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Y NEWS the Daily newb prints moki loo ax jni#b tkan m other paper or teb btatb. WASHINGTON,-N. a, THUROUr AFTERNOON, APRIL 87, 1916. ? NUMBER ?T. NECK NOBS IN BIG CONTEST OFLY SHORT TIME REMAINS FOR SECURING CLUBS ON SUBi OCRIPTION VOTES. CONTEST IS ON "HOME STRETCH' Greater Part of the Work Hm Beat Dona. Only Necessary to Keep Steadily at Work In Order to Win One of the Free Tripe. Le? than two week? of the con test- remain. Only two day? of the special club offer are left. The great er part of the wdri^ has been done. Takea altogether, the gr^gt contest for the free trips and the other prises, that w!li be offered to the winners, la in the home stretch, with moat of the entrants rnnniQ^ "neck and neck" for honors: It won't do vo "fall down on ths job" now. After baring worked hard foY the last several weeks It Is up to every contestant to do her ntmoat to makp- smpe thst she will be "among thoee preaent" when the list of w!u-| ners Is given ?out. The time for securing clubs la very ehort but several can still be secured If the necessary energy t? used. The winners of the contest will undoubt . edly be those who secured the great est dumber of clubs. Take advantage of the remaining two daya and try to get your friends to assist you. The Vote Table. ? Months. .$ 2.261... 8,000 Votes 1 Year ....$ 3.00.../12,000 Votes t Years $ 6.00 28.000 Votes 8 Years. ... $ 9.00,... 45.000 Votes 4 Years. . . .$1*.00,.60,000 Votes t Ysars. .. .-16.00... .80,000 Votes AND SAID "CHASE YOURSELF" | (By Doited Press) . li Rome, April 27.?King Victor Emanuel, late one night recently dreased In the uniform of a simple foot soldier, lifted the flap of one of the little dog tents that are just big snough to allow three aoldlers to lie !ns!de by aide and asked to be taken In for the night. It was snowing heavily. The three territorials, falling to reoognlae the king, gave Hia Majesty the merry Ha! Ha! and told him to go ehaae himself. A flash of light Tsvealed who was being guyed. The three territorials nearly tore down their dog tent.to get out and salute. One of the three then waa allowed to go ai^l chase himself. - FATAL SHIFTING PMn|n?N lUtldeiit? of That Cttj Engaged In Tragedy Last Night. Ooldsboro, April S7.?Leonard Bdnrarda *u shot and Instantly kill ad by Hyman Epstein last night at eight o'clook In front of th# former's bom?. Epstein gave himself up and la vow In Jail. , j The ?hooting la said to hat? bees caused by Kdwarda' refusal to per mit Esptein to call on Edward's sis ter. ;.v ? -? j ATTFiSCRIB* TO THE DAILY NEW8 tlREEN SALTED HIDES 1 jl Cents P/oropt Returns Made F. G. ?Al)L & BRO. * Director Fokker of the German avla t ton service and Inventor of the fa moua aeroplane that bear* bit name. (? here shown standing In front of on? of t bo*? machine?. ? He la a native of Holland. Danger Of Any Rupture With Germany Over By CARL V. ACKERMAX, United Preea SUff Oopa^oaiMt Bcr&n, April 27.?'n? crlili tal tli? German-Anfwican akna? don hu virtually panned. That there win be no rapture 1? pro. dieted on development* up-to date. The United Pre?? 1? able to make this statement on the moat excellent authority. 1MB sits HUSTINGS Wisconsin Senator Submit? Proof That Peace Message? Camo from One Source. * (By United Presa) Washington, April 17.?Proof that the flood of peace te'.e^rams emlnat ed from central aourecs was sub mitted today by Senator Hostlngs of Wisconsin. He read letters which were sent to him by mistake, urging votera yo write him personsl letters and enclosing telegraph forms slgn bd "Will McDpnald. Secretary of Arms Embargo Conference. Chicago. April 27.?It has been shown that In the various forms of telegrams sent out, the same mis takes In wording occurred. 8ena!or Hustings declared that It was high time the peop'.e know how they are being duped by plotters in tholr | midst. V. ? ? Baracas Beat , Institute Team Won Oat Yes***d*y by Boor* Of 0-3. WiU Play Brthaven tomorrow. The Baraca baseball ream yester day afternoon defeated Washington Collegiate Institute At -the Institute (rounds, the score being 8-3. The Une-up of the riaraca team was as follows: Ricks, p; Rlrers, c; Mayo, lb; Carrow. 2b; Wsshbnrne, 8b; Wallace, as; Pegram, If; Hob gotfd, of; Gardner and OVNeal, rf. The Baraca team will pl%y Belhar en at Fleming Park tomorrow after noon. TrtH rafNCn AND THE PAUPER AT KHW TBBATKB TOMGBT MThe Prince and the pauper," *tke foremost work of Ajnerlfea's greatest humorist. Mark Twain, has at '*st been given to posterity In living form throegh the superb flv*^part photo adaptallon of tkat Celebrated work produced by the famous Players FIlm Company, starring Marsuerlte This ex wlU be ILICE MM IS EXECUTED Frtflnd of Jane Addamt, Charted With Titmob, Shot In Vlearn*. (By United Prest) | New Tort. April 27.?M 1m Alice ttaxyrak. a friend of Jane Addams.1 prominent New York and Chicago settlement worker, acd daughter of a famous Bohemian patriot, who was axlled In France. Is reported to hare been slot today In a Vienna military prison. ^aehlngton. April 27.?The State dvpOtttnent is witnout official infor mation of the A'.lce_Maxyra*k killing. The department has, howerer, inves tigated the matter, but found that nothing could be done. The matter is different from the CaveU case, in which Amerloa acted is Br gland's representative and pro tested against the Cavell execution. Mlee Mazyrak's mother was an Amer ican. Treason charges were placed against her when her father, aftsr being exiled, continued in Paris his propoganda for a seperate Bohemian principality. DUBLIN REVOLT FALLS THROUGH Situation Is Now Under Control. Arrival of Troops D.Hhearteiu Rebels. (By United Press) * London. April 27.?Irish Ration-' illsts and the mass of the people have caused the collapse of the Dub lin revolt. Official dispatches today reported the situation as being com paratively quiet. More fighting is possible but the arrlvsl of troops today from England apparently dit Jhearteaed She rebels. Seorer trT lrtA leaders, have formally made assur ance of their loyalty and offered to Help the government. They doplorcd the outbreak.' i Hansen Wants To Meet Willis Dig Match May Be Staged In Thin City at anflEarly Date He t ween the Two. Arrangements are being made for staging another wrestling match In j Washington. Frit* Hansen of Wil-| mingtbn. who claims the welter weight championship of the world, Is desirous of meeting Joe Willis, the local wrostler at an early date. Local promoters have not yet announced whether they will stage the bout or not. Plymouth has made a bid for the event and In case it Is not held here. It 'will probably take place in Plymouth. IN COURT FOR HANGING THE FLAG UPSIDE DOWN New York, April 27.?Mrs. George Loeffler, of Brooklyn, will appear In court sgain today on a charge of desecrating the American flag. When she hung O'.d Glory out of her win dow upsldc-down. with streamers of crepe, It so aroused her enlghbor* that they asked her arrest. Mrs. Loefller told Magistrate E? terbrook yesterday her action waA prompted by lack of Justice. 8he declared her husband had deserted 'her and the Health Department re fused to give his pay to her. BAYS BAKER. I There Is an o'd saying, "Where there I? a will there J* a way." We have surely got the will and we have got the push. Washington Is a very small town compared with a few other towns around here which have only One photographic studio and there is not mnch doing, so they say. We have surely got the business. If you don't believe there Is something doing in our studio come up and |.hang around for an hour or so. We work for the people, we try to pleeee J the people, we are right there with the goods. We. are not afraid to trust you, we may fall down sometimes on some big Job hut nevertheless we taka courage to overcome it next time. We are on the job from morn Sag till night. At njght we turn on the llghta and make pictures Just the same. We ara youre to please and serve whenever you call upon us, BAKER'S STUDIO. * ANOTHER flATTlE WITH iUSTfi IS IMMINENT l A.YD ITS ARB SNIPERS WOl MANY! Scores of Villa'* Met Hare Been Captured and Haw Given Out Valuable Information* Troop* Have Six-ured Fresh (Br United ikes?) Columbus, April 17|?Four Mexi can prisoners are reported to bare been killed while attempting to es cape from Casa Gravies Scores of captured Vl'.Mstas along the oommun lactlon line haVe furnished much val uable Information to thib U. S troops. Two Mexicans were wounded and captured when they attacked a sup ply train near Satovo. * A number of American soldiers, wounded by enlpers, pfssed through bere today enroute to Fori Bliss hos pltaL By B. T. COTfKLK. United Pra? Staff Cosrrijxrndrnt. El Paso, April 17.?Another bat tle with the Vlllistaa, jrtao were de feated by Co*onel Dodd's troops Sat urday, Is expected hourly. After securing frestf mounts in Mlnoa. Americans have resumed the chase The bandits are believed to be hem med in by three American columns. (By Eastern Press) New Bern, 3 o'clock.?The Ed-, mundBon case was given over to the <ury shortly after dinner. After but a short deliberation, the Jury re turned to the court room and an nounced a verdict of cot guilty. Ed mundson has been released. VON. IGEL'S ATTORNEY CONKERS WITH POLK (By United Press) Washington. April 17.?John B. Stanchfleld, Wo f Von Igal'a attor ney, conferred Informally with Coun-i sellor Polk, of the State department, today regarding Immunity of the German. He did cot make mention of Von Igel's papers. This must be done, if at all. by the German am bassador. to whom the department Is| willing to give any paper? which he says are official. Advertise Id the Dstly News Does Newspaper -Ad vertisingPay? A Urge paint mmmmtmo turer ankcd this q?Mllon of mUIlera throughout th? oo an try: NO. 7 SAID: NO. 8 ?AID: "Doea newspaper tfftrertls Inir pay? Yet. We would not do without that kind of adver tlalng at all. We do not do ae much or H a? We ought to, but that It another question. "Let us say, for Instanc?, that the ad we run this or next we?k does not bring In a sin gle new customer. It keopa oar name before the public, and when they do want any thing In the line we carry they think of the people whoa? names they eee 1? the paper*. Wo think tho money apeat In newspaper advertising la wall (ContlMed totoortow) LANSING HELPS THE SITUATION Hi? Memorandum, Defining Kuba rine Activities, Pat* Clearer Face to Matter. (By United Press) Washington, April 27.?Hope for a peaceful settlement In the Oermah situation has Increased In Congress, following Secretary Lansing's mem orandum, defining the proper activi ties of armed merchantmen and sub marines and warning Americans to keep off those which do not adhe?" to the terms named, li Is also b lleved that the memorandum wouli head off any further warning reso lutions on the part of Congress. DUKE ARRESTED Henderson Man Who Tried to Get Two Washington Hoy? in Trou ble is Apprehended. E. L. Duke, of Henderron, who has appeared in the news of this section of the State a number of times recently, usually to his dis credit, has been heard from again. Duke Is the man who endeavored to arrest two Washington boys in Kin ston come months ago. who Is alleg ed to have tried to get a Klnston girl to run off with him and who has been In various other mix-ups. Wanted by Federal authorities on u charge of having used the malls to defraud* he has been apprehended In Arkansas It was learned here to day. The case against him was worked up by postofflce inspectors with headquarters In Raellgh. It is charged that Duke mailed out from Henderson checks In payment for parchases made elsewhere, when he ifekd no-moneyin-the bank to coven them. t'- Duke will not be returned to North Carolina until after the Arkansas authorities are through with him 8bortly before the federal warrant was served, the Btate authorities ar rested him on a charge drawn under the Arkansas lawB. Sweet Family Here Tuesday Will Grer* Their Friends In Wash ington After an Absence of Several Years. "The Sweet family,'* who mad? their appearance In Washington sev eral years ago. wl'.l reappear here Tuesday night at the New Theatre for the benefit of the Episcopal church aid society. Mrs. Sweet. It will be remembered, has a family of exceptionally tal ented daughters. Educated abroad at the universities .of Chocowlnlty and Belhaven, they have recently re turned) home and their talents will be displayed to their man'y~Trtetids In Washington on Tuesday night. Advnrtlas In the DAILY NBW8. This la Ea k I ben-de. one of the num ber of Apache scout? wbo are helping the expeditionary force tp capture Villa. Strange looking fellows they are. hut regular soldiers and proud of It They are dressed In olive drab, the regular army costume of the Ameri can soldiers, but neither rules nor officers could make them give up their eagle feathers, which sprout Incongru ously from the regulation army wide brimmed bats. TJie Indian In tho pha tograpb is the only one that gave up his feathers In compliance with the ra jueat of the officers. BULLETINS (Bv United Press) Submarine Sunk. London. April 27.?The Brit ish snbmarlne, E-22, was sunk in the North Sea, the admiralty announced. 10*1,1? .tV> ot. th*. crew were saved. F.lku* G<Kh Nomination. Washington, April 2 7.?Pres Ident Wilson today decided to nomlnste A hram Io E kus to Henry Morganthau as ambassa dor to Turkey. Ireland Under Martial London. April 27.?All of Ireland has been placed under martial law. Premier Asqultb announced today in the House of Commons. Explain War Activities. Berlin, April 27.?Recent warlike activities In Holland were due to the linking of the Dutch warship by the British reports stated today. It Is ?ald that the incident was closed when England apologised and offered suitable reparation. (Jerman Attack Hepuliied. Paris. April 27.?Following an Intense bombardment on the front extending from Avoncourt to Pepper Hill, a small German attack was repulsed. APACHE ON VILLA'S TRAIL IK FAVOR OF CONCRETE ROAD; ' ARE WILLING TO GIVE Directors of Eureka Lumbtr Company Express Them selves on Red Hill Road Project Two letter?, from directors of the? Buraka Lumber Company, were re ceived luls morning by O. A. Phil lip?, secretary and treasurer of the company, relative to the firm's mak ing a donation towards the Red Hill road Improvement fund. The letters read ae follows: Wllkes-Barre. Pa , April 24. 1916. Mr. t?. A. Phillips, Becty & Treas, Washington, N. C. ^?tr 8fr: 1 mZf your latter ltth Inat. and am haartlljr in accord with your ?l?w for aaktaf a food road at point 70a menuon. It will be of much benefit to your t o wo, and all the interest? there. I appro** tka Cnreka Go. ?ttfcer-flblng ?600 to thla fond. Every || una I have gone over thta r6a4 I llfcave wondered It ha0 not boan mfde Jla Aral claaa road before. Qood road di?ati. M making In In the air all over the country. You need to get In the pro cenalon quick. 1 recall more bad] road* coming into Wanhtngton. Hope you will get them all put In good shape. Your? truly, T. F. RYMAN. Wyaluslnjc, Pa., April 14. l?lt. Mr. George A. Phillip?. Treaa. Rureka Lumber Co. Dear 8!r: In answer to yours of April tl, about tbe Red Hill road, I am will ing to hare the company fire tike $500. it you ?'.I think It Is best. I tblnk tite roa| should be brick 0a concrete, or a concrete road. ICbetl any ?Ifter road w!U sire oat In a . short time. Brick win last for yecrt. K. A. WELLES. MOMENTOUS CONFERENCE IN SESSION KAIHER IS MEETING WITH HIS CHIEF ADVIHOR8 AT ARMY HEADQUARTERS. AMERICAN ISSUE HANGS IN BALANCE Generally VndersCood That Germany Will Not Mi*t All of Wilson's Demand? Hut Will Make Concep tions Sufficient to PrevMt Hreisk. (By United Press) Berlin. April 27.?A momentous conference, with the continuance of friendly relations with the United States hanging In the balance, la In progress at the Grand Army head quarters today, where the Kaiser re ceived the news of Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg. General 8taff Chief Falkanhayn and Chief of the Admiralty Staff Von Holtaendorff. It is genera ly understood that Germany will not fully meet President Wil son's dematds but will make conces V.om sufficient to prevent any break from taking place. EOMlllilSON CASE NOIYET DECIDED Did Not Go to Jury YenU-rday mm Was Expected. I>cclston Prob ably This Afternoon. (By Eastern Press) New Bern, April ?7.?Due to the lengthy argument of the defense, a rerdlCf Tn the Edraundeos case was not reached yesterday evening, aa had been general'y expected. It la considered probable, however, that the case will go to the Jury early this afternoon a^d that a decision will be given v^nt before night. H. 3. W?r?fk of Washington, one of the attorned* representing Edmund son. made the concluding argument yesterday evening and resumed hit discussion this morning. He was followed by Mr. Grtfen. After tht latter's plea, Judge Connor will charge the Jury. iVew Bern After Country Club New Bern, April 27.?At a meet ng of the stockholders of the East rn Carolina Fair Association Com >any held last night, the matter of llsposlng of the Glcnburnle Park property, a tract of land containing 16!? acres and which adjoins the fair grounds, was taken up snd discussed. A proposition had been made the fair association to sell this property to a company which would turn It iuto a counlry club. This proposi tion was discussed and the stock holders decided that this would be the best step to take, as the prop erty now was of little advantage to the fair association and that the or ganisation of a country club would mean much to New Hern. Following this decision a resolu tion was passed offering to d'.spose of the property for $12,000. this amount to be divided among those who 'would take stock In the club and len |per cent of the total amount to be j collected as soon as possible. | Much Interest has been manifest In the organIxat'.on of a oountry club here and there 1? every reason to I be'leve It will prove a success. TO-NIGHT Daniel Frohmaa present* f JIA.RCJUKR1TB CI-AHK > In a pletarliatlon of *ark Twain'? mMtv work The Prt?ce and the Pmapr<r y Matin?? mrf-to 4 i DIRECTOR FOKKER
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