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PUBLISHED iTWICE A WEEK-WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
VOL. XXXV.-No. 101
KINSTON, N. C WEDNESDAY, J UNI 14, 1916
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ULTIMATUM FR0MTII WOMAN'S P'RTY TO
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ONLY TBEY WHO PUT
RUSSIANS HAVE PUT
MORE TllAN A THIRD
FOES OUT OE ACTION
DEMOCRATS DEMAND S MSSAGE ANTHONY
TO BE SHOWN EVERY
OF CERVANTES' BAN DTO.ROUT IN FIGHT
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AMENDMENT
END OF uHE SESSION
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Half a Million Dollars Available for Fight In Event
There Is No Compliances Women atjchicago Prepar
ed to Present Mailed Fis
nings Bryan, Only a Little Alternate From His Own
Home State, Turns Up Ifl Convention? City to Be Told
Farewell by Rejuvenated!
ventions In His Day, But
a Small Figure In This
(By the Utited Press)
St. Louis, June 13. "Efact the Susan B. Anthony
amendment before the end (H
gress or fight! Half a million dollars arelavailable for
our fight." This is the ultimatum to be lianded to the
resolutions committee of tip Democratic fonvention by
ihe 'National Woman's partr.
Bryan, a 'Has-Been,' Arrive!
St. Louis, June 13. W.
and found the Democratic National Convention ready to
tell 'him "Good-bye, God blels
' The fact that Bryan is only
ka'Mnd reported as such aftir
in four conventions, ana inrae
date shows the change in Democracy.
&UCKIANS IN A
RECK EN ROUTE TO
ST. LOUIS THIS A. M.
Delegate! and Others on Way to the
Convention Hurt In Smashup When
Split Bail Threw Sleepers Off N
One Killed and No One Severely
" "Irtjnred Itls Reported ""rT'rri
(By tha United Press)
Owensboro, Ky., June 13. Ken
tucky Democrats en route to the Na
tional Convention at St Louis, were
wrecked early today.1 Two pullmans
today injured when Louisville, Hen
derson & St Louis train No. 14 was
drecked early today. ..Two pullmans
left the rails and another was over
turned. Many passengers were in
jured. Some were rushed to the hos
pitals. None was lurt seriously.
Malor John H. Buschmeyer of Louis
ville, thrown from a$ upper berth,
was badly bruised.
A split rail is said to have caused
the wreck.
SUFFRAGISTS A1
ST.
LOUIS ARE HOPEFUL
St Louis, June 12 tlope was high
in suffrage circles tonight that the
Democratic convention!
ate an equal rights
form in its platform. INo official de
claration of the convention's intention
was forthcoming, but luff rage lead
ers regard the attitude i many Dem
ocratic leaders toward their cause as
friendly.
NAVAL OFFICER GOES
TO TRIAL F0 NEGLECT
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Norfolk,, Va., Jane 11 Lieutenant
Junior grade) Barnes? commander
of the destroyer Kee, yas placed on
trial today before the general court
martial convening at thl navy yard,
on the charge of neglect of duty. He
is held accountable foig the collision
between the Koe and destroyer Mon
han, which occurred & Key West
harbor March 25th. 4
TO TRY A FORMER N. S.
MAN FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Suffolk, "Va, Jane ttJIs. B. Dinris
former Norfolk Southern Agent, will
be given a trial nere FHday for the
Alleged embezzlement Tpf many
funds.
Ayden and Wintervill townships,
Pitt county,, have been athoried to
hold elections for the issuance of
road nonas in the sinnj of $50,000
each. Both townships are expected
o vote favorably. .
to WilsonitsWilIiam Jen
Party Bossed a Lot of Con
It's Intended for Him to Cut
Dne
the present session of Con
at St. Louis.
I. Bryan arrivfd here today
you."
an alternateffrom Nebras
being the dofninant figure
times a presiuenuai caimi
Cardinal and other
DINGNITARIf S ATTEND
FUNERAL (fF NORTHROP
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By the United Press)
I Charleston, S. C June 13. Cardinal-Gibbons
pontificated at the fun
eral here today of Bishop IL P.
Northrop""of the diocese tiharies
ton, who died Wednesday. Bishop
O'Oonnell of Richmond preached the
sermon. Bishops Haid of Belmont,
N. C, Monaghan of Wilmington,
Del.; llcn of Mobile; Keiley of Sa
vannalji and Watard of Indianapolis,
are arfrong the visiting clergy.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
OWNERS WILL
ELIGHTED.
fiington, June 13. Gasoline
reached Its maximum price
lis decreasing very rapidly
bghout the country, accord-
T. J. James, an Oklahoma
ian, at the Federal Trade
tiission's gasoline price hear-
oday.
KEEP JUSTICES
POLITICS.
Lington, June 13. Senator
Is of Colorado today intro-
Lpd shrdlu atats has hastha
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la resolution to amena w
utien 4e prohibit members
Supreme Court running
blic office.
HYDE COUNTY LAWYER
S ANOTHER MAN
(S;
ial to The Free Press)
Swan
arter, N. C. June 13. W.
T. Berry
ja prominent Hyde county
man, is
ing rushed to a hospital in
Washing
with a severe knife
wound in
he abdomen, inflicted ;al-.
legedly b
Tom Warren, a lawyer.
Factionali
over a local campaign
against p
:er playing is said to have
aligned
men m different sides,
iment and the -cutting as
with an
the result
RESOlHltES NATIONAL
;BAKXS INCREASE FAST
Washingix June 12 Resowrec
nf - Nation banks in the United
States contaiue to inerease rapidly.
Their growth in the period between
March 7 ahd May 1, ComptroHer
Williams announced tonight, was
$256,000,000 pushing the total up, to
more than fourteen billion dollars.
His Picture to Be Broadcas
ted Throughout Land;
Movies 'Cal' Him
THE COLONEL? )H, NO, NO
He's Out of Pollics; Still
He Won't Abaldon Fight
to Prepare therlation, He
Declares, According to a
Friend
(By the United1
ress)
Oyster Bay, June
13
Though
Colonel Roosevelt has I
larod he is
stated that
struggle to
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out of politics it can lii
hp "will not abandon th
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place the United States
n a proper
s informa-
basis of preparedness,"
tion from a person close
to the col-
onel.
Evcry Person Can Squint jftt Hughes.
New York, June 1 Hughes,
whiskers, smiles, and nil, lis to look
nearly every American iilf the eye,
and prove that he is not ifc iceberg.
The movies of him are vL be the
medium in price. . It is llarned at
Hughes headquarters that Ithe Na
tional Committee is arraifcing to
show the pictured Hughes In every
home of the country.
The campaign plans will probably
bo made at today's conference with
W. Murray Crane. ,
Hughes disclaims the titles of
"justice" - and "governor." He re
quests that he be called plain- J'Mr.
"Undiluated Americanism" will be
Hughes' campaign slogan.
MEXICAN OFFICER OF "
RANK KILLED IN U. S.
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T.nredn. Teias. June 12. One of
three Mexicanbandits killed today in
the chase of Outlaws who raided the
T. A. Colema ranch, near Laredo,
last night, woe a Carranza uniform
bearing the itteignia of a Carranza
lieutenant coloftpl, according to a mes
sage received nere tonight. One of
the bandits taken prisoner identified
the body at wtbb, Texas, this after
noon as Lieutenant Colonel Villareal,
oi tne carranza
n ifl- 5
anny.
RUSSIANS MVE TAKEN
MORE TH4N A HUNDRED
THOUSAND AUSTRIiNS
Pctrograd. vi
London, June 12.
The number of
Austrians captured
by the Russians
movement has b
the new offensive
increased to more
any sectors of the
than 114,000.
In!
front, the official!
statement of today
says, the Russia
are still purusing
the defeated Au
.riaDS.
STREET
TRACKS
BUTNE1
ER A TROLLEY
Washington, N.
'., June 13. This
city never owned
trolley tracks are
-street car. But
iving street, build-
ers a lot of troubl
Men excavating
long section 'of
for an interiir
i the horning.
today encountered
track, laid years
ban line that died
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TEUTONS ONIa EXPECT ;
5 ' TO RETAINniLCTEGIC
'TOINfflftBU, SAYS
By "CARL W. CKERMAN,
(United rress Stal Correspondent)
Derlin, , June 12.- "Don't look for
the annexation ef I large part . of
Serbia . by Austria Hungary. Only
the strategic posit: ins must remain
in our hands," said xiunt Albert Ap
ponyi, opposition le Jer in the Hun
garian Parliament, -oday. lie looks
for an early peace
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Field Headquarters, American Expedition in Mexico,
urie 13. At least 3 Mexicans have been killed and
several woun$d by Captain Retherqfs detachment of
the 'FightingCThirteenth" Cavalry. rThey routed the
remnant of Geferal Cervantes' band aer.a forced march
early yesterday. There were
DR. CALDWELL GETS
DEGREE OF IL. D. AT
TRANSYLVANIA, KY.
Honored With Tlree Other
Distinguished I Men at
Famous Old Institution
Has Been President of A
C. College
(iTaily Free Press,
une 12)
"The faculty of Tran
Iv.inia Col
lege have recommended
or the hon-
orary degree of LL. 'O,
and the degree will b
lour men,
conferred
11. Cross-
t cxercis-
upon them by President
field at the eommenccm
es Thursday morning at
said the Lexington, Ky.,
0 o'clock,"
leader last
Tuesday. Transylvania i College is
an old and prominent institution
1r. J C. Caldwell, the new dean of
the Bible department of Drake, Uni
versity,; until recently President of
Atlantic", Cttirtetian College, Wilson,
is one .of he men bo honored. The
otheriZm JJgv.F M rfarahner. fit St.
Louis, Col. Miles M. Dawson of New
York and lA Thomas Hayes Kin
naird of Kenwicky.
The Leader said of Dr. Caldwell,
who is wellTknown here: "President
Jesse C. Caldwell was born in Ex
celsior Springs, Mo. He received the
A. B. degree from Transylvania in
181)6 and the? classical diploma from
the Colege o the I'ible, which cor
responds to he B. I), degree now
given by tht institution, in 1897.
He was a miister of the Christian
church at (Kventon, Ky., for six
years, where t addition to his pul
pit, duties, herved as principal of
the Caldwell'? Academy. While in
Owenton he mfrried the daughter of
Congressman JjfVan Settle. He re
ceived the B. . degree from Yale
University in l03, and accepted a
call to the Sejtna, Ala., Christian
church in 1904. n 1907 he was made
dean of Atlantil Christian College,
Wilson, N. C, anfl was elected to the
presidency of thaj.'institution in 1908.
Recently he was ?ippointed dean of
the Bible department of Drake Uni
versity, Des Moiiifs. Iowa, and re
signed the presidency of Atlantic
Christian College fft order to accept
this new position. ';He will assume
the duties of dean m Drake in Sep
tember. FORTinCATIONBiLL
CONSIDERED IN HOllSE
Washington, June 11
-The House
today began consideratl
in of the for-
tifications bill, carryin
appropria
jpriations to-
tions bill, carrying appi
tailing $22,000,000. It
jprovides for
four 10-inch guns at Ckpe Henry.
BIG NEW-ROTlipP
GOES INTO COPISSION
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- Norfolk, Va., June llr-The . eu
perdreadnanght Pennsylvania, the
latest of Uncle Sam's gr4t warships
to be completed for ser&e, will be
formally commissioned tamorrow at
the Norfolk navy yard with interest-
fe -
ing ceremonies. -
Asheville. Jane 9. Wih 120 del
egates present, the annual convention
of the South Carojina Coton Manu
faotnrers' Association waa held here
today, -the convention confining--its
business session to one day.
no Amecan casualties.
REGULATIDN OF USE
OF TH SIDEWALKS
BY TEAfSTERS, ETC.
Where Usll Necessary Ex
tra Paving Expense Will
Be Sto(j by Property
Owners I Without Help
From Ci
(Daily Free Press, June 13)
City Council mt a meeting Monday
night principals for the purpose of
getting unfinished routine business
out of the wayfj'took up the matter
of the use of
ide walks by teams-
ters. Individuq
directly interested,
as tobacconists.
merchants and oth-
ers, were presc
and were permitted
Pro Tern. Douglass
to address May
and the aldcrmwj.
Council decid$jj to pass an ordin
ance, which is tbe put through next
week as an emergency measure, Im
posing the following regulations:
Property-owns shall stand the
entire expense incurred from extra
paving when aidewika in'roivt of j
buildings are used lor oraying. me
walks so used shall extend to the
curb no matter what tho standanl
width on the street happens to be,
and in fronf of places of business
shall be six;' inches through instead
of four. TTI city will stand its pro
portionate part of the expense of the
paving for nly such a width as is
the standard for the street.
Drays expending vertically across
sidewalks sall be required to load
or unload, fts the case may be, and
move in ten. minutes. Parallel with
the walk itf owner or driver may
leave it f o 30 minutes. It is not
likely that m sidewalk anywhere in
the city ca be blocked by a dray
standing parallel.
A pavinglpetition presented Mon
day night was tabled until the 19th,
when, Council has intimated, the
present extra paving program will
be wound u so far as passing on pe
titions andfpranting new paving are
concerned. lAn ordinance was pass
ed imposing a penalty of $5 for line
men using Spikes in climbing trees.
CITS. JLEARN GUNNERY
AND HOLYSTONING, ETC.
Green Gan to Be Broken In By
Lively IJds on Louisiana KJns
tin'a Maj or .Investigating Propos
al to Male Blue Water Salts Out
of Lands; ion This Summer
Mayor Frtd. I. Sutton is back from
Norfolk. A?part of his business in
that city. je states, was investiga
tion of the"Naval Flattsburg" pro-
position.
e battleship Louisiana,
civilians in the States
assigned ta
of this regfen, will before long nose
out to sea with several hundred bus-
students in addition, to
her regularjcrew. East Carolina will
furnish a large contingent in .all
probalilityf
the section has done its
full share
yy, and ha
wards officering the na-
furnished more than its
proportion
quota of enlisted men.
Mayor Sut
n may Tist.
V The civian-sailora will wear dun
garees, sci4b decks, abide by all the
ship's rnleli and navy's regulations,
get easic& ' eat good, wholesome
food and a plenty of It, and above iall
else, have 4he time of their lives, in
all probability.
, Greensbo o, .June 11. A police
census -giv n Croensboro a population
of 19,847 v ihin the'eorporate limits.
'World's (Joing to Know
Americal Means What
She Says'Wilson
DUTY IS T(i BE PREPARED
And to Knoy What We Are
Preparing For Is Essen
tial, President Tells the
West Posters Citizens
First, He Says
(By United Press)
West Point, . Y., June 13.--
"I'he world is ging to know when
America speaks $at she means what
she says," the Pifeident told the mil
ls itary academy jrftduating class to
day. f
He said it wafc"undoubtedly the
duty of Amcricttlto bo prearcd."
The President Siromised to uphold
t he Monroe Doc I 'Lie, and to uphold
American standa ds of justice when
the time comes ir joining a league
of nations. He laid to be military
does not mean t ; be militaristic.
He asked the 1 'est Pointers not to
forget that they 'are citizens first.
Regarding hyphe lism, he said, "No
body who docsn1 , put America first
can consort witlj us." JIo said pre
paredness is ther'prescnt imperative
duty of Amerijia," but we mu4t
know what we are preparing for.
u HAVE A PREPAREDNESS
PARADE ON THE
(Specia
Morehead
town will h
ito The Free Press)
City, June 13. This
d a preparedness parade
People from all parts-of
nty will participate. The
on July 4. j
Tarterct col
First Nortl
Carolina Infantry will
om Camp Glenn to head
come here
the proces
on. loast guards will
give a dril
there will be boat races;
a
the fire de
artment will give an ex-
hibition.
SAY CARRANZISTAS
SlffPORTING 1 ROSA
San A
onio, Texas, June 12.
Army nflle
s here are convinced that
Luis De I
Rosa, the Mexican ban-
dit leader
officers in
as secured from certain
irranza's army promises
of support tk any border warfare that
he may belin against Americans.
RALEIGlfi WIDOW KILLS
HERSELF WITH PISTOI
Raleigh,
C, June 12. Broken
the death of her hus
pairing of ever provid-
small dependent chil-
W. Cooper. 118 West
t; shot herself through
hearted ovc
band and 1
ing for thn
dren, Mrs.
Morgan str
the left breat today and died almost
instantly. Jyie had spent all resour
ces left byfher deceased husband,
and her father, Pat Barbee, section
foreman foql the Southern . Railway,
is fatally tit at this time and, while
she left n(t statement, these condi
tions are thought to have impelled
her to the Suicide. 1
INTERNED SEAMEN AT
WILMINGTON COMPLAIN
Raleigh, June 12. Governor Craig
forwarded 'V German 'Ambassador
Vori Bernstrff. at Washington, to
day, a letter written by interned
German i sailors at .Wilmington, in
which they .Complain of mistreatment
in that the captains of the two ves
sels withhold money, to which. 'they
are entitled, and cut off their supply
of beer'wMe officers of the vessels
have abunJ inee of the drink,
2C0.000 Austrians In East
ern Theater Have Been
KHlelSoFar
BENT ON TAKING LEMBERG
Captives if umber More
Than Hunrjred Thousand
Austrian Strive Hero
ically But!: Unavailingly
to Stem thl Tide
Paris, June 13.-
ermans in night
attacks on the east
ank of the Mouse
panotrated roma
dvanced French
1 321 last night,
trenches e ji of If
the war ullce todaj
announced. At-
tacks at other poin
were repulsed.
Austrians Claim Slj
ht Successes.
arlin, June 13.
minor .victories in
eporting several
effort to stop
the Austrian
tho Russian advand
war office today decred the Russian
losses "correspond with . their reck
less use of the mast formation.
Austrian Losses FeJful.
iPetrograd, June
lS-T-Hurtlinff
rhuman vigor.
Westward with sum
the Russian armies
if General Brus-
silof are hammering
ioward Lemborg,
the Galician capitot '.The demora
lized Austrians are being ewept
back. It is eatiimatou that more, than
a third of the Auetjrians on the East
front have been killed, wounded or .
captured since the 'Russian offensive '
began on June ' 4. One hundred od
twenty thousand ftave been captured.
chre,a ihniulrejland .jfujtfesnd
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TO HOLD CHAUTAUQUA
PARADE BfrORETHE
OPENING PERFMANCE
(Daily FAe Press, June . 13)
The usual Chautauqua parade' will
He jheld here Wednesday afternoon. It
will be formetBat the Courthouse at
t o'clock, and! those participating
will march to the tent. All taking
part in the pa
de will be admitted
free to the firs
performance. It is
good ehow. Dr. W.
marshal, and he fa
hoped to make
0. Knox is chie
vites every auto
wner to be on band.
School children
jiven places In
nd others will be
e line. :
Vehicles shoul
be decorated if
will probably be
possible. Picture
taken of the pro
ission.
COPPED C0P BICYCLE;
SNEAK SAFE SECRETED;
ciivmKteo'lSiooK
(Daily Free Pss, June 13)
A thief nnknowi to the police
made off with a bicycle owned by
Night Chief Ileath flonday night, it.
was stated at the police office today.
The theft was an unisud and a dar
ing one; the wheel vas taken from
in front of the office in City Hall
and almost from unfer the noses of
m.WE-CiUIiWElL.
KNOWN MIMSTER,pEAD
Washington, N. C.une 13, Rev.
W. II. Call, between 7 and 80 years
of age, a retired Methodist minister,
known throughout the tState, is dead
at his home here. He jeaves a fair
sized fortune, it is said. He k sur
vived by bis wife butHio children.
SEASON UNDER VAY AT
Seashore to inuRSnAY
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,3IoreheadX2ty, June 13. The sea
son here starts officially on Thurs
day,' -ftlen the Atlantic Hotel, the
principal resort hostelry in the lace,
opens.
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