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B. P. O. .E. Washington , May 17-18
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WASHINGTON, N. C., TCESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY ?, 1016.
OHM ASKS
M LIMIT ON
THE PUNITIVE
EXPEDITION
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V. 8. GOVERJfMRNT WILL RE
VDU TO SET ANY SPECIFIC
TOTE FOR WITHDRAWAL.
smitoMs ?
ftooa Telegraph* That AU Hope* for
Am Agreement Have Beec? Shat
K tared. Expects to Have Another
Conference Today. ^
(Br United Frees)
Washington, M?y ft.? General
Obregon has demanded a time limit
for the sta y of American troops In
Mexico. America will refuse to aet
a limit, it .was decided at a cabinet
meeting today. The policy ot the
gerernment will be to continue a re
fusal. Scott and Obregon are ex
pected to have a conference today
to determine whether an agreement
eannot be reached.
No Agteesnent.
Washington, May 9. ? Messages
from General 8cott to Secretary Ba
ker state that the Obregon confer
ence has practically ended. Efforts
to obtain - an agreement hare been
shattered. Officials say the situation
Is bad.
MUSICAL RECITAL
, ATMOHUM
MIm OImrov's Pupils to R?h1<t
Entertaining Program of Vocal
Select lona.
A musical recital by Miss Macye
B. Glasgow's pupils will be rendered
a( the high schol auditorium tonight.
The program will start promptly at
8:80 o'clock and will be as follows:
l/ Quartet, Florence Harris and
Thelma Mayo. Louise Proctor and
E'.la Mae Leonard.
S. Solo, "Sweet Bird of Spring,"!
Mabel S. Dally.
8. Venetian Soog. '
4. 80I0 from Faust, Gladys Alli
good.
5. Solo (a) "Mammy's Lil Baby"
(b) "Wind Song," Bernlce Nichol
son.
k6. 80I0, "Ye Barbs and Braes O'
Efonni? doon," Ethel Mlxon.
7. Duet II )fadame Butterfly ?
Elsie Kelly and Mabel 8. Daily.
t. Quartet, "Erksgang." Ethel
Mlxon and Kathleen Jhckson, Alice
White and Louise Proctor.
9. Solo, "Your Voice," Casaie
Lewfs. ,
!?. Solo. "Last Smile." /?
11. Chorus, "Italia" (ffom Lucre
sU). 1 . '
H. Solo, "Cavatlna."
18. Duet and six-part Chorus ?
"iliserere." Elsie Kelly and Jack
8mith, Cass I e Lewis, Evelyn Boss,
Made'.elne Ellsworth, Walter War
ner, Bernlce Nloholson and David
Bhiith.
We abould have a navy in both
the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. SQe
"The Battle Cry of Peace," New
Theatre May 10 and 11.
ARK STEWART ABOUT YOUR
graduation gift. Don't forget It.
S-8-lte.
le our Navy an unprepared for
emergency aa the Mexican .rrtal*
showed our Army to beT See "The
Battle Cry of Peace," New Theatre
May 10 and 11.
BeUmo T anight
. * MtoTCAf. pour rrrij -v
PROGRAM
"Tin Woman, the Uon and
the Mm"
.A two ml aaltoiM dr?ra?
?BVERY riBART"
One reel ? k *
"Dleker'e Demon Dtotahund"
One reel
Coming M*y l?th ,
"UTTSTimiKB OF MYRA"
ruioe M?tla?e * Nfcht
GERMAN LOSSES ARE
10,000 AT VERDUN
That Many Men Killed or Tafcen
Prisoners Hiii re Resumption of
the Great Drive.
(Bj United Press)
. Pari?, Mar 9. ? The German
. Crown Prince has lost 10,000. dead
and wounded, since the renewed
Verdnn drive. German prisoners
'confirmed the belief of French of
ficials that ? the preeent assaults
northwest of Verdnn constitute the
'fourth great attach on the fortress.
CASE IS THROWN OUT
No Grponds for "Modeety Suit,"
Superior Court Decided
Yesterday.
The cttp officials of the town of
Bath hate lost their "modesty case."
It was brought up in Superior court
yesterday and was ^non-suited. As
a result, Messrs. &anr ysad Allen
Moore are freed of the "grave"
charge which has hung over them
since last summer.
The two young men visited Bath
last summer in their boat and. be
ing desirous of viewing the attract
tiona of the city and pointing out
the historic points to a friend, they
walked through the streets attired
In their bathing suits and rain ooats.
I The sense of modesty of certain
citizens of "Bath was highly shocked
and warrants for the young men
were issued. They were tried in
Bath, found guilty and were fined.
[They appealed the case and when it
was brought up yesterdsy before
Judge Allen, it Wis disposed of on
.'lioft notice as being too trivial a
matter for trial.
970.OOO.OOO IS PROVIDED
FOR GOOD ROADS WORK
Washington, May 9. ? Without
even the formality of a roll call, the
Senate yesterday afternoon passed
the Bankhead good roads bill, which
has been pending for several days.
Tho. bill provides for the expen
diture In. live yeara of 175,000.000
for Fedorsl aid to goo droads and
also carries an amendment, which
was ofTered by Senator Walsh, ap
propriating $10,000,000 for good
roads in national parks and forest]
reserves.
MISS HARRIS WINS CONTEST
Judges Derided In Her Favor at
Declamation Content L*tt Night.
A large audience was present at
the hibg school auditorium last
night to hear the declamation con
test for the C. Q. Morris medal. The
various lecitatlons were thoroughly
enjoyed and the judges found some
difficulty In 9?'?otlng the winner.
They Anally decided upon Miss Flor
ence Harris, whose selection was ex
Itrqmaly humorous and had tt do
with the unties of a refractory cow
The judges were Prof. M. O. FUch
er,' J. C. Me*Hn? and F1. H. Bryan.
The children of today will be the
men and women of tomorrow. They
should see "The Battle Cry of Peace"
at New Theatre 10 snd 11;
FOUR MORE IRISH LEADERS
1 CONVICTED AND EXECUTED
London, May 9. ? Foru mors of
I the leaders in the Irish revolt have
| been sentenced to death by the Dub
lin court martial and executed, ac
cording to an official statement Is
sued last night. They were Cornel
ius Colbert, Edmund Kent, Michael
Malldn and J. J. Hosuton.
Nineteen others concerned In the
Insurrection were sentenced to death
but the setnence was commuted to
various terms of penal servitude. On
three others prison terms were Im
posed. Two were aoqpHted.
James M. Sullivan, former United
States minister tg^Bsnto Domingo,
wg? was arrested/following the re
cent uprising in Ireland, notified the
American embassy, here from .Dub
lin today that be bsd been released.
There ere a hundred and sixteen
unprotected landing places between
Portland, Me., and th4 Virginia
capes. See "The Battle Cry of Peace"
New Theatre May 10 and 11.
WHITE STAR UKF, TORPEDOED;
HIKE CARGO OF 1HMMTKDI
.
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Crew and Officers Saved. Liner Sank on
Her Way to an Irish Port
(By United Press)
London, May 0. ? lb? 13,000
ton White Star liner, Cymric,
wa a torpedoed yesterday by a
German submarine and sank at
8 o'clocV tbifl morning while
attempting to make her way In
to an Irish port. AO of the
110 officers and <*w were
saved, said Lloyd* dispatches
from Queenstown. There wm
no passengers on board. The
6hJp carried a huge cargo of
ammunition. *
THE SINKING Of THE CYMRIC NAY CAUSE
FURTHER ARGUMENT WITH CERMANY
(By United Press)
I Washington, May 9. ? Fear thmt
the sinking or the White Star liner.
Cymric, may upset the settlement of
I the American dispute with Germany
over the submarine warfare. Just as
| a settlement was becoming a fact,
was contained in a dispatch frqm
Consul Frost at Queenstown. The
dispatch stated that the Cymric was
on admiralty service. The State de
partment officials are uncertain
whether the torpedoing did not con
I atltute a violation of the pledges.
made by Germany. One department
expert said that It the Cymric was
unarmed, the submarine Aould hare
made provisions for fparchlng the
ship, unless ahe made an attempt to
escape. Even If th? ?hjp was In gov
ernment service. It la said, this was
not entirely an excuse for Germany.
Governments are permlted to run
unarmed ships and demand "visit
and search," It la aald.
The crew of the Cymric, accord-'
Jng to dispatches, is being landed at
Ban try Bay. Ireland* '
[SCAPE FROM RAIDERS
(By United Press)
Marathon, Tex., May 9. ?
Seven of the Americana who
bare been captured by Mexican
raiders, todajr oreipcmered their
guards juid escaped to the Amer
ican side of the border, bring
In? with them three -Mexican
prisoners.
WASHINGTON IS PREPARING
TO ENTERTAWJISITING ELKS
"Big Time" Is To Be Accorded Visitors
When They Meet Here Next Week.
CONVENTION PROGRAM HAS BEEN ARRANGED
With the State convention of Elks
only a week away, members of the
local lodge and citizens of Wash
ington as a whole, are busily engaged
In making preparations for the big
event. Prorrams are being printed, j
work on 4d.~oratlng the business
houses, homer and automobiles will
be started within a few days, plans
for entertaining the visitors are b*
!ng perfects and every other detail
Is being attended to. By the time
the first visiting lodge alights* from
ihe train next Wednesday morning
everything %)11 be In readiness an 3
Washington will be bedecked In a
mass of colors, including flags, bunt
ing and streamers of all kinds.
Most of the visiting delegates will
arrive In Washington on the 10:55 ^
train Wednesday morning. Regis
tration and welcoming of the guests {
will occupy the time until 2 o'clock.
Adjournment ? will then be mado to
the Elks' Home, where a reception
will be held. The convention will
open at the New Theatre at 8 o'clock
with President Joseph P. Tayloe pre
siding. Mayor E. T. Stewart will
make the address of welcome In be
half of the city of Washington and
Stephen C. Bragaw In behalf of the
Washington lodge. Response will
be made by Thomas J. Murphy, .of
'.he Greensboro lodge.
The Mr parade will begin at ft
o'clock Wednesday evening and
promises to be one of the feature
Atfrnctlons ot the cwnyentUra. It
will be followed by a business ses
sion At the Elks' Home at 8:80 o'
clock. A theatre party at the New
Theatre will include the program
for the day.
An, excursion down the Pamllca
river *111 take up the greater part
of the second day of the convention.
The boat, will leave Washington at
9:80 o'dlock. A (bus In ass session
will be held on the boat at 11 o'
clock Pafade trophies trnfTlpo b?
9 ^
trophjr taking place at that time.
The delegates will return to Wash
ington at 4 o'clock and will attend
a hall game at Fleming Park, which
starts at 4:30. A theatre party at
thf. New Theatre and a farewell re
ception at the Elks' Home will con
elude the convention.
WANT AUTOS FOR VETERANS
hocftl Cltbxtu Requested to Donate
( the Use of Their Machine* for
Short Time Tomorrow.
| Automobiles will be At the New
Theatre tomorrow at 12:30 to take
the old soldtars, and any others who
care to go, tQ the cemetery for dec
orating the graves.
I A special request has been made
of the c!tl*eWs to donate the u?e of
their machines for thl* occasion
They will be required only for about
half an hour and wUI enable the
old soldiers to avoid the fatigue of
1 walking to the cemetery.
"THE UNKNOWN."
L^n-Telleften, the diettngotsked !
romantic actor, who scored g&cb a]
pronounced success In "The Excor
?r." will ba aeen at the New Theatre
tonight. In hie second Jesse L. Lssky
production, "The Unknown." a grip
ping drama of the famous Foreign 1
I-eglon In Algeria. In thla photo-1
drama Mr. Tellegen la ehn In a
character entirely different fro.n
anything he haa played ehretofore,
either on the eyenklng ntage or the
screen.
SINKS TRANSPORT
Berlin, May The sinking of an
allied transport by a mine In the
Mediterranean late In April, with the
?*?*?"* ??*rlr all tk* ?#? KMMk*
WITH (IOO RUSSIAN*
???rd. is reporUd la ad
tnrfu. says the Over. ,,
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PRESIDENT WILSON CALLS OUT
THE MILITIA OF THREE SMS
LITTLE JESUS PAEZ
This photograph shows ono oi the
women of the hospital at Demlug. N. j
M.. nursing little Jesus Paez. the!
eleven-year-old lad who held Villa's '
horse during tho raid on Columbus. |
Ho was so badly wounded that It was i
necessary to amputate one of his legs.
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? PARIS WINDOWS RENTED ?
? FOR TRIUMPHAL ENTRY ?
? Paris, May 9. ? The famous *
? French academician. Rene Ra- ?
!? zla, in an art'.cle In the Echo ?
? de Paris on the splendid spirit ?
? being shows by the French na- ?
? tlon. states that al Ithe windows ?
? In the Champa Elysees already ?
? have been rented at a high price ?
? to view the triumphal entry Into ?
? Paris or the victorious French ?
? troops after the war. ?
interventionists
ARE BUSY AGAIN
Striving to fptet Scot t-Ohrrgon |
Negotiations. Suspicion u to
Olenn Sprlngn Raid.
By E. T. CONKLE, ,
I'nitol PrfM Stuff Correspondent.
El Pa so, May 9. ? Working un
seen. Interventionists are active all
along the border, striving \ilghtlly
to upsot the Scott-Ohregon Negotia
tions for a solution of the Mexican
situation.
While Mexican authorities sus-|
pected that European Intervention
ists had prior knowledge of the
Glenn Springs raid, there Is a dis
tinct suspicion here that the guid
ing force lay nearer home.
AMERICAN A Rl \ES t A VP
AROUND SANTO DOMINGO
Santo Dom'.ngo. Dominican Re
public, May 9. ? In view of the ser
ious situation here, American ma-!
rlnes, hilly equipped, were landed
today 0.1 the outskirts of the city,
j The Ptench armored cruiser Mar
shals* arrived in port this morn
ing.
(Advices from Santo Domingo
yesterday w??re that the situation
! there, which had assumed a serious
'aspect because of hostilities between
teh opposing factions of President
Piminex and General Alias had be
come quiet following the resignation
of President Jlraines. The president
Is said to have t&lcen this action In
orAer to prevent armed Intervention
by the United States.
. A Santo Domingo dispatch on
May S said that marines were land
ed that day from the American con
verted ctulser [Prairie for the pro
jection of tbe American legation
f&nuwflii tbe outbreak / if disorder!
H whlfcb ssv*ral persons ware kill
TEXAS m< "fxico AND
AhlZUNA TROOPS WILL BE
USED FOR BORDER PATROL
Infantry From Other Points Has Also
Been Ordered to Proceed to the
Border at Once
TROOPS MAY BE SENT INTO MEXICO
By CARL D. GROAT,
I'nitetl Pre*s Staff t'orreRpondent.
Washington. May 9. ? For the
flrst time since the Spanish-Ameri
can war a president has called upon
:he State militia to assist the regu
lars In an International crisis. The
'militia of Arizona. New Mexico and
Texas have been called ar.d will be
used for patrol duty on the border.'
Consequently any action by Congress
*?111 be unnecessary. 1
Militiamen' will add 5.360 oftlcersj
and men fully armed and equipped
'to the American forces. Besides
'ordering the militia, four regiments
of regular Infantry have been order
ed to the border from Piattsburg,'
X. Y., Madison Barrtfcks, N. Y..'
! Vancouver, Wash., and Fort Uw
ton, Wash.
The decision to call out the mlll
tla followed a conference between
the President and Secretary Baker,
after Raker had received two long
code messages from Funston. In
HIGHLAND COMMENCEMENT
Will Tl<- Jleld Friday. Good Program
Hum Ikcn Arrungrri. Public
Invited.
The commencement exerefses of
Highland school, of which Mis* Lucy
Peterson la principal, will be held
Friday. Professor Wilson of the
Eastern Carolina Teacher*' Training!
School of Greenville w!'.l deliver the
commencement address. A basket
ball game between Highland rind
Aurora and a baseball game between]
Highland and Chocowinity will i!so'
be features of tha program. A b'g
dinner will ?o served on the grounds.1
Exercises will be held at night.
AEROS NOW GET RADIO
SIGNALS, SAYS .MARCO VI
London, May 9. ? Gugllelmo Mar
coni has just arrived in London from
Italy with news of important and
far-reaching wireless developments.
He says:
"Tho new developments make It
difficult for the enemy to Intercept:
or tap message*. The Improvements
also apply to (nstrumenta on aero
planes* and airships.
"Hitherto aeroplanes have been at
a dirarivantage. because while able
to transmit message* they have been
unable to receive owing to the noise
of the engine drowning out the
wireless signals. Now we are able
to strengthen the receiving signals
'sufficiently to enable messages to be
*t&ken.
Our Navy ha* only three rnitrma-'
rlues, no air-crafts, and no battle!
crulrera. Bee "The Battle Cry of
Peace" New Theatre May 10 and 11.
MKTAJN niOMdTKD AND II
8fOFTM> FROM VKRDCW
Parla, Mnr 9. ? Oeireral Robert
Goorjce . Nlvalle has baen appointed
to direct the local operations at Ver
dun.
He will nucceed General Henri
Philippe Potaln, who hat bean pro
moted to Coi/ttnander-ln-Chiet of
the xroop of Oniral Armlea In the
hector between Br.aaona and Verdun.
America for Anwr!ron?. ru+ "The
Battle Cry of Pfmem"- New Tfeafttre
Mr U ?4, U, '
announcing the decision. Baker de
clared that it meant an unchanged
policy toward Mexico, and that Fun
Kton had been authorized to dispose
of the militia and regulars accord
ing to his discretion. The militia
will be available for use in Mexico
if necessary, but would require ac
tion by Congress.
There are uow eighteen thousand
regulars in Mexico and ten thousand
on the border. If the militia is sent
to Mexico they will haye lo be en
rolled as volunteer*.
I With the militia order issued.
Mexican Ambassador A r red on do us
urging Lansing to strengthen the
'border patrol, saying that is the
only way to prevent further raids,
lie alEo said that Glenn Springs raid
was planned and executed on this
side of tjje border and that several
towns have been selected as objects
for future raids. I. Vlllareal, Mex
ican agitator. Is leader in this move
ment, Arrendondo Bald.
BJCKETT SPEAKS
AT COURT HOUSE
Made A (Wrens Ik-fore Audience of
Several Hnndn-,1 This Noon in
Interest of His C ampnl^n.
T. W. Blckett. candidate for gov
ernor of the State, spoke before a
gathering of three or four hundred
men at the court house this noon.
He was lntrodm-ed by H. C. Carter.
Mr. Blckett began his address by
referring to the national work of
the Democratic party. He then took
up the gubernational Issue and made
some Interesting comparisons bs
tw??n tbo candidacy of Mr. Daught
rldge and his own. He Interspersed
his remarks with several witty aneo
dotea and was given close attention
during his discourse.
HnfcMvrlfe* to tfee Dally N?wa.
WHY NOT USE
Cabot's Creosote
Shingle Stain?
The Stain approved by (he
government. Won't
wear off.
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LOU TELLBGBN
In "THE UNKNOWN" ?
Directed by Cecil B DoMille
? Washington toy
Matinee 4 p. m.