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CRUCIA L ST AGE IN MEDIA TION AT HAND IMVOTS APPEAL TO EUEOPEAH POWEIS ■v THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. THE AUGUSTA HERALD VOLUME XIX, No. 120. Pinna Cdssn&sa Mfak 3Bl®iftilifes g Edbak nsad Fsdbrnkg P<gnadln®| 3M®|@Mn(la®sag ‘FRIENDLY OFFICES' OF EUROPE DON'T INCLUDE CHANGE U. S. POLICY South American Mediators Have Not Requested the Powers to Use Their Influence on President Wilson in the Mexican Crisis —Executive Very Hopeful Washington, D. C.—lt was asserted here today on unquestionably authority that the South American envoys who are seeking to avert a crisis in Mexico have appealed to European governments for friendly offices to facilitate mediation between Mexico and the United States. The appeal, it was stated did not Include a request, as reported from abroad, that the powers use their influence upon President Wilson to name conditions RAIN OF BULLETS GOMES FROM RIFLE PITS AT THE COLORADO SCENE OF WAR Denver, Colo. —Nine identified dead and probably many more whose deaths have not been reported, was the result of the fighting yesterday and last night in the strike zone of the south ern Colorado coal fields. The kiling of Major P. P. I-ester, a prominent physician of Walsenburg, while trying to save life of a wounded guardsman, was one of the agencies which added to the tense feeling today. Thirty soldiers w r ho had served in the militia under Major Lester forgot their alleg ed grievance against the state on ac count of not receiving back pay and late last night went to Walsenburg to offer their services in any future con flict with the strikers. Drastic Action, The battle at Forbes where seven mine guards and two strikers were known to have been killed yesterday, caused state officials to anounce that drastic action would have to be taken immediately to prevent further blood shed. For this work Governor Am mons looks to the United States troops who now occupy portions of the strike torn section of Colorado. The troopps from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. arrived in Canon City yesterday and took charge of affairs in that section which earlier in the week was the scene of desperate fighting. The troops from Fort Leavenworth have arrived in the Trinidad district and It was expected a detachment would be sent into Wal senburg where the most serious fight ing of the strike's history has taken place. In Rifle Pits. The battle art Walsenburg yester MB. DAVID SLDSKY BUYS SOUTHEAST COBNEB ELEVENTH AND BBOAD STBEETS FOB $40,000 Was Purchased By,Augusta Orphan Asylum Six Years Ago For $20,000 —It Has Therefore Doubled in Value in Half Dozen Years FRONTS 30 FEET ON BROAD AND J XTENDS BACK 264 FEET TO ELLIS At Expiration of Present Leases to Improve Property—ls One of the Most Valuable Broad Street Corners. One of the largest real estate deals of the year ha* just zeen consummated and Involved In the transaction Is one of the best corners on Broad street. Mr. David Slusky has purchased the southeast corner of Eleventh and Broad streets from the Augusta Or phan Asylum for 140,0000. The prop erty fronts 30 feet on Broad and has a depth og 204 feet, extending back to Ellis . It Is occupied by Golden Broth ers, the well known dry goods dealers, and by the R. E. Elllottt Undertaking Kstabllsh-. The Klllptt estblishment occupies the Ellis street end of the propeprty Mr. Sluskv stated today that at the expiration of the present leases the property would lie lm pru\ed. which would insure success of the ne gotiations. In All Melxco. It also was learned that a proposal to General Carranza, as the head of the constitutionalists to join the armistice proposed between the United States and Huerta, has been made by the mediating envoys. The proposal was forwarded (Continued on next page.) day was between 100 state soldiiers divided into two commands of about 50 each and more than 400 strikers entrenched in rifle pits behind the lava formation of the hills which form a semi-circle around Walsenburg from north to south for a distance of three miles. The militia had started to the Walsen Mine at the far end of the ridge to aid in the defense of that property. Under Lieut. Scott one detachment advanced along the hills. Captain Swope commanded the other which followed a valley across an arroyo from the first detail and at consider able distance in the rear. The soldiers were armed with rifles and service revolvers and proceeded without thought of attack. Rain of Bullets. Suddenly from the rifle pits came a rain of bullets over the heads of the first detachment. Lieut. Scott drew his men up in fighting line and order ed the fire returned. Soon he saw that the attacking force greately outnum bered his men, that they had the advantage of the natural fortification and he ordered his men into the ar royo. Captain Swope hurried to reinforce the vanguard, his men firing as they ran. Hour’s Time. When the two commands Joined they gradually withdrew from the arroyo and advanced upon’ the trenches. Then from the south came a small (Continued on Page Four.) The amazing Increase In realty val ues In An Augusta Is reflected no mors noticeably In any local pproperty than the corner puruchased by Mr. Slusky About 0 years years ago the Augusta Orphan Asylum purchased It for $20,- so It is thus seen that the property has doubled In value during that period. Mr. Hlussky feels that he has a splendid piece of property and it Is ad mittedly one of the best comers In the city. The corners of Broad street throughout the business district are magnificent preperties that are In creasing In value by heaps and bound*. Aside from believing that his re (Contlnued on Next Page.) AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 30, 1914. Tors and Their Play Toys V JBBlEsb . . . -•- .. -*.■■ m. j,* __ . TAKING SHELLS TO MAGAZINES. Jackies on board the superdreadnaught New York, flagship of the recently created Special Service taking shells for the lighter guns to the magazines. It is this type of projectiles that was used by the gunners of the United States fleet, in Vera Cruz Harbor, in cover ing the advances o fthe original landing forces at that city. BRIGADE OF FUNSTON MARCHES IN, JACKIES RETORN TO WARSHIPS Under Laws of Mexico Administered By American Officials, But Subordinate to Martial Law. Vera Cruz Resumes Municipal Government. Maas Probably Far Inland Vera Cruz—Vera Cruz went back to civil government today under the laws of Mexico, administered by American oficials. The civil govern ment, however, remained subordinate to martial law while the \jork of re storing the municipal organization went forward. General Frederick Funston’s brig ade was taken off tbe transports and marched to the sand hill barracks and other quarters to relievo Rear Adrai U. S. WARSHIPS DIDN'T BOMBARD MANZANILLO; WAS BIG CONFLAGRATION False Report From Mexico City. Marines Did Not Land at Salina Cruz Washington.—The report from Mex ico City that the port of Manzanillo on the Pacific coast had been bombarded by an American warship was denlied at the White House today. Investiga tion disclosed that a conflrogatlon said to have been of Incendiary origin ral Fletcher's bluejackets who went back to the men of war. Funston es tablished headquarters In the bap racks deserted by General Maas and Fletcher withdrew his staff. The ma rine corps was distributed to work with the army. From Mexico City. Refugees continue to arrive and preparations are being carried far ward for their departure. The navy transport Hancock today Is lying at Puerto Mexico to take aboard those coming down from Mexico City. They will be brought here Tor transporta tion to New Orleans and other ports on the transports Monterey and Moro Castle. Late last night the refugees from Mexico City had not arrived at Puerto Mexico. It could not be learn ed Where they were detained, but In the surrounding country just now (Continued on next page ) had occurred there, but American forces had nothing to do with It. The White House communicated with Secretary of the Navy Daniels early In the day with relation to Man zanillo report and also the dispatches that American marines had landed at ftallna Cruz, Denies It. Referrinf to tbe Manzanillo report, Admiral Howard's message read: “Unfounded There was an Incen diary fire at Manzanillo. We wero not even there.” ASTOR MARRIAGE QUIET SCION OF ASTORS WEDS Wm. Vincent Marries Miss Huntington at Country Estate of Bride’s Parents—Only 50 Attend Staatsburg, ty. Y —William Vincent Astor. son of the late Col. John Jacob Astor, and Miss Helen Dlnsinore Huntington, whom he has known since childhood, were married hero Bbortly after noon today in the big oak panelled library of Hopeland House, home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Huntington Less than fifty, persons wttnesseil the ceremony and of these three were the superintendents from the (Continued on next page.) R EfUEEE S, 4/0, ARE FREED Galveston Welcomed Them Upon Lifting of Quarantine. Army Aviators Arrive Galveston, Tex. —Galveston welcomed the four hundred and seventy refugctH released today from quarantine on board the battleship Connecticut, which brought them here last Hu relay from Vera Cruz and Tampico. The work of disembarking proceeded slowly and It Carranza Entry in Mediation Broadens Scope of Endeavor In the Attempt to Avert War Next Move Will Probably Be Request For Armistice Between Huerta and Rebels in North Mexico—Washington Slightly Sur prises By Constitutionalists Acceptance Up to This Time Neither U. S. Government or Huerta Have Signified What Points Will Be Demanded When Terms For Mediation Are Reached —So Far Merely Agreement to Accept “Good Offices” of South American Envoys Washington, D. C. Hwift develop ment* In the Mexican crialH that brought Carranza, conatltutlonallat chief, within tht scop* of proposed settlement put ns, presented a broadened field of en deavor to the Mouth American media torn today end it was believed lluerts arid the northern rebels. Carranza's s*n »r> if,to (Mi first big attempt <>f Pao- American diplomacy whs confirmed early today by his acceptance In principle of the tender of the food offices of Ar icentlna, Brazil and Chile. His reply, forwarded from Chihuahua thanked the envoys for their offer "In an attempt to solve In h peaceful and friendly way the differences between Mexico and the T ’ntted Mates." It was pointed out that Carranza, made no reference what ever to Mexico’s Internal strife, Csn’t Be Roreseen. , Whether that might have any effect upon th* reported proposal of the media tor* to ask for a cessation of hostilities between the constitutionalists and Huer 4.00 P. M. Edition $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. RICHEST YOUTH IN AMERICA WHO WAS MARRIED TODAY '/j ■■ i&Tr. • :■ • viiHWl j ?‘’ T . ***'■ WM. VINCENT ASTOR waH well along in the morning befotro "‘he last refugee wjih brought ashore In the launched that transferred them from the Connecticut, anchored In the lower har *>or, to the Galveston piers. A heavy rain fell during the day and the refugees, huddled together on the open decks of the transfer boats, were drenched to the skin. Dry clothing was bought at the local stores and prepara tions were made by most of the refugees to depart for home on the first train. The corps of army aviators with ideul. (Continued on Next Page.) ta's army could not be foreseen. Carranza's acceptance of the Invitation to enter Into the preliminaries of pro posed mediation practically brings w th 1n range of the aim of the three envois ell elements affected by the long strife In the southern republic. That, devel opment followed tbe request of the med iators that Huerta and the United Mates government suspend all military aggression pending the outcome of the mediation attempt Violation of Truce. The mediators believed today such an armistice would be agreed to. In its re ply to the armistice proposal the Am erican government will stipulate that any untoward act aimed at Americans In Mexico wHI be regarded as a viola tion of the truce. Carranza’s advent as a factor in the mediation was slightly surprising'in of ficial circles where first It had been be (Continued on Next Page.) NIGHT VIGIL FOR BURIED MINERS * Reach Bottom of Shaft Where 178 Have Been Entombed Since Tuesday. Still Hoping. Eccles, W. Va. —Six bodies hava been found at the bottom of the shaft. Others located will not be brought out until tonight. Reports from the mine were that many hodlcß had been found, but so far there was no Indies tlon that any of the mlneiß had es caped tJhe explosion. It 1s estimated two days must elapse before the mine Is explored and the dead recovered. Reach Shaft’s Bottom. Eccle*, w. vs.— After U hours of ef fort. mine Inspectors early today reach ed the bottom of shaft No. 5 of the New River Collieries Company where 17S miners were burled by an explosion last Tuesday. They found little gas and no damp and expressed the belief that con ditions were such that some of the en tombed miners mny still be alive. All night the throng of waiting people kept their places on the mountainside. Many of the mines of the district dosed yesterday and the miners and their fam ilies Joined the people of stricken Ec eles In their weary watch for news Many of the miners have been deputized by the sheriff to assist In keeping bank the crowds and controlling the situation when the real etxent of the catastrophe becomes khown. Senate to Act on the Safety Life at Sea Pact Washington. —Consideration of tl)« convention for the safety of life at sea, adopted at the recent ixmdon conference of maritime nations of the world, will be taken up next week by the senate foreign relations commit tee. Approval by the senate is nec essary before the United States be comes an active party to the enforce ment of regulations provided In the convention for greater sea safety. AMERICANS COMPLAIN BITTERLY Protest Forwarded to Pres’t Wilson Tells of “Absolute Disregard” of U. S. Gov’t For 28 Refugees Mobile, Ala. "Absolute disregard of our Isolated position by our govern ment.” is the basis of a bitter com plaint expressed by 28 refugees from Yucatan and Campeche, Mexico, who are held at quarantine herp. A writ ten protest has been forwarded to President Wilson. Seizure of the Ward Line steamship Hercules by the Mexicans at Preg reso, a mob attack on the American consulate at Merida, Insults to an American woman attached to a cir cus, were some of Uie Indignities r* ported.