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What Will Wilson Do 'About Parral Affair? Question
That Interests Washington N9 Definite; Information
OnJEngagement YetrrSenis Only pne American Wa$
Killed In lash, Between NegrqjCayalry andi Mexican
; Mob Parral Seething Still Troops Won't J-eave Mer
ico Come What May 'Withdrawal or Intervention,"
Says Senate Leader, Favoring Recall of Army-rrCabi-net
Decides There Will Be "No Change'- for Present;
(By the United Press)
Columbus, N. M., April 14. Carranza has withdrawn
jis request and has halted the forward drive of the Am
erican punitive expedition, according to information re
ceived here. , . -
The smaller columns and detachments on Villa's trail
are concentrating as rapidly as possible.
Until definite action is taken on Carranza's request
the American' lines of communication will not be extend
ed further.
Americans In Danger at Parral.
El Paso, April 14. The American troops around Par
ral are facing a critical situation. The Villista band de
feated at Troya on Monday has retreated, but' feeling
about Parral is high against the Americans. It is un
known here whether Carranza soldiers participated in
the Parral affair.
What Will President Do About Parral?
Washington. April 14. Aside from the German-Am
erican situation Washington's attention is centered on
two Questions.' What are the facts of the Parral inci-
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dent? What win Wilson do r me department eany tnis
. afternoon had no" official details; but expected them soon.
The second question may be answered at the Cabinet
meeting. State Department reports, from El Paso today
said travelers . estimates 01 tne jyiexigau ueiju at rauai
ranged irpm a iew iu uvex a, nuuuicu: www. yic. usod u
tifm nhhainable said orilv one American was killed
Reports did nofjnention resumption. 01 tne ngnting at
t mi . ' At n n i-i'T 4.
lcs Aiuugs Aione, Days oenaic dua
Washington, April 14 WithpLrawal or intervention is
the only course left for the United States, said a Demo-
cratic Senate leader upon' re'turmrig froni a conference
with Secretary' Lansing today; i He said: "How long are
we going to keep bur army in Mexico. How long would
we allow a foreign country5 to maintain an 'army in Am
erica? I've always thought we vould neye actually cap-
ture villa, tnat we would nave to wiuuuraw wimuut mm.
We've accomplished all we can do. we'r'e to adhere to
our policy of, the last five years we'.must recognize the
government such as it is." Xt- ' '
Array to Stay Where It Is. '
- Washington, April 14. American troops will remain
in Mexico for the present, at least. ' The Cabinet today
decided upon no change of policy toward tne Mexican sit
uation nor in the. immediate future. J This means that
the Villa hunt will proceed. It was 'stated that no an
swer would be made to Carranza's withdrawal, proposals,
M Confirmation Parral Fight. .
San Antonio, -April 14. Army officers today awaited
anxiously a messagebringing the details of the Parral
ht, in which 15.0 colored cavalrymen participated. No
report" har been had from Tershmg since the Mexican
official messages which indicated that the fight was not
over when the4 messages were sent. In a second outburst
many Americans are reported to have been killed and the
livalry is' reported tb'have turned a machine gun on the
JJjexican mob- '"v ' . ' ' . " , ."
So far' as army , men here-are 'concerned,- the Villa
hunt will' be: continued vigorously until Villa is killed or
captured. ;', v; . r -' ' ,;V
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In. Opinion Chamber Com
merce. Head; Plans Com
ing Here Soon
MATTER THOUGHT CLOSED
President LaRoque Thinks
A. C. L. and N. S. Will
Abide By Corporation
Commission's Decision
OFqOLKBORftFAlR
Goldsboro, April to $10,-
000 has been ubscribed to the capi
tal stock of the Wayne county Fa!r,
nd it ia predicted that ?20,000 will
le subscribed during the next 1 few
days. , .
Capt. Nathan O'Berry, of this city,
W been elected president
YEGGHIEN Ta BE TRIE0 AT
TESYILLE NEXT WEEK
Sutesville, April 13. ext "week
lerm Pf the United States' District
curt at Statesville. promises tobf
0ne of. unusual interest. '" The noteV
.i-Jstcffice. ' robbery cases arc to w
GIFTS TO UNIVERSITY
Qi iYIRCINIAlVANNOUNCED
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ChatfolteByille,' Va., Apr. 13. Pies
ident Alderman announced at the
Founders' bay exercises at the Uni
versity of Virginia here today gifts
of forty thousand dollars to the insti
tution, including $10,000 from Charles
Steele, of New Yorkfor equipping a
new hospital wing. ' .
The Corporation Commission has
asked the Atlantic Coast Line and
Norfolk Southern railroads if they
have any amendments to propose to
the plans for the union passenger
station at Independent and Gordon
streets here, it was stated on reliable
authority this afternoon.-' This is ta
ken to indicate that the Commission
desires to be certain that the roads
are satisfied with the plans, submit
ted by the A. C. L. and N. S. a day
or-two agoj before submitting them
to the Chamber of Commerce t and
City Council of Kinston.
President Walter LaRoque of thej
Chamber of Commerce stated that he
knew of no intention on the part f
the railroads to object to the site
that he understood they had been in
structed to se the Norfolk Southern
right-of-way to the location, and that
certain it is that they have been or
dered to ibuild on the site, selected
some months ago by the Commission
The only reports that he had heard
of tendency on the part of the roads
to protest were rumors circulated on
the streets for some time, he said.'
He felt sure that there would be no
formal protest. .y .
Severe Defeat Reported By
General Lake, of Army
En Route to Relief of
Kut-cl-amara Weak
tacks by Germans in West
(By United IYess)
London April 14. The British ad
vancing to relieve their besieged
comrades at: Kut-el-Amara have in
flicted a severe defeat on the Turks,
Generaf Lake today reportod. The
Turks were beaten from one to three
milos on the south bank of the Tigris.
Punch Repulne Attacks.
Paris, April 14. Weak German at
tacks against French positions south
of Douaumont and northeast of Ver
dun were completely' repulsed last
night, the war office today announced.
ONLY TWO MORE
HONOR ROLL POSITIONS
Miss Glenn Suggs Winner On Thurs-
day- All Contestants Striving for
Two Final Places; ' '
WITHDRAW ARMY OR
SEND MORE TROOPS,
. SIMMONS' OPINION
Washington," Apr. 13. The Mexi
can situation looks serious again and
it is feared intervention will have
to come in the near future. Discusst
ing this subject today, Senator-Sim-
mon said: . -
' "I do not care to say what I think
should be done at this juncture, but I
am waiting to hear what the Presi
dent has to say. But, if Carranza
means in his note that, unless Ameri
can troops are to be withdrawn, he
will ajttack them, then we must either
withdraw the troops or send more
down there.''
DEMOCRATIC FACTION
Will ENDORSE WILSON
New York,
representing different
April 14. Democrats
factions are
expected to pledge their support to
the policies of President Wilson at
the,' annual Jeffersonian dinner giv
en; tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria by
'the .National Democratic club.
The dinner, characterized in the
announcement as a "harmony feast,"
will have among its chief guests At
torney General Thomas W. Gregory
Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri,
and Senator James D. Phelan, of California.
UONOll ROLL
Highest Daily Cash Report on
Subscription
Two-Pound Bok of Lowney's
Chocolates, fresh from Skin
Tier'8, at 127 N. Queen Street,
will be given to each Honor
Roll candidate.
. Mr. II. L. Pate, La Grange.
R. 3, Monday. , ,. .
Miss Lucille Brcwn, Ayden,
Tuesday. "
Miss Dora Diamond, Kinston,
Wednesday.'
Miss Glenn Suggs, Snow
Hill, Thursday.
"Grainger," "Lewis" and
"Tower Hill" liuildings
Officially Now
ACTION BY B'RD TRUSTEES
High School Called for a
Dead Benefactor Pey
ton Avenue House Monu
ment to Aged Educator-
Colored, "Tower Hill"
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tried at this term,' the defendants
now" in custody being " "Old ' Tom
Dowd" and two of hi confederates,
James Donoghue. alias "Brooklyn
Slim " and Grady Brown; alias Grady
Koontz, etc . . :
Dowd and. his gang are charged
with the robbery of the postoffices at
llocksvillc, Kannapolis. North Char
lotte, Uillsboro and elsewhere. 1
BIATT. ALLEN OUT FOR
STATE SENATE; GOOD
RECORD; IN ASSEMBLY
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Goldsboro, 'Apr. lS.Mat f H. Al
len, of this city fiaa announced his
candidacy for State. Senator. In the
last General Assembly Mr.; Allen,
then Wayne county Representative,
was the author of much State-wide
legislation.
Mr, Allen was chairman of th Ju
diciary Committee of the House and
was also a member of the Finance
Committee, Appropriation Commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances
and several other committee. ,
"Yes. I am in the
your votes for me."
contest. Save
This week and next are "the miw
important weeks or the wnole con
test. Forty thousand extra votes are
given away with each set of five
NEW six months' 'subscriptions to
the Daily iPree Press and each set of
five NEW yearly subscriptions to the
Semi-Weekly Free Press. For each
set of similar old subscriptions an
extra coupon of 15,000 will be given
away. Besides this vote offer there
is the 50,000 extra votes on each $1Q
worth of new business that is turn
ed in. These two extra vote offers
are very important and play no small
part in 'determining the winnere at
the end of the contest. !
' Any candidate on the list can pull
his or her self up to the top of the
list this week and next, and can se
cure feuch a reserve that none will be
able to overtake them between now
and the end. These opportunities all
rest "upon the individual contestants.
Your own will, your own determina
tion, and- your own personality will
dates. There will be eight winners
at the end. Will you be one of
those people? '
The rrizes
There are the two capital prizes,
two Maxwell touring cars, fully
equipped with electric etarter and all.
These cars were "purchased at the
Kinston Garage and are on display
at this company. Then there are the
two diamonds, perfectly cut white
etones. -These diamonds are on dis
play at the Mewborn Jewelry Com
pany. The next prizes are the two
gold watches which are on display at
the Mewborn Jewelry Company also.
The final prize in each district is a
cash account of $25, one at the First
National Bank and one at the Mer
chants and Farmers' bank both of
Kinston. Then there is the ten per
cent, commission who remain In the
contest until the close and turn in $10
worth of new business during the
last week of the contest.
Two Final Places.
In the race for the Honor Roll on
Thursday and -the big 2-pound box
of Lowney's Chocolates, the outside
district held the balance ' of power
when the final count was made last
night. After the last standing was
(Continued on Page Four)
(Daily Free Press, April 14)
The City School Trustees Thurs
day ight adopted resolutions fornv
ally naming the three school buildings
of the Kinston system. The new
High School building vs today the
Grainger building; the Peyton ave
nue house is the Lewis building, and
the Tower Ilill road house for color
ed the Tower Hill building.
' . The Grainger building is named in
honor of the late J. W. Grainger. Mr.
Grainger was one of the original
trustees, for nu.ny years a staunch
friend of education in Kinston, and
donor of the site for the Peyton ave
nue building.-; ,
Dr. R. It Lewis, for whom the Lew
is building is named, is one of Kin
gton's oldest ciiaens, has been a lead
ing educator of the State, and is a
beldved character He has been hon
ored numerous other times, both at
home and abroad, for his work in the
interest of "the light."
Tower . HilL school is, of course,
named for historic old Tower hill, a
short distance from the city, for some
years seat of the colonial govern
mont in North Carolina's early days.
'United States Shall Have Satisfaction Even at Risk of
--Breaking Off Iielations"--Satisfied of Germany's
GuiltCertain That the President Will Demand Imme
diate Showdown Without Equivocation Berlin Sends
More, Data on Sussex Incident, Trying to Clear Accused
Submarine of Charge May Reach Washington In Ten
Days! This Government Not At All Likely to Wait
That Long, Indicated In Officialdom
(By the United Press)
Washington, April 14 The President has determined
upon the course, of action to pursue toward Germany on
the submarine issue, and announcement of it will soon be
made. The public will have it within eight hours, was
the statement of a high government official just before,
the Cabinet went into session.
It is deemed certain that the President will demand an
immediate showdown without equivocation. He is fcaid
to have determined that the United States shall have sat
isfaction, even at the cost of severance of diplomatic rela
tions. ' "
It is stated that America has all the facts to prove its
case and will brook no further delay,
Germany Tries to Kill More Time.
Berlin, April J.4. Germany is forwarding to the Amer
ican State Department 'all her' evidence regarding the
Sussex. The foreign office, has given Ambassador Gerarjd
two pencil sketches from a submarine" commander, of a
boat he sunk near where the Sussex was attacked, tend
ing to prove that the suspected submarine, was not 'guil
ty; The data should reach Washington in ten days. ,
SMALL ARMY TROOPS
TO, HEP CHARLOTTE
CELEBRATE TWENTIETH
Raleigh, April 14-A(ljt.-General
Young announced late yestqrduy that
the . entire national guard in the
Slate will assemble at Charlotte for
the Mecklenburg Declaration of In
dependence celebration on May 20 ,:
Three regiments of infantry, a squad
ron of eavalry, two battalions of
ron of cavalry, two battalions of the
coast artillery and probably the na
val brigade will be sent. There will
be four, bands anil several hospital
and ambulance companies with the
troops. The entire outfit will numl
ber 3,000 or 3.R00 officers and mien.
DOINGS OF A DAY IN
NEIGHBORING PLACES
The spring' reunion of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
masonry," sitting in the valley of New
Bern, will be held on Atfiril 18 and
19, says the New Bern Sun-Journal,
The New Born firemen made a long
run in response to an alarm turned, in
by a negro who tried to post a letter
in a Gamewell box.
The 'planters of Jones county are
going to make record-breaking crops
this year, according to a man who
has just made a tour of the county.
Wooten of
Be Senator
J. if Frank Wooten of Jacksonville
today announced .for the State' Senate.
He declares Irt a statement of his
candidacy that he appreciates most
sincerely the fact "that the people of
Lenoir county liave a most estimable
gentleman and sterling . Democrat
Col. W. D. Pollock, in the field. "But
remember, you must nominate two
Senators." "V .. ' '
Wooten is a well-known lawyer, re
lated to a number of prominent per
sons in Lenoir county.
Pollock and Wooten are so far the
only announced candidates in the
Seventh district. . . .'
LA GRANGE EXPECT D
TO GARRY ELECTION
FOR 3 BOND ISSUES
Town Officials Would Have
Waterworks, Light Plant,
Taved . Streets, Sewerage
and Town Hall Issue of
$68,000
(Special to The Free Press)
LaGrange, Apr. 14. iLaGrange
will vote simultaneously on three sep
arate bond issues some time during
the early Summer, if the intention of
the Mayor and Comimissionars is car
ried out. They are expected to fix
the election date in May.
The proposed issues would be for
$40,000 for an electric light plant,
sewerage system and waterworks;
$20;000 for street paving, and $8,
000" for a town hall. It is believed
that all three will carry; the issue
least popular is that fop the town
building. It would contain a May-,
or's office and courtroom, the latter
to be used for a meeting-place iby the
town board, on the second floor, and
a market-place, fire department
quarters and town jail on the first
floor. 1 .
The style of street paving has not
been officially considered.
LaGrange, with between 1,200 and
1,50ft population, ft without bonded
indebtedness now. The town has nev
er voted on a bond issue.
PRINCIPAL WB
MOSS HILL SCHOOL
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Last of County Group Com
mencements Held Large
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Number in Attendances
Prize for Improvement, in
Grounds Awarded Com
petitions Enjoyable.
REPORT OF THE
COTTON MARKET
(Daily Free Press, April 14)
About a dozen bales of cotton were
sold here today by 3 o'clock, with
11 1-2 cents the high, price.
York futures quotations were
Open
May 11.80
July ......11.94
October .. 12.08
December .. 12.28
New
2:40
11.8L'
11.9c
12.13
12.3C
January-.. 12.3.3 12.3F
GREENE COUNTY MEN IN i
FRACAS AT SNOW HILL
J. A. Albritton, lawyer, former Re
presentative from Greene county to
the General Assembly, and J. E. Deb-
nam, editor of the Standard-Laconic
are reported to have engaged in an
(Daily Free Press, April 14)
The series of group center com
mencements which have been in pre-
gress throughout the country for the
past ten days, were concluded today
at the Moss Hill School. Dr. E. C.
Brooks, head of the Department' of
Education of Trinity University and
a native of Lenoir County, made the
principal address. An interesting
program was carried out Dr. Brooks
was introduced by Mr. H. Gait Brax
ton, Editor of the Free Press, and the
children of the various schools rep
resented in the group competed for
declamation and story telling honors
and the graduates of the seventh
grades of the various schools were
presented with diplomas by Super
intendent Kinsey. One of the very
interesting features of today's pro
gram that has not been a part of the
program of the County group center
commencements before w?.s the exhi
bit of the Moonlight Schools work.
Three men took part in this exhi
bit and announced to their hearers
that before last November they could
neither read or write. One of them
:?ave a reading, another one wrote his
name and address on the black board
and the third did a sum ia addition
and multiplication. The Moss Hill
School was presented with a five dol
lar gold piece, the prize offered by the
United Daughters of the Confederacy "
for the greatest ... improvement in
school grounds during the year. Ath
letic contests concluded the day's pro
gram and a fine old North Carolina
linner was enjoyed by the four or
3ve hundred assembled. .
ifixay in Deonaiu's office . at Snow
Hill Thursday. The result was pra
slaimed a draw. The trouble arosa
nit of the recent lynching. It is said
the men were hard at it for a con
siderable time, with no one to inter