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.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.