PUBLISHED' TWICE A WEEK WEDN ESDAYS. AND SATURDAYS
KINSTON, N. Cy WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1B, 1916
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' rine Warfare Is to Be
t nv ? Sacrificed .v '..-''
BECAUSE U. $: DEMANDS
Public Should Be Given the
' 'Facts', Say Papers .Lead
ers Delighted Over Set
V ilementXusitania Matter
and Continued Relations
(By the United Press)-
Washington, Feb. 15. A reso- .
' lution' protesting recognition of
-Germany's order threatening to
torpedo armed vessels, was in
troduced today by Senator Ster-
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ting. 1 '. '
By CARL W. ACKERMAN,
) (lifted Press Staff Correspondent)
'V .Berlin, EeD-'.-The'Lusitanja jn
cidenl was the center of violent party
. storms in Germany today. Press at
tacks were majde ' vpon Bethmari
Hollweig and 'on Jagow for their
failure to explain the . terms,' The
papers say the public should know
whether concessions were made "to
'. cripple the i submarine policy. v (
' Party' leaders, anxious to pleasei
v and. .esii-ng good relations, declare
they are .delighted i: with the settle
ment, '
rmi YORK REPUEUCiNS
New , York, Feb, - 15.-u-The keynote
of Republican National principles in
. V the .presidential campaign this year
'. was' expected to'" he. sounded in the
" ..State platform to be adopted by New
, yfork Republicans In State convention
f at Carnegie Hall here today. The so
" 'called Big Four delegates to the Na-
.tional Republican convention in Chi
' cago are to be pamed today and rat
; ' ified at the April 4th primaries. Eli
hu Root Opened the convention . as
'temporary chairman,, The convention
' today is expected to commend Gov
ernor Whitman's . Stite adminisira-
tion. . ' ,
NEW? OF THE DAY .
I TOLD 1NARARAPHS
itt
(By the United Press)
Waco, Tex., Feb.- 15. The city
was voting today on the propriety of
Sunday movies. . '
t, Columbus, -' O.- Various problems
; ot practical work in insurance will be
considered at the annual meeting of
the Federation at Mutual Insurance
Apsociations in Ohio, here today.
jWinnipeg, . Man. Rumors were
current today that the Canadian gov
' erpment plans o taVe over the Grand
-Trunk Pacific Railroad from Winni
peg o the Pacific coast, at a cost of
, 1400,000,000- The government re
. eently took over the portion of the
. toad east cf Winnipeg, paying $200,
QP0,p0O' for it '
DR.;CP.EIL DEMANDS
DAMAGES OF yiENNA
i
V (By United Press) '
New York, Feb." J5. Dr. Cecil L.
' Greii American eurvivor of the ,An
cona, is on her way to Washington to
press her claim for 100,000 dam
ages against the Austrian Govern
ment. a cull tay a
t::z cctic:j .'lxet
Oa!y three bales of cotton were
handU J here today, buyer.? reported.
New York futures quotations were:
Optn C'.oe
J'iirch 11.83 11.80
May . . , 12.12 12.( 2
J-J?y 12.2D 12.20
tr .. 12.31 12.23
rtm'rr ....lJ.it J2.36
MONSTER MOM TO t
v FIGHT FC JCERMANY
i4
Monitor-Like' Submeraible Will ' B
' Commissioned fhen Order Against
Jlercfiantmen , Goes Jnto
Effect, Sjtatement By imdon Pa
pers
J..
(By the United Press)
London,' Feb. 15. New submarine
monsters, veritable ., floating Jfprts,
are to be used by the Germans when
pey launch tneir new - campaign
against armed merchantmen on the
first of March, according to the Dail
Telegraphy i, ' , ,
The new craft; will resemble the
original American monitors, but can
submerge.
BIG STORE AT NEW
: v BEfiN IS BANKRUPT
- (By the Eastern Press)
New Bern, vFeb. J5. J, G. Dunn &
Co., owners of a large department
store, have filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy, and (the establish
ment is dow closed. The liabilities
i assets pf the company have not
been made public. A meeting of the
creditors is be'ng arranged for, .
CHINA HAY BE SPLIT
INTO TWO REPUBLICS
Englishmen Say Authorities . In
ojith Have promised Support to
Revolution In Event Resistance by
Yuan Shi Kai's Army , Is Overcome
'"-t (By the United Press)-:
London, Feb. 15. That China will
be split into two republics' as the re
sult of the revolutipndn Vwnnan pro
vince is a statement by well-inform
e$ Englishmen returning from she
Orient. ' It is said the authorities dn
the southern provinces have pledged
to help the revolution in the case the
govern rojent troops are defeated,.
Yuan Shi Kai js devoting himself
to consolidating his position in the
north. '
T0MEbi5TEA,C.L
COPUCTOSS' TROUBLE
- -,flV y
Wilmington, N. C Feb. 14. Dis
agreement between the (Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad and its train
conductors because of the railroad's
decision to adopt the White system of
auditing, will be adjusted by the
Federal Beard of Mediation and Con
ciliation, it was announced today af
ter a conference between railroad of
ficials, and the general adjustment
committee representing the train
men. DR. NEWO NEWI NEW
; AND' NEWTfiOT CULT
OM TRIALBY- U. S.
f . .. t
(By the United Press)
San Francisco, Feb. 14. Inner se
crets of the Newthot (correct) cult
were booked for the limelight today
when Dr. Newo Newi went on trial
in Federal court with Mrs. Marie jL.
T, Graham, charged in indictments
with misuse of the mails. - ? .
The'governmentCjfiarges JJew with
advertising "that his religious system,
held not to bo a religion, could give
the secret of youth. It also claimed
that New, while preaching purity and
abstemiousness ' did not practice
them,'. New is said to have describ
ed himself as an octogenarian, though
he looks to be about 45. l
Back of, the trial is rumored the
story of & woman spurned.' The gov
ernment is said to have gained its
information frpm woman formerly
associated with New. -. '
INTEREST IN ANNUAL
" ORATORICAL CONTEST
c . '
(Special fto The free Pressv
: West Raleigh, . Feb. 14. Several
of the best student speakers 6"the
A.& M. College are actively pre
paring to compete for the honor of
representing the college this year in
the intercollegiate oratorical contest
which is given annually by the North
Carolina Teace Society. The contest
which wry? helj last-year in Raleigh,
nil be hold in Durham on or about
Ar.rH 1st. It is crobal!e that at
Uv.-t seven colleges will take part.
GERMAN SUCCESSES
IN WEST HAVE BEEN
important," Stated
Admitted the French May
Wave io Prop Park Dn
fart Tlf eir Wnes
EXPECTING BIG ATTACK
Allies Believe Terrific Bom
bardment Is Prelude to
Gigantic Assault T6day.
Engaged Along Nearly
Entire Front, Reported
(By the United Press)
London, Feb. 15. The Germans
are preparing for a greater offensive
in the Champagne region, designed to
hurl back the French along fifteen
miles of the front. A heavy bom
bardment has been in progress since
yesterday. A great assault s expect
ed before night. ,.
The furious fighting - is spreading
to every front. It is admitted that
the German gains in the last three
days have been the most important
in many months. Retirement of the
French for fl part of the distance on
their Jong front may be necessary.:
AGGIES' TRACK TEAM
TRAINING FOR SPRING
(Special to The Free Press)
. West leigh, ; Feb J5,Track
work has begun on the Techs' cinder
path,' and each afternoon large num
bers of recruits can be seen circuit
ing " the track pr taking long crpss
country hikes. The team this year
will be untjer the direction of Capt.
T. L. Millwee, who has served four
years on the Techs' crew with honors
coming his way. The cross country
meet held at Chapel Hill last fall
was won by A. & M.
The following tentative schedule
has been announced by Manager F.
A. Roberts: . 1
March 25 Wake Forest at Wake
Forest. , .
April 1 Trinity at Raleigh. ,
April 8 Trinity at Durham., :.
April 15 V. P. I. at Blacksburg,
Va. ;.. .1.
April 24 (Easter Monday) Wake
Forest at Raleigh. f
April 29 Intercollegiate meet
Chapel Hill.
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USE GALLOWS FIRST
TP IN ALMOST A
QUARTER OF CENTURY
By the United Press.)
Concord, N: II., Feb. 14. The
same old gallows used at the last ex
ecution in this State, 23 years ago,
wjll be mounted by Oscar J. Comery,
confessed wife murderer, here next"
Friday morning. ; Those who.fhanc
ed to go past the gallows today
paused at the sound of hammers
whacking upon seasoned wood. It
was Sheriff Steams' men putting the
gallows in shape for its first work in
nearly a quarter of a century. Sher
iff Stearns does not like his job. He
will have to tie and blindfold Com
ery, put the noose about his neck
and spring , the trap. Stearns is a
staunch churchman and opposed to
capital punishment, but he says that
he has accepted the office lie holds,
and there- is nothing for him to do
but do his duty and take the res
ponsibility. Comery, the man to be
hanged, received $500 insurance af
ter his wife died.
KILLED GIRL WHUE
! DRUKX; MAN DOESN'T
. KNOW 07 CfelE YET
(By the United Press)
Macon, Gan Feb. 15. Lying
in a drunken stupor ia the Bibb
jail, J. W. Branam, a bartender,
doesn't know he fhot and killed
Rosa Eubanks, when firing while
drunk from a taxi. Relatives
say the man is ur.lalanced.
LIKELY TO BE MORE
ARRESTS IN MARION
itef.ctersi
State Is Broadening Scope
of Investigation Prose
eution Useless. Says . the
Mother of Girl r . V
(By the United Press)
Waukegan, 111., Feb. '5. Further
aryesfs for. the mysterious death of
Marion Lambert are likely today,
State's Attorney Dady declared. Da-
dy planned to question several em
ployes of the McCormick estate,
where the father of William H. Or-
pct, held in connection with the
crime, is employed. Orpet maintains
his innocence.
., The mother of the girl says, f What
is the "use. of prosecuting I" .The mo
ther of Qrphet declares , that her
faith in his innocence is unshaken.
KNOIEBi
B
Wires Senate Investigating
Committee Couldn't Say
That the Supreme Court
Nominee Was Employed
to )Veck New JIaven
(By the. United Press) '
Washington, Feb. 15. Charles S,
Mejlen ii kn.ows nothing about Louis
D. Brandeis connection with the' New
Haven Railroad ' investigation and
has no papers to present, he today
wired the Senate investigating com
mittee. - ,. '
; C W Barron had told the com
mittee that Mellen could show that
Brandeis was hired to wreck the
New Haven. ' -?:. ,
MORE THAN SCORE LOST
UVES fN FIRE IN MINE
r
(By the Unitd Press)
Butte, Mont, Feb. 15. Rescue
Squads, wearing helmets, are tolay
forcing their way into the" Anaconda
mine, where it is believed 24 men
died in a mine fire.'
ALLIES NOT BEHIND
ENGLAND ONE POINT
-:;.f...n.. . :
Believed France, Italy
and Russia
I'pon Lon-
Look With Disfavor
don's Conduct In Issues With the
United States Hints In Diplomat
ic Circles Strengthens This Gov
ernment's Stand
(By the United Press)
Washington, Fob. 15. There are
growing indications in .diplomatic
circles' that Russia, Italy and France
are not completely in accord with
England on the issues between her
and the United States, chiefly the
mail seizures differences. This be
lief is expected to strengthen . the
stand of this government . . . : ,
(By the United Press) ,
ITALIAN , TOWN BOMBED. '
Rome, Feb.' 15 The Italian
city of Schio was bombarded by
aeroplanes S&nday and six per
sons were killed. , -
PARLIAMENT REOPENED. .
London, Feb. J3. M jth the
Parliament reassembled, . Prem
ier Asquith ia expected to make
announcements of the conduct of
the war. The King was unable
to be present today, still suffer-
in g as a result cf his. a'l snme
weeks s0 from h"r''. I!' ntrs
sac;e was Ten A i-i t ' ! -..
The guHcrii's vr-e T -
MEUEN1
OF ANY
RANDEIS
BULLETINS
MINISTER TO TURKS
MAY BE NEW SECT If
OF WAR, IS
Rumored That President
yil Offer Morgenthau
place in Cabinet
IS NOW ON WAY TO U. S.
Hollis .Rural Credits Bill Is
Favorably Reported It
Would ' Lend Farmers 5
Per Cent Provides for
Non-Partisari Board
(By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. JO. Officials
are interested in the report thot
Presidept Wilson may offer Carrl
son's , piac to Henry Morgenthau,
minister to Turkey now on his way
to this, country, Gossip, snys the
President, has postponed . the making
of his choice to give: Morgenthad a
chance to get to Washington and be
offered the place. ' 1 '
JIoIlfar-BiH; Gets Favorable Report
. Washington, VFfib,. 15. The HolUs
Rural Credits .Bill promising loans
to farmers qf not mors than five psr
cent., has Veen favorably reported to
the Senate. It provides for a non
partisan farm loan board do admin
ister the scheme. '., .
Hundreds of Lepers At Liberty, Say.
Washington, Feb. 19. Hundreds of
lepers at liberty in the United States
are exposing the ignorant . of i the
public to the contagion, leprosy ex
ports today testified, endorsing an-:
ator Ransdell's bill for a national le
prosarium before
committee. x
the public health
SOON WILL BE A LOT
MORE WOMEN THfiN MEN
(By the Eastern Press)
New Bern, Fob. 16. The prepon
derance of females in the world in
a few decades wiU.put a stop to war,
in tho opinion. of Pr. Joseph Patter
son pf thip city. Seventy-five per
cent; of Jast year's babies in New
Bern were girls, he says, and a simi
lar condition existed nearly through
out the world.
WORK BEGINS ON FINE
HOME' OF CHAS SChWAB
Bbenaburg, Pa., Feb. 15. The Ro
man baths, the sunken gardens, cas
cades, pergolas, wide, rolling sweeps
of green splotched with the rich col
orings of rare flowers and all .. ihe
other luxurious, exquisite and expen
sive things that will surround "Im-
mergrun," the ; new imillicn dollar
summer home of ; Steel Magnate
Charles M. Schwab, which was start
ed here today, will rival the 0ory
of any other multi-millionaire's sum
mer home An America.' The baths,
encased in pratfegTass, will cost
$150,000, many (times the cost of the
Roman" baths of Lucullua, the most
luxurious Roman of them all. Mr.
Schwab will walk into his- finish
ed palace July 1, 1.917. The house
proper will cost $250,000, the gar
dens $350,000, and other things some
more.
" MOVIE MEN MEET.
'Greensboro,' Feb. 14. The North
Carolina League of Motion Picture
Exhibitors met in this city thjs morning-
'
MISSISSIPPI LEVEE
BREAKS NEAR ST JO
AND FLOODS SECTION
. (By the United Press) :
- Natchez, Miss, Feb. 15-The
main' Mississippi river levee, 23'
miles above St Joseph, Mo, has
broken, and thousands of acres
are being Cooded. The gap has
widened to a mile. Tifiy towns
sre ovrr'Hii ', ITlltvJrfJj f
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BARRUS RELINQUISHES
RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL
Youth Sentenced to 12 Months On
SUte Farm or $100 and Costs,
Etc, By Recorder for Having Too
Much Whlnky Ha Called for Ju
rymen But Submitted In Court This
Morning '
P. Roscoe Barrut, Ji youth arrest
ed for ownership of nine quarts of
whisky taken by the police in a North
Queen street buliding late Saturday,
submitted in two cases in th Rc ord
er's Court today. Jurymen had been
summoned at Barrua request, made
Monday, but ithese were dismissed
when Barrus announced his decision
to submit . ,; ,.'' . . ; ." :
Recorder Wooten 'sentenced him to
12 months on State farm or pay a
fine of flOO and costs and enter, into
a bond of $500 to refrain from hav
ing anything, to do with whisky and
appear on each flrst Monday Sor 12
mon'hs to fssure the Cour that he
is complying with . Jts order. , '
" Roland and Richard Faulkner , ap
pealed from a decision of the Record
er ,on; Monday that they were tech
nically guilty if violating the. law
against transporting whisky. Judg
ment had beetj suspended upon pay
ment of the costs.
PR. SAM SMALL IS ,
- PRINCE OF PULPU
t. ,tn v
Tennesseean By Birth, Well Educated
nd ils. Served In Numerous Rear
ponsible Positions Lectures Here
Wednesday Evening Under Auspi
ces N;. C, Ahti-Sajoon League
Rev. Sam W, Small, the famous
Southern evangelist who will lecture
in ; the Interest o the Anti-Saloon
League in Gordon Street. Christian
church Wednesday evening, is called
prince of the platform." ,. :
' He is a man-of exceptional attain
ments. He was born is. Knoxvillo,
Tennessee, in the city founded by his
family forbears; graduated with high
honors from Emory. and Henry Col
lege in Virginia, and after admission
to the bar in Tennessee became pri
vate secretary to ex-President An
drew ; Johnson and followed that
statesman's political fortunes to the
United States Senate. He holds 'the
literary degrees of A. B. and A. M.
from his Alnja Mater; Ph. D. from
Taylor Uniyersity. Jle Is trained
journalist, many years editor of lead
ing Southern newspapers, princi
pally the noted "Atlanta Constitu
ilon." He is, the author of several
books. By appointment of President
Mayes he served as secretary of the
American Commission in Paris ' in
1S78, and as a delegate from this
country to the International (Literary
Congress of that year. He has serv
ed in many notable national conven
tions of political, commercial and re
formatory character. While in the
United States army in Cuba in 1899
he was military supervisor of pubr
lie instruction, engaging. in the reor
ganization of the public schools of
thq islatid. . , .
In 1885, Mr. Small, then promin
ent editor and public official, was con
verted through the preaching of Rev.
Sam Jones, Ahe great Georgia evan
gelist, and joined with him in hold
ing evangelistic service , In all the
"greater .ci-Ues of the United States
and Canada.
GERMANY WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE CANAL RIGHTS
Washington, Feb. 14. That, Ger
many had offered Nicaragua a larg
er sum than the United States for
an option on ' the Nicaraguan Canal
route was urged in the Senate today
as an argument for early ratification
of the pending treaty. . .,.:
' Several senators eaid they had been
Informed during the course of the
debate that Germany had long sought
an option on the canal toute; that
efforts were made soon after France
undertook' construction of a canal
and had been renewed more recently.
MANY PEMOCRATIC
CLUBS IN .-.CUMBERLAND.
FayetUviUe, Feb. 14. Two or
more Democratic clu'os will be orga
nized in every precinct in Cumber
land county 1-efore A;- - '. 1". T. '
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MILLS HELP COTTON
MMlTAIOTE
WTII IN KINSTON
K. C. Directors Given In
teresting Facts by Jrcs- ;
identTaylbr V
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Biff Plant In East Kinston
! In i6 Years Has Paid 'Out
$G50,t00 for Labor ai)d
AJmost $3,000,000 tor '
Ifaw' Material"' '
The directorate of the Ifinston
Cotton Mills has reorganised fot the
yean Mr. J. F. Taylor, the General
Manager, becomes; President? dn the
stead of Mr. N. J. Ronse, who was re
lieved of his duties as a director. Mr.
S. H. Abbott retains the position of ,
Vice-president, and Mr. T V. Moae
ley was - reelected Secretary., : tThe
Board s comprised by Messrs. fay
lor, .; Moseley, P. Oettinger, H.
Moseley, Joe Rosenthal of Goldsoboro
H. Tull, P, F. Wpoten, J. H. Canady,
E. R. Rouse of LaGrange and E. B.
Mavston.. v President' Taylor jtaijQS
the offices of .General Manager 'aijd
Treasurer. , . .
President TayW made known the
following facts to the directors: Xhnt
since the mills ha evbeem in operatioa.
about 10 years, they have used
000 bales of cotton at anaverage cost
of. $52, making ' total of $2,860 ex
pended for cotton. - Most of the raw
material was. - purchased . here, .of
course. ' For labor, $050,000 has been
paid out.-. Mvidenda on common
stock' hiive amounted to" ' JIOCOOO, ,
and on preferred, stock $44,8.13,
Mr. Taylor stated in an Interview
this morning that the cotton mills
have (boosted the price, of the ataple
on jthl.s market from l- to 1-4 alj the .
time, although the planters probab
ly are not aware of the fact' "We
know, because we have bought some
little cotton in the towns around this
which do not have factories,' he said.
' Mr, Taylor pointed out the fact
that the mills fcy paying out $650,
000 for labor ''created" just that much v
wealth in the community, 1 The- la-.
bor employed, in lumber' mills, on
railroads, etc., is not created wealth,
because every man capable -of uth
employment is expected to- find work
and compensation, iBut a large num -ber
of women and others have been
given work in the mills by which they
have been able to sustain themselves
nd Jbetter lheir condition. 1 Proboibly
without " the mills these would not
have been able to And employment for
which they were fitted. -
PRISONER BELIEVED
"CfiONECOTCE
Thought In Chicago That Allegrinl
and Mift8inK Man Were Two Mem
; hers In Tis Cqpntry pf, ComnvLt-
tee. of Fifteen of ..Internationa) Or
ganization AnarchisVsr-omcu Be
lieved to Be Headuartera -. .
. (By the United Press) -
Chicago,. Feb. !. The great con
spiracy of an anarchistic organiza
tion to attack churches and church
property is believed to have been un
covered with he arrest, of John Al
legriniJn search. for - Jean Crones,
charged with attempting to poison a.
hundred banqueters , a few nights
ago. Tne headquarters of the socie
ty are believed to be in Rome. These
two of a committee of fifteen are .be
lieved to be responsible for. Die acti
vities in tb,is country-. , : -t.,;
THE ODDEST STORY. .
:t . . , IN T1IE DAVS NEWiJ
Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 15. The
ballot may help Cupid. , The Manito
ba Legislature, in a diagnosis of t1 5
Temperance act, today (XuIed t" t
married men will be all -wed to I
li.rior in their h"-"', 1 1 i
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