Newspaper Page Text
.Dead Jlre Strewn in Heaps Jljter Ferocious Fighting
THE WEATHER
Generally fair tonight
and Friday.
VOLUME XIX. No. 176.
AFTER 4 BAYS' BATTLE
VILLA VICTOR; 4,500
i KILLED.2IO WOUNDED
Final Assault Takes Place on Zacatecas—s,ooo Federal
Prisoners Captured Besides Great Quantities of Stores
and Munitions of War —Another Stage Reached in the
§• Constitutionalists March Towards City of Mexico
Zacatecas, Mex.—After four days of
I-preliminary fighting the final assault on
y Zacatecas look place Tuesday, resulting
In the capture of the city by the Con
stitutionalists at 7:30 p. m.
ffi The dead on the Federal side, accord
ing to official figures numbered 4,000
and 2,000 wounded while the losses to
the attacking side were not stated defi
nitely. though Gen. Villa estimates his
'‘casualties at 500 dead and SOO wounded.
The battle was the most hotly contested
during the present revolution in the be
lief of leaders here. Fourteen thousand
Federals were entrenched in seemingly
impregnable positions.
5,000 Prisoners.
| Five thousand prisoners were captured
by General Villa’s troops. Twelve can
non, nine military trains, six thousand
rifles and three carloads of cannon and
rifle ammunition were captured,
s The Federals were reported to have
i dynamited many buildings of the city
1 before evacuating slaying those of VII-
Kia's troops who had occupied the build
ings in the street fighting.
By Villa Himself.
| General Villa himself gave the follow-
Mng account of the battle:
"After four days hard attacks today
gwas the decisive one. The enemy, num-
Pbering 14,000 commanded by Medina
|p3arron and five other generals were de
i seated completely by my forces which
were aided effectivelp by Gen. Natera’s
| men. Up to this moment we have five
thousand prisoners, twelve cannon, nine
trains, two carloads of rifle ammuni
tion and canno shells and nearly six
• thousand Mauser rifles and a large
quantity of provisions and other muni
tions of war.
The Dead.
"The enemy who escaped went in the
direction of Aguas Calientes after dy
-4 n ami ting the post office, the state treas
urer's office and the stamp revenue of
£ flee buildings. The explosions killed
I many of our men and destroyed part of
ithe city. The dead of the enemy num
|ber about 4,000 and 2,000 wounded.
I "On our part we cannot tell the losses
f of the battle which lasted five consecu
-1 tive days but I think there are not more
| than 500 dead and 800 wounded. Among
the latter are Generals Herrera and
i Rodriguez who were eeverly wounded,
v Our atrillery operated splendily, de
■ stroved every fort, the last being El
| Grillo."
Another Stage Reached.
El Paso. Texas. —The taking of Zocate
t cas places the entire northern part of
I Mexico and much more than half of the
I republic’# territory in the hands of the
i Constitutionalists.
It marks another stage in the race of
l three rival Constitutionalist leaders to
'% Mexico City.
General Villa from Zacatecas probably
I will move against Aguas Calientes. al
fcmost directly to the south, whence the
" remnants of the Zacatecas garrison re
treated. General Pablo Gonzales, the
eastern divisonal commander, who took
Tampico, has been ordered to take San
Luis Potosl, now weakened by an al
most complete evacuation.
Even Clearer Road.
General Alvaro Obregon, commander
‘of the army of the west, is about to
take Gaudalajnra. Ts successful his
t troops would have even a clearer read to
the national capital than those of Villa
or Gonzales. Guadalajara, far to the
I south and next to Mexico City, the larg
est city In Mexico affords the roadway to
the capital through a rich country which
Kcoiild easily sustain a lrge army.
. Villa, taking the center route, has en
gaged in more successful fights than any
of the three divisional leaders. He has
taken Ojlnaga and Juarez on the Texes
border. Chihuahua City. Torreon and
' Narateoas and still Is not as far south
. as either Obregon or Gonzales who have
worked along the coasts. Neither Ma
zatlan nor Guaymas on the west coast
have been taken by Obregon but the
presence of Federal garrisons in those
ports is not considered by the revolu
tionists as a hindrance to the Mexico
‘Cit ycampaign.
'Arson Squad’ Attempts
to Burn Irish Church
Belfast, Ireland.—An "arson squad” of
j< suffrugettese caused extensive dam
| suffragettes caused extensive dam-
I lessene near here early today. De
| structlon of the entire church was
[ averted only by the timely arrival of
I the sexton, who succeeded In extin
gulahing the blaze. The woodwork of
I the building had been drenched with
I petroleum.
49 WANT EXAMS.
| Washington.—Rear Admiral How
■Ard, commanding the Pacific fleet, in-
Bnrmed Secretary Daniels today that
Ht enlisted men In his command had
ISsked to stand for examination for ap
pointment to the Naval Academy as
Midshipmen.
■The pending naval bill upon Ito
IMHKage will provide for the annual
®§slKnatlon of fifteen enlisted men for
Appointment to the naval academy,-
NEW POSTAL CARD IS
COMING; GREEN INK.
■ Washington.— Issuance of a new
u»o*tal card was anounced by the
■n-i office department today. It
is to replace the card now In use
■hlcti bears the profile portrait of
McKinley. Th- new
Hrd win bear the portrait of
|(fbetnas Jefferson. The card Is
■■rlnted in green Ink.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
RECEIVERS FOR
VAST BUSINESS
HlCLfllllCO.
Many Subsidiary Concerns Also
Affected By Today’s Action,
the Result of a Suit in Equity.
Flurry in Financial Circles
Present Concern Organized By
John Claflih in 1890—His
Father Was One of the
Pioneer Wholesale Dry Goods
Kings of Gotham. Did Enorm
ous Business.
New York —lt is understood that
the Claflin Company controls
about 28 dry goods firms through
out the United States distinct and
apart from those affiliated with
United Dry Goods Companies.. Be
tween 2,500 and 3,000 hanks hold
paper of these stores. The liabil
ities of the firm are estimated at
about $35,000,000; the assets at
$44,000,000.
The Statement.
New York. —This statement was
given out at the office of the H. B.
Claflin Company today:
“The unprecedented shifting of trade
centers in New York has caused great
loss to many interests. In the case of
the H. B. Claflin Company, the up
town movement of business has ser
iously curtailed our wholesale profits
and has compelled us to rely mainly on
the profits from financing retail stores
throughout the country. Their rap
idly expanding business has occasion
ed large capital requirements which
we have not been able to meet. A re
ceivership has therefore become neces
sary, pending a readjustment of the
affairs of the company. A plan of re
organization for the H. B. Claflin Com
pany will soon be presented which we
hope will prove acceptable both to
creditors and to stockholders.
“The Associated Merchants Com
pany and the United Dry Goods Com
panies are not themselves borrowers
of money. They are In exceedingly
strong financial position and the suc
cess of their retail stores Is assured.
Name Receivers.
New York.—Receivers were named
today for the vast wholesale dry
goods establishment of the H. B.
(Continued on Next Page.)
Becker Moves to New
Cell in Death House
Ossining, N. Y.—Charles Becker,
covicted murderer of Herman Rosen
thal, has moved his belongings fropa
the top tier of cells to the main floor
of th death house at Sing Sing pris
on and today began writing a book
on his experiences as a New York
policeman. The execution of Peter
Rebacco on Monday left the second
largest cell in the cell house and
Becker was permitted to occupy It.
AD. MEN TO CHICAGO 1915.
Toronto.—After an exciting session
of the nominating committee of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of Amer
ica, It was decided today to hold the
next convention In Chicago In 1915.
San Francl c co and Minneapolis both
tried hard to get the convention. It
is understood that when nominations
are held on Thursday President Wil
liam Woodhead of San Francisco, and
other officers will be re-elected by ac
cUima(lon.
DELEGATION FROM UNITED BTATEB
Washington, D, C.—The American
delegation to the conference of the Inter
parliamentary union at Stockholm,
Sweden. August 19th, was announced to
day as follows;
Senators Burton, of Ohio and William*
of Mississippi, and Representatives
Bartholdt, Missouri; Alney and BarFh
feld. Pennsylvania; Bartlett, Georgia;
Fairchild and Underhill. New York; Mc-
Coy, Tuttle and Townsend New Jersey;
Post. Ohio: Madden Illinois; Montague
Virginia ;■ Hiayden and Mlephens, Texas:
Baker. California. Steenerson, Mtnesota.
LIGHTNING BTARTB fTrE
Hagerstown, Md.—Fire, due tn light
ning, destroyed the Windsor Knitting
Mills last night, causing an estimated
lose of {IOO,QUO.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 25, 1914.
New York Police Rehearsing For Tomorrow's Parade
. —, —-^ ~ M —”' ——— * —. ■ ■
x .!_* - • .Mimitu
.... . JT '• > ■
u.tv r•va TiW**!. 91KW* LV*e*> **-«-
MARCHING IN FORM OF A “STAR.”
New York. —Commissioner of I’olice Woods set aside June 26th and 27th. as the dates for police “field
day,’’ and lias started out to raise SIOO,OOO for the “honor roll find," to be used in the immediate relief of
the families of patrolmen killed in the performance of their duty. The event will he hold ftt Brighton
Beach race track. A long list of events has been devised. “Big Babe" McDonald, the Olympic hammer
thrower, will desert his post at Broadway and Forty-Second Street, to swing the hammer for the benefit of
the crowd. Jack Eller, the world's champion huldler, will doff blue and brass buttons for running trunks
and top the bar in competition with all comers, for the benefit of the families of the dead policemen.
UNABLE TO TELL WHAT IRISH
AMERICAN DEPOSITORS WILL GET
Mr. Irvin Alexander, Receiver of Defunct Institution, Gives
The Herald a Statement As to Why He Cannot
Tell What Will Be Paid
DEPOSITORS HA VE BEEN
SLOW IN CO- OPERA TING
Determination of Priority Matter of Citizens & Southern to
Materially Affect Amount of Dividend.
A Herald reporter called, on Mr.
Irvin Alexander, receiver of the Irish.
American Link this morning, asking
ii any inforniatioa could yet he given
to payjyes interested as to whethei
there would be a dividend, and if so
what the dividend would likely be and
when it would likely he paid.. Mr.
Alexander replied that it was impos
sible at this time to give any definite
information either as to assets or
iiabilities, gving as Ills reasons there
for the fact that neither the assets
nor the liabilities had been definitely
determined. For example, there are
outstanding bills payable made by the
Iridli-American Bank aggregating
something over $120,000, which bills
are held by some of the banks witli
which the [rish-American Bank did
business. This item will probably
be materially reduced, because the
banks hold collateral for these bills
payable, and tlie receiver has been
advised that some collections have
been made on the collateral. .No def
inite report has been made to ’aim,
however, by the banks holding the
collateral, and for that reason it is
impossible to say what reduction will
eventually be made on this item of
indebtedness.
In addition to this there are out
standing cashier’s checks and certifi
cates of deposit aggregating nearly
(Continued on Next Page.)
‘POLITICS FROM
MU: T. R.
The Colonel Says His Career
As Geographer at End.
Plunges Into Political Fray.
Oyater Bay, N. Y.—Theodore Roose
velt, who returned last night from
Kurope, where he hjid gone to attend
the wedding of his son, Hermit, per
mitted himself no rest oday, bu im
medlaely he got to work on his cor
tespondence and other matters which
hail accumulated in his absence
Politics will he Mr. Roosevelt's
chief pursuit for the next four months
according to his own statement.
"My career as a geographer ended
last night,” he declared today. “For
the next four months I suppose I
shall be a politician.” •
Colonel Roosevelt a: pears to he In
much better health than before he
sailed for Kurope.
O. K.'a the Colonel.
New York.—ln a cable message
made public here today, Algoc Range,
an txplorer, after announcing that he
had completed Amazon explorations
for which he went Into the Brazilian
jungle In 1912 added that he found
the discovery of a river by Theodore
Roosevelt to be authentic, Range al
so announced In his message that he
wa* aboard the ship Denis enroute to
New York.
MESS SOY RETURNS
Vers Cruz.— Oregarlo Alcnrez. the Fl|-
plno men boy of the battleship Flor Obi,
who wandered out of the lines on Mav
Hth and was arrested by the federal
troops, returned h<Te today under the
escort of Adolfo Magnon of the Brazilian
legation in Mexico City,
THE PRESIDENT
MUCH PLEASED
Mexican Situation, Executive
Thinks, More Promising Than
Ever. Like Rebels Victory at
Zacatecas.
Washington.—After h conference
with Secretary Bryan, Frelsdent Wil
son authorized the statement today
that the outlook In the Mexican situa
tion was more promising than It had
ever been before. It was Intimated
by officials close to the president that
this feeling was based on the signing
of protocols at Niagara Falls last night
and on the expectation that the in
ternal affairs of Mexico would he sat
isfactorily adjusted between represen
tatives of the constitutionalists and
the Huerta delegates. Administration
officials made no effort to conceal
their pleasure over reports of taking
of Zacatecas by General Villa. It was
admitted that in the view of the ad
ministration the victory at Zacatecas
Increases the importance of tdlla In
the constitutionalists’ cause.
Confidence that constitutional rep
resentatives will work with the Huerta
delegates was expressed by officials
close to the president. It was Inti
mated that th" Influence of Villa was
expected to have an important part
In the decision of this question.
A repor was current today that Her
bert. ,). Brown of Washington had been
sent to Mexico by President Wilson
to confer with Carranza but-there was
no official confirmation.
Conditions at Acapulco
Becoming Intolerable
On Board U. 8. 8. California. Ma
zatlan (by wireless to SVtn Diego,
('alif. Conditions at Acapulco, which
long have been deplorable, gradually
are becoming Intolerable.
Federal General Hal ldo Is making
fofce.d dally loans ranging from fifty
cents gold to twenty-five dollars, on
all civilians who have that much dis
coverable wealth. The constitution
alists, operating under the leadership
of Zapata, keep the town slightly
hemmed In.
This news was brought here today
by the Pacific Mall liner Peru.
President, Identity Unknown, was Roundly
‘ Cussed ’ By Plaver on Golf Links
Washington.—An Incident on a local golf green which culminated In
a golfer roundly "cussing” the president of the United States, had a se
quel today when President Wilson and the other golfer exchanged let
ters. The latter abjectly apologized for his outburst of rage when the
president, whose Identity then was unknown to him, sent a golf ball
whizzing near his head, and Mr. Wilson, In reply, firmly declared he was
within Ills rights under the rules of the game
Managers of the club were expecting to take some action against
the "cussing” member when he wrote his apology. Rocal golf clubs
compete keenly for the president's game on their greens; he probably
will not visit one of them again- •
MERCURY AT AN
AWFUL JLTITUDE
100 and Still Sailing Upward
at Noon. Already Warmer
Than Any Time Last Summer
TEMPERATURES.
Yesterday Today.
76 6 a. m 77
80 7 a. m 80
84 8 a. m 82
88 9 a. m 92
93 10 a. m 94
00 11 a. m 97
08 12 ni 100
99 1 p. m 101
100 2 p. m 102
Yeserday was the hottest day '.two
since 1888, according to official infor
mation.
At noon today the mercury registered
100 degrees and was still rising. It was
warmer than yesterday and the hottest
day to date this sumer. In the early
afternoon the indication was very stvong
that, unless clouds Interfered with the
intense rays of the sun, the heat would
break all records. Tlie record here is
U»r>.
If is only the latter part of June and
Augusta is already filing weather con
siderably warmer than the warmest felt
at any time last summer. Last sum
mer’s record was 102. Yesterday late
in the afternoon the mercury reached
103, .and thus equalled the highest ever
recorded here in the month of June.
The only time it has been so hot this
early In the summer was In ISB7, the
temperature having touhed the 103 mark
on June 19th.
The heat on Broad street today was
almost unbearable. The discomfort cams
largely from the fact that the downward
rays of the sun were met with the blist
ering radiation from the pavement.
There was no cooling breeze today,
and none yesterday, and In fact it is
hard to find any place to go to keep
comfortably cool. Should one, suffering
from the heat, seek advice, he would
best be told to find a cool spot, if pos
sible, and stick there.
Last night the air was still.. At t
o'clock the anemometer recorded a
breeze from the Northwest of tliree miles
per hour. The four little heml-spherleal
cups on the tip-top of the weather sta
tion were Just barely in motion. At 6
a. m. today the wind washiowlng 5 miles
an hour, and during today it remained
at about this rate, or below, the prevail
ing direction being the Northeast.
Continued fair weather with no re
duction in temperature Is the forecast.
Probe Use of Senate
Paper; N. C. Gold Mine
Washington.—Phans for Investiga
tion of the use of senate rommlttot,
stationery In promotion of a gold mine
at Gold Bill, N. will he .made at a
session of the senate privileges and
elections committee Saturday. Senator
Kern today Issued a call for the meet
ing. The Investigation recently was
ordered by the senate.
NORTH DAKOTA WINNERB.
Grand Fork, N. D.—United Htale*
Senator 8. J. Gronna and Governor R.
B. Hanna were re nominated on the
republican ticket by safe pluralities,
according to Incomplete returns today
from yesterday’s statewide primary
election. Oliver Knudson probably
received the democratic gubernatorial
nomination while the contest between
W. K. Purcell and G. P. Jones for the
democratic senatotlal nomination is
close.
$6.00 PER YE
RII Bf BIILEEI
JAM'S PISTOL
Accidental Firing of Mitchel’s
Weapon Wounds State Sen
ator Reynolds in Leg.
New York. —William H. Reynolds, a
former state senator, may be era
fined In St. I.uke's Hospital for a week
or more by the wound Inflicted Sat
urday by the accidental discharge of
Mayor Mttchcl’s pistol. The Imilet
passed through Reynolds' left thigh.
Tlie mayor explained that Mr. Rey
nolds, Mrs. Mltchel, a friend of Mrs.
Mltchel and himself had returned from
tlie Mltchel farm at Croton, where
they had been shooting at a target.
“When we reached the house here,"
said Mr. Mitchell, the senator alighted
and I picked up a revolver that was
inclosed In a leather holster and turn
ed to follow him.
“A motor coat that I had thrown
over my arm caught on some metal
projection of the automobile, dragging
me around. The movement tipped the
holste. upward and the revolver slip
ped out. It struck tlie sidewalk In a
peculiar way, breaking the safety
mechanism and driving the hammer
point against the cartridge, which ex
ploded.
“The senator did not wish anything
said übout the accident, fearing It
woul’ needlessly alarm Ills family,
now abroad."
ISO EIRE PAIR
Bf TfRJS COBB
Ballplayer Pleads Guilty to
Charge of Disturbing the
Peace at Detroit.
Detroit, Mich. Tynifl Cobb, the
widely known baseball player, pleaded
guilty in Justice court today to a
charge of disturbing the peace and
paid a SSO fine, llad he not paid the
fine he would have Imd t., spend Hix
months In the house of correction.
The charge was made against Cobh
by Wm. 1,. Carpenter in whose meat
shop the ball player caused a distur
bance last Saturday night. Cobb and
Carpenter hart a dispute over tlie pur
chaes of some fish and when Cobh
flourished a revolver Harold Harding,
an employe, stepped in and a fight
ensued. Tlie ball player sustained a
fractured thumb which has kept him
out of the ball games all this week.
Predicts Terrific Boat Race on
Hudson Tomorrow
■■■ •y.
tty
CHARLES E. COURTNEY.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—A better race
than last year That Is my predic
tion for the Inier-Collegate Regatta,
June 28th. It will be a terrific bat
tle, probably the hardest fought con.
test ever rowed on the Poughkeepsie
course, Courtney Is the veteran
coach of Cornell, and ndds that never
before has he seen such a collection
o( good crews as are preparing sot
the Poughkeepsie regatta.
HOME
EDITION
AR—5 CENTS PER COPY.
ON SINGLE
CONDITION
PEACE
RESTS
NOW
After 5 Weeks of Media
tion, Protocol Signed For
Restoring Diplomatic Rel
ationship, Mexico and U.
S., When New Govern
ment Succeeds Huerta
Followinq This, Period to Be
Set For Withdrawal of Am
erican Troops at Vera Cruz.
Mediators and Deleqates at
Niagara Falls Much Gratified
Niagara Falls, Ont Peace between
Hie United States and Mexico rests to
day on a stogie condition—the estab
lishment of a new provisional govern
ment along lines which will. Justify the
world in according it recognition. Mex
ican factions have given guaranty that
they will exert every effort to earn
this reward.
Five weeks of the mediation con
ducted by Argentina, Brazil and Chile
resulted in the completion last night
of protocols agreeing that the diplo
matic relations between the United
States and Mexico he restored, and all
other international difficulties settled
when a new provisional government
succeeds the Huerta administration.
Upon Themselves.
Upon the representatives of the two
warring factions —the constitutional
ist and Jluerta government— devol
ves the task now of selecting a pro
visional president and his cabinet to
serve while the country Is being made
ready for a general presidential elec
tion. Mediation does not adjourn.
The diplomats and the American dele
gates will lend their counsel and ad
vice, wherever possible to the dele
gates of the two factions as they meet
in Informal conference. The meeting
place lias not boon determined but It
is likely the conference will be held
here.
Definite Assuranoe.
Definite assurance that the meeting
will occur has been given the media
tors by eoriHtltutlonalls representa
tives In Washington and the Huerta
delegates.
When the two parties to Mexico’s
civil strife shall have adjusted the In
ternal problem of their course, the me
diation hoard will formally reconvene
ami protocol!** the result. A date will
he fixed for formal recognition of tha
(Continued on Next Page.)
Letter Carriers' Strike
Practically Over; Paris
pari*.— Thw letter carrier* strike in
Pari*, which had threatened to result in
ncene* of violence and had struck a se
vere Mow at business, was brought to
an end today by a promise from Gaston
Thomson, minister of cornerce posts and
telegraph*, to make a searching inquiry
Into the men’s grievances, provided they
returned Immediately to duty,
A deputation from the men, who had
held poH*e*Hloti of the Central post of
fice all night and prevented distribution
of mail, called on the minister and ob
tained hi* promise. A quart**’ of an
hour biter ttie postal service waa again
in full operation.
Chinese City of 60,000
Inhabitants is Sacked
London.—An Kxchange Telegraph
Company dispatch from Hhanghat
say* that Kulgan, 125 mllpx northwest
of Peking wan sacked last nlxht. Thu
dlaputch adds that the foreigners In
the city were not harmed but gives
no details.
Kulgan la an Important commercial
City of over 60,009 Inhabitant*.
Bodies First, Then Mails;
Instructions to Divers
Quebec. —Bodies first, malls next,
then bullion. These were the In-
Instructions given to divers exploring
the UmproHH of Ireland wreck, ac
cording to Information given at the
wreck inquiry today by George W.
Witherspoon, of Now York, In charge
of the Kmpresa salvage work. Nearly
800 hod lee are believed to be Impris
oned In the sunken ship and mor«
than a million dollars in silver sank
with her.