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Peply to Washington
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espectfak Indicates
DIFFICULT! CAN BE
SETTLED IF CANDOR
AND PATIENCE USED
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FERSHINfr RETIRING
TO BORDER FOR THE
PURPOSE OF WITHDRAWAL, SAY EL PASO
REPOTOIEDIATION PROPOSAL PLANNED
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JUDGE BOND IIEAR'G
CASES AGAINST TVVd
ALLEGED LYNCHERS
Says President Wilson In
...fourth of: July Address
; at Washington ,
WILSON MUST HAVE HELP
People ;Have No Right to
Take; Law In Their Own
Hands, He Declares
A SENSATION IS SPRUNG
Mexican Ambassador So Confident of Peaceable Settle
ment that He Leaves Washington for a Picnic First
Chief Himself Wrote Note Conditions Bad, Admitted,
But Continued Presence American Soldiers Has No
Good Effect, SaysMessage Not to Be Delivered to
Lansing. Until Wednesday Bolivian Minister Expect
ed to Suggest Mediation to Secretary of State Ardor Anonymous fetter Suppos
f TWmo T ATa TtamnonPfl ed to Contain Threat
- tt : en. - j nnu: a t
ternoon Jailer Allen On
(Bv the United Press! I lne btanq
Washington, July4. Carranza's reply was received
today at the Mexicar embassy. It is conciliatory an'1,
probably will avert war. It will bo delivered tomorrow
to Lansing by Arredondo.
The note was written bv Carranza himself. It sug
gests either mediation or direct negotiations for the set- April, judge Bond, as reported in
The Free Press Monday, is sitting -as
a committing magistrate.
Judge Bond briefly announced the
purpose of the hearing to ferret out
those who were responsible for the
lynching. He denounced lynching
and said it was unnecessary for peo
ple to take the law into their own
hands for crimes which any court
would punish quickly and adequately.
Ho said he expected to continue the
investigation until the facts were
Daily Free Press July 4)
Judge W. M. Bond of Edenton call
ed court to order about 2:40 p. m.,
Tuesday, for hearing evidence against
alleged lynchers of Joe Black in
Of People, Says Gompers
A. F. of L. Building Dedi
cated by Chief Executive.
Labor Is Not Commodity,
Says
APPOINTED
TO SUCCEED JUDGE
ALLIES HAVE WRESTED FIFFYlSQiMES
OF FRENCH TERRITOR FROM GERMANS IN
PEEBLES IN THIRD I THREE DAYS OF OFFENSIVE, IT CLAIMED
Former Judge Goes Back
On Superior Court Bench, t
It Is Announced
A LEADING CAROLINIAN
tlement. of the differences. The United States is asked
to describe its" view of mediation.
Carranza admits border conditions are bad- but says
the presence of American troops in Mexico is a source of
irritation. 'He makes no demand for the withdrawal of
the American troops. The Mexican embassy is sure the
note will be entirely satisfactory to Wilson.
Arredondo today left the city with his staff for a pic
nic, convinced that all danger of war is past.
Bolivian Minister Gets Busy for Peace. s
Washington, July 4. After delivery of Carranza's
note to Lansing the Bolivian Minister is expected to sub- known. The full authority and pow
mit a mediation proposal to the Secretary. i er of the state would be invoked to
Pershing's Men Retiring tO Border. bring all necessary witnesses.
, EI Paso, July 4. Couriers reaching here from Colo- First sensation Sprung.
naDublan say Pershing's expedition is to be withdrawn ! Js Boni to,d f the receipt, of
from Mexico. The Seventh and Eleventh cavalries are ' anonymous letter typewritten,
crossing the desert to the border. , ."y in
J The report of the withdrawal did not dampen the ar- ?r6?& 1 1 it t
dor of theWh of July celebration of regulars and mil- ZtTTl tlZ
itiamen On the border. ing character. Judge Bond announc-
, ' , -- 1 : Lj-gsggy: that t,e author of the letter was
not definitely known, but that every
thing" would be done to find the auth
or. He thereupon offered a reward
of $50 for information lead'ng to the
placing of the responsibility.
Witnesses Sworn.
At the conclusion of the Judge's re
marks the witnesses were sworn and
Sam Stocks, the first of the defend
(Continued on Page Six)
SECOND INFY. BAND
Mm. BUT ONE
Makes, Best Average of Any
Unit at Camp Glenn Ed
enton Company Loses On
ly 20 Joshua Allen Re
jected Musician , '
(By F. T. MeDerett)
Camp Glenn July 4. The- Second
Infantry band, from - Kinston, passed
. the medical examination, late yester-day-wtftff
the loss of only one man out
of tho 2!J enrolled. Ha was Sergeant
Joshua Allen. c Sergcaa Allen was too
HghJ. This, I believe, without consult
ing actatistics, is the best 'record
made bjjffy unit of either regimen
in cam'p7ere-. The examination for
landmen is supposed to be identically
the same as for line men. r 1 . , -'
The band, however, stood to lose
one man, anyway. The regulations
restrict bands to 28 men. This bam
had one extra.
. Company I of Edenton, Second In
fantry, also passed handsomely with
NIGHT RIDERS RAZE
FENCES AND SHOOT
UP HOIS IN DUPLIN
State and District Authori
ties Get Down Behind Or
ganized Gang
Trouble" Over" Fence La w7
The fence law is the cause for the
night riders' activity. It is in force
in Duplin, although the majority'of
the population is now known to be
ML. T 1 ' 1a .
ARE ARMED AND MASKED men opposed to the law, and their
. : ' i wrath is directed to adherents.
" - ' , - Judge' O. H. Allen of this city
Stock Law Opponents Vent, states that news of the band's de
Wrath ' OH Adherents Potions reached him while he was
, . - t, . , in Dupl'm county last week. A con-
Party Formed for Resist- derabl. area ovemm by
ance General Sentiment 1 the riders. The majority of the pop
AgainSt Band , ' . ; ulation frowning on the band's
H - '-' - . - '- - i work, , Judge Allen declares. -,
1 ' ., . T , JX I Authorities Get Busy. ,
(Da.ly Free. Press-July 4) f Shaw
Night ndors, masicea anu rraeu,
are terrorizing a section of Duplin
have been notified of the situation.
' Jonas Brown,whose house .was
shot up "outrageously," has organiz-
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e9S fense an4 openly defied the nightrid
tmmi a to1 - fn . Ie "Viuiet
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Houses have wen snot vp, xences w He
destroyed and sinister threats made. zi!iie3m '
the small loss of 20 men. - Few if any ( Men acquainted wntfc the situauon
companies have done as well. ; .say it bad. :-' .
cotinty not far from Efculaville, on a
rail line southward from Kins ton.
They are organized - and
though few in number.
(By the United Press)
Washington, July 4. President
Wilson,after reviewing the parade of
labor unions today spoke at tho ded
ication of the new home of the Am
erican Federation of Labor here. Ev
idently referring to tho' Mexican sit
uation, Mr, Wilson said "Patience,
candor and a desire to get together
constitute the solution of all difficul
ty. In the position I occupy," he said,
"I am not at liberty tj think of any
one class to the exclusion of other
classes. Hence I am going to tae
the liberty of dedicating this build
ing to commoncounsel and common
understanding."
President Samuel Gompers was
wildly cheered by the crowd of 10,000
persons when he said the people must
help the President to keep out of war
with any nations. I
President Wilson, speaking of the
Clayton anti-trust law, said he was
sorry the judges had to be taught
that labor was not a commodity.
Was Defeated bv Man
Whose Place He ?akes
Has Been District Attor
ney In Eastern Federal
District in "State
(Special to The Free Press)
Raleigh, July 4. Governor Craig
late yesterday announced that form
er Judge Francis R. Winston, now U.
S. District Attorney for the Eastern
District, had been appointed Judge of
the Third Judicial District, to suc
ceed the late Judge R. B. Peebles,
who died in Norfolk last week.
Judge Peebles defeated Judge Win
ston for re-election in 1902. Judge
Winston has served in both houses of
the General Assembly, is famous an
the State as a public orator, is a mem
ber of several legal and historical or
ganizations, prominent In, fraternal
order circles, and has been active
politics many years.
Made Some Progress Monday Night British Captured a
Town But Were Driven Out of It, War Office AdmitS-H,
Teutons Concentrating to Protect Important Railroad
Center Threatened by Anglo-French Russians Take a
Thousand Prisoners In Big Battle Raging In East
Leopold With Hundred Thousand rfen Attempting to ,
Hold Back Slav Advance In Swampy Region Near.Ba- .
ranovstch, Says Pctrograd Report to London -
(By the United Press)
LontTon, July 4. In seventy-two hours of fighting the
Allies have wrested nearly 50 square miles! of French ter
ritory from the Kaiser's army.- Some progress was made
last night by the Anglo-French forces. ,
The British war office announces that English troops
captured the fortified village of Thiepval, but were latef
driven out by Germans. " ' '
The Germans are concentrating troops to defend the
railway town of Peronne. . ',
A Petrograd dispatch says General Brusiloff has cap
tured a thousand prisoners and five machine guns from
the Austro-Germans near HokaL An intense battle ' is
rnfrinc npflr Baranovstch. where Prince Leopold of Ba-
ivaria has 100,000 men strung out in this line along a
marshy region. 1 ' 1 - - ;
CLEVEliAND DEDICATES
FINE NEW CITY HALL
(By the United PTi.s)'
Cleveland, July 4. Cleveland's new
city hall, costing $2,9Q0.000 was for
mally dedicated today. The huge
structure, overlooking Lake Erie, is
a part of the small group C-T civic
foundings. The exterior is of lime
stone, i
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
FORECASTS INDISCRIMINATE
SUBMARINING. 1
Copenhagen. July 4. Germany
is to embark on a policy of indis
criminate submarining, Captain
PerisuR, a Germaa naval critic,
writes in the Berlin Tageblatt.
KING OF SPAIN G1YES
BULL-FIGHTING A BLOW
Madrid, July , 4.t King Alfonso, a
keen advocate of horse racing, fa
taking advantage of the ' European
war to popularize the port in Spain.
Spanish bull-fighhing, . like Ameri
can baseball, now the national past
time, will have a rival within a few
years Lf the' people take kindly to
the King's efforts. He has purchased
three English two-year-olds and has
entered into competition with the
Duke of Toledo, Spain's leading horse
fancier.
Y
GIRL A SUICIDE IN
HOME WEALTHY NEW
YORK'R; V0UTH HELD
"Teddy" Roberts Was Seek
er of Bright Lights Po
lice Won't Take the Story
That Boy Found Her
Dead
GOAT ROPING CONTEST
IN TEXAS CELEBRATION
fan Angelo, Texas, July 4. San
Angelo's goat got joose today and
skidded around the town common
pursued by a band of yelping, lariat
swinging cowboys in the newest
Fourth of July stunt. The goat-rop-
(Bythe United Press)
New York, July 4. "Teddy" Rob
erts, an orphan girl. who sought the
white lights of Broadway to escape
loiiesameness, was found dead from
gas asphyxiation today in the hom
of Charles E. Lister, a wealthy com
mission merchant of Brooklyn. List
er's 21-year-old son, William, enter
tained three girls, including Miss
Roberts, and three boy chums at a
week-end party.
The police are not satisfied with
young Lister's story that he discov
FINAL ACTION POOL
ROOM QUESTION ON
WED. NIGHT,
MAYBE
Council, With Members Ab
sent, Would Not Act Mon
day Night Both Sides
Prepared Against Sur
prisePetitions "For
ing contest enlisted cattlemen from
the surrounding country and money ered the gM d(Jad lu bed afler smi.
wasn't wagerea on tne norso , ... . , .
that
races was placed on
William G.
the chase for
SOLDIERS' FAMILIES NEED AID; KINSTON
INVITED TO ASSIST DEPENDENTS OF MEN
OFF ON COUNTRY'S DUTY; URGENT CASES
The committee for the relief of the families of the men called for
military service has made a thorough canvass, visiting the home of
each family and ascertaining the exact status of each. . 'About fif
teen families have been found, which will likely have to be assisted
by the community, several of these are now In distress and the need
-for immediate assistance ia urgent. An announced when the com
mittee was appointed, it is not the purpose at this time at least to
make any canvass. Voluntary contributions will be depended upon
and the committee urges' that these be made at once.
Contributions may be made through Mr. E. G. Barrett, chairman
of the committee, Mrl C F,' Harvey, secretary, Mr D. F. Wooten,
treasurer or the newspapers, which have been designated by the com
mitteeto receive for transmission to the committee and all contri
bation&, . ' . ,
The Free Press will be glad to have such contributions reported .
and left at ita office. V . - ' . '. ' : ,
Sabscriptions:
Cash . . , . ,
$1.00
ing gas.
homicide chargei
The girl was nineteen years old.
with relatives in Johnstown, N. Y.
AMERICA'S GIRL CHAMP.
j SWIMMERS IN CONTEST
I San Francisco, July 4. Swimmers
from New York and many other
pastern cities competed here today
in the first national girls' champion
ship 100-yard swim. The competi
tion is under the auspices of the A.
A. U. The annual P. A. A. cham
pionships are being contested at the
same time.
OYERZEALOUS TROOPS
HIRED OWN PULLMANS;
-WILL GOYERNMT PAY?
(Br the United Press)
Baltimore. July 4-Thq First In
fantrymen who were so anxious to
get to Texas that they hired their
own Pullmans now ar wondering
whether Uncle Sara will pay the bill.
(Daily Free Press July 4) !
'City Council at a regular meeting
Monday night did not take expected
action on the poolroom question. Pe-
tions bearing 300 names were pre
sented favoring the poolrooms, but
strong delegation of ,"antis" Was
present to offset these. Council cur
tailed the meeting because there were
mcmliers absent and it was desired
to have the full Council to act upon
the more important business at hand,
and because of threatening weather.
Another meeting, at which th
poolroom matter wirll probably coma
up,. will be held "Wednesday night,
Council refused to allow ice-cream
peddlers the use of the sidewalks,
passed a resolution requiring paving
in front of all garages in front ot
which automobiles are allowed to
stand, formally authorized the pay
ing of McLewean street from Mount
street to Park-aenae, which had!
been tentatively agreed upon, and de
cided to have he police enforce tba
State law against persons under 13 .
years of age driving automobiles. '
About 121,000 was the. estimate
for the total expended on municipal
improvements in the preceding month
reported. i
FAYETTEVULE NEGRO
I ROBBEtf AND MURDERED
Fayetteville, July 3.Sidney Mc
Queen, a well known negro of this
city, was found dead, apparently chok
ed to death in his bed at his restau
rant at Hay and Winslow streets thi
morning. One hundred and fifty doU
lars which McQueen had in his room
is gone. There is no clue, so far', t$
the identity of tht slayer.
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