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TWELVE REAL ESTATE NEWS How Huerta Has Prepared to Defend Himself His Principal Reliance is the Cultured Upper Class. They Don't Love the Dictator. But They Love Mexico and Will Fight. Principal Weakness is Vast Peon Class. They'll Fight and Run Away to Fight Another Day Washington, D. C.—Will th« Mexi can* fight? The ease with which the marines land ed In Vera (Yu* has led many Americana to conclude that the march to the City SPECIAL! The price of n desirable two story home on an attractive block of Broad street, below filbert St., has been reduced materially. See us. FOR RENT Furnished or unfurnished, an attractive home on lower Broad, near Lincoln street. 1308 Greene street, at reduced rental, And a new flat on Crawford Avenue; very de sirable. Martin & Garrett REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE. 137 Jackson Street. Phone 224. Building Lots Forjiale Several of the most desirable building lots in Monte Sano, on Wrightsboro Road,between Troupe and Winter streets; water, sewerage and gas acces sible; two blocks from electric car line and three blocks from fire station now in course of construc tion, and near the Monte Sano graded school. Terms to suit purchaser. i Apply to WILLIAM F. EVE 611 Dyer Building. TO 15i I can show some investment property that yield from 12% TO 15%. No better place for your money than real estate. Clifford R. Dawson PHONE 3077 3JI Union Savings Bank Bldg. AUGUSTA • - GEORGIA of Mexico would in a almpln matter, or leas of a parade. But the heads of the army and nav> here are Buffer ir>K under no nueh deluelon. It te ten* .•rally nod null*, correctly taken for THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Huerta Makes Desperate Attempts to Recruit Army r •' 7\ - r .... * s mm figafgagff '** ¥ W*WL' f 2 ipom:Li— ——it. .. jasavaL tttt : . - —.....——• —~—-.... 1... LATEST PICTURES FROM MEXICO CITY. Theae latest pictures from Mexico City Indicate the straits to which the dictator is reduced In order to raise forces. The first picture shows Mexicans of the better class drilling in civilian garb under the direc tion of n uniformed officer of the Mexican army. These men are real volunteers. The bottom picture shows how the bulk of the Huertista army is recruited. Low caste Indians, igno rant of the cause of war, are stolen from their villages and marched in a hollow square of soldiers to the re cruiting office where they “enlist.” One would expect soldiers of this type to run away at first shot and, as a matter of fact, this is exactly what does happen. The few spirited educated Mexicans in Huerta’s forces are not enough to leaven the great of stupid. sheep-liko„ yeons. The center picture shows a group of high school girls in Mexico City organized as a uniformed Red Cross corps. They are kneeling in salute to the flag of Huerta. granted that the Unitod States will win In the end, but victory will only come on vunqutshitig the flower of the descend ants of the proud Spanish conquerors, that small fraction of the Mexican na tion which possesses almost all the property of the country which is not in the hands of foreigners and which holds the peon class almost In serfdom. Huerta's principal reliance is the cul tured tipper class. They don’t love Huerta, hut they love Mexico. They will fight. Hucrti's principal weakness Is the vast peon class, sunk in ignorance. They will fight and run away to fight an other day. No National Spirit. The peons possess no such national spirit as even the lowliest American workman. They must he Impressed Into H net la's army. They cannot he dis ciplined. llut they are cruel and blood thirsty. like their ancestors who offered human sacrifices on stone altars in Montesums's time and they will wage guerilla warfare long after the principal cities are in the hands of the United States. In his desperate efforts to arm himself against the Constitutionalists and the vaster peril which has now materl.illxed, Huerta has sent squads from the tried troops he kept as his bodyguard in the capital to impress men of the nearby Indian villages which cluster In the val ley of Mexico. Many photographs received here show these press gui'K* at their work—actual ly stealing men from the bosoms of the r families The Indians with their enor mous hats, are seen marching in a hol low square of soldiers through the streets to the barracks where they are driven Into the recruiting office to “vol unteer.” When General Scott In the first Mexi can war arrived just south of Mexico City and fought the battle of Mollno del Hoi, he found barring hi further progress an entWmoui barricade. Santa Anns had had this rerected by the In dians of the neighborhood. The Indians did not know wh> they had put up the harriesde They did not know what the quarrel between Santa Anna and ”Yan qvias” was about. AH they knew was that they were armies marching around with banners flying and hands playing So, It Is related General Scott ordered these emi Indians to tear down the barricades which they hud Just erected. Demolished Their Work. The Indians demolished their work for General Scott with as much readiness as they had put It up for Santx Anna. The Indians of today sre little changed from those of 1547. The tremendous importance of this in different attitude of the Indians Is seen when one notes the division of races n Mexico «s fol'ows: Whites, 1 per cent. Mixed (mostly part Indian) 54 per cent. Indians, 3© per cent Ulucks, 1 per cent. Illiteracy runs according to different accounts from 75 to ©5 per cent It is on the 15 per cent of wh tes that Huerta must put hl» principal reliance, although he is himself at least half In dian These ts a small percentage of capable Indians like Huerta and the famous patriot. Benito In a ret Many In dians joined the army of Villa armed with long hows am) arrows, weapons which have been discarded by the at*>rtffune* of the United States Rut a great wave of loyalty to their beautiful country has !*een sweeping the large towns where the more Intel!’gent Mexican# ive. At a mage meeting of Mexican citlsene in FMedrae Negras five hundred volunteers were organised and armed to resist sn expected ‘nvasion iset week In the district Immediately surrounding Meixco warlike preparations long have been going on to an extent undreamed of by ondst Americans. The shipment of 15.(‘00.$00 rounds of ammuni tion on the German steamer Ypiranga, which waa seised by Admiral Fletcher at Vera Cruz was undoubtedly meant for American heads and it had taken some time to arrange for the purpose and des patch of these cartridges. Even with out this shipment, Huerta's troops will not lack ammunition. There is a good ammunition factory nt Chapultepec, the beautiful hill neftr Mexico City, which is tlie site of the national military acad emy, Mexico's “West point.” Boys’ High School. Huerta has converted the boys of the Mexico high school Into an armed brigade and has had the girls organized as a uniformed Red Cross corps. He can also depend upon the brave boys of l Chapultepec. The heroic youths of this famous school flung themselves reck lessly In the path of General Scott's 1 army in 1847 and were decimated. Scott’s bold Americans were stirred to admira tion by the way these vounr men from the best families of Mexico went to their deaths. Huerta has. according to the best in formation of the United States war de partment, at present 42,701 regular sol diers available for field duty. These are scattered throughout the republic In va rious towns and no single division at the outbreak of hostilities with the United States comprised more than 6.000. There were about 6.000 troops In the district around the capital and approximately the same number in the vicinity of Sal tillo. south of Torreon. There was said to be about 3,500 troops In Sonora, 2.500 in Slnalo, 800 In Tepic. 6 000 In Jalisco, 1,100 In Co lutna, 4,500 in Zucatecas and 1,250 in Guerrero. On the Atlantic coast the forces, he- 1 fore the solsure of Vera Crus were re ported to he 1.250 In San Luis Fotosl, 4.- 100 In Vera Crux, and 1.000 In Puebla. In addition to these there were small de tachments in various Southern states at the larger towns on the Pacific Ocean. lllkerta has not, It seems pitted the flower of his army ag«mst Villa and Carranza. He wUi have a good nucleus for a defensive force If he concentrates his regular army In the vicinity of Meixco. Much Superior. The results of other clashes between j American and Mexican troops proves the Northerner is immensely superior, man for man. to the Mexican soldier. He h<s more Intelligence, is usually In bet ter physical trim and, if not braver. Is possessed of a certain dash and enthu- | si asm which carries a long way. Resides the land forces enumerated. I Huerta has an insignificant nary, of which the f ghting personnel consists of officers and enlisted men. The whole Mexican fleet of nine vessels wouM not have the slightest chance against a single American warship of fairly up-to-date type. In one branch of the service accord ng to some accounts, Huerta Is superior ! to us This Is in aviation. Just hew ! many aeroplanes and hydroplanes he has is not certain, hut it is admitted his force is much more imposing than thg pitiful exhibition the United States can assemble The Un ted States ranks tn i third on the list of nations, being we|! ] down heh'nd China, Belgium, Swifter-! land Brash. Argentina and Morocco. Huerta recently 'c*t three sreoplanes In a fire which swept his hangars. SENSATION FLOUR makes more, liqhter. whiter and better biscuit than anv other. Try it. B. Y. P. U. Convention at Sandersville in June The Baptist Young people of the state will meet at Sandersville June 23-26. This meeting will take to our neighboring city scores of young peo ple from all parts of the state and will be of great service to all churches in the city. The Baptist Young People's Union is an organization which seeks to de velop and train the young people in Christian service. In many Baptist churches it is very strong while in many others It has but little hold upon the congregation. Within the last year special effort has been made to enlist the churches in the work and partial success attended the campaign. Frank H. Leavell of Atlanta is the state secretary. He devotes all of his time to this department and is under the control of the state hoard of mis sions. He will be one of the princi pal speakers at Sandersville. All Haptist churches in Augusta will like ly send delegates. SCHOOL CHILDREN’S SONG FESTIVAL 26TH Miss N E Harris, Musical Di rector, Has Plans Almost Complete for Public Recital. The biennial May Music Festival by the children of the public grammar schools of Augusta will be held on the 26th, and arrangements are being made under the supervision of Miss N. K. Harris, the musical director, for the greatest and grandest event of the kind the city has ever heard or wit nessed. There will be school children from all of the graded schools of the city combined into one large chorus that will sing at the Orand Opera House In the evening. The songs they will sing have been carefully chosen by Miss Harris and she has spent many hours in personally teaching those who are to form the chorus that they might make even a better impression upon their hearers than last time. There is certainly no singing ever lis tened to here at any time that is sweeter than that which comes from the tender young vocal chords of these school children. The Oi era House on the 26th will doubtless he crowded to capacity with interested parents, relatives and friends of the songsters. J. B. ,*TORY ARCHITECT 212 Montgomery Bid. Phone 2271 NEW BUNGALOW JUST COMPLETED T have for sale a beautiful new Bungalow on large eorner lot, situated on Emmett street, just off of Walton Way. This place has every modern convenience and is in a fine neighborhood, which is developing rap idly. A more desirable home would be hard to find, and terms are easy and price very reasonable. Price $4,000. Terms: SI,OOO cash, balance to suit purchaser at 7 per cent interest. JOSEPH W. BEASLEY REAL ESTATE. 215 DYER BUILDING. FOR SALE We have a very attractive aud conveniently arranged ten (10) room residence on a corner lot in North Augusta, S. C., that some one will get at a bargain. The house faces East in a very desir able and established neighborhood, and is modern throughout. Two (2) stories with a bath on each floor. Lot is 100x200, and well shaded. Conve nient to Schools, Churches, and Car Line. It will pay any one interested in securing a good home, to see this property. Our price and terms are very interesting, and will be furnished upon application. Jas. R. League & Co. 212 UNION SAVINGS BANK BUILDING. PHONE No. 176 J. Hardwick Jackson Phone 3446. Dyer Building 0 I have a nice new residence on the Hill for sale outright at very reasonable price, or the owner will exchange his equity in the property, amounting to $3,500.00, for either improved City Property, or desirable farm property near Augusta. Only a few of those 100 lots on “Richmond Terrace” left. Would advise parties who have phoned me about them, to close trades before they are all sold. Remember, the number is limited at this price— sloo. J. Hardwick Jackson Phone 3446. 409 Dyer Building. FACTS 40.000 Hydro-Electric horse power has been developed at Stevens Creek, and is now available for industries in Augusta and this section. Industries can increase the quantity and quali ty of their products, decrease the cost of their pow er, and at the same time relieve themselves of the expense of a power plant by using Stevens Creek Hydro-Electric power. THIS POWER DEVELOPMENT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR AUGUSTA TO HOLD OUT TO NEW INDUSTRIES GREATER INDUCE MENTS THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THIS SECTION. WEDNESDAY. MAY 6.