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VOL. XVI-No. 289'; SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1915 FOUR PAGES TODAY , PRICE TWO CENTS
OF BIG GUNS BOTH
SIDES BEING USED
Fierce Exchange of Artil
lery Fire Along Whole
Western Line
AIRMEN ACTIVE AT FRONT
Germans Lose Heavily In
' One Attack Von Hind
enburg's Army Again Is
Chased . " Out of Lodz
: Headquarters in Kalisz
COMPETE WITH CANAl
(By the United Press)
' Paris, Feb. 11 For the bombard
ment of positions, aeroplanes are re
ported to have been sent out by both
sides all along the battle line in the
north. On thej entire front from the
tea to the Champagne regioni both
aider are reported to be utilizing the
entire artillery strength. . Many vil
lages and towns behind the actual
lighting line are suffering greatly.
Bombardment of Soissons and
Laboiselle Continues. .
I Paris, Feb. 1L Another bombard
ment of Laboiselle ano Soissons is in
progress. Great portions of both cit
ies have been demolished by the per
sistent shell fire of the Germans. Ger
man aviators are active in the North.
They have bombed Fumes and the
sububs of Dunkirk. In the Argonne
region artillery duels continue, both
sides throwing bombs, especially in
the vicinity of Bolaunt and Bagatelle-
. '
Both Sides Reinorcing.
Paris, Feb. 11. The Germans to
day attempted to attack Mesnilles, in
the Hurlus region, but were repulsed
with very heavy losses. The Ger
man advance guard was smothered
by the fire of the French machine
guns. In the Champagne region the
fighting is of increasing intensity. .
) Additional troops are being brought
into action by both sides. In the Ar
gonne region the French are main
taining their positions. ' In the Vos
ges region active operations are being
hindered by a heavy fog.
CORN STALK DISEASE
RAVAGES NEBRASKA
' Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 11. The ravag
es of the corn stalk disease among
horses this winter are the worst in
the history of Nebraska, according to
t)r. Charles M. Day, state field vet
erinarian, in a report today.
According to word received by the
. ttate veterinarian's department from
. one of its field men, over two hundred
horns have died in one county alone
as a mult of the disease.
The animals affected with the dis
ease first become affected with drows
iness and later become delirious. The
disease is acute and death results with
in a few days. The attacks are in al-
most every instance fatal. ' -
; A substance in the .corn" stalk on
which the animals feed causes the
poisoning. An' analysis by govern,
ment experts at Washington result-
, ed in the report that the poisonous
substance is a species of mould. '
' BULLETINS
(By the Unted Press)
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RUSSIAN FLEET -WRECKS
BATTERIES ARIDGES.
: Petrograd, Feb. 11-The Rus-
; aian Black Sea fleet has bombard
ed and destroyed Turkish batter
ies at Trezizonde. After silenc
ing their fire, the ships destroyed
wo bridges in the Vicinity of Pla-
; tana and sunk over fifty Turkish
sailing craft
rwD RrOTS IN BERLIN
REPORTED.
London, Feb. 11 It is officially
tted that serious riots in the
Potato markets of Berlin occur
d yesterday. The police were'
Quired to take stern measure.
to suppress disorder.
I. C. C Permits Lower Rates on
Freight ' Consigned to - Certain
, Points on Pacific CoastEnd
. of "Intermountain Case
- (By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. 11. .The Inter
slate Commerce Commission today
permitted railroads to compete with
the Panama Canal traffic by allowing
lower rates to the Pacific coast, In a
decision ending the. "intermountain
case." Rates to intermediate points
are to be higher than coast rates with
in certain limits. ' "
MORSE MAY NOT BE
BROUGHT TO TRIAL
Unless State Gets More Evidence In
sane Man Who Declares He Kill,
ed Eight Aged People Will
Go Free In Bellevue
(By the United Press)
New York, Feb, 11. Frederick
Morse, whose confession that he kill
ed eight inmates of the German Odd
Fellows1 Home at Yonkers, has been
partially corroborated, may go free,
Coroner Dunn is awaiting a formal
ruling as to Morse's sanity from Bel
levue Hospital, where he has been
under observation. . District Attorney
Weeks today expressed the belief that
Morse will go free unless the State
can get more evidence.
INSURANCE MEN
AT CLEVELAND
' Cleveland, Feb. 11. Insurance leg
islation in the various' states was an
important topic today before the mid'
year session here of conference com
mittee of the National Association of
Insurance agents. Members of the
committee are present from all parts
of the United States.
STAY IN COUNTRY
AND IMPROVE THE
Thinks Plan to Move to City
for School Advantages on
Wrong Principle Efforts
; to Improve Schools Are
Being Made
Prof. Joseph Kinsey, superintend
ent of the county schools, is enthusi
astic over the progress being made
in the rural schools this term. He
visited schools in Institute, Sand Hill,
Southwest and Woodington townships
last week.
i "The attendance in all the schools
is good now," the superintendent de
clared. "Some are enrolling every one
coming under the compulsory law.
One district in Institute " is getting
ready .for a special tax election.
There are two white schools in Sand
Hill township, one having special tax
and the other planning to hold an
election this spring and take in a sec
tion of Jones county so as to have
a two-teacher school. The special
tax school in the Sand Hill section
has given an order for 70 single desks,
This school has two experienced
teachers who are doing fine work.
Sand Hill has a colored school,' the
teacher of which has evidently read
that the gods help those who help
themselves, because every time the
schoolhouse , needs any repairs she
goes around among the patrons and
collects enough cash to pay one-half.
That's Sand Hill's way of doing
things meeting you half-way.
"In Southwest the double school un
der the management of Misses Vause
and Mathews has broken the record
in attendance. Never before have
more than 70 pupils appeared at re
cesses on .the playgrounds at one
time. They now have 81. J
"The first school in Woodington I
saw on this trip was the McGowan
school, taught by Mrs. Pirt She
needs a larger and better building
(Continued on Fage 3)
CLEAR THE EAST OF
GERMANY COMMERCE
"Drastic Steps", to Paralyze
Shipping Will Be Taken,
Asquith SaysSixty Per
. .Cent Wounded Recovered
No Peace Hopes
(By the United Press.)
London, Feb. 11. Premier Asquith,
in the House of Commons today an
nounced that England -will take dras-
tk measures to paralyze all German
commerce, 1 ' . -
:- Mr. Asquith also stated that fully
GO per cent, of the wounded British
have recovered.
According: to Sir Edward 'Grey in a
speech before the House of Commons,
the Allies see no likelihood of an
opening: which would tend ' toward
peace at the present time.
ON GUARD IN POLAND
HAS CUPID BEEN VICTIM
OF BOGUS LICENSE GAME
Question Worrying Uncle of Young
Girl of Aurora and Register of
Deeds Pridgen Lenoir Li
cense Used in Carteret
J. A. Hardy of Aurora, N. C is
afraid that someone in Kinston dup
ed his niece, pretty Nina White, and
Ardrey Lane, young people of that
place, with a fake marriage license on
the night of January 26. Tutre i? a
letter in the register of deeds' office
at the Courthouse from Mr. Hardy,
in which he asks if license was grant
ed the couple." Register Pridgen has
assured him that no license was is
sued such parties.'
Several days ago Mr. Pridgen told
The Free Press of the efforts of the
couple to get license here, He had
refused them. From here they went
to Goldsboro. The register there al
so declined to issue the paper. .Both
officials told the ardent Ardrey that
he would have to prove the young la
dy's age. The registers learned that
the couple returned to Aurora and
stated that they had been married.'
Mr. Hardy says Lane is 20 years
of age and the girl only 15. They
"ran away," he claims. From the tone
of his letter, Register Pridgen gath
ers that Mr. Hardy is not angry over
the marrage. He simply wants to be
certain that the ceremony was legally
performed, he intimates. "They are
only children and we are afraid some
scamp has fooled them for the price
of license, etc.," the uncle of the sup
posed bride states. Her father is an
invalid. For reference as to his char
acter, etc, Mr. Hardyi who is a man
of more or less prominence in his
community, advises the register to
see a well known local man.
Register of Deeds Pridgen declares
that unless "the children" are know
ingly practicing a deception the
chances are that young Lane was the
victim of some unscrupulous party
who "framed up" a bogus license, and
had a mock marriage performed. The
authorities are puzzled about the af
fair and an investigation in full is
certain to be brought on.
This morning Andrew Berry, an
industrious black of this county, was
worried by the mistake of a Carteret
county preacher who married his son,
George Berryv to Olivia Sutton of
Wildwood, in that county, using a Le
noir County license. He was inform
ed that the license stood good, that
the Ceremony was valid, and no one
but the preacher was responsible. The
preacher, if any interested party
wants to prosecute the matter, is li
able to a fine of $200.. Berry was
trying to get into communication
with people at Wildwood after hear-
hng that the authorities there were
threatening to make trouble for the
minister.
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 11. While New
Yorkers are buying "police whistles"
with which to frighten holdups, citi
zens of Texarkana, Tex, are buying
corn cob pipes for the same purpose.
W. E. Welcome pointed a cob pipe at
a holdup, who fled down an alley.
"At
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German soldier on guard duty in
the snow in Poland, wrapped in heavy
furs and with ear protectors. , " ;
REMEMBER, TONIGHT
IS TIME FOR HOLDING
FAIR MASSMEETING
You Are Everybody Is
Urged to Be at City Hall
at 8 o'Clock to Discuss
, Ways and ; Means for
Holding Fair '
Every member of the Chamber of
Commerce is asked by the directors
to attend tonight's mass meeting in
City Hall under the Chamber's aus
pices for the purpose of taking some
action towards the organization of
the district fair it is proposed to hold
here next fall. A general invitation
has been extended the citizens of Kin
ston not members of the body, and a
special invitation to. the farmers of
Lenoir and the surrounding counties.
The meeting will be held promptly
at 8 o'clock. A full discussion Of the
benefits to be derived from it and the
chances for successful : operation of
the fair will be had, with everyone
present entitled to voice his senti
ments. That is the purpose of the
Chamber in holding the mass meeting
to popularize the idea and ask .the
public's co-operation.
. Half a dozen of the most prominent
men of the county . constitute the
Chamber's committee' on fair. ' They
have Studied county exhibits in every
section of the East ' They generally
agree that there are one or two mod
el institutions of the kind in the
State, but none with such a purpose
as the one to be inaugurated here.
Most of the fairs of the kind have
for their purpose the boosting of a
solitary county. The one here will be
for the mutual benefit of as many as
six counties. All will be asked, to
contribute to its Success, and none
will be discriminated against in favor
of another. The Farmers' Unions of
all will be urged to accept the exhibit
as a means for aiding , agricultural
progress, stock growers, horticultur
alists and all others of the rura sec
tions will be given as much considera
tion by the management of the fair as
are the merchants and manufacturers
of Kinston. The fair Will be held dur
ing the tobacco season, which will
be a big thing and afford opportunity
at an ideal time for the participation
of all classes of industries. .
DANCERS TO HELP
1 TEUTON HOSPITALS
Philadelphia, Feb. 11. Many prom
inent persons affiliated with German
and Austrian relief societies will at
tend the ball of the German-Austrian
relief Association here tonight The
proceeds will be used to purchase am
bulances and other needed . medical
supplies for German and Austrian
hospitals abroad.
PRISON BOARD ILL
CONVICTS
VORK JN THE FUTURE
.J ; '.S . -'. I'm r t k
Governor ; and Council of
State Relieved of Super
vision House Adopts In
come TaxOther j; Mat
ters In the Legislature
" (By W. J. Martin.
; Raleigh, Feb. 11. The Senate to
day passed the Kent hill from the
House to enable medical students to
have special examinations upon cer
tain of lesser essential studios on the
completion of these studies and have
credit on their final examination for
medical licenses.
A bill put-sod will give the State's
prison board control of convict work
instead of the Governor and the Coun
cil of State in conformity with a re
commendation by Governor Craig.
. Senator Thompson of Onslow. In
troduced a Dill to establish a legislat
ive reference library. ; , V
The House received with unfavor
able report from the committee a bill
to require, railroad companies to pay
employes twice a month, but with the
recommendation . that certain shop'
workers be raid semi-monthly.
In committee of the whole, the
House adopted the income tax feature
of the revenue bill, alao the sections
as to theaters, theatrical companies,
shows, carnivals and the like, with
out change.
CONSTITimONALISTS,
WERE NOT DEFEATED
Headquarters Deny Report of Setback
at Monterey Still t)ccupy En
virons of City Fighting Said
5 to Be Near Capital
(By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. ' 11. Carranza
headquarters deny the report that a
constitutionalist army has been de
feated at Monterey.: The constitu
tionalists retain their positions in the
suburbs, and are confident of Captur
ing the city. Fighting is reported to
have occurred in the southern sub-
uibs of Mexico City.
CLEVELAND FEARS
THE "JITNY BUS"
Cleveland, Ohio, February 11.
The city regulates the street cars.
If the earnings of the Cleveland Rail
way company are over a stipulated
amount, fares remain three cents. If
they fall below, the fare reverts to
five cents.
The popularity of the "jitney bus"
sweeping East from the Pacific coast,
already has invaded Ohio. Two plans
to install the "jitnies" in Cincinnati
are now being worked out. One pro
moter is said to have ordered fifty
with the trailers. Cleveland, it is
feared, is next. The congested street
car traffic here which has already
caused plans to be drawn for a sub.
way system, would be shared with
the "jitney buses" and would cut down
the earnings of the railway company
to such an extent that a five cent fare
would be a permanent infliction.
HARVEY AND WOOTEN
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES
The legielativ joint committee on
trustees of the University Wednes
day night in the Supreme Court build
ing at Raleigh, made the nominations
which will be reported to the General
Assembly, in joint session,' for con
firmation. Mr. C. Felix Harvey of kinston was
nominated for a term expiring No
vember 10, 1923, to succeed P. R.
Cappelle, and Speaker Emmett . R.
W oaten was dominated to ) succeed
hfmself, his new term to expire No
vember 30, 1019. There were 27 nom
inations in alL
GREENE COUNTY COURT
; SITS ON THE 22D.
A two-weeks' term of Superior
Court for Greene county will be con
vened by Judge George W. Connor at
Snow Hill on February 22.
SOLICITOR DECLINED TO
MAKE EXPLANATION
Contends In Short Note to Judge Car
ter that Court Had Passed on
' Matter When Assessing Fine
of $50 Against Him.
(Special to Free Press.) . '
New Bern, N. C, Fob. ll.i-Judge
Frank Carter in Superior Court at
New Bern Wednesday afternoon call
d i pen Solicitor Charles Abernethy
to prepare in writing and submit to
him at the opening of court this morn-
ing an explanation of the State Attor
ney's action in attempting to have the
James Baugham case eontinued and
whv he attempted to have it contin
ued without consulting him. It was
the Baugham matter that caused
Judge Carter on Monday , to accuse
the Solicitor of contempt of court
and f.no hiro $50. ' He was informing
the Judge that the "defense had ask
ed that the case of young Baugham,
who f iJleged to have caused the
death of James Ringgold by running
hw automobile int6 the. victim's bug
gy or otherwise, be continued, and
that the State would like to agree be
cause of certain conditions.' Judge
Carter said something about the mat
tor "dragging." Abernethy hotly re
sented what he regarded as a reflec
tion upon hiB sense of duty, and was
told to sit down. He did not sit down
quickly enough to please the court
and was ordered in arrest and to jail
unless he paid a fine of $50.
This morning Solicitor Abernethy,
in a letter of about three lines to
Judge Carter, stated that he consider
ed the matter passed upon and had no
further explanation to make. When
Judge Carter fined him that ended
his responsibility to explain, he said,
in effect , 1
It is Judge Carters' next move. If
Is rumored but not confirmed that he
la looking up the law to ascertain
what further Btep he will be justified
in taking.
CARGO OF AflillCAII
STEAMER FORhlAlLT
SEIZED BY BRITISH
The Wi&ehuhta Ordered to
Dock Where Foodstuffs
May Be Transferred
OWNERS Will E1AKE KICK
Vessel Sailed Before Ger
many Set Precedent, Will
Be Protest Dacia, Off
Today, Expects ... Clear
; Sailing for a While
(By United Press) ' . '
v Falmouth, England, Feb. 11. The
cargo of foodstuffs on the American
steamer Wilhelmina , was formally
seized by the government today. The
officials, acting upon instructions from
London, took -possession of the ves
sel and ordered her transferred to 'a
dock 'where her cargo could be unload
ed. Its final disposition will be deter
mined by a priae 'court It'll stated
that every effort will be made to hur
ry these proceedings. It is understood
the owners of the cargo will enter
claim that it is not subject to seizure,
as it loft the United States before
action had been taken by German offi
cials to seize foodstuffs. The Steam
er Itself Is not to be interfered with
and will be free to Ball after the tax
go has been taken off.
Dacia Off for 'Europe,
1 Norfolk. Feb. 11. The Dacia sail
ed at 10:45 o'clock this morning. The
captain was confident the vessel will
not be molested by British war craft
until well across the Atlantic. ,
OLD SOLDIERS NEEDS
DESERTS
IN ELOQUENT APPEAL
Dr. Pollock, Representative
of Lenoir j Veterans, is
Hopeful that State and
County May Provide for
Confederate Veterans
SEVERAL OVERCOME CY
BIGFIREiNRICILXD
Fifty Thousand Dollar Blase in Vir
ginia Capital Destroys Auto 'Sup
ply Shop-Wome n 'and Chll- ,
dren Narrowly Escape
' (By the United Press)
"Richmond, Va Ten. ll-Tire ear
ly this morning destroyed the -plant
of the Chemi Company, an auto tup
ply concern, With ft loss of 150,000.
A Woman and several children living
in a flat over an adjoining store Were
overcome by fcmoke and rescued in an
unconscious condition. '
(By Dr John A. Pollock.)
"On Friday last, February 6, the
two committees jointly met in ses
sion )n Raleigh to consider measure;
for increasing the pensions of the sol
diers and widows bf the Civil War,
Several bills were laid before the com
mittee for consideration. The Secre
tary, in his remarks, said he feared
the appropriation committee would
not accede to the demands that would
be made on them, After the bills
were read and the ".secretary had ex-
pressed his fears the visitors were in
vited to give their 'views and specify
what they thought the bid soldiers
desired done for for them In this par
ticular. Major Graham arose and
made a statement "that the pensions
for the , Confederates should be in
creased anda their Widows better car
ed for. He made a beautiful speech,
full of thrilling incidents of the late
war The son spoke worthy of his no
ble sire. -4
Judee Clark was called UDon to
give Iris views and advice. ' The Judge
spoke In praise of iLenoir county; of
her soldiers and her people, and ask
ed that the representative of the old
soldiers of that coditty (Dr. Pollock)
should be first head from. The
writer promptly responded, land
thanked him for his reference, to eu
logistically made df his people, and
the delicate compliment will be ever
kindly remembered. I did my, very
best Judge Clark then arose ' and
spoke in ft most persuasive manner
and plead with Jhe committee to see
to it and at once that these old he
roes should be better cared for and
their widows to be looked after, so
(Continued on Page 3)
NEW YORK "MOVIES" TO FRISCO
New York, Feb. 11. Moving pic.
tures of New York city and New
York State Which are to be shown at
the Panama-Pacific exposition, Were
to be started on their long journey
across the continent today. The pic
tures show, among other things, tub '
way crowd jams and other evidences
that New York is the 'busiest place
on earth. s " it -
YOUNG MAN WHO SHOT
PUT ON 600D BdlAVlO
Old Man to Be Tried for Murder at
New Bern Other Cases Before ' "
Criminal Term of the Supe- :
rior Court There. . '
s New r-Bern, Peb. 1L In Superior
Court here yesterday 'O. "W. Thomp
son, a young man, who shot Clara
Kimball, a woman of the underworld,
in a suburb of New Bern some months
ago, was allowed to pay the eosts for
assault with a. deadly weapon and
ordered to appear at each term of
court for three years. The woman
hartowly escaped death. ,
Today Jesse Creel Is on trial- for
the murder Of "Gannon Fulford, a
young man Well known Ihrouho-t
this section. ' The accused nun ii
aged. His daughter Will be a V It
nest prominent in the case.
, For attempted criminal a?-' 't i
on a 9-year-old r '"l of Lis ra -.-a -Tro,
C'.t'Vi ' " 1 I ' - -- f -
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