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THE KINSTON FREE PRESS
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 29, l3IJ
VILLA, RUNNING AWAY, HAKES MEXICANS
JOIN IlIFtI OR BE SHOT; A TRAIL OE DEATH
BEHIND II; STORIES OF SNIPING TODAY
Bandit Chief Believed to Have Gotten Safely Away From
Pershing and Carranzistas New Mexico, Texas and
Arizona Citizens Demand Reinforcement of Forces On
the LineFear Attacks From Mexicans On the Other
: . SideWilson Disturbed by False Reports Concerning
Conditions Executive Says Only the Official Reports
Should Be Accepted President Preparing Statement
. On Situation, Stated Funston May Ask War Depart
ment for More Soldiers
TOM PENCE DIED IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Columbus, N. M., March 27. Many drivers of incom
ing wagon trains today reported encountering Mexican
snipers along the Casas Grandes-Columbus road. No Am
ericans were hit.
Washington Doesn't Believe Stories.
' Washington, March 27. War Department officials
today discounted sniping stories from the border, saying
, that no word of casualties had been received since the
troops crossed ':
Change of Ships at Tampico.
Washington, March 27. The gunboat Marietta has
been ordered to Tamnjco, relieving the battleship Ken
tucky, lying off the harbor.
Villa Threatens Peons; Trail of Death.
(By E. T. CONK LE, United Press Staff Correspondent)
, El Paso, March 27. Leaving a trail of dead and
wounded, Villa is fleeing southward from Namiquipa, to-
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waru uieoierra xaraiiuiuare niuuniauis, aixuruuig wu ar admiren and he vu a good mixer
my aaVlCeS. He IS lOrClng Upon peons tne CnOlCe OI Deing tn pite of his innate reticence. The
i shot or joining him. I President and scores of Senators and
" "' Representatives had taken personal
(By E. T, CONKLE. United Preaa Staff Correspondent) Interest in his illness. Bright' dis
' . El PaSO, March 25. Villa is believed tO have escaped. bronchial pneumonia and heart
T.,a. W.,.. a ,1 f.nci TWMAnla I disease comomea catraea jus aemise,
Complications Caused De
mise of Sec'y National
Democratic Committee
WAS NORTH CAROLINIAN
Brilliant Newspaperman
Was Friend to Thousands
Bright's Disease, Pneu
monia and Heart Trouble
Combination Fatal to Him
Washington, Mar. 27. Thom
as J. Pence, Secretary of the Na
tional Democratic Executive Com
mittee, died at his home here
this morning, after a long ill
ness due to complications.
There is "ho attempt by the Demo
crats here to conceal their sorrow.
Close friends of the brilliant young
North Carolina newspaperman throng
ed his quarters. Many of them gave
signs of actual grief. Pence was
popular with thousands of persons
here.
Since coming to the Capital Tom
Pence had lived in unpretentious
quarters, in keeping with his modest
unassuming nature. His fine char
acter earned him a great coterie of
GERM'NS BENT UPON
MAKING OF VERDUN
2ND RIIEIMS, SAYS
United Press Correspond'nt
Declares French City Is
Invulnerable
USE INCENDIARY BOMBS
Teutons Evidently Trying
to Wreck Town, But Un
able to Secure Any Mili
tary Advantage Russi
ans Driven to Attack
I T ttAM Ital KaAn am4- afo inarl
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pouring m irom Doraeriowns in Aexas, injw juexicu anu Mm for weekgi and lMt night phy
sicinns told his intimates that the
ucuiu ujsausvuuu vousiim hwhs. Pence was regarded as almost in
' Mexico City, March 25. Reports that Carranzistas dispensable to his party. Merit rath
are deserting the first chiefs army were denied in a tele-hr than powerful friends secured him
: mvn"fV.A nAro!AM'l Aonttol nnamtsm trwW Par. his Position, and he made good
ranza is sending, reinforcements to Chihuahua.
President Worried by False Reports. (
(By ROBERT J. BENDER, United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, March 25. The President is embarrass
ed at what he todav termed outrageously exaggerated re- mi ham (inr mi thiii
: pons OX COnumUJlS in lueAiCU, ttiiegcu. w nave ucch waucu
by interventionists. He is expected to make a statemen
through Lansing, appealing to the people to credit only
official reports. The Government is investigating propa
ganda issuing alarming reports.
from the beginning.
The funeral plane have not been
announced. It is expected that the
body will be carried to North Caro
lina for burial.
ON WHITE SLAVE CHARGE
WILLARD GOT NEARLY FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR TRIMMING CHALLENGER UORAN; KANSAN
WITH BROKEN HAND WiS EASILY THE BEST MAN
New York, March 37, -Fight ex
perts whose predictions were dis
proved by the result of Saturday
night's Willard-Moran bout in Ma
' dison Square garden wero Dal. Haw
kins, Tom Sharkey. Sam Harris, Bil
ly Rocap and Billy Gibson. They had
picked Moran to win. Congratulat
ing themselves today : upon their
judgment are Jim Corbctt, Strangler
- Lewis, Joe Choynski, James J. Jef
fries, Robert Fi'aslmmons and Geo.
Considine, who expected Wills rd to
retain the championship won from
the negro Johnson at Havana lost
year. -. ,-.
The fight went tho scheduled ten
rounds without a K.-0. Willard
broke his right hand in the third, but
the big champ, had all tho best of the
crap in seven rounds. The third
was given to Frank Moran, and the
eighth and ninth wore regarded- as
drawn, but there was little of credit
for the Pittsburgh man in the deci
sion in his favor after the third
phase. i
" Moran took a lot of punishment.
Several times he appeared to be all
in. He bled profusely from the face
and one eye was in severe condition
for part of the match. But he was
game. 'Willard lacked aggressive
ness and remained cool at all times,
using his left effectively in the close
rounds as well as his injured right
throughout.
Jess weighed in at a few ounces
less than 260 pounds; Moran weigh
ed 201 1-2. Willard's reach Is 83 1-2
inches, Moran'a 78,
Gate receipts were $151,254. Thir
teen thousand persons saw the fight.
Willard received 47,500, Moran $23.-750.
(By the United Press)
Chicago, Marcn 27. Alitor many
delays and postponements, William
Rufus EdwaTds, millionaire St. Paul
lumberman, went -to trial here today,
charged with having violated tho
Mann act.
Ada M. Cox, a stenographer who
once sued Edwards for breach of
promise, is the principal witness
against him. Edwards hed secured
several continuances from the Fcde
ral court; one because of his wife's
approaching motherhood, next be
cause of his baby's illness, and fin
ally, early this month, because he
himself was suffering from nervous
prostration.
Edwards' counsel planned to attack
Miss Cox s character, it was said,
and has arranged for transportation
for 25 witnessos from many places
to Chicago,
KAISER HAD TRIED TO
PRY ITM.Y WIT flF WAR
m all W W V 41 - f f 4 Ml
German Propaganda Skilfully Man
aged and Verdun Offensive Means
Employed Failure at the French
Stronghold Knocked Teuton Plans
In Head Desperate Attempt Dis
closed Today
(By the United Press)
' Parla M OT 1 1 .
trying to detach Italy from the Allied
ranks, it was learned today when the
super-war council of the Allies con
vened. Berlin had planned to effect
the coup through shrewd propaganda
an J Verdun victory. Failure at Ver
'un doomed the Teuton plan. -
n Company is to build a
y at Washington.
PRESIDENT EXPECTED
VETO BURNETT BUli
PRESIDENT HAS A NEW
LITTLE GRANDDAUGHTER
Philadelphia, March 26. A daugh
ter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fran
ks Bowes Sayre hero today. She is
the second granddaughter of Presi
dent Wilson and will be named Elea
nor Axson Sayre, for Mrs. Sayre's
mother. Mother and child were re
ported tonight to be doing well.
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Headquarters of the Verdun French
Armies, March 27. Thrice baffled at
Verdun, the Germans now are seem
ingly bent on destruction of the city,
Daily they hurl about 350 incendiary
shells into the business and residential
sections. From a military standpoint
Verdun is unscratched. Otherwise the
city appears doomed to become anoth
er Ypres, or Kheims or Arras.
During the bombardment I entered
the underground city. It was built
many months ago. in preparation for
what is now occurring. The French
expect further heavy attacks, but say
they are foredoomed to failure.
Verdun seems impregnable. Cer
tainly it cannot be taken without an
enormous loss.
Verdun Bombardment Continues.
Paris, March 27. 7 e Germans to
day continued to bombard -the Ver
dun sector. There were no new infan
try actions, the war office reported.
Russians Lose Heavily.
By CARL W. ACKERMAN,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Berlin, March 27. The First Siber
ian army corps, of 40,000 men, has
been practically exterminated in fruit
less attacks against Von Hindenburg's
front, dispatches today said. The Rus
sians wore driven to the attacks by
their own artillery, eaid the advices.
Russian Attacks Repulsed.
Berlin, March 27. The repulse of
further heavy Russian attacks with
enormous Slav losses is reported by
the war office.
FRENCH TROOPSHIP IS
REPORTED SUNK; LOSS
OF LIFE GREAT, SAID
(By the United Preas)
Berlin, March 27. A French
transport from Salonika has been
mined and sunk with great loss
of life, according to Athens dis
patches. Only 73 persons were
saved.
EXPLOSION AT DU PONT
PLANT; ONE MAN DEAD
Hopewell, Va., Mar. 24.4 One per
son was killed and five others serious
ly Injured when a quantity of gun
cotton carelessly left in a pipe ex
ploded when the pipe was placed in a
forge in the repair shop of the DuPont
Powder Company's plant here today.
NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW
OPENS AT PHILADELPHIA
I'hiladelphia, Pa., March 25. The
Fourth National Flower Show open
ed here today. When the doors of
Convention Hall swunr wide, the
public gazed upon one of the rarest
collections of flowers ever assembled.
House By Big Majority Today Vot
ed to Retain Clause Requiring All
Immigrants to Be Able to Read
. and Write Language of Own ttoun-
try Vol of Representatives 225
to 8J
RELEASE MIUNITION
FOR THE CARRANZISTAS
(By the United Press)
. Washington, March 25. Mexican
Ambassador Arredondo lias arranged
witi Secretary Lansing for 'the re
lease of a cargo of ammunition from
New York to Vera Crus. ,
(By tha United Press)
Washington. March 27. By a vote
of 225 to 82. tho Honao todav retained
in the Burnett Immiirration bill A. HAD AO
clause requiring all immigrants to be CHANCE AGAINST HIM.
able to read and write their own lan- By tbt E'n Press)
guage. The President U expeoted to wn'nton, N. C, March 25.
veto the bill. " Getting two straight falls. Joo Wil-
of this place defeated Sam Jar-
invigorating to tne Pals and Stcktr v:.- wresuer w cs
r. . sicwrj ; minutes at m -v, -:..
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St.lrMiirHlM.ihhtood..Bd(mild.opth.
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WILSON POLICE CHIEF
SHOOTS, KILLS BLACK
Wilson, Mar. 24. This afternoon
between 6 and 7 o'clock near
Maplcwood Cemetery, Po'ict Chief
John A. Wiffgs ehot to dsath PhilL'p
north, col.K-ed., Rumri are con
flicting as to the cause. Some claim
that the negro resisted tho- chief ni
struck him in the face; o!hers state
to the contrary Thero wore three
eye-witnesses, :i
GERMANS DONT RENEW
ATTACKS IN THE WEST
, (By Uie United Press)
London, March 23. The Germans
have failed to renew the infantry at-
..jfiiicr, vu uie quicker I wcks nortnwest f Verdun, say Par.
miIL J is dispatches.' J
EXPLAINS WHY MEN
ARE GROWING BALD.
Thousands of men aro growing bald
every day and don't know "the reason
why. Many of them never expect to
save even what hair is left.
This is indeed a pity, says a spec
ialist because baldness usually comes
from carelessness and anyone who
gives the scalp a little attention
should always have an abundance of
good healthy hair. Dust and dirt help
to cause baldness by clogging the
pores in the scalp and giving the
dandruff germs fertile grcund for
breeding.
The treatment is very simple:
Shampoo at least once in ten days
and destroy the dandruff germs by
applying frequently Parisian Sage, a
delightfully efficient preparation that
J. E. Hood & Co. are now recom
mending as the surest treatment to
stop falling hair, to remove dandruff
and to refresh and invigorate the hair
roots.
The cost of a generous bottle of
Parisian Sage is very little and drug
gists everywhere have been authoriz
ed to offer it with guarantee of per
fect satisfaction or money returned.
adv.
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State and County Taxes are now long
past due and will be collected by dis
tress after April 1st, and if you have
not paid them costs will be added be
sides your name being published in
the Delinquent List. A rush is expect
ed in the Sheriffs office during the late
days of this month, to insure prompt;
service with comfort to yourself in not ;
having to wait a long time in line, set-,
tie now, A large amount of money is
due and payable by the County on or
before the 24th of this month and this -URGENT
APPE AL is made to all who :
owe Taxes to come forward at once -and
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