Cloudy in west and rain in eaBt por- r J S 1 fE "V T1 tion Thursday; Friday fair.; - v jT j jfc PJ 1!) j t S''"' 10 Pages Today ONE SECTION TOL. XCVIII-O. 14 WlIiMHSTGTOK, C, THURSDAY , APRIIi 6, 1916 WHOIZE KXJMBER 39,545 WILL NOT PRU5SIANISM AS A BASIS FOR PEACE Chancellor Hollweg Says the Ger man Sword is the Only Answer A to Such Suggestion. INFANTRY ACTIVITIES CALM French Retake Some Ground- Germans Take the Offensive on Russian Eastern Line. The German , imperial chancellor. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, in. outlining Germany's attitude . before the Reichs tag, declared that any suggestions of peace on the basis of destructiori'of "the Prussian military power would- make possible only one answer the German sword. "If Germany's adversaries, de- sire to continue the slaughter of men and the devastation ."- of Europe, , the guilt will be theirs" he said. i He characterized as the silliest of all the imputations against.; Germany . the report that at the war's end Germany would take . measures against . the American continent and a attempt . to conquer Canada. .With respect to Bel gium the chancellor said: We ' mustc create . real ": guarantees that Belgium shall never be a Franco British vassal; never shall be used as a military or economic ;v fortification against Germany. " ' ; ' He declared Germany V must assure sound evolution of the Flemish race and added that Germany wanted neigh bors with which collaboration could be carried out to mutuaL advantage. Infantry Qolet Everywhere. ; For the ; moment ' infantry of both sides is quiet everywhere along the western front 'in France.' On the sec tors around Verdun the.; only, activity has been intermittent .bombardment in the - region of Douaumont and Vvux. This rather ' unprecedented ' calm . fol lows a successful French offensive, in which they recaptured ' some ; lost .ground and dreVe the 'Germans back. On the Russian eastern line the Ger mans have taken the offensive and are heavily attacking, with' infantryand. -rtillry the. Jisssian.- posltlOTse. - official advices' from Petrograd say, however, that' the; Germans' nowhere have been able to penetrate the Rus sian line in. frontal, attacks. :. ( Italians" and' Austrians are continuing- their operations along the Austro Italian; frontier, but no important changes in positions have occurred. British Capture Turkish Position. The - British- in. Mesopotamia . have captured an important Turkish posi tion at Uram El Henna, on the Tigris river, 20 miles below Kut El Amara. This is considered in London as giving hope for early relief of .British forces besieged in Kut El. Amara since: last December. The Russians also are suc cessfully operating against the i Turks in the Caucasus and Persian regions. Berlin reports the loss during March of 14 aeroplanes and of 44 British and French machines. Thirty-eight of the latter were brought to earth in air combats, according to ' Berlin. : - ! Ambassador Page has forwarded from London ito Washington metal found in the cross . channel steamer Sussex, recently damaged by explo sion, which killed a number of persons and wounded several, Americans. The embassy in London is credited with the belief that the metal came from a Ger man torpedo. Spain' has sent a note to- Germany protesting against the torpedoing of the Sussex In which several Spaniards lost their lives. ' . . 1 A British patrol boat has picked up off the Orkney islands, ScQtland, the Brazilian steamer Sandana de Gama, bound from Para, J Brazil, ' for New York, with a cargo of rubber. As the steamer was several thousand- miles out of her course the British are in clined to the belief that she was at tempting to run the blockade. SAYS PRUSSIAN MILITARISM NOT TO GIVE WAY TO PEACE Berlin, April 5. (By wireless) Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg in dicated in his Epeech today that any suggestions of peace oh- the basis of destruction of Prussian military power would make possible only one answer : the German sword. The chancellor stated that if Ger many's adversaries desired ; to continue the slaughter of men and devastation of Europe, the guilt would be theirs, and that Germany would have to ''stand it as men." - - HOLLAND'S ACTION IS FOR MAINTAINING HER NEUTRALITY The Hague, via London, April 5. At the opening of the second chamber of the vDutch parliament today after a preliminary secret session in commit tee, the president of the chamber read a brief statement declaring that the recent suspension of furloughs of army officers and men was a precautionary measure, as Holland is firmly resolved to maintain her neutrality and. there is a possibility of it incurring increased danger owing to the course of the war. The suspension order, he added, was not a consequence of present politjcal entanglement but was decided upon on account of certain information; which which the' t government does-not judge opportune " mane puDiic. , , 4 ' The chamber then' proceeded; to the consideration of domestic .affairs. - SEES XO PROSPECT FOB THE ' v GERMANS TO CAPTURE VERDUJT Paris, April 5. "Verdun : will never be taken. That is the sincere and posi tive opinion of General Cadorna," said a member of the Italian ' generalissi mo's suite to the Udlne correspondent of the Petit Hour.- '.'General Cadorna," he continued, "returns to,. Italy from (Continued . on Fas Jeu. y :i THINK VOLUNTEER PROVISION S Advocates in the. Senate Believe it . Will Remain in 'Army Bill by Narrow Margin. VOTE IS AGAIN POSTPONED Several Senators in Course of Debate Denounce -Activities of Certain National Guardsmen Against the Measure. , Washington, April 5. Advocates of the Federal volunteer provision of the Senate army bill believed the section had been ' saved by a narrow margin when the Senate recessed tonight without having reached a vote on the Lee amendment to . strike it out. Sen ator Chamberlain, chairman of the Military committee, again asked that action be deferred as one or two sen ators still desired to be heard. - Debate on the volunteer provision lasted all day, champions of the Na tional Guard supporting the amend ment occupying most of the time. In the - Closing hour, however, Senator Chamberlain vigorously defended the provision as vital to any military plan and denounced attempts of National Guard organisations to interfere with legislation. He. was joined by Sena tors' O'Gorman and Williams in a warning that at the close of the Euro pean war the United States would need a- greatnavy and an adequate army t back, demands on the belligerent pow ers for indemnification for losses sus tained through violations of her rights as a neutral. . 'Must Prepare to Resist. "Unless this country puts itself in a condition where it can resist and with stand hullying," Senator Williams said, "we are going to be in trouble with the victor in this war, unless we sur render the positions . we have diplo matically taken and timidly submit to the rule which the victor may laj down for immunity, or disclaimor. "Self preservation Is the Internation al code of the belligerents," said Sen ator .O'Gorman, who contended that rights of neutrals had been invaded by all the warring European powers ""And protests of neutrals will" only be " regarded," he added, "if backed by sufficient .power to - enforce ; their . de- Trfjatrd j.v XX;A' -i : h- fr. Whh ltfsf war la okfc" aerttf Sna tor Chamberlain. "If; we intend .to de mand any satisfaction, then we ought to be prepared to back all our demands by force of arms if necessary. We have not the -power to enforce a single de mand we have made." Senator Williams declared that while increasing the army was .important enlarging the navy was of first, impor tance. -He said he would vote to. in crease any "building programme that might be framed , and favored a navy by 1918 that could -meet and defeat any force against it. - "This war cannot last more than one or two years," he said. "If it lasts longer than that it will produce 'uni versal bankruptcy." V Arraisms - Nattonal Guard's Activity. Senator. Chamberlain's arraignment of the National Guard's activities was supported by Senators McCumber and Nelson who ealled attention to tele grams from National Guard officials sent to many senators urging them td vote . against the Federal . volunteer provision. "If the Natidnal Guard intends to come here politically and undertakes to control legislation, calculated to (Continued on Page Ten.) HOHNE GF NEW HANOVER Judge Erred in Expressing His Opinion of Dr. Stovall. Supreme Court Finds. No Error In Judg 1 meat In Case of AV ltte vs. A. C. L. '- Railroad Reversal in Jphn ' T' ' man. Disbarment Case. (Special Star Telegram.) " Raleigh, N. C., April 5. In allowing a new trial in State vs. Melvin Home, under sentence of death in New Hano ver county for the murder of D. L. T. Capps, the Supreme Court lays down the rule that a trial . judge has the power to call, to the witness stand ex pert witnesses who have not been sum moned by either prosecution or de f ense, "but this power should be , ex ercised with care and the examination conducted without prejudice to either side.': . rA v- v.-. .N-.- . " :yxx The court holds that while the trial Judge had the right to call in Dr. Sto vall, as expert witness offered by nei ther side, he had np right to throw Into the Jury box his own good opinion of the witness. ,; . - " - ' . Another important case is that of State o relation of Solicitor vs. James H. Johnson, from Cumberland. In this the court ' holds that there was . error in that, the Superio court Judge should have passed "on whether or not convic tion . of the crime of . selling liquors was sufficient .to warrant disbarment of Johnson as a lawyer. The trial judge had entered a non-suit.- " This is a : phase; -of - the sensational wine selling'; cases against J otmson in which the Gdvernor pardoned him. from serving a road sentence j The Supreme Court, Judge AIlen writing-.the -opinion, holds that the 1871 and stat-. (Continue a Pa4Sre Ten.) - rat CHILD LABOR BILL nrAnu run oluhiq Commerce Committee 5, to Report the Measure Favorably. ABE SEVERAL AMENDMENTS One Change Seeks to Make Attack on .. Constitutionality of Measure Less ': t Probable Some Other ; '. r Modincatlons. Washington, April . The child: la bor bill, recently passed by the House in' spite of ' vigorous opposition by Southern cotton manufacturers, ' was amended in several important respects by the interstate Commerce committee of the Senate today 'and will be favor ably reported to the latter body within a few days, , The -amended measure was approved by the. committee 6 to 6. -The-" bill -as passed $y the House would have prohibited the employment of children by manufacturers of goods shipped-in - interstate commerce. As amended today it would prohibit ship ment in, interstate commerce of . goods in the manufacture of which children had been employed. " The committee held this change would make an. attack on the constitutionality of the measure less probable. , . Another amendment makes a pro ducer, .manufacturer . or dealer liable to prosecution if he ships in interstate commerce a product from a plant where children have - been employed 30 days prior to such shipment. The Ho.use bill . had made this period 60 days, but had established a rule of evi dence In connection therewith which was eliminated . by . the. committee to day. : The bill will be reported to the Sen ate by Senator Robinson, of Arkansas. In analyzing the changes made in the House, bill by the Senate committee to day. Senator Robinson said: t. ; -,Tae Changres Analysed. "The,Htuse bill seeks to stigmatize and "" prevent the shipment of products into which prescribed chiJ,d labor. haa entered; 'and it seeks to cbujple the ob jectionable child labor with the par ticular commodity sought to be Shipped. The Senate- provision penalizes a producer. . manufacturer tr - -dealer with in- the-v s tate--of -nnuftctli re ? or . l-jrdtictt ;W1&tbfpWrfeptito ship in interstate or torelgn commerce .any manufactured prodtict of ; a mine quarry ;or manufacturing Establishment If within 30 days before the removal of such' product .-from -the mine, quarry or manufacturing establishment, child ren, have been employed in .the mine, quarry or manufacturing ' estahllsh ment within thelimits defined and pre scribed. " . 'Section 2 of . the House bill which seeks to establish a 1 rule of evidence is eliminated by- the Senate committee. In-order to obviate--.the difficulty of .proving that forbidden -child labor en tered into the . production of the par ticular ; commodity sought to. be . ship ped, section 2 of the House . bill pro vides that 'proof of employment within 60 'days prior to the shipment of the product of prescribed child labor from a mine,, quarry or other manufacturing establishment shall be prima facie evi dence that such product has been pro duced by such, child labor. The Senate provision makes unnecessary this rule of . evidence and thus greatly simpli fies, the-measure especially with refer ence to its enforcement. . "Under the House ' bill dealers are penalized in states other than that of tContlnued on Page Ten.) HOLEAIf D IS AIMING AT ALL THE BELLIGERENTS Army Mobilized and , Actual Ma neuvers Held Along Coast. Virtually Every Private Motor Car in the Country Seised- Is Irritated - ". at Action of. Both England and Germany. London, April 4 (delayed)- "Holland bared its teeth to the belligerents on both sides so unexpectedly that the putch public was as much astonished as the remainder of the world," said a prominent neutral just returned from Amsterdam, to the ' Associated - Press today. ; This ' person - stated; that not only was. the .Dutch 'army mobilized but actual maneuvers were held, as If to repel-' forces landing from the North Sea in the neighborhood of Flushing. The mobilization was accomplished swiftly, t '.Virtually every ; private 1 mo tor, carj in the country, was. seized. While .'mobilization ; took - place along he;i German frontier maneuvers were held only along the seacoaatT The "returned neutral 'nms ' convinced the demonstration was. aimed against Germany as much as .England, VHe Said irritation In Holland , against - all, bel ligerents . had become so pronounced that ! there waa a sullen feeling of hos tility toward' both Germany and "Great Britain? which was becoming; general. On account - of , tl)e British , blockade Holland is experiencing - - shortage of food, tc; such, an.. extent that the mer chant' commission 'for relief " of Belgium has been " asked I to loan isonie "of t. its food supply to certain . distrfctsl 'The Dutch government has determined that food shall be transported to Holland in vessels commandeered by itwlthout reference 4 tp. . nylImltatjon fixed b agreement with the Netherlands Over seas Tcaet. - - ', nnu iv I ' II ii i u A Inter Jfe jdtes.' 6 to ASSERTS VILLA IS WOUNDED AND HIS The Story isrjin Belated by General Gavira, the JCarranza Commaiider at Juarez. MAKES PUBLIC A TELEGRAM Confirms Reports - to American Headquarters That Bandit is Headed for Satevo. El Paso, Texas, ' April 5. The story that Francisco Villa is wounded and that his capture is imminent was as serted again' tonight by. General Ga vira, Carranza commander ' at Juarez. General Gavira made public ateiegram he said he received from General Ber tarii, at Ma'derast'ating specifically that the bandit had bieen shot and was in hiding somewhere between Bachineva and Satevo. - The message is confirmatory . of American headquarters reports that Villa was heading toward Satevo. While the- story that, he-1 is wounded is still accepted here with considerable re serve, it is pointed out that, if Villa was in full -possession of health and trav- eling at his usual speed of , 40 or more miles a day he should have reached and passed Parrel byvthis time, a fact whioh could hardly escape being reported. Bachineva is. on the eastern side .of the continental divide, about 30 .miles from Guerrero, -with which- it is .con nected by . the' famous Bachineva. pass. It is through this pass that all accounts agree Villa made' his way;; after defeat of his f ojlowera by Colonel Dodd, near Guerrero. , From Bachineva to Satevo the trail runs Ubout" 70 miles through a valley. On each-side ;ofthe'vallei however, there stretches formany miles the wildest mountain wastes. in Mexico. Thoroughly to search this district would take weeks, according to -Amerl cans "familiar with-it- - Mystery is involved, in the condem nation to death Of three? ring leaders, ot the allege'lot to; selae J Jfriare and thir Riiiien renrfeve-at rttidnisrht bv ternateiy nave - aescriDea,-5ine piot as that of Villa and Diaz-, followers. As Villa-is the i so-called champion . of the peons and Diaz represents the property and clerical- classes there is- much spe culation here as to details of the-alleged plot.- The alleged - conspiracy was supposed to have been hatched in El Paso, hut American authorities deny any knowledge of it. Fifteen Mexicans suspected of being. Villa followers were arrested here today and are blng held for - investigation. . ' MOUNTAIN INFANTRY TO AID , IS THE' SEARCH FOR VILLA. At the Front in Mexico, Commanding General's Headquarters, April '1, by Aeroplane and Motor Courier to Co lumbus, N- M, April 4. America's first detachment- of mountain infantry, a corps of specially, trained men for such service as that, in the mountain stud ded country of 'Guerrero, soon will be active assisting the. cavalry In search of the bandit, Villa. The; belief has been announced that' such- a command will prove Invaluable in the work,' con fronting the American troops in the Guerrero district. FUNSTON'S REQUEST FOR MORE AUTOMOBILE TRUCKS GRANTED San Antonio, ' Texas, April 5. Gen eral Funston was advised by the War Department today that his request for more automobile trucks '- had been granted. While the addition of 108 more trucks to those already carrying supplies along the line of communica tions to the troops in Mexico will serve to relieve the situation, staff officers still regard the use of railroads from El Paso as essential to the success of the campaign against Villa. ; With B.OOO'horses and mules to feed every day ' and approximately that many men, the Quartermaster's De partment realizes the difficulties with which he has to contend. THE DAY IN CONGRESS . i ..I. .v ' " v SENATE.- ' Met at noon. Resumed debate on army reorganiza tion bill. . - Interstate commerce committee voted to report child labor bill in amended form. ' , ? - Manufacturers urged labor commit tee to approve legislation, barring prison-made goods from Interstate com merce. . - '. Recessed at 6:05 P. M. to noon Thurs day. ' - . ; . ." ' ...;'" HOUSE. ' -Met at noon. ' ' . Judiciary committee recommended committee of five to - Investigate "con tempt "charges. -against Unrted States District .Attorney - Marshall of - New York. 'a v. .. ; ; ' : Naval Committee, 15 to 8, voted to favorably ; rsport Senate bill for '$11, 000,000 government armor factory.V ;: : -Judiciary -sub-committee ,' continued Investigation f beef . matters. . Passed Heflln resolution rfor - census statistics on quantity of cJtton used in manufacture of explosives.;;-. .- . : - Kent bill- to i create "a bureau of I na tional forests : urgedt at hearing before public lands i committee.' r ;;i;V . Debated without '. action the Johnson bill to authorize .the." Federal govern ment to accept as a gift the, homestead of Abraham IJncoln,: in Kentucky. ' Federal co-operatton, jn iipprovement of Saoramento Valley urgedat hearing of Califotrnlans before " Flood control committees... . i , Adjourned at 4.65 P. M. until II A. M. Thursday,- . -' - t REV. CALVIN B. WALLER, D. D. OF ASHEVILLE. f ''W. w' -vS-' i - '?52a?sv.v.v.';v.v.,.'.vAAiss v ; f i Will be the speaker at the dedication tonight of 'the' Tabernacle, in which the Chapman-Alexander" meetings are: to begin ; next' Sunday: 'Dr. Waller ia pastor of the-First Baptist church of the ' Mountain v Metropolis, Governor Locke Craig's home church. . ' i Why Carranza Has Not Given Or ders Regarding Use of Railroad Remains Question. . 1 : WANTS EXPEDITION ENDED? In ; the 'Meantime ' the Motor, Train for Supplying American Forces at the . .- Front , is .Belnar -.. Equipped. ' With More - Trucks. Washington, April 5. In the absence of further news of fighting in Mexico between 'American" forces and Villa bandits attention of officials here to day centered "upon diplomatic aspects of the punitive expedition. Information of .the War . and State Departments regarding . use of the Mex ican railways to ship supplies ''to Gen eral Pershing ,was conflicting. The War-Department - had no reports indi cating that Carranza - authorities at Juarez, Had " received "orders to accept shipments from General Funston. ' Sec retary of State Lansing, however, said he understood such . orders had bean issued. Mr. Lansing . also declared he thought i the difficulty, due largely to disorganised condition of rolling stock an droadbed of the Mexican nor.thWest ern, ... -r . -r . Some officials .stiU were inclined to connect delay in permittng use of rail roads with a desire on Carranza' s. part to see the American soldiers , back on on their own 'territory.;'. Already, it is understood, de facto government offi cials on the border have made infor mal inquiries as "to how much longer the expedition will remain - in-Mexico and how much further southward it ex pects to penetrate. As legally the United States . now ' is ' pursuing "& hot- trail" it would occasion- no great surprise ;rhere . if CaYranza should suggest soon that the -trail had gotten cold and question the proprletry o the United States proceeding much farther. --- yt ; ; ; , Immediate necessity for lengthening General Pershing's line of communi cation caused Secretary Baker;to send telegraphic orders - today for .108 more motor tracks and two gasoline tanks. There- already are six companies with 162; ears engaged- In- lines for Columbus. Secretary Baker stated he 'was perfect ly satisfied that under- existing con, ditions and present campaign -arrangements the mdt6r service -was adequate without using railways. General Funston forwarded -a mes sage from General. Pershing, stating that-, the latter conferred Monday at Provldencla with Colonel Dodd. ' Provl dencla is about eight miles north Guerrero--and" only -20 - miles beyond the southernmost end .. of motor communi cation "lines at'Namiqulpa;, " Officials believe General Pershing was at the front of the advance lines and that. the expedition , is combining ;r the country about Guerrero without proceeding in Strength farther, south.- . : , - - Tampa, Fl a., "April 5. With' about 20O, members attending, the annual convention of .the Southern Gas Asso ciation was opened here today by Pres ident iMcB. Dexter, of Columbus, Ga. The sessions will lastthree days. Bir mfnghara"'is maktng "anartlve""cam palgn for tha 1917 -meeting; , tr . - - h .;.v.v...v...w.Y.v...v soc.-.w i ,WAW.vN'AW.WV.V.V.VlVWV.W f NO ARMS ABOARD STEIE8 SUSSEX l ' .. Report ; of Jich Adniirai Says Ship Was Torpedoed Deliber ately .Witkput .Warning. GRAPHIC , STORY OF WRECK Captain and Passengers "on Port . Side of the Vessel Saw the -Approach of the TOrpedo ;: a' Short Distance Away. Washington,-April- 5: A graphic ac count of the wreck of the .British chan nel steamer Sussex vith . the - assertion that she was torpedoed.' deliberately and without 'warning by an enemy sub marine, . is .contained ' in.-, a : report by Rear Admiral Grasset t& the . French general staff,, made public here toniglfE by the, French . embassy. The report, dated at Boulogne, March "30, says: "In ' conformity. with your instruc tions I proceeded ' to Boulogne where I conducted an enquiry relative to the attack on the Sussex. On March 24 the Sussex, belonging to the State Rail way Company, and running the" regular service between England and . France left Folkstone at lf25 p. m. for Dieppe. This- boat carried about 325 passen gers of all nationalities, -a great num ber of these being women and children as well as the Indian males. This ap proximate figure is given by the cap tain; according "to the-company there were 383 passengers; the officer in charge of the control of tickets was se verely wounded and, taken to Dover; he is not in a fit state to furnish par ticulars. "She was not possessed of any arma ment. The crew consisted of 53 men. From the start 'the speed was set at 16 knots; after having passed at one mile distance from Dungeness the captain headed south three degrees east; tne weather was very fine, the sea almost calm, most of the passengers were on deck. ! "Suddenly without the' slightest warning the captain . who; was in the bridge, saw before the port beam some 150 meters away,-the-track of a tot pedo. It -was now 2:60 p. m.; the time of the disaster being exactly registered by the stopping of the clocks on board the vessell The second '. officer ' and deck officer who . were on the bridge also distinctly saw the torpedo. With great presence of mind, the captain or dered the helm hard. a port,, and stop ped the starboard engine,' In order to avoid the torpedo by turning to star board. These two orders were executed immediately.; ' "The ship was beginning 'to swing off, when, in. a few seconds after the torpedo had been seen a terrific exploT sion toofi place, throwing up an enormous'- column . of water (calculating from the distance , at which the tor pedo had first been seen and the time which, passed before the explosion the speed -of the torpedo must have been 36 knots, the normal, speed of a tor-depo).;-The ship was, cut in two oppo site the bridge, the after part, thanks to soliditity, of the 'bulkhead, contin ued, to noat.' ..- . "On deck . several passengers who happened to , be - on the port side saw the torpedo when quite close to the ship; one of them even telling his neighbor to . look . at 'that - great fish , . (Continued on Paee.Two.) : FATHER OF LITTLE Aged Greene County Negro Taken from Jail at Kinston by Hun- . dreds of Quiet Men. BODY FOUND IN GREENE People Infuriated by Alleged TalK of the Old Man, Following ' ' i V Crime of His Son. (Special Star Telegram.) Kinston, N. C. April 5. Joseph Black,' a negro about 50 years of age, -father of Will Black, the young ne gro held in; the penitentiary at Ralelgk charged with criminal assault on a; lit tle white, girl in Greene county, was taken from Lenolr:county jail here thSs morning a few minutes before 3 o'clock by a mob estimated at several hundred persons. ' Later the ' old negro's . body was .found, between Maury and Lizzie, in Greene county. A fusillade of shofe had been heard, in the neighborhood and it Is believed the mob despatched the elder Black there. Last week" Will Black, a boy not quite grown,; attacked and viciously outraged a six-year-old white child. Matti json, in Greene . county. He beat her momer in order to accomplish the crime and afterwards shot two possev men in a gun , battle. He was taken, and hurried to Goldsboro, and from there was later taken to Raleigh. . Joseph' Black, his father, furnished him with shotguns and a revolver, It is alleged. But not that so much as al leged threats and assertions by . him caused the Greene county neonln tn tw (his r life. It is. reliably reported that ciacK stated that . the little girl, was no better thanrhis son; that he would burn the Tyson home and kill: the child's father if he had anything to do with, the prosecution. It is declared that by ,his actions in the neighbor hood following.' the. assault he provok ed the -residents -.to fury. The reeneMCOunty sheriff got Joseph" Rlack soon : after , Will Black was.ap tured, hiolding rhinv'.fdr - furnishing the boy with weapons. .. . ' It took the -people days to reach the determination ; to lynch the old man, but, their mids made-up, Sheiiff Wil liams knew better than to leave him within easy reach of a mob. Williams learned Tuesday evening that Snow Hill jail .would. hot hold Black last night. He rushed him to Kinston. t Black- was incarcerated here at ,9:20 last night. H." V. Allen, the jailer here, was. awakened shortly before the lynchers appeared at the jail. , A' man was . informing him over the telephone of the mob's approach when leaders appeared at the door. Hundreds of quiet men lined the streets near the jail and filled the courthouse square. ' A beardless man not more than. 25 years of age was spokesman. Allen parleyed for time. A man with . a. watch announced that he had half a minute left. The youthful leader told him to deliver up the kes or take the consequences. Allen's wife and startled children were at windows of their quar ters. Two men seized the jailer, took his keys and were directed by him to an old death cell on the second floor. ' The leaders told Black to get-up and drees himself. . ."We're going to move you to another jail," he was told. Black could not stand; he was too frightened to speak: He was carrled-by men, al most tenderly, It seemed to Allen,-down stairs, out on the street and into - an automobile, Black cried "MurHer." Al len heard the noise. Black did . not cry out again. Then a long procession of automobiles, buggies, wagons and mounted men, no one speaking, passed on up the street, and out to Greene county. -' Electric lamps all about illuminated the peaceable "storming" of the jail, but Klnstpn did not know what had happened until day had arrived, so quietly did the Greene farmers do their work. ' The mob had taken precaution -to picket the principal intersections of the streets against the police or a riot call, but they were - not molested. LYNCHING NOT CHARGEABLE TO THfa COUNTY OF LENOIR. The' following account of the , work of the mob which took Joe Black,' of Greene county, from Lenoir county Jail at Kinston and left his dead body to be found later in Greene county, was carried lni- the Kinston Daily News of Wednesday morning: "A party of men estimated to have been 200 and 300 in number came to Kinston . this morning at about 2: aft o'clock and took Joe Black, father , of the Greene ; county rape fiend who was hurried away from that county to pre vent a , lynching, last week, and in a few, minutes a number of shots were heard on the edge of the city In 'a northeasterly, direction and there was no question of .the. fate of the negro. "The negro, .who, was accused of giv ing his. son, firearms and advising him to use. -them, after his dastardly crime, was brought ' to . this city at about "9 o'clock last; night by. Sheriff Williams, of Greene county, to prevent a lynch ing. ' Evidently the people of Greene heard the negro had been brought here and .the .lynching was the result. ; " "Shortly V after 2 o'clock the' night police force saw a crowd of men gath ered around the court house, but be fore any effort could be made to prd tect'the prisoner-nine of the mob ap peared at the Jail door and after in forming Jailer Allen that-they did not wish' to harm' him or his wife. -but meant business,' they surrounded the jailer to prevent him taking , any ac tion.; Then;.one of them-blew a .whis-, tie - and others swarmed . into .the.. jay Securing the man they were after the (Continued on Page Ten.) . A ' VA -! we..-iKvi AA,m t .it fit ( M 4 "V 3 u - i? i.i hi ''' ft ( . , " h ' 1 ?' t -v - -Ug.-. .. .- -