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PUBLISHED' TWICE A WEEK-WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
V OL. XXXV. No. 91
KINSTON, N. C WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1916
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NATIONAL GUARDSM EN OFTHREE BORDER
STATES CALLED; OBREGON WANTS TIME
LIMIT; SITUATION IS ADMITTEDLY SERI'US
Seven Americans Escape From Raiders After Overpow
ing Guards; Bring- Three Mexicans Back With Them
New" Mexico, Arizona and Texas Add More Than 5,000
to Frontier Army Mexican Ambassador Pleads for
More Adequate Protection Agitator From Oth ve Side
of Line Responsible for Raids, Declares; Fears Others
Coming Final Conference Will Determine If Obregon
Will Back Down, Washington Says
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 9. Scott's messages to Secretary
Baker say the conference with Obregon is probably end
ed, and that efforts to obtain an, agreement have been
shattered. Official today said the situation was bad.
May. Be One Last Conference.
Washington, May 9. Obregon demands a time limit
on thQ stay of the Americans in Mexico. America will re
fuse to the limit, it was decided at the cabinet meeting.
This government's policy will be to continue to refuse.
Scott and Obregon are expected to have another confer
ence. This will determine whether they can agree.
Daring Americans Escape; Bring Guards.
Marathon, Texas, May 9. Seven Americans captured
by the Mexican raiders overpowered their guards, and
escaped to the American side, bringing three Mexican
captives, say dispatches.
Scott's Messages Cause Militia to Be Called.
, Washington, May 9. For the first time since the late
Spanish-American war, the , President today called for
.State militia to assist regulars in an international crisis
The militiamen of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas were
called. They are to be used for patrol duty on the bor
der, consequently action by Congress will be unnecessary.
The militiamen will add 5,360 officers and men, fully
armed and equipped to the American forces. Besides or
dering the militia out, four regiments of regular infantry
were ordered to the border from Plattsburg, N. Y. ; Mad
ison Barracks, N. Y.; Vancouver, Wash., and Fort Law-
toivWash. '-mm-
The decision to call the militia followed a conference
between the President and Secretary Baker, after Baker
had received two long code messages from General Fun
ston. Announcing the decision, Secretary Baker declared it
meant an unchanged policy toward Mexico. General Fun
ston was authorized to dispose the militia and, regulars in
his discretion1.' ?$he. .militia will be , available for use in
Mexico. ' i necessary, .t It would . require . action by Con
gress,; however. Therea're-'npw 'eignteenj thousand regu
lars in .Mexico, and ten thousand on the' border. If the
militia were sent into Mexico, they would have to be en
rolled as volunteers.
: While the militia order was being issued, Mexican
Ambassador Arredondo was urging Secretary Lansing
to strengthen the border patrol, saying that was the only
iWay to prevent f urtherraids. He said the Glenn Springs
raid was planned andexecuted on this side the border,
and that several towns were selected to be the objects of
, future f raids. I. Villareal, a . Mexican agitator, was the
,leader of this movement, Arredondo said. -
Interventionists Active On Border.
): El Paso, May 9. Working unseen, interventionists
are active all along the border, striving mightily to upset
the Scott-Obregon negotiations for a solution of the Mex
ico situation. 'While Mexican authorities suspected today
that European interventionists had prior knowledge that
the Glenn Springs raid would be made, there was a dis
tinct suspicion here that the guiding force lay nearer to
home.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS ANOTHER DAY WITH
MEET AT G0LDSB0R0 ' : NO SALES OF COTTON
'Special to The Pre Press) ,1 (Daily Free Press, May 9)
Goldsboro, May 10. The annual No cotton was eold here today. De
convention of the North Carolina liveries were 12 bales at 12 cents. ;
Funeral Directors and Embalmers New York futures quotations were:
ill be commenced here fhis evening. May . .12.66 12.88
to continue through Thursday morn- July 12.76 , 12.98
in. There will be nothing mourn- October ...........12.92 13.15
ful about the session, the advance December .. 13.05 ,13.32
uard, arriving today, declare. January .. ..13.09 13.35
GUARD JOUR POSITION;
LEADERS IN DANGER
Guard your position well on""tnis
last lap of the great race. The
leaders of the two districts have
changed practically every day for
tho past week, and you cannot af
ford to alow up a bit this last week.
On Saturday night, May 13th, The
Daily Free Press' great. Golden Fes
tival will close, the count will be
made, and the winners will be declar
ed by the judges, who will be select
ed from the representative men of
this community. The announcement
of the names of the judges will be
made in Thursday's issue of The Freo
Press.
At that time will you be a win
ner? This week will tell, so work
as you never have worked before, and
don't stop until the final closing hour
of 9 o'clock next Saturday night.
Rules and Conditions of the Clos
ing Day of Great Contest
Rules for the Closing.
1. The contest will close promptly
at 9 o'clock in the evening, Satur
day of this week, the 13th. The
closing hour will not be extended for
one minute after 9 o'clock under any
circumstances.
2. No money will be accepted for
votes unless accompanied Ijy sub
scriptions to the Daily or Semi-Weekly
Tree Press, and of such , length
that conforms to the rules of the con
test.
3. No personal checks will be ac
cepted by the Contest Manager an
payment for subscriptions on Satur
day, the closing day. If you get any
checks, have them made out to your
self and have them cashed.
4. Be sure that you have all of your
reserve votes in the ballot bosr not
later than 9 o'clock in the evening.
5. The last count of the votes will
he made by the Contest Manager on
Wednesday night and the results
printed in The Free Press on Thurs
day. The ballot box will be immedi
ately sealed and locked after this
count, and the keys delivered to the
chairman of the judicial committee.
6. The final count will be made by
three disinterested business men -of
Kinston. The names of the judges
will be printed in The Free Press on
Wednesday or Thursday of this week.
These judges will break the seal of
the ballot box and begin the count as
soon as possible after 9 o'clock on
Saturday night. The judges will pro
ceed to count all of the reserve votes
that they find in the ballot box and
will then add their total to the total
count made by the contest manager
as shown by the standing on the list
printed on Thursday. The result of
this count will be the basis on which
they will award the prizes according
to the rules of the contest.
7. If there is in your mind and mis
take in the count of the contest man
ager as appearing in the paper on
Thursday, you must notify the con
test manager not later than 5 o'clock
on Friday. Failure to notify the
contest manager will be considered
absolute legal acknowledgment that
the. final count is correct up to that
time. " ''
8. Do not trust to the mails the
last day to bring in your reserve
votes or any late subscriptions. Ev-
erything to count in thisr contest must
be in the contest manager's office
promptly - at nine o'clock, Western
Union Time, Saturday night, May
i3th. - --i A:-;-;;:';H':ii
9. Do not ask for any inside in
formation in regard to the standing,
of any of the contestants, for none
will be given under any circumstan
ces. No one knows anything about
the standing of any contestant but
the contestant in question. All of the
contestants will receive the same and
impartial treatment that has been the
feature of this contest -All prizes
will be awarded strictly on the merit
of the contest. j
10. The last day of the contest;
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HON. CLINGMAN MITCHELL, CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
MR. MITCHELL SPOKE
HERE MONDAY NIGHT
INTEREST CAMPAI
Greeted by Representative
Audience His Candida
cy Protest at Arrogance
of Present Congressman.
At LaGrange Tonight
FOURTH OFFENSIVE
AT VERDUN PROVING
COSTLYTO GERMANS
Hon. Clingman W. Mitchell
of Aulander, Bertie county, address
ed a representative audience of Kin
ston voters at the Courthouse Mon
day night in the interest of lii.s can
didacy for the Democratic nomina
tion from the Second Congressional
district to succeed Hon. Claude Kit
chen, majority flooT leader of the
House.
Hon. N. J. Rouse introduced Mr.
Mitchell and spoke of his long ac
quaintance and admiration tor him.
Mr. Rouse told of the substantial cre
ative work '.hat -Mr. Mitchell, had
done in the interest of church, school
and the material welfare of his sec
tion. A farmer, banker, merchant,
man of affairs and honest citizen, was
Mr. Rouse's characterization and in
troduction of Mr. Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell did not make an ex
tended speech, nor one which might
be classed as a typical political ad
dress. He took occasion to speak fa
vorably of the progress of the sec;
tion and growth and prosperity that
was in evidence here, and assured
his hearers that he did not come to
speak disparagingly of Mr. Kitchin
or to criticize him for having hi3
own opinions. He said that he was
not an office seeker, that he much
preferred remaining in private life,
but that he had yielded to what he
thought was an insistent demand for
a protest to be voiced against the
attitude of Mr. Kitchin during the
past two years toward the essential
administration policies. He did not
think that the opposition of Mr. Kit
chin to the plans as outlined by Pres
ident Wilson in carrying out the par
ty pledges met with the approval of
the people of the district. He admit
ted that there probably were many
voters in the district who would vote
for Mr. Kitchin simply because of
the high place tlfat he had attained
in the House, and that in spite of
their disapproval of his attitude they
would support him. Mr. Mitchell re
ferred to a statement printed in the
Greensboro News soon after his can
didacy had been announced in which
the Washington correspondent of the
Mews had said that he was authori
tatively informed' that'" the White!
House looked with disfavor
Crown Prince Has Lost 10,
000 Since It Commenced
Day Bsfore Yesterday
Prisoners Confirm Belief
of New Drive On City
Paris, May !). The German Crown
Prince has lost ten thousand in dead
and wounded since he renewed the
Verdun drive. German prisoners to
day confirmed the belief of the
French officials that the present viol
ent assaults northwest of Verjjn
constitute a fourth great attack on
the fortress.
any effort to dislodge the majority
leader at the present time, and said
that he had consulted with a close
friend of Mr. Kitchin at once, and
said to him that if such report could
be sustained by creditable informa
tion from the White House that he
would immediately withdraw from
the race. He had no object in antag
onizing the administration of Presi
dent Wilson, and he still stood ready
to withdraw if it could lie shown him
that he was embarrassing the Presi
dent in his candidacy against Mr.
Kitchin. Whether the people of the
Second district showed their disap
proval of the work of Mr. Kitchin on
June 3d, or not, and whether he him
self was nominated, the protest had
already had its effect on the attitude
of Mr. Kitchin he declared, and he
claimed that the district would be
even more benefited because Mr. Kit
chin would be forced to recognize
the will of the people and yield his
own views to those of his constitu
ents. If Mr. Kitchin was re-nomiri-ated
and continued his domineering
and arbitrary course, there would be
further protest two years hence, h
predicted.
Mr. Mitchell closed his remarks by
calling attention to the argument of
Mr. Kitchin in the fight for his broth
er against Mr. Simmons, in which
he asked for support for his brother
on the ground that the State must
send a man to Washington who would
support President Wilson. Mr. Sim
mon g, he said, was doing the very
thing that Mr. Kitchin said he would
not do, and that Mr. Kitchin was do
ing just what lie had criticized Mr.
Simmons for and predicted that he,
Mr. Simmons,' would do11 if entrusted
with Knottier (term. IThis point was
considered by many as the most
upon forceful that Mr. Mitchell made
UNARMED FREIGHTER SUBM WD; SUNK
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HAVE GOT HERSELF IN BAD WTHBUi .
White Star Liner Cymric, of 13,000 Tons, Goes to Bot
tom 110 Persons On Board Saved No Passengers
Had Been In British Admiralty Service, But Restored
i to Company Some Weeks Ago, Line Officials Assert
Crew Being Landed This Afternoon Vessel Carried
Big Cargo of Munitions Washington Uncertain Yet
If Newly-Made Pledges of Imperial Government Were
Violated Expert Says Warning Due Ship
(By the United Press)
London, May 9. The 13,000-ton White Star liner,
Cymric, was torpedoed yesterday by a German submar
ine. She sunk at 3 o'clock this morning while attempting
to make her way into an Irish port.
All of the 110 officers and men of the crew were saved,
said a Lloyds dispatch from Queenstown. :No passen
gers were aboard. The ship carried a huge cargo Of mu
nitions. , . ,
OITicial Washington Expresses No Official Opinion.
Washington, May 9. Fear that, the sinking . of , the
White Star liner Cymric would upset the settlement of
the American dispute with Germany over the.suhmarine
warfare just as tho settlement was becoming, a fact was
dissipated by a dispatch from Consul Frost at Queens
town, saying the Cymric was on 'Admiralty serviced '
State Department officials are uncertain if the torpe
doing did not constitute a violation of the pledges. -One
department expert said that if the Cymric was unarm
ed the Germans ought to have visited and searched her,
unless the vessel fled. Even if the, ship was in govern
ment service, he said, it di( not entirely excuse Germany.'
Governments are permitted to run unarmed ships and
ask for the right of visit and search, he said. '
Was In Service of Company, Say Owners.
New York, May 9. The White Star Line today de
nied that the Cymric: was in Admiralty service. Offi
cials said she was being used as a freighter.. ; She was
withdrawn several weeks agq from the Admiralty Ber
viqe. They said the ship was requisitioned early inthe
war, but later restored to the line.
Crew Being Put Ashore.
London, May 9.-The Liverpool American consul wir
d this afternoon that the crew of the Cymric is being
landed in Bantry Bay, Ireland. , . ,
TRY FOUR NEGROES
FORALLEGED THEFT
OF AN AUTOMOBILE
(Daily Free Press, May 9)
Willie Blizzard, Pete Colie, Hamp
IlargeU and James Joyner, colored
were tried in the Recorder's Court to
day for the temporary larceny of an
automobile owned by Chas. Hatch,
colored. The quartet were arrested
near Emporia, Va., and the machine,
claimed to have been damaged some,
returned.
All were discharged save Blizzard.
Judgment in his case was withheld
until Wednesday mornincr. Colie,
Hargett and Joyner claimed that they
hired Blizzard to drive them to Virginia.
SAW. SPIRIT OF
HUSTLE IN KINSTON
Durham's Mayor Expresses Thanks
for Hospitality Extended Carolina
Municipal Association ' Here We'll
All Be Royally Treated If We
Go to His City, Declares Mr. Skin?
ner
POOLROOM MEN ASSERT
BEST PATRONAGE GOES
ONLY TO CLEAN PLACES
(Daily Free Press, May 9)
Poolroom proprietors here declare
they will petition City Council to
make licenses contain a clause that
in the event gambling is found to be
practiced in any such place the li
cense will be revoked. To "elevate"
the amusement is the purpose. They
want as high a class of patronage as
possible, the proprietors intending
to appeal to Counci assert, and this
cannot be had in a place under sus
picion. They will ask constant po
lice supervision.
CHURCH MEMBER HAS
OPPORTUNITY HERE
(Daily Free Press, May 9) .
The church member will have a
good opportunity for "his say", about
the worship next Wednesday night in
the Gordon Street Christian church.
The topic for the prayermeeting will
be, "What Element in tho TuLlic
The following letter toiThe Fwe
Press from Mayor Benjamin S.
Skinner of Durham explains itself:
"I have written to the . Mayor of
your good city expressing my appre
ciation of the hospitality extended to
us during our eighth annual conven
tion of the Carolina Municipal Asso
ciation, which met with you ' last
At the . -j '
last week. At the same time I want
ed to let you know directly of ay
appreciation of your cordial welcome
and liberal hospitality.
"Kinston seems to have taken on
new !!fe during the past few years,
and I could see nothing hut the signs
of thrift, energy and progress
among your people in every particu
lar. I was very much impressed
with your beautiful streets, and sea
no reason why' such adequate pave
ment should not be a great asset to
the City of Kinston. '
"You and the good people of your
progressive municipality are always
welcome in Durham. With' kind re
gards, lam, '
" Yours, very truly,
"B. S. SKINNER,
"Mayor.""
Worship Are Most Helpful to Met
This will afford opportunity for em
phasis upon what is helpful and also
what is not. Each member is asked
to think about the topic and come
prepared to have a part iry sugges
tions or joining in the discussion.
, Mr. ' a C Howard will lead f
meeting and prepare tl.e way fv
full and iree discussion. T..
will welcome any s;: .
Mirk! .Lnt of the j