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Villa Pleads For Enough Ammunition to Get to Huerta THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Sat urday. VOLUME XIX, No. 135. PogGpM© P@u<g@ €©na{l@ir(iffii(g(g ft© A©©©fflm®dliift<i Mswiina P©2©|ift©g 3 PEACE ENVOYS PAY A FORMAL VISIT OF FAREWELL TO PRES’T South American Mediators on Whom Hope of Averting War Rests, Received at White House Prior to Their Departure. Diplomatic Ceremonial in Blue Room Washington—The opening of the negotiations of the South American mediators in the Mexi can controversy at Niagara Falls. Ont., today was postponed until Wednesday, May 20, the state de partment announced. The ses sions originally were scheduled to begin, Monday, May 18. At Brazilian’s Request. Washington—The delay was arrang ed at the request of the Brazilian am bassador, Mr. Da Gama, in order that the Mexican delegates to the confer ence who are speeding northward from West today might not be unduly hur ried in their trip to Niagara Falls. The Mexican delegation will reach Wash ington shortly after noon tomorrow and will be given an opportunity by the postponement to familiarize them selves with the situation here before proceeding to the formal negotia tions. After the postponement was anounc ed Ambassador Da Gama and the other mediating envoys decided to delay their departure for Niagara Falls. It was said they might not leave Wash ington next week. r'urmal Ceremony. Washington.—The three South American envoys upon whom rests the hope of a peaceful solution of the Mexican imbroglio, today paid a for mal visit of farewell to President Wilson before their departure for Nia gara Falls, nt., to begin their peace negotiations. All the ceremonial of formal diplomatic intercourse mark ed the call of the three envoys. Am bassador Da Gama ot Brazil, Minister Noan of Argentina, and Minister Sua rez of Chile. went to the White House accompanied by Secretary of State Bryan. In the Blue Room. In the blue room the president with (Continued on Next Page.) HUERTA'!; ORDER DEFIED BY MAAS Specific Command Not to Re sist at Vera Cruz. General Fled Without His Sword. San Francisco.—That Provisional President Huerta had issued specific orders to General Maas, cammandlng the Mexican forces at Vera Cruz, to offer no opposition to the landing ol the Americans there and that those orders were disobeyed by General Maas on his own responsibility is a statement vouched for today by E. De Morelos, a Mexican architect, on his arrival here from Vera Cruz via New Orleans. "I talked with Maas on the evening of April 20,” De Morelos said, "and he told me he had received such orders ■Rut,' he said, 'I am going to restate notwithstanding.’ “On receiving news of the landing of Admiral Fletcher's marines, how ever, Maas precipitately fled, leaving his sword, flag, decorations and per sonal effects in his residence. "His daughter went to the French consul and begged him to recover he] father's sword, flag and decorations This the consul did." ON MOTORCYCLE. New York.—lrwin G. Baker arrived here today, having traveled 3,362 miles, from San Diego, Cal., on a motorcycle In eleven days, eleven hours and ten minutes. The best previous record was twenty days, nine hours and one minute. J.USITANIA IS HELD. New York. —The steamer Lusitania, when she arrived today from Liver pool, was held at quarantine for a short time on account of the illness of one of the steerage passengers. The patient was removed to Swinburne Is land Hospital and fifty-five of the passengers from the same compart ment wer removed to Hoffman Island. THE KILLIFER CASE. Cincinnati, O.—The United States circuit court of appeals today an nounced that the appeal of the Chi cago Federal League club from the ruling of United States Judge Ses sion* In the case of Catcher Killlfer would be heard at the coming June session. Tonight The Greatest Night Of All At The Chautauqua THE AUGUSTA HERALD ‘UNTIL WE TAKE CITY MEXICO’ Villa Leaves Torreon For Sal tillo Assault —Heads Army of 25.000 —Needs More Am munition Torreon, Mex.—Mobilization of rebel troops for the campaign against Saltillo came to a close last night when the last unit left Torreon accompanied by Gen. Villa and staff. The concentration has brought together an army o# 25.000 men. Villa has given instructions that the movements of his army be kept secret. More Ammunition. “To establish constitutional govern ment throughout Mexico we need ammu nition —more ammunition than we now have and I am willing that tht govern ment of the United States shall super vise to importation of it,’* said Villa in commenting on newspaper reports that President Wilson and others would be glad to see the rebels take Mexico City and end the present unrest in Mexico. “How can we take Mexico City if we have no ammunition?” asked Villa. “We must get ammunition after the fighting at Saltillo, as our supply then will be depleted. The Possibility. “Of course the United States must keep In mind the possibility that some one might provoke war between the two countries. It would be Injudicious, to say the least, to permit the unlimited importation of ammunition into a coun try with which battles might have to be fought. “For that reason I am willing to have a commission ascertain the amount of ammunition we need until Mexico City is taken, with a view to having the em bargo lifted on the quantity we require for that purpose.” FIND MUTILATED BODIES DE 3 Corpses of Mother, Son and Daughter Discovered. Think Attack Made on Latter. Ironton, Ohio.—The mutilated bodies of Mrs. Dennis Masle, her son Rob ert, and her daughter, Mary, were found today at their country home a* Greasy Ridge, 25 miles from Ironton. The mother was 75 years old, the son and daughter both past 45. The fam ily was prominently connected. Miss Mary Massie was found in the kitchen of the home with her hands tied behind her back and her throat cut. Her brother was found In the back yard with his head battered In, and the aged mother lay in the front yard with her throat cut and skull crushed. Police bellave an attack was made on the daughter and that the others wore kllh-d when they interfered A search is being made for Harley Beard, aged 21, a man employed on the place. Sawed Bars, Made Rope, Stole Bikes, Swam River Norfolk, Va.—Early today Herman Adldson and Chapman Willis, aged 17 and It; yearn, respectively, escap ed from the city jail by sawing a bar In the window and making a rope of their blanket. The aaw was fashion ed from the s'ring of Addison's shoe. Later they stole two bleycles, rode to the Elizabeth River and were cap turned after they had swum from one wharf to another a quarter of a mile. The hoy* are “burglars and were being held lor the reformatory. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 15, 1914. Taking Dead Sailors and Marines Off the Montana f fill t i'" \ • <v *t i xafeSnli t • \ I Mf : nr I \ ,t— . \ ■- jff ■/ !; I mi| in tii m, VI ,S>-■' :Jw 1 i\W HVHf V . 1 Hpi 1/• §ff lh J /A? A kSjUII/ I, 1/ M %m •v, IU M s/J 44 ■ . t»L 1 J- » ~ EflflyMil Mil 1 jawfesigiay I I ' ; rf m§§ J|lll \ /• ?\ \ faiuimiij■ • < vrsrgr-'' I fri imwstam 1 l ! l ? MOVING BIG DERRICK ON EMPIRE TOBAY FOR LAST TIME; VISIONS OF COMPLETED BUILDING Over 200 Men Rushing Work on Auqusta’s Magnificent 17- Story Skyscraper. Brick Work Up to 6th Floor WHITNEY COMPANY'S FORCE DOING SPLENDID WORK On No Far Distant Date | Structure Will Be Complete and Contract Time Will Probably Be Bettered. Tile big derrick on the Empire Life Insurance Company's 17 story office building is being moved today for the last time. For the past several days the work of putting up the steel lor the first two floors of the tower has been in progress. The derrick has been at the 13th floor level and Is being moved today to the 15th floor level. The 16th and 17th stories will he put up rapidly, then yomes the top of the tower, which will extend a considerable dis tance above the top of the 17th floor. The building, when finished, will be 220 feei from the grand, by far the tallest building In Augusta and one of the tallest in this section of the country. The derrick on ttye northern portion (Continued on Next Page.) 25 DAYB OUT. Montreal.—Anxiety was expressed here today for she surety of the freighter Boldwell, of the Roth line. 25 days out on a voyage from Ant werp to Montreal. The voyage should have taken only 15 days. The Bold well carries a crew of 35. 10,000 MASONS TO PARADE. Bt. Louie. Plans for a parade in whii h approximately 10,000 Masons will participate tomorrow afternoon, were worked out today by Grand Mas ters of Masonic orders whose second annual convention Is being field. Thir ty- Iwfi states and Canada and Mexico will he represented. MRB. PRESTON ARRIVES New York. —Mr*. ThornaH J. Fron ton, formerly Mr*. Orov#*r ClovHano, who h«M been living for norm* tnn»: abroad, arrived In New York today on tho LuHitania. Hhe nn\(\ that ahe hw l come only for a nhort may in thi* country. KRYL'S BAND AT CHAUTAUQUA Entertainment Arranged For Toniqht Will Probably Be Best of the Week—Grand Opera Singers on Program, Too. Band Also Played This Afternoon —Large Crowd Enjoyed Cathedral Choir Last Night. Tonight’s and Tomorrow’s Program. Evening—Band Concert and Grand Opera; Bohumir Kryl and his Band and the Denton Grand Opera Company. Saturday. Morning—lecture, "Taming a Giant" (Cultivation and Direction of the Will) Chaplain Varney. Afternoon—Concert, Farinelli Company. • Lecture, "The Modern Mormon Kingdom.’’ Children's Hour—Miss Gillen. Evening—Children's Night, Far inelll Company and Reno, ma. glcian. Never before has an Augusta au dience better enjoyed any musical program than the one rendered by House Committee Told ot Standard Oil Heavy Hand Waahington.—Charles Wrlghtsrnan, of Tulsa, Okla., representing Indepen dent nil producers, testified today be fore the house Interstate commerce committee in favor of establishment of a government bureau to regulate the petroleum Industry. He portray ed the Standard Oil Company as ar bitrary and all powerful, declared there was no excuse for the recent "slashing'' of prices of oil and advo cated making pipe line companies common carriers object to the Inter state commerce law. Between six arvl eight cents a barrel would he about the right charge, he said, for trans portation of oil nri the pipe lines run ning from Oklahoma to the Gulf of Mexico, now arbitrarily controlled, he declared, by the Standard Oil Com pany. Kryl’s Band tinder the Chautauqua tent on the Richmond Academy cam pus this afternoon. The tent was fill ed to overflowing with people and their generous and frequent applause signified great enjoyment. A Word About Kryl’s Band. There's nothing with the Chautau qua that beats Kryl's Band Bohumir Kryl and his world famous band are appearing this year for the third season on Kedpntli Chautauquas of the South and Middle West. The return of a band three times In con secutive years, Is truly noteworthy and at once denotes that It Is In ac cord with a general request and en thusiastic appreciation. Last season Mr. Kryl and his hand appeared st 110 Redpath Chautauquas and this year will appear at 130 Chau tauquas, playing both In the after noon and evening. In addition to his direction of the (Continued on Next Page.) Senate Bill Reported Carrying $37,238,279 Waihlna* 0 ”, D. C.—Carrying a total of f37,23K,273, an Increase of $706,163, over the house hill, the seriate appropriations committee today reported the leglsatlve, executive and judicial appropriation hill The bill Is $314,551 over the acl of ISM hut nearly $2,600,000 under the esti mates. The Indian appropriation hill carrying sl2 043,570, an Increase over the house of $2,403,033, also was reported. BANTO DOMINGO QUIf-T. Washington.—The situation at Puerto Plata, Hanto Domingo, held by revolutionists and where the govern ment has proclaimed a blockade Is reported as being quiet In a dispatch received at the navy department early today from Commander Eberls of the United States cruiser Washington at that port. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. BODIES LEAVING WARSHIP. This photograph was taken as the bodies of the 17 dead sailors and marines, who hist their dves in the taking of Vera Cruz, were hoing lowered from the deck of the TT. S' S. Montana to a naval tug in Now York harbor. INCREASE JAPANESE DEFENSE. Tokio. -An increase of the Japan ese national denfenses is promised in the declaration of policy issued to day by the new cabinet under the premiership of Count Shlgenobti Olcuma. 3 HUERTA ENVOYS ON WAY Two of the Finest Special Cars on Flagler System Boarded Bv Party—Will Be Whirled to Niagara Falls St. Augustine, Fls.—Thfi Hu<»rta dflf*gat«*H left hero at 1:20 p. ni. The delegaK'H rofuaod to talk to repor ter*. Over East Coast. St. Augustine, Fla. —If plans do not ko iiwry two of tin* flwnt Hpeclal ours on the PlaKk*r system will he honrdod at New Smyrna this morning by the throe Huerta meolators. their secretaries, some newKpaper men and some Mexloan ladies. The two oars will he whirled to Jacksonville ;ih a part of the Oversea Limited and will he routed from there to New York over the Atlantic Coast I Jne. Although no definite Information other than press rojorts had been received the passenger department of the Flagler system lias planed for two or three days to provide special private oars for tlie party. The commission-»rs reached Key West last night and Immediately left for the North. From State Department. A telephone message was received In (Continued on next page.) 1,000 IN RIOT. Springfield, Mate. —More than 1,000 men and women, strike sympathizers, mostly foreigners, made a riotous demonstration today In the vicinity of the rattan factory of the I ley wood Brothers and Wakefield Company, w her a strike has been In progress for several weeks. Factory windows were broken and electric ears were held up and searched for loyal work ers and strikebreakers, many of whom were assaulted. THREE KILLED IN AUTO. Bt. Loui*.—'Three persons were kill ed at. Kaufmsrin, Ills., eleven miles cast of Kdwardsvllle, Ills., today when an automobile in which they were rid ing was truck by a Toledo, Bt. Louis and Western train. The dead, all of whom lived In Mu* rlne. Ills., arc: John Stuck winch. Mrs. John Htockwisch. Oscar Maurer, brother of Mr* Httfckw!sch.« HOME EDITION VELASCO IS SUSPECTED OF PLOT; HUERTA DARED Defeated Torreon Commander, Though Wounded, Ordered Out of Capital. Britons Gath ering to Protect Selves Vera Cruz. - Credible private ad vices from Mexico City report that the federals at Topilejo, is miles south of the capital, were attacked yesterday by Zapatistas. No details of the fight ing were received. It Is not considered that the incident Indicates any Intention of a Zapata attack on the capital as the reported agreement between Zapata and Villa to move Jointly against Mexico City is credited here. The attack will serve however, to compel Provisional President. JHuerta to strengthen his outposts toward Vera Cruz. • Only Telegraph Wire. The reported departure of the feder al gunboats from their anchorage with the American ships off Tampico is be lieved to In- the result of a desire on tlie part of the commanders to com municate with Mexico City from Puer to Mexico by the only telegraph wire open to them. It. is understood that the two Amer ican destroyers are convoying the gun (Contlnued on Next Pngs.) 10 DEAR. 3 HURT iii mm Gasoline Thought to Be Cause of Demolishing of Detroit Plant. Skilled Mechanics Vic tims. Detroit, Mich.—Ten mon were kill ed and three badly Injured in an ex plosion this forenoon which demolish ed the plant oT the Mexican Crude Rubber Company. About 25 em ployes were at work in the building. Gasoline is believed to have been re sponsible for the explosion. Most of the victims were skilled mechanics. One body was blown through the building. Three others were burned beyond recognition. Three men were removed to a hos pital and physicians said they did not expect any of them would survive. Dozens of windows In the buildings near the rubber company's plant were shattered. Vat Exploded. There were several reports as to the cause of the exi lotion but survi vors said a rat containing a large quantity of molten rubber exploded. Officials of the company declined to Issue a statement until they conduct ed an Investigation. The plant, u one-story concrete building In West Detroit, was almost obliterated Uonerete blocks weigh ing several pounds were found more than two blocks from the scene of the explosion. The factory of the Commerce Mo tor Car Company, about 100 feet from the rubber concern, wai badly dam aged. Nobody In the building, how ever, was seriously hurt. Narrow Escapes. The explosion was witnessed by scores of 'pedestrians and there were many narrow escapes One specta tor said the concrete factory seemed to split Into three huge pieces, two of which "melted away.” The third, he said shot high Into the air and broke Itßo fragments which went whizzing In every direction. Fire men soon prevented the possibility of a conflagration. None of the first five bodies removed from the smok ing debris was Identified before be ing taken to the morgue. Abandonment of Gunboat in River at Tampico Waahington,—Admiral Badger r#- ported today that the Mexican federal gunboats Zaragoza and Bravo and the tog Tampico, which left Tampico yis terdav followed by American gunboats and destroyers, were expected to reach Puerto Mexico eurly tomorrow. Ha reported that the gunboat Vera Cm* had been abandoned In the Punuco river.