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GAPE FEAR NEWS WEATHER BEi'ORT Showers Sunday. Monday cloud ; cooler. B UY THE NEWS ECAUSE IT IS ETTER You Can Find It In The Cape Fear News 12 Hours Earlier FULL TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS. FILL TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS- VOL. I. NO. 107. FAYETTEVIILE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1915. PRICE SI PER YEAB: JESS WILLARD WON OVER HIS OPPONENT MORAN IN A TEN ROUND BOUT LAST NIGHT Willard Broke His Right Hand In The Third Round But Fought On And Won On Points Moran Was Clever But Out-classed It Was Willard's Fight From , m. . , Madison Square Garden. New York, March 25. Willard out-pointed Mo ran tonight before 12.000 spectators, the largest crowd that ever witnessed afistie battle in New York. The fast fighting started with the fifth round, despite the fact that Wil lard had the misfortune to break the small bone in his left hand. The fart was a surprise in as much as both of the men battled as fast as thev could from beginning to end Moran was the aggressor in the whole ten rounds except two and he frequently rushed the champion to the ropes. Ilia tuning was poor and be exhibited very little boxing skill. Willard landed three punches to ev eryone for Moran but failed to ahow the wonderful boxing ability with which he has been credited and Mo ran had no trouble breaking through his guard. Easily it was Willard's fight all the ' way. It was simply the old story of a big good man against good small man. Moran put up a good fight, but he had no skill to equal Willard's size. .Willard injured his hand on Moran's khrad. While Moran was bleeding from cuts on his, head he was not badly hurt and was going well at the close. In the first round there was very little doing except both were appar ently sizing each other up. Willard seemed to be hard to aroused but waked up after Moran landed a hard punch. In the mix-up, the champion had the best and soon had Moran on the defensive. Moran missed in succession, while Willard jabbed him at will in the face., Moran showed much cleverness af ter missing a swing by covering up. In the third Willard sent a hard right to Moran's head and came near set tling the fight. Willard showed for the first time how well he couKI fight when he wanted to and used both hands at will on Moran's faca and body.. In the sixth round Willard shook Moran up with punches but did not follow it up. Willard forced up Moran to the ropes. Moran's gameness aroused en thusiasm, despite the fact that he was out-sized and out-classed. Moran tried to land his right to Willard's head but never could. There was very little of the last three rounds except that Willard showed well and the way Willard would land two or three times before he could recover. It was a great fight and both men were given great cred it. While there was no knock-out, it was admitted that Willard had it his way from the beginning. The fight by rounds: First Reund. Moran landed the first punch, a left to the head. Willard shot his left and they fell Into a clinch. Mo ra a ducked Willard's right and shot his right to Willard's stomach. Wil lard trued two jabs to the face but missed. Willard missed a left for the jaw and Moran rushed in and landed two blows on the body and two on the side of the head. Willard landed a jab and followed with a right to the body. Moran swung for Willard's jaw but missed and then Willard smashed one to the head and a terri fic right to the body. Moran harked Willard to the ropes and Willard stood up under a fullisade of punches. The round ended with both men slug ging to toe. Mran s round. Second Kound. Willard jahted to the head and they clinched. Moran missed a right to Willard's jaw and then smashed Willard's ear. The blow landed on the champion and ne rushed Moran furiourly. Moran ducked several jabs for the head and then they clinched. Moran' round. Third Round. Willard tried two Jabs to the fare but missed. Willard misled a left for the jaw and Moran rushed in and landed two blows on the body and two oa the side of the head. Willard landed a jab and followed with a riirht to the twwtv Moran mm f . Willard's law hut mi..l TKm l lard smashed tr. ih. hrutt, i Fourth Roand. Willard missed a left to the head and then shot a terrific right to the body. He followed it with one to the head and then backed Moran to the ropes with another right to the head. Moran faked a left and then swung the right to Willard's jaw. It was about even on an exchange of jabs ia the center of the ring. Moran backed to the ropea and then rushed ut and placed a left ia Willard's tMaack. Willard can back with a The Beginning. left and right to the head. They clinched. Willard missed a vicious uppercut and Moran smashed him twice on the ear with an overhand right. Willard jabbed Moran with his left and Moran came back with a left to Willard's body. Moran's round. Flash: Moran won. Willard broke his hand in third round, according to Tom Junes. Willard landed two uppercuts be fore they separated and then as Wil lard held back his right Moran shot an awful left into Willard's stom ach. Willard sent a right to Moran's eye, opening a gash above the eye and blood streamed down. Willard's round. Fifth kound. Willard opened the session with a left to the face followed with a left to the jaw and then Moran clinched. Moran backed Willard to the ropes during the clinches, sending three punches to Willard'. stomach. Mo- again and landed six punches to the u'y carried which undoubtedly head without affecting the champion, means that Mr. Sinclair's name will They stood in the center of the ring.be presented as a candidate for Attor- and exchanged jabs and then Willard shot a left to the face and followed it with a right to the body. Moran land ed a left to the stomach and Willard came back with a right smash that widened the cut over Moran's eye. Sixth Round. t They fell into a clinch as they came from their corners. As they broke Willard uppercutted Moran but failed to hurt him. The challenger smiled and resumed his ct-riuus rushing of Willard. Willard missed an upper- cut and then landed a left to the body. He followed it with a straight right to Moran's bruised eye. Moran sent a left and right to the body and then tried a tern he swing to the head. He missed. Willard's round. Seventh Round. Willard opened with a terrific rush and banged Moran fifteen times while the challenger got walloped around the ring. A series of uppercuts stag gered Moran still more and a right smash by Willard cut Moran's eye still farther, making Moran's face a smear of blood. Moran railled, how ever, and began shooting lefts and rights to Willard's body while he rushed with his head down. Moran hung on to Willard and got a smash under the chin. Willard con tinued his terrific bombardment. Mo ran s move broke during this round but Referee White rfeused to per mit to change it. Eighth Round. Willard opened with a right to the face and followed with a left to the body. Moran sent two to the body and a left to the head. Willard's jab with his left fell short and then he cornered of Moran's head. Switch ing lefts and right one after another and it seemed that Moran must fall. Suddenly, however, Moran came to life again and rushed Willard. He sent a terrific left to Willard's head. Followed it with a right to the head and two to the body. Willard hack ed against the ropes and Moran smashed him twice in the body and three times in the head. The round ended with Moran walloping Willard's head. Willard's round Ninth Kound. Moran rushed furiously from his corner and met Willard almost as he was coming from his comer. Frank landed a left and right to the l-ody ', and then a left to the head. Willard j juhhed Moran twice witn his left and i tried for a long riL-ht to the jaw. He! mivse-l. Vt niar.l crashed a left to Moran's inw am1 Moran came lack with a right to Willard's iaw. Both nu n were putting everything lh"V , had ln-hind their punches. Moran drove a right to illiml s body, mis-( sed a long right to the head and got a right uppercut as he was trying to ' regain bis balance. V illard iahhed Moran three times. Once again the Pittsburgher seemed partly blinded. Moran landed a right to Willard's jaw and then hung back waiting an other rninr. He got it but missed and w . -i ,.r1 handed him a vicious i right .pf. cut. Flash: Wi'lards round. ' Mh Round. Wil's-.i ed with two smashed with 1,- V to Moran's face and then ji (. -an three tim4 to the body wh : ; ,e challenger KVkeyed Broom' i i attempt to shoot a right to Hard's jaw. Willard sent a left to I rank's body and Moran . then ru lied in and bagged Willard with three punches in a half clinch. I Willard barked to the ropea in duck- gig Moran's right and then came out and shot a Vng lff swing to Moran's atoaaach. Willard landed two upper- HON. N. A. SINCLAIR ENDORSED FOR ATTORNEY - GENERAL Democratic Executive Meeting Ques tion of Nominating State Senator Left as Heretofore. Cumberland Executive Committee met yesterday at the court house and decided to postpone the Democratic rally from April loth to 22nd. Colonel George McNeill offered a resolution to allow the county having the right to nominate a senator to do so without the other. Last Hoke nominated Mr. Johnson and was endorsed by Cumberland and this year Cumberland is entitled to nominate a man. The idea was to allow the county entitled to the nomination to make it without interference from the other. After considerable debate the ma jority decided to leave it as hereto fore allowing both counties to do the nominating. The most important action of the committee was the endorsement of Hon. N. A. Sinclair for Attorney General. The resolution was offered b. JIr McNeiu ,nd nmjni. ney-General of North Carolina in the coming primary. Heretofore there has been only two avowed candidates for the position, Mr. T. H. Calver, of Raleigh, and Judge Frank Carter, of Asheville. "HANDCOCK" ORDERED TO GALVESTON (By International Newa Service.) Washington, March 25. The Navy Department ordered the Hancock from Key West to Galveston.. No rea son has been assigned. Officials in dicated that the transport would be held forv any emergency. Four hundred marines are being held in. readiness so that they can be rushed to Galveston. The Hancock was ordered from Philadelphia to Pensacola. It was said that 5(H) marines were to be tak en on at Pensacola. LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMENCEMENT PRIZE FI ND The following is a complete list of the names of those contributing to the county commencement prize fund to date: F. D. Williams Hat. W. E. Kindley Embroidery lace. M. L. Courtney Baseball glove. National Bank $5.00. Stein Brothers Pair shoes. ... B. F. Beasley Scarf pin. Schufford and Rogers Silk shirt. Carolina Grocery Company $2.00. Judge Printing Company $1.00. Fayetteville Furniture Company $4.00, Huske Hardware Company Base-f ball glove. Hotel Rosemont $2.00. J. H. Eggleston Cuff buttons. Adams Grain Company $4.00. Dr. K. G. Averitt SOt cents. . W. J. Byrd Five pounds coffee. C. L. Bevill $3.00. W. J. Royall 1.00. J. G. Shaw $2.0i. Cumberland Savings an! Tt:ut I ompanv $x00. I Standard Rook Store Two fount Pvns. Dr. J H. Judd oO cents. Dr. W. S. Jordan 50 cents. Fayetteville Light and Power Com pany $2.00. La Fayette Hotel $2.00. Cpton Jewelry Store $.Y00. We appreciate the generosity of these liberal hearted people and re- Quest our school children and patrons to patronize them as much as possi ble. S. M. PATTON. W. F. MOBLEY, C, D. FRAXCK, . Committee cuts after Morna landed a long swing and Moran came back with two to the body. Willard landed a short uppercut and Moran retaliated with a right smash to the jaw. Moran missed a left to the body and the f ght ended there. Willard's round, Willard won points. GERMANS CONTINUE GREAT OFFENSIVE Semi-Circle 75 Miles Long Pour ing Shot And Shell Into The French Lines. CITY REPORTED ON FIRE Germans Are Attempting To Outflank The French East Of The Meuse Incessent Fire Kept Up.v (By International Newa Service.) London, March 25. The Germans on the 73-mile semi-circular front be fore Verdun are pourinar an incessant shell fre upon the French works. Inqrndiary shell fire have set the city n (:re, according to the German report?. The bombardment which stems to have -been confined to the north front of Verdun have now spread to Woevre. The most intense fire is being di rected against the French line where for the last few days there had been more or less firing. A remendous artillery duel has been etarted in the Avnes court sec tor, phe Germans are attempting to out-flank the French troops east of the rf. tr. VARSER AND LYON I FOR DELEGATES Mr. L. A. Varser, of Lumber, pass ed through the city yesterday and when asked by a News' man if he was candidate for delegate to the Democratic National Convention, said that be was not in the usual sense, but that if the people wanted him to represent the State in the National Convention that he would be glad to do aoj . - Mr.! Varser i an able, clean and while a little reserved is a very af fable .gentleman. He is mighty good timber for a delegate and the district would be sent it in the National Convention. Our townsman, Mr. Terry Lyon, has also been spoken of for the posi-' tjon with Mr. Varser. "THE SPOILERS" HERE APRIL 28. Mr. A. M. Walters, Southern rep-. resentative of the L. & R. Feature Film Company, of Washington. D. C, was in the city yesterday and booked Mr. Drake, manager of The Lyric, "The Spoilers." for April 28th and 2'Jth. "The Spoilers" is a picturiza tion of Rex Beach's great story of the Mint name Produced by the Selig , Company in nine reels, featuring the'0atg ,nd foT - Tay popular .tar. William Farnum and ,or he couM ot cut . robto fit ya ainieen n imams, mis IS one 01 ' tne greatest photoplays now before the public. COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS BT HON. JNO. A. OATES (Special to The News.) Hope Mills, March 24. The com men cement address for the Hope Mills frr,1 cho1 given by the Hon. Jno. A. Hates on Friday, April 7th, at 7:30 p. m. The commencement ser mon will be delivered by Rev. Porter, pastor of the M. E. Chui h at 11 a. m., April 9th. The public is cordially in vited. Lieut. D. R. Hyrd left last night for 1'ortmouTh. where he goes to take a course in aviation. I ( I MBERLAMiS OfTORlTVITY. We notice the mime of oir distin ! cuihed fellow countyman, Hon. N. A. I Sinclair, as a probable candidate for In our opinion it is high time that this section of the State should be in the State's official family, and we Know ot no man with greater ability . and who will add more to the luster Usl Morton woman of mystery in the and pride of this section if he is Dutlcas nd h"r h"sbar. l Harry Horton on the State ticket than Neill A. Sin- rlir. of rmWl.n,l . , , .v. . . general That office may have been nueu oy one oi equal out tiy no one of superior ability. And we call up- of the Tigrts. it was announced this on the patriotic members of the De-1 ,f tCTnoon mocracy of Cumberland . to present J him to the primary as their unani- K?j ."V W :.Cobb- of Lumber Bridge. mous choice. (Signed) CUMBERLAND'S MILITANT DEMOCRACY. CRISIS BETWEEN ULSL IT Consul Armstrong Cables That ( More American Lives Have Been Lost. OFFICIALS ARE WORRIED The Last Vessel Torpedoed Was On Its Way To Portland, Me, No Warning Given U. S May Take Action. (By International News Service.) Washington. March 25. Another acute crisis in the relations be tween the United States and Ger many when American Consul Arm- ; strong at Bristol, Eng., reported that 'four Americans had probably fallen I victims to a submarine attack when the Englishman was torpedoed and sunk en route to Portland, Me., from the English coast. Coming right on top of the whole sale sinking without warning, officials were considerably disturbed .and Sec retary Lansing immediately cabled to Page and Armstrong, American consuls in England to rush all avail able information. They were also asked details of the attack on the Sussex. American were also aboard the Sussex when she was attacked. One American was killed. No action will be taken by the t'nited States government until all the fact are obtained. Officials were very much disturbed in regard to the issues which have arisen in the last day or two. It was said that if it shoufd be shown, that Englishmen torpedoed without warn ing and if the advices as to the Sus sex to show the same conditions some action by the t'nited States gov ernment will be taken. The probabilities may be that the vessels may have tried to escape and may therefore have contributed to their destruction. LEAGUE BALL. On next Thursday, there will be a meeting, held in Fayetteville of the i representatives from T.nmhertitn parkton Raeford, Laurinburg, Red . , , . , f Dun"' ,h'ch p!aees form " or we coming Bwiown. in aoove uaie, scneouies will be arranged. The V. M. C. has added a pitcher and two new catch ers. The public may expect to see some real ball-playing from the be ginning. WHAT I WOULD DO In answer to the lady who compos ed the piece headed if she could only Vote. 1 wnnlH nut at tha UvA nf n,-.:,. ,K, ... , . . clown The suit is made and on the Scotch lad that will serve this Demo-! CritlC IHH I WnoM 1 long-stemmed Kose and in its place j I would put a plate of grits, grown . at your merchant mill and then I after he has received first aid, doc would get your Democratic cook to tors and nurses are ready with every prepare this dainty meal. I would saving device that science can pro- invite your old Are chief to partake of this Democratic meal and when it cmes flown to fishes you have select- ed a very little fis hto furnish the brain food for this big Democrat it feast. Then you taik aiinut having a Carver to carve the Democratic meal. He has carved at many a Republican banquet and is pretty well ;i on his jjoh. but I would go, across teh creek ' and bring over the old war chief and set him down at th? ban.piet and let him have plenty to eat at the political meal. j This piece is written by G. F. TAI.ROTT. (By International News Service.) Now York. March 25. Pr. Arthur Waite had planned to poiun seven persons, it was alleged today. He was determined that nothing h.t.l ot...i .v. .t l- i taming the Peck millions. It was established that th den-1 , , "T .nicrn.uonai vi service.) . )t "' V"? smal Turkish boat on the riirht bni. was in the citv vesterdar Messrs. P. L. Borden, Carson Bor den. Tom Dcwev. H. A. Park W p Rose, of Goldsboro. spent yesterday (evening in the eity visiting their , friends. Messrs. Cook and Nutt, of the jCook-Nutt Drug Company. HEAVY FIGHTING French Shell German Positions A General Engagement Expected Soon. GREAT ARTILLERY ACTION Heavy Artillery Action On The Bank Of The Meuse, And AJsa In The Argonne Region Thr French Are Energetic. (By International News Service.) Paris, March 25. The French War Office issued this statment that in the Argonne violent artilery actiot was reported Way- at several places.- There was heavy artillery action -Mi the Meuse and in the Argonne. No infantry action took place dur ing the day. I he trench are ener getically shelling the German ps lions. A general engagement is ex pected all along the line goon. MIRAGE BALKS BRITISH ARTILLERY IN ARABIA (By an Official British Press Repre sentative.) Sheikh Saad, Arabia. Jan. 1,"?. K- Mail) The ground between the Ti gris River and the hills was th" scene of the battle of Sheikh SaudU " 1. t..j .. 1 : ,.: 7 . . .. 1 1 cally sterile. Even the agoon and the' kharnoog come to an end. It was. AVer thlfl rilttV ffrAlind tllflt tku tramr- port wagons bumped and jolted with " their freight of wounded on the event" ing of January 7th. It was evening when our steamer" moored near the battlefield. We- went out to meet them as th?y it.fcOmu.J in I ,-111. n.nl a.I.,im1 47 . and gave what aid we could. Many were walking very erect, some of them with the stiffness of effort. Tl. .. . .1 j . . . - -.v. ...... . 1 1 ' . I came in later. One was struck wttfas the hardiness and stoicism of tb . British and Indian alike. "Beg your pardon, sir," says a Brit- ' ish private; "can you tell me whent' the ambulance is?" and he depreci ates the support of my shoulder, though his calf is bandaged, and n ' is painful for him to put his left foot to the ground. "I am all right, sir;. it's nothing serious." He lifts up his shirt, and points t a puncture in his stomach. His f 1 is bloody and bandaged. "It is nothing," he explains; "took off a bit of my gums." He will not rest, but moves on to- -ward the distant Red Cross flag aocs ' the funnels of the steamer on the ri ver. Here at least should be rat, warm tea, and comforts for hi: wounds. But in Mesopotamia it s as your . far cry to the smooth motor ambu ilace , lance of France, the rapid transit to " lance of France, the rapid transit to the hospital, where an hour or two vide. We have hearc" the guns overnighr and again in the morning as our pad- die steamer with its attendant light ers forged up stream. The first shel? disturbed a flight of sand grousev which came wheeling across the riv er in siu-h myriads that we who wer-. watchini- fem the roof of the bridge' forirot the shll and turned our ' glasses on the bir's a skein oi riumaue half a m;!e long tying it self up in loons in the most compli cated evolutions, the van sud lenly wheeiing around, while :he roar, a:: oposite point, then converged in t hoop. Thiy were dark at one turn,, silvery the next, as the sun caught their underwings through the Ma. smoke of a monitor (By International rs Service.) El Paso. Tev. March i:n.r,l Cavara at Jaurei gave out the state ment taht at Madera Yi:!a forces art retreating towards San Geronimu. south of El Oro. near where the American soldiers are co-operatiiy? -w-ith the Carranza Torces. (By International Nes Service.) London, March 25. The Minister of Marines issue.! an official state ment concerning the attack on th British ship Sussex, the Engliots steamer carrying 3SO passengers tor pedoed by a submarine. The captain saw the torpedo about 100 vards away and tried to avoid it but the exploaioa caused a great pan ic aboard.