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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 54.
CHEER ROLLS THROUGH
BRITISH COMMONS AT
WORDS TOLD SECY BRYAN
Sir Edward Grey, Amid
Intense Interest, Gives
Official Explanation of
Benton Killing.
EUROPE’S PUBLIC OPINION
IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED
Told That Great Britain Did
Not Hold the United States
Responsible for Villa's Act.
Telegram of Mrs. Benton
Read.
London.—The killing of Wm. S-
Benton, a British subject, by General
Francisco Villa at Juarez, has arous
ed the British parliament and people
to a keen appreciation oT the British
interests involved in the Mexican
situation. The killing of Benton was
the (principal subject up for discussion
In the House of Commons today. A
full house listened with Intense inter
est to explanations given by Sir Ed
ward Grey, British foreign minister,
and Francis Dyke Acland, parliamen
tary nuder secretary for foreign af
fairs. They spoke of the British gov
ernment’s attitude and discussed
their communications with Washing
ton.
Statement Cheered.
A significant cheer was given by
members of the house when Sir Ed
ward Grey said that Sir Cecil Spring-
Rice, British ambassador at Washing
ton had told Secretary of State Bryan
public opinion in Europe was likely
to be seriously affected by General
Villa's doings.
Sir Edward Grey explained fully
that Great Britain did not hold the
United States responsible for Villa's
acts, but he said the British <;overn
ment was powerless to take any
measure in the disturbed regions.
Several members questioned the
secretary to make sure that the gov
ernment was taking all possible steps
to learn all the facts of the Benton
case.
Ambassador Page.
Walter Hines Page, the American
ambassador, expressed his personal
regret at the killing of Benton in an
informal talk today with Sir Edward
Grey, whom he visited to inform him
of the ratification •by the United
Skates senate of the arbitration treaty
between the United Slates and Great
Britain.
Referring to the subjest subse
quent!'.' in the holts'! of commons
Francis Dyke-Acland, parliamentary
under secretary for foreign affairs,
replied "certainly,” when asked if
the British government was prepar
ed to co-operate heartily with the
United States government in this
matter.
Sir Edward Grey added that Mr.
Bryan while declining responsibility
f-r Villa's doings, had promised full
•nouiry. He said details would be
f hcoming and expressed deep re
• ret at the occurrence.
Mrs. Benton’s Telegram.
Sir Edward Grey read a telegram
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice had received
from Mrs. Benton at El Paso, which
was as follows:
1 beg to advise your excellency
that my husband, Benton, a British
subject, yesterday went to Juarez and
after a heated discussion with Villa
(Continued oa market page.)
FOOTPRINTS OF
BLOOD IN SNOW
A $
Express Go’s Cashier Shot
Dead by Man He Befriended.
Captured and Confesses.
ii
Corning, N. Yr—Harry Edwards,
night cashier of an express company
here, was killed early today by David
D-on, a burglar. Dunn, who 1* only
19 years old, was captured and con
fessed the crime. He ia a former em
ploye of tho company and bad been
given permission to sleep In the office
last night. In a struggle with Ed
wards he drew a revolver and shot the
agent through the heart.
After assuring himself that Edwards
was dead. Duan made two unsuccess
ful attempts to open the safe and get
a shipment of SIO,OOO in currepcy. He
was interrupted by two telephone calls
fTOVfI police headquarters, both of
which he answered to allay suspicion.
Finding he could not open the safe,
Dunn fled, leaving a trail of bloody
footprints In the snow. Officers who
went to question Dunn as a possible
source of Information found his shoes
<overed with blood and a revolver an 1
bloodstained clothing In the mattress
cX his bed.
SEASON'S WORST
SNOWSTORM IS
RAGING IN WEST
Heavy Fall Accompanied by
High Winds Over Large Part
of That Section of Country.
Temperature Near Zero in
Ohio. Blizzard Proportions
Nearly Reached.
Wire Conditions Worst Known
In Years. Trains Stalled
In Drifts and Several Cities
Insolated. All Traffic Delay
ed and Business Paralyzed.
Chicago.—The worst snowstorm of
the winter which started yesterday
continued early today over a large
part of the middle west. Throughout
Missouri. lowa, Central and Southern
Illinois. Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana
and Ohio a heavy snow was falling ac
companied by a high wind. Telegraph
and telephone wires were demoralized
especially south and west of here and
railroad traffic was badly delayed.
In Central Illinois and Missouri
many trains were reported stalled. In
terurban lines were .put out of com
mission and in several cities street car
traffic was entirely stopped.
Worst in Years.
Kansas City, Mo.—With only slight
abatement the storm that swept Into
Kansas and western Missouri last
night producing the worst condtions
of the season continued today. Of
ficials of telegraph companies said
wire conditions were the worst known
in this region fsr years.
Near Zero.
Columbus, Ohio.—With the tempera
ture ohvering near zero Ohio continued
today in the grip of a snowstorm that
began Sunday. Railroad, street car
and interurban traffic generally was
badly demoralized.
Is Isolated.
Springfield, Ills. —This city was vir
tually Isolated by the storm today.
Trains were reported stalled in drifts,
telegraph and telephone lines were
down In nearly all directions and busi
ness was paralized.
Lines Tied Up.
Indianapolis, Ind*—'The snowstorm
which struck Indiana yesterday reach
ed proportions of a blizzard today.
Practically all interurban lines are
tied up and trains on steamroads are
late
25-Mile Wind,
Bt. Louis. —A blizzard that struck St.
Louis late yesterday afternoon con
tinued today. Shortly after daylight
a fine snow was being driven before a
25-mile wind, delaying trains on most
of the roads.
One of the Worst.
Peoria, Ills.—Peoria remains today
in the grip of one of the worst bliz
zards in the memory of the oldest
residents. The storm began early yes
terday afternoon and continued with
out cessation until late this morning.
Telephone and telegraph wires are
down to such an extent that communi
cation with the outside world is al
most Impossible.
GOLD WAVE IS
COMING SOUTH
Probabilities That Weather in
Wake of Icy Rain and Snow
in East Will be Shortlived.
Washington.—A blizzard born In
Tennessee Is the latest storm to whl»>
the east with Icy rains and snows.
Driving snows, were falling today In
the Ohio Valley, the Middle Atlantic
states and Southern New England,
while the South Atlantic andi Gulf
states were having cold rain.
A cold wave following in Its wake,
it was predicted, would drive the ther
mometers down south of the Ohio and
east of the Mississippi. Storm warn
ings were ordered up all along tho
Atlantic coast, from Cape Henry to
Eagtport, Maine. The probabilities are,
however, that the storm will be short
lived. , —.. ___ _
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 23. 1914.
First Photograph of the Mexican Tunnel Disaster
RUINS OF WRECKEO TRAIN.
This photograph shows part, of the ruins of the train that was sent hurtling Info the big Cumbre Tun
nel In Mexico by Maximo Uawtlllo. resulting In the death of fifty-one persons, eight of them Americans.
‘CATHERINETHEN
BUT LUCY NOW
Mystery of the Kidnaped
Winters Girl Not to b« Set
tled Until Late Today.
Springdale, Ark.—The child held
here as Katherine Winters, the kid
naped daughter of Dr. W, A. Winters,
of New Castle, Ind., today was declar
ed not to be the Winters child. The
train bearing Dr. Winters stopped long
enough for the Indiana physician to
make sure that the girl had been
wrongly identified.
Awaiting Dr. Winters.
Springdale, Ark—Whether the child
found in the custody of a man giving
his name as Edward Stuart at Hunts
ville, Ark., is Catherine Winters, ten
years old, daughter of Dr. W. A. Win
ters, of New Castle, lnd., who was
kidnapped March 20th last, will not
be definitely established until today,
when Dr. Winters and the girl meet
here.
Dr. Winters was expected to reach
Springdale last night and the chiuM
was brought from Huntsville, an
overland trip of twenty-five miles to
meet him. He missed his train in
St. Louis, and cannot reach here un
til today. Sheriff S. M. Shuster, wno
brought the little girl from Hunts
ville, will remain here with his warn
until Dr. Winters arrives.
Died Last Month.
Stuart is in jail at Huntsville. Ho
declared that while the child had
been known as "Catherine Winters,”
she Is his daughter; that he married
a woman who claimed- to be the di
vorced wife of a Dr. Winters and that
the woman died in a Little Rock, Ark.
hospital last month. After the death
of the mother Stuart asserted ho ee
cured the child from an orphanage in
which «he was placed when his wife
became 111 and since has led a nom*
adic life, traveling In a wagon with
the child as his companion and with
no fixed destination.
Resemblance of pictures of the
Winters child, printed In a Fort
Smith, Ark., newspaper, to the cflTUl
found with Stuart disguised as a boy,
led to the detention of the two at
Huntsville, an out of the way moun
tain hamlet yesterday.
‘‘Now It’s Lucy.’"
The girl told Sheriff Shuster that
her name "used to be Catherine but
now It is Lucy.”
“I have two papas,” she said to
night, "but I like my papa doctor best,
He cures sick people.”
She recalls a flood and seemed to
have recollection of a number of In
cidents that have been relied upon to
identify her but on others professes
no memory. She declares a man In
an automobile picked her up und turn
ed her over to another man in it
wagon and then they rode until they
met Stuart. There her narrative
ends.
Catherine Winters disappeared
from her home In New Castle, Jnd.,
March 20th, 1013.3
Armstrong Has No Statement
To Make Regarding Deficit
Cashier of Defunct Irish American Says He Has Nothing to
Say for the Newspapers. Mr. Irvin Alexander, the Re
ceiver, is Out of Town.
J. P. Armstrong, who was cashier
of the defunct Irish American Hank,
was asked for a statement Monday
morning with reference to the more
than $296,000 deficit which audit
ops statement of the bank’s affairs
shows. Armstrong stated that he ha)
nothing to say for the newHj/jytors.
The story of the deficit of nearly
$300,000, which was carried exclusively
In the Sunday Herald, produced a sen
sation in Augusta, as was expected.
No one had any Idea that the extent
of the deficit would be so great as It
DECLARE VILLA
FIRED THEFATAI
SHOTS HIMSELF
American Heard Remark of
Rebel General to Bauch:
“I’m Gomq to Kill All of
You Red Flaqqors and I
Know You're One of Them.”
El Paso.—Americans nt last have n
version of the killing of Benton which
they believe to Re true. It was that
Villa knocked Benton down and then
had two of his men take tlie Scotch
man into the back yard, where the
reliel general presently followed and
fired the fatal shot or shots himself.
The verdict of the supreme military
court at Chihsahun which will decide
whether Gustav Tiaueh, an American
charged with being a federal spy, Is
guilty and shall he executed or wheth
er he Is innocent, will lie rendered
tills week, said Frederlco Gonzales
Garza, local adviser to Col. Fidel Avila,
today. He said that Rauch was In
the penitentiary at Chihuahua.
Removed on Special.
Although many Americans believed
that Itauoh was executed In Juarez
sometime last night and never taken
>to Chihuahua, constitutionalist offi
cials in Juarez maintained that he was
removed on Villa's special train last
i'Yldny to the capltay city. Juarez of
ficials even gave this report to Amer
ican Consul Edwards, who said that as
far as he could learn, Rauch was in
Chihuahua but he had received noth
ing official regarding him.
Talked Half Hour.
Consul Letcher of Chihuahua, who
had been instructed to look up Bauch
the day before Villa left for Chihua
hua, called on Bauch at his prison.
They tulked for about half an hour.
Villa asked him about the charges
against him and Rauch maintained
they were absolutely baseless.
An American wits In the party and
at the conclusion of the Interview said
ho heard Villa remark to Rauch: "I
am going to kill all of you rod flag
gers, and I know you are one of them."
55 Dead As Rebels
Blow Up a Troop
Train of Federals
Vera Cruz, Mexico.—A government
troop train currying a eompuny of In
fantry for Jalapa was blown up on
Saturday afternoon by rebels. The
wreck occurred on the Inter-oceanic
railway, 140 miles from Vera Cruz. All
on board, Including 56 officers and
men and the English engineer, were
killed. A passenger train whs rired
on by the rebels, hut escaped by back
ing rapidly.
appears to be.
Then, too, the overdrafts amount to
over $172,000. The burning question Is
as was stated yesterday, where has
the money gone?
Tho silence of James I'. Armstrong
himself leaves the question unanswer
ed and ho Is the only one who i n
say what has become of It.
Mr. Irvin Alexander, receiver of the
Trlsh American bank, Is out. of the
city and therefore could not he reach
ed. However, he Is Expected to return
Within a day or two.
WHAT IS FATE
BE IRE OTHERS?
American Consuls at Juarez
and Chihuahua Spurred to Un
usual Efforts. Four Thought
Villa’s Victims.
El Paso, Texas. —American consu
lar authorities at Juarez and Chihua
hua tdday were spurred to unusual ef
forts to learn the fate of Roger I.All
rence, Gustav Rauch. Harry Comp
ton and a rancher named Curtis, all
believed to be victims of General Vil
la's Ire. Late yesterday Consul Ed
wards at Juarez and Consul Letcher
at Chihuahua received orders from
Secretary of State Rryan to proreed
diligently in search for tho missing
men.
In El Paso the feeling is strong
that Curtis and Laurence have met
tho same fate as did Wm. S. Benton,
their friend and an Englishman who
was killed by order of Uenernl Villa
last Tuesday night. Despite the fact
that Consul Iye tc her had been unuldn
to find trace of Compton In ffhlhiiahu*
his friends hero believe lie was taken
prisoner there and probably returned
to Juarez recently and was executed.
it was known that Curtis and Lau
rence had knowledge of Renton's In
tention to go directly to Villa and "to
tell him what lie thought of him” and
that they set out lifter him Immediate
ly to keep him from harm if possible.
Bryan Awaits Word.
Washington.—Secretary Bryan was
today awaiting word from Chihuahua,
where It was said Gustav Bauch, vine
of tho Americans for whom safety
apprehension had hen felt, had been
taken. Consul Fletcher had lieen ask
ed to confirm consular reportH from
Juarez that Bauch, held as a »|iy, hud
been transferred to the Chihuahua
Jail ,
No further word has been received
nt the state department, concerning
the whereabouts OT Roger Laurence.
Harry Compton and Curtis and there
still were fears for their safety.
Consular officers are under orders
from Mr. Bryan to use every effort
in behalf of the missing men.
For Important Conference.
Meanwhile there has oeen no ex
change between the state department
and tho British embassy since Becre
tary Bryan forwarded to Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice the brief summary of the
Benton case, which came In earlier
consular dispatches. I’ho embassy
will he Informed of tho contents of
Consular Edwards' detailed report of
the killing of Bentpu as soon as It
reaches. Tho report will tie tho basis
of nn Important conference between
Secretary Bryan and Ambassador
Spring-Rice,
Trouble in Mississippi
Race Riot Thought Over
Robmsonvillt, Miss.-—There were no
Indiesiions here today of further trou
ble between whites and negroes after
tho raio riot yesterday In which Mur
ris Dove, white, and two negroes, were
killed. The white men, said to have
la i n Incensed by the noise a score or
more negroes made, formed a posse
to arrest thorn. The negroes. It was
claimed, began shooting and i»ve fell.
In the exchange es shots two negroes
were killed. The white men retreated
when their ammunition was exhaust*-1
and the negroes fled.
Two negroes were arrested and lodg
ed In Jail at Tunics.
HER SISTER SHIP GETS
THE “S. 0. S.” SIGNALS
The Lizard.—"R. O. H.” signals from
the German etesmer Wlldenfels were
picked up by her sister Ship Trauten
fels and communicated to The I .Izard
today. The distressed Widenfels was
half way serose the Hay of Biscay on
her way from Hamburg to Calcutta
with passenscers and freight when the
urgent ”8. O. K." signal was caught
at noon.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
NTERVENTION BY ARMS,
DRASTIC MEXICO POEIGY,
AGAIN IN SENATE'S AIR
Apprehension For Safety of Certain Americans Be
sides Foreigners Emphasizes Extent to Which the
United States Government Has Become Involved
In Securing Protection For Them.
MURDER MOST
FORI;' BRITISH
HONORTOUCHED
Result of U. S. Inquiry Await
ed With Restrained Emotion.
Must be Very Conclusive in
Its Justification to Satisfy
Public Opinion.
If Pretense at a Courtmartial
Should be Only Result of In
vestigation, Obligation of
American Gov’t to Act as
Mandatory of Civilization
Will Remain.
London.—" The pacification of
Mexleo is nn object we honent!y
desire to nee nccompllnhed but It
in impossible to effect it by Brit
ish Intervention. We do not in
tend to muko any attempt of that
character, which would be both
futile and impolitic."
Thin Is the attitude of the Brit
ish foreign office as outlined to
day in the house of commons by
Francis Dyke-Acland, parliamen
tary under secretary of foreign af
fulrs, "after full ronntderatlon of
the series of victimizations of
British subjects In Mexico culmi
nating in tile removal of Win. S.
Benton by Villa at Juarez."
Th« Commons Informed.
Loodon.—Mr. Acland Informed the
house that the British government had
been in frequent communication with
the governments of tho United Rtate:i
and Mexico respecting the protection
of British lives und property In Mex
ico. "The continued fighting In Mex
ico,” he added, "Is of very groat preju
dice to British und other commercial
Interests and is a matter for very great
concern.”
With Consont of United Stats*.
Mr. Acland promised to Iny thepa
pera on the subject of Mexjixi before
the house of commons aa soon as pos
sible but he added significantly: "The
most Interesting papers at the Brit
ish foreign office, however, are com
munications made at various tlrnea
with the government of the United
States concerning Ita policy and Its
views regarding Mexico. Homo of
these are of u confidential character
and I cannot Include them In a Blue
Book without asking tho consent of
the United States government.”
Would Increase Danger.
London. —Mr. Acland emphasized
tho undesirability of publishing any
thing at present which might tend to
Increase the chances of danger to
British property at the hands of _ con
tending parties In Mexico.
London. —The killing of Wm. H.
Benton, the Scottish ranchman, by
the rebel, Villa, at Juarez, occupied
the most promlnet place In all news
papers of the British Isles today. The
Manchester Guardian, one of the lead
ing Liberal ,j a per a says:
"It Is Impossible not to suspect that
the execution Of Benton was no bet
ter than murder. The facta urn pret
ty clear but It Is difficult to draw
any lesson Trotn them except that tne
Mexican leaders still conduct their
warfare with the barbarity of the
middle ages and that President WII-
Continued on Page Seven
THE NEW ORLEANS BAILB
Washington.—The cruiser New Or
leans has left Acapulco, Mexico, to
search for the American steamer
Lewis Luckenbaeh, reported In trou
ble. The Luckenbaeh sailed from Kan
Francisco on Feb. 14, for Kan Pedro
and Balboa.
ARRIVES IN TOW.
New York.—The American bark
Foohng Huey, from Philadelphia for
New Orleans, reported as dismasted
and proceeding under jury sails, ar
rived here today 1b tow of a tug.
IF THE STORY OF VILLA t*
ACCEPTED. GREAT BRITAIN
WILL RELY ON JUDGMENT
OF THE AMERICAN GOV’T
Administration Officials Admit
Situation is Fraught With
All Sorts of Possibilities.
Repetition of Benton Incident
Might Force Washington to
Change Its Policy.
Washington.—Upon develop,
raenta of tho next (lay or two m
tho case of Wm. S. Benton, the
British ranchman, executed by
the Constitutionalist general, VIK
la, at Juarez, aeema to rest
whether tho senate will take a
hand in the Mexican situation.
If administration leaders let
tho Mexican situation break out
In the donate debate It probably
would lie upon either or both ot
the first two resolutions pend
ing.
Demand Body's Production?
Secretary Bryan today declined
4o disc hub, deny or affirm Wheth
er he had demanded production
of Benton’s body. An examina
tion of Its wounds, it was pointed
out, probably would disclose
whether the Englishman was
executed by a firing squad or
killed by one shot; and also
whether his death (was caused by
rifle ballH or revolver bullets.
Washington.—Senator Shively, act
ing chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee, conferred wltlv
Preldent Wllhon today and received
all the information received thus far
by the president on tho killing of W,
S. Menton, tho British ranchman, by
(Jon. Villa, at Juarez.
The senator Hnhl afterwards that the
Benton Incident was ‘'still in the pro
cess of investigation.”
Pending Resolutions. ’"l
Senator Shively thought the Mexi
can situation would not he generally
debated In tho senAtni at least not
until nil tho facts In the Ilenton case
had been gathered, and then, if IB
came up tho subject would l>e Intro
duced In connection with pending res
olutions asking that the United Stated
take certain steps to protect foreign
ers In Mexico. These resolution* Sen
ator Shively said, had nevor been sent
to any commutes but that at the next
executive session they would probably
ha referred to the foreign relatione
coijnmlttoe for consideration.
Would Direct President.
One resolution, by Senator Penrose*
republican, pending since last August,
would direct tho president to ‘ take
such steps as are necessary to place
a sufficient number of United States
troops in Mexico as a constabulary at
such points as In his opinion they n)ny,
he needed to property police and pro
tect citizens of tho United States and
their property.”
$25,000,000 Emergency.
"It Is hereby declared.” the Penrose
resolution stipulates, "that such em
ployment of tn*>p» Is not made with
«ny intent that such policing and pro
tection shall be construed as an act
of hostility or unfriendliness toward
the Mexican nation.”
Tho Penrose resolution proposes an
emergency appropriation of $25,000,000
Continued from Page Seven
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