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©ETON© lEAOT WITH ©OL® FOR IEIE3LE THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and cooler Thursday. VOLUME XIX. No. 133. Fiiitei T@M T® Wlrni Omrft W kmt Hus ®i IDLSp Pirwafi© Punfe THAT HUERTA MUST FACE CRISIS WITHIN FEW DAYS, OPINION AT VERA CRUZ Apprehension Among U. S. Army Staff of Important Develop ments at Citv of Mexico —Dictator Strengthening Capital Against Attack—Consul Canada Renewing Efforts to Get Americans Out Vera Cruz. —General Funston need fear no trouble along his outer lines if a letter sent into the city last night by General Rubio Navarrete, in com mand of the advanced position Of the Mexicans, is a true indication of the Mexicans attitude. General Navarrete addressed the editor of a local paper, Los Suceso. regarding the reported movement by his forces against Vera Cruz. “I beg that you deny this news," said General Navarrete, ‘since in ac cordance with orders which we have received all offensive movements have been stopped while the armis tice lasts.” No Uneasiness. The Americans are informed re garding the position of the Mexicans in the vicinity of their outposts and know reasonably well their strength. So weak are they at present that the staff has felt no uneasiness. There exists here, however, a vague apprehension of important develop ments at the capital. This is not traceable to any specific Information but staff officers and many others appear convinced that Huerta must face a crisis within a few days FAKjIIS ben greet players at THE CHAUTAUQUA THIS EVEHIHG Tomorrow and Friday to Be Grand Music Festival. Splen did Lecture Heard Last Night THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ATTENDING EVERY NIGHT This Morning’s Lecture By Chaplain Varney on “Chain Breaking” (The Psychology of Habit) Heard By Many. TONIGHT’S AND TOMORROW’S PROGRAM Evening. Concert —Welch-Christensen-Baker Company. Drama: Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night"—The Ben Greet Day ers. THURSDAY. GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Morning. I.ecture, "Ready Reference” (Mem ory, Natural and Cultivated), Chaplain Varney. Afternoon. Musical Recital —Marcus A. Kel lerman. Children’s Hour —Miss Gillen. Evening. Grand Concert The Cathedral Choir. At 11:00 o’clock this morning a large and enthusiastic audience listened to Chaplain C. E. Varney as he gave a practical, scientific and humorous lec ture on "Chain Breaking,” or the psy chology of habit. Augustans will be given a rare treat tonight. Shakespeare's "TwrePth Night" will be presented by the fa mous Ben Greet Players, who will be remembered from last year’s Chautau qua in Augusta. Preceding this drama a concert will be given by the Welch- Christensen Company. The concert begins promptly at 8:30 o’clock and will be immediately followed by the drama. Chief Attraction. One of the chief attractions of the Chautauqua will be the appearance of the Ben Greet Players. These players appeared on 110 Retjpatb Chautauquaa last setupui and everywhere met with the greHMt enthusiasm. In fact last year in Bbme of the towns of Michigan people began to gather at the Chau tauqua tent two hours before the pro gram in order to get a seat, and by the opening hour even standing room was at a premium. Percival Vivian. Grace Halsey Mills, Charles Hanna, and other well known Ben Greet players appear in this com pany. Tn alt there will be thirteen players These players are personally coached by Ben Greet. Never have flbakes pearan plays been presented with greater satisfaction than by the Ben (Continued on page seven.) Shakespeare s “Twelfth Night" at the Chautauqua Tonight - :■- THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. ========= THE AUGUSTA HERALD It appears improbable that the re bels will be in a position to attack the capital lor many days but there is a growing feeling of unrest among ttie residents and a few high army offi cers stationed at -Mexico City are said to have been manifesting signs of unwillingness to continue support ing a man whom they regard as al ready defeated. Stories that Huerta is strengthen ing the city against attack continue to arrive, and some are that he is for tifying certain positions and erecting wire entanglements. He has with drawn to the capital more men of his army, taking troops, it is said, even trom the districts between the capital and Vera Cruz. Almost in Sight. Mexican outposts, while mostly of a detached character, are almost in sight of the American lines but it is reasonably certain that he total num ber of Mexican troops within strik ing distance is less than 3,000 men. In view of the undefinable fear of sharp developments at the capital, Consul Canada has renewed his ef forts to get out as many American* us he can. HONOR DEAD IN BOSTON,CHICAGO Funeral Services For the Vera Cruz Slain. Eulogy By Jas. Hamilton Lewis in Chicago. Boston.—Flags were at half mast throughout the city today in honor of the arrival of the cruiser Montana, hearing the bodies of three New Eng land men killed at Vera Cruz. Funeral services will lie held tomor row at Cambridge for Corporal Dan A. Haggerty of the marine corps; at Eastham for Walter L. Watson, naval seaman, and at Highgate, Vt., for Ru fus E. Percy, private in the marine corps. At City Hall. Chicago—Chicago today paid tribute to Samuel Meisenberg, private of the marine corps, who was killed at Vera Cruz. Cfty and county officers were closed and the body of the marine lay in state in the main corridor of the city hall An escort of 500 citizens met the body when it arrived and with a large escort of police accompanied It to the city hall. In the procession to Anshe Kanasses Israel Synagogue, where the funeral services occurred, more- than 1,000 armed forces of the U. S. partici pated and several members of civic societies, city, county and state offi cials and private citizens followed In line. United States Senator James Ham ilton Lewis delivered an eulogy. May or Harrison, Judge Hugo Pam, and others also spoke. Glad if Mexican Light Keepers Back Washington.—“We should be very glad to have the Mexican light keepers return and take charge of the light at Bobos Island." said Secretary Bryan today when inquiry was made con cerning the latest phase of the situa tion growing out of the landing of American forces there. Wyoming Sails With 200 Sailors For Vera Cruz Norfolk, Ve.—The battleship Wyo ming, after taking on two hundred ad ditional bluejackets, sailed at 1 j l. m. today from Hampton ftoads for Vera Crux. The gunboat Sacramento !e taking on ammunition here and expects to brave Thursday for Vera Crux. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 13. 19H. FIGHT ENDS TAMPICO; BIG LOSS Admiral Badger Reports Ces sation of Battle. Result Not Known. Casualties Heavy on Both Sides Washington. —Reports reached the Navy Department today that the ar tillery duel between constitutionalists and federals at Tampico had ceased late yesterday hut the result of the en gagement is not known. The cessation of fighting was re ported by Admiral Badger and was based on advices to him from Admiral Mayo, lying off Tampico, as late as 3 o’clock this morning. The report says that the heavy firing around Tampico stopped about 3 o’clock Tuesday af ternoon. Admiral Mayo says further that the constitutionalists, so far as can be ascertained, have used only one field gun, which was fired at long in tervals. Apparently reliable informa tion from the scene of fighting is to the effect that the constitutionalists at one time advanced their lines and temporarily occupied some of the fed eral trenches. Admiral Mayo says It was reported that the casualties on both sides were very heavy. • SINEUS ELECT THEIR OFFICERS Dr. Frederick R. Smith, of Rochester, N. Y., Chosen Im perial Potentate. E. A. Cutts, Savannah, Advanced Two Grades. Atlanta, Ga.—Dr. Frederick R. Smith, of Damascus Temple, Roches ter, N. Y., today was elected imperial potentate of the imperial council, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at its annual conclave here. Dr. Smith suc ceeds Wm. W. Irwin, of Wheeling, W. Va. He was today elevated from his previous position of deputy imperial potentate. Advanced Two Grades. W. J. Matthews, New York, having tendered his resignation as imperial marshal, Ernest A. Cutts, of Savan nah, Ga., was advanced two grades, from captain of the guard to imperial second ceremonial master. For the same reason James S. McCandless, of Honolulu, was promoted two grades, from imperial outer guard to imperial marshal. Two offices remain to be filled — these being imperial captain of the guard and imperial outer guard. They will be elected later The selection of the 1915 place of meeting is the next important mat ter to come before the imperial coun cil, There has been keen rivalry be tween San- Francisco and Seattle for the honor of entertaining the Shrin ers next year, it having been agreed that the 1915 conclave would be held on the Pacific coast. Georgia Boy's Body on Way to Willacoochee Dawson, Ga. Stonecastle Chapter, Ttaughtcrs of the American Revolu tion of Dawson, has sent a floral of fering of red and white roses and mag ollas, tied with the national colors, and resting on a United States flag to lie placed on the casket of Randolph Summerlin, the Georgia boy killed at Vera Cruzjl whose body was expected to reach Willacoochee today. Brought The Bodies From Vera Cruz U. S. FUNERAL SHIP MONTANA IN NEW YORK HARBOR WITH THE 17 SAILOR DEAD ABOARD. Photographed Sunday, when the president viewed the bodies. PEAD BLUEJACKETS START ON HOMEWARD JO URNEY—This photograph, taken in Vera Cruz Harbor, from the deck of the Montana, shows flag draped coffins containing some of the seventeen dead sailor boys who lost lives in the taking of Vera Cruz, being taken to the Montana in whaleboats from the shore. O'Shaughnessy Tells Pres't Huerta Preparing To Leave Capital For His Last Stand Mob of 1,000 Hammered 3 Hours on Jail Doors Shreveport, La.—Ed Hamilton, a negro, held on the charge of assault ing a 10-year-old white girl, was taken from the parish jail shortly after noon Tuesday and lynched. For three hours a mob of 1,000 men and boys stood in the rain outside the jail doors, hammering away with a heavy railroad iron at the steel obstacle that kept them from the ne gro. Steel saws finally were used and entrance was gained by the mob. A rope was placed about Hamilton’s neck and he was dragged half a block to a telephone pole 1 opposite the parish courthouse am) strung up. A knife was left sticking In the body. U. S. Legations Raised to Rank of Embassies Washington.—The United States legations In Argentina and Chile will he raised to the rank of embassies, under bills passed by the house to day. The Argentine bill already had passed the senate. The Chilean bill now goes to the senate. Both meas ures were advocated by the admlnls tratlon and fathered by Representa tive Flood, of Virginia. Puebla, Midway Between Vera Cruz and Mexico City, Selected As Point of Refuge When the Rebels Get Near Won’t Resign, But Realizes Inevitable at Hand—Desires to Get As Much Glory As Possible Out of It —Number of His Troops Greatly Exaggerated—Shipping Gold Abroad in Preparation of Exile Landed No Arms at All For Huerta Washington-—Admiral Badger at Vera Cruz today assured the Navy Department In an official report that the German vessel Kronprlnzeamn Cecllie had landed no arms consigned to General Huerta at any Mexican port. He reported that (150 tons of general cargo on the vessel were land ed at Vera Cruz before departing for Havana but that the arms and am munition were retained on board. BUILT EAST COAST RY.j DEAD. Baltimore, -George H. Bruce, prom inent civil engineer and builder of the Florida East Coast Railway, died at a hospital here yesterday. Mr. Bruce had been at the hospital for some time undergoing treatment for an Injury of the foot which occurred In Tennessee while he was doing some engineering work there. He was 62 years old. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. Washington.—That General Huerta, preparing for a crisis In Ills dictator ship, has long been planning to leave Mexico City with his troops and make a last stand at l’tiehla, midway be tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz, was understood today to have been report ed to President, Wilson lust night by Nelson O'Hbaoghnessy, former charge of the American embassy In the Mexi can capital. For Firat Refuge. The president, It Is said, was In formed that Huerta had picked Puebla for his first refuge In case rebel as sailants get too close to Mexico City and that late developments had caused him already to begin fortifying and provisioning that point. Mr. O’Shaughnesay Is said to havo told the president that Huerta had no Intention of resigning, though he realised that his regime could not stand long. The Inevitable. He desires, Mr. O’Hhaughncssy be lieves, to acquire as much glory as possible before the Inevitable hap pens. Mr. O’Bhaoghnessy Is said further to have told the president that reports of the number of troops at Huerta’s command are greatly exaggerated and that as a matter of fHd they number only 4,000 to 6,000. It Is understood to he the former charge’s belief that neither Zapata nor Villa would have any great difficulty In taking Mexico City. Other Reports. This Information Is along the lines of other reports reaching the govern ment within the last few weeks. Fur ther Information from these sources Is that Huerta has been shipping geld abroad In contemplation of his ulti mate exile. Funnelless Derelict in the Mid-Atlantic Sydney, N. 8. W, The steamer Kur il rnea, which arrived today from Lon don brought word of nn abandoned steamer In mid-Atlantic. The derelict had no funnel t’apt, Moggi suggests that the hulk may be the burned steamer Columbian. He states however that she would have to drift at the rate of It knots to make the spot where the derelict was pass ed. HOME EDITION REBELS SIT DOWN ON PLAN OF ENVOYS HARD Proposal For Establishment of Administrative Form of Gov’t Not Acceptable. Huerta Must Go, They Say—Lamar and Lehmann at White House Washington. As stumbling block* in the path of mediation appeared to bo gradually disappearing today, sug gestions oT the mediators’ tentative plans unofficially were revealecl. A report that the South American envoys tentatively were considering a plan for possible establishment of R form of government Including twK administrators, to be named by the federal*, two by the constitutionalists and a fifth by the mediators, drew from Carranza's agents Che declara tion that any such proposal would not be acceptable to their chief. Emphatic. They were emphatic In their decla rations that the constitutionalists woudl agree to nothing short of tho elimination of Huerta and of his en tire party. Roberto Pesquelra. Car ranza’s confidential representative, asserted: "We have beaten Huerta ai every turn and why should we yield ou r advantage when we have the re forms for which we strive almost within our grasp? Tl'lh has been a fight ot 100 years for reform and we (Continued on page seven.) DID MAAS EXECUTE PARKS? , r Both Sec’y of War Garrison and Sec’v of State Bryan Say Future Course Depends on Replies to Joint Inquiries Washington.— Secretary Garrison has directed General Funston at Vera Cruz to ask General Maas, the Mexi can federal commander, what has be come of Samuel Parks, the United States private who, while Htippozedly Insane, rode through the Mexican linns and has not been heard from since. A like Inquiry has been trans mitted by Secretary Bryan to General Huerta through the Brazilian minis ter in Mexico City. It hag been re ported that Parks met death in the Mexican lines. , Mr. Garrison said today that Gen era I Funston had reported unverified stories repeated to him to the effect that Parks had been executed. The secretary said his future course would depend entirely upon the na ture of the replies to the Inquiries now being made jointly by the state and war departments. Silliman on His Way Under Guard Washington. -The Freeh embassy today received advices from the French legation In Mexico City stating that United States Vice Consul John R. HUH man, who had been held by fed eral authorities in Multlllo, was on hie way to Mexico City under guard. At Mexico City, Hllllman will be turned over to the Hrazlllan minister and al lowed to proceed to Vera Cruz. LEFT $20,000,000. Paintavllla, Ky.— I The body of John C. Calhoun Muyo, democratic national committeeman from Kentucky, urrlved at the Mayo home here today and will be burled tomorrow. Governor Mc- Creary and state officials will attend the funeral In a body. It waa offl* dally announced today that Mayo's vast fortune, estimated at more than $20,000,000. la to be placed In the hands of trustees.