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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIX. No. 07. WITH SNOWFALL OF TEN AND ONE-HALF INCHES ALL RECORDS WERE SHATTERED IN AUGUSTA Snow Ceased Fallina Shortly After Midnight—Fair Thurs day Night and Friday With Continued Cold THOUSANDS MADE MERRY ON BROAD ST. Lowest Thermometer Has Reg istered During the Winter Was 21 Degrees Last Even ing. Snow Melting Fast. With a snow fall of tan and one-half Inches Aumieta was visited yesterday and last night by the worst snowstorm In her history. * The fall was almost four Inches greater than the Mb snow during the time the United States sol diers were encamped at Augusta In 1899. On Feb. 12 and 13 of that year a total fall of 6.9 Inches was recorded. The snow fell up until after midnight last night and Thursday morning dawned bright and partly fair. The weather forecast, Issued at ten o'clock Thursday morning Is for fair weather Thursday night and Friday night with continued cold Thursday night. Tho lowest the thermometer has registered this winter was 21 yesterday evening, while from twe.ve o'clock Wednesday noon, throughput the afternoon the thermometer registered 22 degrees. It Is warmer today, thethermometer registering 26 at six o’clock, 27 at seven o'clock and 28 at eight o'clock. The enow has practically paralyzed business snd forced the workmen on tho various buildings now under con struction to stop work Wednesday morning. The Whitney Company, builders of the Empire, stuck to the work until noon, but then had to quit. Thousands Made Merry. There were thousands of Augustan o who made merry because of the snow and there were throngs on the streets (Continued on Page Three.) Fourteen Survivors of Foundered Ship Land Corunna, Spain.—The steamship Wildenfels tolay landed fourteen sur vivors of the Danish steamship Eklip tlka, which foundered In the Bay of Biscay during a storm on February 23rd. The rescue of the shipwrecked sailors occurred amid enormous seas. Boats were lowered from the Wilden feds but were unable to get along side the Ekliptika. Everybody on the Ekliptika Jumpel into the water and tlfteen were picked up, but the cap tain of the Danish vessel was fatally Injured and died after he had been dragged into the lifeboat. Secen ot the crew were drowned. Says the Guilty [For Execution of Vergara Punished Laredo, Texas.—United States Con sul Garrett and S. J. Hill, of I-aredo, brotlvers-ln-law of Clemente Vergara, were to reach the scene of Vergara's execution by Mexican federal* near Hidalgo, Mexico, today. The consul’s visit was largely to demand that Vergara's body be sur rendered to the family for burial. Op position to this was not expected. Personal responsibility for Vergara’s death, however, scarcely will be fixed until an extensive investigation is Vnade. Col. Alvarez, commander of Nuevo Laredo, has assured Consul Garrett that the guilty -men will ’ be punished. militant suffragettes burn old parish house Dunbar, Scotland. —Militant suffra gettes today burnel to the ground the historic parish church of the vil lage of Whitekirk. Many iprlceies* relics and curios of the Holyland ■were restroyed. The church was erected in the six teenth century and contained many relics of the battle In which the Scots were routed by Oliver Crom well’s forces in 1650. In the vicinity is the famous battleground of Dun bar, where the English defeatel the Scots in 1296 and caused John Baliol to give up the crown of Scotland. TWELVE KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION IN GERMANY Occurred in Dye Factory, Near Berlin —A Great Many Were Injured. Berlin.— At least twelve men were killed,and eight others fatally injured an explosion which destroysd an analine dye factory in Rummel#- burg, a subrub. There were 400 em ployes in the building at the time of the explosion, which was heard all over Berlin. The firemen were unable to enter the buildings owing to the poisonous fumes and it was not possible to as certain the full extent of the disae .Ui. CLEARING IN THE SOUTH THURSDAY Storm Which Left White Layer From Tennessee to Gulf of Mexico Moving Southeast ward FALL OVER 11 INCHES IN COLUMBIA YESTERDAY Business Practically Suspend ed in That City—Sleet in South Georgia and Florida Today. Atlanta, Ga. —Clearing conditions prevailed generally throughout the ■snow covered south and southeast today. The storm which yesterdaj left a white layer of snow from the Carolines and Tennessee almost to the Gulf of Mexico, today was mov ing southeastward. Over Southern Georgia and Florida It had turned to eleet and today that district practi cally was cut off from wire communl cation with the North and West. Under a clear, bright sun, the snow which in many districts had reache 1 a new record flepth Tor years when It ceased to fall late yesterday, slowiy disappeared today. Railroad and street traffic, crippled by sleet anl snow improved hourly. In many cities ilnconvenience was experienced by the bursting of water mains, due to the low temperatures reached last night, but with the warmer weather today little additional trouble from this source was expected. Records Broken. Macon, Ga.—Eight inches of snow fell in Macon in a period of eighteen hours, breaking all records for this section of the state. The weather bureau announces that the tempera ture dropped to 21 degrees last night. Today the weather is clear and the snow is thawing out fast. 11 Inches In Columbia. Columbia, 8. C. —The snowfall in Columbia and vicinity reached a total (Continued on Page Three.) WOULD REQUEST SOUTH AMERICA TO JOIN 0. S. Renewed Effort to Bring About Peace in Mexico Urged. “Deadly Drifting” More Ac curate Than “Watchful Wait ing,” Says Kahn. Washington.—urging that renewed efforts be made to bring about peace in Mexico, Representative Kahn, re publican, in the house today express ed belief that if the Washington gov ernment were to invite the co-opera tion of Argentine, Brazil and Chila, tranquility soon could be restored. “The co-operation with us of these states,” he said, "in extending the hand oT friendship and fellowship for the amicable settlement of difficulties that confront the inhabitants of any Latin-Amerlcan republic will have a great influence in establishing stable government in all the republics on the western continents.” Kahn said he did not want to see armed intervention. "We have in tervened politically already,” he said, "and, in my humble Judgment, it was a mistake to have done so.” Rather than "watchful waiting.’ he thought, “deadly drifting” a "much more accurate description of the ad ministration policy.” ' The present policy unless speed ily and radically changes,” he said, “must Inevitably lead to armed in tervention.” , — 4~ BREAKS ALTITUDE RECORD. San Diego, Cal. —America’s altitude record, made by Lieutenant H. B. Post in his recent fata] flight at North Island was broken to.lay when Theodore Maccaullay, aviation in structor, ascended to the height of 12,139 feet. Post’s record was 12,120 feet. KILLED IN DUEL. Metz, Germany.—Lieutenant Haage of the 98th Infantry regiment was killed today in a duel with Lieut. Von Valette Saint George, of the same regiment. The encounter wah brought about by a “gross insult,” ac cording to tbs ettcAai , , AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 26, 1914. BRITISH CONSUL WONT PROCEED lITOJIEXICO Decided at Conference Be tween Sec’y Bryan and Eng lish Ambassador to Postpone Examination Benton's Body Until “Better Arrangements Can Be Made.” Washington.—At a conference to day between Secretary Bryan and Am bassador Spring-Rice, It was decided that British Consul Percival will not proceed Into Mexico for the examina tion of Wm. S. Benton's body until “better arrangements can be made.'' Conflicting reports of the location oT Benton's body convinced officials here that the British consul could not proceed until the situation was made more definite and meanwhile the American government will press for such information as It needs for in investigation. It was said that tho British gov ernment was not looking to the United States for the recovery of the body as a matter of legal right at this ipoint, but was depending upon the good offices of The Washington government to bring about a final de termination of how the Englishman was killed and the possible/•eturn of the body to the family. LAUNCH 00.000 TON LINER« Lines of the Brittanic Changed Following Sinking of the Titanic. Belfast, Ireland. —The launching to day of the Britannic, the 50,000-ton White Star Liner, marked an impor tant development In constructural safety, so far as engineering ingenui ty can ensure it. The Britannic Intended Tor the trans-Atlantic service had Just laid down when the Titanic disaster occur red. Immediately the plans of the new liner were almost completely re moledel. She is a triple screw steamer, 900 feet in length an I there has been in troduced into her construction every device to prevent a recurrence of disaster which overtook the Titanic. A complet inner skin extends to a considerable beig’ht above the load line, the most vulnerable portion of the vessel and the height and num ber of bulkheads had been increased It is claimed the Britannic will be able to float with six compartments flooded. The Inner skin consists of heavy platting whiVh extends for more than half the length of the ves sel from the watertight bulkhead in front of the forward boiler room to the after end of the turbine engine room. It is connected to t!he outer shell by loDgltudal tubes and an gles with especially strong connec tions at bulkheads and watertight divisions. In addition an extra water tight bulkhead has ben introduced and the existing bulkheads have been carried up to the bridge deck. PROF. DRIVER DEAD. Oxford, Eng,—Rev. Samuel Rolles Driver, reglus professor of Hebrew at Oxford University and canon of Christ Church, died here today, aged C 8 years. Professor Driver was .probably the greatest authority on Hebrew. METEORITE DESTROYS HOUBE. Warsaw, Russian Poland. —A num ber of houses were destroyed by a huge meteorite which descended to day In Jendkovitzy in the Polish province of Kleloe. It emittel sul phurous fumes. RENEW BHIPPING POOL. Hamburg,—The Continental shipping pool In which the Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd Lines are tho principal parties concerned, was renewed today for five years. CRUIBER REFLOATED.’ Toulon, Franc*.—The French cruiser Waldeck Rousseau which went ashori on Feb. 23 In the Gulf of Juan, was re floated today. The vessel aparently did nut xuffur aw e.-—i ztaznagfl. * AMERICAN VICTIM MEXICAN TUNNEL OUTRAGE TZ OtlP) tig*Wj v7h\ /p i' ///• y) I . ' , X A » / / y j J PM ■W . Yf• Jr'';; , l.ee William, one of the ten Ameri cans who were roasted alive in thv tunnel Cumbre In Mexieo, when Ca milla's bandits caused a train to lie sent speeding into the tunnel without an engineer. Fifty-one pasaengera were killed In the wreek. FELIX DIAZ ID BE HANDS OFF Says There is Nothing Ho Can Do in the Present Mexican Situation to Help His Country. New York. —General Felix Blaz, nephew of Former Pieshlent Diaz of Mexico, himself a recent presl dential anplrant. has no intentl.m of taking part In Mexican politics at abe present. Under existing conditions, he declared today, ho did not see wh»* he could do to help matters. "To borrow the phrase of another, I may say that my policy Is one of "watch ful waiting’ ” »aid Diaz. “I am of course, very anxious to help my coun try In any way I can, but I can do nothing at present.” ARE SKEPTICAL REGARDING TALE Consul Edwards Does Not Think Story of Michaeles True. No Political Prisoners. El Paso, Texas.—“l am convinced there are no American political pris oners at Juarez,” declared Consul Ed wards today In connection with the story toid last night by A. Mlchaells, who declared he has Just left Juarez Jail where he had been a prisoner and that Gustav Ranch and thirteen otJier Americans were there at the time of his release. Skeptical. El Paso. Texas. —Investigation of the story told last night by A. Ml chaells that Gustave Rauch an 1 thir teen other Americans were locked up In Juarez was begun today. Despite Mlchaells’ assertion that his father Is a Rrooklyn, N. Y., ban ker, his statement was received skeptically, for American Consul Ed wards at Juarez has been assured that with the execution of Win, 8. Renton and the removal of Rauch no for eigners remained behind the bars. Can’t Be Found. New York.—No relatives or ac quaintances of a Mlehaelis could be found tolay 1n Rrooklyn. Thorp Is no such street and number as that given by Mlchaells, as his former home. OFFICERS RE-ELECTED. New York. All officers and direc tors of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company were re-elect ed at the annual stockholders meeting here today. HOBPITAL ANNEX DEBTROYED. Montrsal, Qusc-Flre which broke out today In the St. Vincent I)e Paul penitentiary, destroyed the hospital annex. Patients In the hospital were all moved safely. IF YOU Ti IfwFl a JS $ f jpLkWL Y\ I Jn ft,**- Y;. • I nil II ————J \ M I ■—^MT— HUERTA REFUSES LEGATION GUARD Provisional President Declines to Permit 2,000 American Marines in City of Mexico. Savs He Was Requested to Assent Bv U. S. Government PRES’T WILSON DECLARES NO SUCH REQUEST MADE Announcement Regarded in Washington As Being Made For Effect it Will Have in Mexican Capital Regarding Assurances That All For eigners Are Safe. Mexico City -Later Mr. O’Shaugnes sy denied any knowledge of the pro posal. According to report the plan Is said to have reached President Hu erta. through other channels. Frim Huerta Direct. Mexico City.—Provisional President Huerta today refused permission to the Unletd States government to send 2,000 American marines as a guard for the legation here. Thlss Information came direct from General Huerta hlim self. General Huerta says he was asked by Washington to agree to the dis patch In addition to the Americans— of 1,000 more men made up of Ger mans, English and French. To all of this he returned a negative reply on the ground that there was no need for precaution*. Nelson O’Shaughncssy, American clmrged’affalres, refuses either to confirm or deny the Informa tion. Denied by President Wilson. Washington.—Word came direct, from President Wilson today that the United States had never requested Are thinking of buying a House, a Lot, a Horse, an Automobile, a Business, a Musical Instrument, you will serve your own interests by consulting Herald Want Ads . DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR. permission to send marines to Mexico City, and had not discussed, nor taken up'the subject In any way with Mexi can officials. For soveral days there has been con siderable discussion In official circles about tho sending of a legation guard to Mexico City, similar to those sent by Great Britain, while it is admit ted that tho Washington administra tion had been considering the advisa bility of such step, it was positively stated that no decision In the matter had been reached. Position Unchanged. It also has been reported here that the Huerta government was not averse to having foreign countries send lega tion guards and that the diplomatic representatives In Mexico City from practically all tho nations had recom mended such action. The United Htates had been advised previously of the Intention of other countries to send guards and has offered no objec tion, recently President Wilson 1 told callers ho saw no occasion to follow the action of other nations In sending marines to Mexico City. H was stated today that his position was unchang ed. Officials here made it plain that they regarded such an announcement by General Huerta as being made for Its possible effect In Mexico City and to accentuate the provisional presi dent’s repeated wAurances that for eigners are In no danger. Put Ban on American Papers in Mexico City Mexico City.—A ban appear* to have been put, on the delivery in Mox Ico of newspaiMtrs from tho United Htates. By tho last mall or two al most none have reached tho ad dressees. News dealers hern (lee.lara they have no doubt the deliveries are impeded by the officials. VILLA MUST SURRENDER THERODY OFRENTON No Reply Yet Received to In structions Sent U. S. Consul Letcher. Persistent Rumor Corpse Cremated. Admiral Fletcher Denies Recommend ing Landing Marines at Vera Cruz Chihuahua.—General Villa to day reiterated he would permit tho examination but not the re moval of the body of Wm. S. Ben ton, which he asserts la buried here. Me said that representa tives of the American and British government and of the widow alone would be permitted to view the body. 11 Americana to Leave. Chihuahua, Mexico. —Fifteen Amer icans who rams hero with VUla’a rebel troops were mustered out to day on advice from Washington, and will bo returned to Juarez. Carranza and Villa, Washington.—Tho American gov ernment today was exerting every In fluence to obtain from General- Villa tho surrender of tho body of Wr. S. Renton, British subject, executed at Juarez. No reply had been received to Instructions tent to Consul I,etcher yosterlay to find Renton’s grave and Becretary Bryan was surprised by news dispatches quoting Villa as say ing Benton was buried in Chlhuanua City. There have been persistent re ports here, too, thnt the body was cremated. Official denial came from the White House of one published report that Roar Admiral Fletcher had rec ommneded tha latrllng t»f marines'at Vera Cruz. On Inquiry’s Outcome. Attention was chiefly centered on the Benton Investigation and high of ficials conceded that future develop ment of the American pollcv toward Mexico binged largely on the outcome of the Inquiry. Another feature which loomed as of commanding Importance waa the fact that the Benton Incident prom ise,! to develop Into a test of Carran za’s authority as chief of the Consti tutionalist movement. Every sort ot pressure, It Is understood, Is being brought to bear on Carranza both by (Continued on page three.) McCarthy's Family Waits on Word From Sec’y Bryan Paineeville, Ohio.—The family her* of George W. McCarthy, a railroad en gineer, were waiting today for word from Secretary Bryan ns to whether a report that McCarthy had been slam In Mexico more than a year ago had been verified. McCarthy was reported to have been dragged from a train on the Texas and Pacific Railroad en route from Kl Paso to Mexico City and killed two years ago. Will Consider Expulsion of American Militant London. —Confirmation of the state ment that no steps are being taken bv the British government for the depor tation of Miss Zello Emerson, militant suffragette, of Jackson. Mich., was given by Reginald McKenna, home sec retary, In a printed reply to a question put to him In the House off Commons today. Tho home secretary added: “However If Miss Emerson again com mits an offense bringing her within the provisions of the Allens Act, the question of applying to the court for a recommendation for her expulsion will be considered.” Bryan Says They Are Costing $75,000 a Month Washington. Mexican refugees, soldiers, women, children and camp followers harbored on the border have coat the United States *142,254 so far and will cost *75,000 a month here after. Secretary Bryan so Informed congress today. WITH MASONIC HONORS. Denver, Colo.—The funeral of Eon mer United States Senator Henry M. Teller took place here today. Inter ment was with Masonic honors. The services constituted one of the most remarkable MaHonic tribute* paid a Coloradoan.