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9 "S V PUBLISHED" TWICE A WEEK-WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS VOL. XXXVI. No 8 KINSTON, N. Cn SATURDAY. JULY 22.1916 PRESSURE OF AUMS OF THE GERMAN f(UT OF NAVA PRETTY: TEXAN AND FRANCE WOULD GIVE WILL BLACK DIES I(J ELECTRIC , CHAIR AT STATE'S PRISON IjOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT? DEATH CHAMBER CRO WDED WITH WITN'S'S ClEKER ON VEPN'Sf SIDES RELIEVED PROSES IS OF TO ARMY OFFICER ARE (IP AMERICANS IE: U BIGGEST BY GREAT WEDGE ALLIES HAVE INSERTE p: ::p SLAIN? IN -JEALOUSY TOR A S. NEEDED 'EH HOI SENATE i Teutons Beine Defeated at and Strengthen Positions On Thursday More Allied Successes All Along , the Line In West Floods In East Check Russian Advance In Dneistcr Country, But mer Away at Riga Lines Terrific Attacks Directed by Slav General Aarainst Defense In Poland Germans . Lost Heavily Thursday v i t : iHv h ' London: July 21. While frentdd a nutcracker squeezing 'attack lit Verdun, 1 tne Franco-British armies are inverting the hut cracker methods by inserting a wedge as the fulcrum of the nut cracker nd pushing its arms outward: The Uermarts closed an opened nut-cracker. The allies are opening the closed one. Such a scheme ronne sector. Floods are helping the Germans to withstand the Al lied attacks. In Galicia, Petrograd today reported the overflowing of the Dneister is hampering the Kussian advance, an the north, howeveri Brusilof f continues to hurl terrific attacks against; the German Riga front Frrnrfi Cover Themselves With Glory. Paris. Julv 21. Heavv fl(yflinst. nositions the French r.pnlsri. The victorious - French hurled the Germans hark urith ereat losses ahd iallv strengthened their new ment reports French successes all along the line. TTftlfir Itanmrti More Gains. .London, July 21. General ued to push forward," driving out ot roureaux wooas, north of Bazentin and Longueval German1 detachments whiVh had frained entrv there after a counter-attack. were remilsed. Haig s report indicated that the fcrer- mans made their customary mgns auacK iuiwwmg terdav's British advance and were until today's action partly successful SHIP Toeowmysrv Bears NoName,and Crew Won't Talk Watchers Along River Bank, While Submersible Sticks at Dock (United Press Statf Certebndnl) Baltimore, July '21. -The Deutsch- TahS is" still at W ' wharf, "thWby crowding "for first place in 'mystery sweepstakes. .. " "!'A11 inside information as to wicii she'll . leave has gone askew. Considerable additional Mystery to day attached to tho arrival' just be yond' the Deutschland's pier of a grange tramp " steamer showing no ria'ihc, 'whose crew' mumbled unintel ligible replies to all questions hurled at her. ; - The mysterious stranger is equip ped with wireless. I Also' there was discovered a string ' of watchers Stretched along both aides of the Pa tapsco river. - k' ' It WORD HAD TO TEU HOW BGRACOKE FARED IN BAD GAtt (By the Eastern Press) Washington, N. O,' July 21. No Vbrd liad been received here this af- ternoon from Ocracoke, . where 600 Pople are believed to have beta n danpred hy a severe gale in . the hoar- Seamen believe the ." .d little damnr? f A gl,:e i. raging o. ' frt'and llyJe count: NEAR NuTA Own Game French Jlold They Drove Enemy Out j Brusilof Continues to flan . v. United Pressl the Crown Prince has m- is now operating in the re- German I counter-attacks Won yesterday were" today then consolidated and mater positions. An official state Haig's forces today contin LOSS OF LIFE. E FLOODS YET STANDS AT SEVENTY -THREE No Additional Casualties Reported From .West Ca rolina This Morning GUARD FLOATING TIMBER Governor Issues Proclama . tion Warning., .kumher . Thieves l Estimate. ,of Damage Puts It- at Fif teen Million Charlotte, N. "C., July 21. There have been no additional reports of casualties in the flooded country of west Carolina. The loss of life still stands t 73. There has been no reduction in the estimate of property damage, which was put at fifteen millions. ' , . A report that 1- persons were drowned at fc Alta Pass has 'been proven nnfoimded. r ' ' r' Railroad traffic is still demoralized. It will be weeks before trains run on anything like schedule time. . , 1 Governor Craig lias issued a pro clamation declaring that the taking of any lumber or " other property washed up by the rivers is a crime and has 'ordered special officers ap pointed to uard against timber thieves, who were . reported to be active in the AsheviHe section. :: CLOAK-MAKERS STRIKE. Washington, Ju!y 20. Settlement of tfe trike pf cluak-makers in Kew Yoyl City vhiwh has been in progress ' - frp'.ve weeks, probably will 'be ;1 by the Federal Bureau of iiation. ' .' !!!!'! Would Provide for Eight Capital Ships In the . First Year ; ! THREE YEARS BUILDING Of 157 Vessels of All Kinds, Total Cost . Would " Be $588,180,576... With More Than Half That First 12 Months (By the United Press) Washington, July 21. Tho most ostly naval program' authorized by any country in one year is up for the Senate's final approval. The general aaval bill, directing Immediate con struction of four, dreadnaughts and our battle cruisers, ia ready for rote, together ,with provisions for a iroportionate number of smaller ves- jels. . ' The program , would cost three lundred and fifteen millions the first ear. At the end of tltree years the United States would have added 157 warships of all classes. The cost of .ho three-year program would he 58,180,576. ASKS IF. A (By the United Press) Washington, July 21. The Pfesi lent was called upon in a resolution ntroduced by Representative Mad- 1cm of Blinois today to inform Con "jress if an emergency still exists in merican relations with Mexico, and so. why has not he issued a draft for the national guard. The resolution also propound uery TCgarding ,the .health of the guardsmen on the border. EXPECT RUSSIAN TO BECOME A FAMILIAR IN EUROPE London, July 5 (By Mail) The Russian language, ' liitherto almost unused in Western Europe, promises to become a well-known tongue of the future. ' ' ' German, French and Spanish were the three leading tongues taught in Great' Britain before! tho war. Ger man has '"-been almost abandoned. French ' and Spanish, tespectivcly, now rank second and third to Rtissi- which 4s eagerly..sought by per sons looking to vast commercial in tercourse between Russia and the Al lies after the war. 4 On the other hand, Spanish ' leads Germany, according to reports loss of trade with the Allies, but In ner. The Germans see a temporary tend to breach the gulf with a great ly increased South American trade. BRITISH COIFERS USE , , THE NEW GIRL CADDIES London, July 5 '(By Mail) Brit ish golf-playera all above military age jHSt now are strong for the girl caddie. ' . " ' The club-carrying member of the opposite ex is a decided suceess. What ehe lacks in carrying clubs' she gains by lack of irritating comment Experienced tend veteran jgolfers alike declare that the feminine fcad die perhaps fails to take sach a keen interest in the game as they boy caddie, but 'she doesn't attempt" to take all the joy out of a perfectly played "four by piping: - "Mr. So-and-So always does that hole in three." : The gfrl cadJie is doing the wor on scores of British links while fcr brother is making munitions. IIADDEN MEXICAN ElIERfiX'y CONFRONTS US YET Husband Shot Mrs. Span ncll and Lt-Col. , Butler , - While Motoring WONT MAKE STATEMENT 1 r ", " 1 "4 . ' f" Spannell Seems to Be Indif ferent utler an Ex Senator's Son The Oth er Victim Daughter of a Millionaire ' " (By the United Rress) Alpine, Texaa July 21 II. Spannell, in jail, today refused talk, and maintained an attitude of indifference regarding his ' tehootfng to death of his wife and Lieut-Cot. M. C. Butler. U. S. A., as they were automobile ridihg yesterday. IJutler, recently promoted from tho rank of major, was the son of for mer U. S.' Senator Butler from South Carolina, and was 52 years old. Mrs. Spannell was regarded as one of tho most beautiful women in Tex as'. Her father) John R. Holh.nd, is a millionaire cattleman. Spannell met her when she was a student and he a musical .instructor at Baylor Dniversity at Waco. Thoy were ttiar- ried fifteen years ago, having hn child, a boy of seven. Holland gave Spannell an interest in one of his many ventures!"" ( WINSTON FIRE LADS i , li t J iff AND MOREHEAD CITlf SPLIT PRIZE MONEY Won In State Tournament At Raleigh Wednesday C Would Notilttft Off Tie Spencer UosevJReel Team Takes Tw Events (Special to'Tho Free Press) Raleigh, July 21. It was agreed that the three companies which tied for first place in the orso hose wagon, trace in the State Firemcn'3 tournament here Wednesday, should not run off the tie, but by mutual agreement the three divided the prie money between them. The companies were Kinston No, 1, East Kinstorh ahd Morehead City No. 1, their time being 7 2-5 seconds. In a 150-yard hose reel race yes terday the Spencer railway shops team won ever contestants from Kan- apolis, Chapel Hill, East Spencer, Winston-Salem and Concord. Spen cer shops also woT the grab eel dash, the same teams competing. The dme in the first event was 23 2-5 and in the second 16 2-5 seconds ; Fireman Upchurch'of Chapel Bill won the improvised 100 yard ' foot race" in 10 4-5 seconds. ' , Thursday afternoon a Dutch lunch eon was tendered the firemen and they witnessed a baseball game Y be tween Carolina League teams. ' At night the Raleigh firemen put up a spectacular life-saving and hook and ladder drilL "- ir West Carolina firemen who were prevented from coming by the floods lire greatly missed at this tourna ments .Their absence will be com pensated for, toowever, by the ?act Chat the next convention and tourna ment will be held in Ashevule. : Today's events include Interstate hand reel, grab reel and hose wagon or reel race and a firemen's baQ in tho City Auditorium. RECORDER TfeRY ILL. Washington, N. C, July 21.- -w. :i v. )lrn, the local Record - 1 -M fever, is in a ctiV ' : 'rj two Y,::v..-:.: Official Decision-Would He- lease 900 Trained Men, In eluding Some Expert xv jators If We Were to Go to War By UENRY WOOD, (United Press Staff Corrcapondent) Paris, July 21. -In the event of ' war between the United States and Mex ico or any other country, France will release at once from enlistment all Americans now serving with the French army, who may wish to re turn home and fight' for their own country. . - . v .... .V : I The official decision of France to this effect was today communicated to the United Press by high officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (Despite the statement recently Miblished in German papers In Am erica that 30,000 Americana are now serving with the Allies Armies. France ia unable to account for more than about 800 of them. The release of tho 70 - American aviators now serving, with the French army would give the United States the nucleus for an aviation service of the moat priceless kind. What an influence the return of these men to America might have in all parts of the country, is indicated in the following list just prepared by ho Foreign Office of the' original American enlistments, showing how they are divided among almost . all Che States of the Union: ; ', New York 187, Michigan 140, llli- nois GO, Massachusetts 58, Pennsylva nia 51, Ohio 50, Minnesota 29, Wash ington 27, Wisconsin 20, Missotfri 10, Indiana 19. California 18, Iowa 15, Alabama 14, Rhode Island 11, Oregon 11, Nebraska 11, North Dakota 10, Connecticut 10, Virginia 9, Texas 9, Vermont 8, 'Colorado 8, Tennessee 6, Kentucky 6, Maryland 6. Idaho 6, Maine 5, Louisiana 5, Kansas 5, Flor- da 4, New Jersey 4, New Hatnp- ihire 3, Oklahoma 2, District of Co lumbia 2, Arizona 2, North Carolina Georgia -2 Wyoming 2, Utah 2, Arkansas 1, West Virginia 1, The above list comprises only the original 75 American enlistments in the French Foreign Legion. Those that have followed, however, ' have practically' the same, general distri bution as to states. BROOKLYN PHYSICIAN MAY HfiYE FOUND CURE INFANTILE PARALYSIS New York, July 20. About a do- en cases of infantile paralysis have been treated by Dr, N. McL. Whit- taker of Brooklyn, with beneficial re- suits, by ; means of hypodermic in actions of quinine and urea-bydro- chlorine, ' according to a statement made here by Dr. Whitjaker today. The results of his experiments have drawn keen interest from health de partment officials who have been' at tempting to discover a remedy for the disease. Dr. Whittaker said to- !ght that this prescription can be used, internally, but that he prefers to use it as an injection because it acts as an anesthetic and does not isturb the child's stomach as it does when given internally. In all cases he had treated, he said, marked im provement had been observed. ; FARMERS ME LOT -OF, MONEY PUTTING BRIDGE BUILDERS OVER RIVER Spencer, July 20. Trainmen re turning from points bn the Charlotte division below ; where the Catawba bridal wag washed away state that 500 or more men are engaged in building a temporary trestle over the Catawba river. Farmers are report ed to tiave bagped a lo. of money by putting men acres the river in a ..t at ?1 01 1 to ts-o Greene County, tycgro Vho March Pays the Penajty Electrocution at 10:30 To day Condemned Makes No ,. Statement . and Faces Death Without a Quiver Cutrcnt Has to Be Turned On Three Times By Warden Nothing to Say About Remorse or FearCorpse Goes to Undertaker Takes Just Little More Than Five Afinutes to Finish Job of Putting Youthful Ficiid Out of Way (By W. Raleiirh, July 21. Will- for criminally assaulting little Mattie Tyson"; at "10:30 this morning. He went to his death in the chair, without a quiver," leaving no special statement. Five minutes and forty seconds elapsed from the time he, Greene county rapist entered the death chamber un il he was pronounced dead. Three applications of the voltage by Warden Busbee The body will beturned over to a local undertaker. The death chamber was crowded with witnesses.' LOCAL, SOLDIER,, IS ORDERED RELEASED BY FEDERAL JUDGE Connor Holds That Con tract Between, Private Avery and U. S. Was Not Binding When Parents of Youth Protested Judge Henry G. Connor ot tfee Eastern' District Federal Court has ordered the release from the Nation al Guard of Private R C, Avery of Company B, Second infantry, N. C. N. G., and instructed the marshal to go to Camp Glenn and secure the young man and turn him over to his relatives. " ' " ' At a habeas corpus hearing eever- 1 days ago it was contendod that Avery had enlisted without permis sion of 'his parent or parents, he be ing under age. . In making his deci sion in an exhaustive opinion hand ed down, Judge Connor held that as between the United States and the minor part of the controversy, i the contract of enlistment was good, but was voidable upon the petition by the soldier's parents for his releaso from the Guard." iMh the War Department and the National Guard office U at Camp Glenn fought Avory's release vigor ously. . A threat lad been made to prosecute the Kinston soldier for swearing falsely to his age, and tho next move of the military authorities is awaited with interest. ; , - - NEBRASKA'S WHCAT CROPS NOW IN STACK Lincoln, Neb., July 21. 'Nebras ka's big wheat crop today is in the shock and stack in splendid condition. , , While less wheat acreage was planted in this State this year than last, weather conditions more than made up for this difference and Ne braska has one of the best wheat crops' in her history. It is believed that the total crop will not be far be low 100,006,000 bushels. CHICAGO CHANCE KING CHANGES THE ODDS ON PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST Chicago, July 21. Jimmy 0"Leary, Chicago's king of chance, has chang ed his odds en the coming presiden tial election "because of the war, as he puts it, to "even money on Wil son and Hughes; take your choice." Up to the latest- lleicaa crUs Hues tuled a 5 to 6 favorite, wT " WHson was quoted 4 tJ Z. 0'I.rary eh'ms Vri! -'.' 'rt Outraged White Child In J. Martin) - - Black paid the death penalty were necessary. v' ! : - $4,000 of $5,000 to Be In vested Secured Big Ex hibit Building to Be Erec ted for Women's and Fine Arts Departments Construction of new' buildihgs at ' the fair grounds, will be commenced next week. Another exhibit build-; itig, 40 feet wido tby 100 feet long, and additional stables for stock ex hibits are to be erected. These ad ditions will maka the plant adequate , for the coming fall event The floor space at the initial fair last year was not 'Tuite adequate for the aar 5 prisingly numeroua exhibits. ,' four thousand dollar of jJB.OOO asked has already been subscribed. A committee, of which $Ir. ST. W.' Mewborn is. chairman, is still at work securing subscriptions for ad- ditionaf stock. . . . . v s " . ' , , Nearly every section of East Car olina was represented at last year's fair, and an even larger patronage is expected at the coming event, on ly a little more than 'OO days off now. The fair association will make every effort to accommodate exhibitors from any part of the tributary ter ritory, and advises that prospective patrons begin saving ; the choice specimens from their tobacco, grain, cotton, fruit and truck crops for ex- ' hibition. The prize list is now being prepared. The new building is to be devoted . principally to fine arts and women's " departments. , . ' ' FOREQASTS OVERSEAS ' AEROPLANE SERVICE . IN A SHORT TIME N0Y( New York, July 21. -An oversea aeroplane service between Europe and America and veritable aeroplane ar mies in the clouds on European bat tlefields are expected by a French aerial expert who alked about the probability today to materializo with in the present yep. ( He pointed to the trip of the giant submarine from Germany to Baltimore as justification for what might otherwise be termed a wild guess. -P - "There are going to be flocks and flocks of aeroplanes used . on boti sides and aerial battles, with aer plane armies, will become importa-.t and features of the great War, said he. ; "Goads of aeroplanes are going to darken the sljy before the war i3 ov r and some of them w:H la Y:. l't trar.-ports ' i -m cor. The aer;'.ine h !i c:.'y . i BEGIN .W0I,0N,NEW 0U1LD1NGS . AT FAIR GROUNDS NEXT VEI( 4 I