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fIOME EQITIQ^I
VOLUME XIX. No. 83.
REBELS CHECKED
ABOVE TORREON
Stubborn Resistance of Mexi
can Federals in Desperate
Fiqhtinq Surprisinq to Villa.
Field Hospitals Crowded With
The Wounded.
HUERTA GENERAL SALLIED
OUT TO MEET THE FOE
First Vantage, However, Re
mains With Troops of Consti
tutionalists. Rebel General
Reiterates Declaration: ‘‘City
To Be Mine By Thursday.’'
No Estimate Yet of Dead and
Wounded.
El Vorjol, Msxico,— Meeting stub
born resistance at Gomes Palacta
above Torreon, Francisco Villa and hi 3
12,000 rebel troops yesterday began
the most important battle of the pres
ent revolution and Villa's march to
Torreon was seriously checked.
The field hospital here today is
crowded with wounded, who streamed
into El Verjel as fast as they cou'd
be returned from the front. Given
emergency attention here, the se
riously wounded were hastened on to
the genera! hospital at Bcrmejillo.
Federal Loss Heavier.
The federal loss appears to have
been much heavier than that of the
rebels, but no accurate estimate or
their dead and wounded has been
made. Apparently determining to deal
General Villa a crushing blow before
he actually reached Torreon’s gates.
General Velasco sallied out of the in
vested city under cover of guns on the
sides of Cerro de la Pilar and strong
ly garrisoned Gomez Palacio. Made
confident by hts easy victories en
route, when Villa heard the report
from his scouts that Gomez Palacio
was strongly fortified he ordered an
attack. While the federal guns on
Cerro de la Pilar belched a murderous
fire Villa’s cavalry was hurled against
the mountainside and after desperate
fighting they took the water tank on
the crest of the bluff. They had se
cured first vantage in the engage
ment.
Hottest Part.
From W’h<jre they fought on to the
Brlttingham Soap Factory, infantry
engaging the defending forces within
and ut*>n the building. Another hour
and the federals retreated to the cuar
tef where the hottest fighting of the
battle *ook plaee. Fighting from the
front, gaining foot by foot, the rebels
finally drove Huerta’s men back again
toward Torreon. They retreated In
good order, maintaining insistent firing
as they were beaten back.
Villa reiterated confidence that Tor
reon would be his by Thursday.
Desperate Fighting.
Juarez.— Although desperate fighting
continued, it was reported at Gomez
Palacio. at the gateway to Torreon,
yet at 11 o’clock last night, when the
last dispatches came through, General
Villa felt so confident of victory that
he returned to the main base at Ber
mejlllo to telegraph to Chihuahua and
other points about the handling of sup
plies and the movement of troops.
To Mexico City.
The rebels were said to have Tor
reon closely invested, and last reports
were that hte whole army was con
fident of the early fall of the federal
stronghold. The occupation of I.erdo,
almost without resistance, and the ex
pected’victory at Gomez Palacio would
leave only Torreon to be taken to
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WILL PICAYUNE BE
TAKEN OEE GA.?
Rumors Are Current That This
Train and Also One From
Lithonia to Atlanta Will be
Abandoned if Permission Can
Be Secured.
NEW TRAINS EXPECTED
TO BE PUT ON ROAD
Mr. Wickersham Stated Re
cently Changes Would Be
Betterment of Service. Noth
ing Definite Ready to be
Given Out.
Rumors are current in Augusta that
the management of the Georgia Rail
road expect to make some rery con
siderable changes in schedules in the
near future. It is expected there will
be u petition before the Georgia Rail
road Commission to allow the com
mutation trains on the Augusta and
Atlanta ends taken off and other
trains substituted on the road be
tween this city and Atlanta.
The reports connect one of the
changes with the taking off of the
picavune train between Augusta and
Macon wfiich leaves here at 6:15 p. m.
and arrives the next morning at 8:45.
The local train from Lithonia to At
lanta is to be taken off also if per
mission is secured
A statement issued by Hr. Wicker
sham some time ago was to the effect
that any change tnat might be made
would be for the betterment of ser
vice on the road. It is understood
that nothing definite can be given
out at thia time as the matter is not
lit shape tor an announcement.
======== THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
SIJIIBEWIHD
FOR DELIVERY
DFSMEXIGANS
State and War Department
Officials in Serious Concern
Over Action of Gov. Colquitt.
International Complications
Feared.
Executive Wants Suspected
Murderers of Vergara Put on
Texas Soil. Right to Offer
Reward Not Denied, But May
Lead to Attempt Kidnaping.
Washington, D. C. —Governor Col
quitt's offer of a reward of 11,000 for
delivery upon Texas soil of five Mexi
cans suspected as murderers of Cle
mente Vergara has caused state and
war department officials serious con
cern for international complications.
The right of the governor to offer
a reward for apprehension of a fugi
tive is not denied hy the officials. But
in this case it is feared that the offer
.may lead to an attempt to kidnap the
Mexicans and bring them into Texas
which would violate the extradition
treaty between Mexico and the United
States and afford the Mexican gov
ernment ground for a demand for
punishments of the kidnapers with all
kinds of legal entanglements.
Further reports on the incident near
Del Rio. Texas where Mexican Fed
erals fired across the Rio Grande at
American troopers say more than 800
shots were directed at the soldiers, to
whom fleeing Constitutionalists sur
rendered.
Cad Coles is to Join
the Brooklyn Federals
Chicago.—Four players. Including
Cad Coles, outfielder, will be added
to the Brooklyn Federal League club
as part of the deal by which Tom
Seaton, former Philadelphia National
pitcher. Is transferred to the Chicago
Federals.
This news was contained in dis
patches today from Shreveport. La.,
the training camp of Manager Tin
ker’s team. Coles was to play right
field for Chicago. In his place Tin
ker purposes to put Ed Swilling.
TANNENBAUM ON TRIAL.
New York. —Frank Tannenbaum.
youthful leader of the Industrial
Workers of the World, who recently
led homeless men Into New York
churches, was placed on trial today
on an Indictment charging him with
participation in an unlawful assem
blage.
ST. LOUIS NATIONALS LEAVE.
St. Augustine, Fie. —After several
weeks In training camp here, the St.
Louis National League baseball team
left this morning for the North. Sev
eral practice games, the first of which
was scheduled for this afternoon in
Jacksonville, will be played during the
trip to St. Louis.
BAYONETS USED
BY I.T. MILITIA
Civil Authorities Fail at Gould
Coupler Works. Buffalo Mo
tormen Quit Cars When
Soldiers Ride.
Depew, N. Y.—Troopers of the
Seventy-fourth militia regiment were
placed on guard here today after civil
authorities found themselves unable
to quell disorder growing out of the
strike at the Gould Coupler Works.
A serious situation had developed
because of yesterday’s rioting In which
one man was killed and several
wounded.
The special Lackawanna train car
rying workers from Buffalo, which was
held up yesterday came through today
under military protection.
When It reached the main entrance
to the Gould plant a crowd of strikers
and sympathisers were gathered but
they were dispersed. They met again
however at another entrance and sol
diers were forced to use bayonets to
scatter them One wounded man was
carried away by his companions.
Departure of the troopers from Buf
falo was delayed when motormen de
serted their cars after the soldiers got
aboard. They were suspended and
after union leaders demanded their re
instatement today threatened strike
rumors were heard.
“AS YOUNG AS WHEN 24."
Bridgeport, Conn. —Fanny Crosby,
the blind writer, today celebrated her
ninety-fourth birthday. She said sho
felt as young "as when 24.”
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 24. 1914.
New York Banker's Daughter Denies
Marriage To Gardener
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MISS JULIET BREITUNG.
New York.—Did Miss Julia Breltung, 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward N. Breitling, who resides at the St. Regis Hotel, become the
bride of Max Frederick Klelst a gardener, of Manistlque, Mich., at Grace
Church, on November 22? Mr. and Mrs. Breitling and Miss Breltung
have united In emphatically denying the story. But such a marriage did
take place, according to the official register In the Bureau of Vital Sta
tistics. These facts make up the curious elements of one of the most
interesting marital mysteries that the town has ever known. On Novem
ber 20th a young man who gave his nameas Max Frederick Klelst cam"
to the Marriage License Bureau with a Willing woman who said she was
Miss Breltung. They got a license to wed. The young woman hilly an
swered the description of the banker’s daughter Two days later they
were marlred at Grace Church. The Brettung household lias been clos
ed to all callers. Society Is busily discussing the case.
AT KNUCKLING 0E
GOV’T, BRITONS MAD
JUDGE SPEER
OEffiSM
Suggestion That He Retire Did
Not Emanate From Himself.
Webb Committee to Disre
gard Statement.
Washington, D. C. —Judge Emory
Speer's statement that he would ‘'not
be unwilling" to accept retirement If
the house Judiciary committee with
drew charge# against him are to be
disregarded by the Webb sub-commit
tee, It was said today. Judge Speer's
statement, given out In Macon last
night, was:
“If the Judiciary committee In ac
cordance with their conception of duty
after considering all matter which has
been submitted to It, withdraws the
charges against me In a manner as
public as they have been made, I will
not be unwilling to accept retirement
upon the same terms that 1 might
When I reach the age of 70."
The Webb sub-committee Is con
sidering the evidence taken In Geor
gia and soon will be ready to formu
late conclusions te report the entire
committee for Its guidance In report
ing recommendations to the house on
the proposed Impeachment.
Judge Speer denied the suggestion
that he retire In anyway emanated
from him and said he never had con
templated such action as a result of
the house committees Investigation.
His statement was called forth, he
says, by an Inquiry from Representa
tive Adamson concerning the retire
ment reports.
Editor Promised Not to
Print Cailloux Letters
Pari*.—Louis Barthou, former pre
mier, In testifying today before the
committee of the chamber of deputies
Investigating the allegation that state
ministers Influenced postponement of
the trial of the swindler Henri Roch
ette, declared that he had not supplied
any documents to The Figaro. He said
he had not directly or Indirectly taken
part In the campaign against Joseph
Calllaux. On the contrary when ho
heard that M. Calmette, editor of the
Figaro, Intended to publish papers In
jurious to, the public welfare he plead
ed with Calmette not to print them and
received a promise that It would not
be done. i
Surrender to Army Officers
Who Declined to Serve
Aqainst Ulstermen Will Has
ten Dissolution of Parlia
ment.
NATIONALISTS WILL NOT
ACCEPT HOME RULE WITH
NORTHERN PROVINCE OUT
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Liberal Press Hears With
“Deepest Regret and Shame”
of Premier Asquith’s Doc
trine. Two Rules, They Say,
For Rich and Poor in Eng
lish Army.
London. "There certainly will he
no dissolution of parliament until tho
home rule bill for Ireland has been
passed."
This statement was made to the As
sociated Press today by John E. Red
mond, leader of the Irish nationalist
party. Mr. Redmond added that the
second reading of the hill would ho
taker! by the house of commons on
March 30 and that the hill would be
proceeded with until It became a law.
London.— Col. John Seely, secretary
of state for war, today promised In the
House of Commons that he would to-,
morrow lay on the table all the ma
terial and written documents which
he said would clear up the whole
mystery of the recent crisis among the
officers of the army In Ireland. He
gave this promise when he was asked
by a member to confirm or deny the
statement that a written assurance
had been given to lirlgagdier General
Hubert Cough that the troops would
not he used to force home rule upon
Ulster.
Severe Comment.
London. —Dissolution of the British
parliament has been hastened by re
cent events growing out of the Ulster
situation, according to tho opinion
generally expressed today In political
circles. Surrender of the government
to army officers who declined to serve
against the Ulstermen Is particularly
significant.
The Irish Nationalists, It Is
out. will not accept home rule with
Ulster permanently excluded, while
the government has found It Impossi
ble to compel Ulster to come under a
Dublin parliament.
Only Way Out.
It is argued that the only way out
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DURHAM, 11. C.
IAS FIRE LOSS
OF SUM,OOO
Flames Raqe Unchecked for.
Three Hours in Business Sec-i
tion of Tobacco Town. High
Winds and Breakinq of Water
Main Contributing Causes.
One Entire Block Including
Duke Structure, Destroyed
Loss Covered by About Half
Insurance. Conflicting Re
ports Regarding Orign.
Durham, N. C.— A company of mll
'itia today patrolled the burned dis
trict to prevent looting. Thousands of
dollars worth of property rescued
from the burning stores was piled In
nearby streets.
The heaviest losses yore to owners
of buildings. Many merchants were
able to rescue a great part of their
stock, but occupants of offices In the
Duke building lost many valuable rec
ords.
Firemen Hampered.
Durham, N. C. —Fire which originated
shortly before midnight and raged un
checked for three hours, did damage
estimated at $1,000,000 111 the center of
the business section here. The break
ing of a water main hampered the
work of firemen and for a time the en
tire downtown aectlon of the city was
imperilled.
An entire block of business build
ings, Including the five-story struc
ture owned by Brodle L. Duke, tobac
co manufacturer was destroyed and
buildings in an adjoining block great
ly damaged A heavy wind added to
the difficulty of checking the confla
gration.
Half Insured.
Aside from the loss of the Duke
building. Individual losses were, In
most Instances, less than SBO,OOO. Many
offices In the larger building were
swept by the flames and a dozen stores
of various sorts destroyed with their
storks. The total loss was said to
day ‘o he half covered hy Insurance.
The flames originated on the second
story of the Duke building. Aeoord-
Ing to the best Information available,
the point of origin was near the eleva
tor shaft. Hmoke wns first discovered
coming from the building at about 11
o’clock and a general alarm sent In.
Water Main Burst.
Firemen had been at work but a few
minutes when a water main burgt, de
pleting the pressure so that the fire
apparatus was practically useless Be
fore the break could be repaired flames
had ascended the elevator shaft nnd
were leaping from the fifth floor of
the building.
Carried hy the wind the fire rapidly
spread In a northwesterly direction, lie
fore It was checked, after 2 o'clock this
morning, practically the entire block
had been destroyed and several build
ings in another greatly damaged.
An Investigation to determine the
cause of the conflagration was started
today. One report was that the flames
originated near a barrel of oil which
had been left neur the elevator shaft
of the Duke building. Another was
that a defective wire was responsible.
2 Representatives of
the Federals Injured
“John Doe” and S. H. Camnitz
of the Pittsburg “Outlaw”
Branch Be Handled.
Hot Springs, Ark. —B. H. Camnitz
and "John Doe,” representatives of
the Pittsburgh Federal League base
ball club, were temporarily enjoined
by the circuit court here today from
"Interfering with In any manner,
speaking to, writing to or communi
cating with” membera of the Pitts
burgh National League team, now In
training In this city.
The injunction was asked by tho
Pittsburgh Athletic Association, own
ers of the Pittsburgh National League
ciub, and was sought under an Ar
kansas statute which prohibits lnter
ference with persons whose services
have been pledged by contract.
No date has been designated for
hearing the Injunction, which Is made
temporary pending an answer by the
defendants.
Neither Camnitz nor the unidentified
person designated as "John Doe"
made any statement today. It Is the
contention of the Pittsburgh National
League management as all of the
players now In Hot Hprlngs have
signed contracts which cover the
spring training season, as well as the
regular playing season, any Interfer
ence with them while In Arkansas
would be In violation of the statute
commonly known as the contract la
bor law.
Camnitz was formerly a member of
the Pittsburgh National League club.
“HANDBOME JACK” ON TRIAL.
Chiccsgo. —The stae today began its
ease against. John B. ("Handsome
Jack”) Koetters, accused of killing
Mrs. Emma Kraft of Cincinnati, In a
Chicago hotel, Nov. 14th, 1!»12.
Stephen Malato, assistant state’s at
torney, declared the state would prove
that Koetters under promise of mar
riage, lured Mrs. Kraft, who was ad
vanced In years, to Chicago, borrow
ed largo sums from her and finally
crushed her head with a hammer.
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WORLD’S ALTITUDE RECORD,
johannlsthsl, Germany, Ltnnekogel,
a German aviator, today established
a world's altitude record Tor a filght
with one passenger In an aeroplane
by attaining a height of 18,050 feet in
his monoplane from the aerodrome
here.
The previous record for a flight
with one passenger was made by the
late Edmond perrevon, a Frenchman
who on June 1013, rose to a height
of 18,270 feet.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
SPRINGS SURPRISE
IN CANAL TOLLS
JOHN BASSETT MOORE’S
SUCCESSOR
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ROBERT LANSING.
New York.—Robert Lansing, the
eminent, authority on international
law. who has been nominated by Pres
ident Wilson to succeed John Bas
sett Moore as Counsellor to the Ktate
Department, Is a resident of Water
town. N. Y , where he was born, Oeto
ber 17, 1864 Mr Lansing was grnd
uated from Amherst in 1886 with the
A. B. Degree.
Will Be Acting Sec’y of
State in Bryan’s Absence
Washington—Roort Lansing, new
ly appointed counsellor of the stale
department, will act as secretary of
state In the absence of Secretary
Bryan unless the president designates
some other oTflcpr of the department
to act in that capacity. With the as
sumption of the office of counsellor
by John Bassett Moore, President Wil
son designated him to act. as secre
tary during the absence of Mr Bryan
and that order has not been revoked.
Get Orders to Blow Up
Portions of the Monroe
Washington. The revenue cutter
Onondaga was ordered today to blow
up any portions of. the sunken Old
Dominion liner Monroe that may men
ace navigation. The steamer's hull
will not he disturbed and her cargo
may still be saved.
Sec'y Bryan Gets Page's
Account of His Speech
Washington —Amhassdor Pages own
complete account of his London speech
on the Monroe Doctrine which caused
the senate to demand an explanation
by the stute department, was received
today by Secretary Bryan. lie took
the speech with him to the cabinet
meeting and planned to transmit It, to
senate later.
15 Year Old Boy Stands
Off a Squad of Police
Terre Haute, Ind. A 15-year old
hoy, barricaded In a gun shop, held
off a squad of police with a con
tinuous revolver fire today until
wounded In many places, and Ills
elothes blood-soaked rie staggered from
his fortress arid surrendered. The lad
—Ernest McWilliams was found early
today In the gun shop and when hjs
surrender was demanded he replied
with a fusillade. In the battle that
followed all the window panes In thf
store were shattered and an automo
bile, behind which the hoy had taken
refuge, was riddled with bullets from
the officers’ weapons.
Young North Carolinian
Found Dead In Bathroom
Washington, D. C. Dr. Oliver Kin
sey, a young North Carolinian, grad
uate of Johns Hopkins University and
who was awaiting a commission as an
army surgeon, was found dead In the
bathroom of his hoarding house today.
Gas was flowing from a. Jet. and all the
cracks In the room had been stopped
up
Dr. Kinsey was a native of Kinsey,
North Carolina.
UNKNOWN STEAMER AGROUND.
Washington. —An unknown steamer
was reported aground today south oT
Fowey Rocks near Miami, Fla. The
revenue cutter Yamacraw sailed from
Savannah to her assistance.
[jOME EDITION
Chamberlain Introduces Reso
lution to Repeal Clause of
Rivers and Harbors Act Pro
viding for “No Charges
Throuqh Any Canal or Other
Navigation Work Belong to
The United States.”
CALLS ON SEC’Y OF WAR
FOR ALL INFORMATION
Would Be Used as Important
Argument Against Proposal
of Administration to Repeal
Panama Exemption.
Albany, N. Y.—A resolution placing
the state iisscinhly on record as op
posing the repeal of the Panama canal
tolls exemption was adopted today by
a vote of 66 to 64.
Begin Debate Thursday.
Washington.—There was no pros-
|'beet of getting trie tolls exemption re
! peal bill before the house today. Ad
ministration leaders, however, hoped
the rivers and .harbors bill would be
out of the way mo the tolls debate
could be begun on Thursday.
On All Waterways.
Washington, D. C.—Basts for an im
portant phase of argument against the
administration’s proposal for repeal ot
the Panama tolls exemption was placed
before the senate today by Senator
Chamberlain, of Oregon, In a resolution
to pave the way toward repeal of a
section of the rivers and harbors act
of July B. 1X64, providing that no tolls
or operating charges be charged on
any vessels “through any canal nr
other work for the Improvement of
navigation belonging to the United
■States."
After setting forth the purposes
sought by the government In the act
of 18X4 the Chamberlain resolution,
which calls upon the secretary of war
for Information relating to mainte
nance of rivers and canals, declares:
"Whereas, If the free tolls clause of
the Panama canal act is to*he re
pealed and tolls are to be levied upon
vessels engaged in the constwlsn trade
of the United States the policy Of
the government Is to bn completely
reversed and the act of July 5, 1884,
ought to be repealed and tolls charg
ed upon all the Improved waterways
and canals of the country so that thero
might lie a uniform syatem for tha
use of these utilities;
"Therefore, In anticipation of a
possible repeal of the free tolls clause
of the Panama canal act and of a re
versal of the time-honored policy ot
the United .Htntes with reference to
river and harbor Improvement and
canal construction and operation Qf
these government utilities free of
charge to all commerce and in order
to ascertain the facts In reference to
these Improvements; bo It resolved
Following Information.
“That the secretary of war be re
quested to furnish to the Henato the
following information; First, tho
amount expended hy the United Btates
In river and harbor improvement since
tho adoption of the constitution; sec
ond, the amounts expended In the con
struction of canals covering the same
period of time; third, the amounts that
tho several states have raised to be
used In co-operation with tho United
Btates; fourth, the names of the rivers
which have been Improved and the
amounts that have been expended on
each, the harbors that have been Im
proved and the amounts that have
been expended on each; fifth, tho total
commerce In tonnage and In value that
passes through said rivers and har
bors and canals; sixth, what charges
sre made for tolls on any thereof and
what amount of tolls would It be neces
sary to charge on each for tho pur
pose of reimbursing the government
for the expenditures heretofore made
and for the maintenance and upkeep
thereof.
"Seventh, what classes of vessels,
whether domestic or foreign, are per
mitted to pass through or Into each
of these rivers and harbors and canals
and what discrimination. If any, is
made in favor of domestic shipping,
eighth, what amount might be realized
by tile United Htates if a reasonable
toll were charged on all shipping pass
ing through said rivers and harbors
and canals; ninth, what, if any,
treaties are In force hetween the
United Htates and any other foreign
power which would prevent the United
Htates from charging tolls against
such foreign governments even if
cases where it might he determined to
charge a toll on Its own vessels pass
ing through such rivers, harbors and
canals; and, tenth, what Is the pres
ent cost tier annum to the United
Htates for maintaining and operating
siiid rivers, harbors nnd canals."
Thee resolution was referred to the
committee on Inter-ocealnlc canals.
Who Would Be
A Cliff-Dweller?
In some cities, thousands of
families Itvc In lofty, crowd
ed burrows, like the pre
historic peoples of New
Mexico. The monster "flat
house” Is a ghastly thing.
Augusta adopted the spaoe
savlng, trouble-reducing flat
Idea, but grafted upon It the
essentials of real civilization.
The paratments of this city
are as homelike as houses.
In the "Want Ad" columns
of The Augusta Herald, dally
and Sunday, are attractive
offerings of this kind. If
you want an apartment,
study these lists; or specify
your requirements In an ad
of your own. I.eave It with
Your Druggist or
Tell it to 296.