PUBLISHED TWICE A VEEK WEDNESDAYS AND .SATURDAYS
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.VOL.XXX-No.79
KINSTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1916
PRICE FIVE CENTS I
RUSSIANS ASSAULT
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Urgent 'Deficiency Bill for
Party Lines Forgotten in
South of Border Eight
able Keassuring.Reports Say , Citizens of Southern
Republic Understand Nature of Expedition and Look
J'Ti'J Favor Upon Troops American Indians to ;,Be
Employed by, War Department for Scouting Another
Border. Raid Reported This Afternoon ,
(By the United Press) "';
El Paso, March 28. General Pershing's men are. ad
vancing rapidly, and are only a day's march from where
Villa is supposed to be located, at El Oso. Reports of an
other attempted border raid were 'received today from
Faben's ranch, where a hundred shots were fired.
Deficiency Bill Passes. .
Washington, March 28. Eight high-powered aero
planes And 24, if necessary, were provided by the urgent
deficiency bill appropriating eight million dollars, passed
tday by the House. Party lines were forgotten in the
. passage.
Mexican Sentiment Friendly. , ;
Washington, March 28. A most pleasing development
in theMexican situation was contained, in news from the
front today that instead of expected hatred the Ameri
can troops are rinding that the Mexicans, despite inflam
matory stories from VVillistas and interventionists, are
understanding the expedition and heartily approve it.
Indians for Scouts.
.Washington, March 28.-rOn the suggestion of Gen
eral Funstoh, General Scott,
l2$.tye employment of Arizona Indians as scouts, m the
Villa hunt. ,
More Flying Machines for Border.
Washington, March 28. Congressmen today assured
Sectary of War Baker that the half million dollars he
desires available f or aviatioji work from the 1917 appro
priation will be.granted. Plans will be made immediate
ly to'buy eight machines and three auto trucks for each.
The new machines, costing $8,000 to $12,000 each, will be
sent immediately to the border.
LCiGftND SLENDJERP1;
O'NEW ZEPS. GERMANY
PUTTING OUT, SAID
(By ihe United Press)
Amsterdam. March 28. The Zep
pelin has been vastly improved late
ly. There is no doubt that the Ger
mans take H very seriously as a
fighting machine. Still greater aer
ial activity on their part may be ex-'
pec ted soon. .-,'
The prediction is that of a neutral,
recently , arrived from Germany,
where he had an opportunity to see,
and hear much concerning the Kais
er's plans for airr raiding, but whoso
name, for obvious reasons, cannot be
published.
According to his account, the new
est zeppelins is much longer and nar
rower than its predecessors, the lat
est form "haying proved more readily
inanageabfain heavy weather. The
.gondolas1 Tjantf much deeper than for
merly and a bridge connects them.
Both gondolas and the bridge are
metal-plated, in the hope that they
; njayprove bullet-proof. ' '
'E"$; MW "PPelin carries about
ten,inachine guns and two or three
small cannon, . ' "
EDO SUES I!AH HE
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.liRjED,TpjVTCH!WffE
Minneapolis, Minn-, : March 27.
. Arthur Lilligren, who claims he lost
wfectly good wife because he hir-
detective to shadow her. on the
V detective's alleged statement that she
needed shadowing, was in court today.-
He alleges the aleuth gave him
false information about his spouse!
and that when he accused the wife
of the things the -sleuth told him
iout,jQe left him.' Arthur's - suit
for f 2.r,000 damages .against the de
tective agency is set for trial today.
$800,000 Passed by House-p
Appropriating for Campaign
to 24 Airships Made Ayail
chief of staff, today author-
SUGG&T0 $0 T0 TP
RICPIQP INTERNTL
TEAM, SAYS A REPORT
(Daily Free Press, March 28)
A Rocky Mount report to State pa
pers today Said: ' ,
"George Suggs, the idol of fandom
in Eastern Carolina, and' the ball
pitcher who has done more than one
man's share in writing North Caro
lina's name in the hall of fame in ma
jor; league baseball, will this season
play- with Richmond in the Interna
tional League.
.- "Suggs sprang into fame as ; a
player with Oak Ridge. Later, his
career with Memphis, in the Southern
League, caused attention from the
majors, and he, was taken up by one
of the big clubs. After several years
with ."the; American ' and National
League's, Suggs was one of those
who found it to his advantage to re
ceive some of the funds of the Fed
erals, and for two seasons he was a
premier pitcher of the Baltimore
club."
THE POLITICAL XOCK
MJO DIE AGAIN
Washington, March 27. Suffrage
leaders conceded tonight that their
effort to bring the Susan B. AnthtH
ny amendment before the House, pro
bably , will be defeated again when
the Judiciary committee votes to
morrow on the proposal. Of 21 com
mitteemen they were assured of the
support of only nine.
PECULIAR FACTS ABOUT
: WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE
Winnipeg, Man., Mar.x28. Manito
ba has a fighting justice. Chief Jus
tice Mathers of the Manitoba Kings
Bench court is today taking instrue
list. -"v . " '
Berlin Believes Offensive
100 .Mile Front Must
Fail
PLENTY OF AMMUNITION
Slavs Seem to BesWelI Sup
plied and Are Not Spar
ing Shells If Attacks
Fail They Must Retire
From Counter. Offensive
By CARL W. ACKERMAN,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Berlin, March 28. Fighting
around Steliowzre," where the
British have launched a heavy at
tack, is' developing into what
may prove a strong enemy of
fensive, the war office today re
ported. Berlin, March 28. Bent on saving
themselves from a forced retreat on
hundred-mile front, the Russians
are renewing their attacks agamst
Von Hindenburg with great fury. De
spite violent attacks and the great
expenditure of ammunition, Berlin
believes the Russians must fail.
French official Report
Paris, March 28. French troops
have captured enemy works in the
Parroy Woods, 15 miles east of Nan
cy, killing or capturing, all the Ger
man occupants, the war office today
announced.
MODMPRYIN,
THE NEWS OF THE DAY
Tiffin, O., March 28. Here's the
queerest entry in the early-fishing
story contest. Eugene SchuLtz, 12,
while skating on Rock Creek broke
through the ice. He sank to the bot
torn and in his -terror clutched oui
wildly. His hand grasped a 21-inch
black bass. Ho was still tightly hold
ing to it when the other boys rescued
him.' . 4
STRANGE BUOYS OFF
SHORES THIS STATE
AND VIRGINIA, SAID
Many Seen By Crews of
Vessels Coast Guard
Guard Cutter Picks .Up
Couple Shipping tltfen
Uneasy Investigation
(By the United Press)
Norfolk. ;March y 28. Considerable
mystery is attached to the finding of
strange buoys strung along the North
'Carolina and Virginia coasts. Two
have been picked up by the govern
ment cutter Onondaga, i Many others
have been seen five miles off shore.
Uneasiness among shipping men
may result in a federal investigation.
The theory is that they .were laid by
British warships to mark a base for
submarine operations." '
TWO PERSONS DEAD AND
MAKY INJURED IN FIRE
Burglars Believed to Have Started
: Blaze In Cleveland . " Apartments
Man and Woman Killed, Two Fa
tally Hurt, and Many Others Less
Seriously Injured Damage $30,000
v (By the United Press) - "
. Cleveland, March 28. One man
and one woman, unidentified, - were
killed, and two persons fatally injur
ed and 18 others hurt, in a fire be
lieved to have been set by robbers
irtv the Foston Apartments, " which
burned todaywith $30,000 damage.
Tentative Terms Being Dis
cussed at Paris, Swiss
Reports Say
GERMANY NOT EXPECTANT
Berlin Government Believes
Enemies Will Make An
other Grand Attempt to
Break Through Teuton
LinesFrance Angry
(By the United Press.)
Berlin, March 28. Tentative peace
terms are being discussed for , the
first time by the Allies at the big
Paris war conference, Swiss inform'
ation today said., Berlin, however,
expects no allied peace hints until an
expected great attempt comes to
break the German lines, late in April.
Discord is again reported between
France and England, due to the fail
ure of the latter to send promised
contingents 'to Europe for the spring
offensive.
CARR TO REPRESENT
DURHAM DISTRICT IN
ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
(By the United Press)
durhamMMarch 28. Julian Carr,
millionaire and philanthropist, who
has been-n member of every North
Carolina -Democratic delegation since
the first Cleveland nomination, will
go to. St. Louis pledged for Wilson.
NINETEEN SIXTEEN
PIilliIIeld
OCTOBER THIS YEAR
'our Days Beginning 24th,
Decided Upon Monday
Night To Erect New
Buildings to Take Care of
Larger Patronage
Xhe Jocal fair will be held about
two weeks sooner this year than last,
t was decided Monday night at a
meeting of the directors of the Kin-
ston Fair Association. ,! ;
The dates determined upon are Oc
tober 24, 25, 26 and 27.
Several new fairs are being organ-
zed or contemplated in this part of
the country. Rocky Mount; Goldsbo-
ro and possibly other towns will hold
fairs next fall for the first time.
The Kinston Fair this year will be,
so far as exhibits are concerned, one
one of the biggest in the. State. It
is possible that it will be excelled on-
by the State Fair at Raleigh. At
least ten counties will contribute to
the exhibits, it is thought Advertise
ment of the big event will be comi
menced considerably earlier than last
year.
The directors at Monday wight's
meeting decided to haveTiewbTiildf
ings erected to house the expected in
creased exhibits. (The one general ex
hibit building last year was crowded.
The fair officials thought they had
provided sufficient space for years to
come, but the result disproved that;
in t act, the whole enterprise proved
to be a bigger thing than had been
planned for. The profit made was
not the least agreeabla surprise, v In
creased space for all kinds of exhibits,-
including livestock, will be had
next fall. The showing of animals is
expected to be Considerably bigger
than in 1915. 'Plans for the new
buildings or annexes will be drawn
up shortly. More stock, authorized
some months ago, will be sold to de
fray the expenses of the building. ;
Wilson Issues Statement
"Irreparable Loss" to
Demo. Committee
FUNERAL RALEIGH TODAY
' .... . . 1
Large Party Including Dan
iels and Congressmen Ac
company Remains to N.
C. "Every Man Lost 'a
Partner" in Carolinian ;
Washington, March 28. President
Wilson yesterday issued the follow
ing statement:
"The death of Tom Pence has
brought to all who knew him and to
all whom he so loyally and earnestly
served, not only the deepest grief but
a sense of irreparable loss. Few fin
er spirits have ever connected them
selves, with public service. He had
very great ability and he devoted
that ability to the promotion
of the things he thought were right
with a singular devotion and eelf-for-getfulness.
I fee) that every man
who desired the public good has lost
partner, and that the Democratic
party in losing him as secretary of
its national committee has suffered a
loss which it may not be possible to
repair at all."
Many senators ana congressmen
today expressed their regret over th
death of the bright North Carolina
newspapernan.' Pence wa3 regarded
as one of thereat of the Washington
correspondents when , he was doing
newspaper Hvork,' before his appoint
ment to the secretaryship of the Na
tional Democratic committee. ; He
knew more celebrities than any man
the United States. ; j He wa a
graduate of Wake Forest College.
"He was one of the most capable men
in .the country," one Congressman
said this morning. The President ex
hibited signs of grief over the body
in Pence's quarters. He sent one of
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NOTABLES TO MAKE
SPEECHES AT GROUP
SCHOOL EXERCISES
Joyner, Brown, Walker
Brinson, Poe, .Giles and
Brooks to Address Lenoir
County Audiences at the
Commencements Soon
A number of leading educators of
the State, will make addresses at the
Various group school commencements
to be held in Lenoir county in the
next fortnight, beginning April v 4.
The weeks will be busy ones In the
rural schools. Exercises will be held
in about all of the group centers. The
following list of speakers was an
nounced Monday , evening:
State Superintendent of Public In
struction J. Y. Joyner,. at Pink Hill
on Tuesday.
T. .E. Brown of, Raleigh, Pig Club
Director, at Woodington on Wednes
day.""; ;- .;:: ' :r
Supt. S. M. Brinson of New Bern,
at Coahoma on Thursday,
Prof. N. W. Walker of Chapel Hill,
Director of the University Summer
School and State Inspector of High
Schools,. Farm Valley, Friday.
Dr. Clarence Poe,' President of the
State Literary Society and Editor of
the Progressive Farmer, Grainger,
April lti '' "" - ':; V - -,; .
D. F. Giles, Superintendent of Wake
county, Airy Grove.' April 12. ,
Dr.' E. C Brooks, of the chair of
education of Trinity . College, Dur.
ham, author of a number of text
books and other works and a. native
of Lenoir county, well-known here,
Moss . Hill, April 14.'
(By ROBERT J. BENDER, United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, March 28. Whether the United States,
on proof that the Sussex and Englishman were victims
of German torpedoes, shall allow diplomacy to take its.
deliberate course, or whether relations "shall immediately
be severed, was discussed at today's cabinet meeting. The
State Department is gathering every bit of possible evi
dence. "'wJy-
Evidence Sussex Was Torpedoed.
London,' March 28. Fragments of ; metal discovered
by British naval officers aboard the Sussex immediately
after, the explosion unquestionably are parts of a torpedo,
the United Press was reliably informed today.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
OUTRAGE DESCRIBED
Old George Bowen and Daughter
Were Almost Beaten to. Death By
Robbers Suspected Negroes Spir
ited Out of County to Prevent
Lynching Bowen Begged for Life,
Two May Die ' i
(By the Eastern Press) "
Washington March 28. A man
named Williams today gave a gra
phic account of a recent outrage in
Washington county, for which sever
al negroes are held, in the Greenville
ail, according to report. , The ne
groes were removed ' from. Plymouth
to prevent lynching.
George Bowen, an elderly country
man, and his afflicted daughter nfld
as neighbors, on Bowen'a farm, John
Savage, his son and his daughter-in-law,
said Williams. The trio went
to the Bowen home on a , stormy
night Old Bowen was awakened
when they entered. Suspecting their
purpose, he said, - "John, , you can
have my money, but for. God's sake,
don't kill me." Miss Bov.f n was
asleep in another room. Savage's
son went into the room and seized
the girl. She screamed. The black
flayed her with a pair of fire' tongs.
She fell back in a dead faint. Mean
time John Savage was cudgelling the
old man. Bowen's son, living: 200
yards distant, heard the cries of the
victims and ran to the scene, but the
ulprits had gone before he arrived.
Bowen was robbed of $35. Tho ne
groes evidently intended to kill the
couple. Bowen's almost,, lifeless body
was found in a closet. There is yet
some doubt about the recovery of the
couple.
ENGLAND PLANS TO BAR
GERMAN RHODES ST'DTS
London, March, 28 A bill has been
introduced in Parliament to change
the conditions of the Rhodes Schol
arship Trust, so as to eliminate en
dowments for German students at
Oxford.
There were 15 of these scholar-
hips' provided by the late Cecil
Rhodes, of 250 pounds (about $1,250)
each, nominations to be made by the
Kaiser. The endowments, like those
to American students, were made in
the belief that "a good understand
ing between England, the : United
States ' of America and Germany
would secure the peace of the world.
and that educational relations form
the strongest tie."
INDICTMENT AGAINST :
JUDGE GARY QUASHED
All Charging Five Steel Companies
With Conspiracy' to Keep Prices of
Products Up and f Wages c Down
Thrown Out at Youtagstown Today
On Grounds . They Were Vague,
Uncertain
(By the United Press)
Youngstown, O., March 28. Judge
Anderson today sustained a motion
to quash Indictments charging con
spiracy to maintain prices and keep
own wages against five steel com
panies, on the ground that the indict
ments were vague, indefinite and un
certain. This quashes the indict
ment against Judge Gary,
WANTS TRANSPORTATION
LEGISLATION HASTENED
President Writes '' Kitchin ' Urging
Early Recognition Matters of Ship
ping Bill and Investigation of Rail
ways and Others Suggested by the
Administration, In Lower House
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 28, The Pres- v
ident has sent a letter to House Lead
er Kitchin urging that the problems
of transportation suggested by the
Administration, including ' the ship
ping bill and investigation . 'of rail
ways, be pressed for early recogni- :
tion. -.
WAITE SECURED GEREI ,
CULTURESREPORTED
New- York, ' March 27w -Virulent
disease germs ' were purchased r, by
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite. under ar
rest here on the charge of poisoning
his father-in-law, John E. Peck, of ,
Grand Rapids, Mich., according to
evidence District Attorney Edward
Swan said be obtained today. '
. William Weber of the Cornell Med
ical School laboratory, Mr, Swann
asserted, told, him that between De
cember 18 and March 8 Waite obtain
ed live cultures of typhoid, diphther
ia and other diseases, the young den
tist declaring he was a physician and
was experimenting on cats. . t
FISKE SAYS NAVY IS '
WAY BEHIND GERMANY'S
Washington, March 27iWith the
explanation that he "hated to say it,"
Rear Admiral Bradley A. JFiske, for
mer aide for operations, told the
House Naval Committee today that
in fighting strength : the American
navy was only about half as strong
as Germany's. Reluctantly, in res
ponse to questions, he expressed the
opinion that all things considered 2
to 1, "would not be very far away,"
in an estimate of the comparative
strength of the German and Ameri
can fleets, although the German fleet
did not cost any more.
TAGGART TAKES OATH AS
SUCCESSOR TO SHIVELY.
Washington,' March 27. Thomas
Taggort, Democratic national com
mitteeman from Indiana, appointed
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Shively, today took
the oath of office.
SINCLAIR ANNOUNCES FOR
THE ATTORNEY-GENERALSHIP
Fayetteville, March 27-nHon. N.
A. Sinclair, announced tonight that
he will be a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for attorney gen
eral. .';
DYES FROM GERMANY TO
CHARLOTTE VIA CKC1A
Charlotte, March 27. -A shipment
of cotton mill dyes representing $20,-
000, was received by a local concern
here today, having come by way of
Shanghai, China, from Germany.
The supply house here announced it
had come in possession of a source
whereby it would le r.l !e t r ;
he demands of JP s -.; ' i ' '.