The Weekly Georgian, 1914-03-31

Dixie Millionaire's Daughter in Air Trip MOBILE, ALA., March 31. - Miss Grace Jones, daughter of Captain J. T. Jones, the multimillionaire who founded and built Gulfport, Miss., prominent in social circles of New York and Gulf Gulfport, - port, Gulfport, made a spectacular flight in an aeroplane at Gulfport late yesterday, flying in over the harbor. Her parents were not aware of the trip. BONDHOLDERS TO BUY A, B. & A. Officials in Atlanta of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad Tuesday explained "the published an announcement - nouncement announcement of plans for the reorganiza- | tion of a new company to be known as the Georgia, Alabama and Western rail railway - way railway Company, declaring that the plans were merely tentative, and would go into effect only if the present bondhold bondholders - ers bondholders of the road, represented mainly by the old Colony Trust Company, of Bos Boston, - ton, Boston, obtained possession at the public auction sale April 22. TEA ON HORSEBACK. WASHINGTON, March 31. - A tea was given at the Riding and Hunt Club, where fair equestriennes and their es escorts - corts escorts drank their tea on horseback and rode around the course in what was called a "'music ride." Stately figures and difficult evolu evolutions - tions evolutions were performed to the stirring music of the Fort Myer Engineer Corps Band. VISCOUNT IS FINED. LONDON, March 31. - Viscount Uf Uffington, - fington, Uffington, heir of the larl of Craven, ' whose mother was Cornelia Bradley Bradley'Martin, - 'Martin, Bradley'Martin, was fined $2 for climbing a lamp post and turning out the light. The de detective - tective detective who caught him testified that 'when ahked why he did it he offered to reclimb the post and, switch on the \ light. . SPAIN TO ENTER 1915 FAIR. PARIS, March 31. - 'The Spanish Government is keen to participate in the Panama kxposition, but its formal adhesion can not be decided yet," said Gustave Scholle, Chancellor of the Unl Unlted - ted Unlted tSates limbassay at Madrid, who salled on the Kaiser Wilhelm to take up his new duties as Secretary to the United States Legation in Havana.

JUAREZ, MEXICO, March 31. - An armistice has halted the bloody battle of Torreon, according to reports cur current - rent current at Constitutionalist headquarters early to-day. General Refugio Ve Velasco, - lasco, Velasco, Federal commarfder in the be beleaguered - leaguered beleaguered city, is said to be negotiat negotiating - ing negotiating with General Villa for a surren surrender - der surrender of th® town. Both reports were partially con confirmed - firmed confirmed by officers close to Provisional President Carranza, who said that Carranza had received a dispatch from Villa last night in which the rebel commander-in-chief had put the 'entire matter up to his superior, to decide whether the terms gsked by Velasco should be granted. ~ General Carranza sent a long reply to Villa this morning, but the in instructions - structions instructions that the messdge contains were not diyulged. The rumors cir circulated - culated circulated here and not denied by any anyone - one anyone in authority were to the effect that General Velasco had demanded full amnesty for his Federal troops. Surprised by Resistance. The official reports current here that Villa had even considered mak making - ing making terms with Velasco indicated that the rebel leader had found .the re resistance - sistance resistance of the I'ederal troops greater than he had anticipated when he planned his campaign. The troops with which Velasco has kept up the conflict for four days in the heart of Torreon include 3,000 of the veterans of the Mexican army. They are experienced campaigners, and this fact militated to their ad advantage - vantage advantage over the dashing but inex-

SAYS CONGRESS WILL QUIT AUG. 20 WASHINGTON, March 31. - Congress will adjourn August 20, according to "Colonel" Jim Edwards, the fafous Capitol prophet, His previous predic predictions - tions predictions on adjournments have worked out about 756 per cent right, He hails from Missouri, is a doorkeep doorkeeper - er doorkeeper in the Senate and has been a politi= cal prognosticator for twenty years. WOMAN SAVED BY CORSET. MOBILE, ALA,, March 31. - -Jealousy led to a quarrel which resulted in the killing of R. Pickens on the outside of the Parker Baptist Church here last night by William Brown, while only a corget steel saved the life of rMs, Dora williams, a woman who was involved in the affair, Brown left the scene of the.sh«mling and is at large. THRICE A BRIDESMAID. WASHINGTON, March 31.-Miss Kleanor Wilson has promised to be a third time bridesmaid, thus defying the old spperstition. Shoy will attend Miss Maitland Mar Marshall - shall Marshall at her marriage to Paymaster John H. Knapp on April 22.

perienced troops of Villa, Advices received just before the re report - port report of an armistice indicated that the Constitutionalists, while holding the greater part of Torreon, had been unable to penetrate into the main plaza, where General Velasco had gathered his best troops and conceny trated his artillery to sweep every avenue of approach, Mowed Down Rebels. Another strong point held by the Federals were two cuartels in the western part of the city. These lio in a basin which is of great etrategic advantage, the only entrance being easily defended by machine guns. General Velasco suffered terrific losses in attempting to secure this vantage point on Monday. The I'ed I'ederals - erals I'ederals allowed the rebels to penetraio the basin's entrance in large numbers before the artillery fire opened. Then hundreds of the Constitutionalists were mowed down and their com comrades - rades comrades were forced to flee,

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31. - ('olonel Theodore Roosevelt and his exploration party are still proceeding down the Duvieda River on their way to. Manaos, Brazil, according to ad advices - vices advices received here from Colonel Ron Rondon, - don, Rondon, the representative of the Brazil Brazilian - ian Brazilian Government with the expedition. The dispatch said the territory being traversed had never before been ex explored, - plored, explored, and that it was unlikely the party would again be heard from for a month, Another section of the expedition, commanded by Leo E. Miller, natur naturalist - alist naturalist of the American Museum of Nat Natural - ural Natural Higtory, will undertake a de descent - scent descent of the Parana River. ;

MORSE ORDERED TO TESTIFY. NEW YORK, March 31. - For fear that Charles W. Morse, who is described as "an aged, infirm and seagoing may be in Europe for his health when the third trial is called, United States Judge Hough has signed an order re requiring - quiring requiring that the testimony of Morse be taken before Mary E. Woardell, a no notary - tary notary public. Morse's testimony is want wanted - ed wanted in the sult of the Western Deevlop Deevlopment - ment Deevlopment Company against John W, McKin McKinnon - non McKinnon as agent of the shareholders of the National Bank of North America.

HEIRS TO RECEIVE WINDFALL. MONTREAL, March 31. - The Cana Canadian - dian Canadian Pacific Railroad has announced that it would pay every check received by it from Lord Strathcona and never cashed. During his lifetime the late Lord Strathcona made two boasts, one that he never lost a paper once it got into his hands, and the other that he never received paymenv his services to the Cahadian Pacific Railroad. In the same way Lerd Strathcona did not draw his salary as High Commissioner, and the added windfall on the heirs.will run into hundreds of thousgands of dol lars. y