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WEATHER REPORT
Fair today. Sunday fair.
Slightly warmer.
FAYETTEVILLE. N. C SATURDAY MORNING, JAM'ARR 15, 1916.
PRICE, J1.00 PER YEAR
VOI- 1. SO. 31.
1,500 ARMENIANS ARE ,
MASSACRED BY TURKS
Men Were Shot While the Women and Children
Were Drowned in the Euphrates Embassy
Gets Evidence of German Plot A Revolution
in Turkey Cetcinje Not Bombarded.
London, Jan. 11. The
massacre of fifteen hun
dred Armenians was report
ed in a telegram reteived to
day from Erebum. The tele
gram slated that fifteen
hundred Armenians, men.
women and children, forced
by famine and cold to ur- .
render, gave themselves up
to the Turkish governor of
Musa. The men were exe
cuted and the women and
children were drowned in
the Euphrates.
PAPEVS CIil'CK IMMK
London, Jan. it. The American
-embr ' ia today in poaneasion of
paper and check stub which were
seized by Hriti.h official from Capt.
Von I'apen, German military attache,
when he reached Falmouth.
It i understood that the document
will be sent to the State Department
at Washington. The document are
aaid to show that Von I'apen made
large and frequent payment to per
on who are charged with blowing
p munition plant. Payment of $700
w as made by him to Werner Horn,
according to the cancelled check.
Horn wa convicted of blowing up the
Candian Pacific bridge at St. Croix,
Maine.
The check stub show about five
hundred itmn, The account wa with
the Hirh National Hank of Wash
ington. REVOLUTION IN TURKEY.
Paris, Jan. 14. A dispatch from
Constantinople to the Temp says that
great revolution in Constantinople
was foiled by German detectives. The
bject of the plot wa to kill Knver
Pasha, overthrow the government ami
xpel the Germans. A number of
TurkUh officers were in the plot. In
some quarters it in l-elieved the story
f the plot wa invented by the Ger
mans in an effort to increase police
Wlieienoy so as to prevent an uprising
which the German fear.
ENTER THE CITY.
Vienna, Jan. 14. The Austrian
issued the following statement to
night: "Austro-Hungarian troops pursuing
ttie defeated enemj entered Cetcinjs
without opposition. The city was not
nomhsr led. King Nicholas is in
Scutari.
.YOl'NC, WOMAN NEAR
MNSTON IS ijl H IDE
Kin-U n, Jan. 14. Miss Daisy Wil
son, a young woman about -5 years
eld, committed suicide yesterday' af
ternoon at the home of Mr. Jess Wil-liam-i-
n, three and a half miles from
Pink Hill, in Duplin county. Mercury
or q-.m4, silver was the drug used, and
tliough lr. Maxwell was summoned
as yof-n us it wa learned the young
woni-iri had taken the poison the ef
forts to save her life were in vain.
Only meager reports could lie pot
ten of (he tragedy as all efforts to get
n me.-sage through on the long-distance
telephone last niirht were futile.
Miss Wilson was of Mt. Olive, section
and was staying in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Williamson as a domestic.
No reasons were ascribed for the act.
WAVER LACOB IS .11. L
. AT HIS HOME
Mayer Jacob, who recently went
north to visit hi folks, has returned
home, but it wa reported yesterday
evening that h wa quit sick at his
home.
Alts 111 KlllfcKS utT
FIVE YEAR SENTENCE
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 14. A. O.
Knight, hi son, Edgar, and George
, 8tirsman today were sentenced to flv
years in prison for taking part in
taight rider raids.
According to a confession, ths
Bjsembre of tie band played havoc
Wi'k this section for soma tins.
LITTLE ACTIVITY
WITH FRENCH
German Patrol Was Attack
ed And l'ut to
Flight
Paris, Jan. 14. The French war
office today issued the following:
"There was but little activity of
artillery during the night south of
Summe. In the sector of Lihona one
of our patrol attacked a patrol of
the enemy and put it to flight. The
enemy left two dead and one wound
ed. In Champagne we caught within
our fire and disbursed German troops
in the course of a movement in their
earthworks and trenches at Mesnil."
STEVE LAMBERT PUTS
IN CALL. SYSTEM
Mr. S. A. Lambert, of the Dixie
Theatre announces the perfection of
a call system w hereby any patron may
be immediately called by means Of a
number flashed on the screen.
Patrons expecting a call . while at
tending the show should so state to
the cashier, who will issue a numl(er
to them. In the event of their being
wanted, this number will be flashed
upon the screen.
This system wa put into operation
fur the public at large, in addition to
tho doctor's call system, but primarily
for the benefit of railroad trainmen
who tan now feel perfectly safe in
attending the shows at any time when
expecting a call.
E
Police Commissioner
(Jives His Account
of Affair
Said Negroes Confessed the
Murder of Dr. Mohr and
Were Paid to
Do It
Providence, R. I , Jan. 14. Tho
prosecution today succeeded in setting
before tho jury its most damaging
'evidence against Mrs. Mohr. The al
leged confession of Cecil Brown and
lit nry Thelman, the negroes on trial
wah tho white woman for the mur
der of the society physician were re
lated in detail by Lienj. Mouilon, police
commissioner of Providence. Moirlten
swore that he hear! Brown and Thel
man say they shot Dr. Mohr and
Miss liurger at the instigation of Mrs.
Mohr, who, "furnished them with the
necessary means to do the job, prom
ised them five thousand dollars. Ar
ranged the details and cave them
money to buy everything."
The defense scored a point today
when the court refused to allow Police
Chief O'Neill to exhibit to the jury
an alleged copy of Brown's statement,
but the State accomplished its pur
pose by having Moulton coroborate
O'Neill. ,
STEAMER BRINGS BODIES
OF FIRE VICTIMS
London, Jan. 14. The Dutch steam
ship Prinze Juliana arrived at
Gravesend today, bringing the body
of the captain and seven member of
the crew of the Dutch steamer Maa
shaven which was abondoned, on fire,
after striking a mine.
A Lloyd's dispatch from Rotterdam
says the other members of the crew
were saved.
CAPE FEAR CANAL
IS
Coast Line Tracks Were
Opened Up On
Yesterday
Soil Drained is the Richest in
North Carolina Will Grow
Plenty of Corn and
Other Crops.
Promptly at 1 o'clock yesterday the
Coast Line tracks were opened about
one and one-half miles from Beard
anad the dredge which is doing the
canalization work in this section
started cutting the link. At 3 o'clock
the dredge and the house-boat on
which the crew lives passed through.
With the cutting across the tracks
at that point, about twelve mile of
the canalization, which will drain
some of the finest land in North Caro
lina, has been cut.
It History.
About three year ago the farmers
of the Cape Fear section awoke to
the fact that they have some of the
best land in North Carolina, but that
it it- not of much, service unless drain.
Agitation started with the reault
that the last Legislature authorized
the sectiun to bell seventy-five thou
sand dollars worth of bonds. - The
bonds have been sold and last August
the contract for the draining was let
to the Britt Engineering Company, of
Wilson. Work was started imme
diately and a big dredge built.
Many Present.
A large gathering of J?eoilewere
present yesterday when the tracks
were opened. Among them were W.
Q. Jeffrey, general road master; W.
A. Andrews, road master, and G. 15.
McClellan, pussenger agent.
Grow Corn. ,
It is said . that the section which
this canal drains will grow from 60
to 100 bushels of corn without fer
tilizer. The soil is rich, black mud.
A News reporter went aboard the
dredge yesterday. It is eighty feet
long and sixteen feet wide. There is
about a forty-horse power boiler und
engine in it. The draft is shallow. ,
The big mouth of the shovel, which
takes up the earth, is a yard and a
half wide.
The members of the dredging party
are all white and have a house boat
which is towed in the rear of the
dredge. On this their meals are
served and they spend their spare
time.
Work is going on rapidly, and when
finished, this section will be coming
into its own.
OHIO 1UVE.K STATIONARY
AT 1 11 TY-NIKEE FEET
Cincinnati, Ohio,- ,lan. 14. The
Ohio river registered ."..i.l at four
o'clock this morning and 'iias been
stationary since that time. Accoid
'tiu' to the local weather bureau it
w iil not go any higher.
MH. V. It. WAI.KEK IS
Bitot 'GUT TO HOSIMTAL
Mr. A. U. Walker, father of Clerk
of the Court W. M. Walker, was
brought to the llighsmith Hospital
yeterday to undergo treatment. Mr.
Walker has been in poor health since
last fall, and a few days ago became
worse.
COLD WAVE HITS
HERE WITH VIGOR
The predicted cold wave struck here
yesterday morning with a plenty of
vigor. The cold was need for this
section has been sweltering under
heat anil rain for the past few days.
BRITISH STEAMER
ASHORE AT CAPE HENRY
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 14 The British
steamer Priestfield, from Kyne for
Hampton Roads for orders, went
ashore at Cape Henry about 3 o'clock
this morning. The steamer ia lying
about 250 yards from shore and she
seems to be resting easy and in no
danger. A tug of the Merritt Chap
man Wracking Company ia lying by.
HAY STREET-SOLD
A. B. McMillan Bought!
It Yesterday From
the Trustees
It Will lie Torn Down And
Removed lie fore July the
First Old Land
" ' f ' " Mark.
Of paramount interest to Fayette
ville people will be the news that the
A. M. E. church, colored, on Hay
street, near the Coast Line station,
will be removed before July first.
The church was yesterday pur-
chased by Mr. A. B. McMillan, who
stated ob a News reporter that the
church will be removed at once and
will all be cleared away before July
first.
The contract with the trustees was
signed early yesterday afternoon.
This 0.1 church is a familiar land,
mark her-', and has stod on Hay street
for more than fifty years. It has
been an unsightly menace to the street
for the ast several (years', especial
ly since the sui rounding- 'district has
built up, Numerous attempts have1
been made to purchase it, but they all
failed until yesterday.
COLAXGIXO'S BAND NEXT
LYCEIM ATTRACTION HERE
The next Lyceum attraction nt the
Graded School ' auditorium 'will be
Colangelofc Band and Orchestra with
This number will be here next Tues
day evening, January 18. at 8:30. It
is the biggest musical company sent
out by the lyeeum this season. The
company has 12 people.. The price of
admission to those who do not hold
season tickets is only 50c. It will
easily be worth twice that amount.
LI
IS EXECUTED, SAID
Oilicials of Railroad
Deny It, It is
Reported
Quiet Has Been Restored In
El Paso 15y Sohliers
Aiding the
Polite
Ki r.l.-o, Te., Jan. 14.- I
oi :
' Eulallo (o.iiten e formerly pioM--!
t. -ii.it v-tcMe:;i of M.. uo i.n-i. v i.i,. n.
Villa, is dead. lii-.iaii.ilcs n-, eive-l
i today state that he- was eec'i,te-l at
; 1'athui a, one han i: od an. twenty
Imile-, north, of hv, City. .1 ,i. ..:
I ii, at'ti-r hu iog been fot.n i i.-ai!ty of
I treason' to the C irt !: '..'. past'. A
! dispatch to the Mexican St:,- D.-p.irt-
meut as that lien "at iio t guW -i
was shot soon after his c.ipta-ie with
General ASmin.la. 'i.im.ht's dis
patches confirm reports of the hitter's
execution. Reports recived hy offi
cers of the. Mexieon Northwestern
Hailway say Ki lieu re;' ts uil a'TTr'e.
Carranza officials pu' h. he I the no
tice of the execution, but the railway
dispatches say that a court-martial
is in progress.
til'lET ix KI. PASO.
Peace was restoreir in FA Paso to
night after two days ' of disorder.
Vnited States soldiers co-operated
with the police.
NO MASS MEETING.
A mass meeting, anno meed for to
night to discuss the massacrj of
Amerkans was forbidden by Mayor
Lea. Reports cont r e to cir.uU to
that sn expedition oi American will
be starts! from some p- "t fl "i the
border. Carranza has ma la it known
that any such journev v,;!l be looked
upon with disfavor.
A .-! train fr .' i CI -hur.hui
City bri'ugkt fifty-two refugee today.
GYPSY TROUBLE IS i
ABOUT CLEARED UP
They Have Had Several
Trials Since Com
ing Here
'News Reporter Visits the Camp
and Hears Their Story
They Are Phre
nologists The Gypsy trouble which ha en
thralled Kayetteville's county deputies
and the sheriff for the last two days
has been settled. That is. Deputy
Munaghan believes and hopes that it
has.
The final culmination of the near
tragedy which has already wrecked
the little family circle of the Gypsies
came yesterday evening when
the owner of the land, just outside of
town upon which the Gypsy ten is
planted, protested to the county offi
cers and said that the Gypsies must
move off hs land.
The Trouble Starts.
Monday mornng the Gypsies landed
in this section. There was some do
mestic trouble in the crowd, consist
ing of three women and two men. One
of them charged fhat another had
taken about three hundred dollars
from her. Pedro, she said his name
was. The sheriff arrested him and
he was tried, but at the trial things
kind of quieted down and the mother
of Pedro became heart sick and want
ed him turned loose.
Redemption.
- Pedy grot mt somehow and -went
back. The family ring was again
welded, but was destined to soon
i break. Thursday more trouble en-
sued and the sheriff took another
hand at arresting. Yesterday morh
jing the trial was held and the ring
was again welded.
Lute yesterday evening the protest
of the land-owner came and Deputy
Monaghan went out to tell the Gyp-io
to move. They agreed to and will
move this morning about 10 o'clock.
The Scene at the Camp.
A News reporter called at the
i.ypsy camp yesterday evening just
as supper was being had. The camp
is situated just outside of town anil
is m:i ile' up of two covered wagons,
two tents and a number of very mot
ley pickaninnies. The Gypsies do not
understand much English and conver
sation was difficult, however, the News
reporter understood them to say that
thev were phrenologists.
"Have you secured a permit from
he sheriff to practice' here." thev
a ere asked.
One of them turned to Deputy Mon
nghnri an I said:
, "All got permits but me."
The -h,
hi ni-or
Two i
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; iff to! 1 him -uttt
and- get V,;
rv s'- kK- h.-.kiti-
the Cyp-le to
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kec; up
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tassel- 'iM-d an I a f -reo.-i
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hey -n' ailkin'.r. the ,-o:n-
n ita e - a;t chn'.itig. - ,
Tl o i- i-v faniay remain
his .-ei tion several days.
A ni'tn' . f women an-I ch-.'i iren were
in the party. There remains in the
lantrer" ne more than one hundred
nnd fifty Americans. It is U ped they
will reaih VI Paso bv Monday en a
special truin sent out last night
DISCI'S ACTION.
The etriblishment of a Federal mil
itary patrol in an American city
aroused by the minder of Americans
in a friendly country was discussed
today. The death of Guitterez was
ordered by President Antonio Pee
ama. Guiterrez left Mexico City last
year to escape Villa. He started a
revolution which came to nothing.
Since then he has been ill at a ranch
oot near Saltillo, but later he went
to Pachuca where he was made pris
oner. Three victims of the massacre,
Evans, Romero and Wood were buried
here today. There was no demonstra
tion. Many Mexicans visited General
Whitters during the day. Others
.'Ve-1 tba -treets without molestation.
WAR MAKE IN BE
FULL OF MORALS
Justice Hughes Makes
the Statement Before
Bar Meeting
"There is a Great Need of Re
form Justice in the
World," He
Declares
New York, Jan. 14. Speaking be
fore the New York State Bar Asso
ciation here this evening. Justice
Charles E. Hughes, of the United
States Supreme Court, called atten
tion to the moral vigor which th
great war will give to those in tha
belligerent nations who survive the
struggle. Americans should recog
nize this factory, he declared, and
prepare to bring their own characters
to a like stimulation.
Justice Hughes said, in part:
"We shall never rise to our oppor
tunities in this country nad secure
proper discharge of the public busi
ness until we pet over our dislike of
experts: and the difficulties in the
way of needed improvements in tlxe."
administration of justice will not b
overcome by tying; the hands of those
most competent to deal with them.
"And this leads me to speak briefly,
in conclusion of the urgent needs of
refoim in judicial procedure. We
have very unnecessary differences
with respect to dierent courts. The
essentials of procedure are simple, and
they should conform to one simple
type with only such modifications as
arc necessary to adapt it to difference
in jurisdiction. We have become ac
customed to a network of legislative
rules of practice which in their com
plexity are a reproach to the State,
The remedy, I believe, is to replace
these rules with a few statutory pro
visions forming the basis of proced
ure, leaving all the details to be sup
plied by rules of court. The impor
tant equity practice of the Federal
courts of the country is governed
without difficulty by a few rules pro
mulgated by the Supreme Court.
There is no other way, it seems to
me, to. give the requisite simplicity
and elasticity to procedure.
There may be a prejudice among
lawyers to committing this power to
the bench because of the fear that
rules of practice will be removed
from the range of the just influence of
he bar. This, I think, is a misap
prehension. It would hm far easier
to convince the Legislature, while on
the other hand unnecessary tinkering:
would he made more difficult.
'.Tu-ttee in the minor , courts the
only courts that millions of our peo--le
know administered without fa
Yerit. m hy men conspicuous for wis
dom and prohity U the best assur
ance of refc.t if of our institutions.
The administration of commercial law
hy recognised epei.ts is a direct
fashion appropriate to the subject
:s ia e-le-,1 i;'.;.,' a.- much as uniform
-...., ait ! i io.'iino-i-.d the law to
i-r.i tkul nun of affair. The strip-
p.rc of i rimanal procedure of needless
n-ouij -emeiit -. without impairing the
-ecurity of innoiunce, and in general'
the fearie-i''.ie.-lru-.'tion of provisions:
who h only eml-arrass the just dis-j
pe-oion of controverie should not be?
i -i.g ilelave 1 I
We are living at a time when men
and women in a large part of the
world are undergoing a large part of:
the discipline unrivaled in its severity
and are exhibiting a heroism that has
iii-o r been surpassed. Let it not be
.-upposed that those who. survive wilj
lack the strength which sacrifice na
such discipline must give. Let us nof
content ourselves with the comf.irt
aide thought of hardships we hav
esc.iped, but rather reflect upon thi
vigot self-discipline and patriotic ar
-lor which alonj can make us worth"
of opportunity or able to use it. J
"The sentiment of the bar is a fai
index of public virtue. If its stand
rds are corrupted, the vital fore
of society cannot fail to be enfeeble
With a sound, courageous and ind.
pendent bar, a foe of tiemagogy bi
4 friend to rational improvemer
vindicating its expert leadership I
intelligent conception of tha interes
of the community, and by its seal f
the better administration of just
which is its special care, democr
will not essay its task in Tain."