Is so great as to
completely overwhelm any outposts
Which they may meet before reaching
Torreon, believing that Oen. Velasco
has kept the Torreon garrison Intact.
Mors Like Play.
The skirmishes which the rebels
have already engaged In. have been
more like play than a part of war.
They have seemingly delighted In
cavalry charges against the federal
outposts. At this little city the rout
was disastrous for Velasco's troopers
they having lost 106 dead In one of the
cavalry charges over IB miles of desert
Inio the benrt of BermeJlUo, whore the
rebels finally halted.
Vera Cruz Parleys Wait
on the Torreon Battle
Washington Information thus far
received Tty President Wilson Indi
cates that the parleys at Vera Cru*
between John Dtnd anti Senor Por
tiHoy Itojas, Huerta's minister of for
eign affairs, have not reached the
stage of formal negotiations or defi
nite proposals.
Interest In official circles was aim
ed almost entirely on flighting at Tor
reon. Administration officials do not
expert parleys or negotiations will
crystallize until after the battle.
GEORGIA CABE APRIL 13TH.
Washington, D. C.— The supreme
court today set April 13th for hearing
arguments on the application of Geor
gia for an Immediate injunction to
compel the Tennessee Iron. Coni ”,.t
Copper to prevent sulphur fume*
from its smelter In Tennessee trout
spreading over farms In Georgia.