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... DAILY THE, HOSE PAPEB j : Wjft THB WBATHBR vOli.XVIL--No.216 f. : tt SECOND EDITION KINSTON.N.C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1916 6 PAGES TODAY PRICK TWO CENTS FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS UKITEB STATES FApES WM WITH GEBM: WltSW WILL NOT GIVE INCH TO THE KAI 9 I 1 Washington Locks Upon Break as Inevitable Neither Country Yill Bend; Seems Certain After Parleying a Year Over Lusitania Incident One Word "Illegal" May Plunge-America Into the World War Only Optimist In Capital Is German Ambassador, Who Belies Own Government President May Wait for House's Re tnrn Before Declaring Relations Between Two Nations Ended Most Serious Situation Before Administration' (By the United Press) ; WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Ambassador Von Bern . storff is believed to have been given authority to go as far as a disavowal of the Lusitania sinking, if necessary. Secretary Lansing said this afternoon that confidential , negotiations will continue, and that the situation could therefore not be called a dead lock, but he indicated that concessions would not come to the United States. Situation Is Dangerous. .WASHINGTONi FEB. 5. A-situation of grave im port today faces the American people. The embroil ment of ; America in the European struggles, even its participation in the war, is so. perilously near that Wash ington is tensed with anticipation. ., Neither Side Will Back liown , After a year of diplomatic exchange over the Lusi tania matter, the United States has declared that Ger many must satisfy its demands for a disavowal. Ger many has made-it known that it will refuse. One gov ernment or, the other must back down. Wilson has de clared that the United States will not. The German for eign office has said the sarnie for that government " - There; is only one optimist. Ambassador Von Bern storff today belied his own government, saying the situ ation is not serious.-vi-.A..' is?-"--' Crisis Indicated by President. ? President ; Wilson .today clearly intimated that the crisis has been reached, and Secretary Lansing made a statement to the same effect. All administration affairs are submerged under the cloud of war I : , Wilson and Lansing today planned to conferat length over? Germany's memorandum, which came yesterday. All White House engagements have been cancelled to de vote .the time to the- problem. It is expected that a con ference between 'Lansing and Von Bernstorft jivill be postponed till next week. The President is expected to raca decision Dy ine time 01 xne caoinei meeting on Tuesday. It is understood that Colonel House's report is nqw before the President, and that it strengthened the reports of j Germany's unyielding position. Before tak ing a decisive step to sever relations, it is believed the President, will await House's return in a week or so. One Word Cause of Trouble. s- Germany insists that the attack on the. Lusitania was not illegal The United States contends that the sinking was illegal under, all national,' international, moral and human laws, and demands that Germany repudiate the act of the commander of the submarine. - Suggestions of arbitration from Berlin are not re ceived with-favor. The United States cannot arbitrate the slaughter of Americans, women and babies. T One more interchange of notes before the break is expected. German Papers Advise Government to Stand Fast. London, Feb. 5. Reports that a break between the United States and Germany is near, was the most promi nent feature in today's newspapers. vThe concensus of opinion is that America's participation in the war is not desirable because, the Allies need her munitions, but all agree that it- would be & great moral asset It is re ported that in Berlin Bourse prices dropped on reports of the impending break. Berlin papers advise the govern ment ihot to jield. ' 5 ' , NEW BERN TAKES THE -ADVICE OF PROFFTTT ' i AND TALKS OF TOYS following the advice given by Ed ward t W., J. proffitt, the Uew Eng lander Who visited . Kinston Wednes- day and 'spoke to the Chamber -of Commerce that night, New Bern business interests are -considering the establishment there of a toy fac tory, as an. experimental enterprise, it is Teported on excellent authority. Mr. Proffitt suggested to the Cham ber, here that this section could pro duce wooden toys for the entire country; he said its scrap -wood that eould go into toys is being turned up. Toy p!aats coulj be operated more cheap'j here than anywhere else in the United States,-probably. He al- PREPARING ALREADY ! F0R1HE SEASON AT THE ATLANTIC HOTEL The Norfolk Southern Railroad is even now making preparations for the aummer season at Morehead City. That resort will be 'boosted" to the limit this year. Tnaailroad'a big hotel, the Atlantic, at Morehead City, is to be renovated during the coming three months, and an early opening is expected to be made. It it . not known who will manage the house. The manager may !be announced next week, however, it is known. . so told New Bern the same thing. It is laid the New Bern business men will take the matter up with Northern capitalists at once. ARM OF ROUMANIA MASSED FOR FIRST CHANCE FOR ACTION Will Take Field On Side of Allies Troops On Hun garian and Bulgarian Frontiers New German Offensive By HENRY WOOD. (United Press Staff Correspendent) Rome, Feb. 6. The Roumanian ar my, nine-tenths mobilized, has been massed on the Bulgarian and Hun garian frontiers, prepared to enter the war on the side of the Allies at the first opportunity. Borders of Belgium Closed. Amsterdam, Feb. 5. The Belgian frontier is closed to all travelers. This is believed to indicate that an important troop concentration is go ing on preparatory to a heavy Ger jnan.off eo8uw ' " " ' BRYAN TO SPEAK HAMLETT MARCH3RD " Hamlet, Feb. 4. Secretary E. H. Fuller of the Hamlet Y. M. C. A. is in receipt of a letter from Hon. V. J. Bryan advising that he will be in Hamlet . March- 3. - Mr. Bryan will speak under the auspices of the local Y,. M. C. A., using as his subject "The War In Europe and its Lessons to America," ' SENATE .APPROPRIATES TOR ROOD SUFFERERS Washington. Feb. 4. The Senate today passed a bill by Senator Rob' inson of Arkansa s, appropriating $100,000 for the relief of flood suf ferers in the Mississippi valley and its tributaries and authorizing .the Secretary of War to lend tents for those made homeless in this stricken territory. PETITION COMMUTATION WMRS.1DA1 WARREN ; Winston-Salem, Feb. 4. A petition ig being circulated and freely signed, asking . Governor Craig to commute death sentence of Ida Ball Warren to life imprisonment. The woman was convicted with Sam Christy of the murder of her husband, G. J. Warren. The petition is circulated by Mrs. Clifford Stonestreet, whose husband is serving three year sen tence on county roads, he being con vicetd ' of implication in the crime. Mrs. Stonestreet is a daughter . of Mrs. Warren. FAYETTEVILLE BANK - -WILL-MAKE GOOD TO - -DEPOSITORS, STATED V (Special to The Free. Press) Washington, Feb. 5.-JComptroller of the Currency Williams declared today that the failure of the Fourth National Bank at Fayetteville, was not due to loose management. It is believed depositors . will recover ' in full. ' . Fayetteville, Fdb.' 5. The Nation al Bank Examiner in charge of the affairs of the Fourth National Bank here,' suspended Friday, gays there is good reason to believe that the de positors will lose nothing. The Pres ident, H. W. Lilly, eays the institu tion was forced to suspend "tempor arily" on account of "losses sustain ed several years ago and disquieting rumors that have had the effect of greatly restricting its business and have led to the withdrawal of many depositors," . BELIEF IS GENERAL THAT. OTTAWA FIRE WAS PLOT'S RESULT Stared From Electric Wire That Had Been Tamper ed With, Thought Sir Wilfred Laurier Says It Was Incendiary (By the United Press) Ottawa, Feb. 5. The greatest roundup of Aliens since the be ginning ef the war has been started by the authorities. They are trying to apprehend all for eigners who left Ottawa the night the Parliament houses were fired. Incendiarism, Regarded Certain. Ottawa, Feb. 5. Members and employes of the Canadian Parlia ment are unanimous in the belief that Thursday night's fire in the government buildings wastne work of a plotter, who started the blaze from electric light wires. Sir Wilfred Laurier made it plain in an address today that he believed the blaze was incendiary. A com mittee is to be named to make a full inquiry. Charles Strony, a Chicago musician, who was held as a sus pect, has been released. What is believed to have been an attempt to blow up the great Victor ia bridge, was frustrated today by Vuards, who shot at a man creeping in the darkness amongst the abut ments. WAR DEPARTMENT IS , i : r I UPPER NEUSE RIVER f I Reports Adversely on Con gressman Hood's Pet SchemeSuch Action Is Expected Since Project Had Been Frowned Upon The War Department, says a re port from Washington, reported to Congress Friday adversely on the project for improvement . of the project for improvement of Neuse river between Goldsboro and New Bern. , Such action had been expected, since a report of the: Board of En gineers who investigated the pro ject some months ago indicated that a favorable report would not be forthcoming. The engineers did not thing the benefits, that would accrue from a deeper, straighter and wider channel would be compatible with the expense of the undertaking. . The improvement of the upper part of the Neuse was Congressman Geo. Hood's t pet scheme. The. new Rep resentative from ' the : Third district hoped to see steamer competition with the rail lines running into Kin ston and Goldsboro, and river trans portation afforded the small , places along the stream. The Kinstonand Goldsboro Chambers ; of Commerce backed the Congressman and fur nished the district engineers with a mass of data and lots of argument. Mr. Hood, It' is believed, will not press further action on the project in the near future, but hopes yet to see the improvement achieved within a few years. ; : The funeral of S. J. Nobles was held near Greenville on Friday. Mr. Nobles, who was 51 years of age and prominent in Pitt county, died in a Norfolk hospital. He was a bache lor. . IS WITH KINSTON AS A (HEAT iiET, SAYS Farm Demonstrator Mc Crary Declares Farmers Who Get Poor Prices for Product Do Not Deserve Better "Men who complain that there is not a market here for home-raised meat don't know what they are talk ing about," said 0. F. McCrary, the agent of the Agricultural Department in Lenoir County, today. "Hogs, I have heard it said, cannot be sold here at a profit," he stated. "There is nothing wrong at all with the mar ket. They don't market their meat in businesslike fashion those fellows who talk of an unsatisfactory mar ket. They kill and dress the hogs and then bring them on to Kinston TKrdl!S of what the situation may be at the moment. There may be too much meat on hand already. They may not have taken sufficient pains with the product There may be oth er reasons, why they do not get top prices. "There are some planters in the county who grow meat who know how to market it. Herring Bros., for in stance, who conduct a farm at Fall ing Creek along modern lines, pro duced 49 hogs averaging 200 pounds. They sold 6,000 pounds right off at 10 cents. They did not go helter- skelter about the work of disposing of it at a profit, but secured orders in advance, took pains with the pro duct, and made a respectable profit. They have been encouraged. They are going to buna concrete feeding floors and a dipping vat to rid their animals of lice. The floors and vat will be the first in the county, I think. And they are going in for hog-raising qn a big scale this year. "It isn't at all a perishable pro duct. Why don't these people pre pare their meat to keep and market it when there is demand for it, thus securing the best prices?" BULLETINS (By the United Press) PHILIPPINE PASSED. AMENDMENT Washington, D. C Feb. 5. The amendment to the Philippine bill was' passed , in the. Senate last night, and is .expected to pass in the House, to educate the natives and abandon coaling stations. FELIX PIAZ BEING WATCHED, r Washington; Feb. O-Felis Diaz is at New Orleans, believ ed to be preparing for an expe dition into Mexico jthroagh Guatemala. .He is being watch ed, it was said today at the De partment of Justice. INSANE MAN WHO TOOK OWN LIFE HADNT BEEN Ifl PRISON IN KINSTON A report from 'Raleigh says F. L. Collins of Jones county, inmate of the Central Hospital for the Insane, hanged himself in his room in that institution. . He was 32 years of age and bad been; in the asylum only a month. He used bed clothes to hang himself with. -. " The Sheriff's office here today stat ed that Collins was not a man of the same surname who was in the coun ty jail tiere for several weeks for in sanity.; That person was L. E. Col lins of Onslow county, since return ed . " - DEFENSE LOOKS FOR ACQUITTAL OF MRS. RIOHR BEFORE NIGHT Judge Advises Jury That Woman Should Not Be Found Guilty Unless the Same Verdict Is Return ed Against Negroes iBy the United Press.) Providence, Feb. 5. Mrs. Eliza beth Mohr may know her fate before night. Judge Stearns delivered his charge to the jury this morning The defense is confident, ibut is preparing an appeal in case the de cision is adverse. . Lawyers for the defense expect a quick verdict The judge declared that the jury cannot find the woman guilty without also finding Brown and Spellman, negroes on trial with her,, guilty. KITCHIN NOTj LESS DETERMINED, SAYS Still Believes In "Reasonable Pre paredness' President Has Said Nothing That Affected His Opin ion on Matter of National De fense Nation Not Open to At' tack, Leader Thinks (Special to The Free Press) Washington, Feb. 5. Floor Lead er Claud Kitchin, principal opponent in Congress of the President's pre paredness program, declared today that nothing the latter had said in his recent speeches , on the sub ject had tended to change his views. The United States Is not open to at tack by any power, said the North Carolina Congressman, occupied as are all the other first-class powers with the world war from which they cannot spare a man nor a gun. He thinks ships now building and au thorized will bring the navy up to equality with any other for defensive purposes. He is still for "reasonable preparedness." IMPLICATE MAN IN THE DEATH OF YOUNG GIRL Yadkinville, Feb. 4. According to the verdict returned by the jury ap pointed by Coroner W. E. Rutlerge to find the cause of the death of Miss Ophia Miller, the young woman who died here several days ago under cir cuimstances which . indicated the guilt of a man who had been paying her court? the unfortunate girl came to her death through taking medi cine given her by Harvey Lynch, who it is alleged, advised her to take the medicine to hide a wrong he had done her. OVERCASH DENIES HE KILLED YOUNG WIFE Statesville, Feb. 4. Houston Over cash, on trial here for the murder of his wife, took the stand in hie own behalf today. He denied his guilt, declaring that he was at his home at the time his wife was ; shot at the home of her parents some miles away, and branded much; of the evi dence introduced by the State as false.-' i t: ; ' '-!. DYESTUFFS FROM CHINA FOR DURHffl COMPANY Wilmington. Feb. 4. Three tons of indigo dye are on their way to Durham, for the Erwin Cotton Mills, from China, this unusual shipment having been recorded in the local customs house. Durham is in - the Wilminjrton district The dye came t'.tv -f . en l is be'r re- TEXTILE MEN SWAP, WITH ..V , , H4 ,- M J . . 'S Telegrams On Child Labor Questions Exchanged By Two Bodies ' "NOT RIGHT SOLUTION" - ' T .( ;.';' . i Say Southern Mill Opera tors of Bill Call Atten tion to Situation In New York With Regard Uo Employing Children (Speclal to The Free Press) ' Charlotte, Feb. 6. The Keating child labor bill was discussed by rep resentatives , of the Southern branch of the National Association of Hos- , iery and Underwear Manufacturers in session here yesterday. -The bill was declared to be: "Not the proper solution of the child labor question," supported by "distorted facta," and "handled in a way to excite faction al feeling." 1, Non-partisan .handling of the tariff question through a com mission , was endorsed, : and resolu tions were passed favoring, legistla tipji to prevent, theseHingjjf foreign., products in American markets at the close of the war, at prices less than those prevailing in the countries of origin. Sharp Tilt With Child Labor Conference. , , . A telegram was, sent the National Child Labor conference, now in ses sion at Asheville. advising that "if conditions are1 as bad in Southern mills as have been painted by you, something should be done for the re lief of the children,", ? "Explanations" were called for, Including one of why the ; "Keating . bill was so drawn by you as not to affect tenement house work in New York, where you, well know that children of five and fix years of age work for 12 to 15 hours per day under the most unfavorable conditions." ; The answer came: "Do you wish us to understand, that the common wealths you represent are so impo verished that the burden of family , support must rest on the shoulders, of little children under 14 years of age? -Would adequate wages to adults help relieve this poverty? . . : . ;- ,"We have no funds to support poor families . . , N ?We hope the Keating bill will do for .the tenement, children in. New , York what local workers have been unaible to do. ,; The Keating-Owen bill will clearly anect products t New York tenement manufacture in interstate commerce just as it will affect interstate commerce in the pro ducts of Southern or any other tex tile mills." PUBLIC HEARINGS ON BRANDEIS ARE TO BE . STARTED WEDNESDAY (By the United Press) Washington, Feb. 5.-Public hear ings will open Wednesday on the fit ness of Louis Brandeis for the Su preme Court place, it was decided to day at a meeting of the Senate sub committee... ENGLAND IS DRAFTING THE APPAT.I PROTEST , (By the United rress) y London, Feb. 5. -A formal nolo of protest against the t.:rn'.- cf f' Apr -""ii vr to 1"-t C yr ' COMPLIMENTS Mm- V 11 M V I 3: