L
EVE
I
VOLUME VIII, N Of 2 12 COLDER and CLOUDY
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 1"TH, I!)l(.
(HOME EDITION ).
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
FRENCH TAKE THE OFFENSIVE IN THE
SENATE APPROVES
DRUNKEN TROOPS OF CARRANZA KILL
-COLONEL ROJAS IN COMMAND Af OJIIJAG:
m
THE
AMERICAN COMSU
VERDUN REGION SAYSTHE OFFICIAL ATTORREDN GIVES
1BILE 1
rV.
-
REPORT-RECAPTURE LOST GROUND
TheFrericlTTaurjchHe
Persistent Use of the Hand Grenade and Bayonettes They Are
Successfu in Driving the Germansl Out of a Portion of the
Trenches Previously Taken in the Great Drive of the Past Two
Weeks by the Crown Prince's Army.
Tin' Frcm-h have tiiriyyj In tin' ag
pvi'si vi- in tin1 'If-jii'i at ! vtriiggfo in
nf - Verdun-
mill have recaptured n part ut the
ground lust to the Germans in their
driv til the w-esi of -the -Mvuse. facts
a n outturns tndav.
Ycs-tr'i-dav
t ft it a ml one halt'
hums battle by di-livei inn- .a massed
attack succeeded -in gaining a footing
III 1 lie l- I -It Intra M '( U ii ' MiiiJ .e
Twi'cii liciliiiim iiiil lVfu.l.M.'tu'M--hi!lr
the (lMtniii.'tttTrg'lU'iliJ which isthf1 iui-
mfjliiiTt' oK.jct't (!' t !n 'nc'ii.t' ..'i?ii;m
lri vc, . r ' -- v" -
4-
-44
-t-
li . lainn I,. .1
lii'avy" couiiVe) attacks ami I . y 1 ii 11 n
tin' bayonets ; 11 I hand grenades free
ly wi ll- aide In in ;i j 1 1 11 1 si j n 1 1 i 11 1 if
tin' trenches tin' (ioi mans li.'iil taken-.
E
Jfhe FormerWarden -Sing
Sinjf Who Faced Grave
Charge Released
THE CASE DISMISSED
The Indictment ChartfinK
That Warden of Sing- Sini
Prison Swore Falsely is
Dropped hy Justice Tomp
kins Today.
' (By Associated Press. )
White Plains, . V., Mai'
I,",.
fsnpi run' t 'n 111 1 .1 list in' Ti tin ki 11s t tn lay
ilisuiissVil tin' iiiii'.t liiont 4-h a 1 i nfj h'i
jnry aaint Tlionias Watt Oshnini1,
. lylJlliM wanb'll 11!' MliK Sin.
.histii i' Tiini'l(ins onb'inl' llii' .jury,
living till' 1'llM', tn aiflllt tin' i'll'lrll'1-
unt ami tlii-n ilisrlia 1 f;i'l 1 1n' jiiniis.
? cottonTalvrket j
TBy Associated Press.)
Nt'W Vink, Man'li ". I '11I Inn fii"
X
tun's iM'iii'il sti-aily. May, l'-'.'"'"-; .In-
Ij, IJ.'JIr; Oi'tiibiT, l-'.::i''i-; Hi'lviiiIm-i,
J'-'.l7i-; .lainiaiy,. I-.'..";!!'.
M'li.. , ,,l I ..11 in 1 I. .-I i. I Mi.-i.U- 1 .1
day at an advance of . points to. a de
'line of '. j"ioillts"iiTld Hie ai'tive iiioiiTfrT
cold about 4 fii ti points net -lower
right after the call with May touch
ing 1 1 .llii-; .Inly,-lJ.Ki and i). -tolier, 1-,--U7,
the census linun-s on snpply ami
lisvl 1 iliif lini i"r fl'i' niontli of l-'elnn
ary niatle as Imllisli a shovvint; as had
lieen expected and this s,-rv ed .to stea-ty-the
market ami prieis rallied 4 tn
ti points from the lowest liefore the
HinPof tin' tii;st hour.
GERMAN YOUTH ARRESTED
. BY OFFICERS IN ASH1AND
Ashland, VaTarfh ."1. Wilhelm
von I. indersrti eighteen year oM tlef.
inaii v, v brrclainis to he a midshipman
- on the rsronpiin. Wilhelm now intern-
ed iji-'5inifolk, wii- .rirrested h cro-liy
luifed States ollicers and returned to
-Ioi fo'k. Von i,iuiliTrs'-rlafiii as to his
i-onnectioii with the vessel is disputed
by its luinniander, who in a message
received today, says, tlu'.re is no sio-h
name on the skill's nister. lie believes
l.at the boy is oitheiSak i ng- or yeP
lag ander an assumed name.
To the otUeers here von J.iiiders. said
that he'was traveling on foot from
Norfolk to New York, where he hoped
tn receive f 10111 the Herman consul
news of the death of his mother, who
died, recently at her home in (termany
lie also said tllat his father had re
1 entlv fallen in batt le In fiance.
DAMON AND PYTHIAS"
THURSDAY NIQHT
Pamou and Pythias the' fivo reel
feature which is.to.be presented at the
(irund theatre Thursday night, is look
ed forward to with much interest, es
pecially by thcPythians tif the city.
- The feature is one of the nioet elabor
ate ever staged by the I'niv-sal Film
('.n and.it is erpectc1 several
PERJURY
CilfflROPPEi
The Gi'imniisma.h. heavy 'Sari ilices
in atPi-mptiug' tn "cut t In- 1'ronch lilio
autl nlitain piis.-a'SMim oflioad Man's
lull, 1'nris advices declare.
I'lisvi'ssimi of this height ii.n enabled
thi' tjrTlitoly over which t liefer,.
nians were" mideavot iiig 1 advance tn
fortress. It-is Mill. hi Flench. bauds,
however, flii' French War. Mlli'e So
a! vtnirVd son! h vm r ujt LKI y mi w ' lairds
in Tifarly tin w holt1 c'uhNt'ii'sV(HMl lu
Hie. -;M of the UeihiH..' !
T'ritish oflieinis 'leiiv - run.nr thM tho
(crmaii submarine enuipni
niiilrr
which a.uit!'l iiierehatttitioii regai ded as
warships li n s. been abandoned nr nist.
poned. (hiihc cunt ra ry - it is now in
fiill's'tying'it Is iUu lu n-.l. . ; .
WIRES SILENT OF
-INMOVEMEim
Censorship Front-The Bord
er Cities Complete and
".Nothing1 is Known
service Vis normal
Reports From ElJ'aso Con
tain Nothing Whatever in
Way of Information as to
Any Invasion of Mexico or
Troop Movement.
Bv Associated Tress)
Y. I'asn, Mmvli l.'i." Tin', wiiv i'lnin
C'olnnibus"-'r M ., wlu'ic 1 1 1 - (iisl rx
fii'ilit ion is' in jo.'i'iiiH'.ss. t'nr iMiti'i in
Moxico, was wiiikiii; tnilayliut 11"
ini'ssnjii's al'iiut tin' tino.s iiail Imtii rr
oi'ivoil sinci' latt" last ui'lit. Ihiriiijt
.tho i'arly limns this im'rnini; tin' cm
snrsiii at t '1 11 utt 111s. . i nl i.tV infiinii.'r
t iun cumjib'ti'ly. s
SEN. SHIVLEYS
FUNERAL PLANS
The Senator Wlio Died Recently m
Washington is tt, Be Buriert at
South Bend, Iurl.
(By Associated Press.)
-yasTiin;;tini. March 1
tiii"ii-LaUL..ar
raii'i'iiicnts virtually were complete ,to
il.'iv fni- tlie late Senator en lainin . .1.
Shively, of Indiana, who died here late
yesterday after a lingering illness. Ag
ed .".s years, death resulted from a com
plication ot' diseases. The body will
remain at the Shjveiy home beie tn
morrow when it will lie starteo on it-i
way. to South liind, Iml., ..-wheiv bniial
will take pli e-Satiirdav afti-ninim.
MISS IIOLDEN IN 1
IIOSPITAX.; IMPROVES
Miss Norma Hidden, daughter of
Mr- mid Mis. It, L. Holden, who sev
eral weeks ago underwent un opera
tion at the l'ai kvii'W hospital for ap
ri i' 1 1 1 1 i 1 i t i s". e fi ti t i 1 1 nfsrr r imprn-(', iiiurtr
to the grat if icit inn of 'her ninny young
firends vvtiiT will he gtnd to liTmrThnr
Miss Holden, will, "in all ?roli;ibiity Li
able to return to .her home during the
coming week. '
MAY PROB E TH E .
CAUSE OF DELAY
(By Associated Press.)
ItaTelgh, March In. liovernor Craig
announced that -if Mrs. Ida Hall Wtlr
ren and Samuel Christy are not deliv--ered
by the sheriff to Kursythe coun
ty State prison here. Iiv tomorrow morn
ing he will take steps to ascertain the
ause'ot the delav on the part ot the
(irsytbe county oflieials and he will
the sheriff why be has not com-
plieiKwith the law in delivering the
prisoner, to the penitentiary twenty
days before the date net for their exe-.
cution for the murder of G. J. Warren,
the woman's btishand. They are sen
tenced to die y-rch .11.
. State priscli oflieials said this
aftcraoon ther had not vet heard from
T
The State- Department Ha-
No Ao vice Why Consul
- Tilliams leaves Post
MANY AMERICANS ARE
LEAVING THAT REGION
The Travel Out of the Re-
ion Has Reen Held Up
for a Day on.-Account of
a Wreck on a Mexican
Railroad.
. VJBy Associated Prsss) -.,
Tiirri'dtiT Meiico.'-'Murcli "."1 Tne
"Ameiican consul A. . j. Williams lias
turned the Anii'i ban consulate at T01 '
IIH' I'.l'ill
IIIIMll. Ml
jTlia n . I'lii.ty Aiiii'iicans aif waliiiiji 1 1 1 -
tn lea vi' on tin' train wliirh lias been
lii'l.l up fui- a ilny by a iin'tk'nii t Ti
Mmiti'ti v niail.
"-TTB'H.avire-1 ar-sntg PBimnnif in
W'asliillHtnll, March l.'i.r-'iin' Stnti'
lli'pai'tini'iit nlliciiils aiivpiizliMl by tin'
ilepartniT . of C1111s.nl Williams I'l-oni
.'I'm ri'oii t hi'v ha vi' ji vi-11 him . no. in-.
strni'timis- tn b'avi' ami havi' 110 ;ti'-
jiu.its ni' any Hisiinii'is iii 'that 'sect mn -.
Still thi'y icalizl' that tin' cuiisiil must
liuv soini' imit .reason fur lea'inj.
Tht-ya-M'-ipiiictaivf 4-tutMilii'yy- that thii
I'lmsiilate, isi in. 1 a nt'
FORMER SENATOR
GASSA WAY FUNERAL
The Former Senator from West Vir
ginia is Buried Today at
Elkin, Vi. Va. : ' 'v
. Klkins, W. a., March !". The t:nu-
fchi
Kni-fc'il Status ' Si'nn t a! . vvjio , ilieil in.
WasliiiiK'ti'ii, was liehl here' tiulay in
til !'" t in is . M i.'iiirrrfn-r- -)'r,.,j.vt rrfait-
hnrch. liusi ncss v as su spcndi'il here
llllll ilH 'lHI'-llli sk lunlUHins ei'i"iliapi'
i.i.bla, k. : '-. ;-- ',
T
E IN THE
CITY
Ih'. I'.inest Hall, vvl
r lHL; on'tl sel it's 11I n
lias been ear
t iiiLjs l'or t'uiir
tlays wjtli tli
chinch hi' ul
i' Mtmiit Zimi Hnptist
i.-JV lr. M. A. Talh- is
pastnr will hnhl his last service in the
city tonight. I'r. Hall e.'iine tn this
city fresh frmn the liehl nf i'rviet. at
Atlanta, (!a., where he spnke tn more
than fnity thiinsaiol pennle, ami wheri
converts were
'In 4..
Iir.' Hall is
itiiiiilii'ieil bv the hnn-
n minister of snnml.
sense ami sane
the neirriii" of
methods. His talks t.i
Rockv Mroint hnv" a I-
i-eadv- ibim' a lare' annniut of gimiT.' n
Sunday morning in- spnke to ono tm-n
on the social evil jitnl diink lialiit and
Letter home life. At the conclusion or'
his sermon mauv liien took a stand for
Christ; . . -
hr. Hall does unt appeal to the enm
lional in the negro life, Inn tn .Lis in
telligi'iii-i', and always with good re
sults. Ilis s;iue lui'thnds of present in-,'
the gnr-pcl and making has appeal has
WTui for him a new distinction nmoii'
the initiisters of the negro race. To
heat him oitee is to be impressed with
the thought that there is standing be
fore yon one who has a visum ,f the
eternal nmi agrasp on the ipessage
of salvation that is seldom' heard. His
services here have Leen attended by
qui to. a iii'miLer of white 1 people.
FRANKBAKER APPEALS.
IN NEW YORK UNIFORM
Mjacon, (ia., March 1.1. The first a
pearance today "of h'rank Haker in
iractiee with the Yankees relieved
Manager "Bill-- Hoiiovau -ami -fa jd alii
Huston- of any fear thnt their big
third baseman had been rendered tern,
porarily useless by t he -accident to bis
lingers. His tirst -workout was a sur
prise to them, for he did more than
they bad expected' from, an athlete
with tvo lingers oti his right band.
Haker did the best hitting of the day.
Though his fingers are soro there is ap
parently nothing the matter with his
batting eye.
The big fellow got bold of four
balls which be drove to the center field
fence in the course of the practice. .
For the first time today. Donovan
called on bis first string pitchers to
pitch, in batting practice. In addi
tinn o a couple of youngsters he had
Caldwell, Fisher, Shawkey, and Keat
ing thowing them up to the batters.
Thesp fellows nri now in rrnd c!ifta
OR
D BRIT SH
EiNEN
EO
The Joint Resorutioir Adopt
ed hy the HouseIoes '
Through Sen a t e-
VOTE IS UNAMINOUS
The Bill Will Add Strength
of 20,000 Men to the Pres
ent En list niont for A rmy
Service. ,' ''. -
- WfiKliiugtmi.-MnMi ,'l"i.'; Tin- Si'ii.'it'
tinlay apjiruviJ lniaTiininuvly tin' joiiil
1 fsnliit inn .'iilniti'il I'v tlie lliin-i' vos
teitiiiy tu .t he ini'ltile jmihv up tn
its in II strength. -ivkirh v (ml.! inll jH'hJ
.ti,iMnt; iik-m in its' jiresi'iit enli-! inrut.
COLD WEATHER
IS THE PREDICTION
Wawhiugton, ', March . 1
weather lor the) South tonight with,
a cold wave in North Carolina and
i as far south as central Florida,' was
predicted by the weather bureau
today. The -'middle west storm has .
reached southern- Virginia and
"5lbrth"iliar'olina with ' soni'e" mc'reaa1
ed intensity and with furthor de
velopment of the cold high area to
the .parthward. Storm warnings
are displayed on the Atlantic Coast
to central Florida and to Eaatport
"MlHIlIJi 1 ' am '
The weather bureau issued the
following additional storm warti-
illg today,: J' Advisory . northwest.
storm warning at ,01 o'clock a. m.
jCdnjack. . N . C ta JncksoBVillo.
nt change to KCTfcrllck-tcriliti
as stonn over southern" Virginia
and North Carolina moving east
and probably will turn to north
east along the coast. Strong north
west winds' tliis afternoon and to-'-night.
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR-BAIiY-SHOW
PxQmisesia3eiie3fhej..MpsiJii;
teresting, Eveirf..in Mauv
: . jie'o'iisr- - -
t.
''Kvcrybody 1u es t he kiiblies! "
To the ' Mothers of Nirsh ini 1 1 Kil'jrev
combe t'ontitie.s: '
: Circle Nil. -I of the RcHiel Heroes
eliapter of 1'. I'. 1 .. vviil hohl a liaby
lmw , I''rii1ay aftern-oofi,' March :ilt
at, ;:-l.O oVInck 'lii, the Speight bnibl
in; 011 Tarhtoo siii-et.; next ibmi tn
jioslntliee ' for,..the- lielietit of the Mail
llllll'llt f llll'l, '' , ..
This ennti'st is not contineil to lim-hy
Mount, anil any child in either cji.inrv
nutter n years of ifyi' inay tmt oiiW'o
also want it nioleisl'ooil that this is
to be a "Baby Show'i mul mil a "Uiess
l'aiail,e." : No ptii s onereil for pietty
clothes. Compctt'iit jml;cs will tie 'ap
minted. There will fie three sections
so-vnter voiir lial'V ac-orilin tn ane.
Section 1 ( hildreu f-l-nui fnii
f, mills
to one year. ' . "
to two years. . K Y
Section ',., ffiihlreii f ruin one to t w
veais. " - ' :'"
Section
itdi:
a I ; mn
t hree ' yiar.s.
The small eiittanee fee of
n i H be clniruml f,,i- ...-.. I. Iiai',
:
,.,(s J
In
l-'idl particulars and auimuucenient
-hi
iter 111 Lkeq e4r
g.ram. . -
lienieniLi r tlie Time, the I'lace ami
I 'ans.'. I nme am! Lriiig tiie ki'l'lies.
COTTON SUPPLY r ;
REPORT ISSUED
The Amount ot Cotton in the Hands
- ol,the Mamifacturcrs Ahout
As ill 1015
, (By A 01 tated Press). j
' W'ashmgtnii, M:uch l.'i.-tiittim u-.ed j
Hitriitir I'elirnaiv allmunted tn ."ii'1.77! f
bales, the census Imrean tinlay annnuitc
ed. That 'eomnaii's with !ii;;,:'.o; Use. I !
1 11 1 1L1 oary last year ami I-JJ.m UsC'l .
in .l-i nll'ii v tliiv Villi ( 'nt ; mi mi "ha ll'l
KeLiuarv I'ntl,
111 hiding estaLlisli I
iio-nts was 1 .'.is
ot."i Lales a';;aiust T;
tin l,li;t.i a yeai iign and in pnl.iie stm
age ami at i-iiinpies;i,)-s ''.,!'7 I I ti hale-.
a;;'iinst 4 o7.i I:;.', a year ago.
-.Cotton spimlb s active dining I
ruary- nrre .'. 1 ,!is',4'.i;l against
7s),
W TrTeaTTi Ti
P. D. GOLD RETURNS TO HIS
FILM WORK IN LOS AN(?ELES
Washington, March T.I. 1'. I. Cold,
president of the National luama Cor-
poration of l.os Angeles, Calif., and
New York, left here last night fnr l.os '
Angeles, after-spending soveiai! weeks
in the cast looking after matters "of '
interest tf -bis .-ompaiiy. ;
The National Drama corporation is j
producing in 'iiioving pictures the
works of Ttiomaa Vixui), of North Car
olina. The "Birth -V't a Nation,", and
"The Fall of a nation." are some of
the works which Messrs. Dixon and
Qfdd are putting no in California.
Mr. Gold goes by- the southern route
and will pass vey closp to the Mexi
n tiii ln. ita i-'es to ret Mrf band
L S SOLDIERS WOUNDE D IN AILIV FTGTTT r
ii mmm mmm mmimtt
.--r v-; -- f ' . 1 -.. : .':.. -'.- i - ! '-" .;.,".'. v-v" 'i
- ... ;:r;:iKv;S x;' ? -:;?'.-';:; . I ',-
;:, -r l , ; - t g il ' Crowd
- -,rs " "H v.-
V' ' ' '..-'.- ' " '."V , " f .'' '. " -
WW sTi- v.r- P.cWv:-)CipW. i';---t'H : :n. j4JinMa0A:t.& - - - - -- -. - - - mil 1 1
i' . ; - -iv. -rr .-1 i 1 A --Li ....
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Photo shows three members of the Thirti-onth U. S. cavalry, wounded
hi-tfiirfictitwith Vrtla-gtCoiaTnr)tii, New Meicico, entrainingor hospital at -El
Paso. .
RT
A vvl, Hi' .. wini avi- liis nv'.-u-.
i ' li i-n am! Iiis n.itiiie as I ; -n ja mi 1,
1 Hiivcniaii, wa.s thrown t'it;m mi (mt .mi
1-;'.. ...;,. i;..!.r t .(.v-. i t
cii'"siiw yi'-t 11 tin y-a I't.-i n.'"'ir aCl vi
j tn fn.jiii ics uhich lie-' si ! at ii his i.,
I i 11 -r lelinnf.l tn tlin r.H'M ii'W hn-.Mil:,l
I lie hoy, acciiro : 1 .
attl'llljit 111 tn- u.-t n
' 1 fi-'t't ' 1 -''"' " '' " I"
great - t'rriHn' neanist II. ,' gii'iiiu.i ami
ilnwii tin- cml.ati'kiii'"!', a s. alp womn'
ail'! SHOO' l.ll.isi' I 1 11 1 'I . McllJU: M
tciiti'.n no- si, 111111, 'ii.. I am! -'the bov
a t . tn.. 1 11 1 1'.. tin- I:. -i-i ! .1 ! a'n! fi 1
"M.iV7,n'ii', ' nn.li'i .11 t'.'lay T- t !.' "efi I- t
:! is ii.O t l.i.i.,'1. I ',,ii I i- fa 1 ailv
bit.' He will 1" I'.-li'l." e.t .'.;:. .l'v"!'.i
the Atlantic ' a-! l.i"c ;' bo.
I'U'i- . . , ; ..-'
.1 '1 1111 w Ii.-t can !. haiui'-d ft nm ;t :n-
Lny's nl'ii st a t i-m. i: ! hi- iiniin- is-iii
cu ink and he i.;ni ,r.'.;iv jr.. in hi.iiu-
ail-l Jin-sesse.l a,'h -iri' In sei i.tue! l.jll
nf the win -Id.vhe has ei,,hi. e.i tli" ha. .
stiii-s of a hii.T.i aii'i v.aniaei .In. u." ilf
past s.wral inioitl)-. Tfn;-::!. in- gave
tlie m.mr and a-Mic.-- ,.1 i.i-i par.-n!s
tn tin-"I ns., ital authorities !ie was ...,i
1 it inns tbllt un b " 'i".1 .Id i"' I 'll'
Ifi' bed 1'' - HI l,"!liT ",' - t
AUSTRIA DECLARES
WAli ON PORTUGAL
- - ..- .
(Ey A Viale.l Ptpss)
London. March l.'i. A dispatch
ti the Exe4f3!i;;o Telegraph Co.,
-from. RcmiaJsays.. tbat.. Anclria . Jjaa.
declared war on Fortugagl.
LOST MONEY IN
-' GARTERED BANK
Ilai'imoml. 1ml., Manh In. Marv
noinelia, of .Indiana Hai Lor, liv,-d licxi
dni.r tn 11 Lau!v fnr t, n years, Lu! slit,
had no faith in Lanks. Hi'r laierul
savings, goai. Ld and ml. led tn fnT' tlie
.uichase--of n !i(,ine, alwavs ven. under
lier personal suVerv isin'ii. Site went
shnpping and i-lo- "i-arried hrr .life's
savings of. several hundred dollars in
Iter stocking.
Her garter broke in the iiiabr street
while she a passing a crowd of loaf
ers. Too proud to pull up her stocking
while the loafers locked on, (ie hur
riisl to' the shelter of doorway. The
immcv had ''.ne. When she ret 'trued
! WHEN P1TGHE0
pt FROM TRAIN
t- 1 ! in "si's v, a j (i j ( .
' ' '' "' 1 '''' '"'"
i
1
mmmummmma
(c) Chicago Tribune.
IlALlEETING OF
.CRAIERGOI
' TONIGHT
Tmiiuht i-i the )ii;.fht fn'r the bolilinj;
ci ilif annua! meetintf of tlie ineuiber
'hiji of The Vhnmlier of t'ommerce and
e.tty .i'i.eu wli.i is in accord with the
1.1k fur a !:icafof ami a better'eity
is icvilt ! Jn lie present. The meeting
is to he 1 all'.tj to order at o'eloek by
1 'rt-si..lcnt M. I). M111111 and at this time
: 1 " mk win in ime over
rei..iveiry-ty1iile ibin.s will
b4r,
! u 1 'Vi i' moil I lr!
it iciUt . invited to lie present. and to
iiim. p. M I rn t in' di 'cuks'hui. 1
ro!b-wi!i'i 1 !n'n'i"ipi of n'porK frora'
t;i.' iitan ciueniittees wlio have been
4.oi,!io .-.i tlni4s. alitug. different lines
i'r 'I i- titv's ativniH-elto'ltt the .elee
. 1 Ino. .ijUnlio ios wod dinu-tors for the
. ii- '.ear v.;i!l take place. . Kvcry
iiii111 is invit.'il, ami if you would
Hij.p.,;' t!e wni-k t'vr- progress you
w ill make it a pniuf tu be present.
TWO MINOR CASES
IN THE CITY COURT
i, Tlmii' v. ere b.it -two cases for the
I mm niiig si'ssimf nf cnurt-and in 'each
i in .' .'lue,-. t lire, 'v. ei trivial violations.
I'- cej.ler Fiiiiiitaiif pifsiileil and Soli-ritr-79vett
mgerntrd-. tlm ilncltoT
C: N. ,fust-,is, a s-trniiger in the city
''a,-". I tiie i-l.'.i --to ill" vinlating traftic or-
iliiiance l,'ilie sutistied tlie court that
Lo was a si ranger lu re ami did not
know iimb fnr this reason- the charges
again-i !.;m here vmtc diopied.
Ma,-.- W.dd.1t1, a negro woman, w-ns
1 liii !'g.-.i- ,vvi jih.-ji a v i irgra s s uj t crb At a 1 11 i e'
l;a -cmniv with a ileadly weapon The
f'a.ts win prnvou-jiihI the woman was
required to 'Ii'av-.. S", with the clerk.
FORD TO GET INTO FIGHT
ON HIGH COST. OF GASOLINE
j W'teshiiiiiiirtw March 15. Ilenry Ford
w ill get into- t!n fight 011 the high-cost
I nf-gasnliiie. This anuoiiticcmenf was
.made yesfei lav by t.'iiJigressmaii Ran
dall iif California, vvhii appealed to the
! maiiuf.ivt 'ircr to fid in promulgating
j processes for cheaper production' of
! gasnlinc. ,' - -. - '
MiTKord. ('nngressman Randall said,
believes the Kittman process, discover
ed in the l.'nitcd States bureau of
miiics. will result in greatly reduced
cost to the consume,'. Kirttnnn is now
evo"rimenting with annthi'r process t
In"
u CTDnnnci rot
till. I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 I II M
No News in Hand as to the
Movement of .American
to Have Broken Calnp
CARRANZA C.EN. TlWES
O-CONTROL HIS MEK
According to the Report the
Chief Was Shot from the
by One of the Sol-
jHeiThatJIeSoufilit lo ;
Control.
l nrf , Trxa Mni i-lt IS;"fhf--rf -poi-toil
diath of Colonel Rojns, f'arrno
za.ooiiuunndpr at Ojinnjrn ot the homli
of his own men who attempted to.',
mutiny liiHt night,.-was eonflrmeil by
iulfiilioOTfdvigcii.. trrn-; tmlay- IUiom ....
wn trying to rontrol hig men, who '
were drinking and threatening to in-Vfiiltltp-
ffnitfif Htllteir-whtm Iir m
Hlmt from the' crowd, tteeorditiK to
No Mention of Troop Movement
El Pnso, Afarch 15.s-Re)orH that II19
Anieiii'iih military fore' at C'olumbun,
N. M,., had broken i-omp eviuJd nut b
connniK'd eailjrltoday. Mes!kagei from
Columlnm titaftefl ooininR tliioupb -thi',',
nnlitaiv inMoi' Into Kl PtiHri but they '
ninde 116 mention of troopj movement.
Troops Seen Moving on Border
El T'kmii, Texas March l.j.t'nitcil
States troopH, with eampa broken, were
under marching equipment along tti
Xexienn border west of here at &a-
light today in ot leant two poitiiun.
Military,' censom pxijiibitel trunHmU
nion of any information of actual move
ments through the first half of the
fliiy. ...The troops in readiness were. aLr
'oluinbujLiuiil Hnchita, Nr. '
Ucm-ral Caviera suid today he hail
received "information, that American
troops had not yet erosed the border
and that lliey were awaiting permis
sion from Oenorol ('arrant, (leneral
Caviern wiid he believed t'arrnnwi's rc
ply would be favorable. . '
Funston Denies Any Advance
San Antonio, 'Texa., March 13.
(ieneral Kiiiihtnu Haiil if there had been
-any movements of the American troops
into Mexico he had Hot been informed
of it. Itc said that he Mt certain
that if (ieueral Pornliiiig bad ipoijcd
an .anvnnee no wotiiii nave notillfK,
luaulniaH'i s immediately. : ;
Carranza Troops Pursue Villa
While regiments of United States
cavalry heavily supported by infantry
await 'General il'crshing's. order to ad
vance, General Carranza' troops work
ed desperately to effect the capture of
Villa in order to forestall an invasion
of Mexico by American forces, accord- "
ing to information heceived here.
General Funston remained at his .
lice until after midnight last hight to
receive any report General Pershing .
might make. It had been reported
that by morning the American troops "
would be across the boundary line, but , -(ieueral
Funston himself did dot know
General Pershing's intentions, s
ANOTHER ORDER
FOR KINSTONION:.'
(By Associated Prm) . ' ." .
Haleigh, March lo. The State kX
loration commission today ordered the "
Atlanta t'oast Line and .Norfolk-8mtli-crii-to
file claim for a union station -at
Kinston within thirty davs, . '
STOCK MARKET
- (Br Associated Prua)
New York, March 15. Activity 1
general -strength were again the il
want features of today's early re :
yesterday's buying moment heir
sunu'd oir a broad scale, gnii 1
point or more were registered be .'
ican locomotive, American C.
iean Zine Americnn J'eir.
Westinghouse, the latter
ale of 6,tM shares .- .'
against yesterdav's
3-S. Canadian !
w ith a rie r '' !
-it