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1,500 AMERICANS YET CAN’T GET OUT
Bf MEXICO Om AFTER LAST TKAIM LEFT
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 121.
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ALL EFFORTS NOW TO
INCLUDE CARRANZA IN
CESSATION HOSTILITIES
South American Envoys
Still Hopeful That Internal
Mexican Issue Can Be
Brought Within Scope of
Deliberations
If Not, to Proceed on Adjust
ment of Tampico Flag In
cident, Congress Justification
of Wilson’s Act and Landing
of U. S. Troops at Vera Cruz
Washington—To wliat extent intc
mediation between the United States
and Huerta would be affected by a re
fusal of the Carranza element to sus
pend military operations against Huer
ta pending mediation was the chief
question confronting the South Amer
ican meA' * rs when they resumed
their sessifA ,f today.
The midnight conference between
the mediators and Secretary Bryan.
lastin/\ for more than two hours had
estatqjhied definitely that the united
States Lnd Huerta would suspend rail
itary operations, the only reservation
made bv the United States being that
it would be free to repel any attacks,
but Carranza still held aloof from any
suspension of hostilities between him.
and the Mexican federal forces,
o' All Efforts.
All efforts therefore were directed
to have the truce include the warring
elements in northern Mexico as well
as those of the United States and
Huerta.
The work of the mediators it tvas
learned in authoritative quarters would
proceed steadily no matter what the
final attitude of Carranza was on the
question of an armistice, although an
adverse decision by him would neces
sarily restrict the intermediation to
the main issue between the United
State and Huert. It was this main
issue which was first undertaken
by the mediators and then enlarged
with the hope of taking in the entire
scope of Mexican affairs
Still Hopeful.
The mediators still are hopeful that
the entire subject, including the inter
nal Mexican isssue may be brought
within their deliberations. But if not,
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DETAILS COMPLETE FOR
COTTON CONFERENCE
Between 100 and 150 People Expected to Be in Augusta on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Next
Week to Attend
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS WITH
SMOKER AND CARMICHAEL ’CUE
Mr. Wm. H. Barrett to Preside As Toastmaster at Smoker on
Monday Night—Business Sessions to Be Held at
the Opera House.
Between one hundred and one hun
dred arid fifty people are expected to
Kather in Augusta on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of next week,
when t tae will be held two Impor
tant co". 'Jrences on the question of
cotton trading. The conference called
by the Augusta Cotton Exchange and
Board of Trade will be convened on
Monday morning at 11 o'clock at the
tlrand Opera House. It will be opened
with prayer by Dr. M. Ashby Jones,
pastor of the Klrst Baptist church.
There will also be a session in the
afternoon.
On Monday night the delegates will
be entertained with a smoker at the
Commercial Club, at which Mr. Wm.
H. Barrett will be toastmaster.
On Tuesday there will be business
sessions morning and afternoon and
on Wednesday the cotton conference
railed by Presldet W. C. Uwnoti. of
the Texas Cotton Association, will be
convened. Mr. Lawson la calling the
meeting for the purpose of forming
a Southern Association of Cotton Ex
changes and the majority of delegates
to Augusta exchange conference
will be del-gates to the confer
ence m ed by Mr. La.vson.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
“SINKING”
SAID LAST
WIRELESS
Grave Fears That Pacific Liner
Siberia Has Foundered—Bo
Saloon Passengers, Including
Wife of Gov. Gen’l Philippines
Tokio.—Wireless calls for assist
ance from the Pacific Mail steamer Si
beria, heard on the Japanese coast
today indicated that she was In grave
peril off the coast of Formosa. The
liner left San Francisco April 7th for
Manila. She carries 71 saloon pas
sengers including Mrs. Francis Burton
Harrison, wife of the governor gen
eral of the Philippines.
Chinese Pirates.
A dispatch from Formosa hints that
Chinese pirates have had something
to do with the disaster.
The exact nature of the accident
has not yet been determined nor have
any details been received here up to
a late hour tonight.
An early report said the liner was
“sinking” while a later message con
veyed the information that she was
“ashore" six miles off the southeast
mainland of Formosa Island.
Warship Off.
• The Japanese government dispatch
ed the Kanto Maru from Formosa
to the succor of the Siberia as soon
as the news of her trouble was re
ceived.
Among the passengers on the Si
beria, besides Mrs. Harrison is Mrs.
John B. Rentiers, wife of the new
British consul at Manila.
The Siberia left Yokohama April
27th and Nagasaki April 29th for Ma
nila. She had a passenger list of 71
persons in the first cabin, about 50
in the second and 400 in the steerage.
She is in command of Captain Zeoder
and carries a crew of about 200 men.
Gravest Anxiety.
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Acceptances for the Augusta confer
ence have been received from every
important exchange in the district and
each exchange will send three dele
gates.
The keynote of the conference is ex
pected to be the Improvement of cot
ton trading conditions for the benefit
of the legitimate trader.
On Wednesday afternoon the dele
gates to both the Augusta conference
and the conference called by Mr. Law
son will be the gumts of the Augusta
Cotton Exchange at a barbecue at Car
michael's Club. The tickets to this
barbecue will be restricted to mem
bers of the Augusta Kxchange and the
visiting delegates and will be differ
ent from barbecues of the Augusta
Kxchange held in the past, when uny
on /as allowed to attend who de
sired to purchase a'ticket.
There will be a few invitations sent
out to the smoker at the Commercial
Club Monday night and each recipi
ent Is expected to show his invltathm
at the door. The members of the Au
gusta Kxchange will wear badges, as
well as the delegates to the confer
ences.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 1, 1914.
FUNSTON AWAITS ORDERS
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These were among the first pic tures to reach the United States showing what actually took place when
the first landing parties from Admiral Badger’s fleet invaded Vera Cruz. The upper photograph shows a
squad of marines operating a light field piece to cover the advance of the main body inland. This photo
graph was made In the main plaza. The lower photograph was taken on the wharf and shows the first boat
load setting foot on Mexican territory, >-
At Top 13th Floor The Empire Building Flag
Was Raised By the Steel Workers Today
Augustans Watch With Trem
endous Interest and Pride
the Rapid Progress That is
Being Made on the Magni
ficent Office Buildinq
The Kmpire building flag wa% un
furled to the breezes between one and
two o’clock today when the steel up
right on the southeast corner of the
building for the 13th floor was put in
place by the steel workers.
The 12th floor will be completed
within a few days and then work on
the tower will begin.
The Empire presents a magnificent
appearance and progress on it is
watched with tremendous Interest by
many hundreds of people each day.
The buildin is to be 17 stories in
height, including the basement, and
there are to be 13 main main floors.
There are now 145 people at work
on the building by actual count. The
brick work is up to .the third floor in
rear of the building, the fillorlng us
up to the fourth floor and tho plumb
ing and electrical wiring has started
irf earnest.
The Empire will be one of the hand
somest office buildings In the south
when it is completed. It will be the
pride of every Augustan and the peo
ple of this city watch with pleasure
every piece of steel that is put In place
The Whitney Company of No, 1 Lib
erty street. New York, is erecting the
Kmpire building and its competent
force of workmen are pushing forward
with tremendous rapidity.
Hupt. <’rane, General Foreman Pe
ters, Foreman Eddje Aliodycd, of the
brick work, and Foreman Bergman, of
the steel workers, are working hard to
get the building ready ahead of con
tract time.
President Names Several
Postmasters For Georgia
Washingtqn.—-The president today
made thexe nomination!!, unions oth
c*rx:
Pont ma at era In Oeorftln: M. O, Mer
ritt, Trion; H. T. Sewell, Lavoui*; F.
U. Colson, OcilU.
Urgent Telegrams Sent
in Case of Dr. Ryan
Washington, D. o.—The
state department today exert
ed every means to secure in
formation as to the report
that Dr. Edward Ryan, an
American Red Cross official,
was being held in Mexico City
sentenced to be executed.
Secretary of State Bryan just
before a conference with
President Wilson sent urgent
telegrams to Consul Canada at
Vera Cruz and the military au
thorities there asking for im
mediate reports on the Ryan
incident. The secretary already
|had requested the Spanish am
, bassador, representing the
: Huerta government here, to
look out for Dr. Ryan’s safety.
No official reports of the de
tention of Dr. Ryan had been
received up to 10:30 o'clock
today.
43 Refugees From
Puerto, Mexico, Safe
Vsra Cruz, Msxico.—Refugees from
Puerto, Mexico, who arrived last night
on the Iceland steamer Dictator and
on the transport Hancock, have been
transferred to the steamship Monte
rey, whloh will take them to new Or
leans.
AH of the Dictator's forty-three pas
senger* were from oil fields and dis
tricts about Mlnatltlan, state of Vera
Cruz. The transports Htimner, Mc-
Clellan, Meade and Kilpatrick, which
brought Funston and big fifth brig
ade to Vera Cruz, sailed at daybreuk
tor Galveston.
TAMPICO
SITUATION
GRAVE
British Ambassador Confers
at State Dep’f in Effort to
Create Neutral Zone There
Chihuahua.- Gen Carranza in deter
mined to use every effort to protect
the immense oil properties at Tampi
co, owned by foreigner*, principally
Brltieh and, he telegraphed the British
ambassador at Washington to that ef
fect today.
Oil Overflowing.
Waahington.—Gravity of the sltua
tlon at Tampico growing out of the
fa«t accumulation of oil from the flow
ing well* In the Interior, which consti
tute a great menace to the town Itself,
vaet financial loss as a result of the
overflowing of the tanks and finally
the Interference with neutral com
merce by the constitutionalists as ex
hibited In the firing upon the ward
line steamer Antilla at the port,
prompted Hlr Hprlng-Rlce, the Brlltlsh
ambassador to confer today with As
sistant Secretary Osborne, at the state
department In a further effort to cre
ate a neutral zone in the oil field vi
cinity.
No Decision.
The state department already 1 has
been considering a proposition by the
British ambassador that a neutral zone
be created covering the oil fields, but
so far no decision has been reached. It
Is believed the constitutionalists are
unwilling to enter Into any agreement
that will restrict the activity of their
field army In Its efforts to force the
surrender of Tampico.
Notwithstanding this It I* felt that
by a combination between admirals
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STH ARMY BRIGADE AT
VERA CRUZ AWAITING
MEDIATION’S DUTCUME
With City’s Occupation By American Troops An Accomplished
Fact. Attention Turns to Future Policy of U. S. Govern
ment —Funston Names General Provost Commission —Is
Stay to Be Permanent? —•
1,500 Americans Are
t Unable To Leave
Washington, D. C.—Consul
Canada at Vera Cruz reported
to the state department today
that there still are 1,500 Am
ericans in Mexicb City unable
to get out because of inter
rupted railroad facilities. These
are for the most part new ar
rivals in the Mexican capital
from the surrounding country.
They arrived just after the
departure of the last train for
Vera Cruz. Consul Canada has
asked the Brazilian minister
and Admiral Cradock, the
British commander, to exercise
their efforts to restore rail
road communication with the
capital.
“Best of Feeling
Between Carranza
and Myself'—Villa
El Paso, Tex. —In a letter addressed
to the Associated Press and signed
by General Villa, received here today
the latter asserts that the best of
feeling exists between himself and
Carranza. The letter follows:
"Td the Associated Press: —It Is
absolutely false as statements In the
newspapers have maintained that
there Is hud feeling between the su
premo chief of the constitutionalists
and myself. Between us there exists
the greatest cordiality and good feel
ing and I, for my part, will always
tender the chief the respect, and sub
ordination which I have always shown
In all iny acts.
(Signed) "FRANCISCO VILLA.”
The letter Is dajed April 28th.
AUGUSTA HERALD
APRIL CIRCULATION
Daily and Sunday Herald.
The circulation of the Daily and Sunday
Herald for the month of April, 1914, was as
follows:
April 1 10,485 April Hi 10,444
April 2 10,499 April 17 10,500
April 2 10,405 April 18 11,202
April 4.. , . .. 11,037 April 10 10,525
April 5 10,030 April 20 10,893
April 0 10,450 April 21 10,540
April 7 10,738 April 22 12,140
April 8 10,743 April 23 13,048
April 0 10,730 April 24 13,080
April 10 10,470 April 25.. .. ..12,504
April 11 11,088 April 20 11,325
April 12 10,035 April 27 12,270
April 13 10,484 April 28 11,834
April 14 10,428 April 29 11,740
April 15 10,510 April 30. 11,473
TOTAL APRIL 334,474
DAILY AVERAGE 11,149
* The Augusta Herald, Daily and 3unday, ha* a circulation In
Augusta approximately twice as large as that of any other Au
guita newspaper. Advertisers and agencies Invited t* test the
accuracy of these figures in comparison with the ciaimt of any
other Augusta newspaper,
Vera Cruz, Mex.—• With the occupa
tion of Vera Cruz by American sol
diers under Brlgudler General Funston
an accomplished fact, and the return
to their vessels In the harbor of the
sailors and marines who took tho port
from the Mexicans, questions of the
future today are beginlng to engage
the attention of American refugees
and Mexican business men. The fu
ture policy of the Washington admin
istration is being debated with much
interest.
Until Tranquility Back.
Americans and Mexicans alike lack
anything In tho nature of a deflnlto
statement on this suubject and they
all are trying to interpret, from the
trend of events since the seizure,
whether the American occupation of
Vera Cruz is to tie permanent. If onco
convinced that the American flag Is
to float over this city until tranquility
is restored throughout tho republic, it
Is virtually certain that the Mexicans
of Vera Cruz will give (tieir hearty
support to the American civil govern
ment.
Today they admit frankly that they
are enjoying greater freedom from
apprehension, more personal liberty
and a larger measure of prosperity
owing to the Influx of American mon
ey than they have known In many
years. Many even assert that they
would cheerfully subscribe to any pol
icy of the United States which would
Insure them a continuation of tho
present conditions and the extension
of these conditions to the rest of the
republic.
Complete Occupation.
Rome careful observers among the
Mexicans, however, take a pessimistic
view and do not believe that anything
short of complete American occupa
tion of Mexico would bring about the
desired results. They point out that
many factions are striving for power
In various sections of the republic.
Tho entire state of Moreloss is con
trolled by the followers of Zapata,
while the state of Guerrero is under
Jurisdiction of the Figueroa brothers;
furthermore, northern Mexico, much
of the western coast and isolated
points elsewhere, such as Tampico,
are controlled or hemmed in by the
supporters of Carranza and Villa. In
the capital Provisional President
Huerta Is in the saddle but strong fac
tions favoring t'arranza, Felix Diaz or
some other aspirant to tho presidency
ar« intriguing against Huerta and
each other.
Zapata and Figueroa.
Zapata and the Figueroa brothers
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