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HIE T77tTrTT THE HB"E PMB THB WEATHBR ' Hit toniaU And to- -, atrow t DA LY VOL. XVII. No. 207 London bombed by Probable That British Cen sdr Suppressed Part of the News LOCATION NOT REVEALED V. Of Sunday's Raids on Kent ish Coast, Jn Which One Person Was Killed and a Half Dozen Injured A New Type of Aeroplane (By the United Press) London, Jan. 24. The renewal of aerial attacks on London by the Ger mans is expected to result from the raid on the Kentish coaat yesterday by giant fokkars, called "Uhlans' of the air." Such was predicted today by the press. One was killed and six injured in Kent It is believed aeroplanes will sup plant zeppelins until the spring, with more favorable weather. The censor today refused to disclose the exact location of the raids. One occurred at noon, so that the airmen knew ex actly where they were. New ma chines were used, it is feared. New York Doubts If All News Was Told. New York, Jan 24. Aeroplanes actually bombarded London, it is be lieved here, London being partly in Kent. It is though the news was kept hack by, the censor. Air Raids Twice Within 20 Hours. London, JaiW 23. The .east , coast of Kent wm raided early tMs morn ing by a hostile aeroplane, which dropped nine bombs. One person as kiMed and six were injured. A second attack this iime by two hostile seaplanes was made on the Kent east coast early this afternoon. No casualties have been reported. The raiders escaped. An official account of the first raid i says: "The war office announces that, taking advantage of the bright moon light, a hostile ' aeroplane visited the east coast of Kent at 1 o'clock this j morning. - Alter dropping 9 bombs in rapdd succession, it made off sea ward. , "Na naval or military damage waa done but there was some damage to private property. Incendiary bombs caused fires which were extinguish ed. "The following casualties occurred: One man kiMed; two men, one wom an and three children slightly injur ed." . ' The war office announcement con cerning the second attack says: . "Following the aerial attack on the east coast of Kent early this morn ing, two hostile seaplanes made a second attack upon the same locality shortly after noon. After coming under a heavy fore the raiders dis appeared, pursued, by our naval and military machines. The enemy ef fected no damage tm& no casualties have been reported.",, Dover Raided, Says Berlin. Berlin,, Jan. 24. -German aero planes Sunday boinibanied the station at Dover, England and. barracks and docks, it , istannotoncei t , J': 'v: ; .. . (By the fruited Press) SHIP SINKS- CRBW SAVEDV ' : Halifax, Jam 24-The British ' aunition ship PoRenti has gone jt the bottonv70a miles off Cape Race. The crew is on, board ther ships, which were standing Sulphur Springs; Texas, Jan. 2. Charged with conspiring to influence prohibition electiona, officials f ev 1 Texts breweries were to be plae n trial here today. The Texas nti-trust law is the law under whose rms th brewers were indicted. iiiur PW VIIDh ii niiii luim - "J' BULLETINS SECOND LESS Till ELEVEN MILLION BALES, BY THE 16TH Ginned From 1915 Crop- More Than 4,000,000 Lessl Than by the Same Date Last Year N. C. Has Ginned 709,75 Bales (By the United Press) Washington, Jan. 24. The census report shows 10,760,202 bales ginned from the 1915 growth to January 16, counting round as half bales and ex cluding Hntere, against 14,915,850 last year. Round bales included this year 106.99G; sea island, 90,736 bales. South Carolina ginned 1,143,562, and North Carolina 709,754 bales. AUSTRIA MAY TAKE ENGEANCE ON THE MONTENEGRIN RACE Slaughter of Civilians Is Feared When Invaders Learn That Aged King Was Not Serious About Truce (By the United Press) Home, Jan. 24. The remnant of the Montenegrin army are an grave danger of capture. The Austrians are attempting to cut off their re treat from Scutari. Montenegrin of- fncfaJa here today declared that King Nicholas' pretence for a true was to give time for the retreat. The Austrians are expected to massacre the cml population when they team of this. Fighting In Bessarabia. Petrograd, Jan. 24. Heavy fight ing has been resumed on the Bessa rabia frontier. Big Aerial Fleet Attacks Monastir. Salonika, Jan. 24. Forty-five of the French aeroplanes have bombard ed the Austro-JBulgarian headquar ters at Monastir, with heavy dam age. DOUBT THAT TURKISH r Boat torpedoed ship Reports That Submarine of Ottoman Navy Sent Persia to Bottom Re ceive Little Credence In'Washing ton At Outbreak of Hostilities Had No Craft Capable of Work-j ing Away From Base.. (By the United Press) Washington, Jan. 24. fteports that a Turkish submarine sank the Persia are received with doubt here. Turkey had only three submarines planned at the beginning of the war, with their cruising range so small that no open sea action by them was likely. ' ' Amsterdam Dispatch. . London, Jan. 23. An Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company says: v ., "According to a Berlin repor the Turkish ministry of marine is about to publish a statement' to the effect that a Turkish submarine sank the steamer Persia." Turkey to Be Questioned. Washington, Jan. 24- The United States will ask Turkey- whether it has any information o the sinking cf the Persia. Secretary Lansing announce! today that he regarded it as unlikely that such an; inquiry will develop Anything. . , - . . FIVE H UNDREW. STUDENTS AT WAKE FOREST COLLEGE Wake Forest, Jan. 23. Five hun dred students - have registered at Wake." Forest College, making the largest enrollment in the history of the institution. , ' JANUARY EDITION THIS TO BE A WEEK OF POLITICS CAPITAL TO CHICAGO President and Bryan to Start Speaking Tours Republican Leaders to Meet Roosevelt Being Urged to Speak Chicago (By the United Press) Washington, Jan. 24. A week of politics opened today. The Presi dent, taking the stump, will speak In New York Thursday night, and will start on his western trip Friday, in to anti-administration territory. The Republican leaders are to meet in Chicago this week to make prelim inary arrangements for their conven tion. The national Progressive-Republicans, here are organizing for control of the convention, in the hope of making the platform of the candidate progressive. Roosevelt is being urged to speak at Chicago. If he accepts, it may mean his entrance into the presiden tial arena. Bryan starts his peace speaking ti'ip this week. MRS. MOHR PLANNING FOR NEW TRIAL NOW Woman Accused of Employing Ne groes to Slay Husband Seems to Expect Judgment Against Her State Expects to Wind Up By To- Nijrht Gertrude ' Stevenson and Emily Burger Witnesses. (By the United Press) Providence, Jan. 24. Gertrude ''Stevenson was the first witness to day "when the Mohr hearing was re sumed. State Expects to Close Today. Providence, Jan. 24. The State ex pected to close late today in the trial of Mrs. Mohr, charged with instigat ing the murder of her husband, and the three negroes she is alleged to have hired to commit the crime. Ger trude Stevensonv a Boston newspaper woman, was cross examined. Emily Burger, who was in the car with the doctor when he was shot, is to be a witness for the defense. The tension is at fever heat. Mrs. Mohr is said to be planning a new trial. PLAN TO CREATE A TARIFF COMMISSION Washington, Jan. 23. Creation of a tariff commission, it was learned from official sources tonight, has been determined upon by the Wilson ad mint rat ion. A bill providing for such a commission will be introduced in Congress in the near future, and President Wilson may discuss the subject in a message to Congress. The duties of the proposed commis sion or board, under the plan under stood to have been agreed upon by the administration leaders would be to collect information regarding the tariff, and to co-ordinate similar powers now believed by President Wilson to be held by existing govern ment bodies. INSANE ASYLUM THE PLACE FOR MASHERS New York, Jan. 24. "Mashers, oglera of women and so-called flirts must be slightly unbalanced mental ly and fit subjects for the insane asylum," declared Magistrate John C, McGuire of Brooklyn today, dis cussing the .number of such cases that, are brought befare him. These mashers receive no mercy from me after they, have annoyed women and young girls,. Any man who triea to raak0 love to a strange woman as she passes bwn in the street certain ly is wrong in the head. I send lots cf thesr fellowa- to the Kings Coun ty Hospital for mental observation and you bet 111 see to it that all of them found guilty in my court will continue to beent there. The public thoroughfares absolutely must be safeguarded for women and - little girls." . FROM EINSTON, N. O, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1916 UNITED STATES CAN WIRE NOTHING THAT IS NOT DISCOVERED ' i Most Secret Code Govern ment Uses Can Be Easily Deciphered All Euro pean Capitals Find Am erican Code Easy By CARL W. ACKERMAN, (United Press Stan Representative) Berlin, Janfl 24. Supposed secret codes of the United States are known to ' practically every belligerent . ef Europe. Col. House has been im pressed with that face. It is impossi ble for any agent of the United States to cable here without the cer tainty that it will be known in all capitals of Europe. The .green code, the most secret, is well-known. The system has not been changed often enough. MORE EVIDENCE OF CARRANZA'S INTENT OF KEEPING FAITH Prp-Intiprventionists In U. S. Congress how Better Spirit Toward Adminis tration's Policy Since Punishment Murderers (Ey the United Press) Washington, Jan. 24. The sum mary executi'tfri TifTns two murderers of Bert L. Alters, an American ranch man, is regarded by officials here as evidence of Oarranza'a intent to take vigorous steps to protect Americans. The punishment of the murderers has somewhat allayed the pro-iraterven tion agitation in Congress. Akers' Slayers Died Cursing Americans. El Paso, Texas, Jan. 23. Bernar do and Federico Duran, the Mexican cattle thieves, condemned to die by the Carranza authorities for the kill ing of Bert Akers at San Lorenzo, a few miles below the international boundary Friday, were executed at daylight in the cemetery at Juarez today. The body of Akers was in terred here late today. The Duran brothers died cursing Americans. PRESIDENT ASKED TO ADDRESS LEGISLATORS Solons of Two States Want to Hear Him Champion Cause of Prepared ness Delegations From South Ca rolina and Virginia Call at White House, Asking Mr. Wilson to Give Them Dates (By the United press) Washington, Jan. 24 Senator Ti-Hman and a dclegatio irtoday urg ed the President to speak for pre paredness before the South Carolina Lgislature prior to its adjournment. Senators Swan son and Martin and Representative Glass and a delega tion from the Virginia Legislature urged him to do the same in. Vir ginia. ; . COTTON FUTURES TAKE SLUMP TODAY About 25 bale of cotton were sold here today by 3 o'clock, . at prices ranging from 11 to 11 1-2, centa.- New York future quotations were: January March . May .. July .. October ' t .- 12.25 12.25 12.53 12.63: ,.....;i2.67 12.06 12.20 1243 12.50 ' 12.57 i J Washington, . Jan. 23J-rSecretary and Mrs. Lane were badly shaken op today when die horses t a, carriage in which they were riding smashed the vehicle into a lamppost and drag ged it half a block down a sidewalk. JOYNER, FOE, DARST AMONG NOTABLES AT CHARLO'TE MEETING School and Social Welfare and "The Child arid the Kingdom' the Topics at Today's Sessions Social Service Conference (Special to The Free Press) Charlotte, Jan. 24. The North Ca rolina Conference for Soctul Service formally opened ins fourth annual session here yesterday. The princi pal speakers were Dr. Walter L. Lingle of Union Theological Semin ary, Richmond, Va., who discussed the teachings of Jesus as they bear upon the solution of modern social problems, and Dr. William Louis Po teat. president of Wake Forest Col kge, whoso theme wa3 Christianity and social progress. This afternoon at 3 o'clork the first session of the day was opened, Dr. J. Y. Joyner, State Superintend ent of Public Instruction, presiding. Dr. Joyner made a report on the pro gress of moonlight schools in North Carolina. Other speakers scheduled were: Mrs. Thomas W. Lingle of Da vidson, whose subject was to be moonlight schools; Thomas W. Bou shall, secretary of the University Y. M..C. A., who was to discuss the permanent night school movement; Miss Mary G. Shotwell, rural school supervisor of Granville county, "The School as a Social Center"; H. W. Foght of the U. S. Bureau of Educa tion, "The Danish Rural Schools as a Socializing Force"; Dr. Oarence Poe, "The Community Service Com mittoe and Community Organiza tion"; E. J. Coltrane, principal of the Farm Life School at Jamestown, N. C., "Vocalional and Industrial Training"; J. A. Baldwin of Char lotte, "The Part Time School Study, Work and Play"; with presentation of resolutions on above and related subjects and their full discussion. Tonight "The Child and the King dom" will be the main topic, with ad dresses by President A. W. McAllis ter of Greensboro, Jlishop T. C. Darst of the Episcopal Diocese of East Ca rolina, and others speaking. A re ception will be held at 9 o'clock. Social service exhibits are being displayed in the Carnegie library, in churge of Miss Mary B. Palmer. NEGRESS SHOT BY MAN HAS SLIGHT CHANCE Nellie Coker Victim David Curtis In Jail Woman Took Part of Wife of Assailant in Altercation Lat ter Arrested Alleged to Have Made Attempt on Life of Wife Be fore Shooting David Curtis, colored, is in the county jail on a technical charge of assault with intent to kill, awaiting the outcome of injuries inflicted by him upon Nellie Coker. Curtis shot the negress Saturday night on Tow er HiH road. According to the offi cial story, Curtis waa accompanied by his wife, the Coker woman and a man. He had been drinking and be came enraged In an argument with his wife. Nellie Coker, related to Curtis' wife, intervened in the lat ter' behalf. The prisoner drew a revolver and shot the woman through the abdomen, perforating the liver. Her chance of recovery is only fair. It is said that Curtis snapped the weapon in the face of his wife three times before hooting Nellie Coker. Curtis waa taken before the Re corder, this morning, but sent back to the jail to await a change in the woman's condition. Judge Wooten said he had been informed that she would .certainly die. A physician on Sunday night recommended that the victim's testimony be taken. . POLICEMAN SHOT BY BLACK; BI AY-. SUCCUMB. Winston-S.alsn, Jn 23. Patrol man H. C Wbiteheart waa shot ear ly this afternoon by a negro whose identity has not as yet been definite ly determined, Te officer ia in a hos pital in a critical condition.. . FOUR PAGES TODAY PRESIDENT'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO SPEED THE LAWJAHERS UP Conference With Members Both Houses Todays Wants Appropriations Rushed Supreme Court Rules Income Tax O. K. (By the United Press) Washington, Jan. 24. President Wilson today took the first step to ward speeding up' legislation when he asked Senator Hitchcock and Re presentatives Flood, Stephens, Lever and Page to confer with him today about rushing the appropriation bills. Income Tax O. K.t Says Court. Washington, Jan. 21. The income lax is constitutional, the Supreme Court today ruled. It is not discrim inatory, said the ruling. FIRST TERM COURT FOR YEAR CONVENED iilul nun Judge Oliver Allen Presid ing 19 Cases Docketed To Last Week OnlyMo tion Civil Docket Last Half Week Probable " Superior Court for the firat term x the year was convened shortly af ter 10 o'clock this morning, Judge Oliver H. Allen Df ithis district pre siding. Judge Allen is conducting the spring terms in Lenoir, Onslow, Duplin and Sampson counties by an exchange with Judge W. M. Bond of Edenton. There were 49 criminal casea on the docket None was of especial importance. There was no first de gree case. It is expected that the docket line smallest in years here will be cleared away by the, middle of the week, after which civil causes will be heard by motion. The term expires by limitation on Saturday night. New furniture recently installed in the courtroom Was used for the first time today. Within the official rail ing there had been installed new desks for the clerk, solicitor, sher iff, private counsel and the judge, to gether with new chairs for all hands entitled to sit therein. A new Jino-1 leum covered the floor. The improve ment was noticeable. (Continued on Page Three) SPLENDID GROWTH STATE UNIVERSITY North Carolina's Principal Institu tion of Learning Draws 93 1-2 Per Cent, of tfjc Enrollment Front the State Increase of 300 Students Over 1914-15 Reported by the President (Special "to The Free Press) Chapel Hill, Jan. 24. The report of the President of the University, just issued, shows a year of remark able progress for the institution in all departments. The total number of stodenta registered up to the pres ent, including, duplicates, in the reg ular courses) is 1,123. The total, in cluding the summer school is 1,823. This total represents a growth over last year of 300, and a total growth in the past five years of one thous and. The patronage of the Univer sity is representative of the whole State. Ninety-three and one-half per cent, of Ha regular students are from North Carolina. Practically all of its summer students are : North Carolina teachers. Nine-tenths ' of the counties are represented in the regular term, and all 'the counties in some of its activities. All profes sions and aft denominations patronize it in proportion to their numbers." TlUilllUlU , PRICK TWO CENTS " FIVK CENTS ON TRAINS J.B. J0IIN IS AGAIN HEAD OF THE m;e. womans son Annual Conference Mission Workers Came to Close ' Sunday Night WILMINGTON NEXT YEAR Most of Officers Re-elected. Closing Day Marked by Sermon by Rev. N. H. Wilson , and Address by Mrs. Steele ' " . The annual conference of the Wo man's Missionary Socioty of the North Carolina Methodist confer. , enee, in session here since last Wed nesday night, came to a close Sun day night The meeting had been In tended to close this morning, but all business was gotten out of the way on Saturday afternoon, ao that to day's session was unnecessary. Most of the officers and delegates, num bering well above a hundred, left for their homes tJita morning. A few rnadj their departure Sunday even- . ing. Nearly all expressed pleasure over the cordiality with which they were received and entertained in Kin ston. J ' " The election of officers occurred Saturday afternoon, the, following being chosen: x '' President Mrs. R. B. John, Smith. i fiold; First, Vice-President, Mrs. Jf. M. Rhodes, latueton:. Second Vice- .President. Mrs.' N. H. D. Wilson, ' fcroldsboro; Superintendent Study r imd- Publicity, Mrs. HairveyBbney2 -Rose Hill; Superintendent f Social Service. Mrs. A. S. - Barnes, Ra . leigh; Superintendent Supplies, Mrs. Ida !T. .Wilkins, Weldbn; Superinten dent Literature, Mrs. E. L. Hart, Wilmington; Corresponding Secre tary ""Miss iSalHe Lou i McKvnnon, Maxton Recording Secretary, ;.Misa May Edla Smith, Gatesvilde; Treas urer, Mrs. N, E. Edgerton,' Selma; Editor Woman's Page Christian Ad vocate, Mrs. E. C. Duncan,, Raleigh; Agent of Advocate, Mrs. R. H. Wil lis, Oxford; 'District Secretaries, Eli zabeth City district, Mrs. J. M. Winslow; Fayettevdlle, Miss Vera Herring; New Bern, Mrs. H. J. Fai son; Raleigh, Mys Nettie Allen, Rocklnghami, Mls3 Georgia Biggs; Washington, Mrs. W, P. Baugham; Wilmington, Mrs. W. F, Murphy. The majority of the officers, includ ing the president, were re-elected. The 1917 conference will be held in Grace church, Wilmington. - On Saturday night in Queen Street church, where the conference was held, the children's program was ren dered, before a large and very much interested audience. The local Bright Jewels, more than half a hundred in number, went through an excellent program of recitations, songs, etc.. without a hitch. The little folks had been drilled by Mrs. E. V. Webb, the Bright Jewels' president. The Kin- ston auxiliary was awarded the ban ner for the largest increase in mem bers, the Fa yetteville Jewels that for the most money raised in 191 and the Durham society for the banner having the most infants enrolled. The banners were respectively Cu ban, Chinese and Korean, .those countries being . important mission , fields of the Methodists, v. All , were in national colors, beautifully sewn - and inscribed. . The Chinese banner bore the Lord's Prayer in Chinese characters. The one awarded to the ' Kinsbon society was. made by Cuban girls attending college at Littleton. ' Mrs. L. s M, Hendren of New; Bern presented the banners. On Sunday morning Rev. N. H. D. Wilson of St Paul's , church, Gokk boro, preached to the conference and - a larg number of other. Methodists and their friends.; He Is on of the beet known ministers of the North Carolina conference, and the sermon -he delivered on this occasion was one of the brightest, some of his hear ers stated, that he had ever preach ed. Excellent music was rendered during the service, which commenc- (ContinueJ. on Paga FourJ ; ,
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