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HOME EDITION 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 Continued on Market Page.) 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 ====== THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. 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 (Continued on market page) $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. 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.