THE KINSTON TORE PUFSS
WEDNESDAY, MAT 10h, 1J1
tVERY INDICATION THAT THE PRESIDENT
WILL ACCEPT AS SATISFACTORY GERMAN
REPLY TO DEMANDS OF THIS OOVERNM'T
LEADING PAPERS OF
COUNTRY SAY REPLY
NOT SATISFACTORY
NEW REPORTS FROMISOUTH AMERICA NOW
MEXICO SAY VILLA CONFIDENT UNITED
FAR SOUTH TROOPS STATES MEANS WELL
PAGE TWO.
Official Text Being Considered By Wilson Is Much Like
the Press Text Practically Certain That All Danger
of Break Has Passed and Peaceful Relations Will Be
Maintained Unless Teutons Violate Their Pledges
Germany May Have Sent Peace Note Along With Sub
marine Message Officials Would Not Be Surprised to
See Overtures Started Through Medium of United
States Issue a Year Old Thing of Past
Out of 132 Polled 74 Disap
prove, 28 Favor, 30
Make No Comment
DISAPPOINTED LONDON
In Durango 500 Miles From 'policy In Mexican xMatter
Pershing's Farthest Convinces People of Fact,
Outpost, Said Says Fletcher
TAKEN AT FACE VALUE' WAS SUSPICION BEFORE
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 6 The official text of the German
note was found very much like the press text. Following
study of it officials confidently believe that the submarine
issue between Germany and the United State, now a yeai
old, is closed. It is believed the President will not even
answer, but Secretary Lansing may make a statement on
it. It is believed everywhere that Germany will not dare
to reopen the issue by any more illegal submarine attacks.
President Making Up Mind.
- Washington, May 6.- With the official text of the re
ply before him, President Wilson is formulating a deci
sion as to whether Germany has fairly met America's
subhiarine issue. Unless the official text is widely differ
ent from the press texts, it is practically certain that all
danger of an immediate break has passed.
Congress, the Cabinet and President Wilson's other
advisers, and the country generally, judging from tele
j grams received overnight, hold this view. Unless Ger
I many fails to live up to the concessions she appears to
have granted.
- Many officials believe there is a note of peace over
tures contained in the official reply, and it would not be
unexpected if President Wilson is urged by his advisors
to make some move along that line.
Big Chance for Peace, Say Americans in Berlin.
Berlin, May 6. In American circles today was point
ed out importance of thepeace feature in Germany's
recent reply. Belief was expressed that Wilson now
has great opportunity to oring the war to an early end.
Some even suggested thatthe time now is ripe for Col.
' House to revisit the European capitals.
Wilson's Probable Action
In Accepting Message's
Concessions Caused Bit
of Gloom In Press Circles
of British Capital
Generals Scott and Obre-; Senator Urges Ship Lines
gon Expected to Sign the ; to Bring About Commer
Terms This Afternoon cial Co-operation Be
Last Conference of Series j tween Continents Now
on Border Held Today ; Wants Capital for Crops
COL POLLOCK A
CANDIDATE IN SAME
CLiSS WITH LT.-GOY.
, (Daily Free Press, May 6)
Col. W. D. Pollock, out for State
Senate, today became a farmer can
didate, which is better, of course,
than being a mere lawyer candidate.
I' was like this: Between the ce
ment sidewalk and the asphalt road
way on the north side of King street,
just a little way from the Courthouse
is a patch, about 8 or 10 by 15, or "
feet, growing up in corn, watermel
ons and other things. The seed took
root of their own accord. The crop
is doing beautifully. A Jones coun
ty planter asked Recorder Wooten
whose it was. "Colonel Pollock's,"
said the Judge. The Recorder al
ways did have a quick wit. "It' the
prettiest corn 1'vo seen," said the
planter. ,
: Judge Wooten said he would make
good the fabrication by formally pre
senting to the Colonel the patch,
which seems to belong to no one in
particular and should have no kick
coming to it about who owns it, be
cause Street Commissioner Webb did
not intend to have truck gardens, but
, pretty grass anu Powers growing in
such places, anyway.
GERMANS WHENCE
FOURTH OFFENSIVE
IN VERDUN CAMPGN
Fighting of Utmost Viol
ence Sunday Trying to
Surround Hill 301 Lost
Heavily In Frontal At
tacks French Positions
(By the United Press)
London, May ti. Washington press
dispatches reporting that President
Wilson probably will accept in sub
stance Germany's reply brought dis
tppoin'ment to the London press.
All editorials unanimously agree
.hat Germany failed to meet the de
nands, that a diplomatic break is in
stable and that the United States
.vill shortly be aligned alongside the
Allies.
American Press Not Favorable.
New York, May (i.Poll of 132 re
presentative American newspapers
jy the Times from editorial com
ment shows that 74 disapprove the
-only of Germany, 28 approve and ;
10 are non-cemmittal.
CAFN JIM, MAYOR OF
FAYETTEV1LLE, SPORT
. , George Murrell, colored, was shot
and probably fatally injured by II.
A. Foy, another negro, at New Bern.
Foy la In jail. Murrell has a revol
ver bullet dangerously near his
heart.
(By the United Press)
Paris, May 8. French troops
have recaptured a large part of
the ground lost on both banks of
the Mcuse. Successful counter
attacks today drove the Germans
from Hill 304 trenches. Many
prisoners were tur.cn. Two Ger
man aeroplanes were shot down.
By HKNRY WOOD,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Paris, May 8 French military cri
tics today declared furious Germai?
attacks on yesterday to be a prelude
to a fourth great German offensive
against verciun. ine tigming on
the west Meuse bank-, northwest of
Verdun attained the utmost violence.
The Germans apparently are threat
ening to surround hill 304. The Ger
man losses were- appalling in the
frontal attacks.
Held All Kind of Big Honors In His
Life, Though He's Young Yet-
There Came a Crisis In Local Poll'
tics Down Home and He Saved the
Day McNeill National Figure, too
Capt. J. I). McNeill, president of
he State Firemen's Association for
M years, once president of the Na
'.ionul Firemen's Association, mayor
f Fayet'eville several times, and
ibout to begin another term, in his
7th year, -and looking a lot young
er, handsome, well-dressed and ener
iretiv, was one of the best known and
most interesting persons attending
;he Carolina Municipal Association's
'Convention here. Captain McNeill
has a famous chuckle and is no'ori
usly fond of monosyllabic shocking
little words.
He described to a friend Friday
how he got to be mayor again . He
.vasn't mayor last year, you know.
1'hey have a mighty good man, an
'excellent man, sir, down there. Cap
lain McNeill succeeds him next Mon-
lay. irOTrest to goodness, the fel
low would stand right there in the
Pull lobby and start a prayer meet
ng without the least encouragement
n the world. And a man of the o:h
M' extreme was out to beat this good
nan. He might have done it. So
Oap'n McNeill, who is not very bad,
ior in anywise an angel, stepped in
a "middleman." He held the best
hand of 'he three und won.
Headquarters Army in
Mexico Americans of
the Eleventh Cavalry
killed 42 Villistas yester
day at Ojo Azules, Major
Howse today reported.
There were no American
casualties.
(By the United Press)
El Paso, May 6. General Scott ex
pects to sign the Mexican agreement
with General Obregon this afternoon
at the final border conference.
Reports from Mexican sources ac
cepted at face value today placed Vil
la near Santiago Papas Quiaro, in
Durango Stato, five hundred miles
south of the southernmost detach
ment of American troops.
Washington, May . "So confident
1 has South America become of Amer
! ica's good faith toward Mexico that
i any action this government might
' take would not be questioned there,"
said Senator Fletcher, just buck from
the International High Commission's
j .rip to the Southern continent.
"Formerly suspicion pervaded all
South America," said Senator Fletch-
j er, "but now they think the pa'ipnt
course of the Un'tnrt States article
proof that this country does not seek
I to dominate ali the American."
Senator Fletcher urged a line of
shipping as the greates: asset to
ward commercial co-operation. Fur
nishing capital for crop movements
was also urged.
GERMANS BEGIN BIG
NEW BATTLE IN THE
BRIEFS IN THE NEWS
NEIGHBORING PLACES
(Daily Free Press, May 6)
French Forced to Evacuate
Trenches on Slope of
Hill 301
RAGING SINCE FRIDAY
Fighting of Most Violent
Nature About the Fort
ress Attacks Hardest
Since Campaign Was
Commenced
Goldsboro, May fi. This city will
hold its chautauqua in the week of
May 17-24. Redpath attractions will
be had.
BRITISH MEN-OF-WAR
SIEZE VESSE FLYING
THE MEXICAN COLORS
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 6. The capture
by British cruisers of the schooner
Lenore, flying the Mexican flag, said
.o be owned by the German vice-consul
at Guaymas, was reported to the
Navy Department by Admiral Wins-
low today.
Desiring to ascertain what variety
of cotton will produce the best re
sults in this section, the State De
par:ment of Agriculture is preparing
to make tests in Craven county, says
the New Bern Sun-Journal.
"Dynamite" Wilkins of Kinston
has bored a well to a depth of tiOO
feet at the New Bern waterworks.
His object has not been attained. He
will go to China before he will give
up the job, he asserts.
Washington is preparing to enter
tain the biggest convention in East
Carolina this year. More than a
thousand Elk3 will be there on the
17th and 18th.
CALL FOR STATEMENTS
FROM NATIONAL BANKS
(By the United Press)
Paris, May G. The French troops
have been forced to evacuate a part
of their trenches on the northern
slope of Hill 304 tinder a most violent
German attack, it is officially admit
ted. Attacks launched yesterday
were the most determined since the
Verdun drive began. The battle rag
ed all day and last night, and was
raging furiously when the lat offi
cial dispatches wero filed today.
Washington, May 0. The Comp
troller of the currency today issued a
call for statements of national banks
on May 1.
jnTiiivr cAin adhit
OtUU (UUU1
GOLF LINKS, THOUGH
Jacksonville, N. C, May C. Ons
low county's new jail is one of the
most sanitary in the State. Shower
baths are among the "conveniences."
NAVY LEAGUE STARTS
SUIT AGAINST HENRY
FORD IN THE DIST.
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T. in V e V. ITTTAKER BUILDING, KINSTON, N. C
REPORT OF THE
COTTON MARKET
(Daily Free Press, May 6)
About ten bales of cotton had been
sold here today by 3 o'clock. Prices
were from 11 1-2 to 12 cents.
New York futures quotations were
Open Close
Washington, May 6. The Navy
league of the United States filed a
suit in the district supreme court to
day against Henry Ford for $100,000,
alleging libel and defamation in pub
lishing a recent series of anti-pre-Daradness
advertisements.
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Take Notice!.
TO THE CITIZENS OF KINSTON
The sewer connections have now
been completed and are ready for
use.
It will be tt the interest of those
desiring plumbing done to see me
promptly, or call Phone No. 498.
Respectfully
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