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MEDIATORS ASK ARMISTICE E §„ (§©¥ a T AND MJEIT A BO NOTIFIED THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. THE AUGUSTA HERALD VOLUME XIX, No. 119. Dkdutor CgDigasitg T® Ml F®r©i|ißi®ri L©i«t™P©ii©g Flm§> ¥ ©fld! PiFegidtaaG ARMISTICE PROPOSAL IS SENT TO PRESIDENT; WILL PROBABLY BE ACCEPTED No Barriers to Be Placed on Effort Avert Hostilities, Al though U. S. Government Has Not .Tecoqnized That State of War Exists—Mediation Attempt Does Not Consider Con stitutionalists Washington.—An armistice in the difficulties between the United States and Mexico has been asked of this government and (ieneral Huerta by the South American envoys who have undertaken to to avert war through mediation. Ambassador Da Gama ot Brazil, today notified Secretary Bryan that this had been determined upon as the next step in the negotiations and that General Huerta also had been notified. “Untoward" Incidents. The proposal for an armistice was comunicated to President Wilson from the State Department by telephone. Though no announcement has been made, it was authoritatively learned that this government would accept the conditions provided assurances are given that, in addition to a halt in military operations, there would be no pivil uprislr-« against American clti CARLOAD OF COFFINS ARRIVE AT MI AS HOPE REVIVED FOR 178 Thronq on Mountain Side Stirred By News of Faint Sounds of Digging Under Ground—Fresh Rescue Parties Start in Ecclea, W. Va.— Hope that some of the 178 miners irapflaoned in mine Number 5, of the New River Collieres Company, wrecked by mine Number 6 by an explosion yesterday, might still be alive stirred the throng on the mountain side shortly before noon. A rescue party, driven out by Number 6, reported they had heard sounds as of digging beyond the bar riers of debris choking the connect ing entry. A party of fresh miners was hurried into the entry and at tacked the fallen mass of rock with renewed vigor. Had to Give Up. Early in the day Governor Hatfield and Chief Inspector Early Henry headed a party of mining engineers REFUGEES CONTINUE TO ARRIVE AS MEDIATORS STRIVE FOR SOLUTION Probably Three or Four Days Before Next Move in Matter of Tremendous Import is Made—Army and Navy Plans Overshadowed By Work of South American Envoys Washington—While scors* of Amsr i' ana continued their hurried saoflu* from Mexico and Brizadier General Punaton'a trop* were lanfllnif to com plete the occupation of Vera C'rur. to day, the representative* of three South American government* re*umed the preliminaries of their attempt to steer the Mexican crisis Into the ways of peace. No Intimation of the tenor of their program has been revealed but it seemed probable that three or four days would Intervene before the next trove. Whether or not the exercise of the South American envoys' good of fices would progress to the point of zens or other “untoward" Incidents which might prevent peace. Lose No Time. After an hour’s conference today the mediation envoys, Mr. Da Gama of Brazil, Mr. Naon of Argentina, and Mr. Suarez of Chile, determined that further negotiations necessarily must proceed without waste of time and Am bassador Da Gama went to the state de partment to acquaint Secretary Bryan of the course thus far taken in the peace plans. The Brazilian mtfiister in Mexico. City also was notified and he communicated the information to General Huerta. Formal Requests. The communication addressed to both governments by the mediation envoys formally requests each gov (Continued on Next Page.) and superintendents in an effort to enter Number 5. They were com pelled to give up the attempt be cause of obstructions. The crew from rescue car Number 7 of the Bureau of Mines, has been steadily at work since its arrival and many experienced miners from the surrounding country have been organ ized by the government engineers so that the work of clearing a way to the buried men proceed with the least possible interruption. Twenty-five doctors have arrived here and a carload of coffins came todav. A great crowd has collected on the mountain silently waiting un til the galleries of Number 5 are un sealed and their tragic story told. actual mediation was a matter of tre mendous Importance to be settled by later developments but a spirit of opti mism over progress of the negotiations was apparent in exectutve quarters. Three Peacemakers. The army and navy today continued to execute succeeding chapters In . plans to meet any eventualities but interest In their movements was ov ershadirwed by that evinced In the work of the representatives of the South American republics. The three peace makers are gathering all pos (Continued on next page.) AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 29, 1914. 800 COMING ON THREE TRAINS This is the Type of Soldiers U. S. Jackies Fought at Vera Cruz gM«^- Wes»'& : » / ffli • ♦*£ jHr* ’ ’*' ''i[ ’Sffife I ?ss' '*' i ' ‘•; tiyjVy . s —— Anxiety About Americans in Interior Considerably Less; 800 Entrain For Coast Port Huerta Promises Commander of British Warship That All Americans Will Be Released and May Leave—Three Train Loads For Puerto, Mexico Will Not Be Provided With Escorts—Wav is Long and Roundabout —No U. S. Warship to Meet Them to Avoid Demonstration, But Looked Out For By Admiral Badger Vera Cruz.—Anxiety in Vera Crux as to friends and relatives in ths in terior ha* been greatly relieved by the events of yesterday which show that the Mexican authorities are permit ting Americans to come down to the coast. Today the American colony here which is growing steadily, set tled down to await news from Puerto, Mexico of the arrival of three train loads of refugees from Mexico City, which the Huerta officials promised Commander Tweedle of the British cruiser Kssex, would be despatched from the capital la*t night. Next Friday. The route from the capital to Puer to, Mexico is long and roundabout and It Is not expected that the train* will reach the coast before next Friday. Rear Admiral Badger will have a ves sel at Puerto. Mexico, to meet the re fugees. • He probably will not send a warship as Ihl* might arouse anti-American feeling in a town which up to the present time has been entirely quiet. Limited. The passenger boat* available here for the trip to Puerto, Mexico, have limited wireless equllprtent; conse quently the arrival of the refugee trains together with the names of those on board may not be learned until the steamer returns to Vera Cruz. If the refugee train* are filling to capacity, aa they probably will. It I* estimated that 800 persons will be conveyed to Puerto, Mexico. It is im possible In Vera Cruz to determine how many American* this would leave In the capital. Was successful. Vera C ruz —^Commander Tweedle, of British cruiser Kssex, who went to Mexico City several days ago, to Inter cede for foreigners held in the capital, returned here late yesterday and re ported that his mission had been suc cessful. President Huerta, Minister of War Blanquet and Foreign Minister Portil lo y ItojaM assured Commander Twee dle they would release all American prisoners and that all Americans de siring to do so might leave via Puerto, Mexico, but that the trains on which they go would not he provided with escorts. The train on which Commander Tweedle returned to Vera Cruz stop led at Holedad and picked up 100 re fugees who came from Tlerra Blanca, Cordoba and Orizaba Commander Tweedie found It ditfi (Continued on Next Page.) A group of Mexican Federal infantrymen at an out post near Vera Cruz. Similar detachments were routed by the American landing forces a few miles outside of Vera Cruz the third day of fighting. Cotton Mfr's Hear Vital Subjects Discussed Boston. —Matters of vital Interest to the textile manufacturing Industry wAre discussed at the opening Mession of the annual meeting of the Na tional Association of Cotton Mann - taoturera today. Alter being wel comed by Gov. Walsh the delegate* listened to an address by the presi dent of the association, Edwin I’. Greene. Papers dealing with the fed eral cotton manufacturers’ census, ef ficiency, exporting, electric power and textile credits were read. Postpone Wrangle Over Tobacco Gift Coupons Washington, D. C The 'ontroversy bsfore congress regarding the proponed prohibit ve tax to atop the practice of Is suing rift coupons with cigarettes. el- Kars and tobacco, along with gift* and tobacco attachments, It wo* announced today has been postponed by the house wav* nnd mem* committee until next December. Advance in Rates on Cotton is Suspended Washington, O. C. A proposed In crease of five cents it hundred pounds In the freight rate on cotton from various points on the Alabama end Florida brunch of the Louisville and Nashville railroad to Pensacola. Fla., today was suspended by the Inter-state commerce commission until August 20th The ad vance Is an increase of -0 per cent In the rate. 4.15 P. M. Edition $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. SCENE IN JNO.D.JR. OFFICE Upton Sinclair and Three Wo men Arrested After Dem onstration. Sought Interview on Coal Strike New York,—Upton Sinclair, his wife and three women were arrested today after a demonstration at the offices of John I>. Kockeleller, Jr., In the Htand ; ard Oil building They had come to protest against the Colorado strike. A woman who said she was a socialist in vaded the outer offices of John It. Bock efeller, Jr., In the Standard Oil building today and sought to Interview him with reference to the coal rntiers strike In Colorado. Mr. Rockefeller* secretary told her that he was busy at a confer ence. The woman carried an American flag Into the offices and described herself as Mrs Belle Zllverman Joined on Sidewalk. She was Joined on the sidewalk by Up. ton Sinclair who wore h hit of crepe on his arm In pursuance of a plan an nounced at a socialist imss meeting lust night where It was agreed that “mourn ers” should gather In front of the Stand ard Oil buildings as a protest against the sacrifice of lives ip Colorado. Mrs. Zllverman an* Sinclair ytrere the first to arrive on the scene. Mrs. Zllverman sought to place this message before the younger Rockefeller* “Brief and to Point.” “I nnl' an American citizen, standing at your door, waiting for Just a word with you. Will you grant me this re does? My question will he brief nnd to the point." The prisoners were taken to the Otfl Hl’p I'oljac Station where Mrs. Sinclair was released. The other women who were placed In cells pending their ar (Continued on Next Page.) TAMPICO EXODUS COMES TO AN END Last of 2,270 Americans Have Left After Exciting Ex periences. Town Threatened With Destruction Should Oil Ignite Tampico, April 27. (Via Vera Crux, April 29.) —The American exodus from Tampico which heijan Wedm-eday, April 22, virtually reached its end today with the departure for Vera Cm* of about Ufl American refugee* on hoard the Tank steamer Canfield. The total number of refugees sent from here to American ports *liice the movement began 1* of* flcally given at at 2,270. A score of Americans still are In Tampico. They are being sheltered hi the home* of Mexican friends along the I’anucor river and are in little danger. Well* Overflowing. No credible reports have reached here of any damage to the oil wells, tank* and pipe lines In the Tampico and Panu co regions, but the Corona and other great wells In the Pnnuco districts are overflowing. Many thouHiind barrel* of oil are being lost dally because no effect ive way of stopping the flow ha* been found. Oil experts predict that within a week of 10 dnys the retaining reservoirs will overflow. As a result a deluge of oil will b* precipitated Into the river and should this catch on fire, Tampico and (Continued on Next Pago.) VIOLENCE LESS AT STRIKE > i . i U. S. Troops and Downpour ot Rain Arrive Together. Am munition Runs Out. “Gun Men” Given Until Tomorrow Denver, Colo.—Violence In the strike zone* of Colors do came to an end short ly after midnight when a downpour of rain drove to cover striking miner* who were attacking the Whlhaii Mine near WalMeriburg, the only point In Colorado where actual violence obtained, and to day dawned with the prospect at least of peace between the wnrrlng Industr at (Ail "W.H Arrive Early. Federal troops from Fcart D. A Rus selll, Cheyenne, Wyo., arrived In Colo rado early today and troops from Fort Leavenworth, Kas., were expected to reach the state before night. The sol diers from Wyoming went to Canon City and the trodps from Kansas prob ably whl go to Trinidad. The situation In the northern district became quiet yesterday when the strikers ran out of ammunition and their supply could not he repenlshsd, and upon the arrival of state trope there. Will Control It. In official circles h* and among the union leaders here was expression of confidence that the federal troops would control the situation. Governor Am mons, however, reiterated hia determi nation not to withdraw any of the state troops from localities which will not ha amply protected by the federal soldiers President Wilson’s proclamation gives the strikers, 'gun men" nnd nnothers until tomorrow to return to their vari ous abodes peacefully and to cease nil . *I• RSAt Pen flat, mo ment all violators nf law and order must answer to the federal government. In Trinidad today ths situation ww quiet.