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Three Peace Delegates of Huerta Arrive at Washington
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TUXPAM IN
HANDS OF
REBELS;
LOBOS
NEAR
U. S. Consul Canada Announces
Capture—Lobos Lighthouse
Was Manned ,Bv Americans.
Complicating Issues May
Arise
Washington.—Tuxpam, on the east
coast of Mexico, between Vera Cruz
and Tampico, is in the hands of the
constitutionalists, according to a re
port to the state department today
from Consul Canada at Vera Cruz.
Consul Canada said a party of Span
ish refugees arriving in Vera Cruz
from Tuxpam in a launch informed
him that constitutionalists under Gen
eral Aguilar had occupied the city.
Unofficial information reaching the
department was to the effect that
Tuxpam was occupied on the 15th by
constitutionalists under Generals
Aguilar and Luis Blanco.
Much Speculation.
The fall >.f Tuxpam led to much
speculation here as to the possible oc
cupation by constiutionalists of Lobos
Island, a few miles distant. The Lo
bos lighthouse, one of the most im
portant in that region, was manned by
American sailors after it had been
abandoned by the Huerta lighthouse
keepers. The Huerta government pro
tested that this action was in viola
tion of the armistice and the mat
ter was arranged by the state depart
ment agreeing to turn over the light
house to the Huerta forces. Any at
tempt by constitutionalists to occupy
the island might, it was aid today,
make it difficult to carry out this
agreement and give rise to complicat
ing issues.
Arranging for Call.
Washington.—Admiral Mayo report
ed today that the Mexican federal gun
boat Vera Cruz, previously reported
to have been abandoned, was sunk in
the Panuco river at Tamos.
Admiral Cradock, commander of the
British naval forces at Tampico, call
ed yesterday with his entire staff and
two captain upon General Gonzales,
commander of the constitutionalist
troops. Admiral Mayo said he had
arranged to call today but with the
understanding that the visit would be
informal.
The American admiral added that
business of the port of Tampico Is
being resumed slowly. Two oil ships
cleared yesterday. No banks are open
and money is extremely scarce.
Rear Admiral Badger reported from
Vera Cruz that the cruiser Chester
had sailed for Puerto Mexico to Join
the three other American war vessels
there.
♦IOO.OOO WORTH FOODSTUFFS.
New York.—Food products to the value
of nearly SIOO,OOO Intended for the Unit
ed States soldiers In Mexico are to he
delivered at the Navy Yard by New York
dealers before Tuesday night. The con
tracts made last Wednesday, call for
1175,000 ponnds of potatoes, 25,000 pounds
of onions. 34.000 pounds of frozen poul
try. 40.000 pounds of butter. 20.000 dozen
eggs and 2,588,000 pounds of hay.
TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF THE CHAUTAUQUA
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. =====
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
MOUNTAIN BATTERY OF FUNSTON’S BRIGADE
Peace Sunday Tomorrow;
Call on 50,000 Pastors
New York. —Peace Sunday will be
observed tomorrow as the result of a
request made by the commission on
peace and arbitration of the Federal
Councils of Churches of Christ in
America. A large percentage of the
50,000 pastors to whom circulars have
been sent it is expected will heed a
request to devote prayers and a ser
mon tomorrow to peace.
“Peace Sunday” is the anniversary
of the First Hague Conference.
,Wants Whole World to
Know Uncle Sam Maligned
Washington—Arbitration of the
Panama tolls question was advocated
in the senate today by Senator Mc
j Lean of Connecticut. “I want the good
work which we have done at Panama
to pay in money and morals both,” he
said. “I want it to mark the hour of
victory' in etchics as well as engineer
ing. I want it to be a triumph for Un
cle Sam. I want the other 69 nations
of the world to attend this triumph
and get acquainted with the man they
have cartooned as a swine and skin
flint. I want the yellow man and the
brown man and the red man the white
man from the four corners of the earth
to come and take a look at this gift to
them from the man they have suspect
ed and malingned.”
Recess Taken in Trial of
Becker; Verdict in Week
New York.—A recess was taken to
day in the trial of Chas. A. Becker,
former police lieutenant, accused of
instigating the murder of Herman Ro
senthal, the gambler.
District Attorney Chas. S. Whitman
announced that he expected to finish
the presentation of the state’s case on
Monday and the defense probably will
complete its rebuttal by the middle of
the week. FYom this a verdict may be
expected a week from today.
Thought It a Mexican
Flag; Italy Protests
Washington, D. C. —Italian Ambassa
dor Confalonieri called on Secretary
Bryan today in regard to a reported In
sult to the Italian flag by two American
seamen In Philadelphia on May 14th.
The flag was displayed In front of a
barbershop at the time of memorial ex
ercises over American Vera Cruz vic
tims and it is thought the seamen mis
took it for a Mexican flag. It was pull
ed to the ground and trampled upon. Mr.
Bryan assured the am basso dr** that the
seamen, if found guilty, probably would
be punished. The answer was accept
ed as satisfactory.
Both Participants in
Pistol Duel Are Killed
Lexington, Ky.—Detail* of a pistol
duel al Coon’s Creek, iVar Hyden,
In which both participants were kill
ed, became known today. The vic
tims were Hubbard Minlard, aged 1.7,
son of County Attorney J, B. Minlard
of Leslie county, and Joseph Hensley,
a member of a prominent I»e*lle coun
ty family. Minlard was escorting
Mrs. Daisy Adams to a social function
when the couple met Hensley. A quar
rel ensued, both men drew pistols and
the firing ended with the death of
both. One of the bullets hit Mrs.
Adams hut her wound Is not consid
ered dangerous.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 16, 1914.
DYNAMITE
RETRIAL
CASES
“Every Link in Circumstantial
Chain is Present,” Says For
mer United States District At
torney in Opposition
Chicago.—Charles W. Miller, former
United States district attorney for In
diana, who prosecuted the dynamite
conspiracy ease against a number of
labor leaders in 1912, appeared again
for the government today in the Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals when
the rehearing on the granting of new
trials to Olaf A. Tveitmoe of San Fran
cisco; Richard W. Houlihan of Chi
cago and Wm. Bernhardt of Cincin
nati, came up for oral argument.
30 Convicted.
Originally 30 of the convicted men
filed appeals for new trials. The Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals up
held the conviction of 24 and granted
ne trials for six As to three of the
latter —Tveitmoe, Houlihan and Bern
hardt —the government requested a re
hearing which was granted. Miller said
the court had properly held that the
general conspiracy had been establish
ed and that 24 of the defendants were
directly connected with the conspiracy
to transport dynamite and nltro gly
cerin upon passenger trains.
“Every Link.”
The evidence, he said, must be large
ly circumstantial but that "every link
in the chain of circumstances Is pres
ent" and that the verdict of the Jury
“is sustained by substantial evidence
on every material point; that a clear
prima facie case was established
against Tveitmoe, Houlihan and Bern
hardt.”
Elijah Zoline, for the defense, re
plied that the three men had not been
convincingly connected with the con
spiracy at the trial.
RAILWAYS WATER INTERESTS
Washington, D. C.—The senate today
passed a resolution empowering the in
ter-state commission to call upon the
railway lines fOr data regarding iheir In
terests direct or Indirect in steamship
lines. The resolution was Introduced
by Senator Sheppard.
BREAKS NECK IN WILD AUTO.
Harrisonburg, Va.—J. E. Layman,
35, a veterinary surgeon of New Hope,
is dead, and J. E. Anderson, of Staun
ton, seriously Injured as a result of an
automobile accident near this place
late yesterday. The car in which the
men were riding became uncontrollable
arid was wrecked. I>ayman’s neck was
broken. Anderson will recover,
CONVICT MADE GOODS.
Washington.—'The senate manufac
tures committee today decided to hold
hearings next week on the hill to for
bid the Importation of convict made
goods.
GUNBOATS ARRIVE.
Washington. Admiral Badger re
ported the arrival today at Puerto
Mexico from Tampico of the Mexican
gunboats Bravo and Zaragoza and the
tug Tampico. The cruiser Tacoma and
two destroyers nre with them.
STARTING FOR THE SAND DUNES.
This photo was taken at Vera Cruz as tho battery was starting for
an outpost In the sand dunes district, several miles outside of tho city
proper.
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4,000 PEOPLE HEARD
KRYL’S FAMOUS BAND
Maine Potatoes, Florida
Berries, Pacific Coast
Salmon, California Fruit
Washington.—Speaker Clark, demo
cratic Leader Underwood, Republican
Leader Mann and Progressive Leader
Murdock were guests today at a
luncheon at, the capltol featured by
viands specially gathered from states
at the four corners of continental
United States. The hosts and the
state products they supplied were;
Representatives Guernsey, Maine, po
tatoes; Sparkman, Florida, corn on
the cob and strawberries; Bell and
Kettner, California, grape juice and
California plums; Johnson, Washing
ton, Pacific coast salmon.
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Music. Such As Has Never
Been Surpassed in Augusta,
Listened to Under Big Chau
taugua Tent Here Last Night
DENTON GRAND OPERA CO.
SCORED TREMENDOUS HIT
Chaplain Varney This Morning;
Hon. Frank J. Cannon This
Afternoon, and Reno, the
Magician, Tonight.
TONIGHT'S AND TOMORROW’S
PROGRAM.
Evening—Children's Night
Farlnelll Company and Reno, Ma
gician.
Sunday.
Afternoon—Sacred Concwt
The Kellogg-llalnes Singing
Party.
l.ecture-SeTTnon
Montavlile Flowers.
Vesper service.
Evening—Barred Concert ....The
Kellogg-llalnes Singing Party.
Admission to children's hour free
to all.
Last night, ns predicted, waa a great
night at the Chautauqua. There were
fully 4,000 people seated under the
great ran va m and Htandlng around the
outside of the tent who listened to
Kryl’s famous bund and the Denton
grand opera singers for hours and
then were content to remain for hours
longer to hear such music as these
musicians are capable of making. It
was truly a musical festival.
Interspersing the classical selec
tions on the program Hohlmur Kryl
led his hand in ragtime—the sort of
rag-time that makes It a torture for
one to keep still. There must be a
little movement of the feet that Is ir
resistible.
Grand Opera.
After the overture by the entire band
"Scenes from Martha,” In costume.
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WITH 160 REFUGEES
San Francisco.- Some word of the
British steamship Cetrlana ov.e-due
from Mexican ports with 160 refugees
was anxiously awaited here today by
relatives and friends of those aboard.
The steamer's agents however, believe
she will arrive by nightfall.
The Cetrlana carries no wireless
equipment a rid her posit, on tin only be
conjectured.
FIVE WILL RECOVER.
Detroit, Mich,—Coroner Kothscher
renewed his efforts today* to learn the
origin of the explosion which caused
the death of ten men and the serious
Injury to six others, at the plant of
the Mexican Crude Rubber Company
Iri tills city yesterday. Five of the
six Injured were reported- by physi
cians as almost certain to recover;
the sixth, ohn McDonald, 26 years old,
Is In a critical condition.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
AWAITING ANSWER TO
DEMAND OE AMERICAN
GOV’T DN PARKS' FATE
Mexican Envoys to
Conference Met By
Spanish Ambassador
Washington, D. C.—The
three special delegates who
will represent the interests of
General Huerta’s Mexican gov
ernment at the peace confer
ence at Niagara Falls, Ont., ar
rived here shortly after two
o’clock today. They were ac
companied by S. H. Hanks,
representing the American
State Department and met by
Mr. Riano, the Spanish am
bassador. In the party were
Emilio Rabasa, Augustin Rod
riguez and Luis Elguero, the
Mexican delegates, a staff of
secretaries and clerks and the
ladies accompanying the Mexi
cans.
PESTILENCE IT
MIZULIN, FEAR
Water Supply Cut Off By the
Rebels—Governor Disarms
Poiice of City.
On Board U. S. S. California, Ma
zatlan, Mexico, May 15 (by wireless to
San Diego, Cal., May 16). —Mazatlan's
water supply still Is cut off by be
sieging rebels and the death rale Is
increasing with alarming rapidity. An
outbreak of pestilence Is feared.
The governor of Mazatlan disarmed
the police today on the plea of lack
of ammunition for tho defense of the
city. His real motive, It Is believed,
was fear of internal revolt.
General Obregon, commander of the
constitutlona Uhlh, Is apparently work
ing southward for the purpose of cut
ting the railroad from Manzanillo to
Guadalajara nnd Mexico City before
attempting other operations. If he
succeeds in cutting the railroad,
thereby shutting off munitions of war.
It is thought the west coast cities will
fall without further fighting.
Obregon has given full assurance
that American and other foreign own
ed property In the territory of Tepli
will he protected.
Prepare Organization
of the Reserve Banks
Washington -Representatives of the*
five member banks In each of the 12
federal reserve bank districts will meet
In their respective reserve cities next
Monday to prepare certificates of or
ganization of the reserve hanks.
Certificates of organization are ex
pected to be forwarded promptly to
Washington. They will be bundled by
the reserve bank organization commit
tee, pending the anouncement of the
federal reserve board. It may be ten
days or two weeks before the president
sends to the senate the names of the
reserve board.
Madero Says a General
Change in Rebel's Policy
Washington. Krnesto Madero in a
telegram today to a personal friend In
Washington, stated that all the priests
arrested by constitutionalists in the
Monterey district had been released
and that confiscated church property
had been restored. Mr. Madero im
plied that this action was the result
of a general change In the policy of
the constitutionalists.
ARMS SHIPMENT TO MEXICO PORTS
NOT UP FOR STATE DEP’T RULING;
U. S. WAR DEP’T WON’T INTERFERE
Washington.—Secretary Bryan said today that the question of per
rritttliiK the shipment of arms from the United States to Mexican porta
was not before the state department for consideration. It was asstim
ed that no attempt would be made by the war department, which pro
mulgated the border embargo, to interfere with any shipment con-
HlKtied to Tampico or Tuxpam.
Secretary Daniels, however, said representatives of two of tho larg
est ammunition manufacturers In the United States conferred with him
after the situation became acute Ir. Mexico and assured him that their
firms would not send further shipments to either of the Mexican Tac
tions. Me said these promises were not from any solicitation on his part
The representative said they considered such a course the only patriot,
ic one to he pursued In the circumstances.
HOME
EDITION
Reports Indicate Execution
and Burning of the Body.
Case Assumes Threaten
ing Proportions—Preset
Wilson Himself Drafts
Note
Washington—Spanish Ambassa
dor Riano today received a de
spatch from the Mexican minister
of foreign affairs stating that vig
orous investigu(ion of the disap
pearance of Orderly Samuel Parks
immediately would bo made by
the Huerta authorities. Tho de
ftpetch was in reply to a note sent
by Mr. Riano, calling attention to
tho anxiety of the United States
government as to Parks.
“Urgent.”
Washington.- Secretary Bryan said
he had received no proof from tho
Brazilian envoy that Parks, who went
through the Mexican line in his uni
form, was executed. It is known how
ever, that the minister as well as C»en
crnl Kunston in Vera Cruz have been
told repeatedly that the young private
hud met with a summary execution
and that his body had been mutilated
end destroyed. Neither, however, has
been able to report to Washington the
federal commander’s account of just
what happened.
Secretary Bryan declined to make
public the text of the representations
made by him to Hen Huerta through
the Brazilian minister other than to
say that they were "urgent.”
Ask Immediate Reply.
Washlng'on, D. C.—While Huerta's
delegates to the Niagara Falls confer
ence were approaching Washington to
day, President Wilson nnd Ids advisers
awaited sin answer lo the demand on
Federal officials in Molxco City for news
of the bile of Samuel Parks, the Amerl
can soldier who In full uniform (grayed
into Huerta’s lines while probably tem
porarily Insane. Home reports were that
Parks had been “executed” and others
indicated that Ills body hud been burned.
The American demand declared that
unless Information of the fate of Parks
Immediately was given 1 lie American
government would consider it “an un
friendly slid hostile act.”
Drafted by President.
It was drafted by President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan and sent to tho
Brazilian minister In Mexico City with
the request that he expian to the Hu
erta government tho strong feelings of
Washington officials over the incident.
Ah the Parks case assumed threaten
ing proportions another stumbling block
In the jmth of mediation was removed,
by the report ihnt John JR. HllHman, the
American vice consul, over whose safety
there had been grave fenrs was on his
way from Boltillo to Mexico City.
Silllman Safe.
Further assurances of Sllllman’z
safety were received today at the state
department from the Brazilian minister
nt Mexico City. Hllliman’s arrival, the
minister reported, had been delayed by
Interrupted railroad conditions. Latest
reports were that he should have reach
ed the Mexican capital last night or
early today but that transportation
operations were very uncertain.
Dispatches received from Hear Admi
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MASTER MASONS' CONFERENCE
St. Louis.—The conference of Mas
ter Masons, which has been In session
here since Thursday morning, closed
today with a parade to the Masonic
home, where the cornerstone for a new
administration building was laid.
TESTS NOT TOO SEVERE.
Washington.—That the tests re
quired of candidates for admlslon to
the Naval A cad only are not so severe
as to he beyond the aspirations of tho
average American hoy Is the assertion
of the navy department in a state
ment issued today referring to the en
trance examinations held at Annapolis
on April 21. In support of Its claim
the department calls attention to the
large number of successful candidates
at that time. The statement is in tho
nature of an answer to criticisms of
the entrance examinations.