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JUSTICE LAMAR MAY REPRESENT U. S.
Rushing Preparations For War
As the Mediators Get Ready to
Confer; Mexican Delegates Off
Military Apparently Held in Leash to Avoid
Embarrassing Negotiations-Huerta Mun
itions of War to Be Returned to Germany .
Brief Scare When the Militia Reported
Ordered Out
Justice Lamar in Conference With President Wilson at White
House —Name Mentioned As Deleqate of United States to
Niaqara Falls —A, B, C Envoys Leave Next Sunday
Washington.—Thn opening of the
Mexican mediation conference nt
Niagara Falla, out., on tliu schedule
date—May 18th, was assured today
when word wu* received of the de
parture of the Mexican delegatea from
the City of Mexico for the conference.
Preparations for dispatching rein
orcementa to General Funaton at
Vera Crux, should such a movement
become necessary went forward
Steadily today, work on twelve trans
ports to carry troops, horses and su()-
pllea being pu.hed, but no war-llke
development occurred. The military
apparently Is being held well In leash
to avoid embarrassing the mediation
negotiations.
Cloocf Disappears.
A threatening cloud disappeared
from the diplomatic horizon, when
the German steamer Kronprinzessin-
Cecell#, reported to lie carrying arms
and ammunition for Muerta returned
to Vera Cruz, without debarking her
war stores at Puerla Mexico and it
was announced that the munitions on
tills and a second German steamer,
tlu> Havana, would be returned to
Germany. The possibility either of a
seizure or blockade of Puerto Mexi
co. or of an act, perhaps interpretable
us a violation of thn military status
quo. In favor of Huerta, thereby was
eliminated.
Justice Lamar.
No announcement regarding the
do agates to the conference w*a made
today, but Justice Lamar, of the
United States supreme court, and
Frederick W. la-human. of Ht. lamls.
former solicitor-general, tnentjqned as
possible delegates, conferred with
President Wilson.
it was thought the delegates would
be named not later than Monday.
Secretaries ltryan and Garrison con
ferred with the president today but
declined to discuss military or diplo
matic developments.
Secretary Daniels was on the pres
idential yacht Mayflower which, with
the funeral tdilp Montana, Is steaming
to New York.
The South American nn>dlators. it
la understood, see nothing on the hor
izon to prevent the beginning of for
mal procedure May 18th. Huerta's
delegates are expected to come to
Waahlnglon from Key West or Gal
veston, and arrive here shout the
middle of next week. The possibili
ty that they may be tendered passage
on an American warship from Vera
Crux, was mentioned.
A. B. C. Mediators.
The three South American media
tors probably will leave Washington
for Niagara Falls next Sunday. They
held their customary sessions today
end also called on Secretary ltryan.
Among the suggestions sent to the
mediators for the solution of the
Mexican tangle Is a printed pamphlet
from a prominent Mexican, reviewing
the entire situation, and proposing
the convocation of a congress of
peace.
The war department todav complet
ed Its preparations for army move
ments. Including the reinforcements
of Genera! Fuueton at Vera tTuz,
should necessity arise Twelve trims
ports were arn>ng<>d for and men
were working night and day to con
vert the chartered merchantmen to
accommodate soldiers, horses, guns
and supplies Ordpra to the Fourth
and Sixth Brigades at Texas City, the
remainder of the second division to
be ready to reinforce General Fun
ction at any moment, were given but
Secretary Garrison said that no or
ders had been Issued for their dis
patch. He declared no aggressive
measures were contemplated.
Brief Scare.
A brief war scare at Tacoma. Wash
ington. where a troop of cavalry of
the state national guard was ordered
out presumably for war service, fad
ed quickly when It was announced
that the mobilization was Independ
ent of any order* from Washington
and was being carried out merely as
a test of efficiency.
At the navy department, the steam
er Ozark was ordered to Tampico
A report was received today from
Hear Admiral Fletcher which was re
garded as confirmatory in some de
gre of news '.hat hn<A reached tne
war department, several days ago,
that oil men were In danger of losing
their property in Mexico because of
suspension of oil production. If It
can be shown that the lessees are be
ing prevented f*v<ra operation of their
well* through no fault of their own.
the state department will see, in the
final settlement that the concession
aries are fully protected It Is known
the British government already Is
accumulating a formidable list of
claims of this character.
Gratified at News.
Secretary Bryan evidently was grat
ified at the news he received today
from Consul ltodgcr* at Havana, of
the action of the German Steamship
toxupany In ordering the return of
Its ships, the Bavaria and the Kron
prlnzeHHin Cecelie, without unloading
their war munitions for lluerta at
Puerto Mexico.
Inquiry failed to develop the rea
sons which actuated the steamship
company, but It is assumed that the
cargo was taken at the shipper's risk
and with a distinct understanding
that it would not be landed If the
company thereby be embarrassed
with its relations with the United
States. It was learned that these
arms and ammunitions, like the car
go on the Yplranga, turned back from
Vera Cruz,- originally were shipped
from New York or some other east
ern port.
Urged to Leave.
* The movement of refugees from
Mexico continued. Sir Lionel Car
den, the British representative In the
f’lty of Mexico, strongly urged his mi-,
tionals to leave for the coast.
Item Admiral Howard reported
that Mazutlan, on Ihe Pacific coust,
had not surrendered, rontrary to re
ports printed here, nut that fighting
continued, lie also reported that,
lluerta had ordered the lights In the
lighthouses on the Pacific coast ex
tinguished, to emharrass navigation
and that American telegrams and
malls to and from Mexican Pacific
ports could not be transmitted. Hop.
resentat|ves Dies, In the house, today
advocated the disarming of the "Ig
norant murderers," of Mexico and
placing In their hnn Is tile "impio
nlents Of husbandry." He propheclcd
that IT President Wilson ever dosed
down his "seizure jaws on the Mexi
can slllnatlon, it will have to thunder
several times before he lets go."
WAR WRITERS
ARE ARRESTED
Taken From Train on Arrival
at Mexico City—A. P. Rep
resentative and Two English
men Released.
V*r« Crux. —Waller f* Whiff®n, cor
r.'HpondtMit of th® A»®oc|»t®<l Pr®*»; C. F*
Htitton, photom*Bph®r for th® Witnhlnig
toit Pop! ; OIIViY M tlucffar. €>orr®*ponct
®nt of th® Ixuulcm Kxpropp, nn<l «n F!uic
-Iph corr**ppon<l«*nt navn®<l Ilourtt® wt»r#
nrr«*Pted by Mrxlcnn nuthoiitl®® at th®
City of Moxtoo Thumdny ®vtntnff. They
hn«i Jiipl arrAv»*il from V>ra Chip nn<l th®
polio® W®fr waiting with roiohrs when
th® train <Prw Into th® mutton.
AH w®r® tnkftn to jail under muni. and
Whlffrn and Sutton wrr® h®ld for tn
vratlgation Tb® two BngllPhm®n wrr®
t*'l®;tß®d, and th® offlr®r who Birtutod
thnn wna reprimand td.
Whiff®n oarrlod onlv a hatulhag which
contn'nrd u ropy of th® Mexican Hern Id.
The offlrlul who ®rnßvh«*d th® hag »*•-
marked:
Signed by Badger,
"That kind of Kngl ah do®a not go
h®r®." Hutton carried a camera; which
wap ronflpcatcd ll® phowed a oorrt
ppon.h nfp credential®, m gned hv Admi
ral liadger hut till® hud no effect
lliieffer \v«nt Immcdtnteh to th® Rm*
pllllttn mlnlater. who notlfletl th® Rrldih
tnlnlater. l*on®l Carden, and alao call
ed on th® pole** to releria® th® Americans.
Th® police rephed that aom® action
would la* taken »p soon B® th® ch'ef of
police had Invent Ignted th® merit a of
the rna®.
Rmirk®, th® other Kn tilth rorreapond
ent. returned her®, while llueffer r®-
rnnlned In th® City of Mexico.
Wont reoched N®w York City Bstnrdiv
flight tliat Walter O Whlffep ofTheAa
pocteted lYeea ptaff. who whs arreatiul
at th® City of Metxco, h*l l»e®n releaaed
by the Mexican suthorlt ®a.
Told to Get Out
and in a Hurry
Eagle P***, Texas. Consular Agent
Blocker received tnatruettona today to
request nil Americans to leave Plodrza
Negra* districts nt once and to s|wro
no expense tn aiding them to with
draw.
As a result, several messenger* to
night were sent to the Interior to no
tify the few Americans remaining tn
the zone.
Mr Blocker also was Instructed to
make a list of all American* who re -
fused to leave Mexico and forward the
name* to the Mate department
P. C. MUNN A SUICIDE
Greenville, S. C.—l*. C Munn member
of « wealthy local contracting fvm here,
•hot himself through the head at hi*
tvonie Iter* today and died s *hort time
later. No cauee for hie act U known, i
FIRST BIG
BILL FOR
WAR
House Gets Memorandum of
$2,701,327 For Expense of
Troops Now at Vera Cruz.
Want it Immediately
_
Washington—The first big memo
randum of «xpense on account of the
Mexican crisis sent to congress was
sulitnltted today when the house re
ceived estimates aggregat Inn $2,701,327
for pay, subsistence, supplies, horses,
barracks, transportation and engineer-,
Inur work for the troops now at Vera
Cruz and on the Mexican border.
The memorandum briefly says that
"the necessity for these deficiency es
timates could not have been foreseen
when previous estimates were sub
mitted" Congress was asked to make
the appropriation Immediately.
Largest Item.
The largest item is $1,483,074 for
transportation of the army, which Is
additional to 94(1,371 estimated March
17th, This amount, the war depart
ment says, is required to cover thd
"expense of moving troops, of keep
ing certain transports In commission,
chartering vessels, purchase of coal
and water and stevedoring In connec
tion with chartered vessels and the
purchase of additional draft and pack
animals required for proper equipment
of troops in the field ."
For horses, for cavalry, artillery,
engineers, etc,, the war department
asked $405,823,
RAD ROW OVER
NEGROES SEATS
Closing Session of Southern
Sociological Congress Held
in Church Instead of Theatre.
Memphis, Term. —A breach between of
ficials of the Southern Sociological Con
gtes* and the l--r.il committee on ar
rangements over the question today of
seating negroes on the convention floor
resulted late today In a decision to hold
the closing session of the congress to
night at the First Methodist church In
stead t'f the tlmtre where prvioUs ses
sions hint been held.
According to members of the local
committee, the convention olfk-tals hud
agreed that If negro delegates were pcr
mllted to use a section of the floor, only
delegates would he allowed to occupy the
sc ,|s. They claimed this agreement
was d sregartled; and negroes generally
were given seals and on Friday night,
when the charities and corrections dele
gates met with them scores of white
delegates were unzbls to obtain seats
The sudden action of the congress
heads In changing the meeting place for
tonight mine on the heels of a reso u
’llon adopted by a local commit Ire to
day and submitted to the congress. In
which It was urged that In future ses
sions the first floor of the theatre he
reserved for while people The action
docs not apply to ihe natlonnl confer
ence of charities and corrections, at
whose sessions the colored delegates oc
cupy the galleries.
Will! the delegates ft the eh Titles Rnd
corn Ihfia conference us they- gues s
the closing meeting .of the Sociological
Congress was given over to the subject
of ‘Jntcr-llaciat Interests."
Hightower Wins From
Turner By Four Votes
Atlanta. Gs.-That T. J Hightower,
Jr., is elected one of the Fulton
County commissioners from the coun
tv at large Instead of Charles O. Tur
ner. is indicated by a recount of the
ballots polled In the Fifth Ward
«liich wa* completed at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. The recount gave
Hightower four more votes than Tup
ner.
Tillman Will Select
“Coal Trust” Probers
Washington. D. C— II caring* of th*
sul.-rommttiee of the smnlc tutval af
tift* committee on charges that a
"veal trust" tn Itmtiing. Ike shipment of
coal from Southern ports, prohnblv w 11
he held during ihe summer recess,
bans tor Tillman, chairman of I tie navai
affair* committee will sgert memhr*
who will then he able to devot* their
time to the subject.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Funston and Hughes Inspecting Vera Cruz
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LEFT TO RIGHT: GENERAL FUNSTON AND COMMANDER HUGHES.
Commander C. F. Hughes, chief of Admiral Fletcher's staff, was in charge of the naval forces which
captured Vera Cruz, and Admiral Fletcher left the administration of the city In his hands. When General Fun
ston and his Fifth Brigade relieved the naval forces In occupying Vera Cruz, General Hughes accompanied
Funston on his first tour of inspection.
EARTHQUAKE’S TOLL OF
DEATH HEAVY; MANY
ARE n IN RUINS
Larqe Part of Devastated Territory Not Yet Inspected. Num
ber of Dead Known So Far is 173 With 350 Injured.
Military Jake Up Work of Rescue —Pitiful Episodes
Catania, Sicily.—A thousand tents
were distributed unions the homeless.
Several thousand more have been re
quested.
Those engaged in rescue work risk
ed their lives on many occasions in the
search for those buried beneath the
ruins. Undermined walls and shaky
roofa fell on them at every turn. Many
of the people led by the priests formed
processions and marched along pray
ing aloud, numbers of the women ap
peared almost Insane from terror.
Affected Zone.
Catania, Sioily. A great earthquake
last night brought death and destruc
many villages near 'Mount Etna. The
number of dead up to tonight was of
ficially placed at. 173, with about 360
Injured. A large part of the devas
tated territory has not been Inspected.
The affected gone extends from Zaf
farana. the highest village on Mount
Aetna, to the sea between Acl Real, on
the south and Ciarrf on the north It
Includes l.inera, the center of the dis
turbance, Pisano and Santa Verenlna.
In l.inera alone. 110 persons were
killed and 300 Injured. In Rongiardo,
thirteen dead and twenty-seven In
jured have been taken from the ruins.
At Oonstntinl, sixteen were killed and
many Injured. At l’asso Palmo. two
persons were killed: at Malatl.
twelve: at Santa Veneri, six; Santa
Tecla. two: Santa Maria Virginia,
eight; Arbltti, four.
These villages and many smaller
plaers were levelled.
The entire district today presented a
spectacle of desolation, ruin and death.
Many of the injured had not been
taken from the debris. All train ser
vice haa been abandoned owing to the
collapse of bridges, broken tracks and
obstructed tunnels.
For centuries this section has suf
fered from earthquakes owing to the
activity of Mount Aetna Yet it ta
thickly populated, as the land is fer
tile, vineyards growing with little at
tention.
At the central point of the distur
bance dozens of bodies were lying
along the roads many so badly crush
ed they were unrecognizable. The in
jured lay In the open, averting assist
ance.
Mass of Ruins.
Where Unera stood Is a mass of
Ruins. Those houses which did not
collapse entirely were so broken as to
emphasize the completeness of the dis
aster The village consisted of about
800 inhabitants Most of the people
escaped because the shock occurred
when the men and some of the women
were working In the fields. From the
vineyards they saw their houses fall
ing and when they arrived, breathless,
at their homes, they found only wreck
age. with some of their people buried
beneath It,
This accounts for the fact that moat
of the victims at Unera were women
and children.
Think Many Buried.
Generals Trnbucchl and Moccagatta
are tn command of the work of rescue,
which Is being taken up vigorously by
soldiers, firemen, policemen and Red
Cross volunteers. It Is expected,
however that weeks will pass before
the full extent of the disaster can be
ascertained; us It Is ’believed many
peasants are burled underneath their
hones tn the Isolated country dis
tricts
At Cantanta, the strongest shock
lasted six seconds. Electric lights were
extinguished and the street railways
were put out of service. People rush
ed from the houses, shops anil cases
Many Jumped Into boats and other*
crowded Into the square* At the
hospitals patients ran to the court
yards imploring help.
Pitiful Episodes.
Many pitiful episodes occurred. At
Bongiardo, an old woman, the only
survivor of a family of eighteen, re
entered a half wrecked house to search
for her grandchildren. She returned
with a little girl alive and rushed in
again. Almost immediately the house
collapsed, burying her under the
wreckage.
At Consenting a young soldier who
should ha'. r e left Thursday on his re
turn to Libya, obtained a leave of ab
sence for three days to witness the
marriage of his sister, which was to
have occurred Sunday. He is among
the victims.
Monsignor Vigo, bishop of Aci Reale.
remained for twenty-four hours in at
tendance on the injured villagers.
Heaps of Debris. \
Catania. —Soldiers, firemen, sailors,
priests and private individuals worked
together in bringing succor. In many
cases they found their way obstructed
by broken bridges and ruined roads,
in the village streets heaps of debris
lay everywhere In the villages of
Cosentini 20 bodies were recovered
this morning. Several hagdets In the
neighborhood Acl Renle were devas
tated and a number of people killed
and Injured.
TRE ALABAMA
CAMPJUGN ENDS
Has Been Bitter Contest in
Run-Off Primary For the
Governorship.
Montgomery, Ala—Tonight one of the
most bitterly contested stale campugns
In recent Alabama history closed with
mass meetings In every’ debatable sec
tion of the state. On Monday at a run
off primary the Democrats will nomi
nate a governor and other slate officers
who (t <1 ont reclve majorities at the
primary held on AjWil 6th. Former Oov
ernor Comer nnd Charles Henderson
president of the state commission are
the gubernatorial candidates.
Prohibition ngstnst local option has
figured prominently throughout the cam.
palgn. the fol ower* of Henderson mak
ing their fight straight on the local op
tion platform.
Captain Frank S. White, of Birming
ham wi'l he elected to the ehort term
of United States senatorehlp Monday, he
having won the Democratic nomination
from Ray Rushton n the April primary-
He will fill the unexplred term of the
late Senatig- Johnston, which ends next
March.
SUNDAY, MAY 10.
COMPLETE
PLANS IN
FINAL
HONOR
DEAD
•
Nation’s Tribute to Americans
Who Fell at Vera Cruz Will
Be Delivered By President.
Brevity and Simplicity in
Exercises
New York. —Final arrangements for
the honors to be paid the American
dead, victims of the fighting at Vera
Cruz, were completed last night with
the announcement of the official pro
gram. The city’s public edifices
which the procession will pass have
taken on a sombre appearance with
black draperies enfolding their col
umns and porticos, and the prelimi
nary naval movements in the ceremo
nial already are well under way. Down
off Sandy Hook night the
United States battleship Wyoming,
which left the navy yard Saturday,
awaits the coming of the armored
cruis*r Montana, with the bodies of
the seventeen dead, due to arrive at
noon Sunday, accompanied by the
Mayflower with Secretary Daniels
aboard. The Montana, with the Wy
oming as her escort, will move up
the bay late Sunday.
At 8 A. M.
By 8 o’clock Monday morning the
caskets containing the bodies will
have been landed and placed on cais
sons in the plaza adjoining Battery
Park. Battalions from the Wyoming
and Texas; from the naval militia of
New York state, will be drawn up
ready to commence th • march at 9
o’clock. Parked on the south side of
Battery Place will be the carriages
in which delegations (Jf the national
government, congress, The state legis
lature, the army and navy, city gov
ernment, and bodies of citizens will
follow the caisosns.
Up Broadway,
Marching up Broadway to the city
hall and across the plaza ,the proces
sion will pass over Manhattan bridge
to the marine grounds at the Brook
lyn navy yard, where the nation's
tribute to the dead will be delivered
by President Wilson.
A halt will be made at ihe city hall
plaza, where Mayor John Purroy
Mitchel will place a wreath on one of
the caisohons as the city’s tribute, and
school children, clad in white, will
sing a hymn.
At the navy yard the president, who
will reach here from Washington Mon
day morning, will review the proces
sion.
Brevity and simplicity will charac
terize the exercises. The caskets will
be followed by the naval authorities
to the next of kin of the dead.
45 WOUNDED Oil
HOSPITAL SHIP
Cheerful Lot, Though Minus
Legs and Arms, Arrive at Key
West on the Solace.
Key We*t, Fla.—Forty-Tive United
States sailors and marines, wounded
in connection with the occupancv of
Vera Cruz by the American forces,
arrived here today on the hospital
ship Solace. The Solace will proceed
on Its way to New York tomorrow af
ter taking on a supply of coal and
provisions.
All of the wounded are convalesc
ing and exhibited unusual cheerful
ness. Three lost a leg each and one
an arm in the fighting. None of the
others, it is thought, will be malm'id
as a result of their injuries.
Captain Hayden, of the local naval
station, M yor Fogarty and other city
and count.* oftyclals, together with
the marine band stationed here, vis
ited the Solace. Addresses were
made by Captain * ayden and Mayor
Fogarty praising t..a sailors and ma
rines for their work at Vera Cruz and
the marine band gave a concert
Georgia Town Marshal
Shot Dead By Farmer
Columbus. Ga. —A splcial from But
ler to The Enquirer Sun says that
Jack Burke, recently elected town
marshal of that place, was shot and
killed, It la-alleged, by Pleas William
son a farmer, while the officer was
ettemptlng to ardest Williamson on a
charge of disorderly conduct.
Williamson has not been apprehen
ded.
Prest's Proclamation
For Mothers’ Day Today
Washington, D. C—President Wlleot
today approved a Joint resolution set
ting apart Sunday as Mothers' Day ant
Issued a proclamation commanding thn
nil flags he -1 splayed In observance o
the occasion.