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SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1916
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Except In .Germany, Where
Pessimism Yet 'Exists In
Some Circles
VON TIRP1TZ OBSTINATE
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Doesn't Fancy Promise 11 to
United States of Modified
Submarine Warfare
Washington Believes Al
tercation About Ended
(By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. 9. Berlin today
received a cable message of Ameri
ca's tentative acceptance of Ger
many's last word on the Lusitania,
provided it was rephrased to satisfy
this government The final note, it
is understood, will be a formal dis
avowal of .the sinking. What the
President considers as more import
ant is that it lays down a precedent
for international submarine warfare.
A long cable message from Colonel
House is understood to have been the
last word on the settlement The de
sire of Von Tirpitz and the minority
is for a .return of uncontrolled sub
marine warfare. It is understood
there that the forthcoming note will
not contain a word of disavowal, but
does contain equally stringent prom
ises that Germany will not repeat
the act. It is tbelieved that the com
ing note will finally close all negoti
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Germany Courteous to American
, Newspapermen. . '. s '-"
- Berlin, Feb. 9. As an indica- -tion
that Germany hopes for a
satisfactory outcome of the Lu
sitania Incident, all American
correspondents have, been invit
ed to take a three-day tour of
the' German front. Local news
papers are withholding com-
USERS INSIST UPON
INCREASE IN WAGES
Operators Suggest Renewing Pres
cnt Scaie for Two Years Union
Representatives Attending Mobile
Coherence Would Not Hear of
Barons' Proposition Raise Or
Strike, Is Threat
(By the United Press)
Mobile, Feb. 9. iCoal operators in
conference with miners' representa
tives over the miners' wage scale to
day suggested that the present scale
be renewed for two yeaTS. The min
ers will not recede from the demand
or an increase. '
ELEVEN GERMAN , .
PRINCES I0LIED
(By the United Press)
London Feb. 9. Newspaper rec
ords in London show that war mor
. tality among: German princes is as
suming alarming proportions. Prince
, Maximdllah "Jpf ; Hesse, 1 the ; Kaiser's
nephew, is : the ' eWenth and latest
memberof "German reyal families to
be lcilled.i Th6 others killed since the
war Jbegan are:; princes Frederick
. Wilhfai of .Xippe, Ernestof Lippe,
. Henry XLVI of Eeuss, Frederic of
Saxe-tMieningen and his son, Ern
est Victor Walrad of Waldeck, Wil
- ! . Hani, of Frugges, Frederick of Rech-
' teren-Limpourg, , Charles of, Solms
J Braunfels. and William of Carolath
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F SEES TROUBLE AHEAD
x m TRADE CF.WORLD
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. Washingtoa, Feb. 9. Only a union
of neutral States following the war
, will prevent destructive competition
of business, Edward Filene of Bos
ton today told tho Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. The
merchant marine is to be the subjest
of a campaign by the chamber.
i t I CONDUCTORS :
ARE HOLDING OUT
Won'f Stand for Auditing of Their
Affairs c by "Crooks," Declare
Railroads Discharging Men All ihe
Time, Why Shouldn't They Do
Something for Their Own Interest,
They Ask
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
need not rest too assured that the
conductors on the system will be con
tent to stand for the auditing of their
affairs by men of the White agency,
said to be a Chicago concern whose
service is now had by the railroad in
other lines, according to local rail
roaders. The conductors, a hundred
strong, contend that the auditors
would be permitted to spy upon them
and at any little mistake "hold them
up and demand to go through their
(business right on the spot." It is
declared by some of the men that the
"auditors" are in some cases "crooks"
and that being decent men they will
not stand for their "meddling."
A vote is being taken, it is under
stood. The danger of a strike, it is
known, is not past by any means.
As for the eight-hour working day
whion they are said to demand of
ficially, the conductors point out that
the number of employes of railroads
are being constantly reduced. "They
are putting on bigger engines all the
time and getting rid of men. Why
shouldn't we do something for our
selves " they ask.
SHIRTWAIST MAKERS
GO ON STRIKE TODAY
Two Thousand In New York De
manding Higher Wages and Union
Recognition Police Expect Troubled-Three
Girls Arrested for Dis
order in Connection With Propos
ed Walkout
(By the United Press)
New York, Fob. 9. Two thousand
union shirtwaist makers are going On
strike this Afternoon, demanding
higher wag es and recognition of
their union.
Three young women were arrested
for creating a near riot. The police
reserves have been doubled.
BCCOMES ARCHBISHOP
OF CHICAGO TODAY
Chicago. Feb. 9. Services for the
installation of the Most Rev. George
W. Mundelein, D. D., as Roman Cath
olic Archbishop of Chicago and met
ropolitan of the Province of Illinois,
began today at the Holy Name Ca
thedral. The Most Rev. John Bon
zano, Washington, D. C, apostolic
delegate to the United States, offi
ciated at the installation.
ROADf ROM ASHEVfLLE
TO KTOGlEST ASSUkED
Asheville, Frlb. 8. A special train
bearing over 200 good roads dele
gates from Black Mountain, Ridge
crest, Swannanoa and intermediate
points arrived at AsTieville this
morning. The delegates went before
the commissioners and before they
left secured the promise of a splen
did sixteen-jmile road, reaching from
Asheville to Ridgocrest on the Mc
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PROVIDE fOtJ fKANlflJN .
COUNTY CANNING CLWB
Ijouisburg, Feb. 8. The Franklin
County ommissionerS yesterday ap
propriated $200 to employ a supervi
sor of the canning club' in this coun-,
ty-. The BoarcT of Education will
add to tis amount, which will be
supplemented also by the State, ta
snfiknent amount to employ a nome
demonstrator for five months. '. '
SUPPUEST0PAIEST1E
New' York, Feb.. 8. The United
States collier Sterling, ; it was an
nounced here today, will be used to
transport supplies from this country j
to Jewish sufferers in Palestine.'
London, Feb. 9. An appeal is be
ing made by the Irish press; for a
boycott of Turkish carpets in f for
of Don "ets, declared to be
be sup'
,5ie Turkish variety.
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TO BE SENSATI
Three High Consular Rep
resentatives Among
Those Indicted
MANY PLOTS, REPORTED
Neutrality Laws Violated
By German and Turkish
Consuls at Pacific Port a
Number of Times, Fede
ral Authorities Charge
(By the United Press)
San Francisco, Feb. 9. A trial ri
valling the famous Hamburg-American
case is expected to follow the in
dictment of German Consul-General
Bopp, Turkish Consul Hall and more
than thirty others here for conspir
acy to violate the neutrality laws.
The details of many plots are ex
pected to become known.
Other Indictments to Follow.
San Francisco, Feb. 9. A Federal
Grand Jury here has returned indict
ments against Consul-General Franz
Bopp and Vice-Consul Baron Von
Schack, German representatives here,
and Maurice Hall, the Turkish Con
sul-General at this port, alleged to
be involved in the plot for complicity
in which C. C. Crowley was arrested
some weeks ago. lUrowley, alleged
nro-German agent, is charged with
having undertaken to cripple muni
itions shipments. The consular rep
signing to damage Canadian railroad
property and employing a vessel from
American ports to supply warships
on -the Pacific ocean, which -ship, was
interned by the Chilean Government.
False clearance papers were secured
in the United States, it is alleged.
Indictments against "56 others sus
pected as having had parts in the
plots arc expected to be returned
Thursday.
BILL TO REGULATE ,
CLOTHES OF WOMEN
(By the United Press)
Richmond, Feb. 9. jDelegate Wil
liam M. Myers of Richmond- intro
duced a bill in the Legislature today
which would make short skirts, bare
necks and transparent gowns unlaw
ful. He says he wishes "to protect
men"!
MINISTER SHOT BY WOMAN
SUCCUMBS TO WOUND
Sherman, Tex., Feb. 8. Rev. II.
H. Cagle, who was shot here yester
day by Mrs. Annie Faust, wife of a
farmer, died late today without re
gaining consciousness. Mrs. Faust
was arrested at the time of the shoot
ing, but later was released under
bond. She charged that the minister
had "slandered" her.
CHADBOURN PLANTERS
HAD PREPARED IN FALL.
ChadJbourn, Feb. 8. -The farmers,'
through this section are not very
much concerned over the fertilizer
situation. Many of them bought
fertilizer last summer and fall. Those
who didnt think they can use cotton
seed and compost to advantage and
feel very confident o results.
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BRITISH IN MESOPOTAMIA
NOT AFRAID. . -
; London, Feb. 9. Gen. Town
send's forces at Kutelamars are
in no danger of capture, accord
ing to dispatches from the Indi
an army. .They could cut their
way out easily. , 4 4 .
GERMANY HAS BIG
RESERVE YET, SAYS. ; . ,
London, Feb. 9 Germany ' has
reserves of two million men and
- there will be no ending of the
war until they are exhansted,
, says CoL Replington, the Times
military eipert.
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SUNK BIG STEAMER
Orissa, "Bound From South
America to Liverpool, Is
itfissiiig Rumors Dis
turb New York Insur
ance Rates Doubled
(By the United Press)
New York, Feb. 9 Anxiety for the
safety of several large passenger
carrying transatlantic liners was felt
today following circulation of reports
that a large liner had been captured
or sunk in mid-wean.
It is believed to have been the big
vessel Orissa, from Chile to Liver
pool. Nothing has been heard from
her. Marine insurance has doubled,
and all captains have been instructed
to watch out for raiders.
MEETING OE
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TO HE OPENED THIS
EVENING GATE CITY
Expected That 2,000 Will
Attend Student Volun
teer Movement Conven
tion to Be Held Saturday.
Sessions Through Sunday
(Special to The Free Press)
Greensboro, Feb. 9. The North
Carolina annual convention of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement will
be opened here tonight. Sessions
will last: through Sunday. Fully 2,
000 prominent persons are expected
to be in attendance at the opening
session this evening. Nearly half
that number were here this morning.
Winston-lSnlem will have the largest
number, prrtbably 400. Nearly every
tewn of any importance in the State
will be represented.
The first convention in the State
was held in this city six years ago.
Siince then the movement has grown
in Nation and State until now it is
regarded as one of the biggest fac
tors for spreading the Gospel in the
world. Business methods are pur
sued by the businessmen-churchmen
who are enrolled.
Presiding as chairman over this
convention will be Dr. D. C. Lilly of
Nashville, Tenn. Denominational
conferences will be held on Thursday
and Friday afternoons, and on Sat
urday the Student Volunteer Move
ment convention will be held.
AYDEN AFTER COTTON
AKD FERTILiZER MILLS
(Special to The Free Press)
Ayden, Fein 9. Ayden business
men are discussing fertilizer and cot
ton mills for this town. The Cham
ber of Commerce is understood to be
behind the projects, and some local
capital is available, it is understood.
"Ayden is in a position where it can
offer great inducements to manufac
turing enterprises," and it has been
ascertained from a very good source
that the two mills may be had in the
near future. ,
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; Washington, Feb. 9.-f-Louis : Brandeis' friends are
considered to have won the first step in the contest to in
vestigate his fitness for. the Supreme Court bench when
a resolution by Senator Clark to send the matter back to
the full judiciary committee
mittee today. "r. . - :X -
. Clifford Thorne of Iowa read a letter which he said
indicated that Brandeis refused to . support , the side of
the people in tne nve per cent, rate cases. !
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REMAIN. IN CHARGE
HAITI DECADE YET
Treaty Establishing Ten
Year Protectorate Fa
vorably Reported
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PLATE MAY GO UP
Manufacturers Will 'Run
the Price Up to $200 Ton
If Government Insists on
Manufacturing It, Said
Tillman's Reply Later
(By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. 9. The Senate
foreign relations committee by a
unanimous vote today favorably re-
norted a treaty for establishing a
ten-years' protectorate in Haiti.
Armor Plate Men Make Threat.
Plans for early passage of the gov
ernment armor plate bill were an
swered today by threats from the ar
mor plate men to boost the price to
the government two hundred dollars
a ton. Senator Tillman will take up
the reply Monday.
Save Oil Lands for Navy,
Daniels Urges.
Secretary Daniels today protested
to the land committee the giving up
of grants of oil lands in California.
lie said the oil is needed by the na
vy.
AFRAID OF PROHIBITION,
WANTS U. S. CAPITAL
MOVED TO MILWAUKEE
Washington, Feb."8.-Representa
tive Cary of Wisconsin, today intro
duced a resolution for transfer of
the United States capital to Milwau
kee. He said he did it because of
pending legislation which might
make the District of Columbia dry.
Prohibition, he said, was "a menace
to society, and good government."
BIG tlJMBER CASE ;
HEARING AT RICHMOND
The case of Freeman vs. Bryant,
Ellington, ct !., appealed from the
J Circuit Court, will come up in the U.
S. Court of Appeals at Richmond on
Thursday. Mr. G. V. Cowper will be
one of the counsel for the defend
ants. The case involves commis
sions of aboiut $40,000, claimed toy
Freeman for his activity in arrang
ing for the sale of lumber mill and
thntbcT'lands property hare.
FEW KINSTON LAYMEN 1
TO BIG CONVENTION
IKinston will not have a large del
egation at the Laymen's Missionary
Convention in Greensboro. So far as
was known, this afternoon, only about
gour persons had announced their in
tention of attending the big meeting'
of the State's laymen. - They were
Messrs. J. A. Herndon, C W. Howard
and D. T. Edwards and D. V. Dixon.
Mr. Edwards will be present in the
capacity of staff correspondent for
The Free Press. Others may go, but
the pastors : of the churches can
speak for none (but the above men
tioned. ..i
WON 1ST POINT
was defeated in the subcom
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U. OF N. C. FIFTH .
IN THE SOUTH NOW
In Students and Instructors Univer
sity Also Is Fifth In Total Income
But Eighth In Productive Funds
Texas Leads Interesting Statis
tics From-President's Report
(Special to The Free Press)
Chapel Hill. N. C, Feb. 9-Statis-tics
from the recent report of Presi
dent Graham to the Trustees show
several very interesting facts in re
gard to the standing of the Univer
sity of North Carolina among the
other universities of the South. In
the first place, the University of
North Carolina stands fifth among
Southern Universities both in regard
to number of students and number
of Instructors.
In regard to the total income and
productive funds of each . university,
Nocth Carolina stands fifth in the
t'tal income rank (with $190,000
yearly) and about eighth in produc
tive funds. The rark o? the South
ern universities as regards total
yearly income is as follows: Texas,
2,003 students) $828,000; Virginia.
$344,315; Tennessee, $293,000; Ala
bama, $200,000; Louisiana, $193,000:
North Carolina, $190,000; South Ca
rolina, $170,000, etc. But the table
on productive funds is still more in
teresting. In this Virginia heads the
list with $2,288,745; Texas. $2,025,
000; Mississippi, $700,000; Alabama,
(1500 students), $565,000; Tennes
see, $427,000; North Carolina's en
dowment fund, both for general and
specific purposes, only amounts to
$182,594.
GOING ON IN OTHER
TOWNS AND COUNTIES
OF EASfN CAROLINA
In Superior Court at New Bern
an interesting civil case is being
heard, that of W. E. Turrtbull vs.
Pullman Company. Tumbull en
gaged two berths on a sleeper from
Goldsboro to Washington, D. C, fail
ed to make the connection at Golds
boro. got to Wilson iby other means
and caught the train, demanding his
berths, to find one of them occupied.
He is suing for $3,00.
D. E. Henderson of New Bern
claims the longest name in the State.
Ho is a lawyer. Despite the fact
that he uses only two initials, his
name is in reality Jackson Ezekiol
David James Nathaniel Sylvester'
Willis Edward Demosthenes Hender
son, after a multitude of uncles. He
is well-known here.
The high water in Neuse and Trent
rivers, say reports from Craven, is
resulting in overflows near their
mouths. Considerable damage has
been done on farms.
Charles Powell, a Washington ma
rine ngincejv is suing ine munici
pality tere for $10,000 for death of
a small son by a broken electric wire.
When a freight car on a "flying
switch" crashed into his automobile
Dr. N. M. Gibbs, a New Bern physi
cian, had a narrow escape. The car
was damaged some, but Dr. Gibbs
escaped injury.
LUKEWARMNESS THIS
CITY.NO REASON FOR
NOT HAVING LEAGUE
A Goldsboro report states that the
lack of interest in baseball here is
no reason why there may not fee an
East Carolina baseball league this
season. "Kinston is not the only
town." It is intimated that others,
especially Goldsboro, are more inter
ested than ever in the idea of reviv
ing the old six-iown association.
. "Kinston came near, with the aid
of a nearby sister town, in breaking
up the East Carolina League upon
one occasion,'' it is declared, although
no local fan can be discovered who
knows anything about that.
S. A. L. MAY TAKE OVER
, ROAD TO SOUTHPORT, SAID
Wilmington, Feb. 8. Jt' is report
ed here today that negotiations are
in progress for the sale of the Wil
mington, Brunswick and . Southern
Railroad, from Navassa to Southport,
a distance of about thirty miles,- to
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, af
fording the latter road deep water
terminal at Southport,
AtBERT t. INDIGNANT
OVER PROPOSAL OF
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PEACE f Rum
Understood Kaiser Offered
Restoration and Payment
for Destruction
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KITCHENER WONT LEAVE
Official Denial That He Will
Quit London for Foreign
Service Turk. Submar
ine Sunk By. Russian Ves
sels Off Asia Minor
(By the United Press)
London. Feb. 9. The govern
ment machinery for the enforce
ment of the conscription set was
put into effect today. The call
was issued , for, bachelors from
20 to SO years of, age to report
" with the colors "March 2.
Belgians' King Angry. ; , .
London, Feb, 5. Belgium has, .re
fused separate terms for peace offer
ed $y Germany, according toa Rome
dispatch, said to have come from Va
tican sources. The Kaiser was win
ting for restoration of the country,
and agreed to pay for the destroyed
structures provided the country re
mained neutral. ..;, i
King Albort indignantly rejected
the terms, it is said. : w
Kitchener Won't Leave Office. ,
London, Fob. 9. It is denied in of
ficial circles "here that Lord Kitchen
er ds to resign to be succeeded y
Lord berby. '
Turk Submersible Sunk.
Petrograd, Feb. 9.A Turkish '
submarine which attacked a Russian
squadron on 'the Anatolian coast was
bombarded and is believed to have ,
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REMAINS flF ENGINEER-
Seaboard Air Line Man Killed Near
Southern Pines Tuesday 'Was Na
tive of That City. and Brother-hi-Law
.to Kinston Woman .Family
Survives Locomotive Left Rails
Two Hurt
(Special to The Free Press) ,i
Raleigh, Feb. 9. The funeral of
David K. Wright, S. A. L. enginem'an
killed yesterday wben the Florida
Limited's locomotive left the track
near Southern Pines,' is expected to
be held in Fayetteville today. The
remains were carried there this morn
ing. A negro fireman and a baggage
master were painfully but not se-'
riously injured. ,',(-., , ... t ' '
Engineer Wright, who was a broth
er-in-law of .Mrs. W B. ; Douglass, '
wife of Alderman outclass of Kin
ston, was 41 years of age and a na
tive of Fayetteville., He had been a
railroad man ihe better part of his -life.
He went with the S. A. t. in
1900. He was at one time a member
of the Board of Aldermen of ithis
city. He is survived by his wife, a
young son and a daughter aged eight.
He had resided in Raleigh a number
of years.
THE ODDEST STORY -
LV THE DAY'S NEWS
. St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 9."When I
get this blindfold off II) show you a
few points," said Louis W. Hill, pres
ident of the Great Northern Radlroad,
equipped with a pair of ' boxing
gloves while being initiated into the
Elks. Some fellow in front of him
had tapped him several times with a
gloved hand. Just then the blind
fold was snatched off. Mike Gibbons,
probably world's middleweight cham
pion, stood in front J of Hill, who
bought. : ') l
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, Albany, Feb. 9 Governor Whit
man is out for re-election for Gover
nor. This drives a e in 1.U pres
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