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KINSTON, N. Cy WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1915
FOUR PAGES TODAY
PRICE TWO CENTS
INSPIRES GERMANS
to FirriiEAnAcKS
Heaps of Dead Left on the
Field as His Birthday
Present
FIERCE NIGHT FIGHTING
Germans Charged Repeat
edly But In Vain--War
Lord Near. Ypres Petro-
crad Reports Another
Contemplated Assault
(By United Press) -
Paris, Jan. 27. Heaps of dead vie
tims of a series of reckless and
bloody charges against the Allies was
the Kaiser's birthday present The
Germans were inspired by the pres
ence of the Kaiser on the battle front.
Night assaults of unusual ferocity
prevailed from the seacoast toward
Khcims. All the German attacks
were repulsed, and many were left
dead on the field. Ill the trenches the
Germans are celebrating the Kaiser's
birthday with songs and services. The
Kaiser is reported on the battle front
near Ypres.
Russian Offensive Against
Koenigsberg Again '
Petrograd, Jan. 27. The develop
ment is near of a Russian offensive
movement t Koenigsberg, capital of
East Prussia,' it is announced in an
official statement. The Russian out
posts are Within fifty-five miles of
- Koenigsberg."; -Heavy reinforcements
have reached both aides. Stubbornly
fighting, the Austrians have increas
ed their1 activity in the1 Carpathian
mountains; particularly around Jas
liska and Usxok. The Russians, how
ever, have repulsed every Austrian
assault, and taken 300 prisoners.
Aostrlans Claim Success in Galicia.
Vienna, Jan. 27. The Austrian of
fensive, driving the Russians north
ward out of Galicja, is; continuing.
Alter an engagement' in the Car
pathians near Uszrk Pass,' the Rus
sians were forced to evacuate strong
positions. Counter attacks by the
Russian resulted in heavy losses.
- Allies Have Best of Situation.
Paris, Jan. 27. German forces on
the west bank of the Meuse at St Mi-
hiel, have been cut off from direct
communication with the main body
of the Germans on the east bank.
French artillerymen destroyed new
German pontoon bridges across the
Meuse. Around Perth and in the re
gion east of Rheims and the heights
of Craonne, the Germans today made
reckless infantry, charges. German
attempts to take French trenches as
a "birthday present" for Emperor
William failed. " There is violent can
nonading in the region of Nieuport,
and from Ypres and Lens southward
to Soissons. A German aviator signal
ling position of allied guns, brought
down by Belgian rifle fire and cap
tured. The war office denies German
claims of successes in the west A
Brilliant English victory has occur
red in the region of Laba'sse. More
than four hundred dead .;. Germans
were today picked up along the Beth
une road.
German Losses Heavy. -
i Paris, Jan. 27-The war office es
timates the German' losses ' in" ' the
fighting west of Labasse at at least
two battalions. It ia believed the
Germans lost a battalion and a half
in killed and wounded in an attack
near Ypres in one day. , -
ROCKEFELLER HAS GIVEN
' ( AWAY QUARTER OF BILLION
New York, Jan." 26 John D. Rocke
feller, Jr, today told the Commission
on Industrian Relations that he felt
Justified in placing the amount of
money his father had devoted to phil
anthropy at a quarter of a billion dol
lar. Most of this, he said, went to
the Rockefeller Foundation, the Uni
versity of Chicago, the General Edu
cation Board' and the" Rockefeller In-'
stitute for Medical Research:"'- "
The witness' dammshvI no data
To Cut Expenses, Says Attorney Gen
eral With Jerome's Elimination
Friends' Of Fittshurfher Be
lieve He Will Be Freed
(By United PMn)
New York, Jan. 27v The friends of
Thaw today enthusiastically pre
dieted' that as a result of the elimi
nation from the new legal fight Thaw
would soon be freed. -Trial
Set for February 23.
New York, Jan. 27. Thaw today
pleaded not guilty to the charge of
conspiracy in his escape from Matte-
awan. February 23d was set for the
trial. He will remain in the tombs
until that time. Justice Davis re
fused a motion by Thaw's attorney to
send him to Bellecue Hospital for an
examination into his sanity.
Albany, N. Y Jan. 28. William T.
Jerome today ceased to be a deputy
attorney general, to which post he
recently was appointed in order that
he might aid in returning Harry K.
Thaw to New York. Hereafter Dep
uty Attorney General Franklin Ken
nedy and Frank K. Cook will have
charge of the Thaw case.
In notifying Jerome of his dismis
sal, the attorney general said he did
not feel justified in continuing the ex
pense of special counsel.
New York, Jan. 26. William Tra
vers Jerome tonight declined to dis
cuss his removal from the office of
deputy attorney general in the Thaw
case. "I am out of the case," he said.
When Thaw was informed in the
Tombs of Jerome's dismissal, he re
fused to comment, although he appar
ently was pleased. In the past Thaw
frequently has referred to Jerome as
his Nemesis.
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COTTON-TVPE OF N.C
Lion Was Badly Damaged, But No
Battle Cruiser Was Destroyed By
Germans Sunday v Admiralty
Emphatically States,
(By the United Press)
London, Jan. 87. It is officially de
nied that s British battle cruiser was
PEEB1ES NOT j KSmis
SEVERE ON HIMSELF
Ten Thousan Men Will Stop March
WHEN LATE AT COURT r
By uuuerreis Army.
Low Grades of Other Sec
tions Classified. But Local
r n r i r, I sunk in the North Sea engagement
Variety Lfitt Out Cotton 'Sunday. It is admitted that the lion'
Buyers Have Asked Aid
of Congressman
A MATTER OF PIGS
STARTED THE WAR,
AUSTRIANS STATE
Officials of Embassy in Washington
Trace Origin of Great Conflict
Back to Trouble Over Swine Be
tween Their People and
Serbs
By Burton' K. Standish
(Written for the United4 Press)
Washington, Jan. 27. That 'Tigs
is Pigs," is an old aphorism but that
"Pigs is War," is something new.
This gigantic European war1, accord'
ing to the different parties to it, was
caused by several hundred1 different
events. Some people say it was start
ed when Sir Edward Gbetchen, Brit
ish Ambassador at Berlin, discharged
liis German cook; others say it was
German militarism and' may believe
Russia started the conflict by mobi
lizing against Austria. And", by this
time, most everyone has fbrgetten that
the war really began' when Austria
refused the ackrtttwledgement of Ser
via to her ultimatum. '
Well, this story of "Pigs is War"
goes back to the time when Servia
and Austria were finding it difficult
to keep their inhabitants along their
mutual border from throwing stones
at each other.
Some three years ago, according to
officials of the Austria-Hungarian em'
bassy, the armies of Austria and Ser-
via almost came to blows over the
shipment of pigs from Belgrade and
other Servian cities into Bosnia. 5ser-
via insisted that all pigs, sick pigs
and well ones, should be permitted to
cross the border and be "sold in Bos
nia. Austria said "pigs having chol
era must not be admitted to" Austrian
alnnirhtor houses Becaust of the
nrevalence of cholera in Servia this
Austrian order interfered with Ser
via V exports of hogs. Numerous
skirmishes along the border between
ho shioDerB. hog buyers and hog
raisers, became so acute that the for
eign offices-of the two governments
had to take the matter up. After
Some evchanges of diplomaitc notes
the matter was adjusted.
From, that? time up until the assas
sination of the Arch-Duke of Austria
and his wife" at' Serajava, Bosnia, the
exporters and importers of those two
countries were fighting over the ship
ments of pigs. Servia never "got
over" the attitude of Austria, v ' v :
So, pigs it was, that started the war.
BOSTON MINISTER TO WED l
NEGRESS FROM- NEW BERN.
New ' York Jan. 26. A Boston,
Mass- dispatch to the New York
World says; "Rev. Charles Borum, s
white minister, and said to be Vir-
einian br birth, has been granted a
Which' Wollllt cllno Im. Miifih mnna ' .i-i-irT liimM t Wed LitZie LAW-I
- - v -i maun JliUlu . , ' ' w I..;. f "I
the world would, have benefited ,"if son; a negress, said to have been born whether he is a success or a failure,
this r?r,n rmnnnn ii t : : v- r, VTA white minis-; Until the war broke out, at least, he
i I . . .. - ft I AuxtiAhltf lM 1 wifk hi, VArlr V i ,
Local cotton buyers are much per
turbed over the fact that the new gov
ernment cotton classification, to be
come effective in a short time, make
no provision for grading the blue
type of staple peculiar to North and
South Carolina." Although the gray
cotton is cared for in detail in the
regulations, the failure to include the
blue is disturbing the Kinston buy
ers tremendously. The glaring defect
makes the market for this type of the
staple practically nil. Much of the
blue stuff has been bought up on the
local market, and already as a result
of the discrepancy is off in price.
Buyers are today taking the mat
ter up with Senator Simmons and
other members of Congress in Wash
ington.
A "grape juice" case up this morn
ing interested the Judge. He ask
ed about the quantity, etc., and the
witness on the stand answered un
hesitatingly. "Too much ado about
this business, His Honor avowed, Or
words to that effect. The case
against the defendant was not at all
strong, either. "Five cents and the
costs," said the court.
ALL CLEVELAND
HELPS UNEMPLOYED
Cleveland, 0., Jan. 27. Cleveland
has started in with a vengeance to
solve its problem of the unemployed
Sixty-one thousand workers are job
less according to recent statistics. A
"Citizen's commission" appointed by
Mayor Baker is today at work in the
interest of every unemployed man and
woman. House to house canvasses
are being made. Organized sub-com
mittees are scouring the city for all
available work. - These committeee3
are bringing the jobs to the jobless,
Every available unemployed person is
listed and as fast as jobs are found
they are notified. 1
Two hundred Cleveland churches
have taken up the campaign.
FOR TIME WHILE THE
KAISER CELEBRATES
Wilhelm on 56th Natal Day
Grants Amnesty to Hun
dreds of Violators of Mili
tary and Disciplinary Regulations
(By the United Press)
Berlin, Jan. 27. In commemora
tion of the birthday of the Kaiser he
today granted a general amnesty to
hundreds of offenders against mili
tary and disciplinary rules since the
outbreak of the war.
Emperor William II has the distinc
tion today, as he celebrates his 56th
birthday; of being more able to wield
Power for good or evil than any ruler
since the first Napoleon. No man in
history has aroused so much discus
sion. He is conceded everywhere to
be the central figure in he war.
This man, of whom everyone is talk
ing- was born on January 27, 1859.
His father was Frederick III;' his
mother, the Princess Victoria of Great
Britain. When his father died on
June 15, 1888, after a short reign, the
present Emperor succeeded to the
throne. -He married Princess Victo
ria of Schleswig-Holstein, who is
three months' older than he, on Feb
ruary 27, 188L They have seven chil
dren, six princes and one princess.
-William II is a many-sided man.
With a capacity for hard work and
long hours combined with a mind
quick to grasp essentials, he .would
have succeeded in almost any busi
ness or profession. As -an emperor
it is for the future historian to say
was badly damaged and forced to
withdraw from the battle line. Sur
vivors from the Bluecher declare Cap
tain
ship.
Erdman went down with the
J Explained When a Few Min
utes Late Wednesday
That He Would Not Fine
Himself This Time-
Cases Disposed Of
PAGE BILL TO, KILL
ODIOUS LONG-SHORT
ill CLAUSE WINS
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
GERMAN LIGHT CRUISER
TORPEDOED.
" " Berlin, Jan. 27. The war office
admits the German cruiser Ga
zelle has been torpedoed off the
. island of Ruegen. It is declared
the Gazelle will reach port. Ger
jnan and Austrian' prisoners cap
tured by the Russians have been
. sent to Siberia, many of them
poorly clothed and fed. '
DESPERATE ATTEMPT
OF NEGRO TO BREAK JAIL
Confined in County Bastile On the
Charge of Gambling, Durant
Holland Makes Vicious At
tack on Jailer Allen.
When Hedla V. Allen, the county
jailer, entered a side door into the
prison late Tuesday Durant Holland,
a negro convict, swung a chair at his
head with full force. The aim was
bad and the chair crashed against the
side of a cell, breaking into splinter
wood. Holland reached down to se
cure a round With which to1 renew the
Judge R. B. Peebles sees to it that
the defendants in Superior Court get
a fair deaL His Honor is a judge of
human nature, and takes cognizance
of the flesh's faults and its aptness to
err. According to those around the
Courthouse, he has the knack of be
ing "jugt severe enough, and no a bit
too severe. Judge Peebles' health is
better now than at any time recently,
evidently, his spirits so indicating. He
was- late at the Courthouse this morn
ing. He placed all the blame upon a
porter who was to have called him
earlier. "But I shan't fine myself,"
he declared, after apologising to the
officers of the court, the jury, wit
nesses and others.
His Honor was Tuesday acting as
counsel for a person who had no law
yer. Such procedure is not unusual
jn trivial matters. The State arose
to make a point. "An-hanh," the
State commenced, and concluded its
say. "We object," said His Honor,
and convulsed his hearers by adding,
"and the objection is sustained."
Fair progress was made in the
court Tuesday. Cases disposed of
were as follows: W. D. Gardner, gam
bling, $10 and . costs; Lillian Gray,
bawdy house, judgment suspended
upon payment' of Costs Sylvia
Morgan, bawdy house, judgment sus
pended upon payment of costs; W, H.
Ham, assault, $10 and costs; Joseph
and Leslie Tilehman. retailing, or
dered removed to Trenton for trial;
assault, but as he stooned Allen struck
him with his left fist and kicked him, .t Durant Holland, Carl Williams, Ray
at the same time drawing his revolt Joyner and Dempsey Wood, gambling,
ver with his right hand. Before Hoi- $10 and costs each; James mount, re-
Innd could renew the attack he was tailing, two -cases, siu ana costs in
facing the muzzle of the jailer's re- each; Johnny Brown, lurceny, no de-
yolvcj.. cision because oi tne youtn oi mo tie-
Four other neeroes stood by in the fendant, who is but ten years oiu.
corridor, and one of these fearing that
shooting might follow the attack
which Holland had announced he
would make in an' effort to gain his
freedom, took refuge behind a cell.
When' Holland had been subdued this
man inrormea Alien tnat ne wouiu
have been forewarned had there been
opportunity. It is believed there was
no conspiracy on the part of the men
and that Holland, who was convicted
of gambling, was acting for himself
alone in assaulting the jailer.
John Harper, a negro who, on
Christmas night killed Lark Latham
in an affray on North street, was ar
raigned Tuesday, and will Friduy face
trial for murder in the first degree.
IN COLLISION WITH
NORIEL, PHILIPPINE
INSURGENT, HANGED
Manila, Jan. 27. General Noriel,
the insurgent leader, and two accom
plices, convicted of slaying a political
enemy at a cock fightf were hanged
here today. The early hour of the
execution possibly prevented disor
ders. It is expected, however, that a
big demonstration will take place at
the time of the funerals.
ROPOSE ABOLITION
OF PLUCKING BOARD.
Elizabeth Calmer Fared
Badly in Smashup Cam
ino at Halifax Wilson
Not Apt to Take Canal
Trip Mexican Affairs
Washington, Jan. 26. Abolition of
the navv "Dluckinsr board" is one of t
the chief provisions of the new naval drowned, and a ship and cargo worth
(By the United Press)
Washington, Jan. 27. The Belgium
relief ship Camino arrived safely at
Halifax this morning.
Eighty-eight were rescued and one
personnel bill, drafted by a commit
tee headed by Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt, and transmitted to Con
gress today by Secretary Daniels.
two millioh dollars sent to the bot
tom of the sea by the collision yester
y between tfce freighter Washing
tonian and the schooner Elizabeth
Palmer. The schooner sunk early to
day as a result of damages received
in the smashup.
President Wilson's Panama canal
and arose at 5 o'clock in" the morning
order to do as much as possible.
We Hohensollerng ; know nothing
about dressing gowns," is a saying of trip seems likely to be abandoned be-
his. i cause of landslides. There is, nowever,
But it is in the role of the military v no intention of cancelling his western
man that William II will be remem speaking trip in March.
bered longest, and hi birthday today j President Wilson today sent his
sees him engaged in a struggle which good wishes to the Kaiser for his 56th
is the climax of that training which birthday. The message contained
began with his boyhood days when he "Wishes for your welfare."
was given a miniature frigate," the The Japanese embassy denied the
Royal Louise, with which he might rumor that a territorian demand had
play. Since that time he has review been made upon China f i
ed troops, supervised reaneuvres. stud-! According to dispatches from Mex-
ied tactics and encouraged military ico City, Obregon ana a large iorc
and naval efficiency on the ground of Carranza trodps are spproacning
that the best preparation for peace the capital and are expected to enter
is to prepare for war. - j with little resistance. Carranza will
Today Emperor William of Ger- be reinstated as provisional presmeni.
many stands as the last of the great;
labor in Increased wages.
iter will officiate at the marriage-"
monarchs a sovereign who is more , Charleston. W. VaJ, Jart. 26-The
like the mighty ruler of old than any Legislature today voted to submit to
other ruler in Europe with a deep- the people at the next election an
seated belief in the Divine Right of amendment to the constitution provid-
j ing for woman suffrage.
. (By the United Press.)
-El Paso, Tex, Jan. 27. Ten thous
and troops are moving eastward from
Agues Calientes to assist General Fe
lipe Angeles' army in the siege of
Tampico. The capture of San Luis
Potosi from Gutierrez will be at
tompted en route.
ALL ON STRANDED YACHT
BELIEVED TO BE LOST.
Norfolk, Jan. 26. The fate of the
crew of the unknown yacht ashore
seven miles off Diamond shoals, sup
posed to be the Idler, is still unknown
tonight, although life savers near the
scone believe all hands were lost Life
savers made an unsuccessful attempt
to reach the stranded yacht today, bu
high seas prevented them ;rora
launching their lifeboats.
DAMROSCH AND STARS TO
LEAD TARHEEL SINGERS
Raleigh, Jan. 20. Under the aus
pices of the Raleigh Woman's Club, a
music and grand opera festival is an
nounced tonight for April 13.
The attractions will be Damrosch'a
Symphony Orchestra, with four oper
atic stars, while a chorus from 100 of
the best North Carolina voices will as
sist North Carolina's- first taste of
grand ppera is claimed in this extra
ordinary offering;
i. , ' , j 7
GOOD ROADS MEETING
POSTPONED TO FEB. J23
Because of Conflicting Dates Meet
ing Scheduled ' for Chapel Hill
Will Not Be Held Until Later.
Soil to Be Exhibited.
(Special to The Free Press.)
Chapel Hill, Jan. 27. Owing to
certain conflicts - with other conven
tions, it has been deemed wise to
change the date of the Good Roads
Institute, which is to be held at the
University of North Carolina, to Feb
ruary 23-27. Everything looks very
favorable for a splendid attendance
at the Institute,: and it is expected
that the results' this year will sur
pass the splendid results obtained
last year.
Engineers and' commissioners have
been requested to bring samples of
sand-clay and topsoil roads, these
samples to be taken from those por
tions of the roads which have stood
up during the bad weather of the
present winter, and also those: por
tions of the roada which have gone to
pieces during this time. These sam
ples will be tested during the Insti
tute, and it is believed that definite
reasons can be worked out why one
road went to pieces and another stood
up as a hard surface.
; Already considerable progress has
been made in regard to working out
practical scheme for the mainte
nance of our highways, and this will
be( thoroughly discussed at the insti
tute, and it is expected that as a re
sult a satisfactory method will be
worked out which can be recommend
ed to the county road officials.
House Votes 107 to 2
Change the Justice In
; tra-state Act
."i
to
15,000 SIGN THE PETITION
Hurt All Small Roads, In
sistedBill to Allow State
to ; Boncl Treasurer De-
; bate in Senate Over Bry
an Committee
GOMPERS TO HAVE
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Washington, Jan. 27. In honor of
Samuel Gompera, President of the
American Federation of Labor, who to
day celebrated his 65th anniversary,
a birthday dinner tonight was planned,
with speeches by prominent labor lead
ers here and in Congress. Secretary
of Labor Wilson was expected to at
tend. , v.
SIX-DAY RACE TO BE
HELD IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Jan. 27. The first six-day
race to be held in Chicago for twenty
years, ia scheduled to start tomorrow
night in the international amphithea
ter at the stockyards, with nearly a
score of well known' racers entered.
If the attempt to revive the marathon
races is successful, a series of con
tests will be arranged this winter.
WHEAT REACHES . .
NEW HIGH UARK
(Bv th United Press.) !
Chicago; 1 Jan.' 27. Wheat reached
a new hinh mark, $1.47 1-2 a bushel
toddy.'
(By i W. J. Martin.)
Raleigh, Jan. 27. The Page bill to
repeal the long and short haul clause
of the Justice intra-state freight rate
Representative Page told' the mem- 1
bers he had petitions signed by 15,000
citizens, insisting that this clause be
repealed, as hurting all small roads.
Representative Pegrara ' introduced
a bill to amend the law so that the .
State can provide the treasurer's offi
cial bond instead of his having to get
individual bondsmen, and specifying .
that the treasurer have the power to -use
funds in hand for special pur
poses in such a' way as to avoid the
necessity for borrowing money? also '
that State moneys be deposited at the
largest rates of Interest available. The
Senate spent more thai! att hour de
bating a resolution which passed,- to
appoint ft committee to receive Secre-.
tary of State W. J. Bryan Saturday
and arrange for his address before
the joint session of the House and
Senate at noon. A resolution by Mc
Michael to have, the address , in the
DEPUTY AND MAN HE -SOUGHT
EOTII SLAIN
(By the United Press) -
Mobile, Ala., Jan, 27. Deputy
Sheriff George McNeill was " today
killed by James Fowler, wanted on a
charge bf murder.' Before dying Mc
Neill killed Fowler, who barricaded
himself in his home.
SAILS TO CONQUER SOUTH
AMERICA FOR U. S. TRADE
New York, Jan.' 27. The commerc
ial invasion of South America begins
in real earnest today when the Ameri
can built and American registered
steamer Finland starts out on its
16000 mils5 trip. , The steamer will
go to the West Indies and then cir
cumnavigate the southern continent,
stopping at the principal ports and
coming back by way of the Panama
canal. The passengers will be prom
inent bankers, manufacturers, mer
chants, exporters and importers.
On the Finland will be a Complete
assortment of goods suitable for South .
America trade, each article bearing
the "Made in U, S. A.w stamp. ,
The trip will take 106 days.',-Arrangements
were made by the . Fi- ,
delity Trust Company of Baltimore
and the steamer wilt stop at that port
on January 29.
ST. PAUL CATHEDRAL TO '
OPEN ON PALM SUNDAY
Si Paul, Jan. 27. On Palm Sun-'
day, the triumph in the life of Arch
bishop John Ireland will be celebrated.
This will be the formal opening of the
$4,600,000 St- Paul cathedraL The
building of the cathedral, which' has
occupied several years, has been the
life work of the aged archbishop.
' Because of its extreme height above
the business part of the city, and the
fact, that a street car tunnel runs al
most under the cathedral,' n- engi
neering feat "of considerable magni
tude was necessary to prevent the
cave ih of the tunnel.
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THREE BANK ROBBERS '
' SHOT BY DETECTIVES.
Houston, Tex., Jan. 26V Unaided,
a youthful bandit today robbed the
Guaranty State Bank here of $3,000
and fifteen mihutes later, with two
companions,, engaged several detect
ives in a pistol battle, which did not
end until the three men had been in
jured, one seriously. Practic&I'y all
the money was recovered. None of
the men will reveal their identity.