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Roy alMurders Stir—T roops Quel) Attacks on Serbs THE WEATHER Local showers tonight or Tuesday; slightly cool er tonight. VOLUME XIX, No. 180. ASSASSINATION OF HEIR OF THE HAPSBURGS AND WIFE CAREFULLY DONE Indications That Crime of the Youthful Murderers Engi neered by Organization When Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Consort Killed. FATAL SHOTS ACTUALLY FIRED ON AUTO’S STEPS Servian Hatred of Austrians the Cause. Great Sympathy For Aged Emperor. Crime Likely to Have Directly Con trary Effect to That Desired By Authors. Sarayevo.—A bomb thrown by a youth standing on the corner of the mail) street of the Bosnian capital was the signal this morn ing for a serious anti-Servian out break which the troops found con siderable difficulty in quelling. Sing National Hymn. Sarayero.— The only damage done by the bomb was a slight injury to a passing Mussulman. The rougher element joined by a number of Croa tian students paraded along the streets stoning the windows of Servian shops, clubs, schools and houses and loot ing thpj interiors. The manifestants carried ‘i portrait of the Emperor Francis Joseph at their head. They sang the Austrian national anthem and attacked everything Servian until they were confronted by an over whelming force of soldiers. Martial law was proclaimed by beat of drum and the posting of placards. All the chief points of the city were occupied by troops. By President Wilson. Washington. —President Wilson to day sent the following message of condolence to the emperor of Austria- Hungary. "Deeply shocked at the atrocious murder of His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Francis Ferdinand and consort at an assassin’s hands. I extend ti your majesty, to the royal family, and to the government of Aus tria-Hungary the sincere condolences of the government and the people of the United States and an expression of my own profound sympathy.” Sarayeve, Bosnia.— Martial law wag proclaimed today in this city in con sequence of the assassination yester day of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenburg. Messages Pour In. Vienna, Austria. —From all parts of the dual monarchy as well as from most foreign countries messages pour ed in today testifying to the profound ly painful impression produced by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hun garian throne, and his consort, the Duchess of Hohenburg. The newspa pers pay warmest tribute to the late Archduke and his wife and reflect the sorro"' and sympathy evoked among all classes by their death. Greeted With Cheers. ~en the old emperor arrived at a suburban station from Ischl this morning he was greeted with cheersi by large crowds. His majesty drove in an open carriage to Schoenbrunn Castle, accompanied by a full staff of brilliantly uniformed officers. He ap peared to be in the best of health. He vns received at the palace by the Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, new heir apparent to the throne. Devotion to Duty. Although today was a holiday, the newspapers appeared and devoted their columns exclusively to yester- Contlnued on Page Seven When Negroes Go, Others For Jobs Washington.—President Wilson has promised to nil all positions under the federal government now held by negroes with other negroes in cases n| changes. He told Representative Smith of Maryland, who urged him to day to appoint a white man as re corder of deed for the District of Col umbia that soon after his Inaugura tion a delegation of negroes called on hlrr. to ask appointment of negroes to positions formerly held by negroes and that he promised to accede to their request. SAY OCCASIONAL RELIEF ONLY IN THUNDERSTORMS Washington.-— I The weather bureau's hullet'n last night said: "In the South Atlantic states high temperatures will continue, with occa sional relief through local thunder storms." for the forecast for the first half of the present week. THE AUGUSTA HERALD DEATH MASKS MADE OF THE ROYAL COUPLE The Bodies of Archduke and Duchess Placed on Catafal que in Palace Chapel Sur rounded by Magnificent Floral Offerings. Aim of Assassin So True, Each Bullet Made Mortal Wound. Ferdinand Was Jok ing With Bodyguard Over His Protection When Fatal Shots Rang Out. Sarayevo, Bosnia.—Death masks of the Archduke and the Duchess were taken today and the bodies placed In a cata falque in the chapel of the palace and surrounded by a nmgnlficetn display of wreaths and other floral emblems from all parts of the country. According to the semi-official report of the tragedy, when Gavrie Prinzip the young assassin, fired the fatal shots Count Francis Von Harrach was stand ing on the footboard pf the car airing as a shield to the occupants, of Whom he had constituted himself the spe-lal bodyguard after the bomb had been thrown. a short time before by Nedljo Gabrinovlcs. Joking Over It. The archduke was Joking with the count about his precautions when the shots rang out. The aim of the assassin was so true that each of the bullets inflicted a mor tal wound. Neither the archduke nor the duchess uttered a sound but a mo ment afterward it was seen that they had been hit. T.leut. Col. Krik Merlzzi. who had been wounded by the bomb In the first at tack, today was pronounced out of dan ger while the Injury sustained by Count von Boog-Wnldeek is said to be insig nificant. Troops Called Out. The Croatian students here today made several attempts to punish the Serbs but the troops were called In and maintained order. Gabrinovlcs, It was learned today had been expelled from Sarayevo two years ago but had been recently permitted to return through the Intervention of a soe'allst member of the Bosnian diet. Run Resumed on the Chicago Bank Chicago.—Thre hundred persons, mostly foreigners were In line when the North Avenue State Bank open ed today and the run. begun Saturday, was resumed. Publicity atending the failure of the I.oimer-Munday banks is held responsible. President Reynolds of the Conti nental and Commercial savings trust bank stated that the North avenue was solvent and would be given all the funds necessary. Immense Damage Done By Sumatra Cloudburst Batavia, Java. —lmmense damage was caused by a cloudburst last evening at Benkoelen, Sumatra. The business sec tion was destroyed and the hospital, the school and a number of houses col lapsed. Belated repm-ts from the southern dis tricts of Sumatra state that many Eu ropeans were Injured during the recent earthquake which also caused greri de struction of property. The passenger steamer Van Cloon of the Dutch Royal Mail Steamship Company went ashtTe on the Island of Celebes as a result of tha heavy seas following the shock. Call on Gen'l Evans For Explanation of His Words Washington.—Rrigadler General Ev ans' speech at Governor's Island Sat urday night In which he referred to the Monroe Doctrine and was quoted as having said the United States was the most meddlesome of nations, Is to he the subject of an official Inquiry President Wilson today called upon Secretary Garrison to require expla nation from the general. THE COLONEL ‘FEELS BULLY." Oyster Bay, N. Y.—Col. Roosevelt to day slept until an hour after his usual rising time as a concession to physi cians, who told him he should have four months of absolute rest. He also took a long horseback ride but by noon he has tired of the rest cure He start ed to work at full speed, answering letters and telegrams by the score "I feel bully,” he said. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 29, 1914. OMMMJS HETiIM ®F VILLA AFTEI MS VCTOMY SCENES IN ELAMES-SWEPT SALEM WHERE 10,000 WERE MADE HOMELESS LOADING UP BELONGINGS IN FIRE ZONE. Upper, one of ihe many homes which was destroyed by fire at Salem, Mass. Lower loading up their belongings in the fire zone and waiting tilt last hope is gone. The picture above is the remains of their once home. The fire drove 10,000 persons from their homes and caused damage esti mated at $10,000,000. BEGIN WORK ON II NEW SALEM Contractors on Hand Early Monday to Rebuild the Burn ed Area. Storm Drenches Camps. Salem, Mass —Actual work in prep eration for the rebuilding of the great area swept by fire last Thursday was begun today when contractors and ar chitects arrived to look over the ground and make plans for new struc tures. General approval has been expressed by manulacturers and real estate ownrs of the plan to give em ployment so far as possible in the re construction work to those who lost their homes and working places in the conflagration. Chilly weather and mist continued today and in the early morning a heavy thundershower drenched the camps wehere the homeless are shel tered. The camp sites, however, are well drained and little water entered the tents. (? ; * *r. Lmliii. P -v-y -^tmwSOKm » IBH3rdL aa:, jfh-.-T.'.. '* l ‘ i! -41k-, 1 18 k, :‘i' wUBBBIBIifIBy JWtrWrrl ’n .Kj" VMHtgraHbg- g m SL / a JaEfflMKlgea Jw. -- , JSy, .. wßjjgiP&w**.,, A a jKK&BHrieB jflHf yapp'' '■■■. J fly’MCjPiti jf vA . A m stCws** '|Mlr IWnwhfr Refuses to Sign Favorable Report Washington,—The fight over the confirmation of Thomas D, Jones of Chicago, as a member of the federal reserve board reached a stage today where it became known that two mem bers ot the sub-committee of the sen ate banking committee had agreed to report favorably to the full committee and one member had refused to sign such a report. The two senators fav orable to Mr. .Jones were Pomerene and Hhafroth, democrats. Senator Nel son, republican, opposed him. Says Cotton Saving of $100,000,000 Washingten.—The Dover b'll, de signed to eliminate the gambling on cotton exchanges, was passed by the house today by a vote of 84 to 21. Washington.—Representative Lever of South Carolina, told the house to day that In the opinion of experts he had consulted, his bill to regulate trad ing In cotton futures would mean an annual saving of $100,000,004 to cotton producers. The bill provides a prohibitory tax on all contracts for cotton that ar< not based on a uniform standard of grades; prescribes differences In com mercial values and prohibits the de livery of low grade cotton In settle ment of contracts, and prohibits what are known to the cotton trade as pro forma tenders and provides for pub licity of transactions on cotton ex changes. BY DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. London. —Prince Arthur of Con naughi. accompanied by a small mil itary mission, will represent Kink George at. the funeral of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. ' ... nitr ' ■ ■m ■ ) . Assam■Mi Irik. WESTIIGHQUSE OUTLOOK DU Sheriff to Call on State for Assistance. No Outbreak Yet. Thousands Throng Streets. Pittsburgh. Disorder broke out among the 12,000 striking Westing house employes In East Pittsburgh to day, pickets surrounding all entrances to the electric works and preventing persons from entering. Office men, foremen ' and even superintendents were not permitted to cross the bridge, Twenty army guards from the plant, a force of deputy sheriffs and the po lice, reinforced by 20 special officers, could not quiet the excited crowd. Sheriff Richards considered calling on the state for help and when a report spread that the Greensburg troop of the state Constabulary was on Its way to the town the excitement Increased. No damage to property, however nor serious inury to any person was re ported. PRES. AND SEC. GET DUCK SUIT API ECEC: MADE IN OLD SOUTH CAROLINA MILL Washington. Representative Byrnes of South Carolina went to the White House today with two white duck suits which he presented to President Wilson and Secretary Tumulty. The dock was made at tin old cotton mill In South Carolina and was fash ioned Into suits by ttie president's New York tailor. Senator West of Georgia Flurts Self Washington.—Senator Wost ol Georgia, slipped and fell heavily in his apartments at a downtown hotel here early today and was painfully Injured. The senator struck upon one of r nls hips and while a first ax amlnation disclosed that no bones had been broken there were fears for a dislocation. Surgeons who have the senator under olmervatlon think they will be able to diagnose the injury more fully later. Hoke Smith Is a Grandfather; Twins Atlanta. Ga. United States Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, today was no tified that he is a grand father. Twin daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Smith of Mils city. The father Is Senator Smith's only son Has He Resigned The Greek Post? Athens, Greece.—George Fred Wil liams. United States minister to Greece, today refused to give any in formation regarding the published re port that h<- hud sent his resignation to Washington In connection with his reported activities In Albunla. BANANA LADEN, ASHORE. Norfolk JThe Norwegian sieumer Aim-nrtu. banana-laden. Iliirneou Cuba to New York, Is ashore at ftaracoa. The tug Rescue passed out the Virginia Capes yesterday evening on salvage ex pedition. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. ‘JUDASES IN ITS OWN HANKS' IS ONLY DANGER TO CONSTITUTIONALISTS TAKE OFF LINER’S 1,016 Passengers of the Stranded California All Safely Disem barked. Steamer in Pre carious Position on Rocky Ledqe. British Warships As sist in Rescue. Londonderry.—Thn 1016 piuncmger* of Inc .\nchor Liner California, which went ashore last night on Tory Island, were transferred today without lows of life to the Donaldson Diner fassnndra and a small coasting steamer. The erews of several British torpedo boat destroyers assisted Ni tlu* work. The California lies -in a precarious po sition on the rocky coast hut it is ex pected She will he fioaled its so n as fine weather sets in. Her crew remains on board although the water has penetrated three of her holds. Three hundred of the passengers of ie California whose destination was Ireland were lauded iiere this morning. No Loss of Life. London.—A wireless message to the JVlalln Head Station early today from the Anchor Diner California which is ashore on Tory Island, confirmed earlier reports that no lost* of lifts resulted from the accident. The vessel struck at 9:20 o’clock hist night in a dense fog. In response to her distress calls 1 lie steamer Cassandra and three torpedo boat destroyers rush ed to her aid. The Cassandra and the destroyers the message stated, egp*ri enced some difficulty In locating the California owing to the fog amJ treach erous nature of the eoist. By Searchlight's Aid. The destroyer Dynx was the first to arrive and by the aid of a searchlight from the Dynx the Cassandra was en abled to approach the Californio. The message stated that the wireless worked excellently and from the mo ment of the Impact the California was in constant touch with the Cassandra, Malin Head Htatlon and the destroyers. CAMPAIGN ON THE BUBONIC PLAGUE, SHARP Surgeon Gen’l Blue Leaves for New Orleans to Take Charge. No Danger at Present, But Precautionary Measures Ad visable at Once. Warnings Sent to Health Of ficers of Atlantic States. Fumigation and Rat Catching Important Work. To Use Improved Methods. Washington.—Burgeon General Blue of the public health service will go to New Orleans to take charge of tint campaign there against bubonic plague. One death and one other case have been reported. After receipt of telegrams today from Oscar Dowling, president of the Louisiana hoard of health, the treas ury department ordered the surgeon general to take charge of the situa tion Dowling reported bacteriological confirmation of the two cases. Tho public health service, however, will make Its own examination. In No Dsngsr. Hurgeon General Blue said today that neither the city of New Orleans nor the territory surrounding was In any danger tmt that It was advisable that the federal government take sharp measures. Apparatus for rat (Contlnued on page seven.) HOME EDITION So Declares Carranza Over Apparent Disagreements. Re quests More Time to Con sider Conference With Huerta Delegates. Wants to Con sult His Military Chiefs. VILLA'S MARCH BLOCKED BY LACK OF AMMUNITION Return From Zacatecas With Entire Army Considered Ominous. Some Say Break ing Point Nearly Reached in Row. Washington.—Despite continued Expressions of hope that Mexican mediation will not fall considerable apprehension was shown today in official quarters. Much significance was attached to the fact that the mediation con ference plans to take a recess un less there Is some definite assur ranre from Carranza by tomorrow that his agents will meet the Huerta delegates and representa tives of the United States on plans for a provisional government. HAS SHOT IT ALL AWAY. El Paso, Texas Lack of ammunition has blocked General Villa's march to ward Mexico City. Villa, fresh from his victory last week at Zacatecas has retimed to Torreon, bringing his en tire army with him. The relations of the northern zone commander with General Carranza, in the opinion of agents here, unques tionably caused abandonment of the cam paign. At Breaking D->int. The much discussed Carranza-Villa estrangement has reached a breaking point, they asserted. In that the con stitutionalist commander-in-chief has declined to allow Villa to Import cart ridges for his men and shells for his artillery through the port of Tampico. Tampico now Is the only entry way for munitions which the revolutionists may use. as the border still is closed to them by the embargo of the United Htates Shot it all Away. At Zacatecas, Vlllla snot away prac tically all of the cargo the Antllla landed at Tampico, according to re ports here. Carranza men, however, declare Villa did not get the Antllla (Continued on page seven.) Intensely Bitter on Assassinations Bt. Petersburg.—The comments of the Russian press today on the *s saKHlnvtion of Archduke Francis Fer dlnund and hi* consort reflect the bltternoss of the anti-Austrian senti ment. of the Russian nation. Some of the newspapers refer to the assastna tlon as "an opportunity for Austria to change her course” and they de clare that, the murdered archduke “boro In himself the spark which was kindling a European conflagration.” Who Got the “Split” From Closed Lorimer Bank ? Chicago.—The City council today assumed a share In the inquiry Into the conduct of the -closed LaSalle street Trust and Savings Bank, which already Is under investigation by state and federal authorities. Tha council a poplntod "■ committee to find out to whom whs paid the "split” from Interest on city funds carried by the suspended hank. The sum Involved is said to be $7,- 7fi2. The bank paid three per cent on city deposits. The city was paid 2 1-4 per cent and some unidentified, olflclal Is said to have received the remaining 3-4 per cent. PRESIDENT TAKEB HAND. Washington. —Conflicting claims of Jurisdiction among house committees over the administration conserrva lion hills have forced President Wil son to take a hand In the situation anil he has arranged conferences with the contending congressmen for this week. He expects little dtfTlculty in brlnglnb about harmony.
