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HUERTA DECIDES TO SALUTE OLD GLORY fjOME EDITIOfI VOLUME XIX. No. 106. 500 of 3,500 Federal Loss Dead in Streets CONVINCED THAT l. S. NOT BLUFFING, HUERTA YIELDS TO PRESSURE Promises O’Shaughnessy That Salute to American Flag Will Be Fired As Apology For Arrest of Bluejackets—Only Condition is Salute of Response By United States Warships Decision Comes After Conference and Advices Regarding Determination of American Gov’t —While Feelings of Re lief Expressed in Washington, Well Known Evasiveness Mexican Dictator Cause of None Too Sanguine Feeling With Some Officials Washington.—lUierta has promised Charge O'Shaugh nessy to salute the*American flag in apology for the ar rest of American bluejackets at Tampico. The only condition attached was that the American ships fire a salute in acknowledgment. Officials close to the president said this was in accordance with naval practice of nations and according to precedent. Salute in Response. Washington.—Officials pointed out that on occasions when the American navy had saluted the flag of other na tions as a result of difficulties at sea, a salute in response had been fired. The only .question involved in Huer ta's condition was whether a salute of response would constitute recog nition of the matter of intent in each case and would no) ,so regard an acknowledgement of Huerta’s salute. Not Involved. Somtf officials declared that ques tions orrecognition were no more in volved In the demand by the United States for a salute from the Huerta government that in acknowledging a salute from the latter. The disposition of the administra tion is understood to be to increase tlie naval forces in Mexican waters somewhat, even after the salute Is fired so that in such an event only part of the ships now steaming south would be turned back. News Received. The news was received at the White House today just as Secretary Bryan and Acting Chairman Shively of the senate foreign relations committee went into conference with President Wilson. Unless Huerta changes his mind the crisis promises to pass over with in the next .24 hours. With smiling faees, Senator Shive ly and Secretary Bryan came from the White House conference. “The president lias 3cme very in teresting news," said-Senator. Shively. “-The situation is highly encouraging, ’ said Secretary Bryan. “Very Satisfactory.” Then it was made known that dis patches from Charge O'Shauglinessy had described his conference with Huerta last night as "very cordial and satisfactory.” and officials said they were convinced that unless the charge had misinterpreted Huertas intentions there was no doubt that compliance with the American de mands would be forthcoming within the next few' hours' and that the crisis would be passed. The text of the dispatches was not made public nor was any fprmal state ment made describing them. No Orders Issued. No orders were issued to the ships already steaming toward Mexico nor was there any change in the plans for enforcing President Wilson’s de mand. Some officials gave it ns their personal view that after Huerta had complied with the demand for apology (Continued on market page) IN ONE YEAR BUILDING PERMITS AMOONT TO TOTAL. $2,213,001 Most Marvelous Strides Are Being Made By Augusta In dustrially—Building Inspector Prepares Figures For M. & SP- Association. Building Inspector W. B. Young has prepared for the Merchants and Man ufacturers’ Association booklet a list of the permits issued during the year beginning April 4,. 1913. ajitf ending March 31, 1914. During that time there were 1,517 permits issued for a total of 12,213, 001. This is a magnificent showing and one of which any city of this size might well be proud. AUGUSTA BUILDING PERMITS $2,213,001 IN ONE VEAR ===== THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. =-- THE AUGUSTA HERALD MOTION TO SAVE LEO FRANK Possible Basis For United States Supreme Court Action Laid. Annulment of Sentence Asked. Stays Tomorrow’s Execution Atlanta, Ga.—No new evidence dis covered by Wm. J. Burns, the detec tive, In his investigation of the mur der is contained in the extraordinary motion for a new trial, according to attorneys wdio filed it. They said that Burns, employed several weeks ago by Frank's friends, had not yet made any report to them. It is understood amendments to the extraordinary motion may be filed at any time prior to the hearing on April o*» Two Motions. Atlanta, Ga.—Possible basis for ap peal of the case of Leo M. Frank, un der death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan, to the supreme court of the United States was laid In a motion for annulment of Ills sentence, filed in superior court hera today. The motion charges that the presiding judge at Frank's trial, L. S. Roan, ad vised counsel for the defense in the event thier client was acquitted II would be unsafe for him to be In court when the verdict was announced, and that such action was In violation of the federal constitution. For First Time. The motion for annulment raised for the first time the question of the le gality of waivers by both prosecution and defense, which permitted Frank (Continued on Market Page). » The building permits from April last year to April of this year are greater than probably for any two past years in Augusia's history and possibly far greater than any three past years Augusta is enjoying a period of wonderful prosperity. With her big power dam, levee, hospitals, sky scrapers, new industries, etc., she is making the most marvelous industrial strides. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 16. 1914. WHITE HOUSE BRIDAL PARTY ENJOY EASTER HOLIDAYS—Left to right: Miss Margaret Wilson, Mr. Francis Sayre, Mrs. Sayre, nee Jessie Wilson; Miss Eleanor Wilson and hor fiance, Secretary of Treasury William G. McAdoo, pho tographed on the tennis courts at White Sulphur Springs, Va., where they celebrated the Easter holidays : : : : : JOIN FLEET SAILING SOUTH The Michigan and Louisiana Follow Admiral Badger’s Warships Today. Super dreadnaught New York in Commission Delaware Breakwater, Del —Tho bat tleship Michigan which left the Phil adelphia navy yard yesterday to Join the Atlantic fleet, passed to sea at 8:110 a m. today. Gunt for the Georgia. Boaton. Work Is being hurried on the cleaning of the hattlships Virginia, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Georglu, at the navy yards here, in view of the announcement from Washington that these vessels of the third division of the Atlantic fleet are to be sent, to Mexico. The Virginia, flagHhlp of Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty, was docked today. Some of the guns of the Georgia are to he replaced and large supplies of stores are being taken on board all four ships. Louisiana Ready. New York. —The battleship Louis iana, ordered to Tampico, finished coaling early today and was ready to go to sea. Tho ship’s departure was (Continued on next page.) Villa Orders 5 American Newspaper Men Protected Torreon, Mex,—Five newspaper men said to he Americans assigned to the federal troops are reported to have been among the prisoners captured at the battle of Ban Pedro De Las Colo niag early this week. Upon receiving this information General Villa sent a newspaper man with his own forces to investigate with instructions that the prisoners be treated with every consideration and sent to this city. THOUGHT AT TIRST THE DICTATOR WOULD DEFUSE AND GIVE PASSPORTS Washington Official Circles Believed An Unyielding Course Had Been Agreed Upon With a Flat Refusal to Salute the American Flag. Carranza Cabinet to Meet to Consider Constitutionists Status By Despatch of U. S. Warships Washington. —Along tho Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tho United States today moved tho American war fleets on their way to force the Huerta government in Mexico to sa lute the Stars and Stripes- Huerta discussed witli members of tne senate in Mexico City the demands of the United States sos reparation lor In dignities at Vera Cruz and Tampico while at Washington President Wil son and his advisers awaited word from Charge O’Shauglinessy of devel opments In the Mexican capital. In this critical situation the Consti tutionalists dominating northern Mex ico have as yet taken no part hut re ports have reached Washington that during tho next 24 hours General Carranza and his cabinet would meet to decide what attitude should he as sumed by them toward the dispatch of the American fleets to Mexican waters and the relations between the Huerta government and tho United States generally. Washington repre sentatives of the Constitutionalists have telegraphed their leaders coun selling a careful and cautious policy Admits the Swindlers Got a Total of $27,000 Buffalo, N. Y. George Crestesinger, the Wllllamsville farmer who report ed to the police that he had been been swindled out of $12,000, admitted to day that In all the swindler had relelv ed him $27,000, The swindler made two trips to Buffalo, scouring $15,000 on the first trip. Crestesinger is 70 years old. The trip to Florida, during which he met the confidence man was the first time he had been away from home. and suggesting that no pronounce ment of any kind he interjected in tile situation. Constitutionalists hern are em pliutie In expressions that they do not recognize Huerta's government or his right to conduct the International relations of the country and declare that so long as territory controlled by their forces Is not invaded they will take no offensive action. On the other hand they realize that the In ternal situation In Mexico would lie gravely complicated If General Huer ta Rhould regard American reprisals Tor the Tampico Incident as sufficient provocation for war and call upon the people of Mexico to rally to the na tional defense. The Constitutionalists, however, do not recognize hh legally organized the senate in Mexico City to which Huerta lias submitted the American demand and from whom tie Is understood to be seeking authoriza tion formally to offer arbitration. Unyielding Course. Information over what Huerta dls (Continued on next page.) Contrast Jackies Arrest With Killing of Benton London.-— Contrasting the action of President Wilson In connection wth the arrest of American bluejackets at Tampico with what was done when William H. Benton, the British ranch owner, was killed St Juarez, the Mun ehesfer Guardian, one of the leading liberal newspapers, says today "Intervention which murder and robbery failed to bring about Is ap parently to be the punishment for a . merely symbolic slight on American dignity. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. RETREAT ALMOST A ROUT Fearful Federal Loss at San Pedro—3,ooo Rebels in Pur suit —Captured “Red-Flag gers,” the Volunteers,Execut ed on Spot Ban Pedro Da Las Colonial, Cos huila, Mexico, April 15 (via Torreon April 16). —A survey of the battlefield of the Ihhl week shows that the strug gle Tor this city which engaged prac tically the full forces of rebels and federals was the bloodiest of tho revo* lotion. The battle was at its elirnax Sat urday, Sunday anil Monday- and on tiie last day the rebel loss In wounded alone was 650 men. In all 1,200 rebels were wounded so seriously as to re quire hospital treatment during the engagement. The rebel dead may never be known. Executed. The federal loss was at least. 2,500 in killed, wounded, prisoners and “dis persed." Twelve hundred federals were captured by constitutionalists The men were mustered Into the rebel ranks, while their officers will he held as prisoners. A number of so-called volunteers or “red flaggers" were captured and executed. These men (Continued on Next Page.) Leave on Special to Protest Tolls Repeal New Orleans.— The New Orleans delegation to appear before the sen ate Inter-oceanic canals committee at Washington to protest against repeal of the Panama tolls exemption will leave tills city (Saturday night on •» special train, according to announce ment made here today. Chambers of Commerce at Galveston. Houston Beaumont, Gulfport, Mobile, Pensaco la and Apalachicola have been Invited to send representatives. HOME EDITION IDE POWERS URGED AN APOLOGY TO U. S. ON DICTATOR President and Officials Silent ly Awaited Developments When Huerta Was Advised That “Business Was Meant” Washington—lt wan well unitnriltood In diplomatic c Ire Iph that Count Von Hernatorff anil Jules J. Jiisseraml, tho German and French amhasasdors re apectively, hail been active through their foreign officer) In bringing about a relief of the Mexican crisis. Pressure Brought. Washington.—Kuropcan powers to day were advising Huerta to apolo gize to the United Staten and end a situation which threaten)) grave con sequences. Friends of the Mexican dictator In the United States also were assuring him that unless a salute was fired to the American (lag the seizure of Tam pico and Vera Cruz and a blockade of Mexico by the American fleet was the Washington program. Awaiting Developments. President Wilson and other admin istration officials silently awaited de velopments while the fighting ships steamed down the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to Mexican waters. Pressure upon Huerta Is being brought not alone by Chiirgs O'Bhsughnessy but by other diplo matic representatives in Mexico City. Friends of Huerta In the United States, Mexicans and others, have telegraphed him that for the best Interests of Mexico the salute should bo fired. Ample Precedent. They have udvlscd him that the United States "means business.” and that thero Is nmple precedent for the firing of a salute without loss oT na tional dignity. They pointed out that the United States once saluted the flag of Spain and tho flag of Brazil. Deny Reporte. White House officials had nothing to say on the general situation be yond denying emphatically published reports that President Wilson was displeased with Charge O’Hhaughneg sy for his close association with Uen. Huerta, Siegel and Vogel Not to Change Pleas Not Guilty New York.—John II Rtnnchfleld, counsel for Henry Siegel and Frank K. Vogel, partners In tho failed stores and other business enterprises In this city and Boston, notified District At torney Whitman yesterday that his clients would not change the pleaH of not guilty entered a week ago when 14 Indictments were returned against them charging grand larceny and re ceiving bank deposits when Insolvent. “Apply For Damages to Sir Edward Carson” Card Londonderry, Ireland—A suffragette arson squad burned a large residence here today. "Apply for damages to Hlr Edward Carson,” was on tho placards they left behind them. SPARKMAN OPPOSED. Tampa, Fla. —Congressman 3. M. .Sparkman chairman of the rivers and harbors commltte of tho house, will hnvo two opponents in his race for re-nominatlon for Ills ninth con secutive term In the person of A. .1. Angle of Tampa, and j. F. Deberry of Plant Ulty. Orders Unchanged Washington, D. o.—The president made it clear that orders to the Atlantic and Pacific fleets had not been changed. No time limit has been sot for tho salute, according to the president, and the final word on the Huerta offer had not passed at 3 p. m.