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As Dictator Remains, Villa Ready to Start on Capital THE WEATHER Cloudy* tonight and probably local thunderstorms. VO! UME XIX, No. 197. H NOW DIFFER ON FLIGHT; 15 HUERTA TO STAY OR JOIN FAMILY ? Departure of Friends For Vera Cruz May Only Pre sacie Preparation for Fina Desperate Stand With Dictator Remaining at the Capital Washington No word ot the movements or intentions of Gen eral Huerta was contained in the early o ficial dispatch today. The only official communication from Mexico City was a message from the Brazilian legation there, the contents of which had evidently been censored, until nothing but a mere list of routine formal an nouncements remained. May Resign Today. Washington.—With Huerta's family and several close friends in flight to day from Mexico City, the immediate resignation of the distator was ex pected by the state department and members of the diplomatic corpsp in Washington Dispatches from Mex ico City stated that Huerta and his minister of war, General Blanquet. might follow their families from the capital to Vera Cruz sometime to day. Different View. In some quarters, however, the view was expressed that Huerta might hold out longer, and that the departure of his relatives only meant he was pre paring to make a final desperate stand against the advancing consti tutionalists. Diplomats here directed their ef forts at averting fighting in the fed eral capital and arranging some means of trarwferrirfg' power to the const! - life. The constitutionalists it was was declared ould not recede from their stand against any parleys with their enemy that might imply recog nition of Huerta or his successor. It was hoped some way might be found to bridge that objection. To Press Campaign. Carranza's forces continued prepa rations today to presse their campaign against Mexico City. Villa's army, gathered in Chihuahua, was ready for the movement southward while Obre gon's forces, flushed with their recent victory at Guadalajara, soon would in in shape, it was said to resume their campaign. That the constitutional ists would be in Mexico City within a few weeks, regardless of the action of the Huerta government, was the belief expressed by many officials to day. LAY TELEGRAM BEFOREJRES’T Killing of Director of Christian Brothers School and Imprison ment of 11 Others, Subject of Petition. Washington. —Killing of the directof and the inspector of the school of the Christian Brothers at Zacatecas, Mex., and the imprisonment of 11 other members of the order, all French cit izens, was reported to President Wil son today in a telegram laid before him by Brother Clementlus, a mem ber of the order. , The president was asked to take immediate steps to have the impris oned men set free and to prevent threatened similar occurrences at Saltillo, Acalzlnco, Mexico City, Mlz coac, Morelia, Puebla, Queretaro and Toluca, where other schools are main tained. A similar petition has been sent to the French government. Women Use Horsewhips onSec’yStateforScotland London.—'Two suffragettes today made a vXplent attack on the Right Hon. Thomas McKennon Wood, secre tary of state for Scotland, as he was leaving his residence. The women were armed with heavy horsewhips with which they struck Mr. Wood several times across the shoulders. They both were ar. sted. /Chicago Woman Determined to Become \7 Cop; Weighs 25 Lbs. Less in Five Days Chicago. —Determined to be a policewoman, one candidate for the civil service test reduced her weight 25 pounds In five days, It was made known today from the examination headquarters. The outside weight al lowed Is Ikb pounds. This candidate reduced from 225 pounds to 200 pounds between July 9 and 14. •<}|ve me five days more," she pleaded. The request was granted and her. dally weight reports will be checked. "1 don't eat or drink except a little water to keep rr,y throat from parching." she explntnen "For dinner last night I had a piece of Ice tha • of a waiuut, half a slice of lemon peel and a swallow of water." THE AUGUSTA HERALD American Wins London-Paris Race; Plies 552 Miles, 71 Miles An Hour WALTE R BROCK. Walter Brock, the American aviator, passing winning post on occasion of his recent flight from London to Manchester, and (on the right), the aviator being greet ed as winner of that great aerial derby. Brock's flying time from London to Paris was 3 hours 4 ffir/liiaßi '• '&3HEv r^_. — I » >JW || Wr&V H | /"”* ' jjlj if Bjjp^ Severe Storms Sweep Valley; $250,000 Loss Charleston, W. Va.—The Kanawha Valley was swept last night and early today by storniH which caused losses estimated at $250,000. The Masonic Temple in Charleston was damaged to the extent of $35,000 by lightning. A number of buildings were blown down and telephone and telegraph wires crippled. Campbell Anderson, a brakeman, was blown from t.ie top of a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train into branches of a tree as the train crossed the trestle at Marmet, but he escaped with bruises. 90 SENTENCED FOR RIOTING. Tokio.—The criminal court here to day sentenced 90 participants In tho anti-mlnistorial riots on February 10 to terms of imprisonment ranging from six months to a year. The riots occurred during demon strations against tho ministry's atti tude in connection with the recent naval scandals. , MOTORCYCLIBTS GATHER. Bt. Louis,—Motorcycle enthusiasts from all parts of the United States met here today In the annual conven tion of the Federation of American Motorcyclists. Motorcycle races will begin tomorrow. i i Enginemen and Managers Near Breaking Point Chicago.— Relations between the enginemen of the railroads west of Chicago, and the general .managers’ committee approached the breaking point today. The men's representa tives prepared a final ultimatum, on wages and working conditions, hut the managers' committee already had de clared that the demands could not he agreed to. Several members of the engineers' committee predicted today that a general would be called unless the managers modified their attitude. Kermit Roosevelt and Bride on the Imperator New York. — Kermit Uoogevelt and his bride, wlw was Miss (telle Willard, arrived today on the steamship Jin perator. They were recently maried in Madrid, wnere the bride's father is the American ambassador. Mrs. Nich olas 1/ongworth was with them. WHITNEY WINB TWICE New Market, Eng. —Two of Harry Payne Whitney's horses won at to day's races here. His four-year-old "Harmonlcon” won the principal event, the July handicap of $2,500. over a distance of six furlongs and his Sandusky carried off the two year-old selling plate of $750 over a distance of five furlongs. Both were bred In the United States. SAYS INNOCENT UNTIL LAST. Paris, Ark.— Maintaining his inno cence, Arthur Tillman. 22 years old, was hanged here today lor the murder iff his sweetheart, Amanda Stephens, 19 years old. whose bod/ was found In an abandoned well at Delaware, Ark last March. Doth tile Step hens and Tillman lamtlles were present THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 15, 1914, and 33 minutes, Carbery's, who was second 3 hours and 52 minutes Brock's total flying time in making the trip was 7 hours and 3 minutes. The prizes for the fourteen contest ants who entered the race aggregat- FiiSfOl AWAITS TEAM ARE NELMS GIRLS ON ISLAND? Two Younq Women Answering Description of Missing Ones Said to Have Been Seen There Two Young Women Answering Description of Missing Ones Said to Have Been Seen There Gulfport, Miss. —Two women sus pected of being Floise Nelms Dennis and Beatrice Nelms outwitted police men who had them under surveillanco here last night ana could not be lo cated today. The police think they left in a launch. San Antonio Developments. San Antonio, Tex.—Three develop ments in the mysterious disappearance of Miss Beatrice Nelms and Miu Elois Nelms Dennis, daughters of Mrs. Jno. W. Nelms of Atlanta, Ga„ were an nounced by the San Antonio police early today. The police said that a physician on or about June 25 treated at a local hotel the child of Mrs. Dennis; that on June 25 a man giving his name as W. Sims shipped from here to Victor Innes in San Francisco, a typewriter with Hindu characters; and that a mysterious package has been receiv ed here addressed to Miss Beatrice Nelms In care of Mrs. Margaret Minims. No Mrs. Margaret Mimms has been located. Innes was the lawyer who secured Mrs. Dennis' Jilyarcc. ajul po lice have started to trare Hie type writer shipment. The package ship ped to Miss Nelmß remains unclaim ed and its contents are unknown. Sought by Police. •Atlanta, Ga.—lnterest in the Nelms girl mystery centered today in a little Island in the gulf, just off the Mis sissippi coast, where two women ans wering the description of the missing girls had been seen, and a party on a revenue cutter set off to find them and leurn whether or not they were actually Mrs. Eloise Dennis and Beat rice Nelms. Ed. L. Suter, a contractor, living ait Biloxi Miss, wires to Atlanta papers that he hatl sten two young women closely resembling pictures of tho missing girls, and had learned that they had left for Petit Bols, a little island and where fishermen are fre quently visitors. Two men were said to be on the island with them. Upon Instructions from Atlanta a party se cured a revenue cutter and started for the Island. Color is lent U> this theory by the receipt of a mysterious postcard from Biloxi a few days ago and addressed to Miss Beatrice Nelms. The writer evidently had met her recently. However, this clue as all others may fall. It was strongly Indicated that Beatrice Nelms actually had reached San Francisco by the testi mony of a ticket seller in New Or leans, who said he sold her a round trip ticket to San Francisco on June 22nd. Marshall Nelms, brother oT the two girls believes Victor Innes is at the bottom of the trouble In some way. Extra Precautions Order Eor Special’s Arrival Vera Cruz Vera Cruz. Mexican federal offi cers at tne railway gap today denied any knowledge of the special train re ported to have left the capital during the night conveyong the families and relatives of General Huerta to Vera Cruz It was reported that an escort of over 1,000 picked Mexican federal troops had accompanied the train. It 1b thought possible that the train may he held at Cordoba to await the arrival of General Huerta and General Blanquet. , . . _ General Funuton today ordered <■*- tra precautions to be taken at the tel minal stations and along tne lines In anticipation of the possible arrival of the family of Huerta Horne passengers who reached hers today said the capital was full of m mors about Huerta's resignation. BTILL GOING DOWN. New York.—Fresh liquidation In New York, New Haven and Hartford sent that stock to a new low record on the stock exchange today By noon It had fallen on h-avv offerings to 51 5-8, an over night loss of 2 7-8. GEORGIAN CONSUL AT LARGE Washington,—President Wilson yes terday nominated Nathaniel B. Stew art, of Butler, (in., now consul at Milan, Italy, to be consul general at large and John H Armstrong, Jr., jf Wilmington, N. C„ now h consular aa aiatact, to he consul at Bristol, Eng. 'Neptune s Daughterl4, Swims Hudson With Apparent Ease {' XrfSßk •JL£ jf* • »>'•'. r;V3& Jr SHAMROCK IV IS READY TO SAIL Will Be Convoyed Across At lantic By the Erin. Odds Against Challenger at Lloyds. i Gosport, Eng. -Kverythlng Is ready for the departure fin July IK fur the United Stales of Shamrock IV, Sir Thomas Upton's challenger for the A.morica's yacht cup. Sir Thomas' steam yacht Krin will convoy Sham rock across the Atlantic ‘‘Shamrock IV has done all that has been HHked of her,” Is the final word of Charles K. Nicholson, the design er. Underwriters at Lloyds are not so optimistic. Their estimate tody was roughly 2 to 1 against the challen ger. The crew of Shamrock IV, number ing more than 30 men, Is to he divided during the voyage across, half of the sailors luxuriating on board the Krln as far as the Azores and then reliev ing their shipmates for the remain der of Tfie Journey. NO "TRUST” CIGARETTES. Munich, Germany. The Bavarian war ministry today ordered all branches of the Bavarian array In cluding officers’ messes and mens' canteens to purchase cigarettes only from firms Independent of the tobacco trust. The trust cigarettes already had been banned from Bavarian rail way Statons. $6.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. MISS DOROTHY Ey BAUER. New York.—Alter Tier success ful swim across the Hudson River «t Hastinge-on-Hudson fourteen year-old Dorothy E. Bauer, says she would shortly try to swim across the river again and return without getting out of the water. The girl, who is the youngest of her cex ever to have successfully braved the tides of the Hudson, did so on her last try under ad verse conditions and against the advice of her frienda, but, never theless, readied the opposite shore, three miles from the point from where she started. She •> In the water one and one-hialf hours. She says she ’has been able to swim as long as she can remember and that she must have been taught to swim about the same time she was taught to walk. FOR SUPREME BENCH. Washington—K. W. Walker, of Bir mingham. Ala., was brought forward today as a candidate Tor appointment lo the supreme court In succession to tiie late Associate Justice Horace If. Burton. Senator Bankhead Mr. Walker's name to President Wil son and urged his appointment. Confirmation Vote to Be Very Close But Pres’t to Win Washington. -After a night of con stunt effort to line lip udiiilrilHtratlon senators for President Wilson’s nom ination of Thlrrias I). Jones of Chica go, for the federal reserve hoard, the whips reparted to the White House today that a vote probably would not be reached before Friday and Satur day and that the result, while a vic tory for the president, would be very dose. Six democratic senators were re ported to the White House as unal terably opposed to the confirmation. Senators regarded as doubtful went to the White House for eonferences with the president. Officials said the pres ident was taking no part In the pre liminary fight for a vote In open ses sion. Send in Official Account of “Battle" Between Rebels and Guerillas El Paso, Tsxas. In an official report to military headquarters In Juarez, regarding a "battle" between constitutionalists and guerillas near Janos, Chihuahua, last week the following articles were named as having been captured by the revolutionists: “Twenty-four saddles, 22 bridles, 30 horses, 2(1 hats, 30 pairs of shoes, 0 blankets, 3 mules, one document, various cooking utensils and I'ifi worth of groceries." It was recorded that tne enemy fled in the darkness without th* loss of a man. There were uu losses on the constitutionalist side. HOME EDITION IN 8 DAYS VILLA BE READY Rebel General and Staff Arrive at Juarez Today—Will Move on City of Mexico at Once Mexico City.—Gen. Huerta was about the priacipal streets of the capital this morning and at 11 o'clock, as usual, went to the barber shop in front of ihe cable office to be shaved. El Paso, Tex.—General Villa and his staff arrived today at Juarez. The northern divisional commander is expected to re turn south and have his entire army moving toward Mexico City within 8 days. While at Juarez Villa will arrange fur supplies, especially rifle cart ridges. , MRS. CARMAN IS NOT TOOT Grand Jury Resumes Investi gation “Mystery Hand’’ Mur der. To End Sessions Today. Mineola L. I.—The grand Jury today resumed Its investigation in the case of Mrs. Florence Carman, held In Jail as having fired the shot which killed Mrs. Louise Bailey In Dr, Carman's office at Freeport on the night of June 3ft. It was expected the J«ry would complete Its work today, and that If an Indictment were found It would he returned tomorrow. District Attorney Bmltn announced he hud issued a subpoena for Mrs. Kllen Corby, a nice of Mrs. Carman. It Is understood she Is one of the two women who have been sought since the murder as having been In the doctor s waiting room and who fled when they heard the shot fired. Henry De lleau today testified to seeing Mrs. Halley going to the Car man home. Another witness was Miss Helen Combs, who was In the watting room when the murder was committed it was thought likely that Mrs. Carman would not be called before the Jury. Her counsel had agreed to waive Immunity for her, but In the opinion of the district attorney It is Inexpedient to have her testify. Says He Shot Her. Mineola, N. Y—Dr. Carman made public a letter addressed to his wife from Rochester, N. Y. The writer said he had shot Mrs. Bailey. He had donned a woman's clothing, he said, tig a disguise. The letter was writ ten In what apparently was disguis ed handwriting and looked as If It might have been penned by a woman. It was not taken seriously. Making New $1,500,000 Cable to Lay to Colon New York - To provide for the large Increase In business which Is expected to follow the opening of the Panama Canal, a new cable will be laid from New York to Colon by way of Guan tunatno before the end of the year. The cable which will cost $1,500,01)0 Is constructed In England and will be much larger than the present cable. The cable ship Colonla Will begin lay ing the cable In November off Cor.ey Island, proceeding southward at the rate of seven knots an hour. 2 WOMEN BURNED TO DFATH. Dallas, Texas. —Two women were burned to death and three other per sons seriously injured when fire de stroyed a hoarding house here early today. The dead sre Mrs. Mary E. McCauley and Mrs. Dora Roberts.