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Ji HE PRESS; EE f PUBLISHED TWICE A WEE K-r-W EDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS KINSTON, N. O, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1916 PRICE CTVflS CENTS rjiiiS niiilliifevi l itilfeilns . I Russians i VICTORS NEW ENGLAND HEARS JfMMIE GLASS HERE PASSAGE BOTH HAY GREENVILLE MAN TO SEVENTH BLAZE IN THREE DAYSiifAS' IN ..rtttW lfrilPHP' IlillTriV OTlTriV minim) m nir nni Si v IN. BIB FIGHT THAT AND TILIfAN BILLS DUILD NEW TOBACCO IS itflNC TO finish: BANDIT leader LASTED SIX MONTHS AND GETS EXCITED TODAY LOOKED FOR WAREHOUSE IN CITY Matter of Few Hours before His End, Funston Thinks- De Facto? Government Troops Friendly, With People of Mountain Section and American Officials Expect No Further Opposition Mormon Colonists at Casas Gran ges Not In Danger Now roads Expected Carranza Troops Engaged In Rutt ing Battle With Outlaws " Mexican Desert Country (By the United Press) San Antonio, March 21. "The next few hours may tell the story." was General Funston's comment today on dispatches that Villista and Carranzista armies had dashed and that Villa was retreating northward toward whereAmerican cavalry is stationed. A night ride had brought the Americans close to their quarry. Pershing is being advised presumably of the Carranzistas' move ments, and there seems to be friendly co-operation. More troops" are leaving Columbus. Carranzistas Co-Operating Nicely. Washington, March 21. Conditions in Mexico are fa vorable, it is officially said at the State Department. The Department has had no confirmation of reports of a Vil-Jista-Carranzista clash. One report told of the saving of the Mormon colonists at Casas Grand and said the na tives, aM Carranzistas in the trouble zone are friendly. A protocol for united action by America and Mexico is hunting Tilla is in. preparation. Carranza is to grant the use of the railways by Americans.; , ' . . ; . Villa- Engaging Carranzistas El. Paso. March 21. The sooftagpst Villa bandits, it is thought. Col. Dodd is re ported; to" be; hurrying to reinforce the Carranzistas at Natniqmpa,,now engaged in a running fight with the out- Jawsiryiua is desperately Canyon, twenty miles east. AimgUt.PRESAREi.iy TWTEND TO STRIFE Meeting ot Military arid Political Leaders fThis Week to Discuss Mea sures ffjr,. Forming Conclusion More Teamwork by Entente Pow ers aiid Smaller Nations Is Pro posed Paris,, March 21. -A greater en tente, bringing Prance, Russia, Eng lang and the smaller Allies into com plete accord,, is expected to result from a conference of ithe military and political leader -of the Allies late in this week.' Thcy will plan for con certed action by the military 'and po litical authorities to shorten the war. KINSTppilGliT R BY NEW BOAT LINE (Daily , Free Press, March 21) Agents of. a proposed steamer line from Baltimore to New Bern and oth er' North Carolina ports will meet with ttia JJew, Bern Chamber of Com merce Wednesday night to discuss the project .I leis Relieved the line can be 'established without any. consider able difficulty, 'Xintf,pn and Goldsboro merchants,' - sys the New Bern Sun-Journal, 'are much interested, as it would mean a big saving to them in freights to have their goods shipped to New Bern and, reshipped via railroad and He$ver, boats;; Several btfsiness men from' those towns are expected to attend the" meeting here. Kifcston, heing now the third, if not the second town in importance as a wholesale, center in Eastern Coro Hna, might be benefited considerably by the line;iocal dealers aay. BRrnSHJAND GERMAN K3TH0YERS IN FIGHT London,, Jfarth 21. Four British destroyer? have engaged three Ger man destroy ers 0f the Belgian coast, ys the admiralty. Two ; German boats were hit by shells. Four Brit kh sailors were wounded. It was running fight. The Germans- fled Permission for Use of Rail Fighting for Lives In the But Running. Americans will be in action trying to reach Santa Clar It is feared he has escaped. READY FOR ANOTHER KIND OF WAR, SAYS Runciman Declares Her Enemies Will Never Allow Germany to Plan An other World War, But Will Not Throttle Nation to Starve Its Pea pie Commercial Contest is Com ing "; (By the United Press) ; London, March 21. Germany will never lead rthe world in peaceful pur suits, President Runciman of the Board of Trade told me today in an exclusive interview. "Throttling Germany and leaving her people to poverty is not contemplated by the allies, but preparations in peace to military end will never again be tolerated," he said. He believes Ger many, plans an economic war after the present conflict. : "The Allies know howto meet such," he said. BULLETINS (By the United Press) CARRANZA INQUIRES NUMBER U. S. TROOPS. " . Washington,' March 21 Car ranza has asked the" number of ' American troops employed in the hunt for Villa." This was one of the auestioris asked in connection - with the protocol. The reason is unknown. Consul Rogers at Que retaro was first asked. The State Department today indicat ed that it would approve deport ation of any persons on the bor der fomenting trouble between the American and the Carranza governments. ; BRIEFS W.THE NEWS fif OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS It is considerered likely that a cot tonseed oil and ice plant, with ma chinery adequate for taking care of the municipal electric lighting con tract, wiH be put op at LaGrange. Craven county's Democratic prim ary will be held on April 15. , Mrs. Rachel Simmons. 737 is dead at Pollocksville, following long illn ess."' ' f " . . - . " Vocieczko Bridgehead and Surrounding Trenches Now In Slavs' Hands sY t t ' NO SECRET AT VIENNA Defenders Could Not Re main in Position Battered to Ruins by Russian Gun nersCzars Troop's For ty Miles from Czernowitz (By the United Press) Berlin, Mar. 21. The Austrians have evacuated the Vocieczko bridge head and trenches Northwest of there, ending a six-months attack by the Russians, it is admitted by Vienna. The main position was battered to uins by the Russian artillery. It is only forty miles from Czernowitz. The Russians finally breached the po sition and forced the Austrians re tirement. Russians Before Trcbizond. Rome, March 31 Russians have arrived at and are besieging the Black seaport of Trebizond. A large force of Turks is defending ithe city. New Teuton Offensive In West. Paris, March 21. The Germans have made further gains in a new of-. fensive on the west bank of the Meuse, it is admitted officially. They are, renewing their assaults on the Albancourt-Manalcourt line. Lasit) night they occupied the southeastern part of the Malancourt Wood, after having sustained heavy losses. The French artillerists were prepared for an attack. - German Official Statement. Berlin, March 21. The capture of French positions north of Verdun and northeast of Avocourt is report ed officially. Twenty-five hundred prisoners were taken. Germans have repulsed attacks by the Russians to the south of Riga. They also have repulsed counter attacks at Avan court. EXPLOITING BRUNSWICK COUNTY TIMBER TRACTS Southport, March 20. C L. Cot ton, of Southporti and tre J B. Ewing, of Fayettevillc, real estate dealers, have just negotiated a deal by which the Garysburg Lumber Co. nave become possessors: of large tim ber interests in Brunswick. A large mill will be placed at El Paso. Col. Cotton states that outside parties are showing a lively interest at present in tho Brunswick timber, and a number Of timber tracts' have changed hands recently, and other deals are under consideration. ALLEGED SLAYER OF JACK ALLEN JAILED Roanoke, Va., March 20, Will Mc- Craw, alleged blockader, who shot and killed Jasper Alien, last of the Carroll county clansmen, ii'ear Mount Airy, N. C, Saturday, was brought here today from Galax, Va., by Sher iff Edwards of Carroll county, be cause of alleged hostility on the part of some of Allen's friends. McCraw. who surrendered to the sheriff, will be held here pending hearing in April at HillsviUe. .;-'' : , DURHAM COUNTY WHITE GIRL ASSAULTED; M AY . BE LYNCHING, STATED (By the United Press) , Durham March ZIv Miss Daisy Webster, 16, daughter of a far ' mer, John Webster of Durham county, was today assaulted by a negro. A posse is searching the nearby woods. A lynching is con--sidered certain if the black U ' raptured. 'Most Extraordinary Case Since Charlie Ross" Mrs. Glass Said to Have "Definite Clue" Will Have to Be Disillusioned (Daily Free Press, March 21) "Mrs. Ella Glass, mother of 5-year-old James Glass, who disap peared last May at Greeley, Pa., wires that 8hehas a definite clue from Kin ston, N. iC that the boy is near there with gypsies, one of whose band has confessed to stealing a boy," was a message that came to Tho Free Press today from Meredith, N. II.. signed "H. N. S." The kidnapping wa3 stat ed to be "tho most extraordinary case since Charles Ross." Chief of Police Heath knows of no intelligence from this section to Mis. Glass, a New Jersey woman, that would warrant the assumption on her part "Jimmie Glass is not has not been in this section," says Chief of Police Richard Roberts at Washing ton. It was in New Bern that the re port had its origin some weeks ago that Jimmie Jlass was with a party of nomads who passed through that town. At Washington recently the police searched the gypsies' camp. "We discovered," eays Roberts, "a blue-eyed, light-haired youngster who belonged with that band. His parents certainly are not Americans." Most gypsies are Bohemians or persons from that part of Europe, and oc casionally there creeps into a family of them a child af air as a Saxon. Newspaper, reports printed in pa pers of .this section evidently have been distorted and Mrs, Glass given a false hope thereby. This May Explain It. Washington, G, Mar. 21. The Woman's Club sticks to it. Jimmie Glass is in this section, the members declare, afiter nearly every officer in the country has stated the opposite. Mrs. Charles Little of this city has sent Mrs. Ella Glass a letter telling about the small child with a gypsy band near here and containing news paper clippings. The letter reached Mrs,, Glass today. SMALL AND DINWIDDIE HARD AT IT ON NAT! DRY QUESTION TODAY Greenville, March 21. John H. Small, Congressman from this dis trict, opposed -to the national prohi bition amendment, and Rev. R. II. Dinwiddie, legislative representative of the National Anti-Saloon League, arc debating the amendment here this afternoon before a big audience. There is considerable interest in the meeting throughout the district. Mr. Small is known 'to have sought the clash with Dinwiddie, whose home is in Washington, D. C, for some time. LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR WARREN WOMAN AND GHRISTY; FEMALE SHOULD NOT DIE IN THE CHAIR , SAYS CRA By W. J. MARTIN. , Raleigh, March 21 The Governor today commuted to life imprisonment the death sentences of both Mrs. Ida Ball Warren and S. P.. Christy, murderers of the wom an's husband, G.J. Warren. ' Commutation for the woman was granted solely be cause she is a woman, and believing her the most guilty, the action necessitated commutation for the man also, the Governor said. - . - ' : v Governor Craig declared electrocution of the woman would send a shiver through North Carolina. The majes ty of the law does not require any woman to be put to death, he stated. ; .-v" ; ? : v"';":: TTppHwI National Protest Raleigh, March 2i:-rGovernor Craig today commuted to life imprisonment the death sentences of Mrs. Ida Ball Warren and S. P. Christy, murderers of G. J. Warren, the husband of Mrs. Warren, "He-heeded a national pro test against the killing of a woman," it was declared. Vote on Armor Plate Bill In Senate Is Certain, It Is Reported FIGHT ON THE SHIP BILL Kitchin Must Be Assured Permanent Government Operation Is Not Intend ed, Declare Amend' ment to Hay Measure (By the United Press) Washington, March 21. Passage before itoday's adjournment of the Hay reorganization measure in the House, and the Tillman government armor plate project in the Senate, is the hope of Congress leaders. A vote on the anr. r bill seems certain. Voting on amendments will begin at. 4 o'clock. There is some doubt as to whether final action will be taken on the Hay bill. The ultimate pass age rf both bills is practically cer inin- Amendment to Hay Bill. An amendment giving the Presi dent power to call for reserves in case of war or threten,n,j hostilities was ;rdo in the Ho-i?2 Hay bi'l. The ef- lect would be to increase tho army j.xty thousand without a.va ting ac t.i bv Ccrrress. n tre man were n.-eded. Kitchin Speaks on Ship Bill. House Leader KHchm today an nounced that hej would vote against the ship bill unless amended to make sure that permanent government ope ration is unintended. He is unfavor able to putting the government per manently in the shipping business, he said. The bill is being drafted by the committee. The Senate engaged in a heated fi nal debate over the Tillman bill. Mr. (Jwanson, favoring, said the threat to raise the price of armor plate in esse the government erected plants, was enough to justify its passage. Oliver, opposing, said the statement that American plants are selling the plate cheaper to foreign governments than to the United States was a lie. BABY FIGURES IN A FREAK SUIT IN MINN. St. Paul, Minn., March 21. The "Bollinger Baby" of the Northwest was in district court hero today. John Henning is complainant in a suit for $50,000 damages against the Twin City street railway company. Hen ning alleges his child, now four years old, is a hopeless defective because the street car company permitted ca rousing, swearing and rowdyism on one of its cars on which Mr. and Mrs. Henning were passengers a month ago, before the child was born. IG; SHE IS GUILTIEST Will Be Fifth for Kinston Permit Given Estimated Cost $15,000 Location Independent and Lenoir. Streets A building permit has been issued to S. T. Hooker of Greenville for a tobacco warehouse, to be -built of brick at the corner of Lenoir and Independent streets. The estimated cost is $15,000. Isaac Rochelle is named as the contractor. This will make the fifth sales ware house in Kinston. It is expected that t will be as large as the average in tho city, although the dimensions have not been given out. The origi nal cost rarely ever equals the actual ?ost of construction of such a build ing, so that it is likely that some thousands more may be expended in t. The warehouse has been contem plated for some time, and it is un derstood that its erection in North west Kinston was anticipated but protested by residents there. The in tersection of Lenoir and Independent streets is in .the Northeastern part if the city. SEVEN MILLION JEWS IN CONSTANT DANGER More Than Half Those Outside of United States Live In Fear for Their Bodies and Souls, Says Pevs ner Women of the Race In Amer ica Have Responsibility They Can- Not Ignore "We simply have to restore pride of our ancestry," says Madame" Bel la Pevsner, the bright Jewish woman who is spending two or three days with friends here. "This is no mere additional vanity, no unworthy self sympathy. It spells a knowledge of Jewish history, a true understanding of the forces that have been at work in the past, a love for the true that has fought at great odds all through the past, a readiness today, for the sake of that past, to help Jews wher ever they are in Russia, in Rouman- a, in Austria-Hungary to go to Palestine." Mme, Pevsner reiterated houghts embodied in her address Sunday afternoon to a large audience of Jews and Gentiles at the Court house: "We Jews must be proud of our ancestry. We are living in most crit cal timea. Everywhere fighting is going on. itaco ngh'ts race; nation arms against nation; class rises against class; sex, even, rebels against sex. Everything, everybody is not sparing blood if necessary, and even life, for that passion of the hu man heairt, recognition of its worth, its original, creative existence. How elands it with us, one of the oldest and greatest of the civilized nations? In the midst of this fierce and admir able struggle for independence, free dom and individuality, are we un willing to sacrifice time, trouble mon ey and personal comfort for the as sertion and the recognition of the Jewish genius? Are we among the hybrids of mankind that alone do no: cherish pride of ancestry?" "About my life? Oh, I was born in one country, educated in a second, married in a third. It was a Kish ineff and the Dreyfuss case that made mo a champion of Judaism. The out rages shocked me irtto a realization of the plight of the Jews. Since then I have lived for our cause." ; Madame Pevsner was born in the Holy Land, but schooled in France. She believes the "Jewish women of America be cause they are living and developing in an atmosphere of physical, politi cal and spiritual liberty, have a res ponsibility ithey cannot ignore, to do extraordinary work for the 12,000,000 other Jews, more than 7,000,000 of whom are in constant danger, both of body and soul. Mme. Pevsner ex pects to take' her leave for another city this evening. She has Heetured on nearly all of the continents.- y . Upper Story of Dixie Thea ter Building Gutted Mon day Night ABLE WORK OF FIREMEN Saved Many Thousands; of Dollars' Worth Property. Origin Uncertain Total Loss Unknown Rutledge Can't Run for weeks (Daily Free Press, March 21) The second story of the Dixie The- atro building on, the East , side , of Queen street, between . Gordon and Caswell, was gutted toy Are Monday evening shortly after 8:1$, o'cleck. Quick work on the part of; the fire men checked the flre'a spread. After it was certain that it; was confined to the Dixie building the department pent three-quarters of an hour, fa ubduing the flames, and extinguish ing them. The building was being used for storage, StaMings & Collins, owners of the, Grand Theater, who until recently operated the Dixie,' having 'property valued at more than $1,405. with no insurance, ; in it. Moving picture machine were saved, and Mr. Collins stated tod that S tailings & Collins' loss would stand at approximately $1,450. Scenery on the stage, chairs, a piano, , etc., were ruined. The piano refused to make a note alter the blase , The lower part' of th two-atory building was not damaged to any con-' siderable extent The fireweiv beat , every-effort in the taskr and saved many, thousands of dollars' worth of valuable property adjoining.. The building is in the heart of the busi ness district. The blaze was, fought from the front and an alleyway in the rear. It is certain that it had a good start before it was diecovered. The fire was stubborn, rather, hard to get at and raged for, a few; minutes in a fashion almost discouraging ito the jfiremen. A brisk wind. Wowing blow made their work the more difficult- Several theories are entertained as to the origin. Chief Moseley of the Fire, Depart ment shortly before noon today offi cially estimated , Stalling .' & , CoJJn'. ' loss at between $750 and $1,000. and hat of the owner of the building; at U,000 to $1,200, "Loafers," he said, were responsible for the fire, rt was the city's seventh fire in a 1H le more than 72 hours. Damage from '.he seven fires aggregated more, than $20,000, possibly, and, resulted in, one death and three narrow scaps., Mr. O. M. Rutledge, of the Um ber manufacturing, concern of Rut ledge & Co., who lost the main mill of their big plant in Southwest Kins ton by fire Monday morning today stated, that it would 'be. between, 80 and 6Q days before the wrecked, ma chinery and building could be replac ed and operations, resumed. The damage was between $12,000 and $15, 000, he thinks it was estimated at 515,000 Monday afternoon-Hind tha amount of insurance is not certain. HELD OK WHITE SLAVE.. CHARGE AT RIClEOiiD Richmond, r March 20. Arrested here on complaint of his- wife, Mrs. Bessie Lewman Addy, of Chapin, S. C, who aaid that he had deserted her and three children fori a ' woman known as - Maude., Bicker, , whom he met while they were living in Char lotte, N. C Jonaa P. Addy,' 30 years old, formerly a fireman on the South ern railway, was hold in $1,000 . bond by the Federal authorities today on a white slave charge. ' . Credit Guide Out. The : new ' Credit Guide for Towns of this section compiled ly the Mer chants Mercantile Association, is be ing' distributed. . mv 11? 4. it
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