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real EHtish Fleet as If umbled by enti&Hs !
B4tle Long Sbu&tii by tlte
Mistress of the Seas Seeitis
m n ..i r fi
Ihree Line-cr-caiue trail
troyed, Besides Two Armored Cruisers and Smaller
Vessels Berlin Says Germans Lost Two and Possibly
Three Ships, Two of Them Battle Craft Fight Between
, Norway and Jutland Lasted a Day and Night-Warsprite
Indefatigable and Queen Mary Principal Losses of the
Briions-Pommern Torpedoed By British and Freunelob
Possibly Lost Number British Vessels Reported to
Have Been Badly Damaged
v (By the United Press)
Berlin, June 2. The Admiralty today announces a
fight between a German fleet and the British main fleet.
Eight British vessels were destroyed and many badly
damaged. The battle occurred Wednesday. English
vessels destroyed were the battleship Warsprjte, the bat
tle cruisers Queen Mary and Indefatigable, two armored
cruisers, one small cruiser, and smaller ships.
The-large battleship Marlborough was hit by a tor
pedo. The fight lasted an entire day and night.
The German losses include the small cruiser Wiesba
den by gunfire and the battleship Pommern by a torpedo.
The fate of the battleship Freuenlob is undetermined.
She is possibly lost.
The fight occurred off Skagraak, between Norway
and Jutland.
British Losses Great.
The three British line-of -battle ships sunk were
among the heaviest craft in the world. It is believed that
practically the entire strength of the German navy was
engaged against the magnificent home fleet of Jellicoe.
The loss in life cannot begin to be estimated yet. It was
thousands, probably.
The victory, if it reaches the proportions the reports
indicate, was the greatest in the German navy's history,
and the defeat the most crushing the boasted fleet of the
British, ever suffered.
ffif FINDS SOME
OF tt BEST LAND
HE EVER SAW HERE
Agt. Kyzer, Norfolk South
ern's Agricultural Man,
Pleased With Conditions
Around Kinston 'Co-operation'
In Section
(Daily Free Press, June 2)
Willard T. Kyzer, head of the new
Agricultural Department of the Nor
folk Southern Railroad, here Thurs
day, declared that he found some of
the finest farming land he ever laid
eyes on in this section. Mr. Kyzer
is making an initial tour of the entire
system.
Crops in Lenoir county are in
splendid condition, it seemed to him.
They are in better shape, apparent
ly, than on the road between Nor
folk and Raleigh, although his inves
tigation was only, cursory. Mr. Ky
zer spent only a few hours here. He
intends to come back and see a lot
more of this country.
rfCVope"ration-J,ve heard that you
have a lot f that," aaid Mr. Kyzer.
He was assured that it is the factor
more than all Jse putting the bright
leaf tobacco belt in the limelight
Agent Kyzer was at college
Clemson, S. C-rith O. F. McCrary,
farm demonstration man here.' He
war unable to find Mr. McCrary, be
cause, he guessed from information
that had come to him, the latter was
eternally busy. Mr. McCrary had
weome i' typical farmer since he last,
to Have Been
r ! n in, hi
or me noyai mam rieet ies
PRESIDENT WILSON
HANDS MIDSHIPMEN
THEIR SHEEPSKINS
What They Might or Might
NoJ; Do Could Make a
Change In History of the
World, Says 178 In the
Graduating Class
By R. J. BENDER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Annapolis, June 2. The President
today addressed !the Navad Academy
graduates and presented the diplom
as. He said:
"You are going to live under the
most stimulant compulsion imagin
able, that of public duty. You as
officers of the United States have
been trained to act quickly and cor
rectly. The whole history of the
world might be changed by what you
did not do, or did wrongly."
' There are 178 graduates.
RIGID ECONOMY NOW IN
FAMILY" OF KING GEORGE
London,.- May 20 By Mail)
War economy is' being rigidly prac
ticed in the royal household at Wind
sor Castle. The rule prevails through
aut. jaw him, he had heard, and, by 'the
way, one of the best in the country
a man among those who are work
ing so hard to put the South hi its
rightful place.
Disastrous
HAD TARHEEL ARRESTED
IN PHILADELPHIA; WAS
TAKEN HIMSELF LATER
Philadelphia, June 1. When L. V.
Gilliam, a salesman with offices in
the Drexel building, upon whose war
rant detectives yesterday 'took into
custody Arthur Gunther, a railway
clerk of Sanford, N. C, called to
day at the office of Captain of De
tectives Tate to arrange for ithe pros
ecution of Gunther, he himself was
arrested. Gunther was accused of
embezzling $1,100.
Gilliam was discussing the arrest
of Gun'thcr with Mahoney and Calla
han, detectives who are in charge of
the case, when Chapman Marks, an
other detective, recognized the visit
or as a man he wanted on a oencn
warrant issued November 19, 1915.
The arrest of Gilliam was made
while Gunther's bride of a week
stood nearby. She was married in
Sanford and was on her honeymoon
when her husband was arrested. She
talked with her husband for an hour
today in the cell room while he ex
plained to his attorney that Gilliam
riad given him $1,100. Doth Gun
ther and Gilliam will be turned over
to court.
Mrs. Gunther says she will stay in
ths city and fight for her husband's
free 'om.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
REBUILD SHOP AT
NAVY YARD.
Washington, June 2. The
House today authorized the ex
penditure of $1,050,000 to rebuild
and equip a structural shop re
cently burned at the Norfolk na
vy yard. Forty to fifty thousand
dollars will be immediately avail
able. UNIVERSITY STARTS A
COURSE IN UNDERTAKING
Milwaukee, Wis., June 1. "Rah!
Rah! Rah! Undertakers '16." This
was ithe yell of a class of freshmen
today who started a course in un
dertaking and embalming at Mar
quette university. This is the first
year the course has been given in the
northwest.
SENTENCE OF JONES
IS CHANGED BY LYON
Goldsboro, May 31. The caau of
D. C. Jones, a prominent clothing
merchant of this city, indicted in the
county court and pleading guilty up
on the charge of illegally importing
whiskyinto this city, and sentenced
hy Judge Bland to six months on the
roads, came up before Judge Lyon in
Superior Court 'today on appeal.
Judge Lyon changed the sentence,
imposing in lieu thereof a fine of $250
and costs.
THE DAY ON THE
COITON EXCHANGE
(DailyNFree Press, June 2)
One bale of cotton was sold here
today. It brought 12 cents. New
York fixtures quotations were:
January . . ....12.91
March 13.07
July .. .'.............12.63
October .. ...........12.72
December , . ...... ...12.86
12.92
13.05
12.58
12.70
12.85
THE HUMAN OSTRICH
- - OF HOLLAND IS DEAD.
London, June 3v -Holland's hu
man ostrich is daad. - He was known
t? have consumed large quantities of
hardwa-e. Doctors watched his case
with in; -:t. ' '
REPUBLIC'NS READY
TO SWAP PLATFORM
FOR
Platform Will Include Ev
erything the Moosers
Desire, It's Probable
ROOSEVELT AND HUGHES
Names' Most Mentioned To
day Five Planks Virtu
ally Decided Upon, Said.
Prohibition Won't Stand
Chance, Thought
By PERRY ARNOLD,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Chicago, III., June 2. Justice
Hughes' open disavowal of Frank
Hitchcock's activities in his be
half hit "Candidates' Row" with
a bombshell effect. Boomlet fos
terers expressed divergent views
of the disavowal. Some said it
meant another step in keeping
Hughes' record clear and punc
turing of Hitchcock's catalogue
campaign in his so far success
ful effort to smoke out the jur
ist "Favorite, sen" boomers
hailed the United Press' story
with glee.
Speedy Agreement Predicted.
Chicago, June 2. Confidence that
the Progressives and Republicans
would speedily agree on a presiden
tial candidate grew rapidly today at
Roosevelt headquarters. Perkins ad
mitted that the Progressives will
await Republican action before act
ing themselves. He said it is cer
tain that Roosevelt will be nominat
ed.
By II. S. RENNICK,
(LTnilcd Press Staff Correspondent)
Chicago, June 2. The presidential
milling along "Candidates' row" to
day kept Roosevelt's and Hughes'
names at the front. One preconven
tion slate was Roosevelt and Fair
banks with Root for Secretary of
State and Burton for treasury secre
tary. The combination includes
prominent Progressives for cabinet
places.
Framing G. O. P. Platform.
Chicago, June 2. -Ready to swap
a platform for a candidate, the G.
O. P. old guard today turned atten
tion to Khe plans they expect to
draft. The platform is expected to
contain every Bull Moose plank in
the hope of winning Progressive sup
port at the polls. The tentatively
discussed platform is roughly ex
pected to contain an "Americanism"
plank, a "whole-hearted" prepared
ness plank, a high tariff plank, one
for business regulation, and a fifth
advocating a large merchant marine,
without government ownership.
These planks, some today declared,
already have been decided on. Two
others remain to be fought over in
committee. They are the suffrage
plank, with some degree of success
possible, and the prohibition, which
will be immediately squelched.
Hughes Makes Another -
"Statement-
Washington, June 25. Justice
Hughes, through his secretary, Lawr
rence H. Green, today declared "that
neither Frank N. Hitchcock nor any
one else has been authorized to work
for the nomination of the Justice in
Chicago.
CONDEMNING LAND
. FOR NATL FORESTS
Asheville, June 1. United States
Deputy Marshal J. Y. Jordan is busy
this week locating and serving with
notices about 450 popie in this sec
tion in connection with condemnation
proceedings brought " by the U. S.
government to secure about 700 acres
of land that is needed to fill in vari
ous comers in the national forests in
NOW
CHOOSE CANDIDATES
TOMORROW FQR ALL
KINDS OE OFFICES
Lenoir County Participates
In the Statewide 'Legal
ized' Primary
INTEREST IN TWO FIGHTS
Congressional Contest One,
Race Between Sutton and
Brothers for Representa
tive the Other Bi.c; Vote
Is Looked For
(Daily Free Press, June 2)
Lenoir county will Saturday hold
its first legalized primary. It will
participate with the entire State in
the primary for the nomination of
State, Congressional and State Sen
atorial tickets. Simultaneously with
Lenoir more than half a hundred oth
er counties will be choosing county
candidates. More than 14 hours will
be had in which to vote from sun
rise to sunset.
The Two Fights.
Interest here centers in the con
tests between Floor Leader Claude
Kitchin and Clingman Mitchell, Ebr-
ic county's aspirant for Kitchin's
seat in Congress, and Mayor Fred.
Sutton of Kinston and Henry W.
Brothers of Institute, for the coun
ty's place in the State House of Re
presentatives, all Democrats. Odds
favor the Congressman in the former.
Democratic leaders think the race be
tween 'Brothers and Sutton is close.
The former will carry Institute and
Moseley Hall townships, the latter
embracing LaGrango, or else there
will be one of the biggest political
surprises this county has had in gen
erations. Sutton will carry several
rural precincts, probably, in spite of
the fact that Brothers' adherents will
not concede him one. Brothers is
likely to run the local man close but
not close enough ito beat him in
Kinston precinct No. 1. In precinct
No. 2, the indications are, everything
will be Sutton's way.
Big Vote Expected.
Just how much strength the Demo
crats and the Republicans, or the Re
publicans and Progressives, will be
shown to have after the returns are
tabulated Saturday nighty no man
who values his political reputation
will venture to predict. The vote 13
expected to be the biggest ever poll
ed in a primary in Lenoir county.
The leaders of both parties are
satisfied with their arrays of oflice
seeking talent. There never was a
cleaner nor more intelligent lot of
men "putting the whole outfi.L into
a bag and shaking 'cm up" out for
political jobs since the county start
ed having representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly, sheriff's and registers
and clerks, and commissioners.
'Democratic County Chairman G.
V. Cowper says the fight for the leg
islature has been, in his opinion, ad
mirably clean, free from bitterness
and hard-waged. The same he thinks
to be true of the contest for commis
aionershlpg. There will be less
"sting" in the results (than in many
previous political fights in this coun
ty. Voters will be given a chance to
express their preference for Presi
dent. The Democrats have a num
ber of ballots with "Woodrow Wil
son" pasted on. ISanks are left on
the regular ballots, however, in which
may be written in spaces designated
the voter's 'choice for President and
Vice-President. C x
HUCKLEBERRIES SELL
FOR FOURTEEN CENTS
Magnolia, June I. The huckleber
ry market opened here yesterday, the
price offered being 14 cents a quart.
It is said that there will not be over
a ralf crop in this section. "
CARRANZA HAS TWENTY THOUS'D TR'OPS
THROWN ACROSS CO'NTRY IN FROEU, S.
FORCES UNDER PERSHING, SAYS FUNSTON
Does 'First Chief Intend to Attack Americans If Wilson
Refuses to Withdraw Them? Twice as Many as Ob
regon Said Would Be Sent to 'Co-operate' with Pun
itive Expedition Estimate After Careful Investiga'
tion Department Commander Not Apprehensive, But
Department Is Watching Every Move of De Facto Gov
ernmentBulk of Mexican Army Is at Chihuahua
City, But Soldiers Are Spread Out for 500 Miles
(By the United Press)
Washington, June 2. Spread out on a 500-mile line,
twenty thousand Carranza troops have been mustered,
for border duty, according to a report from General
Funston to the War Department, following careful in
vestigation of Mexican troop movements. This number
is double that which Obregon promised to dispose in
Northern Mexico.
The bulk of the troops, mostly infantrymen, is about
Chihuahua City. Other forces are at various points, some
as far distant as Madero.
Secretary Baker today said Funston manifested no
apprehension over the movements, but Admitted the de
partment is keeping the closest watch possible.
LOUIS D. BRANDEIS
GETS HIS PLACE IN
HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
Senate Confirmed Nomina
tioa to Supreme Court
Bench Thursday
END OF A BITTER FIGHT
Vote 47 to 22, Newlands On
ly Democrat Who Voted
Against Wilson's Choice.
3 Republicans for Him
Washington, June 1. The nomin
ation of Louis D. Brandeis, of Bos
ton, to the Supreme Court to succeed
the late Joseph Ruckcr Lamar was
confirmed by the Senate late today
by a vote of 47 to 22. The vote, tak
en without debate, ended one of the
bitterest contests ever waged against
a presidential nominee. Mr. Brandeis
will be the first Jew to occupy a seat
on the Supreme bench.
Only one Democrat, Senator New
lands, voted against .confirmation.
Three Republicans, Senators LaFol
lette, Norris and Poindexter, voted
with the Democratic majority, and
Senators Gronna and Clapp would
have done so but were paired with
Senators Borah and Kenyon.
The negative vote of Senator New
lands' was a complete surprise to the
Senate and the Nevada senator, re
cognizing that his action had arous
ed comment, later made public a
formal explanation.
"I have a high admiration for Mr.
Brandeis as a publicist and propagan
dist of distinction," said Senator
Newlands. "I do not regard him as
a man of judicial temperament, and
for that reason I have voted against
his confirmation."
Throughout the fight President
Wilson stood firmly behind his nomi
nee, never wavering, even when it
seemed certain that an unfavorable
report would be returned by the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee. Before the
committee voted he wrote a letter to
Senator Culberson, strongly..; urging
prompt and favorable action.'
TRAIN BLOWN FROM
TRACKS IN ILLINOIS
AND MANY
Tornado Sweeps Sections
of Several States In the
Middle West
J 4 '
LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED
Engine and Five Cars of
Wabash Midnight Special
Hurled Off Rails One
Car Blown to Pieces
Passengers Fared Badly
(By the United Press)
Pontiac, 111., June 2. Twenty were
injured, one seriously, when a mKU -night
special on the Wabash road, a
fast mail train from Chicago to St.
Louis, was blown from the tracks to
day. The wreck occurred at a deep
cut, which prevented the cars from
overturning. The engine, a combin
ation smoker and baggage car and
f-qr coaches were blown from the
ricks. A baggage car was literally
blown to pieces. Women were hurl
ed through windows of one car for
a distance of twenty feet
Storm Plays Havoc At
Several Places.
LaCrosse, Wis., June 2. Loss of
life, it is feared, occurred at North
McGregor, Iowa, and points Jo Wis
consin in a tornado which swept
those towns and is reported to have
caused heavy damage. Wires are all
town.
BULGARIA AND GREECE f
ON VERGE OF . WAR, IS
REPORT; FRENCH GAIN
(By the United Press) -.
Rome,' 'June 2. A declaration of
war between Bulgaria and Creeee is
believed imminent in Athens.' "
French Claim Gain. ,
Paris, Juna 2. By a violent infan
try attack the French today progres
INJURED
sed a hundred metres into Gerrraa
trenches south of the Caurette V.'o:-1,
it is officially announced. A C. - ' i
attack between Caurette an! C
. che.';. :1 by a f -? c
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