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VOL. XVII. No. 229
SECONp EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916
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FORCE ON
COAST OF ARMENIA
ro6fs Have Been Idle Un
til NowTurkish Re
sistance Feeble
Juncture at trebizond
Seaport Is Poorly Fortified.
Slavs Expected to Over
run Whole Region Aus-
trians Complete Conquest
of Albania, Reported
(By the United Press)
London. Fab. 19. Under cover Qf
Warships' gum', the Russians are now
landing- large forces on the Armenian
coast 70 mHes east of Trebizond
,The Turioish resistance 5s feeble. Pe-
tTOcrad dispatches indicate that
these troops will march westward,
joining with those marching against
Trebizond from Erzerum. The city
is poorly fortified. The reinforcing
troops have been waiting for months,
and the fact that they were not used
earlier is taken as an indication that
the Russian forces are larger than
had been believed. t ,
Durazzo Completely Surrounded.
Vienna, Feb. 19. Durazzo, the Al
banian capital, is surrounded by the
Auefrians. The surrender of ithe few
jremlining Albanians is - expected
hourly. -Italian officers who have been
directing the defense have fled,
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German Attack In West Repelled.
Paras, Feb. 19.--The repulse of a
jWeak German attack north of Blan
jgy has been reported to the war of
fice." ,
tclANIELS LEAVES
THE GOVT. SERVICE
Minneapolis, Minn., Fcb.18. G. C.
JJanaeli fc-rothor of Josephus Daniels,
' fiecratary J the Navy, who has been
handling the several hundred cases
brought by the government to - set
aside lahd transfers made by . Indi
ans on the White Earth Reservation,
and wha .was succeeded recently by
C J Kearf ul, announced today Ahat
he had decided to quit the govern
ment Bervice.
."A letter from Mr. Daniels to the
Attorney General declining appoint
ment as counsel under Mr. Kearful,
was made public. In this letter Mr.
Daniels said he could not agree with
the new policy, of Mr. Kearful in
handling the cases.
ASHEYIUE'S FIRST WOMAN
LAWYER TAKES THE OATH
' Ashevttle, Feb. 18. Miss Lillian
Exuip Clement. Asheville's first and
only lady attorney, appeared in Su
pen?r Court yesterday," and in the
presence of almost the entire mem
bership of the Aaheville bar and a
large Bumber 0f friends, took the
oath necessary to finally qualify her
as an attorney. , -
&ISS IRENE tIRSONTO
MARRY GEO. POST, JR.
Richmond. Va.. Feb. 18. The en.
S'ajfement of Miss Irene Langhorne
G;bson, daughter of Mr.; and "Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson of New York,
4-Cevrge B. Post, Jr., of New York,
-frjnounced todya by her grand-
fat' CuiswelT D. Langhorne.
CRD TO JOIN THE
STOCKKOP,PARTY;
. ; MISS ADAMS, TOO
(Continued from Page Two)
New York, Feb. 19. The Ford
pece' tribunal at Stockholm fa
jubilant OTer the news that Ford
and' Jam Addama will join the
party soon.
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DIED IN WOODS, THOUGHT
Blacks Who Escaped From tha Pitt
County Roads With Ilim All Art
Recaptured Say McLawbarn'f
Slayer Was Bleeding From Wtvad
la Face Funeral of Murdered Man
Friday
(Special to The Free Press)
Greenville, Feb. 19. All the ne
groes who escaped from the Pitt
county chain-gang late Wednesday
have 'been recaptured except David
Evans, the preacher who killed Supt
Joe McLawhorn. It develops that
there were only seven in all. instead
of nine, as had been believed her all
the time. The six men taken were
all located in the vicinity of Choco
winity, in Beaufort county.
Several of the captured negroes
say Evans was bleeding from his
face when he separated from them
after the mutiny. Evans was shot at
by a guard after he had struck down
McLawhorn with a pick-axe, but it
was not believed that he was struck
by the small shot fired at him. One
or two of the blacks think he may
have been fatally wounded and died
in the woods somewhere in the vicini
ty of the convict camp. ,
The funeral of Supt. McLawhorn
was held near Winterville yesterday,
conducted by the Masonic lodge of
which he was a member.
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GOLDSBORO MAN HEADS.,
. THE VEHICLE DEALERS
Greensboro, Feb. 18 The annual
convention of the Va.-N. C. Retail
Vehicle Dealers' Association came to
a close this afternoon, having been
in session since Tuesday.
It was decided to hold the next
annual meeting in Lynchburg, Va
The new president is Graves Smith
of Goldsboro. ;
PROBE OF MILITARY
BY GENERAL SCOTT
Charges of . Inefficiency , and
Deceit Brought by Sen.
Robinson Officer to the
Flood DistrictHint to
London About Seizures
' (By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. 19. A shake-up
in the army aviation service is
threatened as the result of charges
of inefficiency and deceit, brought by
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, who
demanded an investigation. Acting
Secretary of War Scot has ordered
as exhaustive probe. The Senate
committee on military affairs will
consider the matter Monday.
Send Army Officer to ,
Flood Territory.
Flood district reports today caused
the acting- Secretary of War to order
Captain Hunt, the quartermaster of
ficer at St. Louis, to take charge of
the distribution of food supplies.
Another Note to London.
The State Department admitted to
day that it is considering a reminder
to England of its failure to answer
the note protesting the-' seizure of
mails. The message would, urge
promptness, and point out that the
seizures continue.'
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At
BEHIND, SAYS EXPERT
Washington, Feb. 18. The British
Navy today is approximately twice
as strong as tthe combined fleets of
Germany and Austria,' while the Teu
tonic combination has just about dou
ble the sea fighting force of the Unit
ed States, according to information
in tbejwssession of the Navy Depart-,
meni. The facts were .disclosed to
the House -NavaT Committee today y
Captain Josiah McKeap, of the staff
of the hief of operations. -Captain
McKean also said the French navy
was from 15 to' 25 per cent stronger
than the American, according to lat
est information.
AVIATION
GERMANY
INDIONNT
OVER FAILURE (J, S.
ACCEPT NEW ORDER
Empire Won't "Curtail!
Rights" On Account of
Recklessness
COUNTRY STIRRED, SAID
Cologne Newspaper, Re
garded as Official Jour
nal, Declares the Berlin
Government Won't Call
Off Armed Decree
By CARL W. ACKERMAN,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Berlin, Feb. 19. Germany has '
said its last word on the Lusi
tania matter, and will not pre
pare another note dealing with
the question, it is strongly indi
cated in official circles.
The officials are restraining
comment upon the reports that
Secretary Lansing will not recog
nize Germany's right to torpedo
armed merchantment The offi
cial attitude is the belief that
the United States shall not in
terrogate Germany closely upon
the interpretation: ' of the term
. "armed merchantmen," because
it would reveal naval secrets of
importance. The interpretation
is believed to be a purely milita
ry matter concerning only Ger
many and Austria.
Amsterdam, Feb. 19 Reports that
America won't submit to Germany's
armed merchantmen decree have
aroused indignation in that country,
say German advices. The Cologne
Gazette, closely related to the gov
ernment, declares Germany won't
curtail her right to use submarines
on account of the recklessness of na
tionals of Ithe neutrals.
Order to American Agents
In Europe.
Washington, Feb. 18. All Ameri
can diplomatic and consular officials
abroad have been notified by the State
Department that the position of the
I'nited States is that merchant ships
have a right to carry defensive ar
mament. This is the first formal announce
ment that the United States does not
iceept as legal the announced inten
tion of Germany and Austria to sink
armed merchant ships without warn
ing after February 29 as coming
Lvithin international law.
Harden Warns Neutrals Germany
Apt to Do Anything.
London, Feb. 19. Maximilian Har
den, the noted German publicist,
warns America and other-- neutrals
that uijless the Allies agree upon
terms of peace in the near future
Germany must disregard all neutral
rights. The nation is now fighting
for its own salvation, according to
The Times. . I
Austria and Germany "Blundered."
Washington, Feb. 19. The first
word from Berlin regarding the re
ception there of the American atti
tude interested the State Department
today. Officials said Germany and
Austria blundered in the issuance of
the decree for March 1, straining the
relations with America at the very
time when it seemed that the situa
tion was cleared. ;
MEDIATOR CONFERS IN
A. C. L CONTROVERSY
Wilmington, Feb. 18. Two con
ferences in mediation of the contro
versy between , the Atlantic Coast
Line and the conductors over the
White audit system have been held
by Judge William A. Chambers ? of
the Federal board of mediation and
conciliation.
Following Judge Chamber's 'arriv
al this morning Coast Lme officials
were at once called Into conference,
following which the conductors had a
hearing. The mediator says that
such controversies in nine cases ont
of .ten are settled satisfactorily s by
mediation. Should it fail, however,
he intimated he would auggest arbi
tration. , - " " .
IN HOME RICH
PARTLY
VRECKS THE HOUSE;
Explosive Went Off In the
Fashionable Quarter
Another Crones Letter
Worries New York Po
liceOne Man Squeals
(By the United Press)
Chicago, Feb. 19. A bomb that
partly wrecked the home of Modesti
no Malafcrogini. a wealthy Italian
banker, in the fashionable Grand
BoulevaKl district, shook the adjoin
ing home of Ira J. Mix, a society
leader. There were no casualties.
Crones Still At Large.
New York, Feb. 19. Jean Crones,
the soup plotter, is still at large, but
the police are obtaining valuable in
formation from his brother, Paul
Crones of Middletown, Conn. A third
letter to a newspaper today taunted
the police and asserted the inno
cence of a' Chicago suspect.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
FRANCIS OFFERED
PETRQGRAD POST.
Washington, Feb. 19. Former
Governor Francis of Missouri
has been offered the ambassador
ship to Russia, it is understood.
DUPONT PLANT BURNED;
LOSS $500,000.
Memphis. Feb. 19. The new
chemical plant of the federal
dyestuffs and chemical company
t KingspoH owned by the Du
pont interests, was today fired
fey incendiaries and burned with
a half million dollar loss. 'The
plant was manufacturing picric
acid, to be used in high explo
sives. DUTCU ISLAND INUNDATED.
Amsterdam, Feb. 19. The
Inland of Marken, in the Zuyder
Zee near uwterdam, is inundat
ed. Kef uses in the lighthouse
are feared for. The flood is ap
prcachir.g the suburbs of Am
sterdam. Communication with
Germany is delayed.
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SMALL ATTENDANCE
AT REP, CONVENTION
The Republican county convention,
held in the Courthouse here this af
ternoon was a scantily-attended and
entirely harmonious affair. It was
tailed for the purpose of naming del
egates to the State, Congressional
and State Senatorial conventions.
One set of delegates to all the con
ventions named were: J. E. Camer
on, T. iB. Brown, James F. parrott,
G. B. Smith, Geo. L. Taylor, Geo.
Sutton, Emmett Stroud, L. L
Par-
rott and B. L. Taylor.
BIG FIGURE SKATING ,
TOURNAMENT CLOSES
(By the United Press) i
New York. Feb. 19. Amateur
skaters who survived the preliminary
trials whirled and flourished at their
best today on the Hippodrome stage
in hte final events of the big figure-
skating tournament. Fiva cups will
be awarded winners of the various
classes. Many out-of-town ekaters
visited New York to compete in the
event which has been in progress
since February 14. -
THE ODDEST STORY
IN THE DAY'S NEWS
(By the United Press) v
St Paul, Michn Feb. 19. Minne
sota traveling men,' in State session
here today, laanched a movement to
urge legislation to permit them I to
vote by nail at state elections; A.
F, Wixon of .Minneapolis heads the
movement;'
mm OF INDIANA
PLEAD WIT!! 00F0R
SAVE IDA II. WARREN
Miutcic Federation Clubs
Request Craig to Keep
Her From Chair
MURDERESS IS HOPEFUL
That Sentence Will Be Com
mutedLet Her Die, Is
Wish of Winston-Salem
Woman Expressed to
Governor
(By the United Press)
Winston-Salem, Feb. 19. In the
shadow of the electric chair, Mrs.
Ida Bell Warron, sentenced to die the
last of March for the murder of her
husband, today expressed hope of
the commutation of her sentence.
Formal application will be made to
Governor Craig next week, attorneys
today said.
The Muncie (Indiana) Federation
of Women's dubs hn? sent a long
letter pleading with the Governor to
spare her life and prevent the elec
trocution of a woman.
Let Her Pay Penalty, Says
North Carolina Woman.
Mrs. J. E. Sills of Winston-Salem
asked the Governor not to change the
sentence.
WANTS ENGINEERING
CORPS FOR DEFENSE
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 19. State en
gineers are interested today m High
way Commissioner Duffy's efforts to
organise a New York engineering
corps. The professional knowledge
of the members would be available
for National defense. Both Governor
Whitman and his military secretary,
Capt. Spencer, are backing the move
ment. "There is a great need for
men of experience in work of this
charaetfr, who are willing to give a
portion of thir time to supplement
' ie thft;.- civil knowlodgo with a
ci;i.i"rft in militMcy ticien.se."
FORMER COL MINING
C SALOONS Y. M,
C. A.S THESE DAYS
Denver, Colo., Feb. 19. Colorado
;it'or prohibition is more prosperous
.and los-3 inclined to get locked up in
jail, recording to dTy reports from all
sections of the state today after near
ly two months' experience with the
dry law. In the Rockefeller ffrining
camps tflie saloons have been convert
ed into Y. M. C. A. buildings, in
some instances. The Rockefeller corn
company advised its miners to "cut
out booze altogether."
"BROKE INTO" STOCKADE
NOW CONFINED IN JAIL.
Elliott (Patterson is in the county
jail with a bruised head and the au
thorities are looking for Leon Woot-
en, charging both with trespassing at
the prison stockade. Patterson, a
former convict, and Wooten. negroes,
made their way into the stockade, it
is said, and called at a room occupied
by two female prisoners without be
ing seen by the guards. Later
guards discovered their presence. The
door was locked and they, were not
admitted for some time. Wooten es
caped and Patterson tried to get out
qf a window, but was unsuccessful.
He was hurt either because of resist
ance or through necessity for the offi
cers to capture him, the several ac
counts of the affair varying.
DEALERS TO STANDARDIZE
AND SHAPE OF EGGS.
Columbus, O., Feb. 9. It's up to
tho hen to go in for eugenics. - The
word has gone forth from dealer
that only eggs of a certain size, col
or, shape and weight are desirable.
The egg should have a large diameter
one and one-fifth times the smaller
diameter, and should not be tori ct
rc-.!i 1 or 1 ' '
BRIEFS IN NEWS OF
NrlGiEEOSING TOWNS
.Wre itttiMMtr- lor Ayd-!i Nfv
lit mi m.ih VI;., Was ) W'ild lot
liiltiifion ttl K.i't r .fi.ilod F!t!
Climu;i Says I):". SIan Yotrrnn
( ai'ilol l'lddT lV;d Slu'rlock S:id
new two-story buildings are
to be put up in Aylen for Atore pur-
i-o-r-..
)' . C'n ;-':ps O'H. L:u.irhinghouse,
rhf vvvK-ktio.va Groom-ill physician,
has been eleo.ed vice-president of the
Tri-State Medical Society.
Sperling Thomas, a New Bern
young white man, was arrested when
he announced that he was going to
Germany to confer with the Kaiser
about ending the war. He will be
sent to the State Hospital at Raledgh,
from which he made a spectacular
escape some months ago. Thomas
said he had received telegrams from
George Washington and Bonaparte
asking him to join a peace party.
L. E. Tingle of Merritt drove his
automobile into a Norfolk Southern
train ab a crossing near Bridgeton,
but escaped Injury. The car was
badly damaged.
Dr. Earl S. Sloan, the famous linL
ment millionaire who apends the
winters at a handsome dwelling near
New Bern, has written an Ohio pa
per a lengthy letter, in which he de
clares tthat "we have here one of
tho finest climates in ho United
States."
Austin Dunstan, a negro 65 years
of age, who was a porter at the Ca
p'tol in Raleigh for forty years, is
dead at his home in that city.
"Sherlock Holmes," Craven coun
ty's bloodhound, is beginning to
show signs of intelligence, those in
cliarg$ of him say. Only a few days
ago a guard declared that Sherlock
had a "little less than no sense," and
was a good-for-nothing dog in gener
al. BOTTLE FOUND AND
Pil ON LAMBtRT
GIRL'S NAILS, SAID
DeftT.se Claims to Have
Won a Point, Bui State
Holds Tra;rs On Finders
Proof That the Victim
Tried to Remove. Vial
tl'.y the Unite;! Pv3)
Waulawn, IV... FiU. 19. Both
sii!.':3 -Vlaim valuable evidence with
tins finding- of the poison bottle which
contained tbe cyanide taken by Mar
i;n Lambert, for whose death Col
legian William Orpet jia held. The
bottle was discovered in mud a short
distance from where the gffl died.
Traces of the poison have also been
found on the finger nails of the vic
tim. The poison on the nails, the defense
holds, proves that Miss Lambert
took tho stuff herself. The prosecu
tion, on the other hand, contends
that Miss Lambert tried to remove
the bottle from her mouth when Or
pet forced it to her lips.
The Inquest will be held Monday.
DEMOCRATS WOULD
; MAKE JEFFERSON'S
BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
(By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. 19. Bills
are to be introduced in Congress
and various State legislatures to
make April 13, Jeffersdh's birth
day, a holiday, . the National
League of Democratic Cuba to
day announced. ''--''.
EX-GOVERNOR PATTERSON
TO VISIT FAYETTEVELE
FayettevSle, Feb. 18. Jt was an.
nounced last night that former Gov
emor Malcolm R. Patterson of Ten
nessee will speak in FavettevHIa on
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ICIPAL
TO HOLD CflNVENT'N
MAYrOUli AND FIVE
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Mayor Murphy of fireen-
boro lo Preside Over Bisr
Meeting In Kihstbri
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PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Hundred City, Officials of
Two States Will Be Pres
ent Dr. J. M. Parrott Ts
Down for an Address-
Sutton to Welcome Them
(Special to The Free Pr)
Greensboro, Feb. 19. Tho annual
convention of of the North Carolina
Municipal Association, tc? be held, in
Kington, has been aet for May 4 and
5. The executive commitee determin
ed upon the daitea at a meeting here
yesterday.. Mayor Thos. J. Murphy
of Greensboro will preside over the
sessions, as president of ..the , Aasjcr
ciation. At leas a hundred mayors
and ether municipal offxiala of tb()
two CarolinaswiM attend tha con-
vention-. Mayor FrfdvI. suUtoo tf
Kinsiton attended .the meeting of the
executive committee,
The following program was sgreem
upon:
Thursday, May 4.
Meeting called to order by Mayor
Murphy of Greensboro, at 10 . m.. '
Invocation by Mr. B. P. Smith
Kinatpn. . ; . . a , , ,
Address of welcome by May
Sutton. ' , . . , . ', r u..' ,
Responee by Mayor J. I. Johnsoa
of Raleigh., " t ' . . "
Annual address by President Mar
Pv.
Address by Editor R. H. Edmonds
of the Manufacturers' Record, Bal
i timore, on "Progress of Soudiharn
Municipalities,"
Barbecue and shad atew in Pr
rott's park.
Automobile ride.,,, , . '
Thursday Afternoon, 4 Q'clocV. ;
. Address, on "Police KfneieT)cyw.bjr
Conrmissionor D. Iliden Ramsey of
Asheville.
Address on "Fire Prevention and
Protection" by James D. McNoill, an
ex-president, of the National "Fire
.men's Association, Fayetteville,.
Address by - Attornoy-Gcnoral T,
W. BickeU.
FJeotiivi of off.eers. ,
Friday Jforning, 10 O'Clock. .-..,.-Address
on "City School Systems" :,
!y J. L. Mann, Superintendent of ;
Schools of Greensboro.
Address on "Lftgialation." by Maynr ,
T. I,. Kirkpairiek of Charlotte.
Address, on ''Public Health" if
lit: J. M. Paott, ex-prcsident f th
N-orth Carolina Medical Association,
Kinton. . ' '
Address on "City Planning" by
Mayor 0. B, Eaton of Winston-Sal
Address on M3ommlBion Govern
ment" by Mayor Geo. B. Ward of
Birmingham, Ala.
General discussion.
Friday Afternoon, 1 O'clock. .
Automobile ride.
Address on "Transportation' by
City Attorney J. K. Wijsop of Eliia
beth City.
Address on "Park" nd Play-;
grounds" , by Mayor J. C Gibht of
Fayetteville. , '
Address on "Streets and Roads" by
Mayor P. Q, Moore of Witoing'totu
Address and exhibition by Secre
tary Edward Ymng Clark of he At
lanta Chamber of Commerce.
Banquet " and ddresa ,; fcy poju
Claude Xltcbin, leader of the Demo
crats in the House of Representatives,
TODAY'S SALESOH
THE COTTON IIARKET
Tha forty-five bales of cotton aoU
hero today by 8 o'clook brought
from 10 to 11 oents.'
, New York futures quotations were:
March'..".....,. 11.43 11.47
I.I.iy 11-2 11.-1
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