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OON, JULY 6, 1916.
CARRANffl FAVORS MQM1UI:
NAY SOON WITHHtAW IIIOOPS
HOW 'APRIUtS UKELY OF snTUMKl
wuRwrunnm notmi mi b satsfagtory
CARRANZA FIRST FW A DEFIANT NOTE
(By United Press)
? COLUMBUS, N. M., July Military men believe that order,
win be given shortly for the withdrawal of the XT. 8. troops fxcta 1 lex
ioo, ? providing that Carranza makes no new hostile more. However,
no step* hare been taken here to indicate that the withdrawal is noar.
Road repair work is continuing and suppliee continue pouring to
Pershing's base. Unofficial information says that Pershing favors
withdrawal, if there isn't to be intervention. Camp officials say that
there is now no justification for the troops remaining in Mexico;
DIPLOMACY RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTE.
WASHINGTON, July 5. ? Coincidental with the delivery of the
pacificatory note from Carranaa, a remarkable, but unofficial, diplo-'
ma cj has been revealed. It became known today that Carranaa had
prepared a defiant note. Unofficial diplomats immediately became
busy in sympathy with die labor cause, among them being Lincoln
Steffena, recently a guest of Carranza for several months. It it
also aaarned that Compere aided through the endorsement of him by
Mexican labor leaden who were close to Carranka. ?
Intermediaries bombarded Carranza without let-up, concentrating
en the fact that Wilson waa sincere in his wish to keep "hands off"
in Mexican internal affair*. They proved to Carranza that the ad
ministration waa anxious to prevent intervention. The defiant note
waa finally replaced wth the pacificatory one.
i ii ? 1 1 g ? ro-oner, >JB wi|IIMWnBI
of the immediate release of the Carrixal prisoners as an indication of
Carranza'a sincere wishes to work in harmony with tUe United States.
It also formally announces Carranza's favorable attitude toward med
iation, aa suggested by the Latin-American countries, but leaves it
up to the United States to say whether this mehod shall be employed
or direet negotiations be relied upon to solve the situation. The
presence of American roops is again emphasized, but the demands for
their withdrawal are not reiterated.
Lansing has officially stated that the United States is willing to
continue negotiations. The answer of Carranza ia considered satis
factory.
MED MI ON TRAM
Mrs. T. J. Hum Fined Amy 8ml
dcaljr Yesterday While Being
Unshed to .New Bern Hospi
tal. Died at 0:8O A. M.
Mrs. T. J. Mann, of Middleton.
Hyde county, died on the Norfolk
South era train at t:S0 yesterday
morning, while on the way from
Belharen to Washington. She was
going from here to* the hospital at
New Bern. - ^
Mrs. Mann wss in a nerlous con
dition when she left her home. She
was taken to Belharen In a gas boat
and thsn pnt on board the train at
thkt city. The body remained st the
home of R. B. Weston on Bast Main
street until yesterday evening, when
It was taken back to Belharen. from
where It will be taken to Middleton.
Mrs. Mann was well known In
Wsehlngton and New, Bern, baring
many relatives and friends In this
part of the State.
?TATKMSHT FROM BARKS.
(By United P rw)
WMhlDKton, J illy I The comp
troller of currency has called for a
?Utenmnt on the condition! of na
Upaal banka at the oloee of baaln?n
on Jim SO.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION |
Large N amber of Delegates Met in
Washington Yesterday. Strong
Ticket Ha s Been Put la
the Field.
An enthusiastic and harmonious
meeting of delegates from every part
of the county, who filled the court
house to almost its capacity limit,
marked the convention of Count jr
Republicans, who gathered in Wash
ington yesterday. It Is estimated I
that at least 3E0 delegates were In
I attendance.
I J. W. Chapln presided, with W. W.
Cuthrell and B. D. Daniels acting as
secretaries.
A full county ticket was put In the
'field after the national and- state
I tickets had been given official en
dorsement. Following Is the list of
I candidates who will run for offloe in
the county:
For representative, Hugh Paul.
Fer sheriff. H. A. Cutler.
For Register of Deeds, 0. B. La
tham.
For Treasurer, W. C. Russ.
For county commissioners:
Richland. J. W. Chapln.
Chocowinity, J. R. fcgwnes. |
Washington. O. B. Raw lee.
Bath, T. A* Brooks. I
Pantego, A. B. Cooper.
For county surveyor. Duffy Toler.
A Htw ms OF THE WASHINGTON BUILDING AND
Loan Alaocifrtion
t WILL OPEN Aud i. 1916. SHARES ARB
Wj NOW ON SALE
You are cordially invited to heoome a mem
ber of this association. Money to lend on homes.
A sure system of saving. Shareholders can bor
row on their accounts. For farther Information
details, nee "
it BOWERS, PWS. JOHN I MAYO, SECY.
HOME OrrfDB riR?T NATIONAL bank
L ... will 1 1 ?? 1
Cor coroner. Dr. Cha*. T. Hopkins.
Ror recorder, Washington. Long
Acre and Chocowinlty, John D. Paul.
Clerk of Recorder* ? court, J. 0.
Meeklns, Jr.
. ' Por Recorder. Pantego, N. B. 8el
*y.
Other townahlp offlces will be de
cided upon bj the delegate* of the
different townships.
Hugh Paul, chairman of the coun
ty Executive committee, made an elo
quent address after the naming of
tbe ticket. Mr, P%ol wa* Interrupt
ed by frequent applause. He said In
part:
"The Republican party haa always
upheld for the principles that It ad
vocated. It has always stood for Its
platform when ik control, both In
national, state and county politics.
It haa always fulfilled Its platform
pledgee. It haa been right in its la
sses and It haa stood by them.
"The Democrats, in their present
administration, have given a. fair
sample of what they could 8o ? or!
rather, ? whet they couldn't do. They
have failed to. live up to, the prom
ises made when the platform waa
adopted in Balttinore convention.
They promlaed to provide an ample
revenue for the support of the gov
ernment. They promised Industrial
prosperity and a tariff law which
would provide effective competition.
They promised free toll for Ameri
can ships in the Panama canal and a
rehabilitation of the American mer
chant marine. They also promised
one term for their president. None
of these pledges have been fulfilled."
The convention was undoubtedly
the most successful that the party
has ever held In the county* and the
delegates left for their homes last
night, enthusiastic over prospects.
TO DECIDE ON CIAOTAIM
Meeting Tonight Win Settle the
' *>?<n? aa to Hfcettafr Qia*.- '
tauqua Will Come Here
Next Year.
The question of whether or not to
have Chautauqua here again next
year will be brought up at a meeting
of the guaranty, which la to be
held at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms tonight. The meeting will
start at 8:30, in order to give those
who attend prayer meetings ample
time to be present.
It is earnestly requested that ev
ery guarantor and all other parties,
who' are Interested In Chautauqua,
be present at tonight'* meeting.
LARGE NUMBER ATTENDED
BIO PICNIC YESTERDAY
It 1b estimated that four hundred
persona attended the big union Sun
day School picnic at Washington
Park yesterday. The day proved a
most enjoyable one, especially for
the kiddies. Bathing, boating and
various athletic games formed the
principal attractions. The picnic was
such a success that It will undoubt
edly become an annual event In the
future.
OONVlCf ESCAPED FROM
CAMP YESTERDAY MORNINO
Clarence Clark, a Belhaven ne- j
gro, Who waP nerving a sentence of
three years on the roads and waa a
member of the convict gang work-l
ing In the Tranters Creak section,
escaped from the guards early yes
terday morning. Mr. ftarman'Mj
bloodhound were. taken to the scentf)
and took up the trail. They outdis
tanced the men who were in pursuit
and became lost. Two shot* wel%
i heard and it was at~;flra& 4toppose?|
that the dogs hsd been shot '. Word
was sent to Elizabeth City and mor^
hounds arrived here In the after*
n<fon. They were unable to trac$
the escaped negro, however.
Herman's hounds were found latifc
In the day. Nothing has been seen
of the negro slneei ' . '
"thk rviAh nmowmr at
New THKATRK TONIGHT
The morlng picture cnthunlaata
have a rich and rare trot la atore
tor than toalgtit at I tie New Theatre
aa the management annouacea the
preeeautloa at "The Final Judg
ment." featuring tbe wall known ?c
treea. Mlaa Cthel Berrymore. The
?toir Wtll be Men la lire acta. Thla
photoplay la the climax of American
authors and Ate mere (act that Mlaa
Rarrjmor* aaaumea the leadlar ro)e
WILL COST MOOT (12,506
Rmtof the
Improve^ at
* Cort Not to Mz^ed ta^SOO. Work
f to bo Doae Cadrr Super rijiiou of
t*? Special Coainittec.
At tho meeting ?f tbo county com
mlaslonera Monday bid b tor the con
struction of a oflttgrete road across
tho river from wIpftilnKton, were op
ened. It was f ootid that the bid of
W. M. Wilkes 4k 00. was the lowest
of the six that We submitted.
Upon motion ?*C. P. Aycock by
W. H. Whitley, die bid of W. M.
Wilkes & Co. wi|'. unanimously ac
cepted by the boaridLfor tho eonstruc
tlon of a mile of the concrete road. .
subject to the approval of the com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. 8wln
iell, Leach and Kuglcr.
The time Umll^tor the construc
tion of the roa& ^fas left with the
above committee and the committee
was further empowered to repair and
flx the balance of. the swamp and
Red Hill at a o??>not to exceed
$2,600. *
The Arm did aftt make a bid for
the entire mite, hfi entered their
bia ferfhe Trat Mrterid
their price at ao much per squar9
yard. It Is estimated, however, that
the mile will cost about $12,500.
They asked for 60 days in which to
do the work, but It la hoped that It
jwlll be completed in less time than
that
L. A. SQUIRES m SHOOT
Mad? Beat Total in Yesterday's Con
test. Hod Ros Made Longeit Run
of Straight*. Kcar Gets
"Booby" Prise.
L. A. Squires led the field of trap
shooters in yesterday's contest, held
by the local' club. J. M. Hodges
made the longest run of "straights."
Harry Kear was awarded the b6oby
prize. Mr. Kear shot at 25 birds and
missed every one in ? most sfclllful
manner. A large number of spec
tators .were present to witness the
contest. Following ifre the complete
Killed
88
106
81
SO
76
38
74
36
36
16
aa
Birds
100
125
100
Rupert Bonner 2l
J. Hodges 10dT
G. Cowell 60
Av*e.
.88
.85
.81
.80
.76
.76
.74
.78
.70
.64
.64
.40
.40
.40
.36
.86
.36
.00
(By United Preaa)
Waahlniton. July 5 Had trou
ble threatened with a powerful. an
(retire nation In 7 teed of with Mex
ico, the iMt raw days would bare
?Down the "Inhernnt weakneaaea" of
the National Guard ayatem oven
mar* etrlklngly than baa been the
rate. Chairman chamberlain of the
Sonata Military coaalttee aald today
la aa Interview with the United
Fraaa. R
Ha had hafora 'him In hla oom
Clonal Guard companies being dis
qualified for active service under V.
8. army physical examinations.
"Let me make clear first." he eald
"that ihls li not an attack on tfee
*?ard. The guardsmen, faulty as
the system has shown Itself, are bet
ter prepared than any of the rest of
un. Indeed, they are the only me*
who have Imposed any sacrlftee on
i themselves for the sake of ?
their country lees vulnerable to at
tack.
"What the failures of the put tea
days ought to do la to ihov the
American people their duty, the duty
of each one, to begin to get ready for
what situation may come up.
"It la the Amerlean people who are
responsible for few machine guna. no
aero serrtce to speak of, a lack of
horses, an organisation so Inefficient
that In tejt days we have succeeded
In starting only a few states to the
border, and those in various degrees
of criminal unprepared Dens.
| "It was wrong to expeot a small
percentage of citizens ? largely un
paid ? largely the butt of gold-lace
jokee, and alway* with military in
terests strictly secondary ? to bear
our preparedness burden. The sys
tem has shown Its weaknesses as we
should have anticipated.
"Neither can the railroads be
blamed for the delays caused In the
trausportation of troops.
"The American people never have
suggested even that railroads ought
to be prepared, mobilized as part of
the nation's military machinery.
"industries suddenly called on to
glv? up part of their employees of j
the guard, and at the same time
hurry up supplies for them are alto
gether wrongly blamed. Lately, 'In
dustrial preparedness' has become a
phrase. Up to recently It had not
even been that.
"We find, most serious of all. wide
physical unpreparcdness. Men call
ed from stores, warehouses, offices of
other indoor and partly sedentary
pursuits ..are supposed to be ready
to' flgftt. As a matter of f aft, some
of them have faintod when called
on to march and drill a few hours In
a climate which compared to Mex
ico's Is like a summer resort.
"Wo find that when eavalry troops
had to change mounts, the utmost
confusion resulted. In one drill half
a dozen were Injured, one fatally.
"The answer Is that the whole na
tion has been a 'slacker.' We've not
only reufsed to do our duty but even
to seen it,
"Let us thank God it was only
Mexico that waked us up.
"We must come to the truth. We
must have a big enough regular ar
my, trained and hardened, drilled,
disciplined and equipped, to hold the
enemy In check. The reserve must
be, not a few guardsmen, but -the
whole nation.
"Compulsory military training for
all 1s the answer."
ALDERMEN HOLD MEETING
Will Offer 910 Reward fop Arrest
and Conviction of Persons Send
ing In False Alarms.
The board of aldermen held a reg
ular meeting Monday night, at which
several matters of importance wero
brought up and iscassed.
A representative of the colorod
Are department appeared before the
board and asked for an appropriation
to be yned for prize money during
the State colored firemen's conven
tion,, which is to be held In this city.
The board appropriated |27B for
this 99TP08A.
TM West End reel team was al
lowed vxpennes for attending the
State Firemen's convention.
It was decided to offer a reward
of $10 for the arrest and conviction
of any person found tampering with
the fire alarm system or sending In %
false alarm.
LIGHTNING KIM;S TJORSR
i AND STRIKES HOUSES
A severe electrical storm visited
Washingtqp Monday night and lasted
for several hours. The lightning
flashed almost continuously. A heavy
rain^lso occurred.
A chimney on the home of Mrs.
Jones on East Main street was struck
by the lightning and destroyed. A
horse, belonging to Hugh Paul, was
killed In Its stable.
Eautljr AnawdrKI.
Tha contemporary which wants to
know why there art hot mow T?m
troops o ft the border should be told
tftat all Texan* of military an are
?t present eerylng la Mr. Wilton's
GERJttNS DRIVEN BACK IN WEST
RUSSIANS REPULSED IN EAST
wut ?ga jw-y.ss'SmKs wns wmrai raw
Mils HAVE mvra UP U1 TB GUMS
.ijL-iJ
RUSSIANS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES
PARIS, July 5. ? Gorman attacks on Verdun continued with the
greatest violence last night, in spite of the fact that the allies advanced
along Somma The French have resumed their great drive, gaining
many trenches. They have advanced to within three miles of Per
onne, and an increasing danger threatens this strategic point.
BRITISH ARE MAKING FURTHER PROGRESS.
LONDON, July 5. ? The British aro making further progress to
ward important points. Heavy fighting is occurring between A msh,
Somme and Thief val. Two heavy attacks of the Gertnan?si
pulsed early this morning, in which the German* lot
GERMANS CLAIM REPULSE OF RUSSIANS.
BERLIN, July 5. ? In stubborn hand-to-hand fighting, the Ger
mans, under the Bavarian Crown Prince Leopold, repulsed the Rus
sians with heavy losses near Baranovistchri. Regarding the eastern
front, the war office reports a violent battle raging <m Both aide* of
Somme, where the allies are pushing a great offensive.
TRY TO STEM THE OFFENSIVE.
BRITISH-FRENCH HEADQUARTERS, July 5.? The German
units from the Verdun front are being rushed into action in a dee
porate effort to stem the allied offensive.
GREATEST BATTLE STILL CONTINUES.
LONDON, July 5. ? In a supreme offensive, the British and Frenok
artillery arc preparing- the way for another infantry rush. All gtm*
have been moved up, following- the capture of Gej
The Germans are replying1 terrifically against the 1
all reserves in action.
INVESTIGATE NIGHT HERS
Judge Allen Instructs Solicitor Shaw
to Look Into Conditions That
Are Existing in Duplin County.
Kington, July 5. ? Judge Oliver H.
Allen has instructed Solicitor Shaw
to go to Duplin county and Investi
gate the activities of night riders
who, protesting against the new
stock law, have bean burning fences
and other structures and terrorizing
the inhabitants of the outlying dis
tricts, it was announced here Tues
day. Judge Allen suggested that
Solicitor Shaw employ detectives to
assist in the investigation and put
a stop to the depredations which
threaten to become serious.
A hint of such a trouble was car
ried in one of the local papers today,
but Judge Allen first gave it author
ity and dignity. He wrote ?8olicitor
Shaw thiB letter: "I am over here to
settle some appeals and I find the
situation here serious about the stock
law matters. There soems to be an
organized band of night riderB who
are terrorizing the people in the
lower part of the county and some
thing ought to be done and without
delay.
a cuDiiuer 11 mucn more serious
than the Greene county affair. If you
could send the detective you have
over here to the sheriff, arrangement
could be made to Bend him out and
pay him or It may be you could send
a Klnston man who could do thlH
work. Give this your serious consid
eration at once and I am ready to do
anything I can to stop the crowd
from violence. There I* great dan
ger of some of <^jir beat people being
killed.
"I expeet to go to Clinton Monday
and back here that night, but If you
can do anything at once do ao with
out waiting for me. I will return
with yon at any time. |
PLYMOUTH PLAYS TWO
GAMB8 AT AITROR* '
The Plymouth baseball twin put
ed through the city this morning en
route for Aurora, where they will
play two game* today and tomorrow.
Plymouth appeared to be rather
short or players and they scooped Bp
two or three at Washington's stars
and took them down to Aurora.
KntarUlnftd at Run.
Mljv Marela Krm aatartalnad a
number of frla?4a X an Informal
dasoa, whleh m (Wan la?t nixht In
honor of bar alaoaa. Mlaaaa Loey and
Joaata Mrara of Oratouboro, who are
n.um? bar.
FEM SAFETY OF TRMISPOftT
Monterey, Hearing Refugees From
Mexico, Was Last Boca Daring
Typhoon Off Coast Qf Ailtmoa.
(By United frets)'
Washington, July Z. ? The TTmfj
Department has radiographed all
vessels to look out for the transport,
Monterey, bearing refugees from
Mexico. She was last spoken when
Bteamlng into a typhoon, which haa
been raging off the coaat of Alabama.
THREE THOUSAND PERSONS
VISITED BELHAVEN YESTERDAY
The Fourth of July was celebrate^
In a most fitting manner at Belhav
en. It Is estimated that at least
(3,000 persons visited the city and en
joyed the amusements that were
provided for them. An enjoyable
program was carried out and the cel
ebration was most successful In ev
ery way.
BOXING AND BASEBALL
ARE POPULAR IN CAMP
Camp Glenn, July 6. ? Regular
routine work marked the passing of
July 4 In v>aiup Glenn yesterday.
There were no exorcism and the offi
cers and men continued their efforts
In whipping the companies Into
shape.
The national sport Is fast finding
lis way Into the life of Camp Glenn
and are under process of organisa
tion to furnish recreation for the
soldier hoyn when not on duty. Box
ing Is another popular sport here,
the Interest centering chiefly In bouts
between members of the first and
second regiment*, with the Utttr
claiming an advantage.
BUILD IN WASHINGTON
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