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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 Continued on Market Page ) 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 f* #* * mrtf*. I 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 _ * 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 Continued on Market Page ) 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. 1 mmm i- -- 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 /K ' '■ A, ,;■*'**• ,-m 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.
