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VOLUME XIX, No. 162.
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IF NO ARMISTICE, NO
REBEL DELEGATES TO
MEET, SAY MEDIATORS
fniection of Question of Constitutionalist Representation at
Peace Conference, Draws Issue Cearlv Between A. B. C.
Envoys and the American Government —Neither Villa Nor
Carranza Desired As Provisional President
Another Possibility Is: If Mediation Unsuccessful, and
Fighting Continues, Foreign Complications May Compel
Advance of the U. S. Troops From Vera Cruz to the City
of Mexico.
Niagara Falls, Ont—Frederick W.
Lehman of the American legation, saw
Ambassador Da Gama this afternoon
and arranged a conference with the
mediators for 5:30 p. m.
Keen Expectancy.
Niagara Falls, Ont—Reports from
Saltillo that General Carranza's ans
wer to the last communication of the
mediators had been transmitted to Nia
gara Falls aroused keen expectancy
among members of the mediation
conference today.
Intimations have come from El Paso
that the constitutionalist answer will
refuse to declare an armistice, in that
the subject will he ignored but that
the note will announce the intention
of the constitutionalists to send dele
gates here to discuss the Mexican
problem, leaving indefinite the nature
of the instructions given to the dele
gates.
No Admission. .
What the mediators would say to
such a proposition is not difficult to
conjecture, for they have taken a
stand that unless an armistice is de
clared there will be no admission for
the constitutionalist delegatee. Never
theless the mediators have indicated
they would not be averse to discussing
questions informally with representa
tives of Carranza.
Injection of the question of consti
tutionalist representation at this time
would tend somewhat to divert the
proceedings from the course they have
assumed.
Clearly Drawn.
The issue today is clearly drawn be
tween the American government and
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DEFENDERS OFF
IN 6TH RACE
Vanitie Leading Resolute in
Tringular 30 Mile Course Off
Sandy Hook in Trial Contest.
Assoociated Press boat off Sandy
Hook—(by wireless) —The cup de
fense candidates, Resolute and Vanitie
fought out their sixth trial race today
without a third competitor. The tri
city yacht Defiance was unable to
remedy the defects in her rigging
made evident by yesterday’s contest
and did not enter the trial today.
The course today was triangular,
thirty miles long over the historic
'American Cup waters. The water was
-smooth and the wind at the start was
barely five miles an hour.
Resolute gained the first advantage
and forced the Gardner boat to crooss
the line ahead. The preliminary
Jockeying lasted so long that both
boats crossed the line after the two
minute handicap period, Resolute 20
(seconds behind her rival.
Vanitie kept her lead as they raced
along the Jersey headlands and at the
first mark off Long Branch was more
than a mile ahead of Resolute.
Shortly after 2 o'clock Reaolute drew
ahead of Vanitie for the flrßt time and
as sailing conditions were in her fa
vor she seemed to have the race as
good as won.
“Bud" Fisher’s Wife in
i Auto Crash; Said Dying
New York.—Mrs. Pauline Fisher,
R 23 years of age, wife of “Bud" Fisher.
■ the cartoonist, was ao seriously in
ljured when two motors cars collided
iearly today that she is reported dying
■at Fordham Hospital. Five ether oc
go u pants of the car are suffering from
jUtH serious injuries.
[ Mrs Flaher was one of a party of
four in an automobile driven by I.aw
fence E. iAmb on Bay Chester Road
When anbfher car dashed into it
Jfhe Lamb car was overturned and
MMra. Fisher pinned beneath It.
Not Fatally Hurt.
Now pqnditlon of Mrs.
Paulina Fisher, wife of "Bud" Fisher,
I the cartoonist was much improved to
day, It was said.at the hospital where
she was taken after the automobile
accident. First reports were that sh«
bad been fatally hurt
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Steamer Antilla
At Tampico Wharf
Tampico, Mex., by way of
Laredo, Texas.—The steam
ship Antilla, supposed to be
bringing arms and ammunition
for the constitutionalist army,
arrived here today from New
York and anchored off the city
wharves. She is to discharge
her cargo tomorrow.
Says Another War,
Turkey and Greece
London. Another war between
Greece and Turkey is predicted today
by the Times, which says the unrest
in the Balkans has become acute.
The unrest is attributed by the
newspaper to the drastic policy of the
Young Turks in expelling all Greeks
from Asia Minor and Turkish Thrace.
It believes this policy is a prelude to a
declaration of war upon Greece, the
main object being the reconquest by
Turkey of Salonlki and the reoccupa
tion of Macedonia.
“LIVE AND LET LIVE.”
Washington.— President Wilson to
day received a request from the “Live
and Let Live League,” of New York
for permsision to hold a mass meet
ing Saturday In front of the subtreas
ury to protest against “the efforts of
Geo. W. Perkins to chloroform the
progressive party to ensure successto
the republican party in 1916.”
The request w as transmitted to Sec
retary McAdoo.
“WALL ST. WOLF” APPEALS.
Washington.—David Lamar, indict
ed in New York for alleged imperson
ation of a member of the House of
Representatives, today appealed to
the supreme court from the decision
of the local courts that he could be
extradited from the District of Col
umbia to New York for trial.
Unless the government asks to have
the case advanced the court will not
reach it for two years.
4 DEAD; TRAIN HITB AUTO.
Omaha, Neb.—Four persons ara
dead today as a result of injuries
w-hen a Union Pacific train struck
and demolished the automobile in
which they were riding near Millard
late last night Three of th*m were
killed almost instantly and the fourth
dfed In the hospital early today.
The dead are Oscar Krug, St. Louis;
Carl Baer, Omaha; two unidentified
women.
VOLCANO’B STEAM COLUMN.
Red Bluff, Ca.—The column of steam
ascending from the top of lessen
Peak haH diminshed in height but
still Is higher than the column gent up
during the disturbances of last week.
Forest supervisors say the action is
geyser and not volcanic.
No smoke is ascending but the steam
forces up a large quantity of light
blue ashes which have been scattered
to 20 miles distant.
COMPLETE DELIBERATIONS.
Paris. —The delegates to the Inter
national Congress of Chamber of Com
merce, having completed their delibera
tive work, began today a series of visits
to pieces of Interest In Paris and ex
cursions to other cities. They remain
In Paris or the vicinity until Saturday
when lYealdent Poincare Is to preside
over a banquet Jn their honor.
Afterward the delegates proceed to
Dijon, Lyon, Grenoble, Chambery, Alx-
Les-llalns, Cahtnonlx Mont Blanc and
Evlan, returning to Purls June 26th.
1200.000 ST. LOUIS FIRE.
Bt. Louie. —Fire that stared In the
ether house of the Malllnckrodt
Chemical Works early this morning
caused damage to the plant estimated
at 1200,000. Combustion of nitrate
of soda was the cause, according to
officials. The firemen were greatly
handicapped by nauseous fumes from
the burning chemicals and from the
danger of explosions which at one
time threatened to destroy the entire
plant, which covers more han a city
block and Is valued at a million dol
lars. No one was injured.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 11,1914.
Tubman High School Girls To Be Graduated at the Grand Tonight
■ -j-j. —1 ! ——*•
CLASS OF 1814, T. H. S.
Reading from left to right—Top Row: Misses Mable Newton. Alma Davis, Etta Donen, Dorothy Fitzgerald, Lillie Page, Helen Henian,
Marguerite Morris, Lois Eve, Nell Griffin, Mary Townes, Gladys Vigal. Estelle Sawilowsky.
Middle Row-: Mary Bleakley, Jennie Sandler, Mollie Shapiro, Mattie Armor, Mamie Dllwortli, Hattie Irvin, Ruth Clark, Naomi Silver.
Bottom Row: Katherine Whitney, Cecilia Meadoweroft, Dorothy Morris, Lillian Wilson.
AWAIT TOLLS VOTE
IN WILTING HEAT
BOTTLING
UP PLAN;
HUERTA
Explosions on Railway Be
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico
City Due to Mines. Should
Dictator Decide to Flee,
Ready to Nab Him
Washington.—Although numerous
wrecks on the railway between Vera
Cruz and Mexico City have been ex
plained to Consul Canada as due to
washouts, it is believed by many per
sons in Vera Cruz that the explosion
of mines along the tracks may have
been responsible.
“Ought to Starve.”
Vera Cruz,—Efforts to induce Hu
erta to permit the closing of the gap
in the railroad made by General Maas
a short distance outside of Vera Cruz
when the Mexican troops under his
command evacuated this port again
have failed. Huerta said his dignity
would not permit the rapairing of the
road; that “if the Mexicans who yet
were at Vera Cruz were so unpatriollo
us to remain they ought to starve.”
Huerta, at the time passengers who
arrived here today left the capital
city, had given no indication of early
retirement.
The military situation around the
capital has not greatly altered. The
constitutionalists appear to be gain
ing in strength about Puebla, but
Huerta is reinforcing the garrison
there.
Ready For Him.
Washington.—-General Funston’* re
port that the constitutionalists threat
ened to cut railroad communication
between Huerta’s capital and Vera
Cruz led to statements by friends of
Carranza that the campaign was alined
to capture Huerta and his advisers
In case they suddenly determined to
quit the capital.
The constitutionalists said their forces
In Vera Cruz state were so disposed
as to be able to cut the line from
Mexico City to Vera Cruz and also
that connecting the capital and Puertu
Mexico. They claimed that railroad
communication between the capital
and Pacific const points had been In
terrupted and that at the first report
of any movement by Huerta the east
coast line* would be severed to pre
vent any possible attempt by the dic
tator to reach a port. It was said
the movement in Vera Cruz state had
been under contemplation for six
months. i
Final Appeals Made in Crowd
ed Senate to “Consecrate
Greatest Wonder in the
World to Liberty, Fraternity,
Equality”
Washington.—The tolls debate
was enlivened this afternoon by
an attack by Senator Clapp, pro
gressive republican, on President-
Wilson’s course in the tolls dis
pute. Reviewing the president’s
early writings, Senator Clapp de
clared Mr. Wilson was no more a
democrat at heart than Senator
Root or ex-President Taft. He
is leading his party to the, same
disaster which met another lead
er who once declared 'I nm the
state,’ ” added Senator Clapp.
In the House.
Washington.- While house leaders
undoubtedly will agree to the repeal
bill as amended, there hus as yet
been no agreement to that effect.
The Norrls-Simmons amendment is
not satisfactory, it is understood, to
many who sponsored the bill in the
house, nor to some who opposed it,
including Majority Leader Under
wood. Representative Adamson, who
led the house fight Tor repeal, hdlds
that as repeal does not surrender
any American rights the amendment
is out of place.
That administration forces in the
senate had lost no strength overnight
>vas indicated when tho first amend
ment offered today by anti-repeal
senators was voted down, 50 to 36.
The amendment proposed by Senator
Works, sought to Introduce a stron
ger declaration, preserving American
rights to tolls exemption.
Final Btages.
Washington.—Administration lead
ers in the senate were certain today
that their efforts to bring to a con
clusion the long debate over Panama
tolls exemption repeal would at last
be rewarded by a final vote before ad
journment. That the repeal would
have a safe majority In Its favor was
admitted by Its opponents, but many
senators were dissatisfied with the
Slmrnons-Norrls qualifying provis
ion, adopted late yesterday and sev
eral additional amendments were
proposed today to strengthen he re
affirmation of this government’s
right to exempt Its coastwise trade.
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May Let Thaw Make a
Visit to Pittsburg
New York.- Negotiations with a
view to securing permission for Harry
K. Thaw to make a trip from New
Hampshire to Pittsburgh were In
progress today. Thaw’s lawyers were
here for a conference with Wrn. Trav-_
ers Jerome, who represents the attor
ney general and It was hinted that
Thaw might be permitted to make the
trip.
Thaw's request for permission to go
to Pennsylvania is based on affidavits
that his presence |s required as a wit
ness in the courts there.
AS USUAL, ATTENDANCE TO BE
LAR6E AT TUBMAN GRADUATION
Twenty-Four Yaunq Ladies in
Graduation Class at Grand
Oepra House This Evening.
Exercises Beqin at 8:30
o’Clock
PRES’T OF AGNES SCOTT
TO DELIVER AN ADDRESS
Only Glass Speaker is Miss
Lois Eve. Interest in the
Commencement This Year
Has Been Unprecedented.
The Grand Opera hotine will be a nreno
of exqulHlte beauty thin evening when 34
of AuKUHta’i* lovelieHt youn« women will
be >n*H(luated from the Tubman Iflffh
school. ■ The theater, as usual, will be
crowded beyond Its seating capacity with
the relatlveH and numerous friends of
the young ladles.
A Popular Event.
There la no more popuar occasion
that takes place In Augusta during the
year than the Tubman commencement,
and the Interest shown in it tills year
is unprecedented.
Yesterday morning when the box of
fice at the Grand opened for the re
servation of seats for tontght, a line of
people In two and three abrest stretched
from the windo wlnside of the office out
of the doed* and into the street beyond
the enr tracks awaiting to get reserved
scat tickets. The entire house, from
pit to dome, had been taken some time
before the line exhuustd. So much for
the popularity of Tubman's commence
ment.
Teachers Been Busy.
Mr. T. 11. Garrett, principal, nnd
many of the teachers have been busy for
several days making all arrangements
for the graduation exercises tins even
ing. They have given up their time
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Intense Heat Affects
Westinghouse Pickets
Pittsburgh.—Scores of pickets sur
rounded trie Westinghouse plants in
the Turtle Creek Valley today while
guards armed with rifles appeared at
the principal entrance to the factories.
Bridget Kenny, secretsry of tho Al
legheny Congenial Industrial nion, of
which the ten thousand strikers are
members, today made the rounds of
the picket line with two other lend
ers. Pickets were relieved every four
hours because of thelntenes heat.
AT STEVENSON'S BLDBIDE.
Chicago.—Adlnl E. Stevenson, for
mer vice-president of the United
States, who has been seriously 111 at
a local hospital for nearly a month,
gradually Is growing weaker. Mem
bers of his family are watching at hi*
bedside.
4 VIOLINS WORTH $30,000.
Bt. Louis, Mo—The American Guild
of Violinists began Its convention
'here today and will continue through
until Saturday. A feature of the
meeting will he the exhibition of rare
Instruments. Four of the Strandl
varlus on display are valued at
$30,000.
$6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY.
TO EXTEND
THE U. S.
LINES
Gen’l Funston Makes Repeated
Requests to Better Protect
Vera Cruz By Moving Troops
Further From City—Fears
Fighting Between Rebels and
Federals
Washington, D. C.—Brigadier Gene
ral Funston’s reposted rtiinnnirnd*-
•Inns for moving the American linen
further inland to better protect the
city and water and food supplies are
being considered anew by officials
here, who are confronted, however,
with the Insistenec of the state de
partment that the present position be
maintained during the mediation con
ference.
No decision has been reached and
officials feel the responsibility put
upon them by Kunston's recommend
ations and recurring reports of possi
bilities of federals cutting the long
unprotected water supply line between
the city and the farthest marine out
post at Tejar, nine rnlles out.
The possibility of fighting between
federals and constitutionalists adds to
the desirability from a military view
point of extending the lines somewhat.
Whirlpool Takes Lives
of 4 Members Family
Maclenny, Fla.—A dangerous whirl
pool in the St. Mary's river, sixteen
miles north of this place, is respon
sible for the death of four children
and the wiping out of practically the
whole of a Baker county family. Riley,
Lillie, Mamie and Effie Johns, all
children of B. I). Johns, a prosperous
farmer near Baxter, met death while
In bathing yesterday afternoon after
the youngest of the quartet had been
caught In tin- pool arid the othor
three, led by Riley Johns, the oldest,
had attempted to rescue her. The
children ranged In age from 11 to IS
years. All bodies were recovered af
ter several hours of search of the
river with dragnets and hooks.
PRESIDENT SEES MASONB.
Washington. Practically every Ma
sonic Jurisdiction in the United States
was represented today In a delegation
of more than 700 members of the Mys
tic Order of Veiled Prophets received
by President Wilson. The Masons
were returning to their homes froom
their recent national convention In
Richmond. Va.
HOME
EDITION
BLOWING UP
CORONATION
CHAIR IS
TRIED IN
ABBEY
Westminister Abbey Scene of
Latest Militant Outrage To
day. Detonation Heard in
Parliament Where Debate on
Suffrage Question Was Pro
ceeding. Members Flock Out
London.—Those In the vicinity
at the time of the explosion at
Westinster today said they heard
two terrific reports. The fabric
of the abbey building was said to
have been slightly damaged, but
as the police kept all Inquirers at
a distance this could not be con
firmed.
The bomb appears to have been
brought into the abbey In a bag,
which was placed partly beneath
the seat of the chair.
Parliament in Session.
London.—An attempt to blow up the
coronation chair which has been In
Westminster Abbey since 1296. was
made this evening. The outrage Is
attributed by authorities to militant
suffragettes.
The chair, generaly called St. Ed
ward’s chair out of respect to Edward
the Confessor, near whose shrine it
stands, was made by order of King
Edward 1, to hold the coronation stone
or “Stone of Destiny” on which the an
cient Scottish kings used to sit when
they were crowned Damaged caused
to the chair by the explosion was
slight.
Placed Benath It.
The explosives had been placed be
neath it, hut Its efferts seemed not to
reach the chair itself, which Is of solid
oak covered with gilding and orna
mental work
The famous old stone, however, waa
badly chipped.
The police quickly took possession
of the abbey after the outrage. The
explosion occurred while Reginald
McKenna, the home secretary, was
talking on the suffrage question in the
House of Commons.
The detonation was plainly hoard in
the parliament house and members of
the commons and the peers flocked out
Into parliament square to ascertain
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SUPPOSED IT WAS BLANK
CARTRIDGE; BABY DEAD
Tampa, Fla.—Shooting what he sup
posed was a blank cartridge In a .22-
callher rifle, his gun pointed at the
three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. C.
E. Noluch, 12-year-old Wayne Cooper
late yesterday fatally wounded the
baby, who died at an local hospital
this morning. The boy Is heartbroken
over ihe occurrence. After the fatal
shot the babe walked to the doorway
of hla home and lisped:
’’Papa, I am hurt right here." Mr.
Nolach made a hasty examination and
rushed the little fellow to the hospi
tal.
The Land
of Broken
Promises
A Stirring
Story of the
Mexico n
Revolution
By
DANE COOLIDGE
Amihtr if ’*rh* Flvbtlng Foot” "HttftMl
Wafers. "Tbe Tnkao.” Kit.
Uluitrationt by DO N J. LAVIN
(Copyright, 1914, by Frank A. MunaagJ
Beginning in Saturday’*
Herald.