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Butt Memorial Bridge Impressively Dedicated
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VOLUME XIX. No. 105.
FIRST FOR PEACE, BUT
IF NO SALUTE, SEIZURE
TAIIAPICOANDVERA CRUZ
As Battleships Preparing to Sail, President Wilson
Summons Senators and Representatives to White
House Conference-Desires Preparation For Any
Further Step
Ample Precedents to Enforce Demands —All Details of Tam
pico Arrests Given —No Landing of Marines or Shelling
of a Town Without Authorization of Congress—All in Ac
cord with Executive’s Views —All Hope For Huerta’s Yield
ing and Removal of Grave Situation
Washington—While ships of the At
lantic fleet were turning their prows
toward Tampico today to enforce Pres
ident Wilson's demand on Huerta for
a public salute to the American flag,
senators and representatives were
summoned to the White House to be
informed of all phases of the situation
thnt congress might be prepared for
any further steps.
President Wilson told the congress
men that he stood first for peace, but
that if Huerta did not comply with
the American demands the first step
to enforce them would be the seiz
ure of Tampico and Vera Cruz, for
which he considers there is ample
precedent.
Hour’s Conference.
Acting Chairman Shively, of the
senate foreign relations committee;
Senator Lodge, ranking republican of
that committee; Chairman Flood, of
the house foreign affairs committee,
and Representative Cooper. ranking
republican committeeman, had an
hour's conference with the president
at which Mr. Wilson outlined all de
tails of the Tampico incident in which
a Huerta commaridfer arrested Amer
ican bluejackets and refused to salute
the Stars and Stripes as an apology.
Might Follow.
Mr. Wilson impressed upon his call
ers th£t while he sincerely hoped no
occasion would arise for the use of
force, a contingency might follow as
the result of the. American demand
for a salute and he wished members
of congress to be prepared.
All four men say the president
said no steps would be taken of a
“AGAINST DIGNITY
UNITED STATES”
Official Views of the President Issued on the Mexican Situa
tion Show: Orderly With Mail For American Fleet Arrested
at Vera Cruz and O’Shaughnessy’s Despatches Intercepted.
Reasons For Yesterday’s Order
Washington.—The arrest of an orderly who went
ashore at Vera Cruz to obtain mail for the American fleet,
the interception of dispatches to Charge O’Shaughnessy,
the censorship over official dispatches and repeated of
offense “against the rights and dignity of the United
States” were given today as some of the causes of the dis
patch of the Atlantic fleet to Mexico in an official state
ment representing the administration views.
Official Statement.
Washington—The following official
statement was issued today as rep
resenting the views of President Wil
son and the administration.
"In discussions in official circles in
Washington of the present Mexican
situation the following points have
been very much dwelt upon:
"It has been pointed out that. In
considering the present somewhat
delicate situation in Mexico, the un
pleasant incident at Tampico must
not be thought of alone. For some
time past the defacto government oT
Mexico has seemed to think mere
apologies sufficient when the rights
of American citizens or the dignity of
the government of the United States
were involved and has apparently
mode no attempt to either reparation
or the effective correction of the se
rious derelictions of its civil and mil
itary officers.
At Vera Cruz.
"immediately after the incident at
'ACTUALLY TOOK U. S. JACKIES FROM
BOAT AT TAMPICO AND FORCIBLY
DRAGGED THEM OFF AFTER ARREST
Washinaton A development of the White House conference was the
disclosure that two of the United States bluejackets arrested at Tampico
actually were taken from an American boat
The bluejackets had gone to Tampico wharf to load gasoline. Mexi
can soldiers after seizing the men on the wharf boarded the American
hoSt arrested the two bluejackets there and forcibly took them Into cus
tody’. "That act in itself constitutes in the opinion of experts in Interna
“Tf it is not actually an act of war," said a senator today, in discuss
ing the incident, "it comes very near it."
Sentiment of the senate foreign relations committee was said to be
in sympathy with the present attitude ot the administration.
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THE AUGUSTA HERALD
serious nature such as the landing of
marines or the shelling of a town
without authorlxation from congress
Stand by President.
“Marines have been landed before,"
said Chairman Flood, "without au
thorization and towns have been shell
ed but inasmuch as congress is in
session, it would be more regular to
get authorization from congTess. The
president gave us the history of the
Tampico incident and explained just
what had been (lone but future devel
opments depend ■entirely on the atti
tude Huerta takes. Congress. I am
sure, will stand by the president."
Senator Shively likewise described
the conference as chfefly informative.
Not As Yet.
"There have been no overnight de
veloments," he ■ said, " and there Is real -
ly nothing Imminent as yet. We all
hope that General Huerta will yield
nnd remove a grave situation but if
he. does not wo are- prepared to back
up our demands. Before any marines
are landed or any bombardment or
other serious steps are taken the pres
ident intends to consult congress. We
obtained from him today a complete
account of what has taken place and
ills prrposea so far as they -have de
veloped. Of course, future Steps de
pend upon Mexico City.”
Accord with President.
Senator Lodge said he was in ac
cord with what the president had done
and expressed the view that the de
mand for the salute and the despatch
of tho fleet was in accord with prece
dent. He said he supported the presi
dent's action and hoped that serious
steps might not be necessary.
Tampico an orderly from one of the
ships of the United States in the har
bor of Vera Cruz who had been sent
ashore to the postofTice for the ships
mail and who was in uniform and who
had the official mail bag on his back
was arrested and put into Jail by the
local authorities. He was subsequent
ly released and a nominal punishment
inflicted ujK>n the officer who had
arrested him but it was significant
that an orderly from the, fleet of the
United States was pieked out from the
many persons constantly ashore on
various errands from the various
ships in the harbor representing sev
eral nations.
Most Serious of All.
"Most serious of all, the officials
n charge of the telegraph office at
Mexico City presumed to withhold an
official dispatch of the government of
the United States to its embassy at
Mexico City until It should have been
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 15. 1914.
INDIGNITIES AT VERA CRUZ
Ex-President Taft and His Friend Archie Butt
WARSHIPS
MAKING
READY
Lively Scenes Aboard Vessels
of the Fleet in Preparation
For Sea. All Abustle With
Hurry Orders. Work in Night
Under Searchlights’ Glare at
Various Yards
On Board U. S. 8. Arkansas, off the
Virginia Capas.- -Hear Admiral liadger,
commander-in-chief of the Atlantic
fleet, sailed for Tampico from Hamp
ton Roads at noon today with the su
per-dreadnoughts Arkansas, Vermont,
Now Hampshire and New Jersey. In a
• hick fog that overhung the bay, the
big ships started off under orders to
make eleven and a half knots an hour.
That sped would bring them to Tam
pico in seven days.
Rear Admiral Fiske, chief of the
navy bureau of operations, who
brought Admiral Badger Instructions
from Washington was the last man to
leave the flagship Arkansas before the
squadron steamed out. .
With All Haste.
Norfolk, Va. —There were lively
scenes to be witnessed early today on
board the warships making ready In
Hampton Roads and at the Norfoik
navy yard to proceed to Tampico,
Mexico, with all possible haste. Rear
Admiral Flake, chief of navy opera
tions. who came down from Washing
ton last night to bear to Rear Admi
ral Badger formal orders In the Mex
ican naval movement, found every
preparation being made for hurried
departure when he stepped aboard
the flagship Arkansas in Hampton
Roads Immediately following his arri
val at Fort Monroe from the national
capital.
Heavy Miat.
A heavy mist hung over Hampton
Roads during the, early morning hut
as Incoming steamers passed between
the vessels of the fleet there were
signs on every ship of their n«ir
[ preparedness to get away under hurry
orders. Gunners were cleaning the
big guns on the Arkansas, Vermont
and New Jersey, while at the same
time extra stores were being taken
aboard the same vessels from the navy
yard tugs Rocket anil Alice, which had
'come out from Norfolk at daybreak.
Lively Scenes.
The moving about of small cutters
and launches from ship to ship and
between the ships and shore cnuseil
lively scenes in the roadstead during
the morning.
The dispatch boat Yankton, which
is to accompany the ships from Ilump
ton Roads to Tampico, occupied a po
sition close by Admiral Badger’s flag
ship, the Arkansas. The torpedo boat
destroyers Parker, Cassln, Cummings
and Renham were at anchor close by
the battleships Vermont and New Jer
sey.
The New Hampshire.
The battleship New Hampshire was
making ready at the Norfolk navy
yard. The Delaware Is also at the
Norfolk navy yard, but will probably
not be able to get away with the rest
of the ships, which are better pre
pared for an Immediate start. The
New Hampshire was not expected to
Continued on Market Page.)
VILLA WINS
AT SAN
PEDRO
Combined Huerta Forces De
feated By Rebel General.
2,800 Killed, Wounded Among
Federals; Rebel Loss 650
Killed, Wounded at Culmina
tion of Battle
Juarsz, Mexico. —Defeat of the com
bined federal forces by the rebels at
San Pedro De I,as Colonlas, Coahulla,
with federal losses estimated at 2,800
killed and wounded and 700 prisoners,
and a rebel loss reported at 650 killed
and wounded, was regurded here as the
culmination of the battle of Torreon,
which was begun on March 21.
Much Stronger,
When Oen, Velasco, federal general
in chief, evacuated Torreon on April 2,
his army was practically intact and the
retreat enabled him to join reinforce
ments which had failed to reach him
at Torreon and to that extent the
evacuation was a successful maneuver.
In any event Velasco, after his retreat
was much stronger and more danger
ous than before, for at Snn Pedro he
had with him the columns of Oen. Jan
vier De Moure, Benjamin Argumedo,
Kmlln P. Campa, Mariano Ruiz, Carlos
Oarria Hidalgo and Joanquln Maas, a
total of twelve or fourteen thousand
troops. While desultory fighting began
almost as soon ss the federals left Tor
reon.
Federals Flight.
Oeneral Villa gives the duration of
the battle proper as six days, culmi
nating with the flight ot the federal*
last Monday.
The federals are reported to have
retired eastward In the direction of
Saltillo and Monerey, having, It Is
thought, repaired the railroad In
that direction before the battle.
The federals destroyed the market
building, a hotel and the property of
the late President Francisco 1 Madero
before retiring.
Terrific Fighting.
In the face of vicious fire from the
federals Oeneral Villa repeatedly hurl
ed his numerically Inferior force* at
the government front for 6 days of ter
rific fighting That Villa’s tenacious
leadership finally succeeded in driving
the defeated federals from the city to
which they had applied the torch be
fore evacuating was paid for dearly,
was gathered from r eports received
here. Oeneral Villa in his official report
to his chief ended with the the re
mark:
500 Wounded
”My only regret Is that 500 of my
troops were wounded in today's (Mon
day’s) asault. I hope that the great
sacrifice of human blood will be for the
welfare of our country ”
Toward* Mexico City,
The success of Oen. Villa and his
men In driving hack the forces which
had reinforced the retreating Torreon
garrison under command of the feder
al general Velasco was regarded here
as the final struggle for the complete
possession of Torreon and the hewing
of a way through the cannon country
toward Mexico L’lty Rebel officials an
sympathizers were exultant today
when news of the capture of Han Pedro
was apparently confirmed.
6REAT CROWD WITNESSED THE DEDICATION OF
ARCHIDALD RUTT MEMORIAL BRIDGE TODAY
Hon. Carter Keene Spoke on Maj.
Butt As Mason and a Journalist
Splendid Address Delivered By Member of Temple-Noyes
Lodge of Washington, D. C., at Dedication of Archibald
Butt Memorial Bridge.
Hon Carter Keene, a member of
Temple-Noyes l-odge of Masons, spoke
at the dedication exercises tooa> on
“Archibald Willingham Butt, Mason
and Journalist." Mr. Keene said.
“Two years have passed since Tein
ple-Noyei lodge held memorial services
In Washington in honor of a beloved
Master Mason. It was a wonderfully
pathetic and inspiring occasion. The
president and his cabinet were there,
justices of the supreme court, ambas
sadors, senators and representatives,
and scores of others high In official
anil civic life The lowly were there
as well. A common grief bowed and
raised men to one sublime level. None
was strong enough to hide Ills sor
row and none was weak enough to
try. I snw tears cAurse down the
cheeks of men and mingle with tho
tears of women. But those were tense
days and the pulse of the nation was
quick and unsteady and the sea was
still giving up its dead. The tribute
paid Major Butt then, splendid and
sincere as It was, is now overshadow
ed by the momentous meaning of this
occasion. A hundred ships have
Dr. Ashby Jones Presents Bridge
in Behalf of the Memorial Ass'n
Magnificent Address By Augustan at the Dedication Exer
cises Today—The Lesson of Archie Butt’s Death.
The address of the Rev. M. Ashby
Jones at the dedication ceremonies
this noon was as follows;
Mr. Mayor, Our Honored Guests,
Friends and Fellow Citizens ot Ar
chie Uutt:
"1 must confess that I am conscious
of what I believe to be a pardonable
pride in being the spokesman tills af
ternoon of the I-ad teg in the presen
tation of their memorial of Archibald
Butt to the city of his nativity, and
the community of hIH first love. At
the same time 1 am keenly conscious
of my Inability to give anything like
an adequute expression of the exqulH
ite sentiment out of which this beau
tiful achievement waH born, nor am
I the master of words which will fit
tingly reveal the lofty spirit whlcii
Inspired these devoted women in this
ministry of love. Yet in the few
words which shall be spoken it is not
too much to hope that there may he
given some Just interpretation of the
meaning of this ministry—some Idea
of the significance of this sentiment.
A memorial Is an inevitable revela
tion of a community's sense of values
It Ib delivering Its Judgment upon
what Is worth-while in the world, and
by that Judgment It shall Itself he
judged. Here is the subtile but cer
tain expression of u people’s con
science manifested in the definition
which they give of the heroic. By
the emi hasls which they place upon
the achievements of the past we ma,V
read the unerring prophesy of the 11-
roetlon of their efforts In the future.
Monuments are after all a communi
ty’s confession of faith. In marking
these memories as sacred and death
less, we are doing Infinitely more than
writing epitaphs to the dead. We
are putting Into Imperishable form de
clarations of that which we believe
to be high and holy, l-et us beware
lest we build thoughtlessly, flippant
ly; lost we he guilty of a profanity
ns hysterical as meaningless words
chanted within the sacrod confines of
church or cathedral For here he
neat!) the bending blue of God’s own
temple, we are saying with all the
solemnity of which we are capable,
"We believe.” And what Is more Im
portant still, we are saying this to
our girls and hoys. We are saying,
Splendid Tribute By Mr. Taft
To Maj. Butt, Friend and Aide
Former President of the United States Delivers Impressive
Address at Exercises Here Today in Memory of Man
Whom He Honored, Esteemed and Loved,
Mr. Taft si>oke on the subject "My
Friend and Aide." He said:
"Archibald Willingham Butt came
of the best (Southern blood and he was
nurtured under the best family tra
ditions, He was born in 11(65. Just
after the war. I.lke so many of his
generation, he endured the privations
of the poverty that followed the great
Internecine strife. The struggles he
had to make to help his widowed
mother, when a boy, made strong his
character. Her effort to secure him
an education and the cost of striving
for a degree at Bewanee gave him a
due sense of proportion as to the real
value of opportunity and obligation to
It iprove it.
"Gifted with a clear and flowing
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
since passeil in safety where the Ti
tanic went down and the eyes and
hearts of the nation have been fol
lowing with vigilance the swiftly
changing annals of our time Hut the
silent Influence of his life ami death
Roes on; his memory Is cherished
still more as time uncovers the hidden
beauties of his soul. The days have
tempered our sorrow and Intensified
cuy love
Tills graceful ami enduring bridge,
designed by a Master Mason and rich
in the secret symbols of our craft,
represents the calm verdict of Geor
gia upon her Illustrious son. It rep
resents the voluntary and unremlt
ting labor of those who knew him
best; It represents the tender and
tenacious regard of Georgia woman
hood for gentle, heroic manhood.
Many arc the encomiums tho world
has pronounced upon Archie Butt,
but only Augusta could pay tills In
comparable tribute After all, the
greatest reward that can come to a
right thinking man is the conacious
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"Here is what we believe to be of
genuine worth in the world. Here |s
where you should place the emphasis
of jour effort, and the urge of your
earnestness." Kvery monument which
we build Is a challenge to future gen
erations, calling upon them to follow
In earnest emulation Radi memo
rial In a gauntlet thrown at their feet
daring them to their best Let us be
sure that the dare Is to their best.
Judged hy this standard, how shall
we Justify the meinorlnl which we
dedirate tills day? As over this
arched highway, and beneath these
graceful columns day after day and
year after year, thousands shall pass
to work or play, in Joy or sorrow,
what will be the meaning of tills me
morial. We dedicate this bridge to
the memory of the life and death of
Archibald Butt. I say life and dea(h,
for now and again It Is true that we
can not read the significance of a life
save by the light which pours In ra
diant revelation from the bearing Of
the man In the hour of ills departure.
Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum,
Gethsemanae, are all lit hy the reveal
ing glory which shines from the
Cross of Cavalry. And I am con
conscious of no Irreverence in the
suggested analogy, that no matter
how familiar men and women may
hHve been with dally words and acts
of Archie i utt, no one will ever be
able to read the real meaning of the
man save as ids life shall he illum
inated and interpreted by the splen
dour of tliat last scene upon the deck
Of the Titanic.
A nation knew Archie Butt In a
pleasant superficial way. Thpy watch
ed him as might an audience as he
moved aeross our national stage with
easy grace, mingling with the great
of earth with unconscious dignity,
while he performed tho functions of
his office with sureness and nicety.
Only those who were near to him
knew something of the depth of his
devotions, the unerring Judgment of
his services, and the true temper of
his loyalty. But to the world at large
he Is a courtier of gracious hearing
a knight of gullant manner—withal a
most fascinating figure And no
(Continued en page four.)
style, the young collegian began his
adult life In Journalism at Louisville.
Visiting that city with him after many
years, it was interesting and signifi
cant to me of his bearing among men,
to see what a lasting personal lmpres
slon he had left upon the/men of that
profession from the veteran Watter
son to the youthful reporters who were
his daily associates In work. Trans
ferred to Washington as a newspaper
correspondent, he began to make that
wide circle of friends which enlarged
each year of his life, and which gave
him a peculiar sdvantage In the Im
portant and difficult duties he had
subsequently to discharge.
Continue! on pago six.
HOME EDITION
Splendid Addresses Made By
Mr. Taft. Mr. Keene and Dr.
M. Ashby Jones. “Nearer My
God to Thee” Sung
PROBABLY BETWEEN 4.000
AND 5.000 PEOPLE PRESENT
Everything Passed Off With
out a Hitch and the Affair
Was An Impressively Mag
nificent Success.
In his concluding paragraph Mr. M.
Ashby Jones, In presenting the Holt
memorial bridge to the city. used
these Words to describe Hie death of
Major Archibald \V. flutt:
"We arc KH.ving today in tills memo
rial, we believe this Is heroism. Thus
shull we iidd another tent to the creed
of Augusta. And God helping us ««
shall teach that creed to our children,
and to our children's children. In ihis
spirit do I meet my responsibility to
day as I deliver to you, Mr. Mayor,
on behalf of the Archibald Butt Me?
mortal Aasociatlon, their portion of
tills labor of love. And here msy it
stand for all time, companioned by
Hint monument to Dennis Cahill, an
other hero-twin sentinels proclaiming
to the world, all's well' with the Ideals
of Augusta."
As the spenksr concluded the strains
of ''Nearer My God to Thee" came
from the band and the concourse of
people softly sang the song. There
was never n more impressive moment
at any time In Augusta. Visions of a
great ship going down In the mid-
Atlantic with n gallant American sol
dier, nn Augustan, a Mason, a man
standing on the deck saying to those
about him "women and children first."
werp seen In the mlnd'a eye of pro' -
ably every person present.
The Archibald Butt Memorial dedi
cation today was a splendid suerss*.
It was attended by large numbers of
people and a crowd estimated at from
4,000 to 8.000 gathered on and In tho
vlrlnlty of the bridge.
The details of tho affair had been
arranged with auch biialness-llkc pre
elalon that there was not a hitch In
tho program Promptly at 12 o’clock
the Masons arrived from the Ben Air
and the cornerstone of the bridge was
laid by ilie Most Worshipful Master
of Georgia F. A. A. M., Hon. Robert
1,, folding, of Savannah. Mayor Lin
wood C. Hayne presided. The Invoca
tion was delivered by Rev. G. Sher
wood Whitney.
Then came the address My former
President William Howard Taft. Mr.
Taft's address was a beautiful one.
He showed the Rreat love and atten
tion with which he regarded Archie
Butt In the feeling manner In which
he spoke of his friend and aide.
A poem, written by Mr. Philander
C. Johnson, “Vlvat Memorla,” was rs
clted by Mr. Francis A. Behring, of
Temple-Noyes Lodge.
Mr. Keene's Address.
"Archibald Willingham Butt, Mason
and Journalist,” was the subject of
Hon. Carter Keene's address and it
was listened to with Hie closest atten
tion. Mr. Keene paid a splendid trib
ute to the late member of Temple-
Noyes l/odge. He spoke of iilm with
a tenderness which indicated tho great
love and affection which the speaker
and the other members of the lodge
held him.
Dr. M. Ashby Jones presented the
bridge to the city *ln behalf of lha
Archibald Butt Memorial Association,
in a most beautiful mariner. After Dr.
Jones’ address. "Nearer My God to
Thee" was sung In an appropriate
address Mayor Hayne then accepted
the bridge for the city, after which
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. William Johnaon.
The visiting Musons nnd ladles of
Washington then marched to their
special cars, which were wulting at
Fifteenth street and Walton Way to
carry them to the depot. Through a
long line of National Guardsmen, un
der command of Major Abram Levy;
Richmond Academy Cadets, Sacred
Heart Cadets. Knlghta of Pythias and
Hoy Scouts, the visitors marched en
route home after a two-day stay In
the home of Archie Hutt’a birth and
boyhood. The band played patriotic
airs as the Masons filed down the line
from tiie bridge and the great con
course of people dlsplraed In every
direction.
The bridge was appropriately deco
rated and the Society of Colonial Wars
of Washington sent a floral offering.
Much credit Is due Mrs. Thomas
Barrett, president of the memorial as
sociation, ladies of the executive com
mittee and to Mr. R. Roy Goodwin,
master of corernonieu for the big suc
cess of the event.
The decoration of the bridge was In
the competent hands of Firemen Rog
ers and Sykes,