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1NST0N' iFR r ill IE I: ! . FBESSL EE k'j; j - """" ' ' " " ' . "PUBUSHED .TWICE'A WEEK-WEDNESDAYS AIND SATURDAYS : i VOL.XXXV.No.46- , KINSTON. N. C SATURDAY; DECEMBER 4, 1915 PRICE FIVE CENTS i i . v. i . - "" 11 ' 'I 1111 ' ...... . , , , ' iii i ii . . i ; - - i i " ' i - ...... i MOTOR ; ML ON THURSDAY" AND VHI BE CCCUPi TODAY Austrian Flap; Flying Over Fortress; Bulbars Pre pare to Enter GORITZ IS HOLDING OUT Italian Assaults In Parts of . the Southwestern Zone Repulsed Italian Minis ter 'at Athens Is Urging Greek Non-Interference (By the United Press) " ' Vienna, Dee. ; S. The Italian as saults on Goritz are as violent as ever him! under eover of a fog. The Ital ians nave .'apparently - reorganized. The AustrtaM are still firm. "A re ' ' pulse is Reported for the enetny's of fensive at Tblmine and Mairzelivrh, as' well as for their assaults in the . Gzlavia district' j . Garita Fh-m, Says Vienna. ... Salonika, pec.' 3. The Austro-Ger- mans entered Monastir on Thursday, dispatches from Fiorina, Greece, near the Serbian line, say. The Bulgart ; ant en the southeast plan to enter the town' today. , The Austrian flag is flying over the citadel, it is saidi Italian Minister at 'Athens Active. IhrrfrL Dec. 3. Pressure by the Itahan Minister at Athens" has been added to the French. Eussian and Bri&k efforts ti obtain a non-biter- , nee pledge for the Balkan campaign nun Gpcp -v - Conditions Unchanged In West. . . Paris, Dec. 3.-Conditlons on the French front are unchanged, says an oflflciat statement ," 1 - Monitors Shell Westcnde. : - Berlin, Dec. 3. An official state. ment says monitors have shelled the . Germans at Westende unsuccessfully. Artillerists have felled' French avia tors in the Westr" '.''" . Germans Encounter Serb Parties. V Berlin, Dec. ''3 An ' official state ment says that Victorious engage ments have been1 had with the Ser bians by Teuton detachments south west of Mitrovitaa."'They captured three hundred Serbs. , ' ', " Russian Troops la Roumania? a Londonj'Decr 3.Salonika today re peated reports that Russian troops are in Roumania. It is rumored that , one detachment has reached Bulgaria. Londo Expects Big Developments - Near East. London, Dec. : 3. Speedy develop ments with Russian and Italian par ticipation in the campaign in the Bal kans are expected. The Austrian are strengthening their lines on the Roumanian ' " frontier, anticipating an attack. It-is believed the Italians plan for operations northern Alba nia. r TN I!4Y OR MAY " l;0T EE V7ITH WILSON Wilmington, Dec, J. Congressman H. L. Godwin who was in the city ytsterdayi stated that he favored rea sonable preparedness. and declared that ever since he has been in Con gress he has advocated an adequate navy and army for defense... Asked as to whether or not he favored Presi dent Wilson's program for defense, ho replied that he could not say defi nitely. - PNT CIIA'7 3 TO FIGIJT atbue::3Ayres,s.a. v New York, Dec. ' 2. Millionaire '?uth American sportsmen are plan- i ;mg for a pugilistic carnival to be , j.V Buenos Aires next spring, in ; hich the four fistic championships of the world will be eontested. Within the next two weeks the sum of $125,- 000 will be deposited in a local bank, o be divided later into four purses, anJ the additional sum of $75,000 to rover travclir.fr, tracing and advertis- lnS expenses cf pugilists and promoters. SENTENCE HAMBURG- - AMERICAN MEN SATURDAY Four Found Guilty - of Conspiracy To Apply ; for New Trial Judge . Postpones Sentencing at Request of - Counsel for Defense' to Give Time Prepare Plea for Another Bearing New York, Dec. 3. Judge Howe postponed until tomorrow at the re quest of the four Hamburg-American officials convicted of conspiracy. motion for a new trial will be made then, '-' ' ,. ' : ' Embassy Statement. Washington, Dec. 3. -The German embassy today said no complaint was to be made at the Hamburg verdict. The hope was expressed that the men will win on appeal. The embassy rec ognizes the justice of leaving civilians to the courts, but resents the involv ing of diplomats, it was said, in speaking of the claim that Boy-cd had violated international law. Four Convicted. New York, Dec. 2. The jurymen trying four Hamburg-American line officials for conspiracy to deceive and defraud the United States in sending neutral supply ships to German war ships in the Atlantic, returned a ver dict of guilty tonight against four of the officials. The rase was delivered into their hands at 2:40 o'clock this afternoon. CHINA DENIES PARLEYING WITH ENTENTE POWERS Peking, Dec. 2. The Chinese gov ernment made formal denial tonight that it had considered the possibility of Joiningwith the entente powers, or had been requested to do so. Av.A-;- SCHMIDT GIVES UP FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE ', (By thox United Press) New York, Dec. 3. Hans Schmidt, unfrocked priest; sentenced to die on January 10 for the murder of his sweetheart has quit his fight for life, he today told his attorney. WANT JENNINGS AND BAKER FOR NEW YORK FEDERALS. Chicago, Dec. 2,-Harry Sinclair, backer of the team the Federal League proposes to put in New York, aid hero today that he would offer the management of the team to Hughie Jennings of the Detroit Am ericans, and had also bid for the ser vices of Frank Baker of the Athletics, WISCONSIN DEPUTIES SHOT BY KENTUCKIANS ' (By the United Press) Rhinelander, Wis., Dec. 3. Three Kentuckians are .wanted here for hooting two; deputies. The men es caped to a swamp on the border ana struck a freight train after a run ning fight." FOURTH SON FOR THE EMPRESS OF JAPAN Tokio, Dec 2. Empress Sadako of Japan gave birth ..to a boy' at v 7:35 'dock this evening: This is the fourth son born to the Emperor and Empress of Japan. I HEAVY RECEIPTS ON THE COTTON MARKET - (Daily , Free' Press.? December .3) v Receipts on the local cotton ex change today were very heavy. It was estimated that 200 bales had been weighed by "3 o'clock. Prices were from 11 1-4 to 113-4 cents. New York futures quotations were: - . ' . . Open Close Wember ..12.35 12.25 January ... . .1. i ..... .12.40 12.36 March'.-. .12.68 12'5 May.".. ......... ..1.126 12.8i July .12.94 12.94 CHILDRErrSTARYED,; 1 COTHER SLEW THEI , Camden, N. J, Dec. 3.Mrs. Mabel Fields today confessed 'that she poi soned her two children to prevent their starvation on Thanksgiving eve, she alleged. . ARGENTINA LIKELY TO JOIN U. S. IN A PROTEST TO BRITAIN Seizures of hips of Two American Nations Causes Indignation The English Claim Enemy Capita Controls the Vessels Washington, Dec. 3. Pan-Ameri can protest of the British sea policy is being considered. Action by the United States and Argentina in cases similar to those of the Hocking and Genessee seizures has been discussed. The administration is indignant over tho requisitioning of the two vessels during prize court proceed ings. The case of the Argentina steamer President Mitre is similar, H is claimed that the ships Ore owned by capital of Germans for other enemies of Great Britain. PRESENT LIGHTING AS GOOD AS FUTURE People Will Know No Difference, Says Engineer New Equipment for Department Will Take Care of the Increasing Business and Save Futl for the City (Daily Free Pressi December 3) The people are not -likely to know the difference when the current , is turned on from the new equipment at the electric light plant,- Consulting Engineer White told The Free Press today. The Water and Light Depart ment wilt feel a difference, however. There will be a saving of more than 30 per. cent in the coal bill. Also, the worry about when ' the present loaded-to-the-brim .: equipment .may fail to stagger, on with its burden, will be eliminated. ; The first of the two big new en gines to be installed has been ship ped.- It left the factory last Monday.' It will be installed during the coming few weeks, and should 'be in service possibly on i February 1. Then the other engine will be put in. Only one at-a time can be installed be cause there isn't room, for the sim ple reason that the present equip ment must be kept in service until relieved. The first new machine in, the apparatus now in service will be taken down and the other new en gine put Into place. The lights now are as good as any city tan desire, and the engines to come will furnish just as good. The idea is not to se cure better illumination but to re place inadequate equipment and save fuel. ' A big asphalt mixing plant will be hipped for service here On Decem ber 10. The laying of concrete base should' start . in ' a week, says Mr. White. Still, it will be August 1 be fore all the paving is completed. There is a great mass of preliminary work under way, such as laying sow' er and gas pipes, curb and gutter and the like. In the past summer the paving work kept right up to the pre liminary work, and progress was not as fast . as was desired.' Mr. White wants everything out of the way when paving is started. A block will be laid every afood working day. THE NEWS OF OTHER TOWNS OF EASTERN ; CAROLINA IN BRIEF Hog breeding is going to make the farmers of East Carolina rich, .says I. N. Howard of Blades, a prosperous planter." He modifies his statement some by adding, "When cholera is ob literated." ' - - William Uphan, former Govempr of Wisconsin, Is at New Bem on board his yacht. "The Comrade," Mrs. Uphan, before marriage a Beau fort "girl, is with him. They are ex pected to spend the winter in East Carolina waters nd Florida, j -. G. T. Richardson of Dover believes the two men who recently made a des perate but ill-planned effort to rob the bank in that town will never be ap apprehended. -; Five hundred quarts of whisky per diem are being received at the New Bern express office. -. ' -: . VIRGINIA WOMAN IN BAD MARITAL TANGLE Mrs. Lury Stafford, Wedded for Third . Time, Arrested at Request of Sec ond Husband, Who Claims That They Were Not Legally Separated . Thought She Was Divorced, Says Danville, Va.. Dec. 3. Mrs. Lucy Stafford was arrested here today at the instance of her second husband, Graver Almond, who claims that her third marriage, to Wade Stafford, a teacher, was bigamous. Sho was divorced from her first husband by ' legal separation . and thought she was divorced from Aim ond when she married Stafford, the woman claims. She was arrested upon her return from Chester, S. C, where she had been since marrying Stafford. DEATH OF MRS. JULIA FRENCH, DAUGHTER OF WARRIQR REVOLUTION (Daily Free Press December 3) Mrs. Julia French died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maria Taylor this morning at 9:30 o'clock. She was 94 years of age. Paralysis and trou bles due to old age caused her , de mise. The funeral will be held at the home of 'Mrs. Taylor tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock, and the body Vill be taken to Craven county for in terment in the family burying ground Her death had . been expected for some days, it is understood. . She was a woman of excellent disposition and kindly, Christian traits of char acter. . , The , following sons and daughters survive ' ner: Mr. Henry rrenca ana Mrs. Maria Taylory well knownpeo pie of this" city; Mrs. Julia Scott of Jones county, and Mr. Tom E. French of Craven county. :;i .' ; : An industrial edition of The Free Press issuel ten or twelve years ago carried the following account of Mrs. French, who was then a resident of this city: . . '.: "Kinston has a real live Daugh ter of the Revolution in the person of Mrs. Henry E. French, mother of Mr. Henry French, a groceryman of this city, -. Mrs, Frertch was a Miss Julia Russell of New Bern, born in Onslow county, November 16, 1821. She was the youngest daughter of Thomas Russell, who saw service on the Am erican side in the struggle of the col onists to free themselves , from the British yoke, Mrs, French is now in good health for one so advanced in years, and spends most of hertime with her son in this city," (.By the United Press.) SUBMARINES GET ANOTHER SHIP. London, Dec; 3. Tho : British steamer Langston Hall has been submarined, the admiralty to- ; day announced. GERMANS TO TALK PEACE TUESDAY, SAID. ; London, Decfl 3.Tuesday has been set aside for the discussion of peace by the Reichstag, in ac cordance with the Socialist, de mands, says a Swiss report' . " A New B.ern Syrian accuses an un identified white man and Nolan Da vis, colored,, wun posing as lax col lectors, both wearing badges, and collecting $C from Mm. The negro has been arrested. . .. .. ;.,) - f - .j,..'..n".., , ', f.: v. ..Mi .'': ... X,, ;- j V-? ,,' -Af;.W: .. i I V.',.' ''.:v'3c4'Hit"':;;2 r .y ') I '.5 ! - -a 1 " (';.. .;;. ,v. f. " ' .'"! BULLETINS FELIX DIAZ LANDS WITH TV0 TIIUSAND HEN FOR REVOLUT'N Has Support of Strong Par ties In Mexico -Villistas Killed Old Men and Wo men and Children Kidnapped Girls and (By the United Press) Austin, Texas, Dec. 3.-Fclix Diaz has landed at Daxaca, with two thou sand troops, it is reported, to begin a revolution. It is rumored he is fa vored by the Cientifico and Catholic Huertista. . Villistas Guilty of Outrages. Said. Douglas, Ariz., Dec. 3.tories that children and aged men and wo men have been killed and girls kid napped and homes burned by Villis tas in Sonoro are brought hero by ref ugees. Americans are in danger'at Macczari. ; MR. LOVE BACK IN THE N. C. CONFERENCE NOW Accepted From Brazil Conference of Mcthodist Church Thursday Bish op Kilgo Wants Old-Fashioned Re ligionOldest Member Conference Attending for, the 63d Time. . (Special to The Free Press) . Wilmington, Dec. 3. Rev, F. S. Love was received from a Brazil con ference into the North Carolina Con ference of the M. E. church, South, in convention ' here, yesterday, Mr. Love, formerly pastor of a strong congregation at Kinston, has recently returned to this country from South America, where he was a member of the faculty of a Methodist college. , " Bishop John Kilgo in his sermon as the presiding officer Thursday, de clared "Jesus Christ . is not running a Ford factory, knocking out crowns for everyone who thinks he is' fit for one." Bishop Kilgo pled, for relig ion of the substantial, old-time sort. Uncle". Betts, .superannuated and oldest member of the conference, is attending this, his 63rd conference. "You want young preachers," he told the conference yesterday, 1 NOTES OF INTEREST ABOUT BLAND SOIOOL (Special to Tho Free Press) Deep Run, Dec. 3,-Following are pupils of . Bland's school entered on the honor roll for November: Tiffany Mae Hill, Laura Williams, . Delilah Williams and Aloe Stanley. There will be a box party in the choolhouse on the night of Friday, December 10, for the benefit of the school, The public is invited. Mrs. P, R. Perry is the teacher. , Attending the moonlight school at Eland's are Mr. and Mrs. H. C, Will iams, Mr. J. S. Williams, Mr. Guy Hill and Mr. G. T. Smith.'. , BERMUDA ISLANDS A NICE PLACE TO VISIT, SAYS MAYOR The Bermuda Islands are a small heaven surrounded by water, accord ing to Mayor Sutton, who with Mrs. Sutton, returned this , week from Hamilton, the capital. There . are hundreds of the islands, all occupy ing a space in the sea not much lar ger than an ordinary city with its en virons. The population of all totals only 20.000. The capital has 2,500 inhabitants. . There is a parliament, "colonial," and a Governor, known as "His Excellency," the same as if it were Canada or India he were gov erning.- And the Governor is no lest a personage than a brother to Kit chener of Khartoum, high lord of the British military activities. The high est elevation on the islands is some thing about . 300 feet The islands are mostly connected by bridges.- The verdure is beautif uL The islands are very healthy, clean, and comfortabJ o far as climate oes. Rain water is the sole supply, the "soil" being some hundred feet down under im penetrable coral of which the islands are formed. i SAY WHEDBEE WONT RUN FOR CONGRESS Acquaintances In New Bern Don't Be - lieve Report That Greenville Jurist Is Contemplating Fight for Small's .' Seat Judge' Himself : Is Keeping Silent After Being Questioned . Intimate acquaintances of Judge H. W. Whedbea, the Greenville Superior Court" judge, at New Bern, believe there is nothing to the report that he may run against Congressman John H. Small of waterway fame, in tho First district ''Judge Whedbea is apparently well satisfied with his seat on the bench, and has never been known to intimate that he would like to have the office of Congressman, they say. However, the rumor persists. It originated in Whedbee's and Small's own district Whodbee, be it known, lives in one of tho most uonulous counties of the district Pitt and Pitt would give him its entire vote, it is believed. Small, of course, would be found hard to down in tho tidowr.. ter counties of tho district - He has served more than fifteen years in Con- press, and is as popular or more so In; the upper counties of the Fh-st than .he is in his own, Beaufort. Besides, Judge Whedbee is keeping silent, in the face of a direct interro gation. . He was asKed'a week ago to make a statement oh the matter, but so far as is known, has failed to either commit himself or deny the re port" ' 1 DETECTIVES WORK AS ; STEAMSHIP STOKERS New York, Dec. 2-Acting upon suspicion that fires which have start ed in coal bunkers of several steam ships were caused by chemicals mix ed with the coal, federal and. city de tectives are working as coal trim mers in the bunkers of some of the steamships now loading here. -' HARD WINTER AHEAD, GUARD SHIP PAMLICO (By the Eastern Press) ' New Bern, Dec. 3-rThe coast guard cutter Pamlico is now on her winter cruise, which will last several months. The officers and crew are expecting a rough December and January, All the signs so far have been for bad weath er the toming eight weeks. Tho Pamlico will patrol every sound and river in the eastern part of the State. Only in certain emergencies will , the cutter cross one of the bars separating tho "inland waters" from the deep. She is not built for it. Ap parently a regular second-class ship, the vessel, draws only a little more than flv feet of (water. .'Outside," in a' heavy sea, Bie would probably capsize. : But her shallow draft will permit her to get into all the shallow rivers and creeks and bays of the re gion. She was built for this station, and unlike every other cuttor in the service, is never to be transferred. She carries in a -full complement about five officers and forty men. SUTTON HAS KEYS OF . CITY AND TROUBLE. It is said that when Mayor Sutton returned to the city Monday after three weeks' absence Mayor Pro Tem pore no abbreviation 1 of the Tem poreDouglas hunted him up and made an exquisite speech, delivering up the "keys' of the city, and all that kind of stuff. Mr. Douglas, tempo was accelerated by Mr, Sutton's de parture, but by the time the latter re turned it was slightly run down. The mayoralty isn't the snap it's supposed to be. Mr. Douglas is alleged to have said he enjoyed being Mayor, and would not mind so awful much mak ing the temporality permanent, or for a couple of years. He would not tem porize if too strongly tempted, his friends think, to dig down into real politics. PIPE ORGAN FOR WORLD'S FINEST RESORT HOTEL . Asheville, Dec, 2. An f announce ment of interest to music lovers in Asheville as well as to the tourists visiting Grove Park Inn is to the ef fect that work will be undertaken at once for the installation of a pipe or gan at the Inn, PASSPORT FORCE AT STATE DEPARTMENT To Help Get the Ford Pad ficists Off O, K. On Saturday WILSON MAY INTERVENE In Fights On Cloture Rule and Clarke Caucus Sen ate Democrats Resumed Carranzistas In North-1 western Mexico' . ' , (By tho United Press), Washington, ' Dec, v 8.- Jassporta ', have been issued to Henry Ford and ' Judge Ben Lindsey and wife, It is reported Bryan will leave in three weeks to join Ford's expedition, ' The State Department is swamped by ap plications and plans a night passport fcrce. - The pacificists' leave tomor row... It is reported from New York' that Rev. Aked, former. Rockefeller pastor, and his subordinates, will not go with tho party. ' J W. J. Bryan is expected in New York this afternoon to confer with , Ford and other leaders of tho peace . ship party. ,' Senate Democratic Caucus Still At It ' Presidential intervention is immin ent in the Senate Democratic fight for -' cloture rule and the election of Clarke -. for president pro-tera. The caucus has bee nresumed. " . Carranzistas in Villa Territory. A Carranza expedition has invaded northwestern Mexico to attack Villa Funston today reported. HAY NEED EftiRE CASH ' FORTWORAfflfSKra Steel 40 Per Cent Higher Than A Year Ago and Daniels Is Likely to Have to Call On Congress or A Large Appropriation for Craft to Be Constructed in Navy Yards (By the United Press) .: Washington, Dec. 8. Secretary Daniels may have, to ask Congress for more money to complete the two 1 battleships on which he turned down private bids as too high. He has' asked -for bids on steel to construct the ships in navy yards! Steel has increased in price forty per cant over," a bid a year ago. ' WILMINGTON PLUMBER DEAD BY ASPHYXIATION Wilmington,' Dec. 2. Amos Mat thews, aged 30, gas fitter for Tidewa ter Power Company, was asphyxiated by gas from disconnected pipe while blowing out a stoppage under a resi dence here today. After disconnect ing the pipe just above his head he began to dig a hole to get to the main leading to the meter. It is. thought that he was slowly overcome. His helper had gone for fittings and when he returned found Matthews dead. - TWO BELGIAN CABINET MEMBERS IN NET Y03K ! (By the United Press) New York, Dec, 3. The Belgian ministers Evan de Vyvre, of finance, and' E. Carton de Wiart, of justice, arrived here today to purchase sup plies. They are expected to ask for a loan. 350 ACRES r.IOUE FGH ' CIPORTED lAEM Wilmington, Dec. 2. Hugh Mac Rae and interests have practically closed a deal for 350 acres of land in Harnett township, just northeast of tho city, involving about ?35,00!). - While no announcement has been made, it is reported that the proper ty will be used in the extensive c - onization work of the Carolina 7: ' - ing Development Coirpary, cf v ' Mr. McHae is at the 1. . !.
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